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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
WILLIAM 1ERKDIrH's SANITY.
Remarkable Proceedings in PhiIadel
Dhia Court Room

Remarkable Proceedings in PhiIadel-
phia Court Room.
There were some remarkable Incl
dents in courtat Philadelphia on the
22d instant. in the trial to determine
the sanity of William Meredith, son of the
late William NJ. Meredith, the famous
lawyer, w 0 was Secretary of the Treas
ury when Zachary Taylor was President.
Through the mouth of his counsel, Daniel
Dougherty, Mr.. Meredith presented to the
jury an argument of 10 closely printed
pages. full of acute reasoning, briStling
with citations to medical and metaphysi-
cal works, and bright with witty thrusIs
at the doctors and Sheriff's jury which
deprived him of his liberty. Mr.. Mere
dith is, to all purposes OfelOcutiOn, dumb,
through marked and painful impedi-
ment IN his speech. While his counsel
was rolling out his flowing periods for
Lin. he sat unmoved and apparently care
less of their effect upon the jury. George
w. Bidde and CadWaIader BIddle, distin-
guished lawyers, and several other pei
sons, testified in Mr.. Meredith's favor,
but the trump cards OF the defense were
in the writings of their client. and the
reading of his letters to his counsel pro-
duced a marked effect. The petition and
brief prepared by MIR. Meredith, on which
and defeated the motion to sell his estate,
were also put in evidence. Then Mr..
DOugherty, the silver tOngued, who
nominated Hancock at Cincinnati, began
to read MIR. Meredith's argument to the
Jury. There came litter through the
court room at the outset that grew to a
roar as the counsel read on. ''SOme in
sane delusions prove themselves. One OF
these, frequently mentioned in the books,
is where a patient thinks that his head is
too big to 20 through "A door. Ii one of
these doctors is ever on trial for insanity,
his delusiun will probably take that
form" The last page and u half of the
argument contained u severe denunciatiOn
OF medical experts and pathetic appeal
for liberty. ''They interfere 10 prevent
the punishment Of the law from taking
effect on a condemned murderer, while
they would punish an Innocent man with
Imprisonment for life on their prophecies.
If the punishment Tor insanity, instead of
Imprisonment for life, were death, would
YOU condemn me to die on such Il case as
this? They are asking you TO condemn
me to worse than DEATH" Alter Mr..
Dougherty had been reading an hour and
half he broke down at the words In the
| perOraton, IL sit stranger in the halls
where my father practiced his profess
siOn," and went sObbing TO his chair.
! Judge Fell, on the bench, sat wipIng his
eyes. and many of the lawyers and spec
tatOrs In court were deeply affected. The
reading was finished by Mr.. White, Dlr.
| Dougherty's associate.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
A DISTILLEKY FORFEITED.
The Bush Case Ends in "a Verdict for the
Government.


BOSTON, Jan. 26.-The jury in the case
of the United States vs.. Goodrich Ii.
Bush. the Westfeld distiller, this morn
ing returned a verdict for the govern
ment. The distllery and all its
contents are forfeited. 1t includes the
entire distiIlery, with 2OO,OO) gallons of
GIN, etc. This case has been before the
courts tor months, Gen. Butler having
laDored hard for the defendant both here
and in Washington.
This verdict is in direct opposition to
the decision of the jury which acquitted
Bush last spring on criminal charges COW
ering the same transaction. The distil-
lery was seized in September, 1882, and
Bush was charged with carrying on the
business Of a distillery with intent to de-
fraud the United States from October,
1871, to the time of the seizure. This suit
was for sequestratiOn Of the distillery and
its contents for the alleged violation OF
the law in evading the payment or taxes
upon gin sent away from the distilery
There was also a second court charging
specific acts Of fraud in Nay, 1881. The
case will 20 TO the Circuit Count upon
exceptions on law points. There is no
reliable estimate OF the value of the
OrOpprtV
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
THE WHITE LADY OF THE ALTE
SCHLOSS.

