The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
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N~~S SA-NeNAACoe
AT the 9th birthday celebration of Mrs Elcy
Chace Vaughn in Davisville, R. l., the other
day, family of seventy eight assembled, five
| generations being represented. Her two sisters,
Mrs Virtue Reynolds, aged 90, and Mrs. Hannah
Letson, aged II, were present.
Tony HART, the actor, who is an inmate of the
Worcester asylum for the insane, is well enough
to umpire the base ball games which are played
nearly every day by the doctors. attendants and
milder patients. Tony's decisions are said to
show good judgment and great knowledge Of
the game
CONSIDERABLE SPECULATION is going on con-
corning the actions of men and women at Bog
hill near Belfast, Me-. who have been digging
up the hills and pastures for some time The
seekers are strangers, and the men retire when
approached, while the women only answer Ques-
lions with blank stare. There is an old theory
that Capt. Kidd buried treasure there.
In the excavations at the Athenian Acropolis
have been found a fine bronze statuette, IS
centimeters high representing Minerva, and
the magnificent torso of a woman, of archaic
style and of remarkable workmanship. This
latter discovery is considered of great value, as
the torso fits exactly to a head of equally
archaic style already found, and the statue is
now almost complete.
A CHINESE MERCHANT WHO sailed from San
Francisco for home a few days ago is reported
to have accumulated fortune of 81 ,000, 900 in
feTu uurlnk tne laSC thirteen years. HIS name
Is Chun Lee. He wears a queue according to
the Chinese fashion, but dresses exclusively in
the European fashion, even to The high standing
collar and tight-htting CATERS. Before his de-
parture, he gave q grand banquet to the Chi
neSe merchants of San Francisco.
KAKEMoNos, or hanging pictures, are one of
the most interesting products of Japanese art.
They correspond as nearly as possible to the
framed pictures with which we decorate the
walls of our houses. They are not, however
permanent decorations; that is to say, they
vary according to the time of year. In the
winter, for instance, winter scenes are unrolled
while brilliant representations of flowers and
birds are set apart for the summer.
THE COMMANDER of the United States gunboat
Swatara, now lying at the Brooklyn navy yard
preparatory TO three years cruise in Asiatic
waters, awoke on Thursday morning to dis
cover that eight blue jackets and sevon marines
had deserted during the night. They had gone
over the pontoon bridge to the cob dock and
thence out to Washington avenue, leaving their
uniforms behind them. Descriptions of the
men were sent to police headquarters.
THE crusade against the slave trade carried
on by Cardinal Lavigerie, bishop of Algiers,
with the sanction of Pope Leo is exciting
deep impression throughout Europe The car
dinal's address, delivered on Tuesday at the
meeting of the British and Foreign anti
society, urged imitation of the example of
Stanley, who, with small body of resolute
white men, succeeded in stopping the slave
trade throughout considerable territory.
NJ MAssENET has about finished his new opera
of 'Esoaarmond.' The poem is by NJ Blau,
the author of "Sigurd" and NJ de Gramont,
translator of "Othello" as given at the Odeon
The scene of the Forthcoming work is laid in
Byzance, and it gives exceptional latitude and
splendor to the mise en- scene and to the cos
tunes. The principal role is written for Miss
Sfby Sanderson. who is now studying 1t with
Mr.. MaSsenet, and who will appear in it next
season at the Opera ComiQue.
THE vicar at Barnaldswick, Yorkshire, Eng,
discharged his sexton and attempted to run
things all by himself. When funeral process
sion reached the gates short time afterward 1t
found them locked, while the bells were ringing
for wedding. The grave was dug too shallow
and in q north and south position, and in at
tempting to lower the coffin the vicar and his
| boy let it fall with a crash to the bottom. He
| offered to dig new grave, but the relatives
| concluded that he had done harm enough al
ready.
THE average American will be astonished to
| learn that the number of steamers plying on
| the volga and It's tributaries is greater than
the number on the Mississippi; that S15, OOO, 900
worth of products annually come down single
| tributary of the Volga-namely, the Kama a
| stream of which few Americans have ever
| heard; and, finally, that the waters of the
| Volga river system annually float nearly
| 10000 tons of merchandise, and furnish en-
| ployment to 1000 vessels and nearly zoe, 900
| boatmen.
A NEW TYPE of sun-dial has been designed and
carried out by a gardener who beauties the
Danvers hospital grounds in Massachusetts,
| pole of growing plants casts its shadow on a
| bower bed, where flower numerals tell the time
of the day. The pole has an angle of 45O, and
| points to the north star. Such iugenuities are
more interesting at present than the most
| elaborate rug or carpet-beddng of foliage
plants which was a considerable achievement
some years ago. but is now relegated to railway
| station grounds, for their manifest improve
ment.
THE story of how Gen. Andrew Jackson got
| the name of Old Hickory Is again going the
rounds. During the Creek war be had a bad
| cold and his soldiers made for him a shelter of
| hickory bark. The next morning a tipsy
| soldier, not knowing who was under the ba ,
| kicked it over. AS the general speechless with
rage, struggled out Of the ruins, the soldier
yelled, Hello, Old Hickory Come out of vour
| bark and cake a drinkl' When the soldiers
saw Jackson shaking the bark from his uniform
| they gave three cheers for 'Old Hickory" and
| the name stuck.
THE FACULTY of the Ottawa Normal school
think that the fact that this year there were no
honor students, and not one qualified for the
| governor generals medal is due to rules per-
| hitting young men of the school to call upon
| young women of the school and pass evenings
with them Until recently the rules to prevent
| the commingling of the sexes were of the
| strictest kind. They were not even allowed to
! recognize each other on the streets If it ap-
pears that the relaxed rules are likely to result
| In too much calling and too little study the old
methods will again be employed.
AT special meeting Of the senate committee
on labor and,education, held in Washington to
consider railway profit sharing, George May Pow
ell of Philadelphia president of the Arbitration
council, was given a hearing. He explained the
system, which, he said, had been in successful
use for over generation on the railways of
France, and stated that the Arbitration council
called the attention of American railways to the
French system in October, 1886. Jan /, 1887
he said, the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern
Michigan road adopted q modification of the
French plan, and the road reported, Jan. l. 1888.
that the experiment of the year had been ex
ceptionally successful financially, and that not
a life of passenger or employe had been lost,
nor had any serious accident occurred in that
time. Mr.. Powell suggested some improve
ments on the plan as used the last year on the
Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan rail
road. He said the subject was given fuller
presentation by the council in a paper read at
the Social science congress at Saratoga, n. Y,
Sept 8, 1887 In July, 1888. the council had
the leading railways of North America He
was sure there was greater peace and pros
perty for railway stockholders and employees.
and safety for passengers and freight in transit,
through wisely managed profit sharing than
without it,"
ARLINGTON, where Gen, Sheridan is buried is
Immediately across the Potomac, in Virginia,
and having fine elevation above the 81 raam IL