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Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17
THIS WICKED WORLD.


The year that is near its close will
rank high in the annals of crime. In
the United States alone record has
been made Of an average of two muir
ders and one suicide per day. Exc
BUTTONS have Jagged far behind-two
legal hangings and one lynching for
the week. OF the T20 murders, 125
were styled mysterious; they did not
out" There were ~ wife murders,
5 murders of husbands, 6 PARTICLES,
4 matricides. ) fratricides and 2
sorricides. Forty children were
killed by their parents. In % of the
crimes there were two assaSslns; IN
three instances there were three of
them. Twenty four Of the murderers
committed suicide and one died in
Jail. New York has been the Empire
State in violence, as well as other
things. OF the murders, 13l were
within It's borders-9O of them in the
Metropolitan District. The second
State in population. and containing
the second city i'll size. occupies tho
fourth place in the number OF muir
ders committed 40. Missouri is sec
ond with #, and Virginia third with
43 The old Bay State of culture
ranks tenth with n, leading all of the
Southern States in fatal deeds of VIC
lence. except Missouri. Virginia, Ken
lucky and Texas. Three of the per
sons executed by law were women
one in Georgia, one in North Carolina
and one in South Carolina.
The execution of which history viii
make special mention was that of the
murderer of President Garfield. Two
brothers were hanged together IL
Tennessee, and two cousins in Penn
sylvania. While New York led all
the States three to one over the next
highest-in the number of murders
within its borders, the executions
credited TO it were only four. Georgia
had 16 murders and IL executions
South Carolina, though credited with
7 murders, is charged with 8 execu
tons. The surplus may probably be
accounted for partly by outrage and
partly by doubling of participants
in single murders. 9th 81 persons
executed without recourse to law "a
were white men and % colored, in
Guiding one Indian. The hanging
by mobs and vigilance committees oc-
CURED in the following States and
Territories: Colorado, 6; Alabama. 8
Kentucky, Louisiana, New MexiC o
South Carolina, 4 each; Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Washington Territory, J
each; Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Min
nesota, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas
9 each; Arkansas, California, Louisi
ana, Oregon, Virginia and Wisconsin
each.
New York stands far ahead of its
sister States in the number of its sui
cides Nearly half of the 3S3 deaths
of that order being credited to this
State-la4. New Jersey will probably
assign as a reason for its standing
second in the list its close proximity
to New York. Its suicides numbered
3S; Pennsylvania's, 81; Ohio's, "a
Other States ra9gs from ID down tC
2, while IA goodly number are moi
named as having had suicide. o.
course, this exhibit of crime and VIC
lence is imperfect 1t is made III
from teIegraphic and newspaper re
ports, and is nearest to accuracy in
relation to the territory in which the
facilities for newsgathering and print
| ing are most abundant.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

1.-The United States was never
whipped hy any navy on the globe
shouts the Chicago Inter Ocean, land
never will be, and that is one of the
very best reasons for not having a
navy" This is less Illogical than it
seems, because if we have no navy it
can never be whipped.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

#Persons whose blood has been corrupted,
and the circulation deranged by foul secre-
tions-the result of the disordered chemis-
try of the body-need for their publication
something like an inward baptism at the
hands of Mrs. Lydia l.. Pinkham. whose
laboratory is at No. 23 Western Avenue
Lynn, Mass. Her Vegetable Compound is
fairly inundating the country as with river
OF life.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

Lot NJ. Morril is dead. He was Governor
of Maine from 1853 to 1860, United States
Senator from 1861 to 1876. and appointed
Secretary of the Treasury June, 1876.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

#.#"Slow and steady wins the race"
Steadily, but not slowly, Kidney-Wort is
distancing all competition for universal Pop
ularity and usefulness. This celebrated
remedy can now be obtained in the usual dry
vegetable form, or in liquid form. 1t is put
up in the latter way for the especial conven-
fence of those who cannot readily prepare
it. 1t will be found very concentrated and
will act with equal efficiency in either form.
Read adyarI isement.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

DIR George W. Wisener, Balti-
more oculist. cured rich man of
blindness, and the grateful patient
bequeathcd him a large property.
When the man died, years after, bis
daughter was eft pauper, and she
wrote to the D. ctor for aid. He at
once sailed for Europe, and placed
the entire fortune in her hands. Now
that he is dead, this is recalled to his
credit.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17
ED. STOKES.

