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GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
Cotton Bolls Cracking Open from tho
r fleets of the Heat A Bartow Coun
ty Baptist Clergyman Charged with
Incest Bartow’s Grand Jury Makes
the lien’ Estn'o Boomers Winco.
JEOHGTA.
Burglaries are numerous all over the
State
Several new business houses will be
opened in Albany alxmt Sept. 1.
Joe Berry, a painter, with a red faee and
u ivd mousteche, is in tho toils at Atlanta.
One cm’ load of melons netted a Camilla
shipjier SO. Another got returns of #3.7A>
for a ear loud. Thoro are millions in it
sometimes.
Mrs. A. F. Franklin, of Brunswick, a day
or two ago, picked a prime of her own rais
ins. It was of the Italian variety uiul very
juicy indeed.
The company who will erect a #30,000 ice
factoiy at Anniston have written here of
fering to put a factory in Tallapoosa if de
siml by the people.
The tax digest of Chattahoochee county
for 1887, received by the Comptroller, shows
n decrease of s2,f>s.> in the taxable property
Of the county since lust year.
The Harmony Baptist Association will
hold its next annual mooting with the Tal
lapoosa Baptist church, convening on Fri
day before the first Sunday in October.
John Robertson, a crippled negro, is
locked up in a cell at Atlanta, charged with
the murder of his own child by cruel treat
ment, the infant having liven a siekly one.
At Griffin Thursday A. J. Clark, for a
number of years engaged in the mercantile
business in Griffin, sold his entire stock of
roods to Charles Wolf, who will in the
future continue.
T. E. Beall, formerly of the Hogansville
Enterprise, will soon iiogiu the publication
of a paper called the Woodbury Hot Must ,
at Woodbury, Ga. The first number will
bo issued about Aug. 1.
At the last regular session the Board of
Aldermen of Atlanta authorized the Mayor
and Chairman of the Finance Committee
to sell S3S,(XX) worth of the gas stock, if it
could bo sold at )mr.
It is reported that Jim Gregory, living on
one of the Godwin placet in the lower part
of Mitchell county, undertook to heat his
wife a few days ago, when she seized a brick
and dealt him a David and Goliali blow
which killed him.
Will Crawford, of Buena Vista, has a
calf which acts in the place of a yard dog.
This calf will not notice jieoplo whom it’s
accustomed to, but let strangers, and espe
oially children, come in tho yard and he
makes them get about lively.
A. S. Dorsey brought to Athens Thurs
day a boll of cotton that had been forced
open by the hot weather lieforo it liml ina
tured. Mr. Dorsey says there are plenty of
bolls cracking open before they are half
matured from the hot, scorching weather.
Last Sunday the little child of Mr. Dick
son, who lives on Mr. Dawson’s place near
Montezuma, fell and struck its chin, biting
its tongue nearly off. Dr. Richardson tried
to sew it lip again, but did not succeed, as
it was impossible to work in the mouth of
tlie little sufferer.
Letters were written by Gov. Gordon
Friday to Gov. Hill, of New York, and Gov.
Richanlson, of South Carolina, recommend
ing to both executives the appointment of
W. D. McMillan, Jr., of Savannah, as Com
missioner of Deeds for the States of New
York and South Carolina, respectively.
At Athens Thursday J. J. C. McMahan,
member of the large wholesale and retail
dry goods house of Messrs, Cohen, McMahan
& Cos., sold out his interest in the business
to the remaining partners. This change
was made on account of Mr. McMahan’s
health, it not permitting him to engage in
any confining business.
Master Alliert Skellie, of Fort Valley,
has one of the most sensible chickens in the
State. He can put iui empty oyster can or
match box down, mount the chicken on it.
and the chicken will walk it without getting
olf. Then he can mount him ou a stick,
jerk tho stick from under him, and the
chicken will light on his head. It will do
many other tricks.
On Monday two negro men, while chop
ping the grass < >ut on Maj. Neal's planta
tion, between Marsliallvillo and Fort Val
ley, became enraged over a discussion and
abandoned the grans crop and began to hoe
eaeh other. One of them was ‘‘hood out,"
and died from his wound on Wednesday.
The other is now dodging oflieers. whne
grass continues to grow and the country
damaged but little.
Owing to the ravage of some dreadful
disease to the trees Oglethorpe county
is iu a fair way to be entirely with
out peaches in a few years. This disease
has boon going on for sometime iu a small
way but this year it is telling on a large
percentage of tho trees, which when they
an l attacked the leaves turn brown, curl up
anti in a few weeks the tree is dead. Nc
remedy has yet been found to prevent its
spread.
There is nothing like politeness on all oc
casions. Politeness is natural with some men.
and it may be acquired and become a habit
with anyone who will try. A gentleman of
Cedartown, proverbial for Ins politeness,
was passing one of our bark streets and ob
served a figure in an open window. He in
stantly bowed in his most graceful way and
said; “Good morning." Hearing no re
sponse, and taking a second look, ho
oßservod that the figure was a skeleton in a
doctor’s office.
A numlier of the ministers of the Fowl
town and Kiokee Colored Missionary Bap
tist Associations have been ill consultation
in Albany during the last few days, and
have started a movement for the establish
ment of a denominational high school in
Albany. About thirty ministers met on
Tuesday, and organised by electing the
Rev. Willis Warren President and Rev. G.
