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SYSTEMATIC BOBBERY.
BOW TWO NEGROES PLUNDERED
A WAREHOUSE.
fcegular Visits Paid to a Tobacco
Storeroom and Wholesale Lots
Taken Away How the Thieves
Were Run Down and Caught.
Benjamin Young and Alfred Walker
(ooloredi. were '■'nt to jail yesterday on a
conunitineul from Justice Waring 11 iseil s
court, charging lb cut with burglary, the
offense being stealing tobacco from El’i*.
Young &Cos Messrs. E lis, Young & t ’<>.
have an office in the City Exchange on the
east side. In the tiaseuieiit of the Exchange
they have a warehouse for the storage of to
bacco. but seldom have a very large stock on
band. The warehouse ha- two approaches,
but both are open, and ns the electric
light dispenses a bright radiance ’round
aln>uT. they felt no apprehensions of trouble
from Uue.es. As but a small stock was
kept on hand, it was not examined as care
-1 u.lv as li u .m l have lieen had then* lieeu
a Urge an our.t *:or" 1.
Last T. rsux the K ■v* in the warehouse
were count . but they failed to tally with
the )ooks The linn had another count
made but tbe rv-,i:t was the sain*. a heavy
shortage in the t.umlxer of tioxes being dis-
Ti eii - ;• and window were care
fully examined, but the onlv trace found
was the fact that the lock of the
door lore some marks of hav
ing been tampered with. Mr.
Young, ot the tii iii. took entire charge ot
the matter, an-i undertook to catch the
thief orthievi-s He called upon Detective
"Wctherlioni. explained the matter to him
and left, confident that the bold purloiiiers
c f his choice tobacco would soon li" in lim
bo. Mr. Wetherhorn went to work, but the
trail was faint Nothing was aid of the
jobbery, it being kept so very quiet that.
veil the tlmi's jiorter sus]iected iiotbing of
the kind. The detective soon got
oil a track and satisfied himself
that he was on the right road, out he lacked
yet the necessary evidence to hold his orb
icier if arrested. After the discovery or the
robbery the linn took the precaution of
counting the lioxes every night and morn
ing. Nothing wrong was observ si till yes
terday utorning, " hen on making the usual
count four more hoxe , were missing. Mr.
Young then resolved on “war,” and united
1 is efforts with Mr. Wetherhorn to hunt
the rascals down. The dues obtainod were
followed out, more and fresh traces of the
parties implicated secured and by .8
o'clock in the afternoon the shrewd detec
tive and his active co-laborer had the sat is
faction of arresting two of the thieves, and
lad the name of the buyer of the stolen
goods in their possession. They secured
also the return of a [sirtion of the tobacco
and information regarding where the bal
ance was stored.
When examined the negroes charg'd
each other with tlie burglary, each admit
ting he had received the t ibacco from the
other and that the other fellow entered the
warehouse. When the place was
found where tue tobacco was sup
posed to lie. the proprietor disclaimed
all knowledge of it. A search warrant was
procured and some tobacco was brought to
light that Mr. Young identified as theirs.
Ail their ping tobaccos were labeled, or
rather hail their trade mark or name on
labels which were pasted on the plug' . On
a dose examination it was seen when' these
tigs or pasters had been torn off, the mark
or outline left on the tobacco being cjtut •
plainly seen. The evidence was sufficient,
and the tobacco was taken to Justice Rus
sell's office.
Benj. Young was the warehouse man, and
it is supposed in this way he became fatnil
lar with the amount of tobacco on hand and
made his hauls accordingly. Walker hod
formerly been a drayman for the house, but
was discharged some time ago. It is thought
thov hud one or more confederates, and that
the raids were made by three or more at a
time, one standing guard while the others
entered the room.
THE REMAINS IDENTIFIED.
Furman M. Burkonstein the Man Killed
on the Central Railroad.
Sunday, July 17, the Mornixq News
chronicled the killing of an unknown man
on the Central railroad, at the 48-inile post.
Besides this, there was a description of the
party and the clothing lie worn This no
tice fell into the 1 lands of his relations, and
to-day his two brothers-in-law, E.
J. Henary and T. J. Graham, of
Guyton, this Mate, came lor the remains.
The deceased. Freeman M. Burk-iistem,
"was a farmer King near Guyton. He was
41 years old and o and dumb from his birth,
lie was nci us ,n twl to start out from his
home every now and then, remaining ab
sent for some time. A few days before he
was killed he started off as usual, going
toward Milieu. He probably went up us
far as he desired, and had turned and
partly retract*] his steiss homeward, us he
was walking towara Guyton when
the engine struck him. Being
deaf ainl dumb he did uot
L oir the w histle nor the bell tif the locomo
tive. mid when the tremor of the rails, or-the
iee)K<rs, affected by the rapidly approach
ing train was felt by him lie turned just in
time to meet his doom. When hi.s relations
saw the paragraph in the Morxino News
they applied to the Central authorities and
were oven free passage here. They saw
Capt. Dixon ye.tenlay and identified the
body from the description. To make sure,
however, the KG. was exhumed and the
gentlemen identified it beyond a question.
It was proparsl for removal ami will lie
carried to Guyton this morning. His rela
t.ons expo s* themselves ns lieing well satis
fied with the steps taken in the matter and
think the remains w ere well cared for.
THE FORDS’ TRIPLE BILL.
The Next. Performance-The "Donl
cheflV to be Played Soon.
On Thursday and Friday night* the Ford*
Kill play their triple hill, including the
comedy scene from “Ingomar,” the second
net cC “Virginius,'' and "llis Last i-egs,” n
farce. The hill is now in active rehearsal
end will l>e presented with more elaborate
f.-tti.igu than any that has preceded it, as it
h> tlioln.u of the cason, except Mr. Lnw
rcr.co hanky's liencflt, which will take
place on the night of Au;r. 4. The Uniedl
uii! nresx>o Mr. Hanley's departure for New
York h-join the preui B x>tli-Banvlt com
l-lnat'cn, with which ho will p.l.iy next sea
Set,- “The DnuicheflV’a manuscript piece,
hen hrcii pi,,vha\l specially lor tin benefit.
