The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, August 26, 1887, Page 2, Image 2
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DEAN'S BILL IS DOOMED.
IT WILL BE PUT ON THE SHELF
AND LEFT THERE.
Senator James Intersperses the Bill
With a Poem Eighty Lines Long -
The Penitontlary Committee of the
House Reports a Substitute for the
Advisory Board of Pardons Bill.
Atlanta., Ga., Aug. 25. —A vote w/ls
not reached in the Senate on the Dean hill
this morning as anticipated. Mr. Powell oc
cupied nearly two hours in concluding his
argument begun Tuesday.
Mr. James, of the Thirty-sixth district,
who had l>eon referred to in the speeches of
several Senators, took the floor and deliv
ered and eighty-line original poem in the
way of a spoeeh, rather ridiculing Messrs.
Dean, Powell and Roberts. It is hard to
say whether the staid old Senate was more
horrified or amused.
Mr. Butt made a short and quite forcible
speech in favor of his amendment to submit
the question to a popular vote mid against
the bill. He reviewed humorously Powell’s
three-day argument and made sonic laugh
able hits at Mr. Dean's sudden change on
the State road question, which Mr. Powell
likened to the conversion of Paul on Ins way
to Damascus. Mr. Butt said the Senator
from the Forty-second had come down from
Homo to Atlanta opposed to the sale of the
State road, but suddenly, by some legerde
main or something else, he saw that lie was
advocating a great wrong, and he fell down
and cried out, “What shall I do to be
saved?” The soothsayer stooped down and
whispered in his ear 1 , "Sell the State road,
that is the panacea for all the ills of the
people, sell the State road.”
TtIK VOICK OK TIIK PEOPLE.
Mr. Butt insisted that the question ought
to be submitted to the people. This great
property is theirs and it should not be wild
without consulting them. When the peo
ple speak they are not apt to bo wrong.
They are fully as competent us this Georgia
Senate. If they are not, God help the peo
pie. In the people there is strength and
wisdom. If you take the voice of the jm*o
pie you got nearest to the voice of God.
Mr. Butt moved that the morning hour lie
extended until the bid is disposed of.
Mr. Smith, of the Sixth District, opposed
this motion, and hoped the business would
take the usual course, but moved an indefi
nite postponement of the consideration of
the bill.
A motion to adjourn prevailed.
On the motion to indefinitely postpone
the Dean bill to-morrow and conclude the
debate, there is no doubt of the defeat of
the bill.
In tho House.
In the House to-day the Penitentiary
Committee reported a substitute for the
bill to create an advisory board of pardons;
and also bills to amend the charter of the
city of Macon, and to amend the act es
tablishing u eitv court of Bartow.
The General Judiciary Committee reported
tho following: A hill to amend the consti
tution so as to exempt all church property
from taxation (to he ratified by two-thinls
of the next Legislature); a bill to establish
a City Court of Nowuan; a bill to make
oral slander a misdemeanor.
The Finance Committee reported ad
versely on the bill appropriating s.’>,ooo for
the North Georgia College at Dahlonega.
The adverse reiiort on the $5,000 appro
priation for the North Georgia Agricultural
College put the friends of the institution on
the war path, and Mr. Schofield, of Bibb,
moved to reconsider the action of the House
yesterday in ttossing the bill to appropriate
$5,000 for repairs of the State University.
Mr. Schofield stated that he marie this
motion in consequence of the rejiortod action
of the Finance Committee yesterday in re
jecting the bill to make a similar appropria
tion for the North Georgia Agricultural
College.
Mr. McCord opposed the motion to re
consider. He declared himself in favor of
the appropriation for the North Georgia
College but depie.atel reconsideration of
the University bill because of the reported
adverse action of the committee. He pro
tented strongly against parsimonious sup
port, of the higher educational institutions
of the State. He also deprecated scotionul
feeling in action upon the question. He
moved to tnhlo the motion, which was lost.
The motion to reconsider prevailed by a
vote of 67 to 58.
ON THIRD READING. '
Bills on third reading fared as follows:
Mr. Schott Id’s bill to regulate the cm
ploy men to* labor, alter considerable debate,
was-reo nnni Med.
The bill of 1$ Ad'#s ,of Blbert, to pay
ex-Confederate soldiers yearly the amount
Allowed by law passed
The bill of Mr. Key to prohibit the sale of
liquors will in three miles of Pleasant
Grove and Pleasant Hill churches, in Jack
son county, passed.
The bill of Mr. Vinning to prevent the
robbing or destruction of the iu>sts of cor
tain birds, in the town of Madison, passed.
The bill of Mr. Watts to adopt the provis
ions of the stork law in the 796th, 965th and
000th districts of Stewart county passed.
The bill of Mr. Birehmore to amend the
registration law of Oglcthoriie county
pawed.
Tho bill to amend section 'J, l.’tS of the
Oslo, allowing warehouse and elevator re
ceipts and bills of lading to bo deposited as
collateral security, instead of the property
represented by such pa|>er, passed.
The bill of Mr. Franklin, of Thomas, to
liu-orporute the Thninasvllle, Florida and
Western railroad. passed
Mr. Hunt, of Haneock, introduced a bill
to authorize any municipal corporation in
the State to establish a system of pub]ie
schools and levy taxes for its support.
CUPID AT CONYERS.
Two Heart o That Boat us One—Capital
lets Buying Granite Beds.
Conyers, Ga., Aug. 85.—At tho resi
dence of the bride’s parents at 8 o'clock last
evening, Miss Georgia Langford was n-odded
toCharlos W. White. Miss Langford has a
host ot friends all over the State who will
wish her much happiness in her new lite.
Mr. White is connected with George Wad
ley, son of the great. Railroad king, who is
building a railroad in Mexico. The lmppy
couple left to-dny for the City of Mexico,
their future home.
