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The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-15
AUG usTA, GA, FLOODED.

The banks of the canal in Augusta,
Ga, gave way on Monday, and the great
body of water caused by the floods Oh
two weeks, surged upon the city, and the
reatest flood since 1910 began. The
factory district was first submerged. On
the waters crept until they began to pour
into Broad street, and thence through the
intersecting streets to Greene. The tele-
graph office was invaded until the floor
was covered. Then the operators pulled
off shoes and stockings, and rolling up
their pantaloons, continued to wire the
message of disaster abroad, as the rising
water marked the increasing inches on
their legs. When the chair seats were
reached the operators stood up at then
desks and bravely kept up the work OF
communication with the outside world.
The waters reached their greatest triumph
when, turning the highest grade Of
Broad street, they ran onward in con-
tinuous stream, presenting the novel
spectacle Of four miles of boating on a
public street. Hurriedly the merchants
removed their goods from shelf to shelf
as the water threatened the last resort,
and then stood upon the counters to
watch the seething food. Second stories
were eagerly sought by the affrighted
people. When the water began to APP
preach from the factory side it lifted the
small houses as if they were but toy
boxes and moved them around in wild
confusion. BY O'Clock at night the
waters had reached "a feet, and covered
he northwestern portion Of the city
contiguous to the river bank, and the
southeastern portions below the ceme-
terry. the two lowest parts of the city,
BY 7 o'clock, thirty-four feet seven
inches was reached, and the water was
running across Broad street to Greene
from the river in swelling touents BY
o'clock, water stood three inches deep IN
the office of the Planters hotel, aad was
creeping down Broad street to Campbell.
At dark The wstels had reached thirty
seven feet. seven inches, the highest
water known in Augusta since the freshel
of 1910. The water has risen more rap
idly than at any previous freshet, and IN
the low portion Of the city people who
went to sleep thinking the waters reced-
ing awoke to find themselves completely
surrounded, and al egress cut off. Many
occupying one-story houses even removed
% twO-st0ry buildings where they could
be above tile tide The heavy tones Of
the alarm bells at ton o'clock, announced
to The people that the point Of greatest
danger had come, and at eleven O'CLOCK
oil Geographic communication was cut
Of
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-15
OVER THE GLOBE.
WHAT THE ELECTRIC WIRES
POUR INTO OUR EARS.
LABOR NOTES -ACCIDENTs ON SEA AND
LAND-TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS ON THE
RAILROADs-NoTED PEOPLE DEAD.

The famous Star and Garter hotel at
London, England, has been partly
burned.
The English papers still harp on the
fisheries question, charging its agitation
to desire to make political capital
Dispatches report killing frost over
New England, Northern New York and
Michigan. Ice as thick as window glass
formed in many places
At Vostizza, on the Corinthian Gulf,
two earthquake shocks did great damage
on Monday. Many persons killed. The
king has gone to the scene.
Judge Linthan, at Waterloo, Iowa, de-
MED the application of a Chinese laun-
dryman, Fong Wing, to be made a citi-
zen. The Judge took the ground that
the Chinese are not eligible to citizen
ship under the laws and Constitution of
the United States.
Thorne Carroll s. Co., of New York,
wholesale dealers in hosiery, have made an
assignment, with preferences of 500, 498.
1t is the oldest house in the trade, and
was established 1854, and in 1886 claimed
a capital of $780, 600. The liabilities are
about $780, 900.
For the fourth time, Cutter, Ind, was
the scene of a terrific explosion. Dyna-
mite was placed under the postoflice, and
that structure literally blown to atoms.
A large quantity of dynamite was found
under the hotel, with matches half
burned. A strong gale undoubtedly
extinguished the matches.
The Kansas City National Exposition
was formally opened on Tuesday before
a large assemblage 1t will continue for
seven weeks Among the attractions are
the bands of Gilmore and Liberati, fire
men from the neighboring cities, who are
to participate in tournament who made a
fine showing at their parade.
Counterfeit five and e-dollar bills are
being extensively circulated IN New
York The treasury officials say
they are 50 skilfully executed that they
would deceive almost every one unless
carefully scrutinized. The paper in the
f1ve-dollar bill is trihe thicker than it
should be, and the head of Gen Grant,
which adorned the bill, is somewhat
rougher and less evenly executed than en-
the genuine bill. The one-dollar coun-
terfeits: the paper is more nearly like the
genuine paper, but the same defect is in
the head of Martha Washington as in the
head of Gen. Grant.
The annual convention of the National
Protective Association convened in New
York. The organization is composed OF
the spirit distillers of the United States
and has about 800 members, who repre-
sent about 1852, 900, 600 of invested cap
ital. John NJ. Anterior, of Kentucky,
is president, and G. Turney, of st. Louis,
is secretary. The purpose of the conven-
ton is to consider some general system
Of license which will be applicable to all
branches of the trade and which will be
presented to the public for approval.
The association is composed of wholesale
dealers only, yet the retail dealers of New
York have been invited to attend.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-15
HOLD YOUR NOSE.

