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HOFFEE TAKES LIT, BAIL
KEWKAS'B JAIL LEFT BY THE
BIGAMIST AT HIGH NOON.
A NegTO Chicken Thief Accompanies
Him, but a Murderer and Another
Prisoner Remain Behind—A Posse
Tries in Vain to Recapture Him.
Speculation as to His Plans.
Nkwnan, Oa., April 6.—At 1 o'clock to
day, while most of the people were at din
ner, Charles Hoffee, the Ohicjbigannist, who
married Miss Ma s Chaney of Bremen last
June, and against whom a true hill was
found at the March term of court, broke
out of jail and is now a fugitive. There
was no one at the jail at the time of the es
cape, the jailer having gone out to dinner
with a relative. The prisoner made his
eiir through the window in the second-story
of the buiiding, in which an iron rod had
been broken for some time, and let bimself
to the ground with a blanket.
AN EXCITING RUMOR.
The greatest excitement prevails, as it
was thought that Kit Bustain, who is sen
tenced to be hung on May 2. had made his
escape also. The sheriff immediately or
ganized a mounted force of twenty young
men, who pursued the prisoner. Some
white boys of the New nan cotton mills re
ported that they saw Hoffee and a negro
boy running down through the woods, Hof
fee wearing a high beaver hat and carry
ing an overcoat.
HIB PROBABLE PLANS.
They tracked him for four miles, and
when Inst heard of he was making his way
toward Hutchinson’s Ferry ou the < batta
hoocbee river. It is thought that he is
As making for Bremen, where he will try to
induce Miss Mae to join him and flee to
parts unknown. Telegrams have been sent
to various points to intercept them. Men
have been stationed along the Atlanta and
West Point railroad to watch for him
during the night. A negro chicken thief
escaped with Hoffee, but Bustian, who was
very ill, and tne remaining prisoner, who is
a one armed man, could not make their es
cape.
THOMASVILLE TOPICS.
The Fence Question—New Enterprises
That are Wanted.
Thomasville, G a., April 6.—The fence
rjuestion has been agitating the people of
this county for years.
A hedge company, from far off Arkansas,
has now swooped down upon this section,
and is capturing it ulmost bodily. The
hedge is constructed out of the osage
orange by a process greatly improved and
facilitated by several valuable patents. It
requires three years’ time to grow a first
class hedge that is proof against everything
except a mole or an elephant. The hedge
men exhibit enchanting pictures of
their living fence, making a farm
lo.k like a cultivated Eden. Of course,
the people tumble to the racket. They
can’t help it when they have seen the pict
ures. Contracts have been made to enclose
several of the large private parks adjoining
Thomasville, besides many farms and
smaller places. The city has also con
tracted to have Laurel Hill cemetery en
closed with this hedge. If it comes up to
representations it will effectually solve the
fence problem, for it is said to bo immortal,
mid tho judgment day conflagration is ex
pected to burn up these selfsame hedges.
A COTTON FACTORY WANTED.
Thomasville wants a cotton factory ami
she is going to have oue. Whenever
Thomasville wants a thing she gets it. It
may take a long time and much talking
blowing and bragging and scolding, but she
“gets there just tho same” And now that
she want3 u cotton factory, it can bo set
down that a cotton factory she will have,
and it will be a big one too. The plan
adopted is the installment method. Tho
capitol stock is placed at SIOO,OOO
iu shares of SIOO each.paid in in $1 monthly
installments. The first money will be used
to purchase a site, and then progress will
1 e made as the funds come in. This scheme
lias been made a success elsewhere, aid
there is no good reason why it will not
work here.
A COMPRESS.
Thomasville is now also ready for a cot
ton compi'ess. With competing railraads a
cotton compress will pay. and by the time
tho next cotton crop begins to move there
will be two great railroad lines competing
for the business from this point,
t Many smaller manufactures would pay
well, if mauaged by experienced people.
Chief among these might be mentioned a
coffin factory. It must be admitted, it is
true, that there would lie no local demand
for this latter commodity, for people seldom
iie in Thomnsville, but then few cities de
pend upon the local trade for the sale of
goods they manufacture. There are very
few coffin factories, and it is said
that the profits are immense. The freights
nre an imp' rtant feature in the cost, espe
cially of cheap ccftins, and as there are no
factories south of Atlanta, Thomasville
would have the whole field open clear to
the Gulf.
COVINGTON CHAPTERB.
The Surveyors of the New Railroad
(Locate Their Line.
Covington, Ga., April 6.— The survey
ing party of the Middle Georgia and At
lantic railroad have located the lino through
town. The contractors are here, aud pro
pose to break ground early this week. The
depot will tie located within 200 yards
of the public square. This will be
a groat advantage over our present
eituat.on, tho Georgia railroad depot being
three-quarters of a mile away. We hope
soon to be in direct communication with
Savannah, and have a competing line that
■will force rates ot freight down to the prices
paid from other points equally distant. Then
we can deliver cotton iu Savai.nali for 34
cents per hundred, instead of 54, which we
had last season. That means $1 per bale to
every planter who brings cotton to this
place. We were shut out from Savannah
last, season by the freight rates.
Our town was thrown iuto quite a com
motion Friday by a rabid dog dashing
through our streets viciously snapping at
everything he came in contact with. Tho
first object attacked was a pair of dray
mules standing on the street. Then began a
fusillade by those who had fire-arms con
venient. The mad brute continued his way
out of town pursued by a number of men
and boys. The dog escaped unharmed.
Unless we have more frost in this section
we will have plenty of fruit for ordinary
purposes. Many peach trees are just
blooming.
Cotton planting will soon begin in earnest.
Borne have already planted.
