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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
A GHOST STORY.
Solving the Mystery of a Haunted House
in Massachusetts,.

Solving the Mystery of a haunted mouse
in Massachusetts.
LOWELL, Feb. 17.-0n the road leading
from Egremont, Mass, 10 Mount Everett
is a house which was once the home of a
sea captain, who was murdered by the
insubOrdinate crew of his ship. After
that event. on stormy nights, his wife and
daughter used to be disturbed by sounds
of creaking cOrdage, tapping sails, clank-
ing chains, and other nautical sounds,
which seemed to come from the garrett.
Above all the rest OF the noise and tur-
MOL. whoever was down stairs could
hear angry voices, grOans and cries for
help. A great many people used to gather
in the house on stormy nights to hear the
lnaccountable and alarming racket in
the garrett, but no one ever had enough
courage to open the garnet door and try
10 solve the mystery on these occasions.
At length the widow and her daughter
abandoned the house, the windows and
doors of which were then boarded up. All
of this took place hity years
seen the ruined house knew its singular
history. A few days ago Mrs. Melius,
n granddaughter of. the old captain, hy-
inc in Lowell, received a letter from a
sailor. from q South American port, who
saws that he was on the ship with her
grandfather on the night when the latter
was killed. He says that the Captain
wanted him to 90 to Egremont and tell his
wife and daughter that he had been muir.
dered. ard that enough money was buriea
in one corner Of the cellar 20 keep them
| in comfort all the rest Of their lives. TAe
! sailor went to Egremcnt as he had prom
! ised, but resolved to have the money In
! the cellar for himself. By an ingenious
! arrangement of Chains and other avail
/ able material he originated and kept W
the supposed supernatural tqmNlt wnIcL
/ had driven the Captains widow and hel
1 daughter from their home. He then made
a successful search in the cellar for th'
money, which he took with him TO Peru
RemOrse and the probability Of immediate
death Induced him to write this letter Q
explanation e Mrs, MeEls,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
EXPOSING sPIRITUALIsSI.
Magician KeIlar Performs Wonderful
Slate Writing Tricks.

Magician Kollar Performs Wonderful
Slate Writing Tricks.
On Monday afternoon, says the Phila-
delphia Record, Prof. Kellar gave pri-
vate seance at Egyptian Hall TO several
newspaper representatives. Mr.. Eellar's
object was to demonstrate that he could
produce by natural agencies what DR..
Slade processes to accomplish by Splritu-
alism. Mr. Kellar, after assigning the
gentlemen present to places around a
table, and within two feet OF himself,
produced nine states and, after washing
their surfaces, selected two; then placing
a piece of pencil between them he held
them alogt in full sight Of every one pres
ent. Immediately a scratching sound was
heard and, on opening the states, the fol-
lowing message was found, written in
plain characters:
at would perhaps be easier to believe
that these manifestations are the result
of spirit power than that they are merely
a cOniurer's trick. They can, however,
all be traced to natural causes"
Two more states were selected and held
beneath the table by tho magician's right
hand. the thumb of which was all the time
| in sight of the company. After conside-
rabIe scratching this message appeared:
just returned from the S0udan. Cor
don is alive and will return safely to Eng
/ land. BEN ALLAH"
The third slate, similarly held, stated;
with such undOubted evidence OF the
I existence of a spirit world, why Will you
! persist in doubling it!'
Below the above message appeared
| Prof. Kellar's signature in Chinese char
acters.
AS a final test Of his power the follow
I ing question was written upon slate
I "What is the height of the Washington
MOnument:r This the Professor was not
I allowed TO see. He, however, placed the
slate beneath the table as before. In q
! short time the scratching sound was heard
/ and, on placing the slate on the table, the
/ following answer was found on the Oh
verse side: eve have never visited Tine
! Washington Monument, therefore cannot
/ give its height"
/ Prof. Kellar then requested the gentle
( men TO join hands, after which spirit rap
/ pings were produced, and the Professor
In an explanatory way, said: ut Is JUS
/ such exhibitions as l have given YOU tina
lead credulous people to believe in splr
I ifualiSmD
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
THE DUDES OF PHILADELPHIA
Dudes at the Swell Clubs-Rich People
Owing Grocery Bills.

