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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
ANOTHER ONE.
NORTHERN VERMONT IN ARMS.
Pursuing a Negro Who Abducted a
Thirteen-Year-Old White Girl.


Thirteen-Year-OldW White Girl.
A special dispatch from Boston, Mass,
says: 6 A journal special gives the de-
tails of dastardly crime that has put all
Northern Vermont under arms in search
of the black villain who has stolen a beau.
tiful girl, the young daughter of a pros
porous farmer in Rochester. Kitty Marsh,
the child of Charles Marsh, is thirteen
years old. Yesterday morning she started
for school, near her house, and that was
the last seen of her by her family. Her
schOolmates say that late in the forenoon,
as they were playing near the school
house, fine turnout, driven by negro
named John Edwards, stQpped near
them, and the driver asked Kitty if she
did not want ride. The girl eagerly as
sented, jumped into the sleigh, and the
span of bays went off at a canter. When
Kitty'S absence was noticed in the after
noon Mr.. Marsh made inquiries and
learned the above facts, There was but
one inference, and the father was terribly
overcome by the blow, The neighborhood
was quickly alarmed, and pursuing par
ties were organized and started in all
directions. The officers and citizens got
as far as Middlebury and Crown Point
last night without success in their search.
At Vergennes to-day it was learned that
the negro and the girl spent the night at
the Stevens House, and started north
again early this morning, No subsequent
trace of them has been gained,
Edwards, the abductor, is a brown
bred negro, about thirty years old, He
has been employed as farm hand in the
neighborhOod of Rochester all his life, At
one time recently he was employed by
Mr.. Marsh. At the time of his disappear
ance he was working for Crosby Martin,
a farmer in the neighborhood. The valu-
able team with which he escaped with his
victim is the property of Mr.. Martin, Ed.
wards has served one term in the House
of Correction for petty larceny.
"Kitty Marsh is rather large for her age,
bright school girl and a general fayorite.
She had long known Edwards in a friend
ly way, but there is no indication that he
induced the child to elope with him, 1t
is believed that she was coerced into
making the trip with him after having
started for the ride. She was rather thin
ly clad, aud must have suffered severely
from exposure in to-day's bitter cold, 1t
is probable that they have by this time
reached Canada, but the pursuit will be
vigorously prosecuted. In the present
state of public temper it would not be safe
for the negro to be captured near his
home"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
BURIED IN A MINE.
A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE IN
ILLINOIS.

Terrific Explosion of Fire Damp-Ten
Miners Entombed-A Man and a Boy
Eseape-Heartrending Scenes in the
vicinity of the Disaster-The Victims
Dug Out.
CHICAGO, Jan. "a dispatch from
Coultersville, Illinois, SAYS: yesterday
afternoon terrible explosion occurred in
the coal mine of Jones & Nesbit. near
here. OF twelve persons in the mine at
the time only two escaped-a man named
Mason and boy. Mason was at the
mouth of the shaft, and was badly
hurt. The boy was uniniured. At
5 O'Clock last night the relief parties
had not been able to enter the mine.
the foul air rising in dense volumes, over
powering them at once. The fate of ten
men is not known, but it is believed to be
impossible that any can escape. The scene
about the mine is heartrending. particu-
larly so as eight OF the ten men have fami-
lies who are in the crowd awaiting the re-
suit of the efforts at rescue. The cause of
the explosion is unknown
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9.-The explosion in the
coal mine at Coultersville, ILL.,, was caused
by the ignition of fire damp. Several at
tempts were made to descend the shaft
but the smoke was so dense that nothing
could be done until about O'Clock last
night, when party of miners effected an
entrance, and after two hours work ten
dead bodies were recovered and brought
to the surface. Two victims are badly
burned, but the rest were simply sufIOca-
ted, and not mutilated in any way,
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= A FIENDIsH MURDEREss.
Her Dying Breath Tells of Awful Crimes
in the West.
New ComerstoacR (O.) Special.
re StilIyaI the murderaSS Ivino 9

