Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-02
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est. rev. DR.. Thomas receives only$4,OOO.
IT took seven days to auction of the con-
! tents of Elveden Hall, Dhuleep Singh's old
place in England, but the things went at low
/ prices and only $47, $50 was obtained in ali for
what cost probably S250,0O0.
| NETTING PIGEONS Is a simple and effective
method of capturing the birds by wholesale.
| A pigeon net is a section of ordinary small
mesh fish netting, made to cover an area of
ground, when laid fiat, sometimes 20 by &c
! feet In extent.
! IN the recent public sale of Mr.. Beresford-
! Hopes artc0llectOn in London, the notorious
| Philippe Egalte' sapphire ring fetched
! S3,675; the largest pearl in the world, two
! lhches IN diameter, SD, $50; a diamond an inch
and half across. formerly belonging to the
hlng OF handp, .Sl,7S5; and superb aqua
| marine swOrd-hilt, once carried by Murat,
King of Naples, Sl,l7O.
DR. IRELAND has shown the effects of
heredlty in tracing through $50 years the
history of Spain. The royal children were
cursed with an hereditary nervous faint
Whlcn sometimes passes over a generation
oniy TO appear again in various forms and
lntensltles as epilepsy, hypochondria, me Ian
cholia, mania and imbecllity, till at length 1t
eXtlnguishes the direct royal line.
NAMES and devices may be etched upon
knife blades and other steel surfaces by fol-
lowing these directions: Clean thoroughly Of
grease, and then spread a thin coating of bees
wax or paraftne on the surface. With a sharp
neeGle nolnt write through the wax to the
steel. Paint over with a mixture of nitric
and muriatic acid, in the proportion of six
TO one respectively, and when bubbles cease
TO rise the work Is done. Wash in strong soda
water.
The MEN interested in the Saturday half
holiday movement at Philadelphia have en-
rolled in their organization large number of
women who promise to extend all the aid
possible to further the plan. They are now
distributing all over the United States roll
OF honor TO include the names of all Phlladel-
Phla corporations and firms which have
agreed TO give their employees the benefit of a
Saturday half holiday during any portion of
the coming summer.
AS the yacht Priscilla came into port at
New York, on Sunday evening, she passed
along the outer edge of an immense sea of oil
and sludge acid which covered the bay from
the edge OF the main channel below the lower
quarantine island across to the Staten Island
shore. IL Moved in steady stream for six
hours gathered around all the docks, and was
Offensive beyond description. The residents
OF Staten Island are greatly annoyed by the
continuance of this outrage by the oil COM
pan1es.
DIR. HAULER, an Austrian scholar, has Just
discovered in the BibliOtheque Rationale at
Paris five fragments of an historical work of
the Latin author Sallust. work hitherto I'M
known, One Of the fragments is part of a let
ter from POmpey the Great to the Roman
Senate. Another fragment gives an account
OF the debate on this letter. The remaining
three fragments consist OF reports of HOSTILE
ties In Spain and other countries. The FIVE
fragments are palimpsests over which had
been written the text of the works of St. Je-
rome
WALTER sINN, manager of the Park
Theatre, New York, was neatly taken in by
glib young man. This young man told Mr.
Sim that Arthur Wallack had instructed him
TO present to him Mr.. Sinn) a couple of float
ing gardens which had come from South
America. The latter proved to be two boxes
containing oats and cotton, neatly gotten up,
and for them Mr.. Sim paid the Young man a
dollar. Theyoung man told Mr., Sin6 thar if
put in water the oats would sprout at once
and the whole thing would float around.
When ne got the dollar the young man disap-
peared.
THE first shipment of ''new crop tea" from
Yokohama passed through Chicago for New
York Saturday. The Shipment consisted Of
$50 tons. 1t left Yokohama on the steamship
San Pablo, and made the running time of
fourteen days and six hours to San Francisco.
From san Franclsc0 it was shipped on two
special trains. The first train left by Central
Paclhc on the afternoon of May %; left Coun-
Gil Bluffs by Chicago aud Northwestern at
l 90 a. m, May Is, and arrived in Chicago at
>: 80 p. m. May % The second train left San
.
Council Bluffs at 2:5 a. m. Nav D. and ar
rived in Chicago at l:s0 Saturday morning
THE Maharajah Duhleep Singh, having
been refused permission to return to the Pun
jab by the British government. has gone bac k
to India and enforced retirement in high
dudgeon. lie has formally renowned Chris
tlanlty and returned to the faith of his
fathers. Heconsiders himself deeply Wronged
by England, and many Anglo Indians believe
that he will henceforth be a focus of danger
TO the British supremacy. Native dsaffec-
ton controlled and directed by so popular a
Prince might easily attainformidable propor-
tiOns the more so inasmuch as the art of con-
spring as practised in Hindustan is nearly
always beyond the detective capacity of the
British police.
ON the South Eastern railway, about ten
miles from Charing Cross railway station
London, lies the small village OF Ethan, in
Kent. One approaches the little village bv a
pretty road, such as Kent is famous for. and
passing through the village, turns into a se
cludet street OF semi detached villas A
brougham merts him at Ethan and conveys
him to Wonerst Lodge. the name of Mrs.
OSheas house, the fifth OF the row. This ia
ParneiPs mysterious home. 1t is not his own
home exactly, but the home Of his devoted
follower and recent Parliamentary compan-
ION the famous Capt. OShea. the negOtiator
OF the kilmalnham treaty and many other
similar things. There Mr.. Parnell IS either as
guest or ledger of Mrs. O'shea.
THE railroad war, which made 1t possible
for man to buy through ticket to San
Francisco for $35 or less, according To the
nearness of the starting point to the Pacific
coast, witnessed the carriage across The CON
tnent of great thrOngs, although the onnor-
tunlty was not extensively advertised The
travellers, however, were subjected 10 great
dtscomiorts. As the ticket WAS sold at mnch
higher price than the rate agreed upon The
difference being refunded at the end OF the
journey, on day named. or not at all. = CON
tinuOus trip was peremptorv. Knowing that
the era OF low prices would be short the man
ayers took no pains to provide ADEQUATE ac.
commodatlOns. Only few cOuid Obtain
berths in sleeping cars, and the other cars or
certain parts Of the route were so cro1vded
that there was little enjoyment for the tour.
lists.
ONE OF Lincoln's most esteemed friends was
old ex-Goy. Tod, of OHIO, He was a Quaint
old character, and Lincoln loved him for ms
honesty. ability and native shrewdness One
evening when Tod was in town Lincoln i'm
vited HIM over TO the White House. They had
long chat together, when Lincoln finally
sald; LOOK here, Tod, how - IL that you smell
your name with only one DIP married Todd
Dut sne spelled her name with two dis. All OF
her relatives do the same. You are the frat
Tod / ever met who spelled his name wifi go
few letters" Old Tod looked at Lincoln far
moment IN his peculiarly auizzing mannar
and then replied: MIR. President God smells
his name with only one d, and what il good
enough for God ~ good enough for me- Lin
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