T. Johnson, Vice President. The two asso
ciations embrace about 115 churches, with
a membership ranging up into tho thous
ands, and it is promised to erect a good
builikng in Albany anil establish u denomi
national high school.
George Gibson, a cultivated and pleasant
French gentleman, representing a ramie
manufacturing company, with a capital
stix’k of SI3O,UtK), has the present week been
to Beech Island, IS. C., on a visit to Dr. W.
It. Eve, to whom lie had a letter of intro
duction, looking for a site fora ramie facto
ry uml farm. Mr. Gihsoij thinks lie lias
found hi Dr. Evu’s Cowden plantation just
■what lie needs, good land for raising the
ramie, clear, soft water in abundance for
bleaching purjxises, ami convenience to th>
railroad. He says that, ho like* it better
than any place he lias seen since he bus been
South
Rev. Ham Juno* nnd his wife arrived
nt Cartersvillo last (Saturday morn
ing from Newcastle, Ky., where the balance
of tlm family is now sojourning with the
■notbei of Mrs. Jones. They left again
Monday night for a long visit North, Mrs.
Jones going direct to Newcastle while Mr.
Jones takes in the Lnko Hide (O.) campmeet
lug, and fills engagements at Cincinnati.
Chatuiiqua, N. Y.. and other places. He
will, with ills family, 1> at Round Lake, one
of the loveliest spits on the universe, situ
ated in New York, from Aug. 13 to Aug. 23,
where a ramp meeting of lurge proportions
is to be held.
About two months ago Jume* K. Patter
son, of tin* Eleventh district of Meriwether
county, elojied with the wife of T. H. Bird.
A letter to the editor of the Vindicator
states that tho fugitive pair are near Cowl
ingfonl, Choctuw Nation. 1. T. Mr. Patter
son hail *n uncle, n Mr. Right,, living in the
neighborhood wjo has died since Pattorann’s
arrival in the Nation. It is represented that.
Patterson is endeavoring to get possession of
the property of the deceased uncle, to which
his aunt, Sire. Raney Jenkins, and Mi's.
Putter.on, his mother, nre entitled. It
so* ms that Patterson is passing off as a mar
ried umu m tho Territory.
One-armed Albert Hutcherson, colored
man of Cartersvillo, developed into an ob
streperous pugilist Saturday night, lie fell
out with a colored woman !>y the name of
Hannah Moss almilt some trivial matter and
proceeded to inflict a severe lionting upon
her. lie knocked her down and beat her up
fearfully. Her injuries, according to the at
tending physician, are serious, and Hannah
ivill not lx- able to get alsnit for awhile.
She was hurt internally. Albert was car
riixl before Mayor Wikle Monday morning,
fined $lO and put under a $5O bond to ap
;>ear at the court. He failed to pay his fine
or give bond, and is in jail.
A passenger on the down train from At
lanta Friday morning reports anot her case
of the unwonted fascination of the first class
car for passengers of dusky hue. This time
it was a woman, and a case of pure “cus
sedness.” Tho remonstrances of several
persons were of no avail; “she inula first
class ticket and meant pi ride in tho white
folks’ car,” and there she stayed for a time.
At, Conyers a crowd of young men got wind
of the nature of matters and one of their
number acting a* spokesman for the party
suggested the superior hoalthfulness of the
colored coach. The suggestion was all-con
vincing, and was acted on with surprising
alacrity.
A short while ago an old negro man living
two or thine miles from Cuthbert engaged
himself to n negro w oman on a farm near
by and came to Cuthbert and got his license
P> marry. When lie reached the home of
the intended bride she informed him that
her mind had undergone a change and that
if lie wanted to man y lie must find another
sweetheart. The old fellow came back, told
the story of Lis woes to Judge Gomiley and
tried Pi get him to take the license back.
Hut the Judge told him “they wouldn’t fit
anybody else” and refused to rue tho trade.
Tho old man was sorely grieved but there
was no relief for him. He still does his own
cooking and mends his own clothes.
The Tax Collector of Harris county has
just completed Lis consolidated returns.
Following are its principal features: White
polls l,oSf>, colored 1,220; total 2,005. Acres
of land, whites 279,191, colored 11,28 ft; total
21H),7N0, Value of land, whip's $1, 082,<388,
colored $2(1,110; total $1,'M9,49H. City prop
erty, whites $83,759, colored $2,075; total
$85,8134. Amount of money, solvent debts,
etc., whites $200,3110, colored $025; total
$200,955. Merchandise, whites $04,700.
Cotton m;uiu facturos, whites $lOO,OOO.
Horses and other stock, whites $188,271, col
ored $28,1213; total $210,394. In tlie county
there are six lawyers and fifteen doctors.
Tiio total value of property of every de
scription white $1,820,825, colored $71,-
029; total $1,898,454. '
W. O. Strange, of Oglethorpe, has in
vented a novel, as well as a very useful,
machine for the purpose of loading brass or
paper shells. The machine consists of a box
containing twenty-four holes which are,
exactly the same depth ax ttie length of a
shell. Empty shells are inserted in these
holes. The machine can lie mado with any
number of holes, though the model contains
only twenty four. The machine is placed
with tho cap end of the shell down. Next a
tray containing an equal number of holes as
the machine and fits over them perfectly,
and is provided with a brass slide. Tlie
holes in tho tray are the right size fora
charge cither of powder or shot. The slide
is pulled out and the powder for twenty-four
shells is put in in an instant. By the same
process the shells are loaded with shot. He
can load 100 shells in fifteen minutes, and
can load as fast as three men can fire. Five
hundred shells can ho loaded 0 one hour. A
tmtent lias lieen applied for. It is made
almost entirely of wood and can bo sold lor
75 cents.
