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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-01
THE JoNEs-BUrLElI JOB.
"" the Government Made to Pay q
Senator's Rent?

~" the Government Made to Pay q
Senator's Rent?
Ben Butler, says a Washington letter,
~ fented his house on Capitol Hill to the
slate for the use of its committees. The
u' paid is $4,000 a year. Those who
" familiar with the cost of building
wa house and its present value in the
az estate market, say that this rent re-
e'snts exactly 81 per cent upon the
1shal investment. When it is remem-
I'eo mat the stone for this house cost
.uer nothing, it being brought here
'u Massachusetts quarries as ballastin
eminent vessels, IL Will be seen that
Y profit to the Massachusetts statesman
really much higher. IL il also noted as
N euse coincidence that the renting Of
wy house was arranged TN ough the "a
n VI senator Jones, of Nevada, who Is
IFl.alIman Of the Committee on Contingent
ls,peuses. There has been some trouble
tween Butler and Jones for some time
IN, the tettlement Of the rent said to be
,s N, rom Jones TO Butler for three
bo' y occup ncy Of the house. Butler at
,s. .llne went so far as 10 send an attor-
,og5 Sut 70 the Pacific coast TO see II nc
lbIssJ n i hot get hold Of some property 20 en-
,opr. 'ul 10 force a collection Of his &C.
lessG,, The attorney came back unsuc-
abo,',; IL Is now a subject OF wonder
.ueis.. tne capitol whether the strained
,lemaess relations between these two gem
49, ~ nave not been put upon a satisfac-
M, gasls through the Jones influence In
BsnauIs from the Senate rental for the
lhsiIt nouse Of three times what he could
80 tgpm pEiyRte lessee, .--l- y
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-01
A KENTUCKY 0FFICE-sEEKER

A Man who Wanted to See 30" Black
burn-He Came Here to Get a Post
Office.
Yesterday a six-foot Kentuckian, with
big boots and a butternut suit on, says
the Washington Star, strobe up to door
keeper of the Senate and said: - want to
see 10 Blackburn"
you'll have to go round to the other
door and send i'll your card" said the
doOrkeeper.
The Kentuckian went to the door
pointed out, got hold Of a card and pencil,
and, with no little difficulty, scraWled his
name upon it. After examining the bit
Of pasteboard for a moment, he handed it
to doorkeeper, saying: Take that thar
ter 10 Blackburn"
The Senate employe entered the cham
Der bearing the card, and after few mo-
ments reappeared with the information
that Senator Blackburn was asleep and
couldn't be disturbed.
"Can't be disturbed, hey?" queried the
kentuckiRn in stentorian voice. ''Wel,
l want ter see him. I've come hyar to
git post office, and here's my pertishun.
Look at it (unrolling numerous sheets of
paper Of different sizes and varieties,
pasted together and covered with ink
blotches and massive looking chirogra-
phy). It's got over twelve hundred names
hitched ter it,"
he slowly rallied up his mammoth petit
tlon, apparently meditating at the same
time, and when the bundle was compact
he turned to a by-stander, and in a sub
dued sort Of tone SAID:
"Will you please tell me how to get out
of this building? Pm a stranger hyar."
The man appealed to pointed the way
out of the capitol and then, perhaps by
way of encouragement. asked:
''But can't you see Senator Blackburn,
The w0uld-be postmaster stopped,
whirled round quickly and fairly shouted:
"Never mind; me and 10 Blackburn
both live in Kentuckyw
With that ne disappeared.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-01

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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
Deeds OF Blood.

