The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, September 22, 1887, Page 4, Image 4

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4 £k ponunglldus Morning News Building, Savannah, Ga. THURSDAY, SEPTKMBKR 3*, 18S7. Registered at the Post Office in Savannah. I Morning News is pubtxhed every (lav in be year, and is wired to subscribers in the city , by newsdealers and carriers, on tbeir own ac count, at 85 cents a week. $1 00 a month, $5 00 for six months and $lO 00 for one year. The Morning News, by mail, one month, f; 00; three months, $- 50; six months, $5 00; ere year. $lO 00. The Morning News, by mail, six times a week (without Sunday issue), three mouths, is 00; six mouths. $4 00 one year. $8 GO. The Morning News, Tri-Weekly, Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays, three months. $1 8S; six months, 50; one year. $5 00. The Sunday News, by mail, one year. $2 00. _ The Weekly News, by mail, one year $1 25. Subscriptions payable In advance. Remit by postal order, check or registered letter, Cur* retx-v sent by mail at risk of senders. This pajier is kept on file and advertising rates may lie ascertained at the office of the Ameri can Newspaper Publishers’ Association, 104 Temple Court, New York City. Letters and telegrams should be addressed “Morning News, Savannah, da." Advertisingyrates made known on application. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Meetinos— Burglar Alarm and District Tele graph Company. Special Notices—As to Crew of British Steamships Astraea and Kate Fawcett and Spanish Steamship Pedro; To the Members of the Naval Stores Mutual Protective Association: Cabbages, Kavauaugh & Brcnuar. Cheap Column advertisements— Help Want ed; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale; Miscellaneous. Educational Savannah Academy. Mason and Hamlin’s Organs—L. it B. S. M. H. Auction Sales—Sundries, by D.|R. Kennedy. Mr. Louis F. Post, the anti-poverty agitator, speaks of “that blackmail called rent.” Mr. Post, should he relieve his own poverty, will evidently invest in stocks and bonds and not in real estate. The Czar of Russia is said to have a super stitious dread of war, having been warned by a fortune-teller that his life would end during a war. Superstition is seldom so good a thing, and such wise fortune-tellers are not common. All is not serene in the Democratic camp in New Jersey. The old war between Sen ator McPherson and H. S. Little has broken out again. It is unfortunate for the reason that it may lead to a Republican succeeding McPherson in the Senate. The discreet silence which most of the Tennessee newspapers have maintained In regard to the warm canvass on the prohibi tion question going on in that State must mean something Is it possible that their editors can’t form an opinion as to what the result of the election will be? It is a singular coincidence that Thomas Jefferson should have died on the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declara tion of Independence, and the last of his household, Mrs. Meikleham, during the cel ebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the signing of the constitution. Gen. Butler is in Chicago, presumably for the purpose of examining the record in the Anarchist cases. The General’s services come high, and his being employed indi cates that the condemned men’s friends are spending money freely. They claim to be able to raise any amount necessary. Gen. Slocum, who made ar. enviable rec ord during the war, and who is a Democrat. Is a candidate for the office of Commander in-Chiof of the Grand Army of the Repub-, lie. His election would go a long way to ward rescuing the society from the slough of political partisanship into which it has fallen. The independent Democrats of Maryland •re not attracting the attention they did some weeks since, and their movement groins to have collapsed. The leaders of the regular party express the utmost confidence of success in the coming election. Seuator Gorman has evidently lost none of his shrewdness as a political manager. Philadelphia newspapers are always among the very best in this country, or any Other, but they surpassed even themselves during last week. They printed wonder fully complete reports of the centennial ceremonies, but, better than that, forgot politics for the time and without regard to party devoted themselves to the duties of hosts. And those duties were well per formed. Gen. Black’s report shows that since 18*51 the government lias paid in pensions $883,- 440,298 30. This amount is not much •mailer than the present bonded debt. The amount paid out for pensions Is increasing rapidly from year to year, so that when the last pensioner dies, somewhere about the year 2000, it will be seen that the actual cost of the war was a mere trifle compared with the immense damage done to the health of the Federal soldiers. Senator Sherman recently said in a speech (bat there were “almost as many evils in elections North as South.” This is a pecu liar statement to he made by a man who claims that the Republican party shnuld bo recalled to power because it is the only party which can and will compel fair elections in the South. By his own statement elections are ’‘almost” as fair in the South as in Ohio, and he had better begin his proposed reform at home. There is no work for him of that kind in the South. It seems to have been Foraker himself who spread the report that he was snubbed by Mrs. Cleveland at. Philadelphia. Ho ex panses great, pride and pleasure in the oc currence. Where there is room for either is hard to see, but probably he thinks it avail able political capital, and in their present state of bankruptcy the Republican leaders will go to almost any length to acquire a little capital of that sort. Even if it is bogus or counterfeit, as in this case, they are glad to get it, as they may palm it off on the blind or unsuspecting. A correspondent of a Jacksonville paper. In discussing freight rates on oranges, shows that while they are carried from any Italian port to New York for per ton, the charge from Jacksonville to New York, one-fourth of the distance, is $7 .VI |>er ton. Thus the rate from Jacksonville Is, taking distance into consideration, six times as much ns irom Italy, und gives that country an undue advantage in the marki>ts. No remedy