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IMDEI TO KEW APYEfifIS£MEMTS.
Meetino*—Pulaski Council No. 15S. R. A.;
Jasper Council No. 10, H. C.; Myrtle Lodge
No. K. K P; Landrum Lodge No. 48, F. A.
M.i Chatham Uniform Degree Camp No.
J. . O. F.
SI-tcikL NoricES-Peaa, Potatoes, etc., J
Umbach.
Ra ilhoaii aeflkDCLE—South Florida Rail
mji.
Steamship Schedule—General Transat
lßwUc.Company; Boston Lino.
.1 Curio’s 'ALKe—Copper, bv J. McLaughlin
A Son; Sundries, bv I. D. Laßocbe’a Sons.
Wants—Situations by Two White Girls at
Housework; a Nurse; Two Young- Men; a
Man to Take Charge of Place on alta.
jq RST—At Guyton, Two-Story Dwel
ling.
Fob Salk—Homes and Mules, by W. I.
O’Brien; Three Good Horse*, at DcMartin’s.
BPIST a Peas. Etc.—At Abbott's Two Drug
WWMaA
Hotel—The New Saratoga. Pal&tka, Fla.
"Ham*. Butt*b. Etc —D. B. Lester.
Dr. Blaikie, the noted advocate oi ath
leticism, sat* running is a lost art among
girls. So are throwing balls and keeping
secrets lost arts among girls.
The New York agents of the Mallory
line of steamers claim that there has
been no diminution ot freights from Uai
yeston since the boycott was proclaimed
against the company at the latter port.
The New York doctors who killed with
chloroform the boy wtto was thought to be
dying of hydrophobia ought to have called
In Dr. Sbrady. Tne killing of people to
end tbeir sufferings is something that
ought not to be encouraged.
Some of the Ohio Republicans say that
Col. Douovin, their mam witness in the
Payne bribery investigation, was drugged
in Baltimore and New York. Wouldn’t
it look better and be nearer the truth lor
them to say that he was bulldozed or over
-come by “old Bourbon.’’
Rev. Dr. Boswortb, of Boston, says he
knows of teu preacners In that city who
are just as naughty as Parson Downs. It
he tells the truth he ought to take steps
to have them exposed and punisnsd. even
If a special court would be required to
take jurisdiction of the cases.
It ia said that King Tiiebaw wears on
one of his fingers a ring which contains
the largest perfect ruby in the world.
Thebaw does not appreciate, although he
Illustrates, the truth of the declaration
that “Virtue is the pearl of price, the gold
and stone seem of most value to the fool
alone.”
The Erie canal boatmen do not like to
acknowledge that the age of steam has
come, and that their occupation will soon
begone. They ate musing a hitter war
against the railroads, and have made an
earnest appeal to merchants to stand by
them agaiusttbe “monopolies.” They ap
pear to be fighting agaiust fate, or rather
Against destiny.
in the Gen. Sltaler case, in New York,
one ot toe main witnesses (or the prosecu
tion is sick In Now Jersey and cannot
attend the trial. Under tiie laws o! New
"York the Stale cannot otyain a comiuis
eion to examine a non-resident wit
ness. but the defendant can. The Dis
trict Attorney saysifGen. Sbaiei’• coun
sel would obtain an order for tula purpose
he would be very glad to go to New Jer
sey with th< ia and take this man's state
ment. “If,'’ said tne District Attorney,
.‘•they wpre trying the prisoner on the
broad ground tha* ho is sn innocent man
I should think they would do this.” Jt
remains to Ou sen wbettnr the verdict
■Will finally be “guilty” or “not guilty.”
Moody and Sankey have emphatically
dented the report that they were under 1
contract to receive 11,000 tor preaching
and slut mg ill Chattanooga. A reporter
of the Times, of that city, “wade inquiry
into the mattt r, and a lending mioist .r
elated that the report was totally untrue;
he said the srenl! itnen were each given s!t>o
'as a compliment.’ When their advauce
a:>'Dl was here be staled that toe evan
gelists expected no compensation and
would not come if anything was teuder.-d,
and du.ing their stay here the subject
was not mentioned. The minister sutes
that just prior to ineir d|>artuie tloo was
giveu eaeu gent'emnn 'not in t nanire
01 a couipensatiou, but merely as a cos
pliiueut.’ ”
A New York paper tells of a man who
bad never seen (be inside ol a law court
until he was recently introduced as a
witness in a case pending in one of the
Scottish courts. On being sworn he it- k
a position with bis back to the jury, and
began telling bis story to the .1 udge. Tb<
Jud-te, in a bland and courteous manner,
said: “Address yourself to the jury, sir.”
The man made a short pause, but, not
Domprebendlnit what was said to him.
rortDwitb continued his narrative. The
Judge was then more explicit, and said
to him: “Speak to tho jury, sir—the men
Sitting behind you on the benobes.” The
Witness at nnoe turned around,and, mak
ing an awkward bow, said, with great
gravity: “Good morning, gentlemeni” A
similar incident occurred a lew years tgn
in the General Assembly of Georgia. At
a tedious after<dioner session, the Speaker
of the House, one nt the ableet and bright
est men In the State snd a model presid
ing officer, lost consciousness Just for a
moment. A member from an up-country
county arose and addressed the chair,
when the Speaker bowed politely and
aatd, “Good evening, Mr. .” The
House roared, and the Speaker blushed
and then smiled with tbs members, who
•pnr#clat#d bit discomfiture.
A Chance Tor a Hotel.
