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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
ATississfppi for Ravar,,

WASHINGTON, June q, - Senator
George, Of Mississippi, thinks that a ma
jority of the delegation from that state to
the Chicago Convention viii be for Bav.
ard, but no instructions have been given.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25

Prater, the winner of the contest, is a
deputy marshal under Gen. LOngstreet.
In addition to winning the first prize
money he also gets a special purse of 500
offered, for Atlanta's man winning the
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
To the youngster who has a sprain a

IU uHe yUuHssuef VINO mas spraIn, as
well as the old gentleman who suffers
from Rheumatism, Lame Back. or Neu-
raigla, Coussens Lightning Liniment af-
lords relief which such sufferers can ap-
preciate. Owners of valuable horses aIso
rejoice to know there is such a remedy 81
this liniment for SPAWN, Ringbone.
Scratches, Calls, etc. @-'s'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
A FALL FROM A STEEPLE.
ONE OFTHE VICTIMS BANGLES IN
MIDAIR FOR HOURS.

His Lacerated and Bleeding Body Final
ly Taken to an Hospital TO Await Death
His Unfortunate Companion whirled
to the Stone Pavement and also Fatal
ly injured.
NEW YORK, June 24.--A derrick on the
tower Of Grace Church, used in hosting
stone and building material for the new
steeple, fell to-day, carrying with il a
mass of timber and rigging. Joseph Nc
kee, derrick rigger, and Robert simp-
son, mason, were caught in the ropes
and terribly mangled. Mckee was res
cued and sent to a hospital, where his
wound, it was said, woubl probably prove
fatal. Simpson was caught in the rig
glng some distance below the edge of the
tower, and yet remains in mid-air, 1855 feet
over the street, all efforts to extricate
him being unavailing.
simpson was finally eXtricated from the
entanglement Of the ropes and tlmbers
which pinned him to che wall, and il was
found that he had been conscious through
out the whole period. His right Leg and
arm were broken, and HIS chest was badly
crushed, and his body was covered with
contusions and bleeding wounds. He was
lowered to the ground and sent TO d hos
pital, where il was said that his recovery
is doubtful.
SIMPSON DEAD.
NEW YORK, June q, 11:45P p. M.-Robert
simpson, who was injured to-day by the
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
Steele Reuominated.

lNDIANAPoLIs, June 24.-At the Re-
publican Convention of the Eleventh dis
trlct, held at kokomO to-day, George w.
steele was renominated for Congress on
the fourth ballot.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
North CarolIna Delegates.

RALEIGH, N. c., June 24.-Paul f. Fai-
son and w. w. Fuller have been chosen
delegates from the Fourth district to Chi
eago. Faison is for Bayard and Fuller is
doubtful
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
No Game at Augusta.

AUGUSTA, GA, June 24.-The Dixies
did not play the Browns to-day as it has
been raining all day. They viii play the
Clinches tomorrow, weather permitting.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25

Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters are
widely initiated. Word Capcine cut in
the genuine. Be careful. % cents.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25

New YORK, June q, 11:45P. .M.-Robert
simpson, who was injured to-day by the
fall of derrick ON the spire Of Grace
Church, died at the New York Hospital.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25

No News from the Carrier Pigeons
started for New York from Atlanta
A Negro Bitten by a Snake In scriven
County and Death Feared.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
THE ELECTORAL COUNT BILL.


The electoral count bill was then taken up,
the previous question having been ordered on
the engrossment, and the third reading of the
bill.
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, foresaw a very
exciting political campaign, and feared that
If Congress did not at this session pass some
law to regulate the counting of votes the
country would find itself in dead lock next
year which could not be broken by an eleeto-
raj commission. Even bad law would be
better than none at all. He was in favor Of
the Senate bill and against the substitute re-
ported by the House committee. The question
then required on the amendments to the SEN
ate bill. and on the bill which was reported by
the House committee as a substitute therefor.
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, offered an amend
ment TO that section of the Senate bill which
provides that each State may determine all
controversies concerning the appointment of
electors, by proving that such determination
may be Overruled by the concurrent action of
the Senate and House. This was adopted
No amendment of any Importance was at
tached to the substitute, though quite a num-
Der were offered. The House bill was then
adopted as a substitute for the Senate bill bv
129 yeas to 81 nays. The Senate bin as amend
ed by the substitute was read the third time
and passed.
The House then. at $40 O'Clock, took
a recess until S O'Clock, the evening ses-
sion to be for the consideration of business re-
portsa from the Military Committee.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
LABoRs wARRING BANDS.
Two Thousand Shoe Hands go Out on .
Strike at PHILADELPHIA.

