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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-07

MEMORANDA
Twice, April g. 500 p m Passed up, steam
sh ps VIM Lawrence and Junlata.
Passed out, bark Nalous (Br, schr May
Brown.
Wind NV. frosh; fair
Hamburg, April arrived, bark Titan
Ger. Wit. Savannah.
Bermuda, April In port barks Hollapdia
tDutchl, Gruyt, BruusA lex for Liverpool.
awaiting instructions; EluekeJt Ger, Kan
tel, Darten for Cork, ready for sea, awaiting
favorable " ind; schr tha- Morrison. Smith,
New Bedford Tor Port ROYAL. disCharglng,
steam schr Maynard sumner Dyer, Jackson
vile for New York, 10 SAIL IN TWO or three
days.
Boston, April ARRIVED, echr Prescott Ha-
zGltine, Flowers, Jacksonville.
Baltimore, April 4-Arrlyed, brig Italia
OBJ, Smith, OLD Providence via savannah
3d-Cleared, schr Ella NJ Watts, stevens.
DOboy.
Fernandina, March Starved, schr Belle
O'Neill, Butler, Bath, Me-
jacksonville, April Arrived, schr S b
Hubbard, Nc Hafiey. Perth Annoy.
Cleared. schrs Sarah Douglas tBr),
Rodgers. Nassau; Victory lBrl, Thompson,
Green Turtle Bay.
Fernandina, April 3--Arrived, schr Stella NJ
Kenyon, Williams, Perth Amboy.
In port, yachts Sans Putr .Br}, and Clean
for savannah.
New York. April Cleared. schrs Lester \
Lewis, Moody, Kew West and Pensacola /;
Bella Russell, ~teelman, Jacksonville
Sailed, schr Hazard. georgetown. 5 c.
De fzyl, April 2-Arriyed, bark Due Ceclle
OtaD. Schiaflino, Pensacola.
Liverpool, April 3-Arrlyed, bark Clarence
(BrJ, Webb, Pensacola.
Aspinwall, March 22-Salled, bark Heidi
tNur). knudseu, Apalachl cola.
Antigua, March 23-In port, schr Sarah
Godfrey Brl, Plnkham, from BucksyilC, S q,
arrived llth.
Brunswick, Ca, April 9-saled, schr Emily
+ NOrthsm, Sletson, Perth Amboy twas re-
ported cleared for Balimore,l
3d-Saled, barks DeOdata tNOr), Alicante ;
Chapman (Nor), jacobsen. CrOnstadt; Gus
tay Molten (Bus), Lynn Docks; brlgs Carmen
lSpJ, Sierra, Barcelona; Elisa (Spl, NJ ssOt,
Canary islands; schr Hattie Darling tBrl,
Pierce, Nassau.
Cleared. bark RondO Nor, Olsen, West
HartlepO0l.
Belfast, Me, April 2-Arrived schr Fannie
A Gorham, WEIGH, Boston, to load for JACK
sOnviile.
Georgetown, C.. April s-Arrived, schr
DaypTeak, LYLE, Savannah.
Jacksonville, April ARRIVED, schr Frank
Nj Howes, Rich, Baltimore; VIM Il Drury,
Bond, Boston.
New London, April 8-Arrved, schr VIM +
Collins, Higgins, Jacksonville.
Pensacola. April 3-Arrlved, barks UniOne
NtaN, PerCilla, MOutevideo; RHZetO 0tal),
Oltvari, Santander; Petra Nor, Faulkcn-
burg, Buenes AyTes; NOlpe lltal, Passalacqua,
Narcotics: UniOne + tltaD, Emo, Barbados.
Cleared, ship Equator tltus), Steinbeck,
Liverpool; barks Anal Nor, LunOe, Client;
| Brrgenseren (NOr), kolfsen, Ayr; schrs Ed "
j Avery, Hawey- Philadelphia; L w Dunn,
Mcfarland, new York.
Delaware Break water, April 3-Sailed, bark
Levi Andrews, Philadelphia Tor Pensacola.
New York, April ARRIVED, stmr UmbrIa
from Liverpool.
Arrived out, stmr City OF Chicago, New
ork for Liverpool.
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Per Charleston and savannah nv. April g
--1ransier ONCE. S. r & W Rs. Mills n a care
Planters MILL. A Aveilhe. Lindsay n. }
LpNen-tein, W ID Stmkins, NJ Mendel 4 Bro.
Rieser & S, Myers q Bros, Michael Ray,
Il solomon a. son.
Per 5avann IN. Florida and Western nv.
April transfer once. Jno Flannery 4 Co.
Ferst 3 20. NJ Y ilouders0n. kinstein u l.,
g. V Heckor y co, T. Chegtham. Cohen,
w Hawkins. McDonoug h \ 90, West Bros
Bacon. y co, Dale, ID a Co, j w ID Cray.
Smith Bros X Co, Wilcox. g n Co, ID Robin
son, W % llelmken. 5 5ucKenheimer n son,
, A II Umbach, Meinhard Bros q Co, J W
Henders N, Rcppard n 60. A Einstein's Sons,
II Myers a Bros. n Farley, Baldwin n Co.
Mclntyre h Bro, Mtclean. w w Chisholm,
n solomon n son, r Williams. Butler 4 s,
w w Gordon N Co, Ellis. II 4 Co, Z l. Jones,
Peacock. " q 20, w & Jackson.
Per Central Railroad. April 6--Fordg Agt.
Butler 4 5, Woods 4 Co, II N Conner b Co,
Garnctt. s 4 Go. B0gart A H,Richardson n 81
JnO flannery 4 Co, W W Gordon q Co. order.
9 Farley Heron \ q. + Y Swan. y w h
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THE steamships OF this company ara an.
Il pointed to sail from Savannah for RalE-
more as follOws-city time:
WIN, LAWR ENOE. Capt. Brt1rps
THURSDAY, April s, at 10 An
JOHNS HOPKINS, Capt. FOSTER, TUES
DAY, April ID. at2P.M. 20
WM- la WRENCE, Capt. BuLuPs. MON
DAY, Aprll 10, at r.. n.
J0H \ HOPKINS, Capt. FOSTER, SATUR-
DAY. April q, at ham.
named at ? y. NJ sS "oOFe
Through bills lading given to All points
West, all the manufacturing tOwna in New
tngl nd and TO Liverpool and Bremen
Through passenger tickets Issued to Pltts
burg, Cincinnati, Chicago, and all points West
and Northwest.
ia BaY aEranL.
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COUNTRY PRODUCE


