The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Norwich, Kan, and there are already two
tickets in the fed.
IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED that a large portion
of Utah is underlaid with body Of water,
which can be reached by boring wells from 100
TO 300 feet in depth.
TIE CAPITALS of the four states recently
admitted into the union are: Washington,
Olympia: Montana, Helena; North Dakota,
Bismarck; South Dakota, Pierre.
a TRAVELLING DRAMATIC COMPANY performed so
execrably in an Indian village in Michigan that
the audience chased them from the exhibition
build ng, but held on to the orchestra and spent
the evening in dancing.
Mr. PARNELL will not pocket all the Is 200
which he nominally got out of the Times.
Some costs connected with previous little legal
frolics have to be settled first and Mr.. ParnelI
will only clear about $1,000 over the transac-
ton.
A STORY is told of the young Due d'Orleans
leans command of the English language when
he was in London two years ago He had with
him at the time a military looking tutor whom
ne used to speak OF as MY old fool of a
colonel
THERE is a curious character in Paris who
makes his living by strolling along the boule-
wards and making wagers with men at the cafes
that he can answer correctly any question that
relates to the history of France. 1t is said he
always wins the bet. Te
THERE, is every probability of the ameer
starting wine manufacture in Afghanistan
There can be little doubt that parts of the
country are admirably adapted for the cultiva-
ton OF the grapevine. The ameer will, it is
said, seek the aid of European exerts.
A SOCIETY LADY in London has hit upon new
plan for insuring regular but not OVERLOOKING
attendance at her lat homes" In issuing inyi-
taions for the series she forwards to each
paper which has to be signed and returned
binding the recipient to attend at least on three
occasions. Erfyfiar
FOX driven by the hounds in a recent hunt
upon the estate of Lord Granville, at Walmer
Castle, bolted right before Lord GranvilIe's
eyes through the hall of the castle and into the
drawing room, with the hounds in full cry after
him.. They ran him down and killed him in
front OF the mantelpiece.
A GENTLEMAN living in Poona has recently,
says a writer in an Indian paper, received a let
ter which was posted at a station some twenty
miles away two years and four months ago
The only explanation vouchsafed by the postal
authorities was that written across the face of
envelope-"Posted by the wrong train"
DETECTIVE JOHN T. NORRIS of Springfield, O..
is about to submit to painful surgical opera
ton. At Gordonsville, Va. in 1863, he attem pied
to take mule from an aged colored man,
VINO shot MOTIFS IN the left arm. The
shot have gradually worked down TO the palm
of his hand, from which they will have to be
cut out
The GERMAN EMPERoR's LETTERS on the work
ing classes do not meet with the approval of
Germany's aristocracy. The court attributes
them to the influence of the Empress Frederick
Her son, it is now seen, has imbibed more of
the strongly sentimental side of his fathers
character than his earlier speeches seemed to
indicate.
A MAN brought to Salem, Ore, the other day
skeleton found on a cruise from the Wiapa
on Shoalwater bay, to Astoria. A ring worn on
the third finger bore the engraving: ITO E. B.
from e. v" The remains are undoubtedly
those Of Miss Eva Burbank, beautiful and ac-
complished young lady, who was drowned in
the surf several years ago.
A FARMRR in Palmer township, Northampton
county, was told by ''pow-wow'' doctor that
if he would go to his barn at midnight, and
make racket with the fail and threshing ma
chine, it would scare all the rat out of the
place He made the racket, and alarmed he
neighbors, who turned out to ascertain the
cause of the noise. The rats are still there.
THE FESTIVITIES in connection with the in
stallation of Sir Henry Isaacs as lord mayor of
| London cost close upon 35, 000 half of which
| sum is paid by his lordship. the remainder be-
| ing betrayed by the two sheriffs. Compared
with the cost of festivities in recent years. this
| exhibits an increase, which is attributable to
| the exceptional scale on which the pageant was
arranged.
ONE of the latest song claimants to popularity
is 1.-THE Grapevine Swing" words by S. Nj.
| Peck, the music by Henry Crofts There is a
breezy dash about 1t that is fairly redolent of
its subject and in its way is as striking as the
the famous ''See-Saw'' song of some years ago
hlr. Crofts, if he bears out the promise given in
| THE Grapevine Swing, " will yet make his mark
as composer.
HARRY VINT of Grand Haven. Mich, is red
hao He Ina I+I,o
| day last week Vint intended to battle his head
with bay rum, installing the bottle. however,
and dowsng his pate with oil of vitriol The
mistake was discovered right quick and RENE
dies applied 1t is possible that the victim may
save rim of the hair around the most conspicli-
GUS portion of his head.
AT RECENT GREAT BALL at the Russian court
all the ladies appeared in white, without any
| other ornament than diamonds pearls and
| their own beauty. The empress herself was
present. and danced in nearly every dance
| The scene is said to have been maryelously
beautiful. The white room in the winter palace.
where the ball was held, is so large that 5000
| persons danced there with ease.
| THE RAG ball at Vienna at the close of tn g
carnival season was great success and netted
| $1,000 for the poor of the city The highe It
| members of the local aristocracy, in costly
caricature of ragged costumes, danced at the
| ball, grand ladies assisted as beggars. there
were ragged quadrilles of honor three imperial
archdukes figured as scavengers, and military
| officers. dressed as blind beggars, danced can
can.
JAMES Connolly of East Hickory owes vote
of thanks to nothing more or less than his
| his whisKers. the Tionesta Viadfcdtor reports
| that one day last week, while cutting down n
| tree, Connolly struck large vein of tree gas.
and ignited it to see It burn; he struck another.
stroke and freed large amount of gas, which
| scorched him severely about the face. Init
| owing to heavy growth of whiskers the burn
was superficial al
AN ENGLISH COURT has just decided that a
wife married in Japan after the fashion of that
country is a legal wife in England. on the
| ground that Japan has long been recognized
| as a civilized country previous decision in
| a case where the wife was Hotteptot and wac
| married after the Hottentot fashion, has unset
| the union on the ground that the Holt ntots
were heathenS and poIygamists, and did NOT
know what marriage, In the civilized sense.
| meant.
| JAMES L. PENNYPACKER of Philadelphia has a
curious collection of clovers from different
| states. The clovers are mounted upon a card
30 as to represent four leaved clover One
| leaf is made up of eleven four-leaved cIoyers
another of nine fve-leaved clovers another Of
/ nine siX-leaved clovers. and the fourth of six
seven-leayed clovers and four eight-leaved
clovers. The stem is represented by series of
| clovers containing cup or funnel leaves and at
| the very end is one clover having nine leaves
and cup, and another clover having thirteen
leaves.