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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-01
Five Weeks on a Burning Ship

from the London DAILY Telegraph.
The Inmeu liner City of New York. from
New York, arrived at Queenstown yester-
day morning with particulars of the ar
rival at RIO de Janeiro on April rs Of
the London steamer Parkhurst, ,53S tons
with her cargo on fire and her co imam Ter
and several of the crew disabled from the
severe burns received in endeavoring to ex-
tinguish the fire, which ragged during the
greater part OF the voyage from Hull to
Rio de Janeiro. The fire was first discov-
cred on March %, and In a short time had
such hold OF the vessel that Capt Robertson
believed she was doomed to destruction, a d
had the lifeboats got out and provisio led
Everything that could be done to extln-
guish the fire was done, but, despite
the best efforts of the crew, the
fire spread through the cargo, and
soon the sides of the vessel above the water
became red hot, aud the decks could oaly
be- walked on by spreading wet sails on
hem, and keeping them continually sat-
urated. Holes were made in the deck, and
high pressure steam from the donkey boiler
was injected on the blazing cargo with good
results. Water was ais pumped in in large
quantities; but on April 25 the fire again
increased and reached the coal bunkers.
For two days and nights the crew worked
hard To remove the coal. Several Of the
men, being rendered insensible by tina suffo-
cati e smoke and intense heat, had to be
carried on dec4. F + three days tue bin
was rendered uninhabIiable, and four of
the crew had narrow escape from suffoca-
ton ia the forecastle. Several times the
crew thought they would be drlven
to abandon 9 vessel; but, eacoug agei by
the commander, WAC vas fore. most in fight
ing the flames. they managed to stand by
t ship, and succeeded in taxing her iato
Rio de Janeiro, the cargo being thea still in
flames. Capt. Robertson and seven of the
crew were badly burned and almost
blinded, and it is believed that m st Of the
5000 tons of cargo is destroyed by fire aud
water. The Parkhurst belo gs to MeSsrs
Carlisle & Co., LeAdenhall street, London.
and is new vessel. Tue Braz Ian govern
me t ha, decided to present gold medal TO
Capt. Robertson IN recognition Of his bray
cry and SKILL
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A WAR INCIDENT.
Col McEwen's Romantic Story of the
Battle of Franklin.
DR.. Henry II. Field in the Evangelist.

DR.. Henry II. Field in the Evangelist.
While recalling personal "reminiscences it
may be of interest to mention one commu-
nicated to me by Col McEwen:
"Gen. Kimban occupied my house as his
headquarters. An incident occurred there
which was rather strange to me. About 4
o'clock p. m, after the general had left
for the field, there fingered a colonel
from indianapolis in my parlor: he
was a lawyer and a nice man; he
asked my daughters to sing and play him a
piece of music. They hesitated, but l an
swered for them. Yes" Ny daughters
asked what they should play. He replied
that he had not been IN parlor since the
battle of Oak Hill was taught, aud that he
did not know one piece from another, ex-
cept field music. l then spoke up and asked
the you g ladies to sing and play a piece
which had recently co ne out, Just Before
the Battle, Mother telling the colonel that
it was new apiece. At my request they sat
down and played and sang the the piece
about half through, when stepped
to the door and a shell exploded
within fifty yards. 1 Immediately re-
turnd and said, Colonel, it 1 am
any judge, it is just about that time nowp
He Immediately sprang to mis- feet. and ran
Ill the direction Of his regiment, but before
he reached it, or by that time, he was shot
through the lungs, the bnllet passing quite
through hims He was taken back to the rear
and on to Nashville. Eighteen days after re-
ceived message from him through an Of
icer, stating the fact of his being shot, and
that tine piece of music the young ladies
were executing was still ringingi in his ears,
and had been every moment that his eye,
were open since he left my parlor the evening
of the battle. In April, four months later,
after the war was over, he had sufficiently
recovered to travel, when he came to Frank
lin, as he stated, expressly to get the young
ladies to finish the piece of music and re-
lleve his ears. His wife aud more than a
dozen officers accompanied him. He found
the ladies, AMI they sang and played the
piece through for him in presence of all the
officers, and they wept like children"
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HOW VICTORIA PROPOSED.
An Interesting Bit OF History Recalled
The Queens Full Name.
From the PHILADELPHIA Press.

