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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-21

old manuscripts and has large collec-
ton. He is not known well as biblio-
maniac. All his books are bought by Prof
Lane.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has II large collec-
tion of illustrated books and specimens Of
the early binders. George Vanderbilt has
been buying books for several years and has
collected very good literary and reference
library. w. II. Pomeroy's is an art collec-
ton and very valuable one, too. Charles
W. Frederickson has very valuable collec-
ton of tho original manuscripts Of Charles
Lamb, Byron, Shelley, Dryden and others.
He is very fond of Elizabethan manuscript
and everything relating to Shakespeare and
to his times. He has also a number of the
early editions of Shakespeare, some of which
are very valuable
A rich collection will shortly be offered
for collectors to select from. They now be-
long to L. Delmonte, an old Spanish Cuban
He has the rarest collection of the ordin-
ances and laws Of New Spain known to
exist. They were printed in the City of
Mexico in the sixteenth century. His an
cestors collected and the books have in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-21

agent. Occasionally he bids for him self
Every one in the saleroom knows when be
is going to buy. He rubs his nose, stops
winking and looking foxy from beneath
his spectacles and wears an innocent air
George Washington Childs has a very fine
library. His reference library is one of the
best in the country and his collection of
manuscripts is one Of the finest of their kind
in the world. He has the original manu-
scripts of many of the works of such men
as Dickens, Thackeray, Scott, Washington
Irving, Shelly, Byron, Charles Lamb, Dry
den, Longfellow and dozens of others Of
that character.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-21
OLD PERSIAN BOOK COVER.

lsar . Southeran then told about the finest
'T peles in this country.
Stoois, Ton Ives, the ex-president of the
TIT jrs Exchange, and who lives at 10 East
bo "sSy nth street, NeT York, has one OF
bs nn5St' II not the finest, and most valua-
bool,e. objections Of manuscripts and rare
lsr+'.sS IN IN America. His library is a very
spd one Ills tastes run after the curious,
the b ~ mas given fabulous prices for some of
,dor,o. LOOKS aud treasures of missals that
jn s,n ms shelves. Among his books is the
iro, ro,uoerg Bible, the first book printed
One nal movable type. There are only twenty
,y H Town TO exist This Bible was bought
1u'iilieon Cole for $1,000. Cole sold it.
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blue RIDGE SPRINGS, VIRGINIA.
HOUSE

Chattanooga, Tenn.
BEAUTIFULLY located in the center Of n
ID square, surrounded by pretty grove OF
trees and smooth grassy lawn.
PHIL #. BROWN,
or Blue Ridge Springs Va.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-21
MEDICAL,
BILIOUSNESS,

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HOTELS.
THE MORRISON HOUSE

NEWLY Gifted up offers pleasant South rooms
~ and dxcellentboard to those wishing regu>
lar, transient, or table accommodations. Centrall
ly located line OF street cars, affords easy ac
cess 10 places of business, and suburban resorts.
Prices moderate. Corner Broughton and Dray-
ton streets. opposite Marshall House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
FLEECED BY WALL STREET TIPS.
WHY THE ORDERS FROM CHICAGO. ARE GETT1N
BEAUTIFULLY LESS

WHY THE ORDERS FROM CHICAGO ARE GETTING
BEAUTIFULLY LESS.
CHICAGO, Feb 25 (Specal.-Up to within the last
few months about dozen firms IN this city, having
their own private wires to New York, were dong a
prosperous business in stocks the Stock Exchange
Their daily orders footed up from 10000 to 100000
shares, and very lively days they sometimes
high 10000 shares. Chicago business comprised
about fifth Of the total transactions the Stock Ex
change. Strictly private wire houses in Chicago
have dwindled down to four In number, the
others having degeneraed into loop" houses else
gone out Of business allOgethen There have boon
dull times in stock speculation before, but not for
thirty years has the dulnesS been profound
and commission merchants and brokers asking
themselves in all seriousness II there is going
DO change for the better. There are several req
for the tremendous shrinkage In the volume OF
speculation, only In stocks, but In grain az WELL
and one does not have far to 70 to find them Chi,
cago speculaOrs have been immense losers stocks
Said broker:
Il can look back now, though didn't know it at
the time, aud see that our customers syste.
matcay robbed false tips sent ont by New York
correspondents Wall street firms used their Chicago
connections and presumably their other outside
connections to further the schemes OF the big ns dcrs
who were on the grounds. by and by the Chicago
stock spectators had their eyes opened the fars
Those who not already broken drew in thoir
horns If they speculated at all 1t in hundreds
Of shares instead Of thousands, and upon their own
judgment instead Of the misleading tips Of tho Wall
Street sharps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
HOMELESS VICTIMS OF THE STORM
DEPLoRABLE CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE OF MoUs
VFRNoN

