Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE King of Servia has granted amnesty to
200 persons who were imprisoned for compiled
ty in last years revolution.
THE Hawaiian census now being taken will
show population, it is thought, OF $4,000, an
increase of over $4,000 over the last census.
The increase is mainly in the Chinese and
Portuguese.
ARCHANGEL GODFREY, wife OF James II.
Godfrey, chief Of the Miami Indians, died at
the old Rcharlyille homestead, near Fort
WAYNE, Ind, Friday, where she was born.
Mrs Godfrey was G3 years of age, the grand
daughter Of John i. Richardvllle, famous rs
Pechewa, chief of the Niamis, and Aqulna-
qua. his wife. the sister OF Little Turtle. Her
husband s so years Old.
THE well known American nasal twang will
have quite died out century hence, so say
competent authorities. 1t IS fast lessening
among the educated classes, particularly
among those who have Travelled, and IS now
most developed on farms and villages in the
rural districts. This peculiar lntOuatIon,
according to the Yankees, comes from the
psalm singing of their Puritan forefathers.
IT seems to be the great ambition Of the
Russian administration to dispense with the
obligation under which it has always lain of
employing foreigners in its service, from the
lack of native talent. Last year an instruc-
ton was sent round to all the government
workshops on railways anu elsewhere thal
q
employed who is not a Russian, or wlo Will
not become naturallzed.
THE Japanese upper ten have advanced an.
other step in Western civilization they are
learning 10 dance in the European fashion.
When present at European balls they find
their ignorance OF WaltZcs ana quadrllles
somewhat announcement, so curing the lSst
few months the nobility have formed private
classes At Toxic, and practice diligently.
When perfect, one of the imperial princes ill.,
tends to give = grand ball to show OF the new
accomplishment.
THE descriptive terms used for neurological
conditions are rapidly increasing in number.
and bid fair to make an interesting vocabul-
arv Some of the comparatively recent
terms arc used by Or. {. II. Hughes in the St.
Louis AcdicdL journal, where he describes
patti, Mt who "has antnrOphObla, being afraid
TO meet anyone about Tue mouse, anu poly,
ph0bia. "afraid of everything sometimcs;'
nc is also pObOphoDia. bong ''airald some
thing is going to happen to brighten him.
To the number of curious plants, such as
the carniyorous and lly-catchng plant, new
specimen has been lately added which is de-
scribed as the travelling plant. i IS said to
be of the lily OF the valley species (C0hrd1-
AIria po1ygaRdtuD.l, and has TO formed of
knots by which il anGu lily advances about
an inch distant from the Dl .ce where the
plant was first rooted. Every year another
knot is added, which drags the plant further
y
Travelled about twenty inches from Its orl-
giDal place.
ALL the court officers surrounding the Shah
of Persia are salaricd, and every royal SER
want has his privileges of expressing his sub
ordinatcs and of eXtOrting from outsiders.
Often salaries are not paid, or are forfeited,
or presents far exceeding their amount are
made to the Shah himself or mis- ministers.
But every man, from the Prime Minister
down. has his legitimate perduisites, his law
ful populations, assigned to his position. ~
everything that passes through hrs hands
something sticks, and the larger his affairs
the bigger his profits. In Persia everything
is sold gOvernorshlps, Judgeshlps, religious
Offices, places of every klnd Official protection,
all.
FISHING under the ice in the great lakes is
extensively carried on in winter, the catch
being mostly perch and bass. Gill nets are
used and are set by cutting in the ice dozen
or more holes in line, through the first Of
which the entire net, including the sinkers. IS
lowered, while the top is carried along under
holes. After 1t is fastened in the last one, the
intermediate openings are allowed TO freeze
up. the second net, when the catch Is hauled
in, being attached to the end Of the net al
ready in the water and hauled under as the
first is hauled out. The nets are changed
daily and the average catch is from go to coo
pounds.
TIE custom Of giving inaugural balls origi-
mated on {, @ occasion OF the second Inaugural
ton of Gen. Washington, in Philadelphia, in
1888. This ball was given in pursuance of the
following card which appeared in the Phlla-
delphia papers: "Ihe members OF the senate
and House of Representatives of the United
states are respectively invited 10 ball, on
March 4, 1898, to be given by the Dancing As
semblv In honor of the unanimous re election
of George Washington, the President Of the
United States. the anniversary OF me present
form of government OF the Unlteu states; ana
a parting leave with the members OF the pres
cnt Congress-"
A CORRESPONDENT wants to know why
people pledge each other before drinking.
We are not sure, but We think this is the rea-
son. In the good old days when cut-throats
rest Dromise not 10 attack him While he was
drinking. otherwise while the head was
thrown back in the act of drinking some en-
terprIsing rutllan would be strongly tempted
fepcelees neck of the drinkcr. But even
pledge didn't always protect drinkers, and so
the custom Of clicking glasses ana drinking
together was introduced, In order that
ali might be similarly engaged at the same
time and unable TO use their weapons.
1T is question which has often been asked,
without bringing forth any satisfactory an
swer, ''why is the King OF the Belgians so
interested in Africay" "What is the secret
OF this INTEREST,"" It is said that some such
question was recently put 10 the mug nun,
self. His answer was: ''IOu know that GOD
took away from me my sonny only SON
and then he laid Africa on my heart. l am
not spending The revenue of Belgium upon 1t,
but my own private resources, and have
made arrangements that when die this CIV
ilizing and evangelizing work in Africa shall
not be discontinued" 1t is said that the King
is spendlng at the rate of 100000 a year on
Africa out of his private purse.
A DIsrILLERY has lately been put in opera
ton in Charleston, s. c., for manufacturing