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6 GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS. 'A Report That the Knights of Labor of Augusta Will Erect a Co-operative Knitting Mill-A Little Girl Breaks Her Arm JustasSUe Was Recovering’ Krora a Similar Accident. GEORGIA, I Bridges and fences were washed away by rain at. Panielsville Tuesday. * The friends of prohibition will ask for an •lection in Muscogee next fall. The merchants of Temple shipped about EOS dozen eggs in one week recently'. The reunion of the Eighth Georgia Regi ment will take place in Koine on Aug, 30. The Weekly Press Association will meet Aug. 16, instead of Aug. 5, as announced, f A. J. Bird, of Metter, has twenty acres planted upon which he will make a thousand bushels of coni. At Augusta Saturday a negro stole $lO, and with it laid the nucleus for a fortune by depositing it in a savings hank. At Suwanee Sunday Johnnie Ambrose, while bathing in the < linttahooehoe river with several boys, was drowned. The o] >era house at Athens is fast ap proaching the sky. If scaffolding and bricks bold out it will be high up in the air by Aug. 1. The directors of the National Bank, of Augusta, will meet to-day and elect a Presi dent to fill the place made vacant by Mr. Sibley’s death. There is a syndicate forming in Athens to build another ice manufactory. The de mand has increased so during the hot weath er that another ice house would pay. Several citizens of Americus arc contem plating erecting wind mills on their prem ise®. They are great conveniences und al ways insure an abundant water supply. Farmers in Wilkinson county state that the corn crop will fall short or lost year’s lyield, hut that the prospect for cotton is better than ever before iu their knowledge. Mr. Stanley says he made a thousand dol lars out of the Commercial Hotel at Athens the last commencement. He lias about 100 regular hoarders, and the Commercial is flourishing. Besides the regular inspection of Colum bus, the chief of police nas instructed the entire poUce force to visit every yard and lot in Columbus to see that they are thor oughly cleaned. A. L. Ellison and M. and J. R. Hines |have formed a copartnership and will go to work at once to put up a lanyard on Tan Yard branch, near tho old Ellison butcher pen, at MiJledgeville. Brooks county, besides leading all of her neighbors in the watermelon business, is not 'so tar behind in pear shipments, as the fact that she has shipped very near 1,500 crates this season will show. Miss Tullis, daughter of W. L. Tullis, liv ing at Hart's mills, a few miles from Ameri cus, was struck by lightning Tuesday night during the heaviest rain that has fallen in that section for years. She was reudered Unconscious. Mrs. Mat Crawford, living near Dranes ville, Marion county, had seventeen hogs killed by one stroke of lightning one day last week. There were twenty-one hogs all huddled up near tho house. After the light ning flash only four were found alive. A bill will Lie introduced in the legisla ture to make the Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College the Georgia Mili tary College, which provides that s.'>,ooo be appropriated annually for its maintenance, and $(>,000 be appropriated for |At ting the buildings in re[>air. W Work is progressing right along on the Athens school buildings. Mr. McGinty says they will be ready- in plenty of time for the opening day. They will also Is- com pleted in full accordance with the contract. This gentleman says that the people will be entirely pleased with the houses. Saturday night there was an immense •gathering of the Knights of Labor at Ros well. It is estimated that not less than 1,500 persons were present, including many ladies. The Mayor of the town presided over the meeting. Addresses were made bv the editor of tin- Working H or/d, by Prof. Wallace and several others. It is reported that the Knights of Labor are negotiating for a water site near Au gusta, to put un a co-operative knitting mill. It is said that the local assembly has quite a largo amount of money on hand, and has been anxious to erect a mill of this kind for some time. They will make socks, undershirts and all kinds of knit gi >ods. At Augusta, three weeks ago, Lizzie, the little daughter of Hugh Ronnett, living on Tipper Broad street, fell from a door and (broke both bones of her left nrm. The in jured limb was set and was almost as strong as ever, when sho fell on the sidewalk yes terday morning and broke the arm again in the same place, also spraining her wrist. There is a cell in the Lexington jail, up stairs, that is an unlucky one, ami no one f"jt r confined in it was known to come clear, it was from this cell that Jones, the wife murderer, w'as taken to be executed, and in it was confined Ross Griffeth, when lie was taken from the jail and lynched. Several of jits occupants are now serving long terms in the penitentiary. Quite a laughable scene was enacted in R. L. Holloway ifc Co.’s store, at Milledgevillc on Tuesday. The porter Hicks, and Rufus Gumni, cut a watermelon in half, and tho test was who could eat his half tho quickest. The last one through was to pay for the melon. Rufus made the best time on reconl. Ho finished his half, and scraped the rind and drank the juice before tne other was through. Wednesday morning as J. A. Culpepper ttr* going to Americus in his huggv he saw a rabbit a short distance from the road, lie dismounted and threw an apple at bunnie, killing it. He then picked up the rabbit and apple, got into his buggy ami started on to the city. After going a short distance he saw another rabbit, aud again threw the same apple at this one. He killtsl this rab bit also, brought them both to the city aud sold them. At Griffin during tho past few day* the weather has been excessively wantf In fact, so terrific lias bean the beet that *ev eral have been prostrated thereby. The mly fatality that has occurred, however, that of Andrew Richardson, who dropp'd dead Friday afternoon. Andrew was working on u house for Mr. Hasselkus and became overheated, came down from the