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OF crops.
me* 1 -
r -,fToff in the General
A BU* W couon-lb* Condition
ArerM* shown by Fl
-10 ML, Edition BtUI Relatively
ur®®
E’.S a - 9 —The August cot-
WABHISGTOi*. A tment of agricul
ton returns advance iu the condition
ture sbov * Mississippi and Lou
inCanrina, 1 * ct in Georgia and
* ;10i S r‘ m VTaba.na. of 4in Arban
poriJ; - ' Tee general average is
month. The condl
-86.- still relatively high. The
t:on is ttere _ ' the Mississippi river bot-
m tb 0 f the late
toms is from * JLj iLds. A fair stand,
pAUagS' of w * abundant fertilization
vigorous gr°* There are frequent
. generally tri* 1- j n so me instances of
dSPanon. followed by suffi
several *<***'J tn some cases by exces
cleDtaraiaf]‘' “ erebas been no general
jive ram ß - local estimates indicate
drouybt. and tD® and tion- One section
ASS* and„ .hi* .r
16100 THE STORM record.
ar to have been quite local
St-ros appear i cotcoQ
over portion ° f “ been benefited by rains,
Sandy soils n J the bottoms and clay
which have ®j“ bt which has scarcely
uplands, and a J h r ea ® v 30i13 baß injured the
wilted P laD “,' j 9 There are frequent r -
crOP ninerior promise, the best for sev
perwei superior P count y in Georgia
era! years, ana “ s The on ly forms
the best in
of injury ref f ru it after sudden
drop the lea * wet weather, and
ctouges front the ary w
an ooc ** lo^ al very prevalent and has done
"JvL Tbe boll worm is somewhat
re orS'blem the southwest.
averages of condition.
_ ...races of condition are as follows:
The averages™ Caro i i;i a 96, South
?*““ 94, Florida 90, Ala -
{'"“'m Mississippi 60, Louisiana 89, Texas
“Sand Tennessee 93.
She returns of the drougut, which cover
hrrliarea and tbe severe effects pro-
Sm are more general and depressing than
“rvice record of temperature in
hSm One factor in tbe Oigbting of
, the hot winds that have
SS the lower basin of the Missouri
valley aDd Ohio valley.
A TOO SODDEN CHANGE.
The change from tbe drought to daily
saturation By repeated and heavy showers
been too sudden and extreme in those
regions, where the drought has been
Lji.vd bv seasons of moisture.
The crop is late in the New England
states, and will require a long warm season
to mature it. ....
In the middle states high temperature
basadvaneed the growth in the northern
district, and in tbe more southern there has
been seine injury from drought.
IN OCR OWN SECTION.
Tbe South Atlantic states report local
drought, with subsequent rains and a com
paratively good, though somewhat reduced
condition of corn.
Some counties in Mississippi have suffered
materially from tbe absence of seasonable
moisture.
In Louisiana tbe crop is in high condition,
though somewhat late in* the overflowed
districts.
In Ton? tbe crop is now matured, and is
good except in the area that has suffered
mrt from drought.
Late plaDted corn in Arkansas has been
seriously injured by the drought of the last
three weeks in July.
For the western spd south western|part of
Kentucky tbe crop has been severely
scorched, but rains since July 28 have
materially relieved the fields of the central
and eastern districts.
WIDE VARIANCE IN OHIO.
In Obio there is a great difference be
tween the northern and southern parts of
the state.
The southern division of the counties of
ladiana and Illinois have likewise received
greater damage than the northern.
Tbe condition is slightly higher in Mis
souri.
In Kansas the severity of the drought has
culminated.
Lwa and Nebraska are nearly in the
status of the Ohio valley.
"bile Minnesota makes the highest aver
age of all the states Wisconsin suffered
shghtly and Michigan still more from the
drought.
SPRING WHEAT.
There has been considerable reduction in
the condition of spring wheat, amounting
toiully eleven points. It is less m Dakota
two Hi the other spring wheat districts.
; average of condition is SO
w lsijnsin, 80 in Minnesota,
m lowa,, 1 in Nebraska and 88 in the
akotas. Tbe latter is a decline of 7 points,
. Ue hot southern winds, which
aueettd late sown more than early.
OATS SHOW A LOSS,
to oats that made the condi
not last month so low, the lowest of the
.j , Cfireal -S has bem much intensified
Th maltm S a reduction of 11 points.
Tieili /nH 18 C f rt L a , iu t 0 be one of very low
J and and probably poor quality.
, °f great importance, pofca
erC±. b t 6n much damaged by the
** ’ a rate of yield is assured.
all cereals fall off.
in theeondition of all
dWmen^r M by l , he statisti >a n of the
fromJnll! , f , a K ri ;' ulture - The decline
incor 7r lto nf ug l is from 93.1 to 73.3
fr-m >V 6t o “n 9 t 4t08 s 3,r V a Bprir ' K whep -t ■
bjrlev
and of .!!! COD o! l ! 0D hulk-wheat i591.1l
Do:?toes P n “£, Theeondition of Irisi
f.q J s induced from 9.7 to 77.4 The
fa'en^he a ern-s the M lßa#tPr WhlCh haS fce "
is the abn< rmli m <iays ' The cause
contra] r ' aay lll 3-' temperature of the
m r a amfaU: StriOC8 ’ With an
clime and CROPJ.
■eett’y Bulletin of the Depart-
haent of Agriculture.