Mr. J. A. Woods, of New York, who is
I well-known as the architect of several
handsome buildings in this citv, and un
der whose direction the I’iney Woods Ho
tel and the Mitchell House at Thomas
vil’e were built, expects to organize a
company lor the purpose of building a
hotel in Savannah. Mr. Woods, who is
in New York at present, has been very
active In the several schemes for building
a hotel here. He expects to organize his
oompany in that oity, and is confident
that be will make his undertaking a
sucoess.
He has secured tbs conditional refusal
of the Chatham Academy and the Pavil
ion hotel, with the view of building the
hotel on the site occupied by those build
ings. What remains to be done now, so
fir as the site is concerned, is to get the
Barracks property on such terms that it
can be transferred to the Chatham Acad
emy trustees for the use of tne public
schools. A proposition has been sub
mitted to the company owning that prop
erty, and the further prosecution of Mr.
Woods’ undertaking depends upon its ac-
tion.
Someot the holdersof shares in the Bar
racks property have expressed tbeir read
iness to accept Mr. Wood*’ offer. In fact,
several ol the largest shareholders have
ea'd that tbev are willing to con
tribute liberally to a hotel,
by donating some of their shares.
It one can be secured in any desi
rable location by so doing. There ap
pears to be no doubt that a hotel can
be had by promptly meeting
Mr. Woods and his friends. He
says, in a recent letter, that if the site
bounded by South Broad, DraytoD, Hull
and Bull streets can lie obtained,
there will be no difficulty in get
ting what money is required. He must,
bowever.be in position to show his friends
ttiat the enterprise will have the support
of the people of Savannah to the extent
of making it possible to get the site that
is regarded as the most desirable. It is
not proposed to solicit subscriptions from
the citizens of Savannah either to buy
the land or build the hotel, but, of course,
their subscriptions will be gladly
received if they desire to subscribe.
Mr. Woods has been successful in
his other undertakings tn this locality,
and there is no reason for thinking that
he wilt not be in tbis.
Tlio Kiiglislf Paper* on the Bara
Sofa Colony.
The wide circulation that was given to
the stories of the disappointment of the
Scotob colonists who purchased land at
Sara Sola will undoubtedly prevent a
great many English and Scotch emi
grants from seeking homes in Florida.
The leading English papers are discuss
ing the statements of those of the colon
ists who left Sara Sota, and their com
ments aie not calculated to induce tbeir
readers to look with favor upon that
State.
Doubtless these articles in the English
papers are to some extent inspired by
Australian and Canadian land agents in
l-ondon, who are jealous ol the success
of the Florida land agents there, many of
whom have been doing a very good busi
ness.
There is no doubt that the Scotch colo
ny which was induced to go to Sara Sota
was greatly disappointed. Everything
was different from what it had
been led to expect. The colo
nists paid a big price for very
poor land, and if their statements
are reliable—and there is every reason to
think they are—the conditions upon which
toey agreed to go to Sara Sota were not
carried out.
The whole State of Florida is compelled
to suffer damage on account of the acts ot
a lot of land speculators. The impression
has been sent out, gained of course from
wbat wtis seen at Sara Sota; that
the State is lat - from being what
it has been represented to be.
Englishmen and Sootchmeu by this
time have been informed that Florida soil
is no hing but white witufl, and that before
it will produce anything it must be fertil
ized atalteavy expense. Doubtless all that
the disapnointed Scotch colonists saw at
Sara Sota was white sand, hut they did not
take time to consider that Florida com
prises an irmneuse territory, and that
it contains h great deal of
the best land In the world. In all of the
States of this country there is worthless,
as well as good, land. Florida, of course,
has poor as wll as rich lands. If the
Scotch colonists wbo were so greatly dis
appointed had visited other portions of
the State they would have obtained an
altogether different impression from that
ob’allied at Sara Sota.
We have said frequently, and we re
peat it, that the land speculators who are
operating in Florida lands are certain to
do ibst State great harm, because they
have no regard for the truth. They ought
to be discouraged by every legitimate
means. To the States’ prosperity they
are far more burflul than a oold wavo
a hich recognizes no frost line.
A Revolutionary Soldier's Lira ml son.
In view of the fact that inscription
plates are now being prepared by diree
t'on of the Georgia Historical Sooiety for
the monument ofGen. Nathaniel Greene
in Johnson square, the bill which was in
troduced into Congress last Tuesday to
relieve Private Itichstd Greene, the grand
son oi Gen. N'aluauiel Greene, Irotn deser
tion mty not he wholly without interest
lo tins city.
Richard Greene was born In Rochester,
N. Y„ iff INJ6. Like many other boys who
become tired ot home and long (or some of
*he adventures and excitements
Willed tney road about In dune
novel* ne ran away to sea. He did
not find “life on the noean wave” all that
be bad pictured It, Me left tue sea at the
J earliest opportunity and iound employ
ment in a u ‘wspaper office at Buffalo,
New York. He prospered, and iu the
course of line found himself occupying a
cotnlortabie editorial position ou a daily
newspaper In Ohio. About 1*55 he went
to Chicago, where he impel to find fame
and fortune. He round neither, but suc
ceeded in making a living for himself and
(amity as a telegraph operator.
At the beginning ol the civil
war be enlUtod in an Illinois
regiment, hut was not mustered in be
cause It had Its full compliment of men.
He finally en'iated in a Missouri regiment
and served a year and a half in last State.
Hia regiment joined Gen. Grant just be
fore tbe battle or Nhllon. Af er that bat
tle bis regiment was sent to Mwmpnls,and
there Private Greene rot into trouble. He
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. FEBRUARY s', 1886.
had been detailed to serve on tbe Sur
geons’ Corps, and one evening he was
s nt with a letter to a Surgeon in Mem
phis.
