Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-02
GENERAL NOrEe.

The prohibltionists of Wisconsin aVow
their intention to cut loose from all other
parties and to nominate candidates for every
office to be filled by the popular vote this
fall
It IS asserted that in spite Of their natural
reluctance fully three-fifths of the clerks in
the departments in Washington have paid
the assessments suggested" to them by the
Hubbell voluntary" circular.
A question whether the great John Bun
yam was not gypsy, has brought out let
ter to the London Nesos, saying that the
original Bunyan in England was an italian
mason, probably named Bunyano, who came
over and helped build Melrose Abbey in
1876.
The widow of q physician died in San
Francisco, Cal, recently, leaving 9 little
estate which has been apprsis d az 81, 7S5 so.
Among the claims filed against # is one
from her physician, who claims $500 for
two yesrs' services. He is a homo Opathist,
and believes in small pills but not in small
| bills.
A quiet family at breakfast In Santa Bar
bara, Cal, the other morning were inter
rupted By the startling entrance of Cali
fornia lion through the window into the
DTGdhldbL IOOuls AAC A4OA was oASPolNh~N
by the gentlemen of the family by skilfnl
use of guns, and the family then finished
their morning meal.
Senators Bayard, German and Davis, the
latter Of West Virginia, have planned to take
trip through the wilds of West Virginia
next month. The tourists propose to follow
the line of the West Virginia Central and
Pittsburg Railroad, through the Elk Garden
coal region. The road is being built to Fair
fax Stone and already has a coal mine
opened for each of the twelve miles in OPP
Grafton.
There are on file In the Office Of the Con-
troller of Connecticut, in compliance with
the requirements OF the State law, the
names of nearly or quite 5000 depositors
in the savings banks of the State whose dc
posits have remained uncalled for, and have
not been increased otherwise than by the
accruing interest for twenty years past. The
amounts thus unclaimed range from a few
dollars to 50. 346
A railroad conductor in Massachusetts,
was recently made the victim of a new
fraud. He was paid $40 in several bills,
which In counting appeared to be 81,
whereupon he gave back 81 bill and got on
his train. After the train started he count
ed the money again, and was surprised to
find he had only SO. Upon examining the
bills he found one which was made up OF
parts of 81 bill and 81 bill pasted togeth
er, the face showing 81 bill and the back
a one.
The San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce has appointed committee Of eleven
to welcome the Tariff Commission, should it
accept the invitation Of the chambers TO
visit the city, and to extend them the hos
FATALITIES Of the people. An arrangement
! has been made with the New York post Of
fee by which all mail matter addressed to
the commission, care of the New York post.
master, will be forwarded to 1t, whether ad-
| dressed to the body or any of the members,
| wherever It may be sitting. So persons
who address the commission at New York
/ city will not make mistake.
The sta istics of the winter wheat yield OF
/ Illinois for 1882 have been compiled by the
| State Board of Agriculture 1t will be
| seen that the total yield for the State is up
/ wards OF so, 900, 900 bushels, and the aver
| age per acre eighteen and One-half bushels.
| In each of thirteen counties the yield ex-
| ceeds !, 200, 600 bushels, and st. Clair, Madi-
son and Clinton each produce upwards Of
/ 1000 900 bushels. In quality the crop has
| never been surpassed, and the returns in
money to the farmers will be greater than
that of any crop harvested during the past
fourteen years.
A correspondent of the Manchester Fir
aniaer says the finest known flock of
Hampshire Down breeding sheep, mum
bering one thousand head, and known as
/ thu "Stratford sub-Castle" breed, are to be
brought to the hammer, owing to the death
| of Mr.. Waters, the breeder. Americans,
| having for some time been buying In all the
! best blood stock of Hereford cattle, are
now sweeping down in every district where
| good breeds of English sheep are in the
/ market. Much uneasiness is being caused
/ amoug English breeders of good stock at
the large influx Of American buyers.
The King of the Belgians has for the last
three years been endeavorlng, through Mr..
Stanley, to open up trade route to Central
Africa by means Of the Congo river, and
news has Just been received from the latter
describing his operations. Four establish
ments have been founded by him on It's
banks, and a fifth is in progress. Each sta
tion is the nucleus of a native town, and Is
administered by q European or two and
number Of Zanzibar natives engaged for
three years. Steamboats, already ply on the
Congo. and Stanley has arrived at the great
central plateau, which is his goal. The
route will soon be opened to EurOpssn
trade.
A number of the prominent young men
Of Philadelphia have formed Bi-Centen-
NAL Tablesux Association, which will take
charge OF the grand historical and spec.acu-
lar exhibition which Is u be given IN that