Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ICELAND mas seven weekly newspapers and
one monthly magazine. The most popular
newspaper has a circulation OF l,4OO copies 4
week.
THE Russian Minister Of War ordered a
series of experiments to be undertaken in the
principal fortresses of Poland, with view to
employ electricity to fire guns in all military
defenses.
WHEN the Lolita was coming down Crank
horn Slough at Cordelia, Cal, with the tide
last week, they were surprised to see heavy
IS foot timber coming up toward them against
the current. On getting nearer they found
the timber to be in tow of four beavers.
THE Borongo Company, of Burmah, re-
Gently imported from England valuable ma
chinery for sinking oil wells and for refining
the oil product, but, after years effort, the
government reports just published contain
the statement that $50 far attempts to obtain
oil in paving quantities in British Burmah
have proven u failure"
4 MESSENGER called at a New York resi-
dence the other night with an urgent letter
which he sent upstairs, by the
seevant while he waited below.
When the letter was opened the mes
| shall be far away" And he was. So also
we're the OvercOats and hats from the hall
rack.
PORTO RICAN LADIES, although as dark as
mulattoes, carry with them to all public places
face powder made from grinding pecu-
liar shell, and when they think no one Is look
ing their way they give their faces tresh coats
of it, OF cOurse the powder shows, but good
breeding makes the observer technically
blind to the ludicrOus combination of black
nature and white pulveriZed shell.
WHILE attending ball on Feb II, in Lin
coin. Neb., Patrick Egan, Pre- cent of the
Irish National League, VIZ I'd an Ordi-
nary chip basket by a oy, with the
message that it contain duet Of flowers.
The basket contained 4ernal machine,
in which, however, son 4ocent substance
had been used instead dynamite. 1t Is
thought that some deale snspecting mischief,
gave the men asking for lsHamite the mate
rial found in the box.
p. L. BARNUM received at Bridgeport,
Conn.,, the other day an envelope addressed
to ''AIr. Barnun, America" and posted in
Moulmein, British Burmah, on Jan. Is. 1t
had been stamped seven times on its face and
back, and bore the marks of the post offices of
Bombay, BrandIsi, the '@ea Post once" ana
the post Office in New York city, whence 1t
was transmitted 10 Bridgeport. The envelope
contained two letters in the Burmese Ian
gnage to the attendants on the white ele-
plant.
THERE has recently been discovered on Star
Island, Isles Of Shoals, a singular hole IN the
solid granite ledge of the island, just above
high water mark in front of the ice house. 1t
"a 1--WE feet six inches deep, and two feet three
inches in diameter. perfectly circular and
with smooth sides, apparently the work of
human hands, but when or by whom made, or
for what purpose, no one has yet explained.
Ii was packed solidly with pebbles ana gravel
when discovered. and has been trooae en- over
thousands of times by fishermen and former
residents Of the island and summer visitors
without It's existence being detected.
AT sale of ex-President Buchanan's ef-
fects last summer, George Krelner, FISH
dealer OF Lancaster, Pa, bought a small bag
containing a lot of minerals. paying 20 cents
for the purchase. Recently he examined the
ore, aud, noticing that some OF It haa the
glitter of gold about it, he pulverized just one
pound Of 1t, by actual weight. and took II 10
Edward j. Zahm, a prominent jeweler OF
Lancaster, who put the ore in smelling fur
mace The result was a gold button, the resld-
uum of the ore, for which Mr.. Zahm offered
MIR. Kreiner $40 80. its actual value. Mr..
Kreiner has a pound or two more of the ore
and expects to realize on IL.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS was wit. TIL
command issued to Sam BOwles at Cincin-
natl in 1872. 'sPull me out Of that crowd!'
was perhaps playful in its manner. but 1t
was scarcely witty, But when he went as
Minister 20 England, and dinner was given
to him by the Premier. one OF the speech
makers, alluding to various classes IN Europe,
'Our distinguished guest will tell us that All
men are created equal-I supposel" turning
with the bantering question to Mr.. Adams.
''Yes," said the latter promptly. "All men
created equalf' repeated the orator, incred
u'ously. ''Yes, created equal" explained
MIR. Adams, "but shortly after that the fun
beginsw