Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE Feuardent-Di Cesnola ease has dragged
its weary length through fifty days of trial at
an estimated outlay of a tritie under S3S,OeO
IL FRANCE nearly all the railroad ticket and
signal clerks are women, who are paid as
much as men. They are preferred because of
their sObriety.
SIGNoR GIRO, in trying to induce Italian
farmers TO raise potatoes, viii first have to
influence Italians TO like the American tuber
In Northern and Central Italy the staple lOod
is pOrridge made Of corn meal.
FROM December 26 to the middle of January
no cholera cases had been reported in Egypt
Clean bills of health were consequently issued
to all vessels leaving the ports OF that country
on that day, and subsequently
To show the splendor of the offerings made
by the pilgrims at the grave Of Victor En-
manuel, writer instances wreath OF gold
set with jewels which was brought by the
Palermo pilgrims. It Is SAID TO nave cost a
million francs. though this sum seems lncredl-
BILE.
NJ. DE LEssEPs does not let the grass grow
under his feet. Having quoted the frantic
desire of the English to dig a canal of their
own, he is now sending his engineers to Suez
to survey for widening of the little ditch
which he will continue to monopolize as long
as he lives.
ICELAND is gradually becoming popular
field for scientists and travellers. During the
past summer an unusually large number OF
the former have visited the island. parts OF
which are still uneXplOred. An English COM
pany has opened large deposits OF sulphur,
and is exporting considerable quantities
Mrs. JAMES THORNTON, of Penacook, n. H.,
met her death the other day in strange man
ner. While eating cloves one became lodged
in her throat and could not be removed. The
next day she was seized with tit of violent
spasms, in one of which she died. Ladies
whose husbands insist on going out between
the acts should preserve this for future use.
THE tea drinkers of America form an army
of no small proportions. judging by the statis-
ties of teas imported. The total impOrtatiOns
for the last four years were; 1850, 81, l46,40l
hounds: 1881 70 $50, 40 pounds; 1882, sol, $40
hounds: 1883. Sc, 900, 900. The imports OF last
wear were: Greens, 100000 pounds; blacks
ialI kinds, is, 100000 pounds; Japans, 32'50O,-
600 pounds.
PARsON TALMAGE attributes the epidemic
of crime, which appears to be sweeping the
country in general and Long Island in par
ticular. TO the state of the atmosphere. He
saws that Satan is prince of the powers OF the
air and that he EMPLOYS certain states OF the
atmosphere for evolving WIckedness. Mr..
Talmage advocates shutting on the supply OF
air from DISQUALIFICATION they are caught.
THE fish in the bay at San Francisco are
said TO be decreasing year by year, owing to
the reckless method of catching them. Every
time the Italians drag their nets upon the
arayelly beach thousands of small fish are al
lowed to die on shore. There are 1000 emma
men engaged in shrimp and sardlne hshlng
OF the Marin county coast. The Celestlals
attach their nets to stationary posts and catch
minnowe. which are dried and sent to China.
PHYSICIANS, especially those of Pennsylva-
mia are interested in a movement to have next
Years session of the Worlds Medical Con-
oress held in this country-ln Philadelphia if
possible The congress VIII meet IN Copen-
haven this wear and the American delegates,
Who will be selected at the May meeting OF
fine American Medical Association IN wash
inTton will doubtless be instructed to urge
The claims of this country to the congress IN
1885.
THE Cav Head people are rather sstonished
at the credit given to the revenue cutter DeA-
ter. whose Lieut.. Rhodes is being called 1.-THE
hero Of the disaster" The fact is that the
cutters bOats had but a short distance to row
and saved three men alive, whereas the nIst
Cav Head life-bOat took seven from the
wreck and the second took thirteen without
any assistance from the Dexter. Inc Nlne-
ward people even claim that II the DeNters
boats had kept away more lives would nave
been saved.
Mr.. GEORGE C. Min, the preacher-actor,
is having a tilt with a Methodist parson Of
Akron. Ohio. The parson assailed the actor
in newspaper article, to which the latter
responded by offering the reverend gentleman
seats to his performances, and pledglng MINI
self to give $500 to the church II any talnt OF
immortality could be pointed out to hlm. lie
further offers to meet the preacher ana speak