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6 GEORGIA ASP FLORIDA. NEWS OP THE TWO STATES TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS. Prominent Young Men of Millen to Be Arrested for Desecrating a Church —Judge Lochrane’s Will Not Pound Yet—Strange Stories from the Crimi nal World—Pensions Obtained After Many Years. GEORGIA.. An effort is being made, with flattering prospects of success, to organize a street cai- company In Amerieus. It is rumored that Rev. H. S. Roes, of Turin, has disposed of his mining interests in North Georgia, from which he realized $6,000 cash. C. C. Emory, of New Orleans, a former resident of Atlanta, is in the latter city for the purpose of organizing anew Are insur ance company. One million dollars is the proposed capital. No true bill was found against T. N. Bur den at the late term of Coweta Superior Court for the killing of L. W. Couch. The grand jury decided that it was a case of justifiable homicide. On the night of June 33 the storehouse of Mr. Munroe, of House Creek, was broken open and his safe blown open and robbed of about S4OO. At last accounts the robbers had not been arrested. Thirty members of the Salvation Army were baptized by the older members of the band at Augusta Sunday. Two thousand people watched the ceremony. Tho Augusta Army is now 120 strong. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of several of tho prominent young men of Millen. They are charged with the offence of dancing in and mutilating a house used for religious worship at or near Lawton ville. One of the most important business changes that has taken place in Atlanta in many a day, and a change in which the greatest interest is felt, is the purchase by a party of gentlemen headed by C. A. Collier, of a very valuable talc mine, located near Murphy, N. C. The n-op prospects in Murray countv are finer than for many years past. The wheat crop just harvested is exceptionally fine, and there are numbers of farmers in the county who will make from twenty to twenty-five bushels per acre. The oat crop is also Ijgod. Corn and cotton both look most prom- M. L. Cook, three miles south of Newnan, reports cotton blooms on June 10. Tom Haynes, two miles west of Newnan, and Lewis Tompkins, a colored tenant on T. A. Brown's place, exhibited several blooms on the same date. Jerry Jones, a colored "ten ant on Joe Dent’s place, discovered blooms on June 14. At Alapaha about throe weeks ago a fight occurred between Agnes Bryant and Hattie Rountree, both colored, during which Hat tie chewed one of Agnes’ little fWers. Thursday Dr. Fogle amputated the fuijSr at the last joint. This may stop the spread of inflammation, but the contrary is most likely to take place. Charles Meek, colored, was lodged in jail at Thomasville on Wednesday charged with murder. Ed Sharp was the victim. Tho killing took place in Ways district. Five shots were fired, one taking effect. Sharp lived but a short time. It is said that Meeks’ wife was the cause of the killing. The kill ing occurred on Monday night. A fire occurred at Hillsboro in which Silas H. Middlebrooks lost his dwelling and nearly all the contents. The family had a very narrow escape, all being asleep at the hour of its discovery, 1 o’clock a. m. Mr. Middlebrooks had $1,350 insurance on building and contents. His loss exceeds this by several hundred dollars. It is reported at Amerieus that Tom Tip ton, who was killed by his accomplice, Joe M. Weaver, in the attempt to assassinate old man Joe Perry some time ago, appeared to his wife and children one day of last week. The family followed him all around the premises and through the neighborhood. There is great excitement in tho neighbor hood over the dead man’s return. Capt. John L. Day will soon have his new boat, the Lumber City, ready to launch into the turbid watei-s of the Ocmulgee. 'Hiis will make three new steamboats that Captain Day has builtHn a short while at the Ocmulgee depot, and he is operating them successfully on the rivers. There are from 6,000 to 10,000 barrels of spirits of turpen tine and rosin shipped from Americus every month. Nineteen cars of melons passed through Albany Saturday, distributed as follows: Atlanta two,. Birmingham two, Chicago two, New Orleans two, Wheeling one, St. Louis two, Louisville two, Indianapolis two, Bowling Green one, Cleveland one, Dayton one, Port Wayne one. The shipments are growing lighter, and it is more than proba ble that over half of the crop has already been moved. Last Saturday evening at the ferry at Dublin, while John Boles and Charley Mon roc*, both colored, were engaged in a light Charley Monroe threw a rock at John, but missing him struck Sol Madison, who was paddling a boat in the river. The rock hit Sol on the head and knocked him in the river. Sol retaliated by swimming to the shore and knocking Charley into the river with a paddle. The farmers of Heal’d county have or ganized an alliance for their mutual protec tion. Their object is to take such steps as to open the way to the innovation by which they could increase the price of what they raised and lower the cost of what they were compelled to buy. Some arrangement will be made by which thev can ship their cot ton direct to New York without going through the intermediate stages of having a buyer and shipper. From Augutta to Branohvillo, a distance Of some seventy-five miles, along the line of the South Carolina road, just now appears to be one vast garden, containing thousands and thousands of acres, only broken by oc casional clumps of fine forest here* and there. The beautiful and well cultivated large cotton fields present a fine picture to behold. The cotton crop of that entire sec tion is