Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-08
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GEORGE MANN, of Baltin ...,,.a,,
the contract for building til -,
plete the Cathedral Of St. " g.,
York city. He was the OWL SiS,4 - 80
will receive $l92,270, for which, w s,- anS
al the material. Work will Y 70 tui li'eii |
rs soon as practicable, the contY iii ~
the completion Of the labor by No IseS i0'
THE CHICAGO WoMAN's CLUBl a.or,,od
with the problem of better domls sor1ice
The club will establish traini6 bool tor
servants, in which all branches oI,sohoId
work shall be thoroughly taught, ,Jassas
meeting IN the evening for the gel 90
commodatlon. In connec ton with tScbooI
the club viii run an intelligence e. in
which the servants will be classk and
graded according to ability.
DIR. II. G. ANDERSON, at La Moure, 4o+o
reports that out of Is births in his pt,ce ,
this summer II have been girls. The tor
is a scientist, and insists that it is not az
cldent, but the intelligent provision Of n1a ,
TO satisfy local demand. That is a very y
region in which the male settlers greatlyX |
dominate. Such disparity, it is alleged
never found In the older towns, where
sexes are nearly equal. The La Moure n
stance 10 not an isolated one.
AS TWO out of twenty-five Presidents haA
been assassinated, or about 10 per cent. thu
risk in life insurance is extra hazardous. ii
l.
entering the office of Vice President and that
after becoming President he obtained second
Tor the same amount. Five thousand were
lost on Lincoln and twelve on Garfield. Cleye-
and had policies for $4,000, all issued before
mis- election, and month ago application was
made for $4,000. This will be granted at or
binary rates.
AN ELEPHANT in the Jardin d'Aeclimata-
ton in Paris was recently afflicted with a
tumor at the root of his left tusk which caused
MIN great pain and prevented him from taking
tood. dentist was summoned, who under
TOOK, with the assistance of 20 men, to remove
the tumor. The elephant endured the opera
ton with marvellous patience but when he
was let loose again he carried on for a long
tlme perfect war-dance in his excitement.
IN eating ne now very carefully avoids bring
ing anything into contact with the wound.
THE MANAGER of a circus that has gone
through Canada says: Nowhere else in the
world are audiences so interesting to the per-
| formers. In Quebec, Montreal. Hamilton.
and London notable fugitives from United
States law-such as Emo, Mother Mandel =
baum, and suppose not less than fifty more
are pointed out to the ring people by some
resident person. These eXiles are sure to go
10 the circus, to relieve the tedium of life in
their uncongenlal cities; and they are inter
estlng 10 showmen, just as big financial rogues
are to all sorts of Americans"
UNITED STATES army recruiting officers
now argue that the road to wealth, or at least
to competence, lies in march of thirty years
with the soldiers. You are a single man of
Is" said one INQUIRER: s'suppOse we enlist
you, You will lead healthy, easy, respec-
table lie, with no anxiety as to maintenance:
you Will draw pay surely and regularly, ana
out OF 1t you can, with perfect comfort save
S0J year. Put that on interest. and at so
years of age, adding the sum allowed by the
government to men who retire after 80 years.
service, you will have enough to live on the
rest OF your life in idleness."
THE WIFE of a London Alderman found
herself placed next the Plenlp otentiary OF
the State of Dummerjungen at the Mansion
House dinner. Resolving to profit by her
proximity to SO exalted a parsonage, she
talked volubly to him, and at first addressed
him as Your Excellency" at every tenth
word. By and by she grew more familiar and
called him "Herrvon Dummeriungen." Then
she got on to 'Dummerjungen," and present
~ to My dear DummerjHngen." madame"
observed his Excellency with a bow, ''my
Christian name is Fritz" That shut her up,
and she spoke no more, but devoted herself TO
dessert.
A REVIVAL SERVICE in Virginia was broken
up by dog. Doggy came into church, wan
dered around behind the pulpit, and ate part
of the bread which was to have been used in
the communion. One of the brethren kicked
the beast out Of the building. The owner of
the dog saw the animal retire and heard his
hoWls, but did not know the cause. AS soon
as ne learned the facts he picked a quarrel
with the brother who had dared 10 kick the
DOG. An angry dispute arose. in which the
church people vigorously took sides. The
contending parties almost came to blows.
The revival services are now indefinitely
| postponed. The Scripture says: Beware of
| dogs"
AFTER ALL, the fact that the only traces
| left by the abOrigipes consist of mounds of
ghplla hOnng M 70 fk,o
they were an ignorant and degraded race. A
few weeks since writer visited a spot near
| the beach at Clatsop, Me, where were en-
| camped three of the legal lumnaries of Port
| land, with their cultivated, intelligent and in
| tellectual families. The only thing left to
| mark the spot when they folded their tents
and came away were sundFy piles OF shells of
| the clam and crab and few elk and deer
bones. ana unless close observation might
discover fragments of whisky bottles to give
clue, no one could tell whether the place
had been occupied by party Of Judges or alb
orlgines.
SOME of the most valuable antique furniture
on the continent is to be found, it is said,
among the possessions OF the old Creole fami-
lies Of Louisiana. AT an auo ton in New Or
leans lately gentleman purchased for 81 a
lrst Empire chlnonier, which he readily sold
Tor more than thirty times that sum. BY
watching auction sales in New Orleans rare
bargains may often be had in bronzes pic
lures, clocks, chairs, sofas, cabinets and dress
ing tables. Sometimes a cabinet OF the time
Of Louis,&II., FlOrentine fourteenth century
chairs and exquisite inlald cabinets Of Louis
Sc re and Louis QulnZe may be picked up for
niue or nothing. Under tine first Napoleon
many French families settled in Louisiana.
bringing their household goods with them.
GREAT AGITATION is now going ON among
the Raskolniks. or Dissenters, of Russia. Two
years ago the Gear promised degree of toll
Grafton and granted certain civil rights. But
the Holy Synod has determined to check their
peaceful progress. Meantime schism of i'm
portance occurred among the Raskolniks them
selves. Under these circumstances thew
deemed IL advisable to assemble a Council OF
their own. This was held last month in Mos
COW under the auspices of those who not only
deny the authority Os the Gar and the Estab-
ushed church, but refuse TO recognize mar
rage and pretend TO live in celibacy The
best men OF both parties hoped for a recon-
citation. The anti marriage faction. how
ever won the day, not by an open and thor
ough consideration Of the disputed points but
by eNpell1ng the leaders of the new party at
the very opening Of the Council.
The MARyELs and triumphs OF modern
surgery are vividly illustrated by case
treated by Prof. Nussbaum, OF Munich. Eleven
years ago he took charge OF bog 40 NAL
formed and crippled that he was Obliged 10
crawl about on all-fOurs. Nine serious opera
lions were performed, four crooked homes
were broken, three stf Joints forciby ex-
tended, several sincws cut through and nerves
stretched. Weights were then attached 20
certain muscles, and by means OF massage
hu int mo - .IaN.