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2 FIVE MILES HIGH ON A TRAPEZE. Adventures of a Man Whose Para chute Got Away from Him. From the London Standard, Great excitement was caused at Croydon oo Saturday afternoon in connection with the ascent from the old fair field of Prof. Higgins, the parachutist, and for several hoars doubts were entertained as to his safety The balloon, which had that day b-eu uamed“The Duke's Motto,” and was of the capacity of 12,000 cubic feet, was fullv charged by 5 o’clock. Higgins said the direction of the wind, which w as north east, would necessitate his traveling a con siderable bight, but he hoped to return to the field in about half an hour. When he gave the signal to the attendants to “Let go’’the machine gradually rose, and ap peared to go in the direction of Norwood. Upon reaching an altitude of something 1 ike 4,000 feet the parachute became detached from the net of the balloon, whica was evidently proceeding upward at a great rate, as the parachute was fully expanded, although inverted. It was now evident that something was wrong with the appa ratus, and, amid breathless excitement, the parachute droppied from the balloon and fell into a garden in East Croydon. The balloon rapidly disappeared in the clouds. When darkness set in and no news hail been received of the parachutist much anxiety was evinced as to his fate. Shortly after 8 o’clock, however, all fear was dispelled by the receipt of a telegram, stating that Hig gins had landed safely near Tunbridge. Higgins and bis lialloon arrived at East Croydon by the 9:20 train. In an interview with a correspondent Higgins stated that be had experienced the most wonderful of all his aerial voyages. When he had reached a hight of 4,000 feet he began to get into a strong current, and the balloon twisted right round. The cur rent then caught his parachute, causing the wooden ring of it to catch him very tightly under the arms. The test cord which held the parachute then broke. Directly that happened he saw that the parachute was hanging below him fully inflated, and the pressure on him was so great that it was impossible for him to descend into the mid dle of the town with anything like safety. He therefore opened his penknife with his teeth and cut the piarachute away. This (Mused the balloon to shoot up (5,000 feet higher, and on reaching that altitude ho met another current, which brought him back, and he saw nothing until be pa-sod through some sleet and snow. He could hoar, however, the sound of trains. All of a sudden he found himself in dark- ness, caused, he presumed, by the snow and the thick atmosphere. He was iu this snow storm for at least ten minutes, and ■when he had passed through it the sun was shining beautifully. Below him he could see what appeared to be snowy mountains rising up and down for miles. He could see a distanoe of some forty clear miles, and was at le to discern the sun glistening on the water at Brighton. It was evident to him that he was going toward Tunbridge "VVoils. He found the air getting very sharp and keen; icicles were hanging from his moustache, and he had no sooner rubbed them off than others formed. For a fow minutes he was quite deaf. He now seemed to be descending on the mountains of snow, and ho thought he was getting near Hast ings or Brighton. He could smell the sea. Thinking he was coming down, he took hold of four of his guy ropes and pulled the balloon partly over op one side to allow the gas to escape at the mouth. The balloon then turned round three times, and he felt he was descending. He did nothing more to the balloon, merely sitting on his trapeze watching for terra firma, which he did not see for some time. At length he saw plowed fields, and close by there was wbat he took to be a large park, with white roads across it. He then traveled about five or six miles at a very rapid pace, and saw more plowed fields, which he thought would be a suitable place to land on. When he was about 2,000 feet from the earth he prepared to descend by hanging by one arm to his trapeze rope as if he were using his parachute. When his feet touched the ground the balloon, which was in front of him, dragged him for ten yards, j and then rebounded some eighty foet in' the air, between two trees. Two laborers ran from opposite directions, and, in response to his signals, they arrived just as he came down a second time, and held the balloon until he let out the gas. He found that he hail landed on a farm in the occupation of Mr. Nash of Penshurst, about thirty miles from Croy don. In reply to questions he said that at one time he must have been five miles above the earth, the highest he had ever been. He added that the balloon had no escape valve. A DIAMOND-SET TOOTH. A New Fad for Women Who Spend Their Money Foolishly. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Some time ago a New York paper told a story that a dentist had inserted a diamond in the tooth of a sprightly actress, with which she dazzled the dudes who nightly T>re-empted the first rows of orchestra bbairs. It remained for a St. Paul dentist (Dr. Ellis) to actually accomplish this feat. A short time ago a lady with a badly decayed ■upper lateral incisor entered his office, and, after an examination, the doctor informed her that the only means of saving the toeth •would be to substitute a gold crown. In a joking way he referred to the diamond Story, and laughingly suggested that there was an excellent opportunity to try the ex periment in her case. To his surprise his patient, who proved to lie an actress, as sented. Dr. Ellis procured a small-sized brilliant and embeded it in the goid crown which he built on the remains of the natural predecessor. The actress is delighted with the result, and declares that the next gem inserted •hall be a carat in weight. The stone is not conspicuous and might escape notice alto gether, although a ray of artificial light makes it sparkle in a way likely to arouse Curiosity. The actress is the nearest actual approach to the little girl in the fairy story from whose mouth gems dropped whenever she spoke. It is hardly probable that any •uch fashion will become general, although an inspection of the jeweled incisor shows that the effect is far less startling than would be expected. WHEN IS A MAN DRUNK? Test That are Applied In England With Indifferent Results. From the Newcastle Chronicle. “Drunk, or not drunk ?’ That was the question that presented itself for settlement the other day at Ripon. On behalf of the luckless man. who was accused of having imbibed too freely, it was submitted that he was only fresh. The legal gentleman whose services had been retained further maintained that a person who could walk, as his client had been able to do, was not. drunk within the meaning of the act; and he reminded the bench that it had been written that He is not drunk, who from the floor (tan rise again, and still drink more; But drunk is he, who hopeless lies, M ithout the power to drink or rise. This poetical plea, however ingenious, as it unquestionably was, was not sufficiently sound to hold water, and so the customary fine was imposed. It has lately become cus tomary to apply tests in such cases, but this did not appear to have been done in the present Instance. When the licensing act of 187-came into operation, a publican in t Is neighborhood resorted to the happy ex pedient of fixing the limits of supply by the hls CUBt °mer to utter without stumbling the words, “truly rural-” and some time ago it fared badly with a poor fellow in Loudon who was so far gone as to lw unable to speU unconstitutional or sta tistical. Ihe law, however, fcikes no cogni zanceeitDer of shibboleths of spelling tees w such matters. i F K 663 CALL AND CHIPLEY. Mr. Chipley Submits a Proposition for a Joint Discussion. Bartow, Fla., May 15,1890. Mr. J. -V. Parker, chairman, Arcadia, Fla.: When I reached Arcadia for the purpose of addressing its citizens I was well aware of the strong sentimant favorable to Mr. Call iny. ur county, and I made my (peach as a matter of duty, not expecting the audi ence which kindly greeted me, nor the close attention with which my remarks were received. You will recall the fact that yr u met me at the depict after my speech bad been de livered, and approached me, as chairman, being accompanied by other members of your county executive committee, request ing me to meet Mr. Call at Arcadia and dis cuss with him the charges I had preferred. I explained, as you will remember, that I had endeavored to secure a inectiug with Senator Call for a discussion of his record, but that my proposition hod boon received with such discourtesy that I did not see how I could agree to your proposition. You then said that my cnarges would have to be explained by the senator, or he would lose tue high esteem in which the good pieople of De Soto now hold him. After considering this conference, held at the dep>ot during the hustle and confusion of my departure, it has oocurred to me that in a joint debate lies the only test of the issue between Senator Call a id many true and tried democrats in this state who believe as I do. Therefore I have concluded to assent to your proposition under the fol lowing conditions: I will meet Mr. Call at Arcadia. I will prefer my charges in not ex ceeding forty-five minutes. Mr. Call to reply in a speech not exceeding two hours. A re joinder of one hour and thirty minutes to be allowed either me or my friend, as I may elect. Two weeks’ notice of the date of meet ing to be given me,that I may arrange to bo present, the meeting to occur not biter than July 1, that this matter may be eliminated from the coming canvass. If you inform me that you will sub mit this matter to Senator Call I will not publish any further ap pointments, but will suspend my canvass after meeting appointments already made, provided his decision is received within two weeks. There is said to be a sentiment in this state, though I have not inet with it, that my canvass is likely to affect the unity of the Democratic party of the state. 