said to be fully ten days ahead of last year. The com crop doesn’t look so prom ising. Col. T. L. Griner, of Dublin, received a telegram Saturday from his brother, who live at Statesboro. Bulloch county, stating that their father, W. B. Griner, of Bulloch county, was struck on the head by one of his tenants named John Wilson, and the wound is very serious, and he is likely to die in a sliprt while. Mr. Griner is an old, honored Hnd resjieeted citizen of Bulloch county, and the attack of Wilson was no doulit unprovoked, or at least grew out of a trivial affair. The Capitol Commissioners will meet to day at 9 o'clock in regular monthly session. The work on the new capitoi is progressing moderately well. Capt. Harrison, the dark of the commission, states that tbo contract ors boated to have the roof on the eutire building in sixty days. As soon rfs the roof ts on several of the oillews on the ground floor can be occupied, but it is not likely that any of the State hou.se officers will eluiogc quar t’s until the general and complete cliange of residence is made. Last Saturday night the store of Douglass “ Guthrie, at Willacoochec, was entered by thieves, who carried off various articles of merchandise and two breech-loading guns Kalurday evening Mr. Douglass noticed two strange white men in town, and Wore ••losing the store for the night he took the money and other valuables out of the safe onu left, it wide open. This proved to lx* a VMse move, aa it saved hoth the money and ta sf ou 9 ht 'hose men left in the airectaou of Irwin county. Crorrmh 'T ft published 1 tT* °* one Blount, a eol from ftcrivon county, asking thetrifC^ m i° n l , h, \ r, ' uml and Purs i-w nt o, ot the ■■Giclo stolen. The CC that Blount i'earsfr'lirf2!i toUM,l , ien,u ' ntlar y fni ' eight J*"* tor 1* plank worth Km cents. the case are that the judge ve of paying a fine or spending eigrff%,amihs in the chain-gang. Tbe Governor has m4ftMHM>b.ny action in the matter yet. At Amerieus, a morning or two since, as young Aleck Sullivan, son of Mr. Sid Sulli van, was walking on the railroad track, near the Dell, ho was accosted by u burly negro man, who asked to be allowed to ex amine a pistol which Aleck was carrying in his hand. The pistol was handed over to the darkey, whereupon he at once assumed a belligerent attitude, and demanded of Aleck what cartridges he had with him. Fearing harm in case he refused, he handed all he had to the “victor,” who coolly pock eted them, along with the pistol, and walked off. Henry Pope (colored) lies in Chattooga county jail convicted of ra|x\ and sentenced to death by the ga!lows on July 1. Grave doubts exist as to his guilt, and nine men, eight white and one colored, are ready ami willing to swear that Henry Pope was in Alabama, one hundred miles away, on tho day tlie rape was said to have lieen com mitted. It is this fact, and one or two others, that cause the good people of Chat tooga county to ask the Governor to either commute the sentence to life imprisonment or grant a respite until an investigation can be had. Gov. Gordon received a somewhat un usual request Saturday. It was from a little miss of 13 years in Thomaston, Ga., and asked for a lock of his hair. The Gov ernor replied that he had been married too long to have any hair left. The Governor also was the recipient of a letter from an unknown admirer in which it was stated that anew arrival had come into his fami ly and some dispute had arisen about tho name. One parent desired to call it “Cleve land,” but a compromise had been effected by calling it “James” (after parent) “Gor don” .. The Governor has taken no action in the matter. Commissioner Henderson received from tho Governor of Florida Saturday a com munication in which it was stated that, dele gates hud been appointed to the Farmers’ Convention from every county in his State, and also enclosing a list of the delegates. A similar communication was received from the Governor of Arkansas, and the list was promised in a day or two. The Governor of Arkansas stated that lie had selected the best men in the various counties and would do everything in his power to get them to attend. Every delegate appointed from the 137 counties in Georgia had signified his in tention of being present. Sunday afternoon a bad and vicious fight, ending in a dangerous cutting scrape, occur red in Harrisburg, near Augusta. An old family feud exists, it appeal's, between Will and Dick Howard and the brothers Harley. Sunday it came to an issue which may prove fatal to one of the Harleys. From a free-handed fight the combatants proceeded to draw knives. The Howards succeeded in using their weapons very effectively on their opponents. Both of the Harlcvs got cut—one of them very badly. Having amply sat iated their desire for revenge, the Howards succeeded in escaping by the aid of a boat to South Carolina. Isabella Rooney, the only white female convict in the Georgia penitentiary, is a fortunate woman just now. Owing to the peculiar circumstances of the case, her brother dying on the gallows, and her mother in prison, for tho crime to which she was accessory, and the fact that she is the only white female convict, a good many advocates of her pardon have been recently developed. She is confined at the Chatta hoochee camp, No. 3, and yesterday the sub-investigating committee united in recommending her to the Governor for clemency. The W. C. T. U., through its president, Mi's. E. E. Harper, also joined in the request and promised to look after her if she is reLeaseo. No action has been taken yet. Thomas ville Times : Ono of \he most touching and affecting features of tho hang ing of John Smith in Franklin, Heard county, was his allusions