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6 GEORGIA AM) FLORIDA. NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS. Sandersville Lawyers Who Levied on Boxes Shipped to a Prominent Citi zen Given the Laugh A Negro Crushed to Death by Three Falling Trees in Monroe County. GEORGIA. Bryan Superior Court convenes next Mon day.' Liberty Superior Court will convene on Monday, May 16. The adjourned term of Superior Court convenes next Monday. Judge William F. Wright, of Atlanta, died at Alexandria, Ya , Tuesday. Au escajied convict was seOn on the Heard place below Elberton on Monday. He car ried his tail aud chain, only' the chain was broken. An uncle of Willis Moore, Mrs. John O’Rear and Mrs. J. 'V. Washington, of Butts county, has recently died intestate, leaving an estate of $12,000. Tiie recent rains at Americas have done the vegetation great good. Everyone feels the effect of it in better prospects of a good crop year. Oats are heading and the rains were badly needed to save the crop. A few days ago .Lick T.often, living in the upper part of Butts county, received infor mation of the death of his father in Bossia parish. La., leaving an estate worth some thing like SIOO,OOO. There are but two heirs, and a cool $50,000 apiece would help them wonderfully. One of the stations out on the eastern railroad extension from Americas has be.-n named DcSoto, fro 1 " 1 the fact that tradition tells us that, the famed explorer of that name camped on the identical spot upon whjch the town is to lie located on his memorable march through Sumter county tn 1540. The assessors’of South Rome have gotten through with their work of assessing the property in that suburb. The real estate valuation is found to be $170,065, an increase of **1.750 over last year, it being in I*hh *114.315. There are eighty-five or ninety more street taxpayers in South Rome than there were last year. .Friday night's rain in Fioyd couuty raised ’’iTie rivers somewhat. The middle span of the false works of the Rome and Decatur railroad bridge was knocked out by drift wood and some of the iron was thrown into the water. The damage is but slight and will only occasion a short delay. The exca vation for the work tor the Broad street bridge caved in some, but it is impossible to just now say what is the damage. Last Sunday at the Oconee street church at Athens, Mr. Owens, the pastor, discov ered that seven leading church members, ranged on a seat in front of the pulpit, were all sound asleep, one of them being a preacher himself. Mr. Owens naturally grew indignant and administered a severe rebuke to the slumberers, saying that he might as well go to the graveyard anil preach the gospel to a congregation of skeletons as to such inattentive hearers. Saturday morning Elbert Crowder (colored), living about three miles from Forsyth, went out early to fell a tree, which resulted fatally to him. The surroundings showed that the fii-st tree cut in falling lodged against another tree, that he pro ceeded to cut the second and that both lodged against a third tree, and that in their falling he was struck by the first tree (which was across his leg when found), and liurl his skull split open from the temple diagonally across the cranium for three or more inches, causing the brain to protrude. When sent for to go to his breakfast ho was found in that condition and speechless, and so remained. Precisely how the fatal acci dent occurred could not be known, as no one was present but himself. He died about 4 o’clock iu the afternoon. Memorial day was observed at Amerieus tnuch as in former years. The citizens gathered at the cemetery,where a ryocessinn of little girls was formed under the super vision of Misses Hallie Leamow and Grace Hancock. Each boro a wreath of flowers which were deposited on the graves as the little procession filed in and out among the bead stones. It, was a pretty sight. The ‘'Wide Awake” band played appropriate music during the ceremony. Rev. Dr. Haw thorn, of Atlanta, had l>een invited to de liver the address, but did not respond to the request. A poem was recited by little Miss Belie Hill with line effect. A letter was read from Superintendent Bryant, of the National cemetery at Andersonvllle, tender ing some flowers gathered from the graves of Union soldiers which he wished to have placed on the graves of the Confederate dead. This was done by the ladies. Sandersville Progress: One of the richest scenes was enacted yesterday that has ever occurred in Sandersville in the Vay of busi ness. A certain prominent firm of lawyers controlled executions against a certain clever citizen who owned no property upon which a levy could be made. A few days since, however, a number of ixixos and packages, variously valued at from $5 to $46, arrived here by express, addressed to the aforesaid citizen. The astute lawyers levied an at tachment, and yesterday the packages were offered for sale at public outcry. The junior of the firm managed the sale, and In his ex ceeding aversion to taking advantage of pur chasers, he had the packages opened. A box valued at $5 contained a piece of plank, a *25 Ik>x when opened disclosed empty -oys ter cans and brickbats, and finally the largest, valued ut $46, was opened and the eager crowd of spectators beheld within an empty keg and bottles, and a note running thusly: “Dear We will ship you nine teen more boxes during the week. Hope you will receive enough to satisfy the at tachment. Yours, etc., The express charges on the shipment was $8 46, the net proceeds of the sale (there being a fow liot tles of some patent medicine and a half April meat choppers in the kit) was 76c. .. , The issue arising from the fact that an in - lunctkHi of Hancock county prevents the 'Washington officials from collecting the taxes tfad lying in Washington count v, near thehx* l . Buhs more interesting. The Middle &of/i<mJßnoqresit, in a telling edi fhvfwpf some length, in which it also advo cates aft appeal to the Supreme Court, says: ‘‘The erring in justice of Hancock collecting since 18i); ibout 1156 annually of lax which properly belongs to Washington, demands immediate and prompt attention. Wash ington works tiie roads, supports the pau pers and pays the expense of prosecuting the criminals on this land, and by all that is right, reasonable and just, she should have the benefit of the tax as a partial offset.” This bust phase which the issue has assumed nriw-K from the fact that u motion in the rc rent sitting of the Hancock Superior Court to dissolve the injunction failed to prevail. In the Boimlx', iluniix the M iion of ikkol, tin* jiuxsage of uii amendment wan attempted which would muter the construction of the existing statute relevant to it uumUtakuble, which wax op|xjKoii hy Senator (now ex Governor) McDaniel, on the ground that the statute wax amply clear, mid further legis lation needles*. With luin ill this the jrtv siding officer agreed, wliirli .mitiiauu, •Beige Boynton. wiih Ihe identical one upon the batch wlio rendered the ndvorte diviaioii for Washington. Call Offioer Green, of Atlanta, l'gon in vestirating a mystery Tin * lay night which may develop a 1110*1 scu-aUotuU story, Boon if o*r dark ihe ollh-er rwvivwl * teWiiii<it* rail mpiesfing his iiniissUate da- od’iterof Marietta and UnuuUvU -(reel* At tlss ive;-> d<wgimtil tu* .(fin er met u Well fcjjoiu) gentleman alio Man. I t),i |,. laei I ’anav to Udieve li.ata small s month h> a negro annum ’llu> g.-atleiua* gate lie officer llieiuuue of the Moiuun rind In r Theprofenceof the officer soon started the women to talking, and in a. short time Officer Greene had heard a horrible story. The negro women informed him that. Mary Knott.had moved into the house about six months ago. bringing with her a puny white child, whose race was apparent in every feature. The woman made no at tempt to conceal her title to the child, say ing that it had been left with Iter by a wiiite man—a merchant who was paying a weekly sum for itscare. The woman paid no atten tion whatever to the child and it gradually began to dwindle away. Several days ago the jieople living in the neighborhood began anticipating the child’s death and advised the woman to take care of it. Tuesday af ternoon late the woman {lacked her clothing and left the bouse announcing her deter mination of going to Birmingham. When she left she did not have the child with her and this soon induced the call upon the po lice. So far the officers have been unable to learn anything. FLORIDA. The Ban Marco Hotel at St. Augustine closed Tuesday. Tampa was lighted with electricity Monday night for the first time. Lake City expended $2,524 last year— equally divided between police salaries and public improvements. The outstanding in debtedness is now not more than S7OO. Anew mail agent has been appointed on the Palatka and Drayton Island route in place of ('apt. Harry Cable, who has acted in that capacity since the steamer Georgia has been carrying the mails. Mrs. T. 1). C. Prentiss, nrc Butts, the lady oh whose head the sun of more than eighty warm summers has shone, and who married 22-year-old Prentiss at Ocala a your or more ago, is now suing for divorce from her young husband. The crew of the Sanchez schooner har pooned a 300-pound turtle just outside the Ht. Augustine bar on Thursday. Nearly a bushel of yellow eggs an inch or more in diameter were taken from this monster in the operation of dressing. A postal note for lc.. payable to the New York Gazette, was drawn by Postmaster ; Sheldon at Gainesville Saturday evening. ’ The party for whom the postil note was drawn registered the letter containing it, making the cost of sending lc. amount to 15c. John Wallace (colored), ex-State Senator from Ix-oti county, has nearly ready for the press an important book entitled “The In side Wnrkingsof the Ree<instruction of Civil Government in Florida After the Close of the War.” It will be a valuable contribu tion to the political history of the State. John Blake, while cleaning away the debris from the St. Augustine Hotel Wed nesday morning found a very valuable soli taire diamond ring. There is much valu able property under the ruins, some of which will lie recovered and undoubtedly identified and returned to the rightful owners. There is.now on exhibition at E. L. Evan's store at Fort Myers a cabbage weighing twenty-six pounds, raised by W. M. Hendry at his country place three miles east of town. Two others were taken from the same patch which weighed nineteen pounds each and the cabbages have received no extra cultiva tion whatever. It has appeared a little strange to many people that, a coroner’s inquest was not held on the remains of Bridget Barry, who was burned in the St. Augustine Hotel. Had this been attended to, as is customary, some light might have been thrown on the origin of the fire from testimony of inmates of the house, nearly all of whom have now left the city. The trial of William Cooper, in for the shooting in cold bitsxl of Thompson, Bain and Hunter, all colored, at Pine Key, Sept. 15 last, and from the effects of which, both Bain and Hunter died, was commenced on the Saturday preceding and finished last Monday night, when a verdict of murder in the. first degree was found. The ease will lie appealed to the State Supreme Court. At a recent meeting of the Duval County Board of Health an invitation was extended the members to visit Havana in a lxxly by the Plant Investment Company, making the triji on the new steamship Olivette on her first voyage between Tampa and Cuba. The invitation was accepted by the lxiard, and it is expected that a majority of the members will avail themselves of tlie opportunity to visit Havana. Those who go will leave Jacksonville to-day and tx> absent about a week or ten days. At Palatka Monday morning, while the heavy rain was falling, a stranger created a great deal of excitement on Lemon and Water streets by walking about stripped to the waist. The man went into the Chinese restaurant and