The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

\ MAN in the interior OF Pennsylvania killed
himself because he couldn't use his 500 new
sleigh
SINCE snow made its appearance in Vermont,
more than 500 accidents have been reported
from the lumber districts.
THE postoaice at Eubanks, Ill, is to be abol-
ishe1 for the singular reason that no one can be
found to take charge of it.
No LESS than fifteen boys have been drowned
this season at Pawtucket, r. l., while skating
on thin ice or around air holes.
ALFRED AUSTIN it is generally believed in
English literary circles will become poet laure-
ate if he survives Lord Tennyson
TzERE are about 10000 lacemakers in Nor
mandy, and in all France there are nearly 200,
900 women engaged in this industry.
A THIEF in Carlisle, Pa, steals nothing but
Bibles, and he has taken ninety-one from the
people OF that town without being discovered.
ONE of the seven persons baptized through
the ice near Danville, Ill, some days ago, con-
tracted a severe cold, and is now in precarious
condition.
JOSEPH, CHARLES AND FRANK kLoUcHEK,
brothers. of Portland. Ore, were all born on the
Fourth Of July-two in Austria and one in this
country.
The PosroFFIcE at Mineral Point, Col, 1000
feet above the sea level is the highest postoff1ce
in the country. But the postmaster says his
salary is about the lowest
THE CONNIE rcidl- Gazette notes that Mr.. Har-
rison is the fifth Presidentelect who has passed
through Pittsburg en- route to Washington to be
inaugurated. William Henry Harrison was the
first, Lincoln the second Hayes the third and
Garfield the fourth.
A NATURALIZED CITIZEN of English birth, being
asked how he liked the birthday of the father of
his edODta3 told this cto arcOrdiDor
TO the New York Tribune: THE day before the
Fourth OF July last year the teacher to whom
my boy goes to school explained to her class why
the day was celebrated, giving full particulars.
The next morning the boy who was born in this
country, said to me, Dad, this is the day we
licked you"
AN 1S-YEAR-oLD GIRL in New York was greatly
frightened the other night by loud snoring in
her chamber, and looking under the bed dis
covered young man sound asleep. She sum-
mOned her brother, and the stranger, being
aroused, said he found the basement door open,
walked up to what he took to be spare bed
room on the top floor, and went to sleep. He
was handed over to policeman, to whom he
explained that he was IS years old and without
home
The small legaces which William Parker of
Keokuk, Ia, left to his seven children have just
been explained by the large requests he made
to another family of eight children he had in
another county. How he carried on his dual
life so long without detection puzzles both sets
of children. Among other eccentrcities, he
once changed from S3a-week boarding house
to 81 80 one; he would walk twenty miles to
save car fare, and at the age of rs he began
counting the girls.
A FISH STORY, which makes up for any mac
tivity there has been of late in that line of lit
erature, is furnished by the Bangor CONNER
cidL Here it is: Two fishermen at Pushaw
lake who baited line with sinner and put it
through the ice, noticing a great commotioa
presently, took it from the water when it was
found that white perch weighing about nalf
pound had first swallowed the bait and then
an enormous pickerel had swallowed both the
perch and its prize.
ELIAS HAFsAs of st. Paul went to an asylum
after a severe illness, thinking he might be
little crazy. The doctors thought so, too, and
kept MIN until his sausage business was ruined
and his wife took up with another butcher.
whom his little daughter was taught to call
papa" When at last he convinced the doctors
ne was not crazy any more he tried to straighten
the domestic tangle with a revolver, and now he
Is in fair way of going back to the asylum,
while all the others concerned are happy.
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE was celebrated at Sara
toga in the early part of the week. According
to a dispatch, 1.-THE contracting parties were
Warren B. Wescott, age 60, and Miss Jane S.
Truman, age So More than twenty-five years
ago the parties were engaged. They were
ABOUT to be married when Mr. Wescott fell in
love with widow and married her instead. A
breach of promise suit followed in which Mr.
WeScott was compelled to pay damages. He
was left widower three years ago, when he
returned to his former love-"
THE Commercials Gazette of Pittsburg de-
scfibes a rather odd scene witnessed near the
city hall in that city: "a young lad was lead
ing donkey. AS long as he was allowed to
walk on the pavement, like other heightened
citizens, all was well. But when an effort was
made to make him 60 into the street he pos-
lively declined. A couple of Mayor Nc allin's
braves Joined in the fray. An effort was made
to push the animal in the street He used his
heels and there was general scattering. He
gained the victory, and when last seen was
sedately meandering up Smithfeld street,
occupying the major portion Of the sidewalk
AN interesting discovery in connection with
Canterbury cathedral has just been made In
the year 1872! there were two large portraits
above the Warriors chapel. One was that of
st. Gregory and the other that of ST. Augustine
They suddenly disappeared, and they we're sup
posed TO have been stolen. Strange to say, they
have just come to light again. From a com
muuication made by the Countess of Guildford
to Mr.. II. q. Austin, that gentleman visited
Evthorne, and there recognized the pictures.
They had been stored away in Eythorne church.
covered with straw, no doubt being considered
practically useless. They have Just been handed
over TO the cathedral authorities by the rector
of Eythorne.
WHEN Terence Loughlin was arragned on
Iuesuay IN JUSTICE Naener court, IN Brooklyn,
and sentence was suspended, a local account
states, he leaned over to the Judge and
whispered, II signed that check last night" An
explanation was at once demanded, and
LOughlin said he was visited in his cell Monday
night by his brOther-in-law, Bernard Callahan
who said that unless he signed check for $500
he would be sent to the inebriates home Cal
lahan said that Justice Naeher had told him to
compel Loughin TO sign it. Callahan is a bar
tender at the Astor house. He says Loughlin is
well TODD, but does not provide for his family
On that account Ca lahan crisd to get 500 out
OF hun for the use of his family
A BILL has been introduced in the general as.
sembly of the state OF Ohio providing for a
radical change in the government of Cincinnati
1t provides for the election of only one irnport-
ant oiicer-the mayor Upon him the I0ie re-
sponsibility of the city government will rest He
is TO receive salary of $4,000 a year and ap-
point, subject to the confirmation of tue board
o. aldermen, the heads of the various depart-
ments of law, finance, health. public works
police fire, public charities, public correction
parks and pubic instruction. Charges against
the mayor, when preferred by twenty freehold
ers will be heard by the supreme court, and if
malfeasaDce is shown he can be removed from
office. Only freehoders will be eligibla
to membership in the board of aldermen or for
management OF the public schools. Such a plan
of government has been discussed for a year Or
more, and the bill has the SUPPORT of a nuIner-
Gus class of excellent people II is considered
doubtful in view Of the opposition of office
holders and their friends. whether it can be
pushed through the legislature this year but
its advocates declare that they will, il they fail
now, renew their efforts when the next legisla-
ture convenes.