4 Ghost That Is Frequently Seen In
Different Castles and Palaces Belong
ing to the ROvaI Family of Prussia.
A Berlin special to the New York Her
aid gives the following account of the Ie-
gend of the ''White Lady,: "A few
nights ago the sWeisse Dune or White
Lady, the spiritus tamiliaris OF the Ho-
henZollern family, is reported to have
been seen by the stntinels before the Alte
Schloss. The legend Of this apparitiOn is
well known. An ancestresS of the HO-
henZoIlern, Countess Orlamunde, is said
to leave her grave and walk, in solemn
and measured steps. the corridors of the
Alte SchlOss in Berlin whenever anY
member of the royal family IS about to
die. Notwithstanding their profound
scepticsm, most Beriners, strangely
enough, still believe the story of the
White LADY. The capital is quite ex-
cited over the pretended apDarItion. All
are talking about it. and wondering what
member of the dynasty is next destined
to die.
The White Lady is a ghost who had
frequently been seen in different castles
- Dalaces belonging 10 the, royal family
"i "i FIuset~- { ie is supposed 10 forebode
the death OF some OF the royal family, es-
pecidlly one of the children. Her last APP
pearance was in 1879, just prior to the
death of Prince Waldemar. A soldier on
guard at the old castle was a witness of
the Il partition, and in his fright fled to
the guard room, where he was at once ar
rested for deserting his post.
''Fwice she had been heard to speak. In
December, 1873. she appeared in the pal
ace at Berlin and said in Latin: i wait
for Judgment Again. at the castle of
Neuhaus. in Bohemia. when she said to
the Princes, in German: 1t is 10 O'Clock,
and the lady addressed died in few
weeks.
There are two white ladies in fact
one the Countess Agnes of Orlamunde,
who is referred to by our B'rlin cores
p0ndent, and the other the Princess Ber-
tina Won ROsenburg, who lived in the fif-
teenth century. The former was buried
alive in a vault in the palace. She was
the mistress of Il MargraYe of Branden-
burgh. by whom she had two sons. When
the Prince became a widOwer Agnes
thought he would marry her, but he made
the sons an objection, and she poisoned
them, fer which crime she WAS buried
alive. Another version is that she fell in
love with the Prince of Parma and made
away with her two daughters, who were
an obstacle to her marriage, for which
crime she was doomed to walk the EARTH
as an apparitiOn.
1.-The Princess Bertha is troubled be-
cause an annual gift which she left To the
poor has been discontinued. S0e appears
dressed in white and carrying at her side
a bunch of KEYS"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
WHAT PAKTOF CARIs SAFEST?
The Answer a sleeping Car Conductor
Made to the Question.

The Answer a sleeping Car Conductor
Made to the Question.
The Now York Sun saws: "Four men
half hidden in the smoke cloud of a smok-
ing box of sleeping car on the Hudson
River Railroad spent an hour discussing
which part of ;s car was the safest to ride
in. They finally agreed to leave it to the
conductor.
"Middle of middle car, right-hand slde,"
said that parsonage when asked.
The rapidity with which he spoke and
the mechanical manner in which he made
the reply, led one of the men to halt him
as he was passing on and ask rim to ex-
PLAIN himself.
Why said he, Everybody asks me
that question, and / am so used to
answering it that IVe got it down To the
fewest words possible. l shouldn't won
der if you were to ask me that when [ am
asleep il l wouldn't answer it without
waking up. The middle car of "A tram is
the safest, because it is the furthest
removed from collision either in
front or behind. Even if an
engine plunged into an open draw
bridge, it might not take more than car
or two with il. Couplings would be like
~ to break, you know. Always sit in tue
middle Of "a car, because when cars tele-
scope they are apt not - telescope many
feet. AS you can't tell which end will
telescope, and as both ends may telescope,
take TO the middle. Whatever car you 20
in sit on the right hand side of the car,
I which is to say, the side furIhest from
the other track, because it sometimes
happens that freight projects ton far b.
yOnd IA fiat car and rips the windows Out'
Of passing trains.''
do railroad men observe all these pre-
cautions when they ride!'
''They take nO,precautIOnS asall. Those
that | have mentioned are sensible, but
| you can't always sit where you like, and
there are plenty of people unAckv enough
to he killed wherever they sit. Railroad
men never consider the possibility of ac-
1 cidents. Ehey could not be railroad men
/ il they did -
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
THE PAST RECALLED.
The Trouble Between COnkling and
Gordon Years Ago and How it Was
Settled.

