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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-25
CAPTURED BY A RATHER.
HIS sn keship Takes Possession 81 n
Nashville AND Chattanooga Train.

/ HIS sn heship Takes Passession 81
Nashville and Chattanooga Train.
Henry Andrews, an old engineer on the
Nashville. Chattanooga and 30. Louis rail
way, tells an Interesting story about the
capture Of ais engine in 1891, when ne was
pulling a passenger train. His engine
was No. 80, and he pulled out Of NASH
vile with full train Of passengers
bound for Chattanooga, Knoxville ard
other points. At Stevenson, Ala, they
stopped to wood-up, which they had to
carry in their arms. They started
again, and Just before reaching Ander-
SON station, Jim Wilson, the fireman.
who had turned around to get some wood,
sang out: "Great scot. look az that
rattler.N - Jumped" said the engineer,
"as he uttered the words, and 10 my
horror saw a tremendous rattlesnahe
climbing down from the tender with half
his body over the platform. Ny hair com
menCed % crowd my cap of my head, aud
10 say ! was scared doesn't begin 20 eN-
press it. Jim gave a yell, aud when J
looked around two seconds later 20 see
what. he was doing ! saw the rattjer
crawling into the cab. But Jim was
nowhere to be seen. He had jumped on
and left me. pulled back the throttle
and ieAped over the snake, which ratified
"a | jumped and landed in the tender.
Standing on a log | watched that snake
take possession OF the cab, which he did
without any ceremony. The steam was
not completely shut OF, and knowing that
the train full OF passengers was at the
mercy Of that snake / started back to-
ward the cab with stick in my hand,
when the rattier, hearing the noise |
made, elevated his tail and ratified In
mighty lively fashion. That settled IL.
by this time We had crossed the noun
tain and were sailing along pretty lively.
No. 8 was waiting for Us at Steven
son, and knew that il the snake run the
engine till we got there, the Coroner Of
the town would be kept busy for a week.
Crawling over the tender and making my
way into the postal car. l hurrledly tod
my story TO Charlie Henderson, the mes
senger. and then 10 Frank a Armstrong, the
eXprcssman. We held "A hasty cOnsulta-
ton and decided that something had 20 be
done, and done quickly The train was
moving along lively, and the thought of
No. at Stevenson made us fairly wild.
Aiming ourselves with pistols fur
nished by tue postal and express
men, we carefully crept out to the ten
der, and, looking into the cab, saw that
dO-gOned RATHER stretched out on the
board by the window. Well, it didn't take
more than three seconds for us TO nut
three bullets into his carcass. They
struck him so quickly and so thoroughly
that before he could get a chance to rat
tie be was AS dead as Hector. Grabbing
a stick, jumped into the cab, threw the
snake out OF it and got hold of that
throttle. Wen, to make long story short,
l landed old "56' on time at Stevenson;
and, strange to say, the first fellow | saw
was the Coroner, but, thank heaven, there
weren't any inquests for him to hold.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-25
PASTURES IN THE AIR.
The Cumberland Mountain for Cattle
Ranches.
From tie Ea.hriV- Aa>riaoH.