On bis return, being without a pass,
be was arrested and sent to the guard
house. Next morning be was given no
change to explain, but was sent to the
fortifications with his pick and shovel,
there to work out his punishment for hav
ing, as was supposed, left his regiment
without permission. He escaped Irotn
tbe guard and went to tbe surgeon,
who bad sent him to Memphis and
asked to have hia record made clear by a
proper explanation. Tbe surgeon only
laughed at him, and did not seem disposed
to bother himself about the matter.
Greeno concluded that be wouldn’t go
hack to bis regiment, although it was
olose at hand. An Illinois regiment was
about starting for Vicksburg, and, with
out enlisting in if, he “took up” with it.
At Vicksburg, through the influence of
Gen. Grant, he was made a clerk in tbe
Quartermaster’s department under the
immediate command ot Gen. Logan.
Through Gen. Logan's influence he was
restored to pay and duty in bis Missouri
regiment.
In IS6I he was honorably d’sebarged.
In the cou.se of time, on account of sick
n ss and otuer mislortunes, he found Utm
selt in want with a family to take care of.
lie applied for a pension on the ground ol
disease contracted wbile in tbe army, and
then he discovered that there were two
charges lor desertion pending against
him—one fiom tbe Missouri and
the other from the Illinois
regiment. After a long search Gen.
Logan’s order was found relieving him
from the charges so far a* the M i souri
reg meat was concerned, but on applica
tion at the War Department he was in
formed that there was no authority out
side of Congress to relieve him of the
charge of desertion from the Illinois regi
ment. A special act, therefore, is sought
to relieve him ot his disability.
It Is rather remarkable that a grandson
of famous General of the Revolution
should be an applicant to Congress lot
relief from the charge of desertion.
No doubt the descendants ot many who
Were Drominent in the Revolution have
suffered want and died in poverty, and it
tnay be that some of them are tramps or
in piison, but it is probable that Richard
Greene is the first descendant of a Revo
lutionary soldier charged with desertion,
and it is gratify in/ that the charge is
without substantia! foundation
A Victim of Hiolies.
There are a great many things which
make people insane enough to commit
suicide, but perhaps there is only one
case on record where a person committed
suicide because of the possession of toe
much money. The case is that of the In
diana farmer, George Keller, who killed
himself on Tuesday last because he bad
more money than he knew what to do
with. He bad all that most people think
is necessary to happiness. His posses
sions were great, his children bright and
promising, and his wife amiable and de
voted. The only thing ho complained of
was that his possessions were too great
He does not appear to have realized that
it is much easier to get rid cf riches that
to accumulate them, and that he could
have added greatly to the comforts of
great many people, and to his own happi
ness, by distributing a portion of his
wealth among those less liberally pro
vided forthan himself. The world is mad'
up of contrasts. What makes one happy
often makes another miserable. Abou
every one is struggling to increase hi*
wealth, and few seem to know when they
have enough, and yet here was a rich
man who could endure life no longer be
cause he had more property than he bad
any use for. This case, of Keller’s will gi
a long way towards proving, in the opin
ion of many people, that no sane person
commits suicide.
Gen. Negloy, the Pittsburg Congress
man, has be.m interviewed on the subject
of Hon. S. J. Randall's position on the
tariff question. His views of Randall art
interesting even it not correct: “-I see Mr
Randall is reported as favoring a reduc
tion ot the tariff,” saitl Gen. Negley. “I
does not sui prise me any. 1 have alwaye
■ bought that Mr. Randal! was a Protec
tionist more trom policy than from princi
ple. He lives iti a protection district, and
has been contending against the natural
bent ol the Democratic party for years.
Asa party the Democrats are confirmed
Free Traders. 1 think Mr. Randall sees
that the tune has arrived when he can no
longer oppose the Free Trade tide in his
party aud remain in it. II he opposed a
reduction in the tariff this winter he mighi
be forced to go over to the Republicans,
but being at heart a Free Trader, he finds
it more convenient to remain with the
Democratic party. lam glad of it. He
will now be compelled to throw off the
mask of hypocrisy. No Protectionist has
any business on the Democratic party.
What of the effect of his change on his
district f Taat will depond on bow far b<
goes in advocating reduction of the tariff
Rut if he is bidding for the Democratic
nomination for the Presidency he may go
hall nay this year in order to maae his
re-election to Congress assured, and coin
pletely over at the next session preced
mg the conventions of IHHB. Mr. Randall
is a very shrewd statesman.”
It Is stated th*t tb* New York dry good*
jobber* and mill agent* last week at
tempted to loroe up the prices on heavy
weigh; woolen# lor men’s wear from Mo
10 per cent., and that they failed to make
the advauce. They appear to have taken
the season by the tall instead or tbe lore
lock.
Rev. J * Conk is lecturing ou Ireland in
iioston, and he predict* liiai home rule
will be established, and that it will not In
long belore tbe British empire will be
entue a simple confederation. The Rev.
Joseph’s box reoeipts are largely on tbe
increase.
Mpo nvr’s lirlitht. Bo j.
From the .Yew York Tribune.