The Bartow county grand jury of last
week created quite a little sensation when
it was announced that, it found a true bill
against the Rev. Mr. Allen, who lives near
Adairsvillu, charging him with tho crime
of incest. Considering the heretofore high
standing and character of the accused in
the community in which ho lives, and his
robi“s as a minister, it has caused no little
sensation. Public opinion, however, is
much divided as to his guilt. Many of
the most prominent members of his own
church yet have confidence in him and
stoutly protest his innocence, while others
condemn him severely and express no
doubt as to his guilt. The witnesses against
him they claim to be of unquestioned verac
ity, and their testimony is direct and posi
five. <)n the other hand, it is declared to
be a piece of blackmail, and uj>on the trial
of the case that fact will be established, and
tho fair name and reputation of the de
fendant will be cleared of this stain, made
by tiio charge of this most shocking and
heinous offense.
Avery sad case of drowning occurred on
J. H. Dodds’ place, on Cedar Creek, two
miles below Cedartown, last Saturday even
ing. Blanton Johnson is a. tenant on the
place and had a boy, Mounsford, 13 years
of age, who was wont to accompany him to
the creek aud go in bathing with him. On
Saturday evening, Mr. Johnson being away,
Mike, a negro Ixiy about iiis own age, came
by from Mr. Dodds’, where lie works about
the hi>use,forMouusford to aceon ijkny him to
the creek, but his mother forbade him
going, die went to work with a hoe near
tho Irfruse, but in a little while, in disobedi
ence of his mother's orders, joined the ne
fro, and tho two went to Irathe. The negro
oy tells tho story'of what occurred. He him
self had left the creek and put his clothes on,
but Mounsfonl insisted on going a little lower
down the creek and jumping from a huge
rock on tho bank. The negro re
monstrated, saying it was deep, but to no
purpose, as the boy insisted otherwise and
went ahead. He was soon in water away
over his head, uml being unable to swim,
struggled for a little while and sank several
times. The negro, lioing unable to swim,
could do nothing, but swing some boys
coming in an ore wagon, colled to them, but
they could neither swim, and the lioy sank
Ills last time before their eyes.
Friday a gentleman well-known in Atlan
ta called at police headquarters and secur
ing an audience with Capt. Criin informed
him that a young lady (n relative of his, re
siding on Cooper street) had been grossly
insulted. The gentleman then requested tho
Captain to investigate the matter. At the
lady's home Capt. Crim was shown a letter
winch had been handed to her by a negro
woman. The letter was quite offensive, nnd
when the negro woman delivered it sho in
formed the Indy that she would call for nn
answer. Tliero was no tiiuue to the note,
and nothing by wliieli it eould lie
traced appeared. Capt. Crim knew
of but one way to trace the note to its au
thor, and alter considerable persuasion he
induced tile lady to answer it. Th. answer
was favorable, and Friday night at the hour
suggested a hack was stopped near the Indy's
home. She was not tliero to meet the hack,
but ( 'apt. Crim and Detective Reeve* were.
In the hack was u driver and a negro man.
Capt. Crim h*ik the man from the hack and
liegan questioning him. Ho udmltted that
he laid given till' note to the negro woman,
and claimed that it was given him by Joe
Berry. The negro told what seemed to be
ti straight story, one that eireiinistaiuvs sus
tained. Capt. Crim then lioguti a search
for Berry, and, finding him, conducted him
to police headquarters, where he was locked
up. Berry will lie arraigned in the Police
Court, ana the letter will be used os cvmeneo
ugaiust him.
The Bartow county grand jury last week
got after the boomers with a sharp stick.
Tjiero was quite a i!isorc|iancy liclweeii the
figures of some property that were held at
►mul the figures given in to the tux ri>oeiver.
The grand jury was alter these discrepan
cies and from the way they improved prop
erty, or at least tho price of it. was enough
to dazzle the eyes of the most energetic
comer lot speculator. Prices were "Inillod,”
so to speak. Lots of land, known to liuvo
concealed Ixmeatli its unpretentious
loiking stones uul rubbish, princely
manganese banks, and given in by the
owner at a figure ulmut w hat the rubbish
would bring, were sized tip in u mineral
point, of view and assessed accordingly.
People, next to lieating a railroad, had
rather lioat their own native State and
county than anybody. A few mine owners
throughout the county will Im somewhat
surprised at the amount of tax tie _v will
have to pay ti*L fuli. Vim muu who owns a
THK MORM>U NKYVS: MjNDAY. JULY 24, 1887.
lot that he bought a few months ago for
$l2O. refused $8,060 for the mineral right on
it alone. Ho gave this valuable piece of
property in at the price he gave for it $l2O,
hut the grand jury changed it considerably.
In their presentments the jury complains
that a great many have given in their tax
too low and presented several parties en
gaging in such business. Several members
of the jury were in favor of asking the
judge for the appointment of tax assessors
for the county, and no doubt this question
will lie considerably agitated in tho near
future.
