Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-10-25
DISTANT poINes.

LoSpoN has one hundred tirst-class clubs
with a membership Of 10000.
THE Sultan of Turkey exiled eighty of his
cooks, who struck on account of their wages
not being paid.
THE Emperor Frederick has banished all
French words from the bills of fare pre-
pared for state dinners.
A GENERAL inundation by the failure Of
the bikes in Holland occasioned a loss Of
life, it is said, amounting to 100000 persons
in 1880.
Chill has seized Easter Island for the
purpose of establishing penal colony. This
IS the island famous for its grand stone
statues standing on huge pedestals.
AT an international horse show to be held
at Paris next year SAB, 900 will be distributed
in premiums. Thoroughbreds, Arabs,
Anglo-Arabs, half-breeds, cart horses,
mules and donkeys are the classes agreed
upon.
IMPORTANT mining operations are carried
on in the Arctic circle Crysolte is mined
in Greenland and shipped to Philadelphia
for making candles. Extensive copper
mines have been worked for long time in
Finland.
THE Bulgarian Government has appropri-
ated sixty thousand francs to promote liter
airy and scientific research. 1t is especially
proposed to reward all persons who bring TO
light ancient manuscripts, or assist in the
gathering of unpublished folklore.
FRENCH capitalists have formed com.
pany to purchase large and fertile Russian
| territories for farming and cattle breeding
| Another great company is proposed, with
Russia and foreign capital, TO export beef,
mutton and pork to England by fast steam
ers from Libau
EACH soldier of the Netherlands is to be
supplied, in case of war, with cartridge
three inches long by two wide, containing
antiseptic dressings. These will consist Of
bandage about three yards long and two
pieces of gauze, all rendered antiseptic by a
sublimate solution.
A NOVEL electric railway has been com
pleted, running from the shore of Lake
Lucern over bed cut in the solid rock to
the summit of the Burgenstock, 1880 feet
| up. 1t has a gradient of from thirty-two
to fifty-eight per cent. The electricity is
generated by a water wheel in the River
Aar
AT Marseilles, France, man who fancied
his wife would look well in ostrich feathers
entered railroad truck wherein were sew.
eral birds just arrived from Algeria en-
route to Paris. The poor fellow selected q
fine specimen feather, and was about to pull
1t out when the ostrich kicked and killed
him on the spot.
ARUssAN peasant, after ten years work
| dicpovarad n trnneIlra lpnn lana that form or
part of the estate of Prince Ostersl1y
whose ancestors were plundered and driver
from their homes by the Tartars a long time
ago. The discovery includes manuscripts
and other articles Of value besides the gold
The peasant gets one-third and the Car the
rest of it,
AN officer of French regiment con
demned several soldiers for breaches o
discipline to run for three hours, carryin!
their rifles and full equipments. A corpora
named Vallad at the end of two hours fel
down exhausted. The Sergeant wished t.
let him rest, but the superior officer insist
ed that he be made to get up and finish hi
task saying that he should run until h
dropped dead The corporal got up an
shot himself dead with his rife.
TIE proposed reform Of the French buria
avs has not yet taken effect Crematio
is still Illegal in France, so Frenchmen hay
to 20 to Italy for the purpose. A Partisan
who recently died, was, by the provision
of his will, taken to Milan for cremation
The Italian customs authorities levied Sc,
enty dollars import duty on the body whe
it entered the country and charged til
same amount export duty on the ashes whe
taken back into France.
A NOVEL lottery scheme has been pr
posed in Russia. The chief conditions al
these A young woman of excellent mori
character and noble birth is the chief prize
her name is to remain secret until aftC
the drawing; the total receipts from th
sale of tickets, amounting TO five thousan
rubles, arc to form her marriage porto.
the holder of the lucky ticket is to MARI
the young woman and thus receive tn
dowry; but if she won't marry him ST
must pay two thousand five hundred ruble
RECENT arrivals from the Hawaiian Is
ands declare that the Government is inso
ruptcy in the near future. The refor
Government, which came into power on Il
downfall of the Gibson Ministry, has simp
used any coin in sight to pay current c
penscs, with no thought of future settl
ment The public debt of Hawaii may
put in round numbers at S2,750,0O0, f
: waich the only security is Crown lands al
. Government buildings at Honolulu. whic
, unde, forced sale.