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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
PAINIINGs SEIZED.
Custom House inspectors Believe
They Were SmugRled In.

Custom House Inspectors Believe
They We're Struggled In.
New YoRK, Dec. 23.--Inspectors Brown
and Donohue to-day brought to the seizure
room of the custom house five valuable
paintings, suspected Of being smuggled into
this country by Col. A. Gross. for whose ar
rest Special Agent Frittner got warrant a
week ago. Gross was warned aud disap-
peared. No tidings as to his whereabouts
have since been received by the custom
house people. The fine paintings seized
were boxed up as when imported
some time ago. One was q
painting about 8 feet square and the others
are feet square. The boxed paintings
were addressed, "Col. A. Gross, West
Twenty~second street, New York" They
were found concealed in an unoccupied
house on Thirty-second street, near Broad
way. last night. The paintings are said to
be very valuable and will strengthen the
case of smuggling against the colonel. The
present seizure is the outcome of a seizure OF
paintings at Detroit ten days ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
LOSS OF THE ABYSSINIA.
A PANIC AMONG THE PASSENGERS
AND CREW.

The Captain Finally Restores Con,
fdenoe-Two Sailors Jumped Over.
board and One Was Drowned-The
spree Hove in sight During the
Hight OF the Panic.
LONDON, Dec. 23-Efrorts were made to.
day to gather the details of the fire from ths
officers and crew OF the steamer Abyssnia.
but none Of them. with the exception Of tIs
third officer, was inclined to say anything
regarding the loss Of the steamer. Tbs
third officer says that after the Abyssinis
left New York on Dec. Is. everything
proceeded as usual until Friday
Dec. ls, at three bells, 1880 O'Clock. Smoke
was then noticed Issuing from beneath tho
matches OF the third hold In which the cot,
ton was slowed. An investigation revealed
the fact that the cotton was on fire and this
fames had gained suoh Roadway that all the
efforts made TO subdue them or even TO hold
them In check were Of no avail. The FIRE
was fought as long as a single hope Of say.
Ing the steamer remained. but finally
Capt. Murray decided that II the
passengers aud crew were to ess
cape with their lives they would
have to leave the steamer to her fate. The
boats were lowered, water and provisions
pAASt0 III tnctu anu Hll UaHl9 lefC the vessel.
but the boats remained close by and In &
short time the Spree appeared and took ali
on board.
A PASSENGERS STORY.
A passenger on the Abyssina narrates q
story that does not agree IN some Of its de-
tails with the foregoing. The passenger
says that the flames spread with such rapid,
ity that every one knew that the stearnes
was doomed, When IL became
known chat there was no pos.
stble hope OF saving the vessel
most Intense excitement prevailed A num-
Der OF the crew became panic stricken. and
two Of them jumped into the sea. One was
rescued, but the other was drowned Capt.
Murray preserved bis calm demeanoS
throughout the whole exciting scene and he
restored the panic-stricken members Of the
crew to state Of perfect discipline.
ARRIVAL OF THE SPREE.
During the excitement the Spree was
seen In the distance and the fact that shs
was beading for tho AbyssinIa tended
greatly 10 calm the excitement.
When the Spree neared the Abyss
stnia she sent two OF her boats
TO help take or the people OF the burning
steamer. Some OF the latters boats were
utilized In this search and all hands, pas
senRers and crew, were transferred 10 the
German steamer. All the passengers lug
gage and every bit OF the cargo was lost.
In two and a half hours after the fire was
discovered. the vessel was nname from end
to end.
The owners desire to deny the state-
meut that two Of the Abyssinia's
crew jumped overheard and that one
was drowned. There was no loss
OF life. The mistake in the passengers ac-
count arose from the fact that the Spree
picked up boat containing two men who
had put out from the steamer Iona to ask
assistance, one Of whom was drowned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
ENaLAND's Ex.PRNsIoNRRs.

