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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07
EVIL GENII IN THE AIR.
WIND STORMS SWEEP OVER
CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

The Loss mp In the Hundreds of Thou
sands-PeOple Whisked Along Above
the Earth, but No One Killed Out
right-Buildings Badly Damaged and
Demolished.
sT. LOUIS, July e.-Dispatches from
Decatur, Springfield. ShelbyyiIle and
other places in Central Illinois report that
very severe wind storms swept over
Macon, Sangamon and Christian counties
between midnight Friday and daylight
Saturday morning, destroying prop
erty. No loss of life was reported. The
loss in Sangamon county is estimated at
over $4,000.
In Macon county the dwellings of Mrs.
Every, Patrick Ryan, John Cooms,
John Kraft, NarOn Widick. Nancy
Sickle, Lee Whitlick, Lemuel Walker,
George Eckhardt and Henry Aufterhide
were completely wrecked. A number of
animals were killed and crops were
ruined.
Mr.. Aufterhide's wife and baby were
blown 200 yards and deposited under
hedge. They were completely covered
with mud, but We're unhurt.
Two of John KrOft's children We're badly
injured, and one of them may die.
The wind lifted loaded cars OFF the track
at Boody Station, aud the Madison Pres
byterian Church and parsonage were en-
tlreIy destroyed. The loss in Macon county
is about 100000.
Christian county is said to have suffered
severely.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07
GEN. EAGAN IN DISGRACE.
Sad Downfall of a Man Who Fought ii
the Battle of Gettysburg.

Sad Downfall of Man Who Fought in
the Battle of Gettysburg.
"You have indeed fallen low," was
the sad remark of Justice Solon B. Smith
at the Toombs in New York Friday, to an
aged man, who showed every indication
Of a tramp.
''For Gods sake forgive me, Sol,"
pleaded the man. Liquor has been my
curse. For ten years / have been its
slave. But from this day forth | am
changed man. l will quit drinking, and
make a solemn VOW that not another drop
of that poison will pass my lips again."
sit has now such a strong hold upon
you that you couldn't stop it if you tried
ever so hard, }" remarked the Judge. s'And,
besides, where could you go? You have
no home, your wife won't recognize you
any more and your friends pass by with
horror and disgust"
sWell, what of that?' said the spris-
oner. 81 can live on forty millions, can't
II What need / care for them?'
''Forty millions? Why you haven't got
forty cents" said Justice Smith.
81 tell you, Sol, have it."
"HOw did you become possessed Of itY'
aWhy, Pve earned it to be sure. Where
else do you think?'
"Drinking. has somewhat unbalanced
your mInQ and Ill change the complaint
against you into insanity" said the court.
"You will be better treated in an asylum
than in the workhouse. Officer, remove
him.
''Please, Judge, will you let another
officer take him." said Court Officer Maui
rice Finn, whose eyes were filled with
tears.
"Why can't your said the Justice in a
tone of surprise.
she was my General in the war. your
Honor" said Finn, 'sand he was so kind
to me that don't like torepay him in this
way, though / know il is done for his
good. He treated the men who fought
under him as he would his brothers. 1t is
sad for me, sir, to see my old dear COM
mander in such posittm as this, and
and others will see that he is properly
cared for at the asylum"
The man was none other than Brig.
Gen. Thomas w. Eagan, who fought in
the battle of Gettysburg under Gen.
Meade, and was a participant of almost
eyerv battle Of the war. At the close of
the war he was made an internal revenue
officer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07

will reiterate and emphasize his
letter Of declinati6n. 1t is further
understood that this paper will
be fat declaration for Cleveland, and
all favorable TO the Sage of Greystone
will be asked to transfer their allegiance
to Cleveland
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONVENTION.
Ex-Gov. Hubbard, of Texas, at the re-
quest Of the Southwestern delegation, has
been practically agreed upon for Tempo
rary Chairman of the convention. Car
Isle is the most prominently mentioned
for Permanent Chairman.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07
KELLY LAYS DOWN THE LAW.
Cleveland Cannot Garry New York I'm
der ANY Circumstances

ANA my SDCuAuHLdnCEss
TOLEDO, July 6.-Five special trains
bearing Eastern delegates to the Chicago
Convention passed through this city this
morning. While waiting here John Kelly,
Of. New York city, and others were called
out and spoke briefly. The former said !:
''Tammany is going to Chicago 800 strong
and not Cleveland man is among them.'
He would say to the Democrats Of
Toledo that Gov. Cleveland could not
carry New York under any circumstances
If nominated. There were three men in
Ohio with whom he was personally ac-
quainted and politically affiliated. any of
whom would be acceptable TO the New
York Democracy. A man from Ohio, with
the right kind of a New York second
place man, will carry New York. The
New Yorker must be a man who will De
strong in controlling the great labor vote.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07
CHOLERA MORE ExACTINC.

