Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


France for promoting the establishment Of
popular libraries, deriving its name, Of course,
from our own benjamin Franklin. 1t has just
distributed its annual prizes.
TEE public revenue Of Italy up to the pres-
ent time derives one Of its chief incomes from
the lotto. which, from $4,000 francs IN ls6z
rose TO 75.OO1. 900 in 1881. The institution Of
lotto Is really more deletOrl0us IN lis results
than the roulette and trente-et-quarante Of
Monaco.
ONE Of the anarchist prisoners on trial at
Berne, Switzerland. lately declared that he
was in the employ of the Berlin police. His
statement was confirmed and caused cOnsid-
cradle sensation. His functions were TO ex-
cite the anarchists Of Switzerland TO commit
outrages which would lead to their expulsion
from the country.
ACCORDING to the account which was gen
orally believed 80 years ago, the original Seek
el pear tree was a seeding which sprung up
on the grounds of a farmer named Seckel,
near Burlington, y. J. 1t was introduced IN
Delaware BY Ashton Richardson, who re-
sided near Wilmington, and who mad TWO
trees in his garden in full bearing IN ISL
REMARKABLE DISCOVERY Of topazes has
been made in New South Wales. portion
of a large bluish-green crystal weighing
several pounds. found at Nudge, is now in
the colonial museum. Some crystals from
two TO three inches in length have been found
in Uralia. One found al Gundagal weighs II
OF. dwt.. and one from Guigong weighs IS
OF, avOirdupois-
ONE Of the newest and most helpful cleo
tricsI inventions is the dental and electrical
lamp, for the purpose Of Illuminating the
mouth and other parts Of the human anato-
nv The battery used TO produce this light Is
only SIX inches square, but the light II pro-
dUces is 50 brilliant II penelrates the SKIN ana
actually shows through II the root OF to9tn,
enabling a dentist TO know at once what
causes any Of Its diseases.
.sTHEY amt turnin' out no millionaires in
Colorado these days" says Colorado miner.
s'The crop Of bonanza kings is PLAYED out.
Don't make no mistake. Things have changed
nightly out our way. The smart fellows
who raked in b. stakes in the mines quit the
country or went into some more substantial
business. The unfortunate devils who thought
they had picked up enough to last them for
ever soon went broke"
ONE OF the largest single contracts ever
made by the British Government was that
awarded 10 Armour s Co., of Chicago, for
lOOc, 600 pounds Of canned corn beef and LOCO
cases Of bacon, for the army in Egypt. II Is
stated that half the contract was fulfilled by
delivery at WOOlwich within an hour after
the order was given and on the same day the
rest OF the beef started from CnlcaSo Oy ny
ing freight train for New York.
Much INTEREST has recently been excited
in English engineering circles by the an
nOuncement Of the discovery Of a new motive
power by Mr.. Edwin Surge, who has pat
ented the means Of application. According
10 report the new motive power threatens 10
displace steam as the motive power for drly-
ing light machinery, and Tor all purposes OF
light lOeOmOtiOn, either on land or water
Arrangements are IN prOgr ess 10 give the IN
yenJiOn public test.
MANY Of the principal cities Of France sent
wOrkmen out TO America to visit the Boston
Exhibition. Marseilles, amongst the number,
voted 6.00Of. 70 divide amongst three dele
gates. It now appears that the latter group,
Instead OF embarking for America. stayed IN
Paris as a more preferable alternative than
crossing the Atlantic and making excursions
70 Boston. One OF the delegates. Il Is assured,
i so charmed with the capital that he still
remains within its boundaries.
JUSTIN WINDSOR, Of Harvard, is leading a
company Of about eighty special students Of
American history in writing what is to be
called "A Critical and Analytical History Of
America" The work, which is TO be pub
lished in eight volumes, Will appear within
year. The frst volume will be published last
as il treats Of archaeology. IN which new de-
velOpments are being constantly made. Edch
specialist will write a chapter upon the sub
iect which has been his most thorough study, |
and the authors name Will be pubhshed with
it.
ACCORDING to recent statistics there has
been a great increase in the consumption Of
liouor in the United States. and one far out
stripping the growth Of population. In $40
the number OF gallons of liquor consumed |
was Il. 100000. and how the number has gone |
up since is shown in the following figures: |
lS50, 900 600 gallons; 1853 202.0O0O0O; $50,
13 900; lSS0, 506.O0O.OOO: 1893, BOO CO.
That is. while the population has only trebled |
during the last forty years, the consumption |
of liquor has increased by almost ten-fOld, |
and the amount Of money expended in its |
al
crease. The annual expenditure for liquor |
in the United States now exceeds SS00.OOo,o0o. |
THE municipal government of London to- |
dav Is q muddle. The embodiment is beyond |
comparison. the ENHANCEMENT above eoncep- |
ton. The authorities are as numerous as the |
posterity promised 10 Abraham. just now |
the people are suffering with an epidemic OF |
small pOx, and threatened with an invasion |
az cholera. There are no less than seventy |
different authorities as regards INFECTIOUS as
eases. As, fortunately, there-are not so many !
infectious diseases, 1t would give about \ /
dozen anthOrities apiece for each disease. |
This. however, does not include the Wnole list |
of the powers that be on matters sanitary, Tor |
there are, moreover, thlrty nine 9lsIlnct
Besides these there are twenty-seVen Burial |
Boards and several Commissioners Of Sewage |
for the city cemetery.
ARATHRR striking incident, says the New |
York World, occurred at Mr.. Blaine's meet |
ing at Urichsylle. o., on wednesday. Mr.. |
Blaine was tapping the valley breezes with |
his arms and poetiealy describing the glorious |
prosperity that had descended to the Amerl-
can labOring man through the wise protective |
policy of the Republican party. A long, lank. /
hungry looking man in dilapidated garments, /
leaning against tree. his arms folded medi- /
tarively across his breast, shouted out: Don't
talk TO me about yer protection, Mr.. Blaine; /
/ hain't had lick Of work for three months. |
and my shirts in tatters.'' With that quick L
ress and readiness for which the Maine States
man is noted. he responded: my friend. if il /
had not been for the benefcent care exercised /
over you by the great Republican party you /
would have been out Of employment SIX
months ago. and YOU would not now have a i
shirt to your back. All that you have is due
to the Republican party, and you are an IN
grateful dog II you do not vote the Republic
can ticket hencefOrth and forever This /
electrical reply magnetized the audience and
the hand from the Hooking Valley struck up
await TIL the Clouds Roll By