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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-14
RAWSON's LIFE SEEKER.
The Court Sentence Him to Serve 19
Months in Jail.

CHICAGO Feb. 13--Ralph Lee was con-
victed to-day of the attempted assassination
of his step-father the banker Rawson, and
sentenced to eighteen months in the county
Jail. Judge Clifford said, in summing up,
that the only question was as to the prison
er's age, and they were compelled to accept
the evidence of the mother and defendant
himself on that point Eighteen months was
the limit of the law. The young man and his
mother and friends seemed very much
pleased at his escape from the penitentiary.
The trial Of Mrs. Rawson on charge of in
stigating her son TO slay his step-tather.
will probably not come up before next
week
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Charleston Chat.

CHARLESTON, S c., Feb 13.-The new
cotton mill company took charge of the
mill to-day. 1t is understood that the com
pany will try to run the mill with white
labor, failing in which they will resort to ne
gro labor They get the mill at one-third of
what it cost the original stockholders and
ought to make money. The original stock
holGers will whistle and save money to start
another null perhaps.
A fire in the suburbs this afternoon de-
stroYed a small building
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INSANE ON MONKEYS.
A Strange Delusion That Affects
Family in West Gardiner, Me.


Prom the Ne,0 York Sun
AUGUSTA, Me, Feb. 1.-THE Kennebec
Jorrndi prints this queer story:
The family of Mr.. Thomas Stevens, Of
West Gardiner, are just now affording con-
siderable interest TO the community and
peculiar case to physicians. Mr.. Stevens
FAMILY consists of himself, wife and two
daughters, one of IA and the other of II
years. In the early part of the winter the
father and mother became the victim OF
strange delusiOn. They believed that lot
of monkeys infested the ueighbOrhOod, II
anything was missed from the premises the
loss was ascTibed TO these monkeys. Soon
the two girls were enabled to see the same
images that the parents did. As time passed
this delusion grew more fixed and intense
Monkeys were all about them. Each one
took turns IN watching for them at night,
armed with double barrelled guns, Kettles
OF hot water, pitchfOrks, etc. Their tancies
led them to believe that there was a small
member of the monkey tribe that came
down the chimney nights and let in his fell
lows They threatened to burn their neigh
bors' buildings for harboring these animals
and they appealed to the seeCtmen and also
to Marshal Norton Of Gardiner 10 protect
them from these pests They declared that
the robbery at South Gardiner, the death
of Charles Alberts, who was frozen to death
at West Gardiner, the eclipse of the moon
all were due to the work OF these monkeys.
The neighbOrs began TO fear that this de
fusion would excite some of the family to
fire their buildings, and complained to the
Selectmen, who had the family examined
by two physicians. The physicians pro-
nOunCed the father and mother insane on
monkeys, though on other subjects they APP
peared rational The children were taken
before Judge Larrabee who ordered them
sent TO the industrial school. Yesterday
afternoon the father and mother were
carried to the insane hospital. Considerable
difficulty was experienced in separating the
On 4
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spain,s Alliance with Germanv.

MADRID, Feb. l3.-The Zorillist organ, III
fdtS, publishes a letter from "A gentleman
formerly in the diplomatic service, declaring
that the treaty Of alliance between spain
and Germany against France, signed IN
1884, and that 1t was kept secret until the
dea il of King Alfonso, when it was re-
newed by Senior Moret in the name Of the
regency. Ia official circles the existence of
such a treaty Is denied
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-14
PASSENGER RATES.
CIRCULAR NO. 1O1

PASSENGER TARIFF, WESTERN AND AT
LANTIC RAILROAD COMPANY
RAILROAD COMMISSION OF GEORGIA.
CAMPBEILWAILAcE, Chairman
l.. n TRAMNEII, Commissioners
ALEX. s. ERWIN,
A. c. BRIsCoE. Secretary
ATLANTA, February 0. 1888
Upon application of the Western and Atlantic
Pailroad Company, the Board of Commissioners
hereby order that on and after the first day of
March, 1883. the said railroad company shall be
allowed to charge for the transportation of pas
sengers as maximum rates, no more than the
following
For fifty miles and under, two and one-half
(219) cents per mile.
For one hundred 400 miles and over fifty (5O
miles, two and onequarter (21D cents per mile.
For distances over one hundred 400 miles,
two and one-eighth (2Is) cents per mile.
All orders TO the contrary are hereby re-
pealed
By order of the Board.
CAMPBELL WALLACE, Chairman.
A. C. BRIsCoE Secretary.
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Hats at Half Price.

