The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

| The Museum Of ART of Detroit viii be opened
to the public hereafter on Sunday afternoons
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED amateur photograr
piers have taken out permits to use their
cameras in Central park, New York.
! A DESCRIPTION sent to the police headquarters
IN Columbus, o., said that missing man was
% years of age and small for his years.
| 4 PRISONER in the penitentiary at Columbus
| O., it has been discovered. is personating a
| wealthy whisky dealer whose term he is serving
| for big reward.
| y NEW CONTRIvANcE has been applied tc
watches called an appointment reminder >
A small dial is get into the watch's face, upon
which one can set the hands at any hour re-
| quired.
| New HAVEN POLICY PLAYERS have found a new
mascot in the numbers 72-6-1l. This is known
| as the Nellie Bly, gig, AMI represents the time
made by that young lady in her tour around
/ the world.
A DOG in Long Branch has developed r
penchant for running to fires, and cannot only
| discern the fire alarm, but knows whence the
alarm Is sent, and proceeds there at the top of
| his speed and in full cry.
BEAR went floating down the Sacramento
river on an immense cottonwood tree AS it
was about to pass under the railroad bridge at
Colu la by rapid movement it caught a beam.
pulled itself upon the railway and trotted into
Butte county.
THERE is an admirable arrangement for
| quickly and safely emptying the house in use in
the Tremoat Theater, Boston. By simply touch
ing button in any one of eighty handy places
IN the theater seventeen exists open. operated
by electricity
The Chanute (Kan.) Blade tells of farmer
living near that town who sold butcher beef
for cents a pound, agreeing to take quarter
q In
charged the farmer regular rates for the beef,
anG the consequence was that the farmer owed
the butcher 81.
a JAMESTOWN CKAN.) CUR caused the death of
ilfty sheep recently. The sheep were in a long
shed, with an open door at one end. A strange
dog came along. and Standing in the door
parked at the sheep, and they tramped over
one another in their fright, and in the morning
forty of them lay dead, and ten died Of their
injuries.
The WOMEN who study at the schools of the
Royal academy have pettioned for many years
to be allowed living models The greatest OBJ
structlonlSt was hlr. Horseley. The latter has
yielded SO far as to permit partially drapei
models to pose for the ladies'. Hitherto they
have been compelled to draw from photographs
OF models arrayed in tights
The FRENCH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS has
awarded the Rossini prize of 5000 francs for the
best opera libretto There were forty-seyen
competitors. The academy decided in favor of
the llbrettO of Isis written by Eugene and
Edouard Adenis The book is now at the dis
posal of composers that may under certain con-
dltlons desire to wed its text to music.
To THIS TIME fifty of the 21l Northern Presby-
teries have voted on the question of the revision
OF the Westminster confession of faith, of
which thirty-slx voted yea and fourteen nav.
ana when the number of communicates in the
several preSbyteries is taken the majority is
even more overwhelming. The Philadelphia
are about the only large presbyterics which
voted no.
THREE HARVARD MEDICAL STUDENTS, all highly
connected socially, are behind the bars on
charge of stealing a $500 violin from Elias
Howe, of S. Court street Boston. The theft
took place last November and might never have
been discovered only they went and exchanged
the Stradivarius for 500 flute n 800 mandolin
and $40 in money, and then the myrmidonS of
the law gathered them in
THE Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh saws
the New York sun, went. much against their
wills, to spend their winters in st. Petersburg
but that the car announced that he would
strictly enforce the court regulation that mem
bers OF the royal family must spend at least
one-thlrd OF the year in Russia, and threatened
to cut off the allowance of his sister, the
duchess, Should she neglect to obey.
Mrs. ALFRED ROBINSON of Bath, Me-, has in
her possession an interesting political relic in
the shape of yellow silk handkerchief, upon
which is printed the inaugural address of Presi-
dent jefferson, delivered March d 1906 These
souvenirs were for sale at Washington during
the inauguration period, and the one in ques-
ton was purchased by Mrs. Robinson's father
The printing, although in the old style, is clear
and legible.
Gov. BUcKNER of Kentucky has sold the Ash
land block, a portion of his Chicago property,
to A. j; Alexander, of Woodford county, Ken
lucky for 100000 More than half century
ago Maj Kingsbury bought the ground oc-
cupied by the block for 500. 1t was inherited
by his daughter, who was the first wife of Gov
Buckner Mrs. Buckner died many years ago,
but Gov. Buckner remarked a short time ago,
his wife being Richmond, (Va.) belle.
THE output of gold from the mines of Russia
is to-day less than it was formerly According
to a Russian newspaper this is due to a smaller
quantity of gold being now found in the gold
sand of Yakutsk than in the past On the other
hand the discovery of in gold quartz has risen
from about $4,000 to nearly $4,000 per annum
This fact is considered of favorable augury for
the future The chief deficiency in the Siberian
mines arises from the want of labor and this
can only be supplied by the construction of the
Siberian railway.
A coRKED BOTTLE that evidently had foated
about 1000 miles, was picked up in the river.
near Pointe Coupee La last week. 1t was
opened and the contents found to be a slim of
paper DeA41uB luSSe WCFuS. thrown at
st, Paul, Mimi, April 10, 1880, by r. c. Libby
Finder please advertise where it was found, and
what date and much cblige yours truly. Send
this paper to the st. Louis Republic to adver-
tise." The paper was dry and we'll preserved
and the characters not in the least defaced the
paper was mailed to the Republic.
GEORGE w. Fox of Redwood City, Cal, has
in his possession one of the most remarkable
cnrtosities ever found on the Pacific coast
nothing more or less than an abalone shell. in
the interior of which, firmly incased in the
pcarly shell secretion. there are a baby's shoe
and stocking. The shape is perfect In every
particular, and the size indicates that the
owner of these pedal coverings was a very
young child, The sole of the shoe and the toe
badly worn and red from water soaking. can
be plainly seen where the secretion has not en-
tirely enveloped them.
THE TOMB supposed to be that of CIeopatra
lately discovered in Egypt, was found at a
depth of Is feet from the surface in a chamber
10 feet long, 219 feet wide and lofty in propor
ton. The sarcophagus was built in the form of
a pyramid, and covered with exquisite carvings
among them being five female figures five
crowns of laurel and four figures of children,
Some of the latter are entirely nude while
others are draped. In the center of each OF the
crowns bunch OF grapes is carved At last
accounts the diScovererS were awaiting the
arrival of an Egyptian official to formally open
the tomb.
THE PRESIDENT has just issued an order which
Will a