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4 Ck Hlorntngßtius Morning News Building, Savannah, Ga. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 90, IM7* Registered at the Post Office in Savannah. Morning News is published every day in ftoe year, and is seined to subscribers in the city , hy newsdealers ami carriers. on their own ac count. at 25 cents a week, $1 00 a month, $5 00 for six months and $lO 00 for one year n'he Morning News, by mail , one month, fl~00: thre* months, $4 50; six months, s:> 00; cue year. $lO 00. The Morning News, by mart, six times a week (without Sunday issue), three months, $2 00; six months, $4 (X) one year. $ 00. The Morning Nfws, Tri-Weekly, Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays, three months, £i six months. $2 50; one year. $5 00. The Sunday News, by mail, one year. f. ■ w. The Weekly News, by mail , one year. SI 25. Subscriptions payable in advance, hemlt by postal order, check or registered letter. Cur rency sent by mail at risk of senders. This paper is kept on tile and advertising rates may be ascertained at the office of the Ameri can Newspaper Publishers' Association, 104 Temple Court, New York City. Letters and telecranis should to addressed •‘Morning News. Savannah, fla." Advertising rates made known on application. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Meetings—Solomon's No. 1, F. A. M.: St. Andrew’s Society; Haupt Lodge No. 58, I. O. O. F.; Memorial Services I. O. O. F. Special Notices- Texas Ponies, D. ('ox's Sale Stables; State aud County Taxes, 1887; as to Crew of British Steamship Urandholm; as to Bills against Norwegian Bark Birgitte. Amusements— A Musical Treat, hy Prof. Dahl berg. * Cheap Column Advertisements— Help w ant ed; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale; Personal; Miscellaneous. Auction Sale? Carriage and Horses, by I. D. Laßoche's Sons; Sale of Damaged Cotton, Household Furniture, by J. McLaughlin & Son. Brass Goods— L. &B.S.M. H. The President and Mrs. Cleveland were pi von a welcome by Georgians that they will not soon forget. The Chicago International Encampment is in the hands of a receiver. It was not in the proper latitude, but should have been in the South to be successful. W. D. Howells is to live most of the year in New York. What is to become of Bos ton, now that the chief delineator of her boasted culture is to de-ert her I The arrangement which required the President to hold his reception in the Fair grounds at Atlanta, shows that the man agers of the Fair are able financiers. Those Tampa officials who took to the woods when the yellow fever made its ap pearance in that town will doubtless live to conduct another campaign for office. An earnest effort is apparently being made to keep white squatters off Indian reservations in the West. This is the best way to avoid costly wars and bloody out breaks. Accounts of sure cures for yellow fever are beginning to make their apiiearnnce in tho Florida papers. It is strange that these sure cures fail to attract the attention of the doctoi-s. The power of the Republican machine in Philadelphia was illustrated by the nomi nation of Leeds for Sheriff, though ho was opposed by the entire Republican press, with one exception. It remains to lie seen if it is strong enough to elect him. The retimn of Sir. James Gordon Bennett to New York has made a great difference in the course of the Herald. It has sud denly become anti-Cleveland and nnti- Nicoll, and in its news columns give glow ing accounts of the George campaign. In short, it is now a Republican paper. So many requests have been made for chips chopped by Mr. Gladstone that he has taken to sidling them at 25c. apiece. The thrifty old gentleman has evidently in herited some of the commercial instincts of his father. Ho ought to derive a considera ble income from the sale of such high -priced chips. The revenues of the Post Office Depart ment are not long depressed by a reduction in the rate of postage. The shortage of $7,000,000, caused by the reduction of the rate to 2c., has been steadily reduced every year, and it is now thought the postal ser vice will be self-supporting in a short time. Then other improvements will bo in order. Roscoe Conkling will argue the case for Virginia before the United States Supreme Court in which the liberty of Attorney General Ayres is involved, if he is given time enough to prepare. An exposition of the State's rights doctrine from a whilom Republican leader of so much ability as Mr. Conkling would make interesting read ing- The New York Star wants to know if Roscoe Conkling is Joseph Pulitzer 'b candi date for the Presidency next year. There is no one down this way that can relieve the Star’s anxiety on this point. In fact, in this locality nobody cares who Joseph Pu litzer’s candidate is. It is known hero, how ever, that Mr. Cleveland is the people’s candidate, and that the Democratic party will nominate and support him. The dissatisfied members of the Execu tive Board of the Knights of labor are vigorously charging corruption on the iiart of the governing majority, but the mem bers of the General Assembly do not take much stock in the truth of the allegation. Bailey and Barry seem to be looked upon as radical agitators, who wish to commit the order to a programme of violence. The sympathy of the public is with the con servatives, represented by Mr. Powderly. The collapse of the present Panama Canal Company seems to be imminent. The money provid-d by its last loan, obtained by such groat sacrifices, will be exhuusttHl in February, and the greater part of the work remains to be done. The failure of the company would, doubtless, cause a great financial convulsion in France, and to prevent this it is hoped tho French govern ment will itself undertake tho work. Then the opportunity would arrive for the Mon roe doctrine to get in its work. Senator Hoar is putting forth all his ener gy to mend the breach in the Republican ranks in Worcester county. Massachusetts, where a bitter quarrel between leaders has existed for years. The Senator says Worces ter was the birthplace of the Republican party, and if the district is captured by a Democrat, it will presage Republican de feat in the country at large. As the district is now represented by a Democrat, who suc ceeded a Republican elected by scarcely 400 majority, when it had before been