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AFTER A WIDOW’S MONEY
ALBANY AROUSED OVER THE
PLOT OP A BUITOR.
Charges that He Had a Wife Followed
by His Departure from the City—The
Widow’s Friends Threaten to Make
It Hot for Him if He Returns—An At
tempt to Collect a Bill.
Macon, Oa., Dec. 2s.—A special to the
Telegraph from Albany says: “Oscar Cald
well, a tailor, about 35 yea s olrl. who has
been at Albany in the services of D. W.
Price for some months, left the city a few
days ago for California. His departure
seemed to be a little peculiar and has
brought about some dark rumors as to his
future movements, which implicates the
welfare of a rich young widow of this city.
The story is as follows: About seventeen
years ago a young tailor came
to Albany and formed a co
partnership with Mr. Farrington.
He gave his name as Oscar Caldwell.
While here he courted a licautiful young
girl of this place, and they were to be mar
ried, but all of a slid ien the oily-tongued
gentleman disappeared, audit is stated that
be left several bills unpaid. He was soon
forgotten, and the girl married happily and
is now a rich widow. A few months ago
the young tailor and lover of seventeen
year* ago, made a very sudden appearance
bn the scene and went to work for Mr.
Price.
SAID TO HAVE BEEN MARRIED.
He immediately set to work to arouse and
rekindle the faint spark of love in the bosom
of his former lady love, when it became
rumored about that he was married and
had a family. He stoutly denied the charge,
but it wems that there are parlies in town
who knew him at Homesdale. Pa., when a
bov. and know that he carried home and
introduced someone as his wife, when a
young man. He denied this, and said be
was not legally married to this woman and
had gi veil her his fortune to get rid of her.
Finally Mr. Price told him that he hail uo
further use for him, and things generally
got so warm that he left
the city. Parties who seern to know say
that his real name is Oscar Bache. When
he left and reached Montgomery, Ala., he
went to a person there who owed Mr. Price
some money, and tried to collect $25,
claiming that Mr. Price owed him a largo
sum. Mr. Price was wired, and the monev
ordered not paid, as he owed Caldwell
nothing. Caldwell claimed here that Mr.
Price owed him a large sum, which is not
true according to Mr. Price.
THE LADY’S FRIENDS AROUSED.
The friends and relatives of the lady
fWm that he is a deep scoundrel, and is
trying to play a deep and dark plot, and say
that it will be best for him to remain out of
Albany. He left this time owing some
debts,'but told some of his creditors that a
big fuss would be stirred up on his leaving,
but not to be uneasy, for he was comiug
back and marry the young widow, and that
he was going to get evidence sufficient to
clear the suspicion against him. It is
claimed that he forged telegrams as to some
money coming to him from
California. It is feared that
there will be serious trouble
if he continues his game. It is also claimed
by those wh > recognize him as <_>scar Bacbo
that ho is a Jew, b t he denies this also,
claiming to be only half Jew. Caldwell
told James W hidden of this place, that lie
was in New York w hen ho heaui of the
deat hof the lady's husband, and immedi
ately started for Albany to marry her, and
it is claimed that he is playing his cards for
her property, as ho is not worth a cent.
KNIVES OUT IN CHURCH.
Several Men Cut Near Ty Ty and One
of Them May -Die.
Ty Ty, Ga., Dec. 28. At Salem church,
south of this town, last night, at a Christ
mas tree, a difficulty occurred iu which
Worthy Salt r and Billie Willis got cut
badly. Salter had a gash in the back of his
neck several inches lo g and_ very doe",
neariv severing the leaders. Willis was cut
across the throat, the sla b nearly severing
his jugular vein. The wounds were dressed
and sewed up by Dr J. 11. Pickett
to-day. Salter’s wounds may prove
fatal. Several other persons were cut in
the mel- e, but not seriously. The difficulty
arose because someone put on the tree a
corn cob pipe with a blue ribbon tied ou it
for Salter as a joke, and he got mad and
threatened to whip any one who would
admit putting the pipe on the tree for him.
Whisky, however, was the cause of all the
trouble.
MACON MENTION.
The Palmer Company's Site-Burkett’s
Chances Very Slight.
Macon, Ga., Deo. 28.—The council met
at noon to-day and referred the proposition
of the Palmer Manufacturing Company, to
build a barrel s ave factory, to a conference
committee. The committed met this after
noon and decided up n a contract whereby
Hie company secures seven acres of land on
the city reservation, which is partly
swamp. The contract now goes to the
council for ratification. When settled, the
company will commence the erection of a
plant immediately.
tiabe Varner, the negro accused of shoot
ing Burkott, Monday night, was taken
from jail this afternoon and carried to
Burkett’* bedside. He was egnin identified
positively. Burkett I* growing weaker,
and the chances of his recovery are slight.
SAVED FROM SUICIDE.
A Man Swallows Laudanum and Re
pents lmmediate.y.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 28.—I,ate last night
John Park*, a railroad employe, attempted
suicide at his brother’s house, oil Bush
street, by taking one and a half ounces of
laudanum. He purchased the drug in the
city and then walked to the residence of his
brother, near the city limits, where he swal
loued it. As soon as it passed down his
throat he i iformed his brother’s wife of
what he had done and she called in a physi
cian. When he arrived the young ma i was
in an unconscious condition. By the usual
treatment, however, he recovered and is all
right to-d iy.
BURNS THAT MAY PROVH FATAL.
An Old Negro of Athens Falls in the
Fire Is a Fit.
Athens, Ga., Dec. 28.—An old negro
named Samuel Smith had a narrow
•scape from being burned to death this
morning. Smith is very old and subject t j
fits, and while seated before a tire, it is
thought, he was taken with a spell. He fell
suddenly forward almost in the
flames and remained in that
condition for some time. When he
was rescued it whs found that the old
fellow had Iteeu badly burned about the
bead and shoulders. His condition is ex
tremely precarious.
