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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30

Hernando County Democratic Convention
- 70 Oe helo at Brooksville on Friday. june l3.
LARK Marsh, Of Silver Beach, has success
tuliy grated the pecan upon the common
W. H. Haskell. the Tallahassee nurservman
one tree. '"S PS"i On
4 deer was recently found in Yolusla county
entanlgled IN barbed wire fence, where il
A SON Of L. y. wade, who lives at Crescent
Clty, was drowned a few DAYS ago near De-
troit, Mich.
Rock fish weighing thirty pounds are fire.
guently taken from the Chipola river. in
jackson county.
The parties suspected Of numbering Jones
TO parts unknown.
The Lake Worth people have realized larger
returns from their tomato crop this season
than ever before-about s. per crate.
Father Baasen, of Pensacola. has seven vol
umes Of Commentaries on the Bible'' printed
in Latin in l49S-nearly 400 years ago.
The Fi0TtdG Journal. the new Republican
paper, published at jacksonville has ma le
NJ appearance. 1t is printed with the outfit
OI the Sanford Journal.
r., Inc leaves Of the orange trees in and around
tampa are beginning to curl from the effects
Of the prolonged drought. If rain does not
come soon, the damage may be serious.
;. y. Adkins, OF Hawthorn, has three trees.
tNeuty-hNe years old, which yielded about
@U,uu0 oranges tins year. Last year one tree
was sold for 500, and the purchaser realized
II is possible that Charles Williams, confined
IN the Alachua county Jail under sentence of
death, Tor murder may have his sentence
commuted to imprisonment for life in the
penitenuary.
lhe negroes of Daytona had a frOlic on the
night Of May "a at the house Of Charles Jack
son. quarrel ensued and near dawn the
most was shot in the face. The load from a
double -barreled gun literally tore off the upper
portion Of his head and face. lie was dead
before he fell. Deputy Sheriff Peter Cone
was informed that George Mitchell had left
the lance early in the evening. found shot
gun returned about a. m, committed the
murder and departed. The suspected man
lett Daytona Immediately. reaching Volusia
at ! p m. OF the 35th, where he took the
steamer Anita for Palatka. Close at his heels
came the Deputy sheriff. who arrived about >
p m and took the City of Jacksonville for
the same place. On the morning of the goth
The man was spotted, sitting quietly. with the
shotgun on his lap. in company with a noted
gambler named Charles Shepard, and both
Tflu aspse
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30

ST. PAUL, MINI, May 29.-Ths Demo-
cratic State Convention, which assembled
here to-day, elected as delegates at large
to Chicago p. F. Kelley, Michael Dora1.
c. +. Mcdonald and r. A. Jones. 1t then
dissolved itself into district conventions
to select district delegates.
The platform declares that the large
surplus in the Treasury is an ever exist
ing incentive to wasteful extrayance and
Official corruption, and that it should be
reduced, not by reckless appropriations.
but by the reduction of taxes which create
1t, that this reduction of taxes should be
made upon the necessaries Of life. and
not upon its luXuries. That the present
tariff is masterpiece of injustice, ine-
quality and false pretense. 1t demands
that all the custom house taxation shall
be only for revenue.
Though the question of instruction of
the delegates was not mentioned. vet
every delegate that expressed himself on
the subject was in favor of Tilden, whose
name at all times was greeted with ap-
plause.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30

almost unanimously in favor of subsidy.
Speaker Carlisle was hampered in his Sc
lection Of these. .cOnferees by the tradition
which requires conferees TO be appoint
ed from the committee having jurisdic-
ton over the matter in the House.
1t is understood, however, that these
conferees wOuld.nOt have been appointed
had it not been for an understanding that
they understood the temper of the House,
and would do what they could to guard
the proposed bounty scheme from the sub
sidy sharks. If they fail as they proba-
bly, Will, in the attempt to make the Senate
agree to this the House committee will
probably be depended upon to defeat the
subsidy clause. There is no hope for the
free ship clause, but nothing will be done
until after the Chicago Convention, be-
cause Mr.. Dingley, of the House con-
ferees, and Mr.. Miller, of New York, Of
morrow
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30
MINOR MENTION BY WIRE.
Some Little Items of Interest and Some
Items of Little Interest.