ordered a meal and, while waiting for it the mean whisky he had been drinking began to ferment. When the pro prietor of the house attempted to put him out he showed fight and scattered tilings around generally, emerging from the melee in the condition above descrilied. The county safe and the private safe of Hon. B. F. Oliveros, at St. Augustine, were opened after having been exposed to the most intense beat for fifty-four horn's. The combinations worked correctly, and the in terior of the safes with their contents were positively uninjured ('apt. Vnill, of the St. Augustine Hotel, luul two safes in the office. The larger one was opened and found comparatively uninjured, although some of the papers were slightly scorched. The small safe was utterly ruined mid its con tents destroyed. This safe was an old make. The little village of Citra, in Marion county, is fortunate in having a live im provement society among its public institu tions. The society is doing good work, too, as was shown bv the report of its officers read at the grand picnic given there one day last week. The society has purchased four acres of desirably located land and converted it into a public park, and the work of the individual members has done much to beautify the place and make it at tractive. But the society is not satisfied with this, and propose to keep up the good work, fence the park, erect suitable build ings, plant trees and shrubbery, and do such other things as will make it one of the most beautiful spots in Florida. On Saturday night last the steamer George M. Bird arrived at I‘alat.ka from Jackson ville to get a load of the cedar logs now lying on the Larkin House dock, intending to load on Sunday. On bring notified by the police officers that the Sunday ordinance was in lull operation the officers of the steamer called on the Mayor for jiermission to proceed with the work. For the reason that the ordinance forbade such a prorivd iug and the additional fact that the work was promised to lie carried on very near a church the Mayor refused to grant the ]>er mission asked tor, ami the officers and crew were comiiellcd to take a rest until Monday morning, when the logs were put on board and the steamer took her departure. Doctor Dougin**, the well-known jihvsi eian, who attended Gen. Grunt in Ins last illness, is in Jacksonville. The doctor is full of interesting reminisceneesof the Grant family, and can spin yarn after yarn alsmt the deud General. “< If nil the Grants,” saal the doctor as he coiiifc (ably putted a cigar, “The General was the only one that ever amounted or will amount to anything. lie mm- undoubtedly ii grat and noble fellow, but the Isiys nru of no earthly account. As for Fred, he never will amount to anything. Do you know Hint Ml> Grant think* to dii;. more of In r own family, the Doug, titan slid ituna of liar huslniinlV Hln* al ways considered She came of is-ttcr stock ami never Inal, an opisatunity to say *, But thru she wo* dev o(l to hei' hu.tsind atnl mu and him during hi* ln*t ni' knesu with |stticiw*t ami k imb.c . of a nniiisiernig Tin- following is from lie- non of Hon I' V Bidi'H* of • 'urn “| u,isw (hat during Limh I*l-4, fdftsUt l flip*) ik/t'i of trt it* |l *t tU* I ill *f fl'UJi •m# oyt tin* mm rkJk* b> <h J 'mmrj Mm * * * THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1887. Jonh’s from points south of that city. The aggregate was a little over 66,000 boxes, less than one-half the quantity that went out from Citra alone, and was de livered upon cars directly from Citra groves. I was on Indian river a few days ago, and I learned that the last crop from tiie whole Indian river region south oi Titus ville amounted to not more than 22,000 boxes—less than one-seventh of the crop produced by the groves of Citra. I suppose the net proceeds which have come back to the owners of Citra groves this season amount to more than $250,000, and that I am quite wit hin bounds when I say that we pay out for labor, right here annually, not less than $50,000. Such figures, pertaining to pay rolls and net income, would lie quite creditable to a considerable manufacturing town.” Gen. Lilley, who fought under Gen. Jubal Early on the Confederate side, has been visiting friends in Jacksonville. The Gen eral lost an arm at the battle of Carter’s farm in 1862. He says that when he was struck by the bullet he fell among some rocks. While lying on his back in a perfectly help less condition a huge rattlesnake crawled on his breast and when half-way across stopped. Then his snakeship stretched his head on a fiat stone and curled his rattles on the other side of the General. Several wounded men on their way to the rear came along and he did not know what to do to attract their attention. If he shouted it would arouse the serpent to pernicious activity. There he was, wounded by a Northern bullet and held a prisoner i>y a snake. He finally mustered sufficient strength to raise his unwounded arm undone of the soldiers saw the signal. He approached, and on getting near the prostrated officer saw the horrible situation of affairs at a glance. He walked a short distance back, picked up a sword from the side of a dead lieutenant, and creeping up slowly liehind cut the rattler in two. “I suppose, 1 ' said Gen. Lilley, “the rattlesnake was across tny breast for fully lmlf an hour. I was too weak from the loss of blood to move a limb, and what breath was left in me was kept at a very low ebb, so as not to disturb the reptile.” Sergt. John Barr, who for the past eight years lias been in charge of Fort Clinch, near Fernandina, lias, at his own request, been placed on the retired list. Sergt. Barr entered the United States army on Dec. 13, 1855, when he was assigned to the Third United States artillery, then stationed on the Pacific coast. He was ordered to Cali fornia in February, 1850, where his com mand was engaged for several years in sup pressing the Indians. He was among the first white men who entered Washington and Oregon