Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-15
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DAVID A WELLS lsely finished articles in
the Popular Science Mnthly on Mexico find
ready readers since tn hubbub over the Ell
Paso editor Mr.. Cutpg But in Mexico
they are poking fun atMr. Wells. who sald
that cats could not live n the Mexican table
land, when truly many Mexican lover mas
been dlsconcerted IN he sereAade oy the
waving OF toms aud tables.
Asst. LOUIS HARNESS EALER has on exhi-
bition horseshoe of EDgsh design, which is
simply cushion or pad ovulcanized rubber
covering the frog OF the hof and held in place
by the horseshoe in an ingenious manner. IN
cities where there is any great quantity OF
asphalt pavementa this invention VIII De-
come lnvalua0le,as il Will rcvent Shipping anu
reduces to the minimum tie conclusion that
soon "staves" horse up Wen driven ON such
pavements.
WALTER l.. NEwBERRf, dying In Chicago
left widow and a fortune The widow was
given the whole estate dining her life time.
She was young, and no one thought that the
other heirs, Mr.. Newberrfs eight nephews.
would be benefited. Tn widow went TO
Paris, where recently she ded. Now each OF
the eight nephews has ONE into S3O0,oOo,
among the nephews being zen. W. c. New
berry, chief of the famous fOquois OF Chicago.
This is the sa me estate frdn which Chicago
gets ~, 100000 for public lbrary.
FREE and easy as the famous Gen. Skobelef
was when among his soldiers and friends. he
always looked his worst n company of dis
tinction. Before his troop" says Mr.. Veres-
chagin (the artist) in LaNouvel Revue, 81
always found him CAREFUL! Dire sed and per-
fumed; when he presentedhimsen to his SUI
perlors, he put on his Oldest coat. wore his
Overcoat in slOvenly way md his hat at the
back of his head He seemed to fear that
neither elegance nor bravery would be for
given to him. When l returned the second
time from Paris to the Dan,be, went to sec
Skobeleffs mother, who asked me to deliver
small box 10 her son. 1t vas labeled tres
presse. At the frontier the case was opened;
1t contained complete Collection OF per-
fumes"
WORD has been received from Carlsbad,
Germany, by his brother. A. j. Drexel, OF
Philadelphia, that J.W. Drexel. who has been
there for some time for his health, is in such
condition of health that he must be brought
home to die. 1t wasJ j. w. DrPXeps house in
which Gen. Grant died at Mount McGregor.
Both the Drexels went to Carlsbad three
months ago. A. j. DreXel. about three weeks
ago. left his brother in fair condition, and the
alarming word he has received from there
was entirely unexpected. The SICK
man has peculiar condition of govt, IN
which he sleeps twenty hours out OF the
twenty -four. friend of the family has al
ready started abroad to accompany him home.
The death of Joseph w. DreXel would make
great change in certain financial circles,
Anthony j. DreXel is coming to that age
where the active duties of banking will no
longer be possible for him. He is obliged. as
it Is, TO go to Carlsbad for at least two months
every year to recuperate MIR. Joseph Drexel
has been often mentioned in connection with
politics in New York, he being the head Of he
New York house. He was talked about for
Senator. during the Evarts and Morton con-
test, and again for Governor at the time Mr..
Davenport was nominated.
MONDAY is generally a very quiet day at
hnc4nap a.
serves it for his own, and does not see anyone
except officials. Still there WAS enough to
amuse one if he took a seat in the corridor
and watched the people come and go, and lis
tened to the questions they asked of the door,
keepers. Secretary Lamar drove up to the
door. with the wind blowing through his
whiskeFs and long hair, and carrying under
| his arm an envelope 2X3 feet, and bearing an
| address, THE President" in black letters
some three inches long. Then Mrs. and Miss
EndcOtt came to call on Mrs. Cleveland 4.
While they were in the red parlor a dentist
| drove up in closed carriage. There was a
| great time in getting out of the carriage the
| patent buzz saw instrument which the latest
styled dentist paddle with their foot while
| operating. Finally the buzz saw was carried
| into the private part of the house, and the
| dentist followed with a large bag Of Instru-
ments and tooth pullers. A cold chill settled
| on all in sight a. the man of torture passed
| behind the screen and was lost to public gaze.
| When the dentist came out everybody W nted
| 10 know whose Jeetn ne 0au Deen nXlnE, put
| no one could tell. He got into his car
| rage with his bag OF Instruments, and his
| huzz-saw contrivance was handed in after
him. Just as he drove of one Of the en-
ployes id that the President was AFRAID
Hector, Mrs. Cleveland's Antwerp poodle,
| would go mad, 80 be had sent for dentist to
| file of his sharp teeth, and this explained the
mysterious dental visit.
THE whisky barrel is often the forerunner
of civilization as well as the instigator of vio-
lence in the West and determines the site Of
more than one popuous city. The Casual
Observer" was speaking a day or two since to
| an officer of one of the great transcontinental
lines. who said: - remember a man who
came out to Dakota with barrel OF whlsR "
as his sole capital THIS ne rolled OF car at
point on the prairie where he was told cow
boys were often seen. He set her up on end
built shantyand hung out sign saving that
drinks were quarter apiece-three n half a
dollar. the first cowboy that came along
Jaw the shanty and stopped for a drink.
When he got back to his ranch he told about
the new saloon. and The man with the barrel
| rom had two or three customers day. In
| three weeks he enlarged bis busj ness with an
| other barrel and some cigars. and in two
| months was doing general store business,
with boy To help him. The next thing
| knew half dozen houses went uD
| at once. and the place bossomed out as
| town on the map. when the railroad COM
pauy made a staiion there Then il VIVA
/ =
| was established. There are UNyo churches
| there now. a schOo and over n thousand
| people. They have "a weekly paper and are
\ talking Of a daily. and the electric light ia
| declared TO be "a necessity. big hotel, a
| skating rink snd n theatre are on the cards
! My old friend with the b1rrel ia rich man
| but they are talking prohibition and threaten
| to close him up. He Is the Postm aster and A.
| Justice of the Peace. This is only a SAMPLE
| of many Western towns that have grown mn
around saloons Give the COWBOYS some Mace
10 Gravitatc to, which they will alwavs do
where there IL a drink to he got, and a village
soon springs up. Thus docs liquor plav an i'm :
portant part in the settlement and growth Of
the Wes'."
THE Washington correspondent Of the
staats-ZetuBg writes thus concerning the
nationality Of the members of the Hou1e of
Representatives: There are eighteen mem
beers who were born abroad, seven OF them
bcing natives Of Ireland. namely: Davis and
Collins Of Massachusetts, O'Neill OF Missou-
ri, WOODBURY. Of Nevada. McAdoo of New
Jersey, Y. j. Campbell aud Dowdney of New
York. Two were born IN Scotland, Hender-
son of Iowa and Farquha ar Of New York: two
in England, We Z aud Spriggs of New York:
two IN Canada. Galinger OF New Hamushire
ana Adams Of New York three in GERMANY
Lehbach or New jersey. Gunther Of Wiscon-
sin. and RomciS OF Ohio: one IL Luxnmhurp
Muller OF NV YORK. and one in Norway
Mel OF Minnesota. To his number may he
added Game, the delegate OF Utah Territory
who Is an Englishmau by lIrth. ASIDE from
the Ptnnsylvan'a G. rmaIs Ermentrout, Sow