Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05
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AN entire family of negroes were found
dead IN their cabin near Yorktown the other
day, Without doubt they were killed by
lightning during heavy thunder storm that
passed over two days before.
THE cost of good fishing Quit is divid' d
in about this way: split bamboo jOinted
pole, Sl2; reel. IS; silk line, So; fwo dozen as
sorted flies, 50; bait box, fiji basket and
minnow basket, IS, making tbs whole outfit
cost 1872.
THE beautiful red plumage # a South Afri-
can species of birds has been chemically ex-
ahmed and found to be due % copper. When
the birds are kept from food containing cop
per they entirely lose the tint produced by
that mineral.
DIR. PLINEY EARLE, who has just retired
from the superinten dence OF the State Insane
Hospital. Northampton, Mas, is said to have
acollection of 200 envelopes addressed to him
! during the past twenty years, on no two Of
winch Is his name spelled inthe same way.
THE Acting Secretary of the Treasury has
instructed the Collector of Customs at New
York to admit free of duty a case of fossils
| and plaster casts of fossils i'm ported by Mr..
| Edward d. Cope from Rio de Janeiro, ana
which are intended for use in preparing
report on the fossils of Brazil for the National
Museum at Washington.
PROMINENT DRUGGIST of New Orleans
says that the falling off nhis business for the
months of April and Mayis the happiest and
surest indication OF the almost remarkable
healt n OF the city, and particularly its free
dOm from malarial fevers. Fully 70 per cent.
less of quinlne has been sold this May than for
the corresponding month of last year.
THE RUN of salmon is good along the Sacra-
mento river. Local fishermen are catching
enough salmon to supply the home demand,
and are shipping large quantities of dsh
away; Inc industry is confined principally
! TO Indians, who sell the results of their work
TO white dealers. The fish are caught in
selnes dragged across the river in boats.
IT IS very probable that not a single sailor
lives who does not believe that Friday is an
unlucky day. Capt. Barnstable, of Cape Cod.
endeavored to disprove this by laying the
keel of a ship on Friday, he launched her on
| Friday. named her Friday, ami always went
to soa on Friday. The vessel was finally lost
! on Friday, and the Captain, two mates and
| twelve seamen were drowned.
A MAMMOTH gum tree in the woods near
Cambridge, Md, has for years been used by
an eagle for the rearing OF her young. The
tree has been cut down after great labor. The
nest at the top was found as large as a cart
OOdy. ana contained two young eagles nearly
full hedged. The birds survived the shock.
and have been cared for as pets. The old
| bird was out on foraging excursion at the
time.
THE citizens of Collettsville. N. c., have
discovered an excellent and easy way to catch
suckers when they run up the Johns river.
There is dam at CollettsEille, and the fish
make many attempts to climb the waterfall.
Baskets are fastened 10 the top of the dam so
that they will hang just under the water, and
the suckers, falling in their efforts to elm b
the falls, drop back in the baskets. Four hum
dred were thus caught one morning recently.
JAMES WARD, of Chicago, died five years
ago, leaving $4,000 to his widow for life,
S25O,0OO to his eight children, and $4O,C coo to
William A. Amberg IN trust. A posthumous
son was born to W ard, and suit was brought
that nc might share IN his fathers estate.
Judge Tulley has just rendered a decision
that the little one is entitled to one-ninth Of
the estate. The Supreme Court will be asked
to pass upon the case.
THE Chattanooga Police Commission and
City Council have agreed to arbitrate their
differences, which grew out of the City
Treasurer refusing to honor the warrants of
the Police Commissioner for salaries. The
fight has been very bitter one. and was
rapidly involving the two municipal bodies in
endless litigation. Under the agreement each
body selects an arbitrator and the two select
the third This will put a final end to the
embrogll0.
NEW SCHEME of betting is to be tried by
the Coney island Jockey Club at its coming
meeting in June. Under the advice of coun-
sci the bookmakers will be changed into
agents or "comm issionaires," as a Franco
American bOokmaker explained. They will
exhibit the odds on their blsckboards as
usual, and will ''piace" the money for the
betters at the odds indicated. Although the
bOOkmaker will take a better's money it's not
for himself, but he is supposed to telegraph to
Oshkosh some other place to have il
invested on that days races at Sheepshead
Bay.
THE wedding outfit of the Crown Prince of
Portugal, although it did not include his mill
tary uniforms, was appraised at the Spanish
frontier at $4,000. His Royal Highness is
rather dumpv, not being up to recruiting SER
geanPs standard, which Is low in Portugal.
In the photographs taken of him and has bride
she is seated in a chair before him. while he
stands behind, as if on guard. ROchefort de-
clares that the photographer engaged to do
the work perched the Prince on a stool, which
was hidden by the brides skirts, so as to keep
her in picturesque subOrdination to His ROYAL
Highness.
WHEN the United States Court for the
Western District of Virginia was opened at
Abingdon the past week il was found that
there were no funds to hold the term with.
The Marshal telegraphed to Washington for
funds or credit, but the department. replied
that 1t had none. Judge Paul accordingly adj
jOurned the court until July 8. Fully rs de-
PENDANTS were released on bond, a dozen are
confined IN jail. and from 300 to 300 witnesses
were instructed TO appear next term. The
large crowd Of mOuntaineers in attendance
were utterly astonished at the breakdown of
Uncle Sans Treasury and his lack of credit
in the banks there. They could not under
stand it.
The other afternoon there was large gath
ering in the Church of St. Eustache, opposite
the Halles, or Central Market, Paris, on the
occasion Of the funeral Of a venerable widow
named LemOnnier, who played a very gallant
part during the Commune. The Able Simon.
rector of 81. Eutache, had been taken as a
hostage by the Communists, and was in i'm
mediate danger of being shot, when Madame
Lemonnier boldly placed herself at the head
Of deputation OF the Danes des HA lea and
proceeded to the Hotel de Vile. Pluckily
facing the Executive Committee. she declared
that unless the rector were in his church on
the following day, which happened to be
Easter Sunday, the committee would hear
more on the subject from the market women
The Danes des Hales were successful in their
appcal, and at clock the next morning the
Able simon was set free. All the clergy of
ST. Eutache attended the funeral of the
worthy Madame Lem0nnier.
on THURSDAY, as d. II. Bemis, Jr., was
plowing near his fathers house, on the Neck,
IN Lancaster. Mass, he saw something shining
on the ground, and upon searching ne found
gold mourning or funeral ring inscribed:
WSfr William penuaroII naropct T,l., tzro