Dudes
Owing Grocery Bills.
The typical ''dude," says Philadelphia
letter. is to be found at some of the swell
clubs. All his money is invested in the
clothes which adOrn his puny body, and l
hear that a good many Of the members
owe their tailors besides. Hezekiah says
"a fellows not man till he owes tailor
bill, and he's not a man II he pays one
before he has run up another" That s
Hezekiah's logic, but it's not right, don't
think. PAY as thee gOes,'' was always
taught, but then am only young girl,
and / suppose / can't understand these
things. l imagine it is better to owe
money than to steal it from your employer
and keep out Of debt in that way, as Glen
more Todd did. He was bookkeeper
down at the Proyident Life and trust
! COm1any, thee knows, and they say ne
/ stole over 800, coo. 20, dear me, what a
/ good boy he used to be-" said Cousin Hez-
! ekuah. the other day. Il knew GlenmOre
/ we'll. Why, fused to 60 up to burlington
4 TO see him when he first moved up there;
/ but he got so good alter while that VISITS
/ to him grew mOnOtOnOus. Thee sees he
was cOnscientiOusly opposed to swimming
on First Day, and so, as the swimming
for me. | dropped his acquaintance and
! went in swimming nearer home with Tel
lows who were not so careful about VIC
lating even the spirit of the command
! ments.v wonder which is the worse, e
/ 20 swimming on Sunday or to steal 500,
I OO0l WHAT does thee think?
While speaking on the subject OF Owing
/ bills / want to whisper something to thee
, A prominent grocery man who does ols
business here among the SWEETEST of The
swell people told me the other day when.
was having mothers bill tor her, tina
some of the cold families" of Philadelphia
have not yet paid him for the groceries h
sold them last summer and sent out t
their country seats at Bryn Mawr an(
such places. and down to Long Branch
Cape May aud other coast resorts. Ism
il shame that people who have the none.
10 nav should Keep him waiting for hi
money so long? l should be sorry If
thought this practice Of letting bills rul
yvas characteristic Of Philadelphia.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
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THINGS WE'D LIKE TO KNOW

ESR. SCHREINFR explains at great length
NJ concerning Messrs. Evans Music Specula-
ton, but will he be Kind enough to give us a
little further information? We hope to be
pardoned for the doubt, but it doesn't strike
us that he is quite so innocent of guile" as
he would make out. In, fact we firmly be-
lieye that he hasn't even peg left to hang
his hat on. VIII he please explain in brief
and direct terms?
WHY, after we had published the fact that
we were Sole A 0ents for Evans Music, did he
deliberately set at work to get supply of it
and then further CiOlGte our rights by selling
it2 Would an honorable merchant do thus?
If he really doubted that we held the agency
why did he not inquire of Evans y Bro. at
their Boston headquarters instead of getting
friend in New \ ork to nose around ana see
if supply could not be underhGndedtv got
from branch honseF Would an honorable
merchant do thus?
He bought his first lot of cheap music from
Trippet, of Boston. Why then aid he not ap-
ply to Evans & Bro, of Boston, for their mu-
SIC instead OF getting go between IN New
York to arrange with a branch house for lt2
Was it not because he kne10 that 1cere sole
agents; and hence would be Protected at head
quarters?
After We had published the contract Of
Evans 4 Bro, proving beyond all que ton
that we were sole agents, why did he still
continue TO sell the music in direct violation
OF our rights9 Was this honorable?
And after we published the letter Of Evans
& Bro, dated Feb. Il, showing that he had
obtained the music HnkROlon 10 them, an was
selling it against their wishes, why does he
still continue to sell it, Is this honorable?
Our charge was that he had surreptioasly
and fundamentally obtalned this music and
was selling il IN direct collation. of our rights.
Out of his own mouth he condemns himself
and admits the absolute truth Of our state
mcnt5.
Please explain some more. Open confession
is good for the soul.
The New York branch of Evans & Bro.
claim ignorance of the exclusive agency given
us by the home house. II may be that they
are honest in this, as Mr.. William A Evans
has been south tor some time, and may not
have informed them, as he should have done,
of his contract with us. BE this as it may,
the New YORK house has +iOlc been duty mott
fed, and no more music can be had from them.
For the breach Of contract with us, and the
trespass upon eur rights, all parties concerned
must answer in due time through legal meas
ures.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
LuddGR & Bates Music House.
Evans loo. Music.
What Evans & Bro. Say About
Its Unauthorized Sale in Sa-
vannah by Ill. II. Schreiner.