Senator Spooner, of W isoonsln, told mr re
csiiiiy of tlio bright thought of Ins 4-year oM
bov. ’ He had started out on a ahopidng lour
vrah hisfather atid mother, n<l had appealed
fintloou* ami thsii to the other lor some
in ney. ilia father ask-si him whai lie want
ed nf mom v, not prowl for au a wi r until
t'i youngster i f: “Well, papa, what would
you •>. it a ro be* stepped up lo von amt
•aid, ‘Your mom y i r your life,’ and you tiada'l
anv utunsy’'
As K*-t End man has au old lien wmc!. he
rails “Ki./. He explains ll by saving: "In
itio oza i>s throat i rouble. Last sununerevery
tun,: wo got the Bower ear,.on in shape in
flew ‘K iza.’ Finally I threw a liower poi ai
her. lon uiiaaed and broke one of mv wife’s
orehids Tics led *> throw it trouble, and
hear i the name."—Pittsburg Chromate.
CURRENT COMMENT.
Th* (lh*rg* EVII Flat.
From the Raw York Star ( Dem.)
It’s remarkable to mde the universal in
credulity a* to the charges against Messrs.
Garland ami Lamar v edo not believe that,
out of certain newspaper office and outside
of these corporations, one responsible citizen
of .New York can be fonnd who is willing to
►av publicly that he sustains these accusa
tions. They have been received here with
surprise, with disbelief andcouieu.pt.
Hasan's Hold-on allvenc**.
From the Philadelphia Press (Rep.)
Gen Hasen. the unruly ch ef of the Signal
Service, is making huo-c f about as dip-taste
ful t"secretary Endicott a- bewas *o ibe lat
ter’s predeee-sor, Mr. Lincoln. Amo gall
li.e eccentrlcU.es of this eccentric adminis
tration there to none more mysterious than
the retention of a man ills flaxen > n * n r ’®*’e
for which hy t* conspicuously unfit, and which
he has brought into universal disfavor.
How Thev Serve the Country.
Prom the Washington Pott lPern.)
From day to day, in senate and H use, the
'slk goes wearily on. Mr. Edmunds rant* of
'he i’rc-ideni, Sid Harr.son cries out for Da
kota, Mr. Curtin ntrs Ms grievances, a-oi Mr.
Haubackprates of him-e.f: bu< to all words,
wor t. Th, re are no deeds. Seriouslv, we
sdv se the Forty-ninth Congress to adjourn
ss -oon a* possible. Evidently the rountiy can
expect nothing of it 'oit speech-malting.
Tbe Real Fu< ui e* of Reform.
From the B-mlun Pott (Pen,),
Nothing woul 1 make ihe Republican Sena
tors happier than the defeat .f the reform
which they have always disliked, and w hich
they Were forced to accept bv popularclamnr.
fhe meaning ot their present contest with the
President Is 'bat they de-ire that the spoils
system shall be restored, lor their benefit, be
fore the election of another Republican Presi
dent. They want lo gel their . o nt on Mr.
' leveland. not for the purpose of the reform
but for au excuse for a “clean sweep” of
Democrats whenever they sha.l have tile op
portunity.
BRIGHT BITS.
“How shall wo treat Bismarck?” asks an
exchange. Beer ;g good enough.— Sew Haven
Sent.
The latest style in hair dressing is called
“sweet disorder.” It give* one the appear
ance of having been blown through a tree
top.—Chicauo Ledger,
The waterproof ilosk is an invention of the
eril one. designed to hide the pretty shape of
a woman and to drip cold water upon the seat
of the man next to her.— Fall Bicer Advance
A caper out West has been trying to tell us
wby we *neexe. There nia . tjc some occult
rea-ou why Western people’sneeze,but in this
vicinity we always sneeze because we can't
nelp It.— Somerville Journal,
What makes tbe boarder jump at night.
I wist, turn and kick in tied?
Ho is digesting modern biscuits light
That teel like lumps of lead
—Kaleidoscope.
“Pecans?” said the tram bov; “pecans?
pecans? JS'igl *b walnut-' Filberts?"
lost? dLi.ua-st nger— "Go nay 1 Dou'kwant
’em? Hat; l got no tceib!"
I’ri.i-’ !_v .vf right, Garndfops? Gnm
drops?”—mnfedte.
More Coiflpliaiepts of the soasoij—Pompons
Merchant uo the office hov,—“Tui rr, George
g viug Chr'istmas Mix). And 1
lave a pleasant ‘Christmas, and that you’ll
spend it decoutlv'-audavoid in eu.p "
Georgep i “Tjlf.,bjt you,sir! Thy,e*tne to yon,
Some time ago a little three!year old, p’ay
ng tn the yard, etude into thn Dons < and sal"
o his mother. “Mother, 1 saw nothing with a
tail on it.” Hia mother, being uuabls tout.
icrntai.it him. followed tile child into the
ard, where the little fo.iow pointed to a
nake vyhtch was, gliding away through tne
grass. —‘St. Paul Pioneer.
PHlLtMtupUEtt—"Why do you lie around
oiug nothing? Why don’t von go to work?”
I r iap-"i am idle for the sake of econ
omy.”
Philosopher—“ How do you explain that?”
Tramp—“ Wed, if I work I g t thirsty; if '
;et thirsty I must drinjc, but 1 have no money
o get a drink witli.’’— ffagende matter.
C t ktship and marriage, a novel in three
chapters:
Cs < errs I.
Maid one.
Chapter 11.
Maid won.
e ,H. 4il“i , -4AA.
Made one. t
— Rambler.
V Eg*GoNsinvKATE.—Magi' iau (pointing to
large t,.board)—"Now, ladies .sgnt gentle
nen, I take the ii tier ty to preacut to you the
aot piece on tbe programme. I beg a lady in
he ftmitence to ascend the stage and enter
liisClipboard; Twill tneb close it. anil w h-n
t ia ononeU ishe'Will kav* disappeared en
irely. .In . lib
A man, to it's wif y—-“ Mere, old lady, you go
in the stage,” —German Juke.
