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A PACIFIC R ML WAY TRAP. HcW the California, Magnates Boast of Their Capture of Their Investi gators. At om thr New YurUfiinphir. yben Lawyer Cohen, of the Pacific Rail ed-, presented his bill for $.J2,090 to Messrs. pllLson, Anderson and Littler, last week, of liohalf of the company, he started a sen slion of no small proportions. The Graphic ilblished what the shrewd lawyer had said tf its reporter —that tne Commissioners had Jteu the food, drank the wines, smoked the L-ais mid slept in the lieds of the railway fmipanv without paving for theso things— jxplanat ions were deadly in order, and Hey seem to have been going on ever since. Jut there are several interesting incidents on nee ted with the accumulation of this i‘22,000 account whicli the Graphic is in Hjsition to make public. When the commission first went to San fYancisco the railroad people received them vitli open arms. They evidently meant to reat the three gentlemen in princely style, Hid before they were well settled in their lotei Senator Stanford called and. invited hem to dinner at his magnificent country residence to meet the celebrities, male and female, of the Pacific coast. The only- ofte if the Commissioners who had a dress suit n his trunk was our own Mr. Anderson, for ■x-Gov. Pattison is not a society man, and >f course Mr. Littler had never had any use or such habiliments in Illinois, so they de fined the invitation. Next morning they jailed at the offices of the railroad and aii fouuced themselves readv to proceed with ie investigation. “What,” said Vice resident Potter, “not going to take a run trough the city and along the coast for a ■w days before beginning!" “No,” said Mr. Pattison. “We are here ir work, and liave no time to spare if we jpect to get our report ready for Decem jr." And the taking of testimony began. [When they were pretty well on with l ir work another attempt was made to t on the favorable side of the commission, le of the fashionable clubs gave a special ly out” one evening in their honor. Gov. jttisou And Mr. Anderson atteuded, and [ween the chestnuts and the wine the [way magnates there in full force frankly [ ted the question as to what kind of a [irt the Commissioners would present to [gress. Mr. Pattison did his utmost to Ipe from the company without being itively rude, but was obliged at last to i open expression to the opinion that it he and Mr. Anderson had attended as fccial reception bad been evidently Hned to capture the eqnimission, or at IT to embarrass it in the 'discharge of its As. They had half a dozen similar in v[ions afterward, but declined them. [e conutiission had been proof against tlyiles o' the club men, the State officials a iTni ted-States Senators in California, InViey jut threw up their hands and sur reVred wen they saw the preparations wli shrwd old Charles Crocker had mi for tar comfort and entertainment onpir jguts along the branches of the l> li-paipicar, a sleeping-coach, a dinb-rotfnpar, a cook and assistants, who liHifpufttiins to keep up, and a stock of supjes t|a*would tickle the palate of an old-jne piarean. “Vart >u to consider yourselves my guest,” AhVlr. Crocker, “and I will try and that good wines are not all in the Est;tb champion cboks are obtain able hre a that the cigars on the Pacific oast a-e ber than Illinois stogies, or New Toiteb for fives.” „‘VV) aAliged to you,” was Gov. Patti sous irply‘But as for myself, I never drink willed the other gentlemen would probably ,r that each one pay for what he drtiksls treating the railway com pany oa ♦ trips exactly as we do the hotels at-b we stop. ” Mr. Cr said nothing and the train started. > first dinner they had on the dining called the fate of the commission as far a ,en joyment of that trip was concernft was evident they were to have a jey not soon to be forgotten. When pth course was laid on the table by thf ”t, light-footed waiters, the amplep-'hed Commissioner from Illi