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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-11
YELLOW JACK ON THE DECKS
A Cuban Steamer En- Route for New
York With the Disease Aboard

W WASHINGTON, July 1O-The Surgeon
General of the Marine Hospital service.
to-day received a telegram from DIR.
Joseph Jones, President of the Board of
Health of New Orleans, reading as fol-
lows: "The Swedish bark Bernia arrived
nine days out from Vera Cruz on the sth
INST, at the Mississippi Quarantine Sta
ton with three cases of yellow fever.
The bark was not bound to New Orleans.
but was in distress"
The Surgeon General is also informed
that the steamship City of Mexico left
havana on the 7th inst, for New York.
with supposed cases of yellow fever on
board.
JACKSON, Miss, July IO.-The follow
ing order will be issued tomorrow by the
mississippi State Board of Health: 'It is
hereby ordered that on and after this date
ana until further orders, all boats on the
mississippi river coming from points south
OF this State will be required
to land at the station at Fort
Adams and be inspected before they
VIII be allowed to land at any point in
this State. Certificates of inspection in
New Orleans by the Inspectors of the
Sanitary Council of the Mississippi Val
ley VIII be recognized at the station, and
1t is suggested that all boats from that
place provide themselves with such GER
tifioatpS ,,
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THE FOURTH AT BRUNSWICK
The Railway Companies and the Lum-
bermen-The Anti-Liquor Law Agi-
tatiOn.

The Railway Companies and the Lum-
bermen-The Anti-LiquOr Law Agi-
tatiOn.
BRUNSWICK, July 9.-The Fourth of
July was duly celebrated. \ general
holiday appearance characterized the
city. The parade Of the military was
fine. The speeches of Colonel Atkinson
and Hon. J. E. Dart were short and elo-
quent, and were heartily applauded.
The weather continues warm and sui
try and rain is greatly needed.
The Catholic congregation in this city
have purchased a magnificent organ for
their new church. 1t is the finest of its
kind ever seen here, costing 5000.
The usual Sunday quiet was broken
yesterday by the report that a sailor was
drowned at the mouth of the canal. The
report proved too true. The poor fellow
while in bathing with some women lost
his life. 1t seems some of the women
were carried out by the current beyond
their depth, and in his efforts to save
them, was drowned. The women were
rescued by others of the party, who were
on the bank waiting for the bathing
party.
The lumber men are TO have an audi
EAEE WIFI inc lAGllIOdu commissioners
during the next few days in regard to the
difficulty about rates on lumber to Bruins
wick from points on the Brunswick and
Western Railroad. 1t is to be hoped that
an amicable arrangement will be arrived
at, as the present status of affairs threat
ems to result disastrOusly to business in
Brunswick during the summer. | am in
formed by one of our leading lumber mer-
chants that they are not dissatisfied with
the ruling of the Railroad Commissioners.
and that the weight of car load of lum-
ber is the same on both the Savannah.
Florida and Western and Brunswick and
Western Railroads..
The temperance party have secured the
names of about 500 voters on their petit
tiOn 10 the Legislature to curtail the pres
ent privileges of liquor sellers. The liquor
dealers have gotten up a counter petition
to the Legislature against such a law.
The fight threatens to increase in interest
and warmth. GLYNN.
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CONDIODORES AT OUTS.
The McGlensy Mayo EmbrOgIio to be
Investigated by "a Court

WAsHINGTON, d. c., July 1O.-Admiral
Nichols, acting Secretary of the Navy,
has received from the Norfolk navy yard
charges and counter charges growing out
of the recent arrest of Commander Me-
Glensy by Commodore Mayo The princi-
pal charges are preferred by Commander
McGlensy, and allege that Commodore
Mayo has been making false muster rolls.
Commodore Mayo replies with charge
against Commander McGlensy of disre-
spectful and insubordinate conduct in
refusing to give up certain papers. The
point at issue appears to be the character
of the papers, whether personal or official,
referred to by Commodore Mayo, and upon
this question the officials at the Navy De-
partment refuse to express an opinion.
This afternoon the acting Secretary
OF the Navy appointed the following
named officers to constitute a board of in
quiry into the matter: Commodore j. G.
p. Derkraft, President; Commodore w.
=. TruXtun and Captain p. c. johnson.
Lieutenants ). G. LemIy will act as Judge
Advocate of the court, which will meet
at Norfolk the latter part of this week.
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A BOY DEFENDS HIS HONOR.
Suing Two Richmond Papers Who by
Mistake Branded Him as a Mnrderer