a"The Famous" IA Congress street. north
east corner of Whitaker, having bought
out Belsinger's entire stock of fine Hats at
low price, offer the same to the public at
half value i'll order to clear them out, to
make room for our Spring stock arriving.
We have already received from our factory
in New York, Spring Overcoats and Suits,
at such low prices as manufacturers only
can sell for. In the meantime, those in
want of a heavy Overcoat, we wills con-
tinue to sell them at the 20 per cent. reduc-
ton.
We have just received a new invoice of
Fancy Percale Shirts, small pleated, open
front: also another invoice Of Lyons Fine
Silk Umbrellas and Drown q Co.'S Glorias
with gold and silver handles, all going at
extremely low prices. We are giving a
special drive in Boys Knee Suits, ages 4 to
9, most of them worth double the money we
sell them for Now is the time to look in at
THE Famous" lH Congress, northeast
corner of Whitaker street.
At the Harnett House, Savannah, Ga,
you get all the comforts Of the high-priced
no els, and save from 81 to 81 per day. Try
it and DO convinced. Boston Home Jour
nal
Infants Kid Button with tassel, bargain, at
5Jc Al Nichols
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MACON'S DUMMY LINE.
The Harris Charter Surrendered to the
New Company.

New Company.
MACON, GA, Feb. 13.-All the arrange
ments for the building of the dummy line
have been completed. This includes the
surrender to the Haynes-Crump Company
of the Harris charter, by which Vineville
will be reached by way of Tatnall Square
and Huguenin Heights. The route, work
on which may be said to have commenced
will begin at the Laboratory. beyond Vine
vile, and run to the Hotel Lanier, ON Null
berry street At the Vineville bridge a
branch will be run to Huguenin Heights
The main line will reach Mulberry street by
way of College cemetery, Walnut and
Spring streets. The work will be pushed
rapidly. Supt. j. T. Voss, of the Macon
Street and Suburban Railway Company,
has resigned, presumably to accept posi-
ton with the dummy line.
Mrs. Rutherford, wife of the late John c.
Rutherford, died this morning
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FLEETWOOD ON ETHNoLoaY.
Five Pairs Necessary to Father the
Five Races.

BLAcKsHEAR, GA, Feb. 13.-Prof. A. A.
Fleetwood lectured here tonight at the
court hourse on the subject of ethnology to
a large and appreciative audience. The
lecture was a great success, showing the
distinctive features and reculiarities Of the
five distinct races, the negro or African,
Malayan. Monaghan, Indian OF American,
and the Caucasian and that it took five and
not one pair to bring about the five distinct
rao..s. The manner Ia which Prof El.,A-
wood handled his subject was proof sufficient
TO convince all present that he knew what
he was talking about
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COLUMBUS CHAPTERS.
Death Of an Old Citizen-The New Uni
forms Of the Guards.

forms of the Guards.
COLUMBUS, GA, Feb. l3-H Middle
brook, who was stricken with paralysis two
weeks ago died at ) o'clock this morn ing.
He was one of the oldest citizens of Column
bus, being in his SSth year
Stalls i'll the Rose Hi. Market house.
three meat and one vegetable, were rented
at noon to-day for an aggregate Of $500
The new uniforms of the Columbus
Guards have arrived. and were distributed
TO the members at meening tonight The
company will soon decide whether it will
enter the competitive drill at Nashville
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A GEORGIA BLUEBEARD.
Three Wives Beaten TO Death by a
Negro Preacher.

COLUMBUS GA, Feb. l3.--Nealus White,
a colored Biptist preacher in Harris
county, treated his wife 20 badly that She
left home Saturday. Her husband met her
In the road and beat her 80 badly that she
died yesfc day just after giving birth 20 a
ctild. White has not been arrested, but
Officers are ~ pursuit ~ him. This i said
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PROPOSALS.
Removal Of Wreck la Chrhnw River. south
(aFOliua

/ 'SITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE. Army
y BuiLDnG. NV YORK. January b. lsss -
SEALED PROPOSALS, in trplcate Will be re-
ceiyed al this Office until ~ O'Clock noon Of the
30 day u February. isss. for the removal of
the wreck " an old schooner sunk IN Cbehaw
river. g.. opposite a place known ~ Pubic
Landing. about miles from Green Pond. y. a.
For blank forms, SPECIFICATIONS ana all infornia
non apply az tbis Ofiiee or 10 firsi Lieut. FltEDE
KICK n ABBOT, Corps ~ Engineers u. - A.,
~. southern Wharf. Charleston. 3. q = A.
1lLlhyhr, Colonel ~ EDglBeer, Byt. Maj
Gen. NJ n A.
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Bucket Shops in Fun Blast.

