Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


TIE ELECTRIC LIGHT is shortly to replace
gas in the Paris Grand Opera. More than
5000 incandescent lamps will be used.
A MUNICH ART PUBLISHER has paid the
Bavarian government e, O00for the exclusive
right of taking and selling phi geographic views
of the numerous castles OF the late King
Ludwig.
THE NEWS from the whaling feet in the
Arctic ocean Is discouraging, the catch. at
latest reports, being very small. This has had
the effect to advance the price of whalebone
Csc. a pound, toss.
MAX and Paul are the favorite boys names
in Germany, and Anna and Martha the favor
lite girls names. One boy out of every eight
or nine is called Max. or $500 school girls
53S are called Anna and 455 Martha.
THE sage brushlands of Nevada have been
considered worthless for agricultural pur-
poses Recent experiments prove that good
quality OF wheat can be produced without ir-
riCatlon. the yield this year being an average
OF fifteen bushels to the acre.
OUR Alaskan town of Juneau is entitled to
credit for three wouders-a man who has
earned 1921 days wages In 800 days, mule
who committed suicide when life became
burden. ard grand juryman who aided in
presenting himself for violation of law.
THE most per slstent swordfsh was the one
that attacked the schooner Volunteer. of
Gloucester, recently, while the crew was fish
ing some thirty or forty miles from the cape.
The first ntimation the men had of the charge
again and ao; y" ,;+;, |" - boaoI ,ao~a
nnd "H w, aS"in uhtit !oui onaIEe9 WIZ
port she was taken upon the marine railway,
ana IL was round tnat the sword mao oeen
snoce y, ten ipcbos ahont s tne sast fron, tba
sternpost.
TuE porch,,oors;o pr;aro ,,,,,,,,o,r ohor-
-, pow "A i'so nipHA'' Una"
tered In 1911 forthc purpose OF building n rail-
way bridge across the Hudson at Poughkeep
sic, has sold iCs franchise to a syndicate of
canitaIists Tt,s sold tbo+ tho ,,ayy cornoro.
tion h a. norsoo,aa III H. 49, "a al III,
To constrpot ~ br;d parJ - ~ 49, "a IT,
totaI nost 90 th tt IN snors Unit,
is ast;m otod ~ sIo coo oon hih -; ~. ,t
of Tho h,d 80 ~ ~, tS T ~, D SnH E
nanv The Now nyy;d Ice viii cnnnact = hronnh
- ~ p ny" ~ I"so NJ oIneoS a VI 1ncu
land railroads, thus making through line
1or freight and traffic from the West to BOs-
ACTING under orders from the secretary or
the navy the naval board OF inspection at
Ne" AorK mas oeen examining vessels arrlV-
ing at that port with view to making use of
them at some time "a additional cruisers in
case of nm emergency. they report that the
Newport of the Pacific Mail Steamsbin line
and the Touisiana of the Crono well line hotb
built by Roach are very ovailohle for the
purnose and in stranoth ~ huIl generaI co,, =
struction engine power sneed and ability fo
carry n battery of six-inch Guns thew are an
peror to MANY of the first-class foreirn ves
sels which are regarded as auxiliarv naval
vessels
REGARDING the manner in which English
speaking re 'idents in Spanish American
countries celebrate all sorts OF HOLIDAYS
Santiago correspondent of the Panama Star
writes: II remember one Fourth of July of
calling in at a small port considerably to the
north of this. The whole EnGlish speaking
community, numbering about a dozen, were
holding high revelry in the solitary hotel of
help expressing a remark on the enthusiasm
displayed ny the Americans present in keen
ing up their national festival in such a God
forgotten hole. was somewhat surprised to
learn that there was not q single Yankee
amongst them, every mothers son was a
BritoE.
So,,r so.r,o,., ,,oo,. oo,.,.s r.,
0onE '"rh'ers heiir Oshiahu, HE captured
- cna". S"pPooo" nc VOC va,
1o+o,, - . ~ "'"
w., t-o,.,.. .S"..a.. uin.
80 ST., e. ~ ~ 80. 80" ~ '" 90
ceant. nor can if he Iearned wSo he 10 or
whence he comes He is of ordinary height.
ami when captured only had on Dair of blue
overalls His hair reaches below his knees
and mingles with his beard, which ls at least
feet in length, both being dark red IN color
He iabbers unintelligibly. When captured he
acted in demonstratiye manner ana il was
all that six men could do to oyerDOWer him
The Oakland authorities are at a loss to know
how to dispose of him.
u-,,.,.
AN nnR'ien army olncer gives IN the Lon
don Army and Navy Gazette an interesting
account of German cavalry eyolutlons from
which 1t appears that in the ordinary de-
mands of the annual inspection in May every
squadron must he prepared to cover 1000
yarus az a troc, ouo at q gal'op' ana about l20
and then on the trnmnat spp ny I"o
rally to the front al a gallon and charge ogoin
IN pursuit, without renumberlng or telling
of. AMI this has all to be done in marching
order. He saws: ut is perfectly astonishing
to see the sections wheel up into line again,
after a gallon OF 200 or 300 yards, without
leaving daylight between the files. and vet
without overcrowdlng. saw squadron after
squadron do this the other day again and
again. with precision had not believed to
be possible"
Asvp,ps o.uho..o,,,,
49, $50" - 'Pii' mas oeeh tuheh ny
Ine uirecPlon OF farK superintendent Parsons
or the lily ponds In Central Park and Union
Square, New York, The lilies are now II,
fuu blo.som Evorr do, - -. "a
-, N"y sioups Baeher
arouuu tne fountains 10 watch their brilliant
co'ors: besl9e tne LOUIS ana Egyptian lilies
the delicate purple flowers attract ,nncb on" atl
tention. The Japanese lily does not attach
I.5ell 10 any Epleot, Dut noats around In the