Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-27
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TIE Queens book Is failure. There is
now no demand for it at London bookstalls.
London wine merchants are badly of owing
to the decrease in the consumption Of all
wines except claret and champagne, but the
whisky trade hourishes.
Mr.. WIGGINs, the crushed weather prophet
rises feebly to remark in the Boston AdCer-
tisey that there viii be a storm next Wednes-
day and another on the 9th Of March.
TIE Cincinnati papers are discussing pro-
ject for filling up the low lands upon which
portion Of the city is built and constructing
new business section above lhc fedch OF the
annual floods.
BosTON papers say that free soup is not so
much sought after in that city this winter as
last, the demand at the soup houses since their
opening last month showing failing on OF
nearly 400 gallons.
\ LOG cabin plastered with earth con-
tanning gold and silver ore TO the amount Of
$4,000 To the ton was built ia south Park
Colorado. Its value ascertained, the house
was, of course, torn down.
THERE are now 22S submarine telegraph
cables, all told. some of them merely connect
ing islands with the main shore, or crossing
narrow straits and arms Of the sea- others
thousand Of miles in length.
ONE POUND Of rice gives lightweight per
cent. of nutriment, and one pound of beef
twenty-five per cent, and yet the Caucasian
is sodepraved that he would give up rice crO-
quette for a srlOin steak every day IN the
week.
THE proprietor Of a bar-roOm was placed
on trial in Washington Territory, under in
dictment for keeping a dlsordcrly resort
Seven women were on the jury. and all were
firm for conviction; but the five men stood
dOggedlv for acQuTttal.
AFAsHIoNABLE New York tailor has new
plan for making a distinguishing mark be-
tween the walters and the guests at banquet
or other social gathering. He proposes that
gentlemen hereafter have their dress suits
made of diagonal or a basket pattern M black,
and leave broadcloth wholly to the waters.
MONTREAL has far better right to the title
of ..City of Churches" than Brooklyn. 1t not
only supports sixty French Catholic Churches,
but the French Cathedral situated there is the
largest church building on this continent IL
is built of limestone, and 1900 people have
often been assembled under its roof.
BRooKLYN physicians are mystifed by the
strange power Of blind man not only to dis
tinguish articles and people, but also to give
an accurate description Of them. The man
claims to be able to see with his BRAIN. IheY
have put him through several tests, but thus
far have not succeeded in dlsproving his pre-
tensions
MRS. FANNIE CRAPO, who is a fOurishing
female farmer in Waverly, Van Buren, county,
Mich, has had the misfortune 10 lose her best
barn and all its contents by fire. She con
fessed that she was in the habit OF putting
live Goals in an adjacent hen-house Ito en-
courage the hens in laying but, however en-
couragiLg to the hensIt was very discourasing
to the barn.
CAMEL RAISING Is not as important an in
dustrv in Russia now-a- days as it was in years
gone bv. the goat ranches having superseded
it. There are only about 2500O0 camels there
now while there are over 100000 goats. The
latter j. now the principal occupation IN the
mountainous portions Of the Caucasus, and It
brought in over 100000 10 the people engaged
in it in 1871.
HIGH chimueys for factories are now be-
coming unnecessary, by reason Of the intro
duction Of a new kind Of oven. Any manu-
facturer it is asserted, can place one Of these
ovens in his works. and obtain from every ton
Of slack he uses coke worth -. tar ana ammo
mia worth 81. and 1900 feet Of gas 10 generate
steam The coke, tar, and ammonia VIII thus,
it is claimed. considerably more than pay Tor
slack, wear and tear, etc.
A BLIND GIRL who had received copy of
the Bible in raised letters read it so eagerly
and constantly with her fingers that they
were so worn that every line she read was
marked with blood. and ere long her fingers
became so sore that she could not use them.
Thinking that for weeks she could hot use
her Bible again. she raised il to her lips for
loving. goodbye kiss. As the raised letters OF
the page touched her lips thrill OF surprise
flushed her face, for she found she could read
the page with her lips.
NIsETEEN newspaper outfits are en- route
for the Cwur d'Alene mining district in
Idaho. This is the settlement where i'm
menselv rich deposits are said to have been
discovered, and thousands Of miners are on
tbeiT<fav thlther. After the Incorporation
az a mining camp into town, a newspaper Is
the first thing the miners decide upon having,
and The arst editor who arrives with an out
m Gets the commission. 1t Will be interest
mo To learn which of the nineteen who have
started for Ceur d Alene will get the prize.
THE Portuguese appear determined not to
let their supremacy, always more nominal
than real. in Central and Southern Africa, be
DESTROYED without a struggle. good deal oil
useless mystery has surrounded the prepara-
tions in Lisbon for an African exploring anu
commercial expedition, patroniLeu DS tle
government and more es' eclally Dy tie NJ II
istrv of Marine. The expedition VIII be com
handed bv an officer of the general stan,
Enrique de Carvalho, who knows the country
we'll and his instructions are 10 MAKE new
and strengthen old alliances with the fortu-
guese Government. especially In the fich
1rovince or kingdom of Angola, estimated 10
Contain between O0O, 900 and 100000 lnhaDl-
tants. The merchants of Oporto are expected
tn helm in the work.