NEw YORK, Feb. l3.-The bucket shops
which were ralded by the police on Satur-
day last were all open and conducting bust
ness A. usual to-day
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-14
MARRIAGES,

GRADY-GRADY.-Ma on Thursday,
February 9th. 1885, at the Cathedral of st. John
the Baptist, by the Rev. Edward Cafferty, Rob
ERT A. GRADY, of this city, and Miss CLARA S.
GRADY, of Apalachicola, Florida.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-14
ULMER's LIVER CORRECTION.

This vegetable preparation is invaluable for
the restoration of tone and strength to the sys-
tenn For Dyspepsia. Constipation and other
ills, caused by a disordered liver, 1t cannot be
excelled Highest prizes awarded, and in
dorsed by eminent medical men Ask for VI.
mers Liver Corrector and take no other. 81 90
a bottle. Freight PAID to any address
B. F. ULMER, NJ. D.,
Pharmacist. Savannah. Ga. .
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-14

Two great enemies-lloods sarsaparilla
and impure blood The latter is utterly de.
fe0tod bY the peculiar medicine.
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FLORIDA'S CAPITAL.
Rev. Lyman Abbott Lectures to a
Notable Gathering

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb. 13,-Forty-
five prominent clergymcn of the city and
State assembled at the Young Mems
Christian Association rooms at noon to-day
TO hear the Rev. Lyman Abbott, pastor of
Plymouth (Beecher's church, of Brooklyn,
lecture. The distinguished divines subject
was The Fatherhood of God and the Broth
erhood of Man" and he handled the theme
in most admirable style, and deeply inn
pressed all present with the divine truths
which he ably enunciated. Rev. Abbott
was followed in a few remarks by the Rev.
S. Roswell Smith, of the Century Publish
ing Company, Of New York; Willis Lord
and George s. Savage, of Chicago, DR..
Dunning, of Boston, and Gen. Devns, of
this city, and others. 1t was notable
gathering.
Committees representing the Sub-Tropi-
cal Exposition, City Council and Board of
Trade, were appointed to-day 10 make
preparations for the Presidents reception.
The grandest demonstration in the history
of the city and State is being provided for
Mayor Burbridge. President Kramer, OF the
Sub-Tropical Exposition, and w. A. Bours,
of the Board of Trade were delegated to 60
to Washington to escort the President and
his party here,
THE FIGHT FOR CONTROL
JuLtitSb ION tslIttiS vi lilC bC'A hO-
cision of the Supreme Court on the Jack
sonville election cases. On Friday last Col.
Louis l. Fleming, of the counsel for the new
Board of Aldermen, and ID. u. Fletcher
for the old board, began arguments before
Judges Maxwell and Rainey
The counsel both returned here Sunday
morning, having submitted their case TO
the court.
THE NEW SHORT LINE.
A prominent railroad man received let
ter from Macon, Ga, this morning. stating
that Engineer A Bauer, with Samuel
Hunter, r. c. Hazlehurst and e.
+. Williams, left on Friday for
Jesup. They will begin n survey
at once of the proposed new route from
near that place to this city, to make an air
line connection between the two cities.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Company is understood to be backing it.
In 1870 Mr. Bauer made a survey of about
the same route for the Great Southern Ct.
o. Osbornes) road. The line will probably
leave the ST. Mary's river at Kings ferry.
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Weathar Indications.

Maximum temperature 60, minimum tam
perature as.
The height of the river at Augusta at
:33 o'clock p. m. yesterday augusta time,
was 1870 feet-a fall of 1S during the past
twenty-four hours
Observations taken at the some moment
Of time at all stations.
SAVANNAH Feb. - a:36 p. NJ. city time
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I57 Broughton Street

Nichols has LADIES' Button Shoes all widths.
A, b, C. y. and y, prices q ~ 20 s. %.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
NOTICE TO JURORS,

SAVANNAH, GA, Feb. 10, 1888.
The TRAVERSE JURORS of the City Court
of Savannah need not appear until THURSDAY
NEXT, 10Th instant, at 10 o'clock A. NJ
By order of the Hon. WIN. D. HARDEN, Judge
PHILIP NJ RUSSELL Clerk
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-14
A Card.