Frank kubecher, living ten miles from
Carlinville, H.. quarreled with his wife and
beat her over the head with q club until
she was insensible. Thinking he had killed
her, he took his shot gun, placed the muzzle
under MS chin, and blew the top of his head
of. The woman viii probably die The
couple had been married twenty-seven
years.
The police of st. Louis find that the sig
nature of DR.. w. II. L. Maxwell in the
Southern Hotel register was written by the
same person as the lines found in the coffin
OF Charles A. Preller. No agent to 60 to
New Zealand for the murderer has vet been
selected.
At Tucumbia, Ala, on the night of the
Sth, negro named Jordan, who had as
saulted Miss Davis, daughter OF a farmer.
but who jumped from the window as Davis
shot at him, was afterwards caught and
lynched by q mob.
The execution OF Moses Cation, took
place at Morganfield, KY, on the Sth, for
the murder Of the woman whom he had
married for her property.
Mitchell Anderson, q Choctaw Indian.
was executed at Fort Smith, Ark, ON the
9th inst, for the murder, last summer. OF
another Indian. The culprit was shot az
cording to the custom Of the tribe.
Early on the morning Of the 18th, Mrs
Charles a. Libbey, Of Chicago whose has
band mysteriousy disappeared short
time ago, committed suicide by taking car
bolic acid
George w. Tripp, an old man, OF Free
vile, n. Y, was told that his wife, with
whom he had lived for fifty years WAS at
fcted with cancer and could only live a
short time. He became respondent and
hanged himself III his barn.
Chas. r. Fuller, of Linwood, Hamilton
County, o., shot himself on the 18th. He
was Respondent over the death of his wife
At Union City, Mich, on the 9th, Jean
Salisbury got into a drunken quarrel with
his brother-in-law, Peter S. Miller, in the
course Of which the latter was shot dead.
At Newark, n. j., on the 5th, Mrs. Lucy
Gilchrist, while insane from drink, took her
siX-months-old child to the woodpile and
chopped it with an axe in q horrible manner
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
Fortune and the Beggar.

The following fable is by Krilof, the
Russion Esop. 1t is interesting from
the fact that it is illustrated in bas-
relief on the Krilof monument: A
wretched beggar carrying a ragged old
wallet was creeping along from house
to house, and, as he grumbled at his
lot, he kept wondering that folks who
live IN rich apartments, and were up
to their threats In money and in
the sweets OF indulgence, should go SO
far as often to lose all they have, while
unreasonably craving for and laying
their hands on new riches.
"Here, for instance" he says, ''the
former master of this house succeeded
in trading prosperously and made him
sell enormously rich by commerce. But
then, instead of stopping and handing
over this business to another and
spending the rest Of his years in peace,
he took to equipping ships for the sea
IN the spring. He expected to get
mountains of gold, but the ships were
smashed and his treasures were swal-
lowed up by the waves. Now they all
lie at the bottom Of the sea, and he
has found his riches melt away like
those in dreams. Another man became
one OF the farmers of the spirit tax,
and SO gained million. That was a
trifle, and he wanted tosdouble it. So
he plunged up to his ears in specula-
tions, and was utterly ruined. In
short, instances of this are countless.
And quite right, too-a man should
use discretion"
At this moment Fortune suddenly
appeared to the beggar and said:
"Listenl have long wished to help
you. Here is a lot of ducats | have
found. Hold out your wallet and |
will fill it with them, but only on this
condition. All shall be gold that falls
into the wallet, but if any of it falls
out of the wallet to the ground it shall
all become dust. Consider this we'll.
1have warned you beforehand. Ishall
keep strictly to my compact. Your
wallet is old; don't overload it beyond
it's powers"
Our beggar is almost too overjoyed
to breathe. He scarcely feels the
ground beneath his feet. He opens his
wallet and with generous hand gold
en- stream of ducats is poured into it.
heavy.
els that enough ?"
''Not yet"
"Isn't it cracking?"
''Never fear"
Consider, you'req quite Croesus."
Just a little more; just add hand
ful?"
"There, it's full. Take care-the
wallet is going to burst"
Just little bit more"
But at that moment the wallet split;
the treasures fell through and turned
to dust, and Fortune disappeared.
The beggar had nothing but his empty
wallet and remained as poor as be-
fore
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13

of our time is constantly being re-
ferred to by speakers and writer's.
Still it is probable that no previous
era could furnish finer examples OF
health and vigor associated with
length of years than can be found to-
day. On Easter Sunday, Lady Ruth
ven died at Winton castle, in Scotland,
at the age OF ninety-six. On Good
Friday she visited the tenants on her
estates, as had been her habit for
three-quarters of q century. She was
apparently in the enjoyment of per
feet health. She laughed like a child
when an old farmer informed her that
he and his neighbors considered her
the best 'landlord'' in all the coun-
try. Sixty years ago, while residing
at Naples and Athens with her hus-
band, she made a splendid collection
of Greek and Roman antiquities, which
she recently presented to the Scottish
Antiquarian Society. Two weeks ago,
Sir George Rose Sartorius died at
London. He was born August 9,
1870. He entered the navy at eleven,
and was midshipman at the battle
of Trafalgar, the leading Incidents of
which he recounted a few days before
his death. He brought the news of the
surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte to
England in 1915. He remembered
when no nation had man-of-war
furnished with long guns that could
throw a ball weighing more than thirty
two pounds. During nearly fifty years
spent in naval service, in which time
he had witnessed over a hundred en-
gagements, he was never on the sick
list. We shall have to go back to
patriarchal days, the historical accu
acy of whose accounts are very ques-
ti0nable. to find better examples of
continued health and longevity than
heSe
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
IN THE RUINS.
A New York Rookery Collapses, Buryins
n Number of People,


