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6 GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. NKWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS. The Station Agent at Shellman Blows Out His Brains A Negro Convicted of Rape on a Woman of Bad Char acter in Greene County-Morphine Kills a Witness at Atlanta. GEORGIA. The top cotton crop is a complete failure in Terrell county. Steps have been taken to organize a mili tary company at Conyers. At Gainesville watermelons continue to come into market and sell readily. Graphite, of which the lead in pencils is made, has been found in Elbert county. Col. Pierce, of Columbia, S. C., is prepar ing to open lip his quarries near Conyers. The Gainesville market is well supplied with fall apples at from 10 to 1.5 c. a peck. The cotton crop is reported by Macon warehousemen and buyers as cut off one third. Incendiaries burned the new school house of the negro Baptists of Cuthbert Wednes day night. Nearly all the merchants of Dalton have agreed to close their stores on election day and fight for Prohibition. The ooncert at Atlanta, Thursday night, for the benefit of the ex-Confederat* Sol diers' Home project netted s.‘>oo. On Sept. 1 the connection of Benjamin McLendon with the editorial management of the Thomasville Enterprise terminated. It is generally agreed by all persons who have been exposed to the sun during the past few days that this is the hottest Sep tember weather ever felt in Atlanta. There is one man in the Rutland district of Bibb county who has purchased for mem bers of his own family, and for his neigh bors, sixty-two coffins within the past two years. One of the citizens of Chattahoochee county was bitten by a mad dog a few weeks ago, ami it is reported that he be lieves so strongly that it is going to kill him that he has almost, lost his mind. Chickens in Dublin, the Augusta suburb, are becoming more valuable than formerly. Thursday a young lady in that famous por tion of the city killed a pullet and was sur prised to find a silver dime in its maw. An infuriated house cat at Augusta Thurs day sprang on a little negro hoy named Robert Allen, and bit him seven times before being killed. The bites and scratches were very painful, but are not considered serious. The new steamer Abba, of the Hawkins ville boat line, which has been tied up for several months, was inspected last Thurs day by the government officials, and is now permitted to navigate the waters of the Oomulgee. On last Friday Maj. J. M. Burtz, of Can ton, was surprised to open a letter and find enclosed a $1 hill without any explanation as to who sent it, or where it came from, further than that the envelope was post marked at Atlanta. The story that Miss McArthur was thrown out and ldlled in a runaway accident at Eastman and her lover badly injured is a canard made out of whole cloth, no such people living at Eastman, and no such acci dent having happened there. It is reported that A. L. Ryals, Clerk of the Superior Court of Telfair county, will begin the publication of anew weekly newspaper at Mcßae about Oct. 1. The paper will be a four-column folio, and is to be called the Mcßae Enterprise. Charley Mullis, aged 77 years, died at his home in Cochran, on Friday evening last, Mr Mullis was an eccentric old gentleman, and was uneducated, but was very success ful as a financier, having accumulated an estate valued at about $50,000. He leaves a wife and nine children. News received from Jackson reports that the planing mill of Gilmore & Plunket, at that place, was burned Thursday afternoon, having caught from the engine. The loss $O,OOO and $4OO of this was in cash. It was in a watch pocket belonging to Mr. Gilmore and was hanging up in the office. There was no insurance. A few waeks ago J. P. Foster sent in his resignation a* agent of the Central railroad Si Griffin, to take effect, Sept 15. Thursday Mr Foster vacated the [Kwition he has so honorably held for fifteen years. The new appointee, John L. Reid, has served the Central in a similar capacity at Milner, and his promotion is a deserved one. Col. Mark Irwin, of the Conyers Solid South , has been elected President of the Rockdale Oil and Fertilizer Mills, and in consequence his brother, Col. J. R. Irwin, has consented to devote a portion of his time and talents to the newspaper business, and will be connected with the Solid South as business manager iind assistant alitor. Considerable new improvements are going on in Dalton in the way of eroding new buildings and enlarging and improv ing old