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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-11
RUIN WROUGHT BY FIRE.
A COTTON WAREHOUSE AT
JONESBORO DESTROYED.

An Orphan Asylum Burned-Destruc-
ton of the Selma Opera House-Fatal
Fire in the Barracks at Lisbon-The
CorOner's Investigation of the Belle
Vile Disaster-Funeral of the Victims.
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. I0.-A special from
JonesborO says: About . O'Clock this
morning a large brick warehouse of w.
NJ. Kinds was discovered to be on fire.
The. building was soon burned. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. Citizens who had
cotton stored therein without insurance
lost heavily. The cause of the fire, which
originated in the southwest corner
OF the building, remote from any fire.
place, is not known"
THE BELLEVILLE HOLOCAUST.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 10.-The latest adyices
from Belleville say that two more bodies
were found yesterday, neither of which
were Identified. The report made by the
surviving Sisters, which is accepted by
the Coroner as authentic, is: ''There
were slXty-three persons in the convent
at the time of the fire. OF these twenty
SIX were Sisters, twenty-five of whom
wore saved. There were tbirtv-twO
boarding pupils, ten of whom were saved,
ana hYe candidates, all saved. The total
shows thirty-seven saved and twenty-six
lostH
The names of the identified victims of
the Bellevllle fire who were buried to-day
were: Mother Superior Mary Jerome:
three sisters, Moderate, Agnelia and
Edwlna, and two pupils, Katie Urbana.
OF Nandalla, Ill, and Gertrude Strach, of
Duquoln, Ill. The remains of the
unidentified victims were also at
the church, but were removed
alter the services, and will
be buried in one coffin on Sunday. A
monument will be erected over them bear
ing their nam9s, which were Minnie Bal
ley, Emma Stock, Agnes Scaling, Mamie
Sealing, Dinah Horn, Lottie Pearson, Del
phi SchiewitZaner, Mary Brien and Josie
Plandro. All the debris in the ruins of
the convent having been overturned and
no additional bodies found, search was
discontinued about noon, and the jury
held consultation to agree upon a verdict.
OPERA HOUSE DESTROYED.
SELMA, Jan. 10.-The Edwards Opera
House was burned tonight. The propertv
was worth about $4,000. The walls of
the building fell in, slightly injuring two
tremen, James LOvegbridge and Harry
Peacock. Two adjoining buildings, valued
at t$4,0OO, were ruined by fire and falling
walls.
FIRE AT WYTHEVILLE, VA.
LYNCHBURG, VA. Jan. 1O.-In Wythe-
vile yesterday 1re destroyed nearly a
Whole block of buildings, including store
houses and dwellings,. Loss $15, 900. Only
one OF the dwellings was insured.
AN ORPHAN ASYLUM BURNED.
TOLEDO, o., Jan. 10-The third story
and roof of the st. Vincent Orphan ASYLUM
here was burned this evening. One
hundred and twenty children had lust
been put to bed, and were rescued with
out accident. Loss $4,000.
FATAL FIRE IN BARRACKS.
LISBON, Jan. 10.-A fire occurred in the
barracks at Braga to-day, and eight per-
sons were either killed or injured.
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on the tariff will be mistaken. There will
be no speech making at all. Mr.. Randall
has assured Messrs. Morrison and Car
Isle Of this.
COUNTER CLAIM AGAINST THE UNION
PACIFIC.
The United States has filed in the Court
OF Claims a counter claim against the
Union Pacific Railroad Company for S.
1924 for alleged Indebtedness to the
United States, including per cent. of the
net earnings of the road.
MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENT.
At meeting of the Senate Committee
on Commerce this morning Senator Glib
sons joint resolution apprOpriating ST.
OOO,OOO, to be Immediately available, to
continue the Improvements on the Missis-
sippi river, was agreed to, and Senator
Vest was instructed to report it to-day.
BILLS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF GEOR-
GIA RIVERS.
Mr.. Crisp introduced to-day bill ap-
propriating 200 for the Improvement
of Flint river above Albany; $4,000 for
the improvement of OcOnce river. and
$4,000 for the improvement of the Ocmul-
gee river.
BANKRUPT LAW.
There will be a convention here next
Wednesday of business men interested in
the passage Of some uniform bankrupt
la y. They will discuss the subject, and
agree upon bill to be passed before Con-
greSs.
NATIONAL BANK FOR BRUNSWICK.
Mr.. Nichols to-day secured from Comp
troller Of the Currency Knox permit au.
thorizing the establishment of national
bank at Brunswick, Ga, with a capital
Of S50,000
n g
The President to-day nominated Brew
ster Cameron, eX-General Agent of the
Department of Justice, to be Receiver of
Public Moneys at Tucson, Arizona.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-11
A POLITICIANS DOWNFALL.
From the Speakers Chair to the Grim
inaPs Box.
Ne'0drb (N. ~ Special, ian. s.

