Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

about four fishermen out of every 1000 are
drowned every year.
IN SOME provinces OF Brazil iron ore is used
in large quantities as building stone, SO aOunu-
ant and ready to hand IL it,
A HOUSE an hour is bmlt in London, and an
average of ten people a day-eXcluding sun
days-are damaged by cabs.
ALATE device for checking the collections
OF street cara is photograph apparatus that
at intervals photographs the interior OF the
car and its pass ngers.
THE ladies OF the Georgia table of the Con-
tolerate bazaar, Baltimore, received from Au-
qusta a bale of cotton. a barrel OF turpentne,
two bales Of straw and other merchandise.
APR4YER BOOK was offered for drink to
a Lowell Mas saloon keeper recently by a
man who stated that he was out OF money
and hadn't anything else that he could pawn
The offer was refused.
NEW ENGLAND PREACHER says that the
Chinese students who have returned to this
country gfter a two years. absence in China
have great difficulty in remembering the Sng-
liSh language, winch they were supposed 10
have fesrned so we'll.
THE Russian Government has ordered from
a Paris balloon factory two elongated silk bal
loors in order TO experiment on their drec-
ton by electricity. The Italian Government
hes aiho er9eTed two silk balloons equipped
with telephones, etc, fer captive ascents.
THERE Is about s4,OoO,oOO invested in wild
animals in the United States, not including
elephants There are sixty elephants IL the
United States. ranging in price from $500 to
S200eO. II an elephant is trained and 2ccll-
mated it viii bring $40. o00. But those That
are stupid and cannot be trained never bring
over 5000 or $4,000.
A POOR man arrested at Chester, Pa, car
rying a bundle Of clothing. on Tuesday, was
discharged on his explaining his poverty. He
hsd gone 10 WASHINGTON from New York, but
not receiving an office, IS he expected. ana
his money becoming exhausted. ne SOLD MS
valise. and was tramping home with his ward
robe strapped around him.
IN the town of Warwick, in Rhode Island
Is a boulder so poised on another rock that a
person standing on it can rock it from side to
side. When is is rocked a dun booming sound
is given out, which can be heard for miles
over the country on a still night. A legend
says that in this manner the Indians were ac-
custOmed to summon their warriors to council
at this place.
THE peasants of province in Southern Rus
STA use a wsfer- shaped coin made from the
juice of a certain tree, which is OF sHch small
value that it won d require $50, 900 Of them to
purchase an American dsllar. A man who
mas iOB OF ltkt c0iNS Is lDHkOA upon is Il money
king, and the man who fmplously amaeses
1000 Of them is denounced as q mcnOpOiist and
a robber Of the poor.
MAY DAY festival is being arranged at
Bath, England, to recall the glorics of the
famous watering place in the last century
Beau Nash, who rs "Kingof Bath" presided
over the gaming tables. win be depicted in
appropriate costume, surrounded by his sub
iects. The l2dics in powder and patches and
NNaNVn anNf Hrf ia
will 80 through the stately figures of the
minuet.
TIE Emperor Of Austria has been perform
ing the annual Holy Thursday foot washing,
LAYING the feet of twalge beggars, while the
Archdukes of the Empire reverentlv dried
the honored members. Inasmuch as the beg
CARS were selected and duly scrubbed. and the
washing W as a mere perfunctory touch, it
cannot be said that Francis Joseph's act wifi
exert very powerful influence toward set
ting the social question in Austria.
Mr.. GEORGE ". PALMER has made a sue
cessful experiment in raising bright tobacco
in Southwestern Virginia. On his farm in
Smyth county he raised in 1888 fertv-nine
thousand pOunisof yellow tobacco, which he
sold in LyuchbUrg NJ an AVERAGE Of S92 IS per
hundred pounds, realizing over $1,000 for his
crop. This year his crop now IN his barn
VIII reach $1,000 pOunUs, and he is arrang'ng
to plant this spring for q crop of about 400. 00t
hills, or so acres. Another farmer IN the same
vicinity viii plant 100000 nils.
REFERRING to the willingness of the Ojibe-
way Indians 10 flight in defense Of the British
empire, the Rev. Pahtoh Quahung Chase.
hereditary chief Of the tribe, and missionary
Of the Colonial and Continental Church So
ciety, at meeting at YOfk, England, spoke
OF the part the tribe took in the British bat
ties in North America in 1872 and 1914. for
which his grandfather, then chief, was pre-
sented with a medal He added that if the
tribe were called uDon now they would rise,
young and old. to man, and be ready to
march at days notice.
Two petri1ed stumps of trees have been
found in the main entry Of the Main Jelico
Mountain Coal Nine, East Tennessee Zone
about $50 feet inside, and the other. the best
specimen, about GOO feet inside, with about sac
feet Of mountain over it. The latter is very
remarkable. particularly for ITS being perfect
ia every outline, even with the bark Of the
tree clearly defined. 1t appears to be a beech
tree STUMP. The coal measure is OVERLAND and
underlaid with heavy slate. II is in the UNDER
layer Of slate that the petriied stumps are
found. The tops Of the stumTs are even and
quite smooth, as though carefully cut with an
ak, There are a few inches of soft shale on
slate between the tops of the stumps and the
coal. Both Of these wonderful specimens OF
petriied stumps are fortunately on the side
OF the entry and were not disturbed, but still
stand, about one third protruding, SO that tho
scientist and curious may view them at any
time.
THOMAS NOOK, the oldest surviving veteran
of the war of 1912, died Friday. At the break.
ing out of the war of 1912, the Coumbis
Volunteers, Cant. Hartwell commanding
were ordered to Staten Island, and Mr.. Nook
who had previously joined the company. ac.
companed 1t as private soldier. The com.
pany was composed OF boss butchers JIG was
the germ Of the Eighth Regiment Natioua
Guard, Mr.. Nook, in the latter wears of M,
life, used to entertain the younger member,
Of the family with h 3 war experiences. as hf
lausangly termed his service on Slater
Island. The first night the company SLEPT
out OF doors, he said, If they could be said h
sleep. On the second NIGHT a barn was rented
and rough wooden hunks were fitted up. Tho
boss butchers were accustomed to live well
and refused to eat the government ration.
and made fun OF the government bread They
chartered sloap, sent 10 to New York AM
had it loaded with the best provisions TO b,
found in the market.
IT Is understood that there are At least
forty applicants for the position OF Chic
Clerk OF the Department Of Agriculture
THIS place is now held, and has been held fol
a long time, by Gen. Carman. The Chief
clerk is really the executive officer OF the dc.
partment, as very few Commissioners have
ever paid much attention to the detA.'- OF tha
department. The chief clerk has almost the
sole coptr0l OF the appointment OF several
hundrca Women. who are en- plpyed there as
seed ptrhefs. bag makers and in other ca
laSiTbgs m connection with the free dis.ribu-
ton Of 38ot, which seems to be the piipcipal
work Of the department. IL is said that sew
eral eN-COugressmen. who were applicants
Tor the position OF Commissioner, are now
among the applicants for the chief clcrkship.
Dlsheartenlng news comes from that dana ~