Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-20
INNS or INTEREST,".

CLEVELAND has a fire and accident notif-
cation agency, which informs a mar at home
when his place Of business Is on fire. 1t has
600 subscribers at s. each per annum
AwoNAN. whose son had been ruined by
dissipation, was fined 50 in Hamilton, Ont,
the other dav. with the alternative of ten days
in iall. because she knelt before 4 saloon and
asked God to curse the liquor traffic.
THE price Of natural gas has been reduced
in Pittsburg from 40 to 30 cents per 1000 feet,
with a rebate Of 10 cents for prompt pay
ment. This reduction Is said TO make the
cost about equal 10 the cheapest coal that can
be bought.
REV. Z. MAULE COLE. the English scientist,
SAYS that the Delta Of the Nile increased at
the rate Of three and one-half inches every
century. and that 1900 years had probably
been spent in bringing it to its present form
and condition.
NJ. GAILLAIRD has discovered in the M0rbi-
han a grotto from eight to ten metres high.
washed by the sea, in which. continuing his
researches al low water. he found some hu-
man bones, ancient earthenware marked with
allegCrlcal figures anu coins believed TO have
been struck by the ancient Gauls.
APEAr NINE has been discovered about ff-
teen miles west OF san Luis Rey, in san Die
% county,. Cal. which seems practically in
exhaustible. Samples have been taken from
a deprh OF twenty-six feet, and the further
down the peat Is tasen out the better it be-
comes. 1t is hard and hrm, ana burns readily
without smoke or smell,
Two FRENcHyEN, the brothers Fore, have
invented a new kind Of harp. made entirely
of wood. Instead Of strings the inventors use
strips made of American fir. The sound Is
produced. as in the ordinary harp, by the
contact of the fingers, but the PLAYER wears
leather gloves covered with rOsin. The tone OF
the instrument Is said by Le -Hen6Strdl 10 be OF
remarkable purity.
THE POLICE in all parts Of England are
making raids upon bakers, and taking legal
proceedings in cases where the bread has
been sold deficient in weight. There is a
widespread feeling that the profits of bakers
are unusually high just now, owing 10 the low
price Of wheat, and there Is some reason for
complaint when they are increased by frand,
though in many cases the raud may be unln-
territorial.
TIE laws Of Madagascar relating to con-
victs state thai whoever shall set free a pris-
oner sentenced to chains shall be fined five
oxen and one pound sterling, and be con-
demncd for q term equal to the sentence Of
the prisoner. Another section provides that
IL a convict in chains or a prisoner escape,
his guard viii be under sentence to chains for
a teriod equal TO the term Of sentence Of the
escaped prisoner until the latter be caught.
FIFTEEN sHOENAKERs celebrated st. Girls
pins day at a restaurant in Paris. After eat
ing and drinking to their hearts content they
called for the bill. which was duly handed to
them. The total amounted to l25 francs.
which they found too high and refused to pay.
The landlord and walters insisted upon its
payment, and the parties soon came 70 angry
/ words. and from words 70 a downright
pitched battle, during which plates and
/ dishes. mirrors and window panes were all
smashed. It took nearly half q score of police-
| men to queu tie disturbance.