LoNDoN, April 9, 4 y. m.-COnsols, 100 9-l8
for money, lu, ~ for account.
NEW YORR. April g. noon.-StOcs dull but
steady. Money ea7 AZ per cent. Exchange
long, 81 81: snort. 50 Sis1. sta,e bonds na-
glpcte l. Governments ponds dul but stead.
500 .. m.-ENculuge 5! ,6ia. Money closed
al ltaGr 20 per cont. Sub-Treasur balances
Gold. Sl2 3 900: CURRENCY, 3iO7l~ocO. Gov-
ernmen bonds dan aud heavy; four per cents
l2i; three per cents. lO. State bond, ue-
elected.
II three stocks are excepted. the total sales
OF he remainder of the list to-day amountei
TO less thtn $1,000 shares. and fluctuations
were equally "a unimportdnt As the amount
of business done. 80 the game time, consld-
eriug the extreme dullness. the market eNhib-
tied 4 very decidedly ssroHg situation. The
market closed, howe or. very dull and strong
a. lures winch -howg morally small drcllnns
compared 50 ith lasl evening. one cause lor
tue drarlh OF hg8ine.s was the interruption 10
telpgrap ohio com municaliOn with the out.ide
world. owing TO a heavy storm prevailing.
IAckawanna. Lake shore and 81. Paul we're
tlte ou' y active stocks, and are unchanged TO
H. per cent. higher. Other stocks are y 30 y
Der cent. lower. except thHt Pacific NJ u ~
down b aud Missouri Pacific per cent sales
2s2. 900 -narss. the market closing ri the fol-
lowing quotations:
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ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE.
General Transatlantic 60.

