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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29

According TO the Baltimore San, the
case of Hallett KIllbourn, claiming $780,
900 in damages for false Imprisonment by
order of the House of Representatives is
set for trial in the Circuit Court to-day.
and will be argued by eminent counsel on
both sides. The circumstances of the
case have become very familiar by reason
of the attention 1t attracted at the time
of Mr.. kilbOurn'S imprisonment, his re-
lease on writ of habeas corpus, the de-
cisiOn of the Supreme Court of the United
States declaring his confinement uncOn-
stitutiOnal, and the verdict of 100000
damages awarded him in the former
the District. Up to the time of
the Kilbourn case it had generally
been accepted that each house of
Congress had the power to imprisOn con-
tumaciOus witnesses, but since the de-
cisiOn of the Supreme Court no attempt
has been made to exercise such power.
Two of the most eminent lawyers in the
whole country, the late Judge Black and
the late Senator Carpenter, advised Mr..
Kilbourn in writing that the House had
no constitutional power to compel him to
answer questions as to his private affairs,
but at the same time recommended him
to submit, on the ground that he had no
alternative but to yield to superior force.
Their views, which have not hitherto been
printed, are interesting. Judge Black
said: sit has become a question not of
law, but of arbitrary power;" that re-
sort to habeas corpus proceedings was a
fOrlOru hope, and if decided in his favor
the House would again arrest him.
Mr.. Kilbourn's personal friends urged
him to follow the advice of Judge Black
and Senator Carpenter, and to answer the
questions, for refusal Of which the House
had ordered him into custody, but he de-
Olined, asserting with emphasis that he
had been committed to Jail by the physical
power of the House of Representatives,
with no charge of crime made against
him, and that he would remain there
until released by due process of law. The
case is regarded as one of the most in
terestiug which has been before the
courts.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
THE CANIPBELLITE WAGON.
Commercial Travellers Experience
With Red-headed Rival.

81 don't care how good a salesman a
man is" said well-known commercial
traveller, she will occasionally meet a
man vastly his inferior who can drive him
out of town. Some time ago l was travel
ing for well-knOwn agricultural imple-
ment house, and on one occasion i was
sent to make an exhibit of our celebrated
wagons at county fair. When | ar
rived l found had a rival. He was big
burly, red-headed fellow, with nasal
twang and disgusting habit of getting
up and making speech, setting forth the
advantages of the wagons he sold. The
farmers all saw at a glance that my
wagon was superior to his, and was in
fair way to sweep the field, when sud-
denly affairs took a turn for the worst
One of my wagons had been exposed to
the sun until the tires became loose, and
to tighten them L had the wagon run into
a small pond. While standing near my
rival, who was making a speech, / heard
him say:
"'COme on here, now, you sensible peo-
pie, and look at something genuine. Don't
pay any attention to the Campbellite
wagon He kept on referring to mine as
the Campbellite wagon, until l thought
an explanation was due. Advancing.
said aiitd i soo a.. ,.,,, -,
belllte wagon. Now, sir, / want an eX-
planati0n.'
without paying any attention to me.
he SAID; Yes, gentlemen, don't buy the
Campbellite wagon. Probably some of
you would like to know how it got its
name, In this way! You see he has to
stand 1t in the water to keep the tires on,
The people shouted.
w henever he takes it out of the
water; you see, the thing is lost. The
Gampbelllte wagon will do for a bayou,
Dut NOT IoT dry land. Gentlemen, the
live in swamps.' ''' wa
81 tried to say something, but tie p,
pie yelled so | could not be heard. They
turned from me to my rival. People who
were about to close trades with me backed
out, and the President of the fair associa-
ton came around and advised me to take
my WAGONS aWaY.v
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
ON A STREET CAR.
Case in which aBen-ButIer-Eye Failed
to Make Connection.


