Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-23
GENERAL NOTES.

At Leicester, England. three weeks ago,
the auction of goods seized for nOn-pay-
ment of fines for neglect of vaccination
OccasiOned almOst a riot, and forty police
could scarcely keep order.
The London Queen, ''the Lady's news
paper" for December ,, has thirty-four
pages of advertisements. This was one
OF the late Sergeant CoXe's papers, which
he made great success from nothing.
A conclusion of the Boston AdrertiSer
is that ''the strictest Puritanism need not
scruple to give the right hand of fellowship
to Mrs. Langtry in society, or anywhere
else, for she certainly is not an actress"
No society belle can rival the splendOrs
of the Chinese Minister'S costumes. 1t is
said that his wardrobe is worth one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, all of
the richest silks and satins, and that he
never appears at a reception twice in the
same dress.
From a return just issued by the French
Minister Of Finance with regard to the
window tax. which still exists in France,
it appears that there are in that country
3.312.1S4 houses. OF these 81, 800 have
but one outlet. 1,Sj3,054 have two, and
I,09O, 81 have upward Of six
Lord Derby's surplus income is esti-
mated at 500, 900 year. He has lately
been buying property around London. He
is childless. and has only one brother and
one sister. who is married to man com
paratiye quite poor. Lady Derby has
10000 a year jOinture from the late Lord
Salisbury.
What promises to become the largest
iron furnace i'm the United States has
grown up quietly in the Virginia noun
tains, and is now nearly ready to be put
into blast 1t is in Rockbridge county,
will produce two hundred tons Of iron
daily, and belongs exclusively to English
capitalists.
The delicate health of the Princess
Louise gives increased anxiety. She is at
present in Texas, and will probably pass
the Winter in Bermuda, after which she
will return to England. In writing about
Her Royal Highness, Mr.. LabOuchere, who
is no admirer of royalty, recently said
that the Princess may be styled the beauty
of the rOval family. She has regular fea-
lures, vivaciOus expression, fair skin,
shoulders which a sculptor would be
under no temptation to correct, and an
admirable presence.
A writer on domestic economy in the
London Queen lays it down that one very
great mistake which young married peo-
pie often begin with is paying too high
rent. blouse rent should never exceed
tenth of ones income" There are few
New Workers who could say that. In the
same paper another writer says that $50
a year is a large slice to take for rent out
of an income Of but s., 250. Here it would
be thought quite moderate. More is paid
for rent in proportion to other things in
this city than anywhere in the world save
st. Petersburg.
Eugene Field, the managing editor of
the Denver Tribune, is known in the West
as a young man of much ability, Some of
his little poems have added to his reputa-
ton as writer. After the Tribune had
gone to press on the morning of the 14th
instant Mr.. Field leaned out Of a third
story window to get a breath of fresh
air. Giddiness seized him, and he fell
headlong three stories down. His body
was impaled by five prongs of an iron
railing, each of which pierced his back.
1t is thought to be impossible for him to
survive the wounds.