Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

CAT show is TO be held in New York, be-
ginning on the 23d inst.
IT is suggested that census OF Mississ 'ppi
be taken in 1855 to ascertain what increaee of
population, if any, has occurred in the State
The cost would be about $4,000.
STATISTICS just published show that in 1881
there were only seventy eight railroad acct
dents in the whole of France. These caused
the death or twenty persons and the in
jHry of 2S2 others.
GERMAN NIMRODs impose small fine upon
every person who hits an animal without
killing l.. This is because a number of
wounded animals drag themselves on only to
die a miserable death.
AUSTRALIA begs for more colonlsts, though it
is receiving nearly 10000 year, and adyer-
tsements for lab9rers often present such in
placements as these: "Heathful climate goOd
shooting and free schools"
SEVERAL wooden telephones have beeu put
up in Montgomery, Ala, something new and
endurable. The ticking of watch is dis
tnctlY heard through them; even the bre n
ing of those talking is transmitted.
DURING the fortnight ending December p
no less than 800 Migrants were arrested IN the
streets OF Paris for begging, sleeping out and
such like oflenses. This kind Of existence
seems peculiarly favorable to longevity, tor
no less than twenty were men whose ages
ranged from 90 to 81.
LETTER and postal card addressed to the
Times Democrat, and postmarked Yokohama,
Japan, Dec. I3, 1888, reached New Orleans
Tuesday, via San Francisco, Jan. 2. This is
very fast time between the two points, which
are little less than IL, 600 miles apart, almost
half the distance around the world.
TIE most honored guests in a Swiss hotel.
says writer in London paper, are unques-
tiOnably the couriers. For these gentlemen
are reserved the choicest wines and the finest
cigars. Ihey get liberal commission on the
amount OF their empl0yers bills, and when
out Of place can have free quarters with any
innkeeper OF their acquaintance.
THE coal lands OF Kentucky are silently but
steadily passing out Of the hands OF private
owners into the possession Of speculatOrs and
corporations. There are row in Morgan and
adjacent counties, reaching out to Floyd, three
quiet buyers from New York who are taking
every. valuable tract OF land offered. regard
less OF proximity to transportation.
The Indians Of Alaska are said to have used
in making salmoa nets the bulk OF 900 miles Of
telegraph wire which were laid by the Over
land Telegraph Company many years ago, at
cost OF three millions. The plan of the COM
parry was 10 reach Europe by n direct wire
across Behring's Straits and Asia. The In
dams would enjoy 900 miles more Of the wire.
THE Hungarian Ministry OF Internal Com
municatiOn has issued orders that only OIL
Gals of the rank of q ministerial councillor
shall be allowed to step on the staircase car
pets, and that all officials below that rank
must mount or descend on the uncarpeted
strips OF the staireases. These important
orders are INTENDED TO save the state carpets.
IT is reported from Iceland that lady
called TOrfhildur ThOrnsteindottir Holm, ct
present in Canada, has edited at Reikjavik an
historical nOYel in Leelandic, entitled "Byrn-