The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

IT Is officially stated that the extraordinary
demand for small coin, which is now so great
that the minis are unable to keep pace with it.
Is que TO the near approach Of the holidays
The Jefferson City Tribune tells of a doe
which followed a coon into a cave, where he
became became, Iast IN a narrow aperture. and was
! compelled 70 remain until he grew lean enough
70 get through. which required tive I've days
The PHYSICIANS of the late Dom Luis of
Portugal have received royal rewards for their
services. The chief physician received 100 OOC
| francs Tor eighteen visits: another who at
tended ten consultations, $4,000 francs while
| several others who attended the consulta tions
received from 900 to 5000 francs each time sr
$4,000. ANS 'o0'
IHE HARDsHIPs suffered by the frontier itin
Grant preachers are not at all matters of
ancient history. DIR. ". a. Spencer, according
20 the New YORK Tribune writes of Method.
| ISL pastor IN Kansas who in the last three
| quarters OF year, has travelled 1000 miles
| preached about sixty times, and received from
| the people $40 IS, of which 81 % was due on
| last year account. f-.-e
| u. V. DUPONT .Of the great gunpowder manu-
factory at Wilmington, Del, declares that the
so-called smokeIess and noiseless powders SO far
invented nv are failures, but he proclaims his be-
neI that In the next five years new powder
LOT warfare will be invented which will be
snnoKeless noiseless, uniform, and safe and free
from poisonous gases when it is consumed
patent. N0"
JOHN c. BUILT, the eminent lawyer of Phila-
deiphia, has just finished the draft of the
largest mortgage ever given in this country
the indenture of the Northern Pacific raiIr DAD
LOT SioOO)OOO. To Mr. Built was also in
trusted the drafting of the Reading SlO0 900
general mortgage, three preference mortgages
aagsfeSating S63,0OO,000, and the $4,000 900
Norfolk and Western blanket r,orfgoc,a II
Inns particular line of work Mr.. Built IS said TO
stand at The head of his profession.
AT MEETING of the Vienna Geographical
society, fortnight since, Lieut.. Hohnel, of the
imperial navy, read paper describing the voy-
age OF exploration in Africa. which he under.
took WIN Count Teeki in 1SS7-1SSS The expe-
ulUon which consisted of $50 men started from
ZANZIBAR early in 1887 and marched TO Daveta.
at the foot of the Kimaniaro mountain
n Idaia IT went through the Nasal land, and
reached Mombasa, on the Indian ocean on
Oct; %, 1888. On his wav Count Tt,leSi djscov-
S[eu Two lakes, large and small one, which
ne Chrlstened Rudolph and Stephanie in honor
Oh tne Crown Prince and Crown Princess
ONE OF the most intellectual heiresses of
Philadelphia is Miss Nina Lea. the daughter of
Henry G. Lea, the well-known publisher and
writer Asthere is no one to inherit her fathers
1ottune except brother, Miss Lea will GER
FANNY be blessed with a heavy purse Her
Aathers wealth is placed at about 93 900 900
a al consequently his daughter will step into
Sto0VVyi one Is devoted to intellectual pur-
su sui: Wnlie her father was busily engaged in
wtItlng ms famous work on the History of the
opailiSn lnqulsition,' Miss Lea became deeDly
itefesGed III the subject, and it is said assisted
her lather not a little in his literary labor.
IHE ACCOUNTS of the Washington centennial
at New York have at last been audited. and a
os1lance OF o. al % stands to the credit of the
committee. The statement shows q total fnnd
IN nand or S170,499 to start with made IN as
IonowS: state appropriation, SIS, 900; city ap-
EXPIRATION, S13OO0; private subscriptions S42-
80 ~ out or which the disbursements were
300 100 3d. leaving balance as above The hail
a aa9 banquet account shows an expendit ure of
$o3Stl ", 70 meet which were receipts from
tickets S63,207 90. less amount advanced nv Mr.
Bowen on account of tickets Distributed Nv the
executive committee with interest SIS 702 90
Ieavlng a deficiency of $21, 436 95 which was
PAID IN cash on settlement.
EVEN the women and children are partici
pating in the present good hunting up in west
ern Maine The other day Mrs. George Brown
OF GuIIord, In Plscataquis county, while look
ing our of her kitchen window, saw a larna and
handsome fox come out in the field near by
ffsr husband being away, she took down his
rifle and pointed it out of the window of the
fox. The window being low she found sba
could not rest the gun on the sill and take good
ann soShe raised it and held it at arm Is length
nreu ana Riiled tise fox instantly. She then
Went out and brought her trophy into the
house. The Portland Press, from which this
paragraph is taken, says that the distance.
being measured, proved to be thirty rods.
The MOST POLITE NATION in diplomatic inter |
course is not France, but Belgium When the |
Belgian authorities addressed a letter to this |
government asking if the United States still |
claimed as citizens all children of alien parents |
porn here, the communication closed with: II |
should be grateful if your excellencv would |
have the great kindness to furnish me with this
TocuIheht ana give me the information desired.
4 1 I nthklhg your excellency in advance, l en-
brace, etc Wishing to know what We're the
regulations of the United States in regard to
peddling, the Belgian minister concluded with:
4 have the honor to have recourse to your ex-
to acquaint me with the laws and regulations |
which are in force in the United States regard
ing peddllng. avail myself" etc.
In ALGERIA every girl born of native parents
is tattooed on her forehead between the eve
brows, and just on III, root of the nose. with a
cross formed OF several straight lines of small
stars running close together. These tattoo
marks are dark blue color Algerian women
are also considerably tattooed on the backs of
their hands, their forearms and chests, as well
as on Their shoulders. their wrists being espe
cally adorned with drawings REPRESENTING
bracelets and flowers strung together. As
rule, women are the operators, and it is pripci-
paly on children between the ages of and |
mat they nave to exercise their art They
use sometimes needle, but more frequently a |
arbary fig tree thorn. They employ kohl as a |
coloring substance. 1t is kind of fine powder
made from sulphur of antimony which is also |
in great request by the Algerian woman for the |
purposes Of face painting.
FIVE CASES Of Russian grippe have come
under my treatment since Monday" said DIR.
Hamilton Burch, the throat expert of New York
The other day, all in one family. mild solll-
lion of carbolic acid and camphor in refined
white vaseline, which is sold here by two lead
ng druggists under different names is about
the best thing ] know of to spray the affected
membranes with. | don't fancy Dr. Edison
would enjoy having his throat sprayed with
lulnlne; 1t would be decidedly severe The
grippe is nothing but form of
'oryza, which is peculiar in the sudden
ness with which it reaches its climax
n the sufferer instead of gradually getting
worse, as most bad colds do. What is most de- |
'raoie is something soothing to the infamed
membranes. put my patients in a chair over |
IN alcohol lamp, drape them in blankets, give
hem this vapor bath freely and then order them
% stay in the house for four days; if not well
hen, they must stay in ten days, or six days
more, when the influenza will have run lis |
course. The first patient was a prominent in
urance man; his partner caught it from HIM |
lis partners wife from his partner and the sons
md servant in their turn hope we will sue
eed in locating the grippe bacillus
WARD McALLIsTER has just received promo.
ition from leading publishing house that he
hall write the story Of his life. says the New
'ork World. AS the offer was declined, there
) perhaps no harm in saying that the firm