Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

IHE WnOle numper OF VISITORS TO the New
Orleans exhibition was 1,l5s.s4O. The show
was open nearly as long as the centennial ex-
hlbltion at Philadelphia, which was visited
by 9,9lo,96 persons.
THE ushers who acted at wedding held in
Baltimore two years ago were the pal bear
ers at the funeral of the bride last week, and
invitations to attend the funeral were sent
out to all who had been invited to the we'd
ding.
GOETHE loved to have plastic works of art
before him as he wrote. It is known that in
the creation Of his Iphigene he had the image
OF an antique female before him, in order TO
sec If that which ne made his heroine say
would suit the features before him.
LAMB of white roses, with one red rose in
its breast, into which a floral knife had been
stuck. was the tribute" sent to the funeral
OF a Boston butcher, while for the funeral of
"A cook Boston hotel keeper sent a floral
cook steve, with pots and gridirons.
THE famous cradle bridge over the Dee at
Abergeldie, which has been in use for nearly
century, and in which the Prince and Prin-
cess Of Wales and other distinguished person.
ages have OfIen crossed the river, has lust been
removed, 10 make way for handsome and
substantial foot bridge, which has been built
at the expense of the Queen.
WILL MARTIN, a drummer from New York.
Florence, Ala. He was crossing the Tennessee
river in a small skiff when he dropped one of
his oars. The little craft was at the mercy of
the swift current aud was finally swept over
the rails. The skill was dashed to pieces and
the unfortunate man was not seen again.
A FRENCHMAN named CombeviIle, who
lived near Saint-Denis, recently inherited
$4,000 francs. The money worried him. How
to take care of 1t, how to invest it. and how
to guard against thieves and sharpers puzzled
him during the day and kept him awake in
the night. At last he couldn't stand the an
nOyance Of riches any longer. So he hanged
himself
THE trustees Of Columbia College, n. Y,
have established course of sanitary en-
cheering in connection with the school of
mines. DR.. Billings, the manager of the
course, will deliver lectures on hygiene and
an assistant viii give instruction in the
use OF the microscope. The degree of sanitary
engineer Will be conferred upon graduates in
the course, which Will occupy four years.
QUITE sensation has been made in Paris
by some bitter attacks made in the public
journals by NJ. Pagranne on the piano. He
declares that piano playing degrades the
whole science Of music by bringing it down
to a vulgar level. There are so many mid
ding players who infiict themselves on society.
In season and out of season, that music has
got to be esteemed a bore But what he
chiefly objects to is the inducements offered by
piano playing to young girls. and other people
devoid OF real musical talent, 10 spend large
portions of their time in acquiring an accom-
plisbment In which they are doomed never to
excel.
THE number of agrarian outrages commit
ted in Ireland during the last quarter of the
year 1884 was l42, of which SO were in Munster
County Cork being at the head of the list
with 26l, D were in Leinster, Is in Connaught
and II in Ulster. The counties Antrim. Ar
magh and Londonderry, in the last mentioned
province, and Carlow, Kings, Louth and
Meath. IN Lelnster. were absolutely free from
any crimes Of the kind known as agrsrjan
These crimes are divided into three classes
against the person, against property and
against the public peace. OF the first class
there were only four in the whole of ireland.
THERE was a tall desk in Victor Hugo's
bedroom. 1t was the one he most used. He
arose every morning at 6, washed in cold
water, and then took cup of black coffee
ana raw egg; This rejection kept up strength
and did not draw blood from the brain, If
ideas did not come rapidly, he went To the
window, which was all day Open winter and
summer; sought inspiration by gazing thence,
returned to the desk, sketched. and then
wrote. II his Ego" Stacked, he walked about.
again looked out, and drew. AtIl he break
lasted. Ills Pegasus was the knife board of
an omnibus He mounted 1t early in the az
eN+AAS5Aif etAAN NAO hVt ACluIl uubll ldLe.
MATRIMONIAL AGENT, with rich heiress
on her books, is just the sort Of business ladv
to succeed in Paris. Such person has turned
up there, and has been largely patronized by
bachelors in quest Of wives with fortunes.
she took room and announced il a copiOus
list OF ladies, eligible and rea ly to marry that
a rlch helress, the owner of 2 900, 900 francs.
was anxious TO find a husband. The matri,
monial agent had not lees Than twenty suitors
m nm b LA O.
celved them separately, but would not
divulge the name TO any one under 500 francs.
Every one paid the 500, and all were sent TO
various parts of France AS might he a.
pected. they returned to Paris love lorn. the
Of l0,eOO francs. '''A
1HE Prlncess Bay Oystermen have begun a
vigorous warfare against the drumfsh. The
waters over the oyster beds are dotted with
sklns, IN which the owners Of the oyster beds
are busy either placing their ears close to the
surface OF the water, or occupied in making
round balls Of Hour and glue and throwing
them into the water. The drumfIsh make -
much noise when cruuching up the Oyeters
Ihat person can easily tell where the fish are
feeding by placing an ear near the water
when a distinct drum-like or drumming
sound is heard. The balls Of -four and gIue
are greedily eaten by the drumfsb fTbe
preparation catches in their gills clogs them
up. and causes the death OF the tsh in about
tNu HdN5s Inc OysteFnen said Yesterday
that the nour and glue balls had been found
ehlcaclous IN clearing the oyster beds OF Con-
nectleut OF the fish some years ago.
SPORTING RUMoR has told us of a man on
the turf who won enough to buy a string Of
racehOrses, with one of which he cleyerlv
landed two coaps, in the language of the ring:
Of another man who gave up keeping a poor
little stall at an exhibition, went on the turf
and speedily accumulated a fortune OF MANY
thousand pounds. There was also an Ameri
can VINO went TO England with the avowed
Intention Of breaking the ring, and who hit il
hard on several occasions. Rum MIGHT
now tell us with perfect accuracy thar the
first mentioned of these lucky sportsmen was
finally driven to earn a precariOus livelihood
IS timekeeper on a line of Omnibuses: that
the second lost every penny he had made, and
rs Tor the American, the blows be hit The
bOOkmakers were nothing to their returns
the ring, after having been sadly Clipped and
battered himself.
A REMARKABLE ENCOUNTER with whale
OF the Donegal Ireland) coast is reported.
IL seems that while a boat belonging to st.
Johns was fishing, the crew Of six observed a
working Of sprat, and the men, wanting
this class Of fish for bait, az once etopned
fishing, and rOwed direct for the 'sworktng.n
They at the same time saw several whales.
Of which there have been "a large number in
the bay during the past week, making for the
same place. When the boat got into the
working" the men were alarmed by the an
pcarancc OF large whale advancing with
open jaws toward the small lsh. Coming In
contact with the boat. the whale carried away