The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

TIE Toulon barge OF Napoleon III. which has
IAN oy for twenty years, is being refirnished
II VIII be placed at the disposal of the president
when he visits the naval port of the south of
/ moved
AT VIENNA ARSENAL trials with the smokeless
| powder have been made with results Of the
highest Importance. 1t has been ascertained
that the Mannlcher rife possesses full power OF
resistance against the enormous gas pressure
produced by this powder.
Henry IRVING ami Ellen Terry intend to make
q reading tour this summer through England.
| ms has long been favorite idea with both
oud tiiey have mutually agreed that Shakss-
peare's pay of Macbeth shall be selected as
as the suoJ ct of exposition.
ONE hundred and ninety-seven thousands
| elght hundred and twenty three carats of dia-
monds have Teen exported from Kimberley
during January, valued at eSs3, 567 The total
output OF gold from the WitwatersanC mines
Tor January was ,03S ounces.
TIE QUEEN OF SPAIN has resolved to celebrate
the recovery OF her son from his serious illness
~ granting an amnesty to political and other
p.lsoneIs, Ihose sent to jail by police magis-
Irates VIII be released. and all others will have
thelr terms of confinement reduced
THE INTELLIGENCE of animals became one of
the subjects of discussion at q little dinner
party An enthusiastic advocate of the dog
was as ted; do you mean to tell us that there
are some dogs with more sense than their mas
Uers can boast off" Certainly; have one''
HUaPBAcKED man at Chicago gets a living
by selling the time of day. He has a chronome-
| ter, and it is warranted time He has a certain
| territory which IL goes over, and furnishes the
| housewives in that territory with the time of
gay once week. he gets ten cents week
| from each patron.
AT HUNTINGTON, W. VA, young man who
| fad L.
| sad victim to the pernicious habit of going out
between the acts. About the second time he
| went out to see q man his fair companion
| arose invited friend to accompany her home,
| ana gracefully reJired.
| MAN who wants to be register and recorder
OF Warren county announces himself thus: "a
| true patriot should be willing to S rye his
| country at all times. l. having served three
| years when war was in the land and patriots
| needed. now desire to serve three years when
! peace and good will prevail
GEORGE L. NEWTON. a wholesale grocer of
Boston. promised to pay John Lankota, a New
York drummer, 500 if he stopped drinking
| ana smoking for one year. Lankota carried
/ out the agreement, but the grocer refused
| to pay. The drummer sued him. and the supe-
rlor court ordered Newton to pay 500 and
| costs.
| The annual report of the secretary of the
| Senate is an interesting document According
W MS sCneuuIeS, the majors used, during their
| last session. about forty cases of Apollinaris
| water, fourteen boxes of lemons 300 pounds of
| granulated sugar, and IS coo pounds of the best
kennehec ice; Everything else was taken in
| executive session. %
| NAKEMAN HoLBERTGE, of New York has
completed book that consists of single copy
that will never be duplicated 1t is one of l01
| quarto pages Of imitation parchment, with every
word and ilustrationof the story of the authors
| expert noes with rod and gun on lake and in
| Held and camp done with his pen or brush It
| was prepared by MIR. Holberton for his children
SHARP sw1NDLER made collection of dimes
IN Flint, Mich, the other day. He procured a
bundle of old illustrated papers out of some
| bodys rag bag and at the dinner hour when
some OF the proprietors or clerks were sure to
! De absent from each store he made the round
| or the business houses. Dashing into a place
ne would slap down paper, yell Here's your
magazine! 10 cents, please" and those ad-
dressed, thinking some absentee had ordered
the paper, almost Invariably paid the scamp.
A SINGULAR SUIT has been brought AGAINST the
electric light company in Providence, R. l., and
is now pending in the supreme court. resi-
dent of Benefit street wants an Injunction
against the company to prevent it from erecting
pole and light opposite the window of her bed
chamDer, the light, according TO her declara ion
being injurious and prejudcial to her comfort
and happiness. II is said that this is the first
OF many suits which are to be brought to pre-
street.
IT HAS BEEN the custom for a few years past
of a firm in Buffalo to give away shamrocks on
st. Patrick's day. In 1889 the supply numbered
1900, and the demand SO far exceeded the SUD-
ply that at noon not one was left. This year
the number was increased to 5000 and at 7:45
O'Clock Monday morning the wheels of business
were so thoroughly blocked by petitioners for
shamrocks that customers could not be waited
upon At $3.50 O'Clock the last OF the 5000 was
given out, and card was put upon the door:
we have no more shamrocks In 1891 an order
will be placed for p, 900.
THE COURTS AT T1FL1s, Russia, have before
fore them the suit Of a man to recover from a
professional assassin the sum of S1G5. The man
hired the assassin for'S75 down to kill an enc
my. and promised S75 more when he should re-
ceiVe proof of the death in the shape OF the
enemy's ear The assassin brought around an
ear and received the S75, with SIS added for a
tip. a few days later the man met his enemy
alive and entirely whole as to his ears, upon
the street. An investigation showed that the
assassin had also received 500 from the enemy
as a reward for having betrayed the plot to
him. III
AN ENGLISH PAPER asserts that there is a
titled lady whose chief pleasure is found in ex-
hibiting her muscular powers in her own draw
ing-rcom to circle of admiring and astonished
friends. Attired in long and clinging gown
she lies down at full length upon the floor, with
arms held loosely TO her sides. A friend is then
requested to fasten her skirt securely around
her feet and place her handkerchief upon them
This done, the handkerchief is conveyed by her
feet to her mouth. she then resumes her first
position, and, without moving her arms grad
ually raises herself until she stands upon her
feet, without hair out of place or the tiniest
bead OF moisture on her brow.
ONE of the most remarkable suicides recorded
in the annals of self destruction occurred near
Chiquet, New Brunswick, recently Before
committing the rash act the self murderer. a
Mr.. W. r. T. Jones, dug his grave and placed a
rough coffin of his own make at the bottom
The dirt fro n the grave was kept from rolling
back into the excavation by boards held In
place by a trigger to which a string was at
tached. Everything in readiness, the deliberat-
i've Dir Jones, as subsequent devele pments re-
vealed got in the coffin, took a dose Of poison
and then pulled the string. aud was buried be-
meath tons OF dirt. IL Is believed TO lie one of
the most unique and successful instances of sui
eide on record.
A MARRIAGE BROKER is doing an excellent
business in Bachmut, Russia. ANYBODY COM
ing to Bachmut is sure to be met BY this man
at his hotel by the inquiry: ''Sir do Won want
TO marIy?" The marriage broker carries an
album full of photographs of people of both
sexes who would not mind getting married
On each photograph may be found details con
corning the social and financial auding of the
person pictured. On his arrival at Bachuut
the broker visited every house of interest to
him in his special line, and was kindly received