9_The weather crop
Mu- ' hythe signal service bureau
been warm S: ' '' he Week eildin K Aug. 9 has
a "'iGu,t J e ! Cept on tae South Atlantic
Th * HDd ° Ver tho I" ateau
*‘ight in the nn, e fh ° f tem P. oratur e was very
S at * f . while ?hI t H portlon,of the Gu) f
,0 6' thromrho and f’ ? exceSi fanged from
tio ; ,' u 5 h ° ut ’-ha northern states the
.V* V "A 1 "” warmeit in the interiol of
onl i ”'Uthorn II r'. ns - vivaniß ' and in lowa
-aC e n r “^ akota ’ where the daily ex
"Tr e fj 1 ? 11 exceeded 6 V .
2 - e-r erahbr tbrlf “if Week llasb een in ex
cl th- Mp-iiss, , ou Kbout the regions east
iksoutharn xcept in New England
! < av WX 0 - of (he south Atlantic!
’ and Kentucky
'•Verv * EW •***
idand ° CCJrred 1Q New
hp ’ "'tuwari m b ®^\ rt ’Ported fr “<*
,7*! -i”g iu eio‘l, lJak "(aa. the ram
'* i-an-a, ad * olt,p " portkr.s
."'-‘run. '' C cn rr ;.q ta - . Ver y heavy
„ f r ' L (iu.f ad Soim tb !?i ortberi P° rtl o:is
uiif iv 0 1 abl “ “O' l Indiana was gec
drv' (° c '' at *r>i ...| ,i r „ )r B r °wmg cron*.
idV**W. u,K j i , K^J l “ d tbo ,J ot.
•“■Uw in tL ‘L Huu,b Dakota.
/U °t t , he extreme northern
WHERE AS IMPROVEMENT IS NOTED.
"Crops were much improved in Michigan
and lowa, and in the exteme northern por
tions of Illinois by timely retins.
"In Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas
recent rains have generally improved the
condition of com and tobacco and late
potatoes.
“Cotton Is reported as very good in
Arkansas, and excellent in Tennessee. In
the southwestern portion of Texas cotton
has been somewhat injured by drought. In
the other portions of the state the weather
was favorable, and the crop continues in
good condition.
FAVORABLE IN LOUISIANA.
“In Louisiana tbe weather conditions
have been favorable for all crops, except in
some localities, where cotton has been in
jured by the drought. Cane continues ex
cellent, and rice cutting is in progress.
"The weather conditions were generally
favorable to crops in Mississippi and Ala
bama during the past week. The cotton
crop is doing well, although shedding in
some counties in Mississippi, where boll
w, rms are reported in many places, and
some injury is reported from black rust in
Alabama.
DAMAGE IN THE SOUTHEAST.
"Excessive rains and cloudy weather
have slightly damaged the cotton crop in
the Sou h Atlantic states.
"Virginia’s tobacco crop was injured by
excessive rains, while crops in the northern
portion of the state are iu need of rain.
Generally throughout the Middle
Atlantic states crops are much im
proved by favorable weather.
Corn and potatoes were much improved
in New York and Pennsylvania, ani
tobacco is growing finely, with the pros
pect of a large crop.
“New England reports fine growing
weather, although the ground is becoming
dry. Early potatoes are reported above the
average. Tobacc > is in excellent condition,
but the season has been generally unfavora
ble to fruit.”
HORSES SKIM THE GROUND.
Results of the Day’s Races at Saratoga
and Monmouth.
Saratoga, Aug. 9. To-day's racing
events here were as follows:
First Race—Six furlongs. Kingston won,
with Mary second and Tom Hood third. Time
Second Race—Virginia stakes for3-year-olds;
five furlongs. Palestine won. w ith Monterey
second and Nannie O. third. Time 1:0354.
Third Race—Free handicap sweepstakes;
one and three-sixteenths of a mile. Hypo
crite won, with Floodtide second and Uncle
Bob third. Time 2:0144.
Fourth Race—Sweepstakes for 3-year olds;
one and one-sixteenth miles Ruperta won, with
Prince Fonso second and Santiago third. Time
1:4644-
Fuin Race—One mile. Irene won, with
Satisfaction second and Carrie G. third. Time
1:4344.
Sixth Race—Mirage stake, free welter
weight handicap, $750 added; one mile straight.
Monroe won. with Philosophy second and
My Fellow third. Time 1:4744-
Seventh Race—Extra
added; five furlongs straight. Walcott won.
with Keyser second and Bancora third. Time
1:0444.
AT MONMOUTH PARK.
Monmouth Park, N. J,, Aug. 9.—To
day’s races here were as follows:
First Race—Free handicap sweepstakes,
SI,OOO added; six furlongs. Volunteer won,
with Madstoue second and Terrifier third. Time
1:164*.
Second Race—Amboy handicap sweepstakes,
$2 ,500 added; six furlongs. Sorcerer won. with
Picknicker second and Fairview third. Time
1:18
Third Race—Cape May handicap sweep
stakes, $2,500 added; mile and a furlong. Judge
Morrow won, with Chaos second and Can Can
third. Time 1:5844.
Fourth Race—Free handicap sweepstakes,
$1,500 added; mile and a quarter. Stockton
won. with Cynosure second. Time 2:1544.
There were only two starters.
Fifth Race—Free handicap sweepstakes,
SI,OOO added; one mile. Eric won. with De
faulter second and Major Domo third. Time
1:46.
Sixth Race—Five furlongs. Dagiy Woodruff
won, with Autocrat second and Vardee third.
Time 1:0.144.
Seventh Race—Mirage stakes; one mile.