1 do not believe that the hnrmony of the party will be disturbed, but this iaea is being in dustriously fostered. I dispute that Senator Call is the Demo cratic party, or that any public servant can become too great to have his official record investigated and criticisod. However, to remove all discussion of the matter, I will agree, in the event Senator C ill consents to this joint discussion, that a stenographer be employed, and if a full report of the debate is published in the Times-Union I will per manently withdraw niv canvass. The only issue involved in your proposi tion is this: Will Mr. Call meet in person my charges, as requested by your commit tee, the members of which are his warm personal friends and political advocates? W. D. Chipley. EVERY INOfi A SAILOR. Mrs. Lieut. Henn and Her Life on Her Floating Home, Galatea. From the New York World. Mrs. Henn, the charming little wife of chubby Lieut Henn of the royal navy, many New Yorkers will remember with pleasure, because of her delightful hospi tality during the winter of 1888, when their yacht, the Cutter Galatea, lay in the dry dock at the South Brooklyn shipyards. They gave some happy little dinners aboard the yacht, which they made their home, in spite of the barren surroundings, which many yachtsmen recall and often speak of. Mrs. Henn is undoubtedly the mod finished aud competent yachtswoman iti the world. She makes her home on board the yacht for nine months in the year, and during the other three months she pines for a return. One of her common expressions is that she never gets rid of her tea legs, and she avows that she caunot dance anywhere but on the deck of a ship. The defeats of the Galatea by Gen. Charles J. Paine’s sloop Mayflower in the races for the famous and battered old relic, the America cup, wore the cause of much anguish to Mrs. Heuu. She had come to this country confident that the cutter was invincible, and it was hard to accept defeat smilingly. She never would admit that it was the superior speed of the Mayflower that had defeated the Galatea. She was explaining to pretty Amy Bend one day after a race why the cutter was beaten. Although Miss Beud has been ou a great many yachting excursions she has not paid particular attention to nautical terms, aud her blue eyes opened wide with wondor when Mrs. Henn proceeded at a rattling pace to tell how “the Ma> flower’s first loug leg to windward gave her the advantages of the ebb tide, and, while we were out pointing and outfooting her, for we were under water all the time— “ Under water I” gasped Miss Bend. “Why, what do you mean!” “O,” rattled on Mrs. Henn. “I mean that our leo scupers were awash. But, don’t you see, that was when the sloop gained about four points in the wind on us, aud coming to leeward when we set our balloon jibtop sail, and boomed out our spinnaker ” “Boomed your what?” cried Miss Bend. “Our spinnaker. Don’t you know what a spinuaker is?” “No, I don’t,” cried Miss Bend ruefully. “I don’t know what any of these things are. I don’t know what you are talking about. Caa’t you tell me in American?” A SMOKING TREE. A Strange Phenomenon That Causes Dismay Among the Negroes. From the Richmond Times. Newton, a vigorous mountain town west of Charlotte, N. C., has a curiosity that beats by a large majority the rain tree which gained such notoriety iu Charlotte in 1886. It is a smoking tree and baffles all ef forts at explanation. It is a white mul berry tree and stands on the sidewalk iu frout of the residence of Levi Yoder. It was brought from Illinois a year or two ago and is now about twelve feet high, with a bushy top and many lateral branches. Last Sunday one of the family noticed a puff of smoke proceed from one of the limbs and by watching it closely puffs identical in appearar.co to cigarette smoko were seen starting every now and then from all over the tree, sometimes from the leaves, sometimes from the bloom, some times from the bark of the limbs or trunk of the tree. The puffs are at irregular intervals; sometimes two or three at once from various parts of the tree and some times they are several seconds or a half miuute apart. They just seem to come at haphazard from any part of the tree, and as they’ascend in the air look exactly like smoke from a cigarette. Since Tuesday, when the curiosity first became generally known, large crowds, both of town and country people, can be seen there at Any time iu the” day. All doubting Th maases are soon convinced on the firs, visit that the trev “dosmike.” Among the white people it is only looked upon as a curiosity, and many, of course, make explanations of the phenomenon, which, perhaps, are plausible enough to their authors, but which carry very little conviction to the minds of others. But the negroes don’t like the thing at all. One negro womau, after intently watching the puffs a few minutes, started off in a run, saying: “1 wouldn’t lib dar fur nothin’; poople better go to doiu’ better ’bout dis town.” A negro man said: “I’m gwine stay way from dat thing. I can smell de brimstone clear down to de liberv stable.” Jack Billinoton (to Susie CooingtonWThat dear liitle snoe. how I do love it! Parrot (devoutly)—Tuank heaven, I don't be long to that breed Puck. THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, MAY 19, 1890. A BLOODY FIGHT AX ODOM. Justice Aspinwalls and O. Odom Try to Kill Each Other. Odom, Ga.. May 18.