Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

. one-thlrd Of nile wide aud three mics
( long.
ME. CROUCH, Of Randolph. Tenn, thought
| lessly became engaged 70 two young ladies at
the same time, and the father Of one OF the N
marched him TO his daughters house at the
end Of q shotgun. There the Young woman
and her sister gave al "a = fearful coWlidlng
but he finally made his escape and hurried on
and married the other day.
THERE was an interesting relic on exhibi.
ton at the Grand Army Of the Republic fan
at Perry, Iowa, last week, IN the shape of q
Testament and another small book. the two
being pinned together bv a MIME ball. The
relic was sen. by John Bsh. Of Rippev. who
| was in Company II OF the Tenth Iowa NOlun-
teers. The Dali was received While on uu
10 line OF battle at Champion Hill, MAY 10,
3 1853.
MAUD, the l2-year-old daughter OF DR.. 2.
I J. Wilson, Of salem. Ind, arose in her sleep
the other night and went across the street.
Then she went back and stood at her own
l door fumbljng with the lock. Her father
heard her, and thinking burglars were there,
/ drew mis- pistOl, aud when the door opened,
[ shot. The ball struck Mana IN the shoulder.
( IL viii not kill her. but Il awakened her thor
/ oughly.
/ NEw KIND OF CONCRETE 10 now being used
| for building purposes in Paris. 1t is composed
/ Of eight Parts O. sand, gravel and pebbles,
one part powdered cinders and one and half
parts unslacked hydraulic lime. These mate
! rails are thoroughly beaten together. the mix
/ ture forming concrete which sets almost inn
mediateiy ana becomes ID Few Gays eN-
| tremely hard and solid, 1t 10 said these
/ qualities may be improved by the addition Of
/ one part cement.
/ MRS. SlDDoNs, the great actress, strange as
[ 1t may seem, made a failure Of her first APP
/ pearance on the L0adon stage. She was not
/ only unbecomingly dressed. but her voice
| was broken ana tremul0us, relapsing at
/ times into an almost inaudable whisper, de-
scribed as one that made the most disagreed
/ Die OF impressions on her hearers. IL was
4 seven years later that her succe-s came, and
she sprang suddenly into fame which TO
/ this Gay Is undlmmed.
! A DIsINFECTING COMPOUND for purifying
/ the atmosphere of the sick room has been
/ presented to the Berlin Medical Society. Oils
| of rosemary. lavender and thyme. IN the pro-
| portions of ten. two and half, and two and
/ haf parts respectively, are mixed with water
/ and nitric acid in the proportion OF thirty to
one and half. The bottle should be shaken
! before using and sponge saturated IN the
I compound and LEFT to difuse by evaporation
| Simple as II IS, the vapor Of tins compound IS
! said to possess extraordinary properties in
! controlling the odOrs and efiluvia Of offensive
! and Infectious disorders.
! JACK OSBORNE, a Wyoming hunter, and his
dog had a hard chase after big otter the
I other day. The dog, who was celebrated as
an otter killer. at length chased the otter TO a
/ deep pool. well frozen over except one air
hole. Both animals disapDeared through the
| hole and by and by the dogs nose came slow
! ly TO the surface. Jack pulled him out. but
/ he had fought his last fight. The otter's teeth
| and the struggle in the water were too much
/ for MIN. His master cut the ice and dragged
/ the dead BODY of he otter TO land, and. seeing
/ it. the old dog crawled up. and laying his
/ head on the body, quietly died.
/ THE bark Queen cleared from Norfolk Mon
| day for Liverpool, loaded with 1859 bales Of
| cotton, The vessel was loade d by the National
/ Compress Association under a new patent
| process Of stevedoring, by which she carried
/ i've bales to the ton. or IS per cent. more than
/ she had carried heretofore. The old process
/ Of screwing cotton viii be dispensed with by
! this methOd. II IS claimed that the develop
ment of this system, which is known IS the
/ Grader compound bale system, VIII reVolu-
/ tionize the business. and attract many thou
| sands of bales of cotton annually to that port
which now go in other directions.
a PETITION asking Congress to authorize the
| establishment OF communication by telephone
| between the life-saving stations on the Cape
Cod coast, and connecting them with the
Highland Light station, is at the Merchants
/ reading room. Boston. and Is receiving many
! signatures from merchants. ship owners. and
Others interested. in that city. 1t is impossl-
BILE to save the crew of a distressed vessel
without the ara OF men ana apparatus from
more than one station. and If a man has to be
sent (Which is often the case) from more than
| one station It causes a long aud often fatal
delay. The telephone would bNng aid at
| once.
AN ACTRESS in Cleveland who is a witness
in a suit that was 70 be tried in New York on
Wednesday last, started on Tuesday after
noon to attend the trial. She was fast asleep
! when the conductor awOke her at Buffalo and
| handed her telegram saying that the case
| had been postponed, and she could return TO
| Cleveland. She had but few minutes to
| dress, and 'all aboard" was shouted before
| she could leave the car, and as she Jumped
| fro the platform with her dress on one arm
| and her shoes in her hands, the train pulled
out Of the Buffalo depot, She went 10 the
| waiting room. where she completed her toilet.
! and returned to Cleveland.
THE agricultural statistics of Great Britain
for 1885, which have recently been issued.
show very serious decrease from the yield Of
/ 1884 IN some Of the most imUortant food pro-
ducts The decrease in wheat is estimated at
| Resell bushels, in peas l,336.55S bushels in
beans 2,6l0,7S3 bushels. in potatoes 544.699 tons
in turnips 6.jR2 497 tons, and mangOld 81, s69
! tons In England. In ireland, on the other
hand, there has been an increase over 1881
amounting to 1917 ,0l6 bushels Of wheat 1876. 3S6
tons OF potatoes, 1883 tons OF turnips and
| 90. 253 tons of mangOld. Both England and
| Ireland have shown an increase in the pro-
| ductiOn Of barley, amounting to 5,23s. $40
! bushels in the former country and 463 qqs in
| the latter. From barley is made matt aud
| from malt ale, so that, though food may be
! somewhat scarcer, and consequently dearer
! there need be no dread Of a lack Of drink
| If REPORTS be true the Princess OF Wales is
an eminertly clever milliner and gives finish.
| ing touches to all her own bonnets and hats
and, Judging from the Individuality OF her
taste in this direction, it is quite likely runor
| NAV be safely credited. A very pretty story
| has long been current as to the roVal ladvfs
/ gift IN this art. Not member of the ROYAL
| family, not person intimately attached 10
/ the court, could venture TO suggest thar after
| long years the Queens mourning might with
/ advantage be le-sened, whereupon the Prin
| cess OF Wales gently took the matter in HAND.
| without a word To anybody she remodeled
| the Queens sOmbre bonnet, removed the
weeds amt. with a few artistic tolchas.
relieved Her Maiesty's heac-cOverinQ of its
| mournful aspect. silently the Queen sub.
mtted 20 the change, but all the court knew
she did so for her daughter-in sweet
sake.
WHEN the Rev. Phillips Brooks was travel.
ing IN Norway few years ago he happened.
while passing through one of the towns. to
leave behind zine opera glass which he had
used for several years, and which bore upon
10 his name and former PHILADELPHIA street
address, which was something ike ODt
Chestnut street, but the name OF the CITY was
not given. The glass happened 20 fail INTO
the hands OF an honest Norwegian, who de-
cldcd to send 10 back TO lts owner in Ameriro
lie accordingly packed 1t carefully and adj.
dressed u TO Mr.. Brooks, 2o0i Chestnut