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The morning news., 1889-05-30
GROWTH OF The PIANO
Its Gradual Evolution from the Rarp
Of TWO Strings.
From the Musical Courier.

From the Musical Courier.
The piano, as we see it to-day, is the
growth Of centuries of invention. In its in
fancy it was harp of two or three string.
From time TO time more strings were added,
and after while tnel cithara was born.
The cithara was in the shape of the letter
p and had ten strings. 1t took many CEN
turies for musicians to get the idea of
stretching the strings ross an open box,
but somewhere about the year 1900 this was
thought of and the dulcimer made its ap-
pearauce, the strings being struck with
hammers. For another hundred years thess
m ners were held in the hands Of the
player, and then genius ened a key
boar |, which, being st uck by the tilg rs,
moved the hammers. The instrume was
called clayicvthe1up, or keyed clthars.
This underweaG some notifications and
improvements from time to time.
In Queen Eilzabeth's time it was called q
virginia.. Thea it was lied a spine, be-
cause tue hammers were covered with
spines of quilis, which struck or caught the
Strings of wires d produced the sou I'd.
+ ON 170J to 1870 it was much enlarged
and improved, and called a harpsichord,
aud this was the instrument that Lady
Washington, Mrs. Hamilton, and the fine
ladi of our revolutiona y tiues played on.
In l7l0 B -rtolomeo Cristofoli, an Italian,
invented a key or keyboard such as we
have now Substantially, which caused ham
mers to strike the wires from above, and
thus developed the piano. In tle past 100
years there Is no musical instru nent which
has so completely absorbed the Inventive
faculty of man as the piano. AT the present
dav the upright piano has the field aim st
entirely to itself, and has reached sucl a
grade Of perfecti n in shape, Tone and ap-
pearance that there would appear TO be 10
possibility of further improvement
The morning news., 1889-05-30
FLORIDA's LEGISLATURE.
Both Houses Now Holding Night Ses
sions to Rush Work.

Both Houses Now Holding Night Ses-
sions to Rush Work.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, May 29.-The Sem
ate did large a mount of heavy work to-
day, without making much show or dis
posing of many bills.
One new bill, No. PSI, granting a charter
to a compa ~ to build and operate a toll
drawbridge across tbs Suwannee river at
Branford, was intro iuced, advanced to
second and third readings, passed, and GER
titled to the House IL about five minutes.
The general appropriation bill occupied
considerable time, and was passed with
many amendments.
The bill regulating the assessment and
collection Of revenue passed fl al reading.
A message from the governor announced
that he had vetoed Senate bill No. 300 the
oyster bill, on the Constitutional grounds
that it interfered with the riparian rights
of land owners on the seacoast.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
In the House.

The House this morning adopted resolu-
ton to consider only bill S on third reading
regardless or other bills, and it disposed Of
about forty such. among which were the
House bill to incorporate the Ocklawaha
Canal Company. to straighten tue Ockla-
waha river, and Senate bill No. 239 grant
ing lands to tie Gainesville Tallahassee
and Western Railway Company.
The joint committee for investigating
the condition of tie comptroller's
and trea u er's offices reported hav-
ing found the books, records aid
vouchers neatly and intelngibly kept, and
in satisfactory conditiol.
The COVE nor als1 sent message to the
House announcing his veto of the Leon
county local option. no fence law.
Both houses now hold night sessions and
business is rapidly dispatched.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
c7o7G1A,5 CAPITAL CITY.
Railroad Assessors AppOinted-Sena-
tor Browns Condition.

