Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
An EXHIBITION illustrative Of the art Of
cookery opened at Vienna onJanuary urder
the Presidency Of Count kinsky, chief OF the
kitchen department OF the court
THE Munich Academy of the Fine Arts in
clude among its 5'2 pupils for the winter
course y from the United States, larger
number than from any country save Prussia
SEVERAL smokers swore of in Lisbon, Da-
kota, on New Years day, and pledged them
selves to give the church SIS every time they
smoke this year. And now the good deacOns
Of Lisbon go ar0Bnd with their pockets full Of
cigars, which they offer gratis to the men who
are under pledge.
TIRE Italian Government has been evincing
in various ways a sensible desire to procure
pacific policy; while feasting Fritz it did not
forget France. but sent her a very acceptable
New \ ears gift and greeting IN the shape OF
a formal and final settlement of the veNed
question Of consular jurisdiction at Iunls,
proceeding which has given great SAUSAGE
ton.
VIII. MCGUNNIGLE, Of Saginaw, Mich, has
a gold watch in which a bullet Is embedded.
His father wore it in the Seven Days battle,
and just as an officer was congratulating him
upon an escape and he was saying, There's
no rebe bullet for me- minnie ball struck
the watch. The momentum of the bullet was
such as to break three Of Mr.. McGunnlgle's
ribs.
STANDARD TIME, it is reported, has proved
to be so inconvenent in Columbus and Cleve-
land that the Councils Of those Ohio cities
have voted ~ return to the local standard Of
solar time. Local time still prevails IN Gin
cinnati and Chicago, and the authorities of
Louisville are daily impOrtuned to relnstate
solar time, by which most Of the factories OF
that city continue to run.
THE public balls attract large numbers of
people from neighboring cities, who seem to
have considerable curiosity to find out what
New York society is like, forgetting that the
best representation of it Is never at public
ball In the matter of immodest costumes.
young married ladies' are the chief offenders
\ cOmical feature OF it Is that the majority
are not ravishingly attractive.
TIE quaint Epiphany custom Of presenting
gifts of gold, frankIncense and myrrh on the
part Of Her Majesty took place on Sunday,
January 6, in tire Chapel Royal, St. James. in
London. Its ancient glory has however de
parted. Formerly sovereigns presented their
gifts in person; but since the illness Of George
III. the custom has never been revived. and
the duty was delegated to two members of the
Lord Chamberlain's department.
A GREAT Swiss marine and pocket chro-
nometer competition is now going on at
Geneva. to last over eighty three days. A
special stove in which an invisible tempera-
ture can be maintained for several consecu-
tive days was built. For five days the chrono-
meters placed therein will be kept at one
temperature, which Will afterward be raised
by degrees at time from ) to 80 Centlgrade,
and then reduced i'll like manner from 30 to
so per cent.
\ PHILADELPHIA grammar school boy be-
came so obstreperous yesterday that his
teacher, new in her vocation, young and pref
ty, determined to try the plan of keeping him
in After school she sat with grim determl-
nation until il became dark, and then she let
HIM depart. What was her astonlshment at
the gate to find the youth awaiting her. He
greeted her with, ''It's too dark for young
lady to be alone on the streets. Will you al
low me TO see YOU homer"
DWELL have to sew his mouth up, guess,
Nettie," said Mrs. Carlton Dunlap, Of Waver-
ly, n. Y, the other day to her little daughter,
when the infant son of the house was crying
Justify. Next day when Mrs. Dunlap returned
from a neighbours, after having left little Net
tie in charge of the baby, she found Nettie
bending over the cradle with blood streaming
from the infants mouth. Nettie held in her
hand darning- containing a short
piece of warn. Mrs. Dunlap took the scream
ing baby quickly from the cradle. Baby
walked up and tried" said Nettie, land me
jes' dom to sew him's mOuf up" She had run
the needle nearly through the babys under
lip in two places.
versions of Washington official life. There
are two clubs in the War Department for
friendly games. and Secretary Lincoln be-
longs to the one that has Gen. McKeeyer for
its head. Mr.. Lincoln is said to play a very
steady, careful game. Since Gen. Sheridan's
arrival a second club has been formed. Sheri-
dan is a very strong player, playing much as
he fOught-with q great deal OF decision and
dash. Col. Mike Sheridan, the poet Of the
Generals stCf, is also very good player. The
of ar11 ont nG 10 of Off 81
poker clubs, however, IS IN the Post Office De-
partment. and Messrs. Gresham, Elmer and
Hatt0n are the three leading PLAYERS. Judge
Gresham PLAYS very level-headed, careful
game. but Frank Hatton is considered the
best player in the department.
AFTER one of the frequent changes Of gov
eminent in a certain South American repub-
lie the new President summoned artist,
and ordered from him designs for new styles
of uniforms. Il wish" he said, ''showy cos
tunes, very snowy, for the people like to see
them so. have here some designs that |
myself have made. Look them over, and
adapt your designs to these ideas" The artist
looked over the album of sketches offered for
inspection by the President. Very pretty,
very pretty, indeed" he commented. This
Is evidently for the navy, and this for the
army. But, if you please, what is this for
this one composed of great riding boots, yell
purple, and a great plume on the three cor
nered hatg" "That is for the secret police"
gravely replied the Chief of State.
THE main driveway Of Phoenix Park, Dub
lin, on which Lord Cayendish and Under Sec
rotary Burke were murdered, is now more
carefully patrOlled than ever. In addition to
this force of foot constables, mounted police
men ride through the park at frequent inter-
walls. The spot where Cavendish fell and
where the body of Burke was found are
marked by excavations in the ground, caused
by curiosity seekers digging a little of the
earth now and again, and taking il away to
show their friends. In all probability these
excavations have been repeatedly filled. but
the hunters for souvenirs" never think of
that, and the little Irish girls who peddle
fruit near the scene never trouble themselves
with volunteering such information, but
merely describe where and how the victims
dropped, in hoping to make sale Of fruit if
they do not get a siXpense or a penny for the
information they impart. The famous car of
ssSkin- the Goat" in which the assassins drove
to the park, has been sent to the Tus-
saud collection in the "chamber of horrors"
at London.