Monroe won, with Philosophy second and My
Fellow third. Time 1:4744-
DALE IS THEIR JONAH.
The Beventh Baptist Church at At
lanta Blown Down.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug, 9. —The Seventh
Baptist people are in bard luck, and disaster
seems to follow in the wake of the fallen
parson. Dale, the former pastor. Shortly
after his arrest for bigamy the church was
destroyed by fire. Rev. W. J.
Barton, who succeeded him, raised
enough money to build anew
house of worship. It was nearly
completed and Sunday school was to have
been held there to-morrow. During a heavy
wind-storm this afternoon it was blown
down, not one plank being left upon another.
The first man to view the ruins was Parson
Dale, whose home is near by. Most of the
members are averse to rebuilding, as they
firmly believe the church will never stand
secure until Dale is wearing the stripes.
WARE’S REPRESENTATIVE.
Alfred Cason the Nominee of the
County Convention.
Watcp.oss, Ga., Aug. 9.—The demo
cratic convention of Ware county was held
here to-day. A. W. Sharp presided and D.
J. Blackburn acted as secretary.
Under tbe operation of the majority rule
a ballot was taken for representative, re
sulting in the casting of thirty-six votes for
Hon. Alfred Cason, and twenty-two for
Col. W. A. McDonald, whereupon tbe nom
ination of Mr. Cason was made unanimous.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
executive committee to reconvene the con
vention on the fourth Saturday in Septem
ber to nominate county officers, instead of
the first Saturday in December, as hereto
fore ordered.
BULLOCH ON A STEADY BOOM.
An Increase of $600,000 on Her Tax
Books in Two Years.
Statesboro, Ga., Aug. 9.—That Bulloch
county is increasing rapidly in wealth is
shown by the increase of property this year
over last. The iucrease is $340,379 00. In
two y> ara the inciease has beoa about
SOOO,OOO. Ours is not only the banner
county in democracy, but in raising sea
island cotton. Tbe building of the proposed
Macou and Atlantic railroad through our
county will be auother boon to our people.
Wo have only one candidate as yet for
tho legislature, Rev. Jasper Wilson, who
has twice represented us iu that capacity.
Anew brick jail to cost $5,000 is now be
ing built here.
COUNTY OFFICERS NOMINATED.
Result of tho Jackson County Conven
tion at Marianna.
Marianna, Fla., Aug. 9.—The county
democratic conveutioa met here to-day and
made the following nominations:
For State Senator—J. H. McKinnie.
For Assemblymen—B. Baker and William
Dykes.
All are alliancetnen.
All the county officers were also nomi
nated except clerk. Most all tbe nomina
tions meet with tue he irty approval of the
masses.
30 Suits ?15 001
25 Suits $U 50 J Kohler’s
20 Suits sio 00 | Slaughter Sale.
15 Suits $ 7 50 j
168 Broughton Street. Adv.
Sbo w us tbe man that couldn’t get a suit
able suit. Ware ready for birn. Appel &.
Kchaul, One Price Clothiers.—.4 (i r.
Umbrella, 85 cents apiec?, worth 76
eeuts, at "Kohler's” slaughter sale, 158
Broughton street,— Ado.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, AUGUST 10. 1890—TWELVE PAGES.
A DUEL IN THE DARK.
OFFICER AND OUTLAW SHOOTING
BY TBE FLASH OF THEIR GUNS.
How Noratto Ponce was Hunted to
Death—A Chileno Murderer Who
Escaped a Night Ambush With a
Load of Buckshot In HU Body, But
Fell at Last in a Daylight Duel.
Horry Morse in San Frascisco Examiner.
One of the most thrilling adventures I
ever experienced was an encounter with a
Chileno murderer named Noratto Ponce,
while I was sheriff of Alameda county in
1887. At that time the county was thickly
settled with desperate characters who had
for years terrorized the locality where they
held forth by their criminal acts. They
6tole horses and everything else they could
lay hands on, and were not averse to taking
human life when the opportunity offered.
It took years of worth to rid tbe county of
the desperadoes, who were mostly Mexicans
and Chilenos, and occasionally a white
scoundrel, but 1 finally succeeded.
Among the wretches who caused me the
most anxiety was Noratto Ponce. This fel
low was one of the most fiendish cut-throats
that ever drew the breath of life. He would
steal a band of horses or cut a throat as
calmly as he would eat his breakfast, and
he was also cunning enough to arrange
matters so that tbe officers of the law found
it impossible to secure evidence that would
send turn to the gallows. Like all men of
his caliber, however, he finally overreached
himself.
On Sept. 3, 1867, Ponce murd red a man
named Joy, in a saloon at Haywards. After
committing the crime Ponce escaped into
the Black Hills, the mountainous country
back of Livermore, and one time it looked
as though he was going to slip through our
fingers. On a certain Friday in November
of that year, however, accompanied by
Officer John. Con way of Oakland, I set out
for Alisal, in Murray township. There we
left our baggy aad proceeded on
horseback to the vicinity in which
the Chile :o was supp <sed to be
hiding. A Mexican had informed me that
Ponce wanted to engage his services to
guide him out of the country, and that he
(the Mexican) was willing to deliver tbe
bandit into my custody. The plan we
agreed upon was that my informant should
lead Ponce down a by-road passing the
Livermore house and enter the main road
by a certain gate, on the other side of which
myself and Conway would be ready to re
ceive them. They were to arrive at the
spot late on a Friday night, and, as the
nights at that season were very dark, I told
my Mexican to wear a white coat, that
would be distingushed in the blackness, so
there would be no danger of him receiving
a bullet intended for the Chileno,
At the appointed hour Conway and 1
repaired to the spot. A few yards from the
gate through which the two men were to
pass, forming an avenue through which
Ponce must ride, were stacked two large
piles of hay. Conway concealed himself in
the hay at the end toward whieh we reck
oned the Chileno would first appear, and I
secreted myself at tbe other end. We cal
culated that the men would pass Conway,
who would then step into trie road and
cover their retreat, and while the hay
would cut off escape on both sides I
would block their passage forward.