from ule FNitQQetDttO f1TSSS.
81 wonder how many people know that
Victoria the Good, as it has been suggested
the Queen of England shall be called, wlen
she fell in love had to do tue pr l,osing for
herselfm said an Amegiclnizsd Engishman
the other morning, whose "reminiscences
were called uD by the fac5 that Queen Vic
toria viii be 20 wears old tomorrow.
was very niue interested in reading re-
Gently the account of her betr thai. 1t had
always been expected that she and her
cousin Albert would eventually make q
match of it. WGen they were both about Is
years old, he visited England, but did not
make much impression on the newly
crowned queen. However, three years
later he male up his mind co NOW or
never" game. and with his brother visited
her at Windsor Castle. Like more humble
lovers he was placed in a rather embarrass-
ing predicameat by tae non-arrlval of
his luggage, aid was thus prevented
from dining with her majesty on
his first evening as her guest. For
five DAYS did Victoria study him, and then
after first telling her adviser, Lord Mel
bourne, what she had decided to do, she
sent for Albert, saying that she desired to
see him particularly. One account OF the
affair, certainly valuable for its ureYity.
reads as follows: "What the queen told
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him was that she loved him with her whole
heart, and tDau sle desire to be his wife"
She was accepted without hesitation, as any
good-lJoking sovereign of 20 might have
hoped to have been, aad so they were mar
ried.
Another fact about her life which inter-
ested me was that she was christenei Alex
andrina- Victoria, with hyphen, and not
"plain" Victoria. as she is generally called.
As a child she was called "Irina," and her
maternal graldm )ther, who had afo dness
for nicknames gave her tie endearing titles
of ''Sweet Blossom of May" and "May
Flower" becauie of her birth. Oddly
enough two of her eight children were born
IN the same month, Helena on May 25, 1916,
aud Arthur on May /, 1850.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-01
Fires on Cotton Laden Ships,

1t has been conceded by most recent
writers on the subject that yes els which
are freig ted with Anne. icln cotton are
more liable to accidents by f,e than those
which carry cotton baled in 9th II countries
1t is said That many foreign insurance CON-
panies fix their rates on tais supposition.
The fire on the steamer Rugia, which cams
near destroying both corgo and vessel, has
brought this subject again before the De
pie. 1t certai ly seems due to the national
credit that the prese It dangerous condition
Of affairs should be remeIied, if it lies
within the power of the governm ont to cor
rect existent evils of cotton packing
and transportation. The great recurrence
of fires on vessels carrying c ton was until
quite Iecently, accounted for by the theory
Of spontaneous combustion This theory
was especially plausible from the fact that
in the United States the manufac ure of
cotton see oil, highly infammable
product, was carried so often in
close proximity to cotton presses.
and also by the fact that the bales
of cotton were carried in cars that had pre-
viously been used in the transportation of
the oil. The statistics on the subject, how
ever, will hardly warrant the belief that
the presence OF cotton seed oil in tine oaleS
can be taken as the OILY cause for these
fires. The poor manner in which the Am Dr.
lean product is packed is without parallel
in the commercial world, except, perhaps,
IN the manner in which savage nations ex-
DO their sugar or oth4r natural products,
a.d may he held TO account for many oceai
conhagratioh,. A com arison between the
method Of cotton baling here and its pack
ing in China discloses much to the credit of
the other nation and nothing compliment
tary tn our own. L. is extremely advisable
that both cotton plalters and export
ers pay more attention to tnis matter aud
adopt the necessary reforms, which Rre
demanded alike in the interest of humanity,
the conditi N of the Americ IN cotton trade
and our credit as an intelligent and progress
i've nation.
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RAILROADS.
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SAVANNAH and TYBEE RAILROAD.

IN EFFECT SUNDAY, APRIL %, 1888.
Trains leave Savannah daily except Sunday.
Standard Time. at $50 A. N, 2:30 p NJ, $40 P.
N. and p. ".
Leave Tybee A. NJ, Has a NJ, Cos P. NJ and
9P.M.
Sunday schedule, in effect on and after April
%, 1889:
Leave Savannah $50 A. NJ, 1880 P. NJ, IT, NJ
and p. NJ
Leave Tybee 6:45 A. NJ, 11:4s A. NJ, $50 and
Gas P. NJ.
Fare for round trip. &c.,; half fare, CSC. Sea-
son'ticSets at reduced rates. Family excursions
every Tuesday. and Friday. Fare for round
trip. 35c.; half fare, 20c
Trans leave from the company's NEW
DEPOT, on Randolph street. foot of President
street.
Tickets on sale ct Fernandez's cigar store.
or at Gazan's cigar store. under Pulaski HOUSE
also at ticket Office at savannah and rybee De-
pot and Central Railroad Ticket Office.
Arrangements for special excursions can Do
made BY addressing R. E. COBB, Suderintend'
ent, or h; 4. WOODRUFF, Freight and PasSen-
ger Agent, Savannah, Ga.
RE. COBB. supt
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Ail About Augusta,

