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ACID'S PART IX POLITICS.
THE TALLY-SHEET CROOKS ON
TRIAL AT INDIANAPOLIS.
A Man Who Turned State’s Evidence
Tells How the Frauds Were Perpe
trated-The Names of Prominent
Partisans Implicated in the Work
Told in Court.
Indiana, ous. July 22.—The Federal
Court, room was crowded to-day by people
anxious to listen to the testimony in tlie
tally sheet cases. Tho general tendency of
the testimony corroborated to some extent
the evidence given yesterday by Perkins,
the man who turned State’s evidence. Dur
ing the day an ex;>ert chemist was called. He
inspected tho mutilated tally sheets anil
gave it as his opinion that figures had been
erased by means of acids. He explained
the method by which this could lx; done,
and gave a practical illustration in the
presence of the court and jury. Perkins
testified that an agreement was entered into
by himself, Simon Coy and others to forge
tally sheets in cast- any of tho Democratic
candidates were lacking votes.
MANUFACTURING VOTER.
On the morning tho canvassing board
met, he was told by Coy, that the
Criminal Judge was behind, and that
more votes were needed. Ho secured the
tally slnx-t from Inspector Hisey, and went
to a room with Coy in the east end of the
rounty building. He (Perkins) erased the
vote for the Judge and subtracted
sixteen votes from Irwin, Republican nnd
gave them to Ayers, the Democratic candi
date. A lew minutes later Stephen Mat
tier came in and his tally sheet was changed
for the Criminal Judge twenty votes.
Other sheets were brought to him but lie re
fused to change them.
DOCTORED STILL FURTER.
That evening, while the board was still in
session, he met a number of conspirator* at
the Grand Hotel. They were Stephen Mat
tier, Smith Meyers, Samuel Beck, Daniel
Burton. John Reardon and other prominent
Democratic politicians. Reardon was sent
out for a liottlo of ink from the parties who
furnished the fluid for the election board. Dr.
D. N, Metcalf, Secretary of the State
Board of Health, went to his
office and got some acid. The acid was ap
plied to the figures and Reardon wrote hi
new figures, raising the Democratic vote'
fifty. The witness was put. through a very
rigid cross-examination, lasting all the
afternoon, but did not waver from his orig
inal statement.
COOK COUNTY’S CROOKS.
fhe Boodle Informer Tells How the
Swag was Divided.
Chicago, July 2d. —In the trial of the
ooodle county officials to-day the first wit
ness was an indicted ex-Commissioner,
Lynn, who turned State’s evidence, and
gave evidence startling, direct and com
crehensive. He told how the defendant
Commissioners held a secret meeting in the
rooms of the janitor of the Criminal Court,
located in the basement of the very build
ing where the trial is being held. The chair
men of the various committees, it was
Jecided at the meeting, should no longer lay
themselves open by accenting and dividing
money paid by firms whose contracts had
ix-en put through the board, but a regular
Collector should be appointed. It was upon
motion of the witness that Met iarigle was
selected as Collector. Money was secured
bv the Commissioners from every contract,
about $5OO or $l,OOO a piece to each man for
large contracts and a regular percentage for
small ones. On one occasion Commissioner
Wasserman demanded half of the $1,200
that the witness had obtained for himself
outside of the pool. A quarrel ensued, but
the witness did not divide, believing that
Wasserman had received enough. Similar
evidence was given by Lynn against nearly
ill the other commissioners. His cross
saini nation elicited nothing significant,
lave that ho was a church memlx-r while
engaged in the conspiracy. Lynn is a tall,
paunt-li* iking man. He gave his testimony
in a cool manner, and did not seem to
shrink from the withering glances directed
to him by his twelve old colleagues.
ON THE MOUNTAIN TOPS.
i. Savannah Man Who is Happy Up
Among the Clouds.
Balsam, N. C., July 20. — When you are
weary of the struggle for name and fame,
when health uud strength fail, and Ixxly
and mind are sick, then take a palace
Bleeper, fly to the mountains, and be at rest—
but if you are in a gay and festive mood
and want a “racket,” then try Saratoga;
but how the invalid can fancy the latter
place is beyond my comprehension—well,
ehacun a son gout. So go thy way, my
Saratoga brother, drink nasty .water, have
thv dress parade, got elbowed by shoddy,
bullied by landlords, and put uixni by ser
vants to thy heart’s content, ana be happy,
“Let us have peace!” As for tne, I will to
the mountain wilds, where all remains in
that “state of original rectitude” as when
first the Creator looked on his work and
pronounced it gixxi.
Asheville, 2,200 feet above Savannah, is a
mountain city, but one does not want a city
when one goes to the mountains. On tlie
contrary, it is to get away from the city
mil all that pertain* thereto, and this place,
towering still 1,400 feet nboVe Asheville, is
not a city, but a veritable wild mountain
fastness. There is only one rough clap
board house in the place, but there are deli
cious trout and Ayrshire milk, and real
fresh butter, and mountain chickens equal
to any partridge. And the water—they
don’t want artesian or other wells here for
R! around are crystal waters gushing forth
from the rock’s dark bosom. This is the
birthplace of waters, and each little embryo
river is born clear and cold and sparkling.
What pity that it should so six-cdily become
discolored and tainted, of the earth,
earthy. But is it not so with the
current of life* There is no death in the air
of these mountains, it is so fresh and pure
and elastic that one feels as though drink
ing in a generous wine, only there is no
headache to follow. And these simple
folk —they are in harmony with the stir
roundings, they can- nothing for "-bulls and
bears, and shorts and longs, and puts and
calls, and straddles.” They don’t know or
care what Turkey says or Russia dix\s, or
where Jay Gould or Jake Sharp may go to.
They don’t like dudes or folks who put on
lirs, but anyone who comes among them in
plain and frank fashion is made welcome to
fhe best they can give, and put at once on a
home footing.
These are called Balsam mountains, Ixy
cause the tops are covered by a very fra
grant species of fir tree, supposed to possess
medicinal qualities, uud certainly giving
cut a most delicious perfume. Although
the highest mountains in all tlie Atlantic
region, they are clothed with verdure to the
very summit, for the reason that the limit
at vegetation is higher in this latitude than
farther north, and wherever there is a little
fopression that is accessible, someone will
have a little clearing with grain or a few
vegetables planted at an altitudo which in
Eastern States \v uld produce nothing but
care rock.