Railroad Assessors AppOlnCeO-oena
tor Browns Condition.
ATLANTA, GA, May 29-The governor
has appoin ed assessors to ascertain the
value Of the roads whose returns have been
rejected by the comptroller general. The
assessors are:
C5vlngton and Macon-John Davidson Of
Angus a, Thomas Mills # Griffin and J. W.
Robsreton Of C.arksyitle.
ALA Ia, Vest Point and Georgia Pacific
r P. Tripp of Forsyth, :. c. McLeadon
of Tn masyile ami {. A. Turner of Macon.
For the Alabama aid Great Southern
and tue East AMI West OF A.abama-Iyier
N. feeplcs of LawrercevLle. James !.
Nesbitt of Atlanta, and J. c. Fain OF Cal
honn.
Adjt. Gen Kell has received from the
war department copy OF general orders
No. ll6, which details for five days duty at
the St. Simon's encampment, b'glnulng
June II, the following officers: Maj. Jacob
B. Rawles of the Fourth artillery, and
Charles B. Satterlee, adjutant Of the Third
artillery.
Reports from Senator Brown to-day in-
dicate that his condition is still extremely
critical
The morning news., 1889-05-30
BOB CoNNoRs, MONEY.
Mrs @. P. Turner of Augusta, Ga,
Claims the Fortune He Left.
"a fhe ~ 20 Heralf

Claims the Fortune he Left.
From, the Netg YORK Herald.
AUGUSTA. GA, May 27.-Mrs. G. P. Tur,
ner, lady of mod rate means in Augusta,
has fallen heir to s200. 900 left by John Con-
nors, a gambler, who died in New York last
August.
A telegram was received here few days
after Connors' death stating that the sup
posed oaly living heir TO the fortune was a
brother OF the dec aased, john w. Connors,
who when last heard from was residing in
Augusta. Mrs. Turner thought she might
probably be interested, as her mother was
named Connors, but did not make any claim
then.
Last week Mrs Turner went to Athens,
Ga, to visit her granduncle, Mr.. William
Stark, VINO is 70 years Old. In the course
OF conversation Mr. Stark assured his
grandniece that she was the only living
legal heir to Bob Con ors' estate.
TALE OF TWO IMMIGRANTS.
He told her that fifty years ago Bob and
John W. Connors, two brothers, came to
America from Ireland. Bob remained
noTls} end john came south and located in
Augusta. He married Miss Stark in Ath-
ems, and returning t. Augusta died, leaving
a daughter, Mary Lue Connors, Is years
old. He says he witnessed the marriage
ceremony, and that the license is recorded
iG Athens.
Mary Lue Connors, he says, married
George w. Williams tweaty-six years ago.
and she died shortly afterward, leaving a
daughter, Anna Lue Williams, five months
old, who, ne states, Is none other than Mrs.
Turner.
Mrs. Turner has returned to Augusta.
and placed her claim in the hands of attor-
neys. who will maze legal demand for
Bob Connors' money.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
NO CONFERENCE.
A New Situation Among the Iron and
Steel Mills

PITTsBURG, May 29.-For the first time
in the fifteen years of the existence of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers there will be no conference this
year with the manufacturers on the annual
wage scale. The Manufacturers Associa-
tion disbanded last year, and in reply to
notice from President Weihe of the Anal
gamated Association the announcement
that the workers would be read,
to confer with the manufacturers
in regard to a scale, the former secretary
of the Manufacturers Association, Joseph
D. Weeks, replied that there was no way
by which they conld get the committee to-
gether to represent association of manu-
factures of iron, steel and nails as it was
not now in existence. There will, there
fore be no conference with the iron mas 5ers
this year, and the workmen in each mill
will present a scale that will be drawn this
week. and revi Ell by the convention next
week for the different firms.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
The Night Sessions.

The Senate in its first nIght session dis
posed of business rapidly in bills on third
reading, OF which House bll No. 81, the
mechanics and lao rels lea law, ami Sen.
ate bill No 81, TO fix tie legal rate of in
terest at u per cent. maximum on contracts
and per cent. where 10 rate is specified,
were passed.
The House tonight called up the bill
making al appropriation for the seminary
west Of the Suwanuee river, which was laid
over last night under notice to reconsider
an amendment making appropriation of
$4,000. the Uill was ordered engrossed for
third reading. The Houss joint resolution
relating TO grants Of lands TO the state Of
FlJ ida, under the act of congress appoved
May II. 1856, was read the third time and
Lassed
The morning news., 1889-05-30
BUENOS AYRRS, DOCK.
The Report That 1t Vas Completed
Proves erroneous

