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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
A ReantifuI Girls FnII.

At Macon, Thursday, at the house of
Lucy Cohens, cOlored, on Fifth street,
Lieut.. Wood, who had been instructed by
telegraph to do so, arrested young wo-
man named Hattie Landreth, of Augusta.
Miss Landreth is young woman of some
beauty. and is apparently 10 years of age.
1t is stated that she is OF good family, and
that her home, formerly in Cincinnati, is
now in Knoxville, Tenn. Some months
ago she went to Augusta to visit friends,
and while there fell prey to handsome
and well-known young man of that city.
When the truth of her misfortune dawned
upon her, she went from bad to worse
and a short while ago gave birth to a
child. She is arrested upon the charge
of having one night recently carried the
child to the home of negro woman upon
whose doorstep she left it. She AYERS that
she gave the child into the keeping of the
woman, and had agreed to pay stipu-
lated sum OF money each month for its
maintenance. A police officer arrived
from Augusta, and will return to Augusta
with the young woman in charge. She is
a beautiful young woman-intellectual,
accomplished, handsomely attired, and in
every way attractive-anda apparently was
not destined to such fate.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
GeOrgia Thrift.

Albany's city taxes this year will be 81
on $1,000.
On Oct. Houston county's treasury
contained $4,000 81.
The Odd-FelIOws of Athens speak OF
taking 500 in street railroad bonds.
Walter NJ. Ryals, lately Of Cartersville,
has accepted the position Of editor and
manager of the Admission Hot Blast.
An organized effort is to be made to Sc
cure an appropriation which will enable
the opening OF the Flint river for naviga-
ton to Albany by September, 1886.
The establishment OF the cotton COM
press In Albany and the withdrawal of
the B. and W. railroad from the pool, have
enlivened the Albany cotton market.
The aggregate amount of the merchan-
disc in the city of Albany, as returned for
taxation, is only $242,2l5. There is evil
IDENTIFY something wrong somewhere.
Capt. r. Hobbs, to whom an assignment
was made by f. G. Jones (agent), Of AL
bany, on Sept. 10, has been relieved, and
A. w. Tucker is his successor as receiver.
Albany NeloS and Advertiser. There
ought TO be a barrel factory in Albany.
The best barrel timber in the world is in
digenOus and can be had in almost unlim-
tied quantities on the banks Of Flint river.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17

to some time in the month of December of
this year. The object in changing the
time OF this election is to make one regis
tration suffice for the tax collectors cleo
ton and the local option election. which
comes of Nov. %. To vote at the election
for tax collector, as now ordered, this
years taxes must be paid up, whereas to
vote at the local option election taxes
must have TO be paid for last year only.
mis- would necessitaue two registrations.
ii. W. Barre, the defaulting agent of the
brunswick and Western railroad, who
has been in Jail in Albany for two months
past, will, in all proba ability, have to re-
main there until the next term of court in
April. The grand jury did not find bill
! OF indictment against him until after the
petit juries of the present term had been
dismissed by the court. This delay was
due to the fact that the principal wit
nesses in the case, Including the auditor of
the road, were detained in Brunswick on
account of the prevailing freshet. Judge
Bower fixed Barrels bond at 81, 100. 1t is
not probable that he will be able to make
the bond.
Captain Robert W. Anderson, South
! Cardinals great pedestrian, passed
through Mesena last week. He was born,
raised, and now lives in Sumter, S. c.; is
nlnety-1ve years old. has wife, twelve
children. tfty-six grandchildren and two
Observation-Disclosures. He claims to have
seen all the Presidents except President
Garfield. He has just returned from
through the Northern States, accom-
panied by his little dog, Fido, which
wears collar presented to him by the
mayor of Boston. The Captain is now on
his way to New Orleans. From that
place he Will tramp t to Chicago, thence TO
Washington City, then home. He cal
culates that it Will take him three years
to make the rip.
At reunion OF the survivors of the
| Thirty-eighth Georgia regiment, held at
| Decatur Sept. 8, committee was ap-
| pointed to make arrangements for a Teun-
| ion OF the brigade, composed OF the Thir-
| teenth, Twenty-sixth, Thirty-irst,
| Thirty-eighth, SiXtieth and Sixty
| first Georgia regiments and the Twelfth
Georgia battalion, during the State fair,
which is to be held in Macon Oct. 26 to
! 81. The evening of Wednesday %, is de-
| cided to be a suitable time to mold the
meeting. The following is the committee
| appointed: j. w. Brinson, Chairman,
! Thirty-eighth Georgia regiment; J. Nj.
Britain, Thirty-eighth Georgia regiment;
Gen. j. b. Gordon, at large; Col. Bain,
Twenty-sixth Georgia regiment; Capt. F.
NJ. Graves, SiXty-frst Georgia regiment;
Capt. John Mllledge, artillery; Col. j. II.
Baker, Thirteenth Georgia regiment,
Gen. G. A. Evans, Thirty-first Georgia
| regiment; d. +. Cartwright, Col. W. B..
Jones, Sixtleth Georgia regiment; W. II.
Harrison, Secretary, Thirty-hrst Georgia
| regiment.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
Bird and Beast.

