The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-15
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THERE are twenty men in Denver who have
fortunes of 81, 5000 or more, and over fifty
who are worth $500, 900 each.
THE new wire gun at Shoeburyness has
thrown 50-pound shell distance of ~ miles,
the greatest distance ever covered by a cannon
ball.
BABY, aged 5 months, named Edwin Wild,
was left in his cradle by its mother, who lives at
Sheffield Eng, and was worried to death by
tame ferret kept for killing rats.
In arranging for Partisan duel pistols were
mentioned, and some one proposed that parry
ing with the left hand should be forbidden"
This made such laugh that reconciliation
soon took place.
On Monday of last week the severest hail
storm of recent years visited Wharton, Pa.
HallstoneS as large as hickory nuts fell until
the ground was completely covered and did not
all melt away for several hours afterward
THUMB RINGS are being worn by some ladies'
but as it takes pretty hand and very slender
one to make one look well, it is doubtful
whether they will be popular. 1t gives one the
idea OF person with a right hand glove on the
left hand.
RARA AVIS, in the shape Of an intoxicated
Chinaman, was seen on Broadway, New York.
last Sunday night. He stalked along, singing a
y
rect ahead OF him was a companion, who looked
ashamed at his countrymans conduct
NED STALLINGs while hunting in Buffalo Gap,
Tex fell asleep under a tree. His companion
TOOK advantage of the nap to drop a horned
Ioad on SJalhHgs Face Which 80 enraged the
latter that he blazed away at the joker with
MS winchester rifle, fortunately missing him.
The municipal authorities think the crossings
are SO unsafe In Paris that an English paper
says they have employed surgeons disguised as
polcemen for the purpose of helping the timid
people across the perilous parts of the streets
and boulevards, and to be at hand in case of &C
cidents.
FANNY RICE late Of the Carleton opera COM
pany, is reported to have been rescued from
drowning by her Newfoundland dog Carleton"
IN the Merrimac river, on Sunday. She slipped
from Black Rock, huge boulder on the bank of
the river, when the dog sprang into the water
and drew her ashore
Two LITTLE PIGS were walking along the
Texas Pacific railroad track, when a train came
along, and, as they fled in opposite directions
the train decapitated them both at the same
time, leaving their heads exactly opposite each
other, one pointing due east and the other due
west. The owner recovered $50 from the com
pany.
SEVEN PIRATES, four Anamites and three
Chinese, were captured by a French sunboat
the other day, in Haong bay, and were subse-
quently executed at HaiphOng. To each man
separate executioner was appointed. OF the
seven only one succeeded in striking off the
head at the first blow, all the others having to
hack them off by succession Of blows.
LIGHTNING recently at Hallsvile, near Cen
tralia, Mo, struck the smokestack of a mill
owned by Carpenter Bros On the window of
the mill the stroke of electricity plainly photo
graphed the numerals 1883. Between the figures
was zigzag line. On the wall opposite hung a
Hnlpn6ar Pro, s.,I, 81.
photograph was supposed to have been copied
A CERTAIN CITIZEN in far West town pos
sessed the only tree in the place, with large.
strong limb at the proper distance from the
ground, which he was in the habit of renting
out to lynching parties at IS per meeting. The
advent Of the Western Union telegraph com
pany with their long telegraph poles ruined
the industry completely and destroyed a valu-
able source of income for the owner of the tree
On the ''Hash-Knife" ranch, which is located
on the Pecos river, in New Mexico, Jake Owen.
a cowboy, bears ugly reminder of a rattle
snakes bite, which took effect in the soft flesh
between the thumb and foref1nger of the right
hand, causing the thumb, first and second
fingers to wither away, leaving only three use
less bones Notwithstanding this disadvantage
he is one of the most expert lassoers on the
river.
CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS of the
Liverpool detective police recently had his
house robbed. The rear of his house is guarded
by bloodhound, and the thieves probably
aware of this, entered in the front kitchen
window and completely stripped the drawing
room and sitting room Of all that was valuable
such as jewelry. plate, and wearing apparel
without interupting the sleep of the Liverpool
head detective
THE annual meeting of the trustees of Shake
speare's birthplace was held at Stratford-on
Avon recently, the Mayor (Sir Arthur Hodgson)
presiding Mr.. Henry Irving wrote signifyine
his acceptance of the post of life trustee aud
regretting that 1t was impossible for him to at
tend the meeting. An analysis of the sigma
lures of visitors to the poet's house showed that
thirty nine nationalties were represented the
total number of visitors during the wear being
l6,417 Of these about 5000 came from the
United States.
AN English paper alleges that "a new style of
bonnet trimming has now, it appears, captured
the female heart in the United States; and. as
it makes victims Of peculiarly noxious species
OF creature the determination of which no one
would regret, it is not Objectionable az the
stuffed bird craze. Baby allgators have he
come the fashionable garniture of the ladies'
hats and bonnets in the southern states The
young alligator used in this way is from G inches
to 10 inches in length; they are stuffed provided
with bright glass eyes, and are arranged so as
to appear TO be crawling up the front trimming
of ribbon bows"
SALLY PIPER, "the female newsboy Of Ring.
httiAiOOh, 10 oahu W NC one OIL JDe best hearted
and handiest working women in that town.
She is pleasant to converse with has a bank
account, and owns considerable real estate
Recently some one gave her a load of kindline
wood, and she hargained with a cartmau to take
it home. Having seen him load one load and
not liking It, she told him he need not draw any
more she borrowed wheeibarrow and loaded
1t. This took her nearly two hours She piled
it so high that people coming wondered what
the motive power was Horses dogs and
cattle got out OF the way, and Sally went on.
she carted IN two loads what the cartman
intended TO 90 In two with the cart
THE new catalogue OF the Dresden gallery
issued by the director Dr. Woermann. declares
that careful examination of the pictures re-
Gently purchased at comparatively high prices
show that they are not the genuine work of the
artists to whom they have been attributed
Some are only copies; some, the works of other
less distinguished artists; some forreries Tn
1874 ana 1919 eighteen pictures, said to be bv
old masters, were purchased out of the nnoney
paid TO Saxony as her share of the French war
Indemnity Two OF them are impostures tbrsa
only copies, two uot by the painter 10 whom
they are assigned but by some Of his nunils
one is hastily painted and unfinished worl, ~
the artist, one doubtful and three nv differ
ent aftlstS than those named as their painters
MARIE GENEvIEvE DU SACRE CcrtrR has nro.
claimed herself prophecies at Charities the
diocese most favored in France for siipernatn.
raj visions. She declares that Jesus appears IN
her in visions, and says that he desiras tho
foundation of religious house at Ioignv where
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