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VOL. 6.—NO. 134.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LATEST EVENTS OF INTEREST AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
A Reconciliation Between the Parnellites
and Mr. Gladstone—Horrible Treat
of Whites by Riel’s Indians—Pro
gress of the Cluverius Trial
Radical Rejoicings Over Ro
gan’s Election—General
News.
London, May 20.—1 n Parliamentary cir
cles the announcement is authoritatively
made to-day that a reconciliation has taken
place between the Parnellites and Mr. Glad
stone* The breach between the Government
and the League is said to have been healed
by a promise on the part of the Ministry to
introduce at an early day a bill to amend the
purchase clause in the land act. The Par
nellites in return will refrain from the exe
cution of their threat to vote with the Tories
at the coming general elections.
In the House of Commons this morning
Mr. Gladstone announced a bill to amend
the purchase clause of the land act. This,
as already stated in these dispatches, is in
order to remove the friction existing be
tween the government and the Parnel ites.
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THREATS OF LYNCHING
The Assailant of Miss Gray, in Baltimore
County.
Baltimore, Md., May 20.—The trial of
Howard Cooper, the negro who feloniously
assaulted Miss Katie Gray in Baltimore
county, some time ago,.began to-day. Fear
ing an attempt might be made to lynch
Cooper on his way to the court house, he
was taken from court this morning
at 10 o’clock. It was discov
ered that the court house was surrounded
by Baltimore County people awaiting Coop
per’s arrival, and when they learned that
he was safely inside, their indignation
knew no bounds. Cooper is guarded in the
court room by twelve policemen. Muttered
threats are heard on allsides and it is the bee
lief of many that the negro will yet suffer
death at the hands of Katie Gray’s friends.
A jury has been obtained. The court room
is crowded to suffocation.
AN IMPUDENT TELEGRAM.
Which Will Hasten the Turning Out of
the Rascals.
New York, May 20. —A Tribune special
from Des Moines, lowa, states that there
were mass meetings and great rejoicings
there last night over General Logan’s elec
tion in Illinois, and the following telegram,
signed by a number of Republicans of this
city, was sent to the Presiden’:
“To Grover Clevi land, Washington, D C.
“The Republicans of lowa send compli
ments to your Excellency, and congratulate
you on the beneficial results of yourdispatch
to Illinois, ‘Send any one but Logan ’ Thank
God the Republicans of dur sistei State de
light to honor the man who will beat you in
1888.”
AN OLD .QUARREL
Which Ends Fatally.
Columbia, S. C., May 20.—F. M. Wolfe,
ex-Chief of Police at Orangeburg, shot and
killed M. Albright, last night. The men
drew pistols on each other at sight and ex
changed four shots. Wolfe was not hurt.
He is now in jail. The affray grew out of
an old quarrel.
Chicago ’Change.
Chicago, May 20.—Opening market 9:30
a. m. The market opened steady and firm.
Wheat a trifle lower; corn steady at about
yesterday’s closing quotations. Oats
steady and firm. Provisions strong and a
trifle higher. Markets otherwise fea'ure
less. Atheat opened for June 89|; Corn for
June 47}; Oats for July 34|; Pork for July
sll 20; Lard for June $6 80; Ribs for June
$5 07.
New Yolk Produce Market.
Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat —No.
2, red winter, June, $1 02J bid. Corn—No.
2 and May, 501. Oats—No. 2, mixed, 38J
May. Pork dull; mess, sl2 00al2 25. Lard
—s7 03 June, Molasses steady; Porto Rico,
25a35. Turpentine steady, 321. Rosin dull;
strained to good, $1 08a$l 12). Rice steady;
Carolina and Louisiana, low to fair, 4|as}.
Sugar firm; refined cut loaf, 7.1; granulated,
First Premium in Cotton Machinery.
Boston, May 20. —A New Orleans special
to the Herald says that the first premium
and highest honors on cotton machinery at
the World’s Industrial and Cotton Centen
nial Expositson were awarded to G. N.