In Banks county the changing of the dis
trict lines between Bnshville and Wilmot
district, was followed by a similar petition
from two of the citizens of Berlin distict,
one of Maysville and one of Homer, pray
ing that a certain lxmHilary of Berlin lx*
added to Bnshville; whereupon the Ordi
nary ap|minted a commissioner to locate the
lines, which was done, the whole thing be
ing managed so quietly that scarcely a citi
izen of the district knew anything about
the matter, outside of the few individuals
connected with it. Many of the strong
est friends of Judge Hill and ad
vocates of stock law openly con
demn his official conduct in
this matter. A meeting of about twenty of
the citizens of Berlin district was held on
Monday in Esquire Telford’* office. They
organized by electing u chairman and secre
tary, and after discussing tho matter for
some time, decided to draw up a strong pe
tition, requestiifg the Ordinary to restore
tho district to its original boundaries.
After seeking legal counsel, it was decided
to inquire if his honor would entertain such
petition. It was stated that he declined to
entertain a petition unless signed by a
majority of those included in
tho “cut-off.” They then resolved them
selves into an indignation meeting, and
passed resolutions severely reflecting upon
I he ()rdinary’s official action, and decided to
disregard the whole proceeding by continu
ing to turn Out stock, as heretofore. An
other meeting was railed to take place on
Thursday, at Mize’s school house, for further
consideration of the matter. The district, it
is claimed, is cut nearly in two in tw< i places,
the precinct and one of the justice’s cut off,
and tiie shape made soawkward as to render
it entirely unfit to remain intact any longer
as a militia district.
FLORIDA.
The I zees burg Rifles are increasing in
numbers.
Anew hall is to be built at Marianna.
$ 1,500 has been paid for the site.
Cigar factory 106. Lake City, will largely
increase its force at an early date.
The crop prospect for 1887 is better in
Loon county than for twelve years past.
Tho Bank of Titusville will open its doors
for business Oct. 3, instead of Sept. 1, as re
ported.
John Dozfer aud Richard Shackleford re
oently killed five wild cats iu one day near
Greenville.
Business at the land Office at Gainesville
is rushing. Over #4,000 wore taken in on
the last two days.
H. It. Olmstead has commenced building
u wharf for the accommodation of the resi
dents in Kan Gnllie.
Like City covers more surface than many
cities of 2(),IKH) inhabitants. It is a mile
and a quarter square.
The Ocala Building nnd Loan Association
met Friday night and disposed of SI,OOO at
4!) per cent, premium.
The first of Columbia county’s new sweet
potato crop male its appearance in the Lake
City market last week.
Chiplev can boast of two saw mills, one
grist mill and cotton gin, one millinery shop
and fourteen business houses.
The crop of lemons around Leesburg this
year will he fair. In Watts & Lanier’s
grove there are about 700 boxes.
Bloomfield offered as an inducement for
location of Die temporary county soat there
“free meals for the County Commissioners. ”
The Ocala Rifles are now tinder command
of Capt. E. B. Richardson, he being unani
mously elected Thursday night to fill that
position.
A few caterpillars have appeared in Madi
aon (in Tuesday last Robert Fearnside
found them in bis cotton crop and - brought
a few into town.
The lumber for building the Baptist
church at Bronson is being delivered on tho
ground. It will tie a handsome building
when completed.
There are at least 100 acres planted ir. Lo
Conte jiears within a radius of one mile
from DeFuniak Springs. These trees are in
a thrifty condition.
The Ijeesburg Commercial says that one
Philadelphia commission house got $3,5*00
worth of truck from the gardeners on the
South Side the past season.
Emilio Pons & Cos. have been licensed to
manufacture cigars at Yhor City. Thisfae
tory will commence with fifty hands, which
force will bo increased in the fall.
T. M. McCord, of Longwood, formerly of
Quitman, Ua., died Wednesday night of
heart disease, bought on by prostration from
heat. Ho leaves a wife and five children.
There will ho a tisli fry at Ponce do Leon
Springs on Saturday. July 30. The brass
hand of DcFunink will challenge the brass
baud of CUipley fora “blow,” and of course
the CUipley hoys will accept.
The County Commissioners of Levy conn
ty will, under a recent act of the legislature
requiring it, proceed at their next meeting
to tfivido the county into Commissioners’,
Justices’ and election districts.
The tohacco industry Ims caused ntoro in
qniry for Columbia county lands in the post
two months than perhaps at any previous
time in the county's history. These in
quiries coiuo chiefly from the Southern
States.
J. C. Lulling has sold his one-third inter
est in the Leesburg Commercial to a well
known Florida journalist, who will be
added to the editorial staff on or about
Sept. 1. The firm name is hereafter Kratt
Bros. & Cos.
At the meeting of the Orlando Board of
Trade held Thursday afternoon, Mayor
Keel, A’. L. Mills and Mahlon Gore were ap
pointed a committee to confer with the
Jacksonville committeo regarding reduced
rates to Florida during the coming season.
I'he proposed military academy at flrlan
do is now an assured fact, and descriptive
circulars will lie issued in a few days. The
building sieured is well adapted for such a
puiqiose and with a competent corjis of ip
stimctort there seems every pros|sct of sue
ecus.
A private letter has been received in Pa
Intka from S. U. Hammond, at Fort Gates,
stating that Mrs. Hammond, his wife, had a
fall on Saturday lost from which she sus
tained, it is feared, serious injury to the
spinal column. She is perfectly helpless
nml has suffered terribly since the accident.
