Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-13
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asking myself all my life"
A DEs MONIES uowa) man tainted on see
ing his house in danger of being destroyed by
fire. When he returned to Consciousness the
flames had been subdued, then he tainted
again for joy.
THE wife of Sheriff Armstrong. Of Keokuk
county, Iowa, was left in charge Of the jail at
Sigourney recently. Two prisoners got into
q night, but the pucky woman parted them
and locked them up in separate cells.
THE Cinnamon who work in the fisheries on
the Columbia river are not paid regu ar
wages, but for what they do. Work this year
has been slow, and in most OF the canperles
they have not made enough to pay their bare
living.
A GOLD WATCH and SIS in money were stolen
from Mrs. John Shoemaker, of Independence,
Ia, some months ago. The watch was re-
Gently returned to her. together with note
asserting tbai her money would be refunded
as soon as the one who stole it could earn the
amount.
The French army lists recognize no patent
of nobility below the grade of General. Thus,
the Due d'Audiffret-P asquier appears In the
lists simply as Col. Audiffret- Pasquier. On
his promotion to a Generalship, however, he
would be styled lie General Due d'Audi1fret-
Pasquier."
Two old soldiers recently met at Sioux
Falls, d. L who had never seen each other
but once before, aud that once was at the
battle of Gettysburg, where one of them wore
the blue and the other the gray. AT the time
of their first meeting they both were ON the
advance picket lines.
CHARLES ROBERTS writes to the Chicago
News: "If any person will take the trouble
to visit or write to some good authority at
Laconia, n. H., he will find that there was
petrihed body taken up some eleven years
ago, mostly whole and hard as mortar The
body was that of q Mrs. Runlet was there
at the time and saw the same"
A PARTY of surveyors engaged in running
line south of Bristol, D. T., entered an old
farmers pasture and began driving tstakes
and placing red flags at proper distances.
The owner ordered them OF his premises. but
they laughed at him. Then he turned his pet
bull loose. The animal, seeing the flags
charged the party and drove 1t ANONYMOUSLY
from the field.
ALARM HAND named Beck was discharged
by j. II. Hubbard, of Iroquois, D. T. This so
enraged the man that he at once set fire to the
barn and then tied a rope around his neck
fastened the other end TO the well curbing,
and jumped into the well. Life was extinct
before he was taken out. The fire burned
the barn and one mule, besides some harness
and other small articles,
ORDERS have been issued in London for the
join the North American fleet, owing to the
continuance of the Canadian fisheries dis
pute, The nature of their Instructions is not
known. but it is surmised that they are sent
by the request of the commander of the North
American squadron. no desires their pres
ence merely as matter of precaution.
A CERTAIN Freroh official in high position.
beseged, as all are in similar cases, by a
throng of daily increasing solicitors, was
aba sNO mi al axuIfh ba oil
IF MessrS. A.. b, c. and others no W
come to solicit an audience" said he to his
secretary, as soon as he discovered the nature
of his a1liction, ''allOw them Immediately to
come to me; finally have something to give
every one"
A PAssENGER train on the Chicago, Burlng-
ton anu Quincy railroad, between Council
Bluffs ana Cresson, Iowa, recently had on
board q email tribe of Sioux Indians, twenty
candidates for the GenwoOd Institute for the
Feeble Minded, a bridal party, q corr se, a
horse thief. murderer, about dozen poll
ticians, party of clergymen. lunatic and a
party of schoolmams, besides the usual num-
Der of commercial tourists.
TIE annual meeting of the American Flor
lists Association will be held at Horticultural
Hall, Philadelphia, Aug. IS. The indications
point TO an assembIage of from 600 to 500 for
ists and nurserymen, and it is not improbable
that the number Will reach 1900. The aeso-
origin in the general feeling among the trade
that it's interests had grown SO large as to
need organization and cooperation. At the
coming convention number of papers on
horticultural subjects will be read. and it is
anticipated a great deal will be accomplished
for the advancement of the society.
Young HERBERT GLADSTONE finds 1t a diff
cult task to live up to the standard that his
father has set. In the recent campaign Her
bert was sent by his father to oppose the re-
turn of a "Unionist" member of Parliament.
When he arose to address his rural conatitu-
ency, and was announced as ar. Gladstone,
stalwart old farmer, after scanning his
features carefully, called out: "Ye be main
young for Mr.. Gladstone!" To which Her
bert replied, explaining that he was not his
father, but had only come to represent him,
''Ah! understand" responded the bucolIc
elector. Eye bean't the lion, but only an ass
| In the lions skin"
ON tuesday afternoon while one OF the
large yawls of the White Cross Line was on
its way up the river above the Stone works
near Charleston the crew met with a singular
fab adventure. The boat was under oars and
| was proceeding slowly up the river, when a
! large sturgeon leaped suddenly from the wa
| ter and landed in the lap oithe bow oarsman.
| stalwart negro, who seemed to think that
| he was about to be 'eat up by de whale, !" like
| Jonah of scriptural marine fame. Dropping
his oars and giving vent to ighty yell, the
| oarsman lay prone on the bottom of the boat
| overcome by the singularity of the situation
| and 1t was not until his comrades had come
| to his rescue and killed the sturgeon that he
| recovered consciousness The hsh proved to
be seven feet long and weighed over 100
| pounds.
TIE members OF the Court Theatre of Mu-
Mich recentysigned protest against the pub
| lication Of the letters addressed by the late
King Ludwig to Herr Joseph Kalnz, one OF
his favOrites and formerly member of the
Munich Theatre. The King had addressed
Herr Kainz n the most affectionate and adj
hiring terms. invoking blessings on his be-
loved head, ETC.. and the members of the
Court Theatre affect to see in the publication
OF these letters an act OF ''impiety against his
Majesty" and express their regret that such
a deed could proceed from a member of their
profession. The fact, however, Is that the
Kings letters contain many illusions to the
jealousy and envy of Herr Kainz's colleagues.
and the German papers are not slow in point
ing out that the protest against Herr Kainz's
'ipdiscretion" Is not dictated by reverence
for the Kings memory only.
MAINE contains about 1890 pensioners.
who receive $',8OO,0O0 yearly. The rolls do
not include naval pensioners, who are paid in
Boston. During June, there was disbursed
TO iuvalids $3.50. ISL 81 and to widows $I2s,-
0se 06. There are 1853 survivors of the war of
1912 on the rOle, who received during June
$3Sl2, and 800 widows, who received $780, g8
There are no revolutionary soldiers drawing
Mira. Susan Curtis, OF Topsham. There are is
On