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2 IMPORTANT DECISIONS. THE GEORGIA LOTTERY CASE RE MANDED TO STATE COURTS. Constitutionality of Local Option to be Tested in the Supreme Court—lnter state Agricultural Convention - Dunn Pardoned by the Governor—A Fed eral S .idler of Savannah Chips in for the Boys in Gray. Atlanta, Ga., May 20.—Judge Pardee rendered his decision to-day in the case of the State vs. O. A. Lochrane and others, known as the Georgia lottery case. Wien the charter of the old Georgia lottery was forfeited the property of the company was escheated to the State. The lottery was ope rated for the support of an orphans' home, established for the benefit of orphans of de ceased Confederates. The property, con sisting of various city lots, is value! now at Fit,ooo. After the forfeiture of the charter Judge Lochrane fought the property at tax sale at a nominal price. Sut/sequentlv the State filed a bill in Fulton Superior Court to recover the property. CROSS BILKS FILED. Judge Cochrane, the trustee of the old lot tery. and certain widow ladies, who taught in the orphans’ home and had claims for unpaid salaries, filed cross bills. James K. Clarke, of Savannah, afterward became a partv by buying eertain!tax fl. fas. in the hands of the’ City Marshal for taws after Judge Lochrane took possession of the prop erty. Mr. Clarke claimed to be an alien through living in Savannah, and succeeded in removing the ease to the United States Court. After long arguments by the various parties yesterday and to-day. Judge Pardee coincided with the Attorney General's view of the case and remanded it to the State courts. DE KAI.B'S LOCAL OPTION LAW. The Miller habeas corpus case from DeKaib, which is a prooeeling to test the constitutionality of the local option law, was decided yesterday by Judge Pardee, who held that it was constitutional. To-day it was appealed to the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Mißer gave $2,000 bond. An interstate agricultural convention meets here on Aug. Id. Each of the cotton States is entitled to one delegate from each county, and the United States Senators and Representatives in Congees will be invited to participate. The full list of Georgia delegates will • be announced by Commissioner Henderson to-morrow. The folio wine are the delegates from the First Congressional district: Appling, Michael Branch; Bryan, William Kennedy; Bulloch, A. J. Her; Camden, E. A. >!<•- Whoter; Charlton, Dr. F. M. Smith; Chatham, E. A. Movnelo; Clinch, Dr. J. C. Mattox; Echols. John Touchstone: Effing ham, Amos F. Rahil; Emanuel, Dr. E. W. Lane- Glynn, James Posted; Liberty, J. A. M. King; Mclntosh, \V. H. Atwood; Pierce. J. L. Thomas- Screven. J. W. John son; Tattnall. J. S. Lanier: Ware, W. A. McDonald; Wayne. 11. W. Whaley." DUN"If PARDONED, The Governor has pardoned J. J. Dunn, convicted in Bibb county of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to fifteen years, and who has been in jail since 1*7(1. St rong petitions for his pardon were presented, in dorsed by the Solicitor General who prose cuted the case. The strongest argument for his pardon, however, was n®de by Judge Simmons, who assisted the Solicitor General in the prosecution. He says he was sur prised 4$ the verdict, surprised at tho sen tence, and does not believe the man ought * have been convicted under the testimony. Capt. Harrison, of the Execu tive Department, received a letter to-duy from Savannah, signed ‘Buckeye,” stating that he I uni seen in u newspaper that he hail an “old Confed” box in the office for contributions which he distributed among needy Confed erate veterans. H enclosed sl. asking that it he accepted from one who wore the blue. There is no such box, however, and Capt. Harrison is ignorant of its publication. If “Bucikoye” is not discovered tho letter and dollar will be auctioned off for the benefit, nf needy soldiers. Five dollars has already been offered for it. Alexander and John McMillon, father and son, were convicted of murder at Milledge vilie in lSsti and sentenced for lifo. Both are at Oakdale, and John luis written tho Governor that his father is absolutely inno cent, and lias nine children at home suffer ing. He asks the Governor to investigate the case and pardon his father. CHAMPAGNE AND CANCAN. Peculiar Performances In the City of Mexico. From the New York Herald. Among the passengero tyho .sailed on the White Star line steamer Britannic yesterday was Senor Lorenzo Ue Noriega, a wealthy young Spaniard, whose name for the last two weeks has been on the tip of society’s tongue in the City of Mexico. Many garbled accounts of the Spanish Club ball scandal have been published. It lias Ito-n freely stated that. Senor de Noriega bud been compelled to make a hasty retreat from Mexico, and that, he had refused to fight duels with the Spanish Minister, Senor Be cerra Armesto, and another gentleman, Mr. Barron. As usual in such cases, it was said that a lady was at the bottom of the trouble. Whether it was so or not, without doubt the affair has caused a social earthquake in the capital of the Montezumas. A reporter sought Senor do Noriega on board the Britannic yesterday in order to obtain a true version of the affair. Senor Lorenzo de Noriega is a tall, hand some man, with broad shoulders, about HO yean old. He wears a Louis XIII. dark brown 1 beard, carefully trimmed and pointed at the end, with a thick moustache standing straight out. He is a Senator of the Province of Oviedo. He is accompanied to Europe by his brother, Senor Dorenuo de Noriega. Neither of the brothers speak English. TIIK qUKHTION DIRECT. “What have you to say, Honor de Nori- Ign. about that Spanish Club ball scandal f” was the Homes hat abrupt question put by a reporter yesterday. “I will give you the correct version, which at present none of the newspaper have obtained,” he replied, smilingly “I had proposed leaving the City of Mexico three days before the ball took place, but I was urged to remain in order to act us one f the managers. “Jt was reported to me on the evening of the ball that Mr. Barron had lieen dancing with Mile. Bazine, the daughter of Maro chal Bazaine, in a stylo bordering near upon the cancan. At the moment 1 said noth ing to Mr. Barron because lie was talking to some ludies. They were a party of six— throe lailies and three gentlemen. One of the ladies was Miss Frisbv, a daughter of Gen. Flrteby; the other Mile. Bazaine, and the third—l don’t n member her name. “After consultation with mo Senor Rivero, one of the directors, remonstrated with Mr. Barron nliout the dancing, but iiis remarks were very rudely received.'’ “Was Mr. Barron intoxicatedf “Yes, lie was certainly under the in fluence of liquor. The party then went into the simper room. Hearing a great noise there I followed them. The men were be having in a most unseemly manner. One had sat down on a chair und another sat on his knee. Then came Mr. llarron, who <oaß?<l himself on the knee of numlier two, ufl then another gentleman took a jump nul seatisi himself oil top of the other three, in the next elinir sat Miss Frisby, who was in danger of having the four men fall upon her. ABOUT TIME. “It seemed to mo quite time to interfere, f did so. sfienking 111 strong terms to Mr. Barron, the active ringleader of this rowdi very mueh offended and and T 4'. dBHNMMMfIA' I 1,11:1 mid I"' left tin- table. to w In IV di Mm ! ister, Senor Becerra Armesto, stood and I said that complaint had been made of his I dancing the cancan. Upon this the Minis i ter wanted to know who had said so and | became noisily demonstrative.” “Was the Minister intoxicated P* Honor Noriega paused a little. “No, I will not say intoxicated, only excited, be cause he was a great friend of Barron and tielieved his side of the story. Then loth began shouting, and I asked the Minister and Mr. Barron to accompany me to the Secretary's office in order that we might discuss matters. They refused, and the Minister used very b,vl language to me. The director of the club then attempted to take the Minister away and received much the same treatment as nivself.” “What happened after that!” “Well, the ball was broken up, as the ladies went away frightened." “Were you challenged to fight a duel by the Spanish Minister or Mr. Barron?” “No. There was a challenge sent, but it was from Mr. Barron to Senior Rivero. The latter gentleman's seconds concluded that there as no cause to warrant Senor Rivero fighting a duel." STRONG DENTALS. “There liave been reports, Senor de Noriega, that you were compelled, by force of public feeling, to leave Mexico.” “It is a lie;” hotly replied the Senor. “As I said before, my departure was settled for three days before the date of the ball. I have come away without a stain on my character. The Spanish colony thoroughly indarsed my conduct throughout the un pleasant affair. " “How do the Sponi-h Minister and Mr. Barron stand “Both have,been expelled from the club.” “Have yon taken any action to bring the Minister’s conduct to the notice of the home authorities (' “No, not personally; but a paper signed by the Spanish colony has been forwarded to th*- Minister of State in Spain placing the owdur-r of Senor Armesto before bim sad requesting hi> recall.” "What a- you wish to say about Mile. Bamin- s dancing r The Senor raised his shoulders about 15 inches on each side and threw up his hands. "'Ah! what <-an I -ay' I remember that she is a woman living alone with her mother, and therefore I forbear saying what I might.” A SPANISH gentleman's word. “One lad question I have to ask you, Senor, and that is. How do you account for the version you give of the scandal being so very different from the published reports purporting to give authentic accounts of what transpired at the, to you, eventful ball?” “Sir,” replied Senor de Noriega, drawing himself up and placing his right hand over his well developed chest, “I pledge you niy word as a Hpaniish gentleman, a man of honor and a member of the Cories, that what I now say Is the correct version of tlxe incident which occurred at the Spanish bull in the City of Mexico. I do not choose to make any definite charge against Minister Becerra Armesto, but f can tell you that his reputation among the Spanish colony, whose leader he ought to be, is anything but gocsl. What I have now told you is the only complete account that has yet been given of the scandal, and I feel that in stat ing a somewhat delicate personal subject I shall be given a fair hearing. 1 MEXICAN PLOTS. Don Carlos Invited by Conservatives to Visit the Country. A City of Mexico dispatch to the New York Herald say*; It is state lin upper government circles that a plot on the part of the Conservative party, which is as bold and ambitious as it is impracticable, has been discovered. A prominent member of Congress, in the confidence of President Diaz and several Cabinet memliers, staled to-day that there is no doubt but that the Mexican Conservatives have actually invited Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, to visit this country for the purpose of entangling him in Mexican politics and eventually muking him the head of their party. TnE PRETENDER ACCEPTS. My informant asserts that all the details of the plot are well known to the govern ment. Don Carlos has accepted the invita tion to visit Mexico, where he was hospita bly entertained, and made many friends some years ago. Whether he is a ware of the intentions of uis Mexican friends is not cer tain, although it Is believed that he is. THE POPE NOT TO BE ENTRAPPED. The promotel's of the plot wrote some time ago to Rome, so the story goes, asking the Pope's blessing on their undertaking, but the answer of the Vatican was not en couraging. One of the Cardinals addressed a reply