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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-27
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.

Lively Fight for State Printer-The
Question of AdjOurnment-GOve 5
ReceptiOn-The DeIuge of Bills.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Jan. 26.-In the
Senate, Mr.. BrysOn introduced a bill to
incorporate the Alachua Drainage and
Reclamation Company.
Bills were introduced III the Assembly:
BY Mr.. MonrOe-To amend the law in
reference to the assessment and cOllec-
tiOn of revenue.
The Legislature met in joint session at
II m, and elected the State Printer.
Immediately after roll call motion was
made that the Senate retire, and that body
withdrew. A committee of the Assembly
waited on the Senate requesting their re-
turn. After discussion the Senate agreed
TO return. A lengthy debate arose in the
joint session as to the prOpriety and right
of the Senate's action.
The motion of the Senate to retire was
withdrawn, and nominations declared in
order.
Mr.. c. f. Dyke, of the F0rtdian, was
elected by large majority over Judge
Hilton, of the Tallahassee Economist, and
Mr.. Vaughn, of the Mariana Courier.
The occasion created much excitement
and discussion as to the rights and
privileges of either house and the rules
governing joint session.
In the Senate resolution to adjourn on
the 10th of February was voted down.
The Governors reception was densely
crowded last night.
One hundred and fifty-One bills have
been introduced i'll the Assembly and one
hundred and thirT-One in the Senate.
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Mr.. Tucker criticised the Committee of
Ways and Means for coming into the
House with a bill unprepared to satisfy
the inquiries of members and the demands
Of the country to know what would be the
effect of the measure. When the amount
of diminutiOn of taxation proposed by
the bill was measured it must be found
not only how much the revenue was
diminished, but how much the tribute to
manufacturers was diminished. Take
the duty on cotton ties. They
come in now at duty of
30 per cent, but the pending bill proposed
duty equivalent to 80 per cent. Under
the present duty, revenue was collected
by the government. Under the proposed
duty there would be no revenue. The
effect would be that gentlemen would say
they had relieved the South from taxation
by the hook of the treasury, while by the
crook of prohibition the burden on cotton
ties would be doubled in the interests of
mOnOpOlists.
Mr.. Tucker discussed briefly some of
the more important changes in the bill,
especially criticisIng the sugar schedule.
The reduction of duty on refined sugars
was at least 40 per cent, but the duty on
all sugars that went into cOnSump-
tiOn was positively prOhibtOry. Such
legislation was not only un-
just, but viciOusly unjust, as it laid the
whole agricultural interest under con-
tributien for few manufacturers of the
country. At the conclusion of Mr.. Tuck
er's speech, for which he received the
hearty applause of his party associates,
the committee rose for the purpose of fix
ing some time for closing the general de-
bate, which was finally fixed at O'Clock
tomorrow,
The House again went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, in opposition to the
bill, addressed himself especially to the
consideration of the duty on cotton ties,
declaring that no Southern man could
vote for this accursed bill, which,E in re-
sponse to the demand for reduction of that
duty, increased it 152 per cent. This bill
had been characterized as the best
tariff measure ever presented to an
American Congress. In his opinion there
never had been contained in the same
amount OF paper so much diabOlical in
iquity, so much fraud, so much false pre-
tense, so much robbery, as was contained
in this bill. 1t was claimed that the pas
sage of this measure would take the tariff
question out of politics. That was not so,
and at the beginning of the next Congress
forty or fifty men would be found striving
to have the honor to introduce measure
to repeal this iniquitOus law.
MessrS. KasSOn and Kelley bore the
brunt of the fight in defense of the bill
The committee rose and the House adj
iOurned
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A FORGER ARRESTED.
Caught by a Marked Hand-GOod De-
teCtiVe Work


