Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-22
GENERAL NOTES.

their own sex exclusively. One OF these
dinners, to take place soon, will be 'cnsp-
eroned" by the mothers Of the bride and
the groom.
A London letter says: "The electric light
ing companies make hardly any progress at
all. Only one municipality in all England
has vet seen fit to fulfill the conditions IN
der which local monopolies are granted for
a short period to electric companies, and
yery few localities have moved at all to get
the lighting license for themselves. +"
A present designed for the Prince Of
Wales has caused sad accident. bomb
she'll from Egypt was to be mounted for the
Proce. 1t exploded and workman lies
vi h an amputated limb. The precaution Of
extracting the charge apparently did not oc-
cur to the giver Of this relic Of the war, Lord
Charles Beresford. The English people, ex-
cept the workman possibly, are rejoicing in
the escape of their future ruler.
The netting of birds is a kind Of sport
greatly enjoyed by His Holiness Leo XIII,
who has organized an extensive rOccolo in
the Vatican gardens, from which he derives
not only sufficient supply Of small game
| for his own table and the inmates OF the
palace, but also enough to dispense occs-
| conventusl establishments In the city. The
Pope's fowler figures on the regular list OF
Vatican employees.
Gamblers are becoming unpopular in the
West. A committee of residents Of Pine
Bluff, Ark, posted a notice that all black
legs found In town after three dsys would
be hanged; and the fraternity beat a hastY
retreat. At Delamater, Col, the card
swindlers were more Obdurate; and one had
to be dipped in tar before his fellows be-
came convinced that their departure was
really for the best. Al Fresno, Ari., the
pursuit OF gambling is left to committee,
who undertake to prevent cheating; and no
gambler can do any business unless licensed.
With the general introduction OF the
electric light the public may expect now
and then to be treated with entertainments
''not down on the bills'-something, for
instance, Ike that which occurred at Louis
vile the other night. The steady glow OF
| the electric light in front of the BuckiDg-
ham Theatre suddenly became interrupted;
the light burned low, and then flashed up
several times, and then the electricity
| passed to the iron rods supporting the avn
ing, and beautiful balls OF fire ran' down to
the ground. A small boy near by seeing
| the spectacle struck at one Of the globes as
| IL kllU6u buOOlutJ UOWu Tic uOH pOltJ ohu
was rewarded for his trouble by being
knocked head over heels by the electric cur
rent.
The offer of bed quilt to the girl receiv-
| ing the greatest number of votes, at so cents
each, at a London (Ont.) church fair, result
| ed in a terrible row. Miss Goodscre and
Miss Porte were the leading candidates, and
| each had an enthusiastic, even reckless,
| supporter in the person of her afianced hus-
band. After the commonplace voting bad
ceased, and 800 had been realized, Mr.. Fox
| put down his gold watch for Miss Il oodacre,
| as security for 800. Then Mr. StARley
placed 5000 in cash to Miss Porte's credit.
| Next, Mr. Fox offered his house In lieu OF
| 81, 900. Uproar ensued, and the fair closed
IN something like a riot. Afterward, the
pastor returned the watch and the 5000, and
decided that the quilt should go to Miss
Porte, who had been ahead when the Fox
Stanley contest began.
It costs more than 100000 annually to
maintain the IA packs of hounds that make
life miserable for English foxes. 1t is esti-
mated that $4,000 men follow the hounds,
and in order to keep up with the sport an
average of two thoroughbreds is probably
required for each man. This makes $4,000
| horses valued at not less than 81 600, 900.
| These horses are fit for nothing but the sad
die, never earn dollar for their owners and
require the best of care. From these figures
| Ii will be guessed what an army Of GrOOms,
attendants, stablemen, whippersin, hunts
men, etc, gain livelihood out OF the cost
| ly sport of fox chasing. Notwithstanding
the agrarian troubles, Ireland also keeps up
| the same number of packs as formerly. The
English packs inclnde 5, 700 couples Of fox
hounds, and 245 couples of stag bounds.
A meeting Of the Union League Club Of
New York was held Tuesday night to con-
slider the question Of the transit from Paris
to New York, and of its erection at Bed
| loe's Island, of Bsrtholdi's Statue of Liberty.
1t was decided to hold public meeting on
the 2Sth inst, at the Academy Of Music, for
the purpose of calling public attention to
| the subject. 1t is also In contemplation to
| give a theatrical enter ainment, under the
| direction Of the different New York theatri-
cal managers, in aid of the subscription.
! The French Government having offered to
send the statue to New York some time next
| summer by French war vessel, the provis-
| ion of pedesra al whtreon to place 1t after
| its arrival In New York alone remains to be
considered. A suitable pedestal will cost at
least $50 900, but of this amount 100000
| is promised conditional upon the remaining
| $50 900 being subscribed.
The Legislature OF New Zealand is about
to try two very important experiments. One
is a land bill providing that the colony shall
not sell any more land, but shall give leases
| of twenty .One years, with provision for COM
| pensAtion If the lease is cancelled at the end
| of that time. 1t is believed that this ar
| rangement will be great temptation to set
| tiers, yet leave to the government the ulti-
mate control Of the soil. The other scheme
is one for compulsory insurance. 1t stipu-
| lates that every man mus pay either sixty
six pounds down before he is twenty three,
or two shillings week for twelve years, in
| order to secure fifteen shillings a week If
single, and twenty-five shillings sixpence a
week If married, during sickness, and ten
shillings week as approximation allow
snce after sixty,five. 1t is believed that
both measures will be enacted.
The Mobile Register says; zone of the
curiosities of journalism is set of letters,
which is filed away In this office, emanating
from a faithful correspondent in New
Haven. For ten years and odd, letters have
come every two weeks from this correspond
ent, each letter being bulky and properly
| prepaid, sometimes with two and some
times with three stamps. The correspond
ence is never printed, and never will be.
The author once signed himself James,,
but all subsequent letters bear the initials
"a. B. j. Who he is, or what his object In
writing, save to put his views upon paper
and pay liberal postage thereon, cannot be
stated. He is perhaps an inmate of some
| lunatic asylum who is allowed to pass his
| time in this innocent amusement. The
| letters are each q dissertation upon some
| abstruse point of constitutional law, and
are very verbose and incOnsequential in ar
| gument."
From the interesting budget Of the city
of Paris some interesting facts are obtained,
especially when they are placed alongside
the figures OF similar kind for past years.
Thus in the year VII. of the Republic, when
the population was 53l 900 souls, the ordi-
nary budget was 100000 francs, or about
| 1415 francs per inhabltant. By 1900 the tax
| per inhabitant had risen to nearly double
| l415 francs, although the population was
only increased by 16, 756, and by 1917 it had
risen to more than six times 14115 francs, the
highest point It reached until 1872, IN which
year it was 104 francs. For 1880 the rate
was ia francs, the population being then
| 1898, 900, as against the 53l COG in the year
| VII. of the First Republic, and l, 794, 600 In
the year 1872. Even more impressive are
| the figures Of the increase in total expend-
| itures While the budget in the year VII.
was 1900 600 francs 1t was 104, 600 600 francs
In 1860, las OOO, 600 francs In 1869, 1877, OO0,-
600 francs in 1872, and 226, 0OO, 600 francs In
1880.
Madame Nilsson, who sang in New
Haven the other night, was interviewed"
after the modern regulation fashion, by
local reporter. In the midst Of the usual