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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
TROUBLE FOR GALVESTON.
Can the Heirs of Col. LangwOrthy Collect
Grnnnd Rent from the Whole City?

Can the Heirs of Col. LangwOrthy Collect
Ground Rent from the Whole City?
Real estate owners in Galveston, Tex,
are likely to have an opportunity to prove
the validity Of their titles to the lands
they hold. Mr.. c. \. Case, who is con-
nected with the Home Life Insurance
Company of New York, is advertising for
the legal heirs of Col. Asahel LangwOrthy,
formerly a New York lawyer, and if any
are found suit will be brought to recover
4 400 acres of land on which Galveston
now stands.
Col. LangwOrthy, in 1881 or 1882, sold
out his property in New York. including
real estate worth now several mllllOns'
and moved to the republic of Texas with
his family. While there he caused the
land now occupied by Galveston to be
SURVEYED, and then purchased 1t from the
government, AnsOn Jones being then
President. LangwOrthy and his vile
died. leaving two daughters, who returned
to New York and were married there.
some time about the year 1880 these two
daugbters sent an agent to what had then
become the State of Texas, TO look up the
Dropertv which their father owned there.
Tbfs syent was unable to md all the
Dapers necessary TO prove the title to the
land. and the matter was oroppeu'
while attending TO some prlt ate Ousl-
Nos i'm the South Mr. Case learned OF TINS
oId claim on the Galveston real estate,
INIT Thought little of it until by accident
be discovered that the missing papers
,teoessary to establish the title were IN
aN-istence. and could be obtained by the
beirs af anv time. He then began 10 IOo6
around for the heirs, but has as YET Heal u
nothing from them.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Interesting Little Flashes from tn,
Wires Printed in Condensed Form.

Interesting Little Flashes from the
Wires Printed in Condensed Form.
Morgan O'COnnell, second son of the late
Daniel OConnell, the great Irish agitator, is
dead.
The Pope, Tuesday, gave audience to- u
thousand students from various seminaries.
Besides the students, twenty-five Cardinals,
many Bishops, and other church dignitaries
were present. The Pope addressed the as
sembly upon political topic, speaking in
Latin.
La Gdul0is declares the special instructions
sent out by England to the Governors of vari-
GUS British colonies in the far East for guild
ance n enforcing the foreign enlistment act
constitute an act of hostility to France.
Advices from Melbourne state that the COM
mander OF the Australian squadron has
hoisted the British flag over Lousiades,
W oodlark, Huon and Entre-CasteauX, islands
lying off the eastern point of New Guinea.
An imperial Russian ukase has just been
published which forbids the giving of landed
property IN the Governments of Kieff, PodOlIa,
VolhyniO, Arena, KOwno. GradnO, Arliepex,
MOhllor and Munsk, to persons of Polish ex-
traction. either by mortgage or right Of ten
antcy. Furthermore joint stock cOmDan es
and associations are not allowed to a arli -
more than 500 acres.
The Secretary of the Interior has d c.{ef
that hereafter applicants for pension may
change their attorneys at will.
A dispatch received at the Post Ofic De-
partment at Washington from the PostI aster
at wilmington, n. -, states that two d al
tempted to rob the mail messenger at n ag-vs-
vile, S. c., but were captured and LODGED d
Jail.
No late intelligence is received from 1a-
mama country. The last GcOurier REP. ~.
Hatch's command encamped thirty miles from
Saltwater awaiting the arrival of troops from
Fort Reno. 1t was anticipated that no de-
clded action would be taken for several days,
owing to high water and stormy weather.
The chief Of the post office inspectors has
received a telegram informing MN or the ar
rest of Postmaster Nix, of Blackville, Barn
well county. S. {. The nature of his Offense
was not stated. Nix is colOred man, and
was prominent figure in local politics. The
Office has been turned over to his suretiee.
The West Shore Railroad officers yesterday
met the cut IN emigrant rates recently made
by the Pennsylvania road, and placed the fare
from New York to Chicago at 81.
Emperor William, of Germany, passed
quiet night Tuesday, and no special anxiety is
now fell as to his condition. Hc Sal Al gesteF-
day.
The Illinois House met % o'clock yesisr-
day morning and a vote Was tl once taken on
a motion instructing the 1peaker net 20 send
notice to the Senate that the House was or
ganiZed. The motion Nas carried. three
Democrats voting with tn EoDuDIicans me
remainder of the afternoon and evening were
spent In dIlatOry motions and speeches to kill
time and general horse play, and at 10 O'Clock
last night the House was still IN session.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
BOGUS RELICS FROM ROME.
How the Bishop of Montreal was Vic
tlmized by Bone Sharpers.