Flitter Gnu. (who has bee* at college for
t tac yearb; —“Why, wit at is the matter- Why
ire yff'l'igving*" . „ , ,
Second girf'ncw arrival and feels a great
le!*l lifirdCsiH*. —r*-(—it—bod—hd6—lt makes
• An swr iiv unhappy to be sb far awav
from home.”
. u-s e ‘ t-polliingiyl—“Oh, you must trv
not to give way so. Why, you cry twice as
much as 1 did when 1 leu home.”
Second girl—"But I am twice the distance
from home that you ure."—Philadelphia • all.
ThbGba'd Jubtof Hinds County. Miss.,
severely criticises tbe penitentiary le sees for
•allowing convicts to traverse the streets of
l it kson day amt night in nitixens’ clothes and
unguarded ” it certainly Is a matter calling
for stern rebuke. If the lessees of the poui
■ eutiary can’t afford tofuruih guar s lopro
tect the convicts from harm when they tra
verse the streets, they should acc.mp.nv
them personally. Next thing, a convict under
. uteure of death for murder, while travers
ing tbe streets without a guard, will be bitten
by a mad dog aud die of hydrophobia, and the
gadows will thus be cheated of its du> s. it
tnay be that the convicts would just aa lief
roam the streets without a guard, but if thev
were to nreak a leg by falling into a coal hole,
or sustatn a fractured ekull by being knocked
down Pv an omnibus, they should remember
ei the hi me would ro* “i* shoulders
Of the lessees.— RorrieUaen Herald.
PKKSO.N At,.
Henbt Viti.AKD's New York palace is for
sale lor *4Uo,vtK>.
John E. Owens has had a slight set-back,
sttribptabje to tue, depressing yes'her.
Thom *fl W. HVtuß i improving, and in
tends to reappear on tbe stage this month.
lilt llsriti Yen, the Crmsus of China, has
just fat eo by the same scytno that out Van
derbilt down.
Mlle. CoIONNA d’l stria, a Corsican lady
of illustrious family, is the guest of Mrs Marie
.1. Pitman (Margery Deane), in Boston.
ir is reported that the Crawforn-Dilko
c.i-i will ' c speedily settled now by an exu n
nation which wtl. be satisfactory to both side.
LIEUT. GEEELY now weaqs long Dundreary
whiskers, and t ..esc, with luseyog'asses, give
b m a dandified air rather thau the appear
ance of one wuo bearded tbe great hear in his
Arctic den.
Jt'DtiK Solon O. Thatcher.of Kansas, was
a member of President Arthur’s juukettng
th American lommisvion. and the onlv
one that went through the whole lour. Hu is
now iu F.urups.
THE only untitled married lady invited to
meet die Prince and Pun ess of Wales st
r.a'on llill, tho Duke of We*tmlntter’s seat,
was Mrs Arthur Paget, daughter of the late
Parau Stevens, of New ) ork.
The nephew of the Spanish Minister, at an
entertainment in Washington recently, wore
a b a'k *w*ll#w-lail coat, waist coat, knee
oret ' be*. fastened with silver buckles, black
silk stoekiugs and low shoes, with silver
buckles.
’ knnt Lind rMme. Goidschmid), whose
voice is sai l to have lost none of its sweet
ness and to retain much of its power, has
Dually yielded to the solicitatlo' s which have
h en forc' and upon her, and has consented to
reappear in concert in L ndon. ihis event
will lake plane dunng the tunning summer.
Th* late Paul Baudry, being aaked why, in
hia famous decorations of the Pari* opera
Mouse, h ’chose the dangler of Heredias as
ttieembod'm ntf the art of dane ng, re
plied: “Because her dance end and in a de
mand for John the Baptist’s bead; and for
my pan I have a prejudice against dancing;
the end is alw av* od.”
guEKN Victoria’s birthday present to the
Crown Princess of Germany wa a “lull
dress” carriage, the iutari r oi w hich ia lined
with blue silk damae*, trimmed with void
fringe and lasaele. The outside is of claret
color, with lines of crimson, and alt the
mounting* are • f brass. On ihe doors ahd
pan" s tb<- Knginili and Prussian arms ere
*w masoned in relief.
Rivalry of Two Fine Cities.
Frnm,tK* Chicago Tribune.
! There ha* alwavs been a strong rivalry be
tween Buffalo and Rochester. The two
; tow ns are le s than !'0 rn es apart, and are
always jealous of one anoilur. The Buffalo
D.eu have a ball club that ran ben everything
else ii. .hr Slate, bu; Die. never could “down”
the R Chester bovs R adiuster built its Pow
ers’ b ock. aod Buffxlostarted in with a City
Hall that fairly made ihe Fiour City people
f;re.-n with envy. Buffalo started up a dozen
arge breweries, and Rochester g.iea it one
beii. rby consolidating its brewery interest
in one big concern that makes, I must say,
good beer. Now after drinking B' flalo beer
until be ought to have bem wedded to it,
Cleveland tried the Rochester brand, and
after that would drink nothing else. This ac
count* ior the fact that-the Buffalo Demo
crats are not as cordial towards Cleveland ao
they ued to tie.
John Kelly in the C eviend Campaign.
From a* Intervlote \etthJohn B. Raskin.
"When Cleveland ran for President J hn
Kelly worked hard. The Tam many proces
sion w s tne hnesi In the city. H ; called ou
Cleveland, and douhte-s said: ’You and
your friend* feared I was not true to you.
