Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

RICE pudd na was recelVeo among tpo
third-class mail matter at the Brooklyn post
Office.
In BERLIN there is house which contains
2s2 compartments, and is inhabited by nearly
1000 persons.
THE smallest hrearm in the world Is gold
watchcharm in the form Of revolver ABOUT
an inch long.
THE PRETTY TURKISH WOMEN in CONSTANT
nople are becoming "Christianized' to the ex-
tent of adopting thinner and more transpa-
rent y1Shmdks. or face coverings. than their
religion requires.
BoUGHroN's well known picture OF 1.-The
Return of the May ;" which was in FAIR
| man Rogers collection, was sold on Thursday
night TO New York dealer for $3.50. Mr..
Rogers lovely Daubigny went for $2,s2S.
ITO THE ToBoGGAN SLIDE" read the signs
attached to a sleigh that led funeral train
at Saratoga. The solemn procession had pro
ceeded about TWO yards when bystanuer
| called attention to the printed cards, which
were quickly removed by the driver.
THE old Leather Man" who for 30 years
has been the subject of so much mystery and
speculation In Eastern New York and West
ern Connecticut, it is believed has suecumb bed
TO the severe weather OF the past month. lie
| was last seen in Woodbury., Conn, and it lie
thought that he must have perIshed in some
OF the neighboring mountains.
THE sHARPEsT DODGE in the real estate bus
mess comes from Dakota, the land of hand
some women" The town OF Dunleith having
offered $500 and town lot to the first baby
born within its limits, LADY living some 200
miles distant went over, gave birth to bounc-
Ing boy. pocketed her 5000 and the deed for the
town lot and finished up the entire transac-
ton IN less than forty eight hours.
IT is SAID that the Japanese gentleman
never intrusts the making OF tea to his SER
wants on company occasions, but performs
that operation himself. The teapot and cups
he uses are OF diminutive size. and he makes
! The beverage by pouring hot water upon the
! tea leaves. The water hardly touches the
leaves before he begins p urlng on a stream
/ of pale straw colored tea as delicate and fra
/ grant as rose leaves.
FIVE HORSES belonging to a brewer were
killed short tune ago by order of the Patri-
/ archlcal government Of the Grand Duchy of
Neutrality-suspicious. because they were found
/ to be affected with glanders. To the great
/ discontinue of the authorities it turned out
that the horses had only been suffering from
/ chronic Gtarrh of the lungs, and in conee-
! quence the State Treasurer had to pay for the
| horses to the tune of $242 50 apiece.
MILES SETTLE. the Inventor Of the water
cartridge, lhas been making experiments with
! it in some of the North Stafordshire col
leries. The gunpowder IN the charge is COM
petely surrounded by water. and it is stated
tnhJ bnodK0 n6dVy SnObe were nf6Q no name
followed tie explosions. The water cartridge
and ordinary gunpo WIDER cartridges were fired
in bags Of coal dust. With the latter the dust
was lgnited and arose in fame; with the
former the dust was dispersed in dark cloud
mixed with steam only.
IF there be nothing new under the sun,
there is at least something new around it, For
the last two years close observers Of the sky
have noticed that the MONDAY sun has been
surrou nded by corona of dHsky, coppery. or
reddish light, as it has been variOusly de-
Ecribed, the circle of most distinct color hay-
ing radius of about Is deg, aad enclosing a
brilliant silverg or blush glow close around
the soar disk. Many persons will be pleased
to learn that this ring now has a name
''BishOp's Ring''-in hOaOr Of the discoverer.
THEY are telling another story about Law
yer John P. swazey, of Canton, Me-, famous
! for his yarns and his repartee, as well a. his
taking ways before a jury. Squire SWazey
was conversing with q Judge of the Supreme
COurt one morning last week on the subject
OF religious creeds, and made some emphatic
remarks which led the Judge TO say: Hold
on, Brother SwAtey, you must remem her that
am member of an orthodox church." II
don't care II you are," sad Squire SWazey
"Pd give good deal more for your opinion
on legal question than on question of
theology"
THE important Eeapolitan coral industry Is
in great depression and distress, owing 10
nsm. Thus, Italians are no longer allowed
by Austria to fish in Dalmatlan waters, where
some of the best coral is found, while French
fishermen absorb the African coasts, fishing
free OF charge. and under specially favOra BILE
conditions, against the heavy tax Imposed on
Italian boats. Thousands are thus thrown
out of employ in Naples and Tore del Greco,
where half the population i've by the coral
trade. and the State School for training art SITS
in coral is well nigh idle.
- , stor- toYd h., A.
Courier Gazette, which illustrates the maxim
that the doctor who prescribes for himself has
a fool for patient: ''One OF the passengers
on the Katahdin on her recent memorable
trip was q Massachusetts, doctor who has
made specially Of remedy for seasickness
in the efficacy OF which be has had unlimited
confidence AS the steamer went into Ports
mouth barbor he came on deck, and in q sOr-
rOwful tone OF voice saId to an officer, If
ever take any more of that villainous stuff
/ hope / may be hanged and CHARTERED.
A CURIOUS circumstance happened at West
Vienna, on Oneida Lake, last week, that is of
so rare a nature that we doubt if it's like was
ever known. Some fishermen went out on the
lake 20 examine their lines and chiseljng out
a fish hole accidentally dropped the chisel into
the lake. /, had a wooden handle about four
feet long, and the water was some forty feet
deep. soon after this they caught 8 lawyer,
and dropped him into the hole where thew
lost the chisel, and paid out long line. AZ
ter awhile they drew up the line and found
the chisel and lawyer attached to 1t, the FISH
having passed many times around the tool
and tangled It up in the line.
THE SEVERN TUNNEL was first used for work
ing trafhc proper on Jan. Q, when a 200 ton
mineral train Of steam c0al ran through from
Aherdare to Bristol. The tram took 10
minutes to pass through the four miles and a
third of tunnel, and the atmosphere was 60
satisfactory that daylight could be seen at
two miles distonce-l. O., when the train was
about half way through. The value OF this
tunnel in opening shortened route is clearly
shown by the fact that the coal was cut early
that morning, and reached Southampton in
eleven hours, so that, If necessary, il could
have been shipped the same night.
"rHE two learned people OF the village"
says DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, telling of
his fanciful Arrowhead Village. "were the
rector and the doctor. These two worthless
kept up the old controversy between the pro-
LESSONS which grows out Of the fact that one
studies nature from below upwards and the
other above downwards. The rector main
tanned that physicians contracted a squint
which turns their eyes inwardly, while the