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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-30
A FALL CYCLONE.
Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky in the Path
of the storm.


INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 29.-A cyclone
struck the west side of Columbus, Ind.
between / and O'Clock this morning, un-
dermining Moody & Sons tannery and
Unrooting CATS mill. The cyclone also
knocked the corner off the railroad depot
and partially demolished a liquor saloon
No one was injured.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 29.-It rained heavily
here last night, and this afternoon the
Ohio river is rising rapidly. Special dis
patches state that there are floods in the
Licking, kanawha and Big Sandy rivers
The storm in Bourbon county, Ky.. yes-
terday, blew down Reford's tobacco barn
and warehouse and james E. CIay's farm
house, killing a family of four negroes.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. pa special dis
patch from Waterproof, La, says that a
cyclone passed over CatahOula and Ten.
saS parishes this morning. The first place
it struck was James BoWman's planta.
tiOn on the Tensas river. Three houses
here were blown down, and four negroes
were wounded. The next place was ID.
d. Miller's highland plantation, where
one house was lifted from its foundation
and carried about half mile into the
woods. A negro church was turned hall
round. Timothy Thomas, cOlored, had
his arm broken, and his wife and another
woman and two children were badly
hurt.
The cyclone then visited d. Stones pecan
plantation and a barn and two houses
were blown down. On H. Moses & Co.'s
Helena plantation the roof of the over
seer's house was carried away and three
persons were badly hurt and seven OF
eight slightly hurt. Mrs. .Bowman's
house, in Catahoula parish, was blown
down. She escaped, but her three chill
dren have not been found. Three houses
on w. c. YOung's place, three on Mr.
WatsOn's and three on Mr.. Permentier's
were demolished.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-30
A DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
1900 POUNDS KILL FIVE RAIL.
ROAD HANDS.

Their Bodies Wrenched Limb from
Limb and Strewn for Miles-The Whole
Country Round About Shaken to its
Foundation-Pennsyly the Scene
Firing Gun the Cause.
PITTsBURG, Oct. 29.-Yesterday morn
ing at Brooks tunnel. on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, 50 miles from this city,
l,2OO pounds Of dynamite exploded, killing
five men, constituting the crew of
freight train which was side tracked a
short distance from the scene of the ex-
plOsiOn. The men were walking along
the track near where the dynamite was
stored.
PITTsBURG, Oct. %. 10 P. M.-The rail-
road company has been strengthening
and widening tunnel, and some distance
outside the magazine had been erected. in
which was stored l.200 pounds of dvna-
mite to be used for blasting. The freight
train had just passed through the tunnel
and was side tracked to allow passen-
ger train to pass. Four of the crew of
the freight train walked back to the vicin-
ity OF the magazine, and We're engaged i'm
conversation with the watchman when
people in the vicinity were startled by
terrific cOncussion. Houses for fifteen miles
lDuUudJiOIS.
and windows for distance of seven miles
were shattered. The horror-stricken peo-
pie ran from their houses, and it was
found that the dynamite had exploded.
Everything near by gave evidence of the
terrible force of the explosion. Trees
were uproOted, huge rocks torn asunder,
and telegraph poles for half a mile were
prostrated. Nothing remained of the
magazine and the men who stood near it,
just before the explosion were missing.
Portions of their bodies, including legs,
arms, hands and heads have been picked
up mile distant, but so distigured
as to be unacceptable. The names of
only three of the victims are known. They
are: George Reynolds, engineer; Tice,
a brakeman, and Hammond, a switch
man. The cause Of the explosion is en-
velOped in mystery, and as the five men
who might have thrown some light on the
accident are dead. it is probable the cause
will never be known. Not far from the
scene a gun was found, and it is supposed
that one of the victims discharged it. the
conclusion causing the dynamite to eX-
plOde. An inquest was held to-day by
the Coroner and a verdict of accidental
death was rendered. Great excitement
prevails, and hundreds of people have
gone To thp scene of the disaster
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-30
BRUTALMURDER ATwAYCROss
The Criminal Remains in Car all
Night without Aiding his Victim.

