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6 GEORGIA AXII FLORIDA. NEWS OP THE TWO STATES TOED IN PARAGRAPHS. Negro Robbers Enter a Store at Augusta and Chastise the Proprietor For Interforing-A Horrible Massacre of tbe Early Days of Georgia Recalled. GEORGIA. Dr. Samuel E. Freeman, of Cutbbert, 'tiled Saturday night. Crops around Sandersville are looking ■well, but the coni is hurt some by the dry weather. The boll for the Methodist church ut Tennille has been received and is the largest ■one in the county. The number of gallons of water pumped for city use at Augusta during tho month of June was 87,984,400. The Mountain City Fire Company, of Rome, took first prize at the tournament at Anniston, Ala., on July 4. There were thirty-live vessels in port at Brunswick Monday, the largest licet, ever in those waters in the month of July before. The adjourned term of the Johnson bounty Superior Court hus convened in Wrights vilie with Judge Hines on tho bench and 'Solicitor Rogers at his post. It is thought that the Macon library will make between SBOO and S9OO out of the Fourth of July entertainment. The receipts were between $1,400 and $1,500. The first regular shipment over the Georgia Midland was received at Griffin Monday, and consisted of 180 bales of cotton from Columbus, and consigned to parties in Knoxville, Tenn. Ben Burnett, (colored) of Sandersville, who was arrested by the United States Marshal, charged with running the blind tiger and selling liquor without license, Ims been released for want of evidence. Canton is uiuking arrangements for and anticipating a large crowd to attend the North Atlanta District Conference to lie held there from July 18 to 17. After that the Noonday Baptist Association will meet then* the first week in August aud the fol lowing week tho State Agricultural Con vention. Howard Dexter and George Cook, while celebrating the Fourth of July at Bruns wick, met with a serious accident. Thev wore shooting off fire crackers, and had a box of powder near by for bigger shooting. A broken cracker full of fire landed in the box and exploded it. burning George Cook’s face very badly. Howard Dexter came very near having his thumb torn off. Alf Prater, the “Mountain Wonder,” won in tho walking match at Atlanta Monday night. Prnter was matched against, two men, Robert Lawslie and Charles Armstead, and the race was twenty miles for SIOO. Armstead and Lawshe were each to make a part of tho twenty miles, but when the first man on the truck left he could not re turn. Prater won easily, his competitors together making not quite nineteen miles. The citizens of Ablieville held n meeting at the court house last Tuesday evening and went into a temporary organization with a capital stock of $5,000. The object of the company is to invite aud encourage emigration tmthe town by offering all tho inducements at their command to parties desiring to engage in mercantile or manu facturing pursuits, and develop the re sources of a tine, healthy, growing section. At a meeting of the Washington County Grange, on Friday last, it was decided to hold a festival at the Grange Hall on or about July 27. The Lecturer of the National Grange and Past Master of the State Grange are expected to speak. Committees on ar rangement, and reception of speakers were appointed. A delegation consisting of Master .lasper Henderson and Messrs. George Gilmore and Willian Jordan were appointed to attend the Grand Encampment at Spartanburg, S. C. At Macon Monday Post Office Inspector Robert Cope brought in Charles F. Abbott, postmaster at Pelham, in Mitchell county, charged witli embezzlement of binds, ami also of niakiug fraudulent returns. The ni si lector had been looking after tho case for Some time, and during his visits to that sec lion on other business, kept a watch on young Abbott. On July t the inspector took the se in hand. Ho was before the United States Commissioner, hut the case was i*on- Inued to secure witnesses for the defense. Gov. Gordon has several appointments on (land that will probably be made within a tew days. The Judgeships of Burke, Ter retl ana Troup counties remain to be filled, and tlie Solioitorship of several city courts, among them Clarke court, will also be nom inated. A strong petition hns I teen received within the past few days in the interest of W. W. Turner, of Troup county. Mr Tur ner is ail applicant for the judgeship of that •county, anda numerously signed petition ,has been presented to the Governor hi lus behalf. For some time past Dr. Walker, of Macon, has allowed his pet deer to browse in the garden in roar of Louis Vwinucki’s saloon, on Mulberry street. The” leer got out iu some way yesterday morning and while try ing to find its wa v back sauntered up to the big window,of tlie store to be occupied by Justice Keating. Seeing his reflection iii the gla® the deer made a break to get at what he thought was a companion, and crash went one of the big panes. The deer was badly cut by the fragments of glass left iu the sash. Adjt. Gen. Kell hns received from C. G Dahlgreu, of No. 34 I‘iug street, Now York, a communication asking for the names of the officers in the Firet Georgia regiment at Pensacola in 1861. The writer stated that ids recollection was that the Confederate troops were in command of Gen. (iregg, and that _Col. Ramsey commanded the regi ment No reason was assigned why the in formation was requested and desired, but it is doubtless for some good and sufficient rea son. as Mr. Dahlgreu wrote in an earnest and serious manner. The report of the Agricultural Depart ment for the quarter ending June 30, has been filed with the Governor. The report was simply a financial one, showing the Hinount of money received and disbursed. The receipts were $9,500 and the exjienses &.MlB 98, leaving a balance in favor of the next quarter. The items of expense were for freight, postage and telegrams, office cx(>ense, seeds, printing, traveling expenses and salaries. The quarter salaries amotmbsl to $1,375, and the next highest expense was tlie item of postage and telegrams, which amounted to $470 03. The Governor organized anew militia district Tuewlay in Lumpkin countv, uum lK*ring it 1,41) G. M. No justice was ap pointed as the |>cople of the now district will tie given ail opportunity to elect a magistrate at a very early date. I. Y. Pal mer was appointed a Notary Public in and for the 574th district of Calhoun county and lus commission made out. \V P. Max well and T. IV. Harp wen* appointed and commissioned Notaries Public in and for the 7 1 0th and 1,009d districts, Macon county. No other commissions were issued yesterday from the executive deportment. Jacob Haas, of Atlanta. re\*ivi*d a letter from Get many addrewstsl .