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GEORGIA’S CAPITA!. CITY.
Supreme Court Decisions—South Caro
lina’s Requisitions.
Atlanta, Ga., May 4. —The Supremo
Court to-day handed down the following
decisions:
Butler & Heath vs. M. H. Shiver, et al;
from Mitchell. Reversed.
H. B. Pope vs. T. J. Marshall: from Tay
lor. Reversed.
The Continental National Bank, et a!., vs.
L. B. Poison: from the City Court of At
lama. Affirmed.
M. C. W. Alston vs. J. W. Gillespie; front
Banks. Affirmed.
D. C. Adams vs. the Etherly Hardware
Company; from Clay. Reversed.
Tlte court adjourned to Monday, when
Judges Bleckley and Hall will deliver de
cisions on which the bench have agreed.
There was no hearing in the McNally cast'
to-day because of the failure of the Augusta
party to appear. If this party is not heard
front to-morrow a warrant for McNally’s
delivery under the South Carolina requisi
tion will probably be issued.
A THOMAS COUNTY MURDERER.
Sheriff Hurst, of Thomas county, tele
graphs front Kingstreo. S. C., to the Gover
{tor to forward u requisition on South Caro
ina for John Chastain, a murderer, as he
will not lie delivered without requisition
papers. No application has been made for
Chastain, and nothing is known of the case
at the Executive Department.
The Governor has offered a reward of $250
for the arrest, with proof to convict, of the
unknown incendiary who burned the gin
house of Thomas Stockton, in McDuffie
comity, last November.
NEORO TEACHERS.
The State Colored Teachers’ Association
met in fifth annual session in the Hall of
Representatives to-day and will be in ses
sion three days. The session was called to
order by Prof. H. S. Walker, of Augusta.
Gov. Gordon was oil the programme for a
welcome address but w as too unwell for the
effort. He spoke a few' words thanking tint
association for the honor. The Welcome ad
dress was delivered by Bishop Turner with
a response by I'rof. Maddox. Nearly '2OO
teachers of ail colors are in attendance. Tito
females are in great majority.
The contract for building the Atlanta and
Haw'kinsville railroad, between Brooks sta
tion and Port Valley, a distance of 70 miles,
was awarded to-day to T. L. Janies, one ot
the convict lessees. There was a large num
ber of prominent railroad contractors in the.
city, and they leave under the impression
thrt the convict ring put up a job on them
in letting the contract.
PUMMELLED BY A WOMAN.
At the carshed to-dav Mrs. E. C. Foseoln
pummelled A. C. Land, a dealer in lime,
soundly. Mr. Ladd was attempting to ar
rest the husband of the lady, who he claims
owes him *NJO for lime. Mr. Foseola is the
contractor of the new Young Men’s Christian
Association building. A w arrant was sworn
out for him by Mr. Ladd, who says
that he was running away from town.
Menzo White married Miss Mary Sided 1
this afternoon at the First Presbyterian
Church. It was a runaway match. The
ceremony was witnessed by a few friends of
the partus. The bride's parents objected to
Mr. White, but Miss Sidell informed them
that she intended to marry him, but did not
say when.
An Indian doctor named Hawkins got
drunk to-night and filled up a little negro
with whisk}'. Both were run in in a beastly
condition. Hawkins was liooked for giving
liquor to a minor.
C. D. Kinnbrew, a wine-room man, was
fined SSOO by the Recorder to-day for a vio
lation of the prohibition law.
KILLED BY AN ENGINEER.
A Negro Who Was Too Careless With
His Knife Shot Dead.
Jesit, Ga., May 4.—Lust night a negro
tiamed Joe Smith followed Lis paramour
here from Dale’s mill, and found her at Jane
Addison's house, sitting on the steps witli
Addison’s (laughter. He crawled under the
house with a knife and cut Addison’s daugh
ter on the right arm. The blow was in
tended for the other party. Marshal Bing
ham and others chased the negro for some
time, but he got away from them. Upon
the arrival of the Savannah, Florida and
Western train, No. 19, he got on the engine,
and was put off by the engineer, W. F.
Crawford.
AGAIN ON THE TRAIN.
As soon as the train was in motion Smith
got on again and walked to the tender and
refused to get off, at the same time drawing
his knife and cutting at engineer Crawford,
who then stopped at a section house and
procured a shotgun to arrest the negro. Ho
again cut at engineer Crawford, cutting his
jacket and vest but did not injure him. Mr.
Crawford then fired in self-defense and
killed the negro. Mr. Crawford carried his
train to Maycro*; and returned hem to
day, surrendering himself to the Hheriff.
The Coroner did not think it necessary to
hold any inquest alter hearing the evidence.
It is the feeling of the citizens, both white
and colonsi. that Sir. Crawford is not to
blame at all for the lulling.
A NEGRO HERO.
His Valiant Work Saves LaGrange’s
Opera House from Destruction.
LaGr.vnue, Ga., May was dis
covered in the opera house of J. G. Truitt
this evening about T o'clock. It caught in
the cotton office of J. B. Harris and it is sup
posed someone dropped a cigar stub in the
cotton samples. At one time it seemed ut
terly iinjxiKsible to save the enormous three
story brick building. Its rooms were occu
pied by lawyers, tailors and doctors ns
offices. It is reared that considerable dam
age was done to the effects of the lawyers.
Their books were hurled down to the ground
from the second floor. Desks, books, chairs
and tables were flying in the air very pro
miscuous!}'. George King, the colored hero,
was on hand .and saved the building by
his work. He saw that the onlv
chance to save the house was to get a tall
ladder and go in a window. After the
ladder was procured there was no one who
would enter, when up stepped King with
water, mounted the ladder uud was in the
room almost immediately scattering the
fire. No one thought he would escape. The
damage is estimated at SSOO. Li<4range
will agitato the water works question
again.
A municipal election was held to-day in
this city for Mayor and Councihnen. Dr.