Territories, and, in pursuit of Indians, traveled Over a section of country in those Territories where civilized man had never pre viously been. At the commencement of our late war he still belonged to the Third Artillery, which was assigned as instructors to California artillery volunteers on Al catraz Island in San Francisco harbor. After the close of the war he was trans ferred to the Second Artillery in 1867, and wrs ordered to Alaska early in 1868, when the Russian flag was formally lowered for the stars and strijies to be placed instead. A child was born to him on Wrangle Island, Alaska Territory, which was the first female child of American parentage born in that Terri tory, and after a life of fifteen years her re mains now lie in the home of the dead in Fernandina. He was appointed Ordnance Sergeant of the United States Artillery on April 5, 1873, and has been in charge of Fort Clinch since Jan. 23, 1878, and now, after a checkered life of thirty-one years and four months in the army has lx*en retired from active service. Mr. Patrick Madigan, who succeeds Sergt Barr, has a servitude of twenty-six years in the infantry arm of the service. MEMORIAL DAY. A Plea That the Different States Fix Upon the Same Date for the Day. Boggy Bottom, Fla., April 25 .—Editor Morning News-. About two weeks ago tho News contained a short editorial deploring the decadence of Memorial day. It was well timed, and the article was copied and commented upon by other papers. This ought to be brought forcibly to the attention of our {iconic. Gixl forbid that the genera tion now fast passing away, who gave such lustre to Southern arms and Southern chiv alry, should live to see this anniversary fall into disuse. It is to lie hoped that the patriotic press of the South will stimulate the people to action in this matter. There is one {mint in this connection that needs adjustment. That is uniting upon one part icular day when the Southland shall lay her floral tributes upon the last resting place of her heroic dead. If I mistake not this beautiful custom and selection of the day had its origin in your State of Ud >rgia. The custom, an outpouring of t lie heart’s affections to the memory of her gallant dead, the day, commemorative of the last, organized resistance to Federal su premacy. There has Ixien a lack of uniformity in date in the South in this matter, anil the press of the South is giving currency to a circular emanating from the “R. E. Ix>c Camp of Confederate Veterans” of Rich mond, Va., requesting that there be concert of action and u niverealty in this celebra tion. The circular nominates “30th of May." I have not seen this circular, therefore can not say upon what grounds that date lias been selected. There is strong ground for nonconcurrence in this date by the lower of the southernmost tier of States. That is. that the crop of flow ers by that late date will have been ex hausted and the wherewithal with which to do homage to Southern valor not available. Tin" alternative, then, is to effect a compro mise between April 26 and May 30. There is no lxxly corporate who lias authority in this matter. Custom and common consent, therefore, must be the high court of appeals. Without egotism or dictation I would like to suggest May 12 as a compromise. It is a a concession nearly equal from these dates and ought to lie a day when tho Southland would blossom from the Gulf to the Poto mac and Ohio. It is a day associated with a dsxl of mighty valor on the part of the Mouth, the anniversary of the dav when Hams Mg’s powerful wing of the Army of the Potomac hurst through the Salient at Spotsylvania and very nearly accom plished the destruction of the Army of Northern Virginia; the anniversary of the day when every patriotic Georgian’s blood thrills with pride when he remeinliers the mighty dixsl of valor accomplished by the Georgian- -Gordon—with two skeleton bri gades, striking aud hurling back that ponder ous wing of the Federal army, though nine times outnumbered, and re-establishing the battle lines of lx** s army. An appeal to nil concerned, patriotism, anil common consent 1 think will accept the compromise aud i>Htalilisli this date as the one when all can come together around the last resting place of the South’s heroin deoil. Pert. Capt. Kidd's Treasure. From the Xetv York Herald. A Kraut deal of iutercftt c*iitn*.s around the Hudson river boach at Upper Nyack ju*t now, and nmnv lewident* of that little village arc alnioMt frantic with the exiled* thm *f finding it fortune underneath the , wind or the huge rock* near the water’s ! **dg'\ It im lM'li*vtjti that many year* ago a w ma!l boat of money was lip'tight to that locality and ImHcd \t dilfaiat Uuim within tin* j*ftM few month* stray oiin* of onßiii hove lu-eii picket up in that vicinity mid today one jk exhibit**! which w.Lf. r<ami in ti* n’vvue of a huge rock by a v iiii'i man iifiniMtj K Iward Jlugla**, who an ji* i of ii un he HB‘i walking I*; tii y along tlu* Imwli Tlw> oaiu I* of III" an \mi ri'iin dollar, da tod f ?#V#. !ln m* nail*, hi a f ip'i.*, vu n* th-letter#, “M. \ ai do. ill It <, Ili-jaia K I Jnd. t'un i Hu* thing which *ll t‘V/1 h*na tia-! Uimoi v that ncai’> haa U* u hi •night Uii hat krpi Ip mi 4 vmkl imve <MM||y . \ tHye <; m: & I 1 t a Hi: 4ia {* ‘ifvut * - J STORIES OF THE PRESENT DA'S The Treasure Hunter’s Rich Diecovey in the North Carolina Mountains. From the .Vcir York Sun. I met in Richmond the other day the oil man who is known in western North Carolii*. and western Virginia as the Treasure Hunt er. and when I urged a strong desire ft know how he came by bis title, he expressei his willingness to sit down for a talk. “To begin with.” he said, “I am a singli man, and have no relatives in America. , came from England in 1872, and intended to buy land and settle down at Greensboro, N. C. At Petersburg, Va. while, en route, I was taken sick and robbed of my money, some $6,000, and when _I reached Greensboro I had only about $75 left. I was