residences. The growth of 1 lalton is not spasmodic, but it, is slow and solid. The population to-day is all of HOO greater than it w-as at the last national census, which was something over i.',500 at that time, 1880. A Dalton lady is the owner of a breastpin ■which curiosity collectors would no doubt give a good round sum to possess. The pin is of great antiquity, is oval-shaped, an i made of the purest old yellow gold, and within a circle of diamonds of the brightest lustre is a lock of Gen. George Washing ton's hair. It is said a most tempting sum was onoe offered for this pin. John P. Love, a competent expert, has with great care made estimates of the amounts of money invested in improve ments in Dalton in three yeai-s before and three years since prohibition went into ef fect, with the following gratifying result: In three years after prohibition, $138,610; (■three years liefore prohibition s‘J4,7od; BltTerence in favor of prohibition $163,910. A number of young men of Augusta have employed a lawyer of that, city, who is now preparing for them a petition, to be pie sented at this session of the legislature, ask ing for the privilege of conducting a State lottery. The object is to assist charitable institutions ny giving them a certain per centage of the receipts, The passage of the bill is doubtful, but the young men are hope ful. The petition will lie forwarded to At lanta in a few days. In the fall of IKB4 Richard Riandenburg, negro boy about fifteen years of age, set fire to the home of Hiram W. Camp, who lives near Puckett's Station on the R. G. and N. A. road. The fire was discovered, how ever, in time to save the building. Riand enburg, after the deed, skipped for parts un known. It now turns out that he has been living near Smoin until a year ago, when be moved to within a few ’miles of Griffin, where he was arrested Thursday. K. B. Walker, of Brooks county, last week lost t-’IO in money and a lot of valua ble notes A small negro called on one of the merchants for change for a bill, and with this for a clew, the money was traced to his mother. Rachel Paudu. on whose per son all but $lO was found. Hhe claims that her little hov found the iiioney and brought it home, and that she did not know where it was. The notes and pocketbook were found concealed under the artesian well derrick. A drunken man wn- put in the liHi-racks at Macon Tburslay. In a cell on the op|>o site side is u negro woman who has lioeu in wvoml days, during which time she pro leased religion. Hhe wum singing and going C>u at a fearful rate when the man was pu< in and it had a singular effect, ujain him. He suddenly las-ama demonstrative himself and Joined the woman in singing. Then the other pi im titers 6*>k up the chorus, and for a title- them was noise enough In the Imi rocks for sdoapii camp meetings. At Cuweta an attempt was made by the wife of date Hortor icoioredi not long since to poison him and his brother bjr putting niat/h I leads m Uteir bread ('apt R V Mml.letws btought a place of Ua> bread to kiwji aju] bad U hlmuuuou by pay o..ans, ; and they decided it would take very bride of j the bread to kill a man. Clate began eating : the bread, but fancied it tasted badly and j spit it out. Hlie used red headed matches, | and the bread was a flesh color. A few ! first-class hangings would redound to the good of Chattahoochee. At Uusseta the wife of J.evi Green (colored! was reported to have died, and her burial took place in a very quiet form, but in the last few days it lias been rumored that she was murdered by her husband. An investi gation of the matter developed enough facts to warrant an examination by the Coroner, and he, with Dr. F. M, Gordv and a jury, left Thursday to take up the body, and make a thorough examination of it. The deceased was buried about two weeks ago at Green Hill, Stewart county, and Levi is away from borne. One of the negroes who assisted ill putting the laxly into, the coffin, says that when they lifted it the back part of'the skull was soft and hhxxl ran out of her mouth, hut was told to say nothing about it. Last Saturday morning a negro man went to the house of Mrs Stewart, a few miles east of Cairo, and asked for something to eat. Miss Mattie Stewart started to the kitchen to get some food, the negro follow ing. As soon as they were inside the negro caught her, and threatened if she did not yield to him to kill her. In spite of the threat Miss Stewart screamed, and the negro seized a piece of iron and dealt her five terrible blows on the head. Just then Mrs. Stewart