F. M. Rldlev was elected Mayor. The
Gouucilmen elected were T. 8. Bi mlfield, J.
A. Baugh, Jr., J. G. IVbitfield, 11. E. Ware,
J. E. Toole and J. A. Broom.
COLUMBUS’ NEW RAILROAD.
The Right of Way Being Donated
Without Delay.
Columbus, Ga.. May 4.—The right of
way along tlio line of the Columbus .South
ern railroad is rapidly being donated. Witli
the exception of $3,000 the subscription for
the line has been completed. In a few weeks
work will Is) begun on the road.
The committee of arrangements for the
Chattahoochee Valley River Convention
met to-day and issued on address to the
people in which they say tho accommoda
lions at the banquet will be limited and
only 100 tickets will lie disposed of. These
will be sold to citizens at $5 apiece. Of
course delegates and visitors will be given
complimentary tickets. It is hoped that
Bov. Gordon will recover his healtli in time
to attend, as he has accepted an invitation
to tie present.
The present boys’ public school lot is the
site selected on which to erect the new
public school building. The City Council
i t *J' l: y lllar monthly meeting appropriated
116,900 for that purpose.
A Verdict of Guilty
Of criminally tori taste will be cheerfully admit
BRYAN COUNTY'S BUDGET.
: Court, in Session The Grand Jury-
Condition of Crops.
Way's Station, May 4.--Bryan court
i was in session on May Hand 3, Judge Adams
: presiding. All cases ready for ti-ial were
lieard and the entire docket was disjxwed of.
The criminal docket was light and the
charges of a minor grade. The grand jury
was an able one, and entered into the in
vestigation of the affairs of the county with
zeal and thoroughness.
! Some parties, negroes most probably,
fired the woods in “Bryan Neck,” about
April 20, doing much damage to timber and
destroying fences for adjoining property
owners. They will hear from the proper
authorities,
G. L. Appleton lias some thoroughbred
red Polled cattle that he is sure will prove
to lx) the cattle for South Georgia. The
hull, at less than three years, weighs more
than 2,000 pounds. The cows of this breed
arc said to be fair averago milkers ami re
markable beef producers.
Cabbage in carload lots is being shipped
from Bryan county. The potato crop is re
tarded by the frost and cold ol’ March and
early April, as well as by recent want of
rain, yet there will be a pretty fair average
yield.
The area planted in melons will exceed
that of last year by one-fifth to one-fourth,
and the crop will be a week to ten days
later than last year.
The oat crop is poor, in fqct a failure, ex
cept in a few cases where the intensive sys
tem is practiced.
The melon vines have grown slowly this
spring, but tlie warm sunshine of the past
few days is making them spread themselves
rapidly, and with favorably seasons ship
ments will begin along the line of the Sa
vannah, Florida and Western railroad by
June 12 to 1.5.
EVENTS ON THE TURF.
Results of the Second Day’s Runs on
the Ivy City Track.
Washington, May 4. —This was the sec
ond day of the National Jockey Club races.
The events were as follows:
Firstßace— One mile. Jennie B. won, with
Nellie Vane second and Punka third. Time
1:43. Mutuals paid $54 35.
Second Race— Ana Costan stakes; for three
ye ir-olds; one mile. Tom Hood won, with Ray
mond second, and Lizzie Barker third. Time
1:44. Mutuals paid $44 (15.
Third Race—Six furlongs; maidens of all
ages. . Britannic won, with Matewan second,
arid Miss Charmer third. Time
Fourth Race Free handicap sweepstakes tone
mile; three-year-olds and upward. Richmond
won. with flerbert second, and Miss Goodrich
third. Time 1:46.
Fifth Race— Six furlongs; all ages; selling
race. Maggie Mitchell won, with Brainbleton
second, and Pat Slieedy third. Time 1:10.
RACING AT NASHYILLE.
Nashville, May 4.— To-day’s races were
as follows:
First Race— Seven-eighths of a mile. Eva
K. won, with Biddy Bowling second and Aristo
crat third. Time 1:30.
Second Race Three quarters of a mile. Lit
tle Minch won, with Sam Harper second and
Straight Flush third. Time 1:14}4.
Third Race -Five-eighths of a utile. Oration
won, with Bonnie King second and Gouuoid
thin! Time 1:0PM.
Fourth Race —One and one-eighth miles. Eg
mont won. with Favor second and Elgin third.
Tune 1 Ottjtt.
Anarchy Denounced.
Chicago, May 4, —To-day, the first anni
versary of the Havmarket bomb throwing,
was made the occasion of significant action
by the (Jerman-Americans of this city.
Edit n - Michaels, of the Freir. Frets, was
presented with a handsome silk flag in ac
knowledgement of his services in fighting
the Anarchists. The donors, to the number
of HOO, accompanied the gift by a letter
signed by them, vigorously denouncing
Anarchy.
Coke Workers Strike.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 4.—The coke work
er,’ strike for 12 1-2 ixr cent, advance in
wages was inaugurated this morning. Over
13,090 men are idle, and not one of the 12,000
ovens in the Connellsville region is in opera
tion. The struggle promises to be protracted
and very hitter.
A TRAGEDY AVERTED.
Hector, the White House Pet, Inter
views a Yellow Jacket.
From Washington Letter to the Haltinwre
American,
A sail tragedy was narrowly averted at
the White House this morning. Hector, as
is usual since his release, was frisking about
the grounds, snapping at (lies, and enjoying
himself promiscuously. He had just dis
missed an aristocratic pug. with green rib
bons on his tail, with whom lie hail been ex
changing salutations, and thrown himself
athwart the asphalt wall; to have a good
roll, and to return thanks that he is not os
other dogs are. While ho lay absorbed in
thought the first spring yellow jacket came
buzzing along, and stopped to toy with his
nose. Hoc-tor gave over his reveries until
s’r r 'other time, and adroitly fell to inter
' viewing the yellow jacket on the second
term. But ho had never heard about Si-ylla
and Charybclis, and so, while he kept dili
gent guard over his nose, to prevent any un
due intimacy or encroachments on the port
of his new acquaintance, he was unconscious
of the danger that approached from another
direction. Turning suddenly from the street,
a gentleman entered the gab-way cm a bi
cycle. and glided swiftl-y up the walk. He
weighed iso pounds, and had a previous
record of having ridden his bicycle through
two herds of swine with great slaughter.
