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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-23

the crowd Of several hundred men oot-
side the line Of delegates shouted
loadly for Sviuburns. the laborine
menls candidate. Another incident Of
this spcech was the hearty applauss
Aroused by the casual mention Of ex-
President Arfhur's name. Andrew
Draper Of Albany urged the Convention
10 nominate DIR. John Svinburnes Of
ALBANY county. At the mention OF this
name thers vaa frantic basut Of ap-
plauss frum DE doctoF's friecds ontsioe
the Cuuvsntiou. Eugene BuflinRame,
Of Albany, seeunded Svinbarneaa nom-
| instioo. senator Arksli nonineted 4.
w. Drexel. Of New York. Opocai
| Tauaer, Of Brooklyn, seoouded tne
nomination Of Davenport. The MANNED
| veteran answered the shouts OF "ftaf-
| form, piasfofmF' by q pertinert refer
sncs 10 she difficulty be wesld have II
getting 10 the platform Mr.. Edward
| Mitchell, Of New York, nominated Gar
uelius N. Bliss, Of New York Sefeno
| z. eavne presented the name OF Gen.
| Vim. II. seward. Of Cayuea, A motion
20 adjourn ansii morning vAs at this
point very decidedly voted down. a
nosisu for an hoor's rscess vas like
viee dsfeeted.
Mr.. George Rliss. OF tbs commaseee ou
resolutions, stated thai the COMMITTEES
hoped for an early adjournmsnt tonight
in order 10 give tiue 10 farther heAi
repseseutatiycs Of the labor INTEREST,"
and soldiers' interests, before formu-
latins platform lapplAasee
Mr.. Fssast moved that one ballot os
taken and an sdjsurnnert Be taken an
til uasyning. Loot b. . strong disssst-
ing viva vose vote.
Il A motion 70 proceed 10 ballot for Gov
ernor vas then adopssd and the rod 80
called hy dissricea. The frss ballot -
snlsed a follows. Davenport loA Car
0A Morton ~, Seward 81, Svinborn'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
Would You Have Thought 1t Z?

From the Hdco15 Telegraph.
"Did you ever stop to think how much
money the people of Macon spend during
the year for riding about the city,"
The above question was propOunded in
a crowd by a gentleman who is known as
a close observer. Not a listener had ever
thought of the matter. and was unable to
answer the question intelligentIy, and we
venture this morning that there are few
who have not thought of it that can sur
mise accurately the amount that is ex-
pended annually in this manner.
''Take the item of hack fares alone, -
said the gentleman. "There are eighty
five licensed hacks in the city. These
vehicles are mostly rented by the drivers,
who pay 81 10 per day rental. To clear
expenses, which of course they do, or they
would not engage in the business, thev
will have to take in 81 80 per day. This
allows a small amount for board for the
horse and the driver. Now calculate.
Eighty five hacks making an AVERAGE Of
81 so per day. This aggregates 1912 30
expended for hack fare per day. or
$1.4S7 so per week, 5000. per month, or
81. 400 per year, This, of course, does
not include the money given to the street
car line, which would materially increase
the above figures"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26

The new White star line steamer John
j. Seay was successfully launched at
Rome Monday. She is the largest and
finest steamer that ever piled the waters
OF the CoOsa.
Griffin NeloS: The canning factory has
closed, not because the supply of fruit
gave out, but on account of their linn
tied time at this place, as the quantity
and quality of the fruit received was per
tectly satisfactory to Mr.. Snider, of the
L. IL. Snider Preserve Company. While
this company was only in operation here
for short time, they put up 4, 800 gallons
Of peaches, and would have canned double
that quantity if they could have had time
to remain here. Mr.. Snider will return
next season with large number Of hands
and with greater facilities for using the
fruit that is brought him, and will no
doubt can ten times as much as was used
this season.
Comptroller General Wright is lust re-
ceiYing the returns from the tax digests of
the State, and feels very much elated over
the showing made. He said Monday:
LAS a barometer, there is nothing can
hold a light to the tax digest. People
don't give in their property for taxation
at fictitious values, and when a county
makes an increase it is an evidence of
prosperity. The State has made an in
OlOdSC VI ONOl JuASS lulillOuss dS SHOWN Dy
the tax digests which have Just come in.
In the face of the depression this is re-
markable. l believed we would have
falling off. The fine crops this year
will give us all prosperous times,
and / expect an increase of
twenty millions next year. The in
crease last year was about fifteen
millions. We have made a wonderful
showing this year, for tell you the peo-
pie have not passed through such de-
pressing times since 1878 as they saw the
| first of this year. AT the time the tax re-
! turns were taken the people were without
money and almost without credit. Chat
ham increased over 81, 100000 and Fulton
increased 81, $50 900. Richmond went off
$4,000 and Floyd lost 100000. Muscogee
icreas d $685., 900, and Bibb and Hancock
each increased 100000. Walton lost
100000 and Clarke gained $4,000. OF
course much of this was due to the man.
ner in which the returns are required to
be made. But the grand total is very
gratifying. am specially pleased with
the very general appreciation of values in
the country counties. 1t shows healthy
condition that amounts to a surprise"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
FLORIDA.
Georgin Churches.

