Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-18


swlndled by bunko men at Minneapolis.
The drum that John Robbins beat at Bun
ker Hill has been given to the Bostonian
Society.
Wolseley is nicknsmed Lieut.. General
Luck at home. They would like to leng-
then it by styling him Lieut.. Gen. Luck
now.
In the German army more and more at
tention is being paid to the science OF
@rostatics, and officers are being trained to
make balloon ascens!ons.
Does the weather change with the moon ?
Sir William Thomson tells the British Science
Association that there is no connection be-
tween the two things, as far as he can dis
cover, and he has studied them.
The new province Of Canada is called
Assiniboinia, and its capital, which used to
self-respecting emigrant will go where he
will become an Assiniboinian.
A employe of the Electric Light Company
in Newport, R. l., while putting in new
carbon, on Tuesday night, touched the
wires, and with groan fell to the ground
senseless. He was given restorstives, and,
aILer aWnuei revived
School libraries a.. LreatlY on the in
crease in France. In 1865 the number was
4 1873, and in 1874, 16,64S. There are now
1898. This does not include the teachers
libraries, which number 2,34S, with an ag-
gregate Of 500 900 volumes.
According to a return which has just been
published, there are no fewer than twenty
eight lsndholders who own upward Of twen-
ty thousand acres In the Province of Siles-
STA. There are eight who own upward OF
one hundred thousand acres.
The boring OF the railway tunnel under
Posilippo, between Naples and Pozzuoli,
has been completed, and trains will soon be
running. The tunnel is the highest and
widest in Europe, those dimensions OF 1t
being respectively thirty-six and thirty
feet.
London Truth says that the best and simp-
lest plan to make coffee is that of the French
peasants. Put the coffee into a saucepan
full Of water, heat 1t until the water is just
going to boil, then take the saucepan off
the fire and strain the water through piece
of muslin.
An embassy from the Queen Of Madsgss
car has arrived in England. This move
ment on the rart of the Madegasy suthori-
ties is attributable to the action Of the
French on the west cOast Of the island,
where the latter have hauled down the
Queens flag at two stations.
A recent return shows that the rates Of
mortality at different ages in the British
army are lower than among civilians until
the soldier attains thirty-fve years, after
which the military death rate rises rapidly.
Under twenty the average death rate of
troops on home service is half that OF ciYil-
fans.
Recently large shoals of whales have been
frequeDting the creeks and bays in the Ork-
neY Islands, on the Scottish coast, but 1t has
been found difficult to capture any of them.
Finally, however, in Scapa Bay, while there
were over two hundred whales swimming
about, the boats succeeded in capturing one
nineteen feet long.
President Arthur gave brief impromptu
reception to the people in Bangor, Maine,
Tuesday afternoon. In the midst Of 1t, the
Commercial says, he found time to compH-
ment little miss upon her Tam O'Shanter
hat" and to say to some very small boys
who were sliding through the room, "Come,
boys, and shake hands with me. like
boys"
A Cincinnati saloon keeper opened his
sideboard behind the bar on Monday, and
was startled by fash of fire from within,
it containing a blazing ball of some IN
known material. The burning bundle was
thrown out into the street, where 1t blsZed
up several feet, and was finally burnt to
ashes. What It was or where 1t came from
no one seems to know.
IN. To- -. N,,{~
chances. A curious attempt at oyster cul-
ture has been made by rich lumberman In
Northern Michigan. He has sailed q small
lake, and has planted it with the tempting
bivalves. AS the lake has no visible outlet,
he claims he can keep the water salt, and
raise as fine oysters in his artificial ocean as
can be found along the shore.
Polish journals call attention to memo
rial tablet in a Warsaw church which con-
tains the record of the age and death of the
Oldest man concerning whom there
is any authentic account in ex-
is ence. The priest, Cybulsk, is
shown by this tablet to have been born In
1900, and to have died in 1867. There is
said to be unquestionable evidence OF the
correctness Of these dates.
Some Cinnamon happened to see that
shrimp were remarkably large and fine In
Barataria Bay, near New Orleans, and at
once engaged in the business Of exporting
them to China, rethey are highly es-
teemed article of food. The shrimp are
spread on platform two acres big to dry
in the sun, after which they are put in bags
and beaten until the outer shell Is removed.
then they are sailed, wrapped in tissue
paper, aud packed solidly in barrels,
bearing Chinese characters like those on tea
chests.
A late steamer from the Orient brought to
San Francisco live salsmander, which is
now confined in large wooden trough, aud
daily supplied with fresh water and live
fish at the Palace Hotel. The sslamander
comes from Japan, and was captured In a
fresh water lake in the mountains. 1t is
three ard half feet In length, has four
feet and an extensive tall, the head being
broad and fiat and SHAPED like heart, aud
the eyes so small as to be hardly dlscrnible.
The mouth Is not unlike that Of a crocodile,
and the creature is known to be at least
seven years old. 1t is dark brown in color,
the epidermis being covered with ex-
crescences, which are watery glands. Sc
creting an acrid, viscid fluid.
Boston Traveller, September il: "a vel
dressed and very gentlemsnly appearing
man visited station last evening and asked
permission to visit the first cell on the right,
down stairs. He was asked why he wished
to see that particular cell, aud, after some
hesitation, he told the Lieutenant in charge
that three years ago he had been incarcers-
ted in that cell for drunkenness, and since
then had not touched drop Of liquor. He
was allowed to visit the cell, and entering it
closed the iron-bsrred door behind him, and,
kneeling down, prayed long and earnestly.
He had every appearance OF prosperous
business man, and certainly looked as If he
had kept the resolve made In his cell three
years ago."
The large electric balloon projected by NJ.
Tissandier is to have the following dimen-
sions: The electric schine is to weigh 5
cwt., and the secondary batteries II cwt.,
representing about ive-horse power. These
will be carried by an ellipticsl balloon OF a
volume of 1861 600 cubic feet. The balloon
is to be 131 feet long, aud Its diameter in
the centre co., feet. The balloon would
have lifting power of 81 tons, and conse-
quently would be able 10 support one ton
weight of passengers, ballast, etc, besides
the batteries and machinery With the afr
calm, its speed w0uld be from twelve miles
to fifteen miles per hour which, of course,
could be msintaieed for only few hours.
NJ. Tiseandier intends constructing such a
balloon shortly, and undertaking voyages
with It over and round Paris. The problem
of aerial navigation can by no means be
considered as solved with this balloon, says
GG.tgnani'S Messenger Even II the first ex-
peTiments should not give satisfactory re-
sulte soma ADVANTAGE will he Oainnd nv the