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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30
CRoss-zYED FROM AN ASSAULT.
Peculiar Result of en- Old Mans struR-
gle With Robbers.

gle With Robbers.
CHICAGO, III, Jan. 29.-Henry Yost,
who is 50 years old, is cross-eyed as the re-
suit OF an attack made upon him by three
robbers few days ago. He Is a stately
old gentleman, over six feet tall, and is en-
ployed Ia jewelry store. Tuesday morn
ing while STOPPING over the stove building
nre, a young man entered and said be
wanted 90 sell some old goods. While he
was talking two other men entered
stealthily. Suddenly one OF the men put
his hands 70 Yost's eyes and pressed the eye
balls as far in as he could The other two
men seized Yost aud went through him {:
but secured only watch and chain. Yost's
cries frightened the men away. Since that
time his eyes have been crossed, and doc
tors sey may never be Strengthened.
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TIE CoaPsE WAS HUNGRY.

how a Delayed Interment Proved
eomewhat ProvidentiaL
PETERSBURG, Va, Jan. pa few days
ago negro named Bland apparently died
at his home here. His body was sent to the
almshouse for interment in the potter's
field. A grave could not be dug on the day
as the ground was frozen too hard. Accord
ingly, the coffin was placed In q room at the
house. Next day when the grave-diggers
arrived they found that the supposed dead
man bad kicked OF the coffin lid aud was
sitting up waiting for food. Bland is now
as well as ever.
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OFFICIAL.
=s-s-~-N
NOTICE,

in regard TO new improvements. etc. mads
during the year 1892:
CRY TREAsURER's OFFICE,
SAVANNAH, GA, Jan. 6, 1898.
The Assessment Book, containing valuation
OF real estate and improvements and properly
or every kind not previously assessed new
buildings erected and additions and improve.
ments made since the last regular assessment.
is now open for inspection in this Office and
Their objections. if any they have, within thirty
days from this date, otherwise the assessments
therein contained will be FINAL and CONCLUSIVE
as establishing the value by which to estimate
the tax to be collected. Objections must be
made In writing an addressed to the ASSESS
MENT COMMITTEE and left with the Clerk Of
council. @. s. HARDEE,
City Treasurer
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OuAdrupleta Born.
From ne Philadelphia Presa

VII ~ 4 71FF'111' 'I7''F'F z TFNH1
New ORLEANS, Jan. "a. 49, Mrs. Gus
Richardson yesterday gave birth 90 quad
ruplets, three girls and one boy. Doe OF
the girls, the third born, died, but the
others are doing we'll
Ihe bables weigh 5 pounds each.
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MEETIN6s.

DE KALB LODGE No. $40 .O.F.
regular meeting Of this lodge will be held
THIS EVENING at o'clock.
The initiatory degree will be conferred.
Visiting brothers are cordially invited to meet
with US J. D. LANIER, n. G.
JOHN W. SMITH, Secretary.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

On and after Feb. /, 1890, the basis OF meas
urement Of all advertising In tbe MORNING NEws
will De agate, or at the rate Of 81 10 an inch for
the crst lnsertion- No Special Notice inserted
for lsss than 81 90
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30

And al the diseases that affect these organs.
such IS Cataracts. Peterygiums Cross Eyes,
Granulated Eyelids, Deafness, Discharge from
Ears. Catarrh. Asthma, al Throat Affections,
Neuralgia, Headaches. Nervous Debility, Nery-
GUS Dyspepsia. Chorea. or st. Vitus Dance, etc
SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO THE TREATMENT OF
CATAaRH AND NERVOUS DISEASES.
Cross Eyes straightened by DR. MOORE'S
PAINLESS METHOD. without ether or chloro-
form. No failures. No tying Up Of eyes or re-
naming indoors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30

FULL LINE
RICKsECKER's COLOGNE AND EXTRACT
JUST RECEIVED AT
SOUTH SIDE PHARMACY,
Aberoorn and Henry Streets.
NOTICE.
Nurses for the sick, both white and colored,
who have changed their residence, will please
notify us.
Those who have not registered can do so at
any time
The list is always open to the public at our
Bull street branch store.
sOLOMoNS & CO.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-30

GAzzAM-I have imported some pictures from
Germany. by way of Hamburg. Do you think
there is any danger OF their carrying cholera
germs?
Maddox-Are they oil paintings or water
colors?
GaZZam-Water colors.
Maddox-Wel, if the water in the colors was
boiled I'd think you'd be safe--Jud0e.
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PROPOSALS FOR IRON GALLERY FOR
PUMPING ENGINES.