It w<o> played five ja-rirs npo at the TTitian
Square Theatre, and the parts of "Osdp,”
“Vladimir” and “Anna" wore plated hy
Cim.les Thorne, Juines U’Ni il and Joffcrie
Lewi?, respectively. At the benefit they
will lie ti.hen hv Lawrence Hanley, Thomas
Me. Cube and .Miss Clara Baker.
Walsh, the Murderer.
Walsh, the murderer of the clerk of the
Marshall House, is now at work in the
Augusta and Chattanooga convict camp,
the management of which is now being in
vestigated. When Walsh left here ho was
so thin and gaunt that everyone expected
him to die of consumption before his first
year was out, hut work seems to have ogrs-d
with him as lie now weighs over -Oil pounds
anil complain* that he does not get enough
to eat.
Waterepouts at Tybco.
A rare and beautiful sight was witnessed
off Tybee Island Sunday morning about 11
o'clock in the shspo of six immense water
spouts. There were a number of visitors
on the beach at the time when the spouts
appeared. The sight from the deck or the
pi lot boat Sprite was grand, and one that is
not often seen. The pilots say that those
are the first waterspouts appearing off Tyoee
f or several years.
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and Thera by the
News Reporters.
Chippewa Tribe No. 4, I, O. of R. M.,
1 glil their ramp fires this evening.
White Keys, better known as Barney
K<>ys, has resigned from hi* position ns boat
man at the Kurge office and P. B. Finney
has been appointed ill his place. The latter
entered upon the duties or the (Kisition yes
terday.
The imrcel of new rice received at New
Orleans Saturday, and which was men
tioned in .Sunday's issue of the News, was
milled out yesterday and made altogether
seven barrels, classed fair and sold for Bc.
per pound.
The pilot boat Sprite is on a pleasure
cru s* which will last about throe weeks,
during which time she will visit Charleston.
There are several young ladies aboard,
among them one from Tliomasville who has
never seen Old (icean K'fore.
Eliza Bird and Lizzie Gibbons were up lie
fore Justice Waring Russell yesterday
charged by E’.lu Gee with assaulting and
cutting her with a knife in Telfair Place
last Saturday. They gave bail and were
bound over to appear nt the City Court.
THE TEACHERS’ EXAMINATION.
No Report Yet Made Concerning the
Barnard Street School Vacancy.
Kupt. Baker said yesterday that the Board
of Education would not act on tho commit
tee's recommendation regarding the Bar
nard street school vacancy till some time in
August. The committee examined thopn
pi rs the evening after the examinations
were eonclude*l. and the superintendent says
they were pleased at the averages made by
the applicants for the position. The scop,
of tho examination was very broad and thor
ough. The following are tho individual
averages made by the eight candidates: 96,
SS 5-U, 81, 79 1-9, 78 3, 78 1-9, 77 1-6 and 77.
No names are given yet, so there will Ik* a
good deal of speculation regarding the
standing of the different ones, and probably
a wide diversity of opinion. It is thought
that Miss L. J. Craig and Mrs. K. E. Cotcli
. tt, both of the Massie school, stand very
high in the list. The average of all was si
and a fraction, which the committee thought
very fair. Great interest has been
attached to this examination by
the teachers and their friends, and all are
anxiously waiting the committee's report.
In making this report the committee will
not only take into consideration these
averages but also the experience of the
teacher, their past school record and all
matters connected therewith, so that the
mere fact of securing the highest mark
in this examination would not be sufficient
link's.* all these other important points were
satisfactory.
THERMOMETER RISING.
Indications of a Very Hot and Sultry
Day Yesterday’s Report.
The weather yesterday was very oppres
sive. Tho thermometer was not so very
high, but the humidity of the air and the
general oppressive:less made it very uncom
fortable for those' obliged to be out. The
maximum temperature was 89.5, the mini
mum 74. .' and tho general average 82. Lit
tle or no breeze prevailed, and the people
simply sweltered, rgist night the reports
indicated a higher temperature to-ilay ami
no prospect of rain. The maximum tem
perature in the cotton region was at Way
cross, where the mercury climbed un to
100’.
A slight disturbance was had in the Gulf,
the wind blowing at the rate of forty miles
tier hour at Cedar Key. The temperature
of the upper lake region has tumbled down
to among the fifties, and there is n prospect
that this will relieve this section some time
the lntfi-r part of the week. Rain fell in all
the cotton districts; and in the Carolina.*,
where it was most needed, they had generous
showers, though hardly sufficient to help the
'•rous to any extent. At New Orleans 1.16
inches of rain fell from Jp. m., to 10 o’clock.
A MIDNIGHT MARAUDER.
A Night. Watchman Fires Two Shots
at a River Thief
About 1 o'clock last night Peter Murphy
who is watchman of the bark Pohonto, saw
a man rowing about the vessel in a small
boat. He tried to get through lietween
the vessel and the wharf but finding
the place too narrow he pulled around the
bow and back to the stern. Murphy kept
an eye on Inland saw him attempting to
steal tho skiff that was tics! t<> 1 lie boat. He
called to the marauder to know what he
wanted and no answer came, but the sound
of tugging nt the ropes gave Murphy to un
derstand that lii • fellow was still trying to
get the boat loose, so he fired a shot to scare
the thief, and succeeded, for he let go the
lmat in Smart 'd out into the river. Murphv
called to him to stop, hut he only sent hack
mi impudent rejoinder, and another shot
was fired over hi* head, but the thief pulled
out and got away.
Base Ball.
The Guytons vs. Amateurs will be the at
traction at Base Ball Park to-day. The
game promises to lx* an interesting one and
doubtless a large crowd will be on baud to
witness it.
