Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

4 RECORD Of the number of pics eaten last
year by BrOckton, Mass, family of four
persons was kept, and shows that sol of the
dyspepsia promoters were dev0ured.
THE widow of Gen. Stonewall jackson has
consented that his war horse Old Sorrel shall
he exhibited at the New Orleans exposition
for the benefit of the Confederate soldiers
HON 5. Mai. \. K. Nenable, who was on the
stan of j. L. b. stuart, the Confederate
cavalry leader, viii accompany the horse.
PASTORS EVER. OF the Methodist Church,
Rotch. of the Congregational, and Tenney, of
the Uniyersalist IN Stoughton. Mass, tried to
break uD gambling in the fairs held IN the
town. They say that they have received
written limitations that their churches would
be burned if they persisted IN their course.
THE richest silver mine at Leadvile was
sold by the discoverer for $4e, coo, and during
the following year the two purch sers made a
million each from it. In the meantime the
discovercr squandered his 100000 IN pros
pccting, and the other day, homeless tramp.
sought night lodging IN Leadyllle station
house.
THE neNibility of itacolumlte-a remarka-
BILE sandstone existing in Georgia and North
and south Carolina-seems to be surpassed by
that of a magnetism limestone found at the en-
trance of the Tyne, in England: This lime
stone is reported To be 50 flexible That thin
LAYERS. three feet or more in length. may be
bent into a circle while damp, retaining that
form ON drying.
A CLUE is to he formed in London for the
purpose Of combining the enjoyment of smOk
ing with that Of vocal and Instrumental
music. Negotiations have been opened for
the control of the property formerly occupied
bv the LOtOs Club. The musical evenings"
originally instituted by Lord DOnoughmOre.
where cigarettes and parlor music were in
dulgcd in simultaneously, are SAID TO nave
prepared the way Tor these smoking con-
certs "
ONE after another, Gays the Milwaukee
Wisconsin. the Touring mills OF Minneapolis
are putting in steam plants to supplement
their water power in times Of lOw water, and
TO substitute that power in times Of no water
at all. The water power wealth OF Mlnneapo-
lis, as an adjunct always to be relied upon,
seems to have hOpeiessly collapsed. Had there
been no reckless and criminal denQdatlon Of
forests at the head waters OF the Mississippi.
il is not in the least probable that this unwel
come story would now be told.
GrsrAvE PETITPIERRE, a man Of singular
and original character, who died recently in
Geneva. was possessed by the desire to invent
a writing equally suitable for all languages.
Unigraphy was his passion and his dream; he
s.,y i'm il a first step toward the establishment
OF the universal language ioretoid by the
prophets. lie had accumulated on these sub
jects a great variety OF notes, Wh'ch ms Irlenls
', ha shared in his ideas often urged HIM 10
publish: hut he was never sufficiently satisfied
with the completeness OF his work TO comply
with their request.
\ GUEST at a fashionable reception narrates
that he overheard l5-year-old dandy say to
a still younger belle: II am glad that my
family got out Of trade 20 years ago. My
father was never in business, but devoted himi-
self to a science ms a hobby. He made several
discoveries, you know. that have got a per-
maneut place in the b9Oss.n Then he look ed
into the girls face for aumlrlng wonder, but
saw only gentle cOmmiseratiOn. $50 your
moor papa had emplOyment:' fhe said; and
then with a CLEAN Of proud dlsdaln she added:
NV father never. never ana anything at all"
COUNT vAsIu tells the following anecdote
IN illustration Of the Austrian Emperors
courtesy and simplicity: Having urgent bust
ness to dispatch, the Kaiser had MS dinner
placed on his writing table. His aide-de-
camp dincd at the same time IN the ADJOINING
room. After the meal the Emperor opened the
door and said: You can go; shall work
alone. What do you think OF tins loodF 1T
seems to me. your Majesty, that the ulnnef
was not first-rate," replied the alde-de-camp-
The Emperor then exclaimed: " - hat dlher-
ence does that make to your You can make
M for it at a hotel. while am obliged TO con-
tent myself with this trash. am not allowed
to 20 where others 60.
Two challenges for the Americas cup we're
sent on Dec. 6 from London to the New York
Yacht Club, the first on behalf OF the
Yacht Genesta, and the second on behalf OF
Inc now Yacht building for Lieut.. w. Hem,
RI N which he has named Galatea. These
Two Yachts saws the London World, propose
starting for America about May "A, and in
tend to compete in all races open 10 them IN
America. Sir Richard Sutton, bart. ana u
few friends win 20 out in the Genesta; while
Mrs. HEM will. as usual, accompany her
husband on board their new craft, and VIII
be the first lady to cross the Atlantic IN rae
ing yacht. The Cythera is expected IN New
York about July l. Thus there viii be three
English achts IN America this year.
RECENT FACTS and figures IN the Tines
Democrat concerning the population of New
Orleans will create considerable surprise. In
a population of 100000 there are seven white
women to every SIX white men, and four
female to three male negroes. This is the