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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
THE MYSTERIOUS MONSTER.
Edgefeld Still Infested by the NJ lIlipus-
WalIapns.

Edgefield Still Infested by the VI lIipus-
Wallapus.
Right on the top of the information that
the Willipus-wallapus bit off a dogs nose
in Edgefield on Monday night, saws the
Nashville american of the 2lst inst.
comes the information from Mr.. Melville
Chadwell, who keeps books for Messrs.
John Gilgan ~ Co., and resides in Edge
field. to the effect that he actually met and
repulsed the mysterious monster in Edge
field, on Lindsey avenue, on Tuesday
night. Mr.. Chadwell told his brother-in-
law, Mr.. Moses r. Priest. yesterday, that
if he wanted to hunt the Willpus-walla-
pus he needn't watch for him in the
Eighteenth district any more, for he was
now inIestlng Spring Park, Edge
neld. w hyW said Mr.. ChadweIl
TO Mr. Priest, Il was never so astonished
in my life when | saw this great big ami
NAL about the size Of bear coming to
wards me on all-fpurs as if he meant busi-
ness strictly. | was mighty glad l had
my gun, can tell you, and l let him have
both barrels right in the face. This seemed
to discOncert him little, for he stopped
and rubbed his face while / leisurely re-
tired from the scene with all the dignity
inspired by the occasion. AS near as |
could make him out in the fog he was be-
tween the size of bear and bull, and had
no tail to speak of. The slugs let drive
into him must have done him some injury,
for was plenty near enough TO hit him.
lie was an ugly looking creature | can
tell you, and l afterwards heard that after
the shot was fired he was seen going into
Spring Park"
Doc. Ambrose says he is not sur
prlsed at hearing that the Willapus-
wallapus has no taIl, for about a week
ago, in company with Fred. Gross and
Billie Cheatham, he hunted him out OF the
Eighteenth District to his lair on the
bank OF the stones river and as he was
about TO go into his hole, after being badly
wounded, according to Mr.. Ambrose, he
caught the ugly beast by the tail and
Messrs Cheatham and Gross Immediately
took hold with him. They were being
drawn IN the hole by the main strength of
the monster, when Doc. Ambrose, who
Is prOYerbial for his presence of
mind, whipped out a sharp hunt
lng-knife, and Wit one powerful
stroke severed the tail of the Willapus-
wallapus from its body. In proof of this
fact, Doc. Ambrose produced black,
skinny-lOOking object, the like of which
the reporter never saw before, and said it
was certainly the caudal appendage of
the wallapus. The doctor lays
no small store by tlis trophy of the chase
and his own and his comrades prOwess,
for he has suspended it from the wall of
his saloon with pink ribbons and placed
a placard upon it, which reads, "The Will
lapus-wallapus' tail"
The dog whose nose was bitten off bv
the monster died yesterday in great agony.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24

ELECTRICAL INTERESTS.
a Large and Advantageous Transactio
by Boston Corporation.


a Large and Advantageous Transaction
by a Boston Corporation.
l have just learned that negotiations,
which have been in progress for some
days past, says a Montreal special to the
Boston Globe. have eliminated IN an
agreement on the part of the American
Electric and Illuminating Company to
sell its business, plant, mandatory and
rights tOuse the ThOmsOn-H Houston system
of electric lighting for the entire Dominion
of Canada, to the Royal Electric Com
pany, to be chartered by the Provincial
Parliament OF Quebec, and capitalized at
$3.50, 900. For this sum, the new CORPORA
ton, which includes gentlemen prominent
in electrical matters and in financial af-
fairs, secures the sole ownership of the
only esta ablished and successful system of
electric lighting in the Dominion, and
enters, no doubt, on prosperous and
honorable career.
The statements in the above dispatch
are confirmed by the officers OF the Ameri-
can Electric and Illuminating Company.
who state that the two companies will
operate in close alliance, each obtaining
from the other whatever it needs and the
other can supply, and both participating
in any invention secured BY either in the
future. Thus, it is believed, the new ar
rangement will be mutually advantage
OUs. The purchase by the American COM
panY Of the plant, business and rights for
Canada Of the ThOmson-HoustOn electric
lighting system caused qnite a sensation
IN electrical circles some three months
since. The business was then unde-
veloped and comparatively small. Hav-
ing secured the field and the business at
a very small figure, and developed il by
energetic and intelligent effort into 4
pr sperous and largely profitable busi-
ness, the American company is now able
to dispose Of it at a handsome advance.
This it is willing to DO at this time, on ac-
count Of the prospective increase Of its
own business in the United States, which
demands all its energies and attention.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
A CAME OF RLUEE.
An Effort to be Made to Kill the Nor
risOn Bill without Debate.