with wholesome advice, counseling the avoidance of all disturbance, recom mending the Conservative party to convert their Liberal opponents, and calling their at tention to the church's policy of teaching the children to lie good Catholics. RIC HKMPER. Several gentlemen interviewed by your correspondent, all occupying prominent io -sltions, confirmed the report of the Conserv ative plot, but ridiculed it, declaring that the fate of Iturliide and Maximillian would be shared by all future aspirants to the Mex ican crown. Nobody seems to know exact ly what it is proposed to do with Don ('ar lor, even should he be introduced into Mex ican politics. U nder the present constitu tion no could not be inode President. CONSERVATIVE PLANS. One thing Is sure, and that is that Don Carlos has wen invited to come to Mexico, lias accepted the Invitation and will be feted in every jsissible manner by the Spanish Carlists anil Moxiean Conservatives. The invitation ivas given when it was supimsed that, there would be a straggle over the Presidential succession. The re-election amendment had been a bombshell in the Conservative camp. Still it is stated that they are undismayed and are preparing to make great capital out of Don Carlos' visit. A Paralyzed Farmer. From tile Detroit Free Press. A Detroit butcher named Joe Willets was up in Mecosta bounty, a few days ago, to see some relatives. Joe is built after the old-style architecture —one story and a base ment—and any man who picks him up for a consumptive is bound to feel sad over the mistake. While out riding one day with a friend he came across a farmer who was trying to -‘yank” a stump out of the ground with a yoke of feeble-looking steers. The stump hail begiui to “give," out the steers strained and t wisted and pulled und couldn’t budge it another inch. “Whut arc you trying to do?” asked Joe, as he stopped nis horsy. “Trying to pull out this infernal stump, sir,” was the reply. | ►“Anil tlio steers can't do it;” “No, nor any other yoke iu these parts. It’ll take a pound of gunpowder to lift that stump.” “Shoo! now, but take off your cattle. I’m something on the pull myself.” “You! Say, do I look like a fool? You can drive on, stranger.” But Joe jumped down, slipped the chain off the yoke, drove the steers to one side,and then walked over to the stump and said: “Sometimes the dirt flies over half an acre of ground. Better shade your eyes.” With that he spit on his hands, clasped his arms around the stump, and without a budge of his eyes he lifted the whole thing out of the earth and flung it aside with the remark: “Shouldn’t like any better fun than to pull these steers backward over the fence, but we must be going now. So ’long, old mail.” And he climbed in and drove off. At a bend in the road half a mile away they looked back. The farmer stood there, mouth open and eves us big as Bermuda onions, and when they waved their lints at him he never moved. Ho couldn't. He was para lyzed. Joseph Bozemans. aged 0 years. Is reported to have amazed a critical audience In Paris at a recent concert by his wonderful skill on the pin no. both In the playing of selections from Waller, Chopin, Liszt, etc., aiul by but impru i vitiations TnE MORNING NEWS:. SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1887. SHYER TO BE LISTED. WALL STREET EXPECTS TO SPECU- j LATE IN CERTIFICATES. Ex-Secretary Manning’s Western Na tional Bank to be Registrar of Tons of Bullion Henry Clews Gives His Ideas and Other Financiers Agree. Wall street is agitated, says the New York Star, by anew sensation. A scheme Is on foot to make New York the silver centre of the universe, and it seems capable of fulfill ment. An organization which comprises some of the biggest capitalists on the street is now being effected, which proposes to trade in silver bullion certificates, after the manner that prevails in cotton and grain cer tificates. The plan of operatons is to have silver bullion deposited in tremendous quantities at some responsible money centre, to Issue certificates against the bullion so placed, and to trade upon these certificates as stock and grain certificates are traded upon both here and ip Chicago. If the scheme is carried through the control of the silver market will be wrested from Loudon, and New York will be made the head centre of silver bullion trade. The Western National Bank, of which ex- Secretary of the Treasury Manning is the head, is to be the depository of this huge aggregation of silver, and from the brains of ex-Troasurer Jordan and ex-Superinten dei-.t of In.-uranee John A. McCall, both oilte-rs of the new institution, the scheme is said to have emanated. The idea has impressed Wall street favor ably. The majority of its magnates heart ily indorse the proposition, and think that the project is bound to prove a success. The first step necessary to the suc cess of the enterprise is the co-operation of the governors of the Stock Exchange, so as to secure the listing of the pro posed silver certificates. That Is looked upon as certain of accomplishment. Then speculation of silver will become a pro nounced feature in Stock Exchange transac tions, almost as much as the trading in gold overtopped ail other sjieeies of sjieculation in the days when a greenback did not bring the amount its face called for. Many san guine brokers see in the distance the possi bility of a silver room, as there was once a gold room, in which silver trading will be the predominant feature of the market, as trading in India Council bills Is the con trolling force In London. Chief among tho magnates of Wall s-treet, broad minded and wonderfully gifted in lhs powers of perception, Is Henry Clews. He has been identified in some manner or other with all of the beneficent projects that ever emanated from Wall street. He 1s ever in advance of the times and the first to see in any great movement what is likely to prove public benefit or disaster. He has, more ever, the courage of his convictions, and never hesitates to express them. Tho silver bullion scheme he regards as extremely feasi ble and one which, when put in active op eration, will prove of deemed benefit. “The New York Stock Exchange,” said he to a Star rejiorter yesterday, “can ac commodate such a project and heartily wel come it. It is an excellent scheme. So se curities that I know of will be safer to deal in than silver certificates. There will be fluctuations, of course, in the value of sil ver, else there could be no speculation; but the tendency will lie toward an increase in value. Why, do you ask? .Simply because the demand for silver will lie greater than at present. 