The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

/ one Of the meanest thieves on record has
beed arrested in Los Angeles, Cal He stole
washDoard from poor old washer-woman.
/ A WOMAN. aged IS. in Steubenville. o., wants
a separation from her hus Jand, who IS 20 years
her junior. In her application to the court she
/ declares he maltreats her.
VIZ. THURsroy. Of Gloucester county. Vir-
GINA, has curiosity in the shape of cast
| Oysterman's shoe TO which hty-slx living
| oysters have attached themselves.
The SMOKE CLOUD that overhangs London is
said to contain 800 tons Of carbon. The waste
involved in his is estima ted at Sl3. 900 a
year, and the damage 70 buildings at 1000
| year.
WHEN the crematory in st. Louis caught fire
| there was a body in course Of incineration, but
it was impossible to save it. Several urns CON
| tanning the ashes OF the dead were consumed in
the flames.
CASPER L1xDEmAN, aged a, who died on
| Wednesday night in Union Hill, N. j., was a
recluse, and had not been outside of his house
| for IS years, although he had enjoyed good
health during all that time.
The most remarkable collection of photo
| graphs in the world is that now on exhibition at
St. Petersburg. One Krassowski. for twenty
1 two years. has had himself photographed once
a month, in order to note the rayages OF age.
! SMALL coLoRED BOY was charged by a
policeman in a Washington, D. c., court, Thurs
| day, with the very heinous crime of having ex-
claimed rats when ordered to move on
The yOungster was given some advice by the
judge, and then discharged.
THERE have been thirty-two counterfeits of
| bank of England notes in the last century, but
in almost every instance the men have been sent
TO prison before any benefit was reaped Only
five bills of the last counterfeit had been put
out before the plate was seized.
pr1ooN oo,,z.cta3 o. w. SL1na Az
cept that of numbering one of the royal family,
can hire substitute to take the punishment,
even If IS death. The rate of pay Of those sub
stitutes has lately advanced about 20 per cent.
and the cause is laid to the English.
AN English paper says: Confectioners are
surely at their wits end for new devices when
they make knives Of sugar and call them
Jack the Rippers." The indecency and coarse
obiquty Of this method Of pushing trade
among children can hardly be too strongly con-
demned.
A BIG JAGUAR at the ZOO in Washington,
after submitting for many minutes to a teasing
from a dog, which pranced up and down in
front Of the cage, barking loudly. made a
spring and, catching the offender by the
throat took all the playfuluess, and life too,
out Of him.
THE KANSAS SENATE on Wednesday passed
unanimously bill to restrict the ownership of
real estate in that state to American citizens
and those who have lawfully declared their in
tentloa to become such, and to limit the guam
tity of land which corporations might hold or
own to one section or less.
a SPANISH MAGISTRATE, shocked and exas-
perated by repeated food adulteration. has is
sued a proclamation, afiame with righteous
wrath, that all wines, groceries and provisions
VIII ca, upon analysis, are proved to be injuri-
Gus to health, Will be confiscated forthwith and
distributed to the different charitable institu-
tons
4 PRECIOUS WILD ANIMAL is frightening the
residents of Freeport, L. L On Wednesday
evening, while several colored people were going
home. they were bro Ight to a sud len halt by
an animal which they think was a wild cat
The VILLAGERS were alarmed and all day Thurs
day and far into the night were out hunting for
tI6 -iStuTbar.
NOT LONG AGO a Boston publishing house re-
ceived the following telegraphic dispatch:
Send books A. Waikiki Hell as author D. j.
Snider, West Rian Bookstore" The members
OF the firm were very much puzzled until they
received a corrected dispatch which reai:
Send book, Walk in Hellas, author d j.
Snider, Wesleyan Bookstore
A NOVEL SUNDAY SCHOOL has been organized
by the telegraph operators of the Nashville
Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad. Every
Sunday morning the school is called TO order by
the superintendent, Operator BramOlet. who
telegr2phS his order from Wartrace Tenn
After prayer and the reading of a chapter from
the Bible, all of which is done over the wire
questions are asked the class by Mr.. Bramblet
ana the first man TO answer captures the cir
cult.
The LATE On. BRICK of Springfield Mass,
died at the bedside of a patient In the close
air of the sick room. relates the New York
Tribune, he realized that his lungs were con
gested. Stepping to the open window his
cough raised little blood. Instantly barring
his arm he said to his brother doctor, Bleed
RI hrov,
sufficient, and he at once realized in his own
case that all was over. In a few moments he
sank into unconsciousaess and death.
GHOSTS are the fashionable excitement in
several Maine towns, this winter; but Sacca.
Kappa claims the honor of having the honor Of
one Of the most mysterious ones yet-mysteri-
Gus until a few DAYS ago PEOPLE out late NIGHTS
would be confronted by a white sheeted giant
who, on being purs led would dwndle to
pigmy, or perhaps while watching the dwarf he
would disappear behind fence to emerge as
the giant One bold policeman finally sue
ceeded in capturing the smaller one, who proved
to be a small boy. The youth said his father
dressed as ghost, evenings and compelled him
to do the same, so that he might frighUen his
daughter to keep her from going out on the
street nights. Hereafter the man will ADOPT
some other way Of keeping the young lady at
hom4.
The ENGLIsHMAN, DR.. T, R. Allinson has been
trying the experiment of living on meal and
water TOT month. his daily allowance is one
pound of whole meal made into a cake, with
distilled water, and one quart of water His
account or his condition after a week is cheer
lug. In the first few days he felt hungry but
about the fouth day this disappeared and he |
mad no longer any craving for other food. His
BRAIN was clear, his lung capacity had increased
i've inches and both his sight aad his hearing
had improved. lie had lost seven pounds |
weight, but seemed to regard his as rather an |
advantage. Altogether he feels thoroughly |
satisfied with his experiment. It is very |
economical one the wheat for seven DAYS
having cost only eiShtpence This" he saws |
ing it,"
The POPE has lately examined the accounts
OF his income and expenditure during the year
1883 The following are the principal figures:
From St. Peters Pence he received $500 90; |
lfo n interest OF capital invested abroad, &1CO.
coo; from aims and other sources. 600 600: |
fnaElnR total income of $500 900; to which |
must De added about $4,000 received during |
the jubilee. The ordi airy and extraordinary |
expenses OF the vatican during the year have |
o zen as follows: Aims given in Rome, |
t4VVJi aims given abroad, $4,000: aims |
given in Italy $4,000; ordinary subsidies |
N Rome, t2,O0O; ordinary subsidies in Italy |
13,2UOi ordinary subsidies TO the church gen.
eLatly 10000; ordinary subsidies to poor priests,
46,O0O; sums for the propaganda 500 coo: sums
lot the dip Omatic service. &2o 900: sums for the
missions, $4,000; administrative expenses R4O
NO; maintenance of apostolic palaces. go. OOO;
expenses OF public monuments. el0 900; pay Of |
y ne cardinals, $4,000; maintenance Of semina.
RES, +5DOOO; divers expenses, 4 10000 The |
TOTAL expenditure is E33q 200. which leaves a |