Osgood, of Boston.
A 5U.5,000 Fire.
Chicago, May 20. —The fire which broke
out at 12 30 this morning in Kranz’s candy
factory, on State street, was brought under
control after damage to the amount cf
$25,000.
Hunt’s Remedy cures speedily billets head
ache, costiveness, dyspepsia, strengthens the
stomach and purifies the bleed.
THE HOPE OF THE NATION.
Children slow in development, unyp
scrawny and delicate use “Wells’ Health
Reoewer.”
Lisle th read shirts for sale cheapest L
Freid’s.
THE CLUVERIUS TRIAL.
Evidence Elicited This Morning.
Richmond, Va., May 20.—Judge Atkins
this morning in the Cluverius murder trial,
ruled adversely to the admissibility as evi
dence, of certain letters and postal cards.
Mrs. Dickinson was recalled and ques
tioned upon several minor points in her tes
timony.
Miss Laura Curtis denied the authorship
of the letter received by Miss Madison
prior to her departure from Bath county, in
March last, for Richmond, although signed
with her name. She believed it was in
Lilian’s writing.
Harry Curtis testified as to having heard
it reported at various times that be (wit
ness) was the murderer of Lilian Madison,
but said that he had not seen her since 1881
nor had he evea corresponded with her.
J. Dodson, clerk at the American Hotel,
testified to opening, reading and then tear
ing to pieces a note, and that he had subse
quently gathered the pieces and gave them
to Detective Wren. The note had been
brought down from room 21 and handed to
a negro messenger who afterwards brought
it back, saying he could not find the gentle
man. Wm, Hunt, a colored office boy at
the hotel, corroborated Dodson’s testimony
about the note.
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE
Perpetrated by Manitoba’lndians.
Winnepeg, Man., May 20.—Word was
received yesterday of the fate of Mrs. De
laney and Mrs. Gowanlock, wives of Indian
farm instructors. The women who were
captured by Indians some weeks ago, were
horribly treated. Col. Smith reports that
Mrs. Delaney’s limbs were actually torn out
of the joints. She was then handed over to
the squaws who literally hacked her to
pieces. Mrs. Gowanlock escaped more
lightly. She is now living as tbe wife of
one of the young Indians. Mrs. Delaney was
treated worse because, her husband was
hated by the Indiacs.
The Hudson Bay Company has advices
that several of their most important posts in
North Saskatchewan District have been
plundered and burned by Indians and offi
cers, and the people turned adrift in almost
a starving condition. At Green Lake post,
200 miles north of Edmonston, probably
SIOO,OOO worth of goods were destroyed or
stolen.
New York Stock Market.
New York, May 20 —At 1:30 p. m. to
day quotations were:
Union Pacific 53%
Missouri Pacific 95%
Western Union Telegraph Co 59%
Pacific Mail 5-1%
Lake Shore 51? h
Louisville aud Nashville 33%
Texas Pacific 10%
Denver and Rio Grande 5
Michigan Central r... 50
Delaware. Lackawanna A West’n 103%
Northwestern 9i%
StJPaul 69%
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 123
Oregon Transcontinental 13%
Northern Pacific -'B%
Rock Island 114%
Jersey Central 3.%
Memphlsaud Charleston 37
East Tennessee, Va, A Ga (com) 20%
East Tennessee, Va. A Ga. (pfd) 5%
Philadelphia and Reading 15
Omaha (com) 20%
Omaha (pfd) _ 71%
New York Central 83%
Kansas and Texas - 18%
Erie 10
Receiver Appointed.
New York, May 20. —J. G. Farnsworth,
formerly adjutant general of this State, suc
ceeded J. B. Butler yesterday as receiver of
the Bankers’ & Merchants’ Telegraph G m
pany.
Wife Murderer Arrested.
