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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-14
Nailed to- a Flagstaff and Exposed
to Il Tropical sun.


\ story that has just reached this cOun-
try from the Niger illustrates the cruelty
and Iawlessness which prevail IN that e
ZION and. we fear also, in other " est At
I.ican rivers not under the government of
any civilized State. 1t appears that Mr..
L. H. Bennett, who is described as an in
telhgent and educated native of Sierra
Leone. acted as the representative of a
French house at a place called LOkO,
where he had purchased large quantities
Of ivory from the natives and carried on
other profitable business.
The general agent for the French firm in
the Niger. VI. Mattel, is also the French
Consul in that river. 1t is said that he en-
tertained some suspicion as to the exist
ence of irregularities in Mr.. Benefits
mode Of conducting business. He was of
course perfectly entitled to inquire into
the proceedings Of the sub-agent, and if he
thought fit. TO prosecute him IN the Con-
sular Courts.
But, according to the Lagos Times, Ben
nett was arrested by a party of four
Frenchmen, armed with reyOlveTs, and in
a state of semi-nudity beaten and carried
on board a French ship, where he was
handcuffed and made fast to one of the
masts. On the arrival of the unfortunate
man at the town of LOkOja he was dashed
10 a flagstaff. His handouts were not re-
luONGli. ana Ills 6NutllAlEo AuuGI lAlC MElCC
heat Of a tropical sun were so great that,
in the language of an eyewitness, ''all
who saw pitied him, and not few of the
natives wept."
The MOhammedan Governor of the town
was so moved by indignation that he COM
PEELED the Frenchmen to remove their
prisoner to a shed, where, however, he was
denied the protection of a mOsquitO-net
which a friendly native desired to place at
his disposal. 1t further appears that, al
though these events occurred during the
first days of October, six weeks later he
still remained a prisoner, without having
undergone either examination or trial
For years past there have been many CON-
plants of Iawlessness on the part Of Eu-
ropeans trading in the Niger, and of a dis
position to punish prisoners first and try
them afterWard. 1t is, however, unfOrtu.
nately, very seldom that the public receive
so clear and connected statement of the
facts as is forthcoming in the present i'll
stance.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-14
Central & Southwestern B. Rs.

SAVANNAH. GA, February Q, 1899
ON and after SUNDAY, February 4, 1889,
~ passenger trains on the Central and South
western Railroads and branches will run az
follows:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-14

The Milledgeyille and Eatonton tralI runs
daily except Monday between Gordon and
Eatonton, and daily except Sunday between
EatOntOn and Gordon.
Eufaula train connects at Cuthbert for For
Gaines daily except Sunday.
The accommodation train between Macon
and Perry runs daily Except Sunday.
The Albany and Blakely train runs daily
except Sunday between Albany and B;a1ely.
The Albany Accommodation train run. daily
except Monday from Smithville TO Albany,
and daily except Sunday from Albany to
Smithville.
At Savannah with Savannah, Florida and
Western RAILWAY; at Augusta with a, lines
to North and East; at Atlanta with Airline
and Kennesaw Routes to all points &orth
East and West
Berths in Sleeping Cars can be secured at
SCHREINER's, 127 Congress street.
q. A. WHITEHEAD, WILLIAM ROGERS,
Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen. Supt., Savannah.
J. c. SHAW. W. +. SHELLMA\.
Gen. Trav. Agt. Supt. 5. w. r. r.. Macoa. Ga.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-14

