Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-11
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NEW WORKERS carry parasois al umbrel-
la- at night TO protect their eyes xainst the |
electric lights
A QUARREL between the gas company and
the Counciimen has left the street, oil Wal
.u.fJrd, Conn, il total darkness
CINCINNATI was 81 years old la's week.
About twenty settlers located there Dec, IS.
les. The city was Incorporated IN 2.
Or the 2ls DEGREES Of divorce graatsd IN
Philadelphia last year there were only 81 IN
which the women were named as the ofend-
er-.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF the Yew York
pound is continually bothered with re1uests
% take mad dogs from private residences Hs
has yet TO ind a case Of rabies, however
TIE SHELTON Of an ancient New Ing
lander, T, Gently DUG up at Nantucket, still
retained It's clutch uoon one Of the first COP
Yer CONS that came from the mint OF the a.
dependent Colonies.
At Burlington, y. j., on Christmas Gay, a
coal dealer dumped ton OF coal on the SIDE
walk aAd LET the public scram BILE for it. In /
6fteen minutes black spot on the sloeWalN
was all that was left.
TIE LARGEST PRICE by the square inch ever
paid for a painting was lately gwen by the
Duc d'Aumale for the Three Graces," by
Raphael, from Lord Dudlcy's gallery. The
price Wa $.25,o00 or. as the picture IS only
seven inches square, $500 per Ach.
TEE Princess OF WALES has recovered
from the attack of pleurisy which she con-
tracted last week. Friday the Prince and
Princess witnessed a performance at San
dru-ham Hall by Toole's theatrical compa-
nI In honor of the birthday Of Prince Albert
victor, their eldest son.
is 4 NEW YORK town a severe thunder
storm came up Just az a funeral procession
ts4l q m sra r-f The "
was rather awkward, but the undertaken
came TO the relief by stand ng on the church
steps and calling out. The organlst Will
please give US little music to while away the
time.'
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL of the American
Exhibition announce oficsliy a postpone
menJ of the opening until May, 1887, In order
20 avoid a conflict with the Colonial and In
plau exhibition during the coming summer.
the move was taken at the Instance OF the
American Minister and Of Consul General
Waller.
GEN. PALMER, President OF the National
road, says that the introduction into Mexico
Of the railro ads has Increased the revenue of
the government from SIS. 600, coo to $3l 900 900
year. The Ii eral party has given most
eNtrayagaat meaning to its name by granting
Sl2o,0o0,U0O IN railroad subsidies, q Drain of
about :, 100000 year.
Is JUNE LAST, at Eldora, Hardin county.
Ia two young men were lyDched on the
charge of attempted assassination. Two 9TH
ers escaped, and much exasperated were the
Nnchers that they did. Last month the grand
jury ronsluered thelr cases ana failed TO ma
particle OF evidence against them, and con-
Cludet that there was none against the two
who had died at the hands of the lynchers
A CORRESPONDENT Of the honongahela Re
D~6iicqn. writing of life IN the mountains Of
Tennessee, says: We invariably had shoat
and corn bread at every meal and the pigs we
saw were poor and thin. The Squire asked
a native how he knew when one was fat
enOug9 to bu cher. "Oh, you see, the shOats
live ia the woods and when we see one take
hold of root and pull, and he don't peter
up behind, he Is ready for the knife"
ONE of the heroes of the Franco German
war has just died, Gen. BonnsmaiDs, who
commanded the Cuirassiers in the famous
cavalry charEe at Reichshofen. The feat OF
arms by which he stayed the advance OF the
Germans, while his men fell in scores around
him under the murdeTous fire, until Marshal
MacMahon had got clear away from WOerth
ami Froeschwiller, is commemorated on many
canvas and in song; and TO this day the ap-
pearance of cuirassier regiment at review
is always greeted with frantic plaudita. Gen.
Bonnemains was II years of age.
Nj. DE LEssEPs sublime faith in his lucky
star kept him digging away at Suez when the
best engineers in England pronounced as
scheme inpracUcable, and II IS evident from
HE recent reports and utteranees that no hos
tile criticism has sh ken his confidence IN the
Panama canal. He believes he viii push IL
through, and that the French government,
which AZ his invitation Is about to inquire into
the work done and the prospects, Will be en-
COuraged to support him with all needful re-
sources unti success crowns the enterprise.
This year will PROBABLY show whether the
daring scheme Is TO be brilliantly realized or
noted in history as mistake and a mOnu-
l mo- fol I'm Of or, ~1vtr ania
one of the leading London metallists
dreamed distinctively that Rafaello. the win :
ming horse, would win the Ii anchester No
vember Handicap. He told his dream to his
friends. and was laughed at. For the second
time he dreamed the same, aHd again he was
ridicuIed as a supeFstitious old fossil Of the
fifteenth century But for the third time the
dream came. This was TOO much, and, dis
daning all chat. he took 1000 TO 20 about the
horse. hall OF which he handed over to his bet
ter half for luck, win or Sc, and backed him
again for another thousand. His favOrite
song IL now. Let me dream again." as he is
about 4 600 richer than at the opening OF
Z the season.
The Congo Free State has en- cred the postal
union. A list of postal rates ranging from j
10 90 centirDes has been adopted, and i've dlf-
ferept postage stamps issued. all bearing the
profile OF King Leopold and the words. "Etat
Independent du Congo The business OF The
I new state Is transacted IN Brussels h. four
Minister, who preside over the Departments
OF Justice. Finance, Foreign Affairs, ana
Commerce. and the Interior and Police. The
state /. dlvided into four administrative dis
tricts, each having Governor and all being
under Tie charge OF Col de WinIon. the Ad-
minietrafor General. The four Governors
have had -ever8l wears EXP. rencc on the
1 Congo, aud were among the most trusted and
/ enthusiastic Of anley's lieutenants.
| FEOF. JOSEPH LIE COSTE, himself a soien-
/ tist. pa M the Ocsr'dSd HoHtkly tribute
/ 10 4 gassiz, which Ii thus summarized: a gas
80 gave areater impulse 10 biological science
! than any Of his contem poraTies, aud 10 HIM
/ belongs the whole fOun iatiOn " a scientific
| theory OF evolution But he did rot believe
! that evolution is the sam and substance
/ OF all things; he refused to ScSnowl-
\ edge hat the force 81 development is inhe-
J rent IN matter. he believed IN embryonic
/ development, and gave evolutionists ike Oar
! win and 81 nccr iittle ground on which 60
/ stan {. bu. lie denied thar new species can be
I formed bv traRsmutation from previously ex-
I lsilnC spt cp-. lie saw IN evolution not the
/ inherent force of ma ter. but tho resu Il OF a
] grrat Intelligence. a great Architect directing
: aut supcrH teudius all thlngs. He laid the
/ whole iiu1l4ttor oi rcieufih~ eyolutio and
| saw Boo ul theor nothing 20 shake his hei ipf
T in tEc Almighty. GA the contrary, everything
/ couhimeG l- laiih.'
THE French papers have been full OF a case
/ which junior members OF the criminal bar
would dl well O. take = note OF a woman
T was put on her TRIAL for strangling her baby.