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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
THE WITCH OF WALL STREET.
Gould, Grant and Vanderbi1k q
Trinity Of Evil Spirits.


Mrs. Courtland, the witch of Wall
street, was In Cincinnati the other day.
In answer to an inquiry about her visit.
she replied that It was purely business;
she was travelling in the interest of GER
tain spectators, conjointly with whom
she was largely interested in stocks, but
her spiritual mission seemed to be TO
preach a crusade against Jay Gould,
which gentleman, together with Grant
and Vanderbilt, she considered the trini.
ty Of evil spirits that will eventually
crush the commercial interests of the
country, unless checked by the inter
ference of the government. ssWhy,
look" said she, this great telegraphic
consolidation is not over yet Gould is
only diverting attention from his main
object, which is to compel the govern
ment to buy his lines at his own valua-
tion of $3.50, 200, 000 Grant made the
grand tour on Jay Gould's pocketbook:
he was feted on his return by this same
great schemer. His idea then was 10
magnify Grant, have him nominated and
elected; then, with the Presidential veto
thus safely secured, he would buy
enough Congressmen to culminate his
sale of the combined telegraphic system
to the government Gould is now at
the head of another great scheme to kill
Chicago as a wheat market by turning
the channel of the great product into ST.
Louis through Bis barge line"
Mrs. Courtland claimed no super-
natural powers in her judgment about
stocks and did not believe in spiritual
ism. She charged nothing for the in.
formation she gave persons wishing to
invest in stocks, but asked brokerage
of $25 upon every $100 of the money in
vested through her, or 25 per cent. in
terest in such speculation.
How did you come, Mrs. Courtland,
by the rather peculiar sobriQuet of the
Witch of Wall street?"
'Well, about three years ago / first
made my appearance on the New York
Stock Exchange. Wabash was then the
great excitement. predicted the turn
OF affairs each day, with infallible ac-
curacY, until the astonished dealers
called me, in sport, the Witch"
''One would gather from your re.
marks, madam, that you were not very
warm admirer of Mr. Could"
''Emphatically, nol I have Jay Gould
mixed up in everything, and am travel
inS hO" pdIlIy III inc interests OF pool
in opposition to him. Ihave been asked
repeatedly why pursued Jay Gould.
can only answer | am an American, q
hater of monopoly, the friend of the op-
pressed, and lover of square dealing in
everything, while he is an alien and the
destroyer of the public welfare. have
motive and an aim to dethrone him,
and | will live to see him in poverty.
His day is nigh and his death will result
from softening of the brain.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Strong In the Early Dealings and
Closing Fairly Steady.

NEW YORK, March 24-The stock mar
ket was strong 10 the early dealings for the
general list, which recorded an advance of
4 to 2 per cent, the latter in New Jersey
Central, but after the first board specula-
tion became weak, and prices steadily de
clined throughout the afternoon. The late
dealings showed drop of a to 33s per
cent, Northwest, st. Paul, Union Pacific,
the coal shares and trunk line stocks lead
ing the downward movement.
In the final sales there was recovery OF
e to d per cent, In which Union Pacific,
New Jersey Central and Northwest were
most conspicuous. Nashville and Chatts-
nooga was again quite erratic in its move
ments, declining from S3 to 7S, selling up
to 81, receding to 76 and closing at 761S
The market was fairly steady at the close.
The transactions aggregated 4S2, 900 shares.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
A CHI1D's UNACooUNTABLE DBATH.-

A CHILD's UNACooUNTABLE DEATH
A telegram from Detroit, March IL,
says: about seven o'clock this morn
ing two boys found the dead body of
James Craig, aged six years, lying in an
alley near Woodward and Alexandrina
avenues. The body was nude and lay
face downward across the roots of an
elm tree. In one hand was clutched q
piece of candy. The body shows severe
bruises. The child's shoes, which were
near the body, were clean, showing that
he could not have walked through the
mud to the place where he was found
dead. The lad was last seen alive at
three o'clock yesterday afternoon, while
playing on Woodward avenue. Mem
bers of his family and several policemen
searched for him all night long, and
some of them passed through the alley
several times, the body not being there
then.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

