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GEORGIA AXD_ FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE Two ST ATI STJ.b
IN PARAGR APlid.
A Youns Man Aoclae. iy Killed in
Cherokee County—A Ti >r of Ma
con Assigns—Gov. Gordon to Insti
tute Suit Against Hon. James M.
Smith—Advised to Whip a Lunatic
GEORGIA.
A horse and buggy can be hired at Bruns
wick for two hours for #l.
On Jan. 1 next. Mclntosh's new SIO,OOO
jail will be ready for offenders.
The State and county tax will be $1 35 on
the SIOO in Mclntosh county this year.
Darien now needs a fine hotel, and it will
not be a great while before she will be sup
plied with one.
The sixth reunion of the Eighteenth
Georgia Regiment at Acworth, Friday, was
a grand success.
There are about IS,OOO cross-ties on the
wharf in Darien, waiting the arrival of a
vessel to take them North.
Danielsville is having a big revival, and
a great many have joined the church. The
revival will last for some time.
If the General Assembly sits until the
middle of October, as it is generally believed
that it will, the adjourned session wHI cost
the State over SIOO,OOO.
A former member of the Legislature, now
living in Athens, has an autograph album
with all the names of the members. Several
of them made their “x.”
The architects. Messrs. McMurphy and
Story, are hard at work on the plans for
Augusta's new theatre. The plans will tie
ready so as to go to work Oct. 1.
Among tiie excursionists at Brunswick,
Saturday, from Pine Bloom, were two fat
colored children, brother and sister, one a
boy of ' ears, weighing 1:15 pounds, and a
girl of I!. weighing 'llO pounds.
W. Lennon, of Pendarvis, is one of the
“crack" shots of his section. Ho killed
seven partridges last week “on the wing”
in two shots He bagged the same day
thirteen birds in fifteen minutes’ hunting.
On Doboy Island, last Tuesday, Alfred
Smith (colored) shot and killed joe Allen,
who was drunk and advancing on him with
a razor. It is considered a case of self-de
fense. but the Coroner’s jury says: “Willful
shooting. ”
Fresh tracks of a large bear have been re
eently seen in the river swamp, just above
Troupville, in, the vicinity of the place
where one of those rare animals for this
section was seen last summer. No effort
has been made to hunt him down.
A drummer accidentally dropped a hand
some watch into a sewer through a sink, at
Americus, Saturday. As the watch could
not be recovered without tearing down a
brick building, the traveling man pocketed
his loss philosopically and went on his way,
leaving it where it fell.
For some time past considerable rivalry
has existed between the colored military
companies of Macon, and to settle the mat
ter definitely the Lincoln Guards have chal
lenged the Bibb County Blues and Central
City Light Infantry to drill against them
for either S4O. $75 or SIOO.
There is a lady in a Georgia town who
has been married four times, is a widow
now, and, it is reported, is engaged to a
young man. She is a widow her fourth
time, and has been divorced twice. The
young men jokingly tell that she “killed
two of her husbands and let two get away.”
Louis Lowenthal, the tailor, whose place
is ou the corner of Cherry and Cotton
avenue, Macon, has made an assignment in
favor of Sam Baer. His liabilities amount
to $5,000, of which $2,000 goes to preferred
creditors. His assets con sists of stock and
fixtures to the amount, of sl,6fio, and out
standing debts SOOO, making $2,220.
R A. Brantley has challenged John H.
Polhill, of Atheri; to > twenty miles for
the bicycle championship of the South, for
SIOO a side, said race to take place the first
week in September on track at Athens. Mr.
Polhill at once accepted the challenge, and
the race has been arranged to come off in
Athens, at the Fair grounds, on Friday,
Sept. 9.
Three new post offices have just been es
tablished in Wilkes county called Metas
ville, Adasburg and Bossiiton—the first, at
Rehoboth. the second at Strothers aud the
third at Ebenezer. The service will tie tri
weekly—ou Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur
days. Thomas Albea is postmaster at
Metasville, Robert Barksdale at Adasburg,
and W. G. Tatom at Bessifeton.
The men who carry the mails to the conn
try towns are the jioorret paid in the ser
vice. The carrier to Watkinsville gets only
about 50c. per day. and this will not pay
for the wear and’ tear to the horse and
(buggy. The contracts are generally given
to some firm up North, and they sub let it
to some olio who can hardly live on what
they get,. Tho contractors' make the moiioy
out of it.
In certain localities of Romo it is becom
ing dangerous for young men to call of
evenings at any of the residences to see
young ladies if they do not, happen totielong
to a certain gang. If he does, this gang is
liable at any moment to pounce upon him
and from their hiding places in the dark
ness throw rocks and brickbats at him.
The Bulletin threatens to publish a list of
the offenders.
Saturday a coroner’s jury held an inquest
over the body of a negro named Holstun,
who was murdered Friday, ou Lucius Live
lace’s place, three miles from West Point, by
his wife’s brother, Peter Storv. The murder
grew out of a family broil. Holstun, it
seems, slapped his wife, and her brother,
Peter, resented it by cutting Holstun to
death with a knife. Story has not been ap
prehended.
At I/exington, a few days ago, Oscar
AA*heeles, of Simston district,"shot and killed
the fine Spanish jack belonging to J. AV.
Ecbols. The animal had jumped into Mr.
AVheeieV |msture, and. being vicious to
wards horses and mules, had caught Mr.
AVheeles’ mule and was literally chewing
him up. Mr. AAHieeles tried every way to
get, him away, hut nothing availed' save tho
treatment he gave him.
Saturday Gov. Gordon affixed his signa
ture to the following acts passed by the Gen
eral Assembly: An act to ineori*>riito the
First State Bank of Dawson, Ga.: an act to
amend an act to ineoiqiornto the C'upital
City Land and Improvement Company, so
ns to change its name to the Capital City
Bank, of Atlanta, Ga.; also, a resolution for
the relief of the Hartford Steam Boiler In
spection aud Insurance Company.
The A. L. Crawford, a steamlioat used
for the purpose of hauling wpod for the
Gadsden Furnace Company, sunk Satur
day. The place of the accident, which oc
curred at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, is a
rock at Hoke's Hull’, which is about twenty
miles above Gadsden. This steamlioat, two
years ago, plied bet ween Rome and Gads
den, in competition with the AVhite Star
line, but was afterward taken off and put
to boating wood for the furnace company.
