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BHE DID ALL the coursing.
And It wits Not Much of a Mesalli
ance After All.
From the Xew I' 'ft' II
New Haven, Aprils.—Edward Joseph
Blieehan, iron molder and sometime
tenor in the Church of the Messiah, ven
tured into matrimony a little over two
months ago. He has been buffeted about
so briskly ever since by his wife's rela
tives that be is heartily sick ot tbs con
tract, and Is doing all in his power to
help his new wile back to freedom.
Frances C. Howe is the
coy maideu wuo became his iirst and
only mate one day last January. She
Is, so Sheehan says. 36 years old ana
ought to kuow what she is about. He, at
least, although only 28 years old, says
that he knew what he was doing and
never regretted the marriage until his
wile cast him off. Ever since the pair
were made one the newspapers have
printed scraps of their marital history
from week to week. Miss Howe has been
represented as a social leader and Mr.
fcheehan as a silver-voiced tenor ol lowly
birth. Neither of these statements is ac
curate.
Henry Howe and ills family have lived
|n New Haven for many years. Mr.
Howe’s business is given in the city di
rectory as “publisher,” out that is the
only trace ol it visible to the naked eye.
A reporter hunted around town to-day
for further signs of his publishing busi
ness, but in vain. He lived In a rather
dingy two-story house in Crown street,
next door to Bunnell’s dime museum!
Blnce the fateful marriage comparisons
Cf the wealth and status of the Howe and
the Sheehan lines have been instituted.
It is tair to say that the Crown street
house is well mortgaged, and there
fore cannot overtop in value the Sheehan
•state. The lact that the Howes lived
next door to a dime museum, although
Crown street is in part a place of fashion
able residences, may salely be said to
equalize their domiciliary status with
that of the Sheehans, who live in the
suburbs. Henry Howe has one son,
Charles, an organist of no mean attain
ments, and two daughters, Clara, a love
ly soprano, and Frances, not a sm:er,
l>ui a teacher of pronounced ability.
About two years ago Charles played the
organ in the Church of the Messiah, a
thriving brick edifice in the heart of the
town, ana Clara was the gifted soprano
ef the quartette choir appertaining there
to. Frances was not in
the choir, hut save Charles and
Clara valuable advice from time to time,
it is well to set down here that Frances,
while by no means a beauty, was not un
prepossessing to look upon. She was of
tnedium height, a pale blonde with soft
chestnut hair and melting blue eyes, in
due course ol time, while counseling the
course of the choir, Miss Howe’s glances
fell upon Edward Joseph Sheehan, the
tenor. It must be borne in mind from the
cutset that he is not a tenore robusto.
Far from it; he is about 6 leet. 4 inches
high, weighs, in condition, 120 pounds,
and has a still, small arm. He has a
(rans. open countenance, not noticeable
for beauty or the reverse, but as pleasant
a face as anyone would care to see. His
eyes are soft brown. So is bis hair. So
is his curly, cute little moustache. As
for his voice, it is a clear, pure tenor, not
over-strong, hut sweet.
CMITTKN WHEN SHE I.OOKED UPON HIM.
The glances of Frances C. Howe iell
Upon this young man, as has bten pointed
out before, and returned to the glaneer so
that she was smitten. She sgid nothing
•bout her new-found love, but proceeded
to cherish it forthwith. About this time
Edward tired of singing. His six months’
contract with the church ran out, and he
told Charles Howe that be was going lo
take a rest because he thought his voice
was failing. “Go to,” said Charles. “Go
to my sister and she will give you advice
and instruction.” Edward worn alone
and formally introduced hirasett. Ho took
five lessons at the usual rat 9 and then
gave up. He said his voice was tired. A
couple ol quiet, mouths slipped by. Then he
got a postal card from Frances asking
him to call at her home, tie did so. Bhe
told him she was greatly interested in his
voice and warned to give him iree singing
lessons. He accepted the offer, but
Showed his appreciation, he says, by
bringing twenty other paying pupils to
his fair teacher. All thesu tacts were re
luctantly recited by Mr. Sheehan. He
■works during the week for a firm who
manufacture carriage hardware. Now
and then his toil is grimy, but the wages
are good. It is best to iell the rest of the
history ol his wooing and marriage in his
own words.
THE WOOING WENT BRAVELY ON.
‘•X began taking more lessons,” said he,
*‘al the rate of two a week. Then it ran
up to three and soon lour, 1 soon began
to notice that Miss Howe displayed more
Interest in me than 1 bad a right to ex
pect, fbe was very kind to me and spent
jnuca tune in my instruction. 1 wasn’t
conceited enough" to think she was in love
With me, but the other pupiis began to
guv me about the way she acted. Then
she began to ask me not to keep company
with a certain young woman who had
been a friend of mine lor years, She said
it would hurt me socially ami hinder my
advancements music to paymucti atten
tion to a working girl. Well, 1 did as she
wished and gave up the girl. 1 kept on
taking lessous. At least 1 was supposed
to take lessous, and called on Miss Howe
about lour times a week. Long afterward
1 heard that she accounted tor iny being
at the house so much by telling uer pa
rents that 1 had a miserable home. 1
wish I’d known it then. My homo is as
good as hers, and I’m inclined to think,
better. However, nor parents suspected
nothing. X was on good terms with them.