It took several hours after we took our
positions when they put in an appearance,
and, to my chagrin, they were coming from
a direction opposite the one by which we
expected them. I alone saw them coming,
and realize] that as Conway was looking
for them to arrive the other way he would
be taken by surprise and Ponce would
probably not be caught in the trap we had
set. I was lying flat on the ground, and
the Mexican’s white coat was all I could
see iu the inky darkness. I concluded to
play a lone band, so 1 rolled over and over
on the ground until I had placed mystit
directly in the path of the riders.
W nen they got within close shooting dis
tance I, still lying on the ground, cried:
“Halt!” lustantly tbe white coat began to
fade away. Tbe Mexican was riding out of
bullet range. No sooner had I announce!
myself than I saw something glisten like
steel, and I realized that the Chileno’s six
shooter was in his hand ready for business.
I saw it moving away, and knowing that
Ponce was escaping, I let drive a load of
bucksh tin the direction. There was a yell,
the shining weapon in his hand descended,
and I heard the thud as the bandit struck
the grouud. Thinking I had killed him, I
was about to arise and spring forward,
when there was a flash, followed by a re
port, and a bullet whistled pa>t me. Evi
d ntly there was lit'o iu him yet. I blazed
away at the place where I had seeu bis pis
tol flash, but missed him. Another bullet
from his pistol flew by me. This duel in
the dark, each man aiming at the flash of
the other’s weapon, was continued until the
Chileno’s ammunition was exhausted.
When his fire ceased I ran toward him.
There stood his horse, but Ponce had disap
peared. Conway having joined me by this
time, we commenced a search. Near by
was a haystack in which we thought he
might be concealed, so we fired it, and had
plenty of light, but it failed to reveal the
bandit. When daylight came we found in
the ground, softened by the recent rains,
the trail left by his high-heeled boots. I se
cured the services of eight or ten Mexicans
aud we searched up toward the hills. All
we found was Ponce’s coat com
pletely riddled with buckshot and sat
urated with blood, showing that the load I
fired must have taken effect. Half a mile
from where the coat was fouud wa picked
up his hoots, and the trail ended, as his
stocking feet left no marks. We did not
see how it was possible for Ponce to live
with the wounds that he must have re
ceived ; so we searched for his dead body a
long time without success. Afterward I
learned that while we were standing on tho
bank of a creek tbe murderer was con
cealed in the bushes about twenty feet
from my party. Thinking discovery was
certain, he tried to draw a bead on me, but
his arm was so badly mangled that he
could not raise his pistol.
In tbe meantime Gov. Low had set a price
of SSOO on the head of tbe outlaw, which
had the effect of arousing the energy of the
officers and excitiug the cupiditj of
Mexican deperadues, many of whom would
hav sent their parents to the gallows for
loss than half that sum. During the first
week in December 1807, I received a letter
from Sheriff Clas-e i, of Contra Costa
county, to the effect that if I would
go to Martinez he would give me informa
tion concerning the whereabouts
of Ponce. From w-bat Classen told me I
deemed it necessary to proceed to An
tioch and cross from there to Collinsville,
where it was thought the murderer was
concealed. Accompanied by Deputy Seriff
Swain of Contra Costa ad Officer Con
way of Oakland, I went to Antioch,
where it v.as ascertained that Ponce was
not at Collinsville, but was concealed in
Rigg’s canyon, near Mt. Diablo.
We returned to San Leandro,
and from there went on saddle
horses to the Black Hills, back of Liv
ermore valley. We arrived in the canon at
about 11 o’clock on a Thursday night. Upon
reaching the house where Pouco was sup
posed to be concea ed, we surrounded it aud
waited for daylight to arrive. At dawn we
reached tho house, but found no trace of
the murderer. While sounding tho hills we
came upon an old Spaniard, w ho, under
pressure, divulged the fact that Ponce was
somewhere in Pmole. Starting on the Sun
day morning following fr< m Martinez, we
went to wm and Pinole, searching all the houses
on the road.
As we arrive;! in front cf the bouse of one
Jose Kij s we saw a man climbing the
mountain side with a bundle under his arm
and the inevitable shotgun thrown over his
shoulder Thinking that it might bo our
man, I told Swain and Conway to guard
the bou ®, allowing no jerson to leave from
it, while I went after tbe man on tbe hill
side. As I wa. Idling up the hill Swain
entered the bo- se, while Conway watted
■Uta.de. As the deputy sheriff en
tered ibe door a boa and iu tbe
floor of the room was thrown up ard
Ponce leaped forth, pistol in hand. Swam
jumped back out of the house and cried,
“John, he’s here." just as the bandit rushed
out and made tracks for the creek, to do
which he had to oome in my direction. He
did not see me, however, and as the bullets
fired by Conway and Swain were making
thing? interesting for him Ponce made
wonderful time. Between myself ani the
outlaw was a ravine, so I dismounted and
clambered down to the side of tbe
creex opposite him. Then he saw me,
and turning, plunged into the thick
growth of wi.lows. We could see the wil
lows move as he made his way along, and
Conway Swain from their side aud I
from my side poured lead into the dei se
bushes. Ponce was cornered, and realizing
it he determined if possible to take me with
him into tbe other w orld. So he steppe 1
boldly forth from the bushes where I would
get a gi od shot at him, and whore he at the
same time had me for a target. The
Chileoo’s right hand had been shot through,
so he was compelled to shoot with his left.
