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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
A ROMANCE,
Showing That There is Such Thing as
Gratitude.

Among the bequests, aggregating $780,
600, made by the late james ID. Stryker, of
Lambertville, n. j., whose will has just
been filed for probate, was one for $3.50 TO
Conrad n. Jordan, of this city, treasurer
of the New York, Ontario ana Western
Railroad Company, and for many years
cashier of the Third National Bank There
is a history attached to this bequest:
Years ago Mr.. Jordan was a clerk in the
Hanover National Bank of this city. On
his way home, over the CORTLAND street
ferry, one bitter night in December, he
saw lady attempt to jump back from
the departing ferry boat. She had boarded
the boat in advance of the gentleman to
whom she had been engaged and to whom
she was subsequently married, and find
ing that he could not catch the boat she
attempted to return to him. She fell into
the water and disappeared beneath mass
of broken ice that filled the slip. Mr..
Jordan jumped i'll after her and held
her above the freezing water until both
were tished out. The risk of the venture
was augmented by the fact that the lady
weighed 300 pounds. She was daughter
of the late Mr.. Stryker. Mr.. Jordan re-
fused to tell his name, but Mr.. Stryker
discovered it after prOtracted inquiries,
and his daughter sent Mr.. Jordan 500.
Mr.. Jordan returned it with a note SAYING
in substance that he did not save persons
from death for consideration. In place
of the bill dozen bottles of currant wine
were forwarded to Mr.. Jordan by Miss
Stryker, with the assurance that she
made it herself. Once year until his
death Mr.. Stryker called upon Mr.. Jordan
to remind that gentleman of his graft
tude.
The amount that Mr.. Jordan receives
under the will he will invest in a souvenir
of the event. He is wealthy man.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17

Na1aiee Is To- bridge Wares creek.
Tallahassee.
K 4. Monsalyatge has been elected Mayor
cl hcy West.
Nmte weighing six ounces are grown in the
Nay t0uI section.
lue orange county land owners are getting
herman lanorers.
senator CAN is i'm Florida and will remain
Joy several weeks.
t4e hundred head Of cattle sold for 81. 100
" Aanaiee recently.
Aey Vests fire department was out on
i1faiie lew days ago.
Green Cove spring has voted two mill tax
''. q new school building.
q, LAenion. Manatee county, has a vacant
a.-iisleIshlp soon to be filed
me Board of Trustees for the Florida Deaf
"lt hlIud Asylum are advertising for bids.
Bears have commenced their depredations
- tAe sugar cane fields IN Brevard county.
ueland proposes To have a telegraph con-
Dfot'on with the Western Union line at AstOr.
tne keepers of two barroOms in Waldo
nave abandOned the effort TO secure a license
TO sell whisky.
Acompany has been formed to construct a
lead from ROckledge 10 Lake POinsett, in
bfrFarJi countv.
lae drought still continues at Mariana; :;
wells iu some portions Of the town are entirely
w, Nnile Others are nearly 50, and no signs
oi rain yet.
Vuincy has elected the following gentlemen
We a. Aldermen. For the short term. ID.
H. =. Agt aflln; Tor the long term. p. Ottinger
AuI NJ. W. Owens.
Lue dredge operations in the northwest
.9aunel' 90 key West. have been finished.
5-,.ns channel go feet wide and i feet
wafer over the bar.
Ile Florida freight train running as an
.Aua To- NdycrOss on Monday night ran
-e, me- rear OF passenger train No. at Glen
-I1tg' breaking ali the bumpers on the
@lnee One drummer. and the fireman on
passenger engine were slightly injured.
"tihe calhoun. a 13-year-old son of the
lf--eef di farllnis mills, Carabelle, had his
~ ~ Si ih torn entirely OF, near the shoulder,
~ STAY Of last week, by being caught IN
49, me suffering boy had to be carried to
tAAeAicola before medical treatment could
Ne contained
N4afies f. Willetts, who has lived i'm Kan
f .' iof g number Of wears. engaged in the cat
sersi '"si Ness, has purchased of Mr.. FOgg 90
H ui iAhd lying IN the suburbs OF Waldo.
Eo,t. 1fpees 70 Introduce some Of the best
inTy.t cattle Of the country, with view of
t'v'ihs the native stock.
pf- =. ~ 33asper Waiver Padget. for whom Dep
sfsfelI I-eIlH In W 4. Jones had a warrant. re-
fi-t lhat olhcer on Wednesday. and refused
len @-s.rested. !. He also beat hls aged father
W@+,sl. l.. fatget. and threatened to kill mm.
sie '. W. = a fugitive from justice from GeOr-
'uafge ot robbing house.
CsiiTsstt stner nor BloNham and the members of ms
bei,E" ". pnse OF Inspecting the improvements
asrIs "due on buildings OF the insane
Sfstc anu a general examination OF the
r,rT-. ilslitutlon. They found the former
vii frs.u- very satisfactorily, the asvlum
good health any siJ"e iis
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
GiIbert,s Grim Humor.