T. V. Cnshen, formerly of Palatka lint
now of Jacksonville, purchased on Thuri -
day last the Vincent lot at Palat ka oil which
the Gem City planing mill now stands. It
L not known whether Mr. Cnshen will build
on the property or not, hut) it is presumed
he will. The price paid for the property
was $£,110(1.
Otis Richardson was exhibiting a cluster of
as line red apples, on Saturday, that grow
on bis "sand hill” plain at Bronson, as could
In grown anywhere in the Northwest. The
apple problem is evidently lining solved,
showing that apples, oranges, pears and
peaches will nil grow to perfection in the
same grove.
At DcFuniak Springs Wednesday light
ning struck Ahiquu church and set it on Are.
Mr. Julian Phillips was teaching schodl in
the house and two of bis pupils Warren
Keonjers and sister, were struck by the
lightning and knocked seusidess for some
time. At la-t accounts the boy was lxvfiv
er ing, but tho girl was still 3 ii critical con
dition.
A perfect stone spear head, nearly air
inches in length, was taken from the furuaeo
nt the ice factory at Sanford Friday. It
hail evidently I Mini imlnsldisl in some of the
wood burned, but how long since the savage
hand liud cast it into the wood of tbotree.
which hsd, uu doubt, entirely grown over
ar.,l bidden it from view, will never be
known.
!.H?t Friday night client 8 o’clock, while
John Hale was asleep on tho platform ad
j lining the St it r office, at Titusville, a negro,
unknown to him, suddenly snatched bis
watch out of his vest pocket and find to
wardx the west. On the outside the ease is
yellow looking, anil on the ir ide is bright
gold-like. In the inside of the cose is en
graved “United States Watch Cos., Boston,
Mass. ”
Joseph F. Dean is having plans drawn for
tho erection of a hotel on Ins lot diagonally
across from the lemon street depot of the
Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West rail
way, at I’alatka. This building will be
erected at a cost of $5,006, and this place
will be made the dinner station of tiio fast
mail. Mr. Dean will not conduct the busi
ness himself, but will lease the building to
other parties.
The County Board of Health at a meet
ing Thursday directed that the steamships
or other vessels should receive no passengers
from Key- West to Tampa unless they pre
sented a certificate from the President of tiie
Key West Board of Health or health officer
that their baggage had been thoroughly
fumigated and disinfected. This is only an
additional precaution, to the certificate of
acclimation.
The fire insura nee companies have made
10 per cent, reduction from tho rates of
Dec. 24, 1884, on all mercantile risks and
hotels in Palat kn, to take effect on and after
July 22, 1887; and that three-quarter loss
and value elnusos may Ixt stricken out of
existing policies and omitted in future. This
reduction was caused l>y the erection of
water works and the location of fire hydrants
throughout the city.
Daytona Mcxse.nqer: A man is going
about tho streets of Daytona claiming to be
John the Baptist. He lias light hair and
chin whiskers, and looks like a steamboat
deck hand. Wo desire to warn those of our
readers who may be inclined to trust him
that ho is not what he purports to be. We
have taken great pains to look the matter
up, and find, as a result of our research, that
John the Baptist is dead.
John Savarese has purchased the steamer
Mistletoe from the Homosassa Company to
tend his fish oainjis on Tampa and Sara
ISota bays. He arrived with her from Cedar
Keys Thursday. He will have lier taken
out on the ways at the shipyard and con
siderable repairs made, so that she will bo
ready to commence running again oil Aug.
15, at which time the fall fishing season
opens. Savarese has lieen in Savannah the
past month or so.
As the construction train was nearing
Rosewood on Saturday night, some mis
creant fired three shots into the cab, Itrik
ing terror to the hearts of the crowd o.
hands therein. Tho train ran only a fev
yard.i farther, when one of the rails liad
been taken up. and the engine jumped
across the missing space and regained the
track, several of the flat cars being
wrecked. No clue has been obtained as to
who the scamps are that attempted this
wholesale slaughter.
During Monday’s storm at DeFuniak
Springs lightning struck the house of Mr.
Pclton, whose residence is about two miles
from town, and tore out one of the gable
ends of his house, passed under a pile o!
bed-clothes which were scarcely scorched,
then under a coarse sack, which it set. on
fire, thence down ward through the kitchen,
tearing off a large splinter which fell close
to Mr. Pelton’s chair. A hammer through
which the current passed tiad its handle lit
erally torn into ribbons. Not a single mem
ber (if the family received a shock.
Last Monday night at Point Washington,
from nn unknown cause, the saw mill of W.
L. Criglar took Are and was entirely de
stroyed, together with a small schooner and
1,700,000 feet of lumber. The mill was
valued at about #15,001). and there was no
insurance upon it, tho policy having .lust
previously expired. The lumber was o Wiled
ny Baara'& Cos., of Pensacola, was worth
SIO,OOO, and was also uninsured. The value
of the schooner and the name of her owner
could not lie as No details of the
disaster are to lie obtaifled, the site of the
mill being isolated, no telegraph wire touch
ing the place, and mail facilities being
poor. \
I.hke City Reporter: Last Tuesday morn
ing the streets were crowded with people
discussing the strike. The Reporter repre
sentative immediately set out. for the scene
of the difficulty and found tho doors of both
factories closed and the eigarmakers walk
ing around at their ease and imbibing fre
quently. They appeared in tho best of lmmor
and no trouble was anticipated.
