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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEW AK.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters = Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief MISUNDERSTANDING at
Police Headquarters. Is
-Four arrests we're reported at tho police
barracks up to u O'Clock last night.
DeKalb Lodge Of Odd Fellows will meet
tonight and elect officers for the ensuing
year. 1 $3.50 8a11r
The Tybee telegraph line was down
yesterday and no communication was had
with the island during the day.
The steamer Katie will hereafter leave
for Augusta and way landings every
Tuesday at $3.50 p. N. Getty time.)
Mary Jane Anthony, colored, was ar
rested yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, by
Policeman Sullivan, for stealing So so
from Celia Franklin.
An election for seven directors Of the
Augusta and Savannah Railroad Com
pany will be held at the banking house
OF Charles 81. Olmstead & Co., on Monday,
Jan, 4. 81 ~ocqs 1f
There were sixty vessels OF aIpfigs and
nationalties in port yesterday, as follows:
eleven steamships, three ships, twenty
three barks, one brig and twenty-five
schOoners.
The steamship VIM. Lawrence arrived
pretty rough weather at sea. Among her
passengers were 81 colored hotel walters
bound for Florida.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Savannah Base Ball Association will be
held tomorrow night at 80 O'Clock at the
office of l. g. Haas, No. 14l Bay street, to
arrange for next season.
Henrietta Stevens and Lizzie Denham,
both colOred, were arrested yesterday by
Officer Evans, for stealing bedstead and
hat from the house of Mrs. Goodfriend,
who lives at No. Tattnall street.
Coroner Dixon's third call yesterday
was to investigate the death of Esau
Mumford, cOlored, Mumford lived one
mile out on the Louisville road. He was
found dead yesterday morning. Mumford
was nearly 80 years old, and died of old
age and inattention. No inquest was held.
Susan Black, the old colored woman
who was burned to death, was buried
yesterday. She was about 20 years of
age, and her clothing caught fire while
she was asleep in her chair, at her home
on Reynolds street. She had no medical
attention, but as she died while her friends
were doctoring her, Coroner Dixon con-
sidered an inquest unnecessary.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
Prince Esterhazy Turns Up.


Prince Paul Esterhazy, who was car.
ried of into the forest by his runaway
horse, while engaged in fox hunt, has
turned up again, after his friends had
gwen him up for lost. He was thrown
from his saddle and severely wounded.
and wandered for some DAYS through the
forest In a vain endeaYOr to find bis wav
out. He at length succeeded in reaching
little village on the edge OF the wood
starved, bruised, and with scarce a shred
OF clothing. Prince Esterhazy, as is well
known, is married to the Princess OF Croi,
This family holds the highest rank at the
Court OF Vienna, and comes, in order of
precedence, Immediately after the princes
OF the blood. A European journal, re.
Gently estimating his wealth, concludes
that, with his boundless estates, Transyl.
Vanlan forests and other sources OF
wealth, be would probably 20 beyond the
late Mr.. vanderbilt by trifie of twenty
or thirty million dollars or so.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
peath Of DR.. A. II. Beat.

Or. Alcuin II. Best died yesterday
snorHing after an illness of about two
weeks. The deceased was quite
p prominent dentist OF this city
anu was well known among the
dental fraternity throughout the
South. He was graduate OF the old
Savannah medical college and afterwards
studied dentistry. He began practicing
IN 1859. In 1880 he went TO London where
he received a diploma IRON the Royal
College Of dental surgeons. Since his re-
turn from England in 1881 be has been in
ill health. Early last summer be went
North and remained until November. re-
turning greatly improved. About two
weeks ago he began suffering from a dis
ease OF the bowels and sank rapidly until
be died. The deceased was born in
scriven county, and was SO years OF age.
He leaves a father, Mr.. George n. Best,
and brother, DR.. A. o. Best. OF this city
lie was unmarried. The funeral will
take place at 3 O'Clock this afternoon
from l45 Congress street corner Whit
aker. The interment will be in Laurel
Grove cemetery.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
No Finer An Tnwn-

