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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
Judge Slick Got Even.

Down in Fulton county there used to be
a circuit judge named Long and a sheriff
named Moon. says the Chicago Evening
Post. Long was years ago gathered to
MS fathers Mr.. Moon is still an orna-
ment TO his state. In the county seat liv-
ed one of those troublesome characters
that are always offending against law. His
name was Peterson, and he would main
tam dlsorderly house. He had money,
never hired Il lawyer. depended Upon
brlbinS 1uryman and hanging the twelve
and his shrewdness usually saved him.
one time they had a new prosecuting
attorney, who got nervous when he realiz-
ed the strong man he must go against, and
ne asked Judge Slick, the leader of the
local bar and rather the best trial lawyer
in his section of the state, to assist in the
prosecution Judge Slick knew Peterson
and al his wileS. He hated a man who
tried his own case. He resolved to outwit
him, so he secretly gave the young prose
cutor some counsel and then sat through
the trial without appearing to take part
IN II. The case seemed direct enough, but
Peterson sneeringly, half boastingly let it
go to the jury. The prosecutor astonished
him with a closing argument Court hab-
tues said it sounded like one of Judge
was troubled. When the peroration was
ended he was frightened. After the jury
was out he turned to Judge Slick.
Got me, amt they?'' he asked.
Looks like it," said the veteran.
Nv hat can l do?''
"Well, you might, now, before the jury
COMES pdCht Withdraw your pea OIL not
guilty and plead guilty.
What, will old Long fine me?"
"Oh, about $780,
What do you think that jury will doT''
ut can make it cost you $1,000 and a
year in Jail, you know
Peterson hurried up to the bench.
Your honor" he said, trembling with
haste, Il want to withdraw my plea"
What are you going to do?'' asked
Judge Long.
plead guilty, if you won't be too hard
on me-"
81 will fine you 500 and COSTS
I'll pay it,
1t was done Then they sat around
there, waiting for the jury and hearing
such motions and entering such orders a.
served the leisure of the court And in
five hours the jury came back. To Peter
sons great disgust it was what he had orr
ginally bargained for with 'corked jury
man." They could not agree.
I'm robbed" said the defendant glar-
ing at the young prosecutor. at the court
and at the perfectly impassive Judge
Slick
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
The Chrls tmas stocking.

From the Ladies' Home Journal.
. In the ghostly light I'm sitting musing o
long dead Decembers,
While the f1re-clad shapes are fitting il
and out among the embers
On my hearthStone in mad races, and
marvel, for in seeming
l can dimly see the faces and the scenes o
which I'm dreaming.
Oh, golden Christmas days of yore!
In sweet anticipation
l lived their joys for days before
Their glorious realization;
And on the dawn
OF Christmas morn
My childish heart was knocking
A wild tattoo
AS 'twould break through
AS I unhung my stocking.
Each simple gift that came to hand,
How marvellous l thought it,
A treasure straight from Wonderland,
For Santa Claus had brought 1t.
And at my cries
OF glad surprise
The others all come flocking
To share my glee
And view with me
The contents of the stocking.
Years sped-I left each well-loved scene
In northern wlds to roam,
And there. mid tossing pine trees green
i made myself home.
We numbered three
And blithe were we,
At adverse fortune hooking,
And Christmastide
BY our fireside
Found hung the baby's stocking.
Alasl within our home tonight
No sweet young voice is ringing,
And through its silent rooms no light,
Free, childish step is springing,
The wild winds rave
Ger baby's grave
Where plumy pines are rocking,
And crossed at. rest
On marble breast
The hands that filled my stocking.
With misty eyes but steady hand
/ raise my Christmas chalice;
Here's TO the children of the land
In cabin or in palace:
May each one hold
The key of gold
The gates Of glee unlocking,
And hands be found
The whole world round
To fill the Christmas stocking.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
Corner State and Barnard
streets, Odd Fellows Hall,
wholesale price at retail.
Send your orders early.