Il ~ 81
Passengers by 4:15 p m train connect at
Charleston Junction with trains to all points
North and East via Richmond and al rail
line, or Weldon and Bay Line; by 80 m
train to all points North via Richmond.
for AUgtsstd. Beaufort and Port R0g1T
Leave Savannah ....-. 80 a IN and As M
Arrive 6emasSec ..... 1906 m and $40 D IN
Leave Yemassee. ..... 1910 m and GAO IN
Arrive Beaufort ............-....... 500 D m
Arrive Port Royal. -..-.......-... Sis nj
Arrive Augusta. ...... 1926 pm .... .-.......
Leave Augusta ........ 200 D m .. .....
Leave Port Royal Observation-Disclosures. 600 m
Leave Beaufort ...................... SGD m
Arrive Yemassee ..... 6:l0 IN and S:I5 a m
Leave Yemassee .-.... 40 D m and S:z3 a m
Arrive Savannah ..... 800 p m and ll:lO m
A first class Dining Car attached to all
trains, afOrding passengers a fine meal at
small expense.
Pullman Palace Slice ers thrO Ugh from Sa-
vannah to Washington and New York.
For tickets sleeping car reserV Clsand all
other information, apply to William Bren,
Ticket agent p Bull stlcet, and at Charles
ton and savannah Railway Ticket Oficc at
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway De-
pot. c. 5. GADSPFN, SUp't.
s. G. ROYISTON. q. p, A.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-14

Local Sleeping Cars on all night trains be-
tween Savannah and Augusta and Savannah
and Atlanta, and Macon and Albany.
Pullman Hotel Sleeping Cars between Chi.
cage and jacksonville, Fla, via Cincinnati,
without change.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between Lou
lsvllle, Ky, and Savannah, Ga, without
change.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24
',SiE DEN SIS CASE.

Gov. i'RtiiS0n Crr-rI~ri';; the Esqu:sit;"n.
Btiue Gov. pattisnn, Attorney General
CASSIDY and Secretary nf State S:enger
WIS heard yesterday at p. III. argument
touching She rcI'tsiti"a "t Gov. Crirtcn-
den, OF Missouri, far John B. Dennis, form
erly of this county. and row III the county
jail, who is accused in st. Louis ,,f fraud III
,,htiinin" twenty four mules from ono
Grant. }. G. 6icA!ariey and w. L. Hen
81 appeared on behalf OF the requisition
and ~ urge that it Should be- hOnored s.
II. Reyuolis and J. Hay Brown argned
that it should not be hunore,! because of
tho grade of otfel<e charged, because
the requisition set forth the charge
too vaguely, and because it was
accompanied with no evidence that
Dennis WAS :. fugitive from justice. The
governor and his cabinet have not as yet
announced their decision.
The hearing of Dennis on a habeas COY
pus, which vas fixed for II a. III. to- day,
has been postponed until 4 p. n.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24
\ I.AS ENGiS 4.
:. Peculiar Motive Power and It's COustruc-
taIn.


MessIs. M;l"r & Hartman, wholesale
sicccrs, NJ. 23 West Chestnut street,
have lr.i put in their extensive establish
nert one Of Sci,leicier, Schumm & Co.'S
gas engines. IT is of seven horse power
and is Intended To work the elevator
which carrlrs goods tn and from the sew
eral stories vi the uuiliiug. The elevator
is geared to the engine by shafts and
counter shafts ii the usual construction.
BY irgeuius Appliances, which it would
take too much space To describe. the ele
water can he stopped at any point in an
instant aud It's direction changed up ur
down aS may b, ,lcs,r,i By au automatic
arrangement the elevator is thrown out of
gear ana stops of It's own accord rs soon
as it reaches ii, her the lower or the upper
tlonr.
Tna engine is "a marvel of ingenuity. 1t
is fed by two very small gas burners,
maxim. scarcely enough heat to burn
ones fingers, AID yet it's heavy driving
wheel rtvnlvrs with immet:so velocity aud
it's ps.cn works with the power of a loco
motive. UuIike steam engines the cy lin
der has but one heal. the other end Of it
being entiIely open. The power, which is
applied to the c!t,s.:,l eud Of the cylinder,i is
generated by combination OF burning
gas aud coil air. There is no heat about
the engine except that caused by friction
Indeed, So cold is it ia the engine room
that a small Ater pipe leading i"to the
engine for the purpose Of keeping tho
cylinder cool has to be wrapped with
cloths during this csM weather to keep it
from freezing. The cost of gas for run
ming the engine will No. exceed six cents
an hour ard tha water tax will be two
dollars II year. Both tie engine and ele
vAtor We're put in by A. &. Welchans,
| machin,t. and are creditable alike to him,
10 Ike invru'nc and 10 Miller & Hartman.
II j. ne first Vi the kind that We know of
having beer introduced into this city, but
it will no doubt DO followed by others
where economy and speed are wanted and
heat is not.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24
MRS MCLELl.AND'S BABY
An angry Husband WHO Wanted Roy
Threatening His Wifs and Eeceivin.
His own i,eaIn Wound.

