Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-14

In Russia people use the thermometer
of Leslie, an Englishman; in Germany
that of Raumur, Frenchman; in France
that of Celsius, a Swede, and in England
and America that of Fahrenheit, Ger
man.
The rate of vibration Of the rattle
snakes tail has been determined by DR..
OFT to be sixty per second. The method
of experiment was to attach a pen to the
snakes rattles, the record being received
on revolving drum.
The success of a Roman Catholic colony,
including several County Cork (Ireland)
farmers. in Greeley comfy, Neb., has en-
couraged Mr.. Lane, of Cork, to form
syndicate of capitalists. with the view Of
establishing a similar Irish colony in the
same State.
Pottsville, in Pennsylvania, is now said
to possess the deepest coal mine in Ameri-
ca. Through its shaft, 1876 feet in depth,
POO cars, holding four tons each, are lifted
every day. The time occupied for lifting
full car through the whole length of the
shaft is only little more than minute.
A Judge of the Nantwich County Court
England has decided that an editor may
alter an advertisement to avoid libel. The
Warrington Guardian had sued for a
small account, payment Of which was re-
fused. because the editor had changed
Vaccinations" to ''dOings" in an adver-
tisement.
Tennyson's Promise of May" which
has made such signal failure, was re-
fused at the Court Theatre and by the
Kendalls. A young heiress of great wealth
then took the Globe, of which Mrs. Beese
is the nominal lessee, determined it should
have Justice. It has. She has paid the
laureate $1,000 for the play.
At the recent examination of aspirants
for office under the Chinese Government at
Pekin there were $4,000 applicants, but
through the rigid civil service rules of the
government not over 300 were successful.
In China man cannot get office for polltl-
cal services performed. He has to show
his business qualifications.
DIR. Brinton does not take stock in Mr..
Herbert Spencer's remarks about Ameri-
cans killing themselves with Overwork.
He says that the life insurance companies,
whose purpose it is to get testimony for
business men rather than for after dinner
speeches. show in their tables that the
expectation of life is in this country rather
better on the grand average than in Eng
land, France or Germany.
In ruling upon the respective liability
of landlord and tenant for the negligent
construction or bad condition of build
ing, Chief Justice Brigham, of Boston,
says that the landlord alone is responsible
for the bad construction, but the tenant
may be made to pay any damages caused
by the negligent use of it. For instance,
the landlord is liable for injuries caused
by defective trapdoOr, but the tenant is
liable for injuries caused by trapdOOr
left open.
Edward d. Cooley was only thirty-five
years old when he died, at West Spring
field, Mass, and yet he lived in so poor
hovel that it was assessed for taxation
at only $50, while bank books discovered
since his death show that he had about
$25, 600 at interest. He was a graduate
of Amherst College, and it is said that
love affair first made him recluse. His
life was very solitary, and his nearest
neighbOrs had no acquaintance with him.
A few books and a gun were his COM
paniOns, and he was content to live in rags
and SQualOr.