It is a wild region h-oabotit, but there is
health hole and the surroundings are so
varied tils', Me- eye never wearies; it is
rough and pri/-* ae, but then it is gisx! for
the de.iizen of a city to gut away from brick
and mortar occasionally, and from tlie
“busy haunts of men;” here is rest and
quiet, and it is very sweet to the weary man
of business, and it is life and health to the
blase votary of pleasure and dissipation;
stid then the cost of living here is so far lex,
than nt any fancy w*tir'ng place! It is
actually cheaper Jnmi to stay at home, and
any one with the most modest income can
come ami got the worth of i.is money many
times over. Tho cc-* of travel is how re
duced to a minimum, and it is hut twenty
four hours’ jam ney from Savannah to this
j snot—so different and great a change
I that one mig..t we 1 fancy oneself at the an
tipodes; but come and s.e for yourself; it
I skills not more talking, and so good-by.^
A HUSBAND’S TRIPLE CRIME.
Ho Shoots His Wife, Her Mother and
Himself.
Frotn the New York Tribune.
William Laden shot bis wife Mary and
her mother and himself nt his his home, No.
10t East One Hundred and Ninth street,
about 7:30 oclock last evening, severely
wounding both the women and giving him
self a mortal wound.
Laden is a carpenter, 00 years old, and is
said to lie a good mechanic. About two
years ago he became a boarder in the home
of H. R. Wright, a Third avonue elevated
railroad engineer, who was then living in
One Hundred and Eighth street,
near Third avenue. Mr. Wright’s
family is composed of his wife
and two daughters, Ida and Mary. Ida is
now 18 and Mary is 20 years old Laden,
who appeared to be a sober and indus
trious young man, became a favorite
in the Wright family, and when
he liegan to pay serious attention
to Mary, tho older daughter, the whole
family were pleased and were glad to look
upon Laden as a prospective son and broth
er-in-law. Everything that Mr. Wright
and his family could do to make Laden’s
life happy was done, and when he was taken
sick several months ago he could not have
Ins'll better nursed if ho had been Mr.
Wright's own son. Mary, his betrothed,
watched over him and wore herself out with
her assiduous attention. Laden seemed
grateful for the kind treatment that he re
ceived and often spoke of the pleasure it
gave him to have lmd his lot cast in such a
pleasant place.
About seven months ago Mr. Wright and
his family moved to No. 100 East One Hun
dred and Ninth street. Laden, of course,
went with them, and their relations were as
pleasant as ever, last spring the wielding
day had been fixed for Aug. 15. The time
set was too far away to suit Laden. He
wunted to get married in June, the
early part, and when he could not get
the consent of the parents of the girl for this
time not a week passed that ho did not urge
that the marriage might take place. Finally
he became so (icraistent in his demand and,
as a few days would not make much differ
ence anyhow, the day was changed to July
3, and on that day Mary became Ladens
wife, and everybody was happy.
Tho happiness did not last long. On July
4 Laden left his wife at home and went
with some of his companions on a spree.
His wife and her family were greatly sur
prised at his action, as they hail never
known him to drink before. !den kept on
the spree for several days, until his funds
gave out. His wife was made
disconsolate to find that she
hud been deserted before she had
been a bride for more than a day. She
lugged her husband to stop drinking and he
the same as before they were married. Her
family did what they could to alter the
course that he had so strangely taken. The
more that was said to him, however, the
worse ho became, and finally he declared to
his wife that lie would not work any more
at his trade and intended to live in idleness
like a man of wealth.
Laden’s father and mother, who live in
the outskirts of Troy, and are reputed to be
well off, hearing that he was married, came
from their home and visited him last week.
They remained several days, during which
time Laden behaved himself and promised
that he would never drink again. He
wanted his father to set him up in business,
but he refused to do so until perfectly satis
lied that there would not Ik; a relapse to
the drunken ways again. This angered
Laden. He wanted money, and
when his parents went away he was
surly and ugly. Before they had got well
on tneir journey home Laden broke loose
again and in a short time was worse than
ever. He demanded money from his wife.
She gave it to him. When she found it nil
went for ilrink she refused to give him any
more. Then he lieeamo wild anil made all
kinds of threats. (in Tuesday someone told
him that Mrs. Lindh, the janitress of the
building whore he livid, had been talking
about him. He went to her room and
threatened to kill her.
Yesterday Laden acted as if he were
crazy. He ran up and down stairs and into
the street, and refused to stop making a
noise when the other tenants requested him
to. When Mr. Wright, who works at
night, left home last evening. Laden went
to his room and demanded money Tram his
wife. She treated him coldly, and said
that she did not want anything more to do
with a drunken man. He took his overcoat
from a closet, and said that he was going to
pawn it.
“If you do,” said his wife, “I will never
live with you afterward.”
“Would you refuse to live with me?” he
angrily asked.
“Yes,” replied his wife, “if you persist in
drinking.”
“Then I will have your life,” he shouted,
drawing a revolver from his pocket. At
the sight of the weapon his wife ran toward
the kitchen, anil he fired a shot at her which
took effect in her right shoulder. Another
shot sped wide of the mark. Mrs. Wright
came from a front room to save her daugh
ter and Laden turned uimiii her with the pis
tol raised. Ho fired as she was try
ing to escape and the bullet
struck her in the buck just
over tbe heart. She fell unconscious to the
floor. With a maniacal yell Laden dashed
to the kitchen looking for the other daugh
ter, who had taken refuge in a closet. Nut
finding her, lie held the pistol close to his
right temple and sent a bullet into his brain.
Tho wild screams of Mrs. Laden roused the
household, and she fell down stairs into the
arms of Mr. Lindh, the janitor. Mrs. Laden
became hysterical, and her screams were
heard plainly in the street, until the arrival
of an ambulance from the Presbyterian
Hospital, when an opiate was given to her
that quieted her. Laden, with his brain
oozing from the wound in his skull, and tho
two women were taken to the hospital.
Mrs. Wright suffered greatly from pain and
moaned all the time.
