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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LATEST ADVICES BY CABLE AND
,*»• , WIRE.
i’Jff ' Reported to Fear Assassination
T* s Walsh Elected Archbishop of
■ nblio—Victory Predicted for
“ t triking Miners—The Mar
kets and General Items.
Korti, March 10 —lnformation from
native sources hat reached here, to the effect
that Mahdi has srarted for Abbah, which is
on tue Nile, 130 miles south of Khartoum.
It is further said that the Mahdi is in great
dread of assassination, owing to the wide
spread feeling of discontent which has taken
possession of many of his followers.
NOT THE OLD MAN’S DARLING.
A Young Woman Sues Her Aged Lover tor
If. each of Promise.
Bingham pton, N. Y., March 10. —Wm.
Trebby is 77 years of age, and is worth about
$75,000. Clara M. Budden is a fascinating
Blonde, not past 22. He is looked upon as
one of the oldest citizens, she as one the town
belles. They both attended the same Pres
byterian church. Miss Clara lives with her
widowed mother, and earns the living of
both, being employed as book-keeper in a coal
office. Not long agrt it was whispered around
that Miss Budden was engaged to be married
to Mr. Trebby. Iler pastor hearing of it
made inquiry,’ and fffitnd the rumor true.
Miss Budden, to her inquiringfriends, showed
a gold watch and chain worth $l5O, and
numerous other vs Liable presents given to
herself and mother, ihd iding a promise
that upon her wedding day she should have
adeei in f-e simple to two vulnalli house
and lots. Trebby had aso promised, she
says, to make a will 1 saving her all his pro
party, only receiving enough to educate
his two grandchil Iren. Everybody in the
t iwn thought that the wedding would take
place 1 rst Tuesday, but, instead, proceedings
were instituted for breach of promise by the
young woman. It b said the old gentleman
is as anxious to marry her as ever he was
and that he is in sore distress over this
strange conduct of the girl he intended to
marry. Mirs Budden fixes the damages in
the suit at SIO,OOO. The case will be tried
at the next term of court.
A DREADFUL DISEASE
Decimating the Ranks of the Osage In
dians.
Little Rock, Abk., Merch 10. -An
Indian Territory special says that consump
tion prevails ’o an alarming extent among
the Gsage Indians The death rate is great
and, in a measure, thr- a ens to decimate the
triba. Many prominet Indians have died
within a few weeks
New York Produce Market.
New York, March 10.—Flour continues
dull and prices are without material change
Whea' No 2 ted winter for March 88|.
Corn No 2 mixed, for March 51. Oats No
2 mixed, for March 38. Pork steady, mess
$1350. Lard $7 67J. Molasses nominal.
Turpentine dull at 31J. Rosin quiet,
strained to good $1 20al 23. Sugar dull, re
fined cut loaf 6]a6 58. CoSees dull, lair
cargoes 8 3-4.
Three R Burchard to be Re.irad.
New York, March 10—The New York
Presbytery yesterday adopted the report ot
the committee of which Rev. Howard
Crosby was chairman, recommending that
Rev. Dr. Burchard, pl Murray Hll Church,
be retired on a pearlv stipend of $5,000.
_ A Davld Davis’ 70th Birthday.
Bloomington, 111 , March 10 - Yester
day was the 70th birthday of ex-Senator
David Davis, who in celebrating the event
entertained at dinner a small company of
his family connections at his home in this
city. Me Davis was in the bst of health
and spirits.*’' •
Assistant Secretary of state.
New York, March 10—The World’s
Washington special says : “Secretary
Bayard has offered ‘trie position ot Assist
ant Secretary of Stateto John Cadwalad-’,
of Philadelphia, jvEJJ,is 4 connection of hi.
by marriage. ~
PrhbabdMtles,
Washington. M->roh TO—For the South
Atlantic Sia'es, 'air weather, warmer weath
er in the s Uthern portton; rising, followed
by failing temperature ia ti e n rthern por
tion; winds th sting to no.ttieily; rising,
proceeded in the southern porlioa by falling
barometer
•Victory Anticipated for Strikers.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 10 —The great
strike of ihe miners, inaugurated yesteiday,
is likely, contrary to general expectation, to
prove of short duration and a brilli nt vic
tory for the miners.