MADRID, May 29.-The Liberal press ex-
presses great indignation at the action Of the
government in dissolylng the meeting called
by the opposition journals to discuss means
for lettering the condition of the Journalists
who are now IN prison at Madrid awaiting
trial.
PHILADELPHIA, May 99.-S. st. Clair Nc
Cauly, who was recently sentenced to a term
OF imprisonment for deadly assault on law
yer James Heverfn. has developed upmis-
taxable signs Of insanity. To-day the court
made an order to remove him from prison to
an insane asylum.
LONDON, May 2J.-The bullion in the Bank
Of England increased clos. 900 during last
week. The proportion OF the Bank Of Eng
land reserve to the liability, which last week
was ~ j is per cent.,is now 4S 1-16 per cent.
sir John James Ennis. member of ParIia-
ment, died to-day. He was a Liberal, and
had sat for AihlOne since December, 1863
Sir Henry Bartlc Frere, of South African
fame is dead
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30
a NEW NIAHDI ON THE SCENE.
He Claims the Power of Vanishing in
the Air at viii.

CAIRO, May pa new Mahdi, a black
man, has appeared in Soudan and has
overthrown several detachments which
the original Mahdi sent against him. He
asserts that Mahdi was formerly one of
his dervishes. He claims the power of
becoming invisible at will. A story is
told by the natives that Mahdi sent SOL
dlers to capture the new prophet. but
when the soldiers had surrounded the
divan or which he sat he suddenly van
ished in the air.
y Advices from Kassali of April u report
that that town is completely isolated. All
communication from the outer world.
either by letter or newspaper. has been
cut off. Three thousand egyptian troops
of the garrison had no difficulty in keep
ing the HakendOs away from the city, as
they are great towards. Ammunition
was still plentiful, but the food supply
was rapidly running out. Mai. Won
Zeckendorff, who was with Gen. Hicks. Is
still prisoner at Ell Obeid. He is suffer-
ing terrible pTivation. 1t is asserted that
a ransom would be accepted for him.
The Nile is rising rapidly and 1t is ex-
pected that Gen. Gordon's armed boats
will be able to drive the rebels from the
banks above khartoum and open COM
munlcation with Berber and Cairo. A
rumOr prevails that the rebels have with
drawn from around Shendy.
LONDON, May 29.-The PdU Man Ga
zette declares that earl Granville's re-
quest to Turkey to send $4,000 men to
SOudan is more serious for the Cabinet
than the scheme of multiple control. The
Ministers knew what Earl Granville was
doing when he proposed to surrender to
France, but they were aghast when they
heard the proposal of Turkey to send
troops. Turkey on Tuesday signified her
acceptance of this proposition. 1t is not
clear how the Cabinet can repudiate Tur-
keys acceptance without insist
ing upon Earl Granville's resignation. :"
The same paper says: "The Egyptian
conference will meet June %. Before
that time the question of multiple control
and the limit Of English occupation
agreed upon between NJ. WaddingtOn and
Earl Granville will have to be accented
by other pOwers'
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TO THE RESCUE OF JERSEY.
w. III. Vanderbilt's Agent Brings
Million and a Quarter Dollars I

w. III. VanderbiIt's Agent Brings "A
Million and a Quarter Dollars to
Philadelphia.
The Reading Railroad Company's hold
ing Of Jersey Central Railroad stock,
amounting to $4,000 shares, says the PhiIa-
delphia Record, have been placed absolute
ly beyond the reach of the bears. This
was the object of the visit of Harrison
Mex. Twombly, the son-in-law of William
III. Vanderbilt, to this city, on Friday.
The shares had been used as collaterals
and were margiDed down to $50, and then
down to $40. The attack of the bears was
SO persistent, however, that after the
price got below $50 it seemed probable
that there might be a still further drop.
and Mr.. TwOmbly came to Philadelphia
with $l,2j0,000, with which he took up
$1,000 shares of stock held by one of the
prominent banking houses in this city,
The balance of the $4,000 shares is being
carried by several of the Weather gen
tlemen connected with and interested in
Reading affairs, who are amply able to
protect it against the most severe raids
that may be made. Two or three capital
lists and one or two banking houses who
were bearing the brunt of the attacks on
Jersey were very thankful to have Mr..
IWOmbly come to its rescue
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WONDERFUL TELEGRApHY.
The Methods of Communication AdoDte
nv an Ernnrt notocas.o

