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Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
BURSTING OF A MILL DAM
III LIVES LOST AMONG THE
BERKSHIRE HILLS.

Property Damaged to the Extent or
&2OO,OOO-The Disaster the Result OF
Criminal Csrelessness-A Distressing
scene of Devastation Along the Line
of the Rush.
PTTTsFTELD, MASS, April 20.-About q
O'Clock this morning the village OF East
Lee was inundated and devastated by the
breaking away of the dam at the mud
pond reservoir, Mountain lake, about two
and one.half miles from the village. The
pond covered many acres OF swamp, and
was increased from its original limited
size by extensive dams built by club OF
manufacturers as storage place toR
water.
RUSHING INTO THE VILLAGE.
East Lee village, whose half dozen pa
per mills are situated on the stream, re-
ceived its first news of the accident when
the food came pouring down the streets,
the water being from to 8 feet deep, and
bringing with it trees, portions OF houses,
barns, fences wagons and every form Of
movable property. The people fled to the
slope of the valley along which the tor
rent was pouring, and saw houses moved
and tOppled about like chips on a river.
down the road, destroying lawns, towns
and fences, and moving smaller buildings
LARGE BUILDINGS UNMOvED.
1t had not the power, however, To
wreck utterly larger houses, though the
damage done will amount TO many
thousands Of dollars. AS soon as possible
people went up the line OF the flood and
found the ruin worse as they approached
the starting point of the torrent. FOrtuS
nately the track of the food was in q
sparsley inhabited country, but what de-
struction there was for it TO do in wreck
ing three or four houses along its way,
was thoroughly accomplished. Much
stock besides property was lost.
Explorers have already found the
bodies of nine persons and are searching
for others.
The scene is one of terrible desOlation
and the town of Lee is wild with excites
ment.
THE RESULT OF CARELEssNEss.
LEE, MASS. April 20, IL p. M.-As near
as can be ascertaned Mud Pond dam
gave way at $50 O'Clock this morning. In
had shown signs OF weakness for some
time. The parties responsible, or own.
ing the privilege OF its water supply had
been notified but nothing was done. The
awful calamity is the result OF careless
ness on the part of some persons. Eleven
bodies have been found and three people
are missing. The loss in property is
fully 5000, 900, while the expense Of re-
pairing the roads and other costs that
must fall on the town will reach $4,000
mora
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
GOV. oGLEsBY's ADVICE.
Strikers silent at First but Finally
Break Into Choers.

Strikers silent at First but Finally
Break Into Cheers.
CHICAGO, April 20.-Only one attempt
was made by the Lake Shore road to-day
TO run freight tram and that resulted
exactly os yesterday. One Of the train
hands was Knocked down by the strikers
and badly hurt. GOV. 0 glesby has been
here all day IN consultation with railroad
men, prominent capitalists and civil
officials. lie says he will not
order out the militia until
other remedies are exhausted. He visited
the scene OF the strike In the afternoon,
and from "A car platform made a speech TO
a crowd OF 400 or 500 strikers and their
sympathizers. lie advised the men 10
preserve the peace and endeavor 20 have
their wages adjusted In more quiet way.
He said that strikes were futile 10 effect
permanent change in the condition OF
affairs. He reminded the workingmen
that the government was organized TO Dro-
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury this afternoon issued a
call for Sl0.0Q0,0 900 3 per cent. bonds. The
call Will mature June /. Following are
the numbers OF the bonds embraced In the
call. All are original numbers:
$50-27l to PA bOth inclusive.
SlOG-20O7 10 204S both inclusive, ana
991T 10 1921 both Inclusive.
S5OO---90S to 92l both inclusive, ard 42lt
to 4223 both inclusive.
Sl.CO0-73l6 TO 1859 Doth inclusive, anQ
237l2 TO 23Il9 both Inclusive.
$40 OOO-13B25 10 1886 both inclusive.
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
Banks His Furnaces.

EAsToN. PA, April 20.-All the opera
tive force of the COleraine iron works, in
cluding the furnace men and labOring
men. have struck for an Increase OF wages
of various amounts. The superintendent
refused to grant the demand, ordered the
furnaces "banked," and c0untermanded
an order for coal. He told the strikers
that he would rather blow out the furna-
ces than grant the increase asked for. All
the summarized men employed at the furna-
ces were paid off this morning and dis
charged. The married employees were
told that they would be served in the
same way as soon as they removed from
the cOmpany's houses.
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
A Number of POstmssters and Several
Other Appointees Made Happy.

