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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
Executed by Shooting.

FORT SMITH. ARK, March 6.-samuel
Newton. the ChOctaw wife murderer, was
executed Yesterday in Gaines county,
ChOctaw Nation. The condemned man
was led forth TO the scaiiOld about 10
O'Clock yesterday morning and was seat
ed upon blanket, after which he was
blindfOlded and q white paper pinned de
rectly over his heart. Two attendants,
one on each side, held bis hands. The
eXecutioner knet before min, aimed care
fully at the slip Of paper with bis rife
and fred, killing the condemned man in
stantiV.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07

PENSACOLA, FLA, March g. Grand
preparations are being made by our citi.
zens for the reception of Basil, king OF
the carnival, who will arrive next Tues
day.
Mayor Hutchinson has offered a reward
of 500 for the arrest and convection OF the
murderer or murderers of Joseph II.
Cooley.
A young druggist, named A. V. Mus
chOvitz, was seriously burned to-day
while preparing colored lights, by the ex-
plosi0n Of tne chemicals.
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PRISONERS ILL.
Meningitis Breaks Out in Fulton County
Jail.


ATLANTA, GA, March 6.-The United
States prisoners confined in Fulton coun-
ty jail for violations of the internal rev.
enue laws, are suffering with meningitis
or spotted fever. Two deaths have occur
red, and a number are now seriously sick.
DR.. Stiles, the United States physician,
to-day recommended to Judge McCay that
the prisoners be transferred TO other jails,
and, acting upon this recommendation,
the Judge issued an order that the pris-
oners, more than 100 in number, be car
rled to the Barlow. DeKalb and Cobb
county jsils. Tonight at II O'Clock q
majority OF the prisoners were taken from
the Jail and carried to the above jails.
Several sentences were suspended and
the men allowed TO go TO their homes,
The disease is confined to the United
States prisoners, there not being single
State prisoner sick.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
st.I,nnis slnve nenIera

ST. LOUIS, March 6.-Eighty-hve OF the
one hundred retail stove and tinware
dealers Of the city organized an assocs-
ton last night and adopted boycott as a
means OF protecting their business from
the encroachments OF large mercantile
houses here, who are beginning 70 include
stoves and tinware In their large stocks,
and II Is claimed arc in this way greatly
injurlng the trade Of exclusive stove mer-
Chanta
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
Augusta's Dead.

AUGUSTA, Ga, March 6.-Miilie A..
Hutchins, wife of engineer Hutchins, Of
the Augusta and Summerville railroad,
was accidentally terribly burned to-day,
from the effects or which she will not re-
cover. She resided at ll45 Hopkins street,
and is the mother Of two helpless children.
The funeral of Councilman Hill and Mr.
Allen, victims of last nights disaster,
will he attended by the entire factory pop
uiatiOn Tomorrow
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
Fire at Harlem .

HARLEM, GA, March 6.-About 1880
O'Clock last night a cry Of fire was heard
In this town, and In a few minutes an eX-
cited crowd started on a run for the scene
Of destruction. Arriving a. John Fitz.
gerald's, they found his kitchen on fire,
which, With its contents, WAS entirely
consumed. By hard and rapid work bis
dwelling was saved. The loss is about
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
AN AKRON BLAZE.
81 200, 900 Worth of Valuable Property
Laid In Ruins.

81 900, 900 Worth of Valuable Property
LAidin Ruins.
CLEVELAND, o., March 6.-At O'Clock
this morning fire broke out in the extern
sive oat meal mills OF Ferdinand Sehu-
macher at Akron, o. These mills are
the largest in the country, and consist Of
several immense buildings. The fire was
discovered in seVen-stOTy wooden struc-
ture. The flames spread with alarming
rapidity, ana were soon beyond control.
The building first attacked was
soon entirely enVeloped. The
fire next communicated to the
dry house, which was also de-
stroyed. The 10000 bushel elevator was
next eaten up. The elevator contained
100000 bushels of wheat. The depot OF
the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
railroad was also burned, with its con-
tents. The loss will not fall much short
OF 81, ,000.0 Schumacher carried $3.50, ,00C
ingnranOp
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
Cheap TranscontinentaI Travelling

SAN FRANCISCO, March 8. - Limited
tickets had another decided cut this
morning. The following open rates are
made by all the roads: To Chicago $40,
New York S35, Boston S37. Round tiip
tickets 10 New York, allowing 30 days
stOp-Over, were sold this morning at $92 25
and similar tickete TO Chicago at 362 90.
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Johnaon Fonnd entity.

