Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-03
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way train. In a run OF 81 miles the horse
men won.
THE late Mr.. Blythe's many millions may
yet revert to the State of California, as the
claimants have failed to prove that they are
true heirs.
MANY villagers near KaBnoe Selo, where
the Russian artillerymen practice at targets
live solely from the sale of bombshells and
cannon balls picked up by them.
AN active trade in sea-gulls has sprung up
along the coast of Long Island. The birds are
poisoned by putting arsenic on bits of fish or
pork and shipped to New York, to taXider-
mlsts and dealers in fancy feathers. They
bring from SOC. to 75c., according to size.
THE Rhine runs low just now and the river
steamers are not going according to their
schedules. Therefore, travellers sometimes
find themselves obliged to lodge at undesIra-
bic places. Zone st~rong-minded American
lady bluntly accused the pier pOrters of hav-
ing been 'brlbed' by the hotel keepers TO de-
tain passengers II possible"
A MAN who speaks of himself as a "money
dresser" by trade makes his living in New
York by his manipulation of old coin. He
BUYS the plugged silver pieces and Clipped
cooper coins tuat are dropped into the gate
boxes along the elevated railroad. and likes
the money up so that 1T will pass again. Now
and then he comes across a rare coin worth
many tim s its face value.
MEMBERS Of the Portland (Ore.) Board of
Trade have originated a novel scheme for
attracting immigration to their State. Itcen-
sists OF what they call a missionary car
fitted with the choicest specimens If the FRUITS
grasses, grains. and woods of Oregon This
exhibit will be taken on a tour through some
of the Eastern States, the railway companies
furnishing free transportation.
LITTLE BOYS, seeing what they at first
thought was the red moon rising from behind
a clumb OF trees, found the Glass church on
fire far south of Greensburg, Ind, a few days
ago. The building was burned to the founda-
ton stones. This loss is especially worth no.
ting. because the chapel was thai of 1.-THE Re-
publican United Brethren in Christ" a war
time society that mingled patriotism with
piety.
THE international congress Of the educators
OF the blind has just ended at Amsterdam.
The Philadelphia workshops for blind men
had a broom among the exhibits of the British
and Foreign Blind Association. This work
shop was founded fourteen years ago by q
blind man, Mr.. Hall, who is still the manager.
Ninety blind men are constantly employed at
good wages; 340,0 600 brooms, besides other artl-
Giles, were sOld.last year, and the workshop Is
about to be enlarged so as to accommodate $50
workmen.
A CAPITAL STORY has just been raked up
in England concerning the late Mr.. Justice
Maule, and those who are now agitating about
children and oath-taking in courts of justice
should study its wisdom. At a trial over
which Mr.. Justice Maule presided great doubt
was expressed as to whether 2 little girl who
had been called as a witness knew about the
nature of an oath. To silence controversy
the Judge asked the child If she knew where
she would go to if she told a lie. The witness
merely replied, mo, SIR To which the
Judge added: "A very sensible answer.
Neither do l know where you Will go to. You
may swear the witness"
THE Indian inspection committee Of the
House of Representatives, of which Mr.. Hol-
man is chairman, has been travelling since
July 10, and has visited all agenciee accessl-
Bile from the Northern Pacific road. The COM
mittee has recently been visiting the reserva-
tiOns in Oregon and Washington Territory.
Last Tuesday night thev left Portland for san
Francisco. Arriving there, the party will
visit in detail reservations in California, Ne
vada. Arizona. and on through to Indian Ter
ritory. One result OF the inquiries is the con-
clusion that the scheme to concentrate all the
Indians upon the lands of the Indian Terri
tory is i'm practicable Congressman Holman
deems it feasible. however, to move and To-
cate in tbs Territory several tribes now occu-
plying the Blackfeet reservation. and the COM
mittee May so recommend: but such a meas
IRE as to other tribes, especially those on the
Pacific coast, would, in his judgment, be IN
wise.
1hlCs III UllCAs C4A VI bAC NUM- IA AA0hP-
ton Club on the Tuckahoe hills, L. l., IN the
sunshine of Saturday: A little brown fox sat
on the grass and budged not an inch when he
saw many hounds, led bydog Beauty, com at
him over the hills. One of the hounds seized
REWARD by the ear aud in the short, sharp
scufle that followed the little brown fox was
killed. Miss Whitaker, first at the death,
took the brush and tied a bit of pink ribbon
around it. Then away went the riders, young
horsemen and fair young horsewomen, while
the steel Of the shOd hoofs twinkled over the
green. Prague tumbled. but he did not even
sol his high white hat The timorOus hit of a
beast was Come upon at last, and Mlss11ard-
ner. taking the brush, put blue ribbon around
IT. for y blue rosette chung ike a nosegay Of
l0rkspur to the bride OF her steed. Then,
while the hounds lay on the grass and painted,
there came the delight of a Rhode Island clam
bake.
w1ELDER Of the pen whose staff is a
''golden rod" with wild cherry wine for ink.
writes from Blowing Rock, in the mountains
Of North Carolina: 1--WE saw some fine sights.
A log dairy, covered with moss, looking as il
it had grown ont of ferns and rocks, with
limpid water dripping over them; a call for
glasses, and the girl who brought them had
caught the wild beauty Of the flowers about
her. In plain blue cotton skirt, a %spotless
handkerchief carelessly crossed over her
throat, she pushed back a long bonnet to lift
to US the softest eyes my own ever looked into,
lips like a scarlet thread, and bright hair
tossing around a low sweet forehead. Glass
after glass until the little brown hand must
be tired. The stream near by is alive with
speckled brook trout. We wind IN the DAYS
by rompipg through the Virginia Reel, with
old Uncle Dick To PLAY for ia. Nobody hears
a noe OF the thin strains he draws from his
violin; they are drowned by the rush OF Young
feet, the laughter of happy women, the big
outlaws from the gentlemen. Swarms Of
lOvely girls"
THE White House has been thoroughly
cleaned, and is now ready for the reception Of
the President. Visitors. VINO have been re-
fused admittance sisce the Presidents de-
p~arture, are now admitted to the east room
No extensive repairs and improvements. such
as were put on during the vacations in Mr..
Arthur's time, appear. TIE house has been
thoroughly swept and busted. and the chan
del eTs have been taken Town and brushed.
and are again in their places done up in
cotton. Xix immense padded bags. The table
at which the President and Cabinet sit during
their consultation has been vanished. and
the eight chairs stand IN their places with
empty dignity. The pOrticO has had a little
ugly brown AMI white paint put upon it to
hide the stains left by the mourning drapery,
aud the only other "improvement" was the
Strengthening OF the stairs leading TO the
Presidents Office, which had grown weak
under the tramp Of the EeavyAfOoted Office
seekers. II Is now braCel With iron. and they
viii find II us hand To shake as the determine
ton of the President. 10 Is not known lust
when the President Will return, but at the
White House he is not looked for much before