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board. The Arabia went down in 1854
below Parkville. She was fine side
wheel boat and her loss was u consid-
cradle one. Efforts were made to save
her cargo, but il was practically COM
plete loss. There have been number Of
searching parties who were filled with
the idea of locating and digging up the
treasure, but, so far as known, they have
never had any trace of 1t. AS in the case
of the government boat, there is story
that some of the plumber was recovered,
but in this case it was of the whisky in
stead of the gold. The place where the
Arabia went down is now solid ground,
grown over with timber and grass, some
of the timber being two and three feet
through. That is, this is the condition OF
the place pointed out as the Arabia's
grave, though there is no such thing as q
chart to show it conclUsively.
a couple of years after the Arabia wont
down the Ogden found resting place on
the bottom at point few miles above
Jefferson City. The Ogden had on board
q large amount of gold and a considerable
cargo of good old whisky. 10 was like
wise found impossible to recover any OF
the cargo, and in the natural run of things
searching parties have found it impossi-
BILE to reach it. The location at which the
Ogden went down is now said to be "a sand
bar, which would be very easily worked
at low water For this reason the Ogden
is said to be the most promising of All the
old wrecks for searchers after wealth car
ried down by the treacherous Missouri.
There is understood to be very fair
working capital available for anybody
who can suggest any feasible plan of opeT-
atoms. Another two years went by and
then the Twilight, a side wheeler, went
down. The Twilight found bottom near
Sibley, above Fishing river. She had on
board q cargo of between 200 and 800 bar
rels of whisky, bound for the mountains.
The point at which she went down is
something like mile inland now and is a
very inviting field for exploration. A num-
Der Of companies have been organized to
prospect for the buried whisky, but the
attempts made TO locate it have all been
futile. Capt. George Keith Of the steamer
Mason, running between St. Louis and
Kansas City, has been at the head of
couple of companies and has not yet given
up the idea of locating it. Another at
tempt will probably be made this COM
ing summer. Those 800 barrels of good
old bourbon would pay big dividend on
any reasonable capital employed in drill
ing and excavating.
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I4ongstreet had put on his old coat, grit
about him the belt he had taken off that
afternoon in April at Appomattox, and
again hooked in his old sword. All the
memories that sprang into life as Pallas
Athene leaped full panoplied from the
brain Of mighty Jove, as be rode down to-
ward tho reunion He met no one, for it
was fine afternoon and all the city was
at the reunion grounds. But as he turned
q corner, without moments notice, he
found himself in the outskirts of the
crowd. There was the old sorrel, so
familiar to the officers and men of the
First corps; "Old Petc,n uniform and ALI
1t recalled the Wilderness, North Anna,
Cold Harbor, Petersburg.
by -" said a veteran of the Fourth
Texas infantry, Hoods division land the
recording angel forgave the'swear wordl,
"ef thar amt Old Pete, sure as h-ll
Look at him, bOys!n
And then it was that the roar went up.
In a moment the veteran was simply sur
rounded.
ITS Longstrect, it's the old man him
self!' yelled back Washington artillery
man to a comrade who was vaiuly asking,
'What the ID Is the matter out thar
with you fellers2"
80 the stand! Bring Longstreet up
where we can see him" was shouted bya
thousand voices.
BY this time the speaker had stopped.
He could not so on in such whirlwind
of enthusiasm So up TO the platform he
went, dismounting, and slowly assembled
the steps, for his old hip wound was troub-
ling him. Eager hands grasped his as he
reached the level, and in moment he
found himself face 10 face with jefferson
Davis. Before he had time TO think of
anything, Mr.. Davis rose from his chair
with a movement as quick and alert as he
could have made when he was adiutant Of
the old First Dragons in the early '30s,
and clasped Longstreet about the neck.
How that crowd yelled and cheered
Not a man there but knew Of the old
time quarrel, and not one but was glad in
his soul to have seen its ending. No one
present had ever seen Mr.. Davis thus
moved. Those nearest him heard a sob
come up from his very heart as he said
Forgive me-" Longstrcet's great heart
wanted not another word.
And as the two veterans, hand in hand,
bowed their thanks and acknowledge
ments TO the enthusiastic, cheering
thronR, the eyes of both men were wet
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AT TIE BOTTOM oFTHE MISSOURI
Millions Of Dollars and DistiIleries of
Whisky Lost In the River Wrecks.


