Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-21
GENERAL NOTE.

One Of the hardest woods In existence is
that Of the desert iron wood tree, which
grows in the dry washes along the line of
the Southern Pacific Railroad.
It win cost three cents for one of the new
postal money orders for sum less than S.,
and the service is so extended as to raise the
limit Of orders from $50 to 800.
The pop Of pistol disturbed the congre-
cation in a church at Gloucester, Mass.
Little Johnny Dow had brought his fathers
revolver as plsything with which to while
away the long hour OF worship.
A correspondent of the Scientific american,
who resides at mining camp on the noun
tains In the southeastern corner Of Arizona,
says that the brillisncY of the moonlight
there is such that mountains seventy miles
distant are seen.
A Washington correspondent has diseov-
cred In the basement Of the Capitol an Old
man, acting as substitute for an engineer,
who formerly was a member of the House,
and subsequently, Lieutenant Governor OF
his State. The love of rum has degraded
him from the halls OF Congress down into
the cellar, and instead Of s., 900 year he is
paid SIS month to manage the elevator
for other people.
New York city has school two hundred
and fifty years old-the Dutch Church
school, 1t was founded In 1888, and has
been kept up continuously ever since. The
present school house was erected In 1850,
and the Dutch architecture was perpetuated
in its building. 1t is claimed to be the
oldest educational establishment In the
country, and the Adam of American instruc-
tors was named Adam RICHARDSON.
An English diamond merchant is negotiat
ing for the purchase Of the famous gem
known as 1.-THE Regent" the brightest jewel
in the world, and one of the French crown
jewels. Some century and half ago 1t was
bought from an Englishmsn for el25,O00.
The price now asked for it is nearly four
times that amount, and the party now bid
ding for it has offered, it is said. 940O,O 900.
For whom be is bidding no one knows.
In renewing his promise to write poem,
in spite OF his Ill health, for the Louisville
convention Of the Women's Christian Tenn
persDce Union, to be held on the 25th inst,
Mr.. Paul 81. Hayne wrote: "My feeling
is that every man should try and further
your noble, Christian enterprise, and make
sacrifices in its behalf. Ny poem OF welcome
of your grand association is now partly CON-
posed, and a completed copy shall be sent
to Mrs. Chaplin. May God bless your ef-
forts"
Mr.. Lewis W. AYres, who was q corporal
In the Second New Jersey Volunteer cavsl-
~, has relinquished his pension because his
disabilities do not prevent him from earn
ing livelihood for himself and family. In
l. l. Ia 49, L.
eff the time ever comes when shall not be
able to get living without assistance from
the Unit ID States Government the case will
be different, but | cannot conscientiously
accept money from the government in my
present condition"
A Texas stock raiser named George 7.
Reynolds, living at Griffin, during fight
with Indians sixteen years ago, was hit by
an arrow, which passed through the alb
dominal cavity. Such q wound is almost
invariably fatal, but he pulled the shaft OF
the arrow out, and, although the head broke
off and remained In the body, he astonished
everybody by recovering within ten days.
A few days ago he felt pain in the back
near the spine, and surgical operation
brought to the surface the steel arrow head
that had taken sixteen years to work its
way through his body.
The hardships of French military law are
shown by the case of a young man
sentenced to pay fine, by a court martial
at Tours, for not presenting himself for
military service. When 8 boy the prisoner
went to South America. When he reached
the conscTiption age he had no money to
pay his way home to France. He asked the
French Consul to assist him, but was re-
fused because the War Office had not sent
him an order to return. He spent five years
in saving money enough for the passage, and
then sailed for Marseilles. On arriving
home he was arrested and condemned,
though the court Ightened the penalty.
While staying In water 100 hours In Bos-
ton, Captain Webb used as a dining table
board about thirty inches square, with an
edge raised about it to prevent the water
from splashing and wetting the food, and
also to prevent the food from slipping into
the water. In the centre of this board, IN
derneath, was handle similar to the handle
OF mortar board; and with this the Captain
stesdied and supported the food with one
hand and fed himself with the other. When
nature demanded that he should sleep the
Captain drew his legs into the position they
would take il he were sitting down, and
folded his hands behind his head.
Our Consul General at Constantlnople
writes to the State Department that large
quantities Of candles are imported from
Belgium, and kerosene is now introduced
into that market. or rubber goods very
large quantities OF over-shoes are imported.
American stoves are coming into general
use. The importation of firearms Is pro-
hibited, excepting sporting guns, and these
latter are almost entirely from Belgium, and
sell at remarkably low prices. No pianos
other than those of q cheap description are
imported. Sewing machines of American
manufacture are imported to large extent.
Customs duties are imposed or all imports
at the rate of per cent. dd vdlOTen.