under the gallows to his mother. He spoke kindly of his Youth ful companions, tenderly of his brothers and sisters, and lovingly of his wife and child, but when he mentioned his mother, his poor old heart-broken mother, he broke completely down and wept like a child. How tender, how lasting, how strong is the love of a boy for his mother! Ana yet it cannot be compared to the undying, unfad ing love of a mother for her boy. He may have broken all the commandments, may be wearing a penitentiary garb, nay, may be standing under the shadow of tho gallows, yet that, mother’s love never forsakes her boy. A father, brother or sister may for get, may condemn him, but a mother never. On examining his books Saturday Maj. Sidney Root., resident trustee for Kpel man Seminary at Atlanta, which suffered the loss of one of its buildings by fire Friday evening, found that the insurance on the building, so far as he knew or could discover anything about the matter, amounts to but $3,500 on the building; on furniture, $300; piano, 3300; organ, SSO, and on the bell SSO —a total of $4,100. He things the insurance on the building was placed in the New York Home Mutual. The total loss sustained is abolp; 312,000, or a net loss to the seminary of $7,000. All the property saved from the burned building will not exceed ill value SIOO. There was stored in the cellars a large amount of provisions not insured, anil a big lot of coal, about 100 bushels, went along with the rest. The school is one of the largest in tho South, bearing on its roil 650 students and twenty-four teachers. J. F. Toole, attorney-at-law, has just secured the first pension for a Mexican war veteran that has been received in Macon. It fives to Roliert Melton, an old gentleman of 5 years, residing in this county, an income of $8 per month for the remainder of his life. Air. Toole has also an application for a pension for Airs. Millirons, widow of a soldier of the war of 1812. Mrs. Millirons’ husband married when a young man of 21, and the day after liis wedding he shouldered his flint lock and “marched away to Alobilo Bay to jine old Jackson’s army.” Return ing he lived happily with liis young wife until her death left him a widower, in which State ho remained for some twenty years. When about 25 be married a young girl who survived him, and is now the widow Williams, of middle age, entitled to a pension for life, and to some $2,400 back pay. The money in both cases falls into worthy hands, and will help to make bright the declining years of these good old folks. At Macon, Saturday night about 10 o'clock, those who were in Heidingsfeliler’s saloon, under the Telegraph building, wore startled by the strange conduct of a man of whom was so little seen that it is a question whether he was white or black. He ran down tile stairway on the Second street side, and hastily divesting himself of his pants and shoes, threw them in the window. Before any one could make nut who he was, he ran up the stairway and fled down the street into the darkness. Who he was anil from whence he came no one knew. It is said that four lunatics oscaptsl from the asylum at Millodgeville a few days ago, and it is possible that the strange character of Saturday night was one of them, Sunday morning* he was seen passing the citv hall about 9 o’clock, in the condition seen the night before. He was looking back as if Sursued, and was heading for the swamp. ■eforo officer Patterson could get within hailing distance he had reached the lower part of the city, and finally disappeared in the swamps. The case of the State against N. M. Wil liams, who, it is claimed, made way with about $2,000 of the county’s and 'state's money in 1872, has just ended at Monti oello. It appeared from the testimony that Williams in 1870 was elected I'ax Collector of Jasjier county, and that he indulged in the playing of cords and lost heavily, and other misappropriation* caused Williams to be deficit near the amount above stated. Williams claimed that he did not play cards, nor did he In any way misappropriate any moneys belonging to the county, but that the money was not paid; that wane of it was paid to authorized tsuliffs who never returned the money to him, and that therefore it was not his fault; that there was a deficit, but it wae the fault of the bailiffs and the people THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. JUNE 28. 1887. who failed to pay their taxes. The jury retired at 4 o’clock Friday and remained until 10 o’clock, when they rendered a ver dict of guilty. The defendant’s counsel gave notice that they would move for anew trial at once. The court then sentenced Williams to five years in the penitentiary. The case will be argued some time in July for anew trial, and the defendant’s bail was fixed at $2,00f) until that time. Luther M. Hester, a mulatto, doing busi ness as a grocer on Calhoun street, Atlanta, was arrested Saturday on a charge of seduc tion, which may develop something far more serious in point of criminal weight. The charge was preferred by bis wife, while tho woman in the ease is a girl of about 15 years, and the dnughter of Hester’s wife by a former marriage. Mrs. Hester nays that she discovered that her daughter was enciente some weeks ago, and soon there after, about three weeks ago, the girl disap peared, and she attributes the disapjiearanee to her husband. It is now feared that the girl has been made away with. It was first supposed that Hester had simply sent the girl away, and It has be.ni rumored that ho was taking steps to close up his business, preparatory, os was sup posed, to joining ner elsewhere. Sueh was the reasonable and humane supposition, but since his arrest, and before