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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
FIVE LIVES AT ONE FIRE.
LYNCHBURG THE SCENE OF A
TERRIBLE DISASTER.

The Men Buried Beneath the FalIino
walls of a Newspapers Burned Build
lns-The City in Mourning for the
Dead-The Losses Estimated at Over
100000.
LYNCHBURG, VA, May 30-The most
disastrous fire that ever visited this CITY
broke out at TO o'clock this morning.
Among those burned out are the DaiI3,
Iuyfntdn building and fixtures, the Com
mercial Bank, the large hardware estab-
llshment of Jones, Watts Bros. a Co. the
large tobacco manufactory of Flood &
refers, ana other business houses Sew
eral residences were also DESTROYED.
strong wind was blowing. and the fire
department was long unable to cone with
the names. kilograms were sent to Rich
mOnd for assistance.
Inc nre was got under control after
raging TWO hours and DESTROYING prOpertv
to the amount of over $500 600. The Ioss
OF Jones, Watts Bros. q Co. is estimated
MaISI5O,OOO. M Thelrinsurancei only $32. 500.
Inc IHytatdftofffce was totally DESTROYED.
Inc loss is estimated at $4,000, with
insurance OF $4,000. Peters a. Hood. to-
pacco dealers, lose about SOC, 900, and are
insured for $4,000. A number of small
buildings were destroyed, on which there
was partial insurance, and others were
partly damaged by water and fire.
Five men, Halsey, Gouldman, Police
man James Vaughan, Felix Belde-
lore, James Clemens and
Capt. VIM. r. Moore, the last a con-
ductor on the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road, were buried under the falling walls
of the PjlgiBidR building and killed. II
took several hours of hard work t. re-
cover their bodies. The City Council
held meeting tonight and passed reso-
luton Of respect to the dead, and calling
upon the citizens to suspend business to.
morrow and attend their funeral
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
BLOODHOUNDs ON THE STAGE.
Instead of Pursuing George Harris They
Fight Each Other.
" 90 I0fK Sun, 2yth.


An unexpected incident occurred dr1r-
ing the performance of Uncle Toms
Cabin by Jay Rials Ideal COMPANY at
Haverly's Theatre, Brooklyn, last eve
nlng. 1t was in the act in which the Har-
rls family make dash for liberty. The
two bloOdhounds which are brought ON
the stage to pursue the fugitives. instead
OF performing their part in the play-
jumped at each others throats and at
once engaged in desperate fight on the
stage. The bruteS rolled over into the
orchestra, putting the musicians to sud-
den flight and throwing the audience into
state OF alarm, many of the ladies
screaming from fright.
i. f. Spencer, who took the part of
'Phlneas Fletcher" Mr.. Mcconnell. the
manager, and two other members of the
company jumped off the stage. and. after
a long struggle, succeeded in SEPARATING.
the DloodhOunds, but not before Mr.,
spencer had his right hand severely bit
ten. The dogs were then removed from
the theatre, and will not appear again
during the week. Mr.. Spencer was nm
able to continue in. his part, and Mr.. ii. S.
Dutheld assumed it during the remainder
of the performance.
Ihe Dl0OdhOundS were recently brOupht
on from Cincinnati, while their regnlar
Keeper, cOlOred man, was left behind.
l esterday afternoon they fought in the
stable in Henry street, where they were
kept, and they renewed the fight as soon
as they We're brought on the stage. The
occurrence created almost panic in the
large audience.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
THE TERRIBLE ToRNADOEs.
Further Reports of Devastation Coming
in from Ohio and Indiana.

