The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
TIE Manchester ship canal has been begun.
Two thousand men are at work on it.

| great rabbi Of Paris, Zadoc Kahn. to the rabbi
Israel Levy, fourteen trademarks appeared.
Two WATCHES stolen from the residence of P.
! Chatterton, at Williamsburg o.. in 1873, have
| recently been returned. They were found in a
| package attached 70 the door knob with TINS
| note: Up Chatterton and wife Accept this
| and ask no questions, but pray to God that He
| may forgive me my sin. ask Him TO forgive
| me also
! As TO THE NUMBER of bills thus far introduced
in the Fifteth Congress, Representative Stone,
| of Kentucky has the highest record. He has
| sent in seventy-three bills since Congress
| opened. Mr. Hogg comes next with sixty three
! bills Gen. Wheeler, of Alabama, is third with
! fifty seven. and Mr.. Peters, of Kansas, fourtn
| with forty-seven.
SAN FRANCISCO has more representatives in
| the United States Senate than any two other
| cities in the country. The California Senators
| Stanford and Hearst have residences in San
Francisco, as have also the Nevada Senators
| Stewart and Jones Stewart practises law at
| the San Francisco bar and Jones is a member of
| the San Francisco Exchange.
SENATOR DoLPH's proposition for coast fortifl
cation contemplates total expenditure Of
| S126 900, 900 to cover period of eleven years
| during which time the works involved in the
| scheme would be in progress. This would IN
/ clude fortified ions for thirty important points
| on the coast now practically at the mercy of an
| enemy Mr.. Dolph would spend S26,OOO, 900 only
| in the first year
NEAT BISCUITS are now being discontinued, as
swell as the former pea sausage, in the PruSsan
| army and biscuits of the best wheat wellsea-
| Soned, are supplied instead. The latter food is
cut up in small cubes and carried IN linen
| pouches. to be used only on forced marches,
| when there Is no time for cooking III camp
| These biscuits will not spoil or rot, are easily
| chewed and digestible.
do YOU PAY the real cost of anything?" asks
| Rev. Brooke HEREFORD, of Boston. The very
newspaper that you buy for few cents-is that
the cost of it Not it, That pays for paper
| and printing but behind that lies another cost,
of the labor which has built up education, and
perfected the worlds communication, and
earlier yet. which shaped out that broad human
freedom that has made the modern newspaper
possible. You have never paid for that"
TIE twenty-three cities in Massachusetts, have
now all voted on the question of licensing the
sale of intoxicating liquors during the coming
year. Last year the votes cast on this question
numbered 1885,, of which 81 t32 favored and
SO, 732 opposed the licensing OF saloons. This
year the total vote is 1850 an increase of CO.,
1876. OF this increase the license party polled
14,269, giving them total of rs, 40 while the
no-iicenSe party got only 6,507 of the increase
making their total vote 63, 239
AND now train telegraphy is one of the con-
veniences that will soon be placed at the service
of the travelling public The success os the
project is beyond question. 1t has been tried
anu DOU IOuuu wanting. Inc SenQlnR ana re-
ceiving of messages in car, while running at
the average speed of passenger trains, is as
easily accomplished as if sent from the regular
telegraph offices. This will prove great con
venience to business men, and they will natur
ally choose the route thus supplied,
On Mr.. Ben Wright's farm, in No. s, a few
| days ago, says the Covington (Tenn.) Leader. a
white oak tree was felled, and cutting into it,
about three inches from the surface, hole was
| discovered in which was found bunch of hair
| driven in by wooden peg. The hair was a
| genuine African kink, but was red and black in
| color. From the thickness of the wood and
| bark which had grown over the peg. Mr.. Wright
| thinks the hole was bored and the hair deposited
| at least thirty years ago No doubt it was the
| work of voodoO negro.
A FINE GLASS VASE, just discovered in an
Etruscan tomb at Bologne, is of sea green color
like soda water bottle, thick and of a unique
( form, with two handles. 1t is nine inches high
| and without ornameutation. There is not a SIN
| gle defect, flaw, crack or chip about it. With it
| was found an ivory chair, made after the fash
| ion OF modern camp STOOL having all its
| screws and rivets still in perfect condition and
| small casSet containing beads and some very
elegant articles in bronze. The articles are sup
| posed 10 date from the fifth century.
CLAUS SPREcKLEs has written a communica-
ton to the San Francisco Post on the subject of
| beet-root sugar He believes that the cnlUiva-
ton of sugar-beets will soon be one Of the lar
!
| MIA but in all the Western States and Territories
! both soil and climate being more favorable to
| the purpose than even in Germany. Fifty acres
| planted in Sugar-beetS will be more pr0fitable
| than 100 planted in grain. He purposes erect
| ing factory at Watsonve, Cal, bet before
| doing so must be guaranteed that at least $500
| acres will be planted IN beetS for a definite mum.
| Der OF years,
THE New York Free Circulating Library, be
| ginning in very small way has grown until
hos fo1,r 8
| of books, owns over 10000 volumes and has a
circulation of nearly 100000 Two new branches
| recently erected for the library through the
| munifcence of Mr. George Vanderbilt and Miss
! Catherine Bruce, at cost of more than 800
| 900, are about ready for occupancy. With Der
| h6ps one exception, it is the only large Tree
! library in the city. There are few large cities
! in Europe, and none of anything like the size of
i New York, that are not better provided with
| free reading.
| MRS. CLEVELAND has made some recent and
! very handsome purchases of new dresses lately.
One of her most becoming cloth costumes is the
| garnet one which she wore to the Christmas
| Club dinner in Washington 1t is simply made
/ The waist has vest simulated of broad silver
| gimp, the same forming broad upright strills on
| the skirt The wrap is long one, bordered
| with BLACK fur around the neck, and sling
| sleeves. The hat is small CainSborougb shane
| edged with broad silver braid with a bunch Of
| small black ostrich tips on the left side From
| carried handkerchief.
| CONGRESSMAN WHITING is said to be the COM
ing man for the Governorship of Massachusetts
| Why in the world he can desire that Office passes
! ordinary comprehension. He has great wealth
! he has been honored by several elections to
| Congress, can go back to Washington as often
/ as he chooses; and the Governorship is only a
| care and expense The only explanation seems
| to be that the Office seeks the man The Cover.
! norship has passed back and forth from the
east to the west end of the State for wears
! without number The west now claims il on
| the principle of rotation, and Mr.. Whiting an
| pears 10 be the man most available. That he
will make Governor in whom the State can
| take pride is evident.
PIPE SMOKING is on the increase Years ago IL
was not unusual to meet half-dozen men null
! ing on brier-roots during a walk of as many
blocks, hut until recently the custom has been
| regarded with dsfavor. During the past few
| months it is surprising how many pipes have
| been sold. Nearly all the old stock was sold
even before the rush for the HOLIDAYS The
profits are not meagre, but of course they are
nothing to those on cigars The male he
| gins smoking nowadays at the age of 2 years
| and never quits until death. Cigarettes, or
| coffin nails as some persons call them are
| bought by every one. Even young women
| schoolgirls and old women. blow a cloud oc'
caSionally. We should all get rich if there were
| fewer IN the business, The man who doesn't
smoke something nowadays is a rarity.
ESTHER DUNBAR recently sued Mrs. Hester L.