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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16

cnerisned hope of obtaining forty acres and a
mule he went to work, doing Jobs for this
one and that one. receiving reasonable price
Tor MS labor, which he carefully husbanded
until ne had accumulated enough to buy an
ancient mule and an old ricketv wagon. He
then set himself up as a drayman. in
Whlch capacity he still operates with
Iireless energy and increased facilities.
lie now owns comfortable residence
neatly painted and handsomely furnished
His ancient mule has long since taken his
hight with the birds of the arr, but his place
Is supplied with three splendid horses and
the OLD rlckety wagon has given place to a
new one OF the very best make and fine
called, Is said 10 be worth nearly 81, 900, and
can get credit at stores where many white
people failed"
William Wright, cOlOred, was arrested at
JubLn a lew days ago, charged with murder
ing Nell Jones, cOlOTed, at GoldsbOrO, on the
oth Inst. An old grudge existed between the
TWO men, but the day before the murder oc-
CURED the matter seemed to have been ami
cably settled. Wednesday morning the men
worked together IN a field and seemed friend
" Al noon, while in a crowd of negroes,
wright drew pistol and pointed it at two
different men. He then made a motion as If
10 point II at Neil, who exclaimed, "If YOU
point that pistol at me I'll slap your jaws"
" ithOut a word, Wright turned and shot
him. the ball taking effect in hls
head, causing death almost instantly.
The Dublin Post says: Wright claims that
II was his intention TO return shortly and es-
tablish his innocence, and he only He'd in the
nrst place because he was overcome at the ca
tastrOphe. If his face is Indicative of his
true nature, he is none too good to hang. He
has a bad eye and the heavy, leaden features
which portray the brute force in the ascend
ancy. The evidence is said to be oVerwhelm-
ingly against him.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
LINC0LN'S BODY HIDDEN,
THE REMAINS REMOVED FROM
THE SARCOPHAGUS.
Their Resting Place in Another Part of
the Monument Kept Secret for Years
The Thwarted Raid of GhouIs] the
Cause of the PrecautiOn.

Their Resting Place in Another Part of
the Monument Kept Secret for Years
The Thwarted Raid of GhouIsI the
Cause of the Precaution.
CHICAGO, Nov. ia story is published
here this morning, in an apparently au-
thentic form, to the effect that the body
OF Abraham Lincoln has been secretly
removed from the sarcophagus at Spring
Held, TO prevent the possibility of any
1urther attempt by grave robbers. The
story runs to the effect that the removal
was made within few days after the
attempted Dissertation of the grave a few
years ago, that the body was placed in a
lead-lined, air-tight cedar coffin and
placed in another portion of the monu-
ment, and that its location is known only
to few immediate friends of the family.
A gentleman in Springfield, supposed
to be thoroughly cOnversant with the
facts of the removal of President LincOln's
body, was asked what prompted the re-
moval. He replied that after the attempt
to steal the body had been made by grave
robbers few years ago, the parties who
are responsible for the safe-keeping of
Lincoln's remains held consultation and
the proposition to remove the body from
the sarcophaguS was unanimously con-
CURED in. 1t was the desire of those citi-
zens and officials who assumed the respOn-
sibility for the removal that the fact should
not be made public. The sarcophagus in
which 1t has been pOpularly supposed that
the body of the dead President has re-
mained ever since the completion of the
monument is protected simply by a frail
IRON gate. A gentleman who claims to be
familiar with all the details of removal
said that considerable difficulty attended
the transfer of the body as the embalming
process had not proven a success, and the
remains had to be handled with great
care. The informant further declared
that when the thieves attempted in
the first instance to steal the body
and were scared away they left the
coffin partly drawn out of the marble
sarcophagus which had incIosed it. The
adyisability of finally secreting the re-
mains was, of course, apparent, and the
Monument Committee acted accordingly.
1t is further declared that the secret of
the removal has been most carefully
guarded, and that of the thousands of
people who yearly visit the tomb none
have suspected the truth, although COM
ment upon the apparent insecurity of the
sarcophagus, in view of the first attempt
to steal the body, has been frequent and
marked
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
LABOR AND EDUCATION.
Ex-senator Willard Warner Heard on
the Coal Question

