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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25

7P. M.-The President has been much re-
lieved by the operation of this morning and
pus has been dischsrging satisfactorily
through the new opening. At noon to day
his pulse was 1lS, temperature 80 s, respira-
tion "a. At present his pulse Is 104, tenn
perature 992, respiration 23.
ExECUTIvE MANSION, z: 30 PM Unofficial
Bulletin. lit has bern stated this afternoon,
and 1t is believed, that q story has been
telegraphed out of town, that DR.. Hamilton,
the consulting physician from New York,
had expressed the opinion that the Presi-
dents case is utterly hopeless DR.. .Hamil
ton has not made any such assertion, and
authorizes an emphatic denial of it.
10P. M-The Presidents condition con-
tinues favorable. DR.. Agnew. of Philadel-
phia, one Of the consulting physicians, left
for home this afternoon. He will return
tomorrow. At the invitation of Dr. Bliss
Dr. Agnew performed the operation on the
President this morning.
1890 p NJ. Unofficial Bulletin l-Secre-
tary Blaine aud Postmaster General James
have Just left the Mansion for the night.
They said, in response to inquiry, that the
President continued to rest comfortably
and that his condition was as favorable as it
possibly could be, considering the recent
complication. Secretary Blaine remarked
that he was doing as well as they dared to
hope that he should do.
ll:30 P. NJ. Unofficial Bulletin. THE at
tending surgeonsreport at this hour that the
President in resting quietly, and that, al
though they have not thoughtit best 10 dis
turb him by taking his pulse and tempera-
ture, they believe him entirely free from
fever. There Is no Indication of a recur-
renee of rigor.
The following was received this afternoon
by the Secretary of State:
To Blaine, Secretary, Washington: Your
kilograms, which have been received with
profound sorrow, have been forwarded to
the Queen and all our legations in Europe.
l await further news with intense anxiety
LOWELL, Minister, London.
The following wasssent at IL O'Clock M:
10 LoaoeU, Minister, London: At IL O'Clock
p. IN. the Presidents condition is improved.
He has muchsless fever, and there has been
general subsidence of unfavorable
symptoms. BLAINE, Secretary.
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FRENCH TOPICS.
M. Raspail and the Deputies-The
Compulsory Education Bill So.
Cyr Cadets PunIshed-LiVeIV News
paper War.

LONDON, July 23.-The Paris correspon-
dent of the Daily NeUs, discussing the vote
OF urgency in the Chamber of Deputies, on
the motion of NJ. Raspail, Republican,
that members Of the Chamber allowing
their names to appear as directors of new
financial undertakings shall ipsO tactO vs cate
their seats, says: This is not the first time
the House has voted urgency 70 get rid OF
a disagreeable measure the sooner. There
is not the least chance of M. Raspail's bill
passing"
PARIS, July 23.-In the Chamber of Dep
uties to day M. Bertan (Republican) sub
mitted a report hostile to the Senate's
amendments of the compulsory educa-
tion bill. The debate on these amend
ments has been fixed for Monday next, the
Chamber giving the bill priority over the
military pension bill. NJ. Cano d. Ornano,
(Bonapartist) protested against the arrange,
ment, which provoked a great uproar,
whereupon NJ Flequet, who was in the
chair, abruptly closed the sitting.
twenty-five pupils of the military school
at st. Cyr have been expelled for attending
mass on Count de Chambord's birthday
They will be sent to a regiment to serve for
five years as second class soldiers.
Rdppel, Justice and batranSigeaRt (Radical
newspapers) attack the Repal6liQue Frdncais
and the GdwlOtS for their recent articles
against Turkey. Rappd says: "If the OBJ
Ject OF our efforts be no longer in Europe
close to our frontier, If it is In Asia or
Africa or America, that we must seek com
pensatiOn for the loss of Metz and Stras-
burg, letus have the courage to openly say so.
1t is possible that France will approve such
policy, but until we are quite sure she does
not approve it the applause of Bismarck
entirely fails 10 satisfy u.s."
La Justice saws: beware of pen and ink
warriors. We saw them at work in 1870
After ten years of silence they resumed
courage and shouted a IIaiSn as they used
to shout "A Bsrlnp Well they have gone
to Tunis, and the result is Algeria iuflamed
and Europe disturbed and hostile Tunis
must be occupied with great difficulty and
at great cost, aud nobody can tell what this
may not force upon u.s. Now they are be
such inamitY." lie Temps asserts that no
Tripoli question can arise.
PARIS, July PA semi-oficial letter re-
ceived from Thpoli and communicated
TO the French newspapers states that the
attitude of the authorities there does not
bear out the Porte's pacific assurances, that
the landing of the troops and war material
proceeds Ostentatiously as il to excite the
Mussulmans and that Frenchmen, or those
Inhabitants who are under French protec-
tion, are subjected to serious ANNOYANCE by
the authorities. The writer of the letter
says he believes that these facts are un-
known in Cohstantinople,
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THE WORK OF THE TORCH.
COSTLY COTTON FIRE In THOM-
ASVILLE.
Wright & Co.'s Warehouse Burned
Heavy Losses and Insurance-An
IneendIary's WOrk-VaIuabIe Re-
cords Destroyed.