Pink Price, of Farmington, is now tho
only living member of n family of eight
boys. His twin brother, who resides in
Danville, Va., died last Saturday, and when
AA r eldon Price, of Athens, carried the news
to Farmington, he fomui his father sick in
tied and unable to go to his brother's
funeral. Strange to say, all through life
these brothers have been sick at the same
time, and even to the day the news came
from Virginia Mr. Price is in his 75th
year.
M. P. Carroll, of Augusta, has been em
ployed by a number of parties to recover
the usurious interest charged on loans by
the various banking companies who have
linen lending money in Georgia and South
Carolina. lie thinks there has been loaned
not less than SIOO,OOO in any county around
Augusta, and upon three loans not less than
15 per cent, commissions have been charged
and deducted, in some cases 30 per cent.
Tins is lu addition to b per cent, interest per
uuauui.
Capt. N. Fain, of Carrollton, has the in
augural address delivered by ex President
Polk, Nov. 14, is;,9, after his election as
Governor of Tennessee. The address is
i.aodsomely printed on a piece of white
s Ik. Is\lß inches, and was presented to
Capt. Fain's grandfather, and will no doubt
pass through the hands of many genera
tions to come, as it is a relic worth preserv
ing. The addreos is considered as one of the
ablest ever delivered by the distinguished
ex-President.
| While Mr. J. H. Walker had his pack of
dogs, in Lee county last week on a hunting
frolic, they jumped a herd of six deer and a
splendid race ensued. The herd kept to
gether and for two and a half hours the
hounds and huntsmen were kept inoviug
liko the wind. The deer got to the Flint,
plunged in, swam to the other shore and
disappeared in the woods just as the hunts
men reached the bank. The dogs refused to
take water in the wake of the deer and
the latter escaped.
From advices received by friends of the
late Col. W. C. Morrill it seems probable
that the final interment will take place at
Atlanta. Mrs. Morrill will remain at Bos
ton for a few weeks, and will then come to
Atlanta. Her husband’s remains have been
placed temporarily in the receiving vault
of one of the Boston cemeteries. While no
determination as to the final burial has been
reached, friends of the family think that
Atlanta will be selocted, as Mrs. Morrill
will continue to make her home there.
Some months since Col. Joseph S. Baughn
an Oglethorpe bachelor, advertised for a
wife. Col. liaiigbu was deluged with letters
from all over the United States. In fact,
more than ho could conveniently answer. In
his goodness of heart he distributed several
of uie-e letters among his bachelor friends,
who opened correspondence with the fair
writers. At least three weddings will be
the result of this correspondence, one being
a handsome young merchant of Lexington,
who o|jened correspondence with a South
Carolina belle.
At tiie request of a large number of ex
Confederate soldiers, the managers of the
Shite Fair have decided to have a grand
Confederate soldiers’ day. The day selected
is Wednesday, Oct. 2t>. The reunion will
not be confined to ex-Confederates of Geor
gia; it wili be a grand reunion of ail the
living ex-Confederates who can jxissilily at
tend. A large number of leading Generals
and other distinguished officers are expected
to be present. An especial effort will be
made to at least have a full roll call of the
survivors of the battles that were fought
on Georgia soil.
Americus was entirely out of small change
Saturday, and considerable annoyance to
hankers, merchants, farmers, and people
generally, resulted. Small change, such as
dimes and nickels, commanded a premium,
and was exceedingly scarce even then,while
the supply of silver dollars was exhausted
early in the day in the payment of cotton
checks. Such a state of affairs will hardly
exist again during the season, however, as
ail the banks clubbed together aud sent to
the Treasury for several thousand dollars in
nickels, dimes and dollars, which will arrive
about the middle of the week and will sup
ply the demand until the cotton picking
season is over.
A strange case was brought to notice last
week in Whitfield county. Ten years ago
Mrs. Mattie Wright was adjudged insane
and stmt to the asylum at Mil lodge ville. A
year after she was returned to her mother, a
very poor woman, a pronounced incurable,
hut not of that dangerous type justifying
.State care. Shortly after she exhibited
violent spasms of temper and under the cir
cumstances entirely uncontrollable. This
was reported to the asylum. Tho instruc
tions sent back were to whip her until sub
dued. This was a hard task for a mother,
and she has grown so violent that she is
now in jail, again awaiting permission to
enter the asylum.
A Sumter county gentleman hired three
of the “brethren in black” to get boards for
him He was to pay 50c. per day to each
one. The three darkies went to work, and
in a day hail three trees down, trimmed and
blocked out. The next day after splitting a
tree they started to riving boards. When
the boss man went to inspect his pile of
boards that evening he found they hail only
three boards, one for each man. He was so
indignant that he seized one of the boards
and wore it out on the darkies, who now
want a softer place on the railroad. One of
them said: “Boss, it am too hot to work,
and we jess want 'nuf to buy bread; we
can cotch a fish, while we cools on de
creek.”
The whole field, for acres around the
bridge over Little river, in Wilkes county,
is literally covered with flint.arrow, and
spear heads, stone tomahawks, maces, battle
axes aud almost every instrument of crude
Indian warfare. Besides these are found
many domestic articles, as mortars and pes
tles lor mashing corn, pots hewn out of
solid stone, andbroken vases carved in rare
and curious designs. These relics were
washed down from a neighboring hill la
the late freshet and scattered over tho field.
On the top of this hill where the village was
supposed to liavo been, was found a large
pile of broken and defective arrow heads
which seemed to mark the spot where some
old arrow maker hail his shop, making ar
rows for Ins tribe and receiving in return
deer, bear and other such game as the
forests afforded.
Gov. Gordon has determined to institute
suit against Hon. Janies M. Smith, a lessee
of convicts, for the purpose of recovering
the money due the State for and on account
of escaped convicts. The law declares that
for every convict that escapes from a camp
tho lessee shall pay into the treasury the
sutn of S2OO. Several convicts have es
caped at different times from Mr. Smith’s
camp in Oglethorpe county, and, notwith
standing he lias requested a hearing from
the Governor, at which be would sot forth
his side of the matter, and notwithstanding
several appointments have lieen made by
the Governor for that purpose, Mr. Smith
has failed to appear. Sat urday the Execu
tive determined to begin suit for the recov
ery of the money, and to that end instruct
ed his secretary, Judge James T. Nisbet, to
prepare an order to that effect.
