Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-28
TTE.NIs or INTEREST.

A GOOD many New York commission mer-
chants have been caught by reports Of short
annie cror So doth the tricky farmer out
reich the guileless Spectator.
PEOPLE need not be surprised if President
Arthur. following the example Of Gen. Grant,
should 90 iato Wall street at the close Of his
term. In some distant way-by marriage,
believe-he is a connection OF the big bear OF
the stock market, Addison Cammack.
THE electric light in san Jose, Cal, is death
on birds, especially on rainy and cloudy
nights. when they seem to lose their heads
and pitch into the light. On Tuesday night
forty-elght birds fell dead or wounded by
striking the irons Of the main tower, and on
the preceding night two ducks fell victims to
the electric glare.
SOME one gives this advice to cure fits: For
a fit of PASSION, walk in the open air. For
6t Of idleness, count the ticking OF a clock.
For q TT of idleness or folly, 90 to the work
house. For a ut Of ambition, go into church-
yard and read the grave stones. For nt OF
repining look about for the halt and the
blind, and visit the bed-ridden and alhlcted.l
THERE are in the United states II st. Pauls,
20 BridgepOrts, Is BuhalOs and Newarks, Il
Brooklvns, Clevelands and ROchesters, Is
Hartfords Is IlOuisYilles, IL BOstOns and
Pitisburgs, S Cinc1nnatis and Philadelphlas,
Chicagos, Z DetroIts, MllWaukees ana =.
LOuises, % WashlngtOns, ana New 1OfKs
and Baltimores. New Orleans and san Fran
cisco are not duplicated.
TIE skeleton Of a man seven feet long has
been found under the roots Of a huge tree
near Victoria, B. c. It is in a STATE Of good
preservation. and looks like the remains Of
man who had not been dead long. The tree
is seven feet in diameter, and probably nun
dreds OF years old, showing that the skeleton
must be that of a man living ages back. \
skeleton of baby was also found with it..
on the night Of the Ohio election Mr.. Blaine
is said to have exchanged Geographic messages
with home: ASK Mrs. Blaine how that
plumbing is getting on: if it is a good job"
and at that very time 10000 men just outside
the news from Ohio! We can credit it; II
anything could take his anxious mind OF
from the election, plumbing would do 1t.
A SENSATION has been caused at Salem, the
sleepy little capital Of Oregon, by number
of the female sex. The story goes that some
ten or a dozen ladies having husbands Of
cOnvivial disposition and penchant for
giving the town lurid hue after nlghtfall,
have dubbed together and resolved to make
Simultaneous application for divorce. The
husbands of some Of the ladies are said 70 be
leading citizens and the movement has
carried CONSERVATION into the ranks OF OTe-
gonian benedicts.
THE latest slang is working the grOwler."
The ssgrowler'' is the tin can in which work
iurmen get their beer, and it is worked"
when it is passed from keg to key or from lip
to Iip The phrase originated in this way:
Women visiting barroOms TO get beer in pitch
ers or pals by the pint or quart, as the case
NAV bs. have been in such constant habit of
grumbling over the measure" given them
that some bartender accidentally called the
pitcher or pail ''the GROWER" All the bar
tenders took 1t up, drinkers accepted II, ana
the result is the expression, working the
grOwler."
A NUMBER of boys were strolling over Hal
sev Berrv's farm. near Deckertown, n. J., on
Sunday, when blacksnake that was summing
itself on some rocks at the edge OF field Of
woods uncoiled itself and ran into an opening
in the rocks. The boys began digging for it.
They rolled away number OF stones, when
they came TO a cavity in the rock large enough
for them to enter In digging about in the
dirt thew found in this cave human skeleton.
They told Of their discovery at the farmhouse.
Tho skeleton was found to be that Of an In
dian. The skull and most OF the bones are
well preserved. 4 rare specimen of Indian
DOtterv a flint arrowhead. some portions Of
4 stays antlers, ana the claws OF an animal,
from their size supposed TO be bear, were
found with the remains.
THE story is told of New York messenger
bow who brought a dispatch into the private
Office of a certain great fnancier and railroad
king. and who, while he waited for an
answer. leaning on the great mans desk,
whistled lively tune, to which ne kept time
with his feet. The great man was shocked
throughout his entire system, and ne bent
upon the audacious imp gaze whose severity
Would have unnerved a police Captalns out
it, only effect upon the uniformed urchin was
10 eause him to wink one eye with much I'M
concern. while he still continued his tune and
stufIe. Then the great man said sternly:
s.BOv this is not Harrlgan a Harts.n 10
which the unhumbled rascal replied: swell.
you bet your life it amt; wouldn't pay no
half dollar to come in here"
ORASGEBURG. s. c., comes forward with the
most unique contest on record. Tired of base
bah matches, swimming contests, foo. races,
eating tests. spelling bees, walking exhiDi-
lions and other displays of the sort, two enter
prising and pious cOlOred deacons are about
70 engage in a praying contest. Brother Silas
Martin has long been esteemed for his skill
and bottom in supplicatlng the Throne OF
Grace and Brother Jerry Means has likewise
been held in high respect for his ability in the
same direction. An animated dispute has
arisen as to the relative merits of the two
deacons, and the question IS 20 be settled by
practical test. A purse of So has been raised
for him who shall show the most power, skill
and endurance, and the match TO be in the
presence OF an immense camp-meeting. The
hostilities will begin promptly after the pre-
Iiminary collection is lifted. This noted eX-
hibition Of piety and lung power VIII be wit
messed by throng OF negroes.
1T is not unlikely that the young scion Of
Wales. Albert Victor. who is TO drop over here
next year. viii come pretty close to duplica-
ting some OF the stunning which gave zest
70 the visit Of Russia's Alexis some seasons