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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
THE PRESIDENTS LATE WIFE.
Where Mr.. Arthur Met His Wife and
How He Cherishes Her Memory.
Saratoga Letter.

Mr.. Phillips, an old friend of President
Arthur, told me yesterday that he intro
duced Miss HerndOn to Mr.. Arthur at A
ball at Saratoga. Mr. Phillips is hand
some, pOrtly gentleman, whose face bears
some resemblance to the President. He
wears his mOustache and luXuriant side
whiskerS III the same way as does the
President. Mr.. Phillips and Mr.. Arthur
were upon the reception committee at a
great ball given at Saratoga at one of the
fashionable hotels. Miss Herndon was
one OF the beauties Of the evening. Mr.
Arthur was very much taken with her
appearance. He asked Mr. Phillips if he
knew her. He replied in the affirmative,
and then presented to Miss Herndon her
future husband. The acquaintance made
there ended in amarriage eighteen months
afterward.
''Mr. Arthur ought to have very ten
der place in his heart for you"
''He has, most decidedly" said Mr..
Phillips. Il suppose there is no favor l
should ask of him / could not have, but
have never cared for any office; | am con-
tent with his friendship. / was his
guest at the White House last winter
for ten days. Mr.. Arthur is a generous
host.''
From Mr.. Phillips ] learned that the
President had not visited Saratoga since
his wife's death. He tried to have him
come here this year, but he would not
come. 1t was here he first met his wife
and 1t was here they often came together
for several seasons after their marriage
Mrs. Arthur was very ambitious
woman. There was no happier woman
lii the country than she when her hus-
band was made Collector of the port Of
New York. She took his removal and
subsequent fight very much to heart. She
worried so much that she became an easy
prey to the cold that developed into pneu-
monia and carried her off. Indirectly,
the fight made upon her husband by
Hayes and Sherman was the cause of her
death.
Mr. Arthur is one of the most generous
men, socially, who ever entered the White
House. His friends say that he spends
just half of his official salary. The other
half be does not draw. His private for
tune is small, bringing in only SO. 600 a
year as an income.
1t has never been thoroughly under
stood now Ill the President was on his
Florida trip. The more sensational re-
ports OF that time said the attack was
severe bilious collie. Now that the affair
mas become matter of the past, there is
no harm in giving the real facts of the
case, rs given by Mr.. Phillips. He says
the President had an attack of inflamma-
tiOn of the bowels, and for some time his
life was in real danger. Since that time
the President has been slightly worried
about his health, and it was one of the
mann reasons that led him to take the
Yellowstone trip.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
ABoLIrIoNIsTs IN REUNION.
Scenes of the stormy Anti-SIaver,
Times Recalled by the Participants.

Scenes of the stormy Anti-SIaverv
Times Recalled by the Participants.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-The 50th anniver
sary of the beginning of the organized
anti-slayery work in this city, and of the
formation Of the city anti slavery society,
was celebrated this afternoon and even
Ing in Broadway Tabernacle. This after
ternoon a number of surviving abo-
litonists and their friends. in
Guiding many ladies', assembled in the
Church for about an hour. Those pres
ent conyersed socially together recalling
"reminiscences of the stormy days of
slavery times. At 3 o'clock the meeting
was organized by EliZur Wright, the old.
est abOlitionist now living, taking the
Chair. Speeches were made by number
of persons once filling large places in pub
lie affairs. Papers were read by Hamil-
ton Wilcox and Clarence w. Bowen, and
series Of resolutions We're adopted con-
graduating the former slaves on their
better state, and hailing South now
based on freedom with great ioy.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03

