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VOL. 6.—NO. 37.
AT HOME AND ABROAD
LATEST ADVICES BY TELEGRAPH.
The Fall of Khartoum Established Des
perate Condition of the British Forces
—Cabinet Council Called— Remarka
ble Case of Treasure Trove —Bad
State of Affairs in Kentucky-
Various Items of Current
Inters st.
London, Feb; 6. —The latest dispatch
from Ger eral Wolseley, r<c ivcd at the War
Office this morning, is couched in such
terms as to leave no doubt that the situa
tion of the British troops is desperate. He
says that he is in receipt of a communication
from Gen. Sir Redvere Buller, commanding
officer at Gulat, urging the immediate for
warding of reinforcements. General Buller
states that since the news of the capture of
Khartoum, by the Mahdi’s forces, the ene
etny has become very bold and defiant. At
intervals they approach in large bodies to
within a few hundred rods of the British
position, and he expresses the
fear that should , they combine for
another attack they may overwhelm and
annihilate his small force. “Os course,” adds
the General, “I can embark my forces on
, the s'eamers here, but I have determined
not to abandon a position which was so gal
lantly obtained by my predecessor, while
me of us is yet alive, unless otherwise com
manded by you.”
General Wolseley telegraphs that in the
face of this information,(he has conc'uded to
ask further instructions from the War
Office, and in the meantime will remain
quiescent.
Mr. Gladstone, upon being acquainted
with the tenor of this dispatch, summoned
the members of the Cabinet. They are now
in session, and the result of their delibera
tions is anxious’y awaited.
The Times this morning, commenting
upon the fall of Khartoum and the prob
able fate of General Gordon, says: “The
news of the fall of that solitary figure, th
gallant Gordon, who so long kept the flag < f
England aloft defying fanatical hordes of i
the followers of Islam, will reveberate '
throughout every bazaar and mosque in both
Cairo and Calcutta. No other result could
be looked for in face of his long and delib
erate abandonment by the government, but
England will save him if alive, or avenge i
his death. Woe to his murderers.”
HUMORED MASSACRE OF 2,000 MEN.
Cairo, Feb. 6.—Rumors have reached
here that 2,000 men were massacreed at the
capture of Khartoum. The news of the dis
aster has caused great depression among
English residents in Egypt.
CO N G KES SIO NA L PRO CEEDIN GS.
This Morning’s Work in Both Houses.
Washington, !)• C., Feb. 6 —The House .
was called to order at 10 a. m. in continu
ation of yesterday’s session. The report of I
Mr. Hepburn, of lowa, ol the River ard
Harbor Committee, and five other members ■
present, was taken, after which tue Hou-e
went into committee of the whole on the
river and harbor bill.
In the Senate the credentials of Senator
Ingalls, re-elected to succeed himself, were
received and filed. The Secretary ol the
Treasury forwarded,with a favorable endorse
ment, the recommendation of the Super
vising Arch'tect that the appropriation for
a public building in Louisville be increased
to $1,500,000. Referred.
A TOM COLLINS’ STORY.
Which Sounds Like Poe’s Gold Bug.
Canton, Ills., Feb. 5' —Thomas Collins,
who lives a few miles from here, while rum
aging through some debris in his bouse
found a will signed by bis grandfather, be
queathing his property to his
son and specifying that a cer
tain amount of money was buried at the base
of the flue of a chimney in the house. The
old gentleman was supposed to have died
intestate, and Tom’s father took possession
of the estate unawares of the hidden trees
ure. He died five years ago. On finding the
will Tom Collins investigated and soou
unearthed $5,000 in gold and silver coins,
which had been burled forty years. As he
is the only heit the wealth belongs to him.
UNFORTUNATE KENTUCKY.
s*3,ooo*ooo Stolen from Her Treasury.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 6.—A special
from Frankfort says: A superficial investi
gation of the records of the State of Ken
tucky shows beyond question that a system
of robbery has been carried on ibr the
15 years which rivals anything ever hear
of/ At the same time it has been conducted
under the cover of law. It is evident that
the amount stolen will not fall short, of
$2,000,000.
