Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-24

there are great parks of field and siege
guns ready for immediate action In case OF
war.
The crews Of the Maltese and Portuguese
vessels in the London docks perpetuated
the Good Friday custom of administering a
sound thrashiDg to the ef1sy Of Judas
Iscariot, the figure being hanged at the
yard-arm, then scourged, spat upon, kicked
into fire and what remained thrown over
board The sailors then marched to the
church to pray for the second advent OF the
betrayed Redeemer.
At Cleveland, Ohio, two little boys, aged
thirteen and fourteen, inmates Of the House
of Correction there, were overheard Monday
night plotting the murder of another in
mate, eight years Of age. Their object was
to obtain their transfer to the county jail,
where they would not have to work and
where they would be supplied with tobacco.
Their intended victim was chosen because
he happened to be the smallest boy in the
lot.
During the past three months building
permits have been granted in New York
and Brooklyn for 1907 new structures,
whose estimated cost will be $11,O76, 600,
and alterations to existing buildings to cost
81, $50, 900. The details of these building
operations show that on Manhattan Island
capitalists are preparing to fill all the va
cant lots and to invade the wide domain
within the city limits north of the Harlem,
and that in Brooklyn they are building fur
Their and further out toward East New York
and down toward Conev Island.
Over 1900 immigrants arrived at New
York Tuesday, and the Commissioner of
immigration estimates that the arrivals dur
ing April will aggregate over 100000.
Among the arrivals Tuesday were a plumber
of German cigar makers, who have found
employment here at from $l3 to $l4
per week, as against about SIS at home. A
numerous party of umbrella makers from
France are also among the new corners.
From Bossig, France. come a number of To-
connective builders. The italian element Is
coming to be more and more conspicuous.
Fifty years ago Buffalo, then with a
population of a little more than ten thou
sand, was incorporated as a city. The
semi-centennial is to be observed with a
civic celebration, but this has been appoint
ed for July, when, probably on the evening
OF the 30, an Grafton aud other literary eX-
ercises, directed by the Historical Society,
will be given, and an outdoor demonstration
on the 4th, in conjunction with the usual
independence, and the laying of the corner
stone OF the monument to the soldiers and
sailors who died in the war Of the rebellion.
Senator Chilcott, of Colorado, appointed
to succeed Secretary Teller, is described as
being a tall, fine-looking man. He was
born in Huntingdon county, Pa, and is
tifty-four wears of age. He went to Colo
RADIO in 1859 and engaged in prospecting.
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1868 and was elected a member of the Leg
islature for two successive terms. In 1866
he was elected to Congress, but the latter
body refused 70 receive Colorado as State
at that time. In the following year he was
elected delegate to Congress. He has held
a number Of other offices, and is a man Of
wealth.
English turfmen usually live to a green
old age. The famous Duke of Queensbury
died at Sc, Sir Charles Banbury at 80, Lord
Clermont at 81. Sir John Lade at so, Dick
Vernon at So, Mr.. Thomas Panton and
PeregTine Wentworth at 81 and So, and the
two racing Dukes of Grafton at rs and "a.
Within our own time there have been Il rec
recent octogenarians In Admiral ROus, Gen.
Peel and Lord Wilton, and there are three
noblemen of the turf still hving-Lords
Stradbroke, MOs'Yn and Halifax. The
first was So last February. the second 81
last January, and the third 50 last Deem
Der.
The Princeton Alumni Association Of
Cincinnati, Ohio, held It's seventh annual
banquet on Tuesday night last, about
twenty-five members being preeent. One
of the speakers, comparing the colleges of
the country, said that Harvard was most dis
tilguished IN literature and Yale in learn
ing, but ne demanded the palm for Prince
ton In public life. A letter from President
McCOsh was read, in which he described
the condition of the college, and said:
"Every one living In Princeton knows that
as a whole we have had order and quiet
among the students. True, there was an
attempt by the Freshmen to revive the old
custom of the horn spree, which had very
much disappeared, but those engaging in it
were punished by the Mayor of the town
and by the faculty. Feeling the reproach
that had been cast on the college, the
Freshman class and then the other classes
have lately signed a pledge that they will
abstain from bazing and discourage 1t in
every way"