The house snrg(>on probed Mrs. Wright's
and Mre. Laden’s wounds, and expressed
the opinion that there was a giHid chance of
their recovering. Laden died late at night.
laden did not own a pistol, and it is said
that the one with which tho shooting was
done was borrowed hist evening for the
occasion from a bartender in a liquor store
across the street.
It Might Have Been Worse.
From the Detroit Erec Cress.
“Here, you boys!” be called to half-a-dozen
negro whitewashes us lie came out of the
city vegetable market with u watermelon in his
arms.
The men gathered around him immediately
and lie continued:
• Take this melon ns a present from me and
retire to some shady spot to discuss it. As you
devour it remember that honesty and industry
are certain to lx- rewarded.”
it was handed to tit, old patriarch of lan,
and the crowd retired to an alley off liates
street with fend anticipations. When the knife
was used the melon turned out to he as given as
a cucumber, and one of the disappointed men
asked:
"Reckon dat whity- man knowed it)"
“Sabl" replied the patriarch as he held up
the “plug" to vli -v, "uis proves dut he knowed
it nil the time. When In* spoke about industry
1 Y)x*ct,sl he had dosed tie melon will jainp.
Wie n lie got along to honesty 1 reckoned lie bad
loaded It wld dynamite, ii turns out dat lie
only picked out lie greenest one lie could find,
un' we will now thank de l/iwd and pitch in."
Philip Hessen, of Corinth, Miss., has proba
bly the longest beard of any male lii|x-d in tin,
world. Return ts a man tV) years of age, (i feet
2 In. ties tall, and when he stands erect Ida
tx-ard touches th • ground. It has not Ix-en cut
for eleven years iiaJ is still growing. Ileus-n
i* u Southerner by ba th, lint nerved th- Union
cause during the wur. He furnished tho Fed
eral armies with invaluable information, and
won tlv high regard of many prominent Union
Generals.
Tlie liost Id cent Undershirt, iu tho city at
A Bolmtil’s.
TIIE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1887.
AN ILLINOIS VENDETTA.
I Bloody Feud Between tho Belts and
Oldhams.
I
A dispatch from Elizabethtown, 111., to
j the New York Times says: Another victim
of the assassin’s bullet was found on a hill
side iu this county yesterda3 r , the second
within a month. Tho war of extermination
is being waged fiercely on both sides, and
the county authorities, who are identified
with both factions, are powerless to ar
rest the bloodshed. The Belt family
was one of the most prominent in the
county, and sett lid in Hardin shortly after
it was surveyed, ten years ago. Logan Belt
owned a large farm, practiced a little law,
and ran race horses. He had returned from
the war with a great record for personal
courage, ilis enmity was dreaded, h r
when ins blood was up the desperado's
spirit manifested itself, and he did not
know the meaning of law or fear.
About the same time the Oldhams lived
in North Hardin, a family just as reckless,
but not so wealthy as the Belts. One night
in 1870 there was a party at tho house of an
Oldham, and Logan Belt was among the
guests. There had been bad blood between
Belt and Doc Oldham on account of a
woman, a tenant of Belt's, whom he
evicted. Oldham did not wait long to open
hostilities, hut as soon as Belt nmieared, be
gan ti i abuse him. Belt challenged him to fight
with pistols, and the answer was a blow
from a pair of brass knuckles. Belt fell
back blinded with blood, but, bounding for
ward, caught Oldham by the shoulders and
rushed him toward the fireplace with the
intention of throwing him into the flames.
The men were separated, but Oldham fol
lowed Belt, who hacked to the wall, where
lie drew his pistol anil shot Oldham dead. I
This was the beginning of the feud. The
neighbors divided into factions *>ver the
homicide. The Oldhams and their relations
were bent on inflicting the heaviest punish
ment on the Belts, while the latter and
their friends planned to resist it. Belt was
indicted for murder, but released on bail.
The feeling on both sides grew very hitter.
Wheat stacks and barns began to burn in a
mysterious manner, and witnesses on each
side received orders to leave the county.
One of the most important witnesses for the
prosecution was Walsh Coiust, ail I
when he received a charge of shot
that carried away an arm excite
ment reached a high pitch. This shoot
ing was laid at the door of tho Belt faction.
While this was the situation the mysteri
ous murder of Luke Hambrink, a peaceful
old farmer, took place. Hambrink was
connected with the (lldham faction, one of
his daughters having married an Oldham
and another one of the Oldham allies. He
was really preserving a neutral nosit ion,
anil lived alone with his wife He was con
templating a trip to Germany and had col
lected #2,500. It was said that the (lldhams
demanded this money to prosecute Belt, but
Hambrink refused them. While returning
home one evening he was waylaid at his
door and shot through the heart.
The Coroner’s jury failed to clear up tho
mystery, and the feeling became intense.
The Oldham faction went about in sections,
armed, denouncing the murder and threat
ening vengeance. Six weeks after the as
sassination thirty citizens met at Cave-in
the-Rock and formed an organization to
clear the mystery of the murder. Tho ()ld
hanis were not there, but among those
prominent in the gathering were Logan
Belt, Jonathan Belt, Earl Sherwood, and
Squire Sheridan. They were oath
bound ' and called themselves “Sons of
Liberty.” The oath was not strong
enough to keep all tongues silent, and soon
the story of an organization of the kuklux
got abroad. It was formed for
tlm purpose of protecting the murderer of
Hambrink. Everybody began to arm, and
a reign of terror prevailed. A relative of
the Belts named Frailey was convicted of
tlie Covert shooting. Then the Oldham
ease against Logan Belt w:as pushed, and he
was sentenced to fifteen years in the peni
tentiary.
Last year Belt was pardoned, anil return
ing to his old home joined the Baptist
church. His wife he learned had not acted
faithfully during his absence, and he pro
cured a divorce and married his cousin. His
wife’s relatives joined the Oldham faction,
and last fall agreat sensation was caused
by the grand jury returning six indict
ments for the Hambrink murder. The
indicted were Logan Belt, Earl Sher
wood, James Belt, George Radeliffe, and
Tobe and Henry Led! letter, brothers of
Mrs. Hambrink, who were said to Ik; iden
tified with the Oldham crowd. The Led
betters were related to the Sheriff and pros
ecuting attorney of the county. The trial
occurred three months ago, and although
tho Oldham crowd and Belt’s divorced wife
and her relations made a strong fight against
him the defendants all proved strong alibis
and were acquitted.