Tammany Hall will be true, and not fall off
in a single vote. My honor and i's honor are
involved, whatever m*y be tbe coi sequeß e
to mvae f.’ and thus they parted. B aiue a*
defeated and Clevelan elected. It Kelly had
whispered to any of the lenders in the iwenty
f'iir dial, ids of New York that ho was n
different to Cleveland, do you not ihink that
the HOC voles cou and easily have been obtained
and made Janes 14 Blaine Presidi n'? But
helly and ills organization thought the Demo
crat c party i.\ this city end nation higher
than to use it fnr a retaliation for any disap
pointment in views which he might have had.
Cleve. ,nd was the result of ihnt election.”
Commodore Vanderbilt end the Minis
ters.
From the Sew York Sun.
A correspondent writes that Commodore
Vanderbilt did not like ministers, and never
admitted one to his presence if lie could he p
it. But after he became acquainted with Dr.
C. F. Deems he liked him pretty well, on ac
count of his off-hand, business manner. He
talked with him arid urged him toe.a'l often.
One evening tne talk fell u;ion clerical beg
gars. and the two men g eed. “I’ve never
asked you foraceut.”sa and the dootor. “i'hai's
-o. Frank,” said the admiring millions re.
“And I never shsli,” added the minister, "as
long as ! have the breath of life!” The Com -
m dore looked a trifle resentful. “If you
have lived to your age,” went on the doctor,
woo eally desired a churoh very much,
“without Having thessnse to see wh ,t Fwaui
and the grace to give it to me. I shall never
tell yon; you will die without the eight ” He
went ii way. and within a fortnight the Com
m dore sent him $60,000 in greenbacks with
which io buy the meeiing house which be
came the Church Of the St-nng rs.
The President Sleighing.
From the Buffalo Kews.
With his sister Rose
Tee President goes
A sleighing;
As thev dash along.
The admiring throng,
With a smile as ihev gaze at the couple.
Are saying:
How' charming she looks,
Like a Princess in books!
And Grover,
How gallant is he!
Appearing to be
As contented as bees are in summer
In c.overl
Hi eyes are so bright,
W ith solid delight
They glisten;
But oh, how they’d shine
With a1 i zl. l most divine
If he were out sleighing with somebody
Else/s si-ter!
Unlimited Power* of Memory.
Prom, the Contemporary Review.
The following -ase gtveu by Dr, John Aber
crombie. much abbreviated for waul of space,
,how* mo l striking y that memory is a
power unlimited in its operation, and that in
ts unconscious workings it is mo-t vigorous
and overmastering where its subjects are
“U3t cultured and nearest the coi.ditiou of
the animal world. A girl of 7 years, em
ployed in tending cattle, slept iu an apart
ment next to one occupied uy an nint-rant
lid Her. a im.sciau ot considerable skill, who
frequently spent the nlghis iu performing
piece* of a retinod descriptiou. Nile fell
ill. was taken care of by a Indy,
aud eventually became her servant,
some. years elapsed, and the family
were often surprised to hear music during
cue night. At length the sound was traced to
he sleeping room of the girl, who, fast a-le.ep,
was warbling in a mannerexactly resembling
the sweetest tones of a small violiu. It was
foui.it that after being two hours in bed she
became restless, and began to mutter to her
sel : then, uttering noises resembling the
luningof a vioilo, she dashed off, after some
pr dude, into elaborate pieces of music, which
he perform* i a clear aud accurate man
ner. A year or two passed awny, and she be
gan to vary her performance by’imitating the
sounds of anold piano in the tiou-e, the sing
ing of the inmates, and further on she began
to discourse on a variety of topics. Tee
justuess and truth of her remarks on
a!! subjects excited the utmost aston
ishment in those who were ac
quainted with her limited means of acquir
ing information. She was known to conju
gate correctly latin verbs and to speak seve
ral seirenoes In French. During tn-r-pnrux
ysms it was almost impossible to wake her.
’.nil when heretelids were raised and a can
dle brought neur the eye she seemed insensi
ble to light. About ID she began to observe
those who were in the apartment, and an
swered questions put to her with ast nishing
acuteness. This affection went on for ten or
eleven years. She was, when awake, a dull,
awkward girl, slow in receiving any kind
of instruction, without any turn for mu
sic, or apparently auv recollection of
what passed in hers ee.p. At the age of 21 sne
became immoral and was dismissed. It is be
leved that sne afterward became insane. *
* * Dr. Moffat rotates that after preaching
a sermon on ’ Eternity” to some Africans he
heard a simple-looking young mau repeat it
all over again to a gr up of natives with un
conunou precision, the’ very gestures being
reproduced. On telling him that he had done
more than th* original preacher could do--
repeat the sermon verbatim—the savage
touched his forehead and sairtj -‘When I hear
anything great it remains there.”
The Killing af the Kspeuosas.
From the Colorado Springe Repub’ie.
The reward offered wa* something to stimu
late parties into searching for the Kspsiiosas.
But their doom went uusealed until Mur h,
1864, when they again turned up in the f-angre
de Christo range of mountains near FortUar
laud As Mr. Al.en was dilvmg a yoke of
oxen along the road th K-pnnoi-a* shot him.
They killed ons of his oxe an t took a Mexi
can woman, w hom they kept over night, (the
went to Fort Garland, told of her imprison
ment and the killing of Alien.
