The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

TIE Detroit Woman's Christian Temperance
Union viii send % the Car Of Russia remon-
STRANGE against the cruelties practiced upon TIE
Siberian exiles, also resolutions Of sympathy
with the unfortunate prisoners
CLARENCE TOoT, the Grand Rapids. CIich.)
thief, sent to Ionia for twelve months FOR pun
ishment and not for health. has been appointed
CLERK IN the deputy warden's office, and viii
have 10 worry through il some way.
REPORT from the Delaware Valley ornitho-
logical Club states that thus far this year the
unusually large number OF lie species OF migra.
tory birds have been seen IN the vicinity of
Philadelphia By members OF the club.
PRoNISEST cA1TlExES OF Crook county, Ore
gon, have recently expressed the opinion that
hornless cattle were better able to endure severe
coid tnan those having horns. They base Ibis
opinion upon the experience of the past winter.
PARIS CAB FARES will no longer be a franc
and half for all distances, but the distance is
70 be accurately measured By an apparatus in
the cab. ana the charge Is to be IS cents for tn
nrst klloneter and 25 cents per kilometer for
any further distance.
WHILE colored woman was walking along
the road in Marlboro. y, c., her clothes caught
fire from a spark from the pipe which she was
smoking, aud before assistance could reach her
tae q anles mad SO badly burned her that death
resulted In few minutes
As AN INSTANCE Of the loss of stock in the
John Day section, Oregon. it is related that two
piles OF dead horses were found on B -ide creek,
one OF eighteen and the other of nine head
They had evidently hudde1 together to escape
the cold, and persisted one by one.
MRS JOIN SoUDTs, a German woman residing
on Water street, Pottstown, Pa. was frightened
into convulsions and died recently. Two of
Der children were playing on the Pennsylvania
railroad track, and the mother succeeded in
rescuing them from bsing run over by passen-
ger train.
NV YORK PIcKPocEErs have invented a new
scheme for robbing people. II is to pour kero-
sene or alcohol over the back Of a mans coat
and touch match thereto. Then. while help
ing TO eXtingIish the flames they lift" the VIC
tim watch ana whatever money or valuables
be may have.
THERE is reported TO be general feed famine
in Boone and Wyoming counties, West vir
GINA It is said that cattle are dying daily
fokes OF oxen worth SIS TO 500 are being sold
for so and S25. Corn, which has been selling
at 81 p and 81 50 per buShel, cannot be bought
at any price now.
IL MADRID when an actor has benefit his
admirers send to the theater little gifts, such
as canes, slippers game and such trifles, just as
| IT it were donation party, and the employees
| hand these gifts around among the audience
for inspection, while next day complete list of
| them Is printed in the papers
IN UPWARD Oh lOJ 0lStrlClS In the northern ana
western parts of Victoria simultaneous action
is to be taken for the destruction OF the rabbits.
| in accordance with the rabbit suppression act
| recently adopted by the legislature. Poisoned
| grain is to be largely used and il is estimated
| That fully as per cent. of the rabbits will be
| killed.
| A PROFESSOR in the University OF Klausenburg
| claims to have compounded a solution which
completely neutralizes the poison introduced
| into the system by the bite OF mad dog This
solution consists of chlorine water, salt brine,
| sulphurous acid, permangansts of potassium
| and eucalyptus oil.
A CONGRESS or BEAUTY is to be held in
| Rome in May. Only Roman ladies of the
strict four grand branches viz, brunette
blonde. auburn red and laxen.'' will be allowed
TO compete, and they must be between the ages
of l6 and 2S. There will be only two prizes the
| first $4,000 and the secold $1,000.
ONE STREET CORNER in Santa Maria, Santa
Barbara county, California, is called Mars Hill
by the people Here gather daily four sages,
whose aggregate ages are 346 years, and two
boys, whose united years foot up III. They dis
clss theology, metaphysics, ancient and modern
literature. TO say n thing of politics.
A CURIOUS FACT is noted in connection with the
formation of barnacles on ships bottoms. In
the majority of cases there is a much heavier
growth of grass and barnacles on one side than
on the other. and in numerous instances one
side will be almost free from marine Crowths
while the other is as foul as possible.