1t is generally conceded that the "Famous'
has the largest and most complete stock of
Clothing in Savannah. We introduced the
low-price system, and under-sell everything
IN our line. As we are the only manufacturers
in Savannah with headquarters IN New
York.. II stands TO reason that clothing store
that bays ready-made cannot sell you as lac
as the manufacturer himseH. n you read Che
papers, and believe all you read, you will get
loft, to use slang. Every one claims to be the
''Simon pure Cheap John" The reputation
Of the "Pdm0uen TOr Jihe 0o0ds and loaC prices
suit or overcoat. We sell genuine Melton
Overcoat for SIC; the price elsewhere for such
a garment is SIS. Try IL. and satisfy yourself,
and you will buy of the "FdmOus." In order
that there may not be the least doubt of the
superior quality OF the clothing sold by tho
famous" we guarantee that II any article
proves 60 be otherwise than exactly as repre-
sentcd we will refund the money. ilO Con.
gress street "A dU.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
Is 1T A cow PASTURE?

One Who Wants to Know IL South
Broad street is a Public Grazing
Ground.
Editor Morning NeloS: / should like
to know again why South Broad street
is to be COW pasture. The last inquiry
on the subject don't seem to have reached
the right party, at any rate don't see any
improvement in the matter.
There are hardly three days in the week
that COWS are not driven right down the
middle OF the grass, unless as on some
occasions, last Tuesday for instance,
they choose to take the sidewalk.
On this particular occasion a negro on
horseback with a buggy whip, which
seems to be the accepted style of driving
cows, gallOpped all over the street from
one side to the other at a break-neck pace
quired slight stretch of imagination to
fancy yourself buffalo hunting on the
wild prairies Of the West.
A neighbOrs stoOp was beseiged by
ladies, and children just let out from
school. They managed not to jump over
the street car, which probably may be
accounted for by the fact that they are
run by Texas mules. May be they are
used to COW catching.
They got as far as Bull street and then
they made dash up to Hull street, the
negro in hot pursuit, first one side the
street and then the other. ] don't know
how far they went, but in few minutes
here they came dashing back again. He
whipped around South Broad promiscu.
ously till they made another dash up
DraytOn street. l don't know where they
came from, and they did not seem to know
where they were going to, but this much
know. it was no ones business, and
maybe the chief of police Will say it is
none Of mine. Well, il 1t was sir. be some
where in the neIghborhOod.
There are two roads down South Broad
street. Now il it Is necessary to drive
these COWS down South Broad street, is
there no law TO compel them to take the
road instead of the grass?
There is a well-beaten path down the
green. 1t has not been made by pedes.
trians, for that don't seem to be much the
| style nova days. Nor is it made by chill
dren playing, for il is a well-knOwn fact
that child don't stand long enough in
one place TO make path. IL ia made by
cattle and cattle drivers. ] have an in
terest In this street. | expect to live here
a long time, and l pay the city pretty
handsomely in the way OF taxes for the
privilege Of doing so.
Little boy Blue. come blow your horn:
The sleeps in the meadow, the cows in the
corn.
Where is the little boy who minds the shee n
And how much Is paid him 20 20 20 Sleep"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
JUPIrER WIZ a BLAoK EYE.
Luna Gets a Crack at the King of Plan