Northern and Northwestern capitalists
are here buying up immense granite Lsis,
and the future of "this city is very bright.
Corner lots will soon he in demand.
BURNED ON THE COOSA.
Tho Passengors of tho John J. Seay
Have a Narrow Escape.
Roms, Ga., Aug. 85, —The steamer John
J. Seay, of the White Star Unc Steamboat
Company caught Are last night at 11 o’clock,
near Cedar Bluff, Ala., and was entirely
consumed. The lire caught in the cook’s
room and burned so rapidly that the jms
serigers escaped only in their night clothe*.
No loss of life occurred. The Seay was the
largest I mat ever built on the Coosa river.
She was constructed in 1886. The loss is
$SO,fl(IO anil the insurance $0,5(10. The
Unit.si States mail was consumed, except
tho registered packages, which were saved.
An Acre of Frogn
FVent Hit Mnnroe (God New*.
John Bostwick, one of the moat reliable
citisens of Morgan, came to town the other
day. Kn route Mr. Bostick encountered u
lav out of frogs before which the Egyptian
plague | silos into insignitlcainv. Mr. Bout -
wick estimated that then' was un acre of
frogs, and that each square inch contained
aix frogs. Thov wore all hopping in one
direction. To 'Harden Camp we are in
debted for u calculation which showisl up
87.ti.Ti, 840 frogs for this single acre. Truly
Walton county has become a great Irog
stool, m> to speak.
A SUIT FOR A HORSE.
A Peculiar State of Affairs Growing
Out of a Theft.
Grtefin, Ga., Aug. 35. —Grifiln is ntioiit
to have an interesting lawsuit in regard to
the ownership of a horse. In May, 1*77, W.
B. Hudson, a liveryman of this city, hired a
horse and buggy to a young man to drive a
few miles iu the country. Neither the
young man nor the horse and buggy over
returned, and Mr. Hudson failed iu all his
efforts to find any trace of them. Yester
day a young man well-known in Griffin,
who is connected with the Atlanta and
Hnwkinsvillo Railroad Construction Com
pany, rode n line bny horse
into town. Mr. Hudson saw the horse and
was immediately struck with something p
culiar in his ap]iearance. He stopped the
young man and examined the horse closely,
and aftoi' doing so declared that it was his
long lost horse. The gentleman who was
riding tho horse stated that it belonged to
Capt. Collier, one of the engineers of the
Atlanta mid Hawkinsvillo road, of whom
he hail borrowed it to ride into town, and
that Capt. Collier would !■ down on
tho afternoon train, and Mr. Hudson could
sottlo the matter with him. Mr. Collier
came down from Atlanta on the 4 o’clock
train, and Mr. Hudson laid lrs claim before
him. Mr. Collier stated that he bought tho
horse from a well known citizen of Atlanta,
which could lie easily proven. Mr. Hudson
swore out a possessory warrant for the
horse, and the case will lie tried before Jus
tice K. M. Collins, next Monday.
PARDONED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Phillip J. Herndon Released From
Jail at Baxley.
Baxlky, Aug. 35. —Sheriff Branch, of
this county, received the following telegram
Tuesday:
Atlanta, Aug. Si. issr.
The Governor authorizes mu to direct you to
release Phillip J. Herndon from your eiistoily at
once. A full pardon was granted him to-day.
\V. G. Brantly.
Phillip J. Herndon is the young man con
victod here about two years ago for the
Hilling of a negro several years before, and
sentenced to tho penitentiary for life. A
motion was made for anew trial. The
lower court, having refused to grant anew
trial tho case was appealed to tho Supreme
Court, and Herndon was sent to the
Savannah Jail for safe keeping, while the
matter was pending. The decision of the
Supreme Court being 'averse to Herndon he
was brought here some two months ago nnd
re sentenced. lie showed great happiness at
receiving the news of his pardon, and said
it would lie a long day before ho would get
in any more trouble. He received many
eongratu lations.
LAKE WEIR WAIFS.
Suddon Death of Miss Fay Turnley
From Typhoid Malaria.
Lake Weir, Fla., Aug. 23. —Miss Kay
Turnley, mentioned in yesterday’s Morn
ing News as recovering from an attack of
typhoid malarial fever, was suddenly taken
worse and died to-day.
Miss Fay was the daughter of W. H. and
Amelia Turnley, both of whom are in
Clarksville, Teim., and wore ignorant of her
sickness, ns neither friends nor physician
thought her case critical until to day. Her
brother, W. D. Turnley, of Ocala, formerly
one of the proprietors and editor of the
Florida Independent, arrived after his sis
tor’s dentil.
The Temperance Convention, at Oealn.
yesterday, was a success. Delegates were
present from nil the precincts of the county.
The temperanco people are sanguine that
prohibition will win in the election next
month. The leading men among the col
ored people, are earnest supporters of the
"dry” ticket.
Col. Tom Harris, of the /Jural Free
Press, and wife, returned to Ocala, after a
pleasant vacation in Kentucky and Ten
nessee.
Mr. Freeman, of this place, met with a
serious accident in Ocala. While working
on one of Ocula’s new stores, he made a
misstep and fell fifteen fret, receiving si'
rious. but not fatal, injuries.
FERNANDINA’S REGATTA.
Nine Boats Already Entered nnd Others
Expected to Come In.
Jacksonville, Ft,a., Aug. 35.—The re
gatta of the Fernauditta Boat Club will be
sailed at Fortiandina on Friday nnd Satur
day, Sept. 2 and 8. Prizes amounting to
SSOO will be awarded to tho first, second and
thiol boats. Already nine boat owners
have signified their intention of entering
their respective crafts, and others are ox
pAx'tcil to short ly swell the list.
Oil the second day match races will tie
sailed between the Jacksonville 1 Hints and
t hose of other towns, mid a good, interest
ing day’s sport is exj*'eted. Bicycle races
and match games of base ball between
Savannah, Jacksonville and Feniaiulina are
also on the tapis.
