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GEORGIA AM) FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Jackson Man on the Way to See His
Affianced Finds Her a Corpse in
Church How A Negro, Feigning
Sickness, Was Quickly Cured in Jack
son County.
GEORGIA.
A leading fanner of Thomas county sold
1,500 bushels of oats this week for $750.
Col. W. W. Holland, of the Fork, in South
Carolina, shipped from Hartwell Monday,
a seventy-five pound watermelon of his own
raising, to President, Cleveland.
E. W. White, of Hartwell, is a very suc
cessful bee raiser. From May 10 until July
25, he realized 1,228 pounds of honey from
seven colonies, robbing them six times.
A number of gentlemen in and around
Maxey's have become interested in fast
stock, and are contemplating tbo building
of a half-mile track just in the edge of the
village.
Thursday while C. A. Cameron was mow
ing millet on A. G. Dickson's place, near
Lafayette, the dirt caved in beneath the
team, forming a lime sink 10 or 12 feet deep.
One of the mules was killed.
The Clinch Rifles, Clarke’s Rifles and
Hussars, all of Augusta, expect to attend the
Piedmont exposition at Atlanta in Octob >r,
and take part in the review of t’aa Stale
military before President Cleveland.
The indications now point to a splendid
hotel structure on upper Broad street, oppo
site Mitchell House park, Thomusvillc, at an
early day. The developments of the next
few days will determine the question.
The prohibition question in Meriwether
county is waxing warm. The election wil
be held on Aug. 20, and both sides claim
the county. The county usually pills be
tween 2,'i00 and 2,40 1 votes, equally di
vided as between the whites and blacks.
A young man living near Montezuma,
wishing to cultivate a moustache, bought a
razor and strap, but not being taught how
to use them, proceeded to whet his razor on
the case, not knowing the strap was en
closed, and kept this up for several weeks.
The stockholders of the Piney Woods Ho
tel Company, of Tbomasvillo, met in annual
meeting on Wednesday. The report, which
■was unanimously adopted by the stock
holders, recommended that steps be taken
by the Board of Directors to put in an Otis
elevator, rc|>aint the hotel and to make other
necessary improvements.
G. W. Patterson, of Lafayette, has a fish
pond. For the last two weeks, a
largo blue crane has been taking
his supper there regularly. Wednes
day George interviewed him with a
double-barrel shotgun. The intervew was
fatal to the robber. He measnrod something
over five feet from tip to tip, while liis
height was a litle less.
C. L. Bowen will make sixty gallons of
molasses on three-quarters of an acre of
land, end but for tho storm about a mouth
ago, would have made at least seventy-five
gallons. Mr. Bowen says the land was very
poor and ho used forty pounds of guano on
cis patch, which cost him 75c. or about one
and a quarter cents per gallon. Ten days
will cover all the work ho has given his cane
crop.
Lafayette Messenger: The man that lias
a watermelon patch anil a roguish cow that
wears a bell is always at a disadvantage.
In the case we are thinking of the boys one
night took the cow and tied her out. Then
the bell was taken to the corn field by one ol'
them. As it rang out on the night air it
carried dismay to the ears of tne owner.
He followed it frantically from one on 1 of
the fleld to the other, but was ever unable
to come up with the cow. M. anwhile the
patch was raided with impunity.
John R. Connor and 1. B. llrooker went
driving last Monday to llaga Slaga landing,
in Seri Von county, and while sitting oa their
horses near the edge of the swamp their
dogs lumped a full grown doe, which cam
out just beyond range of their guns, with
the dogs about llfty yards behind her. The
doe took the road, and thinking to see a
lively race, those gentlemen followed on
horseback, and bsfore the deer went a mile
it wli overtaken by the dogs which held it
until Messrs. Connor and Brooker got there
and secured it.
At Montezuma last Sunday, about 0
o’clock, a lioy, about 12 years’nf age was
found crying on the porch at the residence
of Dr. Chambers. He said he had run away
from bis uncle in Dooly, and was on his wav
to Savannah, where Ins mother ditsl a few
weeks ago. He said he had liecn living
w ith his uncle since liis mother death, hut
on account of bad treatment could not stay.
He was suffering from hemorrhages of the
lungs. Dr. Chambers gnve him supper and
lodging, and the next morning he left on
his way for Savannah.
A prominent physician of Greensboro says
that there ate numerous cusps of fever in
the region of the Oconee river. In one
family throe cases developed within a lew
Lours, and lie fears that many more will
shortly show up in the same locality. The
cause of the sickness is the higu water.
Dnltwood and vegetable (natter ot various
kinds were left by the recoding river high
tip on its 1 mnks, and this matter, by the
action of the sun, has commenced to decay.
The atmosphere is heavy with the odor, and
every breeze is impregnated with it. The
decaying germs induce the fever.
John Pinstone, the negro who attempted
to murder H. A. Ford, last Friday, at Sur
reucy, was captured Tuesday at 'Patterson.
Mr. Ford was an engineer for Mr. .Mc-
Donough, on his road, and lie and the negro
Lad some words. The negro gathered nil
ax, and Mr. Ford, being unarmed, ran.
