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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
-HE -iRW ioF runs two states
i’Oi.O IN t'ABAORAPfIS.
7 in. the Church at 82 Year*--* Fish
V.>7.-1. from Smitlivllle’s Artesian
Well—The Bang* of nn Albany Bolle
Treated to a Batb of Alum Water.
GEORGIA.
One hundred ami fifty-seven children
..., ut school at Griffin.
~,. nrd Mrs. H. A., of Tattnall county.
liskvo'tlirco sisters that weigh 635 pounds.
a , g .vl:\v, colored, a vegetable ped
,.'r..j,i>c-a dead at Augusta Sunday
morning.
.jjgn accidentally met at Hart
the other .lav and their average
hei’-'ht was 6 leet.
n . e .Milledgeville Building and Loan
Association is now fully organized and
reit ,|v for business.
I M Slappey, ujed -3, and Miss Willie
M. tiliee aged 17. were married at Mar
gbatllville a day or two ago in spite of
parental opposition.
me residence of H. C. Scoggins, of Dal
, , Ordinary of Paulding county, was
imrne<l with its contents, a night or two
, The loss is SBOO.
David Patlllo, of Columbus, died Sun
,lai night at the residence of his son, J.
M l’atillo. He was 73 years old, and had
lived in that city about 34 years.
Thomas Graham died from a dose of
morphine, near Mcßae, a day or two ago.
Ho was despondent at the time of taking
ItT He was buried at Conyers.
Mrs. Clarissa Tennille, of Sandersville,
never belonged to any church until this
venr when she joined the Methodist
otiurch. She was in the 82d year of her
age.
At Smilhville, while a number of young
ladies were at the artesian well, a fish
Ills.lit two inches long, perfectly white,
v i! ii a round tail, came up out of the well
mid fell in the basin.
At Dauielsville court last week a prose-
Biiiioii against five persons for false im
prisonment resulted in their conviction
,nd being sentenced to pay a fine of S3O
for each one of tnem.
j. and. A. Sharp, of Walesca, Chero
k,.,. county, has sold a valuable gold mine
lo C. Tate and others. The Georgia
Marble Company own a controlling inter.
i„t. The price paid for the mine is SB,OOO.
Sam Small, of Atlanta, has incorporated
the "Georgia Major Company,” and in
two weeks will begin the publication of
the Georgia Major, a weekly illustrated
humorous journal. Mr. Small is well
known as “Old Si.”
A negro who gave his name as .Tames
A. 1.a11.n, and claimed Savannah as his
home, was arrested >n James A. Lad in’s
store at Augusta Sunday night. He had
secreted himself for the purpose of rob
bery, but was discovered.
Judge I>. B. Sanford has employed F.
E I>. unis, Jr., of Macon, to superintend
the erection of the court house at Mil
ledgcviile. The bonds for the new oourt
house are being printed. Judge Sanford
will offer them for sale about the first
Tuesday in October at public outcry.
Hon. H. C. Jones, the newly-elected So
licitor of Stone Mountain circuit, went to
Atlanta Saturday, gave a $20,000 bond,
took the oath ot office and received his
commission, and left Monday for Jones
boro to commence his duties in court
now in session there, in which Judge J.
L>. Stewart is presiding.
Vcd Dunning has entered suit in Fulton
Superior Court against the city of Atlan
ta for SIO,OOO damages. On Aug. 26 Mr.
Dunning was thrown from his buggy
while riding with his wife and daughter
on Capitol avenue. He says that his right
knee was wrenched and the ligaments so
torn that he is entitled to SIO,OOO as a
recompense.
Three negroes went to the gin of A. G.
Williamson, near Eastman, and stole a
bale of cotton belonging to a white man
named Butler. They hired a cart from a
negro mau and hauled the cotton to
Cochran, where they sold it for less than
the market price. The principal thief
•■scaped with the proceeds of the sale.
The other two have been arrested.
It is predicted that the expenses of the
city government of Jackson will be re
duced several hundred dollars next year.
The present Council has the authority to
fix the salary of the incoming officers.
The Mayor next year is to work for
“glory,” the qlerk and treasurer lor a
small sum, and the receiver and col
lector’s salaries will be no big thing .
An Albany druggist made rather a
strange mistake a few days ago, but one
not attended with any fatal results, hap
pily. A young lady sent for some borax
for her hair, and he sent her alum. It was
dissolved in warm water and applied in
the usual manner, with remarkable re
sults. The unhappy druggist imaiedi
diat ly sent a solution to counteract the
effects of the alum, and the young lady’s
b*:i k were soon reduced to their normal
condition.
llt-v. J. H. Parr, President of the colored
female college at Quitman, occupies a
room on the second door, fronting Depot
street. Sunday night about 9 o’clock
something struck the side of the house
n>*ar his room. He stepped to the window,
'■•ben three pistol shots were fired by some
unknown parties, presumably at the
reverend, but no damage was done, as
th • shots flew wide of the mark. Only a
nights before tho gates were all taken
off. and up to this date thev have not been
found.
It is probable that the Governor will
make an appointment in a day or two of a
’late Librarian for the next four years.
Among the applicants are the following:
•Tank L. Haralson, the piesent librarian;
bmrge Thomas of Atlanta. John (Jollier,
Jr., of Atlanta; Joseph Strother of Lin
r'ln county, Judge A lion of Southwestern
bcorgia, Mr. Griggs of Oolumbus, and a
V'litleniHii in Coweta oounty named Jack
son. Kx-Senator J. G. Parks and Col.