The Trouble Between COnkIing and
Gordon Years Ago and How it Was
Settled.
A New York dispatch of the cath has
the following: ''Said an ex-senator, now
in this city, to the Courier.J Journal cor
respondent this evening:
g 4 see that Lamar and Edmunds have
managed to get up a row over the con-
firmati0n Of Emory Speer, of Georgia.
Lamar is curious individual and full Of
grit, but he is too apt to cOnstrue the lam
guage of a political adversary into a per-
sOnal affrOnt. just like Bayard in that
respect. If any one charges the Demo-
cratic party with wrongs or dOuhle-deal-
ing Bayard gets up and LAYS his hand on
his heart and produces his individual stock
of honor, under the impression that some
one had assaied or denied il. So far as
can recall, this is the first time any Sena-
tor has foresworn personal relations with
Mr.. EdmundS because of the acrimOnies
of debate. Before COnkling left the Sen
ate he had several hot encounters one Of
them being with Lamar. and the other
with Gordon, but his manner was unbear-
ably offensive when he tried himself On
another occasion he and Bayard INDUCED
in controversy. when personalities were
exchanged. All these named were
members of the Judiciary Com
mittee except Gordon, and for months
the meetings were conducted with
out any personal recognition Of COnkling
by Bayard AMI Lamar. "They never
spoke as they passed by.'' 1t was in the
word-fght between Conkling and Gordon
that the most serious results were feared.
Gordon has no fear of powder or hnllets,
and COnkling was not charged with any
lack ofpersOnal courage. The merits of
the controversy were finally referred for a
peaceful settlement to Mr.. Hamlin as
Conkling's friend. Gen. Ransom as Cor
dOn's friend and Senator NJ ID maid Sc
lected by the other two. Neither
Hamlin nor Mcdonald could tell q
t0v pistol from stOmach-pump.
while Ransom was one of the
most accomplished cOdists OF the country.
He desired an amicabe settlement, of
course, and after detailing the laws OF tho
code to his brother referees. the cOnclu-
sion was reached that the offensive words
must be retracted in the order uttered,
and matters were finally adjusted on this
touch-stone principle. In the present
case Lamar has simply served notice that
personal relations must cease, and Mr..
EdmLnds has no opportunity to retort in
kind. In the other instances where
trouble was feared the lie had passed di-
rectO
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
BRITISH SHIPS COLLIDE.

One Sunk but no Lives Lost. and the
Oth-r Last Seen Burning Red Lights.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The ships City Of
Lucknow and Simla, engaged in the Aus
tralian trade. came in collision Friday
night in the English Channel. The Simla
was sunk. The steamer Guernsey saved
seventeen lives. Some Of the crew Of the
Simla got on board the City of Lucknow.
Two boats that put off from the latter
were swamped by the heavy sea, but the
steamer Guernsey saved their occupants.
When the Simla was abandoned she had
nine feet Of water in her hold. The City
of Lucknow was last seen laying to and
burning red lights. 1t is believed that she
is safe. No lives were lost so far as is
known
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
EMpLoYEs REcoNNrND A snrr-no
CHINA's FALSE TRADERS.

The United States Court Not EmPOw-
cred to Detain Vessels Bringing
Them.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-Judge Hof-
man, in concurrence with Judges Sawyer
and Sabin, in the United States Circuit
Court, rendered a decision to-day in the
Chinese habeas corpus cases. He said
that the court had no right to detain YES
sells bringing false traders; that Cinnamon
landed on writs of habeas corpus are not
entitled to trial by jury, and that if such
are granted the act VIII be defeated and
converted into criminal proceedings.
There are 100 Chinese habeas corpus
cases on the calendar, and all other bust
ness is blocked. The judges, thel efore.
consider it necessary that Congress
should create Commission with power
to finally dispose of such cases.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
COFFINs FOR FIFrY.NINE.
The Crested Butte Company Gives Its
CHASTITY Order.

DENVER, Jan. 26.-Since the arrival of
the State Mine Inspector at the scene of
the disaster at Crested Butte Thursday,
no one has been allowed to enter the mine
except those employed in searching for
bodies. Little Tommy Lyle, whose life
less body was one OF the first found, was
employed as trapper or door tender. He
had his whistle in his hand. and WIS evil
IDENTITY just raising it to his lips when the
explosion occurred. His stepfather, II.
Steward, is also among the dead. His
mother, who is left childless and a widow,
is almost crazed with grief. Another sad
case is thar of Mrs. Meath, a widow, who
loses her two roys. The majority of the
men were single, probably not more than
twenty being married.
FIFTY-NINE COFFINS ORDERED.
Fitty-nine collins have been orde redl~by
tue COMPANY and are now on tho way 10
the mine. There is a large crowd of men
yet at the mine, but there are no signs of
any disturbance. Mine Superintendent
IihsOn's house was strongly guarded last
night and the streets were patrolled. The
excitement appears to have entirely sub
sided. Right thinking men hold that the
officers of the mine are bISmeless and an
ticipate no serious trouble with the Molly
Mcguire element. Inspector McNeal is
still in the mine
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
stolen Antographs Recovered.