On the 2Sth of December INSPECTOR
Byrnes, chief of the New York detective
force, received postal card from the no
lice authorities of Dallas, Texas. inform
ing him that the City National Rank of
Dallas had been defrauded Gf S6,1OO on
December 16 by a forged draft, and asking
him to arrest the Iorger. The latter was
known 10 the bank officers as George
Coleman, and was supposed to come
from Norfolk, Va. Coleman was in
troduced to Mr.. Connor, the Presi-
dent of the bank, by letter from the
Exchange National Bank of Norfolk
which inclOsed his photograph for
identification. 1t was signed by Cashier
Balm, of the Norfolk bank, and Contained
also new $40 note of that hanks circu-
latiOn for the purpose of identifying the
cashiers signature which was on both
the letter and the note, On the strength
of the credentials presented, Coleman was
afforded the usual Facilities, and in course
of business deposited a draft drawn On
the Exchange National Bank of Norfolk
fer ", 300. This draft was casbed nv the
Dallas bank, and it subseonentIv
proved to be genuine, as was as
certalned by Telegram f1Om the
DahK Whlch issued it. On De
cemhef ~ Coleman paid into the Dallas
Dank draft on the Park National Bank
OF New York for $1,000. Coleman drew a
check for 81, 100 against the draft the same
day, and the check was paid. Within the
following two days he drew cut the Ne.
mainder by small checks. When the dreft
reached the Park National bank It was
pronounced an extremely skiilful forgery,
BY the time the Dallae bank received this
lhtelngenee Coleman had gone away. The
postal card sent to the inspector gave a
1ull description of the fOrger, mentioning
particularly group of Ave or six blue
spOts-lndia ink marks on the back of
his right hand, and that his fingers
were MrrOwed as though he had heen
accustomed to hard work, The detectives
soon found man who answered this
general description, but they could not
get look az his hands, as he never took
his gloves off. On Thursday night last
the suspicious stranger attended Harri-
gan and Hart's Theatre in New York.
and was followed by the detectives. The
stranger removed his gloves, and his
hands answered the description. Mr..
Connor, President of the Dallas Bank. was
telegraphed and arrived ia New York
Monday. Coleman Vas arrested and iden-
titled by President COnnOr. The prisoner
gave his name as John Stuart. but is
thought to be burglar who has has INST
finished his time at Cherry Hill prison.
Philadelphia.
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Cetton and Wooden Goods.

importers and business men are analyZ-
ing the bill of the Tariff Commission and
exposing its deceptiOns and astonishing
purposes. For example, it is shown by a
remOnstrance now going up to Congress
trom importers who have carefully exam
ined the subject, that in the present tariff
on cotton goods, under the heading "Cot-
ton Hosiery, Cotton Velvets, Cotton Nets.
Cotton Braids, Shirts and Drawers ETC.,
the rate is 30 per cent, and the committee
propose to advance this duty to As per
cent. On dress goods, made of wool.
WOrsted or the hair of the alpaca or goat.
the present duty varies from cents per
square yard plus 30 per cent ad valOrem,
cents per square yard plus 40 per cent.
ad Valorem, and 30 per cent. plus 80 cents
per pound, making an average of about
10 per cent. on the foreign cost,
which the committee propose to raise
to II cents per square yard plus 40 per
cent. ad yalorem, making an average of
about 80 per cent. ad valOrem on the for
eign cost. Dress goods made of wool.
wOrsted, the hair of the alpaca or goat now
pay an eXorbitant duty of about 70 per
cent. average, and on lower grades as high
as 11O per cent. In advancing the duty to
II cents per square yard, plus 10 per cent.
ad valOrem, which makes 1t average about
80 per cent, the low price goods pay as
much as 115 per cent. This simply means
prohibition of all French woolen dress
goods, except the very fine fabrics, which
pay less in proportion than tbe eeInmoner
goods used by the poorer and m;5dIe
classes of the community.
IN every instance the changes here noted
are 10 increase tne price of the articles en-
tering into the use of the masses of the
people and increasing the price of living,
This is revising lac tariff and raducin9
taxation WITH Il vengeance.
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GRAVE ROBBERS IN COURT.
Students Armed With Human Bone
Fighting Police BatOns. .