Local Personal.
Mrs. Lott Haynes left for Baltimore yes.
torday.
Gen. G. P. Harrison left yesterday for
Opelika. Ala., on a visit to his son.
Miss Anna Robinson, of the Cathedral
school, will spend the summer in Dakota.
Mr. John L. llammoud and family leave
to-day for Asheville, N. C., for tho summer.
Mrs. F. E. Cotchett, of the Massie school,
will spend her vacation at Pino Bluff.
Ark.
Miss L. J. Craig, of the Massie school,
leaves in u few days for Long Island, where
she will sjiend the summer.
Mr. 1., Mohr, of Mohr Bros., left last night
for New York. His family left. for New
Holland Springs, Oh., for the summer.
Misses Annie and Maggie MeCralian and
Maggie Ennis of St. Patrick's School left on
Saturday for the C.itskill Mountains, N. Y.,
for their summer vacation
Rev L. W Bacon, pastor of the Inde
pendent Presbyterian church, leaves to-day
ior a o*** mouths vacation in Connecticut.
Rev. Dr Axson will supply the pulpit in
Mr. Bacon's alwence.
Among :h" arrivals at the Pulaski House
were B. M. Turner, Atlanta; J. L. Dawson,
Williamsport, l*it.; T. P. James, Birming
ham, Ala.: John Morissev, Hunt well. Fa.;
L. T. Pennington, New York; A. L. Jones,
Charleston, S. C.; William Glover, Boston:
W. W. Kimball. Macon; J. E. Montague,
llot Springs; William Campbell, Fiiila
delnlu.i. Pa.: John Is'wis, Richmond, Va.;
J. T. Smith, Louisville, Ky.; T. Whitney,
New York.
At the Harnett House were: D. W. Krn
nvr and wif-, Springfield, 111.; Thomas
I'ettis, Toronto, Can.; VV. A. Wisner, Bos
ton; William Taylor, Janies Hargrave,
Brooklyn, N. Y.; W. 15. Johnson, Stockton.
< la.; Joseph Seitz, 11. Ludwig. Philadel
phia, I’u.- T. C. Mend and wife, O. R.
Siience, Pittsburg; J. J. Dautziff r, Detroit,
Micli.: J. !i. Dor; nail, C. I). Cuiihie, Balti
more, Md.; C. H. CmnpK'll, Worcester,
Mass.; William Jaycorks, Hurdeevillo, S.
C.; J. li. Robeson, Enville, Ga.; H. K.
Gcns'diar, Onrdi, Ga,
At, the Screven House were O, W. Oliver,
Macon; Miss Lula Lehigh, Baltimore: E.
Coleman, M C. Blnin, M. K. Jackson, Mrs.
S. K. Everett, Misses Everett, Non York;
J. W. Ponder, Opelika; J, A. McDuffie, J.
W. Coats's, Brunswick: F. K. lawlie,
Suwannee Springs; M. C. Wilkinson,
Samuel Rountree, ijuitman.
Toilet Waters
impart a delightful coolness and fragrance
to the basin and latb. Colgate &. Co.'s are
the • anrlnrri
THE MORNING NEATS: TUESDAY, JULY 2(1, 1887.
GENERAL RAILWAY NEW3.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.
I The Georgia Midland and Gulf is graded
i nine miles north of Griffin.
The Chicago ami Alton has declared an
| other quarterly dividend of 2 per cent.
It is reported that the Union Pacific com
pany has issued orders to suspend all new
construction for the present.
Tlie Chicago and North-Western is push
ing a lino toward Hastings, Neb., which is
r>'i>orted to Is* destined for Denver.
Track is still going down at a tremendous
rate on the extension of the St. Paul, Min
neapolis and Manitoba railway, and at last
account the terminus was some 250 miles
west of Minot, while the grading had been
practically completed to tho Assinahoine
river, 440 miles west, of Minot and within
10 > miles of the Great Falls of the Mis
souri. The rule of progress is now about
five miles per day.
Dr. E. C. Hood, President of tho St.
Johns, Lake Weir and Gulf railroad, re
cently called a meeting of the executive
committee at Lake Weir (Fla.) composed of
Maj. Wright, Vice President: W. E. Mc-
Knv. General Manager, and J. H. Curry,
the attorney, to confer as to the time when
and place where, to begin ojierations on 11A
road. It was decided to push the matter
vigorously and nt once, and make the final
location soon as possible, when it will be de
termined what jioint to begin the work of
construction.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
yesterday inaugurated a line of Pullman
sleeping cars between Savannah and At
lanta. The trains to which these cars are
attached leave Savannah at 7:35 p. m , and
arrive in Atlanta at 7:30 a. in. They leave
Atlanta at 7:05 p. m., and arrive in Savan
nah at 6:10 n. m. The day train has been
so changed that it now 1 coves Jesup on the
arrival of the fast mail from Savannah and
arrives in Macon at 2:20p. in., and Atlanta
at 5:45 p. in., connecting with the limited
train for Tennessee and New York, leaving
Atlanta at 6 p. m. and running Pullman
cars through to New York without change.
I. E. Barwick, of Wildwood, Fla., has
perfected arrangements with the Florida
Southern road, whereby he secures two lo
comotives. and other rolling stock, and
twenty mites of iron and the construction
of a long contemplated railroad project will
soon he carried into effect. The rood will
start from Lady Lake, go to Wildwood, and
thence north of Pannsoffkee lake to the
Withlaeoocheo river. When completed the
road will ckoss Lake Charley Apopka near
Floral City, and extend to the mouth of the
Hornosassa river on the Gulf. The road
will be a feeder to the Florida Southern,
and will bring Wildwood into prominence
as a railroad point.
Charleston Pointers.
Conrad Hubert went to sleep on one of the
docks Saturday night,fell overboard and was
drowned. The deceased was about 50 years
old and a native of Switzerland. He came
to Charleston in search of work about five
months ago, being a cabinetmaker bv trade.
