Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-29
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eight years, is said to have gained a certain
amount of relief from her pains through the
movements Of the holy symbol. Excitement
IN the neighborhood is running high.
THE copper deposits recently found in Scar
cy county, Ark, have proven even more
valuable than reported. Specimens of the ore
we're assayed and showed a percentage of
copper to the ton far above the average. The
mines are located in the Boston mountains,
near Marshall. Experienced miners say they
are richer In ore than the mines of Michigan.
A company Is being organized to work them.
THREE WEEKS AGO the signal station at Ma
lin Head, coast of Donegal, Ireland, reported
boat sixteen feet by five, manned by two
Norwegians, sailing westward to cross the
sea, bound for North America. The boat was
named the Ocean; the sailors were named II.
Anderson and c. Christiansen. Starting
from ChrIstiana, the Ocean stopped at Leith
anu DiasgoW, ana doubtless her pluckY crew
sighted their last land on that side of the
water when they rounded the northernmOst
point of Ireland.
THERE Is a tree IN Mexico called the oily
cocoa. Its seed Is almost entirely composed
OF fatty substance which has sometimes been
used in making soap. A quantity of this seed
was recently shipped to Europe. and Stuff
| CART baker has successfully used the oil as a
substitute for lard IN making bread and cake,
The seeds contain y per cent. more actual
| grease than ordinary pork lard, and can be
hSpb lOT tHOuJus hllUOuI SDOlli ng. IleT6 Is
said to be a fortune awaiting the man who
will go down to Mexico and develop this bust
| ness.
| AN exhibition was given at Colts factory,
! Hartford, last week. of Thorne's cylindrical
type distributing and setting machine. The
| distributing and setting are done by this ma
| chine together or separately, two revolving
| cylinders mounted vertically, one above the
! other, performing the two operations. Each
| cylinder has on its circumference ninety type
channels, In WHICH the types rest upon their
sides In vertical lines, and from which by the
| Worklngot Keys on keyboard they are drawn
| INTO their proper places. The machine seemed
| TO work smoothly and accurately. Its claimed
that II VIII set 5000 ems an hour, and two girls
| are required to operate it,
| A SICKNESS, the symptoms of which are
much akin to those of cholera, Is affecting
number of people in Newark, N. j., and the
people in that locality are said to be badly
| frightened. There is probably no cause for
| alarm, as local sanitary conditions are I'M
| doubleday responsible for the outbreak. But
the existence of the disease, which is q pro-
| nounced type Of dysentery, offers warning
| both to communities and IND yiduals. Clean
| illness, temperance, freedom from worry, and
carefulneS5 in diet are all necessary during
tne summer months, and any violation Of or
| lnattentlon to the laws of health is sure to
| carry with 1t severe penalty.
| THE Greensburg Fuel Company is composed
| exclusively of residents of Greensburg, Pa
| Hence there was great opposition when the
| Westmoreland Natural Gas Company intro
| duced its gas in Greensburg. baker in
| Greens0urg who took gas from the company
| was notified that he would have to break the
contract or ne could not sell his bread in
! Greensburg. Word of this was taken to the
! WesUmOreland company. Tell the baker to
| so on making his usual amount of bread each
| week, give 1t to the poor, and send the bill to
| us, and he will get his check for it every Sat
| urday night was the word sent back The
| baker concluded he would not break the con-
| tract.
| THE German Postal Museum has received
| the cover of letter sent about 100 years ago
| from Philadelphia to Lieut.. Col. Won Pressen-
TIN in Sternberg (Mecklenburg). 1t is stamped
| Philadelphia, London, Calais Brussels The
! Hague. Amsterdam and Hamburg thus show
| ing the route very clearly. Unfortunately
! the year Is not visible any OF the post
| marks, but it must have been between 1870
| and 1889, as Col. Won Pressentin is known to
| have resided at Sternberg only during that
| period. The letter was not prepaid, and the
recipient according to the official memoranda
on the cover, had to pay for it no less than five
thalers and twelve shillings Mecklenburg
value ($i 75).
On Thursday there was Grape on the door
of the residence of Mrs. A. l.. chamberlain.
of Philadelphia, an agent of the women's
| br tnch of the Society for the Prevention of
| Cruelty to Animals. When an anxious neigh
| DOT caIeu anu asked who was dead, Mrs.
| chamberlain is reported to have wept and
| SAID. Poor Clar Belle is dead" Clar Belle
| was fine st. Bernard dog, well worth crv-
| ing over. The body was wrapped in shroud,
lenderly placed IN coffin, which was placed
| in carriage, and, accompanied by Mr. and
| Mrs. Chamberlain, was carried to the family
| farm and there buried decenty. Clar Belle
| was a male dog and very intelligent He al
| ways ate at the table with mis- master and
mistress and had napkin tucked under his
| silver collar.
| ON SATURDAY NIGHT an interesting scene ia
! to be witnessed in every town and village in
| Scotland. 1t is stream of the natives in
! their Sabbath clothes making for the small
| grocers. The puzzled visitor little thinks that
| an inquiry into the meaning of this wouid
| give HIM the secret of Scotland's reputation
| for being kirk-gong people. What every
| one Is off TO buy Is a bag of peppermint loz
| enges, and he always tells the shopman to
| give him the change in hatpennies. The half
| pennies are Tor the plate, the loZenges for
| church consumption. Many pounds of the
| kind fayorably known as extra strong'' are
eaten throughout the country at every SER
| wee. There Is great art in slipping them
! solemnly into your mouth, and long practice
| has made some devout people so good at IT
! that they can 90 1t though the minister's eve
| be on them.
THE King of Portugal is to leave Lisbon
early next month in war vessel for Enc.
land, and will land at Plymouth. He is to
stay al Buckingham Palace during the few
| days that he will be in London, and the prIn-
| clpal visitors suite of apartments 1.-THE Rel
| gan rooms. looking over the gardens winch
were always occupied by the late King Loo
| pold) are to be prepared for his accommoda
| ton. The King will be the guest of nor
| Majesty at Osborne for a couple OF days and
| he will then pro ,eed direct to Sweden Wbere
| there are to be several great hunts in his
| honor. He Will go from Stock holm to Carls-
| bad. and then to visit the Prince and Princess
| of HohenzolleTn-S igmaringen at their eeAt in
| Swabia. There are to be great festivities
| there in September to celebrate their goiden
| wedding. Princess Antonla, the wifeyFof
| Prince Leopold who is the de lure head Of fhe
| great family of Hohenzollern, and one of the
| wealthlest personages in Europe is the sister
of the King of Portugal.
ONE of the most extraordinary casesof de-.
layed mail delivery came to light on june Is
last. On July q, 1860. Gen. George L. Becker.
OF st. Paul, addressed a letter to Cant. Mahlon
Black, at saltwater, both being members OF
the same branch of the Democratic marty. the
contents OF the communication being exclu-
slvely political. Somehow the letter swif ched
of between St. Paul and saltwater, and the
next heard of II II was found with others upon
the streets OF Bismarck about six years ago
and taken in charge by Capt. Thomas Van
Etten, then resident OF THAT place, Upon
his removal to SauK Rapids the letter was
placed in box, and nothing more was Thought
Of the matter, until the great cyclone when
the box was blown out OF Cant Van EttenJs