Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-01
GENERAL NOTES.

Msi0r General Hancock will deliver the
diplomas at the Fortress Monroe Artillery
school this year.
After pleasant dinner at Mr.. and Mrs
Bancroft's, in London, the Prince of Wales
wrote in their album: "Not Ours but
yours, truly, Albert Edward"
Mr.. Parnell's Easter egg had shell Of
silver, and the contents were one hundred
guineas from Liverpool sympathizers 10
buy comforts for the prisoners In Kiimain-
ham.
Ex-Secretary Evarts, who is increasing
the size of his Vermont farm, is the man
who, when asked by friend for something
from his pen, sent the gentleman line
young porker.
st. Louis boasts OF an abandoned ar;esisn
well which was sunk at great expense to the
depth Of 3,75O feet, when, as salt water was
the best which could be produced, the well
was abandoned in DISGUST.
A large dead shark was washed ashore at
North Beach, California, recently. In its
stomach was a mans hand, upon a finger of
which was a brass ring, the corrosion Of
which had imfamed the sharks stomach,
causing its death.
United States District Attorney KessbY,
Of New Jersey, who has just been reap
pointed for term of four years, was first
appointed by President Lincoln in 1861, and
has remained in the Office ever since.
Secretary Teller's responded to one who
asked him how he liked his new position as
far as he had got: "Not at ALL l did not
want It and refused it positively at first.
did so up to a week before was appointed.
1t doesn't suit my taste"
Senator Mcpherson, who has just bought
a big cattle rancho in Texas. will sail for
Europe with his family on June 5. He will
return at the opening of Congress next fall,
but his family Will stay in the old world for
8 year or two.
Says the New York Sun: "Mr. Brewster is
an ancient and ssucY stalwart, who cul-
tivates ridiculous eccen tricity, and who is q
laughing stock for superSnnuated dand yism.
He brought one vote and no strength of any
kind to the administration"
The four invincible Senators who caused
Malone so much trouble in the Virginia
Senate have been photographed in a group
known as the "Big Four" 1t is said that
the demand for the picture is so great that
# can with difficulty be supplied.
Senator Edmunds has returned to Wash
ington with his invalid daughter, whose
health has been much improved by her visit
to the South. The Senator expects to spend
the summer with his family among the pic
turessue mountains of North Carolina.
Ex-senator Thurman has just appeared in
a Columbus court as counsel in case with
which he became connected nearly twenty
wears ago. All the original parties to the
suit except one are dead. It is the first
time in several years that Mr.. Thurman hiss
acted as counsel.
The estate Of the late William s. O'Brien,
the California bonanza king, has been
audited by the court. More than five millions
are distributed among the heirs, to say
nothing of an odd 50 600, 600 In government
bonds, which are held by the executors to
satisfy any incidental claims that may arise.
O'Brien died worth 81, 32S, 652 79.
James Chute, the Norfolk county cont.
school teacher who was committed to the
Central prison at Toronto for fifteen months
for attempted outrage on one of his pupils,
received the first installment of forty lashes
the other day. He bore up well after the
third or fourth blow. He received twenty
lashes and will get the balance in three
months.
Mr.. Crowley is a quiet, self-possessed
man, whose ability is generally conceded in
the House. He is not often In his seat, and
he has spoken at length only once or twice
in the three years he has been In Congress,
but in those speeches he made deep i'm
preston upon the House. He is one OF the
most trusted friends Of President Arthur.
President Arthur, like most of his prede-
cessors, says a correspondent of the New
York Tribune, has his unofficial Cabinet
that is to say, q number of friends who are
recognized as having influence with him,
and who are believed to stand In closer rela-
lions to him than some Of his official adj
visers. Senator Cameron is one Of these.
The friends Of the Salvation Armyi In Eng