Nel0drb IN. J) Special, Jan 8.
EX-Speaker of the House of Assembly.
John Egan, charged with bribery. came
into court this morning and entered a
plea of non yult, Withdrawing his former
plea of guilty. His sentence was set
down for the 18th inst. He was wrapped
up in heavy shawl, and looked pale and
carewOTn.
In 1876 he was elected to the House of
Assembly, and during his service in Tren-
ton he was noted for his activity and
ready debating powers. He was reelected
III 1877 and 1873. 1t was during the latter
year he was elected Speaker, being the
first man of Irish birth who ever occupied
that exalted position in New JERSEY.
Since his retirement from the Speakership
his downward course has been rapid
Every winter he haunted the halls Of
legislation, looking detected.
1t was last winter which brought on
the crisis, when he thought to turn san
honest penny by bribing Mr.. Armitaee
to .'let up" on the bills which the latter
had introduced for the reduction Of tolls
over the Newark Plank Road. 1t is be-
lieved that Egan was hired to do this
work by the agents of corporations who
did not want Armitage's bills to pass.
Egan was in desperate straits for money
and he was only too glad to undertake
such speculation. He has a wife and
three children living in Elizabeth.
His was a remarkable career. 1t began
at the shoemaker's bench, rose gradually
to the Speaker 5 chair, and then descended
to the criminals box in a court of Justice.
The punishment in New Jersey for bribery
IS the inhictiOn of a fine not less than
$1,000 nor more than $1,000, or imprisOn-
ment not exceeding five years, or both,
and the offender shall ''be forever dis
qualified to hold any office of honor. trust
or profit under this State.v Mr.. Egan
was one Of the council that planned the
invasion of Canada by the Fenians in
1866, and was a member of the Clan-na-
Gael and other Irish revolutionary socie-
ties in this country.
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'Airy Baby Yet2''


A little scene was enacted a few days
since on an afternoon train on one of the
roads running out Of Boston, that put
Dashiul young man to rOut and COM
pletely convulsed the spectators. When
the young man entered the car in the
depot the only vacant seat was beside an
old farmer. who was evidently on his wav
up country. The rustic was bluff. hale
and hearty, and to the question as this
seat engagedT' loudly replied, 'sNol Set
dawn, seis dawn, and make yerself ter
hum" Now, the young man was not in
specially talkative frame of mind, but
the old man was, and, as a natural re-
suit. they talked. In the course of the
conversation 1t came out that, in his
younger days, the young man had gone to
school to the old mans ''darter." After
that, OF course, conversation did not flag
and the old farmer was soon in possession
OF the leading points in the young mans
life since he left the school, and, among
other things, that he had been married
some ten or twelve months. In the midst
oil their talk the train drew up at the sta
ton where the young man was to alight,
but so persistent was the aged questiOner
that all the other passengers who were TO
get of had LETT the car before the Young
man started for the door. He was max
ing good time down the aisle, in haste to
get OFF before the car started, when he was
brought to a standstill by a vigorous
shout from his inquisitiYe friend: "Hello!
young man! Hellow He turned and was
greeted with the query from the anxious
but beaming old farmer: E'Say, heY We
airy baby yet? Darter'll be sure ter ask
The young man went.
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Our SnObocracy.