(47 Whitehall street. Having at one time resided on Whitehall street, and not thinking that he hail a namesake in the city, he opened the letter and fouud it was intended for some one else by that name. The writer addresses the person as "My sou,'' and by a strange coincident signs himself Jacob Haas. It was equally strange that the letter was post marked at Obrighebn, Bavaria, a town sit uated only about fifteen miles from where Mr. Jacob Hitas wus born. Mr. Haas is quite anxious to turn the letter over to his namesake. Sunday Rome followed the example of larger cities, and instituted the strict Sun day law. The drug stores, new# stair Is, ice cream saloons, fruit and confi*ctionery Mores, etc., were closed. Beer and soda water could not be hod. A gentleman, to test the law, went Into a store and asked for four nulk shakes. The clerk told him he had plenty of milk and ice, but could not make them. The gentleman was informed Uie ingredients were at hi# owu disposal, so he, being an adept, made the drinks for himself and three friends Doubtless sev eral test cases will bo made by druggists and others interested. On July 81 the survivors of the Seventh Georgia regiment Will celebrate the anni versary of the first battle of Manassas. Powder Springs has been named as tho ren dezvous, and it is expected that, this year's reunion will be one of particular interest. The Seventh Georgia was tho regiment which Gen. Gartrell took out from Atlanta, two companies, B and K, being raised ill Atlanta. The Seventh and Eighth regi ments were the only regiments from this State which took part in tho famous battle which this reunion commemorates. The lute Mnj. J. F. Kiser was Major of this regi ment, and at each reunion his picture, tho property of the regiment, occupies a promi nent place. On Aug. 0 the annual convention of the Georgia State Agricultural Association will l>e held at Canton, and the sneakers have been sel'<"ted os follows: Dr. L. C. Mattox, Clinch county. “The Improvement of Worn Out Soils;’’ Maj. C. H. Smith, (Hill Arp), of Cartersville, “Farm and Fireside;” K. J. Guinn, Conyers, and Hon. K. L. Berner, Forsyth,subjects not announced; Hon. W, C. Glenn, Dalton. “Law in its Relations to Progress:’’ Dr. W. L. Jones, Athens, “Ex periments on the University Farm;” Dr. J. A. Cook, V'eterinary Surgeon, Atlanta; “Diseases Destructive to Domestic Ani mals;” Gov. Gordon and Senator Brown will both lie present, but decline to promise to deliver addresses. A colored woman was eaten by buzzards in Glynn county this week. Her name was Lydia Crawford. She was rather weak ia the upper story and had no home, and in fact no kindred except a sister. She was last soon about a week ago, until her re mains were found Sunday in a dry pond, all eaten by buzzards, hoi bones and clothing being all that was left. She was ideuti lied by the latter. How she came to her death is not known. It is presumed, however, that she died of a fit of some kind. The colored people in the neighborhood sat up all night near the remains, but left the next morning earlv, her sistor with the rest. An inquest was held l>y officer Pennick, but nothing could tie elicited further. “The church” took charge of her remains and buried them. The Bank of Americas lias declared its regular semi-annual dividend of $0 per share and that amount was placed to the credit of its stockholders payable on de mand. The gross profits of the bank since Jan. 1, IKB7, are $36,500, so after paying the large dividends of (1 per cent, the surplus ac count is also very largely increased. The pride of the stockholders of this old and nour ishing bank is its large mid increasing surplus. The capital stock and surplus now amounts to over one-quarter of a million dollars. The bank has loaned out over four hundred thousand dollars. With this stock paying 812 per share jier annum and with the good business patronage it now enjoys it can well lie understood how it is t hat none of the stock can bo bought for less than $l5O per share. Among the early settlers of Wilcox coun ty was a man by the name of Willis, who livid on tho Alhipaha river, some thirteen miles from Ablievillo. One day he left his family, which consisted of wife, daughter and grandchild, to go to the river to hunt hogs. It was late in the ovening before he started home. When he came within a short distance of home ho heard his family screaming and know that the In dians were there. Being unarmed and afraid to go home, lie remained in tho woods all night. The next morning he went up to the house to find that the savages had mur dered his wife and daughter and had taken the child by the heels and bursted its brains out against a tree. It was useless to seek redress, and the Indians were allowed to es cape unmolested. Mr. Monroe, who is compiling a complete roster of all the Georgia .troops ill the Con federate army from the records in the War Department at Washington, has sent Adjt. Gen. Kell a list of all the Georgians wiio held the rank of brigadier and major-gen eral hi the lato war. There is one major general, but quite a number of brigadiers. Tho list is as follows: Major General. D. E. Twiggs; Brigadier Generals, W. It. Boggs, D. R. Jones, H. L. Benning, A. H. Lawton, Goode Brvan. Lafayette McLaws, Howell Cobb, John K. Jackson, Alfred Cumming, H. W. Mercer, A. H. Colquitt, M. A. Sto vall, T. R. li. Cobb, E. L. Thomas, James Desnler, W. D. Smith, P. M. B. Young, G. T. Anderson, George