The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-25
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near approach OF the ruddy planet Mars TO the
white star Spca in the constellation OF virgo,
and the other made by the appearance OF
Jupiter shining near the long trailing figure OF
Scorpio.
Mrs. ABIGAIL p. HARRINGToE, widow OF the
late John Harrington, aud niece of Gen. Israel
Putnam, Of revolutionary fame died in Boston
on Tuesday at the advanced age of 80 years.
She was born in Hinsdae, n. H, July l., 1898,
but has resided the greater part OF her lie In
Boston She leaves two children-a daughter
and a son.
IT is said that Herr Won Phttkamer, Prince
Bismarck s cousin, was really dismissed froR
the ministry of the interior by Emperor Fred
erick because it was discovered not only that he
had managed to obtain possession of the cipher
which the Empress Victoria used when tele-
graphing to Eng and, but that her private cor
reSpondence and the emperors always passed
through his hands.
THE man who has just become the earl of
Seafeld was hard pushed to earn a livelihood a
few years ago, and was acting a bailiff in the
New Zealand town of Oamaru in 1884, when his
father became earl, and he thereby the Viscount
Re,dhaven. He was I'm possession of a house
in his official capacity when the news of his rise
in life came, but he refused the offer of a sub
stitute and stuck to his post for two days
longer.
PARIS proposes to have workmen's tenement
houses after the Peabody plan, and the first
stone of the first house was recently laid. The
divided into homes of two rooms and q kitchen,
and the yearly rent of a suite any floor will
be $50. The money to build the house was given
by Messrs. Michel and Heine, both of whom
have studied and become much Interested in the
system Of the great American philanthropist.
The old boy preachers of the republic having
sprouted whiskers, q new one has been found
to partially fill the void His name is Pascal
Porter and he halls from Nincennes, Ind His
points are: Age, IL; weight, rs pounds; dress,
knee oreeches, black stockings and the regula-
ton suit of black. He has black eyes and black
bair, and delivers plain sermons in a high voice.
Curiosity secures him large audiences and
everybody comes away exclaiming, wonder
full
A CURIOUS CEREMONY was lately held at Fon-
tanbeau, entitled the Feast of Carp" at
which the fish are not eaten, but simply have
rings inserted in their noses, after which they
are returned to their native element Numerous
offers OF jewee ed rings were received from Pa
riSlan ladies'. After the insertion of the ring
the carp are returned TO the water to the sound
of tabor trumpet and kettledrum. Experiment
proves that ringing does not injure the fish
in any way
GILES Moss, an aged negro preacher near
Rochester, who is said by his congregation to
have prophesied emancipation, last years earth
quake, and other important events. now de-
clares that he has been delegated by heaven to
lead all his people back to Africa where they
are to evangelize all the dwellers of that land;
and that the hour for departure is at hand.
The result is that the Rochester negroes are in
a state of intense excitement.
COUNT ANDoR SzEcHENI at Buda Pesth tainted
Herr Wahrmann with being q Jew, and in duel
that followed was severely wounded. After he
had been expected to die for two months he got
well, and they both were put on trial. The
Counts lawyer alleged that it was an honor for
any one to come in contact with one of the
Szecheni family and the public prosecutor
Trnn mt allII cd lin
days nobody was noble by birth, but only by
work and knowledge. The count was sentenced
to one month Imprisonment, and Herr Wahr-
mann was let go.
ONE of the inmates of Maine poorhouse is
very justly called female Mark Tapley by the
Portland Transcript After a life of toll. she
was obliged to become a county charge In the
poorhOuse she reviewed the trials and triumphs
of her life, and found she had much to be thank
| full for Her husband had abused her. often
| beating her, but the Lord was good and took
| him away. When her son grew up he also was
| urkiud and abusive but the Lord was still
| mercltul and carried him off with an attack of
pneumonia. She had two teeth left, and thank
| the Lord they were opposite each other.
THREE prominent ministers of the gospel in
| Brooklyn, who have heretofore pinned their
full faith to the republican party, have come to
the front and declared in the most emphatic
| terms that they cannot vote with it in the com
| ing presidential election The three clergymen
are Rev. DR.. Cuyler of the Lafayette avenue
| presbyterian church. Rev. DIR. Lyman A bbott of
| Plymouth church, successor to the late Henry
| Ward Beecher, and Rev. Dr. Storrs of the
Church OF the Pilgrims, on the flights. Their
expressions, with those of exMayor Seth Low
and other prominent republicans have set
the republicans of Kings county to thinking
AN extraordinary Outburst of popular saw
| agery,N says Vienna dispatch to the London
Times, has just occurred at Borsad village
near Kaschau. girl, who is a native of the
village, was married to peasant from another
| village, but after the wedding a number of
| young men of BOrsad tried to prevent her from
departing to her new home. The bride man
aged to escape, but on seeing this the young
men set fire to the cottage of her parents, and
| the flames quickly spread to other cottages A
murderous fight then began between these
| young rutfians and the brides friends with the
| result that eight peasants were killed and about
| twenty of both sexes were injured The ar
| rival of a detachment of mounted gendarmes
put an end to the afray, and the leaders were
marched off to prison.
AT OMAHA, a smart clerk in County Clerl,
RocheS office, in making out notices to utter.
ested property owners of an increase in the as
| sessment came across the name of Frances Fol.
som. The smart clerk laughed at a bright
thought. He wrote out the usual notice and
addressed it to Mr.. Grover Cleveland D. p l..
5. A, G. l; $ A, G. A r., etc. Washington.
ID. c., and signed County Clerk ROche's name
to it. The gentleman Of many initials not only
received the mssive, but re-inclosed it to MI
Roche. with polite and good -humOred post
script, ending: = have noticed the additions to
my address. and am at a loss to know what they
mean Can you explain them to meyH Mr.
Roche at once wrote back explain ny the mat
ter and apologi2iny for the fiIppant use of the
Presidents name. The facetious clerk is look
ing for anOth situation.
A SKILLED CHINESE wooD-woRKER has arrived
in New York to take charge of the fancy worl,
of the new Chinese town hall now being built in
Mott street. He is said TO be the most sKiIled |
Chnaman of his profession i'm the United States
and he can make chairs, tables cabinet eases |
and even houses without the aid of Sngla |
nail American cabinet makers, according IN |
this experts opinion, could not earn their to- |
bacco money in China, as most of their work
while grand to the eye, was coarse in cOnstrl,r-
ton. Any skillful Chinese wood worker he said |
could make bedstead that would be worth |
$4,000 in China, but it wouldn't pay to make
such one here it would take three wears
time, and no American would be willing TO nav
such price for beadstead except as a curios |
ity. In China he said, bedsea are valued as |
ornaments. as pianos are here.
THERE is now on the stocks at Waldboro
Me, one Of the most remarkable vessels ever
built in the United States, a fye-masted center
board schooner, which will be the largest vessel
OF its kind aiioat. Her length of keel ia 225
feet, breadth 80 feet depth of hold 2i feet and
her measurement will he 800 tons Her una>s
viii he OF Oregon pine, and her foremost, main.
mast, mlzZenmaSt. spankcr mast and iggpr
Will be each 10 feet in length. while the ion
maStS Will be each 81 feet. The diatuetar ~ ~,