An angry Husband WHO Wanted a Roy
Threatening His wife and Receiving
His own neaIh " ounu.
TIE trial of Mary r. McClrlaud for the
murder of her husband, in French Geek
township, Nenango county, is still il
progress at Franklin. Alexander McClel
land, the murdered man, had bad Ispu
talion, and when under the influence ct
liquor was desperate of the woI st sort.
On November s, he went home drums
from Oil City, and abused ali abnG;
the house. Mrs McC!ellaud, who had
been delivered of girl baby a few
days previously, was still i'll hes bed. and
because the child was not a boy McC!el-
land had threatened to kill it and It's
mother. aud Mrs. McClellaad, TO protect
herself, had hidden 4 revolver i'll her
night dress. and when McClelland al
yanced to carry out his threat she drew
the revolver and fired, the ball entering
the right eye and causing instant dcata.
Mrs. McClslland WAS arrested. but was
allowed TO enter bail for her appaagauco
at court. The sympathy of the ceminu
nicy was with her. The only witness
called was Samuel Wise, who sides with
the McCcllands. He testified that Ne
Clelland was 10 good humor when he
arrived home on the night of the murder
and that he did not threaten the liis, of
his wife. This is direct contradiction
of q former statement made by him. Great
| interest is felt i'll the trial.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24

John Bllner, charged with the larceny
of several revoiyers from the store of J .
NJ. 5. Masterson, OF MastersOnvilIe, and
with the larceny 1,l00 cigars from John
J. Thome, ot the same place, had
hearing before Alderman Spurrier this
morning and was hell in $500 bail to an
swer at count. Dr.. Joseph s. Thome, the
father of the man from y hom the cigars
vera Stolen, bGcame bail for B.!'mcr who
is charged with stealing them.
George Fotz aud Ephraim BrOsey,
charged with receiving the stolen cigars
and being accessory to the larceny after
the fact were also given hearing and
were held to answer at court, Dir. Mas
tersnn becoming their bail.
The case against Howard .. Clair, who
is also charged with receiving the stolen
cigars aud being accessory after the fact,
was continued for a further hearing.
Samuel S. Fasnacht becoming his bail.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24
rrsG8 HDRHOOD NEWS


iIentS ACROSS the County Line.
Several creameries are to be erected in
dlinlen, parts of Lebanon county.
The Reading Greenbackers say they are
undecided ~ 20 whether they will make
any nominations for the sp,iug campaign.
Ia Putts.owu, while cuastIng, Il little
girl received Il cash in the throat three
inches long, the cut extending back to
the root OF the tongue, by her sled collid-
ing with another.
The borongh conucil of York has just
passed and had published an ordnance
changing the names nf fifteen highways
from streets B., avenues. OIe of them is
TO be known hereafter as Gas avenue.
A Eew daily paper, called the Demo-
cratic Age,' made lis first appearance in
York "Wednesday, where it is published by
Edward Stuck, formerly Of the Oil City
Derrick
Palatinate cUl"2e, at Myerstown, Leba-
non county. now has SO names on the rolls
while last year the number of students
was II. This large decrease is owing to
the recent trouble between sorac of the
studeB;s and the officers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24
n HAN OSGNE Kobe.
Six Thnu.acd P..c-s "I Par of twenty
varieties