housetop, took a drink of water and im mediately fell dead. A man eating shark, eleven fret long, was discovered by Mr. Frank Yarhro, and sev oral others whilst gigging, lying in the mouth of (Spring creek, near Buinbridge. The shark was evidently lying in wait for some lurge rock fish that were distorting in the deal - water uot many yards from film. Mi*. Yarbro attempted to* plunge ins gig into him, hut the why fellow was too quick for him. Before the gig touched the water ho was out in tho deep wutors of the river. A company has been organized at Rock mart under a regular charter for the pur pose of getting out and manufacturing shite in e very form and shai>e in which it can he utilized They have sequml eighty acres of slate laud, wli ich t hey hn\ e thoroughly tested and find it in jncxhaiMtiblequantities and of fine quality. The president of the compuny is J. K. Barton, the secretary and treasurer is U. G. Leake, and Mai. J. A. Blnnce is the attorney aud one of tho direc tors. Brunswick Advertiser’. Owing to the fact t hat worms found in salt water will not de stroy palmetto logs, they are much sought after on the seacoast for piling and bring a nig price. Our attention was called inis morning to one of three piling that lias rotted down to the high water murk, and Mow that point is aetuully still as grren as the day it was driven there years ago. Now if someone will Invent a mixture that will the upper part of the post us well I Ins the water preserves the lower thero is no telling how long tney would last. At Bnmesville, Saturday, the ease of John F. Taylor vs. the Central Railroad and Ranking Company, was decided in favor of Taylor. The case is only one of many in stituted by tho merchants of Baniesville i against tho Central Railroad in order to re cover damages caused by the groat fire of 1884, which was started by a locomotive throwing sparks on some cotton stand ing on the railroad wharf. Mr. Taylor ob tained a verdict last year for $2,700, but the railroad apj>ealcd the case and obtaintsl a new trial, resulting this time in a verdict for $0,500. The claims made against the railroad amount to $126,000, and they will undoubtedly have it to pay. MiUedgevillo Chronicle: Mr. B. IV. Scott brought us a branch of a mulberry tree which grows on the place of Mr. Troup Al len, of 1 lancock county, which differs from any we have ever seen. The leaf, hark, etc., is identical with the old barren mulberry trees which are used so much for shade t rees in this section. Tho difference consists in a peculiar green ball which grows in the place of tho berry. A crimson and white bloom comes out over this ball which some what resembles cedar halls in wet weather. This flower is as sweet as honey, and the children eat them with impunity. Several other trees have been propagated from this and each comes true to the parent tree. A cigarette drummer from North Caro lina came to Athens about four years ago and mado one of the wholesale houses here his agent, and sold them 50,000 cigarettes to start with. The goods did not come up to the sample, ami the wholesale house used every effort to make the North Carolina firm take them back, but to no purpose, even refusing to answer their letters. Tho drummer returned a few days ago and went to the same house w ith a different brand of cigarettes, and in signing tho contract the book keeper saw that the drummer was the same man who had sold them four years lie fore. He denied being the same until the houso pinned it down on him, and then owned up and begged forgiveness, but the house canceled their order. Wednesday, while J. R. Thomas, of Waynes Giro, and all his family, except Mr. Mack Thomas, were enjoying themselves at the jubilee picnic, a fire broke out at, his home, destroying the dwelling and outbuild ings. Muck Thomas, who was superintend ing some hoeing in the rear of the building, was attracted by the roaring of the flames and at once saw that tho top of the dwelling was enveloped in flames. The fire spread so rapidly that only a few necessaries were saved, such ns several mattresses, a bureau (in which there was some clothing and val uable papers) and an old family Bible. The family was left without a change of cloth ing, and but fen - the kinil invitation of friends would not have had a place “whereon to lav their heads.” The loss is estimated at H.OJO, on which there is an insurance for $5,500. At Ellaville the Superior Court ndjourned Saturday morning. The noted case of the State vs. Charles Blackman, the murderer of Stonewall J. Tondee, was again tried and he was again found guilty without recommending that he lie imprisoned for life. This is a memorable case. Tho Coro ner’s jury, after a full investigation, found that Blackman was the murderer. The grand jury found an indictment, charging Blackman as the murderer. The defendant has had three trials by a jury, and each time he has been found guilty of murder and each time sentenced to Is- hung. His ease will again be carried to the Huoreme Court, if anew trial is refused, which is more than probable. Under the testimony tho verdict would lie the same if he was tried 100 times. If Blackman is guiltv, he is the most guilty murderer that ever lived. Ixiuisville News and Farmer: Tho con test as to the location at a certain [>oint of the line dividing this and Emanuel county has been settled, as will be seen by reading the minutes of the County Board. For how long we know not. Certain parties living near the line of the two counties have claimod to lie a purt of this county anil ha vo always paid taxes here, but last year they concluded they Ixfionged to Emanuel county, or wanted to think so, we do not know which, and they refused to pav taxes to this county. Executions were issued against them last fall for taxes, but the grand jury instructed the Tax Collector to stay pro ceedings until the matter could be investi gated and the disputed line surveyed and settled. This has neon done by our County Surveyor, I. F. Adkins, and the surveyors of Emanunland Montgomery counties. Mr. Adkins informs us that the lino as