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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11

The Chickering new French pitch
Concert Grand will be played by Richard
Hoffman in conjunction with Theo. Thomas
orchestra, on their tour through New York
state.-Thc American Musician.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11

Have removed my wood yard to corner
Gwinnett street and Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. Telephone n.
II. b. CAssEIs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11

The Chickering Piano will be used by the
Theodore Thomas Orchestra on their tour
through New York state. Richard Hoff-
man is the pianist. Music and Drama.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11

Positively tue best remedy ever discov
cred for all diseases of man and beast that
can be reached by an external medical APP
plication is Rangum Root Eminent. One
trial will convince. .Rangum Root Med.
Co, Nashville, Tenn. so cents per bottle.
For sale by Lippman Bros., wholesale
agents
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11
Oak Dino and rjobtuood

Have removed my wood yard to corner
Gwinnett street and Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. Telephone n.
r. B. CASsELs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11

Lucy Hinton Tobacco is the finest Vir-
ginia Tobacco made and guaranteed to be
an elegant chew.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11
AFNE ~ NVH
sumption in

Tine following table compiled from the stats
tics OF 176 American cities illustrates the present
consumption OF water, per. capita, per diem:
Average con-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11
The Chickering Always Leads.

Dunlap's Fine Hats-LaFar, 20 Bull
street, agent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11
Oak, Pine and Lightwood.

Elegant Silk and Worsted MufIlers and
Handkerchief at LaFar's
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11
Chickering 81 Sons First to Max

DR.. Warmers Sanitary Underwear, of
pure Camels Hair, at LaFar's.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11

Lyons Fine Silk Umbrellas, Silk or
Gloria, at LaFar's.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11
THE Y. M. C. ASSOCIATION.

It's Work in November-TheC Columbia
Conference.
The board of directors of the Young
Mems Christian Association met last even
ing, and. among other business, the secre-
tary's November report was read as follows:
Average
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11
New Styles Hats.

Nichols has just opened his complete lin
OF Stiff Hats. 12S Broughton Street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11

Elegant Driving and Fosters Kid Gloves
at LaFar's.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11
School Shoes.

Those desiring School Shoes for children
will find it to their advantage to look at
my line and compare prices before pur-
chasing elsewhere. 1t will be money in
your pocket. A. S. NICHOLS.
12S Broughton Street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11
Always AZ tha FRONT.

Buggy Robes and Carriage Wraps at La
Ea riu
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11
Round Trip Rates via the Central Rail-
road of Georgia.

To Augusta exposition and return, IS 40.
Tickets will be on sale until and including
Dec. 14th, limited five days from sale, but
not later than Dec. 18th.
These tickets include transfer to and
from and admission to exposition grounds.
Ticket offices, 10 Bull street and Central
depot. E. T. CHARLTON, Gen. Pass. Agt.
Embroidered Shirts and Full Dress Vests
at LaFaris
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-11

The velocity necessary TO prevent deposits in
sewers Is variously estimated at from to 3
feet per second by different authors. In ex-
IRENE cases sewers have to be laid at an incli-
nation inducing only a velocity of feet per
second, but II cannot be denied that they are
more care In their maintenance. A main
sewer in Kalamazoo Mich. has a fall of but one
foot In 200 for a distance of 400 feet. The
lower 5000 feet OF this sewer is IL inches in
diameter, and the upward 2,s00 is 10 inches in
diameter This sewer has been in use four years
and there has been no serious difficulty.
THE PLAN RECOMMENDED.
The system submitted for your consideration
has been divided into nine sections, each sec
ton isolated from the others, and thereby rem.
dering the construction of same independent,
and II necessary the completion of the whole
more expeditions. The elevation OF Yamacraw
being much lower than that Of the rest OF the
city, u viii be necessary TO discharge the sew
age OF this section direct into tie river, unless
the city is willing to bear the expense Of con
structlng and maintaining a pumping station 70
transfer the sewage across the city into the
man outlet sewer into which all the other sec
lons discharge, and which carries the sewage
INTO Timber Landing creek. Should you dec e
20 use any system Of pumping il will involve
cnhn9e OF portion Of tpis plan without n y
material advantage being gained, and entailinr
heavy and continuous expense for mainten,
ance and operating.
The report then proceeds to give the
boundaries OF the nine sections, and the
estimates for their separate and aggregated
cost, as follows:
BouEDARIEs
Section l-Bounded by Bay, West Broad,
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
A FEARFUL TRAGEDY.
Result of an Attempt of a Mob to
 Lynch Murderer.

