Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST,

Judges hope to clear by 1888.
CAL BEE, the Chiness Consul at San Fran
cisco, has just completed statistics showing
the number of Chinese arriving at and de-
parting from that port since the restriction
act Went into force on May 6, 1882. The de-
partures aggregate about $1,000 and the ar
rivals $4,000
AN ENGLISH MILITIA REGIMENT, nearly l.
OO0 strong, left its camp at Aldershot for Lon
don few days ago, with half of the men under
the Influence of liquor. At the barracks there
was open rioting, and the conduct Of the SOL
dlers while marching through the city is de-
scrlbed as most disgracetul.
MASSACHUSETTS will be interested to learn
that on an original map of the world, by which
Alexander NI.diyided the discoveries between
Spain and Portugal, and which is now in the
possession o the Vatican, all the present
United states form n blank space mark ed
/ Terra de Bscalaos," or. The Land of Cod
ish.
THE Protestant clergymen OF Terre Haute.
Ind, have held a meeting and adopted q Sc
ries OF resolutions advising that hereafter the
! horses Of funeral procession be driven in q
trot when going to the cemetery; that fune
rails be held on Sunday only when absolutely
! necessary, ana that the services DC concluded
at the house or the church.
THE immense gun constructed at Elswick
for the British government has a t tai weight
Of 200 tons, being considerably in excess Of
previous undertakings. It's length is stated
at some fortyfour feet, though with an ex-
| IRENE diametef at the breech of but I'VE feet
SIX inches, very elongated chase or barrel
tapering down to twenty eight inches, with e
slight swelling at the muzzle.
IN THE BOTTOM Of Washoe lake are living
springs of pure water, and Steve Woodward,
an old hunter, draws his supply of drinking
water exclusively from this source. In order
to obtain it he pulls out in his boat 20 that
part OF the lake where they are located, and,
sinking large demliOhn to the bottom with
stone, draws the cork with a string, and
when 1t is filed raises it to the surface.
TEE Councillor of State appointed to try
and reduce the King of Bavaria's expendi-
lures almost Immediately resigned, by reason
OF worry and irritation, and who is to succeed
him Is very difficult question. Expenses
however, are being cur allied IN the servants
HAIL and stables, and the separate theatrical
nerl ormAnces are for the present suspended.
Work on the various palaces Is necessarily
stopped because there l. no money to pay the
Workmen.
ONE Of the superIntendents of the por-
celain mandatory at Sevres, NJ. Lauth, is
said to have discovered anew kind of porce-
lain, which he representa- as far superior to
the celebrated old Sevres--in fact, after some
Ten year of investigation and experiment, he
in quality with that of China. Not only does
The new article lend itself to arti-tic decora-
tion IN variety, but IL takes all kind of glazes,
and surpasses In beauty the colors of China.
A YEAR OR so AGO a merchant vessel was
sent to Havana to bring back to the United
States some shipwreeked sailors. While there
they OBJ aimed lot of cheap cigars, which
they corded up in a great pile on the deck
yer this pile, which looked very much like a
cord OF wood, they threw lot of old sail
cloth. and when the customs officers asked
them If they had any dutIable goods on board
they pointed to this pile and said it contained
cigars. he customs officers thought they
were being guyed. and did not look at them.
The new star IN the great nebula OF An
dromeda has faded quite rapidly in the past
few days. 1t is now so dim that it is barely
visible in powerful reflector. 1t could not be
seen Saturday evening with 5-inch silver or
glass reflector. This remarkable star attain
ed its greatest brilliancy few days after its
di covery. 1t has been fading for about a
month. This peculiar behavior may lead to
the conclusion that the star is variable of
long period The question of it's physical
connection with the nebula is one very diff
cult of solution.
THE yard OF the American Ship Building
company has been transferred by the receiv-
ers to the Philadelphia and Reading railroad
company, the owners Of the property, together
with outhouses, buildings and all of the neces-
sary appurtenances connected with ship
building left by the company at its failure. A
large number of tools, almost new, purchased
by Commander Gorrlnge, will be offered at
private sale to satisfy the debts of the conpa-
ny. 1t Is the intention of the receivers to
wind up the affairs of the company as soon as
possible and if the tools. when sold, will not
satisfy the receivers debts it is probaole thai
suit will be brought against the stockholders
One partially completed iron vessel remains
IN the yard.
Or,r,,A - l.. ID ,IT7
have imported REFS original instruments,
used by him in 1861, and Prof. Haddock of
stevens Institute, claims to have proved by
actual experiment that without any altera
tions they are capable of transmitting speech
An experiment OF a different kind, bearing
upon telephone patents and theories, has re-
Gently been made in Philadelphia. A new Iele-
phone well adapted to the purpose has been
set up IN skeleton. and instantaneous photo
graphs taken Of it at the moment it was re-
spOnding to spoken words. These photographs
-how, so II is claimed. that in such telephones
at least there is a complete make and break"
OF the circuit, and not mere undulatory cur
rent without break. The signs of the times
are, that before long there Will be another
and PERHAPS decisive battle over telephone
patents in which the whole question from
the beginning will be illuminated by full
array OF the facts as well as by fresh dis
cover1es.
"THE industry of raising or lacking up
SAOo' u I'm ouN ebbhO WAS pIdCLlGeu
earlier in Chicago than in any other Ameri-
can city" said a Chicago house-raiser re.
Gently, land there has always been great
deal OF it done there. About 1860 or 1861 the
Athens marble block, which was on the north
side of Lake street, and extended from Clark
10 La sale streets, was raised in this way
and at that time IL was considered feat Of
great skill. Then the fremont and Bripgs
houses were raised in a similar way. This
was at the beginning Of tire war. The lacks
would be placed in p lsitiOn. and man would
stand by each with his Lrowbar in the hole
A foreman sat on chair IN the centre OF the
basement and blew on a whistle. At the sig
nal each man gave his Jack a twist and in
THIS way the great building was raised inch
by inch, TO the required height. At the time
Of the fire the arm0ry was on stills being
raised, and when the danes reached il the
structure collapsed like house Of cards"
ZONE CLASS or CRIMINALS has become AL
most extinct through the recently ACQUIRED
habits OF economy among American women"
said Detective wilkinson, to New York
reporter, few days since at was once the
pet occupation Of quick thieves to steal the
hair from the heads OF children and young
girls. Real hair was worth IS or so an ounce
Lhen' ana a thief was sure OF receiving $40 or
$50 Tor single head o. hair, IL It happened TO
be good one. school girls who wore their
hair down their bac were wavlaid. shorn.
an released again almost before they had
time To scream. Though the crime was not A
particularly brutal or heinous one. IL was
of an aggravating nature. and great efforts
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