Poles, P. J. Semtnes, G. F. Anderson, W. H. T. Walker. W. M. Gardner, A. R. Wright, W. J. Hardee, Joseph Wheeler, H. K. Jackson, W. T. Wofford, C. C. Wilson. \\*illium Holman, the Dalton murderer, who was indicted, tried, convicted and sen tenced to be hanged for the murder of Ma tilda Gudger, win in all probability suffer the death penalty on Friday next. He was sentenced to be bunged on Thursday, June 0. but certain facts coming to the knowledge of the Governor, he, on June 7, on his own motion, granted a respite until June 9. and there is little if any doubt that the sentence of the court will ou that day Vie executed. Holman is a young man of good family, which fact has called forth more than ordinary sympathy for him, but the prevailing opinion in Whit field county seems to bo that he merits the punishment Governor Gordon has given no indication that he intends to interfere any further in the case. He received not. long since a letter from Holman, in which the latter thanked him most earnestly for granting him the respite, thus giving him time to prepare for death. A. Otto, an old man who runs a small bakery on upper Broad street, Augusta, while in the rear of his house Tuesday dis covered that someone was in the room just back of his store. Going forward to see who it was, he found a young buxom negro, about Its years old, in the bedroom, ami two others of the same size in the store. Taking the negro who was in the room by the col lar, he commenced to move forward toward the door, so as to call a policeman At this moment the other two scamps cried out: “Slap him I slap him 1” which the negro proceeded to do, giving the old man blow after blow about the head and face. This treatment caused him to almost faint and to fall upon the lloor. While t his was going on the other two ran behind the coun ter and robbod the cash drawer of its con tents; then making a break for the door they disappeared. No one being in the house, sueoor from that quarter was im possible, and, as it so happened, no one passed by the store at the time. Immediate search has been and is still being made for the robbers, but so far no eluo has been ob tained. At McDonough Tuesday morning two negroes, Carr Tomlinson and Hood Connell, feu out and created quite a disturbance in the suburbs of the town, and it resulted in Connell shooting at Tomlinson twice, but he did not succeed m bitting him. Tomlinson proceeded to the nearest justice and pro cured a warrant for him for shooting with intent to murder, and placed the warrant in Sheriff (Hass' hands to make tho arrest. Tuesday evening id suit 4 o'clock the Sheriff with Mr. Tidwell, the Magistrate, went in search of tho villain, and when in the vicinity of the first, fracas he sighted the object of his search. He was in about twenty steps of him. Connell pulled out his pistol and licgan tiring u|siii the Sheriff, and as the latter was unarmed it seemed as if he was rushing on to death He braved the danger, however, and walked to the burly rascal, but at the second tire the ball iiasscd through his hat brim, uml the third time the pistol was thrust into Ins face, but it did not daunt him and lie closed with the scoundrel and then the hard work began. The negro wigs the stoutest, and drew his knife and would have prelia bly killed the Sheriff, had not Mr. Tidwell coin© up, and between the two they man aged to overpower the negro and fasten him securely. The following is furnished to the Gazette, Augusta: Last year, during the heavy rains, when every stream was swollen to Its utmost, the writer had occasion to visit one of the swamp plantations lying some miles t tel aw Augusta on the •.‘Savannah river. Upon Uus tuuig* our story. Arriving at a TITE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1887. j gentleman's place, who n we know, we told ! him we were sorry that the high water would keep us from inspecting his fine swamp limner, having gone there for that purpose. To our surprise, ho told us that this need not interfere in the least, and that he had an old gray mule that knew the swamps better tlia.ii he or any one else; and that wo could ride her, and if trouble enme whether we got lost < r Wutorhound, we must give her the reins and she would tie sure to bring us home safe; that she could walk a log as good as a dog; that he had on several occasions, when these sudden freshets came, (his rattle being in tho swamps and in great danger of being drowned), sent his mule after them, saying, “Jane, go bring the cows home.” The mule, seeming to understand, would at once start for the swamp. This mule lias been known to cross a log when it could not be seen, being two or three feet below the surf are. Having done so she would proceed to herd and collect all the cows. After that sho would make a loud bray and start for the house. The cattle would follow in single file across this log to their master's house. FLORIDA. Tho artesian well at Do Land is down 238 feet, and work is progressing nicely. Cook l>ee, of Blanton, has just pocketed $l,lOO from a crop of six acres of tomatoes. A much larger area is being planted in sweet potatoes at Blanton than in any pre vious year. Tampa’s Board of Trade has contracted with Wanton 8. YVelib for $1,500 worth of advertising on Florida's rolling exposition car. At Winter Haven C. A. Joyce is having anew front built to his store and when finished and painted it will be an ornament to the town. Janies Carroll, of Ormond, reports a light orange crop this season in his section. Trees are growing finely, and all field crops are looking unusually well. A revival is going on at the Methodist church at Miccosukie. Several ministers are in attendance from neighboring towns and much good is expected to be done. The steamers Everglade and Welaka, of the Jleliary line, passed Palatka Tuesday en route to Deßary creek, to tie up, as there is not enough business to keep them in service. John H. Squires who accidentally shot bis arm at Winter Haven is still in a pre carious condition. The doctor is trying to save the arm from amputation but even if saved it will be useless. Quito a disturbance was created up in Newburn Sunday night by a