Nelo ComerstolCn (O.) Special.
Mrs. StillwelI, the murderess lying at
the point Of death at the home of her
father-in-law, in Waterford, Knox county,
and who a few days ago confessed to muir
dering her former husband, her infant
child and bOarder, yesterday confessed
to two other crimes. She yesterday con-
fessed 10 Rev. DIR. Edwards, a Methodist
minister, that in the spring of 1881, while
her mother lay helpless at OttumwatOwn
from snjuries received in a railway disas-
ter, she strangled her parent while Mr..
Stillwell was absent. She gave as her rea-
son for this most foul crime that she was
tired of nursing her mother and feared
that she might confess to the murders
they had both committed. Mrs. Sullwell
also confessed that there was another
crime, darker than all the rest, which she
would never divulge, but the minister sue
ceeded i'm getting from her sufficient proof
that the crime to which she referred was
no less than the murder of her own father.
All she would plainly say, however, is
that her father died with a cut throat.
Circumstances 90 to show her father was
fOully dealt with, as he disappeared from
his home in Maryville, Missouri, very
mysteriously, and was never heard from
after. Information received from the
scene of her awful murder so far substan-
tiates her story, and DIR. Edwards, after
making an examination, prOnOunces her
sane i'm every particular. Her only living
accOmplice, a brother, will be arrested as
soon as found.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
The Foods in EuroDe.

VIENNA, Jan. 9.-The water is steadily
falling all over Hungary except in the
Pesth district.
WEISBADEN, Jan. 9.--The Rhine here is
now five feet below the highest point,
which was reached on Friday last. The
Main has fallen eight feet at Frankfort.
AS the water retires its ravages become
terribly apparent. Many districts will
probably never regain their former pros
perity.
PEsTH, Jan. 9-The floods in Hungary
are increasing. The town of Raab, ION the
Danube, is submerged, and it is reported
that many persons have been drowned
there.
BERLIN, ,Jan.9.-The Reichstag resumed
its sittings to-day, Prince Bismarck was
present. Heinformed the Reihstag that
the Emperor had just granted 100000
marks of the imperial treasury funds as a
contribution for relief Of the distress of
the sufferers by the foundations.
The FrdRkfilrter Zeitung announces
that it has received already large sums,
including 1,500 marks from New York, in
aid of the sufferers by the floods. The
same paper has organized an adequate
and rapid distribution of funds, and will
gladly receive further donations from the
limited States.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10

An engine was ditehed on Thursday last
about siNtv miles from Pensacola, on the Pen
sacola and Atlantic Railroad. No damage
was done TO life or limb
.rhe Collector Of Revenues Of Orange county
.,o-s,. lerately gives 10 tax delinquents until
tho at day Of February to pay their taxes
o~1sss ,ss..-r which date further grace viii be
,,,itb5-s,,n , ne delinquent list viii be pub
lisbed and the m operty sold at public aue-
ton
Mr.. d. ID. Rogers, Of NC-,usia county mas
completed the survey. and haS engraved
beautiful map of that county. Ths- eouiS Se
should be adopted by every county IN the sts-sse,
and thus secure an accurate and well defined
topography Of the state. The expense 70 each
county would be small compared with the
evident advantages.
The Superintendent Of the Public Schools
of Escambia county has published very
grstifying report Of the condition Of the schools
in that county. IL shows an annual expendi-
ture for 1Ss2 of S, ,464 80, and an uneXpended
balance 81 SCI. The amount collected dur
ing the year was S, l79 20.
Tallahassee, i is said, now has the appear
ance OF being the seat Of a press convention.
s0R the floor Of the House OF Representatives
may be daily seen BabcOck OF the jacksonville
UaioH. Wright Of the jacksonville Times, Fin
ley Of the Lake City Reporter, Dorr Of the
New Orleans fines Democrat, MeAlpin OF the
Live OAK Builsfis, Psndleton Of the Key West
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
MARK TWAIN"

His ''NOm De Plume" Not a Copyright.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Some time since
Samuel L. Clemens brought suit in
the United States Court against Bilford,
Clark & Co., publishers, to restrain them
from republishing his works. 1t appeared
in evidence that the books republished
were not copyrighted, but Mr.. Clemens
claimed his pseudOnym of "Mark Twain"
as trade mark. The court, in its decis-
ion yesterday, held that aOn1s de planes
could not be construed as trade marks,
and that his failure to copyright left his
works open to republication by any one.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
Bonded Whisky.


