Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

SETH GREEN, with a pair Of pincers, ex-
tracted the teeth of a trout who quarreled
with and bit several of the other trout in an
aquarium in Rochester, y. \.
THE Portland Oregonian calls attention to
the fact that the people Of the Pacific coast are
obliged to pay about three cents more per
pound for sugar than the people of the East,
owing to the sugar ring.
AN English writer has found out that
Shakespeare disliked dogs to such degree
that Sir Henry Holland once lost a bet of a
guinea owing to his failure to find dog
which had been spoken kindly of by Shakes
peare.
THERE has not been time in many years
when there were so many ships in San Fran
cisco harbOr as there are now. Excluding
Whalers and coasters and those engaged in
the Pacific Islands and Mexico trade, there
were at a recent date l56 ships and barks IN
port.
A GENTLEMAN who has Travelled extensively
over the g-producing countries of Europe
and Asia will soon plant an extensive fig
orchard on his ranch, about five miles from
Los Angeles, Cal. lie will plant only the true
SMYRNA fig, and believes he can find good
market for all the pressed figs he can make.
THERE is a strong movement in Philadel-
phia to do away with anything in the shape
of a swinging sign. The brewers alone have
over $4,000 invested in swinging signs in that
city, and they would be glad If it were possi
BILE to do away with them altogether. n lead
ing merchant of Philadelphia says that SWING
ing signs are indicative Of a provincial spirit
and badge OF want OF progress.
THE students of Davidson College, Char
lotte, y. c., according to reports sent West,
have been behaving very badly Of late. 1t is
charged that the faculty is unable to maintain
order, and that the students roam about the
country engaging in all sorts of rowdyism. 1t
is also charged that they recently behaved
very indecOrOusly in the cars toward a num-
Der Of Methodist clergymen en- route to the
annual conference.
A PHILADELPHIA colored washerwOman ac-
knowledged during the recent trial of a case
before one of the courts in that city, that
whenever she finds herself hard up for small
change she proceeds at once to place some of
the wash clothes of ner customers in pawn.
She generally pawns them on Monday and
takes them out before Saturday. She cannot
see how anyone could have cause for genuine
complaint because OF this.
THE debts of the railroads of the United
states amount to the vast sum of So ia 49,, 9O4.
The last of this debt will mature in 1884. The
amount to mature in 1884 is S14, 000 600: in
1885, S3SOO0 600; in 1886, SIS, 000, 900; in 1887,
$4,000. 600. and so on. The largest amount
falling due in any one year Is Sz2O,424,OOO IN
1921. The debt amounts to over $4,000 per
mile for the whole mileage in the United
States Wheeling InteUigencer.
A PROPOSAL lately made in earnest that
Flemish should become the national language
of the Belgians is mercIlessly ridiculed by the
French newspapers of the country. An ar
tlstic club called "L'EssOr" has declared in
favor of the movement, whereupon the Ga
sette OF Brussels, as the strongest p0sslDle ar
gument against it, prints Flemish transla-
ton Of the name of the club, as follows:
Observation-Disclosures o vile
gen.
A REMARKABLE exhibition of paintings by
Sir Joshua Reynolds is to be held at the Gros-
venor Gallery in London. These pictures, to
the number of 100, are heirlooms, and have
never left the families for whom they were
painted, so there can be no doubt of their au-
thenticity. This viii be the most complete
exhibition of the works of Sir Joshua ever
seen, and affords rare opportunity Tor the Sc
riOus study of his methods OF treating various
subjects.
a SPECIAL from Bermuda of Dec. says:
'sThe steam yacht Sunbeam, of the Royal
Yacht Squadron, having on board Sir Thomas
Brassey, X. {. B., NJ. p, owner and COM
mander, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, on
cruising voyage Of visitation OF the naval es-
adjustments at Malta, Gibraltar. Port Royal,
Jamaica and Bermuda, anchored in the har-
Dor of Hamilton at Ills p. M. on Sunday last
from Nassau. The total distance traversed
by the Sunbeam in her present voyage has
been 5,s2S miles under sail, and ?, 405 miles I'M
THE following curious affidavit has been
made by James NJ. Scovel, of Camden, y. j.,
before Jonas S. Miller, Master in Chancery:
"James NJ. Scovel, of full age, being duly
sworn. on his oath saith that from and after
this date he hereby swears that he VIII iorego
for the space of five years any betting, gam
bling or gaming with any Democrats OF the
state of New Jersey, in consideration Oh the
pavment of $40 in settlement OF the bet be-
tween 5. w Semple, editor of the Camden
Democrat, and this deponent on the result OF
the election between Albeit and Dixon for
Governor"
ALADY in one Of the hOurishing towns of
Vermont had been to New York, and on her
return was describing to her husband the
chief features of metropolitan life which had
impressed themselves upon her memory. "But
there was one thing" she said. (which did me
more good than anything else, because 1t
showed the remarkable growth OF phllan-
threpie charity in our large cities. On nearly
an the streets, at very frequent intervals,
saw signs over the doors, reading, Free Lunch