Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-16

been sold as high as 81. 200. and ElIot's Indian
Blble-"Up- Biblum God" in the aboriginal
tongue, copy OF which was recently bought
at the sale Of the library of the late Judge
Henry c. Murphy, in New York, for the sum
Of $3.50.
III is not improbable that Mount Everest
29,oO2 feet, which has hitherto passed Tor the
monarch of the Himalayan chain, will be de-
throned. Mr.. Graham. the celebrated traveller.
ana MS two Swiss guides, in their recent at
tempts to scale some of the higher SUBMITS,
dlsUnctlY saw two higher peaks rising to the
northwest Of Mount Everest which they be-
heye to be considerably higher.
A PECULIAR accident happened to a boy in
Pittsdeld, Mass, last Saturday. He was
standing in front Of a drug store looking into
the window, when his fst slipped and he fell
upon glass show case on the sidewalk. His
chln struck the case with such force that It
oroke the glass, and cash was made IN his
throat three inches long, leaving the wind
pipe and Jugular vein exposed, but not in
jured.
IN many parts of Scotland a superstitious
belief is entertained by the natives that it Is
not lucky to make coffin for a suicide or
to participate in the funeral ceremonies. Any
tradesman who is known to have anything to
do with suicides burial Will get no employ
ment from the natives thereafter, and, thus
collins have to be struggled into the towns
from large cities or bought from the under
tees OF secrecy.
The precise day is not announced, but few
weeks hence King Humbert will open in per-
son the italian National Exposition at Turin.
Fully $4,000 exhibitors already are registered,
the works Of art number 5000, the orchestral
and musical societies from all parts of Italy
VIII be an especial feature, and large num-
Ders or American ana English tourists are en-
gaging accommodations at Turn. The cleo
trlcal exhibition, which invites competition
from all countries, Will be the international
feature Of the exhibition.
GENTRY LOWE, colored man, entered the
African Bethel Church in st. Louis, and,
kneeling down with the converts INDUCED in
an outburst of profanity. He said he was
anxious to see what effect the prayers of the
revlvalsts would have upon him. ThereupOn
every member of the church began to pray at
the top of his lungs. The place was pande-
mOnium Of entreatics and celebrations. but
above everything else arose the stentOrian
hlasphemyo of the sinner. After two hours the
rpviy6l,sts gave it up, and the sinner walked
| away.
A STORY of fishy nataTc comes from Ore
gOn. 1t is about a man and a dos. There IS
nothing remarkable about the man, EXCEPT
| his powers OF narration, but the dog possesses
varied accomplishments. Among other things
he dives into the river and catches large sal
mon IN his mouth. Recently he was by the
side Of his master. who was fishing through a
! hole in the ice, when he discovered choice
salmon, and Owed down after it. The cur
rent carried him beyond the hole and under
/ the ice, but he swan fifty feet until he came
| to another hole, whence he scrambled out
! with the fish in his mouth.
Bog OAK, which the chemical action of the
/ peat water renders perfectly black is very
| rarely obtained in a sound state, and in most
| cases the outer portions of the tree or log are
rotten, and useless even for fuel purposes.
When laid up for use, care must be taken that
| lt Is not placed IN the open air, lest II may,
\ from the suns rays, become open and shat
! tered into chips from end to end. To preserve
! it. it must be put into some cool place, and
left TO dry gradually, and when properly
/ seasoned it must be cut in lengths Of from two
1 TO four feet, and these lengths be split again
/ and the sound parts removed from the IN
| sound. 1t takes from four to six years to
| season some specimens. as in many instances
| the wood is found at a depth of eight feet and
| sometimes ten feet under the surface. The
] finish Is not quite perfect until the article has
/ been for some time in use, and the longer, the
! finer the article seems To be, no matter
! whether used as personal or table orna-
ment.
| THE death of Ben Thompson in his last
shooting affair at San Antonio puts an end to
! the career Of one of the most daring despera-
does Of the Texan border. Thompson is LnOlcn
to have killed nine men, and has probably de
| snatched many more. that being very modest
! figure for a man Of his 'derring do" An al
! legged incident which lately occurred in Aus
| tin illustrates the man. A convention OF
stock owners was called there to take meas
( ures against the fence cutting cowboys, a
/ class who had ThompsOn's heartest sympathy.
! and he announced his intention Of breaking
\ up the convention; or, to use his own words,
! he m6ant ito mop up the dirt with those fell
/ lows He accordingly entered the room
| where the convention, go men, was sitting,
| with revolver in each hand, saying with la
comic brevity and Spartan pluck, you jest
| get up and DUST" and, swith one exception,
! they Immediately arose and ''dusted." ThOmp-
| son with the survivor had an amicahle session,
| and adjusted the affair of the convention to
] lneiT entire satisfactiOn.