The "black chased him around hiseugine two
or three times, when he dealt him a mur
derous blow. It is remarkable that Mr.
Ford lived a moment. The ax went into
the brain from comer to corner. Dr.
Comas removed a portion of the brain be
fore closing the wound. Thera is a possi
bility of his recovery.
Friday, Comptroller General IVright re
ceived the tax digest of Floyd county for
1887. Thu returns amount to $7,18*,958, lU |
increase over those of 1888 of 48811,.'120. The
lauds in Floyd have increased in vulue from
, *1,020,716 in 1888 to $2,0*8.102 in 18*7. City
and town inopertvluis gone up from $2,087,-
810 to *2,228,788; increase $808,954. This
showing mado by Floyd is one of the liest
tlmt has been malle. everything living con
■ dered. There lomniu four count e* to bo
beard trom—Appling, Butte, Monroe and
Pula-ki. The aggregate increase up to date
is $11,750,000,' ana it will, when everything
is in, reach $12,000,000 easily.
The injunction case of Ainericus vs. B. C.
Mitchell, to restrain Inin from rebuilding
the dam to his (Kind near the depot, which
had been condemned and declared a nuisance
by the Board of Health, was heard tic fore
Judge Clarke in Atlanta on Wednesday last.
Judge Clarke proposed to grant the injunc
tion prayed for, provided thecity of Ameri
cas would give a lemd in i h<* sum of $5,000
for any damages sustained by the owner of
the property in cane the .Supreme Court did
not decide it a nuisance when the cuse is
hoard. This the representative* of thecity
relused to agree to, ami will carry the l a's 1
Up ill October. In the meantime the dam
will in all probability remain as it is until
the case is luJly aml finally din)osedof.
Athens reports that the recent rains have
caused the mountains to split to pieces, and
give the r ponderous sides to the plains lie
low. Toccoa mountain is the worst of all.
There are eleven sides on one side of the
mountain. It !b>s commenced during the
wet weather to block off in small lumps,
then us the mountain liecame soaked with
water the flakes of dirt grew larger, until it
would start at the top of the mountain and
come roaring down into tue valleys below,
covering up who e fluids of corn. largo
trees were brought down with the slide, and
in Min* cases loft standing hundreds of
yards from where they pn on the sides of
the mountain. Home of the slides were Ht
lens* .Ml fee! thick, ami a* they came rushing
down, carrying every tiling in their wake, it
was the grainiest sight ever scan. There
waa no damage don.* exeunt to a few fluids
of corn that wore at the base of the moun
tain. These are covered completely up and
will never be ro.-urreeted.
(tov. Gordon Friday receivod a visit from
a member of the General Assembly from
Floyd county, who. related a strange tale of
circumstances in regard to a convict now
confined in the penitentiary. Home seven
or eight years ago there was sent from
Flova county, for a long term of years in
the penitentiary, a man convicted of as
sault with intent to rape. Within the past
two mouths it has transpired that the con
vict who has been serving all these years at
hard latior is innocent of the charge upon
which he was convicted, his innocence be
ing established by the confessions of another
man. The Governor is powerless to give
the man redress, and even cannot release
him until an investigation can he had.
Tins will take some time, and vet this poor
unfortunate will have to stay in and suffer
yet.
A negro in jail at Jefferson continued to
feign sickness until tin* doctor and theSber
iff began tp think his dis -■ about one-half
pretense. After having the cause for pa
ralysis removed the negro fell upon the plan
of having (its. Putting a small bit oi soap
in his mouth he could froth at the mouth like
one suffering from epilepsy. Before having
(its lie would hold his breath and pretend to
be strangling. One of Mr. McKllmnnon’s
1 miys watched the bedridden prisoner and
saw him get up and walk when he
thought no one sow him. Dr. Pendergrass
decided to test the ability of this invalid to
move his foot, and prepared a hot solution,
which he applied to the invalid, and promised
to repeat the dose the next day. The negro,
however, did not need the second applica
tion, fir the next day lie was walking about
bragging on thut last medicine. Discover
ing liis game, the Sheriff had him take up
liis lied, and walk down on the lower floor
with the other prisoners.
Jasper Porter, who lives five niies alsive
Jefferson, was altlunced to Miss Ward, who
lived in the neighborhood of Walnut
church, in Jackson county. Mr. Porter bad
an engagement with the young lady to visit
her Saturday night before the first Sunday
in this month, and to accompany her to
church on Sunday. On his way to fill his
engagement on Saturday evening he had to
pass Walnut church. Seeing a congregation
m the church, he stoppeaand found that
funeral services were being held over
the remains of someone. Being a partial
stranger in the community he made no in
quiry as to who had (lied. When the
casket was opened he passed round to see the
corpse while relatives and friends wore bak
ing their last, look at it, and to his painful
surprise, his eyes fell upon his affianced,
cold in death. Unable to control his emo
tions, he gave way to the greatest lamenta
tions and could not lie comforted. He re
turned home praying that lie might so live
as to be allowed to meet her in a land where
partings never come.
