Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST

KANSAS last year produced 1875 pounds
OF cotton, valued at $9,6So.
QUEEN VIcTORIA's new book contains eight
portraits and numerous full-page wood cuts.
AT the wedding of the Marquis of Kildare
with the Lady Hermoine Duncombe he pre-
sented each of the bridesmaids with a special
ly ordered watch.
Down in Virginia they call the resolutions
of the Legislature requesting the resignation
of one OF their representatives in the United
States Senate ''Mahone's Valentine"
THE charge against a California Judge is Of
frivolitv. and the specification is that he puts
his hair in papers every night, woman fashion,
to make it curl when he is on the bench next
day.
sFIFTY years hence" says 4 Detroit lake
Captain, ''the sight of bark, brig or schooner
on the inland waters will draw a crowd as a
curiosity. steam is knocking out the sail
craft by the Dozen"
TURKISH customs officials recently seized
copv of the Koran which had been in the
family of the owner for 500 years. He had
been offered $4,000 for it, and is. it is needless
to saw. somewhat enraged at his loss. which
the government blandly refuses to make good
to him.
APAINTER made contract to fresco the
interior of a church in Michigan. The design
was left to his own taste, which proved I'M
sound, for he covered the walls with mytho-
logical and idolatrOus pictures. The trustees
not only refused to pay him, but demanded
that he remove his work.
AUSTIN. New, has curfew ordinance
which provides that boys under l6years of age
must not be seen on the streets or at any pub
lie place, unaccompanied by parent or guar
dian. after O'Clock during the months of
October. November December, January, Feb
ruary or March, or after $3.50 O'Clock curing
the rest of the year.
4 PLEASANT little instance Of the genuine
rapprochement existing now between the
church AID stage occurred the other day at
St. Pauls Cathedral, in London. Toole, the
comedian. being recognized among the vast
crowd gathered to hear Canon Liddon, one Of
the dIgnitares coming up to HIM, whispered,
"a crowded house, chr"
ANEw-FAsHIONEDb book cover has appeared.
1t is apparently solid oak beautifully grained
and carved with pattern in low relief. The
solid appearance of the oak is delusiOn. the
wood being about the thickness of drawing
paper softened 50 as to receive the impress
sion Of a stamped pattern, and then folded
over binding Of cardboard.
A FARMER from Pocahontas county, West
Virginia. appeared in stanton the other day
searching for an auction block and an aUc-
tioneer. lie was dumbfounded when told that
there were no slave auctions in Virginia. He
returned to his mountain home unable to sell
the two slaves that he desired to sell. He had
cultivated his farm all these years IN ignorance
of the emancipation proclamation
A CONVICT who escaped from the Louisiana
State prison walked hard all night, and by
daylight was forty miles away. Fearing de-
lection by means of his striped garb, he went
boldly into a negro farm house, told the owner
that he was a circus performer disabled by
rheumatism, and offered to swap the costume
for any old suit Of ordinary clothes. The bar
gain was made, and the runaway continued
his flight in safety.
THE Saxon singer of ink has provoked his
Gallo rival and got himself into serious
row. One of the London weeklies having
dashed severely Paul de Cassagnac in an artl-
Gle the fiery editor of the Page sent friend,
whom the LondOner, with little Valor but
much wisdom. handed to the police. At least
half dozen victims of Cassagnac's sword are
limping about Paris. AS Sir Toby says, ''his
incensement is so implacable that satisfaction
can be none but by death and sepulchre"
A STRANGE sort of festivity took place on
January Il at the Hospital st. Louis, in Paris.
A comic opera, written and composed by the
Young surgeons attached to the establishment,
was performed for the amusement of the pa
tients. Fifty years ago Charles FOURIER, the
celebrated philosopher, who used 70 say man
would only be perfect had he a tan with an
eve at the end, wrote: zone day medical sci
ence will endeavor to overcome the sunerings
of patients by amusing their minds. Hospl-
tails will be filed with flowers, and music and
plays will be performed there"
CONSIDERABLE comment was excited at a
recent wedding in Boston by the eNtraordi-
nary precautiOn taken to keep out people who
were not invited. The guests were met on
the sidewalks by a policeman who demanded
a ticket, another policeman stood at the en-
trance to the awning desiring TO see the ticket,
the sexton at the door took up the ticket,
fourth person directed the friends OF the con-
tracing parties to go on one side of the church
or the other, and lastly, the ushers were pro-
yided with cards on which the names of IA
vored guests were placed, and all persons who
were not down for seats were permitted to
shift for themselves.