Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


600. and the Rosetta, f32,0O0.
FRANK HOFFMAN,, citizen of Broad r p
pie, Ind, was sent TO State prison on a serious
charge. few days ago he was released, and
his neighbOrs, to the number of $50, welcomed
him home with picnic and an al-night
dance.
TIE north shore of Lake Superior has never
been surveyed; consequently there are no
charts TO aid navigators no buoys to Indicate
dangerous rocks or shoals, and but four light
mouse along the entire north coast, some 800
miles In length.
THE women crusaders OF Orangeville, Ont,
do nothing by halves. They attempted to
crush saloon keeper by praying for him tn
other day, but the hardened wretch took 30
praying himself for the sins and shortcomings
of the female sex,
THE officials of Brooklyn Bridge. in order
to prevent ambitious parties from jumping off
for the sake of notoriety or for a wager have
arranged to charge the wires of the bridge
with electricity. The result will be that when
q person attempts TO climb up on the parapet
ne Will receive a mill shock, and when he at
tempts to let so he will find himself held fast.
Az least that Is the way it will act, say the
commissioners.
AMBROSE DAWSON. OF Washington town
snip, Ind, has two grown sons and daugh-
ter. He also had on his farm one lot in which
were number of stumps. "I'll give you
Thousand dollars apiece II you'll have fam
lily reunion at home and bring along some dy-
mamie and blow up them stnmps," he said 10
MS children. The reunion was held, the
stumps were blown up, and each offspring got
check for $1,000.
THE Berlin authorities are very strict in
enforcing Official rules. There is rule for
bidding passengers TO go into railway car
rage unless they intend to ride and have a
ticket. Two foreign gentlemen the other day
accompanied lady into a car and sat down,
IN NuaI tIot -. lnff boz
no one else wanted their seats, the conductor
told them to leave, and as they did not com
ply Immediately they were arrested, brought
before court, and fined 81 so apiece.
THERE was break in an electric light wire
In st. Paul hotel the other day, and Super
lntendent Brockway, In order to expedite
matters, went with his workmen to repair it
~ on must he careful" said looker-on, ''or
Wen nave Coroner's inquest right here"
Brockway smiled, seized the dead end of one
wire with one hand and the lamp wire with
MS ppers. and fell dead. The full force of
the current, which he supposed had not been
turned ON, had passed through his body.
AN enterprisng firm of Genoa are about to
send abroad floating exhibition of wine. IL
quors, and other native products. The
steamer chosen is about 300 feet long and 81
broad, tonnage 2,655, and speed 10 miles an
wines and liquors, and there will be a bar for
tasting. The rest of the space will be occu-
pied by specimens aud patterns, while the
hold VIII contain the goods themselves. The
superflcles OK glass casing will be about 1000
square yards, and the magazine will hold
about 1000 cubic yards of merchandise.
A RATHER peculiar incident occurred at
White Bear Lake few days since. A young
lady from Chicago, who had been summering
at the lake, was boat riding with a COM
panlon, and had her hand dragging in the
water. when ring from one of her fingers
wafer. Of
was not even thought OF, and after few days
Its loss was entirely forgotten. Almost a week
arterward the couple were rowing in the
same locality, when the gentleman, on look
ing over the edge of the boat discovered the
ring in about ten feet OF water. Dropping his
penknite near the ring, in order to better 10
cate the spot, he rowed the lady to shore.
When she had conveniently hid in a secluded
spot he returned to the water. Invested him
self OF his wearing apparel and was soon in
possession of both ring and knife.
PROF. LEMAIsTRE, of Limoges, describes a
new disease which is at the present time
quite prevalent among the school children of
France. 1t is known among the common peo-
pie as perleche, and is contagious. 1t consists
III an abrasion in the corners of the mouth,
which become little listers and sometimes
bleed; 1t lasts from two to four weeks. The
description given of 1t corresponds with what
is commonly called in this country n .'cOld
sore" or 'fever blister" In the sore Lemas-
tire has found microbe which he calls strep-
drinking water. and 1t is surmised that they
have been transferred to the lips of a person.
thence TO the edge OF cup. and thus all who
used the cup became affected. Prof Lemais-
tire has examined the $500 children who at
tend the thlrty-two schools of Limoges, and
has found 3l2, or one in seventeen, affected
with the disease.
A CORRESPONDENT Of London newspaper
calls attention to the want OF careful pre-
servatlon OF one of the finest ruins In Eng
land-Castleacre Abbey, near Swafham. The
western facade is. he says, simply magnif-
cent. and in some points unique: as a speci-
men OF Norman architure it is almost unsur-
passed. In the early part OF last month he
visited the rnln. aud WAS 1ismayed at the
negligence of the parish or tie owner il IL he
not tho property of the parish in one of the
cham bors-the Abbot's dining hall-the CEN
tire of The old mantelshelf has been ruthlessIy
last twelve months) some of the monldipgs IN
one OF the beautiful side windows where the
dog tooth is as sharp and well defined as il il
had been carved but yes erday, have been
torn down by m schlevous boys out of sheer
wantonness. The village has for years appa-
rently regarded the Abbey as a duarry. Tor
stones from the fame are to be found every
where.
IN Paris there was recently an excited
meeting OF waters, under the Presidency OF
Deputy Revillon and Councilman Longuet. at
which war to the knife was declared on the
ompIoE menu UuISdue, 10 winch at present all
walters in want of work must apply, and
which exact fees amounting in sonic cases 10
several hundred francs. In most Paris cafes
and restaurants the walters not only receive
40 pay, but are obliged to deliver up daily to
the proprietor are OF the pour-boire, tax
witch in the large Establishments often
amounts 10 ten franco. Even in the smaller
place S, where the waiter is allowed to retain
his fee, he Is charged from fifty centimes 10
one franc ana fifty confines per day tor
"breakages " At the meeting referred 10 the
formation OF standing committee charged
with the duty OF securing employment to
members OF the guild of walters was decided
upon. but the excitement did not subside with
the ose OF the meeting, and led to NOISY man
iiesiations in the Rue Montmartre and to sew
eral arrests.
CHAUNCEY BLACK, the Democratic candI-
date for Governor OF Pennsylvania, tells an
old story about his famous father when he
presided over the court. 1t was about the
trial OF prisoner for o high crime, and the
District Attorney prosecuting the case was
frequently beset with objections OF the coun-
eel Tor the prisoner, in each instance the
learned Judge sustaining the objections. This
was very gratifying TO the prisoner, who
would nudge his counsel and remark: There
II IL again; J knew the judge would not 20
back ON me-" The case, nevertheless, was
strong one against the prisoner, and the Jury
found him guilty. "Ah," said the prisoner
very well, but know the Judge will give me
q llght sentence; he will not go back on me.
In his he was, however, doomed to disap-
pointment. the Judge giving him the full eN-
tent Of the law. To he inIerrogatory il he
had vi