The west-bound “cannon ball” train, run
ning between Jacksonville and Montgomery,
was badly wrecked at a point near Dawson
shortly before daylight Thursday morning.
The train was proceeding along toward
Montgomery t a high rato of speed, when
ut the place designated the engineer snw
that a rail had been removed immediately
in front of him. The speed of the train
was so great that it was impossible to stop
it in tune, and a serious accident was the
result. The engine and tender cleared
the space by running uixm the re
maining rail, and the stringer on the
opposite side and escaped without any dam
age whatever, but the ears, throe in num
ber, including a sleeper, left the track and
were piled in a promiscuous heap on the
side of the road. Remarkable to relate, no
one on board the train was hurt in the least,
though everyone was jolted and thrown
about in the cars when tne crash came. The
mail car was righted in a short while, and
was sent with t he engine on to Montgomery,
while a large force of hands were at once
put to work clearing away the wreck and
rebuilding the track where it was torn up.
A serious difficulty occurred ot Beatty’s
saw mill, a few mlire from Rockmart, Tues
day night, In which oue man is thought to
have been killed by a young man named
Scott. His iiiiins is Jackson. Scott and
Jackson were in the hoftse together, und got
into a dispute, and Scott invited Jackson out
of the house. Both men went out bare
headed. Scott picked up a club and beat
Jackson up terribly, and th"n gave him a
few minutes to leave. Jackson did not get
a* fast as Scott thought lie should, and
picked up another club, which lie used in a
vigorous manner. An old feud has existed
between the two men for some time.
Scott accused Jackson of commit
ting rape on ins sister in Gwinnett county
some yurs ago. Jackson is thought lo have
been killed and his body secreted, os lie has
not been seen or heard of since. Several of
the neighboi-s turned out to hunt him
Wednesday evening, but they failed to Hud
liis body or hear anything of him. Jackson
was to have commenced work at E. H.
Cady’s ochre mine Thursday morning, and
for a while was thought to be there, but. an
uncle of his visited the mines Thursday in
search of him, but he was not to be found.
At Macon, Friday, Col. E. C. Grier, Sec
retary of the Georgia State Agricultural
Association, walked into the elevator door
at M. Nussbaum’s Cherry street entrance
and fell to the cellar, a distance of twelve
feet. He remained there unconscious some
fifteen minutes before he could bo removed
Dr. Metteaur, his family physician, was
called aud examined his wounds. HeUiad
an ugly knot on his heal, a cut oil his
mouth, another on his arm, and
a bad bruise on his leg. Blood
was found in considerable qua ini
tios on liis clothing and it was feared
that he Ivid smtaiu'- l internal injuries, bid.
an investigation failed to show any such
hurt. Tiie elevator is placed right at the
walk, mid th* door opens onto the sidewalk
for the reception and delivery of good-.
Col. Grier hud gone in to ace Mr. Rogars
about electric lights for the fair, iu the morn
ing. and had walked over the elevator,
which was then on a level with the floor.
On his return the elevator had t>een moved
up to the second story, and a* the old gen
tleman’s eyesight is bad, lie did not see the
yawning pitfall, and fell to the hard cellar
floor. Cof. Grier is about 87 years old, and
a very large man, and Ins friends feel
thankful that he was injured no worse.
FLORIDA.
Patrick A - Motley will soon build a brick
block at Orlando.
Over $16,008 worth of real estate was
sold at Seffner last woek.
A telegraph line between Sunitervilleand
Panasoffkcu is much needed.
There are fourteen marriageable gentle
men in Suiuterville, and only four single
ladies.
John P. Watson has been appointed City
Clerk of Orlando, C. T. Gooding having re
signed.
Fine crops of corn, sugar cane, peas and
potatoes will lie made in Kumtor county
this season.
At New Berlin Capt. David Keiups has
tho lumber and other material on hand for
anew yacht, tube built this fall.
It is rumored that the Clement saw mill
management, at Daytona, will, in a short
time, put in machinery for nuiking ioe.
At Hi nit.h Jacksonville Jo* qjli Goodrich,
after many attempts to raise the steamer
Jennie Lanes, has at last abandoned her.
It Ls reported at Tain pa that Judge Zibe
King ha* sold a two-thirds interest In his
stock of cuttle to the Florida Southern rail
road for $185,000.
At South Jacksonville there is still talk
of a company being organize 1 for the pur
pose of Isiriinr hii artesian well to supply the
town with water.
The Town Council of Daytona has rented
of William Jackson a large room over his
store for a Council chamber and Mayor’s
olfhx'. Tho contract is to run for a year.
A tew quart* of Hcuppernong grape* were
brought into market at Orlmndo "last week
and vanished with n rapidity that wa* aston
ishing, considering the priest. Hoc. |ier quart,
At Palatkn, Friday, the Jacksonville.
Tampa and Key West railroad simp.- closed
down, owing to lack of work. A large
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. AUGUST 21, ISR7.
number of machinists are out of employ
ment. The works will start when work
picks up.