The Deaths at Both ToulOn and Mar
seilles More Numerous.
TOULON, July 6.-FOur deaths from
cholera occurred here to-day. There are
1870 cases in the hospitals. Their condi-
tion is not regarded as serious. DIR. Koch,
the Prussian cholera expert, is making
microscopic examinations of the disease.
MARsEILLEs, July 6.-There were fif-
teen deaths from cholera here to-day.
Visitors from ToulOn also died of it.
DEATHS AT sALUZZO.
SALUZzo, July 6.-Two cases of cholera
have occurred here, the victims being
refugees from Toulon. One of the cases
resulted fatally.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07
wHERELoNGsTREET CHARGED
A Monument Unveiled on Roundtop bv
the Fourteenth Connecticut,

At 3 O'Clock this afternoon, says Get
tysburg special Of the Sd inst, the Four
teenth Connecticut Regiment visited
Roundtop avenue, the scene Of Long
streets assault twenty years ago today.
and unveiled monument ten feet high.
built OF Adams county granite. Two
bronze tablets and the base bear the.regi-
mental records. After the Ceremonies the
assembly withdrew to neighboring grove.
where an address was delivered by Chap
lain Henry 3. Stevens. Most Of the yfs-
ltors left for their homes tonight. but a
few remain TO be present at the barbecue
at Roundtop tomorrow in celebration Of
the completion Of the Gettysburg and
Harrisburg Railroad and the Roundtop
extension.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07

WAsHINGTON, July 6.-The amounts
finally agreed upon in conference upon
the sundry civil bill and accepted by the
two houses to enable the several eXecu-
tive departments to participate in the in
dustrial expositions during the current
year were as follows: For that to be held
at Cincinnati during September next,
$4,000; for the Southern Exposition, to
be held at Louisville next October, $10,-
600; for the Worlds Industrial and Cot
ton Centennial Exposition, to be held at
New Orleans SO. 600.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07

State have 70 borrow any more money!" NO.
We have enough TO carry Us through, and IN
the fall viii pay back the Sl50.0OO that we
have lust borrowed" :" Mr.. Speer stated money
matters are getting better in New York. He
was offered plenty Of money there, but the
state borrowed from her own citizens, name
ly. the Central. the Georgia and the Western
and Atlantic, and the Southern Bank OF the
state Of Georgia at Savannah.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07
A Fire at Birmingham.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, July "a fire of
lncendiary origin about $3.50 O'Clock this
aiternoOn destroyed seven small houses on
second avenue between Nineteenth and
twentieth streets, involving loss, ,includ-
ing stocks, of above $4,000. The nrinci-
pal losers are L. NJ. Teal. dealer in tin
ware, and J. sheehan, groceries. Both are
insured.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07
senate Confirmations.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The Senate in
executive session confirmed the following
nominations: Algernon A. Mobson to be
Receiver of Public Moneys at Montgom-
cry, Ala; Postmasters George d. Bram-
blet at Winchester, Tenn, B. g. Booth at
Water Valley, Miss, II. H. Harrington
at West Point, Mss, r. j. Aleorn at
Ypzoo City, Miss.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07
BaseBaII.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The following
games were played to-day:
At Louisyllle-L0uisville 5. Baltimore /.
At st. Louis-St. LOuis u, AIleghanv g.
At Indianapolis-India l6, Wishing
ton 8.
At Cincinnati Cincinnati 4. Brooklyns 5.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07
DEBBEH's FALL CONFIRNrEp.

