Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


nent: An American gentleman who partook
OF this dainty, stewed, on the other side says
It reminded him good deal ofquail.
On RRAIN from Naples to Benevento,
reaching the latter city at ! o'clock in the
morning, few days ago, 1t was found that
thieves had penetrated into the baggage
wagon, and, after numbering the guaru, had
stolen parcels OF gold Of the value of - 0O0f
ana escaped. The body OF the guard was
found N the van,
AN EXHIBITION Of colored sculptures IS
shortly to be opened in the National Gallery
at Berlin, under the patronage of the Crown
Prince. The WORKS are being collected under
the auspices of the chiefs OF that establish
ment. The exhibition VIII illustrate the
AIs,ory OF pplychromc sculpture in all ages
aud countries. as well as LIe modern efforts
70 revive the art, especially by the sculptors
or Germany.
THE Bellevue hospital authorities in New
York have lately been experimenting with
silver wires as Il means OF uniting the ends of
bones IN certain troublesome fractures. Holes
have to be drilled through the bones to be
! wired, ana there is a painful amount of scra-
ping ana hitting, still In five cases the resu
mas been satisfactory. As the experiments
/ are usually tried on charity patients, they
have involved the hospital in scandalous char
yes OF cruelty, etc.
THE great English universities opened this
autumn with large numbers OF new matricu-
! idtlOliss AutE6 are olU lFEglIQGQ at OXtOfu
this term, as compared with $40 at the same
period last year. There are Sc at Christ
church, AZ at New College, and AZ at Balliol,
where the College Hal has been epr, chez by
very line new organ, the gift of the master
There are Al freshmen at kebe, the newest of
the colleges. At Cambridge there are 500
freshmen, Trinity College heading the Inst
with lI9, while next come st. Johns 1872,
Caius (54l, Clare t54), and Pembroke 1857.
BIsULPHIDE OF CARBON, NJ. Pasteur thin ks,
will become the most eficacious of all anti
septics, as it is also the cheapest. costing but
fraction OF a penny per pound In large
quantity. 1t ia likewise The best lnsecticide
known. and for this purpose may, IL is
thought, be useful for preserving woodwork
IN tropical countries. Some idea Of the use it
is already put TO may be gathered from the
fact, as stated, that more than eight million
pounds of the substance are used annually to
check the ravGges OF phyloxera Carbon
Osulphlde, as produced, though an extremely
offensive compound in respect to odOr, Is
capable OF complete publication.
| DIR. CARLOS FGNLAY, Of Havana, has been
experimenting on the inoculability of yellow
fever. The disease was found to be trans
missible only from the third to the sixth day.
Out Of eleven NEGOTIATIONS, six were success
full. one doubtful. and four negative. The in
EQUATIONS were brought abou- by the use OF
mosquitoes. which were first caused 10 citing
patients suffering from the fever, and after
ward allowed to sting the persons whom 1t
the result of DR.. Flndlay's nOculaJory eXDe-
rlments as against yellow fever. the ease with
which disease may be transmitted by the
mere sting of a small insect IS an important
addition t. the history of how zymOtic dis
eases are spread.
COMPARATIVE TESTS of the GRANTEES of Kew
England and Minnesota, instituted by Prof.
| Winchell, with a view to determine their
crushing strength, exhibit some surprising
differences. The pieces employed for this pur-
pose were 2-inch cubes unpublished, and,
| crushed between wooden Gus iOns. the aver
| age strength of 20 specimens If Minnesota
( granite found to be 90 272 pounds, or
1913 pounds per square inch; crushed be-
| tween steel plates, the average strength was
| l04. 500 pounds, or 26. 200 pounds to the square
| inch of surface. The average obtained FOR the
same number Of specimens of New England
/ was 59,1 innuS. or l4,1j6 pounds per square
| inch. The age OF Minnesota GRANTEES Is ar
chen; that Of New England granite is not
definitely known.
A BRIDGEPORT CONN., MAN wants to form
a"Humane Interment Association" It's OBJ
ject will he to protect its members from being
buried until life is known to be extinct. Each
member VIII be required to take oath not to
allow a fellow member to be buried until the
| body begins to decOmpOse. He cites MANY
cases to prove the need of the enter rise. One
that Of Mrs. Pardee, of StratfOrd. sworn to
before notary pubic. She was supposed to
be dead, and 10 make sure her fingers were
burned. But all the while she was perfectly
conscious of what wa going on but could not
owe a muscle. just as she was being trans
feried TO the coffin an arm dropped from pO-
sition and produced pulsatiou in the wrist
that was noticed, and the application of a
salvanic battery soon brought her to life.
A FRIEND of Ferdinand Ward is quoted az
giving reason why Ward is in prison. He
had ample money and opportunity to go to q
safe country after the exposure of his ras
cality. Several days Ofllberty elapsed after the
bursting OF he Grant n Ward bubble before
ne was arrested, and then he was only kept in
| civil confinement from which his escape was
! easy, until his conviction. Why then was IL
! that the NapOleonlc scOundrel did not retreat
| quletl from the Moscow oil his ruin? "For
he simple reason that he likes to live in New
| York" Is the reply; ''he knew that he could
not get more than ten wears, which term
| would be shortened by good conduct TO ubout
| six an half. He will be scarcely more than
| forty when he comes out, wealthy, full of
schemes invented during his incarceratlon
and not at all ashamed of his great exploit
life" '''
THE GERMAN TRAVELLER, DIR. Gerhard
Rohlfs. contends that it Is unhealthy to wear
wooden clothing in the tropics. 1t is well
| known. he says, that nearly all animals in Eu-
rope have a thicker coat In winter than in
| summer. But in Tuat Krafa ami other hot
regions Of Central africa sheep imported
| rom colder climates lose their wool in the
course Of year. and their skins are then
! thlny covered with HAIR. The lion. who at
! the Cape and Northern A frica has long and
thick name, loses his name entirely IN Central
| Africa. These facts, argues DR.. ROhlfs prove
mat there must be some urgent cause for de-
pllving animals uf their wooden coats in The
tropics. as in other places the same ANIMALS
| have Tor thousands of Years been covered
| with wool, both in winter and IN summer.
and they give lesson TO man which he would
do well TO follow.
WE ALL KNOW from Thackeray how while
fair women and brave men held revel At the
Duchess Of Richmond's ball, and stout
hearted Mrs. Col. oDowd made merry with
! Belgian wine 20 the supper table there stole
into the room an -de-camp. bloody with
| squirting, fiery ed with haste, who whispered
! some news IN the ears OF Wellington Well
I 4 ~ In view Of 81 1scquent events now re-
/ membere that while the marriage OF Henry
/ Of Battenbcrg and Beatrice was in proqress
! up dashed al tull speed on shanks' mare a
/ telegraph express from the village flee who
I handed isfatch TO the Captain of Police
| who handed 10 To the officer commanding the
guard OF honor, by whom il was passed 10 An
equerrv, who transmitted il to the Lord
! ChamLarlain. who found means TO convey il
TO Prince Alexander, The bridegroom = brother
anu De Z man. The Prince did not omen ~
uutil after the ceremony. and hrs demeenor Z
| qua not give any suggestion ~ It's contents
but ue d ii not hlt out the subsequent wedding
! urcicOn. taelnS The az crnu on train ~ on
! 81, %, Nh, re he went at once TO Tie Foreign
/ q m 81 Lee.