agreed upon gives to Emanuel county about 1,200 acres of land, consisting of eight settlements. In pursuance of adjournment, the Con federate Veterans’ Association met at Al im ny Saturday, President R. Hobbs pre siding. The name of the association was changed to Camp of Confederate Associa tion of Dougherty and Adjoining Counties. The constitution and by-laws were pre sented nnd adopted, after discussion and slight alterations. Capt. R. M. Bozemore was elected a member of tho asso ciation. Z. J. Odom was elected Historian of the association bv acclamation. R. Hobbs, 8. R. Weston, C. Coffev. .1. F. McLung, W. O. Watson and J. J. Ilnll were appointed a committee to confer with the commit 100 of tho survivors of the Fourth Georgia Regiment with reference to their reunion in Albany on tho first Wednesday in September next. A committee composed of W. O. Watson,/. J. Odom, J W. Joiner and I. B. Brinson was appointed to report to the next meeting on a suitable badge for the association. The association adjourned to meet Aug. 20. FLORIDA. The store building of Mr. Nye, at Green Cove Spring, lias bocu completed. The Clay Guards of Green Cove Spring reorganized on Tuesday as an independent company. The Jacksonville Refrigerator Ice Works have decided to start a branch house at Fernandina. G. E. Campbell, of Lake Weir, has shipped to California since May, 181(1, to date, 120,000 orange trees. P. N. nnd J. D. Bryan, of Smyrna, re cently sold 200 hi'ad of bjef cattle at Bt. Augustine at $lO per head. An ice factory company in Pennsylvania has written for information mid say that they have money to invest at Cedar Key. At Brooksville Mr. Bims’ new store, be tween Reddick's and Terry & Sewell’s, is rapidly approaching completion. It is two stories high. Isidor 8. O'Neill has received his commis sion as Collector of Revenue for Nassau county, aud bus entered upon the discharge of his duties. Within n half circle of about three miles radius of lireeu Cove Spring, with a jierma uenfc population of about 1,200, arc six public schools. William Clifton, the newly appointed collector of revenue for Volusia county, is one of the wealthiest citizens of the north end of the county. Capt. D. J. Wright, of Oxford, is proud of his success as a trucker. From one acre of land in Ixtans he received $227 over aud above all expenses. The largest corn field in Florida is found in Volusia county, it consists of 300 acres and is what is known as the old Starke plantation at Spring Garden. It will yield from thirty to fifty bushels |>er acre. John Smith and J. Bourgoiso drove frein Ht. Andrews to Chlploy last Thursday, going through in one day. Asa result, oi.a horse died aud the other was unable to re turn, so they got a livery rig to bring them bock. Bt. Andrews is the name of the new steam launch that tuTivix! Monday to ply on the wuters of Kt. Andrew's Bay. They have been over a month bringing it around from Chicago, where it was built by Willard & Cos,, especially for use on the bay. The Union depot, railroad bridge and the new steamer to tie built at Palatka, will make business mid mutters generally put on more life. There will l>o prolably expended iu the neighborhood of $lO l, 0,(0 in the city in the next five or six months by tho backers of the above works alone, THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JULY 19, !887. The proposed new survey of the Palatka, Welaka and Lake railway, in the Nashua and Satsuma district, of Putnam county, has been completed, and while it is longer than the old route, will open a section of country that will greatly lieneflt the road in the matter of freights when completed. On last Saturday night a thief broke one of tiie glasses in the front window of J. L. Kirkpatrick’s store, at Green Cove Spring, and, having entered, helped himself to a variety of expensive goods valued at about $75. As yet no clue has been found by whioh the identity of the thief may beascer tniiiod. It is quite probable now that a final agree ment will i rerchod by the St. Johns and Halifax and tin - St. Augustine and Palatka rail ways, and the right of way granted them at the Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Palatka City Council. J ust as soon ns this is granted, unless something else hangs fire, the construction of the bridge will be com menced. At last Fernandina has an artesian well, which demonstrates that pure and good water can be obtained by driving wells in the city. The well at the creosote works is pronounced satisfactory to all parties. A (cinch pipe discharges an immense volume of water under such pressure as it now has. The water has the usual taste of artesian wuters throughout the State. A small dwelling at Green Cove Spring, owned by Howard Taylor, caught on fire Monday, but the fire was extinguished by the active exertions of several persons who were near by at the time. The build ing is near several large dwellings, and a serious conflagration might have occurred if assistance had not been rendered so promptly to the inmates of the house. Dr. King Wylly, of Sanford, President of the Florida Heulth Protective Association, is in Gainesville and will endeavor to get the Alachua county Board of Health to co operate with them in protecting the State froni contagion. The doctor’s object is to raise sufficient money to maintain a strict coast quarantine, and by doing that is our only way to keep tree from the fever,which is now on the increase at Key West. The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway Company is to build a steadier for the passenger aud freight traffic on the St. John’s river, This steamer will be side wheel, 150 feet long by 25 feet beam, with ample accommodations for passengers and freight, and will cost $20,000, more or less. The steamer will be built by Mr. T. T. Whit more, the master bridge-builder of the Jack sonville, Tampa and Key West railway. United States Marshal Bird left Jackson ville yesterday for Enterprise, where he goes to bring back George Jackson and Eu gene Walstein, arrested on Thursday in En terprise by Deputy Sheriff J. R. Turner