PHILADELPHIA, March 24.--The Record
tomorrow win publish the confession of
the bogus diploma vendor, "Dean" John
Buchanan, who is now in prison. The
Record will say: HE has given up all the
books he had of the different medical
colleges with which he was asso-
clated, the minutes OF the faculty,
the minutes of the trustees, account
books, and mass of valuable information,
including list of foreign diplomas sold,
and a catalogue of addresses, including
over five thousand names Of persons who
had correspoDded with him. He gives the
names OF wholesale druggists IN Philadel
phia who have sold his diplomas. and
the names OF parties to whom diplomas
we're Issued. He relates how the
diplomas were signed by the faculty;
how in one instance three professors, for
five dollars each, signed five hundred d.
plomas for him, and how for $3.50 diplomas
which were to go abroad were certified to
by the Spanish Consul. In all, about ten
thousand names are tangled up in his dis
closures. He has given the names of many
professional abortionists and the means
whereby they destroy life. He tells of the
tricks OF his trade, the quack nostrums
that are advertised to cure all diseases, and
OF the impostors who prey on public credu-
lily. He recites Incidents wherein he
robbed graves, and how on one Saturday
morning he stole five dead bodies from
BlOckley Aims House. He tells how
he kept himself clear of the courts
ty i've concerns In this country
and in Europe by which degrees are sold.
He figures that fully 10000 bogus diplomas
are current In America and 40,000 moro in
Europe. He gives the authorities a lever
by which they can uproot every diploma
dealer in America"
From Buchanan's papers the Record OBJ
tains the details of his attempt to lead the
public to believe that he had committed
suicide by jumping from a ferry boat into
the Delaware river in August last. On the
to the ferry, where two men,
named Van Duser and Sheppard, were
In waiting. Buchanan gave his coat
to his double and then drove off in car
riage to connecting railroad junction, and
Sheppard passed on to the ferry bost to be
pointed out by Van Duser as DR.. Buchanan.
Sheppard had nothing to say to
anyone on the boat, and this point
was used by Van Duser to impress on the
deck hands the fact that the doctor was
acting strangely that night. As the boat
reached the point in the river, Sheppard
threw off Buchanan's overcoat, plunged
overheard, and subsequently reached the
shore and his home.
As a result of the Records expose of
Buchanan's business, the charters of the
American University of Philadelphia, Eclec-
tic Medical College Of PennsYlvsnia, the
Philadelphia University of Medicine and
Surgery, and the Livingstone University of
America, (at Charleston, West Virginia),
have been annulled, and bills have been in
troduced into the State Legislature to repeal
the charters Of the Quaker City Business
College, the Pennsylvania Medical Univer-
sity, the Philadelphia Electropathic Institu-
tion, and the Philadelphia College of Medi-
cine
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
The Crawford cruelty Case.

New YORK, March "a -Chas. E. Craw-
ford was tried in the Special Sessions Court
to day, on the charge of alleged cruelty of
an aggravated character to his daughter,
Annie Louise Crawford, aged IL, In Morris
anis, in November, December and January
last. Crawford charged his daughter with
the crimes Of arson and robbery, and
chained her up, but her innocence
was afterwards established and the guilt
fastened on a servant girl named Mary
Dooley, who is now undergoing punishment
for her ofenses. After hearing the case,
the court dismissed the complaint, holding
that the charges of cruelty were not estab-
lished
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
Snnth Carolina Nntts

