Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

advantage Of the uncertainty Of the local
market. are endeavoriug to introduce their
products into England and India direct
ALARGE PART of the ammunition to be sent
to Aspiuwal is said to be in the form OF qul-
nine bullets, intended to be "shot down" on
the spot where the Chagres fever IS always IN
command
A PRIZE Of gold watch, put up recently by
a tradesman Of Ottumwa, Ia, to anyone
guessing the number Of seeds in a certain
pumpkin on exhibition, was won by farm
er's daughter, who guessed the exact number
-494.
THE expense to the people of the United
States since the year 1919 Of keeping the
mouths-of the Mississippi river open has been
$40 800 COO of which $t,500000 was expended
beforr Capt Eads took charge OF the work.
and $4,000, 000 since.
THE foundry Of CaIl at Grenelie IN France
is to turn ont in season for the exhibition at
Antwerp, q monster cannon, ~ feet long and
CAPABLE of sending 2 bomb OF LOO pounds a
distance Of about nine miles. The price OF the
cannon wall be 100000.
AN OTTO n. Y, man who went to Sala-
mancato attend political meeting in Octo-
Der of last year, and who was never after
wards heard Of, has just been found drowned
Fin mill race at Salamanca. The body was
well preserved. amt SIS and railway ticket
were found in his vest pocket.
THE inhabitants Of st. Petersburg consider
themselves fortunate in having had an aver
age winter death rate Of only 50 per 1000 of
population. In London, where the rate has
been recently Is. 3, TINS would he thought cpl
dcmic. The usual ratio for the Russian capital
is 40 to Is.
A LATE way of robbing letters is to select
those bearing several stamps. and after re-
moving which a slit is cut in the envelope and
the valuabes removed. The cut is then COW
cred up and the stamps replaced. In letters
] containing money and bearing more than one
| stamp the French Government recommends,
in an order just issued that the stamps be
placed on the envelope about one-eighth inch
apart.
AN imprinted letter Of Charles Lambs has
come to light, giving his opinions on the rela-
tive value of WordsWorth's and Byron's work.
1t reads thus: "Inever relished his Lordship'5
! nina. W Hy, line OF w OrdswOrths
is a lever TO lift the Immortal spirit, Byron's
can only move the spleen. lie was at best
| satlrst; in any ether way he was mean
| enough. dare say do him injustice, but
cannot love him nor squeeze a tear to his mem
ory."
JOS. BROADwATERs, living seven miles
from Grantsyille, Garrett county, Md, last
week killed one Of three gray wolves which
had been playing sad havoc with the sheep of
farmers living in that section. The animal
was very large and ferocious, as big ms good
!
| was captured by bait OF poisoned meat, and
then dis atched with a revolver and club.
Mr.. BroAdWaters received $40 from the cOun-
| ty forthe animals scalp. Hunters are after
the other two, and their days are considered
as numbered. Wolves arr growing very
scarce IN Garrett, tn S BEING the firstreported
rs killed there IN long time.
A PORT ADELAIDE. Australia, ship carpen-
ter has'cOns5rugted a novel fishing craft, con-
sisting of two separate boats joined together
by common deck. The twins are precisely
alike, each having length at the water line
/ of q feet, beam Of 70 inches, and a draught
/ of feet inches. with a free board of about
feet They are separated feet from each
/ other by croasbeams which support a deck
/ eNtenoe 81 the whole length of the boats. On
/ his deck are to be fitted sleeping cabins for
/ TWO or three men. with compartment for
fish, and from the centre of 1t VIII rise cut
ter mast. Eaeh boat has steering gear
! worked bya common bar. 1t is stated that
tais kind Of twin boat sails very fast, and is
much safer in a rough sea than an ordinary
/ aoat Of equal capacity.
4 NINE MILES from Teheran, Persia, is a group
ofcharming villages over 000 feet above the
sea and 1890 feet above Teheran Directly
! behind these villages scars the range called
the Shimran. or Light of Persia, to the great
/ height of $4,000 feet Nearly all summer its
/ crest Is crowned with snow, which, melting,
/ lows down TO the garden below, In winter
| TINS range ~ white to the plains. As one walks
! the stress of Teheran he caussee this 4nagnffi-
/ cent range rising above The roofs OF the city.
