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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31
JEFF SADDLE.
The True History 81 Notable Event
in tins war

FEAGIS. Houston Co.. GA, Oct. Il. lsS4.
Editors Hone sf11Ef-rlsE1. h&Tlng seen several
letters in the Macon TeleyvlEA aHa 4esseHgsr,
also IN the Tone Journal, IN regard 70 tHe
saddle Of ex-Presideut jefferson Davis, ali OF
which being more or less erratle. hereWltA
give you the facts. as circumstances 81 inst
time placed me IN a position 70 know l1ela
just a. they occurred also lnclose : le 81
received by me from 3Ir. Davis IN regard %
u. n which be gives the history 81 the famous
saddle, which makes Il valuable 70 MIN. GpoA
him II was IN The nassessi0u OF Dr. w L,
Jones. Of Fort Valley, 10 WhoM
also addressed two letters, giving MN ~
Mr.. Davis wish in regard % ~
Vow TO the facts relative 70 the saddle: N
the night Of May -. 1855. the captors OF ~ ".
Davis camped ar Sandy Run Churcn- VIM
four or five hundred yards Of my house. Ohe
Adam O'Prv and not Adam Jones. as It ap-
peaFed IN the Is}sgFuDh and Messenger j slloIt
while siuce.l went into the camp Y Sc ~
much loved chief. and thereupon MI DA,17
asked MN II he would Ike 70 nave a me- So O.
die. The Young man proudly aecepteu me
gift. with Fne understanding tnAt - " a.
ever called fOr &c should De returned Az, q
/ lnEIy i Was wrapped ~ OlAhAet an = NJ
put IN a bag aud given 70 me 81 s'-l-s lirr
Davis. who had been instructed 20 suo'l- -
u. and upon passing the guard 70 say -
make them folks up vonder cooA solle 49,
bread" and to hide the saddle IN my kltchen,
which place Young O'Pry understood ne Nas
TO take 1t. provided he could eIude inc thFOAs
/ Of ankees IN and around my SdIu Gnu
/ house. This he successful did, after procur-
/ ing another blanket from my wife ID WIlS { y
wrap il. He then carried II 10 Ms latlleL
gnh5use not far away, ana ouFIe,! II ID 80
/ cotton. where il remained some tlme-uutli
al was Quiet-wheu be brought II our anu
/ rode it for several years afJer~ rds, men
I he left for Texas, where ne now hSes. ne
/ tn-,iad III over Il the said DR.. Jones. OF Fort
/ Valley, in whose possession. with the eXcep-
/ tiOn OF a short time when il was n the hOraF!
/ at Fort Valley. il has ever since oeeh-
On the morning after il was tasen from me
| camp the Yankees arrested me, charging me
/ with having taking II. but after much par
/ lance. and many threats TO take me with tne
captivJs. they turned me loos 3. seemingly
/ satisfied with the positive statement, Il 0Id
I not take it."
! ours truly, Go NJ hAGIS.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31

Gold is beginning TO return to this eOun-
try. A few months ago the outflow Of
gold to England was so great as 70 excite
alarm. on last Tuesday $4,000 in gold
was Withdrawn from the Bank Of Eng
land for shipment to this country. More
than $1,000, 600 in gold is now on the way
70 New York. This shows that exports
are flowing from this country TO Europe
in a very healthy volume.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31
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given Immediately. FOR further particuIars
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rs Her street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31
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n viii be served for Lunch TO-DA1 ron
10 to 1890 O'Clock at the Merchants ~
change, 1897 Congress street.
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31

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II west corner Barnard and Henry streets
Apply TO DB. L. a. EALLIG Ant.
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31

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Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
Owed to the 0dor.