Jake and Lum Harris, white, killed mulat-
to named edward Bridges on last Thursday
March Il, about six miles west of Gafney
City. in Spartanburg county. The difficulty
arose in connection with a sister of the Messrs
Harris. Bridges went to the field where the
Messrs. sarris were at work and provoked a
dispute The latter have not tried to escape,
and express their willingness to await the de-
cision Of the law.
A grand cooking main is in progress at Co
lumbia. TO last three days; South and North
Carolina against Georgia. The main Is COM
posed Of sixteen battles. The prizes are 500
on the battle and 81 600 on the main. The first
battle the allies won. Nevertheless, odds in
favor of Georgia we're offered at ten to eight.
A number Of hack fights were had also.
Collector Brayton has information that q
revenue force, on the 1lth instant, destroyed.
near Caesar's Head. an illicit distillery, one
afty-gallon still and worm, one thousand gal
Ions of mash and beer and ten gallons Of low
wines. No captures.
The Town Council of Port Royal, at an extra
meeting held last week, have fixed the liquor
license for the year 1881 at one hundred and
seventy-fve dollars, making reduction Of
TWENTY-FIVE dollars on last years license.
a eolored child at Beaufort was accidentally
burned TO death on last Thursday.
Quite a number Of dogs, with every appear
ance of madness, have been killed in the streets
of Beaufort recently.
On last Thursday, on the plantation Of Mr..
Lewis Wilson, near Fort Mills. in York county,
there was a Icg-rolling. at which misunder-
standing took place between Mr.. Wilson and
his son-in-law, Mr.. Kimbrell, whereupoR Mr..
Wilson dealt Mr.. Kimbren blow across the
head with his handspike, and killed him In
stantly.
or the German immigrants who recently ar
rived at Columbia Mr. A. ID. Holler took the
first ten to r ok Hill for his farm, and Mr.. W.
m RartIess, OF Hampton Q. H, took two mar
red men and their families, and four bache-
IorS 70 work at his saw mill, in that town Mr.;
4 n SfribIing viii take the rest OF The second
D.rfv some seven families, to Westminster,
1co1ee county. Seven more are en- route from
New York for Columbia, consis ing OF six.sen
adults. aod twenty y-nine persons IN all; they
viii arrive on Friday morning, ana Will make max:
seEenty-four persons colonized during tne nfs'
week.
There are confined in the Beaufort jail await
ing trial twelve prisoners.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

Because native woman had been de.
llvered of twins, the Indian seers prophe-
sled that unless one of them died the
seals would not come again to the seal.
ing grounda on the British Columbia
coast. So the parents carried tn. noho.
lnso sne nrusA ahu ne@Sn .s.n a course of in
csa!suon and starvation. In the midst
:. tne rites Father NicoIai of the Roman
Catholic mission suddenly appeared and
induced the parents to give the babes
proper nourishment. The twins lived,
the catch of seals was uncommonly
large. and the seers have lost all prestige
in the villages.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
Weather Indications.

OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OBSERVER, WASH
NGToN, March "a indications for Friday:
In the South Atlantic States, fair weather,
winds mostly southwesterly, stationary or
higher temperature and barometer.
In the Middle States, fair and warmer
weather, southwesterlY winds, generally
higher barometer.
In the West Gulf States, increasing
cloudinese, with occasional rain in the wes-
tern part, southerly winds, stationary or low
er temperature and barometer.
In the Ohio valley and Tennessee, fair
weather, westerly winds, becoming variable,
stationary or lower temperature.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
Prohibition Defeated in Texas.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, March 24-In the House
yesterday the bill to submit to the people a
constitutional amendment prohibiting the
manufacture, importation and sale of alco
holic drinks in this State was defeated by
vote of "a to 81, the requisite two-thirds not
voting in the affirmative. Several members
were absent.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, March "a "A special
from Austin says that special motion to
reconsider the vote whereby the prohibition
amendment was lost yesterday hAA =
made. The friends Of proh''-'.s,. -, Deen
sens " TASps S0er and wine.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
KALLOCH CLEARED.
The slayer of De Young Acquitted
Row the Verdict was Received.

SAN FRANCISCO, March A.-After being
out twenty-four hours the jury In the Kali
loch case this afternoon brought in YER
dict of not guilty. The verdict was re-
ceived with much applause, and the defend
ant was heartily congratulated by his
friends. When Kalloch was discharged and
got into carriage TO go home, an immense
crowd took the horses from the vehicle and
pulled him to his house, some three miles
distant 'i
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
MagnuIia 8aInt.
som METHlNC
EVERY LADY
OUGHT TO KNOW.

