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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-29

vile, Ala, have challenged the Escambia
Rifles. Of Pensacola, 70 drill teams OF OF 5
men from each company against each other
for $500 a side. The matter was laid before
the Rifles. wheu theY authorized Capt. Brent
70 notify the Light Guards that while they did
not choose TO drill for money, they would drill
sixteen men. two guides ana three oncers.
against like number OF the Guards, for gold
badges for each member Of the company-rhe
badges to cost S300-the drill 10 take place at
Pensacola Friday, Aug. p. What action the
GreenviIle company has taken is not yet an
nounced.
santa Rosa Eelcs: The balloon ascension
saturday came near ending in disaster. The
wind drove ths balloon swiftly to the south
ward before il had sufficient elevation to clear
the telegraph wires. After dangling a mo-
ment on the wires the monster plunged into
China tree and things began 10 get decidedly
vely for the man on the trapeze. who went
crashing through the branches ike a sky-
rocket. Two hundred yards farther on it col
lided with an oak and the daring aeronaut
and his balloon parted company he descend
ing 10 the ground, and the balloon, taking a
fresh lease Of life. rose 70 a considerable
height and finally took up in the bayou across
the river.
Another brutal ease Of child beating has
been developed at Pensacola. the victim being
little colOred girl named Martha Mallory.
and aged about 10 years, who had been beaten
by her uncle, Jordan Armstrong. The child
was pitiful sight. her back and shoulders
being literally covered with WeIts an inch
and half wide and four or five inches long.
the skin being whipped entirely on in many
places. Her wrists and ankles had the skin
rubbed OF by the ropes with which she was
ticd- while her uncle whipped her with a
broad leather bride rein. There was also an
ugly cut oyer her right eve, where he struck
her. The child's father Solomon MALLORY
swOre out a warrant against Armstrong, who
was arrested and taken before Judge Shack
elord ana committed to jail TO await trial.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-29
STANLEY RETURNS HOME.
He Expresses Himself as Satisfied will
His Accomplishments on the Congo.

He Expresses Himself as Satisfied with
His Accomplishments on the Congo.
LONDON, July 2S.-Henry NJ. Stanley,
the African explorer, arrived at Plymouth
this evening. In an interview with an
Associated Press representative, Mr..
Stanley said that he had returned to Eng
land, considering that he had completed
the work of establishing satisfactory
trading stations along the Congo river
from its mouth to Stanley Pool, a distance
of 1,400 miles by the river. When he left
the Congo country he was suffering
badly from bronchitis, but was
much benefited by the sea voyage.
He eulOgized the trading prospects of The
country in the vicinity of the Congo river.
Mr.. Stanley considered that Gen. Gordon
commands perfectly practicable routes of
escape from KhartOum, whether by the
way of Zanzibar or down the Congo to the
west coast if the Nile is blocked.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-29
RUINED BY AFRAUD.
DeWOlf & Swan, of New York, Coz
PEELED to SUSPEND BusiDess

DeWo1f Swan, of New York, Conn
PEELED to Suspend Business.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-DeWoIf g. Swan
have announced their suspension at the
Stok Exchange, and small purchases of
various stocks under the rule were made
for their account. They say that the fail
ure was caused by customer who gave
them securities as a margin which were
obtained py fraud. The house has been
bearish.
After the suspension was announced
to-day at the Stock Exchange of the firm
OF DeWot Swan, rumOr was current
that the failure was due to fraud which
had been perpetrated upon the firm OWN o
to the false power of attorney in
connection with certain securities
which had been placed in their hands to
realize upon. A member of the firm,
when called upon, said that a customer
with whom the firm had been dealing for
four years had deposited with them $780,
600 worth of securities. The securities
were the property of an estate, of which
the customer was the trustee. The Sc
curities were hypothecated and the pro-
ceeds paid over to him, when it was
found that the power of attorney
which, when presented, was detached
was fraud, and the firm was respopsi-
Bile to the estate for the securities.
The customer, whose name is not dis
closed, is said to be Brooklyn man, and
well known in business. Whether he is
responsible or not the firm have not yet
ascertained. 1t was further said that the
liabilities, outside of those securities,
would not exceed $4,000. The securities
comprise stock of the Central Trust Com
pany, New York Elevated Railroad, and
the Municipal Gas Light Company.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-29
THE PRAIRIE DOG.
Eastward His star of Empire Takes
His Way.