ED. STOKES.
The career of Edward S. Stokes is
startling. / was at Gabe Cases road
house yesterday when he, drove up
with his beautiful team of flyers, and,
springing lightly to the ground,
stepped into the bar room. On every
side he was saluted with Hello, Ed.
and hands were stretched out to grasp
his as he moved along. Merchants,
bankers, brokers. lawyers, million
aires, men about town, gentlemen of
leisure and men of the highest social
standing, all greeted him warmly,
and he was asked by half Ia dozen men
at once to take a drink with them.
Could anything be more extraordi-
nary? He, as every one knows, de-
liberately killed Col. Jim Fisk in the
Grand Central Hotel, was tried for
murder, and spent several years in a
murderer's cell in Sing Sing. When
he came out nothing was heard of him
for some time, until he suddenly
splurged out as tine proprietor of a
swell uptown hotel, which is now
famous because it has the most gor-
geous barroom in the world. Stokes
has filled this superb drinking saloon
with collection of statuary and pic
lures all studies in the nude which
is, perhaps. unrivalled in this coun-
try, He next appeared as the bosom
friend of John w. Mackay, the bonan-
"a king, who always stops at Stokes
hotel when in New York. After this
he took to theatrical ventures by loan
ing capital to actors ambitious to
build theaters. Lately he has begun
to erect theater himself, though his
name is carefully kept in the back
ground for fear of the prejudice
which still exists in the minds of
many good citizens against the man
who killed the genial and generous
Jim Fisk. His very last move, how
ever, has been in the direction Of
trotting horses. He splnrged out in
this direction very suddenly. He
logged up to Fleetwood Park one
day behind pair of keen looking
horses, named Lyman and Bell
Flower. He Dragged loudly of their
speed, and a match was arranged be-
tween them and another team, which
Stokes won easily, and scoope1 in
more thousand dollars than he had
fingers, in half an hour. Since then
he has been very solid with turfmen,
who always admire a man of that
kind. Stokes is still a handsome man,
though his face is very deeply lined
and his hair is gray. He is as vain
as when he held ladies' receptions in
the Tombs, and dresses with an ex-
travagance unequalled by many mil
lionaires of New York. He is popu-
lar among men here, which is curl
Gus thing, III be bound. One CUES
ton constantly present itself: Would
he have attained his present position
OF influence and wealth if he had not
killed Jim lisk2 Brooklyn Eagle.
DIR GEORGE " Wjsenar n Ralfi-
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

The year 1882 was hard one for insur-
ance companies. There were 1882 fires Ill
the United States and Canada, and the loss
was S92,000,000.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

/ hear that General Wallace has
written book called "Ben Hur.' If
I'D Ben Hur, he never should have
written book about me.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

s-Every color of the Diamond Dyes is
perfect. See the samples of the colored cloth
at the druggists. Uneqaalled for brilliancy.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

High chairs at low prices at II. Shellhaas'
1lth ST., Oakland.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

Ammdn's Cough rup never fails to cure if
us d in time and according to directions.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

Carpets and furniture 20 per cent. cheaper
ut III. Shellhaas' 18th St.. Oakland.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

When you have a cough cold. ask for AM
men 5 Cough Syrup. il will surely cure you.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17
ABOUT PATENT MEDICINES.

Furniture at reasonable prices at II. Shell
haas, 18th St., Oakland.
Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-02-17

Hostetter's Stom.
ach Bltters gives
8. eadiness to the
nerves. induces a
heal by, natura,
fow of bile. pre-
vents constipation
without un d III y
plrgingthe bowels,
3 ,ntly stimulates
the circulation and
by promoting a
vigorous condition
of the p ysical sys-
ten, promotes, also,
that cheerfuiness
which IL the truest
indication of a
well-balanced con-
d ton of al the
animal powers.
For sale by all
Druggists and deal
ers generally.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-11
RAILROAD RTMBLINGs.
Bright Flashes of Intelligence from Near
and AfaT.

