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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-23

HOUsEKEEPERs
LOOK TO YOUR BEDsTEADs.
Paxton's I'D B-E Poison will rid
you of this disgusting pest.
DEFENSIVE FLUID.
Instantly removes stains from cloth
ing without injury to the fabric.
soLoMoNs d co.
The leader., 1895-10-29

good Pike roads and wonders whether
tbs roads ~efe the cause or the effect
OF their fne horses. And % In Ten
nessee. But the cotton Stats, the very
States that need good roads, have never
had them. ID cotton tbs cause Of this
neglect?
Speaking Of these new discoveries re-
stopped the ut the Markham House the
other day and begged my attention for
a minute. He said he had remedy for
catarrh and asthma that was sure and
never-failing and he opened little
satchel and took out package that had
familiar odor. But I have NO ca
tarrh," said 1. Then you have
,asthmc," said he. "No, 1 have neither"
replied. He looked very solemn and
said kindly: my friend. every man in
this country has either one or the other,
or both. ] see it in your eyes that you
have catarrh. Please let me wipe OF
your glasses" and he removed them
gcntl and licked them with his tongue
and wiped them with dirty handker-
chief. was turning away In disgust
when he showed some Of the contents
of paper in my hand and said: Let
me give you some to try-snuff 1t up
smell 1t good and then you will come
back for more" 1 did smell it and
threw it away, for it was the blooms
and leaves of life everlasting. My
motbcr always said it was good for
something, but for what we never found
out. Maybe this tramp doctor has, but
/ don't see how he can make money out
Of an herb that tho fields are full OF and
everybody can get a pocketful. And
now the face Of the earth is yellow with
the graceful, feathery golden rod. Why
would not that do for our national
flower? The old countries had the first
choice and have gotten the rose and the
lily, but we can have the third choice
for don't think the shamrock or the
thistle or the eledwess or forget-me-not
was much Of choice for nations
flower. The golden rod is much more
dignified and plumy and with usis quite
national and may be more so If gold be-
comes our national coin-who knows?
Why should not this woman's congress
take up the subject and discuss 1t and
adopt flower-some flower--and COM
mend it to the nation? Woman Is the
one to choose the flower and when again
will there be congress SO capable, so
cultured and witbal such q GALAXY OF
bright particular stars as this?--Dtu
Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
The leader., 1895-10-29
BROOKHAvEN MISSISSIPPI, TUESDAY OCTOBER 20. 1896

clothes than character, who vant a
spotless white-front shirt, glazed and
oieached, and yet seem to he Indifferent
to the rplotches and biotches upon
their character. Men who pride them
selves upon the cut of their clothes and
the shape of their hats, and yet seem 10
be absolutely Indifferent TO the cast OF
their character and the fashion of their
Reputation.
Another class which puzzles us II
that class who seek 10 be proficient
along the lines of life where money is
needed, for instance, swell society's
ways, fashionable clubs, and high
wine suppers, and seem to desire to be
up in oil their ways. And yet they
have not shown proficiency in earning
the money it takes to ride on those
trains and sail on those boats. A pro-
ficiency in the art of spending money
and no proficiency in making IL is a
first-class qualification for the chain
gang. The fellow who knows az about
spending money and nothing about
how to make it, was born with a sugar
tit in his mouth or comes into young
manhood with a million in his pocket;
or else his very education will land him
in the chain-gang.
Another class which puzzles us is
the rowing class. They could do we'll IL
they would just settle down; but they
shift and come and go. They arc
migratory. The old saying is true tina.
"three moves is equal to fire" These
fellows seem to be burned out. They
migrate from Georgia to Texas, from
Pennsylvania to Nebraska. Their sub
stance is wasted going from place to
place. They are but little above the
order of tramps whose business Is to
tramp.
We mention another class which
puzzles us, the boys whom every
body speaks of kindly and nays OF
them: "They could do well II they
would" They have both natural and
acquired ability, both instinct and
equipment for almost any calling;
and yet they are left in every race, and
outdone in every battle. They can. but
can't; they could, but won't. They
just seem left on general principles
clouds without rain, trees without fruit.
a substance yet nothing but shadow.
Who has not puzzled over all these
characters, more or less? Who of us can
say we don't belong to either of the
clases named? 1t is worthy OF our
thought and consideration; and oil ths
above-named classes are worthy u
either commiseration or punishment.
SAM +. JONES.
The leader., 1895-10-29
HARD TO BELIEVE.

