Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-28
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CITIZENS of Washin gtOn will this winter
use every possible legal means to secure the
removal of the railroad tracks from the hear
of the capital.
COMPANIES that insure the lives Of children
in England are becoming enormously wealthy,
After a few payments a large percentage oil
the policies are allowed to lapse. and the com
panies are called upon TO meet very few O5ll-
cations,
NEVADA. during the last two years, has sold
about 100000 acres of Its lands, and about Sl5,-
900 per month is coming in to the State from
such sales. should this ratio continue, IN hf-
teen wears the last acre Of land belonging to
the state viii have been disposedo of.
PEOPLE who say that because Mrs. W. Il.
Vanderbilt knits Mr.. Yanderbilts stockings
there is to be a stocking-knitting craze all
over the country forget that it has been the
fashion for sOme years now for ladies to knit
silk stockings for the gentlemen of their
families.
PROBABLY never before have the cattle rails
ers Of Montana been in better spirits than
during the present season. Prices in some
cases might not be quite so high, nor the profits
be any in excess of other years, but there still
prevails a healthy feeling for the present and
4 good outlook for the future.
AN Urbana, o., editor was selected recently
to make a presentation speech on the occasion
Of an eminent literary man being given a sill
yer cup. Much embarrassed when the proper
time arrived. he held out the article and STAN
mered: There's the jug!' TO which the re-
cipient, in an almost equal state of trepida-
ton. gasped: "Is that the mug:"
ACCORDING to statistics now collecting. the
county Of Los Angeles, Cal, has increased in
population in the last four years Sl.6i9 souls.
No other county in the state increased half as
much. Alameda and Sacramento, which come
next. only show an increase of some 1900.
The astonishing increase of Los Angeles is due
mainly and originally to the fneness of its
climate and the richness of its soil.
ONE OF the oldest political bets Of the
campaign was made at Cleveland, o., be-
tween two railroad men. One offered to bet
his natural teeth against the others pocket
knife that Blaine would carry New York
State. The bet was taken and Hayes drew
IN the stipulatlOns and both men signed II.
Now the man who lost his teeth offers to give
the other SO in lieu Of the mOlars, but the
other, Shylock-like, wants the teeth.
THE new st. PauI's church, Milwaukee, is
much admired for its architectural beauty,
and a suggestion has been made to have it
opened an hour a Gay for the benefit Of
strangers. The chief attraction Of the in
terror is a s~tained-glass window. which the
Milwaukee Sentinel declares is the finest in
the world. There are, however, some great
cathedrals in Europe that even a Milwaukee
CHURCH EauLlNA GCAANcN Al AAI ~HENCAH
THE aluminium of the capstone of the Wash
ington monument has just been successfully
cast. 1t is a small pyramid about Z inches
high. and about 5 inches wide at the base, the
apex being a point sharp enough TO prick the
flesh. This is said TO be the largest casting OF
aluminium that has ever been made. The
lightning-rOd which runs through the cap
stone is to be fastened to the button Of this
cap. and it will practically be the end Of the
l~ightning-rOd.
ALADY residing in Erie, Pa, has in her
possession a perfume bottle that was once the
property of Gen. Lafayette. 1t is scarcely
larger around than ones finger, although
seven inches in length. The lady and her
husband entertained Gen Lafayette upon his
las. visit to this country, and upon leaving his
room in the morning he left the bottle upon
the dresser behind him. The lady immedi-
ately seized upon the article as a mementO,
tying the cork in with a bit Of thread; and to
this day the remainder Of the perfume and
the cork are IN the bottle as the General left
them.
SENATOR GORMAN's complimentary dinner
in Baltimore on the evening of Dec. IL bids
fair to rival the fs mous Dorsey dinner, though
in this case comparison is indeed excessively
odious. 'sThe banquet will be served" as the
Baltimore papers tell, sin the foyer of the
Academy of Music, where the galleries will
The subscriptions, at $50 each, are limited to
$50, the dinner cards admitting two ladies or
q lady and gentleman escort to the galleries.
The dinner Is fixed for 7 O'Clock and the gal
leries will 0pen at $40, before the speaking is
begun. Invitations will be sent 70 PRESIDENT
elect Cleveland and Vice President-elect
Hendricks, and the former Ia expected and