His Way.
The march of the prairie dog, says the
Albany Texas NelCS, is a standing threat
against the future prosperity of the graz
ing districts of the State. Draw a line
from Red river south to the Colorado, so
as to run about the western lines of
ThrockmOrtOn, ShackelfOrd, Callahan and
Coleman counties. and you mark the front
of the greatest immigration army ever
dreamed of by man. From this line west
$50 miles every square mile is infested
with these devOuTing pests. They thickly
inhabit a section of country 200 miles long
and go miles wide. The advent of the
white man into this country has but in
creased their numbers. as man has de-
strOyed the wolves, badgers. raUtlesnakes,
pauthers and other animals which prey
upon the prairie dogs. They eat the grass
in the summer and the grass roots in the
winter. and the consequence is that what
was but a few years ago the finest grazing
region in America is fast becoming a ver-
dureless desert. Unlike all other animals
in America. the prairie dog is migrating,
not west, but east. Only year or two
ago his eastern line was about the west
eTn line of this county. In a short time
he has advanced his frontier east about
fye miles, into Shackelford, Throckmor-
ton and the other counties lying north and
south Of ShaekeltOrd. Unless checked he
will soon ravage all mesquite-grass land
in the State, and will then descend in
countless hosts upon the black, waXy
farming land of Tarrant, Dallas, Collins
and the other counties east OF US. 1t is
no eXaggeratiOn to say that $4,000, 600
does not exceed the value of the grass an
nually consumed by the prairie dogs Of
North vvpSt TpxaS
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-29
MURDER an MACON.
Two Railroad Hands Engage in a
Fatal Scuffie-A Republican Split.

Two railroad Hands Engage in a
Fatal Scuffie-A Republican Split.
MACON, July 2S.-To-day Judge Sim
mons bound Robert Flournoy.over to the
next term of the Superior Court in the
sum of 81 900 for killing Henry NJ. Fryer.
Flournoy is the yardmaster of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail-
road, and Fryer ran shifting engine.
Sometime ago these men had a quarrel
about shifting cars, and had not been on
good terms since. Last Friday afternoon
FlournOy ordered Fryer to shift some
cars, whereupon Fryer became angry.
got of the engine, approached Flournov
in threatening manner, and cursing
him. FlOurnOy was much larger than
Fryer. FlournOY caught Fryer by the
coat collar and said: "DOn't you know that
L could kali you if l wished?' Fryer
drew knife and stabbed Flournoy in the
shoulder. Blood freely flowed. Flour
noy picked up piece of coal and knocked
the knife out of Flyers hand. Fryer then
ran. FlournOy threw piece Of iron AT
Fryer when distant fifteen feet. striking
him in the back of the head, knocking
him senseless. Fryer arose and COM
menced walking about mechanically, and
mounted an old wOrn-out engine, thinking
that it was his regular engine. 1t was
soon seen Jnab Fryer was badly hurt.
but it was not thought that he was seri-
Ously injured. He was carried
home. Saturday night he became
worse, and Sunday morning at O'Clock
died. The COrOner's jury declared that
Fryer came to his death from concussion
OF the brain, caused by blow on the head
inflicted by FlOurnOy. Fryer was taken
to Barnesville for burial. He left widow
and one child. Flournoy came forward
to-day and gave himself up to the au-
thorities, claiming that the killing was
done in self defense.
REPUBLICAN SPLIT.
EX-COngressman JEFF Long and a num-
Der of other influential Bibb county negro
politicians held an enthusiastic meeting
tonight and indorsed the LOngstreet-
Blaine-Logan electoral ticket, nominated
Saturday in Atlanta. Long and his party
is bitterly against the present Geor-
gia Republican ring. The meeting
strongly denounced the appointment of
Bryant to the Georgia Marshalship.
The Bibb Republicans are seriously split
and the meeting tonight evidenced a
breach.
A number of delegates arrived to-
tonight to attend the annual meeting of
the Georgia horticultural Society which
begins tomorrow. The session continues
three DAYS.
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THE EGYPTIAN SETTLEMENT.
A Question Which the Conference Re-
ferred to the Various Governments.