of Volusia couuty. Jackson and Walstein, both negroes, broke into the postofliee at Enterprise, and stole a quantity of postage stamps, together with some cash. These two men were suspected and placed under arrest at once, when they acknowledged the crime, and returned most of the property stolen. At Green Cove Spring a small stream of water seems disposed to find its way to the surface as an off-shot from the principal sulphur spring in the Spring park. A little jet of water bubbles up from the bottom of the large bathing pool used by the men, but the flow is not sufficient to make an impres sion on the surface of the water. Divers have taken out several pieces of fossilized bone and wood, which have been brought up by the jet of water, which has affected no change, however, in the sand at the bot tom of the pool. About two weeks ago two German la borers came to T. A. Darby’s saw mill, at Devil’s Elbow, and applied for work, saying that they were out of money and had noth ing to eat. Mr. Darby did not particularly need the men, though he gave them employ ment in order to assist them. The first week one of them was carelessly fooling around a saw and had his foot cut, not seriously, but enough to incapacitate hint from work. Fri day tho other man had his hand caught an l carried up to the saws, mid so badly lacer ated that amputation was necessary. Bryant Jackson, a worthy colored man, was shot by Wjlliom Reed, colored, at Okohumka, on last Monday evening. Only one shot was fired, which struck Jackson in the mouth, knocking out several teeth and inflicting a painful wound, but not con sidered dangerous by physicians. The wounded man was brought to Sumterville, where ho is receiving proper treatment. Reed wanted to borrow money from Jock son, which the latter refused to let him have, and at this Reed b**eanie enraged and commenced firing, with the above result. Thursday the Supreme Court of the State of Florida reversod tho decision of Circuit Judgo McClellan, in the ox parte case of James S. Martini. Martini had been sen tenced by the Pensacola City Police Court to work on the streets, in expiation of an offence of which he stood convicted. His counsel, Tucker & Thompson, denied the right of a municipal court to sentence a prisoner to labor, and went before Judge McClellan with tho ease. Judge McClellan affirmed the decree of the municipal court, and the case was taken to the Supreme Court with the result as above stabs 1. The railroad will probably build a bridge across tho river at Smyrna and make their eastern terminus on the sea beach and lo cate their turn-tables there. It is thought that as soon as the road is built across, a town will spring up, for the land at Smyrna is practically out of the market, as the own ers have placed exorbitant prices upon it. A summer res >rt at this point would lie sec ond to none in the State, and Messrs. Austin ft I,ankoster are fortunate in securing tho land they did on the beach. The railroad company will, no doubt, build a hotel, and have everything in working older by anoth er season's business. Fernandina is very much displeased at tho advance in lumber freight rates made by the Florida Railway and Navigation (lonqtany to app -axe Jacksonville's dissatis faction. The Fenmndiiia Mirror alludes b> the matter thus: “Jacksonville baa many warm friends in Fernandina, and our nod pie patronize her merchants liberally. The Mirror would call their attention to the fact that our [KMiole are not willing b> lick the hands of those who smite them. They have daily connection with Savannah, uni might possibly avail themselves of the superior advantages offered by that city in the way of trade." Andrew J.Canovaof Palatka hasan Indian pumpkin vine growing in his gulden. The seed of this vine were sent Mr. Canova by Johnnv Billy, an Indian who lives in Royal Palm Hammock, on tho western border of the Everglades. Mr. Canova, who has been all through ttiat country, says that this lath • native pumpkin and th.it the vines run tip mi trei>s nnd grow very luxuriantly, the pumpkin hanging nmoiig the branches of ihe trees. This \riie grows very rapidly, ns the sec-1 was received and planted only two months ago aud now has pumpkins 'on it about six inches in diameter, which is about us large ns they grow. Tlie largest timber and lumber cargo that ever left a Southern port in a sailing vessel is now aboard tho Norwegian ship White Rose, which cleared at the Pensacola Cus tom House Saturday for London. It consists of 59,570 cubic feet of hewn timber, (11,089 cubic feet of sawn timber, 1,055 cubic feet of cedar and 41,031 sujiorflcial feet of lum ber. The whole reduced to superficial feet is 1,149,1599. In this connection it must be considered that the stowage of hown timber and cedar, the latter being also hewn, a great deal of space l* not occupied at all, and that, if, instead of the hewn, sawn tim ber or deals were used, tho figures would appear much larger. Thursday the steamer George M. Bird, brought to Jacksonville from up the river the machinery taken from the steamer North State, which was wrecked in ouo of the lakes which lie adjacent to the Oekla walia river. The machinery, which is in a ; good state of preservation, was unloaded at j Tim Murphy's foundry, where it will l>o thoroughly overhauled ami put in first class order. The boiler which was put off at the ship yard will also be rejialred and made as good as new. By the time work on the ma chinery is completed there will be a boat ready to receive it, built anew by Tysen, .Smith & Cos. The j lans or intentions of the firm as to what purposes they intend to use the new boat for, arc not far enough ad vanced yet to give them public mention. At Fernandma Friday the election passed off quietly, although the greatest interest ever known in a municipal election was manifested. A full vote was polled, and the result was an overwhelming majority for the Citizens’ ticket. John Barr is elected Mayor over Samuel Pett y (colored) by a ma jority of 71 votes, and Charles V. Hillyer rxiats Samuel Dennette for Collector by the same