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6 GEORGIA AM) lI.OIIIDA. NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS. Lightning Strikes Three Buildings at Brunswick in One Day-Work Ee sumod on Doboy Bar A Talo of tho School Days of Primus Jones-A Negro Steals a Brass Ring and Losos Many Times Its Value. GEORGIA. No caterpillars have been soen iu Berrien county up to date. There was very Tittle timber brought down to Darien last week. Capt. W. H. Patterson's new pilot boat is expected at Darien in the fall. It is thought that th* first shipment of new rice will be sent otf from Darien on Aug. 20. The citizens of Antioch are about com pleting anew school house which doescredit to that vicinity. During the month of July alxiiit *1,500,- 000 feet of square and scab timber was measured at the public boom in Darien. The manager of the American Refriger ator and Construction Company, of Harris burg, Pa., w rites that he will stop at Talla poosa on bis return from Florida, to mane arrangements lor the construction of an ice-making plant here. The Burke syndicate are mow than pleased with "the limil result of the final working test of a ton of ore taken from the top of their vein, near Tallapoosa and the work of putting in dale orate machinery will go forward at once. On aecoiuit of the washout below Cuth bert, in which accident the mail car was badly smashed, no mail was received at Americas from tielow Friday, the company not being utile to secure a umil car until the train reached SmitUviile, forty miles on this bide of the wreck. At Putnam :i cow turned ii|mit Mrs. O. A. Chapman while being milked Tuesday, and but for the tituoly arrival of assistance, she would ltave no doubt been killed. Mrs. Chapman was hooked so badly that at it o'clock Friday morning little ho[ies was entertained of her recovery. A gang of workmen, under charge of William Jones, are running an enormous drift into the Bessemer ore Issls of the Tal lapoosa I-und, Milling and Manufacturing Company, in lot 105. The company propose to go down .50 to 7.5 feet on this vein, which shows a surface exposure of 40 feet. When a negro from down the road alights from the Sir sifly train at Valdosta now his griiisack, if he has one, is sci/,sl by several hands and he is escorted up town by a Is sly guard of three or four—drummers. Ono fellow got frightened at the attentions lie received the other day and made for the Woods. S. H. Pullen, living on the line of Carroll and Heard county, sold Wiley Stewart 300 bushels of old corn the, other jjay, and wanted to sell 500 to him. He says lie will make 3,000 bushels this year if no disaster comes. Good judges say he has land that will make this year seventy-live bushels of corn per acre. The Tallapoosa Land, Mining and Manu facturing Company bnve purchased the Tallapoosa Hotel, <nrner of Hoad and At lanta streets, and will take possession Aug. 1. It is rumored that the purchase price was not far from $14,000. Th y will refit it, and moke extensive additions and improve ments at an early day. A correspondent at Stockton writes that Lucius Nicks and Maj. McGee, two colored men, were playing marbles last Sunday, when they fell out and quarreled, Nicks drew out his pistol and shot McGee, Who was about half the size of his assailant. Nicks fled, but was captured the next day and lodge-1 in the Homerville JaiL Paul Tvson. of Adel, killed a rattlesnake last week. He was following after anil throwing ligbtwo and knots ut u rabbit when he saw the rabbit fall over but did not think be had hit it. He went and picke 1 up the rabbit and saw a scratch near ono ear which caused hint to look for u snake, which he saw in a few feet of him. It Is said that the Muekalee swamp, near Americas, abounds in alligators three or four miles up the creek, and that in the swamp near Chuutbles' they are ijuite dan gerous. Hogs disappear almost daily, and the ’gators can lie heard bellowing at any time. Some of them arc from ten to twelve feet long, anil when two old bulls meet a fierce fight ensues. Tin- Baptists of Ameri 'us will either have to build themselves a church pretty soon or else .secure some other place in which to hold their meetings, as the Prcsbyteriuns, whose church they havo had rented dur ing the present year have notified them that they must make other arrangements after Jari. 1 next, at which time they will con duct their own services as formerly. A gentleman in Americas has a Held of six acres of corn growing upon his place in the suburbs tliat he is confident will yield seventy-five bushcLs per ao.<> The corn is very thick, each stalk hav.ii; from one to four heavy tiars upon it, and presents a fine appearance to passers-by. The owner has lieeu fertilizing the land heavily for the past four years, and will continue to do so until the yield reaches 100 bushels per acre. This is one of the advantages of the inten sivo sj'stein of forming. W. B. lieys & Bro., of .4 morions, are now eating their second crop -if peaches front their trees this season. They gathered An is leu and Alexander p* uilns from their trees in May and June, ami while th.se were ripe the trees were full of green fruit, of n different variety. These are now ri[>ening ami are very fine. They grafted the Arns deu and Alexunder on *-oiling stock, and afterwunls let a seedling shoot grow lieiow the graft, and the latter > ielils much the better fruit, but not quite so early. The Land Company are sinkiiut a shaft on their gold property near Tallapoosa, known a- the “fissure vein," uud hope to be at a depth of 60 feet within two weeks. This property consists of four distinct 5-foot fissures running through their lands a dis tance of fwo and a half miles, and the theory of experts is that they merge into large vein at the water level, or about 60 feet down. The walling of these fissures contain u 3-foot vein of isiwderis] man