The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-08
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created a marquis Dy the Queen OF Spain. If he
was already knight editor this is only in the
line OF promotion
A SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, FARMER, John
Robson, caught strange bird recently. 1t is
sail to have face like monkey, is about the
size of grown fowl and has plumage of won
drously varied hue.
FIFTY-Two YEARS AGO, Oct. %. 1897, the first
dramatic performance was given in the city of
Chicago. There were no theeters in those DAYS.
so the first play was performed in the old Sau-
ganaSh hotel, located at the corner OF Lake and
Market streets Upto this time no public en-
tertainment had ever been held in Chicago.
NEGRO WOMAN employed on Joseph Middle
| tons farm, near Brazoria. Tex, was some time
since pecked in the hand by an angry hen. She
mas now grown quite mad. and acts like a
chicken, wandering about the woods and peck
| ing at all who accost her. She makes a ciuck-
ing noise, horribly like that Of the hen, and sits
/ by the hour scratching up earth with hands and
| feet She pecks up her fool, and her very face
| is assuming sharp bird-like aspect. She rooSts
all night in tree and refuses to sleep under a
| roof.
IT is ASSERTED from an Anglo German source
that Emperor William of Germany has a quite
well defined notion of visiting the United States
| within the next year or So He has asked some
/ questions recently about the worlds fair scheme
ana the dates, which led to the impression that
| he IS thinking of making that the objective
point of his "trip. If he makes up his mind to
undertake the journey one of the palatial Ger
/ man liners viii doubtless be remOdeled for his
/ use and will be accompanied by an imposing
| escort OF new iron-clads.
ELvIRA VILLAYo, a snake charmer, while Civ
| ing performance at Boston museum a few
| days ago, was bitten by one of his reptiles
| through the thumb. An attendant, who was
standing close By, rushed to the wounded mans
assistance, and bound q strap tightly around
| his wrist to keep the poisoned blood from cir
culatIng poured about q quart of whisky down
his throat, and applied ammonia to the wound
| doctor was sent for, and, when he arrived
Iound NulanoS hand badly sweled. He SAYS
the prompt action of the attendant saved the
man s life. The doctor cauterized the wound,
| and left his patient in a comfortable condition.
A. j. NICHOLS of Naugatuck, Conn., is in jail
| at New Haven as defendant in a rather curious
civil case. Some time ago he subscribed for a
small amount of stock in a water COMPANY He
Pald Tor part of the stock and accepted it.
shortly after he was assessed for a certain
percentage of the stock, but declined to accept
the STOCK, being of the opinion that it was not
a paying investment. A second assessment
was made, but this was also ignored. The
water company then attached Nichols body
Tor the amount of his subscription, and he went
| TO jail rather than pay. Several others who
| subscribed for stock have also refused to &C
| cept it.
| SKUNK got into the ladies' waiting room at
| west Medford station, on the Boston and Low
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no one could be got to attempt his election. A
| oottIe OF chloroform was emptied over him
from window in the room, but this only made
! MN more risky An awful odor began to
permeate the whole station building, and, in
despair, the officials began to throw stores at
| the little intruder, but he got under a chair and
would not decamp. At last forlorn hope was
| formed, and five officials preciptated them
| selves upon the skunk and pierced him with a
| pitcntork. The board of health and the disin-
tecting corps were then telegraphed for.
EXTREME LOW WATER in the Mississippi re-
Gently unearthed historical relic at the ferry
landing at Columbus, KY, in the shape of a
huge old-fashioned columbiad, which did duty
| during the late war in the hands of the Confed-
| crates. Those familiar with the history of the
| formidable weapon state that it played a con-
spicuous part in the battle of Belmont Mo-, in
the fall of 1861, and that from its lofty perch on
tne plu1s ABOVE columbus it sent many huge
| shell screaming across the river into Grants
| army, and that it hadsmore to do with keeping
| the gunboats at bay than all others at the fort.
me gun is the only remaining relic of the Con-
| tederate Notifications erected at Columbus
| KY, ~ years ago.
KYRLE BELLEw has aged considerably of late
| says Paris correspondent. 1t is hard to
believe that he is the same Adons on whom
| troops Of maidens used to wait in Broadway so
| rev years ago His hair is quite gray and
| though carefully combed down over his fore
head in the style of the Roman empire is evil
| IDENTIFY thinning out. His poses, however are as
| attractive as ever, and his tricks for displaying
| the advantages of his figure while tai ling have
| increased in number. His favorite attitude is
| leaning against the window Intel or other
favorable prop and locking back at the visitor
over his left shoulder. He dresses magnificentIy
and gets his boots from Pinet the ladies' shoe
| maker He is proud of being the best-dressed
actor in the world, and never orders a suit of
| clothes without consulting his friend Worth as
to the patterns and cut He never tires of
speaking of the graces and talents of Mrs
| Brown-Potter and can hold forth on this subject
| for hours together. At such times he will par.
ticularly call attention to the FURNISH of her
copper-colored hair" t..l
ONE of the interesting bits of gossip in the
Manhattan Club of New York is that Grover
Cleveland will be given dinner on the evening
OF Nov. by ex-Gov Cornell at Mr.. Cornell's
| Lexington avenue house. and Mr.. Cornell has
| invited a number of distinguished gentlemen in
| town to meet the ex-President. There is said to
be no political significance in the affair at all
| IL simply grows out of the friendship existing
| between the ex-governor and the ex-President
| which started in Albany eight or nine years ago.
| when Cornell was governor. 1t seems that Mr.
| Cleveland, who was then practicing LAWYER in
| Buffalo. came on to present the claims of con-
| demned murderer for executive cemency and
his presentation of the case commanded Mr.
Cornells unequivocal admiration. In speaking
| about it afterward, Mr.. Cornell said he had
never been more impressed with man on first
| meeting him than he had with Mr.. Cleveland
| He said that there was no attempt whatever on
|
| sentiment or feeling in the course of what he
| said, but that he confined himself absolutely to
| the clearest possible exposition of facts and the
| expounding of the law bearing thereon
INTELLIGENCE has been received from Chris
| tiana of the death, in his 73rd year, of the
former Norwegian minister of state, Christian
/ August Selmer, the central figure in the Scandi-
navian constitutional struggle of five years ago
| He was originally bar,ster practicing in the
courts of Drammen, where he enjoyed a very
1 high reputation, In 1862 he was elected to the
| Stadtvogt, and in 1871 became member for
| Drammen in the Storthing He soon distin-
guished himself as an adherent of the Conserv
| alive party and was appointed privy coun-
| cillor and member of the Stang cabinet Ga
| the retirement of the premier in consequences
| of his inability to Withstand the opposition.
| which had secured majority in the chamber
1 Selmer took the helm and set himself to combat
| the constitutional changes contemplated by the
powerful left. He carried on the struggle with
| unbending courage for three years when the
opposition impeached the entire ministry and
| special court was appointed for their trial In
| February, 1884, Selmer and his colleagues were
| condemned to loss of office and heavy fines.
| The Judgment was far from popular and while
| the fines were paid by subscription among the
| conservatives, the king publicly thanked Selmer
| for his political services.
| A MEDIUM-sIZED LEATHER PURSE of handsome
design was passed around among the members
and guests at the Travellers club on Saturday
| night, says the Philadelphia Inquirer, with the