Closer and closer ho came. A collision
meant an ignominious death to Hector, and
tliat there would be a collision seemed in
evitable.
Suddenly, “You Hectah!” called out a
number of male and female voices from the
White House in concert. He heard it, but
he heeded not His thoughts were with his
nose.
“You Hecta-ah-ali-aht Come. Hoe. Come,
pup!” screamed the voices.
But “Hoc” didn't come. Without any
premonition, the yellow-jacket touched the
spring that sets the painful machinery of
his business end in motion, and cut the in
terview short. Hector jumped to his feet
with uvell like a Comnuclie just as the bicy
cle was upon him. As he looked around aud
saw his new danger, he rushed to the house
howling like mad. Medical aid was quickly
summoned. A surgical operation was
necessary to extract the sting, and Hector
was put to bed a sadder and a wiser dog.
Beaten at His Own Game.
Front the St. Paul iMinn.) Pioneer Press.
Here's a poker story, and one that United
States Marshal Smith will vouch fur.
Pelican Rapuls, on the Northern Pacific
railroad, is a slow little town, especially
during the winter months, when the fitter
Tail river is frozen up. tt. L. Frazee, well
known in Minnesota, owns a mill in the
village, and employs Hans Micklomann to
look after his interests there. Hans is an
anomaly in that he is a successful poker
player. ’ He always wins. Not long since
some of the “luiys” at the Rnpiils formed n
combination to‘‘down” Hans, and with Ed
Ingalls started a game in the mill office. As
usual, Hans was a winner. Finally Ingalls,
while Hans was opening a lxittle of l>eer,
rung in it cold deck anil dealt Hans four
kings, two different'bands, and to himself
four aces. The onto was raised several
times, and the bets ran to the limit of the
schemers’ purse. Hans said: “I’ll see that
last ral.se, but 1 must get some money from
the safe.” Suiting the action to tin* w ord, he
left the table (taking his curds with him),
got the money, and cluinged his hand for a
straight flush, ace high, that he kept in Un
safe for such emergencies. Of courue In
won the i*>t, but the sports in Pelican Rapids
ure not yet done talking about that “put-up"
hand, and accuse Ed Ingalls of “standing in”
with Micklemunn. But Ingalls knew nothing
of the trick, losing a fair share of the jlno
which Micklomann won.
Speaking of Variety,
I To. 's display of Gents’, Yout hs'
Mat |Nm~ tin, about i-ihausi* Uio turrAy of
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MAY .5, 18S7.
RESTORED TO SANITY.
How Two Lunatics Unconsciously
Cured Each Other.'
New Y( rrl. Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer.
The increase ui insanity in this city dur
ing the past few years is remarkable, and
the scientists are searching among dry sta
tistics and the history of individual cases
for the cause of the increase. The asylums
are overcrowded everywhere, and the public
institutions cannot contain the number of
patients who are sent there. Formerly if
one case a week appeared it was thought to
be about the average; now there is not
a day passes when the I mat that goes
to Blackwell's Isl lid does not carry from
five to ten lunatics. The lack of accommo
dations for them lias rendered a doubling up
system necessary, and in two cases, at least,
the result lias been of decided benefit, ami
further expi laments will to made in the
same lino that may lead to some important
changes in the treatment of the insane.
The two patients referred to have been
in the asylum for more than a year, under
the charge of Dr. McDonald. One of them,
THOMAS HARKINS,
a mason and builder, is about 3.5 years old.
Ho was at work in a cellar about two years
ago in a house at Fordham when the place
took fire. He tried to get up the stairway,
but was driven back by the flames and
smoke. Half suffocated lie crawled along the
cellar floor to a cistern, party filled with
water and jumped into it. The flames
raged fiercely over him and lie could see tiie
progress of the fire. The susjiense was ter
rible. What moment the floor would give
way and precipitate the building on his head
he could not tell. The walls of
the cellar were of brick and
thus kept the lire from coming
close to him: ami lie lay on the water with
his eyes fastened on the fire above, ex
pecting death. The intensity of the heat
was subdued by the application of water to
his head and face. This became warm, but
fortunately never reached a tenqxirature
that was scalding. It was over two hours
toforo the fire was got under control from
the outside, and it was some time afterward
before he dared to leave the place of refuge.
In these few hours he lived a lifetime, and
when lie was finally taken out of the build
ing and the strain was ended
HE BECAME UNCONSCIOUS.
Then followed a severe attack of brain
fever, and when the fever abated and the
delirium had gone, his eye did not recognize
his family or friends. He had an idea that
they were all animals of some kind, anil
that he was a cow. The only way he would
hike food was bv telling him that it was
hay. As long as lie remained quiet and did
not show any inclination to injure himself
or others he was treated at his home. Final
ly ho showed a suicidal tendency and was
taken to the asylum.
The other patient was Jefferson Williams,
a middle-aged negro, who had followed the
sea for many years as cook. He was picked
up in nil open boat about thirty miles off
Cape Hatteras. The boat belonged to the
schooner John J. Ward, and it is estimated
from what is known that to had been float
ing around in the Ixiat for twenty-five days,
lie was the only survivor. There was a
dead sailor in the boat with him that showed
marks of having been visited by
A MAN-EATER.
Two others who were in the toat jumped
overboard, having become crazed by thirst.