a special despatch from Montreal. Ont.
says; In relation to she recent whole
sale robbery Of graves, there occurred
mere tO-daY scene which would disgrace
Dahomey. Complaints that students have
been robbing graves in the surrounding
country have been numerous of late. and
the Outrages have become so impUdent
and daring that in the country villages
and hamlets near by people bury their
dead within the shadow of their own
dwellings until decomposition renders
them useless for surgical purposes. Five
bodies had been stolen from Vaudveuil
Cemetery, and others from villages in
this vicinity, which the police found. and
arrested one of the thieves. who was TO
have been tried this afternoon,
Whether meditating a rescue or not
does not appear, but at , O'Clock over one
hundred medical students left McGilI Col
lege gate. Many of them were armed
with human arm and thigh homes, which
had been stolen, and which they carried
thus openly, They marched along sing
ing college songs and misbehaving in diff
ferent ways, until they reached the Police
Court, which they entered with a rush.
In a few moments they commenced a
series of insulting remarks to the court.
who ordered the High Constable to clear
the room. He tried to do so. but the
students turned upon him and so buffeted
and guyed him that he drew his revolver.
At this moment posse of police, who
had been sent for, came to his rescue and
he pOcketed his weapon.
The medicOs eyed them for a moment,
and then the actual scrimmage began.
blows being given and returned. The DO
lice triumphed in tbe end, having used
their batons well. The college boys were
compelled to retreat, with the execution
of few of the ringleaders the police man
aged to secure. The human relics were
taken from the gnodls, who carried them
as far as it was possible to do so. The
main effort, however, was directed to
driving the whipped boys back to she col
iege: & Shortly after those saken prisoners
way II was claimed the Magistrates en-.
courage these college escapades. The
students always escape punishment, even
when caught III their acts,
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THE CENSUS.
Matters Very Much Mixed-What will
be Appropriated.

WASHINGTON, Jan 26.-The Senate
Appropriation Committee this morning
agreed to report a joint resolution appro-
priating 100000 to continue the work of
the census, with an amendment reducing
the amount to 100000. The original
amount was made up of 100000 to con-
tinue the work of the census during
the current fiscal year and the
remainder to be applied to next
years work. The committee have
tround the work of the census IN such an
unsatisfactory condition. however, that
they are unwilling to recommend the an
preparation of any considerable amount
Without assurance that the money will
not be wasted, and this assurance they
have thus far failed to obtain, notWith
standing the fact that they have had be-
fore them twice tee Secretary of the Inte-
riOr and Acting Superintendent of the
Census Richards.
meeting this morning, and endeayored to
explain the state of affairs in the Census
bureau, but their statements only
confirmed the opinion of the COM
mittee that the work of the census was
in such state of confusion that Congress
would not be warranted at this time in
granting greater amount than is barely
sufficient to keep the bureau running, 1t
is not unlikely that this action of the COM
mittee will be followed by bill providing
for the early termination of the work of
collating and publishing within the limits
considerably narrower than as now con-
templated by the scientific gentlemen who
have charge of the details of the work
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MRS. SHEI!nON'S $I.sc0 DOINIAN
NieFpF NapIare of the Thieves Who
Sto'~ 1t at a Fashionable Wedding.

Nelo York Sun.
Mrs. Sheldon. of Philadelphia. lost a
sealskin dOlman that cost 81 900 in Berlin
at a wedding in the Church of the Incar-
nation, at Thirty-fifth street and Madison
avenue, on December 81. The particulars
of the robbery have already been pub
hshed. The cloak was handed to the sex
ton as Mrs. Sheldon entered the church,
and was placed, together with a number
of other wraps, on a chair in the
vestibule. After the ceremony the cloak
could not be found. The sexton had given
it to a man who said he was sent for it
by the owner. The robbery was reported
to Inspector Byrnes, and every effort was
made to trace the garment in second
hand stores and other places where
thieves dispose of stolen property, These
efforts and advertised rewards offered
by the loser failed to bring any result.
The Inspector then took to sending
his detectives to all the fashionable church
weddings he saw announced in the pa
pers, to. see if any known thieves were
attending them regularly. Three sus-
picious persons were noticed at almost
all of these ceremonies. They did not 20
together, but when one was seen in a
church the others were sure to be there
also.
One of them, Thomas Shorten, of 229
on the Sixth avenue horse cars, was dui-
etly arrested and taken before Inspector
Byrnes. The official pretended to suspect
him of some OtIense widely different from
the real one, but was apparently satisfied
with his glib explanations, and let him 20.
Shortel was delighted at his good luck,
and, laughing in his sleeve at what he
deemed the Inspectors stupidity, hurried
away and joined the other Suspected
persons, A detective whom the Inspector
had sent to follow him reported this fact.
and that official deemed it sufficient con,
firmation of his suspicious against the
three. The next time that ShorteIl went
to wedding he was rearrested. The sex,
assisted him at the wedding identified ths
prisoner.
-, His assoelates were arrested yesterday.
They are Benjamin Bagley. of IO5 West
FOrty-hrst street, and John T. Sullivan,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-27
AUSTRALIAN NINE DISASTER.
TWenty-seven Men Caught by a Flood
and Only Five Saved.