“Last January 1 escorted Miss Howe
and two ladies to New York, and in the
evening we went to hear Paul sing. She
turned to her friends and said: ‘You
ought to bear my tenor sing.’ Tee girls
said they’d like to, 60 within a week af
terward tbev came to her home In New
Haven and listened while we sang all the
peoond scene in ‘Martha.’ When the
luuiss went home Miss iiowe and X cm
corted them. This was the coming
back:
“‘Jlr. Sheehan, you didn’t look very
well to-night. Something must be the
platter with you.’
“1 didn’t teel well, I replied.
•“Then you should have spoken to me
about it, far 1 am your very best friend,
os you ought to know by this time. You
know I’d do anything in the world for
iou,’ she remarked.
Ifeught she was in love with me and bad
K for a tear or more. 1 hinted Unit
M 1 was conceited in my surmises.
I couldn’t take such
vslV you am! work so hard lor >mi
the world or you. Mr.
love the very ground y ou walk
I UK MIGHT 1)0 WORSE.
“W ell, thought i might do worse than
•lurry iier, so 1 told hor that while 1
looked or h ras my best Iriend X wasn't
PfriUSdSPmtth her. Still I was willing to
li.airy her and try and get up an affection
tot her. I told her It would be bard for us
to get married, because she was a
Protestant, while 1 wrus a Catholio. She
said sbe didn’t mind that; she was will,
li g to become a Catholic. In fact, I
Iblnk she would have joined almost tiny
religion to carry out bsr scheme. I said
her folks might object, but she answered:
*l know them better than you do. Tin v’d
lorgct lobe augrv alter a time aud every
thing would be all right.’ Moon alter this.
Sunday, Jan. 16, she met me as 1 was leav
ing 1 unity church alter morningservlce. J
hats nad an engagement there fir a long
time. Sue met me again u tor evening
service, Bulk tunes sno asiiod uie If 1
woulji many per. *Wh n,’ said I.
•ftonr.’ said sms. Bhs wanted me to go
around with her to St. Mary’s church and i
be married by Father Higgins. I said j
that couldn't b" without a dispensation. |
! got her to put off marrying me for aday. i
On Monday I went to Hartford to see the :
If v. Dr. snannn, Bishop McMahon’s sec- j
rotarv, about getting s. dispensation, lie
suit me back to get a letter from Father i
Higgins. i met Miss Howe on Tuesday
ana told her wbnt luck I’d bad. She ;
said: ‘There’s a minister in this city who :
will marry us. He has married friends j
of mine who were in the same fix we are.’ :
SO THEY WERE MARRIED.
“Vv'e went around to the Rev. Selden |
Gilbert’s house. I forgot to get a license
and went away to hunt up toe Registrar.
1 eouldu’t find him at the office and came
back without a license. When we went
away Miss Howe told me that one of Mr.
Gilbert's family tried to talk her out of
the marriage. ‘1 told them 1 was old
enough to know what 1 was doing,’ she
said. Next day we got the license. In
the afternoon we went to the Rev. Mr.
Gilbert’s house and be married us.
Thence we went to the City Hotel and re
mained two or three hours. 1 registered
our names ‘Edward Smith and wife.’
“1 escorted my wile to her parents’
house, and took my singing lesson as
usual that evening. She was very happy.
In lact, the other pupils noticed It and
guyed mo about it afterward. They said
toey thought something was up. About
two weeks aster the marriage Fanny
made up her mind lo Dreak the news
gently to her family. In the meantime 1
had been calling at the uouse as usual.
Afier she had broken the news gently she
told me the whole family had hysterics,
and that 1 was forbidden the house. Soon
afterward 1 got a note from hor inviting
me to call. She said her parents had de
cided to give me a last interview with
her. I called. VV a went into the sitting
room together about fiiteen minutes,
when all the family except Charles
rushed in. Fanny jumped up and said
that it they didn’t leave the room she’d
leave home with mo that night. They
backed out, but bung around the key
holes. Soon they broke in on us again.
Mr. and Mrs. Howe and Clara all started
to fire me out. Fanny stood up and ssul:
‘Don’t dare lay a fiauil on my husband.’ ”
RETICENT ABOUT ONE LITTLE INCIDENT.
Mr. Sheehan coyly refrained from par
ticulars as to nis ejection, but it is
reasonably certain that he was transport
ed to the street with vigor, neatness and
disnatch. Even after all those tribulations
his heart was true to Fanny, and he mot
her many times outside of her home.
Six weeks ago her parents prevented hor
from meeting him any more. She had
fed his honest flame with letters, and he
still thought her true to him. About this
time, though, wicked stories deriding
Mr. Sheehau began to appear in some
of the local papers, and Fanny wrote no
more letters. Then the bridegroom,
never very eager, began to cool rapidly.
A tew days ago he was served with a
notice requiring him to appear in the Su
perior Court and answer Frances C.
Howe's petition to have the marriage set
aside. The complaint recites that the
ceremony was periormed while she was
“in a morbid and unbalanced menial con
dition, owing in part to the effects of
medicines on an overst rained and excited
nervous system, and was mentally inca
pable of appreciating the character or
effect c! tp-o transaction.” Furthermore,
she alleges that she never had any affec
tion for Sheehan and tbat Immediately
alter the ceremony she told him so, and
also that he was personaliy repugnant to
ner. Also, that she “returned home (Tom
the officiating clergyman’s house and
never permitted Sheehan to exercise any
marital rignts or control.” She pravs to
have the marriage ceremony declared
null and void.
It is hard to see how she can prove
that she went stiaight home from the
minister’s house. This entry was found
in the register of the City Hotel: “Jan.
19, E. Smith—Wife, room 19.”
Lawyer George A. Tyler, for Sheehan,
says tbat his client wili do oil in bis
power to help his wife to get a separa
tion, but will not admit that she was not
in full possession of her faculties when
the wedding took place.