A OANGFR<»tjS PLAYTHING.
ttne Bay Accidentally Shoots AnotheV-.
Soberly, Mo., Feb. 6—A five year o d
son of John Deddoo, a miner at Shaft No. 1,
west of here, got hold of his father’s pistol
yesterday, and while playing with it, the
weapon was discharged. The ball struck
the little boy’s cousin, Reese Deddoo, aged
three years, killing the little fellow in
stantly.
Chicago 'Change.
Chicago, Feb. 6.—At the opening wheat
was firm; February, 77g-c; March, 78}c;
May, 83fc. Corn steady; May, 40}c. Oats
firm at 30t(« 30}c for May. Lard steady;
May, $7 15. Pork steady; March, SJ2 47};
May, sl2 72}. Bulk meats nominal.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1885.
A PARTY TO THE RESCUE.
The Terrible Sufferings of a Family on an
Ice-Bound Island.
Port Deposit, Md., Feb. 6.—Reports
have been current in Port Deposit for sc -
era! days as to the pitiable condition of the
Roberts family, who are the sole inhabitant*-
<>f a small island in the Susquehanna, half a
mile north of here and an equal distance
from the Harford and Cecil shores. Al
their means of communication, except bi
signaling, had been cut off by the gorged
and packed ice, which completely surrounds
and isolates their habitation. It was known
that Mrs. Roberts was very ill, and it was
understood from signals made by Mr. Rob
erts on Saturday last, that she had died.
It was also rumored that one of their five
children was dead, and that the situation
of the survivors was in every way deplora
ble, with every probability of the whole ,
family being swept away when the
final break up in the river occurs.
Prompted by a noble desire to render any ■
assistance in their power, a party was j
organized this morning, consisting of Dr. C.
A Shure, E iward Boyntou, E. P. Frisf and <
John Donnelly who determined to hazard
the passage over the hills and gulleys of '
massed ice which intervenes between the ,
Cecil shore and the island. They started out
each armed with a long pole, and after a ,
rough and perilous journey ovfer the rugged, ‘
frozen surface, reaching the island in safety.
They found that Mrs Roberts was not dead, ;
but she had recently been confined, and was
still v -ry ill; that unattended as she was. by '
any one but her husband and small child
ren, her suffering had been great. Neither ,
were any of their children dead, but their
horse and dog had died, and the whole fam- 1
ily had enduied great hardship and priva (
ti n Dr. Shure rendered Mrs Roberts much
needed medical attention, and when the
party returned Mr. Rober's accompanied
them, in order to secure medicines and pro
vis ons, of which they stood greatly in
need. Should Mrs. Roberts recover suffi
ciently an attempt will be made to remove
ihe family from their dangerous and ice- I
bound surroundings.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
Glad to Receive and Consider Advice.
New Yobk, Feb. 6.—The most significant
utterance of those who visited President
elect-Cleveland yesterday, was that
of Chairman Barnum, of the
National Democratic Committee, who
assisted Mr Cleveland in receiving his
guests. He said one thing you may an
nounce positively. Cleveland has not
1 decided on his Cabinet. These visitors and
advisers do not come after the matter has
been settled as many suppote. Cleveland is ;
glad to see them. He is attention to them
an*l what they say will be maturely consid
ereiL
THE IN lER-STATE COMMERCE BILL. |
Judge Reagau Gives Up in Despair.
Washington, Feb. 6. —Judge Reagan, of
Texas, does not think it at all probable that '
the two Houses can be brought to a point
of argument on the Inter S ate Commerce
bill, during the present session of Congress. ,
New York Stock Market.
New Yobk, Feb. 6.—At 1:30 p. in. to- ,
day quotations were :
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Western Union Telegraph Co 6D4 ;
Pacific Mail ,
Lake Shore Gl'j '
Louisville and Nashville 23'.,
Texas Pacific 1-' M
Denver and Rio Grande 8%
Michigan Central ■>>,
Delaware, Lackawanna & West n ‘Jz'-i
Northwestern 91%
St. Paul 73%
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 110%
Oregon Transcontinental 12%
Northern Pacific 38 ,
Rock Island
Jersey Central 36p a
Memphis and Charleston 31 '
East Tennessee, Va. &Ga (com) 3% ,
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pfd)................ oL .
