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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
9m afIrmorian.

SEXrON.-LILLIAN Y. v, wife OF W. II
Sexton. and only daughter of j. NJ. and Jane
A. Arrow. was born at Gainesville, Florida,
October q. 1854, and died at Savannah, Ca,
December z, 1888.
Only q few months before her death she
passed through the trying ordeal of parting
from her beloved mother, after which he
reavement she devoted herself with untiring
efforts to the happiness OF her father and
brothers.
She WAS devoted to her suffering mother.
never leaving Ter for months by dHv or night.
From the shock Of her death she never entire
ly rallied.
A few months after her mother had fallen
asleep, she identified herself with Christs
people, uniting with the Presbyterian Church,
st. Mary's, Ga.
One who knew her wen. saws: sShe was a
l0Vely glFl ana great favorlte with all classes
ana creeds of her community. No one could
be more dearly and universally loved than
hhe- No one was ever blessed with sweeter
disposition. embelshed by the Christian graces
of Faith, Hope and Charity. Her affections
to have"
ON the sOth day of October. 1888. she was
married at the Presby Chuch, St.
Mary's, Ca. to w. II. Sexton. OF vannah,
the church being decorated with flowers and
filled with loving friends, who shOwered upon
the youthful couple congratulations and well
wi hes.
Many heartfelt wish was expressed for a
long and happy union. But it was otherwise
ordered. The Heavenly Father was pleased
home to a happier home with Himself.
Shortly after going TO savannah the mes
senger announced his approach. She would
fam have hidden him depart alone, but when
1t became known that she must 90 with HIM
she became resigned. confident of soon being
with her mother and her beloved saviour.
She died beautiful death-praying like
Christian. To the stricken husband, the low
ing father and brothers we can say, ''s0Trow
not as those who have no hope" 1t is we'll
for it was permitted by an all wise Father.
''She passed away so gently-like a guileless
summer flower
Closing up its petals at the evenings twilight
hour
Her face in Heaven clad beauty, with bright
ened radiance rhone.
There was no terror in her sOul-the sting of
death had gone
''she was patient, mild and meek, and felt
not the coming night.
She seemed 20 see beyond this world to bliss
ful realms of light;
Her thoughts were conferred on the Lord, who
died that she might live
She felt that happiness in death which He
alone can give" FRIEND.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
a POINTER.
How to Acquire Wealth In War Times,
and How it May be Squandered.
Ds,,,ofe Free Press

Dst,'oft Free Press.
81 wish we could have war with Eng
land or some other BIG nation that would
make the fur flyv'
80 do In
The speakers were a couple of seedy-
looking fellows, who had come INTO the
saloon few minutes previous, joined the
circle around the stove, and CALLED for
''twO bnotlegs of beer.''
you'd make dandy pair Of sos1iers.
you would" remarked a bystandeF ~ a
sneering tone Of voice. "What regiment
were you in during the late warp
'Oh, you can bet we wasn't in any re-
giment. Ii we had been we wouldn't be
anxious 10 have another war. No. sir;
we were in the recruiting service. That
pays better than fighting."
''HOw was thatY
''Say, stranger, just you tell the bar
tender to I'LL up these 'boOtlegs' and I'll
give You pointer that will be worth a
fortune to you il we ever have another
war"
The "sehooners" were replenished, and
after the beer had gurged down his neck
the bargainer borrowed chew of tobacco
from bis entertainer and commenced his
story.
Twenty years ago l was policeman
in Buffalo, and Bill, here, was down on
his luck and doing nothing. so he used to
go along with me. One day | found a
Canuck sleeping behind n lumber pile
and started to run him in. He was a
greenhorn. and when l gave him the
collar was about frightened out of his
boots. He began to hey to be let off and
finally said that if 1 would let him 20 he
would enlist. They were paying $500 for
subs at that time, so turned the fellow over
to Bill and he rushed him in. That was
making $3.50 apiece pretty easy. so Bill
and concluded to go into the business.
At first we used to watch around, and
when we found a sucker Bill would ac-
cuse him OF something, and l would ar
rest him and give him his choice of going
to the workhOuse or enlist. One day
got hold of the wrong kind of a fellow,
and he peached on me to the Captain; so
bad to resign. Then Bill and put up the
neatest JOB you ever heard of. Bill knew
lot of slick young fellows, and we hired
four of them, agreeing to give them half
and see them out Of trouble. The first
place we struck was Erie and subs were
bringing 500 there. We took the BOYS
and rugged them up to look like green
Canucks, and then Bill marched up to the
recruiting office and pOcketed $4,000 for
them. When it was dark we took the
boys clothes and went out of town a little
ways and waited. There were no bar
racks IN the country that could hold those
fellows, and before midnight we were on
train bound for Cleveland, and the next
dav the boys enlisted there. Then we
tried Toledo, came up here to Detroit, rot
$1,000 apiece here, took in Milwaukee,
Madison, St. Paul, Des MOines and other
places and just coined money.
''When the next war comes, stranger,
you go into the sub business. There's
wealth in it!'
"You don't look as if you were very
well heeled. What became OF your
money!"
well, you see, Bill got married in Chi
cago, and the girl cleaned him out in six
months and then got a divorce"
"And you %
''Oh, went home to Buffalo and ran
for Alderman in close ward"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
THE MEATHER.

