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2 FELTONS FIERY TIRADE. THE MAN FROM SUMTER GIVEN A TERRIBLE SCATHING. Bartow’s Representative Classes Him as on a Par With the Worst of the Negroes—Marital Relations Touched. Upon With Considerable Bitterness —Fears of a Personal Meeting. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 10. —In the Senate to-day the minority report eanio from the Finance Committee against the Dean bill to sell the State road. It was signed by Messrs. James. Wofford, Robins, Daniel, McLeod, Ix.'Wis, Dilworth, Jackson, and Turnipseed. They gave the following rea sons; 1. In our opinion the sale of the Western snd Atlantic railroad would l* premature, injurious, and the results flowing therefrom would seriously affect and greatly impair the credit, of the State, and w ould be dctri mental to the interests of the citizens thereof. 8. The sale of this magnificent pieeo of property of the State of Georgia will con siderably decrease and hazard the educa tional fund of the State, and will deprive thousands of our children of the advan tage of a common free school education in tho elementary branches of au English education, and will to a fearful extent cripple the educational system of the whole State, which is contrary to the spirit, and reason of the constitution of the State of Georgia on that, subject. 3. The bill anticipates the payment of betterments by the State to the present lessees, thereby forestalling an unbiased in vest,gatiou and fair settlement of this imixirtant question. 4. The proposed sale is against t he best interests and expressed wishes of a largo majority of the people of this State. ■ r ). \\ e further believe tliut the sale of the Western and Atlantic railroad at the mini mum price fixed in the bill would bo bail busiin ss policy. A motiou was made to reconsider the bill limiting elections to change county seats to once in live years but it failed. Mr. Jackson, of the Thirty-seventh dis trict, offered a resolution reciting the illit eracy existing in this and other States, due largely to the class lately in slavery, and almost wholly destitute of property; assort ing that the best disposition that can be made of tho surplus in the national Treas ury is to distribute it to the different States on the basis of illiteracy for educational purposes, and requesting Georgia’s Senators and Representatives in Congress to earnestly advocate such a measure. In the House. In the House to-day u motion introduced by Mr. Wilson, of Camden, to reconsider the terrapin bill was tabled. The special order was the reformatory bill. Mr. Rray, of Fulton, concluded his argu ment for the bill begun last Thursday. Mr. Harre.l, of Decatur, opposed tho bill. He said he had two objections to it. Per sons guilty of heinous crimes ought to be punished adequately, instead of having their punishment mitigated and being con fined with trivial offenders. Another objec tion was that the bill aggregated in one sec tion of the State convicts from all the counties of the Stab-. This would be a sort; upon the public policy of the State, in com parison with which the evils of the present lease system amounts to nothing. His sub stitute' was intended to meet these objections. In the counties of his section juvenile offenders were generally bound out, and this was better than an aggregation of them in one section. His substitute authorizes any city in tho State to establish a reformatory school for its own juvenile < r misdemeanor offenders. He regretted the [ersonal turn that had been given to the discussion, particularly the flings aimed at the gentleman from Bar tow. Mr. Ha-rison, of Quitman, opjiosed the bill and defended the present system. He criticised the details of the bill and urged ita impracticability. FELTON TO THE RESCUE. Mr. Felton, of Bartow, took tho floor in support of Ins Hill, and addressed a crowded floor and packed galleries, lie said people were daily sending a message bidding him God sp-ed in his support of the bill. Dozens bad been received by himself, and he knew of some received by others. He had no doubt but if the question were submitted to the people at the ballot-box it would receive an overwhelming majority. The people of Georgia were intelligent, an [Christian people and tueir disp. tuition was always to do right. He was proud of his State anil hurled back imputations on her humanity. Such a sys tem as we have reflects upon the good name of the State. Rut he rejected and hurled back such reso lutions as had been adopted in Boston. Let us do right, and then we may lie indifferent to the opinions of people elsewhere. Popu lar sentiment on this question was changing. He referred to two gentlemen of the House who had changed their positions on this question. His friends from Webster and Coweta, who had come forward with a substitute for his bill. Who would have supposed, after listening to the gentleman from Dougherty two years ago, that he, too. would at this session have come for wani with a substitute, the principal fea ture of which was reform for juvenile offenders. MONEY AS A POWER. He believed that the system was intended to be humane and reformatory, but ’’uh, •* power of money!’’ There is, as said by the gentleman from Fulton, "money in it,” and that is tire secret of its perversion from its original purpose. Its savage cruelty fir st attracted attention to its evils. He referred to the reports of former investigating com mittees showing the bad condition of the camps. The object was to wring the last dollar from the toil and blood of the convicts or consign them to the grave. He did not know that it was any better uow, and lie referred to the reports in circulation of the pivsent bud condition < if the camps. Ho was not sur prised to hear of murder and gambling on Sunday, when it was shown that the lessees worked the convicts on .Sunday. He said one of the lessees was lately sick and deliri ous, and in his delirious muttering* such words as theso were heard to esoajs- him; “Convicts, my God." The- system seemed to press heavily uiioii his conscience, but lie imagined some' of the lessees never had a ripplo upon tho surface of their conscience. SIMMONS ARRAIGNED. The speocli was too lengthy even for a full synopsis, but his reply lo the attack marie on him last Thursday by Mr. .Sim mons wqs a fearful invective and is pro noiuiccd the most remarkable and terrific denunciation ever heard on the fliror of the Georgia Legislature. Ho combatted Mr. Simmons’ proposition rep uted from Maud sley that criminals could not lie reformed. Maudslev was the advanced materialist of the age. Uptakes tho position first that there is no God and second that there is no soul. We can only supp.se that the gentle man from Sumter worships such a God. The chairman to suppress applause in the galleries read the rule forbidding It. Dr. Felton continued: This is the day for a fierce fight. He wanted it under food from what atheistical source such an argu ment emanates. Ho was willing to rust such an argument with this House of Chris tian legislators. He thought that these uphold and love the Christian State of Georgia. Mr. Simmons bad said that the negroes who knew him would, if they could, elect him President of the United ' States, and yet lie ha 1 sail tliut the negro.* had neither water nor soap, and wore indifferent to the marnage relation yet he said that such negroes would elect him President. A SEVERE COM I'A 111 SOS. Mr. Speaker, did you ever see two dew dro)Wineotf How imperceptibly they nisli into each other’s bosom, mid the identity of each is lost. He illustrated in this way the congeniality of such negroes and the go" ' tleman from Sumter. Mythology tells us | that when two -- ails meet in the other wcrld, though they had never seen each other be | fore, they at once roeognizo their affinity. ! Thus the unwashed negroes of Sumter nnd | the gentleman from that county ' would mutually recognize their affinity. He also ‘‘referred to n little dog strutting nnd twisting his tail when among larger curs and always in such a manner as more plainly to oxjiose his hinder ports. Might his hand forget its cunning when he availod himself of bis privileges on this floor to rudely and wan tonly attack his fellow members. Ho had none but tha w armest feelings for the gen tleman from Dougherty, whose noble heart would not permit him to attack another member in a ruffianly manner. Dr. Felton said that many persons had told him they were anxious to see what reply lie would make to tho ruffian who had dragged his homo and family into this debate. He respected the mun who said the horse was 17 feet high and stood by it, hut not the man win > attempted to sneak out by saying he meant 17 hands. COMPARES HIMSELF WITH HOWARD. He instituted a comparison between him self nnd John Howard to show their dissim ilarity. Howard had mnrried his servant girl. He (Dr. Felton) had married no one but oue of the noblest and most intellectual of <fomen, a noble and true wife —a noble and patriotic daughter of Georgia. He would say to the man from Sumter, in the language of Macaulay: “Slave, coward, hireling, the oue small service you can do for her is to hate her.” When ho inti mates that bis only son was a prospective inmate of a penitentiary, he would reply that, he would rather that than that lie should imitate the manners of the man from Sumter. To-day and for the future when ho should pray that his hoy should lie duti ful and honorable he should wish that, he might be tho very opposite of the man from Sumter. He would repel slanders on his home as long ns God gave him strength. It was true that his term was bent, his hair was white and liis nerves shattered, but as long as God gives him intellect and heart it would lie devotod to the defense of his home and the welfare arc i prosperity of Georgia. Why this rude intrusion on his bent form? He had had controversies with the gentlemen from Dougherty and Webster and others, hut none hut tho best and kindliest feelings existed between them, hut such feelings t >- ward him by’ the gentleman from Sumter would lie the worst fate that could befall him. He would leave him with the un washed negroes, the negroes who hate soap, tho negroes of Sumter who disregard the marriage vows, among whom he was a big shote in a peach orchard, During the speech Mr. Simmons tried to interrupt several times, in some excitement, but Mr. Felton would not lie interrupted. It is anticipated that Mr. Simmons will get the floor to-morrow to reply. CANCELLED BONDS. Judge Harrell Before the Marietta and North Georgia Committee. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 10. —Tho investiga tion into the history and influences used in passing the resolution providing for the can cellation of the Marietta and North Georgia railroad bonds promisos to pan out rieb. The committee had a meeting this after noon and examined Judge Harrell, who is tho author of the resolution calling for tho investigation. He said ho had no further interest in tho matter than any other member, but believed the Legislative action was unconstitutional nnd illegal and ought to bo set aside, He said lie was a member of tho Finance Com mittee of the House in 1881, and of its sub committee, to whom was referred the reso lution allowing the road abatement of inter est on the 1 kmk!k it tho road was finished by January, IHkk, two years after the original date fixed. They reported favorably on the agreement made if the friends of the road would bo satisfied. The resolution passed