Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

NEAR Halistait. Ia Upper Austria, an en0r-
nous rock fell few weeks ago from hill
side, carrying away. like an avalanche, trees
and bushes. aud completely destroying the
conduit % "a stream. the water OF which was
turned aside into The ne!ghboring lake,
AroURIsr in Montana travelled eight days
and nine nights in the direction Indicated by
q finger board, which read, six miles 10
Miles CITY" before he reached that place.
Then he learned that the iEn had been carried
OF by Indians and stuck up where he saw IT,
WHAT Swiss Boniface most longs for is an
English Church and 3 mineral sprinE. because
the one brings English families and the other
dvsueptics The mineral spring Is difficult TO
lie Ead 90 order. But through private theatri-
CaIs OF q bazar church Is usually got up, and
free quarters brings . chaplain
RoBERT LA0SEY, OF Fl0resvlre, Texas, on
Monday Of last week. directly after hail
storm. found on the prairie. near the Cara
bsial crossing o. the CIbble, genuine reddish
weighing ten pounds. Il was still alive. and
furnished fine meal for two families. The
nearest salt water Il about 100 miles.
THE people Of Albarpnrss.-'. T., have the rep
utation Of eonsunasa-N. iE5re opium than l. con-
sume6 10 any othe- Betty Of its size in this
country. The 1900 inhabitants Of New
York's capital city needed nearly 400 pounds
of the insiiious drug last year. besides nearly
s.ocg. ounces Of morphia- and between 500. 90
sae 51.QeQ morphine pills
Is the paacs Of Fontalnebleau, that great
rambling edifce Of the style Of the Renais-
sanee. the apartments q the Eirsl Napoleon,
next the gallery CT Francis l., ara stan pointed
out. His bedeham1er remains exactly As he
left IL; aud in his official cabinet Q small
round table j. shown a. that on whlah his
hand iEnei away its last nominal fragment
% power
THE Princess LiEe-Like, OF the Hawaiian
Islands. who hiss been spending several weeks
IL san Francisco. left fer home a few days
age size received many social attentions,
and certainly created : SCI sation az some
gatherings BY appearing IN rich black COS
tune with long h-ack gloves. and not s single
article ia her toilet % relieve The soTnbre color.
As SIS = e. black a the ace OF spades the ef-
fert q sucL d hgEee among brilliant party
costHmes May be ilagiAed.
Tar present rBieT Of Afghanistan boasts OF
his skill as a mechanic. musician ana ply
slelan. In each capacity he believes there Is
10 Afghan To equal him. To expect truth
from an Afghan Is Ike looking for water in
the desert. says a writer in the London 1laass,
hut II j. said that Abdurrahman Is an accoIn
plished lar and an adept IN the art q cnlcane
He i averse 10 the nr-"tice OF making oatls,
lfu5 when he does make one il l. eonz---lIs1
sure sign that be has no intention OF perform
ing what he has promised.
ALTHoUG the people Of Ireland are mostly
Roman Catholic. those who rule ireland are
nezrly all Protestants-as in Dublin the Lord
Lieutenant. Lord Chancellor, Chief Secre-
tary. Under Secretary. two assistant Secre-
taries- Chief. aud Secretary OF the Local Gov
ernment Board. the three Commissioners Of
Public Works. the Assistant Commissioner
and Secretary, the Commissioner Of Nalua-