The Howes, including Mrs. Mheehan,
auctioned off their furniture a week ago
and moved, it is said, to Cleveland, O.
CAPT. KYDIVS liUiUED COIN.
Simples of the Supposed Treasure
Picket! Up Near Nyack.
Nyack, N. Y., April 3.—Much excite
ment prevails in Upper Nyack owing to
the discovery last week of somo ancient
Spanish coin along the beach just north
of the Voris ship yard, a mile below the
Hook Mountain, by three young men. Eil
Hughes, Dan Smith and John Perry,who,
in patroling the beaoh, discovered some
thing shining in the crevice of one of the
large red sandstones which are visible on
the beach at low tide.
The objects proved to be a number of
coins somewhat corroded, but when
cleaned proved to be silver, showing no
wear. The one shown the reporter was
about the size of a trade dollar, with the
old Spanish pillars on it, bearing the date
1769.. In a circle on one side were the
letters, “M. Ytraque Vnutn M.,”andon
the reverse, "Carolus 111., D. U.Hispau.
Ei. Xnd. Rex.”
Many years ago companies were
formed to"find the exact location of the
spot where Capu Kidd’s treasure was
buried, and it is a weli known recorded
fact that tnecove and immediate vicinity
of the Hook mountains was a favorite
hiding place ol the notorious pira’e. It
is unknown now how much treasure the
young men found,as they are very reticent
about it.
Last year Larry Coates leased the
grounds as a tisbinggrouiuis and for haili
n'. his seine, and it is presumed by bis
friends that he, in drawing his nets, dis
turbed the hidden treasure, and portions
escaped nis attention through the crevi
ces in the sott rock Janies P. Voris, a
prominent ship builder, ami Garret Sar
vent, the Mayor ot Upper Nyack, in an
interview with the reporter, uninvited
that It was rumored that a company was
about baipg formed to build a coffer dam
over the ground and make a systematic
search.
Bill J’erry has already commenced dig
ging and clearing away the bank on Id’s
property immediately overlooking the
soot where the money was found. This
is not the first time thut coins have been
discovered In this vicinity.
An old lady, a Mrs. Tallman, relates
how parties searched up and down years
and years ago, and in her walks at low
tule she has often picked up coins, as
others have done before and since. 'There
is no record of any wreck near this spot
excepting the schooner Aurora, which
was suuk many years ago. She wus a
coaster.
'l’ho beach yesterday was lined with
hundreds ol men and boys with sticks
and iron prods, digging and overturning
rocks and stones and earth. The Perrys,
Bnedekers, Sarvents, Vorises. Hillmans
and other Dutch families of Nyack aro
considerably worked up about the sub
ject. it is rumored that there may be u
question of dispute as lo whether the
Snedekers or Perrys are entitled to the
find, as the treasure lies below the
Ve-Drld-e-gar Point. Property.holders
won’t sell at any price. Real estuie over
and tinder water is held at high figures.
A hak AiiKiniKK of the New lurk Tribune
says: “The custodian of a public budding lo
New York lias u very practical teat for finding
oulwljoof the men who enter the building
are gentlemen, lie nuts mat whin a m.n
holds the swinging dour opi ii for any one v.h ,
may lie going in or out behind bun, he Is mi, e
that lie I I gen llt in..a, no in ill) rhw pool y
lie may lie dre-.e't, put it i- mournful 10 and I
that judged by tbit test, he has met with very
lew gem sinen in all liu life. a lor the
Iml lea. the cuatuilian *y that they never
think of holding a door open lor anybody, hut
he gallantly audi, that no one expects them
to.’*
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, APRIL 8.1887.
!-T. AUGUST INK’ S BIG WEIjU
A Most llemarkable l)ivo Into the
Bowels of the Kartb.
From the Jacksonville ( Fin.) Feme.
The magnitude of the operations of
Henry SI. Flagler in St. August,ne. which
will eventually change the entire archi
tectural teat,ires of that historic city, has
been (be subject of wonder and interest
to the whoie country. Perhaps none of
his vast enterprises in the Ancient City
has attracted as much interest and at
tention among scientists and thinking
men as his great artesian well.
In answer to a question regarding the
original intention ol Air. Flag.er in con
structing the huge well, Mr. Kennish
said: “1 have frequently been asked that
question, and ruy answer is simply water.
That was primarily tiie object lor which
the sinking of the weil was begun. The
needs of a great hotel such as the
Ponce tie Leon are superlative in
degree, and for a hotel of this
character water in an unstinted amount
is one or the most important. The
amount of water required lor drinking,
cooking, bathing and laundry purposes
and for sprinkling lawns and walks will
be at least 1(K>,000 gallons a day, and il a
constant How is maintained through the
bathing pools 100,000 gallons more will be
necessary. 'L'his, then, was the first and
prime intent in sinking a well for the
Ponce de Leon.
“The bathing pools 1 refer to will be
in the neighborhood of 200 ieet long and
100 feet wide, varying in size somewhat
according to designs now made. Wo will
have sulphur baths, seawater baths,both
hot, cold and tepid, and a separate bath
ing pool for each. Tne Sea water will be
obtained by pumping it at high tide from
tbe Alantansas, ns at that time the water
will be perfectly pure. •
“We also wished to determine whether
a flow of sufficient volume could bo de
veloped to answer as a motive power lor
the various requirements of a modern
hotel.’’
Air. Konnish then proceeded to enlight
en his auditor with the scientific and
geological aspect of the case, and the sub
stantial ion oi his theory on the subject.
