Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-04

lDE HtS udllb lOI dutOEAoRA ANAo~A~' -
or 5000 of whom apply to him every year.
General Fitzhueh Lee, the son OF the
Confederate commander, is diligently at
work on 'HistorY of the Army OF North
ern Virginia"
Gov. Cameron, of Virginia, and others
few DAYS ago superintended the burning OF
the So OO0, 900 McCulloch bill bonds, which
were ordered by the Legislature to be de-
stroyed.
New Haven Register: Blaine, the veteran,
bullying young Perry Belmont was an ex-
hilarating. sight, particularly IS Belmont
stuck to him until he got the admissions ne
wanted.
The Wilmington Star says that the people
of North Carolina have never elected man
as Governor who was not native OF the
State. One Governor was born abroad, Dut
he was chosen by the Legislature.
Claims against State governments are
some Of them very gauzy. The woman VINO
owns the house in which Jesse James was
killed, asks the State Of Missouri for $2,0OO
damages to her property by relic hunters.
Captain Stokes, a Tennessee fisherman,
became so engrossed in his sport that ne
did not fight off the pests called buffalo
gnats, and their bites were so numerous
and poisonous that he died from the effect.
Garibaldi has improved in health beyond
all expectation. He recently took drive to
Mopreale, near Palermo. The population
filed the streets in perfect silence, bus I'M
covered, and filed the invalid's carriage
with flowers.
Pittsburgh Telegraph: "Do you admire the
priuciples of Jeffersonr" asked an enthu-
siastic politician of a society friend. II
really don't know much about his prlncl-
pies, !" was the reply, "but he plays Rip Van
Wrinkle superbly."
II is rumored that in Gilbert and Sulli-
vans new piece the principal character is
the Lord Chancellor, who is In love with
one of his own wards, and is obliged, there-
fore, to obtain his own consent to the union,
and satisfy himself that he is all that can be
desired. Finally he overcomes all scruples.
It is understood that Colonel QuaV's pro-
position for the purchase Of the Associated
Press franchise, with a view to the estao-
lishment OF a new morning newspaper IN
Philadelphia, was considered Saturday anu
declined by the local managers OF mat or
ganization. Rumor places the amount
offered by Colonel Quay at fifty thousand
dollars.
that the Golden Club, since January, 1851,
has circulated some 100000 publications,
chiefly In support Of its free trade prlncl-
pies, aud that since the club was founded,
in 1866. the number OF documents issued by
Il has reached 1905 900. Some of these
were books, others pamphlets, and others
addresses and circulars.
The English scientific periodical, Nature,
l.. 4ho xyfrorO1c ond eVatpmQtiP oh
serystion of the heavens with view to the
early discovery Of telescope comets, Ameri-
can astronomers are easily taking the LEAD.
1t is an humble work, but very valuable ID
astronomical science, and Mr.. wis swift
has already made repd ton by pursuing
Il. One has, however, to KNOW now 10 us
tlngulsh new comets from old ones.
A Young lady belonging to one OF the
best known families in New York commit
ted suicide several days ago by cutting her
throat. The facts were OF report by the
police and did noo get into the newspapers.
She was a victim OF elapcholta from some
cause unknown. Her family are wealthy,
aud she had every comfort, put one gay
she rose from the piano, Went up stairs,
found Ler brothers. razor, and cut her
throat.
while employed in the Paris Morgue. He
was painting its ceiling one day, when his
ladder gave wsy and he fell to the stone
floor, striking his head with such force that
in q few moments he was dead. 1t so hap
pened that no one present knew the unfor-
tunate mans address, so that 1t became
necessary to place his BODY on one of the
marble slabs used for the remains Of the
unknown dead.
Captain Roudaire's startling scheme for
making a great inland sea to the south of
Algeria and Tunis is attracting a great deal
of attention In France. The subject has
been carefully discussed by the Council OF
Ministers, and a special commission is to
consider the question OF ways and means
The cost OF carrying out the scheme would
not teem to be enormous. M. Roudaire is
of opinion that SIS, co., 900 would amply
suffice to cover all expenses.
Albert King, handsome and polite young
man, was favorite guest for three months
at Hot Springs hotel. He did not pay his
board bill, and his pocket money was pro-
vided by means OF loans; yet he remained
popular, and lived luxuriously. AT length
the landlord peTemptorily demanded pay.
That night King stole some watches, jew
elry and wallets and fed the town. He had
not used dollar OF his own money during
his stav. and got off with about $500 worth
Of plumber.
The Princess Frederick, of Hanover,
one of the tenderest and most loyal of
the German prlncesses, has surprised the
court circles By marrying beneath her, her
husband being mere Baron. The indul-
gent mother has forgiven the Princess, but
her brother and sis, srs are not to be recon
ciled. II the German Government restores,
as 1t is now supposed 1t will do, to the
children of the late King of Hanover the
enormous private fortune of their father,
Princess Frederica..will become the possessor
OF comfortable fortune of S2,5OO,OCO.
Ex-Canon Campello has not long remain
ed In the Methodist Church, to which he
went after recently resigning his position at
it, and intends now to found a Reformed
Church of his own, which is said y have
been a dream Of his years ago, the nature OF
It to be Catholic, minus the Pope and the
priest hood as it now exists. His newspaper,
the LdbdrO, is said to be more political thar
religious, though it fights priesthood unre-
lentingly. He has been publishing lives OF
the new Cardinals that were not complimen-
tary.
M. Ferdinand de Lesseps was Toasted on
the night of April 10Th by his fellow towns
men of Versailles. On the house where he
was born on the 18th of November. 1905, a
commemorative tablet was placed In the
presence of an enthusiastic gathering, and
this was followed by monster banquet.
The veteran engineer ridiculed the English
fear of the Channel tunnel, which he faceti-
ously called "the French pipe" and prophe
sled It would become as great an accom-
plished fact as the Suez canal. The ladies
present were Interested to learn that Nine.
de I.esseps gave birth to her tenth child
fortnight before.
Two old ladies now living on Staten
Island who were intimate friends of Aaron
Burr, assert positively that at the close Of
his career Burr expressed no regret at the
fatal result of his duel with Hamilton, as has
been alleged, but that, on the contrary, he
asserted to the last that there was ample
provocation for 1t, and that the provocation
did not come from him. His attachment to
his daughter Theodosia was the one redeem
ing trait In his character. He gave no Gre
dence to.the story that she was captured by
pirates and made to walk the plank, but be-
iieved firmly that she was lost in storm.
He often walked down to the battery and
gazed out upon the expanse OF waters In
the vain hope Of seeing the vessel that had
borne his darling away.
In Italy has been printed preliminary
report on the recent census, which shows
population of 32,451, 943, as compared with