On the 9Th inst. the New York fire
department was called to q fire in
what is known as the estate Street
machine shop" q group OF buildings
occupying the block bounded by State.
Hicks and Columbia Streets and At
lantic Avenue. When the engines ar
rived on the scene it was found that
the fire was in the middle OF the block
and that the western wall OF q five
story building had fallen out, al
most blocking up the entrance
into the interior of the block
About the same time O. call
was madefor ambulances. Itappears
that workmen were engaged in putting
IN q new glrder under the west wall Of
5 Atlantic Avenue, and had placed
Jacks under the wall for the purpose Of
raising it. An uneven adjustment Of
the lifting apparatus threw the wall
out and it collapsed with a crash, car
rying with it about one-third OF the
westerly end of the building. Almost
simultaneously fire broke out in the
ruined portion and spread to the in
terror of the block with great rapidity.
1t is estimated that there were over
TOO people at work in the immediate
vicinity Of the ruined building, many
OF whom were girls, and the number Of
fatalities can only beguessed at. Dur
ing the progress OF the fire, four boilers
under the State Street sidewalk ex-
plOded, scattering debris in all direc-
tlOns and adding to the excitement
Only three charred and unrecOgnizable
bodies were taken from the ruins dur
ing the day, but the number of lives
lost was variously estimated at from
thirty to fifty, as there were about the
latter number missing. Fifteen per-
sons were rescued in an injured condi-
ton. The pecuniary loss is placed at
$3.50 200. As is usually the case the
building is now claimed to have been
a fire-trap of the worst sort. Frank
w. Miller, the house mover in charge
Of the work, has been arrested.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
A Coming Sensation

A London dispatch Of the 9th pays ut
is rumored that the cabinet council to-day
was held for the purpose of considering the
advisibality of letting the arbitration plan
quietly lapse. The session lasted two
hours. Among the reports current is one
to the effect that after a. long discussion
of the question the ministers agreed that
it would be good policy to avoid arbitra-
arise out OF Russia IS method OF presenting
her case. The Central News correspondent
at st. Petersburg, telegra phs tonight
that some sensational Developments in re-
gard to the fight on the kushk River are
promised. The correspondent saws that it
is currently reported in military circles
that sufficient evidence has been obtained
to place the responsibility for the blood
shed of that engagement upon the mead Of
English representative, Peter Lumaden
The story goes, that Col. Zakriepski, bearer
OF homaroffs dispa tches with regard to
the affair, also brought with him several
intercepted letters from Sir Peter to the
officer in command OF the Afghan forces
melting him to provoke q conflict ", tn Rus
STA, in order to prevent peaceful settlement
1t is stated on semi-ofiicial authority that
the King OF Denmark. whom il was general
ly believed Russia and Eng and had agreed
upon ns arbitrator on the question OF who
broke the convention of March II, on the
Russo Afghan frontier, has not yet been
asked to use his good Offices in that capac-
ity. In political circles the opinion is ex-
pressed that the matter will never be sub
nitted to arbitration
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
Teachings OF Experience.