\ Cyclone in North CarOIIna-The Dan
ger Signals HOisted-The Cold Snap.
The cyclone which was announced by
the Signal service as central in North
Carolina yesterday probably passed to the
northeast up the coast during the after
noon, as the wind at the Savannah station
last night was from the northwest
and indicated that the centre of the dis
turbance had passed out of this section
The highest velocity of the wind at the
city during the day was about 10 miles an
hour. At Tybee a gale was blowing at 3
O'clock, the velocity being about 40miles an
hour, and continuing until 4O'clock, when
l. gradually a1dted. Danger signals n ere
ordered up at all stations on the coast
early in the morning, and are still up.
The weather yesterday was extremely
cold, the thermometer reaching
lower point than at any
time for several years past. At 6 o'clock
last night it registered 80 degrees. In
the country surrounding the city the cold
was very severe, and ice was frozen to
an unusual thickness.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
GIVING UP THE JAN.

Sheriff Roman in Possession and Ex-
Jaiier Russell Retired-Ke cOrds of the
Institution Changes Among the
Guards.
The County Commissioners and His
Honor Mayor Lester and Alderman Wells
met at the Jail at II m. yesterday, when
Mr.. Warning Russell, the jailer, turned
over the property and prisoners to Sheriff
Roman. A lot of articles belonging to the
city were sold to the county at prices
agreed upon between Alderman Wells
and Commissioner Walker. The Sheriff
appointed Mr.. Joseph NJ. Kinchley his
deputy, and Messrs. Henry Hastedt, Jerry
Walsh, j. &. Blance and ThOs. Flaherty
assistants in Jail guard. All the com
mitments upon which prisoners have
been sent to the jail since 1865.
ana the accounts and other papers of the
Jailer, had been wrapped in packages by
Mr.. Russell and placed in a large dry
goods box and sent by him to the City EX-
change, where they were deposited in one
OF the vaults. Mr.. Russell also turned
over to the city all the records of the Jail
since he first took charge Of that instItu-
ton, on the 10Th of september, 1859 The
records show that during all these years
not prisoner escaped, nor did the city
loose a dollar through any act of commits
sion or omission Of Mr.. Russell as ialer.
There are now twenty-siX prisoners in
the Jail. This, of course, does not include
the chain-gang cOnvicts, who first go to
the Jail and are then sent to camp. Among
the prisoners are three for murder. David
Mclean, white, from Charlton county,
who was sentenced to be hung, and the
Supreme Court recently refused him a
new trial. Alfred G.. lnman, white, from
Emanuel county, whose case is now be-
fore the Supreme Court, and Fletcher
Lowry, cOlored, from Appling county.
who is under sentence of death. Sheriff
Roman has now full possession OF the
institution, Mr.. Russell removing to his
residence on Huntington street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
rHR,-IMEs CHANGING.
Evidently eress Country which a Brit
ish journal Co.. piiments.


london TiNfs
The United States have nov n, 'ie' ana
esta hlished themselves not withOnN que
struggle OF tremendous proportions; thel,
meterlal resources are secured to them
ana they are safe tor long time to come
against many of the trials which must
befall the Older civilization OF Europe.
But It Is already almost a commonplace
to say that their real trials are onlv inst
beginning. When the era of settlement
is over the Internal development will be-
gin. What will be fbe moral and intel
lectual aspect of il? What will be the
gift of America to the common stock IdeaY
The question is one that can only he
vaguely asked as yet; time alone can
answer it. But meanwhile it would be
IN vain 20 deny that the CpDtnry-Old re-
public Is giving every Indication of a
future as remarkable in the region of
morals and OF ideas as in the material re-
gions Literature is beginning TO take
character, and a very charming charac-
ter, OF its own; in art the Americans are
showing, if not independence, at least an
extraordinary facility which muss lead
them to better things before long. They
are eager for all that Europe can send
them in the way OF letters, the drama or
pictures. There is no evacuation of
New York" on the part of English lee
turers, English actors or English writer's.
The keen American mind is turning with
eagerness, not uninfOFmeG with criticism.
toward the hest that the modern world
can give it. The intellectual future of
such race is not likely to tIisappoint the
most Sanguiue of the prophets,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
RAILROAD KUMBLINGS
Bright Flashes of Intelligence from Near
and Affair.

