The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A QUEER STRIKE of street car drivers is re-
ported from Pine Bluff, Ark. 1t was inaugu-
rated because the mules had received no food
| for four days. The company claims IL was ma
BILE to buy feed but whether from a lack OF
| funds or scarcity Of feed is not stated.
A LITTLE HUMMING BIRD is said to be making
himself unaccountably familiar at the home of
| Dick Smith, near Thomson Ca Regularly
| every Sunday. when the family goes to the din
ing-room for dinner, the bird flies into the fam
| lily room and brings up before the family mir
| ror, where he bows to himself and 1utters and
capers around extensively.
EVIDENCE of the near approach of the silly
season is furnished by the great increase in the
number of bear, snake and other such stories
| on the rounds. One exchange contains stories
ABOUT hunter throwing powder in the wool of
an attacking bear and igniting the explosive:
| about a child that vomited a spider; about a
| nght between bees and a snake, in which the
| bees came off successful and lastly about a
snake that was resting in tree surrounded by
a nock or birds that it had charmed.
A Boston GIRL says that when she is married
again she will choose Friday in March instead
OF day in June, so that the event may have
some dlstlnctlon. To be one of dozen brides
10 week gave her stifed feeling. And a
Buftalo girl who was led to the altar this month
con1eSses to much Of the same feeling. So nu-
nerous have been the weddings that when the
announcement of her own nuptials appeared in
the morning paper it was positively swallowed
| up IN column of other wedding notices and
sne telt that In some way the affair lacked eclat
A CINCINNATI, Wabash and Michigan railway
passenger train had a remarkable experience at
GoShen. Ind, the other day. The north bound
noon express struck half open switch within
slght or the station and the engine and three
coaches Slid of on to the ties. After tearing
along over the seepers for five or six train
lengths the pilot wheels struck the plank paw
ing and guard-rail at Madison street crossing
ana GUIDED the locomotive back on the rails.
1 nd Eha frosw IL
and pulled into the atation without serious
break. The passengers were badly frightened,
but were uninjured, save for severe iostling
over car seats.
WILL s. BARNES, the blonde Adonis of the
turf has sold his half interest in the cele-
brated Pepper distillery to James E. Pepper of
Hotel Metropole fame This makes that fight
ing kentpckian sole proprietor of the famous
whisky that bears his name. Mr. Pepper paws
$4,000 in horses and S65,OOO in money for
barnes half The latter's young wife owns a
magnificent farm near this city and he will
engage IN breeding thoroughbreds. bill"
Barnes is, perhaps, the best known LIQUOR
drummer and turfman in America He has
placed Pepper whisky on sale on every race
track in the United States, and there is NOT
even stable boy in the country that does not
know him.
AwRIrER in the Boston Post was recently In
the stable yard belonging to a friend who had
considerable collection of dogs, among which
are fierce terrier and spaniel of tender age.
The terrier had ill-treated the Dun on several
occasions, so that the latter was very wary of
him, and disposed to couciliate his enemy IL
possible The terrier is fond OF PLAYING with
small STICKS. which the grooms are in the habit
OF throwing for him, and the pup seems to have
understood this fancy and to have acted upon
IL. saw him take up a small stick in his
mouth and advance toward the terrier with it,
archlng MS neck and wagRing his tail as much
as to say: Pray accept this Slight token of INV
regard" The terrier did accept it; he rushed
up to the little dog took the stick and went on
his wisdom.
RANDALL DOUGLASS, a Scotchman, has written
long letter to the Chicago Ne,os about the
ancestors of Gordon Cumming, in the course of
which he says: "Ronaeyn Gordon Cumming,
the famous lion hunter of Africa was an
uncle or the present baronet An aunt was also
traveller or renown and the writer of several
notable books OF travel. The Cumming Bruces
nave been In the English parliament since the
date or the reform bill The Gordon Cummings
are not as wealthy as they might have been
owing TO the gambling propensities of the
granuuotner OF the present barOnet, whose
love OF whist led her into playing for high
stakes. sometimes amounting to SIS, 900 a point
One night she lost thirty-two points-Sl6O COO
Inc present baronet is the owner of two lue
estates and has an income Of about $4,000
year. The family dates back to the time of
William the Conqueror.
PLAToNIC FRIENDSHIP between a man and
woman can exist. 1t exists many times. saysa
| Chicago Herald writer. until man is foolish
enough to tell her love story of his own-and
some other woman. l overheard woman tell
| ing another woman an about it the other day
| They were at a table back of me in a rest an
| rant She said: I'VE have been the best friends
| for years. had never thought of being in love
with nm nor he with me, If l wanted to go
anywhere, and had no one to escort me- would
always send for him. and he seemed so pleased
TO come. Then to have him come and tell me
all about his having been engaged to that
woman at that timel will never forgive him
| for IL. And, indeed, I'll not call upon her. He
is at liberty to marry, and marry her or any one
| else, but he need not think am willing to take
| up any woman simply because he is In love
with her. Men are so conceited Without
| doubt he has been thinking I've been on the
verge of loving him. if | haven't already. Heis
the only platonic friend ever had, and doar
| want another "
W. j. INGRAM of Berlin, Germany, was ar
rested in Buffalo, N. Y, last week on a warrant
sworn out by Cosack & Co., photographers. In
gram is an expert photographer and the in
| ventor of a process said to be a remarkable ad.
vance in the art. He came from Berlin few
| months ago under contract with Cosack & Co.
| to Introduce and establish the process in their
| large works. In consideration of this he was to
| receive a large sum of money, and he drew on
this in advance. Cosack q Co found that they
were not coming into possession of his secret
very rapidly, ana pressed him to divuge it In
| toto at once. He declined to do So aud finally
| fatty refused to give up the formula. After
waiting for a long time to try to bring about
compromise. Cosack & Co. secured his
| arrest on charge of grand larceny as he re.
| fused to keep his contract. Ingram maintains
| that the price is insufficient and that the com
| pany demands more of his professional secrets
| than he agreed to sell them. Ingram can speak
| English. He is in Jail Some believe that ne is
the possessor Of no secret process and that he is
practioing clever swindle akin to the one so
| extensively practiced few years ago by an
alleged inventor of dyes.
SAYS Reading special to the ST. Louis Globe
| Democrat: In little, oId-fashioned one-story
| log house near Weasnersville live four wealthy
and aged bachelor brothers, who are veritable
woman haters. They are Benjamin, Michael
Nathan and Samuel Kunkel respectively 80 rs,
| 20 and 81 years old. They own a valuable farm
and have $4,000 out at interest, but still they
| do all their farm work and Homework unaided
| and will not consent to employ any woman in
any capacity or have any association whatever
with the gentler sex. The Kunkel family in
| cluded two sisters after the death of the mar
| ents- The sisters never married. but resided
| with their brothers in the ancestral homestead
| They suddenly avoided the companiouship of
| men, as their brothers do that of women Ten
years ago the sisters died and since
then the brothers here lived among
| themselves, industrious and contented Thev
seldom leave home and then only for few
hours 70 transact business at the nearest village
Besides carefully tilling their 1855 rich acres they
take turns 10 doing the regular family washing