Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
HEIR voS HORN. proprietor OF the Berl
Borsen Zeitung, e dead.

HERR Won HORN. proprietor OF the Berlin
Borsen Zeitung. IS dead.
WHY wouldn't Victoria's latest Battenburg
grandchild do for the Bulgarian throne: lie
couldn't offend any OF the powers for some
years yet.
A SWARM OF BEES, for some unaccountable
reason. have pitched their headquarters IN
the Baptist Church spirs in Gibson. Ga. The
hive is in the small part of the spire, about
sixty feet from the ground, and the Oees can
be seen bv anyone OF good eyesight coming
and going continually.
QUEEN VICTORIA has sent to the LonGmore
Hospital for Iucurables. Edinburgh. ESQ and
copies Of her portraits for each Of the rooms
in the hospital. In forwarding them the
Dowager Duchess of ROX5urgh wrote: II ne
Queen thinks it will be agreeable to the poor
invalids of each room to see this memento OF
her maJesty's visit
WHAT is the matter at the White House?
One OF the recent receptions was character
lied by the odor OF cabbage. ant now we read
IN the Baltimore American that on Friday
the Presidtn cSme down stairs to receive his
callers with unbrushed hair and sohed Guns;
little more iudicious activity 10 demanded
from Mrs. Cleveland.
THE Michigan State Board of Health hasre-
quested the regents of the University OF
Michigan to consider the adSisabIllty OF es-
tablIshng p laboratory of hyglepe, in which
original observation-disclosures mi croscop-
zeal and biolOe shall be carried on. ana
attention shall be given to the SUBJECT OF tue
analysis OF water, the adulteratlOn of food and
the practical investigation OF other questions
IL sanitary science.
MINNEAPOLIS ARITHNETlCIAN has figured
it out, aud declares that a seslskin sacque for
Miss Bartholdi- Liberty would cost S275,4S3,
decent bonnet 1883, and par of shoes
sl.s47. Such an item is calculated TO cause a
panic among the husbands OF the and. ANY
woman accused OF extravaganza VIII at once
quote these figures to prove how much less
her "thiugs" cost than those OF that other
woman the papers are talking about"
LAWYER ALGERNoN S. SULLIVAN, one OF
the most eloquent members of the New York
bar, taxes a turn or two on the Battery every
line evening about sunset to get breath o.
fresh air. he was there as usual yesterd ay
evening when Liberty's torch flashed its light
out across the waters of the bay, and he re-
marked: as not the statue the most striking
feature OF the vista. ] never look on except
with feeling of unalloyed pleasure"
STRANGE EFFECT of light transmitted
through a solutionof sulphate of quinine upon
the blossoming of plants has been made known
by Sachs. From series of experiments he
has shown that plants germ mated and grown
under the influence of such light. while thirty
ing otherwise, devotion only small, imperfect
and speedily perishable flowers. Light trans
mitted in a similar way through pure water
impaired in no way the blossoming powers.
AN EFFORT is being made by Kentucky POL
iticians to depose Mrs. Helm. Postmstress Of
Enzabethtown, Ky. She was appointed by
President Arthur. She is a sister of Mrs
Abraham Lincoln. Her husband was the
Confederate General Ben Hardin Helm. VIII
was killed at shiloh. Her term of Office as
Postmistress expires in January. Mrs. Helm
has been recently in Washington and it Is
believed that President Cleveland Will per-
NIT her to retain her office.
ACCORDING to a Constantinople correspon-
dent, the Sultan of Turkey is in fearful dread
of assassination. The Russian proclivlties of
the Sultan have brought down on his mead the
wrath of the high government and palace
| officials. Bairam Aga, the chief eunuch, was
| reque-ted recently to point ont to his majesty
| that Turkey was in the way OF becoming =
second Persia, and ne gently reminded his
majesty of the deposition" of the late Abdul
| AzlL because of his leaning toward Russian
| ideas. The word deposition is an exquisite
| euphemism for assassination.
"ADAN AND EVE" is the title of a burlesque
| by Mr. MarIus de Lazare. which will be shortly
| produced at he Standard, under the manage
| ment of Mr.. George Lederer. Some thirty
ladies, it is said, VIII figure in the cast. Miss
Lille Grub. who has left the "Adonis'' com
| papy, will probably take the part of adam. !"
while Mr.. Frank David will play the Devil
| Rehearsals will begin shortly. and 1t is said
| that every effort will be made to get the piece
| ready by the holidays. Miss Grub viii 20
| TO tngland early in May to play a leading
part in new burlesque to be brought out at
| the London Gaity, Mr.. de LaZare is writing
| Pieman," and will also do one of "Ermlnie''
! for the same house.