Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE city authorities of New Orleans are
discussing the propriety of taxing telephone
| poles So year apiece.
WAR between the Mississippi river steam
ers playing between st. Louis and New Or
| leans has begun.
| AN ADELAIDE, South Australia, paper
lately advertised for LOCO cats who are to
''go for the rabbits which are such pest
/ there.
| CINCINNATI's receipts and shipments OF
grain have each fallen off 100000 bushels the
past year. the reduction being heaviest in
| corn and wheat.
| LAST year is said to be the first that Mar
settles has escaped the cholera while it was
| prevailing in Alexandria. The immunity is
| said to arise wholly from the sanitary
| measures adopted.
A SET of chime whistles has arrived for the
cotton factory at Birmingham, Ala. 1t con-
sists of five whistles, sounding as many differ
| ent notes and making pleasant combination.
The factory is nearly ready to begin work.
BOY Of 10 years started West on horse =
back from Livermore, Me-, few days ago,
without the consent of his parents: His irate
| father pursued him and overlook him after
he had ridden % miles, with the thermometer
close to zero.
IN FRANCE the publication by army Off
CtIb Ol newspaper al bAOACos bOOho VI Htt-AlA
let's either under their own names, or under
pseudOnymes. or anonymously, without au-
thOrization, exposes them to dismissal from
their command.
RECENT improvements in East London have
DESTROYED more buildings than have disap-
peared there from any other one cause since
The great ire Fully $50 houses, many of them
of great age, and several pubic halls nave
shared in this timely fate.
BROoKLYN's great bridge is not success IN
bad weather. Only 200 people crossed by the
foOt-wavs on Christmas. In this era of sleet,
snow, hail, rain, sun-spots, earthquakes and
queer sunsets, it is no wonder tImld people
prefer to stay on safe level.
THE little republic of San Marine, in Italy,
with its army of forty men and its public debt
of 81 OSO does credit to the system of self
well kept, the land Is well cultivated, ana the
villages are clean and orderly.
IT is a great comfort to know that it is set
tied, and that the fashionable dances for 1884
will be the Saratoga lancers, lawn tennis
quadrilIe and the glide. The decision does
away with the necessity OF our beauX ana
bellies taxing their minds to learn new forms
and figures.
TwO-cENT POSTAGE, it seems, has resulted
in a large increase of correspondence, for the
officials say that the amount received for
stamps this quarter will equal the receipts OF
the similar quarter last year. That means an
increase Of One-thIrd in the number OF letters
written by the people of this country
THE savings banks in Massachusetts have
fully s., 100000 OF unclaimed deposits in their
vaults. These accounts can never become
the property Of the banks, however long they
NAV remain unclaimed. In one bank, in
Hartford. Ct, there is over $4,000 which has
remained unclaimed for twenty years.
AN analysis of matrimonial advertisements
in Germany shows that three times as many
women as men seek partners IN that manner;
that women are far less particular about age
than men, but far more particular ABOUT
family position, and that religious faith is OF
secondary Importance with most advertisers
OF both sexes.