How the Bishop of Montreal was Vic
tlmized by Bone Sharpers.
The announcement made during the
celebration of high mass in the Roman
Catholic churches that a number Of sup
posed sacred relics which had been
brought from Rome in 1850 by Mgr. Fabre,
Bishop Of Montreal, were not genuine,
says Montreal special of Jan. 10, has
caused profound sensation in religious
circles. IL is asserted that the Bishop
was yictimized by a relic merchant in
Rome, and that in order 10 carry out the
scheme the name Of tn Pope was forged.
Bishop Fabre visited the Eternal City
himself for the purpose of securing relics
far the use Of his diocese and spent time
IN the work of making the collection. 1t
was announced upon his return that his
mission had been crowned with great
success, and he brought with him what
had been represented To him as the bones
of ST. ClaudIus and st. Julian, which it
was related by the antiquary had been
taken by the PiedmOntese army Of Victor
Emmanuel from the sanctuary of ST..
Peters in 1871 and cast into the street.
whence they were gathered up by some
of the faithful and subsequently passed
into the hands Of the relic hunter.
The alleged bones of St. Claudius were
hlE5tulEu 10 tue pdAlSu VI LdIuAuts ttuu
those Of st. Julian to the Church of the
Convent of Skanne. Special altaTs were
erected within which the precious and
costly relics were deposited after having
been blessed and sanctifed with great
religious pOmp and ceremony. Such was
thu anxiety on the part of the faithful to
secure some OF the relics that number
of the bones were cremated and the
ashes distributed, the church receiving
IG nf
as gifts from the persons thus favored.
4 wear ago intelligence was received
from Rome that many of the relics pur-
chased there from time to time were
fraudulent, and that fOrgeries had been
resOrted to to give them the appearance
of bearing the Papal certificate. Bishop
Fabre becoming alarmed sent an inquiry
as to the genuineness or talsity of his
relics. and an answer was received that
they were fraudulent, that the Pope had
never signed the certificates, and direct
ing that the ''relics" be at once destroy
ed. which was done to-day. The cost
w ashes In possession of the faithful will
H. F.A
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
COOK COUNTY's FRAUDS.
Suspicion That a Democratic Senator hai
been Illegally Counted in,

Suspicion That Democratic Senator has
been illegally Counted in.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-During the investi-
cation into the recent election matter the
Cook county grand jury has stumbled
upon what may be very important dis
covery in view of the closeness OF the
Democratic and Republican strength in
the State Legislature. In the Fourth
Senatorial district Cantweu, the Demo-
cratic candidate for State Senator, was
declared elected, and Manner, Republican.
defeated. A thorough examination of the
ballots, it is said, gives the following as
the vote Of that districts Blaine 1910,
Lawrence, the second Republican candi-
Gate, 1920. Substracting this last num-
ber from the total Republican vote cast
for Blaine leaves 4,9SS Republican votes
for Manner. Cleveland's vote was 9. 9.785.
OF this total of 5,785 Democratic votes
counted, the Democratic Senatorial can
didate only got 5,1SS. There were left 597
Democratic votes which must have been
cast for somebody else; but in the returns
they were totally unaccounted for. As
Manner has always had a large Demo-
cratic support in his district, it is Thought
by some only reasonable to suppose that
this balance of Democratic votes not cast
for CantWell, and not accounted for in
the returns, were really cast for Manner.
Adding them to Manners acknowledged
vote Of 4,9S8 and his vote would make a
total OF 5,585. Subtracting CantwelPs
vote from this, it leaves a majority for
Manner of 397
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The National Association Elects on
GERS for the Ensuing Year.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The National
Woman Suffrage Association to-day elect
ed officers for the coming year as follows: ::
President, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, of
New York; Vice Presidents, Susan B. An
thony Of New York, Matilda JosIyn Gage
of New York, Phoebe w. COuZens of Mis-
souri,, Rev. Olympia Brown of Wisconsin.
Abigail Scott Dunning of Oregon. Act
ing and honorary Vice Presidents were
elected from every State of the United
states. In open session of the assOcia-
ton TINS afternoon number of letters
and kilograms were read wishing success
to the cause, and offering congratulations
on the advance of public opinion in re-
spect to woman suffrage.
Addresses were delivered by Mrs. Sarah
M. Perkins, of Cleveland, Mrs. Caroline
Gilkey Rogers, of Troy, n. Y, and Ellen
Frances Burr, of Hartford. The report
OF the Committee on Resolutions was
read and discussed. An animated de-
bate followed the reading of the last resO-
luton, which denounced religious
dogmas teaching that "wOman was an
afterthOught in the creation, her
sex misfortune, marriage
condition of subOrdinatiOn, and
maternity curse" as contrary to the
law Of God and the precepts of Christ,
and invited the cooperation OF religious
teachers in securing recognition of the
cardinal point OF the creed that sin true
religion there is neither male nor female,
neither bond nor free, but all are one"
At the night session addresses were
made by Matilda Hindman, of Pennsyl-
vania, Rev. Olympia Brown, of WiscOn-
sin, and Mrs. Lille Devereaux Blake, of
New York
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22