Rev. j. g. Gibson is conducting a Sc
ries Of revival meetings at Crawford.
Rev. W. S. Ramsey is conducting pro-
traced meeting at the Second Baptist
Church in Cochran.
Rev Mr.. Seals and other ministers are
conducting a series OF meetings at Mt.
Pleasant church in Oglethorpe county.
The holiness people are doing effective
work in this county.
A protracted meeting will be COM
menced in the Methodist church at San
dersville on the third Sunday in Septem-
Der. DR.. Evans, Rev. &. II. PatillO. Rev
Mr.. Culpepper and other ministers have
promised TO assist Rev. r. W. Bingham
at that time.
At Rome, Sunday, Rev. j. W. Lee
preached a thanksgiving sermon at the
Methodist church. He said the Meth0-
dist congregation of Rome had peculiar
cause To be grateful TO God. The church
mas been unusually prosperous. A mag
nticent building has been erected, and
there have been many accessions OF mem
bership.
A revival in progress at Wesley Chapel
Methodist Church, seven miles north Of
Button, tor The past two weeks. Ten
members were added TO the church at a
single meeting. The people OF that neigh
bOrhOod have just completed a house OF
worship, and with fine crops and great
outp0uring OF the religious spirit, they
are contented, prosperous and happy.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
How Burglars Work.

Lieut.. Hood, of the Augusta police
force, has Just lodged Robert Armstrong
and Henry Fillman in Jail, after making
the former confess that he robbed the re-
sidence of Col. e. r. Dorsey, and the lat
ter that he had received the stolen goods,
consisting of a watch, shirt studs, collar
button and $12 in money. The goods were
recovered. The burglary was committed
in the night time.
Armstrong; confession and subsequent
conduct proved him, says the Augusta
Chronicle, cool specimen of villainy. He
says he did not know whose house it was,
but seeing the second-stOry window open,
and the posts of the piazza being easily
scaled, he went on tour of inspection to
see what he could see.
When he got In the window he saw by
the moonlight lady asleep on the bed
right beside him. He passed on into the
room, and by the door discovered another
bed upon which a man was sleeping. He
looked around the hall leading from
the room and got his bearing down,
and then set about finding porta-
BILE Valuables. In the pockets of
Col. Dorsey's pantaloons, which were
hanging on the door right at his bedside,
he found some $40 or $l2. Then feeling
his way to the bureau, he heard the tick
ing of a watch. but could not see it in the
locate it. In searching for the watch be
came across the buttons, which he slipped
in his pocket. He then put his ear to the
bureau, and after following the sound for
some time be at last found the ticker
hanging on a knob on the side of the mir
ror and pocketed his prize,
Having been in the house about an
hour and gotten pretty good ''swag," be
decided not to go down stairs, and re-
traced his way out Of the window and
down the post of the piazza. About 6
O'Clock he carried the articles to Tillman,
who had told him he would take care of
such things for him.
When Lieut.. Hood asked him if he was
not afraid while he was in the room that
he might be shot, he said ''No,o it requir-
ed no bravery to be a burglar. Perhaps
the coolest incident Of the whole affair
was this: About week ago Armstrong
was arrested for some minor Offense, and
among the things taken from his pockets
was barmonicon. TWAS put in drawer
and when the boy was released could not
be found. The first thing he said when
brought to the lookup for the robbery was
"YOu all have never given me back my
mouth organ yet" 1t having been found,
in the meantime, Lieut.. Twiggs, who was
sitting at the desk, handed it to him,
when he placed it to his lips, and cody be-
gan playing "Home. Sweet Home" as he
was ushered into his cell.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
ALAPAHA NEWS.
A Turpentine EmplOye Enticed to AL
bany and then Robbed and Shot.