An Effort to be Made to Kill the Nor
risOn Bill without Debate.
Saturdays New York HerdtdS Washing
ton special says: Both factions of the Dem
ocratic party in the House are playing
game OF bluff. which is getting to be eX-
tremely monOtonous to those who look on.
1t is a relief, therefore, that a caucus is
to be held. The preliminary beating of
drums which has been going on must. it
would seem, then come to a stop.
What the caucus will conclude nobody
now knows, although blusterers on both
sides profess to be very confident. Whe-
ther the caucus is to be merely confer
ence, to talk the Morrison tariff bill over
or whether 1t viii be a real caucus pre-
scribing party policy is not even yet
certain. How much the friends of the
bill viii cOncede, if anything, is not
known; nor what concessions, if any,
Will secure the support Of those who now
oppose 1t. In sort of prOnunciamentO
issued here tonight, probably without
the knowledge or consent of the tariff re-
form leaders, it is suggested that the bill
Will be open to amendment in the House,
and that Mr.. Morrison will accept amend
mentS. But Oh the other side, the pro-
tectiOnist Democrats desire not only to
defeat the bill but to prevent its c0nsid-
Grafton.
The game has become one of political
strategy between Mr.. Morrison and Mr..
Randall. Mr.. Randall has a grievance.
and to defeat the Morrison bill would
mean to him the defeat of Mr.. Morrison.
The success Of the bill would mean not
only second and almost ruinOus person.
al defeat for MIR. Randall, but it would in
sure a victory for the tariff reformers at
Chicago in July. The weak point Of the
tariff reform side lies in their
known anxiety to pass meas
ure through the House. This has
led to attacks upon them from men
whose votes were necessary, and who
have demanded that their special in
terests be exempt from reduction. Thus
ores were some time ago struck from the
free list on the demand of some Southern
Democrats, and the free list generally
was pared down. At present attempts
are making to cOerce Mr.. Morrison into
the abandonment of the whole free
hst, and even changes in the body of the
Dill are urged. What he will agree to con-
cede remains to be seen, and whether any
/ concessions will help him etfectually.
! Inc Republicans are very desirous to
! secure the defeat of the bill without de-
/ pate, but some of them do not agree to
TINS. They have prepared tariff speeches,
/ ana would like to put themselves on
record. An attempt is making. however,
10 secure united Republican vote to cut
| off the bill without debate, and the lead
ers on that side believe that they can
| get Democratic votes enough, if their own
men stand solid, TO lay the bill aside when
it is brought into committee of the whole.
An Alleged Complaint Against Wallace.
! CONsTANTINOPLE March 23.-It is un-
/ derstOOd that the Grand Nizier has COM
4 Dlained to the United States Government
of Minister Wallace's recent conduct.
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WHAT COL. PAYNE SAYS.
senator Payne is not a Candidate fol-
the Presidency-Tlden the Man.

Senator Payne is not a Candidate for
the Presidency-Tilden the Man.
A New York special of the 2Oth saws:
Col. .. II. Payne, of Cleveland, son of
Henry b. Payne, prominently spoken of
as a Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency, said to-day: ''Senator Payne is not
n candidate, and has so stated; but it is
not likely that anything l may say
in this connection will have any effect.
judging from the past.''
"Do you coincide with Mr.. Tilden in
the belief that Gov. HOadly of your State
would be one of the strongest men the
Democrats could unite upon as their
standard bearer, and that he would, if
nominated, secure large German vote in
OhiO%'
"GOv. HOadly would unquestiOnably
make a strong candidate, for he is an ex-
ceptiOnally able man. 1t is extremely
doubtful, however, if he could be induced
to accept, owing to the feeble state of his
health.'
LAS to Mr.. Tilden?'
''He should be the nominee at Chicago.
A purer patriot and grander man than
he does not live"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
THE WORK WHICH WILL EN-
GAGE CONGRESS THIS WEEK.