Inc Governor is paying much attention
70 the raising of fine cattle, and has quite
nerd OF Jerseys. He has instituted some
experiments in crossing the Jersey with
the Holstein, from which he is eypecting
sooa results. He recently refused 5000
each Tor six of his young heifers.
THE DECISION OF JUDGE BAKER.
of this circuit, rendered today. on
a motlon TO issue a mandamus to the
lax collector of this county to cOmDel
MN 10 grant license TO sell liquor under
the Old revenue law, was rendered in fa-
Nof OF ehe local option law as passed bv
the late Legislature. 1t was regarded as
a test case. and the effect of the decis-
ION VIII be to close a number of bar-
rooms. whose licenses have either ex-
pred, or will soon expire. The case will
now go probably to the Supreme Court
winch assemblies next January.
Inc announcement of fatal case of
yellow fever i'll the city of Pensacola has
occasloned some anxiety, and the authori-
ties VIII maintain quarantine against
mat community. 1t was raised BY our
county Board of Health last Saturday.
ana re.established Immediately after the
arrival OF the information from Pensacola.
IL is most sincerely to be hoped that that
city IS not to be scourged by second
visitation OF this terrible disease.
The weather has been verv close and
suItry for several days past, and will
probably wind up with a storm. The
sanitary condition of the city is excellent
and the general health of the community
satisfactory. W.H.R.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
A New Scheme.


''It's the best thing | have struck vet. y
said talur who lives ON opportunities,
yesterday. He had successfully passed
through the stages of sewing machine, in
surance, book and lightning-rod agent.
and referred to his latest mode of making
an honest living. "There is Just begin
ming to be boom in taking orders for en-
larging photographs to full-sized crayon
pictures, and am engaged in it. / took
orders for over hundred dollars worth
of work to-day" he continued.
Glow do you manage to convince people
that they want your crayon picturesy''
was asked.
"Well, always look into the papers for
the death notices. When | find them |
wait until the funerals are over and then
call on the relatives. You can put it
down for certain that you will get one lob
OF enlarging the photo of the dead. and
sometimes two or three jobs. To-day |
struck one family with dead son and got
his picture, one of his mother, and one OF
another son who has been dead for some
time, to enlarge"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
IMPROVING THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Leyee Convention Urges an I'm
ceasing Agitation of the Question.

ceasing Agitation of the Question.
NICKsBURG, Mss, oct. AT the In
ter-state Leyee Convention to-day, three
States, Arkansas. Louisiana and Missis-
sppi, only were represented. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS, The improvement of the
navigation of the Mississippi river and
the fixing and preservation of its harbors
and landing places are duties deyolving
upon the National Government under the
authority of the Constitution, especially
under the clause authorizing Congress to
regulate commerce among the States, and
WHEREAS The rapid development
Tor agricultural purposes OF the ter
ritory between the Allegheney, Rocky
Mountains and the great water
sheds of the Mississippi has increased the
flood height Of the river. causing crevasses
injurious to commerce and subiecting a
great part of the valley to destructive
floods; therefore, be it
ReS0ired, That it is the imperative duty
of Congress to improve the navigation of
the Mississippi and its tributaries so as
to facilitate commerce by cheaDening
transportation for the great Northwest,
and to protect from destructive floods the
territory now subject to annual overflow.
ReSOired, I'd. That this convention deems
it important that the questions which
it is here to discuss shall be constantly
Kept before Congress and the peo-
pie of the Union until the final object has
been accomplished.
The resolutions also advised that a
permanent organization representing
all the people of the valley and
the tributaries interested in the sub
ject be formed. Also indorse the plan
of the MiSSiSGinni Riyar CouD,iccio,, nv
pressing the belief of the convention in
its final success.
An Executive Committee was appoin-
ted to meet in Washington, january 10
to aid in securing the necessary Iegisla-
ton. The convention then adjourned.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
THE EMPRESS COMPANY.
Why 1t is That They Never Have ANY
Strike

W ny II - utl nSy never nave GAnN
Strike.
A prominent Southern authority says:
Why is it the express companies never
have any strikes, and why is it that there
is no bad or unpleasant feeling between
officer and emplOye in the same? The an
sWer is very simple-it is because in the
express service there is no trade union or
brotherhood, with a set of officers inter-
ested in getting up a strike to support
themselves in idleness and luxury. The
antagonlsuc element perVading all
unions, etc., does not exist among eX-
pressmen. In those, as soon as a
man rises from the ranks and has mind
and ideas of his own, and becomes
promoted, he is forthwith dismissed
and turned out as belonging to the ac-
cursed race of wage-payers, instead of
With his knowledge of both sides, being
useful to both as a mediator and pivot of
contract; but in the express services the
officers of the company have mostly risen
from the ranks and know all the outs and
ms of the business, know the ideas and
feelings of those employed in the various
branches of the business, and instead of
Withdrawing themselves, or being exclud-
ed from the associations of the employees,
they are interested and prominent there
III. In the one with which we are
best acquainted-the EXpressman's
Mutual Benefit Association - the
Vice President of the Adams
Express is President, the Chairman of the
Managing Committee is general manager
of another company, and all the expenses
Of carrying on the organization are paid
by the leading express companies; thus
the employees and workers of these COM
panies feel that there is mutual interest
and community Of feeling between them
and the officials, and these officials have
an interest in and a regard for their well
fare, something more than the mere money
and wage consideration, and with these
feelings and community of interest there
is no occasion for strikes or Iuarrels, and
consequently there are none.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
The Burner of a Church.

