The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Mexican mail steamers, between Guaymas. state
| or Sonoro and San Francisco. Mr. Redo agrees
| Withln SIX months TO put on two steamers. he
| VIII receive subsidy OF S2,70O for each round
| trip.
THE 1920 O'Clock train from Boston to Lynn
on Saturday night stopped after passing
| through the east bound tunnel and a passenger
named Raymond. who went to investigate the
cause. found himself in the water on the
marshes after stepping from the platform. He
was rescued by Conductor A. l.. Moody, who
cut the bell line and successfully used it as a
laSSo.
A BRONZE STATUE of Buddha measuring As
Chinese feet in height is being cast in the
Huang Tzu or Yellow Monastery outside of the
le-Shlng Men at Peking. Its ears will be so
large that man might be inserted in their cav
ltles. The work was undertaken at the instance
OF the Ihlbetan LlamaS, and when completed the
statue will be forwarded to Thbet as an Offering
to the Llama authorities there.
AN ACTUAL BEGINNING has been made in clear
ing New York city of dead wires and dead poles
AS substitute the fire department has already
contracted for cables to enable it to avail itself
OF the Underground service, aud the Brush Elec-
trlc Light Company drawing their first
cable into Broadway conduits, while the East
River Electric Light Company have ordered an
underground cable, which is to be ready within
ten days. OF the 100 lines of wire entering the
Central telegraph station in London, not one is
above ground
IN PARIS the big shops that keep everything
are driving the small dealers out of business
Recently large stock of fine white goods put
out in front Of one of these large places was
found on several successive days to have been
ruined by being spnttered all over with some
black fluid watch was set, and after some
| time 1t was found that the damage was done by
small dealer of the neighborhood, who re-
venged hifnseH Tor The loss of trade by walking
by the big store and squirting ink from con
cealed syringe ga he passed. -
The tiger which escaped from a circus in
Connecticut more than a week ago, and caused
no little uneasiness to farmers in the northeast
| ern part of the state, was captured Friday
| night by the circus employees They located the
| animal in the dense forests of Tolland, and dis
covered the path which he followed in going to
| stream. They buried d trap in the path aud
| attached to it a strong sapling. which was bent
over and held by spring. Concsaling them
| selves, they waited patiently and a few hours
| later heard the tiger screaming and snarling.
| They found him hanging by one foot in mid air
| When he had been securely bound by ropes he
| was lowered into strong cage and returned to
| his old quarters.
| FROM the headquarters of the military division
| of the Mississippi, under date of July 25, 1864.
Maj Gen. William T. Sherman, addressing Col.
| James Hardie, inspector general, Washington,
D. c., said: Il wish to put on record this, nv
| emphatic opinion, that it is an act of Injustice
| to officers who stand b. their posts in the dav
| OF danger 10 neglect them and advance such as
| Gen Hovey, who left us in the midst of bullets
| to go to the rear in search of personal advance
| ment IL the rear be the post of honor then we
had all better change front on Washington. -
Inc letter mas certain Importance at this Juno
ture because Hov9y, as republican candidate
| for governor of Indiana, is now posing as a
| great savior of the union
NEW EXPLANATION of the proverb good
wine needs no BUSH is proposed by R. r.
Sharpe, who presides over the manuscripts in
the Guildhall of London. Bush appears to
have been term for spray of rosemary or
other herb which was laid in the bottom of a
drinking cup by publcauS, "either to give a
particular flavor to the beverage, or, as was
probably more often the case, in order to dis
gulse the inferior quality of the wine" He
cites confession by Alice de Caustone to NAV or
Adam de Bury, in the reign of Edward III in
which she acknowledges that she was in the
habit of filling tie bottom of her quart meas
ure with u inches Of picche and laying thereon
rosemdTyH, in Simiiit1tdinem drboris $50 as to
look like bush in the sight of the common
people.
On the body of man picked up at Hamilton
ferry, Brooklyn. on Monday, was the following
letter addressed to his father, in Oldenburg
, Germany: "HoBoKES, Aug. 20-Every hope
for me is now gone, / will go now in a cold
hearted state. To you S9O0 are worth more
than the life of man whom you call your son
l have still hoped you would have pity with me
notwithstanding 1 have done wrong in many
respects, nut you must bear the chief in il
| If | make an end to my life either tonight or
| tomorrow, say it openly in your face that YOU
are my murderer. You drove me into death
and nobody else. l couldn't bear it any longer
notwithstanding would like to live; but then
| there is no hope any more. shall not have an
honest burial. but the curse of heaven NAV fall
| upon you. CHARLES GIEsEKE."
A SPRINGFIELD (O) dispatch to the Cincinnati
Enquirer says: There was a little smack Of
romance in the marriage last night of Joseph
F. Wesenstein and Miss Bertha Prothero The
groom is a well known barber in town and the
bride a talented young teacher in the Clifton
street school building. Her people objected to
the BARRIERS attentions but she encouraged
them. Last night the barber had a customer half
shaved when his lady love appeared at the door.
He excused himself to his customer. saying he
would be back in a moment Once on the side
walk Bertha told Joe she was ready and wanted
to be married at once. Joe was only too glad
of the chance, and, forgetting all about his GUS
TONER he went with his sweetheart to minis
ter and the twain were united The couple
took the 10 O'Clock train for Ashland, where he
has relatives.
PRICES at Ems, the German watering place.
permit man to get well without threatening
him with softening of the brain when irving to
make up vacation expenses. The cure tax
which gives you the privilege of roaming about
everywhere ana enjoying every comfort and
convenience the Casino affords, entrance to the
reading and other rooms, is 80 for the season
This is collected only week after your arrival
Transient VISITORS are, therefore, exempt from
the tax. You are allowed to drink all the
waters you want, as your doctor recommends
by paying tax of 65 cents. The prices of the
bath range from 25 to 80 cents, attendance and
warm bathing towels included Inhalations
aud remedies of similar nature cost the paltrv
sum of cents. Board and lodging Is within
the means of every person who is able to do any
travelling in search of health Delightful rooms
may be had for 80 cents day, and the table
d'hote, whose menus vary in each hotel accord
ing to the French or German mode of cooking
costs 70 cents.
AMONG the undelivered mail matter in the
postoffice at Allegheny is a letter from Mrs
Cleveland addressed to Mrs, Anna l.. Evans.
Allegheny City, Pa" Enclosed is a cabinet mic.
ture OF the First Lady of the Land " The let
ter has been seeking Mrs Evans for more than
a month. II was delivered to a person of TINT
name, who discovered the letter to be from Mrs
Cleveland, but it was not intended for her since
il appears that the one to whom the letter is
sent is the happy mother Of twins and they have
been named for the wife of the President Here
rs what Mrs. Cleveland says: Executive Man
sian, Washington, D. c., July l6 l8Ss-Mrs
Anna L. Evans, Allegheny City, Pa-Dear
Madam: | learn from your recent letter of the
compliment paid me in the naming of your
twin babies. | beg to thank you for this mani
festation of your regard for me. ought, per.
haps, to tell you that L N never called frankie
although my intimate friends sometimes cali
me Frank. Please accept the accompanying
photograph as token of my appreciation Of
your courtesy Very truly yours
FRANCIS CLEVELAND"