naturally broken up and dis couraged, and after a little time I drifted into the mountain range to the west of States ville, found a comfortable cave in which to live, and became a hunter-hermit. For the first three months 1 saw only two human faces. I became accustomed to this wild and solitary life, and entered the towns only when driven to do so by want of provisions or ammunition. “It was one day in 1873 that Tencountered a hunter in the mountains who tolil me that I was regarded by the outside world as a treasure hunter, and that there was much curiosity concerning my movements. It had been reported that I had found a box of gold in a cave, and a score of men were searching the ranges in the hopes of meet ing with luck. This was the first time the idea of treasure had crosed my mind. In my rough jaunts 1 had disc, ivered several caves, but hud not stopped to explore any of them, as I had no thought that they had ever lieen occupied by man. When I separated from the hunter, who appeared to be a very hon est man, I. sat down to wonder if it were possible for luck to come back to mo through some rich find, and though I smiled at the thought when it first came up, I soon became deeply interested, and that night I scarcely slept for speculating on what might turn up. “Bright and early next morning I was off up the range to the northwest, having as my objective point a cave which I had discov ered months before in the Iron Mountains, southwest of Morgantown It took me a day and a half to reach it, for it was in summer, and the mountains were covered with plants, roots, and vines to obstruct travel. The month of the cave was under an overhanging ledge, where i hadereptfor shelter from a fierce rain storm, and before leaving the neighborhood I entered it far enough to see that it was a very roomy place, and that fires had been built there at some time by tiie hands of man. It seemed to me as I pursued my journey that this cave would be more likely than any other to contain something, but the nearer I came to it the more ridiculous seemed the idea of treasure. Refugees and deserters from the Confeder ate army no doubt sought the mountains for hiding places, and after the war they were infested by outlaws and moonshiners. I might possibly flud a rusty gun or knife, but I could hope for nothing more. “I came to the spot about noon of the second day, and to toll you the truth I was quite disgusted with myself for being car ried away as I had been. I built a fire, cooked a partridge I had shot, and made no move toward entering the cave for a couple of hours. Then I forced myself against my better judgment to prepare three or four torches and light one and enter the place. The opening was about as large as a hogs head. but scarcely liad I gone ton feet when the cave became a chamber. There was a pretty strong draught coming out of it, proving that it had another opening, and the floor and sides were as dry as a bone. It was a good place for snakes and varmints, and I proceeded very cautiously on that account. The firebrands I had previously discovered had been undisturbed. The fire had been built just at the entrance of a circular cham ber which must have been twenty-five feet across, and the draught would take all the smoke out of the mouth of tin# cave and scatter it among the thick pines. I found not only a large heap of ashes and charred brands, but. a pile of fagots which had been laid aside and never burned. Near by were a moldy old Haversack, a heap of mold representing a woolen blanket,an army belt, a rustv revolver, a bayonet, a lot of bones of birds and animals, and a pair of boots which had become useless to the owner be fore he threw them away. “It was plain enough that outlaws, desert ers, or refugees hnd male this cave their hiding place, and I bognn to look for further relics. I started to tho right, and circled the chamber just half,and then came to a narrow passageway loading into a second chamber. I went back and circled to the left, but found nothing until I again reached this passage. leaving a torch burning in the outer chamber, I lighted a second, and passed into the next. The rift or passageway was about ten feet long, and there was almost enough draught here to extinguish my torch. The temperature of the cave stood about 50°, while that of the summer ilav outside was fully 85. “I found the second chamber to lie an al most square room, measuring, I should think, 16x34. The floor was not so even as that of the other, nor was the roof as high. The draught came out of a rift or blowhole in the roof, but 1 could not locate the exact spot. I had scarcely entered the place be fore I knew that an Important discovery was on the tapis. There was a bundle of clothes against the rocky side, and two guns, which I afterward found to be shotguns of ancient make, leaned against the side. I approached the heap of stuff and began tearing it to pieces with my foot. The articles were lietter preserved than in the other room, probably because the room was drier, and because they Were directly in the draught of pure air. One of the first, things I kicked aside was a small leather trunk, provided with handles like a valise, and used as a valise. It was of English make, and while it must have been many years old before it saw the cave, and had probably been thei-e for several years, the lent her was still in good condition aiid the lock all right. There wore in addition to the satchel two iron kettles, some tin and crockery dishes, some rough cutlery, two or three blankets and liedquilts. a sharp anil rusty butcher knife, a suit of rough clothes, a coarse pair of shoes, evi dently worn by a female, ninl a small wooden Itox in which l found buttons of various sizes and needles and thread. That two or three persons had occupied the cave in company, and that one of them was a woman, there could lie no room for doubt. “The trunk was the only thing likely to contain any object of value, and I carried it out through both caves to daylight. Its weight led mo to believe that it was full of dishes or cutlery, aud before I could break the lock and get a sight of the contents I be ornue so nervous that I was all in a tremble. In was u minute or two before I dared in spect the contents. Then I took out several towels, two white shirt*, two or three fine handkerchiefs, and then came to two buck skin bags, which i knew contained money. < hie was much the larger, and this I opened flint and found it contained silver coins. j most <l them dollars and hnlvaHof American though there wen* pcrha|*, fifty Mexican jiieocs. The other containpl gold pieces, the dcnoniinations running up to twenties and down to fives. There was alhigothor o. lien 1 got over my 4*xcit4;ria*nt, l %v.