SAVANNAH. GA, Jan. q. 1898.
Proposals will be received at Office of Clerk Of
Council until II o clock NOON MONDAY, Feb, 6.
1893, for furnishing, delivering and construct
ing complete in place the iron and brass gallery
for pumping engines of the city of Savannah
Ga, on aud at the property OF the city, at the
corner of Gwinnett street and Stiles avenue. In
the city of Savannah in accordance with the
plans and specifications on file at the office of
Savannah water works, city exchange build
ing. JAS. MANNING
Supt. Water Works.
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BkNKS.
THE CITIZENS BANK
oFsAvANNAH.
Capital 100000

Transacts general banking business.
Maintains Savings Department and allows
INTEREST AT 4 PER CENT, compounded
quarterly.
The accounts Of individuals, firms, banks AMI
corporations are solicited.
With our large number OF correspondence
GEORGIA, ALABAMA, FLORIDA and SOUTH
CAROLINA, we are prepared to handle cousc.
tons on the most favorable terms.
Correspondence invited.
BRANTLEY A. DENMARK.
PRESIDENT.
NJ. B. LANE,
VICE PRESIDENT
GEORGE @. FREEMAN,
CASHIER.
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HAVING A "aEAP BIG TIME"

Chief Wolf in Speaker Crisp and
Bourke Cockran's Chairs.
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GENTS FURNISHING GOODS.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06
FOURTH EDITION


A short time ago one of our society
people on the west side. concluded "a
give party In honor Of the 18th birth
day of their oldest daughter. Invita-
tions were sent out to their various
frlends among whom was a gentleman
and his preposeessing slater. The
might of the party came duly to hand
and the friends all locked at the resi-
dence Of the young lady. Among ths
guests were the brother and sister, but
unfortunately with them came theiI
large dog. As the weather was incle
ment 1t was suggested they let the dos
lay by the stove in the Bitchen.
Yes, the hostess thought this would
be just the thing. Our canine FRIEND
settled himself quietly and with a loof
OF contentment cleaning from hii
leyes lay down upon rug neal
the fire. Then all retired to the parlor
where everything was pleasant as {
marriage bell.
\ Our canine friend, after,a short nap
began to look around him ut the vari
lous delightful morsels which had beer
'ileft within his reach. Such delicious
Maryland biscuit and such u tempting
savory ham. Having Toasted upoi
only a ham bone for his supper tn,
whole ham seemed to his intellect al
the only thing needful. So, withou
leave or license, he put his mouth III
aud dragged the ham down upon tn,
floor. where for fifteen minutes he wa
In clover.
When some of the people came bacl
Into this part of the house they wer,
> first attracted by tho sheepish look o
the dog, and at once surmised some
ilthing was wrong. On invegtlgatloi
ut was seen the supper was ruined, Al
sthe ham was worthless, having had nj
1.-THE best eaten out of 1t. In des pal
the hostess sent out and called upol
Ia baker, who filled up the vacuum
with cakes and various kinds of bis
Icuits. The exploit OF the dog wa
, known to but few OF the gathere,
guests.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06

Sheriff Gould sold on Saturday al
theCourt House the following:
Troop b Armory, ut Twelfth and
Orange streets. for elo 900. John II.
Rodney, who appeared as counsel for
the State, was the purchaser. The State
he'd a mortgage OF Sl0o 900 against the
Mr.. John Mulvena held a
second mortgage of $4,000 which he
loses,
The New PEOPLES Theatre. formerly
the Academy of Music, at Delaware
avenue and Tatnall street, was pur
chased by Harry Emmons. attorney
for David M. Hess OF Philadelphia, fol
9,5a5.
lot at Ninth and DUPONT, 4S fee,
front, to j. Harvey Whlteman, at.or
,ney. for 800, subject to mortgage Of
$500. property OF A. s. Messiok.
| Three-story brick dwelling. Sixth
street near Van Buren,, property o
Charles Ii. Butler and David NJ. Hess
to George L. Brown. attorney, TO
$500,
Lot at Sixth and Webb. property o
John Little, to George 4. Brown. at
itorney, for $3.50.
Iwo-story brick house, Reed an
Harrison, property OF Thos. d. Bowen
ito George q. Maris. for $500.
Y Property of A. ii .Grimshnw Garrett
lat Seventh and DUPONT, to Robar
Reynolds, for $500.
Property OF George LeMaistre, O
Delaware avenue and Rodney stree
to T. G.. Bradford, for So 500.
Property OF Thomas d. Bowen. Q
1IFront and Harrison streets, to Ito
. fecker u Hoileckeri attorneys, fc
, $500.
: Three properties Of Thos. d. Bowe
, were sold to Frank NJ. Walker, alto
a lney. for $500 each. and also anotht
r property belonging to MIR. Bowen IL
. $500.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06

