The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

LEPRosY is said to be affecting many Scandi-
navian immigrants in Northern Minnesota and
Dakota 1t is brought from the old country,
and seems to spread but little here
THE prize for the effectual destruction of rab-
bits offered by the New South Wales govern
ment is being warmly contested. Already 1856
inventions have been sent in TO complete for the
S25O,O0o.
THE two hundred and hftieth anniversary of
the settlement of New Haven, Conn, will be
celebrated April 25. Rev. Newman Smyth will
deliver an grafton, and there will be other pub
lie exercises.
SOME experiments have been recently made
in St. Petersburg with the idea of slaughtering
cattle by electricity, the results of which have
been highly satisfactory-death being in all
cases instantaneous.
1T is said that wealthy men in the liquor bust
ness in Philadelphia have formed a syndicate,
with Sl000,00o backing, to furnish bondsmen to
enable the Saloonkeepers to comply with the
new high license law of Pennsylvania,
A CORRESPONDENT in Paris writes that the aver
age American housewife finds little pleasure in
housekeeping in that city, and backs up the
statement with the fact that the paint on the
woodwork would all disappear with two or three
washings
A SOAP NINE has been discovered near Pine
Ridge, Wyo. At all events,s if it isn't soap
it's something that resembles it very closely, be-
ing yellow in color. and capable of making
good lather and removing grease from hands
and clothing. The supply seems to be unlimited.
ONE of the wealthiest women in Chicago is
Mrs. Muncel, childlesS widow of threescore
years When her husband was dying, few
years ago, he requested her never to hoard a
dollar. Her income is $4,000 per annum, and
of this sum she devoteS $4,000 to local charity
JOHN SELLERS, an old farmer, near New Phila-
delphia O., who died the other day, had re-
markable crop of hair and very long beard
This was because he had never shaved or had
his hair cut, thinking, as he said it was inter
fering with the provisions of nature for man
TO cut or even trim his hair
A NUMBER of New Jersey farmers have been
swindled by sharpers, who have solicited their
signatures to the Audubon Society not to
destroy non-game birds, which have afterward
turned up as promissory notes The Audubon
Society offers a reward of $500 for evidence
leading to a conviction of persons unlawtully
using the pledges.
DINNER PARTIES, balls and receptions are
going ont of fashion in Paris and fashionable
people are, instead, making the theatre and the
opera the usual NEE. ing place for social inter
course. 1t is said that the fashionaules now
consider one or two Sorees Y ear enough, and
on other occasions treat their guests to tea in
stead OF champagne and rare viands.
A HARTFORD MAN started good fire In a sheet
iron stove in his office, forgot to close the
draught, locked the Office door ana went to
drive. When he got back he found the fire out;
but 1t had made itself felt before going out.
Every thing in the room was scorched, apples
on shelf were baked and dog that had been
locked in was dead. evidently SutfOcated.
IT has been decided recently by the Court of
Common Pleas of Berks county, Pennsylvania
that it is 4 violation of the law to charge an adj
mission fee to camp meetings on Sunday The
case was that of the commonwealth OF Penn
sylyana against Weilnar. on the complaint of
Rev. I. A. Ferney, and the law under which
the decision was made is an act of April p, 1894
IDAHO newspapers are calling attention to the
fact that Lemhi Indians are slaughering deer
by the wholesale lust for their hides They
form a circle, covering miles of country. and
drive the deer toward a common centre, gener-
ally deep ravine, and do the work so thorough
~ that almost every animal started within the
outer circle is killed. The authorities are asked
to put stop to this slaughter.
THEY are talking about establishing Maple
Sugar Exchange in Vermont to guard against
adulteration. 1t is said that the widespread
adulter4t0n of genuine maple sugar and syrup
is resulting seriously to the sugar industry of
the State. The annual product is about 12 ono
0J0 pounds: and it is thought the organization
of an exchange would increase it 25 per cent.
ALL the old hunters of Clinton county, Penn
sylvania, are grooming over Prothonotary
Mann, of Sunbury, who. they say, is a doomed
man They think so because, the other day near
Snow Shoe Mountain he shot a snow white deer
not doe, to be sure, but buck, and big
one. too. Mr.. Mann laughs at the croakers
and is having the skin OF the white deer stuffed
and mounted.
THE largest Chinese mining camp In the
Northwest is at Warren, Idaho Hundreds of
Chinese have been at work there for several
years. and each year from fifty to seventy five
go back to China with from 81, 900 to s. 900
fortune for them. Most Chinese miners work
over old mines, and are very expert at cleaning
up every particle OF gold but at Warren they
are on new ground, and their careful system re-
suits in large yields.
MISS BENTON, of Geneva, Neb., eloped with a
Chicago drummer, and was pursued by her
father and brother and a detective. who found
them in private house in Omaha The brother
drew revolver and with difficulty was pre-
vented from shooting the drummer VINO in
turn drew a marriage certificate and waved it
in the face of the father When the old man
saw it he said that it was all right and he took
his daughter and son-in-law home with him
TEE famous $4,000 necklace, which created
so much notice in Washington society circles
last winter, has Just been sold hv Mr. Alvin
Patten, of Cincinnati. 10 Mr. John d Lang
horne, of Connecticut avenue, for that amount
In addition to the necklace, he has purchased
IoF Mrs Langhorne, formerly Miss TaylOe
$1,000 pair of diamond earrings. The necklace
contains nifty old-mlne diamonds, and the centre
ston, alone is vaued at 800. The earrings
said to be the largest and finest ever worn
at the capital
j. II. HAWKINS living near cheyenne Wv T
while driving over the prairie saw the carcass of
a horse and was surprised to hear wells coming
from its interior. On investigating the matter
he found that a hungry coyote in feasting on
the remains, had eaten an orifce in the body
and after gorging himself had fallen asleep in
the oddly constructed burrow. Then the ner
curry had dropped and the change in the tenn
perature impTSone the unfortunate COYOTE he
yond the AID of even his strong Jaws and sharn
teeth Mr.. Hawkins liberated he animal
THERE is an establishment in New York that
employs lergo number of girls to crack and
pick nuts, the kernels of which arc sold to con
PETITIONERS. The nutshelS are sold TO manufac-
turers in var'fus Eastern towns more especially
in Boston, TIE shells of pecan nuts, English !
walnuts and hickory nuts are used in the manu- |
facture of spices. The shells are ground IN |
into a powder and mixed with other spices This
shell dust has considerable favor. although of
course, it is not what il is alleged to he when
sold as spice 1t is not known that it has auyin (
furious qualities.
PHILADELPHIA claims TO make and eat more |
candy in proportion to population than any
other city in the country. There are eighty !
seven manufacturers and wholesalers and I. 2o0 |
retailers and they use more than 81 900 900 of /
capital and consume 100 900 tons of sugar every
year, Caramels are great speciality of the F!
trade in that city. For other places much
chocolate and walnut candy and many gum !
drops are made Six tons of e1ln-drope ware !