New York, May 20—Louis Franos was
arrested to day for the murder of his wife,
whose remains he had put in a bag, and was
carrying on his back to throw into the
North river.
Probabilities.
Washington, May 20.—Indications for
the South Atlantic States cloudy weather
and occasionrl rain, variable winds, slight
ly co<ler.
Splendid Crops.
A visit to Lover’s Lane demonstrates the
fact that the truck farms in that section
are in s| lendid condition. The gardens of
Messrs. N. Mumm, John Myers, Joseph
Ohio, Christopher Ballon, Geo. Deiter, M.
Lewis, H. Mastick, Geo. Warner, and Mrs.
A. Blatz, are yielding good crops of Irish po
tatoes, cukes, musk melons, tomaloes, beets,
etc. All these are shippers, as well as sup
pliers of the local markets. The farm of
Mr. N. Geil, on Water’s Road, is also in
splendid condition. He too, has a fine crop.
Mr. Meyer, a gardner, has opened a rose
farm, which is thriving and prosperous!
He sup; lies local markets as well asships
away.
Sale of Damaged Guano.
The sale of 500 sacks more or less of
damaged guano at the warehouse on the
Baltimore wharf, at 11 o'clock, by Messrs. J.
McLaughlin & Son, attracted a number of
planters and gattteners. The guano was
s >1 1 in lots to stilt purchasers, and brought
$580.50.
Match This if You Can.
Bey’s fast color navy blue flannel suits
from 4 to 12 years old at $3; youth’s from 12
to 17 years old, of the same flannel, at $7;
Men’s" suits of the same goods, for $8; $lO
will buy an all wool cassimere suit; §ls will
buy a handsome suit that cannot be bought
elsewhere for less than $18; fine brown cork
screw diagonal dress suits for $18; the regu
lar price in other stores is $22; good pants at
$2 50. We willsell you for $7 the finest cassi
mere pants, made as good as any tailor will
charge you $lO for. Searsucker coats and
vests in stripes and plaids, beautiful-goods,
at the low price of $2 50. Singlb boy’s
pants at sl. Straw hats cheaper than any
where in Savannah. Shirts, trunks, valises
and gents’ furnishing goods cheap, dirt
cheap. Famous New York Clothing House,
140 Congress street.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20. 1885.
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL
AFTER THE LITTLE FOXES THAT
DESTROY THE VINE.
Sweeping Changes to be Macle in the Small
Government Oflices—The Large Sum of
Money Required to Keep up this
Class of Employes—That Branch
of the .Public Service to be pu:
ou a Business Footing.
Washington, May 20.—The appoint
ment of John H. Cahill, as Custodian of the
Public Building at Philadelphia and simi
lar changes at Harrisburg, and New York
city,have attracted attention to a class of pul
lic officials generally unnoticed in the strug
gle for spoils. A janitor, fireman or coal
heaver is a very small object, individually
considered. In the aggregate, however,
this class of government employes repre
sents an enormous patrona"e and a very
large sum of public money. Secretary Man
ning has been inquiring into the matter
and has satisfied himself that more and
greater abuses exist in this service than in
any other under the government, hence the
changes mentioned. They are the harbin
gers of many more to come. Mr. Manning
is going through the whole schedule. Mr.
Cahill has received his instructions from
the Secretary as to the reforms required of
him and will carry them out. It means a
sweeping reduction of superficial employes
throughout the whole country.
The Secretary has undertaken a compre
hensive plan looking to the placing of this
branch of the putlic service on a strictly
bus'.r.es footing. No more people will be
employed under his administration than is
actually necessary to the daily care and pro
tection of public property. A good many
soft berths will have to be given up in the
process. The number of these may be
imagined from the army of men emp'oyed.