Strike at PhiIadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-Two thou
sand men and women employed in the
manufacture of shoes struck to-day.
Some time ago the welters determined that
they should receive an advance upon the
rates Of wages then being received.
Several of the manufacturers agreed to
give the advance, but others demurred.
and nnally strike was ordered in all OF
had refused to sign the bill of wages and
a subcommittee was appointed to wait ON
the manufacturers and inform them of the
action taken. A statement was made
today that the number has been reduced
to eight shops, S. ID. Sellers having agreed
to pay the increased rate of wages.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
no make a salad that is certain to nloa

all tastes, you need only use Durkee,s
Salad Dressing. Nothing equal to it was
ever offered, and none so popular. It is a
superb table sauce,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
COLGRovE STICKS TO HIS SUSPICION.

Ihefe was one thing more that incensed the
witness, and that was Mr. Ker's proposition to
Judge Key that if the witness would giYe
some points against Mr.. French the whole
The witness still understood that that was the
proposition. The witness was very indignant.
why didn't you say to Mr.. Ker that YOU
didn't know anything against Mr.. French?"
why, couldn't get at him; he was as high
as the SUM-"
The witness reiterated that he had been a
target for abuse for years.
The committee adjourned till tomorrow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
MATTHEW NIoRGANs, soNsFAIL.

ToULON, June "A, II P. M.-There have
been htty-three cases of cholera so far of
Which twenty-five have resulted fatally,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-12

passed, and | firmly write
down my satisfaction with its
results, What though its
austere requirements have
palcd my check, and made
my fine eye lush'eless-as |
Just now observed from a
glance in the mirror-have /
not won Clara? Has not the
secretary written u favorable
report of my business pro-
gress to papa? Have / not
learned how much is seven
times nine? Yes, that is the
great secret of my happiness
my knowledge of seven
times nine, which is
But no, not even to my diary
will [ impart SO great a secret
the secret of seven times
nine. BoUTvILLE.
San Francisco, Jan. 81, 1884
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-12

all the evening. Find that
bracing gives me a bent and
opportunity for intellectual |
Improvement, us | read an
entire French novel at the |
Office to-day, and think | shall
read anotherbefore | goto bed.
Actual expenses of the day,
ten cents. Papa willbepleased.
Friday, 1Sth,-My throb-
bing heart now feels its fill of
bliss-1rathcr neat, that line.
Called on Clara this after
noon. Her mood was pro-
pitious, and | made the most
of it: excited her sympathy
by Il word-picture of the hard
ships of bracing, and told her
of yesterdays triumph, my
discovery how to live on ten
cents a day. She asked, but
not unkindly, if the flowers
| sent her were included in
the ten cents. | had to explain
how, they being charged by
the florist, wentumder the head
of "bills payable" which was
quite a separate thing from
leash liabilities. - She couldn't
understand, but the great pro-
blem finances will always re-
main hocus-pocus to women.
Then | urged her: | pointed
out how needless it was for us
to wait until my debts were
paid, for, having demons
trated my own ability to live
ON ten cents a day, the balance
fmy salary andincome would
support her comfortably. My
wooing, my unexpected ia
miliarity with financial mat
tiers, her mood, all combined
to win me victory. She first
said she would not go to Eu-
rope; then she-ah, my soar
ing soul she would name
the day, When | left her |
sought for Lansing-my
boyhood's chum-to tell him of
my great happiness, to which
we drank in small bottles.
We dined togetherat the club.
Could | in suit Clara by eat
ing, OH such day, baked
tomatoes pasted with white
sauce of chicken, which I'M
fortunate combination on one
plate greeted me at my dinner
) here last night? No; on
such a day, braced as ! am.
| should relax decently the
austerity of my new life, anc
; / did so. / have no regret that
to the champagne for dinner
/ added Burgundy.
5 Sunday, Goth (Morning). :
| find that the hardships OF
: bracing have quite unnervet
me, for the last night, aftel
l my return, felt wholly I'M
equal to the task of writing
: up this diary for yesterday
1t being Saturday, | did no
; work in the afternoon
2 Lansing and | went to thu
7 matinee, and afterward
showed him around a bit.
felt / could afford to, ant
t arrived at the conclusion by
an inspiration in abstrac
i finances that at the time,
I remember, pleased rs boil
D much.
Having reduced my eX
V penses on Thursday to tel
n cents, it suddenly occurred
!. to me yesterday that wha
S expenses ! might then incu
: in showing Lansing around
: could charge to Thursday
d account, which would leav
b Saturdays account as cleal
: as though no expenses wer
i incurred. | have tried dill
c gently, but failed to see how
y under this plan, | incurre
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-12
SEVEN TIMES NINE.
DIARY OF AMAN WHO BRACED
From Tie AggoR0Ht.
CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY.

