The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

20 IeeL each side OF the central pier.
CYoUET (O) has an oil well that has periodic
fits of flowing a. intervals of about three
months. What is particularly strange about its
work ngs is the fact that it performs its freaks
always on Sunday, and never misses the hour
II q. m. to begin.
TORONTO (ONT.) MAN was in Philadelphia
and bought ticket for home. stating that he
wanted TO go via Lewiston. He meant Lewis
lston, N \ :, and when he awoke in Lewiston
Me-, next day, he was the maddest man that
ooWn-east city has seen for month.
IN one Maine town is a very heavy girl. She
is quite sensitive about her weight, and it is not
generally known, but two mischievous young
men, wanting to know it, one of them per-
suaded her to stop and speak with him on the
nay scales. The owner of the scales was in with
the plot and quickly weighed them. The weight
OF the man being subtracted, left the amount of
5Ol pounds for the girl.
HENRY TILFoRD of Somers, N. Y. captured a
young hawk during the breeding season last
spring. 1t was kept in his yard with string
tied to its leg, and had become quite civilized
Few days ago Tlford went TO PICK it up, when
tne olrd turned upon him without warning. 1t
buried its talous in the back of his right hand
lacerating the flesh terri bly,. The hawk will
never know what it is to hunt chickens and
lnIord mas sworn of trying TO tame the poultry
snatchers.
ALTHOUGH a postal telegraph system has
1t Is only during the current month that facili-
tieS Tor telegraphing money have been afforded
the country. Now in eighteen of tae largest
cltles a money order can be telegraphed from
OF PAID at the poStoff1ce, but already there are
complaints that saving is effected by the
new system. Telegraphing is such slow work
IN the old country, and the mail service is so
exceptionally rapid that letter often beats a
telegram in fair race.
A YEAR AND HALF AGO Rev. John G, Fagg, a
n xvr1DoT n,,d %loF
the Dutch Reformed church az Cobbleskill. N
Y, went to China as missionary, and was
stationed at Annoy. Wednesday a cable dis
patch announced his marriage to Miss Marga-
ret w Gillespie of Jersey City. Mr.. Fagg and
Miss Gillespie were schoomateS, aud afterward
became lovers They were betrothed Just be-
fore Mr. Fagg's departure for China. On Aug.
ID last Miss Gillespie started for Yokohama
japan, where MIR. Fagg was TO meet her, and
the Journey of 800 miles was travelled in safety
A VERY PECULIAR CASE recently came before
the German courts. Two ladies of Vessel made
a complaint before a magistrate that one of
their nelghbors was the owner of a rooster
whose loud growing disturbed their slumbers
every night The magistrate decided that the
noise was dlsorderly, and fined the owner of the
rooster because he did not prevent the animal
from Growing at night" An appeal from this
decision was taken to the higher court, but
without success. Now, it appears, the owner #
the Objectionable bird has appealed to the high
est tribunal in the country He argues that his
rooster only exercises its natural right when it
crows.
A DISPATCH from Chicago says: ga peculiar
accident occurred Sunday afternoon in the
Libby prison. Many persons were brighten ID,
and much confusion resulted. Resting against
one of the pillars were number of old war
muskets. No one was nearer than five feet to
them. Suddenly one of the muskets was dis
charged, the contents tearing a hole in the cell
ing above. The report was terrific and several
ffaIr
How the old musbet was exploded no one can
explain. 1t had done service during the
late war, and some soldier had loaded it in
readiness to fire. The charge must have been
IN the rifle at least twentySx years
A wELL-KNowN WOMAN of Racine, Wis. re-
Gently underwent two surgical operations with
peculiar result. She had been troubled with
severe pains in her left arm and right leg for
long time, and treatments by various physi-
clans afforded her no relief Some DAYS ago
she consulted Dr. Sem of Milwaukee, who
opened the arm. He discovered a needle en-
bedded in the tissues and muscles of the arm
which he removed. The operation afforded the
patient temporary relief, but pains continued
in the right leg. Dr. Sem was again called,
and operated on the leg, finding O second needle
embedded in the tissues of that limb. The doc
tor says the case is a most peculiar one, es-
pecially so as the patient cannot imagine
when or how the needles entered her body.
''THE PROFESSION of the law" well-known
lawyer said the other day. reaches its greatest
nights and it's lowest DEPTHS in Washington
There ar lawyers there who will not undertake.
case for a retainer of less than 81. 900. Some
of the fees paid there are so large that when a
lawyer gets hold of one of them he is forever
untitled for ordinary work. The other extreme
is reached in the police co TT / was a witness
in that court oLc9, and while was waiting for
my case to come up, lawyer, charged with
some sharp practice, was questioned rather
closely by the judge as to forms of practice in
the court. He rather reluctantly admitted that
tn re were lawyers practicing in the court who
would undertake the defense of a grand larceny
case for S. and some who would take a case of
petit larceny or assault for 81 so. l think that
reaches the limit
A CONGRESS of chemists was held recently in
Germany in which several notable scientific
diversions were exhibite /. One in particular
attracted special attention. Dr. Hoffman of
Cologne gave short lecture enumerating the
difficulties experienced by students in reInem-
bering the constitution of organic compounds
and proposed an original method of fixing the
formula in their memory. ballet then COM
menced in which the coryphees dressed in
various colors, represented the different atoms
Under the direction of the professor the atoms
grouped themselves in different attitudes. rep
resenting the chemical compounds and their
reactions Specially noteworthy were the com
position OF benzole and anilne and its deriya-
tives On the formation of fuschine or any of
the colorng matters, brilliant lights Illuminated
the groups. Tine representation terminated in
the explosion of one of the substances This
excelsior ballet was the GROWING event of
the evening.
The other day Messrs Frank and Clark. two
Wyoming hunters, were passing along a thick
growth of willows on the Sybille, when they
heard a noise in the brush They started to in
vestigate, when suddenly five bears rushed out
and confronted them. They acted as quickly as
possible, and used their Winchesters with deadly
effect upon three. Five was toomany for them
however, AMI before they could open fire at the
remaining two the beasts were upon them They
were three miles from camp and literally In the
embrace of two bears. One threw its arms around
| Frank, who succeeded in slipping his head under
one of the bears fore legs so that the brute could
not attack it, and. obeying the instinct of self
preservation, reached round to his hip pocket
| for his knife. tn act was quickly intarcepted
for the bear buried his teeth in his hand and bit
| it through. Meanwhile, Clark had succeeded in
freeing himself from the bear which had at
tackled him, and had dispatched it, He promptly
came to Franks assistance, and shot in the back
the bear which clutched the latter. This so en-
ragged the beast that 1t Immediately released
Frank and attacked Clark. Frank now turned
reScuer, and, notwithstanding the severe injury
to his hand succeeded in getting in a very good
shot, which struck the bear in the shoulder and
brought it to tne ground. Both men were
badly scratched and bruised, and their clothing
was torn.
WHILE Mary Anderson is spending her holi-
days with William Black in Scotland, Brother
Joe" is living quietly in Hampstead with his