nois Ujacross the table at the ex-Gov ernorf ul rmured between his sips of Brut d “Pfb how long do you think this trip #g to last'” Thansylvaiiia statesman smiled se reneJhe answered that it had begun vervfhsingly at least. As the coffee and randy and the cigars were brought in, ilmnry of the desire to pay for the luxiff the trip faded out, and in the sootjMirroundings prepared for them by T'rocker the good commissioners fiiiiJbeir trip. It was nothing but a del* reminiscence of their jaunt along thejic coast, one of the dreamy epi sodlween dry examinations, and they 1 1 n, f eted the l oad and the country and do Mir duty, and altogether had a de ligftime. Mat Cohen bill has wiped out all the plil memories of that well-kept dining ! ca sixteen brands of wine, and its liq nd luxuries that have made Com iii i r Littler a dyspeptic ever since. e want any proof ?” said the Cali fo wyer. “Why, look there. Who ey Pennsylvania saw Gov. Pattison mi cigar before. He contracted that In our special train along the coast ai as our cigars that taught him that di on, and we are going to have pay fa se cigars, those wines and other tb >r if we don't we will bring suit, and I onnse that the testimony furnished or ide will be more interesting reading tr s old chestnuts evoked by the inves ti of our roads. ” lid this morning that the commis si havo determined to divide the cl of the company and pay them out of individual pockets. AZING THE FRESHMEN. aI iciting Night in and Around Dickinson College. From tho New York Sun. ,islk, Pa., Oct. 4. —The freshmen of Hi ion College have been hazed, and nu roughly and effectually than for a nu ]of years. The hazing was done at nij let ween the hours of 11 and 3. The sch Originated in a crowd on the campus atlllo fraternity meeting. The lioys wedtiging and having a good time, whAlmebody proposed to frighten the linen. Tho proposition was ini medi taken up, and the crowd went over IVest College, where, by yelling, singi id pounding on tho wainscotting, they aged to frighten a number of the fresu , and to get nearly all the students out sophomores then got together and deck <> naze the freshmen. They had prev y determined not to do so, as '9l pea utmunbered them, but their blood w,). up, and they started for East Col lege, 're the largest number of students roon 1 early all the upper classmen went ftlon seo the fun. Tl rst room visited was occupied by two imen, and was close to the doctor’s offle i response to a knock it was opened, O-Uil whole party pushed in and filled tho too; he lamp was lit and a space cleared. The jlankot was snatched off the bod qd )zen sophs surrounded it. A number of t men wore pi'esent, some from ignor nnoi hen from curiosity, ami others as jiris sof war. One was hustled into the lilai . “Put your hands up,” was the or der. o complied, hardly knowing why. ‘Oi two, three,” and the unhappy lad slid o the aii' and struck the ceiling. His ha nd feetsaved him from serious injury, but aiower of lime came down, blinding iki‘l iking him, besides sjwiling his clothes. .Sgaiajui again lie went up, while the emw loutod. Then he was mounted on a coal and invited to make a speech, sing R ooi sung, and conjugate a Greek verb. Gtl i followed, bovs and whiskered chers and preachers, all went up in the b ket, and danced n break down on a real i to the pitting of a score of hands, home hen they went up, were doused with iter, othere had their Imre feet elaek and. Tile plastering began to come down id when the hole crew too bar the hazors adjourned to another room. When the victims ran short the neighboring rooms were raesucked, and the victims pulled out of bed, trotted across the bare halls, and In through the crowd in their night shirts. Room after room was visited, and when the occupants failed to respond the doors were kicked in, and they only fared the worse. Some times the hazel's met with resistance. In one room a junior met them with a club, but it availed little. The young fellow pleaded