Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-01

FoUR hundred and ifty-twO railroad trains
leave Boston every day in the week except
Sunday.
grains has lately been found on iii" line Of TIE
Panama Canal.
1T is stated that at a certain fashionable
London church ladies' are beginning to bring
their dogs to divine service.
THE Winter Palace at st. Petersburg has
been opened this month for State receptions.
1t is described by an English correspondent as
''rather faded"
A BILL has been introduced in the Canadian
Parliament which authorizes the Dominion
Post Office authorities to take possession of all
correspondence addressed TO or mailed from
the Royal New Brunswick Lottery ONCE, at
st. stephen, or any similar concern.
THE Suffolk (Boston) Bar Association pur-
poses to devote the money usually spent for
the annual dinner either to establishing
fund for disabled lawyers, or in forming per-
manent headquarters for club-rOOm and a
nucleus of law library outside OF the court
house.
PORTUGAL, following the example OF France
and Germany, has prohibited the importation
of American pork. It is suggested that in
retaliation the United States should prohibit
the importation of Portuguese cork. of which
over $500, 900 worth Is brought here annually
A MONTREAL man has invented a steel to-
boggan which. he claims, has no danger of
breakage as it will stand all it can be asked to
do. 1t is made of a sheet of spring steel,
feet long and is inches wide, and is mounted
with the usual side bars and braces.
THE Earl of Devon has refused to accept the
offer of 800 of his tenants to purchase their
farms. They rendered sixteen years rent,
about the same for which the Salters Company
sold their holding to the Londonderry tenants.
M. not ToF Devon have
reason to regret his refusal. The land market
is falling.
MoNsIGNOR CAPEL, on being asked his opin-
ion of marriage, replied: MY views on the
marriage tie are, briefly, that women were
made by God Almighty to be either married
or to become nuns, and that there Is no such
state as 'Old maid recognizable. My advice
to all young women is to accept marriage pre-
pOsals instead of rejecting them.
THE editor of Michigan newspaper has
met the Governor of the State, and thus closes
along account Of the interview: CATER a talk
of over two hours with him we wondered how
he was elected-upon what grounds he held
such position. Entirely untitled physically
and intellectually, the mystery Is one we can
not solve" This is a little ambiguous.
FUNERAL corteges in Western towns must
be rather picturesque affairs, if the following
is a typical one: ''In accordance with his re-
quest no minister officiated. An ancient col
ored woman, known as old Carllne,' read
HYMN; there was some sins ing, and the hearse
was followed by large mack, three Duggies,
one omnibus, two grocery wagons ana
butcher cart, containing those attending the
funeral"
PETER SHINKLE, of COvington, KY, IS years
old, sues his son Amos for the value of three
years services. The boy began to shift for
himself when is years old, got rich, and has
had his father work for him and live IN his
house, but the old man remarked while ago
and caused a disruption, which has ended in
the sire's suit to recover all the young mans
earnings before he was q.
ISAAC II. LOCKWOOD, serving a years SEN
tenee in Connecticut for fraudulently using
the mails by sending to hank cashiers circu-
lar announcing that he had $7S0,000 to be used
in saving young men from disgrace who had
converted money to their own use, and then
Matchmaking them after learning their Sc
crets is becoming blind. and petitions Presi-
dent Arthur for a pardon. Oculists say he
must be discharged in order to save his sight.
DIR. KIMBALL, of Brockton, Mass, who died
recently. was a rather eccentric individual.
In looking over his effects Immediately after
his death bag containing $ll,0 900 in bills was
found strapped to his body, and he had about
81 ,OCG in his pocket. \ large stuffed owl IN !
the doctors Office was found to be filed with |
silver half dollars, and large hornets nest |
that he had owned for years was also full of |
valuabes. His entire wealth was estimated /
at $4,000.
WIN. TALLACK, of the Howard Prison Re- |
form Association of England, says: In Italy, |
as in the United States, the condition of pris- |
oners, as compared with the poorest classes Of |
the population, constitutes positive induce
ment to crime. But, on the whole, the United /
States tails are the worst Generally, |
he adds. American prisons may be described /
rs among the chief causes of American crime. /
The myriads of cadgers and lOafers (Often /
robbers. and even murderers when opportu-
nifty permits) who alike prey upon the indus
trious portions of society in both Italy and the
United States would, in each country, be
speedily reduced in number but for their in
Inference to the consequences OF their very
occasional arrests.
REV. DIR. WAYLAND HOYT is given as au-
lhority for the following story: 81 was in Cal
fornia two summers ago. In San Francisco,
near the water works, was large tank, and
n that tank was fine, large California trout,
Il was very tame, and the clerks used to catch
lies and hold them over the water and the
.rout would come up to the surface and take
hem from their fingers. Well, one day an
die clerk, tired of the usual thing, placed
lice fat fly upon the hook Of bent pin. HIS
routship came up as usual and was caught.
The clerk released him and enjoyed the Joke.
But, would you believe il, after that day 20
lOtel clerks would stand around the tank and
hat fish would take dies from every one OF
hem except the man who played the loaded
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