/ \ lutte east Is Demavend. the Mont Blanc of
Persia. 1t ls.a regal 4 cone, u. go feet high
! looking hBe mighty pyramid. When lllumi-
| mated by thesettiug sun, the SHOWS of Deuia-
Vend take lovely rose tint. A fter one has
] lived at TehGFaD a few months he becomes
| very much attached to this grand old peal
aud learns to look fOrit whenever he leaves
the house.
THE returns just issued show the expendi-
! lures from the grant for public education in
England and Wales in the year 1884 upon.an-
nual grants TO elementary schools to rave
been G3,llO.9l2 S., an increase of f254, SS5 3s.
I'd. Nearly the whole of tins increase appears
~ the annual grants for day scholar. The
Church Of England schools stand at the head,
| with grauts-Of fl,4lS.242 Gs. Cd. an increase.
of flOj33 los 81 Roman Catholic schools
! received Z j50, 1875 los. I'd, an increase Of
fl5,5 l2s 3D., and Wesleyan schools E 20, %
>01 Is. sd, more by f6.l35 1875 I'd. than in
SS3. Two classes OF unden0minatiOnal
schools with large grants are gven-BUard
schools Ga75,g'S .. ID. an increase Of ELI,
500 Is. ID, and British undenOminational, and
her schools. { 31.ll2 3s. Sd. IL may be no
tiCed tG~t from 80 to the end Of last year the
sum Of fi2,0l5,2,s IGs. Gd has been spent on
education IN Eusantt and Wales.
While princes nave exceptional privileges
while travelling, they are also subjected to an
noyanccs quite foreign to ordinary mortals.
The other day, when the Prince Of " ales and
he Dukeof Edinburgh leftthe Charing Cross
station for Berlin they were dressed in shoot
. ing suits; but 1t morning they were obliged
90 change their costumes IN the railway car
I1gc, for rhe rlgor Of etiquette would have
been outraged If they had not been arraved
/ Poo frusslau uniforms ON arriving At Cologne.
after a long night journey 10 must be a right
pleasant hing o. have TO travel all day
lUcE led mp in q tin uniform. But again, a
uniform which is quite correct for the Rhine
provinces Is hy r7 means the right thing for
HCrhn; 50 IN the tVenin e, after passing Magde
burg, the prince had again to change while
caI Ital the Prince of " alcs wore the uniform
of b cher Hussars, Of which he is Colonel.
aud the Duke of Edinburgh that Of the Thu
..rngian regiment.
ON their next birthday jim Mace will be "a;
doc Cohurn, 30; Dooney Harris, 81; Barney
aaron, 40; Levy Beirel, 76; scotty of Brook
Ign tPat Brannl -anl, 30; PM Glare, 90: Mob
by Clarke, i3; Jim Coburn. 50; Sam ColHer.
So; Tommy Chandler, i3; Bin Davis, 80; Mike
Dorsey, A.; Jerry Donovan. a: Jim dunno.
f8, Con Fitzgerald. So; Patsy Fov 40: Jim
lngs, 81; Charlie Holmes l1d Sweeney. So:
Dick Hollywood, ~; Johnny Heating, AZ:
james, or Ans eriam, Kelly, 56 George
| Lcefe, 81; nick NctOUle 40: Tom McAlpine,
| 81; Matt Moore, %; Con Orem. 5a: Hugh
| J'Neiu, %; Ned Price, so; johnny Rookie, So;
George Rookie, OBJ; Johnny swcctnam. Oh:
Jake SGmcrui D. ke, about *: Patsy Sheppard.
ae. Jack Turner, rs; Jim Turner, As; IA
I lpuhcy, 81; Billy Tool, As: Ned Wilson. 80:
Jim Bemls, about 70. Tom Kelly. AZ: Tim Col
lin7, 40; Jun toynp, 2, Billy Edwards. Al
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