PENSACOLA, FLA, May ga recent
press dispatch anlJuaced the completion of
the dock construction that has been going
forward for So ne time past at Bueaos
Ayres. The statement also contained tho
Information that the completion OF the
work and tue opening of tho harbor was
acc Impaired by big demonstration, much
enthusiasm, etc. To-day tae News corre-
spoudent ran across Messrs HGycraft and
Gooifeliow, repres santat!ves at TINS point Of
7. a. Walker. who is coJ,ructing the docks
at Bueuo' Ayre. They had tn read tn,
dispatch ana both laughed at the nforma-
ton it contained. "The work." said
Mr. Haycraft, Twill not be completed
for two years and half vet.
That is all bosh. What the dispatch refers
TO is the completion Of part of the work,
about one-tnird of the whole, nj the facili-
ties afforded sh pping il the completion OF
that third 70 but little superior to those
existing Def re. We will be shipp NJ tim
Der IRON Pensacola for the completion Of
that work two ears he1ce.n
The morning news., 1889-05-30
DI5A oTH0US FRO5T5.
Vegetable Crops Badly Nipped II
Michigan and New York.

Vegetable Crops Badly Nipped in
Michigan and New York.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, May 29 The mo st
disastrous frost of the season visited South
western Michigan Wednes lay morning.
From all sections come reports of great
damage to early vegetables and small
fruits, and, in some localities, wheat and
corn suffered severely.
NEW YORK ALSO NIPPED.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, May 29.-Killing
frosts are reported in Livingston, Or
leans and Munroe co uties. Grape
vines were wlted and all sorts of garden
truck was killed in some parts of Orleans
cou ty. The damage will be very heavy.
Not In five years has the grape crop of
the Keuka valley been so badly cut up by
fro IS as it was last night Over $1,000
acres are devoted to grapes in that region,
and the estimated loss is 25 per cent.
ICE AROUND LOCK HAVEN
LOCK HAVEN, PA, May 29.-There were
heavy froSts In this section this morniny,
with the temperature low enough to form
ice The damage TO CT )ps is not yet known.
GREAT DAMAGE AT LoCKPoRT
LocKFoRT, N. V, May %. BY midday
to-day 1t was apparent that great damage
hal bee done by last nights frost in this
vicinity. Nearly all the young plants arc
wilted to the grouad, a I'd grape vines are
froste4 nearly six feet rom the roots.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
AMONG THE ALBANIANs.

The Guards Elect Minor Off1cers-A
Terrapin from the Sky.
ALBANY, GA, May 29.-Tre Albany
Guards held their annual election last night
with the following result: A. Clayton, Jr.,
second lieutenant, w. Z. Wooten, first ssr-
geant, S. w. Smith second sergeant, T. NJ
Ticknor third sc -gelnt, K. L. Jones fourth
sergeant, B. l.. Weston color sergeaa ut,
Hugo r binson quartermaster sergeant, T.
NJ Nelson first corpo al S. b. Wigat sec
ond corporal, NJ W. Tiff third corporal, S.
+. Prics fourth corporal.
During a hard shower of rain this evening
q highland terrauin, weighing - pounds,
fell from the clouds at 4. Clements feet
while he was walking across the river
bridge
The morning news., 1889-05-30
BAINBRIDGE's BUDGET.
Alex Henderson Confesses the Muir
der of Amos Jackson.

Alex Henderson Confesses the Muir
der of Amos Jackson.
BAINBRIDGE, GA, May 29-Alox Hender-
son has confessed the killing of Amos Jacks n
and his little girl. He de les that he shot
her, but says he drowned her because he
could not hush her cries Will he was
carrying her fathe 5 corpse to the river.
As he started from the shore with the dead
man the child ran into the boat and kept
up a continual screaming Fearing she
would attract a witness TO the @spot,
be pitched her into the river. He SAYS he
would not have killed jackson in p esence
of the child had lie not renewed an old
quarrel and threatened to have him ar
rested as soon as he (Jacksou) could go to
Bainbridge.
Blunt Smith, young man, was danger
ously wounded Saturday evening. Mrs.
Brooks, relative, was packing his trunk
preparatory to an extended Wit TO Vir-
ginia. In picking up and handling his
pistol 1t went Off, inficting very danger
Gus wound in his groin.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
JACKSON SILENT.

