The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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! WHILE civil engineer was surveying piece
of timber land in Pohaquarry township, New
| Jersey, on Wednesday, he encountered a den of
rattlesnakes. After destroying number with
| dynamite cartridges he found that the largest
| two snakes measured three feet six inches, and
| mad ten rattles each.
A CLERK in the patent office at Washington
now has in his possession a memento that
money could not buy. 1t is an inkstand, large,
heavy and plain, and any one who ever visited
the law Office of Roscoe Conkng would recog-
nize it as the one which he used and which was
SO conspicuous on his desk.
A VISITOR from the east recently gave
Kansas City reporter an interesting illustra-
ton of the way the town has grown. In 1854
only 81 years ago, Kansas City consisted of a
steamboat landing and half dozen insignia
cant huts. while Indians prowled along the
river banks and occasionally made raid on the
settlement.
In VERA Cruz a man committed suicide by
jumping from the steeple of a church. He first
threw down his hat called on those below to get
out of the way and then, balancing himself on
his hands with his feet on the top OF the clock,
diYed off into space. Most Of his bones were
broken, and yet ne moved some little time
after the fall.
ONE of the Texas delegates to the national
republican convention has shipped TO Chicago
pair of monster horns handsomely mounted
They measure three feet from tip TO tip and
over them is stretched a banner bearing the in
scription, Texas Headquarters. The portion
of the skull between the horns bears hand
some star of silver.
ENGLISH silversmiths are manufacturing old
plate bowls by taking old platters and covers
and converting them into bowls, which they i'm
pose upon unsophisticated collectors Experts
discover the trick by the hall mark, which the
remodeling of the platterS brings up onto the
side of the bowl where it would never have been
put by the assay officers.
YET another "sea serpent" has been heard
from, this time from Apena. Mich, where it is
reported that people living along Thunder bay
have been terrified at the appearance of a
monster snake. 1t was first discovered in a
potato field, at little distance inland, but
afterward according to the story, was seen to
"go over the ground as lively as horse and
glide into the bay"
Gov. Hill has signed the act which requires
all coal dealers to procure a license, or have in
their employment licensed weigher, who shall
give certificate of the weight of every ton or
part of a ton of coal purchased. The purchaser
must be provided with the certificate, and If
the coal shall be found light weight the licensed
weigher is liable to a fine not exceeding 500
and imprisonment for thirty days.
THE sexton of the Union NJ. E. church, Viii
mington, Del, has frequently found in the pews
articles left there On Sunday last, while ex-
aiming some of them he discovered sheath
knife disguised as a fan. The blade was fully
seven inches in length 1t is pupposed to have
belonged to young man who, in company with
two or three others, have been behaving quite
badly at the church services on different coca
sions.
WHILE Mr.. johnson and servant were walk
ing in the woods near Bowling Green, Ky, they
found flock of twenty-five OF thirty weasels.
They were all together and seemed to recognize
the fact that in union there is strength, as they
showed a disposition to hold their ground when
approached by the men, and showed fight, all
drawn up in battle array. This will seem in
credible to most people, but it is nevertheless
quite true.
A GANG of desperadoes at Randolph, Mass,
attacked and nearly killed man named Lam
bert last Sunday night. During the fight the
noise of approaching police was heard, and the
crowd, wishing to conceal their work, took
Lambert and hid him in tomb in the cemetery
near by The officers found him after he had
been imprisoned over an hour, and he was
almost suffocated when rescued. His condition
is now critical e.
THE other night while car on the electric
railroad was running down Fulton street, ia
maica, L. l., large Attorney COW became
frightened at its approach. The animal was
being led by rope held by young man. The
cow dashed at the glaring headlight of the car
completely demolishing it. For over twenty
minutes the frantic COW tried to butt the car
from the track. At last the animal fell down
exhausted. She was only slightly hurt.
ACCORDING to intelligence from China "stren-
uous efforts are being made night and day to
close the great breach in the southern bank of
the Hoang-ho, but, as might be expected, exam
ination shows that the entertainments on both
sides of the river are generally in a very I'M
sound condition, and that probably. If the
great breach can be repaired, other breaks will
be made 1t is said long section of the north
ern bank, in particular, is in very precarious
state.n
A New York MERCHANT, whose life was made
miserable by the visits of travelling statesmen
has invented a scheme for out manoeuveringt the
fraternity. At his store door, under a big hand
which points up a carpeted stairway is the
legend: Entrance for statesmen" The stairs
wind, but the way for dr1lmmers is pointed out
by another hand at the head of the stairs The
salesman who follows its mute direction is
presently confronted by two more One noints
down stairway and the other points out into
the street.
BELvA LOCKWOOD having visited the capitol
at Washington, the other day was piled with
questions by several of her congressional friends
as to the course she would pursue if the for
tunes OF politics should place her in the presi-
dental chair. Finally, it is related Mr. Morrow
of California said But you couldn't be com
mander-in,chief of the armies. How would you
arrange JudJf LOCKWOOD thereuDOn
shook her finger archly at her questioner and
replied sweetly: Il would dismiss the armies
and rule by love-"
Troy On " Times correspondent writes.
Friday noon large blast was fired at the
Bolger quarry. 1t was the largest blast ever
fired in the slate regions. Twenty-four holes
inches in diameter and 30 feet in depth were
bored Both powder and dynamite were used
The rock which was blasted was triangular in
shape, being so feet each side The holes
were drilled ON the top of the quarry From
this top rock TO the bottom of the quarry II 10
80 feet. The blast was fired by electricity The
great mass of rock-thousands of tons-wes
thrown from its bed instantaneously into the
pit of the quarry.
A CURIOUS accident resulting in the death of
a street car horse, occurred the other day In
Cincinnati. 1t seems that a dray -horse. driven
by man named Floyd, became refractory. and
despite the efforts of the driver, began To baclr
up the street. A street car was coming down
the street at the time and collision took place
The horse nearest the dray was strijck with ono
OF the pins at the rear of the vehicle and was
literally impaled, the blunt point of the min he
ing driven into its intestines So badly was the
animal injured that it was found necessary 10
Kill II. Floyd was taken to the police station
but was allowed to go after explaining the NC
cident. ~"
MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY has been held In |
emma with reference to the abandonment of |
the New Brunswick ship Rock Terrace. near |
Guam, while on voyage from PHILADELPHIA To |
Hiogo. The court found the captain to blame |
for the abandonment but expressed some |
sympathy with him, as his mind appeared to |