TN recent advertisements we claimed 20 be
/ the Sole authorized Agents for Evans 10
Cent Music, and that Mr.. Schreiner had sur
reptitiously and under5dndedlg obtained the
ema lot which he was selling under regular
price. and in direct Isolation Of our rights.
The following letter from the Publishers shows
our statement to be based on fact:
Boston, MASS, Feb. II, 1885.
Luddegs &c Bates southern Music House;
GENTLEMEN-We had, IS we supposed. made
arrangements whereby no music could be
shipped by our Branches into your territory.
The arrangement has been violated, but by
whom we do not know We are investigat-
ing, and will report as EOOn as possible. on
may depend on our giving you full protection,
re hare nsUsr printed q CGtGLoGte for Mr..
SchreiaeT nor a0iU ace. The houses in Phlla-
dephia, New York and other cities bear orr
name. and he has no doubt obtained q small
lot of cur music from one Of these cities.
Truly yours,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22

Grape can be renovated, by thoroughly
brushing all dust from the material,
sprinkIing with alcohol and rolling in
paper, commencing with the paper and
Grape together. so that the paper may be
between every portion of the material.
Allow IL to remain sauntil dry
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
HORsFoRD's ACID PHOSPHATE.
In liability.

DR.. w. H. Holcombe, New Orleans, La,
saws; 81 found it an admirable remedy
for debilitated state Of the system, pro-
duced by the wear and tear of the neTY'
Gus energies
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22

As the On1y authorized agents for EVANS
IO-CENT MUSIC, we shall continue to sell il at
the PUBLIsHERS' REGULAR PRICE, 10 cents per
copy. We haven't as yet got down TO the
level Of a scent music trade, and trust that
we never may so far forget ourselves and dis
grace the music trade.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
What We Say About the Matter.

"Compettion is the life of trade" and we
don't in the least object to It, " aen it is legiti
racv through the practice of disb0BOrdble
anethods, which no Dealer who duly respects
himself or his calling will employ, we are
certainly warranted in giving the public the
facts in the case.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
THIS WEEK
Here We Name a few Of the Real Treats in Store for Yn

. ZOO YARDS BE4CHED PLLoWcAsE COTTON superior
OysrdsBE
sold
L atry
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down lsOto@
WHITE B
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t0$
KdOwno o olrS9
to s our$2
Our Kid Gloves we have se % 3 Ta 6f G c
will Oab
OPERA KID GLOW
Dress Goods. bargains offered IN the
now
White Goods Laces EmbrOideFies. %s de 6 anp5 yS
LAWNS CHECK JACoEET iTES
quality besides
Arrival of New Spring GOOds.wte ar. .s sf {
GOODS sEERsUCKERs. PER0ALEs, and other aone goods
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22

Hamilton Lace Stripes,
swiss Revere Stripes,
Hair Card Checks,
Shadow Lawn Stripes.
Pin Lace Checks,
Mallacca Plaids,
Iinnon dc Dacca,
iinnOn dc SyTic,
Persian Ieno Checks.
French W eli PiGue,
French ATERure Pique,
Brilliant 2Ique,
Avon Lace Checks.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-01
A cunning Point IN GRANTS Career