He Had Nothing TO Say Concerning
the News Interview.
AUGUSTA, GA, May 29.-James U. Jack
son having been shown to-day the inter-
view in the SAvANNAH MORNING News,
and asked if he had anything to say in
reply, stated TO the NEWS correspondent
that his statement already published in re-
gard to the differences between himself and
Mr Eager is correct and true, and as the
mat er has been placed in the hands of his
counsel, he does not care to say any hing
further for publication. Unless ne and Mr..
Eager arrive at a settlement, the whole
matter will come up for adjudication in the
courts
The morning news., 1889-05-30
A BIG SALE OF FLANNELs.
over $2,ooo,ooo Worth Sold at Salts
factory Rrices.

factory hrlCoS.
NEW York, May 29-The sale of 1900
packages OF haanels by Widsrming,
Morris q Mitchell was concluded to-day.
The prices were far in adyance Of those of
year ago, and in some instances showed
an increase Of more than 10 per cent. I've
F's and C's twilied scarlets opened at 29J6
cents for 50-case lots, rose to 2954 cents and
closed AT 80 cents. Iwilled blues brought
from M TO 81 cents; twilled scar
let mixtures, 1lA cents; twllled
cadet mixtures, PA cents; twilled
blue mixtures, 20 to 2934 cents; fancy mkt
ures, 19l5 to % cents; twilled whit S, Is 10
2S54 Gems, IN ian twilis, 1874 cents; Victor
medicated, 2OA cents; diamond G. twills,
sea let, % 4 cents; trown no thwestern,
22s4 cents; Wilton, 224 t 23}5 cents
fire nen flannel q y cents; W ilt n X, 23A
cents; diamond G, No. 2, 25 cents; wilton
Xxx, 23iI b 2ji5 cents The sale realized
more than S., 2,OJ0 0lO. aud the prices OBJ
tanned we're decidedly satisfactory.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
M'D0W'S JURY PANEL.
NEARLY HALF OF THE JURYMEN
DRAWN ARE NEGROES.

The Friends of the Dead Editor Sus-
pect That the Jury Box Was Tam
pered With-So Large Proportion
of Negroes on Panel Cnprre-
cedented Since the Days OF Recon
etruction.
CHARLESTON, S. C., MAY ga good
deal of comment is caused by the peculiar
complexion of the jury panel "Alch was
drawn Yesterday in the session courts IEe
panel is to try McDow tor the murder q
Cant. F. ". Dawson, the court meeting on
tbethird Monday IN June. Out Of the thirty
six iurvmen drawn fourteen are negroes,
proportion UNI recedented since 1876, when
the negroes had control Of the co0rts. There
are no negroes to be tried for murder at the
coming term.
SUSPICION AROUSED.
Some of the friends Of the murdered
editor think that the jury box has been
tampered with in the interest Of Mellow.
They say that the proper ion Of negroes on
the Jury is unusual d unprecedented. IL
is well known that shortly before his death
Can't. Dawson tad incurred the enmity Of
number Of the leading colored preachers by
an editorial article which was accredited to
him.
THE ARTICLE.
In the article in question he urged Gov.
Richardson 10 pardon the negro lynchers in
Pickens county. who were under sentence
of death for lynchiEg a white man who lad
raped q negro girl. twas lnt.mated in the
article that while it was true that virtue
was not held as high and as dear among
colorei womeu as among the Whites, Yet
the principle was the same and the CHASTITY
OF the coiored women saouid be guarded as
zealouslv against ruffians as if their skins
were v hite.
A BOYCOTT ORDERED.
Soon after the publication Of this article
the negro preachers held meeting and de-
cided TO boycott CaDt. Dawson. Three Of
the leading colored ministers refused to g
into the bovcot one Methodist, one BaD-
tist and one Episc palian. The boycott
Consisted in denoulcilg the editor and his
paper from the Iulpit in " thdrawing
their church notices and giving them to the
opp sitlon paper These are the reaso ts
that cause uneasi less among the frie ds II
the murdered editor The jury commits
stone is a colored man. The feeling is very
intense.
Mellow viii be defended by ex-Gov.
McGrath and Asher D. Cohen, Of the
Charleston bar, who will plead self-defe SO.
The state VIII be represented by Solicitor
Jeryey. and possibly assistant counsel.
McDow's friends are co1fden6 that he Will
b. acquitted. Many law-abiding citizens
fear that the most that the state can hope
for is conviction of manslaughter. The
case viii probably come uD for trial about
June 26. Judge Kershaw will preside.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
BLOUNT CONVICTED.