is suggested by the correspondent, and indeed there ms.ms to lie none, but the trans|iorta tion nonqiami* should remember that it. is as much to their interest as to that of orange growers that the bust new should I*' profit able As long us it is profitable it will in- j crease rapidly, giving greater freights U> the cvpqauilcn. J A Scarcity of Money. There are a good many Congressmen in Washington for this season of the year, and the matter that is occupying the greater part of their attention is the possibility of a financial panic, owing to tho stringency of the money market. Representative Wil kins, of Ohio, says that in financial circles it is generally expected that the President will call an extra session of Congress, to meet early in November, but there is not much probability that this expectation, as suming that it exists, will be realized. A few months ago, when the question of an extra session was being generally discussed, the President said very distinctly that he would not call one, and he has given no in timation that ho may change his mind. There is undoubtedly considerable uneasi ness in New York on account of the difficulty of getting money, but it is said that those who complain most of a tight money market are engaged in speculative enterprises. As yet those engaged in legiti mate business, and are able to furnish good security, have no great difficulty in getting what money they want at fair rates of in terest. There is some reason for thinking that all the causes of the money stringency are not fully understood. It is stated that there is $70,000,000 more in circulation now than there was at this time last year, and there was no noticeable stringency then. A well known New York commercial authority says that the season’s business of that city has been excellent, and that as collections a; -. good tho returns financially are much totter than was expected. A great deal of the money of the country is now at the West and South, where it is ; employed in moving the crops. It will very soon begin to flow back to the money cen tres, however, and then the stringency w.U, in a measure, to relieved. The banks are doubtless a little more careful in loaning money now than they were a few months ago, because money is scarcer and they are in doubt ns to what tho effect of hold ing so much money in tho Treasury will to. They want their money so placed that in the event of financial troubles they can obtain it on short notice! The Treasury appears to to doing all it can to afford the money market relief. It is buying bonds, and, doubtless, will con tinue to as long as the necessity for doing so exists. Several plans have been sug gested to get the Treasury surplus into cir culation. One of them is that the govern ment shall lend money on bonds to the ex tent of their face value, and another is that the government shall offer to buy 4 j)er cent, bonds as well as 4 ‘-js. It is probable that the 4 could to obtained on terms as favorable to the government as the 4V£s are now being purchased. The latter plan ■night to adopted, but there is no authority for the former. It is apparent, however, that all the ad ministration can do toward improving tho financial situation is not much. If it suc ceeds in preventing financial trouble until Congress has time to provide the necessary legislation for getting rid of the surplus, it will deserve the thanks of the country. The last Congress should have so reduced the revenues as to prevent the accumulation of a surplus, and the failure to do so proved that it was not equal to the performance of the duties which devolved upon it. Unless the present Congress takes prompt steps to reduce the revenues and thus relieve the Treasury of its surplus, it will have to bear the condemnation of an indignant people. Mr. Phelps’ Observations. Hon. William Walter Phelps is either very insincere when he talks for the benefit of the public or else he is not so observing a politician as he has tho credit of !>eing. In an interview a day or two ago, published in tho World, he said: “I know of no candi date prominently mentioned whom we would not heartily support, and whom, as against Cleveland, we will not elect.” He spoke as one of the Blaine supporters, and he wished to be understood as saying that Blaine’s friends, if Blaine is not nominated, will support Sherman heartily, or any other prominent Republican leader, and that in his opinion the Republican party can elect its candidate if it nominates tho right sort of a man, provided the Democrats nominate Mr. Cleveland. There is no doubt that Blaine was the strongest man in his party in 188-4, and he was beaten by Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Blaine is now the strongest man in his party, and no one will deny that Mr. Cleveland’s popu larity has steadily increased, and that he will be a stronger candidate in IKKX than he was in 1884. These facts cannot have es caped tho observation of Mr. Phelps. How can he say with sincerity, therefore, that the Republican party will be successful in 1888 if its candidate is one of its prominent leaders and Mr. Cleveland is his opponent? Mr. Phelps must have a hidden purpose in view in expressing such an opinion. The whole of his interview, however, is calculated to arrest attention. For in stance, he says that Blaine did not want the nomination in 1884 becuuse, among other reasons, he did not believe that a Republi can could bo elected. But if he thought lie could not be elected in 1884, he certainly does not believe he could be in 1888, though Mr. Phelps evidently thinks he could. It would be interesting to know why Mr. Phelps is so confident of Republican success next year. Mr. Claus Spreckels, tho sugar king of San Francisco and tho Sandwich Islands, proposes to go into tho business of produc ing sugar from beets on a large scale. Ho has been in Germany the greater part of the post summer studying the process of making beet sugar in that country, and lie has purchased s'-‘50,000 worth of machinery for manufacturing the sugar. He says there is some wonderful machinery in Ger many for making beet sugar. He also says that he is convinced that beet sugur making, with the improved machinery now in use, will become one of the great industries of the United States. In his enthusiasm he declares he will never