The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

| THERE is at least one hotel whose conditions
cannot well be misunderstood. 1t is in La
coma, n. H., and we copy the following from
/ its letter-hsaing: "Abbie A Smith, Fred B.
Smith. Stop at the Eagle hotel, my wife and L,
propretOrS. The only second class hotel in the
United states that charges everybody first
class prices. No special rates to preachers,
shows or dTpmmers. Tacoma, n. H., 1921"
A METEOR of great brilliancy and of unusua
magnitude, leaving behind it trail Of fire suffi-
Gent to light up the entire heavens, was seen
on the night of May 80 from the decks of the
British steamship AvOnmore, from Hamburg
now in Philadelphia. All hands were called up to
witness the sight and careful observations of the
course described by the phenomenon we're taken
! by Capt. Evans. When first seen the fiery ball
at an attitude OF 1So. the vessel being in
latitude 80 500 longitude g. 90. Its course was
at an angle of about 400 above the horizon and
1t disa ppeered when about 80 above the hori-
zOn. The color was light green, and the meteor
left in its wake a fiery red blaze. 1t looked
like 8 comet. Sparks seemed to hv and in
crease as t. q descent downward continued and
the meteor at the same time grew in brlli-
ancy
AMONG the successful farmers of North Da-
kota is W. T. Montgomery of Richland county
cOlored man, born a slave he tried cotton
| farming in Miss sippi after the war, but not
liking the conditions there he vent north and
settled in the Red River valley He was in
Minneapolis recently. and on being asked about
the crops IN his locality said: They never
looked better. If there is no exceptional mis-
hap, ike wind, hail or blight. we shall harvest
much more than an average crop. An average
crop call about eighteen bushels per acre: the
lowest ever raised was thirteen. the hi chest
twenty-Seven. The past three years were ex-
ceptlonelly dry, and yet | had an average of
over thirteen bushels per acre. NY farm con-
talns 6fO acres, all plowed except forty acres of
pasture; in addition to this / rent zoo or 300
acres every year. Does it pay? Yes, or l would
not DO 1t. ike the country and like the bust
don f-ar,F 60
else; farming is a good enough business for me,
and North Dakota is very good place to carry
on that business"
Mrs. RICHIE, Thackeray's daughter, who
has been given in Mdcmilldn'S Magazine some
interesting recollections OF literary life, says
that she mas a dim out most delightful re-
membrance of party at the house of Dickens
when his children and she herself were very
little. She recalls her admiration of the white
satin shoes and long white Sashes worn by the
Dickens girls, and the fact that her own sash
was bright plaid of red and blue combine
ton which she could not bear The evening
passed, happily, radiantly, and at its close came
an incident which brings tears to the eyes of
those who love and reverence the satrical but
always warm-hearted novelist. Only this | do
remember very clearly, that we had danced and
supped, ana danced again, and that we were
all standing in a hall lighted aud hung
with lunches of Christmas green and as I
have said, everything seemed altogether mag
nlficent and important. more magnificent and
lAlpOIAduI every minute, Tor as the evening
went on, more ana more people kept arriving
The hall was crowded, and the broad staircase
was llned with little boys-thousands of little
boys-whose heads, arms and legs were waving
about together. They were making a great
noise, and talking and shouting, and the eldest
son of the house seemed to be marshalng them
Presently, their noise became a cheer, and then
another, and we looked up and saw that our
own father had come to fetch US and that his
white head was there above the others. Then
came third, flDal, ringing cheer, and some one
and laughed and said, quickly, That is for
you MY father. surprised. pleased, touched,
settled his SpectacleS and nodded gravely to the
little boys.
The other night group Of veterans of the
late war, including Gen. Alger, Judge Fitzgerald
and Capt. Seamans of Los Angeles sat in the
corridor of the Palace and exchanged expert
ences, says the san Francisco Call THE
| question of personal bravery is always one of
peculiar interest," said Gen. Alger, but many
man who bore the reputation of hav-
ing a charmed life owed it to the sdmi-
ration OF his opponents AS a rule soldier
VIII never fire at man who displays I'M
usual courage. I know this from exper
fence. 1t was in the fall Of SO that was trans
terred from the Army OF the West to the COM
Cand of a regiment in the Army of the Poto-
mac. About that time the confederates moved
| across the Rapidan, and | was sent to drive
| them back 1t turned out that it was a recon
| noissance. but at the time we believed they
| were seeking to make a Judgment on the mouth
| of the river. We drove them back to the bank
| OF the stream, but there they made
! savage stand, and reinforcements were
| thrown oyer to aid them. Their posi-
! ton, owing to the formation of the
| ground, was very strong Que, and ours greatly
| exposed. While prep airing for the struggle my
! attention was attracted by a courier approach
I ing. He on foot and awaited himself of the
| numerous gullies, worn by the rains, to protect
| himself from the enemies fire Volley after
! Volley was fired st him, but be reached me un-
| injured. He bore orders for Inc to report at
| once to Gen. fitzpatrick. In order to reach the
| latter l would be compelled to pass over an
almost open plain for fully three Quarters of a
! mile, and exposed to the fire of the confeder-
| ates. 1t flashed upon me that the at
! tempt would result in certain death and was
| on tue point of refusing to obey when it &C.
! Cured to me- that dared not display any indi-
cation OF cowardice in the presence Of nv com
mano Leaving my horse and command which
were stationed behind small rise in the
ground, started on foot. The moment I ap-
! peared was greeted with q volley, and tue
art flew around me, but was unhurt. AT this
the confederates cheered, and in a mo-
ment the shot few thick about me
Tor second time, but not one touched me.
Ihere was another cheer from the
confederates and kept going I was so badly
frightened that dared not even look to the
another voley, and felt that could not escape
AGAIN Not another shot fired, and during
the nfteen minutes that elapsed while | was in
range OF their guns round after round of cheers
greeted me- but not a bullet was sent after me.
reached Gen Fitzpatrick in safety, and from
That day to this have sought unsuccessfully to
ascertain the name of the confederate officer
whose men spared my life"
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