Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-31
ITENIS Ola INTEREST.

AN immense chain has just been made at
NewburypOrt, Mass. 1t is 200 feet long and
weighs 1900 pounds. 1t is made of 215-inch
iron, and each link weighs Is pounds.
\ CLEVELAND lady afforded the public con-
siderable amusement the other day by promo
nading the streets two or three hours with a
card on her cloak reading: Former price,
$40; marked down to $l2 to close out"
AN express train of eight cars is valued at
$66, 200. The engine and tender at SlO,50O, the
baggage car at $1,000, the postal car at $4,000,
the smoker at 1920, the two common passen-
ger cars at $1,000 each, and three palace cars
at $4,000 each.
THE Campbellite Church, the denomination
to which Mr.. Garfield belonged, has purchased
$1,000 acres of land at 81 IS per acre. and
taken up %, 900 acres additional near ReddlEg,
Shasta county, Cal, on which they intend 10
found a colony. The Campbellites of st.
Louis are the prime movers In the enterprise.
A CONNECTICUT lock factory undertook to
reduce the wages of its hands 10 per cent,
when the employees struck and suggested that
the price of locks and door knobs be increased.
Under their suggestion conference was had
with other manufacturers of like goods, and
mineral knobs, which were selling Tor 70
cents, are now quoted at 65 cents. The COM
panies- are also making lighter goods at the
old prices, the strikers nave been relnstated
and all is peace once more.
On the Irish and English coasts the light
ships have recently been connected with the
mainland by Geographic cables, and in two
cases where the lightships were and u
miles out respectively, telephone commnnica-
ton has been established and worked to per-
feet satisfaction. Different lightshiDs have
also been connected by telegraph, so that it is
possible in case of accident, either to the
lightship or TO vessels, to summon aid from
distant stations or from the mainland. The
service is to be extended.
WILLIAM C.. HUDSON tells this story about
Mr.. Tilden: zone day he said to his physi-
clan, Doctor, can't stand that medicine you
are giving me; it hurts my stomach 'Oh,
but, Mr.. Tilden, the medicine is doing you a
great deal of good Il presume 50, but /
shall not take it hereafter Pm sorry to hear
you say that; but If you are determined on
this course l would warn YOU earnestly that
you must stop using it gradually You doc
tors don't know everything. quit using that
medicine three weeks ago. Wasn't that
picture of self-willed old gentleman?"
A CURIOUS STORY is told concerning the
Washington Republic, a weekly paper pub
lshed by II. j. Ramsdell and modelled some
what after the style of the London society
journals. Though edited with ability its field
is. for obvious reasons, so limited that 1t never
could hope to attain much of financial sue
cess. In happy moment before the election
its owner, who was understood to have Of
fered it for sale for number of years, but in
vain, conceived the idea of betting his paper
against 200 on Blaine's election. The offer
was accepted by the present owner. Some
people think his predecessor had by far the
best of the bargain.
TRAVELLERS out on the red hills, says a
California paper, have often shuddered at the
sight of horned toads, which are as numerous
as blackbirds. The ugly creatures are as
much dreaded as rattlesnakes, but China
man spent all summer and fall gathering
them. Recently he made a shipment of 1900
OF the toads to San Francisco, from which
place they will be sent to China. The tOads
are there converted into various kinds of
medicines, which sell very high. For the cure
of chills and fever they are SAID to be the
finest things known. A toad is placed in
flask of whisky for several weeks, and then
the stuff is sod as tonic.
JOSEPH B. CARR, Secretary of State ofNew
York, said the other day: 81 heard while in
Washington recently that President Arthur
will retire into private life a poorer man
than when he assumed Office. The salary of
$50, 900 yearly seems large one. but people
are not aware of the expense of living in the
White House as President. Gen. Arthur has
gwen over dozen state dinners every year
during his term. Those dinners are very
costly. l was present at one and can testify
that no expenditure bad seemingly been
spared to make it delightful entertainment.
That is not all. There are other necessary
expenses connected with the position, so that
a President has really no chance Of saving
money"
Gov. CLEVELAND yet receives all who visit
him at the executive chamber of the new
capitol, and apparently is of the opinion that,
like Lincoln, he can find time to talk with
all who may choose to come to the White
House. '.The people have a right to see their
officers" he said few days ago. His friends,
however, are of the opinion that stricter
rules in regard to admittance to his presence
will have TO be made at Washington. One of
them told recently of what President Arthur
had said to Senator Arkell a month or so ago:
II think am an unusually strong man, yet
after have been receiving visitors for two
hours am as limp and "a deficient of muscular
strength as that rag. They strip me Of all my
nervous force.'
MISS DORA MILLER, daughter of SenatSr
Miller. of California, has a dog who always
gives a strong hint to her evening visitors.
especially gentlemen, when he thinks it is
bedtime. He seems to be perfectly well
aware when 10 O'Clock comes, and if her
friends linger after that hour the dog viii de-
lIberately walk up, stand conspicuously in
front of them and yawn. The reason for it is
that the dog has bed in his mistress room,
and never settles, he thinks, for quiet nights
rest until she retires, so he Is anxious to
hurry her friends away so as to be able to go
to bed himself. When she goes to party the
dog always sits up until she returns, and
whatever the hour may be, Is awaiting her at
the head OF the steps when she comes.