Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

/ THE Florida hotels are filling up with
walters who have been at Saratoga during
/ the summer.
/ 4 NEGRO girl has been arrested in
Vicksburg for burning private residence
| and setting fire to three children, the lat
/ ter of whom was negro and who burned
/ to death.
A FRENCH butcher, about to pay a
droyer 100 francs. dropped the note in a
dish of gravy. He snatched it up and was
waving it i'm the air to dry it, when the
droyer's dog swallowed the precious NOR
sci. The butcher now claims that the
drover's dog collected the debt
\ KNIGHT TENIPLAR in a san Francisco
parlor described the beauties of the East
ern coast. A san Francisco man smiled
cOntemptuOusly and said: "l'ye been
East. myself, and don't think much of it,"
ssWhere were yOuy' "Why, East, in
Omaha. The East amt as big as Frisco"
THERE was exhibited at the MOniteau
fair last week two living curiosties from
Montgomery county, Penn, and eX-
hibted bv two citizens of that county. A
colt with a human head, IA most eXtraOr-
binary freak of nature, the human cast
seeming to run as far back as the fore
shoulder. when the lines of the colt set in.
The location of the eyes and ears and the
shape of the head was decidedly human.
MEN who were weighing bale of cot
ton in Dallas, Texas, a few days ago,
noticed that it was warmer than the at
mOsphere. An examination proved that
the centre of the bale was on fire, and
when 1t was opened the smOuldering cot
ton burst into flames. There are two
theories as 20 the origin of the fire-spOn
taneous combustion and a spark from the
gin, finding about equal support in local
opinion.
AN extraordinary pearl has been found
at Nichol Bay. 1t is composed of nine
distinct pearls about the size of peas, OF
fine lustre and firmly bedded together
i'm the form of a perfect cross about an
inch and half long. 1t is perfectly
uniaue curiosity and is expected, says
the Melbourne Argus, to fetch fabulous
price, owing to the extraordinary coinci-
dence of its perfectly representing the
symbol of Christianity.
A SMART fish can be seen in the clear
water of the Elk at Huffman's dam. He
follows the turtle, keeping closely behind,
and when the turtle turns over rock in
search of crawfish the fish quickly darts
i'm. grabs the craw and skips. The indus
trious but disappointed turtle moves on
ward Mt his work, perhaps not knowing
that the willy fish is slyly watching his
movements, but his labor is without re-
ward.
THE Helena Independent tells of a gulch
between Helena and Virginia City, New,
whose waters cover all polished iron and
steel with a coating of pure metallic cop
per, as bright as the FURNISHED metal.
Pick and shOvels used there soon become
copper-plated. One day i'm 80 a horse was
Dermitted to stand in the moist sand some
fifteen minutes, and when led out his shoes
had "A bright copper coating. The sands
in this ptIIch are all of beautiful CRYSTALS
of metallic copper. Sometimes we found
masses of crystaliZed copper weighing
three and four ounces.
THE comment is made that Mr.. Null
hall. the eminent English statist's sug-
gested remedies for suicide are really
preventives of insanity. He tabulates
them somewhat oddly as follows: L. To
abolish the duty on coffee, which Is the
greatest foe to intemperance. 2 10 open
museums and galleries on Sunday AFTER
moons. ). To forbid marriages between
cousins, under penalty of paying double
the ordinary poor rates. 4. To initiate
MIR. Peabody, as far as possible, in erect
ing suitable wOrkmen's tenements. ). To
recommend less high pressure in schools.
SEATED upon the hearse with the
driver in Philadelphia Chinese funeral
procession was an official who carried an
immense banner, which he now and then
waved as a warning to the demons to keep
a respectful distance from the ceffin. An
other man flung abroad strips of paper