r
and Affair.
1t is rumored that j. w. Thompson will
be appointed General Manager of the
East Tennessee Railroad syndicate.
Capt. j. n. WIgfall has resigned his
position as Passenger agent of the South
Carolina Railway, and also as Express
agent.
q. j. Foreacre has been appointed Gen
eral Manager of the trans-Ohio divisions
of the Baltimore and Ohio Road. embrace
ing the Central Ohio, Lake Erie, Straits
vile and Chicago divisions, with head
quarters at Newark, o. Col. Foreacre
has accepted and is already in charge.
The Opeika Times says: ga corpora
ton has been formed in this city, under
The style of the Mobile and Fort Gaines
Railroad Company. The following named
gentlemen are the cOrpOratOrs: Hon. w.
II. Barnes, b. Il. Collier, Hon. W. j. Sam
ford, w. G. Fowler. NJ. b. Taylor, J. c.
Condor and j. &. w. Rogers"
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Buena Vista Railroad Company, held at
Ellaville, in the county OF Schley, last
week, the following gentlemen were
elected officers: James NJ. Lowe, Presi-
dent: Thos. w. Harvey, Vice President;
K. w. Miller, Attorney; NJ. j. Wall,
Treasurer; DR.. E. T. Mathis. Secretary
prominent contractor from Florida, APP
plying for the contract, promises to COM
plete the job in three months. The engi-
neer commences his laboTs in few da VS.
The Athens Banner Waterman SAYS:
ga subscription list WAS yesterday cir
culating in our city to build a narrow
gauge railroad from Athens to Madison.
The paper states that in consideration of
the sum of $4,000 per mile MIR. Philip
Terrell agrees to grade and crOss-tie
rOadbed three feet six inches wide, with
usual curves and grades, from Madi-
son to Athens, via Chalk Level,
the shoals above Heads mill
and Pennington. AS soon as $4,000
is subscribed work will begin. This
scheme is not practicable, for to make
seabOard connection with the Northeast
ern broad-guage is necessary"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Ipde1 70 New Advertisem.uts

Catholic Library Association
Notice Ia telephone subscribers.
Stockholders meeting Reppard Iron Works.
Public Observation-Disclosures City Lodge.
NOtice-T. +. Churchill.
In memOriam-Mrs. Lillian Sexton.
ClOthing-J. Belsinger.
Special nOtice-B. T. McKenna & Co.
Cloaks. etc.-A. K. Altmayer 4 Co.
Anniversary ball Of German Volunteers.
Good coax wanted
New house for rent.
Furnished room, 2 York street.
MUlattO boy wanted.
Copying wanted b a lady.
Dancing by Prof. McCollum.
Coupons found.
COlOTed girl wanted.
Holder Of ticket No. 50 wanted.
Two story brick house for rent.
The saw nnah AIT Company,
Fresh gas. etc.-Dr Best.
Mis- TnOmpsOn's dancing school.
RemOvaI-W m. Mcneil.
Bay horse mnle strayed.
Engagement wanted by a planter.
Furnished roo for rent.
Situation wanted as bookkeeper.
Photographs and ferrOty pes. q Bull.
BOaroiers wanted, 531z Jefferson.
Furnished rooms for rent.
Food products HAYNES x Elton.
RemOval-Dr. 4. o. Best.
Wanted l54 Bryan street.
lumber. etc.-BacOn. johnson & Co.
Theatre--DiOn BOucicault.
Household and Kitchen furniture at auction
-ClOthing--Chas. II. Logan s Co.
Office c ERIK wanted.
Boots and shOes-LOuis Stern.
Cow found.
For sale-Lee & Lawrence.
COpartneTship-Henr II. jackson s. Son.
Chandeliers, etC.-,IOhn NicOlsOn.
Calico charity ball.
Prize draWing-David Weisbein 4 Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
The Audience Didn.t .Take >,