One who has seen a goodly share OF
the world makes these wise observa-
lions:
L have seen q young man, sell a good
farm, turn merchant, and die in an in
sane asylum.
[ have seen farmer travel about SO
much that there was nothing at home
worth looking after.
| have seen a man spend more money
in folly than would support his family
IN comfort and independence.
have seen a prudent and indus
trious wife retrieve the fortunes of a
family when her husband pulled at the
other end of the rope.
L have seen a young man who de-
spised the counsels of the wise, and adj
vice of the good; and his career ended
in poverty and Indebtedness.
| have seen a young girl marry a
young man of dissolute habits, and re-
pent it as longas she lived.
[ have seen a man depart from truth,
where candor and veracity would have
served him to a much better pur-
pose.
| have seen the extravaganza and
folly of children bring their parents to
poverty and want, and themselves to
disgrace.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
England and Russia

The recall of Sir Peter Lumsden as Afghan
boundary commissioner, which took place
on the 9Th inst, creates considerable I'M
easlness IN England, where the action is
considered in the light of further conces
sion to Russia. dispatch of that date
says no news is obtainable of the apnoint-
ment of an arbitrator. The King oftbc Rel
CLANS is spoken OF in Berlin as the potentate
most likely to be chosen. Bismarck has
had long interview with the Emperor Of
Germany, which is supposed to have con
cerned the Afghan question. This gave rise
TO the rumor that both England and Rus
sla asked Emperor William to ;.rbitr,te for
Ihen. The Conservative papers think that
the delay III finding an arbitrator foresbad.
ows the difficulty of obtaining the consent
OF any European state to arbitrate. Den
mark is willing to act as arbitrator of the
dispute, should her services be requested by
both countries. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
PRONOTNCED A SJFsrg.
Tho So-Called Christian Science or Mind
Cure.

Boston, Mass. May Blast Mon
day the Baptist clergymen had very
lively discussion on the subject OF
mind-cure, or Christian science. Yes
terday the Congregational ministers
took it up, and Prof. Storey Fowler
read a paper on the subject. which was
loudly applauded by the many divines
of the faith present, among them the
leading Congregationalists in Boston
and vicinity.
Prof Fowler said that his ideas and
knowledge of christian science were the
results of his own observation and think
ing, and were not gathered from books or
works OF other gentleman. II recognize
said Mr.. Fowler, the strong hold Chris
tan science, or mind cure, has taken in
this community. My attention was called
to it by friends whom I first refused to
listen to, and whom | later char
acterized as eccentric beings Suisse
quently, however, | noticed that lit
erary people began to take stock in
it. Some OF my acquaintance began to
think that they were benefited by it. |
read the subject up. ! saw the principal
| scientist teachers, among them Mrs. Eddy
and L called upon number OF healers and
tried to see the science and it's principles
| from the eyes Of the founders and believers
! ii
principle, not a person. He is the only
mind in the Universe. Mrs. Eddy denies
the reality OF matter, and in fact
| OF all natural laws She denies the exist
| ence of q human body and Of all senses
| She denies the human personality of God.
Man has what she calls the mortal mind,
which is the direct opposite Of Gods. The
| mortal mind is only belief that man has
generated in himself. With this mortal
mind he thinks he is sick, but he is in error
1t is the mind that imagines suffering,
and which does suffer. Mrs. Eddy
says Christian science is entirely differ
ent from the sO-calIed faith cure.
The healer begins by arguing the case silent
ly and then audiby, telling the patient
that the disease only exists in the magma
ton and is not real. II it isa case of can
GER, the healer tells the person that there is
no cancer; that it is only infamma ton of
the flesh. Then the mind Of the patient is
swiftly swerved of the subject, and brought
to bear on God. Mrs. Eddy By her read
| ing, which has evidently been very general
has become g learned woman, and has be-
come very visionary. While there are ele-
nents of Christianity in her system, it is
nonsensical to call if Christian science.
There are, in fact many persons who
enter into it whose trouble really
exists in their minds Do these scientists
really heal? [ have not seen case that
should call healing. II they do heal, the
people would not stop at a question OF
theology, but would flock to them. Let
them heal one blind man, and they win
establish their claim. knew man who
had govt, and would place his foot in a
chair and swear at his toe. This would be
followed by immediate relief. Now, that
was not a swear case, but simply the infu-
ence OF the mind over the body: and on the
other hand it was not Christian science.
The system is nothing but a sham and can
not stand the test of practical life"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
RI
Minor Mention .

