Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-03

General Hurlbut's life is said to have

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been insured for $lOO,O
A s25. 900 piano, of unparalleled splendor,
IS the Prince Of Wales wedding present to
Leopold.
The bride at Bay City (Mich.) wedding
would submit TO kisses only on condition
that they we're paid for at 81 each. They
sold readily at that price, and SlS2 was
realized for charity.
George H. Payne, policeman detailed as
clerk to the sanitary squad in the Brooklyn
poIice Headquarters, while yawning Wednes-
dsy. stretched his arms over his head and
dislocated his left shoulder.
The toilets of Sarah Bernhard took the
Romans by storm, especially peacock blue
velvet for 'sLa Dame aux Camellias," and an
Oriental brocsde for "Frou-Frou," for
which Worth charged $1,000.
The last incoming French steamer
brought a numerous party of Frenchmen,
who were under contract to proceed to the
vine-growing districts Of California, where
full employment, at good wages, Is guar
anteed them.
Mrs. Chandler, the wife of the new
Secretary of the Navy, is delicate but
handsome woman, with fine aud refined
face, lighted up by large black eyes and
framed in heavy black locks. Her carriage
and her manner are full Of dignity.
The sister of wealthy st. Louis mer-
chant was dying in q poorhouse. She sent
him message begging him to overlook
their arrangement after she was dead, and
give her remains q respectable burial. de
refused. and she was inferred in Potter's
Field.
The gales which prevailed last winter In
various parts of Scotland made sad work
with the trees On the shores of Loeb Lo-
mond some 5000 were blown down. Parts
of the Queens estate at Bslmoral lost some
Of their finest ones, and at Ballochbnie For
est nearly 1000 fell.
A party OF Italians are negotiating for the
purchase of the old wooden house at Gilt
ton, Staten Island, formerly occupied by
Gen. Garibaldi. The building is at present
occupied by Mr.. Muccie, who was Gen
Garibaldi's partner in the candle mauufae-
turing business at Clifton. 1t has beer
standing over 100 years.
Col. w. II. Glider, the New York HerdC1
correspondent, whose journey across th!e
wilds of Siberia with the news of the burn
ing of the Rodgers has attracted general a.
teption. is the author of "Schwatka':
Search"-an sccOunt of the Arctic expedi-
ton in quest of Franklin relics, on which ne
served as second officer.
Some CHASTITY revelations were made dur
ing the trial of the graveyard Insurance
conspirators at Buffalo recently. 1t ap
pears that part of their performance con-
sisted in buying q body from the medica
college, having It buried with religious cere
monies, and then resurrecting 1t again to bt
used at other funerals. In this way one
dead man was made more profitable thar
many live ones.
The marriage Of Timothy Haley, aged 20
70 girl Of II, was not expected by the
people of Brooklyn, Ky, to prove a happy
one; vet they are surprised by the separa-
ton that has taken place, as it was brought
about by the old man instead OF the bride
He is convinced, he says, that she married
him solely for his money; and she gives
color to the charge by suing him for one
third of his $3.50, 900.
The ladies of the Woman's Home Mission
Society Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
of Ogden City, Utah, are preparing a silk
quilt to be presented to Mrs. Seustor Ed
munds as a token Of their appreciation OF
the efforts of her husband in securing bet
ter civilization for Utah, aud announce ths'
they will embroider upon the quilt the
names Of all who will send them fifty cents,
tho monty to be used in enlsrging school
building.
A curious case has just been decided by
an Iowa court. where a wGaan sued for 9
widows share Of her husbands estate. The
court found that, while she was the mans
legal wife, she was not his legal widow, in
asmuch as he had committed bigamy; but
held that inasmuch as he was never con.
victed of the crime he must be presumed In
nocent and that he had been divorced
and, therefore, denied tire pls tiff her right
as widow. The plaintiff, tn iitst wife, ap
peals.
A poor woman of eighty lid not pay
her rent at East Brookfeld, Mass, and the
landlord removed the doors to force her out
of the house. When she hung up blanket:
for a shelter from the wind, he pulled them
down. She was already Ill, aud under thii
treatment soon died. But her imbecllt
daughter, aged sixty, still remained. The
landlord elected her. Then a mob OF
women broke open the replaced doors witt
axes, reinstated the daughter and hootec
the owner.
BaIzac's widow died last month In the
house %, Rue de Balzac, now almost ruin
where her husband died, leaving her a large
fortune. That fortune has long ago disap-
peared. and the relict of the illustrious anC
prosperous novelist has latterlY been II
straitened circumstances. She was {
Pole Her maiden name was Rozwuski
and her first husband was Count de Hauska
She claimed to be a descendant of Ktna
Micale Viezmoviki.
At Harrisburg, recently, while Fore
paugh's show was starting on its street pa
rade, one of the elephants wandered from
the herd and could not be controlled, and
| In his excitement, rushed toward the crowd
which swayed back 10 much excitement.
| lady named Wise had baby carriage II
charge with q child in it, and in her effort
| to get out of the crowd, found herself anC
carriage in front of the elephant Witt
| great presence of mind Mrs. Wise snatche(
her child from the carriage, and the next in
slant the front foot Of the monster crushed
down in the carriage, completely demolish
ing 1t.
Mr.. George Foster, well known either
of Lancashire, England, died recently in hi
eighty seventh year. For the most part o
his life he was connected with the calict
print works at Sabden, and at one time haC
| Richard Golden for his partner, between
whom and himself there was, for long years
much sympathy of nature and work, espe
| cially in education. He retired from bust
ness twenty years ago with an ample for
tune. One of his daughters became th,
wife of Mr. EcroVd, the member of Parlia
ment recently elected for Preston. One o
his sons is Professor at University Col
lege In London.