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THE EVENING STAR

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GAS GASOLINE AND OH. STOVES RE-
- frigerators. &c. Plumbing and Timing low
est prices. Telephone. 9S4-2 JNO MORAN
nly29-}m 2l26 and l72S Penn ave
The morning news., 1888-04-07
CHARLEsToN's BANK PRESIDENTS.
They are Not in Very Good Humor at
Present

They are Not in Very Good Humor at
Present.
CHARLESTON, April 6.-There is an up
heaval of the waters in financial circles to-
day, and t4e bank presidents and other
millionaires are wearing exceedingly blue
faces. The man who goes to a bank presi-
dent for an accommodation tomorrow will
hardly find smiling face. Recent events
in Charleston have not been calculated to
smooth the tempers of the bank presidents
When the great Renneker- -Rigby act was
disclosed these gentlemen wore smiling
faces 1t is true they had a good deal of
the paper but it was all in the shape of re-
discounts, and each little draft bore, in ad-
ditiOn to the names of the two operators,
the name of solid, substantial, iron-bound
merchant.
Following the exposition of the Renneker-
Rigby affair, however, comes two serious
blows both directed at the banks. The
first is the opinion of Attorney General
Earle deciding that the surplus of all banks
is Liable to taxation. The effect of this de-
cision, if it becomes law can be easily seen.
There are nine banks in Charles, on-three
national and six State. The national banks
have a combined capital of $3.50, 900, with
surplus fund of $40, 900 in round numbers
The six State banks have combined
capital of S565, 900 with a surplus fund of
about S365, 900. So that the baks pay taxes
on total capital of Sl,2l5,G00 while they
| have surplus heretofore non-taxable) OF
about 100000. The enforcement of the
law under the Attorney Generals decision
would cause the banks to pay in addition to
| their present taxes a total of S37 900 per
| annum. Most of the back presidents have
been interviewed and a concensuS of opinion
shows that they will find some means of
| av ,idinG the tax
ON the heels of this decision, howev er
comes another development of a much
| more serious kind The readers of the
MORNING News have been informed of the
| recent graveyard insurance swindle. 1t
| has been intimated In this correspondence
that these frauds have been successfully
carried on for five or six years past or mora
| and that a number of persons other than
| those who have been named have been
| engaged in the business. Ii is
now asserted, and on pretty good
authority that the swindled insurance com
! panies intend to take steps TO recover the
entire amount out of which they have been
swindled, and the aggregate is variously
| estimated at from 10000 to 800, 900. In
| collecting the amounts of these policies
the swndlers, of course, used the banks
| sending their drafts on to the North
| for collection. The insurance companies
| it is said, will bring suit against Northern
| and Western banks to recover the amounts,
and these banEs will naturally fall back on
their correspondents i'll Charleston.
Under these circumstances it will be seen
that the financial atmosphere here is de-
cidedly murly.
DR.. G. l. Luhn, the prominent druggist
who died on "Wednesday last, and who was
| supposed TO be one of the most prosperous
and substantial citizens, appears TO have
been n bankrupt 1t is said that his liabili-
tieS will reach 500 ODO
The morning news., 1888-04-07
TERMINALS TRENCHES.
THE PRESENT BOARD FORTIFIES
ITSELF FOR THE FIGHT.

