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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-28
THE POST AT NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE. TENN, Dec. 27.--A spe-
cial meeting OF George II. Thomas Post
No. /, Department OF Tennessee and
Georgia, Grand Army OF the Republic,
was held this morning. II was resolved
to hold a memorial service Monday even.
ing, Jan. Q, 1887, a. the post room, In
honor of their late distinguished comrade
and Post Commander In Chief, Gen. John
A
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"He denied the charge, but, 1t is said,
admitted that he knew Fol heringham,
Cook and other persons who were arrested
~ Chicago and Kansas City. AT the time
haight had not the remotest idea that the
others were under arrest, The detectives
VINO had been informed Of the real names
o! the parties who had been arrested
asked If he knew them. He also said
that he did not know who committed the
robbery, but would walk ten miles
TO shake hands with the man who did.
lie claimed that be had come to Nash
vile because he believed there was good
chance for him TO make aliyiDg. Haights
trunk was xamlned and there were
lound a number OF suspicious papers con-
nected with transactions OF the express
company that may have an lnfiuence In
settling upon the actual perpetrators OF
toat crime. The wife and child OF Haight
are still In the city.v
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Losses by Fire.

HOMESTEAD, Pa. Feb. 28 Fire broke out here
shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, and de-
stroyed six buildings and damaged several
others. The flames were first noticed in Ratti-
gans saloon. An alarm was sounded, but, the
building being frame, the fire was beyond con-
troll before the fire department arrived. The
flames soon spread to the saloon of Richard
Holt, adjoining. and then 20 Bowers tinshop
and the Office of a. w. Idlinar, the agent of sew
eral Pittsburg newspapers, destroying them ALL
The total loss was $14, 400, on which there was
insurance of SO. 100.
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Feb 28.-To-night at 8
o'clock the residence of John Durham on East
Pennsylvania street, caught fire from defect
i've lue and burned to the ground The honse-
hold goods were saved. Loss, 81, 000
PORT PERRY, Ont, Feb. 28-Fire here to-day
destroyed the stores occupied by James Boxal,
stoves and tinware; w. s. Parsh hardware, and
J. Fl. Brown, general store. Loss, $50, 900. Par
TALLY insured
BRADFORD, Pa, Feb 2S-Fire this morning,
which started in Kennedy's restaurant from an
explosion of natural gas. DESTROYED seven frame
buildings Loss $4,000; insurance about s., 00O
CLEVELAND O., Feb. 28-The First Metho-
dist Church at Wooster, O., was destroyed by
fire this morning. Loss. $4,000; insurance, 3d.
O00
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ILLINOIS.

The Silly Escapade of Collector Cooper's
Fourteen Year Old Granddaughter.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
MATTooN, Feb 27.-The city marshal to-day
received telegram from Pekin, H., to arrest
Inez ]. Augustine, fourteen-year- girl, who
had run away FROM that city last night, disguised
in boys clothing She is a granddaughter Of Mr..
Cooper. collector of internal revenue for the
Eighth district, with whom she made her home.
The family had no premonitions of her taking
such strange freak. She attended school
yesterday, as usual, and when she failed to re-
turn at night inquiries were set afioat. Itseems
that after school she had her hair shingled. and
then, dressing up in her brothers military snit,
took an outgoing train for this city She trav-
eled alone. and had but $l5 in money with her.
At this point she took an early train south, hav-
ing bought ticket to New Orleans. The warn
ing telegram was received too late to head her
off here. but word was sent ahead to Milan,
Tenn, where she was arrested this afternoon
and held to await the arrival of her friends.
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How the Niagara Rapids win BE Run