Millions Of Dollars and Distilleries OF
Whisky Lost In the River Wrecks.
From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Tho fact that party of Texas people
recently located and dug into wrecked
steamer, reapiag rich harvest of gold
and old whisky, has caused revival of
talk of some old Missouri river wrecks.
There's millions in tho bottom of the Mis-
souri,, or somewhere near n, but the
trouble is to find it, Some of IL may be
found some time, but that some time is
very apt TO be when present generations
have passed away and the wrecks and
contents of the steamers exist only in ira
dition Exploring companies have been
formed in the past, number of them, but
they have all been without reward,
none Of them ever having found even
q trace of the prizes sought. Other
companies are now talked of, and a mum
Der Of ST. Louisians stand ready to gam
BILE a stake with any one who takes the
lead in organizing. The whisky buried
in the sand and bars, If 1t is ever recov-
cred, will produce period of the rarest
intoxication TO the tablespoonful. There
could be no better process OF curing il
than by burying it in the damp sand of
the river bed or bars. Then, too, the
whisky of those days was real whisky,
and had age and body at the time 1t was
lost, and If il was on sale now it would
have q market all its own and 1t wouldn't
be at 90 cents or % cents a drink, either.
The chances would be, rather, that ID
would go into private cellars, to be handed
out only on rare occasions.
The oldest wreck Of which there Is now
any knowledge, and IL is as nearly tradl-
tional as anything could be, Is of Span
ish boat that was sunk at the mouth of
u n.
The year in which IL went down, the
character of the boat, the nature of the
cargo, all is tradition. But it is among
the oldest of old river men that boat did
90 down there Gin the early years" and
that IL was laden with rich Spanish goods
and arms and gold of immense value. The
exact spot at which she sunk is not known.
"In the early years" also, it is said that
efforts were made to locate the wreck,
but without success. It is also said, by
the way, that the Spanish vessel had on
board gOodly stock Of liquors.
The oldest wreck Of which there is any
record or knowledge, with people now Hv-
ing, is that of a government steamer
which sank in the Dos at Arrow Rock
Island, near Bonneville. 1t was on its way
up the river to pay off the soldiers, and
had on board a large amount Of gold and
a considerable quantity of whisky. When
il went down 1t was to stay. Efforts
were made at the time to recover a por-
ton Of the cargo, but the condition of the
river was such that it was impossible. IL
has been fascinating hidden treasure
for the people of Bonneville, and dozens of
companies have been organized to search
for It, So far as known, however, none
of them have ever succeeded in getting
any trace of it,
The Arabia is still another steamer
which went down and was broken up,
with a considerable amount Of gold and
several hundred barrels of whisky on
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child died?" insisted the questioner. 60!
/ succeeded in saving the old man." the
young medico concluded.
eve did not dare to laugh" said Gen.
Hood, "and Longstreet never moved a
muscle of his face. Mr.. Davis actually
became livid with passion. He was one
of the few men l have ever known who
had no idea of joke, and always took one
made in his presence as an atfront aimed
at himself. Finally he said, All, you are
pleased to be witty at my expense / pre-
sumo Permit me to bid you good even
ing. sir, and Mr.. Davis left us feeling
ANYTHING but comfortable, ! assure you.
"'Why, what's the matter?' said Long
street in some surprise. Have I done
anything wrong?' Then we told him what
had been said before he came in. BY
Jove!' he calculated, I've done it, sure
enough!"
MIR. Davis never fOrgave me, said
Gen Longstrect to me as we were going
to Braggs relief at Chickamauga.
''To show how he felt after had been
n corps commander, and was at home
wounded" said Gen. Longstreet to the
writer, "Mr Davis actually sent to me to
know if would take command of Hood s
division when that officer was sent to re-
lieye Gen. Joseph h. Johnston. / replied
that as soon as l was able to command
anything / should go back to my own
corps. That, as you may imagine, ended
the correspondence, and | went back and
resumed command of the First corps as
soon as ! could ride"
This was the feeling between Long
street and Mr. Davis when the war closed.
In 1858, after visit to Cen. Grant in
Washington, Gen. Longstreet wrote his
celebrated letter, that, in substance, adj
vised the southern people to 90 into the
Republican party and control the negroes
instead of turning them over to the white
carpet-baggers from the north. The
whole south was in blaze of excitement
over it, The soldiers remembered Long
streets brilliant soldierly qualities and
loved him, but he could not take them
with him into the Republican party.
LOngstreet quit Georgia and went to New
Orleans where Grant 'toO6 care of him"
by making him naval officer and then sur
veyor of the port. And well might Grant
do this He and Longstreet had served
together for years at a Accompany post in
Oregon. When Capt. U. S. Grant got
into the trouble that ended in his leaving
the army, Capt. James LOngstreet helped
to raise the money that enabled Grant to
come back to the states.
At Appomattox the two men met for the
first time since they had said that pitiful
good-by in Oregon ten years before. How
had the whirligig of time brought its re-
venge! Buchanan, who had made Capt
Grant resign was colonel of the Nine
tenth infantry The man he had dis
graced, as he thought, was his superior,
and general of all the armies of the
United States. LOngstreet was the first
of Gen X. T.. Lees lieutenants, a man
whose stubborn fighting qualities had
won for him a world wide fame
So Longstreet made a departure that,
much as they had loved hun, none of his
old comrades could follow And of all
those who We're bitter in their denuncia-
ton, none was as fierce as was Jefferson
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fact, he was not a secessionist at all. 1t
nearly broke his heart when he heard
that Georgia had gone out of the union,
but he held that his duty to his state de-
manded that he 90, too, so he settled his
accounts to penny, sent in his roSigna-
ton and reported at Richmond to the
president of the confederacy for some
thing to do. Mr. Davis was glad to see
him, and appointed him brigadier gen
eral of Georgia troops. When the army
bill was passed by the confederate con-
gress in September, 1861, Longstreet was
made a major general, and in 1862 he at
tanned the rank of lieutenant general, and
was the senior officer of that grade when
the war ended. He first caused Mr..
Davis affection for him to cool by a
speech he made.
Il was present on the occasion of the
first breach between Gen. LongStFeet and
Mr.. Davis" said Gen. Hood to the writer
lust after the close of the war after
the fall of Fort Donelson, where Cen
Albert Sidney Johnston lost such a chance
as but few men ever have given them in a
lifetime, | was in Richmond and was pres
ent at a reception given by Mr.. Davis
We had Just been talking of Fort Donel-
son-I mean a few of us-and wondering
how upon earth, with three full divisions
of infantry holding one of the strongest
ston had not done better, when Mr.. Davis
Joined US. He had not heard what we
said. and observed that he had just writ
ten Gen Johnston to tell him he thought
that he had done very well, that he had
not been on the ground, and all that. OF
course there was profound silence. We
could not contradict the chief magistrate,
and we did not at all agree with him.
Mr.. Davis noted the silence very quickly,
and his eyes began to CLEAN with anger.
Just then Gen. Longstreet was announced.
He came in, made his respects to Mrs.
Davis and then, seeing the president,
crossed the room so speak to him
81 say, Longstreet, Mr. Davis began,
4 have Just been telling these gentlemen
what | wrote Gen. Albert Sidney john
stou this afternoon, and I infer that they
don't agree with me. Now, what do you
think of his action in regard to Fort Don
elson2'
"There was a stiffness. Longstreet
looked at each Of us, but we could say
nothing, Now, no man in the army had
a sharper tongue than old Pete as you
know Longstreet was called, and, from
his manner, knew something was com
ing. And it did come.
" i suppose l never had much discre-
ton said L4ongstreet to me afterward,
but | simply couldn't help it.
What do l think, Mr.. Presfdent2'
he drawled Well, III tell you. Gen.
Johnston reminds me very much of
Young doctor l once heard of. He had
lust left the schools and put out his shin
gle when he was called to attend an
acknowledgements. Several days after some
one asked him how he had got on. 20!
very we'll" he 1auntily replied. "Did
YOU safely deliver your patient2' the
guestioner continued. 'Well-er-no," he
said. "the lady unfortunately died"
but I suppose the baby was all right,
wasn't it5'' the friend went on. NO,
sorry to say the bake died, too" ''Wen,
what do you mean by telling me that you
did very well, when both mother and
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A QUARREL ANDlTSENDINC.
Why Jefferson Davis and Gen. Long
street Fell Out,