mode her appearance and'the negro ran off. A jiarty was soon in pursuit and late in the evening Jim Simmons, who an swers the description given by the victim of her assailant, was soon caught by three young men. Hurst, Lane and Wade, and he is now in jail at Thomasville. Miss Stew art's wounds were painful, but she will re cover. At Sandersville, Thursday, while the hands on the plantation of C. G. Rawlings were taking their noon hour, a difficulty arose between Charlie Buckhalter and Eph raim Byrd, colored, about some water. After some quarrelling, Buckhalter drew his pistol and shot Byrd. At this two sons of Byrd ran in sad attacked Buckhalter, managing to inflict, two severe wounds with an ax, one on the head and the other on the skull, before the fight could be stopped. Byrd was shot through and through, the ball, a sixty-eight calibre, en tering just below the heart and being ex tracted by Dr. Rawlings on the right side of the spine. He was resting easy at last ae counts and may recover, but hie is danger ously shot. A warrant has been issued for Buckhalter, who made no attempt to es cape, and who seems to be considered least to blame. The subject of bridging the Oconee river at Dublin is engrossing the attention of the citizens at present. A bridge is an abso lute necessity, not only from the fact that the AVrightsvtlle and Tennille railroad depot is on the eastern side of the river, but also from the fact that the population is in creasing very rapidly, so much so that the last grand jury recommended a double ferrv at this point. The parties who built the former bridge are seeking to organize a company and obtain a charter to erect another, while others prefer a free to a toll bridge. Several schemes are on foot for the purpose of raising sufficient funds for that purpose, one in much favor being for the county to issue twenty bonds of * 1,000 each, payable in twenty years, which is the amount the ferry is costing the county each year, and for the town to come in and pay all interest on the bonds. G. W. Oliver, depot agent at Shellman, blew* bis brains nut with a revolver Thurs day. He entered the telegraph office, which is in the depot building, and, after carefully looking the dcx>r and closing the windows, coolly informed the lady operator that he was going to kill himself and that she, too, must die with him, at the same time flour ishing a revolver. The lady was, of course terrified at this wholly unexpected procedure and screamed for help, but no one coming to her assistance, she raised the window-and jumped out, thus making her escape before the would-be murderer could execute his threat. Being left alone, Mr. Oliver deliberately shot himself, dying in a few minutes thereafter. Mr. Oliver was the father of the young Oliver who was en gaged in the serious cutting affray at that place a short while since, in which he was assaulted by a gang of negroes and badly hurt. A peculiarcase was tried in Greene county in which Amanda Williams charged Jim Chester with attempted rape. The princi pal Interest attaching to the case is due to the fact that was developed that the woman was of lewd character, having had six children by three different men, the impression l>eiiig prevalent that a lewd woman cannot sue for rape. All the wit nesses wore negroes, the woman being the principal one, she testifying as to the as sault, stat ing that a knife was used about her throat in a struggle that took place. (She gave the alarm ami neighbors came up who corroborated the statement. That there was considerable interest attaching to the case. Is evidenced by the fact that the jury hung all night and did not render a verdict until after breakfast yesterday morning. The verdict was guilty.' The as sault took place some fourteen miles from Greensboro, near White Plains. _ A few nights ago, while Olin Pace, of Terrell county, was driving along the pub lic road leading to the Primitive Baptist church, a white, shadowy object appeared near him in the road having the shape of a woman, and (Luting hither and thither as if Ixime on invisible spirit wings. It gave forth no sound whatever, but moved its long white arms in the air as if in great dis tress. Mr. Pace is not a man easily fright ened, and is not given to cnimericnl illusions, and though almost para lyzed with astonishment, he de cided to investigate the matter fully. He dismounted from his buggy and advanced toward the apparition, "which retreated as he advanced. Finally reaching it, he attempted to lav his hand on it, but at once the