u ETWEEN New York and Hayre. from pier
- No. ~, n r., foot Of Morton street.
Travellers by thus line avoid both tran ~ by
English railway and the discomfort OF er0ss-
Ing the Channel ia a small boat. Special train
leaving the Company's dock NJ Bayre direct
for Paris on arrival 81 steamers. Baggage
checked a. New York through TO Paris.
NORMANDlE. DEKERsABlEC, WEDNEs-
DAY. April g.. 4. NJ.
CANADA, FADEL, WEDNESDAY, April
H. ~.
LABRADOR. PERIERD'HAuTERlvE. WE'D
NESUAf. Abril n, Z AN.
81. GERMAN, BOYER, WEDNES DAY,
AUri' Zs. , g.. n.
PRICE or PASSAGE including wine:
TO iiANBE-tirst Cabin. Sl1i, 500 and $50:
Second Cabin, $50; Steerage from New YORK. 10
Havre, SIS; steeraRe from New York 10 Paris,
$zs; including VINE, bedding and utensils.
Checks payable at sight in amount 10 suit
the Banque 'rransatlanuque OF Para.
LOUIS DE BEBIAh, agent, Bowling
Green. foot Of Broadway. New York.
or WILDER y CO., Agents for savannah.
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MARITIME MIsCELLANY.

Ship Dora (Aus), from Pensacola for Genoa,
which put into New Orleans March p leaking
badly, had jettisOned cargo.
Key West, April 3-Bark Alexander Keith
(Br). Conn ugitOn, from Pensacola for BGe-
nos Ayres, before reported ashore 81 Marquee
sas. has been got of, and was towed In here
by steamer Thos Cochrane.
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CLEARED Yesterday.

Bark Fornjot (Norl, Moe, Garston Dock,
LiyerpOol-Host Co.
Bark Gler tNorl, Amundsen, BRISTOL Hoist
4 Co.
Schr Annie c Grace Grace. Brunswick, in
ballast, to load for Philadelphia-Jos A Rob
erts 4 Co
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Boston and Savannah
STEAMSHIP CO.
FOR BOSTON DIRECT.

THE 6rst-olass iron steamships Of this cav
pang are snpointed 10 sail every Thurs
follows-staudard time:
GATECTTY. Capt. d. HEDGE. THuRsDAy
A. ril s. az $3.50 p VI.
CITY OF MACON Capt WV. KELLEY
THURSDAY, Anril Is. ~ o:}0P.M.
GATE CITY. Capt. ID. HEDGE, THURS.
DAY, AIT - ,at9P.M.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. W. KELLRv
THURSDAY, Apru g, at 2:3OP.M
Through bills u lading given 10 New Eng
land manufacturing points and % Iiverp0ol
The company's wharves In both Savannah
and Boston are connected with all railroads
leading out ~ tho two cities.
RICHARDSON h BARNARD,
A lanIa
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DEPARrED YEsrERnAY.

steamer Katie, Bevlh, Augusta and way
ngs-Johu Law ton. Manager.
steamer Ethel, Gibson, Cnheu's Blun and
laudings-W 4 Gibson. Manager.
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PAssENGFRs.


Per steamship VIM Lawrence. from Balti-
mo -e-Al bert ChipD, IL Read. Marshall,
Mrs Marshall ana children.
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WKDNNspAY. Ami I. lss6.
ARRIVEO YESrGRDAY.

steamship Juniata, Askins, Philadelphia
C. NJ sSorrel.
steamship VIM Lawrence, Bnlups, BAlti-
more d West x Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-07

CITY OF SAVANNAH,
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
April 5th lSS6.D
THE following Is an alphabetical list OF
L all persons licensed 10 sell liquor, pub
hshed under prov siOu5 OF section XIV OF tax
ordinance for 1856.
FRANK 4. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.
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FKEIGHTs.

LUNBER..-Bv Sdh.--r There is a scarcity of
tonnage at this and the several near lumber
ports, aud vessels VIII Ind ready bust
ness at advancing rates. We quote
81 21a5 so as the range OF prices
from this and the near Georgia ports
on Lumber to Baltimore. Philadelphia. New
York. sound ports and eastward. Timber is
60caSl higher than lumber rates; to the West
Indies and windward, nominal; to South
America, $l2 50al3; to Spanish and Mediterra-
mean ports. ST. 50al1: to United Kingdom
for orders. timber. 27a2Ss; lumber e. o. By
steam to New YORK. 81; to Philadelphia, 81; to
Boston. SO.
Duli md oOminal. FOREIGN Cork. etc. for
orders. % I'D. and. or. As; Baltic.
3 71&d CoAsTwIsE. Steam To
Boston. SOC on r0sin, 81 on spirits;
to New York, rOsIns 40c, Spirits SOC; Philade-
phia, rosn SOC, spirits SOC; to Baltimore, rosln
8Oc. SPIRITS zoe.
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Shipping 3nlelItGrmtr.