The SUMS Rays Responsible for Murde.
for Which an Innocent Man Was Tried.
In a western paper lately appeared
an account of strange accident, In
which a man was killed by the dis
charge of gun while lying asleep on
lounge in his room, the weapon being
discharged by reflected rays of the sun
falling upon the cartridge chamber OF
the firearm.
Since the publication of the story
York (Pa.) man writes concerning the
accident and refers to similar case,
in which, through the efforts of clever
Cincinnati lawyer named c. e. Wallis,
the person accused of murder and sen.
fenced to be hanged was set at liberty,
the circumstantial evidence on which
he was convicted being entirely ex'
ploded by witnessed demonstration
as to how the accident really occurred.
The York correspondent referred to
volume 13, of the Criminal Law Maya
zine, page COT, on which full account
Of the case appears. The case was that
of the state of Tennessee against
Avery, tried in Henry county, that
state, and is one of the most remark.
able in the history of criminal juris
prudence.
In June, 1887, Charles Ensley, tht
cousin of a man of the name of Avery,
was killed in his room, while lying on
the lounge, about three o'clock in the
afternoon. The weapon which caused
death was small rifle, sending a thirty
two caliber ball through Ensley'a
brain. There was no one in the house
at the time but Ensley. An empty
rifle was found on a rack on wall OF
the room in which the killing occurred.
and the bullet fitted the tube.
Avery was arrested for the crime, as
he was the only living close relative tc
Ensley, and by his death profited to the
amount of about one hundred thousand
dollars. Avery was tried, pleaded not
guilty, but was convicted of murder In
the first degree and sentenced to be
hanged. He appealed to the supreme
court and engaged Mr.. Wallis to defend
him. The supreme court remanded the
case back to the circuit court on techni
cal errors.
Two mistrials were brought about
and then came the strangest part OF
the story. The brilliant Wallis struck
the keynote of the mystery. In Aug
ust, 1891, he had the rifle loaded and
hung OH the wall. A white sheet, with
the form of a man marked on it, was
placed in exactly the position occupied
by Ensley when lying asleep, and
heavy cut glass pitcher of water like the
one found in the room was placed on
the shelf above. The temperature was
ninety-nine degrees in the shade, one
of the hottest days in the year.
The pitcher acted as sun-glass and
the hot rays of the sun shining through
the water were refracted directly on
the cartridge chamber of the rifle.
Fight witnesses were in the room,
and few minutes after three o'clock
a puff and report occurred, and the
hall struck the outline form back OF
the ear, in the exact location where
Ensley was shot, and the theory OF cir
cumstantial evidence vent to pieces.
The incident being witnessed and
sworn to readily explained itself to the
snrv.-Buffalo Express.
The leader., 1895-10-29

A woman who has great deal to do
professionally with the insane and
with their treatment says that moth
ing has more impressed her in this
strange and interesting people than
the clnirvoyance which they undoubt-
edly display. Often she has been told
of occurrences in another part of the
building which the mad narrator had
no possible natural way of learning,
and which were exactly correct as re-
lated. This curious fact would not
surprise the psychical student who has
perfect belief In the undiscovered
limitations Of the subjective mind, but
to most of US 1t is but further un.
canny proof of the existence of more
things in Heaven and earth than are
dreamed of in our philosophy.-N. \.
Times.
The leader., 1895-10-29
PERSONAL PECULIARITIES.
Eccen tricities That Fnsten Themselves Il
Men With the Firmness of Habit.

Eccen tricities That Fssten Themselves to
Men With the Firmness of Habit.
The late Senator Reagan, of Texas.
used to do his thinking with a short
string on his fingers, and this string
he wound up, and twisted and united
again. mechanically, as he followed
the debate. Senator Vest always
chews quill toothpick. Carlisle used
to tear paper into bits and drop the
pieces one by one on the floor. The
latter is q tobacco chewer and sput-
ters when he talks, making it uncom-
Portable for the interviewer
Max Freeman, the expert stage man
Ager pulls you by the coat lapel and
then pushes you away with his thumb
In the most embarrassing manner. He
will suddenly pull you and then, as If
he feared you are likely to tread on
him. push you away from him quite as
unexpectedly.
Jim Thompson. who aspires to be
the best dressed man in town, and
comes pretty close to it. has been try
ing to raise a mustache, but his habit
Of lingering one side of it wears that
section out. and then the whole must
be shaved off and he has to begin over
again.
A gentleman comes down through
Herald square every day who may be
seen glancing at his left shoulder and
aecking at 1t with his right hand.
There isn't anything there-not even
the nap Of his coat, which he has thus
worn away. Yet he will keep pecking
at it a. bout twice a minute. Another
man of my acquaintance is always
glancing from one shoulder to the 9TH
err, as If to see il they are vet really
there. A popular Pittsburgher on the
square sounds your lungs with his
foreiinger while he talks to you-tap-
ping away like a woodpecker on hol-
low limb. Another from the same
burg-a good story teller-always en-
phasizes his stories with liberal
punches in your ribs.-N. Y. Herald
The leader., 1895-10-29
Returned to the Penitentiary.

