Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13
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FOOtl1ght Elashes.
Louise Pomeroy has arrived in New
York after an absence of five years in
Australia.
Billy Emerson sails for England this
week to reioin Haverly's Minstrels, whose
business is reported as immense.
Mrs. Langtry made a further invest
ment of $4,000 last week in mortgage
on some improved real estate in New York
city.
Miss Lillian Russell has been engaged
TO pIay aBlack-eyed Susan" in Burnard's
burlesque Of that name at the London
Alhambra.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett has signed an
engagement with Mr.. Henry Irving to
support him in Shakespearian tragedy at
the London Lyceum during the season
1856.
Margaret Mather is spending the sum-
mer in retirement at Chicago, her time
being occupied in studying the three new
roles in which she is to appear the CON-
ing season.
Another French version of Shakespeare
is projected for next winter in Paris for
Madame Sarah Bernhard. "Romeo and
Juliet" will be translated by NJ. R1chepin,
who lately undertook Macbeth" and
Madame Bernhardt will play ''Romeo" to
Mile. Hading's 'Juliet."
1t is said that Elliott Barnes new play,
ga Marriage Certiicate," will be the
opening bill for the regular season at the
Union Square Theatre in New York. This
is the piece that TOmpkins and Hill held
for two years and forfeited 5000 for each
year, being unable to produce it with time
for run.
The subscriptions for a monument to
Mozart, started in Vienna lately, have
reached the sum Of SIS, 200. The commit
tee has opened a competition for the de-
sign of the monument, three prizes peIn Ia
offered, viz, one of $1,000, one OF $1,OOO,
and one of $500. The total cost of the
mon ument is not to exceed $4,000, the
arti st being left TO choose the material.
For eign artists are admitted to compete.
Horrible Cruelty to Russian Heiress.
A sensational trial was concluded at
Moscow a few days ago, resulting in a
sentence of deportation TO Siberia against
a woman named Bulakh for keeping a
rich orphan girl, of whom she had charge
as goyerness. iii a state of wretched con-
finement and semi-Starvatlon for nearly
thirty years in order to obtain possession
of her fortune of $4,000. Bulakh was
governess to Mazurin, a girl, in the house
of the latter's grandmother, in Moscow
Under fear of being forced into an un-
happy union, and through various other
pretexts invented by Bulakh, the girl was
induced to run away with her schemIng
governess to the town of Rejeff, where,
by dint of religious terrorism and ex-
hortations to take the veil, the weak.
minded though accomplished pupil was
gradually reduced to state of helpless
imbecility. The girl, now a woman OIL
forty, was at times brought so low that
she ate pieces offirewood brought into her
room. Having reduced her to state OF
dwelling idiocy and got hold of her
money, Bulakh then did all she could to
persuade her victim to commit suicide
As to Bulakh herself, she lived well, built
almshouses and helped her two sons tC
become rich. The strangest part of the
story is that the Governor and society Of
Rejef, to whom the truth of the case had
been more or less evident for several
years, should so long have regarded the
crime of Bulakh with Indifference. The
poor victim Mazurin was not in con.
dition to be brought into court. Bulakh's
only defense seems to have been that the
accusation was a conspiracy against her,
and that MaZurin has always been III
sane. She has given notice of an appeal,
and has been set at liberty on bail for 2OO,'
600 roubles.