Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


ing 80 daily. to a population Of only 10000
A CHURCH in westaeld, Mass is giving
chromos "a an lndncement t. outsiders 70 at
tend ITS evening services.
LoLp BUTE's subscription to the widows
and orphans Of In 81 men killed in his AArdy
ooniery was E2l0-abou. one-third Of days
income.
\ HoNsTEoUs nugget of gold, weighing
nearly fourteen pounds, is on view at Bsruau'
siberia. II was found in the AiexandroysSy
ulgg ngs, on the River Anil, belonging TO
man named kuzuets.
TIE shade OF Petrarch must surely rise up
In Avlgnon 10 avert Inc disapcearance Of a
famous antiquarian relic-the home OF his
Laura. The Avignon municipality " mt TO
puil uoNn the Hotel de SADIE, where the Ia
nous Laura lived during the fOurteeuth cen
t9ry-lne house belonging TO her husband
Hugue- de SADIE.
THERE IA no reason in the world, says
fa-hlon editor, why women should not look
well when 1t SHOWS. A wonderful back ground
le offered them. and II they choose to wear
long pink coats with black fox trl ming.
lnen lhey yer tablv seem something, not loo
bright, but awIully good for humnn natures
eyes to look upon
THE old stone mill at Newport has been re-
paired, every effort having been made to pre-
serve the rOughness Characteristic of the
structure. The stones al the top of The wall
we're re et in Portland cement and where
new stones were required they we're seiecte'
from those on the seashore " hose surfaces
had been worn by the waves
A CHIAPANZEE got loose In a St. Paul mu
scum when no one was about, and i'm mediate
ly proceeded TO open all the bird cages and
let out his fellow curiosties. He had nothing
ut fun ii he opened the snake box, and one
OF the replies fas ened on HE tan. Ihe snake
htld fdst ana the monkey ran down stat aud
over and der every him.. TIL ne unaly
hung his arms around d toureQ girl whom be
met at tue door. This diversion enabled he
keeper to get control of his pets, but tne
cOVred gIri's wool LAS turned gray.
FEW hi herto unpublished extracts from
tine diary Of Remer Goethe's friend, have
atsly appeared IN Germany. zone day."
says Riemer, Goethe observed that he had
never heard anyone abusing lespots " no had
not himself been grant, great or small"
lettering to a co tagration which mai t4Aen
place al tne neighOOlug Jena (Ahlther the
/ Grand Duke ha probably gone 10 inquit e INTO
the auses tueree), the oct remarked: "A
prince or great 10 d Is never worse Informed
about ANYTHING han when he goes himself to
seek lnlOrmatUu."
1t Is BELIEVED that a balloon which went
up from Brest, France, last week with three
aeronauts, Amie Glrod, musical composer;
Jules Remand, baritone once attached TO
theatre IN New York, and Dubois Carroul,
mas bel lost. Ii was last seeh on saturday
clrcllng over Brest in a gale. he aerOnauts
ma ie frantic Efforts to laud. just az the bal
J. on dtscendeO nearly 50 ards from the
ground sudden gust " hlrked It seaW ARD an
GU OF sight Russian Eteamer reports tnat
on SUNDAY, sT miles of Brest, 1t passed q
wrecked balloon and car.
LORD CREW must rank among the most lib
era and prOgressi We OF English andlords He
Is steadily increasing the number Of holdings
on his Cheshire estate, and deere asing the
rentals. good cottage and garden oosts 8
Ia Orcr So 20 q year. Plots OF from Two u
three acres OF good farm land, with exec tent
Cottages aud Uarus, rent for from 81 to $50 Z
year. Lord Crew al present has 1875 tenants
holding nalf an acre and under three acre
la win IN ee and under ten acres 30 with ~
auQ under ~ ares 81 with ~ ana under 30
acres; ~ with So and under l0O acres; IL with
lCy aud un1er 2UU acres; and "A only with zoo
anu under 500 acres.
IT Is PROPOSED. on the initiative Of g., Mu.
nicip Al Council, to hold baby show id Paris.
