The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-03
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ONE of the new Parisian follies. fresh from
the e<nosition. is silk socks dyed in the col rs
OF the French fla.
a coLoRED GIRL attacked a church coagre-
CATION at Good.4ni, Va, with a zor. saying
the devil was n the people and she was goinS
u them open TO get at hin and cut his
tlFo+t sac was Overpo aerei before doing any
DANA e.
his EIGHrEES PERFORMANCES at Bayreuth of
"aG~er's operas brought aoout 5 y. 90 into
the treasury, and the expenses were about
VOOO hd-ner's heirs are entitled To 10 ser
csHt. OF q gross receipts. -PArsifal' drew
Inc laTg st houses.
IHS -FOUR sew STATES bring in an area about
equal 20 that Of al New England, New York.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
"a H. NlrSlhia. west Virginia, Ohio. Kentucky
al INDIANA comoine = II Is an area three
times As great as the British isles.
EVERY STRANGER in Wash ngton is much
astonis led TO see the way in lien the shanties
OF the poor hlscks are mixed in with the hand
soHe f'sid-uc-S OF the fashionable quarter.
- e coloTed ia nily sold its sna ty aiIa small
piece or land IL the most valuable district ~
last Week Tor $4,000.
A REMARKABLE FAN has just ben purchased
oy TIE Princess de Ligne at Brussels. 1t was
painted by Vatican o. Loui; XIV, who pre-
sented It to the DucaeSs of Burgundy and it
uItu tie revolution, W. Il it vas Stolen and
CohFeyei 10 Germany, ami nothing more was
earu Oh 1t until tee other day, wheA q 30
EeafeI among coll cJiOn which was offered
Tor S IL az brUS els
JOHN BRENNAN, an inmate of the amshouse
a. Shamokin, Pa, was notified on Saturday
thlt ais sister, Mrs. John Carson, had died in
san Francisco and left him S2,UO00O0 Brsn-
nan and tso sisters land d al Castle Garden
IRON Dublin in 1S45. The girls went to tn
coast and started lunch counter IN 40 G. avs.
Brennan has WORKED III the coal mines al. his
me- uil n ne broke leg Ia 1854 and went TO the
county almshouse.
IHE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE for the United
states will hold a natio lal meeting in fremont
temple, Boston, Dec 4, 5 and next. A most
atC' active pioSrl II 10 has been prepared, III
cludihg tn names of may emiaeut Gle gymen
laymen. the meeting IS eXpecte to equal
IL IN rest and luf fence the great Washing tOn
co ference of 1aS1. informant cOncsrnin g
Sptcial rates of avel and entertainment viii
DC -lVen TO the pubic in due time.
The new fire boat whicl New York will have
next spring will be one of e nautical wonders
OF the port. Sac is to throw four solid four
inch strea rs OF water, a Id the range OF these
Streams VIII be from feet to 450 leet-solid
Wa ef not spray 1t IS asserted That the fire
men can bore through tie bricA and stone walls
alo Store with ease with tines slreams, Just
as hilneIS IN the mountains bore into ald WASH
r4ed down tle mountain 5 DIES.
PRINCE DOUDURoN KoosAKoEF, who has been
appointei by III car as govern n of the eau
casuS. is said to be without exception the clev-
crest mem Jer of the russian diplomatic service
Whenever there has been a war or al annexa-
Ton during the last twenty years, the prince
mas always been found on The scene previous to
me ouoote Tx Of the crisis In the b kans as
we'll as in A ia Minor and Turkestan, he mas
i4Varably ner4lded the coming som, un il at
last he aus come to be regarded as the stormy
petrol OF russian politics.
anne lea says that the United States is des-
tined to beco ne a nation of blondes The popu-
| ion OF orway shows a percentage of 81 25 of
lS1t eyes. Flax II h lir ap 70 rs in 575 Der
cent, Whiie ABSOLUTELY black hair is only found
IA cratic If per cen The immigration
from Scindi ian ecu tries in Is numbered
over $4,000, or about one-siAth of the entire
lnilligtatlOn tnaO year. The immigration t tom
Germany is also very largely made up of pure
blondes, Wine that from the British Isles and
other EUR ,pean countr .eS is very mixed with
blondes still in tue majority.
CHARLES F. SPRAGUE of Boston, who officiated
as one of the uslerS at the Blaine Nee rmick
wedding, is said to have acted in 4 similar
capactJ at more fashionable weddings in the
last ten years than any OF er Young man in
Boston. Tle exact number is not KIN wn
though, year or Two ago. it was placed IN
among the hundreds and since en- his services
nave been in constant demand. His acquaint-
ance III the fashionable set is large. lie N a
member OF the So nerSet club aad is a fayorite
among his associates. He was a classmate of
hmmons Blaine at Harvard, a dozsn years
ago
Miss ADA KOCH, the daughter of ex-Mayor
Koch of Shamokin, Pa, felt twitching Of her
right jawbone recently while visiting an aunt
in Rea ing. She ene ed a bedroom followed
ny her cousin, Kate Sclultz, and while standing
before a mirror smiled at a humorous reinarl
When she caught the reflection of this smile in
the glaSa sue almost sank to the floor She he.
he'd grinnlng ina e, with the right side of its
lace twl ted out OF shape. The SruteSque and
weirl expression caused MISS schultz to shrek
with alarm. Miss Koch called on Dr. Reese an
eminent physician, who said that her troubI.
was probably paralysis of TIE facial nerve ONT
was no. sure. Mss Kochs face in renose Is
beautiful, but now when she smiles its ex-
preston is hideous
For the last fifteen or twenty years travellers
have occasionally brought specimens of a very
remarkable amber from SOM locality in South.
ern Mexico. The only information gained con-
corning it is that it is brought to the coast by
natives, who say tuat it occurs in the interior so
plea ifu ly that 1t IS used ny them in making
nres. Tue color OF this amber is rich golden
yellow, and wuen viewed in different Positions
II EXHIBITS wonderful fiuorescence, similar to
that If uranine, which it also resembles in color
A recent specimen is eve more beautiful than
| tie iamodss called opalescent or green amber
found in Gaia ia, Sicily. This material won d
be extremely valuable ror use in the arts IL is
beleved tn 1t an expedition Las started for the
locality where 1t Is found in the interior.
Two respectable looking men having procured
the keys of church near Lon ion, the other
day, broke open the aims boxes and extracted
the contents. Not satisfied with this. thew
opened the safe in the vestry and stole three
bottles of sacramental wine, drinking one bottla
before tley left the ed!ice. After SMASHING a
clock they retraced their ST ps from the sacred
building, but became 50 hei leSsly urun + at
they were unable 0 proceed vey far fro the
cIurch. Their appearance constrained some
one to act the part OF the Good samaritan. and
give them shelter. y It'll. more VINE was then
pArtaken of, aud afterward one of the men he
anne so i'll that it was deemed neces sary TO call
in pm, Slcian. he next day 1 C men pro
ceeded to London, and it was then discovered
that the SAC a ne tai WINE and the aims b ,xes
had been meddled with. The rasca.s were
arrested
EVERYTHING in the country of the river Chat
in Central ASIA is described by Gabriel Bouva-
lot as covered with salt. 1t is seen in the walls
of the houses and on the banks of the rivers
and the water one drinks is ry salt Travel
ing Saltpetr m Ike s 90 in sum ner rom place
tA MIA u raV find