The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

CYRUS TEIPLErr who died at the age OF 50
years near Akron, o., recently had never been
outside the limits of his county but once and in
all his lifetime rode only five miles on raiiroad:
GERMANY is doing considerable foreign mis-
sionary work nowadays. 1t has eighteen socie-
ties and supports 522 missionaries, who look
after their 2i0 900 converts. Last year the total
receipts in money were over S70,oOO.
A NUGGET was recently found in the Sierra
Azui district in Sonora, Cal. that weighed
pounds 259 ounces, and contained $3.50 in gold.
1t was taken from the old placer diggings which
have been worked for many years by the MeXl-
cans.
THE F division of the London police have
formed brass band of forty-one pieces. They
propose to play in the public squares for the
special entertainment of the poor, receiving no
pay. There are other bands in the police force,
but this is the largest
Mrs. PREcILLA HARVEY, living near Little
Rock Ark. recently celebrated the 103d ami
versary of her BIRTH 'She is in excellent health,
and is able to walk a long distance without
fatigue. She has outlived all her children and
relatives except one grandson"
AN Australian foot ball club has arranged with
an accident insurance company to pay any of
its members who are disabled while playing the
game 30 shillings per week as long as they re,
maip on the sick list, and R200 to the relatives
if the injuries received in the foot ball field
should terminate fatally.
OWING to the rise there in COAL the subject of
forming coal cooperative associations among
the people is being agitated in Boston. The
promoters believe that barges can be filed at
the coal shipment points and be lowed around
to Boston and the coal delivered from them for
much less than current retail prices.
AND STILL another weather prophet is on
hand. He halls from Connecticut, and predicts
a great storm for Sept. II to 20. 1t will be espe
cially severe on the United States SeacoaSt. and
he, therefore, warns mariners to be careful OF
their movements about that time, adding that
''it will be safe to run for the beach as late as
| Sept H."
Mas. HuLDAH ROCKWELL of Westville, Conn,
! commonly known as Granny" Rockwell, one
of the earliest Methodist preachers in the days
when her sex figured prominently as the advo.
Gates Of Wesley'S doctrine died recently, aged
SO She was once u cook in a tavern at Green
Farms, kept by Aaron Burr, and never rode on
| a railroad"
LAST YEAR the very strict rule which forbade
| the young women students in the Ottawa nor
NAL school even to recognize the young men
students on the street was relaxed, and the two
sexes who were being co-educated were per-
ni'ted TO become friends, and the young men
were allowed to call on the young women in the
evening ana keep company with them. This
year there has not been a single honor student
and the authorities think this is owing to their
having yielded to the dictates of sentiment
rather than duty.
The first Chinese divorce suit in California
was one tried lately it is said. The plaintiff
was Flung Lun, who testified that she was mar
ried four years ago to Chan Lee, who at once
sold her for 800. When asked what had be-
come of her husband, she said she didn't have
| any husband, because he had sold her and SO
had no more right to her. The mixture of
simplicity and shrewdness puzzled the lawyers
but after much questioning they found out that
she wanted divorce so she could marry again.
The judge granted the divorce, and TOLD Fuug
Lun he hoped she would fall into better hands
this time.
Tue native birds of North America, which
were supposed to be rapidly disappearing, reap
peared in great numbers during the spring of
the present year. This was first noted in the
New York papers, and was promptly credited
to the liberal deStruc tion of the pugnacious
English sparrow, unable to withstand the
storm beating received in the great March
blizzard. But, counter to this explanation"
says Science, comes Information from Illinois
that the attention OF all is attracted to the re-
markably large number of birds that are to be
seen. The groves, the woods and the meadows
in the country and the many trees in the city
are peoped with these fcathered visitors. The
oldest inhabtant does not remember to have
| seen many and such variety of birds. And
yet the great blizzard did not visit Illinois"