Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE proposed reform bill IN England VIII
enfranchise about 100000 men.
CUBA will soon have a refinery for its sugar.
The first one ever established on the island Is
in course Of erection at Cardenas.
NJ. DE LEssEPs' construction Of a second
canal across the Isthmus Of Suez depends now
upon the encouragement he meets With IN
Cairo.
1t is said that the efforts of the Mormon
PROSECUTING agents in the South have been so
well rewarded that the force will be doubled
this spring.
AN Oswego q. " Romeo of Is summers,
having borrowed 81 from friend, eloped
with and was married to lady OF his love,
aged 10, last week.
THEY have abolished on most of the London
tramways the bell punch, which they adopted
after us 1t was considered nuisance, and
it failed to prevent dishonesty.
WRITING in the Psychological Journal about
the treatment of the insane in Texas, DR..
Burt, of Austin, says: "There are to-day at
least 600 in the jails of the State! An outrage
and disgrace"
\ COLLEGE for young women has been IN
cOrpOrated as apropOsed adjunct to Columbia.
If the expected support is forthcoming, New
York may have tirst-class institution for the
higher education of women
THE number of farm animals in this cOun-
try, according to 4 recent report of the Agri-
cultural Department, shows an increase since
February 1888, of four millions, stock cattle
forming the largest portion.
SINCE the commencement Of work on the
canal the population of Aspinwall, Panama,
has suddenly increased from 1880 or 200l to
5000 or 10000, and building has extended INTO
the swamps, where there are no streets
graded.
A COMMISSION on the law OF insanity has
been nominated by the French Senate. The
members will examine experts and visit other
countries in order to settle all the details
necessary to the preparation OF new law OF
lunacy for France.
ONE of the most interesting features of the
camp at Cnurd d. Alene is the discovery of an
cient wash gravel on the rimrock at height
of IS feet above the creeks. This ancient wash
has been traced from the summit OF the Ceur
a. Alene range down to Wolf Lodge, dis
lance of so miles, and it is thought that the
wash will prove TO be as profitable and as eN-
tensive a field for investment ana gold pro-
ductIon as the famous blue gravel claims OF
California.
IL 1881 Fargo (DakOta) farmer noticed
single stool of wheat IN his oat field, which
consisted of twenty-five stalks, headed out.
These contained $50 grains, of which 760 were
planted in 1882, yielding one fifth of bushel.
Last spring this wheat was planted anu care
an increase Of IS fold, and yield OF 90 BUSH
els and 30 pounds to the acre. Seventeen
bushels from a single kernel IN three years Is
a good growth.
THE following story is not authenticated:
"a dog at Bridgeport Conn. has learned the
art of skating. The skates are made of cellu
loid quite light. and small enough to fit the
dogs feet After they are adjusted by its
master the dog starts out with different
movements until a signal IS given, when he
rises and skates on his nina legs, giving the
Dutch roll and other movements with quite a
waggish air. Afterward he drops upon his
fore legs and skates with his hind ones ele-
waited"
A GLASGOW physician has discovered the
means of converting a Scotch tenor into AN
Italian one; and the experiments made under
his direction on number of voices which
originally, like their native Caledonia, were
stern and wild, have given the most salts
factory results. The distinctive element IN
the air and dew of Italy is, il seems, peroxide
NJ hydrogen: and any one who will take the
trouble to inhale sufficient quantity OF this
gaseous compound may Italianlze his voice.
CrTEwAYo's only head gear when he ar
rived in England was a military forage cap,
but he refused to go and see the Queen at Os-
horne in ANYTHING but a high SILK nat, so
speedily were the usages OF clNlilZatiOh
grated upon the savage mlnd. Inc uihculty
OF making a hat for CeteWay0 was very great,
owing to the fact that he always carried a
wedding-ring upon his head. The Auiu Wed
ding-ring is a cord covered with gum, tnlck-
ened with ashes. THIS is fixed round the
head at marriage, and worn until death. n
silk hat, however, of the most abnormal pro-
portions ever witnessed IN England WIS
turned out half an hour before the train left
for Osborne.
THE Vienna COopers' Union have petitioned
the burgomaster to remove from its present
hiding place and to put up in the vaults OF the
City Hall the gigantic cask which created