District of Columbia Affairs on the
TaPis TO-day-Important ApprOpria-
tion Bills-A Vote on the Whisky
Bill TO-mOrrOw-Senator BIair's Edu-
catiOnaI Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-In the House
OF Representatives tomorrow is set apart
Tor District of Columbia business. The
District Committee, however, will have
nothing of general interest to bring up.
Should the minor matters that it Will pre-
sent be disposed of early, discussion Of
the bonded whisky bill Will be continued.
The friends of this measure expect to
reach a vote Tuesday.
On the evening Of that day the Demo-
cratic caucus on the tariff question will
be held.
The Indian and pension appropriation
bills have been reported by the ApprOpria-
ton Committee, and either of them may
be taken up in the House after Tuesday.
The Appropriation Committee has num-
Der OF bills in an advanced stage of prepa-
ration which can be reported on short no
tlce. The sundry civil and legislative,
executive and Judicial appropriation bills,
the two most important measures, are al
most completed.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The Blair educational bill is the unfin-
ished business in the Senate, and neither
its friends nor its opponents are willing
to make predictions as to its fate, or the
time which will be required to dispose of
1t. Senator Blair is still hopeful that it
will pass.
An attempt to set it aside for the
consideration Of the pleurO-pneumoma
bill, and another to send it back to the
committee for revision, which, if success.
tul, Will be equivalent to its defeat for the
present session, will probably be made on
Monday, or if the bin be not earlier dis
posed of on Tuesday. There seems to be
majority in favor of some kind of national
education bill.
The bankruptcy bill, the pleuro-pneu-
mOnia bill and the bill to regulate prac-
tice in patent suits still stand as special
orders on the calendar and will require
more time for consideration than that
portion of the week remaining after the
educational bill is disposed of. The Ap-
preparation Committee has under cOnsid-
Grafton the naval and post office appro-
priation bills, but it is not thought prob
able that either Will be reported in time
FOR action by the Senate this week.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
IDAHO'S GOLD FIELDS.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FLOCK.
ING THERE BY EVERY TRAIL.

Ceur D'Alene Creek Lined with Gold
Throughout Its Length Fortunes
Picked Up in TwinkliDg-A city in
Course of COnstructiOn-'8IiIl In
It"
The Chicago 7ri5une's staff oorrespon-
dent at Eagle City, Idaho, sends the fol-
lowing:
EAGLE CITY, IDAHO, via Trout Creek,
Montana, March 20.-The Tribune cor
respondent and his companion arrived in
this camp yesterday, eight days out from
Chicago. Our party was three days on
the trail from Thompson's Falls, on
Clark's Fork, crossing the summit
of the CUur d'Alene on st,
Patrick's Day. Hundreds of peo-
pie are coming in by every trail There
Is undoubtedly gold all along the creek.
III Is impossible at the present time TO
give much authentic information relative
70 the richness of the placer diggings.
'The Widow has unquestionablv Welded
from Sl2 to $50 per day a man.
The aggregate amount OF dust taken
from the claim exceeds $4,000. Tie
Peter claim only ran about three weeks
and cleaned up from $4,000 to $4,000
according TO the statements
VI H. N1ul tbtlis W no was III
position to know the facts W. +. Cole
saw one lot of dust weighing $500 which
the parties asserted had been washed out
by three men in three days work. having
been performed in six inches Of water.
Eleven claims have lines of sluices. and
are said to be down to bed rock. These
are the Widow, Ives, Appenstall Wyant,
Macomber, Campbell, Points n Co, Nc
queen, Moscow. George MudraY, Rock
~
these claims and many others work is
now progressing, drainage bitches are
being cut, and sluices are being placed
in position. The Widow claim is now in
shape for mining, and pay dirt is being
washed. On Bear Gulch and
on all the numerous tributa-
Ties of Pritchard creek miners are
busy at work. few weeks will solve
the problem fully, and gold dust will
either be plentiful in the various camps
or else the mines viii be voted "a failure.
80 far as the placer diggings are con-
cerned, 10 fears are entertained Of the re-
suit by those whose money is invested in
older claims. 1t is boldly asserted that
the question has been fully decided, and
the answer is, There's millions in it." 1t
is estimated that 1000 buildings are in
process Of construction in the mining dis
trict. Every man who will work finds
ready employment at from 50 to IS per
day.
There is an abundance OF small timber
suitable for log houses, and the sound of
the axe and falling trees can be heard on
every hillside. Cabins are costing from
$3.50 to $1,000, every log delivered on the
ground being worth So. Lumber whip
sawed is worth $3.50 per thousand and finds
ready sale. Shakes are So per hundred,
cedar being best adapted TO the manufac-
ture.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
ALTERNATING A CANCER.
The Russian Minister'S Wife Effects the
Astonishing Cure by Homeopathy.