the House without opposition, but the Sen ate amended it by obliterating the whole debt. RUSHED THROUGH THE HOUBE. The amendment was brought up in the House during the closing days of th session nnd pushed through without more than a dozen momlicrs knowing what it meant, and, as he was satisfied, without a constitutional majority. He has made nu investigation, mi'l is satisfied on that jsiint George R. Eager secured the passage of the resolution, representing that it was for the benefit of the road. Tt now transpires that it will only benefit Mr. Eager and A. D. Kinsey, wheat that time had given tho railroad company an indemnified bond securing them against tho future payiuent of the bonds. In this Mr. Eager practiced n fraud on tho Legislature. Mr. Hari’ell personally knew <>f no improper iiifluonee brought to War on the Legislature to secure tho passage of the resolution, hut gave the names of the fol lowing witnesses, who knew all about tho secret history of the legislation: Judge Welhom of Rlnirsville, ,1. M. Russell of Columbus, It. F. Maddox of Atlanta, \V. R. Rowers and A. D. Kinsey of Marietta. They will lie subpomaed for the next meet ing of the committee. FRANK THOMAS DEAD. Popular at Athens and Savannah—A Negro's Fall. Athens, Ga., Aug. 10 — Frank Thomas, a young man about 18 yeai-s old, the only son of Maj. John J. Thomas, died at his father’s residence, on Price avenue, this morning at 10 o’clock. Mr. Thomas had been in feeble health for some time. A few months ago he took a trip to Savannah, where, for awhile, his health was greatly benefited, lint just hefore his return home he was taken with a rolnpse and has not been )N’i’fectlv well since. With the young men of the city Mr. Thomas was a universal favorite, and his sad death has cast a gloom over the community. He loaves a futlier, mother nnd sister. Mr. Thomas was a brother of Mrs. Henry McAlpin, of Savannah. His funeral will lake place to-morrow morning from the First Presbyterian church. This morning aimut 9 o’clock a negro mail was riding down town with great speed in search of Dr. Carlton. His horse stumbled nnd fell, throwing the man several yards and landing him on his head. A gentleman ran to the rescue and found that the skin had been fearfully cut from the hack of the negro’s head, causing a verv painful wound. He is reeling quietly to-night under tho in fiuence of morphine. Farmers Lose In Meriwether Columbus, Ga., Aug. 10.—Some of the farmers in Meriwether county suffered great damage to their crops hy' the redout heavy ruins. Among them was John Al ford whose plantation is situated in what is known as the “Cove." Ho loses his entire crop and had to move his family to a place of safety on a spur of the mountains where lie built, a shanty to protect them from the went her. Twentv-flve young men formed a pool here, bought twenty-live tickets in the Ixiuisiann lottery nnd drow $2,000 iu the drawing lust Tuesday. Georgia Agriculturists. Canton, Ga.. Aug. 10.—The State Agri cultural Convention adjourned to-day after a two -lavs’ harmonious meeting. The Brady bill was nearly unanimously con demned by the convention. It was a large convention and much interest was mani tested in its meeting About .‘lOO <ju!egates were present. Mr. Northern, of Hancock, wus elected prraident and Mr. Waddell, at Polk county, vice president. Wnvoross was selected as the next place of meeting. Receding at Augusta. Augusta, Aug. 10.—Tho river reached 38 feet 10H inches this morning by daybreak, and is'gitn rece ling. It is now falling rap idly. A portion of the city was hadly ' ! . b '*■ no erioiD dsnic-r was done. THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1887. A THRILLING STORY. Kow an El Paso Man Came Near to Death. from the / / Paso Jnter-RepuhHei. “A man gets some queer ideas in his head when he’s out all alone in the mountains," said John Sanderson, an old prospector who has his headquarters at El Paso, but who makes several incursions into the mining districts every year. “Half of them believe in ghosts, nine out of ten in signs, and about all of them in luck. My own exix'rieneo lias changed my views fii a grasl many par ticulars, and, for one thing, it has made me ’ a firm, believer in special providences. It didn’t come about gradually, hut through as marvelous escape from a:i awful death as. I believe, e ver falls to men. “It happened up in the Mimbres Moun tains four years ago this summer. The Mimbres lie in New Mexico,down below old Fort Tule Rosa, and they must lie full of gold somewhere, because the beds of the creeks that find their way down the sides are so rich in placer diggings that you can’t pull up a sage brush around there without see ing bright specks among the roots. I had a jet theory then that if you followed the creeks up high enough and looked elose enough you would find a tremendous deposit of gold in decomposed quartz. I thought, you see, that a little of it had washed off the surface in the course of time and formed those placers. What I wanted to find was the mother m iqe. “I talked the thing up to Charley Burke, another prospector and friend of mine, until lie agreed to put up half the outfit and join me in the search. Wo got a couple of bur ros, the necessary tools, and started earlv in the spring. The country about the Mim bres is about ns wild and desolate as any on earth, mid it was a trip that nothing but faith and enthusiasm would prompt a innn to attempt. It was one succession of gorges, gulches ajid acclivities, all strewn with grunite tumblers from the size of n man’s hand to a four-story block, and often we were obliged to leave the water-course we were following and make detours that took days at a time. “The creek we followed was almost dry and we stopped frequently looking for placers. Wc