TRENTON, n. j., Oct. Isaac Green,
noon on suspicion that he set fire to St.
Johns Church, which was partially de-
stroyed Sunday night. Green has been
identified by three altar boys as a strange
man they saw in the sacristy after the
sunday evening service. Officer Clearv
also saw him on Cooper street in the rear
of the church just before the fire was dis
covered. He is not Catholic, and it will
be difficult for him to explain his pres
ence in the church. He will be given a
hearing tomorrow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
GERMAN EDITORS AT WAR.
The True Facts in the Lively SquabbIe
Which Interests Chicago

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-Respecting the con-
troyersy between the German dailies of
the city, the following is thought to be a
correct statement of the facts: .sRieb
Michaelis of Die Freje Press made an on.
slaught in the columns of his paper
against August Spies, editor of Die Arbj-
ter Zeltang, plainly charging him with
being a thief and accessory to manslaugh-
ter. Spies had Michaelis arrested for
criminal libel, and upon a repetition of
the republished charges Michaelis was ar
rested the second time. In the meantime
Die Stddts Zeitunq took up the cudgel
for Spies, and termed the attack of Mich
aehs unwarranted. Michaelis imme-
dIately began what were supposed to be
retalatory actions. and entered suit
against A. G. Hesing, Washington Hes
ing, William Rapp and Herman Raster.
all OF Die StaatS Zeitunq, and August
Spies, OF Die Arbiter Zeitun0. for libel
but when the case had been twice called
for trial. yesterday being the second time,
and MIchaelis failing to appear. suit was
dismissed. The suit of Spies against
Mlchaelis, after a hearing of all the evil
dence, resulted in the latter being bound
over to the Criminal Court for action hy
the grand Jury.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
BURGLARS IN A POST OFFICE.
A Book of Postal Notes stolen, but
Payment stopped.


Payment stopped.
w WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The post office
at Gloucester, Mass, was robbed yester-
day and the entire contents of the safe
taken last night. Only about $500 in
money and stamps were secured by the
robbers. They obtained, however, "A
book of postal notes, and this, it is
supposed, was their chief object, as these
notes are payable to bearer, and
when properly filled out may be
easily used The money order office
at once notified every post office in the
country not to receive or pay postal notes
purporting to be issued by the Gloucester
office between certain numbers. The
notes in each book are numbered con
secutiyely, 50 that the numbers of the
stolen notes are known to the authorities.
This notification to all the money order
Offices will prevent the consummation Of
fraud contemplated in the theft of the
notes. This is the second office that has
been robbed Of a postal note book.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
TEMPERANCE AND LABOR.
Union Women Appear Before the Senate
Investigating Committee.

Investigating Committee.
NEW YORK, Oct. Miss Frances f.
Willard, of Chicago. President; Mrs. c. B.
Buell., of Connecticut; Miss Anna Gordon,
of Massachusetts, and Mrs. Frances J.
Barnes, of this city, appeared as a dele
CATION from the National Woman's Tenn
perance Union before the Senate Commit
tee of Labor and Education to-day,
and urged that the subject in which they
are so deeply interested themselves be laid
before Congress. 1t was stated that the
Union, in its thirty-one auxiliary and
territorial unions, was the largest society
ever known composed exclusively of
women and controlled entirely by them.
The number of local unions was 10000.
with a membership of 10000, besides a
large number of juvenile organizations.
The witness showed the good work they
had accomplished in various sections Of
the country, and spoke of the support
given them by the press in their efforts to
suppress intemDerancp.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
CoNFEDERATE WAR FLAGS.
Red Tape Prevents Their Use at the
Norfolk Reunion.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Application has
been made to the War Department by a
few survivors Of the Confederate brigade,
residing in Norfolk, for permission to use
the old battle flags, now in the possession
of that department, on the occasion of the
reunion to take place in a few weeks.
There are several hundred Confederate
battle flags stored in the War Department
Adiutant General Drum said to-day that
the application would have to be refused.
as neither the Secretary of War nor the
President can give or lend these flags
without the sanction of Congress.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
WESTERN UNION vICrORIoUs.
The &15, 900, 900 Worth of stock Given
Legal status.

