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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17

Mr.. I. A, Bacon, Savannah, Ga, says;
I used Browns Iron Bitters for nervous
ness and Indigestion and found i excel
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17

Housekeepers
/ Should insist upon obtaining Burnett's 8
lla..r are
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17
p1NGLEY,s POPLAR ELL.

The subcommittee of the Senate Com
mittee on Commerce, consisting of Sena-
tors Frye, Miller of Sew York, and y est,
agreed to report fayorably TO the full com
mittee the pingley shipping bill, with an
amendment emb0dyiGg the provisions re-
ported at the last Congress for carrying
United States mails. An amendment
will also be reported, but VIII not be sup
ported by a majority of the subcommittee
providing for the admission Of ships and
the materials entering into their construc-
ton free of duty.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17
RELIEF TO BE ASKED FOR GREELA-

The Secretarys of War and Of the Navy
appeared before the House Committee on
Appropriations to-day IN behalf of an ap-
preparation Tor a Greely relief expedition.
1t was suggested by the committee that
to properly get the subject before it it
would be best to have an executive COM
municatiOn sent to the House. Both Sec
retarv Lincoln and Secretary Chandler
were of the opinion that the communica-
tiOn could be prepared and sent to Con-
orpSe fO-mOf-rOW
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17
MIR. sNEED REMOVED.

j. R. Sneed, editor Of the old Savannah
Republican. was to-day removed from the
position of Assistant Postmaster of the
Senate.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

suddeu Death at Columbus Of the Last
survivor of the Custer Massacre-The
Matrimonial Desires of a Young Lady
of ElbertOn-A Horse shoe Half Cen
tury Old.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17
"cHRoMO" OCHILTREE.

Tom Ochiltree to-day defined his posi-
ton to the MORNING NEWS cOrrespOn-
dent. He said that he was for getting all
he could for Texas, especially for It's cat
tie trade. ''And | want it fully under
stOod,' he said, ''that l am no - fancy
member" He certainly is not SO regard
ed. He is pretty generally called ''the
chrome statesman u his fellow men,
hers
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17

TEN ADVERSE WAR CLAIM REPORTS.
It is significant that of the ten reports
on war claims made by the War Claims
adverse.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17
THE RAILROAD COMMITTE
is still III consultation.
q schooner on tt,e Roclss

IS still bad and cold. Rain is falling
night .-.t4-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17

me City's Cotton Receipts Not to go
over lSo,oOo-The Claims to the An
pling Sword GrOundiess-A PiucIrv
Trio of Candlers-The Lessee Deei-
sion
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17

to-day, to provide for the suppression and
extirpatiOn of pleurO-pneumonia and
other contagious diseases among domestic
animals, directs the Commissioner OF
Agriculture to organize d bureau Of
animal industry. The Secretary Of the
Freasary is authorized to Jake such steps
and adopt such measures as lie may deem
necessary to prevent the expectation Of
diseased live stock. The cooperation OF
and, if it be not given, authority
is conferred upon the President to
declare the States and Territories
or districts wherein contagious disease
exists in quarantine. The transportation
of diseased cattle is made a criminal Of
f6Dsp
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17


that food fishes in our noble river are dimin-
lshing In number and quantity. That dainty
fish, the shad, is said to be fast disaDpearing
steps are now being taken to restock this
stream. Glll nets and steamboats, have fright
ened away the finny tribes, aad from present
appearances this healthy and nutritious arfI-
Gle of dietis likely to become shortly costly
and uncertain.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Kew West
Railroad Is completed to within fifteen miles
OF Palatka, and 300 hands went down this
week to finish the gap of twenty milss be-
tween sanford and Tampa, on the South
Florida Railroad. This important line will
soon be IN operation, and the citizens of that
transportation.
Every effort is being made hy the managers
OF the state Fair to demonstrate the fact that.
although we have been recently visited by
destructive frGsts, Florida can vet make an
exhibit OF fruits, flowers and vegetables that
viii be remarkable both in Quantity and
quality. In this laudable undertaking they
should be sustained by the people. whose
State pride should induce the1a 70 render
every assistance to the enterprise. Let the
response be general and hearty, and let the
fact be cQpclHsIVeiy established that Florida,
even II scOtched. has not been killed or even
seriously injured. II the great Importance Of
such display Is fully appreciated, and s.
cordial cooperation secured, Florida will
score triumph cf which she can justly be
proud.
In a recent interview with the Jacksonville
Iin,es- Union that clear headed General
Manager OF the Plant system, Col II. $.
Haines, said:
Jacksonville is bound to be the metropolis
Of Florida, and nothing can ever csaage it.
l VIII tell you Why. 1t Is like tie cotton trade
IN savannah. The buye1s come here because
the cotton Is hCle, and the cotton comes be-
cause tlsa. BUYERS are here. Tourists wont to
: ias ksonville instead Of cotton, and they had
70 Duild hotels to accommodate them There
are thousands Of thega going into Jacksonville
every season. They leave more money behind
them than as many thousand bales Of cotton
VIII, Then, again, the orange and vegetable
trade Will DO concentrated at Jacksonville
Col. Halnes is as correct in his ideas as he
IS successful in his enterDrisea. W u Il
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
A Morning Paper.

