Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-04
GENERAL NOTES.

and Mr.. Bacon held the fifth position at the
flush.
William Montgomery, an old soldier OF
the Seventeenth Ohio Volunteers, has noti-
fed the State pension agent that he has re-
covered from the disabilities he received 10
The war, and asked that his name be stricken
from the pension rolls. Similar cases nave
been heard of before, but they are rare.
Mrs, Emma Young, Queen Of large
tribe Of gypsies that have lately been en-
camped in the Mound Builders sold Fort''
at Newark, Ohio, but who had resided for
long time at Dayton, died on Friday last.
She was born in London, England, ana was
thirty-three years OF age.
A curious coincidence is noted by for
eign journal. It was on the 10th o! July,
1881. that the French feet successfully
bOmbarded Sfax, a town which was then
given over to the flames. 1t was on the 10th
of july, lust one year later, that the EGG
fish fleet bombarded Alexandra, which has
also been burned.
Egg parties are late invention in cour-
try amusements. The girls write their
names on eggs and deposit them in basket.
The gentlemen draw the eggs from the bss-
ket and claim the company OF the girl
eggs 90 back to the pantry or are preserved
as mementoes is not stated. 1t would be
easy to hatch out ideas for the further de-
velOpment Of the game.
A San Francisco paper prints the follow
ing: "Laborers excavating for the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fee Railroad, six
miles south of Crittenden station, Arizona
Territory, discovered three pottery ollas
filed with human bones. The Ollss were
imbedded three feet in solid lava rock, and
appearances indicate that the lava had
flowed around them. In one Of the ollas
were found three Spanish coins bearing date
1913. The pottery was painted inside, like
that found in all the old ruins Of Arizona"
Mayor Grace of New York says that he
has replied to Mr.. Bergh's appeal to him to
prevent the glove fight in Madison Square
Garden two weeks from next Monday night,
and that he will soon determine what course
he will pursue. He says it is not gu astion
of what he would like to do, but OF what
the law permits him to do. Recent de-
cisions of British courts that glove fights
intended to test endurance or do bodily in
Jury are illegal, seem TO justify the belief
that Sullivan and "Tug' Wilson could be
punished for violating the law against prize
fights.
According to official returns Germany en-
ploys in mines, factories and other estsb-
lishments where marketable goods are pro-
duced with the help of steam or other power
l ,636 099 males and 345, 753 females-the
total number of separate establishments be-
ing 93,5 OF the persons so employed,
68, 513 males and 81 800 females were born
in 1866 or later, while 233, $40 males and
Ill, $50 females were born in lS61-'65. The
female labOrers predominant In the textile
industry, in the paper business, and Ia some
branches of leather work. Less than five
workpeOple are employed In each OF SO OS9
establishments, and over 200 IN but l .673
The tendency is toward a rapid increase of
the large firms, although public opinion and
the government encourage the smaller
houses.
Almost every one has heard Of the great
Natural Bridge in Virginia, but compare
lively few have seen it, for 1t is out OF the
common lines of travel, and until lately has
not been easily accessible. But this present
summer q new railroad, running through the
Shenandoah valley and known as the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad, has established a
station near this bridge. and 1t is likely to
be much visited hereafter, as 1t is one OF
the most remarkable of the natural phe-
rock, having height Of 2l6 feet, with
span Of 60 feet and width Of 65 feet. The
thickness of the rock In the centre OF the
arch Is about so feet. The bridge is over
creek, and has long been used as aroadWay.
The beautiful mountain scenery OF the re-
gion makes the locality pleasant one to
visit.
The members OF the Boston Miniature
Ideal Opera Company had to pass inspec-
ton In New York before they were per
mitted to appear in Patience" at Wal
lacks Theatre, at the instance of the So
cietv for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children. This society dearly likes to get
hold of an opera company, little dancing
girls and other infant phenomena, as 1t is
thus lifted out of the quieter walks of life,
where there are most crying evils, and
where most good could be done, into public
prominence. 1t was found that the Nina
ture Ideals numbered siXtY-fve, and that
only twenty were under sixteen. Aud six
teen-year-Old girls are usually healthy and
solid miniatures. The Mayor counted out
two or three who were under eleven years,
and left nearly full grown opera troupe to
be played as Boston miniatures.
The ''snake" campaign has opened in
Pennsylvania. Among the earliest are the
following: Margaret Kane, of Mauch Chunk,
walking on bare feet, stepped upon a vic
jous comprehend, which at once immodestly
buried its fangs in the calf of the leg. She
was stupefed with liquor, and a live toad
was fastened on the wound. The toad alb
sorbed the poison and died, and the little
girl recovered. Squire Clouser, of New
Bloomfield, whose Verscity has been unim-
peached for many years, set box trap for
squirrels. A squirrel sprang the trap, leav-
for RI nj
A copperhead snake followed and devoured
the mouse, which so increased the snakes
bulk that IL could not retreat. Squire ClOu-
ser killed him. Mrs. Benjamin Bitter, OF
Strssburg, was engaged in the familiar work
of adjusting a switch Of false hair when
she heard Kissing sound proceeding from
the back of her head. What she had sup
posed to be coil Of her hair proved 20 be
a black snake, which she promptly dis
patched.
In an article on wooden goods and wooden
machinery, the Boston Commercial Bulletin
gives the following facts: "Great improve
ments have been made in wooden ma
chinery even during the last decade, and
many appliances have had to be set aside,
not because they were worn out, but
because new inventions have rendered
their use improbable. Ten years ago
the bulk OF the wool spinning of the
country was done on hand jacks. Now
two-thirds of It is done on self operating
| mules, while the jacks are fast following
the iennies into obscurity. The building of
new mills, the substitution of improved
mechanism, and the replacing of machinery
which is worn out, must inevitably give en-
ployment to a steadily increasing number Of
American machinists. And 1t is gratifying
| to note that most of the wooden machinery
used not only in the United States is of
home production, but American inventors
originated many machines which are now In
use in the wooden mills of Europe, and are
indispensable to successful manufacture
there"
There is a present lull in the Rus
sian Hebrew refugee immigration in
New York, which enables the New
York Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
to take breath and look over the whole
field. The Russian refugees are now
coming in at the rate of forty or fifty per
week, and last week only thirty arrived.
The Castle Garden authorities have driven
awav about four hundred who have been
living some months in sheds within the Gar
den Enclosure, and these have been taken
under the more immediate charge of the Aid
Society, which has only 900 of the $3.50 arr
walls now on its hands. Mr.. Schiff, wealthy
| Hebrew is building house on Wards Island
for women and children, and this will be com.
pleted about the middle of August. Situa-
tious are found for the able-bodied at the
rate OF twenty-five a day, and OF all this
class of immigration fewer than two hun
dred have been sent back on account Of
physical infirmities, and rare cases OF refu-
IL IL