Batavia (Ohio) Letter To the Cincin-
natl Times-Star at has never been
told, said Judge Ashburn, (who mar
ried Grants cousin), "that Gen. Grant
might have gone through the war in
a more humble capacity. When the
rebellion opened he was poor and had
given up farming to clerk in his "a
theirs store at Galena, ILL.,, He came
to Bethel, o.. to see one of his cousins
to urge him to go in partnership to
supply bread for Camp Dennison. The
cousin did not care to engage in bus
iness with him, and the matter fell
through.
"At this time he hardly knew what
to do, and while here received dis
patch from Gov Yates asking him TO
take charge OF state instruction camp.
He thought il over and hesated. He
had been out OF the service for num-
ber Of years, and was not certain Of his
ability to drill raw recruits. He got a
big pine board and lot OF objects for
dummy soldiers, and commenced APP
plying military rules to see If he could
form company.
"He set up his men over and over
again, but he gave up in despair. lie
could not do it. lie had forgotten his
former power and conld not accept
the position offered by Gov. Yates.
But he went to Illinois, visited the
camp, saw the men in motion, aud like
flash his old lessons came back to
him and he accepted" 1t is for the
reader to speculate on Gen. Grants
lie had he become commissary at
Camp Dcnnison, or had he declined
the olIer Of Gov Dick Yates.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-01
The Machine Democracy.

The organs of the machine are work.
ing most winsomely 10 accomplish the
farther distraction of the Democratic
party and make its defeat certain in
1886. Under such leadership the par
ty's majority of 4U,000. has III very
short while dwindled to handful, and
not content still, it seems, they would
further decrease it. 1t is rule or ruin
with them, and under pain of being
driven to the Republican party or into
gang to themselves, Democrats are
to subscribe to the various isms they
endorse, and notwithstanding the ma
jority set down on the railroad COM
mission foolism in the last election,
these would be destractionists, would
re-insert commission plank i'll
the next state platform and they so ad-
vocate Another favorite argument of
the machine press is to stigmatize the
members of the party that make a sboW
of independence, that exercise the hea-
ven-given right to think for them
selves and express ii preference for any
live policy they, the machine, oppose,
as allies of Republicans. Now it is not
the fundamental principles of the par
tv or its time-honored policy to which
they demand allegiance, but the sup
port OF the isms and questions of local
management of great industries and
the subversiQn of individual or corpo-
rate right they endorse and favor Ev-
cry true Democrat will and should adj
here strictly to party principle and
support its mandates and nominees,
honestly made by the majority, and
this great mass OF Democracy will do,
but against the acts of the machines or
the substitution of the views of selfish
leaders and machine press for the
broad and liberal principles of Democ-
racy, the party will kick and should.
The great body OF Democrats in Ten
nessee have no quarrel within them
selves and are true to the princi-
pies of the party, it is the leaders that
are divided. But if the efforts OF the
machine element are successful it will
create divisions in the ranks and de-
feat will follow. There should be an
end to the fight upon the old Wing ell
ement of the party. The press and
the assumed leaders should cease to
exercise so much the intoierant spirit
prevailing Better strive to bring
about harmony and unity. Now we
would not be understood even as in
timating that any number OF Demo
Gratis can be driven to the Republican
party. A good Democrat can never
become Republican, but, under lash
and whip and spur and persecution of
the machine press of the party, men
may become Indifferent and remain at
home, as did thousands of Democrats
at the last election, when the result is
easily foretold. We regard the con-
tinued success of the Democratic par
ty as essential to the well-being of the
country as the spread of the Gospel is
to the success of the christian, there
fore, brethren, let's be united
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-01

o. o. steaiey to the Courier-Journal.
Bret Harte, as everybody knows, is
to lose his Consulate for inattention to
duty. He has madea great struggle
to keep the place, but he must go.
Here Is story that illustrates the way
he ran the office, which is both
true and good One day an American
visiting Glasgow tried TO find the Con-
sulate, and after some trouble succeed
ed in discovering burly Scotchman
who held the Office. The visitor asked
If Mr.. Harte was in. ''Oh," said the
buriy Scotchman, aMr. Harte is never
here. He lives in London and devotes
himself to literature. @Ah,1 said the
stranger, "then l will leave my card
and saying this he gave the pasteboard
to the attendant, who took itand read:
Alvey Al. Adee, assistant Secretary Of
State, Washington, u. S. ..A-2 -Con-
f0undit exclaimed the embarrassed
Scotchman, @Why didn't ycu tell me
who YOU were Then I'll telegraphed
Mr.. Harte and he'd been here tomor-
row morning"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-01
nailrord Commission.
Wincheslex Homo journal.