M &.CON MENTION.
Bx-Treasnrer Adams Dead—A Widow
Drives Off an Assailant.
Macon, Ga., April fi.—O. F. Adams, ex
treasurer of Macon, died at his residence at
7 o’clock this morning. Ho had suffered for
months with a mysterious disease, which is
supposed to have resulted from despond
ency and general nervous debility, follow
ing tho exp .sure of his defalcation of city
fuuds.
iiis. Mary 1.. Marshall, a widow, who i
an inmate of ti.e ltoff home, was assaulted
by an unknown negro at 1 o’clock this
morning. She was bruised on the throat
and head during tlie struggle, but otherwise
escaped uninjured. During tlie struggle
the negro’s fiugets v\,-r., severely bit en,
which may lead to his detection. A posse
it. searching for him, but it is thought he
li2‘. left this vicinity.
hrank Odom, a young negro living in
Hast Jiaeon, died this afternoon from a
weixnd Uifl.cted bv his mother when ‘h"
snapped on old pist >1 n|. him last nlch'"
' , 0 c- roirer’s i- quo#: relieved her from
blame.
ATLANTA'S MEMORIAL DAY.
List of tho Oenerals Who Have Prom
ised to Participate.
Atlanta. Ga., April d.—The following
I is a list of the c nfederate generals who up to
date have written that they will positively
come to Atlanta to take part iu the Me -
morial day exercises:
Gens. Joseph E. Johnston, Hufus Berrin
ger, J. Longstrect, Roger A. Fryor, G. T.
Anderson, James A. Walker, A. I{. Law
ton, Daniel Buggies, G. T. Beauregard,
James H. Lane. J. T. Holtzc aw, Wade
Hampton, R. M. Gano, T. S. Manford, T.
F. Drayton, B. H. R berton, K. Bauson,
M. J. Wright, R. B. Vance. Fitz Hugh Lee,
Ellison Capers, W. L. Cabell, G. M. Burrell,
W. H. Jackson, J. B. Kershaw and A. G.
Lane.
In addition the following are expected:
Gen. M. C. Butler, R. J. Henderson, Al
pheus Baker, E. C. Walthall, D. H. Rey
nolds, Gen. Ross of Texas and Gen. R sser.
An invitation has been issued to the mili
tary by the local veterans’ association.
A rate has been made of one cent pei
mile for all visiting military who come
with not less than twenty in any one com
mand.
The committee in charge of the matter
wants the names of those who intend com
ing, and it desires to know how lone those
who intend to come will remain. It also
wants to know of those who intend coming,
whether it shall secure lodging for them,
and what price they want to pay.
Dom Pedro Better.
Cannes, April C.—Ex-Emperor Dom
Fedro is much better to-day. He dined with
his family. He remains indoors.
DROWNED AT THUNDERBOLT.
The Body of Ernest Kohler Found
Floating in the River.
Ernest Kohler, a tailor who resided and
had a shop at No. 30 Williamson street, was
drowned at Thunderbolt some time Satur
day after hood, and the body was not dis
covered until just before dark of that day.
Coroner Dixou was notified, and be brought
the remains to his undertaking establish
ment for identification, as no one at Thun
derbolt was able to identify them.
Yesterday afternoon a nephew of Kohler
went to Thunderbolt to search for him, as
his absence from borne Saturday night had
caused apprehensions iu the family, and the
nephew learned of a drowning, and on his
return to the city visited Coroner Dixon's
establishment and identified the body.
Kohler was dissipating on Saturday and
went to Thunderbolt on the 10:111) train in
the morning. He visited the club house,
and later in the day was seen on Enright’s
platform, and that was the last seen of him
until his body was found, floating in the
river.
It is supposed that Kohler had waded into
the rivor, as his pantaloons were muddy up
to the knees. The deceased was a native of
Germany, and came to Savannah about tea
years ago. He was GO years of age. and
leaves a wife and three grownup daughters.
The funeral services will be held at his late
residence at 3 O'clock this afternoon, and
the interment will be In Laurel Grove cem
etery.
AT THE COURTS.
G0331p Picked Up Hera and There In
the Court Rooms.
In the casa of Venus Walker against H.
G. Averitt, in the superior court Saturday,
a jury awarded plaintiff SBS or tlie return
of a horse which she traded to Averitt. The
case came up on defendant’s appeal from
Justice Endres’court, the magistrate hav
ing found for the old woman. It
appears that a year ago she traded for a
horse that sho couldjlrive, and when it was
hitched up tho next morning it bucked
worse than a Mexican broncho, aud she
took it out of harness and returned it to
Averitt, who refused to accept it, aud as
the old woman left the horse wi h him, be
kept both. A dispossessory suit was insti
tuted to recovor her own horse or its value,
with the above result
The Catholic Knlghta.
The state council of the Catholic Knights
of Georgia will couvoue in annual conclave
at Albany to-morrow. William Kohoo, one
of the delegates of the Savannah branch,
left last night to attend the council, and
Mr. Francis Hart, as alternate, is expeetod
to go on to-ciay vice Capt. Henry Bluu, the
other delegate, who is ou the sick list. The
next annual council of the order will be
held in Savannah.
TREED BY A BULL.
An Aired Farmer Kept Three Hours in
a Tree, Nearly Dead from Cold.
From the Xew York Sun.
