Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-27

Mr.. Gladstone does not approve the re-

vised version OF the New Testament.
In the Spanish Senate the Foreign Secre-
tary lately asserted that every spaniard was
animated by desire to see Gibraltar restored
to Spain.
The Montreal Gazette wishes Oscar Wilde
to explain what he means by "sham imita-
TONS" and how they differ from other
shAms and other limitations.
A mean correspondent says that Secretary
Chandler has a kind of sonny when-you-
have watered-the-whiske and sanded-the-
sugar-come-in-to prayers look.
There is a musical prodigy in Toronto
girl, only fourteen years old, whose playing
of the violin is regarded as wonderful, even
BY so accomplished a judge as RemenYi
Her name is Nora Cleneh, and she is the
child OF violin maker.
The ex-Empress Eugene is living in great
retirement OF Ems-avoiding all society, as
we'll as unnecessary appearance In public
She occupies the residence which was in
habIted BY her in 1878, and which has often
been the abode of the Princess Dolgorouki.
The composing and press rooms Of the
Public Ledger establishment, in Philadelphia,
are now lighted with Edison's ircsndescent
electric light, furnished by dynamo ma
chine erected IN the press room. The small
glass globes inccsing the light are sus-
pended from the brackets, so that there Is
nothing to cast shadow upon the compost
tors cases. The experiment has proved
highly satisfactory.
Mrs. Garfield has written to Commissioner
Loring, thanking the Massachusetts, Repub-
licsn Association of Washington, through
him, for their tribute to the memory Of
Gen. Garfield, and saying: az ne manner in
which the name OF the Rev. Mark Hopkins,
Gen. Garfeld's college President aud most
loved and venerated friend, is linked with
this memorial adds much to its interest aud
value"
The President has appointed the following
board of visitors to attend the annual
examination Of the Naval Academy on the
LIST Of June next: Com. Franklin and Capt.
P. c. johnson, United States Navy; N. NJ.
Hubbard, Cedar Rapids. IA; William A.
Courtney, Charleston, s; c.; Gen. Aaron F.
Stevens, Nashua, Y. II Chas. Watrous,
New York. The President Of the Senate
has appointed Senator Dawes, OF Massachu-
setts, and Senator Jones, of Florida, to rep
resent the Senate.
Mrs. George Eager, living between Ham
mond and Rosie, in st. Lawrence county,
n. Y, was seriously injured by the explo-
sion of a barrel Of sap vinegar recently, a
part Of the barrel striking her In the stOm-
aeh and face, cutting the latter badly and
knocking out two of her teeth. She re-
manned insensible for three or four hours.
Mrs. Eager was anxious to know how much
vinegar the barrel contained. The bung
was removed and a lighted taper held so
that the gas ignited and exploded.
Cornelius r. Agnew has forwarded to the
Commissioners of Emigration at New York
a letter from John r. Doyle, Of the Rugby
colony in Tennessee, in which he practically
admits the failure of the enterprise to secure,
up to date, a sufficient number Of cOlonists
to secure success. Those who have Joined,
he SAYS. have not, for the most part, been
practical persons. He desires that from leo
to 200 German families be sent to Rugby, for
whom there will be provided farms Of fifty
acres each upon easy terms OF payment.
The Salt Lake Tribune says that the Nor
mon authorities are making vigorous effort
to increase their strength in the neighboring
Territories. Immigration is quickened by
the labors of the missionaries IN foreign
| lands, and as soon as the Mormon immi-
grants reach the Territory they are sent to
Southern Utah to occupy the places made
vacant by those who have been in the coun-
| try long enough to become cit zens, who are
sent to neighboring Territories to establish
colonies and take possession OF "Uncle
Sans land in the name OF the Lord"
Loubat, oae Of the parties to the Union
| Club scandal, is retired merchant, worth
| So, 600, goo. His name is emblszoned on the
title page Of a costly work published by him
in 1876, in two quarto volumes, on "Medal-
| lie History of the United States" as J. F.
Loubat, LID, member of the New York
| Historical Society, Knight Commander Of
| St. Stanislaus of Russia, Knight of the First
| Glass of the Crown of Frederick OF Wur-
temberg, Knight Of the Legion OF Honor Of
! France" TurDbull hasn't so many titles,
but he has plenty Of money, keeps his dog
cart and his valet, and is charged with part
ing his hair in the middle.
But three steamers arrived at Castle Gar
den Tuesday, bringing total Of $500 i'm
migrants. The Labor Bureau was crowded
more than usual by parties seeking help.
| Some ladies from San Francisco were look
ing for house servants. One of them re-
marked to your correspondent: "In San
! Francisco 1t is the most difficult task i'm
| sginsble to get a good servant. Many
| families are in want Of first class domestlcs
| to supplant Chinese labor. On the Pacific
coast cooks are asking and getting from S2S
! to $50 per month. The Chinese make good
servants. They are not ingenious but imi-
| tative. The Swede servants are much pre-
! ferred to any others. AS for American
| girls" she added, "they are not to be had
| tor domestic service at any price"
More than thirty years ago Thurlow Weed
originated the idea OF providing at Castle
Garden for the care Of immigrants, who had
previously been swindled in every conceiva-
BILE manner on their arrival In this country
| clearinghouse runners, sellers Of bogus
| tickets and other sharpers made so deter
mined fight that Mr.. Weed found himself
| defendant in so many suits for libel that
sometimes his presence was required in
| three or four courts st the same time. The
opponents of the movement announced a
mass meeting In their interest, with Charles
| O'Conor as Chairman, but Mr.. Weed visited
that gentleman and convinced him so thor
| oughly Of the value of the measure that he
changed the meeting into one for its ad-
vancemsnt.
A Nashville (Tennessee) merchants wife
recently gave him the following letter, with
instructions that it should not be opened
until he got to his place Of business: 81 am
forced to tell you something that l know
will trouble you, but 1t is my duty to do so.
| am determined you shall know It, let the
result be what 1t may. | have known for
week that this trial was coming, but kept it
to myself until to-day, when 1t has reached
a crisis and | cannot keet 1t any longer.
You must not censure me too harshly, for
YOU must reap the benefits as well as myself.
do hope It won't crush you. The -four is
all out. Please send me some this after
noon. ! thought that by this method you
would not forget IT," The husband tele-
phoned forthwith for barrel OF the best
-four in the market to be sent home in
stanter.
Frankfort on-the- Main, containing pop
ulation OF about 100, 200, is said to be the
richest city OF its size in the world. II its
wealth were equally divided among the in
habitants, every man, woman and child
would have, it Is said, some 81 600 apiece.
There are, as may be supposed, many poor
people IN the town; but the citizens are, as
a whole, in unusually comfortable cIrcum-
stsnces-more so, probably, than the c.ti-
zeus of any other capital In Germany or
Europe. 1t Is stated that there are 100
FrankforteTs worth from "a, 900, 600 to ST.
600 600 each, and $50 who are worth So
0O0, coo and upward. The city is one of the
great banking centres of the globe. Its ag-
| gregate banking capital is estimated at 81
| 600 COO COO, more than one-fourth OF which
| the famous Rothschilds-whose original and
parent house is there-own aud control.
| The annual transactions in bills of tXchange
are in excess Of $l00,000,000.
A New York letter to the Cincinnati Com
p,srctal contains the following item;
General Grants superbly furnished resi-
dence in Sixty sixth street, Of which he is
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