Ex-senator willard Warner Heard on
the Coal Question:
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Nov. 15.-BefOre
the Senate subcommittee on Education
and Labor ex-senator Willard Warner,
of Tecumseh, ex-President of the Tecum-
sch Iron Works, was the first witness to-
day. His testimony included a descrip-
tion of the process, advantages and cost
Of making hot blast charcoal iron. The
cost was from $14 to $15 per ton. He gave
it as his opinion that protection was
necessary, and said that the great draw
back of the South was the lack of home
market. He thought that Alabama would
hold its own in the iron market, but said
that 1t was useless to try to manufacture
iron here without plenty of capl-
tai. He thought that the colored
laborer was the best that could be pro-
cured i'll the South. The witness said that
since he came to Alabama from Ohio, in
1860, he had seen a great improvement in
the colored race, especially in the matter
of education, in favor of which he found
the white people united.
j. w. SlOss, of Birmingham, President
of the Sloss Furnace Company, was
the next witness. He said that it
cost at his furnace last year $11 80
per ton to make the iron.
The witness believed that colored labor
was the best for the South. The negroes,
he said, worked we'll at the furnaces, and
the only trouble was their irregularity.
This was the general experience of manu-
facturers who employed them. He believ-
ed that if the tariff were taken off of iron
the manufacturers of this country would
be ruined. He asserted that Pittsburg
was able to hold its own in competition
with Alabama.
J. w. Pettyjohn, puddler in the Bir-
mingham rolling mills, gave a history of
the strike that has been existing here
since July. He said that the strikers
offered to compromise at Wheeling prices,
s. 10 per ton, but were refused.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
Comnositors Ohtain an Adrance

NEW YORK, Nov. 1j.-The compOsitors
employed in the HOrld, Star, Tribune,
Morning Journal and Truth newspaper
offices demanded an increase in their rate
Of pay from 30 to 46 cents per 1000 ems
tonight. Their demands We're granted in
every instance with the exception of the
Tribune. The compOsitOrs made the de-
mand at the instance of their Topographic
cal union. But twelve union men were
at work i'm the Tribune Office when the
committee from the union paid them a
visit and ordered them to strike unless
their demand was conceded. ItnOt being
granted, the union men quit work and
left the building. The nOn-uniOn men
employed on the Tribune refused to listen
to the committee. The Herald and San
have been paying 46 cents and the Times
45 cents. No demand was made on the
latter DaDer
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SURPRISING P0LYGAMY.
ANOTHER ADDRESS ISSUED nv
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

The Evil to be Again Guarded by a
Powerful Lobby at Washington This
Near-AttentiOn Called to the Alleged
Apathy of COngress-A Widespread
Petition Advocated.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 15.-The address of
the National League for the Suppression
oil Polygamy adopted last night saws:
Now is the time for action. The honor
OF the nation is in danger. The total dis
regard OF the law of the land is bringing
us INTO disgrace among the people. Ever
since Joe Smith established the Mormon
Church, the fundamental doctrines of
which are polygamy and prohigacy, there
has rested upon the nation stain which
has been disgrace to us and to the
civilized world. The Mormon Church has
f1ourished. The world cries out against
such progress, and in the name of
humanity and home and common decencv
demands halt in the rapid strides of
lechery and law-breaklng As vet
Congress has taken but little interest in
the matter Tor some reason best known to
the members thereof. and as a conse-
quence IT remains for the people at large
TO throttle the evil in the best manner
possible, and rid the country of the curse
which their Representatives in Congress
have failed to recognize. An immense
lobby of Mormon elders has signifed its
intention to be at Washington this winter
for the purpose of defeating bills intro
duced for the regulation of poygamy. A
great deal of money will be spent, and if
there is not popular uprising against
the obnoxious teachings and practices
of the MOrmons, Congress will again
no doubt refuse to recognize the evil and
nothing Will be done to eradicate it, In
view of this the National League. for the
Suppression of POlygamy, of Cleveland.
urgently request that petitions be circu-
lated in every city, town and school dis
trict in the United States asking Congress
to submit to the Legislatures of the vari-
GUS States an amendment to the COnsttu-
ton prohibiting polygamy. This would
be an important step if accomplished. 1t
Will prevent the institution from being
recognized by any of the present States or
in Territories that may become States
hereafter"
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THE NEWS AGENCY,s SUIT.
Full Text of the Article on which thu
Proceedings are Based.

