Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-19
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on a check lately presented to the Catskill
(N. ~ National Sank.
PENNsYLVANGANS will be interested to know
that kerosene has been found on the coast of
the Rcd sea, near SueZ.
RED WHEELS are in favor again in New
York, and they once more STIR the dust along
The fashionable driVeways.
A DESPERATE s%PECULATOR put up a New
foundland dog in Wal street the other day as
collateral for a flyer in the stock market.
KID B~EDsPREADs, made out of the backs of
discarded kid gloves and the gauntlets of
long ones, have cast crazy patchwork into the
shade.
YELLOW JACK sometimes goes yachting.
The Duke of Sutherlant's yacht Sans Peur has
four cases of the fever on board. The luke
has fed.
MULHALL's 'Dictionary Of Statistics'' says
that more twins are born in Ireland than in
any other country, to wit, In the proportion
of l1.6 to every 1000 births.
CASES OF LEAD POISONING In Paris have
been traced to bread and -four, certain holes
in the millstones which ground the grain hav-
ing been filled up with lead.
THE KING CHARLES SPANIEL is the only
fashionable dog nowadays. The pug, the ter
rier and the b~lack-and-tan have been ruled
out OF the drawIng-roOm by the caprice of a
huNtudbthS JdSbC.
OWNERS of trout streams in the Catskills
are doing much toward restocking them for
the benefit Of summer boarders. over 200, 0GO
young trout were put into the waters of Ulster
county during March.
AN ENGLISH DEAN, at the close of a sermon
in which he warned his hearers of the speedy
end of all things. asked for a liberal contribu-
ton to rebuild the tower of the church in
which he was preaching.
~CANoNCHET, ex-Gov. Sprague's estate at
~Narragaasett Pier, R. l., has been sold by the
eXecutriX of Francis D. MoultOn's estate to
Henry G. CranstOn. of Providence. and by
him to Mrs. William Sprague for 100000
1T is PROPOSED to change the street nomen-
clature OF Washington, substituting for the
letters of the alphabet, which now mark
many streets, the names of historical persons,
Adams, Benton, Clay, Van Buren, and others.
SOM SEVEN AGO there appeared in
Paris, at a ball Of the demi-monde, a woman
wearing on her head-dress a dead bird. The
bird had artificial eyes, and its wings and tail
were spread. This was the origin Of the pres
emit fashion.
CTS English" to have footmen az tan,
handsome and well developed as to the calves
as possible. The advertisements always men
ton if a man IS more than & feet high, for
every inch is worth at least a pound a wear
IN his wages.
ANOvEL CASE was tried at Boone, Ia. One
man sold another a horse which he said was
blind. On examination it turned out the
horse was not blind. and the purchaser sues to
recover on the warranty, as he don't want a
horse that can see.
IN HIS SPEECHES while swinging round the
circle of British towns, Michael Davitt avows
himself a free-trader and pledges his endeav-
ors to prevent an Irish Parliament from pass
mo t9FI fl & y WIN urhfoh ha fg 1-a1
variance with Mr.. Parnel.
1T is SAID that the spray of the great yell
lowstOne Falls in the National park built M
at its foot a mountain of ice, scarcely vet at
feCJed by the spring warmth, and almost as
high as the fall itself, which in midwinter
was magnificent In form and color
SOCIETY in Adrian, Mich, has been stirred
to its deepest depths on learning that a pretty
young woman, whom it has known for some
months as Miss Alena Ripley. and has been
very kind to, is really the wife Of one Friar.
the express robber of Glencoe, Canada.
A COMPANY of Northern capitalists have
turned their attention to the green sand mari
Of the Pamunky river. Recently two vessel
loads of this fertilizer material have been
shipped from Newcastle, on that river. IL is
said to be very abundant in the bed of that
stream.
A WOMAN in a remote Maine village, crazed
" G4Ctohh0 DibAO AONAAuE anu IGNlRdi 6A-
element. endeavored to gouge her eve out.
aud afterward cut of an arm with an AK. IN
order to OOev the Injunction" IF an eve offend
thee, pluck 1t out" etc. She Is recovering,
but is still insane.
THERE is a t%rotting horse in North Chat
ham, y. Y, that catches rats. The other dav
his owner saw a dead rat in the manger. and
when he fen mis- horse again he kept watch
and soon saw a rat slowly making his way to
tie manger. AS soon as he began to eat his
meal the horse laid back his ears and made a
dive for the rat, caught him in his teeth. gave
him one pinch and Il shake, let him drOD and
calmly kept on eating.
LOVE letters at breach Of promise suits are
usually amusing. but none more than one
written by an English young man, which was
of such a strain as the following: dearest.
most charming, superlative Sallv-I am long
ing really for the time to come when | shail
have you IN a home, a bower of lovers bliss,
where we can coo and bill all the dav long.
We shall soon have a splash, dash-up wedding
Of our own, and then we shall take the shine
out Of them"
The WIRES for telegraphing, telephoning
and electric lighting in Chicago will soon be
all underground. The companies find that
the wires work better underground than
overhead, they are not liable TO get ont of re-
pair, and are not in anybOdy's wav. The dis
appearance of the poles has improved the an
pearance of the streets. In Philadelphia new
poles are being erected in some parts Of the
city, and there appears TO be but slight dispo-
sitlon ON the part Of the authorities to compel
the burying OF the wires.
MARSHALL Field, the well known Chicago
merchant, is called lucky by his friends. A
few years ago, in settling with a country
merchant, he was induced to take $500 of min
ing stock He didn't want in, and offered a
big discount for cash, hut the merchant didn't
have The cash and SO Mr.. Field kept the stock.
In seven years he Us drawn $50, 900 in divi-
dendB from that stock. and il IA said that All
the money he ever has invested in mining
stock. and he has invested considerable and
with great success. was his profits on that $500
worth.
THE COLoNtAL SECRETARY OF one of the
Briti5h West India colonies was IN New York
not long ago and boarded at a fashionable up
town boarding house. One day he met a gem
tleman whom he had known on the island
and took him and his wife home TO dinner.
As the guests Of a distinguished onirial they
were treated by the other boarders with
great consideration at the table and after
ward i'm the pnrlor. When thev had ,onc
their entertainer asked the people 10 guess 10
what nationality they belonged. some
thought they were Spaniards on account of
heir dark color. others that they were
Italians: all agreedthRt they were elegant
and accomplished. I'm tell YOU" said The
official, throwing himself back in his chair in
high enjoy mcnt Of the situation: ''they are
just what you people here call nothing but
niggers."
LIVELY bear-hunt took place in Balti-
Az