Savannah morning news., 1885-07-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

WnOm 10 chOose nlgn sherlnS. She indicates
her Sc ectOns by sticking a pin through the
names. But this is an empty ceremony, for
the choices are really made beforehand by the
Prime Minister.
CHILDREN in Congo are the property of the
mothers relatives. The right of inheritance
is from the uncle to nephew, and mans
slaves and real property go to the eldest son of
his eldest sister or the next of kin in such line.
wise nephew usually leaves his fathers
house and lives with his uncle to keep his
eye on his future property.
THE wealthy merchants of London are dis
cussing the advsability of private subscrip-
tions toward the defense OF that city against
assault by war ships. They fear that, IN the
event Of war with foreign country equipped
with powerful navy, Meet might make its
way up the Thames and enforce an enormous
ransom for sparing the town.
THE Annamese are slow, indolent and
weak, and are always stimulated when at
work by frequent beatings and plenty OF hard
words. Sailors and traders, who have to en-
ploy many OF them, sometimes treat them to
such violent abuse that death results. One
snopkeeIe er, it is said, has killed four and re-
celYed no attention whatever from the
authorities.
AT Montreal a curious case Of white slavery
has come up in the courts. In 1862 a young
man named Saulnlers sold himself for life to
an elderly milkman named Rochon, who was
to iced and clOthe him and will him a com
tortaDe property. Saulniers has been ''let
OUT as laDOrer, RO'hOn taking his pay. and
now the old man refuses to make the bequest
agreed upon, whence suit for $1,000 dam
ages
The Japanese lacquer ware, the best known
and most distinctively natural OF their art
work, made by using the sap of the Rhus cer-
ptcJsrd. The lacquer urushi obtained from
lncslOns in the tree is a dirty gray, viscOus
liquid which is refined by stralning and de-
caniatlon. 1t is popularity of the process
that 1t ls necessary for the lacquered articles
to he dried in damp atmosphere to give them
the required hardness.
THE greatest gunpowder blast in connec
tion with railway works was that by which
sir William Cubitt blew away with one
charge of 1900 pounds of gunpowder the
entire mass OF the Round Down cliff. which
rose to the height of $50 feet above the level of
the sea, within a few miles of Dover. This
monster blast, fired by electricity at several
points at once. tore from the cliffs mass Of
more than million tons of chalk.
DIR. TROITsKI, as result of a number of
observations, states that in every case, vary
Ing according to the condition of the indiyid-
ual, there is an eXhilaration of the pulse rate
and slight elevating of temperature from
smoking. If the average temperature Of non
smokers were represented by LOCO. that of
Moderate smOkers would be zoos; while the
heart in the former case was making 1000
pulsatlons, in the latter it would beat l.lS0
tlmes-hence the harm of tobacco smoking.
AR-SAR-KEE- So Lee SHAR, a Pawnee In
dian travelling with Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Company, died at Narragansett Park Tues
day, of heart disease, and the Pawnees Of the
company buried him in the Pocassett Gem
etery, with his head to the eastward. The
members of the band approached the
grave, and in their own tongue addressed the
Great spirit IN behalf of their comrade.
There was no sensational ceremonies, but the
proceedings, which lasted half an hour, were
solemn and Impressive.
IN MAINE, to give the sign of distress to any
member IN good standing, pound three times
on the outer gate, give two hard kicks and
one soft one on the inner door, give the pass
word, 'Rutherford p. Hayes" turn to the
left, through dark passage. turn the thumb
screw Of mysterious gas fixture ninety de-
grees TO the right. holding the goblet of the
encampment under the gas fixture; then re-
verse the thumDscrew, shut your eyes, insult
your oigester. leave 25c. near the gas fixture
and hunt up the nearest cemetery, so that
you will not have to be carried very far.
AT Sacramento, Cal. recently great mum
ber of pigeons had made their home at the
Phenix mills, and a little house was con-
strueted for their accommodation. The con-
duct Of the birds at a fire attracted the atten-
ton of hundreds of spectators. They flew
around wildly when the small building at the
corner was burning frequently returning to
their house, apparently TO see how their little
ones were farlng. As the blaze extended,
numbers OF them appeared 10 be irresisubly
attracted by IT. and lowered ever the burning
structure, It's If unable to fly away. Now and
again one would be scorched and fall into the
flames. Presently their house got on fire, and
1t was noticed that while half of the interior
was in blaze, the parent birds, completely
DeWlldcred. would anght upon the little shelf
on the outside, pass through the holes to the
interior, and fall into the flames.
A CERTAIN Conservative English statesman
has lately taken into his service q new secre-
tary. One day the statesman informed the
secretary that at a certain hour he expected an
individual named Jones to call upon him to
whom he had assigned an interview. AT the
hour appointed a visitor did make his appear
ance IN the statcsmans antechamber. The
visitor WAS short, dark haired. qulck-eyed
and conspicuous for large moustache, def
antly curled. The secretary was determined
to be equal to the occasion. and to show that
the statesman whom he served had IN him a
valuable assistant. lie pushed forward to
meet the newcomer with a becoming smile
and said in accents Of the most genial tone /:
"Mr. Jones. / believeg' The dark haired
stranger seemed staggered for a moment, and
then, drawing himself up and facing the be-
Wildered secretary, he asked him: 'Sir, do
look like a man with the name OF Jones ."
Then, before the secretary had time TO apollo
glze or explain, the stranger handed him
card on which the Mortified recipient read the
name Of Lord Randolph Churchill.
JAMES, CHARLES. WILLIAM AND CHAUNCEY
GRIMLEY were brothers and lived at Coalton.
Pa. They were farmers. They married
sisters. The brothers were all singularly de-
formed. James was q hunchback. and he had
sty fngNrs ON each hand CharIaa bod a
blOOd-re birthmark which covered hs whole
toes on each foot. William had onIv three
fingers on ms right hand. Chauncey had but
one finger on his left hand, and no thumb on
his right hand. He had one club foot
Twenty years ago James Grimley and Chaun-
ccy Grlmley's wife died on the same dav
Chauucey soon afterward married
his brothers. widow, and she lived
but q year or 70. Three days
after she died Charles Grimley died, leaving
a widow and three children. Chauncey
Crimley married Charles widow. and they
had several children. Three years ago this
third wife died, and year ago william
Grimley was drowned. He LETT a widow and
seven children. The widow married
Chauucey Grmley. She died last winter
leaving the survivor Of the four brothers
father and stcp-father Of twenty eight
children. In May ast he married Nlrs. Eliz l-
beth Ward. widow and grandmother. on
June following she died. While attending
her funeral her husband was 80 severely
INJURED by fan that he never recovered from
its effects. He died on Saturday last, aged 65
years.