j 1t must be admitted by every think
ing man, that il the next State Con,
vention Incorporates in the platform
Railroad Commission plank, tile de.
feat of the Democritic partyis is inevitl.
BILE. The handsome Democratic ma
| jorifv of 10000 votes a few years ago
has been reduced, under the "machinea
leadership, to the pitiful majority oil
1000 votes With this fact staring
them in the face, which should haunt
them like Banquo's ghost this same
set OF politicians are lighting furiousty
for Il Commission, when the inevitable
result Is to turn the State over to Re-
publican rule. And we will add fur
ther, by way OF parenthesis, that il the
amachine" is to dictate and control
| the policy of the Democratic party i'm
the coming Judicial election, our Su-
preme Court will be composed OF Re
publican Judges.
The only question to be decided by
the machine element is, whether or
not they prefer to succeed in getting
Incorporated into the platform Conn
mission plank which win result III the
overthrow of the Democratic party, or
leave it outand thus secure beyond a
doubt Democratic success. Suppose
the amachinep succeeds in incorporat-
ing such a plank in the platform--it
only amounts to success in a Conyen-
ton and defeat of the party at the polls.
II there is so much Democratic
juice coursing through Che veins of
the anachine" element rs it processes,
why is it that 1t will clingto pet idea
which threatens the effectua over
throw of the Democratic party in Ten
nessee The answer is easy. Itioves
A Railroad Commission better than it
does the principles of the Democratic
party. If this be true, then this "ma-
chine" element would not hesitate for
moment to 60 over to the Republican
party, if it thought it could geta Com
mission by supporting that .party.
Talk about government being arbitra-
ry and the people of the government
having right To reach down into the
pockets of men who happen to have
an interest III n paying corporation
and take their property-this, too, in
utter disregard OF the decision OF our
Courts-is advocating nothing more
nor less than communism in its rank
est form.
Thss Home Journal wants harnlo-
ny in Democratic ranks, and, rs much
,ls it deplores the situation, shall go
to the full length OF its tether in sup
port OF the Democratic nominee for
Governor.
8 In our last issue we called upon the
Nashville Union to know whether or
not IL worlll ;tbide the action of the
Convention. After republishing our
article, the Union says: "The Home |
Journal may rest assured that the
Union will support the nominee of
the Democratic Convention for Gov
ernor." We ask no more for Of course,
the Union (nor any other paper IN the |
State that believes it is wrong to in
fract upon the charters sof the rail-
roads,) cannot support plank in the |
platform asking for Commission.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-01

Ones hair begins TO fall ont from
many causes. The important qaas-
ton is: What is sure 10 make "A
grow in againg According tn the
testimony ~ thousands, Parkers Hair
Balsam will do it, IL quickly covers
bald spots, restores the original color
when the hair is gray or faded, eradi-
Gates drandrnir, and ctuses the scalp
10 feel cool and well. II Is not u dye,
not greasy, highly periumcd, safe.
Never dissapOints those wllu require a
nice, reliable dressing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-01
The Old Pastors Farewell.
Boston Herald.

A North Adelaide, Va, parson was
taking leave recently of congrega-
ton with which he had not lived on the
best Of terms. II do not regret our
separation, dear brethren, for three
good and valid reasons: The first is
that you don't love me; second, that
you don't love one another; and the
third, that God does not love you. You
don't love me-my salary is several
months in arrear; you don't love one
another-or there would be no such
dearth of marriages amongst you; and
God doesn't seem to love you as you
ought to be loved, because there have
been SO few funerals among you lately.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-01
Guthrie, KY, July 25, 1885.

@BUz" furnishes us the following
clerical information about certain
Nashville old-timers: A. E. Alloway,
Tennessean, 1880; John s. Dashiell,
Rocky Mountain, 1887; H. L. Clai-
borne, Red Rover, 1857; F.W. Weller,
Josiah Nichol, 1889; Hugh McCrea.
Clarksville, 1S4l; Geo. H. Clark, Tai
ma, 1943; C. w. Anderson, North Car
olina, 1S49; Ben f. Egan, Countess,
1S49; I'll. C. Hensley, Susquehanna,
1850; VIM. Litterer, Hoosier State.
1858; I. L. Armstrong, Republic, 1853
These several ancient steamboat clerks
are still living, but not one OF them is
engaged in boating.