At that time their lived near Fort Garland
an old trapper and mountaineer, famillury
known as oil Uncle Torn Tobin. He would
go aft r the desperanoe* if Col. Samuel
F. Tapjpan, lit n commander of the i .ri,
would det* 1 a squad of soldiers toaccomp .. y
him. Eignl men were detailed to go who
ii tin, who went to tue place where Alien wa*
killed, fue Espinosa, had gone into tue
mountains, taking with them the live x for
food The old trailer hud a p.am trail to fol
low.
The third day out they came upon the camp
of the Espanosas and found the "oirds” at
home. They had stalu the failed calf and
were frying some of It for break last. Uncle
Tom. who was a lin e in advance of the par
ty, ha I discovered a dim smoke eurlingup
from a ravine or gulch not very faraway.
Creeping noiselessly to a low ridge that lav
between them and the smoke, he aw his
ga tie. Old KipunoSii Was in a squatting
p s tton. with his hack to the party, cutting
meat.
He soon arose and turned around, when
Unc! Tom gave the word lire, he h in-elf
shooting at the old man aud the rest of toe
parly shooting at the boy. At timer, ck of
ihoo.d trapp. r’s rifle tne old maa led mar
ia ly wounded, ut the l*.y mu off unharmed,
tdd Uncle T >m hastily re oad.-d hi* rifle, nml
drew a bead on the fast fleeing bov. who by
this tune had run away a out :vu yar Is. At
the crack of Ihe I li! the boy fell wit’h broken
back, .he bullet, h ttiug him he! w en the blades
and killing him tnetaoi y. The imriy then
went to Ihe camp Are, and found old h*eano*a
*ble lo empty a Colt’s navy 8-shooter at them,
hut without effect, Aacher shot from some
one of the partv put ttu end 'none of the worst
desperadoes that ever Infested the Rockies
Old Uncle Tom severe.' tne old man’s head
from bis body, csrrisd it to Fori Garlan I, and
gave it up io the officer* of that place who
preserved it. From a diarv kept by Ksuau
o*t. aud written In the Spanish language, he
claimed that Ibey had ki led thirty-three
wlitie men ia the mountains and on the
plaina. Old Uncle Tmi Tobin, was at that
time an old man. and somewhat broken down
from his many expo-ure* w hile wandering
about engaged in tramdng for furs In the
npmntalna. But It fell to his lot to secure
what O'hers failed to do. 'he victim nod tha
rewa rd. He kept tbs rifle taken from Espan -
oss as a troohv.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The copy of the first book on arithmetic, of
which only another copy is known, fetched
the iimderate sum of £4u at asale in Loudon
the other day.
A thousand quail are to be liberated tn
the soring by the Catndeu i ounty (N.J.) Ga ne
P-"tec'ion Society, an association recently
organized.
The people of Tennessee do lovecorn-jnice.
Within a radius of 12 miles the internal reve
nue agent* seized 12 croaked distilleries in a
recent raid in Overton consty.
Anew keat in the way of electric lighting
is ihe application of cell s orage to pianos.
The case of the instrument conceal* the
materials tor an illumination lasting over ten
hours.
English doctors accused by hysterical
women of attempted assault are now de
scribed by ihe London medical press a* being
"Bradleyed;” that is, falsely charged, as Dr.
Bradley is believed to have been.
Herr Theodore Graff, of Berlin, a Per
sian carpet merchant, has just completed a
remarkable cal lection of Egy ptiau woolen and
dnen cloths. They have Im.n taken from
tombs and unwrapped from mummies
Stature, as connected with hereditv, has
recently been investigated bv Francis Dalton;
aud among his first results is the lnferem-e
that the height of ehlldren of l>o b sexes, hut
e pec allv that of the daughters, lakes alter
that of the father.
Berlin is going to establish an Anthropo
logical Garden, in which families of foreign
people who are able to stand the elima'e are
to continually reside, while every summer
there will beunpoi taiioiisol'peoplefrom (Top
ical and other countries.
A Swiss mountaineer has ascended the Si
delhorn iu midwinter (Dec. 21), remaining ou
ihe summit t*o hours. He found the t<ra
neraiure ra'her mid, aud describes the a’-
tn .sphere as far clearer than in the warm
weather, so that the view was glorious. The
peas is over 9.000 feet in height.
In one of the great temples in Japan the
devotion oi the worshipers consists in run
ning around the sacred building 100 timesai and
dropping a piece of wood into a box at ea di
round, when, ihe wearisome exertion being
ended, the worshiper goes home tired and
very happy at the thought of having uone his
soli such worthy service.
Harry Worm an, a bright boy in Fostoria,
Ohio, showed so much interest in electrical
experiment that be became aprtvileged char
acter at thee'ec ric light works, no other out
s U.-rbiing permitted near the dynamos The
other itav he wante t to receive a “good
shock,” and so got a pail of water, and.toueh
ing the positive pole of advnsmowith a rod
in one band, put the other hand in the water
and fell hack dead.
Not long ago a young man called aron a
Parisdoctorand asked him whether his unele,
whom the doctor had attended for many years,
was not failing very fast; “for,” he said, “we
notice that whenever be plays a picouet he
will insist upon making leu points tot. many,
and that nothing that we can say will per
suade him that he.is mistaken. Is no. this a
very bad sign?” '1 he doctor, smiling, assured
mm that he had nothmgu.fear (orhope) upon
that head; “but,” he added, "if your uncle
-hould begin masing ten points too tew send
for ms at once.”