John i handler were in the race but have
withdrawn. The place pays $1,500 per
year, out of which the librarian has to
pay his help.
A negro of Klberlon forgot the name of
bn* fiancee when be applied for a license,
i he Judge, to try and refresh his memory,
"'•'hi over the whole vocabulary of female
names, but uone of them sounded to suit
""•n. and the Ordinary wrote a note to
whom it might concern, and sent Green
nit in search of the name of his intended
bride. After passing over a large portion
id ih town with the note, Green finally
j.ef a gentleman, who informed him that
h<- name of his Intended brido was Mary
’ Getting it plninly reduced to
writing, (ireen triumphantly returned,
procured his license, and wont on bis way
Mjoiclng.
I bore Is now progressing in the City
. urt of Atlanta an interesting and cu-
f ,,UH coo. About two years ago a negro
>'*®od Whitlock Harris was killed by a
bin just in Iron tot the western ontranoe
jo the union passenger ddpot in that olty.
, * "‘to brought suit against the Central
bilroad lor slo,o*lo damages. Monday tha
’ioe was called In the City Court, and as
i progressed It was developed that there
*:ui doubt as to where tho msn was
~ * ‘ wo witnoase# swore absolutely
oiatho waa crushed on tho track of the
rntral railroad, while two others were
, * positive in their testimony that he wet
!'" '•‘’Mb on tho Western and Atlantia
•raek.
A writer in tho Gwinnett Herald, writ
.."i, of eanip meeting days, says:
'Alston Boyd, a merchant in Lawrence-
Jule, had picked up among the Cbero
,,** * n Intiian boy. hall grown, named
• ,o# , w ho came to the meeting on Hatur
.,n|Kbt, during ono of these dr m on
er? w o **’ but knowledge
i .he white people; bad never been to a
.amp meeting; had only been to the ‘corn
<ice ot hit tribe, and at other Indian
revels. Approaching to within fifty
yards, with amazement depicted in every
feature, he halted, and for a few minutes
surveyed the scene, then turning on his
heels and shaking his head, in low gut
teral beoxolaiuiod: ‘Whisky too much’
and left never to corao back. At the
•green corn dauce,’ ball plays, and other
revels of his tribe, he had most probably
witnessed demonstrations ot which he
thought there were similar wheu it was
•whisky too much.’ ”
Dahlonega Signal: Miss Mattie Caven
der, the 15-year-old daughter of William
G. Cavender, of Whitfield county, seems
to he possessed of ail the peculiarities of
Miss Lulu Hurst. She gave an exhibition
at the court house, in this place,Wednes
day night, performing the chair and stick
feats successfully, and tossing some of our
weightiest citizens*about the room in a
chair with the palms of her hands with
perfect ease. The universal opinion
seemed to be that there was nothing super
natural about the performance. Every
body understood it, but no two under
stood it alike. Some thought it was mus
cular strength, some thought it was
sleight, some cried “humbug,” and some
one thing and some another. Through it
all the fact remained that she did some
wonderful things. Her father, who ac
companies her ori her tour of exhibition,
has with him Miss Minnie Thomason, of
Union county, who is endowed by nature
with the most wonderful head of hair that
we have ever known, which she has re
cently much marred by cutting off about
a foot and a half of it.
FLORIDA.
It is proposed to incorporate Cocoa.
Artesian wells are a great success at
Now Smyrna.
A large dredge is at work on the river
near Ormond.
A deer weighing 200 pounds was shot
Tuesday week near Blake.
Lafayette county is out of debt, and has
a surplus of cash In her treasury.
There are about 200 sulphur wells on
the East coast, all furnishing good water.
The ex-soldiers and sailors on the East
coast have formed a post of the G. A. It.
Rev. J. R. Powell has accepted a call to
tho pastorate of the San lord Baptist
church.
A wild cat 18 inches high was shot the
other day at Hawk's Park, near New
Smyrna.
Henry Bryan has bought the stock of
goods lately owned by Joe Underhill at
Barberville.
Live Oak’s artesian well has been sunk
over 1,000 feet and no water yet, and
money for boring it exhausted.
George C. White has received his com
mission as Postmaster of Live Oak and
will enter upon the discharge of his duties
on Oct. 1.
Mrs. John Gardner, at Ponce park, near
New Smyrna, caught in one hour last
week four tish that aggregated in weight
100 pounds.
The Enterprise people want that delay
of 12 hours in receiving their mad looked
into, and have petitioned the authorities
to that effect.
H. I). Allison has severed his connec
tion with the Live Oak Intelligencer to as
sume the business management of the
Jasper Times.
Capt. M. O. Burnham, the oldest light
house, keeper in the United States, cele
brated his golden wedding at Cape
Canaveral on Sept. 9.
The channel cut through tho rock at
the mouth of Hillsborough river is 150
feet wule for a distance of 586 feet and 9
feet deep at low water.
The trustees ot the Wesleyan institute,
of Orlando, have secured the services of
Prof. S. G. Brinkley, of Quitman, Ga., to
take charge of their sohool on Sept. 28.
Fort Pickens is to be repaired and sup
plied with more and better guns. One 15-
mch gun and one each of the 100, 200 and
300-pounder rifled guns are to form a part
of the fort's armament.
