Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Gov. CLEVELAND has given an order for his
inauguration shirts to dealer at Oneida, y
Y. The shirts must be made to fit l7i%-inch
collar, while the chest circumference is 4112
inches.
WHILE praying during a recent storm at
Natchez Miss, old Katie Hightower, who has
been blind for fifteen years, had her sight
suddenly restored, and can now see as well
as when a child.
Az insurance company in New Hampshire
has decided to resist payment on policy Of
$1,000 on a hou-e that was blown up by dyna-
mite in Slratford, \. H., oOntendlng that the
policy docs not cover such a case.
KLoTz, the lumberman of Shasta, Cal has
a big slab pile he has been accumulating for
wears. which is to be fred on the night OF
March g. in honor of the Inauguration Of
President Cleveland. He thinks the blaze
will be seen 100 miles away.
THERE are but three statues raised to
women in this country, and 1t Is a little re-
markable that all have been raised within the
past year. One is to Harriet Martineau,
another to Margaret Haugherty, successful
New Orleans baker. and the third TO Mrs.
Julia A. Tevis. a Kentucky teacher.
IL London a man advertises to furnish
..tuition by correspondence" so that theOlog-
zeal. medical, pharmaceutical, and civil scr
vice examinations may be passed by men and
women OF average capacity. strict secrecy
Is maintained. and arrangements may De
made with candidates until successful"
IL The Mormons conclude to settle in North
ern Mexico, they viii probably have hard
tussle with the terrible Yaqul Indians of that
region. These Indians are Christianized
enourh to look with horror on the creed of the
Mormons. while enough Of their pagan feroc-
itv remains to make them willing instruments
in wIping out pestilent Sect
TIE Princess Louise, through the Governor
General of Canada, has donated to the Pro-
vince Of Quebec available collection OF paint
1ngs. including portrait Of Queen Victoria,
rage OF the Queen and Prince Consort. The
pictures, ten in number, will be placed IN the
new Parliament buildings at Quebec.
BENSON J. LOSING has been asked to desig
nate which of the Bahama Islands is the San
Salvador on which Columbus landed. He re-
niles that this has been long a debatable ques-
ton and is still unsOlved. SIX islands of the
"a Cat Island while scientific and historical
invpstigatoTs give reasons for believing that
each of the other five islands Is the first land
ing place OF the great Admiral
TuE solemn toIling Of the great bell Of St.
PANTS at the recent death Of the Bishop of Lon
don attracted great attention in the metroPo-
lis and crowds assembled to TOte the sound
which seldom HCdlu- AHN - SfSA
tOlled but at the death or funeral OF memD ers
az The roval family, OF the Bishop OF London,
Of a ord Mayor dying in office, anu OF the
Dean of St Pants. The bell weighs ABOUT
five tons and has a diameter OF nine rect.
An interesting experiment is being con-
Quoted among the agricultural laborers OF
willis and Dorset, Eng. a series of mock
ballots is being held with a view to educating
the new voters and Of Impressing upon them
tho secrecy of the ballot. The first has been
held NJ Crondall. where number OF men
were selected from the audience as voters,
and Mr. Gladstone and sir stafford NOrthcote
vrere selected as the candidates. There was
onlv one spoilt paper, and all the remaining
xotes we're for Mr. Gladstone. The laborers
are taking great interest in the proceedings
THE letters ''R. s.V. Pr" which mean In
English ''respOnd if you please" are not put
on cards of the very best entertainers IN New
York nowadays. The assumption IS that
cultured lady or gentleman VIII answer an
invitation without being requested 10 90 So
About the only new thing in the way OF IN
vitation cards are some that we re-
engraved with the words IAN carry
answer is requested at the bottom OF the
cards. That was, of course, however,
thoroughly unusual. The prevailing style to-
day for ali invitation cards and notes, as wen
in writing paper and business blanks, Is
severely simple. Plain, white and BLACK,
without fancy lettering, 10 the only correct
thing"