A beautiful and intricate piecs of dental
mechanism, consisting of an upper set of teeth
with a palate attached, so constructed as to
vibrate perfectly aud serve as an excellent
subsUnule for the nature rgen, lost by a dis
ease if t.e throat, was inserted in Baltimore
recently for a gentleman from i.aliforuia, who
had tried in various cities to have the organ
replaced by an artificial device, but without
•uccess. The one iu question works b auti
iu.ly, and the gentleman is deligntcd that he
can articu ate perfectly and eat witp satisfac
tion and comfort.
A Minnesota correspondent writes; “A
neighbor having work to do with a span of
irnrses, 12 and 16 years old, bad them shod at
hat age for tbe first time. But th y handled
their ieet so awkwardly that he hud the *hoe
removed inside of two weeks. Horst s ’ball
up’ much worse v ith shoeson, and when gr at
lumps of snow and Ice are on ih. ir feet they
are more likely to slip than when the feet are
bare. A’d when it conies to wading through
large drifts of snow, the hare.oot team comes
out ahead every lime. They can leap through
the drifts like foxes, with no danger of calk
ing themselvoa.”
Temperature is mainly the secret of suc
cess or failure In making butter, says Henry
Stewart, and the difference of a degree or
two in the cream when it goes into the churn
is sufficient to produce a vast amount ot
trouble iu the way of foaming cream, butter
not coming, and butler not gatoering. It
-4ioukl not las a matter for surprise that this
-mail variation in teiuperatu e should pro
duce such results when we think that at 3.1
deg. all the water in the world is fluid, hut at
62 deg. it becomes as hard as a rock, and if
this were continued it would make tbe whole
earth uninhabitable.
I ord Fowis and a shooting party at Ly
me re recently consisted of four guns, and
were walking in line. Lord Powis being on
the extreme right, when a covey of eleven
birds got up immediately tu front, and Lord
Fowis killed a bird to each barrel. The re
tna nd.-r of tbe covey flew down the line, the
,wo middie guns dropping a bird between
them. The gun on the extreme left. Col.
Pryce Harrison, brought down seven birds
vvitn the tirst barrel, aud was so completely
astonished at the unlooked-for result that he
forgot to fire his second barrel, and so one
b rd, and oue only, got away out of the covey
of eleven.
Mu/.zafeb Eddin, the lately deceased Emir
of Bokhara—a khanate which contains
scarcely 2.0G0.000 inhabitants, had at his death
one of the largest domestic establishments in
Asia. His household consisted of 7 sons, 19
daughters. 286 wives, 28d female slaves, 10 fe
male barbers, 9 female cooks, 4 mtdwivos, 22
needlewomen, an tSO washerwomen. Among
bis male attendants there were 6 astrologers,
6 private physicians, 7 chaplains (linamsi. and
14 eunuchs. The naw Emir, Abdul Ahad, has
instituted a drastic referm in the palace ex
penditure. He has pensioned his father’s
wives with free dwelling and a daily sum of
two rupees apiece. Tin* may seem a.small
sum for the widow.ff a monarch;h ut in Bok.
hara it <s regarded ns a haiplsome mainte
nance, The new ruler lute the immemorial
privilege of dismis ii.g all bis prede. essors'
servants; but Abdttl Ahad, from motiy.- of
economy, has preferred to retain ra her than
pen-ion tbe crowd ot h.s father'* domssua of
ficials.
A corrmponpknt at Mandalay says: “The
ghastly scenes which constantly recur in exe
cutions carried out by the Provost Marshal
constitute grave public scandals. The Pro
vost Marshal, who is au ardent amateur pho
tograpber, i. desirous of securiug views of
the persons executed at the precise moment
wnen they arc struck by the bullets. Tosh.
cure this r> sun. sft r the orders, 'Ready ’
•Present’ have been given to ihe tiring party
the Pr. Vast Mar hal flx-s bis camera on the
prisoners, who at times are kept waiting for
some mi nines in that position. The officer
commanding the tiring p .rty is then directed
by the Provost Marshal lo give the order to
tire at the moment when he expose! his plate
Ho far no satisfactory negative ha- been ob
tained. and the experi cuts are likely to lie
continued. These proceed! gs take place lie
fore a crowd of mixe i nationalities, and oan
noi fail to have a demoralising effect on noth
soldiers and spectators.”
Mr. Ktanv's system of taming vicious horses
consisted mainly in throwing them down on
the ground and Keeping them there by means
of si raps. The New Zealanders have a much
simpler an* more effective method. They
simply decoy a wild horse Into a swamp until
al. ins legs are securely i chadded >u it They
iheu proceed to “genfle” him Well may an
author say “Karri's plan i* nothing to this!
There were no legs swinging about to hurt
auy one; the colt <• mid not baiter his head on
the gr .uud; the very oahiea could Jump on
his back with perhet safety, and Uiey were
not slow to avstl them*elves of the opportu
nity.” “The Women sat on h m. the men got
astride him, and then put a little log under
his tall.” “ I lie women shook l heir dre-ses In
his face.” Best of ad, when the horse use
dugout. hewa- qu to ta n*. The >ew Zea
land Maori w man, however, heats ibis per
formance with her pig. “The Maori w mm
who has taken lo suckle* young p g as a sub
si itute for her lost baby discovers that the
animal Is so cleanly in Hs habits that it can he
sent in drawing room, so tractable that it
wtl; walk about , fl , er gsrden without step
pin tou a border, ami so .-lever that it can be
taught to heal its mistress at a game of cards ”
li th s story of "a young pig" Is true, we can
easily iwlmve everything else In the nook: end
tne story of e young pig must he true, for the
author telle u In the preface that, he h s
learned, “very slowly, very reluctantly, but
verv surelv to bow only to the unanswerable
lotifl ol fur U. ’
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