Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-20
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his feet, in forty-one seconds.
MEN are now at work digging near Rock
well, Kaufman county, Tex. for buried
treasure. The story is that many years ago
man killed his companion in a duel at tn t
spot, and stuffed loot OF $4,000 In gold down
crawfsh hole.
PIUTE INDIAN LOVERS run some risk. II the
maiden he seeks does not like him she tells her
grandmother. When the young man C mes
again the old lady taxes a shovelful of hot
ashes and throws them in his face. This Is
equivalent to giving him the mitten.
TWO MEDICAL JOURNALS are fighting over
chewing gum. One thinks it preserves the
teeth, develops the gums, and should be en-
couraged; the other points out the injurious
draught upon the salivary glands and digest
i've organs, and Its crushing effect upon fe
male lOveliness.
The FAILURE of the proprietor Of Willis
rooms, wherein London balls and dinners are
given, as at Delmonico's. marks the dulness
OF the last London season. In good times
hey are. occupied every night from May to
the middle OF August. This year there were
more nights vacant than occupied.
A WILD stallion has for several weets kept
the range of country between Fort Collins,
Col, and Cheyenne, Wy, in state of fear
and excitement by his vicious attacks upon
either pedestrians or riders appearing on the
ports, to hunt to death the crazy horse, which
has already done serious damage.
MEssRs. II. B, CLARK & Co. have located
an oil well three miles from Tullahoma.
Tenn, and are boring with every indication
OF success. They are capitalists of experience
and understand their business thoroughly.
They exoeet to find oil in 200 feet of the sur
face. Their leases cover 1900 acres OF land,
and over 200 wells have been located.
A NEW MARBLE of a style different from any
vet known has just been discovered near the
| Tennessee river within thirty-fve miles Of
Chattanooga. In fineness of grain and color
1t equals any yet found in Tennessee. The
owners Of this property, Messrs. Tabler
rudup, are preparing to open the quarry
and are proceeding 20 organize company for
establishing marble works in Chattanooga on
! an extensive scale.
RIvULET of crystal water runs down the
sunny slope OF Cheyenne mountain, and at
one place in its course this stream passes
spring. round about which js a soft carpet of
pine needles ana railing Billickin icks AT
hat spot has been made the grave of the
writer and reformer, Helen Hunt jackson.
Rocks in ZgZag outlines stand against the
blue a owe, and at sunset the silvery frs catch
the light from the West.
THE theory that French dueling is only dan
gerous to onlookers proved true the other day.
Two boulevardiers, NM. Chesnau and Cham
plgneule. were settling quarrel W Ith swords
when an excited stranger rushed between
them, crying: For heavens sake stop this
murderuus wcrS!" He explained that his
father. an emot onal octOgensrian, had seen
the duel from distance and had such a shock
that he burst blood vessel.
REV. JOHN ]. RIoRDAN, Of Castle Garden,
y. Y, has been requested by an Irish soldier
at Fort Douglas. Utah. to get him a wife, The
peculiarly Of the case is that the soldier, who
Ia vp old an9f 10 haFs
I'll 1890, when his enlistment expires, but
wants her to homestead q arter section of
land for him mean whlle, and offers to pay her
expenses West. He has got a quarter section
in Oklahoma. or will have if the reservation
Is ever thrown open.
THE Treasury special agents at the New
York custom house have discovered that
Chicago firm has been for some time import
ing potato starch as far ma to the great dlsad-
| vantage OF New York and other firms engaged
in the Importation Of the former. Parma
pays no duty; potato starch is subject to
| duty OF &c. per pound. and it Is claimed that
! 400 bags Of potato starch, which have lready
| been seized by the customs officers. have been
! smugged through by collision with the Gus
| toms officials.
| NEW theory as to typhoid fever in Brook
| Ign has been started-namely, that il has
| been spread through the agency of the laun-
/ dries. Physicians assume that persons suf-
/ frriDg from the earlier stages Of the disease
/ would unwittingly send their clothing to
! these establshm nts, and thus become the
means Of spreading infection. but it remains
| to he seen whether the assumption is borne
| out BY the facts. The officers of the Heath
| Board are also inclined to this theory, and
| have ordered an investigation.
| THE smallpox and fever patients that are
now under treatment at the Riverside Hos
| pital, on Blackwell's Island, n. Y, we're re-
moved to the new hospital on North Brothers
| Island. Thursday, the steamer Franklin Edison
being used for that purpose. The small pox
! patients are 2 in all; those who are too weak
! for removal will be left in the old quarters
/ until cOnValescent. In future the Riverside
! establishment Will be used by the nurses en-
! ployed IN the Charity Hospital. The frame
| pavllions adjoining will be burned, as a meas
| ure of precautiOn.
| IT is not generally known that the Pope Is a
| poet, but as matter OF fact. His Holiness is an
! expert Latin versifer, and he has Just pre-
| 5ented Prince Bismarck, through the German
| Ambassador in Rome. with an elegantly
! bound COPY Of his latest volume Of poems.
"Novissima Leonis XIII. Point. Max. Car
! NINA" Long before his elevation to the
| chair OF Peter, Cardinal Pecc was well known
| as one OF the best classical scholars in Italy.
ana MS poems are said TO show such mastery
| OF Latin that quite modern turns of Thought
nave obtained classical tinge.
MEssRs. FREDRrEcH KRuPP & Co. are at
/ '''f''N's'N~hiiibE Aui tuc 2NFUsH ArON
eminent four guns for a shore battery which
will be larger than any in the world. Each
| VIII weigh l2) TONS while q charge of 600
pounds OF powder Will be required for the
! hrlng OF the projectile 0f one ton The guar
anteed range Is five miles. The hrst of these
monsters Will be tested at Meppen, on the
/ arms firing grounds, and transported TO ItaIv
| on specially builC cars with sixteen avies
7 bridges ana viaducts having to be stren0t
ened In order TO stand the weight.
IN CONNECTION with the report that an ex.
United States Consul 10 the Sandwich Islands
had formed plan for the annexation OF the
islands to this country and the return OF him.
| self ana King Kalakaua TO the United States
! senate, there 10 story that the leaders OF the
] MOrmOn church once attempted to purchase
/ me ISLANDS as suitable point for the coloni-
| Hdtlon OF the Latter Day Saints. Missionaries
/ Were' IN iact, sent out there. and made nany
/ converts, mo still remain faithful 20 that he
| iel. one OF the missionaries became wealthy
| ana got possession OF the whole island M
! WAS MlerWard converted from Mormonism
ana Is al present Premier OF the Kingdom.
| Bridegroom. CONN. LAD had a piece Of
good fortune IN New York city a few davs
ago which put him IN good shape for the holi-
days. he was coming out Of restaurant with
some Older friends when he spied small oh.
Ject on the sidewalk lust OUTSIDE the duor flo
/ picked n mp aud put it In his pocket On
/ arriving home he showed IL 10 his mother and
/ she saw mat " was y diamond min or brooch
/ apparently OF cous deTahle value. She laid Al
/ h-lAG anu watched the Npw NarL nat.r-a .....lt