The Criminal Remains in Car all
Night without Aiding his Victim.
WAYCROss, GA, Oct. 2S.-Barney
Suggs and Sherman Mathews, cOlored
train hands on Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway train, became involved
in a difficulty while in their cabOOse here
last night. Suggs ordered Mathews to
come out Of the car, and help him push it
up the track, and not obeying, Suggs en-
tered the car with spade, whereupon
Mathews also armed himself with one.
Suggs, who is a heavy, stout negro, sud-
denly dropped his spade, and seizing
Mathews, lifted him clear of the floor,
and dashed him headlOng out upon the
cr0sstes, breaking Mathews shoulder
and iniuring HIM internally.
After Mathews had lain on the ground
outside some ten minutes, Suggs went
and brought him i'm the car and laid him
on his bunk. He then leisurely went to
bed. All through the night the dying
man called to his murderer to bring him
some water and get physician, but with
Oaths, he proclaimed that he did not care
whether he died or not. After remaining
nearly all night within two feet of his vic
tim and seeing that death would ensue,
he beheld visions of hemp and slipped out
of the car and made good his escape.
Mathews died at 1870 o'clock this morn
ing. His murderer is at large.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-30
WOMEN IN POLITICS.
Leslie w. Russelrs Candidacy in Ne,
York Bitterly Opposed

Leslie w. Russells Candidacy in New
York Bitterly Opposed.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-The Women's suf-
frage party has prepared the following
address to the women of this State: ''The
undersigned urge you to exert yourselves
to turn every vote possible against Leslie
W. Russelps reelection as Attorney
General. His official acts prove him to
be an unscrupulOus foe of your liberties.
BY informing the Legislature that YOU
have no right.tO vote at common law, he
has denied your sacred rights, and mis-
represented the law to your hurt by sta
ting that you have no natural right to vote,
he has denied your title to freedom and
sought to keep your rights at the mercy
OF those in power. BY informing the Leg
islature that bill to repeal the statutes
which keep you from voting was uncOn-
stltutlOnal he misled the Legislature and
kept you disfranchised. BY thus con-
tinuing your disfranchiSementh he has sub
Jected you to many misfOrtunes and
wrongs which the repeal of your disfran-
chlsement would cure, and is personally
responsible for these suiferings. He has
also sought to rob the mothers of this
State of their votes at school elections,
and thus to deprive them of the power to
control their children's education"
LIEGE, BELGIUM,Oc 29.-At meeting
here yesterday of persons who advocate
universal suffrage a resolution was adopt
ed fayOring the holding of great public
demonstration in Brussels in January
next to further the movement.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-30
IRELAND AND THE IRISH.

Mr. Russell to Take Charge of the Ar
rangements for O'DOnneIPs Defense.
DUBLIN, Oct. 29.-There were no pub
lie meetings of the members of the Ma
tional League in Ireland yesterday, those
appointed for the day having been aban-
dOned in consequence of the proolama-
tion of the government forbidding them
Some disorders occurred at Castle LYON.
County Cork, where the police in dispers-
ing a procession charged upon it with
fixed bayonets, scattering it in all dIrec-
tl0ns and capturing its banners and mu-
slcal instruments. 1t is stated, however.
that after the military and police with
drew the meeting was held and that thus
the object of the leaguers was effected.
FFeen}dR's journal declares that the
government circular just issued contains
suggestions TO the Irish immigration
Commission. proposing the wholesale
shipment of Irish people to Canada. Every
facility is to be offered the Board of Guar
dians and to the clerks of the unions to
promote immigration. No WOrkhouse
paupers are to be sent Large contracts
have been made with shipping companies
for the conveyance of immigrants. The
Canadian Government is a party to the
scheme, against which Freeman's Journal
warns all Irishmen.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-Mr. Russell. after a
long consultation yesterday with Mr.,
Sullivan, VDOnnell's counsel formally
took charge Of the arrangements for
O'D0nnellss defense
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-30
TIE RICE CROP.
4 Sorry Prospect for the Planters in
south Carolina.