Monroe Herndon, a young man about 17
years of age, was accidentally shot and
hilled at William Smith's, near his father’s
residence, about three miles west of Wood
sock. in Cherokee county, last Wednesday.
The deceased, James Sargeant, Harrison
and Charlie Smith, and other young men,
having worked well and liardduring the
spring and summer, were engaged princi
pally enjoying their few weeks of rest
during laying-by and gathering time. To
do this more effectually they thought it liest
to have a few pistols in the crowd. The
evidence shows that there were two pistols,
and that after unloading them they would
engage in a little fun by running after and
snapping the pistols at each other. This sport
ceased for awhile and James Sergeant put
two cartridges in his pistol—an English bull
ilog, and double-action, 33-calibre. Soon
afterward Herndon got hold of it and again
began chasing Harrison Smith. A scuffle
ensued between Herndon, Harrtson Smith
and Sergeant, and during this scuffle the
pistol discharged one of its loads into Hern
don’s neck. The hall ranged downward and
lodged in his breast. Herndon walked off a
short distance, turned and came back to the
Imysand telling them he was dying, bid
them good-bye. The boys then hurriedly
left to tell tiie neighbors of tho accident,
and the young man died in a few minutes
afterward. It appears from the evidence
that all three of the young men hail hold of
the pistol at the t ime it was discharged, but
the Jury, in rendering their verdict, said:
“We. tile jury, find that said Monroe Horn
don came to his death by a pistol shot in the
hands ot Harrison Smith and the deceased,
and that the shooting was an accident.”
FLORIDA
l’alatka has a national hank, with de
posits of $300,000 and a surplus of $15,000.
The Raleuma mill has a contract, for
1,000,000 feet of cypress lumber, to bo de
livered in one year.
Two more attachments were issued nt
Orlando Saturday against the Orange Belt
Investment Company in favor of li. (J.
Unlllu for about $5,000.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. AUGUST 30, 1887.
D. H. Field, proprietor of the Central
Park Hotel, at Madison, died Friday night
with pyaemia. He came to Florida from
Rhode Island about a year ago to take
charge of the Central Park Hotel.
Capt. D. A. Irwin, of Zellwood, and one
of the firm of R. G. Robinson & Cos., of
this city, received a telegram from Wash
ington a few days ago notifying him of his
appointment as posit trader at Fort Myers.
Henry Sweetapple, a member of the
Orange Belt railway syndicate and promi
nently connected in various ways with
schemes for the development of South
Florida, died at Oakland a day or two ago.
James A. Harris, the Orange King of
Sumter and Marion counties, has bought of
Monroe Brown land on the Outlet to the
value of $3,300, and also the Henry Clark
land, and is preparing to set out 300 acres of
orange trees.
L. W. Pierce, of Key West, has received
a letter from a gentleman in Jacksonville
who is the owner of a flue light draught side
wheel steamer, and who offers to sell a half
interest to parties at Key West, and to put
her on the Miami route to tho everglades.
C. R. Cook, the murderer of G. A. Hoyt
in Titusville, was brought to Orlando Sat
urday afternoon by the Sheriff of Brevard
county upon a telegraphic order of the Gov
ernor. A fear was entertained that Coqk
would escape, or that ho would be lynched
at Titusville.
Asa curious and interesting illustration
of the prolific nature of some small seeds,
Rev. AV. M. Davis, of 1 .ako City, has so far
this season gathered 16,800 grains of rice as
the product of a volunteer bunch from a
single accidental grain, and has a number
of heads yet to gather. He has already
gathered eighty-three, yielding nearly n
quart in measure and the number of grains
above given.
Two ancient battle-axes may be seen in
one of the showcases of R. H. Lovier, the
jeweler, of Lake City. They are fine speci
mens of the stone implements found in tho
prehistoric mounds of our country, and are
unusually symmetrical of shape and finish.
One is from the mounds of coastal Missis
sippi and the other from one of those of that
portion of Florida near the run of the Bu
wannee river. They are part of a collection
boionging to tho editor of the Tobacco
Plant.
A serious accident occurred at Gotha last
Monday. A party of men wore engaged in
cutting timber for a saw mill, when rain
came up and caused three of them to seek
shelter beneath a frail shed. In a few
moments a huge tree, which had been partly
cut through, came crashing down, demol
ishing the roof and timbers and hurling its
weight on the terrified men. Two of them
were very painfully and seriously injured,
it was at first thought killed. The third
was very badly hurt. This was a miracu
lous escape from death.
News was received at Maclenny Friday
night about 9 o’clock of a shooting scrape
on the St. Mary’s river, about ten miles
from town. Jack Count, was taking a raft
of logs down the river to Traders’ Hill, and
was shot by Alex Sheffield. The ball, a
32-calibre, entered Count’s left breast and
ranged in an upward direction, lodging
under his shoulder blade. Dr. Janies probed
for the ball, hut could not get it out. Count
is in a critical condition, but may live. Had
the hall not struck his rib and glanced off
he would have been killed. It could not be
learned what was the cause of the shooting.
Both parties live in Nassau county.
A warrant charging A. B. Getto (colored),
of Daytona, with assault with intent to kill
was given to the Marshal, John McCullum,
of the same place, on Thursday, for the ap
prehension of Getto. When McCullum at
tempted to make the arrest Getto opened
fire upon him with a Winchester rifle, the
compliment, being returned by the Mar
shal, who, finding his man had taken to the
protection of his house and still kept up the
cannonade, went for reinforcements.
Before three could be procured, Getto
thought better of his acts and gave him
self up to the authorities. After being
handcuffed he was placed in a wagon and
his leg made fast to it with a trace chain,
and McCullum, assisted by AV. K. Turner,
started with their prisoner for the county
jail in Enterprise. About 2 o'clock Friday
morning, when the party were within eight
or ten miles of Enterprise, Getto succeeded
in getting his leg loose from the chain, and,
leaving some of his flesh fast to it, jumped
from the wagon, and was not recaptured
for several hours.