terrible tragedy was enacted in Birming- ham. Ala, caused by an effort on the part oi a mob of 2,OOO men to reach the county jail for the purpose of lynching R. R. Hawes. charged with murder. Early in the evening the Sheriff was told that a mob was forming and he accordingly prepared for it.
 At 1 o'clock the shouts of the approach ing mob could be plainly heard, and the officers on the inside began making prepara- tions for the assault. A mass of men ap- peared in the entrance to the alley, and in a loud voice Sheriff Smith ordered them out at the peril of their lives. It was very dark and impossible to distinguish the exact place the men at the entrance to the alley were located. Again the mass of men appeared in the entrance to the alley.
 Suddenly the Sheriff called out "Fire!" A perfect fusillade followed, and when the smoke cleared away the alley leadingt to the jail door was blocked with dead and wounded men. The crowd scattered in every direction and no further attempt made to reach the jail. Three men were killed instantly, seven mortally wounded, of whom six have since died, and about thirty others more or less severely wounded.
 The city is now @ military encampment. Col. Jones, of Montgomery, with thirteen military companies, is absolutely in charge of affairs The jail is guarded by State troops, and at each approach frowns the muzzle of @ Gatling gun. Fire bells sound military alarms, and soldiers in uniforms armed with Winchester rifles have desolated the principal streets and driven back thousands who have all day been looking toward the jail.
 The Sheriff and his deputies have been placed under arrest on 0 charge of murder.
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
LEPROSY IN' INDIA.
The Number Exceeds 25O,OOO and
 is Rapidly Increasing.

The official report gives 1855, 900 as the existing number of lepers in India, but there can be little doubt that they al- ready exceed 250,000, and that their numbers are steadily increasing. Nor can this increase be wondered at, for whether the disease is propagated by contagion or by heredity it has every opportunity of increasing. I saw most ghastly lepers begging in the streets and in the balconies of houses. I met them at railway stations and in places of pub lie resort. In one small bazaar friend of mine told me he had just counted 12. I even heard of one who was employed by an English baker in the making of bread. It is moreover estimated that all the cop per money in India has passed through the hands of lepers. I found in Bom- bay man whose hands were covered with leprosy engaged in the railway service as a ticket collector. Who can estimate the danger to the English and native community of many hundreds of railway tickets daily passing through this mans handsa An English lady in the same city had, just before my arrival, fallen victim to the disease. Lepers. with their revolting miseries fully ex- posed, associate freely with the com munity. They marry when they choose; they love a rowing life, and thus contin- ually become fresh centres for propo- gating the disease. I was assured by MT. MacGuire, the Superintendent of the Leper Asylum in Calcutta, that he could testify, from often repeated ob. servations, that in the congregations of poor people who assemble at the funeral feasts of the wealthy natives, one person in three was 0 leper. By the same au- thority was told that the asylum was generally overcrowded, and that the police do not hesitate to bring in cabs lepers who are in dying state, and for whom it is necessary to turn out some less imminent cases. In- deed the evil is so widesdread that, as Lord Dufferin said to me, one might almost as readily undertake to rid India of it's snakes as of it's leprosy. Moreover the absence of Indian public opinion on such matters, and the constitutional calousness of the native mind, increase the difficulty in Q way that English readers can scarcely estimate. So care- less of danger does tho Indian fanati- cism make men to this evil, that, in the great leper hospital at Tarantarn, the au- thorlties-as l was assured by all official there-have to hunt out relatives of the deceased who have come in pretending that they are leprous, and who arc actu- ally willing to become infected for the sake of acquiring board, lodging and the power of living an idle life. The Indian desires above all things to be q man of money, and that the leper at Tarantarn likes to save two out of the three rupees allowed him monthly, and either to hide them ill the ground, put them out at interest, or invest them in jewelry for his wife. One man had thus acquired 600 rupces-at the cost of most wretched diet, and consequent in- crease of the disease.-NineteenM Gen. tUTU.
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Recommendations Made by Attor-
 n ey-General Garlands s Renort