It takes 54 able bodied people to take care
of the court house and postoffice alone at
Phil idelphia. at a charge of $37,585,25 per
annum. And ten more for the custom
house and appraisers’ steres at over $7,000,
and we have 64 persons, at about $45,000 a
ye<r, in that one city. New York has 64
persons in tiie court house and postoffice at
a charge of $47,884.50 per annum. There
are 21 more in the large office, custom
house and sub treasury at $15,014 34, a total
of 85 persons at $62,898.94 in New York.
These are clerks, assistant custodians, jani
tors, engineers, firemen, watchmen, elevator
men, light tenders, lamp; trimmers, laborers,
etc., and all are on the custodian’s roll.
In the New Orleans Custom House are 20
persons who draw $10,019 GO a year. In
Baltimore there are 14 persons at $11,640
per annum. In Boston there 50 at $27,-
372 50. In the citv of Chicago there are 64
persons at $39,890 25, while in Cincinnati
there are only 5 persons at $2,330 a year.
The little public buildings at Evansvile, Ind.,
costs about as much money as Cincinnati,
$2,074 95. Louisville about the same, $2,700.
St. Louis rivals Chicago witli a force of 60
piersons at $35,465 25 per annum, while San
Francisco comes in with 19 persons at $17,865.
Here are eight cities’ public buildings which
are costing the government over a quarter of
a million dollars every year simply for jani
tors, watchmen and firemen. Nearly half a
million dollars is the aggregate for the
whole.
From these figures it would seem that
when a postoffice or custom house has been
finished the expense begins. On top of this
salary list must be added the incidental ex
penses, such as cleaning, renfoving snow,
sprinkling streets, etc. It cost $435 a year
to wash towels for the employes of the Phila
delphia buildings and SB6O for that service
in New York. There is no bill for Washing
ton or Pittsburg; perhaps they don’t wash.
In Chicago it costs $460 a year to wash the
towels; in St. Louis $273 and in Cincinnati
only $36. When Mr. Manning gets through
with his scheme the wash bill will not be so
heavy. There will not be so many people to
wash and those who are there will be Demo
crats, who, of course, don’t need washing.
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FROM MACON.
Tour of Inspection of Railroads—The
Bibb Manufacturing Company Re
pairing Damages.
Special CorrespondenceSavannahDaily Times
Macon, May 19—President Rioul, Ma
jor Shellman, Superintendent Kl'ne, Capt.
J. A. Davis aud General Manager Haines,
with Hot. Robert Falligant, and Hon
Geo. W. Gus'in, Chairman of Committees
from the State Smate and House respect-,
ively, and several members of the com
mittees left on a tour of inspection over the
Southwestern Railroad this morning. The
party go to Columbus first, thence via Union
Springsand Eufaula to Albany and Blake
ly, and back to Macon, This trip is made
in accordance with Suggestions made by sev
eral railroad official; at tbe last ression of
the Legislature that the railroads should
be thoroughly examined into as to their
workings and conditions, that the Legisla
ture might know how bid ly the existing
Railroad Commission Law was injuring the
roads. The committees who are in the
party will make a full and careful report
at the July session. The party had bad
luck from the start. Just as the special
reached the net work of
tracks in the rear of the passenger depot,
Col. Haines’ car, which was in the rear, jump
ed the track and was left behind. The cause
of that accident was the tightness of the
wheels on the Southwestern track, they being
a little wider apart than those of cars of the
Southwestern road. This has occurred sev
eral times with cars from the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway.
The Bibb Manufacturing Company have
gone right to work overhauling the wreck
and making preparations for renewing the
damaged property. Major Hanson of the
company denies most emphatically that the
exploded boiler was defective, and the mat
ter will be thoroughly investigated.
A negro named Wesly Harris threw a
goblet at another negro at the Brilliant saloon
to-day, and cut a severe gash in his forehead.
Harris got away.
A heavy and steady rain has been falling
here all day, the first good one in a month.
Harold.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
A Bull Feeling Among the Farmers—Corn
Strong—Provisions Lifeless.
Special Dispatch to the Dally Times.