The Sydney IN. 5. W. Herald has the
following details of the disaster at the
Australian mine, ON December u:
''The accident occurred at $50 a. m.
in the drift from No. 2 shaft, which uney,
pectedly broke into the old workings of
No. l shaft. The water rushed in with
great force, and in a few minutes the
lower levels were flooded and the water
had risen thirty feet in the shaft. The
men employed at this point fled for their
lives along the drift to the station. where
twelve reached the cage and were hoisted
to the surface. Twenty-seyen men in
another part of the new workings were
unable to reach the shaft, and their only
hope was that they might be able to reach
and ascend distant wings leading to the
upper level. The scene at the top of the
shaft was pitiful, mothers, wives, chill
dren and friends being gathered there.
waiting almost without hope for news
from below. The pumps, throwing
4,OOO gallons per hour, were at once
started, and all the miners in the district
assembled to lend assistance. The body
OF water was so great that the pumps
lowered it very slowly, and a diver was
sent for to attempt to penetrate the mine
to learn the fate of those below. but the
project was found impracticable. On the
afternoon of the 18th the water was only
breast high in the drift where the men
were supposed to be, and an attempt was
made to reach them by wading, but the
yitiated air drove back the relief party.
Several similar attempts We're made during
the night, and about : O'Clock on the
morning of the 14th two searchers
came up the shaft, cheering, and reported
that near winZe No. IL thev heard the
words, cts all right. We are all right
At about O'Clock in the evening word
came up the shaft that the lost were
found. The news spread like wildfre and
the whole neighbOrhood flocked to the
shaft. Tanks were improvised as car
rlages in which to raise the men to the
surface, and q half hour later John Manly
was brought up alive. He had been
caught by going to warn his comrades
of danger when he might have
escaped. SOonl four others were
brought up, all greatly exhausted,
but they are now in a fair way to recover.
The cage rose again, when the terrible
truth was learned that the TWENTY-FIVE
men remaining in'the mine had persisted.
The whole party had been caught in the
DRIFT, the water rising so high that only
by clnging to the timbers could they keep
their chins above it. One by one during
the sixty hours struggle they had dropped
OIL exhausted and were drowned, the
strongest only being able to hold ON until
relief came. The bodies were found scat
tered about the floor of the drift. The vic
tins were Inferred on the 10Th, business
being generally suspended on that dav.
A liberal subscription has been taken up
for the families of the dead miners,a'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-27
THE CHOLERA IN MEXICO.
Fearful Ravages of the scourge.


PANAMA, Jan. 15.-The government
organ of the State of Chiapas, Mexico,
publishes a long article on the cholera,
which has scourged the southern part ofthe
State, and which has not yet disappeared.
The general government is implOred
to render assistance, as the num-
Der of victims is immense, and misery
and want reign supreme wherever
the epidemic has ragged tiercely. Sanitary
cOrdOns were established round Fierra
Caliente, the hot region, where this
sporadic outbreak of cholera ragged with
fiercest intensity. The cold and temperate
regions were not affected. Whole families
died in a single night. On some plantations
there are only three or four people left
alive. Many bodies have been dvOured
by dogs, because those who were stricken
were at once abandoned. The town of
TuXtla had 5000 inhabitants, 600 of whom
are dead. OF 5000 in TOnala, upward of
1000 are dead. The town Of Chiapas suf-
fered most severely, twenty to thirty per-
sons dying daily.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-27

Hurderers Sentenced.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. GA Franklin
(La.) special says: "Rezas Duguv. for
the murder of George LOckley in Cypro-
mort in November last, and John Austin.
for the murder of Isaac Brown. near
Franklin, La, last Christmas, both col
ored men, were to-day sentenced to be
hanged. Albert Q'Neil, for manslaughter
of Brady on the Avelon plantation some
years ago, was sentenced to five-vears i'm
the penitentiary: 0'Neif is a'wifte man,
and was recommended by the Jury to the
mercy of the court. In passing sentence.
the Judge delivered very impress
sive address, dwelling fOrciblv upon
the causes to which frequent crime is at
tributable, especially among the cOIored
population, namely, unrestrained indul-
gence in whisky drinking. He severely
reprobated the practice of proprietors of
plantation stores of selling whisky to la
borers on plantations as being demoral-
izing to labor and the cause of nearly all
crime. The murderers of J. W. Board.
near Houma, few days ago, have proved
to be three negroes, living near Houma.
They have been shut up. Part of Boards
money was in their possession.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-27
THE SOUTH VS.. WEST.
Col. Beverley's Letter to the Young
Men of Virginia Reinforced.

