Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

PARIS has a dog population of g., S27, the
tax on which brings over 100000 into the
municipal Treasury.
A STEAMER arriving lately at Hamburg.
from the North, brought white bear which.
en- route, escaped from its cage, and surprised
the supercargo in his caDin. The Captain
sklllfully cOntrived to place the beast under
the influence of chlorOfOrm, and he was car
ried back to his cage.
THE King Pau is the name Of the Official
Chinese paper. 1t was started in the year
81 as semi-occasional journal. Then for
some centuries 1t was a weekly, and at the
beginning OF the present century it became
daily. 1t publishes three editions, and has
six editors, with circulation of 1900.
PREHISTORIC workshop, dating from the
Stone Age, has been discovered by N. Sail
lard on steep rock by the sea. on the south
west side of the peninsula of QuiberOn. Brit
tany. In 1t have been found the skeleton of
a workman and various objects and imple-
ments Illustrative of the smiths methods and
process.
YOUNG ENGL!sHNAN has insured his
whole body against accident except his left
leg, which no company will now insure, as he
is subject TO sudden weakness in this limb,
and 1t has been the cause of much loss to COM
panles. 1t he has fall through this faulty
member he Will be unable to recover any
amount from the companies in whose Office
his body is insured.
THE legal profession in the State of New
York has increased in the last seven years at
the rate of II per cent, whereas the medical
has increased at the rate Of 3. The statement
Is curious, and appears to be accurate. The
point of interest does not lie in the COMPARE
son of the two professions, but in the fact that
the numbers of the lawyers are out of all pro-
portion to the growth Of the population.
AN EXPLORER behind the scenes Of the "Sea
of Ice" while Kate Claxton, as the imperilled
heroine of that melOdrama, was thrilling the
audience by perching on a floating piece Of a
berg, says that he was badly shocked to find
that the waves were only a row of boys alter
nateiy humping their backs and squatting
under painted cloth and that the actress
icy craft was rude box with rockers to it
ike a cradle.
A THRILLING mistake often changes the
entire course of a persons life. A short time
ago the local paper at Red Bluff, CAL, an
nOunced that 'the prayer meeting at the M.
e. Church will be hell tonight" This typo
graphical error made many people believe
that something remarkable was to take place
at this meeting. and the church was crowded.
The officiating brethren, greatly encouraged
by the large audience, were inspired to elO-
quence, and the result was that thirteen con-
Yertcd persons united with the church.
TIE ladies of Marie Antoinette's time made
the sacrifice to their beauty OF sleeping in a
with pillows. The dresses of Marie An
toInette were often freshehed up and turned,
her ribbons dyed and her kerchief and gloves
cleaned. The last two bills run up at Paris
furbi'heT's for such purposes were never paid.
a gloYer'5 establishment in the Rue Rivoh
credited a gloye-cleaning bill of the Queens
''by DEATH" and Marie Antoinette's last
sumptuary account was with an obscure shop
keeper for two bazin dresses. skirt and body
of striped cotton, two muslin colts, two thick
muslin fchus and white cotton 10 darn stock
ings.
A SHORT time ago, while Mr.. H. t. Whit
comb, of Mansfield, o., was hunting wood
chucks with Mr.. Williams, his dog made a
fuss near large pine stub, inside Of which a
noise was heard, and upon cutting it down a
large live black snake was found, inside of
which was gun barrel, we'll preserved, over
feet in length. and upon which l777 is plain
ly to be seen. The barrel is supposed to have
been on Sullivan's battlefield, near there, and
while all CORY was swallowed by his snake
ship, and descending the hollow could not
turn about or digest it, so the snake has re-
manned entOmbed these many years, Lying on
mice, bats, etc. The barrel can be seen at Mr..
Williams relic room on his farm near Mans
field.
JOHN ALDRIDGE and another young man
were riding after stock few days ago in the
pine timber on the Upper Deschutes, Oregon,
when they espied large bear. Neither being
armed, they decided to capture him if posi-
bic with their rlataS. The nFSt throw sue
cessful, Aldridge catching him by the hind leg.
The other hOrseman was quite as successful.
The first throw he made his rope settled over
the bears head and frightened around his
neck. Then the stretching began. In the
struggle the bear. beng a large one, was
about to drag the saddle from one OF the
horses, when Aldrldge hastily swung around
tree, and, securing his rope to it, hurried to
his companions aid. With his help bruin was
kept stretched until he ch0ked to death.
AN Iowa girl killed her father in the night
by going to his bedside and Draining him with
an ak In her trial it was shown that she had
threatened him with vengeance, and that he
was afraid OF her. She maintained. to her
counsel as to everybody else, that she had no
recollection of the deed; but there was not
| the slightest evidence OF insanity, and she
| was sent 20 prison under life sentence. That
was six years ago. The warden thinks that
he has solved the mystery with a theory OF
s0mnambulism. She had in her younger days
| been a chrome sleep walker. and he believes
| that, with her mind filed by hatred of her
| parent, she unoOnsciousy committed the
| homicide while LAUNDERING sOundlY. He will
ask the Governor Of the State TO pardon her.
on Monday of last week Mrs. McChesney,
aged "a years, wife Of George McChesney of
| Council Bluffs, Ia, went to New Orleans on a
visit to the exposition with her husband and a
| large party of friends. Mrs. McChesney ar
| rived somewhat i'll, but not i'll enough to pre-
| vent her visiting with her husband the expo
| SitiOn grounds. Wnlle there the party became
| separated and Mrs. McChesney was lost sight
| Of. Her husband and friends searched for her
| in vain. The police were called on, but they
| could hear nothing of the missing woman.
Late Thursday Mrs. McChesney was found in
| the house of Mrs. Tenine, in CarrOllton.
| several miles from the exposition. She had
| been ever since her disappearance uncOn-
scious, and unable to give any account OF her.
! self. She was brought there, Mrs. Tenine de-
| clares, by man unknown to her. Mrs. Nc
| Chesney was at once taken to her husbands
| temporary res dence, where she died Friday
| of acute mania or meningitis. The detectives
| are at work trying to find out the man who
| took the unfortunate woman to the house
| where she was found.
GEN. DANIEL SICELEs wrapped up to the
ears in an overcoat, stood on the little boat
boun from New J ork for Governors Island
the other day, surrounded by friends and in
| an elaborate condition Of anecdotal good
| humor. ''People are always asking me how
| / lost my Leg" he said. glancinz at his wooden
member, land it becomes an intolerable NUS
| ance answering the question SO often. don't
| say anything about the delicacy of the ques-
| ton, The other day / went into O restaurant
| to get bite of lunch. The waiter, when
had given my order, looked curiously at me,
| and remarked: Might ask you, sir, how you
looking fellow and took an immediate dis
| like to him, SO replied: You ought to know.
| sMaybe | had, SIR was his answer, but
don't anyway, and should be obliged il you
| should tell me- looked at the waiter with
a serious expression Of countenance, and
| quietly remarked: Young man, lost my leg
at the battle of Bunker Hill, and don't you
forget it, He gave me one look Of intense
discontinue, and my lunch was brought by a
less laxative YOUTH"
BRIGHT BITS.