found no very rich ones, luit everywhere there was gold. Sometimes there would bo lots of it in the bottom of the tin cup after we had taken a drink, and sometimes—hereisn curious thing—it would lie floating oil the surface. I will let some one who is bettor posted in science than I tell why gold now and then floats, but I only know that little flakes of it do, and n lot of it is lost ia sluice mining that way. As long as wo found placers we knew that the main deposit was ahead, so we pushed along, tired enough hut confident. At last we came to a spot where the sand was barren for several uays’ journey, and then we began to pros pect the country all around. To make a long story short we struck a ledge one morning with outcroppings that crumbled under ray pick and showed quartz all streak ed with yellow threads. ‘Charlie,’ I yelled out, idl afire at once, ‘we have struck it!’ “But before we sunk a shaft we found something else that sent our hearts to our mouths. It was an old shaft, hack a little ways and in a claim, properly staked out, that covered that very ledge. There was a notification according to law on one of the posts, that Peter Sumner and Joseph Klautzv hud taken possession of the ‘Big Six’ and done the logal assessment work. I sat right down collapsed, hut Charley went over to the shaft and came back to toll me that it didn’t cover half the amount necessary, under the law, to hold the prop erty for a year. We measured it aud, sure enough, it was only down ntiout half the required distance, so we took jiossossion of the property, changed its name to ‘Tho Treasury,” and went to work. “We built ourselves n rough shanty, rigged up a windlass and began to sink. In a few days we were into a formation rich enough to make a man’s head swim and getting better as we went down. Wo were both so excited that we begrudged the time to sleep and eat, and we neither of us medi tate! for an instant giving the claim up to anybody, assessment work or no assessment work. What had become of the two men was a mystery. They hed left no trace ex cept the notification lionrd and shaft, und it gave mo the creeps now and t hen to think that they might be dead. But we were not in a frame of mind to let sentiment interfere with business. “I suppose we had been then* for a couple of weeks when provisions hogan to run short. We didn’t want to both leave the claim at once, so it was finally arranged that Charley go down to tho creek to a camp about fifty miles away and bring a supply. He took both burros anil started off. I calculated itasould take him a week to make the trip, and time hung heavy on my hands. I tried to work a little on the shaft. The formation was very hard, and wo had rigged up a sort of cross-bar ladder. I would go down this, fill the bucket, climb to tho surface and pull it up. “At alxwt noon of the second day after he left I was startled at what I thought was a man crossing a little gulch half a mile away. I only had a view of it between two rocks mid whatever it was passed so quickly that I was not sure. However, I wuitedfor a couple of hours and than, seeing nothing further, concluded I was mistaken aud I went down into the shaft. 1 filled the bucket with very heavy ore, elinilied up and hud it about half raised when a man came walking up the creek bed toward me. Then I knew that I was right before. "He was an uglydooking customer, big aud brawny, with a flat, Scandinavian face, and carried a Winchester on his arm I had u little stick that T slipped into the windlass handle near tho axle to keep it from turning backward, and, leaving the bucket just, where it was, suspended half way up, I started towai-d the cabin to get my arms. He covered me with his repeating rifle and ordered me to halt.’’ “ What are you doing on tny claim?” he said. “I reckon you can see,” I replied, putting as good a face oil it, as 1 possibly could. “You mean you've jumped it, you cursed thief?” "No, l don’t. There wasn’t enough work on it to hold it, and it was as much mine as unyhoily's.’’ "You lie!” “He looked at me over the sights with his wicked greenish eyes for full u minute. Then ho said:" , "Did you ever pray t" ' “Yes, I faltered. “Then pray now. I’ll give you two min utes to do it. “By that time my mind was clear enough to take in the whole situation and I had no doubt hul he intended to murder me then and I here. With me out of tee ivay there would Ini iio one to testify to the insufficient work and I would simply he regarded, if the story of my death was ever told, ns a claim jumper w ho had been justly dealt with. I felt my knees U'gin to tremble und tried an other rook.” “If you kill me,” 1 said, "my partner will In' hack and sec that you hang for it.” "I’ll fix your partner the same way, you ctaiin-jumping cur.” “True enough. Nothing would be eas’er than to assassinate Burke on liis return, and we bad so jealously guarded the secret of our trip that no oue would know where to solreh for us. We would simply disappear, as hundred* of prospectors do, never to bo seen by men again, and siswiily to lie for gotten. 