A Number of Postmssters and Several
Other Appointees Made Happy.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The following
combinations by the Senate of Preslden-
tial nominations have been announced: /:
Postmasters-K. Boyce, AT Augusta, Ga. /;
r. n. Hall, at Grenada, Miss; W. A.
schitfiey, at Orangeburg Court House, S.
c.; j. NJ. FOwlkes, at Memphis; W. r..
Andrews, at Union City, and q. w. Mar
tin, at Chattanooga, Tenn; and the fol-
lowing IN North Carolina: A. II. Boyden,
at Salisbury; M. Manley, at Newh rne;
j. A. Young. at Charlotte; }. II. Allen,
at Durham; w. J. Barrett. at Kingston; /;
J.. A. Bennett, at Reidsville;
W. NJ. Gay, at Wilson; &. II.
Gregory, at Greensborou2h; J. II. Hill,
at GoldsbOrO; o. @. Parsley. at WHINING
ton; Mrs. NJ. r. Pender, at TarbOro; J. b.
Smith, at Fayetteville; 5. II. Smith, at
Winston; j. II. Taylor, at oxford; W. j.
Weaver, at Asheyille. Collector OF Gus
TOMS j. r. GRADY, at Apalachicola. Fla.
Pension Agent: r. l.. Taylor, at Knox
vile, Tenn. Collector OF Internal Rrve.
nue.: J. +. Hillman. Tor the Firth Tennes.
see district. and large number Of other
officials, among which are twelve Internal
Revenue Collectors. Among those con-
frmed Is Zach Montgomery, TO be As
sistant Attorney General for the Interior
Department.
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
SCHOOL BOYS STRIKE.
A Single Session Demanded with ViO-
lent Demonstration at Boston.

AeNb NJ boHtbhs
BOSTON, April 2O.-Sixty pupils Of the
South Boston Public School struck yes
terday for single session. They marched
in procession to the city proper, where
they tried to persuade the scholars Of the
Quincy and Brimmer schools to Join them.
Failing i'm this they returned TO South
Boston where they had-several banners
painted. This morning they again as
sembled, and standing in line across
Beach and Kneelan streets prevented
other boys from entering the school
house. tThey were dispersed by the police,
but met an hour later, and with flags and
banners marched to Seminary and Brim-
mer schools singing and yelling. Before
dispensing they opened the doors and
windows OF the Brlmmer school and stoned
the assistant master, failing, however, to
hit him
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
Handling ali Business.

ST. LOUIS, April 20.-It Is generally
conceded here that the Knights OF Labor
strike, so far as the business OF the vari-
GUS roads centering in this city and East
st. Louis is concerned. Is gradually losing
it's effect. The Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain railroads have fully resumed
traffic. According TO the statements of
the officials these roads and the roads
which enter East st. Louis are doing all
the business required OF them, and are
handling nromptlY all Freight offered.
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
Overrun with business.

CHICAGO, April 20.-A rather unex-
pected development in freight affairs came
in notification by the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad TO the Burlington,
Alton, Rock Island and other roads, that
ig was out OF the market for California
business except at iull tariff rates. This
is said by AtchisOn officials not TO be a
step toward restoration, but is the out
come Of the fact that the road ls overrun
with mnre hIsiness than 10 can handle.
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
The HnwaiIan Troaty.

WASHINGTON, April 20--ln the House
to-day Mr.. Mills. OF Texas, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported
Joint resolution 20 give notice 70 termi.
nate the convention or June ., 1870, with
the King OF the Hawaiian islands, which
WAS referred to the committee Of the
whole. Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky,
filed a minority report.
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
RovcOtters Arrested.

NEW YORK, April 20.-A number Of
Doyco;ters who were annoying workers
in the Chelsea jute mills, who were ar
rested last night, were fined in various
sums to-day in the Police Court.
Seven OF Mrs. Gray's Doycotters were
indicted to-day by the grand jury for a
misdemeanor and conspiracy by coercion.
IT e. were arrested and furnished bail to
await trial. Six other parties have been
indicted, but thus far they have eluded
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
Retirement ofArmy officers.

WASHINGTON, April 20.--In the Senate
to-day, in introducing the bill providing
for the retirement of disabled officers OF
the army. MIR. Butler impressed on the
Military Committee, 10 which the bill was
referred, the urgent need OF some legisla-
ton 70 relieve the active list Of the army
by retiring officers VINO are disabled, aud
eligible for retirement, but who cannot
be retired under the present laws because
the retired list Is full.
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
IieYynrfIed bv Gould.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 2O-Deputy
Sheriff Williams, who was assaulted and
badly beaten by strikers while he was
guarding the Iron Mountain railroad
property, has received a check for $500
from Jay Gould.
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
NIrlI,inn fnr an Advnnce.

