The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

iaoy, VINO, at "A, hears death knocking little
way off.
THE ravenous starfish which have been prey
ing upon the big oyster beds down Narragan-
sett Bay, are reported as thick just now ascran
berries in Cape bog They have cleared out
more oysters this year than ever before.
PROF. ROBERT SPICE, of the Brooklyn Poly
technic Institute. has been appointed, at sal
airy of $500 year. as inspector of street light
ing In that city. The gas companies pay tall
the salary of the position, whose duties vii
give pleasant variety to the life of Prof. Spice
IT Is ESTIMATED that 100000 francs (abou
S6O0009 have been expended in the interest Of
Boulanger and his candidates thus far, and sew
eral French journals confess themselves unable
TO divine where the money comes from. The
source Of his influence is scarcely less OF mys
terry.
MISSIONARY BEACH Of China, claims to have
succeeded in representing the Chinese spoken
language by a system of clear and simple pho
netic symbols, fashioned after the Pitman style
IL is SAID that an educated foreigner can learn
the system in from two to five hours, and a
bright Chinaman in ten hours.
LORD WoLsELEy says that one of the bravest
men he ever knew is Lieut.. Gen Sir Gerald
Graham, V. c. who was in chief command at
the battle of Ell Teb. Graham is several inches
over feet in hight and rather indoent physi-
cally. Many times Wolseley has seen him en-
danger his life rather than take a few extra
steps in safety.
In the correspondence which passed between
the present Emperor of Germany and Count
Won Moltke regarding the latter's desire to re
sign as chief of the army the count addresses
his sovereign as Most illustrous, most puissant
Emperor-King, most gracious Kaiser King and
Lord Herr" Emperor William writes to Won
Moltkeias "Mein lieber Fe!dmarschalL"
SHAKESPEARE, who left his wife his second
best bedstead has been surpassed in indiffer
ence by modern English testator, who be-
queathed his wife one farthing. which he di-
rected the executrix to forward to her by post
unpaid, as an indication of his disgust at the
treatment which he had received at her hands
and especially in respect of the abusive epithetS,
such as ''Old Pig that he considered IlnjuSfi-
fed.
AN OMAHA MAN on Sunday, inquired of bar
Der the cost of shaving a dead person. On
being told that s. was the usual price. the man
remarked: Then I'll save my friends that ex-
pense by getting shaved now." He then went
to the hotel where he was boarding and retired
to his room. He failed to respond to the call
for supper, and at o'clock one of the bell boys
opened the door and found him dead on the bed
Death it is SAID, had resulted from quick con
sumption.
HERE is a good story of Judge Hastings of
San Francisco, who is well known for his
shrewdness in not being imposed upon. He
once gave dinner party to some few of his
friends at famous restaurant and when the
bill was sent to him he scanned it closely and
counted the bottles of wine. He then drew
number of corks from his pocket and paid for
as many bottles as he had corks. He had kept
tally. That was all.
CAPT. ROBERT PHILLIPS of the fishing schooner
Alice Carver, of Salem, Mass, while fishing off
Halfway Rock, captured a curious specimen of
the finny tribe which proves to be an electric or
torpedo fish. Capt. Phillips states that when
he gated the fish he was nearly knocked to the
deck by a shock. and that it was some time be-
fore be got the fish on deck. The fish measures
216 feet in breadth by feet in length, and its
mouth is feet long.
AT the Paris exposition of 1889 special point
in the section of military arts will be made of
the sword in all its branches Gen. Gervais is
forming retrospective exhibition to show the
history of fencing, and appeals to amateurs and
collectors for loans of books on fence, paintings
and weapons of all kinds pertaining TO the art.
Besides the military museums of France, the
general will have the pick of the collections of
Messrs. Vigeant, Daressy and H Calico.
THE following message has been received by
Bishop Crowther of the Niger mission from the
Mohammedan Emir of Nupe. West Africa: ut
is not long matter; it is about barasa (rum)
Barasa, barasa, barasal II has ruined our
country; it has ruined our people very much; it
has made our people mad. 1 beg you, Malam
Kipo don't forget this writing, because we all
beg that he should beg the great priests that
they should beg the English queen to prevent
bringing barasa into this land"
The OFFICIALS of the Erie Railroad in New
York city have issued an edict against flirting
on the part of its employees. The order reads
that in future conductors brakemen and depot
policemen must not assist ladies ON entering or
leaving the companys cars, on pain of dismissal
The order was the result of some serious cases
which were complained of. and is designed to
protect ladies and young girls travelling alone
1t would not be a bad idea for all the railroads
in the country to issue similar orders.
THE tallest smoke chimney in the world is
probably one that can be seen from the win
dows of trains crossing the Newark meadows.
1t is being erected in East Newark. Its diane
ter at the base is % feet. 1t is solid brick to an
altitude of $40 feet At its top it is feet in di-
ameter. cast iron rim, 20 feet in di
ameter and bell surmount the whole and
make the total altitude of the structure 335
feet One million seven hundred thousa nd
bricks were used in its construction, and it cost
SIS, 200.
A LUMBER DEALER in Minnesota, whose given
name was Isaac, had quite an extensive CORE
spondence. His bookkeeper made a memoran-
dunn of every time his name was misspelled in
letters directed to him, and the list reads as fol
lows: Isiac, hsac, Icaack, Iscac. YSac, Isaag
Izic, Isiace. Icac, Isach, Isle, ISAAC, Isaace
Icaas lexis, Iaasic Aisec, Isaar, Iaasac IceIc
lSaaS, lsca, laac, lassac IZk, Sic, Issach Isac
lSlck lSSacc, lSSaace, ISeka lSSlck, lSaak lSace,
Isak, Isaack, Icaac. | Sick Isich, Isaac, Issac
Isace, Isoac. Isice, Isaic.
Ii the Santa Anna and San Gabriel valleys.
the San Francisco Bulletin relates, "a disease
has broken out among the vines, the cause of
which no one can underst and and which is
termed sapsour. The vines begin to wither and
in a short time die. The disease is infectious
and spreads very rapidly and unless it is
checked will destroy every vine in the south
The most successful remedy thus far discov-
cred is to dig up the vines as soon as they be
gin TO show the blight and burn them confirm
ing the action until every infected vine is taken
out"
The World mentions an almost incredible &C
cident which befell horse In the upper part of
trotter, and was engaged in a brush" when, in
trying to increase his speed, he reached too far
forward with his nigh hind hoof and caught the
forward OF hoof before it descended The
shoes became locked. the animal fell heavily to
the ground, and its driver was shot out of his
wagon atop of the horse. The horses Shoes
were so tightly locked that they had to be pried
off before he could get on his feet. The ami.
mails legs are badly strained.
A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE occurred on the
steamer Elder, which reached
New York Tuesday, The wife of one of the
passengers, Johann Stacker a shoe
maker, gave birth TO child when the Elder
was in mid-ocean, and on Sept. 3, at 8 O'Clock
a. m. the entry was made in the Elders log
book and by request of the father the child was
named Carl Johann at 1870 o'clock p. M. the
Norwegian bark Carl Johann was passed bound
west The passengers of the Elder made up a
purse of $50 for the young voyager and wit.
messed his christening with n ST ouis march