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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

The regulators Of Virginia are de-
pending upon their power to choose the
Judges of the Supreme Court OF the
State, and they propose to put repudia-
tors uzon the bench to confirm the Rid
dleberger act. But dispatch from Viz
oinia says it is reported that if the Legs
Iature passes the Riddleberger bill, it will
become imperative, as the term OF the
present Judges of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals does not expire until January.
1888, and that court may be relied upon
70 stand as heretofore between the bond
holders and the regulators, affirming
the inviolability of the contract made
with the bondholders.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

The new Hotel de Vile, of Paris, built
on the site of the old one, which was
burned by the Communists in 1871, is
now approaching completion. The con-
tractors estimates for window frames,
panes, doors, locks, fire places, etc.,
amounts to SOS, 900, and it is reckoned
that the artistic decorations and furni-
ture will cost $4,000. A novel feature
in the building will be the placing of 106
statues eight feet high in inches 90 the
four facades. These statues will repre-
sent eminent persons born in Paris, and
no fewer than forty of them will be
literary celebrities.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

NEW ENGLAND FISHERY LOSSES. -
During the past season the catch and
prices secured by the Gloucester fishing
feet have been very satisfactory and the
losses have been noticeably below the
average. In the bank fishery, four yes
sells have been lost, two of them With
all on board, numbering twenty -five
souls. In the mackerel, herring and
shore fisheries, four vessels have been
lost. making a total of seven vessels,
valued at $29, 800 and insured for $780,
493. Besides the loss OF life occasloned
thus, eighteen have been washed over
board or lost in dories, making the NUNS
Der of missing in all forty three. Com
pared with other years the loss of life
this year is small; only twice since 1876
has it fallen below forty. In 1879 there
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

The Montgomery Adcertiser says: Gan
old letter, dated January 20, 1851, from
Joel Matthews. of Dallas county, was
found in batch of paper in this city.
It covered check for $4,000, payable
in gold, to the order of A B. Moore,
Governor, STIMULATING that the amount
should be used, at the Governors dis
erection, for the defense of Alabama
More than twenty years have elapsed,
the SIS, 900 went up in blood and smoke,
the patriotic writer, and no less patri-
otic Governor have gone the way OF all
flesh; but the bold letters conveying the
Gift are as fresh and defiant appearing
az if the transaction were only yester-
1av -
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

Letters received in Hartford from the
Chinese students recently ordered home
say that on arriving in Shanghai they
were sent to confinement in a remote
part of the town, the governments inten
ton apparently being to examine them
as to their belief or disbelief of Chris
tianity before they had chance to scat
ter through the country. 1t is said, how
ever, that none of them had been much
inclined toward the Christian religion
while in Hartford.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

The Philadelphia Times has CON-
menced war on an abuse long prevalent
in that city-the crime of ''iury fixing.
1t agrees to pay s., 900 for the first de
lection and conviction of Jury fxer,
$500 for the second, $3.50 for the third
and 800 each for the next ten, these
propositions to stand open until the Isl
day of January, 1888. Philadelphia is
not the only city that needs reform IN
the very important subject of juries-
The professional juryman has an occu'
patton in many of our cities.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29
WONDERFUL VITALITY.
A Young Lady with 400 Shot and
Pieces of Corset In Her Body StilI
Alive.
Neao York Herald, November %.