negro woman just returning from church. She was filled with religious enthusiasm and acted ns though full of whisky. The engine and machinery for the arte sian well on Dr. Abemerthy’s place, oppo site the depot at Altooua, arrived Sunday, and operations will begin at once. The well will bo at least .500 feet deep. At Lloyd the recent rains have had a wonderful effect on vegetation of all kinds. Corn and cotton look promising, while grapes, peaches and figs are corning into market and are quite plentiful. The big bridge to tie built across the Hali fax river at Ormond is soon to tie begun. The piling is being delivered and the laying of tho track from the Ormond depot to the bridge will commence Wednesday. The steamer Alice Howard has returned to Cleveland from Tampa, and resumed her regular trips between that place and Fort Meyers. Anew shaft and wheel were among the repairs done to tho steamer while m Tampa. The Gem City Guards, of Palatka, whose commissions have been received, are officered as follows: AV. M. Husson, Captain; C. J. Joseph, First Lieutenant; F. C. Cochrane, Second Lieutenant. The company is as signed to the First Florida battalion, Maj. Young, of Jacksonville, commanding. A 4-year-old child of F. W. Bredow of Glenwood, was bitten by a rattlesnake last Tuesday. AVhisky was given to the child immediately, and as soon as possible a chicken was cut open and applied to the part. The child is doing well and it is thought no damuge will result from the bite. There is an immediate prospect of the formation of a building and loan association at Palatka. A number of members have already beer, assured and considerable stock suliscrlbed for. This will be one of the topics for consideration by the Board of Trade Wednesday evening, and all inter ested parties are invited to attend. A movement is on foot to procure the pas sage of a law, providing that where the com pensation of n fourth class post uftice from stamps cancelled, box rent, etc., does not reach $250 jier quarter (the limit of a fourth class office), that the department shall on receipt of the quarterly report from said office at onco send tho postmaster a draft for the difference. Tho railroads now running into Palatka are tho Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West, the Palatka and Indian ltiver, with two branches, the St. John's and Halifax, the Florida Southern (the pioneer road) with severe! branches, and the Palatka and St. Augustine. In addition to these, there are no l>ss than four others projected, two of which are known to be certain of building, while the other two have run their prelimi nary surveys and are quite sure to make this city their terminus. It has been proposed to the Treasury De partment to transfer sick sailors from their present hospital in Jacksonville, Flu., to the county poorhouse in that city. There is n hospital fund, maintained by a tax on nil mariners, for keeping a hospital in each m>rt. for sick officers and men. Tlie present hospital in Jacksonville is rented from pri vate parties and the county authorities, it is understood, want to secure the rent thus paid, by having the sick mariners sent to the county ixxir house. The department has not yet decided to nmko the change. Monday was one of the most pleasant days in the history of Cedar Keys. All business was suspended and the duy given up to enjoyment, Excursionists from Gainesville, IValdo anil other points were present m large numbers. The regatta was the principal attraction of the day. The fol lowing is the result of the race, showing tho winners in the three classes: First class -19 miles, SSO and $95, Mischief, 3:18:45; Nellie, 3:94:41. Second class—B miles, prizes $25 and sls, Little Vixen, 1:40:16; Mill!, 1:41: 44. Third class—3 miles, prizes sls and $7 50, WillieS., 53:58; Tin* Judge, 54:35. The Mischief also captured the pen nant offered by the Indies of Cedar Keys. Shipments of luConte |x*ars are now in order from Law toy. Messrs. Crawshaw & Cos. hove a I suit 100 bushels, and others from ten bushels upwards This is really the first crop, as the trees are too young to liear heavily yet. The Peen-to and Honey pouches were very satisfactorv paying crops this year. A few "Gen. Lee'* peaches were shipped. These peaches averaged very large many measuring from 0 to 10>', luetic* in circumference, but the color unu llavor was not up to the standard of excel lence of those ponchos last year, caused by over fertilizing. This same cause spoils the flavor of lmth the Peen-to and Honey peaches, besides injuring their shipping qualities. Mr. Lucky, formerly a citizen of Orlando, stopped a few hours in Cleveland eu route to his new home in the wildorijeas, about twenty miles east of there. While at Cleveland lie disposed of three or four doer he had killed on his journey by wagon from Ogden. Mr. Lucky was one of the first set tlers in Orlando, built the first saw mill and that lino hotel, tho Charleston House. He has made one fortune and lost it in Florida, and now once more, undaunted and undis mayed, he pitches his tent in tho wild wood* out of the beaten track and hearing of the locomotive whistle, and will now make his ■ second venture, with his pat cxjierience to guide and assist him iti making his new venture a success. The Titusville Star notes the repavment to W. J. Mims, of Mims, of the SBOO forfeit he paid the government for failing to carry out the contract to set the poles for the Jupiter telegraph line. Mr. Mims was pre vented from fulfilling his obligation by a failure to secure expected funds with whj. b to do tiie work. On receipt of the forfeit money, which was voluntarily paid, Chief .Signal Officer GrAdy forwarded it to the Secretary of War, asking for instructions ns to the disposition of tho money, stating to tho Secretary that “the Chief Signal Officer, in his long service in the army, has never before known of a case where the bond was paid without suit being brought to enforce the penalty.” Mr. Mims came of good, honest stock, and he was, no doubt, much surprised and gratified to find that the government appreciates such a citizen as he is. Sanford