Mr.. y. V. Randolph, a well known Nir-
ginian and a successful business man, has
written letter reinforcing the recent let
ter of Col. Robert Beverley advising the
young men to stay at home. We give the
main points of Mr.. RandOlph's letter, as
the suggestions it contains may be profit
able TO other Southern young men outside
of Virginia.
II am comparatively a young man,
came out of the war with a bad cavalry
horse and tried to buy a better one frOm
Colonel Beverly for Confederate money
after General Lees surrender, but he de-
clined the transaction. | traded him for
one branded u. s. and took the chances.
Got my parole one day, and hitched my
horse 10 a plOw the next and went to
work to make a living. Hard work,
| tell yOu, at first; but you soon get used
to il. made a little money and Sdred it.
Hard to dO-harder than making it, by far.
Since then have Travelled oyer the larger
part of this cOuntry-nOt for pleasure, but
business-and wherever 1 find a man sue
ceeding it is by hard work. On a recent
trip TO the far West L Travelled over 1000
miles i'm seven weeks, worked all day
and travelled all night most of
the time. l met a few people
who worked for a living. No. l
was graduate of Yale College, who
went West with a few thousand dollars
ana lOSI IL. lie Nd kGtllll- lOiA--dlC 1T
81 per day One dollar in Virginia Will
buy as much as 81 in Colorado, Nevada,
or any of the mining States. No. was
Virginian who raised money enough at
home to get West. Present occupation
'cOWbOy;' wages, $50 per month and
found. He lived out on the plains with the
cattle. He had been out tyO months with
out seeing a living soul except his assist
ant. Had just come ~, several
davs' trip, to get provisions. No. two
machinists from New York, work
inc in the mines. often in water
six TO twelve inches deep; wages 81 20
and So per day. And so it goes. Ask
these people, WHY do yOu stay Why
don't you 90 back Eastf' The answer is:
4 came West against the advice Of my
family or friends, and | would rather
work it out here than incur the mOrtitica-
ton of going back a failure. But l would
advise any young man who can make
living nj nome to stay there
ssGf course some succeed and amass
fortunes, aud thes are held up as examples
of what can be done and Is done ~ the
West just as many succeed at home,
with less work and fewer haTdships, and
Wsen a competence is attained have the
benefit OF good society and the comforts
of civilization Tor ite1,lSelVes ana their
families. ] am confident rom what L
have seen that the young man who VIII stay
at home and make up iiis lnind 20 work
will make more money with less labor
than ne could in the far West. must
say for the people Of Colorado that l saw
less erInsEiag than do in the East, and
finer looking and better behaved set of
people would be hard 10 ana: Henyer is
beautiful city, aud has one Of The hnest
opera houses in the country. The climate
is delightful, but so is Virginia; and any
argument or use for going West is also
good for staying az ,.CIne."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-27
SENATORIAL,
The BalIoting Yesterday.

LINCOLN, NEB., Jan. 26.-On the 18th
ballot for United States Senator in the
Nebraska Legislature to-day, Boyd re
ceived 80, Millard 10, Thayer 10, Saunders
IA, Stickel IA, COrvin IA, Henderson 6,
Conners 6, Morton 3, Lake 2, CrOunz ,.
The rest of the votes were scattering.
DETROIT, Jan. 26.-The first ballot for
United States Senator in joint convention
of the Legislature to-day resulted as fol-
lows: Ferry 46, Stout A, Hannah IA, Will
Its 8, Hanchett s. The remainder was
scattering.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 26.-There are
no material changes in the ballotting for
United States Senator, to-day Window
received 40; Wilson, "a; Cole, 16; Dun
nell, 10; Hubbard, s; Kindred, g.; Davis,
5; Strait, 2; Farmer, 3; Start, 4; Wake
field, 2; scattering 4. Total 143.
DENVER, COL, Jan. 26.-On the third
ballot the Republican Senatorial caucus
tonight nominated Hon. r. NJ. Bower for
United States Senator for the long term.
No nomination was made for the short