At midnight Saturday, fire broke out in
the undertaker’s establishment of Glass &
Sou, on East Government street, Pensacola
An alarm was sounded and the fire depart
ment arriving on the scene early, the flames
Were kept confined to the building in which
they started, and they were extinguished.
The building is owned by Dr. John Brosna
ham, is only slightly dnriiagoil, and is in
sured. Glass & Son estimate their loss at
84,000, also insured. The Pensacola Com
mercial says: “Officer Peter Murphy of the
municipal pi dice, says he was standing di
rectly across the street from the building
in which the fire took place; that ho noticed
through a transom the reflection of a light
against the ceiling back of the case, and
thought it was a Are; a
lighted lamp was standing on a
table in front of the case, from which the
reflection might possibly have come, but he
walked across the street to assure himself
that all was right; when ho arrived over
the sparks were flying up from behind the
ease, and he gave the alarm and at once
started for the station to ring the 1*11; as he
passed down he noticed a man emerging
from the back door and going down the lot;
the man ho recognized ns Mr. Glass. Mr.
Murphy w as very positive in his assertions,
ami it will remain for the insurance com
panies to ascertain where the truth lies: if,
even on such information as the officer’s,
the State authorities do not take a hand in
the matter.”
At Palatka. Saturday, Sheriff Zehnbar,
of Putnam county, as already stated, was
lined $25 each on two charges of contempt
for failing to serve warrants on road de
faulters. The Palatka Ncjvs says: “After
the court had adjourned the reporter ven
tured to ask n few questions of Judge
Haughton, and his honor gave him a little
time. It was stated that the Sheriff, as ex
officio administrator, had published a no
tice of application for his discharge from
the administration of the estate of Peter
Taylor. Judge Haughton declared em
phatically that such discharge could
not 1* granted until a certain transaction
in that connection had lieen fully cleared
up. It seems that the Sheriff, an adminis
trator of said estato, without order of court
or publication under the law, had sold t
private sale a valuable lot belonging to said
estate to Sherman Con&nt, end given n
deed, which is now on record in hook 8 of
conveyance at (or near) page 97. As Judge
of Probate, his honor disclaimed all
knowledge of such deed save as given
above, and stated emphatically that
no consideration for such conveyance npr
account of such sale had ever Tieon ron
dored to his court. He had learned that
the consideration paid was $2,509, but
declined to give his opinion as to the real
value of the lot so sold. However, two
well informed county officials put the figure
down at $4,000, and another equally
familiar with the property, said he would
gladly give Maj. Conant $1,200 for his
bargain if he eould be assured of a valid
title." Sheriff Zehnbar pronounces the
Noes' charges false and intimates that he
will sue for libel.
Small Wages.
From the Athens {(inßanner-Watchman.
There was a drummer at t he Commercial
Hotel yesterday talking with Gen. Whack
Bailey about working for low wages. The
drummer informed Gen. Bailey that he had
started as a cash boy and worked his way
up to SIOO per month. Gen. Bailey, of
Mexican notoriety, informed tho druriimer
t hat he onou worked for sll per month In
Mobile, Ala., and that he invested the money
in eleven ginger cakes at $1 apiece ami alin
up a month's wages nt one sitting.
Flannel Shins, all colors and sum, at Bel
singer s, 24 Whitaker street
Belwugor’s. 24 Whlinker street.
BINGHAM RETAINED.
The Lessees Give Him a More !m
portant Position than Ever.
Notwithstanding the existence of the
warrants against Whipping Boss Bingham,
and tho summary discharge received from
the Governor, it seems that Bingham has
been given as good a berth as the one ho
had before. The Griffin News of Saturday
says:
Yesterday morning Mr. Bingham was
appointed as General Superintendent of the
whole works of those employed by the les
sees, but to have noting to do with the con
victs themselves,
RECEIVING THE SAME COMPENSATION AS BE
FORE.
Mr. Bingham is a man who bears an excel
lent character, and among those who have
seen the convicts at work under his charge
—bearing the appearance of being well fed
and certainly not overworked—he could
scarcely be considered a person of exceesive
cruelty or brutality. At tho same time he
is evidently riot one who could
not brook continual insubordination. To
Sheriff Connell he talked freely, mak
ing some statements and expressing views
that are at least worthy of consideration.
He said that he was heartily glad to be freed
from the responsibility of whipping boss, as
the negroes were becoming very insubordi
nate under the impression that the Governor
and Legislature were “now on their side,”
and ready to punish officials who should
seek to control them by severe meth
ods, which alone would suffice Jn some cuses.
The four negroes punished had been
unruly, mutinous and quarrelsome for
some time past, and he nail forborne to
punish them as long as it was possible, be
cause he knew there would be a row about
it, but the more lenient ho was seen to be
the worse they naturally became, until the
diseplino of the camp demanded that they
should escape salutary punishment no
longer. Mr. Bingham’s statement is
borne out by “trusties” aud others
Mr. Connell saw the persons of the ne
groes who had been flogged, and while there
was no doubt that they had been severely
punished, it was nothing like what had been
described, nor did his “face whiten as he
told of what he had seen,” as Governor Gor
don so dramatically described the effect
upon Towers and Shubrick. Mr. Connell
is a conservative gentleman of good judg
ment, and does not think tho cases will
amount to much upon trial.”
It was remarked at Atlanta. Saturday,
by several gentlemen that the retention of
Bingham by the lessees was a hud feature of
the case, and that while the Governor’s or
ders could not of course dictate to the les
sees who they should employ on their pri
vate work, where convicts were not em
ployed, the retention of a man as superin
tendent of the general work, who had
been so summarily discharged, and for the
cause that Bingham had, was a violation
of the spirit of the order. Bing-
Bingham was arrested on Thursday even
ing Dy Sheriff Connell, of Spalding county-,
who carried him to Griffin. Bingham
waived an investigation before Judge Slier
rell, the justice of the peace, and was re
leased under a bond of #400; the Judge
placing the bond at SIOO in each case. He
was consequently bound over to the Febru
ary term of Spalding Superior Court. Bing
ham’s camp is now in charge of Capt. C.
