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M'DOW'S .JURY I’A.VEL
NEARLY HALF OF THE JURYMEN
DRAWN ARE NEGROES.
The Friends of the Dead Edit r Sus
pect That the Jury Box Was Tam
pered With-So Large a Proportion
of Negroes on a Panel Unpro
cedentod Since the Days of Recon
struction.
Charleston*, S. C„ Max 20 —A good
deal of comment is caused by th peculiar
complexion of the jury panel which was
drawn yesterday in the session court.s T e
panel is to try Me Dow for the mur ler f
Capt. F. AT. Dawson, the co :rt meeting oa
the third Monday in Ju: e. Out of the thirty-
Bix jurymen drawn fourteen are n-g.-oes, a
proportion unirecedented since 1t.6, when
the negroes had control of the courts. There
are no negroes to be tried for mrnfer at the
coming term.
SUSPICION AROUSED.
Some of the fnenis of the murdered
edit,..- think that the ju y box has been
tampered with in the interest of MeD w.
Tbev say that the propor ion of neg oes on
the jurv is unusual ad unprecedented. It
is well known that sh rtly U-fore his death
Capt. Dawson l ad incurre 1 ti.e enmity of a
number of the leading c lored preachers by
an editorial article wnich was accredited to
him.
THE ARTICLE.
In the article in question he urged Gov.
Richardson to .anion the negro lynchers iu
Pickens county, who were under sentence
of death f r lynching a white man who had
raped a negro girl. It was intimated in the
article that while it was true that virtue
was not held as high and as dear among
colored women as among the whites, yet
the priLCiple was the same, and the chastity
of the colored women si.ould be guarded as
jealously against ruffians as if their skins
were white.
A BOYCOTT ORDERED.
Soon after the publication of this article
the negro preachers held a meeting and de
cided to boycott Cant. Daw-on. I uree of
the leading colored mi wer- r fused t > g .
into the bovcot —one Methodist, ne Ba -
tist an i one Episc palia i. Tne boycott
consisted iu denouuci g the eiitor and tiis
paper fr m the ulpit ad in w thdrawing
their church noticts and giring them to the
opd sitioa paper. These are the reaso is
that cause un a-i .e<s among tiie frie ,ds f
the murdered editor. The jury c mmis
si ne is a colored man. Tne feeling is very
intense.
McDow will be defended by ex-Gov.
McGrath and Asher D. Cohen, of the
Charleston bar, who will plead self-defe so.
The state will be represented by Holicitor
Jervey. and possibly assistant counsel.
McDow’s f: iends are conflden that he will
b>- acqu. ted. . 'any law-abiding citizens
fear that the most that the state can h .po
for is conviction of manslaughter. The
case will probabiv come ud for trial about
June 28. Judge Kershaw will preside.
A PUMP HOUSE BURNED.
The City of Athens the Loser—Cause
of the Fire Unknown.
Athens, Ga., May 29. —The pump hou-e
of the Athens city water works was t tally
destroyed by fire this morning at 5 o’clock.
T..e fire was first discovered by Mr.Wils >n,
the engineer, who stated that when he
reached the building flames were coming
out of the top of the b bler-room. When
the department arrive 1 tiier was no plug
on the ground, ad b f re connections
could i e made the fire had gained headway
and the me., were forced t • stand by and
see the elegant machinery rui ed. Mr.
Wilson, the engineer, states t at he weut
around on a lour of inspect! *n la t nig it at
8 o’clock to see that everything was
sufe. He went to the boile -room,
filled the boiler, fcan .ed lus fire and left
eve ything safe. When he readied the
house again it was in flames. The loss is
placed at about {5,000. It is not known
whether there is any i suranee or not.
Work on the pump las been commenced,
and it will be repaired immediately.
A second fire a.arm was turned in this
afternoon. A small out building at Mrs.
H. S. Hughes’ residence was consumed.
The loss is small.
BAIN BRIDGE’3 BUDGET.
Alex Henderson Confesses the Mur
der of Amos Jackson.
Bainbridge, Ga., May 29.—Aiox Hender
son has confess, and thokillingof AmosJucks n'
and his little girl. He do des that he shot
her, but says lie drowned her because he
could not hush her cries whil ■ ho was
carrying her fathe \s corpse i to the river.
As he started from toe shore with the dead
man the child ran into ti e boat and kept
up a continual screaming. Fearing she
would attract a w itness to the "spot,
he pitched her iuto the river. Ho says lie
would not have killed Jackson in p eseuce
of ihe child had ie not renewed u:i old
quai rel and threatened to have him ar
re.-ted a- soon as ho (Jackson) co .Id go to
Bain bridge.
Blunt Smith, a young man, was danger
ously wounded Saturday evening. Mrs.
Brooks, a relative, was packing his trunk
preparatory to an extended vi it to Vir
ginia. In picking up and handling his
pistol it w. nt off, inflicting a very danger
ous wound in his groin.
AMONG THE ALBANIANS.
The Guards Elect Minor Officers—A
Terrapin irom the Sky.
Albany, Ga., May 2*.*.—T e Albany
Guards held their annual election last night
with the following result: A. Clayton, Jr.,
second lieutenant, W. E. Wooten, first ser
geant, 8. W. Smith sec md sergeant, T. M.
Ticknor third se ge mt, K. L. Jones fourth
sergeant, B. L Weston color sergeant,
Hugo R binson quartermaster sergeant,!'.
M. Nelson first cor no nl, S. il. Wig.it sec
ond c rporal, M. W. Tift tmrd corporal, 8.
F. Fl ic-* fourth corporal.
During a hard shower of rain this evening
a highland terranin, weighing l' + p unds,
fell from the clouds at T. Clements’ feet
while he was walking across the river
bridge.
BLOUNT CONVICTED.
