Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-04
GENERAL NOTES.

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In his cellar, aud the mice got at it and de-
stroyed It, using 1t to make their nests. The
farmer became insane at the loss and died.
The State election in Rhode Island occurs
tomorrow. To-day elections for Circuit
Judges will take place in the Fifth, Sixth,
Eleventh and Twelfth Circuits Of Wisconsin.
A number OF small boys who were ad-
mitted free to a concert in Montreal, Can
ada, showed their appreciation of the kind
ness by shying cushions from the TOP gallery
into the body of the hall, thus crushing the
head gear of several ladies.
The official inquiry into the death of Phil
lip s. Van Rensselaer,, at the Hotel Bruins
wick, New York, on March 22d. has been
concluded, and the Jury rendered verdict
of death from the accidental discharge OF
pistol. caused by carelessly handling the
same.
The Empress of Austria has suffered in
tensely nearly all her life. She has pale,
spiritual face and very beautiful eyes. To
a LADY who complimented her upon them,
the Empress recently exclaimed: "The
poor eyesl It is a wonder there is any lustre
left in them. II you only knew what floods
of scslding tears have poured from theml"
Berlin has a negro colony of about sixty
persons, many of whom came from this
country, though others are natives of Africa
and arrived direct. With one exception
they are all employed as servants. One is
servant to Prince Charles. Many OF them
have not only acquired the German lau-
gusge, but are said to use the real Berlin
dialect. Three have married white girls.
A Munich painter who was formerly
blacksmith has recently produced picture
which has stirred the whole town. He
exhibited it in a miserable little back room
of place, but 1t has been visited by throngs
OF people, many OF them distinguished. He
has fixed his price for the work at O,OOO
marks, and by a Paris dealer has been
already offered so, 600 marks. The artists
interior Of village church.
Some Of the Brooklyn clergYmen are pre-
pairing to take hold Of the remarkably out
spoken pastoral letter just issued by the
Catholic Provincial Council which recently
met at Cincinnati. The Catholic Telegraph,
which publishes 1t officially, is in active de-
mand. The declaration that "all men are
not equal'' and that "labor unions are liable
to fall, and cannot be sustained when they
attempt to force a man to join them or to
WOEk Ab price HAtu Og tu6uls arc buc plN
otal points shat invite controversy out Of the
pulpit as we'll IS IN 1t.
Senator Mcpherson has introduced bill
into Congress which provides that after 1886
only as many cadet midshipmen, graduating
from the academy, shall e. retained
for the navy as there are vacancies
among the ensigns, and similarly for
the cadet engineers; It reduces the pay and
medical corps, and authorizes the appoint
ment of naval board to condemn supeTf1u-
GUS yards for sale without delay. Among
the yards named as auperfdous are Kittery,
New Souden, Pensacola and Norfolk. The
bill will hardly pass.
John McNulty, the steward OF the ship
screamer, which lately went to the bottom
when four days out from Philadelphia, says
the loss Of life and property was due to the
Captains drunkenness and mismanage-
ment. Though the ship was fast sinking,
he refused to hoist a signal Of distress, and
allowed two ships to pass. When third
vessel hove in sight the hal'iards were cut
from the Captains hands and the signal
hoisted. Three hours sfterWsrd the ship
went down, carrying down three of the
crew. A fourth man drifted away with one
Of the boats, and is supposed to have
persisted.
Although the st. Gothard tunnel has
been opened, the hospital kept by the monks
on the mountains has not been abandoned.
During the coming winter the place will be
in operation as heretofore. Those monks
have done noble service to many poor trav
eler in the Alps IN late years. During the
past year alone their records show that no
fewer than Is, 80 persons found shelter with
IN al 6Oors. that SS SlS ratfOuS upra dis
tributed; that 1856 lodgings were supplied;
that 1913 persons were attended as patients,
aud that large quantity OF clothing was
given away to needy travellers.
The exodus to Europe from New York,
which usually begins during the latter part
of April, has begun several weeks sooner
this year. Some of the steamship lines can
not begin to supply the demands being
made for cabins and berths. The White
Star and Cunard lines are refusing spplica-
lions daily, and rooms upon favorite steam
ers OF the GuiOn line are at premium.
Upon the favorite lines the price OF first
class voyage has gone up from $50 to $50,
and 800 is asked when persons occupy
two berthed room. To get the captains or
purser's room premium Of $1C0 is asked.
It is announced that Mr.. Moses Taylor, of
NCn 1UIhg has PLAYFUL u uob q QUolbCI Vi q
million dollars in first mortgage bonds of
the New York, Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad Company, to found hos
pisal at Scranton, Pa, for the use of the
sick and disabled employees OF that road,
and also those of the Lackawanna and Iron
and Coal Company. The Presidents of both
roads are to be the trustees of the institu-
ton. The market value of these bonds is
to-day about $270, 900. OF this sum 500, 900
is to be kept as perpetual fund, and the
remainder will be applied to the erection of
a suitable building.
During the past half century only three
scandals have smirehed the fair record Of
the English bar. In the celebrated Itch
borne case DR.. Keneally, the claimants
counsel, was rebuked by the court, and sub
sequently debarred by his Inn. In another
case, poor barrister stole book from the
library Of his Inn and came to grief. The
most conspicuous case, however, was that of
Edwin James. just dead, who, after having
achieved a phenomenally brilliant success,
and after having the honor of being made
a Queens counsel, was after wards disbarred
IN consequence Of certain pecunisry trans
actions with young nobleman, and died in
utter poverty.
A singular fatality seems to have attended
the sailors OF the navy during the past year,
within which time five or six cases Of in
slant death have occurred by falling from
aloft. The European squadron alone fur
nished two of these accidents within forty
eight hours of each other. The first was
on the Lancaster and the second on the
Galena Although it does not appear that
either of these was attributable to the ex-
element or over-exertion OF competitive sail
or spar drills, the Army and Nary Journal
suggests the inquiry whether 1t would not
be prudent and "life-saving service" to
determine what is ''good time" in exercis-
ing, and when it Is attained not try to 90
beyond.
No woman Of the weather. class earns a
holiday more deservedly than Queen victo-
ria. Ministers rise and fall, and pass from
active life into ease and comparative seclu-
sion, but the Queen has been continuously
in official harness since 1887, and forty-five
years is a long stretch Of uninterrupted
work. When her septuagenariau Prime
Minister was occupying his first official post
she was already politician Of some expert
ence. and had discussed great questions
with the leading minds OF the day. A
woman, she began active life when men are
reckoned mere schoolboys. 81 SUPPOSE
said gentleman to a former Judge Advo-
cate General sgt is q mere form, your sub
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