Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-20
GENERAL nOfEs.

fuses to express an opinion as to the murder
Of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Burke.
Spring poets can now take heart afresh.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Homes is said to have
received IS line from the Boston Globe for
his poem on Garfeld's death.
The London Daily NeWs, contrasting
Emerson and Carlyle, says of the former
that the man was greater than his written
works, and Of tAe latter that his written
works were greater than the man.
The Ds1rtSeAs Ned. Woch states that in the
twenty German universities there were regis
Tered for the winter sosson Of 1881 81 q, 1872
students, OF whom / ,24l were foreign. The
medical students number 5000, and 80 Of
them we're aliens.
Moses Taylor, who is lying very sick at
his residence, Is the richest merchant in the
new world, worth $4O, O0O, 600, and finished
house ct Long Branch but a year ago, the
best residence there, and now is barely lin
gering in the earthly tabernacle.
tits now fifteen years since Nile. Cora
Pearl made her first appearance on any stage
as Cupid, aud was Kissed on it, although
she had eight diaInond buttons on each boot.
Her second appearance will be this month,
at the Hippodrome as an Amason,
1t is stated that the Henrietta Mine, which
has recently been sold In London for ST.
500, 900, has proved a bonanza for ex-Secre-
tary Blaine. The mine is located Ia Colo
RADIO. Blaine, it is said, owned one-ffth,
and his share in the proceeds will he oVe-
$500, 900.
lt is true the mother-in-lsw Is a much
abused mortal, but by exercising patience
and biding her time, she generally manages
to get even. long suffering mother-in-
law down East has Just secured Judgment
against her son-in-law for nine years
board bill,
The crop prospects in oregon are Of an
extremely encouraging character. The sur
plus OF wheat in Willamette valley this year
is estimated at 100000 tons, and that in
Eastern Oregon and Washington Territory
| az las 900 tons The estimate or the total
surplus for export is S75, 600 tons.
Hoop See rendered a bid for grading
California railroad, but 1t was cast aside as
worthless and the contract given out to
white man for 1015 cents per cubic yard.
| Then the Chinaman's bid was idly opened
and 1t was discovered that his offer was
cents yard, and that his hacker was the
Bank Of California.
General George 4. Sheridan, who failed in
his application for the Consul Generalship
at Montreal, has, it is said, been rendered
! the choice Of three oFhet poslhons IN the
| Consular service, but is unde cided whether
| he will sccept either Of them, as none OF
them are so desirable IS the one at Montreal,
which he expected would be given to him.
To San Francisco gentleman who is coll
leeting aatogrs phs for the benefit Of the pro-
| posed Union Veterans Home in that city,
| Mr.. Jefferson Davis wrote: "You were not
mistaken in supposing that would symps-
| thZe with an effort to provide for veteran
soldiers who, having served their country in
| its need. have come to need their cQuntrY's
| sery,ce.a
Ex-Governor Hendricks has written a
letter to a friend In Washington, in which
| he predicts the nomination ana election to
| Congress OF Mr.. VIM. E. English, a son Of
| Hon. VIM H English, from the Indianspo-
| lis district. Mr.. Hendricks adds that the
| greatest interest in political results is sp-
| pearing, aud that the Democrats Of Indiana
/ ''are hopeful-almost confident
The steamship 0xfordshire, from Slnga-
pore, has just brought curiosity into the
port of New York. 1t is genuine white
monkey, with pink eyes, exquisite ears,
clinging!y intense tail, and highly distin-
J guished and palpsble smile. Its brother
/ was sold, says Capt. G. =. dones, 10 the
| King Of Siam, who Is q connolsseur OF white
elephants and other animals that are white.
NJ. DeLesseps' enthusiastic townsmen at
Versailles recently gave him a dinner at the
house In which he was born seventy eight
wears ago. Ia hsppy speech after dinner
the celebrated engineer ridiculed the Eng
| lsh dread az the proposed channel tunnel,
| which he faeetiousiY termed 1.-THE French
uipe.D The ladies present we're interested
to learn that Nine. D4Lssseps gave birth to
her tentn child fortnight ueforS.
Christian K. Ross, the father OF little
Charlie Ross, whose abduction from his
home has remained mystery for so long a
time. iisoredlts the truth OF the report re-
ceived from Chicago OF the BOY living in
| that CITY at 206 South Sangamcn street, who
states that he used to reside In Philadelphia,
and was carried off by strange man, while
/ PLAYING With his brother. "This is only an
| other OF the many stories or Charlie being
found" said Mr.. Ross, YEARLY.
TIE desire of Mr.. Florence, the actor, for
a diplomatic position seems likely to be
gratifed. He has received letter from a
prominent gentleman in Washington, say
| ing: 81 had long chat yesterday with Sen
ator Jones, of Nevada, touching your mat
| ter. He said the Presidents mind was TO
give you foreign appointment which would
| COMFORT with dignity for he recognized that
YOU had too long pleased the public to be
| denied in your later gears the quiet which
the change you seek would give you"
The receipts of the Suez canal for the
year 1881 were upward of sixty million
francs. The expenses, including interest
and COO 900 francs for Improvements, were
about %, 800 600 francs. II we say 3O,OOO,-
| 900 francs il will still leave 4 clear revenue
| for tie year of over 80 900 600 francs. The
returns for April, jos at hand, report the
| passage of 322 ships, against 245 for April,
| 1881, and 1913 for April, 1880. The gross re-
ceipts were 5 100000 francs for the last
| month. against 4. 376 900 for April, 1884, and
| 8 7lO, 600 for April, 1880. This is certainly
most encouraging to the hieDds OF tue en-
terprlse.
Governor McEuerY, Of Louisiana, has
sent a special message to the Legislature
urging that the proposition Of the bond
holders for the settlement of the State debt
be accepted. The total bonded debt is
| 81, 7s6 $50, and the holders Of the bonds
offer to accept per cent. interest for five
| years and per cent. interest thereafter.
| The difference between this proposition and
| that made by the State itself Is ONLY $780,
| sos 75 a year in interest. The New Orleans
papers urge the Legislature to accept the
offer of the bondholders and put an end to
this vexatious question, which has done
much TO retard the pre- speritY OF the State.
At the masonic Fancy Fayre" in Dublin
on the 18th Of April, Viscountess Massenene,
who is one of the handsomest women IN
Ireland, appeared as Joan of Arc. The cos
| tune consisted OF petticcat OF white cash
mere, made to fall in long plests from the
waist; bodice (cuirass) composed OF cloth of
silver, tubbed over the hips, and cuuniugly
studded with brszen nail heads, in sdmira-
BILE imitation of armor; sleeves of cashmere,
made close, with armlets, shoulder pieces,
| and cuffs Of silver cloth, representing COM
| plete mail; long sword, grit upon the left
| thigh: hair tied with silver knot at the
back of the neck, aud falling in superb
straudseuite to the knees.
It seems little strange that Englishmen
should be obliged to go beyond the borders
Of Euglish-speaking countries for contribu-
lions to the proposed Shs kespeare monu-
ment at Stratford-on-Avon. And it seems
| still more strange that they should apply to
French sympathies and pockets. Yet Mr..
Flower, the Mayor of Strstford, has made
sucn an appeal, and Jules Claretie writes IN
a French paper that, If his compatriots have
any money left after their contributions to-
wards the monumental COMMUNICATION of
many men great and small, It would be well
for them to aid IN honoring Shakespeare.