This did not settle matters, however, and
the blood letting and night riding were re
sumed. Every man of the men acquitted
were served with written notices to leave
the country on penalty of death. Sherwood
obeyed tho orders, and moved to Franklin
county. The 1 .is 11 letters returned to Ken
tucky and the Belts remained at t heir old
homes and held the fort. Logun Belt con
tinued to attend the Baptist church and was
not known to have raised his hand against
any man since his pardon from the peniten
tiary. The other fiction wore bent on re
venge. On Juno 6, while Logan Belt was
riding along near the Cave-in-the-reck he
was shot from ambush and killed. The
murder created as big a sensation as the six
indictments for the Hambrink assassina
tion. An attempt was made to ferret out
the murderers, but it proved fruitless,
although tho Oldham faction was put down
for it.
Jonas Belt, who was a half brother of Lo
gan and George Rateliffe, who lived near
Logan and was his friend, were served with
fresh orders to leave the State. They buried
Logan, armed themselves, and did not obey
the order. Yesterday Jonas Belt was way
layed and killed in Cave-in-the-reck, the
scene of so many bloody tragedies. Ratcliff
and Sherwood are still in tile vicinity, and
the question is: “Who next?” Ratcliff was
fired at again to-night while at supper, and
shot, through the shoulder.
FORMATION OF A WHISKY TRUST.
The Gigantic Scheme to Includo All
Distillers West of the Ohio.
PYn m the Chicago Tribune.
A scheme of the greatest importance to
distillers nnd liquor men generally is the
formation of a trust like the Cotton-Seed
Oil Trust or Standard Oil Company by a
consolidation of all the distilleries west
of the Ohio river. Representative*
of ten of the lending distilleries
met at the Grand Racine yesterday.
They are G. K. Duckworth, William .S',
Hobart, Cincinnati: Martin Kingman, John
H. Francis, James M. Rice, William Me-
Is-un, Jacob W’oolmer, J. D. Oreenhut,
George ,1. Wilison and H. iSchwabcu-ker, of
Peoria ; W. H. Corning, Cleveland; !., 11.
Green, of Cincinnati, and reniv.M-ntativiw
of the Chicago, Rhuiaix, nnu Umpire dis
tilleries of this city.
The plan has been hatching since the
Western Export, Association died, and is
now said to lx> so fully -x-rfeoted that every
distillery west of the Ohio river will belong
to it, and it will lie In full operation inside
of a month. A gentleman fully conversant
with the plan r. lid it was to !• called the
Western Distillers’ and Cattle Ftvd . rs’
Trust. The stock is to bo appor
tioned among the members on the
basis of the value of their plant, instead
ol upon the capacity, which was the
rock ujion which the Export Association
foundvred. Stock is to he issued for about
four limes the value of the combined planks,
which is estimated at about $10.(KXl,lX)0, and
it is to lx> IGtod upon the Chicago mid Now
York Stock Exchanges. A board of nine
trustees is to have absolute control of the
production. The plant* are to be transferred
outright ti' the trustees, and a rental of
(i jier cent, is to lie paid for tbo land
for a term of year*. It is expected that
under this system the productions can be
I letter controlled, the distilleries which tho
trustees elect, to run living run at
full capacity and the rest shut down entire
ly. It is hoped thus to prevent the over
stocking of the market and maintain uni
form prices which will give a fair
profit to the producers. The own
ers are to receive a full percent
age of their capacity where they do
not run, and there will thus tie an in
ducement for the small distillers to join the
trust. It is positively asserted that the
stock will all lie taken within the next
th i rty days.
Nets Morris and Ike Waixol have been in
consultation with them regarding the cattle
feeding and are understood to have sub
scribed to the scheme.
John J. Fitzgibbon, the stockholder in the
Chicago distillery who procured an in junc
tion against the stockholders joining the
pool, has been disposed of by the purchase
of his interest by John Birmingham and
others.
It whs rumored that this scheme was in
tended to freeze out “Buffalo” Miller, who
was such a power in the Western Export
Association and always'managed to get a
big percentage for his own distillery. This
is denied by the gentlemen now here, who
say that the trust will take all of the dis
tillers in equitably, and that Miller is in
favor of it. However that may be, ho came
in Monday and stole quietly out again with
out, apparently, being in the counsels of the
gentlemen now in conference here.
GEORGIA YELLOW PINE.
A Once Growing Industry Receives a
Sudden Check.
From the Albany Uia.) News and Advertiser.
The statement that the railroads are ac
commodating themselves to the circum
stances resulting from the enforcement of
the long and short haul clause of the inter
state commerce act is painfully true, but it
is {,O their injury in the sudden loss of a
large volume of their business.
Illinois farmers express themselves as be
ing content at its i>|x:rat.ions, since it has re
sulted in bringing them 2e. per bushel ad
vance in the price of their wheat, but this
vantage ground i. gained at the expense of
their less favored brother planters remote
from trade centres.
The News and Advertiser having watch
ed w ith growing ]>ride the hopeful aspect of
the rapidly developing business in lumber
and timber between tile W est and Southern
Georgia, apprehended a fatal effect upon
this great industry by the operation of the
long and short haul clause. It Ims time and
again urged that tho interstate com
merce bill threatened the prospects of the
large lumber mill enterprises on the line of
the Brunswick and Western and East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia railroads.
Being solicitous to know the effect, a re
porter approached Capt S. R. Weston, of
Ibis city, who is a veteran mill man, on
yesterday, with the question: “Captain,
how are your Western orders for lumber
now
“Ah, very few.' Our orders have almost
ceased from Western points. One of the
best and largest customers we had has given
us notice that, While be prefers our products,
he was forced to seek a source of supply
nearer home, on account of tho ruinous
interstate commerce act.”
“How has it caused such a sensible ef
fect ?”
“Well, this section being remote from
trade centers where the demand exists for
the products of our forests, the increased
freight rate necessitated by its enforcement,
has resulted in the millmen being forced to
sell lumber at #1 to $1 50 per 1,000 fret less
than before its passage. And this, too,
when the reduction is not influenced by
fluctuations in price, hut comes wholly out
of the millmau.”
“You consider, then, this section greatly
injured by this bill?”