| A Circular Setting Forth Their Stew
ardship and Policy to be Sent to the
Stockholders-The Cry for Dividends
Answered-Rumors About the Geor-
gia Company.
NEW YORK, April 6.-The Terminal
directors met again this afternoon and took
such action as clearly proves their determi-
nation to resist the programme of the Rice
Libby party at every point. They unani-
mously adopted several resolutions which
embody an account of their stewardship,
and declaration of their policy in the
management of the Terminal property, and
likewise ordered that circular letter COW
ering the same ground be at once issued to
the stockholders. Some of the salient points
of that letter are that while Messrs Rice,
Libby and Clark have advertised themselves
as a committee acting in the interest of the
Terminal stockholders, only one of those
gentlemen, according to the books OF the
company, is stockholder of record.
PLOT TO SELL THE GEORGIA.
The circular further declares that the
present directors believe that the object
of the faction represented by that commit
tee is to sell the Georgia Company to the
Terminal This action the present directors
claim would be a disadvantage to the
Terminal as it would require a great in
crease of its present capital stock, or the
issuance of some other sort of security that
would rank ahead of the present stock.
The circular further suggests that the
present board believes that the only change
OF administration which ma
jority of the stockholders have
desired was accomplished by the
resignation Of Mr.. Sully. 1t is also
claimed that no request for a stockholders
meeting has yet properly been made, but
that If such a request comes in due form it
will be respected. At the same time it is urged
that any stockholders meeting other than
those regularly provided foe is ill-advised,
unless induced by grave causes.
THE CRY FOR DIVIDENDS.
With reference TO a failure of dividends
on the Richmond and Danville and the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
stocks, the circular says that the net earn
ings of the Danville have been devoted to
the extlnguishment of its floating debt, and
that the East Tennessee company declared
a per cent. dividend last August, which was
an annual dividend, aud therefore another
is not due until next August Finally, the
circular says that in the opinion
of the board the events of this week have
probably done away with any necessity for
calling a stockholders meeting.
Emanuel Lehman sent in his resignation
this afternoon as member of the present
board of directors. 1t was not acted on, in
the hope that he may be induced to with
draw it,
Edward Lauterbach also offered his resig-
nation, but on request of the board he
agreed to act with them.
Isaac L. Rice said his party controlled
100000 shares of the company's stock. AL
fred Sully said the control was in the ma
jority of the stock, whereas Gen. Samuel
Thomas said it required two-thirds of the
stock
The morning news., 1888-04-07
THE LATE MR. BREWSTER.
His Extravagant Dress and Equipage
How He Looked
From the Nc,o York World.

From the Nc,C York World
WASHINGTON, April 4-Ex-Attorney
General Benjamin II. Brewster death re-
calls one of the most stirring figures of
President Arthur's Cabinet. Though a
great man he was a very homely one, aud
was thrown into the greater contrast by his
extravagant dress and his gorgeous sur
rOundngs He was the most luxurY-loving
Cabinet officer the United States has known
for decades and the Attorney Generals
office during his term was furnished like t. e
parlor of u millionaire. A rich Turkish
rug covered the floor, rare curios and
objects of art shone out from the shelf Of
the carved mantel and n small statue of the
Young King CHARLES stood on pedestal at
his elbow. His desk had a beautiful ink
stand and oveI.it was spread a richly en-
broidered CLOTH Such callers as praised
the art and R R'theticism of the surroundings
were received with great favor, and Gen.
Brewster'S heart seemed to open to those
who jDined with him in the admiration of
the beautiful.
The fall into the fire of his youth had
made his face one mass of red scars and de-
formities 1t was probably to draw atten-
tion from this that he dressed 50 strangely
and almost gaudily. His frame was of me-
dium height and rather portly. He stood
very straight, and his chest out of which
showed the cleanest of rutfied shirt. ended
at the neck in a collar as big as that Of
Henry Claws, which clssped his red-face
making it look like that of John the Bap-
tist on charger His suit was, as a rule, Of
brown broadcloth, with an extravagant
vest Of lowered velvet or of buff linen. AT
his sleeves Shone out the whitest of rufll ed
linen, and the skirts Of MS double breasted
frock coat were long and full He wore
the Shiniest of shoes, and usually had light
CATERS over them. His hat ha become
national in its reputation. 1t was large,
full and of a cream color with a long
silky nap, and full at the crown. As At
rney-Gereral his turnout was as gorgeous
as himself, and his yellow bodied carriage
bore the Brewster coat-ot-armS. He was
proud of his family and Of his lineage, and
he was especially proud of his wife.
Mrs. Brewster was a very hne-looking
woman, and IT is said, she was "a widow
working ia one of, the departments at
Washington when Mr.. Brewster passed
through and saw her. he inquired who
she was. 50 the story goes, was told that she
was the daughter of Robert j. Walker, ex-
Secretary Of the Treasury. He sought an
introduc ion and thereupon began the
courtship which resulted in the marriage
Brewster was "A widower at the time, and il
is a curious fact that both he and the second
Mrs Brewster had foreigners for their first
matrimonial partners. Mr.. Brewster's
foreign wife died and Mrs. Brewster's 10 -
eign husband died, and so the two came to-
gether, and the match was "a happy one.
Benjamin Brewster was the fourth mem
ber of President Arthurs Cabinet circle TO
pass away. Frelinghuysen. his Secretary
of State, is buried in New Jersey. Tim
othy Howe, his Postmaster General, who
died during his administration, rests,
think. in Wisconsin grave. Folger. his
The morning news., 1888-04-07
FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS.