the facts got out, his wife proposed to him to withdraw the complaint, provided he would restore her daughter. This ho refuses to do, and hence tho fear that the girl has been made away with. It is inferred that he refused to do so because the girl is no longer living. The girl’s name is Mary Fuller. Ten days have elapsed since the death of Judge Lochrane, hut no trace of his will lias yet, been found. It is believed that ho made a will. Some years ago Judge Loch rane deeded his real estate to his vife and children. The Beck, Gregg & Co.’s store was deeded to his wifi? as trustee for his five children. Tho rest of his property, includ ing the residence, was deeded to the five children and the wifo, who was to have a child’s part of the property. This real estate is worth over $200,000, and is paying a steady and handsome rental. This will, if there is a will, therefore, will only concern Judge Lochrane’g personal property—such bonds and stocks as he had outside of his real estate. It is believed these were considerable, though nothing can be found in his papers to indicate the whereabouts or amount of any of the stocks, or bonds, or bills receivable that he pos sessed. Since giving his real estate to his wife and children, Judge Lochrane’s in come has been large. His salary from the Pullman Car Company was SIO,OOO per an num with all his expenses, and with an allowance for special fees. His profes sional income could have hardly been less than $20,000 up to two years ago. The stockholders of the Pearl Spring Park Association met at Newnan, Monday, for the purpose of receiving the charter granted at the late term of Coweta Superior Court, electing a permanent board of directors and officers, and considering other matters of importance Incident to permanent organi zation. The following board of directors were elected: P. H. Brewster, W. P. Broome, Joseph T. Kirby, Y. H. Thomp son, H. C. Fisher, J. A. Hunter, I. N. Orr, M. B. Hamilton and J. B. Mount. At a meeting of the directors, held subsequently. Col. P. H. Brewster was elected President and Capt. H. C. Fisher chosen Secretary and Treasurer. The con tract for building the dam was awarded to W. S. Norris, of Meriwether county, who has already commenced work upon the same and expects to have it com pleted by the middle of July. When fin ished, the structure will be 14 feet high, in suring an average depth of water at the dam of 11 feet. A wasteway will be con structed on the north side of the dam, about 4 feet from the top, which will afford a safe outlet for the overflow in time of freshet. Mr. Norris is constructing the dam upon a plan of his own, and guarantees it for ten years. The pond will be stocked with the choicest varieties of fish obtainable, and in such quantities as will insure a fat return for the labor and expense incurred by its construction. By this time next year it will be Newnan’s most attractive and popu lar resort. Valdosta Times: Lang Howell and J. O. Ross, both respectable colored citizens of this town and county, went up to Thomas ville last Wednesday morning on a matter of business. They boarded the east-bound Albany express on their return to Valdosta and took a seat in the car reserved for white, passengers. When Conductor Murrell came through the car just after leaving Thoma-s --ville he informed Ross and Howell that the rules of the company forbade colored passen gers riding in that coach, that the Same was for the exclusive nse of the whites, and that they must move up to the coach reserved for their race, which was equal in every particular to the car they had taken. Ross replied: “Wo have paid the regular fare, and we dont intend to leave the car. It suits us very well and we will remain here.” Con ductor Murrell again remonstrated with Ills colored passengers, but to no avail. He closed the conversation by saying that he would expect them to change cars as he had requested. When the train reached Boston the conductor says that he thought no more of the matter, believing the two men would follow their better judgment and take seats in the car pro vided for their accommodation. Before the train left Boston three men boarded the car in which Ross and Howell were seated, and walking up to them asked what they were doing in the white people’s coach and demanded their immediate exit. Ross, who is a bright mulutto and quite an intel ligent man, gave very much the same answer he had made to the conductor. Whereupon Ross received a severe blow on the head and was carried to the door by his unknown escorts. Lang Howell in the meantime had left the car. No one seems to have known the men, but it is thought they are residents of Boston. When Ross reached the smoking car, and was showing his wounds from which the blood was flow ing freely, Conductor Murrell appeared and expressed his surprise at what had happened. He saiil he did not know the parties who had made the assault upon Ross. Ross thinks he has been treated badly ami threatens to bring suit for damages against the company. FLORIDA. The Episcopal church at Key West is uearing completion. A State quarantine convention will be held at Jacksonville to-day. Thieves entered Wilcox’s store at Beres ford the othernight and got away with sllO. Postmaster Yonge, of Pensacola, has seen fit to appoint but one alternate in the letter carrier service. A Spanish spy was burned in effigy oppo site Monsalvatge & Vivo’s cafe at Key West last week. Volusia is now entitled to one Senator and two Representatives in the Legislature, all to be elected next year. Orlando lias five large brick buildings in process of erection, that will cost, when completed, about SOO,OOO. Capt. Rose raised seventy barrels of as fine