The object Of the exhibition Is said to be
humanitarian and scientific. Each t.-.ii .itor
will have to I'LL up a list OF questions tending
to throw light upon the influence Of coussn-
gulneous marrase s, the hered,ta prime pie,
climate, and different methods Of nurs ng.
and VIII be ssked 10 send IN with the exhibit
photographs OF ancestors. or ancest raj pic
lures. sud OF near relatives. The ages OF the
exhibits Will range from to years The
frs lrze Will he one Of 1000 francs, and the
-ecOuu OF 500 rance, an there will be Inferior
one ot 10 francs EACH and gold and silver
medals.
AT Secretary Manning's pink dinner on
Tuesday. the centre OF the sol d mahogany
table was "a blooming bed of pink tulips.
Pretty pink tapers with pink shades cleaned
10 the u candeiabra. Each lady received a
small wicker basket hlled with Catherine
MprfOet / "a .laQ bFn al
ribbon. Inc dainty rooms snd the arched
open ms between were decorated WI loom
.ug carnations and geranIums. Mrs Manning
received her guests In spleudld toilet. with
train and bodice OF claret V lvet and wrinkled
fr MT OF pale Ulue orocade and csscsdes v
Nechlln lace she WIS assisted b. Mr..
FRYER. her sister law. who wore l. COM
ne toilet Of pink silk snd tuile. with crystal
lace aad ri 1escenL pAsse lnenTerlcs.
JAY GoULD's FORTUNE at present ia prluci.
pally invested IN and controls the 6o46 miles
composing the Southeastern or Mis- uri Pa
ci6c system Of railroads and the s27l, 600 900 of
capital that they represent. This does not
lnc'u { the now disintegrated Wa tsh- Pacific
81 st m, with it 3, $50 mites o ROAD and Z9,-
10 100 OF oblig ,tions, direct IA nd rect.
WHAT is Of more Importance 70 he country,
this fortune controls over 10000 miles O.
pole lines and two Atlantic cables, oesIde
othrf Geographic facilities that are capital
lLed IN the West IN Union and AUXILIARY coin-
uanles At xlz3, Oa.00 Mr. Goult also hss an
absolute OWNERSHIP of the elevated railroad
system OF New YORK, which is stocked ana
b 70 lei for S45,OOu,0o0. KING the total
amount, par value. OF the securities con.
lrou,d. not including the Wabash Pacido,
$ij90OO,V00.
HON. WARREN EAsToS, state superint
ent Of Education Of Louisiana, writes an
earnest appeal to the Senator and members
Of Congress OF Louisiana in behalfof he Blair
educational bill, much as your este has
ion for popular education and hopes to con-
tinue TO TO-" he saws, ''sne can accompl Ell but
Little 90 this great ocean of iditcracy without
4 helping hand" hT then calls attention To
the statistics OF Literary o. the State or the
total population over 10 years OF age, he saws
80 per cent. cannot read. Naive whites over
10 years OF age who cannot wrlta. 10 per cent.
iOreisn born whites over 10 years OF age who
cannot write. 10 per cent; whita nlaIes be
tween l0an liwho cannot write, - per cent.
females, 20 per cent white females, u and
upward, VINO cannot write. l6 uer cent. : rnales
Us per cent total 90 Ore4. 10 wears I'D az
W iri, who cannot write, - yer ent.. colored
male, I'D 20 10, who cannot write, 70 per cent .
cooryd males, y per cent, 60 ore males 81
ans upward, who cannot write. 81 pr cent.
lrma o., - per cent Aztec "a careful study OF
these igures he saws. sc an you stand DIV bv
and hear your colleagues retus. to lend a
helping hand to your lection tud TO the MANY
others burIenrd .tIke WIN hci with 4 great
ma-s oi ilnieracyf For the past nine wears
IN" governmcn. OF Louisiana, TO mAy be eAid
lts ue'I iu Democratic hands and the pro-
Port on OF l,eracy has largely increased n
thal .mg.'