Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-13
GENERAL NOTES.

General Sherman retires from active ser
vice on the 1st of February, 1884. The Ma
tionel Republican Convention viii be held
three or four months later.
GAS matter of fact" says Lady Gregory
of Arab Pasha, 81 believe him to be ex-
ceedingly gentle and humane. An English
official. one of the fskeet OF his class, said
to me: he has too much OF the gentleness
of the fellah and too little Of the brute In
him to succeed"
At Montgomery, Ala, Yesterday morning,
after Forepaugh's circus left, the msngled
remains OF one Of his men were found near
the track by the grounds, where the circus
had exhibited the night before. He had
been run over by train, and the circus left
without discovering 1t. His name Is I'M
known, but badge on his person reads
'tGroom No. H."
The vicomte Vigier, who has just died in
Southern France, was not the Oldest but the
second son of NJ. Vigier, who made for
tune by introducing floating baths In Paris,
and was made peer by Louis XVIII. The
King effected a marriage between Count
Vioter and the daughter OF General Frere,
one Of the most dashing officers OF the First
Empire as well as mGn OF large wealth,
and the Vicomte Vigier, whose death has
Just been announced, was the only fruit Of
this notable union.
Governor Blackburn, OF Kentucky, has
received a characteristic letter from Colonel
W. s. Hays, resigning position on the Gov
ernor's staff. The writer of so many popu-
lar songs said: 81 would esteem 1t person al
favor, Governor, If you would accept my
resignation as Colonel. | am physically
dfsorganized, and can neither fight nor run.
NY body's willing, but my legs are weak.
Trusting nv resignation will he accepted
D. d. a., l am, sir, for the old flag and an
appropriation,
The Washington Post says that the chill
dren of high naval officer, who married a
second time barely year after his wife's
death, are about to bring suit against him
on the charge of his having wrongfully and
fraudulently deprived them of their share
in their mothers estate, and that the Hon.
7. D. Wright, late of the Supreme Court OF
Ohio, the Hon. r. T. Merrick and 81. W.
Garrett, of Washington, have been retained
by the plaintiffs to conduct the suit.
Some time after the Frsnco-Prussian war
Detaille painted battle piece in which
few Prussian prisoners figured rather con-
spicuously. He showed it to Marshal Mac
Mahon, who, after twisting his moustache,
said in a sad strain "Ah, yes, we made
about q dozen prisoners during the war, and
they are all there" Detsille felt perplexed.
'sWhat can l dor" he asked. SWELL" re-
piled Mac Mshon, smiling mournfully, stake
my advice-ehange their nationality. and
make Austrians out OF them"
It is an outrage that the scovilles were
allowed to parade themselves in court in
Chicago. The whole of the fussing between
Mr.. and Mrs. Scoville and their children
and neighbors and the drunken son-in-law
is disgusting and horrible. The testimony
as TO Mrs. Scoville's insanity is thoroughly
contemplate and should not have been lis
tened to In a civilized community. The YER
dict of the jury is unwsrranted. Mrs.
ScovIlle is quite as sane as Mr.. Scoville and
has more SENSE Cincinnati Commercial.
A little Roman Catholic Church in Boston
boasts Of having statue of st. Peter which
is fac smile of the statue in Rome, sup
posed to have been cut from the Capitoline
Jupiter by order of st. Leo, in the fifth
century, to commemorate the delivery OF
Rome from the invasion of the Vandals.
The same church contains copy OF Agar
dps Crueifxlon, a fac smile OF the holy
nail (minus the point, which Is supposed to
have gone into the helmet of Constantine,
fac smile of the inscription at the head OF
the cross discovered by st. Helena, and
some relics duly authenticated by Roman
certificates,
The amount Of capital invested in the
manufacture OF petroleum in this country
in the census year 1880 was $27, 1895, TAO.
The number OF gallons of crude oil used
was 731, $50, 1877, in value SIG. $40, 581. The
total value of the raw material, including
the crude oil used In the manufacture, was
S34 999 coo. The value of the Illuminating
oil obtained therefrom was $50. o39 6l3. The
other products are rlgoline, gasoline, Haph-
| tina, mineral sperm, reduced petroleum 1oT
/ cylinders, reduced petroleum for journals,
| deodorizsd lubricsting oils, paraffine oil,
residuum and paraffine wax, and the total
value Of all the products was $43, ZOE, 21S.
The American IsrGeIite says: 'In the Tai
mud it is stated by somebody that one
should drink wine on Purim Day till he
knows no difference between Cursed be
| Hannah and BLESSED be Mordecat.' Ihis
has given much trouble to the Sons OF lem
persnce, who consider 1t horrible. But II IL
| no more than O puma Purim pun. The
| Hebrew terms Cursed be Haman' and
Blessed be Mordecai,' have precisely the
same numerical value of 500; hence there IL
| no difference between the two, and that L
the sense OF the pun; If he should drink TIL
he knows no difference between the two, he
must not commence, for there is none"
The New Orleans Times Democrat says thai
Judah Hart, a resident of that city, hal
brought suit in the Civil District Court Of
New Orleans against that city for $229, 500
the ground being stated as follows: "ThC
city had at various times, through her proper
officers, contracted with various persons fol
labor, personal service, goods, wares, snc
m aterials necessary to the proper perform
ance of her municipal functions" Ofdl
nances were duly passed and promulgated
| recognizing these indebtednesses and order
ing their payment. With the knowledge
aud consent Of the city, each Of these per-
sons has transferred all his rights to Hart.
Oxford and Cambridge have been embar
raised with a bequest that neither Of then
cared to receive. By his will the late Rev
Lushington Pilson desired that the sum o
$1,000 free of duty be offered to OXFORD
"for the proper authorities in that ancien
university to apply, If the offer be accepted
to the payment OF sum yearly TO preacne
to be selected by them (being OF strict,
| EvaDgeiical or Low Cnufcn WeWHl, anu
Master Of Arts Of at least ten years stand
ing, who shall preach In the university pull
pit two sermons at least annually upon thu
past history and religion of the Jewish ma
ton, and upon the prophecies in Holy Wri
relating to the return Of that nation to Judei
and the restoration to It to its former glory
and this bequest to be called the Lushing
ton Pllson bequest;' and one Of these ser
mons at least is to be published afterward.
If Oxford should refuse the offer, Mr.. Pill
son desired that it be made to Cambridge
Oxford did refuse it, and the Cambridge
Council has recommended that 1t be refuseC
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