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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26

direct from Toulon. DR.. Hamilton
Immediately telegraphed to New Orleans
to have thorough examination of the
statement that the parties were recent
" from Toulon, and also to the Marine
Hospital Surgeons in st. Louis and at in
termediate points on the river TO investi-
gate as TO the facts of death. and to en-
force proper precautions. The doctor
says that he don't believe that death was
caused by cholera, but he couldn't afford
TO take any chances.
In answer to the dispatch sent Surgeon
Ames, at Evansville, DR.. Hamilton has
been informed by that officer that his dis
patch of this evening was based on q
telegram received by him Ames) from
the officer in charge at Nashville, which
stated that case Of cholera had been put
of the Annie z. Silver at Port Anderson.
and that the vessel was then on her way
up the river.
Secretary of State Frelinghuysen has
Just received from Consul Carroll, at Pa
lermo, telegram stating that vessels
from the United States not touching at
Italian or infected ports are now allowed
to enter Sicily.
A SCARE SUBSIDIES.
GALVESTON, July %. - Quarantine
against New Orleans steamers has been
removed, the yellow fever scare having
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
A WOMAN AMONG DEMONS.

Half a Hundred LabOrers Set Upon a
Half witted Girl who Wanders into
their Midst.
PITTsBURG, PA, July 25.-The details
of the robbery and outrage of Lizzie
Bradley, demented young woman, in a
camp on the bank of the MonongaAala on
Tuesday evening, are horrible and have
created great excitement here. After be-
ing decOyed from home ON Sunday by a
man named Kennedy, who deserted her
in the woods, she wandered aimlessly
about till she came to laborers'
camp, composed of Hungarians, Irish,
French and negroes, located near West
Elizabeth. Her experience was so ter
rible as to be almost without a parallel
When found on Tuesday she was uncon-
scious. Her clothes had been torn from
ner body, which was covered with cuts
and bruises. Her jewelry, valued at
5000, was missing. The men fled at the ap-
proach of her friends, but detectives have
been working hard on the case, and this
afternoon five men were arrested for COM
plicity in the outrage. Twenty armed
policemen in two fOur-horse wagons left
for the camp at 10 o'clock tonight to ar
rest the others, fifty men in all. The feel
ing against them is intense. The young
woman is still living but is in a critical
condition.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
ATLANTAs LAST FOOT RACE.
Rome Charges a Put-Up Job and With.
draws from the Contest

ATLANTA, July 25.-The much talked
Of twelve hours -you-please footrace.
open to the State, occurred here to-day at
the Walking Rink. The entrance from
Rome, consisting ofAycock, Piper, ,Ebling.
White, Whitmore and Birmingham,
refused to start, giving as the
reason for their refusal that
among Atlanta's entries was a man
by the name of Orr, who they complained
was professional, and whose real name
was Cox. The complaint was heard by
the judges, who decided that Orr. or Cox.
could not be barred. The Rome men then
dOnned their citizen clothes and left the
track. The following walkers then faced
the score ready to receive the word 90:
Sheridan, MiEe, Prater, Seel. Orr. MUIR
ply, Fain and Wilson, of Atlanta. and
Ford, Harris, HaskiDs, Jacobus and
Farmer, Of Macon. The start was made
at good pace, which was kept up all
day, and was in many re-
spects an interesting contest. as
all the men put their legs to their best
speed. At s O'Clock the only men remain
ing on the track treading the sawdust
with determination were Sheridan. Pra-
ter, Orr, Seel, Ford. Harris. Haskins and
Farmer. Nine O'Clock found SeeI out of
the race for good, and when the contest
ended at 10 O'Clock the score read as fol-
lows.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
FACTS ABOUT SUICIDES.

