Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-23

fellows were badly wounded. A third child,
who happened to be passing down the street
at the time. was shot tkRough the chest and
killed on the spot.
The Dowager Countess of Essex, who died
last week at the age Of eighty-eighs, made
her first appearance on the stage in 1913,
aud was long popular as Kitty Stephens.
She was forfy-three wears of age when she
married the Earl Of Essex. She was q
charming old lady, with very diStaqas man
ners, and she used to delight to talk OF
Lord Byron, who greatly admired her sing
ing, and who sent her several little presents,
which she highly priced.
The Rochester Union thus sums up the
whole matter: "Kate Chase Sprague is the
daughter OF the late Secretary Chase, and
when the latter died came into possession
OF his private papers. Roscoe Cenkling and
kste Chase Sprsgue are on very friendly
terms. Fred. A. Conkling is brother OF
Roscoe Con king and 8 stockholder in and
writer for the New York San The New
York Sun first published Gsrdeld's conhden-
tisl letter to Chase"
Attorney General Blair, of Virginia, has
given decision that colored citizen Of
that State has been improperly deprived Of
the right to vote, on the ground Of his coz
yietion Of felony while slave. He says
that the man had no citizenship then, and,
Of course, had no franchise or rights to lose;
and that, by virtue Of the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the Constitution OF
the United States, being former slave, he
was habilitated with the elective franchise
and all Of the rights Of citizenship.
The late Father Boyle, pastor Of st. Mat
thew's Church at Washington, who has just
been buried, Was character who might be
remembered with advantage by novelist.
With all his learning he was, outside o. his
library, witty, sparkling, companionsble
man, who made everybody love him. To q
friend who not long ago seat him gold
dollar with the Lords prayer engraved on
it, he replied: 81 love this dollar because 1t
reminds me that the man who engraved the
prayer must know it By heart"
A Boston man on q rainy day, seeing q
man ahead OF him whom he thought a
friend with 8 silk umbrella hoisted over his
head, rush, up to him, clapped his hsI
on his shoulder aud shouted By wsy OF q
| Joke; on take that umbrella, il you
please" The Individual addressed look
around and disclosed an entire stranger,
but before the other could apologize lie
said, hurriedly: GA, it's yours, is it? Well,
didn't know that. Here, you can have
it, and broke away, leaving the umbrella
IN his hand.
The 81 plea ion Of the suffering people of
Illinois for something to eat has occssio, ed
the exhibit Of startling statistics of a years.
drought. The wheat crop of that State in
1880 was Sc. 600, 900 bushels-the largest she
ever raised. She was terribly injured by = G
drought In 1881, and the crop fell of to
q 600, 0O0-34, COO coo bushels short-Whieh
was a clear loss of $34. 900 600. The corn
crop suffered in the same ratio, while an
equal loss was sustained il other grains and
farm products, so that the totsl less 70 the
State could not have fallen much, IL any,
below $1C0, 100000.
The Union Pacific Railroad does not seem
to be suffering at all for net Income, not
withstsnding the require ments Of tie gov
eminent in regard to its Indebtedness there
to. OF the $24, 25O, 900 earned By the com
pany last year, only half was required to
meet the operating expenses, and after all
fixed charges were met, there remsined
81 076, 600 to be divided among the stock
holders e per cent aud 81, 138 900 to be
added to the surplus. As poor debtor, op-
pressed by the tyranny Of despotic gov
eminent, the Union Pse &c does not make
a success; as a great money making mono
poly 1t does.
The works Of excavation on the R man
Forum have been recommended. and # is
the intention Of the Minister of Public In
struchon to continue them until the whole
area, from the Arch of Titus to the modern
municipal buildings at the base of the Cspi
tolina, shall have been entirely cleared.
Nothing is required beyond the removal OF
the two modern causeways across the Fo
rum. A band Of men are now busy clearing
away that which passes from the Via In
Miraeda, bv the side Of the Temple of An
tonius and Faustins, to the corner of the Pa
lathe, and Psychologists are srxously
watching in expectation Of seeing the re-
mains OF the Arch Fabius disclosed, and
further light thrown on the direction of the
Via Sacra. The causeway which passes In
front Of the Arch of Septimius Severus will
also be removed, and q splendid view of the
Temples Of Saturn and Vespasian obtained
from the level Of the forum below.
Some time ago at Lord sherbrooke's town
house the butler caught a strange man
hiding in a store closet between the hours
of and 10 p. m, evidently with BURGLAR
Gus intent. Taking him to Viscount Sher
brooke, who was in the study, the butler
asked whether he should fetch policeman.
Certainly" said his Lordship; cor rather,
you need not trouble; l will ring for onel'
and so saying he rang the bell. Buttons
appearing, hts Lordship said, grsvely :;
civilian, go to the kitchen and tell DO
liceman or two to come up" Getting no
answer to his puzzled and amazed look, the
boy went, only to return In a few moments
to say that there was no constable on the
1,fv Dc Iaks
'you mean to tell me that, with plain cook
and three housemsids In my employ, there is
not single policeman in my kitchen 1t is
a miracle, and our prisoner shall reap the
benefit of it. Butler, let the man 60 in
stantlyw