Bath, April 2. —Joseph Murray is a well
known farmer living over tlie Pennsyl
vania line in Tioga county. He is 70 years
old, and has been in feeble health for some
months. Besides the farm he lives on, he
owns another one-haif a mile away, which
tie has always used for keeping cattle on,
he being an extensive raiser and buver of
stock. He had not visited this property for
a long time, and on Monday afternoon lie
thought be felt well enough to take a walk
over to it and look around. He re
mained at the farm until nearly 0
o’clock, and, to shorten his wav back, he
struclc out through the fields, one of which
belonged to a neighboring farmer. As he
was passing through this field he was
alarmed by the actious of a ferocious bull
that was kept in the lot. Murray was well
acquainted with the fierce nature of the
bull, but had forgotten about its being in
that lot. Tho bull rushed from the oppo
site side of the lot toward Alurry, bellowing
savagely. The old fanner knew that lie
could not possibly escape by running, and
he made for a tree nenr by. the lower
branches of which were not far from the
ground. Ho succeeded m climbing the tree
and getting beyond the reach of the bull
just as it came tearing to tlie spot.
Murray supposed t lat, when the bull
found that he was out of its reach it would
go about its businesi, but tho vicious aininal
showed no disposition to do anything of t ho
kind. It remained under the tree, pawing
the ground and giving vent to its rage in
loud bellowing*. Murray called loudly for
help, but he was out of hearing of any one
about there. It grew so dark that he could
see nothing, an t only knew that the bull
was keeping up the siege by the noise it
made. For three hours the bull kept the
old man in the tree. Murray was nearly
dead from cold and exhaustion, and he
felt that it would be only a matter of a
short time before he would huve to let go
his hold in the tree and fall to the ground
at the mercy of tho bull unless some for
tunate circumstance turned up to his res
cue. But the animal at last grew weary of
its unavailing eiege of the farmer, and
when Murray had made up his mind that
bis time had come, ho was overjoyed to hear
the ugly beast walking away. Murray
waited a few miuutes, until ho could hear
the buli no more, and then iet himself down
from the tree.
When it came dark and the old farmer
had not yet returned home, his son James
went iu search of him. Ho went to the
neighbor’s farm, aud to many other places
without finding any trace of his father. He
was returning home to got others t> aid
in the search, when lie stumbled over sonie
t.-ring in ihe road. Stooping down he dis
covered that it was his father, lying there
unconscious. It was then 11 o’clock. Tne
son got the old man home, but it was a long
time before he was able to explain any
thing. He gave the story of bei :g treed by
the bull. Ho remembered getting down
out of the tree, hut bow he got to tne road
he had no rec 4lection. The shock to his
enfeebled system has been such that no
hope is entertained that he will recover.
Stanlky has written to King l,eopolil that he
will visit Brussels during tho month of April,
and the authorities are preparing to give him a
grand recei tion.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, AERIE 7, 1800.
I LET HIM BE A CITIZEN.
| AN IMMIGRANT MUST NATURAL
IZE AFTER FIVE YEARS.
How Simon Wolf Would Remedy
Some of the Evils that Come from
an Increase in the Country's Popu
lation by the Reason of Foreign
Immigration.
From the Washington Post.
Before the House committee on immigra
tion Simon Wolf, a few days since, made
remarks touching the bills that are now
pending, which showed that he ha.l care
fully studied the situation, and advanced
ideas thoroughly abreast of the important
issues at stake. He feels an interest in the
country in which he forms a part, and be
lieves in encouraging good immigration,
and enforcing the laws rigidly and strictly.
Mr. Wolf— Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I
shall be very brief, in answer to the question
propounded to Ur. Bartboldt. I will say trial my
opinion is. and has been, that those regulations
enacted and existing from the earliest period of
our national history were enacted for the pur
pose of protecting the purity of the ballot. Tnat
is, when persons first came they would have to
make a declaration that they would become
citizens. Otherwise, if you have not that pro
bation time, they could be rushed by wholesale
to the ballot box. Naturalization in many cities
of the country, as is too well known, is very
easily procured, it fixes a time, it gives them
an incentive and a hope of permanent citizen
ship in the future by the probationary period of
two years.
1 know nothing about the lews of Missouri In
that particular, or the laws of particular states,
but ir any laws exist in the different states that
are in conflict with the laws of the United States
I think it is high time that the United States
passed such laws as will do away with the laws
of the states which come in conflict with the in
terests of the United States.
Representative Brewer—But the states fix the
qualification of voters. The states themselves
do that.
Mr. Wolf—l understand. I doubt very much,
when the laws of the United States give a man
the right to vote on national issues, whether the
states cau deprive him of that, right.
Representative | lit ewer—The national laws
do not tlx the elective franchise.
Mr. Wole—Tnen the sooner you make them
do it the better we will lie oft.
As to the disqualification I ask. why should
any foreigner, whether he is ignorant or not,
be disqualified' Iu the main they (will pass and
compare favorably with those to the manor
born. Why should any laws be enacted to dis
qualify by national legislation those foreigners
who cannot read and write when you have not
been able to pass any laws in our own country
disqualifying people by national legislation
who cannot read or write? There is no reason
why that should he done. Tnere Is no con
sistency in It.
I*aws to he respected must be consistent, and
to be consistent they must be uniform in all
their character, b aring alike upon all elasses
of people whether applying to those who have
a right by birth or those who come by inherit
anee as to the legislation enacted by congress.
In regard to the bills now pending, 1 can only
say that what has been voiced by my friend
Kosewater.and by I*r. liartholdt.and by the pro
test which has been read voices the sentiment.
In my judgment, not only of the German
American citizen, hut of every citizen who has
carefully studied the wbys and wherefores of
good government. In mv judgment the best
policy is to let good enough alone. You cannot
cure evils that rise momentarily ami spasmodi
cally nil over the country by legislation. As
has been proven time and time again, you can
not cure evils by legislation. You can by educa
tion and by public sentiment. Ail this legisla
tion that is aimed to restrict that which does
not suit the one or the other legislator or the
one or the other party is in Keeping with laws
of prohibition which do not prohibit, civil ser
vice laws whicli do not furnish you the best
talent, because it has got to he backed by politi
cal influence. and ad other laws of that charac
ter. For instance, if oue party is unsuccessful
in u state. Immediately a gerrymander bill is
produced for the purpose of curing an evil
which is the natural result of a change of a
political sentiment inthe community and which
takes care of itself.