He had his six-shooter resting on his right
wrist and I had my weapon at my side. As
he raised his right arm with the weapon
resting on it I brought my Henry carbine
to a horizontal. I knew it was a question of
who got the drop on the other first, so, tak
ing a quick aim, I fired. The hands of the
bandit dropped to his side and he staggered,
but did not fall. He stood there like a
statue for a brief moment and then tried to
raise the pistol again. The effort was a
failure, and Ponce’s knees gave way under
him and he dropped in a heauon the ground,
dead. My bullet had penetrated his aDdo
men.
CUT OUT BY A DAUGHTER.
Charlie Thorne's t hlld Supplants Her
Own Mother.
From the Xew York World.
Everybody remembers Charlie Thorne,
the actor—robust, handsome Charlie, with
his fine physique, laughing eyes, aud taking
ways—and everybody remembers his es
capade with a woman, a wife, and its usual
result, the condonation of the man’s offense
and the denunciation of the woman’s.
Now comes a story from over the sea that
Charlie Thorne’s daughter Bharlie, a slip of
a girl not quit© 15 years old, has been mar
ried to the lover and companion of her own
mother, a man with whom the woman had
cast her fortunes after leaving her third,
or what the world might complacently re
gard as her third, husband. This trio are
said to be living peacefully and happily in
Gepeva, Switzerland. The axiom of “like
father like son” finds an illustration here,
but with a change of sex, in “like daughter
like mother,” for the inclination of the child
wife toward the bizzare is wonderfully re
flective of the madcap ventures of her
mother in her younger days.
While yet in her teens, the mother was
one of the belles of Philadelphia and moved
in the bes’ Quaker City society. She was
the daughter of ex-Mayor Swift, of Phila
delphia, famous for the stand he took in the
abolition riots a few years tofere
the late war. Miss Swift was beautiful
both in face and form. Of superb carriage,
vivacious, intelligent, a student ip belles
lettres,she attracted very many admirers in
that particular set in which the Binneys, the
Cadwaladers, the Sergeants and the Price's
moved. Her marriage to Henri Brown, of
Philadelphia, was a social event, and their
prospects for a happy wedded life were ex
cellent until the husband, withjstrauge per
sistency, wrecked his life and lost his wife.
Mrs. Brown had an antipathy for actors
and actresses, and would not under any cir
cumstances permit any member of the
theatrical profession to be presented to her.
It so happened that her husband was the
intimate of several actors, among them
Charlie Thorne, who was os much a favor
ite among men as he was among women.
Mr. Brown announced one night that
he intended to bring Thorne to
dinner the next evening. To this
Mrs. Brown strenuously objected. The
husband insisted, the wife protested, until
at last the quarrel became so bitter that
Mrs. Brown exclaimed. “When you bring
your actor friend in the front door, Igo
out of the back.” Determined to have his
own way, Brown took his wife at her word,
and said that she could go where it suited
her, but once out of his house, she should
never return. Only then did Mrs. Brown
give tearful obedience to her husband’s
wishes, and Charlie Thorne came to dinner.
The result was disastrous. The actor’s
personal magnetism, his wit, his cleverness
at repartee and his adroitness in the art of
delicate compliment soon i hanged the
young wife’s notions of actors. Iu a week
Tho/ue was making love, in a fortnight
his ,’ove was returned, aud in a month he
had eloped with the wife of his friend. She
took her two children with her. Then came
a remarkable circumstance. Mrs. Brown’s
magnificent hea l of chestnut hair became
snowy white within a year, although her
face retained its youti.ful contour and
complexion, and her figure was as graceful
as of old;
The liasou continued until Thorne’s death.
Mrs. Brown was devotedly attached to the
man who had stolen her from her husband,
and watched over him until he died. Then
she put on mourning, and for two years dis
played all the outward tokens of grief-
Ktriekeu widowhood. Brown, tbe betrayed
husband, had meantime died.
About that time artistic aad feminine
New York was worrhiping at the shrine of
an olive-skiuned Italian artist, Francesca
Marra, who had a studio on Fourteenth
street. He was fond of painting actre ses
and young society women. Mrs. Brown-
Thorne visited him out of curiosity, fell in
love with him and married him. She then
had a comfortable income of her own.
Marra closed up his atolier, and with
his companion and her throe children—
one of them a daughter of Thome—saile 1
for Paris, where they engaged luxurious
quarters on the Rue Francois Premier. Theo
dore Tilton was said to have been a frequent
visitor there. But Mrs. Brown-Th( rne did
not live happily with her new husband. He
abused her cruelly, and one day she ran off
with a Sig. Fenelli, a quondam friend of
Marra.
It is this man who, after professing love
for the mother aad eloping with her, has
made love to aud married the 14-year-old
daughter.
Struck by a Headless Snake.
From the Hartford Times.
Prof. Brewer of Yale on Thursday at
Meriden told a good snake story. Years ago
he was in California, and had his tripod and
other surveyor’s instruments iu tho field.
