Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-25

thieves carefully scan the files Of daily news
papers OF the large cities. Once an important
arrest Of q iewelry thief was made IN this
vrav A man who spent several days n read
ing an account OF s 5ewelry robbery appeared
- interested that he was arrested ana found
to be guilty
A. soon as it became known that the duties
on opium imports were TO be increased from
s. to SO pound, the dealers Of san Fran
cisco brought in several millions worth Of the
drag. and. as the supply exceeded the &C.
msnd, il hsd D Be stored awav in various
banks and warehouse Recently. that
which came in under the old rate was nearly
new, consisting Of lsl cases. melted the gov
eminent. II the way Of duties SIS Geo. This
may give the public some idea Of the extent.
tne habit OF eating and smoking the deadly
drug mas gained upon the people in this
country.
The late Lord Ampthill was a great admirer
Of Carlyle, and when the Empress Of Russia
went on visit to the Queen he told her that
among the celebrities she should lot fail to see
vas Carlyle. Accordingly. the historian Of
Frederick was informed that the Empress Au-
gusta much desired 70 see him, and ne at once
went 70 her. armed with a stout oaken stan.
and AIRS ved in boots as questionable as bis
well-WOrn doe-kiu : oTes were ample The
Empress had long conversation with him,
2na on her return 10 Berlin spoke OF him IN
latter straIghtway sent him the 0rdre DOzr Z
1lerite, the highest literary distinction Ger
many eOnfers.
one Of the consulting Oculists Of the Mount
Sinai Hospital. New York, had occasion on
Monday 70 perform an operation for the re-
mOyal Of q mature cataract in the capsule Of
3 wOmanis eve. He had learned some time
ago the remarkable properties Of hydrO-chlo-
rate q cocaine, which were discovered y
Heidelberg student while experimenting
EIth cocoa. His discovery was that this
drug. dropped into the eye. would render Il
Iount sinai surgeon. knowing that u had
already been succezsfully used as q local
anesthetic, used on the eyes Of his patient,
and the operation was performed without her
suffering any pain whatever. Tuesday she
was doing well, and the operation was re-
garded as thoroughly successful. The new
an&sthetlc deadeDs the nerves, but does not
inJuTe them nor the surrounding skin. Iheo-
d0Te Hadel, superintendent Of the hospital,
said Tuesday that IT was not yet known
whether II would act on other portions OF the
JOdy as well as il did on the eyes. It's gen
eral use, he thought, would be prevented OF
it, cost. The price at present Is 5000 per
pound.
DID you ever notice lady 20 into watch
store 70 have her watch sets She marches up
| 70 the counter with the sweetest Of smiles.
she pulls out the dainty little thing, looks At
l it afectionateIy and then up at the clock,
With q look as II she were 50 very SAD because
the dear watch was sick. Then she hands II
/ to he handsome young man who exhibits the
imitation gems laid carefully out for now ID
a glass case. She beams upon him and then
this watch for mes" "Certainly: with
/ pleasure" The handsome young man. in q
perfectly practical way, takes a little lnstru-
ment out OF a drawer, turns the watch over on
/ It's face. and prepares to open the back of it.
Then you want 10 look. There Is utIle
/ scream, rush, grab, aud the fair one has
| recovered the precious article. Why does she
| scream and grab she's got picture OF neI
/ best beau in the inside OF the case That's all.
I s nd she goes home and sets the watch herself
/ il the seclusiOn Of her silk-llned, beautiful
/ bOudOir. There are 50 many little secrets
/ about woman that every female child should
/ be born with chart
CASES Of cholera patients who, having
reached the algid stage, have been given over
as dead while perfectly capable Of recovery.
| have THE Lancet SAYS, not been unfrequent in
| the last visitation in Italy. The following is a
| well authenticated instance: DR.. Canepa, a
| physician in Genoa, was attacked Win chol-
| era, and before remedial measures cOuld take
| effect passed rapidly into the algid stage, and
to all outward seeming ceased to i've His
| death was duly announced by the practitioner
| IN attendance, and MS family naq performed
| the last offices. pending those OF the under
taker. whose arrival they were awaiting IN a
| room adjoining that in which the body OF DR..
Canepa. decently covered with white sheet.
Was lying cuaucHlg thC .+VOA DSe"So5 VIZ
| two chambers was seen to open. and the
| CHASTITY figure Of DR.. Canepa, arrayed IN bu-
rial vesture. presented itself to the thunder
struck family. In a feeble, scarcely audible
voice he complained Of having been left so
| long without attendance six hours, In fact,
having elapsed since he was given up aud laid
out as dead. He was Immediately placed IN
| bed and every restorative practiced on him
| TIL a physician could be obtained to perform
| Pacinis operation Of hypOdermOclytis. But
in vain. The assistance which might have
cen effective some hours previously arrived
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