Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A $4,000 EMANCIPATION monument is to
rise at Nicksburg by the dimes and dollars of
ex-slayes.
ST. PETERS CATHEDRAL, just finished at
Moscow, has Ave cupolas, and 900 pounds of
gold were used in OVERLAPPING them. The
doors of the temple cost $4,000 and the mar
bic floors Sl,500,O0O.
Az EDITOR in Dakota makes affidavit that
he has seen a spear of growing grass thirty
four feet long. Little Jack. of nursery fame,
never made oath as to the height of his sky
scraping bean pole.
THE lumber operators OF Maine, with one
or two exceptions, have agreed to employ no
man in the woods during the coming winter
unless he has recently been vaccinated.
Many have posted up notices stating that their
men must be vaccinated before they will be
employed.
A FRLNCH officer OF infantry has invented
a repeating rife which is believed to excel
everything of the kind hitherto devised. The
weapon can be loaded with it's seven car
trldges IN lOsecOnds, and completely discharg-
ed IN four. A great merit OF the arm is that 1t
can be fired until the magazine is exhausted
Without being removed from the shoulder.
TIE splendid estate of Mediator, IN silesia,
which was bequeathed by the late Duke of
Brunswick to the King of saxony has just been
sold by his Majesty to Baron Won Budden-
brock for $l,500,000. Medzibor is famous for
its sporting, and it is considered to be one of
the finest forest estates in Europe. The En-
perJr william had the first refusal of this
property.
VETERANS of the Army of the Potomac
now smile when they recall to mind an aston
ishing story that found many angry believers
when it ran like wildfre along The ranks
twenty three years ago, to wit: That their
beloved Little Mac' had been kidnapped
and sent to sea. 1t was the very day dashing
j no
swallow circles about galloping horse.
A NEW scheme to swIndle farmers has been
worked i'll some of the southern counties of
Michigan. A man comes round buying straw
stacks for paper mills. He gives his note for
the sum, and asks for receipt to send to the
mills to show what he has bought. It is only
the Old dodge to get the farmers signature to
a paper which afterwards turns up a promis-
sorry note at the bank, left for collection.
IN A BOOK in possession of the Young Mems
Association Of Troy, entitled THE American
Accomptant," written by Chauncey Lee, a.
NJ, and printed by William w. Wands, of
Lansingburg, in 1897, the origin of the dollar
mark is plainly shown in the table of federal
money. One straight mark represents one
mill. two straight marks cent, two straight
marks with one curve across one dime, and
two straight marks with two curved lines
across 81, almost precisely the same character
as now in use.
A DREADFUL MISTAKE was made not long
ago by physician IN Warsaw. young girl
suffered from some disease in one eye, and
there was danger that the other eye would be
similarly affected unless the diseased eye was
speedily removed. The girl was chlOroiormed
and the eye successfully removed; but to the
conformation of all, when the patient re-
gaIneu CONSCIOUSNESS, it was discovered that
the sound eye had been removed. The physl-
clan was so overcome with Femorse that he
fed from the house.
FARMER HENDERSON,, who lives within
miles of Newton, Sussex county, N. j., has
always been kind to the game on his place,
and now has two bevies of quail so tame that
they come into the barnyard whenever the
chickens are fed. and contend with them for
a share of the screen ngs which are scattered
with liberal hand by Miss HendershOt One
or two of the quas are so tame that they will
take wheat from her hand. The hens peck at
the little intruders, but they do not seem to
mind it much and merely dodge away.
THE two English ladies recently captured
by Greek brigands, aud released on a ransom
of $4,000, have returned to their homes in
West Kensington thoroughly cured of senti-
mental travelling on the plains of Marathon
Their adventures bear a curious resem blance
in many points to those of the two fair COM
patriots. Mrs. SimOns AMI her daughter. as
related 80 amusingly by Edmond About. 1t
appears that me realization is complete, even
70 the determination of Greek gendarmes with
the bandltti, spectacle of which the captiVes
were actual witnesses.
HARvARD's Conference Committee of Stu
dents and Faculty, met for the first time last
Friday. The committee first discussed the
question whether the duties now performed
by the college proctOrs could be safely left to
the management of the students themselves.
This gave rise TO a good deal of argument, but
no definite result was reached. the marking
system was next taken under consideration,
and referred to a sub committee to cores
pond with colleges having other systems, to
learn the various results,
CREMATION is making rapid progress in
Europe. The Gotha crematory in Germany
was opened seven years ago, and it has re-
ceived 200 bodies. There are 1862 crema tories
in italy. In Milan there are 600 members of
a single society. In France the topic has
been discussed, but the practice is still Illegal
committee of the Belgian Chamber has re-
ported favorably upon petition for a law
making cremation optional, and in Austria
opinion Is about evenly divided for and
against this method Of dispOsing Of the bodies
Of the dead.
HILLsDALE COLLEGE, MICH, is growing
lively as winter approaches. Upon the arrival
Of the students at their classes, recently, it
was found that all the chairs, some 800, had
mysteuously disappeared during the night
All the rec .tatlOn rooms on the first floor of
the three buildings had been completely
stripped Of their furnishings. Toward noon
the chairs were discovered scattered over the
country about m lie from the college, in
barns or hidden beneath bushes. 1t took
large wagon and three men all the next daV
to undo the work that few energetic stu
duents had done IN less than three hours
THE DEPORTATION OF riggs from Germany
for the Philadelphia market, which was sus-
pended during the summer, has been re-
sumed, the first shipment having lust been
received from Antwerp. The eggs received
are lined previous to being shipped. and sell
IT eighteen and nineteen cents per dozen.
Native lined eggs sell at the same rate, while !
lce-house stock brings nineteen and twenty
cents. and fresh twenty three and twenty /
four cents IN 4 Wholesale way. The expefl-
ments made the last two seasons in imDortine
eggs were satisfactory to both merchants and !
consumers. and it IS believed that a heavy
trade VIII be done during the coming season.
ONE OF our San Francisco girls married a
handsome young man, who, after a time,
packed his valise and betook himself to parts
unknown. 1t unsettled her reason. She il
harmless, and her friends kindly care for her !
and humor her whims. She is well-known |
ana gently tolerated all over the neighbor |
hood 0ut Howard street. She dresses an a |
bizarre style and daily saunters forth in search
OF her husband, whom she so loved "Robert |
dear, are yoe theren she asks in sweetly- |
attuned voice, as she steps into store and
looks under the counter and behind the door /
ana Have you seen Robertg" Is the plaintive |
inquiry OF each promenader who long remem- |
bers those pathetic, beseeching eyes. She ia /
hopeful ana goes TO bed saying he will surely /