Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

RABBITS have been so destructive in vine
yards and gardens at Anaheim, Cal, that
grand hunt has been resolved upon, in which
all citizens are asked to join, for the purpose
of eXterminatlng rs many of the pests as posi-
bic.
\ CRUSADE has been inaugurated by the
temperance people in California against grape
growing on the ground that 1t tends to in
crease drunkenness. Bands of hope are being
organized throughout the State with the OBJ
ject of stamping out the industry.
TIE boutonnieres worn by Partisan dandies
must be chosen according to a regular code of
etiquette Neapolitan violets are to be
sported in the morning, mimosa for the after
noon, hyacnths and primroses are admissible
for dinner, while for balls, receptions, etc,
any dollhouse flower may be worn, particu-
larly gardenias, Cape heath. roses, or white
lilac.
1T WAS formerly supposed that horse ma
rines were at least as mythical as the Greek
kalends; but all that seems changed. A tee-
gram from Suakin informed the world the
other day that ''some of the marines are being
mounted " Thus a horse marine is no longer
a myth, but a stern reality. So one by one
vanish the most cherished illusions OF our
earlier days.
THE Providence Journal says that Of three
varieties of loudness-that of dress, laughter
and talk-the first is the most pardonable,
are not offended by it. I'VE believe" it says,
that psychologists are agreed that the ha-hG
laugh indicates cultured mind, the he-he
laugh shallow mind, and h0-h0-o laugh
gross mind"
THE amount of cranberries shipped over the
Cape Cod division Of the Old Colony Railroad
in the season which closed January l, 1884,
was p ,31l barrels, IA 232 boxes, "A crates, and
kegs The rains of late have done wonders
for the Dogs, and the shipment TINS season will
undoubtedly be larger than any previous
year. The price per barrel last season was
from $40 so to $l6 and in some instances as
high as SIS,
DAKOTA" says the St. Paul Pioneer Press,
sis in danger Of losing a large part of her
population in consequence Of not having
Judges enough. The lawyers are preparing
to leave certain towns because for months
past they have had no term of court, and for
months to come there is no prospect Of trial
Of their causes. Four Judges are expected to
try the litigation of 100000 people, scattered
over 10000 square miles.
LORD O'HAGAN's book is out. 1t Is nothing
more than collection of essays and addresses
covering a long space Of time. The principal
paper is an elaborate defense of Tom Moore
in which his alleged inconsistency is proved
to be fidelity Of the strongest type. He shows
plainly that Ireland's poet would never nc
cept ot of the aid pressed on him by infuen-
tial friends, and that the pension he received
as it is the Queens to be on the civil list.
THE GARRIcK, popularity supposed to be the
leading theatrical club in London, and pos
sessing the celebrated gallery of theatrical
portraits collected by the elder Mathews, has
almost entirely lost its original character and
in its fifty years of existence never counted so
few actors on its rolls as now, though Mr..
Bancroft, Mr.. Ioole, and Alr. Irving are old
members. The profession generally frequent
the Junior Garrick, the Green Room, the
Arundel. and the Savage in whose pleasant
parlors in the summer time may be often
heard the CHEEKY GLOW are your How are
YOU my boy?" Of''COl. Mulberry Sellers" and
the sausage English of the Hon. Bardwell
Slote."
THERE is a grand rivalry in jam going on
now between the Queen of SaXony, President
Grevy and Premier Gladstone. The Queen
seems to have the best of it, She spends whole
weeks in the autumn In making jam, and ball
ances her housekeeping book daily Unfor-
tunately, taste for the regal jam is not very
prevalent at the Saxon court. The courtiers,
Notwithstanding their desire to be cOmpli-
mentary, find their capacity for jam eating
limited and the bulk OF the Queens preserves
is distributed to the poor of Dresden-to such
an extent, indeed, that there is weak aprO
pos Joke prevalent in that capital that Her
Majesty never goes out, even when unattend-
ed, without suite.
AN anecdote of Henry Watterson is printed
in a recent Washington letter. Some years
ago Mr.. Watterson CHANGED to be in Indian
apolis, and while there sat down to game Of
poker with s'Dick" Bright, who was recently
Sergeant alarms of the Senate and Presi-
dent of the City Horse Railroad, Watterson
had great luck. The money rolled in upon
him. When he was about $4,000 ahead he
began to think how he would spend it. II
viii ride home in the best hack this city af-
fords" he said. Before great while he had
$1,000 in winnings. II will drive to my hotel
with four white horses. and a darkey leading
each One," was his eXultant announcement. |
From that moment his luck turned. Every |
cent in his pile was gone and his poeketbook |
began to look thin. The railroad President |
fumbled in his pocket. Taking out a car |