Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-19
GENERAL NOTES.

Tramps abound in the Naps Valley, Cali
fornia. They say they have come to help
pick the grapes. The growers think they
have come to live upon the grapes, which
are easy Of access.
When the ex-Empress Eugene was in
Paris, two weeks ago, on her way to the cas-
tie Of the Duke de MouchY, she stayed at the
Hotel Bedford, in which. and close by her
apartments, was living the very Prince Won
Hohen zollern, who was the indirect cause OF
the war that wrought her and hers such
ruin.
The emigration of Italians to South
America, and especially to La Plata, is large.
Each year there land at Montevideo about
II, 900 Of these emigrsnts, and it seems
almost an italian colony to a recent traveller,
the boatmen, the porters and the hotel
keepers being largely of that nationality.
During the last few years 1000 Italians
have gone to Buenos Ayres each week, at
Rio Jsneiro the census of 1879 showing the
landing Of $4,000 emigrants, of whom $500
were Italians.
The foundation stone has been laid at
London Docks Of a memorial to the late
Rev. Charles F. Lowder, the Vicar OF st.
Peters. There was a large attendance at
the ceremonies, which were every ornate,
not to say rituSlistic," and were presided
over by Earl Nelson. The site of the me-
mortal is Immediately Ia front of the church.
1t is intended to erect a substantial clergy
| house there for the use of the mission clergy
| of the district.
In Paris has just died, at the age Of fifty
five, NJ. Jules Noriac, well known writer
for the press and the stage, whose disease
was what is known as the smokers cancer.
For two years he suffered terribly from a
constantly increasing decay, which, in time,
| extended over his entire face. His most in
innate friends were st last unable to recog-
| nize him. M. Noriac wrote a few novels,
but was best known for his contributions to
the columns of Figaro.
The Russian refugees on Wards Island,
New York, raised a riot last Saturday be-
cause the food given them was not what
they expected. OF course the refugees are
right, but they should not be too severe on
the poor Americans who are trying to feed
and clorhe them. When our crops are sold
| this country hopes to be able TO present
| every foreigner landing at New York with
large piece Of pie, several dOughnuts,
and theatre ticket. but at present we
are little cramped-Laksside amusing Man.
Two items of news from Japan are sig
ni6cant Of progress in liberal ideas. For
| merly the government had great dread Of
liberalism; 1t may have great dread Of 1t
| still, but it has found out that the process of
| subsidiztng certain newspapers "has proved
useless as a means Of suppressing liberalism"
and accordingly has decided to give 1t up.
| Along with this item comes another that
| the government has resolved upon esta blish-
ing public libraries in every provincial capt.
tai throughout the empire.
In the event of the establishment of pos
tai savings banks in this country, where
| deposits as small as one cent may be re-
ceived, good opportunity will occur to
| test The old proverb which admonishes us to
| take care of the pence and let the pounds
| take care OF themselves. In England last
year such small deposits aggregated Sl2,-
10000. Another instance of the result of
| this policy is afforded by the fact that the
Bank Of England has obtained SIZE, 800 by
reckoning In its own favor in settlements of
| transactions involving fractions of pennies.
A dispute which arose some months ago
at Jerusalem between the Russians and the
| French has just been decided by the Turkish
| Government in favor of the Russians. There
was piece OF land near the Roman Catholic
| convent which belonged to the Turks, and
and which both desired to purchase-the
| French for an addition to the convent do
| main, the Russians for the erection of
| hospital in memory Of the mother of the
| present Gar. The Porte's decision in
favor Of the Russians was based on the
peculiarly devotional and humane character
| of the institution which they desired to
erect.
The sliding pole is now established as a
useful addition to the apparatus of New
York fire engine houses. The poles are now
in use in the quarters Of Engine Company
IA and Engine Company 33, and are required
| In every plan for a new engine house. The
| poles are hollow tubes of brass that will not
| blister the hands like wood, nor slip through
them when the grip is frightened. The hole
In the floor Of the mems bedroom In the
| second story is big enough to allow four
men to grasp the pole and go through at
once. Chief Shay says that the universal
adoption Of the pole will save many sprains
| of ankles and knee. caps incurred in stumb-
ling down the stairs in the rush to fire.
The model for the Lee monument to be
erected at New Orleans has been completed,
and after inspection was accepted by the
Monumental Society. The TEpeS-Deraocrat
SAYS that General Lee is represented stand
| ing in an easy position, wearing the full
| uniform of Lieutenant General. The
sculptor has succeeded well In picturing the
face OF the hero. Some objection might be
made to the rather trivial position Of the
hand resting back on the hip, but 1t seems
| that the sculptor in this was forced to fol-
low traditions, this having been a favorite
| and almost constant position Df the great
| leader of the Confederate armies. The
| bronze statue will be fifteen feet three
/ hoe In Mr. 10 ho Inf
| of the model.
At Kingston, Jamaica, is published a
newspaper known as the jamaica Creole,
that does business on what may be assumed
| to be the smallest capital now engaged in
enlightening the public through the publ
cation of news and ideas. Recently, accord
ing to its own story, it fell short of printing
ink, and there was but one vendor OF the
article in all Kingston. From some cause
| not entirely clear the dealer would not sell
the Creole less quantity than twenty shil-
lings worth of the ink, and the little firm,
| not being in position TO make so heavy
| purchase, the principal made the ink him
self. 1.-The pressman," continues the Gre
OIe'S article, "on being asked whether the
ink gave him any trouble to work, replied
| that be thought it better than the imported
| stuff" The article ends pathetically: "The
editor will feel obliged If those indebted
would send part of what they owe"
The grave of William Wordsworth, In the
churchyard of Grasmere, "between a yew
tree of his own planting and an aged
thorn" is in a deplorable state of neglect
A writer for the English paper called the
Builder recently paid 1t visit, apd the fol-
| lowing is his report OF what he discovered:
"We saw path among the grave mounds,
about one foot in width, and followed it,
| and It led to a dirty, dark corner, where
/ several blue black heAdstones of slate stood.
| Could this be the resting place of natures
| tender loveTS 1t was, and we felt chill
come over US. The day was beautiful; the
sun was shining in a cloudless sky, but
| everything round the spot we had come TO
| seek seemed decayed and withered, like a
| grave in the centre of dirty, smoky town,
not In beauteous Grasmere. No green grass
was there, all was dull, dank and depress.
| ing. The poets corner must be badly
! drained, for we could scarcely get near
enough to read the inscription, in conse-
| quence of an accumulation Of water that
| formed trench at least an inch deep at the
base Of the stone curb that held the iron
rails surrounding the grave"
Recent discussions about the signing Of
the new gold certificates bring into notice
the interesting process Of the manufacture
of American paper money. United States
notes are printed on paper made In Dalton,
q small town In Massachusetts,, and each
blank sheet of the peculiar paper used is
| guarded almost as carefully as il 1t were
| alraadv DriDted and stoned The mill in