in from Ohio and Indiana.
CINCINNATI, May 3O.-RepOrts from all
parts of this State and Indiana represent
the storm of Monday night as very severe
and destructive. In the Little Miami
Valley bridges were carried away and
many houses flooded and QnrOofed,
In Shelby, Decatur and Bartholomew
counties, Indiana, the destruction of
farms, fences, timber and growing crops
is almost immeasurable.
In Butler county, Ohio, a family near
Westchester were badly injured by fall
ing walls. A great number of barns were
unrOofed and two or three dwellings were
demolished.
At Lancaster, Owen county, Indiana,
w. X. Williams, his wife and children,
and four Craft brothers, were killed by
falling timbers, and several other persons
were injured. Reports from various other
points in Ohio and Indiana state that
high winds and an extraordinary storm
of rain, hail and lightning prevailed.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 30.-The news of
the very destructive tornado which pass
ed over the counties of Clay, Owen, John
son and Shelby on Monday evening was
received here to-day. The news did not
reach here sooner because the smaller
towns which suffered the most had no
Geographic COMMUNICATIONS Al ClaY
City, town in the southwestern part of
Clay county, the bank of Thompson,
Jett Il Wiltz was unroofed, and several
smaller buildings were destroyed. The
storm passed over a part of the town and
destroyed John CrOft's farm house, killing
five inmates, Mrs. Croft and child, NJ.
p. Williamson and child, and a young
man named Pheister, who had stopped
there to take refuge. a heavy rain and
hail storm accompanied the wind.
At Fredericksburg, Owen county, the
path of the cyclone was a mile wide. Great
havoc was made in the town.
Two saw mills and dozen houses were
destroyed and large Touring mill Waa
unroOfed. Coates q Smaltzels store was
badly wrecked and the proprietor was
badly injured.
Flat Rock Valley, in Shelby county.
suffered from the high winds, which de-
stroyed timber, orchards. gardens, fences
and houses, and rendered many of the
roads impossible.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31

ing ing out over the scenery as
they pass either way. It is
certain and most perilous tran
IN crush like the one of Yesterday if is
terrible danger. Many said today that
lucy mad feared such an occurrence at
IHls spot. At the Chambers Street Hos
PIIal lay the bodies of twelve of those who
pSGIIsned Dy the disaster. Those already
Identified were as follows:
George Smith, aged A. wears. of No 40
W ats street, a carpenter, identified bv
HI Hls WiIe. lie was alive when brought
rom rom the hospital, but died shortly after
Wdr6: Ellen Riordan, aged 45 wears. of
NO. 0o Montgomery street, identified nv
ne mer son. Matte Crawford, aged 33 Of
6i 6iinlrty-seyenth Street, near Broadway.
one Is the wife of Charles Crawford.
clerk' ' James O'Brien, aged 40
years' yta' OF No; IS Light street. He
was delivery clerk in the
employ OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and leaves a wife and fo"r r
children. Mrs. G. Basoniani. aged thir-
4.,t f4E-nEe years, of No. 3O2 Plymouth street.
brooklyn, the wife of Zacharia Basoni.
am turkish carpet weaver. Mrs. En-
ma sherwood, aged thirty-fve. of BRIDGE
port, Conn. Ah Lo Sing, aged sixty wears
MMaggie sullivan; aged thirteen wears. of
NO 10 Monroe street. Eliza Kaiters.
aSeu sINty-slX years, of Jersey CITY. Sa
ran a -Hennessey, aged TWENTY-FIVE wears.
ol NO. 100 Washington avenue, Two men
yet remain unidentified. MN
ms evening the Coroner impaneled a
Jury which viewed the bodies of the dead,
me; me inquest was fixed for Saturday. A
revised list OF the dead and injured. Oh
tanned shortly before midnight from the
hospitals and stations, embraced - dead
II OF whom had been identified. and Dc in,
yured' some badly and others less seri-
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FLORIDA.