The occultation OF the planet Jupiter
took place between and o'clock this
morning. Jupiter is the largest of all the
planets. 1t has diameter of 1900 miles,
which, in round numbers, is about ten
times the diameter of the earth. Jupiter
Is attended by four moons, or satellites as
they are called to distinguish them ana
all other planetary moons from our moon,
which. by the way, is a very small affair
when compared with the gigantic attend
ants OF Jupiter. All the books on astron-
omy say that the moons of Jupiter are
visible through a small telescope. The
fact IS they are easily made out by COM
mon opera glass. They can also be seen
by the following simple method: Let the
observer take mirror and stand with mis-
back TO Jupiter, holding the mirror so
that II will catch the light OF the planet.
At least two and often as many as three
OF the satellites will be visible on close
inspection. Sometimes, and 1t not infre-
quently happens, one or two of the satel-
lites are directly behind the planet, and
are, OF course, invisible. lt
The phenomenon of Occultation was
brought aboutas follows; The moon arose
few minutes after 1 O'Clock this MORN
ing. Jupiter arose half an hour later
close to the eastern edge of the moon.
Owing to the fact that the earth turns on
its axis from west to east the moon ap-
pears 10 be moving from east to west.
But the moon moves from west to east in
It's own orbit, and as Jupiter was directly
In that path, the moon overlook him, and
the occultatiOn began. The moon passed
directly between the earth and Jupiter,
totally eclipsing the latter.
The satellites of Jupiter are eclipsed at
nearly every revolution around that mag
nitcent body. That fact was the origin
of one of the greatest discoveries of mod
ern times-the velocity Of light. The dis
lance OF Jupiter from the centre of the
sun is 4SO,0O0,000 miles. The earth's dis
lance from the sun is 92,000,000 miles.
When the earth and Jupiter are on the
same side OF the sun the latter is. there
fore only 30S, 100000 miles from the earth.
When they are on opposite sides of the
sun they are of course 572,000,000 miles
apart; and the earth is then
lo4,O0O,OO0 miles farther away
from Jupiter than when it was
on the same side OF the sun as Jupi-
ter. This fact led to the discovery of the
rate at which light travels. Roemer, a
Danish astronomer, noticed that
the eclipse of one Of Jupi-
ter's moons took place at
certain time, when the earth was nearest
to Jupiter and at a different time when
the earth and the planet were on opposite
sides OF the sun. He reasoned it out and
he came to the conclusion that the differ
ence in time was due to the difference in
distance Of the earth from Jupiter. AS
this difference of distance is 1874, 100000
miles and be had noticed that the eclipse
took place Is minutes and SO seconds ear
lier when the earth was nearest to Jupi-
ter, he found out that it took light exactly
10 minutes and SO seconds to travel 1884,
600, 900 miles, which is at the rate Of 1876, 900
miles per second.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
ToBOGGANING.
Good Description of tho FavorIts Win
ter Sport of the Canadians.
From the Pitts6t.rg Leader.


Tobogganing is from the Indian word
"adabaggan," from which we have the
modern corruption, ''tobcggan." A to,
boggan is made OF strip of some tou ii.
fibrous and elastic wood, from an eighth
to quarter inch in thickness, and is
curled on the front end to a half circle
Along the sides are handrails firmly rivit.
ed TO the ribs, which e:-tene across at in.
tervals. adding strength and keeping the
contour lines in their place. The soft
cushion is generally used, and in fact is a
necessity where ladies ride. 1t is firmly
strapped to the side rails.
The t0boggan was undoubtedly used by
the Indians long before the white man
appeared on the continent, but it did not
come into vogue as a vehicle of snort untii
very recently. AS originally constructed,
toboggans were build OF birch or bass
wood, but the best are now made from
white oak or hickory, the former gener.
ally being preferred on account of the
CLASSY polish the bottom receives after
being used. A fast toboggan is very
difficult to make, and such a one is highly
valued. Some tObOggans are made of
light steel for racing. but the wooden ones
are preferred for their durability.
Natural slopes were first used for
keeping, and the danger of using a road
way, artificial slides soon came into IA
vOr. They can be erected almost any,
where. The slides are usually built of
heavy timbers, strongly braced, and are
of varying height. Probably the longest
and highest natural slide is in Montreal,
on the mountain behind the city. 1t is a
mile and quarter long and has a cabot,
or jumping-place, of feet, about s feet
down. The rider never feels the Jolt, and
the sled literally t'fiies through the arr"
The descent is made in from a minute to
minute and quarter. The slide is not
used much on account u the long drive
back, horses having to be employed.
The average height Of artificial slides
is from 80 to IS feet. The Tuque Bleue
slide, of Montreal, is IS; the Emeralds, of
Brookville, is go, and the Prescott Club
slide is 70, but part of this is a natural
hill. The toboggan starts from a hOri-
Zontal bed at the top of the slides, and
runs III groove technically known as a
chute, which is usually two feet wider
than the toboggan itself, aud is guarded
by faring boards on each side, making it
impossible for it to get out of the chute,
literally. There are generally four chutes
on slide, all carefully guarded and
packed with snow, and then sprinkled
with water until 1t becomes a glare of ice
its entire length. The chutes extend the
whole length and are rigid with snow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
Local PersonaI.