rest until he mnkjs this country the greatest beet sugar pro ducer on the face of the globe. He expects the factory which ho will erect in California to produce forty tons of sugar a day. It is sold that Pittsburg stool manufac turers have establish'd agendo* in Europe, India and Australia, and that the sales of the liner grade•> of uteri have lieen eonsidor able. Tt is safe to say that the prices ol>- tained in those countries, in spite of the cost of transportation, are lower than the prices for which the same g<sls are sold at home. This is true of other American good* *old in Kuropa. The home demand at a high price is Kuppiiod and surplus production f* ex ported to avoid breaking (lie market Tha effect is that we contribute a |*>rtiou of the cost of llu article which the foreigner eu Ms- THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1887. The Railroad Fight at Nashville. An election takes place hi Nashville, Teun., to-day, which promises to be a lively one. Some mouths ago a company was organized to build a railroad from Mem phis, via Nashville, to Bristol, Tenn., thus traversing the State from end to end. At Bristol it will connect with the East Ten nessee, Virginia and Georgia system, making a short route to all East ern cities, and at Memphis with the network of lines which make that city one of the great railroad centres of the South. Aid has been voted to the projected road, which is to be called the Tennessee Midland, by various counties of the State, but its projectors have looked for most help from Davidson, the county in which Nashville is situated, and which is vitally interested in the transportation problem. All the railroads which now centre in that city have fallen into the control of the Louisville and Nashville, so that for several years it has been deprived of the advantages of competition for freights other than that afforded by small steamers on the Cumberland river. This com petition has been subject to many disadvan tages, and, it is said, has not sufficed to keep the charges of the railroads low enough to compare favorably with those of other cities which compete witli Nashville mer chants. This state of affaire naturally re sulted in warm approval by the mercantile community of the Tennessee Midland proj ect, and in the passage of a bill submitting to a vote of the people of the county the question of whether or not a subscription of $500,000 to the stock of the road should to made. The local contest on this question has been conducted with extraordinary energy and bitterness, and features have been developed of interest to communities in no wise con cerned m the manner in which it may to decided. For weeks tho newspapers of Nashville have been given up to a very largo extent to matter concerning the elec tion; cartoons have been printed dailv, in tended to give point and emphasis to opin ions expressed in the letterpress, and numerous public meetings have been held at which speakers attacked or defended the proposed subscription. Tho important purt of the whole matter, however, is that the Louisville and Nash ville corporation has been* the head and front of the opposition. Its officers have not hesitated to uso eve ry means in their power to defeat the subscription, paying large sums to newspapers, organizing meet ings and employing speakers. Finally, it is charged that, grown desperate in the face of impending defeat, the company has im ported from Chicago a large number of Pinkerton’s detectives, whose business it will to in tho election to-day to “shadow” employes of tho road and see that they vote the “right” ticket—in other words, to in timidate them into supporting the road’s policy. If the Louisville and Nashville is guilty of this charge it ought to to severely con demned by public sentiment. Tho proposi tion submitted to the people of Nashville is purely a business one, and the Louisville and Nashville ought to acquiesce in a deci sion fairly rendered at tho ballot box. The position occupied bv the Pinkerton detectives is an anomalous one. Called detectives, they are not so in any proper sense. They are, rather, armed soldiers kept for hire. They have played a great part in labor disturbances, especially at St. Dm is and Jersey City, but this is their firet appearance as a factor in an election. It ought to to the last. Another element of interest in the con test, to Georgians, is tho fact that tho cor poration criticised is said to now control a majority of the shares in the lease of the State road, and inay be the purchaser of that property should the State decide to sell it. The methods of its managers, if recent events in Nashville fairly indicate them, will not suit this latitude. Right on tho Tariff Question. The Massachusetts Democrats in their convention on Tuesday spoke strictly for tariff reform. They want the revenue re duced to the needs of the government economically administered, and they want the reduction effected by “an amendment to our revenue laws which shall clienp-n the prices of tins necessaries of lifo and give free entrance to such inqiorte.l materials ils may be manufactured into marketable commodi ties.” This is what the administration wants, and the Democratic party of the whole country wants, with the exception of Mr. Randall and his few followers. It seems rather remarkable that whilo Democrats of the great manufacturing State of Massachusetts are demanding a re duction of the tariff to a revenue basis a few adherents of tho Democratic party in Pennsylvania, and a few Democratic news papers elsewhere, are virtually demanding that the tariff shall not he touched, but that the t ax on whisky shall be repealed. It seems to them to be of more importance that there shall be free whisky than that there shall lx- choatier cotton ties, or riieuper blankets, shoes and other necessaries of life. If the Democrats of Massachusetts have reached the conclusion that the best inter ests of the country require a reduction of the tariff, it is difficult to see how Demo crats of other States can insist that tariff reform means harm to manufacturing in - dustries. The truth is that the proposition to ropoal the whisky tax cannot Ixi defended upon any reasonable ground. All arguments in favor of its rejxial are lame. Those who present them appear to lie ashamed of them Neither