LONDON, July 6.-The telegraph reite-
rates the story of the fall of Debbeh and
and says that many of the Ministers be-
lieve that KhartOum has been captured,
and that Gen. Gordon has been allowed
his liberty owing to tA belief that he is
half-witted and therefore divinely pro-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07
nehheh Attacked

CAIRO, July 6.-The Mudir of Dongola
telegraphs that 1900 rebels attacked
Debbeh on July 1. They were repu lsed
after severe fighting. There were heavy
loseas IN hofh sidac
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07
ITEMS Tn THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Suicide bv Poison at Conyers on Account
~ Remorze-state Treasurer Speer's
st.temeut-An Inquest Held on q Live
v..ro Near BaXley-A Negro with
f-f.--fcsI Names.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07

A circular was issued tonight, signed
by John c. Sarsfeld, Robert Blissert, F.
II. Spellman, George Blair and A 7.
Smith, in answer to an interview with w.
n. Thayer, who has espoused the cause
of Cleveland. The former claim
to represent the labor organizations of
New York, Utica, Rochester, Syracuse
and Buffalo, and contend that Gov. Cleve-
land is antagonistic to the labor interests
on ten different questions, and that the
laboring men will oppose him owing to
that fact.
TILDEN BOUND NOT TO RUN.
Some of the delegates, especially those
from the South. refuse to accept Tilden's
letter of withdrawal and urge his nomi-
nation. The Daily Neegs will say on this
subject:
ait may be said authorltatively that
Daniel Manning has in his pocket a
letter from Tilden to meet just such a
contingency as this, should Mr.. Tilden's
admirers insist on bringing him before
the convention. This document will be
read, and it is safe to say that it
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07

He would rather have the session run into
next summer than yield to the item which
the Senate had put on for the building of new
cruisers. but he recognized the fact that some
concession must be made. The bill intro
duced by the gentleman from Pennsylvania
was as good as could be introduced under the
circumstances. 1t would soon come when the
people would demand a navy. He had no
doubt that before long the flag Of the country,
which had been dropping for the last ten
years, would again be restored to
most fallen into decay would again be re-
stored. and that the nation would be as proud
of its navy in the future as it had been in the
past,
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, said that when the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Cox had
spoken on the naval appropriation bill on July
l he had made some statement, purporting to
come from Admiral Porter. declaring that it
was unwise to make any appropriation for
duplicating steel cruisers. and crlti-
cizing those now in process of construction.
He (Mr. Reed had in his possession a letter
from the Admiral to the Secretary of the
ments as were attributed to him by the gen.
tleman from New York.
MIR. CoX's ALLEGED HALLUCINATION.
He (Ir. Reed had proceeded to discover
with what great Admiral the gentleman had
cOnfOunded Admiral Porter. He had found
that the gentleman had printed a speech in
the Record of that very morning, July ], upon
the subject of the navy, and in
that speech he had expressed views
which he had subsequently quoted
verbatim as the views of Admiral Porter.
He remembered but one parallel to this,
George the Fourth, an accomplished
gentleman-and the parallel was per-
fect-had become SO interested in great affairs
that he had actually labored under the hallu-
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-20
FLUE DUST.
Scraps from the Notebook OF she
SenlineI's Reporter.

Sentinel's Reporter.
Mrs. Msckay's secretary has to open on
an average 30 begging letters every day.
The Eureka Tunnel Company YESTERDAY
shipped Is toni Of ore to the Eureka Con.
works.
The infant son Of Hon. George W.
Baker, who has been seriously ill, was re-
ported better last evening.
J. T. Martin returned yesterday from
attending the Grand Lodge Of the Knights
of Pythias at Dayton, New.
Gov. and Mrs. Kinkead and niece will
sail from San Francisco for Alaska on the
| 9th Of the present month.
The mines of the Comstock, for the
quarter ending June 80, 1884, yielded,
gross, SOTO, 657, and net, S131 ,656.
Those wishing their premises clesnsed
will do we'll to read John Wsllace's new
advertisement in this mornings SENTINEL.
Tom Ochiltree tells his friends conf
dentially that he will soon take charge of
the New York, Texas & Mexican Railroad,
for Mr.. Mackay.
b. Reinhart and John Ainley, two OF the
solid business men of the metropolis Of
Elko county, barring Tuscarora, were
among the arrivals yesterday.
Col. J. C. Dow, at one time Assembly
man from Elko county, is now up at
HALEY, Wood River, and q candidate for
nomination on the Assembly ticket up
there.
A. Maltby, brother OF the man who was
killed by Hart, accompanied by his
widowed sister-in.lsw, left Reno for his
home, at Petersburg, ILL.,, last Friday
morning.
Enterprise: At Hatch Brothers are on
sale regular old fashioned huckleberries.
They come from Oregon. or somewhere in
that section. They are q berry TO rejoice
the heart OF a New Highlander.
james D. Hague. a prominent Eastern
mineralogist and mining engineer, who
has written up the geology Of Eureka Dis
trict, arrived in San Francisco last
Wednesday from New York, and will spend
some time looking over the field on this
Coast.
Inter.Idaho: Charley Schwamb wants
the people Of HALEY, and especially those
owning lots in the cemetery, to stand q
reasonable special tax, and he. Schwamb,
the undertaken, will undertake to enclose
with fence and fix up the graveyard.
Mine host Baum dropped in yesterday
afternoon. He reports the reduction
works on the Humboldt a success, but in
want Of lead just now. He says it is Won
derful and gratifying that so many people
fall in love with Palisade and stay over 3
day.
Frank Boskowitz has been seeing our
business folk since Sunday, we trust, with
a good measure Of success. Since his
previous visit to Eureka, some W months
ago. he thinks things, in a business way,
have turned upwards-which is to be I'M
derstood, not in the sense Of an upset, but
| Of advance.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-20
Bat and BroOmsttck.

