Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-14

A wealthy young private of the Seventh
New York Regiment drew his pay for
going into camp in the form Of check
for IS Is. Il shall have this framed and
hung up said he. ''fer it represents the
first money / have ever earned"
Lowndes, the English wheelman. has
performed a remarkable feat by driving
his three wheeled velocipede ten miles in
thirty-two minutes and half. His per-
formances will doubtless cause the trl-
cycle to be regarded with greater favor
than heretofore.
The Chicago post Office sold stamps and
stationery to the amount Of 81, 954, POI last
year, and received !, 444,054 letters, S55,114
postal cards. $685. drop letters, 502,5I1
local postal cards, and 1,2S2, ls9 news
papers. The number of letters collected
was 3. 727, 604. postal cards LIP, 2s4, news
papers III, AIS.
The question of olive culture in the
United States is the kernel of an article
by Mrs. Blanchard, called "Under the
Olives" which will be an illustrated
feature OF the August Century. For many
wears olives have been grown success
fully in California, and they promise to
become valuable product Of that State.
There are now only three men in the
British House of Commons who were
there when Victoria assembled the throne,
fortv-six years ago. They are Mr.. Glad
stone, Mr. Talbot. member for GlamOrgan-
shire. and Mr.. Villiers, member for Vol
northampton. Earl Grey is tn only living
member of the Cabinet that was in office
at that time.
Scandals connected with school man.
agement are not common, but by curious
coincidence two cities have been simulta-
neously affected. Teachers positions,
it is discovered, have been sold in Cincin-
nati-One for $500. San Francisco has a
school director who has sold a janitor-
ship for 5000, and other positions have
been similarly disposed of.
The State Board of Equalization has just
completed the total valuation of the State
of New Hampshire. on which the public
taxes will be based for the next four
years. The valuation is fixed at 1927 ,914,
543, as against $206, 9j9,017 for the last
four years. an increase of 500, 959, 526. The
amount deposited in savings banks is
| $3S. 7S6, j07 90, an increase since 1873 of
| $13,j23, 034 80.
| Analyses Of coal gas and water gas by
/ Professor Remsen, Of Johns Hopkins
! University, made for the Brooklyn Health
( Department, disclose the presence Of
! larger quantity Of carbOnic oxide in the
( latter gas. This, the Professor says, is
not matter of Importance from a sani-
i tary standpoint, In his judgment both
/ kinds of gas are equally safe if used with
/ the same precautions.
I BjOrnsterne Bjornson is an easy and
rapid but fitful writer. Sometimes his pen
will be seized by an inspiration and reel
! off whole chapters in few hours. He
! never revises or cOrrects, or even rereads,
/ a manuscript after writing it. The fore
noon is his work time, and he does not
/ care il his desk is surrounded by a score
Of visitors talking. or by a dozen rOmp-
I ling children at play. Nothing short Of
an earthquake, he says, can disturb his
I flow Of thoughts.
/ Mr.. Justice Moule sentenced a rural
/ prisoner in England in the following
words; prisoner at the bar, your coun-
\ sci thinks you innocent, the counsel for
/ the prosecution thinks you innocent, |
! think you innocent. But a jury OF your
/ own cOuntrymen, in the exercise of such
/ common sense an they possess, which
| does not seem to be much, have found you
/ guilty. and it remains that / should pass
on you the sentence of the law. That is,
/ thar you be kept imprisoned one day, and
I as that day was Yesterday, you may 90
/ about your business"
/ One Of the most prosperous of Pennsyl-
vania liquor dealers makes it point to
\ open barrooms where there is a strong
/ local option law to forbid sales. He rea-
\ sons that men will have liquor if they
want it, and if they are obliged to get it
/ on the sly will not grumble at paying
/ high price. He carried on his trade for
] in laF u frat firs
prohibited. He managed to do it, how
ever, and got 81 a pint for whisky which
/ cost him 81 % a gallon. He often made
I over 500 a day. Finally they arraigned
I him in court. He had the case postponed
! for six months and went on as before.
/ The jury disagreed, and he had six months
more. The end was a fine Of $50.