ganese, which is an uimsu:d iK-currcnce, Tuesday morning J. 11. Duprro, Bartow Huwkins and two gentlemen from Terrell count) had a wild run after a fox a few miles from Americus. They started two at once, and the dogs caught one of them in a HOD yard race; but the other settled down into u steady iiuce mid Iwl them for three hours. She (foublcd und tunes 1, jiun|Hsl and tiu'kol, but there was no lmtiling the hounds, und at las-t she was caught mul killed. It. Is said the woods are full of foxes and sometimes ttvo or throe may be seen at one time. TU> Unitisl States, Geological Kurvcving corjis under the charge of Louis Nell, tivll KnguiLsT, were canj|ied in IJthia Spring Park last week. The purty consisttsl of twelve head of hoiweH and mules, ciKik, driver, and the following engineers: Jere miah Ahem, R. Leo Longstreet, IV. R. At kinsiu. \V. L. Miller, K. I*. Gulliver, 1,. J. Battle. They have !smi ••fiyaged in taking oin i votions for the government throngli AX (tern Georgia, and Eastern Alabama. They broke camp and left for Waco Satur day morning. The plaintive bleating of ft goat disturbed tie quietude of the Georgia Pacific fbgcl. ut Tallapoosa, from souietimc Friday last until Mmidav. but nolsuly ciaild lisate the ani mal. W ill Edwards' eye* indicated that he was liegjntiing to think of u goat’s gh'stt, by Hu winy night. By sunn* means 'iittentiori wn* directed to the public well near the hotel Monday morning. This well luu not been in um> for some days, end it was soon found that the goat was its ncctifNtnt. m a boy was lowerni, who a* brought uji with a halt grow n goal in his arms. W hen turned loose the gtriut started off in search of some good soft chips or pine straw, an if nothing had hap {*a*d. The wUI U said Ui he uvw furkv ■ fxt deep, and it is wonderful how the goat i could have fallen that distance without ap jiarent injury. For u tough citizen com mend us to the goat. A gentleman from Schley went to Amori ! cus last week, and was requested by a ' pretty little “school niarm” to call at a cer tain store iu town for a bundle, and carry it hack for her. The gentlemun did as re quested, got the bundle, gave it to the lady, who was profuse in thanks. Tuesday the samo gentleman had occasion to visit the city, and the pretty little iudv met him with smiles, and requested him to return the bundle to the Major with her compliments, and inform him that "she was very thank ful for his kind intentions, but that she was not taking in washing this week." The Major opened the bundle and found half a dozen dirty shirts that he thought in the hands of liis washwoman. He wilted at the sight. A lady by the name of Washington jumped into the well at Mr. Hiram Sharp’s old place, at Carrollton, Friday morning. I). W. Gray is living at. the place and the woman and her husband are visiting his fntniiy. The Indy’s mind has not been right for some time and she discharged two pistols in trying to shoot herself the day before. The husband heard her open the door about I! o'clock Friday morning and he hastened to tho door. As ne passed out the door ho saw a whit*' object oil the well, and the next mo ment something hit the water. He went to the well at once aud spoke. His wife answered Dim mid told him she wanted to get out. The husband went down into the well and soon got her out. .She was stand ing in aliout three feet of water, and was not seriously hurt. “I own an acre in the business portion of Aiapaha,” said W. K. Roberts to a St nr representative Tuesday, "aud I will give away three business lots, 'JflxilOeaeh, to par ties who will erect substantial buildings thereon and stock thorn with goods, provided the other real estate owners will each offer a similar or greater number of lots on the samo terms, varied only as to resi dence lots, the condition for obtaining such lots being the erection of n neat substantial dwelling. We want more population nnd more stores, and the time has arrived when we must secure both or see our town go down under the sharp competition it will soon have to en counter. Iu offering to give these lots away I am actuated hy two motives: One, to help build up the town, the other —to make money. If the town is built up my remain ing lots will bo w orth double what all of them would now bring, aud so the offer I moke is really a matter of speculation rather than liberality.” lion. H. J. Hill nnd Hon. Primus Jones, the first bale mail, w ere schoolmates at the old school at Penfleld. Among the exploit* as boys was tho running of Primus one night, hy way of initiating him into the school. Henry decoyed him off to a chicken roost where fie said he knew there were some nice chickens that, would be a great improvement to biarding-houxc fare. Henry gave Primus a leg and pushed him up ttie tree. About the time he had climbed as high as ho could go, "bang!" went a shotgun only a few steps off, and Hen ry struck for home ns fast as his long legs could carry him; while Primus tumbled.out of the tree as if he had really been shot. Tho limb broke his full, and as he scrambled up from the ground another “bang!” set him running, and he came very near catch ing up with Henry before he gut back to their boarding house. He couldn’t find his companion that night to maul him and by next day he had cooled otf sufficiently to enjoy the joke. Primus said it was pretty rough initiation, but tt was worth n great deal to hint by way of an eye-opener. The powerful steam-tug Republic, in com mand of Capt. William H. Payne, is at work on Dots iy bar. Tho Republic has on board a contrivance of Lieut. O. M. Carter’s, tho energetic Uni tod States Engineer in charge of the river and harbor improve ments of the Georgia and Florida ports, built by Mr. John W. Tynan, the well kuown Suvatmali machinist, designed for pumping and dredging the bar. It became necessary to use a tug and an apparatus simi lar to this