Bright Flashes of Intelligence from Near
and Afar.
The East and West Railroad. Georgia,
has been formally opened to Broken Ar
row.
The savannah, Florida and Western
Railway has lot oflumber at Dupont for
the extension OF their present warehouse.
The Florida Transit and Peninsula
Railroad is TO be improved. The Fernan-
dina NirrOT says 800 tons Of steel rails
have been shipped by the Scranton Steel
Works for that road.
The Albany Nelrs and Advertiser saws
"A through sleeper from Cincinnati via
Albany 20 jacksonville, Fla. has been
placed on the road by the Cincinnati
Southern. We have not definitely learned
the route by which it comes, but it will
20 over the Brunswick and Western TO
WaycrOss, and thence 10 jacksonville by
way Of the Savannah. Florida and West
ern line. This places Albany directly on
the line Of travel from the West"
President Bowers, Of the Gainesville
ga. Railroad. has a small force at work
on the railroad, righting up the track that
has already been laid down. so as that il
may be in readiness for the engine, which
Will, probably, be on hand between the
1st and 10Th Of October next. The next
meeting of the directors of TIE road will
be held on Wednesday Of court week
Among other import business befor1 that
meeting viii be a call for - per cent. on
the stock from the stockholders.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-11

Capt W. }. Bee, Of Brunswick, but
formerly OF this city, is ia Savannah on "A
visit.
". J. Jones, Esq, of the Brunswick and
Western Railway, who has been on a
visit % New England fer several weeks,
was in town yesterday en- route for home
Alderman DeFst left yesterday fof an
extended trip through the North. He
will be absent some time, and will visit
me various resorts and places OF interest.
Lieutenant James b. Erwin, Fourth
cavalry. LeaVenWOrth City, Kansas, by
snaeiai order OF the War Department, has
Icon relieved from duty at that post and
ordered to report at Jefferson Barracks,
Missouri. as Judge Advocate OF General
Court Martial at that place.
Major William Bren, the veteran ticket
aganf ~ the Savannah, Florida and Wes-
tern and Charleston and Savannah Rail
ways. left yesterday for an extended trip
through the North and East. He viii be
absent about six weeks, and viii visit the
various resorts and places Of interest.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-11


The September gale is a thing that you
can't tell where it will stop.
The City Council will hold a regular
meeting tomorrow evening.
The Board Of County Commissioners
will meet tomorrow at II O'Clock.
The luscious Northern apples are COM
ing into the market in large quantities
and are reasonably cheap.
The rice planters are on the ragged
edge and will probably remain in that
state Of mind until the high winds abate.
r. y. Pappy. Florida. +. \. :. HObs0n,
Manchester. England. and J. W. Bee.
Brunswick. ia. are qUarteTed al the Pu-
laski House.
The United states District Attorneys
office has recently been Teiurnished with
new carpets. mats and rugs, which, gives
fhe place pleasing appearance.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
southern Mutual Loan Association was
held last night. and Si.zo0 loaned at b per
cent. and $1,000 at 80 per cent
Citizens living out on Bolton stFeet.
near 6Wiunett. were awakened last night
bvthe report Of several pistol shots fired at
about ll O'elJck by some disOrderly par
lies
Chas NJ. CromtaeiiB. Montgomery, Ala:
All. Nanbolkelen. Wilmington. y. C.:
Hon. x, y. Locke. Columbus, Ga, and
Jas W. Pierce, Atlanta, Ga, arc regis
tered al the 1creven House.
The sixteenth regular monthly meeting
Of the Merchants ana Mechanics Loan
Association will DE held al Metropolitan
Hall tonight. The constitution Of the
association will be amended.
During the progress Of the fire on Or
ange street Yesterday, ire was dlscOy-
cred in a small frame building in the Vi
cinitv or East and South Broad streets.
No alarm was given, ana the flames were
cXtingmshed by a few pals Of water.
4 number Of tourists have already be-
gun 10 emigrate southwark. / party
of six from Fall River, Massachusetts
passed through the city yesterday for the
purpose OF selecting an eligible site on
the It. Johns, for the purpose of building,
a winter home.
Yesterday morning. on the corner Of
West Broad and Zubiy streets, a crowd
of drunken negroes became insOlent
in their actions. and swOre they would
not move out Ofthe way Of the large crowd
of SPECTATORS returning from the fire on
Orange street. One Of the negroes, a
burIy-loOking and defiant fellow, endeav-
ored 10 block up che way by placing him
self directly in the middle Of the street.
compelling people either 20 walk around
him or 10 edge between him ana the
houses
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-11
LIVELY MERCURY
sbudy of the Celestial WorId-Our Sis
ter Planet ia Nation


