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6 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.