From tie Na.iriis 4 a5erie7H.
There is one element OF wealth in Ten
nessee to which the stockmen Of the state
are not sufficiently aroused. The cum
berand plateau. embracing about 5,VO
square miles, 1900 feet above the sea
level, is one OF the finest pastoral regions
OF the continent. It's mainly an extend
ed plain, not much more uudulated than
Davidson county. For miles 5u many
places it is less broken than Davidson
II is covered with q variety 81 wild grasses
which afford from April TIL November
pastures Of rich quality better dur
ing that period than Texas and the Terri
tories can boast.
In the West il is estimated that from
twelve 10 fourteen acres arc required for
each COW, while on Cumberland noun
tain five acres are sufficient. In the
West cattle have 10 20 from one ~ ten
miles to water Of an inferior quai3ty.
while in the Tennessee mountain region
springs o. ihe finest water burst forth iu
etery raviue. Cattle in tine W est are at
all times subject 70 the suns heat, while
on the Cumberland the open woods Give
all the cool shade necessary for their
greatest thrift. n is false economy 20
pasture cHttlo during spring, summer,
and fail ON land worth $50 io $50 su acre,
when the cheaper mountain ranges age so
convenient. ~ doing this and deyoting
their farms exclusively 10 the production
Of winter feed our breeders could carry
three times as many cattle and make
their farms trebly profitable.
But we are asked, "Will cattle thrive
we'll on the mountain ~ We answer that
they are as fat there now, and every year,
as those that range our richest Middle
Tennessee pastures. They are driven
there emaciated I'D April. and carried into
the Cincinnati beef market in November
10 compete with keuWcky-craz cattle.
Another asks II any but scrub cattle
thrive there. We answer, after inyestiga-
ton. That iiuc-graded stock does exceed
ingly well there. Another asks. Nv nat
does il cost 10 carry them through the
summer One gentleman who has a
ranch on the mountain, carrying 30 head,
after years of experimenting, places the
entire cost OF salt, herdsmen, and atter-
lion at 43c. per head for the entire period
from April to November. The stOck-raIs-
ers of Putnam, Oyerton, Waite. Warren
and other counties at the base OF the
mountain. embracing Sequatcble valley,
have carried il on for years with the
greatest success. The land can be bought
at from ) to 50 per acre. There Is
enough rank grass going TO waste there
now 10 fatten more cattle than there are
in the entire State. Our cattle crop might
be quadrupled by utilizing this the great
est unoccupied natural pasture east OF the
Mississippi river.
1t also a well-knOwn fact that noun
tain-grazed beef ia the sweetest and juci-
est brought 20 market. There is a pCcu-
liar flavor 10 the beef, resembling some
what the flavor OF yenisOn. When the
opportunities which these mountains az
ford for grazing cattle and sheep shall
be known we feel certain that herd Of
100000 viii lind ready subsistence on
them for nine months in the year.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-25

4 Little Rock Burglar Of Business Like
Methods.


An ordinance imposing an occupation
tax has been passed by the City Council
Of Little Rock. The action is too local in
its character to be discussed in this pa
per, and we would not mention it at all
were it not for the fact that thousands Of
travelling men throughout the country are
likely to get caught. This tax is aimed
at the muscle and brain Of the communi-
ty. 1t cajOles the prOperty-0wner and
slaps the face of the labOring man. The
banker is its pet; the mechanic is its enc
nv. That il Will drive many people from
Little Rock there is not doubt. That 1t
viii prevent many people from coming
hither, there can be no conjecture.
This infamous tax strikes newspapers
with blow that has the ring Of ven
geance. The income of a newspaper does
not represent the gains OF the proprietors
but the income OF newspapers are taxed
I'm Little Rock. Why did not the Council
20 one short step farther and levy a tax
on school teachers2
AT one time the Council agreed to COM
pei every business man to keep q special
set OF books, 10 be examined by the city
collector. Shortly afterward it was
thought that this outrageous section
should be stricken out. Well, yes, it does
seem rather that way.
The ArkdnsQlo Traveller collects money
from all parts of the United States and
spends it IT. Little Rock; but this is not
enough. The Council says: "Look here,
If you've got any mOney-don't suppose
you have-but if you have, send it around
and we'll take care of it."
The other day q man went to the Chief
Of Police and said:
81 have been robbed. Last night q man
entered my house and took everything l
/ had, but / think that could identify the
/ r0hber. He is "A member of the City
1 Council OF Little Rock"
How DO YOU know
1 "Because, when he had taken every
/ cent in the house he demanded my books.
\ Il want 70 see, he said, now much bust
/ ness you nave been DOING / told him
/ that my books were not IN very good
/ shape. Very much yeXed at my careless
/ ness. he replied: We'll, III be around
1 gain within month or so and want Ia
/ find those books in good condition.
can't afford to DO business in "a loose
/ Way'r
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-25
1aitroaos.
Central & Southwestern RaiiE'ds

