The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-04
NATURAL FRUIT FLsNORS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Industry in Boston harbor.' writes William P.
Andrews in the October rorunl, who has had
himself committed to prison more than 100
times. He says me knows when he is well off,"
A FARMER living at Mazomanie, Wis, made a
remarkable discovery recently. He found an
old hen and thirteen young chickens occupying
a nest in which cat and five kittens had also
taken quarters. Tney were all nestled up as
slick as bug in a rug. The question naturally
arises which is the mother and which is the of
spring. The cat has helped to hatch out the
eggs, and the hen helped the old cat in her try
ing period
CURIOUS LIVE CARGO has been landed in
Hamburg. 1t consists of collection Of snakes
and serpents made by the agents of a natural
ist in that city. For the purpose Of transit they
were placed IN long coffin like cases, with holes
bored for ventilation and feeding. When I'M
packed they became much excited. Some of
the assistants, in endeavoring to recapture
them az they wound themselves round posts
and stair balusters, sustained bites, which,
however. have not proved serious. Some of the
larger ones also took TO swallowing the smaller
fry. The demand for them from geological
societies, snake charmers and others appears to
b9 considerable
THE New York finance department is prepar-
ing to pay the interest on the registered and
coupon bonds Of the city. The total amount to
be paid is about 50. 25O, 600 New York city has
some distin& uished bondholders including Her
Imperial Majesty Victoria, Adelaide Maria
Louise, Dowager Empress Frederick of Ger
many and Queen OF Prussia, Princess Royal of
Great Britain and ireland; Matilda. wife of
Baron Jules Edmond Renouard de Bussiere;
Baron William Charles de Rothschild and Baron
Adolphus de ROthsc i'd; Blanche Pauline Elz-
abeth. wife Of Emery Henri de Cardevac,
Compile d'Hayerin Court.
A SAN FRANCISCAN who had been hunting in
the vicinity of Lake Tahoe without bagging any
game came upon a mountaineer who was feed
fore How much will you take for that beast?"
he ASKED. The captOr said $50 and the money
was pai over. Now said the Nimfod. tits
one end of strong cord TO that tree and an
other to the cat neck. This was finally accom-
ulished, and the fierce animal stood strGining at
its tetucr. TIE sportsman, who was watching
tie eXerc ses from tne interior of the cabin,
levelad his rifle across the window sill, took
careful aim and blazed away. The wildcat gave
joyful yell and disappeared into the forest.
Tho bullet had cut the rope!
THE OTHER afternoon couple Of hoodlums
coaxed ba ndsome setter dog belonging to a
family On sixth avenue, and a pet of all the
chi d. en- in the reiGhbo food, into an alley and
pried the registry collar loose from his neck,
wnen the pair tried to run off with IL says this
PlttshurG LeGder. Iju0 IL st emed to dawn on
the mind of the dog that he had been robbed.
ard he gave chase. He caught tue o1ber down
near Fifth avenue, aud with fierce growl
spraug upon the boy and fastened his teeth in
t ie roar of toe lads Clothes me boy roared
with pain and droppe tie bulge, upon whIcn
the dog let go his hold and picked up the badge
in his mouth and trotted away with it.
MELBOURNE, the rain wizard has a rival in
Hindoo fakir in Northern India. asst winter
the season was very try and a failure of the
crops entalng great scarcity was the result
| In c1nseg uence OF the dr1u ,ht q HindOo faEir
| imp sed a pc ance upon him elf, and was
| suspended by his feet from wooden beam. IN
| this position he Sas swung backward and for
! ward for considerable time bv means of a
roFe attached to his body, and pulled by a fell
| low saint. Both me were . entifull be-
! daubed with ashes. ami. save for a small cloth
| aroun tie waist. We o without clothlny. In
| suca q case, should ram fall within a reason
| able time after thn penauc' the IaiSir takes the
entire ctedit 10 the relief 10 himself ami rises
| mmeus 'ly in the estimation Of the simple and
! credlpus cu'tivat3r OF lne soil
A BIG BOAST that was; in fact verify greatly
amused parry to strangers not long ago who
were stopping over in New Orleans for few
days. Ii seems the visitors were strol,iaS
| through Tie southern 10 with native, who
| took much pri le in pointing out the numerous
ohi 5 Of int r.st n ID cling romantic storie )
| of lovely creolcs and gallant gentlemen lOn.
cal q ld 20 le. ON one o. the old streets,
| whero stately residences sill stand, although
| ftshon drified away, q qUiint house. elo-
Gueai o. shabby ariStocracy, attracted tie at
| t. ton of one of the parry. NO. sad til =.
| guide. I'm sorry, but | really cal't say who
| i've tn re-. Tell u, uncie' turning to
J white he ded, dacrcpd dlrIy creepi & by in
| the sun5h ne, who's place is that?" dunno.
! lie, ~ or akad the old III IN, dun 70 and don
seet. Il know whose twas Hit bIonged ter
| my famlJ 70 de way, what wGs der gran est
| white peope what the sun ever Shone on. Our
| daughters never ma y viii uothin' cap' Pres
| tents and Pres dent sons. We is der Birang-
-rs We Is. end with respectful lift Of his tat
| tered nat th- aged man hobbled away. Some
o eliu Gcd aJ the smile Vauntings of the ex-
slave IL a ter MON ant's ref sction the native
said: THAT old fellow Is right. Why. they
were the beautiful Branger sisters. and all
be boasted of them is true. The eldest
OF tn IN WAS Jefferson Davis first wife. and
the second married Gen. Dick Taylor, Zachary s
son. "
KING of the gypsies Of the Americas has
been born, says the Boston AdvartiSer. 1t was
out in the woods of wton, in tent, about
O'CLOCK Saturday afternoon, that he was
usherad into the world and thus may Massn-
chusetts Claim the distinction of being the
birthplace of him who. month hence, will be
chrstensd King john of the gypsies, and pro-
claimed throughout all gypsyland as successor
of King Henry. late ruler of the Romany tribes
OF the United States. Canada and the South
American states. The royal yOungSter-he
weighed Il pouuGs-iS the son of 1ryphen6,
thirty-fonrth queen of the Zut tribe of Roman
umchiels, and OF Gypsy Sam, whose surname
is auckland They wsr5 made one in merrie
Eng and fourteen years ago this summer. The
mother is a granddaughter OF Charlotte, who
~ as the twenty-seTenth queen of the Zut tribe
of the BASQUE and ASturiaS province in spain.
The youthful king is the fifth child of the couple,
and his titles come to him through his being the
first son born Of Queen TrYpbena after the
death OF King Henry which occurred in Biz
mingham, England, last November. OF the
other children, Lena. u years OF age. has for
Godfather Sir Joh1 Sheridan McClond of Eng
land; Phuebe, born in Providence eight years
ago, claims eX-(iov. Sprague as her godfather;
TIE la.- DR.. Knight. bishop OF Milwaukee, was
godfather of Samuel, a little tot OF years, and