ALBANY, n. Y, Oct. 2.-The Court Of
Appeals to-day rendered a decision in the
Hatch-Williams cases versus the Western
Union Telegraph Company, reversing the
decision Of the general term of the Su-
preme Court, and affirming the judgment
of the special term. The decision is there
fore in favor of the Western Union Tee-
graph Company. These are suits brought
to test the validity Of over $15,000,00 of
the Western Union Telegraph stock is
sued when the Atlantic and Pacific and
the American Union Companies were alb
sorbed. The payment of the dividend
upon this stock was enjoined against
pending action to establish its status
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03

" I7I1DJl'II IE3l1I23
| wish to say to you that / have been
suffering for the last five years with a Sc
we're itching all over. l have heard of
Hop Bitters and have tried it. have
used up tour bottles, and it has done me
more good than all the doctors and medi-
cines that they could use on or with me.
am old and poor but feel TO bless you
for such relief by your medicine, and
from torment of the doctors. | have had
fifteen doctors at me. One gave me seven
ounces of solution Of arsenic; another
took four quarts Of blood from me. All
they could tell me was that it was
skin sickness. Now, after these four bot
ties of your medicine, my skin is well,
clean and smooth as ever.
HENRY KNOCHE.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Oct. "A special
a deaf mute, who had ~been rejected as =
suitor by his brothers widow. attempted
to kill her, and inflicted serious Injuries.
He was interrupted in his endeayors 70
kill his sister-in-law. He cut his own
throat and pounded himself on the head
until he fell dead. The woman will re-
cover
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Charles Mitchell.
the champion middle weight Of England.
and William Sheriff, alias the Prussian.
met in the prize ring this afternoon at a
secluded spot on the shore OfLong Island.
The fight was for $1,000 side. Seven
rounds were fought without any damage
to either, when the referee declared draw.
A large crowd had assembled. who had
paid $40 each to see the fight, and their
remarks We're anything but good natured
or complimentary when the decision was
announced
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
GENERAL HANCOCK SICK.
He is said to be Frustrated by serious
MaIady.

A Washington special to the New York
World says an officer, who has Just re-
turned from visit to member OfGeneral
HancOck's staff, said to me to-day: S|Gen-
efal hancock is I'D very serious con-
dltlon. The public has no idea how i'll he
is. do not believe that he will ever be a
well man again. The trouble with the
Knee, which has been mentioned as the
cause OF his confinement, is not the real
one. General Hancock has bad kidney
trouble. He has lived well, as all army
officers do, and during the latter part of
his life has taken very little exercise He
has stayed along on the island, very rarely
going to New York. During the past six
months signs of kidney trouble have de-
Veloped. The day the Corean Ambassa-
doris were received at Governors Island
General Hancock got out of bed and re-
celYed them. Although he was out but a
short time, he became thoroughly ex
hausted and has not been out since. He
sees none of his officers except Adiutant
General Whipple. Both General Winnie
and the doctor in charge are very grave
when the name of General Hancock is
mentioned.
His blood has become deteriOrated The
slight injury to his knee which he receiy-
ed the other day is very slow in healing.
on account of the impoverished condition
oil his blood. While his friends hope for
the best they fear the worst The officers
on the island would mourn for him as a
father, for he is extremely popular with
them all.
Three weeks ago w. H. English went
to Governors Island and paid visit to
Mrs. Mcclure, the wife of the chief pay
master at this post. While there General
Hancock called upon him. For the first
time since their joint defeat they talked
over the last campaign. General Hancock
thought that undue stress had been laid
upon certain acts Of his. He had been in
measure mlscOnstrued. His dispatch con-
graduating Governor Plaisted upon his
election i'll Maine was personal one.
He congratulated Plaisted the old SOL
dier, for his victory, without one word of
thought that his dispatch would be con-
strued as meaning sympathy for the
Greenbackers and Fusionists. Then the
General spoke of his tariff letter as an
other blunder, but not such blunder as
had been regarded by the public. Sena-
tor Randolph was responsible for that
whole affair, and il it had not been for
raising a question of yeracity with a per-
sOnal friend, General Hancock could have
made satisfactory pXnIano tiou
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE.
All the shipping at st. Pierre, Martin
ique, Destroyed by the Wind.