Al trains Of this system are run bv stand
ara ~ meridian time, which Is IS Iniuutes
sloYer than time kept by city, 1-es
SAVANNAH. GA. July n. lSes
( ~ AND AFTER SUNDAY. i1sy IL ~.
- Passenger Trans on the Central ~
eoC'h western Railroads ana branches viii
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-25

WhoOpl how the floor snakes how the
very rafters Tattlei Mursha, but was
there ever reel like unto this one W IN
the weighty Mrs. Kellcher, Durdencd by
her size, but warming 70 the work
mighty, looking her opponent square IN
the eye with the sternness and gravity
that the occasion demanded. jerry, man.
are your pipes a-shiapini Faster, ye
spalpeen do We heer; Al, thin rattle
10 out with the heels-now cross-noW
swing tarc-an-hounds, but what man
could stand up before it!-and all in a
heat the reel was finished, and the crowd
applauding. and Mrs. Kelleher painting.
Blind Jerry, who had followed every
notA Of his pipes Win grote7que CON
tortions OF his mouth, wiped the perspira-
ton from his suu-tanBed brow ari
drank to us again with the utmost salts
fanIinn
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-25
WILD LADY CHURCHILL.
A Western Lawyer says She Masquer-
AIDED As " I've" in Paris.

From, the Detroit Erening Eetcs
ayes, / know the Lady Randolph
Churchill, wife OF the new English Minis
ter, wen, !" said an aristocratic member Of
the Detroit bar this morning. "She was
a Miss jerome, Of New York city. one Of
the oldJerome family, after whom Jerome
park was named. Prettyi Wen, ! should
remark and with more of the dpyil in
her 90 the square inch thau in any woman
! ever met. Before Napoleon ILL., died
she was IN Paris, aud bong celebrated
for her beauty. was invited down 10 the
Emperor's summer palace 40 81. Cloud TO
attend brilliant masquerade ball.
"lmaginc the horror Of Empress Eu-
genie when Miss jerome entered the
reception hall attired as Eve. The lmper-
Bouati0n WIS exact In All its details.
Flcsh-col0red tights covered her we'll
shaped limbs, and even the traditional
hg leaf was not omitted. You can imug-
iue The di4maY OF the guests, and uarticu-
larry The Emperor. Tie had been solicit
Ing the Empress for q week % get her
consent 70 inviting the young American
girl.
Eugene wouldn't stand II az an. She
insisted on Miss jerome retiring. 10 WAS
regarded rs rich Joke by the young lady,
who hadn't an idea 81 its Improperly.
Truef Why, certainly itg true. i'll
vouch, personally, for its truth, ns heard
~ from no less parsonage thau one 81
Mise Jprume'H near relatives, who WAS
chum VI mine az Williams College"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-25
Shipping.
ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE
General Transatlantic Go.

ID ETWEEN New York and Havre, from pier
- No. ~ n. H., foot Of Morton atreaL
Travellers by this line avoid both transit lJ
EnFlleh railway and the discomfort o. cross.
ipg Che Channel in "a small boat. Special trau
leaving the Company's dock 90 Havrs direction
Paris ON arrival OF steamers. Baggage check
eli at New York through 10 Paris.
ST. SIMON, DURAND, WEDNESDAY
july 2a, Is AN. ..,
CANADA, DE EERsABIEo, WEDNEoDAlt
Aug. B. moon. .....-
NOEMANDtE, FRANGEUiL, WEDNE5
DAY. Aug. D., A.. NJ. ..,..
ST. LAUEEEr, pE JOUssELlN, WEDNhs
DAY. AVg 30. D.. 81.
PRICE or PASSAGE CincludinR Wluoli
To tIAVBE-FirHt Cabin flVe sud 500 5o9.
ond Catin 800; 5tHorAre from Sew orr
tiAgre. fl5; ,toerhgc from New York 20 fhrlH'
yqs; including vino, bedding and utenells. 4,
Checks payable 20 sight IN amount 70 HuN'
the UunguC rfunattlUitiQue OF Paris. 49,.
LOUIS pE BEhiAN, AReue BOVINE
Green. foot Of broadway, n. Y.
0r WILDER y CO.. Agents for savanIlnl.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-25