WATERBURY,, CONN, Jan. 26.-Signa-
lures winch have been missing from an
cient documents. colonial charters, etc.
in the State Library for nearly 30 years,
have been discovered in an autograph
book in the possession of Representative
RuggIes, of Shelton. 1he book was pre-
sented to Mr. Ruggles years ago by a
former clerk in the library, and he made
the discovery himself while visiting the
library. In the book are included the sig
natures of Edmund Andr0s and Uncas,
the Indian chief The writing is more
than 300 wears old,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
WAS HE 4 MURDERER?
A Traveller Ends his Mysterious Nut
teringS by Suicide.

A Traveller Ends his Mysterious Nut
terings by Suicide.
PITTsBURG, PA, Jan. ga man giving
the name of NJ. f. Layton, Of Lodale,
Iowa, shot himself through the right lung
last night while en- route to Pittsburg
from St. Louis on the fast train of the
Pan Handle Railroad. During the trip,
passengers say, layton acted like an in
sane man and frequently exclaimed /:
Don't arrest me. l am innocent. On!
it was horrible death, hut l could not
help it. Their eyes are on me. | cannot
get away" These and other remarks led
the passengers to believe that he might
be the murderer Of the Bordecker family
who were found slaughtered in a farm
mouse near St. LOUIS last Wednesday
LnYtOn,s wound is cOnsiderel fatal.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
CHILDREN STARVING IN A HUT.
-Four Days without Food, Clothes, or
Fire in a Westchester Den.


Fire in a Westchester Den.
The New York World of the oath inst
saws: "a scissor-grinder, with his wife
and three little children, went to Fish
kill, on the Hudson, recently and occu-
pied little hut near { e town during the
summer. They drank heavily and the
children were left to provide for them
selves. The oldest, a girl of years,
begged from door to door i'm fair weather
and obtained sufficient food to keep her
and her TWO little brothers, aged and 4,
alive. When winter came they were un-
able to 20 out in the cold, all their cloth
ing being taken from them and. it is said.
pawned for drink bv their parents. One
day last week kind-heaTted citizen, pass
ing the hut in the woods where the desti-
tute family was known to live. knocked
! at the door. No answer came save the
/ low moan of child in distress. The door
was locked from the outside, but with a
few blows it opened.
The three little children, partially clad,
/ Law huddled together on heap Of leaves
! and rags in corner. The children had
/ been without food for four days. Their
parents had locked the door upon them
+ and gone off on a spree. The children
{ had burned portion of the old furniture
/ 10 keep themselves warm. When found
/ the three little ones were in the last
stages of exhaustion.
/ a fire was started on the hearth and
/ food was brought from distant house
/ which the little ones devOured in raven
| Gus manner. Afterwards the children
/ were placed in care Of the agents OF the
/ Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
/ Children, and the parents, who were
! found wandering about he streets oil
/ Fishkill, were placed under arrest.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
Rat Poison Mistaken tor Flour

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Teresa Pepe and
her husband, son and b0arder were taken
violently i'll Tuesday last after eating
macaronI. On Monday one Of the family
found paper parcel in the street con-
tanning "A white substance. which was
pronounced to be -four. The macaroni
was cooked with part of it. 1t was
learned later, however, that the parcel
contained rat poison, one of the ingredi-
ents of which was arsenic. Mrs. Pepe
has since died. The others recovered.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
Am IInnnrtant Deci.inn.

MOBILE, Jan. 26.-The jury in the case
of A. & b. Moog. against the Phoenix In
surance Company of New York, brought
in a verdict tonight for the plaintiffs, for
sI4. 366. The case is interesting because
the defendants alleged fraud on the part
of the plaintiffs, and important because a
large amount of insurance is yet to be
sued for in like cases before the United
States Court in New Orleans.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
Herr Lasker's Remains Reach Berlin

BERLIN, Jan. 26.-The remains of Herr
Lasker arrived from Bremerhaven at
midnight. There WAS no official reception
of the body. Aboat one hundred people
were present at tAe depot, Including mem-
bers OF the Wadeck aud WOrkmen's So
cieties, several representatives OF the
local and foreign press and number oil
ladies. The railway carriage containing
the remains was decorated with garlands
and black and white ribbon.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 26.-Henry George
delivered ais lecture here last evening.
Andrew COmmins, a Liberal member of
Parliament from ROscnmm0n, Ireland,
presided. There was large attendance,
but there was no person on the platform
10 support Dir. George except the Chair
man,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
BOTH AND NOT IN.