Irish potatoes as one need wish for on three quarters of an acre at St. Cloud. The Baptist church at, Orlando was dedi cated Sunday. Rev. N. A. Bailey, pastor, preaching the dedicatory sermon. The Seville Bank, which was opened last spring In one of the brick blocks recently erected at that place, is doing a fine busi ness. At Eilavillo good rains have fallen and the farmers are smiling. The tardy water melon is just making its appearance in the market. It is rumored at Tampa that the Plant Steamship Company will withdraw their steamers from the route between Tampa, Key West and Havana on July 1. The new board of Volusia county com missionei-s will assume administration of the county government with nearly $12,000 in the treasury and practically no outstand ing indebtedness. Within the last two weeks there ha* been almost no rain at Aubunidalo, while at places south and west only a few miles there has lieen the deluge of the customary rainy season. This spotted rainfall is unusual. It was rumored at Palatka Saturday that George Weller, who went to Jacksonville Friday afternoon, was married in that city the same evening. The lady whom it is re ported Mr. Weller married, is Miss Kate Pollard, of Savannah. At Orlando some days ago the negro fire company took some of the hose of the de partment out to Whildentown to test a hy drant. Upon hanging up the hose after its return a fourteen-inch 'gator dropped out, looking as lively as a cricket. The business of Key West does not seem to suffer much after all on account of the * ‘terrible epidemic. ” The death record from all diseases during the past month was less than for the same time the previous year, notwithstanding the epidemic. Rose & Headley are putting up a store at fit. Cloud 24x46. L. Pickering also has a contract to erect four cottages 20x24 and six 12x24. This l<x>ks as though tliat enterpris ing burg was making ready for the sugar enterprise which will soon be inaugurated there. With reference to the statement in tho Sanford dispatch, in the Morning News of June 28, that salt had been placed in the cans of the Sanford Ice Company, the com pany desires to sav this: “Salt may have been placed in a few of the cans, but we cannot prove it.” The Ocala Masonic celebration, joined by their brethren from Citra, Anthony, Whitesville Oxford, and several other places, at Blue Springs Friday, was a groat success. Fully 400 people were present. Speeches were made by Rev. Tyner, Gen. Bullock and Rev. Curry. At Fernandina Saturday Scott Adams (colored) employed on the gravel train fill ing in the creosote grounds, attempted to iump from a flat car to a moving engine, le missed his footing and was run over by tho cars, cutting off one leg, an arm, an ear, and injuring his skull. At Crestview copious rains have fallen within the last few days and the first for four weeks. Corn in this vicinity had be gun to suffer considerably, and in some lo calities was somewhat injured. Water melons. plums and berries have been some what plentiful for the last few weeks. Umatilla’s vegetable shipments have run from 200 to 400 crates per day, one day numbering 961 packages. From one and one-third acres ol tomatoes, 3330 has been realized, with the returns of 125 boxes yet to hear from, and from one-third of an acre of strawberries 3,000 quarts have been picked and sold at a good profit. At Ocala. Friday night, a rousing Demo cratic meeting plaoea in nomination for Mayor, Abram Martin; Clerk, S. S. Bur lingame; Marshal, J. H. Whitfield; Treasur er, R. R. Snowden; Assessor. T. H. Calcoek; Collector, W. T. King; Aldermen, WT-.G. Marshall, J. A. Rowell, N. E. Manual, E. W. Agnew and I. Brown. The election occurs to-morrow. Ca.pt. C. A. Curtis, of the East Florida Seminary, had the great misfortune to have one of his legs broken while en route from Gainesville to his home at Madison, Wis., on J une 11. The accident occurred by his step ping off a moving train when within three hours’ ride of Madison. He is, however, re covering quite rapidly, and says he will be on “botn legs” soon. A grand Masonic celebration was held at Lakeviev, a town twenty-three miles north of the railroad, Friday. The celebration is held annually, and is attended by the whole country. The site was McDade’s Pond, one of the largest and most beautiful lakelets in West Florida. Some of these days a rail road will come by there, and then it will be a place of importance. Orange City Times: If the orange in dustry of Florida is to be a factor in a per manent growth and ever-increasing pros perity of a section. Orange City can present a showing far in advance of its sister towns of South Florida. Most of our groves, about 4,000 acres, are now coming into bearing, and within a year or two will be yielding a handsome income. At Chipley the machinery for the new saw mill has now been unloaded and prepa rations are being made for the building. The well has been dug. a plentiful supply of water having been found at a moderate depth. In a few days the machinery will be in operation and as the demand for" lum ber is very brisk, in all likelihood the scheme will be a financial success. At Orlando Saturday two darkies, Tom Brooks and a man named Rufus, engaged in a dispute in a lorber shop on Gertrude ave nue. They came to blows, and Rufus stabbed Brooks three times with a narrow bladed knife—twice near the heart and once under the left shoulder blade. Dr. Shelby attended tho wounded man, who was later removed to his home in the country. He will recover unless internal hemorrhage occurs. Late on Friday evening a burly negro entered the house of one of Orlando’s citi zens, who, with his wife, was out at the time, and finding no one present but