Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE largest school in the world is said to
be the Jews free school at Sptalfelds, Lon
don. 1t has daily attendance OF over 2,SOO
pupils.
ATKINSON, ME-, has q blacksmith who
keeps a dentists chair in one corner of his
shop, and pulls occasional aching teeth. He
is also a good cabinet maker, and when he
can't get anything else to do he practices law.
TIE latest thing in coaches has yellow run
ming gear and rose pink lower panels. 1t has
been denomlnated ''a stunner''-but alas! it
is to gladden. the eyes Of the Bostonlans, nav
ing been built for gentleman or Boston,
ALAMP-LIGHTING machine is being intro
duced of rather novel construction. The
handle contains an electric battery, which,
by the touching of a spring on the outside by
the thumb. generates a spark which lights the
lamp or gas.
THE heaviest single strawberry shipment
ever made in the South was made on Monday
last from Chattanooga, Tenn. The number
shipped was 1000 crates, and the following
day il was expected that fully 1000 crates
would be shipped
AT dinner recently given by Mrs. Mackay
in Paris, the table was covered with a veri-
table grassy lawn in miniature; the centre
piece was replaced by a small pond Of water,
in which fishes leaped about. Rare flowers
took the place OF trees.
ASAN FRANCISCO shOwmas is advertising
a troupe Of educated flies. AS the warm
weather approaches the fly becomes an object
OF interest and will no doubt command atten-
ton when all others of the performing frater-
nifty are taking a holiday. If the fly can be
educated to keep out of the victuals and off
bald heads that is about all the public VIII
ask Of him.
FoRTY-THREE wagon loads OF lilac bios
SONS packed in barrels arrived at the whole
O..
North river, New York, Wednesday. and
even the 'lOngshOremen agreed that it was
pitv so much "swateness should be wasted
on the desert air." These barrels OF perfume
sold for So so each, but on the fashionable
thoroughfares pan out to the vendors $35 and
$40.
THERE is a controversy as to whether an
eagle will sit on a limb and let himself become
encased in ice. Edward z. Roe related amin
stance of that kind, and his accuracy was
questioned. John Holder now tells how, at
bloomington, ILL.,, he had an eagle brought TO
him covered by ice so completely that 1t could
not move legs or wings, fell from the tree on
which it had perched, and was captured by
boy.
FURTHER accounts of the Austrian Arch
duke Rainer's collection of papyri confirm the
idea of their Importance. A speech, hitherto
unknown. against IsOcrates, another frag
ment of Thucydides, amanuscrlpt OF the elev-
thetic treatise, belonging to the second cen
tury of the Christian era, of the Fathers, ETC.,
are said to have been unearthed; also leaf OF
a translation of the Book of Ruthin the Sahi-
die dialect.
ONE of the letter carriers of Montgomery,
Ala. a few days ago, delivered at the resi-
dence of Mai. Emmett Seibels letter ad-
dressed TO his deceased brother, Col. j. J.
Seibels. The letter was from South Carolina,
and was written and pOstmarked in the year
Is50 Col. j. j. Seibels died in 1885. Where
mis- letter has been during all these years
since il was mailed is mystery Maj. oeibels
is unable to account 1or.
HERE is another choice specimen OF Baboo
English. A petition was presented the other
dav bx certain distressed weavers in Madras
to the Governor OF that province addressed,
ssTo Almighty God, care of His Excellency
the Governor of Madras" 1t Is very dill
emit task to fatter MIR. Grant Dun, but l
should think that even that august parsonage
must feel proud of the estimation OF ms I'M
portance which seems to be entertained by
these poor natives.
Ara recent auction sale in Washington OF
the effects of a colored woman, who was for
wears the housekeeper for Thaddeus stevens,
a snuff box, presented to the great cOmmoner
bv the Territory of Colorado, was purchased
S3l. The box bears the following inscriptions
by Mr.. Thomas Donaldson, OF New YORK, ior