BOSTON, Feb 28-Fred Plaisted. the aarsman
says that the proposition of himself an Eoss to
row through the Niagara rapids the com g sum-
mer was not the huge joke many seEmed to
think but an enterprise that would surely be
attempted. II do not think it dangerous he
said. ''The boat will have plenty of beam, a
grating for floor. and no bottom If we fill with
water we can't sink. because we will have air
tight compartments around the boat and the
water we take in will quickly disappear through
the grating. If anything should happen we
are both good swimmers. and would make
grand struggle before going under. 1t will be
money in our pockets if we succeed, and if we
fail our wives and children will get the benefit
of it. There is positively less danger in trying
to row through the rapids than there is going
out on the frontier for $13 month and found
and we get s., 500 for what we are going to do.
One point about it is that we row with our faces
to the danger instead of rowing in the ordinary
way. We were both up at Niagara Falls week
ago and made our calculations and measure
ments of distances"
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Washington Letter in Pittsburg Chronicle.
Most of these gentlemen are engaged i

washington LetLeT In flJIsDufg UnfOnlcle.
Most of these gentlemen are engaged in some
way in government service Part of them. the
most aristocratic circle are the army and navy
other part. equally arstocratic to the civic view,
are the Senators secretaries; the third, and
most numerous are the clerks, not secretaries.
of Representatives, and the clerks in the depart
ments.
Looked at from the ordinary social stand point
the list is not very encouraging. The warriors
and old salts are mostly dependent their
small salaries, with small prospects in advance,
and the Senator'S secretaries are young
men with large ideas and the usual
government allowances. They have no other
business, nothing else in future. and if they don't
manage to marry money, drop out of sight in
the biennial whirl of the political wheel For
the others--the social masses-there is no pres
emit, and very small prospective, financial stand
ing. In contradistinction to the Senator's young
man, however, they work for what they get, and
nearly every eff them threaten at some time
TO get out of Washington and settle down in
business some place else.
In this Last grade there are social laws as
clearly marked as those between the leading
ones. Department clerks are not on an equality
by any means. The diplomatic scribblers
in the State Department have no
respect for the humble toilers in the Treasury:
the Treasury. in turn, comes down on the War;
the War Is way above the Navy, and the NAVY
gets consolation for its own snubs in snubbing
the Interior. The Interior takes precedence
over all official percentages in the bureaus and
sub-departments, and these young gentlemen in
turn refuse to associate with clerks, storekeep-
ers. and young business men in the city. The
scale might be followed with some profit outside
the social line, but its features would be too
much like those Of other cities to make consider
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AN OLD REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

Vouchers Presented in Rhode Island for Pay
ment Which Were Bought in 1893.
Newport Or. l. Special
DIR. Mary Walker appeared before the House
committee on finance to-day on behalf of the
revolutionary claim which she presented few
days ago. Her claim is in the shape of seven
vouchers, representing the sum of fl22 Ii
shillings and u pence, which she claimed had
been purchased from the State at their full value
by the grandfather of the claimant in 1898. The
vouchers had descended to the granddaughter of
the claimant Sarah Briggs, of this city. who was
now an aged and impoverished woman. The
money was advanced to pay the salaries of sol
diers.
s.What about the interestg' asked member Of
the committee
1.-THE interest should be paid, gentlemen, dat
ing from 1898. The original sum is less than 5000
of the present currency, but the interest for
eighty three years is of course, largely in excess
of that. 1t has been figured out, and think
that it should be paid. The interest is just as
much a part of the honest debt as the princi-
pal"
Seeing that the majority of the committee were
aghast, the lady paused to add that she would
not press for the interest. Her Client the
claimant, wanted the interest, and thought she
ought to have it, but had been counsele6 to be
content with the principal Although" con-
tinued DR.. Walker, II could obtain the utter
most farthing due, wish. also. to say that,
the half penny of the claim. L don't want to
hamper the State with hapence. So we will
leave it f122 lis I'd"
She offered to produce affidavits to prove her
claim, but she was told that that would be USE
less, and she finally gathered up her voluminous
papers. The Doctor besought the committee to
be generous to an old woman the granddaughter
OF patriot and the mother of soldiers who had
fought for the country.
''But we can't be generous with the States
money, madame"
"Oh! but Congress will reimburse you I
have it on good authority that it will These
claims speak for themselves. They are mute APP
peals to your honor" and she critically surveyed
the faces of the committee, closing her argument
with another passionate appeal for generosity
and justice. She called their attention to the
money appropriated for Mrs. Grant and Others
and said it was an outrage. Mrs. Grant has
$25O,O0O, and they have granted her pension of
$1,000; and there is Mrs Polk, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs.
Garfield, and Mrs Lincoln, all $1,000 year,
and none even gave so much as a.cup of cold
water to the soldier, and yet poor old Sarah
Briggs, of Newport. must beg like this for what
is her own. Mrs. Tyler was a second wife, too
and the Lord knows how long she will live and
draw that $4,000
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Killed by an Electric Shock.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Feb. PA fatal and peculiar
accident occurred at o'clock this evening at the
electric light works Edward 0. Oliver, young
man, was adjusting the brushes on the arc of a
dynamo, when, by some means, he touched one
of the brushes with his left hand, completing a
short circuit. His cry brought the superintend-
ent, who asked what was the matter.
81 have got shock, said Oliver.
The superintendent started to adjust the
brush, when Oliver leaned against him, and
started to say, TIL" and then reeled. The
superintendent caught him, and he apparently
revived and attempted to walk away but fell.
1t was thought he had tainted. and water was
thrown over him. He gave one or two gasps,
and all was over. DIR. Corlew was summoned,
but life was extinct The young man was re-
moved home where the grief of the family was
very distressing. Oliver was twenty three years
old, and the sole support of aged parents. He
of the best informed abo2t the
works, having been with the company since the
works started A strange part Of the sad affair
was the fact that death was not instantaneous,
as the dynamo was of ffty-sixlight power, and
generated enough electricity to kill thousand
men at once.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