Chicago ’Change.
Chicago, March 10. —Wheat higher and
firmer; for May, 80§. Corn higher and ex
cited; for May, 42; for July, 43}. Oats un
changed; for May, 31}; nominal. Pork easy
and lower; for May, sl2 65; for June, sl2 75.
Lard lower and steady; for May, $7 02].
Wife Murder and Suicide.
Lovington, 111., March 10. —Last even
ing C. R Riggin and wife were feund in bed,
each with a bullet hole through the head.
The husband had undoubtedly killed his wife
and committed suicide. r
Railroad Official Resigned.
Baltimore, Md, March 10.—The resig
nation of Wm. M. Clements, master of
and general superintendent of tne
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, is announced
thia morning to take effect April Ist.
Archbishop of London.
Dublin, March 10. —Dr. Walsh, Presi
dent of Maynooth College, ha* keen elected.
Archbishop of Dublin, to succeed Cardinal
McCabe, deceased.
FROM MACON.
The City Eagerly Awaiting the Base Ball
r Season.
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Correspondence to the Daily Times.
Macon, Ga., March 9.-Macon to the
1 b. t! high ball! ball, one! strikes, one! and
t ms will the big event of the base ball sea
e n be ushered in on the 10th of April.
Everybody is eagerly and anxiously await
i ig the opening of the first series of profes
i sional games ever played in Macon. The
l high fence has been erected around the
i spacious grounds and the.enclosure presents
a busy and cheerful appearance; all trees
are being removed except some twenty-five
or thiriy around the edge of the grounds
and just in front of the place left for seats
i for the spectators. It will be a most de
lightful resort for our pe p'e during the hot
summer evenings. Season tickets will be
sold at $lO, good for the 63 games, and
transferable -cheap pleasure. Mr. James
j Collin-, short stop, has arrive! and is super
intending the work The other members oi
the nine are looked for by April Is'..
Har’ald.
New York Stock Market.
New York, March 10. —At 1:30 p. m. to
d ly quotations were :
Union Pacific 47%
i Missouri Pacific Ws?.-
Western Union Telegraph Co 5:i%
Pacific Mail m 1 -
. Lake Snore 1)1%
Louisville and Nashville 32%
, Texas Pacific 12%
Denver and Rio Grande s
Michigan Central W'A
Delaware, Lackawanna & West’n I<.L%
Northwestern 05%
, st. Paul 74%
I Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 1’22%
. ' Oregon Transcontinental 13%
Northern Pacific 43%
Rock Island 11’
1 Jersey Central 40%
i Memphis andJCliarlestou 12
East Tennessee, Va. <t Ga (com) 25
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pl'd) 7%
Philadelphia and Reading IS
Omaha (com) 2l>
. Omaha (pfd)....* a5%
New York Central *'■’%
’ Kansas and Texas I'-,
1 Erie 13;.,
. Erie i.pfd) 2' 1 ..,
Inexhaustible Fuel.
Age of Steel.
i The foreign papers describe a new fireless
locomotive, invented by Mr. Hoaigmann,
which has been tried with excellent resul’s.
1 The invention is based upon the discovery
1 that solutions of caustic soda or potash and
' other solutions in water, which have high
boiling points, liberate heat while
absorbing steam, which heat can
be utilized for the production of fresh
steam. This is eminently the
cise with sclut'ons of caustic soda,
which completely absorb steam until
the boiling point is nearly reached that cor
1 responds to the degree of dilution. If,
therefore, a steam boiler be surrounded by
. a vessel containing a s< luti n ot hvdrate
of soda, having a high boiling point, and if
the steam after having done the work by
i propelling the pistons of an engine, be con
ducted with a reduced pressure and a re
duced temperature into the s< lotion, the
litter absorbing the seam is diluted with
simultaneous devel ipment of heat, which
produces fresh steam in the boiler. Not
the least important part of the process
with regard to its economy is the boiling
; down of the soda lye in
order to bring it back to
I the degree of concentration which is re
. : quired at the beginning of the process.
