Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

prOtecllonlsts Of this country.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
THOMAS 4. EDISON says that in years
time the New York Elevated Railway trains
VIII be run entirely by electricity.
An italian farmer is planting a tract near
Portland, Oregon, with Italian chestnuts. He
Is confident OF success IL their cultivation.
''THoN," the proposed new pronoun Tim
personal, singular num0er) is beingtaught by
some Of the teachers in the public schools Of
Lewiston, Me.
THE price Of milk was raised IN London, IN
1874, from I'D. to Sd. per quart, at which
there was a great outbreak Of popular feeling.
Now 10 Is sd. per quart. and 6l o 900 quarts are
consumed daily.
IN old canoe which carried Her Majesty's
mails between Quebec and Lewis for forty five
years before steam navigation was ev. n
thought Of, was drawn by SIX horses in the
1ontreal carnival procession Thursday.
\ CAT at Amsterdam, y. Y, caught mouse
and was playing with it before making meal
of it, When the cat attempted to devour the
mouse the latter sprang Into its throat and so
cnoked the cat that 1t Will hardly recover.
THOUGH the Cincinnati horse railroad fares
are lower than those of Boston, especially for
children, there is a demand for still more
liberal accommodation. y full cash fare is )
cents, but a child passes for cents and two
children are only charged for one full fare.
Slip tickets cost but cents each. and parent
pay for child cents IN money.
4 FORECLOSURE suit has been filed in Chi
cago by the Connecticut Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company on the buildings and land at
the northwest corner Of Adams street and
Michigan avenue. formerly occupied by the
Pullman Palace Car Company. to recover
$50 0j. II. II. HOnOre is made defendant and
Potter Palmer, Ulysses s. Grant, Jr., Fred ID.
Grant ana others are named as cO-defendantS.
IL the d slepiad, DIR. Richardson shows how
a sick room may be supplied with salt air. "A
mixture is prepared containing per cent. Of
ozouic ether, 20 per cent of sea salt, and
enough iodine t. make q saturated solution.
Two ounces OF the preparation are difussd
through the room, at short intervals, by an
atomlzer. The AIR Is said to have the bracinE
effect OF sea air, and has powerful disinfect-
ing qualities.
THE Maison DOTee the we'll known Paris
restaurant, was the scene the other DAY of a
very exciting arrest. \ wen-known Count,
belonging 20 one of the best families in the
gay capital, and very popular in the AmeTi
can colony, was given IN charge by the
prle.Or for making It his practice TO order a
good dinner and then leaye without paying.
Only two years ago this nobleman was a shin
ing member of the beau HoHde
THE Hermitage Palace at St. Petersburg is
20 receive the celebrated Basilerski collection
OF objects Of old Christian art, which was
lately bought for 5,50o,000f. for the Emperor
of Russia. 10 make room for this collection
the mum lsuatiC collection viii be removed to
apartments i'm the Hermitage formerly used
for the council of state. The Basnerskl treas
urcs range from the second to the sixteenth
century, and are particularly rich in objects
of the renaissance period,
THE myth that large sum Of money had
been offered by the government for 100000
postage stamps is said TO have arisen in the
FOL owing way: An advertisement appeared
in London, England, asking charitable people
to send their stamps 10 poor boy in Brigh-
tom who wished to cover his walls with por-
traits Of Her Majesty. When they should be
covered the lads education was to be paid for
by wealthy lunatlc. Thousands of stamps
were sent, and then cleaned and sold. The
police broke 1T up.
A CHAPEL inmemory Of the Prince Imperial
is in course OF erection on a nook of ground
bordering on the avenue de la Bourdonnais, en-
the Champ de Mars. The monument consists
of Gu )ola resting on an entablalure. which
is supported by eight columns. IL Is lighted
by ~tr stained glass windows, and contains
au altar. Its dimensions are about % Ieet by
-. The interior is TO lie almost entirely of
marble, and the dec ration of an ornate char
acter. Its cost is estimated at 100000 francs
The monument is being erected by Prince
Murat.
GES. GORDON is q great smoker, and is
amply provided with tobacco. lie has two
palaces at khartoum, and gun in position
on the fla roof OF each of them. At sunrise
daily ne mounts to the roof and makes o care
full survey uf the whole country with his teie-
scope. and marks any changes which may
have taken place in the enemy position. II
nothing unusual has happened, and there are
no signs Of any movement on the part of the
Mahai's men. he Tetires into his quarters and
sleeps he greater part of the day. lie rises
before sunset, and after DARKNESS has set IN he
starts for the ramparts, which he perambu-
lates all night, seeing that the sentrles are all
properly posted ana on the alert, and cheer
ample.
THE editor OF the London Truth says: Il
should advise all bad actors who aspire 10
posthumous fame to follow the example of
the late Mr.. Baddeley. lie was a cook, a
footmau, and, subsequently marrying an
actress, he went on the stage. Not only was
he 3 very indifferent low comedian, but his
attitude toward his vile brought on him the
utter contempt of his fellow professionals.
Yet, in spite Of these detriments. and of the
fact that he has been dead more than 80
years. his name is familiar to, and his memory
IS respected by, scores of people who never
even heard of his more talented cOntempora-
ries-I ates, Miss Rogers, john Palmer Miss
Farren, FOOte. or perhaps Garrick. This no.
toriety was attained by the simple and not
nduly expensive method of bCqueathing the
interest of fl00 to buy cake and wine for the
company of Drury Lane Theatre on Twelfth
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