Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

san Francisco who command the same wages
IS whites. while from 5000 to 5000 Chinese
are IN the boot and shoe trade.
Or THIRTEEN LYNcHINGs conducted by one
land of vigilantes in Montana during the last
three months, it is claimed that the right man
wa hanged In twelve instances.
A GENUINE English sole Is reported to have
beer caught in Long Island Sound, near New
Haven, few days ago, and sent TO promi-
men, naturalist for preservation.
AwHIsTLING performance of Bellini's
Norma" is the latest novelty in Milan. The
whole opera is whistled through. the chorus
b-lng executed by sixteen whisters.
A COURT MARITAL recently condemned the
chief surgeon Of a Rhenish infantry regiment
to nine years in the penitentiary for illegally
letting of young men from military service.
WOODSTOCK, conn, had what is called "a
| swell old ia, hioned husk ng' recently. Guests
came from Boston and New York, the invita-
! tiuns were prin ed on corn husks the grounds
! lighted by pumpkin JACKIE Lanterns, and 225
bushels Of corn husked.
II 1855 each operator in a shoe factory, (ae-
| cOrding to Massachusetts Labor Com mission
statistics made 455 pairs of shoes and earned
S20j We r. In 1875 he made l.2o5 pairs, and
! his wages had risen to 1897, though he worked
! II per cent. less IN time.
! Four thousand pounds sterling has been re-
( fused, butt is estimated that a compromise
| bel ween that sum and the price asked for he
! cutter, f6,00f may be effected. This should
] mean that f5,000 will do 1t.
THE COMMISSION appointed by the Spanish
! government to Investigate the great Andalu-
/ sian earthquake last Christmas, report that
! Yer 900 uiIhngs We're injured in Gran ada
and Malaga, Of h ch 4.400 were ruined; 745
| per sons were killed, and LASS were wounded.
AN OLD TSHABITANT of the English village
Of Wed6e sbury, named Edward Hampson, a
1 20 chsmith, has Just come into possession of
/ Si.00Q,' 90 under the will of his uncle, Adam
! Roties, cattle dealer, OF New Zealand.
I Ro7 des, VINO was Wednesday, man, left his
native town 80 years ago almost penniless,
/ q M since that time he. ha, acquired his wealth
| by means OF cattle farming.
/ The heaviest stag ever heard of, says La
bouehere, was killed IN Knowsley park by the
/ late Lord Derby, and weighed 424 pounds clean
or 30 stone pounds. The Scotch red deer
have certainly drteriorated in weight since
/ the DAYS OF Scrope, for it is now quite eXcep-
tonai to near OF stag over 20 stone; but last
| month two Of over a tone were shot IN Lord
| LOvats forest in Inverny ss-shire.
A FORT ERIE FISHERMAN has invented a
new method of lake trolling for fair weather.
He fastens his trolling line to a single, to
which is attached a rubber balloon. The
| wind carries the balloon over the water and
! he bait spins. When a fish is hooked the
! balloon j. drawn down to the WATER edge.
! The man, who is watching from boat. Sc
cures it.. He says he has had eight on the
water at one time, and that no fish can hold
! down both balloon and single.
| IMMENSE SUMS OF MONEY have been expend-
ed upon the Newport Or. l. sewers, and in
carrying out the system a huge sewer has
/ been built upon piles, which stand away cut
/ lntO the harbOr. Recently the people refused
vote Il 10000 requi ed to compete the
| sewer, which is 10 be carried across the tor
/ pedo station, according 10 act of Congress
| chiefly for the reason that he people believe
| che great pile sewer Is insecure and liable to
| be blown down by a heavy gale. The City
! Council has appropriated a large sum To OBJ
! tain eminent engineers from several parts Of
| the country 10 inspect the work.
A FEW DAYS AGO, while some workmen
were pulling down an old building in the
town Of syendborg, on the Island Of Funen,
they come upon valuable treasure, which
included ten bars of very fiue silver and 3.774
| silver and gold coins, n dating from the
| reign OF the Danish King Eris of P0meT ANA
| the basement clos to the foundation. 1t is in
A ID 1896 l4l2l. The whole lay buried together
| sngula that a tradition of centuries pointed
10 this house as a place where treasure had
| been buried, and the owner, when selling It a
/ short time since, expressly reserved the own
ershlp OF any treasure that might be found on
/ the premises.
THE PARIsIANs are rejoicing in the pros
pect Of being able to indulge in the sport of
salmon fishing in the Seine and the Marne at
no distant day. The artificial fecundation of
| $4,000 salmon ova is going on in the AQUARIUM
! Of the TrOcadero: and when the fry is suff-
| ciently grown to pport the change, hese
rivers and their affluents are to be stocked
! with the young hsh The p trent salmon. some
500 IN number, were imported from California
In 1873. 1t has b. en- calcu ated that the stock
! ing Of he French rivers with American sal
mon, # it could be successfully accomplished,
| would represent an annual gain to the cOun-
! try OF some &C. 100000 francs.
A CANDIDATE for a Scotch constituency
called one day lately on an agricultural
laborer, and having exhausted the weather,
crops and such topics, gently introduced his
errand by hoping that the new voter would
| vote for him. 'Ou, aye" was the ready re-
ply, an gle We m vote for We seem to be a
dsc Mt chlel. Wlll We ak it wild We the noo9"
Anolher visit was paid TO a rustic who had
considerable difficulty in es ablshlng hi
right TO thu benefits OF the extension II the
| franchise. When he was asked for his vote b e
/ got quite indignant and cried angly, Gle
! ye ma vote? It's not likely. | had ar too
] mnch deedculty in gettin' I myself to gle it
ava TO anybody"
a BsEwERY at Toronto has been making
and selling what was styled "blue- ribbon
beer.P so named after local temperance or
ganzatlon, and numerous uulice nsed persons
| nave been freely retailing 1t. This week a
! SUIT was brought befor a county Judge 10 test
] the matter. IL was ascer aimed that the beer
| conta ned , or rer cent. Of alcohO' or one
! half the quantity Of alcohol contained in ordl-
I nary American lager. The Judge he'd III At
! the amounf Of alcohol IN the beer would n
! dcr 10 lntoN eating. While the trla WA in
| progress the prosecution made a practical test
! NJ the beer 10y procuring the services of two
men, who drank seven gla ses each IN an honr
| and haf Both became quite drunk. Tbe
decision OF the court was agait 81 the beer.
A VALUABLE CRYSTALLINE COATING for
wood or paper may be obtained, il is stated.
by mixing very concentrated cold solution
Of salt with cextrne, and laying the thinnest
coating OF the fluid on the surface 10 be eov-
| cred by means OF a broad soft brush After
! d ying, the surface has a beautiful bright
/ mother of pearl coating. which. IN cote
/ queuce OF the deXtrne, dheres firmly tn ma
! per AMI word. The coat ng may Q made adj
/ hesive Co glass by doing IL over win an alec
/ none IN lilac solution. Sulphate OF magnt ala
acetate OF soda, and sulpha e OF TN are among
! he salt which produce the most Attraotive
! crystalline cOatingz. Paper must first he
sized, oihcrwise it will absorb the lquid and
! prevent the formal on Of crystals.
/ CAPT DANIEL WALTERS. Of the brig Sarah
! Il Kenue y. which has just arrived at Phila-
delphia from ..renas Cay, OF Campeaehv.
] Gulf OF Mexico, with guano, reports the island
/ entirely cover Il with birds. which for several
/ days prevented the men from working on The
/ reefs. lie states that the, exhih tod Inn. ~.