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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-17

Two RHoDE ISLAND LOVERS have inst beon
married after forty.one years. courtship. A
courtship 50 long as that must project consid.
eraDly outside OF the state.--SQmerUitie Journal
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FOR ORDINARY.

To my Friends and Fe1o,o Citizens of Chat.
ham County:
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FOR ORDINARY.

respectfully announce to my friends and the
voters of Chatham county that will be a can
didate for ORDINARY at the election to be held
on JANUARY I'd, and will be grateful for your
votes and support. P. j. O'CoNNOR,
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AT LEXINGTON.

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct l6-This was the
second day of the Kentucky Association
meeting. The events were as follows:
FIRST RACE-One mile. Stewart won, with
Doubt second and BiXby third. Time 100
SECOND RACE -FiVe-eighths of a mile. Zulu
won. with Joyful second and Nantrim third
Time, 1904.
THIRD RAcE-One mile and seventy yards
Famine first, Detachment second and Blue.
stone third Time 154
FoUHTu RACE-Oue and a quarter miles
There were only two starters. Ed. Mack won
WITH Long Roll second. Time 2:l0A.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Advertisements inserted under Special
Notices" ioiH be charged 81 90 Square each
insertion.
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SHOES.
SHOES.
GA UTEONs

Beware of fraud as my name and the pr;ce
are stamped on the bottom of all my advertised
the wearers against high prices and inferior
goods If dealer offers w l.. DOUGLAS
Shoes at reduced price, or says he has them
without my name and price STAMPED on tba
bottom, put him down as fraud. WIZ
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PIMLlCO'o PETS.
How the Leaders Finished in the Five
Runs of the Day.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 16.-The events at the
! Pimlico races to-day were as follows:
FIRST RAcE-For 2-year-olds: five furloncs
Iatontown first, Holiday second and Cartoon
third. Time t:054.
SECOND RAcE-For 3-yeaT-olds and upwards:
three-quarters of mile Sam Harper. .Ir
first, Carnegie second and Glenmound third
Time 1;1634.
THIRD RACE-Oriole handicap, for all ages;
one mile and a furlong. Eurus first, Favor
s cond, Defense third. Time, $3.50
FOURTH RACE-Breckenridge stakes for year
ODDS, one mile ami five furlongs. Taragon FIRST
Marauder second, Tea Tray third Time. 1856.
FIFTH RAcE-One and three SiXteenths miles
Paragon first, Van second, tisfaction third
Time 2 O6.
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MEETINGS.

GOLDEN RULE LODGE NO. IL, 4. o, o. r.
A regular meeting of this Lodge will be held
THIS EVENING at 8 o'clock.
A full attendance requested.
Members of other Lodges and visiting brothers
are invited to attend.
By order of J. G. SWANSTON, N. G.
E. Z. CHEATHAM, Secretary
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NOTICE.

Neither the Master nor Consignees of the
British steamship KATE FAwcETT. Young,
Master will be responsible for any debts con-
tracted by the crew.
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NOTICE.

All bills against the British steamship
AZALEA, Petrie, Master, must be presented
at our Office by or before 12 NJ. THIS DAY
October i7th). or payment thereof will be de-
barred. A. MINIS & SONS. Consignees.
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NOTICE.
sHERwooD's DANCING ACADEMY

At Masonic Temple The 18th annual session
Of Sherwood's Dancing Academy will reopen
on SATURDAY AFTERNOON, October 10th. at
3oclock, with Misses and Masters Glass. and on
MONDAY EVENING, Oct. ED, at O'Clock. with
Ladies' and Gentlemen. For further nforma-
ton call at the Hall or send for circular Ad
dress j. b. SHERWOOD,
Masonic Temple Savannah Ga
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POINTS ABOUT BREAD.

At denotes trace o. rainfall
i. A. benson, Observer Signal Co
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IT Indicates trace +Inches and hundredths
Observations taken at the same moment of
time at all stations.
SAVANNAH, Oct. l6, G:96 a. m, City time.
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DISTRICTS

N. 80 So Max. Min. Rain
80. Temp Temp fall.
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A MINIS & SONS. ccns'gn~es.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
CITY TREAsURER's OFFICE.