Wilson Miller, farmer living in Plum
township Yenango county, Pa, under
took sometime ago to raise skunks for
thejr pelts. 1t has not been as yet sue
cess but he thinks in another season he
can make it So He began the business
by capturing alive six skunks at the cost
of a suit of clothes and three days hard
work turning over railpiles. His inten-
ton is to Kill off all the spotted young,
believing that in time this would give
him exclusively black ones, the skins Of
which always command good price in
market
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-15
GOSSIP.

President Cleveland has sent letter to
the Democratic National Executive Com
mittee formally accepting the nomina-
ton for the Presidency On the subject
of 'trusts" he says: Judged by Dem
Dcratic principles the interests of the
people are betrayed when unnecessary
taxation, trusts and combina tions are
permitted and fostered which, while I'M
duly enrching the few that combine,
rob the body of our citizens by depriving
them, as purchasers, of the benefits of
natural competition"
The army bill, as finally agreed upon
by the conference and approved by both
Houses of Congress, carries .Aan appro-
priation of $24, All, 300 Thy fortifca-
lions bill, also disposed of by Congress
on Monday, appropriates 1897, 300 These
bills were interdependent in measure,
yet provisions for the same purpose hav-
ing been inserted by the Senate in both
bills, with a view to securing the appro-
4 citation in one of them, if the House
should disallow it in the other The
chief item so duplicated was that known
as the Hawley amendment, which appro-
priated more than six millions for ord
nance. The substance Of this amend
ment remains as part Of the fortified
tons bill. Aside from regular proyis-
ions of army and fertilization bills, these
measures appropriate as follows; For
manufacture Of cannon and carriages,
5000, 900; for testing pneumatic guns,
shells, etc, 800, coo; for gun factory at
Waterliet arsenal, 800, 600; for the pur-
chase of rough-bored steels, $1,000, 600;
for submarine mines and submarine
comfortable torpedoes, $500, 600; rifed
mortars, $3.50, 000; for purchase and test
Of ordnance by ordnance board, s. o.
900.
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WASHINGTON, D. G.
BUSY TIMES STILL, IN THE Ma
TIONAL CAPITOL.
CONGRESS IN SESSION YET-MovEMENTs
OF PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEVELAND
WHO ARE GETTING FAT SLICES.
CONGRESSIONAL.


The House amendment to the Senate
bill for pension 10 the widow Of Gen.
Heintzelman Geducing the amount from
500 to $75 month"; was non -concurred
In by the Senate on Tuesday and con-
ference ordered. Mr. Sherman, from the
committee on finance, reported the Senate
bill to declare unlawful, trusts and com
binations in restraint of trade and pro-
duction The House bill for the allow
ance of certain claims reported by &C
counting officers of the Treasury (known
as the Fourth of July claims, was taken
from the calendar and passed. The
Senate In the afternoo on resumed Consid
Grafton of Chinese exclusion bill, and
was addressed by Mr. Stewart in advo-
cacy of it. Messrs. Teller, Hoar and
George also spoke upon the bill, and then
1t went over without action. Imme-
dlately after the reading of the journal,
the House resumed consideration of sun
dry civil appropriation bill, the pending
amendment being that relative to recla-
nation of arid regions. Mr.. Blount, of
Georgia, made an earnest appeal for
economy In the public expenditures, de-
claring that the waste of public money
and the reduction of taxation were ut
terly inconsistent. Finally, after long
debate, upon motion of Mr.. Bland, of
Missouri, the appropriation in the Senate
amendment was reduced from $3.50, 900 to
$4,000
During the progress of a desultory po-
itical debate with which the Senate
opened on Monday, the conference re-
port on the Notifications bill was pre-
sented and agreed to- Mr. Morgan in
troduced bill appropriating $276, 619
to be paid to the Chinese minister at
Washington as a full indemnity for all
losses and injuries sustained by Chinese
subjects, who have been, lin the remote
and unsettled regions of the United
States, the victims Of injuries in their
persons and property at the hands Of
lawless men," and proceeded to address
the Senate in explanation and advocacy
of it, Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, inter
rupted Mr.. Morgan with question which
brought about heated and unparIia-
mentary personal expressions from both,
which have, upon reflection and upon
counsel of mutual friends, been struck
from the Congressional Record At the
close of Mr.. Morgan's speech, his bill
was referred to the committee on foreign
relations. j.. :. In the House, Mr. Sayers,
of Texas, presented the conference re
port on the Notifications appropriation bill
and it was adopted. Under the call of
States, the following bills were intro
duced and REFEREED BY Mr.. Henderson,
OF North Carolina, to check and nullify
the baneful operation of trusts. By Mr..
McClammy of North Carolina, to pro-
vide for an inland waterway between
New York and Florida. By Mr.. Cram,
of Texas, to exempt cotton bagging from
payment of duty.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-15
CIRCUS ACCIDENT.

