Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-23
GENERAL NOTES.

Abbotsiord, the home of Walter Scott, is
again to let.
Plateau, the French naturalist, has arrived
at the conclusion that, in proportion to its
size, June bug is as powerful as loco
motive.
The ode on Prince Leopold's nuptisls,
which is being written By Mr.. Tennyson,
will, it is understood, appear in tie Nine
tenth Century.
The latest scandal in diplomatic circles in
Washington is that the retired little lady Of
the Chinese legation is not the Minister'S
wife at all, but an Oriental substitute.
The editor of Virginia paper was asked
by stranger If 1t was possible that little
town kept up four newspapers, and the re-
ply was, "No; It takes four newspapers to
keep up the town."
A New Brunswick, n. j., four-yesr-old,
on seeing the cook take potatoes with their
Jackets on" from the oven, was sstonished
a. one which had burst its skin. "Oh,
Annie ~ be exclaimed, 'there's one all I'M
buttoned!"
Chin All 10y, while awaiting trial for
murder at Naps, Cal, heard that his coun-
sci had made an anti Chinese speech at a
meeting in that town. He Immediately
hanged himself, taking the silk from his
queue for that purpose, and making trap
of bucket.
The New York merchants engaged in the
China trade object to the anti-Chinese i'm
migration bill, on the ground that It will
seriously hurt their trade in silks, jute, teas,
spices, ETC., as they think it probable the
Chinese Government will Fetaliate in some
way.
Boston Post: DAT last the New York Tri-
6aae is convinced that there has been great
decline in American shipping: and after
long and carefully considering the subject
IT concludes that the reason we have so few
American ships flying the American flag is
10 be found in the fact that we have not
more Of them"
1t may be an item of interest to the ladies
to know the value Of the ostrich feathers
they purchased last year. The importation
amounted to Is. 193, O24 IS. Cape feathers
are worth only $50 to $500 per pound, but
the black Algiers command $3.50 TO $3.50 per
pound. It takes a good many feathers to
weigh pound, however.
Truly Chicago is great city. This Is
scene in a street car there: First Lady
''Oh where wmw you all the morning =
Second Lady-'I was at home" First
Lady-"My you just ought to have been
down town. There was a perfectly SPLEEN
did bear market all morning. TOOK TWO
'straddles' and made q clean fifty"
At q meeting Of the patriotic artisans in
London the other day, to protest against the
Channel tunnel, the chairman in his open
ing said: "Gentlemen, we are here to pro-
test against this Tunnel channel-l mean
this Chunnel tannel; mean we are met 20
oppose this Tannel chunnel." Here the dis
abied orator sat down. His confusion seems
fairly to represent British ideas on the sub
iect.
A young man Of Denver, Colorado, while
engaged in repairing an electric lamp,
mounted high step-ladder, and with wire
In each hand, was abou. to connect the cir
cult when the current was turned on, ana
he fell backward of the ladder. De has
brought a suit for damages against the
company, claiming that the current was
turned on before the usual time, which the
company denies. One side OF bis face Is
paralyzed.
A Prussian soldier has just been arrested
for q brutal and horrible murder. Three or
four children were playing on some forbid
den ground near the Invalides Column, at
Berlin. A soldier on guard ordered them
brute fred on them twice. Two poor little