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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
BALLOON ExCITEMENTs.
A Proposition to Have a Balloon Gen.
tennial in England.

Proposition to Have q Balloon Cen
tennial in England.
Apropos of balloon steering, says the
Pail Mall Gazette, it is announced that
a committee is making arrangements to
celebrate the centenary of the first aerial
voyage in this country. The first person
who rose into the air from British ground
appears to have been Mr.. j. Tytler, who
ascended from the Comely gardens, Edin-
burgh, on Aug. q, 1884, and trayersed a
space of about half a mile at an altitude
of from $50 feet to 500 feet. But the ascent
which it is now intended to celebrate is
the more successful one of Vincent
Lunardi, made from Finsbury fields on
Sept. Is in the same year, in
the presence of the Prince of Wales
and vast concourse of specta-
tors. Lunardi afterward wrote an
account of the proceedings, which con-
tains some amazing statements. For ex-
ample, he had risen to a considerable dis
tance when one of the oars, by means of
which he hoped to raise or lower the bal
loon at pleasure, dropped to the ground,
and he tellsaus that lady, mistaking the
oar which fell for the aer0naut himself,
was so affected by his supposed fate that
she died in few days, But, ON the other
hand, he was assured by judge that she
had certainly saved the life of young
man, who might possibly be reformed and
be trt the public a compensation for
the death of the young lady,"
for jury were celebrating in
a capital case, and must infallibly
have brought in verdict of guilty, when
the balloon appeared, which so distracted
their az Mti0n that they at once acquit-
ted til %isOner to save time, and the
whole court instantly turned out to see
the sight. The King, too, was in confer
ence with his ministers, but on hearing
that the balloon was passing his majesty
day, but perhaps they might never see
Lunardi again.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
Betting in st. Louis.


Betting on the Presidential contest has
been at q low ebb on 'eha1ge Of late, hut
was revived this morning, and in q de-
cidedly contrary direction to what it had
been. A week or so ago the Republicans,
were Offering odds on Blaine. When
George II. Small got back from the North
he astonished the crowd by betting $3.50
that Ohio would go for Cleveland. Since
then odds have been offered the other way
on this State and not taken. For some
time past L. G. Bowman had
orders, presumably from his partner,
Moses Fraley, to put 81, 600 even on Blaine,
il he could find taker, but his offer has
been withdrawn. This morning Ami
Cheever received telegram from r. r.
Magnus, who is now IN Chicago, telling
him that certain party in Chicago would
bet $1,000 even up on Cleveland. The
money would be banked in Chicago as
soon as the bet was taken. Tom Martin,
of Martin 81 Bennett, is the party who win
make this bet. Cheever- showed the tele-
gram around the floor, but could find no
one to take the bet.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
ALEXANDER SULLIVAN'S YOUTH
A Story About the Brilliant Young Ex-
President of the Irish League.


A good story is told about Alexander
Sullivan, who declined reelection as
President Of the Irish National League,
and whom Mr.. Parnelps representative
at the late convention in Boston pro-
nounced the ablest man OF his race in the
United States. When boy in Michigan.
where he removed from his birthplace in
New England, his mind was filed the
social degradation to which political
oppression in Ireland had reduced his
race, and he devoted his gifts, which
were developed early, to the cause of
liberty for all peoples. He became an
abolitionist, and, before he was old
enough to vote, effectively stumped the
State in support Of q constitutional
amendment giving cOlored men the right
to vote, before the national constitutional
amendments had been adopted. He was
taunted with taking his opinions from
Wendell Phillips and Faneuil Hall. Not
twenty years have passed, and the other
day he presided over the convention in
that place in support of political liberty
for the people of Ireland. His speech was
carefully prepared: but when he reached
the paragraph in which he reminded the
convention of the historic building.
although man of reserve and self-con-
troll, the ferVor Of youth swept back upon
him, and, to the astonIshment of all VINO
knew that he was following a set text. he
broke away from the lines, and sponta-
neOusly throwing up his arms in saluta-
ton, he cried with fire, S1Dear old FaneuiI
Hall-slaYery~hatin FaneuIl Hallp, and
the convention rose and cheered in ouick
response. The abolition boy had over
taken and conquered the man.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
AN ENGINEER's UNLUCKY DAY.
His Train Kills One Man and PIunges
into a Picnic Party.

