Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

NORTH CAROLINA farmers are trying the
ensilage system, and are much pleased with
their success
THE second annual convention Of the Inter-
collegiate Press Association VIII soon be held
At Cambridge.
Is proportion TO the population Colorado is
the heaviest liquor and tobacco taX-paylDg
State in the Union
OSE thousand dollars in gold is the result Of
q recent I've days' run at Conrad Hill, y. {.
The ore Is continually improving.
TIE young Ia.iies OF Waco, Texas, had a
dumb supper the other night. Not 4 word
was spoken during the entire meal.
\ CARSON CITY photographer gives each
customer big s.smile' Of liquor to impart to
the eOuntenance q pleased expression
a good old citizen Of Dale county, Ala.s was
fined So. including costs, at the late session Of
the United states Court in Montgomery, for
cutting wood of Of government land.
APAIR OF knitted socks 1908 years old has
been discovered in an Egyptian tomb. They
are loosely knit Of fine sleeps wool, and the
foot il finished in two parts 70 allow the san
dal strap to pass between the toes.
Az industrious and enterprising coloredfa
mer near Fayette, Miss, named Alex Scott,
has already shipped 600 head Of cabbage, for
which he has realized nine cents head. This
was IN addition 20 his regular crop Of corn and
cotton.
4 PINE statue Of Liberty adorns Liberty
Park at Asbury Park, y. j., and as the asses
sors insisted Saturday on taxing the park,
which. though owned by James 4. Bradley,
is omen 70 the public. he dressed the statue IN
black and white Grape. and the Old girl stands
there clothed in the habiliments Of woe.
IT Is reported in q London newspaper that
our Consul at Crefeld, in Germany, has been
collecting statistics Of z rather peculiar kind
of d kind not usually found in consular re-
ports. They are matrimonial. and disclose
the fact that no fewer than 81 alliances be-
tween American ladies and Germ an DarOns OF
other members Of the TeutOnic peerage have
resulted in divorce, separation or abandon
ment.
\ NEW penal code abolishing the death pen
atty has been submitted to the Italian Parlia-
ment. In discussing it, an italian paper re-
calls the fact that in the last century a cor
respondent Of the Vienna DiariUn was be-
headed IN Rome for an article offensive to
P0pe Clement II. The unlucky journalist
was the learned Able Gaetano Nolplnl. and
his execution took place on the 9Th Of tebru-
airy. 1870.
4 DISPATCH reports that a man has redis-
covered the bed Of the lost Cabin mine in
Montana, which is immensely rich. 1t Is near
the ueda waters OF the Dig MORN IlfbIs 1ui5
mine was discovered by three Old-tlmers early
IN Territorial times, two Of whom were muir
dered by Indians, and the survivor became
insane and could never trace the trail. since
then the discovery has passed into Territorial
tradition. The lode il reported to be cut in
the river at a point where surface indications
show a width Of go feet and height of 90
feet.
EARLY this month four bears were discOv-
cred somewhere in the neighborhood Of Platts-
burg, y. Y, and some half dozen Of the
citizens started in pursuit. The hunters fol-
lowed the bears some fifteen miles to the Will
mingtOn side Of the Whiteface mountain
range, and they were at last found in their
cave after dark. Fastening a piece Of birch
bark to the end Of pole and lighting it for a
torch. one of the men reachedit into the cave,
50 that the bears ewes were plainly visible,
took aim and fired. the ball entering the eye
OF the old bear, which gave terrific yell and
soon expired. The three cubs, which would
weigh over 100 pounds each, were shot in a
similar manner.
Few people are aware of the magnitude OF
India, or comprehend that it contains some
80, 900, 900 more people than all Europe west Of
the Yistula. Fewer still know that it con-
tains sixty-two cities with a population Of
more than 20. 900 people. and twenty two cities
with more than 100000 inhabitants. Below
the limit OF $1,000 the towns become much
more numerous, and there are hundreds with
populations above 10000. The majority OF the
latter are quite unknown to Europeans, an
active magistrate or two excepted; and there
is no book in English which gives the slight
est account Of their organization, or Of the life
and people in them. ! ct many Of them have
histories Of 1900 years, and in all flourish
families which think themselves noble, and
have long pedigrees and stirring tales to mar
rafg.