A city correspondent asks the Cinciu-
natl Commercial to explain the meaning
of whisky being in bond. This somewhat
surprises us, as we had supposed that
everything pertaining to whisky was fully
understood by everybody in Cincinnati.
There are, in New England, however. a
great many people who do not know the
meaning Of whisky in bond, and for their
benefit we append the learned and lueid
explanation of Editor Halstead: Attach
ed to every distlllery is warehouse of
which the government, through a United
States storekeeper, takes exclusive
charge. On every door is a patent ''goyern-
ment lock-" and the storekeeper keeps
the keys. AT the end of the Warehouse
nearest the distillery proper is partitioned
off the s'cistern room," that contains
tanks, into which the whisky runs direct
from the still. From these tanks it is
drawn off into barrels in the presence of
the st0rekeeper and the United States
gauger. The barrels so filled are rolled
into the other portion of the warehouse
and a warehouse stamp" bearing the
date of the distillation, is affixed to each.
The whisky thus barreled can, under the
revenue laws, remain in this warehonse
under government lock and KEY Cor three
years. Then the whisky is said to be
''in bond" AT the expiration of the
three years the tax of 80 cents per gallon
must be paid on the original quantity Of
whisky in the barrels, as shown by the
gauge when it was barreled, less two and
a half gallons per barrel per annum al
lowed for evaporation and shrinkage.
Then taX-paid stamp is put on each bar
rel, and the brand, with the name of the
distiller, the number of the district. and
the date of the payment of the tax. Ii
burned in the head. Now the distiller
forthe first time, can do as he pleases with
his whisky, and it is said to be ''taken out
of bond"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
A GRoCER's CLEVER DEVICE.
Novel Burglar Catching Machine
which Worked Like Charm.

George Avery. a grocer of this city, set
a novel trap TO catch the burglars who
had several times robbed his store. Be
hind the counter near the money drawer
he dug pit of generous dimensions, espe-
cially as to ITS depth, which was no less
than seventeen feet. When he had COM
pleted this novel burglar-catching ma
chine, he adjusted the floor over it in such
a way that the enterprising bur-
glar who stepped on it would at
once be tilted to the bottom of the pit.
The trap sprung during Monday night
and worked like charm, for Tuesday
morning when Mr.. Avery opened his store
the deluded burglar who had entered it
was found slowed away seventeen feet
from the surface, Getting him out OF the
pit was more difficult job than it had
been TO get him in, but he was finally
brought to the surface. He gave his name
as Henry Johnson. and said he hailed
from New York, He thought Mr.. Avery's
little arrangement far superior TO the me-
trODOlitan police.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10

II VIII De seen from this statement that
the actual quantity of quinine contained
IN pills represented to be of precisely the
same weight varied from l.61 to 2.IO. the
best pills containing 30.4 per cent, nearly
one-third more than the poorest. 1t is
evident that here is an enormous money
sWIndle upon the public, by cheating in
the weight of one of the most EXPENSIVE
medicines in use. But the money swindle
is by no means the worst part of the mat
ter. This medicine is one which is given
to produce speedy and most important
result. In case of great debility. and i'm
some other cases, the speedy or slow re-
coVery, or even the life itself of the pa
tlent, may depend upon the speedy action
of the medicine. And yet the physician
who depends upon the pills he purchases
for the size of the dose and the effect upon
the patient is deceived and swindled, and
the life of his patient endangered.
But this is not all. We see from the
figures given above that the poorest pills.
sample No. VII, were sold for % cents per
100 more than sample No. l. In other
words, the best pills by weight, at the
price asked for the poorest, were worth
50 90 per 100 instead of 50 50; and the
poorest No. VII) at the price asked for
the best, were worth only 81 81 per 100,
instead of 81 70.
The general results of the investigation,
as stated by the Medical NeagS, were as
follows:
That the quinine pills of five out of
seven of our leading manufacturers have
not in them the amount of sulphate of
qulnlne which they are represented to
contain. That there is great variation
in the price at which twO-grain quinine
pills can be purchased, and that the price
bears no relation to the amount of quinine
really contained in the pills.
The wholesale druggists of Philadelphia
CLAIM that the article in the Medical Nelos
is not sustained by facts, and that the
slight variations in weight would make
no practical difference, and if they really
exist are the result of easily explained
causes, and not of any dishonest manipu-
lation. They state that allowances should
have been made, in all fairness, in the re-
port of analysis for the water of crystal
hzation, and the differences caused by its
variable quantity in different products
materially affecting the weight, SO that,
unless tested by the samestandard, the
test was not fair one. Quinine, it was
also urged, in addition to the water of
crystalliZatiOn, absorbs moisture from the
atmosphere, and will weigh more on a
damp day than on dry one.
Again, quinine is a preparation from
cinchona bark, which contains three other
alkalOids, and if not purified wholly from
these. there may be a further detraction
in weight,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10