CHESTER, PA, March 6.-The jury In
the Sharpless murder case, after remain-
lug out two hours, returned a verdict Of
murder in the first degree against john
son. His counsel made a motion for new
trial, which will be argued on the first
Monday IN April.
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IIonisviIIe and NaehviIIe,s tnrninps.

NEW YORK, March 6.-The statement
Of the Louisville and Nashville railroad
for the month OF February shows gross
earnings OF $i.063. $50, a decrease COM
pared with the same month last year Of
efQ RAT
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BAILEY, GA, March 8.--John r. john
son, an old citizen Of this county, living
about six miles from this place, was taken
IN here to-day upon the streets and died
inside Of an hour thereafter.
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Acouitted on DIur1ier.

EASTMAN, GA, March 6.-Peyton r..
Etheridge, charged with the murder Of
DIR. J. W, Tucker near Chauncey Feb. IS,
1883, was acquitted tonight.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
An Enrfllnnnke in ItaIY.

ROME, March 6.-An earthquake has
occurred at the city OF Cozenza, in South
ern Italy. The shock was 50 severe that
a number OF houses we're thrown down.
One person was killed and several others
were Injured.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07

NEW YORK, March 6.-Arthur l..
Maekaye was today granted a divorce
from bis wife, Maud Millar-Mackaye-
Mccormick, daughter Of the poet, Joa-
anln Miller.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
PEACE PROBABLE

NEW YORK, March ct is positively
stated by well-infOrmed persons that ne
gOtiatiOns are in progress between the
transcontinental lines looking to SETTLE
ment of the war. It is stated that peace
may be expected about March 10. This,
while, not acknowledged in the offices Of
the companies, is made with assurance
by persons 10 position to speak with as
surance. Cutting meantime continues,
freight rates to-day being 70 and soc. per
100 pounds from New York to San Fran
qfGno
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
SLAIN BY AN EDITOR.
Controversies with Saloon Keepers and
Politicians Ends in Murder.

Controversies with Saloon Keepers and
Politicians Ends in Murder.
KINGSTON, TEX, March 6.-At about
noon yesterday W. B. Howard, editor OF
the Eunt county Chronicle, shot City
Marshal A. r. Russell. Howard fred
both barrels of a shotgun and the stray
shots struck spectator named Overholt
and boy named Kirkpatrick. Howard
Immediately fed on horseback, and was
pursued half an hour later by the Sheriff.
Russell, Overholt and Kirkpatrick are all
fatally wounded. Howard was an eccen-
trio young editor.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
He bitterly assailed saloon keepers in
his paper. He also charged Marshal Rus
sell and other officers with being gam
blers, and otherwise assalled Russelrs
character. Owing to this, Russell and a
couple of saloon keepers visited HOward's
office few days ago and chastised him.
Smarting under the assault, Howard
threatened to attack Russell on sight, and
several times both men came near draw
ing weapons. Yesterday, when Russell
was returning from the post office, How
ard suddenly emerged from his office and
fired both barrels of his gun at RusselPs
back. Russell and Overholt are both at
the point OF death, Many citizens defend
HOward's action, saying that he was high
strung and was driven to desperation by
the saloon keepers and their friends.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07

PARIS, March 6.-rhe Senate to-day
adopted the Madagascar treaty.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07

Los ANGELES, CAL, March 6.-The
Southern Pacific railroad kept lowering
rates until they reached 81 to Kansas
City and 81 to Chicago for limited tickets.
After quite a number of tickets had been
sold at these rates prices were advanced
to those maintained by the agents of the
AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe system,
viz, Kansas City limited, $40; emigrant,
IS; Chicago limited. $l5; emigrant, $l3;
New York limited, $2S; emlgrant, $50.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
senrching Resumed az Nantiooze.