He is theJMurderer of Miller on the Ex
curston I rain.
Valdosta, Ga., May 29.—Frank Blount,
charged with the killing of Miller, a dray
man for the Keely Transfer Company, of
Havauuab, was to-Jay iu the superior court
found guilty of murder in the first degree.
The killing • ccSSrred on ni excursion tr.in
Isitneen \ aid < tiu and Dip i.it, two weeks
ajjo. The excursion us from .Savannah to
Valdosta, n and the killing was done on the
return trip to 8 ivannab. Blunt is from
v. u} cross and is -uidto beanulori ms gain- ,
bier
Wooifolkln Jail at Perry.
Perky, <>a., May 21).—Thomas Woolfnlk j
arrival in perry tbm in r img. He 1 ft '
Ma< on on tin- il;15 o' 1 ck trai , escorted
by the Sheritf I H. 1.1. and II mstnn conn- I
ties. At Fort Viiiley the sheiitT of H US'oo j
took charge of ilie priv mer with t.ea-slst- j
auce <>f bis b’oti.er and K. ( . Huunr. I tiny
took Woutfolk bv ptiva'e conveyance t> |
Perry jail, where he is n w safely e-oured.
Ten nine Pleased With Rain.
Tennillk, Ga., Mav 311. -Vim.ills was
vis.ted this afutrnio., at 4 o’clotia by a tine I
rain, a <<l fi ,ui the I'state.n * f toe clouds it I
Is liras .tiled that lie gr aler portion of
Washington county iree.v. Ia generous
sl|.ljr. Wln.e toe rai was In pr .gr-ss,
Inti.tnlng struck a l-e.* n J - ~ry D*vu' lot,
kih...g a vanish u luUcu out* e analog otar.
GEORGIA’S CAPITAL CITY.
Railroad Assessors Appointed—Sena
tor Brown's Condition.
Atlanta, Ga., May 29.—The governor
has a: pom ed assessors to ascertain the
value of the roads whose returns have been
rejected by the comptroller general. The
assessors are:
C .vingt ti and Macon—John Davidson of
Augus a, Thomas Mills f Griffin anJ J. W.
Rob-reton of C.arksvi ie.
Alla .ta, vVest P int and Georgia Pacific
—R. P. Tripp f Forsyth. S. C, McLe..dou
of Th masw ie a.i 1 U\ A. Turner of Macon.
For the Alabama ad (treat Southern
and tue East a..0 West of A.abama— Tyier
M. . eeples of Lawrencev.i.e, James i\
Nesbitt of Atlanta, and J. C. Fain of Cal
houn.
Adit. Gen. Kell has received from the
war department a copy of general orders
No. 116, winch details f :>r five day-.' duty at
tue St. Simon’s e’.cam meat, beginning
June 17, the following officers: Maj. Jacob
B. Rawies of the Fourth artillery, and
C arles B. Satteriee, adjutant of the Third |
artillery.
Reports from Senator Brown to day in
dicate that his condition is still extremely
critical.
COLUMBUS CHAPTERS.
A Marriage—Journey of the Editors—
Railroad Work.
Columbus, Ga., May 29 —Miss Sallie
McClintock, daughter of W. H. McClintoct,
superintendent of the Central railroad lin s
of this city, was married to-night to Walter
G. Oslin, a prominent young merenant.
A large party of Georgia journalists,
headed by Col. J. H. F-ftili, passed through
this citv to-day en ute to Kansas City.
Work on he i -.lum .usSouthern railroad
is being vigor udy pushed. A contract was
clos.-d to-day with Col. Waters of Butler for
crossties.
A ROBBERY.
T. C. Bandman, a traveling man, had his
valise and grip stole i from the train at the
depot to-nigut in this city while eu route
Ir >m Binningcam to Savannah.
John F. Swift of Troy, Ala., lost a box
containing three gold watches and four g Id
ci.ai .s at the Broad street depot this eve
ning. He left them on a shelf at the ticket
office while he was buying a ticket and tor
get to pick them up. \V„en he returned
they were gone and he has not succeeded iu
find them.
JACKSON SILENT.
He Had Nothing to Say Concerning
the News’ Interview.
Augusta, Ga., May 29. —James U. Jack
son having been shown to-day the inter
view in the Savannah Morning News,
and asked if he had anything to say in
reply, stated to the News’ correspondent
that his statement already published in re
gard >o the differences between himself and
Mr. Eager is correct and true, and as the
mat er has beeu placed in the hands of his
counsel, he does not care to say anything
further for publication. Unless he and Mr.
Eager arrive at a settlement, the whole
ma ter will come up for adjudication in the
courts.
FLOITI D A 7 3~L KOI 3L A TU3E.
Both Houses Now Holding Night Ses
sions to Rush Work.
Tallahassee, Fla., May 29.—The Sen
ate did a largo a count of heavy work to
day, without making much show or dis
posing of rnauy bil s.
One new bill, No. 251, granting a charter
to a compa >y to bu.ld and operate a toll
drawbridge across th) Suwannee river at
Branford, was intio iuced, advanc'd to
second and third readings, passed, and er
tified to the H mse ia ab >ut five mi antes.
The general appropriation bill occupied
considerable time, aud was passed with
many amendments.
The hill regulating the assessment and
collection of revenue pass'd ii al reading.
A message from the gover lor a m mneed
that he hud vetoed Senate bill No. 200, the
oyster bill, on the c institutional grounds
tiiat it interfered with the riparian rights
of laud owners on the seacoast.
In the House.
The House this morning adopted a resolu
tion to consider oulv Oil s on third reading
regardless of other bills, and it disposed of
about forty such, among which wi re the
House bill to incorporate the Ocklawaha
Canal Company, to straighten t .e tJrkla
walia river, and Senate bill No. 239 grant
ing lands to t e Gainesville, Tallahassee
uud Western Railway Company.
