The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-22
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Brooklyn, who lately died. commemorsted the
death Of his housekeeper by $4,000 monu-
ment made in Italy. full length figure of
the bousekeeper was depicted in granite. and
this was placed on her grave. Opposite it a
statue of Father Hauptmann, with prayer book
in hand was erected, showing him looking with
admiration upon the image of his deceased
servant Bishop Loughlin ordered the priest to
remove his own statue. which ne did with re-
luctance.
A SINGULAR FREAK of nature has manifested
itself in Saratoga. Mrs. Mary Francis. when
she was young and also while she was in the
prime of life, had very black eyes and q beauti-
full head of very black hair. She is about 20
years old now. in good health, and rich widow
| When she was about so her hair began to turn
white, and in few years the whole Of it was as
white as snow. and so remained until about a
| year ago, when il began TO turn black again.
| and has now, without the use of any artificial
| means and purely a freak of nature almost
wholly returned to its original color and is as
| long and silky as when she was young woman.
AMONG the curious treasures cherished by the
famous songstresses. Patti and Nilsson, with
greater affection than any peculiar ieweIed
| souvenirs of later days. are tbs little common
| toy violin on which Nilsson learned 10 play
| when four. years OF age, and the beautifully
| appareled doll named Henriette, presented to
| the little Seven-year Adelina, at her first CON
| cert In New York. OF considerable more value
is ring with sapphire eye. in which dia-
| mond tear glitters, and an exquisite rose of
| gems, which some unknown adInirer threw in
SIDE her door having the inscription of her
favorite song. 1.-The Last Rose" PATHS latest
gift is a bangle of fine gold lines representing a
stave set with notes la do, ra. in large diamonds
to signify that she was rddOree of the people
| still
A CORRESPONDENT of the Wilmington Del.)
| News, who has made the ascent of Popocat.
epetl, the highest mountain in Mexico, with an
altitude of Il $40 feet, thus describes his sensa-
| tions Il shall never be able to pen adeouatelv
ne nf NV fr,ds
| vidual suffering and intense anxiety for safety
of life and limb My breathing apparatus
almost collapsed. At one time counted thirty
nVe resplratlonS TO the minute-about double
the normal number. With the increased action
of the heart came increased pulsaLion, and from
about eighty beats before l started the pulse
ran rapidly to upward of 100 per minute-a
hard, wiry. jerky pulse. had strong, burning
tingling sensations in the ears, my hearing be-
came very much impaired and slight bleeding
at the nose. To all these Affections was added
the intensity of the cold"
Iris long time since any deliverance on the
part of an English judge has been SO severely
and SO generally condemned as the summing up
OF LORD Coleridge In the baccarat case; and the
prevalent sentiment was expressed by learned
gentleman, who remarked: II had not known
until to-day that the lord chief Justice was re-
tanned for the defendants " Another distip-
guished auditor described the summing up as a
supplementary speech for the defense. Lord
Colerldge angrtly bawled out: silence; this is
not a theater," when the people in the court
loudly applauded Sir Edward Clarke's speech:
wbereupon person at the back of the room re-
torted lyon have made IL So" The bench
certainly presented q scandalous sight all
things considered, during the trial; and hear
that the queen expressed her sentiments freely
on the subject, with the result that several
ladies, who, it was stated by the daily papers
had been present, have been taking great pains
to let everybody know that the reporters were
mistaken, for they were not near the court.
LABoUCHERE says in London Truth: ST learn
that the German emperor has thought At to ex-
press his sentiments respecting the baccarat
case in a letter to the queen. The relations ex-
listing between the emperor and the Prince of
Wales have never been cordial William has
not forgiven his uncle for so warmly taking
the part OF the Empress Frederick in the family
quarrel which scandalized Europe three years
ago. The emperor, therefore. seized with de-
light this chance of snubbing his uncle
by criticlsDg his conduct, complaining of
it and protesting against 1t from a mil
tary point of view Under ordinary
circumstances, the emDeror's letter would be
regarded as impertinent and meddling in mat
tiers in which he has no concern; but unluckily
his majesty finds an excellent excuse for cen
suring sharply the princes strange method of
dealing with the alleged offense against mill
tary honor. in the fact that his royal highness
is the colonel of the Prussiau regiment Of
Butcher Hussars. The emperor 8 severe dsser-
tation will be very bitterly resented. especially
as he takes, as usual, ths God-Almighty- to "a
black beete-tone, which is exceedingly exasper-
ating."
ONE of the most respected criminal lawyers
in Quebec recounted recently the daring scheme
of an American firm of law publishers to black
mail members of the legal fraternity. can
vasSer of this firm, it seems. offers for an aI-
nual subscription of 80 law report published
In the United States, which will contain all the
points in the principal lawsuits in the courts
of that country. The publication turns out to
be worthless and at the end of the year the sub
scrlber is satisfied that he has been victinized
and therefore discontinues his subscription. The
NIL lyGh than rffn NhAk.
he keeps on paying $40 per year they will
publish his name in their black list and ruin
him in his own city by writing circulars to tine
commercial classes stating that he is an unfit
person to whom TO intrust business. being in
temperate and dishonest. Attempts to extort
blackmail in this peculiar manner have
yers. who have determined to bring
the guilty parties to punishment Monday last
the Batonier of the Quebec bar decided to con-
woke meeting OF all the members Of the legal
profession to take action in the matter
Among the victims of this American firm of 4
blackmailers in Quebec are Messrs. II. x.
Lemieux and Achille Carrier.
THE following extracts from the letters of
Daniel Webster and his brother Ezekiel will in
dictate how the young men had TO struggle with
poverty through their college days. The reader
will remember that the home farm was mort
gagged to pay Daniels expenses through college,
and whom it was proposed to give Ezekiel similar
advantages the father and mother held a
council. THE farm is already moTtgaged, - said
the old gentleman, 'Rnd II we send Ezekiel to
college it will take all we have; but the boys
think they can take care of u.s. 1t did not take
the strong hearted sagacious woman long to
decide the matter. I'VE can trust the boys"
she said So the matter was settled Daniel
went back to Hanover, while Ezekiel went
bundle In hand to Doctor Woods
and began the study of Latin his
expenses being but a dollar week. In Novem-
ber, 1902 Daniel was at home in Salisbury, while
Ezekiel was struggling with poverty at Hano-
YER. Funds were getting low in the Webster
homestead. Daniel writes under date of Nov
g. Now, Zeke, you will not read half a sen.
tence no. not one syllable before you have thor
oughly searched this sheet for scrip; but nv
word for 1t, you'll find no scrip here. We held
sanhedr1m this morning on the subject of
cash. Could not hit upon any way to get you
any. just before we went away to hang our
selves through disappointment it came into our
heads that next week might do. The truth is,
father had an execution against Hubbard of
North Chester for about 800. The money was
collecting and just ready to drop into the hands
of the creditors when Hubbard suddenly died
This, you see, stays the execution till the long
process of administering is completed. | have |
now by me cents in lawful federal,I
currency. Next week shall send Them if they
be all We are all here Just in the old way. al |
ways behind and lacking BOYS digging pota- |
toes with frozen fingers, and girls washing with
out wood" Ezekiel writes to Daniel at about |
the same time, the two letters probably cross |
ing each other. These cold, frosty mornings !
very sensbly inform me that want a warm
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