“1 can’t help but know it, as tho growing
business in lumber and timber between the
West and South has received a sudden
check. Large mill enterprises sprung up
at great cost under the favorable conditions
that existed prior to the act, and every fea
ture of the business wore a pleasant aspect
under the cheering prospects of a growing
demand for the products; hut now things
are lifeless, and it will require nothing short
of a repeal of the act to restore suspended
animation. It has not injured the millmen
alone, hut thousands of laborers and women
and children, dependent upon them for their
daily bread, will feel the sad results of the
damaging effects.”
“is there no advantage that can be
pleaded as a partial offset to this frightful
bill of damages?”
“The only advantage apparent, so far, is
that the Eastern mills, that bought their
spinning cotton from Reagan’s country,
Texas, say that they are coming to Georgia.
Thus Texas will lose through Congressman
Reagan a business that made their cotton
pro 1 net in such great request.”
“Why is that?”
“Texas is so much farther than Georgia
that by the time the freights are added to
the original costs tho Georgia cotton will
be the cheaper. It is inconceivable to me
that Southern Congressmen should have
championol a bill that would have worked
such injury to their soction, for they should
have known that everything we produce
lias to he shipped a great distance to find a
market, while many things we consume
have to he brought in from a great ways.
SEEN ON THE HOUSE TOPS.
Queer Features of Roof Life la Crowd
ed Parts of New York.
From the editorial rooms of the Mail and
Express the roofs of hundreds of houses
may tic soon spreading on all sides, some
high others low. Amid the wilderness of
smoking chimneys, flapping clothes liung
out to dry, and interwoven telegraph wires
is enough rubbish to fill an acre of swamp
land. Old kettles, broken bottles, bricks,
shoes, boots, tomato cans and gar
bage make up the conglomer
ate heap. The low-roofed houses
seem to lx- the dumping ground for the ten
ants of higher buildings. In the tenement
house districts the condition of things is
much worse, for the people habitually throw
the ashes utul garbage out of their high
windows upon the roots of the nil joining
houses. The tendency so natural in
simple country folk to toss their
rubbish over a neighbor's fence has
come to lie a practice with the city
people also. The countryman, how
ever, has one advantage over his city
brother: he can remedy the injury done
liiiu by tossing the rubbish liack, whereas
this Is hardly practicable in the city. The
only recourse left the injured citizen is to
shovel it off into the street, or unon the
roof of a house lower than his own.
Roof life in New York is a curious
and instructive study. Few know
how many thousands of people do their
daily work on the housetops, unobserved
by passers in the streets. From the
Mail and Express windows at least 100 men
and woinou may be seen on neighboring
houses busy with their various occupations.
On one roof several women arc at their
washing tub;, while others arc hanging up
clothes to dry. On hundreds of roofs long
lines el'riot he.; are flapping in the wind.
The washing of this city is done upon the
housetops. Besides the washerwomen,
-■■ores of telegraphic linemen aro mending
their wires.
At night-time they swarm with human
livings, i> i t!ie East .Side, where there ore
fow or no public parka, the roofs servo as
playgrounds for the poor, Workingmen
gatiior in groups to smoke their pipes, or
ploy dommoes and checker*. Women sit
together, chatting, while their children run
about in play or sprawl at their mother's
knees. Every feature of park life at night
may be seen executing the green trees and
the fountains. <)n some housetop* little
gardens have been carefully cultivated.
Some of them have gravel paths lietwoen
the flower-beds, where the people walk in
the evening.
No fewer than eighty newspaper correnpon
donts received invitations to the thanksgiving
service* in Westminster A Obey, it is Muted
that the lubrication* of these geutleineu are to
be c, lh-efed, ai'nuiifssl 111 a volume, ntvi pre
e'nt !to tie* Lord i' i.i ml Allah* *■ * sou- cult of
tie latei”Stir in a -mu •
TAXING FARMERS.
A Talk With Commissioner Henderson
on Fees for Inspecting’.
From the Atlanta (Ga.) Journal.
“How much do the farmers pay the State
for inspecting the fertilizers which they
use?” inquired a Journal mqn of Commis
sioner Henderson yesterday.
“Eighty-throe thousand and thirty-five
dollars.”
“And how much is that sum in excess of
the cost of inspection?"
“>Sixty-eight thousand one hundred and
seven dollars and thirty-five cents.”
“Then the farmer pays the State that
large special tax without other return than
•$14,928 worth of inspections?”
“Not exactly. The State supports the
agricultural department for the farmer’s’
benefit. That costs at present £14,1100.
This department and the inspections are the
two benefits which the farmer gets from
the State. Together they cost £29,128.
Take that sum from the gross amount paid
by the farmer and you have £07,807 as the
special tax on farmer’s for which they get
rto special return. This surplus goes to the
support of public schools, and you and I and
all men of all classes can get at least as
much advantage from it as the farming
class, which unassisted pays it.”
“Do you think this large surplus is dis
posed of properly?”
“Indeed I do rrot. I think it should be
set apart for the benefit of the class from
whose pocket it comes.”
“hr what way?’
“It ought to be appropriated to enlarging
and extending the usefulness of the agricul
tural department. As it is, we are wofully
harrdicapped. We are pinched and cramped
until we have scarcely breathing room.
Georgia is wanting itr almost every facility
for tire enlightenment and encouragement
of the farmer. Experimental farms
are needed. Exhibits at important fairs
ought to be provided to call attention
to the strong prints of Georgia agriculture.
We were hardly able to Ireg enough mate
rial to make a creditable display at our own
home exposition here irt 1881. North and
South Carolina, itr which States the sur -
plus from inspection of fertilizers is devoted
to the State’s agricultural interests, treat us
in some departments out of our boots here
on our own ground. We are so pinched for
lack of money that we could do nothing,
“Then we need more printing. Any infor
mation w hich we may accumulate cannot
now’ be distributed widely enough to benefit
arty considerable number. Our reports
ought to go to every farmer in the State,
whereas we now reach only a few dozen in
each county—in all only 7,000 copies are
sent out. Information should be supplied
to emigrants, showing the resources of the
State and its various advantages as a place
to settle. We need about ten times as many
seeds to distribute as we now handle. There
are many ways in which w’e could be of im
mense usefulness to the class that pays this
money, if the money were only given us to
return to them in benefits.”