LIS ALdlh LAAAAS On0 HAAu anu
into a Picnic Party.
Yesterday was engineer Edward Cranes
unlucky day, says a Schenectady, N. Y,
special of Sept u. He took the 10 O'Clock
Saratoga train on the Delaware and
Hudson Road up from this city, and
having until 4 O'clock to wait for his
return trip, he was detailed to engineer a
wild cat train sent out to pick up iron
scraps. At 2 O'Clock the engineer was
backing train just out of Saratoga,
when man stepped quickly from the
side of the road and stood across the
rail fifty feet from the rapidly approach
ing train. The man on the car shouted to
him and the engineer blew hiswhistle,
but the man kept his eyes fixed on the
train and did not move. In an instant he
was struck and hurled from the track into
ditch. He was picked up dead and
recognized as James Douglass, shoe
maker, of Saratoga. 1t was without a
doubt a deliberate suicide.
Engineer Crane brought the 4:10 p. m.
train from Saratoga by the South Ballston
station. A party attempted to cross the
track in front of the Saratoga train. Crane
saw the heads of team of horses almost
on line with the outer rail. Before
warning could be given the engine struck
the nearest horse, killing it instantly.
The occupants of the wagon were j. b.
V. TenBrOeck, his daughter Lena, his son
Culver, wife and child; d. Fl. Palmer,
son and daughter; Tuesting Sharpley.
Mr.. Vandenbergh and four others. They
were returning from picnic. Mrs. Cui-
yer TenBroeck was thrown under the rear
passenger car, which passed over her
without doing her serious injury. Miss
Clara Palmer was thrown so near the
train that her dress was cut by the car
wheels. Tuesting Sharpley sustained Sc
we're injury to his LETT arm. Mr.. Vanden-
bergh received a cut on the heed. All the
occupants were thrown out and bruised,
except Culver TenBroeck's infant child,
which was found under seat in the wa
gon unhurt. The horse not killed was
led into field to die this morning. 1t is
considered marvellous that no human life
was lost
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
THE INDIAN SITUATION.
Trouble Not Apprehended-The Reports
of OuhhraaIxa Daniad.

of Outbreaks Denied
Reports of threatened outbreaks among
the Indians on various reservations, says
a Washington special to the Philadelphia
Press, have been quite frequent of late
Stories of destitutiOn and starvation
among the PIegan, Umatilla and other In
dian tribes have been published, causing
considerable uneasiness and fear that the
policy of cutting down appropriations
adopted by the Democratic House Of Rep-
resentatives, would result in another In
dian outbreak and the slaughter of the
white settlers living near the reservations.
While the appropriations made at the
last session OF Congress for the support of
the Indians are entirely inadequate, the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs thinks
that by judicious management they can
be made to answer, at least until Congress
convenes again in December, when it will
be asked to increase the appropriations.
Commissioner Price said to-day that he
anticipated no trouble from any of the In
dian tribes in the near future. He said
there was no truth whatever in the re-
ports of outbreaks among them. 'EThe
appropriations for the support of the In
dians," he said, shave never been as large
as they should be. but we have always
been able to get along by getting deficien-
cy appropriations. The sums appropri-
ated for some purposes are sufficiently
large, but for others they are entirely too
small. / think we will be able to get
along all right, and without any trouble
until Congress meets again. The reports
that we have from our agents do not in
dicate that there is any great suffering
among the Indians or that there is any
possibility of outbreaks"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
sPAIN's BULLETIN.
A BATTLE ON A TRAIN.
Drunken Men Fire Their Revolvers and
Eventually Meet .'the Wrong Man,

Drunken Men Fire Their RevOlVers and
Eventually Meet "the Wrong Man."
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 14.-Last night
'sSonny" Smith and Bob MARROW, while
under the influence of liquor, entered a
north bound train from New Orleans at
Crystal Springs disturbing and abusing
passengers and flourishing pistols. They
were finally put out of the ladies'
car and went into the smoking car, where,
after abusing number of passengers,
they encountered l.. Ii. Bell, a
guard in charge of num-
Der of convicts. NARROW, urged by
Smith, drew a pistol and commenced
firing, shooting five times. Bell re-
turned the fire, discharging his pistol four
times. Conductor McShane received two
shots, one in the left shoulder and the
other in the right hip. NARROW was shot
in the left breast near the heart. His
wound is believed to be fatal. Bell was
slightly wounded. The affair created
great CONSERVATION among the passen-
GERS
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
RLAINEs RAILROAD DEAL.
A Transaction Which is Said to Have
Melted a Handsome Sum.