Suing Two Richmond Papers Who by
Mistake Branded Him as a Murderer.
RICHMOND, VA, July 1O.-In the Cir
cult Court in this city to-day Jesse c..
Campbell, minor, through his father, C.
Campbell, of Manchester, instituted a
suit agaiast the State and Wing for libel
in publishing the young man as the MUIR
derer of two persons near Decatur. Ala
bama. The item in each case was based
upon a telegram from Chattanooga, dated
April IA, which said:
Jesse Campbell yesterday murdered
William Takes and his wife, who lived
near Decatur, Ala, by cutting open their
heads with an AK. Campbell had been
accused by the murdered people ofslan-
dering Mrs. Takes.v
1t is alleged that the newspapers in
commenting upon this telegram stated
that the accused was the plaintiff in this
case. Damages in each case are laid at
$4,000
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PURCELL LYING IN STATE.
An Impressive Scene Witnessed by Great
Crowds of People

OTOWuS OI IeOplos
CINCINNATI, July 10.-The body of the
late Archbishop Purcell was removed to-
day to the Cathedral, where it was placed
on a dais at the altar end of the centre
aisle, reclining at SUCH an angle and at
such height as to be conspicuous from
all parts of the auditorium. The altar
and columns were all draped in black
There was large candelabra on each
side of the late ArchbshOp's head bear
ing lighted candles. Four Catholic
knights in full uniform stand as guards
over the remains. People in double file
ascend to the dais, view the remains, and
then pass on either side and depart by
side aisles. Tonight, while the priests
were chanting the offices for the dead,
steady stream of people was
passing by and viewing the
dead body. The funeral will
take place tomorrow morning at
O'Clock, and the burial will occur after
ward at st. Martins Convent. A special
train will be provided by the Cincinnati,
Washington and Baltimore Railroad.
Among those who will be present are
ArchbishOps Williams, of Boston: COrri-
gan, of New York; Gibbons, of Baltimore;
Fehan, of ChicagO; Bishops Rhein, of st.
Louis; Curry, OfAlbany; Baltes, of Alton;
Fitzgerald, of Little Rock; O'COnnor, of
Omaha; Gallagher, of Denver; Fillmore,
of Cleveland; Toebbe, of CovingtOn;
Chatara, of Vincennes; Waterson, of Co
lumbus, and Reidema, of Nashville.
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THREE FESTIVE COWBOYS.
One of Them Killed for Firing Into a
Saloon, but His Death to be Avenged.

one OF Them Killed for Firing Into a
Saloon, but His Death to be Avenged.
DODGE CITY, KANSAS, July 1O.--About
u O'Clock last evening three cowboys
mounted their ponies to leave the town,
but before starting they fired a parting
Volley into a drinking house. The City
Marshal was quickly on the spot, and
sent a few shots after the fugitives.
When about 300 yards one of them fell
from his horse, and the other two escaped
across the bridge. The dead man was
John Ballard, resident of Indian Terri
tory. who recently arrived with herd OF
cattle from Texas. He had been shot
through the jugular vein, and was dead
when picked up. His friends threatened
to Kill every officer in the town before
morning, but no further trouble is au-
ticiOated
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PENSION DEPARTMENT HAWKS
Unsuspecting Applicants SwOOped Down
Upon and FIeeced.

WAsHINGTON, July 1O.-A clerk in the
Pension Bureau, named J. j. Alley, and
a pension agent, named j. c. Aellmet,
were arrested to-day, charged with de-
frauding applicants for pensions by rep
resenting to them that they could
hasten action on their applications
and secure them pensions, hav-
ing peculiar and exceptional
facilities for so doing. Several other pen
sion clerks are under suspicion of being
engaged in the same conspiracy. The
sufferers by these frauds were pension ap-
plicants alone. No loss has fallen on the
government. For the services which
these men claimed to be able to render
their victims paid round fees.
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EGYPTs MULTITUDINoUs ILLS.
Cattle Plague and Cotton Worms Rag
ing with the Cholera.