Womes Afraid OF Pistols, Used to Dis
appointments, and Not Anxious to
Shuttle on
''Ihe proportion of female to male sui
cides Is about one 10 six" said Coroner
Merkle to a New York Nqu and Express
reporter.
"WOmen are free from business cares
ana DO not drlft into Intoxicating habits.
they also take disappOintments in love
more philosOphically than men. They
regard disappointment as a natural Sc
quencei IN fact. are disappointed if they
are not so disappointed. A great many
men do not expect il, and not being pre-
pared are so upset that they generally
resort to extreme dissipation or suicide.
The greatest majority Of women select
poison as the easiest method Of crossing
the StyN. They are naturally afraid of a
pistol, and would naturally scream and
run II they saw one while seeking a
destructive method. Next TO poison they
select hanging, and they almost invarf-
ably make bungling job of that. lust as
they DO IN attempting 10 cut their thrOats.
Very often they jump from a window. and
invariably scream; no doubt they shut
their eyes when they take the fatal lean.
The proportion Of married suicides is
scarcely large enough to admit the argu-
gument that marital unhappiness was the
main cause. On the other hand, it is ar
gued that family ties tend to check suici-
dal intent, or rather execution. Being of
more refined nature than man, and less
inclined to the tragic or heroic, woman
naturally selects the easiest and less bar
barrie methods of death. Shooting or cut
ting disfigures the body, and woman
wants to be beautiful even in death: and,
besides, when she takes poison she has an
opportunity to say last word which she
may have forgotten. lt is argued by some
that woman, being less courageous than
man, selects the easier means of poison.
but 1t IS question whether suicide is not
more matter Of cOwardice than of brave
ry. Many hold that itrequires no heroism
to commit suicide, and no doubt the great
majority Of selt-killings are done in mo-
mcnts Of intense frenzy and without de-
liberation.
The absence of deliberation accounts
for so many failures, which are 30 or 40
per cent, and this is the strangest part of
lt. bile attempts to commit other
crimes may be resisted or disturbed the
wOuld-be suicide is rarely disturbed. The
suicide almost Invariably seeks retire
ment, where he is free from prevention;
vet he often fails. OF course, this is owing
to natural nervousness, want of method
and fright. 1t seems 4 paradox, but thew
are frightened ut their own desperation.
The extreme poor class furnish the largest
percentage of suicides, owing probably to
the trials and disappointments of their
checkered lives. The middle class furnish
the remainder; excepting III a few in
stances, aud very few, there are no sui
cldes among people of wealth. Not hav-
ing to combat with the world, pride or
position and greedy desire to revel in the
luXuries that wealth can purchase even
for the miserable, is no doubt the cause of
the scarcity ofsuicides among the wealthy
class"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
THE GEORGIA EDITORS.
Arrival OF the Party at Baltimore and
Flood of Invitations.

Arrival of the Party at Baltimore and
Flood of Invitations.
BALTIMORE, July 25.-The Georgia
Press Association arrived in this city at
8 O'Clock this afternoon. The trip from
Atlanta was a most enjoyable one, Mr..
S. Ii. Hardricks, representing the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail-
road, doing everything possible to make
the guests of the company comfortable.
At HagerstOWn a committee from the
Pennsylvania Press Association boarded
the train and extended an invitation to
the Georgians to visit Gettysburg and
other places in that State. The invitation
was referred to the President. He ac-
cepted it, and the association will leave
Baltimore on Monday to partake
of the hospitalities of the Penn
sYlvanians. The members of the
association and ladies have also accepted
an invitation from the Baltimore Press AS
sOciatiOn, the Chemical and Fertilizer EX-
change and the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association to make an excursion
tomorrow on the steamer Westmoreland.
Invitations are coming in from all direc-
tlOns inviting the members to visit differ
ent places of interest on the line of the
railroads. AT a session this afternoon, held
at the CarrOlltOn, Mr.. S. Fl. Hardricks,
the gentleman who has had charge of the
party, was presented with gOld-headed
cane by the association.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
POP-GUNS IN POLITICS.
THE COUNTRY ENJOYING THE
LULL BEFORE THE STORM.

A Few Congressional Conventions tine
Only skirmishes Of YesterdaY-FIori-
da's Republicans HOpelessly Split
The Tugs at the Purses of the Clerks
In the Government Departments Be
ginning to Tell.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Mahone is
strainIng every nerve to prevent the ex-
ira session Of the Virginia Legislature.
which constitutional majority of its
members has asked the Governor to call
for the purpose Of passing constitutional
redistricting bill for the fall election. His
emissaries have labOred in vain with sew
eral Of the men who signed the request for
an extra session, seeking to induce them
to withdraw their names. Failing in this
attempt, Virginia Democrats now say.
that they fear that Malone will
influence Gov. Cameron to postpone issu-
ing the call for the extra session
OF the Legislature until so late in the fall
tnat no change in the Congressional dis
trlcting can be made before the election,
and so the Readjusters will make their
point. On the other hand, the ReadIust-
ers say that Gov. Cameron will issue the
can Ior an extra session of the Legisla-
ture within a few weeks. w. Z. Sims
sun considers himself a bigger man than
old Malone and refuses to be reconciled
chairman Barbour now says that there
can be no doubt that Cleveland will carry
virginia by an Old-fashlOned Democratic
majority
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A CRY FOR ROAST BEEF
WYOMING TRYING TO pRY opEN
ENGLAND'S DOORS.