Transaction Which is Said to Have
Melted Handsome Sum.
The Richmond State prints a long COM
munication from the pen of Col. Frank G.
Ruffin, the Second Auditor of the Com
mOnwealth, in which he reviews Mr.,
Blaine's connection with the Richmond
and Allegh eny Railroad. This road was
constructed few years ago along the
tOw-path of the old James river and
Kanawha canal. This property of the
canal company, with all of it's
franchises, was surrendered by the
State of Virginia to a syndicate,
composed, among others, of James G..
Blaine and Hugh McCulloch, upon the
condition that they were to construct a
railroad along the line OF the canal. That
property cost the State 100000. The
Richmond and Allegheny Road has re-
Gently been placed in the hands of re-
ceivers. After detailing the expenses of
construction, the purchase of the James
river and Kanawha canal, which was
also III the construction of the railroad,
and the amounts OF the various mortgages
of the road, Col. Rufin states that bal
ance of $4,255,702 IS remained. Unless
the company went into bankruptcy on
surplus, this money, Col. Rufin insists,
has been stolen by the syndicate that had
access to it, among whom was Mr.. Blaine.
Col. Ruffin then says:
''The eliminating point in the bonds
and stocks was in June, 1881, and then
Mr.. Blaine sold out, having made, it was
said, 800, 900 by the transaction. 1t was
said also that he was dlspleased at the
administration of the road, but Gel tain it
is that ne got 100000, for in June, 1881,
as l have taken pains to ascertain, he
contracted to build his hundred-thousand-
dollar house in Washington. l know it
has been said that this 100000 was to
be paid to Mr.. Blaine for the use of his
name in this business and that this was all
he got. do not believe it. Is any one green
enough to believe that such manlas Mr..
Blaine has been proved to be would retire
from millions of plunder and content him.
self with only One-fourth of what he
might have had by remaining with the
other nine of the syndicate. OF course
not"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
A Battlefield BOUGHT FOR
GOLD,
How a Scotch Millionaire is Erecting q
Memorial of His Brother In Kentucky.

How a Scotch Millionaire is Erecting q
Memorial OfHis Brother In Kentucky.
A very interesting event tofconsiderable
Importance, historically speaking, says
the Nashville american, will come off at
Mumfordsville, KY, on the 18th inst. 1t
is nothing more nor less than the unwilling
of monument weighing thirty tons. 1t
is eight feet square at the base, six feet
square at the top and twenty-five feet
high, cut in one piece, of white oolitic
stone, near Bowling Green, KY. The
monument is already in position and
bears the following inscription:
South AZ degrees, west go poles distant, is
the place of the sacrifice of Col. Robt. A =.
Smith and part of his regiment, the Tenth
Mississippi, on Sept. IA, 1852.
James Smith, of Glasgow, Scotland.
some time ago bought the battlefield of
Mumtordsyille, with the view of erecting
a suitable monument to the memory of
his brother, Col. Robert A. Smith. Mr..
Smith is millionaire and was heartily in
sympathy with those who fought for the
lost cause. In 1861 he bought the uni
forms, guns, horses and trappings for
equipping battery of artillery, which he
forwarded through the blockade to Jack
sun, N1SS.s WHSIO IL JOIn0u bne 10Htu MIS-
sissippi Regiment. He arrived in New
York yesterday with a number of friends
and relatives, who will Immediately pro-
ceed to MumfordsYille and pitch tents on
the battlefield. They will remain there
until the arrangements for unveiling the
monument are completed.
The monument is located on hill near
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
and is in the centre of an enclosure fifty
feet square, around which a handsome
coping has been set. Within the en-
closure there are to be erected six other
monuments, one in memory of the dead
OF each of the regiments that took part in
the engagement. Capt. James w. Fite
will to-day superintend the removal Of
the remains Of the Confederate soldiers
who were buried after the battle of Num-
fordsVille to the new cemetery. The
headstones which will be placed over their
graves are four feet high and one and a
half feet wide, and Will each bear the
following inscription:
In memory Of the dead of the Tenth Nissis-
slppi Regiment. who fell in the battle at
Mumfordsville, KY, on Sept. II, 1862. Erected
by their grateful State.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
BEN'S MISCHIEF MAKING
ONCE IN CONGRESS HE WILL
NAME THE PRESIDENT.