Times are hard In our city, but we
neyt as class believe in law lessn eS6.
The people may be poor and desper.
ately in want. but never do we hear OIL
the starving populace committing
depredatlons like those being carried
OH in England. From the town OIL
Birmingham comes the story that the
paltry paid laborers OF that section.
having by their starvation wages been
compelled to grow up In ignorance,
md having all their finer feelings
crushed and ground from theln by
their hand to mouth existence. FOL
when the small wages, which has beer
monthly doled out to them, has en-
tirely ceOsed, the brute nature engen
dered by their life OF Ignorance hat
come to tho surface.
In broad day light persons lie II
not saie in the principal street, Rob
bery goes on under the very eyes o
the police and within the shadow o
the jail with impunity. Houses made
vacant by the hard times are Quilted o
everything movable. Floors are pullet
up for fro wood, balusters are als'
taken for the same purpose. And 10
day In cultured England are numerou
towns sharing the same fate.
Those occupying the seat OF powe
at Washington, In the District o
columbia, u. S. A., are soon to rim!
forth in CLARION notes the self-saIn
cry OF free trade, and with that legislt
tion possibly may come to our fai
country such scenes as described above
Let the people resist with watch-do
vigilance the destroyer5 of her indus
tries.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06

Yestcr day two pictarea were visible
at the same time TO The eyes of the
pedestrians upon one OF the streets
on tho west Side.
Tile first picture was composed of
two figures. Ono was man or about
fuurscore years. with his whi.s locks
all dishevelled, tobacco running from
each corner of his mouth. and sad to
relate, only kept from falling by tho
support OF his younger companion.
Both were very much intoxicated but
the old mans condition was one to
1 command tho sympathy of all.
! he other picture was this: Coming
In an opposite direction was n youth
full married couple. The gentleman
looked to be not over 10 with beard.
| lass face, and she about the same age.
Being pushed BY. him was a baby
coach, and sitting III each enll Of it
was a pretty little baby. looking as
ente and prbtty in their innocent beau-
/ to 40 1t was possible for anything to
/ look lhe father ard mother showed
/ upon thar countenances tha happiness
] that their hearts fcltas they gGZed upon
/ tho faces Of their lirst oifsprings (and
| they t8ins). Many a locker on. whore
/ they comInisscfatod the condition OF
The first couple, looked possibly With
envy upon tho situation OF tho second,
and oven the old bachelor, as no 2nzod
upon the scene. felt that such IL life
/ might have some charms III II, oven II
| he was afraid to try 1t.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06
FIFTH EDITION.


The Rev. Ieaao Nnylor. the famous
Yorkshire evangelist, Is al Aabury and
will work there for the next two weeks.
He ls u truly wonderful man. Unlike
most evangelists he 10 not simply o
good taltsr but he is great preacher,
and calls to mind the accounts OF the
power of Methodist preacheis In the
heroic days OF this church. He Is Q
gifted. cultered man. eloquent, full OF
fire, yet tender and persuasive. No
description can convey IN adequate
idea OF his power. He must DO seen to
be appreciated. He Is certainly great
word painter come of his scenes being
marked by awful majesty. He seems
to have caught the spirit of the book
of revelation, as much OF his imagery
is OF the same character. o.
At the meeting yesterday at $50 he
preached to Christian workers. His
text was Mark xi-24. "What thlnga
ao8ver ye deisre, when We pray. be-
lieve that ye receive them.and We shall
have them" 1t was full OF power
and pathoa. The audience was wrought
up to high pitch Of enthusiasm and
when he closed, old and young said:
I'VE never heard or saw the. like"
In the evening the service wns to
have beg un at $50, but long before 4,
every available space was taken, and
ut 4 the meeting began.
Mr.. Naylor preached from Math.
XXV-10, 1.-THE door was shut" There
was q profound impression made,
different of course in character from
the afternoon, but quite as effective.
The awful doom OF the sonl on whom
the door Of repentance and father OF
mercy and Heaven was shut was hor'
rible, but was relieved by the hope
Frightening truth that the door was
now open wide. Many came to the
altar, so or 40 rose for prayers. and
seven were converted.
Mr.. Naylor preaches tonight an.
nounced at $50, but the meeting will
| begin AZ soon as the church is full.
Last night hundreds were turned away,
and 1t Is pity that the church IL moi
larger to accommodate the great
crowds who want to hear this mighty
| preacher.
On Tuesday. and each day OF the
week, Mr.. Naylor will breach at
O'Clock In tho afternoon. and at 7.3U In
the evening The very best chance, to
hear him will be at the afternoon
meetings.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06