ter Planet in Motion
The lively planet Mercury viii be yisi-
bic this week. 10 those who viii take the
trouble to look for it, in the early twilight.
1t viii be best seen this evening a little
after shutdown. To the naked eye Mer-
curry presents merely the appearance Of a
bright star, and most persons probably
think it is not worth while to try TO see it.
Nevertheless. Mercury is well worth
looking at, because in the course Of three
or four evenings its motion in its orbit Is
plainly perceptible, and besides. small as
il looks. Mercury is one Of the earth
sister planets. II is an interesting thing
10 look al a foreign world. even though
its distance is 50 great that II appears
merely as a star. Mercury Is also inter-
esting as being the nearest planet 10 the
sun. Il is so close TO the great lumlnaTy
that il receives about seven times as much
light and heat from him as the earth
does. Its year contains only 5 days. but,
as far as is known, its days and nights are
Of about the same length as ours. There
Is another point Of view from which Mer-
curry is very interesting. 1t is probable
that the various planets Of the solar sys-
TEN represent different degrees OF deYel-
opment as worlds. some being geolOgi-
cally older than others. All are probably
composed Of about the same substances.
though. owing TO their varying sizes,
their different distances from the sun, and
other individual peeuliarities, there must
exist a great variety Of conditions among
them. The study Of the group Of worlds
belonging TO the sun suggests the posi-
bllity OF a science Of comparative geology.
by means Of which light may be thrown
upon the geological development Of the
earth. both past and future. Viewed in
this light, Mercury is one of the most in
teresting Of the planets, Notwithstanding
the great difficulties that astronomers
have to encounter in studying its physi-
cal appearances, owing TO its nearness to
the SUM-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-11
NOtIce.
OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL Gas LIGHT Co.,
us Bryan street.

OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL GAS LIGHT Con-
us Bryan street,
SAVANNAH, GA, September 1853. )
To Gas Consumers:
The Mutual Gas Light Company expect to
be in readiness for business JANUARY lst.
prOX.. and the following Is submitted for the
consideration Of all interested IN the success
Of this new and important enterprise:
The Company Will furnish it patrons with
new metres, guaranteed correct: viii make
all usual connections from mains to houses: :
viii inspect and blow out all INSTRUCTED or de-
fectiye pipe, and supply new burners free II
charge.
The quality Of the gas VIII be unquestioned.
as II VIII be IN all essential respects equal TO
that sold in New \ ork city and Brooklyn
where it Il more generally in use than coal gas.
The price Will be two dollars 81 net 10 per
cent. added Tor non prompt payments. which 4.
Is cheaper than ever offered in Savannah De =
fsre. and the Company pledges itself TO maiDe-
tam as uniformly low rates As circumstanc o,
viii allow.
Al this figure gas viii no longer be an IN 81
talnable luxury 70 some classes. but wiz be-
within reach Of all, supplying them with re
liable, convenient, cleanly, healthy and eco
nOmic light,
1t Is respectfully urged that all who desir,
TO avail themselves of these advanta ef.s. Il
make known the fact TO the Company s once
that it may be better enabled to per feet ali
necessary arrangements for their serv zoe anC
accommodation.
Houses without pipe and buildings in course
of erection should be fitted with pipe as soon
as possible.
All other information in the premises will
be cheerfully furnished on a'pplica ton al
THE MUTUAL GAS Co. is BRY Az ST
}. II. ESTILL, President.
y. r. THOMPSON. Secre.arv
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-11

At ten minutes past twelve O'Clock yes
terday an alarm Of fire was turued i'm
from signal box No. -.
II was soon discovered that the fire was
on Orange street, near Farm, and confined
10 the tenement building No. II. occupied
by a colored woman named Anna Parker
II originated from "a defective chimney.
The fire department was promptly on
hand. and within a half-hour succeeded
in extinguishing the flames. The prop
erty belonged 10 the Misses Minis. repre-
scented bv Mr.. y. &. Mills. There was no
insurance. The building was partially
burnt. the roof being mpletely destroyed.
The occupants lost none Of their effects.
everything having been carried out.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-11

