Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

deaf and dumb persons, by whom "namlet"
was recently produced before an audience OF
sonnet people, mostly deaf.
THE London Tines recently SAID that the
Smithsonian Institution aft rded a better
course Of chronological teaching based on
primitive relic, than can be had anywhere
else IN the world.
DENSE FOG, only few yards in breadth,
settled down uprn one of the wharves OF New
Haven at noon one dav lately, and remained
/ m that isolated position for two hours or
more. while the sun sLone brilliantly else
where in the vicinity.
THREE YOUNG GIRLS imprisoned in the
| Cleveland house of refuge procured a small
saw, and on Monday night cu' through bar
in t. e window OF their room, and making a
line of bed othes, lowered themselves from
the bird story and escaped.
1T is PROPOSED to cut canal through Ca
n"neut island, opposite Newport, 80 that a
steamer can run straight acres from New
nor to Narragansett pier, and there connect
win me SHORE Line raIWa' IN IS shortening
ne time TO New York by at least an hour.
EXPERIMENTS have been made for some time
az the glass factory of A terbury Brothers a.
Pntsburg to reproduce in glass an exact copy
of the famous peach elbow vase, and on Tues
day number OF vases were blown which are
Il scribed "a being of The pure peach bio \
color and, therefore, very 'autiful.
nR. CORNELIUS HERR, who is of American
nationality. has just been promote to the
rank of Grand officer of the Legion of Honor
on the spontaneous recommendation of the
| Mi i,tcr of Posts and TIE egraphs for the
great services he ha rendered the Pos al be-
partment in applying new electrical inven-
lions.
A WISCONSIN LUMBERMAN was caught by a
rolling log the other day and held so fast that
he was unable to get away. He yelled in
vain for help. While lying there big bear
came up 10 HIM. He drew hi revolver and
fired SIX shots. killing the bear. and these
shots were heard by lumberman, who went
to zee what was going on, ana released the
prisoner.
WsILE a female base ball club clad in jer-
seys, knee breeches, cOlored stocElngs. and
red caps wer, playing ball in New Orleans on
sunday, a young man darted out of the
crowd. and SEEING one of the young women
by the back of the neck started to ru h her off
r tn he d. "Po icew shouted the manager.
ARREST that man" Not much" said the
young man; this girl is my sister, ana I'm
going to take her home" ana he did.
THE Laramie wyoming) Boomerang has an
account of some lakes in the vicinity of that
city so charged 18th soda that it accumulates
in great quantities around the edges, whence
1t is My necessary g. haul it away and work
| 1t up into commercial forms. One Of the lakes
in the immediate vicinity of Laramie g
been drained, ant the soda is now being
worked up by cOmpsny, but the supply in
other parts is practically ineXhaustible, and
has as yet hardly been uched.
DELL RANKsON, an oil well shooter. had Just
10" cred a she'll containing 90 quarts of gyce.
rine TO the depth of 1Ol feet in . well in New
! York State on Saturday when he found the
! well was about to flow. He knew that nm less
! he could secure the torpedo il would explode
( and destOy him ana tn" property Of his I'm
| poyers. 30 he D aced himself AT the mOu h
of a md fha hall hot n,
/ stream Of oil he threw his arm about it and
/ held il un IL the ~, TT of oil mad cea ct. Then
/ he walked away with the torpedo. and had
scarcely turned hls back when the and
rocks came out OF the well with a roar and a
| rush.
| MRS, WENDELL PHILLIPS died at her home.
on Common street, Boston, Saturday evening"
after gradual failing for a long period. Mrs.
Phillus has been an invalid ever since her
marriage, and was not ever of strong health
| previ us to that. Fer maiden name was
] Nnne Green. and her father was a resident Of
Boston The married life of Wendell Phil
| llDs and his wife was most cOngenial one. he
caring for her with steadfast devotion and
she being source Of streng to him 1t is
said that Mr.. Phillips conversion to the ahol
| itiOn faith was largely due to the influence Of
his then Young wife, who was believer In
the desDised doctrine Of Garrison before her
| marriage. OF late years Nj RS. Phillips has left
| her house but twice year-in the spring
when going to the country, and in the fall
when returning home.
A SELECT AUDIENCE gathered at Senator
Colquitt's residence In Washington recently
to listen to an informal lecture by the Rev
Dr. Milburn, Chaplain Of the House, on the
subject of Thomas Carlyle Seated in a COM
| Portable armchair. facing thu audience, the
doctor eiated many incidents. humorous and
| pathetic, gathered during his p years of in
| tmacy with the historian. He initiated Car
! lyle's broad acce~t and dry scotch humOr in
an amusing manner. or Louis Napoleon,
| Carlyle said that during his stay In London
the future Emperor reminded him of poor
opera SINCE" out Of an engagement land
| heaven knows he now has a large engage
mPnt on an elevated pla form; but wan o.
| these DAYS It'll al 'oom tumblin' down into
! the hOttomless pitt" This was in 1857, and
| Napoleon Ill. waa IN the height of his glory,
| but the great historian seemed already TO
fOresee Sedan and the fall of the second en-
pre-.
DR.. REYNALL COATES, a famous physician
whose medical works have been translated
into many languages. died Tuesday night at
| Camden, y. j. at the age OF "a. He came Of
| Quaker ancestry and was born in Philadel-
| phia. After service as a surgeon an India
vessel he settled wn Il the practice of his
| profess on there ant gained great fame. He
! was extremely positive in his opiniO 8. II is
| told al him that during a dispute tn M
drew Jackson, then President, in 1879 he be-
! came excited and sapped the President in he
face. Since lS4i he has lived at Camden, AVID
was very eccentric, He would parade the
street.. sonnet mes ha clad, a long bug
catching net n his hand and chasing bu ter.
/ lies. Over his hat were pinned all sorts Of
rsects. Similar specimens were stuck anout
his clothing lie wrO'e the poem OF tine
Gsmbler's Wife," and many Others well
Kuown. For m any years he was great friend
/ OF Wat whitman, hut recently they became
estrang q. He received a eg4cv sev' raj
years ago That made him comfortable. The
funeral will take place ON Friday.
NJ. GERoME has singu ar dislike and con-
tempt for critics unsurpassed even by Mr..
Whistler's. And not the less remarkable be-
cause his critic SIN on his own works T. the
most severe aud candid he has ever received
| hi Own-even his b st known Rut most val
| not be without interest and. perhaps, prof ::
| "Mv 'AnacreOn' Cthe pictureD was dry and
| BADLY composed, though no. badly imagined,
| and NV Virgin which sent in 1T the same
| lime, was nat and uonr. with these d ctures
| made natural aud we'll deserved hasco.
| Ny chief uits nave always been hardness
| . conquer them. but even the pr 's,"t dav
| have not entirely succeeded. In 1857 / eN-
| hib ted my Duel After the Bal Ma que in
! which the taste is somewhat English and he
! subject taking The execution wa good,
| and part OF the picture were fairy treated"
| When grea artist can speak Of his art and
] his wnrld famous wOrA~ in such &C. ms OF col
| imparualitv. surely he ~ great IN another
| sense, and sets an example which W. NAV
vainl, hope TO seefollowed by les. gifted men.