Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

EIGHTEES thousand knit mittens and wrist
Indian school last year.
THE Wilson legacy Of $4,000 to Dartmouth
College is to be used in building a new library
on the site OF the old ''Gates House." at Ham
over, y. IL.
TArT001NG, which was at one time almost
universal among the japanese, is now fast
dying out, and in the largest cities Of Japan
Is seldom seen.
THE Oregon wool clip this year viii be far
above the average of other seasons. It will
also be much superior in quality, owing to the
good condition Of the hOcks.
HARRY MCDONALD, OF Providence, L. l.,
claims to have the smallest bull terrier in
America. 1t only weighs three and one
quarter pounds and is two years old.
\ NOVEL feature in the dining room OF a
hotel at Niagara Falls is a colossal mirror, in
which the falls arc reflected in such a manner
that the guests may admire while they eat.
TIE Blue Ridge OF West Virginia is believed
by the State GeOlogist to contain slumber-
ing volcano. There Is one place Of about an
acre in extent where the ground never freezes
and the snow always melts. Vegetation is
always a month in advance of the season.
The volcano Is believed to be below this spot.
IT IS said that some Partisan medical men are
about to organize baby show for the month of
July. The honorary Presidency OF the show
will be offered to Victor Hugo. The success
ful babies-that is to say, those who shall ap-
pear the latest and most healthy-are to be
decorated with medals or are to receive GER
tihcates Of merit.
TWENTY moonshiners have been captured
in Greene and Casey counties, Kentucky,
where their distilleries were destroyed. This
is the heaviest capture made for years, and
the authorities had a sharp battle with the
prisoners. One Of the gang was a robust
fine looking girl of 10, armed with rifle, and
dressed in "a short skirt and wearing a man 9
slouched hat.
EsTHETIC London Is paying pilgrimage to
the bridal dress Of the future Mrs. Oscar
Wilde. The shrine where the nuptial gar
ment is exhibited is the show room OF a fash
lonable French dressmaker in Regent street.
| The dress is saffron hued, the color worn by
Greek maidens on their marriage day and Is
adorned with pale violet trimmings, which
( Hellenic brides would probably hardly coun-
tenance. Miss Lloyd's headgear viii be OF
supfOwers.
THE largest European ma il ever de-
spatched from New York was taken out on
Thursday by the German steamship Elder. It
consisted Of 1893 letters and 226 newspaper
bags; total, 625 bags, of which 267 were from
New Zealand and Australia. The remainder
was made up at the New York office, and
contained 1925 ordinary letters and $500
dispatch was by the Alaska, which, on the
18th Of June, last year, took out 52S bags Of
mail matter.
A WEALTHY Scandinavian from Bismarck,
OAK, arrived in st. Paul, Mimi, last week,
and said he wanted wife. At the depot he
met for the first time man to whom he
offered 5000 if he would find him a wife on
short notice. The man took him to his own
house and introduced him to his daughter.
/ The bargain was quickly made, and, as a
guarantee Of good faith, the man from Dakota
transferred 900 worth of Bismarck pro-
perty to his intended bride. The marriage
took place on Saturday last.
CALIFORNIA has long had little trade with
Russian Asia. Small consignments Of supplies
are sent every spring to Petropaulowski,
Nielaefski, and the Amoor river. For the
first ten years after 1854 the amount was
Sll6l, 700, and for the last ten years 81 ,265, 300
Flour has been prominent item in these eX-
ports from the start. Last year 5000 barrels
OF flour were sent, valued at $4,000. There
were also value Of $4,000 in dry goods. A
novel item in the exports from San Francisco
to Russian Asia last year was a steamboat,
valued at $4,000 for use in the AMOR river.
THE colony of Victoria has hangman Of
bibuleus propensities, which are astutely
utilized. When drunk this antipodean exc
cutioner, by name Upjohn, is also riotous and
gets into trouble. Then he is sentenced TO u
term OF imprisonment, during which he Is
kept strictly sober for duty. After a salts
factorily performed execution he is allowed
out, commits himself, and is resentenced
Mr.. UpjOhn's life thus consists OF imprisOn-
ment, and occasional "drunk" carefully
timed so as not to interfere with his func-
tions, and now and then an execution to
break the monotOny.
A GENTLEMAN living at Aiken, S. c., owned
a pair Of ponies which the family had driven
for years. Recently the roads became so bad
that he sent the ponies out to his plantation
n a
When the ponies went to the farm the old
family coach dog which had run with them
FIR years accompanied them. They had been
there week when the dog trotted back to
town to see his master. lie lowered around
the new horses for a few minutes, and then
put of briskly for the farm. In an hour he
came back, followed by the two faithful old
ponies whose places had been usuTped by the
horses.