All necessary dteps have been taken for
holding a camp meeting at Willow Sink,
Levy county, from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2. This
is to be the permanent camp meeting
ground. It is to be deeded to the Metho
dist church, and supplied with arbor,
tents, etc.
It is said that since the work of im
proving Pensacola harbor commenced
that there is now at least 1 foot more
water in the channel on the middle ranges
across the inner bar than there is across
the outer bar, and ample for vessels
drawing 23 feet on an ordinary full tide.
Charles L. Fildes, formerly of Gaines
ville, who, with bis family, left Florida In
June for Colorado, where he went with
the expectation of residing permanently,
returned to Jacksonville Saturday de
termined to live and die in Florida. Mr.
Fildi s was not as well satisfied with the
far West as be anticipated he would be
upon leaving Florida. Denver, be says.
Is dull and offers but meagre Inducements
to young men in search ot business and a
home.
Borne bad biood has been stirred up
among the citizens on the Halifax river,the
cause of which is the announced intention
of the East Coast Canal Company to cut
a channel ot their own in the Halifax
river, throwing the mud and earth only on
one side, thus dividing the stream into
two channels and destroying private navi
gation. The citizwis do not object to the
dredging If the canal company will re
move the mud thrown out by the dredges,
but if this is not done an injunction will
be asked for to prevent the dredging in
Halifax river.
I’iersonvilln correspondence Emporia
(htzette: B. B. Wilson, the surveyor of
Emporia, whs in town this week and laid
out C. F. Pierson’s 160-acre homestead
Into building lots. This land is half a
mile sejuaro, and is withiu naif a mile of
the railroad station. There will soon bo
a schoolhouse on the property, and it is
expected that the growing population
will demand anew church before long,
which may also be placed at this end of
our settlement. Three of the new streets
run north and south, whlls three run east
and west. They are 60 feet wide outside
of the lots.
Emporia Gazette-. An unusual sight
was witnessed by several of our citizens
last Thursday near the sawmill. A large
frog came bounding toward them, and
with a few 6-foot leaps disappeared near
the lake. About ton minutes had passed
when a large black snake came directly
toward them, evidently trailing the frog.
Knowing its harmless and useful nature,
our friends romained quiet until the snake
had got oloso to their feet, when a slight
movement apparently caused It to lose
tho trail, but it soon recovered the course
and proceeded between tho feet of the
on-lookors. It soon came up to the frog,
which gave a big jump into the water, the
snake following, but it missed its prey
and rolurned to tho shore.
Farm Facts.
GEORGIA.
\y. 0. Connor, of Cave Spring, ha* an
egg plant fruit that measures 21 Inches In
circumference aud weighs 64 ounce*.
In Coweta county there U a pepper
•talk Irom wbloh, on Sept. 1, 4.200 pod*
were picked, and It contain* at least
16.000 more.
C. M. Wright, of Baldwin county, had
gathered Irom hi* nino-acro Held, up to
Thursday morning last, live hale* of cot
ton, weighing ITS pound* each. He ex
pects to got a* many more bale*.
Moses S. Bennett, of Baldwin eeunty,
exhibit* a specimen pumpkin from his
patch, weighing 26 pound*. He expect*
to raise ten bushel* ol com, over a two
horse load of pumpkins, and between five
and ten bushels of pes* on on*.qurter of
an acr* of land, whloh had but one plow
ing. He has about an ncr* and a half of
ontton, from whleh Us expect# to get T-iO
pound* ef list.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1886.
FLORIDA.
A grove of five acres of pineapples and
bananas is to be made at Kissimmee.
Quite a number of Leon countv farmers
have old corn and home-made bacon for
sale.
There is a nursery near Palatka con
taining 100,000 trees, 30,000 of which have
been budded.
The guava at tho present tlmo is afford
ing an immense yield of fruit at Fort
Myers, and canning and making jelly is
the order of the day.
A Tallahassee fruitgrower has about
thirty LeOmte pear trees just beginning
to bear. Excepting nine, they all bore
their first fruit this season, aud only from
one to a dozen pears. F-rom these nine
trees, and with the few he gathered from
the others, he sold $76 worth and gave
away about $25 worth to friends.
lie Didn’t Die.
From the Waynesboro True Citieen,
A prominent citizen of this county, who
is in the best of health, set last Wednes
day as the day he was to die. His wife,
who is a lady of superior intelligence,
pitying his forlorn condition, did her best
to argue him out of his cranky notion.
But all to no purpose; be insisted that he
must and would plume his wings for
that laud far over Jordan which
“is fairer than this.” To say that
he was most miserable, tells but
half the story; he moaned and
he groaned, and was heard to pray “Oh,
Lord, here 1 lay me down to sleep, and il
I die before 1 wake, I God, I’m gone ”
Wednesday came, and though the sun
rose from behind the eastern hills in re
splendent glory, all was dark to our citi
zen; he recognized the fact that his day
of doom hail coma. The day wore on,
but his vital powers held their own—
there was no sign of giving way, and
when the sun turned adown the western
sky he began to hope that ho had made
some mistake in the figures, and
that he might escape. But, just as
he had begun to fake a little courage, a
terrible cloud loomed up on the western
horizon, the lightning flashed in lurid
glare, the thunder peaied in deafening
volleys, and the winds grasped the mighty
oaks and shook them as a giant would a
reed. Our citizen gazed iu dazed despair
upon the tumult of the elements, and de
termined that a cyclone was at hand,
and that this was tho route he
had to to take to tha’. other mysterious
and unknown world. He groaned
and resigned himsolf to his fate. But
the cloud passed away, and the sun sank
behind the western hills, bathing all na
ture in a flood of living light. Our citi
zen, whose abnormal condition had pre
vented him from taking the usual pabu
lum of the day, ate a hearty supper, and
parly retired to rest. Soon he lay a pris
oner in Morpheus’ arms, and did
not awake until the bright rays of
Thursday morning’s sun peeped
in at his window lattice, and seemed to
laugh at his fears, and not. then until his
wife approached his bedside and called
gently in his ear, “Job, breakfast is
readv.” He opened his eyes, gazed
around, pinched nimself to be assured
that he was not dead, arose, dressed him
self and went to the dining room and took
on a breakfast that no ghost was ever
known to eat. Since alien be has been in
goi.d spirits, and declares that he is not
dead.