Cats are included in the sanitary, or,,so,,,, -,
jacksonville. ''"7'''e at
m dns thermometer registered 81 degrees in
'ie shaOe AT Jacksonville Tuesday afternoon
me St Johns and Lake Eustls Railroad
solidated. - IL nave cOh-
The water on the St. Johns bar at jackson
etue Is reported as ranging from III 10 -
leet IN depth. Three vessels have bee,
piIoted over 1t during the past week
Mr.. EdgertOn, of Green Cove SPRINGS. NJ,
odturday secured a certificate from the town
autHOrlties of Green Cove Springs to 90 To
gdcAsontille and return home the same dav
iOr Whlch he was charged by the authorizes
twenty-five cents.
SIX thousand baby alligators are sold in
florlla every year. and the amount of ivory
number OF skins and quantity of oil obtained
tlVil the oiuef members of the saurian family
aIt suihclent To cntitle them to a high place
among the products of the state
y ear loaded with flour came through from
- LOUIS 10 Jacksonville in five days via the
Louisville and Nashville Pensacola and A.
lantlc and Florida Central and Western Pail
roads This Il the quickest time ever made
between the two cities by freight ear.
Jacksonville millmen complain of the diOf-
Guilty they are having in hiring labOrers The
inducements held out by the various railroads
now being built have had the effect to causp a
great many of the mill hands to leave the
mills Tor the purpose of working on the roads.
BY saturday night six miles of new rails
Will have been laid on the Florida Central and
western Railroad The new rails are being
lalu from Sanderson west. Another cargo ~
usW ralls are now afiOat, and the managers
nope 10 nave sixty miles of new track down
lV August 1-f
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
MACON's MILITARY TOURISTS
The 1000 Miles Which the Volunteers
VIII Traverse in Fifteen DAYS

VIII traverse in Fifteen DAYS.
MACON, May 30.-The trip of the Macon
Volunteers to Rockford, Illinois. next
month, where they will be the guests of
the GAINESVILLE Guards and the Rockford
Rifles, of that city, IS the subject of a god
deal of comment in local, social and mill
tary circles. The company will take their
departure;frOm here on Friday the, ,8th inst.
and arrive in Cincinnati early the follow
ing night, remaining there until Sunday
evening and reaching Chicago Monday
morning. The Volunteers will travel in
their new fatigue uniform until they reach
Chicago, where they will don their dress
uniform. The new plume the company
has ordered is similar to the old one.
but is taller and of better quality.
After curtailed stop in the West
ern metropolis the company will
leave the city on a sufficiently early train
to insure their arrival at Rockford at noon
on the same day. On the following Fri
day the company will leave Rockford for
Milwaukee, where they will re-
main until Wednesday evening, when
three days in Chicago a train will be
taken for Springfield, Ill.,, where twelve
hours will be spent, during which the
company will probably fire a salute at the
tomb of Lincoln. From Springfield
the journey will be continued to
st. Louis, where the company
will remain from the time of their arri-
val, Sunday morning, until the departure
of the Anchor line steamer Monday night
for Memphis. Upon their arrival at Mem
phis Thursday morning, the COM
pany will be received by the
famous Chickasaw Guards, Friday night
the company will leave Memphis and Sat
urday noon will see them at Chattanooga,
Tenn, where Lookout Mountain, Mission
airy Ridge and other places of historic in
terest will be visited. Chattanooga will be
left Saturday night and Macon reached
Sunday morning, thus making the dura-
tiOn of the trip about fifteen days. The
company will carry sixty men. 1t is not
improbable, however, that the ranks of
the tourists will be augmented by the
addition of generous complement
of friends who appreciate the
pleasant opportunities afforded by so rare
an excursion. 1t is estimated that over
1000 miles will be traversed. The Rock
ford Rifles were entertained by the Vol
unteers in Macon in 1881, and the next
months trip is made at the invitation of
the guests of two wears ago.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
KILLED BY A WATCHMAN.
A WOrkingman Found Drunk on AristO
cratic Ground and MercilessIy Shot.