1t was MadisOn-street car. and everv
seat was occupied, when a sickly-Iooking
woman entered with her babe. sRoom
Ior the lady; make way there. please. y
said the conductor, and the crowded pas-
sengers pulled backward on the straps to
let her into the aisle. Only one man was
sitting, and all the other men. and the
ladies, too, looked as if they expected him
to rise. But he didn't-not lust then. He
was big, stout fellow in a great. heavy
coat, and he had gOOd-natured snub
nose and dimple in his, fat chin, but all
the other passengers silently voted him
very selfish fellow. not half so
go0d-natured as he looked. After a
while they began making un-
complimentary remarks, but he didn't
appear to notice them, and he continued
10 take as much comfort as circumstances
would permit. just as the men on the
platiOrm mad grown so indignant that
one or two advised the conductor TO
throw him out" CHEEKY, nervous little
man, with long black mOustache and Il
Ben Butler eye, jumped on the car.
Nv hats the matter? What's the mat
ter!" he briskly inquired. And then, on
being informed, he slapped his hand on a
schoolboy's shoulder and triumphantly
exclaimed: ''Gentlemen, Pll fix him.
Let me set my eye on him and if he stands
~ hC ludH HiOEldl. IIS
glass eye and it's too big for the place it's
10, but j won't have no other, not me.
Many's the time got a seat in railroad
train all on account of this eye, and if
you just watch me you'll see how work
it." He crowded in till he got beside
the fat man. Then he fixed his awful
eye. 1t was enough to make an ordinary
man neryous-so big and staring
and CLASSY was it. But the fat man
didn't move. He winked regularly and
smiled seraphically ,and, indeed, seemed to
enjoy returning the dead eyes stare. The
glass-eyed man tried numerous lodges.
Tie closed his good eye and opened the
other very wide. He poked his head down
to within few inches of the nose of the
fat man while pretending to pick up an
advertising card. He got red in the face
and excited, and made some of the more
recent additions to the passenger list
think him an escaped lunatic, but without
effect on the dimpled persouation of selfish
ness. Some of the spectators laughed and
then the glass-eyed fiend got mad. "By
the great high jinks!" he began; but he
stopped, for he noticed laughing lady
pulling the fat mans sleeve. The fat man
arose and followed her out as if i'm need of
help. "He's my husband" said the lady,
as she passed the astonished fiend, "and
he's a little deaf and entirely blind"
''l'll never do it no more," said the fiend.
Then he sWore he'd buy a green shade.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
A COLORED SAMSON.
The Battle Between North Carolina
Negro ard Gin Elephant
Charlotte Observer


ONE Of the cases before the Mayor
yesterday morning of mere than ordinary
interest was that Of Rufus Reed. coIored
who was charged with an affray with
Sells little elephant, and the facts brought
out on the trial proved that the fight be-
tween the elephant and the man was a
severe one, and, furthermore, that the
man whipped the elephant. Reed, who
IS tall, muscular cOlOred man, had been
giving the elephant a few apples,
handing it all eXcept one, which he
put in his vest pocket. While his atten.
tion was turned the elephant reached out
his trunk, and, getting hold of Rufus
pocket, tried TO pull the apple out, tearing
the vest nearly on before the wearer's at
tentian was turned to the elephants
prank. Seizing the elephants trunk
(''snoOt," Reed called it, he tried 10
wrench his vest and the apple away from
it, but the elephant drew its trunk from
Reeds hands, and swinging il around.
gave Reed 6 ,erFible blow on the side AZ
TIE bead. Reed drew back and fellsCI the
elephant to the ground wIth blow from
MS Ist, delivered oyer the eye. The ele-
phanps keeper then attacked Reed, and
keed snacked him down. In the means
sine the elephant had regafsed its
legs and gave Reed another blow ON
the side. Reed was now thoroughly ex-
dspeFateQa and actually Knocked the ele-
phant over on it's back, and then left the
lent. As the elephant had left the city
and could not appear in court yesterday.
the Mayor took Reeds statement, aud les
him off lightly, feeling that the elephant
deserved the logging. Reed is a povYer-
fully built man, and L. soInething of a
giant IN prOpogs tons, lie is the same who
had tbs. EghE with the bear in which the
bar was killed, at Lowell, some months
ago. His fight with the elephant was Wit
messed by number OF our citizens,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
A BIG LIBEL SUIT.
The Chicago Times" Asked to Pay
&5OO,OOO Damages