The Vaccination Didn’t Take.
From the Waynesboro True Citieen.
Sometime during the early part of the
summer a “big meetin’ ” was in progress
among the darkeys in Cobbbam, and as
usual a tour of observation was made by
a gentleman of this city. This gentleman
Invited a friend to accompany him. Now
this friend had taken several doses of
soporific medicine, and on arriving at the
church felt too tired to proceed further
than the first vaeant seat which offered,
while the gentleman walked up to the
“amen benches.” The friend soon
yielded to the gentle influences
of Somnus, and was goon re
ceived into the arms of Morpheus.
The “meetin’ ” proceeded in Us
usual vehement style, while our friend
remained oblivious of all passing events.
Finally the end came, and the preacher
Invited the “sinners to fly from de wraf
whioh is cornin’.” The rush for the altar
was great, and the frightened sinners ran
over our friend until his slumbers were
partly broken, and in bis half-aroused
condition he imagined that the show was
over, and followed tne crowd to the altar.
The preacher saw him approaohing, and,
feeling proud of his conquest over - one
upon whom the white brethren had lav
ished much religious eloquence witnout
effect, met him several steps from the
altar, and, grasping his hand, exclaimed:
“Brother Tom, I’se so glad yer has come
to de Laud; git right down here on dem
sinful knees, and let de ole nigger pray
fer yer.” This fully aroused him. Wild
eyed and fierce he almost chouted, “Go
to the devil, I'm going home.” The
colored preacher was completely dazed,
and, ascending tho pulpit, he said,
“Bred’rin and sisters, dat waxination
didn’t take deep enough to raise a blister;
let us habdesocdolergy and be remissed.”
Tom don’t go on any more inspecting
tours.
She Jablieil Him with a Hairpin,
From the A uyueta Chronicle.
Anica little party went over to John
son’s lagoon, in Marion county, last Sun
day to capture the lusty trout. And while
they fished and fished for fish that would
not bite, and in regard to whose existence
they began to entertain the most serious
doubts, a wagon containing a bevy of the
fairest maidens in Saucelito drove up.
Then did the anglers cast down their rods
and engage those nymphs in merry con
verse.
By and by a wicked, black-eyed damsel
pulled off her sfioes and stockings and de
clared her intention of wading the la
goon. Undismayed by the mischievous
glitter in her coal-black eye, a gallant
youth volunteered to carry her across.
She assented and he gr&sned her not too
slender figure. When in the centre of the
lagoon he groaned, for a sharp instru
ment was penetrating his arm. He could
not drop hor; He hiwl not breath to re
monstrate, so he bore the agony bravely
until she was landed on the other side.
And bis companions knew not of his
grief.
Then ahe wanted to return, and another
cavalier rushed to accommodate hor. The
first did not remonstrate. He knew what
was in store lor that gallant. Five times
did that maiden cross and recross that
stream, and each time she drew blood.
But none of the sufferers spoke, until the
last man, stepping with deliberate malice
upon a round stone, doused the malicious
maiden Into the limpid tide, and did it so
cleverly that tho kaledioseopio vision of
lingerie, and skirts, and knees will nevor
tie forgotten by the spectators.
When they hung her up to dry her tiny
fist still grasped the hairpiu which she
had so diabolically uaed for the torture of
the chivalry of her native village.
Four Model Men.
From the Ijittiaanye Reporter.
Wo had the pleasure at a call on yester
day from four very remarkable brothers.
They were Messrs. A. U., J.W., H. J., and
D. P. Hightower, of, respectively. La
Grange, Mounlvllle, Columbus, and Ope
lika, and aged 79, 77, 75, and 73 years, a
total of 304 years. They have in all 34
children, 61 grandchildren and 2 great
grandchildren. Mr. H. J. Hightower
alone contributes to this number 8 chil
dren, 38 grandchildren and 2 great-grand
children. The four brothers are In good
health, and there ia not 13 pounds differ
ence in weight between the heaviest and
lightest. The most remarkable thing is
that neither of them was ever drunk, or
played a game of chance, or took a dram
In a barroom. They are all members of
the ohurcb, and leading pious, godly
lives.
Georgia’s Ijowoll.
From the Columbia Snyuirer-Stm.