'lt will be anew and comparatively safe-method of speculation, and people will want it. Silver is about the most substantial investment a man can make. It cannot depreciate to any great extent, for as its quantity remains un changed its value cannot be greatly im paired, as in stocks, for instance. The very best, stock changes greatly in value f rfxfn a variety of causes, such as decrease in monthly receipts and the like, bubble silver is ail there, and remains more like a con stant quantity.” “But is there not danger of a forqpr in sil ver and a consequent abnormal rise and de crease reduction in value such as occurred a few years ago in wheat?” ‘•No,” answered the magnate quickly, “silver is not a product that can be con sumed like wheat, corn and cotton. The fact that those last named products are re quired by man for his * iHumiliate wants renders it possible for scheming men to get control of all the obtainable supply, and thus ‘corner’ the market. Silver is a differ ent kind of commodity. You do not con sume it, and it is only used in the arts to a limited extent and as a medium of exchange. Hence It is beyond the power of a few men to raise or depress its price to any appreci able degree. “Neither is there any danger,” continued Mr. Clews, “of a possible parallel with the famous jump in gold in the Gold Room some fifteen years ago. Then pajier money was not worth 100 c. on the dollar, and there was a natural hoarding of gold. It was scarce in the market, and hence the task of running up the price easy. The conditions are changed now, and such a thing could not occur. “With silver in our Stock Exchange, the power of the few bullion ists in London who control the market will tie taken away. It will then become a prominent feature of the market. If dealt with in the way proposed, and its price regulated on its merits, the de mand for silver certificates will lx- greatly enhanced, and they will be bought ns an in vestment, tho same as storks, bonds and other securities, by people who never before bad silver in their possession, excepting in small quantities, such ns daily expenditures call for. That, ns any intelligent observer can see, will prove a decided benefit. Sil 'ver, forming a part of our circulating me dium, has, by its depreciation, impaired confidence in It as money. Under the new order of things its appreciation when coined into money naturally follows. “The fruition of the scheme proposed will do more than I have outlined here. It will toko away the control of silver from Lon don, which has always been its headquar ters, and w ill in time force an international system of coinage for the world. This, of course, would redound immensely to our ad vantage, as silver is one of our longest an nual products, and the higher the price ole tainulile for it the greater will it tie to the advantage of the country. * “Another beneficial effect of such a plan is that it would prevent silver, by the fact of its increased use and value, from being monopolized by the arts. Nickel plate ana kindred metal would then lie called into requisition by people who want articles of luxury.” Mr. J. B. Colgate, tho famous silver spociulist, corrolioratea the opinion of Mr. t ’lews in the main. He thinks itis, possible that the evil of “cornering” mlghi arias, but that the contingency is exceedingly remote. The issuance of silver certificates would greatly facilitate sjicculation, he said, rjul he was confident it would prove a ikviiU.d benefit. Mr. J. 11. H. Nesslage, of No. 2!) Wall stpvt, a lending dealer in gold and silver bullion, indorses the theory advanced by Mr. Clews throughout. It would bo im possible, he said, to run up any corners, for the reasons already urged, nnd it would greatly aid speculation. Hon. Conrad N. Jordan, Vice President of the Western National Bank, admitted that a scheme such ns outlined above ie projected, but not yet in .slinjie for consummation. He believed in an efficacious plan, and one which wtiulil redound to the good of the country. He wished it- to be distinctly understood, however, that his bank would not enter into any sjieculntion in these silver certificates. His bank was only too willing to receive tho bullion and act as registrar. Faskiokadlc low\ I)ahe (in lowa)— Dear me! It did not occur to me until this moment thal you always have wine at dinner at home. Distinguished Englishman —Do not bother about that, ma’am. “Oh. it won’t take hut a moment. Marie, has the footman come back?” Marie Yes, ma'am. “Tell him Ui Ko right to his room and got irk. then toil v, tuuvi.v i■ ■ 1 ** ■ ii- ikMi npMfta md’ außniijutoteWe : ' men meiim fmiilili- jmi ,(ar ENCOUNTER WITH SAVAGES. Exciting Struggle on Board Ship- Story of the Survivors. from the QUwyar J fa Among the papers presente 1 to Parlia ment on Tuesday was a report sent in by Admiral Tyron with regard to the mas-acre of the crew of the labor schooner Young Dick at Malayta. in the Partflc. The evi dence of the survivors was taken at Mary borough , and it appears that the crew were attacked by &D>ut twenty-five natives, who got aboard whilst the Captain and some of Ills men were away in the boats. There