Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Boulanger has instituted vigorous campaign
against the red-tape methods that have long
preYaIlrd there. and the old fashioned fun
| Lloharles are all aghast at having the aust
brushed from their backs.
IN 1872 the government purchased 100 acres
Of land at Red Bank, \. j., with the view OF
eIecting esrthworks there, which, with Fl.
snliilln, wou constitute the inner line 81 de-
| fenres Of the Delaware river The work WAS
never completed because Congress granted no
| appropriations.
b. HoLLEY Of Lockport, says that an i'm
portant scheme is on foot to utilize the power
Vi the Niagara river by building hydraulic
canal from Tonawanda creek TO LOckport.
ne SAYS the project 10 now fairly under way,
| ana mat the list of capitalists Interested in
CIuags moneYed men of New York, Boston
anu Holyoke, Mass.
IN A WISCONSIN VILLAGE the other night a
servant cir, supposing burglar had entered
tne oack Kitchen door, quietly got up and
huFle0 hand or made in the direction of the
,s Inc supposed burglar happened TO be
sHe master Of the house, and the explosive
stTuek MIN squarelY on the he td, putting out
the hre OF his senses for about five minutes.
IN REPLY to a cOlored correspondent
VINO expressed fears that the Slater fund. of
Whlch eX-President Hayes is trustee, was
oeing misapplIed, Mr.. Hayes writes that the
iund IS being used as Mr. Slater desired it to
pc, ana sends statement showing that dur
ing the last fifteen mOoths S33350 has been
| eXpen led on the thirty colored schools Of
| the South.
A RESIDENT of Bethlehem, Pa, Morris G.
Luckenbach, has a certificate of membership
In the American Philosophical Society,
printed IN Philadelphia in 1859 II was is
51ed TO ms great grandfather, Rev. John
hecKeweIder, AOraVian missionary, and
bears the autographs of Thomas jefferson,
benJamln Rush, and Casper Wistar, Jr., OFF,
GERS OF the society.
The Scotch Education Department has
Issued special circular on the question of
school rates in Skye. The landlords are re-
taliatlnG on the crofters by declining to sup
| port the board schools. and there is likely TO
| De serious crisis unless the parties can be
brought to an amicable arrangement. The
Education Department has no power of legal
interference, but IL makes an earnest appeal
| 10 the ratepayers in Skye to consider cOnse-
| quences oil the existing state of things.
MRS. ELIZA SLOAN BOYD, the oldest native
born resident Of Harrisburg, Pa, and the first
white child born in that city after the town
was laid out-being born IN 1SO0-dled re-
cehtiy men a young gri her parents
| moved 10 New York city, ami while there she
| frequently went on missions OF charity. On
o e OF these o rcaslOns she visited the house of
Tom Paine. the infidel, when ne lay dying,
ana 4 was frequently asserted by Mrs. Boyd
| That PANE did not die adisbeliever, but called
on God in his last hours.
AN ORGANIZATION known as the "Tithe
Guild" has been formed in Nashville, Teun
The members Obligate themselves to devote
| tenth part of their income to God. This does
| LOT mean TO give money to the church alone,
but TO support all charitable and benevolent
| OBJECTS. There is no computation at all about
| the matter. and the members all become so
| from conviction. The beginning of this inn
| portant WORK was very suCce ssful. and far ex-
ceeded the most sangulne expectations. Al
4 u ne4 hnr ar mi ado nm
| are EpiscopaiIans. 1t is not at all denomna-
| tonal.
| THE JAPANESE hold that wherever an I'M
faithful priest goes he hears the ringing OF
the temple bells. THIS is TO remind him Of
his duty. and what a sinner he is in neglect
ing it. The lesson which they draw from
| thls is that there l. no escape by mere fight
| rom duty. This lesson fnds proof in the eX-
| perience OfdeFau ter, thieves and other GRIM
| lnals who have fed for safety beyond the
reach of eXtradit on treaties. They at first
| congratulate themselves on the 90 d luck of
| tht If escape. Then they feel very lonely, and
| won q return II they dared. Then they hear
| The temple bells. as IL v ere, ringing in their
| ears, ana constantly reminding them OF their
| lnlqu1ty.
THE chambers of commerce throughout In
dia are agitatinG against the income tax bill.
The Madras chamber protests against the pro-
poset exemption of the agricultural classes on
the ground that there is nothing in the nature
! OF q livelihood derived from the land to jus ify
| its exemption from any tax On income The
| Trade during the last decade has increased 20
! per cent, and the material prosperity of tine
| people is abundantly evident from their I'M
! proved style of living. The chamber hopes
that In the face Of these facts the government
| Will refrain from appealing TO the loyalty of a
| mere HANDFUL OF people, mostly aliens, to bear
burden which Is for the good Of the whole
population.
The OPENING Of Parliament has given rise
to big scandal in upper society. One of the
hrst gentlemen of England had procured a
ticket of admission TO the House OF Lords for
beautiful and charming lady, but ON the
| personal Intervention of = very high person.
/ age the ticket was Cancelled by the Lord
| Chamberlain, and when the lady holding the
/ ticket made her appearance entry was re-
/ fused to her, and she had to beat retreat
/ unde the e. es and the silent but significant
| sneering OF a great number OF Beeresses more
| noble and Older, but not nearly so cookbook
/ ing as the victim. 1t Is said that the saua
evening fair subjects door was resOlutely
/ shut 10 a prlncely visit.
A YOUNG st. Louis physician says: "You
frequently see funny expressions in print
about doctors killing their patients. Well,
the thing is often true. /, myself, acknowl.
edge to having killed two patients killed
| them outright. and make no bones of confess-
ing the fact. One man killed by prescribing
morphine at time when his system was moi
| stroug enough TO stand the drug. He left an
| estate, and here was some excitement about
| dividing the estate. His wife was CHARGED
| with having poisoned him. and the remains
| were eXhumed, and there was a great to-do
about the matter, but pulled through il ali
right. The other man was suffering from A
prolonged spree. and l gave HIM ohlorai.
which killed him. 1t was an out and-oul
murder, but the Coroner held an inquest and
attributed his death to jim jams These two
people know l killed, aud. as am vet Young.
ana there are more active poisonous agents
| than those have 20 far experimental with.
expect to kill more people before die"
AN ExTRAORDIHARY PROJECT is announced
in the London papers, which appears 10 have
some sort Of vague countenAnce from the
government. This is TO form company. To
be called the soudan Company, on the model
OF the North BOrne0 Company, and entrust 10
\ IL the COVER ment OF the Soudan, Al q nre
| limlnAry meeting held on Wednesday. il yVas
| intimated that TIE British government would
/ be asked TO lend f',0OO,0o0 without iptereat
| for hye years. and to grant subsidy OF f540-
i 600 for the first year, aimi shing by Gao 600
/ In each successive year-that Is, 10 plainer
| words, TO give the company f64O 600 ont
| right. With this money and nominal
capital OF ten millions OF it, own, the e0mpanv
is to raise troops, establish trading stations.
| and, IN fact, conquer the SOudan. The pro-
jet, considering the character Of the Sou