*nt back and carefully *x nmme.| everything, hoping to get mnuarUio to the people who iiaii o*H.iupie<l the cave, Imt found nothing whatever to give tne in forniation, I could rcjt*ogi that the p4*oph* had Med fjor i their hoiic f, taking nil their ! wealth, I nit bow many there were or wltat. I liecfuite of tln*m were qneetiiais no one could answer The niouf-y wn not imnc if tin* rigid fill owiier* were alive, hut I hfunit dk W i'i*ks making iiepnrhw. and learned noth* mg. 1 Uieu mi Mu* ttu iw*v m 1 uivl*, wiueh J own UmJmv, ail iiitbiaikb 1 uni no long*r le nmf and a race dsidiei, tiicf ith of Tri con I!untiei mUJI ide'k- U> lie*, and many i gai-l nm m a wizard M Why !*m* bo/sjdont lU'iHttn*' tin f itttA a In uUfi e** ti£ Atiu rirttt mvmt fm a w i* i * • it mu its hy a teat immLid M „ lt .. IlSf I'i >i 'ti SMtPVING. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY —for— New York, Boston and Philadelphia. PASSAGE TO NEW YORK. CABIN £2O 00 EXCURSION 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO BOSTON. CABIN S9O 00 EXCURSION 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA, (via New York). SABIN $22 00 EXCURSION !... 35 00 fTEERAGE 12 00 r PHE magnificent steamships of these lines 1 are appointed to sail as follows—standard litre: TO NEW YORK. NAOOOCHEE, Capt. F. Kempton, FRIDAY, April 28, at 10 a. m. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. W. H. Fisher, SUNDAY, Kay 1, at 12 m. CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. H. C. Daggett, TUESDAY, May 3, at 2:30 p. M. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. J. W. Catharine, FRIDAY, May fi, 5 p. M. TO BOSTON. MERRIMACK, Capt. Crowell, THURSDAY, April 28, at 9 A. m. GATE CITY, Capt. D. Hedge, THURSDAY, May 5, 4 p. M. TO PHILADELPHIA [for freight only.] JUNIATA, Capt. S. L. Askins, SATURDAY, April 30, at 11 A. M. DESSOUG, Capt. N. F. Howes, SATURDAY, May ", at 0 p. m. Through bills of lading given to Eastern and Northwestern points and to ports of the United Kingdom and the Continent. For freight or passage apply to C. G. ANDERSON, Agent, City Exchange Building. Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Corny. For Baltimore. CABIN sl2 50 SECOND CABIN 10 00 />*? Jfc THE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti more as follows—city time: JOHNS HOPKINS, Capt. Foster, MONDAY, May 2, at 2 p. m. WM. CRANE, Capt. Billups, SATURDAY, May ", at 6 p. m. JOHNS HOPKINS, Capt. Foster, THURSDAY, May 12, at 12 M. WM. CRANE. Capt. Billups, TUESDAY, May 17, at 3 p M. And from Baltimore on the days above named at 3 p. m. Through bills lading given to all points West all the manufacturing towns in New England, and to ports of the United Kingdom and the Continent JAS. B. WEST & CO., Agents, 114 Bay street. Sea Island Route. THE STEAMER St. .Nicholas, Capt. M. P. USINA, \\UI.I. LEAVE Savannah from wharf foot, of '' Lincoln street for DOBOY, DARIEN BRUNSWICK and FERNANDINA. every TURK* DAY and FRIDAY at 6 p. m., city time, con necting at Savannah with Now York, Philadel phia. Boston and Baltimore steamers, at For nandina with rail for Jacksonville and all points in Florida, and at Brunswick with steamer for Satilla river. Freight received to within half hour of boat's departure. Freight not signed for 21 hours after arrival will be at risk or consignee. Tickets on wharf and boat. C. WILLIAMS, Agent. For Augusta and Way Landings. STEAM EH K ATIE, C'apt. J. S. BEVILL, \ITILL leavn EVERT WEDNESDAY nt 10 * ’ o'clock a. M. (city time) for Augusta and way landing*. All freights payable by shippers. JOHN LAWTON, Manager. SEMI -WEEKLY UNE FOR COHEN’S BLUFF AND WAY LANDINGS. 'PUR steamer ETHEL, t ap! W T Gibson, I will leave fur above MONDAYS and TIIURS DAYS t 0 o'clock r m. Het turning, arrive WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS at tj o'clock i' m For information, etc., noiily to W. T. GIBSON, Manager, Wharf foot of Drayton street. PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. Kiv Havana* TW WBgKLV KOIJTH H< >1 NT> Lv Tmm Tuwi., Thin . awl Ki*l p m Ar Kv Wvml W*d., Friday and h'ju p. m. Ar lUvuim Tb'ir* Ki. aiiil Monday n 114. K< iJtTH Jiot M Ia lluvaiiu Thun* . ha* and Mon uoon. h' Ky Tliui'n , £*l, mu} Moi 1. j, m. Ar Tampa Friday, Kun an<l Tuo' ii ru 'Cdmiw'tiujf ut Tarnu* with Judu* Fmt Train to aud from Xftrih**ru nwl l A#<rnt 1 •*■ mUHa'lmoiii tu < iiom*upply u IMly nftln** h, F. A: W Hy. .J&i'iutoijvdJ**, nr rial,l lilu* I I#, Train H F II Al r *lJ4, * iriMii fn | V •IIMIUMII i |9| |bi |ffOf iuii **t*fdf*4, | Will fiUlfMf zxtUi.wmWia RAILROADS. ( KM IIAI. I!All.llOAU. Savannah, Ga.. April 17, ISB7. ON and after this date passenger trains will run as Daily unless marked t, which are Daily except Sunday. Trie Standard time by which these trains run is 30 minutes slower than Savannah city time. Lv Savannah 10:00 am 8:20 pm 5:40 pm Ar Jlillen 12:85 p m 11:03 p m 8:45 p m Ar Augusta 4:45 pin 6:15 a m Ar Macon 4:50 pm 3:20 am Ar Atlanta 9:00 p m 7:90 ani Ar Columbus 6:50 a m 3:02 p m Ar Montgomery.. 7:09 p m Ar Eufaula 3:60 p in Ar Albany 10:08 pm 10:60 a m Passengers for Sylvanta. Sandersville.Wrights ville. MtfiedgavUle and Eatontou should take 10:00 a m train. Passengers for Thomaston. Carrollton. Perry, Fort Gaines, Talbotton, Buena Vista, Blakely and Clayton should take 8:20 p m train. Lv Millen 12:55pm 11:15pm s:loam Lv Augusta 10:20 am 9:3opm Lv Macon. 