A Turpentine EmplOye Enticed to AL
bany and then Robbed and Shot.
ALAPAHA, Aug. 23.-George Wethers-
by, white man, who worked at tur-
pentine still at Arlington some time ago,
came to this place on Aug. % and per-
suaded young man by the name of Thos
Pearce, in the employ of Tatom & Council,
to accompany him to Albany. Pearce
went with him, and returned here on
train to-day suffering severely from gun
shot wound in the shoulder and spine.
He says that after their arrival in Albany
Wethersby asked him to walk down
near the river with him Saturday night.
and that without any previous words or
difficulty Wetbersby drew a pistol and
shot him, took his money, amounting to
about $40, from him and then lett. Pearce
is a Young man of good character, hard
working and inOtfensive. Efforts will be
made to capture Wethersby If possible
The weather is very sultry and warm,
the thermometer registering SO deg. in the
shade to-day.
Daniel Griffin, one of our Old citizens,
died at his farm, near this town, a few
DAYS ago.
Jordan Moore, young man who has
been living for year or more at Ferris,
Tex, and who returned to this State
about two months ago, died at ValdOsta
about a week ago. He was young man
OF much promise and had many friends
in this community
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
FELL IN LOVE IN RAINBOW.
A Youthful Beauty and an Aged Doctor
United in MatrimOny.
FROM The Mslo York World.

From the Nsl0 York World.
NEW HAVEN, Aug. 23.-One of the best
known characters in this city is Rev,
AlonZO G. Shears, NJ. D., whose wears
already number Is. For years he was the
rector Of st. Luke's church, but his taste
for medicine led him into the practice Of
physics. He is considered a good biblcist,
is somewhat OF poet, and shining lig t
in the local literary world, despite the
burden OF his years. He has just
astounded his friends and the city in gem
eral bv wedding a young and beautiful
New York lady, whose years number just
One-tbird Of his own. About a month
ago DIR. Shears. who has two middle-aged
daughters, made up his mind that he
needed wife, and a clerical friend in
New York procured him an introduction
10 Miss May Palmer. Of that city, through
the mails, and the old gentleman CORES
pOnded and EXCHANGED photographs with
the young lady, and IL was not until last
Monday that DIR. Shears met bis enamo-
rata in the flesh. She was on a visit 70
her sister in Rainbow, In this State. when
she sent word to the aged minister and
physician to present himself. He
lost no time in 80 doing. The
place OF their meeting was q very rO-
mantle spot. The New York lady's
beauty and grace Of manner won the
heart OF the distinguished divine the In
slant he saw her. His manly hearing,
his learning and quiet gallantry enthrall-
ed Miss Paimer's heart, and II WIS q clear
case Of love At first sight. Not many
hours after the meeting Or. Shears offered
his heart and hand, his name and his
fame, 20 the fair young lady. and Q was
promptly accepted. His JOY knew no
bounds, but be said not a word about his
new-fOund happiness 10 bis friends in this
CITY. He did not know how his two
elderly daughters might look upon his in
tended nuptials. He was mindful OF their
welfare, however, so II is currently re-
ported, and be transferred the title
10 his valuable real estate possess
sions 20 them. Yesterday he went
10 Rainbow again and was married very
quietly. Last evening bis two daughters
were surprised 70 see him enter bia home
with bis young bride clnging 10 his arm.
He told them NJ bis marriage and In
formed them that the step he had taken
was irreYOcable and asked them b. receive
their stepmother Kindly. Thov Welcomed
Der quite heartily, and Miss Priscilla
shears recognized her new mother AZ a
young lady she had met West and passed
many pleasant hours with NJ sharon
sprlnrH early in the summer. Dr.. shears
has very recently distinguished himself
Ia a Biblical controversy IN ih0 local
papers. ln Witch Rev. John n. Todd and
Prot Day, Of Yale College, also took
hand,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
ANNUAL TRADE REVIEW.
L = $ 3.
THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS
TRADE EDITION
WILL BE ISSUED
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3

