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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-25
THE DEMOCRATIC PREPARATIONS FOR
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, May 24.-When the Demo-
cratic National Convention met in Feb
ruary a resolution was adopted author
izing Chairman Barnum TO appoint SUBJ
committee of five to take charge of the
preparations for the National Democratic
Convention. He has just announced the
committee as follows: William G. Gordy,
of Illinois; l.. w. Scott, Of Pennsylvania /;
NJ. NJ. Ham, of Iowa; w. f. Villas, of
Wisconsin; Austin II. Brown, OF Indiana.
The committee will bold a session in this
city within the next two weeks.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-25

e Correspoadent COndenses the News
Of CsmlIla-ROme Military Companies
Putting ON New Uniforms for the
Coming Encampment-Burie Alive
Beneeth Three Tens of Earth at BIoul-
lrie.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-25

WASHINGTON, May 24.-In the House
to-day Mr.. Hatch, Of Missouri, presented
the conference report on the bill to estab-
lish a bureau Of animal industries.
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THE PITH OF THE NEWS
washington News.

Collision between various Washington car
pet dealers and the employees of government
departments have been discovered, and dealers
on the outside will receive some light on the
subject presently. 1t is known that one Wash
ington merchant has robbed the government OF
over $4,000.
An agent of the interior department, who
went out to the Yellowstone National Park with
the Rufus Hatch party last summer, reported
in favor of the removal of Superintendent Con-
ger, on the ground of incompetency. No acton
has been taken in the matter since, until, a day
or two ago Secretary Teller wrote to Maj. Con-
ger asking his resignation.
The appointment of Luther Harrison Of
Pennsylvania to be assistant commissioner Of
the general land Office, a position created by
the last congress especially for him, gives GEN
eral satisfaction. Mr.. Harrison has grown up
from a boy in the general Office, and is a per-
feet encyclopedia of land laws and decisions.
The promotion was made purely from merit
Personally Mr.. Harrison is well liked by all
who come in contact with him.
The president has designated the persons be-
low named for appointment as second lieuten-
ants in the army: William Rem of New York;
J. c. Williams of Minnesota; Everett E. Ben
jamin of New York; r. H. Anderson, Jr, OF
Georgia; Daniel Clark, of District of Column
bia; Robert Wilson of Kansas: Treadwell W.
Moore of Connecticut; A.P. Burlington of Iowa;
Charles W. Penrose of New York; Raymond X.
Stevens of District of Columbia; Frederick
Krug of Pennsylvania.
The friends of Paymaster WATSON of the
army, who was convicted of embezzlement
about two years since and sentenced to dismiss
al from the army and five years imprison-
ment at L~eavenworth, are making renewed eff
forts to secure his pardon. He was sentenced
about eighteen months ago, and soon after the
president was appealed to for clemency, but
declined to mitigate his sentence. Another APP
peal is now being made, but will probably be
quite as futile. The secretary of war is deter
mined that WATSON shall serve out his SEN
tence, and the president is known to agree
with him.
A daily exchange of mails has been estab-
lished since the 1st inst, between the United
States postofice of Neche, Oak, and the Cana
dian postofice of GretDa, Manitoba, via the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba and Canadian
Pacific railroads. Ordinary registered sorres-
pondence Except book packets from CA7ada)
for and from the Canada postofices of Grstna
and Bluemont, County Provinces, and Rein
land and S~chauzenfeldt, County Selkirk, orr
ginating at and addressed to the following
United States postoffices will comprise the ex-
change, namely: Bay Centre, Beaulieu, Elk
wood, Ernest, Hamilton, Hyde Park, Mona,
Neche, Omga and Walkalla in Dakota.
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Nuggets Of Foreign News.

Vienna police have been ordered to arrest all
Mormon missionaries detected in endeavoring
TO secure converts. A warrant was issued for
the arrest of Missionary Paul Hammer of Ne
vada.
The Canadian government has been officially
informed hat Louis Rel, who led the Red
River rebellion in 1870, is heading the half
breed agitation in the Northwest in regard to
the settlement of their claims against the gov
eminent
Michael Muldowney, an ex-constable, has
been sentenced to death for assisting in the
murder of Doherty, a farmer, in 1881, who
was guarding the residence of Thomas Henry
Burke, under secretary for Ireland, and for
having joined secret societies. Muldowney
protested innocence and he charged the crown
with attempting to suborn witnesses from
America.
An express train on the Manchester & Shelf
field railway was wrecked on Wednesday, the
10th. Twenty-Five persons were killed, and forty
seriously injured. 1t seems that an axle broke
near Permission and the train jumped the track
and fell through a bridge. The scenes under
meath the bridge after the train had fallen wer,
terrible to witness. The carriages were re-
duced almost to splinters. The groans of men
and shrieks of women and children were heart
rending in the extreme. Some delay was ex-
perienced before the victims could be extracted.
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Market Reports.