The Methods of Communication Adopted
by an Expert Detective
J. 7. Norris, of Springfield, O., the de-
tective who has brought, some noted
criminals to justice, says the St. Louis
Republican, of the 26th inst, was at the
Southern last night. Norris is a ioyial
fellow with game leg, and not at all
like ones preeOnceiyed notions of a ''fiy
cop" He does a trick that probably no
other man in the country can initiate. He
takes a silver coin, usually a dollar. and
places 1t on his tongue between his teeth.
With his tongue he strikes it against the
teeth with the sound of a Jelegraphing in
strument, the opening and closing of the
circuit being exactly initiated. Norris
used TO be an operator, and by means of
the coin can telegraph words so distinctly
that any telegrapher can easily
read the message. In this
manner he telegraphed fifty words min
ute. A reporter wrote out message on
a Western Union blank and handed il to
the detective. The two operators in
charge at the Southern took down the
words as fast as Norris produced them
with the coin. The message was rapidly
sounded and written down, and all three
copies conceded exactly. Mr.. Norris can
stand up before telephone, and in this
novel manner telegraph a message which
any Uelegrapher can read with great fa-
clity. But the most wonderful thing is
10 see him telegraph with his eyelids. The
dots and dashes Of the telegraphic alpha
bet'he indicates by more or less rapid
opening and shutting of the eyelids. In
this manner he can converse with an ex-
pert without uttering a sound.
Norris, it will be remembered. is the
man VINO bagged Lew Hauek, the three
eaTd-monte fakir who killed a man near
Delaware station, Ohio. five wears 400.
He followed him 5000 miles before he
could put his hands on him and brought
him from California in spite Of the strenu-
GUS efforts of all the gamblers OF the Pa
cifip oO0af
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A PoLYGAMoUs swINDLER.
The Husband of a Small Army OF
Wives is Sent to the PenItentiary.

The Husband of Small Army of
Wives is Sent to the Penltentiary.
The United States District Court to-day,
says a Philadelphia special of the 26th
inst. to the New York World, disposed of
one of the oldest and most accomplished
rogues in thescOuntry, Peter Tatro, who
was tried and convicted under the name
of John A. Moore, and sent to the Eastern
Penitentiary for two years and fined $500
for having personated pension agent
and altered a certificate for pension in
Lycoming county. Tatro is man of af-
fable manners, about fifty years of age.and
In ten years has been married five times.
In 1878, after a brief courtship. he
became the husband of Ella Webb.
of BrOckpOrt, n. Y, under the name of
Stone. Before the honeymoon was over
he left his wife, and four weeks later mar
ried widow named Parsons at Condor,
y. Y. He was there known as Sheldon
Burleigh. Six months later South Bend,
Ind, welcomed TatrO under the name of
II. G. POmerOy. He said ne was United
States Provost Marshal, an office obsolete
since the war, and his pleasant manners
and assumed knowledge on almost every
subject made him general favOrite. He
talked elOQuently about the great debt of
ers, and volunteered to undertake to
prosecute a number of doubtful pension
claims.
While engaged in this pursuit he fell in
with a Miss Mason and married her. He
appeared to have a liking for the Hoosier
State, however, and instead of taking a
trip further West when he became tired
of the third wife he simply removed to
Wabash and became J. w. jerks, the
wealthy owner of California gold mine,
and married a Miss McSteWart. who
owned Il small farm. She was induced BY
Tatro to sell her farm for 81, 800 in cash
and leave her comfortable home to become
the mistress Of a palatial mansion on the
Pacific coast. When the couple reached
Chicago on their way to California TatrO
disappeared with the money. Then
he went to Cumberland, Md. and
began career as a bogus Spec
ial Examiner of Pensions, un-
der the name of Webb. There he laid
siege to the heart of Mrs. j. p. Anderson.
a widow, with one son, who surrendered
after brief siege and became Mrs. Webb.
TatrO employed her boy at
salary of 81 30 a day, but never
paid the salary. The man of
many wives was traced to Cumberland by
Chief Examiner +. G. Rathbone, Of the
Pension Office, and fled to Marietta, Pa,
where he was arrested and brought to
Philadelphia for trial. More than twenty
witnesses from different States testified
against him to-day. Hundreds of persons
were found who eagerly paid money to
the adrOit SWindler to secure a pension
from the government.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30
CURRENCY CONTRACTION.
Comptroller Cannon FavOrs the Nc
PhersOn Bill as a Relief Measure.