THoMAsvnLE, Ga, July PA fire broke
out few minutes past nine o'clock last
night in the large cotton warehouse of A.
P. Wright IL Co. The fire department re-
sponded promptly, but the building and
contents were consumed. There we're about
fourteen hundred bales OF cotton In the
warehouse. Some seventy or eighty bales
were saved.
The following are the insurance figures
on the cotton: London, Liverpool and
Globe, $1,000; North American, $1,000;
Western. $1,000; Manhattan, 5000;
Georgia Home, $4,000, Smith
& Coyle, agents; Underwriters, So
500, Remington, agent; Imperial,
81. 300; Home, New York, 81, 500, Cassels,
agent. There was 81 500 on the building
50, 900 in the Southern Mutual, Hanseli
q Hansell, agents, and 81, 500 in the Lon
don, Liverpool and Globe.
The City Treasurer's books were lost, to-
gether with important books belonging to
the Knights of Honor and the A. o. u. w.
The fire was clearly the work OF an in
cendiary, the back door of the warehouse
having been found forced open.
The aggregate loss on the cotton is about
$50, 900; insurance $45 300. The loss on the
building, fixtures and contents other than
cotton is about $4,000. Messrs. A. P.
Wright q Co. are strong frm, and they
will rebuild Immediately.
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Stocks London.

LONDON, July 23.-The Economist this
week elaborstely disserts the Quarterly Re
VieO on E iglish trade and foreign COM
p tition," and declares that the writer is
ignorant Of physical facts, mistaken In his
statistics and wrong in his conclusions "If
the article, says the Economist, represents
the views of the Conservative party it GER
tainly will not commend itself to the com
mon sense Of the country, and proposals of
this kind, especially when put forward for
party purposes, are little better than
mockiDg of the distresses they profess to
aim at alleviating."
The Spectator says: owe have still some
hope that we are to escape a renewal of the
work OF the worn out discussion of protec-
ton, for, in spite of some sinister appear
auces, we cannot believe that the Tory
CHIEFS will lend themselves to so senseless
cry"
The Economist of this week says: "Not-
wi hstanding the threatened adoption of
gold for the new Italian loan, the ominous
drop In the New York exchange, and the
general moving of the continental
exchanges being more against us, It is not
anticipated there will be reduction In the
Bank of England's rate very soon. The de-
mand for discounts is inactive, and the rate
for money from day to day is 81 to per
cent. The rate of discount for bank
bills, sixty days to three months, is II per
cent, and for trade bills, sixty days to
three months, 115a21 per cent. There has
not been much business in the stock ex-
change, although exceptional sureties were
speculatively operated in to a fair extent.
Prices were irregular, with tendency on
the whole towards a depression in home
and foreign governments, although home
and colonial railways are mostly firm.
American railways. influenced by reduction
on speculation In New York, are more de-
cidedly down, butwhlle money is cheap and
the political world comparatively undis urb-
ed, a breaking market is to be ANTICIPATED.
The weeks new issues have been numer-
GUS aud important. gl,000, 600 capital of
the Bengal Central Railway, new under
taking guaranteed by government as usual,
$500 900 worth of Ond and Sohelke, and 81
per cent. railway bonds; 9325, 900 worth OF
Havana Railways per cent. first mortgage
bonds were all eagerly subscribed for. The
new Chinese imperial loan of g similar
character OF 100000 at s per cent. will
open in China on the 29th inst.p
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25
A FATAL LOVE.
A Man and a Woman Go over
Niagara Falls Locked In Each
others Arms.

