Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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made flO,VOO he killed 345 bulls without
sing accident TO himself.
THE experts who are counting the money
in the sub-Treasury vaults in New YORK nave
thus far handled ABOUT $5o,0O0, 900, and their
work is only one-quarter accomplished;
Every compartment opened SO far ma Verineu
the books OF the late Assistant treasurer 10
penny.
THE city of Henderson, in North Carolina,
is now said to be the largest in the world. A
printers error is responsible for the fact. IL
was intended to extend the limits 1000 yards
| in each direction from the depot, but tine
| printer made the bill to read 1000 miles"
ana tue bill passed without the error pelng
/ noticed.
COL. WRIGHV, the statlstician, says that the
clergy throughout the country are taxing
great deal of interest in statistics. They
! have quite cleaned me out Of my last report"
| he said recently, ''anc are studying these
| questions of practical life with SO .uch vlgor
| That in few years | look to see them forget
all about their theological hghts."
YOUNG AMERICAN LADY was one OF
party of four tobogganers which met with an
accident on the Queens Park slide in Toronto
| few days ago. One OF the gates, blown by
the wind closed before the toboggan, and the
escape OF the four persons from instant death
was considered miraculous. One lady sunereu
| a fractured skull and two others were more
| capped unframed.
THREE MEN called at the Roosevelt Hospital,
New York. on the night of Jan. IS and asked
TO see a doctor. One Of them showed the
night Waterman bullet wound in his right
| shoulder. The Waterman ran up stairs 10
summon the house surgeon, leaving the men In
the ONCE. When he returned win the sur
geOn the men were gone, and had taken along
three nice overcoats belonging 10 the physl-
clans.
DR.. K. o. SHAKESPEARE, who is abroad as
special United States Commissioner to inquire
into the causes of cholera. writes that he will
sail for home about the beginning of next
month. His investigations have necessarily
been conducted slowly and carefully, but
nevertheless he has collect a large amount
of valuable data. He will probably make an
other visit to Prof. Koch, the eminent German
scientist, before sailing for this country.
AN OHIO CLERGYMAN the other day made
his congregation smile by saying that crema-
ton has become a burning question in the
church. The good man had no intention TO
get on mouldy chestnut" but simply TO state
q fact The Odiunl theOI00jcu0t does certainly
seem to be brought into the discussion Of THIS
question, which after all is largely question
| OF practical eXpedience. Some clergy men
recognize this fact and a few have openly
come out in favor of the practice. They say
that no one mode of burial is essentially Ch-is-
tian. and that all modes alike return the BODY
to Mother Earth. which is the end desired.
FOR many years past a struggle has been
going on between the Liberals" and the Ro-
man Catholic church in all the countries Of
South America. And in all of these countries
but Ecuador the Liberals appear to be
gaining in power. Ecuador still remains true
| to the church. Its army is divided into four
commands, called respectively: The Dlvl-
| sion OF the Blessed Virgin" THE Division OF
the Holy Ghost" 1.-THE Division Of the Son OF
Cod" and the division of the Blood and
Body of hrist." 1.-The Sacred Heart OF jesus
is the national emblem, and the body guard
Of the President is called 1.-The Holy Lancers
of ST. Mary" No PrOtestants are allowed to
reside in the city of Quito.
THE Secretary of State Of South Carolina
has received from August ID. Snail, of ALI
ston, Mass. an acknowledgment of the re-
ceipt of the letters forwarded TO him refuting
the declaration of Appleton's CyclopRdia that
the tune ~ Yankee Doodle" had been prohibit
ed in South Carolina at the opening Of the
war. Mr.. Small accepts the correctness OF
the evidence adduced, and goes on to say
|Had the charge been true 1t would not in my
opinion have been more than a mistake of an
individual. although pu6li.hed where il was
it would have done great injustice TO
State. The false statements should not be
contained IN future editions OF that encyclo-
psdia."
THE SIGNAL SERVICE OFFICE at Philadel-
phia noted a most unusual phenomenon on
Saturday night. While making the IL O'Clock
observation he noticed a very perceptlble pre-
cipltation of snow, which was falling steadily,
and at the same time the stars shOne brightly
for a distance of So or 40 degrees around the
{ zenith. This strange Occurrences has been no
ticed but once before IN The annals Of that
city. and that took place about ten years ago
put the fall was so marked and the stars were
not near so brilliant. There is the record o.
: a similar phenomenon in Switzerland some
2 time ago, and it attracted considerable atten'
ton. II is accounted for by the meeting Of
3 TWO currents Of air, one much colder than the
other.
A PAwN-TIcKET found by his prospective
: bride prevented the wedding last week o.
3 fred J. Milliner. of Buffalo. A telegraph op.
D orator who had courted Miss Annie Schrmei
received a note from her on the day ap
! pointed for the wedding saying she would NO
be present at the ceremony and returning hi
| presents. Mr.. Milliner had furnished homi
and made extensive preparations for hi
wedding. To his friends he said the girl
mother was to blame. Her father, however
| SAYS that there were plenty OF reasons, one be
: ing that he did not believe Fred able to sup
port wife. A pawn ticket dated Jan. II
: showing 81 loan on gold watch, and q re.
! | quest for $50 made TO the old gentleman
caused him TO form that opinion.
I ONE of the jurors for the present term O
] court, in returning TO duty at TowsontOwn
E Md. , Monday morning, encountered q pole.
: cat on the road, which, upon being molested
made fight with the weapon peculiar to tina
| pretty little animal, coming out ahead y
0 | large majority. The juryman was puzzled
. | he knew not what to do. Far from home. hi
{ | could not turn back-and then, no was on
b panel, aud foreman at that; so he bravely
| pursued his journey. Arriving at the court.
Y house, he was surprised to note the special at
: | tentIon he received, and even the honorable
e Judge seemed particularly mindful of hi
! presence When the panel retired to the jurl
y room and were locked up. 1t Is said they werl
very far from an agreement upon verdict o
2 the case involved, but that the foreman, OIL
this particular occasion, seemed TO possess
o powerful influence In harmonizing op MONS
so that an agreement was soon reached. Tit
1 idea is suggested that 20 e-cAts might be ad
Y vantageOusly used upon stubborn jurtes.
u APRoPos OF the quAtuor OF stradlyariul
= violins left by the late M. de SAint-senOcq, o.
Paris, some curious comparisons between tn,
d prices now paid for old victims and those Ia
ken fifty years ago have been published
y When in 1880, Slgnor Tarlsie imported int
Paris the first instruments of StradiVarius
g Guarnerius. and Bergonzi. he was cOntentes
u with 900 francs 10 100 francs for each from
the few ''amateurs" who wished to becom,
= pOssessors OF treasures. Lately M LAbitt,
: gave 10000 francs for violin formerly owne,
4 by NJ. Gras, the husband Of Nine Dorus
) Gras and the Duke Of Campo Selice had 4
!, pay II 500 francs for a stradvRrius whicl
Y was sold at $500 francs thirty years ago. anC
II, 900 for another which Was sold Tor OO
IS francs n or near 1865. NJ. Charles Lamour
& eaux, the eminent conductor OF orchestra
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