The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-05-21

LADIES PHoToaRApHs IN THE SHOP
WINDows.--A matter which is always !
remarked by American tourists
visiting London, who I'll invariably
shocked ut it, seem all of sudden
to have struck the English them
selves rs improper, and discussion
concerning it is now waxing hot.
I refer to the exhibition in shop
windows of the photographs of
ladies III society, and their sale at Il
shilling piece to any purchaser
who may desire them Indeed, it
seems odd to see the beautiful
Countess Dudley stuck up in a
doublo-easel frame along side of;
Lydia Thompson as Crusoe, and
the Marchioness OF Butte, one of tho
haughtiest Catholic noblewomen in
the world, lying check by jowl with
Cornelie D'Ani5a, Of tao Alhambra,
and Mrs. Rousby as Jv&n of Arc.
One cannot but wonder what posi-
| bio influences can induce these
titled women to allow their counter
felt presentments to become as
common as dirt. It has como to
such pass that there is scarce q
woman in the peerage whose photo
you cannot purchase at tho trifing
outlay of one "bob." But I sup
pose their view of the matter is
that the Royal Family let them
selves be sold, md that is sufficient
offset to tho dubious association
through pictures-with the ladies
of the ballet.-EnglisA Corye>
spondent.
REsp1TED.-A telegram to tho
Hears and Courier, from Abbeville,
dated May II, says:
jeff Davids was sentenced at the
last term Of the court of general
sessions to be hanged to day for the
murder of George and Drucilla
Franklin. The gibbet was erected
in the jail yard, and every arrange
mont made to conduct tho execution
privately as required by law At the
appointed hour Davids was pinioned
and taken to the scaffold, still pro.
testing his innocence. Tho knot was
adjusted, the last farewells were
taken, tho prayers for the dying were
SAID. There stood the prisoner,
with the rope around his neck, on
the brink OF eternity. At this SOL
emn moment paper was banded to
the executioner which proved to be
Il respito from the governor for the
doomed man to June ID. The re-
spite WAS wholly unexpected, and
when it was read Davids broke down
completely and sobbed convulsively,
bnt continued to assert his inno
cence. The evidence against him
was strong, bnt circulnstantial.
Letters received from General
Benle, formerly Minister to Austria,
written from Paris, announce his
safe arr,val there and give the
information that his married
daughter and her husband, a
Russian Of rank, corrected with the
Legation in tar,a. lave f,'r re-,
covered from the bites oi IL fnrNite
dog. Both the lady and gentleman
We're bitten some time ago, the
former in the face an, tro latte.
in the arm, by what was E':>":rsht :,
be rabid dog. The dog died Of W h, IT
the physicians called rabies, and the
two victims, whose wounds wei @
scared with hot irons, have recover
Ell, except a slight soreness from the
luterization. General Beale will
remain in Paris some time to escape
beng summoned as a witness in the
notorious McGarrahan case.
Nine murderers have been exc.
cnted in Louisiana since Governor
Nichols went into office. Those
who have good memories enough to
recall the lax administrator of
KELLOGG and his abuse of tha nor