a young girl about 12 years old, said that he had come to saw some wood; not being believed, he began making insulting pro posals, but was frightened away bv the firl’s threats to scream for help. "He is nown to the young lady’s father, who is looking for him. Mi-lane had a strike on hand at his mill at Kissimmee last Monday. His colored sawyers came in from the swamp, piled up their saws and declared they would work no longer unless they got more pay for a certain sized log. The boys got just what they asked for, for McLane said if they didn’t want to work he didn’t want them to, and told them they might “git” as soon as they wanted to. He has about 2,000,000 blocks on hand, enough to make shingles all summer. At Bonifav trade, considering the season of the year, keeps up wonderfully well; they are doing as much at the company’s store now ns they did in the height of the season. Mr. Hart, depot agent, says he is handling considerable freight now and believes it is on the increase, Corn, cane and cotton since the recent rains all look well; the farmers this year will surely have some cash ahead. The plans and specifications for the new church have met with the ap proval of the congregation. The Duval County Commissioners are having made plnns for anew county jail. The old jail cost originally $37,000 and a monthly expenditure for repairs of about S4O a mouth for the last three years. The new jail, it is intended, shall be a model building of its kind. It, is thought that the old jail may be altered so as to serve the purjiosea of the city for a council chamber, lock-up and in other ways. It has cost too much to be torn down. A site for the new couuty jail has not yet been selected. Joe Jackson, of Crawfordville, heretofore one of the most thrifty and prominent “pumpkin-colored” citizens, with an eye to business, formed a copartnership with one Henry Berry, another pumpkin colored citi zen of Tallahassee, to transact a live stock business. Jackson furnished the stock. Ber ry did the soiling, and as everybody's hogs in Wakulla roam at will, and Jackson has no consoientouß scruples ns regards the eighth commandment, they- were doing a thriving business. But the sins of the wickod will overtake them. So it was with Jack son and Berry; t Boy now rest in jail by a doeree of a justice court to await the ap proaching term of the Circuit Court. E. A. Richard® while out driving near Lake Lucerne, >#l Saturday, .started to put on his rubber coat, allowing bis horse to walk slowly at the time. Another horse, which is allowed to run at large in that vicinity, became entangled in tho shaft* and Mr. Richards was thrown from his carriage, striking on his back almost under the horse’s feet; liis movements lieing im peded by the rubber coat, he was unable to control tho movements of his horse, which hacked the carriage over his body and severely bruised his right leg below the knee by stopping upon it. It was at first bared that the leg was broken, but, Dr. Ouipin pronounced it nothing more than a very painful bruise, which will probably confine Mr. Richards to the house for ser CjoidAjts. SHIPPING. OCEAN SfEAMSHiP COMPANY FOR New York, Boston and Philadelphia. PASSAGE TO NEW YORK. CABIN S2O 00 EXCURSION 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 ‘passage to boston. CABIN S3O 00 EXCURSION 33 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA. (via New York). CABIN $22 50 EXCURSION 36 00 STEERAGE 12 50 THE magnificent steamships of these lines ore appointed to sail as follows—standard time: TO NEW YORK. CITY OF SAVANNAH, Capt. F. Smith, TUES DAY, June 28. at 11:30 a. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. J. W. Catharine, FRIDAY, July 1. at 2:30 p. it. CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. H. C. Daogett, SUNDAY, July 8, at 4 p. M. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. W. H. Fisher, TUES DAY, July 5, at 6 p. m. ; TO BOSTON. GATE CITY, Capt. D. Hedge, THURSDAY, June 30, at 2 ?. si. CITY OF MACON. Capt. TV. Kelley, THURS DAY, July 7, at 7:80 p. m. TO PHILADELPHIA. [for freight only.] DESSOUG, Capt. N. F. Howes, SATURDAY, July 2, at 3:30 p. M. ■ JUNIATA, Capt. S. L. Askins, SATURDAY, July 9, at 9 a. m. Through hills of lading given to Eastern and Northwestern points and to ports of the United Kingdom and the Continent. For freight or passage anply to C. G. ANDERSON, Agent, City Exchange Building. Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Com’y. [For Baltimore. CABIN sl2 50 SECOND CA81N....... 1000 THE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti more as follows—city time: GEORGE APPOLD, Capt. Billups, TUESDAY, June 28, at 2:00 p. m. WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, MONDAY, July 4, at 5:00 p. m. GEORGE APPOLD, Capt. Billups, SATUR DAY, July 9, at 10 a. m. WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, THURSDAY, July 14, at 3 p. m. And from Baltimore on the days above named at 3 p. m. Through bills lading given to all points West, ail the manufacturing towns in New England, and to ports of the United Kingdom anu the Continent. JAS. B. WEST & CO.. Agents, 114 Bay street. SKA. TSX, A IST U> RO U TE. Steamer St. Nicholas, Capt. M. P. USINA, Y*7ILT, LEAVE Savannah from wharf foot of TT Lincoln street for DOBOY, DARIEN, BRUNSWICK and FERNANDINA, every TUES DAY and FRIDAY at 6 p. m., city time, con necting at Savannah with New York, Philadel phia, Boston and Baltimore steamers, at Fer 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 34 hours after arrival will be at risk of consignee. Tickets on wharf and boat. C. WILLIAMS, Agent. For Augusta and Way Landings. From JUNE 6th until further notice the STEAMER ETHEL, Capt. TV. T. GIBSON, Will