The gentlemen frdm other oities and
other sections who came to Columbus In
the interest of the Goorgia Midland road,
have received what they expressed to be
lavish hospitality. One thing more than
auother which attracted the attention of
the vlstrars. was our wonderful water
power. ; •
The current of tire riyer from here to the
gulf hXcded® four niifes an hour,
while above ft is from ten to thirty miles
an hoffr. Within two and a half miles of
Coluihbffß the fail fn the Chattanochbee
river is ljo feet- The Volume of
water at the lowest stage equals
300 horse.power to the loot fall,
or a total ot 37,500 horse-power for the
two and a half miles. During nine
months of the year the average volume
of water Is donMd that at the lowest
stage, and would give 75,000 horse-power.
To one unacquainted with the facts, these
figures will appear marvelous,but to those
who will visit the river aud view the
grand eight of its rushing waters, gad
hear their incessant roar, at almost any
locality from the city of Columbus to (the
ColumMifi factory, will fully believe
they are below what they should
be. But this Is not all. To tbo 125
feet fall to tho Columbus factory we
must add an additional fall between there
and West Point of 237 feet, or a total ot
362 feet, cr 100,000 horse-power for the
lowest water, and nearly double that for
average stage. Only a small portion of
this wonderful water power Is now used.
In this city the Eagle and Pbenix, Musco
gee, aud Columbus mills are driven by it,
and aggregate about 60,000 spindles and
2.000 looms. To drive this machinery re
quires about 3,000 horse-power, or someth
ing like one-tenth that available. The total
capacity of the looal water iwwer at
Columbus is sufficient to drive over 800,-
000 spindles and their accompanying
machinery. It is too early in the century
to multiply these figures by three in
order to take in the entire fall for 33
miles. This power, with other material
advantages, renders Columbus an invit
ing field for the investment of capital in
cotton and other manufacturing. Our
manufacturing institutions were particu
larly instructive and entertaining
to the visitors. They went through
some of our largest textile mills
and watched the process of transform
ing ootton into cloth. While yet
in her “swaddling clothes”—ho* half a
century ago—Urtlumbus indulged In
dreams or becoming 1 , among other things,
a great manufacturing city. Infact.fmm
early infancy her ambition has been
boundless and hor aspirations high, and,
it may be added, as noble as thoy were
high. Her sagacity, energy, and perse
verance in pursuit ol this, as in the pur
suit of all other ends, hag l>een equal to
her ambition: There are but few of the
visitors that wore not surprised to learn
how fast we have grown since
1965. At that time all our manu
laoturlng industries were destroyed by
the vandal’s torch and to-day we have
$5,264,159 capital Invested in various in
dustries. AVe p6Y out annually $9(9,808
for wages to mechanics and operatives.
There are 446 hands who are given steady
employment. Out of a raw material
valued at $2,415,709 we annually make
the value of $4,U1,630, showing a created
value of $1,630,359. All this struck the
visitors with peculiar fore* and was a
strong argument that Columbus is a good
place to “tie to.’’
He Got There on Peas.
From the West Point Press.
A party of gentlemen met the other day
and the conversation turned to the pea
field. Several tall stories were told, but
finally Mr. Alonzo Jones—no kin to Sam
—arose and said: “Mv father-in-law gave
orders to plant two pieces of ground in
peas. His instructions were to plant
black peas on the hill and speckled peas
in the bottom. However, a mistake was
made and instructions reversed.” “How
did the peas pan out?” asked Luther.
“Why, he made’em all, but came near
losing bis corn crop. The corn was literally
covered up, and before he knew it he bad
lost as pretty a fodder crop US you ever
saw, [but you may bet he got there on
peas—my lather-in-law did.”
“Don’t doubt il,” said T. V. Barrett.
“I know all about black peas. I planted
them one year, and they rah all over my
corn crop, and not only so, they left the
corn field and took to my orchard fifty
yards away, and never stopped growing
until every peach and apple was literally
covered up, and that year, though the
fruit orop was fine, my family were not
able to get enough peaohes to make a
peach pie. Ob, yes; I know the blaok
pea. You are right, Jones; they are run
ners.”
Prohibition.
From the SimthvUle Knlerjrrite,.
Four years have passed since the Town
Councif put this law lit force, and time
enough has elapsed to tell the effects. On
trade we cam safely Bay l has improved
100 pet cent. On substantial improve
ments, why the town has been rebuilt,
and people who resided here four years
ago hardly recognize the place. On so
briety we can safely say that not one
hundredth part of the fiery fluid is used
here as under the old system.
The calaboose Is about to rot down; the
Marshal has little or nothing to do. On
morality and religion our ministers will
tell you that we can safely challenge any
community in the Htate,
A Queer Gristle.
From the Franklin Fetes.
We were shown yesterday something
somewhat akin to the wonderful. Home
two or three years ago Mr. Pleas Whit
aker’s mule snagged himself in the pas
tern just above the hoof with a oane root.
Since that time a bard gristle resembling
tbe root of a cane has protruded from the
place, much to the annoyance of the mule
in traveling, and had to be out off about
once every two weeks. Yesterday Pleas
attempted to cut ft, and giving it a sud
den jerk with a dull knife, pulled it out.
The part inside the flesh very much re
sembled a long tusk.
-i, A Poor Hint. , ||(
- From the Americas Recorder.
Meeting the janitor of the jail yester
day, we inquired bow Prof. Dituis, tbe
bigamist, was getting along. “Poo’ly,
juet, now, boss; poo’ly. His friends are
good to him, and givo him plenty to read,
but the gen’inun is sufferin’ for somethin’
good to eat. You sec bn Is a, gun’man,
bps*. an’ hnocake and bacon and gfeens
don't go well with him. and be f kinder
wegrJn’ away.., Pm out now IqoHln’for
soitie Maee to buv hnn a good fruit pis,
an’ I hops* it will brighten him up a bit,
as hn In fc smart man, boas, and I kinder
takes to him.”