Heis thelMurdere. of Miller on the Ex
cursion Train.
VALDosTA, Ga, May 20 Frank Blount,
charged with the killing OF Miller, dray-
man for the Feely Transfer Company, Of
Savannah, was to-day in the superior court
found guilty Of murder in the first degree
TIE killing occarred on nm excursion train
between Waldo d DIpoat, two weeks
ago The excursion as from Savannah to
Valdosta, the killing was done on the
return trip 10 savannah Bl unit Is from
Naycross aud Is said to be notorious gam
bier
The morning news., 1889-05-30
ASSAULTED IN a DINING CAR.
A Waiter Makes q Brutal Attack on a
Lady PASSENGER.

MINNEAPoLIs, MINI. May 29.-The
Journals special from Chippewa Falls.
Wi E, says: yesterday, as a Wisconsin
Central train for Minneapolis was about
one mile from the city, John Ayotta, a
waiter in the dining car, assaulted young
lady passenger in the sleeping car. Con-
ductor Clark went to the rescue when
Avotta threw a large sto4e, which struck
another lady in the heal, inhicting serious
injury. Ayotta was arres,ed, and to-day
sentenced to one year in the penitentiarv
The passengers were with difficulty re-
strained from lynching Ayotta."
The morning news., 1889-05-30
Woolfolk in jan At Perry.

PERRY, Ga, May 29.-Thomas Voolfolk
arrived in Perry this mor1ing. He lift
Macon on the 3.lj o'cl ck trai escorted
by the sheriff n Bib and Houston coun-
ties. At Fort Valley the sheriff OF n ustOn
took charge Of The prisoner with tleassist-
hnce u bis brother and +. G.. Hous9r They
took Woolfolk by private conveyance o
Perry jail, where he is now safely secured.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
NAVAL YARD PROSPECTS.
a Survey at Pensacola Relative to
Railroads Removal.

PENSACOLA, FLA, May 29.-The naval
commission that recently visited these
shores is having a survey made about u
mile east of tais city. The object OF the
survey as given out is to ascertain the pos
sibihtes relative to the removal Of the Pen
sacola AID Atlantic railroad which now
runs along the shore il that.location. The
road was OBJECTED TO by Commodore
McCann as interfering if 1t were left as
is with the operation af the yard
or dock, if the latter should be located
at that point. The railroad company agreed
70 remove the road as far back from toe
saore as might be deemed necessary, and 1t
is upon their agreeme that the survey
vas ordered. These facts indicate nothing
The board are simply taking advantage Of
every concession, and are procuring all the
data attainable to aid tAeIn in arriving at
a conclusion
The morning news., 1889-05-30
Heavy Crop Loeses at Hammock.

HAMMOCK, Fla, May 29-Owing to a
scarci II rain there /, a heavy loss iI the
vegetable crop. Sxty.fye per cent. will
not more than cover the DANA e. IL {
now nearly seven weeks since rain fell The
seYs1u commenced ols month later than
usual fo shipping The Dir ught caused a
di continuance Of shippi Of northern
winter cab age.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
sanderson,s crops suferlne.

