Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-03
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NEARLY a score of persons have been killed
in San Francisco during the past year through
the agency Of cable cars, according TO the
records of the Coroner's office, which San
Francisco paper cites.
THE ABBE BATIFFOL has discovered in a
church at Berat, Arabia, a manuscript of the
Gospels of st. Matthew and st. Mark, written
IN unclals Of silver on purple Vellum, OF the
date of the sixth century.
THE famous microscopic edition of Dante
published at Padua in 1878, has had its nose
put out OF jomt by the discovery of an Oflicio-
lum, from Inc Venetian press Of Giunu, 1919,
which has never been under the binder
knife, and measures 4S millimetres by 80.
MANY of the Paris criminals are better
physical specimens than the honest and edu-
Gated citizens, being larger, stronger and
more enduring. They are carefully trained
themselves Ia the ways OF lniquity, in which
they are helped by sound health and outdoor
exercise.
A PRIVATE CITIZEN has sent to the City
! Council Of Portland, Ore, a proposition TO
| furnish mat city with water for 20 years for
$4,000 year. the supply te be free thereafter.
The bid cOntempiates the free sprinkling of
the city streets and the addition Of nearly 400
hydrsnls. The present cost to the city is $780,,
500 year.
Cannes crush 154, 900 pounds of orange bios
SONS. 1920 pounds of acacia flowers, l54, goo
pounds Of rose leaves, 35, 200 pounds Of jas
mine blossoms, %, 900 20 Dds OF Yiolets, s, 500
| pounds Of tuberOses, and a relatively large
amount of Spanish lildcs, rosemary, mint,
! lime, and lemon blossoms every year.
| WI eat good deal more sugar than we did
five years ago. In 1880 the annual consump-
ton OF sugar per head in this country was
D 4 81
The same time much less moiasses IS used.
| Our total consumption of sweets is Sc pounds
per head. In England 1t Is 81 pounds. We
eat more than twice as much as France, three
times as much us Germany, and eight times
as much as Russia.
TIE District Attorney of Dusseldorf Ger
many, has Just done u very sensible thing. In
view of the numerous malmings caused by
fools who win insist on carrying their canes,
etc, horizontally beneath their arms he has
issued Il circular directing the police to report
to him all eases of accidents from this cause,
that he may decide whether the offenders can
be legally prosecuted for injury done through
| care lessness.
a NEw BRIDGE is to be constructed over the
river Thames opposite the Tower of London.
The centre arch OF the bridge is to be capable
Of opening SO as to admit Of the passage of yes
sells, and during the opening pedestrian traffic
viii be carried over high Level arch. The
| time occupied by the opening of the bridge, the
passage of the vessel, and the closing is esti
mated at less than five minutes. The cost of
the work will be S2,250,0G0
'AN Indian Native vilage''ts to be estab-
hshed in Regent street. London, next Novem-
Der for the purpose Of affOrding to the English
public some idea of the manners, customs, in
dustries and amusements of the natives Of
India. Sir George BirdWOOd, Q. s. l., of the
India Office, has accepted the Office of art di-
rector Of the proposed exhibition. 1t will be
modelled upon that of the japanese village.
II HAVE A BOY BABY writes an Arkansas
correspondent of ''Mr. Grover Cleveland
''who was born on March J. and on March 4
gave him the name OF Grover Cleveland.
can say that h e is the finest boy ont of the six
] have. | did not name him for any present
nor any favor. but write to say TO YOU that if
you Will give me a post Office at Garner Sta
ton viii be under many obligations TO you"
THE TuIla workhouse, IN county Clare.
ireland. has bsen seized by the Deputy
sheriff and bailIffs under a writ of execution
obtained by the late solicitor to the guardians,
who refuse to pay him portion of his salary.
Tuesday being board day the guardians as
semhled at the usual hour. and to their as
constituent found the hailiffs in occupation of
the chair aud vice-chair respectively, posi-
tOns which they declined to vacate until or
dered to do 50 by the Deputy Sheriff.
THE peculiar acid which exudes from the
and takes the 'Iife" out, rendering it stiff
and hard. In a pair of shoes recently re-
turned to a prominent manufacturer the M
pers we're moist with sweat, the sOles dry.
The kid leather, when it hardened, was so
brittle that it could be torn and cracked like
paper. The destruction was caused by per
spiration OF the feet. New shoes from the
same maker and OF the same material were
perfectly sound and firm.
Much of the business in the interior of
Peru is done by itinerant peddlers, who carry
their wares on their backs and tramp over
the whole continent from the Isthmus to
Patagonia. There is also a class of Itinerant
doctors, of Indian blood, called COlahuayas
who travel on foot from BOgota in Columbia
to BuenOs Ayres, carrying the news from
place to place and practlclng a sort of voOdOO
system over the sick. They are well known
throughout the country, and exercise a re-
markable influence among the natives, who
entertain them as guests of distinction
wherever they 90.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS from SurtagO, in Java,
published in the Dutch newspapers, reports
that volcanic activity has recommended in
That island. Smeru, which Is about y 600 feet
high, on the borders of the districts of Matang
and Probohngo, began several weeks ago TO
throw out ashes, and on May 20 an extensive
eruption of lava took place, and has continued
since. A great coffee plantation which
stood on the side OF the mountain
mas nttN ntblip1NQs lnt manager re-
moved his wife aud family to a place OF
safety; and with eighty wOrkmen was endeav-
oring to make passage for the lava, should
Il reach the plantation. In the night on up.
heava of the upper part of the mountain took
place, and an avalanche of stones, ashes and
sand. mixed with lava and water poured
down. In the morning all traces OF the plan
tation and its people had dsappea AIRED. Kra-
katOa, in the Straits Of Sunda, famous for It's
outburst of last year, is again making itself
heard and Blictar, another volcano, is giving
warnings which may pOrtend either an earth
quake or an eruption.
THOMAsJ. MULBY, Of Boston, has resigned
the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the North End In
dustrial school, and will go to Newfoundland,
and then to England 10 look after the Church.
in estate. as he is one OF the nearest living
heirs. The estate is supposed to be valued at
SIS 600 900, and Is In money and real estate
over 100 years ago Nicholas Churchill came
TO Newfoundland and engaged In the seal and
cod fisheries. He was prosperous, and in
vested his surplus earnings m real estate IN
England and also In Newfoundland. At his
death. about thirty years ago, he left all his
property, amounting 90 some $4,000 600 or
$4,000, 900. 10 his daughter, Elizabeth Church
IN, whimsical lady living IN England.
Although she had many euitOrs, Elizabeth
would accept none Of them. and livod without
marrying, and died IN 1870 40 the age OF i0i
years. Mrs. Mulhy, the mother Of the claim
ant. was niece Of Nicholas Churchill. ana
cousin OF Elizabeth. There are eight rela-
tives of the ancient fisherman living In this
country, and they have delegated Mr.. Mulby
TO look after their joint interests.