Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-16
ITEArS OF INTEREST.

$50 head of cattle, worth S400,000,000. During
the following nine years she lost about l.e00,-
QUO more.
WHEN Maud S. trotted a mile in 2:09l4 she
moved 40 feet 10 and SIG inches every second.
Her ordinary stride is Il feet, but, assuming
II TO be 20 feet, each hind foot would touch the
ground at least twice every second.
THE total number of communicates at Trim
ity Church, New York, is 1854, of whom 575
representing $50 families, are from the work
ing class. Although Trinity is very wealthy,
II VIII be seen from this that well nigh one
hall Its actual communicates are people in
moderate circumstances.
WE smile at the Chinese doctor and call
him superstitious / ,ause he imports dried
and smoked lizards for his patients. Yet it
seems that the reptiles re administered IN
cases of consumption ana an@mia with con-
siderable success, due to til large amount Of
az0te and phosphorus contain ed in them.
An enterprisi-g Frenchman has invented a
revolver which, though go small as . DE con-
veniently carried in the vest pocket, can be
fired ten times without reloading. and with
greater ease and certainty than those of the
Oh pattern. the whole length of the weapon
is inches, which can be reduced to "a by UNI
screWing the barrel.
On May s, when the dynamos were connect
ed with the electric-lighting circuits in Nor
large elm trees on Franklin Square touched
the trees, and the electricity ran upon both
trees. igniting them, making a blaze foot in
height. The fire was put out and the difficulty
was at once remedied.
TaE Communal Council of Fogga, Italy,
has resolved on offering a premium of 100000
lire (f4,o00) to any society that will under
take the construction Of dwelling houses in
That city to the amount in value OF 100000
lire. The houses are to consist of a ground
floor and two upper stories, and certain other
conditions are to be complied with.
ENGLAND imports 100000 coo feet of lumber
every year, besides what is cut on the British
Islands Forward looking men advise timber
Gu ture on many rough acres Of Scotland and
worlds timber supply is dwindling every
year, and civilized man should be looking
ahead to protect his children from a wood
famine.
FROM a report just issued by the British
Agricultural Department, it appears that
during 1884, of live animals imported from
Canada, G5S cattle. l.770 sheep and one pig
were thrown overheard, and 81 cattle and 324
sheep landed dead. OF those imported from
the United States. 1870 cattle and S57 sheep
were thrown overheard, and IS cattle and 80
sheep landed dead, or a total loss of 1856
animals.
ONE Of the rules of Monte Carlo is that
when a visitor has lost everything at the
gaming tables he must leave Monaco The
administration pays his fare to whatever part
of the world he may desire to go, but if he
has no means Of support he IL not permitted
10 remain. Thus it is that there are no
miserable poor persons in the principality.
Work II given to all who can do it, and the
sick and lnhrm are otherwise cared for.
a COMMITTEE of the Uruguay Legislature
have actually presented a projeto de leV to
that body, the provisions of which are some
what remarkable. By this proposed meas
ure. newspapers are to be prohibited from
publishing any details with respect to sui
cdes. For breaking this law the owner OF
the paper will be required, for the first
offence 10 pay a penalty of $3.50, ana for the
second offence $500, or in default of the pay
ment Of the fines, one month and tour months
respectively.
INSTEAD of having lights streaming from
the diadem of the Bartholdi figure, as was at
first proposed, it is now proposed to have cleo
trio lights placed, with strong reflectors,
around the foot of the statue, casting a very
strong light upon it. and thus giving it the
appearance curing the night of a shining
statue. Then a great vertical beam of light
will spring from the uplifted torch, whose
light. it is calculated, will strike the lower
stratum of clouds, when any are over it, en-
aDling the reelection upon them to be seen far
out at sea.
IL one of the negro churches of Charlotte,
n. c., there is a movement for a division of
the membership on the color line The pure
blacks favor a congregation composed of
themselves, and the mulattoes express a
similar desire on their own part. At a recent
meeting the proposed division was agreed to-
but the terms could not be settled. The minis
ter being black, the blacks naturally claimed
him. and also the church and furniture. Some
of the black men have mulatto wives, and
some of the black women have mulattO hus-
bands. The difficulties seem nsurmOuntable.
THE export of India rubber from Brazil has
increased very rapidly. From Para and Ma
naos, the chief ports in the Amazon Valley,
the export during the five years from 1889 to
le44 was 1920 O00 pounds, of the value of f79,-
coo. In the i've years 1854 1853 it had increas-
ed to 2 100000 pounds and fSO0, 600 respective
": and in the five years. 1874 1879 to 66 COO 900
pounds, worth f4.400,0O0. Iu 1852 the guam
tity exported was about % 400 900 pounds,
valued at LS000,00o. A heavy export duty is
collected on this article, the imperial duty
being per cent. on the value, and in addi-
ton tax OF u per cent. is imposed by the
province of Amazon and 70 per cent. by that
Of Para-altogether p per cent on all that is
exported from the latter, and 81 per cent. on
exports from the former.
OF the Alb species of trees found in the
United states, there are sixteen species whose
perfectly dry wood will sink in water, The
heaviest of these is the black ironwood tCon-
Il
more than 80 per cent. heavier than water. or
the others, the b, st known are the lignum
vita fGualasum Sanctuml and mangrove
(Khzophora Mangle). Another is small
oak OQuercus grisea), found N the mountains
OF Western Texas, southern New Mexico and
Arizona, and Westward to the Colorado
desert, at an elevation Of 5000 to 10000 feet
An the species in which the wood Is heavier
than wafer belong % semi tropical Florida or
the arid interior Pacific region.
TEE name Of "sucker Flat" a once lively
and prosperous town in California. will soon
pass from atlas and gazetteer. The main por-
ton Of the town has been destroyed by fire,
and the most OF the Dc cling houses have been
deserted or torn down. Even the main street
Of what was once town has been mined
away, and 10 is impossible 10 get through with
a team. \ number OF the deserted dwellings
are in good condition. and stili look pretty
with their nos or gardens ana creeping vines
ana roses. But being unuccupied. the houses
VIII soon tumble down ana the weeds will
take the place of the flowers and vines The
miners have exhausted The treasures that at
tracted them 10 ihe locality. and there Is Moth
ing leit TO make hum&n habtaton Of the spot
Dc ifaA,c.
ON june the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany viii introduce a new air system OF Sig
mails ina their passenger trains. 10 take the
place Of the bell rope now In use. When tho
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