Sometimes a man throws his MORN
ing paper down on the seat and leaves
the car. Each man that has no paper
wants it, and each man would grab IL.
If alone and unobscrvcd. The one who
appears to DO looking out of window
in an opposite direction is the man who
sees that paper more distinctly than
anyone else. And he being the man
who seems less interested in it is really
the man who wants it the most. As
soon as that paper is thrown down it
becomes an object of interest. The
man who never buys or reads a paper
wants ii, and wants it badly. The
man sitting next to it looks straight
ahead, and doesn't seem to know any,
thing about it, But he is Just culver
ing with excitement. He is wrought
up to the highest pitch, and is prepared
to grab for that paper just as soon as
the man on the other side of it makes
similar attempt. just at this period
a man sitting opposite the paper gives
1t sharp excited look, as though he
has seen his name printed wrong.
Then he gives another sharp look, and
his eyes snap with excitement, and he
reaches over and picks it up TO see If
he is right. You can tell by the way
he handles it that he never paid for it;
and he gradually gets it up in front of
his face, and turns it ut intervals, and
is as much at home with it as If it was
his own. And the other mel look Mt
him sourly, and silently condemn him
as being largely porcine in his nature.
Puck
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
The Question of Presidential successi on

Representative McCoid intends to urge con.
sid, ration at early date of his bill 10 provide
for the election Of President and Vice-Presi-
dent FOR the uneypired term N case Of the re-
moyal, death. resignation or inability Of both
President aud Pice-President to serve.
The bill was introduced December 10, aud
referred TO the Committee on judiciary, of
which Mr.. McCOid Is a member. The measure
provides that the electors appointed in each
state for he election of President and Vice
Prcsidtn shall hold their trusts as such cleo.
tors and constitute a college OF el, ctors for
their respective states for the Presidential term
OF four years, with power To fill vacancies. In
case of the removal Of the President aud Vice
President from any cause, the secretary OF
state shall perform the ministerial duties Of the
Office OF President al interim, ana shall i'm
mediately issue proclamation declaring that
a vacancy has occurred, and appointing day
not less than thirty days thereafter, upon
which the College Of Electors of the several
states shall meet for the election of President
and Vice-President for the unexpired term.
The bill further provides that the same
course OF procedure be followed which under
the constitution would be followed in an or
binary year OF a Presidential election, except
that the counting Of the electoral vote shall
take place upon the second Tuesday after the
meeting and organization of the next succeed
ing regular session Of Congress, unless Con
gress he In session when such election occurs
then such counting shall take place on the
eighth Tuesday after such election
Mr.. McCoid in support of his bill says II
carries ont the idea of The trainers of the con.
stitusion and iusures for four years the con
tinuenceo he power Of. The party electing the
two high officAls. lie discussed the measure
with q number Of senator's and they express
themselves in favor OF IL.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10

A CHICAGO druggist is indignant be-
cause members of the profession are
charged with extorting exhorbitant
prices, and that consequently their prof
its are too large to be consistent with
honesty. He argues thus; The druggist
sells for half dollar that which cost
him dime; the physician, in giving
the prescription, sells for two dollaIS
that which costs him but the shadow of
q cent; and even the lawyer, in giving
an opinion to client, sells for S25 that
which costs him absolutely nothing.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
The Gold Snan.

