Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

4 COMPANY IN Connecticut manufactures
nearly all the licorice used in this country
l7.Oo0.0 600 pounds year. Confectionery and
medicines take about 100000 pounds, and
the balance goes into tobacco.
LAST December fine New FOundland dog,
which had been presented to Simon Cameron
by friend. was stolen in Harrisburg. 1t has
just been ascertaIned that the thief sold him
in ork. Pa, for s., stole hum again. ana sold
him a second time. The Harrisburg Chief Of
Police has gone to recover the dog.
THE Kittitss or Locdliser tells Of an ice
bed near that town. 1t is completely shell
tered from the midday sun by high noun
tain. The ice Is found in a solid bed, the only
covering being some loose stones. The In
diaus say that they have long used il in the
hot summer days when the water was warm.
Tx bootblaeks Of Indianapolis are engaged
in warfare upon the chair system recently
started by one Of their number, who has
placed chairs on the streets IN public places.
and charges only five cents for 8 shine. The
b5Otblacks held q meeting on the post Office
steps the other morning and decided to cut the
price to three cents.
IT is estimated, from statistical point Of
view. that loss OF appetite among young peo-
pie on account OF love annually saves to this
country Sl00. O00. 900. Perhaps so; but the Nor
rlstown Herald thinks "the expense Of extra
light and fuel, and caramels, and ice cream,
on the same account, it is estimated, more
than balances this account
OSE Of the only two remaining Roman
milestones in Great Britain is in Cannon
street. London. the other being in Chester
holm. in Northumberland. There Is Roman
work about the Tower Of London. Until
quite recently an old Roman turret was
standing within a hundred yards Of Ludgate
Hill station. and in Cripplegate may vet be
seen a splendid specimen Of the original Ro-
man wall.
CAPT. JOHN AARON, OF Barren Island,
Maryland. has. among other trees in his
orchard. one which INDUCES in the peculiar
and rather unfortunate freak Of blooming
only when some member Of the CAPTAINS
family is about 10 die. Although il Is now
quite old. il has bloOmsd but three times. The
hrst time II blOOmed one Of his sons died.
some i've or six years afterwards 1t blOOmed
again. and another son died. Last year II
hlOOmed third time, and a daughter died.
Ii stands near graveyard, ana notwith-
standing appeals from different members Of
the family 10 have 1t cut down. Mr.. Aaron
stGbb1rnly refuses 10 have 1t mOlested.
TEE design Of the Manchester ship canal
bin. now pending in the British Parliament.
IS TO make Manchester practically seaport,
50 that ships Of the largest draught mar sail
up to the wharves Of the city. The chief OBJ
lection 10 the bill Is that IL would interfere
with the navigation OF the river Mersey and
cause = lowering Of its waters. both at the
bar and al the entrance 10 the docks at Liver
pool. Birkenhead. Garst0n and Ellesmere.
There Is movement on foot having for its
object the recommendation Of = new scheme
for the construction Of q ship canal from Man
chester 70 Liverpool on wholly different lines
from that which Is now before Parliament
The distinctive feature Of the scheme is that
this canal shall be cut directly through the
land. In 10 place touching the river Mersey.
The Boston Transcript gives editorial prom
inonee 70 the following story: During 3
thuuder-shOwcr which passed over Shirley
Village on Tuesday there fell with the rain
large quantities Of small stones. specimens Of
which have been forwarded to Us By a trust
worthy gentleman connected with one OF the
Shaker families in that place. The samples
sent are small pebbles. the largest Of which
viii weigh perhaps a quarter OF an ounce.
They are composed OF a dark blue stone, one
OF them. the largest. being worn smooth IS
though By the action Of water. and the others
Of irregular shapes. with sharp edges. They
present none Of the peculiar characteristics
OF meteOric stones. and possibly the most
plausible theory Of their origin Is that they
NAV have been caught up by Whlrlwlnd,
although our correspondent has no knOwl-
edge Of anv atmospheric disturbance OF ex-
ceptional force occurring in that vicinity.