DEPLoRABLE CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE OF MOUNT
VERNON.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25 9pecial)-George II. Varnell,
Mayor Of the wrecked city of Mount Vernon, Is In
Chicago to make personal appeals for the
people who left wounded, homeless and destitute
In this wrotched weather. SAID he: "The rain has
been pouring In torrents through the torn roof of the
Supreme Court House, which we have to use al a
hospital Horror has been added to horror by the
water pouring down the walls and standing In pools
in the rooms where the wounded and dying lie Tho
roof is of the Commercial Hotel and partly of tho
Continental. We have accommodations and tho
wretchedness Of situation Is awful.
"Wo have lost 81, 100000, which is a heavier loss
10 than Chicago sustained I'm the great fire, and
wo are LEFT in far more helpless condition. SIX
hundred houses have been literally wiped out Of
existence and many more are badly wrecked.
belt quarter OF mile wide has been swept clean Of
houses. IL Ia occurrence which has never before
happened in the history OF the country.
"What dof Tho city government is feeble,
there II very little money in the treasury and has
all It possibly do to hanl the dead animals,
bury the unclaimed dead, remove the debris and re-
place the sidewalks. far, from ali sources, the
subs Criptlons have been only 10000. That Isn't
trOp in the bncket. As integral part OF the S'oe
we gladly forgave Chicago her delt of S3oOOOo0
taxes when she was visited with such an atflictOn In
II. All VIC AK is that she shall remcmber us now
We need at least S1OD,OO0-that's only one tenth of
our loss Chicago can and ought TO give 10000.
81 going to ask the pastors of all tho churches,
through the press. TO present our appeal 10 their
congregations and ask for offerings and subscriptions
at the morning and evening services also want to
ask tho Masons Odd Fellows. Knights OF Pvthias.
knights NJ Honor. United WOIkmen, Kn ghts of Labor
and all other organizations to help us.n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
ro,ppopv THE CITY OF CLEvELAND

CLEVELAND. Feb g5 CspecIaD. Several leading Re
publieans. among them ". g. Rose NJ 6. Waiterson,
and Judge soldiers have drafted bill to be presented
to the Legislature providing radical change IN the
city government Of Cleveland by inc ph 'no cor
- ar,hortv is vested In a Mayor a City Council
nd posrd ~ Pubc works. IL abolishes the Board Of
rdpcation. The Mayor appoints the chief of police
and health officer and the Board Of Public Works ap-
polnts city auditor superintendent of the fire de-
partmeut Superintendent of markets ana OF parks, a
ommssouer Of educ alton, superintendent Of schools
oommittoe to examine schools and teachers, civil
engineer a public librarian and city scalor. The
suDerintendent Of schools has power to select his
asstans appoint all tesehers prescribe the course of
study and select all teXi books
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
THEY DO NOT WANT LIBBY PRISON
CHICAGoANs ARE OPPOSED To THE REMOVAL OF
TnE BUILDING

CHICAGoANs ARE OPPOSED To THE REMOVAL OF
TnE BUILDING.
CHICAGO, Feb Q5 (speciaD.-There is a great deal Of
quiet discussion going in Chicago over the proposed
removal here from Richmond vf the Libby Prison build
ing. II is pretty nearly onesded question, the only
difference of opinion observable being the
against the removal
What do you think about the plan to bring Libby
J rison to Chicagoi" asked of Controller A. IL.
Burley.
al think it would revive the sectional feeling and
prejudces. do not think that Chicago s going to
be a gainer and have not In any paper a good
reason for bringing 1t here"
Judge Tuley said :" l do not thing II polite thing
to do. AS soon as burn up those mementos
OF the war; both North and South the better II will be
for the good Of the country 1t is not advisable from
any point Of view-to keep alive any of tho worst
memories Of the such as Libby and Andersonyile
PRISONS
United States Attorney W. @. EwIng-I think that
Libby Prison ought to have been blown 10 atoms twenty
five years ago. There can be no possible public good
result from bringing It here taking II anywhere
Arcbltecturally It Is abortion and IL would be a
disgrace that point alone for any par OF Ihca9u
within eight miles OF the Court House. DO you think
anybody is really, seriously talking ABOUT ~ iRhe R
only result OF such thing wouIu Do 10 oahhupt the
men who undertook II 49,
John b. Drake-I think the whole thing Is absurd
n ought not be done IL Is only speculation ana
ought TO be failure II only keeps alive the sectional
feelIn9 aud the people Of Richmond should rot allow
II to done aud the people of Chicago should not do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
4 PHYSICIAN BADLY FRIG HTENED.


