Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02
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of an old organ box, with a dry goods box for
an extension, and a broken milk can IN one
side for an oven.
THE English language is coming into use by
the natives Of India; and, owing to their
sources OF learning they leave out and put in
II IKE Engllshmen.
THERE is talk in Cleveland OF a process Of
making iron more directly from the ore than
has hitherto been done, and thus considerably
cheapening the product.
THE S-inch dynamite gun to be fired by ON
pressed air is nearly complete. 1t is 80 feet
long, and will throw a 75-pound shell con-
tanning E5 pounds of nitro glycerlne two
mics.
F-REEMAsOERY has been for some time
gaining a foothold in Bolivia. Recently the
church authorities sought to have the govern
ment impose some restrictions, but without
avail.
Now that natural gas is being introduced
into Pittsburg houses for fuel an equitable
method of charging for it is sought. Measure
ment seems to be impractlcable, and thus far
The usage has been to fix the price for each
building as nearly as possible the same as the
cost OF other fuel has been. This gives rise 70
a great amount of bargaining and dissatisfac-
ton.
A ROW Of stores have near show windows
opening on a hotel veranda at Saratoga. In
NEN " NNb VIZ IL q ObiGbb 10 a NAA
1t is a delicate and intricate production of
loom and needle work. 1t is part of the trous-
seau OF 4 forthcoming bride. who is so gener-
ally Identified as the prospective wearer OF
the admired garment that her name is COM
monty mentioned in connection with 1t.
WHAT is known as the Priory, on high
ground at Stanmore, near Harrow, Eng, has
been turned into a hotel, and a coach runs
here daIlv from Charing Cross. The Priory
was occupied early in the century by the first
Marquis Of Abercorn, who lived there in
rand style. and entertained all the celebri-
tea OF the period. He had a peep hole
whence he surveyed new guests, and if they
were women and ugly he abseuted himself.
1t Is recorded that he did so with Jane Porter
(authOFcts Of "~Ihaddeus of W arsaw." then
the rage and her sister. The present Duke
Of AbeTcOrn used the place awhile, and then
LIT II to Queen Adelaide, who died there.
After that he sold 1t.
81 REMEMBER a story, doubtless true, told
me MOI long since in London, as an example
Of this" says a correspondent, writing of
tips" THE present Duke of Wellington &C
Cepted an invitation from the Queen TO spend
some DAYS at Windsnr tastle, and. on going
away, offered tue dOmestics a sovereign each
for such service as had or had not been rem
dered The insOtent hunkies turned up their
noses ana said: We don't til Ike gold mean
ing, OF course, that nothing less than a Bank
IF England note, the lowest being for 20,
would sttsfv them. Inc Duke was. as re-
ported, so angry that, on reaching his own
cOultrv seat. he caused to be displayed in
each OF his guest ehambers notices to the effect
that any one who should fee his servants
under any circumstances would incur his Sc
rlous dI5uleasure."
but I wish especially to tell you" writes a
chatty little fellow at Oakland, Cal, "what
we saw on May-day, in AmadOr county,
that's IN the Sierra Nevada foot-hills). 1t
had been shOwery, and about II O'Clock the
sun shOsC out bright, the sky beng a deep,
! 04rk nInn and we saw three rlnug or p1TeU-
lar bows, and three sundogs. / never saw
anything so glorious, and since then no rain
bow seems bright enough. We have mirages,
TOO, here, almost every day, in the late sum
mer. Once we saw a schooner in the sky,
right over the centre of the Golden Gate, and
from Grandmamma's Ranch, in Sacramento
Valley. we sometimes see Sacramento lifted
up in the air and upside down, and some
ines doubled at that! This is at sunrise or
sunset; hnt on the BAY you see the boats in the
sky At different hours. and the shores are
beautiful cities of olden time, with towers and
castles; and there are streets of gold, too"
z A Daughter of the Regiment is said
to live at St. Petersburg, whose fate shows
that the Russian soldiers are not ali AS stony
hearted as they are sometimes painted. In
lS77 q Russian regiment, after a hard strug-
ale, took and invaded the Turkish town
| HeTmanly. The inhabitants had mostly fed,
out one of the Russian soldiers, in searching
among the ruins for booty, came upon q
beautiful young girl about 5 years old. who
| looked at Lne FOIQlhT6 Win tears IN HtE large
black eyes. The soldier pitied the child, took
it along and showed it to the officers, who
! soOa raised a subs riptlon OF $500 rubles. and
sert the child to st. Petersburg to Il school for
young girls. She is now a charming Oriental
beauty of 10, and 1t Is urmise that out Of
gratitude she viii marry one OF the officers
who provided for her. Recently, at a special
festive occasion, she sent a telegram: Icon
graduate my dear uncles heartily"
A CORRESPONDENT writes from Champag-
poIa Jnre Franco uuder data Of Auu 10
One OF the most beautiful regions in the
world is about to be dis6gured by a railway.
Readers of Mr.. Ruskin will rememb Der his ex-
quisite description Of ~Champagnole eight
ears ago. Having that passage OF Ruskin In
nv mind, jOurneved hitler. and bv private
conveyance and the post made mvway right
through the heart of the Jura. That wOnGeT-
ful Journey | shall never forget. but, alas!
future tourists in these regions Of pine forest,
romantic gorges. waterfalls, and crystal rivers
tumbiing over rocky BEDS will undergo cruel
dlaenchantment. a railway that Will GER
tainly be a triumph of engineering skill IL
icing constructed from ChampagnOle to
MOreZ, the line to be continued TO St. ClOud
and La Cluse (Nantua). Thousands OF Pied
mOntese and Italians are at work. and the
sOlitudcs of the pine forests are now broken
from one end Of the Jura 10 the other"
CONGRESSMAN J. RANDoLPH TUCKER, of
Virginia, has the reputation Of being one Of
the best stump speakers in his State. He is
always prepared 10 talk 10 his constituents on
subjects near and dear to their hearts under
any and al circumstances. senator BACK
burn, of Kentucky. who accompanied Mr..
Tucker through parts Of Virginia during the
campaign last fall. declares the virginia
! Congressman % be one of the most incess ut
takers n a political dght he ever listened t..
The two stateemen were travelling through
rue southwestern section OF the State cleo
! tioneering for Cleveland and Hendricks,
making sometimes as many as twenty or
I TWENTY-FIVE speeches a day. In fact. wher-
ever Mr.. Tucker discovered several men talk
ing together by the roadside, he, without
further ceremony. walked into their midst
and delivered a brief speech on the political
struggle then going on. Ono morning about
Q O'clock these two gentlemen were passing
through a piece Of woods. when they came
upon a hanging party. The rope had been
placed around the victims neck. and the
chief eXecutipner informed the prisoner that
be might have 10 minutes TO say anything he
desired in his own behalf. Mr.. Tucker saw
an opportunity. 50 Mr.. Blackburn saws. to
work on q few political remarks, sn The pushed
hi- way through she crowd and requested the
Dondemned man TO divide his time with him.
a PAPER prepared by several prominent
Gserman-Americans presenting claims OF
Gorman-American citizens 10 office. was
-ome time since informally laid before the
President and Cabinet This parer repre-
sHnfs that German naturalizcd citizens hold
the balance OF power between the Democrats
and Republicans ina many of the larger states:
that q greater proportion Of them had. in