The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-01
ITEMS OF INTE 7EST.

! ACCORDING to the returns OF the judicial de-
| partmeut the number ofnative lawyers ia japan
| on Dec 81 was 40.
SAMUEL Fries, residing near Steinsville. Lee
| high county. PENNSYLVANIA, is happy in the pos
| sess on Of a beard measuring feet and inches
| IN lougth-the same extending considerably be-
| low his knees, He is r man II years of age
| well built, weighing 23j pounds an has been
cuitivating his whsker crop for twenty eight
| years straight along with success that proba-
I bly, stands unsurpassed.
PRUssiAN RAILWAYS are experimenting with
axle boxes fitted with bearings Of vegetable
| parchment ia place Of brass The parchment
| is strongly cornpre Sed before being used aud
| IT is thoroughly dried to prevent subsequent
shrlnSage An emulsion OF water and oil, any
| OF the mineral oils, is used as lubricant. The
| parchment soon becomes lmpregUated with oil
and Is able TO 60 long time without q renewal
| OF mbrication- Superiority 10 metal is claimed
! for il.
CHRIS SPEICHRR, u wealthy farmer enioved
the distinction OF raising the largest family in
| the northern section of Indiana. Mr.. Speicher
! died several years ago, leaving twenty.tNo sons
| and three daughters, all of whom are now Ii D.
| ing He celebrated the marriage Of each child
| by giving him a deed to eighty acres Of land
! disposing of 200 acres in this manner Tue
| descendants OF Mr.. Specher ere all the heads of
| large families, William P Stouffer Is the proud
sire OF sixteen children. all living IN The vicinity
| Of Wabash.
LAST WEEK. as Daniel Button was approaching
| Pacousset pond, near Portland, Ne. a large
| gray eagle swooped down and tried to seize
| him as prey. The eagle fastened its beak and
taIoDs in his arm and Button grabbed the bird g
| neck, at tho same time yelling loudly for help
| 4 neighbOr and his son came to the rescue and
| after severe tussie the eagle was overpowered
| and taken 10 Buttons house. The hiped meas
| ured nearly feet from tip 10 tip and 30 inches
| In hight. II was liam and hun cry and evidently
intended to breakfast of Button
AT RUsHFoRp, MINI. the harvest Of the wolf
| crop has just commenced 1t is reported that a
| Norwegian living on forty acre bluf farm on
| the Badgers, in Houston county, took IN forty
| four woif scalps, for which the county of Holis
| ton aid the sum of S30S On Saturday Little
Gunderson TOOK some young wolves 10 Priest on
and Obtaiued $40. IL is said that at Pilot Mound
the boys have an old she wolf that has bred one.
or two Filters year till she 10 80 Old that her
clawsare nothing but stubs. and she has not q
| tooth ic her head. Tho boys feed her and she
| Is so tame that she goes for her fooG
WHILE woramen at Gardiner, Ne, wera Ell.
cavating for the foundation OF new building
| they came upon a liquor seller outfit Of pee
uliar sign. 1t was large liquor cask buried
feet under ground outside OF the foundation
wall 10 the building. the tap 10 1t being ar
ranged on the sipnon plan, the end OF Il pro
yded with faucet This was concealed by
convenient brick carefully replaced after each
drawing Of the ardent and cementeI m position.
Above this opening q second tube cOdn citing
with the cash passed through the wal, and it
was through this tse stGf was poured when
the indicator ran low. The Officers searched
in vain wears ago 10 discover. THAT particular
rum shop.
A DISPATCH from New Brunswick, n. j., says:
Three brothers were In town recently who show
heavy aggregate IN hight, age ana size.
They are Capt Samuel Acken Of this city, who
is feet Gls inches ia hight, 20 years OF age, and
weighs go pounds; william Acken Of Metuchen,
who is feet iucles in hi hit, SO years u ace
and weighs go pounds, and Henry Acken ~
karitan. VINO measures feet ncaes weighs
800 pounds, and ~ ~ years OF age. The joint
weight Of these Middlesex brothers is, there.
fore, go pounds, their total hight IS feet lILG
inches, aud tner combined ages amount 20 2l6
years. What is equally noticeable is the face
that the Acken Ia .nily is family of giants,
among the younger a. well as the older genera
tons.