Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE PROFITS OF the late Bayreuth festival are
about s2.500. There will be no more Wagner
performances there until July. 1887.
THE tiger stone, or African catseye, is an
indistinctly striped, yellowish-brown stone
having beautiful play of colors, and is very
much used at present. A short time ago the
wholesale price of it was SO a karat, but an
African expedition discovered it In large
quantities, and Row the retail price is SIG
pound.
ADoLPH SUrRo, of tunnel fame, has offered
to present each of the 10000 school children
OF san Francisco with a tree to be planted on
Nov. p, and Gen. Howard has agreed to fur
nish tract of land in the Preside reserva-
the first general tree planting by the public
In California. A permanent Arbor day Will
be matter for the Legislature to determine
upon.
NEW French decoration has been created.
'Industrial Medals OF Honor are to be con-
ferred on those deserving work people who
have served over thirty years in the same
mandatory or commercial establishment on
French soil. The medals are made in gold,
silver. and bronze. and bear on one side The
ehigy OF the Republic, and on the other in
scription Honor and Labor" with the re-
cipient's name
CHARLES LIBBY was replacing tImbers in a
shaft in the Desloga mine in Missouri, and the
scafold gave way. He started head first for
the bottom. but his foot caught between a
broken timber and the wall of the shaft. his
boot was big and strong, and there he hung,
looking down the 100 feet that we're between
him and death at the bottom. until workmen
above let down a rope. fastened it to his leg
and drew him to the surface
THE Northern railroad Of France has found
by experiment that nickel can be rolled upon
soft steel plates in such manner as to pro-
duce m aterai for lamp relectors of equal
brilliancy with those made of silvered copper.
These rehectors are reported also not to rust
ana, owing to the greater strength of the
material. 10 be less easily Knocked out OF
shape. The cost is only IS per cent. of the
cost OF silvered copper refectors.
AT the Southeast India ana Conference in In
dianapois last week speaker referring TO
the hardships of the early days in the West
turned to the venerable Joseph Harrington.
aged eighty-six years, and said: Pm glad,
Father Harrington, that did not enter the
itlnerancy at the time you did" II am not
sorry did," said the old man. but I'm not
good horseback rider" said the speaker.
"Well. am," answered Father Joseph. ~
can break colt yet"
IN February George e. Hermon was badly
mangled by the machinery in the Cumberland
Mills, in Maine, and DIR. Gordon told him that
il he should recover he would not be abb to
lift twenty-five pounds in six months. Her
mon insisted that he'd get well sooner than
that. and the doctor bet him a new hat
against cigar that his diagnosis was correct.
Within four months Hermon lifted $50
pounds, and is waiting the doctors return
from Europe that he may get his hat.
WATER river parties are much in fashion
this year in France The owner of a yacht
first takes his guests for a cruise on son Q
neighboring lake or river and then gives a
fish dinner, served IN most aesthetic style.
Ernc nnda nHn had into xoovN1at ,ful
| devices to deck the table. and water lilies are
the only flowers admissible. Further, the
lady guests should wear "lake blue" or ''river
green" dresses, and leave their hair floating
over their shoulders in water nymph fash
ion."
SINCE Asace- Lotharingia has come again
under German government its press has near
ly been quadrupled. Until 1870 there existed
but thirty papers in both provinces. Now
they number one hundred and seventeen,
fftv-two of which are official and political,
while twelve refer to the church and relI gion,
eleven treat of scientific, nine Of agricultural
and the remaining thirty THREE of general
topics; sixty ight of these papers are printed
in the German language only, twenty -four in
the French, and twenty five in both Ian
guages.
JOHN ROBBINS, a barber of Lafayette, Ind,
found the bartender asleep in a saloon that
he frequented. and thought it would be good
| joke to take the cash drawer and hide it. and
| thus scare him. But the sleeper happened to
| awake just as John had the drawer in his
| hands, and, not seeing any joke, had him ar
rested, and the jury that tried him was also
| deficient IN humor and convicted MIN, nd he
was sentenced to year in prison. His friends
| are trying to get pardon. as 1t is pretty
| clear that he really had no idea OF stealing
| the money.
! BRIDGEPORT PAPER says that detective
of that city recently received the following
letter: xviii you oblige me by going to some
picture gallery and set for my pictures.
will pay you. My children and relations are
| bOtherIng me to have one took as / am CROWN
| old, and as am buZzy Citing in crops / cam t
slair time to come down. / hear you have
| disglzes so you can do as well as me. Have
| on red side whiskers and good clothes. Make
| the picture good lookIn and when you laugh
| show your teeth a. have a bran new set of
false ones. 1 am 4S years old and widower."
EIGHT years ago Samuel. the eleven year
old son of Abraham Kentkisky, peddler liv-
ing near Pittsburg, disappeared, and the
neIghbors taxed Abraham with having killed
| his boy. The authorities investigated but
| could get no proof against the father, who
| was mi ch cast down by the accusation. he
| determined. however. to stay where he was
and live the scandal down. but the other day
| a neighbor brought 1t up against HIM again,
| and then he determined to move away. He
was In the act of packing his goods when a
| letter came from Eric saying that his son was
Z.
| and there found Samuel, who came home
with his father. He said that he had left
home simply because he wanted to see the
world.
THE Invalide Russo gives the following &C
count of the construction of the last stage of
the Merv railway: between Karybent and
Merv the rails we're laid to the extent of l19
vcrsts in the space of So days, which, If Sun
| days and festivals are excluded, become only
| 30 working days. To the 1l9 versts should
also be added seven versts of stations con-
| structed during the same period, so that the
total per diem was rather more than four
versts, or nearly three English miles. The
| works were carried on military fashion
Morning work began to the sound of the
| drum the men proceeded TO the line from
their huts At the quick march, and the officers
| gave the signal for the breaking off. The
| latter superintended the work on horseback
| The soldiers worked with extraordinary emu =
| lation. and even the officers ate in haste and
were never long absent from the line"
Two MEMBERS OF the Geneva section of the
Swiss Alpine Club have lately assembled Mont
Blanc by little used way. They left the
village of Houches early in the morning, and
by night reached the hut of Aiguille de Gou-
| ter, where they staid few hours. At 3:lh
next morning they left the hut and reached
the summit of The mountain without difficulty
| by s O'Clock. The view Is said to have been
| obscured by a sea OF clouds, but several peaks
| OF he Mont Blanc chain were visible, and be-
| yond them rose Grand Paradis, Monte Rosa
! Mont Ceryin (Matterhorn), etc. There was a