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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-19
BELT VERSUS BELT.
Eugene n. Belt Files His Answer to His
WIfe's Suit for Divorce.


BALTIMORE, Md, May 14.-Eugene n.
Belt, prominent merchant of this city,
to-day fled his answer to the divorce suit
recently entered by his wife, Mary Alice
Belt. He admits his marriage to her on
Oct. 10, 1894, at Morristown n. j., and
also that he left her on Jan. 81 last,
and has since refused to live with her, but
denies being guilty of any vicious conduct
or unkind treatment. He AYERS that he
met her at a seaside resort among people
of character and responsibility, and never
imagined that she was other than pure
and virtuOus woman.
The answer goes on to relate how he
discovered the fact Of his wife's cOnnec-
ton with the famous scandal in which
congressman Acklen, of New Orleans,
figured 50 prominently, and how his lady
friends declined to recognize him, and
how on Investigation he learned that the
complainant, before her marriage with
him, had led life of infamy, and that be
had been made the victim OF an abandoned
adventures. Mrs. Belt had called on him
and demanded admission TO his home
early in February last, and the next day
he was surprised to learn that she had
become violently insane, and was con-
fined in an asylum at Morris Plains, n. j.,
bill being sent MIN for three months
board ia advance, at $40 per week, for
which he declined TO be responsible. the
persons in charge OF the asylum having
refused defendants physician the priv
lege Of examining into complainants
mental condition.
Mr.. Belt further AYERS that since his
separation from his wife be has discovered
that the Ackien case was but small part
Of the 'candalOus conduct complainant
hadbeen guilty of before marriage, and
that he was about TO institute divorce
proceeding when served with process in
this suit. The case is the topic OF
considerable gossip in social circles, and
has attracted widespread attention
because OF Mr.. Belts high social standing.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-19

There are two valuable mushrooms that
grow on trees. One Of these is the oyster
mushroom, which grows in large masses
on old tree stems, one plant above the
other, forming very handsome object.
It's favorite perch is the elm, but II often
appears on the laburnum, ash, apple etc.
The top is dingy, sometimes nearly Wnlte,
AZ others fun brown. The oils, as well
"a the spores, are white and are arranged
in luos parallel with the stem Of the tree.
An allied species, with pale lilac spores
and "a scent like tarragon. Is not edible.
Another species Of the tree mushroom Is
the liver fungus. It's taste resembles
meat in q remarkable manner. 1T 9ener-
ally grows on the trunks of old oaks. and
is found also on the ASH, beach, and mex
DRY. Externally It resembles very
large tongue or a huge piece Of liver, loli-
ing out from the tree. and when nclsed a
red juice plentiiuliy eXudes. "A
good way Of preparing it is TO cut it up IN
thin slices and hroil it with steak and
dress with butter, salt and pepper"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-19
Jailrnanu.
Central Southwestern RaiIr'Ts

AZ on trans Of this system are run by Stand
si,t ~ er tt time, which is IS minutes
>,>- Avn ,s,AAXANNAH. GA, MAY l6. lss5.
~ AND AFTER SUNDAY. Ma 49, 30,
~ Passenger Trans on the Cenyyr-a'i iSoo;
noulh"eslcrn Railroads and branches wiz Wiz
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-19
HE MARRIED AwIDowINsrEAD
Nellie Il. Phillips sues Her Former Lover
for ZOO Damages.


CHICAGO, May IA declaration was
filed yesterday in the suit OF Nellie f.
Phillips against William +. Caherwood
TO recover $4,000 damages for alleged
breach OF promise OF marriage. The al
legations arc that Catherwood promised
Miss Phillips IN New York city IN 1868 to
marry her when be should be- requested
10 do so. but IN February, 1855. AZ Geo.
nomOwOc. Wis. he married Mrs.Clura Par
ker. Mis-, Phillips further says that before
she loved CatherwOod she was engaQ ed TO
Joseph Woods, Of New York City, whom
she threw over because CatherwoOd was
80 persistent. Mrs. Parker, whom Col.
Catherwood married, was the widow OF
tine late Thomas j.. Parker, formerly "a
member OF the Chicago Board OF Trade.
Mr.. Parker had acquired "A handsome
competency and retired % his summer
residence near OcOnOmowoc TO spend the
remainder Of his days. He had built u
home 10 cost of 100000, greenhouses
and barns worth 100000. and "a club house
costing 100000. His estate was worth
Sl,O0O,O0O but he left no will.
KsOw rnYsELF, by reaaing the "sei-
Uncc 81 Life" the beat medical work ever
published, for young and middlc- AGED men,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-19

