The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-26
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THERE Is a human monstrosity a. No. 500
East Twenty-fifth street, New York. 1t IL man
witn half dozen tongues, four chius, three
| Cneeks ana monstrous ear. His name Is Juan
Jose Antonio, and be has been brought hvre by
ms oenefactress, Mrs. Gonzales. who is trying
70 secure an engagement for him In some city
museum. Properly speaking. Antonio has only
| one chin. but the convolutions of The mas
slVe appendage which hangs from his
| lace seemed like additional chiDs and cheeks
| The half tongues which Antonio claims
70 nave are In reality ouly one tongue. fright
1ully deformed and covered with short nro-
9ections nke additional tongues. Antonio is a
native or Jerusalem, where his mother and sis
ters are still slaves. He was taken TO Egypt by
band OF Arabs end subsequently brought to
mexico. He managed TO escape to Flagstaff,
AtLs where Mrs. Gonzales found him. Think :
ing she had prize. she has exhibited him In
several cities, aud now takes him to New YORK
Tor the purpose Of exhibition.
1T is quite important, when speaking Of the
longest day of the year, to say what part Of the
world we are talking about as will he sean nv
the following list, which tell the length Of the
longest day 10 several places. How unfortunate
are children in rornea, Finland where Christ
mas rs less imam three hours in length At
stockholm. Sweden, 1t Is eighteen and one half
hours Ia length. At 6pitzbergen the longest
day Is three and one-half months At london.
England, and Bremen, Prussia, the longest day
DnnrS, IN Germany, aud Dantdg, in
Prussia, the longest day has seventeen houra-
AT Wardbary, Norway, the longest day lasts
rom %. NAY u 70 July s2 without interruption.
At 81. petersburg, Russia, and Tobolsk Siberia.
the longest day is nineteen hours and the short
est five hours At Tornea Finland. lime 81
brings day nearly twenty two hours long, and
Christmas one less than three hours in length.
AZ New York the longest day is about fifteen
hours long, and Montreal, Canada, 1t is six
teen hours.
In PARIS there will be commenced oefore the
civil tribunal of Montdidier a case Of almost
fnN
Pope Leo Kill summoned before the smalle st
tribunal in the French republfs aud iefeudine
as simple individual his interest in a Legacy
LETT him. the validity Of which is contested
oy the other heirs. On July Iast wear
there died at the Chateau de Moreui Nine. de
Pastoret, marQuise de Plessis Belliere, leaving a
fortune OF 100000 francs part of which con
sisted OF the famous Chateau de Moreui which
FOR It's marvellous parks, buildings, and
collections, Is renowned throughout the
entire world. By her will the marquis left pope
Leo XII. heir to the entire property provid
ing for his unwillingneEs or for his bein1 nm
able through some technicaiity TO accent the
magnificent gift. In that event it was 70 go 20
cardinal hampolla Again, in case both the
, pope ana the cardinal refused to succeed to her
estates, then they we're to be given to Count
Alphonse de Colbert Tllrguis with an fnhlnc-
tlon 70 carry out the instructions that the will
contains. This passage occurs In the legal
document making disposition of the estate
Thirty years ago expressed TO His Holiness
POPE Plus *, my intention and desire TO make
nuu my neT. mere declare my absolute will
to be that all property of which may die Dos.
sessed sh7H become the property of the
pope living at the time of nv death +"
The natural heirs of the marquise are
desperately coptesting the validity OF the will
and have raised questions Of the highest in,
terest concerning international rights and the
temporal and spiritual powers of the pope
They urge that this Legacy was made 10 the
papal state and not to the pope and that this 70
clearly shown by the cara taken in seieotinz as
suo-hers Cardinal Ranpolla and Comte Colbert
Tuignls and as such a disposition 10 Is illegal
under the French law. The case attacts the
highest possible interest In France particularly
in view of the recent discussions between
church and state. The pope win fight for the
property, and has retained q Partisan lawyer to
represent him. The heirs have engaged a long
array OF legal talent.
WHEN Congressman Amos J. Cummings and
Congressman Charles F. Crisp we're introduced
IN the House cafe a few years ago, says the
New York World Cummings said, IstVhv
judge, was boy attsche of theater in which
you played the leading roles some forty years
ago" Cummings wink at others present did
not no., escape the Georgian, Who turned the Joke
ere more OF an anc ent than supposed; was
TnewlnS infant when you were working for
my father" was 70 the south and during
mother we're best known. The Crisp company
MT. and Mrs. William II. Crisp supported
by Our Jessie lAifss Jessie ArmanD. Miss
2yecelIa Crrssp and the talented young tragedian
UNANIMOUSLY advertised in the latter war DAYS as
our present day troupes. But with $40 On CON
1ederate money for each admission ticket. their
receipts were great than are even Bsrnhar6t's
When they STRUCK a town where soldiers were
encamped the gray uniforms were as numerous
as were dress suits at Daily opening night. IL
was at Macon, Ca. in February 1865 that the
Crtsps received notable tribute TO the realism
Of their acting. The Lady of the Lake" ives on
With Harry Crisp as "fitzjames" and sam
Hubbard as Frederick" Hubbard had
quit the stage for the army, been
wounded and was IN the hospital at Macon, but
had sufficiently recovered to, on request
appear for the elder Crisp, who was incisposed
Among the soldiers in the audience was a mem
Der of the company of which Hubbard was cap
tain, with big castiron e.shootsr one of a
confederate armory make, with q peculiarly
that the firing of one barrel insured the
simultaneous discharge Of the entire six. The
soldier was charged with sorghum (cane,
whisky bat not too heavily to recognize in the dis
guise Of Clan Aipne's chief his own companyIs
commander When "F1tzjames and "Roderick''
met in death struggle the soldier with the army
pistol became excited, aud when finally he saw
his captain down be rose and fired at his SLAYER
Tnat fusillade though fortunately hitting no
one, ernptied the stage and q considerable part
of the auditorium.