The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, August 26, 1887, Page 2, Image 2

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2 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. 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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. 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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.,