Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
APPLES sell for SOC. barrel and cider at 5,
q gallon in the Hudao1a riunr ILL.,

CetewayO. unhuried, shut mp in a hut and
incurred over for two months by five hundred
women.
as FOX HUNTING increases IN this country,
it declines in popularity in England. Hard
times and the increasing difficulties with
farmers have caused maHy famous packs of
hounos TO be given up. TINS shows the SUI
perorlty Of the young blood of America to
the efete aristo' rat OF England.
Mr.. MAPLEsoN announces reduction in
prices for opera at the Academy Of Music,
New York. The charges hereafter VII be:
Bacony boxes, 81 and 80 a seat: parquet and
balcony, first two rows 81, other rows $3.50:
mezzanine box seats, !.50. general admis-
sion, 81; entire family circle, so cents.
SLICES OF CHEESE favored with $40 gold
pieces are to be sold at Buffalo on Thsnksgiv-
ing day. One Of two cheeses thus to be
chan ed OF weighs 1894 pounds and the other
3,3JS pounds Five of the golden eagles were
tossed iut1 the curd, and for each of the five
pound slices the purchaser is to pay 81.
LEAVING Baden Baden a fortnight ago. ~
hope" said Kaiser Wilhelm to the burgomas-
ter, "to see you again next year. l have often
before said the same thing; bu; at my age it is
impossib to lay out any more plans. II is,
in fact, very problematical if l should ever
come among you again, but hope at least tU
DO So"
Much is anticipated of the great Scotch col
ony which is about to be planted in Florida.
The first division, composed of so families,
will sail from Glasgow on Nov. 20. These inn
migrants own the land to which they are
coming, AMI, in addition, are well supplied
with money, Fully thousand families in all
will come.
a TEXAS DOCTOR gives an account of the
ease with which doctors are made IN that
State. He took six hour de with Texan
villager. who asked him a great many ques-
tiOns about the remedies used for certain dis
eases then prevailing IN the locality. On the
following ", elk he had occasion to visit a
neIghboring village, where he + und his re-
cent companion with his single out as a full
fl dyed doctor. He had graduated in that
siX-mile ride.
"RIGHT HERE" says Mrs. Custer, ''may I
tell you something that learned from a cele-
brated florist IN the city. 1t is to exclude the
air entirely when trying to keep flowers over
night. lie gave me. in proof OF his theory,
u rose that he took from a safe where il had
no wafer, but was merely sprink ed when
placed there. applied the knO ledge on the
next flowers given me. and have been very
succC ssfu. If 1 happen to be " here there is
no refrigerator | put them in the bottom of a
truns which the trays and lid make almost
aIr-tlght.
The malignant poison of the membranous
matter tn collects in the throat of d child
suffering with dphth ria is shocklngly shown
in the case of DR.. George o. Warner, popu-
lar physc an of Leicester, Mass, who died
from the poison conveyed in a piece OF mem
brane cOughed up by child over whom he
was bending, and which lodged on his mus
tache. The poisonous matter was quickly re-
moved and the mustache washed; but the
infectious nature of the Iii case showed itself
in spite of these precautions. for the doctor
took it, and with the fatal result mentioned.
THE TERMS OF SETTLEMENT of the Adams
Coleridge case have been made public IN L IN
don. Some person of eminence is to decide
whether compensation shall be paid to Mr..
Adams. ana if so. " hat amount. Mr.. Bern
ard COeridGe, while unrcseryedly withdraw
ing the charges made. states most positively
that be made them in good faith. Mr.. Adams
is happy frankly to accept such assurances.
Lord Coleridge withdraws any language
which may ne construed as casting imputa-
lions upon his CHI racter or motives. He is
perfectly willing 10 make Mrs. Adams pen
sion of f600 year.
A METEOR lasting several minutes was seen
by he officers Of the American line steamship
British Prince on the last voyage from Liver
pool and Queenstown to Philadelphia. The
chief officer of the Prince states that it was
seen on Nov. 8, in lat. rs. long. 40, and that
1t was very remarkable, with two distinct
nebula, each as large as Venus in appear
ance, rising from the southwest and moving
toward the southeast, where II disappeared
behind a dense cloud. 1T was in sight nearly
two minutes, and left fiery trail in its track
like a comet. On reaching It's greatest alti-
tude. which was near Venus, the two nebuls
veTged into one.
A SHORT TIME AGO Yorkshire bookseller
who was waiting at Thorparch 81 alton, near
Harrogate. England, for ms train, went into
a room there. and on opening the door he saw
hanging 9galns The wall an Old and curious
looking volume. which on examination proe ed
TO be a copy of the Recuell of the Historic of
IrOye." one Of the fret works printed by
CaXtOn, with the title, introduction, ana
most of the contents IN good preservation.
He questioned the pOrters to discover if there
were any more , aXtOns IN the uelghbOrhood
but without success, though he learned that
had he been few days earlier he might have
obtained the book in a far more perfect condi-
ton. Shortly after he disposed OF hi- lucky
windfall TO firm of Manchester booksellers
for 30 guineas.
BUSINESS at Castle Garden, New York
OF late has been falling Off at 80 rapid a rate
that the Commissioners of Emigration have
little or nothing to do. except to reduce the
personnel OF the establishment. They have
decided to get rid of numerous class of en-
ployes at the end Of the year, whereby they
expect to effect saving OF at least 81. 600 per
annum. The arrivals at the Garden last
week were less than 1000. which is the small
est number recorded there for years within
the same space Of time. With the revival of
industry and trade in this country. no doubt
the human TIDE will again flow to our Shores
but IN the meantime the weekly additions TO
our population from the Old World are down
To a point which leaves but little business
either for the steamship companies or the
railroads that work IN con Injunction with them
in forwarding emigrants to the West.
IL Boston the law against smoking in the
streets still exists; and any unfortunate
smoker could be arrested by any policeman
who chose to do so. In England man was
recently arrested under nearly forgotten
law forbidding driving through the streets
during churcn time In the same country.
II ri "a q ~ y nn taNfi ia
victtd murderer escaped all punishmeut bv
c aiming trial by combat: that is that mis- IN
nOcencc or guilt might be proven by a duel
with the Attorney General 1.-THE latter en-
uhatcalY declining the test And II was
found that the right Of demanding such a duel
had never been repealed The English Laws
respecting the Christmas street singers or
'waits" were also in existence until very re-
Gently Originally they were court pages.
whose duty 70 was To patrol the court at night
andproclaim the hour with pious song,
MENTION was made recently OF some pet
ri6ed human eyes brought by w. 4 Curtis
from Pera to be polished as gems for Mrs.
Curtis collection OF jewels. The note was
copied in several journals in London and
Paris, and now Mr.. Spurway, writing from
Rome, says; II would state what | know
about perided eyes. when quartered nj
Kingston, Upper Canada, IN the year 1863, /
met An Ensli.h naval officer ON leave from
ANS ship. which had been cruising in south
American waters. 10 wac Just after the
occurrence " the great ear hquake OF that
year, and nc had m his possession Lenses Of
ewes thai he hat himself taken from the t4mbs
Of the inoas cast W By the earthquake. Eyes