A Cattle Plague and Cotton Worms Rag
ing with the Cholera.
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, July 1O.-Ac-
cording to the advices from Behera. the
cattle plague has ended with the death of
all the cattle in that district. The cotton
worm is now doing great damage there.
ALEXANDRIA, July 10.-At Mansurah
yesterday there were 81 deaths from
cholera, at Samonoud deaths, and at
Sherbin 2S deaths. Fifty Europeans have
died at Damietta from cholera since the
outbreak af the disease there.
At Damietta to-day forty-nine deaths
occurred from cholera, and at Mansurat
1O1. AT the latter place a number of
Greeks forced the Gordon surrounding the
town and escaped.
LONDON, July 10.-Sir Charles Dixie.
President of the local government board
stated in the House of Commons this
afternoon that it was not the intention of
the government to quarantine vessels
coming to England from India or Egypt.
He stated, however, that ships from those
countries suspected of being infected with
cholera would be detained and inspected
lie has not been informed of the existence
of cholera in China.
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Der of prominent railroad men from the
South, including A. Pope and II. V.
Tompkins, of the Virginia and Ten.
nessee Airline; Sol. Haas, Traffic
Manager of the Consolidated Rail-
way; c. p. Hatch, of the
Norfolk and Western; f. &. Chic, of the
SeabOard and Roanoke line; JR. MacMur-
do, of the Richmond and Augusta; B. S.
Fitch and Ed. Fitzgerald, of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, and J. w. MGCarrick, OF
the Clyde Line, met here tonight to con-
suit as to freight and passenger rates.
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HUNGARY'S DISGRACE.
Another Instance of Persecution ID
VelOped in the Jewish Trial.


velOped in the Jewish Trial.
LONDON, July 10.-It was announced
yesterday at the trial at Nyreghhaza,
Hungary, OF the Jews charged with muir
dering a Christian girl, that the coach
man, who was an important witness for
the defense, had committed suicide. The
mother of the girl, Julia VamOsi, swore
that her daughters statement that she
spoke to Esther SalOmOssy, the girl sup
posed to have been murdered, after the
time it is alleged that the murder
occurred was false, and was made be-
cause she had been offered bribe bv
Jews. The girl was produced in court.
She had evidently been ill-treated, and
appeared to be crippled. The counsel for
the defense declared that it was evident
that anything the girl might now testify
to would be under fear of her parents. He
obtained an order from the court for a
medical examination of the girl.
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FRANCE DECLARES WAR.
TONQUIN TO BE SUBDUED IN
SPITE OF CHINA.

LaCour Unfurls the Flag Among the
Deputies-he Governor of Tonouin
the Enemy of Frenchmen-Chfna Not
Expected to Offer Opposition to the
Invaders.
PARIS, July 10.-In the Chamber of
Deputies to-day Challemet Lacour. Minis
ter OF Foreign Affairs, in replying to a
question, said the French force in Ton
quin was sufficient for any opposition it
was likely to encounter. In the event of
unexpected difficulties during the Parlia-
mentary recess the government would
immediately cOnvoke the chambers. Chal-
lemet Lacour continued: sit is now
evident that Tuduc is Frances enemy.
There is no longer anv question Of
negotiation with him. France must now
resort to fighting. NJ. Haimand. French
civil commissioner IN Tonquin, viii re-
commence treating as soon as possible
after the opposition to France has been
suDdued. France will occupy only the
fOhquln Delta. She has no intention of
c0nquerlng AMMAN. The report of
Chlnese aggression are unfounded. | am
able to state that pacific relations will
be maintained with China. Frances
policy is to insure respect for her treaties.
emma at first objected to the occupation
OF 1Onquln, but after the Hanoi affair she
recognized Frances right to chastise
Iuduc. The Marquis Tseng, the Chinese
Ambassador, did not deny the possibility
OF an understanding between France
ana China in his last interview
between NJ. TricOn, the French
Ambassador at Shanghai, and Ii Hung
Chang, the Chinese commander. The
latter adopted a conciliatory attitude.
Ii Hung Chang left Shanghai on July
for Tientsin. But China's objection win
not stop the course of France, who is
powerful enough to execute her projects
IN regard to TOnquin without waging war
with China. Frances demands of China
not to embarrass her action. She pro-
poses subsequently to conclude cOnven-
ton with China with a view of insuring
respect for their respective frontiers. If
emma, contrary to the indications, should
follow disastrous advice, the Chamber
VIII not hesitate energetically to defend
the interests OF the country"
Paul DE Cassagnac made violent at
tack upon the government. He called
Prime Minister Ferry the worst of towards
and liars.
M. Cassagnac was censured for his
language, and was ordered to be excluded
from the house for fortnight
An order of the day expressing confi-
dence in the firm and prudent policy of
the government was adopted by vote of
81 to 80.
Intelligence from Hue, the capital of
AMMAN, says that the French Consul at
that place has been insulted and attacked
OH public street.
SARGoN, July 1O-The Regent of AMMAN,
Tuduc, has been taken seriously ill., Four
thousand ''black flags" are menacing
Mamdiuh. Ten thousand are concentra-
ted at Sontac, where they are entrench-
ing. The French transport Annamite
started for Haiphong ON Sunday. The
MithO will sail tomorrow.
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ABAD MAN WITH NINE LIVES.
Saved from a Murdered Mans Friends
He Is Erand t,.1..,, In L. r.,-.,-..----

