Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Prussan army that not soldier has died of
smallpox since 1878.
SO far ffty-one persons have committed
suicide on account of losses at the Monte Carlo
gaming tables this season.
LONDON produces so, 900 tons of SCOT pen an
mum. which is worth 5000. O0O, and is used for
a fertilizer at q rate Of IL cwt per acre.
TIE craze among young ladies for military
buttons has brought together several coleo-
! tlons, which include army insignia from
| every nation in the world.
! THE despised milk weed can be used to
advantage. Its seed yields finer oil than
| linseed, its gum is as good as indiaruhber'
1 and Its floss resembles Irish popun when
! spun.
A MAN who threw a stone into the cab of
| Wabash Railway locomotive was discovered
| the same day, arrested, tried and sentenced
! TO FOUR months IN jail, all in the space of nine
| hours.
THE pigeon fish (so-called) is singular
creature, somewhat the nature of jelly-iish,
and emitting a pnkish fluid when touched,
| their expanded appendages initiating the
| wings of bird.
THE SUPREME COURT of Pennsylvania has
/ struck a decisive blow at the bucket-shop
! business by rendering a decision that specula-
1 ton is immoral, and that a mortgage given as
margin security in a stock transaction cannot
| be enforced.
EARLY one morning lately the carcass Of a
/ huge whale was discovered on the banks Of
the Severn 1t measured 20 feet, and is esti
mated to weigh over 20 tons. 1t is the largest
! thst has been stranded on the English shore
within living memory.
A LARGE business is done in old hats be-
/ tween this country and the Nicobars. The
i savages there consider it a mark of stfluence
/ TO possess as old hat as possible, and good
| tall white hat, with a broad black band, VIII
| fetch from IS to s. cOcoaputs.
LEATHER WHEELS are made in France for
railroad and other cars. Untanned buffalo
hides are cut into strips, and these are built
! up into solid discs, which are strongly held
| together by two iron rings after they have
4 been subjected to hydraulic pressure.
/ IL Normandy bird dealers arrange singing
contests between fayorite chafinches, which
/ are sometimes compelled to sing alternately
/ as many as 500 times. Occasionally the cruel
practice OF depriving them of sight is INDUCED
in, as blind birds are often the best singers.
EVERY railroad ticket in Russia has two
sums upon it. If the price of the ticket we're
| l3 rub'es it would show IL aud 3. and the
price OF the ticket would be Is rubles, the eX
! plsratlOu of which Is that the three rubles is
! a special tax by the government upon the
| railway travellers to pay the expenses OF the
last Turkish war.
THE Italian coral fisheries employ 200 fish
ermen, who annually secure Sc, OOOkilogrammes
of coral valued at $780, 900. The manufacture
| Of this coral into beads and crosses, in which
form it finds it sway to every part of the
world, adds millions every year to the wealth
of the Italian people,
THE stranger on the Pacific coast to-day is
often astOnished to see what a resemblance to
the spirit of the ''old 49ers" still exists there.
Many man who has thousands of acres Of
wheat lives in a shanty that costs from $50 to
SIS. lie Is simply cultivating for lime, until
he makes his raise. Many a man on fruit
ranch is possessed of the same unstable dispO
sition, and has as strong determination to re-
turn to the East as John Chlnaman to eventu-
ally go back to the Flowery Kingdom.
HINDU WOMEN in general are not particu
larly anxious to cover their feet. The Ben
gall lady goes about barefooted. The
Mahratta beauty wears the traditional
anSlets, about five pounds of pure massive
silver, putting on occasionally indigenous
leathern fOOt-gear of extraordinary weight
and dimensions, called shoes by courtesy, and
of equal service to both sexes. The Parsi
woman incases her feet in satin slippers, and
the Punjabee girl of the period draggles be-
hind her pair of tattered something which
raises all the dust and echo of the streets of
Lahore.
A PRAYER BOOK, prepared by Queen Eliza
beth's own hands about 1881, is now on exhibit
tion in London. 1t is three by two inches in
size, has 65 pages and the prayers are writ
ten in a neat hand in English, Greek, Latin,
| French and Italian. 1t was intended by the
Queen as a gift to the Due d'Aencon, whom
she once thought to marry. The PRAYERS are
very autObOgPaphical; the writer speaks of
herself as drawing my blood from HINGES"
and thanks God for passing me from prison
10 palace and placing ne Souveralgne
Prince over THE people of England" The
history of the book can be traced from james
H., who gayel it to the Duke OF Berwick,
rr-Fp cod to oil md
afterward 10 the Duchess of Portland. At
her sale, in 1856, it was bought for Queen
Charlotte for l0l guineas.
IN committee Of the Vale of White Horse
hunt lately, resolution was moved to the
effect that Mr. Charles Hoare, the Master
who was defendant in the case of Miss SUM-
ner-should be asked to retire; bnt an amend
ment was moved that before this resolution
passed the 700 farmers who signed the request
to HIM to retain the mastership should be
consulted. This was carried by large ma
jorty. and he will doubtless remain. Mr..
HOare is a millionaire. which explains great
deal He is head of the great banking hose
which for nearly zoo years has had one OF the
wealthiest land decidedly the most religious)
Clienie 'es in London. IL IL thought that in
view OF the latter fact his Irregularities may
cause the withdrawal of some accounts.
Many leaiing lights of the Quakers and Evan
gelicals bank at Hoare's.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN was a total abstainer
Tor UlLN years. On his election 10 tne Gfesl-
dency large number Of citizens crowded to
the White House to congratulate him. When
the audience room was full he cleared it BY
one OF the practical jokes of which he was
fond. ''Gentlemep." said he 81 am sure YOU
will agree with me that on this auspiciOus
occasion VIC should drink each others health. -
This proposition was greeted with applause.
soon a servant appeared, carrying trav
with number Of glasses and large decanter
of water. Turning to his guests, the Presi-
Gent then said "Gentl'men, we will now
drink each others health in the best beverage
given to man, pure cold water" Suisse
qucntly the President added to one OF his
friends: "rhat water Joke effected two pur-
pOses-it cleared my room and gave them a
lesson in the disuse of strong drinks"
a SINGULAR and shocking accident occurred
at Seaham Harbor, Eng, recently. The lower
section OF the South Helton coal line, which
runs into SEAMAN IIarbor. is an incline. and is
worked with an iron rope passing over metal
sheayes BY some means this rope became
detached, and rs the railway il slightly curved
the rope in being pulled in a straight line
caught In some garden ruings, tearing them
up for several yards. Against these ratings
and on the side Of the railway cmbankment q
group Of seven children were PLAYING. The
rope caught them and swept them into - heap,
one ON another. Fortunately the further pro-
grese OF the rope was stopped almost imme-
diately. or the thilGren would have been eawn
In twain. As H. was. they were found lying
helpless with the thirl WIRE rope tight drawn