The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-15
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the United States steamer Fern went ashore at
| Pull-and.Be- Damned point, and who do not
| know Just where that inhospitable place is NAV
De glad TO know that it is near the mouth Of the
| PlScataqua river and not far from Smutty Nose
| island.
AUGUsTIN DAILY has one of the most remark
able Of Bibles Long having been an art col
| lector he has gathered material that has ex-
| tended a rare copy of the Doua Bible to the
forty-two folio volumes. II is a collection that
| comprises history of scriptural art All the
| masterpieces are there; all the Yadonas, for
instance, OF every age and every school of art
| The Hamburg-Americ Packet Company is
an old offender, and has often been in trouble
| on account of bringing to this country upon its
| vessels immigrants who excluded by our
laws; On Jan. 80 last the United States grand
! Jury holding session at Trenton. n. j., brought
| IN four indictments against the agent of the
| company for allowing Objectionable immigrants
to be landed at its pier in Hoboken; but, IN
| fortunately, an adequate punishment was not
/ inflicted upon the indicted party.
WoRKMEN at Baltimore and Ohio elevator G
saw fight between a CRAB and rat yesterday,
| says the Baltimore Sun. The rat went down a
| strinRer to get drink, when a crab caught him
| by tie head. fierce tug followed, the rat ap-
| parently having the better of IL for while as
| he could steady himself by his foothold. The
| crab used his method of propulsion with energy
| and churned the water about him. The rat s
| power OF endurance finally gave way and he
fell overheard, but he still did his best to release
| himself. He struggled hard but the crab held
| on until the rat was drowned, but was 80 ex-
| hausted by the fight that when the rat hoated to
| the surface the crab swan away.
! THE meeting OF the Emperors of Russia and
| Germany at KEEL few months ago was indi-
rectly the cause Of the death Of a little child
| and OF a suit for damages against the imperiaI
| navy. A shoemaker OF KEEL, accompanied BY
| his daughter crossed the hRrbor in q boat as
| the men-of war, forty in number began firing
/ he
! who was little more than years old, bscame
! frightened by the terrible noise and had to be
| taken home. On the following day she showed
| signs OF losing her mind. Recently she died
| from the effects of the fright. The father OF
the little girl has brought suit against the navy
| The two emperors it is said NAV take steps 70
/ recompense the family as far as possible
| DURINe the moving of heavy threshinG en-
CINE across the Upper farm eight miles north
east Of Clyde, in Sandusky county, Ohio last
week, the wheels became mired, as II in ouiok-
! sand. and it was left there till morning Dur
! ing the night 1t had sunk, gradually, until only
! the top OF the smokestack was visible. der
/ rick was hurriedly obtained and the engine
! saved from total loss. TIE phenomenon caused
/ oortnRs to be made and water was struck at
| various depths. sound ngs were made and a
| subterrarean lake was discovered. An extreme
1 depth Of 2JU feet was reached. The place IS
! known as the Rush prairie, is destitufe of soil
al vegetation. and the rock is of a porous
money -comoed nature. Near the south bound
airy OF the barren tract. In depression OF thu
ground is spring 100 feet In diameter. The
| existence or numerous underground streams
| that these were feeders to the remarkable
mineral sulphur spring at the village of Green
| Spring, in the same county.
! IT IS not generally known that it is to Isaac
! Holden, NJ. P, that we owe the invention of the
| lucifer match, says the Pau Mol Gazette
! The discovery was. he has told US himself the
result of a happy THOUGHT. ''In the morning I
/ IN CAT I'M OF ~ lr,1r +
| my duties and used at that time the flint and
steel, in the use of which found very great in
convenience. OF course, knew. "a other chem
| lists did, the explosive material that was neces-
1 sary to produce instantaneous ii yht; but IL was
very difficult to o0tain light on wood bV that
| explosive material, and the idea occurred TO
! me to put sulphur under the explosive mixture.
! did that, and showed it 10 my next
lecture on chemistry, course Of which was
delivering at large academy. There was,"
| said Mr.. Holden, "a young man in the room
| whose father was a chemist In London and he
| Immediately wrote to his father about It. and
| shortly after lucifer matches were issued to the
| world. believe that was the first occasion we
| had the lucifer match. ] was urged to go and
| take out patent Immediately, but thought it
! was so small matter, and 1t cost me SO little
labor. that l did not think it proper to 20 and
| get a patent, otherwise have no doubt it would
| nave been very profitable"
A CUSTOM of so ancient date in the Catholic
world that it runs back to the days when civil
lization was young is the annual contribution of
Peter s Pence" or tribute to the pope One
day in each year In all the Catholic churches
throughout the world a contribution ia taken
up the proceeds Of which are sent to the none
He uses the money for defraying the expenses
OF the administration Of affairs in the HOLY See
The custom of collecting Peters Pence" or
Rome scot" as it is sometimes called. is Of
ancient origin. Centuries ago it was FIRST OBJ
served by the English people, tribute then being
levied to the extent of penny for every house.
payment being made about Aug. of each year
The pence was first tribute offered to the Ro-
man pontih in reverence TO the memory of ST
Peter, whose successor the pope is believed bv
Roman Catholics to be. The first idea appears
to have come from England. 1t is ascribed
by some to Ina King of the West
Saxons, who, in A. D. 1911 went o s a pilgrim to
Rome and there founded a hospital for Anglo
Saxon pilgrims, to be maintained by an annual
contribution from England Others say the
b NOR is due to Offa and Ethslwulf at least in
| the sense of their having extended the custom
to the entire Saxon territory. The tribute CON
sisted then in the payment of a silver penny by
every family who possessed lard or cattle Of
the yearly value Of so pence. 1t was collected
during the five weeks between st. Peters and
st. Paul's day and Aug. /. Since the total an
nexation OF the papal states to the kingdom Of
Italy this tribute has been largely increased In
France, Belgium, England and Ireland. When
Ina, King OF Saxous, inaugurated the custom
now time-honored, penny yearly was the
amount collected from each person