Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

OMDURAMAN. the town lately reported to
have been taken by Fl Mahdi's forces, is on
the White Nile, little north Of khartoum on
the Blue Nile, and near the junction OF the
two rivers.
DURING the year 1884, S3,O5l persons died in
London, or 223 a day. Thi gloomy record is
made darker still by statement that durir E
the same year in London tho sun shOne
brightly on only about IS days
CALIFORNIA; first attempts at raisin pro-
ducing were made about nineteen years ago.
The following year about 1850 boxes were
made. Ten wears ago the crop amounted To
about 40 coo boxes. while this year 1t IS estl-
mated at 100000 boxes.
A VERMONT FARMER made a net profit OF
S43 80 from the produce of a single hen tur-
key during the past season. This is equal to
100 bushels of wheat i'll kansas at 10 cents per
hushel, with this difference: IL would cost as
much to raise and harvest the wheat as II
would bring, while the proceeds OF the turkey
were gain.
Ara Sunday school concert in town near
BOSTON. a picture Of the Madonna was used
in the exercises. One OF the little girls asked ::
Teacher, is that the mother of Jesus?"
Yes" replied the teacher. And Is that
Jesussr Yes "And who is the other
bovsu "That is st. john" "What. the st.
John who was up for Presldentg' The teacher
SUSPECTS that that girl hears more POhllcal
man religious conversation at her home
Boston Transcript.
A NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN, who dis
covered that a heifer which had been stolen
from her was in the possession of neighbor,
went to a magistrate for the purpose OF lnstl-
tuting legal proceedings for the recovery OIL
her property, but the magistrate told her that
the cost of lawful proceedings would De con-
siderable, and, as the heller had been taken
from her illegally, she had better raise sufil-
cient crowd 10 go and take her back by force
and thus save expense.
SWANS retail at Astoria, Ore, at 81 80
apiece and are ''werry film" at this price.
They are shot chiefly for their feathers and
down As many as 500 have been seen on
Green Lake below Vancouver, at one time.
and Jim Huictt, an old trapDer, having filed
some -four sacks with straw and put them out
This was several years since and Is supposed
to be the biggest killing OF swan ever made
by one mGn1p one night
Ak Ohio statesman, from rural district, at
Washington on a mission" was asked the
other morning whether he had had his break
fast. eyes" he said, II got it at one of Cafes
nIaces on the avenue. That fellow Cafe seems
to own half the restaurants IN Town. lie Is
probably near relative OF thal Onlo hep. .
iican worker" who went TO washington
winter before last to get position az the
House end of the capitol. He read the IN
scriptions over the doors in the basement Win
great curiosity. Every other one was III
Reps I'll. Reps." re said TO ms friend,
.swho is this II. Reps? He seems to nave
hogged all the Offices
THE swedish Church in Plainville, \. j.,
yyss built by subscription few years SINCE
nsrnes ali about that section contributing.
II is said the pastor from Hartford ana
n deacon from Plainyille have at various
times stricken from the list OF members all
those whom they differed with or thought un,
worthy. until the list contains only the sald
pastor and the deacon, who are now sole mem
bers and trustees, hence few DAYS since they
entered the church and carrled away tne
property. grand Juror comPlaiinI T VASES -
sued and they were brought BEFORE Justice
Wright and fined 81 and costs, from winch ue-
eision they appealed.
on a certain street in Denver is stone
mansion of surprising elegance, which, with
its GROUNDS, cost nearly 100000. Directly
opposite, on a vacant lot, is tent, boarded
up inside as far as the anglo OF the roof. The
hack end of it Is pierced with stove pipe,
and in the front end are door and window
In the window hangs curtain OF costly lace
and in the tent is piano OF exquisite tone.
The tent itself did not cost over SzO. Inc
niano. upholstery and furniture inside are
said to have n6na{er $500. Inc me, owner owl Z
......f,,d his ten RH1k ara ago anu -