"PinafOre' Gilbert is cannv Scot as
well as Il satirist. Having no legal rights
in his play of "Galatea" in this country.
he demanded a royalty from Mary Ander-
son, who wanted to play the part in Lon
don, that would have made him as rich as
ROthschild if it ran for a month. This is
all right from a legal point of view, but
like many other things all right i'm law. il
is a trifle shabby. The honor of having
so lovely woman, and so fine an actress,
show the English people what the part
of the statue could be made, should
have made Mr.. Gilbert content with a
couple of thousand dollars week. When
we remember that his mythical satires
ruined the manager who first put them on
the stage in London, and that they have
been buried there ever since, his desire to
ruin an American manager caught in
COckneydOm has the air of exceedingly
grim humor about it. Mary Anderson
may rest content. 1t is LOndOn's loss and
MIR. GlIberts if she does not play "Gala-
tea" at the Lyceum. Perhaps Mr.. Gil
bert intends to play the part himself. lie
is a great humorist. Like the Dublin gal
lery god who saw a man about to be
thrown into the pit, and cried, "Don't
waste him-kill "A fiddler wild himr' Mr..
Gilbert may not wish to waste a chance
of running Il manager.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
HEROES BONES HoNoRED.
Arlington's Confederate Dead Removed
to Raleigh.

NORFOLK, Oct. 16.-The remains of the
Southern soldiers recently disinterred at
Arlington arrived here from Alexandria
this morning and were taken to Raleigh
under escort of detachments from mill
tary companies of this city and Ports
mouth. Minute guns were fired from the
time the steamer came in sight until the
remains were transferred to the cars.
The flags in the city and harbOr were at
half mast. The bells tOlled and hundreds
of eX-COnfederate veterans were in line in
the civic and military procession. The
floral offerings were profuse and the La
dies Memorial Association of Portsmouth
formed in procession when the remains
reached that city.
RALEIGH, Oct. 16.-The remains of the
1876 North Carolina Confederate soldiers
removed from Arlington reached here to-
night. escorted by the Suffolk Greys, a
detachment from the Norfolk Guards. the
Norfolk Blues, the Portsmouth Guards
and the Fayetteville Light Infantry.
Thirty-twO pall-bearers, Confederate vet
Grams, and the Raleigh Light Infantry
met the remains at the depot, and, accom-
panied by tremendous crowd, the mill
tary cortege moved to the capitol, where
the caskets were deposited in the rotunda.
The caskets were prOtusely covered with
flowers. The remains will be inferred to-
morrow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
BLAINE AND CONKLING.
BUTLER,s APPoINTNIENTs.
The Executive Council Ignores tn
Governors Wishes

The Executive Council Ignores the
Governors Wishes.
BOsToN, Oct. 16.-At meeting of the
Executive Council this morning, Governor
Butler nominated Sylvanus b. Pbinney,
of Barnstable. to fill the vacancy which
he alleged existed in the Board of Health,
Lunacy and Charity. claiming that Mrs.
Clara I. Leonard has legally no place
upon the board. The statute provides
that the board shall consist of nine per-
sons. The Governor asked an opinion of
Attorney General Sherman as to whether
a woman was legally a proper person for
the office, and he replied in the mega
tive. The statute, which took effect Feb
ruary 1, 1882, provides that the present
members thereof of the State Board
shall continue to hold Office during the
terms for which they were appointed.
1t was argued in the Council Chamber
that as Mrs. Leonard was then acting as
a member of the board, this clause legal
lied her position and the Governors nOmI-
nation was accordingly ignored. The
Council again rejected the nomination of
Edwin G. Walker, colored, for Judge Of
the CharlestOWn District Court.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17