Williams was lying in the boat alongside of
the corpse when he was found. He was
nearly dead from exhaustion. There was
nothing to eat or drink in the boat, save hu
man flesh. Williams was well cared for on the
Old Dominion line steamer that picked him
up, and he was much stronger physically
when the vessel arrived here. Mentally lie
was a wreck, and uftoaan examination by
the Commissioner of Lunacy to was pro
nounced incurably insane, aiid was sent, to
the Island, whore lie soon showed a desire to
end Jiis life.
Williams and Harkins were placed inn
paddod cell together. The only rt-nuidlit
piaced on them was a strap that hqhl their
hands firmly at the side. The bocbanyis
treatment that {latients of this kiml former
ly received happily is given nr} more.
Chains, clubs, dark cells that wore never
cleaned, of torture', as well ns
bleeding and the administration of violent
emetics and purgatives, have ail liocu abol
ished from the modern asylum, together
with the fiction that the insane are possessed
with demons that deserve to to tortured.
When placed together each of the patients
was told that his companion was going
TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
Thero is nothing that pleases an insane
person bettor t han being placed in charge of
another. While they are Ixith violent and
dangerous, yet the fascination in watching
a lunatic completely absorbs the entire at
tention. and a cat watching a mouse does
not exhibit the carefulness with which Har
kins watched Williams and Williams
watched Harkins. Each one thought the
other was as crazy as a loon, while he him
self was perfectly sane. After they had
been together about a month and had be
come thoroughly familiar with each other
their hands were freed and they were at lib
erty to do what they saw tit. W illiams had
a delusion that his head was a metal ball,
and ho rolled it on the floor, taking his body
along with it, of course. His companion al
ways greeted this harmless amusement with
derision and a scornful laugh, and would
proceed to show some of ills accomplish
ments. Being a cow, he was an ex|x’rt at
bucking, and would run at the wall hard
enough to break his skull. The padding
prevented him from doing any harm. Such
an exhibition of levity would disgust Wil
liams. They had several other accomplish
ments in their repertoire that they would
show to each other, all of which were man
ifestations of delusions of some nature The
effect on the mind of each was that of sym
pathy for his companion, who was so unfor
tunate as to be foolish, and uuablo to net
reasonably.
Hut with all their fun, the vigilant watch
was kept up all tho time. One of them
could not make a move that the other did
not see. They kept the motive of their close
watch secret, hut in time it seemed as if
both got an idea that each was the other’s
keeper. This was shown when
THE MORBID IMPULSE
that impelled to suicide was coining on.
They would inform each other about it. not
in so many words, but by signs and move
ments, and then they would sit closely to
gether. -Vs the period of companionship be
came longer there was an improvement no
ticed in their condition by the attending
physician. They ceased to light against, tak
ing food, and liad lucid intervals more fre
quently. They took less interest in bucking
and rolling the ball, and days would pass
without either of them showing any insane
antics. A feeling of interest sprang up for
each other outside of the performance of
duty, and they became friendly and talka
tive. Being closely watched by the
attendants, it was seen, after several
'mouths, that, the dnniTflon that pre
cedes an attempt to' take life in the
insane had disappeared, and they were taken
from their padded room into one more
cheerful, sunny and light. Other lunatics
were with them, but they stuck together,
and watched the strange actions of their
fellows with apparent surprise. They were
given privileges about the place. Whatever
they were told to do they did without hesi
tation. Tho cloud was slowly lifting from
their minds, it was evident. They talked
rationally with the physicians and together.
Whoa Williams was told lliat he had an iron*
head lie had no idea what was meant by it,
and when Harkins was told that lie was a
cow lie looked upon it as a reflection upon
his manhood and became indignant. Finally
they were separated and placed at work in
different, parts of the building. They were
orderly and obedient, and they met each
other witli feelings of genuine pleasure,
\ ariotis tests were tr:>si upon them for in
sanity, but there was always a negative re
sult, They knew where they were, what was
the matter with the [xsiple who were there
with them, but hod no knowledge of what
their condition formerly had been. There
could not be any doubt about the complete
restoration to reason, awl last week they
were both discharged.
Oth .r nr. sits who hare a similar form ot
insanity, when the good work was shown in
Harkins and Williams, have been put to
gether, and in every case 1 here is a marked
improvement, and it is expected that some
definite rules will to evolved from these
cases lliat will help this unfortunate class of
people.
THE WHOLE TOWN PILFERED.
A Woman Who Played at Dressmaking
In Order to Practice Larceny.
From the New York .Sim.
Coo PERSY' ILLK, Pa., April 29. A most
remarkable case of systematic robbery, ex
tending over a peri<xi of tv o years, has been
unearthed here and traced to a woman
whose reputation has toon most exemplary.
Atout a year and a half ago a woman ap
parently of about 50 years came here with
her daughter and rented a cosy cottage.
They surprised the landlord by [laying one
year's rent in advance. They never failed
to attend services at the village church, but
they rejected all social advances of their
neightors. The mystery of their lives
piqued public curiosity.
One day, after three months of this se
cluded life, the mother and daughter threw
open their neatly furnished house. On one
of the parlor shutters was this sign:
MRS. J. H. WOODRUFF,
Fashionable Dressmaker.
Also Lessons on Fancy Needlework.
An hour'. l Infer a neighbor called ;at the
door, wiliffig to risk, the price qf a out
fit in order to lie the first to know the
strange ladies. Mrs. Woodruff and her
duugiiter received their first visitor with a
cordiality that was calculated to insure for
them not only an early acquaintance with
the people of the town, but a lucrative busi
ness as well. Mrs. Wtxxlruirs wardrobe,
which she showed to the visitor, was suffi
cient evidence of her skill in t ho art of dress
making. The rooms were adorned with the
designs in plush, and Mrs. Wixxlraff said her
daughter gave special attention to this
branch of needlework.
Before the ladies separated Mrs. Woodruff
confided to her new acquaintance that she
was a Southerner by birth, and that her
husband was killed in the war. She had
come North, she said, to see the country,
and had opened her dressmaker’s rooms more
for the sake of occupation than for revenue.