NSW IOTE 1eTUtUS NOCeHtOeT ~.
There is at present every prospect of
the recovery of Miss Melinda T. Jacobus,
who was shot by her lover at Peru, n
j., on the 25th of October last 1t will
be remembered that John II. Wolfe, q
young man from Jersey City, who had
for some time been paying attentions to
Miss Jacobus, called on her on that day
and playfully pointed gun at her. She
told him it was loaded, but he did not
heed the warning, and the gun went off,
lodging large charge of shot in the
right side Of Miss Jacobus. The
physicians who were summoned pro-
nounced the case necessarily fatal,
and did not even think that Miss
Jacobus would linger more than an hour
or two. Instead of that she is still alive,
and the case is attracting considerable
attention among the medical fraternity
Of New Jersey. The wound was about
nine inches in diameter, but the greater
portion of this was made by the powder
and stray shot The orif1ce was two and
half inches long and two inches wide.
The tenth and eleventh ribs were frac-
tured and portions of the bone carried
into the body. The lung was perforated,
the full charge striking the lower portion
of it and lacerating it terribly. Besides
the bones of the ribs portions of
the clothing and corset-a part of
the whalebone of the latter-were shot
into the body, and, it is the opn-
ion of the physicians, clear through
the lung. The gun was loaded with
charge of $50 duck shot. There have
been taken out of the wound &c shot, so
that still about 200 remain. None of the
pieces of dress or whalebone have yet
protruded. For a few days after the
shooting the wound discharged air from
the lungs, which issued with gurgling
noise, but this has ceased and the young
lady is apparently doing well. No signs
of pyemia have set in and the wound is
gradually closing up. The dead flesh is
sloughing off, and the young lady's
strength is aiding the healing consider
ably. At first Wolfe visited Miss Jaco-
bus and insisted on her promising to
marry him, but she became so excited
that the physician prohibited her seeing
him again
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

John Barrett, John Barnes and Lon
Carter, prominent young men OF Pope
county, Arkansas, have been arrested on
the charge of having burglarized the
house of Colonel Sinclair. near Atkins,
Arkansas. The arrests have created
cutie a sensation, as the young men be-
long to the first families"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

New York bids fair to come in for the
obiurgations so long lavished by the
oficeseeking guild upon Ohio. A Presi-
dent and two Cabinet officers from the
Empire State, with everything that this
situation of things implies in the way OF
minor appointments. is thought by the
claimants for patronage who hail from
other States to be too much, and they
howl accordingly.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

The progressive spirit Of the japanese
has a fresh exemplification in the an
nouncement from Yokohama that imme.
diately after the return of the Mikado
from his northern tour proclau alton
was issued giving notice of the establish
ment of Constitution, with Represen-
tative Assembly, in 1890. 1t is difficult
to comprehend the full meaning of this,
so radical an innovation is it upon Orien-
tai traditions and precedents, but it viii
not be long before we shall realize its
important results. For some years past
Japan has had an able and aggressive
press, which has earnestly urged the
government to place itself en- rapport
with the people; and though some
of these journals have been sup
pressed for their temerity, they
have been the means of creating
a public opinion as powerful as the
Mikado himself, and one which, as is
now seen, he is disposed to respect. 1t
is little more than year since the gov
eminent ventured to run counter to the
progressive spirit by proclamation sup
pressing popular assemblies for the dis
cussion of civil and political reforms; but
the resentment it thus stirred up was
such as to speedily compel the Mlkado
to rescind it, and from that day to this
the agitation in favor of representative
government on the British and American
plan has been steadily progressing. The
concession to this feeling, and the prac-
teal recognition of the principle of mo
taxation without representation, shows
that the Mikado, Asiatic if he be, is a
much more sensible and polite ruler
than some European princes and poten-
tates that have loftier pretensions to civil
lization and enlightenment.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

Postmaster General James has brought
us in sight of two cent postage. Under
the operation of his practical economies
the deficiencies in the next fiscal year
will be under one million dollars. Bad
management and wholesale thefts under
the Hayes regime brought the annual
deficiency up to four million dollars.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

The Orangemen Of the Province OF
Ontario propose to test the sOundness OF
the decision rendered by the Court OF
Queens Bench at Montreal recently de-
claring the Orange Society illegal, and
for that purpose it is probable that an
appeal will be taken to the British Privy
Council.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

Great Britain, having discovered how
much discomfort that little, insignifcaut
insect known as the American mosquito
can produce, has come to the conclusion
that even the American navy will bear
watching.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

The greatest of the wheat producing
States of the Union, counted by millions
of bushels, are as follows: Illinois,
81. 600, 900; Indiana, 100000 Ohio,
46, 900, 900; Michigan, $4,000, 600; Min
nesota, 100000 Iowa, $1,000, 600;
California, 10000. 900; Missouri, 25,0OO,-
600; Wisconsin. 25,OOO,OOOi Pennsyl-
vania, 10, 100000 The total crop of the
United States is ASS, 900, 900 bushels.
grown on about 80, 900, 600 acres of land,
making an average of near thirteen
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