AZ Rockford, ILL.,, on the morning OF the 9th,
the thermometer indicated 43 degrees below
zero; at Bismark, Oak, 81 degrees ut Mil
waukec, "a degrees; at St. Paul, 80 degrees !;
at Salt Lake 32 degrees and at s.. Louis, 90
degrees below. Dispatches to the latter city
from different points In Missouri, state that
fully dozen unfortunate individuals. have
been frozen to-death In the state during the
past "A hours The day was the coolest that
ST. Louis has seen since 1864. At z o'clock the
thermometer marked % degrees below zero,
and ut O'Clock In the evening it showed III
degrees below. The coolest temperature ever
recorded was % degrees below Zero which was
on January /, 1864 Cold weather prevailed
at Raleigh, N. g, the thermometer was the
lowest ever known. At Lexington and other
places in Kentucky the mercury fell to 81 deg
b-low, and at Chattanooga, Tenn. the Their
mometer indicated several degrees below, with
over a foot of snow.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
Judge Lynch Holds Court.

The excitement over the murder of the Posey
brothers at vaZoo, Miss, eliminated In ono u
the most disgraceful affairs that ever was re-
corded in the annals Of crime in that state
Parties from different parts of the country
congregated in YaZoo, and about Z p. N. 2OC
armed men preceded TO the jail and demanded
an entrance. Resistance was useless as the
men were determined w. L. Foote, colored
United S5ates deputy marshall resisted, and
he was shot dead in his cell. Robert Sewaysee,
NJ. Parker and Richard Gibbs were lynched. All
were charged with the murder of the Posey
brothers and Jasper Nichols. The mob took
Parker and SawaN see and hung them, one from
the Jail fence and the other on beam on the
side OF the Jail. They could not work The lock
on Richard Gibbs cell, aud therefore shot him
dead. The public bad been thoroughly convinc-
cd for the past few days that conspiracy was
formed on the part of the Negroes to commit
murder, and while every one felt that his own
safety depended upon swift and sure punish
ment OF the crime committed, many citizens
were OF the opinion that the law should take
its own course; Others felt that the safety of
their wives and children depended on their i'm
mediate action and therefore took the steps
they did.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
Hard on the Lotteries.

General Warren Edgarton, chief Inspector Of
the postofllce department for the northwest
has sworn out aflidavits against Scott Glor,
and j. j. Douglass, Of Louisville, Ky, agent,
OF the Henry college lottery, and joe Kiffin,
agent of the Louisiana lottery, and had then
arrested for sending lottery circulars through
the mails. They waived examination aud gave
bail in the sum Of $500 each to appear before
e r ndsr soc,ion asoa TO- e AR
States statutes. The cases are the same ss
these resulting In the convictions recently at
Chicago. General L igarton says he is acting
ucder General Gresham's instructions and has
abundant proof. The defense say that these
are not fraudulent lotteries, but are sanctioned
by The laws Of Kentucky under the decision of
the court OF appeals.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
SECOND EDITION.

For thirty cents in cash or ten three
cent stamps, We will mail to any address,
postage prepaid, an octave illustrated
book of 1l2 pages, with handsome illum-
mated cover, entitled Donald Mckay
or, The Last Nar Trail ofthe Modocs. This
bocl is a true exponent ofthe old saying
Truth is stranger than felton," and
contains the romance of the life of Don
aid Mckay, the great Scout and Chief Of
The Warn, Spring Indians. The story is
founded on facts, and is the only true his
tory of the capture of Captain Jack, the
Chief of the Modocs, the warrior who
defed the United States troops in the
Lava Beds; and every incident men
toned therein can be corroborated by
Donald Mckay, who is still living, and
for whom this book was published.
Address the Publishers,
@. p. SOULE & CO.,
l75 MONROE ST., CHICAGO, Ill.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
STAND UP, BELKNAP.
A scandalin Which Army Officers Fig
ure Prominently.