G. w. WooD, Secretary.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
YINAHCIAL-


New YORK, Sept 81, noon.-Stocks active and
steady. Money easy at ll66p2 per cent Exchange
long, "a 63S4D4 "a; short, 81 87a40t4 50. Gov
eminent bonds neglected. State bonds dull but
steady.
Erie ........... 2o5s Richm'd & W. Pt.
Chicago North 114ls Terminal........ PAN
Lake Shore .l024 Western Union. 6438
Norf. & W. pref. 1873
500 D. m.-Exchange dull but steady Money
Coin, sl5f ,845 900; currency, SIS $3.50 900. Gov
eminent bonds dull but steady to strong; four
per cents 1870; four and half per cents 1879.
State bonds entirely neglected.
The stock market was not only active and
stronger to-day, but there was a decided
broadening tendency while the bullish feeling
in some stocks ran high. London was buyer Of
all of its specalties, and this influence was
seconded by liberal number of purchases for
lions Of the list. The most conspicuous stocks
in the forenoon were Vanderbilts, New England
and Changers, but New England was rather
weak, though there were no developments
made public to affect the stock Southern
stocks were all more quiet, but Gould stocks
became quite prominent, and Union Pacific
later became a strong feature of trading News
from Chicago that st: Paul had expressed its
willingness to accept the proposition from other
roads in regard to milling in transit" business,
gave those roads grand lift, and st. Paul
bounded up sharply. the rest following, and the
upward movement inaugurated ceased only
with the close OF business. Everything is higher
again this evening. St. Paul rose "a, Burling
ton and Quincy 216, Missouri Pacific lss Big
-Four ~ Union Pacific and c., c., G. and l. IA
each, Consolidated Gas per cent, and others
shares The following were the closing quota
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CONSIGNEES