A Sorry Prospect for the Planters in
south Carolina.
The indications for Il good rice crop in
the Georgetown district of South Carolina
are poor. The Neics and Courier. i'm ref
erence to the crop, says: 1T is the
opinion Of prominent rice dealer that all
Of the April and May planting has been
milled and marketed, and that the June
crOp-although much larger acreage
was planted than in previous years, on ac-
count of the long freshet during the month
of May-will fall short of the best calcu-
latiOns at least One-half. There are nu-
merOus causes why this crop has been
this year failure: First. the freshet in
the spring; second, the scarcity of labor;
third, the drought, which caused the riy-
ers to become salt; and, fourth, the depre-
datiOns of the rice birds. This last cause
has been greater this year than for many
previous years, 80 numerous were they
that a person could kill from twenty-five
to fifty dozen per day. and then thought
himself idling away his time. | know of
one person. after discharging his gun. to
gather ten dozen birds. To give a clear
idea of how numerous and how destruc-
tive these delicious little pests were, | in
Quired of one of our most successful
planters, and ne replied by saying that
he kept an account Of the gunpOwder
used TO frighten them off. and, in round
numbers, it amounted in value to $500,
and that, too, before the birds had at
tackled his field. The field would have
yielded him, at least, II bushels per acre,
and after he shipped it to the mill il
turned out l6 bushels. This statement is
Trustworthy"
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THE WAY TO MAKE FEES.
\ Remarkable Letter that Explains
Itself

\ Remarkable Letter that Explains
Itself
Missouri Republican Washington Special. oct. p
William II. Smyth, who was recently
appointed Postmaster at Atlanta. was
formerly United States Marshal for Geor-
ga. While Marshal Mr.. Smyth wrote a
letter to one of his Deputies, d. c. Ban
croft, instructing him how to proceed
in making up his accounts for fees
and other charges. This letter is
fit of the Post Office Department.
Among other things Marshal Smyth said
to his deputy: Il send you herewith the
aftidavits of your actual expenses. which
must be taken before l can collect YOUR
account from the government, and YOU
will oblige me by filling out duplicates on
the blanks inclOsed and swearing to
them before Hill, Commissioner at Macon.
and returning all four to me at once.
have added a charge for horse feed
and also increased your meal account 81
in each case, so as TO cover your time as
much as possible, and which NAV be a
proper charge for the meals furnished
yourself at home, on setting out and re-
turning from your trip. In this way
can make your bill up to $50 by including
service fees and leaving no margin at all
lDI tHlS NulCts Iuu Will nave 10 ODldln
receipts for amounts paid for horse hire.
and you can include the feed in some
bills, which please get signed and send to
me as soon as possible.
I'm order to make these trips pay, you
should have a guard, but without paving
anything out for him. Get the train
hands to help you guard, and so report
them. Or, if you have Il driver or any
one else along with you, they can be re-
ported as guards. In the first case of ar
rest, you can report the name of a guard.
In the attendance on court also, was
there no one assisting you, as the office
boy, etc: If so, his name should be re-
ported on the attendance line of the re-
port"
Smyth's predecessor in the Atlanta
pOstOffice was removed a few weeks ago
on account Of Irregularities, and it is eyi-
dent that Smyth as postmaster is an Otli-
cial who ought to be watched.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-30
POSTAL FINANCES.
The Revenue Decreased by the Letter
Reduction and the Salary Adjust

The Revenue Decreased by the Letter
Reduction and the Salary Adjust
ment.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The statement
prepared for the use of the Post Office De-
partment shows that the total receipts
from the postal service during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1883, were $40, ,5OS, ,692.
made up as follows: Letter postage paid
in money, $146, ,219; box rents and branch
offices, $l,SS2,064; fines and penalties.
50, 752; postage stamps, stamped envel-
OpeS, newspaper wrappers and postal
revenues from the money order busi-
ness, $411,620; miscellaneous. $32, ia
The expenditures were $42,S16, 700. the
principal items being railway mail trans
pOrtation, $11, 155, 1S0; compensation OF
POstmasters, S10,315,394; the star route
service, S4,061, ,526; post office clerks,
$4,367 ,079; letter carriers, So, l73, ,306: rail-
way postal clerks, So, 3,6SS, ,032
The surplus revenue during the year
was s., 2,691 ,992. The Third Assistant Post
master General expressed the belief that
the surplus revenue would have been
greater by at least one million, if receipts
had not been affected during the last quar-
ter of the year by the approaching reduc-
ton in postage rates, while the eXpendi.
lures were greatly increased by the act
that began to operate on March last,
providing for the readjustment of the
POstmasters' salaries on the basis of the
reduced postage that did not go into eff
feet until eight months thereafter.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-30
THE CHINESE INFLuX.
Judge Hoffman Finds the Question
Precipitated Exceedingly PuzzIing.

