Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-26
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been reduced from four months to two. July
and August are the two months.
IT is Announced that GordOn's diary will
never be published. It's criticisms on tbs
ministry which deserted him to his fate are
said to be very severe.
y MAN who had formerly been a drug CLERK
accidentally broke qulnine pill he was about
10 take and found IL to consist or TWO spin
peas. He said he was mot much surprised
A PHILADELPHIA FIREMAN who was struck
in the face by a stream of water which was
being forced through a nozzle during the
testing of new engine will probably lose hii
sight.
COwEs has voted to raise $3.50, of which
$500 will be expended in buying a wedding
present for the Princess Beatrice and $3.50 in
giving dinner to the old people of the town
ana tea to the school children, in honor OF
the royal event.
THE number of Italian troops in Africa are
At Assabad and Bellul there are 43 officers
and 933 men; at Massowah, 100 officers and
1850 men. including some civilians; as also SO
horses. The total of the force amounts,
therefore, TO $500 men and l43 officers, just
sufficient to provide for their owu security.
HERE is little bit of etiquette that is not
generally understood by the uninluated. AT
the first entertainment outside of her own
HOuSc dtGenQeu by DrlQc, S1e taxes pfeCe-
dence Of all other guests, and is the one to
take her departure first. Her failure to do SO
at the proper time sometimes causes embar-
RAISING cOGtretemps.
THE recent sudden death of a son OF one of
the professors of the Columbian University,
Washington, was accounted for by the physi-
clans who investigated the case by the
youths habit Of persistent cigarette smoking.
Inc primary cause OF death was aortlc regur-
citation, which had been increased by the in
halement of cigarette smoke.
THE new catalogues of the Centre Church,
New Haven, show that the church society was
founded in 1880, having since had but IL pas
tors or teachers, as they were once termed.
There have been AZ deacOns, all but being
dead. Thirty four persons have been mem
bers Of the church for so years or over, &C
cordlnG to the official record.
ELDER MORGAN, President of the Mormon
Church in the South, in an interview, ex-
pressed his entire satisfaction over the pro-
gress they are making. They now have sixty
five constantly at work in the South Atlatic
states, and he says more converts are being
secured than in any previous year, 1t is eX-
pec!ed that fully 700 converts Will leave the
North for Utah and Colorado this year.
SHOWERS of mama are not recorded in
these degenerate days, but farmers along the
west shore of Lake Michigan find their wants
provided for in an unexpected manner. Many
sacks OF Hour from the cargo of the i'll fated
3 Gamer Michigan have been washed ashore
in good state of preservation. These have
been picked up in number from 10 to 100 by
eight or ten farmers IN the vicinity of Oak
creek. The find has caused considerable eX-
citement and is the most profitable work done
by farmers III many months.
ANDREW CARNEGIE has contributed 500
toward the fund for erecting statue of
of -
the subscription he SAYS: SIN the interest of
art, and from due regard for my favOrite
poet, permit me to express the hope that you
Will not think OF taking a replica of the
statue with which we are afflicted in New
I Ork. To see Burns in the form of a bumped
backed simpletOn is distressing: and assure
you that more money could be raised to take
the statue from Central Park than was raised
to put 1t there"
ONE Of the prettiest parties given in Paris
last month was at Nine. Lemaire's, Princess
Mathilde being the guest of the evening. Old
Mathide has probably had the most enjoyable
life Of any of the Bonaparte family. DemI-
doff, when he separated from her, settled on
her splendid annuity, and she has enjoyed it
in Paris. Her cousin, Louis. when Emperor,
offered her an even larger income if she would
give up the DemldOff money, apparently
thinking it mira dig that a princess OF his i'm
perIal house should he behOlden to a subject {;
but Mathilde sagaciOusly preferred to hold on
to the Domidof cash as the surer stay.
THE sale of the water colors and drawings
left by Gustaye Doye took place in Paris a
few days ago. The prices reached were bv
no means high. The illustrations of London
life fetched sums ranging from l7Of. to 9OOf
Two large drawings of EPSON races and a
water color drawing of a Whitechapel beggar
girl attained the last named figure. The
sketches of incidents of the siege of Paris
were more eagerly bid for than the London
subjects. but tine best prices were obtained
Tor the views of Swiss ana Pyrenean scenery.
a number of designs intended for the illus
tratiOn of "Macbeth," very roughly sketched,
but immensely vigorous and clever went for
less than 3OOf. apiece.
POKER playing is the rage in all circles in
Washington, high and low. There are scores
of poker organizations among the attaches of
the government. 1t is SAID that in the rooms
of the clerks and in the hundreds of lodging
houses the game goes on. One game at Cham
berlalu S last WeeE. IN which were two United
states Senators, lasted twenty six hours with
out ceaslng. a party of SOutherners not long
ago, in rear room Of the National Hotel,
played game lasting from Friday evening at
O'Clock until Monday morning at O'Clock.
During that time the game never ceased; cat
maps were caught n the chat as the players
sat, luncheon served regularly, and the
amount Of whisky drank and tobacco smoked
and chewed to keep awake on was something
awful TO contemplate.
A HANDSOME yacht is being built at Nyack,
n. Y, for John J. Phelps, son Of the Hon.
William Walter Phelps, member of Congress
from the Bergen county IN. j. district, in
which he expects to take a two-years' cruise
abroad with party Of half dozen special
frienus. The cost of the yacht is TO be S25.OOO
and it will soon be ready to launch. 1t is
called Brunhilde, and It's dimensions are as
follows: Keel, 9S feet; length on deck, ll2
feet; beam, % feet; depth of hold, 10 feet and
inches. 1t has a sharp bow and clear
stern, aud gives promise Of good speed. Its
frame is Of white oak and chestnut with
hackmetack knees. The ceiling Is of yellow
pine. and the deck of Oregon pine. The yes
sci is designed to carry crew Of thirteen
men. 10 If expected that tn craft will be
launched on Wednesday next.