A young Albany (Ga. sportsman fired
Sc shots at cartridges, Wednesday, and
bagged 10 birds.
Mum Adams, of Americus (Ga. }, has
"a possums, which he has caught in the
woods near there. lie is fattening them
up for winter trade.
Judge John II. Hoses, of Perry, Ca,
went out to attend to some farm duties
and his dogs ''got cat track" The race
from the start 10 the capture was two and
a half hours. The cat weighed 20 pounds
and measured feet inches in length
Within the last six weeks Judge Hoses
has caught five wild cats and three foxes,
though he says he has been sick about
one-third of the time.
f. A. Jobson has in his shop in Perry
(Ga. } a handsome bird cage, of his own
manufacture, that be has just completed
The body Of it is 2 feet by Is inches in size
with half round top. The frame is OF
light pine, finished off with sheet iron
strips-clippings from the curry-cOmh
factory. The cage is furnished with a
neat door on one side, ieed box at one
end aud water Gun at the other. 1t IL
painted blue and red.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
TronbIe in the Chnrch.

V. Mcfarland, deacon of the Oaky Hill
Baptist church. colored, OF DOugherty
county, insinuates that Rev. Prince Will
liams Is liar. He says Rev. Prince Will
liams, the cOlored pastor of the Oaky Hill
Baptist church, because, we want 10 re-
build the church, and would not agree TO
pay him $3.50, goes ali about telling the
people that the deacons Of the church
have stolen his money. We, as deacons
Of the church, saw proper TO let the peo-
pie see that we have not stolen any money
from him. The year 1881 we agreed 70
pay him $500, and we paid him Sl95: the
year 1889 we agreed 10 pay him $3.50, and
paid $3.50 IS; the year 1888 we agreed 10
pay him $40, ana paid him Sl4S. We, as
deacons, do not feel like bearing the name
OF thieves. Any minister that will speak
like Prince Williams Is not nc 10 preach
the Gospel. The Bible says that no liar
can get TO heaven, but will be damned in
hell. Prince, you can answer If you want
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
al PecuIiar Prisoner.

From the Vienna tGd.) indicator.
Sam Green, a negro who is confined in
Jail at this place, has got peculiar fas-
cination for the prison, He was incar-
cerated for the burning of MIR. T. u. Ennis
ginhOuse, tried and convicted, made APP
plication for new trial and was re-
turned to Jail. In the meantime one Jim
Fielder confessed the crime, but Green
was still held. He at one time broke Jail
and fled, but was captured in Irwin
county, brought back to this
place and again placed in Jail.
Afterwards when there were sew
eral prisoners In the Jail, and they were
making their escape during the night,
Green gave an alarm, keeping up an in
cessant following for help, but no one
hearing him, the prisoners all escaped
save himself, and the way was open for
him had he wished to escape. He now has
the privilege Of sitting in the open door Of
the jail all the day, and when night comes
on closes 1t and retires to his cell. He
could walk of at any moment he chose to-,
night or day, but strange to say, seems
content with a prison life,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
Windsor's CvcIOne.