The Russian Minister'S Wife Effects the
Astonishing Cure by Homeopathy.
An astonishing change has lately been
manifested in the condition of Mrs. Henry
Bingham, wife of the Philadelphia Repre-
sentative in Congress, saws a Washington
special. A year since a cancer developed
itself in her mouth, and the most eminent
surgeons in Philadelphia were consulted.
An operation was performed, but late last
fall the cancer reappeared, and after sew
eral consultations, DR.. Agnew and the
other physicians pronounced it incurable,
and upon her repeated commands told
Mrs. Bingham that she could not live
more than three months. at the most. A
few weeks ago Nine. de Struve, the wife of
the Russian Minister, learned of Mrs. Bing-
hams condition and was urged to 20 and
see her. Nine. de StruYe is a most Won
derful woman in every way: of strong
and decided character, fine mind and
great nerve and courage. Before her
marriage she studied medicine. and.
although member Of one of the most
distinguished Russian families. a favOrite
at the court of the late Empress and the
pOssessOr of a great fortune, she was de-
termined upon beginning the regular
practice of her profession. NJ. de Struve
persuaded her out OF this promised career,
and she practices her art now on the
members of her own family. In theory
Nine. de Struve is a hom9opathist, and
she uses chiefly the medicines of the great
DR.. Mattel, of Bologna, Italy. DIR. Mat
tel has been especially successful in the
treatment of cancers, and Mime. de Struve
keeps with her always full case of his
preparations. When Nine. de StruVe
came to see Mrs. Bingham she began
with course of DR.. Matters medicine.
Within these few weeks Mrs. Bingham
has improved wonderfully. The opium is
wholly discontinued, she sleeps, she eats,
the cancer is diminishing in size, and a
few days since Mrs. Bingham was able to
ride OuI.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
EDMUNIDs AND LINCOLN.
The Republican Presidential Ticke
Which Catches Massachusetts,.

The Republican Presidential Ticket
Which Catches Massachusetts,.
BosTON, March 23.-The Advertiser
will print, in the morning, about 300 re-
plies to a circular sent to prominent Re-
publicans in every Congressional district,
with desire to obtain correct repre-
sentation of the Republican sentiment
throughout the State upon the Presiden-
tial question, and the action likely to be
taken by the caucuses and conventions of
the coming month.
Edmunds and Lincoln, by a decided
majority are, first choice for President and
Vice President twO-thirds Of the writer's
selecting these names and giving the pre-
VaIlIng se'atiment of Republicans in their
vicinity as faYOring their nominations.
Arthur comes second and Blaine third for
PRESIDENT, while the feeling for Lincoln as
Vice PI esident is almost unanimous.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
THE BANK ROBBERS IN JAIL.
So ,44O Recovered from Piece of Piping
in the Yard of a BrOtheI.

AUGUSTA, GA, March 23.-The bank
robbers were identified and brought back
here last night and jailed. To-day
$2,440 of money was found secreted
in piece of pipe IN the yard Of a COM
mon house in this city. The cond uctor
on the train yesterday overheard one of
the men give the number of a house to a
companion, telling him not to forget it..
On his return to Augusta the clue was
followed up and the premises searche d
with the above results.
Upon their arrival at the police station
at $3.50 O'Clock this morning the prisoners
gave their names as Simmons and Wat
song They had keys and blank checks in
their possession.
The robbers registered yesterday at the
Globe Hotel as from Aiken, S. c., under
the names Of G. Watson and c. II. Sim
mons, but it is believed that they were
travelling under assumed names, as no
such men live at Aiken. A diamond ring
and $2Il were found on their persons.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
MIR. MORRISON'S VIEWS.
His Bill Going Through-He Has no
Hope for the Whisky Bill.


Hope for the whisky Bill
WAsHINGTON, March 23.-TO-night the
NEWS correspondent met Representative
Morrison, father of the tariff bill, in the
lobby at Williard's Hotel. "You will
have your caucus on the tariff bill on
Tuesday night the correspondent OBJ
served.
''Yes, sir. And we Will have amajority
OF between twelve and twenty" he re-
piled.
''Do you anticipate stormy caucus ?"
"No, sir. Democrats are always will
ing to abide by the decision of the maiori-
ty. We the tariff refOrmers J. are clearly
in the majority and will carry the caucus
IN favor OF tariff reform, and, / think, when
a vote is taken in the House, it will re-
celVe a good round majority
'Will you make each mans vote in the
caucus test of his DcmOcracy?v
'Oh, no; such talk is nonsense, No
man on account of his vote on this bill
will be ostracised, but the bill will 20
through however and as the sentiment
OF the great Democratic party of the
country"
THE WHISKY BILL DOOMED.
Mr.. Morrison says that while he favOrs
the whisky bill, he apprehends that the
vote, which VIII probably be taken on
tuesday next, viii be against it. There
are several mem bers who have expressed
the belief that the subject has been agi-
tated to death.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
RAVAGEs OF THE FLAMES.
An Acid Works Laid in Ruins by g
Sunday Fire at Baltimore.