- A Now HI rent Gang.
'/Prom the A (hens Fanner'- Watchman. , u
Her. A. J. Jarrell is pot onlv a good
preacher, but believes in keeping the front
of bis house and church In good condition.
Tbs money appropriated to put the street
In order having been expanded, and Mr.
Jarrell, seeing that there was not much
prospect of bis street liclng fixed, pulled
off bis cost yesterday morning, and, with
pick and shovel, went to work In good
earnest and will have the street put In
flrst-olase condition.
A Close Hliavo.
From the Waynesboro Time Citieen.
Our little bird comes again with the
following item of news: There is n young
gentleman in the city who promises three
of our prettiest society ladles the pleas
ure and privilege of tying up his mous
tache In blue ribbons. Bald monstache la
just msklag Its appearanoe, but he is con
fident that by Christ mas they will be en
tirely irresistible. The yenng gent leman
once bad s fine bead of hair, but where is
It no w t
Curious Manuscript
l. R. Bloodworth, of Liberty Hill, Ga.>
has forwarded to the Atlanta Constitution
a curiosity in the shape of a manuscript
poem, written 150 years ago, by the gr* at
great-grandfather of one of his neighbors.
Air. J. G. Colwell. The poem was written
with a quill pen, with the best of black
Ink, on a fair quality of paper, and the
writing is still perfectly legible. The
verses are a bitter attack upon the Aletbo.
distchurch, which was then iu tls Infancy,
and it is quite probable that the exoit'e
tnent caused by John Wesley’s work in
Georgia had something to do with the'
writer’s state of mind. Even at. this late
day it would provoke bad feeling to print
the poem. It is enough to say that it de
nounces the Methodists in the bitterest
terms, pronouncing them “vile,” “base,”
“hypocritioal,” etc. As an evidence of
the bitter prejudice of the pioneer Geor
gians in the days of Oglethorpe it is full
of curious interest.
Probably Victimized by Davis.
From the .Veto York Sun.
Supt. William Hooy, of the Adams Ex
press Company, received a letter from
Macon, Ga., a few days ago, iu which the
writer complained that the company had
robbed him ot $10,090. His story was that
the money was shipped by the exnress in
this city in a leather bag to his address in
Georgia. He laid that he saw ill** bag
lelt in the express office, and that he was
certain the money was in it at the time,
but that wheu it reached him there was
only a lot of old paper inside. The writer
accused tho company's employes of
stealing the money, and threatened that,
unless the company paid him the amount,
he would expose the robbery.
Supt. Hney wrote back to the Georgian
that be must have received a circular ad
vertising “green stuff” for sale, and that
the men he had dealt witli were commonly
known as sawdust swindlers.
Mr. Iloey hoped that if the Georgian
made his exposure he would publish the
reply to bis letter at the same time.
Death of a Good Citizen.
Grand Island, Fla., Bept. 15.—We
regret to chronicle the death, on Friday
last, at the age of 63, of Capt. T. k.Sproull,
after an Illness of one week. His luneral
took place on Saturday, and he was
buried with Masonic rites at Fort Mason.
He leaves a large family to mourn his
loss.
Our truck farmers are making prepara
tions for another vegetable crop. New
settlers are constantly coming in. and the
island promises in the near future to be
one vast garden.
Heady to Trade.
From the Athene Banner- Watchman.
Zeke Edge never allows a chance slip to
make a trade. If a customer comes in
and wants to buy a pound of candy, Zeke
will do his best, to sell hiru a bedroom set.
A'esterday a gentleman asked him if he
had any toys for children. Zeke informed
the gentleman that he had some beautiful
small coffins that would make very nioe
playthings for children. The gcuUemuu
concluded that they would not suit.
The Beet in all Dixie.
From the Tavares lFla.) Herald.
The Savannah Nkws of Saturday, Sept.
5, swelled into a trade edition of sixteen
pages. The News is the ablest and best
paper in all Dixie, and we could not say
any more than tliatil we should take half
a column to attempt it.
ItlrbirinuL
WOMEN
Nerdlng renewed ntrongth, or who kofli-r frim
Infirm I tKa peculiar to their tez* ehouM try
M" * BEST TONIC
Thin roeriictAA combine* Iron with pore refretzbla
tonic*, and in invaluable for Diseased p"*culmr t*
Women, and all who load sedentary liven. It Kn
lirlica and PniifloH the Blood, Ktiniulnlra
the Appetite, Mtrenfthrnd the Hmhli* and
Nerven in fact, thoroughly Invitfornteft.
Clear* the complexion, and rnakeeUie nkiu smooth.
It dooa not blacken tho taetti, cavee tuiadache. or
produce constipation—a// othei /ron t mdtcin* do.
Mrb FbiZABETH Baird, 74 Fanrell Ave.. Milwau
kee, Win,, nays, under date of Dec. 2ftth. IHH4:
“I have used Brown’d Iron Bittern, and it ban been
rooro than a doctor to nw. having cured mo of the
woakneen ladiea have in lira. Alan cured me of Liv
er Complaint, and now my complexion m clear and
good, flan been beneficial to my children.”
Genuine ha* above trade mark and crowed rod lines
on wrapper Tnke no otlier. Mndo only by
BItOW N 4 lit VII* Me CO., IIALTIMOIIAC, Ml).
