Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-12
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LONDON milkmen and newsboys use tri-
cycles IN their daily rounds.
IT is said 5000 boys and 1000 girls under 10
years Of age are employed in Chicago factories
in violation Of law.
THE project of repairing the old pony trail
up Mt. Washington has been renewed. The
Fabvan and the Glen House will be under
one management this year.
THE number of Ohloans living in New York
city has proven so large that there is talk Of
forming an Ohio Society, to be modelled after
the famous New England Society.
y NEW LONDON, Conn, whaler has killed
the largest whale ever caught. 1t yielded les
barrels of oil. and 300 pounds Of whalebone.
1t was killed in Cumberland Inlet.
THERE has not been half the usual catch Of
shad this season, and fishermen have had as
poor luck with many other kinds Of fish.
Mackerel. haddock, and halibut are also scarce
and small.
PHILADELPHIA INDUCED in a race between
puppies last Monday. There were fifteen en-
tries. and the distance was 200 yards. The
prizes amounted to $1,000, and over $1,000
changed hands IN bets.
A MINER digging in claim in California
some weeks ago upturned the skeletons of l3
men. Most of them were head downward.
1t was learned that in early days dance
house OF evil reputation stood on this site.
and it is believed that the skeletons are those
of persons murdered there and thrown into a
pit in the cellar.
THE latest caper in society is to stamp or
seal letter where wax is used by the use of
the thumb. 1t is said that the lines on the
ball Of the thumb are indicative Of character
and make pretty craven surface on the wax,
besides conveying to the loved one personal
impression that carries with 1t something Of
the identity of the sender.
THERE are IN Louisiana subject to overflow
over 1900 square miles, or ll,sO0,OOO acres,
containing three-fourths OF the population OF
the State every acre of which land would
utterly ruined, the property DESTROYED and
the people dependent on Federal charity, but
for the protection OF the levees.
II the Bayswater district of London there
is a Boys Cat League, established for tortur-
ing cats. An oath is administered by the
Captains of implicit obedience. with fines,
rewards etc They steal their Door victims
generally on Sunday, bank holidays, and
evenings after dark for this savage, cOwardly
pastime and carry them into private pleasure
grounds, quiet streets, empty houses, there to
torture them.
Four little girls who had crossed the ocean
ana with no one to look after
them except some of the kind hearted women
in the steerage, were landed at Castle Garden
with other passengers on the National liner
France. The babies were sisters-Gracie, Jo-
sic, Lena and Nellie MeRostia. The youngest
was only years OF age and the eldest S. Their
mother died year ago, and they came out
alone to meet their father, who lives in Brook
Ign,
THE English custom of eating hot cross
buns ON Good Friday, is growing IN observ-
ance in America, although the origin is in
doubt, and may be traced far away beyond
the Passover. In the Vatican there is table
very roughly presenting the miracle of the
five lOayes, which have the symbolical cross
on them. But the ancient pagan Saxons, in