Many Old Soldiers Committing Their
lsims and Coming to This Country.
New York, Dec. 23. This morning an
other ex-pensioner Of the English govern
ment turned up at the Office OF the British
consul, and this is the tale he tells: He de-
clares that 300 old English vet
Grams, pensioners of the English gov
ernment, have applied for payment
in full, for which they release the English
government OF all claims on IL for pensions.
These old soldiers, he says, all intend COM
ing TO America. For himself, he said, his
name is Thomas McDermott, chat he is 81
years Of age, and that he came here with
8212. which sum was paid him In lump TO
relinquish pension OF 18 pence day. He
served in the Royal artillery In India for
twenty years. He is going to .Cooper's
Plains, N. Y. He is the third British PEN
siouer who has oommuted his pension claim
and emigrated hither recently.
AN OLD PRACTICE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The question as to
whether the United States is to be made the
dumping ground for all the worn-out Eng
lish pensioners that the British government
choose to send over here is agitating Gen.
O'Beirne at the barge office. A reporter
has Investigated the matter and finds that
the practice only now comes to the cogniz-
ance of our immigration authorities Is an
old one so far as the British government is
concerned,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
REPORTERS OF PARLIA a MENr.

The Reuters Telegram Company APP
pointed to Do the Work.
LONDON, Dec 23.--The Reuters Telegram
Company Qimited) have been appointed Of
flciaI reporters and publiAhers OF the debates
in parliament In place Of the Hansard Pub
fishing Union Qimited) which formerly did
this work. The latter company failed in
February last with liabilities which were
placed at 10000 and this rendered
necessary the appointment OF new OF.
fore the formation of the Hansard
Publishing Union the work was
done for many years by the Hansards indi-
vidually.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
AN OLD PRACTICE.
La aAsooGNE's HEBREWS.

A Probability That They Will be Sent
Back to france.
NEW York, Dec 9S.--Affidavlts In the
cases of forty-one Russian Hebrews who
landed at the barge office yesterday by the
La Gascogne have been sent to Secretary
Foster and the immigrants are detained
pending'action by him. After leaving Rus
sia the Immigrants went TO Paris and were
taken care of for three months by
the Baron Hirsch fund. IL was the inten-
ton of the land managers to send them to
the Argentine Republic, but some trouble
arose and they were consigned to the care
of the united Hebrew charities in this
city. That society has but little. funds and
the immigrants are destitute. They will
probably be seat back.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
A oREsNvILtE BANK FAILS.
Its Doors shut Just After the Close OF
the Days Business.

the Days Business.
VICKsBUR0, MISS, Dec. 23.-The Bank
Of Greenville at Greenville, Miss, sus-
pended yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
The frst intimation OF the suspension was
the following notice posted on the door of
the bank; "Closed by order of the chan
Gerry court OF Washington county. The
bank is In the hands OF receiyer.n The
shock OF this intelligence was great When
it reached the circuit court, then In session
the attendant counsel told the presiding
judge that this failure was such calamity
that no one present was in any condition 20
transact business and the court adjourned
at once. It is feared that this Is
but the precursor OF other misfortunes,
oil the result Of the depression in cotton.
United States Senator White, representing
the Whitney National Bank OF New Or
leans, and other creditors were in GreenvilIe
yesterday. President Pollock was appointed
receiver. The liabilities are stated at $500, :
GOO. The assets are more than that amount,
comprising among others S750.000 In first
mortgages on Washington county real
estate and county securities to the amount
Of $3.50, 600
CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.
The failure is due to the successive over
flows, entailing short crops and 30 the low
price Of cotton. II is a well-known fact
that the bank has been the financial bull
wark OF the entire county, the wealthiest In
this state, for years. The utmost sympathy
is expressed for President Pollock, whose
ability and integrity are distinguished. The
banks OF this city express belief based on
personal knowledge, that the creditors will
be paid In full. Nevertheless the blow is q
heavy one. the banks operations being by
no means confined to Washington county.
The bank was the first ever established in
Greenville Detailed lists Of the creditors
have not been received, but the Whitney
National Blink IL understood TO be the larg-
est creditor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
POPE LEO'S BAD HEALTH.

