Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-02
GENERAL NOTES.

tragicslly. There is tragedy enough In the
world, ;" said the man whose life was so soon
to go out in frightful suffering heroically
borne. This is related In 8 charming Illus
trated article which is to appear ia the next
number OF HarDer's MGgazine.
Baron Willy Won Rothsehild, of Frankfort,
is 8 stauncher sdherent to the religion Of
his fathers than some other members Of this
fortune-showered family. He recently
started on a trip to Switzerland, and not
only took with him his ritual cook aud
butcher, but ten other coreligionists. This
was done in order that he might never be
incapable OF holding Israelitic worship,
since that number OF worshipeTs is nee s.
sary in a congregation II it frlfll the Mosaic
law.
The Troy Press says that Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah Hurd, OF SYNDICATE, the Oldest mar
ried couple in Bennington county, VT, re-
OF their wedding. The ages Of the couple
are 81 and 81 years. The house they now
occupy is the one in which they began
housekeeping SO years ago. Two goblets,
Two ssucers, and two spoons we're upon the
table which were among the wedding pres
ents 90 years ago.
The Glens Falls Messenger says that fisher
men in the Adrondacks report the discCv-
cry of a new species of fish known as the
"trout pickerel," which are found at the
mouth of the Aussble river. The new fish
resembles the English pike. Its color is
light bronze, and the odor Of the pickerel is
not percepdble. l. is represented TO be
very pslatable. None weighing over pound
has yet been taken. 1t Is thought that they
If n those waters
Seth Green some years ago.
In q primitive Methodist chapel at
Cambridge, England, on a recent Sunday,
the Rev. Mr.. Magyar, Of S.. Johns College
and Professor Of Latin, preached Good
Templars' sermon from the text, whether,
therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye
do, do all to the glory OF God" Not a
little discussion has been caused by this
appearance of Church OF E0gland clergy
man In an unlicensed building, and the
Bishop of the diocese is likely to be called
upon to decide the points at issue.
Lsnd-hunger has led an English company
to make the extraordinary offer Of carrying
away the waters of Lake Leman, provided
they can have the land thus laid dry. They
not only ask for no subsidy, but are willing
of doing the work. Their plan is to con-
struct from its lowest depths tunnel-like
canal to point some twenty miles distant,
where the water Of the lake can be made to
run into the river Rhone. The bed OF the
Rhone is there about two hundred and fifty
feet below the level Of the lake.
The opinion of the London press is that
the collapse Of the Lsnd League fund will
probably be followed by the collapse of the
Land League party in Parliament. Mr..
Patrick Egan has intimated that he will no
longer be able to pay the Irish members the
sums which they have hitherto been al
lowed, partly by way Of maintenance and
partly as paAment for their Parliamentary
services. This intimatlon has not OF course
been received with much satisfaction by
the parties concerned, who are particularly
anxious to know whether Mr.. Egan's own
salary is still to be continued.
The supposed friendly relations between
thtSSTurkish and German Governments give
an odd coloring to report that comes from
Asia Minor. DR.. Hlrschfeld, who has been
pursuing the study of arcb9 Ology in that
quarter, has been informed by the Turkish
authorities that every German found wan
dering about Asia Minor on arcte illogical
pretenses will be arrested on suspicion OF
being nothing more nor less than Russian
spy. DR.. Hirschfeld has appealed TO the
German Ambassador, but is reported not
yet to have found any satisfactory explana-
ton Of this alarming proclamation.
The Irritation that exists at Constantine
pie against England is much keener than is
generally known. The success Of the Eng
fish expedition to Egypt was annoying to
the Turks, but the feeling caused by that
event would have been transient. The
Porte is alarmed and angry because It fears
that England is about to propose the aboli-
ton OF the suZerainty OF the Sultan over
Egypt. The Turkish ruler knows well
enough that he has absolutely failed In the
duties OF g SUI Grain authority. He has
neither protected the country from foreign
attack or from internal war, and the suZe-
rainty is politically dead. II it continues to
exist, 1t will only be for the purpose CT
drawing tribute from Egypt; but this is an
arrangement which a man of Mr.. Glad
stones views can scarcely be expected to
regard with satisfaction. There is, there
fore, naturally much alarm and uncertainty
at Constantinople.
Mr.. Jennings writes from London to the
New York World Of the mysteries OF the
stock market ga man buys a certain stock
at 10; fortnight later, when the settling
day has come around, he sends word to ask
the price OF his bargain. He is told that II
is 9. Another friend goes down to the city
that very morning to buy some OF the same
stock, and to begin with, OF course be asks
the price. He is told that it is IL. He gives
the order to buy some at IL, but the broker
finds that he cannot get it for less than III
Meanwhile the first customer, who wants 10
sell out, cannot for the life ofehim get more
than 9. The two meet and compare notes,
and think It very strange. But their friend
the broker assures them that there Is moth
ing whatever strange in or about 1t, and he
ex plains the whole matter to them, and ex-
plains 1t in such way that they are more
confused and puzzled in their minds about
It than ever. All that is certain is that the
broker gets fat on the general system, While
his clients get lean"
Bostonians are listening to lectures Illus
trated with zoopraxiscope. The zoopraxi-
scope is the instrument with which instanta-
neous photographs are taken Of animals in
motion. It is common Photographic
camera in front OF an electric exposer. This
exposer is provided with panels with hooks
attached, and which are alternately opened
and closed with great rapidity by the cleo
trio currents The whole apparatus consists
of twenty-four cameras and exposers,
placed twelve Inches apart from centre to
centre, the whole contrivahce being set up
parallel to a given track, across which
strings ian twelve inches apart. Each
string is connected with one camera; and, as
the animal proceeds along the track he
breaks the strings, each break closing one
circuit, and causing one negative to be
made. In passing over the twenty-four
feet there are twentY-four different pictures
taken-each exposure being not more than
1-5C00th part of a second. The exact posi-
ton of the animal is thus shown once In
every twelve inches OF his progress.
A German industrial society has recently
made an inquiry into the use Of goggles and
protective masks by workmen in German
iron and machine works. The establish
ments. 100 in all, answering the questions
reported in So instances that goggles were
worn, and 81 had not introduced them. Pro
tective masks were in use In 81 works, and
Sc had not though fit to experiment with
them. The works reported had 81, 743 work
men in June last. The number Of eve iDju-
rIes in one year was 361, though in "a works
there were eye-gusrds worn by %, 2Oo work.
men, or an average OF 5 to 1,CJO work
men. 1t was reported by 40 works that no
disadvantages from using these contrivances
had been experienced, while the other 80
replied that goggles were found to cause
perspiration, stop the circulation of air, and
heat the eyes, and ultimately iDjure the eye
sight. The certainty Of vision was declared
to be prevented by the SCOT and dust cling
tug to the moist glasses. Last of all, the in
ouiryIwas made whether the advantages Of
eve guards were greater than the drawbacks;
So works answered yes, 81 no, 8 favored
their use in special work, and gave no
opinion.
The correspondent of the London Te',-
oroph at Cairo, in a letter intended to be