Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

SIX million dollars worth of diamonds are
on exhibition at the Partisan Industrial Ex-
position, which opened in Paris on Saturday
THERE are now thirty -nine circuses travel
ing through the United States, and large
number of them have the only sacred white
| elephant.
THE PaU MaU Gazette warns its readers tC
be prepared to understand the word ''telpher;
| age" when they encounter It. 1t Is to be used
| to mean transportation by means OF electri-
city.
THE Washington Elm on Garden street,
Cambridge, wasunder the hands OF the cit
forester Monday. A large decayed limb WIS
removed. its fragments being eagerly gathH-
ed by relic hunters.
YUCAIPE, CAL, reports shower Of Dung
toads, which, if they did not rain down, at
least came from some unknown regioyln IN
told millions Immediately after one 81 ne
heavy rains, and covered the groun, tnlckly
| in all directions. and were crushet Denealh
the wagon wheels in the road.
BOB SWAN, of Ottumwa, whoserved as
| Captain in the Thrtieth Indian infantry,
| applied for a pension, which v's granted,
with $3.50 back pay. To comFete the proof
/ his discharge papers were ne4eu' Dut aIIef
| diligent search in the recOrdsthey could not
\ be found, which reminded PD thaJ at the
/ time his company was musered out ne was
4 on detailed duty elsewhere, dd was evidently
/ n.
tered out, he will dr9w S5,OOO as Captains
/ pay.
THE latest cb~lpion mean man has been
| found IN Ron the strength of the nurcbase
| OF bee1rhe butcher u give him generous
! apply Of 'dOg meat Then he told his wife
to prepare part Of tie dog meat for dinner
save the rest for the next day, and carry the
pound Of beef back to the butcher, with the
explanation that she herself had previously
bought at another place all the meat the
family could use. The dutiful wife did as she
was commanded, and the meanest man got his
money back.
AN absolutely exact straight edge Of more
than Sc inchesis a wonder of mechanism. One
of feet was not recently believed possible,
although several had been made on different
plans of Web.like and truss construction. 1t
has been claimed, however, says Engineerin0
That almost absolute exactness has been Sc
cured by straight edge y feet long. The
aPpnance looks ike an arched truss, the high
est spring % the arch being only 20 inches in
lShgtn OF 2 feet. The space between the |
chord and he spring is filed with diagonal
t tittie MSrk: such tool is invaluable in
testing lathe and planer beds.
The Iowa druggists propose to fight that
clause in the State liquor laws prohibiting |
them from keeping on sale intoxicants Of anv
kind. At a recent meeting Of the State Phar- |
naceutical Society, a resolution was adonted |
stating that they believed the constitutionai /
amendment invalid; that it was necessarv
hat certain liquors should be kept in stock for /
medicinal purposes; that every member was /
Wiling to pay the penalties prescribed for /
Cling for other than medicinal purposes, and /
hat il was the sense of the society that the
natter should be brought to the courts for /
NAL decision. The prohibitOry amendment /
will, therefore, be ignored, and a test case /
made of the first arrest for its violation.
A REMARKABLE and serious accident oc-
urred on Dry Creek, Oregon, few days ago.
(. +. WTightman and George Manchester
we're building a wire fence, stretching the
ire with team. From too great tension
ne wire parted, and the ends lew about the |
'Ouies OF the men with tremendous force |
uttihg both IN shocking manner, and in the
ase q Mflghtman pressing against his
Ieast hdtChet ne was using IN such a wav |
. 70 break one OF his ribs and the handle n |
he tool. He was also badly cut up bv the
arbs Of the wire, and he is now sufferinS
everely from his wounds. Manchester was
more fortunate, but he also received some
ainful wounds. The wire cOiled around his
high, the barbs imbedding themselves to the
one, while another coil caught him about
he breast and cut deeply into the muscles Of
Is arms.
STORIES Of huge devil fishes having been
aught along the shores OF salt water are IA
lihar 70 all readers, and thrilling expert
noes Of encounters with them are OCCASION