President Arthur's reported declara-
ton that he will appoint no one to public
Office whose fitness has not been demon
strated, and that he will remove none
except for cause, would read much bet
ter If he had not approved Of kicking
out debt paying Republicans in Viz
ginia. so as to replace them with Read
iusters
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

The split in the Democratic party OF
Tennessee still continues. AT a special
election for member of the Legislature in
Smith county a few days ago State
Credit Democrat was elected By small
majority over Republican, while three
Low Tax Democrats polled about two
ffths of the entire Democratic vote cast
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29


The late bankrupt act in this country
was modelled after that of Great Britain
in the matter of fees and costs for law
yers and courts, and was repealed by
Congress on account of the frauds com
mitted under its provisions and the eat
ing up of bankrupt estates in costs. A
typical case in New York was that OF
Haynes & Sanger, where the liabilities
were $3.50, 662 and the actual assets $685.
947-the costs and fees being $50, 10.
By way of commonplace take this eng
lish bankrupt case" from the London
Standard, which assures its readers that
'such affairs as this are occurring every
day."
Assets 80 :. :. =. :. - '-@
Lawyers expenses, ETC., winding up =
and rent. ~ AZ y
Given trustee for time, etc, given to
Winning up .........--..-..-.s'
Balance for creditors, Nothing" "
Debtor bought in his private estate.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

The total valuation Of real and per-
sonal property in California is $65s. 69l,-
O59. and the total tax for State purposes
is 654 cents on each 500, producing a
revenue of 1871. 426.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

Guiteau wants 10 see Bill Jones severe
" punished "as a warning to cranks, "
but the Boston Globe thinks Guiteau
should have been turned of " some
time ago as a warning to Bill Jones.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

President Garfeld's memory is to be
honored in London by the founding Of
home for working girls to be called
"Garfeld House" A lady has given
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29
Zaxattus.

For sale by Lippnan Bros. and soIomOns & Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29
fir sslr.

TOR SALE-A well stocked Grocery :,
IL Liquor Store, in central location aois :.
thriving business, will be sold out immedisisss,
W. F., Morning News office. uu'S
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-29

Saturday night last car leaves clty o.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE. I'M gy
In the morning leave Savannah Z. . ,,s y
ana 1890 O'Clock. In the evening oTs:t 5
hour from 2:35 until 500 O'Clock.
leaves Thunderbolt ct ZOO O'Clock = r NAB
superintenoSs.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-08-12

is any secret organization or that tie
intention was to Cypress or donineer
over any one, but on the contrary, to see
that equal justice is meted out to all,
rich and poor, weak and strong, alike.
In proof whereof, attached to the reso-
buttons below are the names of w. w.
Bradley, Sheriff, D. Doonon, Deputy
Sheriff W A. .HedricL Clerk of Court,
aud his deputies, Messrs. McBaiu and
Logan. One article was not embodied
in the resolutions at the time they were
drafted, which was, that the citizens of
ward Five agreed to protect at all haz
ards any grand iuryman in the execu-
ton of his duty and to prevent any wit
ness called before the Grand Jury for
the purpose of giving evidence from be-
ing inundated. The reason for this
can be given when required. In respect
fully asking you to extend the courtesy
III publishing this with the following
resolutions we trust you will noe be
troubled again, and that for the good of
the parish aad all part les concerned the
matter as regards a newspaper contro-
versy is at an end. Both resolutions are
now before the public, Numerically OPP
posite in opinion. To time and future
events we will leave the proof, feeling
perfectly justified in the course pursued,
and that in the end Justice will most
assuredly overtalze all wrong doors.
JAMES IMBODEN.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-08-12
SHERIFFS SALE.
STATE OF LoUIsIANA-5th Distr

