Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

JAY GOULD believes. as the result of his own
experience, that "meu appreciate their own
earnings more than q gift"
deposit OF pure asphaltum, from fifteen
to twenty feet thick. has been discovered ne Ar
| Ihlstle station in Utah. 1t is worth $40 a ton,
and the expense of mining is oniy 10 cents.
Two years ago Miss Mary Tyner was row.
/ ing on Wisconsin lake, when one of her oars
broke. Prof. J, Frank Barr, rowing in an
| otner boat. saw her plight and lent her pair
OF oar7. An Acquaintance followed, and a
! Jew Jays ago wedding. Among he floral
| decorations was boat with broken oar.
WRITER upon Southern California says
frankly that il is little short of crime to in
! duce poor men to try their fortunes in the
| colonies in the Southern part Of the State
An range grove of five acres VIII give good
! Iivihg when It is mature, but to buy it in full
bearing will est from 5000 to 81 500, without
mouse or other improvements.
OMAHA is getting TO be big enough to attract
the notice of Chicago. "Omaha," says the
| yeracious Chicago Rambler. sis too young
and rough to have any respect for her bet
ters. Why, it was only few moons ago that
man was shot in Omaha because be wore
| Kid gloves and had his boots blackened. If
| 'Chicago is New York without a collar
Omaha is Chicago without shirt"
MR.. HERON ALLEN, the young Englishman
who has kindly come to America to tell us all
about palmistry, and to examine our hands,
II we SO desire, makes this startling state
ment: He says cross at the base Of the fore
niger denotes happy marriage, and that
| sucn cross exists In the case of fortunate
mart al relations has been demonstrated by
examining the hands of thousands of people.
| WHEN John Doane, minor, died at Wagon
| Wheel, Ida, there were no unmarried wo-
men in the village. but his death brought
thither as mourners two OF his sisters, who
were old maids, and his widowed mother.
| Before the flowers had withered on Johns
| grave the widow had been married to the
MAYOR of the town, the elder sister to the
Sheriff, and the younger to n prominent Cit
| zen. The three weddings were held at the
same time and all the town attended.
GEORGE W. MoHIsrY was a slave and was
sold from his parents in 1858. being taken to
Mississippi. he subsequently served as a
Union soldier all through the war and finally
settled down at Lafayette, Ind. While at
the Wabash depot Tuesday George fancied
he recognized two calored women who were
passing en- route to Iowa. The recognition
was mutual and with tears, cries of joy ana
embraces The mother, bro her and sister
came together after a separation of 80 years.
IT is an interesting fact not generally
known that the daily business Of the Tombs
prison of New York, is recorded with the pen
the use of which in a noted forgery cost2its
original owner ten years of his freedom. 1t
is nam moth engrossing pen of gold, with a
& ant handle. Fisher, the noted bank forger,
now serving his sentence in Sing Sing. raised
check an" forged an Endorsement with it.
w hen he knew his conviction was sure he
gave the pen to Dick Roden. Warden Firms
secretary, and Dick has usedit ever since.
A POLICEMAN of the Northwestern district
of Baltimore, few nights ago. took his old
shoes TO have them repaired by a shoemaker
on Milliman street. The policeman found
the shop dark, but saw a light in the back
fv.rr uFI,f. IA, h q
maker in a hogshead with his feet bare
stamping sOur-crout, and q small child in his
arms to increase the weight. His wife every
few minutes put in layer of the circuit and
handful OF salt. while the shoemaker still
continued to make trips around in the barrel.
THE sixth annual report of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, of
Brooklyn, shows that 9l6 complaints were
Investigated last year, 426 children we're re-
moved from unfit surroundings, 4,04S visits
were made by the agents, and the care of
2,594 children had been supervised. The
number of prosecutions was pa, and 1S4 con-
victOns had been secured. The receipts for
the year amounted to ,33! and the expendi-
lures to S6.267. Besides this, $25, 600 bad been
received as Il bequest from II. B. Claim, and
$4,000 hat been expended for the purchase of
the headquarters of the society In Montague
street.
A TERRIBLE CASE of cruelty to amin ais was
witnessed Tuesday at Simonson's field, near
Vanderbilt avenue, Clifton, S. l., by a num-
Der of ladies. heavy horse and light one
were drawing heavy load from Duke, a
mkman's place. to Myers farm, near Gar
lettsOn's. After beaIIng the horses with a
n avy whip, Miss Jennie Gordon, living at
Clifton. went TO the relief of the horses, took
the whip away from the driver, and In few
moments got men and women to take hold of
the wheels anu started the horses out OF their
trouble, amid the cheers of the crowd who
applauded the hadsome girl for her determi-
nation and courage.
The Crown Princess Of German nv has all the
exact business instincts of her illustrious
mother. Recently she discovered that some
one had leen plfering her visiting cards and
strict investigation was ordered. The Crown
Princess had directed her printer TO supply a
hundred cards, and on the package being
opened only ninety-eight were found. The
printer was informed of the deficiency, and
was asked TO report the result of his inquiry.
1--WE are very curious 10 know the RESULT
ran the letter of the Crown Princess secre-
tary. "fOr visiting cards of her imperial
highness are papers OF great value, the misuse
OF winch might be very harmful"
MR.. WILLIAM Il. TRAvERs arrived with his
family at Hamilton, Bermuda, in the steam
ship Trinidad on Sunday, Nov. Z. He has
leased Woodland. handsome residence.
about a mile from Hamilton, and will occupv
il until the early spring. MIR. Travers took
with him his six horses and five Carriages.
One of the horses died of pneumonia on the
health. but he was, as cheerful as ever To
one OF the officers of the Trinidad who offered
to assist him down the gangplank to the ten
der, which was TO land MIN at Hamilton, he
said: 'Avast there, my mani Pm not SO old
as look" and he walked down alone.
The British government is much criticised
for giving the Bombay command to the Duke
OF Connaught. The Duke OF Edinburgh holds
the best command in the navy, and the DIXIE
OF Cambridge, who draws fl2,OOO pension
from Parliament, is still receiving $4,000 IA
Commander-n-ChIef of the army. 1t is con-
tended that they should let their pay be
merged in their pensions, as they are mem
bers of the royal family. The object of the
Duke Of Connaughts rapid promotion Is to
enable him to succeed the Duke of Cambridge
at the War Office. tits on all hands Admiral
that he is thoroughly competent and is even
smarter and more assidnous than the Duke
OF Edinburgh. whichis saying much.
AT the Instance of the editor OF the Popo 10
Italiano of Turin, subscription was opened
some time ago for the purchase of a gift for
King Bumbert, in recognition of the bravery
and humanity displayed by him during the |
cholera epidemic in Naples. The contribu-
tons were limited to i've centesimi lie. each |
and the response from all classes OF society |
was so general That the subscription was soon |
closed. Inc GIT, an enormous wreath of |
bronze. surmOuntcd by a golden star, was |
presented To the King Oct 10 at Monza In |
his reply TO the deputation he said, after ex. |
pressing his thanks: Il have only done nv |
duty IN obeying the dictates OF my heart. |
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