Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-07

Of this region cost her the sum OF Sl5,OOO,-
OOOt against which may now be set Oh
statement made more recently st 81: Peters.
burg BY Gen. Amer kof before the Imperisl
Geogrsphicsl Society. CEREAL Amen KIN
said that "a hill of naphtha and ozoEerit"
Rad been found near one Of the stations on
the Transcaspian Railway, which is valued
nv Eastern experts at upward OF 500, OOO,-
900.
The New York Commercial Ballstin says
the report that the Canadian Pacific Railway
syndicate has sold five million acres in the
Northwest, with half interest in all town
and village sites, to subordinate syndicate,
which was doubted at the start, would seem
to be confirmed now. The President OF the
latter, Mr.. w. B. Scarth, OF Toronto, has
gone to Chicago to meet President Ste
phens, of the Pacific syndicate, to arrange
some details in connection with the pur-
chase. The price paid is understo ID to oe
three dollars per acre. This is said to be
the largest land purchase By private cor
poration anywhere on record
l. is estimated that the funeral OF Lord
Frederick Cavendish WAS attended by be-
tween 30 900 and 10000 people. The church
being thronged early in the day, a large part
81 the vast cOncourse gathered outside of
during the services. About two hundred
and fifty members OF Parliament were
present, When the procession left tie
mansion the hearse, drawn by four horses,
was the only vehicle that It contsined. The
ladies' had gone in advance TO the E lensor
Church in closed carriages They afterward
i1ine1 the procession as Il passed out OF the
church and moved TO the grave near by.
new form OF electric battery, costing
only about twelve cents a cell, has been
constructed by Mr.. a. r. Bennett, Of Glas
gov. Scotland The vessel and elec'rc-
negative plate consist of "tin," such as T.
used for preserved meat or milk, and in o
this tin Is placed porous not containing
zinc plate stuck IN a parafined cork fitting
the pot. Caustic soda in solution is tn
liquid employed, as 1t does not rus iron and
is eIecfro-negative to ziuc. Iron filings
around the iron plate OF the vessel exp
dites the depolarization by facilitating the
escape of hydrogen from their points. This
cell was fond IN ring an electric bell twice
as long as Leclanche.
The Jews Of Europe are debating the
question of which direction emigrants from
Russia ought to take, the west to America
or the southeast to Palestine. Que of their
number in Eaglsnd holds to the Western
Is mere bobby of Protestant Christians;
the Turkish Governm ant, though well d.
posed, will not be able TO protect its new
suhiects, who In consequence will be eX
posed TO the depredations Of the desert
Iribes. finding no markets for their produce
no means of communication, aud a state 0
civiliz alton lower than the one they leave.
But of America he says the people there
''are well disposed, the governments are
o. ba efos - iuflf ,ftpr &c hfnh ha
occupied area il enormous, and there ar
over 400, 600 Jews ready 10 help their
brethren, and to assist them, not only to
maintain themselves, but to keep up their
religious observances."
Ancient history has It that Mr.. Oscar
Wilde, when in B oston, went by invitation
to the home of Longfellow, and made q
call Of some length there. But a recent
postscript to the chapter is the fact that i
was by the @3tbeie's own invitation. He
first sent word to Mr.. Longfellow that be
would like to cali on him; to which the
great poet politely replied that serious i'm
pairment of health forced him to decline
the honor Notwithstanding this, next
morning Mr.. Wilde appeared at the old
mansion. with an assurance that would take
| no rebuff and the kindly old man W forced
70 endure The infllction. Mr.. LongfellOw's
daughters we're SO indignant az the intrusion
hat they would not enter the room until
summoned by pathetic message from their
father that he was Yerv tired and wanted
them to relieve him OF the burden Of en-
tertaining the guest. But their indignation
was by no means allayed when they heard
| how the young man was talking 10 their
rather. How" he asked, do you Ike
Robert Brownirg?" 81 ike him WELL" re-
pied the poet, gravely-"what can under
stand of him" "Capital! clpitaln said
the &c sthete, with a smile OF patrouiziDg
con ascension, and loudly clappiUg bis
hands; 81 must remember that to repeat"
The odd complaint is made in various
parts of India that the minor English offi-
cials do not live up to their incomes
During the last Calcutta season it is alleged
that one member of the government at least
and several of the Judges lived at club,
while various Secretaries crowded into
boarding houses. AT Simla a company
whose united monthly incomes amounted TO
| fifteen or sixteen thousand rupees chummed
| together in fist, and thus were able to put
a large part of their salaries in the bank
| They looked the facts squarely in the face,
and, seeing before them day when retire
lIUnU must cUme, uetcIm Iu11 Uuas IL WIS
wise to make preparations for 1t. Mary a
| civilian, when he gets into q high place
| which for few years carries very large
| salary, now retires from society, sends his
wife home, and saves e., 900 or $4,000 a
year. Hence the complsiLts Cerja
social duties are expected OF these men Of
high places" a certain amount in
stare is also expected OF them, espcc
| ally before the native pubic, who are 60
easily impressed by outward appearances
Formerly f. was a favorite complaint against
native officials that they drew the same
salaries as their English colleagues AID
lived on 2C0 or 300 rupees ($l00 or $3.50 a
month. Il appears now tbat the English
are doing the sane thing themselves. Some
months ago private circular was Issued In
B mbay by Sir james Ferguson warning
officials that they were expsced to spend a
fair proper ion of their incomes, and it is
| now reported that something of the same
kind is to be sent out on the other side Of
India. Sir James, circular caused some
| amusement, but was not without IFS effects