ST. PAUL-Wheat, Nc. / hard, 9Oc.
No. 1, SEC: No. 2hard. SIC; No. 2, 75c.
Corn. No. 2. sic. No. 3. 4604Sc.
Oats. No. 2 mixed. &c; No. 3 mixed, 27c;
No. 2 white, SOC. No 3. white, 2Sc.
Barley. No. 2, soc No. 8 extra, 45c; No. 8,
Acc.
Rye. No. 2, SIC.
Baled Hay, wild, $3.50; timothy 5000
Eggs, 16@l6Hc
MILWAUKEE Wheat, No. 2, size
Corn. No. 2. SOC.
Oats, No. 2, white, SAC.
Rye No. l, Gle.
Barley. No. 2. SIC.
Mess Pork, s16S0
Lard. $40.
Butter, choice creamery, I701sc; fair to
good, 160l7c; best dairy, 13@l4c.
Eggs, 15C0l5Hc
CmcAeo.-wheat, No 2 Chicago spring,
Size.
Corn. 5O1c.
Oats. 29c.
Rye. Gle
Barley. 62064c.
Flax Seed. SL506s1.5L
Pork. sl6.0O@s17.O0
Lard, $LO50S7.I5.
Butter, ereamery,a7@ls1I dairy, l4@1411c
Eggs, 15@l5Hc
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The Criminal Calendar.

In Howard county, Ind, Mrs. William Tub
ley was shot and killed by some unknown per-
son.
Louis Bishop, the actor, who shot himself at
the boarding house of Mrs. Edgcomb in New
York, is charged with forgery.
Mrs. Mullern, a pretty blonde of Bunker
Hill, Ill, ran away from her rich old husband
with the handsome hired man.
John Corners of Troy, the alleged murderer
of Supervisor Philip Casey, who has evaded
arrest four years, was captured at Kansas City.
The senior member of the mill machine
manufacturing firm of Dawson Bros. of Will
mington, Del, has absconded, leaving the firm
to assign with $4,000 liabilities.
q The st. Louis Heel-Pressed Nut and Bolt
Manufacturing company fled an assignment
Friday. Assets, $4,000; liabilities, $780, 600.
William H. Stone is president of the concern.
As Hannah Burton, aged twelve years,
was returning from school at Richmond, Tex
as, she was met by Web Hetten, an ex-eonvict
who attacked and outraged and then killed
her, burying her body in Johns creek. Bur
ton was caught and killed
Rogers Amero of Digby, N. s., who was ex-
tradited and taken to Boston for the murder of
Mrs. carlton, OF WATERFOWL, and subsequently
acquitted, has recovered $500 in a suit in the
provincial supreme court for $1,000 damages
against the local constable who arrested him
Mrs Nathaniel James, wife of a wealthy
gentleman of Rochester, last fall eloped with a
laborer, but was induced to return home, and
her offense was condoned. She has again
eloped, this time with the foreman of a ferti-
hzer company, and her husband has concluded
to let her go.
William Scholes, a stock dealer, with beauti-
full wife and a eleven-months-old child, lived
at louisville, Seneca county, Ohio. He left his
nome to purchase cattle. Returning he found
the house closed, forced a shutter open and en-
tered His child lay on the floor, starved to
death and the body half decomposed. His
wife and his young foreman had disappeared
There was also missing $1,000 in bonds
The Mineral argus., 1884-07-31
Miscellaneous News Notes.