Comptroller Cannon FavOrs the Nc
PhersOn Bill as a Relief Measure.
WASHINGTON, May 29-The Comp
troller of the Currency, upon being asked
to-day what he thought of the present
financial situation, said that he believed
that it was improving. The banks in
New York and other money centres had
lost large part of their country deposits,
but he thought that as soon as confidence
should be restored money would flow
again into its usual channels as it did
after the panic of 1878.
''SOme of the best and most conservative
people in New York." he continued,
'think that great progress has been made,
and that through the summer money will
be dull and rates low. From all that can
be learned from the bank examiners who
are watching the situation, country banks
seem to be in good condition"
Upon being asked what legislation, il
any, would probably restore confidence,
Mr.. Cannon said: 81 think that the Nc
PhersOn bill is the simplest and most
available of the measures that are IN
condition for immediate action. III
il should become a law it would
Increase the circulation of the country
by more than $50, 000, 200, and would con-
tribute greatly to the restoration of conf
Oenc6. 1uef6 are HOW lying III the vaults
of the COmptroller's office bills all ready
for issue to banks to replace worn and
mutilated currency. These notes could
be made Immediately available if the Nc
Pherson bill should become a law, and
every national bank in the country would
receive circulation equal in amount to 10
per cent. of its bonds now on deposit.
This currency, under the provisions of
the Mcpherson bill, would be sent
to every city, town, village
and county where there is a national
bank, and thus not only increase the ag-
gregate circulation, but everywhere re-
store confidence. This would not be an
imitation measure, because the calling of
per cent. bonds and the consequent re-
tirement of circulation would, to a GER
tain extent. Offset the increase. Unless
the Mcpherson bill or some other measure
giving relief to our banks is passed by
Congress, and the Mcpherson bill seems
to be the only one that is likely to be
reached, there will be a contraction OF
currency during the summer and early
| fall, and it is possible that more financial
trouble may occur when it becomes nee.
I 20 h.
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THE CRACKER BAKERS.
4 Savannah Firm Taken Into the As
I1.....-....a r,.......--

4 Savannah Firm Taken Into the As
sOeiatiOn to Prevent Rate Cutting
ATLANTA, May 29.-The Western
Cracker Bakers Association,met here to-
day in the Markham House. The meet
ing was presided over by Nelson Blake, of
Chicago, President of the association
The attendance was good. Among the
prominent members present were L. d.
Dozier, of St. Louis, Chairman of the EX-
ecutiVe Committee of the Southern divis-
ion of the association; executive commit
teemen Edwin II. Hall, of Louisville, and
Hob. GTubbs, of Nashville; also, dele
gates Foster Thomas of Louisville, ThOs.
II. Carr of Montgomery Taylor and Joyce
of New Orleans, c. D. Winn of Macon,
Frank E. Block and I. S. Lewis of
Atlanta. 5. A. EiRstein, of the firm
OF Acosta & Einstein, of Savannah,
was admitted to membership. No change
IN prices was made. The meeting was
held to restore cuts in prices being made
by Acosta & Einstein, of Savannah. By
taking this firm into the association rates
are restored and the organization is again
happy.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30
ROBBED RIGHT AND LEFT.
The Disclosures i'm the Penn Bank Case
Growing Worse and Worse.

The Disclosures in the Penn Bank Case
Growing Worse and Worse.
PITTsBURG, May 29-Henry Warner,
assignee of the Penn Bank, has taken
charge and discharged all the clerks. He
will begin work at once, but saws that it
will require two weeks, and possibly
thirty days, before an exact statement of
the condition of affairs can be made. The
/ deficiency, it is believed, will reach fully
81, ,250,0 900. 1t is said that OF $40, ,00O which
were known to be on the counter when
the bank closed, only $4,000 were turned
over to the assignee. Great shortage in
the securities is also reported since Satur-
day, and bonds, stocks and other collater-
ais in the bank at the time Ofthe suspension
are said to be missing. President Riddle
is still confined at home. lie has issued a
card asking his friends to withhold iudg-
ment until he is able to make his state
ment.
William Riddle has confessed another
judgment for 1921 in favor of +. B.
Laughlin. This judgment will follow the
one confessed on Tuesday night.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30
CONGREssMEN AT CHICAGO.
List of the Republicans who viii
Take a Hand In Running the Conven-
tiOn.

