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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-23
NORTHWARD,

Sundays only.
Train No. II makes no connect ion with
Port ROYAL and Augusta Railway, nnd stops
only at Ridgeland, Green Pond and Ravene
Train IS stops only at 1emassee and Green
Pond and con meets for AlleuGaIe daily, excel {
Sunday. Train AZ connects from and ftr
Beaufort and Port Royal daily. except Sun =
day. Train AZ connects daily.
For tickets, sleeping car reservations and ali
other inf rInatlon, apply 10 William Bren.
Special Ticket Agent. ~ Bull street, and b t
Charleston and Savannah Railway tic Ell
Office, at savannah, Florida aud Western
Railway depot.
C.s. GADsDEN. Supt.
Nov IA 1894
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-23

A Historic Tree the Battle field OF
ManAssas-Negro Gamblers Cause the
Destruction of Ono of the Bindings at
the Fair Grounds at A iOany.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-23

ON and after SUNDAY. Nov. Il. 1885, trains
~ will arrive and leave as follows:
+Dsily. tDaily except Sundays. tDaily
except Mondays.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16
The President of Mexieo's Palace.

President Diaz aud his family are
now installed in the Mexican White
House, the Castle of Chepultepec. Such
a palatial residence is difficult to surpass
in intrinsic beauty and historic assocla-
tions. The woodwork aud upholsterlng
of the east wing alone cost $500, 900. The
palace is marvel of coloring and skill
ful decoration. The frescoeing and
painting was executed by Cassarin, a
disciple Of Meissonier. The root Is
beautiful garden of flowers and foun-
tains. The gates of oak and walnut
giving access to the palace are curiously
carved and ornamented In bronze. Inc
woodwork in the Presidents room Is 10
ebony and gold and the ceiling is an ex,
quisite frescoe of the Bucher schooi
from the brush of Casarin. The bed Is
of ebonized cherry with gold and metal
maruueterie and domed with canopy
The bathroom is groito with a moor
of marble mosaics and walls OF french
tiles. The floor of the card-room Is q
parquet of rare woods, and the walls
Cordova leather, with gold and satin
panels aud red Genoa velvet borders.
The parlor is like fairy creation. The
woodwork is in satin panels, maple Dor
ders and gold flowers, and the walls are
covered with satin damask, relieved BY
blue and gold Aubusson borders. The
carpet alone cost $1,000 A private
walnut stairway for the family leads q
the second floor, the suit of unfurnishec
rooms opening off the tropical garden oi
the first floor. Only the first floor l
completed. When the palace Is who'll,
finished it will be of character to ex
cite the envy of even King Louis, O
Bavaria.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16
TRAIN-ROBBERY.
How a Railway Train Was Attacked, but
Not Robbed.

The recent robbery of the United
States Express messenger on the Rock
Island Road brings to mind an incident
which occurred on the b. & NJ. Railroad
in Nebraska eight or nine years ago,
and although there were no such serious
results it was the occasion of consider
able excitement at the time. Al K Min
ton, the messenger for the American
Express Company between Omaha and
kearnev, was noted for his activity and
nerve. and, while not of a quarrelsome
disposition. he was quick to resent an
insult
The run from Omaha to Kearney was
made in daylight, and although there
was very little danger from robbers the
messengers were required to wear their
revolvers in their belts, and were fire.
quently enjoined to be constantly on
their guard, ready for any emergency
One thing that made the express officials
a little more wary was that the express
and baggage were in one car, with an
end door, which was not kept locked.
This was before air brakes were used
on the b. q NJ, and in addition to his
regular duties the baggageman served
as brakeman, which will explain why
the end door was not kept locked
The day in question Minton had an
unusually heavy money run" for
Omaha. At Greenwood Station, while
busy at work with his portfolio in his
lap, he was startled by man tapping
him on the shoulder and at the same
time exclaiming: You are my prisonerr'
Looking around. Al saw that there was
lint a hat lei O.l
he did not have his gun raised Quick
as flash Al raised his own revolver,
covered his assailanl, and exclaimed:
Not by id sight Get out of this
car as quick as you can or I'll blow the
top of your head off. Mr.. ,sTrain-Rob-
ber' needed no second invitation, but
went through the side door as though
he had business elsewhere that needed
immediate attention. Meantime they
were having an exciting time on the
engine. Two men mounted the cab and
ordered the engineer not to turn a wheel.
Mike Eagan, the engineer. was STOPPING
over at the time the order was given,
and when he arose he brought up a
twenty pound chunk OF coai, which he
threw with such good effect that his
man went tumbling off the engine. The
fireman having such good example
set for him jumped for the second man
with the coal pick, who beat hasty re-
treat. Then 1t was only the work of
moment for the engineer to pull OUT
and leave such dangerous grounds.
When the train reached Ashland word
was telegraphed to Superintendent Will
liam Irving that the train had been at
tackled by robbers, who had been beaten
off by the train men. Immediate in
vestigation was made by the officials,
which developed the following facts; 1t
seems that during the stop at Green
wood the previous day, while on the ont
trip, some dispute arose between Al
Minton and the station agent, during
which the latter gave AL the lie and was
promptly knocked down. AL then Jump
ed back in his car and went on, while
the agent in his wrath swore out a war
rant for his arrest, and it was the
granger constabes in attempting to
serve the warrant who were taken for
train-robbers and SO roughly handled.
omaha RditOaq NeaCS
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16
The Extinction of KiIauea,