Searching Resumed at Nanticoke.
WLKEsBARRE, PA, March 6.-The ex-
element over the suspension OF the work
OF recovering the entOmbed miners at
NanticOke eliminated this afternoon In q
meeting held by over 200 miners from diff
ferent parts of the valley. A committee
was appointed 10 call on Supt. Morgan,
and after a long consultation with that
gentleman the result was that the work
4 0f rescue should be at once resumed on
condition that every man who worked IN
The gangway should sign paper releas-
ing tho company from all damages In case
Of larther accident. This was agreed to
and the rescuing party will resume ope-
rolions at once. ltwill take about three
eeks 70 reach the bodies Of the men.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
mississippi River Improvement.

WAsHINGToN, March 6.-rhe House
Commiftee on Levees aud improvements
ofthe Mississippi River has agreed TO re-
port iavOrably a bill TO appropriate $1,000
0o0 % close The gaps in and strengthen the
leyees OF the Mississippi river Tor the pur-
pose Of improving aad giving safety TO
navigation aud preventing destructive
foods. The money is % he expended by
the Mississippi river commission under
control Of the Secretary Of War.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-07
Fdinburgh An Command

~ u " IT --II'
LONDON, March 8 The Duke OF Edin.
Durgh has assumed command OF the united
N Mediterranean fleets
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sTUDEBAKER's MEN STRIKE.

CHICAGO, March Gone thousand men
employed by the Studebaker Brothers,
wagon manufacturers 50 South Bend,
struck to-day. The employees sent a
making a demand for an increase in
wages OF ~ per cent. The firm declined
70 grant the demand, but promised to re-
view the situation personally with their
superintend snts and endeaVor TO ADJUST
the matter satisfactorily.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-25
a Democratic split Imminent.


Washington, D. O., June 23-To-night
the democratic leaders are downcast and
despendsnt. There is threatened split
in their ranks which is likely to bring
desolation with it. The republicans
snccesded to-day in postponing the vote
on the obnoxious amendment to the
rules imposing tax provision on the
pension bills, and since their SUCCESS the
democrats have begun to waver. There
are several tonight who say they intend
to go with the republicans on the final
vote, and there are quite number who
have just awakened to the fact that it
would not be quite right for them to put
themselves on the wrong side of the
pension question, and hence the fight in
the democratic camp. Orders have been
issued ts-night for full democratic
caucus tomorrow night, and at this
meeting, if there is large attendance,
Morrison and Randall will unite in carry
ing aroand the beef tea bowl and ask
their weakening comrades to drink, SO as
to have strength to stand together in the
fight. But it is now thought that the
split has started and the caucus will not
be able to hold them.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-25

There is q significance to the choice oi
the republican committee in locating
the congressional convention of 1856. In
the committee meeting the issue of dlvi.
Rion and no division was
the one upon which the battle was
fought. 1t was the north against the
south-the north 90 the champion OF no
division and the south as the champion
of division. The anti-divisionists were
prepared to locate the convention at
Aberdeen, just south of the46th parallel,
as the only city on southern soil which
favored their anti-division idea. The
dIvlsionists were numerically too
strong for the antis, though
the latter had not neglected che proxy
harvest, gathering and cleaning where
soever that staple grew Thus in the out
set the issue presented itself sharply
and in the convention it will be fought to
finish. South Dakota cannot afford to
be represented In congress- by delegate
whe is opposed to the division of this
territory and it must elect it's convention
msmbers with full understanding that
q battle upon that issue will occur in
Yankton on the 22d of September. The
lines ars drawn and the south is in shape
to force victory.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-25
An Euiabrrasginr H.otta

Toledo Blade: "If ever get married
in church again you can call me a
goat" seid bashfui man the other day.
whats the matter now?"
"Matter enough" he retorted. and he
seemed to get mad as he thought of it.
g wss married net long ago, and as
my wife's parents were pillars of the
church it had to come off there. 30 they
thought. Well. some repairs were being
made in the church, SO the marriage took
place in the Sunday school room. There's
where the whole trouble came in. We
stood ON the platform where the superin-
tendent's desk stood, and before the
minister got started / noticed great
many people smiling in the audiepce.
didn't know what to mako OF it. They
all seemed to be looking over my head.
1 never said anything till the thing was
done, then ! turned around and looked
mp. What do ysu think / saw one of
those confounded notices hanging over
cur heads and it said: Suffer Li!.:is
Children to Come Unto Me- Isn't that
enough to make a man mad ?D
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-25
Fez-rhNsx - - ----s<s-----1--~-
Deadly Ice Cream.