had braccd, and begged her
to help my resolution, which
l already found wearing upon
me, by consenting to what |
had so often proposed. She
asked if | had dined at home
yesterday and Monday, and
what else | had done since
the brace began. | told her,
and she replied that if |
finished as nobly as | had
begun, another brace would
bankrupt me. Misery! that
| should love so unreasonable
a woman. One might as we'll
try and understand discount
and exchange as to fathom
the moods of women. | think
l said something like this to
her, and then she began pout-
ing, and said that for my sake
she had only that morning
refused her aunt's invitation
to 90 to Europe, and she was
sorry she had refused; and if
| was going to be cross she
should yet so with her aunt.
Then said | supposed Captain
Dancers being in Europe was
a great attraction, and then
she founced out of the room,
and sent in her little sister to
entertain me. The nerves of
a man who has just begun to
brace are not calculated to
endure a little sister who talks
to him about Tennyson. |
departed, Il broken-hearted,
hopeless man.
Dined at the club. | could
NOT come home here to din
MR., for two vegetables on
the same plate with a roast
and an entree are more than
any man whose soul is crushed
can contemplate with compos-
ure. The club dinner was
excellent, although | only
threw a pair to Simpkin's
threes in shaking for the win.
Received a note from papa's
secretary, aslingif he should
inform papa | was i'll. Pro
pitiated him by sending his
wife some flowers and his six
year-old boy pair of boxing
gloves.
That rascally liveryman
this morning charged twenty
five dollars for the fourth
hand, vulgarly mumblin9
something about it's being
less if the amount didn't have
to be added to a bill already
amounting to so-and-so-dis-
playing a distressing fami-
liarity with the exact amount
of my bill, which | have for.
gotten. All, Clara, if you
knew what | suffered for YOU
sake! 1t is so exhausting t.
brace.
Thursday, l7th.-I now
know what it is to live on tel
cents a day. | have done it
Walked to the Office Thu
morning and found the secre
tary all right, although he re
marked that the siX-yem-olc
had knocked out the baby will
the gloves, and that Mrs. Sec
rotary had sent her compli
ments, and suggested that tin
nexttime honored the famil,
with a present it should be
pair of fencing-foils for tin
baby. These people who know
what seven times nine is hav,
such weird ideas of wit. Work
ed hard in the Office all tin
morning and rode up here il
the cars for lunch-cold mea
on a warm plate. Walke'
down and worked hard all tn
afternoon. Then went on
and ordered a box of fine ci
oars to send to Lansing wit
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-12
THE ORIGIN OF FAMILIAR SAYINGS.

