Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-12
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| pigeons in the past five years.
Two new Cunarders are now being built
with the object of beating all previous records
| in crOssi ing the Atlantic.
THE worlds tin production amounted last
year to 1910 tons, about one-third of which
was consumed in the United states. Hence
| the importance of the newly discovered Black
Hills deposits, which, IT is said, will make this
country Independent Of Cornwall, the Fast
Indies and Australia.
WHILE making the necessary excavations
for LAYING down hydrant in the POstgasse in
Vienna a few days ago, the workmen came on
some traces Of ancient work, which were LAID
bare with great care. They soon uncovered
a Roman grave. constructed simply OF tiles, IN
an excellent condition of preservation. 1t
measured four feet square.
u a recent edition OF the London Times APP
pears an advertisement for a lost artificial
nose. "Inasmuch as l viii be compelled to
remain at home until my nose is returned,
not having money enough to purchase a new
one" saws the advertiser, Il trust that the
finder will have the goodness to. return 1t
without hopes of other reward than the
thanks of its owner
AT the Trafalgar cOllieries, South Wales, the
electrical Transmission of power has been APP
piled to pumping. The engine and dynamo
are on the surface, and the pump underground
600 wards away from them. The pump Is
double acting, throwing a gallon each stroke,
and may be run at a speed OF from 90 TO 20
strokes a minute. 1t has been working con-
sfant!y and satisfactorily since December,
1882.
\ FRENCH merchant in Western Africa has
been presented, says the Repu5Igue Francajse,
bv NJ. de Costa SOares with Liyingstone's
map of South Africa. 1t measures about four
feet by three feet. was drawn up by hand
under LivingstOne's directions on sheet Of
paper gummed on canvas, and Is annotated
] nv d. m am blank
being filled with interesting geographical ana
chronological memoranda.
THE Frankfort Municipal Council is mex
orable, and has finally decided to abolish the
old and rebuild a new jew Lane. This i'm
plies the destruction of the ancient homestead
of the Rethschilds, who have protested in
vain againt its appropriation, but who have
now engaged the Frankfort artist, NJ GOebel,
to rescue the old home from oblivion by an oil
painting, which is spoken of as masterpiece
OF modern architectural painting.
EDwARD KING writes from Paris: 81 hear
that Ex-Governor Leland Stanford, Of Cali
fornia, who has been here for some time past
and who is in very bad health, has decided to
give several millions of dollars out of his i'm
mense fortune to the founding Of a university
for the sons of wOrklngmen. This institution
will probably be located IN the State OF Call
fornia, and will be named alter Governor
Stanford's only son. who died recently in
Florence Of malarial fever"
SEVERAL persons in Philadelphia are
threatening to throw the telegraph wires
from their buildings as the President OF the
Penn Mutual Insurance Company successful
ly did a few nights ago. In many parts OF
the city the telegraph companies are paying
for the use of roofs on which to run their
wires. Since one man cut the wires from his
hotel he has been paid a round sum to let
them 90 up again, ana nrm OF founders got
$500 for the top of their building.
A C1NcINNATI doctor of large practice says
the profession is poor, very poor, and physi-
clans who talk of incomes Of $4,000 to $4,000
A wear ONLY talk for effect. Il earn from Sl2,-
coo q $4,000 and think myself well off if /
collect one third of il. | keep carriage, to
be sure. and a cOlOred man with very bright
buttons but it is often that have not dol
lar in my pocket to pay for cab if my own
equipage should happen to break down a
couple Of miles away from home,'
"MexlcO is a great and splendid mine of
gold, that has never been worked writes
correspondent of the Detroit Post and Tribune.
Though with a population of 100000, Its
entire annual product, counting vegetables,
cereals, fruit, lumber, silver and precious
stones, is less tnan that of the single State of
Indiana-less even than that of New Jersey.
And the Americans in business here are few.
The whole number Of people who came to
Mexico last year from the United states was
less than the Europeans VINO land at Castle
Garden in one day from single Gulon steam
err This is yet the terra tHc0gnitO-the lanc OF
great possibilities.
NEW YORK CITY claims TO have more than
a thousand women who speculate in stocks,
grain. oil, whisky and every other way known
to the sterner sex, but brokers, as rule, re-
fuse their custom. The reasons for this were
expressed by a broker thus: "Their risks are
small and il they lOse-phew-wH But
surprising they make hlts' wen, then
thev grow confidential. Thew tell you they
knew il was coming so. They dreamed of
IL fbn "a u
or something like that. They swear by their
dreams. II a woman has certain dream, and
puts her money on that dream, and then the
market goes the wrong way, why she has
been swindled by the operator
BALLoONING is being made distinct fea-
ture OF the School Of Military Engineering at
Chatham, England, and extensive prepare
tions are already in progress for balloon ex-
periments to be carried on during the summer
months. officers and sappers Will be in
structed in the manufacture OF coal ana ny
dfOgen gas, Geographic communication, tax
ing of photographs. the use of the electric
light from balloons, transport packing, infa-
ton and the construction of screens for the
protection of balloons. Special practice also
will he devoted to the most efeetual means of
conveying gas from one position to another.
At last il seems as If the practicabllity of bal
looms for accommodating and signaling has
been fully realized.
CAPT. GEORGE WOOD, Of Hammondspart,
n. Y, Will start in July next to spend the
winter in Florida. He is having yacht built
at Geneva, on Seneca Lake, in which to make
the trip. He will leave Geneva for Lake On-
tari0 via the Seneca river, Erie canal and
Charlotte river. He will 90 to the Thousand
Islands and the st. Lawrence river by way OF
Lake Ontario. From the st. Lawrence he
will point south, passing through Lake Cham
PLAIN and Lake George, and thence down the
Hudson river to New York. Leaving New
York he will follow the Atlantic coast to the
mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Sailing up the
bay and the Potomac river to Georgetown, he
will take the Chesapeake and Ohio canal to
Pittsburg, thence down the Ohio to the Missis-
sippi, and down the Mississippi to the Gulf of
Mexico. Crossing the Gulf, he will select some
point on the Florida coast for his winter
stopping place.