“in addition to wnat l have told you,’’
he continued, “it was not overlooked
that in penetrating to a depth necessary
to bring water lrotii beneath the calca
reous stratum which impregnates the
water with lime sufficient to make it
hard, the temperature might ba raised to
a degree uselui for hot baths, possibly
even lor beating the rooms. Asa prepa
ration tor penetrating the earth’s
crust iu pursuit of these objects to
what uiigut prove unexampled
depths, a 12-inch pipe was
driven in to what has been erroneously
termed the water-bearing ruck, which has
been found at a depth ol 170 leet. At this
point sulphur water slowly rose iu the
pipe, discharging about fifty gallons per
minute. This rock, which proves to be a
7-foot stratum of magnesium limestone,
Is filled wiib fissures, through which the
water slowly forces its way irom below.
“The strata existing between the sur
face aud the first rack, at 170 lest depth,
is first sand, next eoquine and then blue
clay. This last stratum, which ts 94 feet
in thickness anti Impervious to water,
rests like a huge blanket upon the sul
phur water with its pressure of over 200
tons to the square toot, and thus im
prisons it to its subterranean cham
ber. 11 this clay were b(jt 20
leet In tuickness the pressure
beneath would toss it up with Its cover
ing ol sand aud its fo ests oi pine and
populous tow us, and bear tue peninsula
away to be deposited in tbe ocean depths.
Tne waters of the Allantic aud the Gulf
would be united aud cover to a depth of
100 leet what had once been this fair and
beautilul peninsular Slate. Wherever a
fault occurs in tuis great covering of
blue clay a natural spring exists.
“Sometimes this break in the clay
formation happens to be beyond the coast
line, as at Aluianzus, where the water
boils irom a great depth, and makes it
sell evident by its disturbance of the
water of tbe ocean for a circle of hall a
mile in diameter. These ocean springs
are known to exist all along the coast of
Florida, as lar southward as Key West,
and northward as lar as St. Augustine,
on the Atlantic, aud to l’ensacola on tbe
Gull. One of the most remarkable in
stances an? the springs at Crystal river
on the Gull ol Mexico. They also exist
iu hundreds throughout tire State.
“ t hese springs indicate the existence of
a vast subterranean sea, willed, it is safe
to say, covers an area of at least 50,000
square miles, exerting an upward pres
sure of irom one to lour tuns to the
square foot agaiust the underside of the
blue clay stratum. This pressure may be
stated in round numbers to be 60,000,000
tons per square mile, or for tbe peninsula
ol Florida tbe grand total of twenty-live
hundred billions of tons.
“ i'uis prinoelv heritage represents ttie
reservoir of power wnich this favored
State Is capable of drawing,upon for all
time. Every man woo owns an
acre of iaud in Florida has possession of
a key to unlock the prison door of this
willing genie wuo stands ready to par
torm wonderful services lor man. This
fact, taken iu connection with the even
temperature of tae S ate, its tractable
laboring population unused to agitation
such os distraotother great labor centres,
and surrounded as it Is with water on
nearlv live-sixths of its borders, giving it
tha advantage ol both land and water
transportation lacilitles, particularly tits
Florida to enter into competition as a
nianulacturing centre with tile most la
vored localities of the world.
“To giro an idea of the present flow ot
the well it can be better appreciated by
comparison. The daily flow is seven
times as great as that ol ail the wells
connected with the Jacksonville water
works and twenty-eight times as much as
the flow of the largest well in Charles
ton.”
In concluding his explanation of the
well and the results obtained by the great
enterprise .Mr. Keiinish continued:
‘•I do not take ior granted the com
monly accepted theory that this subter
ranean sea receives its supply from some
mountain range. The proposition is not
tenable. Tbero is not meat nou.h in any
mountain country adjacent to Florida to
account tor a hundredth part ol the
water pressure underlying the whole
peninsula ol the State. Wo have a
theory based on what we believe to
be tenable ground, although theories
are all liable to be overturned, that the
source oI supply may come possibly from
the gloat plains In the centre of the con
tinent, the water flowing through the
Assures which form subterranean rivers,
and descending to a depth at which the
water becomes in part decomposed by
contact or proximity to the iutoruul
lire*.
"The hydrogen becomes disassociated
with the oxygen o! the water and unites
with the sulphurous acid gas every
where present in volcanic regions, form
ing sulphur, ted bvdrogen gas, which,
rising, impregnates the water and imparts
force lor expansion iu every direction.
Consequently, wnen a well" is sunk
through the overlying clay stratum to the
water reservoir, the water rises to a
height due to the pressure under which it
exists. Tins pressure is not exactly uni
form throughout the peninsula, but the
variation is accounted for by tbe prox
imity oi Homeot t he great natural springs,
which would have some effect in lessen
lute the force ol water In a well bored
Wlllllll its lllii(l'‘|)Ce.
“In sinking this well we liavo accom
plished iu support of this theory several
results. 1 n tno lirst.plane we have r.-c tired
the water, which was our most important
object. We navealsoohta tied the power
expected, and we have proved beyond a
j doubt tna’ II the well urnt been carried to
ultlmaie destination, which was pre.
I vented by the unluisteu accident of our
losing the drill, we would have obtained j
hot water. The ratio ot increase in tern- j
perature was an avereee of one degree in j
every fifty leet of depth, and. at th> loss ;
of the drill at about 1,40< foot, the tem
perature was found to be 86 degs.