i
Proceedings are Based.
LONDON, Nov. 15.-The libel suit of
| the Central News Association against the
Sportsman, because the latter charged
the association with issuing bogus news,
was dismissed to-day.
Gen. Hazen was asked by the recorder
if, in view Of the failure of
the expedition of 1882 and of the
difficulties experienced in obtaining suit
able men, it was not the witness opin-
ion that the whole matter of relief should
| have been entrusted to the navy?
Gen. Hazen-"If the navy had taken
the work from the beginning it would
have been better, but it having been elab-
Grated and carried on as far as it was by
the army, would say that the army
should have it to cOmplete.'
After recess Lieut.. CaZiarc, in charge
of the division of the correspondence and
records of the Signal.office, was sworn,
and explained the origin and stated the
history of the memorandum known as
enclosure No. 4. He was instructed by
| Capt. Powell, the acting Chief Sig
nal Officer, to prepare memorandum
| for the Secretary of the Navy of the
plan Of operations for the Proteus. He
did so, and on the memorandum entered
his own views with respect to establish
ing depot at Littleton Island. The
memorandum was submitted to Capt.
Powell, and subsequently to Gen. Hazen,
and the witness understood that It was
approved. He had also showed it to
Lieut.. Darlington, and understood that
he also approved of it. The witness never
knew, until after the disaster, that the
| memorandum did not form part of the
orders of Lieut.. Darlington. The witness
| gave the memorandum out to the press
under that belief. An error in the
records of the office had been dis
covered since the disaster. The office
records showed that the memorandum
! had been given to Lieut.. Darlington in
dorsed Enclosure No. H. while the copy
of the charter of the party of the steamer
Proteus had been indorsed Enclosure
! No. 4, and handed to Lieut.. Darlington
as SUCH" The witness did not think, in
view of this error, that the memorandum
could be considered part of the orders
| to Lieut.. Darlington.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16

missed-by the most prominent leaders of
society. More than one recognized
oelIe wore. out her dainty moTsoue-
iaf taires IN frantic applause. And the
lnIatuatlon extended sometimes to
the young ladies' mammas, who invited Mr..
Innes to their homes and dined him. Half a
aoZen young widows were numbered amonr
ms IoiloWers. and went around hanging Imply
on ms arm ike wilted cabbage leaves and
pronounced him charming" "lovelv," "a
perfect gentleman with exquisite manners y
ILney sent MN the rarest flowers, showered
bliiet-douX upon him, and We'd with each
other In making him costly presents. The
tact that he had wife in England. and left
his country for his country's good, seemed
only to increase his attractions. At last
things were coming to a crisis and something
must be done. The local press took the mat
ter uD and brought it before the public con-
slderation. Then those front seats were de-
serted for day or two and
FREDDIE's CHARMERs WATCHED HIM
from afar. On the last day they determined
to defy public opinion. Thrilling rumors went
around OF the exploits of indignant Young la
dles who meant to see Freddie that day or
dle. 1t was said that one found an old Oray-
oearu IN ner 'front.' seat; she ordered him up
ana ne refused. She was impulsiye he was
OBSTINATE, and she broke her parasol in sDlin-
tiers across his back. and shattered his spine,
and his remains were quietly hustled ont Of
sight. Another caught the interloner bv the
collar In very spirited manner, shook him
up and tossed him over the seats like asdis-
CdTueu ulsnrag. Ihese things made the COM
munity hold its breath Then Freddie
got into rumpus. The ladies sent from
bone of viOlets and camelias one evening, and
in the natural agitation of the moment, as he
retired with his treasure, he ran into a fat
Kentucky Major. The Major gasped and said
something emphatic, and then spread Freddie
and his trombone out against the wall in one
round. The affair was amicably arranged,
for kentuckians always stand by their
Majors; but awful reports flew thick aud fast
about the building, and several young ladies
wanted to die right of. 1t was said the Major
had gotten away with all Freddie's teeth:
that his moustache had been snatched out
and his skull fractured in seven places. These
were exaggerated rumors, and confidence was
restored when he was able to play s'Some
Day and respond to half dozen rapturous
encores during the evening. Covered with
the eclat of this episode, the phenomenal
crusher has taken his departure and left a
host of sOrrOwing and heart broken admirers
behind. These are ready to apply the torch
with their own fair hands to all the news
paper offices in the city.
One of the results Of the Art Gallery is the
probability, amounting almost to a certainty,
that we Will nave a permanent gallery of our
own, small at first, but nevertheless begin
ming, and a small collection of pictures from
the Art Union loan will be the nucleus.
COYLE DOUGLAS.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
The Internal Revenue Collections.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1j.-The cash col
lected and deposited by the Collectors OF
Internal Revenue for 1888 amounted tC
$l37. .622, S42, as against $13S, ,926, 40 fol
1882. The total cost of collections is ST..
092, 70S. Two tables are given, the first
showing the amount collected in each
State and the second the amount eX-
pended in each state, and from these some
interesting statistics are drawn. showing
that in New York it cost 81 to collect 500,
in Ohio 81 to $40, in Indiana 81 to $43
in Pennsylvania 81 to $2j, Illinois 81 to
$40, Wisconsin 81 to SO, Michigan 81 to
S41. Nebraska 81 to S54, Virginia 81 to $34
North Carolina 81 to 81, South Carolina ST
90 So, Georgia 81 to s., Alabama 81 to s.,
Mississippi 81 to 81. Texas 81 to So,
Tennessee 81 to IS, kentucky 81 to SIS
The average cost for collection through
out the country is 81 for $34. The col
lected expense of the thirty-seven internal
revenue agencies was S127,394.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
TIE GALE ON THE LAND.
Widespread Damage Reported from the
Pine Tree State.