the producer lior the consumer wants tho whisky tax repealed. Tlio only demand for its repeal that is worth noticing comes from those wno want to maintain the present burdensome protective tariff, and they are mostly Republicans. The United Labor party leaders are dis playing a great deal of energy, and have mude arrangements for meetiugs in nearly every town in New York. Their spaa! era are numerous, and they talk confidently of polling between -“00,OCX) and 1100,000 votes. This information is gained from the Tribune, which seems to lx* as solicitous for the wel fare of the candidate of the new jiarty as if they wore full (lodged Republicans, instead of merely allies. The Republicans probably pay the ex|K-ii*es. Those inclined to believe in the heredity of crime will be strengthened in that belief by the family history of young Nowlin, who murdered a milkman in Boston some month* ago, amt having cut tin- Uxiy into several piece* scattered them in ditches and behind hfldgi-r. along several miles of road. Hi* great grandmother m u* hanged for mur der, bis father committed suicide in the l- iiiteniisiy, and other members of his family s ere guilty of burglary and lesser flrtflMH, CURRENT COMMENT. The South in the Saddle. From the Philadelphia Press (Rep.) One hundred young ladies on horseback will act as an escort to Mrs. Cleveland during her visit in .\tlanta. On this occasion the 8 mth— or the tost portion of it, at all events—will be in the saddle, and no mistake. Of Course it Would. From the Missouri Republican (Bern.) Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois, will hardly undo the good work accomphiahed in the Anarchist trials by the courts of his State. If he were to attempt anything so foolish the people would speedily undo Gov. Oglesby. Must Whistle to Keep Their Courage Up. From the Boston Globe ( Dem,) The small boy who hit upon the happy idea of whistling as he went by a graveyard at mid night was a philosopher in his way. The Re publican party of Massachusetts cannot better his example. The Republican brethren are ap proaching the graveyard, getting closer to the gleaming white headstones every week, and they mtust get by somehow. The skeleton of last November still sits grinning at the graveyard gate—“only 923 majority.” The Meanest Phase of All. From the New York Herald ( Ind.) The Republicans are pretty hard up for politi cal capital when they try to make it out of the Foraker incident in Philadelphia. There are some very contemptible phases in politics, but this one seems to be the meanest of them all. We suspect that the difficulty is in Gov. For nker's self-conceit. Regarding himself as the most conspicuous figure present, it was impossi ble for him to suppose that even a tired woman would not jump at the chance to shake hands, aud when he received simply the formal bow which others got bis vanity was mortally wounded. BRIGHT BITS. Ignatius Donjuelly lias not yet discovered the cipher running through the Declaration of In dependence, proving that document to have been a ritten by George Washington.— Pittsburg Chronicle. Not an editor has been mangled by a railroad smash-up this year. Trains inav go through wen k bridges, into open switches and over em bankments, but so long as the interstate com merce law remains intact the editors will also. —Oshkosh Tunes. “Is that a valuable ring you’ve got on, Gus?” asked a John street salesman. Gus —I've hung it up for $75. .luck—you don't say so. Gus- -5 cr. Seventy-five times. Dollar each time. —Jewelry News. An old and esteemed subscriber, G. M. Davis, sends us the following: “Do not forget that it was proclaimed 100 years ago that ’the people are the source of power,' and that to day we add. amid Our materia! prosperity, ‘provided they are hot women "—Philadelphia Inquirer. “I see.” reworked Miss Keebored, turning around on the piano stool, “that the Duke of Saxe-Goburg-Gotha can compose music very readily.” "1 think I'll invite the Duke in, then,” replied her father, "there’s some music about this house that sadly needs composing."— Pittsburg Chronicle. Old Army Officer— l am sure the American yacht will b > beaten. Friend—What makes you think so. Colonel? "Her name alone is enough to make her lose the race. If she was named the Wesfe Point Graduate, for instance, she would bo sure to win, but Volunteer, hah! I saw enough of those volunteers dining the war.”— Texas Siftings. Old Lady (to grocer’s hoy)—Don't you know, boy. that it is very rude to whistle when dealing with a lady? Boy—That’s what the boss told me to do, mum. Old Lady—Told you to whistle? Boy—Yes’m. He said if we ever sold you anything we'd have to whistle for the money.— Harper's Bazar. A Marriage of Interest.— The family of the fianac is in consultation with the family of the young man, concerning the amount of the dot. The father of the groom suys to the mother of ihe young lady: ion say you will give your daughter a dot of fIO.UOOf ?” “Not a sou more.” “But we demaud 55,000f My son says that yonr daughter eats enormously and always passes up her plate for morel" —French Paper. New Yorker (to native)—Excuse me. sir. but 1 should be glad to see the residence of W. D. Howells if— Bostonian—Never heard of the man. New Yorker—Perhaps you can tell me where your famous philosopher, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes lives? Bostonian—Never heard of him, either. New Yorker—Can you direct me to Mr. John—- Bostonian (with sudden animation)—Sullivan's saloon? Go down two squares, turn to the right and there you ure.—Tid-Bits. Speaking of pictures, a friend of /airs took her t year-old girl to a photographer. The child couldn't be mad? to sit still. He of the camera was as suave as could lx*, and worked every de vice of gentle persuasion to make the lit I lA wig. gler sit still. Finally he sud to the despairing mother: “Madam, if you will leave the little dear alone with me a few minutes 1 think I can succeed." The mother was scarcely withdrawn when she was summoned lmek by the triumphant pho tographer, who exhibited a satisfactory nega tive. When they reached home the mother asked: "Nellie, w hat did the man say to you when I left you alone with him?" "He said,” lisped Nellie, "thit thill, you damn little rat heal, or I'll shake you!”