At Hartford KY, Friday evening. Alexander
Fitzhugn fatally stabbed deputy town marshal
George Burgers. The marshal had levied on a
horse belonging to Fitzhugh.
AtCollinsvilIe, KY. Friday night, John Thomp-
son shot and killed Amos Fight. in dispute
about politics Thompson, who has killed two
men, escaped. Fight was peaceful man.
The schedule meeting of the American Base
ball Association begins in Louisville to-day. and
will last three days. From one to three dele
gates present from each club in the Associ-
alton.
During drunken row at Glasgow Junction,
KY, Thursday night. Will Cooke fractured the
skull of James Dennison with a ten pound
weight The row was the elimination of an old
grudge. Dennison was dying yesterday.
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OhituarY.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KoKoMo, Ind, Feb. 28.-MahaIa Morris Som.
ers, wife of ex-postmaster o. A. Somers, of this
city, and present chairman of the Howard
county Republican central committee, died at
her home in this city to-day, of consumption,
aged thirty -nine years. The funeral will take
place from,the NJ e. Church, on Tuesday, at 10
O'Clock. The services will be conducted by Rev.
G. G. Hudson.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 28.-Col. Thos. j. Wilson.
aged ffty-eight died suddenly this evening at
his residence in this city. Colonel Wilson was a
journalist for the greater part of his life, but
served as Secretary of State under Governor
Hicks, and as paymaster in the army during the
civil war.
LONDON, Feb 29.-1ir Henry Stevens. the
American photographer. died here to-day, after
a long and painful illness
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MINOR MATTERS.

A Delicate Distinction Between Executive
Mansion" and sThe Presidents House."
SFaciai to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON Feb 28.-Although it is said
that the President does not care for society, he
yet he is very particular about the invitations
which go forth from the White House Miss Cleve-
and, since she has started her Friday afternoon
inches to the wives of the members of Con-
;-ress, has adopted a card of invitation which
fers entirely from that used by the President.
The notes signed by Cleveland. or from him, all
Dear the words, Executive Mansion;" but on
Miss Cevelands cards are the words, 1.-The
Presidents House, The design used for the
last is the crest of the United States, the eagle,
the stars and arrows, with the words quoted
above underneath. 1t is at the top of the card.
In the center and it is embossed in gold. The
design is by New York firm, and is exceeding
ly rich and handsome. When tine President in
vites his guests to state dinner, the invita-
tions are engraved on plain card without a
crest or lettering, but when he gives a private
dinner he uses cards with Executive Mansion"
on them in gold. His note paper is printed in
blue, andsbears the additial word Washington"
under Executive Mansion" The term, "Presi-
dents House" was used almost entirely by the
executive some years ago. but since the other
term is used by Congress in its record it has
been adopted by the President, too
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Brief Mention.