Stepping along in tho bushes ho felt a
movement under his feet, and found that he
was standing on a 444-foot rattlesnake—a
large, vicious and fighting fellow. But the
snake was so completely pinioned that he
could not strike the thick boot that held
him fast. Prov. Brewer held the rattler’s
head and <wu with his tripod and cut it off
Then he cut off his rattles. Stepping aside
he saw the body of the snake partly coiled,
lying very still. Taking out his rule to
measure its length, the professor took hold
of tue serpent to straighten him out.
"Quick as an electric shock,” said Prof.
Brewer, “that headless snake br ught the
bloody stump over and struck a hard blow
upon the back of my hand. I knew that
his head was off and that he could not
poison me, but that quick and ha'd blow of
the rattler fairly made my hair stand o.i
end.”
Prof. Willister, standing by, said: “I
have on two or three occasions seen simiia
sudden blows by headless rattlesnakes.”
Just received, anew lot of thoee nobby
Satteen Bhlrtatsl. Appel & Schaul.
— Ado.
Umbrellas 35 cents apiece; worth 75 cents,
at Koblor’s.— Ado.
Weddings.
Wedding invitations and cards printed or
engraved at tbe shortest notice and iu tho
ntit stylo.;. We carry an extensive and
well selected stock of fine papers, envelope*
and card* esfxx dally for such order*. Bam
rleeaeuloii application. Moaning Ncw|
Muting House, davauosm. h*
DOGS OO THEBE TO DIE.
Scores or Ailing Canlnee Feem At
tracted to an Old Bouse.
From the .Son FVancisco Examiner.
The mystery surrounding tbe conduct of 1
the scores of dogs that have crawled under
the eaves of houses Nos. 2 and 3 on City
Hall avenue is still the absorbing topic
apound the new city hall.
All efforts to fathom the mysterious at
tractions have been unavailing. The fact
remains, however, that under these two
houses scores of dogs have crawled and died.
Not ordinary d’gs, but sick dogs; dogs that
were on the verge of death. .Twenty-six
carcasses have been removed from beneath
the old house already, including dogs of
all degrees, from the beautiful and intelli
gent s-tter to the measlv little terrier who
yelped his farewell to earth in the presence
of se res of his dead and better kmd.
Whence come these dogsi Why do they
go there to die m such large numbers! aud
why do they select this particular spot ‘
These are the questions of interest to the
number of visitors who come to see them.
The strange part of the story is that dogs
have be n recognized that came to the place
from some far distant part of the city, os
tensibly for the purpose of dying, as they
were seen to stagger through the yard, dis
appear and be seen no more until their mol
ilenug remains were pulled out from uuder
the house.
From time to time complaints have been
made at tho health office of the stench
arising from the place, and Alpers, the
dead-dog man, has beeu n stifled and re
quested to remove them. On one i evasion
he removed twelve in one batch. New
foundlands, shepherd dogs, bulldogs, curs
and eveu one ox two fancy strains of dogs
were discovered to have come to this
strangely selected spot to foregatbor with
their kin. After this Alpers refused to pro
ceed further in the matter, declaring that
he did not have to remove the dogs dying
upon private premises. and so the accumu
lation has gone on until the condition isi n
tolerable. A search was instituted by Dr.
Furlong of the health office, anil it was dis
covered that once more the place was filled
with dogs newly dead.
The search resulted in the announcement
that the number of dogs that had died uuder
those walls could not be ascertained until
the floors were taken up. A feature that
?eems almost supernatural is tbe intelligence
that characterizes the dogs’ death. Every
new animal as he comes to the place to die
crawls back as far as he can get beneath the
house aud gets dost; against the last deg
that died, as if to mate room for the next
that comes. A fact that Supervisor Barry
pronounced tbe most touchingly pathetic
unselfishness he had ever known.
Tbe scores of dogs that have died have
come without noise, as testified by the lady
of the house, and died without noise. They
come almost at the moment of death, craJyJ
beneath the house and join the majority
without a whimper.
What the mysterious attraction is is
something beyond human knowledge and
may never be tathomed. No one seems to
dare to advance a theory on tho eerie sub
ject, and yet. every one was willing to
admit that there really seemed to he ati un
derstanding or death compact between the
dogs, but how, when or where made, if at all,
seemed to be simply a controversion of all
of nature’s known laws.
Neither Security Was Good.
From the New York Star.
She was a forlorn specimen, tho woman
who Saturday had an unquenchable thirst
and pushed her way into a Warren street
barroom. "Say,” she hissed to the proprie
tor, who at once came forward and mo
tioned uer to go away, "give me a 5-cent
drink of whisky, and, by tho powers, I’ll
pay you to-morrow. You won’t? Well,
bad luck to you 1 Flore, you can have this
good book for security,” and she held out a
copy of the Bible. “No, no,” exclaimed the
saloon-keeper impatiently, "you go home,”
and he took her firmly by tbe shoulder and
pushed her to tho door. “Bad luck to you,”
she repeated bitterly, "you must be a hard
sinner not to take my word or the word of
God for 5 cents’ worth of the devil’s rink."
Local Record for the Morning News
Local forecasts for Savannah aud vicinity
for to-day: Occasional showers.
Special forecast for Georgia:
variable winds.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah. Ua.. Auz. 9. 1890, ana the mean of the
same day for sixteen years.
Departure
Mean Temperature from the Departure
— | normal j Since
for 16 years Aug. 9. ’9O. j -I- or lJan. 1.1590.
82 | 80 _ I --2 i-i - 2.51
'Comparative rainfall Rtaternvnt:
Departure
Amount for Amount from the Departure
16 years. for normal 1 Since
Aug. 9, *9O - or !Jon. 1,1890.