A List of the Republicans who viii
Take a Hand In Running the Conven-
tiOn.
lican Senators leave Washington for Chi
cago tomorrow morning, as follows:
Messrs. Hoar, Sawyer, Cullom, PIatt.
Conger, Miller of California. Miller Of
New York, Dolph, Blair. Jones Of Nevada.
and Aldrich. Besides this party, Senator's
Plumb. Sewell, Hill, VanWyck, Harrison.
Malone, Manderson, Palmer and Bowen
will go before the end of the week. The
twenty Senators named will he paired
with Democrats, leaving less than a
voting quorum in Washington. Senators
Frye and Anthony are absent, and paired.
The following members of the House have
also gone or will 90 to Chicago tonight
and tomorrow: Messrs. O'Hara of North
Carolina, Smalls of South Carolina, Bel
ford OF Colorado, Pettibone of Ten
nessee, Hanback, Of Kansas. Val
entine of Nebraska, Rice ana
Long Of Massachusetts. Boutelle.
and Dingley Of Maine, Stewart of YER
mont KassOn and Holmes of Iowa. Bow
en-, Libbey and John S. Wise of Virginia.
Horr and CutcheOn Of Michigan, Phelps
Of New Jersey, Burleigh and Hfscock of
New York, Brown, Bl anerd and Bayne
Of Pennsylvania, Hart, Robinson. Nc
Cormick aad keifer OF Ohio, Steele and
Brown Of Indiana, Adams. Ellwood. Dun
ham, Davis and Cullen of Illinois. Com
missioner of Internal Revenue Evans
and Register OF the Treasury Bruce have
also gone to Chicago. President Arthur
and several members of his Cabinet and
the Comptroller of the Treasury will 90
to New York tomorrow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30
ssImperishabIe.'i -

DAYS and even weeks after the applica-
tion of the genuine Murray g. Lanman
Florida Water the handkerchief or gar
ment still exhales a soft, rich fragrance.
II is this peculiar advantage over all other
toilet preparations that has won for this
world-famed Perfume the expressive de-
signation of 'simperishable'' by which it
is generally known. To distinguish the
genuine article from its numerous imita-
tiGns look out for the 'sTrade Mark"
which consists of a narrow white strip
label bearing the fac simile signature Of
Lanman s. Kemp, New York, sole pro-
prietors,
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Gen. Benjamin L. Butler Receives IL
Nomination for President.

Gen. Benjamin 4. Butler Receives the
Nomination for President.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, May 29.-The Ma
tional Greenback Convention reassem-
bled at 10 O'Clock this morning, Neal
Weaver presiding. The Committee on
Resolutions was not ready to report, and
the entire forenoon session was taken up
with brief addresses. The Platform Com
mittee sent word that they would not be
ready to report before 3 O'Clock in the af-
ternOOn, and at 40 O'Clock the cOnven-
ton adjourned until O'Clock.
1t is understood that the Committee on
Resolutions are at lOggerheads over the
plan on the tariff, and good deal of de-
bate is expected in the convention. To
prevent much time being consumed,
speeches have been limited to five minutes
The convention reassembled pursuant
to adjournment. The Committee on ResO-
lutious not being ready to report, the in
tervening time Was occupied in making
speeches and passing votes Of thanks to
various persons. Chairman Weaver
finally announced that the Committee on
Resolutions was ready to report, when it
was ascertained that there would be
three reports. Minority reports, made by
Mr.. Jones, of New York. and Mr.. Blan-
chard, of Michigan, were read first, the
report of Mr.. Blanchard meeting with en-
thusiasCic approval for the stand he took
in favor of temperance and woman
suffrage. Mr.. Jones' report differed from
the majority report in demanding that
while Congress shall issue full legal ten
der notes they shall be used in the pay
ment of government debts, constructing
public improvements, to reduce transpor-
tatiOn charges, completing public build
in2s, building a navy, and such other pur-
poses as Congress is now asked to appro-
pirate money, until the surplus labor of
the country is employed, a profitable
home market for the products Of Ameri-
can farms and workshops created and
business done on a cash basis. Mr.. Jones
did not insist on his views, and there was
no split on the platform. The majority
report was read by Mr.. Morton, Chairman
Of the committee. 1t contained a long
preamble setting forth the objects of the
Greenback party and what it has accom-
plished.
The convention nominated b. f. Butler
for President and Mr.. West, OF Mississip-
pi, Cor Vice President.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-30

CINCTNNATI, MAY 29.-Charles M
Steele, a business man of this city. will
Saturday next begin the publication OF
a new morning daily under the name OF
the I'tCO- Cent Gazette. The newspaper
will he Independent Democratic IN poli.
tics. Mr.. Steele is the receiver of the
NeioS-J Journal, which he sold at auction
Saturday. He admits losing money in
the latter enterprise, and says that the
whole of the present NelcS Journal staff