Bam Small's Programme.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 28.—1 tis given out
here to-dav that Rev. Samuel Small will,
early in February, inaugurate a temper
ance crusade in Ailanta. It is said that the
movement lias no p ill ion! significance and
that his obj. ct is to get the ministers of the
city to organise, and by holding meetings
induce the young men to sign leiupcrauco
pledgee.
Payment of State Taxes.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 28.—Comptroller
General Wright reports that state taxes urn
and that up to date over
•*yi 000 have been received, over $920,000
of which has come hi eince I lee. 2b, p e loue
Ip which time the remlMsuu'ee came in
■•wly.
FLORIDA’S METROPOLIS.
Saunders on Trial—The Rejected Bonds
—to Lease the Everett.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 28.— Upon the
convening of the criminal court this morn
ing the case of J. W. Saunders was taken
up, and occupied the attention of the court
all day. This is the case which had its or
igin at the lato medical bureau in this city,
at which Saunders was employed, and in
connection with which he was arrested at
Atlanta and brought back here. The
charge is that the defendant stole property
on Oct. 15 last belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth
Marion, proprietress ot a restaurant for
merly kept in the bureau bui.diug, valued
at S9O 50, consisting of several pieces of
jewelry. Steve Wiggins prefers thecharge,
and be gave his Svideuce, as did Mrs. Ma
rion, this morning.
AN EX-CONVICT OBJECTED TO.
The next witness called was Charles
Smith (colored). F. W. Pope and O. J. H.
Summers, the attorneys for the defense,
objected to this man’s evidence, and charged
that he was convicted of a felony in the
circuit court here Dec. 1, 1870, and brought
the record to substantiate their charges.
Smith, it is aid, is the principal witness
for the prosecution, and if it turns out that
he cannot give testimony, it is probable
that the case will collapse and Saunders
will again lie a free mati. Many of those
connected with the late medical bureau are
witnesses t > the proceedings, it it proba
ble that the case will be given to the jury
to-morrow.
WANTS TO LEASE THE EVERETT.
Negotiations are now pending between a
wed known hotel man of this city and Mr.
Webster, the owner, for a lease of t e mag
nificent Everett hotel, and the prohabililies
are favorable for a consummation of the
deal. The hotel bei ig in good condition, if
let. will be opened immediatelv for the re
ception of guests. Several efforts to secure
the house previously proved unsuccessful,
but it is said that this one will not.
THE REJECTED BONDS.
The newly eiec'ed couuty officials are
greatly excited oyer the tact that the com
missioners failed to accept any of the bonds
at the last meeting, and many are of the
opinion that action will be deferred until
the sixty days limitation to perfect them
expires, thus preventing the officers-elect
from taking office and have the governor
appoint substitutes. It is highly probable
that many of the bonds will be rejected on
technical grounds, among which will be the
appearance of the names of the county offi
cers thereon.
J 'AN EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE.
The Republicans Afraid to Bun the
Risk of Waiting.
Washington, Dec. 28. —Representative
Farqubar of New York, who has been
mentioned for the speakership, says that
like Messrs. Lodge, Bayne and others of
those mentioned, he is not a candidate for
the place. He is for Mr. Reed, like Messrs.
Lodge and Bayne, and believes that Mr.
Reed will be elected. He says that none of
the western candidates have been able as
yet to get pledges from any members—ject
from districts east of Columbus. The east
ern men are watting to see whether there is
to be an extra session of the next congress
before declaring themselves. M . Farqubar
thinks that Mr. Reed will be found to have
unexpected strength among the western
delegations.
AN EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE.
The extra session talk is revived by the
apparent fact that the republicans will not
have more than seven and may nave only
one majority in the next House. The great
argumont among the republicans for call
ing tue extra session is the necessity of in
creasing the majority as toon as possible.
Death, insanity, or even severe illness,
might deprive the republicans of their pres
ent majority in a day. The sooner they
an get “the ultimate majority” of twenty
five, which Senator Quay predicts, the
better for the security of their organiza
tion. There are still three doubtful
districts, two in West Virginia,
in one of| w hich the certificate will probably
be given to ihe democrat and in the other
to the republican, and one in Tennessee in
which the certificate w ill probably be given
to the democrat. If this should bo the
course of events, the republican majority
would be three, but this is not a good work
ing majority, for it is practically impossible
to keep a quorum in attendance out of it.
WASHINGTON'S POST.
Elverson’a Tender of the Purchase
Money Rejected.
Washington, Dec. 28.—James Elverson,
the Philadelphia publisher who has been
negotiating with StiDon Hutchins for the
purchase of the Washington tost, thought
he had secured it for *130,000. He came
and iwn yesterday with a draft for that
amount, but when be tendered it to Mr.
Hutchins in payment for the Post, Mr.
Huicbins declined to iec'ive it, declaring
i hat the negotiations wore at an end, and
that he would not sell the Post at that price.
Mr. Elverson tried to make Mr. Hutchins
admit that tne bargain was complete and
that nothing remained rut to pay
the purchase uionev, but Mr. Hutchins d.d
not see it in that light, and so Mr. K 1 verson
pocketed his draft and went back to Phila
delphia. Ex-Postmaster General Frank
Hatton has had his eye on the Post. Rep
resentatives Wilkins and Campbell are ssid
to be interested with him. They are sai 1
to have offered $135,000 for it.
CHARLESTON’S PROSPERITY.
Several New Enterprises to be Put in
Operation at Once.