Philadelphia, June 23-A special dis
patch says: Exactly 2l4 people were
poisoned at last Thursdays picnic near
bennington. N. j. Six of these persons
will probably die and twenty are IN q
precarious condition. One of the ply
siciens in charge of tie cases had ex-
amined the ice cream cans and said there
was not enough sulphats OF zinc about
them to do any damage; that the
symptoms are those of arssnieal poison
ing, and from the fact that those who
first ate of the cream escaped, he is Of
the opinion the poison was put iato the
cream by same one purposely. AS @
large number of people were engaged il
serving the croam it will be difficult tc
catch the perpetratere.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-25
-----------------------------
CURI0SlTlES OF DAKOTA.
How the Pioneers Adept Themselves
to Changes in Profession.

RoW the Pioneers Adopt Themselves
to Changes in Profession.
Blunt, d. T., June 19-Ths district at
torney of Potter county runs milk
wagon during vacation.
A physician formerly of Union City.
Ky, spent his fret few months here as
a day laborer while he had two diplomas
hanging up in his room.
A man who had jaweIry store in
Leadvilie. Col, came to Blunt, and find
ing two jewelers. here bought out
meat market and ran it nearly q year
successfully.
A young man who spent four years at
West Point military academy was q run
ner and night clerk at hotel here
during one summer.
Two OF the lawyers Eere spent their
fret summer ii Dakota working as car
pentelH. One OF the kcepest, but not
the best lawyer in Huron. came here as
stage driver, and drove The stage from
Mitchell to Huron tail the lard office
was moved to the last named town.
,ne district attorney Of Sully county
el nt his trstThree months in Dakota
working at painting.
The fiercest prohibitionist in this town
ran saloon here during his first
eighteen months.
A family whose members spend their
summers on their claims about ten
miles from here, and do good farming
travel during most of the winter, giving
dramatic and eiocutionary entertain-
menta.
A man who kept restaurant and
boarding house in st. Lawrence proved
to be preacher of the "Chrlstian"
denomination, and is now president Of
college of that sect IN Clifton, Sulfy
county.
A Presbyterian missionary, who was
sent out from Pennsylvania opened a
harness shop in ST. Lawrence and ork-
ed at the bench for a year.
The junior partner of recently dis
solved dry goods firm, though not bank
rupt, stepped upon dray within a
month after going out. and is now dray-
man. He has been farmer, merchant,
and druggist.
-Four drummers who are on the road
almost constantly have their families on
homestead claims in this vicinity.
During seeding and harvest time some
of them spend vacation here, and in
tan cofored blouse and oyera1IB look the
genuine farmer. When those seasons
are over they shave, put on appropriate
garb and are hardly recognizable.
The district attorney for this county
painted his way ont here in the employ
of the Chicago and Northwestern rail
way.
preacher of the M. e. church re-.
Gently licensed, built the skating rink In
Canning, this county, sold patent rights,
ren BARRIERS shop here and in Canning,
and meat market here, and then dray
line. Now he has a circuit in Sully
county.
A man who spent two years in attend
ing medical lectures at Galesburg, Ill J,
runs dairy near here.
A Potter county man, for couple
years united the offict OF Presbyterian
preacher and hotel keeper.
In the last Sully county Watchman
there appear side by side the law card
of A "McFall, late of the New York bar"
and paragraph that a. McFall has
taken sub-contract for carrying the
mail between two Dakota points.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-25
Though it is way off to one side,' the

Though it is way off to one side," the
Sioux Falls Press believes Yankton to
be o good place for the convention.
Isn't it fact that most of our conven-
tion cities are "way off to one side? A
republican congressional convention has
never yet been held excepting at q
border town. Pierre was geographic
caIly centrally located place, but was
on the western edge of delegate repre-
sentatien, excepting from the Black
Hills. 1t is now farther from that sec-
ton, following the lines of travel, than
any southern Dakota city. and Yankton
is nearer to the Black Hills than
any other southern Dakota city excep-
ting Elk Point and Vermillion." Way off
to one side" cities are to hold the con-
ventiens of the future.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-25
James T Mitchell. Snnt. stone Ia,

