Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

6 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. - I,'UU PALE, Ukl Newspapers, just the thin* r for wrappers, only In cents u hundred, 'Mr for cents, at tbe business office.