Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Cnlnese cities Tor the sustenance OF INFANTS
aud old people. it being believed peculiarly
nourlshing to aged persons.
CHILDREN playing IN the bed of Silver creek.
right in the city Of Silverton, Ore, found
piece OF gold bearing rock, very rich in the
preHipus metal, and now there Is q gold craze
among the inhabitants of the little city.
OREGON has hale old men. One OF them, the
Hon. R. G. Geer, of Waldo, aged 10 years, re-
Gently "mowed"-thc account says-one acre
OF wheat and oats in two hours and twenty
minutes. Fast work for even young man.
PATsEY COLLINS, while shovcing grain in
the top of big Mia cara Falls Touring mill,
fell into the hopper, slid for so feet through a
spout by 10 tncnes IN size, and shot out un-
hurt, with six tons OF grain, into a car stand
Ing on the track below.
MILLIONS otsmall pike are ascending the
river near Suffer. Cal. Below the mouth of
the river, where the water is little more
turbulent than above. there cau be seen an
end ess srlng of them in shallow water II ear
the shore vending their way up the stream.
WHILE Mr.. Rule, of Downieville, Cal. was
pursuing his way from Hog canyon to Sierra
City large brown bear took possession Of the
trail in front of him, ami quietly awaited his
approach. Mr.. Rule climbed high tree.
After waiting half an hour or SO the bear de-
parted,
A LARGE BOAT. supposed to be Gaulish. has
been found in the bed of the Cher. 1t Is con-
structed of oak, and the planks show that the
trees which were used in its construction
were of colossal proportions. 1t has been re-
moved to Bourges, and installed at the Hotel
Cajas
JOHN GALLAGHER, a Philadelphia work
man, found peck in which were ST.
$50 IN notes and $4.3ll in drafts and checks.
He kept it until he saw the notice OF the loss
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bank whose runner had lost it. He received
$500 reward and much praise for his honesty.
THE famous she'll heaps at pamarscottis,
Me-. are to be ground up into hen food and
fertilizers by q Boston company. The largest
heap is 81 feet long by 1875 feet wide. and is
from to 20 feet deep. The origin Of these
shell heaps has been a subject of much discus
sion among arcnmologists. The Peabody Mu-
scum is TO have all the relics and curiosltles
that may be found in the heaps.
WHEN Hoods barefooted battalions, Of
Boston, struck Scho6ed's men,at Franklin, a
beauty spot of Tennessee in the bend of the
Harpeth river, there was az quick and sul-
phurous a tusse as ever happened. In il all
Captain s. B. Watts, a young Mississippi
lawyer, was tripped and lost his sword to
Captain S. NJ. Knapp, young Ohioan. The
other day Cap ain Watts journeyed 1000
miles and got his sword back. The brotherly
reunion was at Myers Lake. Ohio. where the
survivors of the l04th Ohio.
ALFoNso's WIDOW has had TO Danish from
Madrid an officer who was continually on
duty about the royal palace. He fell vro-
lently in love with his sovereign, and, max
ing no concealment of his passion, revealed
1t in various ways. One day he made his way
TO the Queens houdoir, and throwing himself
at Her Maiesty's feet poured forth his tale OF
passion. The gentleman belongs TO a power
full aristocratlc family. Nevertheless, he 70
likely to have warm time in the regiment,
which, in consequence of his escapade, has
been ordered into virtual exile.
A. L. JARRETT, of Baltimore, is rs years
old has been clerk of the court since 1910, and
has just been reelected for six years. He
tells of little incident that happened in
Jackson's time (from 1899 to 1892, when a
delegation from Virginia insisted on the ap
pointment of a certain individual to an i'm
portant position. The President stood with
his back to the stove, and when the argument
was ended he simply said: "Gentlemen. Ib
seems to me that know the applicant for
this place better than you do yourselves. 1
may make mistakes, but never appoint a
hypocrite under any circumstances, and he is
one and know it, The man from Virginia
did not get he Office.
A WELL DRESSED YOUNG MAN procured a
team in Norwalk, Conn.,, and going with it to
public square began to sell cuff buttons at
&c. pair and then buy them back for SOC.
He next sold gold charms for 81 and bought
them back for 80 Then he took from bag a
number OF alleged gold watches and placing
inside the case o. each a $40 bill offered them
for $40 each. He soon disposed Of nearly Ito
and then hurried away and boarded an eN-
press tram for New York. The watches were
afterward found to be brass GASES, and the S 0
bills bad disappeared. The man has worked
the same game In several cities throughout
the State. and in spite Of the antiquity and
transparency of the swIndle the victims were
all prominent business men.
T. A. WILLIAMS, resident Of Florida, a
native of Vlcksburg, who left that city with
his parents in 1882, since which time he has
gained his majority, has recently returned, as
he AYERS, to enter suit against the United
States government for portion of the ground
now occupied by the National Cemetery. and
which was sold to the government by ex-
Sheriff Edwards. Mr.. Williams claims that
the title to the property was vested in his
father at the time Of his death, which oc-
CURED while he was yet a minor. Mr.. WILL
lams will retain counsel to manage his claim
for him. and he feels assured of success. He
Is afflicted by being dear and dumb. There
are many here who knew his family and who
have faith in his claim being just.
DANIEL O'LEARY, the once noted pedes-
TRAN, is reported TO have disappeared COM
pletely. He amas ed a large sum Of money
about the time he made his remarkable walk
of 800 miles in six days, but lately has been
almost entirely out OF funds. In the esrly
summer he thought the prospects had bright
ened. and in June began giving exhibitions in
small towns in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He
wrote TO his family up to July, and always
reported i'll luck In his last letter, dated az
Chippewa Falls on July 3 he said that he had
no money. After waiting a month Mrs
O'Leary became alarmed and ~ ade iuquiries
about him. She.lcarned that he gave exhibit
tions at several towns in Wisconsin In july.
Int nothing had b zen heard from him since
then.
A THOUSAND STUDENTS gave honor to Prof
Gnelst at Berlin the other day. when that
worthy rounded out his 5oth year as grad
uatc. Beer mugs three rows deep were in
front OF the students, aud this is how they
gave the ''salam nder:" They weren't as vet
beery. After every verse There was a rat
Ting OF swords by all students in uniform,
aud at The last verse they all rose 10 receive
the "ealamander" given by the speaker, who
announced It b." Ad eXercitium salamandre"
IL. 2, B." and they all grasped their mugs and
raised them in tho air, then came ''bibite"
and they drank to the dregs. Then came
-. 2, 6" again, and they held their mugs close
to the tab O, and at the words "Praepcrati
estIs" beat tattoo on the table with them
for an in ,tant. stopped all of q sudden and
brought them all down together as clincher,
with a loud bang.
a WOMAN tolls st. Louis paper that nc one