Miss Jennie Vandeventer, Buffalo, n. ",
at Chicago, on the the 9th, received IL YER
dict OF So, 500 in her suit against the Grip
car Company for injuries received. She
sued for $4,000
At Tarrytown n. Y, on the 9th, while
workmen were drilling on the Croton aque-
duct an explosion occurred which killed
Michael and George Hurlbut and injured
two other men.
At Detroit, on the 8th, q hand-car, con-
tanning two men and q woman and child,
went through the open drawbridge on the
Canada Southern Road One man and the
woman jumped and saved themselves, but
the other man and boy, whose names are
unknown, were drowned.
At Indianapolis, Ind, on the Sth, Willie
Nelson accidentally shot and fatally
wounded Stoughton Johnson, while play
ing with a pistol which neither thought TO
be loaded.
During heavy thunder storm at Henry,
ILL.,, on the 9th, Frank Watts, who was
blowing in field, was struck by lightning
and killed.
Two men were killed at fire in Chicago,
on the night of the 3D..
Mrs. Vanderbilt, widow of the late Com
modore Vanderbilt, died at her residence in
New York on the 18th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
Maxwell Arrested

At an early hour on the morning Of the
9th INST, Chief OF Police Harrigan, of st.
Louis, received message announcing the
capture, at Auckland, New Zealand. Of
Walter L. Maxwell, who chloroformed ia
death c. Arthur Preller, in the Southern
Hotel in that city, and packed his body in
trunk, where it was found in a highly de-
composed state. Extradition papers have
been prepared, but no agent for the state
has yet been appointed to go for Maxwell.
there being some doubt as to the manner
OF being appointed. There is no need to
hurry, however, as the officer who goes cam
not leave San Francisco before June 6.
when the next Auckland steamer sails.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13

tanned within a few days. The Union
Pacific and Northern Pacific people
made a propositions and the Oregon
Iranscontinental representatives, sub
mltted a counter-proposition. The
whole matter was put into the hands
OF q committee Of the New York peo-
pie Northern Pacific for considera-
ton. VicePresident Atkins. of the
Union Pacific, states that n consnm
nation may be expected within three
or four days. 1t is understood that
the agreement will be mailed from New
York to Boston.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13

The surviving Indians in the Maine
tribes are fast becoming like the pale
faces. One Of the Passamaquoddy
tribe has just named q son Patrick,
and an ex-governor of the Penobscot
tribe at Oldtown gave lately a recep-
tion at which an orchestra of white
men dispensed the music. Thus ro-
nance ceases to invest the descend
ants of warriors who have inspired
thepoet's song and kindled the imagi-
nation of the orator.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13

THE newly discovered witness to the
identity Of the Tichbornec claimant will
probably prove as inconsequential as
have all the rest who have been turn
ing up of latex years. But in any case
nothing can come of it; the claimant
will never be allowed to possess the
Tichborne and Doughty estates. No
matter what evidence he may secure,
no court in England could entertain a
suit brought to disturb the Tichborne
family for the very good reason that
a private act of parliament forbids it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
TSTHNTAN AFF1KRG.
Reported Treaty Between lsOgotss and the
U. 5. Government.


PANAMA, May 5.-Itis reported here
on trustworthy authority that a
treaty has been concluded between the
government at Bogota and the min
lister Of the United States, in respect to
the security of the transit across the
isthmus. This treaty is said to confer
on the United States government GER
tain rights of guardianship Of all tran
sit, either by rail OF canal, across the
Isthmus OF Panama, with special
duties of protection, to be ex-
ercised in accord with the gov
eminent of the United States of Co.
lombia It is understood that by this
treaty the Colombian and the United
States governments will cooperate to
maintain the freedom of transit
against all attack or obstruction or
attempts to Obstruct it, and it is be-
lieved here that the joint control over
the transit route under this treaty
will not only authorize but make it the
duty Of the United States government
to give all required aid in maintaining
the transit routes clear for commerce,
mail and passengers.
1t has become known here that the
having made his escape, has since then
seized three steam vessels at Porto
Belio, with the help of which it is
feared he may make trouble, unless the
United States naval forces shall cap
ture him and his vessels.
PANAMA, May 5, via Galveston.-On
Sunday night last a fracas occurred
between some Jamaicans and national
soldiers at Culebra. The latter were
disarmed and afterward retired After
procuring reinforcements they re
turned and broke into the barracks
where the Jamaicans were sleeping,
and in the most barbarous manner
killed twenty-five of them and wound
ed twenty others. Only one Colon
hian was killed. and none wounded.
The Jamaicans are leaving in great
numbers. Their departure will delay
the work on the canal