Brttishers whose Arouths xVa..r a.
Yankee Lands Juicy Slices Lend Thal,
voice TO the Movement-Thas = - a,,,,..
Out. Noinso0
LONDON, July 25.-A large and iufluen.
tial deputation waited upon Baron
Carlingiord, the Lord Prlvy Seal. TO-DAY
and urged the immediate removal az ~
restriction placed by the Priyy Conncll
on the importation Of cattle from Wvou.
ing. Earl of Wharnelife. Baron Wen.
lock and Lord Edward Cayendisb. Ar
Cyril Flower, Sir George Balfour NJ
Albert Grey and Mr.. Charles Palmer
members Of the House Of Commons. %.
gether with Moreton Frewin. the DELEGATE
Oh the wyoming stock growers. were
cheap, healthy cattle were obteinsbie
through Canada and from the country
west Of the Missouri river. They de-
clared that no cattle disease existed m
these regions, and that the strictest pre-
cautions were taken during the transit of
cattle TO the interior and at the seaboard
Cattle were nourished from the second ~
the third year in Wyoming at one.fourth
Wn3s the cost would be in England. They
s. = PVi eSu Win very great aOYan-
tage to both the British farmer and con
sumers. The business Of fattening them
for market would prove a great source AZ
pront 20 farmers, and the consumer would
pay less for his beef,
THE EFFECT IN DOUBT.
Baron Carlingford replied for himself
anu for Right Hon. Geo. Dodson, Cham
cellor oil the Duchy Of Lancaster. He
SAID that they realized the extreme inter-
est and Importance OF the Statements
which had been made and the plea
which had been urged, and they would
nestoW careful consideration on them
he Ieirained from saying, however.
whether the importation of cattle tnfn
Great Britain from Wyoming would he
consistent with the law. He thoughtthaf
u would be necessary to consult Canada
before any steps could be taken.
OTHERS WHOSE MOUTHS WATER,
Lord Mnry Neville, and Messrs. Ar
thur Aid, John Pender. w. b, Bean.
mont, j. w. Barclay, Robert Bruce ana
lit. Hon. James L0wther, members of Par
Lament, were also in the deputation.
Lord Wharnclifie asked that the third
clause OF the cattle act should be applied.
ana that cattle should in consequences be
admitted from Wyoming. He argued that
w yomlhg mad done everything in her
- 80 SHb AHttcblVn. Inere
was no possible reason why cat
tie from that Territory brought
by way OF the great lakes should not be
admitted in Great Britain. All parties
would be benefited if this was done.
Mr.. DOds0n said that he was ready To
welcome cheap meat, dead or alive. Il
only 1t was proved to be perfectly safe.
j. w. Barclay, member OF Parliament.
stated that at public meetings i'm For
tarshire his constituency had declared in
iaVor OF the admission of American cattle.
LORD Wenlock, Albert Grey, member OF
Parliament, and Arthur Arnold. member
of Parliament, spoke in support of the
deputation. Baron Carlingford gave
it as his opinion that the conditions un-
der which the Privy Council might admit
these cattle formed a question, the con-
sideration of which was beset with
numerous difficulties.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
ERINs STURDY SONS.
Cleveland, Blaine and Butler Invited to
the Boston Demonstration.

