Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-22
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GARDINER, ME-. has just had its second
murder sensation. The other crime was COM
mtted n August, 1898, when a crazy man,
thinking he Was inspired to make eacrifce
and offer burnt Offering burned the Epssco-
pal church, then nearly completed, and IN
tended to XIII the minister as the sacrifice. but
not being able to do this he killed a woman of
the same name.
GOOD WIG of white hair. says a tonsorial
artist, costs about $40, but and this is a secret
of the TRADE and can only be told in whispersl
the material of which these wigs are made is
clipped from the festiye goat and never from
the human head. A peculiar soft, silky kind
OF snow white hair originates on the AngOra
rabbit. perfect white and abundant wig
OF whlte human hair would cost $1,000 at
least,
Iowa DRUGGISTS make monthly reports of
liquor sales. Great numbers OF invalids who
doctor themselves seem to be under daily al
cohOlic treatment. For instance, a small
dealer in MuScatine, where all the sanitary
conditions are favorable, finds that it takes 81
Ieet or paper to enumerate his sales for
month. He sold as medicine 152 barrels IF
beer; 50 gallons Of whisky, 10 of gin, of al
eohol, and of brandy.
F. NJ. o. FEM has just filed $50 suits in the
District Court at Houston, Tex, for the heir
of Mary E. Weatherford, of Tennessee, to get
possession of 1886 pieces Of land in the Obedi-
ance Smith survey and three blocks on Main
street. SUITS to get possession OF u 900 acres
OF land in Cherokee, Henderson, Ruek, Cor
ryell, BeXar, Medina. Lampasas and Houston
counties. and $4,000 worth of property in
Austin have also been entered.
DR.. E. A. MEREDITH calls attention to the
fact that "the common jaIls of this continent
are to-day little in advance Of the jsils of
hfty years ago" He insists that the purpose
If the repression of crime. and his point is
that Tor the youth who are under criminal
sentences the common jail is a school in which
education In crime becomes compulsory. In
discr' inmate intercourse he deems the great
evil OF our present Jail system, and quotes nu-
merous authorities to show that it is con-
demned everywhere by public opinion.
THE British War Office has determined
thoroughly to investigate the subject of
charging shells with explosives of higher
power than gunpowder, the employment Of
which has hitherto been avoided on account
of the danger which attended their use.
Chemists assert that a shell charged with
gun cotton or any Of the various compounds
Of the nitro glYcerIne order, bursting along
side an irOnclad, would shatter the strongest
armor aioat, and render the mightiest war
ship as contemplate foe as an old wooden
trigate.
FEW MEN are more considerable than one of
whom a Western journal tells. Stricken in
the loss of the bride of his youth, he remarked.
He felt that the living wife would be dis
tressed to see fine portrait of her PREDECESSOR
around, and at the same time he could not
destroy the portrait. What should he do?
He went to a cabinet maker and had a false
bottom put into his trunk, and now, snug be-
tween the true and the false, cribbed, cabined
and confined rests the picture of his true
sweetheart, herself beneath the sod of two
summers.
A COMIC VERSION of the scene in which
Roderick Dhu, giving a shrill whistle, causes
an army of faithful clansmen to spring up.out
of the ground, to the astonishment of Fitz-
James. was given at the Liverpool ssizes the
other day. A farmer whose effects were about
to be olstralned got on haystack and
nourlshed revolver and scythe in the faces
OF the bailif and his men. This having no re-
suit. he blew horn, and forthwith an army
OF laboFers came to the rescue. But it was
dear rescue. 1t cost the farmer a bag of silver
IN the END.
THE Massachusetts Sunday law is a very
old one, prohibiting all work or travel except
charity. mercy, necessity, or worship. It also
applies to Saturday evening. In letter and
spirit if observed to-day, il would stop the
running of horse cars, Sunday papers, most
OF the work OF drug stores on Sunday, the
riding, driving. and walking that are general,
all the work done Saturday evenings of
secular sort, and hundred aud one things
that churches and clergymen indulge in. Still,
an attempt is beng made by the Mayor of
WHICH is the diamond weddingG The
twenty fifth is the silver anniversary and the
Oft eth the golden, as ell agree. But, while
in America we add twenty-five years to the
fifty to find the time of the diamond AnniYer-
sary, they act in England as though it comes
with the completion OF the seTentieth year Of
married life. Richard Wortley and Elizabeth.
his wife, welded at the very time the guns
~ere booming at Waterloo. recently cele-
"a rrla o.,
at Sheepshead, Eng, and the papers there
ailude to II. as diamond wedding.
JOSEPH W. DRExEL says that the s25O.ooO
fund collected by George Jones for the Grant
family is not lost, unless the Grant family are
willing to so consider it. The laws of the
State of New York provide that trust funds
shall be invested in certain standard securl-
ties. These securities are named in the stat
ute. Any Investment outside Of this range
named IN the law IS at the risk of the trustees
II the fund cannot be collected back out ~ the
wabash property the Grant family can re-
cover The money by suit against Mr.. Jones,
the Morgan estate and the third trustae'
There IS no doubt at all OF their liability for
the entire amount. There is no pOint in the
objection TO bring suit against one Of the prin-
clpals who was instrumental in raising the
fund However meritOrious his act was he
collected the money of other people for Gen.
Grant. and his Investment of that money il
one for which he should be held strictly liable
EssAIE AsDEvADZADoURIAN, a member OF
the COnfraternity OF Etchmi adzin, wrote to
the Archbishop Of Canterbury that the Synod
Etchmiadzin had issued a mandate appoint
ing him spiritual pastor to the Armenian resi-
dents in London. that it had authorizon him
70 open y ace OF worship at Noting hill,and
had engaged 10 supply him with the necessary
vestments and holy vessels On the ground
that the Church OF England and the Church of
Armenia are sister churches. and have many
things IN common. the Armenian priest re-
quested authorization OF the Archbishop. The
Primate la reply Is glad that the SYNOD OF
Etchmla'Zin mas determined 10 open a church
''fOr the worship Of those families which ara
resident here be onging 20 the ancient and IL
lustrious Church of Armenia" and recognizes
that the Church of Armenia ia a sister ma
honal church Of the Church Of England "
TIE striking bit OF mountain scenery that
catches the eve of travellers on the Peunsylva-
MA railroad just beyond Altoona is known To-
cally IA the kettle" II 10 formed by the
Brush mountain, which at this point is in the
shape OF an immense horseshoe More charm
ing views can be had FROM the rim OF this
great Kettle than from any other uoint in
biair county. Lonking 10 one direction the
whole Of Sinking Valley, OF Tyrone township.
spreads itself out, h ewing ir the far distance
the Allegheny mountains for d background
Turning In another direction the Alleghenies
can be- seen Tor NAM miles, and aee,u 10 form
the DIES Of an immense bowl, at the bottom
OF which are tens - thousands OF acres ~ land
ia of ruff