WINDSOR, FLA, Oct. 12.--We were WIS.,
tied by acyclone yesterday at O'Clock in
the afternoon. 1t came from the south
east and went of to the northwest. 1t
was about 200 yards wide, and moved
very slowly, but destroyed everything in
its way. 1t only struck the edge of our
town., and completely demolished three
dwelling houses and unroofed two others.
Considerable damage was done to crops
and fencing. owing to the slowness of
it's movement all were enabled to get out
of its track, and fortunately no one at this
place was hurt. Our people are doing all
they can to relieve the sufferers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17

Maj. o. P. Rocks, Maj. j. D. Crump and
several other gentlemen well versed in
the qualities of iron ore, have examined
the specimens on exhibition in our Office,
gathered three miles south of Sumter
vile and near Tema, and pronounced 1t
of superior quality and would be worth
working if there is sufficient quantity
of it to justify the expenditure.
Jasper Times: A few nights since a
negro living at the l35-mile post, on the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
had bog to die of the cholera in his pen,
and, thicking he would not lose it, drag
ged it to and placed it on the railroad, so
as to claim damage from the company for
killing it. After placing it on the track,
and as he turned TO go back to his house,
he dropped dead in the ditch. We have 1t
from reliable source.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
Held to Answer for Murder.

SYLvANIA, Oct. 15.-John Burns, a
negro, was tried in the Justice Court yes
terday for killing James Rivers, another
negro, and was committed for murder.
Rivers was killed abouEtwo years ago at
Clineis Mill, and from the evidence it
seems that 1T was done in cold blood.
After the murder Burns made good his
escape, and although reward was offered
for his apprehension, managed TO keep
clear of hts wonld-be captors until last
week when he was taken in South Caro-
lima, and brought acre by Sheriff Il. T.
Mills, When captured he had upon his
person three pistols and q bowie knife.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17

from the Guvt0n, lGd.,l Chronicle.
The trunk OF well-known Savannah
young lady, while she was passing up the
Central few DAYS since, was, through
mistake, put OF here. II the aforesaid
young lady could have laid her hands on
the scalp Of that baggage-master when
she reached her destination, and discoy-
cred the situation OF affairs, we appre-
bend the services Of a good commission
would have been required 70 assess the
damages.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
Too Late for yellow Jack,

Col. William Reese, Of Marsha!lville, is
seriously i'll with bemmorhagic fever. 1t
is thought by many to be case of genu-
inc yellow fever.
Capt. J. d, Wilson, a prominent citizen
of Marion county, reports that several
deaths have, occurred near the line OF
sumter county, from a disease something
like yellow fever. After death the body
OF the patients turns perfectly yellow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
Georgia's Spiritual Welfare.

The Baptists at Winterville have decid-
ed TO build a church at that place.
Rev. j. A. McMurray. of Calhoun, has
accepted a call to the Baptist church at
West Point.
Rev. II. 5. Henry, prominent minister
of the Cumberland Presbyterian church,
has accepted a call to serve Liberty
church at Calhoun for the coming year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-24

KITz seems to think it is necessary to dole
out the facts regarding his administration OF
the trustees Office little by little. He acts as
if the taxpayers could not stand the absolute
truth all at once. Kitz's policy is that of the
tender-hearted fellow who cut off his dogs tai
He has made some four several reports and
afidavits, and each successive one has largel y
increased the townships debts. In the matter
of reports he plays sort Of solitary poker
game in which he "antes" and ''raises" him
self. It is hoped the game has "a limit
The public interest in the conduct of his Office
is excited and increasing.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-24

'1N Haunting the bloody shirt in State
canvass Senator Sherman who is the repre-
sentative of the whole State, drives a blow at
its business success in every nook and Granny.
The city of Cincinnati has subscribed liberal
money to build railroad to the South to in
vite its trade. Business men know that busi-
ness is not sentiment. 1t is cold and calcu-
lating. 1t cannot be expected that the trade
of the South will ever come within State
which conducts political canvass upon issues
which decry and denounce the very people
whose patronage is asked. Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Oh, bah! We heard that sort of rot before
the war. If anybody's trade is to be pur.
chased at the price of manhood, and self-re-
spect, and justice, it costs more than it is
worth. "Boycotting" has no terrors for any
one but towards, and towards are not SO
plenty now as they were.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-24