Local Sleeping Cars on all night trains be-
tween Savannah and Augusta, Savannah and
Macon, Savannah and Atlanta.
Connections.
The Macon and EatOHtOH scCOmmO alton
train runs daily except Sunday between
Macon and EatOnt0n.
Train No. 81, leaving savannah at 9 40 m,
connects at Gordon daily except sunday
with train for Eatonton
Train No. 81, leaving Savannah at 8:45 p
N, VIII not stop Except on Suudays) 10 put
on passengers at stations between Savannah
and No. A..
Eufaula train connects at Cuthbert for Fort
Gaines daily except sunday.
The Perry accom- mediation train between
Fort Valley and Perry runs daily Except Sun
day.
The Albany express train runs daily be-
tween Smithvillo and Blakely.
At Savannah with Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway; at Augusta with all lines
10 North and East; 1T Atlanta with Air Line
aud kennesaW Routes to all points Morrill,
East and West.
Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths
on sale at City ONCE, No. 20 Bull street.
q. A. WHITEHEAD, WILLIAM ROGERS,
Gen Pass. Agt. Gen. Supt., Savaunahs
J. e. SHAW, W.T.. SHBLLMAN,
Gen. TRAY. Agt. Traffic Manager,
Savannah, las
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A WONDERFUL INSTRUMENT.
Something About the Organ in the Salt
Lake city Temple.


The organ has 2,704pipes and ffty-seyen
stops. Some OF the pipes are thirty-twO
feet long and large enough 20 admit the
bodies Of three men. The towers that rise
on either side are forty-eicht feet high,
with niche left between them for the
Goddess OF Music. This immense temple
OF music, which is nearly as large as
cottage. IS deliberately carved by hand.
IL Is impossible 10 estimate the cost OF
IL, az il was built in early days. when
froightug was done by OK teams across
the plains, and many Ofthe workmen only
received provisions for their labor But
they are people who will not ho out
done, and when The Episcopal Church
built their beautiful organ here the Nor
mons az once began % improve theirs.
which wa, AN show and framework, and
have already expended $4,000 on u. Sit
ting in tu3t yast auditorium. 200 feet long
by 100 Nid., whore tre acoustics are 80
perfect, YOU can hear pin drop from one
end to Gao other, amid tue cool and Silence
and s0ls unity of the vast 0mphithgatre-
for 10 Is circular Ia It's formation. with
the melodiOus, rhythmical. sIlyer.toned
strains 81 that powerful organ, under The
mnster hand, one is exalted tor the time
being and feels as / imagine hewili when
brought 90 face the great Master. When
listening 20 the grand Oilertofte Gin D)
hy Bsptiste J imagined ! knew what
Daute's Inferno was; puudUmOnium seem
cd let loose WHOM % low voice iu minor
strain began 90 sing. and one could only
think OF Che wall uf a lost soul and the
Tears u1hiddou start s0 sad. $50 sweet. go
Tar away iu THE voice. which. after an.
is 40 voice at all, hut only the effect ui the
organ. Then comes burst ut melody,
like the hailrluiuh chorus irpm Il thous-
aud soraphims uud oheruhum.. The el.
feet OF tho Cornelius MHrch. h4 Nendplu.
aohn. on tais superb organ. played by
this brilliant performer, can b0 more uasi.
ly imagined than described
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BUT WHY SHOULD WE STOP?
DID YOU SAY CREDIT?

ware there's ecreHb II he
M 1--WE month it .
Ed are bee >
cren tfprso
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aaiIroa0o
Savannah, Florida & Western Ry

All trains Of this road are run 10y Central
(s0) Meridian time, which is 50 minutes slower
than Savannah time
SUPERISTESDENT'S OFFICE,t
SAVANNAH, May ,. 1885.
NE AND AFTER SUNDAY. May ?. 1885,
~ Passenger Trains on this ROAD will run
"a fulIOws.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-12
SPARKS.