Journal: Some weeks ago the Agricultural Department at Washington sent us a number of small packages of teo sinte seed for distribution among our readers. Mentioning the fact that we hail the seed for the purpose indicated, very soon we had applications that would have exhausted ten times the supply furnished us. Since then we had heard nothing of re sults until yesterday, when Mr. C. H. Leffler brought iii arid placed on tho front of our office, for general observation, a shock of the richest, most sucinilent green forage wo have ever seen. Hundreds of the throng in our city stopped to admire and in quire what it was, and without exception the desire expressed was for some of the .seed. The tallest spires of the shqck reached a height of seven feet, ami the estimated weight, it being about ten inches in diame ter, was forty-five pounds. Surely teosinto will prove invaluable to our country, where the cost of food for stock is oue of our most serious drawbacks. GEORGIA'S SOLONS. Tho Session to boa Long One- Impor tant Matters to Come Up. When the General Assembly of Georgia adjourned there wero pending before the Senate thirty-one bills, ono resolution, one report, two messages from the Governor and a memorial—Senate matter—and seven House bills and one House resolution. Tho character of this matter may be thus described: Prohibiting the acceptance of free passes by public officers, incorporating tho Florida, Cnicamuugaand Northern railroad, reorganizing the Stone Mouutain judicial circuit, amending article 1, section 13, of the constitution; amending the Code relative to the wrongful sale of mortgaged personalty; providing for recording mort gages; allowing parties charged with crime to testify in their own behalf; amending the Codo in relation to the pay of State’s wit nesses ; creating the office of Prison In ntor for the State; fixing the salary of gosof the Supreme and Superior Courts; allowing amendments to be mado to sched ules of assets and creditors required to be made parties to voluntary assignment; pro viding for appeals from one jury to another in Superior and City Courts; amending the act relative to life insurance on the assess ment plan; carrying into effect the amend ment to article 7, paragraph 2 of tho consti tution ; numerous amendments to the Code and charters of various corporations. In the House there were 387 bills ou the unfinished calendar. Among the most im portant of this mass of bills we note the fol lowing: To make uniform the rules of law and equity in this State. Providing for the arbitration of labor dis putes. Providing for pleading or proving a fail ure of consideration on promissory notes given for commercial fertilizers. Requiring railroad companies to return their property in the counties through which they run. Repealing tho law for inspecting ferti lizers. Protecting the cemeteries of the State. Regulating the rate of interest. Providing for an experiment station. Establishing a bureau of labor and indus trial statistics. Regulating the years at which minors may he employed in factories. Amending the constitution regarding the selection of grand and petit jurors. Preventing the sale of. opium to parties habitually using it. Establishing two agricultural farms and an experimental station. Regulating the employment of labor. Creating a reformatory prison. Creating a board of equalization in each county. Amending the constitution so as to allow counties to aid in internal improvements. Providing for a board of bank exam iners. Carrying in to effect section 14, article 7, of the constitution, by providing a sinking fund. Prohibiting the traffic in futures. Establishing a permanent penitentiary and supply farm. Carrying into effect paragraph 3, section 1, article 7, of the constitution in relation to muimed Confederate soldiers. Authorizing the rommituient of juvenile offenders to houses of refuge. Making void all agreements to pay 10 per cent, attorney's fees. Tuxing wine rooms 810,000. The remainder is of a mixed character. ON THE QUIET. But a Close Call Just the Same—The Affair Amicably Settled. From the Vriffin ( Ua .) Sun. The Sun is in possession of the facts of a sensation which came near terminating in a tragedy. The affair is not known generally, and in fact not over half a dozen people are aware that a popular young gentleman of this place, came near’ losing his life at the hands of a gentleman who lives in a neighboring city. Wo are pledged not to mention the names of the parties In the affair, but the circum stances as related are as follows: Monday night the Griffin gentleman, in company with a friend, was walking down one of our main streets when they en eountered a gentleman whom they both knew, but a resident of another place. The three gentlemen engaged in a pleasant con versation for a few moments, when a popu lar young luily's name of this place was mentioned, of whom the gentleman from a distance spoke in rather de rogatory terms. One of the young men was a special friend of the lady in question, and remonstrated with the stranger. He reiter ated his former statement and emphasized it with tho remark that if he, the Griffin man, felt inclined to take the lady 's part he would be pleased to servo hitu. The Griffin gentleman said: “You have mailo remarks that arc both unkind and un true. and entirely unbecoming a gentle man.” This seemed to anger the other [tarty beyond control, for, jerking out his pistol, he lin'd two shots in rapid succession, and then turning, ran down tho street u short distance. ’I he party fired at dropped to the ground at the second shot as though mor tally wounded, while his shirt front became quickly dyed with blood that seemed to come from his lett breast. Tho third party, who up to this time remained inactive, now took u hand in the affair and gently raising his friend to a sitting posture endeavored to find out the extent of his injuritts. Tho wounded man in moments of extreme excitement is sub ject to fainting spells, and was in this semi-conscious state when spoken to by his friend. At length he re gained full consciousness when ho made a lull