Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-18

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GENERAL NoTEs.
. The Rochester Fogt-E8re$S plaintively
saws trhatsif postage is reduced ta.two,
cents dunning letters will become a weari-
some burden.
South CarOlinian makes an appeal for
the gathering tog ether of all the COnfeder-
ate battle-hags now in existence in the
State and their careful preservation.
The new penal code of New York is not
so bad as 1t seems after all. 1t permits
Harry Hill to give his sacred" concerts
at his prize lighting and variety show on
the Sabbath,
The number of women voters. registere d
in Boston has steadily decreased every
year since the passage Of the law, there
being now only 567, against 14Sin 1881, ~
in 1880, and $50 in 1879. Their names are
printed in one of the city papers this year.
There is testimony going to show that
the loss of the steamer Cedar Grove, near
St. John. was because the officer in
charge. Pearson, was drunk with opium.
A bottle of the stuff was found upon him.
He was shown TO have been an opium
eater.
The statue of Queen Victoria in the
Royal Exchange, London, is said to have
become dreadfully dirty and has broken
arm. The merchant princes who frequent
that great resort could scarcely do less
than give her majesty coat of whitewash
and an artificial limb.
Mrs. Henry j. Dodge, of Chicago, who
has been appointed matron to look after
the female prisoners at the different pO-
lice stations of that city. has entered upon
a large and difficult work, but her heart is
in it, and much good will doubtless come
of it. The average arrests of women are
from 100 to $50 a week, about half Of whom
are charged with intOXication.
1t is related that three comparatively
wealthy citizens of Boston, while waiting
for car on the morning of the municipal
election, were asked if they intended to
vote for city officers. One did not know
that it was election day, the second did
not know where he was registered, if
registered at all, and the third had not
voted for five years.
David Poole, the noted outlaw Captain
of Quantrelrs band during the war, Wis
tied Frank James at his cell in the indie
pendence Jail few nights ago, and spent
the evening in social chat. Capt. Poole is
now resident of Texas, and is said to be
worth million of dollars. In appearance
he is quite commanding; has bright, fiery
eyes, and now wears a beard reaching to
his waist.
The New York Tribune furnishes statis-
tics of the suicides in that city during the
last twelve years. In that time 1857 per :
sons took their own lives; / 1926 were men
and 361 women. This speaks well for
woman, showing her superior capacity to
bear up under the troubles of life. Poison
was the mode of exit selected by $40; the
rope was chosen by 212. There were 7O1
Germans who destroyed themselves. and
only 241 Irishmen.
The New York Globe (colOred organ
takes it to heart that while H'no people i'll
the world squander more money than ours
in balls, receptions, concerts and the
like" mo people than ours have less
halls, save less money, or learn less from
the popular pastimes which absorb our
leisure hours" 1t eXhOrts cOlOred capt.
talists everywhere to step in, and adds;
1--WE toll and sweat for the dollar from the
whites and literally throw it back in their
faces through every channel of necessity
or dissipation
Every bank in New York city was
guarded by a special officer a few nights
ago. The reason for this extraordinary
vigilance has not yet been made known.
There was a conference of high police Off
GERS at headquarters in the evening. Soon
after six o'clock roll call superior officers
went round taking some men off post and
sending them to various banks imme-
diately, or telling them to go to the station
house, change their clothes, and take or
ders from their commanding officer The
posts thus uncovered were doubled, the
man on the next post covering the one left
unguarded. At seven o'clock almost
every savings, State and national bank in
the city above Fulton street was guarded
by police officer in uniform or in citizens
garb. The majority of the officers thus on
duty west of Broadway and Fifth avenue
were in uniform, while those on the east
side were in citizens clothes. The sup
position is that Inspector Byrnes received
information that a burglary on a large
scale was to be attempted, and took this
means of prevention.