This is done in fixed boilers at a station
from which they return for the purpose of
being refilled with the concertrated soda
dye. Apart 'rom other advantages, the
Honigniann engines have the great advan
tage that neither smoke nor steam is ejected
from them, and that they work noiselessly
The cost of the caustic soda does not form
an important item in the economy of the
process, as no decrease of the original quali
ties had been ascertained after a service of
four months’ duration.
One Thing He Couldn't Draw.
. “I say, Carty, old fel,” remarked the
Mule Editor to the Able Cartoonist, “don’t
you kn w I think you’d make a fine soldier.”
‘‘How eo?”
“Why, when the enemy were in ambush,
all that would be necessary inorder to learn
their whereabouts would be for you to draw
their fi’e.”
Th- Cartoonist approached the door.
“And you’d make a fine government
official,” continued ihe Mule Editor, fixing
his paronomastie tormentorwith a glittering
ey“, ‘ because it ’nd be so easy for you to
draw your salary.”
“I tumble; I wilt,” said the Cartoonist,
‘‘but. t ere’s one thing you can’t draw.”
“ A hat is that?” asked the now thorough
ly ma-netized Cartoonist.
‘‘You can’t draw my breath.”
A wild, wild look of baffled diabolism pre
empted the countenance of the Able Ca -
toonist, as he melted through the d' or like
one who is about to plunge into the murky
waters of some tremendous doom.
Not That Kind of a Cholera.
Louisville Courier.
“I’m dreadfu'lv afraid the cholera will be
here this year,” said Mr. Guzzle.
“You can’t catch it and needn’t be afraid
of it,” re| lied his wife.
“Why not? I’d like to know,”asked Guz
zle
“Why, didn’t you t 11 me when you were
out to see your brother in Illinois that his
farm was full of it ? ’
“Yes, but that was the hog cholera.
“Wei l , you didn’t take it.”
Tlie Girl Was Mortgaged.
Arkansaw Traveler.
A man in eastern Arkansaw was arrested
on a cnarge of marrying a girl who was en
gaged to some one else. “Your Honor,”
said a lawyer, when the bridegroom had
been arraigned, “this man has not violated
the law, and I therefore demand his re
lease.” “Wasn’t the gal engaged to John
Jackson?” “Yes, sir.” “Then Bill Simons
must be held.” “Under what law, your
Honor?” “Under the law of removin’ mort
gaged property. Take him to jail, Mr. Con
stable.”
Clean teeth, healthy gums, a pure breath, by
using Holmes’ Wasb and Dentifrice.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1885.
THE EXTRA SESSION
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OF THE UaNITED STATES SENATE.
5 Proceeding* This Morning—Sever»l Com
munications Received and Disposed of
—Lengthy Discussion Over the
Case of Henry W. Blair, of New
Hampshire The Question
Still Undecided."
. Washington, March 10 —The Vice
> President laid before the Senate this morn
j i g a communication from the Secretary of
i War, requesting that the papers on file in
! committees of the Senate, relating to the
( 1 iss of the Steamer Don Cameron, be re
. turned to the department; also an Executive
communication from the Governor of Ar>
‘ zona, asking that provisions be made for an
additional United States Judge in that Ter-
1 ritory with additional compensation.
The reso'ution directing that the oath of
1 office be administered to Henry W. Pl ir,
United States Senator from New Hampshire,
then came up for consideration. Mr. Vest,
who opposed the rest lution at the time of
its introduction, continued his antagonism
to it, hilling that it was unconstitutional.
He said he wanted to reaffirm his positive
, declaration that a G wernor li s no author
- ity to make an appointment at the begin
' ning of a Senatorial term ; that, the ter n
] must be begun by a legislative eleciiund
> then the Governor may appoint to li 1 ! the i
1 term unexpirtd, but made vacant by
; resignation, death or other * ie. The
i Constitution did not intend, when it eni
' p’oyed the word “otherwise,” he held, to
i cover the failure of a Legislature to elect.
Mr. Vest then entered into an elabora
-1 tion of his point. Mr. Hoar thought it in
the power of the United States Senat’ to i
decide the question at issue, and ba-ed his i
conclusion to that eflecl on the Constitu '
' tion, which requires that all seats in the |
Senate shall be kept. full.