as it is so very rough on Doboy Ixir t hat a regular dredge could not live in the sea. There are about 150 yards of the bar to lie dredged. Mr. Thomas, assistant to Lieut. Carter, will su perintend the work, and Capt. Kennard comes down as inspector. It is to lie hoped that the new contrivance will prove a sue cess and that Doboy liar will lie deepened so that the largest kind of vessels can go out without the least trouble. At both ends of the shoal there is the greatest quantity of water, and if tho dredge succeeds in opening this channel, from twenty-one to twenty three foot (if water can be easily secured. Owing to the rough weather during tho week a fair test has not been made yet. At Americas Friday a country negro en torrel the Ten Cent store, on Lamar street, anil asked to lx* shown some brass finger rings. A little negro boy who attends the store showed him a handful of the kind de sired, from which the wou'd-ba purchaser selected one that suited, and as the Imy turned round for some purpose, made a break for the door. The little nig imme diately gave chase, and, seizing tho thief bv the tail of bis coat call ed loudly for help. Tho thief seeing that a storm wns brewing alxiut hint, straightened his arms out tichind him, thus allowing his coal to slip off Ins shoulders. In the melee winch followed ho lost his lmt and umbrella, liotli o: which were captured along with the coat by tho little nig. The big ihi m then straightened himself out for the tallest running lie had ever done, and as he split the mud of I-ainur street wide open in uts desperate run for liberty ho was quickly followed by a dozen men and boys, who joined in tho chase without knowing anything of the circumstances, supposing, doubt less that a murder had been committed or n bank robbed. The pursuit was n lively one uml wns kept up for a couple of miles, when the negro struck the swamp and mude good his escape. Hontheimor, tho proprietor of the store, still holds tho (xint, fiat und um brella as trophies of the eluise and is away ahead In the transaction, as tin* ring was not worth more than a nieklo, while tho captured articles would bring a good sum, in comparison, if sold. Three buildings in Rrunswick were struck by lightning Friday evening—Wallace's restaurant and Borcnardt’s store and resi donee, and T. (J. Fleming's residence. The southeast corner of the restuurimt was struck and a few bricks knocked off, and some other slight damage done. The north west corner ot Mr. Boreliurdt’s building was hit in the same way by u severe Mash. Several bricks were thrown down, nml holes punched in bath tub, piping, etc. Mr. Bor chiu'tlt wus standing in front of his toilet stand in his bedresim when the build ing was struck. The electric current seemed to paw right over his head, forcing him to his knees, but doing no other injury to him. T. (J. Fleming's residence suffered more than iuiv other. The lightning seemed to have struck a pine tree in his yard first, nnd after following it down a piece a part jumped to the house, some thirty feet away, striking the upper room, the one occupied by his daughter. Miss Mamie, (lassing through one window, and, turning, came out of tlie one next to it on the same side. This is judged from the fact that in one window all the fragments und splin ters point one way, and in tho other in tho opposite directum. The glnss(*s were uii broken out and the window frames torn to piece*. The blinds were not damuged. The mirror to the dress ing case was shivered and the quicksilver on some of the pieces melted. The mirror to the wash stand wus also broken. The fragments of glass were l driven into the door so deep that they would break off when an attempt was mude to extract them, ami strange to say no one was hurt, although the washerwoman and her assistant, who had just come in with the clothing, were seated in the room near the two windows, and were l literally covered with the frag ments of glass. No one else was in tlie room at the time. • The July term of LauroasSuparior Court, owing to the illness of Judge Ktbboo, lias Uttm adjourned tv the Url Aiouduy iu No THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. AUGUST 2, 1387. vember. Monday morning a good many of the citizens of the county, not knowing of the order of the Judge adjourning the court, came to town. Several members of the bar wore circulating jietition* craving that the time of holding tlie court should Is? changed from January and July to April and Octo ticr, aud each petition had secured a long line of signatures. By request of Judge J. B. AVolfe nnd Capt. G. VV. Bishop, a citi zen’s meeting was called. It was the object of these gentlemen to pass a resolu tion transfering Laurens from the Oconee to either the Oenmlgee or Middle circuits. Col. Stubbs violently opposed the resolu tion, denouncing it as a grave reflection upon the Judge and an action unworthy the intelligent pyople of the c iixnty. He said the people should have more stability of character than to allow themselves to be kicked liuck and forth as a football from one circuit to another, and called upon the citizens to vote down the resolution. Capt. R. A. Stanley agreed with Col. Stubhs, and told of tlie means re sorted to in changing Laurens from the Oconee to Judge Lawson’s circuit. T. L. Griner, Esq., also opposed the resolution and suggested that a substitute extending sympathy to the Judge, languish ing upon a sick lied, would be an action more suitable to an intelligent and gener ous-hearted people. Judge J. B. Wolfe charged that crime was on the increase in Laurens county, that the jutl w as filled with criminals through the neglect of the Judge to hold tho courts, that it was to the interest of the people that the county be transferred to some other circuit and called upon those present to support the resolution. A call tor the question being sustained the