Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-01
GENERAL NOTES.

Some of the people of Minnesota claim
to have assurances that Governor Alex
ander II. Stephens, of Georgia, will visit
their State next summer.
The nominal capital of the new cOmpa-
MES brought out in England in 1882 was
eS4. 5000 About One-fifth was of COM
panies dealing with electricity.
The new German army list shows that,
besides the Emperor and Empress, the
Prussian army numbers among its officers
nine Princes and two Princesses of Prus-
STA.
Planquette is engaged in writing three
new operas, all of which will be first per-
formed in London. One is revision of
Gillette de NayOnne," and another is on
the subject of Nell Gwynne."
4 Baltimore barkeeper had two arteries
in his left hand severed by the bursting of
n bottle of English ale which he was OPEN
ing, and the flow of blood was stanched
with great difficulty.
COnkling predicted in 1879 that the CEN
sus, under the new method, would cost
not less than $9.OOO,OOO. 1t has cost thus
far over $1,000, 900, and it is very probable
that it will cost $10,000,00O before it is
done.
Hungary never had so good year as
last. Her exports reached 100000 flo
rims. Her exports will still further adj
vance when the great elevator at Pesth,
with a capacity for storing 100000 cwts.,
is completed.
Mr.. Crawford, Glasgow merchant, is
about to present the city of London with
a statue of Burns, at a cost of $4,000.
Mr.. Crawford is an Ayrshire man, as
Burns was. The statue will be placed in
the Thames Embankment Garden.
When anything strikes Mr.. Gladstone
particularly in the course of his reading
it is his custom to write opposite to it the
letters IN. A." What this means is
puzzle TO the critics. Perhaps it means
''Make Allusion," or snake Abstract"
The Ottawa (Can.) Free Press puts the
whole cost of the viceregal trip to British
Columbia, California and the South at
from S25. 900 to $50, 900. a liberal amount,
it SAYS, was expended in ''tips'' to hotel
servants, who will haye.no cause to for
get the kindness of the party and suite.
The army, including officers, cadets and
professors, numbers 2S,002 men in active
service. with 400 retired officers. 1t is
proposed TO add 5000 men to the $4,000 en-
listed soldiers, bringing the effective force
up to 10000 men, and pay them $40, in
stead of $13, as at present.
At Kirkwell in the Orkneys, according
to ancient custom, the men play at foot
ball on New Years day. They meet at
the market cross. All living above the
cathedral play to get the ball uD town;
those living below to get it seaward. The
game is played by persons Of all ranks
through the chief streets.
According TO the Publishers Circular the
number of religious works which saw the
light last year in England was 7S9, while
the number of novels was only 400. After
this. remarks the London Truth, we shall,
perhaps, hear less about ''the perniciOus
tendencies of modern literature" very
fayorite topic with sundry journals.
Col. John $. MOsby has lately sent from
China to Mr.. J. Monroe Heiskell, of Balti-
more, who was in his command during
the war, a set Of eats eye sleeve and col
lar buttons, with a note saying that al
though he hasehanged his political opin-
ions his heart has not changed toward the
men who shared with him the dangers Of
war or ceased to feel a pride in their
achievements.
The amount of salaries, pay, and PEN
siOns received by members of the British
of Commons is f162,940, and the
acreage owned by members of this House
is III. 531, producing an annual revenue
of e., S43.246. In the House Of Commons
the aristOcratic interests are represented
by 272 members. the fighting interests by
I6S. the landed interests by 267, the law
interests by 10, the liquor interests by Is,
the mOneyed interests by %, the literary,
professional and scientific interests by 81,
the official interests by 113, the railway
interests by 113, the trading, commercial,
and manufacturing interests by 1855, and
labor by two members.
The statistics of the British pensions
are curious. Ten thousand pensioners
draw e5,196,561 per annum from India,
and 15O,25O pensioners receive from the |
taxpayers of the United Kingdom more |
than e., OOO, 900 per annum. OF these lat |
ter recipients of public charity, many are |
by a grateful cOhntry because |
offices which they have held have been |
abolished. The Blue Ribbon of the Pen |
sion List is held by ID. d. Heath. This |
gentleman has received since 1847 f3,100 |
per annum. In the same year a pension /
of FL, 145 per annum was granted TO w. t. /
n. Champ, which he still enjoys, in con-
Of the Office Of ssChaff Wax |
having been abolished in that year.