Her charges were moderate and in leas than
three weeks she was overrun with orders.
She always went out to work at the homes
of her customers.
It was not long after Mrs. Woodruff's ad
vent as a dressmaker that articles were
missed from houses where she sewed. Silver
playthings, gold watches, and costly dresses
were missed. Suspected servant girls were
dismissed, but no clue was found to the
thefts. No suspicion ever rested on Mrs.
Woodruff.
Meanwhile Mrs. Woodruff had visited
almost every house in the neighborhood,
and had plundered them. The value of her
stealings will reach $1,500. She made reg
ular visits to New York, and on Thursday
she announced that she was going to the
city. She told some of her friends that she
had a cousin employed as a detective in
New York, and would consult him about
the robberies. Meantime some suspicious
persons proposod entering the house in Mrs.
Woodruff’s absence, and a party of men
broke in. To their utter astonishment
they found unmistakable evidence of the
woman’s guilt. There was evidence also
that she had gone not to,return, as the house
was almost empty. A remnant of expensive
dress goods belonging to a neighbor was
found nid away.
Nearly every family in town had lost
something of value. I'he imposition was so
cleverly worked that tin* confidence of the
people hereabouts will he withheld from all
strangers in the future.
TELEGRAPHERS IN PERIL.
How the Wires to Washington Were
Kept Open During the Baltimore
Riots.
From Washington Letter to New York Herald.
Among the events of the war a description
was given for the first time to your cor
respondent to-day of the fnethod by which
communication by telegraph was held open
between Baltimore anu W ashington during
the memorable riots in Baltimore on April
19, 1881.
No one outside of the principals and
those who used them ever knew how the
national government became apprised so
quickly of what was going on. The only
telegraph company transacting business in
those days was the American, and the force
consisted of a manager, a dozen operators
and a few clerks. The operating depart
ment was in the fifth floor of a building
where the Baltimore American Is now pub
lished. The riot commenced on Friday
morning, April 19, 1801, just twenty-six
years ago. The Massachusests troops,
among the first to volunteer, were passing
through Baltimore on their way to Wash
ington. Their attack by a mob and the his
tory of that riot are generally well known;
but the telegraphic portion of the history of
that day has not been thought of.
WRECKING THE OFFICE.
In less than five minutes after the North
ern soldiers had been attacked the excited
rioters dashed up the four flights of stairs
to the oix>rating room of the telegraph office
to prevent the despatching of the news to
Washington and the consequent punishment
from national forces which would surely
follow. The operators, fearing interrup
tion, had locked their doors, but the fren
zied Southern sympathizers chopped their
way through with dwtcljets, and hacked
right and loft at the wires leading out ot the
windows, their [xrfoirrianee being greeted
with wild shouts in the streets below. The
police force ineffectually tried to make the
rioters desist in their destruction of prop
erty, but toward the afternoon every wire,
with a single exceptaou, was destroyed. This
wire fortunately led to Washington, and the
failure to break it was Due of the oversights
that occur in periods of excitement. The
telegraph men tested from time to time,
north, cast, south and west, and soon dis
covered that they had one wire left. They
thought it advisable to close tho down-stairs
office this fnt>s W{Puotifieation
to the public that as all the wires had toon
cut they could take no business for any
jKiiit
WORD FROM THE CAPITAI.
Word came from the Washington authori
ties inquiring whether any operator would
man this wire for the government. A con
sultation was held and one of tho force was
assigned to the service. He was a mere
stripling and the only one who would volun
teer for the dangerous work. He needed a
messenger to deliver his dispatches, but all
of the regular force of toys declined the
risk of traveling in the streets at night, mid
only with considerable effort was a volun
teer messenger procured. The two young
sters acted for the two nights and the one
day. and the messenger is now one of the
most prominent citizens of Baltimore and a
leading corporation attorney. The operator
is employed in Washington with the West
ern Union Company.
„ With blinds closely drawn and a howling
mob a few feet away the boys served tho
government through Friday "night, all day
Saturday, that, night and through to Holi
day morning without sleep and with but
little to cat. Had they been discovered they
certainly would have !xx*n hung, and the
consciousness of this danger did not make
their desire to sloop very strong. A great
tunny important dispatches passed between
the national government amt Mayor Brown,
of Baltimore, who did his best to allay the
excitement and |x>ur oil upon the troubled
waters, which s:xm after subsided.
Spinal Weakness and Lung Troubles.
.vi I'ium i; Street, New York, March3s,
18HA—Having been troubled with (mins in
back and chest during the last winter, I
was eom]M-llfd to remain Ht home, unable to
attend to business, until I was advised bv a
fßicnd to try one of Allcock’s Poiioub
Plasters. After applying one to ntv chest
and one to my back, In‘three hours I found
relief. which 1 had not got in over three
months. I cheerfully recommend them to
Prt'sons having >pliial weakness anil lung
troubles. Henry J. Oallaoiucr.
PARISIAN CHLOROFORMISTS.
Rascals that Infest Railway Coaches
and Make Traveling Dangerous.
From th< j Philadelphia Telegraph.
The chloroforraists, as they are called, are
| the aristocracy of the criminal race. They
are generally broken down society men, and
very often medical students who have gone
to the bad after having learned, in the
course of their studies, the properties of
narcoties and ansesthetics. Their chief fields
of operation are the railway can'inges and
the hotels, the compartment system of the
former giving them every facility for car
rying out their designs. Their method of
proceeding in the last instance is as follows:
He seeks what is technically known as his
“]xjrtfolio,” t. e... a rich traveler, who
affords profitable opportunities for the ex
ercise of his skill. He goes to look for him
at the railway station of one of the long
lines, such as the Paris, Lyons and Medi
terranean road. He watches each person
that a|>proaehe.s the ticket office to buy a
ticket, and selects someone who shows, on
opening his jxx'kotbook, a goodly collection
of bank note's. The chloroformist buys a
ticket for the same destination, takes a seat
in the same compartment, gets into conver
sation with his fellow traveler, and finally
ends by producing a well-filled lunch basket.