The joint committee for investigating
the condition of tie comptroller’s
and trea u er’s offices reported hav
ing found the books, records aid
vouchers neatly and intelligibly kept, and
in satisfactory conditio >.
The gove nor als . sent a message to the
House announcing his veto of the Lsou
county local option, a no fence law.
Both houses now hold night sessions and
business is rapidly dispatched.
The Night Sessions.
The Senate iu its first night session dis
posed of business rapidly iu bills on third
reading, of which House bill No. (il, the
mechanic*’ and lao rr;.*’ lie i law, an l Sen
ate bill No. 57, to fix ti e legal rate of in
t rest at 12 percent, maximum on contracts
and 8 per cent, wtiero no r ite is specified,
were passed.
The House to-night called up the bill
making an appropriation for the seminary
wo-t of the Su.vani.ee river, which was laid
over last night under notice to reenn-ider
an amendment making appropriation of
$15,000. due hill was ordered engrossed for
third reading. The House joint resolution
re atiug to grants of lands to the state of
FI . ida, under the act of congress appoved
May 17, 1850, was read the third time and
passed.
BUtNOS AYREi’ DOCK.
The Report That It Was Completed
Proves arroneoua.
Pensacola, Fla., May 20.—A recent
pre-sdi.patch an i .u iced the completion of
the dock construction that has been going
forward for so do time past at Buenos
Ayres. The stat-ment also contained the
information that the completion of the
work and the opening of the harbor "as
nor nil's lied by u b;g demonstration, mu ll
enthusiasm, ct'. To-dav the N’xws corre
spondent ran across Messrs. Haycruft and
uoodfellow, reprvs 'ntatives at tins poi it of
T. A Walker, who is ro isnichng the docks
nt Due. o. Ayres. They ha 1 b th read tbs
dispatch una both laugned at the informa
tion it contained. “Tiie work,” said
Mr. Haycraft, “will not be completed
for two years and a half vet.
T hat is all bosh. What the dispatch refers
to is the completion of part of the work,
about one-third of the whole, n 1 the facili
ties afforded sh ppi -g i . the completion of
that third r-i but little superior to those
existing be! re. We will he shipp ng tim
ber I run Pe isacola for the completion of
that work two eari h ice.”
Heavy Crop Losaoa at Hammock.
Hammock, Fla., May 29.— Owing to a
sosici v, f rain then it a heavy h*s ii the
vegetable crop. S.xty-llve par cent, will
not more than cover the du-im ;e. It i
now o-arly s-ven weeks sin e rain fell. The
so s i|i commence! in- m i.,tti l:r than
mm il f i snipping. The dr light caused a
dl ■- mtun.auci of shippi g of norlheru
winter cab ag--.
Banderson’e Crops ButTprlnsr.
Haniieksuv. Pi. a., May 29.— The con
th usi.c- and this drought iiiucu onger mut
•ffe- t the yield of cotton a,l r ,rn. The
■ Uiitiiig sets ii opened very late, many
having nce.tly rt*i>lanUM. This was
( su-t-1 bv the c, * 1 "av . m t e first i-art of
May, wUlcu i.i roy• <1 the seed. There was
a scarcity >f mL Jbe trail crop will hi
on average vus.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1889.
NAVAL YARD PROSPECTS.
A Survey at Pen-acola Relative to a
Railroad’s Removal.
Pensacola, Fla., May 29.—The naval
commission that recently visited these
shores is having a survey made about a
mile east of tnis city. The object of the
survey as given out is to ascertain the pou
sibiUtes relative to the removal of the Pen
sacola ad Atlantic railroad which row
runs along the shore i.i tbatllocation. Tee
road was obj.ct-d to by Commodore
McCann as interfering if it were left es
is with the operation af the yard
or deck, if the latter should be located
at that ’>oint. The railroad company agreed
to remove the road as far back from toe
shore as might be deemed necessary, and it
is upon their agreeme t that the survey
was ordered. T hese facts indicate nothing.
The board are simply iak.ng advantage of
every co cession, and are procuring all the
data attainable to a.d toem in arriving at
a conclusion.
ALL QUIET AT BRAID WOOD.
A Probability That Half of the Mili
tary Will ba Sent Home.
Chicago, May 29. —A special from Braid
wood to the Journal says: “Everything is
quiet to-day, and very little fear is enter
tained of further trouble as long as the
military remain. 11 is probable that half
of the force on guard at the mines will be
sent home. A heavy rain during the fore
noon dampened the ardor of the strikers.
A small body of rioters was surrounded by
a squad of soldiers this morning, and four
of tnom were found to be armed and were
arrejted. The militia have made incursions
into neighboring mining settlements, and
have confiscated what weapons they could
fid.”
rolling mill men strike.
Harrisburg, Pa.. May 29.—About 100
men struck at the Lochiel rolling mill to
day because they were a-ked to work in a
larger mill which bad been idle since the
strikers were discharged last week. Only
the puddle mill is now in operation.
HOUSES OK LEADERS RAIDED.
Berlin, May 2!). —The polico raided the
houses of the leaders of the miners’ strike at
Dortmund to-day and seised a number of
letters anil a considerable amount of money,
wnen those whose homes were invaded
were accused of being socialist agitators.
The editor of the Westphalia People's Ga
zette has been arrested on a c aige of in
stigating the strikes in the mining re
gions.
Four members of the Bochum strikers’
committee havo “been released from prison.
The strikers at Essen, Bochum and Dort
mund held meetings to-day and decided tn
resume work Friday next. If iheir de
mands are not granted by the end of two
months the men will go on a strike again.
NO CONFERENCE.
A New Situation Among the Iron and
Steel Mills.