Among the arrivals at the Screven
house yesterday we're ID. L. Dessaw, Robt.
Stevenson, Henry Goldsmith and wife,
New York; W. B, Thomas, Athens; Geo.
l., Anderson, Macon; W, B. Lane, j. H.
Williams, B. p. Jones, W. P. Roberts, j.
I. Roberts, Valddsta.
At the Pulaski house were Edward List,
Robson WeddelB Chicago; Mrs. J. W.
Lee, W. C. Griffiths, j. &. Carleton, New
York; John A. Frey, Atlanta; John Fl.
Bury, Wilmington; H. II. Horton, Water
bury, Conn; III. B. Hall, Seville, Fla.
At the Harnett house were: A. G.
Beatty and wife, G. w. Hutchins, Phila-
delphia; H. L. Dutton, Tltusville, Pa; j.
I. Walker, Halcyondale, Ga. George
Andrews and wife, Charleston, S. c.; j.
Tate, Virginia; Miss E. c. Cannon, New
York; T. j. Reeves, Philadelphia; W. D.
Chapman, Rochester, N. Y.
At the Marshall house we're L. A. Jen.
nings, Jasper, Fla; Fl. D, Dodge, Jack
sonville; w. A. Green, G. Merhindale,
New York; X. Il. Hardaway, Thomas
vile, Ga; J. Adams, Darien; r. B. Par.
ish, Augusta; A. j. Sweat, WaycrOss
VIM. Lord, Walthourville; c. W. Cave
dor. Race Pond.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
oRUsHEp TO DEATH.
"a Negro Wood Cutter killed by a Fail.
ing Tree.

~ Negro WOOD cutter Killed by Fall
ing Tree.
Norman Caswell, a young negro %
years old, was the victim Of a horribly
fatal accident Saturday afternoon. He
bived near the Louisville road, miles
from Savannah. Three hundred yards
from his home was a tree which year
ago broke of IS feet from the ground.
The body of the tree never fell from the
etump, but the limbs We're all lying on the
ground. For some time the Caswells have
been cutting wood from the fallen tree.
On Saturday the young man took his AK
and went out TO chop some more wood
from It, An hour or two later some one
found him pinioned TO the ground in a
sitting posture with the tree lying
across his body. The man still held
the ak in his right hand. While cutting
on the tree Caswell had Jared the end
which rested ON the high stump and the
log had dropped down on him. Death
must have been almost instantaneous.
NO cry was heard.
Coroner Dixon was notified yesterday
and an inquest was held the verdict be-
Ing accidental death. The body was re.
moved with some difficulty and was
found 10 be considerably mangled about
The shoulders,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
THE CRANK FUNK.
A Second Hand Book Dealers Expert
ence With Him Recalled.
From, the Chicago Tribune. Dec 20.


From the Chicago Tribune. Dec 20.
ga crank is man who has ideas Of hls
own that don't agree with mine." Otto
Funk, the book crank, who was an inmate
of the asylum at Jefferson for some time
after he had stolen books from the public
library, then tried to blow up the univer-
sity, and finally committed suicide, had
ideas of his own that didn't agree with
those of some booksellers. Funk is said
to have INDUCED in his cranky notions
about books after he left the asylum. A
certain secondhand bookseller in Arcade
court received frequent calls from Funk
and sold him a good many books. But
he suspected that Funk did not confine
himself strictly to the books he paid for
He watched his customer and detected
him one day in the act of carrying of the
first volume of a work that had not been
paid for. The bookseller said nothing,
He thought that Funk would want the
other volume of the work. The ''crank''
came in few days after, got some more
books and slipped the second volume of the
work into his pocket. He paid about
81 for the books, when the bookseller
blandly inquired: 81 suppose, Mr.. Funk,
that does not include the work of which
you just took the second volume?' There
Is NO kI6dbeT mOTbluCaIlOu tOr q crank
than to be detected and frustrated in his
fav0rite idea. Mr.. Funk was amazed.
Nv hat work ~ he asked.
Come, now, you've got the second vol
ume in your pocket, Mr.. Funk. The price
is $25."
twenty-five dollars2 You don't
mean TO say those two volumes are
worth $25Y'
Cant help it, Mr.. Funk its the price p,
"Why, they aren't worth more than 81
apiece"
Cant help it. The price is SIS"
But that's rank extortion."
Cant help it; it's the price,"
"Well-I-I haven't got the money
with me. III send it round"
"You can have the books then. al soon
as you send the money"
But want those books now. Well
I-Pye only got $40 with me; here it is.
I'll send you the other five later.0
And he did send the other So later. The
bookseller thought the $25 might about
cover what the crank had taken without
paving.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
A New Kind of Locomotivs.