\ Washington dispatch says: "Charges
were recently filed with Secretary Chand-
Ter by junk dealer of Washington that
ring had been formed to defraud the
government in the purchase of con-
demned material now being sold at auc-
ti0n at the different navy yards. 1t was
alleged that the dealers had combined to
get the articles at the lowest possible
prices and then to divide among them
selves the difference between the actual
worth of their purchases and the prices
paid for them The charges were specific
as to the Norfolk navy yard, where it was
asserted the members of the ring had
already divided profit of about $1,000
among themselves as a resultOf cOllusion
with the auctiOneer. Secretary Teller
directed a suspension of the sale at Nor
folk, but as an investigation showed that
the charges were very much Overdrawn
and arose mainly from dIssensiOns among
the dealers he subsequently revoked the
order of suspension. The matter will be
investigated.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17

oe erected. We are badly of in Jackson
xlile III this respect, and are restricted i'm
the way of promenades TO the public
thorOughfares.
encountered Colonel Gentry. AGENT of
the MORNING NEWS, recently, and having
heard OF his attainments as a linguist.
greeted him with half-remembered ouo,
tatlon from Greek Reader. Nothing
dlsconcerted, the Colonel ut tterly de-
molished my attempt at learning hv buri.
ing at me chapter of the Koran, several
verses OF the Talmud, and some of the
maXims of Confucius, all in breath. and
IN the respective languages in which they
were originally written. He intends, he
says, to circulate his paper, if the dntv
requires him to be cOnYersant with ali
the dead as well as the living tongues.
Our weather has been somewhat change
able OF late and colds are epidemic. 1t
has been quite warm for the last two or
three days, and linen suits are again fire.
queht' w. III, b.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
ST. LOUIS RING.
Chief Campbell's Ousting Must be Ex-
planned by the Board.

planned by the Board.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16.-The Post DisDdtcb
continues it revelation regarding the tes-
timony before the late grand jury as to
the gambling ring and the Police Depart
ment. 1t prints to-day ten columns of
evidence. Thomas E. Tut, President of
the Third National Bank, testified that he
demanded blank designations from two
gentlemen who could have been appointed
Police Commissioners on that condition.
but they refused, and that the suggestion
of blank designations originated solely
with Governor Crittenden for his USE
Charles Green, President of the Fair AS
sOciatiOn, testified that Mr.. Tut demand
ed II blank resignation from him for
the Governor, but he refused
EX-POlice Commissioner BOland testi-
fled to the same facts. In the Court of
Appeals to-day application was made to
compel the Police Board to produce
the records of the last meeting, and ask
ing the court to reverse the boards action
in Ousting Chief of Police Campbell
without preferring charges. After the
case was argued the court determined to
issue a writ of certi0rari directed to the
members of the Police Board command
ing them to show cause why their action
in removing Chief of Police Campbell
should not be reversed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
An AIahamian,s Snicihe

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-A pOOrly-dressed
man, aged about 40 years, was found dead
in room in cheap lodging house in the
Bowery. On table were two empty
walls, one of which had contained lauda-
mum and the other morphine pills. He
had registered as c. c. Cutler, of Mobile,
Ala. In the room was found note read
ing:
Notify ID. W. Blake, of the Domestic
Sewing Machine Co. He will know how
to act. SCOTT"
In the dead mans pockets were found
twelve Dawn tickets
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
BANK OFFICIALS LIABLE.
Neglect of Duty Makes Them RespOn
sible to the Sufferers Thereby.

sible to the Sufferers Thereby.
TRENTON, Oct. 16.-Among the numer-
Gus opinions by Chancellor RunyOn at the
opening of the October term of the Chan
Gerry Court to-day, was one OF interest af-
fecting the officials of insOlvent banks. 1t
was in the suit of Ackerman VS.. Halsey
ct al. The suit was brought by stock
holder of the defunct Mechanics National
Bank, of Newark, against the President
and Directors of the bank for neglect and
miSmanagement of their official duties,
whereby the bank was ruined through
the cashiers abstraction and msapprO-
priation of the banks funds. The opinion
held that the matter was within
the jurisdiction of the court, and
that the bank officials were
personally liable in equity for their failure
and neglect to discharge their duties, and
that when corporation is insolvent and
the receiver refuses to bring suit the
stockholders may maintain it. The de-
murrer of the defendants was overruled.
This opinion will enable stockholders to
bring suit to recover the amount of their
losses from bank officials
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
EPISCOPAL SESSION.
The 22d Chapter of Numbers Retained
by "a Vote.