thousands, th<> Senator must think his party is in a desperate strait. Utah Must Wait. The Mormons are very anxious that Utah shall be admitted into t'ue Union, and it Is expected that they will have a strong lobby in Washington next winter to urge its ad mission. They point out that since the Ter ritory has adopted a constitution which prohibits polygamy the only objection that has been urged to its becoming a State has been removed. The Mormons are not to be trusted. Tho impression prevails that if Utah were clothed with alltfhe powers of a State the Mormons would immediately change tho constitution so as to legalize polygamy. This they could undoubtedly do, and there is no power any where that could prevent them. Thej' are in the majority in the Territory, and would, of course, have political control of the new State. The Edmunds law is be ing enforced so vigorously that it is impos sible for polygamy to flourish in the Terri tory, and there are good reasons for thin k ing that their unxiety to get into the Union is based upon a belief that they would then be free to do as they please with respect to that institution. The Judiciary Committee of the last House proposed an amendment to the Fed eral constitution making polygamy a crime in all the States, and giving the Federal courts authority to deal with it. If an amendment of this kind were to be adopted there would then be no reason for refusing Utah’s request. Tho government would have the same power to deal with polyga my in Utah as it now has. Doubtless this proposed amendment to the constitution will be considered by the pres ent Congress. It offers the only satisfactory solution of tho Mormon problem. Of course Utah could be kept in the condition of a Ter ritory until polygamy entirely disappeared within its limits, but there are two objec tions to doing that. One is that a large minority of tho people are not Mormons, and it would be unjust to deprive them of their political rights in order to punish those who refuse to obey the laws. The other is that it would be impos sible to determine whether the Mormons were sincere if they pretended to give up polygamy. Thy might abandon it for years, and, having inspired confidence in their pretended conversion, might legalize it as soon as they secured the power to do so. The safest and wisest way to deal with polygamy is to make it a crime throughout tho whole country, and give the Federal courts power to suppress it whenever found within their jurisdiction. Utah will have to wait probably for admission into the Union until this is done by a constitu tional amendment. Cotton Fires Must Be Prevented. Those interested in handling cotton at this port are fully aroused to the import ance of greater vigilance in protecting cotton from fire. The warning contained in the action of the cotton under writers of New York is heeded, and there is no doubt that no means will bo left un tried not only to find out the causes of the fires which have already occurred at this port this season, but, also, to prevent the occurrence of others. The question of expense should not be permitted to stand in the way of the adoption of auv precaution which may l>e deemed necessary. The plain truth is that the fires must be prevented. Their continu ance means tho ruin of the cotton business of the port. Heavier insurance rates here than at other ports would drive cotton away. That the rates will lie raised if other serious fires in cotton occur soon there is no reason to doubt. Already the insur ance companies have suffered losses which, they claim, amount to more than the premiums they will receive during the en tire season. No possible source of danger should lie left unguarded, and the regulations already in existence, or which may be provided for securing protection against fire, should be enforced with such fidelity and vigor as to leave no doubt that the men who control the cotton business are in earnest in ward ing off the threatened danger. There may bo those who will argue that there is no necessity for doing this or that thing, and others who will disregard the regulations. The former may be influenced by a desire to avoid expense, und tho latter by an unwillingness to submit to any authority, or by the belief that they know a great deal more than those who made tho regulations. It is apparent that if safety is to be secured there must be no yielding to the arguments of thoso influenced by per sonal considerations, and no concessions to those who propose to defy authority. In telligence, firmness, vigilance and prompt action are necessary to save the commerce of the port from a serious blow. Tho action of the City Council last night, requiring cotton, while being transported on lighters, to be covered with tarpaulins, is a move in the right direction. There are a good many who have given cotton fires careful consideration who believe that, as a rule, they are caused by sparks from steam vessels. The Fishery Question. There have been contradictory accounts published of wnat the policy of the State Department is relative to the fishery ques tion. The fact that such accounts have ap peared in print afford the best of evidence that the department has not authorized any statement about its policy. The correspond ents have been drawing on their imagina tions in the absence of facts, and have not, therefore, agreed in their stories of the course which the State Department will pursue. Secretary Bayard says that the policy of the State Department has not been deter mined upon fully, and will not be until the following question is settled: What are the rights of American fishermen in Canadian waters? More than a hundred years have elapsed since this question was first raised, and it has been debated from time to time during the whole of that period. The prospect of its being determined very soon, therefore, if the experience of the past, is a good basis upon which to found an opinion, is not promising. That being the case it may Iks quite a while before the country knows the policy of the State Department relative to the fishery question. One thing is certain, how ever, nn(J that is t hat the American people want tho question scttltsl in a way that will encourage peaceful relations between the United States and Canada. Just as the Western Union succeeds in extinguishing competition in the United States, a rival springs up