Harmon Spruance & Co., one of the largest
grain commission houses on the board of trade,
suspended Friday.
The governor general of Canada has signed
the commission of Hon. A. Mcdonald as gov.
ernor Of Prince Edward Island.
J.J. Deavitt, formerly a practicing lawyer OF
St Adams, Vt, has filed a petition in insol-
vency. Liabilities, $4,000
A dispatch from Ironton announces the fail
ure of Hiram Campbell & Sons, iron manufac-
turers, and places the liabilities at $500, 600; as
sets not stated.
Marcus Anderson of La Crosse, whose fail
ure was announced recently, assigned yester-
day to John Lienlokken. Liabilities about s10,-
600; assets reported $1,000, which is consid-
cred very high, but creditors believe the con-
Germ will pay in full.
There were oil failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's during the week end
ing 18th against 194 in the preceding, and 162,
131 and 81 in the corresponding weeks of 1888,
1882 and 1881 respectively. About 7S per cent
were those of small traders whose capital was
less than $1,000.
The private banking house of A. & ]. L G..
Harrison of indianapolis has failed. The bank
has from 800 to 400 depositors, and the amount
of deposits is ~variously estimated at from $780,
600 to 100000. A considerable amount of this
money is trust and municipal funds, City Treas
urer Pattson having $4,000 with the firm.
Pattson is understood to be fully secured
Reports having been in circulation that the
reunion of the Army of the Tennessee would
take place at Lake Park, instead of at the Ho-
tel Lafayette, Minnetonka, General Passenger
Agent Warren, of the Manitoba, t~elegraphed
to Gen. William T. Sherman, president of the
society. The latter replied that the reunion
would be held at Hotel Lafayette, and he
would be present
Elliott Fletcher of Irwin county, Ga, has
recovered $1,000 which had been stolen from
his residence. He had a negro employed on
his place, who, while the family was at supper,
took the trunk from his house, carried it a
short distance into the woods, and secreted it
The thief received175 lashes for his part Of the
work, and would have received more had henot
then shown strong indications of shutting of
this mortal coil.
The executive committees of the Baltimore
& Ohio, Postal & Bankers and Merchants Tele-
graph companies agreed upon the details of a
pooling arrangement 1t was agreed to form a
working pool for twenty-five years on a basis
of about equal division of receipts. Each COM
pany will maintain a separate organization and
the pooling will include land and cable bust
ness. All the Offices will be consolidated. The
lines will touch about 20 per cent of the West
ern Union paying points.
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Record Of Casualties.

John A Lyman accidentally shot himself at
the Farnham & Fletcher ranch, on the Little
Porcupine, about sixty miles from Miles City,
and died from the effects of the wound soon
after.
Albert Matthews, fourteen years of age, en-
ployed as an elevator boy in the Badgley &
Wentworth Manufacturing company's building,
Milwaukee, was killed by being caught between
the elevator and the wall of the passage.
Rev. l. o. Thompson, in company with his
son Sidney, and Freddie Bishop of Medina, N.
Y, lads about twelve years of age, were out
boating and fishing on the Illinois river al
Henry, Ill, and nearing the dam the skif was
drawn into the eddies, capsized, and all were
drowned. Mr.. Thompson was pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Henry, a popular
preacher, author and scholar. Nom of the
bodies have been recovered.
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RAILROAD and River News.

The various roads running eastfromSt Paul
and Minneapolis are not satisfied with the pres
emit condition of the lumber business on &C
count of the discrimination against local lum
bermen on Missouri river shipments. A great
many lumbermen have positively abandoned
the western field and are turning their atten-
ton to the south. The shipments to Dakota
have increased rapidly since the new rate went
into effect, and business in that direction is be-
ing pushed to its utmost extent Eau Claire
and Chippewa Falls lumbermen are shipping
all their lumber by river and ignore the rail
roads entirely. The local representatives OF
the roads are endeaYoring to have the
present arrangement abolished and an equitable
rate established, so as to place Minnesota lum-
bermen on an equal footing with Chicago.
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Col. Robert Ingersoll drew immense
audiences to his recent lectures in st.
Paul and Minneapolis, and his receipts
were several thousand dollars, a sum
more than sufficient to pay all the ex-
penses of himself and family on their
trip to the Pacific coast-earned in
about three hours. Few theatrical or
operate stars of the first magnitude,
when attended by large and expensive
companies, can hope to more than equal
the amount for each performance, that
taken by Ingersoll for one lecture.
No lecturer in this country, not even
Beecher in his prime, can attract
such audiences as ~Ingersoll. OF the
matter of his lectures it is Unnecessary
to speak in this connection, for there is
a wide divergence of opinion.
The Mineral argus., 1884-07-31
The labor market on tie Pacific coast

The labor market on the Pacific coast
is at the lowest condition. Thousands
OF young men are roaming along the
coast from Washington Territory to
Southern California, vainly searching
for employment in the various occupa-
tons to which they have been accus-
toned. They realize now, what they
should have known before, that it re-
quires some money to start a paying
business anywhere, and especially in
that section, and that they were unwise
in going so far away from home with
out money or a definite purpose for
which ample information is necessary
to uccess
The Mineral argus., 1884-07-31