Philadelphia and Reading 1-’>h
Omaha (com) 28%
New York Central
Kansas and Texas Is}s
Erie U'h
New York Produce Market.
New York, Feb. 6—Flour dull; super-i
fine, $2 80 a 3; extra No. 2, $3 20 a 3 75. j
Whia ; No. 2 red winter, February 89|;
April 92|, Corn; No 2 mixed, February
50}. Uats; No. 2 mixed, 36} for Feb
ruary. Pork quiet; mess, sl3 37} a
sl3 50. Molasses n minal. Turpentine
easier at 30}. Rosin dull; strained to good,
81 25al 59}. Sugar, refined firm; cut loaf,
6}a6}; granulated, 6 3-1 > 6}. Coffee steady;
fair cargoes, 6}.
Probabilities.-
Washington, Feb. 6 —For the South
Atlantic States fair Weather, preceded in
the eastern poftwh by light rain or snow,
northed! to northwest winds, becoming va
riable in the extreme southern portion,
colder in the eastern portion, and nearly
s'ationaiy, followed by a slight rise in tem
perature in the west portion.
How Bridget Took the Mustard fluster.
Ingleside.
‘ There, Bridget,” said the lady of the
house kindly to the who wps suffer
ing with cramps, “you take this mustard
plaster 1 have made sot you and keep per
fectly quiet, and in the morning I think you
will find yourself better.”
In the morning Bridget was able to be
about, but she looked far from well.
“Oi tuk the plasther, mum,” she said, “an’
Oi kep’ perfectly quiet, but it wuz meself
that felt loike scraimiu’ an’ yellin’, mum.”
“Oh, they are apt to burn a little.”
“Burrun, is it? Indade, mum, an’ me
throat is as raw as fresh mate.”
Overcoats, nobby and resonable in price, for I
I children from up, can be found in large I
' variety at B. H. Levy & Bro.’s.
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL
CABINET MAKERS AT THEIR WITS'
ENDS.
New Candidates Constantly Coining For
ward to Their Confusion-Gossip Over |
the Recent Conference in Albany—
Sage Suggestion of Secretary
Chandler —Schemes of Repub
lican Civil Service Re
former- .
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times.
Washington, Feb. (J —The visits ol 1
Speaker Carlisle and Representative Randall I
io Albany, last week, and the conference in
Niw York City between the President elect |
and his political friends, have furnished I
ample material for the gossips here. The ;
Cabinet makers now and then have their
pet conclusions rudely shaken by the an
nouncement of new candidates. It is de
clared that the President elect has in no
case made a positive selection for a Cabinet
place, but it is asserted upon good authority
that the number to be selected from has
been reduced down to about ten. The
choice is said to rest between Messrs. Bayard,
Garland, Whitney, McDonald, Vilas, j-mes
of New Hampshire, McClellan, Jonas, Wa -
thall of Mississippi and General Lawton ol
Savannah.
The Revenue Reformers represented by
Speaker Carlisle, are, it is said, opposed to
the appointment of Mr. W. C. Whitney, of
New York, to the office of Secretary of the
Treasury, but will not object to the selection
of that gentleman for any other place in
the Cabinet. Friends of Mr. Whitney say
that he prefers the Interior Department.
Senator Jones, it is stated, will have the
support of Senator Gorman, his colleague on
the National Democratic Committee, for a I
Cabinet place. The Post Office Department I
is assigned to him by the slatemakers.
Southern men it is said, will be selected ]
for the offices of Postmaster General and '
Attorney General. The name of ex-Senator ■
Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia, has ap i
peared in many Cabinet calculations, but
’ Mr. Davis has, it is reported, advised his ■
i friends that his private business interests j
would prevent him from taking office. I
Senator Bayard says that the man needed ■
for the office of Secretary of the Navy’ is a '
practical, methodical, capable business man, ■
whocan superintend the work of constructing 1
a navy. It has been suggested that the new
Secretary might be selected from among the
officers now in the Navy, but Senator Bay
ard deems such a choice inadvisable, on at-I
countof the innumerable factions which exi t
among these officers. Representative P. A.