A Convict Escapee.
Ghk.kston, Ga., Aug. 35.- — David Reeves,
n convict, escaped this morning about 6:20
o’clock He is a very tiluck negro, aged 40
years, and weighing 150 1 mum Is. IBs height
is 5 fret and 11 inches. He has a scar on his
left cheek and left elbow. He has also a
scar from a knife rut on Ida right, side. He
was sent here from Dodge county to serve
nine years for voluntary manslaughter.
He was received in March last. Fifty dol
lars reward is offered for his capture.'
Pensacola Pointers.
Pensacola, Fla., Aug. 35.—The police
made a raid on a negro dive kept by Mary
Brown to-dov, and arrested all the inmates,
who had been on a drunk and creating a
great, disturbance the whole of the night
previous and |Mirt of this morning. They
were up before the Mayor’s court this morn
ing nnd fined.
Yh\ J. Cochran, Health Officer for the
State of Alaliama. is in the city. He is here
on business pertaining to his department.
Lynched in Illinois.
Chicago, Aug. 35.—The ’/Vims’ Mont
gomery. Ala., special mi vs: “John Mryick
(isilorisl) was lynched in Henry county, Ala.,
last night by 190 people of his own rare.
East week lie outraged a white lady, Mrs.
B. B. Moore Parties scoured the woods for
him, and n crowd of colored men found him,
hung him to a treeumi riddled his bodv with
bullets."
Firomen Want Mrs, Cleveland.
New York, Aug. 35.—Mayor Hewitt and
n committee of the Board of Aldermen ap
pointed for that purpose, sent an invitation
to Mrs Cleveland to-day to attend the Now
York firemen’s parade and inspection next
month and present a stand of isilors on that,
occasion to the fire deportment.
Driven to Suicide by Poverty.
New York, Aug. 35. — A man named
Avery, with his wife Jennie, committed sui
ride with morphine today. A note was
found in the mom requesting that they
might lie buried together. The cause of the
tragedy is probably poverty.
Gen. Black’s Convalescence.
Weirs, N. H., Aug. 35. —Gen. Black,
| Commissioner of Pensions, is much ini
i proved to-day. It is expected that the Gen
eral will leave for Washington on .Saturday
| or .Sunday,
Gov. Bartlett Better.
Ban Francisco, Aug 35.—Gov. Bartlett
is apparently much better to-day. The
ttural.VKLs is disappearing, anti the physician
believes he may ultimately recover.
Lancers at Ostend.
Oktknd, Aug, 35,—Two squadrons of
lams>rs lime arrived here to assist the mill
tary in preserving order. The strikers are
becoming quiet.
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, AUGUST 2fi, 1887.
SPEEDING AT SARATOGA.
The Day Beautiful, but tho Track
Hfavy for Racing.
Saratoga, Aug. 36.—Tho dny was beau
tiful, but the track was heavy. Tho events
were ns follows:
First Rack- Tho equity stakes for two-year
j olds; three-quarters of a mile. Los Angeles
I won, with Kiiigfislj second and Satan third.
! Time 1:1794.
Sr.r c.Ti Race—Free handicap sweepstakes;
one mile unit a furlong. Doubt won. with Pearl
Jennings second and Royal Arch third. Time
3:03.
Tinitn Race-Pocahontas stakes; one mile
and live hundred yards. Wary won. with Gri
sette second and Firenzi third. Time 2:3rthj.
Fourth Rack- One mile. Maggie Mitchell
won, with Carisstna second, and Pericles third.
Time 1:49.
Fifth Race- Steeplechase; about a mile and
n half. Abraham won, with Percy second and
lJechmore third. Time 3:00.
AT MONMOUTH PARK.
Nkw York, Aug. 25. —To-day’s races
here were as follows:
First Rack Seven-eighths of a mile. Orvid
won, with Jennie It. second and Leather
Stocking third. Time 1:33.
S econo Rack —Three-quarters of a mile.
Now or Never won with Uuilonoe filly second
mid Satisfaction third. Time l:lHi-(i.
Third Rack tine and a half mile-i. Banburg
beat It mover, the only other starter, in 3: to by
a neck, Hanover had half a length the best of
tile start, which he Increased to three lengths,
but by the time they reached the home stretch
Hanover’s jockey was plying whip and spur,
while Bauhurg was untouched. The slowness
of time shows Mint Hanover was uniit to run.
Fourth Rack Three quarters of a mile.
Figaro won, with Montpelier second and Slum
her third. Time 1:80.
FIETU Race- One and t hree sixteenths of a
mile. Phil 1 ,ee won, with Koliitn second and
Argo third. Time 3:00.
Sixth Rack One mile. Suitor won, with
Aureole second and Editor third. Time 1: It*.
Seventh Rack -Over the short steeple chase
course. Hercules won, with Referee second
and Bassanio third. Time 3:13.
TTIK YORKSHIRE STAKES.
London, Aug. 25.—At the York August
nu>etiiig to-diiv the race for thogreat York
shire stakes for 3-year olds was won by
PiHizorscbiff, with Gallinulo second and
(’actus third. There wore six startors. The
betting was three to ono against Panzer
sehiff, five to one against < iallinule and six
to one against Cactus. Panzerschiff won
hv three-quarters of a length. Cactus was
a bail third.
WISE BEATS GAUDAUR.
Tho Winner Two Lengths Ahead at
tho Finish.
Orillia, Ont. , Aug. 35.—The Wise-Gau
daur race was rowed this evening. The
water had lioon lumpy all day, but towards
evening calmod down, and when the race
was pulled there was scarcely a rip
ple on it. Tho men got away
together. Wise, who was pulling
34 to Gaudaur’s 30, soon had half
a length on him, hut Gaudaur
settled down to work, overhauled Wise and
was leading him at tho three-quarter mile
by five lengths. After that Wise started to
gain steadily and passed him at the mile,
and from there to the finish it was a
procession, Wise winning by about two
lengths, in the slow time of 14:03. After
tho rare a liberal puree was made up for
the loser.
