Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

PENNSYLVANIA GIRL received a setter
pup as a wedding present and as the animal
could not be placed on exhibition with the
butter knives and silver spoons card naming
the Gift and the donor was tackled up over the
exhibit and the dog tied up in the kitchen.
THERE is story told of Lord Hardcastle
meeting Poole on the chain pier at Brighton.
He stopped him and said, Look here,
Poole. | got this coat OF you, aud see how
badly il ITS Poole took bit OF chalk out OF
his waistcOat pocket and marked MS Lord
ships coat all over and said, Take this coat
to ms cutter. my Lord, ana ne VIII make the
necessary alterations"
A NEW FRUIT, ''loquat," introduced in Cali
ifornia, where it is highly esteemed, is a ma
tive Of Japan or China. The tree is an ever
green. with large oval coarsely -toothed
leaves. The fruit grows IN clusters each
plum resembling a miniature bellenOWer APP
pie and is from an inch to an inch and a half
in diameter. Ii Is bright yellow, with pleas
ant sour flavor, tough. smooth skin, ana con-
tains two Large seeds. The tree Is very hardy.
A PEORIA 1LL.) GIRL has been displaying
bit Of leap year gallantry that ought to COM
mend her proposal Of marriage to the careful
consideration Of the Peoria young man when
she comes to offer her hand, her heart and her
fortune. She was out walking the other eve
ming with presumably. her best young man.
when a party OF street-corner lOafers Llsulted
him. The indignant maiden promptly knock
ed two of them down. ana the rest OF the
abashed crowd fell back out Of reach OF her
arm.
EARTH-sHAKEN CHIos is now visited by an
other calamity. A large number Of the lemon
and orange trees, which form one Of the chief
resources Of the island, are attacked by an
unknown disease. and specialists are being
sent BY the Minister OF Commerce to make IN
yestigations. Meanwhile the plOus lnhaol-
tants are having recourse 10 supernatural
remedies Having chartered special steamer,
thew have brought from one OF the inconsistencies
Of Mount AthOs miracle-worklng girQie OF
the Virgin, and grand procession headed by
the orthodox metropolitan is bearing the
sacred relic through the orchards.
THE Government Of India have received the
reports of the preliminary examination of the
oii-bearing strata which exists in the neigh
borhood of Sibi. The professional reports are
so encouraging that the government have
determined to procure rom En lIllt; .ile
These viii begin next winter. and Will be
conducted on an extensive scale II the re-
suit justify the sangulne hopes entertained.
the discovery Will be one OF importance IN re-
lation TO Indian industrial development and
the solution Of the Central Asian question.
Mr.. ALBERT SHARPE writes to the London
DaVv Ns1os that, as one who suffered many
wears very severely with summer eatarrh and
bav asthma. he determined to try the expert
ment Of taking pinch OF strong scotch snun
whenever the sneezing was violent; TINS
seemed to have the effect OF relieving the par
oxvsus and he felt convinced that by taking
snuff before the attack made It's appearance
in the spring it would help TO staylts severity.
He passed through the first season with
scarcely any symptoms of sneezing and with
out 3 sign OF asthma, and by perseYerlng with
suuf taking again as the next season came
round it had similar eject; Sow, LOT more
than six years he has not had an attack OF
either sneezing or hay asthma.
A WELL Known Boston gentleman keeps
piceons at his country place near Milton. The
birds lived in the barn until recently, when
he built a hen house with doTe-cot in its
second story. The barn as then boarded up
and the pigeons invited TO enter their new
home. They unitedly refused and slept IN the
tree for q week. Then consultation was
held and all but one adopted the new abode.
The one stalwart stayed in the trees few
DAYS longer. and then was seen 10 ny to a great
height in the air and disappear. some days
later he turned up in Waltham, where he was
recognized by aman who had reared him, and
who had marx ed his wing The bird had been
near Milton for nearly two years, ana mad
originally been brought there from W Altman
in a closed basket.
THx curiosity of the inhabitants Of Albano.
in italy, has been greatly exercised duringthe
last month concerning hermit wearing the
dress Of the THIRD Order Of St. Francis, who
hsd silently taken up his abode in one Of the
tufa grOttOes on the outskirts OF the town.
seldom leaving his retreat, he refrained absO-
Iutelv from holding any communication with
the world. He was seen by passers by either
urostrate before a cross or extended on straw
mat. reading book Of prayers: and he would
accent Of no obligations beyond bread and
vegetables. which were left by the charitable
at the mouth of the cave. Finally. however,
the curiosity Of the police was also aroused.
The description Of his features was found to
taIIv with those OF an absconded Neronese
banker. and positive identification followed
bis arrest.
AFTFR the International Exhibition at
Amsterdam, a shower Of decorations fell on
the most distinguished exhibitors, and among
them the Cross Of Officer Of the Lion Of the
Netherlands en- M. A. Stevens" being in
tended for NJ Alfred Stevens, the eminent
naiufer. who resides in Paris. By misunder-
stauding. the cross was given 10 III. Agaplt
Stevens also an artist, living IN Brussels. and
when NJ Agapit Stevens was requested 70
return the decoration, he positively refused
to acknowledge that there could be any mis-
take. and protested that his reputation as an
artist sufficiently explained the honor con-
ferred upon him. Legal proceedings are %
be taken against NJ. Agaplt Stevens Tor re-
faining in his possession what does not De-
Iorr 70 him. and he Is said 70 have returned
tie cross, but 70 have kept the letters patent.