The Annual Trade Review OF the business
of Savannah and the South during the COM
mercia year now about closing will be issued
by the MORNING NEWS.
In addition to a complete review of the
business Of Savannah, embracing all its
shipping news, it will also give general out
line of the trade of the country.
This edition will be a paper which every
citizen Will take pride IN sending abroad to
friends and correspondents rs an evidence of
the prosperity of his homo, and will give to
those receiving copies OF it an accurate idea
OF the Importance of Savannah as a place
business.
The outlook is excellent for an active and
healthy fall and winter business. The crop
to be gathered promises unusually large re
turns, and the demand for every class OF mer-
chandise will be greatly increased. The
Trade Review affords an unsurpassed oppor-
tunity for our merchants to address buyers of
Georgia and Florida, people who do most of
their trading with Savannah and look to the
MORNING NEWS for information.
In addition to being sent to every reader of
the DAILY MORNING NEWS, The Trade Re
view will be mailed to every subscriber to the
SAVANNAH WEEKLY NEWS. Several thousand
copies will also be distributed by advertisers
among their customers.
An advertisement in the columns Of the
Trade Review will be a direct solicitation
from the merchant to the BUYER. and cannot
fail to be Of benefit. Rates OF advertising
and other information must be obtained from
theRusiness Office Of the MORNING NEWS.
Advertisements must be sent in by Friday
noon, Sept. 4.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
The Fight for NIarbIe.

The report Of the subcommittee OF the
Georgia Legislature on pubic property,
which, with its evidence and essays on
marble, seems TO be very fierce attack
on Onlitic limestone, has been printed.
The Legisla ure did not authorize the en-
plOyment of a stsnORrapher, but when the
committee irst met w. X. Tewksbury pre-
scented himself at the door of the commit
tee room and asked permission TO take the
testimony. The committee agreed 10 let
him 40 so on condition that the commit ee
were 10 control the transcript. The work
was done faithfully and the printed re-
port Of the evidence is absolutely what
occurred, nothing being cut out.
Mr. Tewksbury was empoyed 10
do the work by james p. Harrison,
Of the Perseverance Marble Company.
He took great interest In the work OF get
ting witnesses and OF course did all he
could TO have the report favor the mate
rial In which his employers were inter-
ested. Senator Tignor said Monday: Il
see they have been making test OF oolitc
limestone. Well, that test proves that
the st0ne we are using is not 0olitic lime
stone butls a sandstone. | was professor
OF chemistry for five years, and know
that much" None Of the witnesses we're
under oath.
senator Rankin says he does not know
why Marcus A. Bel's essay on Georgia
marble WAS printed with the commissions
era' report.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26

INDIAN SPRINGS. GA, Aug. 2b.-Mrs.
George Henru. of Butts county. who has
been IN bad health for some time, has r0-
Gently shown symptoms Of insanity. On
sunday. while her husband, who IL a
mute, was asleep, her condition became
worse and she imagined that some one
was trying 10 Kill her aud wandered away
from home. A. eoOn AZ she Was missed
search wae Instituted Tor her, but without
success. A. night drew near, hundreds
IN men were searching the woods where
she Was last seen, the search continuing
nii through the nifht aud until morning,
rhen shs was found AZ = Mr. TOwles',
several miles ffam her home, which place
eha had reached nhnut midnlHhi hho
was sary violent ard bad iO be- locked ln
4 0inali until hef lflln1H were notified,
Nhen fhey we're oTcriolod 20 God Def.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
An Interestlng Point.

The case OF j. Russell Hodge vs.. W. d.
Ellis, guardian ad litem, appealed TO the
Supreme Court OF Georgia, brings up an
interesting point. Joseph l.. Durham
had his life insured In the Legion 81 Honor
for $1,000 and IN the Royal Arcanuln
81, 900. Durham was not able ~ pay his
insurance dues and be Onered Hodge
$500 interest IN his insurance TO keep
his dues paid. BY the time Hodge had
paid $500 dues Durham died. Hodge
nOwa claims bis $4,000 and the guardian
Of the child NJ Durham. The judgment
ln che court below was 20 award 70 Hodge
the $500 be- bad paid and no more.
From Fulton superior Court ana ne
CRY Court of Atlanta, there are appetifn
~ tha October term of The supreme
Court NJ Georgia thiriy-thfee casrs, nl
these nine are from Iho criminal nofhfi
400 iNoniy-f0uf from The OWL aide OF the
court
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
Sadly Deformed.
From the Excelsior Pioneer z

FROM tte Il GceCbtoT [tOffeeF EOQte-
Passing Mr.. NJ. G, jones' place near
StateshOrO last Sunday evening he asked
us 10 stop and look at bis little babe. We
went in and pitiahle sight met our ewes.
Its arms and hands are badly def0rmed.
The rightshould + and elbow is natural.
the left shoulder is lower than the right
and il is difficult to locate the shoulder
joint. Each arm has what we will call
false elbow inst above the wrist Joint, and
from there the hands turn inward
and backward 40 that the fingers
point toward the BODY. The false elbows
are stiff, and the fingers are derormed.
The little toe Of each foot lies on top Of
the next toes, otherwise the little babe
seems 10 be well developed. Its breath
ing seems to be unnatural, and we fear il
cannot live. Mr.. Jones told us this was
the third deiOrmed child born to him.
One had simply hands on each shoulder.
or the two preceding ones one lived two
months and the other three. He mas
several other children, all beautiful and
well develOped-physically perfect.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
How Randolph Was Named.