Varieties
Frederick J. Sche uinG furrier, l3,
Church street. is nuW making and has
almost finished q very rsmarkable robe.
II is :, ven feet IN length and four and Il
hall feet in width, aud contains about six
Thousand pieces of the finest furc, of
TWENTY-FIVE Il Ilercnt varieties. The diff
fs.eut pieces oi iIr are Snwu tnlether SO
a. To iuIu, haudsome figures. the varying
sh de, ui the iurs being Very happily
blsr,iei au,; cnutrlstei. In the centre of
the rnbe - ! IL ii oi tine a>t raahan, is the
iU,,!al &" - III brown beaver. Above
tE, l.; = Representation of the sun,
the rays b.iu- iu.m.d by narrow
stripes OF golden eoi"r,d turs. Below the
initial is representation of the moon, in
Its first quarter, AMI at proper intervals
are placed Il number Of stars On either
side oi the centre ii -uIe are large disks
made up oi unuElcrable pieces OF fur OF
every shade, from pure white to jet black
Beyoud these are corner pieces of pretty
design and surrounding all is Il border of
unique design, composed OF IA great variety
of iuIs, among which the wild cat, the
mink, the concy, and the opossum are
brilliantly repress Mr.. Scheuing is
making thu. robe 20 the order oi Mr.. Samuel
Noble. secretary Of the Woodstock iron
company and the Auniston cotton factory,
Calhoun county, AID He has spent al
ready about four weeks of constant labor
upon it aud it will require at least another
week to iini>t, it. scores of skins have
been cut INTO shapely pieces and sewe.l
together stitch by stitch by hand. 1t is
doubtful whether there is in the whole
country Il robe to compare with it in value
and beauty.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24
: CuNGRESS OF FAT Mr;N,

Ton Men Who WeIsh Nearly 5000 Ponrcs
There are 4 number OF very fat people
al Bunnfll's museum, Broad way and Ninth
street, New York. There are competing
for prizes tn be given to the '.eavi,.sc
weight. 1t is ia fact a congres, of obesity.
Among those who have entered their
avordupois are Reciunio Porte,
of Camden. Indiana, who makes the scales
balance at 800 pounds. fifteen Of which are
credited to his feet Richard james, Of
Wayne county, O., who refuses to tell how
much he weighs and Wh" has consequently
set visitors guessing; Francis Williams.
also OF Ohio, who appears to be broader
than he IS long, and Samuel NJ. Bishop, nf
Petersburg, Va, who is only seventeen
years of age, but who looks as il he had
been living On the fat of the land since
before the war. There are four fat
women also on exhibition. 1t was csti-
mated last evening by man who
won the prize at recent hog guessing
at BunEeli'S that the combined weight
of the tons of humanity on exhibition
is 4 S16 pounds. AS there are ten con
testauts the average for each one is fixed
at about 4s7. Mr.. George Starr. the man
ager of tho museum, was astOnshed last
night when he received the following dis
patch from Eastcn, Pa: "AIr. Edward
Rudd has left here for your museum. We
had to put him IN freight EAR. He weighs
552 pounds, 6 ounces aud pennyweights.
He did not have his winter clothes on " hen
this exact weight was taken. He en- eat
a dozen quails day for SIX months. If
you cannot get him in through the front
door, hoist him up to the second floor the
same as you would safe. + .ston takes
great pride in its champion fat man. His
feet are each eighteen inches in length
Two of them make yard. You had bet
ter make a contract to have him fed for a
week.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24

A Brilliant Event in the ..ht!adeI pni,.
Acadciny.