He was to have lieeu accompanied by a
friend, he says, but at the last moment he
received a telegram (which he produces) an
nouncing that the friend had been hindered
from departing at the last moment. That
is why he has a supplysof provisions for two
persons, two silver cups, etc. He offers to
share his supper with his new acquaintance.
If the offer is accepted, the wine, which is
heavily drugged, soon sends the traveler to
sleep. If, on the contrary, it is refused, the
chloroformist partakes heartily of a solitary
meal, and winds up by lighting a cigar,
offering at the same time his cigar case to
his companion, who, not to seem rude or
churlish in the presence of such genial
friendliness, almost invnriabley accepts a
cigar. It is “prepared” with a strong
narcotic, as the wine had been, and the un
lucky traveler is soon plunged in a heavy
stupor. The chloroformist opens his vial
and places it for a few moments under the
nostrils of the sleeper, gently applying to
the mouth at the same time a sheet of fine
parchment, known as the “stifler” and hav
ing the shape of a carnival mask, its func
tion being the exclusion of the outer air.
The victim is soon rendered wholly insensi
ble by the vapor of the chloroform. The
thief then commences operations in perfect
safety. He takes possession of the pocket
book and empties it of its bank notes, re
placing a few of the smallest value. He then
puts it back in the pocket from which he
lias taken it, removes the parchment mask
from the face of the sleeper, and, leaving
the victim’s jewelry and coined money un
touched, gets out of the train at the next
station. The motive of leaving his victim
in possession of his jewelry and portmonnaio
is two-fold. If the traveler, on awakening,
finds that his watch and chain and, liis sup
ply of coin are all right, he does not usually
investigate bis pooketbook, so the theft has
.a chance of remaining undiscovered lor
several hours or even days. He may, too,
attribute the loss of his bank notes to a
piece of carelessness, or to a mistake on his
own part. If, on the other hand, as often
happens, he does not wake at all, but dies
from the effects of the narcotic and the
chloroform, the authorities, finding them
selves in the presence of a corpse presenting
not the slightest trace of violence, and with
money, papers, and valuables apparently
undisturbed, can only attribute the decease
to natural causes. It is a startling fact that
cases of sudden death in the cars of the great
French railways have of late become
singularly frequent.
A comical example of the use of narcotized
cigars is related by M. Mace. A well-known
banker of German origin was arrested for
forgery and was imprisoned in Mazas. His
former friends tried in vain to obtain his
pardon, but after a month's imprisonment
he contrived to make his escape, and has
ever since managed to evade the researches
of the police. In fact he had slipped
through their Angel’s in so adroit a fashion
•that positively the clever scamp deserved
his lilierty. During the examination of his
books and papers two policemen were
charged with the task of bringing the
prisoner from Mazas to the office of the ex
pert and of guarding him while there. The
ex-banker was accustomed to partake, dur
ing his stay at the office, of a sumptuous
lunch, which was brought to him ill a basket
daily by one of his former servants. He
.often offered to share his delicacies with the
policemen, but they always refused to
accept so much as the wing of a chicken or
glass of wine. They were less inflexible,
however, in regal'd to the line cigars that
the prisoner always smoked, and during the
return trip, which usually took place at. 7 or
8 o’clock in the evening, they were accus
tomed to accept from him each a cigar.
One evening the cab as usual drew up at the
gates ol’ the prison, but nobody got out.
The cabman descended front his box to see
what was the matter, and was greatly sur
prised to find only two passengers in his cab
instead of three, and those two so sound
asleep that he could not waken them. The
perfidious banker had given them narcotized
cigars, and had profited by their slumber to
slip out of the call and to make his escape.
The affair was hushed up, aijd the agents in
the escape of the criminal were never dis
covered.
Why He Is Ecstatic.
From, the Elmira (.Y. Y.) Gazette.
The foole<l lover is ordinarily unhappy.
But Elmira possesses one who is ecstatic.
Like other lovers he has been given to using
ardent language, and once when engaged in
this industry he remarked that no change
of time or place, nor any disguise could
cause him to be deceived as to the identity
of his chosen. The lover is a young Water
street business man. Early yesterday morn
ing the door of his store opened hesitatingly
and a queer figure entered. It was that of a
woman, long past her prime, clad in faded,
antiquated garments, climaxed by a non
descript bonnet. Gray heir straggled
over her forehead, blue spectacles obscured
her eyes, and an old brown veil covered her
chin. She advanced slowly to the counter,
behind which stood John Fitzjohn, and
asked, in a voice' cracked enough to lie
almost broken, to look at goods. She
wanted to buy a dress for her grandchild,
but she seemed uncertain about nor grand
child’s complexion and exact age. Finally,
after securing numerous samples,, she took
her leave, gripping them between the fingers
of an unlovely cotton glove, ami assured
the patient merchant that she would see
him again. Ho opened the door and
guided her feeble steps to the outer air, in
wardly hoping she would forget her prom
ise. Could lie have seen the old lady,
nftor she had reached a safe [dace, jump nim
bly up and down and hug her samples (much
as if they were not samples) he would have
been as greatly mystified as he was aston
ished when that evening, his blushing be
trothed put those samples into his hand and
declared herself the tsigns old party. The
reason she loves him more than ever is, be
enuse he was so kindly polite to a trouble
some and unattractive customer, who did
not know her own mind apparently, and
whose purchases, had they been made, would
have been not greatly profitable. And ho is
ecstatic for the same reason.
That's a Pretty Tie.
You can find a beautiful display of Neckwear
at B. H. Levy & Bro.’s, 161 Congress street, at
low prices.
Harnett House.