Pittsburg, May 29.—For tne first time
iD the fifteen years of the existence of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers there will be no conference this
year with the manufacturers on the annual
wage scale. The Manufacturers’ Associa
tion disbanded last year, and in reply to a
notice from President Weihe of the Amal
gamated As-ociation the announcement
that the workers would be read)
to confer with the manufacturers
in regard to a scale, the former secretary
of the Manufacturers’ Association, Joseph
D. Weeks, replied tiiat there was no way
by which they could got the committee to
gether to represent t e association of manu
facture sof iron, steel aud nails as it was
not now in existence. There will, there
fore, be no conference with the iron mas ers
this year, and the workmen in each mill
will present a scale that sill be drawn this
week, and levi ei by the convention next
week for the different firms.
DIBAaTrtGUB FROa I’d.
Vegetable Crop 9 Badly Nipped In
Michigan and New York.
Kalamazoo, Mich., May 29.—The most
disastrous frost of the saison visited South
western Michigan Wedneslay morning.
From all sections come reports of great
damage to early vegr.ables and small
fruits, and, in some localities, wheat and
corn suffered severely.
NEW YORK ALSO NIPPED.
Rochester, N. Y., May 29.—Killing
frosts ure reported in Livingston, Or
leans and Munroe co uties. Grape
vines were wilted and all sorts of garden
truck was killed in so no parts of Orleans
cou ty. The damage will be vert heavy.
Not in five years has the grape crop of
the Keuka valley been so badly cut up bv
fro ts as it was last night. Over 15,000
acres are devoted to grapes in that region,
and the estimated loss is 25 per cent.
ice around lock haven.
Lock Haven, Pa., May 29. — There were
heavy frosts in this section this morninr,
with the temperature low enough to form
ice. The damage to cr ps is not yet known.
GnEAT DAMAGE AT LOCKPORT.
Lockfort, N. Y., May 29.—8 y mid-day
t- -day it was apparent that great damage
ha 1 boa i done by ust night’s frost in this
vicinity. Nearly all the young plants are
wilted to the ground, aid grape vines are
frostou nearly six feet 'run the roots.
ASSAULTED IN A DINI.G CAB.
A Walter Makes a Brutal Attack on a
Lady Passenger.
Minneapolis, Minn., May 29,—Tie
Journal's special from Chippewa Falls,
Wi ~ says: “Yesterdiy, as a Wisconsin
Central train for Minneapolis was about
one mile from the city, John Ayotta, a
waiter in the dining car, assaulted a young
lady passenger in the sleeping car. Con
ductor Clark went to the rescue, when
Ayotta throw a largo sto e, which struck
another lady in the heal, inflicting serb-us
injury. Ayotta wa< arres.ed, and to-day
sealenced to one year iu the penitentiary.
Tne passengers were with difficulty re
strained from lynching Ayotta.”
A BIG SALE OF FLANNELS.
Over $2,000,000 Worth Sold at Satls
iactory Brices.
New York, May 29.—The sale of 12,000
packages of flannels bv Wilderming,
Morris & Mitchell was concluded to-day.
The prices were far in advance of those of
a year ago, and in some instances showed
an increase of more tba ilO per cent. T- e
K’s and C’s twilled scarlets opened at 29 W
cents for 50-oase lots, rose to 29$£ cents and
eli sed at :>0 cents. Twilled bines brought
from 17,'T to 21 cents; twilled scar
let mixtures, HY cent-; twilled
cadet mixtures, 22 cents; twilled
blue mixtures, 22 to 29 .4 c -nts; fancy mixt
ures, 19 9, to “7 cents; twilled whtt s, 18 to
2b i cen Ii tan twills, 19V 4 cents; Victor
medicate!, 20 4 cents; diamond O twills,
sea let, 22;* cents; ir wrn no thwestern,
22 4 cents; Wilt m’-, 22'* t 20 , 4 can's;
fire neu flannel, 24c, cent*; IN lit nX.
cents; diamond (I, N >. 2, 25 cents; Wilt -u
XX, 2I!' 4 11 25 I*, 1 *, cents. The sale realised
more t.iun f2,9U0,000, and the prices ob
tained were decidedly satisfactory.
Brunswick’s Wira Budget.
Brunswick, Ga., Mav 29. Ground was
broken to-day forttu* erection of tne Fust
National Bank buddl g, whio i will cost
tHD.OUO, and ul o f r th Jewish synagogue,
which will cost $12,090. *
The firs' ram iu s-ven weeks fell to-day.
Women's Right to Vote.
Hartford, Cork , May 29. — The Mouse
this afternoon passed by a vole of it! to 69
th lull g v iug women th* rig tto votelon
tiie '|uirsliou of the sale of intoxicating
Imuurs,
808 CONNORS’ MONEY.
Mrs. O. P. Turner of Augusta, Ga.,
Claims the Fortune He Left.
From the Few York Herald.
Augusta, Ga., May 27.—Mrs. G. P. TurJ
ner, a lady of mod rate means in Augusta,
has fallen heir to $900.00 j left by John Con
nors, a gambler, who died ia New York last
August
A telegram was received here a few days
after Connors’death stating that the sup
posed only living heir to the fortune was a
brother of the dec ased, John W. Connors,
who when last h>ard from was residi :g in
Augus'a. Mrs. Turner thought she might
probably be interested, as her mother was
named Connors, but did not make any claim
then.
Lost week Mrs. Turner wont to Athens,
Ga.. to visit her granduncle, Mr. William
Stark, wao is 75 years old. Iu the course
of conversation Mr. Stark assured his
grandniece that she was th3 only living
legal heir to Bob Con ors’ e tate.
TALE OF TWO IMMIGRANTS.