A Question Which the Conference Re-
ferred to the Various Governments.
LONDON, July 2S.-The Egyptian con.
ference met to-day at the Foreign Office at
10 O'Clock, and remained in session three
hours and half. 1t then adjourned to
reassemble for a short meeting tomorrow.
Premier Gladstone stated this evening in
the House Of Commons that an important
question arose In the conference to-day
which the delegates thought il necessary
to refer to their home governments. They
would ask for an immediate reply, and
they expected to receive this tomorrow,
when a conclusion would be speedily ar
rived at. All the delegates were anxious
to press matters to q settlement. %N
AT the Egyptian conference the Aus
trian, German and Russian delegates in
timated their approval Of the leading
points Of the French proposals in relation
to the government Of Egypt. NJ. Wad-
dington, the French Ambassador. offered
Tor the acceptance of the conference
years provisional arrangement based
on tax on foreigners ia Egypt,
suspension of the sinking fund and
an economical administration. He also
abandoned his proposal to reduce the tax
on Suez canal shares held IN England.
Earl Granville, the British Foreign
Secretary, asked for an extension of the
provisional arrangement TO two years.
A dispatch from Suakin saws: sFrlend-
ly tribes on the mainland near Agig have
been massacred. Seventeen thousand
rebels are around Suakin, and make
nightly attacks upon the town, coming
within short range of the garrison. Sail
0rs and marines landed, but the rebels
tearlessly danced and waved their spears
In broad daylight within two miles of the
fort"
1t is reported that 500 persons were
massacred at Agig. A letter from Gen.
Gordon emphasizes the necessity of his
to protect Kassala.
ORDERED TO AssoUAN.
CAIRO, July 2S.-The Fifty-sixth Regi-
ment has been ordered to proceed to AS
sOuan.
The government Is seizing the farming
implements and cattle of the Felldheen,
where their crops are insufficient to pay
arrears of taxes.
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13O LOST BY THE COLLISION.
Survivors Tell the Story of the Terri
BILE Disaster OF Spain

Survivors Tell the Story of the Terri
BILE Disaster OF Spain.
LONDON. July 29.-The survivors of the
British steamship Laxham, which coll
hded last Monday night with the Spanish
steamer Gijon, not far from Corunna. re-
port that on the morning of the collision
there was thick fog. The Laxham was
going slowly and both steamers were
sounding their whistles. The Gijon struck
the LaXham amidships and the latter was
nearly cut asunder. The funnel fell and
the steampipe burst. The chief engineer
in reversing the engine was horribly
scalded. Most of the LaXham's crew
boarded the Gijon. Capt. Lothian
tied his wife and child to
himself, and all three were thus
hauled aboard the Gijon by a rope. The
Laxham sunk twenty minutes after the
collision occurred. It was not long be-
fore the GijOn began to settle. Terrible
confusion prevailed on board. The Cap
tain stood with revolver in hand, but he
was unable to keep order. The passen-
gers and crew were fighting for their
lives. The boats were lowered and filled
to their gunwales, but they could not ac-
commodate half the people. Those who
were so fortunate as to secure places in
them were obliged to keep off others with
knives. The Gijon sunk bow first. The
quarter deck was crowded with men and
women, the Captain and officers standing
on the bridge. 1t is estimated that 130
persons perished,
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COST OF THE CRUISE.
100000 EXPENDED IN SAVING
GREELY AND HIS MEN.