Judge Hoffman Finds the Questions
Precipitated Exceedingly Puzzling.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 29.-Two cases to
test the validity of the Chinese govern
ment certificates were brought up before
Judge Hoffman in the United States Dis
trict Court to-day, and he pronounced
them exceedingly embarrassing. In one
of the eases the Chinaman said that he
was cigar manufacturer. Judge Hoff-
man said that Congress used the word
merchant, not manufacturer, and that
if every Chinaman who made a
few cigars er peddled matches was
to be classified as a merchant,
the restriction act would be practically a
dead letter. The second case was that of
a boy II years of age whose certificate set
forth that the bearer was going to San
Francisco to manage a business in the in
terest Of a mercantile firm. Was the boy
laborer or merchant? This question
was difficult to decide, and judgment was
deferred.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-30
AN EXPLOSION ON a TUG BOAT.
Mobile Bay the Scene and the Old Story
of Race the Explanation.

Mobile Bay the Scene and the Old story
of Race the Explanation
MOBILE, oct. 29.-While the tugboat
Edge was putting to sea yesterday after
noon in search of a tow, and when four
miles south Of Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay,
her boiler exploded. The boat sank i'm
mediately, carrying down with her Cap
tain Carney. well known sailing master.
the mate named Andrews, who was a
native of Barcelona, Spain, and the col
Ored fireman. The engineer and cook
were picked up, but the latter died while
being carried back to Fort Morgan.
The engineer is painfully, but not
fatally wounded. The bodies of the
drowned have not been recovered.
1t is probable that they have been eaten
by sharks, which infest that locality.
From the statement of the only survivor
it is believed that the Edge and another
tug boat named Nellie were racing to
catch tow, and the Edge falling behind
crowded on steam until she blew up. She
had lately been Overhauled and inspected
and was put in commission again on Sep
tembeT 1. She was insured for $500 i'm
local companies.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-30
A GREAT SUCCESS
Mary AndersOn's Appearance in London
As APauline.n

Loa6oa Ca5lo Neao York Herald. Oct. e.
American wOmanhOod and the Ameri.
can stage may well be proud of Mary
Anderson. Her great sucoess as Par
thenia was confirmed Tonight by an over
whelming triumph as Pauline. Within
a few weeks she has become The
central figure of dramatic interest. has
vanquished Ellen Terry in her own thea.
tire, and has brought to the English drama
fresh charm which it has long lacked
She has by her beauty and winning man.
ners so established herself in the affec-
tions OF her London audience that her de.
parture will be mourned almost as q ma.
tional calamity
Nothing could exceed ts,e Drilliancv of
the audience gathered tonight at the
LyceUm Theatre. In the procenium hnx.
sat the Prince of Wales, the Princess of
Wales and Prince Louis Pattenburg. The
Prince of Wales followed intently every
movement Of the. actress, while the
Princess wept at the pathetic pas.
sages. The most Of the nobility
now IN town We're present, with the Bar
Oness Burdett COutts at their head. and
the Juvenile Lord Garmoyle (who is en-.
gagged to Miss Fortescue, the actress.
bringing up the rear. Mr.. Gilbert. the
playwright, sat majestic in his box. signi.
flying by his presence tbat he had for
given the lOyeliest Of his Galatess. Bart
ley Campbell occupied a box Immediatelv
above kRe stately Gilbert. Nearly ali the
Americans who have not yet homeWard
flown made point of witnessing fhe
triumph of their fair countrYwanan'
The general admisssion ON all sides was
that no more charming "l.ady of Lvons''
Wa4 sVeF seep IN England. When IsPau-
line" appeared in a bell-shaped dress
DGGHl1Ar tn tho Of
Directory, she was voted ae beautiful
as 'sParthenia'' in the cAiEon Of a Greek
maiden. When she changed her cos.
tune fret 10 :. brown riding dress and
EI5enS hat, then 10 the white satin
OF bride, loud murmurs of apprOba-
tion ran round the boxes. In tLa
performance of the part Mary Anderson
displayed all those lne qualities already
known 20 tAe American playgoers. Her
fearful appeals were sometimes drowned
by the ciamor OF "Claude Melnotte. y
played by burly actor Familiarity styled
s'IIaads0me Jack Barnes,'' but in ouieter
moments her pathos touched al hearts.
1t was real pleasure to Geo how genuine
was the applause at she end of each act,
W hen the play finished nobody left his
seat siii the actress appeared before the
curtain. Then arose shouts of enthHsi.
asm; men waved Eheir hats, ladies wave
tueiI 1rahukefeAletS, While Mary Ander-
son stood amid the tamult bowling
and blushing like a timid school
girl, ana anee raising her eyas
10 the box where the Prince and
Princess OF Wales sat applauding vigSa-
Ously. 1t was quite a remarkahIo scene.
When 1t was over there was q rush for
the carriages. Into Que CT them stepped
one of the most beautiful women in Ion
don.
~Well, /" said friend at the window.
what do you think of her?',
The beauty replied: Exquisite! ex-
qulsite! She is Grace made woman.v
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-30
MARY CHURCHILL FOUND.
SHE SENDS A LETTER HOME
FROM INDIANAPOLIS.

