Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

rians means the people that came from their
settlement along the Volgs river.
A CLOUD OF DUST at sea is a rare thing.
surely. But the Boston bark Thomes A. God
dard sailed for three hours through such
cloud near New Zealand, just after the recent
volcanic outburst there.
THE harvest in Russia. which was expected
to be unusually good, has been utterly spoilt
by fifteen days Of incessant rain. One can
travel for hundreds of miles. and everywhere
see the gram rottiDg in the fields.
Two valuable hunting dogs belonging to Es-
sex Payne, of Centralia, were bitten by rat
tlesnake. Their owner made them drink
strong detection of green cookie burs boiled
in sweet milk and thus saved their lives.
H. G. RUSH, farmer of New Danville,
Lancaster county, studied mathematics
while Ill with sciatica, and now claims that
he can disprove the first and third of Keplers
three laws, and prove that the orbits of the
planets are eccentric circles and not elllpses.
Mr.. WEBB, OF the London and North west
ern railway, England, stated in recent
speech in London that new locomotive is
placed on that road on the average every hve
days, to repair the loss caused by ordinary de-
probation.
THE skin of Bridgeport, the second baby
elephant born in this country, has been
stuffed and placed in the museum at TUFTS
whose name he bore in February. 1882, and
died last April In the stable in which he was
born.
AN organization with noble purpose has
been founded in Europe. A society has been
formed whose aim is not only to protect
strangers, but girls of all nationalties who
are beset bv any difficulties, material. moral
or spiritual. The g. neral headquarters are
at Neufchatel. but the society has branch OFF,
ces all over France, in AlgIers, Germany and
England.
BUFFAL is going to have the largest clock
in the world. The dial will be % feet in diam
eter, and the centre of the dial will be 3o1
feet above the street. The dial will be illum-
mated ~ electricity, and it is calculated that
the time can be seen at night from any point
in the city. and with field glass the position
OF the hands eau be distinguished at dis
lance of Is miles.
A SOUTH Norwalk woman who took gas
the other day while she had teeth drawn, in
stead of reganing consciousness after the
operation remained iusensible and begun to
bloat RAPIDLY. Her face, body and limbs
sweled alArmlngly: but when a doctor was
called. who ripped off her tight clothing and
relieved the pressure, she soon recovered.
Dentists say the case is very rare one.
A WASHINGTON SCIENTIST has discovered a
remedy for mosQuitoes-two remedies, in fact.
He has found that if the predacious insects
have a chance to sting tender infant, they
will not trouble themselves about adult hu-
mainly. II the infant is not available, sliced
apple is equally eflicacious. The mosquito, IL
seems, is passionatelv fond of apple juice.
The experiment Is easily tried, and Is perhaps
worth trying
THE chestnut gong proves to be chestnut
ITSELF according to the Buffalo Commercial,
which says that over twenty years ago, in a
well known beer saloon, hung, well balanced,
attached n |.
and to the handle a cord. When the boys be-
came too argumentative the proprietor would
salemnly pun the cord. the bell would ring,
and the knife chOpping up and down cut
short the remarks of the dlspatants.
GEN. SHERMAN. when asked what he
thought of the Cutting case, said: "You may
say that Cutting is a contemplate little ass,
who thinks he can carry the Jurisdiction Of
the United States in his pocket wherever he
goes; that is all there is # it," or the action
of Gov. Ireland he said: III Gov. roland
attempts to act for the Federal Cover nment
and commi's an overt act we viii try HIM and
hang him for treason. The question of States
rights was settled years ago."
TWELVE years ago John Wendell went
West. leaving his 3-year- boy with rela-
tives in Milton. n. II. Nothing being heard
of Wendell, the boy was finally sent to the
almshouse until he was IL years old, when he
was bound out to farmer. A few weeks ago
a letter was sent from Lincoln, Ill /, to Milton
saving that Wendell had died there. leaving
S25, 600 TO be divided between a daughter by ~
second marriage and a son In New damp
shire. On Monday the boy started West to
look after his legacy.
DIR. WILLIAM A. IRVINE, of Irvineton, one
OF the oldest pioneers of Western Pennsyl-
vania, died In Warren county on Tuesday, at
the age of 81. He was the last male descend
ant Of Gen. Calendar Irvine, OF revou tiouary
fame. and in his residence on the Allegheny
river can be seen many relics and souvenirs
Of early revolutionary times including bed
stead once owned by Gen. Lafayette, book
that belonged to Gen. George Warrington
end some valuable correspondence that passed
between Gen. Irvine and the revolutionary
authorities.
IT is of Princess Sophia Odescalchi. who
died at Bessano, Italy, the other day. that the
following incident is related: She had long
been bed ridden and was apparently diving Of
q hopeless disease, when, ehile the family
were watching what they considered her last
moments, Pope Plus * sent by the hands OF n
nun little loaf (panotelol. which he desired
her to swallow. with terrible effort the sick
woman obeyed and was Immediately healed
and on the following day the astonshed Ro-
mans saw her go in person to the Pope at the
Vatican to return thanks for her restoration
Such at least, Is the bit OF news that comes at
the point of a Roman Catholics pen from the
city by the TIber.
THEY get along fast In Dakota, and to
prove it a story 10 told of recently elected
Judge. He had been sort of free lance in
his profession, and had incurred the enmity of
n certain lawyer. This lawyer came before
the Judge the other day with an ordinary
motion which should have been granted in d ne
course Of law. But 1t wasn't "Motion de-
nied," yelled the Judge. "But. YOUR Honor
-" "Motion denied. say" 'Your Honor.
one word, II you pleaee." mot a word. sir -
Your Honor seems to have a prejudice
against me-" ~You're d. right have" said
the Judge "Pve been laying for you for the
past three wears, and you don't get any mo-
tions in this court"
SARA BBRNHARDT's successor as the butt
OF the Parisians is still being Iampooned.
Says one of the sauciest OF the journals: "In
France we are the most favored people on
earth; we are not only the most Intellectual
but the most favored, Providence has given
us good wine, temperate climate. Sara
Bernhard and Gen. Boulanger; and remem-
Der. Providence has not given us the one ter
the other, but both at the same time. Before
we had time to feel bored after Sara left us,
Gen. Boulanger turns mp. AS travellers they
are intrepid: Sara seeks the new world, and
Boulanger makes the grand route Of the
streets OF Paris. Brazil knows the one. but
Paris knows Boulanger in all his costumes.
We speak OF the Generals blonde beard as we
talk OF Sara's golden voice."
IN the first copy of the New York Sun,
printed Sept. 8, 1888, was the following para
graph tucked away in q corner Of the second
page and printed in solid agate: ''Charlottes-