This m orning in the Chaneery Court
before Chancellor Mollcott benjamin
iSields, attorney, appeared on behalf of
the sureties OF the lute county tax col
lector, John j. Dougherty, for m or
der restraining tho sheriff from adyer.
tislng and selling their property.
| u. q. Bradford, late attorney for
The Levy Court. made plea for an or.
der that the sureties pay the deficit,
which is supposed to amount to
The Chancellor granted the restrain
ing order, returnable on Thursday
next.
p. @. Churchman, attorney for the
sheriff. stated that all the defendants
had given him bond, thereby relieving
the sheriff Of all responsibility.
MIR. Nielde presented petition IL
Iequity for Nathaniel Lieberinan, one o.
the securities of p. r. L. Smith, FOL
$4,000 given in 1879. to compel the
ISherlll to keep his hands off his goods
and chattels. The Chancellor granted
1.-THE petition.
Lilburne Chandler, in the Dillon
case, made objections TO pay MIR
Smith $50 and ". n. Candy 500 az
jtrustees OF the estate, ms $1,000 was oil
tile money which came into thei
hands.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06

otis pity, pity 1t It's. tits true" IL
the uninitiated 1t is constant sourc,
of wonder what is contained In So
many covered tin kettles that are con
stantly being carried to and from the
various dwellings in our city upol
Sunday. 1t cannot be butter. no
would it be milk, as generally on
quart day satisfies tho average house
hold.
Then the places where the kettle
are taken do not have up sign TO
the sale of milk. They are CLOSED
and barred, apparently vacant, but oil
Monday morning all is open. and from
tho store and cellar sturdy. strong
Germans can be seen with large leath
er aprons, lifting and rotiins empty
stout elder kegs with iron hoops upor
them, and replacing them with iilled
ones. The secret Is solved. The het
ties had contained beer. The GROWER
had been rushed. There is such a de
mand for tin kettles since The law ID
changed in regard to selling this arti
Gle that all kinds OF kettles have beeI
brought into demand.
We know of case whers one OF oui
local fishermen had bean requested t.
loan his livh bait can for the purpose
OF carrying some liquid. Now, as W.
don't want libel suit on our hands
we will not say 1t was to DO used II
rushing tile GROWER. No indeed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06

How foolish 1t Is for newspaper men
to have these petty jenIousles that are
so common to them. One OF the chief
sources of contention Ia their elrcula
ltlon. III they would only etop and
think. docs the public have any inter
est in our circulation? they would find
that circulation does not sell the
paper. IL is the news and the manner
1t is presented before the people that
makes tho paper. II the news Is right
and readable the circulation can take
care OF Itself. Then again. SO many
papers seem TO think they are doing
great things when their hand Is upon
the throat OF their rival; all tho little
.insinuGtions that can be thrown al
editor or reporter are thrown Will
great pleasure. not thinking that
gfovclling IN dirt Injuries the throwei
as well as the one thrown at.
i Who ever heard or physician o.
ANY reputation speaking auRht of his
FELLOW practitioner? No. their actor
should DO tho action Of all reputable
Newspaper men. Instead OF trying te
bring contemporary Into bad repute
Jail objects and aim should be to catel
entirely to the good of tho people
land to make tho paper a welcome
quest in every household, SO that 10
time of arrival may be looked forwnlt
to with sense OF pleasure, and whei
1t comes to be welcomed as an OLE
friend.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06

Nearly every printer who has come to
Omaha knows "Father Time" Guild, the
evening proofreader on the World Herald,
He is the greatest proofreader ON earth,
His brain is simply marvellous Through
long years pf experience and close obser.
vationn he has accumulated a fund OF
knowledge that is actually unlimited. 1t
is useless to argue with him. When print.
ers question his marking of proofs and
show him Webster to sustain their argu-
ments, he takes n grip on his teeth, adjusts
his eyeglasses grins md remarks. well, /
will he goll whizzed if that isn't remark
able error TO creep into the dictionary.
will correct it, and then with pencil he
vii mark the word as he thinks il should
be spelled On the margin of the book, hand
the disputed proof back to the dumIoand.
ed aud unhappy printer to correct, take an
other grip on his teeth and proceed to clt
up time copy. And yet some peoplt
wonder why printers take to drinkl-oma
ha Western Laborer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06