ROCKFORD, ILL, Jan. 2l.-A sensation
was produced here to-day by the arrest Of
Gideon Cooper, of Rockford, and William
Larson, OF Sherland, on charge of com.
plicity in the murder of Marshall Pritch.
ard, Collector of Taxes of Cherry valley
January, 1879. The arrests were made
on information furnished by James Banta,
a forger in the State penitentiary, who
confessed 10 the Judge of the Circuit
Court here and claims to have been an
eyewitness to the murder. His testi.
mony duplicates two other persons and is
very explicit. The murder was for money
and heretofore there has been no clue to
the perDetratOrs.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
PRAISE FOR THE EXPOSITION

Residents of Wisconsin who are De
lighted at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2I.-Several gen.
tlemen from Wisconsin, who have been
in daily attendance at the Worlds Indus
trial and Cotton Centennial for some
weeks, have united in publishing card
to the public. They say that they con-
slider the exposition lone of the greatest
and grandest collections of valuable
things and sights ever made in the history
OF civilization, and they cordially COM
mend it to the patronage of the American
people, They say further that the pub
lie health is excellent, and that the at
tention and accommodations furnished
by the people Of New Orleans are fairly
good, while rates for board at private
houses are moderate. The card is signed
by Edmund D. Halton, Commissioner; j.
NJ. Smith, Alternate Commissioner; S. T.
Merritt, Beloit; Dexter Curtis, Madison !;
John 2. Roe, Oshkosh, and nine others
from different cities in Wisconsin.
The racing here yesterday and the rain
left the track in such condition that the
owners to-day declined to enter their
horses, consequently the events arranged
for tomorrow did not fill, and racing was
postponed until Saturday.
THE UNIVERSAL COTTON CONVENTION.
A dispatch from the President of the
National Cotton Planters Association,
now in Washington, states that ample
and comprehensive preparations are being
made throughout the country to insure
large representation and attendance at
the Universal Cotton and Agricultural
Convention to be held under the auspices
of the National Cotton Planters Associa-
ton in Music Hall at the Worlds EvDO
sitiOn in New Orleans, Feb. 10. 1t is ex-
pected to largely exceed in Importance
and magnitude any event of the kind ever
held. The bankers pavilion, now in
course of construction at the exposition
grounds, for the comfort of bankers and
their friends visiting the expos. tiOn, Will
be completed by Feb. 8. A meeting of
the members was held to-day at the Cot
ton Exchange, to raise loan of 100000
for the immediate use of the exposition
management, the amount to be returned
out of the gate receipts.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
FLORIDA ON THE WIRE.
Important Bills Before the senate-N
Narrs nf the Rannrfed Circns nisastar