that h? had heart disease, and they let him off with a song. Even then some shouted, “Toss him.” On the campus a scrimmage occurred in the crowd and sev eral students were struck. The most exciting time was the hazing of the big man of the class, a strapping six footer, with a long foot ball record at his Jersey preparatory school. He warned them away when tiiey demanded admittance to his room, but they burst in the door. The room was dark and silent as the grave, and the hazers hung back. “Come in,” cried the leader, and In they went, timorously, ex pecting a pistol shot. A match was struck and the lamp lit. In the far corner the big fellow stood on his bed, undressed, grasping an eight-pound club high over his head. “Keep back,” he cried, “or there’ll be trouble.” The words were hardly out of his mouth before a burly soph was on the bed with an iron grasp on the club. It dropped, and the men grappled. To and fro over the bed they tramped, pulling and struggling. The bed clothes were rent and a shirt split. The soph pinned him against the wall, the bed slid out and they fell behind it, still locked in each other’s grasp. The crow and pulled them apart. There was more defiance and a'second advance. The freshmen’s fraternity now interfered and talked to him in an undertone. He looked at the hostile crowd, for they were all hostile then, and at the new furniture certain to be smashed. Then he yielded, stepped forth, and the triumph ant sophs put him up like the rest. VETERAN FISHER IS A WOMAN. She Fought in tha War as a Man, but Cannot Go to the Soldiers’ Home. From the New York World. Cincinnati, 0., Oct. 3. —One of the most remarkable cases of concealment of sex has just been brought to light in this city. On Sept. *2ti application was made to Col. L. A. Harris, a trustee of the Dayton Soldiers’ Home, for the admission of a sick veteran to that institution. The soldier called at Col. Harris’ house, and was given an appli cation blank to be filled out. The veteran’s name was James Fisher. He had a letter from Col. Tafel, the Colonel of his regi ment, which stated that Fisher had received an honorable discharge after two years’ service in Company C, Sixth Ohio Infantry. Fisher was ill and unable to provide for himself. Col. Harris gave him transporta tion on Sept. 28 to Dayton, with a letter to Col. Patrick, superintendent of the home, requesting him to take care of the bearer until he could be provided for. The medical examination at Dayton re vealed the fact that Fisher is a fully devel oped woman. Of course she was not received into the home, and no one knows where she now is. Very little is known of her history except that she is 59 years old. Since the war she has continued to dress like a man and five with those of that sex. In appearance Fisher is short, heavy set, with a round, smooth face, dark hair and eyes, and somewhat effeminate, but no one had ever suspected her sex. Col. Tafel says the woman was one of the bravest soldiers in his regiment, and he was astonished to learn that Fisher is a woman. The Indiana White Caps. A Jeffersonville letter to the Indianapolis News says: There has been a great deal of newspaper talk about the White Caps, Knights of the Switch, etc., so-called, and mist of the stuff that has been telegraphed out has been colored in all the vividness of the rainbow hues. Tho correspondents have taken especial pains to make the parties visited by Caps or Knights appear as mar tyrs in the holy cause of law and order, while quite the contrary is true in all cases. An enterprising reporter has even organ ized an opposing order of midnight raiders to correct the evil of the Knights and Caps. It is hardly necessary to say that the organi zation was simply the creation of a fertile mind. Your correspondent took some pains to get at the true inwardness of these night raidings in Crawford, Orange and Harrison counties, and after a careful consideration of all the points he comes to the conclusion