1 hod no hope of mercy from the instant I looked into tliat man’s cruel face. I felt with a sickening qualm and a wiki drumming in my.ears that my time had come. ’’ “’Oh, for heaven’s sake, don’t murder me!' 1 cried, ‘1 will go.’” "The man made no reply. For a moment my head swain, and then, with a sudden re turn of vision that was excruciating iu its clearness, l saw- him stoop slightly, rest tho gun-barrel over the windlass handle, and marked even that slight contraction of tho eye-lid that always just, precedes a shot. The next instant there was a crash, nu ex plosion and a cry all nunghsl into one, I saw the man turning head over heels down the embankment, the Winchester firing through a cloud of smoke up into the air, H" 1 I!' 1 1 ' ’ ’ ' 1 ' 'e-H .acre' , whirring noise that was like some gigantic clock running down. “I did not realize it at the time, but this | is what had happened: Vi hen he rested his j gun across the windlass he dropped the, twirrel right against the little stick 1 had thrust in to prevent it turning, and knocked it out. I suppose the bucket of ore weighed 150 pounds, and the great iron handle, swinging clpar around, gained such terrific momentum that when it struck him square in the face, which it did, it lif tew 1 him off his feet like a cannon ball. The gun was dis charged by the shock, but the bullet went nowhere near me. Before I regained my senses I heard the bucket striko the bottom with a smash. “When I picked up the man he was un conscious, but moaning a little and the blood trickling out of ids cars. His gun was broken. Ho lav at the cabin fora week or two, and after Charlie got back we man aged to get him to Silver City. There the doctors put his face in a sort of plaster of l-aris cast, but, although the wound healed, lie was out of his head and eventually tiled. The night before he passed away he mo tioned for a little slate he used to write on, for he couldn’t speak. He ivas very weak and it took him a long time, but at last he scrawled: “ ‘Who hit me? “Before they could tell him he fainted away. The mine? Oh, the mine pinched out after awhile and disappointed us. I sold my in terest to Burke, and 1 think after working it for a year ho gave up iu disgust and moved away. FLORIDA’S METROPOLIS. The Sub-Tropical Executive Commit tee Holds Its First Meeting. Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 10.—The Ex ecuth-o Committee of the Sub-Tropical Ex port tion held its first meeting to-day, but nothing definite was done Aid the timo was spent in examining the places and specifica tions of the exposition buildings. Secretary Forbes was deputized to represent the Sub- Tropical at the Southern passenger agents’ meeting at Montgomery on Aug. 17. To-day while a Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West freight train was leaving Jack sonville, bound for Hanford, while not yet 100 yards from the depot,, a misplaced switch threw seven care off the track, dump ing two in McCoy’s creek, completely’ ruin ing the freight. No one was injured. The loss is estimated at 81,000. This morning two miles from Jacksonville the residence of Aaron I,’acosta was de stroyed by Are from a defoctive ilue. The property was valued at $O,OOO. The Governor today notified the Florida militia that the State Encampment is to take place at Pablo Aug. 27. AN ILL-FATED BARK. Yollow Jack Seems to Have Her on His Little List. Pensacola, Fla., Aug-10.—The Belgian bark Drie Emmas arrived at the quarantine station several (lays ago from Aspinwall on her way out. She lord two of her crew by sickness. The Board of Health has ordered her to Ship Island station. This vessel seems to be unfortunate in resjiect to sickness. In November, 1885, she sailed from Colon hound to Pensacola. After being out sev eral days the entire crew was stricken with the fever, except the mate, two men and a hoy. The vessel put into Carthagena, United States of Columbia, and remained their several months before she could pro ceed on her voyage owing to the sickness of the crew. Forward Superseded. Palatka, Aug. 10.—William C. Har grove took charge to-day of tin' office of the Circuit Court Clerk and Registrar of Deeds, vice William F. Forward, removed upon the charge of failing to make proper re turns. Racing at Saratoga. Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 10. —The weather was fine to day, the track excellent and the attendance fair. The events were us fol lows: Fikst Rack— Mile and seventy yards. Alarie won. with Gallatin second and Miss Motley third. Time 1:49. Second Race— One mile. Romp won, with Lewis Clark second and Percy third. Time 1:47m. Third Race— Mile and a quarter. Ten Strike won, with Binnette second and Harry Russell third. Tim'2:l3W Foprth Race— Three-quarters of a mile. Fred B. won, with Broughton second and Unique third. Time 1:17. Fifth Race— Five furlongs. Mattie Louratne won, with Quotation second and Irma 11. third. Time 1:U3)4. Death’s Lieutenants. London, Aug. 10. —Twelve new cases of cholera and twelve deaths were reported at Malta during the past twenty-four hours. KEY WEST’S RECORD. Key IXiEST, Fla., Aug. 10.—No new cases of fevt r have been reported since yes terday and hut one death has occurred, that of Mrs. DelPaio. Alabama’s Knights. Mobile, Aug. 10. — The third day’s session of the Knights of Labor was devoted to the an nual address of the Chief of the Grand Pre ceptress and the reinstallment of Sir Knight J. W. Wheeler. There was much rejoicing over the settlement of the rebellion against the order, which was started by Wheeler. WITH TIN FOIL BULLETS. Viscount Daignaut and Journalist Boi vln Meet in a Romantic Spot. A dispatch from Montreal to the New York World says: The cause of the duel on Mount Royal on Friday, and reported in to day's papers, is said to be that the Viscount Daignan hail called M. Boivin, a newspaper man, a prevaricator—to put it mildly. Then there was a challenge, seeonds were named ami the spot agreed on. The seconds selected a very romantic spot on the South side of Mount Royal. The last duel fought in Montreal was thirty years ago, when Dunum and Hir George Curhler sent bullets at each other. The occasion was happily bloodless. Two cabs drove up to the foot, of the mountain Friday, each containing one principal and second. A third contained an embryo physician. Th seconds had agreed that, five-shot revolvers should he need, that tin' distance should lie twenty paces and that shots should lie exchanged until somelxxiy was hurt. When the principals wore placed things looked serious to everybody except the second . "Ready, gentlemen 1” “Yiw.’’ “Fire!” Two reports rang out simultaneously. Both men still stood up and said to them sel vos’t.hat they were very bad shot*. The Viscount thought his honor wus satisfied, hut the news}iaper man did not want to quit. Both were so nervous that they could hit nothing hut atmosphere anyhow. The shades of Mount Royal inode every thing look gloomy as the principals faisd each other for the second shot, but the sec onds did not seem to mind it. - The word was given and two shots rung out. Nolssly was hurt this time. The principals were getting more nervous. The nobleman still minted to quit; his honor wus satisfied, aud lie seemed to think he might get hurt. But the newspaper man’s second would not hear of it. The principals took their places again and the word was given. One pistol went off; the other missed fire. The seconds agreed that the honor of tioth men was satisfied. Tlie belligerent* had chosen experienced men us seconds, and the latter knew letter than to load the pistols with ball cartridges. Bullets were imitated with tinfoil, which ! served the pinqsisr harmlessly, or someliody might have been hurt. A gentlemanly, but very nsil, salute finished matters so lur as the principals ore concerned, hut. the sec onds and the whole town ore enjoying the joke, and the Houlaiiger-Ferry affair is no wh ■ ■ *. FIRE PLAYS GHOSTLY TRICKS. A Family Terrified by Articles in the House Bursting- into Flames. A Woodstock (N. B.) dispatch to the New York World says: The people of this town are greatly excited over the strange and in explicable scenes which for the past twenty four hours have been enacted in a little two story frame house on Victoria street, occu pied by Regnnld C. Hoyt, a picture-frame dealer. flis family, consisting of five children and two nieces, aro in a state of great mental fear and anxiety, and will probably vacate the house to-night. Since 11 o’clock yesterday morning no loss than forty fires have broken out in various parts of the house, and bedding, furniture, win dow shades, clothing and various household articles have been partially destroyed. < inly untiring vigilance has prevented the house and its contents from burning to the ground, and this would have caused the destruction of other buildings in the vicinity. These fires can ho traced to no human agency, and even the most skeptical are staggered. Without premonition and with no Ia mils lighted or stoves in use, various articles would burst into flames. Now it would be a curtain high up out of reach, then a bed quilt in another room would lie gin to smoke and smolder, and, if to still further nonpluss the theorists, a carpet-cov ered lounge was found to be all afire under neath, among the jute stretched above the springs. A Basket of clothes on the shed burst into flames and the basket itself was partially consumed. A child’s dress hang ing on a hook, a feather bed, a straw mat tress were ignited and would have been consumed but for water poured on them. Tho villagers here believe the house haunted. A GAY OLD INDIAN MASHER. Strange Infatuation of a Racine Belle for a Humbaclced Kicliapoo. A Milwaukee (Wis.l dispatch to the New York Herald says: The bright little city of Racine, a few miles from here, the home of Jay-Eye-See, Phallas and other notables, is all agog over a strange case of infatuation. The sensation was caused by tho an nouncement that Miss Ivittie Newmanu, the pretty and accomplished daughter of John Newmanu, had married Utowaum, a full blooded Indian chief of a small band of Kickapoos that has been wandering about the State for several months vending medi cines. The Indians visile*! Racine about three months ago. Utowaum is fully 50 years old, has a hump back and only ono arm, wearing his coarse black hair hanging on liis shoulders. He is as 'unattractive looking as a human being can well be. Miss Newmann is a handsome girl, and is well known in musical circles. Bhe was a lender in her own social circle, and sang in the choir of the Holy Name Catholic church, of which she was a member. When Utowaum was here tho girl apparently lost her head, as her strong infatuation for tho Indian can be accounted for in no other way. When the tribe left this city the young woman disappeared, and it has l>een since learned that she fol lowed her dusky lover to Lake Geneva and other places. On Tuesday they were mar ried at Janesville. The girl’s father was in formed of the fact to-day and he is beside himself. He threatens to shoot tho Indian “masher” on sight, and will endeavor to get his infatuated child to return home. Weather Indications. Special indications for Georgia: FAIR Fail- weather, stationary tempera- Itiire. variable winds. Comparison of mean temperature at Savan nah. Aug. 10. 1387, ami the mean of samo day for fifteen years. mure T< tai Mean re ■ from the Departure j Mean Since for 15 years'Aug. 10 S’? -j- or | Jan. 1,1887. 81 (t j 76.3 I— 4.7 | 440 0 Comparative rainfall statement: ss?|HE -16 Years. .Aug. 10 >B7.j jjan^T. .26 ! .00 | .26 i- 2 72A Maximum temperature 83 2. minimum tem perature 69 8. Tho height of the river at Augusta at 1:33 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta tima) was 33 0 feet—a rife of 3.3 during tho past twenty-four hours. Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end ing tip. m., Aug. 10 18S7. 75th Meridian time. Distiucts. | Average. Name ?? Max.! Min. Rain tiX. Tem P Tem P 1. Wilmington 10 88 02 .00 2. i'harleston 8 86 tHi .00 8. Augusta 12 80 66 .00 4. Savannah 10 8S <0 .18 6. Atlanta H 80 00 CO 0. Moittgomery 8 88 TO 05 7. Mobile ; 9 !>2 70 .07 8. New Orleans 14 W 72 .28 ft. Galveston 21 )0 74 .10 10. Vicksburg ! 