Rain at New Orleans.
New Orleans, Aug. 35. —New Orleans
started off nt a winning gait to day. Pow
oil hit Mangier for a single, mid made sec
ond by good running, scoring on Campau’s
single to right by more good running. A
hard rain then put an end to the gamo.
WOOLFOLK WEAKENS
A Photograph of the Scene at the
House.
From the Athmta (Ga.) Constitution.
Tom Woolfolk, the Bibb county assassin,
made an exhibition of feeling over the
wholesale slaughter of his family yesterday
for the first, time since his arrest.
A photograph of the dead people produced
the display.
Before the dead bodies were removed
from the house, or even the position in
which they were found wns disturbed, an
enterprising photographer of Macon
reached the residence with camera and
chemicals and photographed the scene. The
dead tiodiw were found in two rooms, and
the interior of these rooms, together with
the bloody ax yet red with the life current
of the nine people, were placed indelibly
upon the glass pie.to from which prints call
forever be made. The negative was freely
used bv tho photographer, and in a short
time the Central City was flooded with pho
tographs of the bloody scene. Newsboys
on the trains running out of Macon loaded
their pockets with tho pictures, and ready
sales were the order of the day.
Singleton Mi-oKs, a tall, fine-looking young
moonshiner, from Habersham County, was
given the photograph, with instructions to
show it to Woolfolk. Meeks took the pic
ture, and looking at it a second, shuddered.
Then he pushed his way to the cell occupied
by Woolfolk. He wns elosclv followed bv
the man of news. At the cell they halted.
The reporter pushed forward and asked:
How do you feel, Woolfolk?"
The prisoner declined to answer, and
looked from the reporter to tho ceiling
above.
“Are you well f
An upward turn of the nose was an
answer.
“Bay. Woolfolk,” said Meeks, tho moon
shiner, “do you know this?”
As he spoke the moonshiner held the
photograph in front of the prisoner's face.
IBs eyes came in contact with it, hut rested
there but a second only. Then they rolled
quickly away and about the cell.
As quickly, however, they returned
to the picture, and then away again.
A fascination drew his eyes to want it, as
rapidly ns some unexplained feeling carried
them away. The fascination mastered the
situation, and in less time than it tokos to
tell it tho prisoner’s eyes were riveted upon
the picture The gaze was intent and
steady, and as the outlines began to lie de
fined Woolfolk began to tremble. The
tremble soon became a shake, and raising
loth hands to his face as if to shut out the
horrible bloody vision, he turned upon his
his'ls, saving:
“On, liiy God! that is horrible!”
Prisoners were crowding around the door
of the i'oll nil closely watching the man on
the inside. His feelings were apparent to
all, and so intense did they ap|iear that no
one eared to intrude by littering a word.
All felt for the man who is charged with
creating the original of the picture, and
hurriedly they eased away until the reporter
and the moonshiner were alone in front
of the door. For a minute these two re
mail led quiet, and then the reporter asked:
“Is that like it, Woolfolk?’’
Slowly the man’s hands drop|<ed from his
eves anil a dull stare ensued, but no word
partial his )i|>*.
“Does that look natural?” he was asked
again.
Hilenee was the only answer given by the
prisoner, except to turn around and walk
away to a corner from which he could not
l*' drawn.
At Macon. Tuesday, Mr. Chambliss de
eiiled to clean out the well on the Woolfolk
place, tlie residence of the late ('apt. Wool
folk. After going down pretty deep the
hands ff mud a jxiir of socks, all blood stained,
which were identified as the socks commonly
worn by Tom Woolfolk. This adds another
link to the chain which is already drawing
about the neck of the murderer.
He Made Col. Hardeman Laugh.
Mr. Harrell, of Webster, shaking in the
House recently asked the question: "C n
the leopard change his spot* or the
eagle his skin?" This stirred up Treasurer
Hardeman's sense of the ridiculous, and his
laugh roveri*orated through the hall. The
legislators then Iwgan to laugh, and the
Treasurer hastily retired.
Excessive Hot Weather
makes Colgnte ,1 Co.'s toilet water* a necessity.
A few rime* render a hath doiihlv refrostdnK
IVES’ HOUSE ATTACHED.
HE HAD IT LAVISHLY DECORATED
BUT FAILED TO PAY.
He Says It Is His Sister’s, but Pottier
& Stymus Place a Mechanics’ Lien
Upon It--Furnished and Painted in
Almost Palatial Style.
From the .Vein York World.
Another kink has been added to the tan
gled affairs of Henry 8. Ives. That young
financier’s luxurious residence at No. 136
Joralemon street, Brooklyn, which was not
included in his assignment, lias been at
tached by Puttier & Stymies, tho Fifth ave
nue firm of decorators. Notices have been
served on Ives, his sister, who ho claims
owns the lionse. and Assignee Cromwell.
The work for which the lien is filed was
decorating the ceilings and the walls of
most, of the rooms and halls. The same firm
furnished the house, and their total bill wn3
something like $.35,000. What money was
paid by Ives was applied on account of tho
furniture, and as the decorations are not
yet completed Messrs. Dottier & Stymus
liolieve that they are amply secured in levy
ing the attachment.
The senior member of the firm last night
told a reporter that no matter what slips
and failures Ives may have made in his
financial operations, his house was a success.