figures. All the Aldermen on the Citizens’ ticket were elected except those in the First ward. The Aldermen elected are: First ward, R. E. Robinson (colored) and R. W. Atkinson (colored); Second ward, Fred W. Hoyt and J. K Wandell; Third ward, G. Stark and J. K. Larer; Fourth ward, J. F. Lohman and R. V. Id Schuy ler. Thursday morning*)! white man claiming to have come from Waycross, Ga., and giv ing his name as Shelvin, reported to Sheriff Holland, at Jacksonville, that the night previous he had been approached on the street by two white men wiio claimed to be police officers, who told him to consider him self under arrest. Shelvin quietly submit ted to the arrest, w hen he was informed by the men that if he would give up what valuables he hud they would permit him to go unmolested. Shelvin demurred to this proposition, and replied that if lie had com mitted any misdemeanor which warranted his arrest he would prefer to accompany the officers. Whereupon the men closed in upon him, threw him down and purloined from his pockets about $278 in money and a watch and chain and then made off in the darkness. Piling is now being delivered at the Flori da Railvray and Navigation Company’s docks at Jacksonville for use in the con struction of a mammoth warehouse, 90x250 feet on the railroad dock. It is reported that Messrs. Wightman & Christopher have leased space from the railroad company for the erection of this warehouse, and from the same source comes the information that it is intended for a cotton warehouse, while others advance the opinion that Messrs. W ightman & Christopher intend to trans fer their business from the Mohawk block to the new warehouse, owing to increased rents; and besides it would be a great sav ing to the firm in the matter of druyage. Fiitv by ninety feet of the warehouse will bo two stories high, which will he devoted to offices, The contract for the erection of the building has already 1 icon awarded to two different parties, but for some reason it was given up. Broolwville .Wins; Our unimpeachable fellow-oitizen, John J. Hale, narrates that, on Monday of this week, the negroes work ing in his grove killed an immense rattle snake that stretched ai ross the grovo, which is forty acres in extent. For some time past Mr. Hale had been missing his hogs and did not know how to account for their dis appearance, but the negroes who killed this great rattler found three dead hogs lying near him and showed them to Mr. Hale, and the mystery was explained—this one snake had destroyed fifteen or twenty fine hogs of various sizes. The monster had twelve rattles, and was nine feet two inches long and eleven inches in circumference. Mr. Hale wanted to sell the News its skin for a tympan sheet for the cylinder of our Prouty [lowin' press. Ou hearing Mr. Hale tel! this anecdote, J. J. Bell remarked that last year he killed in the same vicinity a rattlesnake from whose skin Col. Frederick L. Robertson made a circus tent. John Chase, living on Orange creek, about two miles south of Citra, has a highly prized bull terrier dog, though rather small in stature, he is a noted fighter. It is a daily habit of this dog to make repeated rounds over to a two-acre lot adjoining the back yard, and the only territory he has access to, probably in search of rabbits that frequent it. On July 10, while making his morning rounds, he was rewarded in his search by finding a full grown coon. After a ten minutes hard fight between the two, Mr. Chase, who had been attracted to the scene, concluded that further effort on his dog’s part would lie injurious to him and separ ated them and went to his house for some thing to kill the coon with, but on his re turn to the scene of the conflict he met the dog closely followed by the coon, and. since then, they have been inseparable compan ions. The dog divides his meals and bed with the coon, and as the dog’s hot-headed temiier gets him into frequent fights he finds a valuable assistant on the part of the coon. Mr. Chase offers a wager that with the coon as a helper that no dog in the country can withstand his dog in a fight. Fernandma Mirror: The Juno report of the commerce of our port is very gratifying and indicates the steady growth of business. The entrances and clearances numbered eighty-one, and the total b muage ran up to nearly -10,000 tons. The shipments of sawed lumber amounted to nearly 1(1,000 feet, and other exports were large. This all moans the return to Florida of a large amount of money distributed widely among land owners, loggers, merchants, railways and stevedores. According to Gov. "Drew, a large portion of this goes to Jacksonville merchants for loggers’ supplies, mill work, etc. We trust that one of the beneficial influences result ing from this demonstration of the growth of business at this port will lie the calling of attention to the value of a direct rail con nection with the suggested short line from Millen into Florida via Jesup, and placing us on the direct line of communication with the North. A line which should connect at Feraandina as the initial point in Florida, and connect thence via Jacksonville with our great trunk lines would possess great advantages over an interior point of connec tion. DEATH FROM A HUMAN BITE. The Victim Expires After Tolling Who His Assailants Were. From the New York Herald. Peter Winkler died in great agony in Jamaica, L. 1., Tuesday afternoon, of lock jaw, resulting from the bite of a man with whom he had a quarrel on the night of July 4. The story is that Winkler, in eompany with one or two friends, was at the Rapid Transit station in Jamaica on the evening mentioned, when he was suddenly assaulted by Aaron Larkins, Patrick Keiinalian and William Sommers. A light ensued, m which Winkler was knocked down and his thumb terribly bitten, it is thought by Larkins. Little attention was paid to the wound until July (I, when Winkler went to Dr. Philip Wood, who advised that the thumb bo amputated. The injured man refused to submit to a surgical operation. The doctor treated him for the wound. Last Monday the pain from the bite