substi tute was put upon its passage and passed by a vote of 33 to 31. A motion to adjourn was then mnde and carried, notw it hstand ing tho secretary begged and implored tho people not to vote for adjournment. FLORIDA. The Suwannee river is very low. There are 145 miles of railroad in lake county. Only one white child has died in Fernan dina during the past six months, and that an infant three days old. The framo of the Mt. Dora depot is up and tlie building partly inclosed. It is a dupli cate of the Sorrento dcqiot. Fifteen black bass in ono hour, from the waters of McCulloch’s Lake, is tho latest record reported by Seville’s crack fishermen. Ex-Gov. Drew is having six very neat cottage bouses, of six rooms each, put up on block 41, known as the "Ingersoll square,” at Branford. The glass for the new lighthouse at Mosquito Inlet has arrived ut New Smyrna. This glass was received from France, und weighs 10,000 pounds. Samuel Sumner, of Fort Myers, has offered $lO a head for 200 beef cattle on the range, to be delivered on Aug. 14. Stock men will furnish the cattle. Maj. A. J. Russell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, will address ttie citi zens of Polk county at tlie court house at Bartow, on Wednesday night. The Branford Mill Company is having thirty-two small houses, of two rooms each, put up on blocks Nos. 213, 214, 225 and 224, m Northwest Branford, for the use of the families of the mill hands. The old Hunt mill building at Fornandina was sold at auction last Wednesday, bring ing only stiO. A lot of refuse lumlier was sold at the same time for $11). The building is to be torn down and removed. The steamer Mary Diston left Wost End on Friday after being completely repaired. She will take the place of the Gov. Safford. The Salford has gone to Jacksonville to be repaired and will resume hor trips in the fall. There was a washout ou the track of -the Florida Southern Friday night between l’enilierton and Brooksville, and no train ran through Saturday. Repairs were to be made, however, in time for the trains yes terday. The stealing of postage stamps has become so common at Fernandina that it is proposed that merchants and others to whom stamps are offered for sale or iu payment for pur chasi-s report to the secretary of the Board of Trade tlie names of t.hoso who offer them. Ivey Bros, are building a lurge two-story frame storehouse on fractional block No. 45, adjoining the railroad lands, on the south west corner of Suwannee avenue and Hains streets, Branford. It will be tho finest and most commodious store in Branford when completed. At the base ball tournament at. Sanford, Aug. 15 to 21, there is a prize of S2OO, and one of sloo offered: the $25 entrance fee will ljc refunded after the play Is over. Sanford will pay tlie expenses of ten men at tlie hotels during tlio week. Players must lx? residents of tho town—no imported players. At Sorrento last Sunday one of the negro railroad hands had a “hoe-down” all to him self at the depot. He placed himself in front of one of the windows in which his figure wns reflected, and for two or three hours, iu the heat of the (lay, he danced and scraped away t o his own image, until his longing was satisfied. W. A. Jeter, of the Gas nnd Water Asso ciation, of Brunswick, Ga., arrived in Gainesville Saturday Irom Ocala, where he lias just completed arrangements with that city to pul iu water works. He will confer with tlie Mayor aud Councilmen in relation to works there-. He is also putting in works at Thomasville, Grirtln and Americas, Ga. The town election returns at Titusville Inst Monday were almost unanimous in favor of tlie intrexluction of water works in that town. Forty-two votes were polled in favor to eight against, and a large number of the business men did not vote at all, some of whom were not entitled, und others who did not, apparently, tako tnuoh interest in thp election. Hon. H. 11. Duncan, of Lake countv, has boon (ipiximtcd one of the trustees of East Florida Seminary. Mr. Duncan was ap pointed at the time tlie other appointments were made, but on getting the appointment as Clerk of Lake county thought he was in eligible and resigned. The Governor in formed hint such was not the fact and reap pointed him. A telegram was received on Monday by Sheriff Healy, of Seville, directing hint to arrest Reuben Bailey, a negro whose family livo in Seville, but who has been absent most of tin* time for several months in Orange county, charged with killing an other negro in that county. An attempt to make the arrest was unsuccessful, the ac cused having disappeared in the bay south of town, after a hot chase by tho officers, mid an ineffectual shot or two from their weapons. Muclenny is victorious once more. The courthouse question is settled by tlio Su preme Court at lust, and Mnelouny is now tlie county site of Raker county. There have boon two elections held in this county on this question und Maclenny came out abend both times. It was taken lx*fore the court each time—the last time Iw'fnre Judge Raker, who decided in favor of Maclenny. (tii this occasion it was taken to the Supreme Court, and the Judgu guvo his decision in favor of Maclenny, sustaining Judge Baker’s decision. Gainesville Adrooafr: We quote the fol lowing from n letter prepared for the credi tors of Morris A Hazlitt by F. B. Dunham, tlie assignee. The liabilities are: 8. B Oid dings, preferred creditors, $3,000; Ashby & Thrasher, preferred, #200; for goods in sfix-k, $1,702 32; total. 