Concerning a popular hotel in Savannah,
Gn., the Florida Times-Union says: “We
note from the hotel arrivals as published in
the Savannah papers, that the Harnett
Hqii.se still leads till the other hotels in the
city. In fact they have us many us the
Others combined. There is u good install
ment of Floridians always registered there.”
I’ll Bet You a Hnt
That the prettiest line of Gents', Youths' and
Boys’ Stiff and Straw Hats in town can her seen
at li. H. Levy iiro.'s. Ml Congress
MARRIAGES.
DAVANT—WARREN.—Married, at the resi
dence of the bride's mother. in Albany, Ga.. on
the evening of the 27th April last, by the Rev.
Mr Pond, William M. Da vant and Miss Jane y
Warukx.
MaTTHEWB-QUARTKRMAN.—Married, on
the evening of the 19th April, at the Presbyte
j rian Church, Walthourville, Ga., by the Rev. J.
> W. Montgomery. \V. E. Matthews and Leila
Ella, daughter of Dr K. A. Quarterman.
M EI.I'INGS.
SOLOMON S LODGE NO. 1, F. * A, M.
A regular communication will lie held A
at Masonic Temple THIS iThursday
I EVENING, May sth. SW, at 8 o'clock. JZJT
Visiting and transient brethren cor-' ▼ \
dially and fraternally invited. By order
•J. R. SAUSSY, W. M.
Thomas H. Laird, Secretary.
GEORGIA TENT, NO. 151, I. O. OF R.
Attend a'special session of your Tent THIS
(Thursday) EVENING, at 7:30 o'clock, at the
office of Webster & Oliveros.
Every member requested to be present, to at
tend ceremonies at New Houston Church. By
order C. O. GODFRY, C. R.
T. M. Hoynes, R. S.
Office of j
The Brush Electric Lioht and Power Cos., >
Savannah, Ga., May 4th, 1887. j
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Brush Electric Light and Power Company will
lie held at Armory Hall (upper room) on WED
NESDAY EVENING, 11th Inst., at 8 o'clock.
SAMUEL P. HAMILTON, President.
S. S. Guckexheimer, Secretary.
THE WORKMAN'S AND TR ADER’S LOAN
AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
The forty-second (42) regular monthly meet
ing of this Association will be held at the office
of the Secretary, 118 Bryan street, THIS (Thurs
day) EVENING, at 8 o’clock.
GEORGE W. LAMAR, President.
J. L. Whatley, Secretary.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
A meeting of the Policy Holders of the ALA
BAMA GOLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
is requested at the office of D. G. PURSE, 111
Bay street, THIS AFTERNOON, at 4:30 o’clock.
UNION ROAD CO.
A meeting of Stockholders of Union Road Cos.
will be held at the office of Wm. Neyle Haber
sham on SATURDAY NEXT, the 7th May, at 12
o’clock.
THOS. P. SCREVEN, President.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Savannah, Ga., April 25th, 1887.
An important meeting of the stockholders of
the OGLETHORPE REAL ESTATE COMPANY
will be held at the Supper Room of the Arsenal
of the Savannah Volunteer Guards, on THURS
DAY, May ,sth, prox., at. 8:15 p. M., to consider
offers made witli a view to the final disposition
of the property for hotel purposes.
By order of the Board of Directors.
ED F. NEUFVILLE, Seo’y O. R. E. Cos.
NOTICE
To Druggists nnd Apothecaries.
That the next meeting of the GEORGIA
PHARMACEUTICAL EXAMINERS will take
place in Atlanta on TUESDAY, 17th May, to ex
amine candidates and grant licenses to qualified
applicants. Physicians who are druggists must
have a license from the present or previous
boards. Their diplomas are not sufficient to
continue the drug business.
ALL ARE NOTIFIED
That prosecutions will be instituted against all
unlicensed venders of drugs. See Pharmacy
Act, approved Sept. 29, 1881.
EDWARD BARRY, Chairman.
John Ingalls, Secretary.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE
Water Works Office.
At 10 o'clock THIS DAY water from the new
Artesian Well* at the works will lie substituted
for the Savannah river water. In making this
change, to prevent total absence of water in the
city for possibly three days, the supply will be
given from the small pump, and consequently
water will be delivered under a reduced P'-'.'S-S
--ure until the larger pump can be connected up,
which will require 48 hours. It is earnestly de
sired that waste and unnecessary use of the
water during this tinie will be “checked and
avoided. All public and private fountains must
be closed off. and as light sprinkling as jtossible:
and the use of the fire hydrants for any other
purpose than-flres is strictly prohibited.
A. N. MILLER,
Superintendent Savannah Water Works.
May sth, 1887.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals in duplicate will be received
for the erection of an office building for the
CENTRAL RAILROAD will lx* received by the
undersigned until TUESDAY, MAY 10th. at noon.
Drawings and Specifications may be seen at,
the offices of Fay & Elehberg, No. 3 Bull street,
Savannah, and South Broad street, Atlanta,
Ga.
Bond and Security will be required for the
performance of the contract. Work to be com
pleted on or before SEPT. Ist, 1887, under for
feiture.
Bids will he received either in whole, or for
separate parts of the work.
FAY & EICHBERG, Architects.
DR. HENRY S GOLDING,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office corner Jones and Drayton streets.
Graduate Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.
ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR.
This vegetable preparat ion is invaluable for
the restoration of tone and strength to the sys
tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other
ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot lie
excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in
dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul
mer's Liver Corrector and take no other. $1 00
a bottle. Freight paid to any address.
B. F. ULMER. M. D., .
Pharmacist, Savannah, Ga.
CIGARS.
PARK & TIPPORIS
Imported Cigars.
PURO HABANO, HENRY CLAY,
BELLA HABANERA,
FLOH ok TRIiSPALACIOUS,
LA VENUS. ESCUDO HABANO, YNCLAN,
OARBALOS, LA LECTURA OPERAS,
GOLDEN EAGLE,
EL ESCUDOr
A. M.&C. W, West’s.
GRAIN AM) HAY.