THE President cannot make thorough in
vestigation of the record of every applicant fol
Office. He must trust those who ought tc
have the good of the country and the party al
heart, Savannah News.
That is just the trouble predicted. An
angel of light couldn't hope to choose the ma
terial from the Democratic party without
scandalizing itself. The reason why so many
bad and vicious men have been appointed by
President Cleveland is because he has had ia
trust party that has been rotten for half a
century. Its ward workers are bummers, and
the worst classes have long found shelter un
der it's wings. These men have now to be re-
warded to keep them from swearing vengeance
upon that party.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-24
uously win continue beyond the Official term
which you surrender. Yours very truly,
sGRovkR CLEVELAND
GRANTS OLD REGIMENT.
Reunion at Neoga, Ill.-The Generals Last
Utterance as to the War and Its Results.

MECCA, ILL.,, Sept. 23.-The reunion of the vet
Grams of General Grants old regiinent-ths
Twentyfrst Illinois Volunteers-began here
last night with primary session, at which Col
Fred Grant was present, and was accorded
very hearty reception. In response to requests
for speech, the Colonel said:
Il do not intend to make you speech, for I
have not been trained as a public saiker have
mere document that would like to read you.
1t is the last line written by my father upon
matters pertaining to the war; and has never
before been made public. As he entered into the
war with you for his first companions, and as he
interest, it is fitting that you should be the first
to hear his parting words. This is what he wrote
upon the paper l hold here:
feel that we are on the eve of new era. where
there is to be great harmony between the Federas and
the Confederates. cannot stay TO be living witness
to the correctness of this prophecy, but feel it
within me that it is to be The universally kind
feeling expressed for me at time when it sup
the beginning of the answer to Let have peace"
The expressions of these kindly feelings were not
restricted to section of the country 10 division
of the people, They came from individual citizens Of
all nationalities, from all denomnations-the
Protestant, the Catholic and the Jew-and
from the various societies Of the land,
did not enter into the matter all am not egotist
enough to suppose all this significance should be given
this matter because was the object of it. But the
war between the States was very bloody and a very
costly One side the other had to yield princ
Piles dearer than life before it could brought to an
end. l commanded the whole of the mighty host en-
gagged the victorious side-it matter whether
deservedly so not. representer of that sAje of
the controversy. it is significant and gratifying fact
that confederates should have joined heartily in this
spontaneous move. 1 hope the good feeling inaugu-
rated may continue to the end"
A general amen went up from the audience.
and then the meeting quietly adjourned
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-24

The Republicans of New York have done
well. Hon. Ira Davenport, the nominee for
Governor, is an old and prominent member
of the party, against whom not word can be
truthfully uttered. The combination with
General Carr, as Lieutenant-governor will be
a strong one. The nominee for Secretary
Of State, Anson S. Wood, has been for years
the deputy secretary, and is, besides his
fitness and experience, man of much force
on the stump. James W. Wadsworth, the
nominee for Controller, is very popular
young Republican. The other nominees are
good and strong men, and the action of the
convention was harmonious and with unusual
good feeling. The platform places New York
Republicans alongside of Senators Sherman,
Hoar, Logan and Evarts on the 'Fbloody
shirt" issue.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-24

The Democratic press of Cincinnati is de-
scending to the infamy of boycotting because
of freedom Of opinion in political matters.
The Enquirer, hoping either to frighten the
Republicans into silence, or actually to lead
the South into boycotting the city, publishes
threatening Paragraphs like these:
Cincinnati business men need all the
Southern trader they can get. Hence the mel
ancholy which visit from Senator Sherman
spreads over the town."
''It would be interesting to know just how
much John Sherman's bloody shirt harangues
will cost Cincinnati business men in good
American dollars and cents"
The merchants of Cincinnati once went
through four years siege of "boycotting," at
loss of hundreds of thousands, and it may
be millions of dollars; but they gained their
point, and not one of them, perhaps, regrets
the cost If they are again to be threatened
because they dare demand free and honest
elections, we believe that they will face it al
unfinchingly as they did before. IF the
South is willing to take the. Enquirer's ad
vice. and insist on determining elections
affecting the Nation without regard to the
will of the majority, and offer the alternative
of Withdrawing their trade, let it try it. There
are some things in free country worth even
more than dollars.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-24
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
For MAYoR-CALEB s. DENNY.
FoR CLERK-GEORGE T. BREUNIG.
The Platform.