At Bumterville the wind of last Wednes
day evening blew the mavn residence of
Col. Sheeut some three feet off the pillars
and damaged it more or less in other re
spects.
Sumter county soil is well adapted to the
growth of sugar cane, and the syrup and
sugar made there is said to be equal to the
best that comes from the fine plantations of
Louisiana.
A heavy pile driver is at work under the
sufierviaion of W. C. Stubblefield, on
tlie trestle across Lak* Virginia, near Winter
Park. The trestle work on this road is about
half completed.
The citizens of Seffner will furnish the
lumlicr, and the railroad will erect a sua
cious pavilion at that pluce, and it will lie
one of the picnic grounds on the South
Florida railroad. *
J. C. M. Combs, of Daytona, has a twig
from an orange tree in D. H. Lowery’s
grove that contained several well-developed
blossoms, besides fruit from as large as No.
10 shot to half grown.
Hon. B. M. Robinson has rocelved his
commission as Hujiervisor of Registration
for Orange county. On Monday last he
filed his bond, and it was approved by the
County Commissioners.
The horse of County Superintendent
Buehloz, of Tampa, got away from him at
Clearwater last Sunday night, and he
has been unble to hear from him or get any
trace as to his whereabouts.
At Marianna .James Sexton, on Wednes
day last,, had the misfortune of having his
right arm caught in a gin, and before relief
could be had it was horribly lacerated, ne
cessitating its amputation above the elbow.
At Gnbrilla, a few days ago, a female
opossum with young in her pocket wns
caught, kerosene oil poured over and a
lighted match applied. There is talk of
prosecuting the inhuman brutes who perpe
trated the outrage.
The Hon. George W. Watts is most likely
to succeed the late C. P. Farnell as Sheriff
of Columbia county. He lias alreadv had
his name presented to the Governor for the
place, and will most likely be named for the
place by the County Commissioners.
The County Commissioners of Gadsden,
at their regular meeting last week, divided
the county into five commissions districts,
and what is surprising, and to some very
absurd, they divided so as to have three of
the districts cornering in the town of
Quincy.
At Ocoee William Wilson had the misfor
tune to have one Of his out-houses burned
last Friday night, whereby he lost about
$2OO worth of farm supplies, such as seed
potatoes, vegetables, seeds, etc. He also had
several tin 1 * chickens burned, and hurried
out just in time to releuse a pig which was
conllni-d near by, and which was badly
though not fatally burned.
E. W. Speir has arranged to add a valua
ble industry to the business interests of Or
lando. He has purchased machinery for a
bone mill, and also for a pearl hominy, corn
meal and feed mill. He is now arranging
to have his building erected, and hopes to
have the industry running in a short time.
It is his purpose to grind bone for fertilizing.
His will be the only i>earl hominy mill in
the State.
A member of one of the churches of
Tampa, who had rented a room to one of
the saloon-keepers who wns burned out by
the recent fire, was notified by the church
authorities that he must either cancel the
leaie, withdraw from the church, or be triad
by the church. He withdrew. Another
member, guilty of a like so-called offense,
was similarly notified. It is reported that
lie will fight it out if it takes until after the
election.
A few days ago R. A. Fenell and Albert
Bryant, residing near the Georgia line, just
above Concord, Oadsdeti county, met at a
road working, in Decatur county, Ga., and
had a difficulty. Bryant, in attempting to
get his fingers in Fend I’s eyes, got them into
his mouth instead, and was so badly bitten
that it liecnme necessary to amputate one of
the bitten fingers. he operation was per
formed by Dr. Rushin, of Calvary, whose
opinion is that he can suvo the hand with
out further amputation.
The Governor has made the following ap
pointments: For Supervisor of Registra
tion, .1. C. tain ;ley, for Jackson county.
Thomas Y. Smith, for Gadsden county; L.
V Briggs, for Levy county, vico Andrews,
declined; j. J. Mattox, for Holmes county;
A. Del.ores, to lie County Judge for Monroe
county, vice C. K. Brown, resigned; Wil
liam Frummell, Joseph Williams and J. W.
Hnthawny, County Commissioners of
Holmes county; L. O. Wilder to lie county
surgeon of Holmes county.
Wade Huber and Henry Jackson, two
colored men, fell out at Orlando Tuesday.
Jackson pulled out his pocket knife mid
plunged it into Huber’s abdomen. He wns
immediately arrested and locked up. It
was found that the knife had (lenetrated just,
above the bladder, but whether the intestines
we;-o cut or not could not at the time lie deter
mined. It may prove a fatal wound.
Huber is regarded as a quiet and peaceable
man, but he rendered himself odious to some
of the colored men by openly voting the
Democratic ticket at the Inst general elec
tion, and it has been claimed that this is the
real provocation which induced the cutting.