— Buffalo Re press. PERSONAL. Rhea has started her season way up in Bel fast, Me. The remains of Henry Ward Beecher have not yet been buried. Attorney General Garland will be in Wash ington the first week in October. Miss Mildred Lee, daughter of the late Gen eral R. E. Lee, is at the Hotel de Normandie, Paris. Mus. Garfield will lx* at Mentor next week arranging for the nuptials of her daughter Mollie and J. Stanley Brown. Miss Ada Leigh, who successfully founded a home for American girls in Paris, is endeavoring to establish a similar home for young men. The widow of Hon. Alexander Mitchell has sold her interest in the family home al Milwau kee to her son, John L. Mitchell, lor SSOD,UOU. Pops Leo has already received more than $ I'd, two for the expanses of liis jubilee mass, which lie will celebrate next month in person. Charles B. Jkeeeson, the son and manager of Jus- ph Jefferson, has paid $ 10,DU) for u one third interest in the new English melodrama, "The Dark Secret.” Henry Villard's private fortune is now esti mated at SObo.oOd. If his recent investments in Northern Pacific prove successful the uhove stated sum will be trebled. .Miss Alice Sticknky is said to be the most lieautiful young woman ill New Orleans. She is a memiier of one of the old Creole families, and is a type of the perfect Southern blonde. Mrs. Senator Plcmb is slowly recovering from a long illness at her borne in Kansas. Mrs. Plumb is not at all ambitious, and nothing could afford her more real pleasure than her btisbaud s retirement from political life. Mark Twain sent to Caroline D. be Row, the teacher and writer who collected the examples given la the book ‘'English as Sbe 1-Tuugut," the check for paid him by the Century Company for his review ing article. Henry T. Finch, whose recent book, “Ro mantic Love ami Personal Beauty," is being widely noticed, is musical editor of tlie Pont. Ho is a handsome man of 31 years and un excel lent violoncello performer. Mr. iinck is at present in Alaska. Jt'DiiK William S. Fcnk died at Taylorvllle, 111. on Wednesday it the advanced ago of lilt years Apart Iroin holding many offices during Ills care-r be enjoyed the distinction of being the Old-mi Free Muson in Illinois or the West, if not the oldest in the world. Hahuy Gillio. u poor young man of San Francisco, i* reottivit’g a bushel of congratuhi- Mon* from his friends. He wo* marrie<rat Hac ramento, a week ago, to Mrs. Amy ('risduy Aatae, the daughter of es-Henator Crocker ana one of the millionaire women of the coast. Mrs. Wooiiwokth, the faith (Hire evangelist, says doomsday Is only four year* dint ant Kile has dreamed that Hie world will come to an end on Kept I. I Kill and just Ijefore its extinction she will I*- enabled to convert Ingsrsoll to Christianity. Mr* Woodworth is at present c* u-lucting a revival in Decatur, lit ll►ski WAi-renso* waa waked up while passing through Pittsburg on a sleeping car by a reporter who wanted an interview “| am very (lust." said he, and knowing that you w.add like to have an interview from tor I would advise you to clip something from the l osrire Journal Cut I have written lately and use that ll will pass all right, and will !* hutistr rwadiog (nan auyuuug 1 nan gits you. ‘ A MARTYR SON. Three Years In State Prison to Shield a Guilty Mother. Twelve years in the Massachusetts State prison is what a son took to shield his guilty mother. Now she is dead and he seeks release. On Thanksgiving Day, 1888, .John F. Toomey died very mysteriously in a house on Tucker’s wharf, in Salem, where lived the mother of Jack Curtin. There was an autopsy, and Toomey was found to have died from a singular fracture of the skull, apparently a blow from an ex traordinary weapon. The physicians could not account for its radiating appearance until the family kettle was found. Then the fracture was explained to their satisfaction. The police took up the case, and suspicion fastened upon Curtin, who had lied the State to avoid arrest. He was followed to Gloversville, N. Y.. where he was captured, after a hard chase. lie asserted his innocence to the last, and declared that he never committed the crime. He refused, how ever, to say who did, and went to prison. His mother was completely broken down, and died, apparently from grief, a year and four mouths after Jack's imprisonment. Now the prisoner, by his attorney, asks for a conditional pardon on the ground that he never committed the deed. The petition recites that he was not in the room at the time Toomey w as killed. It is declared that John F. Toomey came to the house, and entering the bedroom of Jack Curtin's sister, grossly assaulted her. Mrs. Curtin, the mother, bade him begone. Then Toomey attempted a second assault, and Mrs. Curtin, enraged, seized a polishing iron and struck Toomey the blow that caused his death. The son toili his motbar he would leave the State to draw suspicion Upon himself, and did so. He declares his ability to prove bis statements amply to the satisfaction of the Governor and Council, and application will be made for a writ of habeas corpus to bring Cur tin before them. He has been an excellent prisoner during the three years and three months of his incarceration. The evidence at Curtin’s trial, though conflict ing, was generally direct, and one—Casey— swore positively to seeing Curtin strike Toomey with the kettle’ The medical experts present at the autopsy testifled that Toomey died from a stellated fracture of the skull, which could be hardly produced by any other weapi n but the kettle. An effort was made to prove an alibi. The mother of Curtin, before the murder a woman of strong characteristics, was complete ly changed after the crime. She wasted to a shadow of her former self, but it was believed that it was because "Jack," her favorite son, had been convicted. Every w eek, as long as she had strength, she dragged herself up to the State prison to see her boy. She died finally of exhaustion. The Thank-You Prayer. From (Ilf Woman at Work. Once upon a time I listened. Listened while the quick tenrs glistened ’Neath the drooping lids that hid them, asa lit tle prattler said— Willi.