The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


the sun wereintercepted by cloud, and through
| some peculiar property in the atmosphere the
entire city was colored vivid purple hue This
strange effect lasted for eight minutes.
In 1880 there were only 5000 Jews in Jeru-
salem, now there are said to be 80, 900. The re-
cent prosecutions in Russia are said to have
caused the greater part of the increase, and
many ere said to have come from Germany.
PLANTATIONS of roses on large scale are to
be established in the Caucasian province of
Kutals, with a view to introducing there the
manufacture of ottar of roses, for which Russia
now has to depend upon Bulgaria and Turkey.
The throwing of rico at weddings is evidently
heather CUSTOM as in India and some other
countries to this day rice is showered on the
expectant youth when he goes to the house to
get his bride Rice is the emblem of fruitful
ness.
DURING the last four days over dozen people
have been bitten by dogs in Hoboien and Jersey
City, n. j. In consequence, Mayor Grassman
of Hoboken has issued an order that dogs in
that city must be muzzled on and after next
Friday.
THE gold mines OF North Carolina are again
being vigorously developed and exceptionally
rich yields are reported from most of them. At
the Mann Arlington. in Nash county, some men
who work over the failing merely are said to
make S24 day.
THE other day. while the great Michigan
storm was at its hight. the town Of Norway
was so badly on fire that the engines were pow
erless to control it, and the downpour heavy
enough to extinguish it seemed to the inhabi-
tantS a verltabIe godsend
WILLIAM A. SMITH, who died few days ago
in Richmond, enjoyed unique distinction. He
resigned a seat in congress because he did not
think he had sense enough to properly repre-
sent his constituents. This is the first and prob
ably the last instance of the kind
A NEW FIRE ESCAPE in England is sort of a
chair that slides down ropes and the host of a
house possessing it often entertainS his guests
by permitting tnem to take ride. At the
Italian exhibition in London it is expected to
prove great rival to the Switchback railway.
BILLY NEwBERRY, of the city engineers de-
partment in st. Paul, is a man of phenomenal
natural strength He is able to lift heavy
man by his teeth, and can snap steel stove
poIerS like broomstickS by twriing. them aloft
and bringing them down quickly over his left
forearm.
In Paducah, KY, Mr.. Joseph Hebute, rich
German, upon going into drug store for some
thing to heal a hurt got in the Franco Prussian
campaign, found in the man who supplied it
not only fellow German, but the same surgeon
who had attended him when first hurt in the
fatherland.
No CITY on the Pacific coast has blown its
trumpet louder than Los Angeles One would
imagine that it was doubling its population and
wealth every week, and yet it is proposed to
discharge thirty of the school teachers and
0bige those retained to do double work for the
same pay.
FRANK A. HARDY claims to be the oldest fire
man in the United States. He joined fire
company in Hollis, N H., on March II, 1887, and
has been member of some department con
tinuously during the succeeding fifty-one years.
He is now secretary of the fire department of
Piqua, 0.
NEAR Covington, La, the 4-year-od daughter
of Mrs. Mabey fell into forty foot well with
eight feet of water at the bottom, and, upon
coming to the surface, caught hold of the low
cred bucket, clambered into it and was drawn
out, only a slight bruise the worse for her fear
ful experience.
THAT popular summer sleeping spot-the
house roof-in New York, isreceivng advocates
in Boston, and already one of them has tried it,
But he personally doesn't now approve of such
a location for sleeping. He rolled off to the
ground, and miraculouSly, as the building was
six stories high escaped serious injury.
THE story now going the rounds of the papers
that Queen Victoria has passion for pearls
and buys them constantly is said to have no
foundation in fact. The queen it is said, never
buys jewelry at all except when she wants
some particular article for birthday or a wed
ding present, and then she has no preference
for pearls
A LONDON CAB DRIVER has been sentenced to
twenty one days hard labor for neglecting to
support his three small children. The latter it
was shown at a hearing before a magistrate
often received but 119d. a day for their mainte.
nance, their father considering a penny loaf of
bread and half penny S worth of jam sufficient
for their wants.
A SMALL SKYE TERRIER displayed heap of
good sense at the big fire in Cincinnati the
other afternoon While prowling around his
hair caught fire. 1t was slowly burning and
the dog was about to be turned into roast,
when a hose burst The poodle saw it and
made dash for the stream, into which he
jumped, extingushing the fire.
NJ. MoscAs and NJ. Barzens recently fought a
duel in Paris and at the first pass Moscas
seized bis adversary's sword with the left hand
while he lunged at his breast with his right.
Neither man injured but NJ Barzens re-
FUSED TO nave anything more to do with a per-
son who would be guilty of such ungentlemanlv
conduct and the fight was declared off.
M. PAsTEUR's agents are engaged in the inves-
tigation of disease among the sheep known
as anthrax in the Cumberland district, in New
South Wales, with a view to ascertaining
whether it is Identical with Charlton a disease
met with in France. If it is found TO be the
same AND NJ. Pasteur's virus is successful fully
100000 sheep, which die annually, can be saved
Two DOGS, Pataud, a Newfoundland that saved
its mistress from assassination by springirg at
the throat of burglar. and an ordinary coun
try mongrel that rescued child from drown
ing have just been decorated publicly by the
French society for the prevention of cruelty IN
animals There was a large crowd present and
nearly riot when somebody shouted Down
with Pasteur!" The police had to be called in
to preserve order.
Nor long ago the carp were taken out of the
famous basin at Fontanebleau, in France in
order that the basin might be cleaned. great
fete has been arranged to celebrate the return
of the fish. Silver rings are to be put in their
noses, and music and other ceremonies enough
to brighten the poor fish to death are to accom-
pany the putting of the fish back into the basin
II is ntimated that enterprisng men from
Paris are already specializing ON the chances of
fishing in the basin for rings however, and not
for the carp.
FRANCOIS, dwarf at the Paris winter circus
has fallen head over heels in love with Virama
pigmy Cingalese who acts in the pantomine Mt
the same place Unfortunately she is Inarried
to Appoo another dwarf nearly double her age
Nevertheless she wears the ring of Francois
upon her big toe, the only appendage she has
large enough to fill it, and has put SO much
life into the love passages between herself and
FRANCOIS in the pantomime that Appoo is dread.
fully jealous, and the circus authorities have IN
keep Francois constantly under guard for fear
of a duel ''
The enormous trade which is being done IN
violes in Paris this year is reported to be due TO
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