He told her that fifty years ago Bob and
John W. Connors, two brothers, came to
America from Irela id. Bob remained
no: *' and John came south and located in
Augusta. He married Miss Stark in Ath
ens, and returning t > Augusta died, leaving
a daughter, Mary Hue Connors, 13 years
old. He says he witnessed the marriage
ceremony, and that the license is recorded
in Athens.
Mary Lue Connors, be says, married
George W. Williams twenty-six years ago.
and she died shortly afterward, leaving a
daughter, Anna Lue Wi liam-, five months
old, who, lie states, is none other than Mrs.
Turner.
Mrs. Turner has returned to Augusta,
and placed her claim in tne hands of attor
neys, who will make a legal demand for
Bob Connors’ money.
MRS. FOLSOM'S MARRIAGE.
The Clever Manner in Which She Kept
It Secret—Mr. Perrine’s Long Wait.
Xew York Letter in Brooklyn Eagle.
The skill with which Mrs. Folsom eluded
the omniscient newpaper reporter and kept
the public en'irely in ignorance of her in
tentions until they were accomplished,
shows that this sort of ability for attending
to their own business and preventing
others from helping them in the task
is one of family talents, for Mrs. Cleveland
herself did almost as well whet she maie
up her mind to marry so prominent a per
son as the President of tne United State-.
Very few of even the most intimate frie ids
of the family bad any idea of what
was about to happen and the mar
riage was a great surprise to them;
but the verdict everywhere seems to
be that it was a wise a; and natural thing to
do. Though Mrs F Isom was a welc me
gues: in her s n-iu-law’s housed Id, the fact
of her daughter’s marriage neces arily ren
dered her somewhat lonely, since she ha i
no definite homo . f her own and must de
pend upon them for ail her domesticity.
No matter how welcome a mother may be
in her daughter's home there are necessarily
times when she must feel herself somewhat
de trop , and under no circumstances is it
satisfactory to spend one’s life merely as a
guest. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland, in spits of
taeir attachment to Mrs. Folsom and their
reluctance to give her up, appreciated this
very natural teeli g oq her part, and made
no objection whatever to her decision.
Mr. Perrine is amply able to provide a
home for her, and his children were not
only willing but anxious for the match,
having known and loved Mrs. Folsom all
their lives. They express mucb gratitude
for her willingness to make their father’s
declining years su h happy ones. He had
been her lover for several years, but before
Mrs. Cleveland’s marriage she would listen
to no such suggestion, nor, indeed, as long
as her daughter was in the white house and
needed her aid aud counsel, which were of
more assistance to Mrs. Cleveland iu her
difficult task than the world realized.
Now t at her daughter has appar
ently settled down for life in New
York at:d purchased a home of her
own, all apparent necessity for her mother’s
residence with her has passed, and very
naturally tue eider lady began to turn
favorable eves upon the sugge>t.on tiiat she
should make a place for herself in life so
that her ol 1 age should not be lacking in
dignity and comfort. Mrs. Folsom is still
a very attractive looking wotna i of 42
years of age, with a well proportion and
figure, slender a id erect, pretty hands a..d
feet, and clear, smooth skin, somewhat
colorless like that of her daughter, and has
pretty eyes nd teeth; her hair is quite g ay
and a somewhat for i al manner of arrang
ing it, as wel: as a c oice of grave colors
and fashion in and e.-s, has made her appear
much older tha i she really is.
GROWTH OF T IE PIANO
Its Gradual Evolution from the Harp
of Two Strings.
From the Musical Courier.
The piano, as we see it to-day, is tfce
growth of ceuturies of invention. In its in
fancy it was a harp of two or three string'.
From time to time more strings were added,
and after a while tne| cithara was born.
Tne cithara was in the shape of the letter
P, and bad ten strings. It took many cen
t iris for musicians to get the idea of
stretching the strings a ross an open box,
but so nowhere about trie year 12'Xl this was
thought of and tho dulcimer made its np
pearaueo, the strings being struck with
hammers. For another hundred years then
him nors were held in the hands of the
player, and then a genius inveuied a key
boar I, which, being t u-k by the 11 ig r-,
moved the hammers. The lustrum* t was
called a clayicythenu r, or keye 1 cithara.
X Ins under we it none modifications and
Improvements from time to time.
In Queen Elizabeth's timo it was called a
virginal. Then it was c illei a spine, be
cause the hammers were covered with
spines of quills, wnicb struck or caught the
s rings of wires ad produced the sou id.
F oni 170 U to 1890 it was much enlarged
and improved, and called a harpsichord,
and this was the instrument that Lady
Washington, Mrs. Hamilton, and the fine
ladi s of imr revolution* y times played on.
In 1710 B rtolomeo Cristofoli, ai Italian,
invented a key or key-b ard such as we
have now s ibstantially, which caused ham
mers to strike the wires from above, and
thus developed the piano. In tne past 1.50
years there is no musical instrument, wnich
has so c unpletely absorbed the inventive
faculty of man a* toe piano. At tho p: .went
dav the upright piano has the field aim st
entirely to itself, and has reached sue i a
grade of perfecti n in shape, tone and ap
pearance that there would appear to be no
possibility of further improvement.
He Fought Against Napoleon.
From tKe Little Falls { .V. Y. i 7'imes.
On Saturday Martin Ysgens, of tuii vil
lage, will cel'-brate his lIXLh birthday. He
is pr ibabiy the oldest person in the Mohaw k
vallev. F r tiie past two weeks he has
b en'in rather feeble heal'b, but is able to
move alwut. ihoutrh be is obliged to rest on
a couch occasionally during tne dav. Oth r
w.se . great age remarkably
well. Mr. Yajreus was b >ru in S hes vig-
Hulsten in 1789. He fought in the battle
of Waterloo on tbe victo ious aid* and still
distinctly remembers that bloody contest
which ended so disastrous!v for the great
Nap' Icon. Ho caino to this country in
184s, ad in 18<19 moved from Alhanv to
Little Fail-, where he bis since r **lded.