Irish ladies must be very good cricketers,
or Irish gentlemen must play much below
themselves when competing with q sex
which in the matter Of catching cricket
balls is certainly the softer. During the
Donegal Assizes IL ladies challenged IL
gentlemen to a cricket match. The ladies
were to have bats, and the gentlemen were
to play with broomsticks. Now the broom
stick Of cricket is, or used to be, no ordin-
airy handle Of a broom. 1t is, or was, a
rounded club, not much lighter than q bat.
and with a handle pleasantly fined down.
so az to be easy to grasp. With this kind
Of broomstick a strong defense was no.
easy to display, but you could hit as far,
or even further, than with a bat. Armed
with these, then, the gentlemen should
have beaten the ladies. But the ladies
won q keenly contested affair by one
wicket, in spite Of the great innings of Mr.,
Richardson, an Irish @. O., who scored SO
off his own broomstick. Perhaps these
Irish ladies will next play IL ladies OF
Australia.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-20
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

Burglaries have been extremely numer.
GUS Of late in Salt Lake City.
The electric street cars OF Cleveland, o.,
make eight miles an hour easily.
The pond.lily peddlers of New York City
make on an average SO TO 81 per night of
their wares.
Chicago now compels shopkeepers to
maintain seats for their feminine clerks
and attendants.
Twenty.si1 young ladies Of Baltimore
aud vicinity have recently entered q con-
vent in that city.
Two petrifed trees over Is feet high will
be one OF the features Of the Worlds Fair
at New Orleans.
Six hundred pond lilies were recently
distributed by q citizen OF Concord, Mass.
among the prisoners in the State Prison
there.
The bricks used in the construction OF
his church in Tennessee are said to have
been all made by Rev. W. Il. Key, colored,
the pastor.
The Government building at Washing
ton now holds nearly $500, O00. 900 in silver
coin. The enormous mass OF metal weighs
about 5 1000 tons.
The first Sunday concert ever given
under the auspices Of the city government
took place in Elm Park, Worcester Mass.
Sunday week, and was attended by 10000
people.
1t is said that there are over ITO, 900 tons
Of sugar in the bonded warehouse OF Brook
lyn, an amount in store never before
known in the history of Brooklyn bonded
warehouses.
Emma J. Harrington, a white woman OF
Baltimore, Md, has succeeded in having
her marriage with Robert Fearing declared
null and void on the ground that she has
recently discovered that her husband is a
mulstto.
The question whether or not the use OF
natural gas is safe, as now conducted. ID
being agitated in P~ittsburg. Many per
sons living along the routes OF the pipe say
that it is only a question OF time when the
people will DO Mortified by a disastrous
exDlOsion.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-20

Carson Appeal: Several State papers
have alleged that there was recently an out
break at the State Prison. and tax the Car
son newspapers with q lack Of enterprise
in not furnishing the public with the news
In connection with this matter we will
state that there was such a rumor in Carson.
and that an Appeal reporter asked Warden
Bell to furnish the paper with particulars.
He stated positively that nothing Of the
kind had happened and that there had been
no trouble. The story, he said, originated
from an instance where it had become nee
essary to enforce prison discipline by
Furnishing a convict. As it now stands it
Is simply a question Of veracity with War
den Bell and I'm anonymous correspond
ant
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-20
speech ~hnpernuOns.

One Of the mos. eloquent and lifelike
pieces vas acted on Main street yesterday.
the drlma.is psrsonna being an old In
dian buck and a young Caucasian miss.
The audience was large but only q few
heard what was said. The words were not
necessary, however, for the pantomime
made the seriO-eomedy complete without
them. The acting was all done over 8
mOngrel pup about grown. The miss
coming suddenly upon it as 1t tagged at
the heels Of the Indian, laid hold Of 1t
by the collar. The Indian demonstrated
somewhat rudely, and would have taken
the cur away from her but g white man
came In beiveen them and she carried of
the prize very ercitedly. The brute had
forgotten Der, but she dragged il home,
Ehsncs, doubtless, the old Indian had
stolen IL months before.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-20
The Investigation of a Rnmor.

