Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-11

Miraculous Babe and the usual group: Far
away are the hills of Jerusalem, and, lighted
as Il is, by unseen lamps, the picture Is I'M
pressive. The figures are OF ll1e-slze. eIther
Of wax-wOrk or Of wood, or perhaps, OF TERRI
Gotta. The girl-trumpeters, who are very
pretty. call out: Behold Him. He-Dorn
in a mauger; He-now Lord OF the universe,
lives in a house not made with nan1s, eterha.
in the Heavens. grander than the VaticanW
The simple audit tors appear ID believe IN the
eficacay Of the prayer that is directed 10 the
picture.
AN Arkansas murderer who was to be
hanged was resplted by the Governor at the
last minute, whereup0n Disguised Wouid-oe
spectator sent the Sheriff the following note;
1--WE have come here to see teller hung, an
we're goin' to see him hung II thars money
enough in the crowd TO buy rope. we don.t
know whuther he's gilty or not, an wedon't
kere a dried apple dOggOn. Thet amt none
of our bus ness. Thar's many young women
in this here crowd who. if disappointed now,
won't never have no mo- confidence IN man.
1t amt right to cast damper over young
lives. l know of one young fellar OF nign
character that has just married the putItes
kind of a gal on the strength OF fetchin, her
to this here shindig, and If the thing dont
turn out to be a success, blamed II a0n
think she will apply for divorce. mat
young fellar is me, an that young gal IS my
WIFE"
AT the recent auction of wines of the Mar
auis de Casa Fuente, which was held at the
Hotel DrOuot, six bottles of Chateau Lafitte,
1865, fetched 40 francs, $24 the bottle; II bot
ties JohannIsberger $50 francs, and % bottles
of fine champagne brandy realized ~ per
bottle. These prices arc not extraordinary
for those who remember the sale which TOOK
place four years ago in the same rooms, when
Two bottles of Chateau MargauX fetched so.
ON that occasion the chief purchaser was NJ.
de Bavilesky, whose magnificent arr co iic
ton has Just been sold, and whose cellars
were noted as the richest private cellars IN
Europe. The present purchaser is one OF the
best known restaurateurs in Paris. ana inc
same wines now figure in his wine llst at inc
margin OF profit of As francs bottle. Inc
brandy is priced at So 80 per glass.
ALLIGERvILLE is the name of a small ham
let on the Delaware and Hudson canal, IN
Ulster county, n. Y. A shoe cObbler there
has a story to tell of Jay Gould and OF claim
that he still holds against him. When Mr..
Gould was IN his teens he left his father 5
farm in Delaware county, and tried his hand
at various pursuits, but made no money. On
a bright sunday morning jay, or Jason-fOr
that was the way he signed his name before
he attained his majOrity-Was at his Wits END
/ in the effort to earn dollar to supply press
I ing necessities, that the idea OF making map
of Ulster county came into his head. lie was
| then walking along the tow path, and was
/ very much down in the mouth" He remem-
! bered that he had a casual acquaintance with
| a Young man, Oliver j. TiilsOn, now leading
/ citizen of the town of Lloyd, and one OF the
richest ana most extensive lrull growers aIohS
! the Hudson river, who then lived with his
/ father in ROsendale. Mr.. Gould had an IN
/ terview with TillsOn at once, and before sun
! down the arrangements for making a new
map were perfected. TilsOn furnished the
necessary money and work began the next
/ day. For two months or more Gould and his
! companions tramped over the hills and noun
| tans of Ulster, working industriously on the
map. II was when Jay Gould was without a
| cent. though rich in expectations, that he
/ contracted his Alligervile debt, and 1t W as
| for selling and heeling the only pair OF shoes
! he had. The amount was less than 81. and
cash he would at least getA map, but he says
he has received neither to this day. He says
he still hopes that the millionaire VIII liqui-
date his indebtedness with compound interest.