Local Sleeping Cars on all night trains be-
tween Savannah and Augusta, Savannah and
Macon, Savannah and Atlanta.
Connections.
The Milledgeville and EatOntOn train runs
daily except Monday between Gordon and
Eatonton, and daily Except Sunday between
Eatont0n and Gordon.
Train No. SO. leaving Savannah at s:45 D
m, will not stop Except on Sundays) to put
of passengers at stations between Savannah
and No. 417.
Eufaula train connects at Cuthbert for Fort
Gaines daily Except sunday.
The Perry accommodation train between
Fort Valley and Perry runs daily Except sun
day..
The Albany and Blakeiy accommodation
tram runs daily Except Sunday between
Albany and Blakely.
At Savannah with Savannah Florida and
Western Railway: at Augusta with all lines
to North and East; at Atlanta with Airline
and hennesaw Routes to all points North,
East and West.
Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths
on sale at City Office, No. 20 Bull street.
q. A. WHITEHEAD, WILLIAM ROGERS,
Gen Pass. Agt. Gen. Supt., Savannah.
j. {. SHAW, W. +. SHELLMAN,
Gen. Trav. Agt. Traffic Manager.
savannah
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-19


Passengers for Brunswick by this train ar
rive at Brunswick (yIa Z. T., V. u G. K. r.
a. m. daily.
Passengers for Macon. Atlanta, Chattanoo-
ga, knoxville, Bristol, Roanoke, Philadelphia
and New Ork, take this train with through
Pullman Buffet Seepers daily.
Passengers for Fernandna, Gainesville, &C.
dar Key, Ocala, wildwood, Leesburg, and all
stations on Florida Railway and Navigation
Company and Florida Southern Railway take
this train.
Passengers for Madison, Monticello. Talla-
hassee and al Middle Florida points take this
train.
Connections at Jacksonville daily with Peo-
pies Line steamers and railroads for St. Au-
gustlne and all points on st. Johns river.
Through tickets sold and sleeping car berth
accommodations secured at Bren's Ticket
once, No. 22 Bull street, and at the Compa-
ny's Depot, foot of Liberty street.
JAS. L. TAYLOR,
GenI Pass. Agent.
r. G. FLEMING, Supt.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-19
FAsT NAIL.

Stops only at stations named above ana at
AZ stations between Ihomasylle and Chalta-
hoochee.
Passengers for Brunswick (via b. T., V. &
&. K. r. take this tram, arriving at Bruins
wick daily l0:50 a. m.
Passengers for Macon and Atlanta take this
IRAN arriving at Macon p. N. and Atlanta
10 80 D. IN. daily.
Passengers for Brunswick via B. & w. R'yl
take this train, arriving at Brunswick l:lO
p. m.
Passengers for Fernandina, Waldo, Oeala,
Leesburg Gainesville, Cedar Key and all sta
tons on Florida Railway and Navigation
Company take this tram.
Close connections at Jacksonville daily for
Green Cove Syringe, St. Augustine, Palatka,
enterprise. Sanford, and all landings on st.
Johns river.
Passengers for Pensacola, Mobile, New Or
leans, Texas and trans Mississippi points take
ths train, arriving a. Pensacola 1905 D IN,
Mobile 2:i0 N, New Orleans Z AS am.
pullman buffet and sleeping cars Wayeross
Steamers leave cambridge every Tuesday
and Friday evening for \ palachlcOla, COlum
bus and intermediate landings.
JESUP EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah daily at -......... 4:2O p m
Arrive at savannah daily at......... Z 80 :. m
arrive at Jesup daily at. .............. 6 go p m
stops at all regular and flag stations be-
tween Savannah and Jesup.
ALBANY EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah daily at ............ 900 D m
Arrive at Savannah daily at ..,..... $40 a m
Arrive AZ Jesup uaily at. ............ IL 30 y m
arrive at NaycrOss daily at......... 2:l0 m
arrive at Callahan daily at. ......... Z :5S a N
arrive at jacksonville daily at. S:j5 a IN
arrive at Dupont daily at ........... 1905 IN
Arrive at Live Oak daily at.......... $3.50 m
Arrive at Gainesville daily at. ....... $3.50 m
Arrive at NaldOsta daily at.......... :33 a M
Arrive st Quitman daily at .-........ 6:l4 m
Arrive at lhOmasYile daily at....... 7:l5 m
Arrive at Albany daily at .......... 10 go N
Fullman buffet and sleeping cars Savannah
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-12
WOKE PENSION FRAUDS.
n,..s,es,e. AZ enc phiIase'ph's of'es-''ess.
%, s.eLers Bondunen Reasonable.