Funeral of Mrs. Maun-The Sculling
on the River To-Day.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April 6.-The flu
neral of Mrs. A. S. Mann was very largely
attended this afternoon. The services were
held at St Johns Episcopal church, Rev.
r. H. Weller officiating, and the remains
were inferred in Greenwood Cemetery. A
meeting of the Sub-Tropical exhibitors was
called to day, and resolutions of respect TO
her memory were read and adopted The
exhibitors attended the funeral in body
The train that went through the draw ON
the Amelia Island bridge was an extra
lumber train. Last night it was reported
as a passenger train.
The sculling match TO morrow between
Hamm, Teemer and Mckay promises to be
very interesting
Gilmore's appearance at the exposition is
looked forward to with great deal of in
tereSt
The morning news., 1888-04-07
F. r. & n. co.
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POR T ANT
Tourists and Settlers.
THE E. r. & N.

TNHE FLORIDA RAILWAY AND NAvIGA.
l. TON COMPANY makes daily connection
with the Savannah, Florida and Western Fast
Mail train at Callahan connection sure). and
with all other trains at Jacksonville leaving the
latter place at A. M, 1920 p. III. and $50 p NJ
for all points in South Florida, viz: Hawthorne,
Gainesville, Cedar Key, Silver Springs Blue
Springs; Ocala, Wildwood, Panasoffkee, St
Catharine's, Owensboro, Dade City, Plant CITY.
Tampa, Barlow, Punta Gorda, Leesburg Edo.
rado, Tavares, Apopka, Orlando, Titusville and
the Indian river country.
The only line giving choice of three routes
to points on the west coast of Florida, viz:
Through Cedar Key, Lacoochee, Plant City and
Orlando. The most beautiful and picturesque
portions of the State are traversed by this line
Hundreds of bearing orange groves are passed
and seen from the cars. The lovely lakes-Loch-
losa, Orange, Harris, Griffin EustiS, Dora
Panasoffkee and Apopka-are located on this
line
The only line reaching most of the points
named and close and direct connections made
to all others The famous Silver Spring the
head of the Ocklawaha river, can only bs
reached-all rail-via this line The short and
direct route to the beautiful Homosassa coun-
try abounding in fish and game, and passing
Blue Springs, the head of the Wekiva blue
river)
The only line to Fernandina, with the cele.
brated beach of twenty-five miles drives and
only thirty-six miles from Jacksonville; three
daily trains The only line to Tallahassee the
capital of the State, Madison, Monticello and
Quincy Florida S great tobacco industries ara
located on this division of the Florida Railway
and Navigation. In fact, there is hardly an inn
portant point in the State not reached by this
Great Trunk Line System. First-class road
beds and excellent train service. Through
tickets at low rates and baggage checked to all
points
Don't fail to send for elegant indexed town
ship map of Florida.
For information regarding rates and routes
inquire of any of the company's agents or the
following officers of the road:
Jacksonville Ticket Office, SO Bay street.
A. o. MACDONELL, G. p. A.
D. z. MAXWELL, Gen. Supt.
The morning news., 1888-04-07

Secretary of the Treasury, is buried in New
is to be buried at Philadelphia. Robert
Lincoln, Arthur's Secretary of War, is
making money practicing law in Chicago,
and he has recently been building fine
house there. Wayne MacVeigh lives in
Philadelphia and is practicing law. Frank
Hatton, ex-Postmaster General, after two
newspaper experiences in Chicago and New
York, has. it is said, lately left the Press:
Gresham, who preceded Hatton in office, is
a Judge Of the United States Court and a
candidate for the Presidency, and Chand-
Ter, the Secretary of the Navy, and Teller,
the Secretary of the Interior, are in the
United States Senate.
The morning news., 1888-04-07
FARMERS MAY STRIKE.
Plans for the Organization of an Agri
cultural Trust.
From Me Chlcaqo TribMc.