Saved from a Murdered Mans Friends
He is Freed from Jail by Tramps.
PHGNIXVILLE, PA. July 10.-Peter
Geisinger, German. aged 45 years, was
stabbed through the lung last night bv
James Caughlin, young man of bad
reputation, who entered the house where
Geisinger and other Germans were enioy-
ing themselves and raised disturbance.
But for the arrival of a constable Caugh-
lin would have been killed by Geisinger's
lnfuriated companions. Caughlin was
locked up but during the night a party
of tramps tunneled the lookup wall, and
all the prisoners escaped and have not
been recaptured. Geisinger will not live.
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LONDON, July 1O.-The report of the
committee of the House of Lords which
has had the Irish land act under conside-
ration has been submitted to the House
committees. 1t says that they find that
the emigration clauses of the act have
are unreliable; that the relations between
the landlords and tenants have not i'm
proved. and that the tenants have become
demOralized. and maintain the hope that
fresh agitation viii bring about the pas
sage Of a new act
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National Bank No. 5000.

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-President Ar
thur to-day appointed John II. Living
stsn to be United States Marshal for the
district of South Carolina, vice Absalom
Blythe resigned.
The Comptroller of the Currency has au-
thorized the National Bank of Anoka,
Mich, to begin business with a capital of
100000. This makes the three thousandth
national bank that has been organized.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-11

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-The statement
prepared by the Sixth Auditor of the
Treasury during the third quarter of the
last fiscal year shows that the receipts at
the Post Office Department were $11 1922
376 and the expenditures $40, 1872, 400. leay-
months of the official year ended March
l, 1888, the receipts of the Post Office De-
partment were $33. .946 ,356; the expendi-
$3I. .436, ,914, and the surplus So. .5O9. .442.
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The Gazette's Article on the Pone

BERLIN, July 10.-It is stated on good
authority that the North German Gazette 5
recent article on the relations between
Prussia and the Vatican, was prompted
by late reports from Herr Won Schloesser.
the Prussian representative at the Vati.
can, who is expected here toward the end
of this month. The feeling here against
the Vatican is so strong that the posi-.
bility of a rupture of the relations is
being considered.
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CROSSING THE CHANNEL.

England Rejects the Tunnel Scheme
and France Proposes Bridge,
LONDON, July 10.-The joint commit
tee of the House of Lords and the House
of Commons, which had the English
Channel Tunnel scheme under con-
sideration, has rejected it by vote OF
six nays to four ayes.
PARIS, July 10.-M. Achard has intro
duced bill in the Chamber of Deputies
authorizing the taking of sOundings for
the piers for a railway bridge from Cane
Grisnez, on the French coast, across the
Strait of Dover to Folkstone, in England.
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Peace in the UIinois Coal Minas

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, July 10.-The diff
ferences between the coal miners and
their employers at the various pits in this
district have been settled, except at the
Hurst and Butler mines. The basis of
the settlement is that three cents per
bushel shall be paid for mining and check
weighing. The two mines which still
hold out refuse to pay more than two and
One-half cents, but it Is expected that an
arrangement will be arrived at
to-day in these cases.
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HANLAN's RACE WITH ROSS.
Promises of the Prettiest SculIing Event
Ever Seen in the Country.

PREsCoTT, ONT, July 10.-Hanlan
and Ross have mutually agreed upon
John Eustace, of the Atalanta Boat Club,
of New York city, as referee in their race
for the championship of the world, on the
st. Lawrence river, at Prescott and Og-
densburg, on the 18th of July. Both oars
men are doing hard work at training and
in their practice spins are watched by
admiring crowds. From present indica-
tiOns the race will be the finest ever wit
messed in America
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COAL MINERS TO STRIKE.
An OminOus Outlook in the Great
Fields of Pennsylvania

An Ominous Outlook in the Great
Fields of Pennsylvania.
PITTsBURG, PA, July 1O.-A renewal
of the railroad coal trouble is feared.
Only half the operators haveaccepted the
award of the Trade Tribunal Umpire, fix
ing the rate of mining at 3A cents per
bushel, and in other pits work has
been continued at the cent rate.
Those operators who accepted the
umpire'S decision want their miners to
accept a 3-cent rate. The Hartly and
Marshall pits shut down to-day because
the miners refused to do this. Other pits
are expected to shut down, and it is be-
lieved a general strike will be the result.
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Three COlOred Men Killed and Nine
Badly Injured at McRae.