Charleston, 8. C., Dec. 28.—The new
year promises to open prosperously in
Charleston. A number of new enterprises
are on Iho tapis. These are: First, a dime
savings bank, the first bank ever opened on
ICing street, capital $25,000 p.-.id up; a hag
factory for the manufacture of sacks, bags,
etc.; a match factory with a capital ol
$23,000; a now lumber and saw mill; two
now phosphate factories, and three nen
building -Hid loan associations. All these
are expected to bo in operation bofor
March 1. In addition to this tin
Palmetto brewery, established by J. C. A.
Causen some years ago, is to be capitalized
at SIOO,OOO, a meeting having been held t -
day for the purpose of looking into tla
affairs of the tirm. Later in the year an
other bank will lie started on upper King
street. Most ot ttie local corporations have
declared dividends ranging from 4 to 30 per
cent., payable on and alter Jut. 1.
PRESBYTERIAN UNITY.
The Conference Between the North
erners and Southerners Begun.
New York, Dec. 28.—The arrangements
are about completed lor t ho conference rela
tive to the co-operation or union between
the southern ami northern assemblies of thf
presby.ery. All the niemliers of the north
ern committee have urrived, and at noon
to-day the discussion of the propositions to
their southern brethren was continued. The
conference began tins afternoon at No. 53
P'ftli avenue. The southern men are nearly
all here.
It was said by both committees this morn
ing that their dismissions would be strictly
private, as would also lie the proceedings in
joint session. Even the decision will no
be disclosed until the meetings of their gen
oral asscmblys m May next.
To-night the delegates attended a recep
tion given them by tne Pr shyteriau IJ. inn
at the Metropolitan opera house.
Warner Van Nuruen presided. After
oi enmg remarks by Rev. Howard Crosby,
an address of welcome was delivered by
Rev. Charles b. Thomason. Dr. M ses D.
Huge of Baltimore spoke in reply.
Osk Pine and Ligbtwood.
Have removed my wood yard to corner
U wiuuett street and Havaniusli, Florida and
j Western railway. Telephone 77.
K. U. Cabs via.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2D. 1888.
INVADING OKLAHOMA
The Action of the Indian Scouts Wee
Unauthorized.
St. Louis, Dec. 28.— The latest advices
from Indian Territory received by the Post-
Disjxitch, through a letter from Oklahoma
station, on the Topeka and Santa Fe rail
road, are that the Indian scouts, who were
reported yesterday as having driven a
number of settlers aud others from the
place, have su idenly departed, their chief
navi :g received information from head
quarters that his action was arbitrary and
unauthorized. It is now believed that
there will be no further interference with
the whites, who remain peaceable and
quiet.)
A special to the Post-Dispatch from
Gainesville, Tex., says: "One hundred
families with teams crossed the South
Canadian river at Purcell, I. T.. yesterday,
entering the Oklahoma country at that
point, and settled on claims along Canadian
river, near Purcell.”
M’AULIFFE KNOCKED OUT.
A Negro Champion from Australia
Deals the Blow.
San Francisco, Dec. 28.— The glove fight
between Joe McAullffo, tbe champion heavy
weight of the Pacific coast, and Jackson,
the colored champion from Australia,
which occurred at the gymnasium of the
California Athletic Club to-night was won
by Jackson. The odds were heavy in favor of
McAuliffe before the tight began. McAuliffe
appeared to have the advantage so far as
weigh' and bight is concerned. His weight
was 220 pounds, while Jackson’s was a little
over 200. McAuliffe was Ofeet % inches in
higiit, and Jackson 6 feet nud y i of an inch.
Jacks.m had a little the advantage in reach.
McAuliffe was knocked out by Jackson in
the twenty-fourth round.
DRIFT FROM THE HARBOR
Happenings on the River and Among
the Shipping.
The British barn Pohona was cleared
yesterday by Messrs. Duckworth, Turner &
Cp., for Liverpool, with 2,600 bales of up
land cotton weighing 1.303,168 pounds,
valued at $128,200, anil 150 barrels of rosin
weighing 74,980 pounds, valued at SSOO.
Total valuation of cargo $128,700.
Messrs. Richardson & Barnard cleared
yesterday the German steamship Donar
for Amsterdam with 4,550 bales of upland
cotton, weighing 2,214,820 pounds, valued
at $210,400.
OVER IN CHARLESTON.
Happenings on tbe South Carolina
Side of the Savannah.
The German Fusiliers opened their new
armory Thursday night.
The opening of the Courtenay school will
take place about Jan. 7.
The Charleston branch of the Catholic
Knights of America celebrated its eighth
anniversary Thursday night.
ALMOST EATEN ALIVE.
The Thrilling Hunting Adventure of
a Montana Music Dealer.
From the Minneapolis Tribune.
G. W. Jackson, the Helena music dealer,
had an experience last week which now
seems rather a frightful nightmare than an
actual occurrence. He went out in the
Thunder mountains, about sixty miles north
of Townsend, to visit a mine in which he
was interested. The mine is located in a
secluded gulch far up among the hills, in
the midst of one of the wilde t sections of
the mountain land known in Montana, lie
and a companion, R. W. Janies of Helena,
arrived at the mine about 3 o’clock one
afternoon and immediately started out with
their guns to get some grou-e for supper,
the neighborhood abounding with these
birds. They walked up the gulch a mile or
two and then separated, Mr. Jackson going
over a ridge to follow a bird that had been
flushed.
On returning to the top of the ridge Mr.
James was out of sight, and Mr. Jackson
halioed to him, but got no answer. Mr.
James, in the meanwhile, had gone back to
cainp, thinking his companion knew the
country and would follow him in. Not
being able to find James, Jackson thougut
it was about time to go back, and started in
the direction of the camp, as iie supposed.