If other persons share the
curiosity | have had as to the
origin of many familiar old
sayings, they may like to
have here the explanation of
some such, which l found
recently in an English book.
The majority of these pro-
verbal sayingsare, | suppose,
of old date, and come down
to us from our English or
Dutch forefathers. Here is
the origin of the expression
"tick,'' for credit, which |
have always taken to be quite
modern slang. 1t seems, on
the contrary, that it is as old
as the seventeenth century
and is corrupted from ticket,
as Il bridesmaids bill was then
commonly called. On tick
was on ticket.
"Humble pie refers to the
days when the English forests
were stocked with deer, and
venison pasty was commonly
seen on the tables of the
wealthy. The inferior and
refuse portions of the deer,
termed the ''umbles,' were
generally appropriated to the
poor, who made them into a
pie; hence "umble pie be-
came suggestive Of poverty,
and afterward was applied to
degradations Of other kinds.
ga wild goose chase was
a sort Of racing, resembling
the flying of wild geese, in
which, after one horse had
gotten the lead, the other
was obliged to follow after.
AS the second horse generally
exhausted himself in vain
efforts to overtake the first,
this mode of racing was
finally discontinued.
The expression ga feather
in his cap" did not signify
merely the right to decorate
ones self with some token of
success, but referred to an
ancient custom among the
people of Hungary, of which
mention is made in the Lans-
downe manuscripts in the
British Museum. None but
he who had killed Il Turk
was permitted to adorn HIM
self in this fashion, or to
"shew the number of his
slaine enemys by the number
of fethers in his cappe." 1t
occurs to me to question
/, whether the similar phrase, to
"plume HIMSELF has not its
, source in the same tradition.
, a " bakers dozen" was
l originally the DEVILS dozen,
, thirteen being the number of
witches supposed to sit down
together at their great meet
ings or sabbaths ; the super
stition about sitting thirteen
7 at table. The baker was an
l unpopular character and be-
: came substituted for the devil.
) The explanation of the
= proverbial sayingabout "Hob-
4 sons choice" is given by
, Steele in the spectator, No.
e 800. Hobson kept a livery
/, stable, his stalls being ranged
| one behind another, counting
t from the door. Each customer
? was obliged to take the horse
/ which happened to be in the
o stall nearest the door, this
n chance fashion of serving
g being thought to secure per
!. feet impartiality. = AtIanh'
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04

TORONTO, May 3.-Two hundred and
seventy-one Italian laborers have arrived
from New York to supply the places OF the
strikers on the Ontario q Quebec Railroad.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04
KEENE,s

The failure Of James Keene, the Salt
Lake Tribune thinks, is the great imam
c;al event of the year up to this time.
He pursued a long course as a stock
bear. and for much Of the time since he
wen from the Coast to operate on "the
street." he has been the Great Bear.
Nothing came amiss to him. He would
deal in whatever was presented, and
even 90 out of his way to find material
for speculation, as when he made that
tremendous wheat deal in Chicago a
couple of years ago, on which occasion,
bv the way. he reversed himself and be-
came a bull on the market. Within the
past six months, also, he has turned to
the bull side on Wall Street, having ap-
parently arrived at the conclusion that
prices had dropped as low as they could.
jaw Gould has talked the same way, but
probably he has had more to do with
Keene's failure than any other man, and
one can hardly blame him, in recollection
of the personal assault Keene made upon
Gould. But prices have gone down
pretty constantly all Winter, and the
shrinkage is getting SO that the figures
pretty fairly represent the market value
of stocks at what the par value would be
were the water eliminated. The street
appears determined that it won't carry
water any longer, but get down to hard
pan. If it would stay there, it would
make the watering process useless, and
so be of wonderful benefit to the country,
instead of the hurt it often has been.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04
ASKS An AUTHORIZATION.