GALVESTON, Jan. "a special dispatch
from Waco says: '.Last Thursday young
man, named E. c. Oberly, attempted to
young lady he loved objected to him. On
Sunday, as his alleged rival, H. T. Ash
burn, was entering the lady's house,
Oberly fired on him, wounding him seri-
ously. Ashburn returned the fire. Oberly
then rushed into the house and was seized
by the father of the young lady, where
upon he turned his pistol to his own breast
and fired, infiicting a probably fatal
wound
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
Bishop Thompson and the Episcopal
Standing Com

VICKsBURG, Jan. 9.-The consent of
twenty-eight standing committees have
been received for the conservation of Rev.
Hugh Miller Thompson, of New Orleans,
lately elected assistant Bishop of the
diocese of Mississippi. This being major
ity of the forty-eight dioceses of the Epis-
cOpal Church of the United States, is all
the canon requires. The evidence of this
consent has been forwarded to-day to
Bishop Smith, presiding Bishop of the
church, who will communicate the same
to all the Bishops of the Episcopal Church
in the United States, in order to get their
QOnGnOt
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
a Rnving Posi- Omce.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-In the star route
trial today, a former Postmaster of
greenwood. Colorado, after giving some
direct testimony in regard to the service
on the route on which Greenwood was
Situated. was crOss-examined. In the
course Of his cross-eKamination he was
required TO locate Greenwood, He frankly
confessed that he could not do it. He
lived in a tent when he first went there;
and Greenwood appeared to move around
all over the country. fbe post once
was often moved, and wherever it hap
nened 10 be there was Greenwood.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
The French Assembly Reconvened.

PARIS, Jan. 9.-The Senate re-assem-
bled to-day. The President by seniority
delivered an address eulogizing Gambetta
and Gen. Chanzy. An adjournment was
taken till Thursday for the election of
Presidential bureau. The Chamber of
Deputies reassembled to-day. NJ. Cur
chard, the Acting President, feelingly al
luded to the death of Gambetta, whose
loss, he said, was a great misfortune to
the republic. He appealed to the Repub-
licans Of France to preserve their con-
cord. NJ. Brisson was subsequently re-
elected President Of the Chamber.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
The International Exhibition at Amster.

The International Exhibition at Amster.
dam, which is to be held this year, prom
ises to be very considerable affair, HoI.
land has awakened from the lethargy with
which the project was first regarded. and
great preparations are being-alreadv made
for the reception of the many thousands
of expected visitors. thousand Dutch
firms have already entered their names as
exhibitors, and demand 5000 square wards
Of space: Belgium surpasses this figure.
Germany is sending large number Of ex,
hibits, including those Of the house of
krupp: England is said to be fairly rep
resented
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
0op Bitfrro..
5000 90 REWARD!

Win be paid for the detection and conyic-
tion of any person selling or dealing in
any bogus, counterfeit or imitation Hop
BITTERs, especially Bitters or prepara-
tions with the word HOP or HOPS in their
name or connected Herewith, that is in
tended to mislead and cheat the public, or
for any preparation put in any form, pre-
tending to be the same as HOP BITTERs.
The genuine have cluster of GREEN HOPS
(notice this printed on the white label,
and are the purest and best medicine on
earth, especially for Kidney, Liver and
Nervous Diseases. Beware of all Others.
and of all pretended formulas or rscioes
OF HOP BITTERs published in papers or
for sale, as they are frauds and swindles.
Whoever deals in any bat the genuine
will be prosecuted.
HOP BIrTERs MANUFACTURING Co..
Rochester. n. Y.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
THE NACOOCHEE.
Almost Ready to Leave Chester

