Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-09

grievances a committee Of oeusfsts aud diain.
fereeted musicians has been oiheiaAy ep-
pointed.
THOMAS KENNEDY. Of stamford, Conn, has
evised an ingenious, though perhaps not
verv affective. means for subduing the rebel
lions spirit in his l7-year-old daughter The
father objected 70 her keeping company with
voung men. but his exDostuiati0nS had no ef-
feet on the girl. On Friday last they quar-
relied, aud the parent in q rage seized pair
of shears and cut or his daughters beautiful
black hair, giving as reason for doing i tnat
he believed il would keep her away from the
boys.
THE naturalists Of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition are quite excited over the presence Of
live big horn mountain sheep in their midst.
for, owing to the difhculty Of capturing this
hardy mountaineeF and keeping him alive
when captured, no animal Of this species has
ever before been seen east OF the missouri
river. This specimen is IN me- heaithy con-
dItion at present. as are all the animals Dnt
il is not likely TO live long in captivity. 1t
mas alreadv distinguished itself by clearing
fence ten feet high at single bound. II has
for companion genuine hybrid, or cross
with a mixture OF wool and hair. but more
strongly resembling its male parent from the
mountains than the domestic species,
IT Is ONLY in very recent times that the oi-
gazette has attained popularity in America.
Prior to 1876, the Centennial year, it was very
little affected by the American smoker, though
since then its consumption has increased won
derfully. In 1876 the number OF cigarettes
manufactured in the United States was $780,
900. an increase Of 800 per cent. over the
amount manufactured IN any previous year.
Last year the number manufactured exceeded
$50, COO, 00D. OF This number 100000 were
exported, and the remainder consumed in this
country. The revenue derived by the govern
ment from this source was Sl,250,00O. Last
year the 70 cigarette factories OF Germany
turned out 49, 00,0fO cigarettes, and the out
nut of the French Government cigarette tac-
tories was 600, 200, 600. The largest cigarette
factory in the world is at La HOndarez, Cuba.
1t has producing capacity OF 2,5S0,OOO CT
garettes per days
AS AFEAT OF MEMORY, n. de BlowitZ, the
Paris correspondent Of the London Times, re-
lates an incident which occurred in 1878, be-
fore the Times had especial Geographic wire.
NJ. de Blowitz had been with Mr.. Delane to
Versailles, on an occasion when M. Ihlers
made q great speech, and, as the correspOn-
dent was accompanying Mr.. Delane to the
Northern Railway station the same evening,
| a speech like that an estens0 in the Times the
morning after its delIveryP y NJ. de BlOwitz,
| who had simply listened attentively to the
| speech, without any intention of reporting 1t,
| took advantage of this opportunity OF show
| ing his editor what he could do, saw Mr.. De-
lane into the Calais express, drove 60 the tele-
| graph Office ia the Rue de Grenelle, sat down
| at a table and wrote out NJ. Theirs speech
| from memory. When Mr.. Delane arrived at
| Dover and opened the Times he found NJ (.
| Theirs speech occupying "a columns OF the
| jOurnal-a full verbatim report.