Agent Bray, of the penitentiary. re-
turned last week from Chicago with
George S. jerks. jerks was sent up
for four years from Clay County for
burglary, and served three years and
one month. One Sunday in November,
1894. he asked Superintendent McCon-
nell TO let him go out and take dinner
with printer. He got new suit OF
clothes so as to make a good appearance
before the ladies with whom he was to
dine, and leaving his stripes behind
struck out for liberty.
The leader., 1895-10-29
Rx Shnotinp.

Rhea NJ. Moore, aged 25. eldest son
of W. X. Moore, attorney at Dalton,
Ga, committed suicide at a hotel in
Birmingham, Ala, by shooting through
the head. He was chief clerk in the
Southern Freight agents office. He
had been i'll, aud in Respondent
mood. A letter addressed to his fa-
ther was found in the room. 1t stated
that the writer had failed in resolu-
tions made to his father and sister
some time ago.
The leader., 1895-10-29

At Fort Deposit, small town in
Lowndes county. Ala, Mrs. Hattimer,
wife of one of the leading merchants
of the place. gave birth to two boys
and girl Mrs. ID. Hunter, wife of O
planter, gave birth to the same num-
ber. A day later Mrs. Champion gave
birth to four well-developed children.
All mothers and children are doing
wei.
The leader., 1895-10-29
wrecked by Fire.

Fire wrecked the wholesale ma
chinery supply house of Geo. e, Lum.
at Montgomery, Ala, the other MORN
ing The building was a three-story
brick affair, and contained some s5o,-
eco worth of stock. The building cost
about SEQ, 900. Only the walls and such
parts of the machines as would not
burn were left. The properties were
covered by insurance.
The leader., 1895-10-29
ras. Running ou. of Debt.

The people in Mississippi are rum
ming out OF debt this year as'fast as they
ever run in at any corresponding period,
and it is to be hoped that they will
profit by the sad experience Of the past
and never have cause or desire to re-
trace their steps. Credit depresses the
spirits and corrupts the morals Of all
classes, yielding an influence for evil
and desire for defrauding. Bolton
Times
The leader., 1895-10-29
favors the Whipping Post.

The Clarion-Ledger favors the estab-
lishment of a whipping post for the
punishment of wife-beaters and Grim
inals guilty of petty crimes. The State
of Delaware adheres to the efficacy OF
that method OF punishing criminals
guilty Of petty offenses. The universal
establishment of the whipping post in
the Southern States would canse an
exodus of a class that has long been a
detriment to the South. OF course SEN
timental humanitarians would oppose
such punishme as we'll as those who
carry flowers and luxaries to murderers
and other high criminals.-Biloxi
Herald.
The leader., 1895-10-29

There is q sentiment in the State fav-
cring the establishments of soldiers
home. The crippled, dependent Con-
federate soldier deserves much at our
bands We owe him more than we can
over pay; but would home, which is a
polito name for poorhouse, pay the
debt? Would it not be better for tho
State to expend what itcoald afford in
increasing the pensions Of the soldier
and leave TO him the spirit Of personal
liberty md Independence: which he
could not feel nor enjoy at 4 ''home. -
Ajlala Ledger.
The leader., 1895-10-29
Escaped Murderer Captured.

Wiley Trott, white, aged about 50.
was held at Birmingham for safe keep
ing, he having been convicted and sem
fenced to the penitentiary for life, and
who escaped, has been captured in
louisiana f
The leader., 1895-10-29
says They Dodged.

