Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-03
TIERS OF INTEREST.

| michael Angelo" is handled without gloves
| by the London Times, which has, however, a
| good word for the designs by which the book
is illustrated, especially those of that inter-
esting artist, Mr.. 4. ID. Millet."
Two venturesome boys, and IL years old,
| clambered up the posts of the elevated rail-
road on Second avenue, New York, on Thurs
| dav evening, and were playing on the track,
| when an engine crushed both OF them 10
! death. The boys supposed the trains had
ceased running, and were unconscious OF their
| danger.
FIVE large springs Of water have suddenly
| burst forth in an open plain in the county Of
| Ximenes, Mexico, where there has been a con-
| tiuual drought for ten years, and where a
month ago a bird could not find sufficient
water to quench its thirst. In an adjoining
| county a spring which one year ago dld not
afford sufficient water Tor single animal
now quenches the thirst of 1900 heau Of cattle.
THE New York fire underwriters have taken
alarm at a process for aging whisky, by
lowering an incandescent electric light in an
annealed glass tube into the barrel. Being
left there a few minutes, a change takes place
similar to the effect produced by several
years storage. n committee mas reported IN
favor Of declaring it specially hazardous, IS,
il the wire should be accidentally crossed,
there would be an instantaneous explosion.
AMONG the curious freaks of the present
Duke Of Hamilton was his buying every seat in
the Opera House at Nice, in order that he and
A lady OF whom he is said to be desperately
enamored might enjoy the opera alone. Mad
anne ANDRE was the Prima donna OF the occa-
an audience of two, was presented with more
gags" according to Madame ANDRE. than
any other Italian opera she ever heard OF.
AT the great Republican demonstration on
the return of Gen. Logan to Chicago last
week, after Gen. Logan was seated IN his
Garage, waiting for the procession to move,
gentleman tapped him on the shoulder and
said: Pardon me. General, but lady sends
her compliments from carriage near by,
and desires to speak with YOU moment"
Certainly" said the General. and on reach
ing the carriage was surprised to meet Mrs.
Logan, whom he supposed was at West Point.
\ NEW roofing material is now manufac-
tured from wood pulp consisting of two-thirds
spruce and one third poplar. The roofing is
prepared by the manufacturers under pat
ent of their own, by which the greatest dura-
bility is obtained Unlike metallic roofs 1t Is
said not to cOntract,eXpand nor eOrrOde. Ii is
also practically 6re-prOOf, and Is adapted to
locations where sE oke and gases are liable TO
destroy metallic roofs. Being flexible ii can
be used for ornamental work IN gables, panels
and bay windows, and also for valleys and
Hastings.
Miss EVA MACKAY's betrothal, despite the
denial of her father, is spoken of as follows in
a Paris letter to the London Meas: The be-
trothal OF Miss Eva Mackay, stepdaughter Of
the Bonanza Silver King, to Prince ColOnna
has been celebrated with great pomp at the
villa Of her aunt near Rome. The brlde-des-
ignate became acquainted with her future
husband last winter. She is of small stature,
with unassumlng, nice, quiet manners, Is
good looking and has artistic tastes. Her en-
gagement to Prince COlOnna viii be source
OF disappointment to divers FaubOurg St.
German families.
Gen. Davis, Of the British army, who was a
famous insect collector, once picked up
wheel-bug in the West India Islands and re-
ceived a blow that paralyzed his arm for
some time. AS he shook the insect of he
noticed where it had stood on his hand six
red marks, the impression of its feet. Kirby
and spence also refer to this popularity OF
the insect and other naturalists have received
shocks from certain of the luminous beetles.
Capt. Blakeney took up an unknown cater
pillar and Immediately received such shock
that his entire right side became paralyze
and for a long time he was dangerously i'll.
ROBERT BONNER said to an interviewer the
other day: 'sWIll horse ever trot in 2:OOg
That is a difficult question to answer. When
Hiram Woodruff, the great horseman. said 20
years ago that some day 2:l0 would be beaten
bv a trOtting horse he was called false
prophet and laughed at. Hiram's prophecy
has come TO pass and the skeptlcs nave been
brought to grief. Maud ;. is the fulhllment
Of his prophetic vision. / am not prophet
like Hiram and do not like to be laughed at,
so 1 Will not prophecy. But VIII say mat
do not believe the trottlng horse has reached
the possible limit Of speed. have seen the
record steadily reduced from 2:40 to 2:0g54.
Why should it not be lowered still moref'
NEARLY 600 immigrant passengers were
landed on Saturday morning from the steam
ship Britannia on the pier of the White Star
line in New York, instead of at Castle Gar
den. This plan seems to have been adopted
in order 70 escape the liability OF taking back
the passengers liable to become charge upon
the city, Judge Brown having decided that
the Immigration Commissioners have no right
TO detain passengers after they have once
landed Many OF the immigrants had no
money, and wandered about in great distress,
having no shelter from the rain for themselves
or their baggage. The irish society earel Ior
a good number. but much distress has been
caused by the strange conduct of the Britain
MICS officials.