T" denotes trace of rainfall
G. n. SALISBURY Signal Corps.
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REMOVAL.

Commercial Institute. ia Liberty street, to
1856 Liberty street, between Bull and Whitaker.
Specialties, Photography, Type Writing, Book
keeping Penmanship, Telegraphing, English
branches, Painting and Drawing
@ s RICHMOND Princinal
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BEANS u. BETS.

Immense stock of Cleavelands Improved Val
entine Beans, Early Valentine, Mohawk and
Wax Beans. Also full supply of Beet, To-
mato, Cucumber, Squash, Egg Plant and other
seasonable Seed, at prices lower than any other
house in the city. Warranted fresh and true to
name, at KIEFFER'S
Drug, Paint and Seed House, Corner West
Broad and Stewart streets
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-14

ia and Way Landings TODAY Tuesday) at 4
O'Clock P. NJ, instead Of 6 O'Clock P. M
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Ok, Pine and LighJwood,
For sale by u. y. caSsels, corner Taylor
and East Broad streets. Telephone No. n.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-14

GEORGE SCHWARZs
GRAND ITALIAN QUARTETTE,
Prof G. Cortese, Director will give fine
Concert THIS EVENING, Feb. ID 1888, with the
following programme, among other selections:
l. Overture, ''Pique Dame" ..............S uppe
2 Selection. ''Somnambua" ............. Bellini
3. Piccolo Solo.
4. ''Mserere from Trovatore". ............V Verdi
5. Harp Solo.
g. prophetic March ................M eyerbeer
BANANAS! BANANAS!
CoCoANUTsl CoCoANUTs!
PUNCHES FINE RIPE YELLOW BANANAS.
5000
FRESH CoCoANUTs.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
J. S. COLLINS & co.
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CONFEDERATE VETERANS ASsOCIA-
TION
ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY.

ST. ANUhE W > SUOIETH.
An extra meeting of the st. Andrews Society
will be held at Knights of Pythias Hall THIS
Tuesday EVENING, 14th inst, at s o'clock.
Business connected with the Jasper Festival will
be submitted A full attendance is requested.
By order of the PRESIDENT.
HENRY A. MCLEOD, Sec'y and Treas.
THE SOUTHERN MUTUAL LOAN AssO-
CITATION.
The 10Th regular meeting of Series "B, " will
be held at Metropolitan Hall THIS Tuesday
EVENING at 9 O'Clock.
NJ. J. SOLOMONS, President.
VIM D. HARDEN, Secretary.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Advertisements inserted under Special
Notices" lGiH be charged 81 90 Square each
insertion.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-04-05

10 pass through it in daytime The guards
would sometimes lay their blankets on the top
Of the embauEmeut as it was generally dry.
As soon rs c0vct9us prisoner would see it lie
would Jay for it, and when the guard would
have ms back toward him he would grab ii
and run. ii the guard saw the man with his
blanket, most generally he did not hesitate to
shoot 10 him-a very dangerous proceeding
among 50 many men, and several cases Of pris-
Ougrs not engaged IN " hooking" blankets
being wounded were reported
Referring 20 the guards firing into camp,
calls to recollection the shooting Of a prisoner
Ia Sergeant, Of what regiment ] forget. lie
was in charge Of a squad Of men cleaning the
camp and repairing tic brcastworks. On
Sunday morning, lt memory serves me right
he assembled tile cmbankmeut near a gate that
opened on the way to the sink and was en-
gagged in stretching line TO which lie worked
when q gaari fired al him,
STIRLING H1I ~ THE SIDE
The woundfl Sergeant fsI inside the cmbank-
mcnt, and wae picked up by comrades and taken
10 the hospital, where / was informed that he
shortly expired. The guard WAS removed, and
u was reported ID camp that the officials stated
he acted under misapprehension of in
structioEs. Many Of the prisoners were not
inclined TO accept the apology.
Gen. Neal Dow. who was confined IN Libby
Prison, paid the island a visit on a certain &c
easlon 20 ascertain the condition Of the prison
ers. lie was accompanied by a rebel officer
and escorted on top Of the cmbankments
around the prison. The boys greeted him
heartily. In response, I remember his remark
ing that we were not ia as bad condition Is
he expected to find US" Soon after his visit
Uncle sam sent Us
CLOTHING AND BLANKETS.
One day after lot of the clothing and blankets
had arrived and was id the boxes outside, in
full view Of the prisoners who were very anx-
ious for the distribution Of clothing to begin,
tie whole crowd moved forward, and those in
front went farther shan was TO the taste Of tie
Sergeant on duty, who, being close to the guard
at tie gate, took the muskct out Of the guard
hands and commenced 10 club-musket" right
and left. Several men felt the weight Of that
muskot before the pressure Of the crowd let up.
Finally tho men were passed out in single file
and received their clothing
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-04-05