SASuEEsoy. FLA. May 20 Tho CON
tiruguce 10 this drought mucu ongsr must
affect the yield ~ cotton n Il corn. Tho
planting sens ID opened very lAte. many
having recently replantod. This was
cause1 bv tho cold wuy. iu tie first part of
Nag. which lfs r0ysd tho seed. There was
n scarcity ~ ssad. The frait crop will b.
az average gne.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
lam SOLE AGENT FOR
@ Z O r @ 7 A
r E F FRIGERATORS
MANUFACTURED BY
F. A. ATHERTON,

For the last ten months have had in use in
my store one of his RefrgeratorS, so that
know whereof / speak. l was led to apply for
the agency on these Refrigerators after / had
tested mine and become satisfied:
First. That they were well built and hand
some in appearance.
Second. That they were sweet, dry and cold.
Third. That they were very economical in the
consumption of ice.
And lastlT, that they were 40 per cent cheaper
than any other Refrigerator | could learn of.
Before buying my Refrigerator, l wrote to
several manufacturers in different sections of
the country and 10 no Instance did / find one
liked as well as AthertOn'S, while the lowest bid
l received was for the same size box, about so
higher.
Full details as to cost consumption of ice,
and special merits of these boxes too long for
advertisement, will be cheerfully furnished on
application.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
Hrunswlck's Wire budget.

BRUNSWICK. Ga, May 2J.-Ground was
broken to-day for tue erection Of the First
National Bank buildi g, which will cost
az. 900. and al % f.r the Jewish synagogue,
which will cost $1,000
The frs ram IN seven weeks fell to-day.
The morning news., 1889-05-30

TEKsILLE. Ga. May 30 -Icunillo was
visited tln afternoon az o'cl0ca by due
rain, and from The location I tle clouds lt
y pres lmei ttat tno greater portion Of
NhtlinRiou county received a generous
supply. Hhi.e tHc raj was in progress,
hgntnlng struck o Dee in HeDry Davis l9t,
hAlla q Yallll-o nllIcn cgA a-analng neal.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
A ROBBERY.

T. c. Bandman, travelling man, had his
valise and grip stolel from the train at the
depot tonight in this city while en- route
from Blrmingna to Savannah.
John F. Swift of Troy, Ala, lost a box
containing three gold watches and four gold
cnai4s at the Broad street depot this eve
ming. He left them on a shelf at the ticket
Office while he was buying ticket and tor.
get TO pick them up. Wnen he return ed
they were gone and he has not succeeded in
The morning news., 1889-05-30
CoLUMBrs CHAPTERS.
A arriage-Journey of the Editors
Railroad Work.

Ot N"7- =
Railroad Work.
COLUMBUS, GA, May 29.-Miss Sallie
McClntock, daughter of W. Il. NcClintocl, l,
superintendent OF the Central railroad lin $
of this city, was married tonight to Walter
G. Oslin, a prominent young merchant.
A large party Of Georgia journalists,
headed by Col J. Il. Estill, passed through
this city to-day en- route 10 Kansas City.
Work on he Colum Us Southern railroad
is being vigor usly pushed A contract vas
clos-d to-day with Col Waters Of Butler for
crossties
The morning news., 1889-05-30
ROLLING MILL MEv STRIKE.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nay 49, About 100
men struck at the LochIel rolling mill to-
day because they were asked to work in a
larger mill which had bean idle since the
strikers were discharged last week. Only
the puddle mill is now in operation.
HOUSES OF LEADERS RAIDED.
BERLIN, May 29.-The police raided the
houses of the leaders of the miners strike at
Dortmuud to-day and seized a number of
letters and d considerable amount of money,
wnen those whose homes were invaded
were accused Of being socialist agitators
The editor Of the Westphalia Peoples Ga
zette has been arrested on a c-arge of in
stigating the strikes in the mining re-
gions.
Four members of the Bochum strikers
committee have been released from prison.
The strikers at Essen, Bochum and Dort-
mund he'd meetings to-day and decided -
resume work Friday next If their de-
mands are not granted by the end Of two
months the men will go on a strike again.
The morning news., 1889-05-30
Railroad Men 20 be Discharged.

BALriM1RE. May 80 "A general dis.
charge. comprising about 30 men, will take
place from the Baltimore aud Ohio Mount
Glare ops to-n1 forenoon. The dis
charles will comprise a certain numbsr Of
~ - from each shop