examination of his wound. It was found that the lull! had gone just between the left breast and arm, puncturing the skin of the lut ter member considerably. Had the Iml 1 gone an inch to left death would have lieen instantaneous. Our in formant tells us that when the stranger saw what he had done lie became almost frantic with grief and rendered every nossi the assistance. The gentleman's gn-'t was genuine, for he offered every apology for tho language he had used towhru the young lady, and for Ins cowardly action in shoot ing mi unarmed man and that without the slightest provocation. This was how the affair was amicably settled and kept from the public. The wounded gentleman was out as usual yesterday, and no one save tho parties im modiately concerned are aware of tho "close call" he hud the night before WESTMORELAND AND SMITH. A Suggestion That the End is Not Yet —What Will Happen? A then* ( Ga .) Cor. Atlanta Journal. Mr. Gantt, of the Banner- Watchman, re turned Monday night front a visit to Co], James M. Smith, at Pleasant Hill. He had an extended interview with that gen tleman, and says: “At the proper time Col. Smith will notice Dr. Westmoreland’s attack, and tako such stcj* as will become a gentleman.” This remark is suggestive that further correspondence or action of a hostile char acter is contemplated. But the Banner- Watchman, in an editorial of this morning, deprecates this mode of settling the diffi culty. It says: “This publication from Dr. Westmoreland places Col. Smith in a most unfortunate condition. While the assailant of his character is a gentleman in every way his equal, and a man of established honor and courage, it is a well known fact that Dr. Westmoreland is an old and very feeble man, who is literally tottering over the verge of tho grave. Now, the question naturally arises, can Col. Smith, who is a hale and vigorous man, in the prime of life and pos sessed of great physical strength and every attribute to perfect manhood, afford to notice this attack from Dr. Westmoreland? We assert that he cannot. He would place himself in an unenviable light, and go upon the field of honor lxrcft of the indorsement of the public that is due to the assailed luirty. Rather than vindicate his character for courage by fighting Dr. Westmoreland, would Col. Smith bring on himself the stigma of cowardice by encountering one so much his inferior in all that goes to make up vigorous manhood. To challenge or as sault Dr. Westmoreland would bring upon Col. Smith the denunciation of the entire country, and we again assort that he cannot afford to do so. Tne friends of Col. Smith, however, know full well that he is not the man to rest under such a card as that over Dr. Westmoreland’s name. He will not let it go by unnoticed, but will take such stops as will vindicate himself without lay ing himself open in reality to the charge of cowardice by encountering this old and feeble man.” A correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle reports what Col. Smith has said about his difficulty with Dr. Westmoreland and his interview with Capt. Howard Williams, as follows: While I was at Col. Smith’s home last week the subject of his rumored meeting with Dr. Westmoreland was brought up at ( he breakfast table, and he treated the whole thing as a huge joke. He said Williams called upon him and made known that lie was the bearer of a challenge from Dr. Westmoreland. He had to think a moment before he could recollect what it was all about. “Then,” said he, ‘‘l asked Howard how long it had been since I had given the of fense.” “About eighteen months, I think.” “Well, I think I ought to have as long to make up my mind as he took to make up his. Come back in about eighteen months and I’ll give you an answer.” Continued Col. Smith: “I could not harbor malice against anybody eighteen months. The thing had passed from my mind, and I could not go to lighting over a quarrel a year and a half old. My mad was all gone,” and the Colonel laughed a merry laugh, as if nothing was farther from his mind than fighting a duel. Remarkable Indian Relics. From the Albany (tia.) News mid Advertiser. The attention of Walter Strum, superin tendent on F. F. Putney’s place at Hard away, tia., was attracted some days since to two remarkable stones turned over by the plow in the watermelon patch. He picked them up and discovered them to be two re markable relics of the occupation of the aborigines of this section. They were long skillfully made spear heads of the most won derful workmanship, considering the rude implements of the Indians, that we have ever seen. Nothing in the Smithsonian In stitute surpasses them in interest to the antiquarian or anthropologist. One of the spc®r heads is 13 inches long, 3 V inches wide and at its centre thick, reduced as a Roman short sword to two sharp edges. The other is only 10 inches long, bnt in other respects similar in shape ana size to the short swords of the Romans. Considering the facilities the Indians pos sessed for fashioning such formidable weapons they are wonderfully made, and must represent months and perhaps years of tedious labor, and were, doubtless, of price less value to their possessor. The flint rock, of which they are made, abounds on the banks of our river, from which fact the white man lias reehristened the Indian Thronateeska the Flint. There are many evidences that on its banks in this section were located the Indian workshops in which the weapons of warfare as well as their implements for domestic uses wore fashioned. Rudely-shaped—spoiled in the making—and perfectly made arrow and spear beads are still to he found along tho hanks of the Flint, and tho innumerable chips of hard flint rook indicate plainly their origin. The Indians used the large spearheads either for offensive operations against their enemies or in the chase, uud also for domestic purposes in cutting meats. As was the custom with the Indians the deft hand that fashioned and the strong arm that wielded these spearheads must have been buried with them, and it is not im probable that, tlie bones of some warrior, famous in his day and generation, lie moul dering iu the earth near where they were found Greatest Discovery Since 1492. For coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis, laryngitis, aud consumption in it* early stages, nothing equals I)r. Pierce’s “Golden Medical Discovery.” It is also a great blood purifier and strength restorer, or tonic, and far liver complaint and costive condition of tho bowels it has no equal. Sold by druggists. BATH TUBS. Bath Tufts AND TIN TOILET SETS. A LARGE SUPPLY FOR SALE CHEAP AT LOVELL&LATTIMORE’S Hardware and Stove Stores. 