STATE OF LOUISIANA-5th Districts
Court, parish Of Ouachita R, G.
Cobb VS.. j. Frank Pargoud. No.
1891.
By virtue of a writ of f. ia. issued bv
the Hon. 9th District Court, in and for
the parish of Onachita, in the above en-.
titled suit, and to me directed as Sheriff
| OF Moreheuse parish, have seized az
the property OF the defendant, J. Frank
Pargoud, and will proceed to sell, at the
door of the court house, in the town Of
Bastrep, Morehouse parish, within the
hours prescribed by law for judicial
sales, at public auction, to the highest
bidder. on
SATURDAY, the 18th day of septem.
Der, 1881, the following described pn.
perty, to-wit: A tract or parcel ofiaud
situated in the parish of Morehouse and
described as the north half section, the
southeast quarter section, and south.
west quarter section, all in section 81,
and the southwest quarter of section
3:2, all in township %, north Of range 8
east. and north half of northwest quar-
ter of section 5, and nsrth half of north.
east quarter Of section s, township %,
north OF range b east, and the east half
of northeast quarter of section So, town
ship -, north Of range east, contain
ing i'll the aggregate 1890 51lu0 acres Of
land, more or less,
Terms of sale-cash, with the benefit
of appraisement.
WM. p DOUGLASS, Sheriff.
Aug. 18th, 1881.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-08-12
SHERIFFS SALE

STATE OF LOUIsIANA-sixth D..
Court-Parish of Morehouse. s;,nos
nagel & Co. VS.. James Beatty.
| BY virtue of a writ of ii. ia. issued h.,
the Hon 9th District Court, in and g..
the parish of Morehouse, said State 'H u
| the above entitled suit, and to me- 4; II
rected as Sheriff of said parish and sta.s
have seized and will proceed to sell nv
the door of the court house, in the TOWN
of Bastrop, within the hours prescribsd
by law, at public auction, to the hipb'
est bidder, on gu
SATURDAY, the Sd day of September
1881, the following described property
to-wit: The southeast quarter of north
east quarter of section rs, township 81
north range east, containing 40 acraa
ofland, more or less, said land pointsd
out to be seized by defendant, james
Beatty. '''
Terms Of sale-The purchaser to nav
$3l in cash to pay costs, the balance Of
the price on II mouths credit, for which
the purchaser will be required to give
IL months bond, with approved per.
sonal security, and special morteao.
will be retained on the land to secnps
the payment of the bond
VIM. p. DOUGLASS, Sheriff
August IL, 81.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-08-12

Gould, has directed a railroad
to be built, at once, connecting
Alexandria on Red River with
Pine Bluff, Ark, via Monroe
La, and Bastrop is within six
miles of the direct line. The d.
rect line has already been sur
veyed through the parish, and
runs west of Bayou Bartholo-
new, and through country that
will yield no local trade, while
east of the bayou and through
Bastrop, will bring the road in
reach of an immense local bust
ness, and besides, we have the
promise, from the managers of
road, that it shall come through
or very near to Bastrop, and
that the road shall be ready to
move the crop of 1882.
When this road is built, we
will be in few hours run of
New Orleans and st. Louis both,
and will have a ready market
for any of the many and varied
products OF this fair land. When
We are thus put in communica-
ton, by rail, with the two great
cities of the South and West, we
know of no more desirable coun-
try than Morehouse parish. And
Bastrop, with her live and enter.
prising business men, navigation
in Bayou Bartholomew, two and
half miles West, railroad
through the town, and the rich
and magnificent country around
it, is destined to be one of the
largest, as it is now one of the
prettiest towns in North Louis
lana. And to those prefer
ring to settle in a town to
the country, We extend a cordial |
invitation. AS an evidence of !
the health of the town the few !
Doctors who live in or near Bas- |
trop are all poor men, although |
some of them practice for O dis
sance of ten to fifteen miles
around the town.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-08-12
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, 1t is truth aud nmentably
such that q state of things exist in our
| community which renders it practically
impossible to have equal and exact jus
tice melted out to our citizens, and good
and sufficient protection given to their
lives, liberty and property; and
Whereas, The object of all government
is to insure justice, promote the general
welfare and protect the citizen in his
life, liberty and property.
Resolved, therefore, that we, the I'M
dersigned bind ourselves together for
sthe purpose Of securing the blessings of
an equal and exact administration of
the laws to ourselves, our families and
the citizens Of our community generally.
And we further pledge ourselves to each
other that we have no other purpose Ia
this organization than that of strength
ening the officers of the law IN the
discharge of their duties, protecting the
citizen against unjust aud unlawful at
tacks, as we'll from the official as from
private parties And we will use all the
means known to the laws of our country
to relieve our people of corrupt and in
efficient officers as we'll as wrong doors
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-08-12

The Democratic State Conven.
{ ton OF Virginia nominated Maio,
John w. Daniel as their candi-
date for Governor. His oppo.
nents for the nomination we're
Fitzhugh Lee, Goode, Barbour,
and Staples. Major Daniels
will be remembered as having
seconded Gen. Hancock's nomi-
nation az Cincinnati in a speech
which at once gave him a ma
tional reputation. He is about
forty years old, a graduate of
the University of Virginia, is a
lawyer by profession and an elo-
quent orator: He is lame from
q wound received while serving
in the Confederate army.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-08-12
Vennor Says the New Comet will
Bring Cold Weather.

