Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-29
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society all along the lakes.
IoSG ISLAND farmers are forming vigilance
committees for the prosecution Of thleVing
tramps.
THE Second Adventists definitely announce
that the world will come to an end on the Atm
of next November.
A NEW LOCALITY for topaz has been dlscoV-
cred near Platte Mountains, Colorado, ABOUT
twenty-five miles from Pixies Peak. me
CRYSTALS occurred in pocket, anu were el'her
coiorless or pale straw color.
FOREIGN PAPERS of the nth report that
Vesuvius has opened a new crater on the
northeast side, and that eruptiOns continue.
An American has proposed to tunnel Nesu-
wins. and make a canal for the lava to run
into the sea. It would render Naples too I'M
interesting.
THERE is South American bird called the
pave. which goes in focks, If hunter by
good luck can xiii one Of flock, while all are
perched upon tree, the rest Will remain until
all are shot. If, however, they nave risen 10
hv before the first falls they do not wait to see
the fate Of their friend, but continue thelr
flight.
CAPT. CASH. an old sea Captain, wants the
Secretaries of War and Navy to offer re-
ward of $4,000 to any whaler who shall res
cue the Greedy Arctic exploring party. lie
thinks that the whalers, who are to start out
in a short time, would exert themseiEes,
such a reward were offered, to reach Greeiy'
and the rescue would thus be effected prop
ably before a government expedition could be
fitted out.
An officer in the AustrO- Hungarian navy
recently discovered a small Hungarian colony
of men and women in Arabia under very sin
gular circumstances. Observing some Arabs
working. he heard one of them swearing I'M
patiently in Hungarian. This showed nm
that he was in the presence OF fellow coun-
TRUMAN, and he subsequently conFersed with
the rest of the COLONY, who expressed lnem-
selves perfectly satisfied with their AraD
lives.
THE Puget Sound argus says Mount Adams,
in Washington Territory. was recently as
cended Ly a large party. They reached an
elevation Of u. $50 feet. The crater was pene-
trated a distance of 100 feet. There was
ceaseless drip of water from the roof OF the
ice-lncased entrance, caused by warm AR
current coming from the slumDerlng hres lar
below. whence "A loud. kissing noise arose.
rock hurled down produced adeafening reVer-
beratiOn.
THE Duke of Edinburgh has almost accom-
plished the impossible. In the delicate matter
of uniform regulations he has actually given
general satisfaction to the officers of the Chan
mel SQUADRON His latest order is even adj
mitted TO be universally popular. It1s that
tail-cOats are never to be worn without epau-
leTGeS. InaL uresS DclHA ItsCifCh lVl buAio "tN
fuIl-dress dinners; while for ordinary oihclaI
dinners. or when present at a reglmental
mess. jackets, blue walstcOats and Goid lace
trousers are to be Worn.
Two EnglishmeD, says a writer on South
America to show the keenness OF the natives
of Tucumau, were once sleeping in lone hut,
when one Of them, hearing noise in the
bush. hurriedly put on the wrong boots in the
dark and went out with his gun in the hope
OF getting a shot at some nightly proWler. IN
the morning his GauchO servant sald TO MN,
"What did Won think there was IN the bush
when Won went opt last night, Senory' 'How
do YOU know went outf' Il saw the MARKS
of boots in the ground, not your boots, but
your friends; but il was your tread"
THE AUSTRIAN LANDwEHR is undergoing
reorganization. The cadres of the reserve
regiments are being transferred from all iso-
lated places to the localities where those OF
the regiments ofthe active army are located,
so that in case OF mobilization the orders can
be concentrated on one point. These translo-
cations are effected gradually and without in
terruptiOn. The cavalry IS being augmented,
and this year the cadres of three regiments OF
dragons are formed, so that in case OF moblli-
cation the Cisleithen Landwehr can put In
line twenty four squadrons OF cavalry.
NoTIcING a strange bird in cage at Port
land. Oregon, 4 reporter stopped to find out
what it was. He was told it was Chinese
quail. 1t is the smallest of the species. Some
TWENTY-FIVE dozen of these birds were re-
ceived here by the last steamer direct from
China. They are about half the size OF our
mountain quail, which they resemble in
shape. The plumage is not SO handsome as
either cur quail or pheasant, being lighter In
color and palmer. These little birds are
much esteemed by the Chinese, both as de-
licate dish and on account Of the pugnacity OF
the males. which is SO great that they are
used for fighting IN pits the same as game
cocks are. Although not bigger than robin,
they will fight till the last gasp.
THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, of Stockton, Cal,
having begun to buy cats with the purpose of
DISCRIMINATING the gophers that are laying
waste the fields of alfalfa on Union Island. the
Sacramento Union tells pertinent cat story:
Shortly after the discovery of the ComstOck
mine, an old gentleman was unable to meet
mortgage of $500 on his place on Mormon
Island. a stranger, stopping at his door, saw
several pretty kittens playing in the yard. He
said: ''ThOse cats, if you had them on the
COmstock, would bring you $40 apiece" The
old man saddled his horse. and for the next
fortnight rode from house to house, farm to
farm and village to village, begging and buy
ing cats. He got 500 and sold them on the
COmstOck mine, and after he had paid of his
mortgage and put IN bank $500 clear he told
his neIghbors why he wanted cats. They no
longer deemed him crazy on cats.