A. Redd, formerly of Columbus, who was
named by the Governor to take charge of the
camp pending the investigation. In addi
tion, Penitentiary' Guard William Turner is
there as a. special State agent, to note any
and.all matters of importance, to report the
same to the Governor, and to receive his
orders direct from the Governor. The les
sees of companies Nos. 2 and 3 will appear
before the governor on Thursday morning
to show cause why these contracts should
not be annulled.
TAX TILTS.
The Fight of the Pullman and West
ern Union Companies.
For over a year the Pullman Car Com
pany has resisted the payment of Georgia
tax upon the gross receipts of their business
made by the interstate traffic. The tax is
levied by the tax act and whatever may be
the Comptroller General’s personal opinion
he is obliged to make the levy unless the
courts hold that the tax is unconstitutional.
This the courts have recently done, not in
the Pullman sleeping car case, bat in a case
where the some principle is involved, and
which is equally applicable and binding in
the Pullman matter. The Comptroller
General of Georgia, a few days ago, asked
Attorney General Anderson for an opinion
in regard to the liability of the AVestem
Union Telegraph Company to the tax upon
its gross receipts upon interstate business.
AVliat is meant by interstate business is the
money derived from a message sent from
Atlanta to New York or vice versa. The
company made the point that under a re
cent decision of tiie United States Supreme
Court in the ease of the Philadelphia and
Southern Steamship Company vs. the State
of Pennsylvania, May 1887. in which the
head note says, “a State tax upon the gross
receipts of a steamship company, incor
? orated under its laws, which are derived
rom the transportation of persons and
property by sea, between different states
and from foreign countries, is a regulation
of interstate arid foreign commerce, in con
flict with the exclusive ] lowers of Congress
under the constitution.” The court rules
that the States cannot constitutionally tax
the receipts of any company or corporation,
whether foreign or domestic, derived from
interstate business or foreign commerce.
Pennsylvania cannot, therefore, collect any
tax from the steamship company or reieipts
derived from business between that State
and others or from foreign inuntries, amt
Attorney General Anderson holds that the
State of Georgia cannot, therefore, collect
any tax from tile Western Union Telegraph
Company or any business between points in
Georgia and other States, or vice versa, in
a conversation with tiie Comptroller Gen
eral Saturday, he said that the decision
would apply with equal force to the case of
the Pullman Car Company and to express
companies so far as their interstate business
was concerned.
Comptroller General AA’right, in .speaking
of the recent decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States upon the tax on re
ceipts derived from interstate business, said
that the tax act contained a numlier of
eases where taxes were imposed where the
United States authorities were in direct
conflict. For example, the tax imposed
upon the iron safe companies and their
agents soliciting business as well as the tax
imposed upon salesmen for nurseries and for
carriage and wagon manufactories was an
unconstitutional tax, so decided in the case
of a drummer versus the taxing district of
Shelby, Tenu., commonly known os tho
“drummer decision. ” These salesmen carry
no samples, but simply solicit orders by ex
amination of catalogues, and their business
i strictly one of interstate character, and
yet it appears that the General Assembly
continues to place these parties on tho list
as amenable to the law.
Quarter Racing.
From the Athens ((7n.) Banner- Watchman.
Quarter racing has played out in the
South, and it is a rare thing that a quarter
race is ever run, since Jim Thurmond, of
Jackson, iiuit the business. Jim Thurmond
has owned some of the finest quarter horses
that were ever turned on the truck. Mr.
Thurmond owned a track of his own in
Siuitii Fe district, Jackson county, and
thousands of dollars have changed hands on
a single rare, Tl is first race alter the war
was with the famous Austin colt, which ho
turned loose against a thoroughbred race
horse, without u rider, and won tiie race
without any trouble. AVool winder was the
next raun borne owned by J tin Thurmond,
amt he was the tastiest "in Georgia except
the Stapler mare. Mr Thurmoiuj has given
up raring amt turned his attention to liet
ter things, but his repulat ion as a quarter
racer never can be nquuled.
Soft and Stiff Huts at BcUinger's 24
Whitaker street.
Beaufort (S. C.) Briefe.
From the Sea Island News.
Stephncy Robinson, son of the late Ham
ilton Robinson, at one time Senator for this
county, died last night, after a long illness
The beach in front of the Hunting Island
light house is being rapidly washed away,
and it will not be long before the light will
have to be removed. At a small expense
the building might have been made safe, but
the veto of the appropriation of last year
will cost the government many' thousands
and perhaps the loss of one of the finest
light houses on the coast.
On Monday evening it was reported that
an outrage had been committed on a girl by
the name of Anna Gregory, living at the
house of Joseph McKnignt on the “Point.”
The party charged was William Still, who
has been residing in Beaufort about two
years. A few parties succeeded in raising
considerable excitement concerning the
matter, and finally', Mr. McKnight, in
whose charge the girl has been, was in
duced to take out a warrant against Still
before Hon. T. G. White, charging him with
rape, and criminal assault on information
and belief. Doubtless influenced by the
threats which he could not help hearing, as
he was on the streets Tuesday morning, he
either secreted himself or left the town.
Oue of the most mysterious robberies
that has taken place in years is that from
the steamer Silver Star on Wednesday
evening. The steamer left Charleston
about 9 o’clock, on her way to Beaufort
and way landings. A portion of her cargo
was a box securely fastened containing
$902 95, belonging to the Oak Point Mining
Company. It was placed on board about
lifteen minutes before the boat left her
dock, and was in the Captain’s room, which
is in the saloon. The door of the room was
locked, and there were lights in it and in
the saloon. Several landings were made,
but no one is known to have gotten off
the boat until they got to Enterprise. A
man got off there, but his baggage was
nothing but a bag, and it was handed to
him by the mate. The lights were found to
be out in the captain’s room, and it was
thought that they had been blown out by
the wind, they were, however, turned out
without doubt by the thief. Nearing Edisto
the box was missed and vigilant outlook for
it has so far failed to discover it or any clue
to the thief. H. W. Crouch & Bros, paid
the amount at once to the Oak Point Min
ing Company, whose receipt they hold.
COTTON SEED WANTED.
COTTON SEED WANTED
THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO.,
CAPITAL 50,000,000,
HAS just const runted new Cotton Seed
Oil Mills, located at the following points,
each having the capacity per day indicated:
Columbia, S. C., - 100 Tons.
