Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-12

and the patrol wagon took Mr.. Bailey to the
station, where he is held to await the result
of the cos's injuries.
ABOUT a fortnight before Christmas the
yacht Iolanthe. with three men on board,
sailed out Of Port Philip Bay, Victoria, and
was never seen again. On Dec. 20 huge
white shark was cau9ht &C Frankston,
small village near Melbourne. Some OF the
loungers on the beach facetiously suggested
that relics of the missing crew might be
looked for inside the fish. The shark. there
fore, was cut open, and in its stomach were
actually found human hand, mass OF
sodden rags, broken wooden pipe and
gold watch amt chan. The watch as imme-
dately recognized as having belonged 10 one
of the yachtsmen who had been on board the
Iolanthe.
THERE was a remarkable escape from what
might have been terrible disaster at Bellows
Falls, VT. last Saturday. The post otilce is in
small building in the square, and about
twelve feet south OF it stands Wilson's block,
having very steep roof with chimney near
the lower edge. About 1 O'Clock p. m. n
large mass of snow and ice Slid from Wilson 5
roof, carrying with II one chimney, which
struck on the roof OF the post office building,
crushing down through the roof and the cell
ing. landing on the floor OF a large room which
ls on the ground floor, making sad wreck.
This room at certain hours OF each day Is
crowded with people awaiting their mail, but
il happened that at the moment of the crash
there was no one in it. Every window on one
side Of the building was broken.
IF the number of post offices named after
him ia any indication of popularity, says a
Washington special, Frank Hatton IS the
most popular of Postmaster Generals. In his
native state of Ohio two villages struggle
for this honor. 7 he one thai WAS WOrsted,
determined not to be entirely baked, com
promised on HattOnia. The attaches Of the
( department say that Gen. HattOn was always
averse 10 granting these petitions. On one
3 IN n n l.
toned him to change the name OF their place
/ to HatloD. lie refused. They then wrote
: back asking if they might call it HAT on
y eS." said HattOn, when the letter was read
to him, 'any community of people who take
/ their hats of to me can have whatever they
! like" and Hat on is TO this day post office
/ THE TRUSTEES of the Norrlstown (Pa.)
/ Asylum met on Friday 10 decide whether DR..
Alice Bennett should be allowed to keep dog.
/ The canine in question is named Lion. )"
I Judge Stinson feared the animal might get
! hydrophObia aud bite somebody. lie stated
! that the dog attacked night Waterman in
! the asylum a little while ago, while the man
! was trying to turn out gas jet The watch
/ man escaped without injury, but the gas
/ burned all night Mr.. May declared that DR..
| Alice Eennet's dog was not cur, but beast
| that would be credit 10 any institution. Mr..
Hunsicker said that the dog once chased him
| across a field. Judge StinsOn moved that the
| animal should be ordered out of the asylum.
! This was agreed to. When DR.. Bennett heard
! the result Oh the CONFERENCE SllG W as very III
! dignant, and expressed her displeasure of the
/ trustees in no gentle terms. She declared
I that the dog was her only companion. Also
! that the beast had never behaved himself
| otherwise than a well-mannered dog should.
/ THERE was good deal OF excitement IN
! De Witt, Iowa, Monday, over a fatal accident,
4 the result OF joke. Mr. RICHARD Chambers,
/ Jerk at WilcOXs store, re urned from dinner
! with piece of buttercd bread on which he
/ had spread poison with view of killing rats
! that infested the premises, Without acquaint-
J Ing his companions with the presence OF the
Z poison, however, ana ia9ghiBgly assuring one
/ of them, Mr., Alexander Watson, that he Lad
I drought lunch for him." Chambers laid the
! bread on the counter while he went 10 hang
/ up his OYercOat, not suppOslng any one would
! touch it. Watson, however, look tue other
/ a. his word and took bite or two at the
! bread. Chambers returning and discovering
! this became at once terrified and produced
! equal excitement in Watson on hurriedly
! stating me fact. the tAo Inen huELied % tho
! office of DR.. T.. F. Ryan, who administered
the usual antidotes, and as no particularly
/ bad symptom appeared and Watson was able
/ to perform his customary work during the
afternoon it was believed the effect OF the
small quantity of poison be had swallowed
! was happily ayertcd. At 10 O'Clock Monday
1 night, however, tue Vlctlnl was se Jed with
violent cramps, and he passed the night in
great agony. his death occurring from the ef-
fleets of the fatal dose at O'Clock Tuesday
morning. He was unmarried, atou. IS years
! of age, and highly esteemed in the COM
munity, being quiet man, of pleasant man.
ners and industrious habits. He came TO De
WIFI about q year ago from Philadelphia,
and supported q Wid0 Nod mother, with " hOm
he resided there. His sad and untimely
death has caused widespread sorrow.