was excruciating, and signs of lockjaw become evident. He was soon writhing in convulsions anil died Tuesday afternoon after suffering great agony. A few hours boforo his death Coroner Benjamin F. Evoritt secured a sworn state ment from the dying man, on which ho swore out warrants for the three nion, who had disiipiieaml. Winkler was a hard working man, and of peaceable disposition. The contrary Is true of his assailants, who belong to the loafer element in Jamaica. Larkins is the roughest member of the trio, and is an ex convict. Helms a brother who is au inmate of a State prison. Sommers was a rli-eman on the Long Island railroad, iuhl Kennahtm is an idle fellow, who spends much of his time lounging about the station. Having, in our official capacity as mem bers of the Plymouth Hospital Committee, been asked to test and prove the effective ness of many different articles to be used as disinfectants in sick rooms and ns prevent ives of infectious fevers, report that Darhvs I Prophylactic Fluid has been thoroughly J testis! during the recent typhoid epidemic in tins place. It proved most, eflicacious in staying the spread of the fever. F. H. Aiimstkonu, 8. M. Davenport, J. A. Opp. O. M. Lance, Thomas Kehu, James Lee, Jr, GAMBLING LEVELS ALL RANKS. A Curious Group Seen at the Sheepe headßay Race Track the Other Day. From the Louisville Courier-Journal. One of the most unique groups I ever saw was at the races. It consisted of five per sons in a box at the front of the grand stand, and now and then one or two others who s-tood on the turf in front. In the forward row was a young colored woman and two young Irish women. Back of them were a husband and wife of middle age, neither of them Irish or colored, All of them were intent upon the races, and had come down to bet. A young Irishman was the messen ger and head of the party. He remained on the turf in front except when he went to the betting pavilion to learn about the odds or to place money. They were all quiet and unobtrusive, and for this reason probably escaped my notice until after tho first race. Then a tall, powerfully built negro passed along the turf from the pavilion, and as he went before the box ho looked up at the group and in a tone which was at once politely familiar and business-like said: “Well, did you make a good thing?” It was one of the Irish girls who re plied: “Yes, five for one." And the colored woman added, “I got there too.” Their tones indicated satisfaction, but it was of the kind in which enthusiasm was re pressed, in which long experience had driven out excitement. It was as clear as the hot sunlight that they were regular attendants —that betting partook with them of a busi ness character. They were typical New Yorkers in dress, but there was none of that flash that would lead to a suspicion of ir regularity. The negro went his way, but during the afternoon frequently returned and engaged the girls in conversation. I never saw a blacker man anywhere. His grave face was lightened only by the red of nis liiis and the whites of his eyes, and when ho smiled, by a deep dimple, in which the sunbeams play and lost themselves. He wore a narrow-rimmed brown derby on the side of his head, a dark green, diagonal coat, mixed trousers, a white spotted vest, a large blue tie, and he carried an umbrella in his hand. I have said that this party gambled as a matter of business; I should make one ex ception. One of the Irish girls in the front row shrunk back into her enair and never said a word during the entire afternoon. And nobody addressed a word to her. She watched the young man who did the plac ing of tho money, and when the negro was present she watched him, and during a race she looked! shyly at the racers; but she hardly moved from her chair, and never smiled. Her companions were not so lucky on the next two races as they had been on the first. The horses were started opposite the grand stand, and when the starter drop ped his flag and Mr. J. B. Haggin’s Firenzi went off more than a length ahead of the rest, the party in the box joined vigorously in the hissing and groaning that went up in criticism of the manifest bad judgment of the official. They looked bitterly sour, for they had not backed Firenzi, and when that hoi'se crossed the line a winner they shut their teeth together and declared that they hadn't been given a chance for their money. They consulted their programmes, and the young man went off to find how the odds were on the third race. There were eight starters, and at least four favorites. When the young man returned all the racers were on the track taking their preliminary exercise. He reported that he could get a bet of 15 to 1 against Belinda, one of August Belmont’s horses. The betting was nearly even on the favorites. The party looked at the track. “I think it had better be Belinda,” said the white girl seriously. “She’s a good one,” acquiesced the colored girl. And the young man evidently had a tip on Belinda, for he also favored placing the money on her. Such was the result. When the start was made, Belinda went off a good third, and there was much excitement in the party at the prospects of getting $75 for every $5 they hail wagered. But,lack-a-day! before an eighth of a mile had been run Be linda had dropped to within hailing dis tance of the rear. Then the excitement was turned to disappointment, and the youiig white girl exclaimed: “There’s mv Belinda, and she can’t get through,” which mixture of feminine and horse talk meant that Belinda was doing well, but the horses in front of her were in the way, and so prevented her from getting the lead. They lost, but conso’atioa was ready in the fact that Belinda hail done well, and had it not been that she did not have time to get around the competitors she might have won. Then something occurred to the w hite girl. Hastily she leaned over the rail of the liox and looked down at her feet. A shade of annoyance crossed her face, and she settled back, and smoothed out her skirts and shook them down, after which she leaned carefuly over again to see what tho effect of her action had been. Not all tho girls in the grand stand had been so thought ful. _____ Gents' white and fancy Lawn Ties, only Sc. i>er dozen, at Gutman’s. PAT NTS AND OILS. JOHN Gr. BUTLER, W7HITE LEADS, COLORS, OILS, GLASS, VARNISH. ETC.; READY MIXED I'ATNTS; RAILROAD, STEAMER AND MILL SUPPLIES, SASHES, DOORS, BLINDS AND BUILDERS’ HARDWARE. Sole Agent for GEORGIA LIME, CALCINED PLASTER, CE MENT, HAIR and LAND PLASTER. 