Ladikb* Hand Boo*—useful and attractive, con
taining lint of prized for recipes, information about
Minn, etc., given away by all dealer* in medicine, or
mailed to any addrefts on receipt of 2c. ntanin
Proptmlartu f(nib.
A Household Necessiiy.
Wonderful Henllug Properties of
DARBYS PHROPHYLAC'TIC FLUID
mmom For Hums, Scalds,
.mr ciiu.* nl. Wounds,
IIX UAfIL Bruises, etc., it is in
valuable ana gives
in.taut and p.m-
OF nrnt relief. It lu
me dlateljr allays
pain. Nothing Is
ACCIDENTS s x
darts affected. It will
fceep down Inllainmatlon, Gangrene or
Proud Flesh, and in a short tune will heal
wutiout applying an vlh' ng else. This was fully
firored in the military hospitals during the
■lu war. It has performed astonishing cure,
both in the ease *>f uieu and animals afflicted
with chronic aorcs. It cleanses and heals
obstinate Ulcer*, Rolls, Osrbanelrs, Kry
slprlns and running sores of every kind,
ft destroys the disagreeable effluvia arising
from Cancers. A be,esses, Ulcers, and every
kind of purulent discharge. Use Iu and
about the sick room.
FOR THE TOILET AND NUKSKItT.
iu (he water used
HEALING, '.v n :nuJn,rt rt , and a#
nirAWmiP Darbys Fluid. It is
ILMUOimi, a cleansing lotion for
DISINFECTING.
oiPenipi ration Iro.n the body and whitens
and softens the skin. Wherevcra prevent
ing, beating, cleansing injection or wash Is
required it is positively safe and most effica
cious. Cures Kruptloim, l’fles. Prick ly
Heat. Chafing, bites and sting* of ln*ecu, Pol
•on Oak or Ivy, Removes Stains, Ink 9|s>ts and
Mildew. Used as a donlifr ec it purifies the
breatn. preserve# the teeth and cures tooth
aihe, so re gun.* sore throat, canker, und
deodorizes bad breath. Sore or Infl.uied
Rye*. Catarrh, Hay or Rose Fever,
are speedily cared, and any
Inflamed surface, external or internal,
treated with the fluid will ho quickly re
lieved. Perfectly harmless, used inter
nally or externally.
W. O. Tuggle, LaOrani?*, Ga., writing
abont Darby* Fluid, say*. "It l a prioales*
Jewel a* a disinfectant and deodorizer. M v
wife antes for the lienefit of young mother*
that it la a valuable adjunct to the nursery.”
it I* equally so to parents traveling with
children.
f Mmfirr. Sts.
LUMBER.
BACON, JOHNSON & 00.,
LIBERTT A EAST BROAD UTS.,
Have n full stock of seasoned deemed and
undressed Lumber, which they are aelllag at
induced rate*.
JPru fßooOo. _____
Inter Hat ‘litlil”
TOLD YOU THAT INEVITABLE DISASTER WOULD FOLLOW
as tiie natural consequence of a futile strußsle against
THE RENOWNED INFLUENCE OF
GRAY & O’BRIEN”S IMMORTAL PRICES!
We have broken open tho dykes and innnduted the market with a terrible
flood of Linen Handkerchiefs that bankrupt inaugurations
300 dozen LINEN II ANDK F.UCIIIEFS, Colored Bordered and Hemmed at sc.
SOD dozen All LINKS II AN DKKKCHIKFS at He
st>o dozen AH LINKS II \N UK KKCIi IKFB at 12'4c., Colored Border; cheap at 25c.
100 dozen Gents' All LINKS HAN DKKKCIII KKn, 27 inches. at 20c.; good value at 40c.
75 dozen Gents’ extra large All LIN KN lIAN I>K KIICHI KKS, 27 inches, at 25c.; formei
price 40
100 dozen Ladies’ While Hemstitched II ANDKKKCIIIKESai 52 25 per dozen; good value
at 54.
K4do7.cn Ladies' Whito Hemstitched lIANDKKttCHIEFS, 2-inch hem, worth 50c.,
at the.
MO dozen Gents' Colored Border LINEN UANDKKItCHI EES at $3 per dozen. ,
We struck oil on Towels, thus:
Ron do/.en TOWELS, just opened, from 10c. to 41 50 apiece
NAPKINS, DOV LIES ana TABLE DAMASK. In this line we can offer extraordinary
bargain*.
These Prices Will Demonstrate:
A
lOOdozcn Misses’ HOSE, full regular in all new shades, slaughtered at 2So. '
2 0 dozen Ladies' Brown BA l.lttt IGG AN, Silk Clocked, extra long, at 25e.
175 dozen Gent*' Brown HA LF HUSK—WO have sold same goods at pi per dozen—we in
tend closing them at 25c. a pair.
Hell dozen Misses' Derby Kilihed, extra long, new styles just opened, at 20c.
75 dozen Misses’ Derby Ribbed, Solid Colors, bilk Clocked, m all the newest shades, at
reduced prices.
10Udozen Gents' 11 ALE HOSE, Solid Colors, Bilk Clocked, at 25c.; good value at 50c.
Our Figures Will Stand Out Luminous Landmarks!
Will open on MONDAY a line of Blink Uachmeres never before equaled
iu Savannah for quality and price* botli in Blue und Jet Black.