CALLING on THE POLICE FOR PROTECTION FROM AN
ANGRY LAUNDRYNAN.
Or. J. W. Waters. OF No. LOG Cnen place, sent mes
senger the Mercer Street Police Station last evening
with request for police protection. To Policemen
Klein and Munday he said that he recently had been
called 10 attend Melville, the wife of laundryman
at No l07 Clinton place and had charged S5 for his
services hut the Melvilles ad refused to pay him.
few days he sent washing to the laundry and
got It back with bill for 81 TO- He toli Melville to
deduct that fIom the rs due for medical vices.
Since then, Dr. Waters said. Melville had made two
visits at his office demand the 81 20 and had threat
ened to kill him IL the money not paid DR. Waters
said he feared Melville man who was likely 10
carry ont such threat The physician in
condition when the policemen saw hun.
Melville In his laundry when the officers went
there. Mrs. Melville that Dr. Waters had not per-
formed any for which he entitled TO any
pay. Shc said that her husband In need of the
money due for tho washing and would bring suit against
ne nh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
AMENITIES OF COLLEGE LIFE.


rpr.srRrn IMPRISONED AND BANQUET DE-
LAYFp-A CANE RUSH ~ MUD AND RAIN
FAsroS, Penn Feb % tspeciaD.-Whle tho New-Yorf
alumni of Lafayette College were ndulgng in an
annual banquet night the sophomores a this end
y, the line were enjoying their class supper. The
freshmen spoiled It somewhat by capturing one OF the
committeeman and holding him prisoner until after
10 o'clock Unfortunately for the banqueters this
member had the funds raised to pay the bills ana the
banquet could not be reached until the proprietor OF
tbe hotel induced 10 orcn the doors after new
levy on the class had been made.
This morning the sophomores and freshmen met In
n cane rush on the campus Just as the chapel bei
was ringing. Rain falling In torrents and the
ground was soft. The contestants snIgeG backward
and forw ard pushing. showing and yelling In the mad
drht 10 possess a cane which a freshman carried
The contest lasted ten minutes and In hat tiple the
nsrcipants became soaked with ra and covered with
mud Such a sight has never before been seen on
The campus a. when the hundred contestants ceased
the rush and started for their to replace their
ruined clothing The rush was draw.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26

reputation her design changed her ideas mis-
represented. her characters transformed" Mt
Seebohm has put forth his apology. 1t consists
largely in denial of his obligations and this
denial is false Beyond the general outline
of characters" says Mr. Seebohm, 1 am very
slightly indebted to Mys Burnett There Is
not replies The Times "a character in the
play which is not to be found in the book, while
much Of the dial .goe is the Product OF scissors
and paste" AL thst is pretty and fantastic
in the play says Mr.. Clement Scott, belongs to
Mrs. Burnett: all that is crude fnartlst1c ana
commonplace, to Mr.. Seebohm-'
Yesterdays Drawing Room was but mel
ancholy affair. Few people can remember
smaller one Even dlplomatists
stayed away in such numbers thau
the Queen commented on It, The list OF excuses
is as long as the list of those present. A single
duke single duchess, half dozen countesses'
and as many viscountesses, are all that can be
reckoned Mrs. Phelps was the only Minister'S
wife, Two Ambassadresses Madame Karolyi and
Madame Waddington braved the weather, which
was the chief cause of absences. The Queen does
not understand tenderness to cold She drove
from the station to the palace in an open carriage,
and again in the park after the ceremony was
over.
People and papers discuss the weather in tragic
tones What we should think an ordinary snow
squall they call a blizzard.
The Liberal Council Of Chelsea have once more
whitewashed Sir Charles Dixie. 1t now only re-
mains for some competent authority to whitewash
the Liberal Council of Chelsea
The public has shown some interest In the
De Walden case, on account OF its supposed dis
closures of the manners and customs prevailing
In high society. But Lord Howard De Walden,
though highly connected, has no social position.
The scenes in the public court between the magis-
trate and counsel quite eclipse in pQuancy what
the papers were fond Of describing as Scene
in West End Mansion"
Sir William Harcourts illness is not serious
He caught bad cold while walking home after
heated speech to the Eighty Club. The political
winter is past" cried he He is better, out is not
allowed to 90 out. Whether he is permitted to
read the news from Doncaster l cannot say.
Lady De Greys condition continues to give her
friends anxiety. G. w. S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
MR. GLA DsTONE TO ARNOLD WHITE.
HIS OPINION OF THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
AN EVIL WHICH PREVENTED GREATER b'iLo-
LAW AND ORDER ONE THING IN ENG
LAND ANOTHER IN IRELAND.
rBY CABLE TO THE TRrBUNE.l
Coryriohts 1855: By The Neic- York 7rfouns.

