The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A BILL has been introduced in the French
Chamber Of Deputies to give life pensions OF
LOO francs a year to the widow and 800 francs
TO the daughter OF Very, tie restaurateur who
was killed by the anarchists In revenge for the
arrest OF Ravachol.
A BELFAST (Me) grocer says that a stranger
entered his store the other, day and said he
wanted pint of nolasses. Il was drawn when
the customer put the molasses dish to his mouth
and never stopped until he had swallowed its
contents. He paid for the molasses and quietly
left without q remark.
EDITOR JOHN BOLIVAR REED, of the Butte
tMont.l lntermonntdin, is making an odd col
lection OF checks of rich Montanians who could
not sign their names. He has several authentic
instances of miners who didn't learn to write
until after they were worth 81, eCo.DO0. After
ward they invariably run for offics.s
THERE was considerable nervousness among
the population at Carterville. Mo-, some weeks
ago. besides o marked increase in the attend
ance at church and Sunday school, because in a
zinc mine there the ore, at depth Of only
elghty-five feet, was so hot that it could not be
handled without heavy gloves A few days ago
one OF the state biologists made some inves III
cations and reported that the great heat was
caused oy the decomposition of pyrite, and not
necessarily because of any proximity to Pluto's
domains. Since then the attendance al the re-
vival services has fallen off.
HEBREW, says an enthusiast inthat language,
can no longer, with propriety, be called dead
language lt has modern literature Books
are being written in the ancient language OF the
BlDle today as they never were BEFORE and
they include philosophical, poetical, historical
ana scientific works. as well as a goodly num-
Der OF novels, A great many masterpieces OF
modern authors have been translated into He
Drew There are number of newspapers
weeKnes and monthltes, in that language. It
mas been rejuvenated, and the new books have
the same ring as the ancient ones"
A CORRESPONDENT writes from Calcutta
India, of a most inhuman practice carried on
there by the native infantry. He says that a
regiment is summoned to the jail at Alipore
every six months to fire ten rounds of blank
ammunition in the direction of the 1900 con.
Vlcts imprisoned there. These unfortunates
crouch down in their cells and tremble with
rear, expecting every moment to be put to
death IL is supposed that the authorities do
this to fntimidate and prevent the prisoners from
attempting TO escape. To add to this inhuman
practice the leuteuant governor aud other
hlgh officials witness the parade from tho roof
OF the jail.
The American Jewish Historical Society was
organized in New York last week. Scholars
and professional men throughout the United
States are interested in the organization The
society has for its object the collection preser-
walton and publishing of data concerning the
settlement and history of the Jews in America
It's operations will be in the main concerned
with the United States, but it will devote some
attention to the rest of the continent and to
south America. The hope was expressed at the
nrst meeting that the society might be the
means of dispellinR the ancient prejudice
aRaiust the race, and of proving that Jews have
been good Americans IN war and In peace.
An absolutely unique pass is said to be the
card given by Wizard Edison to Maj Frank
Mclaughlin, the mining king of San Francisco,
who used to be an intimate friend of the great
electrician at Newark 1t is plain carte de
hanF ring fha y=,-Ia Nj
all times and is an open sesame to the Edison
laboratory and all the Edison workshops.
Among other curiosites In the Feather river
engineers den in his magnificent villa at Santa
Cruz are the colors worn by Jackson in his fight
with Corbett, the bow and arrows once used by
Naho, a famous Navajo Indian chief a gold
rocker" Of the pattern used in 1.-The days of
old, the days of gold, the days of '4s." and a
stuffed cinnamon bear
GLASGOW is famous among Scotch cities for
It's captive song birds. Belgian canaries bred
in Glasgow often fetch as high as $40 apiece
and the linnets, goldfnches and various cross
breeds are equally famous and valuable The
skyiark is frequently Gagged in Glasgow, and the
Olrd sings, though it does not breed in captiy-
lty The captive skylark often retains much of
its native wildnesS, and when approached flies
madly about its ca Se, beating its head against
the bars. IL has been discovered that the male
skylark in captivity will feed young iarks
brought in from the field, though the female
neglecJs them. The bird shows of Glasgow are
as lduOuS ana popular almost as the horse
snow and the dog show OF New York.
PORTLAND (ORE.) newspapers were recently
trapped into bit of free, realistic" advertis-
ing. The story goes that a man, with his face
covered with blood and screaming murder
dashed from a cigar store into one OF the prin,
cipal streets. followed by another yelling
wildly and brandishing Ratchet. The thief
had snatched from the pursuer's mouth a fine
cigar upon being told by the cigar dealer that
1t was the last one of a certain brand he had in
stock. This &c made the man furious and he
followed and shot the thief. The next dav the
scheme was made known before a rnaRis trate
when the victim testified that he had bribed a
doctor to say he was fatally wounded All the
papers gave prominent space tc the supposed
fatal ARRAY and published the name of the
brand of cigar.
TIE mysterious subject of hypnotic influence
has been agitating society In Calcutta in con-
nection with a very interesting case Young
government clerk made no less than three de-
termined attempts to get married TO the girl of
his choice. but each time he was mysterIouslv
overcome at the altar and thrown into a trance
or stupor. The first time, when he had arrived
in church, he suddenly left, and the next thing
he knew he was on railway train a consider
able distance from Calcutta. He came directly
back and arranged for the ceremony the next
morning. When he got to bis turn to say ~
will' he fell down in a stupor, which lasted
several hours he made another attempt. and
had another fit. The clergyman in the case
vouches for the facts At last advices the Young
man was still unmarried.
BLoNDIN, the tight rope walker who was con.
nected inseparately with Niagara in the minds
of Americans before the war; is still perform
ing in England, although he ia 6S and well to do.
He charges our laId with flckleness There are
too many foreigners there. Anything in the
way OF female performers gets all their atten-
ton. There's too much equality. It's all hum
bug. They pay attention to a Barnum and take
no notice Of a clever acrobat" From these
statements it is clear that age has not sweet
ened the temper of BlQndin, or Jean de Grave
lot. He forgets that there is a changing and
capricious but all-controlling fashion-even In
the matter of acrobats. He had his turn when
in 1859, he was presented by ths citizens of New
York with gold medal.
ONE Of the latest products OF American skill
and ingenuity. says the Philadelphia Record, Is
the new form of machine for cleaning and pol
ishing shoes, 1t consists of 9 strong platform.
with support for the persons body, while in
the center of the frame are two openings into
which the shoes are received After the feet
are In place shields are applied surrounding
the upper part of the shoe, and preventing the
blacking from getting on this portion Of the
fOOJRear The brushes. which c0nElsk ~ fni,r