A great redaction In Black and Colored Silks.
Jnst opened a large assortment of Imported DRESS GOODS in th
latest styles.
GRA Y CUBRUCrsT.
JHUUnrrq anO #arirtq Woo Do. __________
YOUR LAST CHANGE!
PLATSHEK’B,
138 BROUGHTON STREET,
We shall close out this week what is left of our Slimmer stock. Prices
have now become mere figures to ns, as value shall stand no reasoning. Tho
balance of our Summer Goods mnst go at such terrific low prices as we
quote:
LOOK! LOOK! LOOK!
150 dozen Children’s colored border Handker
chiefs 45c. a dozen; reduced from ftffe.
145 dozen Chduron’s colored border Handker
chiefs (hemmed) 4!jc. each; reduced lrom
6r.
100 dozen Undies’ fast color, broad hem Hand
kerchiefs 10c.: reduced from 18c.
75 dozen Ladies fast color, broad hem Linen
Handkerchiefs I8c.; reduced from 45c.
1,000 assorted other styles, finer grade Hand
kerchiefs, proportionately as cheap.
50 dozen Ladies’ tine colored Hose at 15c.;
reduced from 25c.
40 dozen Ladies’ regular made Fancy Hose
2()c.; reduce*! from 50c.
S5 dozen very tine Genuine Balbnggan liose
2Se.; reduced from 47c.
25 dozen Ladies’ regular made Solid Color
Hose 25c. |>er pair: reduced from 40c.
One lot #-length Ladies’ Black and Colored
Taffeta Silk Gloves 44c.; reduced from 75c,
One lot K-lenglh Ladies’ Black and Colored
Taffeta silk Glovoa 50c.; reduced from S7c.
NEW FAEL GOODS BY EVERY STEAMER f
Mail Orders Promptly Attended to.
Sugar Mlillo a ltd llano.
MCDONOUGH k BALLANTTNE
Wish to call the attention or their Friend* and the public generally t
their large stock of
they prow have on hand, which
m M of a very SUPERIOR QUALITY and at moderate
. 3,-. ! . |T l (^ p They being the oldest e*tabhhment In the city
BfwtfeFTtSfi; jCPßng*K''d in tin; calc of mirti Implements, and p<-
lL£l&,%:*■#/* UNKQUALED FACILITIES in hupplying a FIIt.ST-CI.ABS
&, ' ItTICI E. feel confident of giving satisfaction to their friends who may
*- us,4t- ‘MB j^Hf Ivor them with their orders. _
h **tS3 Tbev also keen on hand a full supply of STATIONARY and POKTA
*■ BMUINKH and UOII.KRS; aliui, VERTICAL and TOP RUNNING
hi ■ CORN MILLS, together with all other work usually to be had in a first
■ ™ rUwteetablmbinenl.
We Solicit yonr (Jrders, which Khali have onr FROMI’T ATTENTION.’
Pottrrti. i
W. C. STEVENS. J. U. STEVENS. WM. STEPHENS,
Headquarters for sewer and culver piping. well crRBWG-eejieWjin*
i-verlantlng. TILE for Drying Land, DOUBLE GLAZED VITKiriKD WATER PIPE.
FIRE lIRICK, unequaled In quality and price. BORDER BRICK, the very thing for tbs
ornamentation of yard*. GRATE BRICK, something nice and that will never bSIW nut.
FLOWER POTS, WALL POTS, end URNS. Plain and Taney. WK HELL NONE BUT
Pi RST-CLASB GOODS, and for less money tsao any Potter* in the Southern state*.
To City Corporation* and Railway* we offer special Inducement*. Write for pnoe list* *m*
•end u* your order* and they will lie Sited with promptnem and care.
STKYENH, BRO, A CO., Stevens’ Pottery, Oa.
Hot ton (
COTTON GINS:
miiii|i i m i,_ A WENT FOR—lmproved HOBNF GINS 4 > ■
long cotton. MuHey "EXCKuSIOtt" }
GINN for short coltsn, HKIMWOLI* GIN
wlypffSjw for short cotton, The WHITNEY WIN for i
*&%M%LZlLsb a rl r.tion. The HOBSr .SHOE GIN for ■
4 HILAR 'I I and PINH.
All person* wanting Oln. on reiwonablu lime and price call on
G. W. HH
OFFICE! IU3 BT. JULIAN BT., SAVANNAH, 04. f
One lot 10-length Ladies’ Blaok and Colored
Taffeta Bilk Gloves 75c.; reduced from
$1 45.
200 yards broad Oriental Laces at 11c. a yard;
reduced from 40c.
100 yards extra wide Oriental Laces 45c. a
yard; reduced from 40c.
400 yards elegant patterns Fanny Laces at 10c.
a yard; reduced from 46c. and 35c.
One lot Ladies' all wool Black and Colored
Jerseys at $1 - reduced from $1 50.
One lot Ladles’ Black Worsted Jerseys OBly
$1 60: reduced from 12.
One lot l adies’ Black Worsted Jerseys (bosr>
ami plait back) $4; reduced from $3.
Ladies' and Children's Straw Hats, formerly.
25r.; reduced now to 10c. and 15c.
Ladies’ and Children’s Straw Hats, formerly
60c. and 75c.; reduced now to 25c.
Ladies’ and Children’s Straw Hats, formerly
tl aud fl 50; reauoed now to 50c.
COME EARLY A HI) GET THE CHOICE.
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