“1 regard it as the best in Brooklyn,” said
Mr. Pottier. “Of coarse, there are others
where more money has been expended, but
considering its size it is the most completely
furnished in thnt city. Ives lias remarkably
good taste for so young a man. The house
is small, but, it is worth easily $lOO,OOO as it
stands. It was always a mystery to me
why he wanted such a house. I don’t
lielieve he spent on an average more than
two days a week there, for ho
wns continually traveling about. His
sister, too, wns there very little. The only
explanation I could tDink of was that Ives
wanted to get married, and thought it a
gnnd plan to gel a cage before he caught tho
bird. When he first, came to us I was afraid
to trust him because he went in pretty stoop
and he would have nothing but the best.
But lie paid promptly and we kept getting
in deeper and deeper. 1 don’t know what
we will do about a carnet we ordered for
him. It is being made by Sloan and will
cost $1 ,G(KI or $1,700 for about eighty square
yards. The carpet will lie very handsome
and made to match the drawing-room fur
nishings, lieing of Louis XVI. style in
cream and gold, with flowers, trophies, etc.
“I got a little uneasy almut our account
anil early in tho summer kept at Ives
to (lav us. One good thing about him,
he resorted to no subterfuges to avoid
paying n bill. Ho came right out
flatly and said he didn’t have the
money, for everything he had was tied up.
The night he gave the big dinner to Robert
Garrett, President of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, and other big railroad men
at his house, I went over there. I had been
trying to eateli him to get some money and
thought that, would lie a good chance. Ives
came out to see me and told the same story
about being tied up, and said for me to come
to his office the next (lav. I did so and he
paid $5,000 on account.”
The house is described ns princely in the
extreme. Tt is small, being only 36 or 27
feet wide by about 60 feet deep and three
stories anil a basement high Ives had it
finished throughout in hard wood at a big
expense, but wns rot satisfied with it, and
then contracted with Pottier Stymus to
decorate it throughout. At the left of the
hallway, in front, is the drawing room, 30
feet wide and 30 long. It is in Ixniis XVI.
style, in ivory and gold. The walls
are covered with an application
rtf silk on paper called mauraline,
of a delicate light-blue tint, with a
dado of embossed plush of the same
color, but of a little stronger tint and sapu
ratixt by a fine gold border. The furniture
is of heavy carved wood, with brocade
lampos of cream and gold. In each of the
four corners of the room are solid bronze
candelabra standing on onyx pedestals,
with eighteen lights apiece. Pictures by
Detaille, Meissonier and other great artists
hang on tho walls. There are said to lie
fully $35,000 or $30,000 worth of these gems.
The hardwood ceiling has a large allegori
cal canvas of cupids inserted in it, and the
other woodwork enameled in ivory and gold
is relieved by carvings, bronzes, etc.
Back of this is the dining room, which
occupies the entire rear end of the house,
and is 36 feet in width and 20 deep. This is
in antique oak of Henry 11. style, with
rich, high mantels, with canvas painted in
figures and fruits inserted in the ceiling.
Rich tapestry in imitation Gobelin covers
the walls. The hallway and vestibule are
laid in mosaic stone; and the light steals
through ornamental studied glass. The
library, on the 11,Kir above, occupies the en
tire width of the house and has three win
dows. This is the only apartment in the
house that has no distinctive style, although
it might be called modern renaissance. It
is hs yet in an unfinished state, and there
are few hooks in it. Tho chandeliers are
very fine, and of a special design according
to Yvi'si fancy, and numerous paintings and
etchings are scattered about.
In the rear is the gorgeous sleeping apart
ment of Ives, with dressing and bathrooms
adjoining The walls are covered with
crimson velvet plush paper. Satin velours
cover the furniture: the curtains are in
liouis XV style and the Vemiso Martin
bedstead and bureau an' exquisitely deco
rated. Old gold damask gives a rich color
ing to it all. On the third floor, in front, is
the apartment of Ives’ sister, which is richly
furnished and decorated, and in the rear are
two snare rooms, while the attic story is
u>*c<l by t he servants.
The billiard room is in the basement., and
iB the only plain one iu the house, for even
the pantry and kitchen are in hardwood,
tiesides being decorated. But the billiard
room is very simply furnished, and there is
nothing in it but, a few chairs and the table.
The assignee is having the title searched
to ascertain if this house really belongs to
tVo* sister, and, if so when it lieeame her
property.
Postal Changed.
Post Offices Established -Florida: Green
Pond, Polk county. Special from Blanche,
13 miles southeast, route 16346.
Gem-g la: Burton, Rabun county, on route
IMS*. Re-established.
Post Office Name Changed—Georgia:
Stoarni'sville, Pike county, to Williamson.
Postmasters Commissioned- New offices:
Mary J. F. Norton, Green Pond, Polk conn
tv, Kin.: John W. Grant, Burton, Rabun
county, Ga.
Fourth Class Office —Daniel E. Green,
Chokee, Ga.
Post Office Name Changed—lsaac IV. Wil
liamson, Williamson, late Stoarnesville, Ga
Skinny Mon.
Wells’ “Health Renewer” restores health
and vigor, cures dyspepsia, impotence, ner
vous debility. For wisik men, uelieato worn
on. $l.
Wells’ Hair Balsam.
If gray, restores to original color. An
elegant dressing, softens and beautifies. No
oil or grease. A tonic Restorative. Stops
hair coming out: strengthens, cleanses,
heals scalp. 50c.
"Rough on Piles."
Why suffer piles? Immediate relipf and
complete cure guaranteed. Ask for “Rough
on Piles.” Sure cure for itching, protrud
ing, bleeding or anv form of Piles. aOe. At
druggists or mailed.
$5 Boys’ Suits Reduced to $2 50.
In moving to the northeast corner Con
gress arid Whitaker streets, we have laid
one side, to clear out, 100 Boy’s Suits, every
one of them costing $5 and liver. Have re
duced them down to $3 50 per suit. Come
and look at tixun at tie' Vaisise
SHOOTING AT OAPT. RICHARD
He Makes a Statement in' Regard to
the Shooting Sunday.