r.s AtekeI's Bondssnen kespeusibie-
A philadelphis tpa.) special says:
For the past tive months agents. from
the Pension Office atwashington have
been engaged at the agency in this city
making thorough examination Of the
twenty thousand and odd claims that
are on The list here, and they have dis
covered that fraudulent claims amount
ing TO at least 100000 have been paid.
IL is probable that as result OF the
investigation the bondsmen OF the late
pension agent, General Sickel, will be
called upon by the Government
TO make good the loss that It
has suffered. The examination by
the experts is still in progress,
and the loss may possibly exceed the
amount named above. One oil the
clerks of General Sickel has already
been convicted and sentenced to four
years imprisonment, and another Is
under indictment for trial. The frauds
so far discovered have been the payment
by the Government Of pensions to the
names of persons which were properly
on the list. but who were dead. The
method Of the clerks was to suppress
the fact. and by forging the dead per-
sons name secure the money them
selves. The Government does not
charge that General Sickel had any
knowledge, criminal or otherwise OF
what was going on, but the Pension
Bureau SAYS that the frauds were made
possible through his lack of vigilance
and that consequently his bondsmcn are
responsible for the loss.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-12

TO thu Jnsruars condolences upon the
failure Of the Democratic House OF
Representatives 10 pass the BLAIR BILL
we accept them in the spirit in which
they arc rendered. but assure Il that II
IL attempts 10 make The Democratic
party responsible Tor the work Of a few
obstructionists il will fail most eyre
giously. No ono knows better than
docs the JourRai that had the BLAIR
bill been reached i, would have passed |;
and when our contemporary at
tempts 10 put the record OF the
Republican party against the record of
the Democratic party on the educational
issue, il gets into deep water. II the
Republican party had been sincere in
its professions in respect Of the negro,
il would have made national aid TO edu-
cation an accomplished fact ten years
ago. The Republican Senate passed
the bill only at the eleventh hour,
and passed it then in order to take the
wind out Of the sails Of the Democrats
if possible. We warn the Journal in
all kindness, because we do not wish it
TO undergo any hurtful excitement, that
these are the facts il has to deal with.
As TO what our contemporary says about
our acknowledging that there is Union
and admitting the supremacy of the
law Of the nation. why, bless its
innocent heart, does it not remember
that but a few months ago it in effect
advocated one set OF laws for the South
and another set for the North, while
the Dispatch, contending that this was
one country, claimed that the same laws
should apply in both geographical sec
tions: The Journals position on the
occasion referred to clearly negatiyed
the idea that it thought the South was
entitled to equal rights and privileges
under the law, and therefore negatiyed
the idea that it considered that there
was a Mon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-12
card Upon the Law.

The Radical Congress Of 1866 passed
the existing law which preScribeS the
manner of elcctiag United States Sena-
tors. That law requires the two bodies
composing the Legislature to meet to-
gether after the first ballot TO choose
a senator. These two bodies, thus as
sembled together. do not constitute a
Legislature at all, says Mr.. EDMUNDs.
Of course, then. the law is unconstitu-
tional. On Tuesday Mr.. EDMUNDs
said on this point
q BY the Constitution, think, of
every State in the Union, certainly of
every one that know of, the legislative
power is vested in two separate and in
dependent bodies, each Of which acts by
itself and for itself, and that is the
Legislature Of the State of which the
Constitution of the United States speaks
when it says that the Legislature shall
elect senator. Therefore, | am Of
opinion that Congress has no more
power to turn the two bodies the
Senate and House of Representatives Of
a StatC--fOrmed under its own ConStitu-
ton as two separate bodies Of different
constituencies, into one consolidated
body, voting per- capita, than it has to
declare that town meeting in the State
of Vermont may elect ex-senator and
call that Legislature, because it is
not by the Constitution Of the State It's
Legislature"
That little speech payes the way to a
new point in the Illinois case. Thus. if
the joint-aSSemblv of Illinois chooses
Mr.. MORRISON to be a United States
senator, and there be not present when
he is so chosen a majority of the mem
berS Of each house, there will have been
no election. so Mr.. EDMUNDs says.
The law only requires the presence Of
of che members Of both houses.
Some persons hold this language to
mean the same as the other language
but the Senate will have to decide
il does or not.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-12
roo HOT POR TIE TR1NPS.
-Four Men Cryira to be Rescued from Barn.
Ing Building.