After Years of Close Friendship "old
Peta's'' Remark About the Defeat
of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston at
Fort Donelson Made the President
Of the Confederacy Angry-Long-
streets Changes of Politics After
the War Added Fuel TO the Flame.
The Reconciliation.
From the New York Times.
Washington, June 3.-The visit of Gen.
James Longstreet last week to the field of
Gettysburg and the funeral ceremonies of
jefferson Davis have recalled many of the
incidents of the war among the old SOL
diers of the First corps Of the sarmy Of
Northern Virginia. And not the least
interesting of them is the quarrel of Gen
Longstreet with the president of the
southern confederacy and its making up
Longstreet was graduated from West
Point in 1912 and wentlto the Eighth in
fantry.
1t was q great regiment in those days,
and is yet, for that matter. It's colonel
then was William j. Worth of New York,
afterward major general OF volunteers
in the Mexican war. William u. Belk-
nap, father of Gen. Bell1nap Of Iowa, Sec
rotary of War in Grants last admins
tration, was the senior major and George
Wright, afterward famous on the Pacific
coast, and who was drowned in the wreck
of the Brother Jonathan, was senior
captain. Though LOngstreet was only the
junior first lieutenant when the Mexican
war began, he was made adjutant IN lS4I,
and brevet captain for distinguished gal
lantry at Churubusco, and major for like
services at El Molino He received a
severe wound while leading column at
Chapultepec
Thus he came out of the Mexican bust
ness with an unusually good record, and
very shortly was made full captain and
sent to the Fourth infantry, then serving
In Oregon. Here he met Capt. Z. ). Grant
of the same regiment, and there began
the friendship which lasted as long as
Grant lived.
In 1855 Mr. Davis was Secretary Of
War The position of major in the pay
corps was then as much sought for as IL
is now, only there were fewer vacancies,
for our little army was but 10000 strong,
rank and file. The Secretary OF War had
then much more influence and power than
he now possesses. His candidate for a
place always got it, so when Capt. Long
street was named for place in the pay
corps he was approved by President
Pierce, and left the Fourth infantry. He
felt very grateful to MIR. Davis ana the
two were close friends.
Longstreet was an ardent advocate OF
secession, as was Dick Anderson Of the
Dragons, afterward a confederate heu-
tenant general, and many others. In
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For the thus obtained in short year
indebted to the people of Savannah to whom render
thanks for their kind consideration and splendid indorse
ment. This week we show you in substantial manner
that appreciate your kind wishes and splendid sup-
port.
These special offerings from every department will
give you an indication of what you may expect.
We invite everybody to become guests and share
these special Offers for did enterprise force value
and price so far apart.
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LACES.
ANNIVERSARY PRICES.