As much interest has been manifested in
the recent shooting affray in Starke, in
which Capt. J. C. Richard was shot by
George C. Miller, the following letter from
a prominent citizen of that place containing
a statement made by Capt. Richard will be
read with interest:
Starke, Fi.a., Aug. 34. 1887.— T0 the
Editor of the Timen-Union: The state
ments in your issue of Aug. if. regarding
the Kiehard-Miiler difficulty are erroneus,
and the people are being misled by them.
Capt. Richard, the victim, is well known
all over the State. In a conversation with
him yesterday I remarked that the newspa
(iers had erroneous statements concerning
the difficulty. He said:
“I have not told you the circumstances,
have If”
“I replied, “No sir."
He said: “I’ll tell you. I met Miller on
the street and told him that I had heard that
he said I had told a lie, and asked him
if the report was true. He made no definite
answer. I said to him: ‘George, you know
our agreement concerning this matter was
not to allow it to become a personal matter.
Did you say that I had told a lief’
“He evaded my question, and I said to
him: ‘lf you said so you are a lyiug son of
. if you did not uud will say so i will
take this back and apologize.’
"When I began talking he put his hand
in his front pants pocket and kept it then'
while we were talking. I thought that he
had a knife, and raised my cane to strike
his arm should ho attempt to cut me. He
jumped I lack about fifteen feet, and I
thought there was no danger at that distance
if he had only a knife, as I supposed.
After jumping back hepulled his hand from
his |>ockct with a revolver and begun firing.
I dodged the first shot, but the second struck
me in the forehead, and glancing around
below the left eve is lodged near the left ear
After I fell he tired two shots at me. 1 fired
one shot after falling, but was so blinded
and unnerved by the wound in niv head it
had no effect. Had I thought he had a
revolver in his pocket I would have cov
ered him with mine and disarmed him, but
I had no idea he had a revolver. I never
struck him.”
Miller is a very trifling fellow. Ho has
been married several years, and has never
supported his wife and little girl, and has
depended upon his widowed mother-in-law.
He and his wife were separated about nine
months ago and he went West. He came
back several months ago and lived a while
with his wife at her mother’s. They were
again separated.
The public condemned Miller for his ac
tion and Capt. Richard befriended him,
hoping to restore peace, and if possible to
again unite him anil his wife. Ho threat
ened to burn his mother-in-law’s house and
was n terror to his wife, who never stayed
at home alone. Miller does not own any
property and owes for the suit of clothes lie
wears. Capt. Richard is recovering slowly,
and his friends hope to see him a, his pns„
s on. The physicians have not located the
bail yet. Justitia.
DUPED BY A STRANGER.
A Number of Colored Men and One
White Man Pay $l O for a Password.
From the Marietta (Go.) Journal.
A stranger Wednesday night week visited
the wagon yard on Cherokee street, in this
place, and inquired of Mr. Taylor what he
would charge him for staying in tho yard
that night. He was informed that it would
take three nickels to enjoy the luxury of
camping there that night. Tho stranger
went out into the yard, took in the situa
tion, and tlion informed Mr. Taylor that he
would accept, and would return shortly and
give him some of the best whisky he ever
tasted. Taylor told him if that was the
case, he didn’t care how soon lie returned.
The stranger then circulated around confi
dentiallv among the darkies and told them
that he had some whisky down at the wagon
yard for sale. Ho bargained to deliver the
whisky upon the payment then and there of
$1 each for a certain quantity, which he
would hand out through t he opening at the
gate upon each one giving the password,
“Tiger.’’ The stranger collected about $l5
in this way. One white man, we learn,
entrusted $3 with the stranger, with the
promise of receiving a gallon jug
full of corn whisky. Mr. Taylor,
in the meantime, had heard nothing further
from the stranger, hut several hours later
he was disturbed by repeated attempts of
unknown parties trying to open the gate,
and he wont out and watched, and one col
ored man after another would come up and
utter “Tiger” through the hole in the gate,
but there was no response. He knew by
that somebody had been duped by the
stranger and soon got the information and
turned the crowd of victims away. The
stranger had no whisky to sell, but pocketed
tho money ami departed to other prohibi
tion towns, where he no doubt will play the
same “Tiger” racket upon others who are
willing to part with their dollars for “ca
lamity water.”
He Want* the Earth.
Fi-nm the Marietta (Ga.) Journal.
Anew claimant for some valuable city
store property has turned up in Marietta.
His name is Wade, a rather shabby looking,
unprepossessing white man, who. it is said,
lives near Chattahoochee river. He claims
that A. Cook, deceased, deeded him the two
store buildings occupied by IV. E. Oilliert
anil the one occupied by Charley Moll, and
all the land running back to the cross street
in rear of said buildings. He has been here
several days, and has called upon the occu
pants to vacate or pay him the rent. Ho
has so far failed to show any deed to the
aforesaid property, and has annoyed the
(Terk of the Court no little ts'cause there is
no record of any. He has I icon around the
stores annoying tho merchants to some ex
tent. At night he has tied red flannel on
the door Knobs of the front doors of the
stores, and told the night watchman that
the flannel strips were signals warning any
one from taking goods out of those stores.
He is evidently cranky or crazy. The
property iu question shows a good chain of
titles from A. Cook down to tho present
owners. The merchants say they intend to
have him arrested for vagrancy or lunacy
if he annoys them much further.
Making Hats.
From the Athens (Go.) Banner- Watchman.
It is not, generally known, but it is a fact,
that hats were made in large quantities in
Jackson county Indore the war. They were
made out of wool, anil one good woven hat
made in Jackson county would last a man
during his natural life. Mr. Ol Reete. now
night watchman of the Georgia depot, was
one of the most ex)iert hat makers in the
county. Mr. Reese says that there were
three large hat. factories in the county
lieforo the war, and that MeClexky’sfactory,
near Jefferson, turned out. from 75 to
100 hats per day, which retailed at $1 35
apiece, and sold by the wholesale at from
‘.kV. to #l. These hat* contained from five
to seven ounces of lamb’s wool and would
never wear out. Mr. Reese thinks that such
an industry would pay now if projierly ruu
with first-class machinery.