He was a quiet and peaceable man, but had
been known to drink occasionally.
Sunday an enterprising amateur shark
hunter captured the largest raj - perhaps
that has ever been seen in the Cove. The
monster measured 7'j feet in length,
counting the tail, of course, and S.>£ feet in
width. The sting, with which the tail is
armed and which is poisonous, measured 6
inches. It is a thin, ivory sword, armed
with a double row of teeth like the saw of
the sawfish and as sharp as a needle. The
ray was a female and gave birth to four
young rays soon after being landed.
The United congregations of the four
Lutheran churches in Charlestion gat here* I
at St. John’s church. Archdale street, on
Sunday afternoon to witness the ordination
of the Rev. Sydney T. Riser, a young gen
tleman who lias received his theological
education through the liberality ot the St.
John’s and Wentworth street Lutheran
churches of that city. Rev. Mr. Riser is 24
years old, and was born in Newberry, S. C\,
where he received his scholastic and theolog
ical education at Newberry College and
Seminary.
Reports received Sunday from beyond the
Aslitey river indicate that an unusually se
vere rain and wind storm prevailed in parts
of St. Andrew's parish oh Saturday night.
It was particularly severe in the neighbor
hood of and on the Gourdin place, where
the wind blew with tremendous energy,
and was accompanied by Hoods of rain and
frequent flashes of lightning. According to
tho statement of a gentleman who was in
the path of the storm, tho velocity of the
gale was very little less than that of the
great cyclone.
Return of deaths within the city of
Charleston for the week ending July 23:
Whites 20, blacks and colored 44; total til
excluding 4 stillborn*, 1 white, 3 colored.
Under 1 year of age, 3 white, 12 colored;
between 1 and 5 years of age, 1 wliitc, 9
colored; between 5 and 10 years of age, 2
colored; between 10 and 30 years of age, 1
"hits*, 2 colored; between 20 and 30 years of
age, 1 white, 1 colored; between 80 and 40
years of age, 3 white, 4 colored; between 40
and 50 years of age, 8 white, 3 colored; be
tween 50 and 00 years of age, 3 white, 3 col
ored; between 60 airl 70 years of age, 8
white, 2 colored; between 70 and 80 years of
age. 2 white, 1 colored; lietween 80 and !Ni
years of age, 1 colored, between 90 and HA)
years of a ■. 1 colored. AtiMi.il death rate
]>er 1,000, white, for past week 30.92.
Court Notots.
In the ease of the Central Railroad and
Banking Company vs. W. A. Gamble et
ah, a decree was granted ordering the pay
ment of $l5O to the complainant’s solicitor,
$54 to the stenographer and court casts, and
out of the remainder the judgment of J. p,
Sarrnzon’s 8ou&Co., w neh is lor $1,171 48,
802 85 interest, and tile costs of the suit,
and the balance of the fund to go to M. C.
and J. F. Kiser & Cos.
In the case of D. It. Thomas, trustee, vs.
John Lviicb, a temporary injunction was
granted.
l ne nusiness of the Superior Court having
Ih*<‘ii concluded. Judge Adams adjourned
court for the term at 7 o'clock last night.
The Now Public Building.
Hon. Philip M Russell was in the city
yesterday, having come from Atlanta to
consult h ith some of his constituents con
cerning the bills which he has introdir-od
granting the United States gov eminent the
right to condemn lands for the new public
building and issling to the government
jurisdiction. Mr. llusoll says that lie desires
to have the day tor hearing the bills in the
committee fixed and to give public n. 'tic*' of
the date, in order that all persons who are
interested may lie present and the matter
thoroughly discussed.
A Clour Complexion.
How can you expect a clear complexion
when the blood is full of impurities and the
stomach clogged! The lilisxl lx*nines im
pure Ixx'nuse the liver does not art prt'jierly
and work 'iff the jiolson from the system,
and the certain results are blotches, pimples
and eruptions. Purify the blood with Sim
nioiis Liver Regulator, and logulato the
liver, stomach and Kovels, and then the skin
will become dear.
Grand Family Excursion.
The fine steamer Pope Catlin will givo
families an opportunity of enjoying the cool
breeze of old Neptune on Wednesday after
noon. She will leave wharf foot of Alier
corn street nt 2 o’clock, and make an excur
sion around the bell buoy, returning at n
seasonable hour. Hoc advertisement.
F. Gutman,
141 Broughton street, has Just received a
in ** stock of Ruching, Chemisettes, Collars j
and ('uffi
Night shirts at Bolsinger s, 24 Whitaker
street.
INCREASING IN WEALTH.
CHATHAM COUNTY STEADILY
GROWING RICHER.
An Increase of More than One Million
Dollars for 1387—The T&x Digest for
the Year Makes an Encouraging
Showing Tbe Comparison With
Former Years Most Favorable.
Capt. John It. Dillon, Receiver of Tax
Returns, Las completed thedigestof taxable
property in this county for the year 18e7
and the results show a net increase in valua
tions over last year of $1,045,335 in real and
personal property.
The following figures give tlie values of
each kind of taxable prop Tty:
While p.lls * 5,036
Colored (lolls 1.788
Professions •. 139
Acres 178,69!
Kind outside of city $ 3.0G6.P75
City jiro|ierty. 12.583.4 *
/tanks 1,995.500
lioan Associations 55*. 175
Money, accounts, etc 1 .660.7:5.5
Merchandise, stock in trade. • 1.494 375
Shipping 1.31.5 iai
Stocks ami howls .... 1,474.(5(5
f'otu.n factories. 3'.1(0
Fonndri -s nml iron works 54."
Household furniture 481,*'9
Watches, jewelry, otc. 50,710
Horses, imiris, etc 251.15.'