Collins, of Massachusetts, ex-President oi
the Irish Land League, is put forward by
John Boyle O'Reilly, ana some of his i
friends in Boston, for the Naval Portfolio. I
Persons supposed to enjoy the confidence
of Mr. Cleveland, feel confident that Gen.'
i George B. McClellan will be the next Sec
I retary of Navy, and it was for that reason [
; that he was obliged to decline to serve' as ■
Chief Grand Marshal of the inaugural pro
cession.
Secretary Chandler has directed the at
tention of Congress to the necessity of pro
viding some vessels of suitable character for 1
the voyages made bv the Secretary of the i
Navy. On his voyage of discovery lust year |
the Secretary found that there was a n ivy j
yard at Brooklyn and another at Ports
mouth, N. H. Several old salts, the sur- ;
vivals of the ancient American navy, were
found in these forgotten and grass- 1
grown navy yards, still saluting the stars I
and stripes and firing sun-down guns, :
as was the custom when the Americans I
could look out to sea without a blush. If I
the voyages of the Secretary had not been i
brought to an end by the disaster that befell E
the Tallapoosa when that gallant vessel was
rammed by a New England fishing smack t
and went to the bottom of Vineyard Sound, 1
the geographical knowledge that might :
have been acquired by the Secretary is in-' J
calculable. The recent report of the Sec- i
retary to Congress respecting the fate of the i
ill-starred Tallapoosa contained the sugges- <
tion that Congress should provide suitable (
vessels for these exploring expeditions 6
of the Secretary. Doubtless, Mr. Randall i
himself, if the mat’er were brought to his 1
atleution, would favor an immediate and I
adequate appropriation for the purpose s
The great naval powers of Europe would 1
tremble if Secretary Chandler were afloat in ' i
a suitable vessel. I <
It is proper that a commission should be j <
appointed to determine what qualities a ! I
vessel suitable to such uses should have. It | I
is urged that the decks of the vessel should . i
be balanced upon sets of anti-seasick equi 11
[ librium rollers, so that the administration '
of affairs of State might not receive any I
eccentric twist on account of a temporary
disturbance of the Secretary’s stomach. It
is suggested also that such -hips should be
built of light draught and flat ,
bottomed, so that they might be run ,
into shoal rivers and cieeks over night, or ,
be used in case the Seereiary should at any
time determine to extend his cruise to the ,
inland waters of the country. In case of
the final completion of the coast line canal ,
system, the Secretary’s frigate might be ,
constructed so as to be propelled along this
canal, within sight of the sea and within
hearing of the cruel, beating waves, where
the gallant Secretary could scent the salt
air, far removed from all dangers, except
such as might be feared from tefractory
canal mules.
The pen,,'ity which attaches to Mr. Cleve
land’s course in inviting Certain gentlemen
to confer with him, is, that he is held re
sponsible f>r every action of those gentle
men, and whatever position Mr. Randall,
Mr. Bayard, Mr. Ca)r?isle,or other gentlemen,
who have been te Albany, take on public
measures, is asstttYed to be an expression of
the sentiments of the P e iden-e ect. It
does not seem creditable to the wise acres,
who in their imagination are constantly
making and unmaking governments, that
Mr. Cleveland might simply seek informa
tion as to men and measures, to guide him
in his future conduct, without assuming to
direct the course of legislation, or the posi
tion which the party should lake on ques
tions pending before Congress, and of which,
naturally, the gentlemen entrusted with
party interests in Congress, are best _ in
, formed. After the interviews in New York,
■ Mr. Cleveland will be held by these preten-
tious critics of public affairs, responsible for
Die sins, the utterances, and actions, ol
every one of the scores of men who may gei
his ear for a few minutes.
