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2 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* Teleohotn* 37<L