Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

uay ana stopped IT.. Some of them measured
nearly feet and were ~ inches in diameter
IN tnelr EFFORT TO escape they were nearly cut
TO pieces by the wheel.
METHODIST GIRLS are assured by the official
journal OF their church that they cannot dance
without breaking that solemn vow which they
made at the altar, SIN the presence of God and
Ills angels, to renOunce the devil and all his
MOrAs'' me assertion is further made that
Truly GOOD Christians are never dancers.
JAMES PATTON, at Uwchlan township. Ches-
ter county, Pa.,cauhgt fine carp in a strange
place. lie found it In the dusty sea stresm o.
the public road, dry and white with powdered
clay but still living, as il was two hours latei
when 10 wriggled the dust from its coat in his
I horse trough. The fish probably leaped from
an aquarium on the way to the county fair.
PROF. REEs, Of Columbia College, had in
tended, on last Wednesday night, when the
eclipse OF the moon took place. to get a good
look at the nebula of Andromeda, which Is at
present IN violent state of transition of some
sort. He could not make the observation,
| however, and he will now have to wait fort
nlght, when the moon will not be in the sky
at night.
COM. Vanderbilt was present when
Bishop MacTyeire preached one of his most
eloquent sermons on the anniversary Of the
presentation of the "Chureh of the Strangers''
| by the Commodore to the Rev. Charles Deems,
ID. ID. Vanderbilt listened with wrapt atten :
ton, ana when the celebrated divine took his
| seat, George OsgoOd, the broker, observed.
That preacher is game cock. Com mOdore .;
boat"
EX-SENATOR DAVID DAVIS tells o story
WHICH may be useful as a hint to stump
| speakers during the coming campaign. One
day, while on the stump himself, he had Oeca-
son to say II know no East, no West, no
| North. no SOUTH "Then," said one Of his
hearers, you'd better go home and study up
| your jeogerphy." SIT broke me all up,r said
Mr. Mr.. DAVIS, and from that on till the
close of my address there was no personal
magnetism in my bursts of campaign elO-
quence."
1T Is one of natures problems why homely
women make by all odds the best sItters for
hotographs-massFve outlines toning down in
the process, and delicate features losing their
| individuality. No one will be SO captious as
to deny that Miss Anderson is a rovaIly bean
| tlIHl woman, and yet some late pictures OF
her as "Galatea" give her cheek bones ugly
! prominence, sharpen her Hellenic nose pam
| iully, and lengthen her arm, which is Datu q,
| rally long, until 1t would appear mere child's
play for her to stand erect and tie her shoe
| strings.
SHORT TIME AGO at Troy, Kan., a pet cat
belonging to Sheriff Bailey's children was
sitting near the house quietly eatdng it's din
| ner, when an eagle espied it, left its perch,
deliberately hoped to the spot, grabbed the
/
| perch aRaln. Nat heard the cat cry out and
| discovered the trouble, whereupOn he seized a
club and compelled the eagle to release its
| prey. But pussy was done fer. The eagles
| claws mad gone through and through her body
| and she soon gave uD the ghost. As Nat was
! carrying away the lfeless body the eagle fol-
| lowed him and attempted to recover its booty.
THERE are now 1881 Young Mems Christian
Associations in this country and Europe.
About gee of these are in this country.
! Eighty OF the American associations own the
| buildings they occupy. few of these build
| lngs are palatial, as for instance, New York
| Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Baltimore Some
| nave been encountered with heavy debts.
| some have gymnasiums and base ball clubs.
| Almost all have Libraries. few OF which are
large; but many have suffered from donations
| of old and valueless books, Some associa-
| lions contine their rood work to keeping open
| reading rooms and hOkting prayer meetings.
| Some have educational courses and popular
| lectures.
AN important discovery has lately been
made at Calcutta. The importation of arms
and ammunition into Burmahthrough British
| territory is forbidden by treaty. A large
number OF cases, supposed 10 contain maca-
ROM. were forwarded through Rangoon, con
signed to an Italian at Mandalay. Some Of
these were accidentally examined at Thayet-
moo, the frontier station, and found to con-
tam rifle cartridges An inquiry established
the fact that a considerable number Of pack
ages which had been sent to Mandalay de-
scrlbed as containing iron gates and pianos
really contained unbored rife barrels which
could be finished at Mandalay. A most rigid
supervision is now exercised over an goods
for Mandalay.
The opposition among Republicans in Penn
sylVanis to Col. Quay for State Treasurer
will in few days take shape in a mass meet
ing, when a boat will be formally started
For three weeks a committee of business men
| nave been engaged In ascertaiping the views
NJ 10 nd fhnxr oil
ceived assurance Of cooperation against the
! Republican candidate, not alone in Fhf1adel-
phla, but IN other large cities and throughout
the rural districts. Mr.. Lincoln l.. Eyre who
! is prominent in the movement said: sSIhis
| opposition TO Quay is made MP of what NAV
be called Blaine Republicans az coutradis-
tlnctlye TO Cameron men. An factions of the
party are interested. 1t can IN no way he
called mugwumplan movement, although
many OF those who can't sWatfow Quay were
anti-Blaine men last fall. These are even
Cameron sympathizers among our we'll
wishers."
A FRENCH MUSICIAN has succeeded in
making musical instrument OF pebbles. 1t
is well known that there are certain pebbles
which, if struck with another stone, give
forth pure, clear tone; but they are very
rare, ana NJ Ba1dRe was obiiEsoi TO wait 30
years before bis search was rewarded by his
securing 1e pebbles representing tire tsnes and
semi tones of twd Octaxes. He suepended
these pebbles oyer Il sounding b0ard. and has
placed TINS instrument on exhibition in Paris
me most peculiar thing about these musical
pebbles IS that the tone is Independents of their
/ SIZE. Thus, in Baudre's instrument the neb
Bile winch emits the deepest tone weighs four
| pounds, the one next TO it eight pounds that
| following one pound, and so on quite jrTegu
larry. These pebbles must he struck at a GER
| TAN place, and II they break, the fragments
emit no tone at all.
| II CONNECTION with the recent troubles in
( the British Northwest, Lieut-Gov. Dewdnev
| reports that the Indians are rapidly getting
over the Generalization they suffered by the
| adlent Of the troops and, having made up
| ther minds that they cannot rebel with any
degree OF success, have settled down to work
| The Crooked Lake Indians have been pa4tic
ulaly well-behavsd Of late. and have
| several hundred acres Of land under cultiVa-
tl0i. The Assinlboines are also progressing |
| faDrably with their agricultural operations.
| butit Is estimated that 800 OF them win have
| TO ID taken care OF by the government this |
winer. The Touchwood Hill Indiana have
got over that feeling OF uneasiness caused |
amelg them by Riefs runners. and, in fact. |
All tie bands are now quiet and likely to re-. /
man 30. The rebellion, Gov. nepdney be-
| neve, VIII have u benefsial effect upOn the l
lndlins generally. In future thew viii be |
kept m their reserves. Pia-POt, he saws. IA |
! now etted on his reserve and is perfectly /
contSted, and will shortly begin sup |
plylni tine mounted police with hay. The
tndees along the International boundary
ne believes. Will be better of than ever he
fore.
THhfonowing 10 good story OF Francis N.
Bangs the celebrated New York LAWYER,
Whichhis legal acquaintancea will read with