ghost (for ghost it surely was) vanished. After waiting awhile for the spook's return in vain, the gentleman drove away, his mind full to the brim with uncanny thoughts, and his flesh almost creeping from his bones. The ghost has been seen several times since, always in the same place and in the same weird shape. (Several other parties, among them Mr. Burge's wife and 'laughter, i-eport having seen this unearthly visitant, and the entire neighborhood is aroused. At Atlanta, Thursday, sixty grains of morjibine rohtieila [tenitentiary investigat ing commitiee of all important witness, who had been in the city since Saturday last awaitingan opportunity to deliver his tes timony before the lioard of inquiry. The witness was Henry lewis of Rockmart. Mr. Lewis died about I o'olock nt the Chaftln hoarding house, No. Ist) Pryor, from the effect* of u very large dose of morphine, hut whether the drug was taken with suicidal intent cannot bo sntd. The phy sicians who attended the gentleman anil members of the family who reached the city during the afternoon assert, however, that death was purely accidental. Mr. lewis’s home is near Kockmnrt, and for some years past he has been handling con victs for James, the convict lcss.se His work was outdoor work and he wan con stantly exposed to the weather, and in this wuv contracted rheumatism. The trouble soon crippled his muscles, and at times Mr. Isowls was almost unalile to move alsmt. 110 was in almost constant |>atn, and trie. 1 every patent medicine he could hear of, hut without securing relief. Some months ago be was sent to the Atlanta mid Hawkin vllle railroid with a large gang of convicts, and while th-re liernme sorely atlhcteil with rheumatism again. In his great pain lie I eyait liking in >rphine, and of course found a temporary relief front the suffering The habit grew up hi him rapidly, and almost before lie knew it lie was able to take enough of the drug at one done to kill a man not ari iiitoiuc Ito it. lint of this nothing wa> known until after hi death. Waduesriay, at Wlgham, a station t wenty two mile* northeast of liambrldge. on tne Havannah. Florid* and Western railway Andrew J Mr hards mj, colored, was tried Ulvist Ju.te.es dimu b. Waklaa and John THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1887. D. Williams, upon the charge of assault to murder Miss Emma Puckett, a white woman living within one mile of the town. The evidence showed that on Friday night last, the woman was sitting near ail open window in a rocking chair talking to her mother, and a man named Hughes. Between 8 and 9 o’clock, a person outside threw a heavy iron skillet through the window, striking the chair and tlie woman’s shoulder at the same time, breaking the chair post, knocking her to the floor, inflicting a severe and painful wound upon the shoulder blade. Half a brick quickly followed the skillet, missing the woman and knoexing a hole through a table standing near. The assailant then fled past the window to the railroad. The woman claimed to identify the prisoner by a glimpse she had of his faee. As he passed the win dow the light reflected through it. She swore positively the man was a negro, but she was not able to swear positively the prisoner was the man. The fact also, that the man was long in the employ of a former paramour of ber’s, whose interest she be lieved was to put her under the sod, was to her proof of his identity. The prisoner established by witnesses' that he was at Cairo, seven miles from the scene of the attack, at the time. The court bound him over to the Superior Court. He was asked to give $l5O bond. He did so. At the last session of the present Legisla ture a bill was introduced for the relief of Maj. Sam Morgan, one of the bondsmen of the Bank of Rome. When the bank failed it owed the State of Georgia about $54,000, the hank being one of the State depositories. About SII,OOO was collected out of the as sets of the bank, and suit brought against the bondsmen for the remainder of the money. For various reasons all of the other bondsmen of the bank and Maj. Mor gan were caught for the full amount of what was needed to square up the bank's account with the State A judgment was rendered against Maj. Morgan, and execu tion issued, upon which was collected the balance due, with 7 per cent, in terest and $3,000 attorney’s fees for C’apt. Henry Jackson, who was engaged bv the Governor to represent the State. Maj. Morgan now wants to be relieved of paying the sum over and above the amount for which he stood security. He does not