A Human Tiger.
From the Tallahassee LFla.) Tallahassean.
A most brutal murder was committed last
Saturday afternoon in our county jail by
one of the prisoners, Alex Jones (colored),
who was there in jail for murder, he having
shot and killed a 14-year-old boy about a
rabbit, in the northern portion of this
county, last January. The county jail has
long been used as a city calaboose, and the
victim of Saturday’s murder was Lovely
Hicks, an old colored nutn, w r ho was
picked up on the streets drunk and put
m jail. Shortly after the jailer left tlie
prisoners the drunken man managed to in
cur the displeasure of the said Alex. Jones,
w’lio pounced upon him like au infuriated
Bengal tiger and before the other prisoners
could pull him off he had inflicted injuries
from which the old man died Monday night,
having lain perfectly insensible from the
time of the injury until death relieved him.
An inquest was held on the body at the jail
yesterday morning and a post mortem ex
amination by Dr. Gwvnn developed contu
sion of the brain, besides fatal internal in
juries about the breast and stomach.
Other prisoners in the jail
testified that Jones became enraged at
Hicks for making a noise and got into a
quarrel w’ith him, jumped on him, caught
him by the shoulders and pounded his iiead
against the floor until he became insensible,
and came down with his knee on the breast
and stomach of the prostrate old man until
blood gushed out of his mouth and nose.'
Jones is a young man about 20 year:; of age,
with most powerful muscular development.
He will weigh about 200 pounds, and looks
to be as strong as a mule. He is a full
blooded African, has a low sloping forehead
and a full development of all the animal
at the expense of his mental faculties,
though fce is by no means a lunatic nor ail
idiot. Wo interviewed him in the jail yes
terday’ morning. He evinced not the slight
est concern at having killed his fellow man,
and was ready and willing to talk on the
subject. He said that I licks kept crawling
up to him and trying to catch him by r the
leg, but he say’s he did not intend to kill him.
He gave us a full account of his killing the
lx>y last winter. He said that he was out
hunting anil lmd killed a rabbit when
the boy came up and claimed the game, and
at tempted to take it. “I kept telling him,”
lie said, “ ‘if yer doan let dis rabbit er lone
I’ll kill yer, boy!’ but he kept right on
snatching at de rabbit; den I knock him
dowm an’ step back an’ shot him jes’ like I
tell him.” After killing the boy the mur
derer ran away and eluded arrest until some
time in March, when ho was captured and
put in jail. He is evidently a bad Klex, and
if he gets his just deserts ho will hang
higher than Hainan.
Fools Keep the Games Going.
PYom the Chicago Herald.
One night last week I was showing a friend
front abroad some of the sights of the town
after dark, and. being in search of novel
ties, went into Hankins’ gambling house ut
l;<4 Clark street. It is a queer place and my
friend, who had never before seen anything
of the kind, was much astonished.
“Why,” said he, “I had heard that gam
bling was suppressed under your new
Mayor.”
Hut what struck my friend most was not
the large number of players, nor their pov
erty-stricken appearance, but the regularity
with which that handsome, though sinister,
individual, George Hankins himself, made
a tour of the cash drawer and the rolls of
wealth which he unfailingly found therein.
“About once an hour.” said a habitue of
the place, “Hankins makes the rake-in
rounds. In the till of every game he inva
riqjily finds a roll—sometimes a large one,
sometimes a small one. I have spent a good
many days and nights in here, nnd on only
two occasions did I see any necessity arise
for Hankins putting money back into a box
to keep the game going, and then he took
the stutf from one box, where the game was
running strong in favor of the house, and
put it into the other, where the player* were
having a streak of luck. One of the queer
est tilings übout this business is the unfail
ing steadiness with which the stacks of bills
accumulate in the tills of the gaming tables.
It is just like a well—the stull' appearing to
pour in as fat ns a healthy man can take it
out. Here nnd there a player wins big stacks
of checks, cashes in ana quits, fiat the
money to pay them oir doesn’t come from
the house but from the other players. ”
“What a queer business to he sure,”added
my friend; “steady receipts from unknown
customers, no bixiks or records to be kept,
no value given in return—just a crowd of
poor chaps coming in here, emptying tlieir
Licketsaud walking out again, disconso
tely. What lx-comes of all this money:"
“A good ileal of it goes into race horses.”
"Rough on Dirt.”
Ask for “Rough on Dirt.” A perfect
washing powder found at last! A harmless
extra fine A1 article, pure and clean, sweet
ens, freshens, bleaches nnd whitens without
slightest Injury to finest fabric. Unequaled
for fine linens and lacos, general household,
kitchen and laundry use. Softens water,
saves labor and via,). Added to starch pre
vents yellowing, 5c., 10c.. &Y-. t giwcr*
FI'XERAr, INVITATIONS.
BEST. The relatives, friends and acquaint
ance of Mb. Gkoroe N. Best and fir. A.O.
i Best ami family, are invited to attend the fu
' neril of the former from the residence of the
latter, White Blutt Road, THIS MORNING at 10
o'clock.
RAINES —The friends and acquaintance of
Mb. and Mr. James R. Halves and \V. C Lyon
and family, art? respectfully invited to attend
the funeral of the former from his residence.
No. 70 Broughton street, THIS AFTERNOON at
5:30 o’clock.
BARRETT.—The friends and relatives of Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Barrett, and family, are re
spectfully invited to attend the funeral of their
infant son Francis from No. 13 Steward St., at
10 o'clock THIS MORNING.
TALMUD. The relatives, friends and ac
quaintance of Mrs. U. A. TAurntn are respect
lully invited to attend her funeral from her laie
residence, 37 Tatiiall, corner of Jones street,
THIS ASTERN< >ON at 8:80 o’clock.
GILLIAND.—The friends and relativesof Mrs.
Maiy Ann Giiiiaud and of Maurice .1. Murphy
and family, are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral of .Mrs. Mary Ann Giu.ia.nd from
the residence of M. J. Murphy’, 03 Jefferson St.,
at 9 o’clock THIS MORNING.
MEETINGS.
MAGNOLIA ENCAMPMENT, No. 1, 11.