- a father's arm caressing. Round the precious form was pressing, And against lus pillowing bosom lay a dainty, curl-ringed head. "Papa," spoke the little trembler, “Papa, dear, do you remember When tuat gentleman was here to tea, his sober, solemn airy How he bent bis head down lowly, And his words came soft and slowly, As he praye Ito God in Heaven such a pretty thank-you praye '? “And I wonder all about it, For of course I could not doubt it Was a funny way that made us be so kind to one another, To say thank you for each present, In a way so very pleasant. And forget that God might like it; so I asked my darling mother. “But she looked at me so queerly. And her eyes were very nearly Full of crying, and I left her; but I wan’t to know' real bad" — * Here the shy eyes lifted brightly, "Is it treating God politely When He gives us things, to never mind nor tell him we are glad? “And since then I have been thinking— Papa, dear, why are you winking?" For a slow sob shook the strong man os each keen, unconscious word Pierced him, all the past unveiling And the cokl neglect and failing, All the thoughtless, dumb receival—how the heedless heart was stirred. “God is good and Jesus blessed them, And his sacred arm caressed them:" Murmuring thus, he touched the child-brow with a passionate, swift, kiss Of t he little one beside him; Of the angel sont to chide him: And a t ban sou prayer, ah, never more his liv ing lips shall miss. Ingalls anc His Cowboy Constituent. From the New York Tribune (Rep.) A constituent of Senator Ingalls, a rough looking fellow of the cowboy type, sent in his card to the Senator at the Capitol one day last winter, and then seated himself in the Marble Room to await the Senator's arrival. When Mr. lngalis made his appearance someone else engaged him in conversation. At its conclusion he started to re-enter tiie chamber, having ap parently forgotten the purpose for which he nnd quitted it. At that moment the cowboy scizeii him. "Be you a Senator?” he inquired. Senator Ingall-, disengaged himself, and an swered with unusual dignity: "I have that honor, sir.” “I)o you know old Ingalls, of Kansas?" was the next interrogatory The senior Senator from Kansas and Presi dent pro tern, of the United States Senate gave the fellow a piercing look to see if he was in earnest,. He evidently satisfied himself ou that point, for he answered immediately: “Oh yes: we re very well acquainted.” By this time quite a crowd of Senators and Senate employes had gathered around the two men. “Well, then,” continued the visitor, “I wish you would tell him I am about tired of waiting for him, and if he doesn't hurry out here pretty soon I'll make it a- lively for him when his next election comes around.” “I)o you know Ingalls?” inquired the Kansas Senator, with an air of indifference. “I do not," was the response. “Have you any idea what he looks like?" “No, but I’m told he’s as ugly as the old Nick." “Do you suppose he is as ugly as I am?” was Mr. Ingalls' next interrogatory. “Well, I don't know," said the fellow, with great deliberation, "but I expect you crowd him mighty close." At this point Mr. Ingalls made his escape into the .Senate chamber, trying to look responsive to the roars of laughter which followed him; and his constituent wonders to the present day why it is he couldn't get an interview with his S mutor, but declares with much emphasis that "he'll make it hot yet for old Ingalls." when the next Senatorial election takes place in Kansas. Named by the Toss of a Cent. fYom the Cleveland Leader. It may not be generally known that the toRS of a cent decided the name of the eeoond largest city on the Pacific coast, and that, too, not so many years ago. It was in the summer of 1842, when immigration was flouring Into Oregon. Two of the pioneers. A. L. Lovcjoy and a man named Overton, while on route from Vancou ver to Oregon City, stepped ashore from their canoe at the point where Portland now stands, and, having examined the topography of the surrounding country, concluded at once that it was a most eligible position for a town site. At some time duriug the ensuing winter they re turned, nnd commenced at once to clear off the land and muke preparations for the erection of a log cabin 11, fore they had carried out this scheme Overton dispoeod of his interest in the claim to a mun named Petty grove, who, in con junction with Lovejoy, had the claim surveyed and the boundarienestablished during the sum mer of 1844. A log house was Completed and occupied during the next winter by an employe. In the summer of IKPi a more accurate survey was made, and the ground was laid oIT into streets and blocks. Lovejoy wanted to name the city Boston, in honor of the capital of Ins native State, while Pettygrove preferred to honor Portland, Me., the city whence he came. The toss of a cent decided the question in favor of Portland. A B'ree Railroad. From the Ronton Herald. There is one free railroad in the world within the limits of a city. Those familiar with the Pacific coast know that the city of Oakland is situated across the ly from Kan Francisco, very much a Brooklyn is situated toward New York When Oakland gave the Ontral Pacific Railroad ( oinpany the right of way through its streets, the grant was mails on the ex pro** con dltion Ilial fare should not he charged within the etty built* The company lias always Mote l op to this condition, even to the extent of ad mitting additions made to Oakland within tlie |ir!*ijegc people fig five or six miles get isi and on the cats atnl rkle without money and without in tin Naturally Oakland which Is old of Uis iiari'lstsiiest cities in <'uhfnoiia and, i hough within a coupi* of miles of Kan Fran cisco, i* exempt from it* tempi> rasping sum mer winds, I* lie Teasing vary r*is..ll> lit popu lot car The radrosd company finds that it is j carrying an enonuiaj* numis-r of passengers for maning, and la harking for relief under the 1 rirrunutxwn Vat the people insist upon the bargain arid Hta difficult hi atm hvw g ■ig btvk*n without Uttar uoustuit. j ITEMS OP INTEREST. The average American is 68 1-10 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. A ten-line advertisement inserted once In all the papers in the United States would only cost $9,000. Night lamps in the shape of an owl are the latest in that line. The lamp is in the body, and the light comes from the eyes. An old lady of Versailles was so anxious to see Pranzini’s exoution that she paid £6 a day for a week for a room opposite the prison. At the jubilee celebration at Denby Dale