Lake City Reporter. Hon. J. Potsdnmer
has returned to us much benefited by his
trip to Hot Hprings. Among other advent
ures he had quite a pleasant, meeting with a
diamond hunter. These “diamonds” are
worthless pebbles, found among the moun
tains. One of the hunters came to town
with n companion, and, seeing Mr. Pots
dam sr was a greenhorn, offered him a tine
diamond for $2 50, which .seemed quite
reasonable. However, they began to
talk about other matters, and the diamond
was laid on a box. A citizen passing by,
seeing it, inquired tho price. The hunter's
companion replied 25c. The man was very
muon confused. Mr. Potsdamer said: “You
are froih Florida, are you not?" “No, I was
burned in South Georgia,” he growled.
“Well,” said Mr. Potsdamer, soothingly,
“just as I had supposed."
Marianna Knquirrr: On Sunday evening
last, about ti o'clock, a most atrocious aud
heinous crime was committed up >n tho per
son of an aged and respectable lndv, Mrs.
Baz more, living in Henry county, Ala
bama, and about two miles north’ of tlie
Florida line, by one Jack Myrick. a young
and stalwart colored man, who, in his de
praved aud vicious nature, when no
one but. this old lady was at home,
by main force, caught her up, and.
carrying lier to the horse lot near
by, committed upon her person the
most heinous of all crimes, despite tlie im
plorations and shrieks of the helpless and I
weak woman. Just as he had accomplished
the diabolical outrage, someone passed tho
road close by. when this (lend in human
form made his escape in the woods. The
alarm was soon given in tho neighborhood,
mid u crowd of fifty or more mounted their
horses and went in search of Myrick. The
search wns continued until Tuesday, with
out success, but the party was determined
to capture him at all hazards.
At Palutka Wednesday a man named
Waldotnan, a clerk m Deveronx’s store, was
cimrgod with baaing written uu insulting
note to a young girl in the city, and her
uncle, John Cole, gave tho man a thrashing.
Both moil pleaded, before the Muvoi , guiltv
of disturbing the pearo. Subsequently
Wnldeman came hack and informed the
Mayor that be did not intend to plead guilty,
and asked if something could not be dome. |
Mayor Toa.sdale said the ease could be I
opened to admit further testimony. The
young man was satisfied with that state j
mein, anil the Mayor Informix! him that tho I
mu I ter would he o|ie:ieil at !> o’clock this j
morning. The difficulty commenced about
7 o’clock, when Lynn Rosignol came down |
to Devereux’s store anil attacked* Walde
mau, but doing him no serious injury. |
Wnldeman had Rosignol arrested, and I
taken tietore Judge llaughton on u charge I
of assault nnd battery, to which he nlead |
guilty and was fined ft and exists. The i l
came the second round ts'tween ( Vile and !
Waldemaii. which occurred in fro.it of j
Murray's store, Waldeman being knocked I
out in short order and making no resistan'o
at all. Waldeman was called on and made
a statement, the substance of which is thnt
Louis Rosignol had told him and young
Devereux matters of a compromising nat
ure. But that he had neither writ ten a note
or sent a message to the party referred to,
HOW THE CONVICTS ARE TREATED
•
Result of an Investigation by Polk’s
Grand Jury.
Below is given a copy of the report of the
committee composed of grand jurors and
citizens to investigate the condition of the
convicts and convict camps in Polk county,
and submitted to the August term Huperior
Court.
It is rather a remarkablo document and
w’ortb reading.
These committees over the State are re
sponsible for the cont inuance of much of the
abuse of convict* in the camp.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CONVICT CAMPS.
Your committee appointed to visit, in
spect and inquire into the condition and
treatment of the convicts and convict camps
located iu thjs county, respectfully submit
the following report:
We find two camps located in this county,
one near the station called “Grady,” on the
East and West railroad of Alabama, com
posed of forty-two men and one woman, aud
the other located on the grounds of the Cher
okee Iron company near tho corporate limits
of Cedartown, composed of twenty-eight
men. These cam;* are found to be models
of cleanliness, the health of prisoners good,
there having been not more than three or
four protracted cases of sickness during the
past year, and but one death. Food in both
quantity and quality so far as we could
ascertain bv inspection and inquiry meets
every requirement of the law Indeed, we
found that the law for tho regulation and
government of these camps have been fully
complied with, save in four particulars.
1. We learned that two or three trusties
in the “Grady Camp” were allowed to go
beyond the prison Pounds without a suffi
cient guard, and yet we were informed by
the Superintendent that the penitentiary
authorities were fully informed on this sub
ject and made no complaint.
8. Wo found that tne bods of prisoners
in the same camp are not filled with fresh
hay or straw as ofleti as the. law requires.
3. We learned that religious services have
not been provided at either camp since Feb
ruary lint until about a month ago. The’
reason of this failure, however, was there
was no February grand jury to appoint? a
chaplain, and the time of the chaplain serv
ing up to that date expired in February.
4. we find that some of the convicts in
fhe camp of the Cherokee Iron Works w’ere
worked on the Sabbath dav. Some wore
worked during the night instead of being
worked during the day, and that .all in the
camp were allowed only an hour at noon
Instead of two hours us required by law
We were informed, however, by the Presi
dent of the Cherokee Iron Company, and
also by the superintendent of the camp that
the Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary
was fully aware of there fact*, and had
granted these irregularities 01 the ground
that they were neoossarv to the successful
operation of the iron furnaces. The hour
lost at noon is made up by going to work
later than sunrise, and leaving off before
sundown. Tho*' who work at night have
their rest during the day, and those who
work on the Sabbath receive tho wages for
their labor.