The Scottish American Journal gives
the following description of a new idea in
railways: 1t consists of an engine and
rails. The boiler is an ordinary locomo.
tive one, with two large wheels behind,
and a truck in front, as supports for the
welght. The cylinders are placed in the
front truck, and are set diagOnally across
the track, with the connecting ROD attach
ed to vertical shaft Immediately in front
OF the fire box. On the lower end of the
shafts-there are three Of them-are paper
wheels, "A feet in diameter, and inches
face, running against the inside OF the
track. The track is of 12X12 timbers, and
is so arranged that the engineer, by the
aid of lever, can throw back the friction
wheels when the engine is silent. The ad-
vantages claimed for this locomotive and
track, are absence Of noise, cheapness of
construction, economy in fuel, and the
necessary traction power, without the u.s.
ual dead weight necessary in ordinary To-
cOmOtiVe6.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
Now thy throne addressing,
Pray we, bending low,
Father grant thy blessing,
A. we hOmpVV On
SINGING CHRISTMAS HYMNS.
Christmas Service at the First Presby
terrain Church.

Christmas Service at the First Presby-
terrain Church.
A special Christmas service was held
in the First Presbyterian Church last
night by the Sabbath school. In front OF
the pulpit was the motto: ''Thanks be
unto God for His Unspeakaole Gift"
After the opening hymns and prayer,
the pastor OF the church, Rev. j. W.
ROgan, in plain, simple language told to
the school the story of the shepherds
watching their focks on the moOnlit hills
OF Judea, nearly 1000 years ago; of the
star in the east, Of the angels singing au-
thems OF praise and of the finding of the
babe which had been prophesied about for
hundreds Of years.
The pastor spoke briefly Of Christmas.
1t is a day, he said. which too
many observe by drinking and getting
drunk. That is bad way to observe the
birthday of the Saviour. Mr.. Rogau
doubted whether it is altogether right to
spend so much money in fireworks, and
so much time in shooting them of. 1t is
perfectly right, though, to be merry on
Christmas and to celebrate the day in a
proper manner.
Mr.. VIM. Harden, superintendent OF
the school, conducted the exercises, which
COhSlstSu VI ALTERNATE Iedulugb ny the
superintendent and the scholars, inter-
spersed with hymns.
The subject OF the reading was 1.-The
Gift of Gifts" This subject was sub
divided into three heads: "The Giyer,"
''the Gift" and 1.-THE Receivers" The love,
taithfulness and praise OF "the Giver, y
God, were first described. Then the
promise and its fullllment in the birth of
the Saviour and Salvation we're described,
and lastly, the need of the receivers, the
profer to them and their safety in Jesus.
The singing was sweet and very pretty
feature of the exercises.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28

Must Insure Their Lives.

The General superintendent of the To-
ledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis railroad has
issued the following circular to en-
ployes: sit is apparent to all persons con-
nected with the movement of cars and To-
comotives, that +he work is hazardous.
terminating FRI lently in accidents,
which if not fatal, results in loss of time
that means dIminutiOn of salary. 1t there
fore behoOVes each and every person thus
employed, to provide for such contingent
cies, and to this end it Is ordered that all
conductors, brakemen, baggagemen,y yard
masters, swItchmen. engineers, firemen
and hostlers, who wish to remain in the
service of the road after January /, 1886,
must provide themselves with an acct
dent insurance policy. Arrangements
nave been made whereby orders will be
accepted by the cashier for monthly or
quarterly payments of premiums, thus
bringing same within reach of aI,v
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
Quick Trip From baltimore.

Capt. Reed, Of the schooner William NJ.
Bird, which arrived in port yesterday,
reports that he sailed from Baltimore on
Dec. %, and arrived In Savannah on Dec.
~, making the run from port 70 port in
three days, and from Cape Henry 20 the
bar of fy bee in 80 hours. This is better
than steamer time and Ia probably the
quickest trip made by any vessel 10 this
port from Baltimore.
The William NJ. Bird is a four masted
Schooner OF 163 tons, and is named after a
We'll known merchant Of Charleston, s. Z.
bhe is very fine specimen Of naval archi.
Lecture and has made several very quick
passages.