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2 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. ■■ 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.