I.i)ir.\r]i-s — pii'turi'S. etc. . 17.140
All other property 361.3)5
Defaulters' |>roperty 86.535
Grand total $31.467.530
Digest of 1880. 38. f32.HK
Increase for 1887 5 1,045,3.16
INCREASES.
Value of land ill county .$ 200.855
Value of city property 813.263
Value of hanking capital 381.7' , i'l
Loan associat ion capital 11,890
Ip money accounts, etc 84,293
Value i if sti Kiks and hotuls 231,575
Value of iron works, etc. 2,950
Value of watches, jew
elry, etc 495
Value of all other prop
erty 193,930—$ 7,360,970
DECREASES.
In merchandise, stock in
trade $ 8,180
In shipping and tonnage 152.000
In household furniture.. 4.185
In horses, cattle, etc. 7.080
In defaulters' property 32.730
In libraries, pictures,etc 11,460 215,683
Net increase $1,045,835
RECAPITULATION.
Whites
Value of real estate $14,303,310
Personal property 9,715,705—523,921,025
Colored-
Real estate . 447,090
Personal property 12,890 459,980
Acreage-
White holdings 17’ ,*~fi
Colored 6,876
The following table is appended to values
as shown by the digests lor the previous live
years in order to make comparisons;
1882 $20,361,783
1883 19,750.070
1884 90,437,983
1885 22,580,018
1881) 28.422,195
1887 24.467,580
Tlie gratifying Increase as shown in the
valuations of the past year prove the solid
ity of the boom that has existed here for
some years past and promises a very mats'
rial decrease in tho rate of taxation for tlie
present year.
An impression prevails among those who
are not well versed in such matters that the
increase in the amount of the tax digest in
creases the commissions of tho Receiver of
Tax Returns. The fact is that the county
pays commissions only on the amount called
ror in the county’s budget of expenses for
the year, and as the ex [lenses this year are
less "than those of last year, tlie receiver
actually gets less for his labors on the larger
amount than he did on the smaller. It
is owing to the increased care and vigilance
of that officer t.haf the burdens of taxation
are being reduced on the individual by his
efforts in getting on his books property
heretofore untaxed, and by increasing the
valuation on property which previously re
turned only a portion of its real value. The
increase in the digest will decrease the rate
df taxation from 90c. to about 32c.
CHARLESTON’S WALK OVER.
Nashville’s Experimental Pitcher
Knoctted Out of the Box.
Charleston", 8. C., July 25 Nashville
tried a costly experiment to-day in the shape
of anew pitcher, named Alexander,
who yielded a total of twenty-five bases.
Nicholas, the three-fingered catcher, played
a superb game, but was badly supported,
and the locals had a walk over. Both sides
were credited with five errors, but the Nash
ville errors were more costly, while those of
Charleston were comparatively harmless.
Both sides hit the ball very hard, but the
visitors were unlucky, sending most of their
bails into the strongly guarded outfield,
whieli got twelve put outs. The score by
innings and summary follow:
Charleston t 2 0 8 0 2 0 5 o—l3
Nashville 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 I—o
lies, .nig—Charleston 19. Nashville 14.
Total base hits Charleston 45, Nashville 10.
Errors—Charleston 5. Nashville 5.
Earned runs- Charleston 6, Nashville 1.
Two-base hits—Charleston 6, Nashville 2.
Left on bases -< harleston 4, Nashville 9.
Stolen base*- l ’harleston 5.
Struck out—By i I unglrr 3. Alexander 1.
First base oil balls Charleston 4, Nashville 4.
Double play- Herder and Firle.
Wild pitches Bungler 1. Alexander 2.
Passed balls--Childs t, Nicholas 2,
Time—Two hours.
Umpire Smith.
Games Elsewhere.
At W ashington—
Washington .00010020 0— .3
Philadelphia. 0 0 0 1 0 o o o l— 2
Base inis Washington 7, Philadelphia 6.
Errors- Washington 2, Philadelphia 6. Bat
teries Shaw and Dealy. Casey and McGuire.
At Pittsburg—Ten innings—
Pittsburg 1 2 01001003—7
Indianapolis. o 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 I—6
Base nit* -Pittsburg 30. Indianapolis 17. Kr
ror*. Pittsburg I. Indianapolis 4. Batteries
McCormick and Fields. Boyle and Myers.
At New York—
Boston 00003030 o—4
New York 1 0 2 0 U 0 1 7 i ll
Base llit* Boston 10. New York 14. Errors
Boston 3. New York 3. Batteries Kadbournc
and Daily. Ke 'l'e. (> iloui ke and Ewing.
At Philadelphia—
Athletic .3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 I—s
Cincinnati ....... 1 0 000010 0— 2
Base hits Athletic 9', Cincinnati 8. Errors
Athletic 0, Cincinnati 6.
At Baltimore—
Baltimore 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0— 3
Cleveland . 00 1 2 1 000 x— 4
Rise mis Balliinor“ 7, Cleveland 8. Errors—
Baltimore 2, Cleveland 2.
At Birmingham—Rain prevented the
gtune between Memphis and Birmingham.
At Brooklyn—
Brooklyn o n 1 o o o o o a— 4
St. Loiiis 0 | n 0 0 0 0 1 0— 2
Base hiis- Brooklyn 10, Bt. Louis 9. Errors—
Brookljn ~ tst. Kmis s.
At BtnU>ii Island—
Metropolitans. . 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0— 5
Louisville 0 I 2 0 0 0 0 0 0— 3
Base luls Mrtropiditanß It, Louisville 10.
Errors Metropolitans 7, Louisville 5.
At Detroit—
Detroit 1 003 430 1 5—15
Chicago . .0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 I—B
Base lifts Detroit 30, Chicago 7. Errors
Detroit J, <'hi.- go 3. Batterie* Getxein and
Bennett. Vanlltiitren and Dailey.
What's ROZObONTI’ Tis this you ask
To answer is mi easy task—
It is a lliglid sett ami sweet
Which keeps teeth healthy, white and neat,
Winch makes the nsv gums endure,
Amt renders breath. (,ke roses, pure.
