The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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| LIZZIE LONG of Waverly, o.. Feb. 70 1877,
during the progress of a heated revival of re-
| ligion, went into trance and announced that
| she would die one year later at the same hour.
The prediction was fulfilled to the letter
A GARDEN CITY KAN CAT, which is the mother
of three kittens, has recently adopted two young
rabbits and three young raccoons, which she
| brought in from the woods and is bringing up
the whole lot in paths of feline propriety.
A MARRIAGE LICENSE was issued in st. Louis
the other day, giving Jacob Morris authority to
marry Miss Lille Dolan Morris is a fullblooded
kickapoO Indian, while his prospective bride Is
a gOod-loOking white girl. The ceremony is to
be celebrated with Indian rites.
P. w. WILSON and Miss Ida Rhea, of Warsaw,
| Mo, were to have been married In fact, it
was announced in the Christian church by the
pastor Sunday night that he would tie the knot
at that place the next Tuesday evening. The
evening arrived. and so did large crowd, and
the groom and the minister, but the youngl lady
appeared not, and il was thought hardly adviSa-
Ole TO proceed with the ceremony without her
| 1t was afterward discovered that she had run
| off and married another man. Ida Rhea-lized
that she loved him better.
1T has now been discovered that In all proba-
| bility the prehistoric man in this country ate
| pork, and very likely had an occasional attack
| of trichniasiS In the sedimentarv rock of the
John Day river canyon in southern Oregon. was
recently discovered eighty five feet below the
surface, petrified hogs head of full size and
perfect shape. 1t had been supposed that swine
were introduced into this county at a compaT-
atively recent date but now it may be believed
| that American pork chops and sausage are
really as venerable as they often taste
A CURIOUS CREATURE was brought to San Fran
cisco by ship which arrived there the other
day. 1t has some characteristics of the croco-
die, but is covered with coat of short bristles
n vi ioh civ 1liaI,
ance. 1t has been domesticated toa certain eX-
tent, and will permit the captain or any of the
crew to approach it and received their caresses
with evident pleasure, but if a stranger APP
proaches, it distends its big jaws and shows
fight. The crew call it woody crocodile. "
1t is active and weighs about 40 pounds.
THE death is announced of Heinrich Lebe-
recht Fleischer, Professor of Semitic Ian
guages in the University of Leipsic, Germany.
He was born in 1901, and studied at Paris I'M
der SilveStre de Sacy, who, with Flescher, may
be considered the founders of the Modern
School of Arabic PhilOlogy. Fleischer pub
lished in 1881 Abulfeda's pre-ISlamitlc history
in Arabic, together with translation and ammo
tation in Latin, and four years later was called
to the chair Of Leipsic which he held till his
death. His most important work was the edit
ing of Beidhaur's voluminous commentary to
the Koran
AT reception at Morristown, N. j., last
week, Mrs Robert Ballantine lost a diamond
pin valued at S15O0. A liberal reward was Of
fered for its return Patrick Sicily, of Morris
town, picked up the pin in the snow near the
railway station in that town. He thought it
had come in one of the prize packages sold on
the trains and had been thrown away. He in
tended to give it to some child to play with He
showed it to the ticket agent, however, who
| Immediately recognized it from the description
published in the newspapers. Mr. Skeliy at
once sent the pin to Mrs. Ballantine and re-
ceived reward Of $50.
How some pictures by great masters are paid
for by the French appears in an official report
lately published in Paris in reference to the
Pantheon. Fifty thousand francs were appro-
priated for NJ Baudrys JEANNE dare en- Pri-
SON. 10000 franc for NJ. Deaunay's "Attila:"
20, 900 francs for NJ. Galands st. Denis Pre-
$4,000 francs for NJ. Maillots decorative pictures
a similar sum for the works of n. Humberts
and Lenepveu NJ Meissonier offered so 900
francs to paint ste. Genevieve," but declined
because the subject did not suit him. and NJ.
Baudry died without having finished his task.
A FERvENT CHURCH MEMBER in Goldendale. w.
T., who is wont to say that he loves the Lord
lin season and out of season, became angry at
his young and delicate wife a short time ago.
and beat her severely that he narrowly
escaped being tarred and featbered by his
neighbors. His wife went to her parents in
Salem, and her husband thereupon plunged into
his religion and became penitent. After per-
Sistent and eloquent entreaty his wife returned
to him, and something ike public reconcilia-
ton occurred in the church. In explaining the
cause of the temporary separation from his
wife, the man said that the trouble arose from
the fact that he loved her better than he loved
Jesus"
THE Rev. DR.. William Ormston has resigned
the pastorate of the Collegiate Dutch Reformed
Church, at Fifth avenue and Twenty ninth
street New York, which he has filled for nearly
eighteen years AS the reason for this act he
says that he has repeatedly suffered in the win
ter months from protracted hOaFSeneSS and loss
of voice, which disqualif1eS him for the time for
the full performance of his duties. At a meeting
of the COnsstory, the resignation was accepted
| with regret, in a series of highly COMPLIMENTS
ry resolutions. 1t was resolved that Dr.. Ormis-
ton should receive sum of money sufficient for
the maintenance of himself and his family, and
in addition to this his salary in full to the first
of July. The use of a pew for life was also
granted to him.
SOME ludicrus mistakes made in addressing
letters have been noted in the Dead Letter
office. 1t took an expert to determine that ''St.
Trailer, Illenay," was meant for Centralia, ILL.,
There is not much poetry about "Yummar
taller" considering that the writer meant
Umatlla which is in the State of Oregon, but
the sentimental goes all to smash when we re-
aliZe that young lady of presumably scholarly
attainments wrote Sarah Garder for Cerro
| Gordo, an Illinois town A foreigner of the
| Bulgarian persuasion made desperate strug-
gle to write st. Louis" He didn't get it ex-
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wasn't because he didn't try hard enough.
| Some people are very particular, as was one
who addressed a letter to Fred Clark No
South Liberty street. Hartford Conn. The adj
dress as it appeared was "Faird Clark in the
calr of Beny Clark, Hartfort, 3 S. Lib st, Ct,
Harf. Co Fred got the letter, but it was a
close call.
THE Carpenters Company and the Joners'
Company of London propose jointly to hold an
exhibition of models, drawings and specimens
of works in wood, within the respective trades
designated by their titles, at Carpenters Hall.
in May and June next. The first division con
ssts Of constructive carpentry, in which skill is
obtaining the greatest amount of strength at
the smallest expenditure of material and labor
is the object aimed at. The various classes in
clude roofs, bridges. floors, beams centrlng
scaffoldng, etc. The second division is that Of
ornamental and constructive carpentry in
which architectural or picturesque effect com
bined with strength and efficiency. is the aim
The other divisions are jonery and wood cary
ing, all in hand work. An exhibition of coon
erage work of every description will be held
under the auspices of the Coopers' Company at
the Peoples Palace in May and prizes are Of
fered for the best exhibits in each kind of
work.
JOHN SMITH, Of Rondout, n Y, is the owner
OF a small mule that knows every inch of the
towrath Of the Delaware and Hudson canal
from Eddyville, n. Y, to Honesdale Pa Sew
eral years ago the mule was thrown into the
canal by the line with which it was pulling its
masters boat along becoming mixed with the
line of another boat going n anof her direction