James ]. Mitchell, Supt. Stone Dept
New Capitol at Albany, N. T.. writes:
"Sl5 Lark street, June 25, 1885. / have
been using AIlcock's Porous Plasters on
my own person and in my family for
the last thirty years. I deem it matter
of duty to bear public testimony to their
exceeding usefulness as an external reme-
sdy. Placed upon the pit Of the stomach.
they warm and tone the digestive organs.
On The small of the back, they give vigor
to the nervous stysem. and act az won
derfnl diuretic. / think in all cases
of dyspepsia they should be worn both
on the back and on the pit of the
stomach. In all ways they act as a
stimulus to the System
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-25

In one OF VIM. E.Curtis' Washington
letters to the Chicago Inter-Ocean is
given some interesting points relative
to the dismissal of union ex-soldiers
from positions under the government
and the employment of rebel ex-soldiers
in their places. MIR. Curtis derives his
Information from Major ]. B. Burke, q
democrat, an active member of the
Grand Army and chairman of the Wash
ington committee to secure employment
for ex-soldiers of the union army. Major
Burke testifes to the daily dismissal of
crippled union soldiers. When asked
how many had probably been removed
from the Washington departments he
replied:
"Oh Lerd Don't ask me. They are
dlsm1ssing them every day. They go out
SO fast that We can't keep track of them"
Counting upon his fingers, Major
Burke remembered that FIVE of these
soldiers had been reisstated. BE said it
was also claimed that few ex-soldiers
of the union stripe had been given
places, but that his committee had been
unable to find out that such was the
case. His committee, he said, had ap-
pealsd to all the executive heads, from
the president down, and could not even
procure replies to their requests. Upon
this he said:
1--WE have appealed to the president.
We have written any number OF letters
to Lamar, Villas, Black, Sparks, Assistant
Secretary Smith, and others, calling
their attention to the fsot that the law
was being violated daily IN each of their
offices; that union soldiers were being
discharged to make room for eonfeder-
ates; that union soldiers who passed
civil service examinations were being set
ahide for democrats and confederates !;
and we have cited cases innumerable,
with names and dates, but it don't do
any good. We have never been able to
get reply to single one of our letters.
When we go personally to these gentle
men we are cordially treated, and are
told that union soldiers are being ap-
pointed, but we can never get any details
or names. They put US eff with q
general statement that soldiers are given
places when there are places for them,
but we have never got any proof that it
is so, while we have plenty of evidence
to the contrary.
Ia the campaign of 1884 Major Burke
took the stump for Cleveland and in
numerous speeches promised that the
loyal soldiers would be as we'll taken care
of under democratic administration as
under republican administrations. Mr..
Curtis asked him if he would repeat, in
the coming campaign, the speeches he
made in the last. He said:
Hardly; but 1 could 60 into any dis.
trict that casts less than 1000 demo-
cratic majority, in any northern state,
and turn over that majority by reciting
what my experience as democrat and
colder has been with this administra-
tion.'
This testimony seems of the most
reliable nature. Outside Of it we have
daily evidence that the policy of the
administration is against the inter-
ests of those who battIed to preserve the
country and in favor of those who at
tempted to DESTROY it.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-25
shooting Array ON f,antee Agency.


Nicbrara Axe, June 18-Last Monday
afternoon violent quarrel occurred on
the Santee reservation between two
settlers named Rothwell and Crockett,
which resulted IN the shooting OF
Crockett by Rothwell 1t seems 5nat
about year ago when the reservation
was first opened for settlement, Rothwell
and Crockett both settled on the same
claim, each building house and improv-
ing tho land. Meanwhile, bitter wars
have been waged by both parties, and
last Monday Sam Rothwell accompanied
by his brother and two other parties,
started to drive across a field of Crock
ett's grain, when Crockett metIthem
midway with big whip and ordered
Rothwell to stop, which he refused to do,
whereupon Crockett struok him a blow
across tue face with the whip, and Roth.
well Immediately drew revolver and
shot him, the ball lodging in the scrotnm
lnficting severe though not fatal
wound. Crockett is lying at the Whip
pie under the care of DR.. Swan, while
Rothweil pursues his daily walk undis-
turbed.