Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-18
GENERAL NOTES.

The Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court gets salary of $1O,50O per
wear. Mr.. McKenney, the clerk of the
court, makes out of his place about $780,
900 year.
Over 10000 plants are known to b0ta-
nists, and yet out of the lot the doctors
cannot make mixture that will undo in
ten minutes the work that Il hornet has
done in two seconds. Does man amount
to much?
1t is estimated that the aggregate cost
of the pictures in the private galleries of
New York city is at least $6,5O0,OO0. Mr..
w. II, Vanderbilt heads the list with ST.
600, 0eO followed by Mrs. A. 7. Stewart,
100000; Miss Catherine l.. Wolfe, $780,
900; August Belmont, $350,00O. These gal
leries are filled almost entirely with the
works of foreign artists.
The enormous multiplication of rabbits
in New Zealand has caused such destruc-
tion to the crops that the Colonial Govern
ment has asked the Government of Iadia to
send out for acclimatiZatiOn number OF
mOngOOses. animals chiefly distinguished
for their disposition and ability to destroy
the particular pests from which New Zea-
land is suffering.
A former clergyman Of Methuen, Mass,
now of Chicago, lately wrote to a paper in
the former town that he is ga man of
MEANS" and added 81 do not care for so
or 800. | have good bank account, and
| loaned 81, 600 this week on per cent, so
that am not as was in Methuen-a poor
clergyman, preaching on stingy salary,
to men worth over $4,000" Perhaps he
may be "better off, and yet.
The report comes from Harrisburg, Pa,
that a lobby is to gather at that place in
the interest Of Vanderbilt's railway
schemes and GOuld's telegraph monopoly.
Referring to this report, the Philadelphia
Times SUCCESSFULLY remarks that ''it will
be advisable for any one who appears in
the role of lobbyist to read very carefully
the report of the riot bill investigation and
the criminal proceedings resulting"
The Boston Post regards the Governor
Butler President boom as unreasonable,
and suggests that there is a strong prob
ability that the next Democratic nominee
for that exalted station will not be one
who found it his pleasure and duty to sup
port Lincoln, Grant and Hayes, and to
oppose Mcclellan, Seymour and Tilden,
and who, when the convention of 1884 as
sembles, will be a convert of only four
years standing and have voted for but one
Democratic candidate for the Presidency
in nearly quarter of a century.
Ex-Governor Hendricks has writ
ten letter on the political situation in
which, after insisting that the Democrats
must reap the fruits of the recent vic
tories, he very plainly expresses his dis
appreciation of civil service reform legis-
lation as proposed in the Pendleton bill.
He thinks that ''frauds will become more
secure and reform more difficult when the
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law" and says he twill have faith in
the appointment ''of examiners after the
manner of the school system" when he
"sees its fruits"
The traction railway is to have a
thorough trial ON the Union street car
line, Philadelphia. All the other appar-
atus having been complete, the wire cable
is now being placed in proper position.
A few days ago one of the cars which had
been fitted up with the necessary grip for
travel on the traction road was run over
the line for the purpose of aScertaining
whether the grip moved freely through
the opening between the rails, and the
experiment was entirely satisfactory.
The traction railway is claimed to be
success in San Francisco and Chicago.
The Armstrong cannon recently made
for the Italian man-Of-war Italia costs
1000, while the corresponding gun to be
made by Krupp will cost 100000. This
enormous difference is partly explained
by the different modes of manufacture,
and partly by the fact that the steel bore
of the krupp cannon will be all in one
piece, while the Armstrong cannon is in
two pieces, a form which has been proved
does not weaken in the least the guns.
The Italia will be furnished with three
other guns like the one just tried at SpeZia,
but rather more powerful, the result Of
recent improvements.
Reports from Washington state that-the
reciprocity treaty with Mexico has al
ready made considerable progress. 1t is
said that the proposed treaty provides for
the free importation into Mexico of the
manufactures of the United States, and
the free admission into this country of the
raw mater ial, products and fruits of Mex
leo. The effect of such a treaty, so far as
Mexico is concerned, would be to bring
that country under the tariff system of
the United States. Mexico would obtain
the cotton and wooden and iron and steel
of the United States on the
same terms with consumers in this coun-
try.
The London press receive the great sun
flower Oscar Wilde on his return from
VII ShCCls anu NCA1oAOus 1nGa
speak of him as played-out humbug. The
Pail MAI Gazette said that 9'althOugh his |
mission is an admitted failure he has been
allowed to leave the United States in
peace.'' Then quoting Nine. Missions |
remark that in England Mr.. Wilde did not |
appear clad as he did in America, because |
''that would not be tolerated there" the |
Pal Mall adds with almost brutal direct /
ness: SIN this the songstress does wrong |
Of
which prevails i'm this country. Except /
the little street boys no one would take |
any notice of the way in which Mr.. Wilde /
was clad, SO long as he condescended to |
be clad at ALL"
Talmage on dying: ''The child who died |
at five years Of age few days ago, at
whose funeral / officiated, knows more to-