Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-17
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death in a Louisiana prison, and for separate
and distinct murders.
a SCOTLAND cattle importer threatens to
bring over some Aberdeen Angus stock which,
he claims, will astOnish the American natives.
They are very small, with shaggy coats and
long horns.
A WRITER in a French medical journal pro-
poses that cities be supplied with fresh coun-
try air. A large field in the country is to be
surrounded with a high wall and planted
with balsamic trees to absorb the dust, and
the air from this field is to be conveyed
through pipes into every city house.
\ NORWICH, CONN, gentleman made most
remark able shipment to the Bermuda Islands
the other day. 1t was a barrel of ordinary
gravel. 1t seems that his father is resident
of the Bermuda Islands and raiser OF poul-
try There is no gravel on the islands suitable
for the biddies' digestive organs, hence the
shipment.
NEW RACING SKATE has been invented
which is claimed to be much less tiresome
than the old one, and to allow the skater far
greater speed. bushing is inserted into the
roller, and the axle turned to such size that
it will admit IL small rollers of steel about
3-64 of an inch thick, and as long as the hub OF
the roller.
THE state Of Massachusetts is having a very
accurate typographical survey made, which,
when completed, will be the most elaborate
and minute of any State survey ever made.
1t is said that had a good Typographical map
of the State been in existence. it would have
saved, since the first railroads were built in
1886 $50 600 COO in their construction alone,
by indicating where the most feasible routes
lay.
LAST TUESDAY was an eventful day in the
life of Leavenworth, Kansas, man who had
previously borne good reputation. At in
the morning he was recognized as an ex-
convict. just after dinner he slipped and
fell into tank of boiling water. At O'Clock,
when he was lowering between life and death
from his terrible scalds, a Sheriff arrived
with a warrant for his arrest as highway
rObber. He died at shutdown.
THE Fort Worth Texas Gdsetts says of the
Staked Plain, a plateau IN Northwestern
Texas and eastern part Of New Mexico, COW
ering A., goo square miles, that its steppes 'are
no longer the barren deserts of the geography.
Wells Of splendid water are being dug, and
the welcome fluid springs up any time after
twenty feet has been dug. This water not
only supplies stock, but enough Is expected to
be obtained to use successfully for irrigating
purposes"
al WAS at Washington when Meade came to
report after the battle of Gettysburg" says a
correspondent. ~ asked Gid Welles, Secre-
tary Of the Navy, about the interview. Il wss
present in the Cabinet he said, when Gen.
Meade came to tell about the battle and take
counsel about the situation. "DO you know,
General" Mr.. lincoln suddenly broke out
with a laugh, what your attitude towards
Lee for a week after the battle of Gettysburg
reminded me offs" ''NO, Mr.. President, what
is its' asked Meade. 'Ill be hanged if l
could think of anything else,'' said Lincoln,
''than an old woman trying 10 shoe her geese
across the creekr'' After that Meade never
quite recovered confidence"
A STRANGE STORY has come from Egremont,
Mass. among the Berkshire hills, near the
New York line. The town and the surround
ing villages are in great excitement. The
story runs that Estelle Newman, about 30
years old, died in Egremont in 1878, and, after
the funersl services IN the little Methodist
Church, was buried in the town cemetery and
forgotten. The sensation comes from the
dying testimony of Ill. Worth Wright, in Con-
neeticut. who Is said to have confessed TO his
brother that he, being student IN the Albany
Medical College, was present at the funeral
with other students, lay in wait near the
cemetery till the burial was over and the
graveyard was deserted. and then helped dis
inter the body and carry 1t in a sack TO the
medical college. They at once went to work
on it in the disseoting room. While on the
table the body showed signs OF life, and was
resuscitated by the STUDENTS. Finding the
woman alive on their hands the authorities of
the college had her taken to an insane asylum
in SchOharie county, n. I. rms is the last
that Wright is said to have known OF her
will probably be opened to see what the story
amounts to-
1T appears that Dorsey was not the means
Of putting Col Ingersoll in as one Of his
ranch partners. Bosler, aneld star-route
contractor, had advanced money from
time to time to Dorsey, until he had
loaned him S225,000. To secure this, Dor
sew surrendered one-half of his cattle in
terest and ranch. When Bosler died, a year
ago last summer, his interest had to be sold
in the administration of his estate. Dorsey
was anxious to have il purchased by some
one agreeable to himself. L. Y. Letter, the
Chicago millionaire, had offered 5000, COO
for the Bosler interest. Dorsey tele-
graphed to Ingersoll and he brought
John b. Alley, of Massachusetts, who is
twenty times a millionaire, to purchase the
interest. Alley paid $7O0,e00 to the admin
istrator Of the Bosler estate, paying him in a
single check down for that amount. Out Of
the interest purchased by Alley Ingerson was
gwen one-seventh. Alley let him have this
for $1o0. COO, which he loaned to him at 10 per
cent. This gives Ingersoll one-fourteenth OF
the whole property, subject TO the interest
charge Of $4,000 per annum. This year, not
withstanding number OF losses, cattle were
sold from the ranch to the amount of $500, 600.
IngersOl's share of this would be traction
over $50, 900. AS he made good sum of money
uDon his lecturing tour ont and back he rs
confident he will have his share OF the ranch
property cleared within the next three years.
He calls his house upon the ranch MaudeYa,
after his two daughters Maud and Eva.