So it is iu regard to immigration. These bills
have been engendered and brought about and
produced by a feeling existing in the minds of
many of the legislators, and of both political
parties no doubt, principally of the one I have
the good fortune to belong to (and have alwavs
been a consistent member thereof) in regard to
the foreign voter. The truth of the matter is, it
hes not been brought about by a change in tile
foreign voter, but it has been brought about by
a change in the. parties that have gone back oh
their own principles, and who have changed
diametrically from that which they promised
when these people became citizens of the
United States. If in some of the western
states a large change has been made in political
parties where dO.tWO and 50.000 majority existed
in one party, and now the other party has been
triumphant, it is due solely to the fact that the
Germnn immigrant, who is a citizen and has
cast, his lot with our country, lias become thor
oughly demoralized and disguslej w ith tho leg
islation w hich has been enacted, which is dia
metrically opposite to his idea of personal
liberty, and of liberty of the citizen of every
class of the United States.
We are not here voicing anarchism or social
ism. We frown it down as any other, for we
have a common interest with every citizen of
the United States. Our destiny is cast here.
Our children arc born here. Our happiness and
the future Imppine s of the wholo world con
cetd rate in our Institutions, and we are as earn
est in taking care of them and perpetuating
them as any other class of men. no matter
whether his ancestry has been three hundred
3'ears in this country.
We have a minister here preseut representing
a large Lutheran or Reformed consist uency,
who is a member of this conference, whose
sentiments accord with ours. Every moral
and intelligent citizen voices the same senti
ment as ours-Ives.
What you ought to do, and in that direction
von limy lie able to originate legislation, is to
enact a compulsory law compelling a man to be
a citizen of the United States. Change your
laws in that respect. l>o not favor p -opie hold
ing office or securing any immunity or any
recognition in the country unless they have an
interest iu t lie country itself, in its w elfare, and
in its character, and in its institutions. After a
man has been live yours here and has had a
choice as to whether he shall become a citizen
of the United States or not, give him the alter
native, and if he does ujt choose to become a
citizen let him go hack.
The chairman—Would you force him back?
Mr. Wolf -l would force him to go hack, for l
would not have a condition of things exist as it
did during our late civil war, when some men
had been here twenty and twenty-five years,
had amass'd great wealth, had crowded out
other Industrie*, an 1 when the crisis came of
our country’s peril they fled to their consulates
for protection. I would have no condition of
thinks like that.
1 would make a man feel an interest in the
country of which he forms a part. 1 would not
let them come here and make money, nu t then,
like the Chinese, go hack to be buried and send
i heir wealth there, or send their wealth to Eng
land. or Italy, or Germany, or wherever else,
and when they have earned sufficient go ihcre
and laugh at our institutions and deride our
country .No. on tho contrary, I would make
him choose: "Do you want to be a oitiz“n of
lhe United Stales or do you want to go back?
The time has come when either your interest in
the country is necessary or your room w ill be
more preferable.”
Representative Owen —Your position, then, is
free immigration aud enforced citizenship?
>lr. Wolf—My idea is to encourage good im
migration aud to enforce Ihe laws rigidly mid
strictly that we have. Last night I was invited
to a banquet in the city of Baltimore composed
of 250 of my nationality. They were enjoying
their twenty-fifth anniversary. .Men, women
and children were there enjoying themselves.
Seven-eighths of them had been born on the
other side of the ocean. They are among the
most wealthy, sturdy, intelligent aud moral
people of tlie city of Baltimore.
I say here openly that as they were, so 03 per
cent, of the immigration from Europe was and
is, that is, they did not have a cent when they
came. When 1 landed with my grand parents
in ISIS in the city of New York, a boy. anxious
to acquire citizenship, leaving my friends at
home. I did not have a cent, and yet tho United
States had the temerity, if not tlie good sense,
to send me abroad as its representative to
Egypt for the purpose of representing the in
stitutions of our country.
So it is not a question of wealth. It is not a
question of the pauper. It is a question of see
ing the laws rigidly and strictly enforced and
carried out. l/d the United States take hold
ot the immigration busiuess. In the slate of
| New York, as I understand, there is a bill pend
| ing now.
; The Chairman—The Secretary of the Treas-
I ury is doing it without any legislation,
i Mr. Wolf Very well. The secretary is doing
a very good thing, in my judgment.
A\ hat we want is not more law s. The laws
that already exist have made tills country great
au i prosperous, but we wunt those laws carried
out in accordance with the spirit and genius
and intention of our government. How can you
tell according to the hill before you whether a
man is a socialist or an anarchist? You cannot
do it.
The vote in Chicago shows you the very prin
ciple 1 stated a moment ugo. The anarchists and
socialists threatened the police force aud the
i laws of Illinois and Chicago t hat when the time
i earn* for voting they would show them What
did they show them? Absolutely nothing. It
was proved that the bulk of them were not citi
; zeu* of the United States. What ' Do you sup
! l*ose that we, who have contributed our brawn
, and our muscles, our intelligence and our wel
! laretothis country, are in favor of that class
|of people? Not at all. Punish t ben? as justice
( is on your side. You will And no oue more
ready to applaud ami uphold the laws of our
country than those who. more than the oat i t
born, know and appreciate liberty; we who
have suffered under tne ban. we who have !e*en
under the restriction, we who havr been under
the tyrant’s heel - we know what liberty means,
and we need not go to Eurone. as many of the
young sons of American parents do. ashamed
of their country aud spend their money abroad
when they should be at home studying its insti
tutions.