An interesting army story, which has been
kept from the public over thirteen years, has
at this late day been unearthed. A question
Is involved In the controversy-which brings
this interesting bit of official scandal to light
the settlement OF which may bring TO grief a
number OF officers on the active list OF the
army, who think nothing In heaven OF earth
could shake them from their positions. The
story runs about as follows:
In July, 1870, congress passed bill provid-
ng for the abolition Of tho suprenumerary
ist which existed at that time and which
consisted of officers hose health had become I'M
paired curing the civil war and those whom 1t
was impossible to assign TO any duty On &C.
count OF the limited number Of positions then
open. This bill provided that the said super<
numerary list should cease to exist on the first
day OF January, 1871, and on that day all Of
fcers then on the list should receive an hon
orable discharge with one years pay. Instead
of the intent and purpose being carried out by
Mr.. Belknap, who was then secretary Of war,
an order was issued on the second day Of Jan
uary, 1871, placing number of officers, then
on active duty, on the supernumerary list To
fill the vacancies so created.
The or6er then declared the supernumary
list abolished. This was one of the queerest
| official actions which has come to light for q
| number Of years. Strong political influence
was brought TO bear TO induce Mr.. Belknap to
| consent tO this action. One of the unfortunate
officials who was thus illegally discharged has
been quietly at work endeavoring TO be rein
stated. He was first Lieutenant In the first
cavalry at the time the illegal order was issued
| He remained on duty until the 18th Of March,
| 81, before he received any notification OF
his having been discharged from the service
| Lately he became tired of endeavoring TO 90
| tain relief from congress and took his cast
| into the courts. After some argument III,
supreme court Of the District of Coumbi.
issued an order demanding that Secretar,
| Lincoln reinstate Lieutenant Street or SHOW
cause why writ of mandamus should not b
issued. Mr.. Lincoln has answered the de
| mand OF the court this week. He claims that
although Mr.. Street aud his brother officer
were illegally discharged from the service
Streets acceptance Of 4 government position
which he nov holds, bars him from any RICH
| he may have had 10 be rcinstated. As thi
case involves about a hundred n TN now Ia TN
service, aud II decided favora5ly will open tn
way for some sixty officers now out 10 demau
a reinstatt ment, IL is watched with great inter
est by every officer in the service.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10

PROFESSOR HUXLEY declares that in
his voyage around the world, and in all
his studies of savage life, he found no
people so miserable, wretched and de-
graded as those who exist in the poorer
quarters of London. The barbarians
who live in a constant state of violence
and depreciation, and who are exposed
to the worst rigors of climate and
weather, have more enjoyable and in
dependent lives than these miserable
workers and artisans, and he says tina
if he had to make his choice, he should
unhesitatingly prefer the existence of
the former.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
The New York Sun rather facetio

The New York Sun rather facetious-
ly says: 1t is reported that Sergeant
Mason after exhibition at an Ohio fair
has agreed with Philadelphia manager
to put himself on show for wages.
One fails to see how this can be a very
profitable contract for the manager.
Mason is negative sort of curiosity.
There Is man who had TO do with
Guiteau who by all rights ought to be
much more successful in show than
the derelict soldier. The Washington
hangman was faithful to his duty, and
he accomplished VIII at he undertook.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
MICHIGAN.
SECOND CHAPTER IN THE JACKSON
TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Holoomb, nee Crouch, Found Dead in
Her Room.

Mrs. Dan. Holcomb (Susan Crouch),
one of the surviving heirs to the estate
of Jacob Crouch, foully murdered, to-
gether with his daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. White, and his guest. Mo-
ses Polly, November 2l, died suddenly,
all alone, in her room, at B o'clock, on
the afternoon.of january, Mi, Holcomb,
Judd Crouch and Capt. u. L.. Crouch,
were all in Jackson, and there was no
one in the house but Edith, Mrs. Hol-
combs daughter. The prevailing opin-
ion is now, that Mrs. Holcomb commit
ted suicide A bottle of laudanum was
found by DIR. Williams, the attending
physician, andeverything about the APP
pearance of the deceased, strengthens
the theory. Her hands were cllnched
hard and her teeth set as though in O
painful struggle when she died, although
her countenance was peaceful. This
could not be the case in heart disease,
She shut herself up in herroom Mt noon
bolted the doors, undressed and went
to bed, which was contrary to her Gus
tom, and all the circumstances point Il
case of premeditated suicide.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
Not Guilty