Dove Wendell is thief who got tC
the top of his profession by hard work
and he has maintained his position as
ia leader among tie llrstclass crooks OF
the country, because mis- reputation Is
built upon lifetime Of thieving, ana
finally landed him In iail with Jimmy
Hope, of hank burglary fame. He Is al
cold blooded devil as ever flashed 1
lantern, q nd human life was no more
1 TO him than chew ut tobacco, Wen
dell In talking toa newspaper reporter
said:
when I was turned loose" sale
Wendell, from the Delaware State
Iprison. where | got SIX doses of lasl
during a stretch OF two and six. ! felt
lust little bit sore on the world and
was in pretty ugly mood generally,
IL got sant away for picking up q
watch from a judge, while | was DRUM
ION tho railroad at Wilmington. l wa
aIgoing To meet Jimmy Hope, ant
] merely took the watch as joke. Tina
Joke cost me Just 900. which
would have got II | had kept my ap
( pointmeHt With Jimmy. lie lett m
5out OF his tricks after that and | neve
/ blamed him. / deserved it, ns | neve
got turned down on such cheap trio
before
Jimmy Hope was landed In NeN
Castle Jail for attempting to hrea
Into the Hank OF Delaware aton
with big Frank Mccoy. Hope wnlkei
away from New Castle. whiia 1lomn
Ford was sheriff aud never wRs recall
ItuTed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06

Mr.. Harry J. Everson. In company
with his brother.in John T.
Whann and wife, left this city aboui
two weeks ago. by the u. IL 0. II. r.,
in order TO visit his brother. John W.
Everson, vino is located on magniti
cent farm OF 800 acres. with handsome
mansion and out.buIldings, near Car.
son City, Iowa. In 1859 this brother
left this county, and after establishing
himself In Iowa, married young lady
he met In his adopted State, and he IL
now blessed with family OF five chill
dren and ls emlnently prosperous.
His land Is highly productive. yield
ing so or 90 bushels OF corn to the acre
without the application OF fertilizers
and but little cultivation. The corr
he feeds to cattle and swine, which he
converts into money. and In this way
he has become independent. He was
glad to see his brother and sister. OF
we'll rs his broLher-in-law, and the
visit proved very delightful one tC
the entire party. Mr.. Everson sayE
Iowa is n great State and affords OK
lcellent opportunities for entsrprlsing
young men to become rich.
After a few days ths visitors bio
their relatives farewell, and proceeded
to the Worlds Fair, which they inspect
cd with great satisfaction, as they es
lteemed Il the eighth wonder OF TIL
world. After gratifying their curioslt,
they took passage for home. comm,
by the way of Niagara Falls, and TAX
Ing a poop at the greut cataract, whic
may also DO classed ae another OF til
worlds wonders. They arrived satel
last Wednesday morning a little tired
bat greatly pleased with their visit.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06

Many of our readers remember MIR.
VIM. Harvey, who was school com
panion among us early Ia the sixties,
He Is located now In Salt Lake City,
Utah. In writing to a friend he speaks
OF the lost gold mines that have beer
tho wonder of that section for years.
Thousands OF cestles In the air have
been built and all manner OF schemes
devised to find the lost treasure. but
in vain. The following ia the history
MIR. Breyfogle was an emigrant who,
early In the iifties, started with Others
to cross from salt Lake to California.
They passed through the Mogave
desert. While passing near Deaths
Valley. he separated from tho party
for the purpose OF seeking game,
While laying i'll ambush, watching
some deers. he inserted his knife
among some decomposed quartz. IL
which some coarse gold was discover
able. With his knife he pried ou
some of the yellow stuff, thinking Il
was gold: The forget all about hi.
game and hurried back to the party
Insisting that the party halt and &c
with him to this seeming Eldorado
but the Captain. looking at his speci
mems, pronounced them brass. tidieuie'
the idea OF gold and positively refuses
Ito stop, his excuse being, first, 1t wa
worthless and again there was d
water. also the indians We're hostile
SO on tho party went. Upon arriva
in California this man. having sti'
kept possession of his specimens
Y showed them to various people WIN
all pronounced them gold. He q
once organized party to go back
t but alas, the place could not be found
Many people believed in him, an
;, party after party went out. but th
: place was never found again. Broy
i fogle's whole life was spent In TIL
u fruitless search, ami at last he died
J tho secret still unknown until 81, whe
Mr.. Edward Montgomery found I'll
place and filled con with the nugget
S picked like plumbs from a pudding
n thus verifying the story OF poor oil
5 MIR. Breyfogle.