Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-12
GENERAL NOTES.

The stately minuet IS being revived in
Paris saloons.
Maine sold $4,000 worth Of chewing
gum iast year.
Artificial eyes have been found among
Egyptian mummies.
Condensed elephants milk is beginning
u BE- used a. a tonic.
II is reported that the buds in the Della
ware peach orchards are all killed.
About $4,000 bottles Of beer viii be
given away at the coronation Of the Gar.
ian. the goat and the wild carniyOra
are the Oaig a.ilgals capable Of resisting
the tzetze hy Of Airiea,-
4 band Of thieves has recently been Or
ganized in Western Kansas under the
name u ''The Dirty Dozen"
A branch Of the secret society called the
BLACK HAND has been discovered in the
Spanish province u Estremadura.
A new street recently opened in Paris,
which takes in part Of the garden belong
ing 90 zlfred Stevens, is 70 be called after
that celebrated artist
Among the Chinese, when the lily bios
SONS on New Years day it is regarded as
a most happy omen, presaging the best Of
luck 70 the happy owner Of the plant.
The favOrite amusement at the Elysee
Palace Is that Of fencing, and half the
guests Of President Greyy are said 10
cross fOiIs every morning in the cOnseTya-
tor.
james ThOnpson's wife, Of Trenton, n.
j., has recently presented him with a
doubIe-tOngied baby. The infant also
has a double rOg u lO8er gums, but no
palate.
The MOrm0ns are invading the States
and Territories adjacent 70 Utah, and a
Utah paper says: ''Tbere is little doubt
that the MOrmOns will have displaced the
Gentiles entirely in another year or two"
The Salvation Army at Bombay, under
the lead Of Captain Miss Thompson"
is attracting much attention from the
Arabs. They form large proportion Of
the congregations who gather in the tent.
When Mrs. Carey, the wife Of the Dub
lin informer, was told that it would be
better for her husband 10 tell all he knew,
she replied: . Well, / would rather see
box
Madame BismaFck has received from
the Shah Of Persia the highest decoration
Of that empire, an honor never before be-
slowed on "A woman. The Star Of the sun
is large eaaggh TO cover half OF modern
ball dress bodice.
Since the reduction OF the tax on tobacco
the Wheeling stObies'' are expected 20
sell at a cent apiece, and still give the
manufacturers 20 per cent. profit. There
will be little Improvement in cheaper
grades Of cigars.
There is 10 be an international ExhiH-
ton at Calcutta, 70 be opened the 4th Of
next December. 1t viii be held in the
Indian Museum and large annexes. 1t is
hoped that exhibitors from England and
foreign countries win come forward with
collections Of products Of Foreign indus
tries.
Strange 20 say. some Of the scientific
journals speak Of pouring oil upon the
rough waves Of the ocean Ia order 10 pro-
duce a comparative calm as though II
were a new thing. The fact is that this
action Of oil upon the ''trOubled waters"
is, at the least, as old as the time Of Aris-
tOtle.
The death rate in Madrid, Spain, is high
er than in any other European capital,
the ratio for last year being forty-fve per
900 inhabitants. Defective drainage and
the severe winds which sweep down on
the city from the surrounding country,
we suppose TO De the cause Of this great
mortality.
San Francisco finds it necessary to
economic in order to get through the ifs
cal year. Therefore, the Supervisors have
to dispense with street lamps
and have recommended a two months va
cation Of the courts, in order to reduce
expenses in the offices OF the clerks and the
Sheriff.
An expressman. in Portland, Oregon,
was seen q cold day, recently, stamp
ing on the Sidewalk in front Of the Occi-
dental Hotel to keep himself warm, while
his Overcoat was spread over his horse.
Mr.. Henry Bergh will at once send this
man a blanket for his horse and a rattle
for his baby.
An official report Of a recent meeting Of
the Salvation Army in Brooklyn reads as
follows: "Holiness meeting grand; free
and easy splendid; evening splendid time.
Many under deep conviction so as they |
couldn't stay; they took their hats and |
rushed out Of the hall.v That sounds like |
a case Of non sequitur.
Two women who were perfect strangers |
to each other occupied the same seat in a
car. AS the train passed Quincy,
Mass, one Of them pointed TO a crowded |
burial place near the track and said TO the /
other, in a cOmplacent tone: "l'ye got |
three Of the best husbands layin' there |
that ever woman had"
The recent ball for children given by the
Prince and Princess Barberini, in Rome,
was the first entertainment in the Barbe-
-ini Palace for twelve years. In accord
lnce with peculiar custom OF the Bar
Derini, there was not a flower to be seen
N the room, and in true old Roman style,
nothing but the aurest wax candles were
IL.
The first instance In America where
ady OBLIGATED as clergyman at a wedding
ceremony was at Columbus, Ohio, few