A Cincinnati bound freight train heav-
lily laden, dashed at full speed into John
Robinson's circus train, which was stand
ing at Corwin station, Ohio The ca
boose at the rear Of the circus train was
slit in two and four sleepers ahead Of it
telescOped. No damage occurred to the
animals of the circus proper, which were
in long trains ahead OF the slecpers
Four men were killed and eighteen
wounded
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-15
VETERANS KILLED.

A train Of veteran soldiers bound foI
the G. A. r. encampmcnt a. Columbus,
Ohio, started from Youngstown, OHIO.
over the N. Y, Pa, & o. Railroad, and
at Rittman, the connecting rod Of thc
engine broke While waiting for ic-
pairs, freight came along, collided wsh
the passenger train, afd maay were killed
and wounded.
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A food in New River carried away the
bio iron bridge Of the Chesapeake 81
ONO Railroad at Graud View, involving
loss Of $50, OO0 A great deal Of damage
in other quarters IL reported.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

WATsoN's grain elevator, New York,
was burned on the 18th. The total loss
was 500, 900; insured.
THE act Incorporating the Nicaragua
Canal Company has passed the Vermont
Legislature. 1t is the same measure as
was introduced into Congress last session.
BY the blowing down of a new ice house
at Dedham, Mass, the other day, three
men at work on the structure were fatally
and three badly injured.
The United States Supreme Court has
decided that any man may insure his life
for the benefit of his family and that his
creditors can not touch cent of such in
surance.
Miss BELLE BRIDEwELL, a teacher in
school near Streator, ILL.,, was killed re-
Gently by kick from a boy whom she
was attempting to discipline.
PRAIRIE fires about Aberdeen and Gary
and in Sanborn and Beadle Counties,
OAK, destroyed a large amount of hay
and grain and several fine tree claims.
Many farmers lost every thing they pos
sessed.
THE Crispus Attucks monument, dedi-
Gated to the victims of the affair in King
street March 8, 1770, which is known to
history as the Boston massacre" was
unValleQ at boston on tle l4lus
ALBERT REvoIR, a farmer of Star
Prairie, near New Richmond, Wis, recent
ly shot and fatally wounded James Nc
Donald, a neighbor, without known
reason.
JOHN VANKoRFF was arrested for setting
fire to the steam gauge and lantern works
near Rochester, n. Y, by which about
thirtv-fivo persons lost their lives. In
vestigation developed the fact that Van
korfr had mania for setting fire to places.
He was engineer at the factory at the time
it was destroyed.
INCENDIARIEs destroyed 1900 900 feet of
lumber in Weed q Co.'s yard at Black
River Falls, Wis.,, the other night. Loss,
1900.
ERIC LARSEN, a prominent farmer living
near Fergus Falls, Mimi, has left for Can
ada with over 5000 in debts and no as
sets.
CHARLES JOHNSON was hanged at Water
loo, n. Y, ON the 18th for the murder Of
John Walters, guard in the jail in which
johnson was confined for horse stealing.
Tile offer of a reward of $4,000 for the
arrest of Tascott, the murderer of million
aire Smell, of Chicago, has been extended
by the family until January IL.
BY an explosion in mine in Belgium
recently thirty-two miuers were killed.
Three escaped alive but badly injured.
THE Mexican National Railroad Com
pany has refused TO receive Mexican
National Bank notes.
THE President has directed the return to
their reservation in Dakota of three Crow
Indians arrested p tie time of tho Sword
Bearer outbresz and sent is Carlisle, Pa.
The thiri annual convention OF Cisristian
Workers of the United States and CaGada
hegan In Detroit on the 18th.
SIX Of the largest business firms in Dur
ham, N. c., failed on the 18th, causing a
serious financial crisis in Raleigh and
other cities of the State.
the people of Denmark celebrated the
twenty fifth anniversary OF the accession
Of King Christian on the 10th.
THERE is a theory at Elgin, ILL.,, that the
whitecapel murderer is an escaped lu-
matte from the insane asylum thersRamed
Hutchinson, who had a mania for slaugnt-
ering and had murdered woman Of ths
to8n n Chicago.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