CHESTER, PA, April 20.-The employees
OF James Irvings n Sons extensive cot
ton mills at Irvington have struck for an
advance in wages. The firm refuses TO
acceGe the demand and the mills have
been closed
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21

TExARKANA, April 2O.--It has been dis
covered that within the past three weeks
the knights Of Labor nave organized sew
eral cOlored assemblies in the vicinity Of
TeXarkana, both In Arkansas and Texas.
hangiOu
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21

sr. LOUIS, April 2O.--Two sertinels
patrolling the railroad yards in East St..
Louis were fred upon before daylight
this morning by some persons as yet un-
known. Neither Oi them were hit. They
returned the fire, but proved bad marks
men as their assailants escaped.
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21

WASHINGTON, April 2O--Mr. Logan re-
introduced In the Senate to-day his bill to
increase the efficiency Of the army, with
the sections stricken out which provide
for an increase Of the number Of men. re-
lating 60 the pay Of chaplains aud au-
thorizing commissioned officers q make
denoslta Of money with army paymaafera
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
raiIors Strike.

LYNcHBuRG. VA, April 2O.--The jour
neymen tailors OF this city struck to-day
for higher WaKos.
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21

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Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
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Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
WHO REPLIED.

ae Chsirman--From whom did you
VWsye that answerY
'. Powderly We tolegraphed to a
su ,"hose name | saw in The papers,
I'm irons, but the dispatch In re-
oalue from another man named Page.
s,me mortgage bondholdors OF the
as faeitic railroad came 10 see us and
I. ~. u We could not do something 20 end
cas,SllAe. We then telegraphed 10 tue
s'Yer Of that road.
4 tI1. Io Nhalrman-Can you give the names
''e bondhOlders who came TO see
7,s,' lf9wderly-l know only the name
er lawyer, Mr.. Dickson. We asked
rs'. se' brown, one Of the receivers Of the
iaelhc railroad. whether he would
Savannah morning news., 1886-04-21
NOTHING TO CONCEAL.

Mr.. Powderlv-I have been somewhat
misunderstood. When | said was will
ing to expose everything in connection
with the organization, If those who man.
age the railroads, or if one man in par
ticular, would do the same thing, / spoke
fairly and truthfully. l have no OBJ
lection to showing up everything con-
nected with the organization, its secret
signs, passwords and everything else. l
am willing to lay everything before the
committee and before the world. l want
it understood that so far as our Executive
Board is concerned have, from over H.
600 assemblies, letters OF Endorsement OF
a secret circular Of mine which (since it
was Issued has been made public.
These Endorsements bear me out in what
have said, So that you can understand
from the tenor of the circular the charac-
ter OF our organization.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-29
ABOUT CANDY.

The ''stick" candy, which seems to
be an indigenous American product, is
of ordinary GA" sugar boiled down
with water and little cream of tartar
to prevent crystalization. The mass is
taken in patches of about fifteen pounds
to marble table, where it is kneaded
like bread, and the flavoring and COL
oring working in. The paste then goes
to the 'pulling- hooks" where for five
or six minutes it is pulled and twisted
and repulled and retwisted at the hands
Of workman who certainly earns his
living. Thence it returns to the mar
bic table, at one end OF which is a me-
tai plate, kept hot, on which he works
the candy into its final shape. Stripes
are pressed into the batch, two feet
long and a foot thick, and it is then
drawn and twisted out till it is the
proper size of the penny ''stick," the
right length of which is clipped off by
huge scissors. Clear candy is not
kneoded or pulled. Flat candy is run
into pans, and knife is run across
where it is broken into sticks or squares.
The drops, fishes and other fancy
shapes are made by passing the paste
through a machine, which cuts and
presses it to the proper size and shape.
Lozenges are rolled out like pie
crust, sometimes printed in carmine
with a hand stamp, and then cut out
with dies. "Sugar-plums" and sugared
almonds are made in a very interesting
way, by throwing the nut, seed, or
other nucleus with boiling sugar into
great copper pans, which are shaken
by hand or revolved by machinery over
a hot fire. Rolled over and over in
the moist sugar, the plums soon begin
to grow, and are 'polished off" by each
other, while, above, steam worked fans
carry off the dry dust. Gum drops are
made of gumarabic and sugar, boiled
and mixed, seyen or eight hundred
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-29

THE ONLY reliable catarrh remedy on the mar
ket to-day is Elys Cream Balm, being free from
poisonous drugs and offensive ordOrS. 1t has
cured thousands of acute and chronic cases where
all other remedies have failed. 1t quickly cures
cold in the head and catarrhal headache. Price
nifty cents.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-29
}lo'"s Of 'ns }l'''o'.
BN THE t'IISE.

