Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE full strength OF England's armed force
in ireland is $4,000 men.
Tar monopoly Of Lucifer matchmaking in
France is to be submitted to public tender
Two MEN who sold painted sparrow on the
pretense that it was canary, have been sent
10 prison by the Lord Mayor Of London for
three months hard labor.
LORD SHAFTEsBURY says there are 100000
more women in England than there ought TO
be, and he thinks il a social necessity that the
disparity between the sexes be removed by the
emigration of the women.
ssTHEsE is more common sense and manli-
ness in an old-fashioned rough and-tumble
fight than is encompassed by the whole code
OF honor, so-cailed,N says the Nashville bGH-
Her.
4 MEMBER Of the Alpine Club has made the
entire tour around the Lake Of Geneva in II
hours. the dis ance being III miles, and the
feat was accomplished against strong head
wind.
THERE are now about 81, 600 pensioners Of
all classes and Of these rs coo are the soldiers
themselves The remainder are widows.
minor children, and dependent parents, IN
Guiding l.200 survivors OF the war OF 1917, ana
nearly 5000 widows of the soldiers who served
in that war.
ONE OF the most precious vineyards Of
which was founded by religious order. II
is not q very large farm. but is yields from 10
to 100 barrels Of wine. which has wide celeb
rity. Sometimes they sell rs high as $50 the
barrel, on the place.
E. L. HAWK received word while at the
Sacramento. Cal, Republican Convention on
Friday last. from his ranch near Roekim. that
numbers and thar his presence was required
there Immediately He therefore abandoned
his fight for Auditor and Recorder. and le1t
TO do battle with the army worm. The worms
have appeared near Penryn.
TIE workmen's dwelling societies lately
formed in Holstein. Schleswig and other prov
inces in Germany have proved so successful
that the experiment Is beng initiated by many
OF the chief manufacturers Of Bavaria and
Bohemia. who hope by this means 10 appease
the workingmen and nulIify the efforts Of the
Socialists BY supplying dwellings 70 their
operatives free Of cost.
A POWERFUL green wine is used by the peas
antry Of Portugal which Is an excellent re-
storative. and absolutely harmless The Ia
borers-and they work from morning TO night
are allowed about an imperial quart OF
this wine daily By the farmers, and when
exhausted by labor and the heat OF the SUI
thew take pull 81 the wine bottle and begin
work again like giant refreshed. The wine
Is rough and strong. but very cheap. Nowhere
Is there 50 little drunkenness as IN Portugal.
Az interesting case recently tried in Lon
don showed that the price Of IN P as
directors Of cab companies and other schemes
i low ering because of the greater competition
that nfTF exists. The case IN question was
an action brought against the promoters OF
certain company TO recover commission SAID
to be due for securing influential directors;
and il appeared from the testimony that
whereas the price paid man already q rail-
ROAD director was S5.oeo, that for plain
NJ. p. was only $500.
ENGLISH OFFICERS in India do not conceal
the fact that their uniform Is not always q
safeguard. Recently Lieut. DuPuis, while
making his way back from Mount Largun..
was oTertaken by band OF 1asnawazaI
Pafhans. who first hustled him, then, whilst
crossing narrow bridge over nulias at the
bottom OF which there Is flowing water,
pushed him OF the plank and peited him 70
death with stones During the searches made
BY the troops the body was nrsk hidden De-
meath the water, then removed and buried on
q low hill above the Han pass.
THERE seems to be an unlimited deposit Of
excellent iron ore in Marion county. Ala,
which BIZ experts : pronounced equal 70 the
best Pennsylvania ores. greatly resembling
Swedish iron in its qualities. The ore is
hemafIte and assays from 5 70 50 per cent. Of
excellent iron, superior Tor car wheels rails
aud heavy machinery. where hard. tough
iron Is desirable. It Is readily reduced with
nine charcoal and limestone lux. the former
burned anywhere near the deposits. the lat
ter brought from Hunt county, about les miles
distant
THE Bodie fCaI.) Free Press Of July II said.
ssThe air yesterday morning was alive with
butterflies. There were billions Of them. not
az the brillianf-hued type. but q the modest.
religious sort. and Of al sizes. from the eIg.
Iazv brck Nv that tackles the snn-nower 70
the modest little whlte-wlnged angeAs- E4eh
one seemed bent Oh migration e me soatn-
ward, and they continued Or TIER strange