rDY CABLE TRrBUSEl
Copyright. 1855; By The Neio- York Trfoune
LoNpov. Feb. 25.-Interesting correspondence
between Mr. Gladstone and the well-known Lio
eral, Mr.. Arnold White, will appear on Monday
In which Mr.. Gladstone takes, perhaps on on'
point clearer ground than ever before Nlr
White wrote in strong terms after Mr.. Gladstone
last speech, asking whether he meant really u
approve the Plan Of Campaign Mr.. Gladstone
answered on Washingtons Birthday;
ANY communication from you commands my
sincere respect. But find your refereace to my
speech of Fnday Is Inaccurate, if by condonine
the Plan Of Campaign you mean anything more
than this, that have treated the Plan as an
evil which may have averted greater evils.
quoted tho Swing fires in like view. But did
not condone the Swing fires. Mr.. O'Brien made
some broad definite assertions concerning the
Plan which, If true, go far to show that 1t was
such evil L have Just described. / went
no further than in the last paragraph. Yet the
Government did not contradict any one OF the
several assertions. / must beg you to make a
more minute examination, when, l think, you Will
find that my language has been marked with care
and caution, though the STRANGE sad condition OF
Ireland compes us to tread in argument on ground
one would rather avoid
with sincere respect. your fnithful servant,
"W. e GLADSTONE"
To this Mr. White replied IN effect that the
public ght be apt to infer that the evil which
he did not condemn he condoned
Mr. Gladstone reioins: am glad TO think
my words bear in your sight more favorable
construction, liable to misnterpretation as they
may be- In the vexed state Of the Irish questions.
l know Of no statement, however careful, which
is not so liable. For example, statements on
behalf of law and order are one thing In Eng
land and another thing in Ireland, where for
long course of centures-though with miti-
cation at certain times-law and order have
been called in aid of and made o
cover for the most cruel and wicked wrongs as
Irish history too plainly proves
There is a sentence in the second letter evidently
written with some reference to the coming Trafal-
gar Square debate. There are, l may add critics.
both Liberal and Tory, who think the Unionist
victory at Doncaster the direct result Of Mr.
Gladstone's tolerant temper toward the Plan Of
Campaign. q. w. S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
CHUROH TROCBLES AT SALEM.

Boston, Feb. 25 (Speclal)-There Is trouble in The
Calvary Baptist Church In Salem. The pastor, the
Rev. S H. Emery, VIII tender his resignation to-mor-
row, and preach his farewell in the evening.
For some time a portion of the society has refused
to listen his preaching, attend the church
vices contribute to the expenses. As result the
receipts have fallen of until large sum is due to
the pastor with small chance Of It's being paid 50 long
as the present state of affairs exists Various causes
are assigned for the dissensions II is known that
offence has been taken by few al the pastors Wig
orous arraignmen of tho city government for alleged
neglect enforce the law, but difference regarding
church management and sOme things which have moi
yet como fhe surface believed to be the under
living cause Of the trouble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
Not IN THE SUGAR SYNDICATE