Per Charleston and Savannah Railway. Sept
N-Fordg Office, Savannah Steam Bakery, Jno
McAle-r, Garnett. 5 Il co. NJ 4 ID | McIntire,
Heron & G, Montague & Co, II NJ Conner q Co.
Woods Co. N Henderson, Falk & Son. A
Kessels Commercial Guano Co, Augusta Co,
Hanley, A Miller & Co, NJ Ferst q Co. A
UlIno A LETTER. J d Weed q Co. Thos Cunning.
ham. II Myers q Bros. Ga & Fla B Co, G W
Balm, T. Moyle, Mrs Cade
Per Savannah. Florida aud Western Railway
Sept H-Transfer Office. McDonough n Go, G
o Haines NJ Y K ID McIntire, Wood a. Bro
Jno F1annery & Co. Heron & G.. Baldwin 4 Co,
Butler q s, Woods & Co. Ga nett. a. Co, Order,
Chas Ellis, II NJ Conner & Co, Montague a Co, b
A Hart, j Williams 4 Co, NJ Maciean, Perkins
Decker q r. q j. Jones. w 9 Jackson. Ybanez &
NJ, T McAuliffe e. Co, Y T Roberts. Lowell & l.,
A Bacon. w w Chisholm, A Einsten's Sons,
Frierson q Co. Stillwell, NJ q Co. Lippman Bros,
A Enrich q Bro. N Ferst q Co. Slater, NJ a. Co,
b II Levy AZ Bro Grady, Del & Co. Brown Bros
Dale, ID & Co, A Falk & Son. w ID Simkins & Co,
NJ Henderson, H Myers q Bros. Davis Bros, j
Ray, A j Miller 4 Co. + Stults Bush a. Mel,
G Meyer, Ii l. Schreiner, II Solomon n Son, X
Carey q Co, Lindsay & NJ, A X Altmayer Il Co
@ w Tiedeman q Bro, A u Champion, &
Bkg Go, Hanley. Smith Bros x CO. s Silva,
VIM Smallwood, b V Hecker, NJ Sternberg, II
Per Central Railroad. Sept 27-Fordr AIT.
Jno Flannery & Go. II VI Conner & Co. b A Hart
Moods Moods Co. M3ntsgue S9 Garnet c.
w w Gordon a. Co, Baldwin Il Co. Warren & A,
J $ Wood & Bro, VI Y q d / McIntire, A Hull
J Williams q Co. Decker q r. J - Weed & Co
Haynes q E. Herman 4 X. Hammond, II & Co.
s.. Palmer Bros. Southern Cotton OIL Co, Plider
q d. Stilwell. NJ a Co. T McAulife & Co. Mp
Lewis, Eckman & V. Lee Roy Myers q % Theo
Goette. Epstein Bro, + Lowell 4 Son. Geo w "
Parish, A Hanley, s, = a w Ry "A J Miller s Co.
Peacock. II & co. q W Tiedeman & Bro. A "
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Rio Janeiro, Sept 22-Sailed prior, ship Ian
AYRSHIRE (Br), Garnow, Pensacola
Pedro Cages. Sept 22-Sailed, bark Mary S
Ames, Crocker, Savannah.
st Johns, P R. Sept l3-In port, schr Waldo
mar. Parker, from Satilla River, dis.
Boston, Sept 25-Sailed, schr John Kranz,
Bangor and Key West.
Brunswick, Sept 25-Arrived, steamship Ross
Shire (Br), Hewitt, Swansea via Tybee; schr
John L Treat, McLure New York.
Georgetown, s c, Sept 25-Arrived, schr Nellie
Floyd, New York.
Pensacola, Sept 25 -Arrived, bark Cito tNor)
Bergh, Rio Janeiro.
24th-Cleared, bark Crown Nor, Danielson,
Dordrecht.
Philadelphia, Sept 25-Cleared. schr Georgia
B Mcfarland, Rivers, Savannah.
Port Royal, S c, Sept 22-Arrived, schr Caleb
Ridgeway, Townsend. New York.
25th-Cleared, schr Caleb Ridgeway, Town
send, coastwise.
Sailed, steamer Caroline, Miller, Brunswick.
New York, Sept 27-Arrived out, steamship
Ems, New York for Bremen.
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New ORLEANS, Sept. 27.-Coffee steady; Rio
cargoes, common to prime l3lSGlo1Sc. Cot.
ton seed oil nominally unchanged Sugars
closed weak; Louisiana open Kettle grades
nominal; centrifugals, Off white Z s.l6c prime
yellow clarified nc. Molasses steady; Louisiana
open kettle grades nominal; Louisiana centri-
fugals, prime to good prime 1sc, fair to good
fair 160117c.
BALrMoRE, Sept 27.-Flour firmer and
active; Howard street and Western superhne
475; atty mills superfine IS 00@s rs, extra
IS 66Qb4 IS; Rio brands IS 1905 81. Wheat
Southern firm and higher; Fultz 81 OsG31 Oo,
Longberry 81 03M1 06; western hrm and
higher: No. winter RED, on spot 9ls4c; Corn
Southern quiet and nearly nominal; white $40
CINCINNATI, Sept. 27.-Flour strong. Wheat
stronger; No red 96c. Corn firm; No; 2,
mixed 4bISs. Oats firmer; No. mixed 25Qo
25lsc Provisions-Pork firm at Slo 70. Lard
strong. Bulk meats firm. Bacon steady.
Whisky firm. Sugar firm Hogs lower.
LouIsvIILE, Sept. @;-Grain and provisions
NAVAL STORES.
LrvERPooL, Sept. "a. noon.-Spirits turpentine
30s 3d.
New York, Sept 81, noon.-Spirits turpentine
quiet but steady al 411aD41S4c. Rosin dull but
steady at 81 00dS1 o.
500 p. m.-Rosin unchanged and dull for
411Sc
CHARLESTON, Sept e7-Tmpentine quiet, 3Sc
asked. Rosin firm; good strained 7oc.
WILMINGTON, Sept. "a. Spirits turpentine
firm at sslec, Rosin quiet; strained e71ac
good strained zoo. Tar firm at 81 80. Crude tur
81 95.
RICE.
New YORK Sept 27.-Rice strong.
New ORLEANS. Sept. H.-Rice unchanged.
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IouLIhn -Tnai AcV wen suPpiIou: uomauu iair'
EaGs-Market steady, with light offerings;
moderate demand
PEANUrs-Fair stock; demand moderate;
prices firm.
SUGAR-Georgia and Florida nominal; none
In market.
HoNEY-No demand; nominal.
SWEET PoTAToEs-In good demand; some new
coming in
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RECEIPTS.