AUGUSTA. GA, May 31.-Robert Good
rich, workman on new building being
erected on Campbell street., fell off the
building. a dis ance OF thirty-fve feet, to-
day. No bones we're broken but he sus-
tained severe internal injuries He fell on
the limb of a tree which broke his fall and
prevented instant de It'll.
Ogerco4ts are in demand to-day and
hoHsskeepers got out blankets for to-
night.
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FURBER's POINT HOUSE,
TYBEE ISLAND

VIII open on SATURDAY, June ], for the
accommodation of guests.
Mrs Bannon will have charge of the culinary
department. and will be assisted by f1rst-cless
cooks. Mrs Banuon's celebrated Fish Break
tee az to the manner in which that depart,nent
will be run. TIE house has been thoroughly
renovated aad put in first-class condition.
Large bath houses, fine dancing pavilion and
porches extending entire length OF house. For
terms see j. II. FURBER.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-01
ELEVENTH ANNUAL CRUISE sAVAN.
NAH YACHT CLUB.

The eleventh annual cruise of the club will
begin on MONDAY, 81 inst. Yachts will be
in position, ready for the start, at ga NJ at foot
of Barnard streee. Start will be made at $3.50
A. NJ. sharp. Rear Commodore F. S. Lathrop
will be Fleet Capt in, aud L. A. Falligant NJ H.,
FLEET Surgeon. Captains will report to the
Commodore on board the flagship Eta at o. 20
A. NJ By order of
T. L. KINSEY, Commodore S. Y c.
Attest: g. w. HAUPT Secretary
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-01
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

The firm OF HERMES & GOTTLIEB is THIS
DAY dissolved by mutual consent. N. l.
GOTTLIEB will continue the business on his
own account, and assumes the liabilities of the
late firm. Parties indebted viii make payment
to him. A. J. HERNES, il.
n. ]. GOFTLIE6.
SAVANNAH. GA. May 81. 1880.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
SAVANNAH, GA, May 20 1884
From JUNE 1st to SEPTEMBER 1st, or until
further notice, Banking hours will be from
O'Clock A. N. to o'clock P. NJ.
T. NJ. CUNNINGHAM,
Cashier Central Railroad Bank,
THOS GADSDEN.
Cashier The Merchants National Bank of sa
vannah.
JAMES SULLIVAN,
Cashier Southern Bank of the State of Georgia
JAS. H. HUNTER
Cashier Savannah Bank and Trust Co
THOS. F. THOMSON,
Cashier The National Bank of Savannah.
GEO. G. FREEMAN
Cashier The Citizens Bank of Savannah
CHAS. H. OLMSTEAD & co.
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RICE.-The friends and acquaintance of Mr..
and Mrs. George A Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. H. P
Smart and Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Robinson, are in
vited 70 attend the funeral of ANNIE MARIE in
FAINT daughter Of the former, at No. Mont
gomery street, at o'clock T rs AFTERNOON.
MURPHY.-The relatives and friends of NJ
ana Mrs. y. j. Murphy are respectfully invited
TO attend the funeral OF their son. NICHOLAS j.
from their residence. rs st. Julian street, at $50
O'Clock THIS MORNING.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Fun ERAL INVITATIONS.
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RICE.-The friends and acquaintance of Mr..
and Mrs. George A Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. II. P.
Smart and Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Robinson are in
vited 10 attend the funeral of ANNIE MARIE in
FAINT daughter Of the former, at No. ) Mont
gomery street, at O'Clock T rs aFTERN00N.
MURPHY.-The relatives and friends of Nj
and Mrs. Y. j. Murphy respectfully invited
TO attend the funeral OF their son, NICHOLAS j.
from their residence, 76 st. Julian street, $3.50
O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
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SAVANNAH BRANCH
The adjourned meeting viii "a
take place at Armory haI, Y
p. NJ, SATURDAY, June 1. III
Important announcements w
and committee appointments Co.
By order k a
E KULMAN. 49, s!:sE
President, "a sZl15tSt
MAX ROBINSON, SouNfRN0 FFv1ps
Sec. and Treas. Hss6cHTleE
EVERGREEN CEMETERY COMPANY
OF BONAvENTURE.
The annual meeting will be held on TUES
DAY, the 4th day of June, at o'clock Pm.
MA COHEN. Sec. and Treas.
NOTICE TO ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The semi-annual meeting Of the Board of
Road Commissioners of Chatham county will
be held at the Court House on SATURDAY,
June 1st at 10 O'Clock An
G. BOURQUIN, Chairman.
r. CoAKLEY, Secretary.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements inserted under "spec.o,
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AT AUCTION.
BOOKS, BOOKCASES AND PICTURES.
G. Il. DoRSETT, Auetioneer,
Will sell at public outcry THIS DAY Gatur-
day. June 1st, 1889. at 14s Congress street,
commencing at II o'clock A.. NJ:
Two BOOK CASES, one being small and the
other large.
One very fine PAINTING Of Ben HILL
One fine OIL PAINTING "Puss in Boots"
Seven fine OIL PAINTINGS, copies from
"Old Masters
A collection of BOOKS, comprising many
scientific works of interest to civil or mechan-
\ ical engineers. Many Of them rare and valu-
able.
Works Historical, Poetical and Biographical:
A lot Of Novels bound and In pamphlet form.
This is good chance to replsnish libraries
and to collect material for summer reading.
"WHEN WAS AT SARATOGA LAST
YEAR
They served with their Sherbets, Ice Cream
and other Ices, and sometimes with Tea and
Chocolate, curled or rolled Wafer, about
twice the diameter of a lead pencil, and about
as long. They were an Imported Wafer, and
were so nice that have been wanting some
ever since"
"Yes, madame, know what you mean. They
are called the Cigarette Wafer, and are one of
the famous Karlsbad Waters. have them"
"You have? Well, I am delighted to know
that. Please send me dozen boxes'
The finest table luxuries the world produces,
That's the aim.
Make 1t a point to read the Special Notice
column Of this paper the first.
j. j. RELY,
Importer and Specialist,
30 Whitaker Street.
Telephone Call 165.
ELIGIBLE BAY STREET PROPERTY
FOR SALE.
Two elegant pieces of property located on the
best business blocks on
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ELIGIBLE BAY STREET PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

