Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-18

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from the profits Of selling papers since
May Is. 1882, $3.50.
Iowa is suffering from too much rain.
and Tennessee for want of rain. New
England has Just enough.
Endorsed mercantile paper sells in New
York for from to 8 per cent. interest.
Not so well known paper" which means
that of persons who pay higher price.
pays from TO per cent. interest.
Two young ladies of Ames, Mich, while
crossing a railroad bridge few days ago,
were SO frightened at the approach of
train they could not move. The engineer
succeeded in stopping his engine as the
cow catcher touched the dress of one OF
the girls.
From the compendium of the tenth Gen.
sus it appears that 1852 natives Of
Maine were resident in the United States
in 1880. of whom 3,O15 lived in their
native State, the remainder, numbering
IS. 81. being distributed throughout the
other States and Territories.
While examining the water works Of
Rock Island, few days ago, Mr.. Holly
found in the pumps masses of aecumu-
lated dead fish. turtles, chunks and other
trash. A sucker was found in one of
the pipes that measured three feet nine
inches long, and weighed over fifty-one
pounds.
1t is customary at Western farm ven-
dues to set out lunch where the sale is
of any magnitude. At an auction in the
southern part of Michigan county re-
Gently. farmer ate one dozen sand
witches, drank five cups OF coffee, filled his
pockets with Northern spirits, and did
not make a bid at the sale on single ar
ticle.
There were about 9O.OOO,OO bricks pro-
duced in the various yards in the vicinity
of Cincinnati last year, valued at SS5O,OOO,
and. in addition to this, considerable
quantities were brought TO Cincinnati
from points up the river, from Baltimore,
GAINESVILLE, MiddlepOrt, o., and Aurora,
Ind. Thirty-nine yards in the vicinity OF
the city employed $50 hands.
The Calcutta exhibition, which Will
open December >, of this year, will be
wonderful for the notable collection of
precious stones which are to be shown.
The great majority of the native princes
of India have promised to lend their finest
Jewels, and among these are some of the
cOstliest in the world. The collection
will be especially rich in diamonds and
pearls.
A Portland, Me-, man recently took a
contract to furnish FOrepaugh six centre
poles or masts for his mammoth circus
tent, the largest ever made. They were
to be seventy feet long, eighteen inches in
diameter at the base and eight inches at
the top. 1t was with some extreme diff
Guilty that they were at last obtained and
even then had to be transported from
Maine to Philadelphia.
One of the interesting cranks who for
years visited the Bibliotheque Rationale
at Paris was the Orientalist who went by
the name of ssrhe Persian" He worked
'industriously, compiling Turkish
French dictionary. Oddly enough the
man wasn't Persian; didn't know any,
thing about French; and nobody could
| e er discover that he had any knowledge
of Turkish. One day he failed to appear
in his accustomed place, and 1t was
rightly guessed that he was dead.
The United States engineer officer sent
to survey the Eads' jetties in the Mis-
sissippi, reports that the shoalest water
| between New Orleans and the Gulf is
about the middle of South Pass, near the
| BayOn Grande. where the least depth was
| twenty-six and nine-tenths feet on May
%. the date of the report, and the least
width of this channel was sixty feet.
| Vessels drawing twenty-siX feet can go to
New Orleans without touching bottom or
meeting with any detention.
According to the popular legend, the
devil. who has a special interest in master
ing as many tongues as possible, spent
seven years in the study of Basque, and
learned only three words, possibly includ-
| ing the two following, which NJ. Carat
| cites as specimens of many others: iZary-
saroyaeniurreaIelba rera and aZpilcueta-
| garaycosdrOyaIe 1De- CColla- ca. As 10
pronunciation. it is sufficient to cite the
ATdalusial prOyetb, that the Basque
writes solomon and prOnOunces it NE
buchadneZZar."
According to Fuller's "Worthies, .
Nicholas Wood, of Harrison, in Kent, ate
such meals as a whole hog. with three
pecks of damsons. eighteen yards of black
pudding, eighty-fOur rabbits, thirty dozen
pigeons and raw sheep. TO say nothing
OF the dinner provided for thirty men.
1.-TWO lOins of mutton and one lOln OF
veal,'' it is said, ''were but as three sprats
unto him." 4 lawyer Of the time OF
| Charles l., named Mallett, is said to have
| eaten the shilling-a-head ''ordinary" pre-
pared for thirty of his brethren.
Among the concessions recently grant
ed by the Mexican government is one
which allows Louis LegOrreta and Arthur
| Mayor to gather for ten years the cactus,
/ or maguev plant, on government lands.
| These persons must establish in the
/ country within two years paper and
| textile mill i'm which the cactus leaf is 70
/ be used, and for each such mill erected al
/ a cost of not less than $4,000 the govern
ment will give premium of 10000. The
plant is said to be so abundant that the
| industry can be extended almost without
| limit.
\ Chagrin Falls, Ohio, man, is working
on a flying machine, not of the Darius
Green pattern, but of the electric motor
/ style. Some of the plans, as the revOl-
wing wings, set at an angle like wind
mill. for instance, are old, while two OF
/ three others are decidedly new, and TO an
I inexperienced eye practical. The frame
/ of the machine is 10 be made OF small tn
bular steel rods and bamboo, combining
great strength in small weights. The
/ wings are of steel and bamboo, covered
with very light oiled silk. The motor is
/ to be an electric engine supplied by strong
batteries The inventor is very sangulne
of success, and says ''there's millions in
| it."
The finances of the State of New Hamp-
shire are represented in satisfactory
condition. There was cash balance in
the Treasury of $2O4,622 40 on May 81,
against SCI. 233 4S at the same time last
year. This favorable showing is largely
due to the adoption of biennial sessions OF
the Legislature. The State debt amounts
to s.. $50, 900 "a. Governor Hale advises
the destruction of ''dOuble taxation" he
goes for legislation to preserve the re-
manning forests in New Hampshire, and
suggests sufficient appropriations to rem
der Hour mountain roads safe and CON-
Portable" The summer business Of lew
Hampshire is estimated at from S., O0O, 900
to SIS, ZOO, 600 annually.
A New York letter to a Western paper
says: ssAristocratic pug dogs have had a
grand dinner and sOiree at the house OF
some puppy lover, and the delicacies OF
the fish and game season, ice, merlngues,
eclairs and sherbets were served to these
delicate creatures off Serves china or
royal old Worcester, and fine, fat nile
green hassOcks trimmed with gold cord
and bullion acorns. The maid OF each
noble founding stood by to see that her
master did not show i'll breeding by v0ra-
cious feeding, nor get bone IN Its throat,
besides keeping the ice cream from giving
him the stomach ache afterward. All
these maids had to brush their charges
teeth before putting them TO bed, or they'd
never have a sweet breath.
President Arthur Cruelty Arraigned.
Neso York Times.
Whatever may be said of the general
+. excellence of President Arthur's admin