Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-08
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is impractIcable, he precribes poison
WHITE LILAcs in tpom. are among the
greatest attractions at New York hor'icui-
tural show. Dwarfed potting, they were
made little trees not Dee than two Iee1 nleu'
perfect in shape and snwy with bloem'
TIE WESTERN UNION'RLEGRAPHC COMPANY
has decided to settle the aim Of the state ior
unpaid taxes, and has gifted the Comptrol-
! Ter that he would reeve in Gay OF wv"
check for the full amout. about SlS5'OOo'
JOHN STETsoN, the lew York manager, Is
somewhat cross eyed. On one occasion ne
advertised a certain pig with "a remarkably
strong cast" Laura pon, the actress, wit
messed the performance and was askeu Wua'
she thought of it. evil" she replied mis-
chievousiy. ~ think tie remarkably strong
cast Is all in the manaer's eye."
As DEATH GRIMLY seies the king as well as
the commOner, so diphuerla Is foe to Ouch
esses as well as the litts jewellers in poorly
kept houses. The receT illness of the Ouch
| ess of Connaught was tEceaOle to sewer ga'
that got into her bedrotJ through hole IN
pipe. DR.. Playfair scnted the cause and
remeded the evil. Tn Duchess would nave
! died If she had Temsned in the polluted
rooms for another "a hors.
The AMERICAN CHURH in the Via Nazion-
ale at Rome has just zen decorated with
! stupendous Venetian Mosaic of cartoon OF
| mr. burnS Jones, representing CnTlSG Bur
rounded by the Celestial company, as de-
scrlbed by Isaiah, Ezeiel and 81. John. In
| the work, which meaures 962 square feet,
there are no fewer than sixty figures, some OF
them three yards high, While the reproduction
| OF tb" grand cOloring is-egarded as triumph
OF mosaic art.
IT IS CLAIMED that e. w. Dexter, of the
town of Liberty. near New London, Is the
soldier mentioned ir Grants memoirs who
surrounded and captured a half dozen Next
cans on roof at ChipulJepec, at the storm
ing AMI capture q that place during the
Mexican war. GRAFT dId not know the name
of the soldier, but Mr.. Dexter. while applying
for pension in BS0, told Mr.. Patchen the
incident. The wOtnd on which be based his
application was received on the roof after
the capture, while waving the flag he had
taken.
JOHN THORPE thinks that the new passion
flower, Constance Elliott, will probably prove
an acquisition. I'll color, pure white, with
just a suggestion Ofpurple at the base of its
corolla. is in its favor, but Its chief advantage
over the old passfra c9rulia, from which It
springs, is its longer peri d Of bloom. 1t
| MOWERS when the vne Is much smaller than
the old kind and 3onseQ uently much earlier
when planted out, and will continue all the
latter part Of sumner up to hard frOsts. 1t
will probably be as hardy as the present plant,
which if cut back and covered will ordinarily
survive our winters
>. D OOI LDs Dhss OF seneca fdllBs Wuub
making the trip down the Lachine rapids in
the st. Lawrence river seven years ago,
dropped his cane overheard His name and
address were engraved on a silver plate near
the head of the cane. a few days ago Mr..
Gould received a letter from Samuel Yeo. wlo
lives on the coast of Nova Scotia. YeO in
| formed Gould that he had found a cane float
ing in the ocean five miles from shore bearing
the name and address of S. S. Goud, Sr.
Gould requested him 20 send the cane to him
by express, and on Monday he received the
fs7 Spsf'y nc 1851 III 'n9''' Lawrence river IN
LADY FLORENCE DIXIE has emerged from
her secluson by the publication of volum-
inous poem on Irish Freedom" in Mr.. Par
rsjournal, United IreSand When last heard
from Lady Florence was a Joan Of Arc lead
ing the Loydlist hosts against the Parnellites.
she has kept quiet since her little escapade in
Windsor Park. when her life was defended
against a mythical attack by mythical In
vlncibes through the timely interpretation Of
a mythical dog. AS Queen Victoria gave
command" to have a picture of the dog
painted for the royal palace, and as the his
tOric John Brown contracted his death
disease in carrying out the Queens command,
Lady Dixie has not been a favOrite at court
since. he now takes her revenge by going
over to the ranks of the enemy.
A GOLDEN AsHBox is rarity, and SO one
finds himself interested in this bit out OF
Meignan's From Paris to Pekin," Saws
this writer: II will refer to the cigar ASH
receptacle where the smokers in the sa on
drop the ends of their cigarettes according
to the Russian custom, after meal, com
posed Of a pure nugget of gold worth { 500
and just in the rough state in which it had
been found In the mine. The Gar has per-
mitted in an exceptional case, NJ. kousnietzof
to retain possession of this nugget in his
house on account of the rarity of such a god
send. The proprietor OF this treasure d not
omit to Inform me that, having had this pre-
cIous receptacle for thirty years, he had lost
not merely the fL600, but AFRO the interest,"
f. 400-and that consequently this luxury
had cost him GA, 600"
MASTER MECHANIC ED. ANDERSON, of the
Mississippi Valley railroad shops at Vicks-
burg, is driving a 5-inch we'll at said shops
which are situated at the base of the hill
about l,50O feet from the river bank. At q
point 10 feet below the surface his drill struck
a hard substance, which he had some diff
Guilty in penetrating. Pieces were drawn up.
and proved to be the oak deck OF a craft
Passing through the drill penetrated feet OF
Goa, and then came ia contact with the hull
of the boat, from which was secured 4 piece
OF live oak timber three inches in length by
two in diameter, which was well preserved al
to grain and appearance. but was as light az
cork. The craft WAS evidently a keel DO 4t,
such as were used in navigating the Missis-
sippi in ante-steamboat days, but it is beyond
the knowledge OF the oldest citizen here if the
channel of the river ever ran nearer this
point than at present.
LAWYER GEORGE SCovILLE was in court in
Chicago recently to answer the charge of con.
tempt in neglecting to pay his divorced wife
Guiteau's sister, $50 alimony. Mrs. scovint
and Scoyille's son said the lawyer was in re.
ceipt of good income. scOviile himself said
that when the execution for the $50 was served
on him by the Sheriff he had no money! bui
offered A. "Guiteau books" The Sheriff,
however. appeared TO be chary about accept
ing them. ScOvlle said that his business was
small and uncertain, and that hIs receipts for
February were only S24. Of -Vhch over hall
was paid to bis eX-wife; 'of January they
were 81 a and s63 went 10 ner. Finally, SEQ.
vile declared that he pays nothing for amuse
ments, tobacco, beer. or liquor, and could gel
along well If IL we're not for his former wife't
constant desire TO ''see lawyer" and rust
into court, which destroys shat peace OF
m nd or equable temper which are quite es-
entail to the successful prosecution OF lega
business" He was given 10 days 10 raise the
wind.
ONE Of the lions OF the metropolis this win.
ter is Rev. William Milburn. the blind preach.
er, who is Chaplain OF the House OF Represen.
tatives, an appointment which he held Year,
ago when he was a mere STRIPPING. He was
afterwards the pastor OF rich churches IN east.
ern cities, but as his one failing eye became
blind he left the church of his youth and be
came an Episcopalian. he possesses a won
derful memory and a deep, rich voice IN
was "a sight TO be remembered when he came
from the yestry room, wearing his snow
white gown, his figure commanding and hiI
face grand, and without book or prompting
although stone blind. rendered the entire