Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-23
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Ethles OF the .PaFid Question"
THE superstitious residents near a big fac
toryin Aldenvllle, va, declare that the smoke
from the chimney rises into weird and awful
shapes, Indicative Of impending disaster.
A NAN in Manitoba found cool and easy
sleep ~ hammock swung from the limb of a
tree 30teet from the ground; and one night a
Wlnd storm blew him out, breaking his legs
and arms.
TKERE isa grim humor in the fact that the
bundle OF Shapiro manuscripts, recently
| valued al S5.Qol,QO0, was bought on Thursday
for soc. by Dr.. Ginsburg, who examined the
manuscripts Tor the British Museum.
! 1T took 500 men and 100 horses and carts
three weeks to remove the ice from the
/ whaFyes in Montreal, about $4,000 or 232, 500
/ tons being thus removed, at q cost of SS,4u0.
! The remainder melted. On one wharf the
ice was piled to height of fully 40 feet.
| PFLrGER, the celebrated Swiss oculist, it IS
asserted, stately given sight to q lad of 16
who had been blind from birth. This is the
FIRST case Of the kind with any person above
the age OF infancy. II will be a long time be-
fore The patient viii have an idea of forms,
coiors, or distanceB
WOMAN who would have been pretty but
for crooSed nose was assured by a Calves
ton surgeon that he could operate Improving
| ly on the faulty organ. She submitted to his
| treatment, which was painful and slow, and
! the upshot was worse nose than before. She
nedltates IA suit for damages.
THE prohibitory liquor law of Kansas re-
qures statement by the purchaser and the
druggist for every potion of rum sold, and
[ I'M, doc9 ilis Rpst be tled with county
Judge The zee Tor his Honor is SC. III every
Instance, ami come Of the Judges enjoy hand
some incomes from this source
A BRIck FACTORY chimney at Salem 80 feet
high and only 611 feet diameter, has lately
been moved with the aid OF SIX men and two
horses 100 feet and safely deposited upon
new foundation. The Scientific american says
TINS rs one OF the most difficult transfers of
| heaYy structure yet attempted.
A coRREsroNpENr hears that Mrs. Grant
thinks $4,000 would be a respectable re-
IMMIGRATION for the medical attendants Of
Gen. Grant, who have put in no bill whatever
| or this money, 5000 was raised by Stanford,
huntington dnd-Croeker. of the Central Pa
clhc railroad, and Mtckay and others raised
the balance. t..ll9
A FRAUDULENT mineral spring has been ex-
posed in Austria. Chemicals were introduced
into an underground stream a considerable
distance from its exit. The properties Of the
doctored water were commented honestly by
"hyaiciaus, and the enterprise had entered
upon q career Qf prosperity, when a skeptical
visitor dug ont the truth.
IRREyERESF JoKERs put gallon of whisky
into the baptstry Of an Indiana church. after
the water had been fixed for the immersion of
a reformed drunkard. But their trick was
turned TO serious account by the victim. who,
standing on the edge Of the tank in his drip
ping robe, described he outrage to the con-
gregatlon and delivered ringing speech for
| Total abstinence.
CORKs are now made impervious by simply
soaking them for several hours in a solution
of p OF. glue or gelatne in a mixture Of % OF.
of glycerIne and pit. of water. treated to q
temperature OF about so deg. Cent. Such cOrks
may be made nearly proof against acids if
| dipped when very dry for ten or fifteen min
utes into a melted mixture of four parts par
ailue ana one Of Vasellne.
A CLERGYMAN aud professional gambler
had bicycle race in Arizona. The pastors
congregation brought charge of unseemly
conduct against HIM, and he has Indignantly
resigned. He says that it is folly to erect too
bigh a standard OF dignity IN 3 border com
munlty; and, moreover, he doesn't believe
that the brethren would have complained but
for the unfortunate fact that he lost the race.
LTyfNGTABLEAUs in the open air are the
most fashionable amusement in England this
| summer, and some of them are extremely
elaborate. Women and girls of the aristo-
CraCy pose IN these shows, and such artists as
Alma Tadema are employed to arrange the
pictures. 1t is said that the sacrifices of per
son to art, In the wearing of acant mythylogi-
cal costumes, have in several instances been
startling.
THE hummer who wished to drink without
money in a san Francisco saloon had once
| been q circus performer, and he thought that
when SOMEBODY offered to pay for all the
whisK9 he could swallow while standing on
his head the task was easy. He inverted him
self and gulped up glass OF spirits. The
second Ia tV ba
third choked him terribly, brought on a hem
Orrhage Of the lungs, and killed him.
IN ArGusTa uniform will be assigned to
the students of the Russian universities, the
wearing Of which will be obligatory. II will
consistOf a cap, single breasted frock-coat,
aud dark green trousers. The cap, collar and
cuffs OF the coat are to he OF dark blue the
cuffs to have broad band of gold lace. 1t is
supposed that, as the bulk of Russian uni
versity students come from poor classes, the
object Of prescribing uniform and adding 10
their expenses musl be to throw fresh diff
Guilty IN the way of very poor people taking to
an academical career.
THE Northern Pacific railroad is hurrvIng
all itsspare freight cars to Tacoma, w. T.. in
order TO be able TO handle the cargo of the
bark Isabel on its arrival there with 1000 tons
of tes, consigned to st. Paul, Chicago and
New Ork. 10 Is estimated the tea will load
go cars. These will he run in special air
uI'tkt iItlAln vi ~ ttIH tdtut on q time caro-
prepared especially for them. The time To be
consumed VIII be something less than rs
hours. The rate for tins special shipment is
81 - per 100 from Yokohama 10 New York
This isniuch lower than the regular rate.
A DESERTED WIFE was hunting for her hus-
band in Iowa. He had eloped from Maine
with neighbours spouse. There were only
slight cluee TO aid the pursuer. and she was
about to give up the chase. when, in driving
3 81 la To- lafH.
in flowers with the word ''ROsalie" That
wa the name of the fugitive woman, and her
partner was a skilful florist. The wife did
not wait To have the gate opened, but urged
her horse right through 1t, 20 excited and con
hdent was she, aud she made no mistake for
the guilty couple were found there.
LAMpERrI, the celebrated music master.
places the Germans and Italians highest in
eNcchcnce as singers, and the Americans next
to tho4i Engllsh voices are poor and I'M
manageable, nc says. because OF the manner
iu which English children are made 10 talk,
and pArJctlnrly English girls They must
speak no underioues or very subdued tones,
and they dip their words in utt, ring them
Their uiirscs ana goVernesses also speak in
subduod tones and clip SO that the young ears
are formed a. that kind OF articulation which
emasculates speech and Is death 70 all vocal
art.
THEEB was great commotion among the
fish IN the Assanpnk.creek, above the dam,
between Greene and Montgomery streets.
Trenton, recently. Thousands Of thom, OF all
sikcs, came TO the surface Of the water, gas p