Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-21
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rather than diminishing in that part OF
Switzerland.
The first strike the BostOnians can find rec
ord OIL this country occurred among factory
girls at Dover, y. H., in 1927 or 1875. some
oppressive eXactions aroused the girls. They
struck and paraded the town with a oanu
aud the American flag. The mill authorities
came to terms quickly.
The elaborate detail Of EuglIsh marriage
notices is sometimes almost amusing, especi-
ally where little mosaics Of family history are
inserted in parenthess The pet names OF
the bride. su h as ''Cissy," "Pet' and Baby"
are also inserted after her name, so that her
identity may be perfectly clear to her friends
TIE Salt Lake Tribune complains of a
scarcity of competent cooks in Gent lie fami-
lies in the Mormon capital. and hints that the
Mormon Church is bovcotting them with an
edict that mo more Mormon girls shall work
IN GENTLE houses" For a remedy it says that
about = hundred good hinese cooks would
De Welc me acquisition"
Mr. CHARLES COIN, German journalist,
who died in New York recently, Left the fol-
lowing clause IN his will regarding the dis
pOsal IT his remains: I want nv boiy Gre
mated without GER monies, and IN the sim
nlest and least expensive way. Tne ashe- |
wish either TO he sprnEled around tree or
ON garden spot, where the rains may miN
my remains wi the soil or the winds us
perse them other wise "
IN A sLUGGING MATCH between Jack MCGEE
and Ton McManus. in Boston, Wednesday
evening, McG e Knocked his man out by
b ow which Is described as nov and sur
prising to allthe sporting men present. No
Gee faced HIS opponent and "tnrued to the
right u sc fash, plvotlng completely around.
galnlng in Fore as he revJ ID" until ne
caught MrManus on the Jaw and dropped him
NcGee Tvs Jack stewart, of Ga gov, taught
him the blow.
THERE having been two or three runaways
Of unh tched horses in Chicago recently, the
police were ordered to "bring in" every IA
found in the streets where the horse was lei
alone or nnhitched. On Tuesday the new
or,ter went into effect, and over dfty buggie-,
cab, WAGON and drays were driven TO a llv-
cry table where their owners found and re-
deeme them BY the payment OF so Gems
each LOIS o. profanity followed the enforce
ment of this ordnance.
A FINE PIKE adorned the aquarium at the
London Zoolog cal Gardens. One night the
glass tank in which ne lived broke and the
water wolf. not apurecia ling beiHg left thus
hlgn anu dry, wa fo0nd next morning by the
keeper at a distance of twenty-fOur yar'is
aw Y, max ing Tor n pisce Of water. Fortu-
nately for him he as not a lowed to reach It,
for the pOnd con aimed offers, Who would no
doubt have greatly appreciated a morning
call from fine young pike.
A GENrLEMAN residing in one of England's
large cities. she territory Of whose face was
somewhat extensive, was shaved by the same
arber for 2l ye1rs without having any set
tIement The barber beng in need Of money
made out bis bill charging at the rate OF on
penny n dav. This amounted to the snug
sum of f3 lSs. and cd. The gentleman dIs-
puted the bill, but finally agreed to settle at
the rate Of Fl an acre His face was &C
cordingly measured, ana the result was au
Increase Of the bill TO els So and ST.
"WHILE praeticng law number of years
sgo," sal Judge Tourgee the other evening,
Il bad peculiar will case. An old lady who
was 3 stakeholder, dying. bequeath d her col
Ored man John, and her dusky maid Jan :,
whp ustained - each other the relations 81
husband aud wife, TO he trustees of her c"urch
to Oe usei as far as pc sibe for the glOrg
tod 1 was curious to know what course
was TAX n. ana upon investigation founn thai
after meditation and PRAYER the pi0us trustees
sOi their Legacy al auc ion. and with the
proceeds ent missionary to China"
A CORRESPONDENT writing from Palermo
says; speaking Of a possibly new industry
for The Pac fic slope, leaving it an open ques-
ton whether it might be desirable to make
yermourh in California, there il no good rea-
son why the wIne-mHhers Of he fOiGen are
should not soon turn Their airentlOu to tn
making ot some 4 / at Of the long list OF
hqueurs " 1ich are 81 freel consumed al owl
America. auu which nearly al come fro
France They are nearly az. or Others tnat
.
more brewed with -p .citl navoTiugs b. house
keepers for domestic use.
TaE Greek Minister at the Court of St
jones' ma received a dispatch from the
Minister ct Public TnstrucfiO at Athens OF
vi oh the following 5 a translation: This
afternoon. in the excavations a. the Acrop,-
H. near tie Erectheu n. w uisro Vrred three
statue, OF women, ~ an eNcrient state "
| preservation, half as large a a u a life with
/ large heads. and comp eteiv c iored. Thpy
belong 10 me perinu before PhldiA-. are deli
| ca ely finished. and are of an archaic arr,
| adm rahiv preserved. ? hev were wing hud-
l tle,i Together a. a de tn of thr metr.s
| They Of the Rtmostim rtance 10 counec-
tiou with the history OF art
| ONE IT the quickest horse trades on record
was made recently in Central Falls. R I. A
man was driving his horse. attach, d to an
/ open ,rrtsge. along Central street, when
/ another per on, also in an open earring.
uied e. p 5 him. Just as the carriag a, wera
ahr at th~ man IN the second named en-
/ riage shout d, show W 4 yoI traia horse ?"
| ''F sen quickly replied the other. and with
/ out any further ak about the merit or de-
| merit Of elfher horse both were unhitched
/ harnesses changed hitcheG up again and
/ away went the teams, each driver being an
psreutly "a fed " th the trade. A strange
/ act is tnat neither OF the traders knew tue
| other.
| Two hairy children are being exhibited at A
/ London aquarium. ami are arOusing scientific
curiosity. They are natives of Paragua. of
I light complexion, Intelli gent, and members Of
family with skins as smooth as ordinary
Their a Ks ARE completely covered with Gue
dark c0lored hair or fur Short soft, and un
lise the bl ca hair OF The head: in the how the
hairy covering extends down the TIM. Ia 10 the
knees. 10 addition TO IN Sc large covered
spaces the bodies Of both are covered win
circular patcEe, OF fur, varying ia SIZE fr m
that of pes to a haud's BREATH: as many a.
100 of these spots shown upon the girl. Ar
no mai devel 1pmeut Of the subcutaueogs
synovi al sacs ant other peculiarities are
LOted by medical observers.
WALES DOoLErrLE, the Bethany Comm
farmer who beat W. Il. Ford 40 III 4 he died.
Is de-csnde from Reuben D1outtla, VIII vas
well known as the strongest man IN Connect.
c1t and remarkable wrestler Men car,a
from dist noes 10 throw him, hut nm fa,l4I.
Once a stranger arrived 40 keunen's on this
ezra q. Reuben asked him 10 -tav AN niobt
promising 70 wre-tls In the morning Bo'b
were up be lines, a 'd Stranger wa invited
O. 90 out o. the barn and have a drink of
cider AT the barn Reuben seized "A lgrye
barrel of cider, and, with auptreut ~.
"NOw." said he. as he put the bar-9i d.
an wiped his mouth. ''we'll have some breat-
fast, and then wen Tre-tlo." The stranger
dec ded he had other business that would pre.
vent ihe match.
Tue ashes Of person inc nerated in Eurone
passed through New York Wednesday on
their way TO Pennsylvania At the once ~
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