On close investigation we found
tlie trouble was caused by a differ
ence in wages, some of tho markers reeeiv
ing more than others. Tuesday morning a
committee of the strikers waited on the
heads of tho factories and presen toil a sched
ule of prices which they required, should be
adopted. Mr. Over refused, stating that he
coulil not afford it, whoreupon tiny pro
claimed the strike and left. Wednesday
morning Air, Goer's men came to him to
obtain a settlement for their work or. Mon
day. He requested them to await tho arrival
of his book-keeper to whom such matters
were entrusted. During this time a discus
sion arose between Mr. Greer and Mr.
Hines, in which the latter used some
violent language anil a scuffle
ensued. The strikers then left the house
and all the parties concerned were arrested
bv Marshal Bethea and brought before the
Mayor. Mr. Hines was fined sl3 for using
provoking language to Mr. Goer on tho Int
toorfown premises, etc. Mr. Goer was dis
charged after an admonition. Tho affair
was very unpleasant to tho citizens, us the
cigar makers laid hitherto boon con
sidered very good-natured young men,
and the forces at both factories were to be
largely added to.
The following civil appointments have
liceo made during the week: John L. Camp
bell, to ho County Juilgo in and for WaltTm
countv; Frank E. Saxon, to be Clerk Cir
cuit Court in mid for Hernando county; T.
IV. Langford, to lie Sheriff in and for Lee
county; U. C. Freeman, to bo Notary Pub
lic in aml'eor the State; King Wylly, to he
member Board of Health in and for Orange
county; Jaspci F. Green, to he Justice of
tlie Peace in and for Clay county; George
A. Patton, to lie Tax Collector in uiul
for Franklin county; P. B. VVever, to he
County Commissioner in and for Sumter
county; W. A. Alills, to lie member Board
Health in and for Santa Rosa county; J. L.
Roqneniore anil B. M. Stoddard, to be No
taries Public in and for the State at large;
John C. Douglass, to he Tax Collector in and
for Walton county; D. H. Yanoy, to be
County Judge in and for Ijiko county;
James C. Preston, to lie County Judge in
anil fur Hernando county; E. A. Harrison,
to he Superintendent Public Instruction
in and for Citrus county; Janies U. Temple,
to lie Superintendent Public Instruction in
and for Hernando county; James 51.
Owens, Sr., to lie County Commis
sioner in for 1 jike county; P. A. McMillan,
to t>o County Commissioner in and for Bre
vard county; C. C. Carroll, to lie County
Commissioner in and for Levy county• John
R. Thomas, to tie Justice of the Peace
in and for DeSoto county: Roliert
Ntonson Pringle, to be Justice of
the Peace in mid for Citrus county;
G. IV. Priest, to ho County Commissioner
in mid for Putnam county: H. A. McNory,
t > tie member Board Health in and for De-
Soto county: C. T. Jennings, Alden N. Sib
ley and C. \V. Jacocks, to lie Notaries Pub
lic in and for the State at large; George S.
Hallmark, to Im< Countv Judge in and for
Escambia county; X. J. .McKinnon, to be
SupcrlntcndoiM Public Instruction in and
for Walt ill county; H. N. Bratton, to be
County Commissioner in and for Osceola
ccunty.
Prematurely Aged.
Many a woman is robbed of those charms
which the gentler sox value so highly, and
mode old before her time by functional ir
regularities. To such tile bloom of youth
nttA lic restored hv the use of a remedy
which luiu shsst the test of time and which
is hulav acknowledged to be without an
eipinl ns a cure for all female weaknesses—
Dr. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription." Brail
diiwur-i*.
DRY GOODS.
E C K'ST ETN ’S!
r pilE ENTIRE CENTRE COUNTERS will ho specially devoted to the .lisnlav of the GUEATU- Vr
£ P,AU< JAINS evwr offered in plain, checkod, plaid, stripod and novelty V.'HITGOOiiQ These
goods an* all remarkably cheap, and many cannot be duplicated at double the price.
I*arp* Plaid Nainsooks. sc.
Fine Small Checks, tUic.
500 pieces small and large Fancy Satin Finished Plaid Nainsook, by picc*> only, at 10c. a yard
Very line and sheer large and small Plaids, yard wine, ]tyfc.
Fine quality Novelty Plaids and Strifes 25c., reduced to INc.
lmiH>rted Novelty Lace effects for yoked and starved, reduced to 35c
1(X) White Embroidered Rob‘-a at half price.
Summer Dress Goods of all grades reduced to cost
A lot of Pink, Blue and Gray Nuns’ Veiling, reduced from 25c. to 10c. a yard.
()ne lot of All-Wool Nuns' Veiling, 40 inches wide, reduced from $1 to 50c.
Juftt received, a Grand Bargain in Black Silks, $1 and $1 35. Don't wait on this lot. They are
selling fast.
Friday's steamer brought us 4 cases of Beautiful Lawns, love’.y tinU, ualy sc. a. yard.
GENTLEMEN, ATTENTION!
To arrive on MONDAY'S STEAMER an immense purchase of dents' 4-ply Linen Collais and
fluffs from one of the best manufacturers in the country. A.i perfect go .as and latest styles. All
sizes.
Collars, 75c. per dozen.
Cuffs, 75c. per dozen pairs! TUTS IS THE BIGGEST BARGAIN ON RECORD.