She sat and infused by the drift-wood fire,
As the eaping flames high and higher,
And the phantonIs of youth, as i.li: an,
bright,
Grew for her gaze in the ru'ldy light;
The blossoms She gathered in litt's youn.
days,
Wreathed and waved in the lIicilcting blaze
And she laughed through a sunny mist o
tears,
That rose at the dream of her April years
And ever and aye the sudden rain
Plashcd on the gIittering window pane
Sobered and sadlencd the pictures that
showed
rs the drit-wouh logs to Il red cone glowcd,
Aud the fancicd figures Of older time
Passed with the steadicd step of their prime;
The daisies and snowlrops bluomed and
died,
Red roses and lilies stood side by side,
While richer, and fuller, and deeper grew
The lines of the pictures August drew:
And ever and aye the failing rain
Slfettned thlck ana fast on til" Wlhdow-
pane.
The drift-wood died down into feathery ash
Where family and tltfully Shane the flash;
Slowly and sadly her pulses beat,
And soft was the fall, as Of vanishing; feet ::
And lush and green as from guardei grave,
She saw the grass of the VALLEY wave;
And the echoes in ruins seemed to sign,
The "wet west wind that went wander
ing by,
And caught the sweep Of the suleu rain,
And dashed it against the window-pnnc.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-29
He WOULDN'T Be HARD ON THE YANKS.
How Uncle Jonathan Peale Received the
News of Lees Surrender.

How Uncle Jonathan Peale Received the
News of Lees Surrender.
Speaking of Mr.. Davis's receptions in
the South, Judge Harris of Virginia tells
story which shows how enthusiasm
may triumph over adverse facts.
Old Jonathan Peale lived on his farm,
about six miles from Harrisburg, Va,
during the war, and rode into town twice
a week on his old white horse to hear
the news and comment on it after his
fashion, which was abominaIly through
his nose. lie was one of those thorough
Southerners IN whose head there never
was room for doubt. He had such n
steadfast confidence that the South
would whip the North, and was doing SO
daily, that nobody even ventured to hint
the contrary to him. He would stride
into the office of the weekly newspaper
on his sem-weekly visits, throw himself
down in chair, and inquire
"Well, editor, what's the news?'
"Oh, Gen. Lee has had another battle
with the enemy" the accommodating edi,
tor would reply, 'and drove them o. in
confusion"
Il knew he would do it. I knew he
would scatter 'em," the old man would
respond, with much usual enthusiasm,
and tlot back home to tell the family
how the war was going.
But at length there came a time when
such pleasing fiction would no longer do.
| 1t came to be the second week of April,
l965-the week of Appomattox. When
| Uncle Jonathan came in with his usual
| inquiry, he found quite an earnest group
of men in the newspaper office.
THE news is very bad, Mr.. Peale,
very bad" the editor acknowledged
with considerable hesitation, for he
couldn't see how he was ever going to
| get the old man down to the level OF
facts without something breaking.
"What's wrong" inquired Mr.. Peale.
"Well," said the editor, desperately,
"everything is wrong. Gen. Lee has
surrendered.
| "It's id Ab lishun lie ~ snorted
| Uncle Jonathan, his nostrils fairly ring
ing with confidence.
| No, Uncle, I'm afraid it's too true.
Here we have Gen Lees address to his
| troops, advising them to go ZONE. Jim
Dalton go here this morning with his
horse and gun, and says our infantry
| boys will be along about tomorrow"
The old man looked piteously from one
to another, as though beseeching them
to contradict the overwhelming tidngs
| Nobody spoke. Then he took up Gen.
Lees address and read it carefully
| through twice. He laid it down with a
mighty sigh, and taking up his hat to
go, he said:
"Well, mebbe Gen'rl Lee knows best.
Mebbe it's best to give 'em another try.
| 1t doesn't do fer Christians to be hard
and unforgiven. But if the derned Yam
KEGS don't behave, We'll just have to
turn in and wallop 'em again."
And so philsophically accepting the re
suits of the war. Uncle Jonathan trotted
| off home in infinite content at having
participated il Gen. Lees generosity.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-29
WHOLE No. 2,259