leave for AUGUSTA and WAY LANDINGS Every Monday at 6 P. M. Returning, arrive at Savannah SATURDAY at 8 p. M. W. T. GIBSON, Manager. PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE Tampa, Key West, Havana. Akmi-wekki.y. BOUND. I.v and Thursday 9:30 p. m. Ar Key wlay and Friday 4 p m. Ar and Saturday (1 a. m. BOUND. I.v and Saturday noon. I.v Key and Saturday 10 p.w. Ar anil Sunday 8 p. in. Connect with West India Fuat Train to ana from Northern and Eastern cities. For stateroom accommodations apply to City Ticket Office M., F. & W. R'y, Jacksonville, or Agent Plant Steamship Line, Tampa. C. D. OWENS, Traffic Manager: H. S. HAINES, General Manager. Mat 1, IHN7. FOOD PRODUCTS. FOREST CITY ILLS. Prepared Stock Food for Horses, Mules, Milch Cows and Oxen. Made out of pure grain. Guaranteed Sweet and Nutritious. BondjHaynes&Elton RAILROADS. "schedule CENTRAL RAILROAD. Savannah, Ga., June 19,1887. ON and after this date Passenger Trains will run dally unless marked t, which are daily, except Sunday. The standard time, by which these trains ran, is 38 minutes slower than Savannah city time: No. 1. No. 3. No. 5. No. 7. Lv Savannah..7:oo am B:2opm 5:15 pm 5:40 pm Ar Guyton 6:40 pm Ar Millen 9:40 am 11:03 pm 7:80 pm 8:45 pm Ar Augusta. .+1:45 pm 7:15 am 9:35 pm Ar Macon I:3opm 3:2oam Ar Atlanta 5:30 pm 7:3oam Ar Columbus .9:30 pm 2:45 pm.... Ar Montg’ry . .7:26 am 7:06 pm Ar Eufaula.. .4:33 am 3:50 pm Ar Albany.. .10:00 pm 2:45 pm Train No. 9t loaves Savannah 2:00 p. m,; ar rives Guyton 3:00 p. m. , Passengers for Sylvania, TVrightsville, Mil ledgeville andEatonton should take 7:00 a. m. train. Passengers for Thomaston, Carrollton, Perry, Fort Gaines, Talbotton, Buena Vista, Blakely and Clayton should take the 8:30 p. m. train. ’ NoTa NoTL North NoTsT Lv Augusta 10:00 pm 6:00 am Lv Macon.. .10:85 am 10:50 pm Lv Atlanta.. 6:soam 6:sopm LvColumbus 11:00 pm 12:46 pm Lv Montg’ry. 7:25 pm 7:4oam Lv Eufaula. .10:18 pm 10:49 am Lv Albany.. s:osam 11:55am Lv Milieu 2:28 pm 8:10 am 8:00 am 5:20 am Lv Guyton.. 4:08 pm s:olam 9:27am 6:55 am Ar Savannah 5:00 pm 6:15 am 10:80 am 8:05 am Train No. 101 leaves Guyton 3:10 p. m.; arrives Savannah 4:25 p. m. Sleeping cars on all night trains between Sa vannah, Augusta, Macon and Atlanta, also Ma con and Columbus. Train No. 3, leaving Savannah at 8:20 p. m., will stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other poiut to put oil passengers between Savannah and Mlllen. Train No. 4 will stop on signal at stations bo tween Millen and Savannah to take on passen gers for Savannah. Train No. 5 will stop on signal at stations be tween Savannah andMillen to take on passen gers for Augusta or points on Augusta branch. Train No. 6 will stop between Millen and Sa vannah to put off passengers from Augusta and points on Augusta branch. 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 SO minutes before departure of each train. J. C. SHAW. G. A. WHITEHEAD, _ Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agent. Charleston & Savannah Railway Cos. CONNECTIONS made at Savannah with Sa vannah, 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. No. 14* 38t 66* 78* Lv Sav’h. ..12:26 p m 4:00 p m 6:45 am 8:23 pm Ar Augusta 12:30 pm Ar Beaufort 6:08 pm 10:15 a m Ar P. Royal 6:20 p m 10:30 am Ar Al’dale.. 7:40 p m 8:15 pm 10:20 am Ar Cha'ston 4:43 p m 9:30 p m 11:40 a in 1:25 a m SOUTHWARD. 33* .35* 27* Lv Cha’ston 7:10 a m 3:35 pm 4:00 am Lv Augusta 12:85 pm LvAl'dale.. 5:10 am 3:07 pm Lv P. Royal. 7:00 a m 2:00 pm Lv Beaufort 7:12a m 2:lspm Ar Sav'h.,. .10:15 a m 6:53 pm 6:41 am *Daily between Savannah and Charleston. (Sundays only. Train No. 78 makes no connection with Port .Royal and Augusta Railway, and stops only at Itidgeland, Green Pond and Ravenel. Train 14 stops only at Yemassee and Qreen Pond, and connects for Beaufort and Port Royal daily, and for Allendale daily, except Sunday. Trains 85 and 66 connect from and for Beaufort aud Port Royal daily. For tickets, sleeping car reservations and all other information apply to WM. 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. June 9, 1887. GAS FIXTURES, HOSE, ETC. JOHN BICOLSON, Jr. DEALER IN Gas Fixtures, GLOBES & SHADES. PLUMBERS’, MACHINISTS’ AND Mill Supplies. ENGINE TRIMMINGS, Steam [Packing, SHEET GUM, HriraiUiMlHn HOSE. IRON PIPES AND FITTINGS, Lift and Force Pumps. 30 and 32 Drayton St. CEMENT. DIRECT IMPORTATION j JUST ARRIVED A CARGO OF ALSEN’S German Portland Cement FOR BALE LOW BY ANDREW HANLEY, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. COKNWiLA.JL. At CiiiJPALAN R ALLROADS. _ Savannah, Florida & Western Railway. 1 [All trains on this road are run by Central Standard Time.] Time card in effect june 19, 1887 ! Passenger trains on this road will run daily ‘ as follows: WEST INDIA FAST MAIL. REID DOWN. READ UR 7:06 am Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 pnj 12:80 p m Lv Jacksonville Lv 7:00a ra 4:40 pm Lv Sanford Lv I:lsam 9:oopraAr Tampa Lv 8:00pm PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. D....0p0....i, [J Pullman buffet cars to and from New York and Tampa. NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS. 7:o6am Lv Savannah....... Ar 7:sßpm 9:l2am Lv Jesup Ar 6:l6pm 9:50 am Ar . ..Waycross Lv 5:05 p m 11:86a m Ar Callahan Lv 2:47p1n 12;00noonAr Jacksonville Lv 2:o6pm _7:ooamLv Jacksonville Ar 7:45 pm 10:16 ain Lv Waycross Ar 4:40 p m 12:04 pin Lv Valdosta Lv 2:56 pm 12:34 pdi Lv Quitman Lv 2:88 p m lhSlpmiAr Thomasville... .Lv 1:45 pm 3:35pm Ar Bainbridge Lv 11:25am 4:04 pm Ar—Chattahoochee Lv lT:8o"am Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville and New York, to and from Waycross and New Orleans via Pensacola. EAST FIX)RIDA EXPRESS. 