AT TWELVE AND A HALE CENTS-50 dozen Ladies’ Fancy Stripes and Solid Coiors Ilo.e pat
up in lots of 4 pairs.
ANOTHER CIIaNCF.
4 cases of Bleached Shirtihgs, yard wide, (?J4c., worth Bc.
fS' Make your purchases in the cool of the day. Open at 6a. m.
E C I v 8 X E T N ’B.
FURNISHING GOODS.
Straw Hats!
CHEAP STRAW HATS!
All our MACKINAWS reduced to close out.
WHITE AND FANCY PIQUE SCARFS,
25c. PER I>f ZEN.
Unbleached and Fancy Hal' Hose at 25c. Pair.
*
Now is the Tifne to Buy.
An elegant line of BAI.IiKIGOAN and LISLE
THREAD UNDERWEAR and HALF HOSE.
JEANS DRAWERS and GAUZE DRAWERS,
all sizes.
NIGHT SHIRTS, Plain and Fancy,
HAMMOCKS, with Stretchers, for comfort.
CHINESE, CORK HELMETS and BARK
HATS.
SUN UMBRELLAS, GINGHAM and SILK
UMBRELLAS, and the GLORIA CLOTH that
wears so well. All sizes and all prices.
RUBBER PILLOWS. RUBBER COATS and
LEGO INS, SATCHELS and VALISES, WALK
ING CANES and BATHING SUITS, at
LaFar’sNew Store,
no hull streikt.
' BUTTER.
BEST
Table Butter
ONLY
25c. per lb.
STRAUSS ML
/
22 and 22 1-2 Barnard St
W EPICAL.
BRA DF I ELD'S
FEMALE
REGULATOR
A SPECIFIC FOR
Painful, Qurpresscd,
rofhsc, Ora'Ky and
MONTHLY SICKNESS.
If taken during the CHANGE OF LIFE, greal
danger will be avoided. Send for book, "Mj
■auk to Womcji,” mailed free.
iiuADfield Reoulatoh Cos.. Atlanta. Gfc
PUBLICATIONS.
THE WILMINGTON STAR.
REDUCTION IN PRICE.
Attention in called fo the following mine* and rates
of {subscription, imli in advance•
THE DAILY STAR.
One Year Jr, no
Six Months a no
Three Month* 1 60
One Mouth b 0
TH® WEEKLY STAR.
One Year $1 no
Six Months no
Three Months SO
Our Telegraph News service has recently been
largely inti eased, and it is our determination to
keep the Stak up to the highest standard of
newspaper excellence. Address
WM. 11. BERNARD,
Wilmington, N. C.
BANKS.
KISSIMMEE CITYTank,
Kissimmee City, Orange County, Fla.
CAPITAL - - - $30,000
tpRANS.VCTa regular linking business ulve
1 i‘articular attention to Florida collections.
Correspondence solicited. Issue Exchange on
New 3 ork. New (irleans, Savannah and Jack
soiiville, Fla Resident Agents for Coutts A Cos.
and Melville. Evans & Cos., of Loudon. England.
New York correspondent: The Seaboard
National Bank.
IJ'OB BALE, old Newspapers, just the thing
for wrappers, only 15 cents a hundred, 200
for ■ oat the bucMw office.
FRUIT .TARS.
WOODBURY, GEM, MASON'S, and other
approved FRUIT JARS. at JAS. S. SILVA &
SON’S.
RAILROAD BONDS.
The undersigned offers for sale at pat ex-July
Coupon $500,000 of the MARIETTA AND
NORTH GEORGIA RAILWAY COMPANY’S
FIRST MORTGAGE 6 PER CENT. FIFTY
YEAR BONDS, iu multiples of 81,000 to suit
buyers.
r T'HESE bonds can be safely taken by inves
-1 tors as a reliable R per cent, security, which,
will, in all probability, advance to 15 points
above par within the next three or four years,
■as this road will traverse a country unsurpassed
for mineral wealth, for climate, for Scenery, for
agricultural purposes, and for attractiveness to
the settler.
The company has mort~age.d its franchise and
entire line of railroad, built and to be built, ami
all its other property, to the Boston Safe Deposit
and Trust Company to secure its issue of 50*yoar
ti per cent, bonds. These bonds will be issued at
the rate of about $17,1X10 per mile, on a line ex
tending from Atlanta, Ga., to Knoxville, Tenn.
A sinking fund is provided for their redemption.
It will be one of the best paying roads in the
South. It will be of standard gauge and will
develop a region of country extending from
Middle Georgia, through North Carolina to
Knoxville. Tenn., where it will connect with
lines leading to Cincinnati. Louisville, St. Louis
and Pittsburg.
The road is now completed to. Murphy, N. C.,
and is to lie pushed on to Knoxville as fast as
the nature of the country will permit. The high
financial standing and energy of the men prin
cipally interested in it sufficiently guarantees its
varly completion.
Further information will be furnished upon
Application to A. L. HARTRIDGE, Savannah,
Ga., or to BOODY, McLELLAN & CO., 57
Broadway, New York.
GROCERIES.
JUST RECEIVED
Salmon & Lobsters
IN FLaT CANS.
THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
ALWAYS ON HAND A FULL LINE OF
Staple & Fancy Groceries
—AT
The Mutual Co-Operative Association,
Barnasd and Broughton Street Lane.