Trouble at St. Peter’s Gate.
From Tut Hit...
New Spirit—l was not a very good man
in early life, but 1 tried to make up for it in
later years.
St. reter—l don’t find anything in the
records against you.
N. S.—lu early life a railroad company
made n mistake in weighing my goods anil
only charged me half freight, and I never
said a word about it. Some years ago my
Conscience troubled me no that I sent the
corajiaiiy the rest of the money due it.
S- P.—Was it one of those companies
which go into pools with parallel linos?
N. S.—Yes, sire,
S P.—Enter sir. ami turn into thnt ave- !
nue to the right.
N. S.—Thanks, sire. Where does It lead:
S. P.—To the celestial asylum for iml<e- j
DEATHS.
McMAHON—Died, in Atlanta, On., on morn
ing of 35tli inst.. Mas. Catherine McMahon,
relict of the late Capt. John McMahon. Re
mains will arrive this morning via Central rail
road. Notice of funeral hereafter.
FU VER VI. IX VIT AT IONS.
DIXON —Died, in this city, on the 43th inst,,
Carrie C, wife of William D. Dixon, in the
3T)th year of her age. The friends of the family
are respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from he- Into residence. 59 Liberty street, at 10
o'clock THIS MORNING.
SPELT A L NOT It ES.
TO TIIE PATRONS OF THE BURGLAR
ALARM COMPANY.
Having been informed that certain unauthor
ized parties have visited some of our patrons,
representing themselves as employes of this
company, I would hereby inform all of our pat
rons, that tho queers of this company are re
quired to wear the official brulge of the com
pany, and no others are authorized by us to
enter your premises or tamper with our wires
or alarm boxes, under any circumstances.
CHARLES WHITE, Sup’t.
Savannah, Aug. 25, 1887.
NOTICE.
Cotton shippers and warehousemen: "VVe will
continue the manufacture of Cotton Ink and re
spectfully solicit your patronage.
Yours, "always on hand,"
SMITH & BERRY,
Stencil and Rubber Stamp Manufacturers,
Savannah, Ga.
COATS, PANTS AND VESTS.
Seventy-eight pairs Oassimere Pants; 57 Cassi
mere Coats and V sts. just >poued nnd for sale
very low at JAUDON'S, 130 St. Julian street.
PARIS GHKKM,
_ LONDON PURPLE,
Patent water cans,
—AND—
FOUNTAIN PUMPS
For applying: same.
A cheap and sure method of destroying cot
ton worms. Send orders or correspond with
WILLIAM M BIRD & CO.,
905 East Bay, Charleston S. C.
NOTICE TO WATER-TAKERS.
OFFICE WATER WORKS, 1
Ba VANN MI. Aug. 18, 188?. i
There will he a reduced supply of water to
consumers for the next ten or twelve days,
owing to the necessity of using the small engine
w hile connecting the larger pump ends to the
large engine.
A. N. MILLER. Superintendent.
DR. HENRY & COLDIAG*
DENTIST,
Office corner Jor.es and Drayton streets.
ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR.
This vegetable preparation is invaluable for
the restoration of tone and strength to the sys
tem. For Dyspepsia Constipation and other
Ills, caused by a disordered liver, It cannot bo
excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in
dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul
mer's Liver Corrector and take no other. $1 00
a bottle. Freight paid to any address.
B. F. ULMER, M. D.,
f Pharmacist, Savannah, Ga.
Tlf; i>IOKM\< NEWS
STEAM I’RIVriNG HOUSE,
3 Whitaker Street.
The Job Department of the Morning News,
embracing
JOB AND BOOK PRINTING,
LITHOGRAPHING AND ENGRAVING,
BOOK BINDING AND ACCOUNT BOOK
MANUFACTURING,
is the most complete in the South. It is thorough
ly equipped with the most improved machinery,
employs a large force of competent workmen,
and carries a full stock of papers of all
descriptions.
These facilities enable the establishment to
execute orders for anything in the above lines
at the shortest* notice and the lowest prices con
sistent with good work. Corporations, mer
chants, manufacturers, mechanics and business
men generally, societies and committees, are
requested to get estimates from the MORNING
NEWS STEAM PRINTING HOUSE before send
ing their orders abroad. J. H. ESTILL.
PIANOS. _
ERNST •ROSEXKRANZ, DRESDEN,
17*07.
G. HEYL, LEIPZIG,
lOntablished. 1807.
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST PIANOS
FOR THE PRICE.
Seven Octaves. Full Iron Frame. Ivory Keys.
Three Strings to Each Tone. Cases, Ebotoized
and Gold. Dalian Walnut. Finest French Polish,
Round, Full Singing Quality of Tone. War
ranted for Six Years On Installments.
Schreiners Music House,
IMPORTERS.
CONTRACTOR*.
P. J. FALLON,
BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR,
32 DRAYTON STREET, SAVANNAH.
] ESTIMATES promptly furnished for building
j of any class.
SKKIK
Buist’s Reliable Cabbage and Turnip
SEEDS,
JUST RECEIVED FRESH AT
OSOK< >L.A BI TLKR'S
WOOD.
Bacon, Johnson & Cos.
Have a fine stock of
Oak, Pine, Lightwood and Kindling,
Corner Liberty and East Broad stretts.
Telephone 11*.
MON IF.
MO XI Eh
FOR SALK Wnoi.KttAlJß UV
C. M. GILBERT b CO.
SoiltbaAMt OMllfP Lijr 4ittl II irtUl'il Hi tv..!*.