there was a pie weighing 2)4 tons, containing 840 pounds of flour, 230 pounds of butter and lard, 833 birds of all sorts, and 67 rabbits. Rig. Verdi has temporarily exchanged music for charitable work. He is busy founding a hos pital near his country place, St. Agata, and has himself sketched out the plans of the building besides finding the money. He spends all his mornings watching and advising the workmen. His stables form another hobby. At one of Lady Burdett-Coutts’ garden parties recently a gentleman, speaking of Christine Nilsson, called her "the Swedish nightingale.” Immediately a thin, old woman jumped up in a rage, and, ’ pointing her finger at him, ex claimed: “You are wrong, sir; you are grossly wrong; I am the Swedish nightingale; I am Jenny Lind.” Henry Levy, an old defender, died at Jarrets ville, Harford county, Maryland, Sept. 4, aged 95 years. He was wounded at Bladensburg, and has been a pensioner for more than fifty years. John Jennings, another old defender of the same age and probably the oldest survivor in Harford county, is quite feeble at his home near The Black Horse. A negro, living near Lexington, Ga., gave an account the other day of a remarkable rainfall. He said that it “rained hard ’nough on half of the top of my house to run off, but ’tother side wasn’t hardly wet. ’Twas a good shower, enough to run in my front yard, a ail for some distance in front of de house, but it didn’t lay de dust in de back yard.” There is a butcher in Fulton market who has more cause to be grateful to Joss, the Chinese god. than any other Caucasian in the city of New York. He furnishes all the pigs for the sacrificial purposes of the 10,000 worshippers of Joss in that city Brooklyn, and Jersey City. Sometimes he sells as many as thirty pigs a day on a single order for this purpose. The Clifton (Tenn.) Times claims that Aunt Diana Middleton, a negress living near that place, is the oldest person in the United States. She was kidnapped from Africa when a child, and bears a number of curious tattoo marks upon her face, hauds and arms. She is blind and almost helpless. As nearly as can be ascer tained her age is between 124 and 130 years. The SBO,COO raft belonging to the McGraws, which was swept ashore on Whitefish point, Mich., during the recent heavy gale, is said to present a novel appearance. The raft contained 4,000,000 feet of logs, and they are piled upon the beach in a great mountain of sold pine, the overwhelming force of the sea driving them upon each other until it reared the logs into a heap. A story is going the rounds that when Robert Garrett took charge of the Baltimore and Ohio system he confessed to a plain spoken friend who said that he had not brains enough to run the corporation that the impeachment was true; but, he said, he had money enough to buy all the brains that were needed. He seems to have invested in a rather poor lot, judging from the results. There is a novel and picturesque sight on the high bluff along Niagara river and Lake Ontario. The sharpshooters of the Atlantic division of the United States army are now in annual competi tion at old Fort Niagara. Over 500 regular anny officers and privates have assembled there. The range is said to be one of the best ever planned by government officers, and the outlook for good scores is considered to be excellent. Hugh Whjttell, a “Forty-niner,” died at Alameda, Cal., some days ago, and his remains now rest in a monument he had erected some years ago, bearing his name, dates of his birt h and death, and this epitaph: “He traveled over the first railway ever built in England, and crossed the Atlantic in the first steamship that ever ploughed the ocean. He explored many lands and died in the fullness of the faith. Amen.” Samuel Gerber has been digging for water on his farm west of Argenta, 111. He not only succeeded in getting water at a depth of forty six feet, but struck natural gas There is a con stant disturbance in the bottom of the well, the noise being similar to that of boiling water. Several limes the water has risen to a depth of twenty feet in the well within ten minutes, and m about the same length of time would en tirely disappear. A valuable disinfecting compound for puri fying the atmosphere is described in a Berlin journal. Oils of rosemary, lavender, and thyme, in the proportion of ten. two and one half, and two anil one-half purts, respectively, are mixed with nitric acid in the proportion of thirty to one and one-half. Simple as it is the vapor of this compound is said to possess extra ordinary properties in controlling offensive odors and eifiuvia. It is not generally known that pearl fishing is carried on in rivers of Saxony. A family by the name of Schmerler has for generations had the monopoly of following this pursuit for the benefit of the State. The Weiss Lister and its tributaries furnished last year 100 pearls. For merly the yield was much greater, and. in the sixteentli century pearl fishing was considered in Saxony of rather more importance than the mining industries. Philetcs Lacham, of Battle Creek township, Calhoun county,Miehigan, owns the very mead dow wherein the battle was fought that gives the creek its name. The soil is still rich with arrow heads, stone tomahawks, ami other implements of ancient American warfare. Re cently he found a copper spear head C.u inches long and over 1 inch wide, the metal of which had been chilled until it will cut steel. It is re garded as quite valuable. An American lady residing in Paso del Norte, on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, bought in El Paso the other day a handsome little house clock, with an alarm attachment. To avoid custom house dues she hid the clock in her bustle.nnd started for borne, much delighted with her clever device. Just as the Mexican collector of tariff stepped up to ask if she had any dutiable art icles in her possession the alarm meanly went off. The Mexican gallantly with drew. The lady almost fainted, and was assisted to her residence by friends, who happily met her at the end of t he bridge. The Courier-Journal' Washington corres pondent has unearthed an old book entitled "Belle Brittain on a Tour," from which he copies a letter written from Washington in law. The letter writer says: “The great staples of Ken tucky an- whisky and women. I