Michael Flynn, farmer. was killed by the
cars at Alvin.
The "mind-curers' or christian healerss are
at work in Peoria.
Messrs. George P. Strong Robert A. Halbert
and John B. Hay of Beleyille, attorneys for the
American Bible Society eft al, having an interest
in the will of Isaac Foreman as against Mrs
Mary Price, his daughter, who contested the
will, and gained decision in her favor recently
from the Illinois Supreme Court, on Friday filed
briefs with the Clerk Of the Supreme Court at
Mount Vernon in support of their motion for a
rehearing of the case at the May term of the
court,
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
A Scuffle with Drunken Men Ends in a
Fight and Probable Case Of Murder.
Accidental Killing Of an Electric-light EN-
ploye-A Fourteen Year-Old Girl Starts
Out to See the Notwithstanding
INDIANA.
A Friendly Scuf1e Terminates in What May
Result in Murder.

A Friendly Scuff1e Terminates in What May
Result in Murder.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MARTINsyrLLE. Feb. IA drunken row oc-
Cured at Morgantown, this county, yesterday
afternoon, which may cost the life of young
man. John Pogue and others were in a wagon
shop grinding an ak, when two brothers, jeff
and William Haase. arrived in an intoxicated
condition, and began scufHing with those in the
shop. In the scufie Will Haase became enraged
and drew knife on workman employed in the
shop. AT this juncture John Pogue knocked
Haase down and attempted to put him out the
door. While Pogue was in the act Of putting
him out. jeff Haase seized wagon spoke. and
rushing on Pogue, dealt him a blow across the
back of the head fracturing the skull. Pogue
is not yet Dead but it is believed the wound will
prove fatal. Haase was arrested, brought to
this city, and placed in Jail to await his prelimi
nary trial. which is set for next Tuesday.
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Sam Jones at Chicaeo.

CHICAGO, Feb 2S.-Sam Joness four weeks re-
vival season opened here to-day at the tabernacle
erected for Moody's use Notwithstanding the
Indictment weather the church was filled before
the time for services to begin. Fully three thou
sand persons were present The reyivalist's ap-
pearance and manners were such as to put him on
a good footing with the congregation from the
start. He preceded his sermon by plea for free
and easy good fellowship, and his own attitude
was that of q man in his home talking to friend.
The sermon was earnest one preached from
the text, LET your light so shine etc. - andlap-
peared to impress the audience deeply.
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BARLEY Camnbell,s Affairs.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Bartley Campbell, the
dramatist in an interview alphabetically denies
the rumors that have been circulated regarding
his financial and mental condition He asserts
that his mind has not been affected: that he has
been able all the time to transact
his business without assistance that
he has had for years an average in
come of $4,000 per year; that he has three
plays on the road, averaging profit of ST. 800 per
week; that he owns $685. 900 worth of real estate in
New York city, which is only mortgaged for $40, :
600 at per cent; that he has paid Mr. ColviIle
$4,000 because of the Thirteenth street Theater
loss; that he has not placed his money in his
wifes hands, and that he is not infatuated with
an actress
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Miscellaneous Notes.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 28- Commissioners Col
man. of the Agricultural Department. has been
invited by the faculty of Purdue University
(Indiana) to deliver the annual address before
the scientific societies at the next commence
msnt exercises of that institution, which will
occur in June next.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, OF behalf Of the
minority of the House committee on postofhces
and post-roads, will tomorrow submit a report
dissenting from the views of the majority in re-
porting favorably the bill to compel American
steamships to carry Uaited States mail
Ii Is estimated that there has been a decrease
Of g, 100000 IN the public debt during February
The pension payments during the month were
sbout $1l 900 600.
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Charged with Forgery.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Feb. 28-Hon. e. F. Donaldson.
wealthy farmer and graindealer at Courier, this
county, discovered on Friday forged note upon
him for $50, held by Smith Bros, of Rochester.
Investigation by Mr.. Donaldson developed the
fact that one E. A. Wilhelm, formerly resident
of Courier, now OF Rochester a carpenter by
trade and an adept With the pen, had forged the
same; also, note for $78 on z. M. Baldwin and
John English, of Courier. and held by bank at
Rochester Another note for $1S. 90 on VIM. Ed
wards. of this county, which he gave to F. /.
Diebert, grocer in this CITY, in lieu of cash on
his bill was also discovered Inquiries by Mr..
Donaldson and officers proved that Wilhelm was
working in Michigan City, where he was arrested
yesterday afternoon. taken to Rochester. and
there lodged in Jail. 1t is probable that more of
his forgeries will turn up. as the notes were
dated three years ago. The forgeries are very
good. Wilhelm has a large family In Rochester.
He is penitent, and admits his guilt.
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Davis, 1850 ems; Miss Francis, "a AS ems;
Miss Hammond. L. 1926 ems. The prizes were a
gold watch to Miss Kenni. silver watch and
chain to Miss Davis. pearlrnounted opera glasses
to Miss Francis, and $40 in cash to Miss Ham
mond. Three of the ladies beat the best record
made in q similar contest, last week, between
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-01