155 and 157 Congress street, near the Market. SUBURBAN RAILVS AY. City and Suburban Railway. Savannah, Ga., May 81. 1887. / AN and after WEDNESDAY, June Ist, the " * following schedule will be run on the Out. side Line: tliVI I ARRIVE ‘leave ISUC LEAVE CITY. C ITY. |or HOPE. ! MONTOOMERY *7:00 6:50 6:85 10:35 -**> 8:15 7:50 ••3:35 2ioo 1:30 1:01) t7:15 6:l<> _ 6:15 545 There w ill be no early train from Isle of Hoju on Sunday morning. "For Montgomery only, rossengers for Isle of Hope to via Montgomery without extra charge This train affords parents a cheap ex cursion before breakfast for young children with nurses, '•This 3:33 p. si. train last out of city Sunday afternoon. tOn .Saturdays this train leaves cltv at 7:45 P ■). H. johNstos. TOOTH PASTE. FOR THE TEETH. ORIENTAL TOOTH PASTE. Cherry Tooth Paste. Charcoal Tooth Paste. Sliifliold's (Team Dentifrice. Lyons' Tooth Tablet's, Arnica Tooth S'up. Thompson s Tooth Soap, tarbolio Tooth Soup. Tooth Powers and Washes all kinds at STRONG'S DRUG STORE, corner Bull and Perry street Utuu. SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY ——FOR— New York, Boston and Philadelphia, PASSAGE TO NEW YORK. CABIN S2O 00 EXCURSION.... 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO BOSTON. CABIN S2O 00 EXCURSION 32 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, FRI DAY, July 8. at 8 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. J. W. Catharine, SUNDAY, July 10, at 9:30 A. M. CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. H. C. Daggett, TUESDAY, July 12, at 11 a. M. NACOOCHEE, Capt. F. Kempton, FRIDAY, July 15, at 1:30 p. M. TO BOSTON - . CITY OF MACON, Capt. W. Kelley, THURS DAY, July 7, at 7 p. a. GATE CITY, Capt. E. R. Taylor, THURSDAY, July 14, 1 p. M. TO PHILADELPHIA. [for freight only.] JUNIATA, Capt. S. L. Aski.vs, SATURDAY, July 9, at 9 a. m. DESSOUG, Capt. N. F. Howes, SATURDAY, July 16, at 2:30 p. a. 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 Com’ y. For Baltimore. CABIN sl2 50 MOONDCABIN ww THE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti more as follows—city time: GEORGE APPOLD, Capt. Billups, SATUR DAY, July 9, at 10 a. m. WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, THURSDAY, July 14, at 8 p. m. GEORGE APPOLD, Capt. Billups, TUESDAY, July 19, at 6 p. m. WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, MONDAY, July 25, at 11 a. m. And from Baltimore on the days above named at 3 p. a. Through bills lading given to all points West, all the manufacturing towns in New England, and to ports of tho United Kingdom and the Continent. JAS. B. WEST & CO., Agents, 114 Bay street. S IG-A. ISLAND ROU TE. STEAMER DAVID CLARK, Capt. M. P. USINA, WILL LEAVE Savannah from wharf foot of H Lincoln street for DOBOY, DARIEN, BRUNSWICK and FERNANDINA, every TUES DAY and FRIDAY at p. a., city time, con necting at Savannah with New York, Philadel phia. Boston und Baltimore steamers, at Fer uandiiia with rail for Jacksonville and all points in Florida, and at Brunswick with steamer for Sat ilia river. No freight received after 5 p. m. on days of sailing. Freight not signed for 24 hours after arrival will be at risk of consignee. Tickets on wharf and boat, __ C. WILLIAMS, Agent. SEMI-WEEKLY LINE FOR COHEN’S BLUFF AND WAY LANDINGS. I' HE steamer ETHEL, Cant. W. T. Gibson.will . leave for above MONDAYS and THURS DAYS at 6 o'clock p. a. Returning arrive WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS at 8 o'clock p. a. For information, etc., apply to W. T. GIBSON, Manager. Wharf foot of Drayton street. For Augusta and Way Landings. S B, Capt. J. 8. BEVILL, WILL leave EVERY WEDNESDAY at 10 ' t o'clock A. a. tcity time; lor Augusta and way landings. All freights payable by shippers. JOHN LAWTON, Manager. PLANT STEAMSHIP LIN E. Tampa, Key West, Jlavann. KFMt-WTSKLY. SOUTH BOUND. Lv Tamiwi Monday and Thursday 0:30 p. m. At Key wwt Tuesday and Friday 4 p. m. Ar Havana \Y*dm*sday mid Saturday 6 a. m. NORTH-BOUND. Lv Havana Wednesday and Saturday noon. Lv Key Wert \Wdne*>day and Saturday 10 p m, Ar Tampa Thursday and Sunday 6 p. in. Connoctinff at Tampa with West India Fast Train to and from Northern and Eastern cities. For stutenx>m accommodations apply to City Ticket Oitlew S., F. A W. R*y, Jackisnnvilio, or Agent Riant Steamship I Jne, Tampa. C\ I). OWENS, Traffic Manager. 11. 8. HAINES, General Mauager. May 1. IKH7. PLUM BEK. l. a. McCarthy, Successor to Chas. E. Wakefield, PLUMBER, GAS and STEAM FITTEIS, *b Barnard street, SAVANNAH, GA Telephone did. RAILROADS. 8 OHED I' I. K CENTRAL RAILROAD. Savannah. Ga.. July 3,1887. ON and after this date Passenger Trains will run daily unless marked t, which are daily, except Sunday. The standard time, by which these trains run. is 30 minutes slower than Savannah city time: No. 1. No. 3. No. 5. No. 7. Lv Savannah .7:10 am 8:20 pm 5:15 pm 5:40 pm ArOuy+on 8:97 am 6:40 pm Ar Mi lien. .9:40 un 11:03 pm 7:30 pm 8:45 pm Ar Augusta. .+1:45 pm 4:00 am 9:35 pm Ar Macon 1:40 pm 3:20 am Ar Atlanta .. 5:40 pm 7:15 am Ar Columbus .9:30 pm 2:45 pm Ar Montg'ry. .7:25 am 7:09 pm Ar Eufaula. .4:33 am 3:50 pm Ar Albany .10:00 pm 2:45 pm Train No. 0+ leaves Savannah 2:00 p. m,; ar rives Guyton 2:55 p. m. Passengers for Sylvania, Wrightsville, Mil ledgeville and Eatonton should take 7:10 a. in. train. Passengers for Thomaston. Carrollton, Perry, Fort Games, Talbotton, Buena Vista, Blakely and Clayton should take the 8:20 p. m. train. No. 2. No. 4. No. 6. No. 8. Lv Augusta 10:00 pm 6:00 am Lv Macon.. .10:35 am 10150 pm Lv Atlanta.. 