84,tM2 22. The as sets are: .Stock on hand, #4,775 74; fixtures, sl,B*B (Vi; Mcoounts collectible, #350: total, sii < t)l4 33, The consent of the creditors is asked until the st*x'k can bo sold at a fair valuation and tho store lie kept open in tlie meantime. News has reached Maclenny of the kill ing of John Thonqisoii’N little child. Mr. Thompson livo* atsmt one mile south of Maclenny, and Saturday morning the children wore playing iu a grove near the house, where there are l several swings and a flying dutehman which were used at a pic nic held there some time ago. They were turning the living dutehman, undone of the little out'*, a little girl about live year* ut age, got in the wav as the pile came round and it struck her on tlie head, killing her al most instantly. When the father reached the spot the child was (lead. . Mr. Ferman has left Tampa for his ■ health. Just after he left, he was called for | by a party of gentlemen, who intended ex- i pressing their feelings in a way to be re- j membered, if not enjoyed. In plain Eng- ; lish, they intended to dress him in a coat of j tar and leathers. Ferman kept a grocery, | and had l**en guilty, it ts charged, of I’i‘l’”" ] trating outrages, on the persons of nttle ; girls sent to his store, too indecent to mon_ tion. The affair is kept very quiet out of respect for the feelings of tlie parents, but public indignation is at Doling point and it will not be well with Mr. Ferman if he is caught in Tampa Kabul Johnson, residing a few miles west of Oakland, and about three-quarters of a mile south of the homestead of Peter Good rich, found that au orange tree, twenty years old, in his grove was not doing well. Remedies were applied in vain, and finally the tree died. Being inclined to investigate the matter, lie dug down a distance of six or eight feet to see if the growth of the tap root was imped(?d in any way. Hero the discovery was made of a huge stone coffin or box seven and a half or eight feet long, containing the bones of a Seminole Indian and a*variety of aboriginal curiosities. The lid of the eotlin or box wns in two pieces and similar to the limestone now being found iu such large quantities near Mascotte. Friday Sheriff D. B. Bird, with Justice Puleston and six jurors, repaired to Union church, where Jim Shackleford was buried, alxiut thirteen miles from Monticello. After some delay the body was dug up, which had been interred about eleven or twelve days. A post mortem examination was held by Dr Turnbull, who stated to the jury that there was a fracture of the skull over the left ear, from which the doctor extracted a piece of loose bone abiut tne size of a quarter of a dollar. The b sly was very much decomposed. The history of the terrible murder is as follows: Some throe weeks ago, while playing a game of base ball, a dispute arose tietween Lee Bates and the deceased about the de cision of the umpire. Words pnssed, and finally Lee Rates struck tho deceased with a base ball bat and knocked him to the ground. The deceased lived about nine days after bis skull was fractured, but was in an uncon scious condition It is not known why tho man was burieirwitiiout a Coroner’s inquest, and had it not Icon for the alertness of Sheriff' Bird this terrible murder would have been buried, and the murderer allowed to go at large unpunished. From the following facts and figures ob tained from the custom house it is apparent tliat tho maritime business of Jacksonville is a mere liagatolle compared to what it was a few years ago, and there is a marked deficit Detween tho months of June and July: For the month of July there have been eleven entrances—five sail and six steam vessels—against nineteen sail and one steam vessel for the month of June, 1887, and sixteen sail and eleven steam for the month of July, 1886. For tho month just dosed there were thirteen de partures—seven sail and six steam vessels, against eleven steam and eight sail vessels for the month of June. For the month ending Saturday at 3p. in. there have been shipped both by sail and steam vessels, to coastwise ports, 2,840,000 foet of yellow pine lumber, against 3,648,000 feet for the month of June, and 8,447,000 feet for the month of July, 1880. Resides lumber, there were also shipped 8,000 cross ties, 1,000 barrels of naval stores, 3,700 bun dles cypress shingles, 2,000 watermelons, one steam launch, and a largo number of miscellaneous packages. Besides an unusual amount of merchandise freights there were received by incoming vessels: 450 tons of coal, 375 tons of jetty stone, 300 rolls of rooting, 233 barrels fertilizer, 800 barrels flour, (105 barrels oil, 75 barrels naphtha, 5 barrels whisky, 2,080 barrels lime, and 3,000 lings of oats. Train 27 on the South Florida railroad, consisting of engine No. 0, four box cars, a caboose, find one coach, was wrecked half a mile south of Cork, Hillsborough county, Saturday. Jacob Abrams, the fireman, was instantly killed, and W. S. Clark, the engineer, iz badly injured, but not fatally, bis injuries consisting of bruises and his whole right side being badly scalded. No passengers were injured. Engine 9 is a complete wreck, and is lying on its side in the ditch. The four box cars are piled up and broken. The caboose and coach remain on the track un injured. Tlie deceased fireman loaves a wife and five children. His life was insured for 81,000. The engineer is insured in an English accident insurance company for $3,000. Tlie wreck was caused by the heavy rains washing the roadbed from under the cross-ties. It had been raining a deluge since 12 o’clock Friday night. Immediately after the accident passengers went to tile en gine and found the engineer und fireman buried under the wood from the tender. The debris w us removed bv willing bunds as rapidly us possible, and there was discov ered the fireman dead, with his neck broken, nnd tlie engineer bruised and scalded by escaping steam from tho boiler. Conductor Davunt scut a train hand to Plant City for a doctor, who reached the wreck at 4 o’clock and immediately gavo Engineer Clark proper medical attention. Tho officials of the South Florida railroad did everything necessary for tlie comfort of the passengers who were transferred to a wreck train. ECHOLS COUNTY