Narrow, Medium and Wide, Black, White
and Ecru usual 15c., Csc and 5Oc.-at 1Oc., 100.
and 35c.
Fifty-cent Drapery Net (Blaclx), 36inch
wide-this sale 19c
Cambria, Nainsook and Swiss Edgings and
Insertings usual price 10c.-3c
l5c. and 25c. Edgings and Insertings-this
sale &c.
Swiss, Cambria, Nainsook Edgings and In
servings, usual price 25c.-l5c,
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TABLE LINEN.
ANNIVERSARY PRICES.
SHOES.
ANNIVERSARY PRICES.

500 pairs Of Ladies' Kid oxford Ties, usual
75c and s1-50c.
Ladies Hand Welt Kid Oxford Ties, plain
toes, 81 40.
Ladies' Hand Welt Kid Oxford Ties, patent
leather tips, 81 S.
Some rare va1ues in Ladies Kid and Don
COLA Button Shoes are offered this week.
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DUMAS, DICKENS WORKS
z Cents.
PERFUMERY.

BIRTHDAY PRICES.
CoIgate's HaIf-OuRCe Extracts, 49,. 2Ic
Cashmere Bouquet, Caprice, Jockey Club,
Lily of the Valley, White Violet. Pansy
Blossom, Rose Glycerine, White Rose.
Ottoman Violet, etc.
One-ounce bottles cost you SOC in drug store.
this week 800
DSIItrez'S Extracts.
Stephanotis, Jacinthe, HeliotFope, Lilies of
France Frangipani, Wood Violet, regular 81
perfumes, 59c
Colgates Toilet Waters, Bounce, 30c.
Colgate S-ounce Waters, G0c.
ColgateS DentifriCe, 100.
Colgate's Cashmere Bouquet Soap, 2ic
CASTLE Toilet Soap, &c.
Adler's GlyCerine, 90.
Toilet Soaps, So
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Wedding invitations and cards printed or
engraved ut the shortest notice and In the
latest styles. We carry an extensive and we'll
selected stock OF fine papers, envelopes and
cards especially for such orders. Samples
sent on application,
MORNING NEWS PRINTING HOUAR.
Savannah, Ga.
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When Baby was sick, We gave her Costoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When sho became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
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WRAPPERS and
SHIRT WAISTS.