by vote.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.-In the Epis-
copal Convention to-day the House of
Bishops, i'll adopting the report of the
committee on the dictionary, as the joint
committee on the dictionary is no longer
in existence, thought it advisable to take
a vote by dioceses on the question of the
retention Of the 22d chapter OF Numbers,
and the chapter was retained. The
house then went into committee of the
whole on the joint report of the Com
mittee on the Prayer Book. a
message was received from
the House of Bishops announcing that
they had adopted the resolution to amend
article 7, canon 8, title so as to read:
''No person shall be appointed a mission
airy who is not at the time a minister in
regular standing in the Protestant Epis-
cOpal Church, or Of some other church in
communion with this church. But moth
ing in this section shall preclude the
Board of Managers from employing lay
men or women members of this church or
of some church in communion with the
same to do missionary work." 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee on CanOnS.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
BULLETS AND BURGLARS.
JOHN IRVING AND "JACK ;,
WALSH KILL EACH OTHER.

The Men Two of the Most Notorious
Cracksmen in the Country and Identi-
ned With Some Famous - ,Tobs "A
Bowery Den the Scene of the shoot
ing.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-In saloon on the
Bowery, kept by Shang Draper, himselfa a
burglar, and his place thieves resort. a
hight occurred about O'Clock this morn
ing between John Irving, of Patchen ave-
nue. burglary notoriety- and "Jack,,
walsh alias Jack-the-ALiek, one of the
aecomplices in the robbery of Jacob Ru-
perts bank messenger two wears ago.
Each shot the other dead at the same
moment. The affair has caused general
rejoicing in police circles. The other
thieves and stragglers who were i'm the
saloon at the time of the.shooting were ar
rested. Among them was Billy Porters.
IrVmg'S pal in his crimes and in their
escape from the Raymond street Jail i'm
Bro0klyn, where they We're confined for
the Patchen avenue burglary. They were
both drunk and had quarreled over some
of their business affairs until each at the
same moment drew revolver and fired.
and each fell dead without drawing a
second breath. Irving was shot through
the brain and Walsh through the heart.
IHc oHAg regret among those who Know
the party seems TO be that Porter and the
other companions of the dead men did
not initiate their example The two
dead men have been among the boldest
criminals in New York for MANY wears
and have caused courts and police endless
trouble.
The CorOner's examination has deveIoped
the fact that Irving was the aggressor
and that several shots were fired before
the simultaneous discharge that killed
both the combatants. The police found
IN Billy POrter's pocket when he was ar
rested revolver. three chambers Of
which wereempty. lis thought from this
fact that he participated in the shooting.
and that it was the result of deliberate
plan to kill Walsh, who was in the way.
1t is known that Irving and Walsh, who
had been pals" quarreled about the di-
vision of the plumber at one of their rob-
berries. Several witnesses before the Coro-
ner swore that though Porter was pres
ent at the shooting, he did not participate
IN it. Porter is held, pending the result
of the inquest of Friday next.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
An Enthusiastic Endorsement.


GENTs-WhOever you are, don't know;
but thank the Lord and feel grateful to
you to know that in this world of adul-
terated medicines there is one compound
that proves and does all that it advertises
to do, and more. Four years ago had
slight stroke of palsy, which unnerved me
to such an extent that the least excite
ment would make me shake like the ague.
Last May | was induced to try Hop Bit
tors used OIH hottie. but did not SEQ
any change; another did so change my
nerves that they are now as steady as
they ever were. 1t used to take both
hands to write, but now my good right
hand writes this. Now, if you continue
to manufacture as honest and good an ar
ticle as you do, you will accumulate an
honest fortune, and confer the greatest
blessing on your fellow men that was
ever conferred on mankind.
TIN BURCH.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
A CIRCUS DAYS TRAGEDIES.
Ill Feeling Between Whites and Blacks
Ends in Murder and LYnching.

Ends in Murder and Lynching.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Oct. 16.-A large
crowd gathered at Statesville Monday to
witness the circus. Many of the visitors
came from Wilkes and Alexander coun-
ties, and some came in wagons from long
distances, camping out. On Saturday night
a white man named K. III. \ an was badly
beaten by a negro, whose name is un-
known, and bad feeling existed in the
crowd. ON Monday a white man named
Redmond quarreled with negro named
Campbell, who fired three shots, killing
Redmond instantly. \ second bullet went
through his heart. The first shot struck
a bystander named Tom Ball, inflicting
painful wound. Campbell was arrested.
Last night, after midnight, about thirty
masked men took Campbell from jail and
hanged him to tree. They did their
work SO quietly that the occurrence was
not known generally until Campbel's
body was found dangling to the tree at
daylight. Everything is quiet now.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
IreIand's Opposine Factions

DUBLIN. Oct. 16.-The League meeting
ut ROslea, County Fermanagh, to-day, was
addressed by Messrs. Healy, Sullivan and
Biggar, Members of Parliament. Michael
Dayitt, who had been expected to at
tend, was absent. A meeting of Orange
men was held at the same time. A col
lisiOn between them and the Parnellists
was prevented by force of police and
soldiery. The Orangemen at their meet
ing resolved to do their utmost TO resist
the attempt 10 place Ireland under the
government Of murderers and rebels.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
sorrn ncARollNA.