as Mr.. r. Child describes in this months
fortntghtly; and that, as society abhors
labor, it may in selfdefence split oaod ;,d
coteries SO numerous as to -, la.
and bad, frivulous and ''Ao
tho vorl. That is happening now in
U . land, and may happen everywhere,
though it is more checked abroad than
here by the tendency of the good to be-
come ''devout" and drop not of society
altogether,
That another change will also arrive
we feel convinced, though many Of our
readers may smile contempt Of the opiL-
ION; but whether it will be beneficial is
matter OF specula5ions. SO many are
the wealthy, SO numerous the cultivated,
so crowded the entertainers that sooner
or later the one incommunicable quality
the old prerogative of pedigree, which
has so repeatedly asserted and re-assertcd
itself in the history of mankind-will
once more assume importance. All the
scientific theorizing which now so infr-
ences opinion tends that way, and so does
the publicity which places families as
we'll as persons under painful electric
light. But then, the growth of respect
for birth may make society more corrupt
instead of better. that sentiment always
developing in its objects one of two i'm
pulses, the first of which is expressed in
the poverb Noblesse oblige, and which, if
stitute for it, while the other is best de-
scribed in the French Marquse's mot
''God will think twice before he damns a
man of that quality" Birth, being an
unearned yet potent advantage, either
compels men or releases them from COM
pulsion; and the emancipated are usually
in society the bad. The measurable pros
pect is not pleasing one; but then, in
human affairs all prospects are so nearly
immeasurable. Society no longer per-
mits man to enjoy himself in cruelty;
and if that vice, which lasted ages after
the Roman period, when it was science,
and the arena was the enjoyment of ma
tions has disappeared or been forced into
seclusion, why not many other vices
The last section Of the world to grow
better will be society; but it is human
still, and therefore subject to change,
which cannot be forever and at all times
the change of deterioration.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-29

pounds at time in huge copper steam
kettles, whence the mixture is taken
out into smaller kettles to be favored
and colored. The cheap gum drops
and ''marsh- -mallows'' are now made
chiefly from glucose. Cream or soft
candies are made in a simple way from
sugar, mixed with cream of tartar to
prevent cystalizing. To give them
their fancy forms, fiat tray is filled
with starch, which is pressed into
mould by a series of plaster of Paris
models-a drop, hand, face. h--fy, or
what it may be-arr"..ged on long
stick. Into these starch moulds the
hot crezn is poured, and then allowed
70 dry. Some factories have as much
as 10000 pounds of starch in this use.
The drying room is kept at high tenn
perature, in which the "creams" soon
become dry and solid. They are then
separated from the starch by huge
sieves. If they are to be CLOSED, these
are placed in huge tin pans and a cold
solution Of sugar poured over them to
stand overnight. In the morning the
ice Of sugar on top is broken, and the
"creams" are found coated with fine
crystals. The liqueur drops are very
curious product. The syrup is mixed
with brandy or favored water, and is
poured into the starch moulds. As it
cools at the top and on the mould, the
crystals make a continuous case, i'm
prisoning the liquor within
The adulteration of candy IS chiefly
by the use of terra alba, or white clay.
This harmful stuff can be detected by
dissolving the suspected candy in water,
when the clay falls to the bottom un.
dissolved. An ounce roll of cheap
lozenges will sometimes contain three
quarters of an ounce of this injurious
stuff. The coloring of candies Is. for
the most part, not dangerous, since a
piece of red coloring matter the size of
gum drop will color 5000 pounds of
candy. UnsCrupulous manufacturers,
however, sometimes use mineral instead
of the safe vegetable colors, and cart
loads of such candy have been seized
and destroyed by the health officers in
New York. For the most part carmine
and cochineal are used for red, saffron
for yellow, caramel or burnt sugar for
brown, and this, with carmine, for
orange. Green and blue candies are
to be avoided. These colors are used
sometimes, however, in "decorating"-
a surface treatment of fine candies by
hand, in which water color artist is
employed to do art work at wholesale
according the model set him. As for
this purpose the proportion of coloring
matter to suga, is about ne-millionth,
the result of swallowing paint is not SO
disastrous as might be expected. In
flavoring, essential oils are used, about
a pound to thousand pounds of sugar,
and this is worked in during the boiling
or kEeading. Lioorice colors and fla
vors both at once.