The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-27
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PRoF. LINCOLN. the Oldest instructor in the
faculty of Brown University, is dying Of Brights
disease.
SURVEYORS at work on the ella river in New
Mexico claim that they have discovered
| mountain of pure alum mile square at the base
and 5000 feet high.
THE TOWN of Selma, Ala, has most remark
| able artesian we'll The well is provided with
two tubes, one of which spouts pure cold water,
the other warm water impregnated with sui
phur and iron.
A POTATO which is the exact counterpart Of a
human hand, with the fingers and thumb cut
of at the first joint, has been on exhibition at
the journal office at Knoxville, la. 1t was
grown near Harvey, Marion county.
The Mount McGregor hotel property, to-
gether with the railway connecting the hotel
and the cottages with Saratoga, were sold on
Monday at a referees sale held at Mount Nc
Gregor to W. j. Arkell of New York for $2S,-
500.
ACCORDING to a government regulation no
freight trains are to dispatched on
Sundays and holidays in Belgium. The
regulation went into partial operation last
June, but It was only to be operated at the dis
erection Of the railroad authorities. The idea
was To make the innovation gradual, but since
Oct; 20 rigid adh renee 10 1t has been exaCted.
Railroad employees are the objects of the gov
OahhA III IuC udttSE-
MAN who possessed a solitary SIS BILL and
wanted to blow it in badly, hit upon a novel
plan the other day by which to save and spend
| it both The bill was given him by friend,
and he was determined not to part with it.
After a lengthy debate with himself he evolved
the brilliant scheme of pawning the note. He
paid visit to his uncle raised 81 90 on the bill,
and spent it according to his tastes When
| further funds came In he redeemed the original
| note.
The EXCESS OF women and girls over men and
| boys in Great Britain is goo 000 an increase Of
200 600 in ten years. In Germany the number
OF females in excess OF males Is about l. 900 600
| In Sweden and Norway the weaker sex" is
| in tie majority by about 10000; in Aus
tro-Huugarv by 100000, and in Denmark by
| $1,000. In the United States, Canada and Aus
\ traiIa the males are in the majority. In this
country there are about !. coo, 600 more men than
women.
| Az Arizona Chinaman in jail in Tucson gave
! an explanation of the attempted exodus of
Chinese from Mexico into the United States.
| He said that one ChinamGn who was recently
| arrested for Illegally entering the United States
| from Mexico and was taken to San Francisco had
| first sent home all his savings Of several years
| work in Mexico and then deliberately crossed
| to the United States that he might be captured
| and sent home to China at the expense of the
United States.
A TRAIN of 225 loaded four-wheel coal cars
passed over the Lehghvslley railroad few days
| ago. twas the longest and heaviest train ever
| carried over any road in this country, and that
means the world. Naturally, this train suggests
a comparison with tbs trains OF ConestoEa
| teams, which, sixty years ago toiled between
| Eastern Pennsylvania and PittSburR The
| teamSter of that period never, IN his Widest
conceptions, imagined such an event as the one
| related above.
IT Is SAID that one of the electric lighting
companies has adopted an ingenious scheme
ryfr fha
conduit. A small terrier has been so trained
that when light cord is attached TO him he
runs through the tube 20 the next outlet. and
| is, in fact, the most expert wire runner" in
the country. After each performance he is
treated TO some favogite morsel, and thus he
| has come to look on his work as @ most enjoy
| able pastime.
A CURIOUS LIVE CARGO has been landed in
| Hamburg. 1t consists of collection Of snakes
and serpents made by the agent of naturalist
| In that city. For the purpose OF transit they
were placed in long coffin like cases, with hviss
bored for ventilation and feeding When I'M
packed they became much excited. Some of
the assistants, in endeavoring to capture them
as 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 appear to be consid-
cradle.
The EXPEDITIONS FACILITY with which new
metal is applied 20 purposes hitherto I'M
| dreamed of is peculiarly characteristic Of our
| times. Among the attest evidences of it's
! progress is the use of aluminium in the CON
strucion of sound boards for stringed musical
! Instruments. 1t has been found TO possess a
latent quality, SO it is sserted, which makes it
! highly valuable for this purpose. tue metallic"
! tones produced by the use of other metals
being cons pcuousiy absent. and it possesses an
elasticity capable of sympathetic vibration uni
| formly through wide range of tone pitch,
! urtNnF In ne =
wood. A pianomakiug concern in New York
is now making a piano with an aluminium
sOunding-boagd, IL order to test the practical
worth Of the discovery.
DIR. F. NJ. WELD employed one Weinschenck
to collect bills for him. says the Boston Tran
seriOt, at the rate of % per cent. On the amount
collected. Wenschenck gave the bills TO Law
yer p. J. Casey, who collected S423. AS DR..
Weld did not receive any returns, he made in
quiries, which resulted in the suit now being
tried before Judge Burks of the municipal court.
Az the trial Ar. Casey said that he had expended
S5i for services of a collector and Sl6 for post
age. He had also written SO letters to the debt
ors, for which he charged SS+0, leaving balance
due him. The doctor thought that il was rather
too much to pay 800 for collecting S423, and
called Lawyer Appleton as an expert who testi-
fed that be collected about 1000 claims year
but never charged for the dunning letters
Judge Burke took the case under Amusement
A CURIOUS STORY is told by NJ. Dutens OF the
last moments OF Gen. Boulanger. This gentle
man says, N the GGutois, that, suspectng his
intention 10 commit suicide, he followed Bou-
LANCER to the cemetery. found him at the grave
Of his mistress, and told him how frightened
they had all been at his actions. whereup0n the
general replied: But you are oil mad II had
wished 70 xii myself IL would have been ia my
room, not here. should NOT be quiet enough
here there are YOrkmen all about and visitors
A burial might take place al any time, and
60 XIII yourself ] thiuk there
must be quiet But n I bad santad q kil nv
self tbs morning should not have had cut tue
team. which has given the alarm. I should have
gone 0n foot. i should have taken a. ordinary
carriage. come here, aud verifying would
have been done came mere this moFniug a.
you well know, because b. IL my lie 10 be here
and d. uot Afe When j an agay from this
tomb ' lie then asked ~ nutens % end hls
carriage eHay and nrturn with hlm a. break
fast y. DltenE started ~ dlsm = hla COACH
MAJ, bul had only taken hall dozen uteIls
shea hs beard z p.stol shot aud turned 90 Sc