Tlie Battenberg Princess.
, London Truth.
Prince Alexander of Battenberg proposed
last spring to the Princess Victoria of Ho
henzollern, second daughter of the Crown
I Prince of Germany, but was scornfully re
’ | ec ed. Since the engagement of bis youn er
i I brother, Prince Henry of Battenberg, to
. Princess Beatrice, powerful influence has
• been exerted to overcome the objections
1 ' which were raised to bis sub, as there is a
i I notion that after his acceptance by the grand-
> daughter of the German Empire it would
i be impossible any longer to regard Princess
i Beatrice’s match as a flagrant mesalliance.
■ It is, however, highly improbable that the
, ruling powers at Berlin will sanction so un-
l desirable a connection. Apart from the fact
that the Battenberg Princes are “not born,”
Prince Alexander, like the rest of bis family,
has no money, and, of course, his position
in Bulgaria is most precarious. Besides, he
ii not a man of any conspicuous ability, so
that, if he overcomes bis political difficul
ties, his success is not likely to be due to ms |
own efforts.
I Teaching a Man How to Express Himself
in One Lesson.
The Hatchet.
The other day a Swampoodls philosoph
er remarked in the hearing of Citizen Fun
nywag that he had plenty of ideas, but
didn’t know how o express himself.
“Oh,” said Funny, with his most seduc
tive air of philosophical mnddiness, ‘‘lt’s
easy enough when you know how. I can ’
■ teach a man how to express himself in one '
lesson.” I
“Teach me,” extltimed the Swampocd j
leite, “and I’ll sat 'em up for the crowd.”
“Well, said the wretch, “you must first
get a box ebout six feet long by abiut three
feet in width and depth. Get inside, have
the cover nailed on, and then send a notice
, to the express office stating where you want
• to be expressed, and—”
The Swampoodle philosopher threw up
the sponge.
American Humor.
; Acta Columbiana.
“And now, Mr. Fresh ton, n said the Pro
fessor, in a suave and encouraging tone,
“how would you define humor—l wou d
■ suggest more particularly American hu
-1 mor?” “Well, sir,” replied the represent
ative of ’BB, after several minutes had been
employed in seemingly profound reflection,
“I think I could best define it by an ex
ample.” “Your example, then,” gently
urged the Professor; “it will evidence your
comprehensive knowledge of the subject;
1 proceed." ‘ Well.” replied the youth, “a
man sat upon a keg of powder; he was ab-
I sorbed in deep reflection, and had a lighted
cigar in his mouth. They picked up one
' button.” Freshton passed.
She Bought Something to Set Off the
Manti pi -ee.
Jim Wilson McCoy, of Dallas, is the fat
test man in N rthern Texas, weighing up
wards of two hundred pounds. He is in
constant danger of dying suddenly of heart,
disease. Not long since Payne’s stock of
crockery was sold at auction, and Mrs. Jim
Wilson McCoy attended the sale. When
she returned her face was radiant with joy.
“You must join the cremation society,”
were the first words she said to her husband.
“What for?”
“I’ve bought such a lovely vase to hold
your ashes. You have no idea how it
will set off the mantlepiece!”—Texas Sift
ings.
Ruination Prices.
We offer the remains of our Winter Boys’
Suits, from 4 to 9 years old, your choice, at
the low price of $3 50 per suit. There are
suits in the lot of which the original price
is $7, and not a suit in the lot that you can
buy anywhere for less than $5. We have de
cided they must go to make room for spring
goods. Single boys’ knee pants by the hun
dreds, and also very cheap, at the “Famous”
New York Clothing House, 140 Congress
street.
TH K HARNETT HOUSE, SAVANNAH.
Visitors to Savannah, Ga., will find the
Harnett House a comfortable and desirable
stopping place, where the charges are mod
erate, while the uniform excellence of the
table is a subject of general remark-.-Chi
eago National Hotel Reporter.
TWO WEDDINGS AT ONCE.
An Unusual Marriage Ceremony—A Savan
nah Merchant One of the Par«iea.
The Bahimore American of yesterday
contains the following which is of local in
terest as one of the parties, Mr. Max Birn
bium, is a Savannah merchant, member of
the firm of Messrs. Abrahams & Birnbaum.