that the lawlessness complained of is not near as bad as the anarchy which would result if the night-raiders were not in ex istence. I failed to And a single instance where tho parties whipped or named did not visibly deserve it. None of the cases could proba bly have been reached by law. Without going into particulars, which would make too long a list, the outline of offenses punished by switching have been drunkenness, lewdness, wife-beating, con firmed laziness, theft, and in one or two in stances gross maladministration of office, Of course, the proceedings of the organi zations are without warrant of law, but they are only a terror to those parties who deserve the punishment. Crawford, Harrison and Orange counties are very wild and rugged regions, full of hiding places and nooks offering retreat for the lawless; railroads are very few, and county roads are simply awful—in fact,*the section is, in its topography, not much bet ber than the notorious counties of Ken tucky, yet there lives there a race of very peaceful, intelligent and law-abiding citi zens. Said a Crawford county man to me: “If it were not for these much-condemned or ganizations our county would lie infested with the worst ragtag and bobtails of cre ation. But we run them out, and our old county has fewer murders, thefts and out rages than Floyd, Clark or other counties. I think the Whitecaps would be a decided advantage to you.” “But,” argcd the reporter, “you people could punish crimes by law.” “We cannot always get the witnesses. People are at raid to testify before co irts— afraid of the revenge of toughs. Beside our modus operandi is swift and inexpensive and has hitherto been just in every ease,” “Are ever any of your night-raiders brought to justice?” “Well, yes. There was a man and a woman whipped in Orange county some years ago for lewd condition. The woman recognized one of the party, her own brother-in-law, a well-to-do farmer. Three of the men were tided, foolishly pleaded guilty upon their lawyers advice and paid the fine assessed by the court at Salem, where the case had gone on a change of venue. Next the woman entered suit, for damages and wrecked her brother-in-law financially.” The case was true, for the same thing had been told by the man himself to a party from here while squirrel hunting in that re gion. The night raiders are undoubtedly among the best men in the counties, who have the welfare of their region at heart. Their movements are secret and swift, and if met with it is not best to lie too inquisitive, but they do not molest travelers who undoubt edly meet them. The organizations havo their passwords and signs, and ore exclusive as the Masons or anv other secret order, and work n good deal like them. W hen they are bound on a corrective en-and the word is quietly passed along in a manner which would not be no ticed by an outsider, and at night the men gather at an out of the way place and pro ceed to their destination. They have their officers, it appears, as secret orders have, and obey the local heads implicitly. There is certainly no politics in the thing. Its origin is somewhat doubtful, hut ap pears to date from the time of the war. Indeed, some people allege that it antedates that interesting iieriod and that the Sons of Liberty at one time captured the organiza tions. It could not be ascertained whether the various organizations of tho three coun- | ties have anv official connection, but on the 1 countv lines ihevtlo eei itdnlv act in concert. I THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1887. DRY (i()OI)S. After the Fire! The undersigned respectfully begs to announce to his many friends and the public at large that we will Ml * BUSINESS AT THE OLD STAND 153 Broughton Street, -ON-- Wednesday, October sth. WE PROPOSE TO SURPRISE THE PUBLIC IN SHOWING THEM The Handsomest, The Most Elegant, The Newest, The Most Stylish GOODS EVER SHOWN IN SAVANNAH OR ELSEWHERE, AND AT PRICES SO LOW As to enable every one