6 Whitaker Street, Savannah, Georgia. 1865. CHIUS. MLIIPHY, 1865. House, Sign and Ornamental Painting INXF.CUTED NEATLY and with dispatch. j Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, Window Glasses, etc., etc. Estimates furnished on ap plication. CORNER CONGRESS AND DRAYTON STS., Rear of Christ Church. SUBURBAN RAILWAY. City and Suburban Railway. Savannah. Ga., Slay 31. IRS'. ON and after WEDNESDAY, June Ist, the following schedule will be run on tho Out side Liuc: LEAVE ARRIVE LEAVE ISLE! LEAVE cm . j CITY. |or HOPE. MONTCtoMEHY *0:33 6:43 6:30 ~777777777777 10:3") 8:40 8:15 7:50 **3:3) S:dO 1:80 1:00 +7:15 6:10 6:13 B 45 There will be no early train from Isle of Hope on Sunday morning. •For Montgomery only. Passengers for Isle of Hope go via Montgomery without extra charge. This train affunis parents a cheap ex cursion before breakfast for young children with nurses. ••Tills 8:33 p. m. train last out of city Suuday afternoon. +On Saturdays this train leaves city at 7:43 P. M J. H. JOHNSTON. TV H KK RAIUtOAA SAVANNAH AND TYBEE RAILWAY. Standard Time. pOMMENCING SATURDAY, July 10,1887, the vv following schedule will bo in effect: No. 3. No. 1. No. 5. No. 7.* Lr. Savan nah .. 10:80am 3:oopm ti:oopm o:sopm Ar. Tybee.4:ls p m 11:43 a m 7:00 p m 11:05 p m No. 8. No. 4. No. 6. No. B.* Lv.Tybeo.7tooaui 4:ospin o:lspm 8:00pm Ar. Savau nnh 8:15 am 6:30 p m 10:85 p m 0:10 pm •Trains 7 and ft Sundays only. All trains leave Savannah from Savannah and Tybee depot. In 8., F. and W. yard, east of pas sein, or defjot Leave Tyhee from Ocean House. Ticket* on sole at depot ticket office, and at Fernancu>*' Cigar Store, corner Bull and Broughton streets. . , C. O. HAINES, SuDt. Savannah, July 15, 1887. SHIPPING. oceanlteamship company FOR New York, Boston and Philadelphia. PASSAGE TO MEW YORK. CABIN S2O 00 EXCURSION 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO BOSTON. CABIN.. S2O 00 EXCURSION 82 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA. (via New Yobk). CABIN $22 50 EXCURSION 86 00 STEERAGE 12 50 THE magnificent steamships of these lines are appointed to sail as folio ws—standard time- TO NEW YORK. CITY OF AUGUSTA. ('apt. ,1. W. Catharine, TUESDAY, July 19. at 4:30 p. m. CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. H C. Daggett, FRIDAY, July 22, at 7 p. a. NACOOCHEE, Capt. F. Kempton, SUNDAY', July 24, at 8 a. m. CITY OF SAVANNAH, Capt. F. Smith, TUES DAY, July 86. at 10 a. a. TO BOSTOINT. CITY OF MACON, Capt. W. Keluey, THURS DAY, July 21, at 6 p. m. GATE CITY, Capt. E. R. Taylor, THURSDAY, July 28, 12 M. TO PHILADELPHIA. • [for freight only.] DESSOUG, Capt. N. F. Howes, SATURDAY, July 10, at 2:30 p. M. JUNIATA, Capt. 8. L. Aski.ns, SATURDAY, July 23, at 7:30 p. it. 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 Cora’ y. For Baltimore. CABIN 812 so SECOND CABIN 10 00 THE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti more as follows—city time: GEORGE APPOI.D, Capt. Billups, TUESDAY, July 19, at 6 p. m. WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, MONDAY, July 25, at 11 a. in. WM. CRANE. Capt. Billups, SATURDAY, July 30, at 4 p. m. WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, THURSDAY, August 4, at 6 p. m. And from Baltimore on the days above named at 3 p. m. Through bills lading given to all points West, all the manufacturing towns in New England, and to ports of the United Kingdom and the Continent. JAS. B. WEST & CO., Agents, SKA ISLAND It OU 'UHL STEAMER DAVID CLARK, Capt. M. P. USINA, YXJII.L LEAVE Savannah from wharf foot of *' Lincoln street for DOBOY, DARIEN, BRUNSWICK and FERN AX DIN A, 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 nandinu with rail for Jacksonville and all points in Florida, and at Brunswick w ith 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. THE steamer ETHEL, Capt W.T Simon,will leave for above MONDAYS and TIUTRS DAYB at 6 ocloek p. m. Returning arrive WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS at 8 o'clock p. M. For information, etc., apply to W. T. GIBSON, Manager. 'V harf foot of Drayton street. For Augusta and Way Landings. STEAMEB KATIE, Capt. J. 8. BEY ILL, \\7ILL leave EVERY WEDNESDAY at 10 > F o'clock a. M. (city timet for Augusta and way landings. Ali freights payable by shippers. JOHN LAWTON, Bluffton and Beaufort Line Wharf Foot of Abercorn Street. QTEAMER SEMINOLE leaves for niufftor. O Beaufort and Way landings EVERY TUE.s DAY at oa. m. EVERY THURSDAY for Beau fort and Way Landings at 11 a. m. For Fluff ton EVERY SATURDAY at 2 p m H. A STOOBHAH. PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. Tampa, Key Wesl;, Havana. skMI-WKEKI.V. SOUTH BOUND. Lv Tampa Monday and Thursday 9:36 p. m. Ar Key W est Tuesday and Friday 4 p, in. Ar Havana Wednesday and Saturday 0 a. m NORTHBOUND. Lv Havana Wednesday and Saturday noon. Lv Key West Wednesday and Saturday 10 pm. Ar Tampa Thursday and Sunday (I p. m. Connecting at Tampa with W est India Fast Train to ami from Northern and Eastern cities. For stateroom accommodations apply to Cltr Ticket Offices.. K. & W. R'y, Jacksonville, or Agent Plant Steamship lJne, Taint*. C. D. OWENS, Tralno Manager. H. 8. HAINES, General Manager. May 1,1887. L'liK SALE, Old Newspapers, Just the thing I for wrappers, only 15 cents a hundred, 200 for 25 vents, nt the business office. RAILROADS. • S C lIED U i7e CENTRAL RAILROAD. Savannah. Ga.. July 3, 1667. ON and after this date Passenger Trains will run daily unless marked t, w hich are daily, except Sunday. The standard time, hy which these trains run, is 36 minutes slower than Savannah city time: No. 1. No. 8. No. 6. No. 7. Lv Savannah. .7:10 am 8:20 pm 5:15 pm 5:40 pm ArGuyton 8:07 am 8:40 pm Ar Millen 9:40 am 11:03 pm 7:30 pm 8:45 pm Ar Augusta. ,t1:45 pm 4:00 am 9:35 pm Ar Macon 1:40 pm 3:20 am Ar Atlanta—s:4o 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. 