The measures recently taken by tl e ( ivil
Service Commissioners to extend the classi
ficit'onof government employes so as tv
j throw the protection of the Civil Sei vice
law around all public officers not appointed
| directly by the President, bears uumistak
| able evidences of an attempt to patch up a
shelter for the Republican official famib
I befi re the storm conies. Dr
■Gregory however, avows on his sac
I red honor as a Civil Service Commissioner
l ex-college President and preacher, tnat the
j approaching change in th<* administration,
has had no ir fluence in the matter. A
this reform has been instituted upon the
| eve of a change, the good doctor’s protesta
! tions d„ not receive the credit which might
i have been given to them before the election.
As according to his statements the Senators
are empowered to include in the civil ser
vice classification all clerks or officials not
nominated by the President, it is not im
probable that new secretaries may claim I
the authority to reclassify the employes.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Speculation Still Dull—The Bears Keep
on Top, Though the Bulls are Watch
ful—Corn Heavy and Provisions
in a’ See-Saw.
Special Correspondence Daily Times.
Chicago, Feb. s—Produce5 —Produce markets on
'Change are dull. Wheat and corn, and
hog products, too, for that matter, appear to
be getting back into a rut again, and com
mission men are unhappy.
Wheat is the only article on the list which
receives any attention and in this the ab
sence of factors, calculated to influence prices
much in either direct on, causes a hesitat
ing movement on the part of the maj rrity of
operators. Many are disposed to stay out I
altogether apd wait indications, while the i
few who trade are careful not to commit j
themselves far in either direction. Under |
! the*e conditions business is light. Prices
I seem to be generally regarded as more near- |
ly on an even keel now that the recovery
■ from the fright near the close of last year |
I has beeu in a large part lost. There is uu- I
, doubtedly increased confidence, but it is
: largely that kind of courage which is not :
afraid, only it would like to see s imebody I
I else go first. Then, too, even Jores and his |
' gang of bears, though they undoubttdly
nave some tremendous I nes out already, i
' have for tie n >r.ce turned lookers on, and I
appear shy about making further sales,
I probably through fear that the disappear
ance of the snow from the winter wheat
I heals may create a crop scare.
“These men are figuiirg on 80 cents for
May w. eat,” said Green to-night, and
I the chances now seem to fav r them, but as
thal p nut is approached there will be some
I leg covering, cud tl, -e who get in near
there will s and <i go d chance of being j
j carried up with th 'ide ”
' ‘A go i'i many if hr said Bodman,
“I'eiievc in wheat so t ■ui olighly that ’ hey ;
are ready to buy a life on every .ak
whe.ither they maKe anything uy it or no ,
because th*y reckon they will surely hit it
before long.
This will prevent any rapid break hut big
stock s, increased receipts and lack < 1 . xport i
demind will keep pricesen the down grade
I regard the situation as weaker than at any j
time since the dollar mark w: s left about al
year ago.
Corn is heavy and destitute of attractive I
features. Receipts are larger and specula- |
live trade small. Heavy arrivals oi grain i
are expected now for some time, as it has '
been well cured by the severe weather, ami
the May premium is not large enough to !
invite cribbing against sales for summer
shipment.
Provisions are on a “see-saw.” There is
a good deal of confidence in them based on
the belief that they cannot be manufactured
at a profit with current prices for hogs.
Perhaps this is partly fallacious, being based
upon old-fashioned methods of reckoning,
when 200 pounds of green meat went into
every barrel of pork, and packers did not
economize as now. There is alec a whole
some dread of a “corner” in May pork, the
fear being founded on the experiences of
last summer. The recollection is valuable,
but is just as likely to be used one way as
another. Trading for May delivery has
been so large that it is very probable that
month will find the whole stock of pork
either in the hands of one party or entirely
out of them. In the latter event it would
be scattered around among men who could
find no other use for it than to have it
carried for them into a future month on
such terms as might be dictated to them.
Moiiaity Threw High, But He Didn’t Get
the Stove After All.