"I reilly believe we had better go down to Nantasket to-day, it's so pesky not, said Deacon Bodkin one day during the cheated term"
 Mrs. Bodkin and the girls needed no urging, and an hour or two later they were all comfortably seated in large rocking chairs upon the piazza enjoying the ocean breeze.
 But the deacon waa uneasy. Near him sat dude from New York, with loudly checkered suit, silver-headed cane and pronounced odor of patchouly. The deacon eyed the dude, shifted uneasily in his seat, and at length arose and said:
 1T guess I'll get to wind ard."
 1T tell ye," said he, suddenly address ing the dude, 'I know what'n take that air smell outer your clothes. You must bury 'em-bury 'em a month an then they'll be all right. Naow when I was boy I lived in t2e country, an one day I was goin' to school an threw stone at a little black kitten by the roadside. Jerusalem but I've never stoned a black kitten since. reckon you run across one O them critters this mornin' by the smell Good gracious where has the feller gone ? Don't see what there was to get hufy about" he re- marked, turning to the smiling crowd that had gathered round, "Guess he must ha' gone to bury his clothes. "- Boston Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
X Young Romans Sacrifice.

Once upon a time, many hundred years ago, when Rome was mistress of the world and the Romans were stronger and braver than any one else, there lived boy of thirteen whose name is still remembered. Lucius Valerius was fond of his lessons, but most of all did he love poetry; so, although he was only thirteen years old, he made up his mind that he would try to win the gold medal and ivory Tyre which were given every five years to the boy who should write the best poem. Lucius not only tried but he succeeded, and one day be- fore all the school and a number of visitors the prizes were presented to him. Now, besides the medal and Tyre, which everyone who gained them valued very much, there was something else which they thought far grander. A statue of the prize winner was placed in the school and crowned with laurel. You may imagine how the boys heart beat with joy as he saw the judge step forward to crowd his statue, but just at that moment Lucius caught sight of a young man who had also tried for the prize, and who looked downcast and miser able. Lucius sprang forward, seized the laurel crown and put 1t on the head of the poor fellow who had been unsuccessful. "You are more deserving of it than am" he said; "I have ob- tained it more on account of my youth than my merit, and rather as an encour. agement than as 8 reward" Then the people set up great shout of joy, fol they knew that noble heart was worth more than all the poems in the world, and they gave new name to Lucius Valerius in memory of that day. So Lucius WAS always called Pudens, which means Modest, and you may be sure he valued his new title as much as he de- served it, for "Kind hearts are moro .ha1. coronets. ."-Littte Folks May Qzi1ae.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
A Candidate Bear Hunting.
THE EXPERIENCE OF A PENNSYLVANIA
 NOMINEE FOR THE LEGISLATURE.

A correspondent of the New York Times writing from Lock Haven, Penn., says: Between running for the Legis- lature and hunting bears, Joseph NJ. Shafer is having a lively time up in Cameron county" remarked "Ritchey" Bridgens, ex-Mayor of Lock Haven, at the Fallon House. "You know Joe," he continued, 'tis famous for hunting, and would rather follow bear all day than stop to eat the best dinner that could be set before him. He started out the other day to electioneer @ little, and passing over the mountain in the di- rection of Driftwood he struck bear tracks. That was enough. He forgot all about electioneering and started after the bear. He carried his silver-mounted rife, that was presented to him by few friends at Harrisburg on the adjourn ment of the Legislature. He had scarcely travelled a mile when he came mp with the bear. It was sitting on a hemlock log, apparently waiting for Joe. He stopped suddenly, drew up his rife and fired, and then looked to see if the bear had been hit. He was hi. in the right leg, but not badly hurt. This riled the bear and frightened Joe because he had made bad shot. The bear became greatly enraged and made a rush for Joe, who dashed behind big hemlock tree and began running around it, thinking he could elude the bear; but it travelled so fast that he couldn't get chance to fire another shot, and, after being chased around the tree for half an hour and getting pretty tired, Joe concluded to change the programme. He suddenly made dash and, jumping over the trunk of a fallen hemlock, made for big tree with low branches. He made failure. Just as he was in the act of climbing up the tree the bear caught him with one paw, and as he was in the act of giving him square Cam- eron county hug, friend came up and shot the bear through the head, and Joe was saved. Joe admits that he thought he would never get back to Harrisburg ooo;n
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
The Man Lynched at La Crosse.

