The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-11
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AAGluO Or In 1IsiuoA.
THE Lord Mayor of London has RENTED to
| the British ambassador at Berlin a sum Of
! fG3 les, being the hnai instament of the sub
scriptions received at the Mansion house for the
| sufferers by the foods in Germany. This makes
| q total remittance of Is, 563 i6S
THREE ELEPHANTS that took part in the cele-
bration at Munich, OF the Tooth anniversary Of
| the birth of Ludwig l. were frightened by a
steam car, and dashed into the crowd Of spec
tators, seriously iniuring twenty of them.
GRAssHoPPERs are causing terrible ravages
near Ottawa, Ont. Farmers complain very
| much of the depredations. local naturalist
| who visited the Infected district, made calcu-
| lation and estimates the number of creatures
| on each square mile of territory to be upward
| of 100000
WILLIAM CARTER is said to be the oldest cor
oner in England, having succeeded his father,
| who held that Office in East Surrey about fifty
| one years ago He is now 81 years old, and,
although he lately turned over the work in
some of bis districts to his deputy, he still holds
| lnquestS in three parishes.
PONTIAC, Mich, has devised a novel plan to
attract visitors to her county fair next month.
| The executive committee of the fair association
| has offered to provide gold rings, marriage Ii
| censes hacks, ministerial fees and two pairs of
| shoes to each couple who will agree to marry on
| the grounds during the fair
| AN OLD NEGRO named Jefferson, in Brming
ham, Conn, drank down pint of molasses al
most at a swallow the other day, and then fol
| lowed it up with quart of the saccharine fluid
| to the great delight of the crowd who watched
| him. He poured the molasses down his throat
| as easily as thirsty man would swallow SO
much milk.
| AMONG the shrewdest men of business in Bos-
| ton is the Rev. DR.. C. A. Bartol, pastor of tn ,
| West church. Many years ago he bought hun
Hrad off, oe tba harr LAM tha or
near Manchester, Mass, foreseeing that some
day 1t would be valuable. In recent years mil
lions of dollars have been spent in the erection
of summer villas on this land, and DR. Baruols
fortune has grown accordingly.
EMERSON KEysER, an employee in planning
mill at Wellsville O., met with peculiarly pain
full death while at work He was standing in
front of a ''planer," when one of the bits,
sharp piece of steel three inches wide and four
| inches long, suddenly flew out of its place,
striking him with great force In the abdomen
and inhicting a terrible wound. The unfor-
tunate man died almost instantly.
DURING a recent heavy thunderstorm at VOL
| northampton, Eng "a collier named Bates, who had
lost his sight through an accident was being led
| home when flash of lightning reflected on the
| spectacles he wore to conceal his Disagreement.
| After the peal of thunder which followed, he
| complained of pain in his head. The next mo-
| nent to his surprise he found that he had re-
| gained possession of his eyes!ght.
WHILE Capt. Fred Happen, of the ferryboat
| South Brooklyn, and the Misses Walcott, of Sta
pleton, 8. l., were sailing in a catboat on Tues
| day afternoon in the lower New York bay, they
were startled by big shark appearing near their
craft. The shark-of the man eating species
| came so close that Capt. Happen battered it
over the head with his oar until its blood made
the water crimson The shark finally sank.
| LADY FoIKEsToNEs orchestra of girls is de-
scribed as about the most lively depression from
| the conventional highway that London has
| known for many year. and considering sex.
| its musical achievements are worthy of all
| praise. The fair musicians belong to tn e arts
! tocracy of birth, If not of art, and when their
| noble conductor trots them out for charty's
| sweet sake the show is well worth seeing and
| hearing"
THERE comes from India a canine anecdote
| about terrier who, when given a bone, was
sent to eat 1t on the gravel drive in front of a
| bungalow. Two crows had sought often to
been defeated. Finally they discussed the mat
| ter in a neighboring tree, after which one of
| them few down and pecked at the dogs tail
| and while the terrier was attending to this
| advertisement the other one came aud seized
| the bone So sayeth the chronicler.
THE OTHER EVENING while journalist named
Graham, and George Curran, a carpenter, both
| residents of Chatham, Ontario, were having a
| friendly fencing match, the point of Graham
| foil accidentally penetrated Curran's brain.
| entering ABOVE Uuo TlgnU eye Inc wounded
man died the same night Graham was subse-
| quently exonerated from all blame by coro-
| ner's jury, as it is supposed that, during the
bout the button on his foil was knocked off,
| thus leaving the point entirely bare.
| BLACK BEAR wandered calmly into the town
of Indiana, Pa, the other night. 1t was first
| seen near the gas works, where dogs had brought
| it to bay. The noise reused the neighborhood
and one citizen rushed in and fired his revolver
at the bear, which Immediately dropped on all
tours and started toward his assaiant, who fed
| to his house and crawled upon the roof Sports
| men started after the bear the next morning
| and got on its trail, but it was making good
| time toward the deep forests of Twolick and
could not be overtaken.
CAPT. A. P. LYON of Woodbury., Conn, who
served in an Illinois regiment during the war,
| and receives a pension, is in feeble health
| Wishing to make provision for his wife, to
whom he has been married thirty years. he
| instituted an investigation which showed that
| there was no proof of their marriage The
| marriage license was lost when Capt. Lyons
| hotel was burned several years ago, while the
| minister who married them and ell other wit
nesses of the ceremony are dead. To avoid COM
| plications the couple we're remarked and the
| fact properly recorded.
THE WIFE Of New York carpet dealer named
| Berman went out the other afternoon to call on
some neighbors leaving her 9-months-oId baby
| asleep in a crib with a rubber tube attached to
| q milk bottle in its mouth. When she returned
she found portions or the bottle lying abOut the
| floor. During the night the baby was taken ILL
) snd the physician who was called in discovered
| a small piece of glass in its mouth, and later
| said that several pieces had passed down the
larnyx Subsequently the little one died In great
| agony. 1t is thought that the infant broke the
bottle on the edge of the crib, and. placing the
| broken neck in its mouth, swallowed the pieces
| of glass.
A BILL has been introduced into the British
| parliament by Prof. Stuart for the regulation
| of meetings in Trafalgar square, London His
proposal is that no person shall deliver a public
address in the square OF invite any one to do so
| except in accordance with the rules contained
| in a schedule to the bill The first of these ia
| that no public address of an unlawful character
| or for an unlawful purpose may be made. The
second is that address may be delivered unless
q written notice Of the intention to do SO be left
| at the office of her majestys works at least
| two clear days before. The third regulation s
| that no address be allowed except after sunrise
| and before sunset, and other restrictions of a
minor character are made.
SEA SERPENT seen week ago by night watch
| of tug G. b. Sanford, between the Watch Hill
| and Point Judith: ut was twice the length of
| the big tug boat and was swimming along twice
| as rapidly It's head was elevated some six feet
| above the sea and helped to show it's great back
fin, which was cutting the water for a long dis
| lance behind. Its tail was lashing the water
| lazy but powerfully. The men were so near
| that they saw the creatures great eyes which
they say were as large as the biggest saucers
| Its mouth was cavernous, and could have easily
swallowed man, 1t was passing in the direction