Per Charleston aud Savannah Railway, Sept
N-135 bales cotton, 259 pkgs hardware 4 cars
rock, TO- 1865 lbs bacon. % pkgs furniture, car
hay, A sacks peanuts, sacks rice, IL cases
Shoes 1873 pkgs tobacco, so cases jelly, II trunks
2 bales hides. 2 boxes wax, II nests trunks, and
mdse.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Railway,
Sept 81, 535 bales cotton. $50 bbls rosin. 3i3
bbs spirits turpentine, 80 cars lumber. cars
stock. cars wood, 1 car slaves II bales hides.
80 bbls rice. sacks rice, bales domestiGs.
pkgs wax, eli sacks oats cases books. b sacks
roots, cases clothing. cases cigarettes, bbls
eggs, IS bbs whisky. 80 bales hay, 100 bars iron,
400 sacks cotton seed meal, 10 bbis bottles,
and mdse.
Per Central Railroad, Sept rs, 1913 bales cot.
ton. 800 sacks mealy76 bales domestics, $50 tons
pig iron, % bales yarn, bales hides, 81 $40
lbs bacon, 8 pkgs paper, SO pkgs tobacco, 800
bushels oats, 612 bales hay, "a bbls whisky, 40
hf bbls beer. 2 hf bbls WHISKY, 10 oars lumber Ga
pkgs furniture 72 cords wood, cases liquor, 10
pkgs machinery, 81 pkgs wood in shape. 8 pkgs
buggies, II pkRs mdse, car cotton seed. so pigs
lead 3 cars brick and stone, pkgs hardware, %
kegs powder. 200 kegs spikes 81 cases eggs, $50
kegs nails, ISL sheet iron roofing.
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THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER Is. 1885,

J s Collins & Co, l. P1itzel, Grady, Del & Co, IT
Manion, NJ Ferst & Co.H Myers & Bros. j Cohen,
S uGckenheimer & Son, Cohen Dreyfus Bros,
L Stults. NJ Y Henderson. A Einstein's Sons,
Mohr Bros, Rieser a S. Strauss Bros, Smith Bros
a 90
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PASSENGERS.

Per steamer Pope Catlin, from Beaufort and
Port Royal-Wm Robinson, G o Penton M r
Mikels, Mrs NJ Green and daughter. and deck.
Per steamship VIM Lawrence for Baltimore
S l. Mumford, Miss + McAlpin. Miss $ McAlpin,
Otto Seller, c II Lyman and wife, Miss NJ Gy-
man, Masters II and + Lyman, II A Hilton,
Miss A McH Lyman, Jas Smith
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Gate City, Howes, Boston-c @ An
derson. Agent.
Steamship VIM Lawrence. Snow, Baltimore
B West & Co.
Schr Ada Bailey, White, Union Island, il
ballast-Master.
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SAILED YNlTERDAY
MEMORANDA.

Steamship Gate City, Boston.
Steamship VIM Lawrence, Baltimore.
Schr Ada Bailey, Union Island.
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DEPARTED YESTERDAY.

Steamer Ethel, Carroll, Cohen's Bluff and way
Iandings-W 7 Gibson. Manager.
Steamer David Clark. Usina. Brunswick
Williams, Agt.
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EXPORTS.

Per steamship Gate City. for Boston,, 800
bales cotton, so bales domestics. 1906 bales wool.
feet lumber 80 bales hides. 2l911 tons pig iron
"a casks clay, 225 pkgs ndse. ..-e.lsiB
Per steamship WIN Lawrence, for Baltimore
1883 bales cotton. 81 bbls rice 2,037 bbls rosln
80 hbls spirits turpentine 25 bales domestics and
yarns, 80 bales hides, 40 bales paper stock, 10
rolls leather, 205 pkgs mdse.
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WEpNEspAY. aept %, 1888
ARRIVED YESTERDAY

Steamship City of Augusta. Catharine. New
York-C G Anderson, Agent.
Steamer David Clark, Usina, Brunswick-C
Williams, Agt.
Steamer Pope Catlin, Swift, Beaufort and
Port RoYal-Master.
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III tiInDer 81 beIow THESE figures.
FREIGHTS.