Fire Crackers, 4O-64, 6Oc per bo4 :,
packs for &c.
Imported Cannon Crackers, Nos 4 avs
inches, 2O-2O, 1885 per box, zoe per pack
Imported Cannon Crackers, Nos. 6. seven
inches, 1910 $500 per box. 25c per pack.
Imported Cannon Crackers Nos. T. eight
inches. 1910 $500 per box. SOC per pack.
Imported Cannon Crackers, Nos. s. ten
inches, 2o-5, $3.50 per box, Acc per pack.
Imported Cannon Crackers. Nos q
twelve inches. 1915. s5.25 per box, 12c each
Imported Cannon Crackers. Nos. 10, fiji,
teen inches, SOL, $3.50 per box, Csc each.
American Giant Cannon Crackers. No Z
1920, $3.50 per box, 25c pack.
American Giant Cannon Crackers. No. G.
POLO, $3.50 per box, Csc pack.
American Giant Cannon Crackers. No. T.
20-5, $3.50 per box, 25c pack
Young American SaIutes, No. 81. 1OO-h
$500 per box. 1Oc pack.
Lady Crackers, 10O-20, CSC per box. Ia
pack.
Roman Candles, 2-balI, SC dozen.
Roman Candles, 3-ball. &c dozen, 2for 1c.
Roman Candles, 4-ball, Sc dozen, lie each.
Roman Candles, 6-ball. 12c doz., 1c each.
Roman Candles, Shall, 1Sc doz., . for &c.
Roman Candles, 12-ball, 36c doz, &c each
Roman Candles 25-ball, $1OO doz, lOc
each.
Roman Candles. SO-ball, s1.5O doz, 10
each.
Sky Rockets, 1-oz, 10c doz, lie each.
Sky Rockets, S-oz, SOC doz., sc each.
Sky Rockets, 1907, soc doz., Sc each.
Sky Rockets, 32-oz, $1.5O doz.. 15c each
Colored Fire, in bags. assorted 15c bag
Colored Fire, in tins, assorted, 1Oc.
Geysers, No. /, 75c doz.. &c each.
Geysers, No. q $1.75 doz., 15c each
Bombshell Statutes, Glib each, $l.OO each
Electric Torpedoes, 5O-25, $22O box, &c
package.
Giant Torpedoes. 1OO-1O s2.45 box &c
pack.
Iron Clads, 1920, $2.75 box, Sc pack
Balloons, animal, very large, $3.50 doaa
SOC each.
Balloons, tissue, very large, 15c, % &C.
soc.
whistling Wheels. whistling Devils
Snake Nests, 10c box, Snake in Grass LOO
box.
In regard to Snake Nests and Snake u
the Grass, are very entertaining 10 eh"'
dren, and perfectly harmless.
All these goods are fresh STOCK ana a.
very close prices. No goods charged 7"
any one. Terms strictly cash.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

The young ladies of Fitzgerald during
the fire there the other day. proved that
they are Of the right sort of stun" They
fought the flames along with the men;
scaled ladders, pumped water. passed
buckets and hustled around as lively as
If they were members Of an old-tlme hand
brake engine company in a contest for a
medal Not one OF them tainted Even
when two Of them found themselves iso-
lated upon the top Of a building. from
which the ladder upon which they had
assembled had been removed. there was
nothing like Mysteries In their department.
They merely shouted out orders to "feich
that ladder back" and went on fighting
fire.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

Representative catchings Of Mississip
pi-"My dear catchings,' as Clevelant
called him-was a sound money democrat
during the early days Of the admlnistra
ton, and until the question Of his return
TO congress depended on his change o.
heart. says the Washngton Post. Ther
he came out for silver and was reelected
The other day some democrats In the
House were discussing the possible demo.
cratic member OF the committee on rules
20 take the place OF the late Judge Crisp
Some one suggested Mr.. Catchings.
But Catchings Is a silver man." ealA
southcn member.
ION, no." instantly remarked Represent.
alive Owens Of Kentucky MS silver Term
doesn't commence until March 4"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
A voice for War.
From the Chicago Journal Rep)