The New York law regulating the
production of oleomargarine and its
sale as butter is undergoing the test of
judicial proceedings, and the result will
be eagerly watched by all who live in
daily uncertainty as to whether they
are spreading their bread with the ac-
tual product of live cows milk or with
an imitation prepared from the cows
tallow after she had been slaughtered.
The first decision was given by a JUS
tice of the Peace in New York City, and
sustained the law prescribing artificial
butter. An appeal wa taken, and
the case will go to the highest courts.
The New York Herald says that theim-
preston is that the law will not be sus-
tanned by the high legal tribunals.
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and money which be had left in his wife's
care.
Charles ]. ISpersonne, = ~saloonkeeper and
prominent sport, of Spokane Falls, Wash. Ter.
aged thirty, committed suicide by shooting,
and died Immediately. He had been drinking
heavily and suffered from delirium re mems.
He leaves a widow, who he married at 0sakis,
Mimi, last February. He recently fell heir to
an alleged fortune Of 100000 in France, and
money troubles with his wife and partner are
said to be the cause OF his act Lepersonne
formerly kept a saloon in Minneapolis, and has
many friends there and at St Pau.
The Mineral argus., 1884-07-31

Owing to the exactions of the Cana
dian Pacific railway it has been finally
decided at Winnipeg that it would be
advisable to put a line of steamers on
the Red river to run between Emerson
and Winnipeg, and a committee was
appointed to go to st. Paul and
Chicago to confer with the managers of
the various railways on the subject.
The Mineral argus., 1884-07-31
Personal Points.

Philip Hamilton was buried on the eightieth
anniversary Of the duel between his father and
Aaron Burr.
Count Eugene Radetzky, a Russian exile, fell
in love with Mrs. Choate, with whom he boarded
in Chicago, and married her. He has returned
to take possession Of his estates, and his wife
will follow at a later day.
Some of the personal effects Of the late Presi-
dent Buchanan were disposed of at public auc-
ton at Lancaster, Pa, last week. A large car
riage used by him in driving to his inaugura-
ton, was sold to d. A Altick for 500. An 9TH
er old carriage was sold for 50. A double set
of harness sold for s245O, and a single set for
"a
The Mineral argus., 1884-07-31

The law of congress which gave a
limited tract of land to the cultivator of
a certain area in growing a given num-
Der of trees was wisely intended. If it
has been abused, so have all our laws
in the nature of presumption privileges.
This enactment duly carried out, as it
undoubtedly has been in many instan-
ces, tended to the reclamation of natur-
Ally nearly worthless land. 1t was in
the line of a policy which has yet to re-
ceive a wider recognition one which the
continental nations of Europe foster by
liberal legislation. The denudation of
the country of its trees is a fact which
is of the gravest consequence. The state
of New York has been agitated by the
destruction of the forests in the Adj
rondack district, and there is a growing
sense of the necessity for the preserva-
ton or the renewal in part of our for
ests. This is supplemented in New
England by the aesthetics of forestry
and the policy of rural o-rnamentatlon,
by the planting of beautiful and stately
trees. The subject is one which de-
serves more than a spasmodic attention.
The degree of its consideration is a fair
aug of the culture of a community.
The Mineral argus., 1884-07-31

The cholera scare in the large cities
and elsewhere will result in a general
cleaning and publication which will
present other diseases from gaining a
serious foothold, as we'll as mitigate the
cholera should it appear in this oun
try.
The Mineral argus., 1884-07-31

"Claim-jumping" at best is hazard
Gus business and the verdict of acquit-
tai in the case of Lair for killing the
Wards at Devils, emphasizes what has
been the unwritten law of the from
tier ever since the settlement of the
country,
The Mineral argus., 1884-07-31

Fears of a disastrous panic have been
well nigh dissipated, but complaints
are frequent of a sort of s~tagnation, the
offspring of fear and general distrust.
The relapse from a "boom" is not a
pleasant thing, but it is inevitable.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-08-30

Letters from L. p. Chilson and w. II.
Wood of Fall RIVER county were re.
ceived last evening. From their con-
tents it seems that an article published
in the CHRONICLE Of the 10th over the
signature of Mr.. Wood was untrue and
did Mr.. Chilson an injustice. Wood
denies being the author Of the article
and says the name signed is a forgery.
The letter is still in our possession and
purports to be signed by that gentleman
and We shall do our best TO discover the
forger and proclaim his name.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-08-30
TIN
e72 Pounds OF Tin TO the Ton.