in Baldwin county occurs March l8, and the
campaign is becoming heated. Recently Sam
Jones. the revivalist, made prohibition speech
in Miledgeville, which intensified the feeling be-
tween the supporters of the two tickets Yes
terday Sam Ennis, an anti-prohibitionist. and a
brother of the sheriff, shot and killed Deputy
Marshal G. N. Haygood, prohibtionist The
difficulty grew out of Haygood's criticism of an
anti-prohibition speech made by brother Of
Ennis. Fears are entertained that Ennis will
be rescued tonight by his friends
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was issued for their arrest. Accordingly. they
were arrested and brought before the Judge,
who fined each of them ST.. and sent them to Jail
for twenty -four hours. TO this will be added
the costs.
Herman Redman a farmer. got on a freight
train at Hanna to go to Hammond AS the train
did not stop at Hammond he jumped from the
cars His head struck stone, fracturing his
skull, and he died in q short time.
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The Potter Meetings at Mattoon.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal!
NATION, Feb. 28.--The religious revival
meetings, which have been in progress at the NJ.
e. Church since JAN 10, still continue. with in
creased interest. Mr.. Potter, of Chicago, who
claims only to be business man, but who is, in
fact, a more impressive speaker and persuasive
worker than the boy preacher Harrison.
began a weeks engagement on Friday night, and
the aliar has since been crowded with sinners
seeking conversion at each meeting. Great in
terest is manifested, and a rich harvest of
penitents is promised E. f. Miller, noted
singer of Chicago, accompanies Mr. Potter.
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The Tragedy at St. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb 29-Mueh interest is
manifested here in the murder of Mrs Fanny
Smith Rich, by her husband, Theodore Rich, of
Cobleskin N. Y, last night Investigation dis
closes the fact that Rich and wife, and her par
amour, DR.. Gale. are all people of note at home.
The murdered wonan's uncle, brother of the
late Henry Smith. of Albany. wires that he will
come on and take charge of the remains, which
are now in the morgue Gale and Mrs Rich had
been in Dakota, arranging for a divorce, just
prior to the tragedy.
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Heayv Fnrgaries in New nrexico.

DENVER Col. Feb. 27.-Information reaches
here to-day that L. p. Mallory. wild youth
who, during the past year. has been the ward of
NJ. w. Mills. at Springer, N. NJ. started East
day or two ago, and on the way stopped at Ration.
La Junta and West Las Animas, where he forged
and eashed drafts on the Springer Mercantile
and Banking Company to the amount of 500, 000
ported very wealthy Officers are in pursuit
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CAMERON, Tex, Feb pa double tragedy
occurred yesterday about twelve miles west of
this place. Constable Norris was searching for
Walter Lane charged with cattle stealing.
Lane unexpectedly rode up, and both men fired
at the Same instant. Both fell dead.
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The Hendricks Monument Fund.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-A special effort is to
be made here this week by the Hendricks Mon
ument Association to raise good sized nucleus
In the way of contributions. It is believed $l0-
900 can be raised in this city. Geo. w. Adams
of the Washington Star. is treasurer of the as
sociation