War would unite this people. II would
chase away the vapors Of discomfort. IL
would exalt patriotism. II would burn
away the cancerous tissues OF anarchy
that threaten 10 extend deeper into the
body polite u would scarify. but Al
would heal In the end we should be bet
ter on. We should fee. humanity had not
been crushed by our permission. War
would atimulate art, poetry, music, manu-
features, commerce trade, civilization. We
should come through Il reJuvcnatcd and
rchahilitated IN the glory 81 a noble en-
lorprisC. for We should have helped 10
strike tie rhacklcs from the wrists OF man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
lADEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Observation-Disclosures Lodge No. Is, F.
and A. NJ; Clinton Lodge No. "a, f. and
A. NJ; DeKalb Lodge No. Q, 1. o. o. +.
Special Notices-Christmas Trains for
Tybee, ]. ]. McDonough; Notice to City
Court Jurors; 1.-The Ship That Never Came
Back" Fine Furniture and Carpets Sold
without Reserve Louisa Schwarz, Trus-
tee; The Beautiful Barnes, r. D. & VIM.
baltimore; A Merry Christmas and Hap
by New Year, Georgia Brewing Associa-
ton; City Market Open All Day; Election
Notice. City of Savannah; They Are Here,
Jas. McGrath & Co; Fruit and Pound
Cake, at Schafer's; The Place to Buy Your
Christmas Wines and Liquors, Mutual
Grocery Company: Choice Roses, Wolf &
co; A Sight Draft Lost, Solomons & Co.;
Cigars for Christmas, c. A. Munster.
Railroad Schedule-Plant System.
Amusements-Merry Christmas Races at
Thunderbolt Driving Park, Christmas
Afternoon.
Reduced Prices-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Solid Comfort-Falk Clothing Company.
Collars-Cluett's Collars.
Auction Sales-Fireworks, Etc, by A. K.
Wilson
The Fireworks Store-Corner State and
Barnard Streets.
We Point With Pride-Appel e. Schaul.
Steamship Standardization Navi-
cation Company
Medical-Hood's Sarsaparilla; Opium and
Whisky Habits Cured, B. NJ. Woolley, NJ.
D., Atlanta, Ga.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
RaiIrnad Wreckinr-

There ought to be a law in every state
making it an offense, with heavy pen
atty ATTACHED, for any one to undertake
to put a railroad in the hands of re-
ceiver who does so for stock jobbing pur-
poses or to gain an advantage for a rival
road or with the view of wrecking the
road, and making money out of it in that
way. 1t is an outrage, which the courts
ought not to tolerate, for a person having
a small interest in a railroad to be permit
ted to put the road in the hands of a re-
ceiver, or in any other way to interfere IN
its affairs, until he has clearly shown thai
he has such lights as "ntitle HIM to the
remedy which ie seeks. Why should
man holding a small b. II o. a fery shares
of stock be allowed to greatly h.ure q
railroad worth millions OF dollars ash hav-
ing many owners before he has 81 cwn
that he has a just grievance, which he
cannot have adjusted except by means
of a receivership?
The courts should aim to protect rail-
way properties They should not allow
themselves to be used to wreck such prop
critics, or to be made the instruments Of
stock jobbers and railroad wreckers.
1t is getting to be so that people are
afraid to invest in railroad securities
They do not know but that there may be a
flaw in the charter of the company, or
that it is violating some law, which vio-
lation offers a chance for wrecking it. and
making its securities practically value
less. Surely judges should be certain that
an application to put a railroad in the
hands of a receiver is made in good faith.
and should exact such a bond from the
applicant as would protect the security
holders before granting the application.
~S-s
1t appears from the dispatches that
Prof. Hermann, the magician, died worth
less than his debts. the information being
that his estate amounts to only about
$780, an amount insufficient to pay his
| obligations. 1t is rather to his credit that
he died poor, notwithstanding he lived
rich. He made money easily, and spent
1t easily. He earned hundreds of thou.
sands of dollars during his professional
career, a very large part of which earn.
ings went for charity before it had got
even into Herrmann's bank book. He
was extremely liberal. He believed In
keeping the dollars dying and doing as
much good as possible. There are too
few people with the capacity to earn great
sums Of money who take pleasure in scat,
tering II again. as Hermann did.
Yesterdays dispatches announced that
Gen. Weyler had gone to Mariel, and
thence to the seat Of military opera
tons" Mariel is in the province of Pinar
del Rio. to the west OF Havana. A few
days ago it was announced that the in.
surgents had been dispersed in that pro.
vince, having been literally "alI broken
up" by Maceo's death aud the bullets of
the loyal troops. Then why should Gen.
Weyler return to Pinar del Rio, when
Maxine Gomez is in Matanzas province.
to the east of Havana, with a strong
force and with his face set toward the
capital? Gomez has advanced from Santa
Clara province into Matanzas, on the
road to Havana. since the killing OF
Maceo.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
Good for Georgia.
From the Augusta Herald CDem.).