Neto York Times ChieGgo Special, Oct 9Gth.
The Peoples Railway Company OF
America to-day commenced suit in the
Circuit Court against Wilbur +. Story,
proprietor of the Chicago Times, for libel,
placing the damages at $500,000. The
action is based upon an alleged
libellOus publication which appeared
in the Times October Is, in the
course of which was given the alleged re-
suits OF the Investigations of a reporter of
that paper, with the standing of the PeO-
ple's Railway Company. The article took
the shape of an enterview with II. j..
Phillips, an officer of the corporation in
question, in which he was made to OeXplain
the plans and prospects of the company
at length. The paragraph on which the
SUIT is brought is as follows:
"The Peoples Railway Company is as
VlllainouS a scheme as was ever cOncOct-
ed to rob poor, simple people of their
money. Intelligent people stand in no
peril from it. The fraud is too transpa-
rent. 1t is the ignorant and the poor
whom it is designed to wheedle out of $25
each who are in danger"
The complainants allege that the COM
pany exists for lawful and laudable ends.
They claim that the charges are utterly
without foundation, and that the publica-
tion of the article greatly injured the COM
pany in the estimation of the public. The
Peoples Railway Company is said to have
been Incorporated in Indianapolis in June
last with the avowed purpose of construct
ing double-track railroad from Oakland,
Cal, to New York city, with capital
stock fixed at $175, 100000. Local boards
of directors have already been appointed
at Chicago, Indianapolis, Lafayette,
Louisville, San Francisco, Visala, Fresno
and other points in California.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
A Court scandal.

A London dispatch to the New York
EEeni}q Telegram says: 'FIhe REASONS
for the abrupt departure of the Duke and
Duchess of Edinburgh from the ball given
in their honor by the Duke Of saxe-CQhurg
GOtha, at his castle in CObHrg, have jusi
come to light.
''It appears that their Royal Highnessee
insisted upon the omission from the list
of invitations of the names of the wives
of two of the court officials of the duchy.
one Of whom was formerly an actress.
and the other having been divorced pre-.
viOus to her marriage with her present
husband. The Duke of Saxe-COburg, not
deeming the antecedents of the two ladies
in question sufficient grounds for eXclud.
ing them, demurred, but was met with a
firm insistance ON the part of the Duke
and Duchess of Edinburgh. The Duke OF
saxe-Coburg thereupon gave orders pro.
hibiting the attendance Of any OF the
court officials. Upon hearing df this de.
cislol oftheir host the Duke and Duchess
abruptly left the castle.
'sAs the Duke of Edinburgh is the hei,
OF the Duke of Saxe-COburg, the episode
may lead to some amusing complica.
tions."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
SAVED FROM SHERMAN.
Prof. w. j. Rivers Narrates an Inter
esting incident of the Evacuation O
COIumhia
Berkeley Is. e. Gdsette.

BerHetey Is. - GdSette.
A friend has allowed us to copy the
following from a private letter of Prof.
w. j. Rivers, now of ChestertOwn, Mary
land
"With regard to the records of the pro-
ceedings of the Colonial Assembly and
House of Representatives { l know about
the former, but am not sure about the lat
ter, let me add here "reminiscences. The
last Legislature that convened before the
close of the late war appointed me to
make roll of deceased soldiers,
such roll having been promised
by the Secession Convention that met
in Charleston. 1t was necessary to
my work that / should visit the camps,
and l applied to the Secretary of War for
permission. He said such permis sion and
a free passage on ali the roads would be
granted, provided bore commission. /
went to Governor Magrath about it, and
he told me to get a commission from the
Secretary, but added: "YOu will soon
have no roads to travel on, for am just
in receipt of private intelligence that
Sherman is not going to attack Charles
ton, but will march directly on Columbia,
and all of the public buildings will be
destroyed. Go Immediately, with my
authority, and save if you can the library
of the college,"
"lt would take me too long to tell all
about this. What desire to say is that.
while | was having boxes made for the
most valuable books in the library, my
friend (young Hunt, deputy Secretary of
State), was trying to save the old records
in the State House. he worked day and
night, and was with him when, to his
great joy, the last wagon-lOad of those
manuscript volumes, so important to the
history of the State, rolled away. l had
been, off and on for many years, in his
office searching among the old records,
and had permission to do the same among
all manuscripts in the Stale House, and
my Joy was no less than his. What was
not then saved was all burnt up by the
enemy in less than forty-eight hOurs.''
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
The Sultan and Turkish Women