What we nre in favor of is tins, to let well
enough alone. The law may need iiere or there
some slight modification. Tnat can be easily ar
ranged, but see that the laws are strictly and
rigidly enforced, and do not seek remedies be
cause the one or the other party is not pleased
with the conduct of one or the other class of
foreign immigration. You cannot cure the evil
that way. You must educate the people, you
must give them a common mtereei in the coun
try, aud then tnese things will right themselves.
The Ability to Bear Pain
Is the test of fortitude among the Indian
tribes. But we defy any Cherokee. Sioux or
Comanche to endure the twinges of rheuma
tism without wincing. These, indeed, are
slight at first, but grow in intensity until they
become unbearable. No malady is more obsti
nate ill its maturity than that which gives rise
to them. The more need. then, of attacking it
at the outset. Foremost among remedies for
it is llostetter's Stomach Bitters, safer and in
finitely more effective than colchicum, vera
trum and nux vomica, all remedies which
might prove destructive of life in a slightly
excessive dose. Mineral depurents, also, when
not positively mischievous, are far inferior in
remedial power to this salutary botanic medi
cine. It entirely expels from tne blood the
acrid impurities which originate the disease,
and enriches as well a-s cleanses it. Constipa
tion. liver complaint, dyspepsia and other ail
ments also give way to it —Adr.
ROMANCE OF A DUCHESS.
A Story About tho Wife of the Late
Duke of Manchester.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
London, March 22. —Tue death of the
Duke of Manchester, although it occurred
in Naples yesterday afternoon, only became
kuown here late to-day, and the news came
through such roundabout channels that the
papers for a time discredited it. The duke
himself was merely an amiable and rather
limited old gentleman, whose domestic
afflictions induced wholesale sympathy,
from expressions of which he escaped only
by a very secluded lifo; but his death creates
a lot of interesting food for gossips.
First of ail, it elevates to the ducal rank
that igr\ ble and scrupulous little loufer,
Lord Mandeville, who Will be by far the
worst thing In dukes that even England
ever saw. Next, it makes another Amer
ican duchess in the person of the lsdv who
deserved a kinder fate. Most interesting of
all, it makes a widow of that very remark
able woman, the Duchess of Manchester. No
English peerage for years has mentioned her
age, aud it filled with amazement all who
saw her that her son. Mandeville, was un
doubtedly born in 1853, but the “Almanac
de Gotha” says she was bora in
January, 1832, which would make her 18
months older than the Marquis of Ilart
ington. She certainly looks 18 years
younger than this nobleman, with whose
name hers has b?en so long associated in
everybody’s mind. Their close friendship
and inseparable compauionship i one of
the most familiar of modern Eaglisn ro
mances. For years no oue has dreamed of
inviting one of them to a country house or
to a town house without the other, and it is
perfectly understood thut Lord Harrington
has remained a bachelor all the decades on
her account. Although the daughter of a
Hanoverian nobleman, she seems the most
typical English lady of the hunting and
racing kind to be found iu the kingdom.
AU England will now be in a tremor of
curiosity to see whether she and Lord Har
rington will marry. It is of interest, per
haps. to recall that when Lord Harrington
receutly left England for Egypt the late
duke accompanied him as far as Naples.
The estate is one of the smallest of the
British duke’s estates, but still its inc >me is
understood to be worth about SIXI.OOO a
year. I hear that this has been so lied up
that the new dake will get almost nothiag
of it. It will give the new duke enough to
take care of Bessie Bell wood, a notorious
music hall singer, with whom he Las re
cently been living, and who to-day was
sent to Holloway prison for twenty days
for debt.
GETTING A HITCH ON A PYTHON.
An Effort to Capture a Big Snake by
the Aid of an Elephant.
From Chambers' Journal.
It was during tlfp cold weather, when
snakes are partly or wholly torpid, that
this adventure happened; had it been iu the
hot weather, when snakes are lively, the
story might have had a different ending.
Gen. Macintyre and his parly went one
day to examine a hole or crevice under a
rock, where it was supposed a python lay
hidden, and sure enougu it was there, for
they could see a bit of the tail end pro
truding from the hole. They left it alone
at first, thinking that, when the sun shone,
it might come forth t> bask in its warmtii.
In this, however, they were disappointed,
for on the following day the snake was not
to be seen; but, on closer examination,
the tall was found sticking out as before.
Various efforts were made to to dislodge
it. A lire was lit iu fro it and the smoke
fanned inward, but this had no
effect. Tho earth was even scraped away
aud tho hole widened, when they could
bee the coils of the monster us thick as a
man’s thigh; but except that their opera
tions were occasionally interrupted bv tho
startling presence of the creature’s head,
which it occasionally poked toward the en
trance, darting out its little forked tongue,
it gave small signs of animation. They had
ove.i determined to try to draw it. We all
three, therefore, proceeded, somewhat ner
vously, 1 must own, to lay hold of its tail.
To this familiarity it showed its objection
by a decided inclination to wag its c mdal
extremity, which had such an electrical
effect on our nerves that we dropped it like
a hot potato, aud —what shall I call iti—
retired. A shot would in all probability
have induced the snake to quit its refuge,
but then tho shot must have torn and dis
figured its beautiful skin, whiea the general
wished to secure uninjured as a specimen.
In the meantime efficient tools had been
sent for. aud these now arrived upon an
elephant.
A bright idea nowstruch the party—they
might draw the snake out with the elephant.