AAc DosNOn demonstration.
BOSTON, July 25.-At meeting Of the
Executive Committee this afternoon the
programme for an Irish demonstration at
the Institute building on Thursday eyen-
ing. Aug. Il, was completed. Accommo-
dations will be provided for $4,000
people and seats will be fur
nished on the platform to 1000
invited guests. There will be a grand
chorus Of 1,500 voices, assisted bv consoIi.
dated bands aggregating 100 instruments
The. newly elected President of the
National League will preside. There viii
be some twelve addresses delivered. oc-
cupYing ten or fifteen minutes each.
Messrs. Blaine, Cleveland and Butler
have been invited to be present.
PARNELL OPPOSING A CONVENTION.
DUBLIN. July 25.-Afr. Parnen has
written to the Secretaries Of the various
branches of the national leagues in VI
ster, declaring that the convention to be
held IN Belfast on Tuesday next was
called against his advice.
DAvITT on THE FRANCHISE.
Michael Davitt, the Nationalist. was at
Iralee yesterday, where he was made the
recipient Of an address by his admirers.
In reply to these he spoke in support of
the franchise bill, and implored Irishmen
everywhere to assist i'll the movement
against the House of Lords.
DUBLIN TO BE PUT on GUARD,
Right Hon. Geo. 0. Trevelyan, Chief
Secretary for Ireland, has given the Dub
I'm corporation instructions to prepare for
an outbreak of cholera, and empowers the
oIncers to raise loan to meet the ex-
penses incurred in coping with the dis
ease.
IRELAND's POOR GUARDIANS.
LONDON, July 25.-PubIic opinion in
ireland has been offended by the action of
tne House OF Lords in rejecting the bill
reforming the system of electing Poor
Guardians in Ireland. This bill passed
the House of Commons. Apropos of this.
the chief Conservative editors met the
Marquis of Salisbury and Sir Stafford
NOrthcote at tue Carlton Club and had
long conference with them.
The same matter was made the subject
OF an inquiry to-day i'll the House of Com
mons by Mr.. Parnell.
Premier Gladstone, in reply. said that
he would be unable to introduce the meas
ure in the House of Commons again this
autumn in order to force it through the
House of Lords.
Mr. Parnell thereupon gave notice that
he should ask Premier Gladstone to re-
consider this decision in view Of the diff
ticulty constantly experienced of obtain
ing from the House of Lords legislation
beneficial to Ireland.
Lord Rossmore has written letter to
the Orangemen of county Monaghan, Ire
land, in which he eniOins them to remain
indoors upon the occasion of the national
meeting at Monaghan Aug. Is, leaving to
the government the responsibility of deal
ing with the bitterest enemies of the en-
pire, with whom it has entered into an
Infamous compact.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26

PARIS, July 25.-In the Senate to-day
Prime Minister Ferry denied that revision
OF the constitution was an electora. de-
vice. He said that $50 constituencies de-
manded the adoption of the measure, and
its passage was required now. 1t would
be declared to be impolitic to leave such a
polite weapon to the extreme Left, from
whom the government was ever-increas-
ingly separated. M. Ferry said that the
vote of the Chamber of Deputies on the
bill was a sufficient guarantee that it
would be kept within the prescribed linz
its. The Cabinet, he asserted, would not
consider any departure from the ministe-
rial programme in relation to the bill
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
AN EXPLOSION ON THE RAILS.
Four Lives Lost as the Result of the
Bursting of an Engines Boiler.

Four Lives Lost as the Result of the
Bursting of an Engines Boiler.
ALLENTOWN, PA, July 25.-The rear
part of the boiler of an engine drawing
a freight train on the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road, near Whitehayen to-day, blew out
and killed four persons who were riding
on the engine. The victims are j. H,
Hassel, the engineer, brakeman Hassel,
a son of the engineer, fireman V. Arm
bTuster, and K. Smith, telegraph operator.
Smith was night telegraph operator at
Mescopec, and was riding on the engine
to his hotel at Whitehayen when the ex-
plOsiou occurred. The bodies of the en-
gineer and firemen were found torn to
pieces in the woods, one hundred Yards
from the wreck. The remains of Smith
were found under the tank of the locomo-
tive, horribly mangled. The explosion
occurred in a lonely place, and nobody
was lett to notify trains in either direc-
tion. Shortly after the accident long train
of coal, ran into the exploded engine.
The locomotive of the coal train was
badly wrecked ard covered with broken
cars. Twenty cars were scattered in diff
ferent directions and broken iuto kind
ling wood. Michael Green, engineer OF
the ccal train, was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured. The rest of the crew
escaped by leaping from the train.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
STEEL RAILS BELOW PAR.
The Official Organ of the Manufacturers
Thinks that Rock Bottom has been
Touched,

Thinks that Rock Bottom has been
Touched.
PHILADELPHIA, July 25.-Referring to
the recent break in the price of steel rails,
the official organ of the American Iron
and Steel Association to-day SAYS:
"There is rock bottom for the steel rail
price somewhere, and it is probable that
the Pittsburg company reached it. One
thing is certain, there are mills that
cannot run with profit at the Pittsburg
price and must stop making rails
If they can't get better price.
we seem to have reached a crisis in
steel rails, the outcome Of which must be
an advance in prices if all previous ex-
perIence is of any value. 1t is worthy of
remembrance that the condition of our
steel rail trade is not fair indication of
the general condition of our iron and steel
Industries. 1t is wholly exceptional. No
other branch is as much depressed, be-
cause in no other branch has
there been manifested the same ten
dency to OverprOduction as in this.
II we could have been contented to make
Bessemer steel in this country by the
slow methods that prevail in Europe, the
output per converter and per turn in roll
ing mill, we would not have glutted the
market as we have done, but we had to
beat all creation, and now we must check
up and go slow like the English steel
makers. There are various ways of going
slow. One way is to run single.v
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26

