Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

IN all South American cities etiquette pro-
hibits ladies from going shopping o. upon the
streets, even in day time, without escorts.
IN Scotch divorce case which recently
came before the Court of Session, the couple
had been married for thirty-five years, and
the wife (whO was the petitioner was the
mother of fifteen children.
A FRENCH PHYSICIAN has written a long
letter on the advantages of grooming and cry
ing. He tells of a man who reduced his pulse
from 126 to go in the course or lew hours by
giving vent to his emotions.
A LoNDON FIRM of pencil makers manufac-
lures its shavings and sawdust into an article
which they call the "Dust of Lebanon" 1t
is sprinkled upon the fire to remove the un-
pleasant smell of cooking noticeable in room
after meal.
THERE is great enthusiasm at Ipswich, Da-
kota, over the complete success of the arte-
sian well. At little less than 200 feet
stream was reached that will rise fifty or
more feet above the surface, and Is fair
drinking water, although little warm.
TUNING FORKS and grIndstones are now
made OF glass. Rails and sleepers are manu-
featured from the same transparent material.
The new process is a simple one. and produces
hard glass castings at a cost of 81 81 hundred
weight. III iron does not reform its OXydizing
habit it may be replaced by TINS temperate
and attractive rival.
NEAR Pittston, Pa, the other day tram
struck a two horse delivery wagon containing
one man, the driver, who chung to the pilot
and was saved from injury. The wagon was
Knocked to splinters and the harnesses, IN
GLIDING both collars, swere torn from the
horses, but, strange to say, neither man nor
horses were at all hurt,
A WOMAN in Paris. who had her furniture
an Jewels insured. dropped valuable pearl
into the fire as she was standing before the
fireplace. The pearl was destr yed ana she
sued the insurance company Tor thousand
francs. The case was tried and the Judge
decided that fire insurance did not cover &C
cidents of that particular kind.
TEXAS ladies have devised an ingenious
method of church-fair blackmail. At Taylor,
in that state, the unfortunate males at
church festival were obliged to buy packages
of lunch each containing the name of lady,
and they were further Obliged 10 give up
cent for every pound of the weight of the
ladies whose names were IN the packages.
VAN AMBURGH, the famous Snowman, was
followed for years by man who was con-
WINGED that some night the huge lion handled
by Van Amburgh. and into whose mouth. in
the course of the performance, the Snowman
thrust his head, would bite that head on; and,
determined not to lose so exciting spectacle,
Van Amburgh's "Gluecksengel' omitted no
occasion when it might possibly occur.
A Splendid GOLDEN EAGLE had been hover
ing over the northern part Of the Isle of Wight
during the last few weeks. 1t was about Os-
borne for several days. and Queen Victoria,
observing il from the terrace. gave strict or
ders that it should not be mOlested, and eX-
Dressed the hope that ii would not be killed.
The bird went away 20 the eastward, and
was shot, near Ryde, by some mischievous
idiot.
THE jacksonville (Fla.) Times Union tells a
story about Florida Judge who. few years
ago. ION being arrested and locked up in Jail
for drunkenness on the street, called for pen
and paper when he got sober ana issued a
writ of babeas corpus directing the Sheriff OF
the county TO bring the body of himself before
himself as a Judge, and on the perpleXed
officers refusal to obey the mandate lined MN
for contempt OF court.
THERE has been some talk, says the Peoria
Transcript, among the stockholders Of news
paper in a neighbOring town, of removing the
editor, who has grown gray in the service,
and whose chief claims to the post are that he
saws few silly things and is as solemn as Solo
mon. without his wisdom. The matter has
heen Kent yerv secret, particularly from the
editor, but judging from tne appearance a. Oh an an
Keep Old HogsI we Judge nc mas urOppeu 10
the scheme.
THE rumOr Of a probable war between Eng
land and Russia has stimulated the demand
from England for oats from the Atlantic in
stead Of the Baltic ports. The shipments for
March from New York alone promise to reach
600 GOO bushels, which will exceed the ship
ments for any one month heretofore. The enc
gagements on berths range from 10000 TO
$1,000 bushels a day, and on Tuesday they
footed up about 10000 bushels. Ihere are also
large shipments of Canadian oats in transit
bv the Glasgow steamers. Most of the de-
mand comes from London. fair export de-
mand also comes from Bordeaux.
AMONG the ships lying in 'rotten row" at
the New York Navy Yard is the dlsmantled
frigate Colorado. When she was built she
was considered the finest piece OF naval
ercbitecture and the most formidable man.
of-war afloat. She was sent out to the China
station with n picked crew and a set OF
Officers selected for their wealth ana gooa
breeding. She was the pride Of the American
srnadron in the China seas, and filed the
fleets Of other nations there with admiration