Attorney-General Garland, in his annual report to Congress, says that the petitions filed in the Supreme Court and the Court of Claims in French spoliation cases number 5,o69, representing 2, ,6S3 vessels and about $3O,O0O, 900. The majority of these cases have been disposed of so far as the court is con- cerned and have been certified to Congress- The remainder will be reported to Congress during the present session. The Attor- ney-General advocates the passage of the bill now pending in Congress for the appoint ment of a commission to inquire into the ad- visibility of building Government peniten- tiaries and reformatories. He says there were 1875 Government prisoners in custo- dy during the year. He calls attention to the method of summoning grand and trial juries in the Territorial district courts in eases in which the United States is a party, and renews the suggestions there on contained in his last annual report.
 He renews the recommendation contained Tn former reports that a proper building for the accommodation of the Supreme Court and other courts and commissions of the United States, as we'll as for the increasing business of the Department of Justice, be erected on the public grounds adjoining the present building. He also renews his recommendation of last year that provision be made for the purchases of portraits of Justices of the Su- preme Court.
 Other specific recommendations are that Marshals be allowed increased expenses in the service of process arising out of the en- forcement of the Interstate Commerce law: that the employment of substitute attorneys in the Territories be authorized; that the salaries of the Examiners of Claims in the Department of State, assistant attorneys in the Department of Justice, and the Chief Clerk of that department be increased, and for a general reorganization of the clerical force of the department on a basis commen- surate with its vast and increasing business.
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
Land Grabbers Bounced.

In the matter of fifty-five desert land en- tries held for cancellation by the General Land office, decisions were rendered by Reg ister Wilson and Receiver Garrard, of the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Land Office, which cancel ffty-one of the entries, covering 6O,OO0 acres and dismiss four Forty-six of the entrymen live in New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey; five in Wyoming and four cannot be found. The entries were made in the interest of Thomas Sturgis, the Union Cattle Company and the Goshen Hole Irriga- ting Company, of the Territory. In each case the defense moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, but the motions were overuled The land which will be open for individual settlement embraces one of the finest districts in Eastern Wyoming and is all available as farming lands
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
A Military Museum.

The Secretary of the Navy, in response to a resolution of inquiry of the House in regard to the advisability of establishing a National Military and Naval Museum in Washington says that collections of the character pro- posed, showing the progress of the United States in the science of offensive and defen- sive warfare, trophies of victories won over foreign enemies of the United States. and sta tutcs or portraits of distinguished officers who participated in such victories, would, in the opinion of the depart ment, be of great historical value, and con- stitute q permanent source of interesting and useful information for the public at large. Such collections would doubtless receive ad- dtions from the States and private parties, but they should find q permanent home in a building sufficient for future needs and of style of architecture that will make it an or namcnt to the national capital and with it's contents Q source of patriotic pride to citizens all over tho United States
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
A Voyage in an Open Boat.