Chicago, May 20.—“ The fight in the
speculative markets on ’change is develop
ing into a contest between the country and
professional dealers here,” said J. W. Bliss
this morning. “The Litter are working the
visible supply figures and the former on
crop devastation.”
The feeling is very strong and some good
judges are inclined to think this is likely to
be one of those exceptional years when the
granger, who is almost invariably on the
“outside,” may be able to get on the “in
side.” From every section where wheat is
raised the orders have been mainly to buy.
They base their bullishness on the state of
the growing grain, and certainly they ought
to know. That their belief is deepseated is
shown by the unusual stubbornness mani
fested in holding on to the grain now owned
by them, and their ready response to all
calls for margins.
The cereals have almost invariably had a
strong declining tendency during each June
of the past twenty years, and the bears figure
that this one will follow’ the rule. Hereto
fore the expectation of supplies from the
coming harvest and the discounting of their
effect has been the weakening cause. During
the present season it is generally conceded
that unless the outlook changes, this will be
a bull rather than a bear argument, and
large stocks and lack of export demand
will be the only weights upon the market.
If the report of the Department of Agricul
ture be taken as a basis, with its admitted
decrease of 15 per cent, in acreage and a
condition of 70, as compared with last year,
the harvest of winter wheat -would figure out
220,000,000 bushels against 363,000,000 bush
els a year ago.
Spring wheat advices say the seeding is
about finished under favorable conditions,
although the season is two weeks late. Out
of 340 reports received by a leading house
in answer to the question, “How does the
acreage compare with last year?” 88 say an
increase, 125 a decrease and 127 about the
same. Analyzing these and other geneial
advices, conservative traders think a de
crease of about 5 per cent, may be relied on.
Shippers say that there is now a good de
mand from interior millers for spring wheat,
their supplies of winter being already ex
hausted, and as this is likely to increase as
the s eason advances, it may go far towards
solving the problem as to what is to be done
with the large visible supply that seems to
worry so many people who don’t happen to
own any of it. Still, wheat at 90 cents is
not as cheap as wheat at 70 cents, and
Baker, Schwarts, Lindblom and many of our
best traders do not look for a scalping trade
until near harvest time.
Corn is still strong. Liberal shipments
have reduced stocks here to the lowest point
they have touched in years, and continued
moderate; receipts give but small indication
of their being immediately replenished.
The Lester-Baxter crowd still buy steadily,
but as yet evince no desire to advance quota
tions. The bears are reckoning on big re
ceipts next month, but the majority of tele
grams from Kansas aud Nebraska point to
unexpected light supplies in those quarters.
Provisions are more lifeless than ever, if
that were possible. The boys stand around
and look at each other for a while, and then
burst into a song. Prices nominally firm.
THF RIEL PROBLEM.
Orangemen Clamorous for His Execution-
How He will tie Tried.
A special from Ottawa, Ont., says: There
was not the least attempt at demonstration in
the House of Commons yesterday afternoon
when the Minister of Militia read a telegram
from General Middleton announcing that he
had captured Riel and held him prisoner.
The Government, through the capture of
Riel, have been placed in an embarrassing
position. Had he been killed, or had he
even escaped to the United States, the res
ponsibility of dealing with him would have
been avoided. To execute him now means
to raise up against the Government the hos
tility of a very large section of French Cana
dians in the Province of Quebec,
who are strongly in sympathy with Riel and
whose support Sir John can ill
afford to lose. On the other hand, the Or
ange element of Ontario and other provinces
of the Dominion will listen to nothing less
than his execution. They consider that one
of the foulest murders which darken the an
nals of Canadian history was the shooting of
Thomas Scott, a prominent member of the
Orange Order, by Riel, at Fort Garry, in
1870, and his death, they say, must now be
avenged. Several supporters of the Govern
ment have already advanced the plea of in
sanity, trusting that if this fact could be es
tablished he would be committed to a luna
tic asylum, there to remain for a time and
then effect his escape to the other side of
the border. From what can be
gathered in Government circles, he will be
charged with high treason, and on this
charge handed over to the civil authorities
to deal with. There appears to be a di
versity of opinion as to the manner in which
the authorities have power to deal with Riel.