O. O. F.
Patriarchs: A special z
meet in? of the ere ym.
campment will he held jlSwB
THIS AFTERNOON I o /. :i ; J n P
ats o'clock at I. O. O. Gw.A A.gf'cV', •
F. Temple for the pur- Msi 'in - Ysl
pose of paying the last f /’
tribute of respect ‘ F ’ _TT-NcteS
Patriarch James A. 1
Raines. By order of
F. FICKEN, C, P.
J. S. Tyson, Scribe.
OGLETHORPE LODGE, No. 1, I. O. O. E.
A special meeting of this Lodge will be held
THIS AFTERNt )ON at 3 o'clock to pay the last
tribute of respect to our deceased brother, J.
K. KAiNEs. Memlters will please assemble at the
Lodge room promptly.
JOHN S. HAINES, N. G.
J. 11. H. Osborne, R. S.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
BASE BALL.
SAVANNAH’S vs. AMATEURS.
AT BASE BALL PARK, THIS AFTERNOON,
4:30 O’CLOCK.
Admission 25 cents, Boys 15c. Ladies Free.
DIVIDEND NO. 7.
Office Mutual Gas Light Cos., I
Savannah, Ga., July 16th, 1887. (
A quarterly dividend of one and one-half per
centum on the capital stock of this company
has this day been declared, payable at this office
on and after August 15th, next, to stockholders
of record this day.
LEWIS C. LILLIE, Secretary.
DIVIDEND.
Office Savannah Gaslight Company, I
Savannah, July 18th, 1887. f
A dividend of TWO AND A HALF PERCENT,
on. the Capital Stock of this company has been
declared, payable on and after WEDNESDAY,
the 20th inst., to stockholders as of record this
day. A. G. GUERARD, President.
NOTICE TO TAILORS.
CITA’ OF SAVANNAH, 1
Office Clerk of Council, >
July 12th, 1887. |
Bids will be received at the office of the Clerk
of Council until 12 o'clock m. MONDAY, 25th
inst,.. for furnishing the police force with Win
ter Uniforms in accordance with specifications
to lie seen at this office. The city reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. By order of the
COMMITTEE ON POLICE.
Frank E. Rebarlk, Clerk of Council.
DR. HENRY b COLDING,
DENTIST,
Offico corner Jones nnd 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. 00
a bottlo. Freight paid to any address.
B. F. ULMER, M. D.,
Pharmacist, Savannah, Ga.
PROPOSALS
Proposals for Culverts and Ditches.
Offic e of the City Rcrveyor, 1
Savannah, Ga., July 15th, 1887. (
I>ROPOSALS will be received until WEDNES
DAY NIGHT. July 27th, at 8 o'clock,
directeu to Mr. F. E. Rebarer, Clerk of Council
of the city of Savannah, for the furnishing of
materials and building forty-om* feet of forty
eight inch half round eulvert, and forty one feet
of thirty-six inch culvert, together with such
bulkheads and catch-basins as may be required.
Also, for the digging of three hundred ami
sixty-one feet of ditch, two and one-half feet
wide at the bottom, seven feet wide at the top
and five feet deep; and, also, seventy-five feet of
ditch, two feet wide at the bottom, five feet wide
at the top and four feet deep.
Plans and significations may be seen at the
office of the City Surveyor.
The city reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
All bids must l>e signed by two sureties, before
a Notary, for the faithful performance of the
work. J. deBRUYN KOPS, C. E.,
Acting City^Surveyor.
Proposals for Sewers and Culverts.
Office or the City Surveyor, T
Savannah, Ga., July 15th, 1887. '
J )ROP< >SALS will be received until WEDNES
-1 DAY NIGHT, July 27th, at H o'clock,
directed to Mr. F. E. Keharor, Clerk of Council
of the city of Savannah, for furnishing mater
ials and building three hundred and sixty-one
feet of forty two inch sewer, seventy-five fecit
of thirty inch softer, forty-one feet of
sixty inch half round culvert, together with
sundry catch-basins and bulkheads as may be
required. The said sewers, culverts, bulkheads
and catch-basins to lie built on the Waters Road,
near the property of Mr. John Schwarz.
Plans and specifications maybe seen at the
office of the City Surveyor.
The city reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
All bids must be signed by two sureties, before,
a Notary, for the faithful performance of the
work. J. dkBUUyN KoPS, <\ E.,
Aeting City Surveyor.
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HOTELS.
NEW HOTEL TOGNI,
(Formerly St. Mark's A
Newnan Street, near Bay, Jacksonville, Fla.
WINTER AND SUMMER.
r IMTE MOST central House in the city. Near
J Post Office, Street Cars and all Ferries.
New and Elegant Furniture. Electric Bells,
Baths, Etc. $2 .*4) to per day.
JOHN Is. TOGNI, Proprietor.
DUB'S SCREVEN HOUSE.
r |HIIS POPULAR Hotel Is now provided with
Ia Passenger Elevutor (the only one in the
city)aud has been remodeled and newly fur
nisluxl. The proprietor, who by recent purchase
is also the owner of the establishment, spares
neither jiuins nor expense in the entertainment
of his guests. The patronage of Florida visit
ora is earnestly invited. The table of the
Screven House is supplied with every luxury
that tlie markets at home or abroad can afford
MARSHALL HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, - - GA.
EG. I). HODGES, Proprietor. Formerly of
' < the Metro)kilitan Hot. 1. New York, and the
Grand Union, Saratoga Spring*. Location oon
tral. Ali parts of the city and places of inter
est accessible l>.v street cars constantly passing
tiled,sirs Special inducements to tlioso visit
ing the city for business or pleasure.
THE MORRISON HOUSE? -
One of the Largest Hoarding House* in the
South.
\FFORDH pleasant South rooms, good lioard
with pure Artesian Water, at prices to suit
t hose wishing table, regular or transient accom
modations. Northeast corner llroiightou and
tu.yton s'.i a i.i, o;>|H/si'r Msi.n-dl Hotv-’j.
EXCURSIONS.
Excursion to Warsaw.
SUNDAY, JULY 24th.
CTEAMER POPE CATLIN will leave whan
Id foot of Abercora street at 9 o’clock a. m.
Cars will leave Coast Line Junction at 9:30 and
10:30 a. m., connecting at Thunderbolt wit!
steamer.
Fare Either Way, Round Trip, 50c.