ELIGIBLE BAY STREET PROPERTY
FOR SALE.
Two elegant pieces of property located on the
best business blocks on
BAY STREET
Have been placed with me for sale The owners
have no further use for the property and are
willing, rather than rent it. to give unusually
easy terms to reliable purchasers
One of the pieces referred to is the Western
portion of The wefl-established house recently
occupied by Messrs. Guckenheimer & Son.
The other is equally well knows as for years
occupied by Bendheim Bros as a wholesale
cigar and tobacco business.
1t is seldom that such well located Bay street
property is offered and as the TERMS CAN BE
MADE SPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE. tie attention of
investors is particularly directed to this op-
portunity
NJ. ]. SoLOMoNS, us Bryan street.
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BUFFERS PHARMACY.
PAINTS,

PAINTS,
OILS AND vA.RNISHEs, LEADS, COLoRs
AM, MIXED PAINTS.
Berry Bros Herd Oil and Varnishes. full
stock of Paint and White Wash Brushes on
hand. Call and get prices at
EDWARD ]. KIEFFER'S
Drug and Seed Store.
Corner West Broad and Stewart streets
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Mr.. L. L. YARNEDoE

accompanied DF Mr.. 1uomaS Il. Black
shear, visited a number of the largest
orchards in he vicinity, among them that
formerly ow. ed by himself, embracing
fifteen acres, which he sold last year for the
snug sum of ga 600. 1t was one of TIE bra :
groves of Thoinasville, but is now affected
TO some extent with the prevailing disease.
Much of the fruit has been blasted.
and the leaves and ends of the
boughs are black, and, in some
instances, even the limbs are dying, still
the trees have moderate crop remaining
upon them.
Blight made its appearance in March on
the bloom buds, destroying d very consider
able percentage of eH before the foliage
had put forth, and afterward extending
some distance up the boughs. II is almost
entirely confined to the old groves, and those
most literally fortified. Very sedorn car
any symptom be observed on trees less
than four or five years old The orchards
that have not been fortified fare the
best. Thus the ob.e grove above men
toned, which has suffered so much, was
always kept profusely enriched with com
mereial fertilizers and compost, while per
contra, the 300 stately trees of Mr.. L. L.
Varnedoe, which are almost wholly free
from disease and bending under their bur-
, 1889-06-13