1t is a fixed idea with English mission
aries that in proportion as they European
ize the costume of their dusky converts
they improve their morality. Ii NAV be
so, for Of course the African or Polynesian
Fhristian does not adopt the latest Paris
ian fashions, but very different idea nFe.
walls IN Turkey, There the adOntion of
the dress OF the iniideI is regarded as a
sure token of decentralization. and from
time to time paternal sovereign issues
an energetic decree against the departure
from the simplicity of the fashions of Is
lam. such decree has just been pRn-
lished by the chief gf the police
OF Constantinopls, 1t is addressed to
the MQhammedan women Of the city, and
orders them within a months time q
leave off wearing European elaaks and
other articles OF WesterI apparel, includ-
ing the thin transparent veil which does
nat sufficiently hide the face. After the
month is passed they must return TO tie
modest garb OF Turkey, and every woman
disregarIlpg these rules is to be heavily
Aned. 1he decree states further that It
has been made according TO Instructions
from the Sultan and Sheikh-ul-Islam. who
are both deeply grieyed at the mania
among Turkish women for European
dress. Instead of issuing these decree
why does not the Sultan send Tor Eadv
Harbertong ~ .-ss.s
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
AN OLD RUMOR REVIVED.
FOLGER AND BREWSTER BOOK
ED TO RETIRE.

The Action Incident to Arthur's Second
Term Aspirations-Gre to be Pro
moted to Secretary of State-Predic-
tiOns that Maryland will Go Demo-
cratic by 5000 Majority.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-There is a cur
rent report here that after the November
elections Secretary Folger and Attorney
General Brewster will retire from the
Cabinet. According to this programme,
Postmaster General Gresham will be
made Secretary of the Treasury. In po-
litical circles where this matter is talked
of it is said that the reported changes will
be in the interest of Arthur's candidacy
for second term.
REPRESENTATIVE M'AnLLAN, OF TEN
NESSEE,
arrived in this city to-day from Mary
land, where he has been stamping the
State for McLane, the Democratic Guber-
material candidate. He says that there is
no doubt whatever of the success Of the
Democratic ticket. He had talk last
night with McLane, who figures out a
Democratic majority of from 1000 to ). 900.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
Bob TOOnbs' Spurs,


Commissioner of Pensions Dudley was
telling story the other day suggested by
his recent visit to the Bull Run battle
field. He said that Gen. Bob TOOmbs, of
Georgia, captured during the Mexican
war pair of golden spurs, the rOwels of
which were made of Mexican silver dol
lars. At the breaking out of the war
General TOOmbs presented the spurs to
his young friend, Lieutenant Cosson. At
Bull Run Lieutenant COsson was can
tured by Commissioner Dudley, then
Colonel of an Indiana regiment. Of
course Lieutenant Cosson's belongings
became the property of the United
States as soon as he was
captured. He didn't mind giving up his
sword, but he begged for his spurs. Finally
Colonel Dudley said to HIM that he him
self would take and wear the spurs, and
that if he were eyer captured he would
see that the spurs We're forwarded to
Lieutenant COssOn. The young Lieu
tenant was glad to make this arrange
ment. At Gettysburg Colonel Dudley
was prisoner in the hands of the Con-
federate Colonel Smeed for several hours.
While in this restraint he requested
Colonel Smeed to hand the spurs, which he
still wore, to Lieutenant Cosson. lie has
never heard from them since, but sup.
poses that they got back 70 tAeif owner
unless, indeed, they were taken from
Smeed at Gettysburg by some Federal
officer
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
A Great Blood Medicine.

Rosadalis is the great Alternative medi
cine as well as blood purifier. 1t cures
Scrofula, Swellings, GOitre, Skin Diseases,
Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, etc. Read
the following;
/ have been o great sufferer for Is years,
not able to walk. from an injured leg.
Have tried many NJ. DIS and their rene
dies TO little purpose. | believe Rosadalis
viii cure me. Send me one dozen by
steamer. 1t was recommended to me by
friend. have taken two bottles, and
hno u helping me. The druggists who
usually Keep 1t are out of it, and can
MOI anosd 10 wait the slow arrival of their
supplies. JOHN Il. BEEKs,
suP't Board Of Public Instruc'n, Florida.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
ILLINOIS TRAINS COLLIDE
A FLAGNIAN BURNED TO DEATH
IN HIS BOX.