Gutman keeps the following celebrated
makes of corsets: f. I’., in white and colors;
Thompson's Glove Fitting, in several styles;
R. Sc G., in medium and extra long; French
Woven at 75c. arid upwards; Misses' Corsets
and Corset Waists.
Handkerchiefs, hosiery and neckwear at
Bellinger's, 24 Whitaker street.
New Bustles | r Gut man's
THE WATERMELON SEASON.
Handling’ Sixty Thousand of the Fruit
in One Day.
From the New York Evening Sun.
Nothing could be in more marked ron
i trust than the trvo ends of the street known
as Park place. It may be described at pres
ent as tieginning near the Post Office and
ending at the water front and watermelons.
There were more watermelons down at the
foot of Park row yesterday than have been
seen there l this season, and that is
saying a great deal.
W.-,u-r..ay morning a little blackboard on
the pier of the Ocean Steamship Company
of Savannah at the foot of Park row an
nounced that the steamship City of Augusta,
with a big cargo ofjwatemielons and several
Southern people coming North under the
delusion that it is cool here, had passed the
Highlands. At 10:30 o'clock the big iron
steamship swept up to her pier and then a
large, hot pandemonium broke loose. Scores
of big trucks with yelling perspiring drivers
struggled for places on the pier, and the po
lice officer on duty there shouted himself
hoarse trying to keep each in his place.
When the passengers had left the ship the
watermelons disembarked. There were
about 00,000 of them, and it seemed from
the noise made bv the men who unloaded
them thai there Was one man to every
melon. There were, however, only 200
men. Each wore a decollotte outfit of an
undershirt and a pair of overalls.
The perspiration streamed from them
until th-y looked as if they had been bath
ing in watermelon juice. By way of keep
ing enough moisture in the system, they
stopped now and then to seize the blushing
vitals of a watermelon that had been frac
tured coming ashore. Piles of these broken
melons accumulated on the pier. The red
of the interior of the melons and the rich
green of the rinds, with the black hull of
the iron steamship as a background, made a
striking combination of colors.
When the broken melons had thrown out
their red signals, several small boys an
swered them with great promptness and
made the soul of the i>olice officer weary.
The country boy, who eludes the farmer’s
bulldog or dodges the contents of his shot
gun, steals a melon and lugs it off into some
quiet corner of the cornfield, thinks he has
tun and excitement, but his experiences are
tame beside the melon escapades of these
city boys who never saw a cornfield. The
country boy, after he has carried a melon
half a mile and then cut it, often finds it is
green. The city boy has to run no such
chances. He merely runs the gauntlet of
tho police to the end of the pier, seizes the
biggest piece of melon he can find, skulks
behind trucks till he gets near the pier en
trance, and then makes a desperate dash for
some place of safety where he can gorge
himself and get the cholera morbus unmo
lested.
“About 10 per cent, of a cargo of melons
is lost through breakage and other causes,”
said a dealer, “and sometimes I think 5 per
cent of this loss accumulates on the dock.
Say 180,000 melons a week come in here.
That would give the boys 9,000 melons a
week.”
A reporter went in the big vessel’s melon
hold to see the men unloading the cargo.
Every minute a man would make toward
him with a big, bulging wheelbarrow and
yell, “Look out, there!”
He would look out in that direction only
to collide with another wheelbarrow, and
provoke the terribly powerful profanity of
another man. Each carload lot of melons
was separated from each other lot with a
sort of wooden cage, labelled with the name
of the consignee. A carload is from 1.000
to 1,500 melons, and the freight amounts to
about 890. The Charleston and the Mallory
lines bring their contributions to the great
supply, and even in the lass busy season
the arrivals here amount to 200,000 a week,
which, at the lowest price, would make the
amount invested in melons in New York
every week something beyond the compre
hension of the honest farmer with his little
10 by 12 hill patches.
There is, too, one character among the
many dealers on the long pier at the foot of
Park place who would take the conceit out
of the average country boy who raises his
little crop of melons for home consumption.
Every such boy prides himself that he can
surpass every other boy in telling whether
a melon is ripe or not without plugging it
and thus ruining its future usefulness. Each
boy has his favorite rule for diagnosing a
melon’s case without dissection and he will
tell you all about it. There is an old melon
dealer on the pier, Janies Tierney by name,
who has the reputation of having never
been fooled with a green melon. He cannot
tell you how to decide by outward evidence
the inward stab- of a melon, but he does it.
He buys liig melons and he cannot afford
to be fooled.
Another expert is John Malloy, buyer for
Janies A. Judge, one of the most extensive
dealers on the market. A carload of the
largest, and finest melons received this sea
son wore at the point on the pier devoted
to Mr. Judge’s fruit. Some modest
melons were selling at $lO and sls a hun
dred yesterday, hut Mr. Judge's giants cost
$45.
Sitting beside the display was J. F. Saun
ders, a bronzed Southern gentleman He is
the man who raised the melons, and he had
come up all the way from his South Caro
lina melon farm of forty-four acres b> see
what sort of a reception New York would
give his fruit. He raised forty seven acres
this year with 140 hills to the acre. The bugs
nipped off an average of forty hills to the
acre —the bug, unlike the boy, prefers his
melons green—which left 400 hills on each
acre. The watermelon vine, if allowed to
have its own prolific way, would produce a
large number of melons of assorted sizes;
but Mr.* Saunders allowed only one melon
b> the vine, and f lien the vino came to un
der stand that it had to devote all its atten
tion to one object it did its level and biggest
best.
“These Georgia melons have been coming
over since June,” said a dealer, “and the
season may last over two weeks longer.
Then the Virginia melons will have their
turn. They come by rail and by the Old
Dominion line. A melon doesn't like to
travel on the cars very well, and it makes
it slightly seasick to come by steamship. It
lets to rest two or three days after its ar
rival to lie in good shape.”