An Odd Couple.
From the Amertcus IGrt.) liernrrier.
On Col. S. H. Hakwins’ Furlow planta
tion, in this county, lives one of the most
remarkabli old colored couples that we
have heard of recently. Artemus Tucker
and his wife Narcissus are well known
among the ninny negroes of thnt section
and none command more respect from their
race than they. Art, as lie is familiarly
called, is 80 years old, and for
the past forty-three consecutive years
hat Lived on the place. Ho has
held the responsible position of stock
feeder for nearly nineteen years and is still
the trusted custodian of the barn kevs.
Seventeen years ago his then present wife
got tired ot him and gave him to Narcissus,
tne "present incumbent,” with whom he
has since lived happily. His first wife re
siiles with them and does their washing and
general housework. When Art collects his
wages at tho end of the year he gives every
dollar of it to his wife, who makes occa
sional trips to town to purchase tho few
necessaries require ’. Art cannot romern
t.er the day that he nas been to town, stay
ing always at horn * aud attending strictly
to lus duties.
Narcissi!?, liis queen, is nearly 03 years
old and tips tlie lie?!in at 4iX) pounds in her
stockings, while her liege lord scarcely
weighs 100 pounds. She is ns black as u
raven ami in every sense a tyjaeal Georgia
darkey Her only duty is to milk the cows
and attend to the butter, and not a small
number of our citizens can attest the fact
that it is a duty well performed. Since the
Amerjeus, l’rsstor. and Lumpkin ro id
reached the station near the plantation she
once tried to enter ono of the coaches
for the purpose of coming to town,
but the door was not near largo
enough to admit her and she was compelled
to ride in on a flat, ear. Slie is very piously
inclined and attends church every Sunday,
at which time a two-horse wagon is fur
nished her, which, l>y the way,die fiils com
fortably, aud thus prepared she rides
through the plantation to the little log
church with ns much pride at the distinction
shown her as would Queen Victoria, fc'hn
is a queer old genius, and with her “old
man” hopes to live 011 and finally to be bur
ie 1 on “Mars’ Sam’s,” domain, probably the
only home that either ever hail.
An Actual Occurrence.
From the Macon l <Ja. I Jeleyro.ph.
Now and then nu incident of the recent
freshet comes to light. A lew days before
the great rise one of the many fishermen
who lived in the little houses in the bottom,
on the east side of the river, endeavored to
find some old cheese with which to bait his
fish baskets. Km Ling to find the cheese, he
was told that old mackerel was equally as
good. Acting upon this information, ho
nought about fifty pounds of old rusty
mackerel and carried it home. This was
boiled in about a bushel of meal and
mixed with onions As the river had lie
gun to rise In' throw the mass into one of
the rooms of tile house and turned Ills
attention to getting out his household
oitVets, All his worldly possessions were
finally gotten out, and then, as everybody
knows, the v ater rose far above the windows
ol the houses. A ter many days, when the
llood subsided, Lie iisncrinau liegun the
work of moving Im-k into his house. .When
lie opone i tiie door of the room iuto which
h had thrown th * bait, judge of his sur
prise when he was met at the door by
thousands of fl?h, the great majority of
them being the ordinary catfish for which
the iwer is noted. They had boon drawn
to the room by tlie bait and with the rising
water had pound in through the window
in enormous nnnibcni. They were of all
sizes, from the smallest, to the largest,
and were nearly famished, having
eaten all the bait. As the fisherman
opened the door they came out of the room
with such force as to badly frighten him,
but he soon recovered himself, and quickly
closed the door. His partner was called,
and the two happy men lost no time in get
ting to work ana saving the fish and put
ting them on strings. They counted over
400, and then gave up the ’job. They sold
over tilt worth, and had hundreds tin give
away. So many fish had not been seen at
one time in all their ffxhiug days. Should
the river give signs of another rise they
will be fully prepared, and will have every
room in their house tully supplied with old
mackerel. It was the only real bonanza
they ever knew.
In G orgian Vnles
The sweetest roses grow. Keep your breath
fragrant as the perfumed gales of this en
chanting land, nnd your teeth luir and lus
trous as the pearls of the Orient by using
HOZODONT, that most charming and won
derful dentifrice, which no lady's toilet
should he without-.
DKY (.OOUS.
E'CJ Iv S T E I N ’S.
FIRST.
IT has always been our pride and pleasure to be the First House in Savannah to bring out the
NEW FALL SHADES AND STYLES!
We are away ahead of all others this season, and mean to be
SECOND
to none in style, quality and price.
-a-y / -v \ 7~ \ New Fall Ginghams.
f 1 VV I New Fall Seersuckers.
J 1 New Fall Calicoes.
- * w -wr-r- C New Combination Ginghams.