Sufficient rone for the purp se was locseued
from the elephant’s pad, and this rope, about
the tbicknossof a man’s thumb, was hitched
around the python’s tail, its remaining
length brought up again to the pad and
fastened there, thus doubling its strength.
Now came the tug of war! A sudden jerk
might have torn tne skin; the mahout was
therefore warned to put on the strain grad
ually. Little did we know w hat a tough
and obstinate customer we had to deal with.
Tighter and tighter grew the ropes, when
“crack” wont one of them. Still tlie strain
was increased, when “crack" the other had
snapped also, leaving the snake in st itu quo.
The snake was finally disl idgad by cuuu
ter mining and killed with a charge of buck
shot. When measured it wns found to be
21 feet iu length and about 2 feet in girth.
Carrying Heavy Burdens.
From the Tribune of Rome.
The Tribune confidently claim) tho dis
tinction of having upon its staff the rarest
combination of names ever found in one
family in Georgia. The three Clement
brothers, who are more or le?s intimately
connected with the Tribune, office, carry
name) that entitle them, among other good
qualities, to contemporaneous distinction.
Tne elder rejoices in the name of Phiietus
l’hilologue; tho next carries successfully
tne appellation of Trophimus F.penetus and
the third and youngest Clement stands up
without groaning under the name of Dio
nysius Aurelius, aid the entire family is
doing well.
GEORGIA POLITICS.
Hon. Bob Berner is looked upon as prom
ising congressional timber in Mr. Blount's
district.
Judge J. IV. Maddox has purchased the
Brower place in East Rome and will make
it his home in the future.
Hon. A. Franklin Pope of Oglethorpe is
mentioned for the legislature. He has been
to the house before, and made aa excellent
member.
Hon. Seaborn Reese was permanent chair
man of the meeting at which tne Northen
Club of Hancock was organized. Tue cl Jb
already numbers 200 members.
Hon. James M. Atkinson has responded
to a flattering petition from his constitu
ents and consented once more to bee cme a
candidate to represent Columbia county in
the legislature.
The Piedmont Republican mentions Hon.
Robert L. McWnorter as a possible candi
date for congress in the Eighth district.
Hon. W. F. Bowers of Hart is also men
tioned for the republican nomination.
It is Walton’s time to furnish the senator
from the Twenty-seventh district. The
Walton .Veins wants a good man put in and
the rotation system then bro .©n up. This
year completes the round of tne counties
under the rotation system in tho district.
Local Record for the Morning News.
Local forecasts for Savannah and vicinity
for to-day: Fair weather.
Special forecasts for Georgia:
FAIR Fair, warmer weather, southerly
winds.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah. Ga., April (3, 1890, ana the mean of the
same day for sixteen years.
Departure
Mean Temperature from the ; Departure
• normal Since
for 16 years Apl. 6, '9O ; -j- or Jan. 1 ,1300.
67 j 62 j -- 5 j -!- 375
Comparative rainfall statement:
j Departure
Amount for Amount from the Departure
16 years. fci normal Since
Apl. 6. ‘9O. -i-or Jan. 1,1890.
■ls j ,00 .15 | - 7.31
Maximum temperature, 74, minimum tem
perature. 58.
The higbt of the river at Augusta at 7:33
o’clock a. m. yesterday (Augusta time) was
12.2 feet—a rise of 2.0 feet during tho past
twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at tlie same moment of
time at all stations for the Morning News.
Savannah. April 6. 7:86 p. m.. city time.
■ Temperature.
i Direction. J
' 5
| Velocity. °
| Rainfall.
name
OF
STATIONS.
Portland 46 SW| 6 Cloudless.
Boston 48 SW 14i.,..iCloudless.
Block Island 48 SAV 30 P'tly cloudy
New Y'ork city.... 50 SW 12 P’tly cloudy
Philadelphia. 50 S | 8— P'tly cloudy
Washington City.. 56 S ! 8 Cloudless.
Norfolk 54 8 [IS] (Cloudless.
Charlotte 6) S .1 (Cloudless.
Hatteras j 54 S 6 Cloudless.
Wilmington j 56 S .. (Cloudless.
Charleston i 68( E 6 (Cloudless.
Augusta | 66 8 o—(Cloudless.0 —(Cloudless.
Savannah j 60SE6 (Cloudless.
Jacksonville | 641 E (Cloudless.
Tampa I 70 N 10 Cloudless.
Point Jupiter, Fla. 72 NE 12 P’tly cloudy
Titusville | 68 E 12 12 Cloudless.
Key West j 74 E 12 *T (Cloudless.
Atlanta ! 64 S E 6 (Cloudless.
Pensacola I 02 S ( 8|.... Cloudless.
Mobile 68 8 E| 8j (Cloudless.
Montgomery 72 S E Cloudless.
Vicksourg 741 S j.. Cloudless.
New Orleans 70 S E 8 Cloudless.
Shreveport .. 76| S 10 P’tly cloudy
Fort Smith 78 SW 6 .. P'tly cloudy
Galveston 70 S E 14(.... P'tly cloudy
Palestine 76 S 0 (Cloudless.
Brownesville 76 S F 14 Cloudy.
Knoxville 68.5W14 Cloudy.
Memphis 72 S 6 P’tly cloudy
Nashville 701 S 10 .... Cloudy.
Indianapolis 62! S 6 Cloudy.
Cincinnati 64 SW .. T (Cloudy.
Pittsburg 64 SW P'tly cloudy
Buffalo 48 E 6 Cloudy.
Detroit 52 S 6*T Cloudy.
Marquette. 85 SW .. ,24(cloudy.
