The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-21
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n. C., who is the champion runner of the state
He is great rabbit hunter. and hunts without
dog or gun. and can catch more rabbits by
outrunning them than nybody else can with
dogs.
THE st. Petersburg journalists, Russian and
otherwise, who are admitted to court festivities.
have Just sent curious petition to the car.
They asked TO be allowed to wear on their dress
coats some small ornament with the name of
the paper they represent inscribed on it by
which they might be recognized as representa-
tives OF the press.
CAPT. WILLIAM REED, who has been on the
police forcs of Pittsburg, Pa, for forty-fo
years. claims to be the oldest police officer in
the United States in point of service He re-
Gently celebrated mis- 10Th birthday. OF the
twenty Tour policemen who constituted Pitts
burg force forty-four years ago Capt. Reed is
now the sole survivor.
IN suburban cemetery near Detroit are
three graves of husbands of the same woman,
al IN row, and most remarkable and sug-
gestive feature of the place is the three head
stones Inc nrst to be buried received very
handsome and expensive stone; the second ex-
hlDits considerable reduction and the third is
very cheap affair indeed
WILLIAM MARTIN, a pattern maker for the
tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company,
met singular death at South Pittsburg Tenn
ne was IN an intoxicated condition, and while
eatlhg breakfast undertook to swallow a piece
vi soeak Two inches wide and six inches long 1t
stuch IN his throat and would neither go down
nor up and before medical aid could be sum-
moned Martin choked TO death.
WHILE boy was cutting bananas from a
punch hanging in front of a Burlington, VT,
grocery store large tarantuIa sprang at him,
Strihng nun ON the side of the neck. from the
poy neck the insect leaped into II barrel half
fuil of crackers. No one caring to NEEDLE with
sucn an ugly customer, at the suggestion of a
Policeman the barrel was dosed with kerosene
anu then carried into the street and set on fire.
A NEW ZEALAND PAPER, in its sporting col
umns, says: The recent races at Head of the
bay, Akaroa, terminated in somewhat sur
prlsing manner. The course lay across the
SANDS OF the bay, ana through some de ay the
last race was not run until the tide was well in
with the result that the horses had to swim
some distance in the sea before the winning
post was reached. j. Duncan's Spot, although
not the best PAGER, managed to win by superior
natatorial powers"
THE champion fine hand writer of the world
is believed to be Mr.. Ria Ktterdge, who resides
In Belfast. He is rs years old, but has written
the Lords prayer six times repeated on the
space covered By a silver 5-cent piece, which is
at the rate OF $500 words on postal card. He
mas written the Lords Prayer once on a space
OF 3-166hS of an inch, and says he will come
under contract to put 80, 900 words on pos
tal card MIR. Kitteridge does not use a micro
he writes.
IT MAY HAVE been noticed that the widow of
Jefferson Davis, since his DEATH signs her name
~. Jefferson Davis" Many persons doubtless
suppose she has added the name Jefferson to
her christian name, Varina. But this is not the
proper explanation. V. is the abbreviation of
OeuUe, the French for widow and it is the CHS
tom IN Louisiana, and perhaps IN other parts of
Jne south, for widows to place that letter before
the christian names of their deceased husbands
V. Jefferson DAVIS simply means the widow of
Jefferson Davis.
A MAN died in Baltimore who had had the
unusual experience of having been buried alive
for three days. His name was Josiah w. Johns,
and at the time he was engaged with other Ia
oorers IN working an iron ore bank in Baltimore
county The bank caved in, burying the men,
Two OF whom were dug out within a few hours
After three days John was missed, and scare
was made for him. He was finally dug out and
strange to say, life was not extinct. AS a re-
sui Oh MS burial he contracted a cold, which in
the course of time developed into coisumption
which finally caused his death.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has not prohibited dueline
in the German army, bt5t no duel is in future to
take place until there has been thorough in
CURRY into all the circumstances by two
colonels, who are to allow an encounter only if
the provocaton was apublic assault to which
an apology has been refused, or when an insult
mas been offered to lady who is relation or
tne betnrothed of the challenger Under no
circumstances, howevef, is duel to be permit
ted when the quarrel has arisen out of brawl
IN club room, coffee house, or any similar
place, when one of the parties has already been
out three times, or where one of the parties
Is q married man with children.
AN OLD CONVICT, just released from the Au-
burn penitentiary, boasts of the fact that he
was conducted to that institution by Grover
Cleveland. He was convicted of murder. and
sentenced to Imprisonment for life at Buffalo in
1871. 'Grover Cleveland was sheriff at the
time OF my sentence. he says, land instead of
sending deputy to Auburn with me he went
himself. saying that he had never been in the
state prison, and wanted to improve the oppor-
tunity. believe | am the only man in the
world who has been escorted to prison by
President of the United States. The very last
paper Mr.. Cleveland signed his name to at Al
bany as governor was my pardon, to take effect
March 3, 1890, and here am
AN OLD SOLDIER named Zimmerman has inst
committed suicide at Versailles through grief
at having been compelled to leave the army
through age some little time ago. London
paper edItorlaIly says: This is rare case in
Gays when the military authorities experience
the utmost difficulty in inducing non-commis-
stoned officers to remain at their posts; but the
Alsatian veteran bad a real passion for the
service" He had fought in Italy in 1859 and
had taken part in all the subsequent wars and
campaigns. and he was inconsolable at the
idea that his occupation was at last gone
zimmerman maze no secret OF his determine
ton to put an end TO his days and. rising
noiselessly, so as not to disturb his wife, he
took down his revolver, which was hanging on
the wall of his bedroom, and sent a bullet
through his heart.
THE question, was Browning a Jew? that has
been interesting English literary people, has
been investigated aud decided in the negative
by DR.. Furnivall, who says that there is no
ground for supposing the presence of any
Jewish blood III the poets veins. On the con
trary, on July 4 1907, Thomas Browning. the
poets great grandfather, had his fourth son
christened Christian - Dr. FurnivaIl CON
cludes his statement AS follows I'VE NAV.
then, dismiss the Jewish notion and hold orr
poet genuine Anglo-Saxon sprung from one
of the BrGninga, the followers of a chieftain
BrJln. The family may have been workingmen
or veomen before we hear of the innkeeper
Robert l., who had daughter, Elizabeth. in
1873. Our poet, Robert v, came from that
class to which we owe Chaucer Spenser
in England
IsAw YESTERDAY book that some biblophole
would go crazy over, says the New York Star.
1t was a Bible. about eight inches long and five
wide, printed in Latin in 1910. The volume is
complete having the family records, which
have been cut out; but the yellow pages. old
style of type and venerable covers plainly be
tray its great age. 1t belonged to a member of
the Brevoort family, name well known in
Brooklyn, where the old homestead and vast
quantities of real estate are historic ground
When the British held Long Island during the
revolutionary war the Brevoort mansion on Full
ton street, near Bedford avenue was occlpied