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 25 CspcclaD-A visit to the
several sugar rehneres in this city to-day found them
all running, according to their owners on an indc-
pendent basis and they Will Join tho syndlc ate
Just formed prominent rehner said this after
noon:
81 have no doubt that Claus spreckIes Of Califor-
MIA, the Sugar King, viii carry on aggressive war
against the American company of California By build
plenty Of money 10 do 1t WITH
Messrs. Harrison Frazier G Co. and f. G. knight
CO. said; we Know very little about any syndi-
cate We arc not In any such concern nor do
We intend to BE- 1t Is quito probable that such a
syndicate has been formed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
ytrtLFALL OPoHARLEs D. BURRILL. LAWYER

HARTFORD. Feb 25 tspecaD.-Charles u. bu.rliI' s
attorney at law, while walking on the seconu no"r
near the stairway well In the County Court HOUSE TINS
afternoon lost his balance and fell to tho tesSoiatou
paycment OF the hall below. He was picked up un-
conscious DE- Howe, who was Immediately called,
Thought hc had fracture OF the Dssc oi INC
blan-a fatal Injury. The sufferer Was ,ahpn % W tl
pnsnitaI where n consultation was held and whittier
his wife repaired Ills death expected momchtarily
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
IPIVJyG MONEY! TO HER LOST SOW.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2o (speciaD.-The will Of Catha-
rine Merrck admitted to probate to-day. 1t be-
queaths 300 TO the SeashOre Home for Children at
Atlantic City, $500 the Church OF the Holy Apostles
and 900 to tho Episcopal Hospital Tho balance
over s4 900 is left trust to William Chapman for
her son. who disappeared from home several years ago
and has not been heard from since In the event.
the viii saies Of his not being found in seven years
ali the money and property give to said william H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
FRESHETIN PENhSYLVANIA.


RESIDENTS OF CHICKIEs DRIVEN FROM HOME BY
HIGH wArER-BRIDGFs THREATENED.
TAsToN Penn, Feb 25.A big freshet Is expected in
has caused the rivers and the heavy OF
day will add greatly to their height This afternoon the
Delaware was ten feet above low-water mark.
Lancaster. Penn, Feb 25.-At Chickes the water is
still rising and is twenty four feet above lowwater
mark The railroad bridge Chickies Creek was
was run upon keep down. The people Chckies
were taken from their houses this afternoon In boats
At Columbia the ice has banked up against the body Of
the bridge the wrghtsyille side and Is high the
bridge and falls at irregular intervals,
aud any sudden food will certainly take the great
ure. Trains moving with the greatest canton
across bridge under the direct supervision CT Super
intendent Brown. There two feet OF water the
Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad and sll travel is
suspended as far south Peach Bottom.
trio light station stopped to-day by some Of
the wires being down and others crossed, and
the roof of the Steam Heating COmpdDys building
blown of At Ashley. GOdfTied's Hotel was unroofod
and in the country districts many barns blown
down and the houses unrOOfed
Mount Carmel, Feb 25-Iast nights heavy rain storm
has drowned out several coeries in this district entail
ing heavy losses. The water is still rising.
Borientown, ~ j.. Feb 25. The warm spell Of the
last two days has swollen the Delaware River here,
causing the docks piers and the owlands OF the Penn
sylvania shore he oyerfOwed. The ice from the
upper Delaware is coming down In large quantities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
MRS. EOA FFREY NOR ABtyD0yED

PHILADELAHIA Feb % (specisl)-The report that
Dominick McCafrey the prize fighter, had abandoned
his wife and child IN this city cont radicted
day by Mrs McCafroy, who said My husband went
away a business trip early this week ] knew
Of hs whereabouts all the time and have received
letter from him. | expect him home in few
days when he viii make those suffer who told such
q story about him"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
AsSEssOBs INDICTED fOR pEPJrBy

CANASD.IGUA. Feb. 25 (special)-The Grand Jury
If Livingston County has Just found indictments
against ID. Sullivan, j. c. Reed and ii. n. Jerome
three assessors of the town Of Ii, ,onia, for perjury
The complaint made by several farmers who were
dissatisfied with the assessments OF their property
They charged that the assessors knowingly and viii
fully placed valuation on their property which
they knew 10 be too high The assessors are promi-
nent and wealthy farmers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26

CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA TON OF COLLEGE KEN
BOSTON, Feb. 25 (specal.-The Young Mons Chris
tian Association of the colleges OF New England and
OF Princeton College and the New-York City College
Union began its annual sessions In Boston oday.
There are present delegates from about thirty col