The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


preacher. is unable to take exercise at Mentone
because Of the swelling of his feet. 1t was fire.
queutlv his custom, or rather his necessity, to
preach to his London congregation with one leg
resting for support on pulpit char.
The PRINCE OF WALES and the British prime
Minister have been in correspondence concern
ing the positi of the heir apparent eldest son,
with view Of having him taken care of by the
government. Albert Victor is of the
strained relations we hear SO much about in
foreign news
A MONSTER PETITION, signed by the business
men and leading citizens of both political
parties at Elzabethport will be presented to
the New jersey legislature this week, asking
that body to pass the Australian ballot reform
bill at its present session. similar bill is be-
fore the legislature at Harrisburg, Pa.
THE Masonic FRATERNITY in New York S tate
numbers 10000 men and has $4,000 in cash, be-
sides large pledges for the construction of
Masonic home. 1t has been decided 10 locate
the building at Utica, on account of the citys
central position and railroad facilities. Prob
ably cottages will be erected, with one or two
large buildings for general purposes.
THE AUTHORITIES of the Bellevue hospital of
New York have started a two years course of
instruction for nurses. 1t is open to young men.
Applicants are received at any time during the
year when there is a vacancy, and. previous to
obtaining position in the school, must be pre-
pared for an examination in reading. penman-
ship, simple arithmetic and English dictation.
A THREE DAYS SALE by auction of the Great
Eastern and her fittings has taken place at Liv
erpooI. The catalogue contained sos lots The
hull and fittings realized e43000, the copper
bringing 1880; the gun metal, 81 ,460; brass,
83,960; lead, 84,1SJ; outer iron plates, e12500;
beams. etc, 8l*,23O, and anchors about $500.
The machinery brought about 10000 in addi-
ton, making a total of more than $4,000
JUDGE KIRKPATRICK created a sensation in the
Essex county sessions, at Newark, n j. Fri
day, by charging sharply upon the panel of
petty jurors serving upon the court He said
that the record the jury has made is perfectly
unique; that since the present panel came into
service not a convection had been had and that
acquittal of prisoners seems to have been due
to the desire to save trouble and delay for them
selves
A CURIOUS DISCOVERY has been made in Wash
ington regarding a patrol box on Samson
street. 1t seems that a Tolice officer ept at
the station house and used the patrol box as
kitchen and eating house. II was Uttered with
an oil stove and a necessary array Of . ITS and
pans. The walls and sides of the improvised
kitchen were soaked with grease, while the
floor was covered with scraps of bread, meat,
cheese etc.
The PRoTEsTANTs of the Province of Ontario
are getting up a monster petition to the gov
ernor general OF Canada asking for disallowance
OF the bill passed in the Quebec parliament Civ
ing the Jesuit order $500 600 indemnity for loans
watch reverted 70 the government at the time
Pope Clement XIV. * lished the Jesuit order
his crusade Is the direct outcome of Cardinal
Ia schereau in demanding a seat on the throne
at the opening OF the Quebec parliament.
No. COUNTRY appears exempt from sad and
deplorable visitations. The River Rhone. in
France, has recently had a freshet which has
almost swept away entire villages. In London
the fog for days has been of unusual density
Inc chief Of police has published warning cir
cuars to prevent robberies. and collisions on
the streets owing to the fog of daily occur
renee. drove Of sheep was actually loss in
the streets, many having been killed by the
vehicles and street cars.
EMPRESS EUGENE has been staying in Paris
with the Duchess de Mouchy. Elderly inhab-
ltants OF Bordentown, n. j., remember the
duchess when. as little Annie Mural, she played
on the sidewalk of tue Murat mansion on Park
street. Her father, the improvdent Prince
Luclen Murat, was at that time waiting the
coming into power of the Bonapartsts whils
his wife, an American woman, to bridge over
the pecunary crisis, taught the young girls of
bordentown to read, write and cipher
TREMENDOUS sNow-sLIDE recently came
down the northern face Of Castle Peak, Col,
sweeping eve lything before it. Its track can be
plainly seen from point on Mount Snowden
high enough to overlook the intervening ridge.
Judging from the iurrow on the side of the
mountain 1t must have been a terrific affair
starting near the summit it multiplied in
volume, taking rocks and earth to the depth OF
many feet A the timber line it cut a swatb
100 var wide, and left not q tree standing for
half mile along the base of the peak Where
II finally stopped a young mountain of huge
boulders, earth and shattered TRUNKS of trees
many OF them three and four feet in diameter
blocks deep ravine.
The CITY FATHERS of Rome having deter
mined to build new quarter between the baths
of Cai
cellino excavations for drains have been made.
In this district were the amphitheater. the
baths OF Titus and Trajan, the mint the portico
OF Llvin' and the training schools for gladiators
ana actors From an old wall constructed
largely OF statues and sculptures fourtAan
statues and large fragments have been recov-
cred. Among these are Jupiter in his EgyDtiap
form as scraps, and Isis crowned with popDies
aHd yelled, with crescent on the forehead. 1t
IS known that an Egyptian temple" was found
here III the sixteenth century and its fouuda-
tons may soon be detec ted
TIE RECENT DECISION Of the United States
supreme court in the great patent case of the
Bate Refrigerator Company VS.. Hammond &
Co., mas had startling effect on the electric
lighting business 1t is said that it means a
galh oil many millions Of dollars for the Edison |
Company. owing to the fact that f,raat nu1n |
Der OF patents watch lad been thought valueleSs |
are now I1uud % be wort large sums. One of !
Jheae patents was 90 The system of electrical .
INSTITUTION py multiple arcs. 1t is aid 70 cover |
every incandescent electric light plant in the !
country. The patent was regarded as void he
cause OF arecent Italian ateut Under the late
1eclslon 1t IS good until 1895. According TO this
Sh' E1lSon company has monopoly and can
Iorce from its rivals the payment of royalties
9ulnclent u send many TO the wall
IT IS doubtful if there is a buster SPOT in the
word of the same size taan Manhattan Island
With the year ending with September the ele-
7ated railroads of New York city carried more
han llo0gQdOJ passengers And that is a pas
'eugsf lrdfnc only 400 90 less than the whole |
rattle OF the German empire for he same time |
win ITS ls,OOO miles OF roads In France, where
mere is more travel, the record is 2.5213310
passengers carried over her 20 i44 miles Of road |
Nnich IS about - per cent. more than went M |
'hd down IN New York az wandered TO and |
70 IN IL during be same time. In this country |
turing the same time there were carried l2S |
.So2l3 passenge. over the l49 9l2 miles Of road:
1ut ~ TINS were included the 10000 coo Of New |
o KS lntramural record. So 70 appears that |
ms frame was about 40 per cent Of the traffic
u tue whole country, and it was carried on 32l6 |
niles OF track. ~
oSE OF the most remarkable Characters Gin.
lnnati ever saw died the other day. II was DIR.
oseph Garretson Of West Eighth street. For
y years OF his life he never drank cup of
once nor sipp d little tea. For 80 years OF
US llie ne a. no meat. For 20 years OF his life
r. never LOOK SO much pinch OF salt lie |
ault OF EnEllsh StOc6 and was born in that |
ouhty OF long lived people. York PennsvIva-
a. rep. -, SJs, His ideas were very simple
'ut ON tAr sun Ct VI diet he believed strictly I'm
NegelSIlan yet. Nature, he ed to say, has
man cas- meats 70 those who would eat |
leAt, however, ne insisted that H. shonId ha |