Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-21
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famous war-ship Kearsarge at the time OF her
battle with the Alabama are planning to
celebrate the twenty second anniversary OIL
the fight al Boston, June II.
A THREE-YEAR-oLD YoUNGsTER near APP
pomattox. Dakota. was lost, and, after a
search of "a hours. was found near his home
"a a badgers hole. into which he had slipped
feet foremost. and which was deep enough to
quite conceal hun.
The vessels Of the North Atlantic squadron
which are now on the way from Key West to
New York, are expected to reach the latter
port by May %, in time to take part in the
ceremonies on Decoration Day. 1t is under
stood that the TalapOOsa, which is ready to
join her new station in the south Atlantic,
will delay her departure until after Decora-
ton Day.
IT APPEARS from recent book on sea
legends that there are many ways to raise the
wind. You may suspend he-goat skin at
the masthead, you may fog boy at the mast,
you may burn a broom and let the handle turn
toward the desired quarter. you may blow
out to sea the dust from the chapel floor, you
may stick knife in The miZzenmast or
scratch the loren asst with r nail, and 80 on.
A SMALL Waterbury lad said to a police
man the other day: "If you see ladder up
to my bedroom window to might please don't
| say anything, or take it down. A lot of us
| boys are going to sleep together tonight anu
| town, ami want to get out Of the house on
| the sly" The policeman is said to have been
worthy of the confidence thus placed in him.
COMPANY of spectators are converting
the base OF Mount Monaduock into a summer
resort Therei is a natural basin about two
miles from Troy, N. H., which was once the
bed of lake fed by natural springs. These
! springs still exist, and the damming of an
outlet would food some 500 acres with a beau
| tlful eXpanse of water. A branch railway
will be built from Troy to the mountsiH, and
| cottages, hotel and methods of easy ascent
| to the summit will be made.
THE seven-year-old female camel, Katie,
has given birth to baby in the Central Park
menagerie, New York. 1t weighs los pounds
and stands 8 feet inches in height. This is
the third member Of the species known to
have been born in that city 1t Is a fem ale,
| but has not yet been named. For the first
twenty-four hours it was unable to stand, and
kept up beating cry like that OF a lamb,
but Tuesday the little one was as risky as
goat, and one of its teeth has already put in
an appearance.
BURGLARS entered several residences in
Wilton, Conn, the other morning. At the
house OF Mrs. Clarlssa Davenport Raymond,
the aged lady whose l04th year was completed
on Easter Sunday. the old lady was the first
10 hear the movements of the lntruders. With
her staff, which always stands at the head of
her couch at night she raped the floor so
vigorously that the burglars departed without
securing any of the family treasures. She said
that she was afraid they would steal her little
Bible, which contained the family record, in
cuding her own birth at Stamford, April Is,
1882.
THE convicted New York Alderman Jaehne
had quite a levee in his cell Tuesday morning,
most of his visitors being personal friends,
who came to condole with him, including his
brother-in-law and wife. The latter re-
manned with him less than half an hour. lie
Is said to have been dressed with great care
and neatness, and an attempt has been made
TO give something like a hOme-like aspect to
his cell, which contains, as an unusual addi-
| ton to the ordinary prison furniture, a small
| table. covered with red spread, bearing a
| bouquet of rOsebuds. All the morning papers
| were on his cot. To the warden he has given
| instructions to admit no newspaper reporters,
| against whom he seems, for some reason or
| other. to entertain anything but the kindest
/ feelings.
AT a small Partisan cafe chantant one even
ing recently. as the prima donna was COM
menclng a particularly sentimental ditty of
the period, La Verge de Sorrento" her
strains were interrupted by the cries Of a
| baby. AS matter of course there was an
uproar, and cries of Turn it out! ~ Turn it
Quit" A giant, bearded like the pard. who
was holding the infant in his arms, and who
tried in vain to quiet it, stood up to expostu-
| late. But the prima donna left him no time
Ladies and gentlemen" she said, interrupt
| ing her song, II had better tell You thar ba nv
is mine. If | do not give it its supper it will
| continue to cry" Stepping down from the
| platform she took the child in her arms; then
| while 1t was enjoying its meal, she came
| back, made a sign to the p anist. and resumed
her song as If nothing had happened.
! THE late James Irvine left to his only son,
among other property, 100000 acres of land in
one body in Los Angeles county This large
domain Mr.. Irvine bought jointly with an
other man in 1887, paying at the rate of S715c.
| per acre. In 1875 MIR. Irvine bought out his
| partner for S250,000. He has since been Of
! fered $1,000, 900 cash for the property. There
is valley of 10000 acres in the tract worth
500 an acre or $e.000,000 for the valley. Some
small farms have been carved from this por-
ton and sold at this figure. On the tract ia a
coal mine which Is yielding an unfaiIing sup
| ply of coal of good quality for locomotive pur-
| poses and is under lease to representatives of
/ the Southern Pacific Company. There are
! between $4,000 and 10000 sheep and several
/ thousand cattle upon this land. The actual
| cash value Of the whole land is about 81, =
| 000,o00.
/ THE Allan Line steamship Siberian, Capt
Moore, from Liverpool, which arrived at Bal
timOre on Monday, had an interesting Arctic
ext erlence on her passage across the Atlantic
On May 4, in latitude l7;47 north, she passed
| two large icebergs and some small ones TIL o
following day heavy field ice was entered At
| 1890 a. M. 81 miles east "A north of st. John
\. F. The ice extended RS far as the eve
! could soc. ana throughout it was dotted with
/ innumerable lcebergs that rose m ajesticaly
/ above the floating foes and osciialin with
/ the waves. The easternmOst edge Of the
1 ica extended to longitude 5l:47 west
| When As miles east north from ST
/ John, n. f., the ice was fairly covered with
/ seals gamholng from foe to foe aud eniov.
| ing themselves. At times the Siberian ran
/ over the seals. which really were visible Tor
miles in groups. The Siberian reached 81
| John with some little damage to bow but TO
| avoid the ice she remained there five davs
/ the east coast Of Newfoundland being com
| pletely blocked from Cane Ballard 10 Red
| Head. On May II the Siberian proceeded 10
| sea. followed the coast inside the ice then ex-
/ tended az far "a could be seen to the south
| ward Of Cape Race. Four miles southeast nv
/ east OF Care Race an abandoned schooner
! WAS passed IN tho ice. All her apars were
| standing AND sails set, and sue WAS apparent
| " waterlogged. Between Cane Race and
| Halifax number Of large iceberqs were
! 1925 north, longitude $3.50 west.
A NEW YORK special says the public" at
times, have hazy notions as TO the ownership
OF Jake" sharps curious Broadway rail
road. The franchi-e having been revoked by
the Legislature, the travelling public" now
and then have got it into their heads that n
must he their property. and hence they can
do win II what they lie. The thing had nm
amusing illustration Monday morning when
"A NUMBER OF passenger, one after ano her
declined to pay heir fare, on the aszumDi ion