“The formation beyond the 1,400 feet is
yet a niysterv. We expected at. any Mo
ment to bore tit rough the fossilif rous
formation and strike a H.raturaof igneous I
rock. As to the results ol our work lean j
say that we are perfectly satisfied, and j
have thus far accomplished all that we
set out to do.”
WILLIAM J. CLEMENTS.
The New General Manager of the
B. & O. East of the Ohio River.
From the Sfing uri Republican.
New Y’ork, April3.—William M. Clem
ents, who will leave the management of
the Erie Express to become the General
Manager of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road east of the Ohio river, is being
warmly congratulated by bis friends in
this city. The return of Mr. Clements to
the Baltimore railway will cause general
surprise among railroad men ol the coun
try, and will be accepted as conclusive
evidence of a “back down” on the part of
Robert Garrett. Clements’ career has
been a remarkable one in many respects,
and he certainly is a remarkable mau
in every respect. Prior to the
war he wus a freight conductor
on the Baltimore and Ohio,
and he iirst met John W. Garrett, then
President of the road, near Wheeling,
West Virginia. Three rear cars of Con
ductor Clements’ train were derailed
one dav near Wheeling, and Clements
took the red signal and went back to flag
an express which he knew was following,
lie seut the engineer aud firemen ahead
to stop all trains coining from that direc
tion aud to get assistance, hurriedly call
ing out to a stupid brakeman: “Pull the
train ahead about 100 yards.” Ihe rear
ear had commenced to burn from tbe
broken stove in the caboose, and Clements
wanted to save the valuable freight in
the others. The brakeman climbed aboard
the engine, but was too stupid to open
the throttle. The whole train was burned,
causing a loss of over .*73,060.
"When Clements returned to the scene
with some of the passengers from tne
express which he had stopped a half
mile away, ho looked at the burning ears
and stepping up to the stupid brakeman,
floored him with one blow. A stout,
quiet looking passenger walked up to
Clements anil said: “IV hy did you desert
your train? You could have" sent that
man back with the flag and saved these
cars yourself. It seems to me that you
don’t know your business.”
Clements is a broad-shouldered six
footer, and when be glared at his auda
cious critic many people supposed mere
would be another knock-down. “Why,
you fool,” he replied contemptuous
ly, “do you suppose 1 was going to trust
that mau? I knew he was a fool, like
you, and that’s the reason I let him mon
key with the cars while 1 went back to
look alter human lives.”
“Conductor, do you know who 1 am?”
“No; and 1 don’t care a.”
“I am John IV. Garrelt.”
“Well, 1 don’t care il you are. If you
value freight more than human lives, 1
don’t. And l will burn up a dozen trains
before I’ll let one of your cheap-Jobn
brakemen kill a few d< zen people.”
Clements stalked away aud busied him
self directing the wrecking crew engaged
in clearing the track. Old man Garrett
looked quietly on without uttering an
other word. The iollowing week Clem
ents was made a passenger conductor,
whereas everyone supposed ti at he would
be discharged; He rose steadily until he
became master of transportation of the
whole road. In this position he was
noted all over the country tor his ability
and indeo-ndence his absolute
defiance df eVery ether man’s ideas. His
subordinates said that ho could “get
there” quicker than any other man, and
that he wus the only chief of denariment
in the Baltimore and Ohio service who
did not tremble when Garrett came along.
He was notoriously profane, and it is
hinted that he even “cussed ibeoid man”
on eev-rai occasions, la 1880,just about
the time young Robert Garrett com
menced to be prominent in bis father’s
road, Clements had a serious laliing out
with tbe elder Garrett which made things
unpleasant for the next two years.
Finally, when General Manager UutiDam
was brought to Baltimore from the West
ern division of the road, aud commenced
to interfere with Cleineuts, an ex: lesion
quickly followed. Clements had always
been a great stickler for promo
tion, arid was wonderfully popular on
tuis account with his subordinates. When
a vacancy occurred in an important office
in Clements’ department he recommend
ed the next highest official, and Dunham
named a friend from a Western biaach of
the road. Dunham’s man got the place
and Clements went in and told Robert
Garrett, then the Vice President aud
practical manager, that be would not
allow Dunham’s man to serve under him.
“But, Mr. Clements discipline must be
maintained,” said Garrett.
“Well, you cau keep discipline, but you
can’t keep me ou these terms. This West
ern man Is a dude and has neither rail
road sense, common sense, nor horse
sense, i won’t have him,” said Clements
flatly.
His profanity at this time was lurid
aud intricate. Dunham insisted on this
point, Jlr. Garrett upheld him. and Cle
ments forthwith resigned. Tue knowl
edge that Clemen had been making a
tight in their interest made tne employes
of the road idolize him. They gave him
a magnificent s did silver service wonb
$2,500, and it was soon admitted tnat Mr.
Garrett had made a mistake. John King,
Jr., of the Erie, who had loft tbe Second
Vice Presidency of the Baltimore and
Ohio under pretty much the same cir
cumstauc s, knew Clements’ abilities
and brought him to New York on a big
salary. The return of tbe bluff railroad
man to the Baltimore aud Ohio in a
higher capacity and at a larger salary
than formerly shows that Mr. Garrett",
whatever his motives in allowing his
father’s old favorite to resign, has never
doubted Clements’ ability.
DE YKKTH AM ELAT.
A Minneapolis Doctor Makes an Im
portant Scientific Diseov.-ry.
fmm the Xew York Herald,
Minneapolis, Minn., April 2.—Dr.
