Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

VIENNA IL given and is reported to deserve
the uucnvia5le distinction of being the
1lthiest great city in Europe at the present
time. Her generally unclean condltlon "
greatly aggravated by an insufhclent "a'el
supply.
A SINGULAR CLAIM was put up by voter
OF Watertown. n. y. at the recent electi7h.
Z. e. Carter. prominent citizen. who voteu
early in the morning, appeare at the poi
later in the day and desired to cast a oai OF
Tor q candidate for an Otlce whom ne hau
omitted voting for. Several put In AN oDJec-
ton. ami Attorney General o. Bri-n. VINO was
standing near, WAS apn2aie1 TO. MT " br,eh
stated that person had right to cast MS
ball at any time from sunrise to sunset on
election day, and. if he wished. might cast
! ticket at another. Mr.. Carter was allowed
to vote on the ticket which he had omitted ON
his hrst visit TO the pc Is.
THE British government is much criticism
for giving the Bombay command 10 the Duke
Of Connaught. The Duke of Edinburgh
holds the best comm ands in the navy. and the
Dnke Of Cambridge who draws fl2.OoO pen
sion from Parliament. is still receiving f6.O0O
AS Commander-in- CHIEF of the army IL Is
contended that they should let their pay be
merged In e PENSIONS, as they are mem
beers Of the roya family. The object OF the
DUKE OF Connaugh 8 rapid prommotlon Is 10
enable him to succeed the Duke of Camhrldge
at he War Office. It is on al hands admtte"
at he is thoroughly cOmpe ent, and is even
smarter and more assiduous than the Duke OF
Edinburgh, which is saying much.
DoE JOSE FERNANDEZ DE VALEsco, Duke
de Frias, has been appointed Project of Mad
rid. He is one of the first Spanish grandees.
but for the past fifteen years has lived in en-
tire seclusIon. Why? Because he lured away
| from her husband and welded Lady Cramp-
| ton. daugh' er of the musician Balfe and wife
| OF he English Minister at Madrid. He ana
! his ill-won bride were not received at court
| or in society. and SO went to live In retire
! ment at Biarritz. few years later she died.
| but he renamed in retirement. and prop ably
never would have returned to Madrid had 1t
| rot been for the ambition OF his second wife
| the beautiful Princes Pignatell, who wants
/ to .hine as the bright particular star OF the
spanish court.
LILLIAN LEWIS, the emotional actress, was
| sued for divorce in Chicago the other day.and
her husband was granted decree. Her hui
| band was J. j. Lewis. an artist. and Lillian s
| name before she became stage struck was
| Katie. They were married in 1878 and one
| child was born unto them. The wife took
| cart in great many private theatrical per
| formanres, and ina " said she was going to
| "llve for her art" Her husband WAS making
| pie ty OF IT onty. and she did not need 10 60 on
| he age, Ut spite o. her husband+ pro-
| tests she went away, carrying the child with
| her. The divorce was granted There is a
| warning in this story which the famous lead
| ing amateur actress of New YORK should not
fail 10 heed.
THE folly of hasty strikes is concluslvely
| demonstrated by the result of the recent
| strike OF the packers IN Chicago. Three thous-
and of the men still remain out of employ
| ment and are likely to remain unemployed
for some time. During that short period Oi
ten Days the total loss of wages TO he mer
4 was $3.50. 900, white the packers are computed
7 to have lot $1,000, 900 and the RAILWAYS anr
brokers $4,000 more. To this must be added
the cost to the State OF the maintenance Of
two regiments of militia and small army Of
extra police, With The pros pect of having &c
maintain an extra force of police at the STOCK
yaras FIR months to come. When all these
ems are footed up, it VIII be found that the
total cost to all concerned Ia over 500 0,000 il
ten days, the whole Of which 80 far a. the
Chicago people are concernedJ is a clear dead
| irredeem able loss.