Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-09
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THERE are four daily papers in Lima, which
are all published in the evening, and contain
cable dispatches from Europe and the United
States. They do not make their appearance
on the street until 10 O'Clock D. m.
A BRIDGE at Lyons, France, has stone para
pet, pierced at intervals for light, forming
passage which plays the part of a gigantic
flute. The rush of the air currents through
the OPENINGS produce loud and very dismal
sound.
a MICHIGAN EDITOR stands sponsor for
the statement that with the annual con-
tributon OF cordwood and vegetables, sub
scriber brought TO the office number OF hail
stones gathered during a storm 10 days be-
fore.
THE "black labor" system OF North Queens
land s system Of disguised slavery. 1t Is
slavery limited by time. but wit h that single
exception, it would seem to involve all the
worst horrors OF the worst days of the South
African slave trade.
Mas. J. BARRETT, of WATERFOWL, Dakota
Territory, has given birth to four lively ba-
bies, weighing twenty pounds, and nearly all
alike IN weight and appearance. The quar-
tette Is Wen divided, two being bows and two
slris. The mother and the babies are reported
as doing wed.
AEoUND the base Of the hills surrounding
all kinds of fruit and vegetables may be
grown without danger Of injury from frost.
Higher up on the hills and lower down in the
valley the ranchers and gardeners have hard
times guarding their plants and trees.
THE funny man on a japanese paper works
IN his business in this way: IAN extraOrdi-
nary large crab has been caught at Nakakub-
iki garl. in Nilgata ken, lately. The width Of
it, shell IL about eight feet and the largest OF
ITS legs the same length This is all. The
fun consists in the matter of fact way IN which
it Is stated, and from the fact that the rest of
the column is apt TO be vacant, as japanese
editor never writes unless he has something
to say.
AT a masked ball, given in Turin recently,
ducal guest appeared in the costume of
"Rigoletto," having in the hump upon his
back an electrical apparatus, by which he was
enabled to give any one whose hand re
grasped an electric shock All went smoothly
until the hump CHANGED to get mOved, when
the full force OF the battery was discharged
INTO the body of the wesrer, causing him TO
writhe with pain and shrek for relief. He
was finally insensible before the battery could
be disconnected.
THE yacht Amy came to anchor in the
East river 10 New York, Wednesday of last
week, after finishing a pleasant trip around
the globe 1t was last winter when Mr.. Ed
win ID. Morgan. a son of the ate Gov. Nor
gan. chartered the yacht and set sail. There
were on board besides Mr.. Morgan Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Yznaga and Miss Yznaga. a
sister law of Mr.. William Il. Vanderbilt
and dies Emily XznaTa, youngest sister of
the Nlscountess Vaudeville. The party cir
cumnavigated the globe via the Suez Canal.
he Indian ocean and Cape Horn.
PoRPOIsE LEATHER is novelty as yet, espe-
cially when used in the manufacture Of shoes.
Ithas been largely used, however, in making
shoe strings, owing to ITS great strength and
piiabihtY. IL has long, tenacious fibre, and,
ms II Ill not crack nor tear, it makes an eX-
cellent leather. When mace up into shoe it
greatly resembles French kid. 1t wears like
iron, and would be suitable for boys shoes
It IS entirely water proof, and very cooling to
the feet, making il excellent for summer
wear. The skins cut from five to six pairs of
mems vamps. The leather is hemlocg tanned
A SWEDISH ENGINEER, Herr Sjoborg, has
produced a new explosive which he calls ro-
mite. and with which experiments have just
been made at the fortress Of Waxholm The
manufacturer claims that the explosive may
I've manufactured without any elaborate ma
cdlnerv, that 1t cannot explode eXen when
closely confined, except when ignited, and that
1t cannot freeze while ITS strength IS very great,
and it's cost small. The experiments carried
out were with a breach loader discharging
shells to distance OF l,090 yards, all the smells
exploding with great effect, while the blasting
operations We're most successful. 4 number
of engineers and military officials witnessed
the experiments, which were declared highly
satisfactory.
PART of the rag importation is disnfec-
ted in the countries from which the rags are
shipped. Some are sent here with certificates
of disinfectiOn when they are tainted with
disease. Some are disinfected here. Ma
Chinery was invented but a short time ago by
which the work is done here both cheaDly and
eXpedtiOusly. One or more steel screws
perforated with holes, operated by machinery
penetrate the bale OF rags, after it has been
lnciOsed IN an alr-tight box, and then through
these holes superbeated steam is forced until
the outside Of the bale registers a tempera-
ture of $50 degrees. This kills all the germs
Of disease and makes the rags practically
harmless as conductors Of disease or as to the
danger Of handling them.
THE grand opera at Paris is going through
ar5bellion. The opera furnishes the dancing
shoes for the ballet, pair to each star when
ever they appear, a PAIR to each first-class
member for every three appearances, a pair
to each second-class member for every five
appe arances, and pair to each "rat" for
every seven appearances. A Paris shoe manu-
facturcr furnished the whole lot mt about 81 10
a par, or 50 600 year. The new directors
ordered the shoes of a Milan manufacturer at
about % cents par, when the b allet de-
clared they could not dance in foreign shoes.
No Frenchman, and still less French woman,
could possibly dance in Milan shoes. Paris
lasts were then sent to Milan. But the ballet
found the directors out and demanded that
the home artists should be intrusted with the
honor OF shOeing the ballet.
r. w. EASTMAN arrived at Pittsburg sun
day from Davis, W. Va, and reported the
capture of a wonderful animal near thatplace
few days ago. The animal was caught in a
steel trap and was dead when found 1t had
the head of bulldog aud the body OF a snake
EXCEPT that II was very thick for its length
and It's body was covered with deep red fur.
It's entire length was about five feet and the
circumference of its body some twenty inches
Its teeth were partly like a dogs, partly like
snakes. Mr. Eastman had with him the
lower tuek. It was about two and 3 half
inches long, prOtruding from the animals
mouth and was curled like a sheep's horn
The tusks OF the upper jaw went backward
like a snakes teeth and were about one inch
long. The animal had no legs It was sup
posed TO be water animal like an otter
There IS nothing to indicate that 1t ever had
legs.
PATcHouLY, an herb that grows in India
and China, affords an essence which is at
present very fashionable Not long since it
was the custom of shawl purchasers to distin-
guish the real India shawls from the very
clever French limitations by the delicate odor
they emitted. THIS OdOr the French could
not initiate. They, however, set their wits 10
work 10 find out the secret. and succeded IN
importing the patchouy plant, for the pur-
pose of giving the characteristic perfume
which enabled them once more to palm on the
fictitious FOR the real shawl. This fact speed
lily leaked cut, and no dealer now trusts 10
his nose 10 settle The question between a real