9t leaves Savannah 2:00 p. m,; ar rives Guyton 2:55 p. m. Passengers for Sylvauia, WrightsviUe, Mil ledgeviile and Eatonton should take 7:10 a. m. train. Passengers for Thomaston, Carrollton, Perry, Fort Gaines, 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 10:50 pm Lv Atlanta.. 6:50 am 6:50 pm LvColumbus 11:00 pm 12:45 pm • LvMontg'ry. 7:25 pm 7:40 am Lv Eufaula. .10:15 pm 10:49 am Lv Albany.. s:osam 11:55am ... Lv Millen— 2:28 pm 3:10 am 8:15 am 5:20 ani 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. 10+ 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 point to put off passengers between Savannah and Millen. Train No. 4 will stop on signal at stations be tween Millen and Savannah to take on passen gers for Savannah. Train No. 5 will stop on signal at stations be tween Savannah and Millen to take on passen gers for Augusta or points on Augusta branch. Train No. 6 will stop between ilillen and Sa vannah to put off passengers from Augusta and points on Augusta branch. Connections at Savannah with Savannah, Florida and W’estern 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 30 minutes before departure of each train. J. C. SHAW. G. A. WHITEHEAD, Ticket Agent. Ge,n. Pass. Agent. Savannah, Florida & Western Railway. [All trains on this road are run by Central Standard Time.] Time card in effect june 19, is 7. Passenger trains on this road will run daily as follows: WEST INDIA FAST MAIL. READ DOWN. READ UP, 7:06 a m Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 p m 12:30 p m Lv Jacksonville Lv 7:ooam 4:40 p m Lv Sanford Lv 1:15 am 9:00 p m Ar Tampa Lv 8:00pm , PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. Monday and I T Tamna Ar I Thurs and Thurs. .pin) Lv... lampa. Ar , Sun pm Tuesday and I . K w , , i Wed. and Friday, p inf Ar. .Key West. Lv f p m Wednes. and I . Havana lv l Wed. and Sat a inf at.. .Havana., .lv j gat., noon Pullman buffet cars to and from New York and Tampa. NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS. 7:o6am I,v Savannah Ar 7:sßpm B:42arhLv Jesup Ar 6:l6pm 9:60 am Ar Waycross Lv 5:05 p m 11:26 a m Ar Callahan Lv 2:47 p m 12:00noonAr Jacksonville Lv 2:ospm 7:00 am Lv Jacksonville Ar 7:46 pm 10:15am Lv Waycross Ar 4:4opm 12:04 pm Lv ... Valdosta Lv 2:56 p m 12:84 pm Lv Quitman Lv 2:28 p m 1:22 pm Ar Tbomasvllle... Lv 1:45 pm 3:35 p m Ar Bainhridge 7 ..7Lv 11-25 a bi 4:04 p m Ar—Chattahoochee. Lv ILBO a ni Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville and New York, to and from Waycross and New Orleans via Pensacola. EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS. 1:80 pm Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 p m 8:20 p m Lv Jesup Lv 10:32 a m 4:40 p m Ar Waycross Lv 9:23am 7:45 pm Ar Jacksonville Lv 7:00 ana 4:15 p m Lv. . .Jacksonville Ar 9:45 ain 7:20 pm Lv WaycrosS Ar 6:35 a m 8:81 p m Ar Dupont Lv 5:30 am 3:25 p ill Lv Lake City. . .Ar 10:45 a m 3:45 p m Lv Gainesville Ar 10:30 a m 6:56 pm Lv Live Oak Ar 7:10 am 8:40 p m Lv Dupont Ar 5:25 ani 10:56 p m Ar.....Thomasville Lv 3:25 ain 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; 12:40 am Ar Waycross Lv 12:10 a m 5:30 am Ar Jacksonville Lv 9:00 pTm 9joo pin l.v Jacksonville Ar 5:30 a m 1:05 am Lv YVaycross Ar 11:30 pm 2:3oam Ar Dupont Lv 10:05pm 7:10 am Ar Live Oak Lv 6:55 p m 10:80 ain Ar Gainesville Lv 8:45 p m 10:45 a m Ar Lake City Lv 3:26 pm 2:55 a m Lv Dupont Ar 9:Bspm 6:30 ain 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:osamLv. .....Waycross Ar 7:oopm 10:25 a m Ar Thomasville Lv 2:15 p ta Stops at all regular and flag stations. JESUP EXPRESS. 3:45 p m Lv Savannah Ar 8:30 am 6:lopm Ar Jesup Lv 5:23am Stops at all regular and flag stations. CONNECTIONS. At Savannah for Charleston at 6:45 a m. (ar rive Augusta via Y’emossee at 12:80 p ml, 12:28 p m and 8:23 pm; for Augusta and Atlanta at i :00 a m, 5:15 p m and 8:20 pm; with steamships for New York Sunday, Tuesday and Friday; for Boston Thursday: for Baltimore every fifth day. At JESUP for Brunswick at 3:80 a m and 3:35 pm; for Macon 10:30 a m and 11.07 p in. At WAY’CROSS for Brunswick at 10:00 a m and 5:06 p ni At CALLAHAN for Fernandina at 2:47 p m; for Waldo, Cedar Key, Ocala, etc , at 11:27 a ra. At LIVE. OAK for Madison, Tallahassee, eve., at 10:58 a m and 7:80 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 CHATTAH4X +CIIEE for Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans at l: 14 p m. Tickets sold and sleeping car berths secured at BREN’S Ticket Office, and at the Passenger Station. WM. P. HARDEE, Gen. Pass. Agent R. O. FLEMING Superintendent Charleston & Savannah Railway Cos. CONNECTIONS made nt Savannah with 8a- J vatinah, Florida and Western Railway. Train* leave and arrive at Savamiah by stand ard time (90th meridian), which Is 36 minutes slower than city time. NORTHWARD. No. U* 88t 66* 78* Lv Sav’h .12:20 p m 4:00 p m 6:43 a m 8:23 p m ArAugustn 12:30pm Ar Beaufort 8:08 p nt ....... 10:15atn Ar P. Royal 6:20 pm 10:30 am Ar Al'dnie.. 7:40 pin 8:15 p m 10:20 a m Ar Chu stun 4:43 p m 9:20 p m 11:40 a m 1:25 a tr SOUTHWARD. 33* 36* 27* Lv Clia’ston 7:10 a m 3:85 p m 4:00 a tr I.V Augusta 12:35 pm Lv Al'ilalS.. 6:10 am 3:87 pm I.v P. Royal. 7:00 a in 2:00 pm Lv Beaufort 7:12 a m 2:15 p Ar Sav’h., 10:15 a m 0:58 n m 6:41 a W * Daily between Savannah and Charleston. tSunoays only. Train No. 78 makes no connection with Pori Royal and Augusta Railway, and stops only at Ridgi-land, Green Pond and Kavenel, Train 11 siojrn only at Yemassoe aiid Gn-en Pond, one connects tor Beaufort and Port Royal daily, and for Allendale daily, except Himday. Trains 3f and 00 connect from and for Beaufort and Pori Royal dally. For tickets, sleeping car rrservetlons and al other information apply to WM. BREN, Special Ticket Agent, Ti Bull street, and al Cnarleetou and Savannah railway ticket office at Savannah, Florida and Western Railwa] denot. C. S, GADSDEN, Supt. June 9,1837,