Bordentoao@ IN IT, Special, esth.
Charles Clayton, aged twenty-fOur
years, an adopted son of Caleb Green, of
Florence, now here, was found last night
in an intoxicated condition at Burlington.
on the grounds of Mrs. Grubb. mother of
/ Gen. f. Burd Grubb, the well-knOwn pig
eOn-shOOter and Captain Of the swell
Philadelphia City Troop, and ordered off
the premises. Not Obeying the order,
Jacob Fireng, the private watchman,
shot him dead. Fireng was committed
to the city prison by Coroner Keeler.
of this city, who refused to take bail.
John Hugg, a cOlOTed servant, discov-
cred the young man about 10 o'clock and
informed Fireng, who hastened to the
Grubb grounds. 1t was very dark and he
carried his lantern with him, He fOnnd
the man lying at the foot of the we'll
known William Penn, threw the light into
his face and ordered him off. What oc-
Cured afterwards is told by Fireng as
follows:
"The young man rose, and | again Or
dered him to get out of the grounds. He
refused to do so, and | again ordered him.
He replied by abusing me in the most
profane and outrageous manner, and, in
attempting to take him off, he struck me
violent blow, knocking me down.
81 rose to my feet and again ordered him
on. He defied me and continued to defy
me. / then fired a shot from my revolver
over his head to intimidate him, and with
the reasonable superstition that it would
frighten him away. 1t did not do SO, but he
came towards me as if again TO strike me.
When he was at the distance of perhaps
less than five PAGES from me, fired again,
and he fell.'
Clayton was a workman employed at
r. d. Wood ~ Co.'s foundry, Florence,
three miles above ON the river. In COM
pany with his half-brOther, John Green,
he had been riding around Burlington,
became fearfully drunk, and either fell or
was thrown from the wagon. Only a Jew
minutes afterwards he was seen by Chas.
Hewitt, who says be advised the young
man to ''lie down and sleep it off, Mr..
Hewitt describes Clayton as almost help
lessly drunk and incapable Of great ag-
gression. He was Of alight build and not
over five feet eight inches in height,
Mayor Rigg, in conversation with a re-
porter, was bitter in his Jenunciation of
Fireng's act, He said sit was TIE act of
a great big coward who found himselfwith
big shooting iron in his hand.1
The Mayor also insisted that Clavton's
body was found at a distance of twenty
feet away from the spot where Eireng says
the man was when he saws he shot.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31


EX-Representative DezenJOrf of Vir-
glnla, called upon Postmaster General
Gresham this afternOon. He was inform
ed by the Postmaster General that if he
desired to address him on the subject of
improper conduct on the part of postmas-
ters III virginia he should do so directly,
and not through the newspapers: and
that II he had aay charges to make against
the postmaster at Norfolk or elsewhere,
and would formulate them, the depart,
ment would take the charges under con-
slderation and hear anything that he Mr..
DeZend0rf) or any other citizen of Virginia
might wish to say on the subject. The
Postmaster General also informed Mr..
DeZendorf that the case of the Postmaster
at Norfolk, against whom-certain charges
had been published, was already in the
hands OF the proper officers of the depart
ment, who had been instructed to exam.
Inc into the case. Mr. DezendOrf. Lefore
leaving the department, expressed him
self entirely Satisfied with the result of
his interview, and said he would shortly
present sundry charges for the considera-
tion of the department..
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
ALL QUIET IN ILLINOIS.
me Soldiers Blamed and the Strikers
Ready to Arbitrate.