George Baker, "f this village, wno is mar
ried to Mr. Vagoiis' L*,Hlaigtit r, bis
docume ,tary ovuionce showing that M•.
Yi,gens is ns old as ho claims to I>. lie hns
be ,i the father ol tore ity-tw i chil Iren, of
whom onlv two survive, Mr*. Pete Flood
and Mis* Lizzie Yagens, both rosidoi.ta of
Little Falls.
Railroad Men to be DlacUarged
Dai.nu ill, May 29.- A general ills
charge, comprising about I.s9men, will take
pla<*>i fioni the Baltimore and Ohio Mount
Clare s .ops toon >rr j* ior**n >on. The die
clisr.ee Will cmipri-e s >ertsin nuuih.-r of
ip.u fiout each shop
Assisted in Hansing Himself.
From the Philadelphia Press.
In a handsome mansion situated in a
lonely part' f England, a few years ago,
lived a maiden lady of considerable wealth,
One morning she was discovered foully
murdered. Her man servant, named Lee,
was suspected, arrested and convicted on
circumstantial evidence, and sentenced to
be hanged. .So conclusive seemed the evi
dence against the prisoner that no
attempt whatever was made on the part < f
the public to induce the Home Secretary to
exercise executive clemency. The day of
the execution having arrived, the prisoner
was led forth to surfer t*.e extreme penalty.
The rope to be used, the texture of whica
was silk and hemp, bad been, as is cus otn
ary in such case-’, tested with the aid of
sand bags, and was not found wanting.
The bolt was drawn and the prisoner was
given a drop of eight feat. The rope broke
The prisoner walked, unaided, up tue steps
leading to the scaffold, and after the rope
had been fixed again and the noose ad
justed the bolt was drawn for the second
time. The rope broke again.
Lee was by this time considerably stunned.
However, after the lapse of a few moments
ho again ascended, unaided, the step--, and
after doing ail in his po.ver to allay the
nervousness of the hangmin, assisted the
latter in o ce more fixing the rope. The
prisoner placed himself on the trap door,
the bolt was pulled and the condemned mau
dropped once more out of view. The rope
parted for the third time. After considera
ble delay Lee once more placed himself in
the executioner’s hands, but that personage
and the ot er officials, horrified at what
seemed a divine interposition, refused t:>
proceed further with the business. The
tacts were reportei to the home secretary,
who at once respited the prisoner, condemn
> 2 him to imprisonment for life.
Three years later a w ma i who was Loe’s
fellow servant confessed on her dying bed
that it was she who killed her mistress. She
declared that Lee had vi connection what
ever with the affair and stated facts strong
ly onflrmatory of her confession.
Instances may possibly have occurred in
which an equal amount of physical courage
has been displayed, but outside of the pale
of fiction there cannot be cited a single
case in which bravery ever play and a more
consoicuous p.rt than in the incident above
detailed.
Retrenchment at New York.
New York, May 29.—Thomas F. Gilroy,
commissioner of public works, to-day made
a wholesale abolition of offices in his de
partment, including those of consulting
an I assistant engineers, a lot of inspectors,
rodmen, draughtsmen and clerks. T e
sal ries of the thirty-one men thus dis
charged ranged from SI,OOO to $4,000 per
annum.
All new Russian ships of war are to be lighted
exclusively by electricity, and by next year it
is expected to have the whole Russian fleet so
lighted.
~ KEIRIG Kit V H
IIXE APi I ll'll Ur FlTiMlTiit
NECESSARY TO COMFORT IN THIS CLI
MATE IS A GOOD ICE BOX OR
REFRIGERATOR!
VLL admit the convenience and comfort
afforded, but has it ever occurred to you
that they pay for themselves in a short time, bi
as nuch they enable you to save much that
would otherwise be lost. Articles of f->od that
cannot be kept over for a day (and ofttimes in
this climate for a few hours) may be kept if
you have a sweet, clean, dry ice box.
I AM SOLE AGENT FOR
G- E O E G- I A
OF THE
REFRIGKER ATORS
MANUFACTURED BY
F. A. ATHERTON.
WORCESTER, MASS.
For the last tun months 1 have had in use in
my store one of his Refrigerators, so that I
know whereof X speak. I was lei to apply for
the agency on these Refrigerators after I had
tested mine and become satisfied:
First. That they were well built and hand
some in appearance.
Second. That they were sweet, dry and cold.
Third. That they were very economical in the
consumption of ice.
And lasti ', that they were 40 percent, cheaper
than any other Refrigerator 1 could learn of.
Before buying my Refrigerator, I wrote to
several manufacturers in different sections of
the country, and in no instance did I find one I
liked as well as Atherton’s, while the lowest hid
I received wa > for the same size box, about SSO
higher.
Full details as to e ast, consumption of ice,
and special merits of these boxes, too long for
advertisement, will be cheerfully furnished on
application.
This i* the style of Refrigerator for Grocers,
Butter Dealers, etc. Made ia various siz.s.
prT t •
This ,s ihe st> le of tiie large family or Hotel
Refrigerato . Various sues.
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JNO. J. REILY,
IHPoKTE* AND fcPECI XI.IB I',
TcU-ißioue Call lSh, M W blither slrest.
FUNERAh INVITATIONS.
CREGAR.— Died, at Bloomingdale, yesterdey
mormnv Walter T , infant son of Charles B.
and Willie M (’regar. Funeral services at
Laurel Grove THIS MORNING at 8:45 o'clock.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
ME ETINGsi
ZERIBBABEL LODGE NO. 15. fXI M
An extra communication ot this A
lodge will be held THIS (Thursday)
EVENING at Bo'clock. ‘
The M. M. Degree will be conferred. ’ ~ '
Members of sister lodges and transient breth
ren are fraternally invited to meet with us.