—W. H. Aspinwalls, justice of the peace for this district, came to this place Friday morning. He and G. Odom of this place were at outs with each other. Justice Aspinwalls was inside of J. B. Roberson’s store. Odom came up in front of the store and said that he would not answer to a case in which he was gar nisheed before Aspinwalls, who, hearing this, came out with two weights in his hand and they commenced cursing each other. Aspinwalls pushed Odom out of the store. Odom ,then rau to his house and got his Winchester rifie aou came out, but other parties interfered and stopped him from killing Justice Aspinwalls. Everything quie ed down until 2 o’clock, wbeu the mail train came. Odom went into L. Carter’s store for his mail, when Aspinwalls came in behind him, and. as Odom started to go out, stepped up to him and asked him if he would rotraet what bo had said, and Odom said he would not. A MURDEROUS FIGHT. Aspinwalls then drew a revolver and said, “I will kill you.” Odom sprang at him and caught the pistol in his hand, and others rau in. Odom, by some means or other, got Aspinwalls’ pistol and fired at him, hitting Aspinwalls in the head. As pinwalis got his knife and cut Odom twice near his heart, but not deep enough to inflict a fatal wound. The ball fired at Aspinwalls made a very ugly wound, but not a serious one. The men were parted by others. Odom then went to the bouse after his Winchester rifle. Aspinwalls rode off after his Winchester, but at last accounts they bad not met agaiu. Odom’s wife and Riia Reddish, both of whom have heart disease, were nearly killed by the excitement caused by the encounter. BATTLES WITH BALL AND BAT. The Results of the Day’s Gamas All Over the Country. Washington, May 18. —Ball games were played to-day as follows: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Philadelphia— r. b. r. e. Athletics 2 7 6 Louisville 5 7 4 Batteries: Seward and Robinson. Meakin and Ryan. At Syracuse- r. b. h. e. Syracuse ji 13 o St. Louis 9 a 7 Batteries: Casey and Briggs, Stivetts and Earle. At Rochester— r b, h . e. Rochester . .... 2 4 3 Columbus ,11 11 1 Batteries: Callahan and McKejgh, Gastright and O'Connor. At Brooklyn— r. b . h. e. Brooklyn 2 6 3 Toledo 3 f, 5 Batteries: Wattimore and Jerry, Healy and Rogers. A CHILD STOLEN BY GYPSIES, Exciting Chase by the Distracted Father After Them. There is considerable excitement in the Pequannock Valley, near Wagner station, says a Newark, N. Y., special to the Phila delphia Inquirer, over the attempted ab duction yesterday by gypsies of 5-yoar-old Joseph Mitchell. Young Mitchell was picked up a few hundred yards from his father’s house by gypsies and placed in a caravan, which was then driven off. Fannie Andrus, the 10-year-old daughter of John Andrus, a charcoal burner, picking flowers near by, saw what the gypsies had done, and she informed Mr. Mitchell. Arming himself with a revolver he summoned two of his workmen, one of whom took a shot gun, and the two jumped into a wagon and gave chase. After a drive of about three miles the frantic father sighted the caravan going over a side road in the direction of Passaic couuty. He gradually closed the gap be tween himself aud the fugitives, and got within a quarter of a mile of him before tie was discovered. When the gypsies saw they were being pursued they whipped up their horses, but the extra weight of their vehicles prevented them from covering f round very quickly. Before another mile ad been traversed Mr. Mitchell was in shot gun range of the fugitives, and raising the weapon to his shoulder, he cried “Halt!” The command had the desired effect, and Mr. Mitchell was soou face to face with the abductors of his child. When questioned the leader denied all knowledge of the boy, whereupon the frantic father drew his re volver and would have shot the chief but for the interference of one of the workmen who accompanied him. At this juncture an old woman, who ap peared to, be the queen of the tribe, sprang from one of the wagons and told the chief to give up the boy. He very reluctantly went to one of the closed caravans, closely followed by the elder Mitchell, and, unlock ing a section that was almost air-tight, pro duced the boy, who was tied hand and foot and almost suffocated by a gag that nearly filled his mouth. The ropes wore torn from the boy and the gag was removed. In the meantime several of the band who were ahead on horseback aud in light wagons returned, and seeing that they were armed tho workmen prevailed upon Mr. Mitchell to keep calm, as blood would be shed on both sides if a quarrel started After threatening to kill Mitchell if ho at tempted to follow them any further tho gypsies started off again, while Mitchell re turned home with the boy. To-day a posse of constables started out to run down, if possible, the would-be abductors and bring them to justice. Young Mitchell since his arrival at home has acted very queerly, and it is feared that the terrible fright he sus tained will make him a maniac. LADIES AS UNDERTAKERS. Success a Woman Has Had in England —Three Funerals. A coutributor.to the Pall Mall Gazette writes: “I met a brisk, pleasant little w oman the other day who seems to combine in herself a dozen functions. Sue under takes funerals, furnishing houses, washes valuable china, packs ladies’ clothes and things for voyages, drapes dresses, arranges tho details of a wedding breakfast, goes shopping and paj s ladies’ bills; in fact, sue does unything. She likes the work. She insists on being placed on an equality with her employers, and so escapes painful jars. ‘I started with a small connection eighteen months ago,’ she said, ‘and it has increased at such a rate that now I can never get a day to myself. I have just finished a two mouths’ engagement in Cornwall, where I have been furnishing a house. But I don’t care for such long engagements. I prefer to work in London, so that I caa get home every night. ’ “ ‘Do you undertake sewing and that sort of thing?’ ‘I don’t care for sewing, it is so overdone. AVhat Ido principally is washing valuaole china, shopping, furnishing, pack ing, and paying bills. Some ladies are so careless with their money. If a lady asks ine to do anything in tho way of doing up a dress I don’t refuse. I don’t refuse to" do anything, aud that is why I have been so successful.’ “ ‘Do you do many funerals? ‘I have conducted three, ordering all the mourning. The people said I had saved them a lot of money. My employers always treat me nicely. I don’t think I have had more than one disagreeable experience since I began. 1 have to suit prices to customers, but I always get 7 shillings a day for furnishing, with food and traveling expenses, and 5 shillings a day for packing. In packing I never allow anybody to help me. I put up fourteen cases of wedding presents for a lady who was going to Germany and not a thing got broke. Ido shopping for ladies in India; and recently a lady in Hong Ko.ig asked me to purchase an outfit for her.’ “‘Altogether, then, you find the thing pay?’ ‘lt’s an excellent business for a woman. I have tried to persuade some, of my girl friends to help me when I have Lad too much to do. But they always say it’s so much like going out charring by the day.’” NEW MARKETS FOR TRUCK. Savannah Vegetables Going to the West and Northwest. This week will be a busy one with the truck farmers, as potatoes and beans will go forward heavily by rail aud steamer. The action cf the Pennsylvania railroad in compelling commission merchants to take goods regardless of condition and pay ire ght cnarges has caused considerable loss to receivers, ad this action will have a tendeti y to diminish the shipments of Florida vegetables. In fact, n rthern com mission men have advised no further ship ments of beans and squash from Florida, as there is no hope of a reaction in prices of Florida beans ad squash on account of Savannah and Charleston sending them in heavily. The slacking of Florida vegetables will have a tendency, it is believed, of main taining preseut prices of Savannah vege tables, even if it does not causo a slight ad vance. Savannah beans sold in New York Sat urday at $112% per crate, and in Philadel phia at sl. This is not as good as was ex pected, and leave 4 only a slight margin for growers, as these sales, reported by tele gram to Hart Bros., were of goods "in the best condition which were sent by refrig erator car. With freight by refrigerator car to New York at 57 cents per c: ate, and from 15 to 20 cents for picking, with cost of package, commission and handling, the margin is quite small. THE REFRIGERATOR TRUCK. During last week eight refrigerator cars, containing about 4,500 packages, went north, besides the solid vegetable trains daily by the Coast line and shipments by steamer. To-morrow Mr. R. M. C. Crawford will semi a refrigerator car of Savanuah vegeta bles to Cincinnati, the first of the kind ever made, aud carload lots of vege tables aud potatoes will also be sent to Chicago and Cincinnati dur ing the week, anew departure of finding a western and northwestern market for Savannah truck. These shimnents will to some extent relieve the supply to north ern markets and, it is predicted, will have a tendency to keep prices up. Cucumbers will l ogin to go forward to day, and before the week closes the ship incuts will be hoavy, with a good demand, at from $2 to $5 50 per crate, as to quality. Beans were shipped quite largely lost week, and there will be heavy shipments this week, with one more week of shipments before the bulk of the crop is moved. Prices, it, is thought, will range from 61 to slls, as to quality. Should the bottom be gin to drop out of the market. Savannah truckers will hold off until the demand compels better prices. The truck farmers who plant on an extensive scale are satis fied with 61 15 per crate. THE POTATO CROP. Potatoes will move quite freely this week, and Savannah neger had a more promising crop, and the season, it is predicted, will last uutil July. Potatoes are bringing $5 50 to $6, as to quality, and it is thought that there will not be any heavy falling off la tne price. It is reported that the floods and cold weather have cut short the Mobile aud New Orleans crops, and a gentleman well posted in the Florida crop said last night that he does not believe there are 2,000 bushels of potatoes in Florida. Charleston potatoes will move with the Savannah crop. Newberno, N. C., will begin to ship early next week, aud from Norfolk is to tho effect that the crop there will be gin to move uoout Juno 5. While the early movement of potatoes in North Carolina and Virginia would ordina rily affect Savannah potatoes unfavorably, the demand from tho west and non hwest this season, it is predicted, will tend to keep the prices up. A DEMAND FROM THE WEST. A western and northwestern demand is said to be something new here, and Cincin nati and Chicago dealers were here last week looking over the field and arranging to haudle a portion of the Savannah output. One Chicago house contracted for thirty car loads of Norfolk potatoes, none of which crops have ever gone to the northwest in former years. A snortage in the Ka..sas, Texas and Illinois crop of last fall has made the people in the west and nortnwest potato hungry, and prime early rose of spring growing is a delicacy for the table which, it is claimed, Chicago, St. Louis and other cities of the northwest will not deny them selves in future seasons after this spring’s experiment. The rains of last week were of incalculable ad v antage to the truck farmers. They have