Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-14
GENERAL NOTES.

The 211 native papers OF India are try
ing to form press association.
Emigrants from Virginia to Texas are
returning 20 their former homes.
Central Name has had nOrain since last
June, although the snowfall has been
heavy. Streams are dry, logs stranded.
and mills have used coal for months.
The old capitol of New York cost $l07,-
900, and did service for seventy years.
The new one will cost-but that is what
the New York taxpayers would much like
to know.
A salmon whitefish, weighing sixty
pounds, was received in Milwaukee few
DAYS ago. 1t was caught at Escanaba.
A siX-pOuBd whitefish was taken out of
its mouth.
\ British oculist, writing for London
medical journal, says that as culture of
intellect increases the human eye grows
smaller, and gaZelle-eyed sirens and OK
eyed JunOs vanish from society,
The one unbelieving Captain of fish
ing smack who sailed from Gloucester, in
defiance of Virgins prophecies, has re-
turned triumphant, with one of the most
profitable catches Of fish ever known.
Perhaps it is not generally known, says
the New Haven Comm LEICESTER, that
Hawthorne drudged for Peter Farley, of
that city, for a few years, beginning with
1881, writing immortal tales at So apiece.
One of the best foreign criticisms ever
passed upon America was that of Herbert
Spencer, who said that every American APP
peared to have been born half ain hour late,
and to be trying to make up for lost time.
With a population of nearly 100000
and with over 100000 houses, London
finds that ar allowance of two policemen
to every 1000 inhabitants, or fourteen to
every 1000 houses, is sufficient TO main.
tain law and order.
The complete costume Of fashionable
lady of the Friendly Islands has lately
been presented to the Public Library of
WOburn, Mass. 1t is a square blanket,
tatOoed with various devices, and made
from wOOd-pulp, or rather bark-pulp.
On the Portrush Railway to the Giants
Causeway, in Ireland, tram-car, driven
by electricity, ran ten miles an hour
steadily, and, but that the speed is limit
ed by act Of Parliament, could easily do
twenty-five miles an hour. Six tons were
taken "up an incline Of one in thirty
five"
The courts are about to test the truth
vi JuG uoCbllit Vi puISdlpis dS Htiu "
the Roman Catholics. 4 man in Austria
liza left s. 900 to be used TO deliver his soul
from that alleged state Of existence, and
the executor declines to pay the money
without legal proof that it has been really
earned.
A celebrated physician recently was
the recipient of a letter from lady ask
ing medical advice, and giving detailed
account Of hQY. disease Tho Ipffpr
written on several sheets Of foOlscap pa
per very closely, and by actual measure
ment contained four yards of symptoms
for the doctors perusal.
Mayence, Darmstadt and Giessen may
safely be called ''unco gude'' cities. \
woman left 100000 to the Grand Duke Of
Hesse ten years ago FIR Il founding hos
pital i'm one of these cities; but the mu-
nicipal council Of each city has rejected
the requests with Indignation as being
slur on their morals.
The Board of Health Of New Orleans
were unable to persuade the cOlored peo-
pie Of that city to submit to vaccination
until they appealed to the cOlOred preach
ers for aid, i'm view Of the appalling
spread of smallpox. The preachers ex-
hOrted their fiOcks with good effect and
have succeededin overcoming the popular
prejudice.
Pedestrians will have the free use Of the
great Brooklyn bridge, which will be
thOroughfare after the last of May. For
horses, carts and drays different tolls,
ranging from ten cents to ST, will be ask
ed. Complaints have already been made
that the railing on the foot bridge is too
low to prevent light-hea1ed people from
jumping over.
Hungary is fast becoming a silk grow
ing country. In 1881 there were 1916 pro-
ducers, who turned out A., 537 kilogrammes
of cocOons, the sale of which realized
1916 forms. From the profits, together
with the aid from the State. there has
been established a model school, which
promises to give well directed impetus
to silk culture.
The largest refrigerating building in
the world IS said to be that Of the Quincy
Market Cold Storage Company, of Boston,
which is IG0by SOfeet, and 20 feet in height, |
with a capacity Of 1000 cubic feet, and /
an ice chamber holding 60O,0 600 tons Of ice. |
IL is built Of stone and brick, at cost of |
100000, and is to be used for storing /
dressed beef and mutton.
In Switzerland's lofty mountains, the /
Alpine horn, when the sun has set, is /
taken by the herdsman, and through it he
loudly pronounces the words, 'sPraise the
Lord GOdw AT the sound all the herds
men issue from their huts and take up !