Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-25
GENERAL NOTES.

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heard from.
Oscar Wilde pronounced Miss Alsstia
Allen, of Montgomery, Alabama, the most
beautiful young lady he had seen in the
United States.
Elk Senator Sharon has bought large tracts
of Iaud in MERGED county, California, and
intends to reclaim some thirty thousand
acres Of swamp.
There are in OHIO 1924 more boys than
girls within the ages prescribed for at
tendance 10 the public schools, the total
rumber Of boys being 362,S35.
A Chicago butcher has been fined 500 for
knocking out the eyes of cattle before
slaughtering them, in order to make them
frsctable. He said that the practice was
common.
The central station of the first district OF
the Edison Electric Light Company in New
York, is nearly completed, and its thousand
tights will he turned on between now and
the LIST of September.
Judge Tilden, of Cleveland, has given
long decision to the effect that stealing dogs
is larceny under the laws of the State of
Ohio. He fortified bis position by quoting
similar decisions in New York, Kansas and
New Hampshire.
The Rochester Democrat says that Captain
Paul Boyton sounded the water below the
upper Genesee Falls, and found it over 20
feet in depth. He made search under the
falls for Sam Patch's bones, but failed to
fad even vestige.
A Washington sneak thief, making a
hasty exit from the residence OF an Ohio
Congressman, dropped a whisky bottle.
1t is not stated whether II belonged to the
thief or the Congressman, but, as it was
empty the probabilities are 1t was the states
mans.
Arab Pasha would be recognized at once
by the ethuologist as the soldier son OF the
Egyptian peasant. He is tall and muscular.
His eyes are small and dull, not bright and
sparkling as little eyes are wont to be. The
lower part of the visage resembles that of
the bull dog with broad Jaw and hanging
cheeks. The nose is wide and fiat, of true
A 'rlcan shape. He was brought up at the
military school established by Col. Selnes,
and his education was entirely French.
The Direction of the Bureau Veritas pub
fishes the following statistics of maritime
disasters reported during May, 1882. concern
ing all flags: Sailing vessels reported lost
9 American, Austrian, l Belgian, 30 Brit
ish, Danish, 2 Dutch, Is French, Is Ger
man, ! Haytien, 2 Italian, s Norwegian, l
Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish;
total 50. In this number are included 10
vessels reported missing. Steamers reported
lost American, l Brazilian, 3 British, l
F:encb, 1 Italian, Spanish; total 10.
The ex-Minister of War, General Fare,
banished the drum from the French army,
but the new Minister of War, Gen. Ballot,
has restored It. General Fare abolished 1t
ostensibly because 1t made so much noise,
but really, It was said, because the Prussians
do not use it. General Ballot now restores
I because the French say they likes it, as 1t
makes a noise, and perhaps as they do not
ike the Prussians, they do not want to
initiate them. In any event the soldiers are
happy again, now that they have their
drums A Frenchman must have his play
things.
A dispatch from Ottawa, Canada, says ::
mot content with having the Parliament
building and the Governor Generals Guber-
material mansion, Ottawa actually claims
that Arab Bey is an OttawaIte, and that his
real name is Pat Foley" This is little too
much. We are aware that the Gear Of Rus
sia, Bismarck, the Emperor William, Queen
Victoria, Gortschekoff, the Sultan, the BeY
OF Tunis, the old woman who rules China
Swat All KOond, and most of Begums and
Maharajahs of India, as well as TheebaW Of
Burmah, are all Irishmen, but we are not
yet disp 1sed to cOncede Arab Bey to them,
at least until they can produce a better name
than Pat Foley for him.
William williamson, an old man in the
employment of the Treasury Department
at Washington, is charged with sbstracting
valuable letters from the public archives,
and selling them for what they would bring
Most Of the documents stolen by him have
happily been recovered. Among these were
autograph letters from Presidents Polk
Monroe and Jackson; William Writ ana
Richard Rush, Attorney Generals of the
United States, Daniel Webster, William
Pinckney, Secretaries of State, etc. The
sccused claims he has had the documents in
his possession for nine years, and that he
can give satisfactory account of them.
An English Parliamentary return has been
Issued, showing the number of tenants who
were evicted during the five months ending
with March last for non,payment of rent
and who have not since been re-admitted as
care takers. The total number given is
l,04S, and each month shows an increase
over the previous one. In November 1872
tenants were eylcted, and in December this
number had increased by seven. The first
month of the year showed a total of 1sS
February 267, and in March 1913 tenants were
rendered homeless. The largest number OF
evictions took place in Donegal and the
smallest in Meath. This steady progression
was greater in Ulster than in any other pro
vince.
The announcement comes from Rome that
"The Princess Belgiojoso has resigned her
office Of Lady of Honor to the Queen of
Isaly, and has gone to her own home, in
Milan" and thereby hangs a tale. One
evening not long ago there was reception
at the Quirinal, at which the King and
Queen and many mobiles were present. In
the midst of general conversation the Prin-
cess Belgiojoso turned to the Duke Sforza
Ce sarini aud asked him where were the best
marionetsin Rome. He replied that they were
to be found at a certain theatre. "WrOng,"
cried she; "theY are here, in the Quirnal."
The courtiers stood aghast, and the Queen,
pale with suppressed rage, said: "If the
Princess BelgiOjoso thinks she is here living
in the midst of with some hesitation
marionets she has nothing to do but to
leave" The Princess made a sharp reply,
tore from her shoulder the badge OF her
office, and left the room. The entire court
was much disturbed by the scene, and no
one was able to explain the strange conduct
of the Princess; but to avoid scandal the
report was given out that she had suddenly
become insane.
Human life is apparently more precious in
Austria than it is regarded in this country,
to Judge from the precautions the govern
m emit has taken In respect to theatres and
public halls. The Vienna theatre fire
Weakened the authorities up to duty, in
the performance of which an edict has
already gone forth regulating the building
of theatres, and their general supervision
when built. 1t provides for q local supervi-
sorry commission in every town where there
Is a theatre, composed Of representatives
of the municipal authorities, police, medi-
cal profession, fire brigade and experts.
All new theatres are to be detached from
other buildings, and are to contain no store
rooms or paint shops. All infammable
properties are to be impregnated with fire
resisting fluids. An open gangwaV between
every six rows Of seats is ordered, shaft
for the escape Of smoke is to be erected and
the audience Is to be strictly limited to the
seating capacity of the house. And these
rules and regulations will be carried out by
the theatre inspectors without evasion or
compromise. Austria can't afford to have
any more people roasted, and this principle
of economy could be proftablY prscticed
everywhere.
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The Georgia Democracy.
Neao Orleans Picdyotne, 21st.
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