was nothing against' the reputation of the Captain, and the attack was made for the purpose of plunder. Thomas Crittendon. an able seaman, gave a graphic account of the attack and repulse. He said: “I saw three or four natives scuffling with the sail maker. I didn't know his name. I had nothing on but a singlet. I ran back to my bunk and got my re volver and "went on deck again, and one of the natives from shore jumped in front of me and tried to take hold of me: I shot him and he fell. I went farther abaft on deck towards the government kigenfs cabin; I then saw about a couple of dozen natives coming tpwards m< fri*n all sides. I could hear blow's and sihfmug aloft, and dull sounds as if the natives were toma hawking the white men. The natives tried to lay hold of me, and I Urea four more shots. I saw one man fall and the others drew back as if they were killed or wound ed. I had one shot left in my revolver. I then went down the foreastle. put on my trousers, filled iny pockets with cartridges, took my Snider and went on dock again. I went to the foremast as far as the foreyard. I could then see the na tives running about with tomahawks. I fired at all I could see. I may have fired a couple of dozen shots. I fired all I had but two. The firing continu -d for about ten or twelve minutes. The natives got under the awnings, and I could not see them. 1 then went down on deck. During the time Iw as aloft I heard occasional shots under the awnings from the after part of the ship. Before I came down on deck I saw two canoes, which would hold about twenty each, and several catamarans. When I went on deck from aloft some of the re cruits went and got bows and arrows from the galley, and one of the boat's crew who was sick ha/1 a Snider. I armed the recruits as well as I could, and placed some on one side of the ship and some on the other to keep the natives off. After I had fired four or five shots some of the natives jumped overboard into the water. After I placed the recruits on each side of the ship I went over the top of the house abaft, and saw three or four natives rushing round the house. I shot one from the top of tho house. He was by the wheel and trying to get away from me. The others got away out of sight. The mate. Charles Man - . then sang out: “Is that you, Tom?” I replied: “Yes; comeout. I think the deck is cleared.” He ttien came out on dock, and I jumped on the deck from the top of tiie house. I said to hint: “Lookout, there are some aboard yet.” We then searched the ship. We found one native in the government agent's room, hiding behind a coat, 1 .shot him while he remained behind the coat. The shot went through the coat and shot him dead. I then saw the government agent lying on his back across the floor of his room. He was dead. We saw the bodies of the carpenter and cook in a place on deck which we call the dining room. The sailmakcr was lying in tho Cap tain's room. He lived half an hour after wards. The government agent, Mr. Pop ham, ha/1 his face smashed in. That was the only wound I noticed on him. There were live natives and one recruit lying dead on tlie deck. Charles H. Marr, first mate of the Young Dick, described his terrible strug gle with the savages in the cabin. He said: “The chief gave a yell and caught hold of me by the wrist of the left arm and higher up the arm, and another caught hold of my other arm and tried to pull me out of the dining-room. The chief caught hold of the first finger of my left hand and bit it. It still bears the mark of the bite. I freed myself of my one hand, and hit the chief in the face with my fist. I drew back into the doorway of my room, two natives still holding on to my one arm; with the other arm I reached across my bunk and got my revolver. I then fired at the chief and the other natives that got hold of m.y arm. They both drop|K>d down. I believe they were dead. I was in the act of firing a third shot, the only one left in the revolver, when a native, who was in the dining-rom, snatched the revolver from me; I then stepped back into my own room and shut the door half to, picked up a Snider and took two or three cartridges which were lying on my writing desk, loaded the Snider, and looking through the half-open door saw a native with a tomahawk coming from the dining-room into tho passage. I tired at him and he left the passage, ran on deck, and fell into the water. The tomahawk the •native had was the first one I hail seen. I was loading my Snider again when the room darkened; 1 then had my face toward the door, and looking round saw a native with a tomahawk at the side window of my cabin There are two windows in my cabin, one of which is on the side. The native was trying t o tomahawk me; I turned round with my Snider to tire at him, but he was too quick for me and got away. I had only one shot left, the cartridges being in the lioatswain’s room, which was then used as the trade room. I stepped across to that room as quick as 1 COukl, and closed the door, leaving sufficient space to fire through. I saw a native coming along the rail on the port side with a tomahawk in his hand; I fired at him and he dropped over the side. In trying to load the Snider again I found it broken, and could not get the cart ridge home; 1 was trying to fix it with a knife, when I heard someone on the top of the house over my head, and I heard a white man sing out, ‘Come out, come out, they are retreating.’ I then went outside of the room anil saw Thomas Crittendon. I afterward went into the dining-room for my opera glasses, and on passing along the (lock I saw the dead body of the gov ernment agent on the floor of his cabin. There are two half doors to the government agent's room, both of which were own. There arts curtains over the door, which were iß|vh l*eck: I Saw a native with a tomahawk crouching down ifhind the cur tain on the end of the row. i caught him by tho wrist and tried to pull him out. Ho was greasy. Ho resisted, and drew back to the corner again. I then caught him by the hair, but was unable to drag him out. I sang out to Crittendon, ‘There is another one left with a tomahawk in ids hand: fetch your Snider.’ Crittendon then brought his Snider, and I stopped back while he fired.” THE REPORTER. Some ot His Experiences Told by One Who Knows. “Some Experiences of a Re]iorter” in the May Lippincott is good reading for the great class of people who like to know how a newspaper is made. The writer is Mr. A. E. Watrous, member of a New York news paper staff, and n very bright and enter taining writer. He tells his story in a frank and manly fashion, perfectly conscious that a reporter is as much sneered at by some people as he is unduly revered by others. Mr. Watrous was oue of tho seven men who went to Deer Park on the occasion of what ho calls “President Cleveland’s droll elope ment.” He “acted like an elderly country man who has concealed his engagement., as lie did, gone through a secret marriage, and then fled with his young bride to avoid the ‘shivarce’which in the place of Mr. Cleve land's nativity and breeding doubtless signalizes such unions." The seven rejiorters who wished to get what, the whole country as well as their newspapers demanded they should get, hail u tragic time in doing their official duty. A reporter of good birth, breeding andns sociation is often expected to pocket “tips” not to soy bribes. “I have had some droll experiences in that. One of them wus when an irnitotio.i country gentleman, at ' whose house 1 had breakfasted, having shown me over hit kennels and stables wus driving me to the station in his T cart. We had just reached his lodge-gato when lie produced a roll of bills picked a §5 note, I think it was. from them and said something al>ut my troubie. I did not get angry. I should have been a fool to do so. I simply said what was fc-est: ‘Pardon me, Mr. ; we don’t do that any more There was a time when it was done, but we’ve done away with it.’ “ ‘That’s a deuced unique lodge of mine, don't you think V he replied; and so the mat ter dropped. “I have in conclusion a single bit of ad vice to give to the public at large, which I always proffer in cases ox individual con tact. If you have any information which a reporter wants, surrender it instantly. He will have it anyway. If he does not get it from you he will get it elsewhere, and tne fii-st man to whom he will go for it will be your deadliest enemy. Does this seem nn idle boast? ‘Doctor,’said Gen. Grant, when he finished his memorandum of last ins-true tions and gave them to his physician, ‘keep this to yourself. If a single other person sees it, the newspapers will get it.’ ” WE ARE NOT SO VERY OLD YET. A Man Who Knew Hamilton and Heard Bells Toll at Washington’s Funeral. From the Actc York Evening Sun. “We think of the time of Washington as ages ago,” said an elderly gentleman of an tiquarian tastes: “and yet I can point to more illustrations which will suggest how very near the distant past is to us after all. For instance, until within a very few months a law partner of Aaron Burr was in active practice in this city. He had an office in the building that was tom down to make room for Temple Court, and yet Burr came within a hair’s breadth of being the third President of the United States. His tie vote with Jefferson threw the election into the House. “Peter Cooper, who died not long ago, re membered very well the day of Washing ton's funeral. Daniel Webster was born while the Revolution was in progress, and yet there are many men still in their prime In New York who have seen and heard him, and if lam not mistaken both Mr. Field and Mr. E vails have been engaged in law cases in which Webster was also counsel. “I recently met a hearty man of business just over the line in Connecticut who was chairman of the local committee appointed to receive Lafayette when he made his sec ond visit to this country. This man’s name is John Newman, and he remembers very well how Lafayette looked and what he said on that occasion. “Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun were both lads before this government was organized, but there is still living a man who sat in the United States Senate with them. I refer to ex-Senator Simon Came ron. “There are receiving pensions to-day as widows of soldiers of the Revolution seven women, and there were living at the time of the late war five men who had fought during the Revolution. I heard one of them, the Rev. Daniel Waldo, preach in 18*51. “Mr. Poore, the Washington correspond ent. has told rue that he had seen every President since Madison, and had shaken hands and spoken to every one since Monroe. An old friend of mine named Abijah Res. siqua, of Ridgefield, who died a month ago, had voted for every President since Madison, and he remembered very well hearing the church bolls toll on the clay of Washington's funeral. There is in active business now a man who was two years old when Washing ton was first inaugurated President. He is George L. Perkins, of Norwich, and he was a man grown when he sailed down the Hud son on the famous trip that Robert Fulton first made to and from Al bany with his steamboat. The en gineer of the first railway locomotive that •'•■r ran in the country was living some months ago, and I think still is. There is now living and in good health a famous man who was a member of President Polk’s Cabi net forty-two years ago. I m n an George Bancroft, the historian. Mr. Bancroft has met with very many men who took part in the revolutionary war, and conversed with them. Very many New Yorkers not yet old men were well acquainted with the son of Alexander Hamilton, who died not long ago. Yet Alexander Hamilton was Wash ington’s aide during the revolution and his first Secretary of the Treasury. “You will