IMMATURE ALMANAC-rHIs DAY.
Sun RISES .............. . 5.49
oUN SETS ...-..... ..-... -...........b; Il
HIGH WATER at savannah .9:SI AN. lO:l7PM
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Bark Arcturus tBr, Bent, from PensacOl;
for Brake. March q, OF Brake.
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Shipping.
Shipping.
TO EUROPE!

X April, May, June and July. Send for
programmes.
INDIVIDUAL TOURIST TICKETS for
travel IN Europe and all parts Of the globe.
PASSAGE TICKETS by all lines Of
steamers.
COOKS EXCURSIONIsT with maps, pub
lished monthly, by mail for TEN CENTS.
THOS. COOK SON.
26l Broadway, New York.
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BELL BUOY OFF MIsHAuM LEDGE, BUzzARD's
BAY.

Notice is hereby given that, on or about
April 10, 1856, a belt buoy, painted black and
mbered 3. will be mOored OF he south end
of NJ shaun Ledge, Buzzard's Bay, Mass, n
place OF the second cla-s can buoy now there
This buoy will be rung by tha motion OF the
sea. In winter. should there be danger OF this
buoy being carried away by ice, a spar buoy,
painted and numbered the same, Will be sub
stIt1te for &c..
By order Of the Lighthouse Board.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-07

NAVAL SrOsEs.-Che market for splriCs
turpentine was quiet and easier. The sales
for the day were $50 casks of which 80 CASKS
were regulars at 3915c aud 10 casks Of regu-
lars at 4Uc At the Board of Trade on the
opening call the market was reported firm.
at 4Oc for regulars. A the closing call it was
steady, ut l0c for regulars. ROsln-Ihe mar
ket was very quiet aud unchanged. At the
Board Of Trade on the first can the market
was reported quiet, VIII sales of 46 barrels.
at the following quotations: A. B, c and d
81 co. 81 87IS. NJ So %. \ 50 So window
glass 81 IS, wafer white 81 90. At the clos
Ing it was q Al I a I'd unchanged. except for |,
which wss lote | - 81 co. sales 23S barrels.
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New York. April 3-Lieut West shipped
ship in position TO mark the wreck OF the
steamer Oregon. The wreck lies in 200 faith
oms OF water. 20 miles sSE 3 r true from
Fire Islsnd lighthouse. IN about lat 10 50 y,
lon = IS w. a gas lighted buoy Is now 500
ieet ) Of the wreck.
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-. PauN AIo appointed TO sAll ~ iOllOWB-
standard time;
TO NEW YORK.
CITY or SAVANNAH. Capt. II. @. DAG
Serr. EpNE9DAY, April z az $50 A, n.
ChATTAHoOCHEE, Capt. J. W. CArHA-
AlNk' FIJI DAY. April g. az $3.50 AN
NO STEAMER ApruI2
TA',ILilLttHAssEE. Can't W. II. FISHER
hpNESDAl. Apru "a, at 2.sOP.M.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Cant. X. s. NrcKER-
SON FRIDAY. April 10, a. 1880 P. NJ.
TO PEHEAADETPHTA
IIhese steamers do not carry passengers.l
JuNrNTA. Cant. S. l.. AsKrSs sATI1p
DAY, Aprii 10, at 5PM.
DEssOUG, Capt. f. SMITH, SATURDAY
April ~, ~ Pm.
Through billa Of ldding given to Eastern an.
NorthWeStern points and 90 ports of the IN
ted Kingdom aud the Con .inent.
tor freight or passage apply to
q. NJ. SONREL, Agent.
CITY Exchange Binding.
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ycgt tai es, by steam to New York Phils-
dephta. Bau ore and Boston. standard
special contra "a. standard bushel era es, 2jc
each: barrels SOC each.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-07

Fourth District. Philadelphia. April mo
tlce Is hereby given that the Fourteen Foot
Bank light vessel No 10 mas been replaced on
her station III Delaware bay.
By order of the Lighthouse Board.
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SAILED NErrERpAY.
Bark Valona tBrl, Liverpool.
Schr May Brown, Mosquito Inlet.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-07

~, T,17nH.-The market was quiet, hut
steadv ard unchanged. The sales were 81
t,ut nuofutIOus.
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NAVAL STORES.