for its South American and West Indian business. A French company is to build lines from New York to Charleston, tho 'cc to Havana, Ja maica, Centra] America and Brazil, which will be under the control of tho French and Commercial Cable Companies, connecting with them at New York. Even a little in fringement on the monopoly is a good thing. THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1887. Falso Reports. Whenever the public mind is excited about any matter of importance and ready to accept sensational reports about it, how ever unreasonable they may be, such re ports are certain to get afloat. Sometimes they originate with persons who are influ enced only by a desire to alarm their ac quaintances, and have a little fun at their expense, at other times they are the result of misunderstandings, and not infrequently they are suggested by malice, und are in tended to do harm. Soon after yellow fever made its ap pearance at Key West early last summer, it was reported that it had broken out in several Florida towns, and also in this city. Since the fever has been in Tampa alarm has been caused in several of the other towns of Florida by unfounded reports that it had been discovered in them. Jacksonville especially has been greatly annoyed by false reports of tho existence of the yellow fever within her limits. A few days ago a report got abroad in Tallaliassee that there were thirty-five cases of fever in Jacksonville, and on investigation it was found that a dispatch hail been received at Tallahassee containing a statement of that kind. The manager at Jacksonville of the Western Union Telegraph Company de termined to find out the sender of the false information. His investigation had not proceeded far before one of the operators confessed that he had sent the dispatch upon which the report circulated at Talla hassee was based. He said that a young girl at the Tallahas see office, whose acquaintance with teleg raphy was so limited that one became hungry while waiting for her to receive a message, kept bothering him with the ques tion whether there was yellow fever at Jacksonville. He told her several times that there was not, aud finally, in a spirit of fun, stated that there were 350 cases, but that she must lie careful not to tell any one about the matter. Her understanding of the dispatch was that there were thirty-five eases, and ulthough the rules of the Western Union Company forbidding operators to make public information they receive over the wires are very stringent, the report soon circulated through Tallahassee that Jacksonville had thirty-live cases of fever. A fun loving operator at Jacksonville, an inefficient operator at Tallahassee, and the inability of a woman to keep a secret, com bined to sot afloat an apparently authentic report, that was very injurious to the metropolis of Florida. Not very many years ago it was the policy in towns in this country liable to yel low fever to conceal the existence of the fever as long as there was any hope of pre venting it from becoming epidemic. That policy no longer prevails. The health authorities now act on the theory that tho people should be informed when danger threatens them, in order that they may have ample time to escape before escape becomes impossible. If they are to deal with an epidemic they prefer that there shall be as little material as pos sible for the disease to work upon. If other alarming reports are started, therefore, in Jacksonville, or other healthy Florida towns, the people interested can afford to wait and see if they are confirmed by their health authorities before abandoning their homes. Mr. H. S. Little, New Jersey railroad man and politician, who calls himself a Democrat, but is credited with having at divers times killed off aspiring men of that IMtrty, writes an eighteen-column open letter to Senator McPherson, which is intended to consign that distinguished gentleman to the political limbo in which previous victims languish. Tho principal charge against the Senator is that he conspired in 1878 to elect Gen. Sewell, a Republican, to the Senate, when the seat might have been given to a Democrat. The charge is an old one, and Mr. Little will find it difficult to make of it a lever powerful enough to pry out of his seat in the Senate a man weighted down with as many dollars as is Mr. McPherson. American citizen Wong Chin Foo re cently started to Canada on a lecturing tour, and when he got to the frontier had to pay duty on himself in the sum of SSO, as if he hud been a valuable package of tee. Besides this, Mr. Foo was obliged to wear a numbered tag, after the manner of a town dog. Because of these things Mr. Foo is angry, and wants the United States to pro tect him from such outrageous treatment. His case seems to be a good one, but Mr. Foo ought to have learned by this time that if he wants to be treated like nil American citizen he must have his name changed to John Smith, Patrick O’Flaherty, or some thing of that sort. Wong Chin Foo won’t do. _____ A Boston druggist, who was arrested and fined for selling cigars on Suuday, pleaded that tobacco was a drug, and put the American pharmacopoeia in evidence. Ho appealed from the decision, and the progress of the case in the courts will lie watched with interest. Should the higher tribunals sustain the druggist’s plea, which action, it is said, would accord with the decision of an Alabama court, tho druggist’s cigar would be a drug, and could be legally sold on Sunday, while that of tho tobacco dealer would not, but would be merchandise. The tobacco dealers could perhaps get around the difficulty by taking out licenses as drug- Rists. Among Henry George’s large audiences at Kingston, N. Y., no one at the end of his speech cared to ask him the usual questions. A man in the audience explained this by saying that all present accepted Mr. George’ B theories, and was heartily cheered. The question of which party tho labor vote will be drawn from must make the Repub licans not a little anxious. They have been patting Georgo on the back and encourag ing him in every way, only to find that out side of the city he is more heartily received, if possible, than in it. Tho Republican strength li©3 outside the city. Commissioner Oberly’s fulmination against political societies in the government departments at Washington docs not seem to have had much effect. The Maryland