STEAM LAUNDRY.
SAVANNAH STEAM LAUNDRY,
131 Congress Street.
Blankets arid Lace Curtains
Cleaned as Good as New.
SEE OUR NEW REDUCED PRICE LIST.
Work Called for nnil Delivered.
DRUGS AND .MEDICINES*
Don't Do ll! Don’t Do What?
YV’TIY don't walk our tony streets with that
▼ l nice dress or suit of clothes on with Stains
or Grease SjMits In, to which the Savannah dust
slicks “closer than a brother," when
Japanese Cleansing Cream
will take them out clean as anew pin. 25c. a
butt! *. Made only by
J. R. HALTIWANGER,
At his Drug Stores, Broughton and Drayton,
Whitaker ana Wayne streets.
BAY RUM.
Imported Bay Bum,
A FINE ARTICLE,
AT STRONG'S DRUG STORE.
r Lulluml • wry '•
DRY GOODS.
ill, nils.
Daniel Hogan
WILL OFFER DURING THIS WEEK
50 Saratoga Trunks
At One-Half the Regular Price
Auyhedy needing r.n article of this kind wilj
find tt. s an exceptional opportunity, as I Intend
to clot*** out the entire lot within the next week
or two.
Wiiite Goods, Wlib Goods.
50 Pieces CHECK NAINSOOK at 5c.: reduced
from 854 c.
40 Pieces CHECK NAINSOOK at lie.; foraict
price 10c.
75 Pieces PRINTED ORGANDY MUSLIN at
10c.: reduced from 15c.
50 Pieces PRINTED INDIA LINEN at 10c.;
reduced from 15c.
50 Pieces PLAIN INDIA LINEN, at f%\:
reduced from 1254 c.
25 Piecefc LONDON CORD at CJ4c.; reduced
from 10c a yard.
100 Dozen LADIES’ HEMSTITCHED HAND
KERCHIEFS at 1254 c. each; former price 18c.
100 Dozen. Ladies' HEMSTITCHED HAJs’D
KERCHiSFS at 15c. each; former price 20c.
50 I)o/7 1 LADIES’ HEMSTITCHED HAND
KERCH'•FS at 200. each; former price 25c.
50 Dozer ENTS’ LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
cl, $1 oOaW'ew: worth 82 a dozen.
50T>ozen “ENTS- I.INEN HANDKERCHIEFS
at $2 a dozen; Worth $2 40 a dozen.
25 Dozen GENTS’ LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
at $8 a dozen; worth at least $3 61.
25Dozen GENTS’ REINFORCED SHIRTS at
<se. each; reduced from 81 each.
50 Dozen GENTS* REINFORCED SHIRTS at
60c each; reduced from ~se. each.
25 Dozen GENTS’ BALBRIGGAN UNDER
VESTS at 00c. each; former price 85c. each.
SUMMER SILKS
At 23t4c.,25c., 30c , 35c., 40e. and 45c. a yard
SPijese figures do not cover half the cost of iin
isortatiou.
________ r
MATTINGS, MATTINGS.
100-Pieces CALCUTTA (all new, fresh good*
at prices TiingMg from 20c. to 50c. per yard.
Daniel Hop,
MILLINERY,
Piatshek’s,
138 'Broughton St.
Positive Clearance Salt
Of our entire remaining stock 01
SUMMER GOODS
- -IN
Millinery,
Parasols,
Gloves,
Hosiery.
Embroideries,
Laces, Collars,
Infants’ Lace Caps,
Ladies’ Muslin Underweai.
Canton Mattings,
Linen Ulsters,
Knit Underweai
Jerseys, ano
Our Great Line of Novelties
Those wishing to buy real, lire bargains ca
never avail themselves of a better chance that
we are now offering, for what wc state is posi
tively boua fido.
N. B.—Country orders will receive the sam,
benefit of reduction gi ven to our home trade
Your orders we respectfully solicit.
TV BEE RAILROAD.
SAVANNAH AND TYBEE fillLWAl
Standard Time.
Commencing Saturday, July ic, lfim.tiu
following schedule will be iu effect:
No. 3. No. 1. No. 5. No. 7.*
Lv. Savan
nah 10:30 am 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:50 pm
ArTybeo.ll:46 a m 4:15 pm 7:00 pin 11:05 pid
No. 2. No. 4. No. fl. No 8 *
Lv. T.vbee.7:oo a m 4:05 pm 9:15 pm 6:00pn)
Ar. Navaii
nah 8:15 am 5:20 p m 10:25 p m 9:10 pm
♦Trains 7 and 8 Sundays only.
All trains leave Savannah from Savannah an 4
Tyhcc depot, in S„ F. and W. yard, east of pea
Deliver d|K,t. leave Tyboe from Ocean Houma
Tickets on sale at depot ticket office, anil a|
Fernandez's Cigar Store, corner Bull and
Broughton streets.
C. O. HAINES, Supt.
Savannah, July 15, 1887.
I I ■ I ' '"-W
FRUIT ANI) G ltO( FRIES.
cfX bbagk
northern cabbage.
ONIONS. POTATOES, LEMONS, COW PEA*.
TABLE PEAS, FEED MEAL.
THE BEST COW FEED, EYES, BEAN, CORN
OATS AND HAY.
GET OUR CARLOAD TRICES.
100 BAY.
W D. SIMKINS&OQ