Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-30
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United states ana the influences LndL nave
made it the greatest judicial tribunal in the
world"
ALL the government officials in Japan were
privately instructed some time ago to wear
European costume during office hours, but as
some are stun using japanese dress, the SUI
thOritIes are said to have resolved on making
the measure compulsory after July next.
AN old Australian woodsman declares that
a bruised raw onion applied at once to the
wounds from venomous serpents will arrest
the action of the poison. Country boys know
that onion is a valuable remedy Tor bee sunRs,
and 1t might be worth trying upon more active
animal pOisons.
ONE-FOURTH of our cutlery supply comes
from England. one fourth from Germany, and
the remaining One-half is made at home. A
high authority predicts that In ten years
time four flIths of the supply VIII De made
here. Much Is expected from some of the new
steel processes now coming into use.
A LARGE mound near North East, Pa,
around which many Indian traditions clus-
tered was opened Wednesday, and the skulls
and skeletons Of upwards Of 30 Massassauguan
braves were exhumed. Many of them were
IN fine state of pre- ervatiOn. Many mple-
meuts or primitive warfare were found In
the tomb.
THE assertion having been made that law
yers as a rule are sceptics in religion, the
HIliaN' iDnla ItINeS mas Jdken pains 10 IN
vestigaJe the matter 50 far as its own city is
concerned. or the l.500 members Of the
Philadei pha bar nine tenths are either
church members or have Wel-defned church
Affiliations.
THE territory of the Argentine Republic
contains, is said, a great deal of cabinet
woods of the best quality, especially in the
region around the upper part of the Parana
river. from which within the past few years
cons derable quantities have been shipped 10
France and Germany. They are creating
demand for themselves there.
A SOUTH NoRwALK Conn., firm has made
for Sitting Bull a straw hat, 81 size, or l3
sizes larger than the average hat. 1t is IA
inches deep and has Drim OF 10 inches. and
its greatest outside measurement Is 30 inches,
or larger than an ordinary umbrella. 1t was
made of green pOrcupine straw, and is to be
worn by Sitting Bull on his visit to the Great
Father at Washington.
A HOUSE at Schenectady was for long time
infested by reaches and water bugs. Last
fall a servant. hearing that toads were an an
tidote caught three ordinary hop tosds and
put them in the kitchen. Not a roach or wa
ter bug can now be found in the house. The
tOads have become domesticated. never wan
der about the house, and are SO cleanly and
inoffensive that there is no objection to their
presence.
a PENNSYLVANIA NOAH has for several
months been engaged in building an ark on
the Allegheny river. The boat is a monde
script. and VIII accommodate the family of
the builder, together with his COW, horse and
poultry. The scheme of this modern Noah is
to float with the current down the OHIO ana
Mississippi rivers and dispose OF stock Of
patent medicines
THE annual sheep penning took place at
Assateague Island, Va, near the lighthouse,
Wednesday afternoon Nearly 1000 sheep
were penned, sheared and branded. Over 500
people from nelghbOring towns went to wit
ness the minutl9 of the art. This penning is
rapidly growing to be gala occasion, for ice
cream, lemonade, cake and confecLOnerleS
were served in abundance.
Two Kansas City young ladies were lately
made acquainted with grief through the in
strumentslity of castor beans. Two gentle
men wagered that they could eat more of
them than the ladies, and swallowed two or
three: the girls ate a dozen or more each.
1t was a rather dangerous business The
SYMPTOMS of poisoning we're painfully severe.
and lasted several hours, leaving the patients
greatly Frustrated. Ricinine, the toxic prin-
ciple Of the bean, is an acrid poison. A num-
Der Of writers report deaths from eating cas-
tor beans.
THERE are in the United States about 300
clerical wheelmen, including u doctors of
divinity, 10 theological professors, some -
authors, several editors, aud many pastors of
y
gentlemen are to unite in a tour Of three
weeks IN Canada, wheeling over 62l miles Of
the best roads on i continent. The arrange
ments have been under the supervision OF the
Rev. Syivanus stall, OF Lancaster, Pa. The
start is to be made az Niagara Falls Aug. 5.
Western division, starting at Detroit, Is to
join the Eastern party at London.
A BORDEAUX newspaper publishes this ac-
count of the recent wedding of Lord de Grey
ard the Countess OF Lonsdale: ''Y esterday at
the Church OF st. Martin, in the environs of
London, took place the marriage of Nine.
Gladys. Duchess Dowager of LOndesale, to
AlllOr Robinson, Count de Grey. The bride
belongs tn the highest and most ancient no
bility Of England, and is the sister OF the
Count OF Pembroke Wilton. The bridegroom,
on the contrary, is the oldest son of that Mar
guess lie Ripoy, who was the first of the Ma
babs to be ennobled by her Britannia
Majesty"
CAPT. MANLY, an Alabama coast fisherman,
recently met with a curious marine phenome-
non while on his return with large catch.
most of which were mysteriously killed
About % miles south southeast of Mobile light
he passed through lot of floating timber in
the neighbOrhOOd of which the water was
crimson color, extending as far as the eye
could reach. IL was believed that the discol-
GRAFTON of the water was due to myriad of
minute animalculR. \ similar phenomenon
was seen by him in Mobile Bay in 1878,
and about year ago a like incident was wit
messed near sandy Hook.
A wELL-KNowN Central Illinois farmer en-
ployed a farm hand at ordinary wages, about
SIS a month, who had in his possession Bank
OF England draft for $500. The man is a
young Scotch gentleman. who has come to
that state. His father, a wealthy ScOtchnan,
has recently invested Sl.500,O0O In American
land, and IS one Of a syndicate OF foreign cap
italists who own $4,000 acres of valuable
farming land IN this country. The Young
mans name is Thomas Tate. His parents re-
side near Edinburgh, Scotland. ami they ex-
pect him TO qualify himself in about two
years and take charge Of one of his father's
farms. consisting of 100000 acres of land in
Southwest Missouri.
DR.. THOMAS TAYLOR, microscopic of the
Department OF Agriculture, read paper on
the Crystals of Animal and Vegetable Fats"
at the meeting of the Washington Microscope
cal Society Wednesday, and exhibited the
revolving cross OF st. Andrew on the fatty
globular crystals If butter. recen: discovery
OF his own. This cross. which is seen with the
aid OF the microscope and polarized light. DIR
OF butter substitutes being all OF stellar form.
Dr. TAYLOR has discovered a number of re-
liable tests for olcOmarFarine, which he Is
Pre- erug Tor publication, ana which, when
puhli-hcd, VIII DC Of great benefit 10 the dairy
interests.
THE Retail Grocors' Union Of New York
has adopted a standard Of weights for meas.
uring fruit- and vegetables in dealing them
out to customers. According TO this three
mounds of old potatoqs or yplloW turpips