R. H. Clark, in a lecture at the Fourth
street Advent chapel, endeavored to show
that the earth is flat and not round, but
that it Is a vast level surface surrounded
bv u solid rira of ice, which prevents us
lulling oil its edge. The Fro lessor gave
the following six reasons lor nis belief:
First, that according to rules given lor
the curvature of the earth’s surface there
would he u downward curvature of
tweuty.four feet to six miles; thut iu the
suirevs of railroads and tunnels ami
cauals no allowance was made lor such
cuivature; consequently none existed iu
lact.
Second, that every lighthouse In the
world belied the theory of ihe earth's ro
tundity. They would lull hundreds of
feet below the Hue of sight ft the earth
w ere a globe.
Third, that actual experiments with
leveling instruments prove that tho sur
faoaof uii standing water is barlioßtat,
consequently the earth cannot possibly
be a globe.
Fourth, that degrees of longitude do
no con verge bsvoad me equator, as they
have been supposed to do.
Film, that the aartu could not stand a
centrifugal lor e oi l.'Hio mil"* per hour
without flying to pieces.
Bixib, that Scripture sustain* tb fact 1
that tbs earth is fix and aud caunot be
moved.
MEXICAN BARBAKISM.
An Editor ScUwl by the Military
and Put Through Torture.
From the Missouri Republican.
Washington, March 30. —Mr. Jesus
Gonzales Dena is, or has been, the re
sponsible editor of El Progreso, a news
paper printed at Alatanioras, Mexico.
From a copy of that paper of Match 18,
which has just reached this city, particu
lars are obtained of a recent occurrence
in Mafamoras. which throws considera
ble light on the character of the civiliza
tion now prevailing in Mexico. Mr.
Delia’s newspaper, it seems, has been op
posing various acts of the general gov
ernment, and some little time ago con
tained an article entitled “Dile Que,” a
phrase taken from one of Offenbach's
plays, in which the fate of lturbide, who
was shot at Padilla in that State, was
mentioned as a warning to tyrants. It
was charged that the move to extend the
term of President Diaz was only the first
step in a plan to make him dictator. In
the issue of March 18 Mr. Dena recounts
substantially as follows what happened
to him as tne direct result of this criti
cism of Diaz. About 9a. m,' lie says,
Maj. Celso Ceullar appeared at the office
window and said that Gen. Vela, com
mander of the Federal forces In the State
of Tamaulipas, in which Matamoras Is
situated, wished to see him at headquar
ters. Dena said he would go and see the
gentleman, and did so shortly afterward.
The interview which ensued, he relates as
follows:
Gen. Vela—Ah, so you are Mr. Jesus
Gonzales Dena, responsible editor of the
Progreso?
“Si, senor.”
Gen. V.—And so you think that I have
no jurisdiction over what is done here,
nor over yourselt?
Mr. D.—SI. senor.
Gen. V.—Very well, I will now show
you that 1 have jurisdiction over what
occurs here and over yourself. Ho, there!
Mr. Lamadrid.
Mr. Lamadrid—At your orders, sir.
Gen. V.—You will take this gentleman
and prove to him that 1 have jurisdiction
over him.
Mr. Dena followed Mr. Lamadrid,
Capt. Magoi Maguoin and a soldier into
the rear part of tne building whore the
soldier spread a blanket, Mr. Deua was
then put through the punishment called
the “oepo,” or what is generally kuown
in the American vulgate as “bucking.”
He was placed in a stooping posture; nis
arms forward of and clasping his knees
with his wrists tied fast together. A
musket was theu placed betweeu the hol
low of his knees and his elbows. In this
posture ot torment he was lelt lor
for a whole hour and then taken
back to the presence of the General. Tne
official proceeded to lecture Dena upon
his conduct, informing nim that his arti
cles had maligned the gov> ruinent.so that
tne commanding General was compelled,
as a soldier, to enforce his orders and cor
rect these abuses. GencVela iheii cour
teously offered to give Dena personal sat
isfaction, but this proposition was
promptly declined by the trembling edit
or. With this practical exampie of the
limitations on tree speech, Mr. Dena has
suspended his newspaper and removed to
Brownsville. The information received
here lrom trustworthy sources is tnat
Dena was undoubtedly punished by Gen.
Vela on account of the comments against
the Diaz administration.
lledoei.ey (who has been waiting half an
hour for some worms)— W ell, did you get ’em?
Young Assistant—Naw! I er see yesterday
was Sunday; the Me hodlst Conference met
to our house, an’ in the afternoon tb’ brethren
skinned all th’ best worm-holes.— tid-Bitn.
glPtHinou
rixis i
TO BUY
ClatMßff, Furnisliina
Gife aid Bats.
Assignee’s Sale
BY—
S. ESsingar, Assignee,
OF THE
Large ami Elegant Stock
OF
Gentlemen’s & Youths’
Clot Una, Hats, SUrts, Dnflerwsar
And everything usually kept in a first-class
establishment, at the store
Corner of Whitaker, Congress and
St. Julian Streets.
Don’t Let This Opportu
nity Pass liy.
Barents are especially invited to call and
supply their Boys from this stork of goods.
There will not be another chance to get goods
at low prices after this stock is closed out.
Full corps of attentive clerks to wait ou
buyers.
S. KLSINGE'I, Assignee.
jH’opooal* jPawtgo.
to BitIUUfS ■ I 1 Ll* IS ft
Office of Commissioners avn Kx-j
Officio Ji iiuk* Chatham Cohn- l
TV. UKOROIA. (
Savannah. Ua., April 2, 18sr.J
SEALED PRopo.s l,s will he received at
this oilier UHL., it o’clock l’.M.ou ’IT KM DA 1 ,
April istii in -1., for building a bridge on the
Isle of II qi.i Causeway. according to plan
am! him oitic ui ions to be spin in tlieotiire of the
County Engineer, third floor. City Exchange.