The county of Jasper was first called
Randolph. The name was changed when
John Randolph of Roanoke so bitterly OPP
posed the war measures OF 1S12-I4. The
people Of Georgia were keen tor the war
to begin. The fever ran high, and finally
the Indignation against Randolph grew
into such proportion that the Legislature
enacted to wipe the name off the list of
counties. II was as late as 1928 that the
stigma on Randolph was erased, when
the present county Of Randolph was laid
out and organized. A number OF names
were suggested for the new territory,
when Hon. Thomas Battle, at that time a
Wing Senator for Monroe county, got up
and asked that justice be done the great
Virginian by calling it Randolph, and so
the name was adopted.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26

"Then you don't believe Mr.. Beecher is
at all queer, as this article would appear
to indicated"
"Most certainly not. His mind and In
tellect are as clear and penetrating as
they were twenty or thirty years ago. He
is preacher of the most decided convIc-
tions, and very many who do not regard
things iD the same light as he, naturally
won't agree with him. He ia exceedingly
stubborn. but when he. believes he is
right he'll 20 ahead though the heavens
were to fall the next moment. But Mr..
Beecher is the one to interview. / can
tell you nothing more than that we shall
hold fast to him 80 long as he shall CON-
sent to stay with u.s.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
A Comedy of Errors in One Act.

About two months ago Frank L. Henry
and his wife, Of Macon, concluded To
make their future home In Atlanta, and
moved 70 that place. Since then no visits
have been passed between him and his
family at Macon. AZ MIR. Henry's parents
wanted 10 see him, they decided TO take
advantage of the cheap rates offered Sun
day. aud 10 spend the day with bis family
in Atlanta. Thinking that II would be nice
to surprise them, no word was sent 10
Mr.. Henry by his parents that they
were coming. and in company with W.
l.. Henry. Miss Mamie Henry and Mas
Laura Papv, Mr.. Henry's parents boarded
the o'clock train sunday morning for
Atlanta. On the 10 O'Clock train that ar
rived in Atlanta the same day Frank
Henry and his wife went TO surprise their
families there and spend the day with
them. or course the two families missed
each other, and there IL where the great
est surprise OF all came in. A failure 10
use the wire developed a surprise party
that was az unexpected as It was disap-
pointing.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
FLORIDA.

business Is good at Palatka.
Ceisr' 5 Et..an we'll is being bored for the
~ n'y ICE factory.
BanD Gearing for the foundation for the
Ts. Ocaia Is being made.
IN iaDts,2"u nail building In Cedar Kew ia
finished state, and no move is
T' nude 70 complete IL.
Kew >>harrio Pompano arrived AZ Cedar
M 3.y lf two ago with 5000 mullet.
sterr aus Tor the hsh business brightens
troi II ~ 'i1,es' tho little 7-year-old daugh-
nsss- Ut n, watchman and harness-
Jae,,1r,. ''cM urray's livery stable, at
sierra "nlle sliding down the ban
osy 49,. ~ Joseph's convent, satur.
iF.afm % 'oni fell and broke her right
aseli,,n-.' guy. " nd,iary attempted 20 burn the
hsg 49,. 'aAes Hale, cOlored. al Cedar
tb n.y. " TWO ago. The house IA attn.
heeis y. most thickiy settled bloet m
f.t. hhd bad the sonnndrst ~. ,.l ~
hlfsaf ,i.,",aE ny toe awaiting Of The in.
fHls.. u, npuse' a large portion. IN not
tis, '' lle town, would TODAY 10 IN
ialrsf,t nAn placed q l0t ~ sbayines
nr1fras 4, llH kerosene uuder fba bouee
hha....'' ana q Was with a lfIe1ifv tbsf
faus.. hishod Without dolng ,ntee
naraE. pfiln r0infa ~ A r.ior.d
iHiar several times been nndes
fffu ..t. ~ SIMILAR sefs. bad a. .yt.
A. s'issi ~ sifong cngugh ~ warrant