The state OF Georgia stands first in the
amount of capital stock represented in the
new banks organized during the year just
closed. This is significant preeminece
and can only be interpreted as the meas
ure of prosperity which the state has en-
ioyed and reasonably expects TO enjoy
henceforth. tets record of which the
most prosperous and progressive of the
eastern states might well be proud.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

Gov. Mitchell OF Florida, was in the
recent election chosen TO the clerkshlp OF
the court Of Hillsborough county. The
other day he had the pleasure OF making
out as governor. a commission TO him
self a. clerk Of the court. II Is not every
governor. who has the privilege OF au.
thorzins himself 10 take comfortable
berth upon retiring from the goycrnorship.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
Not As the JingOes COnstrue II.
From the Washington Post Qnd.).

When President Jackson refused to car
ry out the views of the United States SUI
preme court as expressed in the decision
on the banking act, he took much the same
ground as did Secretary Olney in his COM
ment on the Cuban resolution. When some
one told him that he had sworn to obey
the constitution, he said: Yes. but IL
was the constitution as construe IL. not
as the supreme court construes Il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

Spain and the United States are pro-
testing the most sincere friendship for
each other Nevertheless, the tenor of
the dispatches goes to show that the
Spanish don is surreptitiously whettine
his stiletto on the sole of his shoe, while
Uncle Sam. with his hand damned into
his coat pocket. is nervously toying with
the trigger OF his "hoss-pstol."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

A Florida contemporary says the pros
poets are good for a big crop of oranges
next year. The trees are all growing fine
~ and appear to be healthy, and If there
should be no freeze this year they will
bear fruit year hence. Oranges are
selling in Florida at 50 to 60 cents dog
60. and grape fruit is being sold at % to
50 cents each
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

a Baltimore newspaper reports sales Of
farming lands IN Virginia last week az ssf
TO Sio2 per acre, considerable increase IN
value IN the last few years. II 10 possi-
bic that farming lands IN the south can
Increase under the gold standard. and
that there are such lands In the south
worth as much as so 70 sio2 per acre2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

A Missouri foot ball team will play
game before President Diaz of Mexico, on
Dec. p. If the president finds the game
TO be as lively and entertaining as bull
sighting. ne may give it his patronage,
and cause its adoption In his country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

National League base bah pitcher has
Joined the Cuban insurgents. There are
several American foot ball players now
with the insurgents. And yet Weyler
thinks the war is about ended.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

A Massachusetts, newspaper proudly re-
fers to the fact that the latest state CEN
sus shows that there are 5000 more men
than women in the state. Thus the point
abe old joke turning upon the preponder-
ance of women in Massachusetts, is blunt
Cd
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

Uncle Sam may find it necessary to burn
q little gunpowder, in a miniature war,
before very long. The Yaqui Indians, OF
Arizona, are on the war path and threaten
TO make trouble. A company of cavalry
has been sent after the Indians. If they
behave ugly there is likely to be some
shooting
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
If They Can, Let Them Do 1t.
From the Atlanta Constitution Dem.).

If the republicans can bring back pros
perity by increasing tariff taxes, let them
do so. These taxes will be very small
price to pay for prosperity If, however,
the tariff fails TO bring prosperity, the
democrats will noe be responsible for the
failure, and the peop.e will have learned
a dearly bought lesson IN economics.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
CURRENT COMMENT.
From the New orleans States Dem.

We are confident that the sound COM
mon sense of the American people will
sustain President Cleveland and Mr.. Olney
and Senators Sherman, Morgan and Cam
eron will be permitted to profit as best they
can by the buncombe they have manufac-
turod
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

u Is not believed that Missouri will be
able 70 pull down her Vest next month.
at which time she VIII elect senator.
There has developed in the state a con-
siderable opposition TO Senator Vest, and
o sentiment favorable 20 Secretary Fran
che; but the senator, feeling that he can
serve The state better than anybody else.
hae opened headquarters at the princi-
rsi hoiol Ia Jefferson CITY and viii in per.
Na.- llullll hIn nanannlgn lnr rn.al.nll...
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