NOTES. Col. Terry’s Big Naval Stores Farm. Tarver, Echols County, Ga., Aug. 1. —Tarver, or Huckleberry, as it is some times called, is on the branch of the Savan nah, Florida and Western railway, 150 miles from Savannah and aliout twenty miles south of Dupont, near the Florida line. This is one of the busiest little towns in South Georgia It is in u good agricultural region uml the forests of pine are second to none in Georgia or in the South. The people of the town as well as of the surrounding country are intelligent and home-loving. Churches and schools are uot as numerous as they should U', but the people are,up to the average in morals and education. Crops are looking fine and promise more than an average yield. Echols is a prohibition county, nnd it can bo truthfully said that prohibition does pro hibit here. Drunkenness is something only occasionally heard of nnd not seen. The large business enterprises of Col. T. W. Terry, located alxiut twelve mil 's east of Tarver, are worthy of notice. Ho is a self-made man, lm\ ing come to Georgia from Choraw, 8. C , about nine years ago with only a pair of mules. He is to-dny one of the leading manufacturers of naval stores in the Mouth, doing a business of about $250,000 per annum. Col. Terry lias on his farm this season 125 virgin crops and nearly n muny yearling crops. To carry on his* business' about son hands are required aud about 100 head of horses and mule*. About JtX) barrels of spirits and *IOO to 700 barrels of rosin ore produced every week. Besides his home furm Col. Terry own* and operates another, abiut six miles above Tarver, which is under the management of his brother, Mr. George Terry. The Father of Many Ills. Constipation leads to a multitude of phys ical troubles. It is generally the result of carelessness or indifference to the simplest, rule of health. Eugene McKay, of Bran ford, Ont., writ**; I had for several years been a sufferer from constipation, Imd taken great many different remedies, some of which did me good for a time, but only for a time, then my trouble came buck worse than ever. I was induced by a friend, whom Brand reth'.s Fills had Ixmcilttcd. to try them. I did so, taking two each night for ii wrick, then one every night for alxiut six week'. Mince that time I have not experienced tlie slightest difficulty whatever, and my bowel* move regularly every day. I be lieve firmly thur for sluggishness of the bowel* and biliousness BKA.vuRi.iU a Bills an* tut auperiw to any other. DKY GOODS, ETC. Exceptional Reductions XX Sumner Goods AT Man & Dimers, SUCCESSORS TO B. F. McKenna & Cos., 137 BROUGHTON STREET. FIGURED BATISTE CLOTHS. Y\TK will close out the remainder of our stock V of these tine goods. formerly sold at 18c. a yard, now reduced to 12tsc. 25 pieces Figured Lawns, 33 inches wide, regu lar price a yard; now Bj*£c. To pieces Figured I.av,.ns, choice styles, at 3}{jc. 50 pieces Wide Width Lawns, regular price 10c. a yard; now One lot Crinkled Seersuckers, regular price 15c. and 17c. a yard; now 12Uc Ono lot of Dress Ginghams, choico styles, regular price 12t£c. a yard; now 10c. 30 Imported Marseilles Quilts. slightly soiled, formerly sold at $3. Wo will close the lot out at $1 85 each. 75 10-4 Honeycomb Qui ts, good value at 60c. each. We have marked them down to 35c. Hosiery and Underwear. 100 do*n Unbleached Black and Colored Hose, regular price lSVfco.: now 9c. a pair. A mixed lot of Misses' Fine English Hose, Ribbed, Plain and Silk Clocked, regular price of those goods from 85c. to 50c. We will close the lot out at 17c. a pair. 50 dozen Ladies' Gauze Undervests, regular prices 25c. and 85c.; now 19c. each. 85 dozen *Ladk*s extra fine quality Gauze Un dervests, regular piice6 30c., 65c., 7oc. and Hsc. We will offer the lot at the extraordinary low price of 47c. each. Onr SI Unfaundricd Shirts Reduced to 90c. 75 dozen Gentlemen's Unlaundried Shirts, re inforced l>aek and bosoms, the l>et Si Shirt manufactured. In order to reduce our large block we will offer them at 90c. each. CltOllAX & DOQX ER. SHOES. W. L. DOUGLAS The only 3 SEAMLESS Shoe In the world. Finest Calf, pirffct fit. snd / SaMjf warranted. Congress, Button V/ 5-2 : §ntg fa snd l.ace, all styles toe. As jj - in M stylish and durable as gsPJB wj those costing $5 or iftigif “^'-3 W. L. DOUGLAS .*5 3 •2.60 SHOE excels f s}y the id Shoes adver- V Used by [Name and price stamped on bottom of each Shoe] Boys all wear the W.L. DOUGLAS @2 SHOE. If your dealer does not keep them, send your name on postal to W. L. DOUGLAS, Brock ton, Mass. FOR SALE BY BYCK BROS. SOLE AGENTS, - - Q-a. CHIMNEYS. HOUSEWIVES U” FARMERS STUDENTS • 4 ' IAND ALL OTHERS SHOULD USI i- s I MACBETH & COS /XPEiITIf 1 Agiim - I YOU DON’T WANT h W 1 be ANNOYED byConstim C 3 BREAKING OP CHIMNEYS BEST CHIMNEY HADE For Sale Everywhoraa WIDE OGLY Mr EpjflACBETHfCtt FROR > mt.holycke seminari x&IT TSBURSH PA/ We use nsarly 1300) thr ailtrcjAUSS BBtflmtai hundred lights every even' tested PEARL TOP oMftZZg&JZZI idfment u that we would rather pay a dollar a dozen irtheni than fifty conta a dozen for any other Chim we have ever used I. H. PORTER, Steward. TYBEE RAIBHOAD. SAVANNAH AND iYBKU RAILWAY. Standard. Time. Special Schedule fur Sunday, July 31. Lv, Savan nah 8:15 am 10:30 am 8:05 p m 6:00 pm ArTybee.9:ls a m 11:45 aut 4:15 pin T:oopni Lv.Tyhce.il:3oa in 4:05 pm 5:15 pm 8:30 pm Ar Savan nah 12:45 p m 5:20 p m 0:25 p m 9:30 p in All trains leave Savannah from Savannah and Tytiee depot, In 8., F, and \V, yuril, east of pas acnaer d|rii. L ine Tyis* - from Ocean House. Tickets on sale at depot ticket office. Fernan des's Cigar Store, comer Bull and Broughton streets, und at Ocean Hoipf, Tvbeo. C. O. HAINES, Supt. Savannah, July 30. 1887. -1 UL KB AN UAILAA AY. City and Suburban Railway. Savannah. Ga., May 31. 