The mania to become an aristocrat is
spreading in eyer-increasing circles, but.
as rule, it produces only an insutferable
'snOb.' The real aristOcrat has. besides
wealth, education and refined manners.
and these qualities permit him to be affa-
bic and cOnsiderate towards his interiors,
he feels himself secnre in his exceptional
position, and, therefore. sees no necessity
to assert it. The ''snOb," on the other
hand, keenly feels his own insignificance,
and tries, by Impertinence and ridiculous
presumptUOusness, to maintain a standing
which appears to him to be ''higher'' only
because he is mounted on a mOney-bag.
Evidences of this ''snObOcracy' daily
increase. Thus, for instance, the World
is publishing weekly a list of ''crests'
which these ''snObsr-and we find some
well-knOwn names among them-haye
either had painted for themselves or simply
stolen from old European families. The
serenity of these pseudO-aristOcrats is not
disturbed by an occurrence such as hap
pened some years ago in Paris when a
real lord cut the stolen crest, in the open
street, from the carriage door and thus
brought the name of an American citizen
into ridicule. At home here, where the
whole set have no better claims to their
pedigrees and crests, the cOunterleits are
as good as the genuine ones, and the few
deDt-laden lords and counts, to whom they
have traded on their daughters and who
now adoTn society are smart enough not
to ask where the menagerie of tabled ami
mails comes from which decorates the
plate, harness and coaches of these 'saris-
tOcrats."
1t is the first duty Of actually good So
ciety TO take decided position against
snObOcracy and to abolish all aristoeratic
flummery. 1t will thereby lose none of
its distinction, but will strengthen its
right to exist by reyiving, instead of dead
ening. the republican spirit,
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walked In and arrested six men who were
working IN the distiliery. Three stills were
seized, and large quantity Of whisky was
captured Inc SIX men were carried before a
commissioner and were held to answer. The
fact that the ground was covered with snow
greatly aided the officers"
The run on the state Treasury for cOmmu-
tatiOns for artificial limbs is nearly over
Only two applicants have been refused. The
law provides that man. to be entitled TO the
allowance, must have lived in the State at the
Tune the nrst act was passed-namely. sep
temDer 10th. lS79-Or. If out Of the state at
that time, he must have enlisted from the
state and returned prior to the passage Of the
act Of ISL. \ Mr.. Childress, who applied
yesterday, now lives in HaralsOn county. He
lost arm at the shoulder in the Confederate
service He enlisted in Mississippi however.
and moved % Georgia after the passage of the
first bin in 1879. Thus he Is not allowed the
benefits Of the bill. Mr.. William .. Harrell.
of GIascOck. is from Alabama, and although
now citizen OF the State. Is not allowed to
come in and receive the benefits Of the bill.
". +. Terrence, Of Atlanta, a Peachtree
street grocer. has been arrested on the charge
Of cheating and swindling, and the complain
ant is Mr.. o. j. Walker, who clerks at John
Rvan's. Terrence Is from Alabama. and
several months ago came to Atlanta, where
he secured employment. He developed a fine
business capacity but had no capital. Several
weeks ago he met Mr.. Walker, and iu a short
while the two had become good friends. Mr..
W alker had some money, and finally agreed
10 put up $500, and Allen Terrence to conduct
the business. he. Mr.. Walker being a silent
partner. The affairs progressed well until
yesterday, when Terrence made an assign
ment, naming Mr.. Camp, the local manager
for the American Sewing Machine Company.
as his assignee. Mr.. Walker knew nothing of
the transaction until yesterday evening. and
believing that Terrence intended to defraud
him. swOre ont the warrant In his list Of
creditors Terrence gave Mr.. Walkers name.
Terrence Is young man Of good appearance
He denies any intention to defraud Mr.
Walker. Patrolmen Imam and Sheridan
made the arrest
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MRS. SHERWIN.
The Young Wife of a Millionaire Con-
Vict
Chicago Eelos.