Blaine to Have 90 Votes, Cleveland 1 81.
and He the IL Which VIII Turn the
Election According to His Pleasure
Republicans and Greenbackers Fuse in
Missouri.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Gen. Buffers
friends here say that he does not seriously
desire New Jersey to go in favor of
Blaine, but that he desires to have Blaine
get the electoral votes of all the Northern
States except New Jersey, Indiana,
Michigan and Iowa, and for that reason
he will bend all his energies to help
Blaine in New York, Connecticut and
Massachusetts. If only New jersey,
Indiana, Michigan and Iowa of the
Northern States 90 against Blaine
and the Southern States go for
Cleveland, the election of President
would be thrown into the House, for
Blaine would receive only 1893 votes,
Cleveland 1S1 and Butler IL, the Butler
votes coming 6 from Michigan and 5 from
Iowa. The Butterflies say that their chief
energies Will be directed to defeating
Cleveland in New York, inasmuch as this
will be necessary to the carrying out of
their programme.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
FUSION IN MISSOURI.
The Republicans and Greenbackers
Unite Against the Democrats

The Republicans and Greenbackers
Unite Against the Democrats.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 14.-Separate and Joint
meetings of the Republican and Green
back State Committees were held here
yesterday afternoon and evening to per-
feet State and electoral tickets, as pro-
vided for by the Republican and Green
back State Conventions recently held in
Jefferson City and Kansas City. The
Greenback committee filled three vacan-
cies left on the Republican state ticket
by the Jefferson City Convention, as fol-
lows: Secretary of State, Paul J. Dixon;
Register of Lands, George Bond; Rail-
road Commissioner, John Bates. The
committee also named a full electoral
ticket, but one half of these electors are
to be dropped in the fusion with the Re-
publicans. At a Joint session of DO tn COM
mittees last night the general situation
was discussed, and it was decided to open
fusion campaign at Boonville Sept. 20,
when speeches will be made by several
leading Republicans and Greenbackers.
1t was also decided that the State ticket
should be called the anti-BourbOn ticket.
The matter OF naming a joint electoral
ticket of eight nominees to be selected
from each party was deferred to future
meeting
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
FLORIDA.

A Cleveland and Perry club has been orga-
nlzed at Harts Road with twenty nine mem-
bers.- ". W. Farmer was elected President,
and j. Z. SNOWFALL, Secretary.
The Fernandina Cleveland and Perry club
now has over 100 members. Gov. BlOxham
and Messrs. DOugherty and Hartridge will
speak at Fernandina tomorrow night.
Tampa Tribune: Nebraska and Florida
avenues, extending for several miles north Of
town, are becoming almost lined from end to
end with nOurishing orange groves. Those
groves are generally from five to ten acres in
size, and are situated only short distances
apart along both sides of each of these ave-
nues.
1t Is said that one day last week Mormon
missionary, having in charge six women
boarded the train at Baldwin, all en- route for
Salt Lake City. One of the females was a
pretty young woman of about 10 years of age,
while the others were somewhat older, but ali
presented a neat and cOmely appearance and
seemed satisfied.
James Helmes, formerly Of Yellow river,
who at present resides IN the edge of Ala
bama, was bitten by a rattlesnake last week.
He was in the woods looking for board tree
and was in the act of chipping" a tree when
the snake, which was concealed in a clump OF
bushes struck him in the calf Of the leg. Mr..
HeImes fingered several day is, and finally died
from the effect of the bite.
For the year 1888 there were 1,479 public
schools in the state attended by 5l,9i5 chill
dren. and state and county taxes for school
purposes, with the States appOrtiOnment
added. collected to the amount of S2t9,O54 US.
This is against $40 schools, with an attendance
of 2S, ,444, and a total school tax of Sl5S,SI6 3i
as shown only as far back as 1915. The rate of
progress made in this direction is SO marked
as to need no pointing out.
Last Monday evening as George Parker and
two others. named Parker and Sullivan, were
crossing Lake Monroe from Sanford in a sail
boat the bOatman climbed the mast to fix the
sail, which capsiZed the boat, throwing them
into the water. 1t did not sink, so they held
on to it, but 1t would not bear their whole
weight. so they were in the water from about
> 80 until 3 o'clock the next morning, when
they drifted ashore about mile below San
ford. The steamer passed close by them
twice, but they could not make them hear.
They lost nearly all their clothes, and George
Parker lost a valuab e watch and some
papers.
Mary Giant, an old and much respected cit
izen Of ApalachicOla, departed this life few
weeks since. leaving a considerable amount of
property, which she disposed OF by formal
will. The Rev. +. j. TObin was made a lega-
tee in the will to the extent of One-h half of the
property. Father Tobn learning that she had
a living sister that was poor, old and intirm,
and unprOvided for by the will, true to the
cause he so nobly vindicates before the world.
and in accord with the instincts Of his manly
nature. came forward and voluntarily re-
nOunced sOlemnly by deed all his interest in
the estate in favor of the poor, old and infrm
sister.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
FIGHTING AN ASSOCIATION.
Belmont Lodge, of Wheeling, Trying to
Disrupt the Amalgamated WOrkmen.