How Jay Gould Settles the Status of
His sEisitOrs and ArTanges Conferences.
Jay Gould is safely guarded from in
truders, says the New York World, Jan,
"a. and can be reached only by card or
message. A reporter called at his barri-
caded quarters yesterday and sent in his
card with an intimatiOn that he wished
to ask the following among other ques-
tions:
How much are you worth?
How is u invested?
What is your Income?
How much does it cost you to live?
After waiting patiently for over quar-
ter of an hour messenger returned from
an inner room, on the door of which is
printed: jay Gould, Private" and re-
turned the message to the reporter, much
crumpled, and bearing evidence of having
been copied. with the significant words:
''Mr. Gould is not in"
''When will he he mp was asked.
81 cannot say" was the quick response,
''prObablv not to-day"
At the time there stood beside the re-
porter an intellectual looking gentleman,
whose card when sent in was inscribed,
''Dr. Corey" He looked up wonderingly
as the messenger announced that the great
railroad ma9nate was mot in (" and asked
lis this an answer to me also?"
"Oh, no.'' said the messenger, very
much confused; Mr.. Gould will see you,
DR.. Corey. but he is not in to the other
gentleman
The reporter withdrew. having gained
an insight into the methods OF Wall street
tinanciers to avoid meeting unwelcOme
visitors, or answering pointed questions.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27

REApKNG, PA. Jan. 26.-At BirdsDoro,
in this county, t''-nIznt. IA lot of giant
powder cartridges " 5ich had been placed
IN the Philadelphia aud Reading signal
tower to thaw, 1N NplOded. Tae inside OF
the tower was wrecked. james Kinney
wss instantly killed and Benjamin Trout
was seriously Injured. The force of the
explosion was feit at a great distance.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
English Diplomatic Changes.

LONDON, Jan. ga Madrid dispatch
saws that, though rumors of wholesale
changes in the diplomatic service are
current, it is thought unlikely that the
Ministers at London and Washington VIII
he recalled. The appointment of Senior
Silvtl1 as Spanish Ambassador at Paris is
confirmed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
sin BInwing Great Guns.

LONDON, Jan. 26.-Furious gales con-
tinue throughout Great Britain. The
telegraph wires are disabled aud the
transmission of dispatches is much de-
layed. There was Il thunder storm At
Cork. Ireland. The river Lee was
swollen by the rain, and much damage
was done on it's banks.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27

p9e Hyer. Of Orlando. sold his thoroughbred
liam .eronian bay mare last week for $3.50.
Ihs ErerglaIe hotel AT Sanford has been
let=ei sud vii be opened within few DAYS.
man nqmed Cuslin. living eight miles
northeast Of Orlando. Was robbed lately Of
j =. Warren was elected Mayor OF sumter
4lHe 9n The 18th inst, receiving 81 votes.
h"1- N W. Cas-adv received 80 votes.
The hook and ladder truck and the chemical
engine tor the FsTnaudlna FIre Department
ar ed 10 arrive there next week.
The 'BrOr ley'' is the name Of the new
81 amer that is soon 10 be put on Indian river.
A1 Is "a he sheathed with copper, thus req
+ofing Der proof against worms.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27

CLEVELAND. o., Jan. 2G.-All the sewer
pipe manufacturing companies of the
United StHtes-tWenty-fOur in number
have organized pool. to date from Feb
ruary 1. Their headquarters will be in
rkiS citV
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27

DUBLIN, Jan, 26.-O'Donnell, member
of Parliament for Dungarvan, who is a
HOme Ruler, will make IA lecturing tour
in America after the propagation OF PaFlia-
ment.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
GUARDING AGAINST A RIOT.

The military and police are making
preparations to prevent a riot tomorrow
at the meetings which are announced to
be held by the Nationalists and Orange
men. at KilOgrange. near Dublin. A large
number of Orangemen have left Belfast to
participate in the Orange demonstration.
UNDER THE CLOAK OF AIDING IRELAND,
NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-Albert c. Green
and Thomas BaGv were arrested and
taken to the Jefferson Market PO-
lice Court to-day for fraudulently col
lecting money on the representation that
it. was for a so-called Irish-American
Benevolent Association. Complaints were
preferred against them hy Gen. Llovd As
pinwall AMI Alderman Charles B. Waite,
whom they had victimized. The subscrip-
tion list found in their possession showed
donations to the amount of $3.50. Among
the subscribers named are Gen. u. :.
Grant, Ahram s. Hewitt. Roswell p.
Flower. Hamilton Fish, Elihu Root and
Judge r. L. Larramore. The men were
hold for ri