Pine Tree State.
LEWISTON, Me-, Nov. ia special
dispatch says that the recent gale took
the form of cyclone in Oxford and
Franklin counties. In Bethel house and
several barns were destroyed. j. II.
Carter was blown 35 yards, and picked
up insensible. In Byron, Mexico, And
over, Newry, Gilead, Canton, Paris, Buck
field and Fryeburgh, many houses and
barns were destroyed or damaged. In
DiXteld gravestOnes We're broken short
off. All the roads are badly Obstructed
by fallen tlmbers. The spruce forests at
the head of Swift river were badly
damaged, and many million feet of pine
destroyed. In Andoyer - chimneys were
topped over, and church was damage
The damage in oxford county must be
100000. In Franklin county the Narrow
Gauge Railroad bridge at Phillips was
moved from it's foundation, and the cable
bridge in Salem was broken. In this
town there was much damage. A number
of cattle were killed and buildings blown
down. The roads between Phillips and
Rangelv are impossible. The loss in this
county is $4,000. Heavy losses are re-
ported from Somerset county, and con-
siderable damage was sustained through
out all Northern Maine.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
New Orleans Exposition

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Vest
and Congressman Carlisle and Casey
Young called, with Commissioner Gen.
MOrehead, on the Austrian Minister, with
view of securing through the Austrian
Government transfer of the late Vienna
Electrical Exposition to the Worlds Ex-
position at New Orleans next year. The
Austrian Minister evinced the greatest
interest, and promised to use his best en-
deavors. A visit to the Department OF
State was also made, where it
was learned that the foreign
affairs of the Worlds Exposition
which, under an act of Congress, are in
charge of this department. are in most
satisfactory and encouraging shape. The
department has received a large number
of letters from various foreign countries
evincing the utmost interest, and desir-
ing to make exhibits at the Worlds EX-
position at New Orleans next year.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
Frnnco-Chinese Annirs-

LONDON, Nov. 15.-A Paris dispatch to
Reuters Agency states that MARQUIS
Tseng returned to Paris from Folkestone
in pursuance Of orders received from the
Chinese Government.
BERLIN, Nov. 15.-Die BoerSen Courier
says that Germany will send a special
envoy to Pekin to exert his influence in
behalf of peaceful solution of the uues-
ti0n pending between France and China.
PARIS, Nov. ia rumOr is current
here to the effect that Admiral Courbat,
commander of the French forces in
TOnquin, is i'll. The Government, how
ever, has received no adyices in regard
thereto.
Semi-oficial journals say that the
French squadron in Chinese waters will
be reinforced, as the Chinese Viceroy of
Canton is assisting the Black Flags.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The report of
the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, whose
bureau takes account of the consular and
diplomatic expenses, shows that during
the fiscal year ended June Both the con-
sular receipts from fees paid the salaries
and all other expenses of the service, and
balance of $44,549 was covered into the
Treasury, the service being not only self
sustaining but an actual source of profit
to the country. For the current year the
receipts slightly exceed those of last year.
In discussing the subject of the sea-
mems relief, Consular reports are quoted
showing that American seamen are al
most wholly disappearing. The Consul
at Liverpool reports that 159 American
ships arrived during the year, with crews
numbering 3,0S8, of which 1891 were re-
ported as subjects of foreign countries
The Shipping Commissioner at New York
reported that of 6,947 seamen shipped
during the year 1881, only 1,449 seamen
declared themselves American born,
while the Commissioner, judging from
their names, speech and general appear
ance, thought that not one in five of these
were American born. Similar statements
were made by the Shipping Commissioners
of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
Bold WorIx Inv Train Rohhers