A dispatch from Portland, Ore, says: "Scotty," alias Nat Mitchell, who bru- tally murdered Frank A. Burton, & prominent Republican, at La Crosse, Wis, was well known in Kansas City. Eight years ago he lived at Walla Walla, ". T., and was terror in that country, defying both law and officers. He was desperate fellow and con- stantly engaged in fights. Aided by two confederates, he engaged for some time in wholesale horse-stealing, and finally ran off to California to escape the vigilantes. Being compelled to leave that State. he went to Montana, where in jealous fury he shot and killed his mistress. He was sent to the peniten- tiary, but escaped. He was shortly re- captured and subsequently, pardoned. He then went to Wisconsin and lived until lynched.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29

gray-stone facade, clinging to vine and trellis, and climbing lithely and swiftly as panther, tolls a dark figure up and up!
 It grasps the broad stone window ledge at last, gripping with desperate strength some friendly projection, while a fierce blow topples the stout sash in- ward. With an agile leap the dark shape follows, and is swallowed up in the stihing, smoke-vailed dimness. But only for moment; out of the dark ness it fits again, pursued by arrowy tongues of fire, with something limp and white clasped to his laboring breast.
 He springs to the wide stone sill, and stands full in the glare of the confa- grafton. By - it is Trapeze Tom p voice cries excitedly, and then the multitude watch him and the great lad- der that trusty hands are rearing against the wall.
 For moment he hovers on the crum- bling verge of destruction, deftly and rapidly muffiing some. heavy fabric about the frail form that nestled within his arm. There is dull crash--a whirl- wind of flame rears upl He crouches and covers as pillow of flame rolls over him and recedes again. Then carefully shielding his helpless charge, he drops from his perilous perch, and, step by step, tolls down the ladder of death l
 * x
 "Tom Hylton, alias Trapezs Tom, ex- acrobat and incendiary; San Francisco States Prison for life; broke jail year ago. Been dodgin' ever since. Desper- ate critter. But he's settled his score, and passed in his checks like man p
 The keen-eyed official lifts his hat, and stands uncovered as they lay him down. The lurid spectre of that by gone crime, jogging his vagrant steps by day and night, has hunted him down at last l
 They lower him softly--he is only a vagabond tramp, with the brand of crime upon him, but the smoke-grimed hands hat touch him, the bearded faces that bend above him, are tender and pitiful. The red warning of daybreak trembles rosily in the East, but for him the eternal darkness is gathering fast.
 "Oh, papa, take me to him. They say that he is dying-and he gave his life for mine p
 At the sound of that silver-sweet voice beautiful smile lights up the disfgared face, the heavy lids lift little.
 Ismay kneeling beside him, weeps bit- terly at the sight of the fame-scorched forehead and unseeing eyes.
 "How are you feeling now, my brave fellow ?" the squire asked huskily.
 But the pale lips only answer:
 'tShe was like my little sister-dead long ago-and she was kind to me"
 Tine futtering lids are quiet-the still ness of peace enfolds him-and his skulking and tramping are ended.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
Bill Yves Advice to Parents.

Do not constantly tell your boy "how tall" he is-that he 'grows like weed" and finally make him think that he is a giraffe. If you keep it up you will
 finally make a round-shouldered, awk- ward, bashful bean-pole out of a mighty good looking boy. If every tall boy in this country will agree to lick every wooden-headed man who tells him "how he does grow" will agree to hold the coat of said tall boy. I am now dealing with a subject of which happen to be informed. The same rule applies to girls as well. If you want to make your daughter fall over the piano and and yearn to climb tree whenever she sees anyone come toward the house, tell her "what great swalloping tom-boy she is getting to be-" In this way, if her parents act iudiciously and in con- cert, we can soon have a nation of young men and women whose manne-s and carriage will be as beautiful and sym metrical as the plaster cast of sore toe.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
Marrying for Money,