Important Bills Before the Senate-NO
News of the Reported Circus Disaster.
TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 2l.-In the Senate
to-day much time was spent in reading
and discussing assembly bills. Among
other bills introduced were the following
BY Mr.. Lesly-For the relief of Norris
Davis, of HillsborO county; also, bill
declaring Anclote river navigable.
By Mr.. Baker-To amend the school
laws.
Mr.. Gaskins introduced a resolution al
lowing the Printing Committee to solicit
bids for public printing.
The Appropriations Committee reported
favOrably the bill relating to the sale of
certain public documents.
The assembly bill appropriating money
to the New Orleans Exposition was re-
terred to the Appropriations Committee.
The Education Committee reported IA
vOrably the bill relating to the collection
of the school tax.
The bill intended for the relief of Pen
sacola will reach final action tomorrow.
Mr.. Gaskins' resolution calling on the
Comptroller for information as to the
status of the different railroads and
steamship companies relations to the
State, and whether they promptly dis
passed.
Senator Pendleton occupied his seat in
the Senate to-day as the qualified repre-
sentative of the Key West district.
The committee to visit the Lunatic
Asylum reported that they found that
comfortable accommodations and suffi-
cient, wholesome food are furnished the
inmates, that they note a gratifying i'm
provement in the condition of
N nnfd hot
everything possible has been done
for the comfort of the patients, and
that the interest of the State has been
protected in the expenses. They recon-
mend the erection of a separate building
for cOlOred males, that numerous improve
menJs be made, that the building near the
asylum be used for a State penitentiary,
and that $4,000 be appropriated for these
purposes.
Several unimportant bills were intro
duced in the House. Much time was
spent in discussing the bill for the estab-
lishment of poor farms.
In joint session the Legislature de-
clared Wilkinson Call elected United
States Senator from Florida. Senator Call
delivered an eloquent address to both
houses tonight.
THE NEWS AT JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 21.-The vessels
containing the circus company crossed
the bar during heavy blow, and nothing
definite is known as to their fate. Ru-
mors of their loss continue.
1t is stated that work will soon be re-
sumed on Gen. GordOn's international
railroad. Arrangements have been made,
1t is said, for eXpediting the enterprise
continuously and rapidly, and that men
and material have been engaged.
The Grand Lodge of MasOns had har-
mOniOus meeting and reelected all the
former officers.
The Florida Southern Railway has
reached Fort Mason.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
NORTH CAROLINA,s GOVERNOR
He Promises at His Inauguration to Con-
tinue the States Good Government.

He Promises at His Inauguration to Con-
tinue the States Good Government.
RALEIGH, Jan. 21.-The Inauguration
of Gov. Scales was attended with an un-
usual military and civic display. Fifteen
hundred persons assembled in the hall.
Retiring Gov. Jarvis presented Gov.
Scales to Chief Justice Smith, who ad-
ministered the oath. In his address Gov.
Scales referred to the great improvement
in the State under Democratic admins
tration, and pledged himself to follow the
progressive course of his predecessors,
Messrs. Vance and Jarvis. The in
terest on the new debt, he said, would be
promptly paid. He dwelt at length on
the necessity of more schools, better
teachers and longer terms, and said that
the Federal Government had emancipated
the slaves and should aid in their educa-
tiOn, and that the Blair bill was cOnstitu-
tional and would give the needed relief,
and should be passed. He said that no
reactiOnary measures touching the negro
population would meet with his appro-
val, and that progress in every depart
ment would be the aim of his administra-
ton. His address was received with
hearty applause.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22

occasionally, the entire lot Of them being run
10y Mr. Queen, who also comprises the Mayor
and Board OF Aldermen
some u ne during sunday night the little
steamer Princess, belonging to Capt. J. f
Lucas, sunk az her dock near the jacksonville
Tampa and Key West Railroad depot at Pa
lalAa- IL ls not known as vet what caused
the boat Co sink. but from the surroundings II
seems that high tide the guards of the boar
lotseu on top VI the piles that support the
wharf, and when the tide went down the boat
"iis held last by the ropes and caused it to tilt
% one SIDE when she filled with water and
went down. Capt. Brown brought out his
uFing apparatus Monday morning and placed
ropes under the boat preparatory TO raising
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
"Parson'' Massey's retirement.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The Committee
on Elections will call up in the House to-
morrow the contested election case Of
''Parson" Massey against John S. Wise,
of Virginia, over the seat held by the
latter as COngressman-at-la The
committee decided last session in favor of
Mr.. Wise, but at the request of Mr..
Massey the committee did not call it up.
The committee Will now press the adOp-
ton Of the resolution giving Mr.. Wise the
seat. ''Parson" Massey is a well-to-dp
old farmer, as well as a Methodist
preacher, and will retire from public life
with the allowance made him by the
House for contest expenses.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
a NEW CANCER CURE.
Experimenting with a Brazilian Remedy
Known as AIveIoz


WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.-The story of
/ the CundurangO cure for cancers is re-
called by an incident related in an even
Ing paper Of yesterday. Capt. John A.
Duble, Of the District, has been treated
for cancer Of the face with an appli-
cation Of 'alvelOz," a Brazilian remedy
70 which the attention Of the State DeDart
ment was some time ago directed bv
/ Consul AthertOn, of Pernambuco, Cant.
Duble's cancer affected the side OF his
nose, and, IN giving the history of the
case, he said his father and grandfather
had both died from cancers affecting the
same part OF the face. When presented
10 the examining physician Duble's can
Ger was healed, auc he was believed to
| be permanently cured. DIR. TOwnshend
is 70 watch the case and make a report
for medical journal if it turns out to be
a case OF true cancer. Several physicians
are IN doubt as TO whether the trouble was
cancer or lupus, an affection said to be
almost as intractable as cancer. The ra-
pldlty Of the apparent cure. whether of
cancer or lupus, Is admitted to be extra
| ordinary.
Consul Henry L. AthertOn, at Pernam-
| DucO, wrote a communication to the de-
partment last September, inclOsing a re-
port by DR.. Bandeira. surgeon at the Pc
drO Hospital at PernambUcO, regarding a
cancer cure TO which wonderful proper
ties were ascribed. a magistrate, Dr.
Guemres, was the first that made il
known, four years ago. He had a can
crOld of the face. He was perfectly cured
there by the natives of the county using
this remedy, and he wrote to Recife, send
ing the plant and its juice, which was
tried, Dr. BandeIra says, with success in
several cases. Last year the juice of al
YelOZ was used in the Hospital Pedro with
such success that DR.. NellOzO published
"A notice in the papers advising the en-
plOyment of 1t. Many other experiments
have been made IN cases of epitheliOma Of
the lips, nose, face and eyelids. The ap-
plicaUiOn of alvelOZ, as the plant is COM
monty called, in liberated can
GERS (sarcOma or carcinoma has
not given the result that many doctors
hoped. The plant belongs 10 the family
EUpbOrbidce0. 1t grows spontaneously
IN the whole north Of Brazil, where it is
known by different names, the most CON-
mon being that of alvelCz, arvelOz, or
avelOZ. The natives OF BrejO, Fra Madra
DeOs, used TO burn the wound with the
juice running from a piece of broken or
| cut stem, after having washed it with
decOctiOn of leaves OF tobacco. DR.. Ban
/ deiTa inclOsed 10 the Consul a bottle of
/ the Juice treated with salicylic acid
/ and also "a small quantity OF a residuous
| substance obtained by heating the Juice
| with water and alcohol. These specimens
We're sent by Consul AthertOn to the State
| Department. In his letter Mr.. AthertOn
says that, in addition 10 the accompany
| Ing report Of DIR. Bandeira, he knows of "a
case where this medicine has cured can
Ger in the breast.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
Many Lives Endangered

FLORA, ILL, Jan. 21.-A northern
bound train on the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad, while crossing a trestle bridge, a
few miles below Fairchild, ILL.,, yesterday,
was thrown from the track and fell to the
ground, distance of ten feet, overturn-
ing passenger car containing seventeen
passengers.
The train encountered broken rail and
the baggage car was also thrown
the track. The passengers v
up. but none Of them VIZ
jured.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-22
JUDGE MCAY's AILMENT.
His Application for Release from the
Asylum Heard at Philadelphia.

His Application for Release from the
Asylum Heard at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Jan. 21.-The an
plicatiOn Of Judge Henry X. McCay, of
Georgia, who seeks to gain his liberty
from the Pennsylvania Hospital for the
Insane, at West Philadelphia, through the
medium of a writ of habeas corpus, was
considered by Judges McKennan and But
Ter in private this morning. The South
ern Judge, attended by a number of pny-
sicians from the hospital, was present.
The proceedings in chambers were
strictly private. AT II O'Clock the case
was called up in open court, when it was
decided that Judge McCay should be
given in charge of the United States Mar
shall until this afternoon, when he was
returned to the hospital. This action was
taken to enable him to consult with cOun-
sci. The case will be called up again to-
morrow.
Later in the day Judge McCay with
drew his petition, thus ending the pro-
ceedings begun in the United States
court.
1t was said that counsel had been en-
ployed, and that perhaps the State courts
would be applied to.