Tho boat La Libertad, Capt. Slocum, who has as passengers his wife and two children, which sailed from Rio Janeiro, July 24, bound to Washington, has arrived in Norfolk, Va, with all well on board. Capt Slocum was the comma nder of the Baltimore bark Aquid- neck, which was lost 26O miles south of Rio, and he purchased material and built the boat which has made such a remarkable voy- age. The La Libertad is 35 feet long, 7L feet wide, and only feet deep. She was built on Japanese model, with the rig ofof a Chi nese junk. She has three masts, the mainsail being square one, strengthened by bamboo strips. The sails were made by Mrs. Slocum, who has also done full sailors share in nav igating the frail craft. The Libertad is prac- tically an open boat, the house being covered with canvass easily detatched. New York is her ultimate destination.
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
A New Labor Order,

MT. T. B. Barry, who was busted from the Knights of Labor by T. V. Powderly, has is- sued a manifesto to tho working men and women of America in which he announces himself as the leader and founder of new labor movement. Among other things he says In taking this step am not doing SO for thc purpose of fighting the Knights of Labor or to gratify any personal ambition, but for tue sole purpose of establishing honesty in and placing the labor movement on a decen- fr;llzed basis, which will make it forever most impossible for cliques and rings to be formed to destroy in months the labor of years. The cardinal principles of the Brotherhood of United Labor will be land, currency and transportation reform, as beneath all the social questions of our time. While seeking 0 settlement of those questions we shall labor for ameliorative terms, such as the reduc- tion of the hours of labor to eight per day, tc.,--in tall legitimate means for the inn provcment of the human family, mentally, morally, socially and physically.
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
Defyiur the Law.

An effort was made to arrest Harrison Ho- gan, wealthy farmer, three miles above lief fersonvlle, Ind, on warrant sworn out by his divorced wife. He took refuge on fat boat in the river, where he had a barri- cadc well stocked with arms and ammu- nition, and deficd Deputy Sherffs Linck and Howell. fight cnsued, Hogan using @ shotgun and firing through loopholes ill his barrcade, and the officers using their revol- vers from drift pile on the bank. At night they went into the woods on the bank for consultation. Hogan got quietly ashore, and surprised them with shot into a clump of bushes where they were building fire. They took refuge behind trees, and the fight continued until Hogan got the drop on The officers returned to Jef1ersonville, and 8 party of four were sent out to make the arrest. They had not succeeded at last accounts.
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
HARDSHIP AT SEA.
Terrible Experie nee of the Crew of
 the Albert H. Cross.

Captain Henderson and crew, of the aband- oned schooner Albert H. Cross, arrived in Baltimore on the schooner Garfield after a terrible experience. The Cross left Charleston Nov. 15 for Petersburg, Va. The crew con sisted of Captain Henderson, five seamen and a cook.
 The vessel was struck by gale on the 17th, which increased in violeace until the 21st. Until that day it seemed every minute that the vessel would founder. The boats and deck cabin had been washed away in the heaviest of the gale. It was found that the vessel had sprung leak This discovery filled all hands with terror. The captain ordered them to man the pumps, and the all most exhausted men obeyed. But the waves were sweeping with such force over the deck that they could not stand against them and were in constant peril of being swept over board.
 The Captain knew that in the pumps lay their only chance of escape, and he at once or dered the men to belashed to them. This was done, and for nine days the seven men bat tied with the sea for their lives. The Captain worked with his men and the pumps were going constantly, thus keeping the schooner afoat. No assistance came and only the strength of desperation enabled the worn-out seamen to keep up the struggle They were covered with salt water sores and every move ment of their bodies gave them intense pain.
 On the morning of November 30 Capt. Henderson examined the schooner and found she could float but 0 few hours longer Just as the vessel had begun to settle the schooner Garfield rescued the nearly exhausted men.
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
AN INSURANCE TRUST.
A Combination by Which Property
 Owners Are Misled