think that he should be made to pay either the interest or the $3,000 attorney’s fees paid for collecting the money. His friends cannot see whv Capt. Jackson should have l>een employed in tne case when the State has an Attorney General employed to rep resent her in all legal matters. The Finance Committee lias concluded to make an ad verse report on the measure, and require Maj. Morgan to foot the bill. It ts more than probable that when the report of the committee comes up in the House for adop tion the friends of Maj. Morgan will make a strong fight in his behalf, on the ground that he has been unjustly treated in the matter. FLORIDA. The water in Lake Monroe is slowly rising. Washington Thompson, of Brooksville.has been granted a pension. At Key West over S4OO has been sub sorilied towards the purchase of Rescue No. I’s new engine. Col. A. M. Thrasher has begun the erec tion of a brick building on Palmetto ave nue, at Sanford. It will l>e 20x00 feet and two stories. At Feriiaiidina, Thursday, the base hall game between the Ix-eshurgs and Fernan dinas i-esulted in a score of 6to 17 in favor of the latt r. At DeFuniak Springs an attempt was made by McSween, a saloonkeeper of Ar gyle, aided by- Lee Campbell, to establish a saloon at this place. They secured a few names to their petition, but the good people became aroused and circulated a remon strance, thereby getting a majority of the registered voters, which defeated the whisky men. At Palatka, Wednesday, the firm of Gard ner, Eaton & Cos. was dissolved by mutual consent, C. F. Eaton retiring from the firm. The business of the old firm, with the excep tion of the sale of orange boxes, will be car ried on by Mr. Gardner, under t.he name of Peter Gardner & Cos. Charles F. Eaton has leased the warehouse on the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West wharf, and will carry on the orange box and supply business. The State Bar Association met at Gaines ville Thursday. It was called to order by Ho.i. B. B. Blackwell, temporary- chairman of the former meeting. C. O. Hampton was chosen secretary. A committee, consisting of Messrs Sanchez, Stevens and Wall, was appointed to report a constitution mid by laws and the meeting adjourned to recon vene at 4p. m. At the afternoon session the committee reported on the constitution, which was taken up ami adopted seriatim, with a few amendments. The evening ses sion was taken up with adopting the by-laws. Ninety members are enrolled and thirty three are present. The chairman of the Board of Countv Commissioners, Maj. Denham, Tuesday brought to Eustis $5,100 public money from old Orange county, and turned it over to Ben Dowd, Treasurer of Lake county. It was the most of the portion agreed upon be tween the Boards of County Commissioners of Orange und Lake as due to Luke from Orange. There will be SI,OOO to $2,000 more coming to Lake. The boards were in session at Orlando Monday and part of Tuesday, arriving at the proper proportion. The Board of County Commissioners tor Osceola county were also in session with them, to get their allowance from old Orange. Anew company, to be known as the Jack sonville Suburban and Real Estate and Railroad has been formed in Jacksonville, with the following officers: President, Henry A. L’Engle; secretary, C. F. Adams; treasurer, W. A. Bisbee. Di rectors : D. U. Fletcher, C. S. Beerbower, John C. Cooper, W. A. Bours and H. A. L’Engle. The company owns a large tract of land less than thi-ee miles from the court house, near Moncrief creek, north of the city, which is now being laid off into lots and blocks, and the streets cut and graded, preparatory to putting it on the market. The company proposes to construct at an early day a street-car line running out to and through this property with a view to developing it. The body of an unknown white man was found in the St. John’s river, between Jack sonville and Mavport, Thursday. The body was badly swollen and on the left side of the head above and liehind the ear the scalp was badly cut and torn, which indicated i liat the unfortunate man had either been foully dealt with or had lieen struck by the wheel of some passing steamer, while one of the ears had been eaten off by the crabs. The man was plainly dressed in a woolen shirt,over which wnsa vest of dark material while the pants wore made of a similar ma terial. He hail on heavy boots, the herds of wliich hail lieen badly worn behind, and the bottom of hi-, pant* were stuffed in the eg* of his boots. T qoso who saw him we - e tumble to form any idea of