Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

5-YEAR-OLD GIRL fell from a third-story
window in Cincinnati On Friday afternoon,
but gentleman passing by saw her coming.
caught her in ms arms and saved her from
any harm.
ALL the Democratic state Conventions for
the election Of the delegates to the National
Convention ID Chicago in July have now
been called, with the exception Of New York,
Delaware and Ohio.
THE Moraviaus have just been celebrating
their 427th anniversary. This leaves the Ed
inburgh tercentenary far in the rear. The
Morayans claim to be the Oldest Protestant
sect IN Chri5tendOm. They are able 10 go back
70 the year 1857.
Az Indian IN the Canadian Northwest is
under arrest for stealing horse. lie had
given the horse to the father Of young squaw
whom he wanted for a wife. The wife soon
after ran away. and he took possession Of the
horse, and for that he is to stand trial.
TIE first great public work in tire recently
reannexed Grccian Province Of Thessaly-a
railway between Volo and Larissa-was
Officially opened two weeks ago by the King
Of Greece. Among the shouts Of welcome that
greeted the King was the Oft-repeated cry
from Macedonia 10 be again united to Greece.
AS eccentric hermit woman died recently
at Shirley, England, and among her effects an
old piano was sold for half a crown. 1t turns
out 10 be Of the year 1850, thirteen years after
the making Of the first piano IN England
Offers Of $3.50 have been made for this antique.
which Is valuable in the history OF piano
making.
A HARMLESS old lady appeared at the
White House the other day and demanded
possession, announcing herself as "QueeD
Lucinda Of Louisville" and explaining that
she had been authorized to take charge OF the
government. The demented creature was
gently removed and the affair caused no an
nOyancc.
JAPAN has at present l55 miles Of railroad,
from Yokohama to Toxic, IS miles; Kobe to
Ostu, = miles; TsOngara, in the Province Of
Oomi. to Seklgahara. in the Province of Mino,
81 miles, and Toxic TO kOumagaia, 80 miles.
There is besides in course OF construction
road to unite Maye-bashi to Toxic, distance
OF 81 miles.
THE new postal notes are OF a light lilac
color, instead Of the old style Of yellow. On
the left hand side there are four slips, marked
from one to four dollars. II the amount is be-
tween one and two dollars, all but the one
dollar slip is taken of, and the dimes and
cents punched in the right hand column. On
the old notes the dollars also had to be
punched.
UP to date seventy-fve speeches for or
against Mr.. Morrison's late bill have been
printed in the Congressional Record. They
vary in length from half page to fourteen
pages. The longest speech was by Mr.. Wood,
Of Indiana These seventy five seeeches
cover 300 pages OF the Record, equivalent TO
nearly two volumes Of the american Cyclic
p@dia."
THE late Louis LelOir collected among other
things the boots and shoes Of all countries and
all ages. In this department he had an enOr-
nous pair Of woman's boots from Germany
labeled SOuLLers dc bal d'uRe nyDsDhe dU Rim,
D0ids kiEos II granilnes. Leloir doubtless
thought himself original there, never having
read the graceful illusions TO Chicago girls in
the papers Of st. Louis.
At the present time there are over $1,000
600 worth OF merchandise Of various sorts
stored in the bonded warehouses az Philadel-
phia This ia a larger amount thanIwas ever
known before. The goods are OF various de-
scriptions. The cause for this is ascribed to
the dizziness OF trade and TO the fact that the
importers were waiting to see il there would
be a reduction OF the tariff, so that they could
take advantage Of the action ofsCOngress.
JONATHAN WHEELocK deposited in the
New Hampshire Savings Bank, in Concord,
March 20, 1893, $lo0 bounty money which he
had received as Revolutionary soldier.
Two other deposits OF $50 each were added TO
il April Is, 1884, and April 9, 1885. The
money still remains in the bank, and amount
cd on the first day Of January last, with ac-
crued interest. to $2,055 A.. But Mr.. WheelOck
isn't there to become panic-stricken at the
Wall street furry and withdraw 1t.
YES" said Gen. Beckwith, in st. Louis, on
Wednesday last, "there is infinitely more suf-
fering down along the Mississippi than is |
dreamed OF by the prosperous people North. |
There are fully 20, 900 persons between NatcheZ |
and Vcksburg who are destitute now, and, |
what Is worst Of ALL have no prospects that |
they can raise decent crops until next year. |
You see, il the ground there Is wet on the LIST |
OF June, there is no chance for raising cotton, |
and it is nv opinion that the only way they |
can subsist ia to turn their attention this sum-
mer to raising grain, These back floods are |
fatal TO their prosperity, as they do |
not sink away till summer, or late In the |
spring."
A CASE Of ice cream poisoning Is described |
by DIR. r. b. Ewing, in the "Polyclinic,"
which suggests new danger. The cream had /
been obtained from a creamery, and restau-
rateur who procured some at the same time /
reported a few cases Of cholera morbus among /
his patrons. Those who ate most literally of /
the cream were the most violently attacked. |
The doctor procured portion OF the article /
and sent it to Professor Jordan, OF the State
A agricultural College, for an analysis, but with
negative result. He suggested that partial /
of the milk or cream had oc-
Cured, producing an irritant similar to that |
found in spoiled meats, which was the poison
in the present instance.