4 t-8 72 .25 11. Uttle Rook I 15 % 70 .00 12. Memphis 17 04 | 70 00 Averajr- ... I Observatioua taken at the sums moment of time at ail stations. Savannah, Aug. 10. 9:36 p. M.. city time. ! Temperature. I Direction. I p | Velocity. J c | Rain fail. Name or Stations. Portland 6S| 8 1..!... Fair. Boston 70 SIV .. Clear. Block Island .. 68 SW Clear. New York city ... 74 S .i ... Cloudy. Philadelphia .... 74 SW Cloudy. Detroit 78 \V ' . .'Clear. Fort Buford i 72 N i Cloudy. St. Vincent j fit SW- Fair Washington city.. 70 8 Cloudy. Norfolk j 70S E tij .... ‘Clear. Charlotte 70SAV | ...j clear. Hotter** 68 E ... Clear. Titusville j 18 N E 1 02 Clear. Wilmington ; 72 ..j Clear. Charleston j 70 S E Clear Augusta 7i W ' . j Clear. SAVANNAti 71.8 E .. Clear. Jacksonville lON Ei . 1... . jelear. Cedar Keys Key Wesi 82 F. Clear.- Atlanta. 70 S E 'Clear. Pensacola 80 S W ... Clear. Mobile 78 S W Clear. Montgomery 78. K Clear. Vicksburg 78|SW Clear. New Orleans j 70 ...!,. 28 ('lear. Shreveport 81 s Clear. Fort Smith J 80 S\V Clear. Galveston. I S4i S | Hi.... (dear. Corpus Chrlsti 1 81 S K ' l air. Palestine 74 S Cloudy. Brownes- die E Clear. RioGrando j SI I R j Clear. Knoxville I 78 AV Clear. Memphis j 82S E j... Clear Nashville 84 s W clear. liidiauaitolis 84 SAY i Clear. Cmeinnati 888 W .j ... Clear. Pittalmrg 81 K Clear. Buffalo 70 S Clear. Cleveland 80S K’ | Clear. Marquette 68 E .Cloudy. Chicago 70) H I.J .01 Cloudy. Duluth 72 . |..i .02 Cloudy. St. Paul TV .... |.. Cloudy. Davenport 88 g ! . Cloudy. Cairo 80 S Clear. St. Louis j 90; S clenr. Leavenworth... . 80' s .1,. Clear. Omaha ! H2;NW,.. clear. Yankton 76 N 01 Clear. Bismarck : 04 N E C.ear. Duodwond ! GU S W Clear ('heyenne j 0* s W 1 . Fair. North Platte ...| 70 N Clear. lhslgt- City * 80 s ( dear banla F 72 S E Fair. U. N. Sausbchy Sign il Corps, U.S. ArtuyT A oNK LKGGEn ukogar of St Lou s became on urgent in bis ixsiuests for aid that he win ar rested the other day. When the police searched him they found fidUam tobacco bags in ins pw. K ft* “'"1 s -wed to his ragged clothes, and each hag contained some money. The total amount was sil 41 For K<t value in Ti-as and < 'oilers go to fitl'euss Bi -V ' O „.| DEATHS. JUDGE.—Died, in this city August 10. Lilian Jcdgk, daughter of the late John Judge, Will be taken to Wilmington for burial. FUNERAL INVITATIONS. MELL.—The friends and acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Mel! are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of their youngest son, Rob krt I Tusk. THIS MORNING at 9 o’clock at Lau rel Grove Cemetery. MEETINGS. XEHUBBABEL LODGE .\<>. 15, LA A. M. A regular communication of this Lodge A will L‘ held THIS (Thursday) EVEN-'tc3f r INO at 8 o'clock. /NF\ Members of sister Lodges and transient breth ren are fraternally invited to meet with us. By order of A. C. HARMON, W. M. Frank W. Dasher, Sec'y. CALANTIiE LODGE NO. 38, K. OF P. A special meeting of this Lmige will be held at their Castle Hall TO-NIGHT /t'S'A at 8 o'clock. The Esquires rank will be aJjs] conferred, and matters pertainiug to EgXiri the new hall will lx- considered. yjfeSt Brethren of sister Lodges fraternally invited. By order of J. GARDINER, C. C. Wm. Falooxkr, K. of R. and S. SPECIAL NOTICES. BASE BALL TO-DAY AMATEURS —vs.— WARRENS. —AT— BABE BALL PARK. AT 4:30 p. m. Admission 25c. Ladies free. MELONS, MELONS. • Will receive this morning One Carload of Fresh Melons, and for sale in lots to suit at Central Railroad Yard. Very cheap. J. S. COLLINS & CO. .BLEB AND GRAY Cassimere Pants for Brick Masons, Plasterers and Lime Workers for sale very low at JAU DON'S, l5O St. Julian street. ALLGEMEINES DEUTSCHES VOLKS FEST. Given under the auspices of the GERMAN VOLUNTEERS on Wednesday and Thursday August 10 and 11, at SCHEUTZEN PARK. Prize Shooting and other outdoor amusements. Tick ets for sale by the Committee and at the Coast Line Railroad Depot. The following schedule will be strictly observed: Leave Junction 10:35 a.m., 1,2, 3,1, 5, 7:20 p. M. Leave Park, 6:15, 7:45. 9, 10:30 p. m. THE COMMITTEE. NOTICE Cextral Railroad Bank, 1 Savannah, Ga., August 8, 1837. ( I am instructed by the Board of Directors to notify the public that this bank is prepared to do a general banking business and solicits ac counts. T. M. CUNNINGHAM. Cashier. SPECIAL NOTICE. City of Savannah, I Office Clerk of Council, Aug. ti, 1887. f All persons are hereby cautioned against placing obstructions of any kind around or about the public hydrants or fire plugs in this city. Nothing that will obstruct or hinder the Fire Department from having free access to said hydrants or plugs should lie placed within fifteen feet thereof in either direction. The ordinance regulating this matter will be rigidly enforced. By order of the Mayor. FRANK E. REBARER, Clerk of Council. Dlt. HENRY COLDING, DENTIST, Office corner Jones and Drayton streets. ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR. This vegetable preparation is invaluable for the restoration of tone ahd strength to the sys tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot bo excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul mer’s Liver Corrector and take no other. $1 00 a bottle. Freight paid to any address. B. F. ULMER, M. D„ Pharmacist, Savannah, Ga. THE MORNING NEWS STEAM PRINTING HOUSE, 3 Whitaker Street. The Job Department of the Morning News, embracing JOB AND BOOK PRINTING, LITHOGRAPHING AND ENGRAVING, BOOK BINDING AND ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURING, is the most complete in the South.’ It is thorough ly equipped with the most improved machinery, employs a large force of couqmtent workmen, and carries a full stock of papers of ail descriptions. These facilities enable the establishment to execute orders for anything in the above lines at the shortest notice and the lowest prices con sistent with good work. Corporations, mer chants, manufacturers, mechanics and business men generally, societies and committees, are requested to get estimates from the MORNING NEWS STEAM PRINTING HOUSE before send ing t heir orders abroad. .1, H. ESTILL. COAL AND WOOD. COAL AND WOOD. ALL KINDS AND SIZES, PROMPTLY DELIVERED BY D. R. THOMAS, 11 1 Bay st root rind West Broa 1 struct wharves. WOOD. Bacon, Johnson & Cos. Have a fine stock of Oak, Pine, Liphtwood and Kindlinp, t’orner Liberty and List Broad strorts. Telephone 117. CHANDELIERS. FOR BALK 1 18 BURNER CHANDELIER, suitable for church or hull. 2 BURNER CHANDELIER. 8 4 BURNER < TIANDKUER 8 2 BURNER CHANDELIER. Apply to JNO, MUQLSON or F. M. HULL. SEEDS. liuists Reliable Cabbage anil Turnip SEEDS, JUST RECEIVED FRESH AT OSCK( >LA JUTTIuKirsI OFFICERS. Books and Blanks I required by county officers for the nee of the court*, or ror office use, supplied to oroerby the MORNING NKoS I’lubTISU HOUSE, 3 I '• • i-’tcr ti"- • ‘ic, iunlit. State or Weather. SUMMER RESORTS. Ocean House TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA. SEA BATHING unsurpassed on the Atlantic Coast. Comfortable rooms, neatly fur nished. Fare the best the market affords. Bathing suits supplied. Terms moderate. OEO. I>. H()DOES, Proprietor. S. G. HEALY & CO.’ PROPRIETORS, SALT SPRING, NEAR AUSTELL, GEORGIA \\T ATER almost a specific for Dyspepsia, Kid ’ , nev Trouble and Cutaneous Diseases. < )riers for water and all iufonnation addressed to the firm at Austell. Ga. THE COLUMBIAN SARATOGA SPRINGS. THE FAVORITE HOTEL OF S A VANN AHIAN9 Opens ,Tune 35tlx. J AMES M. CASE, Proprietor. CENTRAL HOTEL? ROME, GEORGIA. r< ATTAIN J. JI. KINDRED, late of Calhoun, v' Georgia, and C. 11. LEFTWICH, of Knox vllle. Tenn.. Proprietors. Both commercial travelers for years, and fully posted us to the wants of (he public. Come and see ns. NEW YOKE HOARD. ’ I 71 i \ AND 1,707 Broadway, comer 54th. ‘•I House kept by a Southern lady: inoo tion desirable. Refers by permission to Col. John Screven, Savannah. r pHE WHITLOCK HOUSE, in Marietta, Ga., L eombiues privileges and conveniences of a first-class hotel, aud the comforts and pleasure* of a home. Capacity, about one hundred and fifty guests, large, handsome, well furnished rooms; best of Is as: table good; large shaded grounds, covered with blue grass; lawn Tennis, Croquet, Billiards and Bowling Alley, all free for guests. Prices more moderate than any other house in Georgia for the accommodations. M. G. WHITLOCK. Owner aud Proprietor. r pHOUSAND ISLANDS.—Westminster Hotel, I Westminster Park, Alexandria Bay, N. V.— "Unquestionably the finest location iu the Thousand Islands."— Harper's Magazine, Sept., 1881. Send for descriptive pamphlet. 11. F. INGLEHART, Proprietor. EXCURSIONS. International Steamslii|i Cos. Line OF— “Palace Steamers’' BETWEEN Boston, Portland, East port and St. John, N. 8., With Connections to all Parts of tho Provinces. PORTLAND DAY LINE. Steamers leave Commercial Wharf, Boston, 8:30 a. M., every Monday, Wednesday and Fri day for Portland, making the trip in 7 hours, affording excellent coast scenery. EABTPORT 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 necting for Yarmouth, Digby. Halifax, etc. J. B. COYLE, Jr., E. A. WALDRON, Manager. Portland, Me. Gen. Pass. Agt. HOTELS. NEW HOTEL TOGNI, (Formerly St. Mark’s.) Newnan Street, near Cay, Jacksonville, Fla. WINTER AND SUMMER. r rMIE MOST central House in the city. Near 1 Dost. Ollice, Street Cars and all Ferries. New and Elegant Furniture. Electric Bella, Baths, Etc. $2 50 to Si per day. JOHN r;. TOGNI, Proprietor DUB’S SCREVEN HOUSE. rpHJS POPULAR Hotel Is now provided with Ia Passenger Elevator (the only one in the city) and has been remodeled and newly fur nished. The proprietor, who bv recent purchase is also the owner of the establishment, spares neither pains nor expense in the entertainment of liis guests. The patronage of Florida visit ors is earnestly iuvited. The table of the Screven House is supplied with every luxury that the markets at home or abroad caii aiTord. MARSHALL 11 OUSE, SAVANNAH, - - GA f' EO. D. HODGES, Proprietor. Formerly of \ T the Metropolitan Hotel, New York, and the (trand Union, Saratoga Springs. Location cen tral. All parts of the. city and places of inter est accessible by street cars constantly passing the doors. Special inducements to those visit ing the city fo: dusiness or pto&suro. THE MORRISON HOUSE? One of the Largest Boarding Houses in tha South. VFFORDS pleasant South rooms, good board with p'iro Artesian Water, at prices to suit those wishing table, regular or transient accom modations. Northeast corner Broughton and Drayton streets, opposite Marshall House. XIARDWARK, ETC. Spear’s Fire Place Heaters And Hot Air Furnaces. \\T L have placed these goods in a number of 7> dwellings, to the satisfaction of all con cerned, and cm highly recommend them to our friends. Confer with um and get our LOVELL & LATTIMORE. HARDWARE AND STOVES, SAVANNAH, - - GA. GRAIN VXD PROVISIONS. -A-. 13. HULL, Wholesale Grocer, Flour, Hay, Graia and Provision Dealer. fYRESH MEAL and GRITS in white sacks. I Mil) stuffs of all kinds alwava on band. Georgia raised SPANISH PEANUTS, also PICAS; every variety. : lieciai prices car Usui lots lIAY and GRAI ' Fivaufri attention given all orders and sate* faction guaranteed. OFFICE, 83 BAY. WAREHOUSE, No. 4 WADLEY STREET, on into Control Railroad. lIABDWARL EDWARD LOYEL & SONS, HARDWARE, Iron and Turpentiue Took Office: Cor. fitnfe and Whitaker t roots. Warehouse: I.ld and 140 .State street. r.MH.!.: • K EH. \v. I>. DIXON, UNDERTAKER DEALER 15 ALL KIND* or COFFINS AND CASKETS, 43 Bull street. Residence ,0 Liberty *•*•■► ‘. ‘ *7. i; T< otr--,