CHESTER, Jan. 9.-The steamship Ma
coochee, now being built at Roach's yard,
is nearly finished and will leave for New
York on January 10. She was built for
the Ocean Steamship Company, and will
ply~ between New York and Savannah.
This vessel is considered one of the hand
soonest boats ever built at ROach's, the
joiner work alone costing between $50, 900
and $4,000.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
QUININE PILLS.
short Weight and Heavy Priees-What
an Investigation Shows,

The. Philadelphia MeRical Neacs has
been making an Investigation into the
the most important as well as expensive
medicines in use. Its quality and the
honesty with which it is prepared for re-
tan are, therefore, of great Importance.
Seven unbroken packages of two grains
sulphate of quinine pills were purchased
from seven of the largest manufacturers
In the country, and were carefully ana
lyzed by an expert analytical chemist. A
description of the analytical process is
given in the NelcS. Four OF the samples
were sugar-cOated pills, two were coated
with gelatine and one was compressed y
All the samples were found to be COM
posed of pure sulphate of quinine, and
were unadulterated.
The prices asked for the pills ranged
from 81 20 to 81 70 per 100, though they ali
protessed to contain the same quantity.
each two grains, of quinine. The amount
of quinine actually contained in each two
grain pill and the price charged per 100 is
shown in the following table.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Five Persons Killed and Several WOun
ed or Missing.

ed or Missing.
BETHLEHEM, PA, Jan. 9.-Shortly after
O'Clock this afternoon frightful boiler
explosion occurred at No. blast furnace
of the Bethlehem Iron Company, result
ing in. the death of four men and one wo-
man, and in the serious injuring of several
others. The ten boilers were located over
the engine house, at an elevation of thirty
five feet. Five of these were forty inches
in diameter and thirty-six feet in length,
and the others were smaller, and were
used for heating purposes. Two of the
largest boilers exploded with ter
rife force, wrecking the interior
of the engine house and demolishing
nearly half of the pattern shop adjoining
the engine house. One of the boilers was
carried through the ventilators and broke
through the roof of the old mill and fell to
the ground. OF ten boilers only three were
left in position. The woman who was
killed was the wife Of workman who
had brought her husbands dinner to him,
Besides those known to be killed or injured
one or two other persons are missing.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
Weather Indications.

OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OBSERVER.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 9.-Indications for
Wednesday;
In the South Atlantic States, colder,
cloudy weather, with rain or snow, north
east backing to northwest winds in the
southern portion, and higher pressure.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
GANIBETTA.

Where Shall He be Buried "A Move for
Monument.
PARIS, Jan. 9.-Gambetta's father to-
day telegraphed to President Grevy, re-
questing MIN to send Gambetta's body to
Nice. A delegation, however, has gone to
Nice tonight to endeavor to induce the
father to alter his decision.
The Republican Union will open sub
scription for the erection of monument to
Gambetta in Paris.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10

BERLIN, Jan. 9.-The Reichstag to-day
discussed the importation of American
pork. Herr Richter said there were no
reasons whatever for the prohibition of
its importation. The Federal commits
sioner stated that the matter was before
the Bundesaith. The discussion was not
terminated. No decision was come to.
but should prohibition be issued, it would
be brought to the cognizance of the Reich
stag
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10

BRIGHT's DISEASE of the Kidneys.
Diabetes and other Diseases of the Kid.
neys and Liver, which you are being Sc
frightened about, Hop Bitters is the only
thing that will surely and permanently
prevent and cure. All other pretended
cures only relieve for a time and then
make you many times worse.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10

TORONTO, Jan. 9.-Samuel Miles, a
seven-year-old boy, was found frozen fast
in the ice in the middle of the bay. He
left home to skate on Saturday afternoon.
and it is thought was driven out by a
strong wind, and being unable to return.
lay down, and was frozen to death.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10

Leo Meilbeck fought behind the harri.
cades in Paris, and, after the capture of
the city by the national forces, fed to
America. He became leader among the
Socialists of Chicago, and served a term
in the Illinois Assembly; but communism
failed TO yield him a comfortable living.
his colleagues deserted him, his health
gave way, and now he has cIlt his fhrAaf
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10

LINCOLN, NEB., Jan. "a family of
three persons was found dead yesterday
in a house ten miles from David City in
this State. The cause of their death is a
mystery. Reports conflict as to whether
they were murdered or frozen to death.
The particulars cannot as yet be obtained.