Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-23

scared upward, singing doubtless song OF
gratitude to its deliverer. The circumstance
is remarkable as showing how the great terror
cong uered the less-the instinct Of preserYa-
ton IN the bird riumphing over It's natural
timidlty.
THERE have been so many sensational sto-
ries concerning the precise character Of the
disease Of Gen. Grants tongue and throat
that it viii be gratifying to his many friends
TO learn that all the more serious and alarm
ing symptoms cOnnecte with them-have viz
tualiy diappeared. IL would appear, from
its clinical history. 10 have been case OF
chronic superficial Inflammation OF the
tongue. the long continuance Of which results
ia prO-ressiv malignant destruction OF the
invaded parts. There is a strong probability
that excessive smOkingwas one Of the prime
factors as TO causation. inasmuch as SUCH mas
been proven To be the case in the large ma
jOrity Of persons so afflicted The dlstln-
guished General would not certainly be con-
sidered an exception to this rule, affOrdlng as
he does the notorious example for the anti
tObaccOnists. Still it is fair to state that the
disease sometimes occurs III those who do not
/ smoke and who are not inclined to any IN
/ temperance.
! ALTHOUGH the Civil Service Commission
has been hindered in its work by lack of
sufficient clerical help, and has urged Con-
gress 10 give them some relief HE House
/ Committee on Appropriations failed to pro-
I vide the necessary funds in the lcgls' atlve.
executive ana judicial appropriation bil, and
the matter was not mentioned I'D me liOust
when the bill was passed. As il left tn House
/ the bill appropriated g, l4O for the entire eN-
: peuses of the commission. This is the same as
was given last wear. The Commissioners viii
/ ask the senate so TO amend the bill as TO give
( them one new clerk at Sl.400 a year and Ia
+ bOrer at $500. Their clerical force Is now 50
/ small that they are required to work regularly
/ an hour longer each day than clerks 10 the
! executive departments, while extra work Is
! he rule rather than the exception. hose
/ who have occasion to visit TIE Office OF the
J commission think Congress might as well be
| asked to provide them with larger and more
{ convenient quarters. but the most pressing
[ need is for n larger force. some comment is
{ heard upon The fact that The amount appro-
] pri6ted for the commission IS smaller lnan
/ that provided for the State Civil Service Com
mission of New York.
FRANCES, second wife of James Russell
! Lowell. Who died in London last Thursday,
was a daughter of Capt. John Dunlap lead
ing merchant Of Portland, Me-. and niece OF
1 Robert p. Dunlap, Governor Of Maine from
! 1884 10 1888. While Mr.. Lowell and his first
/ wife We're abroad in IS5l-'52. their daughter
(now Mrs. Edward BurnetD was lett in the
/ care Of Miss Dunlap. She was married 10
/ Mr.. Lowell in September, 1851, the year IL
| which he accepted the editor SHIP Of the 4 n
unite NOnthIU, Just started by Phillips, Samp-
! son Il Co., of Boston. Mrs. Lowell had Il
| serious attack of malignant typhoid fever i've
| years ago, while in Madrid with her husband,
! who was then United States Minister to
/ Spain. After several days OF critical illness
/ her physician pronounced her dead; but II
/ was discovered that she was merely IN q
| cOmatose condition, and with great care she
| was finally restored. After slow cOnVa-
| lescence she was able to rejOin Mr.. Lowell in
/ London. WHITTIER he had in the meantime been
| transferred as Minister; but she never fully
recovered from the effects of this experience.
| and WAS on this account accorded 4 special
/ audience when presented to the Queen. She
/ leaves no children.