After walking about a mile he found that
he had missed his reckoning and started to
retrace his steps. It was now growing dark
and at every step the country grew m re
strange. Finally he sat down to rest,
oppressed with the consciousness that he
was lost in the mountains. A feeling of
dread, of he knew not what, overpowered
him for a moment, but that soon nassed
away, and he said: “Pshaw I A nig. tin
the mountains In summer is nothing. I can
go to deep under a tree and when morning
comes can easily find my way back to
camp.”
Just os he finished his soliloquy a long,
deep howl arose iu the woods to his right,
and echoed with fearful strains through the
surrounding hills. He roused himself as he
recognized the cry of the gray timber wolf,
one of the fiercest wild beasts that infest
our mountains. The echo had scarcely died
away when another howl came in uu,wer,
until the forest on all sides resounded with
the dismal cry. Then anew fear presented
itself. The wolves were evidently on his
trail. Suppose they should attack him in
numbers! His only mea- sof defense was a
shotgun and a few shells of bird shot.
What should he do? Ho had not long for
reflection, for every mo.iient the shades of
night were deepening and the howls of
wolves were increasing and growing louder,
showing that the beasts were closing in on
him.
ENCIRCLED BY GLEAMING FANGS.
His first thought was to climb a tree and
bid defiance to the beasts. Naur the top of
the hill, about iu the center of the open
which he wa3 in, he espied a lone pine tree,
a giant, of its kind, wuose expansive b >uglu
seemed to invite him to their sweet embrace
Spurred on by the blood-curdiiug hums
that now formed a chorus of distnil, jang
ling, discordant wails, Mr. Jackson inn
with might aid main toward the ti-ee. It
was a race up hill, and he sank down at the
roots of too giant pine in an exhausted
state. He soon recove od his breath and
tried to climb tho tree. Horror of horrors!
The nearest branch was 20 feet above the
ground, and the base of the trunk was fully
4 feet iu diameter. He could ■ .ot scale its
smooth bark, and after seve al ineffectual
attempts, sank back upon tbe ground is de
spair.
But the liowls again aroused him from his
lethargy. They were so loud now that he
knew that the wolves were near at hand.
Then the thought s ruck him to build a fire.
He knew this would ke"p the lleasts at Imy,
and accordingly set about the task. The
ground was strewn with dry branches and
cones that had fallen from the tree, and
soon he had a heap gathered together. But
now one of those terrible light dng storms
that have given these heights the nameof
Thunder mountains, rose in all its fury.
Peal after peal of electric artillery rolled
out from the angry clouds, drowning tue
howls of tho wolves and illuminating the
weird scone by vivid Ma-hes of lightning
that preceded tho thunder. Then the wind
blew a perfect hurricane. Match after
match lie s ruck, hut the wind blew them
out as fast as lighted
Finally, with mmo dry grass, a tiny finnß
was comiuunica and. and a welcome breeze
-prang up. Fanned by the breez > it soon
enveloped the pile of faggots and illumin
ated ilia scene for yards arouud. And it
was just ill tune, for around the circle of
liglil ca-t by the llauies Mr. Jackson iaw
the gaunt and hungry forms of at mast a
■ 10/.en wolves -great, big. gray beasts, with
Hushing eyes and snapping jaws Their
bowling ceased for a moment, hut soon
auotber pack arrived and took to fighting
with the first. It was dog eat dog. Toe
battle razed lor a few moma its, the beasts
s appmg utid snarling at eech other, jump
ing over their fellows end all the time boat
ing like a set ol demons. Mr. Jackson
could see the fight as the wolves circled
wi'.hin the circle of light, and his blood
turned cold, as be thought how he would
far* before those terrible jaws. But the
battle soon ceased, and then all tbe wolve -,
thirty or forty all told, began prowling
about the firelight, eyeing Mr. Jackson with
their flaming orbs, which looked like balls
of fire.
THE LAST PIECE OF WOOD.
About midnight the storm ceased and
darkness impenetrable settled down on the '
mountains, the fire illuminating the space
about the tree to a distance of forty yards.
All this time tbe gaunt figures of tbe wolves
kept playing around the circle of light, not
daring to approach the fire. But their glar
ing eyes and terrorizing howls proclaimed
their fearful presence co..st mtly.
Mr. Jackson busied himself watching the
wolves and feeding the fire, which, until
now, had not lacked fuel. But oh I horror!
At about 2 o’clock in the morning, the dark
est part of the night, he *aw that the fire
was growing low, and that the emboldened
wolves were pressing closer and closer in
upon him as the circles of light grow
smaller. He had no more wood. Every
twig and cone within reach had been heaped
upon the fire.
Now there was almost nothing but em
bers left, and he could see the hungry
wolves glaring at him not six yards
away. With gun in hand he stood to fight
and sell his life dearly as soon > g they at
tacked him. His heart beat like a sledge
hammer as he watched the nearest wolf,
expecting every moment that the huge,
gray monster would spring at him.
J ust as he thought the beast was about to
make the leap a column of flame shot sud
denly up into the air, sending its sparks 20
feet high and scattering the howling wolves.
They scampered bacu in evident terror. A
pitch-soaked root near the base of the tree
had ignited from the fire, and soon
the monster trunk, which was coated
with resin on that side, was in
a blaze. “Saved! Saved!” thought Jack
son, as he noted the welcome blaze
and saw the cowardly wolves shrink away
from the fire. The imperiled man thanked
providence for the timely interference, and
felt now for the first time absolutely secure
as he stood in the light of the blazing tree.
Soon daylight appeared, the wolves slunk
back to t eir dens, and just as the sky was
reddening with the dawn the last pack of
the foiled monsters disappeared over tee
hill. When the sun rose Mr. Jackson re
freshed himself at a neighboring spring
and started for camp. He walked till
about noon, when he met a party sent out
to search for him and was safely conducted
back to camp. He has had enough of
camping alone in the mountains.
A CHRISTMAS STORY OF 1888.
