The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-30
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K TATsUHo. professor in Toxic University
and Japanese authority on engineering and
architecture, IL now In this country studying
American architecture, preparatory 10 MAKING
plans for the imperial bank building OF Japan
AN Indian medicine man who diagnoses the
patients disease by looking him in the eye, ask
ing no questions il coming money near Bolton.
s. c. His fame is so great that there frequently
are 500 people around his cabin waiting their
turn Tor treatment.
A PHILADELPHIA PEACH MERCHANT says that
as far west as ST. Louis there is hardly town
OF considerable size that does not consume
carload of peaches, containing 600 baskets,
every day. There is no difficulty in disposing
of the greatest crop.
The silver spike that is TO be driven upon the
completion of the New Haven and Derby road
is to be placed on exhibition in Bridgeport
shortly The spike will be driven into black
walnut tie, the sledge for the purpose being
composed of mahogany, bound with SILVER
bands.
HORACE DAVENPORT is bootblack who has
stand near the Chicago Board of Trade. He
does a big business and employs number of
assistants Davenport has announced that the
gross receipts of his establishment for this week
shall be devoted to the fund for the yellow fever
sufferers
THE death in San Francisco of D. II. Hawkins,
was famed in bis profession, and at one time
was the partner of William Cartwright. Some
years ago their minstrel troupe made tour
through the east. Hawkins was an excellent
"interlocutor"
AN inhuman husband at Lima, o., who treated
his family most shamefully. was taken in hand
by twenty OF his observing townspeople. They
rode the brute on rail to the outskirts and
then, treating him to twenty lashes on the back,
set him free with The advice that ne had better
never again appear in Lima.
The Vienna MIitGT- Zeitung says that Maj.
Won Dobner. the head of the Stanley relief ex
petition, will make the mouth of the Congo his
starting point, and intends TO follow up the
river as far as Stanley Falls, proceeding thence
through the Maybode region to Lake Albert
Nyanza, In whose vicinity it is thought Stanley
may be found.
A SHEPHERD digging in field near Dummer,
Hants. England, has turned up lot of relics OF
what seems 10 have been an ancient cemetery.
There are two perfect vases of curious baked
lot OF bones, some OF them OF men and some of
them of animals All bear traces of being
remains of very ancient race
The Austrian composer, Karl Goldmark, is
stated to have worked seven years on his OPERA
The Queen of Sheba." He expends an extra
ordinary amount OF labor upon even the most
unimportant composition, devoting weeks and
the little town of Grunden, amid whose pctur
esque surroundings he loves to wander.
TIE swiftest bird on the wing is the frigate
bird, a sort of nautical bird of prey. Sailors
believe that it can start with the peep of dawn
from the coast of Africa, and, following the
trade wind, land on the American coast before
sunset. 1t can undoubtedly fly more than 200
miles an hour, but we do not know of any trust
worthy record of the speed of which it is capa-
bic.
A WOMAN was bathing in Cork harbor when
the tide carried her out beyond her depth. She
was in great danger of drowning when Miss
Murphy, daughter OF Alderman Murphy of Cork,
sprang in and succeeded in dragging her on to
a rock in the harbor. There the two were com
PEELED TO stay until some men on the cliffs saw
them, and, swimming out, brought them safely
to shore.
JUICE WHITE of Kansas City saw lawyer in
court the other day examining a handsome pipe
which had been presented to him. When the
lawyer snapped the case rather violently the
Jude stopped the court proceedings, leaned
over and said in loud tone; You may give
me that pipe; will keep it warm hereafter. "
The lawyer obeyed, and the judge is now enjoy
ing the pipe.
an enormous black with development of brain
above other African chiefs. He is q total alb
staner from intoxicants, but makes up for this
asceticism by maintaining a large number of
wives. He is a warrior by hereditary taste,
and his tremendous physical strength and won
derfui SwittneSS as runner give him great
influence over his soldiers. Ii is said of him
that unlike his kind. he has a sense of humor
and is a hearty Laughter.