robable Fatal Ahray-A COlOred Boy
PRED Upon and Dangerously WOun-

Probable Fatal Ahray-A COlOred Boy
PRED Upon and Dangerously Woun-
ded
Yesterday afternoon while coloreo
military company known a. the -'Tlun-
derbolt Cadets" were holding picnic Oh
the salts an ARRAY occurred in which @
colored lad was seriously and probably
fatally shot.
The circumstances regarding In= Al all
are substantially as follows harry IL
The afternoon while several members o.
the c-mpau- we're p+omensdlng Up and
down the street railroad track dispute
s-sse between Two n chem. Primus CHS
holm and bov in the employ # Mr..
Henri AubCse. Harsh words and
threats were uttered by both
parties. when the Cadet drew
= revolver from his hip pocket Al the
same instant with the lad. and both began
hring al each other. The boy was fired
upon three 1im-s-Cne shot taking eject
iu his Ieg. the other IN bis arm. and the
third penetrating MS right side. He was
taken into Henry Ambos' place where
1e las sometime. bleeding from bis
wounds. IL was feared from the nature u
the wounds. that be would not 1--we tnrou "a
tne night the bullet having penetrated
the right lulz-
Chisholm was captured ana brought
into me city during the afternoon and
was taken ~ the barracks. He said be-
did not know the name NJ the boy he s10t.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-11

parison. more Of the knaye. Hamilton
shutters in conversation, and yet i more
glib with his tongue than jackson. who
said h. was born about the close Of TIE
war. near Cheraw. :. C.. IN which state
he lived until about a year ago last March,
when he came TO Savannah. His owner,
about the time be was born, was Mr..
Brantley PettIgrew. " hen asked II ne had
any relatives living, he replied that ne
had half brother named Handy senior,
who was older than himself, and ls a
PREACHER AT HARTsvILLE.
How did you lose your right eyer
asked the reporter.
I lost il on the railroad in south Caro-
lima about four years ago, when 1 was
employed on a Passenger train. The con-
duct0r, Captain Hendrix. was attacked
by some c0lOred men on the train, and
went 10 help him and had my eye shot
out"
The JaiIer asked the prisoner if ne
didn't 90 70 place one night for drink,
and, while trying 70 get il,
KILL A NAN.
jackson said 'sno:r that he could prove
by white people in South caro-
lima that he was a good and
trusted man. That be formerly carried
the mail from Cheraw, some forty miles
10 " aGesbOr0, when Miss Lille Graham
was Postmisress at the former place.
That ne could also prove his good conduct
while IN South Carolina by Judge Nc
keeyer. the depot agent at CheraW.
The Jaller then asked him what he was
doing at the Haertel store about O'Clock
sunday morning. before the bodies or
those people were discovered.
Jackson emphatically denied being there
at that hour, and said that about that
time he Went to Mr.. William spear ;
place, on the ThunderbOlt road, and
bought five cents worth Of milk; that
Mr.. Spears daughter gave him the milk,
and that sam Brush. the cOlorcd boy on
the place, was milking dow at the time
in the yard.
Are you sure it was O'Clock when
you were there -
well. had no watch. but Nj. Spears
family were eating breakfast -
Thy. jackson, you've never said any
thing about this before. How is it"' in
quired the Jailer.
Il was arrestedwand brought here, and
didn't know l would ever be accused Of
having been about the store" the prisO-
ner replied.
His attention was called to HamiltOn's
statement. when he said that Hamilton
must know more than he. and was turn
ing States evidence to shield somebody
else: that he had nothing TO do with the
crime.
He was then directed TO take some
white bacon out Of a bag lying on the
floor. When he took it in his hand he
said he never saw the meat before, and
that il was not the kind of meat he had.
That his wife bought all the meat, and that
was narrow thick piece, and redder IN
color"
well" said the Jailer, Il want to talk
10 you again. You are charged with a
serious crime, and you had better think
about it. If you are innocent l don't
want 10 see YOU punished
The prisoner was then taken back to
his cell and the reporter withdrew.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-11

Henry Tobias, a colOred lad, living near
the intersection OF Habersham and Wayne
streets, while using an old meat ase IL
splitting some kndling wood yesterday.
missed his calculation and received a Sc
we're cut ON his left foot. almost severing
his first and second toes. He was taken
tG tie City Dispensary by his brother.
when his wound vas properly dressed by
DIR. Chisholm. The boy was more fright
ened than hurt, though the cut was a
DaiDful one.