Representative Cassidy made an argu-
ment last Friday before the House Com.
mittee on Rivers and Harbors In favor OF
an appropriation of SIPS, 900 for the i'm
provement Of the Colorado river. he
was met with a report made by Lieut..
Payson in 1878, in which he says the
commerce carried on the river does not
Justify spending any money to improve
it. Cassidy argued that since the report
had been made the commerce had In
creased and that all the circumstances
have changed. The committee will prob
ably order a new survey to be made
Times Review.
Cassidy had this same report staring
him in the face when he was censured
for not getting an appropriation for the
improvement of the Colorado river into
the famous River and Harbor bill of the
last session of Congress. Until Congress
can get evidence to Offset Lieut.. Payson's
report, no money can be expected for
the improvement that our neighbors
in the southeastern corner of the State
are calling for and which we would iike
to see them get. Mr.. Cassidy may talk
himself black in the face in trying tt
show members of the House the feast
bility of rendering the Colorado naviga'
BILE into Nevada and the consequent
great advantages of such navigation;
but so long as he stands ~contradicted by
an engineer employed by the Govern
ment to get the information wanted, and
whose report stands on record as a mega
tive to all our Representative may say,
his best speeches for his constituency
will be only kicking against the pricks
We suspect that no legislation in thu
premises will be had until another Gov
eminent survey is made and shows Off
cially the changed circumstances init
mated by Mr.. Cassidy.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04
AN OVERSIGHT.

It seemed to be the general expecta-
ton that John w. Mackay would be
chosen one Of the delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention, but his
friends failed to propose his name in
the State Convention. The Enterprise
gives the labors of Thursdays Conven-
tion as follows:
The Nevada Republican Convention
having completed its labors, the strug-
gle for supremacy among contrasting
factions is now transferred to the wider
arena at Chicago. The majority of the
delegates in attendance yesterday, either
in person or by proxy, having made up
their minds in advance, or having had
them made up for them by the voters
at the primaries, were committed to the
questionable policy of pledging the dele
gates to vote for Mr.. Blaine, irrespec-
tive of any other considerations which
might affect the welfare of the Repub-
lican party. This being the case. the
struggle to effect a compromise, which
might result in allowing some latitude
to our delegates, was a severe and pro-
tracted one, and was carried on mainly
in the deliberations of the Committee
on Resolutions. In the interest Of har-
mony mutual concessions were made,
and it was agreed that while James G.
Blaine was the choice of the major
ity of Nevada Republicans. yet it
was not deemed expedient to pledge
the delegates in his behalf. Unfortu-
nately this spirit Of compromise availed
but little to insure the harmony which
was so much desired, and a wet blanket
was afterwards thrown upon the pro-
ceedings by the failure of the friends Of
Messrs. Mackay, Requa, and Derby to
place them in nomination as delegates to
the National Convention. Had their
been presented their election
would have been unanimous.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04

The death is announced, at the age Of
go, of Benjamin Gratz, the youngest
brother of Rebecca Gratz. who was the
model from which Sir Walter Scott drew
his beautiful character Of Rebecca in
ssIyanhoe,"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04
Public Hanging.

ST.. LOUIS, May 3.-Thomas Dickson
was hanged at Bloomfield, Mo-, just be-
fore noon, for the murder of james Nc
Nab, near Essex, stoddard county, in
this State four years ago. About 1000
people we're present. Dickson made a
brief speech on the scaffold, in which he
declared his innocence.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04

Canadian Hotel Keeper-I don't see how
we are going to get along. The house is
about empty, yet it is impossible TO reduce
expenses. Look over the American papers
and see wha. the news is.
Hotel Clerk have looked over them.
There has not been a big defalcation in
the United States for two weeks.
Canadian Hotel Keeper-My stars we
will be ruined. / never knew the times 10
be 30 dull.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04
Montana

HELENA, NJ. T., May Sat the Boze-
nan Convention the Blaine and Edmunds
men united this morning and divided the
delegation to Chicago. The delegates are
Col. Wilburn Sanders Of Helena and Lee
of Butte.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04

George Eliot's "Adam Bede" is being
dramatized, and the adaptation will be
produced both in England and America.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04
Marble Works Explosion.

WATERFOWL, N. Y. May 3.-The boiler
Of the Whitney Marble Works at Gouven-
our exploded this forenoon, killing five
men and fatally injuring two. The build
ing is q total loss.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04

Fresh ranch eggs received by every train
from Pine Station and Pine Valley, 40
cents q dozen, at P. N. Hsnsen's.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-04
Oriental Bank Failure.

NEW YORK, May 3.-Laidlow d Co.
correspondents here of the Oriental
Bank of London, state that very little
American exchange is involved in the
failure. The Oriental California Banl
transferred its business to Rothschild {
year ago..
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-03
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