50 dozen ladies' stylishly made Percale
Wrappers, specially for this sale, 81 p.
Shirt Waists-50 dozen white and figured
Lawns and Percales, blue and black, i9c.
50 dozen Ginpham and Lawn Wrappers,
Watteuu backs, the new collar, 81 49,
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Color Shirts

Cheaper than ever, pretty patterns, at
LaFar's, Broughton street-ad.
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Hammooks and Sun Hats
At LaFar's, Broughton street.-ad.

Belts.
Silk belts and leather for men or boys,
ataLafar's, Broughton street -ad.
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Sayl
WEDDINGS.

Look out for our thin coat and vest sale.
APPEL g. ScHAUL.-ad.
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LONSDALE SHEETING, 7C.
DRESS GOODS.

q " "a G - = - " = y : ~ z
3Binch Whipcords, usual price 49c-25c yard.
45-inch Check Cheviots, usual price $500
yard
38inch Diagonal Cheviots usual price 49c-
$50 yard.
8s-inch All Wool Imported Whipcords, usual
price G9c-59c yard.
Imported Challies, usual price 59c-4715c,
40-inch All Wool Batiste, usual price $50
Acc yard
38-inch Storm Serge, usual price 69c-49c
Imported Robe Dresses all marked at cost.
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LAMPS.

Swing Hall Lamps 81 -.
Bsque Dome and Lint Vase Lamps 81 70.
Large Size Bisque Dome, Decorated, Du.
pick Burner, 81 40.
Decorated Bedroom Lamps, Bisque Dome
and Shade. 49c.
Night Lamps, Opal Shade andDome, 29c.
Illuminated Clock Lamps 81 08
BASEMENT.
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ANNIVERSARY 5: S; : ): s:
store under its present management We look back
very profitable year. wonderfully successful year
from start to finish Indomitabe energy brains and cap
ita have kept sharp step with the march of progress
With keen appreciation of the wants of all classes our
methods modern ideas have already made Adlers
household word
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SKIRTS.

Flannel Dress Skirts anavy blue and black,
would cost you just double to make up, s. 0S.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-07-28
Governor Talk.
liddlebury Register:


This assurapce that "the people"
will attend to the governorship bust
n. IS in due season recalls an item of
advice in quizzical letter of instruc-
ton sent by ex-Minister Phelps to
John w. Stewart, when the latter
was about to enter upon his duties as
a member of the national House Of
Representatives. Mr.. Phelps warned
him not to delude himself with the
idea that people were wildly anxious
that he should hold office, s'for the
people have nothing whatever to dc
about the matter except to vote as
they are told" Isn't this exactly
true every two years with respect tc
the goyernorship, and don't the peo.
pie sometimes wish that they had de-
cined to follow the instructions given
them at late day in a campaign
We fancy SO, and we are of the opin.
ion, Furthermore, that mistakes OF
this kind would be avoided if time
were taken for full and free dis.
cusslon of the merits Of candidates.
Those who want the office the next
round should let their wishes be
known at an early day and thus per-
nit of such discussion. No worthy
candidate can suffer harm from this
procedure.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-07-28

The grand jury at Washington has
found true bill against Colonel
Ainsworth. He, with George w.
Dant, contractor, William Z. Covert,
superintendent, and Francis Sasse,
engineer of Ford's theater, are in
dicted, the jury holding them all re-
sponsible for the disaster of June
last in which twenty-three persons
lost their lives and large number of
others were injured. 1t Is under
stood that the defendants will rot be
arraigned for some days. Their trial
cannot take place before the Septem-
ber term of court.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-07-28

MIR. and Mrs. Wings were reading
the evening paper.
Peculiar ways the japanese have, >
said Mrs. Wings casually; "they reao
up instead Of down, and from right tc
left. What do you suppose they dc
that for, Mr.. WingsY'
"How should | know, Mrs. Wings
What questions you women do askv'
Then there was silence, until sudden
ly Wings threw down the paper with ;
remark and began poking the fire vici
ously.
"What is the matter, Mr.. Wings?
asked his wife.
"Matter? Oh nothing-nothing al
all. | only read half column o
thrilling narrative before | found tha
it wound up with patent medicine ad ;
Again there was silence. Then Mrs
Wings, who had been pondering some
thing deeply, said, Il know low VIII,
tie Japanese read up inst, ad of down.
"Oh, you do, eh? Well, why?"
$50 as to see the patent medicine ad
before reading the article" ."-Londol
Tit Bits.