and Virginia Democratic associations have frequent and enthusiastic meetings. It has not been long since a Democratic associa tion among the clerks became possible, and the most rigid reformer ought to look with a great deal of allowance for youthful ex uberance upon their proceedings. Andrew Carnegie, after making himself ns conspicuous as possible by his money in Scotland, is again in Now York. His prin cipal business since his return npjiears to bo to talk of Mr. Blaine’s good health and greatness. Is it possible that Mr. Carnegie married political ambition with his wife, and ho])es to pull himself into jxwition by the Maine statesman's coat tails! CURRENT COMMENT. How Canada Can Get a Fair Market. From the tit. Louis It' publican ( Dem.) The easiest way for Canada to get a free fish market In this country is to hold a convention and annex itself to the United States. We are not pining for Canada, hut we are not churlish, and can do a graceful thing if politely re quested. Secret of Powderly’s Success. From the Boston Herald ( Ind.) Unless some now unforeseen event takes place, Mr. Powderly will emerge from the con vention, when it adjourns, with Hying colors, proving by this, what we have always asserted, that he iH, by long odds, the ablest man con nected with the order, and holds his position because he deserves to hold it. The Minneapolis “Tribune’s” Insult. From the .Vein York Sun (anti-Cleveland Dem.) It is inconceivable that the article entitled “Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland as Mere People” could have found its way into the columns of a self respecting and carefully edited newspaper except through a lapse of vigilance on the part of the responsible authority. This Is the most charitable view to take of the occurrence. A manly apology from Mr. Blot hen and Mr. Haskell would help them very much iu the general estimation of the public. BRIGHT BITS. “Mamma, where does Dod live?” “Way up in the sky. my child." “Well, then, I seen" Him yesterday a tummln’ dqwn de telegraph pole wit a wire in his hand.” Yankee Blade Jay Gould has made his son George's new baby a present of a pearl cradle with gold rockers or legs. Jay should also give the little fellow a block of his railroad stock for a bath tub.— New Orleans States. "I thought the Ute trouble was over," re marked the snake editor. "Well, Isn't it?" asked the horse editor. “Not much A lot of papers are still printing old Colorow’s picture."— Pittsburg Telegraph. The guide leads a couple to the brink of a frightful precipice, and then says in n mourn ful tone: "I brought a gentleman and his wife here last year. The lady leaned over too far and disappeared. The gentleman said it was one of the finest views he had ever seen.”— Judge. “What are you going to be when you get to be a man, Johnny?" asked Menitt, anxious to pass away the time till Cora came in. "A minister." said little Johnny, proudly. “And why a minister?” “Because then 1 11 be sure to go to heaven."— Epoch. Omaha Man—Will you reopen your summer hotel next season ? Summer Landlord— I shall be here, but not as the lessee. 1 have obtained a job as head waiter. “Eli? You don’t say so? Who w ill be the lessee then?" "The head waiter I had this season.— Omaha World. “Have yon seen Mr. Mushbrain lately?" asked the fair girl languidly of her gallant companion, young Tennisbat of the bank. “Not for ages." lisped the youth. “I understand he has made a mesalliance," said the weary beauty. ‘‘ I should like to see it." said Tennisbat with a shade of animation. “I used to potter about my father’s park at home aud am somewhat of a mechanic myself.’’— San Francisco News- Letter. New York Girl—Oh, we can trace our an cestry back hundreds of years. We are descend ants of one of the old North kings. (>maha Girl—A Viking? “Yes, that is what they were called.” “You mean the men who sailed big warships with skeletons for figureheads, and raided the peaceful settlements farther south?” “Yes; but you must‘remember such things were considered all right in those days. The world had not progressed very far.” "I understand that, dear, of course. By the way, your father Is still living, isn't he?” “Oh, yes. He's a New York immigration com missioner.”— Oniaha World. The Saxons are a very polite people, so over polite that they not infrequently bring down ridicule upon themselves. It used to be told in Dresden that a stranger in the city was one day crossing the great bridge that spans the Elbe, and asked a native to be directed to a certain church which he wished to find. "Really, my dear sir." said the Dresdener, bowing low, "I grieve to say it, but I cannot tell you.” The stranger passed on, a little surprised at this voluble answer to a simple question. He had proceeded but a few rods when he heard footsteps behind him, and, turning, saw the same man running to catch up with him. In a moment his pursuer was by his side, his breath nearly gone, but wit-n enough left to say; "My dear sir, you asked me how you could find the church, and it pained me to have to sav that I did not know. Just now I met my brother and asked him. but I grieve to say he did not know either."— Ex. PERSONAL.. James Whitcomb Risky, the Indiana dialect poet, is preparing for publication a volume of choice selections from his poems. P. T. llaunvm. the veteran showman, is plan ning a long trip through Central and South America. lie. will not lie accompanied bv his show, going for pleasure only. Mbs. Coleman Drayton is said to be the best dressed woman in America. Her gowns and things cost about iMo.OOl) a year, but are selected with rare discrimination and taste. Harper, the Cincinnati bank wrecker, was worth s7,tiOo,(X)o in IKSS. When the turn came he lost §C,700,0(Xl in Wail street, and the remain der in mine and wheat speculations. Phil Armocr, the big Chicago beef and grain man, docs not permit i is clerks to smoke cigar ette::. He says that between whisky and cigar ettes he chooses whisky as the less evil. E x-Gov. Watts, of Alabama, is a candidate for the United States Senate. He says he can strike a happy medium between free irade and protection it he is only permitted to do so. Robert (lahreit, ex-Prosident of the Balti more and Ohio railroad, intends going abroad tlie first week in November, for at least a year. Business cares have greatly impaired his health. Miss Nettie Carpenter, who took the