Savannah, Ga., - - 100 “
Atlanta, Ga., - - 200 “
Montgomery, Ala., - 200 “
Memphis, Tenn., - 200 “
Little Rock, Ark., - 200 “
New Orleans, La., - 300 “
Houston, Texas, - 300 “
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Address,
at nearest Mill.
Southern Cotton Oil Cos.
STEAM LAUNDRY.
SAVANNAH STEAM LAUNDRY,
131 Congress Street.
Blankets and Lace Curtains
Cleaned as Good as New.
SEE OUR NEW REDUCED PRICE LIST.
Work Called forand Delivered.
i’EAs.^
VIRGINIA BLACK PEAS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT.
SALK BY
G.S.McALPIN
172 BAY STREET.
ELECTRIC BELTS.
®This Belt or Regenera
tor is made expressly
for the cure of derange
ments of the generative
organs. A continuous
stream of Electricity
permeating thro' the
parts must restore
them to healthy action.
Do not confound this
with Electric Belts ad
vertised to cure all ills;
It is for the one specific purpose. For full in
formation address CKEEVER ELECTRIC
BELT CO., 103 WushingloifJKt, Chioago 111
TYBEK Itaii.ROAU.
SAVANNAH HID TYIEE RAILWAY.
Standard. Time.
COMMENCING SATURDAY, July 16,1887, the
) following schedule will be in effect:
No. 3. No. 1. No. 5. No. 7.*
bv Savan
nah 10:30 am 3:oopm 6:oopm 9:50 pm
Ar.Tybeo. 11:45am 4:lspm 7:oopin 11:06 pm
No. S. No. 4. Ni. 6. No. B.*
Lv.Tyheo. 7:ooam 1:00pm 9:lspm 8:00pui
Ar. Savan
nah. .. B:lsam 5:00 pm 10:25 p m 9:10 pm
♦Trains 7 and 8 Sundays only.
All trains leave Savannah from Savannah and
Tybee depot, in S., K. and XV. yard, east of pas
Konger depot. lavive Tybee from Ocean House.
band plays at Tybee Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays.leaving Savannah on tlie 3r. m. train,
leaving Tybee on Inal train.
Tickets on sale at depot ticket office, and at
Kernande/.'s Cigar Store, corner Bull and
Broughton streets. ('. O. HAINKS, Supt.
Savannah, duly 15, 1887.
SUBURBAN RAILWAY,
City and Suburban Railway.
Savannah, (la., August S*. 1887.
/ \N and after WEDNESDAY, August iM, iho
' ' following schedule will be run on the Out
side bine:
LEAVE I ARRIVE .CRAVE ISLE LEAVE
CITT. t CITY. lor HOPE. MONTUOMERY
•6:55 I 6:13 6:30
10:35 8:t0 8:15 7:50
**B:3s 3:00 1:30 ; ];00
+7:00 | 6:35 6:00 | 580
Tlierc will be no early (rain from Isle of Hope
on Sunday morning.
•For Montgomery only. Passenger* for Isle
of Hope go via Montgomery wit lion! extra
charge. This train affords parents a cheap e<-
ciinuoi! before breakfast fur young children
wild nurses.
•This 3:35 r. u train last out of city Sunday
afternoon
♦On Saturdays Ibis train lesvn. c.itv at 7-so
J. H. JOHNSTON.
SHIPPING.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
FOR
New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
PASSAGE TO NEW YORK.
CABIN S3O 00
EXCURSION 32 00
STEERAGE 10 00
PASSAGE TO BOSTON.
CABIN S3O 00
EXCURSION 32 00
STEERAGE 10 00
PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA.
(via New York).
CABIN $22 50
EXCURSION 36 00
STEERAGE 12 50
THE magnificent steamships of these lines
are appointed to sail as follows—standard
time:
TO NEW YORK.
NAOOOCHKE, Capt. F. Kempton, TUESDAY,
Aug. 30, at 4 P. M.
CITY OF SAVANNAH, Capt. F. Smith, FRI
DAY, Sept. 2, at 6 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE. Capt. IV. H. Fisher, MON
DAY, Sept. 5. at 7:30 A. M.
CHATTAHOOCHEE. Capt. II C. Dagoett,
..WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7, at 8:30 A. a.
TO BOSTON.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. 11. C. Lewis, THURS
DAY, Sept. 1, at 5:30 p. u,
GATE CITY, Capt. E. R. Taylor, THURSDAY,
Sept. 8. 9:30 a. m.
TO PHILADELPHIA.
[FOR FREIGHT ONLY.I
JUNIATA, Capt. S. L. Askins, SATURDAY,
Sept. 3, at 6:80 p. m.
DESSOUG, Capt. N. F. Howes, ’SATURDAY,
Sept. 10. at ll a. a.
Through hills of lading given to Eastern and
Northwestern points and to ports of tho United
Kingdom and the Continent.
For freight or passage apply to
C. G. ANDERSON, Agent,
City Exchange Building.
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Com’y.
For Baltimore.
CABIN hi
SECOND CABIN. ....'.'..'.. .'..'... wa
THE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap -
pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti
more as follows—city time:
WM CRANE, Capt. Billups, TUESDAY, Au
gust 30, at 5 p. m.
WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, MONDAY,
Sept. 5, at 9 A. M.
WM. crane. Capt. Billups, SATURDAY,
Sept. 10, at 12:30 p. a.
WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, THURSDAY.
Sept. 15, at 5 p. m.
And from Baltimore on the days above named
at 3 p. M.
Through bills lading given to all points West,
all the manufacturing towns in New England,
and to ports of the United Kingdom and the
Continent.
JAS. B. '.VEST A CO.. Agents,
111 Bay street.
SKA. ISLAND ROU TE.
STEAMER DAVID CLARK,
Capt. M. P. USINA,
WILL LEAVE Savannah from wharf foot of
T t Lincoln street for DOBOY. DARIF.N.
BRUNSWICK and FERNANDIXA. every TUES
DAY and FRIDAY at 6 p. m., city time, con
necting at Savannah with New York, Philadel
phia, Boston and Baltimore steamers, at. Fer
nandina with rail for Jacksonville and all points
in Florida, and at Brunswick with steamer for
Satilla river.