The Attorney-General of Manitoba has
given it as his opinion that he cannot be
tried for high treason in the Northwest
Territory. In this he is at fault, as by the
Northwest Territories act of 1880 a stipen
diary magistrate, acting in conjunction
with a justice of the peace of the Territo
ries, has power to try criminal offences, in
cluding high treason> murder, &c., This
is, however, subject to an appeal to the
Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba, and
the sentence cannot be executed until it has
been reported, together with the evidence,
to the Governor-General in council, and
then ireported back to the Lieutenant-Gov
ernor of the Northwest territories.
There is a report current to-night that
the government will appoint a special com
mission composed of three judges to try
Riel, which, however, would indicate a fear
that justice would miscarry if he were
handed over to the regular court of justice,
the government have constituted in the
Northwest to be dealt with.
FEAST OF WEEKS.
ITS CELEBRATION AT THE SYNA
GOGUE THIS MORNING.
The Temple Beautifully Decorated with
Flowers aud A Solemn anti
Impressive Service—Five Candidates
for Confirmation—The Ceremo
nies Beautiful in the Extreme
Blessing the Confirmants
—The Benediction.
The feast of Pentecost was fittingly cele
brated this morning at the Temple Mickva
Israel, on Monterey square. The services
were beautiful and impressive and the hand
some structure was packed so closely that
seats had to be placed in the side aisles. The
temple, which is itself of handsome design,
was arranged in the interior in an artistic
manner. The pillars were entwined with
evergreens and roses while in the centre aisle
each pillar bore a rustic basket filled with
choice plants. Each of the windows held a
basket filled with rare plants, while on the
sides of the temple, under the windows, trail
ed evergreens and roses. In front of the Ark
of the Covenant was a temporary altar cov
ered with garlands and decorated with
floral designs in the shape of double
triangles representing the shield of David,
on which several young ladies, confirmants,
took positions for interrogations and accep
tance of the law of God. On both sides and
in front of the altar were chairs, on which
Mr. E. A. Wiel and Joseph Rosenheim, offi
cers of the Temple, sat. Near these were
burning nine lights, which we-e wreathed in
decorated flowers above and below. Beneath
these jets were two wreaths, one bearing the
word “Sivan,” signifying the third month of
the Jewish calendar, and the one on which
the frost fails, hence its selection as the most
appropriate for the season, as Easter is se
lected by the Christians forsimilar purposes.
The other wreath had worked in its center
the letters 5645, which is also according to
the calendar, the age of the woild. Above
the designs and extending across the altar,
was an arch woven with evergreen,
mosses and flowers, containing the words
in immortelles, “God Bless You.”