Hitherto Unpublished Episode in tbe
History of a Necromancer.
From the Chicago Tribune.
CHAPTER I.
“I wish I were worth $1,000,000!”
The young man had uttered his wish
aloud. To his surprise and confusion a
quiet voice at his elbow replied:
“You can have it, sir, on one condition.”
Bolivar Smeareus turned suddenly and
found himself in the presence of a small
man with promin nt ea s, keen eyes and a
beard of medium length.
“I—l thought I was alone,” he stammered.
“How did you come in so quietly? Who
are you?”
“Never mind who I am,” replied the
small man, “nor how I came in. Let it
suffice that I have the power to make your
wish a reality. Moreover, it is Christmas
night, and the whim occurs to me to do
something appropriate to the day.”
“Are you a—wizard?” Inquired Bolivar,
with a crawling sensation in the region of
his spine and a queer Heeling at the roots of
his hair.
“I am sometimes called a wizard,” said
the small man, imperturbably.
“And you will give me $1,000,000?”
“On one condition.”
“And that —
“Is that nothing in your appearance man
ner of living, or use of the money shall
awaken any suspicion that you are a man
of wealth.”
“Is that all?” exchaimed Bolivar, joy
fully. “I accept.”
“Now, mark me well,” said the little man.
“There is a penalty for the violation of this
agreement. * The money will lie supplied to
you at regular intervals and in designated
sums. Any failure on your pai tto carry
out the contract will result in the imme
diate shutting off and forfeiting of the sup
ply. You need not think to deceive me.
Tcere may be other penalties,” added the
little man, with a queer smile, “but they
are chiefly such as will naturally attach to
the extraordinary position in which you
will find yourself. Here is SI,OOO. At the
end of two weeks you will present vourself
at the banking house of Bilks & Gammon
and inquire for Mr. Ryno, my confidential
agent. He will give you $40,000, and you
will draw a like amount every two weeks
till the whole is drawn. I wish you joy,
sir, in the sudden fulfillment of your hastily
uttered desire.”
Bolivar Smeareus took the SI,OOO and
looked at it in a dazed manner for some
moments. When he raised his head ami
turned to thank his unknown benefactor he
found himself alone in his employer’s store.
He locked up the building and went to his
lodgings.
CHAPTER 11.
“Mr. Hmearcus,” said the head salesman
at Spotcash & Co.’s, sharply, as Bolivar
went into the store the next "day, “you are
late this morning, for the second time this
week. If this occurs again I shall report
you to Mr. Spotcash.”
"Report and be hanged!” exclaimed Boli
var. ! ‘I don’t care for you or old Spotcash,
either! lam not dependent on this store
for a living.”
“Oho!” sneered the salesman. "Man of
meins, are you? Has some rich relative
died and ”
“1 beg your pardon, Mr. Spangler,” said
Bolivat, as the recollection of his agreement
with the little man flashed across him. “I
spoke hastily. I siialt try to be prompt
hereafter. Please say nothing to Mr. Spot
cash.”
CHAPTER 111.
“Mrs, Harrington,” said Bolivar to h s
landlady, “I believe i owe you for six weeks’
board. Here is the money. Never mind
the change. Three or four dollars isn’t
worth making afu s about. I have been
thinking, Mrs. Harrington, of going to a
hotel to board hereafter.”
“Law, Mr. Hmearcus! Have you had a
windfa'l— truck oil or something o’ that—”
“B ess your soul, madame, no!” protested
Bolivar, in disci 'y, as tho thought of the
little ma i again intruded its If, “ad
since I come to think of it I need that little
change—s3 75, isn’t it?—to pay a wash bill.
I was only joking when I talked of going to
a Intel. These are hard times. Mrs. Har
riuglou—terribly hard times for a youug
man with a small salary!”
CHAPTER IV.
"Beg pardon, Mr. Bmearcus,” said the
deacon at church, as be came to the pew
where the young man was sitting, “but 1 you
surely made a mistake in dropping this SSO
gold piece into the contribution box ju t
now. You thought it was a silver dollar,
of course ”
“O rtainly not,” replied Bolivar, loftily,
“that's all right. I—l—why, of course I
made a mistake. One dollar was what 1
meant, to give. I'll take the SSO gold piece.
Thank you It—lt doesn’t belong to mo,
anyhow. It’s borrowed.”
chapter v.
"I can make you a suit of clothes out of
this piece of goods, Mr. Hineai ci-, for S3O.
That uniy seeni high, hu 1 can warrant the
cloth to wear like buck-kin.”
“I don’t want a suit ot cnttonadnor jeans,
Mr. Hnip. W bat would a suit off this place
cast f
"That? Why, that would cost you S2O.
I msdi' a suit out of that cloth for Banker
Gammon lat week. If you can afford
*U''b •' —— ll
"Blast my soul, no I Haven't you sopie-
I thing that would make s serviceable suit
| for about sl3f”
CHAPTER VL
“I am sorry to trouble you. Smearcus,
but I’m in bad luck. My family is iek,
I'm out of work; we’re desperately bard up.
Can vou lend me $5 till 1 get a job? I’ll pay
it back. I will, on my honor.”
“Lend you $5, Bluejobn. I’d rather do it
than to eat when I’m hungry, old fellow.
Take that, and if I can dr anything more
for you don’t hesitate to call upon me.”
“Why, Smearcus, that is a SIOO bill. You
don’t mean to ”
“Don't I? I’ll make it SSOO if you say an
other word—merciful heaven! I can’t
either. Biuejonn, I made a mistake. Give
me the SIOO bill. Here’s the $5. Pay it as
soon as you can conveniently. I’m rather
short of money now.
CHAPTER VII.
