Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

pulls On election nav ana IrleQ 10 vote III place
Oh MS sather, who was too III to vote.
MORE than 100000 wash boards are sold
IN this country every year. The best wood
for wash boards is cottonwood or sycamore,
pine being too soft.
THE very latest in London is sending chickens
by the parcels post from Kilkenny. The fash
ION is so very late, the chickens" are gener-
ally spoiled by the time they arrive at their
destination. In fact, they are mo chicken"
In point OF freshness.
A LYNN CLERGYMAN relates that on one
occasion after marrying couple an envelope
was handed to him which he supposed of
course contained the marriage fee. On
opening it he found slip of paper on which
was written: I'VE desire your prayers"
The Grant relics. which have been in the
charge of the War Department, were deiv-
cred Saturday afternoon TO the National
Museum at Washington, and the work of I'M
packing and classifying them preparatory to
placing them on exhibition in the hail de-
voted to historical collections was commenced
at once. Owing to the great value of the col
lection extra precautions have been taken at
the museum to prevent theft.
MARSHAL BAZAINE has had a severe fall
while walking in the Retro at Madrid. He
had to be carried by the police and the by
ISLANDERS to his house. Marshal Bazaine
lives alone in Madrid, as Nine. Bazaine went
to Mexico with some of her children last
spring on family matters. He looks very old
and shaky, has long gray beard, and is very
shabbIly dressed. His oldest son is a yolun-
teer in crack Spanish regiment of Chasseurs.
THERE are yet few English actors snd &C
tresses who deny us the light of their counte-
nances, among them Mrs. Kendall. But we
must have her now that she has recited
" 'Ostler Joe" in such "a thoroughly artistic
and pathetic manner she moved many OF the
audience to tears" Think OF that. Mrs, Pot
for n oh, AZ
and unlmpeachable Mrs. kendall has enter
tanned half the sWells of England, at a per-
Torrance for the benefit of big charity, vi tn
thls naughty "pome."
A RESIDENT in one of the finest streets in
Boston alluded, Incidentally, at dinner the
other night to her servants" and was over
whelmed the next day to receive warning
from the whole crowd. What did it mean?
Weren't they IN recent of the highest wages?
Didn't they have ''afternoons'' and even
lngs" and "privieges" without end? Yes but
they couldn't live with people who called
them servants" to their faces Help" was
the proper word, and they wouldn't be ser
wants to no lady in this country. They all de-
parted.
GEN. GRANT was dubbed Ii. D. by Har-
ward, and during the campaign of 1872 some
one published a burlesque in the form of a
minute little volume about as big as postage
stamp, in which were printed some of the
title, The Literary Remains of Ulysses S.
Grant, Doctor of Laws" | showed a copy to
the General afterw ards says a correspondent
He had never heard of 1t, and was very much
amused by the little volume. After reading
it through, as he could do IN five minutes. he
turned to me with smile and SAID: This is
very good; you must give it to me; l want to
show 1t 10 Mrs. Grant, who does not realize
what famous man am getting to be-"
JANE HADING has introduced a new feature
in nF
about which tout Paris is agog. This is nei-
Their more nor less than some Chippendale
furniture that the artistic found in W ardour
street during her London engagement last
season. She took an immense fancy to the
30 called "Chlppendale craze" and deter
mined to introduce 1t to the Parisians. and to
do this 1t is only necessary to stage it. The
consequence is that everybody is rushing to
the theatre to see the old English furniture,
Just as everybody goes to see an actress new
costumes. The theatres set the fashions in
Paris now. because there is no social leader
strong enough to impress her particular ca
prices on this capriclous world
The Boston Courier Is somewhat unhappy
because people use the title esq" after their
! names, THE CUSTOM it says, 'is merely
one of those silly and thoughtless Instances of
the adherence to an old traditional usage from
which all meaning has long since vanished
There is no more harm in it than there would
be in drawing the picture of cat at the ad =
dress upon an envelope, and, for that matter,
no more good. Since every country bumpkl In
becomes on his letters at least an esquire
and ignoramuses go even to the extent Of
adding Esq after 'JF.,' LID or ID. d.
itself, 1t would seem that the habit had made
itself too ridiculous to endure longer, and
that it must quickly work its own extinction; ;
so that, perhaps, it is needless TO expend
words in attacking the Esq folly"
HENRY NJ. STANLEY will come to NewYork
in few days, declining. for lack of time, an
invitation to lecture in Dublin before sailing.
II understand" says a Freeman's Journal
writer, "that Mr.. Stanley regrets much that
he is unable TO go to Dublin, because all
though he has discovered many Out-of-the-
way places. he has not discovered Ireland
| yet. 1t is a curious thing that he has latterlv
| developed great repugnauce to lecturlng IN
Wales, which Is his native country. The rea-
son Of this is interesting. Your readers are
| aware that Mr.. Stanley spent his early DAYS
| in Welsh work house. and that he has no
| precise kno Wedge as TO his parentage. Well
| whenever he goes to Wales he is sure to en- :
| counter twenty or thirty old women who per
sist in claiming him as a son or a nephew or
some other intimate relation. 1t being highly
embarrassing and ineonvenient to have as
many as thirty mothers, the explorer has
determined to Keep out Of the way OF those
old ladies in future. lie tells the story him
self with great relish"
SOME TIME AGO Montreal jury returned q
verdict against the plaintN in the case of
Poitras against Lebeau. Poltras had claimed
damages from the defendant, who had him
fined for refusing to kneel on both knees while
attending service in the Catholic Church of
st. AIMS one Sunday last summer Motion
was made by PoitTas before the Court of Re
view for Il new trial, and Judgment was rem
dered in fayorof this motion. judge johnson
dissented, holding that the verdict was not
contrary 10 the evidence. In giving the judR-
ment of the court Mr.. Justice Jette held that
Potras had been prosecuted. Being sick no
mad placed himself at the back Of the church
ami never aced in an unbecomIng manner
Constable Lebeau was not justified ia caus1nr
his arrest for not going on both knees The
special bylaw at the Church OF st. AIMS re-
quiTi8g every one 20 go on both knees was too
arbitrary to be established by no stronger evil
dence than verbal. With such bylaws il be-
came prudent for strangers not to attend
divine service at st. AIMS.
A FUNNY STORY is being told in which two
Russian noblemen and tavorite Partisan
actress played the principal parts. Both of
the Bayards were suitors for the lad US smi les,
and both seemed to be equally esteemed by
her. In Russia "a lock of ha,r Is considered a
signal pledgegOf the Atender passion, but few
of the French theatrical divinities are en-
dowed with profuse cheveleures. Mile. Alice
glorles in the possession OF auburn ringiets
and wouldn't part with one of them for less
than duchy. Her Russian admirers the
Count de l.. and the Baron lie NJ, both hap
pen to have hair Of the same golden hue as
that OF their mutual Dulcinea. Each begged
a tress OF her hair in exchange for loci OF
his own; to which the Chaaming creature