ADvICEs from Tishomingo, the capital of
The Chickasaw Nation, are to the effect
hat @ conflict between the followers of
Guy and Byrd is inevitable.
ACCORDING to the annual report of tho
Commissioner of Patents, there We're 49,
912 patents issued last year, and of these
but 1883 were granted to Southerners.
APPLES are worth only 10 cents a Lushel
in Bentonville, Ark.
President CLEVELAND will retire from
the White House with 100000, while Mrs.
Cleveland has snug fortune in her own
right.
TIE Southern Field Trials Club will hold
its first annual meeting at Amory, Miss,
beginning on the Sd of December. The list
of entries is large.
A FIRE at Little Rock, Ark, on the 18th,
destroyed five business houses on Maip
street, entailing loss on stocks of $50, 900
and on buildings $4,000. Insurance only
partial.
THE Cincinnati Centennial Exposition
Commissioners made a report on the 18th.
They fixed the assessment to be paid by
the guaranteers of the exposition fund at
30 per cent. The guaranty fund was ST.
0OO,00O, and the assessment will be $3.50, 600.
FULL returns from Tennessee show that
Cleveland received 159,079 votes, Harrison
139,Sl5 and Fisk (Prohibtionist) $3.50.
Taylor, for Governor, received 156, 1886
votes, Hawkins 1904 and johnson PRO
hibitionist) 6,S43.
Returns from all but three small
counties in Kentucky give Cleveland 49,
counties will make the Democratic plurality
about 2S,000. The total vote is the largest
ever cast in Kentucky.
COMPLETE official returns of the late
election in Arkansas: Cleveland, s., ,962;
Harrison, 5S, 752; Streeter, 1913; Fisk GA.
CONGRESSMAN SAMUEL J. RANDALL has
so far recovered his health that he hopes
10 be able to resume his seat in the
House of Representatives soon after the
opening of the session next month.
QAuRrERs for troops and Republican
.lubs have already been secured at Wash
ington for Harrison's inauguration.
ELIZAS s. WEBsZ ER JONES, widow of the
ate Rev. Henry Jones, and a daughter of
Noah Webster, died at Bridgeport, Conn.,,
On the 10th, aged So years.
THE business failures during the week
ending the 10th. number 237, as compared
with total of 226 last week and 2T5 the
week previous. For the corresponding
week Of last year the figures We're 225.
our OF total vote of over 400, 600, Day.
Democrat, has about 500 majority over
John Mahou, Republican candidate for
railroad commissioner, In Iowa. ID is
thirty years since a Democrat has been
elected 10 any State Office.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
PrNsoNar. sSi, ,,,r;c,,

q, PERSONAL ASu POLITICAL
'+"'znNoR GoRDoN was inaugurated at
Atlanta, Ca, on the 18th Tor his second
term. His inaugural address dealt with
the late election and the effect II w0uid
have on the South and on the individual
states, taking the. stand Tint hs DIES not
iRehere that Republican success means the
degradation of any of the Southern States
by the enactment of force bills.
The result of the election held by the
Oklahomtes in No-Man's-Land wns
largely in favor Of Territorial pnvcrn ~ EN-
and for. the Sr,fngSr Oklahoma bill. O.C.
Chase Was elected Delegate to Congress-
together with the entire Territorial Coun-
Gil ticket favoring the Oklahoma BILL
GOVERNOR JoHN a. MARTIN. of Kansas.
issued his Thanksgiving Proclamation on
the tath,
Sir R:cHARb BASAILAv, fori@etly Lord
Yustce OF Appeal 0f Great Britain, is
Head, aged seventy-two years.
JASPER DOUGLAS PYNE, member of
Parliament for West Waterford, fell over
board the other night from one of the
steamers running between Holyhead and
Dublin and was drowned,
HE French committee of revision Of the
Constitution of that Country has adopted
resolution faNoring the abolition Of tbs
Senate and Presidency.
MEssRNGEhs wh6 have arrived at Wady
ualfa report that the mysterious White
Pasha in the Behr ei Gael district had
fought great battle and killed many
derviskes
A ZANZIBAR correspondent SAYS the
Southern mail brings news that the ports
are filed with Insurgents prd that TIE
anti-Cerh'nr Feeling is unabated. The
'uthng of Minengani Tunghi is con-
firmed The Governor of Mozambique is
prevented from returning to his capital by
hostile chief of the Zambesi.
The official count of New York gives
Harrison a plurality of 5000,
CONFLICTING claims to control of the
House were still being made ut Washing
ton on the 18th by leading Republicans
and Democrats;
MISS FRANCES L. WILLARD denies that
The National Woman's Christian Temper
aree Union requires its members 10 favor
the Prohibition party. The members are
left free as to political affiliations.
DUE MAMMALIAN, of Bavaria, was
stricken with apopleXy a few days ago
and is dead. He was eighty years of age.
Hon. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, the we'll
known English politician, was married to
Miss Mary Endicott at Washington OH the
1hth This President aud Mrs. Cleveland
were present at the ceremony.
THE Vermont House has defeated the
Woman Suffrage bill by 1872 to 81.
EFFORTS to unite the federal and pro-
gressive Republicans of Spain have failed.
JEFFERSON DAVIS has declined to visit
Richmond, Va, because of feebleness and
fear that travel would prove fatal.
TIE plurality OF Francis for Governor
of Missouri was 1921; for Cleveland,
25,G32.
RHODE ISLAND adopted the Constitu-
tional amendment in the recent election
abolishing property qualification for suf-
frage.
THE trouble in the Chickasaw Nation
was settled ly Guy and Byrd mutually
foregoing their claims to the Governor
ship and agreeing upon Chief Wolf for
the position. The affair wound up with a
love feast.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