The American says:
“A dual wedding took place yts’erday
afternoon at Hazizrr’s Hall, on Mulberry
street, near Cathedral, which drew an audi
■ ence that packed the building. The con
tracting parties were Miss Katie Heeler and
Mr. Louis Herman, both of Baltimore, and
Miss Cecilia Heeler, of Baltimore, and Mr.
Max Birnbaum, of Savannah, Ga. The
ceremony was performed by Rabbi Beiji
min Szold. The ushers were Messrs. Robert
Reese, H. T. Pincus, M. Neuberger, M.
Katz, George Fay, J. Eiseman, M. Wyman,
M. Hochild, S. Hamburger and A. Strauss.
The brides, who are s'sters, wore white cash
mere, with veils. The grooms wore the
conventional suits of black. After the cere
mony the company sat down to a handsome
collation. A reception followed at eight
o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Herman will leave
| to-day on a southern tour, and Air. and Mrs
Birnbaum will take an opposite course—due
North. After the reception dancing was
indulged in to a late hour. Among those
present were Miss Belle Reese, Mbs Fannie
Reese. Miss Sarah Schlcss, Airs. Eiseman,
i Mr and Airs. Wm Deutsch, Mr. and Airs.
I M. Goldenburg, Mr. and Airs. D. Uppen
heimer, Mr. and Airs. Ro enheim, Air. and
Mrs, Bren, Mrs. Heeler, Air. and Mrs. Elias,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schloss, Air. and Mrs.
Dr. p'rii denwald, Air. and Airs. Rosenslock,
Miss Ida Heeler, Mi>s Tillie Uppenheimer
and Air. Lew Hee lee, of New York.”
| An Incident of the First Steamer, Savan
nah.
I H.C. S In New Orleans Times Democrat.
I I read your remarks about the steamsnip
| Savannah, the first vessel that ever cressed
i the Atlantic or any other ocean propelled
by steam, with the deepes’ interest.
I remember a quarter of a century ago
hearing Simri Rise, a renowned Georgia
editor in his day, tell the story of that
steamer, repeating the main facts you have.
He said the English were so completely
taken by surprise when the Savannah ap
proached Liverpool, emitting a dense vol
ume of black smoke from her chimneys,
they rang the fire bells and dispatched a
number of vessels, armed with fire extin
guishing apparatus, to “the assistance’ of
the supposed burning ship. But when the
gallant Captain Rogers flew through them,
and his crew gave them a hearty cheer,
their eyes turned to full moons.
Os course th; English accepted the Sa
vannah as an accomplished revolution, and
in the next few months had the keels of a
d’ zen s’eamers laid Not only her mercan
tile marine, but her great naval heroes
visjted the American craft, and at once be
gan applying steam to men-of war.
This was the first great revolution in the
British navy suggested by southern genius
The second was inaugurated by southern
men convening the Alerrimac into an iron
clad and whipping a fleet of federal wooden
meu-of war in Hampton Road in 1862.
The English laid the keels of forty-five
iron-clads inside of one month alter that
fight.
The third revolution born in southern
orain Was the torpedo boat put into Charles
ton harbor, manned by four or five men, and
[ which routed the entire blockading squad
ron, bad y injuring the largest ship and
| herself, and scaring the balance so badly
: they were not seen for a week after.
That little 30 foot boat is now the Davids
of the navies and coast engineers of the
earth, while the once invincible ironclad
Goliaths of the ocean are conscious they are
perfectly helpless in their presence and no
match fur them in action. In the first war
between maritime nations you will see the
full effect of this Southern invention—see,
indeed, present naval vesstis abandoned for
offensive purposes, just as all other modi Is
in other ages have been —just as every ma
chine and device now on exhibition in your
city will give way to improvements coming
in future ages.
Toboggaaning in Montreal
’' " Texas Siftings.
In the prow of the biggest toboggan in
Montreal I sat me down. In a row behind
me sat three ladies and one gentleman. “All
ready?” “Yes, ready.” Zip, wheesh, ssssh,
goes the toboggan. Down, down, the ice
slope we go at the rate of a mile and a quar
ter a minute. In the second of time that it
takes to flash down the first dip the heart
stands still—there is a feeling of faintness.
