Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-15
GENERAL NOTES.

Who says that the elections have not
affected trade? Even before election day
was over in New York city the street vendors
Of Langtry pictures who had been doing a
brisk business found their custom falling
of rapidly as soon IS the Autographs and
photographs of Mr.. Cleveland had made
their appearance, which was very early in
the day. Even The popularity OF the Jersey
Lily felt the influence of "the great tidal
wave. "-BOStOg Advertiser.
Vienna has new town hall containing
500 rooms and surmOuDted by a central
tower 800 feet high. 1t is built in q CON-
bination OF the gothic styles Of architecture,
all IN freestOne, snd the cOrnices and upper
parts highly Ornamented. Is has a central
court surrounded by SrcAdes and six smaller
courts. There are six grand staircsses.
Toe building was begun ten years ago and
is just finished on the outside, the interior
being still incomplete.
One of the largest coffee plantations in
Brazil is the Fazenda Santa Casharlna, 100
miles from Rio Janeiro, belonging to Baron
de Monteiro. l. covers an area 6f more
than twenty square miles, contains ,700,-
600 bearing trees, and employs 600 slaves,
who are subjected to the most rigid di,cip-
line, and, in fact, as much like machines as
They are well taken care of, however, and
the Baron maintains priva hospital with
a resident physician and assistants for the
sick.
An amusing instance OF the average Chi
naman's Ignorance of matters pertaining to
western civiliz alton was furnished by one of
that nationality who Was before a San Fran
else court as a witness. He was sworn in
the usual manner, but the Judge, ev DENLY
not being quite satis Fl I'd that the witness uu-
derstoOd the object of the form he had just
gone through, asked him, as is usual in such
cases, if be understood the nature OF an
oath. "PerfectlY," replied the witness with
the utmost confidence; 81 know that if
tell a lie every one IN the court Will be
dAmned."
Mr.. Miller, one OF the pillars Of Wiscon-
sin Baptist Church, was lately tried on the
charge of irreligious conduct in attending
q negro minstrel performance. His defense
was that he started for a temperance lecture,
but accIdently got into the wrong hsli, snd
did not discover his mistake until the show
began, when his carnal delight In the enter
tainment overcame his moral seruples. de
admitted that he ought to have Withdrawn
the moment he discovered where he was,
but his weakness for fun got the better OF
him. He was let off with reprtmand.
General Logsn's reports about the Pueblo
Indians are having a most depressing effect
on one of the most thriving industries in
New Mexico. Pueblo pottery has long been
included in the lis OF articles much sought
after by antiQuarisns, and certain firms
have been doing brisk business collecting
aud selling It. or course all the pottery is
labeled "Ancient," but General Logan, in
narratlug his impressions of the Territory,
casually mentions that the chief occupation
OF the Pueblos is making pottery, al that
when he tried to buy a specimen three hun
dred years old he discovered that it was
suspiciOHslv warm and had probably just
come from the roasting kiln.
Among tue latest arrivals In New York IS
Don Nicolas de Plerols, ex-Dictstor of Peru.
In the course of conversation he remarked
that his plans for the future were not settled
as yet. He had in September intended lesv
ing 1rope with the Intention OF going TO
Lima, in order to see II he could be of ser
vice in effecting satisfactory arrangements
between Chill and Peru. Before leaving
there he was informed that Senor Garcia
Calderon had undertaken peace nego'is-
tions, and rather than add, perhaps, another
element of disagreement TO the problem he
has decided TO remain in the United States
for little while, studying the cOuatry, and
finding out the attitude of the people
toward the South American Republic.
John NJ. Clay, the only surviving son of
Henry Clay, lives on farm adjoining the
Ashland estate, which was his fathers
home, near Lexington, KY, but from 1854
until q few days ago he never put foot on
the ground. This was because tRe prop rty
was sold by some of the Clay heirs to the
State-an act which he did not approve
but now it is owned by Major Henry Clay
Mcdowell, and is used as 8 horse breeding
farm. John NJ. Clay Is now an old man,
full OF reverence for the memory of his
father, of whom he is having a new portrait
painted. at has been thirty years since
fathers death" he said to Boston Herald
corresp ondent, "and In that time there have
been many pictures aud busts made OF him.
got together several of the best ones to be
obtained, and then had an artist come right |
here and work, where l could give him such |
suggestions as | had to offer. He has |
painted two, and the second | regard as the |
best likeness OF my father yet produced.
One Of the inmates of the Castelar, Lu
matte Asylum, 10 Ireland. young woman
about twenty years of age, effected her
escape from that institution by getting |
through one of the windows which she |
had previously broken. She afterward di- |
rected her steps toward her parents home, |
adjacent to ClaremOrris, and about twelve |
miles from Castlebar. The route she took |
was along The railway track, and she had !
reached within a mile of CiaremOrris sta |
tion when she sat down to rest. The spot |
she chose was In the centre of the railway |
track, and here she surrounded herself /
with a pile OF stones. Shortly afterward |
the up night mail came along, but tortu-
nately the driver noticed the obstruction in
time to pull up. The poor girl was then |
discovered asleep, and upon being awakened (
she ran away screaming. The mstter was
reported to the police upon the train reach
ing ClaremOrris, and after few hours
search the girl was captured and was taken
back to the asylum.
The delicaey of the problem how to man
age the insane without inhumanity or the
deprivation of their just rights and st the
same time without imperiling society, Is
illustrated in many ways. One would think
that there should re no reason why, luna
ties confined in asylums should not De &C
corded the privilege of sending out letters
at Will. On the contrary it would appear