Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-15
GENERAL NOTES.

sane ASYLUM. which will cost $4,000.
There are 1920 square miles Of water
surface and 1896 of land in NOgth Caro-
lima.
The population of Corea is said to be
1924, S67, of which $780, ST are males and
1874, $50 females.
The Mississippi river is Just now wash
ing away a large quantity of excellent
farming land near haskaskia.
A company at Lyons, Ia, viii erect a
match factory that will produce 100000
matches day and employ about sixty
men!
Purse seines have never been used in
Great Britain. The-first seen there were
those exhibited at the Fisheries Exhibit
ton.
The bluefsh is undoubtedly the most
popular of all fish. During the season its
sale surpasses that of any other fish by 80
per cent.
New Orleans commerce for the first
five months of this year exceeds last
years by over S11, 900, 600, an increase of
nearly third.
The extent of the vineyards attacked by
the phyllOxera in the province of Malaga
is stated by Madrid paper to be upwards
of Ia, 900 acres.
Gold basket-straw bonnets. trimmed
with fiame-colOred lace, and fancy silver
straws and velvet intermingled, are the
newest fancies in French millinery.
A liquor firm in Peoria has recently re-
ceived an order from New York firm for
1000 barrels of whisky, which will re-
quire twenty-seyen cars 10 transport it.
The ticket boxes used by our railroad
general agents and in all our offices, were
invented in England about 1910, and there
has been no improvement made on them
since.
A wild turkey gobbler engaged in a fight
with rooster on Joe Couche's farm in
Livingston county. Mo-, and became so
absorbed in the battle that Mr.. COuche's
little boy slipped up behind and captured
him.
The Chinese and japanese styles of
headdress are in high vogue among the
ultra-fashionable women, and the stars
and heads of the pins they use to thrust
through the topknots are often studded
with diamonds, rubies and pearls of rare
value.
A crank went into the Sunday school at
Unity Church, Des Moines, on Sunday
morning, with his arm ornamented with a
live garter snake twined about it, and
seated himself in the Bible class. The
people were much put out at the introduce
ton of the primitive foe of mankind.
William Stricken, one of the wealthiest
men in Clark county, Indiana, has decided
a farm to each of his six children. The
smallest farm is valued at $11 900 and the
largest at $4,000. He does not want his
will contested after death, and desires to
see all of his children satisfied before he
dies.
The meanest deadheading yet reported
is in Portland, Maine, where the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen have voted them
selves admission to all places of amuse-
ment free, and have decided to wear
badge ''of some appropriate design" so
that their identity may be known to the
dOOrkeeper.
The Choya ShiRbUR says the Importance
and value of the silk industry of Japan
have attracted the attention ofthe govern
ment. The value of silk goods manufac-
tured annually in Japan is said TO eX-
coed lO0,000,OO0 yen, the production of
the province of KodZuke alone being esti-
mated at 100000.
A noted caterer tells this story: ''If
green peas are shelled and then are put
in dry open-mouthed bottles, and are
shaken together SO as to occupy as little
space as possible, then are cOrked tightly
and are sealed. they will keep three or
four months. They must, however, be
buried in dry earth in the cellar.
Last Thursday lady made declaration
at the Clerks office of Waterloo, Iowa, TO
become a citizen of the United States.
She claimed that she was a widow, and
that she could not transact the business
deYOlyed upon her by the death of her
husband unless she was naturalized The
required papers were made out.
South Africa children have as a favorite
plaything a snake. 1t is tiny little earth
snake, rarely found over three inches long,
with glossy jet black skin, long pointed
head and tail. 1t is petted and played
with by children, who tie its little body
up in knots, to have the pleasure of see
ing it unwind itself. 1t is perfectly HARM
less.
The PhilippOpOlis states that the East
ern RoumelianNbudget for 1881, which was
duly approved by his Imperial Majesty
the Sultan, included a credit of 10000 600
piasters for the purchase of arms. This
purchase not having been effected at the
time, the Governor General has just is
sued the necessary authorization for the
purchase of 5000 Berdan rifles,
A BaltimOrean has cage Of monkeys.
By way OF variety he put cat in with
them, much to their delight. On taking it
out the other day, there was a terrible
bowling on both sides. The cat refused
to eat, and the monkeys sat licking the
tears out of each others eyes for days.
Finally the cat was put back, and then
there was great JOY. IL licked all the lit
tie monkeys, and the big ones took turns
hugging it until its tongue stuck out.
\ match of curious character has just
been concluded in New York between
Frederic Hughes, owner of the catamaran
boat Jessie, and Mr.. Daggett, owner of a
horse unnamed, in whose powers of speed
and endurance he has great faith. The
match is believed to be entirely novel,
inasmuch as it involves conditions of
wind, tide and weather, as well as the
sailing qualities OF catamaran and the
endurance of the noblest Of animals. The
race is to be over a distance of ninety
miles for $500 side.
A novel warfareis in progress on Sta
ten Island. Boys living along the shores
have earned from S. to $40 week in the
fishing season by diggingehe sand worms
at low tide. This is regarded by the ma
q
ever, some Italian boOtblacks in New
York have discovered the value of the
''sand worm mine," as it is called, and
have worked it. The natives found out
the opposition on Saturday and stoned the
intruders from the shores. The Italians
promised to return with reinfOrcements,
and war is expected.
The Oregon, of the Guion line. is to be
the most powerful and the fastest of the
transatlantic passenger steamers. Her
displacement is about II, 900 tons. Her
engines have three cylinders, and are of
1900 horse power. The boilers contain
IA furnaces, consume about 800 tons of
coal per day, evapOrate 2,700 tons of
water. require 5000 tons of air to sup
port the combustion, or a volume of near
" 5000, 900 cubic feet, and the power
developed is sufficient to raise about 200,-
OOO tons one foot high per minute. The
ship will make 20 nautical miles knots
per hour, against an estimated resistance
of "a tons or twenty times the resistance
overcome by the most powerful lOcomO-
tive. The Atlantic will be crossed in six
DAYS in good weather,