Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-25
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per acre.
DR.. ANDBIEs estimates that the peril from
lightning is now from three to fve-fold greater
than 1t was fifty years ago, owing to the vast
~ increased electrical intensity induced by
inc charging OF the atmosphere with steam
ana smoke at all centres of population.
SINCE the beginning of the issue of the com =
bned letter sheet and envelope, one month
ago. 1000 900 of the sheets have been sent out
to post offices. New York has taken two in =
stall ments of 20O,000 each. while Boston, be-
ginning with 90, OO0 has applied for a second
supply of 225. 600.
IHE execution of the public executicner is
the rare spectacle which will soon be wit
messed in Greece, where Bekiaris. the execu-
toner of the empire, murdered his mistress.
An inmate OF the prison of Corfu has been ap-
pointed TO succeed Bekars, and will proba-
Ply begin his public career by the execution of
MS predecessor.
ACCORDING to statistics published by the
municipality of Berlin, the removal of the
snow cost the city last winter 292, 900 marks
($'3,OO0). One hundred and fifty five thou
Sand three hundred and ninety-seven cart
loAus OF snow were taken from the streets
within the municipal Jurisdiction, which ag-
sregate over 30 miles in length.
GENTLEMAN who knows the parties well
called attention to a well dressed couple who
-
day morning, passed through the station and
boarded the Buffalo train. They were hus-
band and wife. Each had lost the right arm
at the shoulder. Their romantic story 10 that
year ago in a railroad accident they met
WIN their misfortunes, and while being cared
lor at farm house near the scene Of the dis
aster. fell IN love with each other, and are
now on their wedding trip.
BISMARCK is not ungrateful. The other
day on going from Berlin to Babelsberg to see
the Kaiser. he found he had lost the large
cad pencil he always carries in his
pocket. He asked the conductor If he could
lend HIM Il pencil. but the conductor had
none. An assistant, after fumbiing in his
pocket. found a fragment of pencil about an
inch long which he handed to the Chancellor.
The following day servant OF Bismarck's
appeared at the depot and handed the assist
ant an elegant silver pencil bearing the date
OF the proceeding day.
THE Swans Song" famous and genuine
Stradivarius violin, which dates from the
| year 1877, has just been sold in Paris for the
sum OF 1900 francs. Stradivarius was 4S
years old when he made this much coveted
prize. ltbelouged to man well known in
the musical world, the late NJ. de Sainte-
Senoch. whose three other volins, by the
same maker also, fe ched fabulous prices One
| dated 17O4 was sold for f2s0; an alto violin
OF the year .72S went for E4S0: and lastly. n
vlo'Oncello of tbs year 1896 was bought at
for the four, and they brought only 1850.
The British steamship Gaelic, which ar
rived at San Francisco Wednesday evening
last from China and Japan, made the fastest
trip on record from Yokohama. The steamer
left Hong Kong Aug. 81 at :55 p. m. and ar
riven at Yokohama Aug. % at p. m
| Leaving the latter port on sept at 10 O'Clock
| In the morning she experienced westerly
winds and fine weather until Sent s. when
| the wind freshened and changed to the north
east. She arrived In the harbor of San Fran
| cisco at rs Wednesday afternoon, making
| the sailing time from Yokc hama to that uort
thirteen days twenty-five hours and thirty
| two minutes.
For some time past Canadian lumbermen
have made business of systematically steal
ing timber from United States territory. This
has therefore been done with a full knowledge
of the fact on the part of the Interior Depart
ment, but no steps have been taken to check
it. The St. Mary's Lake district. in Mime
sofa, Is the one which suffers south of the
forty ninth parallel. Millions of feet OF the
choicest lumber have been cut and fl0ated
down the Belly river to Lethbridge, where it
has been sawed up and then sent into differ
ent parts of Manitoba and the Northwest
Territories. Over four hundred labarers
were engaged all last winter in this whole
sale larceny, and it is estim ated that as MANY
are being engaged to work again this winter.
HENRY CLAY never was at loss for word
or "boggled' while speaking. With Mr.Web-
ster it was different, and he often would hest
tate, and then rub his nose with the bent
knuckle Of his right thumb. Mr.. Calhoun,
when at a loss for word. would give petu-
liant twist at his large. turned-over shirt COL
lar, and then run his bony fingers through his
long gray hair until it at cd up like the hair
on an electric toy. Mr.. Benton would sink
his voice and humble something that no one
could understand. and Gen. Cass would "Aw /!
avn" in the English style, passing his hand
beneath the lower edge of his capacious whit e
waisTcoat. Mr.. Webster was almost lnvaria-
bly, "stuck" when he attem pied to use Latin
quotation, and when Mr.. Everett was in the
Senate he used invariably to appeal to him.
THERE was large gathering of the pupils
of the past and present at the College of Our
Lady of the Sacred Heart in Oakland, Cal.
Wednesday last. for the purpose of bidding
farewell to Mother Baptist, who had
to leave for the mother house Of
the order at Montreal, Can. from which, in
all probability, she viii never return
Eighi cen years ago Mother Baptist, with five
Sisters of the order, laid the foundation nt
Oakland Of scholastic establishment which
has now become one of the most extensive
and beautiful ed cational institutions ON the
Pacific coast. The lnStitu ION has already
cost $l50,000. The grounds are yery extensive
and the buildings erected, consisting of the
boarding hou,e. chapel and residence Of the
Sis ers OF the community. are lofty and
spacious, commanding lovely prospect.
AT street corner in Naples will be found
subject for Mr.. Bergh. There is a bird shop
there with nightingales, goldfnches and rob
ms. Sometimes a crowd of gamlns is col
lected to witness a little surgical operation.
Some charcoal burns in a braslero and
the operator thrusts into 1t n nee
die with wooden handle. He then takes
from a cage recently caught blaekbird, and
with red hot needle puts ont Ms eve. It
needs much skill-sklll that only comes from
practice 10 do this successfullv. An nnsteadv
hand would prematurev kill the bird. in
most instances, where the operation Is success
full, the birds do die, hut that is only after a
couple Of days of agony. You will see the ma
TENTS in cages hanging round the shop with
the siRhtless ewes swollen to the size of a pea
but in the rare cases of recovery tho bi ed
& ngs brsklv through the "a hours, day and
night being the same to 1t.
THAT was a sensational duel foughtin Paris
in 1915, between the Bonapartjst Colonel Bar
bier Dufal and young Captain of the ROYAL
Guard. The two adversaries were put into a
coach and bound together so that only the
right arm OF each was left free, and in each
right hand was placed long, keen dagger
Then the doors OF the coach wore closed. and
before being opened again it was. according
to the terms OF the duel. driven deliberately
three times around the Place Carrou Ell. The
seconds sat on the box. in the coachman,s
nj ha