see, then, from these illustra tions, and I might give others, that we are still a very young republic, and that but a very few years have passed since the time when all who now live might have taken the hands of men who have seen Washing ton and who fought under him. Very many men now living have, in fact, been able to enjoy this privilege.” The Cross-Eyed Clerk. From Harper's Magazine for May. During the late Christmas holidays a large firm in B employed as an assis tant clerk a young man who was exceeding ly cross-eyed. The especial duty assigned to him was to act as watchman, and prevent the pecula tion of all sorts of small fancy articles that were lying about the counters lor exhibition at that time. One day a half-grown boy came into the store, and after looking all around, pricing first one thing and tlien another, among which were some very nice socks, ho finally started to go out of the door. At this moment the new clerk touched him lightly on the shoulder, and inviting him to come to the back part of the store, said to him, politely: “Oblige me by giving me at once the socks that you have "in your back pocket.” “How do you know I have any socks in my back pocket?’ demanded the boy in a bold tone. “1 saw you put them there,” said theelerk, very gently. The boy looked up into the young man’s face in utter amazement. “Are you look ing at me now*” he asked, earnestly. “Do you see me this very minute?” he asked, still more earnestly. “Of course 1 do,” replied the clerk. “Good Lord, mister!” cried the boy, with a blanching faefe; “here's your socks.” And with a bound he was out the back door, over the fence, and away, having learned a lesson concerning all-seeing eyes which it is to lie hoped he may never forget. Three boys, the Pali Moll Gazette reports,were found lying asleep on a recent morning In Lon don by a police constable in a disused rope yard. A large mongrel terrier was lying on the boys, who were all fast asleep. The dog was at once coverlet and guardian, and, when the constable approached, his attitude became so menacing that the hoys had to he wakened before the officer dared approach thrm. FOOD PRODUCTS. FOEEST CITY MILLS, Prepared Stock Food for Floi •ses, Mules, Milch Cows and Oxen. Made out of pure grain. Guaranteed Sweet and Nutritious. BondjHaynes&Elton FOK - M U. LH)R SALE, BTONO PIIOSHATE WORKS. FACTORY AND MATERIALS, With excellent site, on Ashley River, near Charleston. S. C., and Fertilizer Material on hand. Buildings, Machinery, Wharf, &c., In first-class order. Apply for catalogue of property and othor information to R. M. MARSHALL* BRO., Brokers, Charleston, S. C. SPECIAL NOTICES. • S \il\l i:\cl R*dO\. STEAMER POPE CATLIN Will leave Kelly’s wharf, foot of Bull street, ON SUNDAY, MAY Eld. 1887, at 2:30 o'clock, for a trip around TYBEE BELL BUOY, returning via LAZARETTO CREEK, THUNDERBOLT and BONA VENTURE. Music and refreshments on board. Fare round trip, 50c. This steamer can be chartered for excursions by applying to the Captain on board or at the GOLDEN ANCHOR, comer Broughton and Drayton streets. NOTICE. Savannah, Ga. . May 18. 1887. The Lumbermen’s Association, to Whom it May Concern: We. the Association, met and agreed that on and after the 25th day of May. 1887 we would work under and about the wharves for 25e. and 30c. per hour. R. H. PARLING. W. B WILLIAMS. RICHARD POOLER, ' Committee. TO SHIPPERS. S., F. 4 W Ky.. Fkkioht Department, I Savannah, Ga., May 18th, 1887. f The station known as ORION, FLA., will, on and after MAY 20th, 1887, be discontinued as a regular station, and will be known as FLAG STATION B, 228. All shipments must be pre • paid. WM. P. HARDEE. G. F. A. LOST. On the evening of May 17th, 1887, either in Gainesville, Fla., or on the S., F. and XV. R. R. train, a note of $2,000 drawn by Power & Moloney in favor of Mrs. M. J. Strous. Persons are cautioned against trading for same. MRS. M. J. STROPS. FOR SALE. 120 Horse Power ENGINE for sale at a bar gain. Cylinder 20x30. About new and in per fect order. A. B. HART, Lake City, Fla. DR. HENRY S COLDI.VG, DENTIST, Office corner Jones and Drayton streets. ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR. This vegetable preparation 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 be 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. EX< ITRSIONS. Ciriii anfl Mm\ E.JAXIi’W^A'Y’. Summer Excursions Commencing SUNDAY, MAY 15tv, this Com pany will sell round trip tickets to CHARLESTON. BEAUFORT AND PORT ROYAL, By following Trainsand at following Rates: By train leaving Sundays only, at 6:45 a. m. ; re turning, leave Charleston at 3:35 p. m., Port Royal 3:30 and Beaufort 3:45 p. m. same day $1 00 By train leaving Sunday only at 6:45 A. M,; re turning, leave Charleston Monday 3:45 A. M $2 00 By train leaving Saturday at 8:23 p. M.; return ing, leave Charleston Monday 3:45 A. m. . .$2 50 Tickets for sale at WM. BREN’S, Bull street and at Depot. E. P. McSWINEY, Gen. Pass. Agent. PROPOSALS WANTED. Proposals Wanted. I>IDS will be received up to the Ist of JUNE ) for the buildings on the eastern haif of lot on the corner of Whitaker, President ami State streets, and also for excavating to the depth of 824 feet the lot above mentioned, measuring 60 by 00 feet. The buildings to be removed within ten days and the excavating to he finished by the first of July, 1887. Bids must be made separately. The right is reserved to reject any or all bias. J. If. EKTILL, I>. R. THOMAS. T. M. CUNNINGHAM, RUFUS K. LESTER. Committee Union Society. City of Savannah, 1 Office City Marshal, > Savannah, May 19th, 1887. j PROPOSALS YU7TUL he received at this office from Plumbers ▼ ' until May 25. to repair or replace water boxes on sidewalks. Specifications furnished. The city reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ROBERT J. WADE, City Marshal. PROPOSALS FOR COAL. Custom House. Savannah, Ga., 1 Collector's