1887. OX and after WEDNESDAY, ,lun • Ist. the following schedule will he run on the (Int el de Line: LEAVE ARRIVE LEAVE ISLE LEAVE CITY. CITY. |or HOPE. MONTOOMERT •0:55 6:42 j 6:20 10:25 6:40 . 8:15 7 : ro **3:25 2:nil |;S) 1:00 t7:M | i',:4o 6:15 645 Then* w I*l be no early train from talc of Hope on Sunday morning. •For Muntgoiiviry only. Passenger* for Isle or Hope go via Montgomery without extra charge. This train affords parenis a cheap ex cursion before breakfast for young children with nurses. ••This 3:25 p. it train last out of cltr Sunday afternoon ton Saturdays Uus bam leaves city at 7:15 *• J. U, JUUNsIUN. sin I*l*l no. OCEAN STEAMSHIF COMPANY ■ -FOR- New York, Boston and Philadelphia. PASSAGE TO NEW YORK. CABIN S2O 00 EXCURSION 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO BOSTON. CABIN S2O 00 EXCURSION 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA. (via New York). CABIN $22 50 EXCURSION 30 00 STEERAGE 12 00 THE magnificent steamships of these lines arc upi>uiutcd to sail aa follows—standard time: TO NEW YORK. NACOOCHEE, Capt. F. Kempton, TUESDAY, Aug. 2d. at 5 p. m. CITY OF SAVANNAH, Capt. F. Smith, FRI DAY, Aug. 5, at 7 A. H. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. W. 11. Fisher, SUN DAY, Aug. 7th, at 8:00 a. m. CHATTAHOOCHEE. Capt. II C. Daggett, TUESDAY, Aug. 9, at 0:30 A. v. TO BOSTON. CITY OF MACON, Capt. H. C. Lewis, THURS DAY, Aug. 4. at 6:30 p. u. GATE CITY, Capt. E. R. Taylor, THURSDAY*, Aug. 11, 11 a. M. TO PHILADELPHIA. [yon FREIGHT ONLY.] JUNIATA, Capt. S. L. Adkins, SATURDAY, Aug. 6, at 7 p. m. DESSOUG, Capt. N. F. Howes, SATURDAY, Aug. 13, at 1 p. m. Through hills of lading given to Eastern and Northwestern points and to ports of tho United Kingdom and the Continent. For freight or passage apply to C. G. ANDERSON, Agent, City Exchange Building. Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Con Ty. For Baltimore. CATO. . sis w EBCOMDCUn. u uu T* HF, STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti more as follows—city time: WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, THURSDAY, August 4, at 6 p. m. WM. CRANE, Capt. Billups, TUESDAY, Au gust 9, at 11 a. m. WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, MONDAY, August 15, at 4 p. m. WM. CRANE. Capt. Billups. SATURDAY, August 20, at 8 a. m. Aud from Baltimore on the days above named ct 8 p. M. Through bills lading given to nil points West, all the manufacturing towns In New England, and to ports of the United Kingdom and the Continent. JAS. B. WEST <£ CO.. Agents, 114 Bay street. 3IS -A. ISLAND KOU TE. STEAMER DAVID CLARK, Capt. M. P. USINA, WILL LEAVE Savannah from wharf foot of " Lincoln street for DuBOY. DARIEN, BRUNSWICK and FERNANDINA, every TUES DAY and FRIDAY’ at 6 p. m., city time, con necting at Savannah with New York, Philadel phia, Boston and Baltimore steamers, nt Fer nandina with rail for Jacksonville and all points In Florida, and at Brunswick with steamer for Satilla river No freight received after 5 p. m. on days of sailing. Freight not signed for 34 hours after arrival will be at risk of consignee. Tickets ou wharf and boat. C. WILLIAMS, Agent. SEMI-WEEKLY LINE FOR COHEN'S BLUFF AND WAY LANDINGS. 'THIE r.tcamer ETHEL, Capt. W. T. Gibson,will 1 leave for above MONDAY’S and TIIURB - at 6 o'clock p. w. Returning arrive WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS at 8 o'clock p. M. For information, etc., apply to 'V. T. GIBSuN, Manager. \\ harf foot of Drayton street. For Augusta and Way Landings. a STEAMER KATIE, Capt. J. 8. BEVILL, \\ r ILL leave EVERY WEDNESDAY at. 10 o'clock a. H. (city time) for Augusta and way landings. All freights payable by shipper*. JOHN LAWTON, Manager. PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. Tampa, Key Weet, Havana. MCM I- WKJCK LY. ROUTH BOUND. Lv Tampa Monday and Thurs* lay 0:89 p. m. Ar Key Wont Tuuiday aiul Ki aiay 4 p. in. Ar Havaiut Wwlnwaty and Saturday tia. m. • NORTH-BOUND. Lv Havana WwlncwiiT and Saturday noon. Lv Key Wt Wcyities lay and Saturday 10 p.m. Ar Tampa Tburaday and Sunday 6 p. in. Coonoctlnjf at Tampa with West India l ast Train to and from Northern and Lantern cities. For stateroom atvoinmodatious apply to City Ticket Office S., F. & W. Ky, Jacksonville, or Accent Flout b tea in ship Line, Taint>a. C. I>. OWENS, Traffic Maiuisror. H. 8. HAINES, General Manager. JUll, 1807. Bluff ton and Beaufort Line Wharf Foot of Abercorn Street. STEAMER SEMINOLE ienvoa for Bliiffton, 1 * Beaufort and Way Landings EVERY' TUBS DAY* at 9a. u. EVERY THURSDAY for Beau fort and Way Landings at II A. in For Fluff Wu EVERY SATURDAY at 2 r a. U. A. bTUURRAft. RAILROADS. SC HE lsu Eir CENTRAL RAILROAD. Savannah. Ga., July 3, 1887. ON and after this date Passenger Trains will run dally unless marked t, which are daily, except Sunday. The standard time, by which these trains run, is 36 minutes slower than Savannah city time: No7T NoTa No. 5. No. 77 Lv Savannah .7:1(1 am 8:20 pms:ls pm 5:40 pm A r Guyton 8:07 am 6:40 pm Ar Milieu 9:40 am 11:09 pm 7:80 pm 8:45 pm Ar Augusta, t1:45 pm 4:00 am 9:35 pm Ar Macou I:4opm B:2oam Ar Atlanta 5:40 pm 7:15 am ArColumbus..9:3optn 2:45pm Ar Montg'ry.. 7:25 am 7:09 pm 7 Ar Eufaula. . 4:33 am 8:50 pm [ Ar Albany . 10:00 pm 2:45 pm 7 Train No. 9t leaves Savannah 2:00 p. m,; ur rives Guyton 2:55 p. m. Passengers for Sylvanin, tVrigbtsvi'le, Mil led, rovilio aud Eatauton should take 7:10 a. m train. Passengers for Thoraaston, Carrollton. Porrv, Fort Games, Talbotton, Buena Y’istn, Blakely ami Cla) ton sir mid take tlie 8:20 p. m. train. No. 2. No. 4. No. 6. No. 87 Lv Augusta 10:00 pm 6:00 am Lv Macon. .10:35 am 10:50 pui Lv Atlanta 6:50 am 6:50 pm LvColunibus 11:00 pm 12:45 pm Lv Montg'ry. 7:25 pm 7:40 am Lv Eufaula. .10:15 pm 10:19 am Lv Albany.. s:osam 11:55am LvMillen. .. 2:28 pm 3:10 am 8:15 am 5:20 am Lv Guyton.. 