MCRAE, GA, July 10.-A serious acci-
dent occurred on DOdge's Railroad, this
county, this morning by a train running
into a burning trestle. Three negroes
were killed and nine others wounded,
some fatally. John Johnson, a white
engineer, was wounded.
JACKSON, Miss, July 10.-Seven cars
Of a mixed train on the Natchez and
jackson Road yesterday evening, five
miles east of Natchez, fell through a
bridge fifty feet high. Conductor Z. O..
Jennings was killed. Passengers James
Grillo, Fred. Morocco, Willie Corner, Mrs.
and Miss Cannon, Miss Lucy Smith and
Jennie Hall We're wounded.
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"Birdie'' Patterson Exhumed,

NASHVILLE, July 10.-Judge Allen, of
the Criminal Court, having ordered the
exhumatiOn of the body of Louise Pat
terson, who was shot in her room last
Thursday, in order to definitely determine
the range of the bullet, the exhumation
took place at the cemetery this afternoon
under direction of the surgeons appointed
TO make the examination
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A DooIY county Sensation

MACON, GA, July 10.-Tbe body of an
infant was found near Vienna, DOoly
county, on Sunday. Emma Bullard con-
fessed that she was the mother of the
child, and the CorOnOr's jury found that
it died at her hands. 4 warrant for mur-
der being issued, the young woman at
tempted suicide, and is in a critical con-
dition. She belongs to a good family
The affair created a sensation. The war
rant for murder has not been served.
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THE REVENUE REDEMPTION.
No Checks, Drafts or Stamps to be Re-
ceiVed After July 81.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-The Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue has ssued a
circular as follows: ''In view of the fact
that there was no specific appropriation
made by Congress at its last session to
meet the expense of the cancella-
ton and return, after redemp-
tiOn, of stamps imprinted upon
checks, drafts, etc, it becomes necessary
to inform the public that such drafts,
checks and stamps will not be received
for cancellation and return after redemp-
ton after the 3lst day of July, instant.
All stamps imprinted upon drafts, checks,
etc, received for redemption after that
date. if redeemed will be destroyed to-
gether with the drafts or checks"
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MURDER YA15-YEAR-oLD BOY
A Gardener on Whose Premises He was
Trespassing the Victim,

A Gardener on Whose Premises He was
TresPassing the Victim
BALTIMORE, July 10.-James Clinton,
aged fifteen years, while trespassing on
property in Baltimore county, a few miles
from the western limits of the city to-day,
shot and fatally wounded John Mcclure.
gardener, in charge of the premises.
Clinton and Harry Gaskins, his compan-
ion, were ordered off the place by Nc
CURE, when Clinton drew a pistol and
fired. the ball entering the right side of
Mcclure, passed through his body to the
left side. The wounded man survived
but few hours. Clinton was arrested
after a long chase, and is held for the
Baltimore county authorities.
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NEW YORK, July 1O.-Bridget Reilly, a
widow with six children, applied to the
Commissioner of Emigration to-day for
passage back to Ireland. She had been
assisted" to emigrate to Canada, where
she wandered about for several weeks.
finally drifting to this city. She was sent
to the State Board of Charities.
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Murder and Suicide over a Sister.

SELMA, ALA, July 10.-At Macon
Station, on the Alabama Central Railroad
to-day, one Carpenter had three shots
! fired into his head by his brother-in-law,
/ A. W. Smyth. Smyth soon afterward
shot himself twice in the breast. Carpen-
ter cannot live and Smyth may die. The
| trouble appears to have been that Carpen-
ter ill-treated his wife, who is Smyth's
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False Entries Rubbed Out

WASHINGTON, July 10.-Special agents
of the Land Office recently sent West to
investigate the alleged fraudulent entries
of public lands, have made reports upon
which entries Of $4,000 acres of land were
cancelled and the land restored to the
public domain. All of this land is valua-
bic and much of it choice.