CHAUNCEY GooDRICH, aged sixty
five, formerly State Senator from
Connecticut and at one Tins wealthy
clock manufacturer in that Stste. was
arraigned recently in Brooklyn, n. y,
as a vagrant He lost his fortune in
stock speculations and became day
laborer. He finally lost even this po-
sition, and on October 22 he en- his
throat, but did not succeed in killing
himself. He was arrested on the charge
of attempting suicide, but as no one
saw the deed the charge could not be
proven, and vagrancy was substituted.
To this Goodrich plead not guilty and
was repanded for hearing.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

THE health officer OF the District of
Columbia has declared the Medical
College of Georgetown University Il
public nuisance and ordered its abate-
ment This action was occasiOned by
the odors emanating from the dissect-
ing room.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

TIE Interstate Trust Company, of
Philadelphia, an organization with a
paid-up capital of 81. 200, 900, closed up
recently after having lost many thou
sands of dollars in unfortunate invest
ing in Missouri, Illinois and other
Western real estate.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22
snuire Hobbs. Precepts.

We never thoroughly know man until
we hear him laugh.
Despair is the gateway to insanity.
Argument will pull wise man down to
the level of fool, but it never raises e
fool up to the plane of wise man.
Fame, like lightning, generally strikes
the man who is not expecting it.
Originality is the faculty Of adapting an
old idea to new occasion.
When a man ventures an opinion he will
find some one who opposes it. Hence a
man without opposition is g man without
opinions Century Bric-d-B Brae.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

PROF. MACONN and party. who had
been exploring the far-off Mackenzie
river district since last May, arrived
at West Selkirk November 16. They
came by way of Fort Churchill, on
Hudson Bay and Cumberland House,
and had very rough and tedious trip.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

In his annual report to the Secre-
tary of the Navy, Commander w. j.
Sampson, superintendent of the United
States Naval Academy, says that at
the close of the academic year in June,
1888, there were 19l cadets at the
academy, as against 232 at the OPEN
ing in lSS7-a percentage loss of IL.
The total number of cadets nov in the
academy is 237.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

THE Southern Utes and the Commits
sion, who were recently in council near
Ignacio. Col, have agreed upon the
terms of treaty for the removal of
the Indians to Utah. The Utes ap-
pearcd to be wcii pleased with the
terms agreed upon.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

A MAGNIFICENT album containing
the resolutions passed by the Nine
teenth army corps on the death OF
General Sheridan has been presented
to Mrs. Sheridan.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

THE New York physicians who eX-
amined James NJ. Dougherty, the per-
sccutor of Mary Anderson, pronounced
him insane and he was taken to an
asylum. He wrote a long statement,
setting forth his love for the actress.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

THE Adjutant-General of the Grand
Army of the Republic, department of
Dakota officially denies that the veter-
ans in that Territory are in need as
has been reported. .A--
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

A BAND of thirty 5imcd Turks made
a raid recently on the Servian town of
Reska The peasants offered a de-
termined resistance to the invaders and
during the struggle many were killed.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-22

a REPORT was in circulation III
Vienna on the 18th that an attompt
had been made to assassinato Prince
Ferdinand, the ruler OF Bulgaria.