4:o3pm s:olam 9:40 am 6:58 am Ar Savannah 5:00 pm 6:15 am 10:30 am 8:00 am Train No. lOt leaves Guyton 8:10 p. m.; arrives Savannah 4:25 p. m. Sleeping ears on all night trains between Sa vannah, Augusta, Jlacon and .Atlanta, also Ma con and Columbus. Train No. 8, leaving Savannah at 8:20 p. m., will stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other point to put off passengers between Savannah and Milieu. 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 aud Jlillfin to take on jiassen gers tor Augusta or points ou Augusta branch. Train No. 6 will stop between BliUen and Sa vannah to put off passengers from Augusta and points on Augusta branch. Connections at. Savannah with Savannah, Florida and Western Railway for ail points in Florida. Tickets for all points and sleeping car berth, on sale at City Ollice, No. 20 Bull street, and Depot Office 30 minutes before departure of each train. J. C. SHAW. G. A. WHITEHEAD, Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agent. Savannah, Florida & Western Railway, [All trains on this road are run by Central Standard Time.] 'TMME CARD IN EFFECT JUNE 19, 1887. A Passenger trains ou this road will run daily as follows: WEST INDIA FAST MAIL. REAP DOWN. READ UP. 7:06 a m Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 pm 12:30 pm Lv Jacksonville Lv 7:00a in 4:4opm Lv Sanford Lv l:lsain 9:oopm Ar Tampa Lv 8:00pm PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. Monday and I , TamDa Ar t Thurs and Thurs. . pmf Ev...iampa Ar pnl Tuesday and l , K w , T v j Wed. and Friday..pmf Ar.. Key West.. Lv j sat ..pm Wednea. and I r „ (Wed. and Sat a m f Ar.. . Havana...Lv . noo „ Pullman buffet cal's to and from Now York and Tampa. NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS. 7:06 a m Lv Savannah Ar 7i5S p m 8:42 a m Lv Jesup Ar 6:16 and m 8:80 a m Ar Waycross Lv 5:06 pm 11:26 a in Ar Callahan Lv 2:47 p m 12:00noonAr Jacksonville Lv 2:dspin 7:00 a m Lv Jacksonville Ar 7:45 pin 10:15 a in Lv YVaycroas Ar 4:40 p m 12:04 pni Lv Y’aldosta Lv 2:56 p m 12:84 p m Lv Quitman Lv 2:28 p m 1:82 p m Ar Tbomasviile... Lv 1:45 pm 3:35 p m Ar liainbridge Lv 11:26 a in 4:04 pm Ar Chattahoochee.. . .LV Tl:S)a u Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville and Now Y’ork, to and from Waycross and New Orleans via Pensacola. EAST FLORIDA EXFRESS. 1:30 pm Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 p m B:2opm Lv Jesup Lv 10:32am 4:10 pm Ar Waycross Lv 9:28 a m 7:45 pm Ar Jacksonville Lv 7:00 a m 4:15 pm Lv. Jacksonville Ar 9:45 u in 7:20p mLv Waycross Ar 6:35am 8:31 p m Ar Dupont Lv 5:30 ara 3:25 pm Lv Lake City Ar 10:45 a m 3:45 pm Lv Gainesville. Ar 10:30a n 6:55 p m Lv Live Oak Ar 7:10a n, B:4opni Lv Dupont Ar 6:25 ain 10:55 p m Ar Thomasville Lv 8:25 a m 1:22 am Ar Albany Lv 1 :X> a m Pullman buffet ears to and from Jacksonville and St. Louis via Thomasville, Albany, Mont gomery and Nashville. ALBANY EXPRESS. 7:35 p m Lv Savannah., Ar 6:10a m 10:05pmLv Jesup Lv 3:lsam 12:10a m Ar YVa.vcroaa Lv 12:10ara 5:30 a m Ar Jacksonville Lv 0:00 pin 9:00 pin Lv Jacksonville Ar 5:30 am 1:05 am Lv Waycross Ar 11:30 pin 2:30 a m lr Dupont Lv 10:05 p m 7:10 a m Ar Live Oak Lv A:S6 1 m 10:80 a m Ar Gainesville Lv 8:45 pin 10:45 am Ar like City Lv 8:25 p m 2:55 a m Lv I logout Ar 9:35 p m 0:30a in Ar TboinasviUa Lv 7:oopm 11:4*l a m Ar. Alliany Lv 4:00 p m Stojis at all regular stations. Pullman sleeping ears to and from Jacksonville aud Sa vannah. THOMASVILLE EXPRESS. 6:05 a m Lv Waycross Ar 7:00 p m 10:25 a mAr .T’homasville Lv 2:15 pm Stops at all regular and (lag stations. JESUP EXPRESS. 8:45 pm Lv Savannah Ar B:3oam 6:lopmAr... . Jesup Lv 5:25am Stops at all regular and Hag stations. CONNECTIONS. At Savannah for Charleston nt 6:45 a m. (ar rive Augusta via Yemassee at 12:80 p m), 12:96 p in and 8:23 pm; for Augiuta and Atlanta at , .00 a in, 5:15 p m and 8:80 )I m; with steamship* for Now Y’ork Sunday. Tuesday and Friday; for Boston Thursday: for Baltimore every fifth day. At JESUP for Brunswick at 3:30 am and 3:39 p in: for Macon 10:80 u m mid 11:07 p m. At WAYCROSSI'or Brunswick at 10:00a mand 5:05 p rn. At CALLAHAN for Feniandina at 2:47 pm; for Waldo, Cedar Key, Ocala, etc , at 11:27 am. At LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee, etc., at 10:58 a m and 7:30 p in. At GAINESVILLE for i icala, Tavares, Brook* villa and Tamna at 10:55 a m. At ALBANY for Atlanta, Macon, Montgom ery,.Mobile. New Orleans, Nashville,-etc. At < HATTA Hil( )CIIKE for Pensacola, Mobile, New Oi leans nt 4:14 p in. Ticket, sold and slce|)ing car laulhs secured at BREN'S Ticket Office, and at tho Passenger Station. WM. P. HARDEE, Gen. Pass. Agent R. fl. FLEMING Superintendent Charleston k Savannah Railway U C CONNECTIONS matle at Savannah with Sa vannah, Florida and Western Railway. Trains leave ami arrive at Savannah by stand ard time OKitli meridian), which is 36 minutes ulower than city time. NORTHWARD. No. l i* 3St 66* 78* Lv 5av'h...12:29 p m 4:00p m 6:4.3 a m 8:23 pra Ar Augusta 12:30 pm Ar Beaufort 6:08 pm 10:13 a ArP. Koval 6:26 pm 10:3Oam Ar AI dale.. 7:40 p in 8:15 pin 10:Jn am Ar CUa slou 4:13 p in 0:21 p m 11: U> a m 1:25 a in SOUTHWARD. 33' As* 27* LvOha'stnn 7:loam 8:35 pm 4:ooam Lv Augusta 12:85 p Lv AT,htle. 5:10 a m 8:07 pm Lv P Koval. 7:ooam 2:00 pm Lv Beaufort 7:12 a m 2:16 pin Ar Sav'h., . .10:15 a in 9:98 p m 6:41 a m •Daily between Savannah and Charleston. tSumiays only. Train No. 78 makea no connection with Port Roval and Auxusin Railway, and atop* only at Klageland, Green I'oud ana Ravanel. Train 11 slope only at Y'cmiuwee and Green Pond, and connect* for Beaufort and Port Royal dally, and for Alteinlale dally, except Sunday. Tram* 85 i,i and 60 connect from aud for Ueaufort and l*ort Royal dally. lor ticket*, sleeping car reservation* and all other information aptly to WM BREN, Sis in! Ticket Agent, rJ Bull street, and at CharlflHtou and Savannah railuay ticket office, at savannah, Florida aut Wsatern Railway del“’i C b UADSDJiN, SupW JI'NSO, IM7- 1