Is the verdict In the ,lebrated Emma Bono
case, which for nearly two years has been agi-
Eating not only the Legal fraternity of Hillsboro
ILL.,, but the hole country. The feeling over
the verdict, which created great surprise at nrst
H. divided, so mucn so, indeed, that threats
OF lynching were freely made The defendants
remained all night In the court house guarded
Ivy officers and the jury 10 protect them from
mob violence. A movement was az once start
ed at Palmyra, Wis, to create fluid for the
benefit OF Miss Emma Bond, of Tay orvllle, H.,
the victim III tie recent outrage, and at a
meeting held recently II was decided 10 solicit
try. The fund will be placed I'm the custody of
John w. Davis and John II Davidson, of the
Palmyra Springs Sanitarium of Palmyra A
number of local subscriptions have Jcen re-
ceiySd
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
A ~, OF Romance from Vermont.

Inst summer some Burlington, VT,
people were visiting in a western town,
and there formed the acquaintance OF
furniture dealer, who had recently
buried his second wife. They ioked
him little about his future matrimo.
NAL prospects, and he candidly admit.
ted that he would like TO marry again,
and asked them II they knew an elioi.
BILE lady. Subsequently he looked nj
their photograph album, in which was
the picture of an unmarried lady OF
Burlington which took the widower's
fancy, and he was told her name. The
Burlington people thought no more of
il, but after their return home were
surprised TO learn that the western
gentleman had opened n correspond
ence with the lady alluded TO. The
course of true love ran smoothly, the
western widower came to Burlington
last week, saw his ladylove for the first
time. and the marriage took place on
Tuesday, the happy couple starting at
once for the west
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
"JOEL Chandler Harris (Uncl

Joel Chandler Harris (Uncle Re-
mus), a Georgia man is quoted in the
Philadelphia Record as saying, lis a
little, red headed, freckled faced farm
er's boy, just about as handsome as a
burnt shoe. He is good fellow, and
bright, bnt indolent. He has been well
treated by the Atlanta Constitution
people. They give him good salary
for writing an hour or two every day, in
addition to avery nice house which they
gave him outright as a Christmas gift,
l think. So he has plenty of time for lite
nature and pleasant place to write in. "
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10
Light ON The Crouch Tragedy.

Clinton county officials claim that the
evidence gained by them in their inves-
tigation of the Crouch tragedy, points
in mistake TO Dan. Holcomb, the
son-in-law of the murdered man, as the
guilty one Some time before the MUIR
der. it will be remembered, IL )lcomb
claimed to be in the northern part OF
the state, On a hunting expedition The
sheriff and deputies of Clinton county
claim to be able to prove that Hol-
colmh's real business up north was 10
consult with the mysterious Elsie ISL
tor, and that il snow storm had not
prevailed, the murder was to have been
committed two weeks earlier. The Ell
sic stranger, about whom so much has
been said in connection with the TRACE
dy, has been identified, but the officers
refuse to give his name. The detectives
in and around Jackson profess to be
greatly amused at the discoveries made
by the Clinton county officials, who
however, are very certain of their game,
and of their ability to prove a concert
of interest and Acknowledgment Dan.
Holcoinb, and the mysterious Elsie
stranger.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10

A DETAILED report Of the iron bust
ness of Cleveland during the past year
has just been published. The returns
are summarized as follows: Number OF
manufacturing establishments related to
the iron business, 1885, aggregate capi-
tai invested, $21 POP 800; average mum
Der Of hands employed, 17,1l4; value OF
the product of 1888, 1872, All, 600. The
volume of the business has been about
the same as in 1882, although the profit
have been less. The total receipts o
ore to all Lake Erie ports during 1888
are given at 1862, $3.50 tons.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-10

A QUEER case of the use of the par.
doning power is reported from st Louis,
Mo. In March, 1873, Charles Stevens
was sentenced to ten years in the pen.
itentiary for murder. Stevens is n man
of remarkable ingenuity, and made a
number of trinkets, which he gave to
the little daughter of Governor Critten-
don. The child became very much at
tached to the prisoner, and during her
last illness pleaded for his pardon. and
obtained promise from her father
that 1t should be granted. Govern or
Crittendon has fulfilled his promise to
his child, though it is not stated whether
any other reasons were set forth why
,ecutive clemency should be shown to
aaU