Society is getting into a strange state, said very observing middle-aged lady the other day. "It seems as if every one were fortune-hunting at our best-known summer resorts. l have been away all summer, and have had abundant means of studying the young people. From my observations during the past few seasons have come to the conclusion that the idea that money is the only thing in life worth living for is growing steadily year by year. Haven't you noticed how few matches have been reported as the result of the past vacation2 We'll, 1t seems to me that the first thing the girls ask nowadays when they meet young fellow is, How much money has he;' and the young gentlemen in turn in- quire: Has she got any moneyF A week or two ago was talking with a charming girl at Bar Harbor, and the subject turned to marriage. Her ideas on the subject were expressed with the greatest sincerity, and with an innocence that was charming. When Ireferred to o-called marriages for money and ex- pressed the opinion that they usually resulted unhappily, she exclaimed, Why, should consider it an insult if any one asked me to marry him if he wasn't rich This seems to be fast growing, if not a prevailing opinion among the youth of both sexes to-day. The mammas go to the summer resorts with the hope of making fgood matches for their daughters-'good in pecu. niary sense, mean-and the girls soon imbibe their mothers ideas.
 'fWell, how is 1t with the fellows They go fortune hunting, too. Both have an idea that by marriage they must better their financial condition in the world, and the result is, as I stated, that fewer matches are made than form. orally. It is getting so that hundred thousand dollar fellow hates to throw himself away on a ten-thousand-dollar girl, and Uice uersd. Each wishes to better his or her condition. I read a few days ago of lady who said that she had met sixty girls this summer who would never marry because they thought they could not wed large quantity of money. Isn't it ridiculous2 Yes, society is getting into 8 strange state, and I sigh for those good old days when love in cottage was quite good enough for the young people. Love is the only source of true happiness, and these money matches cause more unhappiness than anything else in the world"
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
Domestic Recipes.

A nice dish for breakfast, or tea, is made of sweet potatoes boiled. Re. move the skins, rub the potatoes through a coarse colander, make into flat cakes, dip into flour, and fry in hot butter.
 Oatmeal cakes may be successfully kept from crumbling if you add little wheat flour to oatmeal mush; knead it and then roll it quite thin, and bake for half an hour in hot oven. These must be kept where they will be dry, as they absorb moisture surprisingly, and are rendered unfit for use by it.
 Graham mush is a substitute for n rich pudding on certain occasions. Make just as you do oatmeal mush, but add few berries or raisins or English entrants. Serve with milk and sugar.
 Lemons cut in thin slices make a good garnish for broiled spring chicken. An- other garnish, or more properly sauce, to be poured on the platter around the chicken, is made by melting currant jelly. Take it out of the jelly tumbler, put it into bowl and Fst it over the top of a tea-kettle which is almost full of boiling water; in this way you escape all danger of burning it.
 An excellent dish for breakfast is made of six eggs and three tablespoon fuls of ham chopped very fine; beat the eggs, and after melting lump of butter in the frying pan, drop the eggs into it and stir the ham in; the ham has of course been cooked, either fried or boiled; season with pepper. This is a good way to use up pieces of meat that are left from dinner
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
A STRONG sWORDFIsH.
He Drives Ills Blade Through kIme Inches
 of Copper and steel