An Engineer and a Brakeman also
killed-The Other Engineer. Crazed
by Pain, Loses his Head and Runs
-Four Miles-The Blame for the Acei-
dent Not ShouIdered.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2S.-A passenger train
bound north on the Panhandle Railroad
and an outgoing freight train on the
Michigan Central cOllided this morning at
Joliet crossing, 30 miles southeast of this
city. Both engines were thrown from the
track and wrecked, falling upon and set
ting fire to fiagman's box, into which
fagman Peter Callie had re-
treated upon seeing the collision
inevitable. He was burned to death.
VIM. Norris, Of LoganspOrt, the engineer
Of the Panhandle train, and John KeI-
logg, of Michigan City, head brakeman of
the Michigan Central train, were killed.
John Denegan, engineer of the Michigan
Central train, was severely injured and.
crazed by his hurts and fright. he ran
miles to Dyer, Ind, where he arrived
completely out of his mind. John Cor
man, the Michigan Central fireman. was
also injured. The passengers were badly
shaken up by the shock, although but one
was seriously hurt. 1t is impossible to
locate the responsibility for the accident.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
GOV. BUTLER'S CAMPAIGN
A REPUBLICAN VIGILANCE COM.
MITrEE AT THE HUB.

The Device a Ridiculous Effort to In
huence Provincial YOters-Fully Six
Hundred Men Pressed Into this Po-
litical Detective FOrce-No Real Fear
of Fraud in the City.
Boston Special to N. J. Sun, oct. sstk.
The most singular feature of the UNIQUE
campaign in Massachusetts is the ap-
pointment of a vigilance committee in
Boston. This movement of the Republi-
cans is both grotesque and amusing. The
fact that candidate Robinson. GOV. Rice.
Leverett Saltonstall, Hamilton Andrews
Hill, and others of equal celebrity and
respectability, lent it the countenanea
OF their names and presence does
not lessen the righteousness of the affair
Election frauds in Boston have been rare.
such isolated cases as have occurred can
not be charged against either party.
Neither can either party claim that frauds
nave never been committed by its mem-
Defs. But there has never been an election
mere when the managers of any political
party have contemplated or attemDted
fraud. But the Republicans believe that
II the cry OF fraud in Boston is persistently
Kept up there will be voters in country
towns who Will believe the worst i'm ra-
gard to the metropolis of the State.
The changes~haye been rung with adj
mirable variety on the charge and prophe-
cy of fraud. The newest method is
remarkably ingenious. A meeting was
held IN the fremont Temple, and after
several speeches by yprOminent men, all
carefully worded for effect upon the rural
population, "Vigilance cOmmitteev of
twenty or more for each ward, and aggre-
eating some 600 members, was appointed.
III is OF no consequence that the men
chosen were not consulted beforehand.
Inc names are such as will imDress
themselves upon those unacouainted
with them as being eminently respect
able. 1t is expected that the bu-
collc voter will be convinced of
the terrible necessity for Watchfulness
ana extreme measures, simply by the fact
that such a committee has been deemed a
Republican necessity. The fact is. how
ever, that not one in ten of all these men
will pay the slightest attention to the
duties supposed to be imposed by their
appointment. They know perfectly well
that there will be no necessity for it.
some OF them are personally interested in
the politics OF their wards, and would be
at the polls whether they had any duty
specially imposed or not. Nearly all the
others are of the sort who would scOrn to
be engaged in ward room work and
would know nothing about it even II they
chose to attempt it..
The ostensible purpose of the vigilance
is entirely foreign to the real
design. The Republicans do not fear
fraud i'll Boston. They simply desire to
create prejudice and fear in the minds of
those who do not know Boston thoroughly.
1t is also possible that some of the leaders
are already laying the foundation for an
excuse to throw out the vote of Boston.
The disposition on the part of some of the
party managers is surely strong enough
to lead them to attempt this if they be-
lieyed it could be safely done.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29

4 story is told by Toledo, o., preacher
on brother minister that will bear re-
peating. Recently a circus was in the
city, and the ministerial curiosity was so
awakened that an outside view OF the
stretch of canvas would not suffice. The
minister had cOmpunctiOns of conscience
against the qualification Ofwhat he fancied
might be questionable desire. However,
his lberality of belief would permit of the
children going and of their seeing all that
could be seen, provided they had some
good sized masculine protector with
them. But, unfortunately for him, he had
no children, and was, therefore, TO use an
orthodox expression, sin hOle.v Finally
he hit upon plan. He Went to his
brother preacher and tried TO borrow his
five-year-old boy as companion to the
circus. But it wouldn't work, the
preacher remarking. 81 waited long
time for my boy TO get big enough to 90 to
a circus, and now l want to use him N.Y.
self"