Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-28
GENERAL NOTES.

Cadet Midshipman Lewis Nixon, of Vir-
gInis, who bore off the honors OF his class
at Annapolis last year, is to be sent to the
Royal School of Architecture at Greenwich,
England, to be instructed in the various
studies there.
Mile. Lucy de Rothschild, daughter of
Baron Gustsve de Rothschild, who was
married on the 3lsF of May to NJ. Leon
Lambert, head OF the Brussels house of
Rothschild, in the synagogue of the Rue de
la Victorie In Paris, is eighteen years old,
The Brooklyn Eagle relates the particulars
OF suit for divorce brought by Mary Lux
against John Lux, the grounds being brutal
treatment, she having broken his nose and
he her lip. Strangely enough, the Eagle
omits to head the account with "Fiat Lux.
Two young couples Of CoshOctop, Ohio,
thought it would be a romantic idea to elope
down the river to Marietta By moonlight in
a rowboat. The trip was only half made,
however, when the men were arrested for
stealing the boat, aud the young girls were
sent home alone and unmarried.
Statistics appear to show that Germany
surpasses all other countries in the con-
sumption of matches, the number used there
daily being as great as from ten to fifteen
per head of the population. This fact is
attributed to the almost universal custom Of
smoking. In Belgium the consumption is
about nine per head, in England eight, In
France six
The tribulations of ex-Minister Chris
tisncy have not yet come to an end. His
domestic troubles, Gu minating In q motif
flying and costly suit for divorce, were re-
Gently accompanied by a robbery Of valua-
BILE property, including some jewels in
trusted to his charge and not belonging to
him; ard now one OF his counsel, who had
charge of his suit from the start, has be-
come insane.
A correspondent writes from London that
everything that is agreeable has been for
some time past called "cheery" by those
who are an fat. "Cheerful'' is now only
used by persons In society In an ironical
sense; and ''jolly," after being fashionable
a quarter of a century ago, has lapsed again
into vulgarity. "Cheery" pronounced with
a very cultural "r'' is now the only word.
zone may lose money at the races, and vet
pronounce the celebration CHEEKY IL the
Holsters were good and the Pommery prop
erly lced."
Just now the Mecca of the oil regions is
the mushroom town Of Garfield. When the
present month came in it contained only
three inhabited houses. 1t now contains
one hundred and thirty. A hotel of nearly
one hundred rooms has risen ''like an
exhalation," and board at private houses Is
two dollars a day, with the privilege Of
sleeping outdoors. For the past fortnight
operators who live like princes at home
have been glad to repose their weaued vir-
tues beneath the precarious shelter OF a
boiler or a pile of boards. The telephone
and the telegraph are already there, and the
railroad is expected soon.
The annual "meet" OF English bIcyclists
was held at the rendezvous on Hampton
Court Green on the goth Of May, and over
5000 riders were present. The London
bicycle clubs were represented by 1,534
riders, and there were BOA members Of pro-
vincial clubs, with a large number Of riders
unattached to any club or society. The
three wheeled machines, which are coming
into an Increasing use, thoug b their number
is still small as compared with that Of the
bicycle, were represented by thirty Elk
riders, members of eight of the chief tri-
cycle clubs. The scene was very brilliant
and animated one as the procession, which
comprised 1850 riders, started off. There
were Iuily 1sOVV olcyciisIe PIcccnt WuO ulu
not take part in the procession.
The Senate on the Doth passed the bill.
which was introduced in March by Senator
Conger, for the relief of Daniel 7. Wells.
Capt. Wells was appointed Second Lieu
tenant and afterwards First Lieutenant OF
the First Regiment of Michigan Cavalry by
the Colonel of the regiment, who erro-
neouslY thought he had the appointing
power. He performed duty in said grades,
and so appeared on the rolls of the COM
pany, and was so paid. Twelve years after
the irreeularity of the appointment was
discovered, and Capt. Wells, then an officer
of the Eighth United States Infantry, was
aeked to refund the money so received. A
Congressional committee thought him not
liable for this money, and unanimously re-