On March 6 the active volcano of
kilauea, In the Sandwich Islands, COM
posed of the old Lake Halemaumau and
the New Lake. sank from the bed of the
crater. leaving a bottomless abyss about
four miles in circumference. The vol
canic eruption which has been so active
IN the past was utterly eXtinguished.
During the latter part of 1885, both
lakes were very active and boiled and
surged from side to side with unusual
violence. In the middle of December
the New Lake commenced building a
wall for itself, which by the first of
March had covered its surface On the
evening of the 9th, both lakes were full
of boiling and surging lava, and were
particularly brilliant up to half-past 8
O'Clock. AT that time series of earth
quake shocks began, forty-three in
number, which lasted until half-past
seven the next morning. After the
fourth shock, the fires of the New Lake
had entirely disappeared, and only a
slight reflection from Halemaumau was
visible. During several days following,
cracks and rents were made in the sur
rounding wall, and immense quantities
OF steam and vaDor rose above the
crater. Several upheavalS occurred to
change the entire configuration of the
immediate surroundings. Large por-
tions of the edge of the crater fell into
the gulf with sound like thunder.
The cone in the New Lake disappeared
entirely, while the bottom OF the lake
can still be seen 500 to Goo feet below
its former level; but of Halemaumau
nothing is visible but Il gaping abyss,
four miles in circumference.
1t is possible that the volcanic fires
will never be renewed, and that Kilauea
will be classcd with that large list of
extinct volcanoes which tell of past
energy and fire. The islanders, it is
reported, do not admit this probability.
as it would rob them of one of their
greatest attractions for tourists. They
hold that the lava has found some tenn
porary subterranean outlet. where it
may be expected soon to solidifv. and
being thus cut off from other escape will
again fill the crater of Kilauea and re-
call its dispersed students. = Sctc,tafc
i9aericdn
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16
A Stone Giant at Tampa.

While digging in the mound back of
the garrison one evening in search of
Indian relies some gentleman discover
ed a petrified Indian giant-as natural
as if chiseled from solid block OF
granite by a masterly hand, and free
from single blemish except an inden-
tation on the thigh made by the pick
In close proximity was a number Of
flint arrowheads and other implements
of Indian warfare. A stone jar was al
so discovered under the giants head.
which. upon being opened, was found
to contain q calumet. a lot of brass
jewelry. and number of copper and
Spanish gold coins. which We're black
with time corroding breath. The dis
covery has created quite a stir. The
value of the gold coin. AS near as can
be ascerfained. is about =, 800 quite 9
snug little sum Tor these hard times =
Tampa (Fiu.1 Tribune
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16
She Rang The Bell.
From Our Little Ones. ]