I \ Ii . /\ I I | t New Fall Dress Goods.
v ‘ -1-7 -a. • ; New Trimming Velvets.
Buy your Blankets, Comfortables and tjuilts NOW. We have a magnificent stock, and will
guarantee a saving of 10 per cent, on prices you will have to pay when the season opens.
THIRD.
This is the last chance you can have to secure some of the Great Bargains we are offering in
FINE WHITE GOODS.
The stock of White and Colored Embroidered Robes has dwindled down to a very few. If
you want one at 81 25, 81 50. or $2 00, you must come at once.
We have been fortunate in securing
THE EAST
and only case of those Checked and Plaid Nainsooks at sc. yd. We have sold thousands of prices,
and this is the only
CHANCE
you will have at them this season.
lyr- TREMENDOUS BARGAINS THIS WEEK IN SUMMER GOODS OF EVERY DE
SCRIPTION.
ECKSTEIff’S, Congress and Whitaker Sts.
F. GUTMA W,
141 BROUGHTON ST.
SPECIAL SALE OF FANSTHIS WEEK
BLACK SATIN HAND PAINTED FANS at 50c., worth sl.
BLACK SATIN HAND PAINTED FANS at gl, worth 82.
COLORED SATEEN FANS at 60c., 65c., and 75c , worth 85c., gland $1 50.
Just received, anew line of LADIES' BLACK LISLE THREAD HOSE at 50c.; worth 75c.
ORIENTAL LACES at 15c., 35e., 35c. and 50c. a yard; WORTH DOUBLE THE PRICE.
C > IJ T M A X .
LITHOGRAPHY.
THE LARGEST LITHOGRAPHIC ESTABLISHMENT IN THE SOUTH.
THE
Morning News Steam Printing House
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
THIS WELL KNOWN . ESTABLISHMENT HAS A
Lithographing and Engraving Department
which is complete within itself, and the largest concern of
the kind in the South. It is thoroughly equipped, having
five presses, and all the latest mechanical appliances in
the art, the best of artists and the most skillful lithog
raphers, all under the management of an experienced
superintendent.
It also has the advantage of being a part of a well
equipped printing and binding house, provided with every
thing necessary to handle orders promptly, carefully and
economically.
Corporations, manufacturers, banks and bankers, mer
chants and other business men who are about placing
orders, are solicited to give this house an opportunity to
figure on their work. When orders are of sufficient mag
nitude to warrant it, a special agent will be sent to make
estimates.
J. H. ESTILL.
KU HN’ISHINT, GOODS.
(Jo to Ln Far’s New Store
AND SEE HOW CHEAP HE SELLS
Summer Hats.
11AVE your measure talcea t
At tbe same time, and
I RY a set of his excellent
OHIRTB made to order.
& WHILE THERE INSPECT HIB LINE OF
ITnlaundried SHIRTS,
Monarch dress shirts,
Boston garters in silk and cotton.
Rudder garments of all kinds.
ItfMBROIDKRED NIGHT SHIRTS.
IUNEN HANDKERCHIEFS AT ALL PRICES.
I-USLE THREAD UNDERWEAR.
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF SCARFS.
OH AWL STRAPS AND HAND SATCHELS,
Anew line of HAMMOCKS, with PILLOWS
and SPREADERS, (nut in; also a lot of NEW
BATHING SUITS, at
Ij n ar’s,
20 BULL STREET.
FOB SALE.
F<) e S A LE,
\FINE TEN-ROOM. TWO-STORY RESI
DENCE in city of Griffln. Oa. Modern
style, seven acre lot, excellent water, cood
orchard and grapes. In ten minute* walk of
centre of city Stable, carriage bouse and
kitchen. Small Him pond on lot. Address 11.,
P. O. Box Sis. Grim,i, Ga.
PLUMBER.
I* a. McCarthy,
Successor to Cbas. E. Wakefield,
PLITMBEkffAS and STEAM UTTER,
4K Barnard Unset. SAVANNAH. GA.
Telenhone STV_
GROCERIES.
Best Raspberry Viaegar, Q!. Bottles, -60 c
Best Lime Juice, Quart Bottles, -35 c
Best Syrups, Pint Bottles, - --45 c
Best Vanilla, 4-Ouuce Bottles, - -25 c
Best Essence Lemon, 4-Ounce Bottles, -20 c
Good Essence Vanilla, per Bottle, -10 c
Good Essence Lemon, per Bottle, • -10 c
AT
NICHOLAS LI’S,
APPLES
Northern Apples, Cabbage. Potatoes,
Red and Yellow Onions, Lemons, Lemons.
Eastern Hay, Western Hay,
Corn, Oats, Bran, Eyes, Peed Meal,
Field Seed, Feed and Table Peas.
Get our carload prices on GRAIN and HAY.
169 BAY ST,
W.D.SIMKINS&CO.
CONTRACTORS.
P. J. FALLON,
BDILDER AND CONTRACTOR,
DRAYTON STREET, SAVANNAH.
F'BTI MATES promptly furuiahad for buildiux
J of anr class
LOTTERY'.
L.S.L.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000.