After the regular exercises incident
to the Feast of Pentacost were
over, and when the last words
of the beautiful and solemn prayer, “It is
peculiarly our duty,” etc., fell from the lips
of the Rev. J. P. Mendez, the minister, the
quartette cons’sting of Misses Lazaron and
Gross, and Messrs. King and Rebarer, under
the leadership of the last named, began to
chant psalm cxviii., “Barach Hahah.” Simul
taneously, the portals leading to the front
aisle were thrown wide open, and the candi
dates for confirmation filed in under
a floral arch. They were Isabella L. Stern
brenner, Rachel Brown, Amelia Boley, Em
ma Ross and Lillie Einstein. These
young ladies passed up the aisle with slow
and solemn triad. They were clad
in original white, typical of innocent child
hoed and purity. Not a vestige of color
was seen on their garments, and not an or
nament did they wear but pearl jewels. It
was a beautiful sight and an impress
ive one. The sweet strains of music floated
softly through the Temple. The quintette
of young ladies in pure white, the crowded
seats, the decorated altar, the costuming of
the minister and the floraldocerationsmadea
scene of wondrous beauty. On arriving in
front of the temporary confirmation altar
the postulants filed to the right and left,
and proceeded to the front of the Ark,
when they made known to the minister
their desires. They were then seated and
the exercises followed. The Reverend Min
ister made some fitting, but brief remarks,
when a touching prayer was offered by Miss
Amelia Boley. The religious examination
followed. It was probably as well con
ducted and carried out as any one previously
held. The postulants stood up
and answered the questions propounded
to them in a clear and distinct voice. The
examination displayed the excellent qual
ity of the instruction the postulants had
received and the rigorous ordeal they had to
go through ere they were deemed worthy to
receive the rite of confirmation, one of the
most sacred among the Israelites. It display
ed a familiarity with the tenetsand articles of
the faitli of Judaism,and of lessons of morality,
culture and religion which cannot be too
highly commended and encouraged. Here
the teachings of the eloquent minister and
his deep solicitude for the confirmants were
seen most favorably.
The hymn, “Come Ye Children” was sung
then by the choir, after which the confirm
ants’ acceptance of the law of God was made
for the class by Miss Lillie Einstein. This
was beautiful and impressive. The
confirmation hymn of the Lord followed. It
was excellently sung by the choir. The
closing prayer by Miss Rachael Browu, con
cluded the confirmants’portion of the ser
vices. It was a touching and elcquent ap
peal to Him who presided over the faith for
5,645 years. Rev. Mr. Mendes then blessed
the confirmants.
The choir conducted the services by sing
ing the Hallelujah Psalm, and the ben
ediction followed. It was brief and beauti
ful. The crowded condition of our columns
and the lateness of the hour in which the
services were held precluded the possibility
of giving a more extended notice of the
beautiful ceremony. The scene presented
could not fail to deeply
impress and edify the large congregation
that was in the Temple. The services
throughout reflected the highest commen
dation cn the minister who had brought the
young ladies up to such a high perfection
of the knowledge of the Mosaic law, and
inspired them with such noble thoughts of
the power and glory of God. It would be
unjust, and at the same time impossible, to
make any discrimination as to particular
responses of the young ladies to the ques
tions,as they all seemed to be endowed with
the special gift of readily answering in
clear and musical tones.
The only way to convince yourself who
sells the best goods for the least money is by
geing around pricing, and at L. Freid’s you
will find it the best and cheapest place in the
city. All he asks is a trial.
The cry is common, L. Freid’s is the
cheapest place yet for shirts, underwear, col
lars, cuffs and ties.
S6OO A YEAR
KILLED WHILE DRESSING FOR A
BALL.
Wan it Accidental’.’—The Coroner’s Inquest
—Verdict Not Rendered.
Last evening considerable excitement was
occasioned on Poplar street near Harrison
by the report that a woman had been killed.
The report was found to be correct, and it
was not long before a large crowd had
gathered in the vicinity. It appears
that Phcebe Williams, colored, wife of
Henry Williams, was shot, it is alleged, ac
cidentally by a colored man named George
Williams, who, however, is no relation to
the parties Phoebe was in her room dress
ing to go to one of the colored military balls
which was in progress last night, when
George entered the house and passed
through the room to the rear, having in his
hand a pistol. From some cause the wea
pon was discharged and the ball struck
Phcebe over the right eye, penetrating the
brain and she fell to the floor, expiring in a
few minutes.
George Williams surrendered himself to
Officer Roche, who soon reached the scene,
and claimed that the shooting was acciden
tal.
Coroner Dixon, was notified and took
possession of the body. Williams was com
mitted to the barracks to await the result:
INQUEST.