TOPEKA, KAN, March 30.-The Farmers
Club of Meriden, Kan, few miles from
Topeka, has among it; members some Of
the most intelligent and successful agricul-
turistS, cattle-rai ers, and general stock
growers in this State. They have from
time TO time at their meetings discussed
about all the problems that in any
way concern the tllers of the
soil In addition to home talent
tine club has enjoyed the advice aud counsel
of such men as Gov. Martin, Judge w. A.
PETER, MAJ. J. X. Hudson, Maj. William
Sims Cthe former Secretary of the State
Board of Agricultural, aud others who are
prominently identified with the diversified
interests of this State. The meetings
always call out large attendance, and the
club has prospered beyond the usual degree
of such organizations. Its President is
Walter n. Allen and its Secretary Mr. NJ.
White, both of whom are practical farmers
and shrewd business men.
From these meetings and discussions and
from his own observations and experience
Mr. Allen evolved the idea Of a farmers
trust Mr. Aliens scheme is 20 form an AS
sociation to regulate the supply Of grain aud
produce, and a call has been issued to all
The morning news., 1888-04-07
HINsoN HELD FOR ARSON.
His Crime not Bailable-Repairing the
Edisto River Bridge.

Edisto River Bridge.
AUGUSTA, GA, April 6-Harper Hinson,
who robbed the Commercial Club, and then
attempted to cover his crime by incen-
diarism. was to-day detained from bail by
the service of a warrant charging him with
arson. As the crime is not bailable
Harper will have to stay in Jail till his
trial. He was about to be released on $500
bail. Harper confesses to having set fire to
the premises, but says that the regretted the
act after the match had been applied, aid
extinguished the flames Whether his ac-
tion will mitigate the enormity of the
crime for which he is to be tried will be
nice legal question
The South Carolina railroad hopes to
have the Edisto bridge rebuilt by tomorrow
night at o'clock. Supt. Averill, of the
road, is at the scene with large force Of
hands. Burns, Williams and Roach, the
three men injured at Elko, are improving.
1t is rumored that p. Fl. Craig and A. w.
Wimberly, two colored men, will shortly
start Republi an campaign paper IN this
Oft
The morning news., 1888-04-07
STOLEN MONEY RECOVERED.
The Work Of the Detectives Yelled in
Mystery.

The Work of the Detectives Yelled in
a Mystery.
ATHENS, GA, April 6-Considerable ex-
citement was created on the streets this
afternoon when it became known that the
Eoerhart money had been found John
E5erhart is a pattern maker at the Athens
SUundry, and had accumulated small
amount of money, S63S of which was stolen
from him about a week ago This morning
two detectives arrived from M con and
went TO work on the case. This afternoon
they turned the stolen property over TO Mr.
Eberhait and received the reward of 81 10
A detective stated that the money was
found in an old trunk in a negro's house
near the Georgia railroad and that white
man had put it there The negro woman
declares that she saw the detective drop the
money in the trunk and told him so al the
time, but he told her TO keep her mouth
shut and that they would exonerate her
al oge! her. the finding Of the money is
the sole topic Of conversation on the
streets tonight.
The morning news., 1888-04-07
SINKING OF THE EARTH.
A Mysterious Hole Near Quitmar
that no One will Explore.

A Mysterious Hole Near Quitman
that no One will Explore.
QUITMAN, GA, April 6-Last night,
near the residence of H. B. Hines, in JEFF
ferson county, Fla, and about fifteen miles
south of here, about one-half acre of high
ground caved in to depth not yet ascer-
tained. In the hole or sink is water, reach
ing within twenty feet of the top. 1t is
dangerous to go too near the place, as the
ground has large cracks all around the
edge of the sunken earth How deep the
water in the place is cannot yet be ascer-
tanned, as no one can be induced to make
measurement. A negro cabin covered a
part of the ground, but it escaped being
plunged into the sink. It's occupants, how
ever were terribly alarmed, and think the
Judgment day" is near at hand. A large
subterranean stream is thought to be far
beneath the original surface of the caving
ground
The morning news., 1888-04-07
Geese, But Intelligent All the Same
From The Baltimore sun.

Wild geese in this part of the country
were aware, several hours before the cold
wave signal was displayed at the weather
bureau, that the blizzard would strike Bal IL
more last Sunday. A flock of them flew
slowly over Baltimore just about daylight
Sunday, aud their self-satisfied honk-honk
honk as they travelled toward the north,
seemed to mean that spring was at hand.
But in about two hours they returned in
wild confusion. their ranks disordered, their
cries discordant, and their only aim seeming
to be that they might find shelter in some
Of the many hooks Of the Chesapeake and
its tributaries, where in safety they might
ride out the storm.
The morning news., 1888-04-07
MACON'S MOURNING.
Another Good Citizen Claimed by
Death-News About Town.