KANSAS CITY, Nov. ia Laredo Tex. J
dispatch says that bold train robbery
was perpetrated Tuesday night on the
Mexican National Railway twenty miles
south across the Mexican line. AS a
train from Satillo, Mex, bound for that
place rounded the curve at lonely spot
not far from Lajanita, small station, the
engineer discovered that a rail had been
removed. He applied the brakes, but the
train was thrown from the track, and the
engine and the first two cars were
wrecked. The fireman, whose name is
unknown, was killed, and the engineer
was considerably bruised. Immediately
about forty masked men attacked the
train and compelled the conductor to give
up all the money in the express car,
amounting to abOut SS 600
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
A Wife,s Criminatino storios

kITTERY, Me-, Nov. 15.-The mysterious
shooting last night of Thomas Burrows, a
farmer, creates great excitement here.
His wife states that he went to the barn
and a few moments after she heard seye-
raj shots. She then saw her husband
crawling towards the house bleeding. and
fled in terror to the house of neighbors.
Burrows was afterward found in his bed
dead There were two bullet wounds in
MS leg, one in his side and one in his head.
In an interview this afternoon Mrs. Bur-
rows said that she saw her husband kill
himself,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
Plans of the DistiIlers.

CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-At yesterdays ses-
sion of the Western Export Association
of the Distillers a resolution offered by
President Miller was adopted. 1t pro-
vides that the prices fixed by the assOcia-
stances, and authorizes the Executive
Committee to use the funds of the associ-
alton, if found necessary, to accomplish
that end. The regulation allowing dis
tilleries to run to the extent of 30 per cent.
of their full capacity was re-enacted. DIR.
Rush, of Chicago, was appointed distil-
lery inspector of the pool. The Executive
Committee adopted report recommend
ing the admission to the pool of four new
houses in place of four that were burned
during the year,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
Failures in RnsineSs.

New YORK, Nov. Rosenberg & Co..
clOthiers, of No. 496 Broadway, have as
signed to Henry Brasel. The preferences
amount to $50, ,446.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-It was announced
here to-day that the wholesale dry goods
firm of Cleveland, Cummings IL Woodruff
had sold its business to Columbus r.
Cummings, a heavy creditor, who says
that he was under the necessity of buying
the stock. The consideration is not
stated. Cummings says that he paid the
full value after a careful invoice, and will
close it out to the trade as rapidly as pos
sible. 1t is understood that the stock.
notes and accounts are worth between
100000 and $500,000. The liabilities of
the firm are not known
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-16
Hazen sustains Darlington

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-In the Proteus
court of inquiry to-day Gen. w. B. Hazen,
Chief Signal Officer, in his testimony re-
viewed the fitting out of the ill-fated ex-
pedition, and on the subject of memOran-
dunn number 4 fully sustained what Lieu
tenant Darlington had testified to, stating
that the memorandum was no part of that
officers instructions, and that he had
assured Lieutenant Darlington that he
was entirely ignorant of how the memo
randum had got into the inclosure with
the instructions.
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Tho Chinese Influx.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Secretary Fol-
ger has received the following telegram
from +. L. Sullivan, Collector of Customs
at San Francisco: 1.-The Chinese on the
steamer City of Pekin hold certificates is
sued at Canton, under section of the re-
stricliOn act, which is prima facle evil
dence. Only following the instructions
of the Department letter of September 4
last, am availing myself of such means
of verifcation of facts as are within nv
reach. Such investigation so far shows
many to be undoubtedly laborers. When
the examination is finished the result will
be reported"