settled the fact that the beaD, cucumber and squash crops and tho potato crop cannot be a failure. In fact, it may be said that these crops are now made, as without any more ram the cucumber vines will bo most prolific. Beaus, potatoes and squa3h will need no more rain. Tho watermol m vines are looking weli, and in many patches young melons have formed. They will want occasional showers. THE RUSH AT ITS HIOHT. The railroads and steamships will haveall the truck tins weak aud next (that thev can handle, and they are doing all they can to facilitate the rapid and proper movement of crops. A solid vegetable train leaves the Savannah, Florida and Western yai ds over the Charleston and Savannah and Coast Lino roads at 2 o’clock p. in. daily. Some of these trams last week had as many as twenty-five cars. Special vegetable trains leave Savannah and pick up vegetables along tho line of the Charleston and Savannah railway as far out as Hardeville, S. C., aud locul trains pick up the vegeta bles along the line of the Savannah, Florida and Western as far west as Blackshoar. The vegetables are then sent out in the solid truin from this city. The Central, with its local freights, bring in the vegetables along its line daily for the steamship line, and no complaints have been heard thus far ia the season of any lack of facilities. it may bo of interest to know what the freights are this .season. On beans, cucum bers and squashes the freight tariff per crate to New York is by steamer 22 cents, all rail 40 cents, refrigerator cars 57 cents. Pota toes per barrel by steamer 43 cents, all raid 84 cents. To Philadelpnia, Boston and Ball timore potatoes are 10cents less par barrel by rail aud steamer. Very low freight rates have been secured for the west and northwest on carload lots. Vegetables to Cinc.uuati 15 cents per crate, to Chicago 20 cents. Potatoes per barrel to Cincinnati 47 cents, to Chicago 55 cents. ADVAN TAGES OF TELEGRAPHY. A Reporter’s Experience in a Railroad Station Late at Night. (From the Message.) The reporter who has been an operator has a decided advantage in getting his copy to the office by telegraph. A year or two ago one who had a knowledge of telegraphy was sent to Dobbs Ferry late at night on an extremely important affair. He arrived there at 11 o’clock, had to drive a consider able distance trout the station, and it was 1 a. m. whan he returned 1a tho depot. The lust train bad gone, and the telegraph office closed a long time before. A watchman or track walker at the depot said that the operator lived a mile and a half away, and that ho was ili anyuow, and that there was no possibility of sendiug anything by wire that night. When the watchman had obligingly taken a walk up the track the writer tried the office window, found the catch rather loose, and with the thin blade of a pocket knife soon removed the fastening. To open the window, crawl in and connect tho wires in the switchboard was the work of a mo ment. “N. Y.” was called and raised, and the loop to the newspaper office asked for. Twelve hundred words were sent iu liefore 2 o’clock, without copy, it being necessary for lack of time to compose the story as it was telegraphed on the key. This was done iu the hark for fear tho watchman would see a light and come back and shoot the re porter for burglary. “O. K.” having been received, the reporter we it outside, closed the window and spent the remainder of the night gazing at the moon and throwing pebbles m the Hudson. PUT THEM ON IN OPEN COURT. He Had to Pay Not Only for the Trous ers but for the Suit. From the Kama* City Time*. Justice Holt was in a critical frame of mind yesterday, when the case of R. H. ! Hill against Revan Sugarmau came up for trial. Sugarman is a tailor near Eleventh street and Broadway, and some time ago Hill had him make a pair of trousers for him. When the garment was completed, however, Hill claimed it was not a fit, though be took it away with him and brought his suit for damages. Hill was eloquent yesterday in crying tue tailor’s in competency in his work. “Why. your honor,” he said to the court, “the pants were so tight for me 1 could not wear them; I just wish you could see them on me and I know you would give me a judgment immediately.” “Have you them here ß ” asked the judge. “Yes, sir, here they are in this bundle,” answered Hill, producing a bundle. “Let me see them,’' said the c.,urt, reach ing over. Hill handed the judge the bundle, and his honor unrolled it, exposing a very gaudy pair of spring pantaloons. The court caught hold of "each leg and held them up and surveyed them critically. Finally he threw them back to Hill, saying: "Put them on.” “What?” said Hill, “right now—out them on in court f’ “That is what I ordered, ” answered the court. Hill’s eyes stuck out and be looked as though his ears had deceived him, but after looking at the trousers thoughtfully for a moment he c immenced to doff his nether garments. The loungers in the court-room were immensely amused by this time and fairly arose in their seats with expectancy. When Hill finally got his trousers off and stepped out in front of the court a howl of delight went up. Hill looked confused for a moment, but commenced putting on the new garment, when the court told him to hurry up. Finally the trousers were on and securely buttoned up. “Now,” said the court, “stooD over and let me see where they don’t fit.”" Hill stooped and then paraded up and down before the bench at the court’s order. “You sec. Judge,” said Sugarman, when he ordered that garment ha did not bring enough goods and I had to do the best I could. If he wanted a divided skirt he ought to have bought more cloth.” “Those pants are all right,” said the court,” and I find for the defense. Mr. Hill, yon keep them on and pay the costs of the suit.” Mr. Adams—You don’t mean to say that you have to carry all your letters into town from the college? Miss Poughkeepsie—Yes, indeed: they are so strict at Va.ssar that they won’t even allow a mail box on the grounds.