WASHINGTON, July 25.-The AYnay and
Nary Register tomorrow will say: ''That
some high honor should be awarded to
Lieut.. Greely for his able services in the
Arctic regions, and his wonderful per-
sonal pluck in managing to survive until
relief reached him, seems to be uniyer-
sally expected The idea we have heard
most favOrably commented on is that he
should be given the rank of Colonel in the
Signal corps of the army. The creation
of new office for him would
not be too great an honor in
view Of his distinguished services, and as
the present official organization of the
corps is plainly fragmentary and incOm-
plete, next winter would be a good time
to perfect it and to give Lieut.. Greedy the
highest rank in the corps, next to that of
the chief officer
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
ONE BAPTISM ENOUGH.
a Curious Question Which Excite
Chester MethOdists.

Curious Question Which Excites
Chester MethOdists.
Chester Methodists are somewhat exer-
cised, says the Philadelphia Record, over
a new phase Of the question of baptism as
presented by a somewhat singular local
church trouble.
Several members Of Trinity NJ. +.
Church, of which Rev. Thomas f. Kelley
is pastor, became converts to the plan Of
baptism by immersion, after the Baptist
fashion, and proposed to satisfy their con-
YictiOns by rebaptism. The pastor of
Trinity Church had given his permission,
and Rev. NJ. McClelland, pastor of a Bap-
tist church, had rendered the use of the
pool in his church for the ceremony. All
arrangements had been made, and in an
ticipatiOn of the event a large crowd of
curious people had gathered about the
Baptist church building, at Second and
Penn streets. 1t was therefore general
disappointment when it was announced
that the baptism had been postponed on
account of the serious opposition of two
Of the high officials of Trinity church.
who declared that If the attempt were
persisted in by the consent Of the Method
ist pastor, the church members would be
turned out and the preacher presented
for trial for consenting TO an unlawful
act.
The Methodist discipline recognizes and
permits baptism either by immersion,
sprinkling or pouring, and it was under
this provision that the pastor and the
members who desired rebaptism were act
lug. / appears, however. that there is a
/ subsequent provision in the discipline, as
follows;
''The rebaptism of persons known to
have been previously baptized is incOn-
sistent with the nature and design of bap-
tism as set forth in the New Testament
The question at issue is whether this is
an absolute prohibition. The members
who desired to be baptized by immersion
now threaten to join the Baptist Church.
/ ing in Chester MethodfY circles.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
Florida RennhIioana snlit

ticIpated the Republican party of Florida
was swallowed last night bv the Indepen-
dent snake. Pope and Greeley were in
dorsed by the negro element. The con-
vention was very disOrderly and in con-
slant uproar. Dennis, of Alachua, kicked
strongly against the fusion. Much dis
gust is expressed among leading white
Republicans, many swearing that they
VIII never support the ticket. Cheney
refused to serve as Chairman of the EX-
ecutlVe Committee. Bisbee has lost
ground by faYOring the coalition. The
Democrats are well pleased with the
action taken at Tallahassee. Some lead
ing Republicans predict the disintegra-
tion of the party in Florida on State is
crna
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
EXTRACTING THE SOAP.
Government Clerks Already Contribu-
ting to the Republican Corruption
Fund


ting to the Republican Corruption
Fund.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The reasoning
which concludes that government clerk
will be helped rather than hurt by with
holding contributions from the Republi-
can campaign fund, does not seem en-
entirely satisfactory to the average gov
ernment clerk. Although father Clapp's
squeezing committee has not established
It's headquarters yet, contributions, more
or less voluntary, are beginning to flow
IN. This reyiyes the dropping spirits of
the squeezing committee. One of its
members said to-day that the committee
expected to receive $50. 900 from the clerks
this year. This is less by $40 600 or
$4,000 than the estimated receipts
from the Jay Hubbell assessment of
1880. This member of the committee vol
unfairly contributed the information that
the scrub women and laborers, in fact all
employees receiving less than 81, 600 a year
salary, would not be expected to contri-
butte this year. OF course they could if
they would, but it would not be exacted
of them