Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

DEWITT SMI1H, of Lee, Mass, has in his
green houses $50. 600 worth of orchids! For
a rare one he paid $4,000!
A HORNED rattlesnake is on exhibition in
Los Angeles, Cal. 1t is about fifteen inches
in length, and has two horns which project
from its head just above the eyes. 1t was
captured IN the Colorado desert.
Two negro women, of COncordia Parish,
La, recently fought a duel, the one having
revolver and the other a shotgun. 1t was be-
lieyed however, that both antagonists shut
their eyes during the firing, as neither was
hit.
NJ. MINARD, French scientist, proposes to
lessen the force Of storms by putting a great
number Of lightning rods ON the telegraph
pOles along railway lines. The utility of
this method demonstrated will be strong
point for the underground electric COM
panies.i
AN Indian legend declares that time was
when Tulare lake, California, did not exist.
As the lake is now rapidly drying up and ex-
posing adobe walls, stone instruments and
other relics Of men who certainly did not live
under water, it may turn out that the Indian
legend is true one.
1T is stated that in France the majority of
the church organists are blind. They have
been educated at the National Institution for
the Blind in Paris. There are between thirty
aud forty institutions for the blind in the
United States, and many printing presses for
the production of books for their use, the es
Establishments at Boston and Louisville being
very complete.
THE lucifer match bill, recently passed in
France, has had some curious results. Not
long ago an English sailor entered a cafe in
BoulOgne. and, having lit his pipe, went away.
forgetting his match box. Shortly afterward
some one in authority entered the place and
spied the pieces a cORgietioa. The landlord in
consequence had to pay the penalty-3O francs,
or one franc for each match.
SO many relic hunters break into the an
cient graves of the Pequot Indians near
StOuingtOn, Conn.,, that the tribe have ap-
pealed to the State authorities to protect the
Graves The PequOts now number less than a
Hundred They are wards Of the State, and
live in a condition Of semi civilization on
plot of 1000 acres Of land, set apart for them.
AT a banquet of the Commercial Society in
Berlin 1t was said that three letters destined
for Bayreuth had been sent to Beirut in Syria,
but finally reached their destination; While
on the other hand it appears that the khedlve
of Egypt donated considerable sum or
money toward the musical enterprise at Bay
reuth under the impression that he was ad-
vancing the interest OF school oil music at
Beirut.
WOMEN, both in France and Switzerland,
have a far more important role in the family,
among the middle and lower classes, than
with us. The female, though not exempt.
from hard work, undertakes the thinking and
managing department in the family affairs,
and the husband is but the executive officer.
In Switzerland especially the female is no.
tably superior in manners, habits, tact and
intelligence TO the husband.
PRESSURE is being put on the French Min
istry by the Project, the municipality, and
the Deputies of Mines in order to obtain the
withdrawal of the prohibition Of bull fighting
before July 6. the day fixed for great exhi-
bitiOn by the Spanish torreador francuelo.
Both sides seem inclined TO compromise.
The people OF the south Of France are so fond
Of bun fighting that if the government does
not yield somewhat it may meet with political
reprisals.
BY a recent China steamer there arrived in
San Francisco an agent Of the London Zoologi-
cal Gardens, having in his possession many
Japanese curiosities which are destined for
the Gardens in London. Among these are
eight pairs of japanese game fowl, beautiful
creatures, with rich plumage. and tails over
nine feet in length. In their native country
their tails sometimes grow to length OF sew
eDteen and nineteen feet. They are genuine
curiOsities from the fact that only one pair
has ever previously been allowed to go out
side the Empire Of Japan.
A NEW HORSESHOE has lately been expert
meuted with at Lyons, France. It is made
entirely Of sleeps horn, and is found partieu-
larly adapted to horses employed in towns
and known not to have a steady foot on the
pavement. The results OF the experiments
have proved very satisfactory as horses thos