A Brilliant Event in the 2hi!aieI pEia
Aca,ieny.
The third annual Charity ball, which
occurred at the Academy of Music, il
Philadelphia. Tuesday night, was one
of the most interesting social events vi
the season. The academy never hooked
more brilliant, the stage being magniii
Gently SGT with an Orien,a! SCENE. i'll which
the most beautiful tropical flowers were
displayed in profusion. The pillars and
the facing of the balcony we've decorated
with eveIgreens, while the testOons of rare
flowers suspended between hansing oas
kets in moss and red plants formed "a
most pleasing accompaniment to a seen:
OF more than usual beauty.
The elaborate program vi dances, to
music furnished by Mark iIasslcr 5 nrches-
tra, of the city, -and p. 5 Gln0re's E,ili-
tary band, OF New York, was then con
tinued with enthusiasm by hu..dre'i, .:
handsomely dressed ladies' and their escorts
until early morning
Among the many sp!endidly dvessed
ladies vino attracted special attention 'lur
ing the progress of the ball was Mrs.
Alfred II. Moore, of Seventeenth aud
Spring Garden streets, who was respicnd
ent with diamonds and lace. She wuie two
pairs of diamond bracelets. with clusters
of diamonds al the ciaS S and a
double string of diamonds around the
arm a pair OF very large and brilliant
earrings magnificent cOronet Of dII Imonds
and a most spIeudid necklace ui diamonds
that flashed like fire from her head, neck
aud throat. \ pair of DIAMOND buckles
held the lace of her dress at the arms and
diamond. studded CONN heEi up her hair
in col! at the back of her heal. The
value of the diamonds worn by Mrs. Moore
which the dress was IN ttie H;iG wnTth
almost as much more.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24
PERSON Al.


KING ALFONSO has received from Prince
Louis Ferdinand, of Bavaria, p formal
demand for the hand of the Infanta Marie
Della Paz.
PRINCESS LOUISE to day embarks On
board of III. NJ. s. Dido, at Chariestowp,
S. c.. and starts for Bermuda. tomorrow
morning.
CHARLES DELANo, a prominent lawyer
and citizen. and member of Corg gress from
1853 to 1862, died at Northampton, Mass,
yesterday.
DIR. GEORGE MILLER BEARD, the we'll
known physician and specialist in hypno-
tsm and insanity, died in New York yes.
terdav.
BUTLER has had d backset in the refusal
of the Massachusetts, House by a vote of
81 to 95 to print ten thousand extra
copies of his message.
GUsTAyE DORE, the famous painter and
designer, died in Paris on Tuesday after a
brief illness from inflammation of the
threat.
CONGRESSMAN ABRAM S. HEWITT is
quite i'll at his residence in New y ork, and
does not know when he will be able to re.
sumo his congressional duties.
DR.. EDWARD H. KNIGHT, the author of
"Knight's American Mechanical Diction.
ary,' and other literary works. died on
Monday night at his home in Belleton-
taine, Ohio.
Mr.. EDWIN BOoTH appeared last night
as King Lear for the first time during his
engagement at the Residenz theatre in
Berlin. The performance was splendid
success. Mr. Booth being called before
the curtain 1S times.
SALvINI, accompanied by several friends,
arrived in Philadelphia last evening from
Baltimore, where he is playing an en-
gagement, and occupied box at the
Chestnut street opera house, where he
witnessed the performance of his son as
Romeo in the play Of "Romeo and Juliet.''
EX- X-EMrREss EUGENIE, who is now in
Paris, announces that she ignores the
republic and comes to display her sympa.
thy with Prince Jerome in his incarcera-
ton. Her adherents claim that her pres
ence means demonstration in behalf Of
the name and family of Napoleon.
Miss MARGARET MATHER is the naw
candidate for histriOnic honors upon whom
the critics have been let loose. The gen.
eral opinion Of the more discriminating of
them is that she is too am mbitious for an
amateur, essayins difficult roles with an
assurance that her talents do not Justify.
u: MCMULLEN. esq, of this city, will
preside at the exercises of the normal
literary society's twenty sixth anniversary
in the chapel of the Millersville state
normal school, on next Friday evening.
The other representatives y of the
society for the occasion will be: Secretary.
Miss Kate J. Koch, Carlisle, Pa. '7G
essayist, Miss Alice Seager, Mayt
Pa, 81 normal Grafton, A. H. Wood
ward, esq, Ciearfield, Pa, rs; reader,
Mrs. Sarah J. Wilmer. Baltimore. Md.
orator, A. Frank Seltzer, esq,
Lebanon, Pa.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24
Credit Where Hue.