Not on the Stage nor ElODed, hut S1nplv
Enjoying the Novelty of Earning Her
Living-Her Parents Certain of the
Genuineness of the Letters-A Speedy
Return Expected.
ST. Louis, Oct 29.-News has been re-
eeiyed of the missing girl, Mary Church
ill, who disappeared from her. fathers
house in July. Her father, Col. James &.
Churchill, has received letter from her
mailed at indianapolis. He refuses to
make its contents public, but furnishes
the following card:
ITO THE PUBLIC"
After a suspense of three months am
to-day in receipt of a letter from my
daughter, mailed from distant city. AS
the papers all over the country have ac-
corded me every facility within their
power, and IN many eases at great ex-
pense. in my search, notwithstanding
the injunction imposed by my daughter to
withhold from publication the contents of
this letter, the duty which owe my
friends impels me to give it's purport.
which | herewith attach as follows:
October %, 1888.
M FdtbeT-I write TO let YOU know
that am alive and well. / am not on
the stage, as you suppose, nor have !
eloped. Oh, no. Oh, how could you think
so, when | cared so little for gentlemen's
society. | am earning my own living
honestly. Teach my little sisters and
darling little brother to think kindly of
their sister Mary.
Colonel Churchill expresses the utmost
confidence in the authenticity of the let
ter, and both he and his wife identify the
handwriting. They have no information
OF their daughters whereabouts, but both
feel confident that they will soon hear
from her again and that she will return
home shortly.
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ENGLAND's GRAIN MARKETS.
Maize the Only Article Which Has At
tanned an Increased Price.

Maize the Only Article Which Has At
tanned an Increased Price.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-The Mark Laae Er-
press in its weekly review of the British
grain trade says: "The weather has gene
rally been fine and mild and land is in
excellent condition for sowing. Prices
are weaker. All qualities of wheat ex-
cept fine are cheaper. Flour Is difficult
to sell and the market favors the
buyers. Ordinary mailing barley
has declined Is, and grinding sorts from
Sd. to Cd. Foreign wheat is lower, espe-
cially for Indian and hard Russian mixed.
American maize is scarce and Cd. dearer.
European maize is dull. Three wheat
cargOes arrived. Two were sold. five
were withdrawn and two remain. The
sales of English wheat during the week
were 1881 quarters at 40s. Cd. per quar-
ter against d0,6l0 quarters az 40s. Sd. per
quarter during the corresponding week
last VQor
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Explosion of Fire-Damn.

SCRANTON, PA, Oct. %, Z p. M.-Anex-
plosion of fre-damp has just been re-
ported at the Pennsylvania Coal Com
pany's shaft No. Z, three miles from
Pittston. At the time of the explosion
there were thirty men in the mine, five of
whom are known to have been badly
burned, and one of whom is dead. The
fate of the others is not yet known.
WILKEsBARRE, PA, Oct %, II P. NJ
\ later account says that Thomas and
James Gallagher, brothers, were brought
out dead. They were burned almost to a
crisp. Six others were seriously burned
and otherwise injured. and three Of them
will probably die having inhaled ''after
damp" There were 81 men in the part
of the mine where the explosion occurred
Those uniniured escaped through the
mule way. The force of the explosion
blew down the brattices and props and
tore the gates apart, lifting men up bodily
and hurting some of them distance of %
or 80 feet,