There exists a means of Sc
curing q soft and brilliant
Complexion, no matter how
poor it may naturally be.
Hagan's Magnolia Balm is a
delicate and harmless article,
which instantly removes
Freckles, Tan, Redness,
ROughness, EruptiOns, Vulgar
Flushings, etc., etc. So deli
cate and natural are its effects
that its use is not suspected bE
anybody.
No lady has the right to pre-.
sent a disfigured face i'm society
when the Magnolia Balm is sold
by all druggists for Is cents.
jan;4-M, w, ,F&Tel1y ri
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

William Brown is to be hung at Fort
Smith, Ark, for being bad shot He
missed the man he aimed at, but the bull
let killed disinterested party. There
is disposition on the part of the Arkan-
sas lawmakers to encourage good shoot
ing, hence Brown is to be hung for miss
ing his man.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
Simmons Liver Regulator,

And the trial and use is all that Is necessary to
prove this to the most skeptical. Complete
the bowels regular, the blood purified, and the
breath sweet. The Regulator is so mild. so
gentle. so harmless, and does such a world OF
good in correcting the stomach, regulating the
bowels and restoring the health.
Purchasers should be careful to see that thew
get the GENUINE, manufactured only by j. I'll
ZEILIN & CO., Philadelphia.
janSi-M. W. T. .w&Tel1y
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
The Probable Outcome of the None
tary Conference,

LONDON, March 24-The Times, in its
financial article this morning. says: cit is
asserted that there is some ground to antici-
pate that France and the United States will
agree to become bimetallic nations
for a certain period. 1t is hoped
that the countries OF, the Latin Union will
follow their example, that Germany will
agree to continue the suspension of the
sales Of silver, and that England will under
take, on behalf of India, to give up the
silver standard for the same period"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

MooNsHINERs IN New York City
Frederick Gage and his wife were ar
rested at their home in New York,
by revenue officers for evading the
revenue laws by running an illicit still
The paraphernalia of a miniature distil-
lery were found on the premises, along
with demiiohn of Scotch whisky that
had just been run off,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
LONDON, February 9. 1881

the United States
SIR-I am directed by the Governor to
hand you the enclosed notice of Alfred
II. G. Prudence, Notary Public for the
city of ST. Louis, Mo-, relative to un
claimed dividends, in which he refers,
''as to integrity, ETC., by permission" to
the Bank OF England, London and Liver
pool.
Mr.. Prudence was, as he states, for
merly in the employ of the bank, and
was dismissed some years since, but he
is not in any way authorized to use the
name of the bank as reference.
From the terms of the notice, which
was received from an apparently poor
woman in Cornell, Livingston county,
Illinois, it would seem that these notices
are being extensively circulated in the
United States, and this supposition is
confirmed by the factthat there has re-
Gently been marked increase in the pre-
viously large number of groundless ap-
plicatiOns for unclaimed moneys received
blythe bank from the United States.
Nearly the whole of these applications
are, 50 far as the bank is concerned.
based on erroneous data, obtained prob
ably from very old lists of unclaimed
dividends which referred to funds long
since reclaimed, or, from the advertise.
ments that appear when reclaims are
made.
These applications involve considerable
expense to the supposed heirs and much
unnecessary trouble and correspondence
to the bank, and if it were possible to do
anything to counteract the eject of such
notices as the enclosed the Governor is
Of opinion that it would be desirable to
do Sc am, ETC., S. o. GRAY,
Chief Accountant.
The notice referred to is q copy of a
handbill published by Prudence, in
which he mentions his employment in
the bank, speaks of the immense amount
of treasure awaiting claimants, of which
his connection with the bank afforded
him personal knowledge, and gives the
names of well known ST. Louis and Eng
lish firms as references, among them the
Bank of England.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
THE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL.
Ehe Headquarters Opened-A Gala
Night in Richmond.

RICHMOND, VA. March 24.-The head
quarters of the Yorktown Centennial Asso-
citation at the Exchange Hotel in this city,
were formally opened tonight with impos.
ing ceremonies, embracing a ane military
display, participated in by the First Vir-
ginia Regiment, the Richmond Light In
fantry Blues and the Richmond Howitzers,
a procession of the German singing and
other societies. and speech-mabing.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
Emigration to be Regulated in Ger
many.