tNAcQ9O A6t06s
Frank r. Sherwln, the New Mexico
millionaire, has just been sentenced at
Albany, n. Y, to two years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary. By a singular
coincidence the news of his sentence
reaches Chicago on the date of the return
Of the very "ROmany Rye'' theatrical
party that played here when Sherwin was
nabbed in this city three months ago by
the New York detectives. At that time
Sherwin was spending his honeymoon
with his girlish bride in this city: she
was his second wife and young enough to
be his daughter. After he was taken
back East the bride got acquainted with
one of the leading actors in the "ROmany
Rye" party, and had desperate Irritation
with him. She managed, too, to get back
to her home in Denver in time to enjoy an
engagement of the ROmany Rye Com
pany in that city. 1t is not known what
she will do, now that her giddy old spouse
has been jugged for a couple of years.
Her father, or rather. her stepfather, is
Governor Gilpin, one of the most respect
ed citizens of Colorado, and he was
mad as a wet hen when his willful
daughter clandestinely married the
rich but crooked old smoker from New
Mexico. Governor Gilpin was ambitious
that the girl should wed young man he
had picked out for her-a cousin, if we
are not mIstaken-a worthy fellow, but
not at all the kind Of a spouse the young
lady hankered after. Young Mrs. Sher-
win will probably bear up under her tenn
pOrary widOwhOOd with the same heroic
fOrtitude that characterized her when the
remOrseless minions of the law swoOped
down upon her smile husband last OctO-
Der, broke up the delirionsly blissful hon.
eymoOn, and bundled the old man off to
a felon's fate in the far distant East.
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The FInrida AIethndists

MADISON, FLA, Jan. 1O.-There were
present at the opening of the Conference
to-day about one hundred ministers. The
attendance is not as large as was expect
ed. The weather is not so cold: the ther-
mometer stands at 40 degrees.
An encouraging letter from the Presi-
dent of Wesleyan Female College was
read.
Col. Palmer. Of Nashville, Tenn, ap-
peared in behalf Of the Methodist Publish
ing House Of that place. His statement
shows marked advancement of the
Methodist cause iii the South. His def
milton of moneys equivalent is not alto
gether satisfactory.
Rev. DR.. Young, corresponding secre-
taly OF the Foreign Mission Board, made
f1attering report that 100000 had al
ready been received and several confer
ences yet to hear from.
Prof. Hopkins, of Emory College. and
}. w. Burke, of Macon, are here in behalf
OF the Methodist cause. Several strong
speeches were made in behalf of Method
lst periodicals and literature.
Revs. William Dunbar and p. A, Muir
ray were turned out full-hedged minis
ters. Several ministers, transfers from
other Conferences, were introduced. Sew
eral deacOns and elders were elected
Everything is favorable for a pleasant
time to the ministers.
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GRANTS MEXICAN CONCESSION
An Explanation of Why it was Allowed
to Lapse.

New YORK, Jan. 10.-The published
statement that Gen. Grants cable conces-
sion, granted by the Mexican Govern
ment, had been forfeited by that govern
ment on the ground of non-fulfillment on
the part of the cable company of its obli-
cations Hereunder has led to a misappre-
hension as to Gen. Grants connection
with that enterprise. The facts, as given
by the friends of Gen. Grant.
are as follows: The concession
was given to the General not as
matter of personal interest to himself.
but for and on behalf of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, which the
company, having ascertaIned that exist
ing contracts made it undesirable to
pursue the enterprise, allowed to
lapse. In this connection 1t snould be
stated that Gen. Grant refused all offers
Of compensation for or interest in the con-
cession, and that the same is true of his
connection with the other enterprises in
Mexico with which his name has been
coupled.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-11

No injury to the orange crop at Ocala.