A louisville (Ky.) telegram of the
10th says: At an early hour this morn
ing the tobacco barn Of w. II. Haw-
kins, at Live Oaks. Owen county, was
discovered to be on fire. The barn con-
tanned $500 pounds of tobacco, and
while efforts were being made to save 1t
the rcscuing party heard cries for help
issuing from the interior Of the burning
structure. The spot where the cries
came from was surrounded by hogs
heads of tobacco, and at the time unap-
proachabic. The fire was partly extn-
euishcd on one side and the stock OF
hogSheads thrown aside. Behind them,
in small nook, were found four trampS
who had been rendered unconscious by
the smoke. They were promptly res
cucd and taken to a ncighboring house.
One Of the men was burned about the
body and head and is not expected to
survive. The other, were not so Sc
riously injured. but are still uncon-
SciouS. The barn and it, contents were
totally destroyed. Loss about $4,000;
no insurance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-12
IMPROVING,

Our esteemed contemporary the
Providence Journal. in acknowledging
our invitation to il to come back into
the sisterhood Of States, says;
"The Richmond Va.) Dispatch is so
Modified in its temper by the Inaugural
ton of Democratic President that it
gives the Journal special notice that if
ii will come into the Union il will be
wholly forgiven Gratifyingly sur
prised at the new friendlness Of the
Dispatch toward the North, We cannot
avail ourself OF its benignahcy by
tacit acknowledgment that we have
ever been out Of the Union. We were
certainly in Virginia for few
days in 1861, but, although We got out
more speedily than was consistent either
with comfort or with dignity, we neither
cxpatriated ourSelf by the enterprise,
nor allowed Virginia, we being an atom
in the national power, to 30 out. None
the less We are glad TO recognize the
verbal acknowledgment of the Dispatch
that there is a Union. and we live in
hope that il will some day admit the
supremacy Of the laws of the natien.
And IN proof Of our sincerity we tender
20 the Dispatch our condolences upon
the fhilore Of the Democratic House Of
Representatives to pass the educational
biii.-
We can appreciate good retort. even
IL It Is at our expense, and therefore
eoaicss that we owe the Journal one.
Yet the Journal is not more g crafty
issly surprised y than are We. In fact
we are positively delighted at its jocu-
lar and sarcastic humor. It's article
constitutes as it were the first smile We
hare seen upon IFS handsome face for
months, and leads us to hope that
IL will eventually throw off entirely the
profound melancholy from which il has
so long suffered. and which was super
induced by negro on the brain. II its
editor will make another trip to Viz
GINA we guarantee that he shall leave
with both comfort and dignity, and with
xone ideas that viii prove a protcc.
ton against the "spooks {" that have
girea him 70 much trouble. As
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-12

lied than that. The honorable Senator
from Ohio fMr. ThmmanI viii give n'S
assent to that, IL the term has 'u"y ca
pred.
That last remark Of Mr.. isLAfsE'sis
worthy Of notice also as showing that
Mr.. TuuRmAS's reputation as q con-
sti,utional lawyer was so great that bis
opinion was held to settle any question.
Mr.. VEST says Of the constitutional
provision in dispute, that the clause as
originally reported to the Convention Of
1887 was absolute and unlimited, when
a vacancy shonld occur, and MIR. MAD
IsoN moved to put in these terms Oh
limitation. that where the vacancy
should occur by resignation or other
wise, or equivalent terms, then the
Governor of the State might appoint
That would seem TO be conclusive but
il was not.
In 1926, when the LANMAN case was
up, "happcn was held by LITTLE
TON WALLER TAZEwELL, OF Virginia.
to be the governing word in this proYl-
sion, and it always implied contin-
gency, and an unexpected one. ltcould
not. he said. apply to a foreseen event.
bound to occur at fixed period. Here
the vacancy was foreseen there was
no contingency in it. II was regular
and certain. 1t was the right OF the
Legislature to fill it, and if they failed
no matter from what cause, there was
no right in the Governor to supply their
omission. &C., &c.
In this opinion Of Mr.. TAzEwELL'S'
Mr.. GARLAND. the present Attorney
General, concmrcd in 1879, when he
made a powerful argument against seat
ing BELL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-12

Mr.. BLAINE, when he was a MEM
Der Of the United States Senate. secuted
the idea that the Governor could APP
point senator's to fill vacancies resulting
from the expiration of full term. We
quote from running debate in that
body ON the New Hampshire case Of
1879;
Mr.. Whyte | ask the Senator from
New Hampshire why the Governor of
New Hampshire cannot appoint for the
vacancy until the Legislature meets in
June.
Mr.. Blaine lie cannot do that if the
previous term has fully expired.
Mr.. Whyte: Suppose this Legisla-
turc has power to elect and does not
elect, ~ not that vacancys
Mr.. Blaine Then the power of the
Governor does not come in.
Mr.. Whyte: 1t does. apparently.
MIR. Blaine Not at all.
Mr.. Dawes Every precedent of the
Senate is against il.
Mr.. Blaine The Senator from Mary
land is too good lawyer TO make that
assertion.
MIR. Wadleigh: Having examined the
precedeats. | am inclined to think the
Governor cannot appoint.
Mr.. Blaine OF course the Gorernor
eaaaes appoint. Nothing is better SET
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-12
THURSDAY.........MARCH II, 1885.
What IL Means.