The Republicans of Indianapolis accept the issue
nade in the platform and nominations of the Demo
cratic city convention and in the pending canvass and
approaching election invite the cooperation and sup
port not only of the members of their own party,
but of all citizens of whatever political affiliations
who favor
Frst-The enforcement of law in the interest of
public order and for the preservation of private rights
Second-The strictest economy in the administration
Of the affairs of the city within the revenue
raised from the present rate of taxation and of the
r-funding of the existing city debt at lower rate of
interest.
Third-The levy of tax Of 500 per year upon
each saloon in the city the proceeds whereof shall be
placedi in the general fund of the city treasury.
Fourth-The overthrow Of the arrogant domination
Of the Liquor League in the politics of the city and
9tate.
Ffth-A rebuke to the Democratic officers OF State
~ho have prosttuted the metropolitan police system
10 the basest partisan ends whereby the ctys good
name has been scandalized its peace and good order
imperiled and the efforts of honorable public officers
TO vindicate the law paralyzed.
sT want to say, In the first place, that
plant myself squarely, fat-foOted, with both
sset upon the platform you have adopted
s-MR. DENNYs ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-24

absolute, and the contest already over ia that
part of the government to which alone all legiti-
mate authority and responsibility for appoint
ments and removals rest, and in which alone the
thorough information needed for q correct judy
ment as to the utility of the new system exists
In other words, were 1t not for the interference
Of congressman and politicians with the
constitutional functions and the intended lib
erty Of the President and of other officers
having the appointing power. there would now
be no opposition worthy of notice to a merit sys-
tenn of Office Those who oppose it will, with
few exceptions, be those only whose interference
usurpation and intermeddling by which the
counterpose of the government has been i'm
paired and its perpetuity is being threatened.
To that usurpation of those who promote it, to
the gathering of the spois and the distribution
of Offices which are its motive force. open COM
petitions of merit for appointment and the sup.
preston of political assessments are fatal.
President Grant approved civi-service rule
to arrest that inter-meddling. Concece to the
President and other appointing officers the lib
erty which the Constitution and laws contem-
plate. all those who have the best means of
making a wise choice between the spoils system
and a merit system to be the iudges-and / re-
peat, the final decision is already given and the
contest already over. President Grant decided
that issue, and his last official declaration to
Congress on the subject declared it a source of
modification that Congress had refused an APP
preparation he had in special message requested
III ala Oh tuo continued enforcement OF the merit
system, which he declared to have been bene-
fetal. President Arthur, in each annual mes
sage after the passage of the civilservice act re-
affirmed that judgment of the Executive Depart
ment-a judgment which. he declared expressed
the view of every member of his Cabinet. In
the daily acts of the present administration the
same jud gment is approved.
ut is possible number of congressman and
politicians of the dominant party, with consid-
cradle following of Office seekers may notwith-
standing the vastly augmented strength of an en-
lightened public opinion, repeat the folly of
those of my own party in 1874, by resisting the
well-matured judgment of the definite policy of
their own administration on the reform issue.
If such is to be the fact this is not the place for
showing why such an attempt would be far more
disastrous than the Republican restoration of
tho spoils system against the advice of President
Grant Such course, and the conflict it would
precipitate, would be regardless of the good re-
suits Of the civil-service act, or any experience
in its administration. In any part might have
in such contest could far better serve the
cause of reform in the exercise of that full lib
erty which is hardly compatible with the pro-
prieties of my present Office.
II have the honor of being with the highest
respect, Your obedient servant.
"DORMAN B. EATON.
'sTo the President ~
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-24

WHEN Postmaster Jones tells the Journal
correspondent that he 'is out on a little bum, y
the remark must not be construed unfavora-
bly, to the old gentleman, who is as innocent
of "a bum," in the usual acceptance of that
term, as the babe in its cradle. What
Mr.. Jones meant to convey was, that
he had escaped for time from the onerous
and oppressive duties of standing behind the
stamp clerk, and supporting that overworked
subordinate with his official presence This
is very wearing on the constitution of man
not far from the seventies.