From Our Little Ones
Pussy sat ON the kitchen window sill,
with her eyes half shut, and purred and
purred. She looked very sleepy indeed /;
but she was more sly than sleepy. She
was an Angora cat and very handsome.
She had long, silky white fur and fringed
ears and a bnshy tail like a squirrel.
She often curled it over her back lust
as squirrel would.
Pussy was in the kitchen great deal,
and she saw the cook make custards and
puddings and cake. She wanted some,
meant to have some. She noticed that
whenever a certain bell was rung the
cook left the kitchen and stayed out for
several minutes. The bell cord was
within her reach if she stood upon her
hind feet. 1t was not where the cook
could see it.
Pussy slyly pulled the cord with her
forepaws and rang the bell. The cook
went Co see what was wanted, and pussy
deyourea custard in great haste.
When the cook came back she lay in a
corner and seemed fast asleep. She
played this trick over and over again.
But after awhile some one hid and
watched while the cook was out, and
saw Pussy ring the bell.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16
CHAPTER VII.
/ BOXING MATCH.

Prendergast, v ho resided not far from Ket-
tlewell, had occasional opportunities of meet
ing the Temples; and it had been the little
mothers expectation that he might renew
his SUIT, and, perhaps, after time, draw
Sophiass affections to himself. He made no
sign, however; and for long enough it seemed
as if our heroine was to have no further
trouble from mankind But at last-at the
end of the five years after Percivals depart
ure for Austraha-a new lover came upon
file scene.
His name was Done. He was the only son
of one. Mr.. John Done, retired merchant of
great wealth, whose antecedents were gener-
aTly described in this way, that he had some
thing to do with leather The Dones were
Tlain people, but not vulgar; and having re-
sisstd in KettleweH for twenty years, and
icing charitable and religious, they had grad
uaIs made their way into our town society.
II fact. they were now received in companies
where, at their first coming, they dared not
have set foot Stin. it was never forgotten
that Mr. Done was not altogether one Of us
When any stranger would make inquiry con-
cerning him. the reply would generally be in
this form: dome Is . worthy old fellow, and
gives capital dinners II you want q sub
scription for any good cause, go to Done.
he is n,odest. unaffected and not the hast
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16
I HE CLARION.
A LITTLE GENTLEMAN.

His cap is old bat his hair is gold
And his face as clear a. she sky
And whoever he meets, on lanes OF streets
He looks him straight In the eye,
With a fearless pride that has nsught 10 hide
And be bows like a little knight,
quite ds5sonaiFe, b. a lady fair,
With smile that b swift light.
Does his mother call? Not kite or ball,
or the prettest game, can stay
His eager feet he hastes - grset
Whatever she means 10 say.
And the teacher depends on the little Trend,
Al school in his place at nine,
With his lessons learned and his good marks earned
A % ready 20 tOe the line.
. wonder II you have seen him, too,
This boy. who is not too big
FOR a morning kiss from his mother and sis
Who isn't bit Of q prig,
But gentle and strong aud the whole day long,
A. merry a. a boy can be;
A gentleman, dears Ia the coming years,
Aud % present the boy Tor me.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16

DAYS afterward he went to Natchez and
purchased the finest watch in the city,
at a cost of two hundred and fifty dol
lars. Returning to "Rokely," he pre-
sented it to his favorite pupil, George
B. Shields, with the injunction that he
should never turn card again. The
promise was kept and the watch IN
seribed, : s. 7. to q. b. >, Is now
cherished memento in the Shields fam
lily.
After leaving "Rokely," he found
another school at 'Dunbarto1." Here
he remained year, and saved money to
keep him until he could gain admission
to the bar. This was in 1923. Thirty
four years after, during the unhappy
days Of war, Federal officer in one OF
the many raids, came to "Rokely."
Standing at the outer gate he said.
& Soldiers, in that house young Prentiss
taught his first school in Mississippi; let
nothing be disturbed"
On the same day Judge Shields, the
father of the family at ''Rokely," was
arrested on his way home. The soldier
who made the arrest was disposed to be
abusive. The officer in command hear
ing of it, had the prisoner brought to
him. Learning his name was Shields he
began calling over the names of the
family, asking him which one of the
four boys he was. "You see" said he,
II know you all by name. am from
the same town as 5. 5. PrentIss and
familiar with his early history"
During one of the civil wars in Spain,
when both armies learned they were
near the birthplace or Cervantes, truce
was had, and enemies for brief time
exchanged courtesies. 1t was tribute
to the genius that produced "Don
Quixote." In the presence of the mem
ories of Prentiss for the moment enc
mics became friends, and joined il the
guardianship of the spot where once in
the long ago Prentiss found home.
Genius! Strange indehnable thing.
Above love, above hate, the inspirer of
one and the reconciler of the other.
Above armies, above gold; command
ing armies and gold. Transparent as
sunlight, mysterious as darkness. Rest
less as the ocean, calm as the armament.
Human as man, Divine as God. All
souls reverence the soul that is touched
with the Promethean fire.
IOSFp4 r MAPTIN
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16
feet; / liked it myself, dearl"