Says the St. Louis Glob-Democrat:
"The South Carolina constitutional
convention expunged the clause pro-
hibiting slavery in the state without
faltering, yet lodged when it came to
the question of taxing dogs. All mo-
voted down, but it was finally agreed
that "the general assembly may inn
pose a capitation tax upon such dones-
tic animals as from their nature and
habit are destructive of rother prop
erty."
The leader., 1895-10-29

.How sad. Don Frolian has Just
died moment Hgo!"
'Indeedr exclaimed the doctor;
sThen it Is his own fault. He never
would take the pills ordered him, and
as could be expected he is dead. II he
had taken them ho would be alive
now"
''Oh. but he was run over BY =
coach"
.'Weli, people who take my pills keep
indoors along time and don't get run
oveS. ~ Bremon-
The leader., 1895-10-29
Here's Corn For You.

Alf Jarvis takes the rag of tho bush
when it comes to corn. This year he
gathered 400 bushels from six-acre
piece of land, and did not gather it very
close. either. Now what do you say as
TO this being the finest farming county
OF the State?--New Albany Gazette.
The leader., 1895-10-29

William Grifin has received his COM
mission from Gov. Stone as sheriff of
Washington county to fill the anex-
pired torn OF his brother, John. L.
Grimm. recently deceased. Mr.. Griffin
has assumed control OF the office.
The leader., 1895-10-29
Fell Dead in the Pulpit.

At a revival meeting in progress at
Tillman, Tex, A. j. Potter. an timer
ant Methodist preacher, widely known
as the fighting Methodist parson,
fell dead in his pulpit from heart dis
ease. He had in the course of his min
istry on the frontier of Texas many
startling adventures with Indians and
desperadoes, and was noted for his
fearlessness and devotion to his minis
terial work. The remains werc in-
tered at Goldthwaite.
The leader., 1895-10-29

Miss Callie MiIstead. aged 2s. died at
Ashland. KY, from the effects Of mor-
phine. taken whether by mistake or
with suicidal intent is not known.
The leader., 1895-10-29

At Huntsville, Ala, Frank Cole.
man. and Robert L. oneal. editors,
met on the public square and einptied
their pistols at each other. Neither
man was hurt.
The leader., 1895-10-29
NUMBER II.
SOUTHERN eLeAMINes.
Result Of the Ward Forgeriea

Public opinion at Memphis, Tenn.
relative to a. X. Ward, the forger,
who buncoed his friends. three banks
and a large number of widows and
orphans out of $1,000 and skipped TO
Honduras, is such that many express
the belief that he would be lynched IL
caught and brought back. As result
of Wards stealings the Memphis Bar
rel and Heading Co.. OF which he was
general manager, and against whose
credit he put out 500, 900 in paper.
through it's president fled bill OF in
solvency in the chaucery court. Hor-
ace Garth, the president of the Me-
chanics' national bank of New York.
which holds s3s, 900 of Wards paper,
telegraphed instructions to local law
yers to begin the work Of saving for
his bank what they could from the
wreck
The leader., 1895-10-29
May Practice While la the Employ of the
State.

One of the opinions handed down by
the Supreme Court last week was re-
versal of the case OF DIR. p. Farley vs.
the Western Union Telegraph Compan
The points involved were these: DIR.
Farley sued the telegraph company for
the statutory reward for failure TO
promptly deliver him message calling
him to the bedside of patient in an
adjoining county. This failure caused
him to miss the only train out that
day. Judge Chrisman decided that in
asmuch as DR.. Farley was an empioye
Of the State in the capacity of superin-
tendent of the Blind Institute he had
no right to practice his profession out
side. The Supreme Court in its rever-
sal takes the opposite view.
The leader., 1895-10-29

The Tennessee synod of the Cumber-
land Presby terian church metat Nash
vile. The synod includes Tennessee,
Georgia and part Of Kentucky.
The leader., 1895-10-29

rgusiness is booming said the
anarchist. as he heard the explosion q
lie internal machine at . safe cis'
tsuce. IN. Y. World.
The leader., 1895-10-29

While removing q tree near Lone
Oak post Office. note far from ClarlSs-
Vile, Tenn, Marshall Bitter and john
Harvey were fatally yiniured. !.
The leader., 1895-10-29
Death Interposed.