The Items Which Went to Make Up
the Amount Given In DetaII-Ports-
mouths Reception to the Survivors to
be a Most Enthusiastic ARair-Com-
mander Schley's Report.
WASHINGTON, July 2s.-The total ex-
pense Of the Greely relief expedition is
about $7eO,OOo. The original estimate was
S500,000. or the amount expended S137.-
553 was for the purchase and repair Of the
steamer Bear, $17l, ,165 for the purchase
and repair Of the Thetis, S250,0O0 for sup
plies, $4,000 for bringing the vessels
to New York, $4,000 for instru-
ments to be used in making
observations, $15, 165 for repairs made to
the Alert, 81, 900 for the transport LOch
Garry and $4,000 for coal. 1t is believed
that in disposing of the vessels the gov
ernment will secure an amount about
equal to the sum paid for them. A large
quantity of the provisions left is suitable
for navy use and will be turned over to
the service. The contract for the Loch
Garry now IN port in New York which was
obtained from English parties. expires on
Aug. D. capt. Schley has informed the
department that the Board of Survey ex-
amined her at st. John and found her I'M
injured. There was no representative of
the owners Ofthe vessel on board, however.
and new board will make an examina.
ton at New York.
PoRTsMOUTH's RECEPTION.
1t is learned tonight that Secretary
Chandler to-day telegraphed from Ports
mouth, n. H., that there will be a naval
reception to the Arctic relief ships at that
place on Saturday next. There will also
be city and State reception Monday.
The Secretary directed that the fact be
communicated to all the Cabinet Minis
ters. the Admiral and Vice-Admiral of
the navy and the Lieutenant General OF
the army, and asked that they be request
ed to be present on one or both days.
COMMANDER sCHLEY'S REPORT.
Rear Admiral Nichols, acting Secretary
of the Navy, to-day received a report from
Commander Schley, dated st. John, July
q, in which he says that in prosecuting
the search for Lieut.. Greely's party, it
was often necessary in order to gain open
lee, so as to advance with as little delay
as possible, to take greater risks than are
ordinarily justifiable, as the waters
were mainly unknown, imperfectly
surveyed, and their dangers un-
charted, and to great extent
covered by ice. He says that while great
prudence was exercised, both the Thetis
and Bear grounded two or three tunes,
but without serious injury. He SAYS that
he purpOsely avoided reference to these
accidents in his telegraphic reports for
fear of causing uueasiness, but that in his
hnal report he VIII give minute details of
the circumstances of each grounding and
of the injuries sustained. The rapidity
and success of the voyage, he says, shows
that the injury to the ships was not seri-
OuG
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-29
LIVE LAsso ROUND HER HORNS.
How Black snake Drove a Cow in Fran
tic Fright Untn She Died.

tic right Dnt1l She Died.
On Tuesday last, says the Carson { New.
appeal, at Forests ranch, near Genoa.
one of the hands noticed a COW charging
furiously at a thicket. An investigation
showed that the animal was fighting biz
black snake and trying to stamp it to death
with her fore feet. The thicket was an
isolated clump Of sagebrush and the snake
did no; seem disposed TO leave it and trust
It's life in the open country. Finally the
COW lowered her head and attempted to
lmpale the snake on her horns. In an in
slant the snake spTang on to the cows
head and rapidly coiled itself about her
horns. The COW stood daZed for an instant
and then set OF on a run, occasionally
kneeling TO rub her head against the
ground, but she was unable to rid herself
Of her enemy. She again sought the sage
brush and tried 70 brush the incubus off.
but the snake only cOiled itself the tighter
and refused 10 be dislOdged
The cow seemed finally to realize that
all her efforts were useless and, uttering
a terrible below, set off at full gallop.
The hands made an effort to follow her
and turn her back, but in her frantic
flight she Outstripped the horses, and, when
cOrnered, would charge everything in
sight. Occasionally the snake would
half untwist itself and its head would
play before the cows eyes. On these Oc-
casiOns the poor animal would below with
terror and sometimes 20 fifty yards back
wards to escape.
For three hours she ran wildly about the
fields, with the foam and blood flying from
her lips and sweat streaming from her
sides. The rest Of the hired help tried to
throw lassO over her horns, but could
not get near enough, and finally the poor
brute dropped from sheer exhaustion and
painted out her life. The snake was i'm
mediately dispatched and was a black
snake five feet long.
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CLEvELAND's NOTIFICATION.
The Committee to Carry the News t,
the GoNarnor To-dar

