The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

that the average speed of transmission OF the
shock Of an earthquake is 1900 feet per sec
Ond.
one Of the new rifles used by the Italian
soldiers sent a bullet with force emo lgh 70 go
through hve inches Of solid oak at q distance
Of 4 900 feet.
Two men in Buffalo got into a f hit as to
whether or not the sln draws W he water
that makes the rain" One struck the other
and broke mis- neck.
No railway organization has made more
rapid progress than the National Asso-
citation Of Railroad Surgeons. Three years
ago ii had a membership OF PSI; now II has
l,767.
ord Roseberry has won several other
prizes since the derby. Atthe West Lothian
cattle show. the other day, ne secured the
hrst ana second prizes for shortAorn cows
four first prizes and one second prize for
sheep, and first and second prize for pigs
Joseph Cornelius was shaving q man in
Chicago when James Simmons entered the
shop the other day. Joseph laid lis razor
down. opened drawer from which he took
revolver and fired four shots at Simmons,
killing him almost instantly. Then ne re-
sumed his razor and went on shaving
Lieut.. Col A. R. Saville of the English ser
vice claims that The cycle possesses numer-
Gus qualifications as a suitable mount which
are not fulfilled IN the 5ody OF any living ami
NAL and argues that cyclists should be In
Guided among armed forces not merely Tor
the purpose of obtaining information, but 10
render assistance to the cavalry at a critical
time.
Mrs. Henry Wulfor1 of Winchester, O., was
sitting in her front yard, when her baby,
years old, who was playing in the tall grass,
began to laugh and said, Magma, look ~
Mrs. Wulford looked ana saw a large rattle
er,r Ia u1F 10. "a GzA "a mn -
screamed and the snake struck, sinking It's
fangs in the baby S neck, Death following IN
few hours.
heavy electric storm swept over St. Louis
a few days ago, and while it was at its hight
a strange phenomenon was observed at the
new city hail building, hich many think had
a narrow escape from destruction. There
was vivid fash of Lightning, followed in
stantly by tie nendOuS tnundercIap and
tongue OF blUe tame darted high into the air
from the top Of the cupOla over the main en-
trance on Twelfth street, IN which is the big
bell Other flames followed, and a shower of
various cOlored sparks. which scared high
into the air and were horne away by the wind,
Several policemen witnessed the specta-
Gle, and they aver that they saw
flames and sparks from all
parts OF the roof Of the big building They
thought that the hall had been struck by
lightning and fired, and they turned IN an
alarm. Several fire LOmpanieS were soon on
the spot, but for while nobody dared 10
enter the building, fearing that ii was heavily
charged with electricity. At last some of the
toldest ventured in. They found everything
safe, but IN the pOla they discovered char
coal furnace that timer had left there. II
had some charcoal snOlderng in 1t. and they
concluded that the flames which were seen
were from that source. The policeman who
witnessed the affair however, maintain that
they distinctly saw ball Of fire strike the
cUpola before the flames burst forth, aud think
that it was the fash which gntted the char
coal.
We have all heard OF tin weddings, cele.
brated after 10 years Of marriage of crystal
weddings after > years, of china weddings
after 20 of silver after p, ofgold after 80, and
of diamond after rs, or. as some folks cele-
brate it, after 60 years, says the Pittsburg
Dispatch. But the scale of celebration does
not seem to extend any further and ore won
ders what precious thing would ue selected
to give It's name to a wedding recently cele-
brated IN Hungary-the one hundredth ami
versary OF the marriage of Jean
Szathmary and his wife. This ap-
pears to be circumstance VII. ch IS
entirely impossible But the marriage Of
as having taken place in May. 1894 at which
time. according to the record, they were OF
marr1ageable age. As IN Hungary at that
time bridegroom must have reached the
age OF 20 and the bride that OF Is, the pair
must now be at least 120 and lis years old
respectively. The one hundredth anniversary
no, % 80 - a. tiIo LOW VI =2old ooiyl "a
~, ~ ',ltu, u It II ii9 tol d lo4s .l4e 1I9wtu
~ - 80 PtS a RSHf9iIoH ~ E1nitlOl
~ ~ -. = an uCIsl3 70 [@IL otLeI.
Nv Gu me O4oT9t 9.uetIta oI AsoI!poIyI nave
-; CrI . ltGu ol yea" 9IdtHudT$ anu
Itr 10 81 ~ % ~ VI "euucu
~ 80 az GIt.eiotty ''te .5 90 1haV
, ~, -? aru n ,'5i i an ocI54a az
them many presents
The enormous cost of maintaining ar arm.
ed peace throughout FCurone can hardly, 10
o,,l..,l;o.,l M, A. r. -. -,
"pPi 01'"1ou' nc TX III % are larry De"lluer'
ing. In the North American Review NJ. G.
He CONNIE res the condition Of t-,,rore o. a.
900 = a. 'Io
cto9e VI 1850 WIN me couui.lon III 10 D In
80 ~ ~ 80 " gu III va peIlou mere
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anu VI - P PEI I'm, IL Ole puoLc ueot. Inc
81 a. &c ~ uo INoeIpVS LOT the same
~ - % oS 70 5I,S $50 0,ouo ~ duu tnt oApehul'
VI 800 ~ IS dn eAceSs OF expenditures
~ TOW gGo'GoV peI dIuuHl' IN me same period
u, ny Puoi'V t'oGrS ~ W. OoJ; mat
y ~ say Sile lnN sedoe VI we puplIe de6t OF
EUROPE III me el3ht years under consldera-
e!oH. Years ol com pdratlEe peace exceeds the
eat . ueot OF me Ohttea states al the close
Oh Ine wal OF the reoeIlloh. nile 1t is true,
SaS Lne tLoy Itss, mat part OF this IN
- C.0C - NJ 70 = VI LuIUPe - uue 10 perna'
neut Improvements no olner Item Is so large
as as az SllaS oo against ornaments Or the
e<,sOV,UOooVO OF uepI inc sum OF sleO 0O0OOO
Was .hEurleu loi SAFE railways ana 59O. 0JO,GOO
toI Le4csIdpu IlheS WINE Sl.l4OUUOO0 was
OF GoGIse. GreaI britain. Even this stu
pcuuOuS amount COtS Il ~ Idlrly represent the