Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

| THE Frederick William University Of Berlin
| has a g. year-Oid student.
SEvENTY-sEvEN per cent. of our exports
| during 1888 have been Of agricultural pro-
| ducts and mineral oil.
LARGE deposits of gold have been found
around Lisbon, OAK, and the town is pre-
pairing for "gold fever"
HOLLAND, in the last three centuries, has
recovered from the sea at least 10000 acres.
The lake Of Harlem became terra firma be-
tween 1910 and 1852, and the Zuyder Zee is in
process of transformation into 100000 valuable
acres.
THE master thief appears to be alive again
and is operating by night on Long Island. A
drowsy baker had his horse cut out of its har-
ness the other evening ana leu away. lie
pursued. discovered the horse, but returned
to find his wagon emptied of its wares.
No work on the Hudson River Tunnel, from
Hoboken to New York city, is being accom-
plshed, and not only are the engines and other
working apparatus becoming rusty and unfit
for work, but the water is gradually forcing
its way through the brick work supporting the
roof OF the tunnel.
4 RECENTLY published statement Of the
Weld of precious metals shows that in 1852 the
output of gold in the entire world was valued
at 81 600 OOO and of silver at 1900, 900. 1t
is fact not generally understood that Russia
is the third greatest producer OF gold, the yield
of that country being $50, 900, only 81, AGO.
600 less than the United States, and 100000
less than Australia.
THE detectives are again telling the story of
the revival that occurred in the Jail at Hart
ford, Conn. The prisoners held their relig-
ions meetings in room given them for that
purpose, The zeal ran especially to music,
and the songs were Of the shouting kind.
Great progress was made, and an abundant
harvest seemed certain; but 1t accidentally
was discovered that the sick absentees were
busIly saving the bars in another cell.
WHILE some workmen were engaged in
cleaning out the river Joanna, one of the
small streams at Rio, in Brazil, they found a
very old cedar chest buried in the mud. When
opened they found it to contain many valua-
bic articles. such as lamps, swords, works in
gold and diamonds. These articles were taken
at OUce to the museum. They are supposed
TO have belonged to the Jesuits, who threw
them in the stream when pressed in their
fright from Rio.
DE LEssEPs' Panama canal has a dark
future before it, judging by recent interview
with President Vaschez, of Honduras. Bah,
sir" be said, speaking to reporter. that
project will never be completed. Why, after
an that talk that was made about 1t, 1t has
not been commenced yet. At Panama there
has been some work done, but the Republics
are quite Indifferent about the undertaking,
and unless the United States find 1t to their
interest to stir in the matter it will never be
completed"
AMAN in Brussels has contrived perpet-
ual clock. 1t was started about year ago,
and is said to have been running perfectly
ever since. An up draught is obtained in
tube by exposing II to the sun. This draught
turns fan, which winds up the weight OF
the clock until it reaches the top, when it ac-
tuates brake that stops the fan, but leaves
il free to start again after the weight has
n,sI fhru flaa
Stored for keeping the clock in motion. II
will be contemplate to make the sun wind up
clocks that keep standard time.
IL report just made by the Anthropomet-
rio Committee Of the British Association on
the stature, weight, chest, girth and strength