Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

MOODY, the evangelist, is quoted as saying
that Tendon is the most religious city in the
world.
No white man ever set foot in the fine
country north of India, known as Kafristan,
until little over year ago.
RUN lighted the streets OF Decatur, H.,
through the payment of license fees by
dealers; but the Common Council decided on
prohibition, and now the unpaid Sasmakers
have cut of the supply.
THE New Zealand Government has author
lied an agent te collect 200 stoats and weasels
for the purpose of thinning out the rabbits in
that colony. Each amman is expected to cost
about $50 before it is landed.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND men are building
ships in the United States. Twenty-Five mil
lions of dollars are the shipbuilders' capital.
Forty million dollars a year is the product.
And in the transportation trade-fOr our rail-
wav trains are also our ships-we employ
nearly 100000 people, or halt as many as IN
all our manufactures.
THERE is a curious series of trees on the
farm OF Mrs. =. Mariner. of Penn Yam, n. Y.
The original tree, an elm, was blown down
over thirty years ago. The trunk, which
remains. is ffty-eight feet long. and from this
trunk a row of twenty-siX young trees have
sprung, many of which are fully fifty feet
high. The young trees seem Ike branches
from the old trunk, but they are well grown,
perfect trees.
MAN on the Wabash river has built for
experiment a water wagon. lie has twelve
empty coal oil barrels in a framework, three
on either side, and connected with rods and
cranks. In the rear Of the boat is paddle
wheel and TO this is n rod which connects
with the one to which the barrels are fastened,
so that when the wheel is turned the barrels
will also revOlve. The boat is about lOXl5
feet, and the builder claims that one man can
run it mp or down stream.
ANoNG the interesting exhibitions promised
for the year 1885, that Of Russian historical
furniture. which is to be held at st. Peters
burg, will be much appreciated
by antiquarians and artists. The primi-
tive chai,s and tables Of the ancient
Slavs as well as the costly furniture which at
present adorns the residences OF the rich, and
the bright cOlOred deal goods in the moullk's
cottage will be exhibited, and appeals are at
others possessing antique furniture to send
their goods to the committee.
GREAT complaint is made by the oyster
planters Of the Patuxent river over the havoc
now being wrought among the young oysters
by drum fish. These fish are very fond of
oysters, and nature has provided them with
the means of crushing the lighter shells and
RECALLING themselves at viii. Large schools
Of them have invaded the waters OF the Pa
tuxent, and young plants are being devoured
planted beds. The planters are making war
on the marauders to the best OF their ability,
and large numbers are taken daily,
IL some of the provinces of Brazil IRON ore
occurs in large quantities and Of great rich
ness. In Minas the ores are said to be very
pure and rich, and are to be found almost
eyervwhere in the centre of the province /;
Sometimes in outcrops Of enormous extent,
often worked to great depth by the gold
miners in search Of the precious metal; some,
times deposited in large masses upon the Ded
and upOn the banks Of rivers, the floods OF
which carry them away and scatter them
over other localities. So abundant, indeed, is
this ore and so ready to hand, that large
quantities Of il are used as building stone.
SOMEWHAT diseouraging reports have
reached New York concerning the work ON the
Panama canal. which has been greatly re-
tarded, it would appear, in consequence of I'M
usual sickness among the laborers; neyerthe-
less vigorous preparations are making to push
operations after the rainy season is at an end.
IN part proof Of this, it may be stated that az