LIVERPOOL, April 6, noon. -spirits turpen-
tine. 3us.
NEW YoRE. April 8, noon. spirits turpon-
tine hrm a. 50e. ROsin firm az 81 01kGl 10.
$500 p. m.-Rosln firm at ~ 07l2dIl0.
CHARLESTON. April 6.-S prIts turpentine
nomiua at SOC. kosir, 95cgSi for good
strained.
WiLMISeToE. Apri 6.-Sprlts turDentue
steady 40 i2c. Rosln firm: soc for strained,
SOC for good strained. Tar nrm az 81 10.
Crude turDentine lrn; hard 81, yellow dip
and virgin g.
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TO NEW YORK.

TIM magnificent steamships OF this com.
a psny are appointed to sail - follows
standard time:
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RICE

NEW YoRK, April 6. -Messrs. Dan Tai
mage's Sons h Co. furnish the following report
OF the ce market: "lhc m 0vcment HIS been
som what irregular, with fairy aelive de.
maud Tor an grades OF both domestic and
foreign. stocks are light aud holders conf
dent that prices will he improved with clear
4ng weather. We quote: rOl ma AMI Louis
2iSGr5c. good TO prime 5ISGGc, choice head
~ nc; RangoOn a. dllkc duty paid, and
&c in bond, Patna l9<045so, Java b1Sc."
Their Charleston correspondents telegraph
the Carolina crop movement to dateis as
follows; Receipts 40.9s5 bhls, sal 9S,6ll
bbls. stock 237i bbs. The market was steady
AM the demand good"
CHARLESTON. April 6.--Market quiet: fair
3s<GSkc. good 4@i5Sc. prime 151Se, no sales.
NEW ORLEANS. April G.--Market steady:
fair Be q. good ~ csc. prime 5zas5Jsc;
salc8 so barrels.
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0OntntErrtal.
sAvANyAH MARKET.
rrICr0FrHg uOk0ING News,

SAvANStH. April 6. 1885. P. 4.
1.orroy-The market was very quiet, though
rrmer. There was only moderate inquiry and
small business doing. The sales for the day
vrere 22l bales. On Change at the opening
call. 10 a. m, the market was reported firm
and unchanged, with sales OF bales At q c
second call, l p. M, it was firm, the sales
being sS bales. At the third and closing cal,
4p. M, 1t was quiet aad unchanged, with
,nrtber sales OF Us bales. The following
arc the official closing spot quotations o.
lhs Cntton Exchange:
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Lyons John. No lis Broughton 81.
Ienzer, J0nn. cor Houston and McDonough
Hts.
Lang, Nicholas, cor Broughton and Barnard
as.
Lube, John r. cor Sims and Purse SIS.
Lubs Henry r, cor Quay and West Broad.
Torch, John, cor Jefferson and Huntington
Bis.
Lane. James. Nos. IS aud a Bayst.
Lester. ID B. No ~ Whitaker 81.
Lee a Martin. No 1917 JefIerHOn al.
Lang. John No 10 Barnard 81.
T. acv. Ellen, Mrs. No BayBt
Lynch. John, cor Whitaker aud Taylor sts.
Lloyd, JOSIAH, East Broad aud Jones Ut lane.
LAWN. Michael. No 40 East Broad 81.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-17
The COOpers' Dance.

A curious custom, known as the
"cooper's Dance" is observed in Munich,
from the second week of January until
Ash Wednesday every seventh year. The
custom dates from early in the sixteenth
century, and originated as follows: Dur
ing the plague of 1917 Munich gave way
to the most abject terror. In order tt
buoy up the spirits of the inhabitants
some followers of the art of cooperlng
adopted the very original course OF per,
forming dances in the open spaces and
streets of the town. Thus a less melan-
choly feeling was created, and the cour-
age of the people was revived. Since
this time it has been customary to COM
mcmoratc the date of coopers every
seventh year, and the present year the
time-honored observance came round
again. A number of journeymen coopers
- the most aimablc and attractive fellows
to be found-are chosen to dance to an
old melody in public places and before
the dwellings, of leading citizens. Inc
dance is sort of ballet, and the dancers
have in their hands hoops with green
foliage. As nearly as possible the old
costume is initiated. and everything Is
done to reproduce the quaint spectacle
which the good folks Of Munich laughed
at in the midst OF terror over three hun
drcd years ago.--PnN MN Ga=ette.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-17
An Old SchOolmaster's Scheme.

