Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE Moses and COlville Indian reservations,
in Washington Territory, are to have each
grist and saw mill and a schOOlhOuse. The
contract price for the Fix structures Is S49,OOO.
THEO, the singer, says that in Havana the
thermometer three weeks ago was at 30 de-
grees, and the most brilliant toilets and de-
cOllete dresses she had ever seen IN theatre
were displayed night after night. The Span
ish women were beautiful, ana their costumes
were the Al erican ball dresses Of midsum-
mer.
ALCOHOLIC intemperancc is stated to be in
creasing to an alarming extent among the
women Of Australia. In discussing the mat
ter at n meet ne of the Melbourne Medical
Society the physicians present concurreu IN
attributing The trouble to close confinement,
anxiety, and the fatigue arising from over
work.
AN old soldier criticises the picture of Gen.
Thomas for which Congress voted Miss RAN
som $4,000. He is represented standing on
the field at Chicamauga, IN military dress
smt just out OF the band-boX, put on after a
Turkish bath. In point OF TACT Ihomas hau
on an old blouse. and looked like teamster
Jus tout OF gutter.
ONE Of the cases reported at recent meet
ing Of the Charity Organization Society of
Washington was that Of professional beggar
who has two dresses-a begging dress and a
society dress. Her name appeared in the So
cety column of daily paper as RECEIVING
guests during the inauguration, ana she was
found 10 he living handsomely out OF aims.
A SERIOUS epidemic OF whoopng cough has
run through the islands OF the FIJI group. The
malady has carried OF all the very young ma
tive children, and left a decrease 10 the pOpu-
latiOn Of 600. A few years ago $4,000 persons
in Fiji died from an epidemic OF measles.
Since then the local government nave uone
much to instruct the people IN the laws OF
health.
ALFRED SMITH, Of Newport, who has be-
come millionaire by 4 real estate specula-
ton IN that fashionable resort, was thirty
five wears ago a cutter in large tailoring es-
tablishment in New York. lie had saved
few hundred dollars when he settled in New
port, and by judiciOus purchases OF ground at
nominal rates. LAID the foundation for large
fortune. At the age of IS he is now living
life OF leisure.
THE Russian Government are preparing an
expedition to Western Siberia for the purpose
of examining some sulphur deposits recently
discovered there. One of the deposits is said
to contain upward OF 100000 pOod Of sui
phur. the number OF the former being 1000
600 Europe has hitherto been supplied with
this article from Sicily. The expedition viii
leave st. Petersburg TINS month.
HORACE HOWARD FURNEss, OF Philadel-
phia. is the possessOr Of Shakespeare gloves.
They were given to Garrick at the Stratford
Jubilee in 1863 by John ward, inc ACTOR, WHO
had received them in TAG from cousin OF
Shakespeare, with the assurance that they
were genuine. On the death OF Garrick they
passed. with all other personal effects, to ms
widow. who at her death bequeathed them TO
Mrs SiddOns, who in turn bequeathed them
to Mrs. George COmbe, of Edinburgh. her
daughter, who bequeathed them to Mrs. +. A..
Kemble, who gave them to Mr.. Furness.
SEVER hear how odd Hickory settled po-
litical quarrel between two prominent Sena-
tors OF his day? asked a man from New Or
leans. s'There was quite controversy over
the appointment of Postmaster in Virginia,
and the two candidates each had Senator on
his side. They both happened to meet at the
Executive Mansion, while they were urging
the claims Of their constituents one day, and,
after talking il over, and without reaching
any conclusion, odd Hickory said: We'll,
gentlemen, if you will settle upon the man
will appoint him. but while You are settling
it | will renew the commission OF the present
incumbent"
THE war feeling IN London has been suili-
GENTLY strong to float some of the most afro
cious dOggerel in the way of street songs. One
Of the popular ballads begins: "When the
burglar dares be stealing. Uglily our caves be-
meath, Then the bulldog has feeling, lis