The sensation is something like that we have
all felt in dreams, where we fell from a
precipice down through space to a fearful
and vague abyss below. We flash past other
toboggans on parallel slides, —for ours is
heavily loaded and goes with more than the
usual velocity. Whiz past the plodding to
bogganers going up. We go so rapidly that
they seem a solid wall, and the Chinese lan
terns look as if one continuous line of flame.
I have promised the party to give them a
specimen of a Texas yell as we go down.
After passing the second dip I disgorge a
shriek of the largest caiibre. When we are
beyond the foot of the slide and slowing up
far out on the plain below, that familiar
cowboy “Cooee” comes along and overtakes
us. We had actually outrun the sound of
my voice Don’t believe me, you say? All
right. Maybe you know more about tobo
ganning than I do. Perhaps you would
like to finish this letter for me. Tobogan
ning is a new pleasure. It is the most ex
hilarating sensation that any one will ever
experience until he throws off this mortal
body. I used to think that the sensation of
going over a fence on a good hunter, or
following the., jack rabbit on a mustang was
the acme oppleasurable sensation, but now
Ido not thipk so. If I wanted to convert
the men and women who live in this North
ern land, I’d preach to them that Heaven
was one long, eternal, never-ending tobogan
slide.”
Mayer’s Magic Soap is the most economica
nthe market. Saves time and money. Man
uactured by William Hone & Co.
FROM THE SOUDAN.
EXPERIENCES OF TWO CANADIAN
VOYAGERS.
Trave s’ng the Cataract* of the Nil Hard
Work In a Hard Climate—A Wild Coun-
I try and Treacheioua Stream—Ex
tortions Practiced by the Nativ s
—What the Voyagers Thought
of General Wolseley.
r
[ New York, Alarch 9. —Two strongly
. built men, with bronzed faces and wearing
1 serge jackets, with belts, and blue trousers
' with red stripes, stood yesterday afternoon
’ in the barge office, in the midst of a throng
. of well dressed passengers, who had just ar- |
t rived on the Cunard steamship Oregon.
These men, whos“ appearance conlrasted so !
, strongly with that of the other passengers,
were Canadian voyageurs returning from j
. tne Soudan. With them was another well
i built and bronzed man, who wore an over
, 1 coat of fashionable cut, but whose trousers
• i matcht d those of the two others, and pro
l i claimed him to be also a voyageur fresh
> ! from the dangeis of the Soudan. The voy
| ageur with the overcoat gave his name as
•|F. C. Miller. The others were Alexander
i I Corcoran and L. H. Daughay.
> i “We were gone about six months,” said !
> Voy’ageur Aliller. “We had a great deal of
, difficult work to do and passed through some
danger, but we did not meet the enemy, nor
. were under fire. Our duty was to steer the
[ boats among the rapids. There were 380 of
us. The climate was not well suited to us. I
It was very different from what we were
used to in Canada. About 60 of us were in
■ the hospital. The boats which we used were
very poor. They had been built by contract ;
in England, and were only about three- j
eighths of an inch thick. They did not :
I compare with the long, shallow bowed, square I
j sterned boats that the nativesused. You could
, ■ see a native skimming along with his whole I
I family and all his goods in one of these. But [
j the limsaud other equipments furnished us
by the B itish Government were of the best
kind. What do I think of Gen. Wolseley?
( I don’t want to say anything about him.
When I can’t say anything good about a
' | man, 1 say nothing at all about him. Egypt I
' struck me as a very wild sort of country. It 1
t wi.s rougher and barrener th’n anything 1
had seen before. The Nile is a treacherous j
stieam along the region of the cataracts. It
’ is much worse than the St. Lawrence. It Is
, in some parts full of eddies and currents and j
j. I recks. No wonder so many boats were upset, j
Ween one boat upset the others near her ■
had to go to her aid, and all would be de
’ i layed. Why, we were once 21 days in mak
’ ing a distance of only about 75 miles.
