Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-14
IqEaIs OF INTEREST.

JUSTICE Gritty has made an order author
izing the trustees Of the Marlborough estates
and heir-IoOms, to sell to the trustees Of the
National Gallery the famous raphael OF the
Blenheim collection, the Madonna Ansl-
DEL for 10000.
A WASHINGTON LADY says it is mock mod
esty that prevents the women from riding the
tricycle.. They object on the grounds that o
woman would look undignIfied, but the femi-
nine expert claims that a woman on horse
back is much more undignifed.
THE attempts to raise vegetables in Green
land are not marked with any great success.
At 60 degrees longitude, however, carrots pros
per, turnips come to perfection and cabbages
produce tOlerably large leaves. POtaIoes
never get larger than marbles.
THE following extraordinary advertise
ment appears in German newspaper:
WANTED, by a lady of quality, for adequate
remuneration, a few well behaved and re-
spectably dressed children to amuse a cat in
delicate health two or three hours day"
4 GIRL in New Mexico was about to pledge
herself in a marriage when a sudden feeling
Of revulsion seized upon her, and even after
the would be husband said he would take her
to be his wife she cried out: "Oh, my God, l
cannot, I cannOtF and fed from the ny O.
meneal altar as il it had been plague spot.
ARTHUR SPRING. Of Monticello, Santa Bar
bara county, California, killed a vulture the
other day which measured from tip 10 tip Of
its wings. nine feet and nine inches; its talOns
between eight and ten inches, and the carcass
weighed thirty pounds. 1t was capable OF
carrying of to its hiding place tulI-grOWn
sheep. and is said to be the largest specimen
OF ITS kind ever killed IN Santa Barbara
county.
THERE are two boys, Field by name, living
at Lysander, \. Y, that have some remarka-
BILE facts connected with their history. One
Of them will be voter on Nov. next
and will cast his first vote. The second youth
is the twin brother of the first, but cannot
vote at this election, from the TACT that ne Is
six weeks Younger than his brother. They
are both strong, fne-lOOking fellows, sons Of
a farmer. and follow their fathers vocation.
IN the city Of New York alone they drink
between 100000 and l5,0O0,000o gallons or
excellent California and other native wines
under the belief that they are imported from
France, being duly accredited with French
label The proportion OF European wines
imported as against American wines pro-
duced is about 100000 gallons European as
against S5,OO0,000, the products of our own
vineyard.
BABY SHOW was projected on grand
scale IN Paris, but the Project Of Police, act
ing upon the conclusions Of special commit
tee appointed to study the question, has issued
an order prohibiting the projected baby show,
on the ground that the affair offered no adj
vantage whatever from a medical peint Of
view. that il might even endanger the health
Of the children, and that the promoters had
been guided throughout by merely mercenary
motives.
II the last ten years France has launched
% battle-ships, England only IS tOf which 4
are protected cruisersl leaving "A battle
ships. The French have II battle-ships and
CannOnieres cuirasses building. while the
English are building battle-ships and ar
mored cruiser. Secret Information leads the
Admiralty TO believe that French battle
ships are not and will not be laid down.
Eliminating these two, the comparison then
becomes: French 81 and cannOnieres to -
English, Of which latter are protected
cruisers" Both nations depend on these
their modern ships, and the English are GER
tainly in an inferior position as to force-26 to
81 and cannonnieres cuirassees.
FATHER RYAN, the pOet-priest of the Con-
federacy, once At New Orleans created great
amusement by a retOrt he made to Butler.
some Catholic officer or soldier who was dying
desired the sacred Offices OF priest. Father
RYAN was sent for but did not respond. Gen.
Buffers attention was called to the omission
and an orderly was at once despatched for the
father. On the priests arrival al headquar-
tiers Butler, suspScting the omission 10 De the
result Of " rebel feeling, rudely asked Father
Ryan why he did not attend the summons"
Because / was giving the sacrament 70
another dying man." responded the priest;
would not gladly bury you all"
THE fine old stone building in Kingston, n.
Y, known as the s'Senate House." is again
offered for sale by auction. This is now the
oldest public building in the United States
80 far as known, having been erected in 1876.
The interior was burned out by the British in
October. l777, when Kingston was burned. In
that same year the first Senate Of New York
State held its first sessions in this building
adopting the original State constitution there.
The structure was rebuilt and occupied by
General Armstrong, who was War Secretary
under Washington. He resided there until
IsO4. The old house has sheltered many of
the old statesmen and military heroes of those
early days of the republic. The old walls are
to-day as firm as ever, defying the masOn's
hammer and chisel as they did the British
torch.
FOR 81 years the Rev. David Walk, pastor
of the Central Christian Church, Of Indian
apoIis, has plodded along, combining his ener-