— Munsey's Weekly. MEDICAL. Dyspepsia Makes the lives of many people miserable, causing distress after eating, sour stomach, sick headache, heartburn, loss of appetite, a faint, “ all gone ” feeling, bad taste, coated _. tongue, and Irregularity of Distress the bowels. Dyspepsia does After not get well of Itself. It - requires careful attention, bating and a remedy like Hood's Sarsaparilla, which acts gently, yet efficiently. It tones the stomach, regulates the diges tion, creates a good ap- Sick petite, banishes headache, and refreshes the mind. HsadaCnO “ I have been troubled with dyspepsia. I had but little appetite, and what I did eat distressed me, or did me art little good. After eating I Dlirn would have a faint or tired, all-gone feeling, as though I had not eaten anything. My trouble was aggravated by my business, painting. Last c t• r spring I took Hood’s Sar- _ oour saparilla, which did me an Stomach immense amount of good. It gave me an appetite, and my food relished and satisfied the craving I had previously experienced.” George A. Page, Watertown, Mass. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. %\; six for £5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar SPECIAL NOTICES. SAVANNAH’S GREAT ENTERPRISE^ SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY PILSEX BEER . THE PEOPLE'S FAVORITE. THE SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY Beg leave to inform.the public that ON AND AFTER MONDAY, 2®th INST. ALL LEADING GROCERS AND DEALERS or THIS CITY WILL ATTEND TO AND PROMPTLY FILL ALL ORDERS FOR F A MIL Y US E ’ Of the Savannah Brewing Company's EXTRA PIL3EN BEER, MUNCHENER HOFBRAU BEER, A pure and unadulterated brand of choicest Bavarian Hops of our own importation. DB. T. F. ROBERSON, DENTIST, 149 Broughton Street. FROM IIVBRA, GREECE, A firm has sent us througn the New York custom house some elegant BATH AND FACE SPONGES, Such as were never seen here before. Carriage and Coupe Sponges and Chamolse at BUTLER’S PHARMACY, Corner Bull and Congress Streets. DIVIDEND NOTICE. The directors of theTitleGuarantee and Loan Company have this day declared an additional dividend of $3 per share, to be credited to stock holders in cancellation of the 98th and 99th in stallments. The company announces an issue of SOO additional shares of stock, payable in monthly installments of $5 per share, and to receive a proportionate amount of the future earnings of the company. This stock will be issued, without premium, for a limited period. Office and banking rooms. No. 135 Congress street. E. L. HACKETT. May 17, 1890. Treasurer. MARRIAGES. CRANE—COX.—Married, at First Presby terian church, April 80. by Rev. Dr. Dripps, Horace A. Crane and Mart 8. Cox, both of Savannah. FUNERAL INVITATIONS^ FOWLER-—The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Fowler are requested to attend the fuDeral services of their infant daughter, Etta, from No. 246 Montgomery street THIS MORNING at 10 o'clock. Charleston Courier and Chicago papers will please copy. CHASE.—The friends and acquaintance of J. P. Chase and family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of the former, from his late residence, 163 South Broad street, corner of Barnard, at 4 o’clock THIS (Monday) AFTER NOON. HARMON.—The relatives and friends of Mr. and -Mrs A. C. Harmon are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of the latter, from Trinity church THIS AFTERNOON at 4 o’clock. MEETINGS. DeRALB LODGE NO. 9. I. O. O. F. A regular meeting will be held THIS (Monday) EVENING at 8 o’clock, sun time. Metropolitan LWI. comer Whitaker and President Streets. The initiatory degree will be conferred. Members of other Lodges and visiting brotners are cordially invited to attend. By order of J. D. GOODMAN, N. G. John Riley. Secretary. OGLETHdHPE LODGE NO. I, I. O. O. F. Savannah, Ga.. May 19,1890. The members of th s lodge and brothers of other lodges are requested to meet at the lodge room at 4 o'clock THIS AFTERNOON to pay the last tribute of respect to our deceased brother, A. B. Erskine, of Howard Lodge No. 22, Charles town, Mass. W. B. SPANN, Noble Grand. _H. E. Wilson, Secretary. WORRINGMEVB UNION ASSOCIATION. The members of Workingmen's Union Asso ciation are hereby requested to meet at their hall THIS AFTERNOON at 2 o'clock to pay the last tribute of respect to our deceased brother, A. L. Jones. By order JOHN S. RANXERS, President. Attest: B. L. Thomas. Secretary. CITIZENS’ SANITARY ASSOCIATION. Office Citizens’ Sanitary Association, ) Savannah, May 16, 1890. ( A quarterly meeting of the Citizens’ Sanitary Association will be held at the office of the Association, No. 7 Drayton street, on MONDAY EVENING, 19th Inst., at 8 o'clock p. M. J. B. READ, President. Denis J. McßPirr, Secretary. MILITARY ORDERS. ~ FIRST VOLUNTEER REGIMENT Oh GEORGIA. Headquarters ) First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia, ]- Savannah, Ga , May 13, 1890. 