Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-27

lHE 20 Il ItMpldES arc NCAy "OtAfN 4"
nearly all parts of Sweden at present, and
blue ribbons the emblem of the order, are to
be seen in the streets everywhere.
A PROFESSOR of the Toxic University IS
about to establish subterranean observatory
in a very deep coal mine, for the purpose OF
determining the connection between meteor
illogical and earthquake phenomena.
UNDER 4 decision of the Court Of Claims al
lowing officers of the navy mileage while
travelling on duty, number Of claims have
been allowed, ana among them one of Rear
Admiral Howell for $i,2OO some OF the Items
being forty years outstanding.
MEMPHIS is now the head Of navigation on
the Mississippi river. Heavy floating ice
caused she steamer City of vicksburg, en-
route to Cairo, to return there. Large 1loes
of ice have been passing Memphis since Dec.
p which is rather novel for so eSrly IN the
season.
THE year 1855 is TO bring two eclipses OF T. c
sun and two of the moon. An annular eclipse
# the sun will occur on March Is, invisible in
the United States. On Sept. total eclipse
of the sun will take place, visible IN Australia.
south Pacific Ocean and Cape Horn. THIS
will be followed on the oath of the same month
by partial eclipse Of the moon, visible In the
United States.
THE ancient scandinavian custom of funeral
feasts has not yet become entirely obsolete. A
Swedish paper gives an account of sumptu-
GUS one lasting four days and nights. The
relatives and friends of the deceased were in
vited the first and second days: the citizens IN
general came on the third day and partook Of
an the good dishes and liquors, while on the
fourth day the leavings were rellshed by all
the paupers of the town.
THE salary Of Prince Bismarck is $1,000
marks-about l3,O0O-per annum, besides res
dence and all expenses. Field Marshal Moltke,
the head of the German army, is paid 5000
$1,000 as salary and $4,000 pensIOn-besides
residence and rations for six horses. German
foreign ministers are paid: London and ST.
Petersburg, $4,000; Vienna, Paris and Con-
stAntinOple SIS, 500; Washington. $4,000. In
addition they are provided With residences
and servants.
THE st. James Gazette thinks it is curious
that Poe should have anticipated some Of the
chastity incidents Of the "MignOnette" case,
even to the name OF the victim, Parker" in
his tale of Arthur Gordon Pym." Butthere
IS one important difference between the true
and the fictitious story. POe's starving sailors
drew lots to determine who should be eaten.
The 'MignOnette'' men did not, but killed the
weakest of their party without consulting
him on the point at all.
FARMER DRAKE, of Rockford, ILL.,, had a
hen turkey which ran away to Farmer Nc
rey's farm and brought forth a brood Of eight
younp turkeys Farmer MOrey's gObbler was
offspring. Farmer Drake replevined the
brood and sent a constable after them. He
chased them all over the Morey farm and put
in a claim for mileage fees for thirty eight
miles. The Justice decided in favor of Mo
rey, and Drake takes an appeal TO the Circuit
Court.
4 PLEASANT little game Of draw poker fur
nished amusement to a party OF Buffalo bache-
lors the other night. The banker kept the
money, against which chips had been issued,
in a cigar-bON on the floor convenient to his
reach. The circulation had been expanded TO
some $50 or $50, and this amount in bills was
in the box. a splendid Jack pot" had just
been disposed Of, when somebody remarked a
smell of burning. Great C3sarW cried ono
Of the players, "the moneys on fire." And go
IL was. \ lighted match had been carelessly
dropped into the cigar-bOX. and our party
-pent the rest of the night ru0fully in trying
to piece the charred fragments together.
THE gold-leaf business is a singular one.
The old gold used consists of pieces of jewery,
such as brooches, old watch cases, rings,
bracelets. obsolete coins, etc. These are pur-
chased chiefly from pawnbrokers. The stun
is first melted into bar, then II goes through
a process of OXygenaLIOn, which usually taxes
from six to ten hours. IN order to free 1t from
copper amt silver. The gold is put in SAND
crucibles of various dimensions and melted,
when it is fit for the acid. After 1t Is refined
IL is put through rolling machine till brought
out to the thickness Of writing paper. IL is
then cut into strips one inch square, and put
IN a clutch made of French paper, IN order to
beat il into the proper consistency. After this
process OF beating has been three times re-
peated It is put into books for sale.
NEW ORLEANS papers ask the North Caro-
lima Exposition Commissioners why they neg
lected to bring the original of the "frst De-
claratiOn Of Independence, which emanatcd
from Mecklenburg county, n. c., in Nav,
l775, II months before Thomas Jefferson
penned the immortal document which was
adopted in Philadelphia in July, l776." To
this the North Carolina press replies that
there certainly was such a declaration made
and passed at 2 public meeting at Charlotte,
y. c.. on May 20, l7I5. but that no copy of the
document is now IN existence. There are.
however, some strong resolutions which were
passed at Mecklenburg, y. C., on May 10,
l775, copies OF which now exist, and, while
they do not proclaim the independence Of The
states, they are long step in that direction,
and far in advance Of the general public opin
ion of that time.