“H> do hereby certify that tee. supervise the
arrange menU far all the Monthly and Semi-
Annual Drawings of the Louisiana State Lot
tery Company, mid tn person manage and con
trot the Drawings themselves, and that the same
are conducted with honesty, fairness, aiul in
good faith toward alt parties, a nd we authorise
the Company to use this certificate, with fac
similes of our signatures attached, in its adver
tisements
Commissioners.
irv the undersigned Banks and Bankers win
pay all Prizes drawn in the Louisiana State Lot
teries which may he presented at our counters.
J, H. OGLESBY, Pres. Louisiana Nat’l Bank.
PIERRE LANAUX, Pres. State Nat’i Bank.
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat’i Bank.
CARL KOHN, Pres. Union National Bank.
itnprecedented"attraction!
U Over Half a Million Distributed.
Louisiana state Tottery company.
Incomorated in 1888 for 45 years by the Legis
lature for Educational and Charitable purposes
—with a capital of gl ,000,000—to which a reserve
fund of over 8550.000 has since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its fran
chise was made a part of the present Slate con
stitution, adopted December 2d, A. D. 1873.
The only Lottery ever voted on and indorsed
by the people of any State.
It never scales or postpones.
Its Grand bittgle Number Drawings take
place monthly, and tlie Seiiii-Aiiniinl Draw-
Inga regularly every ala months (.June and
December).
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN
A FORTUNE. NINTH GRAND DRAWING.
CLASS I, IN THE ACADEMY OK MUSIC.
NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY, September 15L
tSN7—2t)Btli Monthly Drawing.
Capital Prize, $150,000.
Notice—Tickets are Ten Dollars only.
Halves, $5; Fifths, $2; Tenths, sl.
LIST OF PHIZES.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF $150.000... .$150,000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 50,000 ... 50,000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 20,000 20 000
2 LARGE PRIZES OF 10,000. .. 2OJIOO
4 LARGE PRIZES OF 5,000 ... 80 000
20 PRIZES OF 1,000.... 80 000
50 PRIZES OF 600 ... 25JW0
100 PRIZES OF 300. .. 30,000
200 PRIZES OF 200.... 40.000
500 PRIZES OF 100 ... 50^000
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
100 Approximation Prizes of $300.... $30,000
100 “ •* 200.... 20,000
100 “ “ 100.... 10,000
1.000 Terminal “ 50. .. 50,000
2,170 Prizes, amounting to $535,000
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the office of the Company in New Or
leans.
For further information write clearly, giving
full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money Orders, or New York Exchange in ordi
nary letter. Currency by Express (at our expense)
addressed M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
W ashington, D. V,
Address Registered Letters io
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
RFMFMRFR That the presence of Gen
nc.mc.lViDC.rc erals Beauregard and
Early, who are in charge of the drawings, is a
guarantee of absolute fairness and integrity,
that tho chances are all equal, and that no one
can possibly divine what number will draw a
Prize.
HE ME AIDER that tho pavmentof all Prizes
is GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL
B ANKS of New Orleans, and the Tickets are
signed by the President of an Institution whose
chartered rights are recognized in the highest
Courts; therefore, beware of any imitations or
anonymous schemes.
DOORS, SASH, ETC.
ANDREW HANLEY;
DEALER IN
Doors, Sashes, Blinds,
Mouldings, Etc.
All of tbe above are Best Kiln-Dried White Pine.
——ALSO DEALER IN
Builders' Hardware, Slate, Iron and
Wooden Mantels, Grates, Stair
work, Terracotta, Sewer
Pipe, Etc., ETc.
Paints, Oils, Railroad, Steamboat and
Mill Supplies, Glass, Putty, Etc.
Lime, Plaster, Cement and Hair.
Plain and Decorative Wall Paper, Frescoeing,
House and Sien Paiutinff Liven jierr.onai atten
tion und lioished in the Deist manner.
ANDREW HANLEY.
TETTER! X E.
As Good as Gold.
Milledgevii.le, Oa., Aug. 12th, 1887.
Mr. J. T. Shuptrine <f~ Bro.:
Gentlemen— Enclosed you will find $1
for which please send me Si’s worth of
your Tetteriue. This makes live boxes of
your most valuable remedy that I have
sent for, one only being for myself. 1 liad
the tetter as bad us any one ever did. I
suffered night and dav until a friend told
me to send for your Trttcrine and it would
cure me. This I did and was cured in a few
days. The first box cured mo and two of
mv friends. Mr. M. M. Johnson was suf
fering death with it.; had been in bed for
several lay . I sent to you for two boxes
by he, request and one box cured him, and
he gave the rest to a friend, who was also
enredi This is for Mr. J. M. Youngblood,
who has the tetter so bad that he cannot
get about to do anything, and requests me
to send for two boxes. Your Tctterine is
worth its weight in gold and everybody
ought to know something about its value.
1 can and will recommend it to everybody
that suffers with fetter or itch.
Respectfully,
Jesse W. Scott.
CORSETS.
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r for wrappers, only In cents u hundred, 'Mr
for cents, at tbe business office.