1 Special Order .Vo. 6: An election for a First Lieutenant of the Re publican Blues, and for such other commis sioned officers or officer as may be required to fill existing vacancies in the company, will be held at tne armory of the company at 8 o'clock p. M. on MONDAY, the 19th day of May, 1890. The election will be held under the superin tendence of Lieut. R S. Mell of the Savannah Cadets, Lieut. P. F. Gleason of the Irish Jascer Greens and Lieut. F. C. Wylly of the Ogle thorpe Light Infantry. The polls will be kept open from 8 to 10 o'clock p. m., and the order for the election will be promulgated to the members of the company at least five days before the election. By order GEORGE A. MERCER, Colonel Commanding. Robert G. Gaillard. Ist Lieut, and Adjt. REPUBLICAN BLUES. Headquarters Republican Blues, I Savannah, Ga., May 19, 1890. f In accordance with Special Order No. 6 from Regimental Headquarters, the company will assemble at its armory THIS (Monday) EVEN ING at 8 o'clock, to attend said election. W. D. DIXON, Capt. Com'd’g. J. K. P. Carr, Secretary. SPECIAL NOTICES. On and after Feb. 1, 1890, the basi* of meas urement of all adverti*ing in the Morning News unit be agate , or at the rate of 61 40 on inch for the first insertion. SPECIAL NOTICE. The fire of Friday night will not prevent us from filling all orders promptly for Flour, Hay, Grain, Provisions and Liquors. All orders left at 187 St. Julian street until WEDNESDAY. Will then occupy 190 Congress and 189 St. Julian. HEIDT & SLATER. THIS WEEK AT HEIDT'S * 54c. for Gum Camphor, 34c. for Insect Powder, 24c. for Camphorlin Moth Destroyer. WANTED. CARPENTERS to build depots on tho Savan nah and Western extension. Apply to F. Y. DABNEY, Chief Engineer, Central Railroad Office, New Building. NOTICE TO WATER TAKERS. Office Water Works, ) Savannah, May 19, IS9O. ( The water will bo shut off at 9 o'clock TO DAY (Monday) MORNING in the district be tween Gaston and Hail and Whitaker and West Broad streets, for the purpose of connecting pipes on Oak street, and will be off during the day. JAMES MANNING, Superintendent. NOTICE. The undersigned has this day gone into the Cotton Commissiou and Brokerage business at No. 68 Bay street, under the firm name and style of EHRLICH A: CO., and respectfully solicits a share of the trade. H. EHRLICH, Savannah, Ga., May 17, 1890. OF WELL LOCATED LAND NEAR THE CITY A CHANCE FOR SYNDICATES 1 I am authorized to sell the choicest of the county’s land,generally known as the Pritchard Plantation. This land extends from the Waters Road to the Skidaway iioad. and is almost hisected by the City ami Suburban Railway. The second station on this road, ‘ Prichard’s.” is near the northern line of the land, aud ‘‘Saud-fly ’ sta tion is just i.eyond tho southern line. There are throe Lew roads cut, and being cut, through this bud, which, with the two public roads and the railroad above mentioned, give the property unequaled facilities for travel and unusual advantage in road frontage. Tho Casey Canal as now, and the changes thereof guaranteed by the county, wifi make the drainage of this tract beyond criticism. The land has been sub-divided into thirty eight tracts, containing from seventeen to forty acres, each having a guaranteed road front. The quality of the land compares favorably with tue best land in the county. Much of it is high and beautifully wooded. None of it is objectionably low. Taken as a whole, it would be difficult if not impossible to get another piece of the size, of the diversified nature of soil, and so near to the city and possessing such valuable road privileges. Syndicates already formed or to be formed will find in this a better chance for large profits than anything else on the market. Full and explicit plats of the land can be had from the unde signed. Terms: One-third cash, one-third in six months and one-third in twelve months, with interest at the rate of 7 per cent, on deterred payments, a bond for title being given by the county or its representative. C. H. DORSETT, Real Estate Dealer, WORTH ITS WEIGHT 1\ G OLD, 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, and 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. D.. Pharmacist, Savannah, Ga. Price, One Dollar Per Bottle. If you cannot obtain the ‘'Corrector” from your druggist, 6end your orders direct and it wifi be forwarded by express, freight paid. AMUSEMENTS. A MAMMOTH US WILL BE GIVEN BY THE Catholic Knights at Tybee, THURSDAY, MAY 22d, 1890. FOR THE BENEFIT OF ST. MARY’S HOME AND BRANCH 38. T'ICKETS 50cents; Children 25 cents. Can bn • purchased at the stores of J. B. Fernando. E. M. Connor, W. K. Reid and A. N. o’K™.-r- : also from members of the Branch, and at thA depot on the day of picnic. Schedule (Standard time) —Trains will !e?v deunt. foot of President street, at 515 9-a i ~ 12:30,1:30, 3:30, 5. 6:15,7:55. ’ ' ’ *'• Leave Tybee 5:10, 7. 10:.50, 12:20, 1 M 2-vi 3:50, 4:50, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30. ’ PUBLICATIONS. A. J\L A P OF SAVANNAH. SIZE 30x34 INCHES. SHOWING THE TRUE STREET AND PROP ERTY LINES OF THE CITY. pRINTED ON BOND PAPER and put up in X book form. Every property owner and real estate dealer, and every other person interested in the city should have a copy. 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