The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-22
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! WEALTHY Staten Islander, who caught
burglar in his house. instead of handing him
over to the police, gave him a severe drubbing,
with the help of his son, and then told him to
depart.
| THERE is one town in Alabama which has not
a negro within its borders 1t is the town of
Cuman, which is named after a rich German
who wished to found colony of his own race
| in the Alabama fruit growing region. 1t has
population of $500.
THE HORSE. it seems, is capable Of remorse. 1t
is reported that the horse of Charles H. Hill of
Buxton, Me, which trampled upon Mr.. Hill in
the stall, causing his death since the day of the
accident has not eaten the hay and grain that
| has been offered him.
| The largest artificial basin for docking and
repairing the hulls of ships in the United States
| is being completed at Newport News. Va. 1t is
| 200 feet long $50 feet wide, with depth of %
feet over the sill at high tide. 1t Is furnished
with pumps that can empty it in two and a half
hours.
MABEL HASTINGS Of TIBET, Mont, was guarding
her fathers sheep the other day when a pair of
big gray wolves, attacked them. She ran to the
house, got rifle, put herself between the
wolves and the sheep and. after firing five shots
and wounding one of the brutes, had the salts
faction OF seeing them run.
LOUIS McMURRAy, the first man to success
fully can oysters and the owner of the largest
corn canning factory in the world, died re-
Gently at Frederick City. Md. He began bust
ness in 1888! in a modest way and before his
death employed more than 1000 hands in a
| single establishment. He leaves behind large
| fortune.
| A CORRESPONDENT says that for theaters, side
| shows and catchpenny entertainments there is
no race like the Japanese. In Osaka thes's is n,
| street over mile long lined on either side with
| the theaters, sideshows, jugglers, wrestlers
| menagerles, peepshows merry go rounds,
| shooting galleries, archery ranges and all kinds
| Oh games OF chance.
BLACKsM1THs, VINO sometimes get hold of
| fractions horses, will appreciate the device OF
Sidney, O., man. The invention is horseshoe
| ing rack, and consists OF pen. readily adjust
able to the size of any animal, and in which
| horse can be securely fastened, the rack being
! made so that it can be readily taken down and
| moved out of the way.
CREMATION is slowly winning its way into
public favor At a congress of its advocates in
| Vienna it was reported in the course of the dis
| cussion that there exist about fifty furnaces in
all, the majority of which are in the Unite
| States, one is in Germany (Gotha) twenty in
| Italy, one in England, one in Switzerland, and
| one (Which is not quite completely in France.
AN INFLUENTIAL PAPER in Buda-Pesth, Hun
| gary, advocates reform in the upper house of
| that country, making titles of nobility descend
| only to the eldest son, and having them in
| separabe from seat in the house, English
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| sO-called barOns and dukes have been killing
| themselves lately because they had no money
| to support their dignity
Two HUNDRED wedding guests. who had as
sembed in church at Glen Gardner, N. j.,
| waited in vain for the ceremonies. Jacob Slater,
| n wealthy owner Of grSt-miil, and Miss Annie
| Bloom were to have been married The invita-
| items were issued two weeks ago. Many pres
entS were sent to the BRIDES house. The church
| was beautifully decorated The minister grew
"a a rlcrap
| arrived with note for the minister. The
| wedding had been postponed. The bride was
| too nervous to pass through the ordeal.
In 1910 William Henry Harrison received 234
electoral votes, capturing the states of Maine,
Vermont Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con
nectcut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee. Kentucky
| Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. 1t is a singular
TACT that Harrison S grandson carries only eight
| of these nineteen states, though he is elected
| OF the states that Van Buren, carried in 1870
| New Hampshire Virginia. South Carolina, Ala
| bama, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas-Harri-
son now carries only two.
A CURIOUS INTEREST attaches to the prohib
| ton vote thrown in California. According to
| the returns from the different sections of the
| state the bulk of the teetotal vote there came
| from the southern counties, which constitute
| the great wine growing region of California. In
| Los Angeles, san Bernardino and Santa Clara.
| thousands of tons of grapes the prohibitoasts
| came out in force In most of the towns in this
| beautiful region such thing as liquor saloon
is not tolerated, and wine drinking is procla lined
| a vice to be stunned. Nevertheless these good
people continue to plant vineyards. and it is
| said that 10000 acres will be devoted to grape
| culture in that state this winter
| Ex-Gov. LEON ALBEIT of New Jersey has
formally announced himself as a candidate for
| United States senator. He says he not only
1 81 10 So tFn;r
| any and every standpoint, but Mr. Mcpherson
| had declared through the press that he did not
desire another term; that he had enough of it,
| and was not only willing but anxious to be re-
lieved of the senatOrShlp.H On the other hand,
some of Mr.. McPhersons closest friends say
| that the election of democratic legislature in
| New Jersey was due TO that gentleman s activity
| in the canvass, and that he has conclude to be
| a candidate for reelection. Mr. Albeit was the
democratic caucus nominee for senator two
years ago, but was defeated by four boiling
democrats, who elected Mr.. Blodgstt. with the
assistance of the republican members
COMMENTING on Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain's
| dispensing with the services of best man at
his wedding, contemporary remarks: 1--WE
| may now expect to see this distinguished func-
tionary fall into innocuous desuetude at future
marriage ceremonies. Mr.. Chamberlain has
said it and SO mote It be-" This is certainly
making the "fishy" famed Joseph of more
fashionable importance in this country than he
is ever likely to become. Even the dread enter
tanned by some of the diplomatic society at
Washington that the way of the marriage
cortege would be blocked by eager crowds has
turned out a case of borrowing trouble Scarce
anybody but those invited took the trouble to
look out through the rather slight drizzle of
rain at the passing pageant IL was not we'd
ding to stir the popular pulse by any means.
The superintendent of the dead letter Office,
in his annual report for the fiscal year ended
June so. 1883, says that there were received at
his office during the year 6,217,S pieces of
original dead mail matter, an increase of
$50, 513 pieces over last year. OF this number
4,S006l5 were ordinary unclaimed letters:
1884 bore fictitious addresses; l73,70S were
returned from foreign countries as undeliver-
able. During the year 1888 pieces were re-
stored, unopened to the owners. of the num-
Der of pieces opened, there were recorded
205l2 containing money amounting to S35, $50;
1867 containing postal notes amounting to
S., 798; % 1913 contained negotiable paper ETC.
amounting to 81 $4,000, face value; 1859 con
tanning miscellaneous papers, etc; 90 SIS CON
tanning articles of merchandise, books, etc.
THERE was sensational interruption of "A
Winters Tale" at Palmer's theater, New York,
the other night that startled the players and
amused the audience. A well dressed elderly
man, accompanied by lady, had been watch
ing Miss Anderson with growing enthusiasm
When one Of the actors in the third act uttered
the words ''She is false" the elderly man
sprang from his seat in the side aisle of the
paruuet and shook his clenched fist at the actor