Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

bought by the city thirteen years ago for 5000,
and was sold a few days since for $4,000, an
increase of 5000 per cent.
THE sugar export trade of Brazil has fallen
off fully 20 per cent. this year as compared
with last, and the coming crops are in danger,
owing to severe droughts.
ONE of the things learned by inquisittve
visitors to the Russian war ship Strelo5, is
that the Russian tar earns no moro in year
than the sailor in an American War-shlp
earns IN month.
PROF. ABPAD BoKAI of the University of
Klausenburg, has made the important dlscOv-
cry of an antidote for strychnne, which Is said
to have been fully cOrrObOrated by series OF
successful tests on animals
J. w. HOWELL, of Washington, Treasurer
of the Decoration Committee of the late in
auguration ceremony, reports an uneXpended
balance OF 800 10, which he handed to the
Garfield Memorial Hospital fund.
THE Russian soldiers are not having very
hard time of it in Afghanistan. Foreign cor
respondents state that champagne and pate de
foie grds. concerts and theatrcals, fun and
Irritation, rule the camp, and there Is no pros
pect of lighting for yet long time.
THREE Canadian ladies, after soliciting
funds for several years, are now collecting
girls between the ages of and IS years from
some of the worst quarters of London and
bringing Sn6m TO CANADA, where Gn6y are
provided with homes in the country.
THE Methodist Episcopal Church in this
country maintains nine theological seminar
les, whose property and endowments amount
to nearly $4,000, 0OO and so colleges of various
grades having a valuation of $4,000 600. 1t
also sustains 80 classical Summaries and %
colleges for women.
THE sons of five Of the most prominent shoe
manufacturers in Germany are now in this
country employed in different shoe factories,
their object being to study the best features
of the American methods of shoe making. 1t
Is reported that more Germans are coming
here for the same purpose.
THE town of Red Mountain, Colorado, will
be moved from its present location to point
on the Silyerton and Red Mountain toll-road
near the National Belle Mine. Red Mountain
is situated on a bench some distance beyond
ana considerably higher than Red Mountain
Pass. The removal will put the town directly
on a new wagon road, and make it more de-
sirable stopping point.
THE house in London which Dickens de-
scribes in David Copperfeld" as containing
an extraordinary staircase, down which Da-
vid describes himself as tumbliug and having
at the time vague impression that somebody
was falling down stairs, is now occupied by
William Black, the novelist. 1t is the corner
house Of buckingham street. near the Y DIRK
gate, and was once the London residence of
Peter the Great
GREAT interest is manifested in the outcome
of the fast of 40 days begun IL days ago by
Samuel Mutt, an eccentric individual known
as the publisher Of a remarkable periodical
called THE Spirit Of Truth, at Farmer City,
H. Mutt, for years an Incorporate man. re-
formed, and has since professed to be an in
splred prophet. He tastes neither food nor
drink, and apparently is holding out well.
He says he fasts at Gods command.
A MEXICAN historian makes a new attempt
to show that America was discovered in the
fifth century 4. D., by a party of Buddhist
monks from Afghanistan, of whom one, Hwm
Shan, returned to Asia after an absence of Al
years. A short account Of the land which he
visited, supposed to be Mexico, was included
in the official history of China. There is
proof that Hwui Shan actually visited some
unknown eastern region, and the traditions
of Mexico contain an account of the arrival
of monks.
1T is asserted that, although the statistics
compiled from the United States revenue re-
turns indicate no increase in the consump-
ton of whisky per CAPITA during the last
twenty five years, yet if we take into account
''crOoked" Whsky-that Is. whisky which paid
no taX-whisky in bond, and diminution in
the use Of whisky for certain medicinal pur
poses, q great increase OF whisky drinking is
indicated. The common figuring is that in
1884 55,000,CO0 people in the United States con-
JOSEPH MACK, the 4-year- old child of Peter
Mack, was drowned in French creek, near
Meadville, Pa, April 6. Last Thursday Chas
Wightman, while fishing near the place where
the body was found noticed button on the
surface of the water and was considerably
puzzled to account for it. Saturday night he
dreamed he found the body of a child floating
on top OF the water at the point where he had
noticed the button. The dream so impressed
him that he visited the river and found the
child floating in still water a short distance
from the shore.
THE artichoke is becoming a favorite crop
with pork raiseTs in Arizona. 1t is said to be
hardy and very productive. requires no cult
walton after planting, and possesses rem ark
able fattening qualities. One variety, the large
white sweet, will produce 1900 pounds TO the
acre, which Will furnish feed for from % to 30
head Of hogs for three months. Hogs may
root the ground over where they are planted
time and time again, with the only effect that
plOughng would h9ve-pulveriZing the earth.
After one years growth the seed cannot be
eradlcated from the soil, for where so much
as a diminuuye eye is left the plant will spring
up.
THE late Empress OF Russia, according to
Count Paul Vasii, was once staying with her
daughter the Duchess of Edinburgh, attended
by a large suite. The Duke gave her
10 understand that he cOuld not afford to en-
teTldlu uefs ana lndb ne HnOut0 ne ODllgeQ II,
on her departure, she would order the Comp
troller Of her suite 10 pay an adequate sum
for the expenses Of her visit. At the moment
of departure after lunchen had been taken.
the Duke OF Edinburgh drew a paper from
his pocket on which he had noted down the
estimated expenses Of the Russian Empress,
and he added the cost Of tn luncheon.
FOREST TREES are now felled with dyna-
mite. A cartridge of the explosive substance
is placed in a channel bored directly under the
tree to be operated upon, and when exploded
the tree is simply forced up bodily and falls
intact on It's side. In most instances 1t is
found that the tree Is not fractured by the
force of the explosion; q large proportion of
valuable wood at the base OF the trunk can be
utilized which is now lost. For clearing for
est properties this method is admirably adapt
ed, "a IL brings up the root OF the tree az The
one operation. and dispenses with the tedious
and 60 tly process of grubbiug the roots Of the
felled timber.
KEEPiNG the head perfectly clean, says n
writer, is great aid to health. A dis
tnyuiahed physician, who has spent much Of
his time at quarantine, said that a person
whose head was thoroughly washed every day
rarely ever took contagious diseases. but when
the hair was allowed 10 become dirty and
matted u was hardly possible 10 escape infec-
lion. Many persons End speedy relief for
nervous headache by washing the head thor
Oughly in weak soda water, We have known
cases almost wholly cured in ten minutes by
thi. simpie remedy. A friend flnds 10 the
greatest relief In Caee OF ''rpee cOid,' the cold