9:50 a m 10:50 p m Lv Atlanta 6:35 ain 6:50 p m Lv Columbus 10:20 p m 11:15 a m Lv Montgomery... 7:lspni 7:4oam Lv Eufaula 10:49 a m Lv Albany 4:50 a m 3:57 p m Ar Savannah 5:00 pm 5:55 am 8:05 am Sleeping cars on all night passenger trains between Savannah and Augusta, Savannah and Macon, Savannah and Atlanta, Macon and Columbus. Train No. 53, leaving Savannah at 8:20 p m, will stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other point, to put off passengers between Savannah and Millen. Train No. 54, arriving tit. Savannah at 5:55 a m. will not stop betwoen Miilen and Sa vannah to take on passengers. Connections at Savannah with Savannah, Florida and Western Railway for all points in Florida. Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths on sale at city office, No. 20 Bull street, and depot office 80 minutes before departure of each train. G. A. WHITEHEAD, General Passenger Agent. J. C. SHAW, Ticket Agent. Charleston & Savannah Railway Cos. CONNECTION made at Savannah with Savan nah., Florida and Western Railway. Trains leave and arrive at Savannah by stand ard time (90th meridian), which is 36 minutes slower than city time. NORTHWARD. 45* 39+ 43* 47* Lv Sav’h. .12:15 p m 1:00pm 7:loair B:23pm ArAug'sta 1:45 pm Ar Beauf't 6:10 p m 11:00 am Ar P.Royal 6:25 p m 11:20 ain Ar Al'flale .7:40 p m 11:20 a m ArCha'ston 4:46 pin 6:2opm 12:55 p m 1:25 am SOUTHWARD. 34* 42* 40* Lv Cha'ston 8:00am 8:30pm3:45am Lv Aug'ta 9:20 a in Lv Al'dale . 5:40 am 11:45am Lv P.Royal. 7:45 am 12:30 pm Lv Beauf t. 8:00am 12:45 pm ArSav’b 11:20am 7:oopm 6:41 am *Dailv between Savannah and Charleston. Sundays only. Train No. 47 makes no connection with Port Roval and Augusta Railway, and stops only at Riageland, Green Pond and Ravegpl. Train 45 stops only at Yemassee and Green Pond, and connects for Beaufort and Port Royal daily, and for Allendale daily, except Sunday. Trains 42 and 43 connect from and for Beaufort and Port Royal daily, except Sunday. For tickets, sleeping car reservations and all other information, apply to William Bren, Special Ticket Agent, 22 Bull street, and at Charleston and Savannah Railway ticket office, at Savannah, Florida and Western Railway depot. C. S. GADSDEN, Supt. Nov. 14, 1886. South Florida Railroad. Central Standard Time. ON and after SUNDAY, March 20, 1887, trains will arrive and leave as follows: *Daily. "Daily except Sundays. (Daily ex cept Mondays. Leave Sanford for Tampa and way stations *110:80 a m and * r 4:40 p m Arrive at Tampa *;j 3:40 p m and ** 8:50 p m Returning leave Tam pa at *| 9:30 a m and ** 8:00 p m Arrive at Sanford. * 2:30 pin and *T 1:00a m Leave Sanford for Kissimmee and way stations at + 5:00 p m Arrive at Kissimmee at t 7:00 pm Returning leave Kissimmee + 6:25 a m Arrive at Sanford t 8:30 a in * Steamboat, Express. *T West India Fast Mail Train. BARTOW BRANCH. DAILY. Lv Bartow Junction. 11:25 am, 2:10 and 7:15 p m Ar Bartow 12:25, 3:10 and 8:15 p m Returning Lv Bar tow. 9:50 am, 12:50 and 5:30 p m Ar Barlow Junction 10:50 a in, 1:40 and 6:30 p m PEMBERTON FERRY BRANCH. Operated by the South Florida Railroad. ♦Leave Bartow for Pemberton Ferry and way stations at 7:15 a m Arrive at Pemberton Ferry at 9:45 a m ♦Returning leave Pemberton Ferry at.. 5:25 p m Arrive at Bartow at 8:95 p m (Leave Pemberton Ferry 7:00 a m Arrive Bartow 11:35 p m tLeave Bartow 1:10pm Arrive Pemberton Ferry 5:15 pin SANFORD AND INDIAN RIVER K. R. Leave Sanford for Lake Charm and waj r sta tions +10:15 a m and 5:10 pm Arrives Lake Charm— 11:45 am and 6:40 pm Returning— Leave Lake Charm 6:00 a m and 12:30 p m Arrives at Sanford 7:40 a m and 2:10 p m SPECIAL CONNECTIONS. Connects at Sanford with tho Sanford and Indian River Railroad for Oviedo and points on Lake Jesup. with the People's Line anil Dellary- Baya Merchants’ Line of steamers, and J, T. arid K. W. Ry. for Jacksonville and all intermediate points on the St. John's river, and with steamers for Indian river and the Upper St. John's. At Kissimmee with steamers for Forts Myers and Bassitiger and points on Kissimmee river. At Pemberton ferry with Florida Southern Railway for all points North and West, and at Bartow with the Florida Southern Railway for Fort Meade and points South. STEAMSHIP CONNECTIONS. Connects at Tampa with steamer "Margaret'' for Palma Sola, Braidentown. Palmetto, Mana tee and all points on Hillsborough and Tampa Bays. Also, with the elegant mail steamships “Mas cotte " and "Whitney,” of the Plant Steamship Cos., for Key West and Havana. Through tickets sold at all regular stations to points North, East and West. Baggage checked through. Passengers for Havana can leave Sanford on Limited West India Fast Mail train at 1:10 p ni (stopping only at Orlando, Kissimmee, Bartow Junction, Lakeland and Plant City), Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, connecting same even ing with steamer at Tampa. WILBUR Mr COY, General Freight, and Ticket Agent. FOOD I’RODUCJS, FOREST CITY BUS. Prepared Stock Food for Horses, Mules, Milch Cows and Oxen. Made out of pure grain. Guaranteed Sweet and Nutritious. Bond,Haynes&Elton ItICN MAO Nil'St. REX MAGNUS. run mu: by—— C. M. GILBERT & CO., Agent* fur Georgia and Klurtis HlNllt, WOOD. Bacon, Johnson & Cos. Have a ft a* *0.4 of Oai> Pitwj, i.igblwocuJ mtuj KifuJiiitg, i * urn urn fc**t V**m4 mtrnu, T<MhUw 111. RAILROADS. Savannah, Florida 4 Western t j [All trains on this road are run hv o Standard Time t T IME CARD effect Va'Emrvs ,V f Passenger trains on thisroou uS* '>• daily as follows: "Ulruu WEST INDIA FAST MAIL HEAD DOWN. 7:06 a m I,v Savannah - ?**? rp. 10:00 am Lv Wityi'Ftaa '''f ‘ jat 12:30 pm Lv Jacksonville 'V v m 4:40 pm Lv Sanford. ‘ , v 8:50 pm Ar Tampa .. ""t v ££>* PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE Pm Sat. pm f Lv... Tampa.... Ar JSun Wed, Fri i . „ ina es ' Pni Sun.... .p m ( Ai. Key s\est..Lv - li! s. Sat Thurs, Sat, ) . „ 2?. 