No freight received after sp. m. on days of
sailing.
Freight not signed for 21 hours after arrival
will be at risk of consignee.
Tickets on wharf and boat
C. WILLIAMS, Agpnt.
SEMI-WEEKLY LINE FOR COHEN'S BLUFF
AND WAY LANDINGS.
THE steamer ETHEL, Capt. W. T. Gibson,will
leave for above MONDAYS and THURS
DAYS at 6 o'clock p. m. Returning arrive
WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS at 8 o'clock
p. M. For information, etc., apply to
W. T. GIBSON, Manager.
Wharf foot of Drayton st.re |
For Augusta and Way Landings.
SS TKA M £R K A TIK,
Capt. J. S. BEVILL,
WILI. leave EVERY WEDNESDAY at 10
> T o'clock a. m. (city lime; for Augusta and
way landings.
All freights payable by shippers.
JOHN LAWTON,
Manager.
PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE.
Tamps, Key West, Havana.
KRMI-WKKKLY.
SOUTH-BOUND.
Lv Tamna Monday and Thursday 9:30 p. m.
Ar Key Wesi, Tuesday and Friday I p. m.
Af Havana Wednesday and Saturday tl a in
NORTHBOUND.
Lv Havanu Wednesday and Saturday noon.
Lv Key West Wednesday and Saturday Id p'ra.
Ar Tampa Thursday and Sunday o p. m.
Connecting at Tninpa with West India Font
Train to ami front Northern and Eastern cities.
For stateroom aecoiniiiodn'ions apply to City
Ticket Ollice S., F. X \V. K’y, .tael,son ville, or
Ageut riant Steamship Line, Tati pa.
i5 I>. OWENS, Traffic Manager.
H. S. H VINES, General Manager.
May 1, 18.87
Blut'fton and Beaufort Lino
Wharf Foot of Abercorn Street
SEMINOLE leaven tor Hln/Tton,
Beaufort and Way Landings EVERY TUESDAY
and FRIDAY t 9 a. M
" • feUWBIUK. j
RAILROADS.
"SCHEDDLE
CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 28, 1387.
|)N and after this date Passenger Trains wiil
Y/ run daily unless marked t, which are daily,
except Sunday.
The standard time, by which these trains run,
is 36 minutes 3iower than Savannah city time:
No. 1. No. 3. No. 5. No. 7.
Lv Savannah ,7:10 am 8:20 pm 4:10 pm 5:40 pm
Ar Guyton 8:07 am 6:4opm
Ar Mi lien 9:40 am 11:03 pm 6:25 pm 8:45 pm
Ar Augusta, ,+ i: i pm b: sam 9:20 pm
Hr Macon 1:40 pm 8:20 am
Ar Atlanta... .5:40 pm 7:15 am
Ar Columbus .9:30 pm 2: 45 pm
Ar Montg'ry. .7:25 am 7:12 pm
Ar Eufauia . ,4:33 am 4:02 pm
Ar Albany. ..11:05 pm 2:45 pm '*
Train No. 9+ '.caves Savannah 2:00 p. m,; ar
rives Guyton 2:55 p. m. *
i f ass ®?K e rs for Sylvania, Wrightsville, Mil
lectgevule andEatouton should take 7:10 a m.
train.
Passengers for Thomaston, Carrollton, Perry.
Tort Games, Talbotton, Buena Vista, Blakely
and t hay ton should take the 8:20 p. m. train.
r , No- 2. No. 4. North No. 8."
Lv Augusta. 9:30 am 10:00 pm 6:00 am .
Lv Macon. . 10:85am 11:00pm ...
Lv Atlanta.. 6:soam 7:lspm
LvColumbus 11 :00 pm 12:4o pm .
Lv Montg'ry. 7:25 pin 7:40 am
Lv Eufauia..lo:lspm 10:49am
Lv Albany.. 4:soam 11:55am
LvMdien. .. 2:28 pm 8:20 am 8:15 am 5:30 am
Ari yto "\: 2 :U *P n 5:95am 9:4oam 6:sßam
Ar Savannah 5:00 pm 6:15 am 10:30 am 8:00 am
car ? all oight trains between Sat
conmid OoTi MaCOna “ JAllantl , also Ma -
Train No. 3, leaving Savannah at 8:20 p. m.,
m , S™rt ar yat Guy,on ' b,lt at uo other
Sd BURen 1 * paSßengera between Savannah
i i 1 on signal at stations be
tween Millen and Savannah to take on nassen
gers for Savannah. *
Train No. 5 will stop on signal at stations be
tween Savannah and Millen to take on passen.
gers for Augusta or points on Augusta branch
Train No. 6 will stop between Millen and Sa
vannah to put off passengers from Augusta and
points on Augusta branch.
Connections at Savannah with Savannah
Fonda and Western Railway for all points in
Florida.
Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths
on sale at City Office, No. 20 Bull street, and
Depot Office 30 minutes before departure of
each {rain.
SHAW$ HAW - G. A. WHITEHEAD,
Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Savannah, Florida & Western Railway?
[All trains on tills road are run by Central
Standard Time.]
Time card in effect june 19, isst.
Passenger trains on this road will run daily
as follows:
W’EST INDL\ FAST MAIL.
n *o? now 3. nr,ai> tip.
I :obam Lv Savannah Ar 12:06pm
•T! f m I,v Jacksonville Lv 7:ooam
4:40 pm Lv Sanford Lv 1:15 a m
9:00 p m Ar Tampa Lv 8:00pm
PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE.
Monday and I j Tampa \r i Thursand
Thurs. pmf Ar ' Sun p
Tuesday and I A K , . I W'ed. and
Friday. .pmf Ar. .Key West. Lv f Sa(
W edues. and \ - Havana lv l' w
S L„ ' a ‘ n L Havana l- 7 (Sat .noon
Pullman buffet cars to and from New York
and Tampa.
NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS.