AS hen the A irgiiiia melon has had its day,
the New Jersey melon will come up smiling
and blushing. Besides the big dealers there
stoo I on the pier groups of men and women
whore clamor could is* hear ! above the rat
tle of the trucks and the shouts of melon un
loaders. They were buyers of “specked"
melons. They are the individuals who retail
the red fruit on stands in the crowded quar
ters at le. a gnaw. Their skill inoarvingand
making the most of Ihe melon is wonder
ful. They wnste not a fragment of it. A
specked melon is one which has been slight
ly bruised and has a weak jioiiit. The un
harmed jxirtion may lie healthy and these
melon surgeons buy their stock cheap, cut
out the diseased portions with great care,
and nu ke a hnnasoine profit on them. There
v is not n colored man among these modest
dealers. Colored jx-oplo have tried the
buxine ■ with the almost invariable result
that they yielded to temptation and ate up
their own stores. There were colored men
among th l ' unloaders, and the steamlviat
line has innumerable applications from Afri
cans wl.o desire positions on the melon
boat*.
Prior to Removing
from our present store, 140 Congress, to 144,
corner of AA’hi taker, we have marked the
prices down on our entire stock of clothing,
furnishing goods, hats, trunks and umbrellas
to w hat they cost to manufacture in New
York, in order to clear them out to save
moving. Now is the time to lay in a sup
ply of clothing when it takes so little money
to buy them of tho “Famous.”
Clearing Sale.
To save trouble of moving stoek to our
new store, 144 Congress, corner of Whitaker
Hi., we have put the prices of our clothing,
hat* and furnishliuj goods down to New-
York cost of uuHiiifnoturing. A great sav
ing ran lx- made by laving in a supply now.
The *• Famous ” 14(1 Congi 'it.
Weather Indications.
Special indications for Georgia:
FAIR Fair weather, winds generally
CouiDarison of mean tetnDerature at Savan
nah. J nly Cos 1887, and the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
| Departure j Total
Mian Tskpsiiati re ! from the Departure
Mean ; Since
for 15 years July 25. ’8". j --or jJan. 1.1887.
32. P .-2.0 | 0 0 I— 400 f
Comparative rainfall statement:
non.. 1 1 Departure i Total
t l , fir An }"“ nt from the Departure
Amount for for ~ t
10 Years. July 25 -87. j . M £ n _
.17 I .00 j -1~ I —2.125
Maximum temperature 92.3, minimum tem
perature 74 3
The height of the river at Augusta at
1:33 o’clock p. m. ye iterday (Augusta timsi
was 5 feet—‘•■i rise of 0.8 during the past
twenty-four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end
ing Hp. m., July 25 1887, 75th Meridian
time.
Districts. j Avkrauk.
V. Max. Min. Rain
* t k,u b Temp Temp fall.
1. AA'ilmington.... . 11 92 70 ] .01
2. Charleston 8 80 70 I .90
3. Augusta 12 88 70 I 08
4. Savannah 12 04 72 1 02
5. Atlanta .. 13 88 7 0 i .09
6. Montgomery | !) 02 72 | .30
7. Mobile I 8 80 70 | .07
8. New Orleans. . 12 32 70 ! 10
9. Galveston 20 96 70 id
10. A’icksburg I 5 92 70 1 07
11. Little Rock 15 ft i 70 1 .00
12. Memphis | 19 90 6S i2O
Averages | 91 3 | 70.2 [ .10
Observations taken at the seme moment
of time at all stations.
Savannah, July 25, 9:36 p. m., city time.
j Temperature.
Direction.
£ I
Velocity. 9
Rainfall.
Name
op
Stations.
Portland j 68 S W Clear.
Boston 74 SW Clear.
Block Island 70 S E Clear.
New York city ... 74 E Fair.
Philadelphia 78 E ...... Clear.
Washington city.. 80 S Clear.
Norfolk 78 N E Fair.
Charlotte 70 1.. j Fair.
Hatteras 83|SAV:14|. ..,Clear.
AA'ilmington 76 1 AA' [Clear.
Charleston 78 SAA' 10 [Cloudy.
Augusta 76! W ..! ...[Fair.
Savannah 80j S Fair.
Jacksonville 76; S 1 8 Clear.
Titusville | 80 S K 18 Cloudy.
Key West 80[ S 14 Cloudy.
Atlanta 76J S ... Fair.
Pensacola 88 S W . [Clear.
Mobile 84,S E f>! Fair.
Montgomery 74i E !.. .34 Clear.
Vicksburg 76,8 E ... Fair.
New Orleans 78j S j .1.16 Clear.
Shreveport 78.... Clear.
Fort Smith 82 S E Clear.
Galveston 80SE 6 . Clear.
Corpus Christi 82 SE 10 . Clear.
Palestine 80; E ; 6 Clear.
Brownesville 74 N I Clear.
Rio Grande 82 S Ei Clear.
Knoxville 78!.... b. .06 Fair.
Memphis 84NAA’i Clear.
Nashville 82 NW Fair.
Louisville SI E Fair.
Indianapolis 80 N E! Clear.
Cincinnati 74 8 E [Fair.
Pittsburg 76.NAV iFair.
Buffalo 72 NE Clear.
Cleveland 74 N E Clear.
Marquette 54 NAA’ [Cloudy.
Chicago 72 N E j Clear.
Duluth 56 N E Cloudy.
St. Paul 74 E Fair.
Davenport 71 E Clear.
Cairo 80[ E .. ....[Clear
St. Louis 84 Clear.
Leavenworth... . 76 S E Fair.
Omaha 78 S Clear
Yankton 80: S .. .81:Raining.
Bismarck 78 E .. .02 Cloudy.
Deadwood.. j |
Cheyenne ( 61 S .. 12Fair.
North Platte j 62 N .. .38 Raining.
Dodge City j 82 S E Clear.
