Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST,

FISHERMEN say that this Is great fish year
An kinds Of fish are uncommonly early IN
putting in an appearance, and they are big in
size and very abundant
A GENUINE Chinese lady, the first one to
come to New York who can lay claim 10 the
distinction Of having had her feet bandaged,
arrived in the Chinese quarter IN that city on
Monday night.
THE first church erected on American soil Is
still used as place of divine worship. 1t Is
situated Just outside OF the City of Mexico,
and was built by COrtez during his second
visit 10 that coast.
AN old bay fisherman says that Holsters in
New York Bay and financial panics through
out the country always come together once IN
seven years. He has watched the coincidence
for more than forty years, and declares tnat II
never fails. This Is lobster year.
THE anti prohibitionists Of Wichita. Kan,
had a mass meeting ITO emphasize the doc
trine Of free opinion in a free country Late
that same night the Methodist and Presby-
terrain churches, the pastors OF Whlch were
total abstinence advocates, were set on IRE
and the barns Of several persons were de-
strOyed.
ANEwLY-PATENTED electric headlight was
recently tried on the Richmond and Danville
Railroad. The engineer was delighted with
the experiment. and says that he almost
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daylight For several hundred yards ahead
be could distinguish the pebbles on the track.
and could readily see a man one mile Instant
from his engine on straight track
CAPT. JAMES B. EADs, the famous engineer.
SAYS he received s. draft for $4,000 for an
hour speech before q committee Of the House
of Lords against the proposed canal to con
meet the harborOf Liverpool with Manchester,
England. Il endeay0red TO prove, ana evil
IDENTIFY succeeded" he explained. THAT While
il Won q help Manchester by making IL ylrtu-
ally a seaport, it would ruin the haroor al
/ Liverpool"
Cor. HENRY ". kINGsBURY's viii has been
set aside BY the Probate Court at Waterbury,
| Conn The VIII was made at Fortress Mon oe
in 1851. and left about 100000 worth Of Chi
/ caro prouertv to his sister. the wife OF the
Confederate Gen. BUckner. aud 5000 TO John
( hingsbuTy. of rs aterburv. It was contested
/ bv q son born after the VIII was made. Col.
! kingsbury was killed at Antietam, and the
/ viii was only recently presented Tor probate.
WASHINGTON al one time conceived the idea
/ OF letting his Mount Vernon estate ont IN
/ farms TO English or Scotch farmers, and COM
municated his plan TO his friend and CORES
! Dordent. SIR John sinclair. at whose instance
| an Englishman named Parkinson was IN
/ duced TO come over. The voyage took twelve
weeks. and almost all the fine stock. worth
/ thousands Of dollars. which ne brought Win
him, died on the way. Poor Parkinson view eu
/ the crudl5v Of everything here with utter dis
gust and was much incensed by Mrs. W. say
ing 10 him, Il am afraid. Mr.. T., yeu We
brought YOUR fine pigs 20 bad market. VI
! course he wrote a book anent his American
/ experience. and his growls are amusing.
or an horses in President Arthur's stables
the one which. perhaps, eNcites more inquiry
and ELECTS from visitors more Of interest Is the
| clean -limbed. trig-looking little Indian pony
| given to Mr.. Arthur by an Indian chief last
summer on his trip through the Yellowstone
Park. In the interval between the lift Of the
/ pony and the present time every effort has
| been made TO tame and break him in, yet with
| ont avail. Those in charge of him state that
never, for moment, i he on his guar4; ever
! kcenlv alert and watchfUl OF the shghlesi
movement on their part 10 prevent ana pals
| their designs he successfully eludes every
| artiiice which human ingenuity can invent
whereby 10 subjugate and render him Ike
I unto other horses.