Congressman Haynes, of New Hamp.
shire. says: Every session of Congress
brings to Washington scores of men with
IA mission" of one sort or another-poor,
half-daft fellows with claim or scheme
of some sort for relieving their impe'
curiosity at the expense of the public
treasury. Tncy are sometimes annoying,
for YOU cannot reason with the man OF
one idea, and that hinging on misconcep'
tions of law, fact and practice. But to US
it is the pitiful side that presents itself in
many of these cases. A new arrival this
year is an old schoolmaster from some
where up in Maryland, with scheme fol
pcnsioning school teachers.
"Thc old man has spent his life in the
profession, and now, old and poor, broken
in mind and body, he feels that ne has .
mission, and coming down to Washing,
ton, he brttonholcs Congressman and in
an apolcgctic, pitiful way, suggests to
them that there is as much propricty IN
pcnsioning those who lay the foundation
of the nation as those who save it. And
years may come and years may go, and
tn, old man will probably come and &C
lust rs regularly with each succeeding
Congress-. There seems 10 be fascination
in pursuing hobby under the great
white dome. And when he some day
fails to put in al appearance it may be as.
sumcd that he has been gathered to his
fathers gone to meet the rewards which
are not dependent upon the caprice Of
man or the will OF Congress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-17
Pennsylvania's Coke Region.

The Connellsville coke region is COM
paratively little known outside of Western
PENNSYLVANIA. The coke country proper
embraces about equal parts of Fayette
and Westmoreland counties. It is fifty
two miles long and twenty-six miles IN
breadth. Uniontown on the south ana
Latrobe on the north mark it's limits. The
vein of coal from which the unsurpassed
coke of the district is made is found IN
veins of unequal thickness at depth OF
from twenty-five to 600 feet below tho
surface of Il scoop-shapcd valley at the
base of Chestnut ridge, the westerly
chain of the Alleghanies. Every phase
OF mining life is presented in this circum"
scribed area, including the drift, slope
and shaft methods. The latter plan is al.
most exclusively adopted in this end OF
the region, owing to the depth at which
the vein is found.
Ten years ago the manufacture OF Con.
nellsville coke was in its infancy In that
section. To-day 10000 ovens are used,
and the average output daily is hauled
away in cars which, ifplaccd in one con-
tinuous line, would make train mile
and a half long. The Pennsylvania, the
Baltimore and Ohio, and the Pittsburg,
McKcesport and Youghiogheny railroads
have the monopoly of this gigantic ton
mare the rates being fixed by their repre-
scntativcs in council once a year.-Asu
TOrZ. SIN.
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A Startling Question.

i letter from New York deals with a
novel and startling question, which will
be of interest to all heirs -prcsumptive to
rich mems estates:
Is there thrilling fact in the suppose
titious case presented at the last meeting
of the physio-lcgal association, or was 1t
only curious piece Of fiction? Lawyer
Carhart made Il hypothetical question, as
follows: "A rich man was dying. His
body was very weak, but his mind was
strong and clear, though acutcly sensitive
in consequence Of the nervous nature OF
his disease. lie had made will leav-
ing all his property to sisters children,
thus disinhcriting his own cstranged son.
On the day before his death this son ar
rived and sought Il reconciliation, which
the old man refused at first; but the son
intrudcd himself into the chamber,
grasped the dying mans hand, gazcd into
his face and spoke softly to him. After
Il feeble gesture Of rcpugnance and an
effort to turn away his head the father
submitted to the interview, grew kindly,
then atfcctionatc, and finally ordered his
lawyer to write IL codicil to the will, rc-
voking the previous bequcsts and making
the reclaimed son sole heir. The mental
Soundncss of the tcstatOr was beyond all
assail, and no contest of the will could be
thought of on that ground. But it can
be proven conclusivcy that the son had
been for several years Il professional mes
mcrizer in England; that before going
abroad he WAS capable Of curious feats in
psychology, and that his natural will
power was enormous. Such being the
points susceptible of substantiation, could
the will be successfully attacked on the
theory that it was made while the dying
man was under the control of his sons
mind" The query is worth stating to
general readers, on account os its insenu-
itv, ut all events