LONDON, March PA dispatch from
Berlin says: "During the discussion on
emigration in the Reichstag the Under
Secretary of State declared that the govern
ment is preparing bill for the regulation
next year, if not at this session."
The discussion in the German Reichstag
on emigration was raised by Polish depu-
tY, who attributed the alarming increase In
emigration to the cttkur kaDlpf and exces-
sive taxes, and in bis province to the unjust
treatment,of the Polish language. He Said
that last year Il, 200 Prussians left that
province. a Socialist deputy eontepded
that popular discomfort was not
due to political as to ena~--, - much
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
Mr.. NUNS COSTLY HORSEBACK

Mr.. NUNS COSTLY HORSEBACK
RIDE.-In Mrs. Maria Tice's suit for
SO. 600 against Henry n. Mum, of the
Scientific american. for damages result
ing from a collision in Central Park,
New York, on April 6, 1880, when Mr..
Mum, who was horseback riding, ran
into a top-wagon in which Mrs. Tice
was riding and upset it, so that her left
arm was permanently disabled, the jury
in the Kings County Circuit Court has
returned verdict of $2,10O in favor of
plaintiff.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

Jane Melrose, young lady of Wa
bash, Ind, has recently been using a
preparation to bleach her hair. A few
days ago she became suddenly ~ r., and
died. Soon after death nner face and
hair turned a DEEP green color. Physi-
clans st9ste that her death resulted from
tsne chemicals of which the preparation
was composed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
what Grevv Thinks of the CabInet,s

PARIS, March 24-An article In President
Grevy's organ shows that Grevy thinks
Jules Ferry should have faced Ministerial
crisis rather than have pledged the Cabinet
to abstain on such an important question as
the scTastia de tiSte
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

Manhood,s vigor is lost when the body is
wasted by Dyspepsia, Sick Headache or
Liver Complaint. For this pitiable condi-
ton TUFTS Pills are a specific. The vigor
and elasticity of youth and buoyancT Of
spirits win follow their use. They give
pure blood and solid nesh.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

NEW YORK, March "a -Advices were re-
ceiyed here to-day announcing the failure
of the firm of Lyle, Morris & Co., general
storekeepers, of Lauderdale, Miss. No LA
bilities or assets were given.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

GaFfieId and His SecretIve Cabinet
The News Gatherers Certas~ 10
Triumph I'm the End-DTOre Federal
Patronage Wanted In Georgia
The st. Mary's COllectOrship and
the LaGrange POstmastership -
Garfield and the Machine.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
5trer Begmlatnr.
Exactly What is Wanted
and Sought After.

ITO find safe, reliable, harmless, not re-
l. pulsive remedy, that can be taken without
interfering with business or pleasure, or disor-
Ranizing the system, simple vegetable CON-
pound assisting nature to get rid OF impurities
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
UNCLAIMED ENGLISH ESTATES

A letter from the Bank of England
of Interest to Expectant Claim
ants.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE FIGHT FOR THE SENATE
OFFICERS.

The Democrats Resolve TO Oppose
Their EIectton-Judge Davis Again
Defines His POsitIOn-Hr. Brown
on the Mahone-RepnblIca Fusion
A Move Against Postmaster Con-
lev.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
Georgia Affairs.

-,-,s~ed as tlse Post Cnce IA ss'
s4.ousr Class Matter.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25

Feeble and exhausted constitutions re-
stored to health and strength by Malt Bit
ters.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
mr. Jewett wants Time 20 Consider.

New YORK, March "a 1T is the desire of
the Worlds Fair Commission that Hugh J..
Jewett, President of the Erie Railway, shall
succeed General Grant as President of the
Commission, and to-day Messrs. stebbins
and Talcott, of the special committee,
waited upon Mr.. Jewett, who is now the
Second Vice President of the Commission,
regarding the matter, but he requested &
few days time to consider the proposition.
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Gentlemen extraVagantly praise the Cuti-
cura Medicinal Shaving Soap.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
BOER AND BRITON.

A HoIIanderss Counsel 20 the Friends
of the Late Rebels - Sir Evelyn
Wood Complimented General
Roberts TO be RecalIed-HOw the
Natives Regard the Terms of
Peace.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
A ROGUE'S REVELATIONS.
DEAN" BUCHANAN'S COMES
SION.

Diploma Fraternity Makes Clean
Breast of Hts RascalitY.-HIs
Dupes. COnfederaGes and AbettOrs.
His Pseudo Sufeide.-The Numer-
GUS Embellishments He Engineer
ed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-25
RUSSIA AND HER TROUBLES.

the Nihiltsts is Received In Berlin
.-EmPOrtant Interview of the Gear
and the Crown Prince of PrussIa.-
The Trials of the AsRassfns Post
pOned.-Ehe Cars Memory In
Vienna.