LuMBER-By sail-Owing to the lack of offer
ing tonnage, there is very little doing in coast
wise business, and vessels are in demand at
highest rates Freight limits are SIS O006 30
Chesapeake ports, Philadelphia, New York,
Sound ports and eastward. Timber, 50c1S1 90
higher than lumber rates. To the West Indies
and windward,. nominal; to South America,
SIP 00018 90; to United Kingdom for orders,
timber rs standard; lumber. "a les 3d.. Steam
TO New York, So 90; to Philadelphia, So 90; to
Boston, 81 co.
NAVAL sToaEs-Strong. Foreign-Cork, etc.
for orders, IS 3D. and, or IS Cd; Adriatic, rosn
4s; Genoa, rosin, 3s Cd; South America. rosin
81 90 per barrel. Coastwise-Steam-To Bos-
ton, 45c on rosin, 90c on spirits; to New York
rosin, 30c spirits, SOC: to Philadelphia, rosin,
Doc, spirits S0c to Baltimore. rosin, Doc, spirits
roc. Coastwise quiet
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCI

MINIATURE ALMANAC-THIS DAY.
Sun RISES ........-.......... .s.-...........o;
DUN oEIs. .k..--. ---.sO'oo
HIGH WATER AT SAVANNAH. 1D7 A. NJ. 1:49 p NJ
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COMMERCIAL.
SAVANNAH MARKET.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING News

SAVANNAH. Ga. Sept. "a, am.
c,r-os--The market was very steady at
,at,on.. The demand continues fairly act
AZ full figures The total sales for
aax were 2,o45 bales On Change at
o,,sn,ns call at 10 a. m. the market was re-
',,sd steady and unchanged, with sales Of 1,lS9
'.Iss At the second call at 1 p, m it was
ra.dv the sales being 412 bales. At the third
a last cali at 4 r. m. it closed steady and I'M
- = rad with further sales Of 1904 bales. The
slowing are the official closing spot quota
- Co+ton Exchange:
St. Landry democrat., 1888-12-08
THE AMERICAN NAVY.
Annual Report of Secretary Whitney Pub


WASHINGTON, Nov. 3).-Secretarv Whit
ney has presented his annual report to the
PRESIDENT. After giving brief review Of
the condition Of the navy ss it will exist
on March 4, 1889, in comparison with tho
same as 1t existed on March 4, 1885, and
furnishing list of armored vessels here
totore authorized by Congress, the Secre-
tary says:
80 far as armored ships are concerned,
the subject is yet to be treated in a broad
way by the department and Congress- At
the present time the conditions arc such
that every thing necessary to tirst-Nass
hghtlng ships can be produced and fur
nished to tho department in this country
as scon as in the course of construction
any element or feature is required; but
this has never heretofore, until the present
time, been true, and therefore the con-
s'deration Of the subject has been neces-
sarily postponed by the department until
the present timen
He then dwells upon the necessity of the
armored cruisers now building, and says:
1--WE can not at present protect our coast
but we can return blow for blow, for we
shall soon be in condition to launch q feet
of large and fast cruisers against the COM
serious and lasting injury thereon"
ut is gratifying to be able to report"
says the Secretary, ''that notwithstand-
ing the large expenditures for the new
navy in the last three years, the reduc-
ton III other directions has made the total
expenditures Of the department less for
these years than for the three years ended
June 30, 1884, the ordinary expenses of the
department having been reduced over
twenty per cent. The year 1ss4-S5 was
from the table as not having been
wholly i'll this administration"
Total expenditures Of the department for |
three years ended June 80, 1854, COM
pared with the three years ended June 80, |
1883, items being taken from reports of |
he fourth auditor of the treasury and dis |
rlbuted under the various objects of ex-
oendlutures for the year ended June 30,
1888 and 1884 were S47,979.3o7 and for
he years ended June 80, 1SS6-S7 and 1888,
46, S30, ,C31.u
St. Landry democrat., 1888-12-08
HEATED DISCUSSION.
How They Settle Little Family Affairs o.
in the Woolly West.