Chicago 56 NW . .06 Cloudy
Duluth 36 N E 6( .62 Cloudy.
St. Paul 42 NW . .( .lOiCloudv.
St. lA>uis 68 S W 16' .04 Cloudless.
Kansas City 76 NW . t Cloudy.
Omaha 70 N 14 Cloudless.
Cheyenne 64’SW 20 .... (Cloudless.
Fort Buford 62 S E 10 *T (Cloudy.
St. Vincent ..(...,;
*T Indicates trace, finches and hundredths.
—Below zero.
W. A. Whitney. Observer Signal Corps.
Gavarbe. the great tenor, who died recently,
left an estate of $890,003. His nightly salary
for some time had been $t,400, and he lived
very modestly.
MEDICAL
Be Sure
If you have made up your mind to buy
Hood's Sarsaparilla bo not be induced to take
any other. A Boston lady, whose example is
worthy imitation, tells her experience below:
“ In one store where I went to buy Hood's
Sarsaparilla the clerk tried to Induce me buy
their own instead of Hood’s; lie told me theirs
would last longer; that I might take it on ten
To Get
days’ trial; that if I did not like it I need not
pay anything, etc. But he could not prevail
on me to change. I told him I had taken
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, knew wliat it was, was
satisfied with it, and did not want any other.
When I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla
I was feeling real miserable with dyspepsia,
aud so weak that at times I could hardly
Hood’s
stand. I looked like a person iu consump
tion. Hood’s Sarsaparilla did me so much
good that I wonder at myself sometimes,
and my friends frequently speak of it.” Mus.
Ella A. Goff, 61 Terrace Street, Boston.
Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. S'; six for $5. Prepared only
by C. I. HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Maas.
100 Doses One Dollar
SPECIAL NOTICES.
WORTH IT'S IV EIGHT l\ GOLII
It is a broad assertion, but nevertheless true,
that Ulmer's “Liver Corrector,” a faultless
family medicine, is worth its weight in gold.
Prominent medical men indorse it, aud thou
sands of citizens who have used it bear willing
and cheerful testimony to the above assertion.
Silver medal and diploma awarded over com
petitors. Prepared by
B. F. ULMER, M. I).. Pharmacist,
Savannah, Ga.
Price, One Dollar Per Bottle.
If you cannot obtain the “Corrector” from
your druggist, send your orders direct and it
will be forwarded bv express, freight paid.
IMPORTED CIGARS,
UPM AN’S, 10c.
Sold everywhere else at 2 for 25c.
S. SELIG,
Corner Bull ami Congress Lane.
INTEREST NOTICE.
The Germania Savinos Rank, i
Savannah, Ga., April i, 1890. >
Interest on deposits in the savings deimi tment
is now due and payable on demand. Depositors
will please preseut their pass books to be bal
anced. Interest lor the full quarter wifi be
allowed on deposits made on or before Vprii
filth, JOHN M. HOGAN, Cashier.
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.
KoHLER—The friends and acquaintance of
Mr. and Mrs. E. Kohler and Mrs. F- A. I.ueders
are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of
Mr. E. Kohler, from bis late residence. No. 30
Williamson street, THIS AFTERNOON at 3
o'clock.
MEETINGS.
fc>>U LODGE \o. 9. I. O. . F.
. regnjar meeting will be held THIS (Monday)
EVENING at 8 o’clock, sun time. Metropolitan
Hall, corner Whitaker and President Streets.
The initiatory degree will be conferred.
Members of other Lodges an l visiting brotners
are cordially invited to attend.
By order of J. D. GOODMAN, N. G.
John Riley. Secretary.
GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The regular monthly meeting of this society
will be held at Hodgson Hall THIS EVENING
at 8 o'clock.
BEIRNE GORDON.
Recording Secretary.
TYLER COTTON PRESS COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the T yler Catton Press
Company will be held on TUESDAY. April 8,
in the office of the Savannah Cotton Press As
sociation, at 4:30 o'clock p. w.
JOHN F. WHEATON, President.
CHATHAM GI N CLUB.
The annual meeting of the Club will be held
at the office of Dr. 8. M. Roach, on TUESDAY
EVENING, April 8, at 8 o’clock, as per section
VIII. of the by-laws. By order
PRESIDENT.
THE TITLE GUARANTEE AND LOAN
COMPANY OK SWANN \H.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
The second annual meeting of Stockholders
of the Title Guarantee and Loan Company of
Savannah will be held at Odd Fellows Hall,
corner of Jefferson and President streets, on
MONDAY, April 7, 1890. at 7:4.5 p. u.
ISAAC BECKETT, Secretary.
MILITARY ORDERS.
SAVANNAH VOLUNTEER GUARDS^
Headquarters Battalion, 1
Savannah Volunteer Guards. !-
Savannah, Oa.. April, l, ISPO.
Heneral Order Xo. 17.
The corps is ordered to assemble at the
armory ou MONDAY, 7th Inst., at 8 o'clock p.
m. , in citizen's dress, fatigue caps, armed aud
equipped for Battalion drill. By order of
LIEUT. COL. GARRARD,
... Commanding.
Wm. P, Hunter. First Lieut, and Adjutant.
SPKCIAL NOTICES. "
On and after Feb. 1, 1890, the basis of mens
wement of all advertising in the Mornino
News will be aijate, or at the rate of $1 40 an
inch for the first insertion.
HEADQUARTERS MERCHANTS' WEEK
COMMITTEE.