Says a correspondent of the San Francisco
Ingleside: “I heard a funny story about
the proprietress of a Tar Flat hotel the
other day. It seems that about Christmas
time she got up a raffle at a dollar a ticket,
to dispose of her dilapidated cook-stove. Os
course all her lodgers took chances—any
thing for a raffle; and Christmas eve the
affair came off in the hotel bar room. Each
of the men had taken their throw at the
dice—and for the benefit of the innocent
and ignorant I will explain that the highest
throw of the dice in such case would be
fifty-four.
“ ‘Have yez all had a show?’ demanded
the landlady.
'■'We have,’ was the reply.
“‘Well, now, by’s, there’s a young leedy
out in the anty-room who don’t loike to
shw hersilf among so many min. Are yez
willin’ the crayture should throw her dice
inside in the anty-room?’
“ ‘Certainly,’ was the gallant answer from
the crowd.’
“ ‘The old lady toddled into the ante
room with the die box, and presently re
turned ”
“‘Well, b’ys haveyez all thrown?’
“‘We have.’
“ ’Well, what’s yer hoighest?’
“ ‘Forty-foor, fur Moriarty.’
“ ‘Well, b’ys, forty-foot’s high, but sixty
six is higher, an’ the sthove remains in the
house.” ;
“ROUGH ON COUGHS.”
Ask for “Rough on Coughs,” for Cough
Colds, Sote Throat, Hoarseness. Troche
15c. Liquid, 25.
DESPERATE STRLGFLL
BETWEEN TWO BRAKEMi'N IN MID
AIR.
Jealousy the Cause—A Flight and Pursuit
on tli . Tops of Freight Cars—A Fight
for Life—The Coinbatants Roll from
tlie Cow-Catcher anil Are Picked
I p Senseless—Narrow E-cape
from Horrib e Deaths.
Chicago, Feb. 6.—A Pullman car con
ductor gives an account of a fight between
two brakemen named Tom Brady and Frank
Morrison, on board a Denver and Rio
Grande freight train between Denver and
Salt Lake, while the train was running at
full speed. The men had had a quarrel
over a girl, and Brady unexpectedly finding
Morrison in the caboose of the train, pulled
a revolver and fired at him. The shot went
| wide of the mark, when Morrison grappled
with his assailant and eventually secured
control of the revolver. He fired at Brady
in turn, wounding him in the shoulder.
Brady made his way through the scuttle al
the top of the caboose, and began to run over
the tops of the cars, Morrison pursuing and
firing at him until the shots bad been all
expended. Brady stumbled and fell flat
upon the roof of a car, and Morrison reach
ed him as he arose, but dropped his revol
ver and clutched his antagonist by the
throat, when a frightful struggle took place
in mid-air on top of the rushing train.
From side to side the men swayed in their
struggle, fighting, cursing, biting and goug
ing each other until Morrison, with a great
effort, raised his foe and threw him with his
might, falling backwards himself from his
exertion. But Brady caught the brake
I wheel and saved himself from tailing be-
I tween the cars. Regaining his feet he
l rushed toward the engine over the tops of
the cars, jumped down on a flat car and
i clambered up on top of the next box car,
! still followed by Morrison. By this time
the engineer and conductor not ced the
men running toward the tender, and the
i former shut off some of his steam, thinking
I something might be wrong. Brady
leaped up in the tender, dashed
into the cab, through the window and
out upon the foot-board alongside the
boiler, Morrison followed, hurling a lump of
j coal as he sprang through the window. The
I men again grappled on the narrow foot-
I board and hammered one another, each on<
I striving to hurl the other to the ground.
Thus they fought their way out upon th<
cow-catcher. The engineer reversed his
lever and brought the train to a standstill.
I but not before the mad men had rolled ofi
the cow-catcher into a ditch beside the
■ track, where they both lay senseless. They
I were picked up and put to bed on board the
caboose, and their wounds attended to. Ihi
I authorities were not informed of the figbi.
and as both will recover, it is probable tua
; neither will be arrested. They were taker.
I to private rooms at Salt Lake, and when th<
! Pullman conductor left that city both mer
were in a fairway to recover, although
1 M' rrisoa will carry a scar < n his forehead
as souvenir of his desperate battle.
THE NEGRO PROBLEM.