 A very remarkable event has occurred in the recent experience of the three masted schooner Themis, of Boston, Capt N. E. Kendrick. The Themis sailed from Mobile with a cargo of lum- Der for Tampico. She was tight vessel, taking in very little water and requiring but little use of the pumps. On the fifth day out from Mobile Capt Kendrick himself tried the pump and found no water. An hour or two afterward the mate happened to try it, and to the great astonishment of tho captain, reported 20 inches of water. The water was pumped out, but was soon found to be running in again at the rate of nearly 12 inches an hour. It was enough to create alarm, and keep the crew continually employed at the pumps during the passage to Tampico-all efforts in the mean time to locate the leak proving unsuccessful. On arriving at Tampico, and while dis charging the cargo, these efforts were redoubled. It was fully ascertained that the leak was not near the water line as had been hoped-butatt at the bottom of the vessel. Finally the mate, groping and exploring about the bottom, re. ported that he had found a horn stick. ing in the ceiling or inner lining of the timbers which he could not remove. He was told to break it of, md at length brought up two inches of what the cap. tain at once recognized as the end of the blade of a swordfish.
 On further examination it was found that the blade had penetrated, in tho first place, the copper sheathing of the schooner; then the outer timbers of the hull, inches in thickness; next vacant space of 9 inches between the outer and inner timbers, or ceiling" and lastly A. inches more of solid wood constitut- ing the ceiling, altogether nearly 9 inches of plank and copper, with II inches of vacant space, including the two inches of the end broken off. How much of the sword remained outside has not yet been ascertained. The blow was struck from below, in a direction nearly vertical, and some idea of its amazing force may be found from the figures above given. the point of i'm. pact was a little forward of the mizzen- mast, about three feet from the keel, on the starboard side. By tearing away part of the ceiling Captain Kendrick was enabled partially to stop the leak, and to take his vessel first to Appa. lachieola and thence back to shiT Island. This is, no doubt, the most ex traordinary case of piscatorial swords manship on record. There is no room for question of its entire truthfulness The fragment of the sword is sticking ir the bolton of the schooner, and will b, available for examination when sht comes to be docked for repairs.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
Dangers of Chemical Experiments.

Nj. Rouelle, m eminent French chem ist, was not the most cautious of ops orators. One day, while performing some experiments, he observed to his auditors: Gentlemen, you sec this cauldron upon this brazicr; well, ifT were to cease stirring a single moment an explosion would ensuo which would blow us all in the air r' The company had scarcely time to reflect on this com. fortahle piece of intelligence before tho operator did forget to stir his mixture, and his prediction wns accomplished. The explosion took place with a terrible crash; all the windows of tho laboratory were smashed 10 pieces and 200 auditors thrown about the building md out of it in confusion. Fortunately none received any serious injury, the grcatost violence of the explosion having been done In tho direction of the chimney, and the dem onatrator escaped without further harm than Inc loss ol hia viz Wwld ~ XMFSsksssmwM
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
in the Jury Box.

Carlyle in the iury-box must have been a sight for gods and men. He has left a most comical description of one experience in the iury-room, when he and eleven other men found themselves locked up after having listened to evil dence in an important case for two days. They stood eleven for the plaintiff and one for the defendant, and the prospect was good that they might stay out, with out food, drink or fire, all night.
 "The refractory man, says Carlyle "the thickest, flat.headed saek-erocted himself in his chair, and said:
 "I am one of the irmest-minded men in England. I have starved out three iuries here already"
 Argument was of no avail
 Don't argue with him, said Carlyle. "Fiatter him. Don't you see he has the obstinacy of boar, and little more sense in that head of his than in n Swedish turnip?"
 Carlyle ''set to work upon him" and the "iirmest-minded man in England' was finally won over. In his rage Car IyIe described the head of this man as "all cheeks, jaw and no brow, of shape somewhat like a great ball of putty dropped from height"
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
TYE ARE NOT OLD :!

We arc not old, though years have rolled Like shadows from our path away, Since first to me thou didst unfold Thy love-oh happy, happy day!
 We are not old Thy cheeks are fairer than the rose, Thy lips are sweeter than the dew; Thy hand is winter than the snows, And as the heavens thine eyes are blue
 We are not old Time dealeth gently with us here, No change our hearts have ever known; Our joy increases year by year, For sweet contentment is our ownI
 We are not old! As in the past may we glide o.,< All gently down the stream of He; And when We reach our journeys end, May VIC together rest-my wife:
 We are not old
 -Eee4y Other S1tsirtldv.
Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29

A TEsr.-A German test for watered milk consists in dipping well polished knitting needle into deep vessel of milk, and then immediately withdrawing it in an upright position. If the milk is pure drop of the fluid will hang to the needle; but the addition of even small portion of water will prevent the adher- ence og the dgop,