The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

whole United States"
| The discovery and utilization of natural gas
have proved powerful stimulus to the manu-
| tacture of iron pipes and tubes in this country
there are now 800 miles of mains in the United
| states Tor conveying natural gas.
THERE is talk in Trenton of having an agree
ment made between the commanders of the
democratic and repubh can paradi lg forces by
winch both organizations will turn out to < sther
aiter election and ratify the choice of the peo-
pie.
CONGRESSMAN RICE of Minnesota says that 90
per cent. of the democrats and 20 per cent. of
the republicans of that state are in favor of a
low tariff. He thinks there is a probability of
the election of Mr. Wilson, the democratic can
dldate for governor.
The reference to a whisky flask as a pocket
pistol may now have some foundation in fact.
| Some of the downtown LIQUOR stores have re
| Gently put on sale glass whisky holders made in
| size and shape like ordinary revolver a nd
closed by screw cap at the muzzle They are
| hollow clear down to the butt, and hold nearly
a half pint
RAFT of piles destined for Boston has been
built at Norfolk, Va 1t is in six sections,
strongly bound together, and the plies in each
| section are ely fastened with wires The
whole raft will be 600 feet long with % feet
beam, and draught OF Z feet, SO that it may
| go through the canals from Norfolk to New
YORK whence it will be towed to Boston by Sc a.
A NEW ORLEANS LADY sent half dozen de-
signs to one of the big cotton print mills at
| Fan river for approval, and some weeks later
they were sent back to her as refused. Shorty
afterward she saw the identical desil MS on some
| calico Just received in New Orleans from the
| mill, and wrote an indignant letter to the mill
| owners demanding an explanation In return
she received handsome check for her work
IT has been remarked that the little round
| clocks which are now seen in two houses out of
three, improve by i'll treatment. One man says
his clock never would go until his baby threwit
| out OF the bedroom window. Another had one
| which sulked for three months and was brol 2 At
| into proper frame OF mind by letting the emil
dren play ball with it; while third clock had
| its back nearly broken before it became sub
missive and useful. Don't try this heroic treat
| ment except in severe cases.
The ORGAN in st. Paul's chapel Broadway
and Fulton street, New York city, is now OBJ
| Grated by an electrical apparatus which sup
| Plies the place of the man who used to pump
wind into the pipes. This is said 10 be the only
| organ so suppl ID. By twisting button at the
| right of the keyboard the current which is sup
piled by the edison company is turned on
The great advantage of the new system is thar
| in playing heavy pieces there is no chance of
| the organst getting ahead of the pumper
| which sometimes causes bad breaks.
Col. WHITrENMoRE, the commandment of the
| Watervhet arsenal, at West Troy, is quoted as
| saying that the gun foundry will be ready for
| work on the heavy cannon called for by the
f0rtIhcation bill year from next summer
| Five hundred men will be employed in makil 2
| twelve SInch, seven 10-inch and five 12-incIl
| guns. At present twenty-eight men are EN-
poyed in the foundry, and in year make two
| heavy seacoast guns and twenty-five field
pieces. Before the foundry make the new
guns in numbers buildings must be enlarged and
new machinery put in.
THE suit of Trembly against Neville and La
| lone to recover damages for a stolen mud turtle
caused no end to gossip and fun in Utica, n
| Y. Two of the ablesJ lawyers were occupied
the greater part of Friday in looking up facts
and examining Witnesses and the courtroom
was crowded. The jury were staunch men and
| true, and consistent with fairness and good
| judgment, did not return a verdict until some
| hours after the case was given into their hands
| Their final judgment, randerei late SATURDAY.
| evening, was that the Plaintiff should recover
the value of the turtle, or IS cents, and legal
costs or the action.
FROM Brownsburg, Ind, comes the story
true, of course) that young lady sent a note
to discarded lover. requesting the return of
| lock of hair, which, in tue Wholesome hours OF
courtship, he had clipped ON her dainty
tresses Rummaging his trunk he collected a
numoer of locks, culed from various best
girls during his love making career, ana for
varied them in a bundle to the girl inclosing
note to the effect that he had really forgotten
which was hers. but she might select it from
those forwarded, and return the rest at her con
venience.
THE House of the Good Shepherd, in Denver,
a school for Chippewa girls conducted by Ro
man Catholic nuns, is doing good work for
the little squaws. Twenty-Five have recent V
gone to their homes in Northern Dakota, after
finishing a three years course and thirty more
have come to take their places. 1t is said that
the parents of the girls very proud when
their ca Ightecs come home able TO read aud
write and versed in many of the ways of the
pale faces. And he influence of the girls is
considerable in changing the habits of the old
folks and bringing about an era Of cleanliness
hitherto unknown in an Indian tepee.
THE SHOOTING of a man by dog may at first
be thought an incredible occurrence but such
thing is reported from Montgomery, Ala 1t
appears that Frank Whitlock. coored man.
went out hunting near Searcy station, accom-
panied by his dog, and after imbibing a good
deal of whisky in the course of his wanderings.
he laid down and went to sleep. His gun was
Ilaced, with cooked hammer facing him Old
Tray, the dog. was wide awake and tried to
arouse the sleeper in rather noisy way. He
| struck his paw on the trigger, and the gun went
off dischargng its contents in Franks body
and inflicting serious if n / fatal, wounds.
THE Plymouth monument is nearly com
pleted. The statues and panels have just been
finished at the Hallowel granite works. There
| are two statues, Freedom" and Law The
former is 1870 feet high, and represents young
man OF muscular frame seated. A Roman he'll
met is on his head he wears coat of mail, and
lion skin is thrown over his SHOULDER. Resting
on the right arm is a short sword and in the
left hand are links Of a broken chain, of which
part is held fast beneath the left foot. Law
| Is also huge seated figure 1t Is covered with
a mantle, and the left hand grasps book. TIE
panels for the monument are four in number
and are cut in relief from marble slabs. They
represent The Departure" THE Signing of
the Contract" The Landing" and The Sign
ing OF the Treaty with Massasoit."
THE Funeral Directors Association, whose
members are among the undertafers OF the
United States and Canada, in their recent an-
nual convention at Baltimore, received a report
from q committee on Lurials of those who die
at sea, and Undertaken Laube, on the commit.
tee, in the discussion that followed, said: II
want to call especial attention of the press to
corpses to home ports for proper burial. alleg.
Against fearful protest OF poor people their
heard of this disposition Of the ch and promi-
phia steamship companies have refused TO listen
to us, and we want the common people to know
bodies can be safely brought home"
Mrs LYNN LINTON says that "of two things
! men and women never weary-hearing them.
selves talk and seeing themselves in print The
practical result of these proclivities u.s. In pri-
vate life, the habit of giving advice which in
itself is retrospective censure; in public, having
| an opinion, theory-of which the outcome Is
| writing to the papers, proving every one but
| the writer dense witted, thick headed and mole