Throughout Spain, Saturday, there were
All new cases of cholera, and ISL deaths
have been reported
A fire at the Willows, CAL. Sunday fore
noon, destroyed an entire block from the
bank to the Crawford House; loss 500, 900,
incendary origin.
A dispatch from Muskcgon, Mich, says:
A majority of the boom men went to work
Saturday forenoon, and the strike is virtually
ended.
Patrick +. Brennan, aged 60, was arrested
at Utica, Saturday night, charged with having
committed incest with his Is year old daugh-
ter. He admits the charge.
The municipality of Cate ST. Louis, Cana
da, has applied for an injunction against
Montreal, to prevent the exhibition building
being used as small pox hospital.
A Swede named Olsen, of st. Paul, Mimi,
who was boating with his daughter in a skiff
collided with steamer on the Mississippi
Sunday evening and both were drowned.
The impression prevails in English capi-
tails that diplomacy has failed to arrange the
Roumelian difficulty owing to the warlike at
titude of Servia and Greece, both intending
to fight against the Bulgarian dominic unless
status quo be restored.
prairie fire few miles southeast of Val
ley City, MINI. Saturday night burned the
granary of A. c. Lee and considerable grain
belonging to other parties. The wife and
child of Seth Stanley were fatally burned in
trying to find "fre break
The question of placing Montreal sea-going
steamships and sailing vessels in quarantine
at Quebec is being discussed. Several cases
of small pox have broken out among sailors
and bargemen from Montreal and it is feared
that the disease might be communicated to
ship lsborers at Quebec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-12
PRAIRIE FIRES.
A Large Amount of Property Destroyed
in Dakota and Nebraska.

BISMARCK, Oak, Oct. 10.
The prairie fires were started near this city
yesterday, it is thought, by sparks from en-
gines on the Northern Pacific road One fire
was started within the city limits, and, pass
ing north, destroyed large amount of prop
erty. This fire is still raging, and, like all
previous prairie blazes, is beyond control of
the farmers. A Pierce, Neb, dispatch says
A terrible and widespread prairie fire is rag
ing in the northeastern part of this CPerce)
county, and the adjoining counties of Cedar,
Wayne and Knox. A high wind has been
blowing the last "a hours, and the great fire
has been travelling with remarkable rapidity
The hay on every farm in the course of the
fire has been swept off Many settlers have
lost barns, sheds and outhouses, and one
man his dwellings place. All the hay on the
Logan bottoms which had been put up for
cattle on Col. Offs Cedar county ranch, a
farm containing 5000 acres, has been des-
troyed. There are many large herds of cat
tie in that region, and as the hay has been
destroyed, the loss will be very severe on the
stockmen. The fire, which seems to have
started about the centre of Knox county, just
below the Satee-Sioux Indian reservation,
has been beating south against strong wind
which has materially staid its progress.
Should this wind suddenly let up the fire
may penetrate the southern border of this
county and work incalculable damage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-12
ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Judgments Rendered Saturday, Oct. 10.