The seating ofMr. BLAIR as United
States senator from New Hampshire. al
though hewas appointed 10y the Governor
10 al foreseen vacancy, would not in
itself indicate any purpose on the part OF
the Senate to disregard the precedents
set by that body in the numerous cases
that have heretofore come before it
bearing more or less likeness TO this
one. But the avowal by Mr.. EDMUNDs
that he now thought that the Con-
stisution Of the United States contem-
plated full Senate at all times,
and therefore that senator's might be
appointed to I'LL any vacancy that might
occur. would seem to indicate that the
Republican senators have decided in adj
vance that they will admit the ap-
pointees of the Governors Of Illinois
and Oregon whenever these shall pre-
sent themselves and claim admission.
Mr.. EDMUNDs is, we suppose, the
ablest lawyer in the Senate, now that
Mr.. GARLAND has left that body but
we must think that his generalization
covers more ground than he intended it
TO cover. II is clearly not true. IL
the Constitution provides for full
Senate at all times, how does it happen
that no senator can be appointed by
the Governor Of Illinois until after the
legislature Of that State adjourns: To
ask this question is to expose the fall
lacy Of Mr.. EDMUNDs's argument.
and to show that he has allowed
partisan prejudiccs to warp his own
judgment. To say that the Constitu-
ton provides that the Governor shall
fill only such vacancies as may happen
during recess Of the Legislature is to
admit that Mr.. EDMUNDS'S argument
is not sound one. If the trainers Of
the Constitution had intended the
Senate to be full all the time, without
regard TO the manner of filling it, they
would have provided for all contingent
ries that might occasion vacancy in
Amy States representation.
We do not object to the decision
made by the Senate in Mr.. BLAIR's
case so much as to Mr.. EDMUNDs's
Illogical reason for changing his opinion
ON the question. Mr.. HILLS reason
in 1879 in discussing the BELL case
was more plausible. He thought the
trainers Of the Constitution intended
that the Governor should fill any va
cancy that " happened to exist " during
a recess Of the Legislature. This is
very different thing from arguing that
they intended the Senate to be kept full
all the time let the senator's be APP
pointed how they might be.
Only one Democrat voted with the
Republicans on the question of seating
Mr.. BLAIR. Not one Republican voted
with the Democrats. And yet the queS-
ton was not party question. IL was
purely and simply question of law, or
constitutional construction. If the vote
indicates anything, it indicates that if
the Democrats were in a majority in
the Senate, a person claiming seat
under such title as Mr.. BLAIR's
would have been refused admission.
II ought not thus to he. There ought
10 be one law for all such cases. But
we do not know how the Senate can be
induced to let the BLAIR case govern all
future cases.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-12
What Might Have Been.

DR.. BURCHARD has retired to pri-
vate life. Rum, Romanism, and Re-
bcllion retired him. He has made
himself famouS-aS famous, Mr.
BLAINE and his friends will say, as the
youth who fired the EpheSian dome.
He goes down to poSterity as the man
whose gun,
Though aimed at duck or plover.
shot wide the mark and kicked the
owner over
As the last remedy which the sick
man tries before he RECEIVERS his health
gets all the credit of the cure, so the
last factor to make itself felt in the de-
feat of Mr.. BLAINE gets all the credit
Of that defeat And yet how unjustly.
Think over the matter.
Mr.. ARTHUR's Indifference to
BLAINE'S success defeated the latter.
Mr.. ST. JOINS candidacy did the same
thing. HENRY WARD BEECuER'S sup
port secured the vote Of New York for
CLEVELAND, and, securing that vote
for him, elected him. The MugwumpS
defeated BLAINE. SO did the indie
pendent Republicans. So did the BEL
sHAZZAR dinner. So did Mr.. CoNK-
LING.
In fact, there were potent in the pre-
Sidcntial election numerous factors, the
absence Of any one of which would
have. or at least might have, caused the
defeat Of Mr.. CLEVELAND. The reader
will see, therefore, that Mr.. BEECHER.
or Mr.. BURCHARD, or Mr.. CONKIING,
or JOHN KELLY, or any other man
who influenced in the State of New
York more than eleven hundred votes.
can with reason claim that he elected
CLEVELAND.