To the Merehanls of Savannah:
The Trades Display upon “Merchants’ Da;,-,”
April 29, will be conducted upon a much larger
scale than any heretofore. As the city will be
visited by many thousands Of stranrers. among
whom will be the merchants that deal with you,
the opportunity that this occasion offers for the
display of the many and inqiortant interests
represented here should not bo overlooked. No
firm or industry of the city should permit itself
to be absent in this display, and as the time is
near this committee hopes that preparations
will be begun in order to show to the visitors
Savannah’s commercial standing in all its vast
and varied proportions. Any information will
be furnished by this office or
If. W. PALMER,
Chairman Executive Board.
NOTICE.
AU persons are cautioned against crediting
my wife, Florence E. Doty, as X will not be re
sponsible for any debts contracted by her.
JOHN M. DOTY.
Savannah, Ga., April 6. 1890.
yRLSEHBKjt
THE SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY
Beg to inform the public that on and after
MONDAY, 20tli iust.,
ALL LEADING GROCERS AND DEALERS
Of this city will attend to aud promptly fill all
orders for family use of the Savannah Brewing
Company's
EXTRA PILSEN BEER,
MUNCHEXER IIOFBRAU BEER,
A pure and unadulterated brand of choicest
Bavarian Hops of our own importation.
THE SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY
Will discontinue the direct delivery from that
date.
“HAVE YOU TRIED IT!”
The modem house owner should try ALABAS
TRINE, the latest, most durable, and by far
the most economical wall covering ever in
vented; 50c worth will cover 5 square yards.
The public is also invited to inspect our new
building and its immense stock.
Builders should not forget, we can save them
money on all classes of materials. “Summer
grows apace,” but our assortment of Slate,
Wood and Irou Mauteis is still complete.
HANLEY’S
BUILDERS’ SUPPLY DEPOT.
Paints, Oils, etc.,
SASHES, DOORS, AND BLINDS
MONEY TO LOAN.
Liberal loans made on Diamonds, Gold and
Silver Watches. Jewelry, Clocks, Silverware,
Guns. Pistols, Clothing, Tools, and on almost
anything of value, at the old reliable Pawn
broker House, 179 Congress street.
E. MUHLBERG, Manager.
Highest prices mid for old Gold and Silver.
OR. T. F. ROBERSON,
DENTIST,
BENCH SHOW.
Get your dogs ready for exhibition by using
Snratt's Dog Biscuits. Puppy and Pet Dog Dain
ties A full lino of Spratt's Dog Medicines and
treatise on disease, of the Riiimai. at
BUTLER'S PHARMACY,
| Agent for Savannah.
6TATIB
I 0r
WEATHER.
* AMUSEMENTS.
Grand Concert
By
Cobb's Military Band,
Assisted by tbe Leading Talent of the C'itv
both Instrumental and Vocal.
HUSSARS BAZAR HALL. WEDNESDAY
EVENING, APRIL 9, ’
IIENEKIT of the nand fund. Admission Me •
> Children 25c. Tickets at all tbe !,■ | ■ .'
places. RURIC E. C'UBB, Conductor.
HOTELS.
——'l'lliC
De Soto
SAVANNAH, GrA.
Xew and Magnificent Hotel wan opened
for business JANUARY 1. !890. For par
ticulars, terms, etc., address tbe proprietors,
JOHN A. BAKER & CO.
pulaski house;
Savannah, Ga.
ENLARGED AND REMODELED WITH
PASSENGER ELEVATOR. BATHS,
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES. AND
ALL MODERN CONVEN
IENCES,
Making one of the best and most complete
hotels of its size in the South.
Cuisine and service of a high standard.
WATSON * POWERS. Proprietors
THE MARSHALL.
savannah, ga.
Under new management.
Most Popular Hotel. Spacious Piazza,
Finest Location.
With broad piazzas commanding a grand view
of the fashionable promenade, t he Broadway of
Savannah. Cuisine and serviceequai tothebosr.
Northern hotels.
M. L. HARNETT.
3333 HARDWARE.'
palmer
HARDWIRE COMPANY
HAVE A FULL STOCK OF
Builders’ Hardware,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
CLARK’S COTAWAY HARROWS,
RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING,
CARPENTERS’ TOOLS OF ALL KINDS,
FISHING TACKLE, RODS AND REELS
RAILROAD AND MILL SUPPLIES,
GUNS, RIFLES AND AMMUNITION,
Tinware, Wooden ware, etc
Prices as low as any house in the South.
Savannah, Georgia.
TOBACCO.
IF YOUR CUSTOM Fils
USE GOOD TOBACCO.
—T R Y TIT E—
“I Wen BiM”
This Brand Will Please Them.
For particulars apply to
HENRY SOLOMON&SON,
Wholesale Agents,
173 AND 175 BAY STREET.
PRINTING AMI BOOKBINDING.
ET YOUR BLANK BOOKS '' ‘ j
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QNhV GIVE IIIM AN ORDER FOR A SET. A"
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COTTON FACTORS.
Thomas F. Stubbs. William S. Tibos.
STUBBSTISON.
Cotton Factors,
86 BAY STREET.
SAVANNAH, - GEORGIA.
Liberal advances made on consignments of
cotton.
BANKS.
■uimpm—.x iipi : ■JJBTT..Y
SAVINGS BANK.
SAVANNAH HANK k TRUST CO.
4°\o
Deposits of $1 and Upward Received, f
REAL ESTATE.
J.KFULTOX
Real Estate and General Collecting
Agent,
DRAY TON STREET.
SPECIAL attention given to the collection of
rents and the care of real estate. Patron*
age respectfully solicited.
PRINTING.
MERCHANTS, manufacturers, merAhadcs,
corporatiots. and all others in need of
printing, lithographing, and f lank books can
have their orders promptly filled, at moderate
prices, at the MORNINO NEWS PRINTING
HOUSE. 3 Whitaker street.