An amusing incident occurred at the
Theatre last night. At the conclusion Of
the play-"Oliver Twist'-which was
terminated very abruptly after the
murder scene, the curtain went
down and the orchestra struck
the familiar notes of Its usual
overture, the audience quietly awaiting
the next act. Before many bars had bee n
PLAYED the whistle of the leaders, signal
pipe from the stage managers desk blew
as if the north wind was at the other end
OF it. The orchestra stopped in the
middle of bar, the lights went down,
and the stage manager poked his head
from behind the curtain and looked out.
The audience began to wonder what was
the meaning of these strange maneuvres
and what was going on. The
stage managers head disappeared,
and the lights again went down,
when some one in the rear part of the
house shouted "ShOw's Outl" That set
tied il and the audience dispersed, wonder
ing wAether it really was "Out' or whether
the company had lost sight of it among
the empty seats.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Extending the Gas MAINS.

The Mutual Gas Company will begin
tomorrow laying their mains for dis
trict not heretofore supplied with gas in
the southern portion OF the city. Their
pipes will run through the following
streets, branching east from Drayton and
south of Huntington street, VIZ: Hall,
Gwinnett, Bolton, Waldburg, New Hous-
ton, Dufy and Henry. On the west side
of the Park a main will be run down
Barnard street and branch from that
through all the territory in that section
available for gas consumption. Sufficient
pipe is now due here to complete the con-
tract. Mr.. w. 2. Elliott, Supervising
Engineer of the United Gas Improvement
Company, arrived her day or two ago
and is giving his personal attention to the
connecting of the machinery, and will
remain until the works start up. He
says every body will be pleased with the
new gas, and expects to have all things
in readiness to supply it before the end of
the month.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
The Electric LIGHT works.

The new engines of the Electric Light
Works are in position, and steam will be
turned on Tuesday. The dynamos were
shipped on the 3Oth ult. from Cleveland.
Ohio. and are expected to arrive here
some time this week. It is very probable
that the light will be shining about the
Goth inst.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

A novelty in the way of opera wraps is
called the Chinese cloak. 1t Is made of
cream white Chinese silk, with hand en-
broidered hedge roses strewn all over the
soft grOand work. Inside the wrap is
lined with pale pink plush the shade OF
the roses. The cloak is long aid ample,
the tuli Chinese sleeves rendering it "a
garment to be easily pnt on or off.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
special Inducements at AItmaver,s

Messrs. r. Atmayer q Co. advertise
elsewhere especial inducements in their
cloak department. The cold weather de-
mands warm clothing for the people, and
those desiring to make purchases of cloaks
of any kind will doubtless lie benefited hy
an inspection OF their goods. During this
week Messrs. Alimayer & Co. will offer as
a specially 10000 yards of Russia crash
at less than the regular price. They call
attention to this special jnducement.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
satnr,lnv,s CIearances.

Messrs. Syberg-P Petersen & Co. cleared
yesterday the Norwegian bark Emma for
Belfast, Ireland. with 1921 barrels of
rosin. weighing 800, $50 pounds, valued at
$4.477 OF. Cargo by Messrs. Paterson,
Downing Il Co.
The Portuguese brig Rodrigo Norton
was cleared yesterday for Rio de Janeiro
with 1851 pieces pitch pine lumber, meas
uring 2S7 .497 feet. valued at So, $500. Cargo
and vessel cleared by Messrs. D. G. Ba-
q
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
The New Assessors at work.

The Board of FreehOlders appointed by
the City Council last week to revise the
assessment recently made by the City
Assessors, met yesterday in the Exchange
Long Room and entered upon their duties.
In the place of Mr.. Charles Fl. Dorsett,
who declined TO. serve, Mr.. John G.. Row
land was appointed. The board was in
session Yesterday afternoon and last even
ing, and will continue until tine revision
is onmnlpfp.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Why People Believe That the Dome of
the National Capitol is Haunted
Wasbsoofoa, 60.

