Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-24
GENERAL NOTES.

Comment is made in England on the
long delay in comforting upon some other
person the garter that belonged to the late
Lord BeacOnsield. 1t is about year and
a half since Lord BeacOnsfeld died, and
fifteen months since the insignia were de-
livered up to the Queen by Mr.. Ralph Dis
raeli. This long delay is said to be with
| out precedent.
Busts in marble of Lord BeacOnsfeld
and Mr.. Gladstone were placed in the
vestibule of the London Guildhall a few
weeks ago, the bust of beac0nstield being
the work of Mr.. Belt, and that of Mr..
Gladstone the work Of Mr.. WOOlner.
inches were expressly made for them in
positions where they could face the busts
of PalmerstOn and Canning.
In an amusing way the Bombay Gazette
explains the charge against the English
| of employing bloodhounds against Egyp-
tan fugitives. According to this authOri-
ty, the statement was originally made by
a son of NJ. De Lesseps, who had been
guilty of nothing worse than making has
tV conclusions The blOOdhOunds in ques-
ton were Il pack of unotfending fOXhOunds
consigned to the Bombay hunt.
The Guatemalan Government has issued
a decree for the preservation of Aztec
meanOr to destroy any specimens of an
cient architecture. The country abOunds
in-ruins, the stones of which are in many
instances covered with hieroglyphics of
great interest to the archWOlOgist, In the
march of improvement these stones, ready
fashioned for the builder, are often taken
for cellar walls and ruthlessly buried out
of sight or broken up like quarry rock. 1t
is designed to preserve them as far as pos
sible.
The annual report of the Denver city
physician shows that of the 1919 deaths
during the year 1873 were due to consump-
ton and 113 to pneumonia. The death
rate of Denver is but 1893 per 1000, low
per centage, and yet il will be surprise
that the region which is deemed favorable
for patients suffering from consumption
should show such fatality from that
cause. One explanation, of course, is that
invalids in the last stages of that disease
30 to Colorado. as to Minnesota, only to
meet their death, The death rate from
phthiss is not, therefore, chargeahle, as a
whole, to Denver,
The construction of one of the largest
English ironclads yet built, the BenbOw,
has been entrusted to the Thames Iron
Company, Blackwell. She will be twin
screw, steel armOr-plated barbette ship,
of 10000 tons, and is to have engines of
1900 horse power, working up to, under
forced blast, $500 horse power. She is
intended 10 mount four siXty-ton guns,
but ultimately it is likely she will carry
guns of much heavier calibre. The cost
Ofthe vessel, hull and engines will amount,
before che leaves the contractors premi-
ses, 10 nearly 100000 A similar vessel,
the CamperdOWn, was begun a short time
ago at the royal dockyard, Portsmouth,
and there will be interest in the progress
made in building the two ships and their
comparative cost when finished.
1t would require, perhaps, the intellect
of Babhage 10 wrestle with the statis-
tics of matches. That 6O,OOO,O 900 are burn
ed every day in Europe seems below the
mark. Some firms, such as Messrs.
Dixon, at Manchester, turn out 100000
day. and many in London 100000 or
5000. 600. The consumption of phosphO-
rus for the purpose in England and France
shows that about 100000, 600, 600 a year are
turned out in these two countries alone,
In America, where, as in France, there is
a tax on matches, by which great grist
thus is brought to the mill, the stamps
show an Outturn of about 100000, 0O0,00
so at present match making is not the
specially of America, though the tax
Yields about 100000 year to the rev.
enue.-PdU Mall Gazette.
A Paris letter says that the most costly,
useless and adored appendage of French
lady is no longer her jewel case, but her
little dog. This popular pet, whose reign
has already lasted for centuries, was
never in greater favor than at present
The fashion in dogs changes with every
whim OF the eapricious dame, We all
remember the days when the King Charles
spaniel was considered the lap dog par
excellence, Now no particular breed
reigns supreme: Scotch and toy terriers,
pugs and spaniels are all allowable, but
new beauty has made its appearance
which bids fair to rival even the favor the
King Charles once enjoyed. This is
Blenhelm spaniel, with long silky hair,
and ears that sweep beneath his feet as he
walks. People interested in such things
declare this little pet is to be the ladies'
dog of the future
The Prussian Government proposes to
abolish the lower grades of the class tax,
which is a direct and not a very popular
tax. The deficit so produced is to be repair
ed by very. moderate system of licenses
for the sale of tobaccos and liquors.
Yet this mere proposition is extremely
unpopular throughout Germany, where
tobacco. beer and high wines contribute
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