Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-01
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PARIS has Is, 600 acres in parks. or one acre
to every thirteen inhabitants; IN Vienna the
proportion is one acre to 100 persons; IN Chi
cago. one 10 200; in Philadelphia, one to Soo;
in Brooklyn, one to 659: in New York, one 70
1883.
AFTER 10 years OF rest the work Of cem-
pleting the exterior Of Westminster A bbey l.
about to be taken up. Next summer tourists
will probably see the venerable pile in cloud
Of scafoldlng- \ central tower = = sIilS II II
to be added at cost OF ttU,tV3. victoria VIII
De the first Brunswick sovereign 10 leaVe ]
mark on the outer she'll Of the building since
the western towers were finished II the year
Of Queen Anne's death.
Col :. II. Buck. Of the Board Of Managers
Of the New Orleans Exposition, Is IN Wash
lngton with all vouchers OF expenditures
made bv the Exposition managers, which are
now being examined by the Treasury Depart
ment prior TO making payment of the third
instalment. amounting 10 So6.b55, OF the
SI.00o.Q00 loaned by the government 10 the Ely
position. Col. Buck expects TO complete ms
labOrs and return 10 new orleans with the
installment in few days.
THE attention Of the wives and daughters
Of bank cashiers il respectfully called TO the
fact that Worth has Just introduced the fash
ion Of fastening evening costumes all the
way down the front with precious stones. 4
dinner gown lately made by him for Prln-
cess was fastened BY series OF long narrow
clasps Of sapphlres. another mas clasps stud
ded with rubies or tOrg noises. the color m atch-
ing that Of the gown. and seed pearl embrol-
derv Is 70 be the fashionable trimming for al
rich satlns and brocades this winter.
WILLIAM T. WHITE, OF Rockhill. ;. C.. was
in an unenviable predicament when he was
compelled to insert the following advertise
meut IN. the Herald Of that place: 'Au per-
sons sre hereby requested TO take up Thomas
Black. alias .'>tar." q black. chuBky negro.
who has persuaded my daughter, Anna
YoSng White TO run Of with him. | am
poer white man and hope all wel-ulspose1
persons viii help me to recover my daughter
AMI punish the villain. Thirty years ago
ANYBODY who ran Of with 3 south tarolIua
black would have been jailed for slaYe-steaI-
ing.
ONE Of the Berlin journals makes very mer-
~ over Queen Victoria's anger at the mesal-
lance Of the Grand Duke Of Hesse, II points
out that in s comparatively recent period
there have been no less than seventeen NOR
Eanatic unions in royal German circles. the
Offenders including one Emperor. four Kings.
one Elector. two Archdukes Of Austria, and
nine roval Princes. Ii then declares that all
these marriages turned out happily, and
cIimaxes its atr0city by the reminder that the
alliance Of Princess Louise with the Marquis
Of Lorne w0uld. according 10 German law,
rank only as morganaUc one.
APAINFrL instance Of the dire distress ex-
perienced By some families in Sunderland has
lust been discovered. a lady who kept pix
N the west part Of the town, having her sus-
picioas aroused. kept watch upon her stye,
AMI was surprised at dusk TO see man and
woman approach the trough and scoop out
the bread. etc. which had been put IN for the
animals meal. The lady followed the couple
10 their home. and after allowing few min
utes 10 elapse followed them into the house,
and was surprised 70 discover i've little chill
ssNaT Ia 1wrsH
ing the food taken from her pigs trough.
THEY waste money on the English navy.
too. it appears. There was Ii. NJ. 5. Thun-
derer. a magnificent warship that has cost
about s., 10000. including repairs, and vet has
done only auout two wears service since she
yrss launched in lS7z. On her trial trip she
burSt a boiler and killed 40 or % Of the crew.
and i've years ago me met Win : se9oh4 &C
eidenf. bursting ss-ton gun and killing and
woundfnE several. 1heSe disasters nave
STAMPED The Thunderer a. an stunlucky ship"
ami with navigatOrs this means enough to
keep the powerful Yessel lals FJ - tlousn
she has no actual fault. She lies IN Mata
harbor dismantIed. and money L constantly
going into new vessels.
As Az instance Of that .'iack Of dignity" in
the French which Is 50 strongly insisted upon
lYv the Anglo-Saxon. and 50 bitterly repudl-
afeS verbally, by the Gaul himself, here is S
rsse in point. When Field Marshal Won Moltke
was recently staying at Ragatz. two young
Freuchmen inhabited an adjoining roorn- anu.
learning who their neighbor wss, proceeded
70 annoy him with the most unearthly noises
81 night ON the inustrIOus soldier remon-
strating with them. they remarked that me
might win campaigns, but he could not attaek
them il their own rooms. and that II ne did
not like French music he had better change
his This, with quiet dignity and without
further remOnstrance, he did.
ALMOST all the rleh and famous men OF
New York began life as .-pobOdies." Charles
P. Daily was an apprentice to quin-pen
cutter. Roswell p. Flower was 4 farm laborer
at 81 s day. August Belmont was an appren-
rice at nothing year and boarded himself,
Grover Cleveland was q clerk IN New York
city at 81 s week. Clark Bel was a black
smiths apprentice md could scarcely lift the
hammer, Henry Z. Abbey failed IN the jew
elry business. 4. B. Cornell was a telegraph
operator for Morse George William Curtis
was clerk az s. ; week, Charles A. Dana
was q farm-b0y, Chauncey Depew. Ike
ThHrlow Weed, was 4 cabIn-b0y on the North
river. and was in the line Of promotion TO a
skipper: Edison was 3 newsbOy, Gould and
Grant we're tanners. John Kelly was 4 CRATE
setter. Dan Sickies was 3 type-setter. and
Rufus Hatch and Russell sage were farm
hands.