Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-16
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IT is said that President Clevelan gwen
away to charitable institutions 50 ma93 AoN-
ers rom the White House conser fes taat
he now has TO buy bouquets TO addkn pA QWn
table. tE5'xt
OMAHA and Kansas City are now 1uAfEfllpk
over the question which is the bigger CITY,
The conflict promises TO be fully as fntfrNEf4n8
as that which is going on between 4<tIc'lk1
ana 81. Louis, and ST. Paul and M1uNtNp pliR.
IT has been ordered by the PruaHan nelllE
tary conference that the uniform of tie
Brunswick troops be changed from lhe bincf
now in vogue, Ornamented with skutIe ana
crOssbones, to the more common Gerrnan traps
pings. t4&4r
A TELEGRAM from Askabal announnes that
the yield Of the Transcaspian naphth&eprIugs
having been found amply sufficient 70 slippif
fuel for the locomotives used on thaNfanse
caspian railway. work at the springs hE4 &tN
been commenced by order OF Gen. AnneH4eH
A NORWICH MAN, excayating for a u6W tell
lar, found small black walnut cofin Mbseh
he opened. Within was the body of "a b1sck
and tan terrier. well preserved. Tie dog
wore shrOud of white satin, trim med'With
lace, and around its neck was n handsome
collar OF buff leather and gold.
JOHN w. MACKAY. the millionaire, says that
money is NOTTINGHAM accident; it is brains
that give man true enjoyment and dignity"
just what we have often thought. but were
too modest to say. Nevertheless there are
lots OF people, even with brains. who would
like to meet with Mr.. Mackay's accident
AN URN Of clay lately found while ditch
was being dug on the east side of the Isle of
Cortland has been sent to the Stockholm mu-
scum. 1t contains 1895 unbroken and 19l
broken silver coins. part with old German and
part with AnglO-SaXon stamps. There are
besides bracelets with nTnFInmH
appended TO them,
''ToBOGGAN," SAYS one of the latest of the
numerous writers who have volunteered deri-
vations of the word, is an anglicised form of
the Indian word lad began" the name by
which the Canadian Indian designates his
sled, which consists OF . mere piece of rough
board. beveed al one end, so as not to dig into
the crust of the snow,
A REASONABLE QUANTITY OF TOOLS is
proper baggage for mechanic working as a
matchmaker and ieweler, according to the
decision of the Supreme Court of Kansas in
the case of the Kansas City. Fort Scott and
Gulf Railroad Company VS.. Morrison. What
a reasonable quantity Is, the court held, is
question for the jury.
CURIOUS FIGURES are those drawn up at the
Paris police prefecture concerning the ami
mails brought into the pounds of Paris and the
suburbs during the last twelve months. The
number of dogs taken up by the police for
running about without a mi ster was no less
than 5000; horses to the number of .732 were
brought in. of which 1,6lS were harnessed and
ia bare backed; bulls, 20 goats and Sheep
donkey. pig, l23 pieces of poultry. A hares,
ZS squirrels and monkey. The animals thus
caught are Kept Tor few days, and unless
tnelr owner Is found, are killed.
THE RETURN PARTY Of the Afghan Frontier
Commission arrived in Quetta recently. The
march across the desert was accomplished
| Jeff -
Governor Generals Agent, met the party on
The Helmund, and brought them to Quetta.
HIS arrangements are described as very good
No hitch occurred during the march from
Herat 10 Quetta. The members of the party
hold different views a5Out Herat. Some de
clare the place of small importance, while
| others hold quite the opposite opinion. The
defenses of Herat have been repaired by Capt
Peacock since the Penjdeh incident. The
civil population is now returning, and conf
| dence is being slowly restored.
The celebrated French physician, DR.. Jules
Guerin, died recently at Hyeres IN the s6th
year of his age. His celebrity in the field of
medical science dates from the year 1882.
| During the last two or three years DIR. Guerin
| ba distinguished himself al the discussions OF
the Paris Academy of Medicine by his decided
| opposition to the microbe doctrine Of\disease.
He neither believed in the theories of DR..
Koch nor in those OF Prof. Pasteur He Was
altogether skeptcal as to the supposed dlscov-
cries of the latter in relation TO canine mad
ness and omitted no opportunity to express
his dlsapprobatiOn of inOcuiauon for rabies.
DR.. Guerln was a great authority with his
colleagues, and in Paris society generally his
death VIII be much regretted.
ANENT the attack Of dphtheria recently
suffered by the Princess Of Wales, ''the inter-
est AIKEN in everything concerning her." Says
The Lancet London) sis scarcely les than
that taken in her Majesty. so thoroughly has
her toyal Highness ngraIiated herself in the
affections OF The Peep e. Nor can this be mat
Ter OF surprise, when the many excellent
| qualities, both OF wife and mother, which are
typifed n the Princess, are borne in mind
| This interest IN the well-being Of memh hers of
| the royal family Is not mat, er OF idle curl
osIty, but it is an expression of the devotion
of the people, in encouraging which there can
! be nothing but gOo1. The secrecy observed IN
! reference to their slight ailments and the am
/ bigultY of bulletins in cases of severe illness
should IN the future be abandoned"
BISHOP SMYrHIEs, who was sent out from
| England to Lake Nyassa as missionary, has
been heard from. Eight clergymen are with
him and several business men. He has a
! S25,0o9 steamboat with him. 1t was sent IN
sections, and has now been put together for
service on the lake. The bishops headqusr-
! tiers will be on an island cl Sc b., where there
WAS in former years a great depot for slaves
| When there was market for slaves the
! wicked Africans used TO steal their brethren
from the inter or, orlYe them to the Goa {, and
there sell them TO traders either for this coun-
| try or cuba. Although the natives OF the
| Nyassa region are very ignorant and very
| black Bishop Smythies has great hopes Of his
missiOn among them. The work is backed up
| by an ample supply Of funds.
THE PLENARY COUNCIL Of the Roman
Catholic Church recently held in Australia
marks an era Of great prosperity in that
church. The church in Australia bears a
close resemblance to that in the United states.
according TO the circular letter sent by the
Archbishop and Bishops to Archbishop Glib
bOus. The Australian Pienary Council re-
quests the Holy see 10 enrich the church with
three new metropolitan cs, six new sufTra-
gan sees. four additional Bishops and some
wears apostolic for the native races A
national seminary is also asked. in order to
develop the man fest vacations Of the you a
OF Australia The circular adds that las IN
America, 80 here in Australia, the grain Of
mustard S, ell planted in "A era efuT soil has
grown into g0odly tree, and for. both, In the
providence OF God, grand future is in
store"
STRANGE PEOPLE are now and again to be
seen AT Monte Carlo, and strange stories to
be heard Of them. Among the players there
no this moment is notorious West End
money lender, who, huding himself one even
ing at the tables utterly cleaned out. had to
20 next morning down to the COndamine in
which quarter, after some difficulty as % hls