HdShf7eOtO7B STAR.
"Did you know that the dome of the
Capitol was haunted-the highest part of
the dome, just under the worm light -
said an old Waterman to STR reporter
the other day. mo, you didn't know il !?
Well it amt" he said, shutting his mouth
with snap and looking as blank as
faded guide post.
You remember the man that jumped
off there? 1t kain't been so lOng-abOut
six or seven years. You know he stood
on the rail of the highest balcony, and,
throwing up his arms to Heaven, gave
wild plunge and was crushed on the iron
roof nearly two hundred feet below.
Well, / guess his ghost went sOmeW here,
but it didn't stay about here.
"SOme folks think it did, and il seems
kind O. natural that it should, too. Lots
of queer folks go up on the dome. I've
been here long time, and / see lots Of
them. They go up there more in the win
ter than they do in the summer-ten to
one more. It's too hot to climb the stairs
in the summer. There are some who come
every session with Congress. They come
10 the Capitol every day, and always 20
on the dome. They are the ''dOme rats"
that's what | call them. / don't know
what they go there for any more than l
know why a church-mOuse STAYS in
church. All the strangers who come
here want to 20 on the dome, and couples
who want to get off by themselves often
go up there. You can see them standing
at every landing, looking out the VIM
dows with a way-oH look. Then there are
cranks who 60 up there to get nearer
Heaven"
swell, yes, / know" interrupted the
reporter, but what's all this got to do
with the dOme's being haunted?"
''There amt any ghosts up there, but
some of these strangers get frightened
and think the place is haunted. 1t all
comes of the whisper gallery You know
the whisper gallery? Well. you know
when people are talking around on the
other side the echoes bring their voices
right close up to you. A great many
strangers, hearing these voices and not
seeing any one, have jumped at the con-
clusiOn that the place is haunted.
Knowing that man committed suicide
there, they think that his troubled spirit
still fingers about the scene. But, l
told you, it amt haunted, it's only the
echoes.
''fhese echoes" he continued. fplay
the mischief with the lovers. They are
given right away. When they think no
one can hear them their secrets are told
by the echoes on the other side as plainly
as they are whispered
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

The Rev. j. Houston Eccleston, D. D.,
will preach at Christ Church this Sun
daY) morning.
Mr.. Henry Greenbaum. who went from
Savannah last fall to join the corps of the
Madison Square Theatre Company's
agents as Assistant Advance Agent with
Mr.. w. w. Randall, arrived in the city
yesterday ahead of Hazel Kirke."
Miss Marion Bernard, assistant press
agent and member of the Rose Eytinge
Theatrical Company, is making quite a
reputation. She is the daughter of an old
and well known New Orleans journalist,
and proposes to become press agent of a
theatrical company. She has done great
deal of good work on the newspaper press
of New Orleans, and will no doubt sue
coed in the occupation she has adopted,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Weather Indications.

In the South Atlantic States to-day:
Fair colder weather, northerly winds and
rising barometer.
The height Of the river at Augusta at
1:4l O'Clock p. m. yesterday augusta
time was 6 feet 4 inches-5 inches lower
than at she same hour the previous day.
Comparative statement of temperature
OF -saNannah Lanuaru 1879 and 1884.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
The Work or the Letter Carriers.

The work of the post office letter car
riers for December amounted to the
handling of 296,2j4 pieces of mail matter.
The carriers department, under the
SUPPLEMENTARY of Mr.. William Coolidge,
is efficiently managed. The monthly re-
port is as follows:
Delivered Registered letters SOB,
mail letters 1882. mail postal cards 90
627, local letters 10.25n. local postal cards
1902. newspapers Al ,235.
Collected Letters 65,673, postal cards
"a. $50. newspapers 6.627.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
To AdvertIsers.

To insure insertion changes In contract
advertisements in the SUNDAY MORNING
NEWS must be sent in before p. m. Sat
mrdaY
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

Population-Whites 1889; blacks, 1862;
total. 40,49l.
Annual ratio per 1000 for week-whites,
1873; blacks, 24.9.
Annual ratio per 1000: Whites for year 1882,
1872. J. L MCFARLAND, NJ. D.,
Health Officer
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
The Centennial of Methodism.

To-day is The centennial OF the organiza-
ton Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in the United States. The Rev. T. T.
Christian. pastor of Trinity Church, will
deliver sermon commemorative Of the
event this morning.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

*City time; corresponding to 6:44, 2:H and
20 "A sun time.
The following observations are taken at
she same moment of time (10:A p. m, Sa-
Vannah mean time J. at the stations named
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
Wood and Coal

Mems and Boys Bicycle Suits for hunt
ing purposes, az Belsinger's, Lyons block.
- Hl.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

White and colored Kid Gloves and Neck
wear a specially, at BelslngeI's.-Adv,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
II BLACKS
WHITES. AND
COLORRD.

ecapjtWIdtjon.-Death in city: Whites, g.
blacks and cOlOred 8: total, IA. Exclusive Of
still births-Blacks and colOred, /. Premature
births-Blacks and cOlOred. /.