Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

a TORONTO JUDGE has refused the applca-
ton of certain petitioners for the incorpora-
ton OF a club for rowing, sailing, Yachting
ana other social sports, on the ground that
the petitioners were too old for such exer-
cises.
THE time of day is announced every day at
Woolwich, Eng, at p. m. and 9:3G D. m. by
firing off blank charge of powder from a
9-pounder bronze gan. Notwithstanding this
fact, courageous little sparrow has made
her nest IN one of the boxes of the carriage on
which the gun rests, and has hatcned out five
little sparrows.
A STATUE of the poet printer Stephen Dolet
Is to be erected In Paris on the spot where he
was burned at the stake, on Aug. 3, 1916. for
doubling the immortality OF the soul. History
rec rds that he endured his doom with forth
tuue, ana even INDUCED In Latin pun
Won dohet ipse DoSet. Sed pta tur6G doLet'-
While on his way to the fatal stake.
The Royal College for the Blind at Nor
wood, England, is to be endowed by the Ma
| tional Fawcett Memorial. A popularity of
| TINS Institution Is the thorough instruction
given in gymnastics. Many OF the students
are skillful performers on the trapeZe, Judging
OF the leaps by the muscular sense and being
guided by 1t III remarkable manner.
NOT so miles from London there is rural
postman who, 20 years ago, was thought to
! be medically unfit for permanent appoint
menu AAe was, therefore, made temporary
letter-carrler. Ills wages are ~ shllings a
week. He has to walk 80 miles a day. lie is
liable to instant dismissal, is not eligible for
any pension, and enjoys no annual holiday.
THERE are now IS miles of narrow gauge
railway on the island of Newfoundland The
line commences at st. John and ends at
Harbor Grace to the westward, which has
population of about 5000, st. John having
about 25,000 The road was built by com
pany subsidized by the government, who I'M
dertoOk to build the road from st. John 10
NoSre Dame Bay, on the east coast, distance
OF 34G miles.
CHARLES H. GRENox, of Bralnerd, Mimi,
has solved the great problem by the invention
of ke-consuming furnace, for which he
has received letters patent. Trial has been
made OF 1t with such successful results on the
Northern Pacific Railroad that It's managers
are equlpplng their locomotives and station
AIRY boilers with his smoke consumer. Not a
sign OF smoke or sparks Is to be seen leaving
the furnace.
THE Egyptian coast guard recently discov-
cred schooner engaged in landing to the
west of Alexandria some gunpowder the
destination of which was the SOudan. The
coast guard gave chase, but the schooner es-
capped, her crew throwing a number of bar
rels OF gunpowder overheard. For some time
past it has been suspected that supplies OF
guupowder were landed for the Soudan, but
this is the first actual discovery in the matter.
THERE was a scene at the Central Police
Station, Philadelphia, Thursday morning
when Mrs. Redmond had her daughter.
Jennie, brought before the magistrate. She
declared that the girl had run away from
eOme and would not return. Jennie said that
she was II years of age and wished to get
married. The man OF her choice was present
and as she was Of the proper age, the magis-
trate married them despite the protests of the
mother.
A DOCTORS WIFE IN Glasgow prescribed for
patient during her husbands absence. Her
medicine produced salvation, and the patient
sued for $50 damages. The plaintiff sought
to show that the wife was a responsible agent
of the husband. The defendant denied that
his wife had authority to prescribe; he had
no power to delegate such privilege, and the
nlalntf took the medicine at her own risk
The Judge conceded in this view, and found
plaintiff liable in costs.
THE Queen Anne mansion In London, which
is intended to meet the growing preference
for fats there which prevails here and in
Paris, is a big caravanserai, about thirteen
stories high, with some hundreds Of rooms.
1t was built by wealthy man named Han
key, and it is often called "Hankey's Folly"
He spent a vast sum of money on the under
taking, and when it was finished so was he
a number of NJ. p g and actors have resided
there. Among the latter was Dion Boucicault
BARON HUDDLEsTON, the well-known En-
glish Judge, recently complained in court that
his morning slumbers were daily disturbed 10y
the Growing OF a cock, and accordingly the
neighbOrhOOd was searched for the offending
fowl. None could be fO=nd, until at last 1t
was discovered that one was confined in the
Baron's own garden, which had been pur-
chased by his own order and kept in a hamper
$50 be killed when wanted" 1t was the dis
turber of the judicial slumbers; and has since
subjected the Baron To much merciless chat
hng.
THE latest effort in behalf of the Buzzard
family and the Welsh Mountain gang gen.
orally is the organization of a Sunday school
by the people of Honeybrook. Pa, and vi
cinity. lizzie, undergraduates church
on the Sassairas on sunday last was the scene
of an organization at which about forty chill
dren were enrolled, among them being the
wife and three children of the notorious Abe
Blizzard. The Friends First-Day Union
have given s25 worth of books to the cause,
and 1t is expected that to-day Will add num-
Der to the roll OF membership.
Ell PAso, TEX, is a very pretentlous little
city of about 1900 to 5000 inhabtnnts, having
street railroad, international at that, said to
be the only international street railroad in
the world. Dhe fare II 10 cents to ride from
FL Paso to PasO del Norte. When you start
to 80 to Del NOrte the conductor won't take
anything but American money: and when
You go to return he viii not refuse Mexican
coin. The town has both water and gas
works, and a special water supply is deliy-
cred on wheels. On the sides Of the Wagons
you Will see the placard: FILTERED river
water, 30 cents a barrel"
In a lecture on physical culture. DR.. j. w.
White, of the Pennsylvania University, said
that ''students at Harvard take about the
same rank in required gymnastics that they
do IN their regular studies. Brain aud nerve
substance are behind every well-controlled
muscular movement" The lecturer at
tr'buted the circumstance of breaking down
from what Is called ,oyertraining TO an at
tempt TO reach the desired bodily develop
of the chest and legs the strengthening OF the
muscles, ana the expansion of the veins can
not be safely accomplished in short period.
A MOST Singular case now before the grand
jury in Newport KY, is that Of Jim Brown,
a man about town, who is accused Of digging
up the dead body Of Mrs. Hurn, in Evergreen
cemetery, and stealing gold rings, earrings
aud necklace from 40, and then Ieburying ~.
HIS accusers are two laborers. whom he hired
90 help him eNhume the body, eayiug he was
doing AZ at the request OF the faulty. When
they opened the grave, he sent the men away.
Their curiosity excited, they hid in clump
OF bushes near by and saw Brown rob the
body of it, jewell and RENTER IL. They told
the cemetery directors, and in this way the
case got into court.
CALIFORNIA and Oregon are liable to occa-
sional ravagos Of three species Of locusts. the
most dangerous Of which is the great Rocky
Mountain locust, whose rSvages several years
n 20 IN me- near afarvfNr our tho t,agpta ~ tvto