Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-02
GENERAL NOTES.

Italy pensions b, 593 monks and nuns.
The Dublin papers and lawyers are ex-
cited over the death of a baronet who
leaves an income of $50, 900 to his daughter
who cannot be found.
The anti-Republican papers of France
are given to starting reports of the bad
health of President Grevy, which irritates
the old gentleman. The other day he said ::
why the diable do they want me TO be ILL"
At the annual meeting of the Philadel-
phia Association of Textile Fabrics, re-
Gently. it was stated that $50, 900 had been
subscribed towards the founding of a
school for instruction in the textile arts,
but this sum is not deemed sufficient.
The Committee on Agriculture of the
Massachusetts, Legislature has under con-
sideration the Offering of a bounty for the
destruction of the English sparrow. 1t is
asserted that nearly half of last years APP
pie crop in Massachusetts was destroyed
by sparrOws.
The st. Louis flour trade for the past
year shows an increase of 131, 1856 barrels
in manufactures, the total being 1850, 215
barrels. Receipts were zoos, 424 barrels
and shipments 1906, 765, both the largest
ever known. Shipments to foreign ports
were 623, 211 barrels.
Five Mormon missionaries have been
sent to Chattanooga, who will distribute
themselves through the adjacent region.
Theseyoungmen were originally residents
of the Southern States, having emigrated
about five years ago. 1t is said that sixty
five missionaries are already at work in
the South.
The enumeration of school children in
Connecticut shows a total of 146, 202, an
increase of 2,471 over 1881. But the in
crease is not in every town, there are sew
enty-nine towns that each show decline,
and their total enumeration shows fall
ing OF of 2,074. This is counterbalanced
by an increase of 4,545 in other towns.
William p. Willard, of Sterling, is the
possessor of a sword worn at the battle Of
Bunker Hill by an English surgeon or
musician. 1t has straight blade twenty
two inches long, and brass hilt, and is
valued at 500. 1t was obtained years
ago from Ephraim Rand, Of Stow, whose
father and brother were in the battle re-
ferred TO,
The Chaplain of the New Jersey Legis-
lature prayed the other day that mo
member might be forced TO explain to his
constituency when he returned home how,
having come to Trenton poor, he went
back rich on a salary of five hundred dol
lars" The members of the lobby did not
appreciate the petition. Some people ask
too much.
The special legislation in the interest of
New York, III the shape of $1S5,0O0 for
especial mail facilities" which passed
the Senate as an amendment TO the Post
office appropriation bill, received a black
eve in the House of Representatives, that
body having approved the report of the
Committee on Appropriations by striking
out the special mail facilities amendment.
In his annual report to the War Depart
ment Adjutant General Carnahan
states that the number Of men in Indiana
available for military duty at the end Of
last year was 369,O4 The largest num-
Der in any county is %, 131, in Marion,
and the smallest number, 900, in Starke.
Only males between the ages of eighteen
and forty-fiye years are included in the
estimate.