Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-25
c ENERAL NOTES.

A cat knocked loaded pistol from shelf
in Louisville, KY, on Tuesday. The pistol
was discharged when it struck the floor, and
the ball pierced the heart Of a little child
playing with his toys.
Milwaukee citizens complain that the
wards OF that city in which reside a ma
ioritY Of the persons of wealth, and where
the highest grade of schools are established,
show greater neglect OF registration than
any other part Of the city. The registry Of
the city is 1000 less than that Of last year,
which was rather light. One of the wealthy
wards, having at least 1000 voters, has
registered but ], 800 voters. This apathy is
called by a Milwaukee journal heightened
absenteeism.
A young Japanese tea merchant OF Wash
ington City, who was to have been married
to Miss Kellum, bright miss of seven
teen summers, was so badly frightened by
mob that he escaped through a back door,
and the wedding has been indefinitely post
pOled. The crowd threatened to take him
out and thrash him. "Chang Got" is a full
blooded Japanese, and can speak. only
few words of English. The most elaborate
preparations were made by the family for
the wedding.
The old post Office site in New York was
sold by auction on Wednesday, and brought
the sum of $65O,OOO. It contains 1890
square feet, and is in the heart Of the bust
ness district. The price paid is at the rate
of $32 60 per square foot. This seems a
large sum, but 1t is not, In comparison with
prices heretofore paid in New York and
elsewhere. The Sears estate paid for the lot
on the corner of Washington and State
streets In Boston, where the Sears Building
now stands, at the rate Of forty three dollars
per square foot.
The municipal laboratory Of Paris has
analysed more than three thousand samples
OF wine in the last ten months. 0nly be-
tween three and four hundred were found
TO be of good quality. The rest were
passable or bad. For the most part, how
ever, he samples contained no poisonous
ingredient Some three or four hundred
showed the presence OF noXious substances,
such as sugar Of lead and sulphuric acid.
One half the brandy tested was reckoned
bad, as being made from nsuficiently rec
tilted spirit produced from some substitute
for grape.
The Portland NeaO Northwest, the woman's
suffrage organ In Oregon, says that the
suffrage amendment, which has now passed
two successive Legislatures, has been In no
sense a party measure, 1t having been
championed by both Republicans and Demo
Gratis, although, the present Legislature
being Republican, it naturally received more
votes from that party than from the Demo
cratic. The gentleman who took especial
charge of the resolution in the Senate, ana
urged its adoption, is a Democrat. The
opposition to the measure came from both
Republicans and Democrats, but was limi-
ted a1d mild.
Geological explanation Of the delta Of the
Mississippi now shows that for distance of
about 300 miles there are buried forests OF
large trees, one over the other, with inter
spaces OF sand. Ten distinct forest erOwths
OF this description have been observed,
which it is believed must have succeeded
each other. OF these trees, known as the
bald cypress, some have been found oyer
twenty-five feet In diameter, and one con-
tanned 8, 700 rings; in some instances, too,
huge trees have grown over the stumps OF
others equally large. From these fscts
biologists have assumed the antiquity OF
each forest growth at 10000, or 100000 for j
all.
Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard, baronet
and representative of an old and noble Eng
lish family, has been adjudged guilty Of a
grave breach of decorum. For some years
past Sir Thomas has given considerable
attention to gathering from all parts Of the
Kingdom thoroughbred hunters, of which
he disposes annually st auction. For doing
this he has been dubbed horse trader An
English nobleman may collect rents, or be a
director OF 8 bubble stock company, or sell
horses for the money to be made out OF tt
all this ne may do without losing caste or
tainting himself with the vulgarity of trade
associations-but he cannot set up bust
ness house in London or Liverpool without
stepping down from his high pedestal. This
Sir Thomas did, and now be is off color
socially.
The house of the Adams family at Quincy,
Massachusetts,, is a large, old fashioned
wooden house, standing about twenty feet
back from the road, from which it is sepa-
rated by low wall, ard is surrounded by a
trina old fashioned garden. 1t stands apart
from the business centre of Quincy, and on
one side is bordered with rich fields. There
is an air OF repose, affluence and solid com
fort about the place, but conspicuous alb
sence of ostentatiOn. A road lined by fine
trees leads by walk of twenty minutes to
the Quincy granite quarries from the sum-
NIT of which there Is a splendid panoramic
view, seen to perfection In this weather.
The surrounding country is highly pic
turesque. The village has not at all ven
cradle aspect, and the Adams mansion is
almost the only large house whose appear
ance betokens age. A stone library stands
in the garden few yards from the house
Barry Sullivan, who, the cable tells us, is
about to enter Parliament as a supporter OF
Parnell, though generally regarded as an
Irish representative actor, was born in Bir- |
mingham In 1924, and brought up In Eng |
land. He made his first appearance in Cork |
in L ., and after winning considerable fame |
in Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and |
Dublin, made a successful debut at the Hay |
market, London, in "Hamlet," in February, |
1852. In 1857 he appeared in this country |
at Burton's Theatre, New York, and made |
tour of the States. From 1860 to 1866 he |
devoted himself to dramatic affairs in Aus |
tralia, where he was chief actor and mana
ger Of ore Of the principal theatres. He re- |
turned here in 1876, and played an uRsuc-
cessful series of engagements under the /
management of Jarrett q Palmer. He is a |
careful, correct and perspicuous declamer, |
but never startles his audience. He will be |
the first actor who has held a seat In the
House of Commons.
Near Staunton, Va, stands what is known
Whereabouts as "The English House." It
was built some twelve years ago by the late
Viscount Milton. eldest son of Earl Fitz-
william, who In 1854 travelled in the North
west with DR.. Cherdle, and wrote, in con-
junction with him, valuable and interest
ing work theranent. The house stands near
the old Callahan Hotel, a noted hostelry in
its day, at which Lord and Lady Milton put
up and lodged much Of their furniture, rich
carpets, etc. The very night they arrived
the hotel was burned. Lord Milton, who
was heir to one of the richest peerages, took
up his abode in Virginia on the score OF
health and great liking for this country.
Two or three of his children were born dur
ing his residence here. After his death
Lady Milton once came over for few
weeks, aud subsequently her brother, Mr..
Beauclerk, occupied the house-a huge
brick mansion-for a time. Then it was
closed and left in charge of woman, who
is enjoined not to show it. 1t is still COM
pletely furnished.
A new Bible is to be put out in New York.
1t is called the "Osshpe," and purports to
be history of the earth for $4,000 years
The word of "oashpe," it is claimed, signi-
fies earth, sky, and all things created.
0ashpe was the god of a people preceding
the Chinese, aud because of their antiquity
their god gives the name to the book. The
first part of the book is made up almost en-
tirely of ancient Pagan belief. Afterward It
deals with the Christians, and finally the
American Indians, the mound builders,
and Central American tribes are
treated of. The book of CosmogonY and
Prophecy is probably the most curious book
in the Bible. All the prophecies are drawn