The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

TIE TOMATO which was pronounced BY the
first English subject who tasted one not many
wears ago. as mot altogether nasty,n has at
last conquered England
TIE srKAx FERRyBoAT ROBERT GARRETT.
plying between Brooklyn and New York city.
carried 5,O0J passengers az q trip, and is said
70 De the largest steam ferryboat IN existence.
THERE is fashion in canes as well ss every
thing else. Big canes and crooked handles have
gone out, and the present fancy is for canes
tolerabiy slender and with knob Or other finish
at the top.
MRS. LEvIs WHIT Of Williamson Mich. had
the grip last winter. and it left her blind. Tues
day. without warning, medicine, or even faith,
| ner sight was restored. and she is the hspp est
woman In the village.
The LARGEST sAw-MILL in the world is located
at Clinton, Ia. 1t cost $3.50 COO. and is capable
OF saving $4,000 feet of lumber il eight hours
IL has seven band and three gang saws and two
batteries OF ten boilers each.
A BEAUTIFUL GIRL in Boscobel Wis, was Tilted
on her wedding night. and instantly disappeared
Inc whole town turned out at midnight in
search of her. but failed to find her. The
recreant bridegroom was arrested.
Appointment ENGLISH ELECTRICIANS afirms the
value OF lightning conductors, although they
ara not always reliable He said that there is
almost as much danger of being hanged for
murder as being struck by lightning
ACCORDING to recent figures. the people of
this country are longer lived than those Of Eu-
rope. In this country eighteen persons out OF
every 600 die each year. In England the aver
age is twenty, and in Germany twenty-si
The SUN Of S55.Goo in gol coin was sent from
San Bernardino TO San Francisco By mail few
days ago as second-class matter at cent an
ounce An insurance company took q risk on
the coin and the bank saved $50 by using the
mail.
The EARL OF PoRTsNoUTa's celebrated pack
of fox hounds, which is one of the finest in the
world, has been privately sold to Lord Worces-
ter and Sir Watkin Williams Wynn. for 1900
guineas, which is the highest price ever re
corded for pack
Ice MEN along the Maine riyerx fear that it
Will be difficult TO get vessels enough to carry
away all the ice this summer. Allowing that
there will be 100000 tons to ship from the Ken
nebec, and that the vessels will carry 800 tons
each. there would be 1900 cargose.
TIE RECENT PERSECUTION of the Jews in
Vienna became so dangerous to all shop keepers
thai the city recently appeared covered with
snch signs as i am Christian Trade man."
Christian Brandy Shop;" Christian Cheese
monger;" Christian Old Clothes Shop
Pres geve pa ZOO written upon the back of
en- envelope was a check presented to Cashier
Hart of the Lenawee County OIichigan) Savings
Bank the other day, and it was as good. Toe
cashier filed it away as the most unique thing
OF the kind ever offered over that counter.
Two BROTHERS name1 Larsen. residing at
DIilbank, S. D., hearing a noise outside their
home, armed themselves and one went out the
b9ck door and the other out the front door.
They met, and one brother installing the other
for burglar, fired and killed him instantly.
SEVEN of the supposed -sharpest and
wisest lawyers in the country have made wills,
passed away and the said wills have been broken
all to finters by heirs and other lawyers. An
ignorant Missouri farmer wrote his will in four
lines on slate, and it stood three lawsuits and
ten lawyers.
THE OLD ELM at the corner of Church and
Chapel streets, New Haven, celebrated its 10Uth
birthday last Wednesday. Il was, planted by
ThaddeuS Beecher, according TO an iron tablet
nailed to it, and long been object of curiosity
to visitors Nearly all its boughs and branches
were decorated with bunting
The OREL, new twin screw steamer built in
England for the Russian volunteer feet or
merchant ships liable TO military requirements,
IS amoig the fastest ships aioat She is IS fee t
long by is feet BEAM and with 1900 horse power
and natural draugnt she shows speed or 1871,
and 2O.25 knots with forced draught.
THE American ship Wanderer recently res
cued three Englishmen from the uninhabited
island of San Alessandro, where they had been
for four years. They state that in October
1895, they took passage IN the Japanese vessel
Matsuo Marie, at Hakodate. for Amomar and
while crossing the straits of IsSugaru gale was
encountered which blew them out OF their
course. For eighty days they were tossed about
and finally the vessel was driven ashore on the
| island Of San A]eSsandro, and five of the crew
were drowned. The vessel was patched up, and
| left again but as she was leaking badly the
Englshmen refused to trust themselves in her
| The three castaways lived chiefly on fruit which
| grew on the island. They also caught sea birds,
and with hooks m ade out of a part of the works
| of a watch, succeeded in catching fish. They
despair when the Wanderer rescued them.