The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-28
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supper The next morning for an appetizer he
partook of nine boxes of sardines.
TOURISTS in Switzerland this season complain
that some of the finest scenery, notably along
tne 81. Gothard route, has been defaced by
staring advertisements of continental hotels
Lucy MACK, a young woman of Highland, N
T. Jumped from sleeping car on Thursday
while 1t was going at the rate of thirtyfve miles
rescued unhurt
A GERMAN living at Dubuque, Iowa, recently
feii In love with the photograph of a young
woman in his native land. He had never met
her, put, crossing the. Atlantic, has been sue
cesSful 10 his suit.
1T Is PROPOSED to bring in a bill at the next
session OF the British parliament to put re-
stralnt on improvident marriages, the great
proportion of such marriages being made by
those under rs years of age
A 16-YEAR OLD GIRL has been arrested in New
YORK for the atrocous crime of stealing her
fathers trousers while he slept and pawning
them. Notwithstanding she was young and
pretty, she was sentenced to four months i'm
prIsonment.
LEADER SoUsA of the marine band, Washing
ton, has completed his collection of the national
songs of the world, ordered by the navy depart
lnent. MIR. Sousa has been able to identify the
com 1osers of only twenty one numbers out of
Us VIII Oh his book contains
IHE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE at its next ses
sion will be asked to insert clause in its game
and fish laws providing for a tax of 81 year
70 DC levied on every shotgun as soon as it shall
nave passed from the hand of the dealer into
That OF the individual owner.
A RECENT CLEVER INVENTION is the taxanum,
| alittle lantern-lke apparatus which, ngeniously
placed at the back of a cab, measures the
exact distance traverSed by it, 1t is now being
tried at Berlin, under police inspection, and is
| SAID TO answer exceedingly well
1T is PROPOSED to substitute wooden clap
pers for the iron ones now in use on locomo-
| tlves running into New York, aud which are so
often complained of as nuisances The sound
would still make noise enough to be heard
where they should be, while the neighborhood
would get rest.
SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE MILES of
| the great Trans-Andean railway, intended to
connect Valparaiso with Buenos Ayres, are
open, and the remaining 149 miles are expected
TO be completed in 1892 The summit level is
lU,49O Ieet above the sea, and the summit tunnel
VIII be three miles long.
POPLAR TREE of unusual size was felled on
the farm Of DR.. D. H. Combe, in Utica town
| ship, CLARK county, Indiana, and as it struck the
ground large limb broke off, in the heart of
which was found the antlers of deer a cows
norm, and a number of curious shells. The
mystery is how they got there.
The CRY OF LIvoRNo ITALY, is at present ex-
! cited over the disappearance of the Duchess
Aure1 member of one of the most aristo-
cratlc houses in the kingdom, who has left
debts to the amount of 5000, 900 behind her The
police are endeavoring to discover her where
aoouts, but as yet have been unsuccessful
LUCILLE FOUNTAIN of Grand Rapids, Mich, is
only 80 years of age, but has been married
twelve times in almost as many states Not one
OF her lords and masters think enough of her
N ha
world again. She says she will get married
again as soon as any one comes along who wants
her.
HYPNoTIsM is to be elevated into science
Already society is being formed in London to
investigate its merits and has promise of in
iluentlal support So much encouragement has
IN TACT, been given to the movement that
semi-public gathering has been held in West
minister Town Hall, to take it into still further
consideration.
A BIG BROWN HORSE got out of stable in
Jackson Mich, Sunday evening and walked
across the long Lake Shore railroad bridge over
the mill-pond, crossed several culverts, and was
found quietly grazing near the Fort WAYNE
track, beyond the crossing. The target-tender
saw saw the the strange performance and says that
walker, never once missing his footing.
JAMES RUssELLs House of Commons Jubilee
album, which gave rise to some controversy in
Westminster, is now almost complete, and the
author hopes to formally present. it to the
queen soon after the beginning of the next SEES
sion. 1t is in a way quite unique curiosity
The portraits, which are as a rule admirable,
have been reduced TO the modest dimensions of
Two inches by one and One-half, and are ar
ranged ALPHABETICALLY forty nine a page,
with the sheet opposite for autographs
A CELEBRATED WOODEN LEG has been discov-
cred in an old Vincennes France) shop. that
was once a smithy. The limb belonged to Cen
era md A.
the big wars of the first Napoleon. This rugged
old warrior defended the Fortress of Vinoennes
against the allied army, and is famous for hav-
ing said to the invaders, when summoned tn
give up the place, Bring me back my leg which
you shot off, and you shall have my keysl' The
wooden leg now found had been sent by Dau- |
''shod, as the General himself expressed il,
Before the article was sent back the old war
rior died suddenly, and his sham limb remained
IN an ancient smithy until the present day. 1t
will now be placed in the artillery museum of
the Hotel des InvGlides, among many other his
toric relics.
LLoYD's REGISTER SHIPBUILDING RETURNS
for the quarter ending Sept. 30 show that. ex
GLIDING war ships, there were at that date 521
vessels OF SS2'749 tons gross register under con-
struction in the United Kingdom. against 4Oo
vessels of 6OS,995 tons gross register a wear pre
vlouSly, AS compared with June 30 there is q
decrease of Is vessels, of 49, 1862 tons and the
number of vessels for which preparations are
being made also shows diminution About on
per cent. of the vessels now being CONSTRUCTED
are being built under the supervision of the SIR
veyors of Lloyd's Register with view to clas
sfcation by that society. From the table re-
lating to foreign shipbuidng which is neces
sarlly very imperfect, it would appear that
good deal of work is being proceeded with at
various continental ports, especially at Genoa
Nantes and st. Nazaire, and at places on the
Baltic.
THERE has been discovered in the forests of
India strange plant, which possesses to a very
high degree astonishing magnetic power. The
hand which breaks a leaf from it receives i'm
mediately shock equal to that which is pro-
duced by the conductor Of an induction coil At
distance OF six meters a magnetic needle is
affected by it, and it will be quite deraneed If
brought near The energy of this singular in
huence varies with the hours of the day All
powerful about O'Clock in the afternoon il ia
absolutely annulled during the night. At times
of storm its intensity augments to striking pro
portions. During rain the plant seems To snc
cumb, and bends its head during a thunder
shower. 1t remains there without force Of
virtue, even If one should shelter il with nm nm
brella. No shock is felt at that time in break
ing the leaves and the needle is unaffected Inv
it. One never by any chance sees a bird or in
sect alight on the electric plant; an instinct
seems to warn them that they would fiud there
sudden death.
ONE of the humors Of the campaign in New
Jersey, and there are not a few Of them. is the
eagerness of the aristocratic Grubb the repub-