The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


THERE are eight mission ships row cruising IN
the North sea, each combination OF church,
chapel, temperance hall and d'spensary
A VOLUME of Matthew Arnold's miscell 'neous
essays, which have not hitherto been conected,
WILL it is said, be published about the END OF
this year.
IT Is THOUGHT likely by the New York Press
that the labor unions of that city will shortly
have representation at Castle Garden, TO see
that the contract labor law is not violated.
AN INTERESTING FEATURE of the recent an
nual meeting of the Fat Mems Association at
Glen Island Conn, foot race between
two members, weighing respectively 300 and 900
pounds.
FIVE YEARS AGO a Christian police association
was organized in London. 1t now has mem
bership of 1000 and 1853 branches, which extend
as far Singapore, Tasmania, South Africa
and Canada.
AS A COFFIN was being lowered into grave
in cemetery near Vienna it fell in such q
manner as 10 cause the lid to come off and the
corpse to fall out head foremost Three OF the
mourners tainted.
PROF KoLRAUsCH has recently estimated tie
quantity of electricity in flash OF light
ming He finds that from seven to thirty-tve
flashes would be required to keep an ordinary
1ncanCescent lamp burning for an hour.
A JUMBO BLOCK OF GRANITE reached Roches-
ter last Friday, en- route to Chicago. where it is
to be used as the foundation for a monument.
The stone is is feet square, 215 feet thick and
weighs IS tons. 1t was quarried in Maine.
AT ONE TIME not very long ago buffalo swept
over the western plains in herds of countless
| numbers; now the killing of solitary bull in
Dakota is considered such an unusual occur
renee that an account of it is telegraphed across
| the continent.
| THE TELEPHONE was allowed to be used on
Sunday for the first time in London few weeks
ago The managers of the company it is said,
| had grave doubts about the results of such an
| innovation, but the large use that was made of
| the privilege satisfied them.
| Mrs LUCINDA FLETCHER of North Springfield,
Mass, has just celebrated her Tooth birthday.
She is in good health and her faculties partic-
| ularly her memory, are well preserved. OF her
eleven children five are living, and fifteen grand
children and six great grandchildren.
WHILE Tiffin, O., resident was sleeping in
railroad station near there the telegraph
operator painted stripes on his face with a
| paint used to mark boxes The paint contained
| powerful caustic, and ate into the unfortunate
| mans face, disfguring him in a horrible man
| ner. The operator has been arrested.
| AT the recent meeting of the British associa-
ton, the professor of pathology at Cambridge
read a paper in which he claimed that "the
| slight pressure involved in wearing stays has a
beneficial effect, and reasonable lacing increases
mental and physical activity. . Several medical
| gentlemen opposed this view, but lady men,
| Der defended it,
THERE was entered yesterday at the custom
house at Boston one of the oldest things for
| importation brought there for months. 1t was
no less than genuine gondola, to bring which
the Venetian was an appropriate steamer to So
| lect. The value at Venice was a little over $500
| which added vii
| be placed on a lake near the city.
| THE river Nile appears to be exempt from the
usual work expected of it this year, in a season
| when foods or trimming rivers have been a
| widespread story in the old world. Within
safety limits the rivers on this side of the ocean
| have had their abundant supply from the
clouds. Yet the Father of Waters languishes
in its shrunken bed and brings little good to
Egypt.
| QUEEN VICToRIA's sitting room at Balmoral
| is decorated in the French style. The walls are
inlaid with gold damask panels and there are
| number of superb cabinets and tables The
| sofas and chairs are covered with yellow silk
| There is large bay window in the bedroom
| affording an extensive view. The curtains and
| furniture are of terra-cotta damask, the royal
| arms being embroidered on the bed in satin.
BELvA LOCKWOOD graduated from Genesee
| college in 1S47, took second degree from the
Syracuse university in 1870, and later the degree
| or bachelor OF laws from the National Law
| School at Washington. She was married at the
| age of II years to q farmer, but was soon left a
| widow, afterward marrying Rev. DIR. Lockwood,
| a Baptist clergyman. For the past fifteen years
| she has been practicing law in Washington.
| JAY GOULD, it is said, pays $40, 900 year to
his attending physician, DR.. William Mum,
and thus commands his entire time The con-
tract is for twenty years, or until Mr. Gould's
| death. DR.. Mum has devoted his time since his
| engagement. which began year ago, to a
| careful study of the human nerves and their
| diseases, and it may be assumed that Gould s
| nerves will be kept steady if the most enlight-
| ened treatment can accomplish that result.
WORKERS in leather are spending their leisure
| moments in trying to invent a substitute for
| channels skin. There are genuine chamos
| skins in the market, and as yet the manufactured
| limitations are very inferior to the real article
| An English firm is selling new cloth which
| much resembles Chamois, but has none of its
| softness and strength. Several kinds of leather
| have been subjected to different treatment with
| more or less success, but none has yet been
| found satisfactory.
A BLIND MAN died in Paterson n. j. on Mon
day last who possessed the faculty of making
| change as well as if he could see He could
readily distinguish not only coins, but bank
| notes also. He never made mistake in the de-
| nomination, except when the government issued
| a new FORM which would confuse him for a day
| or two He said that each denomination had a
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| diately distlnguishabe. He officiated for many
| wears as cashier of restaurant, and was never
| known to make mistake.
| ABOUT YEAR AGO an agent for the Society
| for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals visited
| an old farmer at North Belchertown, Mass, and
| told him that the horse that he was using had
| outlived it's usefulness, and should not work
more. The farmer at once killed the horse and
| apparently vowed that he would not buy an
other one, for, though he is quite able he has
| not owned a horse since. although he works his
| farm. The other day neighbor, riding by saw
| a man in the shafts of a wagon drawing hay
from the field to the barn. He questioned the
| farmer, who said that he had been using a
| tramp to help get in his hay, and that the fell
| low could draw quite a load.
PRESIDENT CARNoT and Nine. Carnot live at
| Fontanebleau this season, in the suite Of rooms
fitted up by the Empress Eugene for her son
against his coming of age. They have the use
| of all the private and state apartments of the
| palace, all of which have been carefully kept in
| order for tho past eighteen years. although the
| palace has been practically deserted The state
| rooms are said to be the finest in Europe Fon-
| tainebleau was created for the tallest king of
his time, it is said, Francis L. and his hight was
| the unit OF measurement which the architect
took in pitching the ceilings and the cross beams
| of the floor The cabinetmakers did the same
| and the sofas and carved chairs, which were
| Just right for Francis, useless for the pres
! ent generation. Neither of the Napoleons could
sit in them without using couple Of steps to