The Committee to Carry the News to
the Governor To-day.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-The Democratic
National Committees headquarters have
been engaged in building adjoining the
Hoffman House. The State Committees
headquarters will be in the Hoffman
House.
The committee appointed by the Demo-
cratic National Convention at Chicago to
notify Grover Cleveland and Thomas A.
Hendricks of their nominations assembled
at noon to-day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Nearly all the members of the committee
were present. Before calling the meeting
to order Chairman Villas announced that
it would be necessary for each member
present to sign the platform adopted by
the Chicago Convention. This was done
and the committee went into executive
session to conduct their business.
The subcommittee appointed at Chi
cago to prepare an address to the candi-
dates, submitted their report, which was
adopted after brief discussion. The COM
mittee decided to leave the city for Al
bany tonight by the steamer Drew. To-
morrow morning the committee will re-
assemble at 10 O'Clock at the Delayan
House. At 8 O'Clock they will wait upon
Gov. Cleveland and formally notify him
of his nomination. On Wednesday the
committee will proceed to Saratoga and
notify MIR. Hendricks,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-29
A WRITER GOING IT ALONE.
Singular Efforts Made to Work up a
Boom for Halderman.

Singular Efforts Made to Work up a
Boom for Halderman.
WASHINGTON, July 28.-Within the
past few days efforts have been made by
volunteer correspond ents to make it ap-
pear that the President had selected M.
f. Halderman, of Illinois, for Commits
sioner of the newly-created Bureau of
Labor Statistics. kilograms signed "W.
II. Cook" were sent from here to several
prominent newspapers on Saturday,
at the sender's expense, stating
that the President had made such a
selection, and to-day other dispatches
making a similar announcement, in con-
nection with the statement that the con-
vention of the federation Of trade and
labor unions of the United States and
Canada would be held at Chicago on Oct.
Z, were sent from this city to various
newspapers signed George w. Smith.
Postal cards conveying the same
information were also delivered at the
offices of the special correspondents of
prominent journals. In these dispatches
and cards NJ. +. Halderman is set down
as the Washington representative of the
American News Exchange. Many in
quiries have been received by the press
associations and correspondents here as
to who Halderman is and what sort Of
a concern. the American News Exchange
is, but no one knows anything of either.
Halderman's name does not appear in the
list of accredited representatives of the
press IN the Congressional directory, and
at the White House it is not only denied
that the President has selected a person
of that name for the vacant commission
ership, but it is said that nothing what
ever is known there of such person.
If Hal0pFman ever had a chance of an an
pointment as Commissioner of Labor Sta
tistics it appears to have been destroyed
by his blunder in telegraphing to various
papers last Friday that he would be ap-
pointed to that position. c. S. Hill, of the
State Department, who is actively sup
ported by Secretary Frelinghuysen, will,
it is now thought, probably get the place.
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A MOB AT MINNEAPOLIS JAIL.

After Carrying the Corridor by Storm
the Lynchers Become Faint II earted.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, July Estate
Saturday night a great crowd gathered
around the Jail in which are confined the
three men, Cantiney, German and Parker,
who shot officer Laughlin Saturday morn
ing while he was endeavoring to arrest
them for riotous proceedings. The mob
expressed determination to lynch the
prisoners, and about midnight made an
attack on the Jail and effected an en-
trance into the outer corridors, but
strong force of police guarding the Jail
prevented the crowd from getting at the
cells. After while the excitement sub
sided, and about $3.50 o'clock in the morn
ing, in response to appeals from the Off
to separate, going away. Some stood
idly around waiting, and as no further
act OF violence was attempted, they, too,
went away.
The militia have been allowed to go
home, all danger of another attempt at
lynching the three rufians being now
thought to be over.
Officer Laughlin, who was shot by
rogues Saturday, died this evening.
Catiney, one OF the men who is believed to
have done the shooting, and whom the
mob tried to take from Jail, was removed
from the Jail by officers this evening to
prevent a relteratiOn of the scenes of Sat
urday night. His present whereabouts
are kept secret,