Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-31

largest excess offemale population Of any city
in the Union, not even excepting Boston. The
death rate Is very favorable to the gentler
sex. For the first half Of January the deaths
were. males lS6, females l03. So 10 seems that
in this remarkable city nine males die for
every two females. and the death rate for the
men Is forty six per thousand ana Tor the
women twenty-one. II nothing occurs TO dis
turb this proportion in twenty years New
Orleans VIII have two women for every man,
and in a generation men will be so scarce that
they viii be too highly priced as ornaments to
be Of much service IN the useful walks OF lie.
Mrs. JAMES a. GARFIELD has been sued by
Thankful Tanner fer S25, COO damages, claimed
upon the ground of personal injuries received
Dec. -, 1881. 10y being Knocked down and run
over bY fhe horses and carriage belonging to
Mrs. Garfield. whose team was being driven
at the time by her cOachman. ROderick Mon
roe. The complainant says the accident,
which occurred IN the public square on
Superior street, Springfield, H., was wholly
due To the CarclcsSneSS OF the cOachman.
and was no fault of hers. The petition
alleges tGat the horses trampled upon her
and the CARR &c ran over her, and that she
was bruised and her face SO cut that II be
came swollen and dlscOlOred, and that her
ribs. back. arms. and limbs were bruised and
injured, and that she sustained Internal IN
JurleS. resulting IN sickness. IN dlsaDlllty,
pain. aud stlerug: that She was wholly in
capacltatcd for work Tor thirty days. ana was
compelled to cNpCEd $50 for medical attend
ancc. and siill IS not well. Mrs. Garfield, at
tile time the casualty occurred. handed the
injured woman ten dollar bill, and drove
away with the lntlmatlOn that she would call
upon her No other attention has since been
awarded the unfortunate woman. and she ac-
cor .ingiy claims damages ln the Touni
named. for which she pTays the 3urt TO give
her judgment.
TIE oiciii0n journals report the conclus on
Of remarkable trial last week in Catania.
Two years have elapsed since a great crime
was committed at Corllentina. \ pNest named
Failla. on clearing out the pyX and cOnsum-
ing every particle, tasted something bitter
on the termination OF the mass he was attack
ed by severe pains in the bowels and died In a
few minutes in the sacrsty. A post mOrtem
examination proved that the unfortunate
priest had been poisoned with strychnine.
and, on examining the pyX minutely. some
particles of stryChulue were discovered. Sus-
piciOn fell upon canon of the church-Gae-
tauo Limoi-whO cherished great hatred
against the deceased. a feeling which hao
recently been much increased by some pro-
motion awarded to him by the Archbishop OF
Syracuse. LimOli had a brother who was a
druggist. by when the shop was often left to
the care of the canon. who had thus the means
OF supplying himself with poison. Llmoll was
arrested amt consgnct to the prison Of SYRIA
cuEe, where he has remained for two years
Last week the case was brought before the
Camera Iii CoslgliO equivalent 10 our grand
jury of the Court of Appeal of Catanla, when
ii was decided that for want OF proof there
was no ground for penal proceedings against
the canon. Meantime 1t Is beyond doubt.
SAYS the Roma, "that the priest Fallla died OF
poison mixed with the particles representing
the body ana blood of our Lord Jesus Christ