08 -Pm Mon amf Ar - • Havana... Lv - Thurs. Sat Pullman buffet cars to and from New'vv? and Tampa ‘toi NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS. 7:06 am Lv Savannah. .. ,\ r . B:42am Lv Jesup "a.. 9:34 a m Lv Blacksliear Y,. 9:soam Ar Wayeross f v vS p ® 11:26 am Ar Callahan.. . Lv - r —• 12:00 noonAr Jacksonville r, v p m 7:00 am Lv Jacksonville . ' a P 7:B3am Lv Callahan ... Ar 10:15 a m Lv Waycross Ar 4-4rr 11:00 a m Lv Homerville i.v s w E Ol 11:15 am Lv Dupont Lv -i-oP™ 12:01 pm Lv Valdosta “.Lv W* 12:34 pm Lv Quitman Lv Mi?? 1:22 pm Ar Thomaaville .. Lv B:3spm Ar .. Baintridge Lv iliifan ijOlpm Ar.... Chattahoochee Lv lkaoTS :i: '-pm Ar Atomy. Lv !:*„j Pullman buffet can to and from JacksoiSnu and New York, to and 'rent Jacksonville and New Orleans via Pensacola. aa EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS. I:3opm Lv Savannah Ar ll'SSa™ 3:2opm Lv Jesw !? 4:2lpm Lv Blackshear Lv 9;u a ? 4:40 pm Ar Wayciuss. Lv wsJJ* 6:57 p 111 Ar Callahan .......Lv 7:Bam i :3o p m Ar Jacksonville Lv 7-no*„ 5:00 p m Lv..... Jacksonville Ar 8-55 a m 5:11 pm. . .....Callahan Ar silU* 7:58 p m Lv Waycross Ar 5®7X 8:45 pm Lv Homerville Lv 5-Mam 9:oopm Ar Dupont Lv 4:55am H:2Up m I.v .Like City Ar it 3:55 p m Lv Gainesville Ar lMfam J: 30 l>ni Lv Live Oak Ar 6:40 a m Hv Dupont. ATksoVS 10:01 pm Lv Valdosta Lv 4:osam 10:34 pm Lv Quitman Lv 3:35am 11:25 pm Ax Thomasville Lv 2:soam 12:50am Ar Camilla Lv I:39am 1:55 a in Ar Albany Lv 12:50am Pullman buffet cars to and from JtcksonviiS and Louisville via Thomasville. Albany, Mont gomery and Nashville. Pullman sleeping cars to and from Trabue and Savannah via Gainesville. ALBANY EXPRESS. 8:45 p m Lv Savannah Ar 6:loam 11:25 p 111 Lv Jesup Lv 3:9)an 1:80 am Ar Waycross Lvfl:*)pm 5:25 a in Ar Callahan Lv t:ospm 6:lsam Ar... Jacksonville Lv 815 pm B:lspm Lv Jacksonville Ar 6:l3am 9:05 p m Lv Callahan Ar 5:15a a 2:00 ain Lv Waycross. . Ar 11:5pm 3:20 a m Ar Dupont, .Lv 10:0^pm 6: to a in Ar Live Oak Lv 7:3npm 10:05 a m Ar Gainesville Lv S:SoW 10:15 a m Ar Lake City Lv 3:9>pa 8:45 a m Lv Dupont Ar 9:357m 6:27 a m Lv Valdosta Lv 8:80 jm 6:10 a m Lv Quitman Lv 7:55 Jm 7:15 a m Ar Thomasville Lv 7:oopm 11:40a mAr ...Albany I.v 4:oopm Stops at ali regular stations. Pullman bullet sleeping cars to anil from Thomasviile md Washington, and Savannah and Jacksonvilh and to and from Jacksonville and Nashville di Thomasville and Montgomery. Pullman buffo cars and Mann boudoir buffet cars via WaycroA Albany and Macon, and via Waycross Jesup aiij Macon, between Jacksonville and Cincinnati Also, throngli passenger coaches between Jack sonville and Chattanooga. THOMASVILLE EXPRESS. 6:15 a m Lv Waycross Ar 7:oopm 7:88 a m Lv Du pont Lv 5:26 p p 8:37 a m Lv Valdosta Lv 4:lspn 9:15 a m Lv Quitman Lv 3:30 p n 10:25 am Ar Thomasville Lv 2:lspH Stope at all regular and flag stations. JESUP EXPRESS. 8:45 p m Lv Savannah Ar B:3oam 6:10 p m Ar . Jesup. Lv 5:25s n) Stops at all regular and (lag stations CONNECTIONS. At Savannah for Charleston at 7:loam. (ar rive Augusta via Yemassee at 1:45 p m). 12:15 pin and 8:23 pm: for Augusta and Atlanta at 8:80 a m and 8:20 p m; with steamships for New York Monday, Wednesday and Friday: for Bos ton Thursday; for Baltimore every fifth day. At JESU P for Brunswick at. 1:45 a m leicept Sundays ami 3:30 p m; for Macon 1:15 a a and 10:30 a m. At WAYCROSS for Brunswick at 3:15 amand 5:05 pm. - At CALLAHAN for Fernandina at. S:<X> a u and 2:47 pm; for Waldo, Cedar Key, Ocala, etc., at 11:80 a m. At LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee, etc, at 11:08 a m and 7:45 p in. At GAINESVILLE for Oeato, Tavares, Pem berton ’ Ferry, Brooksville and Tampa at 10:30 a ni: for Cedar Key at 8:80p m. At ALBANY ‘ for AtlanU, Macon. Mont goinory. Mobile, New Orleans, Nashville, etc. At (TIATTAIIOOCHEE for Pensacola, Mobile, N*w Orleans at 4:11 p m: with Peoples steaniera advertising to leave for Apalachicola at r>:(K) p m Sunday end Wednesday. Tickets sold and sleeping ear berths secursa as BREN’S Ticket Office, and at the Passenger Station. . . WM. r. HARDEE, Gen. Pass. Agent. R G. FLEMING, Superintendent. Jacksonville,Tampa and Key West Ry* Quickest and Best Route for all points to Fork da south of Jacksonville. CCHEDULE in effect February Ml 1887. M!“ | me trains use 8., F'. and W. Kmlvvsv sta in Jacksonville, making direct connection nil trains from Savannah, the North and No transfer. GOING SOUTH. Cuban stations. Mall Jl'l'fnrd. rows. Daily- SM a Lv Savannah 8:46 pm TAitim <• Lv Jacksonville... 9:00 ain 12:90 pm ••• P Ar Palatk.i lm 2:15 pm ; ®P“ Ar Del kind 1:30 pm 4: ; ipn Ar Sanford 1:45 pm 4:80 pm F-*P" Ar Titusville 3:ospm • •••••• "" .... Ar Orlando . Ar Bartow ® : 2}g“ Leave Jacksonville (St. Augustine W 9:05 a in, 1:00 p tit, 4:00 pm. nivisioa) Arrive St. Augustine (81. Augustine 10:80 am, 8:80 pm, 8:80 pm. —- GOING NORTH Leave Tm} J’ h ™ (Cuban mail] and 9:30a m; Orlando 1- s . :io a 7:45 a in and 1:38 pm,: Sanford |: J;' * _ji:*ia in and 3:46 p in. Arrive I alntka 1.l ,- 40 m, 5.30 p in: Jacksonville 0:30 a JJ west. P 111, connecting for all point* North , ,1) Leave st. Augustine 8:30 ant, l--** a nd p ni. Arrive-Jacksonville 10.00 a , 5:80 p m jj£ 13:3) p m Cuban iitalHrnhii South l’ullinan aleeprr front New York t - , n j ei in nets wit Ii steamers tor jVf nlfW*. Havana Tuesday. Tliursdn.v aiid S' | iaH pull- H:do |> m Cuban mail train 1 North*a S(l ,. U nii* man slis-iier through to VS •0 ,1,1,1> - | ~ r ‘ inUl of ears Isiweeii Jacksonville and Kail- Direct connection*with F l ;! r ",‘ v1 a iid way nt I’ttlntka lor Galnemtille. , )ful (uvl burg, and with St. J, fL".Srllle wttll •W*®’ FtalTrimd for Daytona At ntigwu* er KoeUledije fur A gent. M It. MoRAN, Gen j*iß*E— et' IM 1< HA JHA 11." *' City & Suburban Ky* HAVANkAH.GA . i A FjL' h |b b* < > HulirliiMniw*' : ... - - v g pita va *a a I vij lm* ill* | I IT*. !•••_ ’ J 'w.giTij •.!* I J ! i| ; i a L.S..V eu* very Mowd.) 1^ N so* s**e' a< “ m a * muttM* .. 9 /yfLieg