MONTREAL, Aug. s. Vennor
says we may expect great
changes in the weather about
the time the new comet is in it's
perihelion. when it will be also
nearest the earth. This will oc-
cur on the Goth of the present
month. During the time from
the 18th to the Goth OF the pres
emit mouth instead of being
burned up as we might expect,
ne says we shall be nearly frozen
by frosts and strong cold north
erly winds.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-08-12
RePly OF Capt. 1mbodsn to Citizens Of
West Carroll Condemnirg the se-
cret Organization, and Resolu-
lions of the Organization Setting
Forth the Objects.

Editor Morehouse Clarson-Herswitl
enclose you copy of the resolution.
| which called forth such bitter dsnun
citation from Mr.. Simon wltkouski ir
your issue of sth July. Although the
article was headed "Mass Meeting" ane
signed by many citizens, am satisfied
that tho sum and substance of the reso.
lutions emanated from Mr.. Witkouski
and that in obtaining the signatures Of
the citizens whose names are attached
to his article he totally misrepresented
the object of the above resolutions.
In the first place, I would respectfully
ask Mr.. Witkouski, why, if such perfect
peace and order prevail in the parish,
he always travels with an armed guard +,
Second. Why. if the government of
the parish and State is sufficient to pro-
'tect the weakest citizen in the land. he
some few months since used sueh
strenuous exertions to form a yigi!ence
committee ?
Third. For what purpose, at a meet
lrg held at bis instance, Oh the 18th of
May, at Kilbourn. Were the majority of
the men armed9
AS regards the petition said to have
been circulated for the removal Of Mr..
Newman, it was simply polite request
asking him to resign, and at the proper
time and place sufficient cause will be
shown for making the request.
In justice to Judge Brigham, I would
here state that no reference whatever is
made to him. AS Judge of this District
10 has given universal satisfaction, and
held in high esteem by all classes Of
'ur people.
most emphatiealty deny that this
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-08-12
SHERIFF"S SALE.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-6th District
Court-Parish of Warehouse. Nation
al Hide and Leather Bank VS.. B. C.
Tatum No. $500.
By virtue Of writ of Fl. ia. issued by
the Hoa. 9th District Court, in and for
the parish of MoIehouse, in the above
entitled suit, and to me directed as
Sheriff of said parish and State, have
seized and will proceed to sell, at the
door of the court house, within the
hours prescribed by law for judicial
sales, at public auction, to the highest
bidder, on
SATURDAY, the goth day of August,
1881, the following described property,
to wit: One bay horse, and one top
buggy and harness.
Terms Of sale Cash, without the
benefit Of appraisement.
WIN. P. DOUGLASS, Sheriff.
Aug. 5th, 81.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-08-12

We publish this week a com.
munication from Capt. Imboden
of West Carroll, explanatory Of
the objects Of the secret organi.
cation condemned so severely
BY the mass meeting held in that
parish some time since, together
with resolutions Of that organi-
cation. We know nothing of the
relative merits Of this contro-
versy, but feel sorry that the
citizens OF our neighboring per-
ish cannot dwell together in
harmony. One thing is sure, as
both parties resolve to support
the law officers, West Carroll
ought to become one of the most
orderly parishes in the State.
There seems to be some OBJ
jections to Mr.. Newman as Dis
trlct Attorney, but they are not
stated. and will We trust prove
groundless. Since he has been
prosecuting attorney he has al
ways done his duty in our Court
here, and his official acts have |
proven him to be q good man
faithful, honest sober and in
austrious. and we'll posted in the
duties of his Office. We are glad
o note that both factions en-
lorse Judge Brigham.