"is ! 53 I-- .27 | —lO 28
Maximum temperature. 90, minimum tem
perature. 70, . .
The hight of the river at Augusta at 7:33
o’clock a. m. yesterday (Augusta time) was
8.8 feet—no change during the pist twenty
four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for twenty-four hours
ending S p. m., Aug. 9. !f9O, 75th Meridian time.
Observations taken at the same moment of
time at ail stations.
Districts. Average.
_ Max. Min. Rain
j Temp Temp falL t
AtlaDta 10 88 70 .15
Autfuwla U 90 -14
Clmrloaton 7 88 70 16
Galveston.. J? 94 74 *T
Littie Rock i0 92 72 .02
Memphis... 16 92 <0 00
Mobile 8 92 72 .18
Montgomery 6 90 70 .06
New Orleans. 10 94 72 .00
Savannah 10 i>o 70 .47
Vicksburg •*> 92 72 .02
Wilmington. 10 89 70 .12
Bummary
Means.
btatiohr or Max. Mm. iialn
favankah district. Temp Temp falll-t
Alapaha 90 70 50
Albany 88 .70 .11
Americus I .. I ...
Cordele
Hainbridfce S4 68 60
Kastman 94 68 j .00
Fort Gaines |
Gainesville, Fla 92 68 218
Mil Jen 91 68 24
Quitman 90 '4 .65
Savannah 90 70 .18
Thomasville 90 74 T
Waycruts 90 70 . 40
Summary i
Means.
Observations taken at the same moment of
time at all stations for the Morkino News.
Siy+JTMAH. Auk. 9. 7:M P. city time.
t Temperature.
I Direction, j J
! I % 1
i Velocity. I ®
I RainfalL
NAME
or
stations*
Norfolk 80'SWj 6 .... P'tly cloudy
Cbftrlotte HO C rn Cloudless.
Hatteraa - 74 .SW 12 Cloudless.
Wilmington 7H|B\V 8 I'd P'tly cloudy
Charleston 72 jg IV .. 1,44; I lloudy.
Augusta 80. 8 . j P’tly cloudy
Savannah *4j H 8 . <7jKaining.
Jacksonville 7SW 114 cloudy.
Tampa 74 E P’lly cloudy
Point Jupiter, Fla.
Titusville I 72 V. .78 Cloudy
Key W'eit w - E : Cloudless.
Atlanta KO NW, 6 *T Cloudliss.
Pensacola 8. gw 6 10 Cloudy.
Mobile *0 W 12 Od Itainiii*.
Montgomery ! 8i W Cloudy.
New Orleans HI H *T Cloudless.
'ialveeton I B.' .4 H Cloudless.
Palestine. | 8* S W H Cloudless.
ilrowncsmle IU £ ( . . Cloudless.
*T Indicate* trite. tlncnsi so 4 hundredths
C. 8. Iltsors, Observer Signal Corps.
THE TRADE REVIEW.
For years, on the opening of each suc
ceeding season, there has been presented
evidence of a large increase in Savannah’s
busines?. Heretofore this increase has been
due to the natural growth of Savannah's
tributary territory, a letter understanding
of her commercial advantages, and the
gradual enlargement of her two great rail
road systems. These things will continue to
contribute to her growth and prosperity,
and, in addition to them, there are others,
which have recently come into existence,
that will make the business year of 1890-91
more notable than any preceding one in her
history.
Since the last trade review of the Morn
ing News there have been built three new
and important railroads to Savannah, or to
connect with her railroad systems. They
are the Alabama Midland, the Savannah
and Western, and the Savannah, Ainericus
and Montgomery. These railroads have
already brought hundreds of buyers to
Savannah and increased her trade greatly.
But the number of buyers and the amount
of trade which these new railroads will
contribute to her markets when the crops
now in the fields tributary to them are
harvested will be many times larger. The
people will have money then and they will
seek Savannah to supply their wants.
The advanced condition of the cotton crop
justifies the opinion that the business season
will open early and with great activity.
The people are already thinking, probably,
ot what they will buy with the fruits of
their labor. They are scanning the columns
of the Morning News to seo who are the
live and progressive business men of Savan
nah and what they are offering for sale.
There is a large and lucrative trade to bo
secured from the territory which tho new
railroads have made tributary to Savan
nah, as well as from the territory which has
heretofore been tributary to her. If our
merchants are wise they will not neglect the
only proper method of getting this trade.
That mothod is liberal advertising.
The Morning News proposes to make a
special effort to reach every buyer in the
n eF field that has been opened by Savan
nah’s enterprise. The agents of the Morn
ing News are traFfJiw? through tho coun
try, and the people are takifig the paper
just as rapidly as the mall facilities iT.hicb
are beiug established permit them to.
It Is proposed to send a copy of the trade
review to each subscriber tfi the Weekly
News, as well as to each subscriber to the
dally, thus giving advertisers the benefit of
both editions at a little more than the usual
price of one.
An advertisement in a newspaper Is an in
vitation to buyers to coll. It virtually says,
"When you are in town please call on us.
We have all these things to show you.”
Tho annual review will contain tho usual
resume of the business of the city for the
last year. It will be sent to thousands of
people who are interested in Bavaunah’s
welfare and prosperity.
The Trade Review edition will be issued
Sept. 4. Space in its columns can be ob
tained upon application to tbe business
office.
SHOES.
A Brink Penny
will please a child, but you would not think of
giving a man a penny. The idea then of offer
ing man or woman
A PENNY BRIBE
to draw in their custom! Yet that is just wbat
is offered when a REPUTED dollar article ia
marked at NINETY-PUNE CENTS.
