Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-05
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earth. There a'e 4,O90 OF them, and they
average Y miles day each.
THE current of Lake Erie has an effect upon
the adjacent shores sufficient to make the
spring season from two to four weeks earlier
in and around Toledo than at Buffalo.
A NEW process for making pressed glass
ware has been perfected, which is destined, it
is said. to supersede the old presses for all
purposes. From 10 to 20 pieces can be turned
out by IL per minute.
GREAT is the thrift Of Philadelphia. The
walls of local burying ground are rented to
advertisers who in big and gaudy letters tell
visiting mOurners all about the merits Of
hnlment for horses, an ague cure, ana a new
brand OF cigarettes.
TIE Chinese have queer way of punish
ing persons who venture to commit suicide IN
/ the precincts Of that portion Of Peking oecu-
\Pied by the imperial court The bodies OF the
offenders are brought to a bridge or some other
public place and logged.
IN a Washington street window, Boston,
are five pairs of shoes which look as if they
had been made for as many giants. They are
70 inches long by inches wide, and are
manufactured of stout pebble grain leather.
The order for them came from Nashville,
Tenn, and they are said to be intended Tor a
mother and four daughters.
PATRICK MURPHY, late of Waterford, made
queathed HE personal property to his wife,
and his real estate to his son. When the VIII
was probated it was learned that the wife
was joint owner of the real estate, and as the
surviving partner could hold the same, and
as she inherited the personal property by will,
there was nothing left for the son.
TIE letters appearing in the English jour
mails relate that the Egyptians, whose courage
has been so often doubted. foughtlke lions on
board those armed river steamers on the Nile;
in fact they never broke down save once, and
that was when they heard of the fall and sack
of Kbartoum Then their hearts sank, and
even kashu-el-Mur and his officers pr0strated
themselves on the deck and wept like
children. In the disastrous retreat from
Gakdu to Korti the wounded owed their
safety to the Egyptian soldiers, who carried
them every step of that weary way with
patience tenderness and fidelity, which Sc
cured Lord Wolseley's praise.
A CORRESPONDENT states that convention
is now being negotiated with King Theebaw,
of Burmah, for the concession Of the ruby
mines of Upper Burmah to Frenchman
or a French company. The ncesslon
is to be at yearly rental at ~ lakhs of
rupees. and one condition is that four years.
rental be paid in advance, the King allowing
rebate of lakhs. The mines are to be
worked by French engineers and workmen,
and another condition is that these workmen
are to he protected by guard of 200 armed
men. The CORRESPONDENT believes the scheme
to be a political one, entered into with the
object Of obtaining footing IN Burmah, as in
TOnquin.
ARCHIBALD Ross CoLQUHoUN, in
Amongst the Shans," shows that he has gone
far more deeply into the old genuine sources
of Chinese history than probably has been
done before. The Shans themselves, he shows,
are far older inhabitants of China than thOst
we arelaccustomed to call the Chinese For the
first time many will learn that there is no such
thing as a homogeneous Chinese nation even in
China proper. We find everywhere, indeed,
now and for centuries back, Chinese names of
places and Of officials; but II .LacOuperie shows
in an introduction tn It this was simply the
Chinese method of anneXlng, and that feehly
enough. a great variety of native tribes and
races practically independent.
CYRUS W. FIELD is an earnest Investigator
and promoter of electrical inventive appli-
ances. He believes the electric motor win be
the motor of the near future. He said the
other day: Cup at Goerck street have Just
seen an exhibition of the power of electricity
that seems hardly credible. The great steam
engine there was set at work, and its great
drive wheel went whirring round with a
seemingly irresistible power. | would not
have thought any power on earth could stop
it. The new electric motor was applied to
the machinery in contrary direction. 1t
stopped the engine as quick as flash, and not
only stopped it, but reversed its motion.
Why, it looked like miracle"
IN the old days of navigation at the mouth
of the Mississippi river there existed a COM
bination of tugboats. 1t was favorite trick
for one of these boats deliberately to run
tow shore, when two or three other other tug
boats would come along and slowly pull the
vessel off. Then all hands would join in dis
tributing the salvage, which was charged up.
as an old captain once testified, at the rate of
500 a minute. Sometimes a tow would be
run aground half dozen times in going up
to New Orleans, and the amount claimed for
one steamer was something like $4,000. The
old combination Is said to be still getting in its
work, In spite OF the Jettles. and has new
methods OF eXtOrtiOn, by which the value of
the Eads improvement to commerce IS likely
to be impaired.
ONE of the finest houses on the most fash
ionable street in San Francisco is the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Ashe, who have
just returned from Europe, and, being new
people on the avenue, their story has been
raked up. Five years ago Porter Ashe was a
lawyers clerk, and too posr to smoke, or
/ drink, or indulge in any of the gentlemanly
vices. He fell in love with Miss Amy Croker.
and asked her mother for her, hut the Old
lady was opposed to the match. The couple
ran away and got married. The generous
mother called her children back. forgave and
blessed them with present of 100000. and
! sent them OF travelling. On their return,
| lately, she made them present OF a 100000
! mans on, and told them TO live in it and be
happy. That's the proper way TO forgive and
bless runaway children. The Ashes ought to
.
Would you like to see how a New York
belle of millionaIrcism sleeps2 says a cores
pondent. Inever saw more beautiful, cosy,
in every way delightful place than the sleep
| ing room of this young princess of fashion
this eldest child of a many millionaire. The
wall paper was pale gold on faint slate color
| The gilt bedstead was pushed against a square
of plated silk of pale gold, with slate
cOlored silk bows at the corners. Just such
another square OF plated silk rose to the
ceiling above the wash stand. On that were
only pitcher, bowl, soap dish and so on. be-
cause water is presumed to invite sewer gas.
but all OF the choicest ware. A great sheet of
beveled looking g ass, six feet high. swung on
brass rods above the floor in one corner for
the young woman TO see her whole attire in
She had also a handsome folding glass to
fec her cara, back hair and neck There
was an open fireplace, besides the hot air
register; q dressing stand, laden with pretty
toilet boxes and bottles; an ivory clock like q
bird-caRe, In which ivory canaries trilled
sweetly ne each hour began: easy chairs and
rocking chair 10 match the wall paper and
furniture; pretty little pre-dieu for the
Young woman TO say her prayers upon as
fathiouauly as pcssible; and "a wealth OF little
elegaucies completing "A general effect that
was exquisite, dainty and inviting beyond
computation. Opening out of this room the
Young mtlltonalreas had another apartment
where she wrote and painted and worked"
so TO speak, but did not see It..
A SHARP cross-examination ehcited from a
witness IN a Philadelphia court Friday an
amusing story Of financial caution. Annie NJ.