“The natives were very grasping,although
I they never were openly hostile to us. They
always charged heavily for rescuing roldiers
when they were upset. Why, one offi er
who was U'set had to promise the natives
£2O before they would pilot him through]
the eddi' Sto the shore. They could swim
the Nile themselves because they understood
the currents, but a stranger would be carried
first one way and then the oth“r, and,though i
a good swimmer, would stand a better chance
of being drowned than of reaching the shore.
There was good fishing in the Nile, but ;
although lines were served out to us we had j
little time for using them. One fish, a sort i
of a salmon, that was caught by one of our ;
party, weighed 125 pounds. But all Nile
salmon are not as large. The African so -
diets of the British party were of no use
whatever. The best men seemed to
Ibe in the Naval Brigade. Those ■
j fellows went up the cataracts in fine
| style. If they were hungry and they hap
-1 pened to find a goat roaming around, eff went
! that goat’s head. The others were too easy
| with their natives. We were about 18 days
, i reaching the foot of the first cataiact. It
( would take a boat up some distance and then
, would return for another. Corcoran steered
, one boat the whole time. He went up as far
as Korti. which he left on January 16. We
I can’t tell anything about the killing of a
native by some of the voyageurs while going
’ up the Nile. The parties who did the kill
. ing were not found, although there was a
, i thorough search made for them. None of us
1 saw the native killed. We returned from
, the foot of thecataracts by a Cook excursion
| steamer. The voyageurs were, as a rule,
treated very well and received good pay.
i We got from S4O to $75 a month and all of
i our expenses were paid.”
Many a Slip ’Twixt the Kiss and the Lip.
“Henrietta, dear?”
“Yes, ma,” from the daughter at the door,
. parting from her sweetheart, who is just
kissing her good night.
“Tell George to look out for the paint.”
George does not kiss her again, and
, Henrietta thinks it is real mean of her
mother to give her away, until she remem* |
] bers that perhaps as the front gate has just 1
been newly painted she may have referred ;
1 to it.—San Francisco Chronicle.
I How Soon Good Resolutions Are Forgot
ten.
’ Two Chicago young men were out in a
! boat. A storm came up. Death seemed
■ certain. “Tom,” said one, "if we ever get .
- out of this, I shall never utter another oath
■ so long as I live. Do you know any pray
ers. Tom?” Tom knew one and they
1 prayed. They reached shore in safety, and
then they hugged each other and danced
with joy. After they had quieted down a
little, “Tom,” said the one who had resolved
to be good, looking very thoughtful, “it was
a d—n narrow escape, wasn’t it ?”
• A Tight Squeeze Had No Terrors lor He r,
Oi! Cfty Derrick.
“I used to think Edmund an angel,” sigh
ed Madeleine. “Matrimony, however, opens
one’s eyes, and I find him a perfect bear.”
“Oh, how delightful 1” exclaimed Sylvia,
clasping her hands and looking unutterable
things.
“Delightful I’ echoed Sylvia, in amaze
ment.
“Yes, delightful 1 Tell me, dear, isn’t a
bear one of those awful animals which hug l
one to death? Yes, I know it is. How happy
you must be 1”
Madeleine had fainted.
"ROUGH ON RATS.”
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ned-bvgs, skunks, chipn links, gophejß. 15
Druggists.
S6(X) A YE IR
GRAND PRIZE DRILL.
At the New Orleans Exposition.
Mr. R. W. Gillespie, Traveling Passenger
I Agent of the Chicago, Burlington and
0 duty Route, of New Orleans, as was sta
| ted in the Timbs, was here yesterday. In
military circles Mr. Gillespie ranks as a
Colonel, and is aide-de-camp to the Gover
nor of Louisiana, and is taking an active in
terest tn the New Orleans Exposition and
International Drill ami Encampment, which
is to take place in that city immediately
after the Mobile encampment. While here,
Col. Gillespie called on Capt. H. M. Branch,
of the Cadets, for the purpose of urging him
to take steps toward having his company
join in the contest there. Unfortunately,
i Capt. Branch was out of the city, but Lieut.
| Brooks was called on and stated that
‘ the corps would visit New
| Orleans, but whether the company would
i enter the lists or not wool 1 probably depend
upon their success at Alobile. Col. Gilles
pie informed a Times reporter that the en
campment would be only a stone’s throw
from the Exposition gates; that tents will be
furnished for nil companies who wish to go
into camp; that restaurants will be on the
ground, at which the ration for all the com
panies may be purchased at a reduced rate,
arrangements having been perfected for
! this purpose. The only cost incurred by any
company who go into camp will simply be
the rations. If any company wishes to go
into quarters at any of the hotels, rates will
be secured there. While theprizts have not
yet been agreed upon, ample means are st
hard to make them worth contending for.
