Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

GEORGE W. CHILDs has given to the His
torical Society of Pennsylvania a copy OF the
death-mask of Lincoln. the original being in
the National Museum, Washington.
IN CEYLON the natives cover newly-killed
venison with honey in large earthen pots.
These are not opened for three years, and the
meat so preserved is said to be OF exquisite
flavor.
Mr.. PARNELL, it is announced, will shortly
make his debut, as a novelist in a work en-
lied Lady Drusllla." Privileged friends
who have read the novel describe it as a work
of genius, showing a fine Psychologist story
and written In a weirdlY original style.
MRS. ELBERr H. sHIRK, wife of the de-
ceased Peru (Ill.) millionaire, fearful of grave
robbers, has employed a guard for the tomb
Of her husband in the cemetery at that place,
paving him SlOO per month for keeping lonely
vigil for a year TO come, and providing him
with a comfortable cottage in the vicinity OF
the cemetery.
THE obituary column offers another Mis-
sourian as an example OF the effects Of the
tobacco habit. Falling a victim to it when a
boy, he lost his teeth; his sight failed; his
strength left him. and hnally after becoming
almost a skeleton and unable to move he died
at the age of l20 years, with 10 living child
rem and over 300 descendants.
DR.. ALMoN BROOKS, a we'll known physi-
clan OF Chicago, is about to bring a criminal
suit for $50, 0J0 damages against the profess
sors in charge of the chemical laboratory at
Harvard University for injuries received by
his son in the laboratory about five weeks ago.
The boys face was terribly burned by sui
phuric acid while assisting in an experiment
under the professors' directions.
AT THE grand ball which Prince Amadeo
gave shortly before Lent, in Turin. the young
Princess Lutizia Bon&parte was very much
admired. Sne was educated in complete re-
tirement at MOncalion, by her mother. the
Princess Clotilda, Royal Saint Of Savoy. Until
her coming out w years ago she wore the
dress OF the Pledmontese peasant women. and
the color of her gowns, always Of the finest
materials in spite Of their odd cut, was uni
formly black, blue or gray.
TIKI Russian government have decided up
on a thorough scientific examination Of the
Crimea and Its capabilities. NJ. KuznetsOv is
to undertake in the sumner a tour for the
purpose of studying the manners, customs,
and economical position of the Mussulmans of
the peninsula. A distinguished naturalist,
NJ. VesselOvsky, is to inquire into its mineral
resources, and several eminent hOrtIculturists
are TO ascertain how far the climate of the
Crimea is favorable for the cultivation of
fruit.
PHTLADELPHIA's CITY HAL Is still unfn-
ished. Between S1l, 0O0,O O and $4,000. 900
have been expended upon it since the laying
of the corner stone, in 1879. 1t is the largest
building, finished or in course of completion,
m the United States, and is estimated to cover
2 500 more square feet than the Capitol at
Washington. The tower on the north side
will be surrounded by a statue Of Penn, and
its extreme height when completed Will be
535 feet. 1t has now reached a height of 27O
feet.
A SERIOUS fire occurred recently in the
walled city of Mandalay. Two large blocks on
the southern side, comprising several hundred
small houses, were totally destroyed. The
fire ragged with great fury for two hours, and
the palace narrowly escaped destruction.
The weak palisade surrounding the palace
was several times on fire, AMI the flames were
eNtlnguished with difficulty. The patients
were removed from the civil hospital, which
took fire, hut was saved by the exertions of
British troops. a large number of whom were
employed. The cause of the fire is unknown.
MRS. DUNMIRE, the divorced wife of Gui-
teau, the assassin, is in Washington for the
purpose Of getting a pension for her present
husband, who is a resident Of Leadvine, Col.
She is accompanied by her little son, born to
her since her second m trriage. She has had
TWO or three interviews with the member of
Congress from that State. Judge Svmmes, and
cells confident of the success Of her mission.
Her husband served as a soldier IN the Union
army during the late war, and It IL claimed
suffered disability thereby. In conversation
she does not allude to her married life with
Guiteau, that being with her evidently a pain
fl subject.
IT is ANNOUNCED that the firm of Friedrich
Krupp, of Essen, intends to employ instante-
neOus photography in the solution of highly
important ballistic questions. Mr.. Ottoman
Anschutz, a highly-skilled photographer. who
has rapidly acquired nOtOriety by the excel
lent work which he has recently performed, lie
taking observations during tire experiments at
present being carried on at Krupp's range
near Monpen by order of the German admit
rally. He is to devote his attention chiefly to
taking pit otOgraphs Of proJectiles in transit,
the recOil OF gun carriages, the penetration Of
armOr plates ny projectiles, and similar phases
in artillery practice. A prOjectIles have an
average velocity of l,500 feet per second. the
0 stacles to be overcome in obtaining salts
factory photographs are YER great. and the
most delicate apparatus must be used. In the
manipulation of which. however, Mr.. An
schultz is said TO be a great proficient.
ABOUT l50. or nearly all OF the employees of
the seed division OF the Department OF Agri-
culture, at Washington, nine-tenths Of them
being women. were dismissed THURSDAY, the
work of the season having been done. This is
q work which begins every year about Sen
TENDER, and ought to be finished before the
~prlng 1t consists of the purchase and DIS
tributlOn Of seeds for which an annual appro-
priatiOn Of $780, o is made. About twO-thirds
~ the Appropriation are expended in the pur-
chase of the seed. and the other third in wages
and eXpens' OF distribution. The annual d g.
charge OF employ es does not ALWAYS occur lust
50 soon as II has this year, because the work
has not been 50 cary completed. THE spring
time Is here, and the seeds ought to be in the
ground" said Mr.. Lolman TO a renorter, 'and
the department endeav red to have the work
Of distribution done q little earlier than it has
been done heretofore, so that th0-e for whose
use the seeds we're intended might have them
IN goodtime."
THE struP gle between gas and electricity as
means Of fighting has reached a new stage in
the invention Of Or. Auer, OF Weisbach, Aus
tria, a Young Vienna chemist, who has been
experimenting at Prof. Iieben's laboratory.
The principle OF DIR. Auer's invention is no
new one. Every one knows the Drummond
light in which q cylinder Of lime is brought TO
ncandescence by II burr ing mixture OF nv
drogen and oxygen. But In all previous At
tcmpts OF TINS kind a temperature was re-
quired too high Tor ordinary use. DR.. Amer
has found n suhstance-the competition OF
which he unfortunately keeps q secret-which
becomes iucauuescent At the temperature ola
Buusen burner. HIS lamp consists of such n
burner. surrounded 10y a common lump-cvlin-
der, in the flame Of which is hung a hollow
cylinder Of thin "Organtinen impregnated
with a metallic salt eolution BY the action
Of the flame the organic matter OF the ''organ-
tlne' is destroyed; the salt Is converted into
an oxide. and a white, very elastic, poroua
cylinder remains. which becomes incandes-
cent. Or. Auer's lamp has given. according
to recent measurements. a luminous power Of
twenty candles ~ a gas supply OF ~hfty-six
litres per hour.
A B%ouLoGNE correspondent writes: ''Exca-
%vatfona in tho unpatadn % MAMMA. ~. q.