Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-19
----1210 OF TN IEEiFIST.

AT Cold Spring Sunday the earthquake dis
lodged large numbers Of oyster spawn in the
artificial hatcheries at that place. Many were
killed.
The New London Comm Telegran relates
that on the train the other day was a negro
singing troupe, and the prominent ''colored
gemman' Of the band having seated himself
in the smoking car, when the conductor came
along he handed him some tickets. saying
''Dese tickets are for the three ladies in de
Odder car-twO cOlOred ladies and one uncOl-
ored."
\ NATIONAL CARRIER PIGEON UNION Is in
process Of formation in France. Military
pigeon stations have long been an institution
in Germany. Every fortress or town Of stra-
tegic importance has one, the number Of birds
in each varying according to position, but the
average force being about 200. minute
book is kept at each station, with complete
record Of every pigeon. its experiences, jour
neys, speed, etc.
TIE 1,2OO pound turtle caught the other day
by a Menhaden steamer Is what is known as a
Heather back" 1t is the most useless of the
turtle family, its meat being rank and coarse,
and its carapace untitled for tOrtOlse-shell
manufacturers. 1t is good swimmer. and
has cen known TO weigh a ton. Its native
waters are believed to be the CARR Dhean, but
it has been found as far north as Labrador
and east as Europe.
DR.. CLIFFORD ALLBUTT thinks that special
ism Is now being carried so far in London as
to lower the usefulness of the medical profess
sion in general. He says too that the best
specialists show much aiectatiOn in refusing
to do regular professional work. ~ young
lady told me but lately" says DR.. Allbutt,
''that a London physician-One chiefly known
as a lung doctor. but yet one under whom l
would gladly place myself for any malady-
said TO her that, having found her lungs to be
healthy, he would name another physician
who would care for her general health"
IL the department of dress at the London
Health Exhibition there is a most useful ex-
hlbit, according to the correspondent of New
York doctor. relating to special dresses for
particular occupations. Among others there
are displayed suits for women engaged IN the
care or machines where gearing or betting Is
used. dresses for use in lead, wall paper, Paris
green, and other factories, and especially the
sO-called ''breathing" dress, to enable per-
sons to work in noXious gases. \ curious eX-
hibit is asbestos fire proof dress, which,
according to the account, appears to be des-
tined to a useful career, as with its aid one
may pass through fire without even dlscom-
fort
PERSONS VINO were On the streets at Oswego,
y. T., at 9 o'clock Friday evening witnessed
an extraordinary celestial exhibition. At
that hour there suddenly shot up from the
southwest a train of crimson light resembling
that which follows the flight of a rocket and
which was supposed to be that, the SUPPOSE
tiOn being strengthened by the whlrrIng
sound made by a rocket. Its explosion and
dispersion was watched for, but instead of
stopping at the ordinary altitude of rocket
it sped onward nearly to the zenith. The trail
Of light changed its color to pale white, and
its apex unfOlded to a nebulOus mass, which
fingered for several minutes, as also did the
trail of light. The flight of the meteor was
across the heavens from the southwest toward
the northeast.