Is the Race Increasing or N t?
Editok Savannah Daily Times : The
article, “An Unsupported Claim,” in the
| Morning News of last Saturday, promp's
I me to address you upon the same subject,
for the purpose of publicly recording my
personal testimony to the incorrectness o !
the census of 1870. The census takers,
strangers in the fields of their labors, were
more or less possessed of the foolish fear of \
being ku-kluxed, and the negroes having
their names enrolled. My place, on this
Island, seems to have been too remote for
the census takers, for to the best of my
knowledge and belief none came within
speaking distance of it, although situate!
only about nine miles on a straight line
from Savannah. All the negroes in my
employ, as living here, appeiring in the
census of 1880, and not one in that of 1870.
They may all be considered to have been
created by spontaneous generation, and the
increase in this case of about twenty from
nothing might be held by Mr. Cobb to be
most wonderful prolificacy. If such an in
stance of inaccuracy has occurred in Chat
ham County, is it not probable many others
have transpired -in remoter parts of the
South? If the razor and the pisto', if irreg
ular diet and notoriously bad habits, if
absence “of attention in sickness, if
syphilis and neglect of young chidren are
factors of increase, and the mortuary reports
of Southern cities are all lies, then the
growth of the colored population of the
South may exceed that of the white.
The settlement of the question will in
deed, have to be deferred to the census of
1890, when the negro, being an indispensa
ble instrument of the agricultural resources
of the South, the future Southern statesman
may be confronted by; n uunspected plan of
the negro problem. Instead of several of the
cotton States being overrun by overwhelm
ing numbers of negroes, it is possible that
the principle first proclaimed to the world
by Antoninus, that the State has duties to
perform of a paternal nature towards the
people, may have to be applied for the ulti
mate preservation of the race.
Wilmington Island, Feb. 1881.
What the Dickens are You Carrying it For
Bloomington Eye.
“Say, mister, do you want your valise
carried?” asked a street urchin running after
a man with a valise in his hand.
“No, I don’t,” answered the man, with a
snarl.
“I’ll carry it to the depot for a dime,”
. persist el the boy.
B “I don’t want it carried, I tell ydu,” said
the man, hurrying along.
“Well, mister,what the dickens are you
carryin’ it for? Why don’t you set it down?'
Hum bolt, in his Cosmos, thought lie showet
e up the world. Suppose he had lived to know
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. But he didn't, alas
S6OO A EAR
THE GALLANT HUSSARS.
lh-ir Regular Prize Drill Last Night—Essj
citing Contests for Various Prizes—A
Delightful Reunion of the
Old Troop.
The regular annual prize drill of the.
i Georgia Hussars took place last night in.
the hall of Masonic Temple. The terrible
■ rain and hail storm which visited the city
about 8 o clock had the effect of preventing-
i the drill from commencing until 9 o’clock or
, ; thereabout. Notwithstanding the bad
weather, however, there was a house full of
, I spectators composed of a proportionate num—
-1 ber of young and married ladies, besides,
many visitor* from the North stopping for
i the present at the hotels. Shortly before
I the clock struck 9 the drill commencrd by a
j contest between two platoons selected by
Third Sergeant Habersham and Fourth Ser
geant Gordon. They were called the first
and second platoons respectively. The
Masters of Drill were Captain W. W. Gor
don, First Lieutenant J. H. Johnston,Second
Lieutenant G. B. Pritchard and Second
Junior L'eutenant F. M. Hull. The judges,
of the drill were Honorary Member General
R. H. Anderson, Honorary Member Colonel
■ R. J. Davant and Veteran Member T. P.
I Bond. The exercise of the entire.
! evening was confined to the
sabre manual, and the entire troop showed
evidence from the first, that they were any
thing but novices in the exercise of that
weapon of offense or defense. At last the
first drill was over, the winning platoon,
being that selected by Fourth Sergeant
; Gordon. The announcement of this victory
was received with loud cheers by the enthu
siastic audience, who, while the drill was
; going on, were as quiet as mice, but could
' not remain quiet during an intermission and;
cheered lustily the winning platoon. The
prize was SSO in cash for the benefit of the
’ ■ victorious platoon.