almost to wear the BEST GOODS IN THE MARKET. PLEASE REMEMBER We Have No Old Stock to Work Off. We respectfully ask the public to pay us a visit, whether they wish to purchase or not, and we will take pleasure in pro\ ing to them that we have not exaggerated. David Weisbein. CLOTHING. TSTETW ZEXIRiTVL. MENKEN £ ABRAHAMS, 158 BROUGHTON STREET, HAVE NOW A COMPLETE STOCK OF Men’s Fine Clothing, Youths’ Fine Clothing, Boys’ Fine Clothing, Eats and Furnishing Goods, LATEST STYLES AND BEST QUALITY. In our CUSTOM MADE DEPARTMENT Suits made to order on short notice. PARTIES IN THE COUNTRY sending orders can have same expressed C. O. D., freo of charge, with privilege of returning if not suited. MENKEN ABRAHAMS, 158 BROUGHTON STREET. NEW YORK OFFICE, 650 BROADWAY. BOOTS AM) SHOTS. D ON’T ~~ Forget that there is a NEW SHOE STORE IX TOWN. Fresh goods bought for cash, sold for rash, and those patronizing me will receive the benefit of a cash business in IXJW TRICES. I propose to KEEP a FIRST-CRASS SHOE STORE, and guarantee honest wear, cheap goods, polite and prompt attention to jilly,' whether they purchase from jVOE or not. M iien I sell you a pair of Shoes, a Club or a Tourist Bag, and they do not suit, I ask you to please bring then) BACK and get satisfied. REMEMBER THE PLACE A.. S. COHEN, Fine Boots and Shoes. Club and Tourist’ Bags, 139 1-2 Broughton Street, opposite Silva’s, SASII, DOORS, BLINDS, ETC. Vale Royal Manufacturing Cos. a GA. T ' LTJAO3ER. CYPRESS, OAK, POPLAR, YELLOW PINE, ASH, WALNUT. MANUFACTURERS of SASII, DOORS. BUNDS. MOULDINGS of all kinds and deecriptlous CASINGS and TRIMMINGS for all <-laeHen of dwelling'*, PEWS and PEW ENDS of our own design and manufacture, TURNED and SCROLL BAuUSTKRS. ASH HANDLES for Cotton Hooks, CEILING, FLOORING, WAINSCOTTING, SHINGLES. Warehouse and Up-Town Office: West Broad and Broughton Sts. Factory and Mills: Adjoining Ocean Steamship Co.’s Wharves. GROCERIES. THE” Mutual Co-Operative Association, UNDER ODD FELLOWS' HALL, —IS HEADQUARTERS FOR— New Mackerel, Household Ammonia, Cross & Blackwell’s Preserves, —AND ANYTHING IN— Staple and Fancy Groceries. John R. Withington, jYgt. Rust Proof Oats, Seed Rve, APPLES, POTATOES, ONIONS, CABBAGES, And all kinds of VEGETABLES and FRUITS By every steamer. 25 Cars Oats, 25 Cars Hay, 50 Cars Corn. GRITS, .MEAL, CORN EYE BEAN, PEAS, and feed of all kinds. 155 BAY STREET. Warehouse in S., F. & W. R'y Yard. T. P. BOND & CO. Kippered Herring, Findon Haddocks, Preserved Bloaters, Smoked Sardines, -AT- A. M. | G. W. WEST'S. GAS FIXTURES, HOSE, ETC. JOHN IICOLSOI, Jr. DEALER IN Gas Fixtures, GLOBES & SHADES. PLUMBERS’, MACHINISTS’ AND M ill Supplies. ENGINE TRIMMINGS, Steam Packing, SHEET GUM, Hyflrani, stem ail Section HOSE. IRON PIPES AND FITTINGS, Lift and Force Pumps. 30 and 32 Dravton St. CLOTHING. Kinder Sorter Amazin’ is the powerful flue display of Fall and Winter CLOTHING On Our Tables and Arriving. p ENTS’. YOUTHS’. BOYS’ and CHILDREN’S YT BUSINESS and DRESS SUITS. SCHOOL SUITS and Durable "ROUGH AND TUMBLES' for the BOYS. THE JAEGER SYSTEM OF SANITARY UNDER AND OVERWEAR in full supply. Stylish Hats, Furnishings, Hosiery, Etc. 161 CONGRESS STREET. B. H, LEVY & BRO. GROCERIES AND LIQUORS. FC) B SALE.- B Select Whisky $4 00 Baker Whisky 4 00 Pineapple Whisky 200 North Carolina Corn Whisky 2 00 Old Kye Whisky ‘ 150 Hum—New England and Jamaica.. Si -*>o to 3 00 Rye and Holland (lin. 1 50 to 3 00 Brandy—Domestic and Cognac 1 50 to t> 00 WINKS. Catawba Wine $1 00 to JI SO Blackberry Wine 1 00 to 1 SO Madeira, Ports and Sherry* 1 SO to 300 PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL. A. H. . CHAMPION, D 1M QOWmtKBS' STREET. * IRON WORKS. IcDopil k Ballailyu, IRON ROUNDERS, Machinists, Boiler Matters and Blacksmiths, —rKiUT*OTVKEII OF STATIONARY aud PORTABLE ENGINES, VERTICAL ami TOP-RUNNING CORN MILLS, SUGAR MILLS and PANS. AOE.vrs for Alcrl and Union In'actors, th simplest and most effective on the market; Gullett Light I trait Magnolia tottou Gin, tli* best in the Tnarket. All orders promptly attended to. Send (or Price Llit. ' ELECTRIC BELTS. eThis Belt or Regenera tor is made expressly (or the cure o( derange ments o( the generative organs, a continuous st ream of Electricity ptrmeating thro’ the parts must restore them to healthy action. Do not confound this with Electric Belts ad vertised to cure all ills; It Is for tho one specific purpose. For I nil in formation nddr.