C--An An effort Is being made to reorranize the
georgetown Rifle Guards.
\ bachelors mutual aid association has
county. '''
y 4 ne real property OF Edgeiield county is as
az sl,03s,l7o. y
me collection Of taxes in York county
-iin9uhted on last Tuesday to S2sS5s 43. in
i1uins the May instalment of $l0,9i0 81.
rrA baptist Church has been Organized al
hennis'. in Hampton county. undeI. ih,. narne
oI 'saYin Grove
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
An Editor Charged WIN Contemnt.

LITTLE Rock, Oct. 16.-M. G. Harris,
editor of the Hot Springs Horseshoe, was
arrested to-day by Judge Woods, of the
Circuit Court, Tor contempt, in having
court for the manner of selecting a Jury
in the Rugg murder case.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17

LONDON, Oct. 16.-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from Pa
ris says that the government has resolved
to act energetically against all agitation.
The manager of lie Drdpldu Noir, an an
archist journal of Lyons, has been ar
rested, and similar measures toward the
proprietors of papers of like character
are expected to be enforced in Paris.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
ENFORCING THE BLUE LAWS.
Connecticut People Arrested for Driving
on the Sabbath.


Neso Hdren (Coan.) Specially. Y. Times. oct. III.
A. L. Babcock, of A. l.. Babcock & Co,
a rich carriage trimming manufacturer of
this city, was arrested to-day while out
driving with his wife near this city, and
accused Of breaking the Sabbath. The
charge is brought under the old Blue
laws enacted in the early part of the last
century. Mr.. Babcock when arrested
was taken to the farm house of Henry
Platt, in East Haven, one of the con-
stables making the arrest. There he
found nearly score of other prisoners all
in custody for the same Offense.. The Off
GERS making the arrest acted under the
direction Of Grand Juror Thompson,
of the town of East Haven, to
whom complaints had been made by resi-
dents of the hamlet of FoXon that people
from New Haven were continually break
ing the Sabbath by driving through that
place, much to the annoyance of its good
people. Nearly all the prisoners were ac-
companied by their wives or sweethearts,
who were arrested as participants in the
crime, and there were loud complaints Of
ill-treatment. They had been kept crowd
ed together like so many cattle during the
entire afternoon in barnyard, rain fall
ing during a part of the time. In the eve
ming they were arraigned before Justice
futile, and all who could not give securi-
ty in $50 to appear for examination to-
morrow afternoon were locked up. No
carriages were stopped by the officers
making the arrests. In every instance
they took their prisoners at a point on the
FoXon road where nuts from group of
hickory trees had fallen thickly upon the
ground. Whenever man left his wagon
TO pick up the nuts he was arrested aud
marched off to Constable Palmer's pound.
Mrs. A. c. Wright, st. Mary's, Ga,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
ADefaulter's Confession.

LONDON, Oct. 16.-GeOrge Walters, the
defaulting manager of the London and
River Platte Bank, made a full confession
of the manner in which he abstracted and
disposed of the bonds deposited in the
bank. The arrest and Imprisonment of
Walters stock broker was owing to state
ments made by the warden duplicating
him in speculatiOns. Walters has been
cnmmiffnd for frial
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17

LONDON, Oct. 16.-A foreign Socialist
with a forged passport has been arrested
at Reval by Russian officers and taken to
st. Petersburg.
OLNUTZ, MORAVIA, Oct. 16.-The trial
of eighteen Socialists upon a charge of
high treason has begun here.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-17
SHOT DEAD AT vALDOsTA.
Negro Prisoners Murder Night Watch
man James Allen.

NALDosTA, Oct. 16.-James Allen, a
night watchman of this city, was fatally
shot tonight while in the discharge of his
official duties by Aleck Turner and two
other unknown negroes, all of whom
were under arrest. The shooting was
done at the train at 10:45 O'Clock. Mr..
Allen died at 11:25 O'Clock. The whole
town is indignant, and will use every
effort to bring the villains to justice. No
arrests have been made as yet, as all
escaped.