Mrs. Sadie Stewart, whose body was
tound in the Niagara river on the
18th, was the wife of Theodore Stewart,
a prominent merchant of Silver Greek,
Chautauqua county, n. Y. She was 80
years old, and handsome and accom-
pllshed woman. Dr. E. Fl. Howie, aged
about 40, was homeopathist who was
graduated in New York. and practiced
in Silver Greek and Forestville for six
or light years past.
lie was native of Drummondyille.
Ontario where his parents live He
was a man of magnificent pbvsioue and
brilliant mind. He was for a while
with DR.. L. NJ Kenyon, of Buffalo.
went from here to Silver Creek and re.
Gently removed to Forrestville. Mrs.
Stewart's body was found floating below
Niagara Falls. 1t was nearly nude. On
Friday of last week a shawl and parasol
since identified as belonging to her
were found above the fall On the bank
of the river some $50 yards ebove Pros
pect Park gate and in front the pulp
mill
On the morning of the 10Th the body
of man fully identified as that of DIR.
Howie was found entirely nude below
the falls near the foot of the inclined
railway. A correspondent ascer-
tanned that on the 9th instant,
Mrs. Stewart and DR.. Howie visited the
falls and registered at the Western Hotel
as E. W. Jilbert and wife, of Rome, N.
Y. They visited Prospect Park in the
evening, and on the morning went to
Buffalo together. He stopped at
fuckers Hotel, and she at her brothers
boarding house in Niagara street. Later
on the same day he called for her, and
they left together, returning on the first
train to Niagara Falls.
They were seen to pass down the main
street together that evening and were
never seen alive afterwards. Undoubt.
edly both parties committed suicide by
leaping into the rapids above the falls
together. DR.. Howie wrote a note to his
wife, saying that he was about to take a
step that could never be recalled, and
wished to have his body buried in the
United States.
Mrs. HOwie and several of her friends
arrived at the Falls tonight and identi.
fed the body of her husband. She is
left with five children, the eldest being
about eleven years. The body of Mrs.
Stewart was buried at Silver Creek to-
day, the funeral being largely attended.
The case caused intense excitement at
Buffalo, wheresboth parties were well
known and moved in good society. DIR.
Howie is said to have been Mrs. Stewards
physician for the past six years. 1t is
reported that she tried TO commit
suicide by swallowing an overdose of
laudanum three years ago She married
Lockport telegraph operator named
Volkenburg some years since, but OBJ
tanned a divorce on the ground of
marital infidelity."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25
FLASHES FROM ATLANTA.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Saturday In the HOuse-A Number of
Measures Passed-IndIeatiOns of a
Long Session.

ATLANTA, July 23.-Senate not in session,
having adjourned over to Monday.
10 the House, Mr.. Post, of Coweta, asked
to have the joint resolution looking to a
fixed day for an early adjournment taken
from the table for amendment and discus
sion, but the motion was voted down by a
arge majority.
A number OF bills were read third time,
and the following disposed of:
A bill to refund the purchase money for
a lot Of land in Barlow county, which was
fraudulently sold years ago by the State.
Passed.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Hunt, of spald-
ing, to amend section 3,64S of the Code of
1873, was passed as modified by the Judi
ciary Committee.
bill introduced by Mr.. Jones, of Baker,
to repeal the act creating Board of Com
missioners Of Roads and Revenues for
Baker county, was passed in the shape of a
substitute. Also, a bill creating a new
Board of Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues, and abolishing the old one.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Hall, of Dade,
to prevent cattle traders from driving
diseased cattle into or through that county.
Passed.
The bill. introduced by Mr.. Lester, of
Jones, to regulate the hiring of minors.
After lively discussion was indefinitely
postponed, which kills it.
The bill by Mr.. HINT, of SpaldIng, Great
ing new public school system for Griffin.
The bill by Mr.. jackson, of Richmond, to
fix the compensation of Solicitor of the
County Court OF Richmond, passed.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Coffin, of
Stewart, to exempt all practiciDg dentists
from jury duty, after a long and spirited
discussion, was, on call of the roll, passed
yeas 80, nays 3S.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Reese, Of
Wilkes, regulating the manner of letting
out contracts to build or repair public
bridges over streams which divide counties,
after being amended so as not to effect local
laws of similar character, was passed.
Several bills were recommitted, some were
laid on the table for the present, while 9TH
ers were referred to different and more ap-
pirate committee.
From the speech making to day 1t is eyi-
dent that trivial discussions can be looked
for in future, and the session will be pro-
longed by much useless talk.
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Gen. Sturdlrant,s FLORIDA Home.