Ready to Arbitrate
BELLEYILLE, Ill, May 3O.-PubIic
opinion is with the strikers and condemns
the hasty action of the militia Monday
hlght. The thirty-twO prisoners were
brought up yesterday and released on
Chelr own recOgniZance. A great crowd
of strikers was present and then paraded
them through the streets. At the inquest
over the body of the slain miner
all the officers testified that the miners
nred the first shots, and fifteen witnesses.
nVe OF whom were women, sWOre that the
troops fired first. The inquest will be con
tlnued tomorrow. The miners are now
ready TO arDltrate, and a committee has
been appointed to consult with the mine
owners. The Governor has ordered the
militia away from Col. Reinicke's mine
and twenty Deputy Sheriffs are now on the
guard there.
ST. LOUIS, May 30.-The committee ap-
pointed by the Belleville Board of Trade
to consider the relations between the
miners and mine owners in that district
and see what could be done toward a set
tlement of the present difficulties, have
made report recommending that all rail
road companies carrying coal to st. Louis
furnish copies of the weight of coal pro-
duced by hand working mines to Charles
on the 9th and 20th of each month and
that President Nesbit furnish a copy to
each miner that a uniform seven
eighth screen be established at all
hand working mines, and that the owners
of machine mines be allowed to ODerate
them with reference to the regulations
governing hand mines. The committee
recommend the State Legislature to pro-
vide for a committee of arbitration, to
whom all difficulties between mine
owners and miners shall be submitted,
and whose decisions shall be final. These
recommendation are simply what the
miners are cOntending for. Whether the
mine owners will agree to them is I'M
known.
No trouble is reported as yet to-day
in any part of the district and there will
probably not be any more.
The two companies of militia at Deca-
tur have been ordered in readiness to start
for st. Clair county at moments notice.
The funeral of VIM. Anderson, the
miner killed by the military, took place
to-day. Over 1,500 miners attended it.
The inquest was continued to-day. The
testimony was conflicting as to who be-
gan the firing. Deputy Sheriff Ragland
stated that he saw a man pointing a re-
vOlver at him and then shots We're imme-
diately fired.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31

., Une lelly stand. Some silverwara ,,as o,-.
RfssssII1g' out has not vet been found i'i9 niIO
-. 'llua a was drunk in bed. but was fai-a2S
Sue { anu put IN jail. Her trial came OF Tras
uay. uy Ihere Is no doubt that many nacS,io
i, iS I9DDeu IN the same way by these ,,p1,TiE,
,7;tiils ias' Mednesday, says the Waynesboro
S.tseR' about dark, serious row oecr7,lS
I Tween Ishman Haynes and Peter mn OF
iooIeu- Ihe facts about the ease we giI-a III eii
NV nv as We heard them: ut aDpears t6at H.
W10Se 5Se ptAles were farming together on NJ aiI.
liAlhs Sapp place. Ishman. being ve,,, oyG
Sent some OF his children out i'm The cotto,, Ti',
@ Patch 20 pick up trash wood and picl-,ng M
soilie lghtWOod, which, being scarce If s,,' P
Ls' Losey' refer wanted, he drove them from fba
'atcn. '',t Inc children went to the honse
DIt li were again sent back bv old man Isbmo,,'
" llicIi made Peter very mad. who again droIe
tt tilc chliuren from the patch and follovyed
@ Si'clh nome where he commenced cursino isb
nan, ,I,,.ll, az the same time picking up mon he
tlISW IL al him, which was lodged. He fben
lllSheu lt5eu up piece of board. about 10 inches
e iue anu teet long, which he again threw AZ
si I9sHitilah' striking him near the wrist on tho
I5ssn. arm snattering it for about two inches
Ieter Then cleared out; but the next dav no
.tS t.iT1 70 compromise the affair." and failin9 he
@ I'm keeps dark. Old man Ishman is bpfTeen
~ and so wears old 4" "NOh
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
LAMYERs IN A sQUABBLE.
Judges Charged with Bribery an"
Malice in Reversing Decisions

Judges Charged with Bribery an"
Malice i'm Reversing Decisions
JACKSON. Miss, May 3O.-Recentiy
Judges Campbell and Chalmers oi 'ne
Supreme Court. reversed several de-
cisions of Judge Cowan, of the W ar
rem County Circuit Court. a Nlcks-
burg evening paper publishes over
the signature of General FITZGERALD,
district Attorney, a card published
bv-tbe request of Sheriff Beck, in ii whicn n
Jxd@e Cowan accused Judge Campbeli Oh
bsvine some years ago accepted DriDe
Of s. 1000 from railroad company, Gy3,,icitor Mhlcn
charge Judge Cowan, as state oolielIIIi, lienIIiI, ,
Tished investigated; hence. CampDells ;
GesiSions. G,s 1t is also asserted that Judge
Chalmers co-operates with Judge Ia CamP- h;s
Iii because Cowan recently snubDed MS
eI.hor 'ei. i II Chalmers in bicksDurg'
Indge I,ofn Cowan and Sheriff Beck are also or IN
the squabbIe owing to Disagreement ;lien TTm, Tbe
ceTning the appointment of bailills. dnd d
eSl ofTair dI is | creating deep interest, ana
trouble is anticipated.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
Bat and Ball,