A Painting Fit Followed by Extreme
Prostration After the consistory.
LONDON, Dec. 2a-The Lonoet's Italian
correspondent asserts that the pope had
fainting fit followed by extreme prostration
after the last consistory, and that the fact
was kept profound secret la compliance
with orders placed on the personnel Of the
vatican, In accordance with Pope Leo's
bill enjoining secrecy In the event of bis
death, until certain formalitles regarding
the conclave have beon concluded. To
these secret orders, 1t is said, are due tho
official denials OF the pope's illness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
Conlrmed bv the senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The Senate has
confirmed the following nominations:
United States Ministers-A Loudou
Snowden Of Pennsylvania, to Greece, Rou-
mania and Servia; Richard Cults Shannon
OF New York, to Nicaragua, Costa Rica
and Salvador; Romualdo Pacheco Of Cal
ifornia, to Guatemala and Honduras.
Minister Resident aud Consul General
John y. Durham OF Pennsylvania TO Hayti.
Postmasters- T. H. Miller at
Tuscaloosa; Mississippi, H. Q. Powers al
StarkviIle. Rassolas Boyd az Kosciusko.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
RUssIA'S NIaILISTB.

Numerous Workmen Under Arrest at
St Petersburg.
LONDON, Dec. "a, 3 A. M.---The 50. Peters.
burg correspondent OF the Times says:
Numerous arrests have been made Of
workmen In the mills and factories In the
suburbs Of this city on a charge Of being
concerned In an alleged nihilist plot. Plans
of the czar's palace were found Ia posses-
sion of many Of the prisoners. Gossip says
that a professors wife has been arrested on
the same charge"
The Standards correspondent says that
further arrests Of nihilists have been made
there, the total number of arrests being 1850.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
RUSSIANS GOING TO FRANCE.

The Czarlna to Accompany Her Son
to Paris.
Sr. PETERSBURG, Dec. 23.-ft is stated
that the czarina has decided to accompany
her son on his coming visit TO Paris She
will be conveyed to Brest on the royal
yacht, and will be escorted by several men,
of-war. Thence she will go direct to Paris,
where she will make a short stay prior to
her trip to Nice. She will be feted through
out her visit to France, and the indications
are that her journey will be one long ova-
tion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
Walt whitman,s Condition

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.--Walt Whitman
tonight is reported growing steadily week.
or. The doctors say they are waiting FIR
the end, which may come at any hour. or
which may be delayed for several day g. ow-
ing to the vitality OF the aged poet. He takes
but little nonrishment aud does not display
any interest in what Is transpiring around
his bedside. No one Is allowed to see him
except his physicians and nurses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
Hi Pardored Him.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Dec 2a-Thomas j.
Welch was fined $3.50 yesterday and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for thirty days
for contempt of court. He is the man who
took the Third ward returns to Albany
when he should have given them to the in
spectors for correction. He was taken TO
the penitentiary, whence he was released at
midnight on pardon from Gov. Hill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
4 Scale Factory in Flames.

New York, Dec. 23.-Fire occurred early
this morning In John Chatillon & Sons
scale factory, Nos. IS, 81 and SO Cliff street.
1t broke out in the paint shop on the third
floor, and running paints and oils commu-
nicated the flames to the other stories in
Quick order. The building was damaged
about SAC, 900. The loss on the stock is put
at s75. 900. Both building and stock were
fully fnsurad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
Pottery Works Aplazs.

TRENTON, N. j., Dec 23.-At 8 O'Clock
this morning fire broke out In Cook & Han
cocks Crescent Pottery. and owing to the
difficulty Of obtaining water three out of
four of the company's large buildings, with
their entire contents Of finished and unfin-
ished ware, were destroyed. The loss is
500 900, but is pretty fully covered by in
surance. Five hundred employees will be
rendered idle until the pottery is rebuilt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
Brazll.s Fever Epidemic.

LONDON. Dec. 23.--Advices have been
received here that the ravages of yellow
fever are growing heavier daily. The
people at the various ports are well accus-
toned to the presence Of the disease, but so
severe and fatal are its attacks now that q
widespread panic has seized upon them.
ALI those who are able are fleeing to the
mountains for safety.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
DEEP WATER FOR SAVANNAH.
Three Petitions on the Subject Laid
Before the Senate.