Death-NewS About Town.
MACON, GA, April 6.-Rev. DR.. c. w.
Smiths funeral took place this afternoon at
3 o'clock from the Mulberry Street Metho-
dist church, and was one of the largest in
the history of the city. Perhaps there was
no man in Macon more generally known
and liked. President w. c. Bass pro-
nounced the eulogy, which was touching
and exhaustive.
Emory Winship died at o'clock to-day
from congestion of the brain. He had been
i'll for several days His death is public
loss. He was the senior partner of the
well-known clothing firm of Wlnship &
Galloway, and had been engaged in busl-
ness in Macon nearly forty years.
j. F. Hanson left to day for Philadelphia
in response TO an invitation from the Manu-
facturers' Club of that city to address them
on the subject of the relation of the South
to the tariff.
Some radical newspaper changes here are
rumored.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Convention is still in session.
The morning news., 1888-04-07
TEN YEARS IN ONE ROOM.
The SelfInf1icted Imprisonment OF a
Connecticut Belle.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN, April 3.-All the
facts connected with ten years of self-in-
f1icted Imprisonment of beautiful and
accomplished young lady have just come
to light for the first time: A decade
ago Miss Edith Gwendolene Curtis
was the reignng belle of what is
now termed West Stratford. She was
well-known in this city, and had many adj
mirers among the society element that pre-
vailed at that time. She was graduate OF
the State Normal School, the sole heir to
snug little fortune, which, together with
her excellence of manners and rare beauty,
gave her a certain prestige over her female
mpaniOnS that often aroused the green
eyed monster.
Miss Curtis soon made choice from her
many admirers and it appeared that Emery
f. Wooden was the fortunate gentleman.
Unlucky for Miss Curtis, however, was her
selection, for it proved to be another case
of the Montagues and CapuletS in which the
old folks took q hand, and finally succeeded
in breaking up the love affair by sending
the son to Australia and interceptlng his
letters
In the meantime Mr. Wooden was in
formed that Miss Curtis had died from the
effects of a severe fever. When the news
came to him over the signatures of re-
liable parties he concluded to remain in
Australia the remainder of his life. In the
meantime Miss Curtis had disappeared
from the gaze of the curious world, and, as
it now appears, locked herself in her room
when told of her lovers flight. For ten
years and twenty-five days she never
stepped outside her apartment, although
tempting offers, together with the prayers
of her parents and glowing inducements of
friends, were continually urging her from
her self possessed confinement.
Last week Friday, the 231, Mrs. Wooden
was surprised to see a tall, well-developed
man with full beard walk up the stoop
and without ringing the bell enter the
house. She was soon affectiOnately greeted
by her Australian wanderer, who had re-
turned to the home of his birth with the
reputation of being rich man. When the
circumstances connected with Miss Curtis
prolonged incarceration were impaired
to the returned lover he refused to believe
the story, but when overwhelming
proof was given him he gave a wild cry of
joy, and daShing into the house of his sweet
heart, he rushed to her apartment, and only
word was required to bring Miss Curtis
out from the place of her long and dreary
confinement The families have withdrawn
their antipathy and much desire that the
unhappy past shall be forgotten as speedily
as possible. Although no announcement has
been made for their wedding, it is safe
to state that Mr.. Wooden and Miss Curtis
seriously contemplate becoming man and
wife in the near and happy future.
The morning news., 1888-04-07

NINE. DIss DEBARs pcture-p producing trick is
a clumsy piece of amateur legerdemain beside
some of the manifestations OF Dr. Slade, who
can puzzle the keenest eyed investigators
Slade can, in a well-lighted room, lift chair
and a 2O0-pound man on it by putting his hand
on the back rest, aud apparently using no other
force. His slate trick is done in the light and
is very clever. He permits the investigator to
bring two states screwed together, and pro-
duces written message one of the hidden
faces. Kelar, the magician, has a standing
Offer open to all mediums, Diss Debar included
to duplicate any manifestation" within forty
eight hours after he is Permitted to see it.