The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-19
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at the annual examination for the NJ a. degree
THERE are about twice as many women as
men in Yucatan, Notwithstanding which fact
the whole social system of the country seems to
be constructed for the especial benefit OF the
masculine third Of the community. n. B.-Ihe
men made it.
A TELEPHONE has been fitted up between the
Hospice on the Great St Bernard and the valley
below, and the monks are now Informed when
travellers start to ascend the pass. II they 40
not appear within a proper time servants are
sent to meet them.
WEST VIRGINIA it is said, is overrun by stroll
ing gypsies and much interest has been ex-
cited by the death of beautiful child, about 10
years old, whom some good woman bought
from the band for a few dollars, for she was
evidently stolen, meaning to find and restore
her, If possible, to her home and friends
LAST THURSDAY was the anniversary of the
battle of the Boyne. but it passed Off without in
cident. Fifteen years ago lin 1879 the last
Orange parade was held in New York city. The
roofs along the line of march were lined with
Irish nationalists, loosenng bricks to throw
down on the heads of the offending Orange
men. That day killed Gov. Hoffman politically;
His action in protecting the parade ahenated
the Irish
Browns CREEK, L. l., is almost choked up with
wild oats, planted it is said, by Robert b.
Roosevelt of New York, so that he might have
good rail shooting, marshes being favorite
resort of this bird. Mr. Roosevelt owns great
deal of land in the neighborhood and it is
thought by many that he should be compelled
to remove the wild oats, which, 1t is said have
caused the water TO overflow the roads and i'm
pede travel
THE cherry crop has been failure this year
in England, except in Kent where they have
been abundant and delicious ever since the
time when Richard Harreys, fruiterer to Henry
VIII, sent 10 Flanders for fresh gratis of a
special kind. the old stock of English cherries
seeming to be dying out, and planted 1O5 acres
Of the new fruit around Teynham. The Kent
cherries have ever since been the choicest and
most plentiful of English cherries.
NINE. MILET, widow of the celebrated land
scape painter, is about to be evicted from her
home at Barbison, in the forest of Fontaine-
bleau, which has always been identified with
her husband and his work. American admirers
wanted to buy the place for home for Nine.
Mlllet during her life, and afterward to be con
verified into a museum of art, but the landlord
demanded $500, while the Americans would
give but $4,000 so Nine Millet has to go.
BEARS are numerous and very bold in the
vicinity of Madrid, Me Last week several
sheep were missed, and the owners proceeded
to set trap for bruin by building pen around
the remaining sheep and placing a large bear
trap at the entrance The next mornlng,, on
gong TO the trap, 1t was found that the bear
had been there during the night, had torn down
one side of the pen, stepped on the Jaw of the
trap. killed the rest of the sheep and escaped.
NJ. JovIs, a French aeronaut is said to be
building an air ship, in which he proposes to at
tempt to cross the Atlantic from New York this
fall 1t is to be called the Atlantic, - and will
be POO feet high, with a cubic measurement of
nearly 900 feet. 1t will weigh 1900 pounds
and will carry the same weight of passengers
| and freight. NJ. Jovis thinks he can make seven
ty miles an hour in it, and expects to land in
NORWAY SE16an ale in Iralat in thrao
and half days after starting. The cost of the
| enterprise is fixed at about $4,000.
A PARTY of young folks on Capitol hill, Wash
ington, have devised a new amusement since
the double-deck herdcs have been put on the
Fifteenth street line. They make up party of
| fourteen-just as many as the top of the herdic
viii hold. one of the party buys a bag of pea
nuts and another package of caramelS Then
| they mount a herdic, each dropping ticket
into the fare box, and they practically own the
| vehicle for that trip. They ride out to the end
| of the line, get off and 20 to an ice cream sa-
| loon, eat a plate of ice cream all around get on
| another herdc, ride back TO Capitol bill, and
| they have tally Tho ride of over four miles and
dish of ice cream for about - cents apiece.
WHEN the new congressional library build
| ing is completed, said Librarian Spofford to a
reporter, 1t will have capacity for accom-
| modHting over 10000 900 Volumes which is
about four times the number now collected in
| the largest library in the world The latter is
| the national library. in Paris II contains . -
| 50O coo Volumes The Rritieh ,1,,so,,,,, -,
5O9OOO The CONGRESSIONAL library NJ ,,,,asor+
| has about COZ OOO hound voInTnas baides 90
! 900 musical COMPOSITIONS 300 600 namnIIats
and 200 900 works of pranhic art We boye
! over Is 900 bound volumes of newepoDars in
| Gliding aomplete files Of Ieadiny H,no,ica ~,
| newspapers from their first issue up to date.
IT IS STRANGE how people get scattered in a
/ few years. The Jury which sat in the MAXWELL
rnurder trial in st Touis t,,o ,aers o,, 10 !, +l
| e. ,,,,,utou. 80 ~, ,,,,,,+,.t 80 - - ''0
AOu' 4u'i 1o's Vi 'n0 'ol'ineh' OHe Is some
| department in St Touis. tins one 10 III
| Hendricks; he is a man Of some forty-odd
years union veteran member of several
SQcleties anu Pr3 tniI might OF Labor
sheriff of ST louis on the IaboI trI-at "a
polled over : 900 votes badv smaSIin,,' ~ r'to
| both the old marty organizations SDaa in, 70
the trial of Maxwell he said ,"Tbe inrT ttoo ~
| on the first ballot for murder in tb ,it ~
| gree , for mansioughter and FOR, acn,,ittoi w
| Wns one of fine six who netitio,eJ ~, l
ernor for communication Of sentenca hol5iT; ~,
thar the ends of nstice would he servad tTS
| NV as we'll 'ii0
| The ARTISTS who paint pictures for the de-
partments in Washington in the hope of having
| them accented and maid for do NOT eoo,,, -, nt
-, - Oi'i W 'c-
cei'o io""J ei'ou' 'SeieilV vi SUI lSIacCloh from
| the present administration. Neither Secretary
| whitney nor secretary Endlcott will take any
| responsibility Tor the Arctic pictures painted by
Albert Opertl OF New YORK: although he says he
| mad the authority OF the former Secretary of
| the Navy and the former Secretary of War for
painting them. The present Secretaries say
that there never was any appropriation made