WASHINGTON, Oct ii.
In the court of commissioners of Alabama
claims, yesterday, the following judgments
were announced with interest at five per cent
from the dates named:
No. bow. o. Denegres, S7O5; Septem-
Der 2, 1864.
2ll-Hermann F. Klumpp, s3O36; Novem-
Der 81, 1864.
102S-Wm Coleman, S29S April %, 1864
l029-Hiram T. Graves, $685. Jnly 2S,
1868.
103O-Oscar F. Griffin and Heman E..
Griffin, Sl62; July 27, 1862.
l032-M. p. Jones, SlOs0; July IS. 1862.
l033-James B. Stebon, 1929; March %,
1864
lo34-J. Underhill, SS532: July 10, 1864.
l035-The Sacramento Placer Mills Run
Co., judgment for the United States.
l036-Sulpher Bank Quicksilver Mining
Co, judgment for the United States.
1065-F. v. Batch and Anna J. Weld, ex-
ecutors, S4030 March 3, 1864.
l065-Wm. II. Goodwin, $4,000, March 3,
1864.
lO66-Philip B. Holmes, judgment for the
United States.
lOso-Elma B. Musgrove, 1915; February
2S, 1864.
lo98-Dwight S. Weaver, 1926; Novem-
Der Is, 1868.
ll00-John c. Doherty, judgment for the
United States.
1l06-Edward J. Gay, surviving partner,
$685. August 81, 1864.
ll07-Ogilvie B. Graham and Peter An
derson, S2722, March 81, 1863
lll9-F. Simpson, VIM. Butler, Thomas
c. Simpson and Lucius w. Smith, executors,
1884 August %, 1868.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-12
MAINE DISPATCHES,
FROM BATH.
The Bark Wallace Ii. Flint Launched
from McDOnald's Yard.

BATH, Oct. 10.
About l.30 this afternoon the bark Wallace
q. Flint was successfully launched from the
shipyard John Mcdonald at the south end.
A large number of spectators were present.
This fine vessel is named for the Youngest son
of Benz. Flint, the well known shipbuilder
and merchant. The carpenters dimensions
of the bark are as follows Length of keel,
lG8 feet; length of all, 1877 feet; beam, 35
feet; depth, Is feet; II feet hold, and feet
between decks after house, 80 feet long by
% wide at forward end, and 20 feet at after
end; quarter deck 45 feet long, reaching to
the mainmast, and feet, 10 inches in the
clear. The registered length of the Flint is
1884; bredth, 35.4 depth, l775; gross ton
mage, 835,04; net tonnage, 1929 She is
designed for the nitrate trade to the west
coast of South America, and is admirably
fitted for it. Capt Fred ii. Pearsons of
Rockland will command her.
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THE STREET CAR STRIKE.
The Grievances OF the st. Louis Strik.
ers Land Before an Arbitration Com.
mittee.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 10.
There was no further rioting last night.
The business mems committee appointed TO
srbitrate between the strikers and the street
car presidents met this morning. The CON-
mittee consisted of prominent merchants
They were met by acommi,tee of five from the
Knights of Labor Union, headed hv Casper
Heep, secretary of the executive board, who
has been practically managing the strike
since its inception, The Knights of Labor
committee stated that no street car strike had
been ordered. The men tried in every way
to meet the street car presidents and failed.
II the street car officials had met the men
there would have been no strike this week.
The men would adhere to the demand they
made, especially demanding the l2-hour rule
and the payment of 20 cents an hour for
extra work. Mr.. Heep submitted table
showing the wages paid on all the street car
lines in town. He showed that the men
worked on an average l6S hours day. and
that drivers were paid on an average 81 so
and conductors Sl.75 a day. They now de-
mand that - hours be days work, and that
conductors be paid 81 and drivers Sl.75 per
day. The committee then took a recess. The
lines were all running at noon. most of the
lines affected by the strike having about two
thirds of the usual Humber of cars in opera.
ton, two policemen being on each car There
has been no rioting today. Several men who
participated in yesterdays riot were fined on
an average $50 and costs in the police court
today.
Sr. LOUIS, Oct. IL.
Between 9 and 10 o'clock last night a
crowd of 200 strikers and friends derailed
and upset two cars of the Missouri Railroad
Co., near the corner of Market and High
streets. The police were soon on the spot
and speedily dispersed the crowd. The line
was well covered by police but this crowd
lodged in and did their work before the police
could prevent it. All the cars were with
drawn from this road and also from the Olive
street line, and the only road running cars
last night was the Franklin avenue line.