Grain and Hay,
—also—
Keystone Kiel Feed,
• by
G. S. McALPIN,
173 BAY STREET.
SEED RICK
£4ee<l I^ice.
700 Bushels WHITE SKKD.
FRED. M. HULL.
MERCHANTS, manufacturers, mechanics.
coimentions, and all others in need of
printing, lithographing, anil blank books con
have ihtir orders promptly filled, at moderate
prices, at the MORNING NEWS PRINTING
HOUSE. 3 Whitaker street.
AMUSEMENTS.
SAVANNAH THEATRE;
OUST IE! "WEEK
J
—AND—
Wednesday and Saturday Matinees.
Engagement of the Bright and Charmimr
little Soubrette, K
CORA VAN TASSEL,
and her excellent Dramatic Company, in
a repertoire of popular successes.
THIS (Wednesday) EVENING, MAY 4
Will be presented
ESMERALDA.
Entire change of Programme each evening
People's popular prioes: 15c., 25e. and 50e
during this engagement. Reserved seats now
ou sale at Davis Bros.
MILLINERY'. '
PLATSHEK’S,
138 Broughton Street.
GREAT CONSOLIDATION SALE
1? ACH and every article mentioned below \vt
x are convinced are tho rarest bargains evet
offered in this or any other market. We do non
offer them as buits, nor limit each customer's
purchase to lure you in. Our intention is only
to show an economizing public that these ex.
emplify the many inducements our establish
ment is crowded with.
GRAND BARGAIN 1.
150 yards Cream White Egyptian Lace Fiounc
ings, worked, 46 inches deep, at the remarkable
price 75c. per yard.
GRAND BARGAIN 2.
25 dozen Ladies’ White 100-bone Corset, ele
gant model, 5-hook reinforced clasps and extra
long, the best 75c. corset in the world.
GRAND_BARGAIN 3.
50 dozen Children’s Extra Brilliant Lisle
Ribbed Hose, black and colored, all sizes 35c,
per pair; regular value for 75c.
GRAND BARGAIN 4.
125 dozen Ladies’ Fine White Linen Handker
chiefs, size inches, genuine J4-inch
hemstitch, only 10c. each; worth fully 25c. each.
GRAND BARGAIN 5.
75 dozen Gents’ % regular made Baibriggan
Undervests, sizes 84 to 44, only $2 a box (doz.)J
worth at gents’ furnishers $3.
GRAND BARGAIN 6.
1,000 yards elegant 27-inch wide Check Nain.
sooks and Novelty Lace Stripe White Goods, 10c.
per yard; dry goods houses ask ltic. for same
goods.
GRAND BARGAIN 7.
200 White Swiss Embroidered Dress Robea
each containing 10 yards material and 9 yard!
trimming, at $2, $2 50, $3, $4; cheap at one-third
more.
GRAND BARGAIN 8.
40 dozen Ladies' Muslin Chemise, handsomel>
trimmed with Torchon lace and Cambric edge)
the best 50c. article in the States.
GRAND BARGAIN 9.
130 dozen Ladies' Jersey-fitting Gauze Unden
vests, the test finished goods in America, at 35c.
and 50c. Give them a trial.
GRAND BARGAIN 10.
300 sets Ladies’ White Linen Collars and Cuffs
at 15c.; conceded a bargain for 25c.
GRAND BARGAIN 11.
12 pieces 7-inch wide, all silk, White Bloc!
Pattern Sash Ribbons, only 50c. yard; regular $J
value.
GRAND BARGAIN 12.
200 dozen Infant's Corded and Embroidered
Mull Caps, in scull and Normandy styles, at 25c..
35c., 50c. The richest novelties and grandest
values in this city.
Wml new goods;
Caps; Caps, and Sun Bonnets.
Normandy Caps, Nurses’ Caps,
Shirred Caps, Cterded Bonnets,
Lace Caps, ftnbroidered Bonnet*,
Embroidered CKB, Cambric Bonnets,
Pique Caps, Pique Bonnets,
French Caps, Ruffled Bonnets,
Mull Caps, Insertion Corded,
Bonnets mads to order.
4r2 Styles to Select from.
Mrs. K. Power,
No. 137 St. Julian and Bull.
STEAM LAUNDRY.
MM STEAM LAID®
131 Congress Street
Blankets aM Lace Gnrtains
Cleaned as Good as New.
SEE OUR NEW REDUCED PRICE LIST.
Work Palled. for and. Delivered.
COMMISSION MERCHANT^.
16 YEARS ESTABLISHED.
Gr. S. PALMER,
Wholesale Commission Merchant
SOUTHERN PRODUCE A SPECIALTY,
lfiti JReade Street, New York
Consignments solicited and returns >aa !
promptly. Stencil* and Market reports fumtsnei.
on application.
References:—Chatham National Bank, Thun
her, Wkylatul & Cos., New York. Also, Bania
and established Produce Merchants of Net*
York, Philadelphia. Baltimore and BostoiL^_^
UNDERTAKER.
W. 1). DIXON.
U N DERTAKER
DEALER IN ALL KINDS OB’
COFFINS AND CASKETS
43 Bull street. Residence 39 Liberty street-
SAVANNAH. GEORGIA.
REX MAGNUS.
REX MAGNUS
FOR SALE BY
C. M. GILBERT & CO.,
Agents for Georgia and Florida.
SWEET oil..
For Family Trade
CHOICE SWEET OIL, BOTTLED CIDER
Choice FAMILY FLOUR in half ba' TCU
OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA, CHOICE TEA.
FRED. M. HULL:
PLUMBER.
lT a. McCarthy,.
Succeaso ■ to Chtut. E. Wakefield,
PLUMBER, GAS and STEAM FITTEB,
4* Barnard street, SAVANNAH# GA*
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