first prize as a violinist at the Paris Conservatory, is an American girl, only 10 years old, and is com ing to this country with the Oerstor Opera Com pany. John Oog, of Guelph, Ont., Is the champion ride shot of Canada. In matches of the Victoria Rifle Club, this week, lie made Cl out of a possible 70 at 000 yards, and G'J out of 70 at 000 yards, Nina Van Zantit, of Chicago, who will lie a proxy widow after Nov. 11, writes George Francis Train that she ean trace every atom of her present misery to the Satanic press of the United States. Rev. Davip Sbymovb of Minnesota, whose elopement with an editor's wife some time since created quite a sensation, has been sum marily expelled by his conference from the min istry and the church. Rowley S. Sidklinoer, the Boston labor and temperance allocate. who surrendered himself recently as a deserter Don the United States army, a dozen years ago, lias been released by order of the War Department, Col. A. T. Babbitt is the cattle king of Wyom ing. Ho owns 00.000 head of stock aud leases about 100.000 acres of grazing land. Cheyenne owes considerable of its prosperity to the'trade derived from the Babbitt cowboys. KhtelLa Clayton, the actress, is said to lie the best posted horsewoman on the stage. Sfle sel dom bets on a horn: race, but when she does she usually wins. Georgia Cayvan and Carrie Turner are also well versed in turf matters. Sites Lucv Bavmann is one of the richest young women in California. Bin; resides in San Francisco, and owns no less than !iS,i<W acres of land in the interior counties, uot to mention a big block of stock in a line of coast steamers. Pres Hendrickson of Bell county, Ken tucky, is credited with killing three men a'd dangerously wounding another, lie is naively described by tho local press as “an influential citizen, a church member, and a dead shot.” A Mrs. Mabtin. of Atlanta, has sold her 10-year old son to Joseph Burns, of Chicago, for SJOO. Burns was a discarded suitor of Mrs. Martin a dozen veal's ago, and now rich and childless he purchases the boy and will adopt him. Rev. Wii.uam F. Davis, who persisted in preaching on the Boston Common, is at last a martyr. Convicted on four indictments for preaching without a city license, he has been lined sy;s and sent to jail for the term of one year. Mrb. Mark Hopkins, who is said to be worth about $40,000,000, is noted for her charity. She lias given to Great Barrington, Mass., a church u nioh cost i1.’.0.0 io, besides paying the minister's salary. Many a young girl has to thank Mrs. Hopkins for tier start in life. Attorney General Blair, of New Bruns wick, is 1 he latest Canadian of note to coma out for Krustus Wtman's project for commercial union. Tho distinguished convert is of the opinion that the United Stoles and Canada have too much in common to be kept apart. HE LOOKED SEEDY AND WEAK But the Dudes Who Tried to Have Pun With Him Got Left. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. I,ast evening a seedy individual, wearing a long grey beard and careworn look crossed Smithfleld street toward City Hall. When he liad reached the middle of the street he gazed in the direction of the city clock long and anxiously. Three dudes stood on the hotel steps, and one of them, dressed in the latest fashion, spied the old man and immediately addressed his companions in this manner: "Say, fellows! there's an old guy; now watch me have some fun with him.” The dude then walked out to the curb, and as the old man reached the pavement he was stopped by the would-be humorist, who accosted him thusly: ‘Hello! Mr. Drexel, what's your hurry? Are von on your way to the hankers’ banquet at the Monongahela House ? Can we go along ? Say, you had better fix your hat straight.” And as the young scamp said this he crushed the stranger's hat over bis eyes, and began pulling his board. The old man said nothing until after he had adjusted the crushed head-covering. He then calmly remarked: "Boys, you shouldn't make a fool out of a weak old chap like me when I’m not looking. Now, young fellows, my hat is just resting on the top of my head. Just knock it off, and you will see some more fun.” The dude attempted to do so, but the weak old man's (Ist caught the dude fair on the nose. The claret dew. and the owner of the damaged nose attempted to strike back, but he was not quick enough, ns the old man gnve him another stunning blow which knocked him sprawling as far as the car track. One of the fallen man's friends attempted to interfere, but was knocked down in a jiffy, and “Drexel” was master of the situation. Detectives Shore and (lumbert, hear ing the squabble, ran out of the Mayor's office, when the feeble old man rushed down Virgin alley and out of sight, thus escaping arrest. The squelched dude went to a neighboring bar ber shop for repairs. A Pretty Spanish American Custom. Prom the Chicago Herald. Many interesting stories could be told of the cascarone balls of the past, but only one will be mentioned as au instance of the popularity of this peculiar feature of the halts. On one occa sion at a ball given at the residence of Don Jose Abrego, in Monterey, Cal., Pete Serrano, then a inuchacho, was on hand selling cascarones. A gentleman approached and asked w hat he would take for his cascarones. "One dollar a dozen," was the answer. "How many have you?” was the next inquiry. "Forty dozen.” "AU right, i’d take them.” Taking the basket he started down the hall, but had not taken a dozen steps when he was surrounded by a number of young ladies, and in ft moment all hands were diving into the basket, coming out with double handfuls and crashing them on his head, while he manfully strove to return a few of the compliments he received. In five minutes not one of the forty dozen casca rones remained whole. The modus operand! of cascarone making is very simple, and about as follows: Into an empty eggshell—whole, except for an opening in one end just large enough to remove the original contents —is placed about a teaspoonful of finely chopped paper of various bright colors and gold tinsel: then the opening is neatly closed hv pasting a piece or colored paper over it, and then the cascarone is all ready for use. In Mexico in the good old times gold dust mixed wdth diamond dust was often used to fill the eggshells at the swell fandangoes given by the old grandees. And it is done occa sionally nowadays