Chicago Herald: An emaciated youth
with q broken arm, a black eye and a
bandaged head, now a sojourner at the
County Hospital, says he has had enough
OF the campaign. He is a newspaper re-
porter from st. Louis, and his employees
think he is in Buffalo.
Il vent down there, he says, "to look
up that little story about Cleveland, and
they are the queerest people you ever saw
The frat man l called on put me out OF
his Office, and the next man said l was
liar. / then called on Preacher Ball again
and he told me Of two or three other men
to see. One Of these jumped on me before
| had fairly opened my mouth and gave
me this black eye, and the next one hit mt
on the head with a paper weight"
"How did you break your arm 2"
"Oh, / did that after l left Buffalo fol
home. l just tried to take q little vote on
the train-thst's all. A good many things
must be against the Law up here. Sir
Looey will do for me after this"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-20
A Daisy Picture.

Smith & Moser have on exhibition, under
glass, to save it from the tramping Of con.
sanceless flies, one Of the prettiest and
n'tspeahing pictures you ever saw. II
. tisuted on a ground Of cloth Of gold,
ADD fspresents a Hebe in sky-blue dress,
Midslightfully low. Mittens almost up
Dlhe arm pits. Such arms and such eyes,
Nd then the curve Of those ankles hid
Underneath red stockingsl The face is
pGe and jolly. She is altogether a
'aa'y' and would pass, were she alive,
zoe seems to be in the picture, for one
" 'ne most charming young ladies Of Eu-
isHa IN actual blooming life. The picture
y no' merely ornamental. 1t is an adver-
Try EN-,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-20
FIRE at

News was received here by telegraph this
morning, says the Elko Independent OF
Monday, that a fire was then in progress
in Tuscarora, and for a time much alarm
was felt lest the destruction should be wide
spread, but much relief was soon after ex-
perienced on receipt of the announcement
that the fire was under control and that
the building known as the Silver Brick, at
the lower end of Weed street, Miners
Union Hall, adjoining, and three or four
China houses were the only buildings
burned. The fire originated from the up
setting OF q lamp in one OF the China
hOuses.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-20
OVER THE WATER.

Cholera RepOrts-BaIlOOn Ascen'
sion at Menden-The Explosion al
kasan Attributed to Nihilists-
burial of tho Duke of wellington
-wOrkmen S~ufrOcated.
ESPECIAL &c THE sENTIsEL.I
PARIS, Aug. I'm. HERE Mangon pre-
sented q report to the Academy OF Science
concerning the recent balloon ascension al
Menden. The balloon was under the direc.
ton OF Capt. Renards, and although moved
against the wind, it easily followed the
course along which it was steered. 1t was
then steered around and brought back to
the point from which it started. M. Man
gon considers 1t q memorable event in the
history OF aroststic science.
BIRMINGHAM, Aug. ia physician re-
ported to the Coroner that the man who
died this morning was q victim of Asiatic
cholera. the Coroner ordered an inquest.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. 19.-The report Of the
ravages OF cholera in several of the de-
partments Of Southern France in the "a
hours ending at 9 this morning. was as
follows: Herautt, IA deaths; Gard, 6;
Aude, 4; Eastern Peyrennes, 2.
VIENNA, Aug. 19.-The recent explosion
at Kassan, Russia. by which 10 persons
were killed and several buildings burned,
is attributed to Nihilists. 1t is now stat
ed that the number killed will aggregate
100.
LONDON. Aug. 19.-The burial Of the
late Duke OF Wellington took place to-day
at Strethfeld.
PARIS. Aug. 19.-Workingmen were suffo.
Gated to-day at Braye, owing to an acct
dent In the underground canal to connect
the rivers Disc and Aisle. in which they
were employed.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-20
Fine Horses.

J. O. Sampson drove in a few days ago
a team Of 10 horses from Huntington Val
lev, raised there and owned by the Henry
Brothers. They presented a splendid ap-
pearapce and attracted attention and ad-
miration wherever they we're seen. The
Henrys have sold a number Of the finest
draft horses to parties in Eureka that
would do credit to the best Blue Grass
culture. These gentlemen have done a
good deal to show that Nevada can com
pete successfully in this way with any
country in the world.