W.
Probably one of the richest strikes
ever made in the Black Hills is due to
those i~ndefatigable prospectors Messrs.
Rogers and Cook, who will be remem-
bered by our readers as the owners Of
the Grizzly Bear mine.
Mr.. Rogers, who was born in the
neighborhood Of the tin mines Of Corn
wall, England, and who spent several
years al a miner at that place before
coming to this country, some time after
II was known for a fact that tin existed
in the Eta and other locations, became
satisfied that the country with the most
favorable indications was situated in our
immediate vicinity, and about three or
four months ago, with Messrs. Cook and
Davis, began a systematic search for that
mineral. After six weeks prospecting
of the Harvey range and the dikes Of
spar in this neighborhood, he discover
ed what he thought was tin ore, in large
quantities, three and one.ha.f miles
southeast of Custer. Samples Of this ore
were sent by Mr.. Rogers to a relative
in Newlyn, Penzence, who took it
to the Trereife Tin Smelling company of
that place and had an assay made which
gave a return of 672 pounds of black tin
per ton Of ore. The certificate of assay
is dated at the above place on the COM
pany's blank Aug. 2 and was this week
received by MIR. Rogers. In the mean
time he and his partners had located Z
claims, u water right, and developed
several of the claims sufficient % show u
large body of the ore.
Being personally acquainted with
/ ogers and aware of the shipment we
were also shown the certificate of ASSAY
and letter accompanying it, and on yes
terday, in company with Mr.. Butterield,
after wearing ont Il good deal of sole
leather and patience, got a look at the
locations and country. Consequently
We are willing to vouch for the oboye
facts. On account Of the ~iateness of our
visit we are unable to give our readers
any more particulars in this issue, but
as developments are made will keep
them posted. We can assure our Custer
readers, however, that they are warrant
ed in feeling jubilant over the matter as
it now stands and we are of the opinion
that before winter the most valuable tin
mines in the United States will be oper
ated by men of means and experience
within thirty minutes ride Of Custer
City.
MIR. Eltonhead, Of the Standard Smelt-
ing and Refining works of Philadelphia
and Denver, in company with his son,
spent the week in looking at the tin
mines surrounding Custer, and while
the gentleman is m who don't give his
business away, still we are lead to be-
lieve that his visit will be of benefit to
Custer, that he was favorably impressed
with some of the locations visited and
if an assay proves him correct we can ex
pect something substantial from him.
Mark ~Luckenbach, NJ. F., of Denver
who took some of the tin ore from IIar.
bach's and Messrs. Sanders and Lewis
mines, telegraphed yesterday that n test
of it showed "A per cent of tin to the
.oa of stuff and requested the shipmen,
of more samples which left this morn
ING.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-08-30
Notice

Is hereby given to the shareholders of
the Custer City Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION that the annual meeting for
the election of a Board of Directors for
the ensuing year. and such other bust
ness as may come before the meeting,
will be held at the shop of kimble q
Carr, Custer City, ID. T., on Tuesday
evening, Sept. 9th, 1884, at Z O'Clock p. IN.
G. w. HIrcHCoCK, Secretary.
Custer City, D. T., Aug. 20, 1854.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-08-30

Rev. Arthur Cushing Dill, ID. d., SUI
perintendent Of the Black Hills mission
of the Congregational church, with
headquarters in Custer, left Monday
morning on the poop-deck of a broncho
for Chey enne and Denver, for the pur-
pose Of looking up pastors willing to ur-
dertake the laborious duties of a call in
the Black Hills.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-08-30

Our delegates to the district conven
ton to be held at Rapid should go there
with the determination to have at least
n man from Custer county on the
legislative ticket. There is a certainty
that the two factions in Lawrence coun-
ty will both be represented in the con-
vention and with the aid of one the
delegates from Custer can secure the
naming Of at least n Custer county
man.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-08-30

Mr.. Peter Stallmann, Bennington
Township, Iowa, having suffered with
rheumatism was induced to try st.
Jacobs OFT, the marvellous pain r~eliever,
and was entirely cured by its use.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-08-30

Fourteen couple Of the young people
Of Custer rendered Miss Lottis Smith a
farewell party on last Monday evening
ct the Crook street Hall. Music, dane
ing and r~ollerskating were the order of
the evenings entertainment.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-08-30

Mr.. Stafford, formerly engineer at the
Deadwood-T Terra mil, arrived in Custer
the 6rst Of this week and spent three day
examining minesin this vicinity. He
opinss that the tin interests Of the South
sTn Hills win b Of mastodOntic pro-
portions and that the merchants Of Gus
Ter should govern themseyes according.
" and by judicious work make this the
headquarters Abr supplies, prospecting,
re.