Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A NEW STREET of dwellings in Paris, lead
ing to the Avenue d'Antin, is to be named for
the Commandant Riviere, formerly. on the
editorial staff of the Figaro, who was killed in
a recent engagement with the Chinese.
FISHERMEN in the Delaware are often sur
prsed to take from their hooks fish to which
are attached metal tags. They are put on by
the Fish Commissioners when the hsh are
small so as to tell how much they grow IN
season.
OF the IL 200 surviving soldiers of the late
war, it Is estimated that 100000 reside west OF
the Mississippi. and of this class who are pen
sjOners there has been an increase since 1873
of 27S per cent, due almost entirely to emil
grafton.
1T has lust been proven that Hicks Pasha
was the victim not only of the Mahdi's supe-
rior numbers, but also of his treachery. For
a week before he was decOyed into the fatal
gorge Hicks had daily interviews with the
Mahdi's agents.
A PRAYER HOSPITAL is to be opened in Erie,
Pa. with great religious ceremony. A large
building has been secured by a number Of
ladies who prefer prayer to physlc, ana IL Is
fitted up for the reception OF citizens given up
to death by physicians.
THERE is such a tremendous demand now
in Paris for Bavarian beer that the Eastern
Railroad Company runs beer trains from
25 900 beer shops, and the daily sum spent on
beer is estimated at $l50.OOO.
CHOCTAw COUNTY, Ala, sends to the New
Orleans Exposition a hewed stick of yellow
pine 50 feet long, ~ inches square in the mid
die and containing l1,760 feet, board measure.
Another of cypress, from the banner Lana
and Lumber Company, Is 90 ieet long, . IeSI
across at the large, and ~ lnches AT the shalI
end.
OYSTER SHELLS are being put on the roads
around New Haven, Conn.,, this summer for
the first time in a number Of years. Oyster
growers refuse to buy them even at three
cents bushel, because the ravages OF the star
FISH and heavy taxation have almost ruined
their industry. 1t is said that single owner
Ofoyster beds has lost 100000 TINS year through
the attacks of star fish.
THE steamships City of Rome and Aurania,
left Queenstown together on Sunday. This is
the first time the City of Rome has left on the
same dav with a steamship that is so near her
match. and both vessels will try 10 beat their
previous records. The City OF homes best
Westward passage was lew minutes over
seven days and two hours. The Auranla mas
made the same passage In seven Gays ana
seven hours.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS against choiera
cause some curious difficulties on the Franco
Spanish frontier. Along the high road, near
the village of Perthus, one side of the way is
French, the other Spanish. Accordingly, II
Snaniard merely crosses from his house to
French cafe opposite for a petit UeTre, he can
NOT 90 home again until he has undergone
seven days strict quarantine.
THE late Mime. Taglionrs stage costume
would have surprised ballet dancers OF the
present day. The fact was that she never in
the whole of her career wore dress whieh
allowed her knee to be seen. Her own btgh
ideas of her art were well expressed IA the
rebnke she administered to one OF her admir-
ers in Milan who begged her to shorten neT
dress '.just very little" ''SIgnor," repIleo
the dancer, Il do not dance Tor men, u''noo
for wives and for daughters"
THE science of locks and keys mas peen
brought to great perfection in tins country,