Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

klllru IL alter sharp sklrm sh. IL is supposed
| 10 nave escaped IRON travelling snow.
AN Illustration of true wifely uDselfshness
cores from Newago county, Wis. where Il
oman, after making nice little sum Of
money by picking black Ferries, in-te I'd OF
buying new dress, bought her husband a
| fiddle.
TUE warm summer and early fall in Cali
| fornia lnterfercd seriously with ralmon fish
ing in the sacramento river. TIE fish eemed
TOO l1nguld TO blte. ana sought the deep, SUI
| noles. here they lay on the bottom and died
| IN large numb rs,
EX-CoNGREs MAN Roof, OF Arkansas, be-
lieves that "tAere is going to be a great South
western boom, and Arkansas VIII lead that
| march OF progress. embrac ng manufactures,
| diversified agriculture, lumber shipments
| mineral Development"
IT is not unusual to End eggs in fowls killed
for the table; but it is unusual to find chick
| ems. THIS is said, on good authority, to have
| happened in Emiuence Mo-, when a fully de-
| Veioped chick, inclosed Ia sort OF pouch.
| was found inside Il hen that was being pre-
| pared for the pot.
| GEORGE B. THAYRR, son of ex-senator
| Thayer, OF Connecticut, who started from
| Fern on, Conn. on April 10. on bicycling
| trip, has just returned, after finishing AZ
| miles on his wheel. He went rs far az the
Pacific coast, inside about 90 miles day, had
| no adventures and spent but S27S.
TIE Bishop of MetlaHkahtla, B. c., was re-
Gently attacked on the road by ak Indians.
| who had decided to rob him. The Bishop,
| who knew how to handle his fists. knocked
| two down one after the other, butted anotl"
hit fourth IN the stomach, and thus cleaned
out the whole gang without getting out of
breath.
1T is stated in the Sanitary World that the
| Holy Synod, in St. Petersburg. has dec ded
| that Russian soldiers in future must observe
|
nave to fast not only during the four Great
Lents" yearly, but also every Wednesday aud
| Friday and the six great days OF prayer and
! repentance.
THE light from an electric lamp tower in
Davenport. Ia, falls full upon a flower gar
den about 100 feet away, and during the past
| summer the owner ha observed that llhes
which have usually doomed only IN the day
have opened in the night, and that morning
Rorles nave Enclosed their blossoms as soon
as the electric light fell on them.
The Pope has recently sent some valuable
presents to the Borgia Museum. Among these
are number Of objects brought 20 Europe
from China by Roman Catholic missionaries,
consisting of fans bronze vases. ivory wal es
exquistely carved coins. garments OF silk
aud gold, and especially quantity of very
beautiful bronze and gilt furniture.
A JURY in Warren county, Miss. decided
case for the plaintiff in which crib of corn
was contested for. When told by the Judge
that trey would have 10 place valuation on
he corn in their verdict. they returned to
the jury room and in a Jew minutes brought
in new verdict in favor- Of the defendant,
which will be set aside by the Judge.
DR.. SCHLIEMANN still fluids impedments IN
the way of h 8 much-looked-forwa ex-
cevations in Crete. He intended to excavate
hill on the site of Cnos~us, but the propr E.
tor has la ely died and the guardians If his
children Will not low any digging unless DIR.
| cchiemann is willing to buyup all heir prop
erty-Dear the whole site of Cnossus for
several thousand pounds
The students of wellesley College had what
they He'd a genuine old-fa,hioned husking
bee the other evening in their gymnasium.
The girls were nj eyed out in what they con-
sidered the p, uper country style. and look ell
mighty dne, and the doughnut% and chez
j amt pumpkin pie were good. But after all
! the huSkmg couiunh be considered success
without young men and the gulation red
| ear performances.
JAMES B. KELLY, Pittsburg draughtsman
has been left a German esta esaud title OF no
bility by hts uncle, this lateDnke of Gasconne
of the former French province of Lorraine
The estate was gIven By apoeon Ronapa te
to his grand uncle, Albert Mcmahon. one OF
his soldiers. w hen the s.Tov nee of Lorraine
passed atterwaId into the German pc" er tue
estate was not c0nhsrated. Old Mcmahon
died in $40 Paving the esl ate ana title to h's
son Albert, and the 8Sster died in June last.
search for his henlhas jus. been successful.
STORY is told OF French Canadian doctor
In Montreal who HAD an account against q
printer, which he could not collect. The
printer fered to work it out, which the doc
Tor agreed 70. After acting all the prluting
done ne needed there was still a bslancs.
The Doctors wife was sick at the time. and
he accordingly decided to get some b ank
funeral notices with her name on them, These
he orked in MS desk. he wife recovered,
and the funeral notices were forgotten by the
husband. nt.
desk open. Discovery was the Te,ult-and
the wife now talks Uf suing for a separation,
GEORGE ROBINSON, foreman, employed at
the Keystone mines near Wilkesbarre. Pa
had a terrible battle with wild cat Tues.
day night. The ANNA made mad by hun
ger, attacked him while he was az work in
the breaker, tie ring his coat from his hack and
decorating his face and arms in AIerribe man
n +. Robinson cried loudly for help. and a
half dozen breaker boys responded The ca
stili showed iight. and IT, wa with much diff
cuiJv hut the ads succeeded IN riyug ii
beast of, although they punished him ha,,
with shpvels and picks. About 100 men and
BOYS scourei the neIg.Iborhood armed witu
revOlvers. in search Of MS catship.
MRS LULIE HERMAN, nee strickhouser.
lett Gettysburg, Pa, with her child for
Los Algeies, Cal, several weeks ago.
During her husbands sojourn there for
hs health few years ago he mad.
the acquaintance OF gentleman who TOOK
considerable interest in him aud dld tim
| many klndne-sPs. since Mr.. Herman's death
~ correspondence between the genth man ard
the widow has brought about her visit to his
| place with a view to matrdnony, he adyauc-
ing a liherA amount TO deiray ner EXPENSE
| He furthermore agrees, should she conclude
| not TO marry him, he VIII make her present
of considerably more than her trip home will
cost
TIE members OF the royal family Of Swe.
den frequently take part in Improvised dra-
matte performances IN the Palace Theatre.
The other day ''lIaml"t' was performed. the
! Crown Prince executing the role OF The Prince
! o. Denmark, and HE slsttr Princess Ate KAN
ara. tbat of Opnella: but the young Pr ncess
! having declared that she wished o. bel a. n
| stead OF d. lag, 10 mary Hamlet, a Court
Chamberlain was commanded TO modify me
| p ay into that sense. Accord ngly hakes-
pedre's hero is only slightly wounded in tre
duel and Ophelia is eaved rom the WAYS
, The marriage is then celebrated with great
erlat and the court of Hamlet is in dulci
iubilio.
| A WRITER in the current number OF All the
Year Round remarks that ''the act OF splitting
on the hand, 80 Oiten seen among laDorers and
workingmen before begInni z a task. is,
though not generally known, the remains of a
charm, According to Plluy, spit ing was su.
precautionary observe IN avertlng witchcraft
! and 10 giving more vigorous b ow 10 an en-.
envy. Hence we get tue custom with prize
ngnterN of p ttIgQ th,iF nd-b of ot