Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-14
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THE Uzardes have lost their suit against ex-
/ Queen lsabella of Spain and the Duchess of
! Montpensier for the $25O.OO0 loaned by their
| ancestors to Ferdinand VII OF SPAN half s
century ago. The court decided the claim to
be barred by the statutes Of limitations.
No less than 1909 humming birds we're put
to death that their fine feathers might beauti-
| fy the gorgeous ballroom gown Of London
Delie In the same great vanity fair 500 cana
r. birds shed their blood the other day that an
other woman might outshine the other far
ana line sinners OF her set. So runs the world
away.
THE original text of the Franco Chinese
treaty Of peace, which has Just been brought
TO France, Is sealed up III oil Of yellow ak
fastened by gold cords, and secured in red
lacquer box, handsomely decorated with
mother OF pearl, and shut by gold paddock
| ms box is placed in a richly carved san
dalwoOd casket, and this in its turn is finally
soldered up IN metal case.
SHORT TINE AGO a rat got into the cage o.
canary belonging to a Buffalo woman and
killed the bird. The woman returned in zine
to trap the rat in the cage, and kept it there
SIX DAYS without food or drink, till it died of
starvation. To further satisfy her vengeance
she would at times prod the rat with red
hot knitting needle. She also tortured IL BY
giving 1t some vltriol in a spoon and a red
pepper pill. II is also related that when it
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punish 1t.
WY is it that the watch springs are break
/ ing2 "In my experience of thirty three
years" writes workman in the finishing
room Of a factory, 81 have never known Of so
large per cent. OF broken springs at this
time Of year. ! always have noticed that
there was q large increase in the breaking of
malnsprlngs in watches in the fall, but there
are more accidents of the kind now than ever.
Why is itY" No less than 5000 mainsprings in
watches were broken during recent storm
in New York.
VICTOR HUGO's personally is found to
amount 10 5,000,000f This was all amassed
during the last few years of his life, and pre-
Vious to that he WAS a comparatively poor
man. The last years dues alone on his works
amounted to over l,0000O0f. He bequeathed
5O,OOOf. to the poor OF Paris, but omitted to
81 n this portion Of his VIII, so that it has no
force in law and no compelling control over
his executors. The latter, however. will carry
out the poets wishes in strict accordance with
his unsigned bequest.
HIGHLY interesting sight in the botanical
world is TO be witnessed in the grounds of
Steephill castle, where large tree of the
araucaria imbricata species, Familiarity known
as the monkey puzzle, is in full bloom. The
tree, which is about 40 feet high, contains
nearly 40 cones of fruit. These cones are
twice the size of ordinary cocoanuts, and the
exhibition OF one of them at local flower
nor other visitors having ever heard of the
tree blooming in England.
THE Boston correspondent OF the Chicago
Standard says "When one reads Longfel-
lows and Emerson's romanCes of the bridge
over the Charles river. something of an expec-
tatiOn IL excited that there is little poetry in
the bridge. The fact is, Boston has not
bridge worthy of the name. They are scarce
ly more than mere string pieces. Strange.
that city Of so much art in gardens, parks,
bouievards, monuments. and fine public
bridges for full century "
IT was well worth the while of Manitou
(Col,) correspondent to write this, and 1t IS
worth anyones while to read it: 1.-THE Rock
les are piled up like purple clouds against the
brittle, sparkling sapphire skies. They trail
on in royal glory of color to the far south
their pink and purple peaks picked out with
piles of everlasting snow. They are the
Rocky mountains in all truth Not a tree
blooms upon their bald sterility of rock, and
yet in the amber atmosphere, under the
sweet clean sunshine, they look as If the next
puff Of wind might float them away"
THE English Royal Horse artillery will
shortly be armed with a weapon which gives
the Gatlng gun the go-by. The guns are
twelve and one-hslf FOUNDER breech- leaders.
and are SAID to surpass anything vet produced
In accuracy, range and quickness OF loading
and firing. The range is up to about 5000
yards, but the charge of powder is very large
viz, four pounds. The naturally heavy re-
coil is obviated by the carriage being fitted
with brakes. The projectiles are fitted IN the
base with copper driving ring, by which rO-
CatOn is given to the shot, thus securing both
accuracy Of direction and greater length of
range.
A STRANGE DISCOVERY has been made at
Debtling, in Kent, by some workmen. While
digging near a cottage they came across a
skeleton about three feet six inches below the
surface Of the earth. 1t was about five feet
four inches in length, and evidently the
skeleton Of woman. Owing no doubt, to the
property Of the chalk in which it was laid it
was IN a remarkable state of preservation,
while not a particle Of decayed wood or even
a vestige of clothing could be detected The
rusty remains of small dagger, which lay
between the left arm and the side OF the BODY,
with its point upw ards, is thought to indicate
that murder was committed there many
years ago.
E. z. ROE, whose rather thin novels have
caught the popular fancy, is not quite so years
Of age. He studied at Williams College,
having the ministry in view, and after
year at Auburn Theological Seminary, in 1862
he took the chaplaincy Of the second New
YORK cavalry. After about two years in the
field President Lincoln appointed him one of
the chaplains OF the Fortress Monroe hospi-
tails. just before entering on this new duty
he joined, rs "a volunteer, the raid in which
Col. Dahlgren WAS killed, and which had as
its object the release Of the Union prisoners at
Richmond. At the close of the war Mr. Roe
accepted call from the Presbyterian church
at Highland Falls, n. 7. In the spring of
1874 he removed TO Cornwall on the Hudson
near his early home, whore, to counterfeit the
tendencies Of too sedentary pursuits, he be-
gan the somewhat extensive cultivation of
small fruits and plants. Here have been
written most Of his later stories.
THE mad Englishman" is hardly to be met
with in days journey on the Rhine this
year, and as a consequence the hotels are de-
serted, their landlords in despair What
tourists there are are Dutch, and there ia NOT
much money TO be made on them Most
tragic part Of all. the walters who speak en-
glsh are forgetting the language through
having no one to converse with. Al one
once popular hosiery the English speaking
waiter has mad to resort to the desperate ex-
pedlcnt OF Keeping up his English by muir
murlng ''roaAt bif-clcan tOWel-eXorbitaut--
clean towel-roast bif,' 20 his napkin: and
the natives who are unacqualnted with the
language look upon him asa man gone wrong.
Others seriously mediate a Journey 70 Lon
don In the winter TO prepare for next season.
such dearth OF Engllshmen on the Rhine
has not been known for many yeara and
there 10 no cause to assign for il but the de-
preston in trade. The mad Englishmanii ia
not 80 mad as to travel with empty pockets.
THINK Of man 100 years old talking about
bonnets! Yet that is just what M. Chevreul
the famous French chemist. delights TO do
His observations on the headdress are curious,
and may guide ladieg in their visita 10 cha