Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-31
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EVERY prominent man in the present British
government is either a college man or a
graduate of one of the three great, public
schools. The Liberal Ministers v no preceded
them were also all gradutes Of well known m
situations.
THE natives of Stonington, Conn, assert
that 1t has not rained in the town on Aug. 10
! tor lO years. That is the day they celebrate,
and the weather record has been accurately
kept ever since the first anniversary OF the
battle OF Stonington.
DALLAS, TEX. claims to be the most strk-
ing example of growth in the Southern States,
In lST2-73it was only clump of uupretentious
warehouses and shanties on the Trinity; now
il is solluly built over an area extending back
two miles from the river, and has population
OF over IS, 600.
THE japanese have at last enacted patent
law, which appears. like many other recent
Japanese laws, to be compiled from similar
laws of other countries. The term of prOtec-
ton Is fifteen years. "Articles that tend to
disturb social tranquility, or demoralIze GUS
toms ana fashions, or are injurious to health, :"
and medicines cannot be patented.
IN an address before the University of New
Brunswick, Prof. Rivet said that the hope of
doing away with the French language in
Canada must be abandoned. Only one third
OF the population is French, but their rapid
Increase. and their influence in all social,
commercial, political, and educational centres
make their language certain to remain until
they give it up.
THE residents of Laibach, in Germany,
were astonished the other day by shower of
| bloody rain. 1t subsequently was ascertained
that windstorm just before the rain had
caught up a large mass of red dye stuff at a
factory in the neighbOring village of Kalten-
| DFnnO. m w
Transformed the drops OF water into apparent
drops Of blood.
A PIECE of evidence IN a Quebec breach Of
promise case was cuff with an offer of mar
riage written on it. One night, while the de-
PENDANT was holding the plaintiffs hand, and
whispering fervid words, he popped the ques-
ion IN manuscript on the smooth linen at her
wrist. she was sentimental or shreWd enough
TO keep that article out of the wash, and now
1t Is of practical value.
BARTHOLDI's great statue is already being
| submitted to criticism on scientific grounds.
! In late number of Boston paper a writer,
| who says he knows what he is talking about,
| ASSERTS that the statue will be destroyed by
! galvanic action due to the cOnju ctiOn of the
| metals of which it Is composed. He also
! thinks that the arm which holds the torch is
! not properly supported, and that the statue
| cannot, therefore. be utilized as lighthouse.
! JUNGLE ALFRED" who was a slave of Presi-
! dent jackson, and is now custodian OF the
| Hermitage, relates that Old Hickory was a
| sind master. "Some peoples" he says,
thinks kase he had hot tempah dat no was
a hard mastah. But OATS all mistake. His
| -laves was well treated, an if dey behaved
| well dey Was almost made like membahs OF de
| family. Massa jackson was posed TO slavery.
| Mon once I've heerd i'm say as he was ridIn'
| p an down dc cotton fel's on hOssback:
| Boys. yOuse all gwine To he free some day.
| IL won't be in my time--it won't be In my
| lime. But some day you'se gwine to be free,
| suah.'"
| THE fashionable garden OF the period y
| close clipped, arranged on a certain pattern,
] looks as If it were rolled out on occasion and
| taken indoors when it rained to keep it from
/ getting damp. 1t has a set form made OF per
| fectly graded hues, and is callef the "Orien-
| tai carpet style Of gardening This style is
| said 10 have originated in England. but 1t has
| been universally adopted throughout France
| and Germany as well as in this country The
| plants used most largely to produce the effects
ieslred are geraniums and those comprised
| under the head Of foliage plants and small
| border growers Of various kinds LobelIa is
utilized for outside borders TO great extent
iecause of its brilliant blue blossoms and con
! tinual Towering.
SLIGHT SHOCKS of earthquake continued at
Cashmere up to July s, says a Calcutta CORE.
| spondent. The weather, however, is fine, the
| crops are good, and harvest prospects are eX5
celient. Fairly good reports of the condition
! II the crops come from all other, parts OF the
/ country, save Bombay and portions OF Mad
4 ras, where the rainfall has hitherto been
! ,canty. Throughout Bombay the crops are
/ offering much, and rice transportation has
| been retarded The rainfall has been ample
| N Eastern India, especially in 'rissa, W here
| Il has been excessive. causing heavy floods.
The native papers continue to publish har-
| rowing tales OF starvation and distress pre-
galllng at BeerbhOOm, IN BurdWan. l am
assured. however. on excellent authority, that
/ there is Ii tie. if any, real distress, and that
| these accounts are greatly exaggerated.
| MANY OF the young Canadians who took
] part in the Riel campaign were, as q body, of
| splendid physique, averaging between feet
10 and feet ?, who used to wear in Montreal
aod Toronto polBted boots and write with
\ steel pens, chained to the counters Of a bank
! or business house, with no prospect of becOm-
/ ing partners lin the business which enslaved
| them. Since they got their lungs filled with
| The prairie air, they have closed their ledgers
| and taken to building log houses for them
| selves, striding over the sweet grass, galop-
1 ing after half-wld cattle, cooking their own
/ dinners. measuring monthly more around the
| chest, and feeling that it will be their own
| rault il they do not take their place among
! the men who are mastering new land. A
strong Canadian youngster, who will labor,
! working with his own hands, viii get $500 a
| year and his board, and be tempted TO no
| great expense at his tallor's.
THE naval manmuvres, says a Vienna cor
| respondent, in which the Austrian fleet has
been engaged at Pola, while the British fleet
has been carrying out It's evolutiOns ia Irish
waters, were brought TO a conclusion to day
| July l5). All the available ironclads OF the
| Austrian fleet, together with numerous cruie-
| ers and torpedo boats, were engaged, acting
| in two divisions. The evolutions comprised
| the defense of the harbor Of Pola from hos .
| tile feet, the landing of the enemY's troops.
| and their ultimate defeat. There were also
| battles IN the open sea, aud important expert =
! meuts with torpedo boats. The little fleet
! displayed Il high state OF efficiency. testifying
| to the excellent training Of its commanders
| and crews. he whole was admirably con-
| Quoted, but there were no startling novelties
! like those presented by the evolution in Ban
| try bay, which, / may add, have made great
| sen-atlOn among the naval authorities OF the
! continent.
FRANK NJ. kEEEE is the telegraph operator
at the Glade Run pipe line station near War
| rem. Pa. The pumping boilers are heated by
natural gas The supply OF gas is regulated
| by valve. On Saturday some obstruction
| In the valve prevented the gas from being
/ turned on. To Ind out what he obstruction
| was keene unscrewed the pipe &C the Joint
| There was pressure Of 70 pounds OF gas to
the inch on the pipe, and keene
had given It turn OF but
| two threads when the great pressure
| forced the JOINT apart aud the gas rushed ont
| with terrific force, hurting a shower OF rust
tlakes and minute pieces OF iron from the
thread from the end Of the pipe. Keene in-
stnctiyely turned his face away, but the bits