The right to reject any or ail bids Is re
served.
Bv order of Commissioner* Chatham
County, JOHN It. DILLON.
Clerk C. C, C.
NOTICK •> TaTmUiV.
City of savannah, /
Office Ci.krk of Cot’.Nt ii, March :0, i**:.i
I*l ON Will lie received ot the office of the
> Clerk of ( oiintll unitl 12 o’clock n Alo.N
--DA Y, April li, is-f. for furnishing tin’ Fire
Department with summer uniforms accord
ing In specification* in In, seen on application
at 'llls idlin'.
I hu committee reserves tbs right (o reject
n> or all hula.
By order ut the Cnmmltico on Fire.
FRANK E. It K lIAlt Kit,
Clerk of Council.
fSlerting®.
Lire Oak Lodge, No. 3, I. 0 0. F.
A regular uicctimi will be held THIS EV EN
12f(’r hi SoVl >(• <. There will be fin initiation.
Visiting brethren are fraternally invi'ed to
unite with ua. By reeolm ion of tue Louge.
I. BECKETT, N. Lr.
Attest: J. P. Collins, secretary.
1., 0. F.
Regular meeting Canton Chatham P. M.,
THIS (Fridavj EVENING at 8 o'clock. Elec
tion of officers Full attendance desired.
DAVID PORTER, Capt. Com.
April Bth, 1887.
Forest City Gun Club.
A regular monthly meeting of the Club will
be held THIS (Friday) EVENING at 8 o’clock.
Members must come prepared to pay dues.
By order of E. J. KIEFFER, President.
J. D. Belmkbn, Sec’y and Treas.
Chfltinini Real tat ate and Improve
ment Company.
Savannah, GA., Aprils, 1887.
The Twenty-second installment is now due.
MONDAY will be the last day for payment to
avoid dues. M . J. SOLOMONS,
Secretary and Treasurer.
The Jasper Mutual Loan Association.
The sixty-fourth regular monthly meeting
of the Jasper Mutual Loan Association will be
held HID EVENING, at 8 o’clock, at the
office of Wooten & MacDonell, 118 Bryan
street.
P. w. MELDRIM, President.
J. E. Wooten. Secretary.
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
The Savannah l ire Bml Marine In
surance < ompany.
Savannah, Ga., March ?8,1887.
In pursuance of the requirements of the
charter, nonce is hereby given to subscribers
to the capital*stock of said corporation that
they are required to assemble at the Guards
Arsenal, in this city, ai 12o'clock M.,on April
12th, 1887, for the purpose of organization and
the election of a Board of Directors.
ABM. MINIS, 1
JOHN FLANNERY, |
K. A. WEIL, |
S. P. HAMILTON, Commissioners.
R. H. FOOTMAN,
.]. H. LS I'ILL, I
WILLIAM GARRARD,J
Special llottrre.
NOTICE.
Haring purchased from Mr. S. A. EIN
STEIN the property on southwest corner
Bay and Barnard streets, in this city, and the
Machinery, Stock, Horses, Wagons, etc., the
undersigned will couduct the business of
Steam Bakery and Candy Manufacturing at
said locality, using the firm name and style of
FERST & COMPANY.
M. FER'T,
JOSEPH STRAUSS,
JOSEPH FERST.
AARON FERST.
Savannah, Ga., April 6, 1887,
Chalhato Superior Court.
MARCH TERM, 1887.
Petit jurors who were discharged on this
day until to-morrow (Friday), need notan
pear in court uutii 10 A. M., NEXT.
By direction of life Honor,
JUDGE ADAMS.
James K. P. Carr, Deputy Clerk s. c. C. C.
•■HI A 'IS ALL COUNTED !”
The jar contained 15.996. The nearest
guess was 16.000, which was tied bv Mrs.
Murray. 4H Tain ill street, and Mrs. Hicks.
Jefferson street. 2d door from Gasion. Buili
ladi. s will determine betweeu themselves how
the matter will be settled.
THE NEW HOME S. M. CO.,
M. F. JOYCE, Manager.
A Fine Lnnch,
Including Fish Chowder, Mock Turtle Soub.
Lobster Salad, Chicken Salad and Lettuce
Saiad. Prawn and all the delicacies of the
sea-on. will be served at the Merchants’Ex
change, 140 Congress street, from 10 to 1
o'clock. All are invited tp call and see me.
1)R. BART IV. CCBBEDGE,
DENTIST,
ROOM 8, ODD FELLOWS’ NEW BTJILD
ING, BARNARD STREET.
Special Notice.
Send your orders to ISAAC ROOS Jt CO.
for Spring Lamb and Green Peas.
CENTRAL MARKET,
Corner Macon and Drayton streets.
Dr. iienry S. Coidiug,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office corner Jones and Drayton street,
Graduate Baltimore College of Dental Sur-
gery.
Quarantine Notice.
Office Health Officer, )
Savannah, Marcli 25th. 1887. j
Pilots of the Port oi Savannah arc informed
that the Sapebi Quarantine Station will be
opened on APIIIL Ist. 18-7
Special attention of the Pilots Is directed to
seel ions Nos. 3d and 14th. Quarantine Regu
lations.
Most rigid enforcement of quarantine reg
ulations will be maintained bv the Health
authorities. J. T. MeFARLAVD,
_______ Health Officer.
Quarantine Notice.