An inquest was held this morning, with
the following results:
John Williams, the first witness called,
said he was lying down, when his brother
George, about 8 o’clock, asked him for his
pistol, which he had taken from a sideboard
and placed beside him on the floor; the pistol
was handed to Frank Johnson aud by
him handed to George. About fifteen
minutes afterwards he heard a shot
and saw his brother standing in the door.
IHe had been back from state prison only
i about a year. Charlotte Roach said she
was in her room dressing when she heard
Geo. Williams come in the house. Heard
Phcebe Williams say “Go back George, I
am dressing.” He said, “What
do you shut the door against
me for?” She said, “Because I am
dressing.” The witness then heard a
pistol shot. She came out of her room and
went into the kitchen. Henry Williams,
husband of deceased, came in at the same
time from back door. He said: “George,
you have killed my wife.” George stooped
and said: “Oh, Phabe, have I killed you?”
Witness did not hear the prisoner say any
thing, but saw deceased lying on
the ground and found she was
dead. Prisoner, witness said was alwa;.»
on good terms with the deceased. He re
turned from prison a year ago. Did not
hear him ask for a pistol; would have heard
any conversation in the room, as her door
was open; his brother had the pistol several
months.
Alberton Latheron said he lived four
months in the house; heard a voice down
stairs which he recognized as George Wil
liam's, and heard a woman say, “George
don’t prank with me with a pistol.” Then
heard report of pistol, and heard Henry
Williams say “George you have killed my
wife.” Henry then said “George don’t
run,” and the deceased said he was mad
etc.
Henry Williams said he was the hus
band of Pl c.-be, the deceased; that he had
been married seven years; that she was
twenty-three years of age; last
night heard his wife say “Go way, go way.”
He went in qnickly when the shot was fired
and saw George Williams standing in front
of the room door,with his hand raised with a
piste 1 and pointing; his wile then fell. He
then asked George what he shot his wife
for, and he said it was done accidentally;
he then said ‘lf you go out,
I’ll kill you,” and the accused
turned and came back in the kitchen;
when Jack Williams arrested him. He testi
fied that deceased told him that George
Williams about two weeks ago tried to be
intimate with her.
Frank Johnson, Diana Baker and Police
man Roach testified, but added nothing to
the facts already elicited. The jury then
took the matter under
The following composed the body of in
quest: Joe Monroe, Adclph Chemian and
Helse Herman White and Laney Junks,
George Miller, Jas. Austin, Charles Bell,
Handy Whitehead, Walter Bush and Chas.
Bruston, colored. They adjourned at 1
o’clock until 4 this afternoon when a verdict
will be rendered.
A Suspicious Character and Thief.
Last evening Mr. Eugene Kennedy, who
lives on Tattnall street, heard a noise in his
yard and proceeded thither to investigate.
He there discovered a white man, a tough
looking citizen, esconeced in a shed, and
when accosted and asked what he was doing
there,the suspected one coolly said besought
the J lace as a shelter frem the rain.. Mr.
Kennedy believed him, as it was raining
quite hard at the time, and stood talking
with the man a few moments. The visitor
then went away, and a few minutes filter
wards Mr. Kennedy missed a hat, a coat, an
umbrella, and a pair cf boots, which in all
probability,the man bad stolen from the hall
after he left the yard. The matter was re
ported to police headquarters.
An Intolerable Nuisance.
It is hard enough to be compelled to live
on the outskirts of the city, wheie there are
no public lights, no water hydrants and
scarcely any j dice protection, without being
obliged to patiently submit to many griev
ous and remediable wrongs. A Timbs re
porter was informed yesterday that many
families living on the open commons are
daily annoyed and worried by white and
colored boys who play base ball in these
putlic places and fill the air with oaths
imprecations and foul language. In addi
tion to this they be Idly climb over fences in
search of water, if the gates should be closed,
and wantonly destroy flowers, kill pigeons,
annoy cats and break windows. The boys
should be taught a salutary lesson and pri
vate property protected.
For fancy white and colored shirts, open
ront, L. Freid’s is the place.