An Acid Works Laid in Ruins by
Sunday Fire at Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, March 29.-The acid works
of Thomas G. Chapel, on Federal Hill,
were totally destroyed by fire to-day, and
one OF the buildings Of the Flango Guano
Company, adjacent, was partially burned.
The building and stock of the
acid works were insured for
$4,000 in tifty-nine different companies
at an average Of about $1,000,
no one insurance exceeding $4,000. The
insurance will probably cover the loss.
All the machinery in the building was
new and there was full stock on hand.
The loss of the FlangO Company, con-
trolled and owned principally in Boston,
is estimated at about 100000. 1t is fully
covered by insurance.
TWO BRICK BUILDINGS BURNED.
GALVESTON. March PA special from
Hillsboro says: ''Two brick blocks of :
stories, owned by j. d. Warren, was de-
stroyed by the fire of an incendiary yes
terday morning. The total loss is SO, ,O0O.v
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24

AbhLliA A
Cedar Key wants a bank.

CEDAR key wants bank.
DeLand wants a money order post office.
Fires are raging IN the woods about Apopka.
y school house to cost S2,JO0 is TO be erected
at DeLand this summer.
Postmaster Burrell, of Orange City, has
been removed from Office.
Strawberries are plentiful at % cents per
quart at Green Cove springs.
The sale OF oysters in Jacksonville will be
prohibited IN nine davs more.
Greenwood. near Mariana. ships five wag-
on loads of eggs daily on an average.
Most Of the farmers around Green Cove
Springs are through planting cotton.
Madison county farmers are busy seeding
corn and preparing land 10 seed cotton.
Corn at Green Cove Spring is selling at 81 -
a bushel. and al Madison at forty to fifty cents.
At temperance meeting last week at De-
Land 10 persons signed the total abstinence
pledge.
Large hail stones fell thick and fast for a
few seconds at Green Cove Springs last
Wednesday.
col; .. W Bailey, Of Jasper, after serving
q Justice OF the Peace for about seven years,
skas resigned.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
IN THE PATHS OF CRIME.
ALLEGED SEXUAL sINFTTNESS
LEADS TO MURDER.

The GirIs Brother Finally Killed in a
Terrible Death Struggle After Wound
ing His AntagOnist-Further Partiea-
lars of the Daring Bank Robbery at
Augusta and the Capture of the Crimi-
nails.
MARCO, IND, March 23.-At Pleasant
Valley, Ind, yesterday, Yes Meeks enter
ed the house of man named Goodman
and shot him in the back, the ball passing
through the body and lodging under the
skin in front. Goodman threw Meeks
down, wrested his pistol from him and
shot him twice in the forehead and once
in the chest, killing him. Goodman will
probably recover. Meeks alleged that his
sister had been dishonOred by Goodman.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
THE CAMPAIGN IN soUDAN.
Suakin Unhealthy-Hewitt Confident of
Opening the Road to Berher.

LONDON, March 23.-Suakin is un-
healthy. 1t is proposed to leave 400 Brit
ish soldiersl at Suakin, to be relieved
every fortnight, and to station the re-
mainder of the troops at healthier points.
Admiral Hewitt is Isanguine of being
able to open the Berber route. He pro-
poses to divide the road into sections and
make the tribes answerable for their re-
spective divisions. The troops will ad-
vance on Wednesday to form camps
around Tamanieb and attempt to sur
round Osman Digna.
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SLIPPING POISONOUS SAP.
One Pennsylvania Lad Killed and Three
Others Probably Beyond Aid.

!
Others Probably Beyond Aid.
PHILADELPHIA, March pa special
from Meadville says: ''Six children from
the village of Yalonia, near this city,
went out yesterday afternoon in search
Of sugar water Not finding a camp in
operation the boys tapped some kind of a
tree with their pocket-knlves and all the
children supped the juice. Soon after all
were taken sick and gave every symptom
of being poisoned. George Custy, aged
10 years, is dead and three others are con-
sidefed beyond aid. The kind of tree fur
n'sning the deadly poison is unknown