Santa Fa | 70;NW| Iciear
G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps, U.S. Army.
Broken Rest.
When one tries to gain a good night’s rest
that is the time their Tetter, Ringworm or
other itch worries them worse, should they
be possessor of one of these troubles.
Tetterine will stop the itching almost at
once, and will entirely cure the disease in a
very short time.
Ground Itch cured in one night. Fifty
cents per box, at all druggists.
J. T. Shuptrine & Bro.,
Savannah, Ga.
Closing out the balance of our Parasols
and Jerseys at less than cost. F. Gutman.
New ladies’ and children’s Hose and Hand
kerchiefs just received at Gutman’s, 141
Broughton street.
Tho Gloria umbrella at Bolsinger’s, 24
Whitaker street.
The celebrated Hercules Jeans Drawers
and Balbriggan Vest and Drawers, at Gut
man’s.
All colors of overshirts at Belsinger’s, 24
Whitaker street.
The latest styles of Gents’ Collars and
Cuffs at popular prices. F. Gutman.
Anything needed for men’s wear at Bel
singer’s, 24 Whitaker street.
Just received an entire new line of Boys
Fancy Ties, at Gutman’s, 141 Broughton
street.
Pongees
and gents’ thin garments and suits at close
figures to close out remainder of stock.
Splendid lino
GENTS' WOOLEN SHIRTS.
Slaughter of Neck and Underwear; Hats
nearly gratis. Full lino Boys' Suits and
Shirt Waists. Complete assortment Gents’
Business and Dress Suits in light weights.
Vests, white and in patterns.
lfil Congress Street.
B. H. LEVY <fc BRO.
Gents’ white and fancy Lawn Tics, only
Bc. per dozen, at Gutman's.
Diamonds, Gold anti Silver.
1 am looking forward shortly to l>e able
to move back to my old quarters. It, is now
my aim to reduce stock or to close it out as
far ns possible, to make the moving a less
troublesome matter. To do this I have de
termined upon making sacrifices. This is
not a device to draw trade, but a isisitivo
fact. 1 offer sterling silverware for wed
<ling presents, watches, diamonds, etc., at
actual New York wholesale prices.
, Sly present temporary quarter is llttW
Brougl ton street, directly opposite Luddon
& Bates' music house. M. Sternberg.
Ladies'Muslin Skirts, good muslin, five
rows of tucks, only 47c,■ at Gutman's.
At the Harnett House, Savannah, Ga ,
you get nil the comforts of the high-priced
hotels, and save from <1 to*‘J per day. Try
it and be convinced.— lloatoii Home Jour
nal ,
Removal.
The famous New York Clothing House,
now at HO Congress St., will remove, Sept.
1, to No. 144, corner of Whitaker. The en
tire stock olfered at New York cost to close
out. Store for fen! and fix turn for sale.
Our new line of Ribbons, all widths, re
ceived. F. Gutman. 141 Broughton street.
HIDDEN <fc BATES S. M. H.
Just tlie Tiling for the Boys.
0 1 /
A complete CAMERA and Outfit
for only $2 50. Simple and durable.
Any child of ordinary intelligence can
readily make any desired picture.
Amateur Photography is now all
the rage.
We supply outfits of all sizes, and
our prices will at all times be found
the lowest.
L.&B.S.M.H.
FRUIT JARS.
State
op
Weather.
WOODBURY, GEM, MASON’S, and other
approved FRUIT JARS, at JAS. S. SILVA &
SON'S.
CHIMNEYS.
HOUSEWIVES
FARMERS
students
| t land all others should usi
I ? v| MACBETH & CO’S
As \PHRIIOi
f ST'IUMPCHIMNErS
1 M 1$ YOU DON’T WANT t<
J be ANNOYED by Constinl
fe § breaking of chimneys
mpligir BEST CHIMNEY USE
!j ’ForSala Everywhere!
won only mr
EPWACBETttioa WT.HOLYOKE SEMINAR!
\fBTTSBURSHWe use nearly 1300) threi
10Uasitt£R iaKAHHDB. hundred lights every cveif
'rated PEARL TOP GeU
tdgnient is that we would rather nay a dollar a dozen
r them than fifty cents a dozen for Any other Chim
fr we have ever used, l. n. PORTER. Bte™nr<L
SHOES.
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE. 1 |^GE N ZHA
rile only *3 SEAMLESS f fI&WSf
Shoe in the world. f -J
Finest Calf, perfect fit, and / 4
warranted. Congress, Dutton y/ t- 1
and Lace, all styles too. As to \
-tylisli and durable as uj \
those costing $5 or $6. S>Jr fiju
W. L. DOI OLAS
&Y.r<> SHOE excels f
the s•> Shoes udver- r
mm
[Name and price stamped on bottom of each
SIKe.J
Boys all wearthe W.L. DOIGLAB#2SHOE.
It your dealer does not keep them, send your
name on )K>stal to \V. L. llOt'tiLAS, Brock*
ton, Mass.
FOR SALE BY
BYCK I3nOS.
SOLE AGENTS,
SfUTinnah, - - Gra.
HAMM.
ASK m§ eeOCER FOF
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MITALLIO 88AL. AtTACWeD TO VMS STBINQ, AND
THS SlSIflO OAMVAB, A )M THS CUT.
DY I>.
LADIES!
no your ow n Dyeing, at home, with PKER
LESS DYES. They wiU dye everything.
They hit sold everywhere. I’rioe 10c. a package
to colors They have no equal for strength,
hrithtnes*. amount in luieknges, or for fastness
of color, or non fading qualities. They do not
crock or smut, for Male by B. F. I i.mkii, M. D.,
Pharmacist. corner Broiuchton and Houston
el reels; P. B. Run, Druggist and Apothe
cary. comer Jones and Abercora streets;
Edward J, Kisrreß, liniggist, coroar West
Broad and Stewart strecta.
JAS. S. SILVA & SON