■ After a short intermission, the second
I drill came off, being a contest for the first,,
second, and third prizes offered to those who
had never won a prize before. This was a
spirited contest, hard fought,and well earned
by the winning men. Private Grafz Myers.
; was the happy winner of the first prize, $25.
; in cash: Private J. F. C. Myers, the second,
1 sls in cash; and Private Geo. Nicolls the.
third, $lO in cash. The gentlemen winning
i these prizes did so in a meritorious contest,
and are deserving of much credit for their
facility with the sabre. They were loudly
cheered and warmly congratulated by their*
friends at the end of the drill.
After this came the attraction cf the
evening, the comest for the possession of
the company medal, an elegant article of
gild, which the best drilled man in the
company may wear so long as he is the best.
The tntire membership present, some
thirty, entered this c.mtes*, which lasted
fully two hours. The camman.’s were given
clear, distinct and at *urate, an.i every one
being on his mettle, hoping to win this,
leaut'fi! pr'ze and the honor attached
thereto, end avored to stand up as long as,
posdb!“. However, one by one the valiant
; men dropped out until only Corporal
Abram Minis and Sergeant Thomas Hunter
remained on the floor. Deafening cheers,
greeted them when thi point was reached,
“When Greek meets Greek then comes the*
tug of war,” and never was the term
more applicable than here, ex
cept that the contest was cf course,
a friendly one, in which each was striving
I for what, only one could obtain. Silence
I reigned among the audience, and only the
voice of the drill master and the occasional
click, click of the sabre striking the floor or
against the trappings of the contestant were
heard. Every order was executed with the
utmost precision and promptitude by either
gentleman, and it soon became evident that
either was the equal of the other, both,
being so perfect. Frequent rests were or
dered, and the cheers of the audience were
deafening, so intense was the
At last, just before 12 o’clock, Corporal
Minis made a slight error in the execution
of an order, and Sergeant Hunter was de
clared the winner. He was picked up by
his friends and carried aloft amid their
shouts to the stage and called on for a
speech. He thanked them in a few words
| for their hearty congratulations. The com
i pany was then ordered to fall in, and
j Captain W- W. Gordon, in a few
i neat and appropriate remarks,
. presented the prizes to the winners.
The company medal is a beautiful gold one
' ccnsisting of a plain gold bar,
1 which are engraved the words “prize drill.”
' Pendant to this bar is a wreath of gold of
elegant workmanship,, to which is attached
the monogram of the company, G. H. beau
’ tifully wrought, and to the monogram is at
‘ tached an elegant little sabre. It will ba
worn by Sergant Hunter, until won from
him at some annual prize drill in the future.
After the awarding of prizes, music and
' dancing were the order of the evening, and
' were kept up until a late hour.
Superior Court
No business was transacted in the above
court to-day. In the cate of the State vs.
Lydia Boyce, charged with misdemeanor,
begun yesterday, the jury about 10 o’clock
last night brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Court will meet to-morrow at 10 a. m. All
I cases assigned for trial to-day were re—
i assigned tor different dates next week.
t Opening His New Stock.
1 Mr. Isadora Freid will open his stock
3 of new and elegant goods, at his store on
B Broughton street, to-morrow (Saturday),
and will be pleased to see his iriends and
the public generally.
r —The walking match between the two
well-known pedestrians, Wreford and Davis,
for SSOO a side, begun last night at 9 o’clock
e in the presan ce of a large crowd. Both men
r are doing their best work and Wreford, as
he goes round the track, is frequently
a heard to say, “Oh, Davis is my
meat.” At 1:30 to-day, the scoja
stood: Wreford, No. 1, 66 miles; Davis,No
-2,66 miles and 3 laps, making an average
fi of 4 miles an hour. There is considerable
money bet by outside parties.
u *-»«
“BOUGH ON COUGHS.”
A-k for “Rough on Coughs.” for Cough
Colds, tore Throat, Hop rent ss. Troche
,s. 15c. Liquid, 2'c