his age, ns the hair had fallen off his head, all except a few looks ltordering the nock, which indicated that he was probably lie tween 40 and ho years of age, as they appeared to lie quite gray, and, according to ('apt. Broward's idea, he was dressed ns most, men of that age would dress preparatory to going to worit. Ah there ha ve lieen no recent reports along the river of the disappearance of anyone t lie circumstances of this mans death remain a mystery, though it is thought that, the Coroner's jury may learn something more definite alsmt him Mr. Hhuler, a young man from Ueorgln, who ha* Ihxvi engaged in the radar business is along the gulf coast for the (Mist four years trying to knock the crater out of Florida's niyst • •rious volcano. He and Charles Mnftre, of Wakulla county, coma up to Tallaluueec last week with a hag full of ante dlliiviaii a:.mini I tone* which In (topuhusl with G. M. Dickatwon to he analyzed for phosphate*. Mr. Hhuler say* timi he lias imen wonting in the vicini ty of the supposed to he impeuetraol* Jun gle. in the mtUst of ahb-h is located this on fathomable mystery, and ha* notice. l for a long tune taat tlie huge column of block smvh* that aided up skyward during Um l day ann the lurid flames that lighted up the heavens in that vicinity during the night had disappeared. While hunting that swamp recently he noticed the cleats nailed up on the side of tall trees some years ago by Judge White and his party of explorers, in their efforts to discover the origin of .the smoke, and decided to follow up the route slartert by them and see what it would lead to. After penetrating the jungle about a mile further in from where Judge White was deserted by his part;- and forced to abandon the enterprise, Mr. Shuler says that he came upon a large mound of rent and shattered rocks covering an area of about a half-acre, and lying around as though thrown there by some powerful force from underneath. The crevices between the rock were smoked black and the under sides of the rocks were covered with soot, like the inside of a smoked lamp chimney. Evi dences of a big fire that had blazed up from underneath was to lie seen all around, but there was then no fire, heat nor smoke to be seen. He thinks the volcano was simply the burning of a natural oil well, which has been consumed and had gone out. THE INDIANS ARE COMING. They Are to be Placed In Camp at the Exposition. Meeting Capt. Bill Kendrick on the street at Jacksonville, Thursday morning, the fol lowing conversation took place between him and a representative of the Times- Unioit: “Captain, I hear that they are going to have a camp of Seminole Indians at the Sub-Tropical Exposition and that you are to assist in looking after them; is that a fact?” “Yes, sir. Capt. F. O. Hendry, of Fort Meyer and myself intend haying a good many of the wild men, women and children fresh from the Everglades which, I think, will be a great attraction to the big show.” • “Are those Indians still very wild I" “No, they are not very wild, though they will not allow themselves to be civilized.” “What are their habits of living?” “Well, they live in wigwams or tenps thatched with palmetto. What little work is done in the way of cultivating potatoes, etc., is done by the squaws; the bucks hunt, and their principal occupation is raising hogs. They live on game and fish and what nature provides for them iu the country. Thoy nave no bedding whatever, except skins, which are usually placed on platforms, but the little ones generally fall down in the yards anywhere and sleep. The bucks are very athletic. None can be found in the United (states or elsewhere on earth more so. They dress just as they did, I sup pose, hundreds Of years ago, the bucks with their leggibs, flap and buckskin hunting shirt; they wear no hats, but a kind of tur ban from some re i material. The squaws wear skirls fron the waist down only, and when they go into trading points they cover their bodies with all kinds of trinkets, beads, etc., and the children usually go naked, ex cept when at the trading points. ” “About howinany Indians are there down there ?” “Well, all told, about 600, as near as I can get at it, divided into five different tribes — one at Old Fort Shackleford, on the Ever glades; one on the Kissimmee, in Polk county; one on the Alpatioka, and two parties known ns the Miami Indian.. “They are ruled by a king whose name is Little Tiger Tail, a son of old Tiger Tail, who was the brother of and successor to the notorious Billy Bow Legs. Three different tribes each have a different chief, all of whom were ma ie so after killing the requi site number of U-ars, namely twenty-one eaeh, which is till that is required. Thy meet annually in June at, what is known as their green corn dance. ’Tis then and there that the criminals are tried, the king sitting as judge, with the chiefs as jurors. The king and chiefs also form themselves into a kind of Legislature, and enact laws for the ensuing year. After the adjournment of the court and legislature they make their new tire and have a grand jubilee in the way of a big dance, using their war paint in groat profusion.’’ “What do you propose to do with them here, and how many will jou bring?” “Well, as many as can possibly be in duced to come, jierhaps twenty or twenty five. I intend to keep them in wigwams similar to those in which they reside, and have them carry out their frontier customs and habits in tlie way of living, and to per form at stated intervals all their war and green corn dances, etc. In other words they will live and act exactly the same as they do at their native homes.” “How is it that you know so much about these Indians.” “I was raised with them. In my earliest recollections the nearest and only neighbors we had for awhile were the Seminole In dians. The great man Osceola taught me woodcraft.. Afterwards I fought them ten years of my life—four years as a private soldier and six years as captain of a com pany. I an> perfectly familiar with all their habits and at one time spoke their language as well as they did, but. as it is an unwrit ten language, I have forgotten the most of it.” Will Telephones Be Withdrawn? From the Americus (Qa.) Recorder. The following letter from Superintendent Cole will explain why the work of nutting in a telephone exchange bus been so long delayed. We trust that the question of rates will be amicably adjusted, and that Amerieus will.in a short while lie permitted to enjoy this great eon vonience. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 13. Harrold , Johnson ct Cos., and others, . 1 merievs, Go.; Gentlemen When Mr. Gentry canvass ed Amerieus for subscribers to a telephone exchange we acted in [lerfect good faith. My estimate was put in for construction and approved, and I have already ordered poles for the exchange, but within the last few days there has been a bill put in the Legislature to have an act passed limiting the rental which a telephone company can charge to (3 50 a month, S3O a year. We hope to find enough sensible business men among our legislators to defoat this hill, hut until it is defeated we shall be obliged to jiost|>oiie the building of the Amerieus Ex change. We are very sorry to be oblige^to do this, but as you will readily see we can not afford lo build an exchange U|nm a $3 50 a month rate. I will have everything in readiness to build this exchange as soon as we are assured that the State government will not force our rates below a paying basis. If this bill passes we shall close every exchange in the State of Georgia. Yours very truly, W. J. Cole, Sup’t. “A Power of Okra.” from the Dolton (tr'o.) Citizen. An unsophisticated denizen from that quiet nnrl peaceful county of Fannin, where the blessings and conveniences of more a-.1-vanced vanced civilisation art- unknown, was tak ing in tin- sights of the city the other day, mid while standing uixm a busy thorough fare ga/.iii" with varannt admiration at the wonders of the North Georgia metropolis, bis attention was attracted ny a huge hunch of bananas pendent before a fruit stall. After examining the fruit with puzzled curiosity, ho turned to an acquaintance, and with the ui.mo.st simplicity, exclaimed: "Wall, by jings, that's a power of okra on that stalk!" How Now Shall Wo Tell tho Snake’s Age. from the Ikltton ifltt.) Citizen. The Mip|KMitiun that the iiiiiiilxt of rat tles on tin- endcf a snake's (ail Indicates the number of the reptile's years, has been ex ploded by the ice -tit killing of two rattli - snakes in aim I Joining county, one of which, a monstrous fellow nearly five feet, in length, Isasted of only t hiss' rut!l -s, while the other snake, not quite three 'eel long, was the isawaator of twelve or thirteen. Will some one verse 1 in er pctology give a reason for th discre|sinov In tbe number of rattles, cnnshlering the great dlfferenee in the aicea of tbe rwptilrw' _ !s*. tor llraakloel oUips at btraus* Art*’. SHIPPING. •OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY FOP. New York, Boston and Philadelphia. PASSAGE TO NEW YORK. CABIN S2O 00 EXCURSION 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO BOSTON. CABIN S2O 00 EXCURSION 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA. (via New Yore). CABIN $22 50 EXCURSION 30 00 STEERAGE 12 50 THE magnificent steamships of these lines are appointed to sail as follows- standard timet TO NEW YORK. CHATTAHOOCHEE. Capt. H C. Daggett, SUNDAY, Sept. 18, at 6:00 A. a. NACOOCHEE, Capt. F. Kempto.v, TUESDAY, Sept. 21), at 7:30 a. