Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The most rancoreus bitterness prevails in
Belgium now in regard to religion. 1t finds
reflection IN every paper.
Two Western inventors have recently OBJ
tanned patents for the use OF sawdust, instead
of sand, in plasterinE compositions.
LOVERS Of so-called blood oranges will
be interested to hear that, the supply Of their
favorite fruit having fallen short, certain
dealers now prick the skins Of ordinary
oranges and then subject the latter 10 bath
OF colored liquid.
CHICAGO dressed beef is shipped westward
to Montana. 4 Montana newspaper explains
this strange fact. asserting that at this season
OF the year there n no cOrn-fcd beef in Mon
Jana. and the butchers who want good beef
| have to rely on Eastern supplies.
THE Brunswick Me- Telegraph says that
the Fairfield village corporation has voted to
20 back to local time. and that the saw mills
and other industries employing so men will
make the same change, having experienced
much inconvenience from running on
standard time.
TIE Supreme Court of Maine has granted
a new trial in the somewhat noted Bowdoin
College hazing case. At the first trial the
Jury disagreed. and in the second the plaintiff,
a Portland youth. whose eve was injured BY a
stone thrown through the window OF his
room, was given a verdict Of $500 damages.
IT is feared by the Congregationalist that
the good old practice Of talk on personal re-
ligi0n between the pastor and his people" Is
going out OF fashion. Etiquette IN some church
circles now forbids m mister to introduce the
subject, but TO wait until the layman does 50,
just as physician does when patient calls
on him for advice.
JOHN GREENE LANE, VINO died at Freder-
icksburg, Va, on Saturday, not only was a
noted man locally. but his home was on the
crest Of the bloOdiest hill in America. The
hill rises like green knob from the western
edge Of the town. overlooking the neighbor-
ing houses as steeple oFeriOoks surrounding
roofs 1t is known to all survivors of the bait
tie OF Fredericksburg as Mary's Heights, at
the foot of which ran the stone wall where so
MANY human waves were dashed into the
sprav OF death. The Mansion House now sits
in serenity on the heights, while sheep tinkle
their bells peacefully and with strange melO-
dy up and down the green slopes.
THERE are half dozen dog schools in New
York and vicinity, and you can have your dog
taught some very neat and interesting tricks,
but the terms are rather high-at least for
uoor folks-Being from SIS to $3.50. There are
nleDtv Of canine amateurs. however. who are
ready to pay any price for the Improvement
Of their pets. / once saw a dog trainer per-
ambulating the streets accompanied Dy
number of accomplished animals. he was
looking up pupils, and being called into
store he struck up a tune aud his dogs I'M
mediately rose on their hind feet and went
through a cOJillion. Dogs trained for public
performances are worth from $500 TO 200.
The Ichthyophagous Club viii have some
novel dishes at its annual dinner next week,
most OF which will be experiments, in which
the club makes itself vicarious sacrifice for
the fsh-eaters Of the country. Indeed, if
scrne OF the honorary members could see the
specimens before they are cooked II Is proba-
bic they would resign. The first dainty VIII
be shell bender,"a higher form OF lizard