by some of the wealthy old dons who wish to do the thing up in style. Another way of tilling the shells was to use finely perfumed powder, and sometimes rare and costly perfumes were used. Very often the shells were beautifully decorated, and some times handpainted. In Monterey, before the decline of the custom, the shells were often colored in fanciful designs, like Easter eggs, and at other times tastefully decorated with differ ent colors of paper. Chopped paper and tinsel were usually put in the shells, but on more than one occasion gold dollar pieces were used—one in each shell. Spiced candy was often used, and sometimes powder and perfumery. House wives religiously save the shells of all the eggs they us.; and put them away until cascarone season comes around. In cascarone breaking it is not necessary that one should be acquainted; in fact, it is a sort of "mashing” proceeding all through. The act of breaking a cascarone on another’s head is to be considered a compliment by the recipient, who is in honor bound to return it at the first oppor tunity. The proper way to break them is to crush the shell in the hand over the person's head, allowing its contents to fall oil the head. In the excitement, however, the shell is more frequently broken on the head, regardless of locality or force used, ami is oftentimes sugges tive of anything but amiable feeling on the part of the bestower* When the ice is broken by some adventurous maiden or plucky man the contagion soon spreads, and in a very short rime everybody is chasing around the room, breaking cascarones indiscriminately and receiving them from all sides. These mock battles usually occur between dances. The End of a Love Story. Prom the Washington Star. After days of searching for the body of his betrothed, Louis S. Szczepanaky found the corpse Monday night in the pickling vat of a medical college at Louisville, Ky. The girl's name was Louisa Faber, and she came from Germany. Three months ago she received money from her lover to bring her over to this country. Upon her arrival they agreed to be married next Christmas, and in order to save money she took service as a domestic. Two weeks ago she was attacked with typhoid fever, and was removed to the City Hospital in I,< mis ville, where she died Oct 7. Her lover called to see her, but was refused admission, and on his return Saturday was told that she was dead and had been buried in the Potter's Field. Taking an assistant he went out to secure the body, but was horrified to find that the grave was empty. He then made a search of the medical colleges, and Monday discovered the corpse in a pickling vat with fifteen or twenty others the college au thorities had secured for the dissecting table, and it had already been under the knife of a sur geon and his class of students. They said that the corpse had been "snatched from the grave,” and willingly surrendered it. Szczepanaky was almost overcome by the appearance of the re mains, biit had the corpse removed to an un dertaking establishment, from which the funeral took place. He was the only mourner that followed the corpse to the grave. Lively Traveling Companion. From the San Francisco ChrOnide. There is an American in the customs service of China who is quite a character. His coolness and assurance have tried the patience of Sir Robert Ilart. the imperial director of customs, any time these twenty years, but he is still there, He never could learn Chinese, and even when it was made imperative that the customs men should know the language to some extent, he didn't learn it. He was always doing something wrong or against the rules. On one occasion Sir Robert Hart was in Shanghai, and walking down the Bend he met an American whose post was in a southern port. The American saluted. "Well, sir," said Hart, “will you have the goodness to explain why you are not at your post in Amboy?' "Certainly. Sir Robert, I am traveling with a No. 1 mandarin on duty." “You! You can't be of much use. How do you manage? You don't understand Chinese?" “No; but 1 don't talk to him.” "How can you get on without talking to him?” “Well, you see. Sir Robert, he's dead.” He was escorting the body of adead mandarin to his family place. Light and Shade. Were there no clouds across the evening sky. The sunset radiance were not half so fair! The wondrous traceries in the forest glade But owe their birth to shadows trembling there! The sombre pines upon the mountain Ride Make clear the dazzling whiteness of the snow, And deeper silence followsto the roar Of avalanche leaping to the depths below. So in this strange, mysterious life we lead, Bright joy is wedded unto tear-dewed pain, And to the union, hallowed and serene, Comes meck-eyed Peace, with all her blessed train. The lesson old. take once again, sad heart; Sweet Comfort, first is born Within the soul, When Sorrow sits, a guest beside thy hearth And writes thy name upon her sacred scroll! —Mary Amy Ghtford. A Good Remedy for a Dog. From Texas Siftinqs. One of the richest men in Austin lives in a magnificent residence, almost next door to the humble cottage of a poor Irishman, whose principal wealth consists of a dog that has got a voice like n Fourth of July orator. One morning the wealthy nabob knocked at Mr. O'Uaffertv's humble cottage, and addressed him as follows: “For three nights now your dog has barked incessantly, so that I have not been able to sleep a wink. My aged mother, who is an in valid, has also been kept .awake, lam sorry to bother you, but this hats to stop." "Ain't 1 sorry myself." said the good hearted fellow, with tears in his eyes, “for the poor dog? Don’t you know of a good remedy tor dog wid the distemper?" The other man said be did, and started for a gua shop. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Indian games are a feature at some of the Pacific coast agricultural fairs. At a point in a deep ravine two miles from Wellingford, N. Y„ ice, it is said, forms the year round. The native Christians of Madagascar have given more than $4,000,000 for the spread of the gospel in the past ten years. Tiie Northwestern Lumberman estimates that 100,000,000 feet of hemlock will be put into Michigan streams this winter. The mulberry tree was cultivated in China and known by the name of the golden tree 2,000 years before the Christian era. The first shark seen in the Kennebec river for vears was captured a day or two ago. at Fort Popham Beach. It weighed 800 pounds. Sawdust has succeeded straw for horse bed ding in several of the street railway stables in Boston, and it is said to he about one-half less costly. The wife of Dr. J. B. Jones, of Bolivar, Tenn., possesses two china plates of a set presented to Thomas Jefferson when he was Minister to France. Two greyhounds accompanying a Washington lady whose purse was stolen from her joined in the chase after the thief and succeeded in head ing him off. From Madison, Wis., the home of Postmaster General Vilas, comes a rumor that Mr. Vilas will not lie a candidate for the Vice Presidential nomination, but is biding his time with the hope and purpose of succeeding Mr. Cleveland in 1832. A colored woman of Lansing, Mich., has given birth to a child which enters at once upon the pathway to fame. Tiie doctor says it is a boy, while the mother insists that it is a girl, and it is thought that a convention will have to be called to settle it. A Connecticut man has Invented a way to ride free in bobtail street cars. He walks boldly to the fare box, rattles a nickel, so that: it sounds as if he had deposited it, and then sits down and tries to look honest. The drivers in his sec tion are beginning to watch him closely. A lively carrying trade has been built up along the Pacific coast by the Klamath Indians. With their large canoes, hewn out of the solid trunks of huge trees, they make trips along the coast as far as Crescent City. They carry dairy and farm produce for the settlers and return with loads of groceries and other supplies. Early Sunday morning ail traffic on the east ern end of the New York division of the Penn sylvania rabroad was stopped to allow the re moval of the Methodist church at Linden, N. J., across the tracks of the railroad. After mid night the telegraph wires were cut to make a free passage for the steeple. It required seven hours to move the church. , A cow pastured in the declivitous precincts of Dubuque, lost her balance a few days ago, and bowled down t he almost perpendicular bluff and through the roof of a humble residence at the bottom. The family proceeded to pick the shingles out of the cradle and wipe the milk spatters from the furniture, and the cow sadly and slowly reascended the hill. The ladies of Terre Haute, feeling indignant over the condition of the village cemetery, as sembled the other day and arming themselves with axes, sickles, anil similar weapons repaired thither and commenced cutting out the thistles and weeds that had been left to ripen there. The sexton felt so scandalized that he agreed to finish the job if they would leave. Grant Huston leaned out of the door of a mail car to salute his sweetheart as the train was rapidly passing Strawns, six miles west of Cambridge City, Ind., when the crane used to hold tiie mail pouch struck him, knocking a two-inch hole in his skull. He is in an uncon scious condition and will die. Miss Nora Peed, the lady to whom he was to have been married in a few days, is nursing him. Some wicked young Boston men met in their club house the other evening to play poker, and one of their number suggested that the winnings be given to ft man who had recently been arrest ed in the North End for stealing cabbage for his starving family. This was agreed to, and at the close of the game the winnei-s took a carriage, hunted up the cabbage thief’s home, and made his family happy with a very respectable sum of money. An American sailing veesel that left Yoko hama in May last shipped twelve Japanes sail ors as part of her crew. Near Hawaii the mas ter, in a fit of rage, shot one of these men— Hidaka Kikuinatsu—and afterward beat the poor fellow with a stick until he died. The body was then flung into the sea, and now the trag edy has been disclosed by the return to Yoko hama of four of the Japanese sailors who wit nessed the murder. The tower, which is being erected by the Rus sians on the highest point of the Mount of Olives is already several stories high, and hut one more is to lie added. It is to be so high that both the Mediterranean and Dead Sea may tie seen from the top. A number of bells will be placed in the tower. In digging the foundation seven Christian graves were found together, with an inscription in Greek, in which the word "Stepha nus” could be deciphered. It has been decided by the Circuit court for the county of Lenawee, Michigan, that it is law ful to hug a girl if the girl is willing. A certain school-teacher brought suit for damages against a couple of fellow s because he heard they reported tha t he had hiR arm around a girl. The court decided that a report of that kind did a man no harm, that if he really did hug the girl he committed no offense, and‘that he had no right to kick if the lady didn’t. The live stock sanitary commission of Arizona assumes entire responsibility for the quarantine against Mexico, and declares that Gov. Znlick had nothing to do with it except to officially proclaim it when declared by t he commissioners, as required by law. The reason of proclaiming Mexico is asserted to lie the fact that neither Mexico nor the State of Sonora lias quarantined against infected stock from other places. Cattle in transit may pass through Arizona, but they will not be allowed to go outside the cars and the railroad stock yards. A Paris workingman named Barthes asked his wife to look down a well, and as she did so pushed her in. When she came to the surface and screamed for help he let down the bucket, and she clinging to it, drew her up, making her think he was going to save her. When nearly to the ton lie let her drop again into the well, and, as she still refused to die, he flung large stones on her. The neighbors interfered, and one of them put a ladder down and brought the woman, still alive, up on it, the husband, mean time, doing everything in his power to hinder the rescuers. He was sentenced to fifteen years' penal servitude. A widow in Burlington, la., whose husband committed suicide, was charged by the family of her husband with being the cause of the suicide. The widow, to vindicate herself, had a Spiritualistic seance, where departed spirits were called to testify in the case, at which the father of the suicide was present. The husband who had suicided was called to tiie stand nnd testified that there were no unpleasant relations