Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


ing Of carpets. a Connecticut inventor is
reported to have taken out patents for pro-
ccsses BIS which beautiful and substantial
carpets can be made out Of paper at a very
low price.
IT Is said that one Of the exceptional re-
suits OF this exceptional year will be an ex-
ceptional peach crop. Baltimore and Phila-
delphia are beaming with delight over the
bright prospects Of what they consider "a
public blessing"
RECENTLY discovered oil wells in Canada
are to be worked this year. Oil just taken
from a place $50 miles north Of Edmonton,
gave. according to an analysis of Prof. Chap
man. Of Toronto. the following result: "In-
fiammabe volatile matter, IS :53 per cent;
fixed carbon and ash, 547 per cent. The vOla-
tile matter consists of hydro carbons. The
gum presents the usual character and cOmpO-
sition Of crude petroleum.
IT is expected THAT 2OO,0oOhead of cattle will
be driven from Texas into Colorado this year,
and that $4,000 more viii come from other
Western states. The calf crop Of this year is
about 10000. and when all the new cattle are
there. Colorado stock will amount to about
100000. The largest purchasers Of Texas
cattle have been the Pryor Brothers, Of Pu-
eblO. They will drive 5000 head into Colo
RADIO, and to do that Will require a force of
80 men and 400 horses. The journey viii last
from 60 to 10 days.
IT was certainly a singular coincidence that
on the day Of the Duke Of Albany's death the
approaching marriage Of Miss Barring was
announced. About four years ago the Duke
proposed TO Lady AshburtOn's daughter, with
the full appreciation OF the Queen, but was
rejected, to his very great disappointment.
Tie was not. however. the only one Of the
Queens sons whose early wOOings were I'M
fortunate, as the Duke OF Connaught was
twice refused by Princess Marie Of Hanover
before he went TO Berlin in search OF br de.
The Washington City Star says: "The
troubles in a family occupying a high social
station, which have been on the tongue Of Cos
sips for some time. to-day took tangible form
i'm the shape Of a suit for divorce brought by
Helen Marshal Carroll against her husband,
samuel $ Carroll, Major General on the re-
tired list, U. 5. 4. The charge is adultery.
The parties to the suit are well known in
military circles throughout the country, Gen
Carroll having reached high rank during the
war. and Mrs. Carroll being closely related
TO some of the most distinguished officers in
the service"
THE arctic steamer Alert brought with her
from England 5000 pounds Of gun cotton to be
used in breaking the way through in case any
Of the vessels OF the expedition get damned in
the ice. The gun cotton was procured in Eng
land because sufficient quantity could not
he prepared at Newport, II. l., in such linz
tied time. The tug Triana has been ordered
from Newport, with party OF experts on
board, TO New York for the purpose Of max
the gun cotton rea"y in every respect in in case
Of an emergency. Chief Constructor Wilson
went to New York last night TO inspect the
Alert.
on Thursday there died at the place OF Gen.
John $ Berry, in Baltimore county, Md, the
bay horse sam aged nearly 40 years. sam
was foaled on the farm of Mr.. 5. Davis, in
Vermont, on May 5. 1874. In February, 1861,
DIR. John Mann purchased sam, and in the
same month and year the latter disposed Of
the horse 10 Gen. Berry. Toe horse was
then in his 18th year. and had a record of
$50. Gen. Berry owned and used the horse
up to within the latter part of last month,
and during that time the horse never suffered
from a days sickness. lie was highly priced
bv his owner and the latter's family, all OF
whom had become endeared to the animal.
Gen. Berry. several days ago, had number
Of photographs taken OF the animal to pre-
serve as Qementoes.
LABoUcHERE. the editor of the London
Truth. tells how he was once caught in libel
SUIT: lone of the best known men on the
press sent me paragraph. Its basis was
political. but it contained a reflection on an
individual. l passed my pen through the
reflection. The printer, however, imagined
that meant to underline It, and printed 1t IN
italics. The individual brought an action. l;
of course, accepted the responsibility, ana dld
not state in my pleadings what had really
occurred. for thought that people would say
that was trying to get out on subterfuge.
H..
TO the conclusion that my best plan was to
agree to pay the plaintiffs costs. mistake,
therefore. (which certainly was no iault OF
mine, cost me f600.'
COMMISSIONER Eugene G. Blackboard, of New
York, on Thursday superintendent the pack
ing Of probably the largest halibut that was
ever caught. 1t weighed 426 pounds, and the
commissioner was having it packed on ice at
FuIton Market to send to Prof Baird in
Washington. ''There is no telling its age"
said Mr. BlackfOrd. at is certainly over 100
wears old. A ten-year halibut is not a fight
ing fish When caught 1t surrenders without
making a great fuss about II. Ihis specimen
was caught off the New Foundland coast
week ago. The fishermen who caught it must
have Thought they were dragging up the bot
tom OF the ocean. 1t is too big to put in alco-
bol. and would not be very ornamental If
stuffed. To eat, l should classify II among the
aged and juiceless. / am sending IL TO Prof.
Baird, who will make case OF IT,"
or leaving London for China, writes cor
respondent at Pekin to the Pail Mall Gazette,
l was surprised to find that all the firemen on
board the ship were Chinese. The vessel was
one of a large line Of steamers (Glen line
trading to China. and learned that this par
ticular steamer was one OF the last TO adopt
Chinese fremen, the chief engineer being I'M
willing to employ Asiatics while there were
Euglshmen wanting bread. He found, how
ever, that he could not help himself. English
fremen, British firemen rather, were so given
to being drunk when they got a chance that,
with all his preference for his own country
men, he was obliged to give in at last and take
Chinamen On asking how the Chinese did,
I was told that they gave no trouble, were al