Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE present Texas Legislature is called the
kid Legislature" because of the youthful
ness of many Of its members.
THE New York Cotton Exchange, which Is
soon to move into magnificent building,
costing with the grounds about million Of
dollars, has sold its old structure Tor Slo5,OOO'
THREE great musical festivals VIII be held
in the provinces in England this year-that
at birmingham at the latter end OF August.
one at Hereford in September, and announcer AT
Bristol later in the year.
FEW PEOPLE have any idea Of the depreda-
tions of French cruisers on our American
marine from 1896 to 1900. Thirty eight vessels
ont Of the port of Portland alone were cap
tured, their caTgOes conilscated, and their
crews maltrcated.
THE Buffalo Commercial remarks: THE
town of Charleston, w. Va, is the only
American city paved with bricks IN the mid
die of the streets, bricks turned endwlse AMI
set on wood. They last well, ami nave Deeh
known 200 years IN Holland"
THE greatest shipping port for this
country is Hull, from which 10000 bales were
sent TO New York in 1884. Then comes Lon
don with $4,000 and Hamburg with 1000, but
no other port sent over 1000. Ihe value OF
an paper stock imported was nearly $l5,O u
900.
MILE. YELDo. the French sculptures, whose
ORGANIZATION OF 81 Aubhuug ms avn esNeSN
much attention at the Eden Musee in New
York. has just completed a statue which she
calls Mana" 1t is described as decidedly
yisJue. Indeed. the artist declares that she
did not design it for parl0r decoration, DuI IoI
exhibition in elnb-roQm or gorgeous sHiooh'
VERY little information can be obtained
from Rome regarding the illness OF Pope Leo
NIL. and the officials of the Vatican uni
fornly assert that il is OF a trilng character.
however fully
credited in view OF the unusual sOlemnlty OF
the Vatican and the receipt of a delugc Of
dispatches from Cardinals and other prelates
in various parts of the world.
DURING the warm weather of last week
scores OF industrious Staten Island N. "
bovs made money by taking boats and oyster
toncs and digging crabs out OF the soft mud
moor tho shores The crabs bury themselves
in n foot of mud about fifty feet from low
water mark, and there lie dormant. They
are fat and in the best condition. Inc bay
fishermen and Oystermen SAID last iall that
the winter would be mild, because the crabs
did not 90 far down in the mud or 80 lar from
shore before selecting the beds Where theY
were to live until spring,
THERE is a story about a Boston doctor who
was recently called to a fashionable lady at 2
O'Clock in the morning, and astOnished his
patient by asking her, after a brief eXamlna-
ton. whether she had made her Will. He
then advised her to send for lawyer and
perhaps also her pastor. ''Must dep asked
the lady. 81 am afraid So" was the answer.
GLOW much time do you give me?" asked the
lady in despair. "Wel," said the doctor, ''if
YOU treat your family and yourself as you do
now there's no telling what will happen. Ii
Won sleep when you ought to and use your
Judgment you may be good for thirty years
more
THE Fourth Ensilage Congress was IN session
Wednesday at 55 Beekman street, New York,
Henry c. Bowers presiding. general dis
cussion as to the merits of ensilage was held,
and analysis Of milk, showing the difference
between cattle fed on dry hay and cOrnstalks,
| and the same when treated to the ensllage
| process, with a large percentage in favor OF
| the latter, were given. There were also
| shown samples of butter made from the milk
| of cattle fed on ensilage, which far exceeded
IN quality the average winter butter. The
meetings will continue until Friday, when adj
dresses win be made by DIR. c. Harlan, Of
| Wilmington, Del, and A. N. Colby, of Welles-
| Vile, n. Y, who will discuss the New Agri-
| culture as Developed Through Underground
| Irrigation