The Democratic newspapers of the
state do well to keep watchful eye on
the Legislature. They pledged the pub
lie that a Democratic majority in either
branch meant reform, and it is their
function. with jealous care, to insist
thai this shall be realized. With this view
the INTELLIGENCER and its consistent
contemporaries Of the Democratic faith
have insisted npon prompt attention to
business at Harrisburg, upon the abOli-
tion of superfluous offices, the reduction
of salaries, frequent sessions of tie Leg
iSlature, and the rejection by members
of free passes and other allurementS
from attention to and prompt dispatch
of business. While we have been glad
to welcome even newly converted Re-
publican journals to sense of the same
self evident propositions we are rot
unmindful of the fact that the sudden
virtue displayed by some of them is
hypocritical and intended only for par
tisan effect. We do not propose to listen
in silence to the revilement of I. Demo
cratic House without suggesting at least
comparison of the superiority of the
present lower branch of the state Assem-
bly, to any like body controlled by Re-
publican majority for many years. 1t is
true that the present House has not yet
fully satisfied public expectation. 1t has
filled one or two places which we be
hn
members have voted that the S1O0
worth of postage stamps given them 10y
an old law were not supplanted by the
later allowance of $50 for stationery and
in lieu of ''all perquisitcs' and the hours
fixed for sessions are not as extended as
it is expedient and proper they should
he. For these thirgs the Democratic
majority is responsible.
But in comparison with the conduct Of
previous Republican Houses that of the
Democratic majority shines most credit
ably. In the matter of eXpediting bus-
ness, the committees were announced
and ready this year on the 18th of Janu-
ary, Notwithstanding the interruption OF
all public business by the Inauguration
in the last House they were not an
nounced until the Goth forty bills have
been considered and reported from com
mittees twenty-five have been disposed
of on first reading and ten have passed
second reading, while it is only the 9th
of the month. Ir the last II ouse the first
bill reported from committee was on the
10Th. Speaker Faunce's committees give
general satisfaction for TIE fairness with
which members of both parties were
allotted it was quite the contrary with
Speaker Hewitt's. While the sessions
have not, in our opinion, as yet provided
for as much work as they might, the ad-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24
NEWS i1ISCELLA.Y.
Some Late Items OF Varied Intere st


Immense crowds of visitors have arrived
at Montreal from all points Of the Domin-
ion and the United States to witness tho
carnival.
Houston Hays iron and steel works at
Coshocton, O baye burned. Loss, $50, =
600. The works employed 100 men and
were the principal manufactory Of the
town.
George Comedy, a brakeman oa the
Erie railroad, fell from the top of an east
ward bound freight tr in, near Goshen,
n. Y, and was beheaded. lie was un.
married and resided in Matamoras, Pa.
ROlin Phelps, an operator in a photo
copying house at Auburn, N. Y, com
mitted suicide bJ taking cyanide of pot
ash, a powerful poison. The deed is as.
cribed to dissipation.
H. FL. Rudd, aged IS years, and reported
to be wealthy, residing on his farm in
Walker county, Ga, about nine miles
from Chattanooga, Tenn, was found dead
in bed, having been murdered on Monday
night.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24

was learned that % men remaining in the
mine had perished. The whole party had
been caught in the drift, the water rising
SO high that only by cliDging to the tim
bers could they keep their chins above it.
One by one during the sixty hours strug-
gle they dropped off exhausted and were
drowned in the flood, the strongest only
being able to hold on until relief came.
The bodies were found scattered about on
the floor of the drift. The victims were
inferred on tine 10th, business being gen
orally suspended that day. A liberal sub
scription has been taken mp for the families
of the dead miners.