Before the Senate.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23-Mr. Manderson
presided over the Senate this morning.
Mr.. Cockrell presented three memorials,
all Of them. he said. on printed blanks sent
out by representatives of Savannah, Ga ,
entitled: "Georgia's appeal to her sister
states"
These blanks have been filed, be said, by
the board of trade Of st. Joseph, Mo-, by
the mayor and aldermen Of that city, and
one by the Commercial Club of Kansas
City. They were an Endorsement Of a
movement which seemed TO be quite extern
size from the number of blanks sent out in
Georgia for securing congressional legisla-
tion for deep water at Savannah, Ga.
The remainder Of the days session was
devoted TO the introduction of bills and
reading two messages from the President
upon minor matters. Then after brief
executive session the Senate adjourned to
January 8.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
Short work in the House.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-The speaker
called the Housesto order at noon to-day
and announced the appointments of the com
mittees.
MIR. Meredith of Virginia announced the
death Of his predecessor, w. II. +. Lee, and
as mark of respect the House adjourned
TO meet Jan. 8.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
The Czar Displaased.

LONDON, Dec %, A. M.-The Berlin
correspondent OF the Netos says the czar is
displeased at the Chadoein affair as tending
to hurry Turkey into the arms of the drie-
bund. The Russian government, 1t is fur
ther said, is trying 70 influence NJ. Ribot,
the French minister Of foreign affairs, 20
adopt milder policy in the matter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
Lulas simon DYING.

PARIS. Dec. 23.-Jules Simon, the dis
tinguished French statesman and author,
who has been critically Ill for some time
past, is dying. His last appearance In a
public capacity was as president OF the In
ternational emigration conference recently
held in this City.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
a pIaze at a MN.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 2S.-One Of the
recent additions 20 the old Union mills on
River street, between Eighth and Tenth
streets, owned by f. L. Kidder & Co. was
burned this morning. The damage will be
about SlOO, 600. with $4,000 Insurance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
Canada'e Crooked omciaIs.

QUEBEC, Dec 23-Notice Of the dissoiu-
tion of the legislature and the appointment
of another royal commissioner TO investi-
gate further the alleged boodliug by the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
Daniels Granted a New Trial.

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 22--Peter Daniels.
the condemned negro now confined in Full
ton county jail, who aroused so much sym
pathy among many OF the best citizens and
was reprieved by the governor. was granted
new trial to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
The Nations Postofices.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The total num-
ber Of postoflees in the United States to-
day is 65,0O7, being the highest number
ever reached. About 800 are presidential.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
Michigan's New Secretary.

LANSING, MICH, Dec. 23.--Rohert B.
Blacker of Manistee was to-day rendered
aud accepted the office Of secretary OF
state. made vacant BY the resignation OK
Secretary Roper.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
Rio Grande % surs uprIsins.

LONDON. Dec. pa dispatch from
Buenos Ayres says reports are current there
that the political trouble in the Brazilian
state Of Rio Grande do Sui has broken out
again
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
john a. ]. Creswell Dead .

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-John A. j. Cres-
WELL Postmaster General, died this morn
ing OF Elkton, Md.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-15
HARRISON'S PLUMS.

1t is seldom that president has in
the latter half of his administration as
many juicy political plums to be-
stow as are now at the disposal
of President Harrison. First is
the appointment of nine circuit
judges, who will of course al be friends
of the president. A vacancy in the
court of claims must be filed, and a
suitable man found for the war office
to succeed Secretary Proctor. Civil
Service Commissioner Lyman having
resigned, the president must find some
colorless fellow good only at winking
when the civil-service law is violated,
to take his place. A fit man must be
chosen for the Chinese mission, some
Republican, OF course, unobjectionable
to the Chinese court, if such
can be found. Two interstate
commissioners have been Sc
lected it seems, but no ap-
pointments have as yet been made.
It is pity, of course, that the law re-
quires one of these to be a Democrat.
A recorder of the general land office
must De appointed, and he must be a
negro, too, or all Senegambia will howl
for it. A governor must be found for
Oklahoma, vice Steele resigned, and a
third assistant secretary of state, also,
to fill a vacancy in the department Of
state.
To be sure, there are patriots enough
applying for these places to supply the
entire civil service, if parceled out
But it was needless to state that. The
whole world knows with what jealous
and watchful care Republicans regard
the public service. Never through any
inadvertence or remissness of theirs in
allowing offices to go begging shall it
suffer detriment or damage. OF that
sort of patriotism the Republican camp
is as full as Russia is of political rot
tennesS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-15
NEWS AND NOTES.