MUSIC ON BOAT AND IN PAVILION,
International Steamship Cos. Uni
OF—
“ Palace Steamers’ 1 '
BETWEEN
Boston, Portland, East
port and St. John, N. 8.,
With Connection's to all Parts of th
Provinces.
PORTLAND DAY LINE.
Steamers leave Commercial Wharf, Bostoi\
8:30 a. m . every Monday, Wednesday’ and Frt
dav for Portland, making the trip in 7 hour*
affording excellent coast scenery.
KASTPORT AND ST. JOHN LINE.
Steamers leave Boston 8:30 a. M.,and Portland
sp. m every Monday. Wednesday and Friday
for Eastport and St. John.
ST. JOHN DIRECT LINE.
A steamer will leave Boston every Thursday
at 8 a M. for St. John direct.
ANNAPOLIS LINE.
A steamer will leave Boston every Monday and
Thursday at Ba. m. for Annapolis, N. S., con
neeting for Yarmouth, Digby, Halifax, etc.
J. B. COYLE, Jr., E. A. WALDRON,
Manager. Portland, Me. Gen. Pass. Agt
Charleston aid Samnat
HAIL'WAY.
Summer Excursions
Commencing SUNDAY, MAY 15th, this Cora
pany will sell round trip tickets to
CHARLESTON, BEAUFORT AND
PORT ROYAL,
By following Trains and at following Rates:
By train leaving Sundays only, at 6:45 a. a.; re
turning, leave Charleston at 3:35 p. m., Pori
Royal 3:30 and Beaufort 3:45 p. m. sami
day $1 04
By train leaving Sunday only at 6:45 A. M,; re
turning, leave Charleston Monday morn
ing $2 00
By train leaving Saturday at 8:23 p. m. ; return
ing, leave Charleston Monday morning. §2 56
By train leaving Saturday at 12:26 p. m. ; return
ing, leave Charleston Monday morning.. $3 00
Tickets for sale at WM. BREN’S, Bull street
and at Depot. E. P. McSWINEY,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
Charleston and Savannah Ry.
Reduction in Rates
-TO
NE¥ YOIIIv.
r piTIS company Ims now on sale ticket*
1 at sls to New York via Atlantic Coast
Line and the magnificent steamships of
tho Old Dominion S. S. Company, sailing from
Norfolk, Va., every Monday. Tuesday, Wednes
day. Thursday and Saturday, arriving at New
York on following evenings. Meals and stato
room on steamships included.
Passengers should take train 78 leaving Savan
nah at 8:23 p. m. on days previous to those men
tioned above.
This r<>ute affords a delightful sea trip, avoid
ing Cape Hatteras.
Pullman accommodations and elegant state
rooms secure# on application to Win. Bren,
T. A., 22 Bull Ltreet, or J. B. Oliveros. T. A..
Depot. E. P. McSWINEY,
Gen. Paws Agent.
SUMMER RESORTS.
ELDER HOUSE
INTHAJST GA.
\\T A. ELDER, Proprietor. Season of 1887.
▼ ▼ • Our bedrooms are large and airy and
Live been much improved bv repainting them
and placing blinds on the windows. The table is
first-class; service prompt and polite; climate
good; no mosquitoes or sandflies; good hand of
music through the season. The water is un
equaled in America, and we refer with confi
dence to anyone who has given it a trial. For
analysis, terms, etc., address El). A. ELDER,
Manager.
S. G. HEALY & CO.,
PROPRIETORS,
SALT SPRING, NEAR AUSTELL, GEORGIA.
UJ ATER almost, a specific for Dyspepsia, Kid
ney Trouble and Cutaneous Diseases.
Orders for water and all information addressed
to tlie firm at Austell, Ga.
THE COLUMBIAN,
SARATOGA SPRINGS.
THE FAVORITE HOTEL OF SAVAN NAHIANB
Opens Jvine Qoth.
JAMES M. CASE. Proprietor.
<JENTRAL 1 l< )TEL,
ROME, GEORGIA.
p APT AIN J. M. KINDRED, Into of Calhoun,
v Georgia, and C. H. LEFTWICH, of Knox
vifie, Teun., Proprietors. Both commercial
travelers for years, and fully posted as to th<
wants of the public. Come and see its.
r PHE WHITLOCK HOUSE, in Marietta, Ga.,
L combines privileges and conveniences of t
first-class hotel, and the comforts and pleasure!
of a home. Capacity, about one hundred and
fifty guests. large,' handsome, well furnished
rooms; best of bods: table good; large shadec
grounds, covered with blue grass; lawn Tennis
Croquet, Billiards and Bowling Alloy, all
for guests. Prices more moderate than an)
other house in Georgia for the accommodation*
M. G. WHITLOCK, Owner and Proprietor.
r PHE WATAUGA HOTEL, Blowing Rock, N
I C. In the mountains of North Carolina
4,000 feet above the sea. Easily accessible. Medt
cal graduate on the premises. Terms the low
est in North Carolina. Ojiened June Ist for tin
season. For information address WATAUUJ
HOTEL CO., Blowing Rock. N ('.
r PHOUBAND ISLANDS.—Westminster Hotel
I Westminster Park, Alexandria Bay, N. Y’. -
“Unquestionably the finest location in thi
Thousand Islands."— Harpcr'i Magazine, Sept.
1881 Send for descriptive isunphlet. H. F
INGLEH.VRT, Proprietor.
( Ol‘ V ICTN ERSIIII* NOTH I S.
DISSOLUTION.
r pilF. firm of PAXTON BROS., 431$ mile port
1 K. F. It W. R. R., Liberty county, Ga., ii
thin (lay dissolved by mutuul consent. Mn. I> R
PAXTON having bought out the entire 1 1.ten-4
of Mn. J. M. I’AXTON, the busmens will be con
ducted in Ills own name, and he assumes all Ins
htlities and will collect all assets due the lata
firm. J. M. PAXTON,
July 22, 1887. D. B. PAXTON.
MERCHANTS, manufacturers, mechanics
. corporations, and all others in need oI
l>rintinpt. littu-graphing, mid blank books cai
have thulr orders promptly filled, at modorati
prices, at tlie MORNING NEWji PRINTIN'!
lIOUHV, s Whitaker s'root.