1t was down on the programme that
Miss Guild, daughter of the mayor of
Nashville, Tenn, should christen the
new gunboat Nashville ut Newport
News. With her father she was ON
her way to Newport News, and on ar
rival at Iiarper's Ferry received tele-
gram that her brother William had
accidentally killed himself Mr.. Guild
and his daughter returned to Nash
vile, and the act of christening the
new vessel was performed by Miss
Emma Thompson. of Nashville. Con-
gresham Washington. of Tennessee.
represented the mayor of Nashville.
The leader., 1895-10-29

-sew : good thing IN hotel towels
Ne other day
''WhatY
"A towel that couldn't get vsEy
dirty"
s'CopldntY
"kss il xss teo fpll os holeA s--cht
~ peoord
The leader., 1895-10-29
Fatal street DneI.

A fatal street duel took place at
Uniontown. Ala, between City Mar
shall Robert Britton and V. q. Metzger,
a merchant. The first named was shot
three times through the body, and died
in few minutes. Metzger was shot
in the head and dangerously injured.
Some time ago Metzger, SO it is said,
told Britton that a livery man in the
town was giving poor accommodations.
The marshal is said to have repeated
it to the livery man and the latter at
tackled Metzger about it. When Metz
ger and Britton met the first named
demonstrated with the marshal and
finally Britton struck at Metzger, who
pulled his pistol and commenced fir
ing. Britton had his weapon out at
the same moment, and was also firing.
The leader., 1895-10-29
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
A National military Park at vick.burg

A National Military Park ut vicksburg.
One OF the results OF the great gather
Ing OF Western men at yicksburg last
week incidental TO the waterways con-
tention, has been the organization oil
the vicksburg National Military Park
Association, whose incorporators are
such men as Gen. :. ID. Lee, Gen. IL. a.
Alger, Gen. John II. Gordon, Ex-Gov.
Heard, OF Wisconsin, Col. Fred ID. Grant
and many others of equal prominence
in civil life, and the great conflict be-
tween the States. The object of the
association is TO foJter the foundation
Of national military park at Vicks-
burg similar to those at Gettysburg and
Cb;ckamauga, which will belt the city
on three sides and be. as one of the pro-
moters expressed it, a monument to
American manhood The officers of the
association are Gen. Stephen ID. Lee, OF
Mississippi, president: Maj. c. L. David
son, Iowa, vicc-president; Capt. w. i.
Rigby, Iowa, secretary; Col. c. c. Flow
ers, Vicksburg, treasurer. The project
Is not new one, but has won sudden
favor, and the West is said to bo in its
favor The incorporators are almost
equally drawn fIom the ranks of both
armies.
The leader., 1895-10-29
The Gulf and e. Ship Island Road.

The counties on the original sur vey
OF the Gulf & Ship Island Railway see
In the present resumption of operations
prospect that the entire road may
soon be built. 1t has been longer talked
OF than any road in the State. Before
any other road was constructed in Mis-
sissippi the desirability of this route
was conceded. OF the twenty miles that
are now being constructed, and of the
future prospects for the building of the
entire line, the Williamsburg Watch
man says: "Tbis road will greatly
benefit Hattiesburg, and it will soon be
a thriving little city. The survey of this
road passes through the eastern part OF
this county, and if the road should be
built to jackson we would have one OF
the best counties in the State, as it
would bring with it more wealth, more
work and new industries, and the fine
bodies Of pine timber could be very
readily converted into money"
The leader., 1895-10-29
,.os, POPULAR ROUTE BEwTEEN
NORTH AND SOUTH
purnan Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars On AZ
trains through without change.

.,,o al, connections made at Chicago with all
Ni'' Buffet and Dining Car lines to the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-06

Keeper, assisted by Conductor Wright and
ms train crew OF the south-bound freight.
AFTER persistent efforts TO save him.
which PROVED OF no avail, he died. A
cofoners jury was impaneilcd by II.
III. Ryan. Justice OF the peace. acting
coroner. who found he came TO his death
by falling from the bridge. From letter
found on his person. addressed to Darius
u. Perry. Newport News. Va. which was
mailed In New York. December IL. 1894.
and received December g. 1894. from his
sister Mamie, IL Is supposed that was
his name There were no marks Of vic-
lencc on his person. No money or any
thing 70 identify him farther than that
stated above. was found on the body.
eNrep, memorandum book, IN which
were the addresses ~ several ladies' in
London. England His body was buried
at the expense or the State at the north
end OF Aqusa-creek hrldse. lie was evil
IDENTIFY sailor beating his way north on
train IS