The United States circuit court of ap-
peals. sitting IN New York, has before it
that old chestnut Of the tariff. is gas a
mineral? The question comes up in a
case from Buffalo. Gas made in Canada
iS delivered in that city by pipe line, and
the suit viii determine whether the i'm
ported gas shogd be taxed as a manu-.
iacture or az mineral. or something else
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

The bare suggestion that Congressman
Dingley of Maine may be member Of
Maj. McKinley's cabinet has set the am
bilious republicans in his district TO
scrambling for his seat. With commend
able modesty the democrats in Dingley's
district are not saying word
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24

We quoted from the Augusta Chronicle
the other day a paragraph to the effect
that Atlanta, ever ready to turn an hon
est penny. was going to work William
Jennings Bryan as a Christmas trade adj
vertisement, having prevailed upon him to
change the date of his lecture from a
date after Christmas to the day before
Christmas Eve. II is to be hoped that At
lanta sold tin horns, woolly dogs and lire,
crackers enough yesterday to make the
sum of profits at least equal to the cost
of MIR. Bryan's lecture.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. DECEMBER "a. 1896

We see it in the Baltimore Sun that
"the census of Atlanta, just completed.
shows population of SO, Co.," We see it
in the Atlanta Journal, of a later date,
that the work of taking Atlanta's census
is rapidly nearing completion" BY next
Saturday, says the Journal, the returns
will be in the hands Of the secretary of
state. Supt Williams thinks the number
VIII pass the $4,000 mark. 1t is possible
that the Baltimore SUMS correspondent
sent in his figures before it was decided
that the census should he held up until the
Bryan day" crowd could be counted ana
included in the "population?"
Senator Blanchard Of Louisiana the 9TH
er day received a telegram from one of
his constituents which should prove a
wet blanket upon the fire of his jingoism.
1t reads: "See you are still for war. Six
cents per pound for cotton is too much
for your constituents You wish to make
it three. This price will feed the poor in
North Louisiana" The cotton planters,
and the cotton trade would be among the
first to feel the disastrous effects of war.
The people who would be benefited by
war would be the manufacturers of arms
and ammunition, government contractors,
and the politicians
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-09
LOCAL BREVITIEs.
sIatters OK Minor Momrnt In aud About
the city.

sIatters OK Minor Moment In aud About
the city.
At the Grand to-nlght--"The Prodl-
gal Father"
The La Belle tin mill was of yester-
day on account OF the gas pipe burst
Ing.
The young ladies' OF the Church OF
the immaculate Conception give an
entertainment this evening.
The following committees meet this
evening: Police. finance. city charter
and petitions and circumstances.
The p0tters In the Wheeling pottery
are working overtime this week In
order TO go To Canton tomorrow.
Detective Mcdonald took c. II. Car
ter. the bicycle thief. TO Cumberland
last night on the baltimore x Ohio
train. leaving here at 1925 a. m.
Miss Mary MoTat will reopen her
dancing class ut Egertcr's hall. to-
morrow afternoon. Her class will meet
ut that hall every Wednesday and
Saturday afternoon.
Officer Holmes shot dog yesterday.
for biting 4 man named Halpln. OH
ger Devinn-y also shot n canine for
sinking his teeth into the calf OF Char
ley Stewards leg. on the South Side.
The members OF the Bridgeport ". f.
church will hold a public reception
this evening In honor OF their new
pastor. Rev. Mr. Dixon The recep-
ton will be held At the " Z. church.
Thieves entered the residence OF
August Weckerly. on Twenty-s!xth
street, early yesterday morning. They
lef: things IN a disturbed condition,
generally. and evidently were fr,Shten-
I'd OF before taking anything away.
The Wheeling Stenographers' Club
held Its first meeting OF the season OF
1861 last night In che Hess block.
Miss Lizzie l.. Garvin read paper
entitled. "A Brief History OF, Short
hand" Several new members were ia
ken IN. On next Thursday evening the
dlCtat!on class will meet.
Madame O'Lcary. OF Washington, D.
C.. yesterday opened to the public her
manicure. ch!ropodist and hair dressing
parlor. In room H. Exchange bank
building, corner Twelfth and Main
street She has has fitted out her
apartment In first class eastern style,
and respectfully solIc!ts a call from pat
rons.