The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


was visible at Wassamoneta, O., Monday evening
last An immense cylinder cloud, over
looking from west to east and trav-
cling with great rapidity, passed over
! the town in the same direction. It was
olack and gray in color, and as it revolved
its color changed. What it was no one seems
to know; but IL attracted hundreds into the
streets and housetops, who watched it until 1t
disappeared in the western heavens.
WIN. DERRINGER and wife reside near Watson.
Ind. Two months ago Mrs. Derrager gave
birth to twin babies, which were probably the
smallest specimens OF humanity to be found in
the state One Of them died soon after birth.
The other is alive and well and at birth was
easily placed in quart cup. II has grown some
since and now weighs two pounds. Its head
measures ten and one half inches in circum-
ference, its arms are eight inches in length its
myers three quarters of an inch long, and it is
ABOUT 10 inches high now. 1t appears to be as
heaitny as any regular, natural-sized baby.
PATHETIC ROMANCE has just come to light at
Benton Harbor, Ind. Several days ago Thomas
Flood, well-known and wealthy citizen of that
| place, dropped dead on the street. Mr. Flood
! formerly resided at Chicago, where he formed
| the acquaintance of Miss Nellie Costello a
charming young lady OF high intelligence and
| progressing appearance. They became firm
friends, and after Mr. Flood moved to Benton
Haroor kept up a correspondence. Their
friendship warmed into love and finally ended
| IN their engagement. The will has lust peen
admitted TO probate. and 1t is found that Miss
| Costello is heir to a fortune of $4,000 The
| young lady is almost heart-broken over the un.
| timely death of her lover.
AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT has lately appeared
| OF an experiment made in the North of France
| in the training of swallows as carriers and in
| testing the swallows SO trained by competition
with carrier pigeons. brood of young swal-
lows having been taken from their nest in the
caves OF house, were first trained to fly from
the ground TO the nest; then, by gradually
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nnaliy from RonbaiX to Paris, a distance of 40
1nileS. when this had been successfully accom-
phshed a race was arranged over the latter
course between the swallows and some trained
carrier pigeons, with the result that the swal-
lows came in winners by three-quarters of an
hour. The success of the experiment seems to
reveal great possibilities for the future Of this
method OF rapid communication.
THERE lately arrived at Memel, a seaport town
of Prussia, bent, white haired, and careworn
man whose coming produced sensation such
as could not have been made by the appearance
OF any other living person. He was Gustav
Geohardt who forty years ago a butcher
In Memel. and was accused of having COM
mtted double murder and was condemned to
death. On the morning set for the execution
his cell was found empty and he could never be
tracked After some years respectable citizen.
when on the point of death, confessed TO his
pastor that he was the murderer and therefore
that Gebhardt was innocent Advertisements
of this news were inserted in all the native and
foreign papers, summoning Gebhardt to return
TO Memel, but nothing was heard of him. At
last, however, the fact reached his ear and he
came backy to his home.
MET Billy Maloney of the famous doodle
board of aldermen yesterday, says a writer in
the New York Recorder. Although much
grayer than he was before his enforced exile
in foreign lands he looked WELL and was as
clipper as ever. Yes" he said, 81 am all
through my troubles at last and am glad of
I
went from New York in 1884, months before
there was any noise raised over the Broadway
grant; intended to remain away four months.
but liked the study of French so well that l
stayed four years and nine months l feel
rusty from lack of work now, and as | an a
lawyer think shall open up law Office. An
old friend from Montreal is in town. and | am
going up to see him at the San Cloo.' How is
that for French pronunciaton?" and with
gay laugh the ex-boodler darted off through
the throng on Broadway.
The international Exhibition OF Artistic
Photographs organized by the Vienna Club of
Amateur Photographers, opened in May, was
rigidly restricted to high standard OF excel
lence. The selection committee, which con
sisted of eminent painters and sculptors of
various nationalities, admitted 600 only out of
1000 impressions offered. The Vienna journals
frankly admit that the most valuable exhibits
from an artistic point of view belong to British
Photographers. Next to the English photop
raphers a foremost rank is occupied by an
Dresser of Flensburg. Among the Vienna
amateurs are the Barons Albert and Nathaniel
Rothschild. The patroness of the exhibition
the Archduchess Maria Theresa as well as the
Princess of Wales, the Grand Duke Ferdinand
of Toscana, and Count Bardi have exhibited
horS concourS. The Princess of Wales has sent
some small instantaneous photographs which
are excellent.
THE REMAINS OF Mrs. Katie Stuff. the Oldest
resident of Greencastle, Pa, were recently con-
- I.s- lee
called Aunt Katie, =" was almost 90 years of
age and up to within a few days of that event
had not tasted water sipce she was little girl.
Aunt Katie insisted that water wasn't health
full, and drank tea and coffee only, Fishing
used to be one of her passions, says the Chicago
NelrS. Getting up early in the morning in sum
mer time, she would I'LL the pocket of her dress
with grasshoppers, pin it to keep them secure,
and then. rod ia hand. she would repair
to the banks of the Conocoheague
creek, often putting the local fishermen
TO the blush by her skill. For the last ten years
1t was source of great pride to her to visit the
harvest field each summer and bind a sheaf of
grain which was always faithfully recorded by
the local press, affording her the highest grati-
Election. Last summer. however, old age trf-
umphed, and Aunt Katie. TO her great distress
was compelled TO break the record for the first
time. II will never die" she used to assert,
proudly. II will just dry up and blow away.
See if don't" And she almost kept her word.
At the time of her death it would not have
taken much of gale to watt her away on its
pinions.
A PROMINENT CLERGYMAN Of Philadelphia, re-
Gently speaking of the relations existing be-
tween clergymen, told the following astonish-
ing anecdote. He said that no clergyman who
has ever been pastor of New York church,
was more popular, in his day more famous or
had wider repute as q pulpit orator and
public speaker than DR.. Edwin Chaplin Chaplin
was a universalist, and Horace Greeley was one
OF his Pensioners. DR.. Chaplin was snitten
with mortal disease and it was publicly an
nounoed in the newspapers. he had some
heart trouble, which did not prevent friends
from seeing him, but it was known IL would end
his life in a brief time, He had been sick for
some five weeks, when one day the Rev. DIR. Ar
mitage called He was shown into Chapins
room and found the distinguished Clergyman
lying upon a sofa. When he saw Armtage he
burst into tears and DR.. Armitage was surprised
Chaplin said, Doctor can't help these tears.
but they express gladness rather than sorrow
Do you know that you are the first clergyman of
ali of those who have professed friendship for
me who has called to see me or even sent meg
sage OF sympathy to me in my illness Not a
single clergyman has been so considerate and
tell You it has been bitter sorrow to me at this
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