Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-10


The Wisconsin Legislature repealed the
law making insanity cause for divorce.
Mr.. Henry W. Longfellow four times de-
elined foreign missions rendered to him.
Governor CrittendeD, of Missouri, forcibly
says that parslmony toward education Is
liberaliiy towards crime.
An exchange publishes a poem, attribu-
ted to Longfellow, entitled "The Footsteps
of Angles"
Ex-Postmaster General james has bought
a house on Gramercy Park. New York, and
says he prefers private to public life.
The attempt to warm over Schuyler Col
fax and get him back into Congress from
Indiana seems to be making good headWsY.
"Stubborn clients build fine houses for
LAWYERS" was the sage remark made at q
legislative hearing in Connecticut the other
day.
sonoma must enjoy an exceedingly
prolific climate. According to the San
Francisco Examiner a child was born to
couple there after their golden wedding.
The wife Of Sergeant Mason is described
as rather tall and slender, between twenty
five and thirty years Of age, with dark hair,
blue eyes and with q gentle and modest air.
A man in Mckinney, Tex, who Owls one
OF the four Confederate half dollars cast at
the New Orleans Mint, has refused 81, 100
for the coin and declined TO sell 1t for less
than 5000.
The Michigan dentists, who held their
twenty seventh annual meeting in Detroit
last week. admitted lsdy, Miss L. Martin
dale, of Grand Rapids, to membership. she
is the first lady member Of the order.
The Legislature Of Wisconsin, at its late
session, passed three hundred and thirty
bills. The Governor vetoed six bills be-
cause they conferred excessive powers on
private corporations or violated distinct
constitutional provisions. The vetoes were
sll unanimously sustained by the Legisla-
ture.
The petitions for the pardon of Sergeant
Mason, sent out by the Garfield Club Of New
York. already form 8 roll over 8 mile in
length aud containing 10000 signatures.
Next week, II is thought, 1t will have been
signed BY 500, 900 persons. The monster
petitions are to be presented 10 the Presi-
dent by Mr. Kittell, President Of the club,
and Mr.. Clsncy, Chairman Of the Petition
Committee.
In the Massachusetts, House OF Represen-
tstives the other day, Mr.. White, of Attle-
boro, moved 8 reconsideration Of an order
which instructed the Sergeant alarms to ar
range for an excursion OF the-honorable
members to the Hcosac Tunnel on Fast day.
He argued that the Governor had appointed
the day as one for fasting and prayer, and
out OF respect to his Excellency, II for no
other reason, the House should refuse to set
so bad an example. But the House by large
majority refused to recall its action.
Joseph Jefferson, the eminent comedian,
with his wife and sister. occupied box at
the Academy Of Music, New Orleans, last
Monday night. He IS recently from his
place on the Teche Although his farm is
above the food be reports deplorsble con-
ditiOn OF affairs in the Teche country, with
great suffering in the overlooked parishes Of
that section Mr.. Jefferson is looking re-
markedly we'll after his vacation. He will
commence acting egain at Mrs. Drew's the
atre in Philadelphia next week.
The ecclesiastical staff OF the Queens
household is a large one, and costs large
sum IN salaries. It consists of the dean and
sub dean Of the Chapel Royal, st. James;
the clerk Of the closet, three deputy clerks,
g resident chaplain. a closet-keeper, forty
eight chsplains in ordinary, and ten priests
in ordinary. besides four chsplains, three
preachers and three readers for the chapels
at Whitehall Hall, Hampton, Windsor and
Kensington. There is also choir OF boys
who wear gorgeously embroidered coats,
four organists, two composers, viOlinist. a
sergeant OF the vestry, and master OF the
boys.
Saturday, the 25.h ult., William Ander-
son, Young man, the son OF William NJ.
Anderson, substantial farmer living about
two miles from Salisbury, Missouri, started
70 20 hunting, taking with him his double
bsrrelled shot gun. Shortly after leaving
home he met a neighbOr on the road, and,
stopping 20 talk to him. setting his gun on
the ground with the muZZ'" leani~g against
his left side, and in few m0ma' -, by some
unsccountable means. one Of tn barrels was
| discharged. sending the entire charge crash
ing through his body, at which his neigh
Dor, TO whom he was talking, exclaimed:
| "My God, are you shot?" but the uufortu-
nate young man did not utter a word, but
stepped one or two PAGES forward and
dropped dead.
A correspondent writes: "The inner life
and the public life of artists, so called,
differ so much. was led to that thought
by look at Nicolini, PATHS favorlte tenor.
Ga the stage he is the picture Of manly grace
and beauty. He has a high, white forehead,
| Grecian features of singular regularity, and
a b. airing marked In its dignity and repose.
In 'Manrlco' he looks like q clteUdlier sans
peltr ct Salls reprOcbe Every movement is
easy, every attitude natural, and his gait the
| walk OF a king. Well, l saw him on the
street In a huge coachmsn's coat Of white,
/ flung wide open to the breeze, and he leaned
as he walked, as though rheumatism had a
NOR gage on bis bones. You would judge
| him to he thirty five on the stage and jolly
good fifty FIVE on the street"
Under the heading "The Effect OF TObsc-
CO." the Norwich Bulletin gives an account
Of 8 remarkable case in that city. Few users
of the weed believe that the tobacco habit
| is Injurious to them. But few persons know
or have realized that Il sometimes affects
| the brain like alcoholic stimulants, and pro-
| ducas what may truly be called the tobacco
''timiamsH a veteran user OF the weed in
Norwich was recently taken sick and con-
fined to the house A physician was sum-
moued and pronounced his complaint dis
ease OF the heart. He ordered the patient to
/ be deprived entirely Of tobacco and said
that be would be able In few days to tell
what the mans chances for recovery were.
The tobacco was stopped, and then followed
a season Of arrangement and visions, less
intanse and terrorfZing than those belonging