have kissed both, and prefer the latter.” Referring bv name to Messrs. Prentice. Shipman, Harney, and Hal detnan. editors, respectively, of the Journal, Democrat and Courier, he says: “They are, in ability and manners, above the average of the fraternity," adding, also, that their “daily newspapers are ably conducted and widely known. * Several months ago the authorities of Wolls ville, 0., took advantage of the Dow law and closed the saloons in that place. An organiza tion was formed and efforts to have the ordi nance riqiealed wore made, but were unsuccess ful. Then the organization adopted new tactics and decided to boycott tins whole town unless (he saloons wore opened. In following out their plan they have sought the markets at another place, and now are buying groceries and meats and even dry goods and clothes are being pur chased there. The members of this club say that they will not buy a single article of Wells ville's merchants until the saloons are opened. Da. Jammes, in a memoir sent to the Academic des Sciences, states that monkeys, unlike other animals, unless it Is the human animal, readily acquire the habit of taking morphia. When monkeys live with opium smokers, as they do in eastern countries, where the habit is more prevalent than elsewhere, ami becomes accus tomed to the medicated atiuos|ihere, they acquire a taste for the pip.., one particular monkey, it is said, would wait for his master to lay down bis pipe, and would then take It up and smoke what remained. If not allowed to do so for several days It would fall Into a stale of depression and Inactivity, winch would disap pear as soon as It was allowed to "hit the pipe " On the farm of Edward Grinder, near the mouth of Mattawoman creek, in Charles conn ty. Md., tlien- Is a solitary, neglected grave of a distinguished Marylander, who In revolutionary time* served tlie nation oil the held of I sit tie roureseousl his State as member of Congress' and was Governor from 17 nr, to Uss The grave contain* tie- remains of Gen William Small wood, win. raised a Isiltalion of Marylander* in 177*1. of which I,* was Colonel lie led another bnUMiotiof volunteer* from tin. western shore of Main land at I to* I art tis of Germantown smi •a* with i tales In nta Southern .■amiwtgn, rank lag a* Major General He died m ifvij, „„ii in* gvave Is marked hy a walnut tree, planted l.y ail old colored man a former slave in ten mm las*** of lus mas* at ■ land lotas, worth and gi Italians. j BAKIN) POWDER. VEIOf~>v PURE p?pßicrs CREAM fOWDEf* Used by the United States Government. En dorsed by the heads o’ the Great Universities as the Strongest, Purest id most Healthful, Dr. Price’s the only Baking Powder that does not contain Ammonia, Limi or Alum. Sold only in Cans. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. NEW YORK, CHiqmo. ST. LOUIS. DRY GOODS, ETC. SPECIAL ANlllINT! OPENING- OP Fall and Winter Goods AT— tab 4 Knur’s, SUCCESSORS TO B. F. McKenna & Cos., 137 BROUGHTON STREET. on mondaT morning We will exhibit the latest novelties in Foreign and Domestic Dress Goods, Black and Colored Silks, Black Cashmeres and Silk Warp Henriettas, Black Nun’s Veiling, Suitable for Mourning Veils. Mourning Goods a Specialty, English Crapes and Crajm Veils, Embroideries and Laces. Housekeepers’ Goods Irish Table Damasks, Nankins and Towels of the best manufacture, ana selected especially with a view' to durability. Counterpanes and Table Spreads, Cotton Sheetings, Shirtings and Pillow Casings in all the best brands. Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs—Regularly made French and English Hosiery for ladies Rnd children, lialbriggan Hosiery. Gentlemen’s and Boys’ Half Hose, Ladies’ Black Silk Hosiery, Kid Gloves. Ladies’ and Gentlemen's Linen Handker chiefs in a great variety of fancy prints, and full lines of hemmed-stitched and plain hem med White Handkerchiefs. Gentlemen’s Laundried and Unlaundried Shirts. Bays’ Shirts. Gentlejnen’s Collars and Cuffs, Ladies’ Collars and Cuffs. Corsets—lmported and Domestic, in great variety, ami in the most graceful and health approved shapes. Vests—Ladies’, Gentlemen’s and Children’s Vests in fall and winter weights. Parasols—The latest novelties in Plain and Trimmed Parasols. Orders—All orders carefully and promptly executed, and lhe same care and attention given to the smallest as to the largest commis sion. Samples sent free of charge, and goods guaranteed to be fully up to the quality shown in sample. Sole agent for McCALL’S CELEBRATED BAZAR GLOVE-FITTING PATTERNS. Any pattern sent post free on receipt of price and measure. CROIIAN & DOONER. CLOTHING. FALL 1887. We are pleased to announce that we are aV"? exhibiting samples from which to make selections for Clothing to Order, and feel confident that thin season will add greatly to our already widespread popularity in this branch of our business. We arc showing ail the newest designs, colors and textures of materials, the best productions of foreign and domestic markets, and guaran ty* stylish, easy and graceful fitting garments, thoroughly made, and at moderate prices. We would advise the placing of orders with us early, that the garments may be finished in time. Although wo have largely increased our facilities in this department we may not be able to keep paue with the demand later on. If goods do not please in every particular our customers are requested not to take them. Satisfaction is guaranteed. To our old customers wo mnke the above an nouncement, satisfied with the result. Of those who have never dealt with us we ask a trial. Respectfully, A.FM&SON I>YEis. DO your own Dyeing, at home, with PEER- I.KNH DYES. They will dye everything. They are sold everywhere. Price 10c. a package —4O colors. They have no equal for strength, brightness, amount In packages, qg for fastness of color, or non-failing qiialii Ire. They do not crock or smut. For rule by |J. F, Ulmer, M. D., Pharmacist, corner Broughton and Houston streets; I*. H. ItEin, Druggist and Apothe cary. corner Jones and Ah#room streets: Enwann J. kiKKFKH, Druggist, corner West Broad ami Ktewart street*. WOOD. A. S. BACON, Manioc Mill, Lumber and Wood Yard. Liberty and East Broad si*,. Hsvannah, Ga V LL I'looms MIU nu ll uuriadUjf aud prompt f • ly don* G.*.d si.w'k Dressed *n.f Bough iSfe u “ ki I‘,ue' 1 ‘ ,ue ' u *‘" gy4