Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-13

infant died that they informed the neigh
bors of their plight.
Mr.. Harry Hall, who was celebrated 10
England as a painter OF horses, died fort
night ago of paralysis Nearly all the lead
Ing English sportmen of the last forty years
had commissioned him to paint their most
famous studs. His ability was also well
kaown on the Continent. German, Austrian,
French and even Russian sportsmen had at
times sent for him to paint their favorites.
An Irishman lately applied for a warrant
against man whom he accused OF knock
ing him about IN an inhuman and unreason-
able manner. "But why won't a summons
do instead OF warrant ?" asked the Magis-
trate. "Why, you see, STR" replied the
Irishman, 'it will be a whole week before
the summons comes off, and l am afraid
shall be after forgiving him before that
time"
Rome recently celebrated her two thou
sand six hundred aud thirty fifth birthday
with appropriate honors. Municipal and
national flags were placed upon the capitol
and O'her public buildings, and the new ex
cavations Mt the Pantheon and Forum were
thrown open for the first time to the public
Both the King and the Queen visited the
Forum, the ruins IN aud around which we're
illuminated IN the evening With Bengal
lights.
After making careful experiments TO as
certain how much powder would send g
bullet through the scalp, and not penetrate
he skull, a Denver man wrote an upbrad-
ing letter TO the girl who wOuldn't marry
him. declaring thai her GOODNESS had driven
him 70 suicide Then be shot himself IN the
Il. al ir.a
the lead frac cured bis skull; YET he will re-
cover, to learn that the girl has discovered
his trick, and despises him more than ever.
An Omaha man, in danger Of losing HE
house by the foreclosure Of a mortgage
sold his wife to her admirer for the two hun
bred dollars needed to satisfy the claim.
That was two years ago, at which time the
proceeding caused considerable comment
The new couple lived smicably together
until lately, when the original husband,
having prospered during his period Of
bscheIorhood, bought back the woman a.
an advance OF fifty dollars.
The work OF widening the famed Mag
dalen bridge at Oxford is already in pro-
gress. The extent Of the enlargement will
be about twenty feet on what IS known as
the Botanical Gardens side, so that the side
facing southwest, in which lies the chief
beauty of the structure, will remain unE-
iured. Liverpool firm has the contract,
its bid having been about thirty-three per
cent. less than the others that were made.
The bid wss 10000.
Queen Victoria has lost her fern manager
Mr. TAFT, Who died at the Shaw farm a fort
night ago at the age of sixty-slx He had
had for twentY-four years the management
of the royal farm IN the Home Park and the
Prince Consort's Shaw farm, while since 1880
the care OF the Flemish farm in Windsor
Great Park has been coUfided to him Mr.
TAFT bad frequently been chosen to act as
judge at different agricultural shows In
England and other countries.
The steamship Alaska recently crossed the
Atlantic in ia hours. The vessel was built
in Scotland. A Swedish naval constructor
is building an Atlantic express steamer OF
steel, with twin screws, capable Of steaming
over 20 miles an hour. She will carry 600
passengers first-class, and l, 900 second and
third-class, $50 tons of cargo aud z, 200 tons
of coal. She will be $50 feet long and 66
feet wide at the broadcast part. This vessel
will shorten the passage to SIX days and a
half.
In 1873 steam escaping from locomotive
Cd the Northern Central Railroad frightened
the horse OF man named Fowle near
Watkins, N. Y, causing q runaway and
slightly injuring Fowle and his wife. A
suit was brought for the woman. and she
recovered a small amount. little while
ago Fowle suddenly died, as post mortem
examination revealed, from an adhesion OF
the lungs and heart. Mrs. Fowle sued the
company again, and by verdict rendered
in Elmira the other day recovered 81, 23O "a
For Count Moltke the Empress Augusta
OF Germany is having made magnificent
bronze inkstsnd, the lower part being of
gilded bronze and holding four ink recep-
tacles surmounted by covers shaped like
crowns. From the centre rises a s1uare
block of black marble bearing on It's four
sides the Prussian eagle, the imperial eagle,
a medallion portrait of the Field Marshal,
and dedicatory inscription. On the top OF
the block, which serves as pedestal, rests
a bronze equestrian statue OF the Emperor
In the Russian Province of Vgatka, ou
of 900 peasants, 797 have been logged for
non. payment of taxes within two years
The Governor had been petitioned for q
remission of the payments due, on account
of poverty. The police interviewed. never
Z
brought the peasants before the Judges,
and had them all sentenced to receive so
many lashes, threatening that II this were
not done they would have the judges them
selves logged.
Attended by his suite in full uniform, the
King of Wurtemberg visited the Vatican
soon after his conversion a fortnight ago,
and paid the customary homage to the Pope.
He was met at the foot OF the staircase by
the Pope's Msggiordomo, surrounded by all
the dignitaries, of the Pontiical court, and
all the other honors usual to a sovereign
Prince were accorded him. He was met by
the Pope at the door of his study, and after
an extended audience the members OF the
suite were admitted and presented to His
Holiness.
A fraud, based on the expectation OF
proving heritage to large foreign estates, has
been exposed in Philadelphia. A clever
scoundrel sent letters to all the persons
named Van Horn whose addresses he could
find, telling them of unclaimed property In
Holland worth millions Of dollars, and as
surfing them that all the Van Horns of
Dutch ancestry were heirs. He claimed to
have formed an association TO identify the
heirs and prosecute the claim. Membership
would cost one hundred dollars, besides
twenty-five cents month dues. There is no
such estate, and those who have paid money
are out of pocket.
Lord Shrewsbury is known wherever the
English language is spoken as the repre-
sentative philanthropic nobleman of Eng
land. He is equally at home at an as
semblage of washerwomen's benevolent
association or at meeting for the evange-
lization OF the South African savages. His
kindness of heart is often publicly recog-
nlzed. 81 am very glad indeed to meet you,
my Lord" said Mr.. Spurgeon to him at a
large meeting the other night; "and have
one request to make of your Lordship. 1t
is that your Lordship viii be good enough
to keep out Of heaven as long as 1t may be
personally convenient for you to do So"
Six robbers, armed to the teeth, made their
appearance lately at the castle of noble
man near Bares, in Hungary, and by threats
obtained carriage and horses, with which
they at once drove to the barracks Of the
Pandours, or Croat Regiment. Here they
overpowered the qusrtermsster, bound him,
and placing him in the carriage, hurried him
of to q neighboring wood. Arrived here