Belmont Lodge, of Wheeling, Trying to
Disrupt the Amalgamated WOrkmen.
WHEELING, WA, Sept. 14.-Belmont
Lodge of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron and Steel Workers, composed of
the boilers and helpers in the Belmont
mill of this city, last night resolved to
sever their connection with the associ-
alton, and solicit boilers all over the
country to aid them in the disintegration
of the Amalgamated Association. The
action is taken because of refusal of the
naileTs here, who cut steel nails, to de-
mand a 20 per cent. increase of wages, as
the schedule signed last June by the
manufacturers provides may be done.
The step is an important one, but eX-
President Jarrett and several officers of
the association say that the lodges
throughout the country will not cooper
ate with Belmont lodge.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
A DUEL WITH KNIVES.
Love, Jealousy and Tragedy in a viz
ginia Village.

Love, Jealousy and Tragedy in a Viz
ginia Village.
A deadly encounter took place near
Whitmell, says a South Boston, Va, spe-
cial of Sept. II, between John Dixon and
jackson Davis, two rivals. A Baptist
revival has been progressing in the vi
cinity since Monday night, among the
visitors to which was Ella Alton, aged
10, who received much attention from the
young men. Dixon and Davis were the
most persistent admirers. She inadver-
tently made an engagement with both of
them for last night, and each repaired to
her house at the hour fixed to escort her
to church. She settled the matter by ac-
cepting DiXOn's escort for the evening, as
she thought he had the prior claim. Da-
Wis sulked all the evening during the re-
ligious exercises. After Dixon had taken
his charge home the men met in the road
near her house by agreement. 1t Is un-
derstood both were armed with knives,
and had duel in which Dixon left his
rival lying in the road and fed. Davis
wound was terrible stab in the stom-
ach, which is believed to be mortal.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
The Czar's Guards.

WARSAW, Sept. 1.-THE st. Petersburg
police who have been guarding the line
of the Cars journey have been recalled
to st. Petersburg. Many persons who
were arrested on suspicion of having
designs against the Gar and his party
have been released. The game keepers of
the royal preserves at Skiernevic have
been changed three times within the past
two vppkS
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
The Beetle and the FIaa-

If one hundred and fifty pound man
had strength in proportion to that of the
beetle, he could lift nearly 900 pounds.
II he were agile in proportion to the agili-
ty of the flea, he could leap over three
story house. Some poor fellows are so
feeble that they can neither lift nor leap.
Their blood is poor, their digestion bad,
and their energy gone. Give such men
Browns Iron Bitters, which viii enrich
their blood and tone them up gloriously.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
TroDbIe at attbePoDDdor7-

ternatiOnal surveying party has located
the boundary Of Mexico and the United
States 600 yards north of the old line.
This throws a considerable portion of this
town on Mexican soil. The Mexican law
prohibits foreigners from holding real
estate within twenty leagues of the
boundary. The Americans declare their
determination to hold their property by
force of arms if necessary. Gen. Topete
will enforce the demands of his govern
ment and compel the American occupants
to relinquish their possessions. Trouble is
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