7:o6am Lv Savannah Ar 7:58p m
B:42am Lv Jesup. Ar 6:l6pm
9:50 am Ar .... Way cross Lv 5:05 p m
U:26a m Ar Callahan Lv~2?47p'hi
12:00 noonAr Jacksonville Lv 2:05 pin
7:00 a m Lv Jacksonville Ar 7:45 pm
j0:15 a m Lv. . Waycross. 4:4opm
12:04 pm Lv . Valdosta Lv 2:56 p m
12:31pm Lv Quitman ... Lv 2:2Bpm
I—P mAr Thomasville... .Lv I:4spm
3:3spjnAr Bainbridge .Lv 11:25 am
4:04 p ill Ar Chattahoochee Lv 11:30a m
Pullman_ buffet cars to and from Jacksonville
and New \ ork, to and from Waycross and Nev*
Orleans via Pensacol*.
EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS.
I:3opm Lv Savannah. Ar 12:06pm
3:2opm Lv Jesup Lv 10:32am
4:4opm Ar Waycross.. Lv 9:23am
7:45pm Ar Jacksonville Lv 7:ooaTm
4:15 pm Lv Jacksonville Ar 9.45 am
L2opm Lv Waycross Ar 6:35 a m
pm Ar , ....Dupont.. Lv 5:30a ra
3:25 pm Lv ... .Lake City... Ar 10:1,5a m
3:45 pm Lv Gainesville.. .Ar 10:30a m
6:55pm Lv Live Oak Ar 7:loam
8:10 pm Lv Dupont.. Ar 5 : 25a~m
10:55pm Ar —ThnmasviUe Lv 3:35am
1 a Ar A Ibany Lv 1:2 a m
Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville
and St. Louis Via Tiiomasville, Albany, Mont
gomery and Nashville.
ALBANY EXPRESS.
7:35pm Lv Savannah Ar 6:loam
10:05pm Lv Jesup Lv 3:15a ra
‘ ! til Ar Atlanta Lv 7:05 p m
12:40 am Ar Waycross Lv 12:10 am
s:Boam Ar... . Jacksonville. ....Lv fl-OOpm
9:00 pm Lv Jacksonville Ar s:3oam
! :05 ant Lv Waycross ..Ar 11:80 pra
2:30 am Ar Dupont Lv 10:05 p ra
.£• m Ar Live Oak .Lv 6:55pm
10:30 a in Ar Gainesville Lv 3:45 pra
10:45 am Ar lake City ~Lv 3:25 p m
2:55 a m T.v Dupont .Ar 9:85 p m
6:80 a m Ar Thomasville Lv 7:00 pra
11:40 am Ar Uliariy Lv 4:00 pm
Stops at all regular stations. Pullman
sleeping card to ana from Jacksonville and Sa
vannah an I to and from Savannah and Atlanta
tiiomasville express.
6:05 a 111 Lv Waycross Ar 7:00 pra
10:2 1 am Ar Thomasville... Lv 2:15 pm
Stops at all regular and flag stations
JESUP EXPRESS.
3:45pm Lv Savannah Ar B:3oam
6:10 pm Ar . Jesup Lv s:2iatn
Slops at all regular and flag stations.
CONNECTIONS.
At Savannah for Charleston at 6:45 a m. (ar
rive Augusta via Yemassee at 12:30 p m), 12:25
P ni and 8:28 pm; for Augusta and Atlanta at
* :00 am. 5:1.5 pni and 8:20 pm; with steamships
for New York Sunday, Tuesday and Friday; for
Boston Thursday: for Baltimore every' flftbday.
At JESUP for Brunswick at 8:30 a m and 3 35
pm; for Macon ana Atlanta 10:30 ain and 11:07
p m.
At W’AYCROSSforßrunswiokat 10:00a maud
5:05 p m.
At CALLAHAN for Fernandina at 2:47 p tn;
for Waldo Cedar Key. Ocala, etc , at 11:27 a m.
At LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee, etc.,
at 10:58 a in and 7:30 n ni.
At GAINESVILLE for Ocala, Tavares, Brooks
ville and Tampa at 10:55 a m.
At ALBANY lor Atlanta, Macon, Montgom
ery, Mobile. New Orleans, Nashville, etc.
At CHATTAHOOCHEE lor Pensacola, Mobile,
New Orleans at 4:14 p m.
Tickets sold and sleeping car berths secured
at BREN S Ticket Office, and at the Passenger
Station.
WM. P. HARDEE, Gen. Pass. Agent.
R. 0. FLEMING Superintendent
Charleston k Savannah Railway Cos.
( XONNF.OTIONS made at Savannah with Sa-
V vantmii, Florida and Western Railway.
Trains leave and arrive at Savannah by stand
ard time dtOth meridian), which is 36 minute*
slower than city time.
NORTHWARD.
No. 11* 38t 66* 78*
bv Savh .13:36 p m 4:00 p m 6:45 am 8:31 pm
At Augusta lS:Brt p m
Ar Beaufort 6:08 p in 10:15 am
Ar r. Royal 8:30 ji in 10:30am
ArAl'date. ; :10 p m B:lspm 10:30a m .....
At Cha ston 4:43 p m 9:30 pm 11:40 a m 1:35 a na
SOUTH XX AKD.
83* 85* 37*
bv Chasten 7:10 am 8:85 p in 4:00 a ra
l.v Augusta 13:35 pm
i.v Al'dale. 5:10 am 3:07 pni
l.v p. Royal. 7:ooam 2:oopm
bv Beaufort 7:13 ant 2:15 pm
Ar Sav'h., 10:15 am 6:58 pni 6:41 ain
•Daily bet ween Savannah and Charleston.
1 Sundays only.
Train No. 78makes no eonneelimi with Port
Royal and Augusta Railway, and stops only al.
Kiiigelaini. (Ircen Pond anil Ravenel. Traill I4
: lops only at Yeniasseo and tlrecii Pond, and
eoiuieeis tor Peaufort and Port Royal daily, and
ler Allendale daily, extent Sunday. Train* 35
and Mdctniiiect irom and lor Beaufort and Port
Royal daily.
ior t: keis, sleeping car reservntlons and all
Othei informal ion apflv to W>t. BREN
Sueeial Ticket Agent. 33 Bull street, sad at
ITm Heston and Savannah railway ticket ofHco,
ul Savanuali, Hulida ant Western Railway
dopot- .. C. b, liAldsbb.N, Supt.
4ua. #. IBsi.