The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-21
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A LAKE STEAMER recently sold to firm in
Honduras has started from Chicago for Belize.
she will 20 down the Illinois AMI Missis 'ippi
rivers, and then through the Gulf OF Mexico 70
her destination.
LORD TEsSysoN has had a new volume of
poems ready foc some time, which he has kept
back expecting America to pass an inter
national COPYRIGHT law. 1t is not known when
Chey VIII be pn Dlished
WILLIAM McCLoskEY, who recently went in
sane at Rockford. ILL.,, imagines that he has poi
soned his mu,tache Fully as odd a delusion
possessed Matthew Thompson, who was lately
sent TO the Sank county (Wis) insane asylum.
He had a mania for having his teeth pulled,
and tried to induce dentists TO extract all his
teeth.
mo MAN" the New Orleans PicnytMe says,
ever worries or thinks about his reputation or
character until he knows he ought to lose both.
The man with no good character is most ready
to fight for his honor. wild man in a bar
room shouts loud and says he is a gentleman.
He fears people will not quickly notice what
sort of gentleman he is"
THE Akron Telegram says that the young est
soldier in the war was an Ohio boy, the Rev.
Alfred c. White, now pastor of the Universalist
church at Amesbury, Mass. Mr.. While was born
at Newark, Ohio Nov. IS. 1858, and was mus
tered into Company d of the Sixty-fourth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry in the fall of 1851 as a
drummer boy being only years of age.
THE old Edward Everett house in Dorchester,
Mass, is TO be put under the auctioneer's ham
meT. The house, it is said, was built before
lT10 by Lieut.. Gov Oliver. OF the colony Of
Massachusetts, and was occupied by Gen. George
chester Heights, now South Boston, were being
thrown up Edward Everett was born and
spent his early years there.
MORE than 700 tons of steel have been deliv-
cred at the Brooklyn navy yard from the manu-
facturers in Pittsburg for use in the construc-
ton of the cruiser Maine This is about one
fourth of the amount hat will be used in the
construction of this. the largest of the armored
cruisers now building for the navy. The keel
blocks are ready, and preparations are being
made for laying the keel, which will probably
be begun next week.
AN OLD DODGE was tried with success by
smoker in New York. He lives at boarding
house, and recently placed box Of valuable
cigars in his bureau drawer. Two days later he
missed four of the cigars, and on the third day
discovered that three more had rnysteriouSly
disappeared. Thereupon be wrote on a sheet
II paper which he placed beneath the lid of the
box: ''One of thes, cigars has been poisoned -
The thief at once ceased his visits.
A Pennsylvania widower, lately REMARKED
has bright little girl of 1, or thereabouts,
whom he was most anxious to induce TO call his
new wife mother. AS means TO that end the
lady bought the baby a magnificent doll. and
asked of all visiting friends to inquire of the lit
tie lass: Who gave you that doll?" Alas for
expectation. The tiny tot was too sharp for her
elders, and said, with the most innocent air pos
sible: My papa's girl gave it to me-"
THE cost of a torchlight procession of large
proportions-a state matter, for instance, with
outside delegatons-very much depends upon
the general committee having the affair in
charge. A great deal of money can be ex-
pended or wasted, just as you please, or for a
reasonable sum fine illuminated pageant can
be arranged. which will afford great satisfaction
to spectators and those marching in the column
One of the finest professions seen in recent
Years did not involve an expenditure of quite
$4,000, we have been informed.
LIGHTNING performed a singular freak among
the cattle of Washington Schmeck. farmer
residing in Ruscumb Manor township, Berks
county, Pennsylvania The fluid passed down the
lightning rod on the stable until near the ground
when it passed through stone wall and killed
the first of four cows in one stall. Then the
lightning passed through heap of straw, but
did not ignite it, On the opposite side of the
stable six cows were chained, and from the first
every other COW was struck by the bolt and
killed. tpassed out through the wall again,
and Holstein bull was made a victim. The
stone wall was scarcely injured.