The generous hearts of the people
Of this city have been stirred with
emotion over the sad fate which has
befallen our sister city, Seattle.
Though actual suffering may not e1-
ist in many cases among those whose
effects were destroyed by the fire,
there must be a number of instances
where the food sent them by the re-
lief committees in the cities in the
northwest has been received with
gladness, for we have read of many
people who had no insurance, men
who could not hear from friends
Immediately, and who must have
something with which to bridge
over" Seattle will accept what is
donated but will not ask for assist
ance; her proud spirit can cannot be
broken. The entertainment given
last night for the sufferers was rather
an impromptu affair, and reflects
credit upon the projectors, their sole
idea was to swell the subscription
and add as much as possible to it
through their efforts on the stage.
We feel that Seattle will be grateful
and our citizens will feel proud of
the ladies and gentlemen who par
ticipated. It was a generous act on
their part and one which cannot be
too highly commended.
, 1889-06-13

All that Is said In partisan news
papers with regard to the attitude OF
the national administration toward
the culprits who have made election
laws in Indiana a farce cannot be Sc
rlously considered, but it is quite
certain that the exercise of clemency
towards such a man as the convicted
leader Sim Coy will excite much un-
favorable comment in quarters which
cannot be wisely ignored by Presi-
dent Harrison and those near to him.
The country has not either forgotten
or forgiven the extraordinary means
taken to shield Dudleyism from ex-
posure, and very many severe sug-
gestions are now sure to arise
IN minds otherwise friendly. The
ends of justice would not have been
overreached if Coy had been COM
PEELED to take his punishment to the
end. His course was that of fragrant
defence of law and derencY, and an
example should have been made OF
him to the utmost limit allow able.
10 let up on such an enemy of the
purity of the ballot is a very discour-
aging beginning for any administra-
tion, much less one that is supposed
to have no affiliation with men OF
iow-down political methods, north OF
south.
, 1889-06-13

Judge Dennison calls attention to
one provision in the enabling act
which is not generally understood.
He says that If the electors reject the
constitution framed by the first ses-
sion of the convention in July the
governor may re-cOnvene the mem
bers of the same body to amend or
change the constitution to meet the
wishes of the pespIe. This, the judge
thinks should be generally known,
because it will have a tendency to
cultivate a more independent spirit
in the electors to vote down the con-
stitution if not properly framed, and
the members of the convention know
ing that the people may send them
back to amend their work, will be
more careful to prepare constitu-
ton that shall be worthy of adop-
ton. The corporations also must re-
member that this amendatory pro-
vision will cause the people to reject
any constitution which may be
weighted down with unwise and i'm
proper principles The adoption of
the constitution is said to be very
uncertain unless it shall be well
framed for the good of the common
people and devoid of inclination to
special privileges and corporations.
Post Intelligencer
, 1889-06-13
THE TEST OF MEN.
Unexpected Forces Developed by
circumstances.

The nature of every man is so mys-
terious, so immeasurable and unfath-
omable, that what seems to others the
narrowest mental organization may
contain within itself unexpected re-
sources, says Philip g. Hamerton in
Scribner's for June. This is the hid
den cause of the invariable appear
ance of great men in times of nation
al trial and disturbance. At such
times, quiet, unpretending individu-
ais come to the the front by the forces
of nature that formerly lay concealed
within them, and they win fame per-
haps Immortal fame, like Cromwell,
Grant, Lincoln, for qualities that
would scarcely have attracted notice
In common life and in ordinary times.
The fact of such appearances of
great men might warn MS all against
the presumption of setting bounds to
the future of any one, except in mat
ters where technical excellence is a
necessity. Ii man cannot play the
fiddle at 30 years of age we may safe
ly predict that he will never become
an accomplished violin;st, but when
there is no technical obstacle the linn
its cannot be fixed. Scott fell into
novel writing accidentally, and very
trivial circumstance Ia search for fish
ing-tackle that made HIM stumble
upon the unfinished manuscript of
"Waverley"1 caused him to resume it
after first abandonment.
George Eliot spent her time in
translating German philosophical
books, not at all suspecting the exist
ance of her own gifts as a novelist,
until Lewis urged her to make expe-
riments. A possible external cause
in either of these cases would have
left the gift dormant forever. If By
ron had not appeared Scott would
have renamed the first poet, SO that
he would not have turned to prose;
for Shelley and Keats counted for
hardly anything in those days, and
Wordsworths wss unpopular. If Miss
Evans had married a rich ordinary
man the intellectual side of her ma
ture would have overshadowed the
artistic, and she would never have
been anything more than student
and expounder of philosophy.
Unthinking people express an as
tonishment at examples of this kind
which is in itself unreasonable. They
think it very surprising that any one
should succeed in pursuit for which
he has not been trained, but tha. nev-
er happens.