in the Woolly West.
A man, while riding along a road in
Kansas, hearing a terrific noise in a
house near the road side, stopped and
thus addressed an old fellow who stood
leaning against tree:
'What means all that racket up
yonder?"
ooh, it's only sort of family af-
fair"
ga family affair." the traveller ex-
claimed.
Eyes, my sons, Bill, Dick, Bob an
Ned, are windin' up the discussion
they had this mornin'. They fall into
them sort O. things once in awhile"
Don't they hurt each other?''
''Wall, yes, sometimes. Bill had
his arm broke some time ago an Ned
had one O. his ears chawed off last
fall. Eyes, it's sorter dangerous.
'.Why do you let them fight?n
"Why did Jonah let the gourd vine
wither?"
Couldn't help himself"
"Wall then 1 KANT help myself.
When they begin to fight me an my
wife jest walk away an wait till they
get through"
where is your wife?
'tStandin' under tree over on the
other side of the road.'
''Why don't you stay together?"
''Cause if we did we'd be in fight
in about ten minutes. Thar, the fights
over. Wont you go up an take din
ner with us?"
mo, thank you"
'Better come. You'll find the bows
h ||iipes lr%sy an polite"
The report of a gun was heard.
Thar exclaimed the old man,
Things have tuck lively turn. Don't
b'reve I'm quite fur enough from the
house. must move further. So long"
Traveller.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-12-08
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

AT Hopkinsville, KY, on the Cd, 122 cod
lored converts were baptized in a mill pond
The time occupied was only one hour and
ten minutes.
MADISON county, Ala, is greatly excited
by the mysterious disappearance of
Thomas Cox, a prominent sawmill man
who has been running big mill on Paint
Rock creek.
The Government pays the Adams Ex-
press Company $4,000 annually for the
transportation of bonds and specie to diff
ferent sections of the United States.
1t is said that the great oil fields of New
York and Pennsylvania are rapidly be-
coming exhausted. The supply has fallen
from 100000 to $4,000 barrels per day.
Search is being made for new fields.
A coURTsHIP lasting over thirty-five
years was ended at Knoxville, Tenn, on
the I'd by the marriage of Joshua Swipe to
Miss Margaret Douglass. They were en-
gagged when he was % years old and she
was 10, but opposition by Mr. Swipe's
maiden sister and Miss Douglass mother
prevented the marriage.
IT seems to be the general opinion among
republicans that an extra session of Con-
gress next summer will be inevitable un-
less some conclusive action is taken on the
tariff question at the session now beginning.
The business failures for the week end
ing on the Both, number 223, as compared
With total of 266 last week. and 237 the
week previous. For the corresponding week
Of last year the figures were IA.
!. Il. SNoWDEN, assistant postmaster at
center Ridge, Ark, is under arrest charged
with tampering with registered mails.
The treasury disbursements have been
unusually large during Ahe month of
November, the pension payments alone
amounting to $22,000,000.
IT is whispered that an effort viii be made
In the next Congress to separate the
national election entirely from the State
and local elections, having them held on |
separate days, and placing national elec-
tions entirely under charge of federal
authorities.
TIE following Tennessee postoffices have |
been discontinued because no one desires |
the honor of being postmaster: Edna,
Newell, Rndderville, Stephens and Lyons.
a FIRE at Durant, Miss, on he Goth
destroyed fifteen business houses. The
oss is estimated at $4,000; insurance,
1, 5000.
The jute- bagging trust. which during
he last fall has controlled the market for
ne covering of the cotton crop of the
ountry, is reported to be going to pieces.
AT Hope, Ark, on the Goth, John II
Watson, by mistake gave bis wife dose
( carbolic acid, which produced death
yithin an hour after the most agonizing
RFsrlng ever Witnessed.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-12-08
Eight Men Perish.

CALUMET, Mich, Dec. Fire was dis
covered at the eighth level of No shaft
of the Calumet branch of the Calumet and
Hecla mine yesterday morning. A large
party of men were working at the time Of
the fire which, when discovered, had
made such Roadway that the smoke was
terribly dense, and their lives were in
great danger. All made a rush for the
surface, but eight men are missing. That
they are dead is certain.
Nothing is known of the whereabouts of
the eight men who are missing. Over 100
men were in that portion of the mine at
the time, but escaped. The missing men
are Joseph Masaler, Antonio Kessler, Joe
Vanderbilt, Andrew Hansen and two
others, names not known.
The company made the most desperate
efforts to control the fire and to try to res
cue the miners, but this time it looks as il
the case were hopeless. The men were all
married but two.