feet; liked it myself, dearF
Mammal
awhen they are celebrated. dear, raraik-
able. worth catching, you know
2What is Mr. Done celebrated forP Sophia
asked, scornfully
sMoney. dear As good a thing as any
other Some men are conspicuous for fortune,
Others for looks. others for talent, others Tor
family But when a man is conspicuous for
anything. women like to have his admiration,
and that is how half the men are spoiled,
dear; we do it ourselves. Why, even if a
man is conspicuous for virtue, most OF Us
would like TO bring him TO the ground-to
have him sigh for us only once, and then we
can toss our heads and be good as We
please Our vanity IS gratified
%Now, mamma Sophia said, rather
shocked at this speech. and not knowing
whether her mother was serious or not, but
resolved 70 treat it as jocular, NShis is only
your merry way; do be serious"
Il win, dear, if you viii be serious, too
There am serious now
~Very well, then Try and make up your
mind TO marry this young man. Twenty
thousand pounds, Sophial7
Mamma, figures would not write the sum
that / would marry him for. He Is vulgar,
selfish, odious fellow. Marry himf- Sophia
shivered as when some one walks over our
grave Call, him husbandl"
She made grinlace which her mother
could not have surpassed, and which clinched
the discussion.
Very well, Sophy,r the old woman said,
sinking back in her armchair rather wearily,
you must have your own way. Only re-
member, dear, when am gone, YOU had the
chance of wealth and ease before ! left you"
The word alarmed Sophia afresh. She was
certain now of what her future would be;
but she put a bright face.
"Never mind, mamma, YOU are not going
TO leave me yet; and when you do, if all else
fails, / can sew gloves at twopence pair;
but viii not marry man the very thought
of whom makes my flesh creep. Oh, mamma,
mamma Sophia cried relapsing into gayety
now that her point was Won, .for making you
dislike an offer, there's nothing like leather
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16
JOSEPH f. MARTIN.
Grace Church, Canton, Miss

p. ST. indebted to ''The Life and Times o,
Sergeant Smith Prentiss by Joseph u. Shields
papers Mr.. Shields performed his duty of biogra-
pher in mood OF love, which was inspired by ten
der memories of the springtime of life. Ii is the
best biography OF Prentss yet written and deserves
TO be widely read. j. f. NJ.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16

A boy at Gillingham. England. in
trying 10 draw the air from bit of
balloon sucked the toy down his throat
and was c!soked to death
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16

A MINISTER of Scotland, while on a
visit to A friend, thought to improve the
occasion by dropping into conversation
with the gardener, and made the reihark
that he never saw the weeds growing,
hut he Was forcibly reminded Of Elm.
"Oh, max nae wonder, replied John
nv, "But We see, sir, Il they werena
there / would haze precious little tae
due; and as for you, had It no been ioi
sin YOU wudna been needed ava
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-16

