Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-18

Jesse James coffin cost $500.

Ihe MISSOURI Legislature mas repealeu the
law making insanity good ground for
| divorce.
Amelia Shepherd, aged ITO years, died in
Baton Rouge last week, and was no doubt
/ the oldest inhabitant Of the parish OF East
Baton Rouge.
A stock rancho In Texas, 40 to 60 miles in
dimensions, with $4,000 head Of cattle, has
been purchased by William Young and
Washington Becker, of Milwaukee, for
$6l0,O00
Princess Beatrice, according to the Eng
lish society journals, is to be married to the
Earl of Fife, who is tersely described by the
| Figaro as handsome, clever and unusually
agreeable young man.
Roland Worthington, nominated for Col
| lector Of Customs at Boston, was the very
man of all Others whom Senator Hoar OPP
| posed. He is one of the most aggressive Of
| New England stslwsrts.
Comptroller Knox estimates that there is
now In the hands of the people, outside Of
State, national and private repositories,
more than $500, 900. Considerable OF
this is probably boarded.
Louise and Lorne, not to be outdone by
other members of the royal family, will pub
| lish, in book form, the Qualifications of
| Quebec in verse. by the Marquis, with Illus
trstions by the Princess.
According to a Bombay dispatch to the
New York World, Mr.. Joseph Cook has
made complete failure in his mission for
| the conversion of the heather in India.
| The East Indians don't take much stock in
him.
The French pilgrimage of expisiop,
which will leave Paris at the end of April
for Jerusalem, is likely TO be far more nu-
| merous than was expected. The loyalist
provincial nobleSse will be largely repre-
sented.
The British Parliament, not satisfied with
the working of the cloture, now howls for
the caucus, that great American political
| Institution. "Give me the caucus" says
Mr.. Chamberlain, "and I will move the
world"
The Queen Of England has now reigned
about forty-four years. The salaries and
perquisites paid to her and her family will
average fully s., 0000 q year, or during
the period of her reign the enormous sum
Of $220, zoo, COO.
| On Tuesday last an army OF Huhgafiane,
all males, numbering about 800, reached
Harrisburg, Pa, having tramped the dis
| tancs from Philadelphia ia search Of work
| They design to continue their weary work
until they are able to secure employment
Ex-Governor Oglesby, of Illinois, has
lived for many years in an unpretenlious
looking house at Decatur, which he built
himself, and which is said to have cost
just $10,5O0 Thu other day he sold the
house for SIC 800, and will move to smaller
dwelling in the same town.
'The line of promotion in the foreign
service" says the New York TINES, ''has
| taken a retrograde movement, which means
that the most efficient officers sre promoted
| to less difficult and less r-muneratiye places,
| while the new and untried are rewarded
with positions of emolument and trust"
A committee of the Chamber Of Commerce
of New York has contracted with sculptor
for the erection of pedestal and statue OF
Washington, to be placed on the steps of
the sub Treasury building in Wall street, at
| a cost Of $33 COO. $50 900 Of which has already
been subscribed. The sculptor has until
1888 to finish the work.
After Longiellow's visit to Windsor Cas-
tie, in 1857, the Queen said to Sir Theodore
Martin: 81 noticed an unusual interes!
among the attendants and servants. could
scarcely credit that they so generally under
| stood who he was. When he took his leave,
| they concealed themselves In places from
which they could get good look at him as
he passed."
= New York lost by fire last year s., $40, $50,
incluiing buildings, vessels in port and
stock. The insurance was $1,117, 407. There
were thirty-six fatal injuries to citizsrs at
fires. The cost Of the department for the
year was 81, 474, 712 The Philadelphia Fire
| Department cost $3.50, 63S last year. The
| appropriation for this year is $457, 355.
The mania for commercial exchanges in
New York hes now reached the fruit and
spice trade. Their charter, now before the
| Legislature, provides for capital stock Of
| 500, 900, which May be Increased to 81, O0O,
600, the exchange to begin business when
| SIS. 900 has been subscribed, to be governed
| by thirteen directors, and to be allowed to
hold property to the amount of $500 600
The firm OF Lyles & Gibson, of New York
city, have signed a contract to construct
waterworks to supply the entire city Of
Havana, Cuba, with water for S9,20O,000.
| The Waterworks will be built on the aque-
| duet system and planned somewhat after
the New York works. The water will be
| brought from mountain springs, about six
miles from Havana, to central reservoir
from which it will be distributed over the
city.
General Garloaldi, adverting to the action
of the French in Tunis, writes character
istic letter to friend in Paris, In which he
says: "Your famous Generals, Who-atter
| having abandoned to the enemy half
| million of brave sOldiers-allowed them
selves to be Gagged in cattle wagons and
transported to Germany, now bully the weak
aud innocent population OF IuDts, who owe
them nothing, and have IN no way offended
them"
The Sultan OF Muscat and the Rsish Of
Taal Luban are two dusky potentates who
are each about to receive from the United
States Government a rife of the finest finish,
| exquisitelY ornamented. His Majesty OF
| Muscat gets his in return for the gift OF
large collection Of native curiosities, pots,
pans, feathers, etc, while the Philippine
Rajah is thus rewarded for the great kind
| ness shown to the men Of an American bark
wrecked off his shores.
Prizes OF gold, silver and bronze medals
have been offered for competition by the
lessees of the Alexandra Palace, London,
for the best instantaneous photographs of
| the crowds assembled on Easter Monday.
1t is intended TO bring the whole body of
visitors to the southern slope of the park st
a certain moment, so that the views may be
taken. The progress made of late In in
staneouS photography is surprising, and
good results Inay be expected.
TIE following well known persons are
over 20 years of age; Ralph Waldo Emer-
son, 70; Charles O'Connor, rs; David Dud
ley Field, n; Charles Francis Adams, John
| G. Whittier and jefferson Davis, each "A;
| Oliver Wendell Holmes AID Cornelius X
Garrison, 70; jeremiah s. Black, Robert
| Toomhs, and Phiness T. Bsrnum, ~; Wen
| dell Phillips, II judah ?. Ben jamin, Alex
ander H. Stephens and Horatio Seymour, 40.
The widow Of Craig Wadsworth, q Gene
SEQ, N. Y, the lady who Is mentioned as
the possible bride OF General Arthur, is
tall aud graceful person, dark eyed, dark
haired and agreeable in manner. She is q
| Democrat 10 politics and in dress a Partisan.
| Her old home In Geneseo is ono Of the most
beautiful places IN the State. The cosy
house with verandahs and low windows Is
| set in q wide space Of lawn, on which grow
trees famous through all that region for their
size, their age and their beauty.
New York's water supply discussion has
evolved proposition to bring the water Of
Lake George and the tributaries Of the up
per Hudson to the city through canal and
cOndujts 225 miles long, at cost Of $50
| 0nO 0O0 II fe n he introduced undpr q head