Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

NeW ofk city, excepting Delmonicos, wnere
it is 206."
A NEW operate star. Frauiein Anna Kirbel.
Is creating great sensation in Norway. Ole
Butts son Alexander, among other experts,
Is Sld To have predicted that Fraulein klrDel
VIII tnrow Jenny Lind into the shade. She
is % years of age
THE physIcIans in attendance on Prince
william Of Prussia are afraid that the malady
from which he suffers may affect his brain,
says London Truth. 1.-THE lajrtKin of Prus-
sia's men a. collapse commenced in almost
precisely the same way"
OF President Arthur's Cabinet Freling-
huyseu and Foyer are dead. Hatton Is edit
ing the Chicago Mail. Lincoln is practising
law in ChIcagh. Gresh nj is on the bench.
BreWstr IS taxing care OF a large law prac-
tee In Philadelphia. Teller is in the United
Stai es senate.
LITTLE GROVER CLEVELAND, son of James
Hobbs. of Ellicott City, Md, received few
da. ago beautifully finished picture of Mrs
Cleveland, with her autograph. Ii Mrs.
CleVeiaI intends o send pictures to all the
babies nov be ring the name OF her husband
she will be very busy.
ONE of the most successful young colored
men in the country is Garnet d. Baltimore,
civil engineer who was graduated some years
ago at the Try Polytechnic Institute. He
now has charge of the enlargement of canal
locks near racuse. His father Is barber
who clips locks in Troy.
SAMUEL WALTON, OF Lancaster, KY, just
appointed United States Minister to Para
quay, has qualified at Washington and Will
sail at once for his post OF duty. 1t is salts
factory to see copper lined Kentucky man
going forth to the high latitudes Of diplo-
matte station in the South.
ONE of the most remarkable examples of
i'll breeding displayed at the White House
Dor ed to have carried a pug dog under her
arm. and after shi 4 ng hands with the Presl-
dent held up the pug's paw for shake, too.
The President didn't shake.
THE authorities of Munich have opened to
the public at soc. per head the four grand
palaces left BIZ King Ludwig. Already asum
equal to 100000 has been secured, and it is
beileved that by trestirg the faces as mu-
seums enough money will be OBJ aimed in time
to liquidate his late majesty's debts.
The Scotch Home Rulers, whose platform
urges that national legislation be granted 10
the respective nstionalities of the United
Kingdom, each legislature to control all local
fairs with an executive responsib lily only
to the national ectors, are to hold a confer
ence and mass demonstration in Edinburgh
on Jan. II.
ONE of the pref test girls in Boston posses
es hair of thst rare tint known as chestnut,
and it is a constant source of annoyance ever
since the CHI nges were rung on that unfortu-
nate word. The latest agony has been calling
her the chestnut belle. She says sue would
sacrifice her beautiful chevtlure TO- morrow
to be rid Of this stupid association of ideas.
THE late Erastus Brooks left no fortune for
the lawyers to share among themselves. Dur
ing the last years of his life he divided mi J.
ion dollars among his children. and left for
himself mere competeIcy for his declining
years. The experience OF some OF his wealthy
contemporaries appe trs o have taught him a
lesson which he prohted by before 1t was too
late. l1t -l.
THE irrigation mania has taken hold of the
far West, and it is predicted that plains OF
frosty altitude will be guttered with bitches,
and trustful men will be solemnly assured
that the land is of good quality, and that the
seasons are long and mud. Investors eager
to become rich Uy investing in the STOCK of
ditch muanies are advised to keep their
eyes peeled.
Col. JAKE CHILD, the poetic Missouran
who is representing this benign govern mcnt
IN a ministerial capacity at the court Of the
bold King Of Siam, writes a letter to his home
paper In old Missouri, which starts of with
this sweet strain: ~ gain WafG you mis-
sive over sun-klssed seas, from far Orient,
land of legends,'' etc. Its appare n that Col.
Jake's fforescent style OF composition has not
been duled by his brief residence among the
prosaic Siamese.
THE mother of five newborn shepherd pun
pies, near Houston, was mourning the death
of four of her babies that had been taken
from her, when a very young pig. whose
mother had lost 1t, came squeaing around the
dog house. The shepherd dog at once a topted
the little porker and it now suckles along ide
or the pup and follows It's foster mother about,
squeaing vigorously whenever il feels hun
cry. The collie seems 10 love The pig quite as
much as she does her own pup.
II AM sorry to hear that Lord Iddesleigh is
far from WELL" says Mr.. Labouchere. He is
suffering from the overwork and the incessant
anxiety and worry of the last three months.
He has not been able to leave the Foreign
once for single week, but has been kept
iaborng like n galley slave all the autumn.
Lord l1desielgh viii go 10 Pynes fer period
OF much needed rest as soon as he can gel
away, and ord Salisbury will take charge
OF The Foreign Office during his absence"
A NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT writes that
there recently appeared up own young and
rich citizen of Chicago just back from Eu-
rope, and arrayed In the most proper manner
possible from the dude standpoint. He was
very anxious 10 meet Mr.. Berry Wall, who
has long borne the title King of the Dudes"
~ u mutual fri nd brought them together
W hen the stranger wa, pre'ented errv
stepped back, took HIM in slowly from head
to Toes, and exclaimed: "Ye gods! abdi-
cate"
The other afternoon as Farmer KelloRp's
oxen were drawing heavy load up Spring
Hill, Conn, the load shifted to the rear. r is
Ing the tongue of the cart and lifting the oxen
nearly OF their fore feet. Mr. Kellogg was
unable to release them and the oxen were
IA choking to death, VIII passing neigh
Dor came TO hei logs assistance. They both
mounted the car tongue and managed To
but moi Sfro one OF them
though dead when re eased from the woke
lie soon recovered. however.
"MR. AUGUSTUS HARRIS has secured ann,
triumphs of realism says London Trutb.
"by the use OF genuine army swords in his
Human Nature companies. On two occ,-
sions at burnley last week, during the great
duel between Capt Temple and Paul dc I
Nigne, the sword Of Que OF the combbtanis
snapped close of at the hit. ON the frat th,.
blanc Of Capt emple's sword flew over tbn (
dress circle within few inches Of the beuds (
VI the audienre; on the next Paul de Vigne F,
was 80 bad hurt hat he was unable to fi5sbt |
Tor two or three gniS subseuuentIy Tho /
evidence OF MIR. Harris Sudaneso HEROES
ought certainly to be taken by the forthcom- |
Ing commission"
JAMES GORDON, an eccentric millionaire
died few days since in Cincinnati botel
with no one near TO soothe his diving moments !
or close his eyes when he had ceased IN |
breathe. ii was most peculiar il not most
romantic life. He was born IN povertv. mar
Nashville, Tenn, seventy five years ago, ami
e rly bent his mind and energy to the accnm-
ff,.. 0 ~.