with Mrs. Shields was, that he should
teach her five children for his board and
three hundred dollars, with the privi-
lege of taking other children from the
neighboring plantations. He was also
to have access TO the large law library
of her late husband, and horse and
saddle for recreation. The eldest son of
Mrs. Shields was nine months older than
Prentiss, and graduate of Pennsylvania
University. The story goes that he at
tempted to examine the youthful appli-
cant, and soon found that he was being
examined by him. Another story is,
| that one Captain Magruder, retired
sailor, made the same attempt with very
| much the same outcome.
| ssNat," said he to one of his sons, "de
YOU see that lame brat riding off there
] have just engaged him a.
your teacher, and he's the smartest mar
| that ever entered this house. IF he,
not at the head of the bar in Mississippi
in ten years, | shall be more deceived
than | ever was in man"
The year passed away pleasantly a
ssRokely," and the young stranger founG
a home and the love of the motheil,
woman who had employed him. ii,
spent disclosure hours in the law library
and in miscellaneous reading. jane
was writing history under the guise O
fiction. Moore was charming the work.
with his melodies, and Byron, thougl
dead at Missolonghi, was almost wor
shipped. Byron was his favorite. Hi
genius was east in the same mould, ant
had he gone to the temple of the muses.
instead OF the bar, he would have left
name in poetry.
4 At this period he was the victim o
gloomy dependency. For hours b
would remain silent, wrapt in the un
| approachabIe solitude of his thoughts
| He cared little about the society o
ladies, and his lameness, Of which b
was very sensitive, drove him within
/ himself Among the amusements .
that time, card-playing gambling WA
| ii vogue. Every one, from the learne'
, iurist to the stable boys, played. i
/ Young man like Prentiss could nc
, escape the custom On one occasion b
won several hundred dollars A fe1
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-06
Church Members Boycotting Employ ers

Nearly 10000 copies of apledge in refer
ence to the Saturday halfholday have been
distributed among the New York churches,
ana next week there will be from {, 2,0O0 to 5000
women obtaining signatures to the pledge,
which is rs follows: ave, the undersigned,
hereby agree with each other and pledge
ourselves that, so far a. possible, from
and after the date hereof, We will abstain
from making purchases at any stores in the
city OF New York after the hour of |
o'clock in the afternoon of each and every
Saturday and We do hereby request the
proprietors of all stores in said city to close
the same at the hour of o'clock In the after
noon OF each Saturday, and to grant their
employees the remainder Of each Saturday,
after o'clock in the afternoon, as a haifholi-
day, and to make their payday AZ early dur.
ing each week as possible. We sincerely be-
lieve such concession will inure to the benefit
OF employers as well as employees"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-06
DID Not Know It by That Name.

An old Scotchman, when taking his BARNS
to be baptized usually spoke of them as lad
dies or lassies, as the case might be. At last
his wife said he must not say it was a laddie
or lassie, but an infant SO the next time that
Sandy had occasion to go to the Clergyman,
the latter said "Weel, Sandy, is it lad
die"' "Its nae laddie,' was the answer.
"Then it's lasse." "Its nae a lassie,"
said Sandy. "Weel, mon, what Is it then ?'
said the astonished preacher. 81 dinna re-
member very weel" said the parent, "but
think the wife said it was an ellifant." The
clergyman finally found out that 1t was an
infant he was expected to baptize.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-06
PROPOSaLS.
T1ROppSAIS.

DROPOSALS.
l. Proposals will be received at the Mayors
once for as much Hard Pea Coal. No. size, as
may be required at the " ater Works from April
| to October !, lSs6 the coal to be thoroughly
screened and of the best quality, otherwise Il
Will be sent back at the expense of the party
furnishing it, Coal to be delivered into boiler
houses ut works daily. The Committee reserve
the right to reject any or all bids. The foregoing
proposals Will be received at the Mayors Office
until Thurday, March II. lSsG at o'clock p. IN.
JACOB HALBACH,
Superintendent OF Water Works.
mar5ltdF, S,MW
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-06
--o - -
James q. Blaine on Irish Grievances.

From the Irish World
There is no parallel among civilized nations
to the prolonged discomfort among the Irish
people. a race gifted with many Of the no.
blest qualities of humanity, strong in intel
lect and quick in apprehension, could not
for centuries complain of grievances If they
did not exist, and the grievances could not
exist for centuries without serious reproach
to the British government To the
lasting honor of American statesmansbp,
Southern grievances were not allowed by
neglect or arrogance to grow and become
chronic after the civil war had closed. The
one safeguard against an evil so great was
the restoration of selfgovernment to the
people who had rebelled, tho broadening Of
the elective franchise, the abolition of caste
and privilege. IT Englishmen had studied
the reconstruction policy instead of deridng
II, they might have learned that the Ameri-
can government accomplished for the South
in four years what their own government has
failed to accomplish for Ireland through ten
generations. JAMES q. BLAINE.