IGUt, DestfOyed by the Wind.
LONDON, Oct. 2.-The American shin
st. Mark, which sailed from Liverpool on
the Both ultimo for san Francisco. has
put in at Queenstown. She has lost seven
men since leaving Liverpool.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Captain Nick
erson, Of the schooner Edward Blake.
which arrived here to-day from st. Pierre,
Martinique, bringing as passengers the
shipwrecked crew of the British brig
Clio, reports that all the shipping in the
harbor was destroyed by hurricane on
September 4, and many lives were lost.
The damage to the vessels and cargoes
amounted to 50 900 900
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
The Co0sa river is very low yet.

.,l.l. There are now forty prisoners in the Duval
Ton In day.
1en county.
Key West Is 70 become biIariors ii, q ROLLER
skating rink. i i'
~ " Roberts Is one Of the candidates for
Marshal Of Key West. 'es ''i
4 shark five feet long was rera,tl,- can
tured opposite Port Orange
a man brought twenty coon skins in Ouin-
ey Tor sale one day last week
Next Monday Circuit Court win eonxap.
ID Iaylor and Bradford counties
mere are now 30 prisoners in the Duval
county jall-24 males and 6 females.
me bathing house scheme at jacksonville
mas iallen through for want of funds.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.-The Acting Sec
retary of the Navy has received a tele-
gram from Commandant Welch. at the
Pensacola navy yard, dated the 1st inst,
reaGlng as IolloWs; NO new cases and
no deaths were reported here today. and
there is but one case under treatment ;,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
GREELY REPORTED MURDERED
A Mutinous Crew Made His Improba
BILE Assassins

LONDON, Oct. "A special to the
Times from the Upernavik correspon-
dent of the Copenhagen journal SAYS
that Lieutenant Greedy, of the American
Arctic expedition, was murdered by a
mutinous crew. The report comes
from Hans Hendrix and an Esquimaux
with DR.. NathOrst. Hendrix states that
he got the news from an EsquimauX at
Cape York. The Times considers the re-
port improbable, as DR.. Nathorst has
aever mentioned it.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
RAvAGEs OF THE FLAMES.
The Panorama of the Battle of Tel e
Kebir Destroyed in England

TlIlg IInU.
MANCHESTER, Oct. "A fire occurred
at Bellevue Gardens here to-day, by which
the pano55 ma of the battle of Tel ell Kebir
was burned. The fire was caused by the
accidental discharge OF rockets. Consid-
cradle alarm prevailed among the audi
ence, especially as the panorama was in
close proximity to a cage OF wild beasts,
but no person was injured. The damage
done bv the fire Is f30.OO0
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
MURDER IN A CHURCH.
Three Men Quarrel and One is Sh
Dead and Another tO'Die.

Dead and Another tO'Die.
GALVESTON, Oct. 2.-In the Baptist
Meeting house at COmanche Sunday, after
preaching, the congregation went to the
creek to witness a baptism. Two broth
ers, named Robert and William Butcher,
remained in the building and got in a
quarrel with man named Harris. Rob-
ert received the contents of shotgun car
ried by Harris, and died instantly. Will
liam Butcher and Harris then struggled
for possession of the gun. and Harris was
so badly beaten on the head that he may
die. VIM. Butcher was arrested. The
origin of the trouble is not stated.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "A special dis
patch says that Hensley and Elmore. the
two remaining stage robbers, who aided
in numbering Collins, the Wells, Fargo &
Co. messenger, on August 10, were cap
tured yesterday by Sheriff Gabriel and
taken to Fleuce, Arizona, where their as
sociates Redfield and Tuttle were hanged
by the citizens. 1t is expected that the
two just captured will share the same
fa afp