“Barbara, my dear girl, you have been so
gentle, so loving, so good, that I can hardly
find words to te.l you how dear you are to
me. Every hour of my life shall be devoted
to making you happy. You have often
said that we could be as contented in a cot
tage as In a palace, and so we could,
Barbara.’’
“So we could, Bolivar, dear.”
“And yet, Barbara, you would not object,
after we are married, to lire in a Plymouth
rock-tinted stone manion on Prairie avenue,
would you? A wedding trip to Europe
wouldn’t strike you as a bad idea, would it,
darling?’
“Why, Bolivar, are you crazy? Or have
you been deceiving me all these mouths?
Are you indeed a man of wealth, and can
you ”
“Gash-ding the diddledy-rum-bummed
contract to conglomeration! Forgive me,
Barbara. No, I am the same poor young
man you have always thought me to be.
We won’t live in a stone front. We’ll live
in a sls flat. And wc won’t go to Europe.”
CHAPTER VIII
“Mr. Ryao, in this bag you will find all
the money I have drawn from you, except,
perhaps, SSO, which is all I have been able
to get rid of. I have come to throw up my
contract. I wouldn’t go ahead with it to
the end of the year for $50,000,000! And
now will you oblige me by telling me the
name of your principal? Is he a man or a
wizard?’
“They call him the Wizard of Wall
street,” replied Mr. Ryno.
A THIEF ATTENDS FUNERALS.
Arrest of a Young Woman Who Has
Robbed Several Stricken Homes.
From the Philadelphia Press.
A rosy-cheeked, roly-poly girl, as sad
eyed as any of the mourners, has been
noticed at a number of Philadelphia
funerals of late. She was stout of build
and had brown eyes and hair, and looked
to be about 18. Her appearance was modest
and her apparel was usually neat, but of
poor material.
On Dec. 8 the young woman attended a
funeral at the house of Joseph Stephens,
630 Pagoda street. She sat in the corner
and wept when the others wept, and with
downcast eyes availed herself of the last
opportunity of looking at the corpse before
the cofflu was Anally closed. When the
funeral procession left the house it was
noticed by some that the rosy-cheeked
girl remained behind. After all the
friends had gone she was seen
leaving the house. She had her hand
kerchief to her eyes and carried a bundle.
People pitied her in her sorrow and thought
no more about it until the family returned
from the cemetery. Then it was discovered
that quite a number of articles had been
missing from upstairs rooms. The girl had
coolly rummaged the bed-chambers, taking
what wearing apparel she could conven
iently carry, practically from beneath the
nose of the house-keeper. Since then the
police have been looking for tbe rosy-cheeked
young woman.
There was a funeral at the house of Heury
Fay. 1,533 Marseilles street, on December
13, and a ttrauge and mysterious female
mourner, whom no one remembered having
seen before, sat with clasped hands and
sorrowful face during the services. Her
description answered that of the girl
who five days b fore had attended
the funeral at Mr. Stephens’. As
in that instance she remained until the
funeral cortege was about starting and
then she must have coii&dled herself in an
other room. No one saw her leave the
house and she must have escaped by the
back way. With her went a dressing-case,
a lady’s plaid suit and some other artic.es.
This case was also reported to the police
and a very sharp lookout has been kept for
the young woman since that time.
Last Thursday, December 30, found her
at another funeral. This time she selected
West Philadelphia as the Held for her opera
tions, and attended the funeral services at
the house of Thomas J. Carter, 3713 Wal
lace street. Here she professed to be takeu
sick, and was assisted up stairs where she
could rest awhile. This gave her the opportu
nity she wanted, and while the sorrowing
family were downstairs performing their
last duty of respect to the dead, the young
woman was busy taking her pick of the
personal property in the upper rooms. She
left behind her worii-out corsets and took a
better pair from a wardrobe. She took a
lady's suit, a pair of kid gloves and a purse
with some change in i , and in a bureau
drawer which stie broke open she got some
articles of trivial value and overlooked a
watch and some jewelry.
Special Officers Miller and Stephen? of
the Sixteenth police distric were detailed
on the case, and in following a clew fur
nished by an acquaintance of the girl
located her at 3624 Dauphin street. She
turned out to be Sadie Magee, alias Lennon,
who lives with her parents at that number.
At 8 o’clock j esterdny morning the officers
went to the neighborhood and waited until
she came out of the house, when t >ey
arrested her. She was about as cool a
prisoner as Officer Miller has seen in a long
time, and at first protested her Inn eence.
When confronted with the iudisputai le
proof she confessed to having robbed tbe
three houses already mentioned, and said
she had no confederate. She told the offi
cer that she was 15 . ears old, althoug l she
looks to lx? fully’- 18, and asserted ihut she
had worked in a factory at Fifth and
Cherry streets until recent y, when she was
discharged.
£|Her parents profess ignorance of the
girl’s evil ways and are deeply grievtd. Her
father is a teamster, and formerly lived on
Hevcut: st eot, below Lombard.
Sallie was locked up at the Sixteenth dis
trict, and will have a hearing at the Central
station to-day. She had jxiwned all the
stolen articles and they can be recovered.
At the Harnett House, Savannah, Go.,
you get all the comforts of the high-priced
hotels, and save from $1 to $3 per day.
Try it and be convinced.— Boston Home
Journal.
A Wrong Turning.
The New York Sunday World of Dec. 33,
besides a variety of other interesting news,
contains a complete story by the Duchess,
entitled, “A Wrong Turning; a Christmas
Love Story." For sale at Estill’s News
Depot. Price, 5 cents.
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ihi hand, flat!mate* given uacn application
Prompt delivery guaranteed Telephone 117.
DEATHS.
SMITH.—Died, at his residence in this city,
23 Bay street, at 4 o'clock a. December 28,
of pneumonia. Mr. William J. Smith, aged 21
years. Funeral notice later.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements inserted under “Special
Xoliees" will be charged $1 00 a Square each
insertion.