A PENNY BAIT
is a small thing to go a-flsbing for custom with;
too small for a large firm, and quite too small
for us. Our motto is
SI,OO WORTH FOR SI,OO
and we live up to it, and we are not going to
lower our standard a cent’s worth. We give a
premium in the quality of our goods that’s
worth more than a cent's worth of chewing
gum.
into k Morrissey,
120 Broughton Street.
PRINTING ETC.
SOUTHERN
HEADQUARTERS FOR
ACCOUNT BOOKS,
PRINTING,
AND
LITHOGRAPHING.
Blank Booh tkt Open Flat a Specialty.
FINE mNDHSTO
to all Styles, for Public and Private Idbrarla*
Turkey Morocco, Crushed Seal, or Le
vant, Ituasia'and other IJuaiiUc*
MUSIC and MAG-AZINE3,
IN MARBLE, PLAIN OB GILT EDGES.
Morning News Steam Printing House
Printing, Lithographing and binding.
SAVANNAH. - - GA,
Corporations, Officials, Merchants, and busi
ness men generally who require ihe very host
quality of work are invited to favor us with
their patronage. Our Account Rooks have been
used by tbe leading houses In tbe South for lbe
past twenty years, and have stood the test for
(TREMITU, DURAIIII.ITY AND WORKMANSHIP. New
concerns can he fitted out prompt!. , at reason
able prices, with whatever supplies .they require
in our line.
Bar ALL ORDERS EXECUTED ON OUR
OWN PBEMIBEB.
r -K fcW OENTB A WEKK [>ay for tho
• M DAILY MORNING NEWS. deli*,
a lered EARLY EVERY MOBNINO
V-e b, an y port of tho city.
state
or
WEATHER.
A. R. AI.TM AYKR * CO
in nils!
A short time ago one of the
large New York dailies had
several columns of news re
specting Dry Goods adver
tisements. It told many
things, gave numerous points,
but did not tell how to de
tect misrepresentation. A
drop of nitric acid indicates
whether a blue cloth is dyed
with Indigo. Chemists might
grow gray trying to com
pound a test for an adver
tiser’s truth. The conscience
of many would endure the
touch of vitrol without pain
ing. What wouldn't you
give for an infallible process
of separating their tacts from
their exaggerations?
* * * * *
The task to impress has
grown severe. Mr. ,
whose stock is a mere baga
telle, uses the livery of high
sounding metaphors in as
suming virtues unpossessed,
lienee wo who desire to put
character into our business
by truth telling are often
nettled by the need of em
ploying the same ideas, fre
quently tho identical words
in relating actualities that
another has applied to an
opposite state of affairs.
Now you understand our
difficulty.
* * £
Asa rule merchants do
business to make money.
Money cannot be made un
less the goods sold afford a
profit. We believe in doing
a legitimate business and sell
ing our goods at ala if profit.
Still, there are times whefa ft’s
a matter of business policy to
lose money on goods. The
time has now come when we
must suffer loss on all Summer
Goods, and as we believe that
first loss is best, we will com
mence at once by putting the
precept into practice.
PRICES.
Elegant quality 10c. Chal
lies down this week to sc.
Dress Ginghams, splendid
goods, down to Gie.
White India Linon, dow
to 4Ac.
Figured Tjawns, 10c.
Outing Flannels, 10c.
Fancy F’ercales, reduced to
12 Ac.
Fine quality Sateens, re
duced to 12 Ac.
Imported Ginghams, down
to 18c.
China Silks, from 850.
down to 50c.
Gents’ tine quality unlaun
dered Shirts, down to 35c.
BEACH CAPS. NEW LINE,
VERY NOBBY.
Price 25c., 60c., 75c.. 85c.
Special line Gloria Silk Umbrella*, with
tipped handles, price $1 25 and $1 50.
PARASOLS.
There aie still a few extraordinary bar-.
gains left in parasol*. We are selling this
week our $4 50 quality for $2 25; our $2 and
$2 50 quality for $ I 40, and all of our high
grade Varasols at less than cost.
SHOES
Cribbed, cabined and confined beyond
endurance. We’ve actually been forced
into enlarging this department by the im
mense iucrease in our Shoe business, We’v
moved the lace and button department over
to the west side of the building, alongside
the notion department, aud Shoes will oo
cupy the room vacated by laces and em
broideries. This additional space will give
us ample room to display our elegant stock,
which heretofore has been partly hid fro?*
view. Rivalry or envy has inspired the
asst-tion that our shoes are of a muoh infe
rior quality to those sold at the regular
shoe stores; also, tnat our shoo stock is
the picking* of the auction rooms of the
east. A falsehood of such oalibqr should
be called |by a good, square Anglo-Saxon
name. Such statements are willful. Glad
we don’t know the author.
We’ve been talkiug Oxford Ties for the
past month and are determined to keep it
up until our stock is all run off. Nice Ox
ford Ties in tan at 59c, that are sold else
where at 75c and $1 00. Fine Dongoia Tie*,
$1 00, down from $1 25. Elegant Oxford
Ties at, ?1 19, $1 39, $1 47, $1 69, $1 89. $1 97
and $2 69.
Nice line of Gents’ Kangaroo Shoes at
$2 89, worth $3 50.
Fine value in Good Grade Footwear for
Ladies, Gents, Misses, Children, Boys and
Youths.
Visit thi3 store this week.
Here's where somethiug net
is seen every dav.
JITfiATERS
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