By order of W. A. WALKER, W. M.
John Riley, Secretary.
.NOTICE TO HOAD COMMISSIONERS.
The semi-annual meeting of the Board of
Road Commissioners of Chatham county will
be held at the Court House on SATURDAY,
June Ist, at 10 o'clock a. m.
G. BOURQUIN, Chairman.
R. Coaklsy, Secretary.
HAL’PT LODGE NO. 58, I. O. O. F.
The regular weekly meeting of the lodge will
be held THIS (Thursday) EVENING at the new
lodge room southeast corner President and Jef
ferson streets (up stairs), over Trinity church
lecture room, at 8 o'clock.
Conferring of degrees. Punctual attendance
is requested.
Members of other lodges and transient broth
ers invited to meet with us. By order of
JAS. A. SHEPHERD, N. G.
A. N. Manucy. Secretary.
SAVANNAH BRANCH
The adjourned meeting will /j*
take place at Armory hall, 8
F. M., SATURDAY, June 1. ffi j
Important announcements | vi-t
and committee appointments.
By order KULMAN.
President.
Max Robinson. ©OlJJflfkKTfVwtbgkg
Sec, and Treas. /BStCIATMjt
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements inserted under “Special
Notices" will be charged $1 00 a Square each
insertion.
THE fil ATH A M REA I. EST ATE AND
IAIPR O VEME.NT COM PAW’S
SALE or
40 SPLENDID LOTS
WILL TAKE PLACE
Wednesday, June 5,1559,
At 4:20 o’clock, on the premises, to-wit:
Ten Lots, each one 30x125, fronting on Ninth
street, between Burroughs and West Broad
streets.
Ten Lots, each 30x125, fronting on Tenth
street, between Burroughs and West Broad
streets; also
IO LOTS
Fronting on Tenth street, between Barnard and
Jefferson streets, and ten Lots on Eleventh, be
tween the same streets, all measuring 30x125.
C. H. DORSETT. Auctioneer.
■NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the Steam
boats ADVANCE and PROGRESS, of the Au
gusta Steamboat Company, will present them
to P. G. BURUM, President. Augusta, Ga., at
office for payment.
NOTICE.
I have THIS DAY associated wi(k me, In
medical practice, Dr. WM. F. AIKEN of New
York.
Office. 98 Harris street. Office hours, 9 to
1:30, except Sundays.
J. P. S. HOUSTOUN,
DR. BEST
HAS RETURNED AND RESUMED
PRACTICE.
TO THE PUBLIC.
I will open a Livery and Boarding Stable in
connection with the Ocean House, Tybee.
Parties going fishing needing a turnout can
leave orders at the office.
CHAS. F. GRAHAM. Proprietor.
FIRBER’S POINT HOUSE, ~
TYBEE ISLAND.
Will open on SATURDAY, June 1, for the
accommodation of guests.
Mrs Bannon will have charge of the culinary
department, and will be assisted bv first-class
c.oks. Mrs. Hannon’s celebrated Fish Break
fasts at Thunderbolt will be a sufficient guaran
tee as to tne manner iu which that department
will be run. Tue house has bee i tuorough y
renovated and put in first-class con litioti.
Large bath houses, fine dancing pavilion ami
porcties extending entire length ot bouse. For
terms see J. H. FURoKR.
PURIFY VOI R HOMES.
USE PHENYLE,
The best disinfectant known. In daily use by
city authorities, and indorsed by our physicians.
Cleanly to use. Sold in quantities to suit. For
sale only at
BUTLER S PHARMACY.
Corner Bull and Congress Streets.
IT NEVER FAILS.
ULMER S LIVER CORRECTOR is guaran
teed to be a safe and reliable medicine for Dys
pepsia. Acid Stomach, Constipation, Nervous
Headache, Diarrhoea, Dysentery and other dis
eases arising from a disordered state of the
liver. Recommended by prominent physicians
and awarded highest prizes over competitors.
Ask for ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR and
take no other. Prepared by
B. F. ULMER, M. D„
Pharmacist, Savannah, Ga.
Price $1 per bottle, if you cannot obtain the
“Corrector” from your druggist, send your
order direct, and it will ba forwarded by ex
press, freight paid.
FAINTS,
OILS AND VARNISHES, LEADS, COLORS
AND MIXED PAINTS.
Berry Bros. ’ Hard oil and Varnishes. A full
stock of Paint and White Wash Brushes on
band. Call and get pryes it
EDfrrvKli ,1. KIEFFER’S
1 ‘rug and Seed Store,
Corner West Broa l and Stewart street*.
EIX < vi ION AX. V
I7BIENDB Sf!H >OI„ Providence, it i. for
I both \e- Pounded in 1181 Excellent
home. Siudeat* from is slates. All deno iniui
lions, llioriigb work in Koglwli, .Solute.
<la , dtp an I Art. )nr c*i lidcale ndin ts
i ■ c 1.-ge. Address AUGUSTINE JUNES,
IX. II ’
BOTXLfe. i
THE MORRIbON HOUSE
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and v< u ilia amta. y condltjoa
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'IIJI' *l‘ MM.MV N! s carriers re*r*
I II I * i ' : art of UHvctiyMiiy Tweuty
-1 *Oi hit wia * snt pa j s for utt lab/. |
AMUSEMENTS.
SAVANNAH THEATER;
ONE WEEK, COMMENCING
MONDAY, JUNE 3.
Wednesday and Saturday Matinees
O’IISTIEXLZ/S
BIJOU OPERA COMPANY
IN THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE •.
Glroile GlroOa. Pirates of Penzance, Boheml
an Girl, Chimea of Normandy, Billee
Taylor, Mikado, Olivette.