No injury TO the orange crop at Ocala.
Mariana is TO have six new brick stores.
Mrs. Celia Wade, of Pulaski county, aged
- is dead.
Mr. VIM. r. Taylor Of Pulaski died of can
Ger Saturday.
Mr.. Price Is to engage IN italian bee cuI-
ture at Tampa.
Beds Of mari. which are very valuable, have
been found AT Manatee.
The steamer Ibis is to ply between the Haul
over and New smyrna.
The cOlored Odd Fellows Hail. at Kew West
Is nearing completion.
The cars Of the Florida Southern Railroad
are now running to Leesburg.
1t has been discovered that the juice of the
sweet orange VIII cure sprains.
Some orange trees near jacksonville were
reported slit to the ground by the freeze.
Mr. Lucius IIardee says the freezing Of ripe
oranges on the tree does not injure them.
NJ. and Madame Dauville. of Paris, France.
are going TO make their home in Jacksonville.
Most Of the spongers at Key West have re
fused to sell their sponge in consequence Of
not gettiug their real worth.
\ prominent orange grower at Mandarin
writes the Jacksonville Times JlliOn that the
groves at that place were not injured by the
frost.
1t is said the Plant Investment Company
VIII next week begin the work Of collecting
hands TO commence the road from the Santa
Fe TO Lake City.
\ trick farmer near ArredondO is said to
have contracted for the sale of his straw berry
crop at 50 per quart. The crop will doubtless
be short TINS year. as many plants have died
because of the severe drought.
1t Is proposed to place a small, light-draft
steamer on the Manatee river, to take freight
and passengers from the different landings
and connect outside with the steamer Eliza
llancoN- 50 as TO enable that steamer to make
the run from Cedar hey to Tampa entirely by
daylight.
Jacksonville Times Union: Thomas Ken
ma. the man Who stole the trunk from the
warehouse of the jacksonville, st. Augustine
and Halifax Railroad in this city a few even
lngs ago, and left il in Mr.. Jacobs saloon for
safe keeping, and who was subsequently, ar
rested, was taken before Justice Marcy. and
IN default of $500 bonds was sent to jail to
await the action of the Circuit Court"
DcLand Echo: "Allen Douglas was killed
by Peter sylvester last week. 1t seems that
Douglas and cousin Of Sylvester's were
quarrelIng, when sylvester, without any pro-
vocation whatever. drew a knife and stabbed
Douglas in the neck Sylvester was arrested
the night Of the murder, and after the pre-
lmInary hearing was forwarded to Enter
prise on the charge of murder. All the par
ties were negroes.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-The body of the
late Edward Lasker, the dead German
statesman, was removed this afternoon
from the house of Henry Richter, his cOu-
sin, on Lexington avenue to Temple
Emanuel on Fifth avenue. The remains
were accompanied by Mr.. Richter.
Mr.. Lasker's brother, Moritz, and
by the pail bearers, the German
Ambassador at Washington, August Fei-
gel, the German Consul in this CITY.
Mayor Edison, Jesse Seligman, Carl
Schurz, Lewis May, VIM. steinway, DR..
A. Jacoby, Jacob H. Schif, Lozaries
Rosenfeld, Meyer Stern, n. Blum and
Hugo WesendOrf. Services were held at
the Temple later in the afternoon. The
body will lie in the temple until SATURDAY.,
when 1t will be taken to Europe.
BERLIN, Jan. 10-An inspection of the
literary collections of the late Herr Lasker
reveals surprising wealth of material.
There are many unpublished and some
unfinished manuscripts. All have been
temporarily placed under seal. The pa
pers found will, his executor declares.
she'd much light upon some heretofore OBJ
scure points in German parliamentary
history. No codicil to the will has been
found.
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PERILs OF THE SEA.
Shipwrecks and Loss of Life by the Re-
cent Storms.

ShlpWfecks ana Loss OF Life by the Re-
cent Storms
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The Signal Ser
vice Station at Hatteras, n. c.. reports
that the schooner Florence, from Beaufort
to Norfolk, went ashore on the 9TH near
Chicogonocomico. The crew were saved.
The schooner Chembrin, from Beaufort to
Philadelphia, lumber laden, lost her deck
load and part of her sails. The schooner
John N. Parker, from Philadelphia to Nor
folk, is ashore near Hatteras inlet. The
vessel and cargo is a total loss; the crew
were saved.
The Signal Corps Station at Hatteras.
N. c., reports that the three-masted
schooner Emma c. ROwell, Sloan master.
before reported ashore on the 9th instant.
was from Kings Ferry, Fla, bound for
Philadelphia, loaded with pine lumber
The vessel went ashore at $50 d.
IN. on the Sth instant, during a violent
southeast gale near Gull Shoal life-saving
station. Nine persons were on board
All were saved in the breeches buoy bv
members of the Gull Shoal life-saving
station. The vessel is still on the beach.
WEST CREEK, N. j., Jan. 10.-At Z 80
p. m, January s, the bark Elmira, of
oalcombe, England, came ashore above
Lie Saving Station No. u. COmmunica-
tion was made by shot line and whip. but
before the crew could be landed the vessel
broke up and all hands were lost. The
surf was rolling over the beach at the
time, and the wreck, as fast as it broke
up, came into the bay. At daybreak there
was picked up a couple of woman's
dresses and a Bible. No bodies have as
vet been found