6:50 am 6:50 pm LvColumbus 11:00 pm 12:45 pm Lv Montg'ry. 7:25 pm 7:40 am Lv Eufaula .10:15 pm 10:49 am Lv Albany.. s:osam 11:65am Lv Milieu 2:28 pm 3:10 am 8:15 am 5:20 am Lv Guyton.. 4:03 pm s:olam 9:40 am 6:58 am Ar Savannah 5:00 pm 6:15 am 10:30 am 8:00 am Train No. lie leaves Guyton B:l<Tp. m.; arrive* Savannah 4:25 p. in. Sleeping cars on all night trains between Sa vannah, Augusta, Macon and Atlanta, also Mas con and Columbus. Train No. 8, leaving Savannah at 8:20 p. m., will stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other point to put off passengers between Savannah and Miilen. Train No. 4 will stop on signal at stations be tween Miilen and Savannah to take on passen gers for Savannah. Train No. 5 will stop on signal at stations be tween Savannah and Miilen to take on passen gers for Augusta or points oil Augusta branch. Train No. 6 will stop between Miilen and Sa vannah to put off passengers from Augusta and points on Augusta branch. Connections at Savanuah with Savannah, Florida and Western Railway for all points in Florida. Tickets for all points and sleeping car bertha on sale at City Oflice, No. 20 Bull street, and Depot Office 30 minutes before departure of each train. J. C. SHAW. G. A. WHITEHEAD, Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agent. Savannah, Florida & Western Railway. [All trains on this road are run by Central Standard Time.] rpiME CARD IN EFFECT JUNE 19, 1887 -l Passenger trains on this road will run daily as follows: WEST INDIA FAST MAIL. BEAD DOWN. READ UP. 7:06 am Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 pm 12:30pm Lv Jacksonville Lv 7:ooam 4:40 p m Lv Sanford Lv I:lsam 9:00 p m Ar Tampa Lv 8:00 p m PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. Monday and] T T . m „„ ._ (ThursaniJ Tkurs... pmi Lv... Tampa.. ..Ar } Sun Tuesday and/ . K w , L I Wed. and Friday, p in f . ivey est lv > p m Wednes. and I , H r v I Wed. and Sat ami Ar.. .Havana.. .Lv [ g at nOOQ Pullman buffet cars to and from New York and Tampa. NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS. 7:ofiamLv Savannah Ar 7:sßpm 8:42 am Lv Jesup Ar 6:16 pm 9:50 a m Ar Way cross Lv 5:05 pm 11:28 a m Ar CaUahan. Lv 2:47 p m 12:00noonAr Jacksonville Lv 2:05 pra 7:00 a m Lv Jacksonville Ar 7:45 pin 19:15 am Lv Waycross Ar 4 40 pm 12:04 pm Lv Valdosta Lv 2:56 pm 12:34pm Lv Quitman .. ..Lv 2:28 pm _l:22pmAr Thomasville... Lv 1:45 pm 3:35 pm Ar Baiubridgo Lv 11:25 a ra 4:04 p m Ar . Chattahoochee.. Lv 11:30 a m Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville and New York, to and from Waycross and Now Orleans via Pensacola. EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS. 1:30 p m Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 p m 3:2opm Lv Jesup Lv 10:32am 4:10 p m Ar. Waycross Lv 9:23 a m 7:45pm Ar Jacksonville Lv 7:ooam 4:15 p m Lv Jacksonville Ar 9:45 am 7:20 p m Lv Waycross Ar 6:35 a m 8:31 pm Ar Dupont Lv s:Boam 3:25 p ill Lv Lake City. Ar 10:46 am 3:45 pm Lv Gainesville Ar 10:30 a m 6:55 p mJL-v.. .Live Oak. Ar 7:10 am 8:40 pm Lv Dupont Ar 5:25 am 10:55 p m Ar Thomasville Lv 8:25 am 1:22 ain Ar Albany Lv 1:25 am Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville and St. Louis via Thomasville, Albany, Monts gomery and Nashville. ALBANY EXPRESS. 7:35pm Lv Savannah Ar 6:loam 10:05 p m Lv Jesup Lv 3:15 a m 12:40am Ar Waycross Lv 12:}0um 5:30 ain Ar Jacksonville Lv 9:00 p m 9:00 p m Lv Jacksonville Ar s:3oam 1:05 am Lv Waycross Ar 11:30 p m 2:30 am Ar . Dupont Lv 10:05 P m 7:10 a m Ar Live Oak Lv 6:55 pin 10:30 a m Ar Gainesville Lv 8:45 pra 10:45 a m Ar Lake City. Lv 3:25 pm 2:55 a m Lv Dupont Ar 9:85 p m 6:80 a m Ar .... Thomasville Lv 7:00 p m 11:40am Ar Albany Lv 4:oopra Stops at all regular stations. Pullman sleeping cal's to and from Jacksonville and Sa vannah. THOMASVILLE EXPRESS. 6:05 am Lv Waycross Ar 7:00 pm 10:25amAr. ...Thomasville Lv 2:lspm Stops at all regular and flag stations. JESUP EXPRESS. 3:45 p m Lv Savannah Ar B:3oam 6.10 p mAr Jesup Lv s:2saut Stops at all regular and flag stations. CONNECTIONS. At Savannah for Charleston at 6:45 a m. (ar rive Augusta via Yemassee at 12:30 p m), 12:26 p m and 8:23 pm; for Augusta and Atlanta at . :00 a ni, 5:15 p m and 8:20 p in; with steamship* for New York Suuday, Tueaday and Friday; for Boston Thursday: for Baltimore every fifth day. At JESUP for Brunswick at 38)0 a ra and 3:98 pm; for Macon 10:30a m and 11:07 p m. At WAYCROSSfor Brunswick at 10:00a mand 5:05 p m. At CALLAHAN for Fernandinn at 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 7:90 p m. At GAINESVILLE for Ocala, Tavares, Brooks ville and Tampa at 10:50 a m. At ALBANY for Atlanta, Macon, Montgom ery, Mobile, New Orleans, Nashville, etc. At CHATTAHOOCHEE for Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans at 4:14 p ml 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 Charleston & Savannah Railway Cos. CONNECTIONS made nt Savannah with Sa* vannah, Florida and Weslern Railway. Trains leave and arrive at Savannah by stand ard lime CMlh meridian), which la 30 minutes slower than city time. NORTHWARD. No. 14* 381 60* 78* I,v Sar'h .13:30 pm 1:00 pm 6:45 a m 8:33 pin Ar Augusta . 13:30 pm Ar Beaufort 0:08 p m 10:15 am Ar P. Royal 6:30 pm 10:30 a Ar Al'dale. 7:40 p m B:lspm 10:30a m Ar Cha aton 4:43 p m 0:30 p m 11:40 a m 1:35 a nj SOUTHWARD. 33* 35* 27* Lv Cba’ston 7:10 a m 3:35 p m 4:00 an. I.v Augusta 12:35 pm I.v Al'dale. 5:10 a m 3:07 pm I.v P. Royal. 7:ooam !. 2:00 pm Lv Beaufort 7:12a in 2:15 pm Ar Sav h . 10:15am os)i> m 6:41 am 'Daily between Savannah and Charleston. tSundaya only. Tniin No. 78 makes no connection with Port Roynl and Augusta Railway, and stops only at Hidgi-lunrt. Green Pond and Knveuel. Train 14 stops only at Yemassee and Green Pond, and rounecta for Beaufort, and Port Royal dally, and for Allendale daily, except Sunday. Trains 35 and 66 connect from and for Beaufort and Port Royal dally. For tickets, sleeping ear reservations and al other information apply to \VM BREN. Special Ticket Agent, il Bull street, and al Charleston and Savannah railway ticket ofllco at Savannah, Florida and Western Railwaj depot C. S. GADSDEN. Sum. Jt'KiiS.ls7-