The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

undertake Great Pacific Slope International
Exposition" in that city in year or two.
ONE o. the best gas wells in the Indiana field
is the one recently opened at Lafontaine. 1t is
less than 900 feet deep, and two flames. each 70
| Ieet hlgh, burn from the 3-inch tubing of the
| well.
| TEXAS MAN was fired at and the bullet was
turned aside by pack of cards in his breast
| pocket AS 1t was a pack, with the ace
| outward, it can be seid that the ball came
within an ace of killing him.
| JOHN CUNNINGHAM. sailor at Portland, Me-,
arose in his sleep and jumped from the third
| story window, receiving fatal injuries. He
| dreamed that mis- vessel was in storm and that
| ne was trying to reach deck.
A CHICAGO MAN was sentenced to twenty
| years Imprisonment the other day for stealing
pint bottle Of whisky. II it had been quart
| bottle the unfortunate wretch would probably
nave expiated his crime on the gallows.
STREET FIDDLER" in Omaha was given
IS gold piece in mistake for a nickel by an alb
sent minded person who was listening to his
music. The giver did not discover his error,
but the player did, and honestly returned the
money.
WILLIAM LAHEY escaped from the peniten-
tiary at Auburn, N. Y, by cutting through
feet of solid masonry with a knife and then
saving through the roof. 1t is pronounced the
most !aborious escape ever made from the in
| stituton.
| The French never did well at translating
Shakespeare. Even Voltaire did not catch
on" to the meaning of the great dramatist.
Shakespeare,s expression; II viii carve myself
a fortune with my sword - VoItaire rendered
with my sword will make my fortune carv-
| ing meat
| AUGUSTUS ANDERSON, German immigrant,
on Monday, extended to Supt. Simpson, Of Cas-
| tie &c rden, the privilege of kissing his BRIDE in
| return for procuring clergyman to perform
the marriage ceremony The New York Press
says the crowd in the vicinity thought the super
| 1ntendent would not take up with the groom S
| offer but he did giving Mrs. Anderson a kiss
that resounded throughout the rotunda.
DURING the past month two agents of the
japanese government. Ninao Jshida and Yey
Nakajima, have been familiarizing themselves
| with BOstons system of public works with a
view to collating as large an amount of infor-
| nation on tle subject as is possible. They have
! already visited most of the principal cities of
| the union and will also investigate the systems
| employed IN the European capitals before max
| ing their report at Toxic.
| A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER of Milwaukee has
in her note book the following composition on
| Girls written by boy: "Ciirls are very stuck
up and dignified in their manner and behave
| youror. They make fun of boys and then turn
| killed cat or anything They look out every
| mite and say: oh, amt the moon lovely Thir
| is one thing have not told, and that is they
always now their lessons bettern boys"
AT the last drawing of the Prussian State Lot
terry the grand prize of $4,000 went to a we'll
known Siesian. Curiously enough, his father
won the grand prize Just forty years
| ago; and fifteen years ago his uncle
! won half the grand prize in the same lot
| terry. But the most startling coincidence in the
whole matter is that in every instance it was the
| same number that captured the prize. That
| numb ought to be one of the most popular
| heirloomS of the family.
THE INTEREST in the case of the Emperor
Frederick is by no means subsiding in Germany,
| but, on the other hand, is eliminating The
| work Of Dr. ] j.. Kleist of Berlin, which defends
| Sir Moren Mackenzie in a moderate and sch1l-
| arIy Wey, Las produced a great impression.
| Though published under the name of Or Kleist
| this pamphlet is said TO emanate from one of
! the most distinguished professors in the uni
| Ners ~, who was not himself concerned in the
| treatment OF the emperor.
NAHNouND DJELLADELLIN PASTA, late minis
| ter of finance tc the Sultan of Turkey entered
| his recent office practically penniless Now he
| OWES over q Quirter OF million of Turki h
! pounds, which he obtained by a neat little,
| scheme worthy Of an American boodler of the
advanced type The sultan has been anxious
| to tehead this Napoleon of finance but has
| been merciful through policy Djelladelln
| keeps his head and twothirlS Of his fortune
| The other third of his money goes, not to his
'-N~'-NSi AiiNS
Two OFFICERS of the Austrian army, who
| undertook the ascent OF the Marg ,ret noun
| tain without guides came to grief early in the
| trip. They were caught in a dense fog, and
| while cropping ABOUT both fell over O precipics
| $50 feet high. One of the men was killed
| while his companion, Lieut.. QevGl, wao forum
| ately escaped with severe Commissions. was I'M
able to find his way back, and, having wa ndered
| about for some time was at last compelled to
remain all night in the locality. suffering
1 forr h1yf rrv,a o,r~s,,g a 4 =.
| ing he was able to descend slowly and reach 81
| the nearest hut in the afternoon.
THE best place to fad alligators is in brackish
| water, half fresh and half salt. They seem to
| thrive in such element better than in either
! purely fresh or purely salt water, and are I'M
| usually prolific there. Men who hunt them
| take small boat on a dark night and move
quietly along their haunts. With lantern
| they shine their eyes hunter does a
| wild animal, and when within few feet of them
fire bail into the eye, and then with sharp
| hook fastened to long pole, catch hun. If
| only partially killed the tun then begins The
water is dashed into foam and the boat dragged
along sometimes mile Often a second shot is
| necessary to dispatch big one.
THE st. Stephens Review of London has the
following paragraph: THE republicans in
| America have improved on the methods of the
| English separatists Mr. Gladstone has been
| recommended to the electors or sufficiently
| silly and irrelevant grounds, but surely for
| downright an II utter abSurdi.y nothing ever
| will beat the idea of supporting Gen Harrison
| as candidate for the presidency because h. han
| pens to have a big head. 1t appears that the
| general wears az hat. while President Glove
| land only taxes a ~" After makinE This
| statement the ReCiel0 suggests TINT we find the
| man who wears the largest hat in America and
make him President at once.
HARRY ALLEN was a wild Maine youth. who
! gave his family a lot of trouble. and finally ran
off to the West. He procured situation ia
store in Washington Territory One dav he
| happened to say to the store eeper that lie Il
| got quite pile and ought to put it in the bank.
| and the man replied: Don't do that Put
| your money into land" Harry took his advice
| bought land and after that invested every do.
| lar he could raise in the same way When he
| was about 2l he saw a chancs TO make a biy
| trade and made it, Then his father went into
the same speculation and they put up mills
| and engaged extensively in the lumber business
| To-day Harry Allen is said to be worth $3.50 0Oo
A RUGGED CHESTNUT TREE stands not far from
| the ferry at Fort Lee, n. Y. For several days
| il has been evident that some animal had got
through hole at the foot OF the tree and was
unable TO get out. A whining noise such as
| might be made by kitten in distress awakened
! the sympathy OF the children in the neighbol-
| hood, and they persuaded a carpenter to enlarge
| the hole with his AK He chopped for an hour be-.
fore he could get his arm In. and then h. pulled
out q small, specified animal. He wishes now
| that he hadn't. The animal was skunk How
| it got in without being able TO get out again is q