EXCURSIONS.
Ho! IflHoiiofc!
Through Pullman Seivice.
/COMMENCING June 12th a througtPullman
v.' Buffet service will be rendered laily be
tween Savannah and Hot Springs, I C., via
Spartanburg and Ashville.
Leave Savannah 2:23 pm
l/save Chariest on 4:55 p m
Leave Columbia 3:20 p m
Arrive Spartanburg 8:20 a in
Arrive Asheville 7:00 a in
Arrive Hot Springs 9:00 a iu
EXCURSION RATES.
To SPARTANBURG 113 30
To ASHEVILLE XV 15
To HOT SPRINGS 17 15
Sleeping car reservations and tieets good
until Oct. Mist, 1687, can he had at BREN’S
TICKET OFFICE, Bull street, and ,t deoot.
E. P. McSWNEY,'
SUMMER RESORTS.
Ocean ISo msso
TYI3EE ISLAND, GEORGIA
QEA BATHING unsurpassed on tip Atlantia
O coast. Comfortable rooms, ifatly fur
nished. Fare the best the nmrkjt affords.
Bathing suits supplied. Terms modcate.
GEO. D. HODGES, Ppprietor.
npHOUBANI> ISLANDS. WVstmiruter Hotel,
1 Westminster Dark, Alexandria Uiy, N. Y.—
“Unquestionably the finest loeatim in the
Thousand Islands.” Harper's Musjizine, Sept. t
1881. Send lor descriptive pampilet. H. F.
INGLEHART, Proprietor.
• MILLINERY.
W fir Bargains
Are Laid to Rest Against These
Boldly Outlined Facts.
PLATSHEKS
138 BROUGHTON STREET,
The Controllers and Originators, Pro
claim in the Blackest Type Ever
Printed a Bona Fide List of
WIDE EYE-OPENERS
Plucked from the Newest and Freshest Con
solidated Lines with but one view,
that of reducing our stock.
500 yards 3-inch wide Linen Torchon Lace
hand made, ; was 15c.
35 dozen Children’s solid shade and blacl
ribbed Ilose. white feet. 12V$e per pair; was 20e
20 dozen Children's Ribbe i Lisle. Hose, soli(
shades, was 50c.: now at 25c. per pair.
1,500 Children's good Cambric Handkerchiefs
with colored borders, at 2c. each.
1,000 Ladies' pure Linen, special size and Hem
stitched Handkerchiefs, our former 25c. goods
non down to 12Ljc., in white, mourning and col
ored borders.
600 pairs Ladies’ pure Silk Jersey Mitts, In l
to 12 button lengths, in all shades, reduced U
03c.; were $l, .$! 25. Si 50.
Odds and ends in Silk Gloves for Ladies an<
Misses at surprising reductions.
25 dozen Ladies' 4 ply clerical shape Linen
Collars with cape, our former 20c. collars, re
dueed now to 33c.
All those Ladies' extreme high Collars, with
straight and turn edges, formerly 25c., now at
15c.
50dozen of the finest modeled Corsets, ex
travagant silk stitching. bono filled and extra
long, reduced to 30c. from 87c.; all sizes.
luD dozen Ladles'broad rim and high crown
rough and ready Straw Hats, in white and black,
only 25c.: worth 60c.
30 dozen Ladies’ rough and ready Straw Sail
ors, in wbite and black, at 25<v
•
Don't Delay for the old rule holds good,
FIRST COME, Etc.
Grand Catches in Every Department.
HOTELS.
Fifth Avenue Hotel,
MADISON SQUARE, N. Y.
piIE largest, best appointed, and most liber
ally managed hotel in the city, with the most
central and delightful location.
HITCHCOCK. DARLING & CO.
A. R. DARLING, formerly of the Battle House,
Mobile.
HIRAM HITCHCOCK, formerly of the St.
Charles Hotel. New Orleans.
NEW HOTEL TOG N L
(Formerly St. Mark's.*
Newnan Street, near Bay, Jacksonville, Fla.
WINTER AND SUMMER.
T’MIE MOST central House in the city. Noai
I Post Office, Street Care and all Ferries.
New and Elegant Furniture. Electric Bella,
Baths, Etc. $2 50 to $8 j>er day.
JOHN B. TOGlfl, Proprietor.
MARSHALL HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, - - GA.
f 1 EG. D. HODGES, Proprietor. Formerly of
V I the Metropolitan Hotel. New York, and the
Grand Union, Saratoga Springs. location cen
tral All parts of the city and places of inter
est aciviftfble by street cars conMtuutly | tuning
the doors. Special inducements to iho*) visit
ing the city fo: Justness or pleasure.
DUB’S SCREVEN HOUSE.
r IMIIS POPULAR Hotel is now provided with
Ia Passenger Elevator (the only one in the
city).'uni has been remodeled and newly fur
nished The proprietor, who by recent purchase
is also the owner of the establishment, upon*
neither pains nor expense In the entertainment
of higuests. The }tronage of Florida visit
ors is earnestly invited. The table of tbo
Screven House is supplied with every luxury
that the markets at homo or abroad can afford.
THE MORRISON HOUSE. "
One of the Larged Hoarding Houses iu the
South.
\FFORDS pleasant South r>vuns. good board
with pure Artesian Water, at prices to suit
those wishing table, regular or transient accom
modatinns Northeast corner Broughton and
Drayton streets, opposite Marshall i louse.
IRON’iIPeT
RUSTLESS IRON PIPE.
EQUAL TO GALVANIZED FIFE, AT
MUCH LESS PRICE.
Weed & Cornwell,
FOR S\I.K.
l’’Olt SA 1 ,jer
J >OSBEBBION given Oct. Ist, that desirable
Residence southeast corner of Goaton and
.vbenrom street v For terms apply to HENRY
lit ttv. Hhm'a iit.,