Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-19
GENERAL NOTES.

1t took the New York lawyers seventy
years to get 500, 900 out of the Jumel will
case. The New York lawyers have evidently
lost their grip.
Wah-bun- ah-kee, a Canadian chief, has
gone TO England on business for his tribe,
and attracts great attention. He shows the
noble Briton the tomahawk once welded
by Tecumseh, and the noble Briton believes
in the identity OF the Ratchet.
The Prussian Government has selected
Aiken, South Carolina, as one Of the stations
for the observation of the transit Of Venus
in December next, and the members of the
expedition from the Royal Observatory in
Berlin are expected to arrive there about
the end Of October.
Mr.. William 7. Eustls, Prohibition candi-
date for Governor of Maine, contrs1lcts
with some warmth the story sent out from
the State that he contemplated Withdrawing
Gin favor Of a strong candidate" He says:
81 did not enlist for one year, but for life,
and propose to stand by nv colors through
good report or III. A stronger candidate
might certainly be had, but none stronger
in the belief that we are right"
A census of the manageable Princes Of
Europe appears to have been taken. The
age for marriage Of a Prince is from twenty
four to forty; for Princess, from eighteen
to twenty eight. There are thirty eight
manageable Princes and only twenty-f0ur
manageable Princesses. GeTmanY furnishes
the chief supply. There are twenty German
Princes now in the market, including King
Ludwig of Bavaria, the most eligible baehe-
Tor in Europe.
They say Secor Robson is a plucky Eel.
low, whatever else he may be. They also
insist that Arab Bey is tremendously plucky,
and in their day they have both been en-
gagged in demolishing navies. But who will
contend that there is any comparison In the
measure OF success which has thus far at
tended their efforts? Robson damaged the
American navy more in a single dav than
Arab has injured the British navy since the
commencement Of the fight. - Rochester
Union.
Being compelled to decline to attend the
meeting in Garibaldi's honor in Boston. Mr..
Wendell Phillips wrote: ''I should rejoice
and be proud to join you In doing honor TO
one of the greatest Italians OF this genera
uon-a generation in which Italy has been
fruitful in great men. Garioaldl shares
with Mazzini alone the glory of having
Lnaue Italy what she is to-day. Cautious
III L dilidAnCu1 pdldCe
"nae .ney sowed in toll, want, exile, ohio
wy Wy, ano on the battlefield. But Italy and
history VIII DO them full Justice"
Eight ciergymen preached simultaneously
IN the Eastern Penitentiary. Philadelphia,
to invisible audiences. The prison is con-
Quoted on the principle OF solitsrv oor6pa-
ment. Each prisoner has his 80 level.
cell. These cells open on eight corrtdo-:y
radiating from an octagOnal cent? Th15
preachers stood st the outer ends az H. a Ano
ridors, and could be heard by the occrnoSot.
of the cells In their several sections
group of officials and reporters in the mid51a
of the prison experienced the novel sepsao
tion Of listening to eight sermons at once
The yellow fever disinfecting station at
Ship Island, near the mouth of the Missis-
sippi, will have to be closed to-day because
Congress has not made an adequate appro-
priatfon for the National Board Of Health.
This Ship Island station is the most import
ant protection against the Introduction of
yellow fever on the Gulf. 1t is absolutely
essential to the safety of the Mississippi val
lev population that 1t be maintained. yell
low fever is now epidemic at Havana and
Matanzas, and the people demand protec-
ton. The ignorance and stupidity OF
Congressman in opposing the National
Board of Health are remarkable. --LOuIsvale
Courier Journal.
Statistics have been published In England,
showing the amount Of proof spirits dis