between himself and wife: that she had tieen a good wife to him. He further said he did not commit suicide. He had gone to the stable to clean his revolver, and, as he stood in the door way, the wind suddenly blew the door against his arm, causing the pistol to be discharged, thus ending his earthly existence. The affair excites not a little comment in Burlington. The curious fact is noted that months and seasons have their influence upon the sum total of incendiarism. As suicides are more frequent in certain months than in others, so are incen diary fires more prevent at some seasons of the year than at another. For example, statis tics go to show that whatever tiie number of fires In January there are likely lobe fewer in February; March is likely to liave more than February, April more than March, and May more than April. In June there is a lull, in July a little more activity, in August and Sep tember a revival, and in October a rest. In No vember there is as apt to lie a diminution as mi increase, and iu December there are always fewer fires than in November. The months in which the fluctuations of tiie incendiary wave are most pronounced are September, October and November, and there seems to bo an extra ordinary regularity in the number of criminal fires in the first six months of the year. H°RE result of the determination of the ad ministration that departmental work in Wash ington shall lie conducted strictly on business principles has been to diminish materially the receipts of certain saloons and restaurants in the vicinity of the department buildings On • keeper of a restaurant has put In's com plaint into words, which cannot he misunder stood, and which, though not intended to have such an effect, are really a tribute to the char acter of the administration. Business is very dull, lie says, because the department clerks who used to drop in for a drink and remain sometimes two orthree hours, now seldom come during business hours, and when they do they take their drink or lunch and hurry back to their desks. Independently of the fact that the government is getting better work than under tae old system, and more of it, the clerk i h£'nh e lZ e L are H PPrentlv saving money and health ns the result of their enforced attention to their duties. BAKING POWDER. —fouu WEIGSt^n p?pßicrs CREAM Baking Its superior excellence proven in millions of homes for more than a quarter of a century. It is used by the United States Government. In dorsed by the heads of the Great Universities as the Strongest. Purest and most Healthful, I)r. Price’s the only Baking Powder that does not contain Ammonia, Lime or Amin. Sold only in Cans. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. NEW YORK. CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS. A. R. ALTAI AYER A CO. OUR OPENING IS NOW OVER, But we would assure our friends and cus tomers that the GRAND DISPLAY STILL CONTINUES AT A, R. ALTMAYER k CO.’S. unanimous verdict of the ladies, and all who called Thursday and Friday was that such an array of lovely goods was never before seen in Savannah. In every department were they charmed by the beauty, taste and elegance displayed. These new and choice tnings were last week on exhibition but are THIS WEEK ON SALE, and we warmly invite you to call and take ad vantage of the opportunity. It is unnecessary to assure you that we will maintain our rep utation for CLOSE PRICES that is already established, but we will quote a few SPECIAL THINGS in the different depart ments that are GREAT DRIVES DRESS GOODS. Commencing MONDAY MORNING we will offer: 50 pieces Colored Cashmere, in all the new shades, at sc. per yard. 30 pieces Fancy ('hecks, Plaids and Stripes, in double width, at 12ksc. per yard. 50 pieces Double width All wool filling Cash mere, in all the new shades, at file, per yard; cannot be matched anywhere for less thaii 25c. or :15c. 40 pieces 40-inch wide Camel's Hairs at per yard, equal to any Hsc. goods in the city. FL A.N'N'ELS. Will offer an ALL WOOL RED FLANNEL at 15c. per yard, and a soft white wool Flannel at 12t£c. per yard; and a full case CANTON FLAN NELS at 654 - P er yard; worth 10c. anywhere. BLANKETS. Being out of our regular 99c. Blankets, we will sell for the week, or as long as they last, OUR $1 25 10-4 BLANKETS at 99c. While here look at our lovely large size , LAMB’S WOOL BLANKETS at $5. DOMESTICS. Several cases new styles DRESS GINGHAMS just received which we will sell at 10c, and 12!^c.; never before sold less than 15c. Ask to see them. And notwithstanding advance in “Fruit of Loom,” we will sell tw r o cases this week at 9c. per yard. GLOVES. FOR THE WEEK: A line of Dressed and Undressed Kids, plain or embroidered backs, 4-button, at 50c. To those who have not yet called we will say DO NOT FAIL TO SEE OTJR MILLINERY. It is the completest and most lieautiful line ever displayed south of New York. See also our lovely CLOAKS This line can not be surpassed anywhere. We would call your especial attention to our SILK PLUSH, SATIN LINED wjtup at sl2 50. It is the pret tiest thing ever seen for the price. Look also at our SILKS. This is a special feature of our business and w e believe our line is unapproachable. Every department in the house you will find as complete as those mentioned. All are filled with the Newest Novelties. We extend a warm invitation to you all to call w hether you wish to purchase or not. Our salesmen and salesladies are taught to SHOW GOODS with pleasure. We are respectfully yours, A, l ALTIAYER & GO. P. S.—Mail orders will receive prompt, atten tion, and samples will be sent on application. Our ILLUSTRATED FALL CATALOGUE also can be had on application. A. R. A. & CO, COTTON SEED WANTED. Per Bushel (sl2 per ton) paid for good com SEED Delivered in Carload Lots at Southern Cotton Oil Cos. Mills —AT— SAVANNAH, GA., ATLANTA, GA., COLUMBUS, GA. Price subject to change unless notified of a* ceptance lor certain quantity to be shipped by 4 future date. Address nearest mill as above. TYPE-WRITERS. ASK TOUR STATIONER FOR IT. Does the work of one costing SIOO. Indorsed by LEADING BUSINESS MEN. GEO. BECKER & CO., 30 Great Jones St., New York City. Send for Circular. P. J. FALLON, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR, 2a DRAYTON STREET, SAVANNAH. ESTIMATES promptly furnished for building of any claa*. We want AGENTS in every city and town. BIG COMMISSIONS.