1:30 pm Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 pm 3:2opm Lv Jesup Lv 10:32am 4:40 pin Ar Waycross Lv 9:28 am 7:45 pm Ar Jacksonville Lv 7:00 a m 4:15 p m Lv\ . Jacksonville Ar 9:45 a m 7:20 p m Lv Waycross Ar 6 •35 am 8:31 pm Ar Dupont Lv 6:3oam Lv Lake-pity Ar 10:45 am 3:45 p m Lv.. . I..Gainesville Ar 10:80 a m 6:55 pm Lv Live Oak Ar 7:10 am B:4opm Lv Dupont Ar 5:25 an i 10:56 p m Ar Thomasville Lv 3:25 a m I:22am Ar Albany Lv I:2sam Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville and St. Louis via Thomasville, Albany, Mont gomery and Nashville. ALBANY EXPRESS. 7:35pm Lv Savannah Ar 6:loam 10:05pm Lv Jesup Lv 3:lsam 12:10 a m Ar Waycross Lv 12:10 a m 5:30 am Ar Jacksonville Lv 9:00 p m 9:00 p m Lv Jacksonville .. Ar 5:30 am 1:05 am Lv Waycross Ar 11:30 p m 2:30a mAr . Dupont Lv 10:05pm 7:10 am Ar Live Oak Lv 6:55 pm 10:30am Ar Gainesville Lv 3:45 pm 10:45am Ar . .Lake City Lv 3725 p m 2:55 a m Lv Dupont Ar 9:35 pm 6:30 am Ar Thomasville Lv 7:00 p m 11:40am Ar Albany Lv 4:oopm Stops at all regular stations. Pullman sleeping cars to and from Jacksonville and Sa vannah. THOMASVILLE EXPRESS? 6:osam Lv Waycross Ar 7:oopm 10:25 a m Ar Thomasville Lv 2:15 p m Stops at all regular and flag stations. JESUP EXPRESS. 3:45 p mLv Savannah Ar 8:80am 6:10 pni Ar Jesup Lv 5:25 a m Stops at all regular and flag stations. CONNECTIONS. At Savannah for Charleston at 6:45 am, (ar rive Augusta via Yemassee at 12:30 p m), 12:29 p m and 8:23 pm; for Augusta and Atlanta at *:ooam, 5:15 p in and 8:20 p m; with steamships for New York Sunday, Tueeday and Friday; for Boston Thursday: for Baltimore every fifth day. At JESUP for Brunswick at 3:30 a m and B:3S p m; for Macon 10:30 a m and 11:07 p m. At WAYCROSS for Brunswick at 10:00a mand 5:06 p m. At CALLAHAN for Fernandinaat 2:47 pm; for Waldo, Cedar Key, Ocala, etc , at 11:27 am. At LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee, etc., at 10:58 a m and 7:30 p m. At GAINESVILLE for Ocala, Tavares, Brooks ville and Tampa at 10:55 a m. At ALBANY for Atlanta, Macon, Montgom ery, Mobile New Orleans, Nashville, etc. At CHATTAHOOCHEE for Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans at 4:14 pm. Tickets sold and sleeping car berths secured at BREN'S Ticket Office, and at the Passenger Station. WM. P. HARDEE, Gen. Pass. Agent. R. G. FLEMING Superintendent South Florida Railroad. Central Standard. Time. ON and after MONDAY, June 13, 1887, train* will arrive and leave as follows: *Daily. (Daily except Sundays, {Daily ex cept Mondays. LIMITED WEST INDIA FAST MAIL. Leave Jacksonville (J., T and K. W.) *12:30 p m. Sanford 4:40 p m; arrive Tampa 9:00 p m. Returning leave Tampa 8:00 p m, Sanford 1:00am; arrive Jacksonville (J., T. and K W.) 6:30 a m. WAY TRAINS. Leave Sanford for Tampa and way stations t; 8:40 a m Arrive at Tampa +j 1:35 pm Returning leave Tampa at ti 9:00 a m Arrive at Sanford ti 1:45 pm Leave Sanford for Kissim mee and way stations at.(lo:2oa m and 5:00 p m Arrive at Kissimmee at + 1:20 pin and 7:06 p m Returning leave Kissimmee (6:00a m and 2:15 p m Arrive at Sanford (B:2oamands:3spm ([Steamboat Express. BARTOW BRANCH. Lv Bartow Junction.. .(11:45 a m and * 7:4opm Ar Bartow 12:55 p m and 8:40 pm Returning Lv Bartow..( 9:30 a m and * 6:00 pm Ar Bartow Junction... 10:40 a mand 7:10 pm PEMBERTON FERRY BRANCH. Operated by the South Florida Railroad. ♦Leave Bartow for Pemberton Ferry and way stations at 7:15 a m Arrive at Pembeiton Ferry at 9:50 a m ♦Returning leave Pemberton Ferry at. 5:00 pm Arrive at Bartow at 8:00 pin {Leave Pemberton Ferry, 7:00 a m Arrive Bartow 11:20am tLeave Bartow 12:40 p m Arrive Pemberton Ferry 4:50 p in SANFORD AND INDIAN RIVER R. R. Leave Sanford for Lake Charm and way stations 5:60 pm Arrive Lake Charm 7:15 pm Returning— Leave Lake Charm 6:30 am Arrives at Sanford 8:00 am SPECIAL CONNECTIONS. Connects at Sanford with the Sanford and Indian River Railroad for Oviedo and points on Lake Jesup, with the People's Line and Deßary Line of steamers, and J. T. and K. W. Ry. for Jacksonville aud all intermediate points on the St. John'.; river, and with steamers for Indian river and the Upper St. John's. At Kissimmee with steamers for Forts Myers and Bassiuger and points on Kissimmee river. At Pemberton Ferry with Florida Southern Railway for all points North and West, and at Bartow with tho Florida Southern Rail way for Fort Meado and points South. STEAMSHIP CONNECTIONS. Connects at Tampa with steamer ‘ .Margaret’’ for Palma Sola. Braidentown, Palmetto, Mana tee and ail points on Hillsborough and Tampa Bays. Also, with the elpgant mail steamships “Mas cotte” and “Olivette,” 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 4:40 p m Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, connecting same evening with steamer at Tampa. WILBUR McCOY, General Freight and Ticket Agent. SUBURBAN RAILWAY. City and Suburban Railway. Savannah, Oa., May 81. 1887. ON and after WEDNESDAY, June Ist, the following schedule will be run on tba Out aide Line: LEAVE ARRIVE LEAVE IL* LEAVE CITY. (TTY. OF HOPE. MONTGOMERY *7:00 0.50 6:25 10:25 8:40 8:15 7:50 **3:35 3:00 1:30 1:00 +7:15 :*> :15 5 There will bo no early train from Isle of Hope on Sunday morning. . •For Montgomery only. Passengers for I*l of Hope go via Montgomery without extra charge. This train affords parents a cheap ex cursion before breakfast for young children with nurses. _ . _ ••This 3:35 p. m. train laat out of city Sunday afternoon. tOn Saturdays this train leaves city at; 7:43 p. m. J, H. JOHNSTON. 'T'O COUNTY OFFICERS.—Books"aud Blank# JL required bv county otßcers for the use ot the courts, or lor office use. supplied to order “J tbs MORNING NEWS PRINTING HOUSE. Whitaker street, Savannah.