Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE famous portrait of Goethe, by
rich Kobe, which was recently disco .
after 1t had been lost for half a cent4
about TO be placed in Che National Mus4
Berlin.
TIE SENATORS OF the nation SIT at
older than the honorable graybeards
selves. The desks are Of mahogany
though made seventy-hve years ago. tht
as -ound as a dollar.
THERE was organized in Conneetlcs
the beginning of TINS century socies
Protection AFaInst Horse Thieves. II
stIli no existence, and so fourishing thar
DEC AIRED dividend O 2J0 per cent. pa
Feb. 4
THE ICE is so broken and so filed WITH
and debris through tle greater part q
henucbec that only bur out of une q
houses there can be fred, according to !
emit prospects, The kmnebeC ice-maklri Z
lu7lry employs 5000 nen and - 600 ~
ana me y houses mentioned nave cdpacIf /
100000 tons.
4 NEW style Of thievng was brought 4
uce recently in Springfield, Mass, via !
man engaged cab &c take him to a csn I
street; but as soon as he cab was uldely |
me pretended passenger gathered up tll- |
uab'e blanket acel in the carriage Us /
comfort aud slipped out without 2tLrAg
the drivers attention.
SENATOR CULLEN, Of the New York T.
lature. draws his salary daily. Last vtr
on one occasion ne did not receive the arpt
asked for as the SPECIFIED time, and ndo
get even with the discussing officer ana
sure himself again iinan3ial embarrassF,
ne insists that his daily ga airy OF SIS Do III
MN 80 the conclusion of every session.
ATTENDING the funeral of relativtls
brought the displeasure of his constituent
the head of Mr. BasIy, a socIalistic deputi-
Gently elected to the French Chamber le
OF nse OF the unfortunate man was agl-
waited by the fact OF his having drOppb
piece Of money into the cures plate whdt
was carried around during the ohertory.
LITTLE COMPTON, r. l., IL the champ
New England town for poultry. Altt
every farmer raises highly bred ,hickensbr
the Newport summer market, somN OF i'm
selling 2,G00 per annum. Young duck rs,
just featheced, and selling from 50e. Joe
apiece, are also specially, while SIN ling
Ike $4,000 worth of gosllngs are sen / the
Boston market.
TIE RAGE for over decorating hcthold
articles continues. Women still take reure
ina tying up chair legs with ribbons anttess-
ing whisk brooms with bows. Theltest
decorative folly is a milking stool. N3be
space 10 given IN fashion magazines IN Tins
how to decorate them with plush, hed
paint. field daisies am to tie their Jhrebg;
with braided robes of ribbons.
RICHMOND, Ind. is called the "Qter
City 10 that part of the Union. Anud ltC
man arrested there the other day, one dht
local papers said: .'He is the son Of proir.
Gus Quaker parents, but his fatheHa
never been considered a dyed in the DO
Quaker because he votes the DemOct
ticket, which cannot be said of another Oih
great army Of Quakers in Wayne county,
GEORGE LYONS. convict at the pen IN
tiary at Auburn, n. Y, has just inventea
ingenious apparatus for detecting adul IA
ton Of milk or any other fluid, the snsi
gravity of which is changed by admixlr'
The apparatus is in the form of "A v4icl
with brass weight attached by most QiCat
spring. and registers every change. h,irevC
slight, IN tie density Of fluid IN WhIh 1t
immersed.
Mr.. NoRDENFELDT, Of gun fam, Jas IN
vented a SAFE process for manufactrhg CUR
powder. Instead Of grinding sulmr, chal
coal and saltpetre together in their cd stat
sulphur IS put IN solution as sulphaepf ca
bon. This Is m Xed with cotton o. bllulO
nbre, ground to an lmpalpable pO1ier.
saturated solution Of saltpetre Is adoet 10 h
mixture. Then 1t Is eVapOrated unRr al
tUrued crystailiZatiOn Almost a hqUi gu
powder is thus obtained.
TEE most singular spit in the world sa
Hone, as that of the Count de Castel lari
an opulent lord of Treviso. The spi4ur
100 different roasts at once and plays y Hnt
and whatever it plays corresponds to ce
am degreeo Of cooking, which IS perfec u
ter-t cd by the cook. Thus, if '1ankeeDO
ile' IS PLAYED Ii gnites that the porl "a
beans are done. 'Dl Queua pira' would nt
cate that the maccaroni was ready, and'G
save The Queen would rescue the beeifrt
being overdone.h
NJ. CHAMBERY, an actor at the Vaaeti
Paris, was returning home when he vas
upon by ruf1ian ana badly Knocked abo
The assailant turned out to be fencing m
ter named Trouchet. He pretended he
mistaken his man, but it transpirei he
been bald by s'EOm eOOdy' to do 1t. Chambt
as made a hit by his grotesdue imiiati on;
arab Bernhard. This is supposed q be
cause OF the outrage. Whether true or 4
rrouchet was sentenced 10 IS months imp
oument and 1900 francs damages.
THE Laacet says that "the presence o
heat centre in the brain has apparently b.
demonstrated by the observations and
neriments OF OFT. Richet, Arons,hn
sachs. though It's precise position is till OF
/ to question. EXner's observation on
| localizatiOn Of the visual sense support tn
/ Of Christi NJ, and are IN Oppos ton toLnos
I Mung. Oal on. Ferrier, LuCianI, ana 0thl
/ for he has found that every part OF TIE cor
of the occipital lobe may be removed with
/ the smallest impairment OF the sense
/ sight.
| THE GERMAN EMPEROR WILLIAM and
| imperial Princess pay the full tariff on
/ prva and Government railways, WAei
/ It be for single tickets or for special ira
win the exception Of the line between ca
and Frankfort. on which tire Emperor
/ Empress navel free OF charge. Pr nee
/ marcs paid for all his railway tlcks s u
/ 1870. when the Soc ely OF German Rail-
/ Aumiri fraJlous pres onted I'm with sal
/ carriage. iu which he travels free on all ]
/ belonging % the society, - we'll as On
/ Government railway lines.
DIR. FrulscuL has devised a new hamo
/ Ter. or instrument for determining the g'C
| Ter richness Of the blood, founded on the
ortmctr,c method, the novelty OF which
Hsls iu using as test slips OF coored g
instead Of mixture of blood and water.
/ numerous experiments OF Otto show that
/ average number of cOrpu Giles ln he2
men ls l.at5 millions OF corpu-c g none e
I mllAuuUse. containing 1857 era mes Of
I uu- lOIu Do 900 contimetres oi blood, Whil
/ women .he corresponding numbers are
/ millions and 1921 grammes.
ALLEN. q GOOD authority, writes
are e.k,d repeatedly for the best climb
! plan for thc living room. the best for a IA,
mg-ba-ket, or the most cheerful plant
winter booming. TO al these question:
lie.ly. thc common mornings glory lCoHr,
Ices aHJI.' che best known Of an tWl
plants. and one desci wing an Tie praises
have been helppd upon 90. AS q WIN
plant for winter blooming 10 Is success,
.roW- Freely aud produces graceiul 1OweI
abundance. Besides. The morning gior'
tHn nlu-N h9s the at tutage over tbOep Ia.