Office, May 20, 1887. j OEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this i~ office until 12 o'clock noon of SATURDAY. MA\ 28th, 1387. for furnishing coal to revenue vessels at this port for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888. The coal furnished to be anthra cite or bituminous as may be required, of best quality, uniform in character; to weigh 2,240 pounds to the ton; to he delivered on board the vessels at sueh times and qualities as required, at localities readily accessible to said vessels, ami to be subject to inspection as to quality and weight llidders will name the prices for both steam ing and stove coal, and also their facilities for furnishing the vessels with fresh water and the charges therefor, The right is reserved to reject any or all bids and to waive defects. JOHN F. WHEATON, Collector. Wool Wanted The highest cash prices paid at all times for WOOL. Shippers will save money by consulting me before selling. M.Y.HENDERSON, 180 Bay Street, Savannah, Ga. jiimiihmiil m mmmnesmummom m mvrn u ■mnw in hi ■■hwm imnMMNMi r pO COUNTY OFFICERS.— Books and Blanks 1 required by county officers for the use of the courts, or for office uite, supplied to order by the MORNING NEWS PRINTING HOUSE, 3 Whitaker street. Savannah. AMUSEMENTS. base balFtoTO; .A. m ate urs vs. Savannah B. B. Club. Both Batteries will be furnished by the Savan nah Club. TICKETS AT USUAL PLACES. Game called at 4 o'clock. SIMM EhTrESOHTS. ~ Salt Spij Hotel, AUSTELL, GA. THIS New Resort Hotel especially adapted 1 for families, has reduced its rates to S. ier week. The accommodations are first-class* in every respect. For further information ad. dress T. J. MAY, Proprietor. Austell, (ia. WALE SPlffi, Btat Coiinly, - Teuntssce. THIS Health Resort will be open May Ist, 18R7 The most celebrated Dyspeptic Water known. Elegant Hotel and Grounds. Excellent Table. Telephone connection with Knoxville Rates: $1 per day; $25 per month for May and June; $2 per day. $lO and sl2 per week, $35 and S4O per month for July and August. Haif rates for children. J. C. ENGEL, Prop. CLAFLIN HOUSE', Among the “Berkshire Hills." BECKET, MASS. Twelve Hundred Feet above the sea. Savaa. nah reference. Address A. G. CROSS, Proprietor. TUI! WHITE SILPHIR SPRLN’CS, GREENBRIER COUNTY, W. VA. The most celebrated of all the Mountain Resorts, and one of the oldest and most popular of American Watering places, will open for the season June 1. Elevation above tide-water 2,000 feet; surrounding mountains, 3.500 feet! Send for pamphlet describing hygienic advan tages. B. F. EAKLE. Supt. CLARENDON HOTEL, Saratoga Springs, N. Y, OPENS JUNE 25th. Popular rates $3 00 per day P. STEINFELD, Proprietor. POPULAR ~ Congress Hall. SARATOGA SPRHNGES, Accommodates 1,000 persons. Rates. S3 per day for rooms, except those on parlor and first floors. Open from June IS to Oct. 1. CLEMENT & COX, Proprietors. H. S. CLEMENT, Manager. THE KENSINGTON. Union Avenue, opposite Congress Springs Park, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. OPENS SATURDAY, JUNE 18th. For particulars address 220 Broadway, Room 18, N. V., or 420 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. PAUL.C. GRENING, Proprietor. KITSELL’S PRIVATE HOTEL 91 FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR 17th STREET, NEW YORK. VMERICAN and European plans. Location most central. Rooms en suite or singly. First-class board and accommodations. Prices reasonable as a boarding house. JAMES KITSELL, Proprietor. THE “COLUMBIAN SARATOGA SPRINGS, THE FAVORITE HOTEL OF SAVANNAHIAXS Opens June Uoth. JAMES M. CASE, Proprietor. Indian Harbor Hotel, GREENWICH, CONN. Will Open Saturday, June 18th, Address WM. H. LEE. Grand Hotel, 31st street and Broadway, New York. ’T'HE WATAUGA HOTEL, Blowing Rock. S. 1 C. In the mountains of North Carolina. 4,000 foet above the sea. Easily accessible. . lexi cal graduate on the premises. Terms the low* est in North Carolina. Opened June Ist for to# season. For inforr at ion address WATAUbA HOTEL CO., Blowing Rock, N. C. HOXELsT WASHINGTON HUTU 7th and Chestnut Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. JOHN TRACY, PROPRIETOR. RATES, $3 50 PER DAY. Centrally located, only a short walk fro™ Penn'a and Reading Depots. New Passed Elevator, Electric Bells, New Dining Room anjj a all modern improvements. Polite attendance and unsurpassed table. NEW HOTEL TOGNL (Formerly St. Stark's.) Newnan Street, near Bay, Jacksonville, Fla. r PHF. MOST central House in the city. N’ ear I Post Office, Street Cars and all Ferries. . New’and Elegant Furniture. Electric be** Batlis, Etc. :>0 to per day. ~ „ JOHN B. TOGNI, Proprietor. 8. A. UPSON, Manager. . HOTEL VENDOME, BROADWAY & FORTY-FIRST STREET NEW YORK. AMERICAN plan. Centrally lasted- All the latest improvements. Cuisine and ser vice unexcelled. Special rates to permanent guests. I. STEINFELD, Manager., DUB’S SCREVEN HOUSE. THIS POPULAR Hotel is now provided whS 1 a Passenger Elevator (the only one n._ city land lias been remodeled ami newly . liistied. The proprietor, who bv recent pure is also tho owner of the establishment, sp~rj neither pains nor expense In the entertain of his guests. The patronage of Florid* ors is earnestly invited. Tin; table of Screven House Is supplied with every / that tho markets at home or abroad can a _ MARSHALL HOUSE, SAVANNAH, - - 0A f t EO. D. HODGES, Proprietor. VT the Metropolitan Hotel, New York. Grand Union. Saratoga Springs. L°d?L :,er tral. All parts of the (fity and placeso, n est accessible by street cars constantly 1.- the doors. Special Inducements to ■ ing the city for business or pleasure. —_ THE MORRISON HOUSE- One of the Largest Boarding Houses m South. . FFORDS pleasant South rooms, good tojjjj /V with pure Artesian Water, at pn _ (VO! n. wishing table, regular or trjnsien mndations. Northeast comer Brighten a- Drayton streets, opposite Marshal! iiouw*