Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

LAST YEAR Italy freed itself of 10000 of its
superluOus population. A good part OF these
emigrants were what Mrs. Partington might
have called the ''lazy ronies."
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS worth Of opium
was Struggled on the steamer City OF PeklDg.
On its arrival in San Francisco it was lowered
from port hole into the hands of the Gus
toms officers.
A NORWICH, CONN, man set a bantam hen
on eleven quail eggs at O'Clock in the after
noon of June 2s. and on July % at 10 O'Clock
had the satisfaction of seeing eleven young
uuails step out and take view of his prem
ises. The brood Is doing well.
TIE new railroad, built at a cost of over
81, OO0, 900 at st. Jago, Cuba, by capitalists OF
Pennsylvania, the Bethlehem Iron Company,
is in successful operation. The concern Is or
ganized and doing business under the name OF
the Juragua Iron Mining Company.
THE police of Mini Novgorod arrested
during late disturbances no fewer than liz
persons for assaulting Jews and destroying
their D. operty. On the other hand, the police
have been ordered to report to the Governor
the names Of all the Jews who are residing IN
the district without legal authorization.
CAROLINE PERRY, aged II years, the Eng
lish nursemaid charged on her own confession
in peYsm6nS BETH Mas arla H Scott Scott aged
trial for willful murder. The murdered child
was beautiful and the only heir to rich fam
lily.
Mr.. BURT sends word from the top of Mt.
Washington that the rainfall up there for
July. so far. has been nearly twentY-three
inches. 1t has been a windy and stormy
month, with frosts on two or three mornings.
But the surprising amount of the rainfall is
the most remarkable feature of Mr.. Burt's
letter.
TWENTY THREE proposes were recently
caught in one haul at Cape May by the boats
Of the Cape May POrpoise Fishing Company.
One ting and three boats surrounded the school
not more than 100 yards from the shore, about
half mile above the Stockton Hotel. Fully
1000 people were on the beach at the time,
wa ching the exciting sport. Three sharks,
one measuring l3feet in length, were captured
at the time.
JOHN JULIAN and Aleck FARRELL caught a
fish in Polecat creek, near Curtis mill, in
Randolph county, n. c., last Saturday, which
is supposed to be a black perch. The weight
and dimensions of the fish. as reported, are as
follows: Weight, l41z pounds; length, q
inches; size OF head around the gllls. TO
inches. The size of the mouth. after some
driving out, which must have reduced it
somewhat, is 50 by inches.
In one goal in Egypt Mr.. Clifford Lloyd
found no fewer than seyenty-five of the lead
ing men of the district with their feet COW
cred with blood and fostering sores, weeks
after the bastinadOing to which they had been
subjected bv the order Of the Mudlr. Their
hands sim bore the deep cuts Of the thongs by
which they had been suspended IN order TO
extort a confession, and the thumbscrew had
been unsparingly applied. Two of the prisoners
had died under the cOurbash, the others were
lingering in agony.
FIVE fishing vessels, hailing from Greenport,
L. L, and Tiverton. II. l., came unexpectedly
upon a school Of menhaden of the Dumplings,
at the entrance to Newport harbor, Monday.
I'D TO s O'Clock il was estimated that 5000
barrels had been seined. 1t is not often that
a catch is made so near Newport barbor. The
haul was the largest Of the season. Many of
the residents. hearing of the incident, went
ont in all kinds of boats to see how the fish
were caught and handled
FoR three weeks fire has been burning
brislly on board the old Government Monitor
Dictator at Tasker street wharf, Philadel-
phia. The contractors have been endeavor-
inc. with bat little success, to get rid OF the
woodwork which lies firmly lmbedded
between the arm0r and the null
Nine months have been spent In
the work OF tearing the old hulk apart
with prospects Of many more before the