Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

TIE constitution of Arkansas has been
amended, which prohibits the payment of
sI3. OOo. 900 of alleged fraudulent State in
debtedness, incurred by the issuing OF tne
Halford Railroad and Levy AID bonds.
JOAQUIN MILLER writes that he has found
in New Orleans the noblest woman he ever
saw. and he processes to have ''seen the world
well " She was born to wealth. received a
careful education, Travelled extensively in
Europe and at length became poor. She
now keeps a little shoe store ana works with
her father and sister at making the stock.
BISHOP II. n. McTYEIRE, of Vanderbilt
University, has presented the Tennessee
Historical Society genuine bank bill, for one
dollar of the Republic OF Texas, issued at
Austin July !, lS4l. IL was given to the
Bishop, while on visit there last Iall, by a
descendant OF a veteran pioneer OF the ola
republic. 1t is the only note OF the republic
the society has. Very few are In existence,
and hence the gift is valuable.
AN English gentleman being at a brilliant
assembly of the elite OF Vienna recently, was
much annoyed at the conduct of dis
tinguished lady of that city, who amused her
self and a small circle Of friends by saying
smart but generally uncOurteOus, things TO
him and others. "By the way" added she,
chow is il that your countryWomen speak
F,ench SO very Imperfectly: We Austrians
use II with the same freedom as II 1t were our
own native tongue" MADAME" retOrted
he. but with the blanueSL manner lluS5lDl6s i
know not, unless it is that the French army
have not been twice to our capital to teach IT,,
as they have at yours"
WILLIAM II. BROWN, range keeper at Creed
moor, last year had COW that pastured on
the range for five and half months. She
was then sold and fed for two months, and
when killed was found TO have in the first
stomach at least a pint of what is known as
sshullet spray," thin pieces Of lead which fly
in all directions when the bullet strikes the
iron target. Some were as large as l0-cent
piece, some extremely small and others larger.
IA thew fall they lodge in the tufts of grass,
not ALWAYS reaching the ground at once, and
were undoubtedly swallowed by the COW
while pasturing near the butts. she never
was sick or out of condition.
Iristo be remarked that COlfax's district in
Indiana never consented to entertain any OF
the suspicious about him which were eN-
pressed at a distance. That fidelity which Is
the preserving salt of American communities
remained true to him at home. Ihere Is some
thing pathetic in the manner OF Mr.. ColfaX' s
death he died with his lecture IN ms hanu on
the brink of an engagement. Ills nervous
system received very severe snOck IN tne III :
yestigatiOns Just precedent to his going out OF
his ONCE. 1t is noticeable that eX-Speakers
of Congress live long lives. While we nave
seldom more than one or two eX-Presldents
on hand, we generally have half dozen eX-
Sneakers Messrs. Orr and Howell Cobb long
survived this office. Henry Clay lived nearly
"a wears after he was Speaker of Congress.
Messrs. Banks and Grow, Keller and Randall
still live.
THREE African lion cubs have lately been
born in the Regents Park Geological Gardens,
and are in capital health. The little crea-
lures, however, are very shy, and try to keep
in the inner den. where they cannot be seen.
Another interesting addition is pretty little
Chinese deer, the hairy -fronted muntjac
(Cersulus eriaLfroas), the first specimen
brought to England. This muntJacs antlers
have a hairy-covered support at the base, and
the creature is smaller and differs consider
ably from the Indian muntjacs. Much amuse-
ment has been caused by the winter arrange
ont into paddock and sand provided for their
burrows. The creatures, however, preferred
to 20 their own way. Only one pair took to
the sand, while enc colony burrowed under
the roots OF q big tree, and the remainder
made a snug home by digging out tunnel
close to an underground hot water pipe,