IRSMI>F~VKRY~ mTctMIMERB
AND CORKSCREW PANTS to be sold at half
price by JAUDON,
150 St. Julian Street.
NOTICE OF COPARTNERSHIP.
We, the undersigned, formed a copart nership
for the purpose of doing a general commission
and cotton pickery business at Savannah, Ga.,
on Dec. 5, 1888, under firm name and style of
BARNETT & COHN.
A. H. BARNETT,
R. COHN.
FOR .SALE.
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CHOICE “DANCY" ORANGES.
D. Y. DANCY,
FELLOW CITIZENS.
A rumor is in circulation that I am not in ear
nest about running for County Sheriff. lam
a candidate for that office, and if elected will
endeayor to fill same with honor to myself and
credit to my fellow citizens. Yours respect
fully SIMON GAZAN.
ELECTION NOTICE.
City of Savannah, )
Office Cleiik of Council, J-
Dec. 27, 188-. )
At the first regular meeting to be held in Jan
uary, that is to say, on WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9,
1880, council will open bids and select the follow
ing contracts for the year 1889:
City Printer.
For furnishing bread for prisoners at Police
Barracks.
Ordinance. Dec. 26, 1888;
Sec. 2. All bids for contracts stated above
must be filed with the Clerk of Council at or be
fore 2 o’clock p. m. on the Monday preceding the
day of election, which bids must be accompanied
with the names of sureties or bondsmen, who
will be required to qualify before a notary pub
lic or other officer, such qualification to accom
pany the bid. No bid will receive the consider
ation of the council unless filed in accordance
with the provisions recited above.
By order of council.
FRANK E. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.
ELECTION NOTICE.
City of Savannah, )
Office Clerk of Council, >
Dec. 27, 1888. )
At the first regular meeting to lx- held in Jan
uary, that is to say on WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9,
1889, Council will elect, for the term of two
years, the following officers:
Salary
per
atmum. Bond.
Clerk of Council SI,BOO SIO,OOO
City Treasurer 2.400 50,000
City Marshal.. 1,500 5.0C0
Chief of Police 2,000 4,000
City Surveyor (and shall per
form the duties of inspector
of dry culture 2,000 2,000
Harbor Master, and to furnish
his deputy whenever required 1,500 2,000
Clerk of the Market 800 2,000
Corporation Attorney 1,500
Messenger of Council 600 600
Keeper of Laurel Grove Ceme
tery 1,000 1,000
Keeper of City Dispensary 1,000 2,000
Assistant Keeper of City Dis
pensary 900
Keeper Forsythe Place 900 500
Keeper Pest House 450 500
Fifteen measurers and inspect
ors of timber and lumber Fees 500
Twelve inspectors naval stores,
and as such to take out a li
cense each year Fees 2,000
Health officer, fees and 1,500
Five port wardens Fees 500
Four weighers of liay .... Fees 500
Chimney contractor, E. D Fees 500
Chimney contractor, W. D Bees 500
Chief Fireman 1,800 2,000
Assistant Chief Fireman 450
Superintendent and Engineer
Waterworks 1,500 5,000
Superintendent of Scavenger
Department 1,200 2,000
Two City Physicians, each one
to keep a horse and buggy at
his own expense 1,000 ....
Ordinance, Dec. 26, 1888:
Sec. 2. 1 applicants for city officers must
file with tne Cleric of Council, at or before .2
o'clock p. m. on the Monday preceding the day
of election, their several applications for those
positions requiring bonds, the names of the
bondsmen (two in all cases) must accompany
the application. No application will receive tne
consideration of Council unless filed in accord
ance with the provisions of this ordinance.
By order of Council.
FRANK E. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.
ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS.
Central R. R. and Banking Cos. of Georgia, I
Savannah, Ga., Dec. sth, 1888. (
An election for thirteen Directors to manage
the affairs of this Company for the ensuing
year will be held at the Banking House in Sa
vannah, MONDAY, the seventh day of January,
1889, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m. and
2 o’clock p. m. Stockholders and their families
will be passed free over the Company's road to
attend the election from the 4th to the 7th
January, inclusive, and he passed free return
ing from the 7th to the 10th January, inclusive,
on presentation of their stock certificates to
the conductors.
T. M. CUNNINGHAM, Cashier.
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
The Board of Regist ration and Election Mana
gers hereby give notice that the books for the
registration of voters at the election for Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, to be
held TUESDAY, January 15th. 1889, will be
opened on MONDAY, December 31st, 1888.
The Managers for each district will attend at
the places designated below from 9 o'clock a. m.
to 2 p. m., every day (except Sundays), and on
Saturdays from 6 o’clock p. m. to 8 p. m.
For the FIRST MILITIA DISTRICT, extend
ing from the western corporate limits of the
city to the middle of Montgomery street. Place
for Registration, Justice Folliard's office, No. 9)4
West Broad street.
Manager*—Thomas A. Folliard, R. C. Fetzer,
E. W. O’Connor.
For the SECOND MILITIA DLSTRICT, from
the middle of Montgomery to tne middle of
Barnard streets. Place for Registration, Dr. B.
F. ShoCtall s office, N. W. corner Jcderson and
Liberty streets.
Managers—M. 8. Baker, E. J. Kieffer, W. H.
Pren tergast.
For the THIRD MILITIA DISTRICT, from
the middle of Barnard to the middle of Aber
corn streets. Place for Registration, L. C.
Strong’s drug store. No. 67 Bull street.
Managers— L. C. Strong, J. W. Mclntyre, F. J.
Rickert,
For the FOURTH MILITIA DISTRICT, from
the middle of A bereorn to the eastern corporate
limits of tbe city. Place for Registration. Jus
tice Elsinger’s office, No. 36 Price street, corner
President.