Ofktck Health Officer, (
Savannah. April 5. 1837.)
Notice is hereby given that the Quarantine
Officer is iusLrueted not to deliver letter ■ to
vessels which are not subjected to quarantine
detention, unlc-s the name of enn-ignee and
statement that the vessel is ordered to some
other port appears upon the face of the
enve ope. This order is made necessary in
consequence of the enormous milk of drum
ming letters sent to the stntion for vessels
which are to arrive.
J. T. McFarland, M. D„
Health Officer.
Quarantine Regulations,
office Health officer, )
Sa\ an .ah. ga.. Mareh it, ihß7.(
From End after this dale, and until further
instructions, the following regulations re
garding vessels arriving ut tins port will he
enforced:
Ist. All steamships and vessels from South
America, Central America. Mexico, West In
dies, Sicily, Sardinia, ports of Italy south of
40 dugs. North latitude, Algeria and const of
Africa between 10 deg-. North and 14 dogs.
South latitude, will be subjected to close
quarantine an l be required lo report at the
Quarantine 'tat ion.
2d. Ail steamt r* and vessels from foreign
ports not included in section first, direct or
via American ports, whether seeking, char
tered or otherwis , and vessels and su am
steps from the port of New York (oilier
than those of the Ocean Steamship Company
of Savannah) will lie required to remain lii
quarantine until hoarded and passed bv the
Quarantine officer. Xeithe tne Cutitunn n
tiny <>ne >h h ant f Much rennet* mil be a 1 ■
/• iced to c one t the i‘i y u 1/ the Venne/n are
{unmet and amt t ann Iby the <Ju ’rantine <>jfi ■ .
3d. The quarantine regulation requiring
tIN' ff yiuy /the quarantinr flat] isi ten cU ub
feced'to detention or /•*/> i ntr.lt be . ;;id. u
enforced. J. T. MCFARLAND,
Health Officer.
Ulmer’s Liver t orrcctor.
This vegetable preparation is luyaluable for
the restoration of tone ami strength to the
system. For l)yspepla. Constipation anil
othor Ills, caused by a disordered liver, It can
qotbe excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and
Indorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for
Ulmer's Liver Corrector and take no other.
|1 Wi a bottle, freight paid to any addrosa.
B. F. ULMKII. M. lb.
VburmaoMl. bavauaau.ua.
Special Rotters.
CH ARL ENON—SAVANNAH! ”
Game Given in Detail at the Theatm
To-day.
Doors Open at 3, Game Starts at 3-ao m
Time. *
RESERVED SEATS FOR LADIFs
ADMISSION - - ■ , 25 CENTS.
N'otiee to Tax I’ajeriL '
City Treasurer’s offic* i
Savannah, Ga., April l, 1887. j
The following taxes are now due:
REAL ESTATE, first quarter 1887
STOCK IN TRADE, first quarter 1887
FURNITURE. ETC., first quarter 1887
MO V EY, BONDS, ETC., first quarter 188-
A disc tint of ten per cent, will be allowoa
unon all of tbe above taxes if paid w
FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER THE FIRST OF Arm "
c. s. HARDEE, City Treasurer.
Not ice. ~
City Marshal’s Office i
Savannah, April 2, lssr’j
From this date, and until further notice m,
office hours will be from 12 m. to 2 p m ’ '
ROBERT J. Wade,'
Acting City Marshal.
JFvtril wkD Wrormeo.
Groceries al Cost
Groceries at Cost
All Kinds of Groceries
AT COWT.
All Kinds of Groceries
r JT COST.
We are Positively
Selling* Out.
MO HUMBUG!
We Mean Exactly What
We Say.
K. POWER,
G O CER.
Corner Bull, Congress ami St. Julian Streets
MATZOSI
SHEL PESACH.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
STRAUSS BROS,
Will open a Separate Department, containing
a full assortment of
Psssoyer Grocei®
Orders bv mail will receive prompt
and careful attention. •
STRAUSS BROS.,
22 and 22% Barnard Street.
FOR PESACH
YOMTIFTIEK CAKES
Potato Flour, Dried Pears, Cherrie-
Primes and Prunells,
MATZOS,
Koseker Chocolate, Sausages, Smoko
Beef and Tongues.
We will keep a separate department fu
Passover Groceries.
Everything Strictly Kosher.
HIitSCH BROS.,
21 BARNARD 9‘yREET.
If* JE A S!
BLACK EYE. SPECKLED. BL AC K, CLAY.
LEMONS. LEMONS.
FLORIDA ORANGES.
CHOICEBL'RB.iM- POTATOES, O.xIONs,
ETC.
II Y, GRAIN.
Big stock of Ha , Grain, Feed, etc. no
our carload pi cot.
IQ9 Say Street.
VV, lb Simkins & Cos.
JJ. UUcitUone. .
Gloria Gazetieer-—IBB6--’B7
AND
Business & Planters’ Directory
IVITH ELEGANT M l’
Containing an alphabetical lbt
of ail cities, towns and
in Ihe State, with a list of a*
persons doing business therein-
A classified business <1 iret -
tory, with list of persons m
each line of business ami then
post office addresses.
A list of 50,000 farmers
with their rating from °f*h‘ ia
sources and their post 1)11,1
addresses. . .
A county directory, g iv ? n £
population, number of 111
proved acres, with a''' 1 ’'' 1 '
value, and fidl list of count?
officers. Only a limited mm
ber lelt. Price by mail,
tage paid, $5 30.
Address all orders to
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