Most of the insurance companies doing business in Chicago have formed sort oi combination or trust, by which an entirely new system of business has been introduced. Under it every policy written by the combina- ton companies contains this clause:
 It is part of the consideration for this policy and the basis upon which the rate of premium is fixed, that the assured shall main tain insurance on the property described by this policy to the extent of at least SO per cent. of the actual cash value thereof, and that, failing so to do, the assured shall be CO., insurer to the extent of such deficit, and to that extent shall bear his, her or their pro. portion of any loss; and it is expressly agreed that in case there shall be more than oneitem or division in the form of this policy, this clause shall apply to each and every item
 With this clause in his policy, the man insurng for $4O,OO0 property worth $1O0,0O0 finds himself a co-insurer to the amount of $4O,OOO. This means that he pays premiums on a forty-thousand dollar policy, and when his place burns he pays half the amount of his insurance out of his own pocket. In case the loss Is partial he also bears an equal burden of the risk with the company. This scheme has been quietly worked for some time. Public attention is deing drawn to it, and business men are objecting vigorously. movement is on foot to have the Legislature pass laws to prevent the operation of the plan.
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
EVICTING SQUATTERs.
2,OOO Settlers to Be Turned or the
 St. Paul Flats.

Twenty-one executions were issued in the District Court of St. Paul. Minnesota, for the eviction of the Polish squatters living on the upper levee, in the vicinity of the new high bridge The land on which these squatters have built their homes is owned by syndicate. Since the building of the high bridge be- gan the property has greatly increased in value, and the syndicate has had it platted into lots, which are offered for sale. Four months ago the attorney for the syndicate served notice on the squatters that they must leave. The squatters are poor and ig- norant, and have come to believe they are rightful owners. Some of them have lived on the flats for twenty years.
 There are 2,OO0 squatters on the flats. This is the first attempt that has been made to oust them. It is no longer good-for- nothing waste. It has all been reclaimed from the ravages of the river by the building of levee, which the city has nearly con- pleted.
 It is feared the constables will meet with armed resistance from the sQuatters when they go down to enforce the writs. The syn dicate has offered leases to the squattcrs at nominal rents, but in most instances they have refused to sign. The syndicate has al- ready sold some of the occupied lots, and one of the purchasers was driven off by the squat ters when he went down to look over his property
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
Then and Now.

One hundred years ago the world was rated at 731 1000, 900, of whom 174, ,OOO,- GOO were Christians; now the popula- tion has doubled and the Christians tripled. One hundred years ago the church was asleep on mission work and the governments and nations opposed missions; now, with little exception, all welcome them. One hundred years ago English speaking people had not one mission society; now they have 15O re- ported. One hundred years ago educat- ed men could not be induced to become missionaries-the work was too forbid. ding; now we have 1000 missionaries, nearly one third of whom are women; also 35, 900 native agents, 5000 of whom are ordained ministers. One hundred years ago there were not 300 bible con verts among the heathen; now there are 3,000,OOO. One hundred years ago it was thought vain to hope for conver- sions from Mohammedanism now, in many parts, as in Lahore, India, most of the leading Christian pastors are con verted Mohammedans. Within the past two years more than 2,O00 young men have gone from the United States and Canada and are laboring with success. = Chicago Times.
Connecticut western news., 1888-12-12
TO EXPLORE THE CONGO.
Plans of Exploration Made by the
 New Consul at Bona.

The President appointed MT. Emory H. Taunt as Consul to the Congo River Free State, with headquarters at Boma. This Consulate was established by Congress at the last session in lieu of the proposed exploring expedition to report upon the basin of the Congo River.
 MT. Taunt has instructions to visit and re- port upon the commercial resources of the upper and lower Congo basins, their products, mineral and vegetable wealth, the openings for American trade, and to collect such infor- mation on the subject of the country as shall be of interest to the United States. Both the Smithsonian Institution and National Museum are vtaly interested in MT. Taunt's expedition, and he goes out thoroughly equip ped and instructed in all matters pertaining to these institutions.
 MT. Taunt has already spent nearly twenty months exploring the basin of the up per Congo, first under orders from the Navy Department and later in command of the Sanford exploring expedition. He is there fore eminently qualified for the work. MT. Taunt will at least remain four years on this duty, and the State Department expects favorable results from the establishment of this consulate in Central Africa.
 MT. Taunt will leave immediately for his station, and it will take him at least ninety days to reach Bona.