Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-02
IrEMs OF INTEREsF.

wATEE l. soid al g per barrel in sierra Mo
| jalIa, Mexico.
! IT Is stated that within forty years be-
| tween 200 and 800 persons have been drowned
/ in Cavuga Lake, to recover the remains
/ OF whom the graphing iron and drag have
! been used invariably IN vain.
TIE PAPERS are printing an interesting
| story about a French electric girl" whose
i case NJ. AragO has been investigating in the
presence Of the Academy Of Sciences. The
story is true. but il lacks freshness, as AragO
died more than thirty years ago. anu tHe
isis.
A NEW material for outside clothing has
made its appearance in our shops. 1t Is called
sPuttoo." and is an East India article Of
homespnn which IL INTENDED for ordinary use,
and from its tough texture Is particularly
adapted for travelling suits. Most OF the East
India wearing apparel which Is familiar to
Americans is. like the crinked seersucker. de-
signed for use in the hottest weather, but
..PuttOo'' is evidently a fabric which is de-
signed 10 exclude cold rather than heat.
TWENTY SEVEN new divorce cases have been
placed on the docket Of the October term Of
the superior Court in New Haven, Conn.
Seventeen Of the plaintiffs are women. Twelve
Of the causes ascribed are desertiOn. Most OF
the cases are Of recent marriage, i Of them
extending over period OF less than 10 years.
several cases are based upon intolerable
cruelty Of the husband. One Of the plaintiffs
who asks for relief from matrlmOny was mar
ried ON Jan. p, lsS4.
A. ROGERS, Of Boston, made a perilous
balloon ascension from North Adams, Mass,
SATURDAY.. The balloon was carried south
over Greylock Mountain, and reached
height OF 10000 feet. Mr.. Rogers was 30 az
fected by cold that he could hardly use his
arms or hands when over GreylOck Mountain.
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imminent danger Of dashing against the rocks
on the top Of the mountain. Rogers managed
to throw out ballast and ascend again. The
balloon landed safely in WilllamstOwn.
ONE Of the best evidences that the Ameri-
can people Of this generation live better than
their fathers did is found in the steady and
rapid growth Of the trade in tropical fruits
Ii is no. many years since the great majority
OF the people scarcely knew what a banana
was and considered oranges and lemons as
IuNuries 10 he afforded only IN sickness or on
great occasions. Now, not only these, but
other tropical fruits, are bought and eaten al
most as generally and freely as apples, and
Tire consumption OF melons, peaches, pears,
plums and berries is on the same universal
and extensive scale.
TIE Illinois State Convention OF liquor
dealers met in Chicago on Tuesday and dis
tinguished itself by decorating its hall with
scriptural notices, as per example:
Use 8 little wine for thy stOmach's sake.
Come and drink the vine that have min
gled.
The mother OF Jesus s4lQ 70 him. '1ney
&c GIVE e strong drink to him that is ready to
perish and wine TO those that be OF heavy
heart.
Mr. Bartlett BURDETT- COTTTs has pub
Iicly advertised that fishing vessel belonging
10 MIN at Lowestoft, named William Ewart
Gladstone. viii henceforward be called VIII
Of the WisD. or course. says Labouchere in
Truth, he has as good right 70 alter the name
Of a vessel belonging to him a. he had TO alter
h. own name. Had /, however, changed my
name for the reasons which led him 70 change
his, should endeavOr 10 attract as little al
tenIlOn 70 myself as possible anu ABOVE al
things. avoid all allusIOu to names, either OF
men. women. horses. dogs or ships. Dams Ia
maison d IN pendu, etc.
TIE English newspapers still continue to
publish columns Of contradictory and imagi-
native accounts OF the results Of the inter-
views between the Emperors. The statement
Is repeated 50 often as TO be perhaps credible
that one great object was 10 prepare means
for gradual disarmament. The despOts are
said 70 be getting afraid Of these vast forces
because Of the frightful increase OF poverty,
and therefore Of socialism. TO which they are
leading. and some doubts are even felt whether
IN the coming conflict between the throne ana
revolution the troops could be relied on. The
English pessimists draw the conclusion, from
the reconciliation Of Austria and Russia, that
Russia has been induced TO abandon her de-
signs on the Balkans in consideration OF her
beng allowed TO do what she likes against
England in Central Asia.
The population Of Constantinople is set
down as 600. 900, which is mainly guess work.
The rayages Of cholera and especially IRE
prevent accurate statistics There are huge
-. f-or, which watchmen keen on the
Lockout for IRE. The terrible CONGREGATIONS
al tie past have been due to the continuous
wooden blocks which constitute the main
parts Of STEAMBOAT. Since the signauy dis