Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-05
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London by rail every day to earn their living,
and leave ii again every night.
| THE Congregation Mishkan Israel, Boston,
! possesses scroll copy OF the Scriptures in
| Hebrew, presented to it few years ago by
! Sir Moses Montefiore.
| WOMAN carried enough blueberries to a
| store in salisbury, N. a., one day last week to
| buy barrel Of flour and other supplies. They
| are bought by weight, fifty pounds to the
| bushel.
| THE pressure sufficient to rupture blood
vessel is much greater than that to which
they are ordinarily subjected. The carotid
/ artery Of Dig required from thirty live to
| hlty five times the normal pressure of the
| blood, and the jugular vein from thirty -two
| to thirty five times.
TIE members of the Chinese Legation are
! the only people in Washington who are able
/ to keep cool Their favorite attire Is a kind
! Of Mother or Father Hubbard, and, with
/ bare feet thrust in cork sandals white linen
! drawers tied around the ankle and a white
/ surah SILK gown, falling to point below the
| knees, they have been able to look as comfort
/ able as they felt.
RUSSIA is at present without an execu-
! toner. Froloff, the former hangman OF the
| empire, has been discharged and sent to Jail
| for theft. Moreover, he is suffering from a
I severe attack of delirium tremeps His sue
! cessor has been discharged for incom potency,
! ana the authorities are hunting among the
/ Jails Tor another artist, whose debut in the
| profession will be watched with interest.
| A FRENCH ANTHRoPoLOGIsT has been com
/ pairing skulls of men distinguished for up
| rightness and wisdom with skulls of assassins
| (slxty-five samplesl and of savages. He
| undS constant difference in the profile of the
| forehead. sAmOng distinguished persons,
! the anterior cranial portions are the best de-
! Yeloped, while among savages and assassins
me Iaclal and posterlOr projections exceed the
| others.
| The Clyde river, in Scotland, burned for 36
hours week before last. A fisherman who
was wading in the water struck match to
! light his pipe and while still burning threw
| II IN the water. Gases from the mineral work
! lnBs underneath the rivers bed had found
| thelr way to the surface through assure, and
| lighted up at once. Flames rose to the height
| OF three or four feet, and were very difficult
/ to extinguish.
| AGRICULTURAL LABOR in the Southern
| States has deprecated less in the last twenty
| years than in any other part of the country
east of the Rocky mountains. This is equlva-
! lent To saving that the purchasing power of
| southern labor has increased more than that
/ OF other sections, having declined relatively
| less than property. The average rate of pay
| per month IN 1866, without board, was SIG, and
| IN 1850 Sl4 u, a difference of Is per cent. In
| the Eastern States there was decline in that
| period Of a per cent, in the Middle States
about % per cent, and in the Western States
1 "A per cent.
! CAPT. WALKER was at Long Branch in the
summer when Gen. Grant bought his Sixty
| sixty street residence. Mrs. Grant was en-
/ gagged with the architect IN looking over plans
| for alterations. She came out ON the porch
| with them, where the party was joined by q.
| w. Chlds and ex-senator Chaffee. The Gen
| eral glanced indi1ferently over the plans
| How much VIII it all cOstF' he asked, and
I na told linz ,faav, he
| said, with vein of humor, II could go to
| Brown county. Walker, and buy the best farm
in 1t for $4,000; yet here is Julia ready to
/ spend it all in mere alterations. l believe I'd
| rather have the farm myself
NJ. WORTH, Jr., the famous dressmaker, in
some conversation with a Paris correspond
emit, is reported as saying that his trade in
| Paris loses by bad debts and frauds every year
! from 1000, 600 to TO- 900. 000S and he added 81
! sometimes find myself a couple of hundred
| thousand francs the loser IN twelve months.
| We are often accused of being extortonate,
| but there is not single dressmaker in Paris
! who makes over 10 per cent. net profit on his
| capital. People talk a deal of nonsense on
| this subject. You hear of dresses that cost
| 1880 or 1000 venture to say that not four
! dresses in the city ever cost any such prices
| putting lace dresses out OF the question:" M.
! Worth added, however, that ''his American
! customers paid their debts, and that he was
! DESTROYS OF retaining them"
|
dust Is proving one of the knOttiest questions
that has been brought before the present
| New Hampshire Legislature. The friends of
the measure are mainly valley farmers, whose
| meadow grassands are greatly injured by
| oaWdust deposited during OverfOws. As
| would be expected, this damaging matter
| comes from the great lumber mills, mainly in
| the northern portion OF the State, whose
| owners have no desire TO lnjure farm lands
| but who are IN quandary to learn how they
| can get rid of their sawdust without expense.
| The bill cOmpels mill owners to dispose of
! their sawdust in some other way than by
| running il into the streams. it is stated that
| the passage of the bill will result in the stop
! page OF many small mills and entail great ex-
| pense on the larger ones.
AT the recent Old Settlers reunion held at
Plainfeld, Ind, two twin brothers were IN
attendance with their twin wives. The
| brothers are named March, or MRrtz. and live
| il Arcadia, Hamilton county. They are 81
! years old, and their wives, who are twin SIS
! ters, are 81. The TWO couples were married at
the same time, on the eth daY OF the month
| Each has reared twelve children seven sons
| and five daughters, evrr1 one OF whom was
! born on the Nth day of the month. The par
ents and children all belong to the same
! cburch-the Christian. The fathers. TO a
stranger, look alike as two peas, ana so do the
mothers. the maiden name OF the latter was
! Mccormick, and il was stated that their
! father was the first white man in Indiana.
! Ills cabin stood where now Is the site of the
new state house at indianapolis.
THERE is very much inquiry as to when the
public will be allowed to ascend to the top Of
/ the Washington monument. Those in charge
| say in answer certainly not until after Con
gress meets" To run the elevator now would
cost over SIC day, and as there Is seldom
| reason to send any one tO the top Of the monu-
ment and no appropriation for carrying them
there, the elevator seldom runs except when
wOrkmen have occasion to go up. Civilians
/ having permits are allowed TO accompany
/ them to the highest landing, but no one ex-
/ cept wOrkmen with special work are allowed
| to 20 TO he roof of the monument. The pre-
/ paratiOn Of the memorial slabs is now nearly
/ completed. These VIII be placed in the inte-
( riOr OF the monument. When the work OF
arranging the interior Is begun the elevator
| will be in use, and then upon the permit of
I the chief of the work ascenslOns can he made.
! 1T ia understood that at the instance OF
Grand Army Of the Republic men, resolu-
ton will be introduced in Congress next win.
ter, declaring IL 10 be the wish OF the nation
that the remains OF Gen. Grant be placed in
the custody Of the nation and be deposited
| at the national capital, in order that a
| national monument 10 his memory NAV be
erected. Tho Washington Cdpif1k SAYS Gen.
Logan will be asked 10 introduce this resOp.
| ton in the senate, and adds: ~ he mOversln
this matter have bill, which will follow tie
| passage Of the resolution. proposing the et-
tension Of the main building OF the oapin
toward the east, aud they propose 70 have
/ ala In All fha 81 ~