As tlie Alob le encampment will begin on
the 4th of Alay and list the week, the trip
will be a ) leasant ore and easy of accom-
I plishment.
Col. Gillespie further stated that 106 of
the best companies in the United States
I had been invited to participa'e, and of this
number about 100 were making efforts to
Ibe in attendance. I hirty-one companies
■ have already pledged themselves to enter
the lists, among them the Houston Light
Guards, of Houston, Texas, the champions
jof the United States; the Chickasaw
I Guards, of Alemphis, Tenn ; the Columbus
Guirds, of ( olumbus, Ga.; the Montgomery
Blues, if Montgomery, All; the Treadway
i Rifles and Busch Ziuaves, of St. Loni ; a
; crack company from Austin, Tex ; the
Washington Light Battery,of Houston: the
Washington Artillery,cf New Orleans; ihe
Louisiana Fields, New Orleans; the St.
Louis Battery, a company frem Ja kson,
, Mich-, or e or two from Chicago, and five
i companies from Indiana under Adj Gen.
Carnahan, who will bring them on a special
train.
The affair will undoubtedly be a big one,
and it would be a fine thing for the Cadets
if they could participate. Several of the
members express themselves in favor of
going, if practicable.
; U. S. Circuit and District Courts.
The above named courts met to day at 10
u.m , Hon. Emory Speer, Judge, pre.-iding.
| The first case taken up and dispinsid of
> was ihe United States vs. Wm H. Hi 1 on,
ion the charge ot criminal information, ob
i structing the administration of justice. He
■ entered a p lea of guilty and was sentenced to
! three months imprisonment, a fine cf SSOO
! and the costs of the prosecution.
The facts of the case are in substance as
follows: Helton entered a charge against
one James Amason. living at Tennille, for
selling liquor without a license. Amason
was arrested and taken to Alacon, where he
was tried before a commissioner, who bound
him over for his appearance at the March
term cf this court. Holton approached
Amason and tel 1 him that for $25 he would
have the case settled. Amazon, who was
an unsophisticated countryman, supposed
that it would be all right, and paid the
money to H< Iton. When the time came
for his trial Amason did not appear, but was
subsequently arrested and the above facts
brought out.
The f Slowing other business was dis
posed of:
The United States vs. Richard Harvey.
Criminal information. Retailing liquor
without a license. Argument heard and
case now in the hands of the jury.
The United States vs. Jennie Cook.
Criminal information. Retailing ’iquor
i without a license. Nolle prosequi entered,
i The United States vs. Mary Herrara.
I Criminal information. Retailing liquor
without a license. Nolle prosequi entered.
James AL Wilkinson, E q , cf Valdosta,
admitted to practice in the United States
Courts.
Paid For Their Fun.
Last night an excitement occurred on
Broughton street, resulting from the shoot
l Ing atL. C. Goings, by H. M. Walton, both
i colored. The former was employed at the
store of Messrs. Aleinhard Bros. & Co, and
I the latter at Mr J. H. Furber’s. They had
had a spite against each other for some lime,
and last nightihculminated in G >ii gs -trik
ing Walton on the face with a stick, drawing
- the blood. Walton drew a pistol and fired a
j shot at Goings, who ran across the street to
waid Air. Furbers. The shot missed its
mark, but took effect in a couple of manges
on a fruit stand on the corner of Wh iaker
and Broughton street, barely missing a lady
who was making a purchase at the lime.
The streets were crowded at the lime, and
it is wonderful that no one was struck In
the Police Court this morning both of the
parties were fined $25 each for fighting on
the street and creating an excitement, and
Walton was fined SIOO for firing his psstol
in the street. The alternative was 30 days
in prison for each fine. They paid the fines
together, amounting to $l5O.
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