Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-29

side, and I, 921 from the Red Sea side; 2,010
were merchant vessels, 155 were In ballast,
442 were natl steamers, and AZ transports.
OF the passengers $1,000 were soldiers,
IS, 600 civilians, 200 pilgrims, 4S0 eonvlcts,
and 337 Australian emigrants. To the
already existing lines 46 new vessels we're
added. The vessels bound direct for Aus
tralia numbered IS, against 81 in 1880, which
is a surprising evidence Of growth in the
southern continent.
Many singular aud sensational crimes have
been recorded in the Paris police reports
this month, but few have been more aston
ishing and none perhaps more painful than
an attempt at double murder made by
band Of youthful reprobates on the banks
Of the river at BieVres the other afternoon.
Wearied of marbles and seeking some new
sensation the precocious Juveniles in ques-
ton hit upon the idea of playing at murder.
Two luckless members Of the party were
instantly bound hand and foot By the Others
and tossed into the Shiny and unsavory
stream, where, but for the timely arrival OF
q man who saw the whole scene, they would
most probably have persisted. The would
on promising not to commit any more crimes
till they grew up.
Thanks to the persecution of the Jews,
scandalous scene occurred recently in the
lobby of the Hungarian Parliament. Istoczy,
Magyar representative, took occasion, in
speech calling attention to the danger Of
immigration of Russian Jews into Hungary,
to attack the Semitic race in fierce philip
pic. Representative WahrmanD, who Is an
1sraelite, defended his race, and, carried
away by excitement, INDUCED In some uI-
parliamentary remarks which IstocZg inter
preted as an insult to him, though they were
overlooked by the Speaker. After the ses-
sion he attacked Wahrmann In the lobby,
and there was an interchange OF indecorous
words followed by blows. In consequence
Wahrmann challenged IstocZy TO duel.
Wahrmann is an elderly, obese gentleman,
nearly blind in one eye and short. sighted In
the other, whereas IstoczY is a fighter OF the
old Magyar school. 1t Is therefore hoped
that so one-s sided duel may be prevented.
Dervisch Pasha, the sultan's present rep
resentative in Egypt, is one Of the many
celebrated men who might have lived and
died unknown but for lucky accident.
During the first rebellion of the Bosnian
Mussulmans against the Porte, DerVfsch,
then a young Captain of Turkish infantry,
was sent with thirty men by Omar Pasha to
secure ferry boat which was required for
the transportation of the troops. The boat
was on the other side OF a swollen riVeEs and
shooters, but Dervisch, setting his little
band to divert the enemy's attention with
scattering fire, boldly swan across, cut the
rope and brought back the boat. When he
returned with it and the three survivors Of
his thirty men, Omar Pasha, who was talk
ing with an English correspondent, merely
said "Well done, Captain Dervsch p
The Englishman exclaimed loudly against
this cold acknowledgment, when Omar
coolly replied "Well, don't excite your
self he shall have the first vacant commits
sion.n The General kept his word. Der
viseh Aga soon became Derviseh Pasha, ard
afterward entertained his English advocate
as Governor OF one of the largest provinces
in Turkey.
Camels live from forty to fifty years;
horses average from twenty-five to thirty;
oxen, about twenty; sheep, eight or nine;
and dogs, twelve to fourteen. Concerning
the ages attained by non. domesticated AMI
mails, only few isolated facts are known.
The East Indians believe that the life period
of ele plants is about three hundred years,
instances being recorded OF these animals
having lived one hundred and thirty years
IN confinement after capture at an unknown
age. Whales are estimated to reach the
age Of four hundred years. Some reptiles
are very long lived, an instance being fur
nished by tortoise which was confined In
1888 and existed until 1853, when It perished
by an accident. Birds sometimes
reach a great age, the eagle and the
swan having been known to live one hun
dred years. The longevity of fishes is often
remarkable. The carp has been known to
live two hundred years, common river trout
fifty years, and the pike ninety years,
while Gesner-a Swiss naturalist-relates
that pike caught in 1897 bore a ring re-
cording the capture Of the same fish two
hundred and sixty-seven years before. In
sects are very short lived, usually complet-
ing the term Of their existence In a few
weeks or months. Some even perish within
few hours after emerging from a grub
state, and die on the very day of entering
upon their new life. AS general rule, not
to be applied too elossly, larger types Of
animals live longer than smaller.