-is CHEEVER ELECTRIC BELT CO., loa VViULiin-ton bt., Chicago IU MILLINERY. K ROUSK OF IT’S ' tlfeiiiiig iif lie Fall Season 1887. However attractive and immense our previous season’s stock in Millinerv has been, this season we excel all our previous selections. Every manufacturer and importer of note in the markets of the world is represented in the array, and display of Millinery goods. We are showing Hats in the finest Hatter's Plush, Beaver, Felt, Straw and Fancy Combinations. Ribbons in Glacee, of all the novel shades. Fancy Birds and Wings, Velvets and Plushes of our own im portation, and we now oiler you the advantages of our im mense stock. We continue the retail sale on our first floor at wholesale prices. We also continue to sell our Celebrated XXX Ribbons at previous prices. TO-DAY, 500 dozen Felt Hats, in all the new shapes and colors, at 35 cents. S. KROUSKOFFS MAMMOTH MILLINERY HOUSE, BROUGHTON ST. FURNITURE, CARPETS, MATTING, ETC. THE HAPPY MAN: Our prices arc as low as they can possibly be put, to enable us to turn an honest penny, and lay up a little for a rainy day. We extend you a cordial invitation to call and see us, and we think you will feel like THE HAPPY MAN when you leave us. LINDSAY & MORGAN. LITHOGRAPHY. THE LARGEST LITHOGRAPHIC ESTABLISHMENT IN THE SOUTH. THE Morning News Steam Printing House SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. THIS WELL KNOWN ESTABLISHMENT HAS A Lithographing and Engraving Department which is complete within itself, and the largest concern of the kind in the South. It is thoroughly equipped, having five presses, and all the latest mechanical appliances in the art, the best of artists and the most skillful lithog raphers, all under the management of an experienced superintendent. It also has the advantage of being a part of a well equipped printing and binding house, provided with every thing necessary to handle orders promptly, carefully and economically. Corporations, manufacturers, banks and bankers, mer chants and other business men who are about placing orders, are solicited to give this house an opportunity to figure on their work, when orders are of sufficient mag nitude t,o warrant it, a special agent will be sent to make estimates. J. H. ESTILL. IRON WORKS. KEHOE’S IRON WORKS Broughton Street, from Reynolds to Randolph Streets, Sairannali, - - Georgia. CASTING OF ALL KINDS AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. THE RAPIDLY INCREASING DEMAND FOR OUR SUGAR MILLS AND PANS ■ IT*'® induced us to manufacture them on a more extensive scale than wBKSr J I ever To that end no pains or expense has been spared to maintain ■■ their HIGH ST AN Alii I OF EXCELLENCE ■ These Mills are of the BEST MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP, with |.J heavy WROUGHT IRON SHAFTS (made long to prevent danger to tho i?% operator), aud rollers of the best charcoal pig iron, ail turned up true. |H 94 They are heavy, strong and durable, mu light and even, and are guaraiv teed callable of grinding the heaviest fully matured BnEiMKI. ./BEroSjl All our Mills are fully warranted for one year, ffETwIS vl^WCry W BSKjawV*' 'SXpW Our Pans I icing cast with the bottoms down, S' flnfni jMi) JHH possess smoothness, durnbililv and unilor.ii.tr of 1&B Moll note* FAiySUPEKIOK TO THOSE MADE is.* W Having umnmxiMdd facilities, WE GUARANTEE OUR PRICES TO BE AS LOW AS ANY OFFERED. a Larjre Stork Alws<" Hand for Prompt G.livory. Will. ..ciioe ot Cos. K B. —The aau.o KKhu.. u.vN W ORKS.' is cast on all our jIUU and Pans. 5