Managers—S. Elsiuger, Lawrence Dunn,
Thomas Clarke.
james w. Mclntyre,
Secretary of the Board of Registration and
Election Managers.
NOTICE.
The Merchants’ Nat'i. Bank of Savannah, I
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 9. 1888. f
The annual election for Directors of this Bank
will be held at the Banking House on TUES
DAY, Jan. 8, 1889, between the hours of 12 and
1 O'clock. THOS. GADSDEN. Cashier.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
City of Savannafi, i
Office City Maiisaiial, Dec. isib. 1888. |
Notice it* hereby given to all parties miere led
In City Lot Ground Kent* that on the FIRST
TUESDAY IN JANUARY. 1889. I will advertise
for sale all lots in arrears. The effect of the
sale will vesta fee simple title in the purchasers.
The lots wl'l be sold without reserve to the
huhest and Ix-st bidder.
Hour. J. WADE, City Marshal.
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FOR COI ATV eIIKR IFF.
To my Fellow •Citizens.
Gentlemen: Doing thankful for your aupport
and YotMa in Ihejtast, I l-g to announce myself
w* a candidate for re-election to the office of
COUNTY Hllk.ltlKP. and moat ree|NjUuliy
aolicit your inrtuenee and vot-a at tin vivctlon
to he held on WEDNESDAY, January M, 1889.
Respectfully,
JOHN T. UONAN.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
A NEW BROOM HtVKKpY fcLKA.V
VOTE FOB
SIMON GAZAN
—FOB—
COUNTY SHERIFF.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
Fellow Citizens: lam a candidate for re
election to the office of Tax Collector, at the
election to be held on JANUARY 2d, 1889, and
respectfully solicit your support.
james j. mcgowan.
FOR ORDINARY.
To mg friends and Fellow Citizen's of Chat
ham County:
I respectfully announce myself as a candidate
for re-election to the office of ORDINARY of
Chatham County at the election to be held on
the 2nd day of JANUARY next, and kindly
solicit your votes and influence.
HAMPTON L. FERRILL.
NOTICE.
Office Chief of Police, I
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 19, 1888. |'
The following order is hereby published for
the information of all concerned:
General Order No. K
I. The ordinances of the city forbid the firing
of guns, pistols and other firearms anywhere
and at any time within the corpoiate limits.
11. The firing of sky rockets, wheel rockets
Roman candles, serpents, firecrackers and other
fireworks, or of any ether articles or thing con
taining gunpowder, fulminating powder or
other explosive or detonating substance, and
the making of bonfires, except in the extended
portion of Forsyth place, and in the public
sqares of the city south of Liberty street, and
then only five days before and ten days after
Christmas day and the Fourth day of July in
each and every year, is also positively prohibited
by the ordinances of the city.
HI. The members of the police department
are hereby ordered to arrest all persons found
violating these ordinances, and to be unusually
vigilant during the approaching holidays in
cheeking prompt y all improper irregularities
and disorders detrimental to good order, and to
the proper protection of life and property.
JOHN GREEN, Chief of Polioe.
FOR ORDINARY.
I respectfully announce to my friends and ths
voters of Chatham county that I will be a can
didate for ORDINARY’ at tbe election to be held
on JANUARY 2d, and will be grateful for your
votesand support. P. J. O’CONNOR.
DON’T BE DECEIVED.
Ask for ULMER’S OVER CORRECTOR, a
safe and reliable medicine, and take no other.
I have introduced Da. B. F. ULMER’S LIVER
CORRECTOR in my practice, and find that it
gives general satisfaction. The best evidence
of the estimation in which it is held is the fact
that persons trying it once invariably return
for another bottle, recommending it at the
same time to their friends.
G. A. PENNY, M. D„ Cedar Key, Fla.
I have found ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR
to act like a charm in torpid liver, etc.
D. O. C. HBERY, M. D„ Atlanta, Ga.
AMUSJEMBBTTS.
SAVANNAH THEATER
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, DEC. 28 and 29.
Saturday Matinee.
Engagement of the Distinguished Actress,
MISS JANE COOMBS
Supported by Mr. J. LESLIE GOSSIN and a
Brilliant Company.
Friday and Saturday nights Miss Coombs wifi
appear in her marvelous creations of “LADY
DEDLOCK’’ and “HORTENSE” in a grand
ami elaborate production of Cuarles Dickens'
BLEAK HOUSE!
Saturday Matinee, Miss Coombs as “BE
LINDA TREHERNE” in Gilbert’s charming
comedy,
ENGAGED!
Seats on sale at Davis Bros.' Dec, 27.
Next Attraction-THATCHER, PRIMROSE
& WEST’S MINSTRELS.
NEW Y EAR’S RACES
a r
THUNDERBOLT.
Entries will lie published Sunday, Dec. 30.
Jos. Doyle.
KAINIT.
M-lii|)i)ly fail.
If you wish to pay high
prices forever for Kainit, then
buy from the “Sole Agents of
the Great Kainit Trust/’ but
if you want to beat this mo
nopoly, then buy from us.
We are “Independent Deal
ers,” and propose to remain
so.
BALDWIN FERTILIZER CO.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
PROPOSALS WANTEII.
XTNITED STATES ENGINEER’S OFFICE.
J Charleston, S. L\, December Ist, 1888.—
Sealed proposal? in triplicate, to be opened at r
o'clock noun of DECEMBER 81st, 1888. are in
vite I for dredging in Mosquito creek, 8. C. At
tention of bidders is called to the acts of I oil
gress. approved February 26,1885. and February
28, 1887, vol. 23, page 332. and vol. 24, page 414.
Statutes at Large. All information may lie had
of FREDERIC V. ABBOT, Captain Cor|>s of
Engineors, U, S. A. ,
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