LAKE MAITLAND. ORANGE COUNTY. FLA, July
2O.-EditOr lfoT7liRg Netrsi In your issue Of
the 18th instant. notice you did great injus-
tice to my friend sgd. B. SturdiEant and father,
locating their home on Sc Johns river. The
father, Gen. E T, Sturdivant. owns beautiful
place with nice orange grove, etc. on most
beautiful lake in Orange county, on the line OF
the South Florida Railroad. about fourteen
miles from Sanford. and one and half miles
land. which you hear spoken Of so often, the
country in and around dotted with magnificent
orange groves beautiful lakes, fine residences.
hospitaee people, beautiful young ladies,
handsome young men. few clever old bache-
lOrs, etc, etc. for the truth of which refer
you 20 that enthusiastic and fluent gentleman,
MAJ. Herbert, who visited us on Map day past,
ana saw and heard more than can nov write
you. RosEDALE.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25

AN EDUCATIONAL TEST. The "Bee
Line" Railroad has determined to en-
force the educational qualification in the
selection of its employees. In accordance
with notice previously given, it last
week discharged all its employees who
were unable to read and write. Some of
the Oldest engineers on the road had to go
in consequence, but the Directors refused
to make any exception in their favor, al
though they found work for the dis
charged men elsewhere. Some of the
other Western roads propose to follow
this example, believing that it will i'm
prove the morale Of their men.-Neso
Orleans Democrat.
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Trouble In the TranavaaL

PRETORIA, July 24-There is a hitch in
the Transvaal negotiations In consequence
OF the refusal of the royal commission to
sit with the person appointed by the Beers
as a member of the financial committee. The
Beers demanded an apology, and refuse to
meet the commission. Gen. Sir Evelyn
Wood, replying to deputation of loyalists,
stated that special arrangements would be
made whereby the Beers will not be per-
mitted to legislate for the natives without
the consent of the British residents. The
murderers Of Captain Elliott have been ac-
Quilted. The jury was composed of eight
Dutchmen and one Englishman,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25

THE ASTRONOMERS WHO SAW THE
COMET ExPLODE.-A Cincinnati dis
patch says: DESPITE the inclination by
many people throughout the country to
make hight of the observations of Prof.
Stone, OF the Cincinnati Observatory.
on the comet and its separation into two
masses, the professor is still firm in the
tGith. He says that it is impossible that
ne should be mistaken, for his assistant.
Mr. Watson, was looking at the comet
through the telescope the moment the
explosion took place. The professor
believes that the separation was the re-
suit of a large explosion, and that the
matter thrown off either gradually re-
turned to the comet itself or disappeared
by some other cause"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25

EQUINE VS.. FELNE.-An amusing
scene took place on Eighth street day
or two since when a gentleman, while
on his way 10 the barn to turn his horse
loose for short tine, picked up a pet
cat and putting her in a fish basket.
hung her up on clothes-line pole about
seven feet from the ground. When
the horse was loosed he walked over to
the pole, and seeing the cat in the
basket put his nose up tD investigate,
and the cat put out her paw and gave
the lntrudIng nose lively scratch. The
horse Immediately turned around. looked
bacE over his shoulder as though to take
aim and measure the distance, kicked.
and cat, basket and all shot into the air
like rocket. The horse watched the
success of his shot, then gave a low
whinny of delight and walked away to
feed. -bITt5GgI: (ltinn.) Democrat.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25
The Convict Law Suggested Amend
ments.

WINCHESTER, Va. July 21.-Editor Morning
NetCs: read to-day your very sensible re-
marks on the report OF the Special Peniten-
tiary Committee in your issue Of the 18th inst,
If the Legislature wish to act wisely in the
matter. they viii add additional aud greater
penalties for cruel treatment or all prisoners,
and make it the special duty OF the Solicitor
Generals to look into the matter, paying them
for the service rendered And il the Begisla-
ture wish 10 benefit the counties, let an act be
passed, to take effect. say. from the LIST or
January next paying from the hire OF the
convict all cost Of conviction. including SOlici'
tors fee, cost of Clerk, Sheriff, committing
magistrate and arresting of1cer. Such law
wo1ld save much cost 20 the counties. and
would give additional guarantee to the officers
OF payment for their services, saving them
the loss of insOlSent costs bill can be
framed which would do no injustice 70 any
one W. W. PAINE.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25

Weather Indications.

OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OBSERVER, WASH
D. O., July "a Indications for
Monday;
In the South Atlantic States, fair
weather, easterlY shifting to southerly
winds, stationary or higher barometer and
temperature.
In the Middle Atlantic States, warmer fair
weather, winds mostly southerly, stationary
or higher barometer.
In the Gulf States, partly cloudy weather
and local rains In the western portion,
variable winds, stationary or higher ba
rometer and temperature.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley.
generally fair weather, variable winds. STA
tionary barometer, slightly higher tempera-
tpre.
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THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
The News from Washington Causes
a sharp Decline.

New YORK, July 23.-The stock market
opened weak and prices Immediately began
to decline, the downward movement con
tinuing steadily until the receipt of intelli-
gence from Washington regarding the
Presidents condition, when heavy pres
sure to sell was developed and quotations
fell off sharply.
The downward tendency continued until
near the close of business, when the decline
ranged from q to 51s per cent, the latter
In Texas Pacific, Houston and Texas, West
ern Union, Central Pacific, Missouri Pacific,
Memphis and Charleston, Northern Pacific,
and Georgia and Coal shares being promi-
nent therein. In late dealings there was a
recovery of d to ~ per cent, which was
subsc quently partially lost, the market clos
ing heavy. The sales aggregated 429, ,443
shares.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25

SARATOGA, July 23.-The first race, one
and one eighth mile, Belle of Highlands
won, Valdbria second, Enniskillen third
Time l 5513.
The second race, three-quarter mile, Van
guard won, Forester second, Memento third.
Time 15%.
The third race, mile and a furloug,
Greenland won, Col. sprague second, RID.
pie third. Time l541S.
The fourth race, selling race, one mile,
Warfeld won, Bob johnson second, Poto-
mac third. Time 421<.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25
Death OF Noted CIerqvmen.

LONDON, Jnly 23.-The death is an
nounced of Most Rev. Daniel Mccarthy, d.
D., Roman Catholic Bishopo Kerry. He
was consecrated August Is, 1873.
PARIS, July 23.-The death is announced
OF Horace Monad. He was for forty years
pastor Of the Reformed Church and Hon
Orary Chairman of the Marseilles Protes-
tant Consistory. He was a member of the
venerated Monad family, which has in
cluded several eminent evangelical min
istera
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25

A great many people have adopted as
their rule of general conduct the reason
ing of the man who said that he never
became priest because he was afraid he
might want some time to marry, and he
meyer married because he was afraid he
might some time want to become a
priest. They live to the end of their
days without doing anything particular,
because they are always expecting to do
something else.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25
sudden Death ofaPr,es,.

PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-Father Mat
that's Goblin, assistant priest of st. Pat
rick's Catholic Church, this city, was found
dead last evening in water closet on the
church premises. He had left the supper
table. it was supposed, to 90 into the
church to hear confession. His brother
priest, Father Glynn, missing him from the
church, reported his absence to Father Con-
trell, who instituted a search, and found
him dead, as mentioned. He had been COM
planning, and it is believed he died from
rheumatism of the heart.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25
Enrfhnnaka RhncIra

LONDON, July 23.-An earthquake oc-
CURED at half past two O'Clock Friday in
Switzerland and the east part Of France.
At Geneva bells were rung and houses
shaken. At Morges the furniture In dwell
ings was upset, and there was great con-
sternation, but no casualties.
1t was also severe at Bsrne, Switzerland,
and at Lymes and Grenoble, France.
Two great thunder storms occurred at
Vienna Thursday and Friday, which low
cred the almost uncomfortable temperature
prevailing some days past.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25
Turkihh Affairs.

CoNsTANTNoPLE, July ga Cabinet
council discussed for twenty hours the sub.
ieet Of sending large reinforcements TO
Tripolt. The majority of the Ministers
advocated the step.
A high religious functionary has given
his opinion that only the two actual muir
derers Of Abdul AzZ can be lawfully
executed. The council of Ministers recon-
mended the communion of the sentences Of
the State prisoners.
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The Shooting at Wimbledon,

match Between a Team OF six Canadians
and team of six British rihemen, the lat
Ter selected from the teams which particf-
pated IN the competition for the Elcho
shield, the scores were as follows: 800 yards,
England 424, Canada 406; 900 yards, Eng
land AIS, Causda 352, 1000 yards, England
3S3, Canada 347. Totals, England / .222.
Canada l, los.