Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-25

hurled of the scaffolding.after him bY the
men VINO remained. One OF them, however,
had the GOODNESS and strength to carry him
down the ladders into the street, and then
deliver him over TO the police.
At an early hour on Thursday morning,
while on the way to Newburgh, on the Erie
Railroad, one section Of the Barnum show
train ran into the rear Of another near Tur-
ner's, n Y Little damage was done, but
an uproar was created among the animals.
Keeper Scott, who always travels In the
same car with Jumbo, undertook to psclfY
him, but Jumbo picked up the keeper with
his trunk aud tossed him to the other end OF
the car. No bones were broken, but Scott
was considerably bruised. All Of the ele
phant's spite seemed to be appeased, for he
did not follow up his attack, but as soon as
possible he was hObbled to prevent another
possible outbreak. Jumbo was quiet enough
to appear in the performance at NeWbuTgb,
and on Friday in Paterson, it is recorded.
little children fed him doughnuts- circus
men say that Jumbo has never yet Deen
angered, and may vet give trouble to his
keepers, but that one winters instructions
In the training school at Bridgeport will
teach him that man is his master.
A suit has been brought against Nine.
Adelina Patti in London, being on 8 claim
for commission by an agent in managing
some OF her private affairs. Patti denied
that the work had been done, and that
whatever services the plaintiff had rendered
were given as a friend and not as 8 paid
agent The plaintiffs attorney explained
that his client was generally known by the
name of Victor Emanuel, and resided In
Park street, Grosvenor square, London, and
that as the result of conversations, which
were afterN ard confirmed by correspond
= .-l,1r
tain things on behalf of the defendant, and
among others succeeded in reducing various
claims against her. Among these were that
of a gardener from 45 430 to e5 100; that
OF gas filter, from 1864 to 1854; that OF
Swansea firm, from e2.500 to e, COO; and
that of a Mr.. Morgan, for the supply OF
spring water to Crsignore Castle, in South
Wales, from 81, 900 to $50. The case was
put on trial before jury.
Some interesting private letters, written
by Benjamin Disraeli fifty years ago. have
been brought to light in England. One Of
them refers to his attempt to represent
Uycombe in Parliament IN 1892, an attempt
in which he was defeated by Colonel Gray.
In the midst Of the contest he wrote to
friend that his position was 'most critical,
but promising" and he added: ''H | gain
my election l think have doubled the cape
W.
prospects were of the most disheartening
| kind, and of them he wrote 10 the following
words to this friend: "All | can say is that
| the first step | take when the power is
mine shall be in your favor, and that sooner
! or later the power will be mine, and that
some day or other we may look back to
| these early adventures rather as matter for
philosophical speculation than individual
| sorroW, | confidently believe. For there Is
something within me which, In spite Of all
| the dicta Of the faculty and in the face Of
| the PROSTATE state In which lie, whispers to
me l shall yet weather this fearful storm, and
that more prosperous career may yet open
to me-"
1t is said in England that the following is
the true story Of Count de Lessep's second
courtship and marriage; but perhaps it is
and perhaps it is not His first wife died
when he was sixty-eight, and a few years
| later, the story goes, he became frequent
visitor in q family where there were five
sisters. One day he remarked that the Arabs
| had expressed surprise that he could live
without a wife, when one of the sisters in
nocentlY asked him why he did not marry
| then, to which he replied, because l am
too old. He might fall In love with young
| girl, but not she with him." "Who
| knowsf" she said in reply. Some days
| after this he gave the lady a rose
Of Jericho, telling her how, a.ter being
| dried, il placed in water it would burst out
| into bloom again. She took it, and when
he next called brought it back TO him, say
| ing: "See what a miracle the water has
| effected upon the rose; 1t is the poisoning
of love in old age" He met her eyes, and
believing there was meaning in what she
had said, proposed TO her then and there,
and was accepted. "But for this marriage"
| adds the chronicler, sit is very uncertain
whether De Lesseps would have undertaken
his laborious task at Panama. She is always
at his side, and has been his chief help and
support throughout his srduous conflicts
with politicians, money lenders. engineers
and laborers."