The puuctual man often has wait upon
his mind.
Ten per cent of the population of India
are widows.
The pope can speak English, German and
French perfectly.
Chicago has 2O4S miles of streets, four
times as many as New York.
A rooster struts around Gainesville, Ca,
with the aid of a wooden leg.
About eight billion pieces of mail matter
are distributed by postal clerks in the coun-
try yearly.
Hundreds of fish are still alive in the
royal aquarium in st. Petersburg that were
placed there more than $50 years ago.
The sea postoffice system recently estab-
lished on ocean steamers to Europe saves
five hours in the time of delivery of mail.
The young man of genius is not wholly a
product of this age. Michael Angelo finished
his greatest painting when he was but
thirty years of age.
OF the 5OOOO0,OOO persons who We're car
ried last year on steam vessels, but sixty
five were killed. This shows that this
means OF travel is the safest in the world.
~
Lawrence university at Appleton. Wis.
was made entirely by the colored pupils IN
the school of mechanical arts at Nashville,
Tenn.
The English sparrow was introduced into
the United States in 1868. Now he raw
ages thirty-seven states and six territories,
comprising an area of $500 square miles,
and in Canada he Is familiar over 100000
square miles of territory.
If division of the real estate of the
globe was made each one would only have 4
small lot. Some one has figured it out that
taking the whole land surface of the globe
into consideration there is, on an average,
twenty-five and a half acres to each person.
Few people know the significance of the
figures in playing cards. In olden times
hearts represented ''choirmen," or ecclesi-
astics, and the early cards of that suit have
a Cape, which in form resembled heart
The spade was originally pikehead, typi-
fying the nobility of the soldiery. The
artisans were represented by stone tile,
now known as a diamond. Farmers We're
represented by trefoil, or clover leaf, now
called club. The four kings We're orig
lnally David, Alexander, Caesar and Charlie
magne, representing the four great mon
arches. The queens were Argine, Judith,
Esther and Pallas, representing birth, forth
tude, piety and wisdom. The knaveS were
either knights or servants to knights.
Three colossal statues ten feet in height,
of rose granite, have just been found at
Abukir, Egypt, q few feet below the sur
face The discovery was made from indi-
cations furnished to the government by a
local savant, Daninos Pasha. The first two
represent in one group Rameses II. and
Queen Hentmara seated on the same throne,
an arrangement unknown before among
Egyptian statues. The third statue repre-
sents Rameses standing upright in military
attire, scepter in his hand and crown
upon his head. Both bear hieroglyphic in
scriptions and both had been thrown from
the pedestals face downward. Their site is
on the ancient Cape Zephyrium, near the
remains of the Temple of Venus, at
Arsinoe. Relics of the early Christians
have been found in the same locality.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-15
MCKINLEY WANTS THE CREDIT.

There seems to be difference of
opinion between Senator Sherman and
Governor Mckinley as to what it was
that brought about the great Republi-
can victory in Ohio. Senator Sherman
declared the victory to be wholly due
to the financial question as discussed in
the state. Maj. Mckinley, who has
gone to New York 20 take short rest,
was not agreed with this proposition.
He had evidently read Senator Sher-
mans interview, and, without abiding
to it directly, in answer to the question
as to whether the Democrats were dis
posed to shirk the tariff issue the gov
ernor-elect said:
''Why, no. Has any one suggested
that we didn't have the tariff in the
campaign? The Democrats accepted
the issue on the tariff Immediately, and
fought US. That was manifest to
everybody. I do not know how they
could leave the tariff out OF the cam
paign."
In another place the following ques-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-15

ton and answer are given: what
were the relative Importance of the
tariff question and the silver question
as the voters considered them?" ITO
answer that direct would really be OF lit
tie consequence, for what 1 should say
would be merely matter of conjec-
ture. We made no Republican gain,
either in Cincinnati or Cleveland, the
great commercial centers, where the
silver question would have been more
likely than in any other part of the
state TO have Influenced the result. Our
gain was in other sections OF the state.
The Democrats didn'. discuss the silver
question at all" 1t is very evident
that Maj. Mckinley does not propose
to allow John Sherman to take the
credit OF having carried Ohio. He in
tends to have, as he is entitled to,some
OF the credit for himself.