Games of base ball were played yester-
day as follows:
At MISUNDERSTANDING games Phila-
delphias s; Chicagos 10, Athletics s.:
Columbus ). Afternoon games: Cincin,
natis 10; Athletics 8. Eleven iuuincs
were played. PhilaGellhias 4; Chicagns
% "''"'' 80
At Baltimore-MOrning game: Eclipses
3; Baltimores 5.AfternoOn game; Eclipses,
of Louisville Z; Baltimores 8. Ten. innings
We're played.
AT Trenton, n, J.-Mornfng game
Brown University 3; Trentons y. After
noon game Brown University 3; Trentons
10,
At Providence-Cleve 5: Provi-
dences 2. Proyidences 4; BuffalOs 2.
At Boston-In the forenoon, Bostons 3;
Cleyelands l. In the afternoon, Bostons
2; BufialOs /. Harvards 6; Amhersts 4.
At Pittsburg-In the forenoon, ALE
ghanys 10; st. Louis 4. in the afternoon,
st. Louis A.; Alleghanys 2. The game was
called on account of darkness.
At New Ork-Metropolitans 1 Cincin-
natis 0.
At Detroit-In the morning, Detroits 5:
New Y0rks .. In the afternoon, New
Yorks 8; Detroits 4.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
Rarvinr Against MiddIemen.

BALTIMORE, May 3O.-A meeting was
held in this city to-dad for the organiza-
ton of a national association of those en-
gagged in the manufacture and manipulas
tion of chemical fertilizers. Col. W. III.
Trenholm, of Charleston, S. c., presided.
There were delegates present from Mas
sachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. A
constitution was adopted, providing that
only manufacturers and manipulators
can become members. The organization
was not completed, end another meeting
will be held tomorrow. The object, as
stated in the meeting, is to protect the
trade from the oppressive eXactlons wnlch
evist in some of the States and to protect
fine trade from the influence OF middle
MOI
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
Fipding Of a Long Lost Fortune
PhilddeLDhid Special, @stA

While Gustavus Rickersberg, IA years
old, was looking Tor ball Saturday after
noon in an clubhouse in the yard of the
Commercial Hotel, on Market street, he
found a wallet wrapped in a newspaper
and containing $4,000 in bonds of the
Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit Comnany-
At the office of that company it was
said that the pOcketbook and the bonds
were stolen over five years ago from the
office of John Cheyenne, of No, Is South
Seventh street. When stolen there was
$40 in bills in the pocketbook. 1t is sun
posed that the thief kept the money and
threw the bonds away, though the paper
in which it was wrapped was dated danu.
airy II, 1888.
At the time of its loss a reward of SAG
was offered for its return, and vouno
Rickersberg was paid that amount today,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-31
EVIDENTLY VERY INSANE.
a Woman i'll a Railway Car Tears lin
Several Hundred Dollars.


A well dressed woman riding on An East
bound train on Saturday was observed To
act strangely. AT Oswego she said To
Conductor Writer that she wanted tn oct
Off and take a walk. She alighted. but
when the trai started she began to run
after it. Conductor Writer stopped the
train and induced her to get on board. as
she had through ticket to New York.
After she was again settled in the
car she opened her satchel and began To
tear her money, destroying several hun
dred dollars before some of the passen.
gers interfered. Conductor Salmon. who
took charge of the train at Susquehanna,
says that she had adouble-handful of bills
torn into bits in her satchel. She was
about thirty-tive years of age, and her
name is not known. Her husband is in
Huron, Oak, and in a letter which She
showed he told her to sell the DrODertv
where she was living, and either ioin MIN
in Dakota, or 90 wherever she pleased.
Superintendents Murphy and Hill took her
IN charge here, and she was placed in the
Homeopathic Asylum at Middletown.