The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01
ENGLAND.

The London Times' Alabama Edifo rials-Who
Writes Thens--An Indian TailOr's Widow
Nice Little Game and n Handsome For
sune-A New Word.
LONDON, Feb. Is, 1872.
II v currently reported that the articles in
NE Times on the Alabama arbitration written
By Mr.. Vernon Harcourt, otherwise known "His-
ter icus"-a story very likely to be true. This
writer's chronic and incurable malady is hostility
TO every position that the United States has taken
Or can possibly take these claims AS he for.
mery wrote all England into disposition TO pay
the Gains In the hope OF seeing The end OF his art
cles, he naturally ready 70 throw himself upon
The subject with ALI the spirit OF longrestng rhetoric
when the opportunity came 1t can hardly help the
English position to have 1t known that this
opposition which mas presented itself as suddenly
converted from favorable disposition toward the
settlement by the discovery Of American enormity
is after ALL only the same Old opposition commend
ing itself IN the rnin disguise OF outraged innocence
THE INTERMINABLE TICHBORNE CASE
has had the enect Of turning public attention in
great degree away from everything OF interest
ing M in the courts: vet there s recent decision
that worthy OF mention even beside the igantic
attempt OF the INT man from Wagga Wagga.
AN INDIAN WIDOWS LUCE.
This Is the case OF Gllchrlst vs. Herbert, in which
the Master OF the Rolls has just decreed the division
Of al estate or three quarters OF million dollars,
grvlng AZ least nalf Inal handsome sum to a smat
widow. Mrs Gichrisu, the said widow, lived at
Calcutta In the year 1861, and was just then weep
lng the loss OF Farquhar, her dear first partner.
Nearly every one who knew her wanted
20 marry her, especially Gichrlst. rich
salor: and certain DR.. Evans she
0ichrlst wrote to say that II she would have him
instead he would settle on her $50 0OO and will ner
hall OF his fortune at his death. she married him.
OF course. They lived unhappy and were sepa-
sated; but not a WORD was ever SAID OF The rash
OF f4O0 q year. At last ne died, leaving all his
property TO an only daughter oy former vile; and
then the widow came In with her little bill. Natu-
raAy the Court wanted to see the letter III which
Gilchrist had made this very important promise;
but the Court could not be INDUCED IN that curl.
Oh the widows many trips to India, the snip had
been caught III q cyclone and the widow lost all her
baggage. In one OF the trunks :hus blown away
was the precious Ietter-so it was not produced on
the trial. Yet strange to say, this did not hurt the
lady case. she was ape 10 prove that the letter
was thus lost, and SO the door was opened 10
evidence as to what the letter contained. the con-
tents OF the letter were proved to the satisfaction OF
the Judge by many OF the ady's friends to whom the
letter had been shown, and decree accordingly
was given In her favor.
NEW WORD.
Some scholars are Just now discussing In the
London Times the formation Of O word. Evl.
GENTLY distinctive name Is wanted for that Kind OF
telegram which comes by the cable; yet all our
sensibities are naturally shocked by 'cablegram."
Az the distinctive feature Is not that the message
comes by tie cable or 'scOrd"-iOr every telegram
comes by q ''cord" IN the same sense-onagram
VIII d0uOtless fa1 and the choice will be between
haiieia n and tllalassagram as fixing the point or
transit by the sea. Or these Malignant the SHORT
est and IN sound little reIalei 70 telegram, may
win, though perhaps the most distinctive sound Is
point III favor OF thalassagram.