Generals now on the pension-rolls receiving
from $50 to $50 n month; % widows of Major
Generals receiving from $50 to $50 month,
and one gets $l66. He was opposed to this
class of legislation, both as n matter of princi-
pie and of policy. He was opposed to the
growth Of the official aristocracy, and instauced
the amount that the retired list Of the army
and navy and the judges cost the taxpayers.
Mr. Walker Mo- said that nothing but the
sincereSt convictions of duty could prompt any
BIissourian to cast his vote against one of these
bills at least. Blair and Logan were household
words in Missouri and Illinois; names that
stand now and will stand as synonyms of pri-
vate and public purity, splendid bravery, I'M
selfish patriotism and unsullied honor But he
was opposed to the bill to pension their widows
because that was an unjustifable class of pen
sion legislation.
Mr., Stone Mo- opposed the bill for similar
reasons.
Mr.. Wilson Mimi opposed the BILL though
he stood second to none in his estimate Of Gen.
Logan's character and services.
Mr.. Matson opposed the bill because it meant
the immediate establishment of an aristocratc
class in this country He felt that if these two
bills giving pensions of y, 600 to each of these
two good women became laws it would not be
more than year until the widows Of hundreds
of general officers of both army aud navy will
be pensioned at nearly a like sum. Whoever
voted for them did so at the expense Of other
worthy persons who might get adequate pen
sions for the services they rendered, but if we
begin paying s. 900 year to widows of Major
Generals the money will not 90 around.
Mr. Dockcry Mo- supported the bills, and
paid high tribute to the services of Gen.
Blair.
Mr., Cochran a. Y made splendid argu-
ment in favor of the passage of the bills. lie
said that the gentlemen who advanced the on
lection that this is 4 class legislation did so
without fully considering the import of the
terms which they used. Glass legislation is
that which is devised for set Of individuals
set apart Or distinguished from the rest of the
people, based on some reason extrinsic to their
own merits. But legislation which recognizes
individual eminenco, which recognizes indi-
vidual service is legislation directly opposed to
that which is generally denominated class
legislation. If it is, as has been said, that the
widows and orphans of private soldiers had not
been properly provided for, this was not an
argument against such bills as these, but was
/ an argument in favor Of proper legislation for
/ these parties
The bill to pension Mrs. Logan was put upon
| its passage and passed-yeas l54, nays 90, not
| voting "a.
| The bill to pension Mrs. Frank P. Blair was
/ put upon its passage and passed-yeas I48, nays
/ 90, not voting So.
/ The House adjourned.
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NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON O. THURSDAY s.

When a comrade got sick and consented to
be taken to the hospital, Ia place of last resort
to u.s. he had to be carried there in a blanket,
four men being necessary to carry him.
Union soldier mot West Eirginian} was Hos
pital Steward. He was cruel and rough with
his sick and unfortunate comrades who were
placed in his charge. When we would take a
comrade into the hospital tent, and as soon as
we had laid him on the floor, the Steward
would not give us time to say parting word
bat hurried US off to the Enclosure. So obnoxious
had this Steward made himself to US by his con-
duct that when we were paroled and in camp
at Annapolis Md, he was hunted up and tossed
from blanket high in the air as punishment
for what he had been guilty of on Belle Island.
The days and nights passed slowly by with
little else than what is here described TO relieve
the monotony of prison life Every once and
while two or three hundred men would be
taken from the island, but nobody could find
out where they went Many Of the boys got
fdgety and imagined that the men were being
taken out for parole and exchange. So deeply
were some of them impressed with this belief
that when men were removed from the prison
they crowded in and were counted out,
and to their sorrow, too, as they soon discov-
cred for the men removed were taken to pris-
0ns farther south, where they Jared worse than
on the island.
Finally the day Of delivcrauce arrived. The
steamer Allison, which brought back to Rich
mond a number Of exchanged rebels, carried rs
away, and we were soon at Annapolis. Warm
baths clothes and good food soon made rs feel
like new men, and as soon as our strength per
mitted We were sent home on Through.