_SUMMKR PRICES, 25c, 35c. and 50c
BASKET PICNIC
TO TYBEE ISLAND
THURSDAY,May 30,1880
For the Benefit of the
Episcopal Free Church.
Ocean House and Lewis’ Pavilions enga-ed
for the day, and both will be provided vath
muaic for dancing.
SCHEDULE— Standard Time
Leave Savannah 9:30 a. m.. 2:30 p. m 5 40 i> „
Leave Tybee 11:45 a. M., 6:05 p. m a P „
10;30 p. M. *'•
Whole Tickets 50c.; Half Tickets
COMMITTEE—D. G. Pi-rse. General Chair
man; Thomas Gadsden. J. R. F. Tattnall. J k
Sheldon, W. W. Williamson, W. E. Guerard
W G. Cooper, D. Douglass, W. deßruyn Eons'
D. V. Lebev, C. S. Connerat, C. A. Drayton (i*
S. McAlpin. G. T Cann. H. G. Ganahi, G ' H
Remsbart, .1. A. Thomas, Mrs. E. ji. Screven
Mrs. L. L. Goodwin, .Mrs. T. S. Wayne, Mrs'
A. E. Moynelo, Mrs. Beirne Gordon, Mrs ’ F G
Straehan, Mrs. E. W. Girard. Mrs. A. H Oliver'
Mrs. C. S. Park. Mrs. T. L. Kinsev, Mrs. D Y*
Dancy, Miss Maria Myers, Miss Branch, Miss
Maccaw, Miss Orme.
Tickets can be had from the members of tbs
Committee and at O. Butler's, J. B Feruan
dez’s, Theus Bros.’, L. C. Strong's and J T
Thornton's.
Family Excursion
—TO—
FOBT PULASKI!
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
By Str. Governor Safford.
IEAVE foot of Drayton street at 3 o'clock,
A city time. 25c. round trip. For informa
tion, inquire of H. G. KENT,
Passenger Agent, Board Boat.
PUBLICATIONS.
sin ill
AT
ESTES NEWS DEPOT,
21 1-2 Bull Street.
“Thou Shalt Not" .
“A Marriage Below Zero”! . 50c
"That Frenchman," by author of “Mr.
Barnesof New York" 59c
“Donovan, a Modern Englishman" “ 50c
“John Herring," bv S. Baring Gould . ,Vc
"Mehalah," by S. Baring Gould 50c
“M.ss Kate." by Rita &>c
“The Reproach of Annesly,” by Maxwell
Hray 23c
‘ The Fatal Phone,"by R. C. Philips, au
thor of “As in hooking Glass ’ 30c
“Under False Preiences," by Adeline Ser
geant 50c
“I r-derick Struthsr’s Romance,”byAlbert
Ulmann 50c
“The Fog Princess," by Florence Warden.
“Daisy Brooks," by Laura Jean Libbey 25c
“Madolln Rivers." by Laura Jean Libbey 2'o
“Robert Elsmere,” bv Mrs. Humphrey
Ward .' 40c
“Mrs. Robert Elsmere”.... 25c
“Mollle Darling," by Lady Constance
Howard 25c
“Chance or Fate.” by Alice O’Hanlon 25c
“Lightly Lost." by Ilawlev Smart 25c
“Guilderoy,” by Oulda . 25c
“A Witch of the Hills,” by Florence War
den 25c
“Two Chiefs of Dunboy,” by James An
thony Froude, .. 25c
“John Ward, Preacher," by .Margaret De
land J! 50j
“Little Lord Faumleroy.” by francos
Hodgson Bu 'nett 2 00
“At the Mercy of Tibsrius,” by Augusta
Evans Wilson 2 00
ALSO,
Robert's Pocket Manual of Rules of Order
for DeliOMrative Assemblies. , 150
Cushing’s Manual 25c
Jefferso.i's Manual 753
Address all orders to
WILLIAM ESTILL,
Savannah, Ga.
RAILROADS.
SAVANNAH AND TYBEE RAILROAD.
IN EFFECT SUNDAY, APRIL 28. 188?.
Trains leave Savannah daily, except Sundav,
Standard Time, at 9:39 a. M., 2:30 r, a , 5:40 P.
a. aud 8 p. a.
Leave Tybee 7A. a., 11:45 A. a., 6:05 p. a. and
9 p. a.
Sunday schedule, in effect on and after AprJ
SB, 1889:
.Leave Savannah 9:30 a. m., 1:30 p a . 3r m.
and 8 pm.
Leave Tybee 6:45 a. a., 11:45 a. a., 5:31 and
6:45 P. M.
Fare for round trip. 50e.; half fare. 85c rea
son tickets at reduced rates. Family excursion*
every Tuesday aud Friday. Faro tor round
trip, 35c.; halt fare. 20c. _
Trams leave from the company's NEW
DEPOT, on Randolph street, foot of President
street.
Tickets on sale at Fernandez'* ci car store,
or at Gazan's cigar store, under Pulaski II use,
also at ticket office at savannah ami Tybee De
pot an l Central Railroad Ticks: Office
Arrangements for special excursions ran be
made by addressing It. F. COBB, Si: monte i 4
ent, nr H. if. WO'. >I)RUFF, Freignt and Pass n
ger Agent. Savaunah, Ga.
R. E. COBB. Sup:
BllOKs.
S3 SHOE oi'NTlVu'lEN.
s*:; slior FOR LAIH !>
Best 1 the World. Ex irotn* his
$5 OQ Oenutue Hnnd-Se\vo4 Hb no.
$4 00 Hand -Sewed 'Ve t hoe.
$3 60 Police aud Farmers Hhoa
$2 60 hxtra Vidus Calf Shot*
$2 20 Wr>rl:'n’ioui'Hhoi.
$12.00 and J 1 76 Roys' Bcuool Sho**.
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