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. J. W. Catharine, FRIDAY, Sept. 23, at 10:30 a. m. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. W. H. Fisher, SUN DAY, Sept. 25, at 12 m.‘ TO BOSTON. GATE CITY, Capt. E. R. Taylor, THURSDAY, Sept. 22, at 9:30 a. m. CITY OF MACON, Capt. H. C. Lewis, THURS DAY, Sept. 29, at 4:00 p. m. TO PHILADELPHIA. [FOR freight only.] JUNIATA, Capt. S. b. Askins, SATURDAY, Bept. 17, at 5:00 a. m. DESSOUG, Capt. N. F. Howes, THURSDAY, Sept. 22, at 9:30 a. m. Through bills of lading given to Eastern and Northwestern points and to ports of the United Kingdom and the Continent. For freight or passage apply to C. G. ANDERSON, Agent, City Exchange Bml ling Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Com’y. For Baltimore. CABIN sl2 so SECOND CABIN 10 00 HUHE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap~ L pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti more as follows—city time: WM CRANE, Capt. Billups, TUESDAY, Sept &"), at 9 a. m. WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, MONDAY, Sept. 26, at 3 p. m. WM. CRANE. Capt. Billups, SATURDAY, Oct. t, at 6 p. H. WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, THURSDAY, Oct. 6, at 9 A. 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. WEST & CO.. Agents, SKA ISLAND” ROUTE. STEAMER ST. NICHOLAS, Capt. M. P. USINA, \\/TLL LEAVE Savannah from w harf foot of v v IJncoln street for DOBOY, DARIEN, BRUNSWICK and FERNANDINA. every MON DAY and THURSDAY at 6 p. m., citv tithe, con necting at Savannah with New YorV, Philadel phia. Boston and Baltimore steamers, at Fer nnndina with rail for Jacksonville and all point* in Florida, and at Brunswick with streamer for Satilla river. Freight received till 5 p. u. on days of sail ing Freight not signed for 24 hours after arrival will be at risk of consignee. Tickets on wharf and boat. O. WILLIAMS, Agent. SEMDAVEEKLY I.INK FOB COHEN'S BLUFF AND WAY LANDINGS. r |' , HK steamer ETHEL. (Apt W. T. Gibbon, will I leave for above MONDAYS ant) THURS DAYS at 6 o'clock p. m Returning arrive WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS at 8 o’clock p. m. Foranformation, etc , apply to W. T. GIBSON, Manager. Wharf foot of Drayton street. For Augusta and Way Landings. ST KA> I i ll K A TIK, C*PT. J. S. BEVILL, \\’ ILL leave EVERY WEDNESDAY at 10 o'clock a. m. (city time) for Augusta and way landings. All freights payable by shippers. JOHN LAWTON, Manager. PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. Tampa, Key West, Havana, Mtin-tmitT. SOUTH BOUND. Lv Tampa Monday and Thursday 9:30 p. m. Ar Key West Tuesday and Friday 4 p. m. Ar Havana Wednesday and Saturday 6 a. in. NORTHBOUND. l.v Havana Wednesday ami Saturday noon. Li Key West Wednaaday and Saturday 10 p.m. Ar Tainfut Thursday anil Sunday (t p. rn Connecting at Tampa with weal IndiaFaat Train to an t trom Northern and Eastern cities. I or ataleroom accominodatiotia apply to City Ticket Office S , F .(■ W. R’y, Jacksonville, or Agent Plant Steam nip Line, Tampa. C. D OWENS, Traffic Manager. II S. HAINES, General Manager. MaV I. 1867. ■ - 1 Ocean Wave, *—A rUBPARATIOII— For Pmmiic Shrimp. Oyster* aod Fish. -fOA A Al4l AY C. M. GILBERT & CO. SHIPPING. For Brunswick and Satilla River. QTKAMEB POPE CATLIN, Capt s. l. Dev- O nette, leaves foot Ahercom street EVERY TUESDAY and I RIDA Y at 5 r. m. Freight nnd passage as low as by any other line. Apply at office steamer Ethel. Bluffton and Beaufort Line Wharf Foot of Abeicorn Street. OTKAMER SEMINOLE leaves for Bluff ton, Beaufort and Way Landings EVERY TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 9 a. m. H. A. STROBHAR. RAILROADS. East Tennessee, Virginia k Georgia R. R, GEORGIA DIVISION, The Quickest and Shortest Line BETWEEN Savannah & Atlanta. COMMENCING July 24. 1887, tho following ) Schedule will be in effect: EASTERN LINE Fast Night Express. Express. Lv Savannah 7:06 a m 1:30 p m 7:35 p m Ar Jesup 8:42 am 3:20 pm 9:55 pm Lv Jesup 3:85 p m 3:30 a m Ar Brunswick .. .. 5:35 p m 0:00 anv Lv jesup 8:50 am il:o7nm ArEastman 12:12pnv 2:00a rn Ar Cochran 12:53 pm 2:37 am Ar HawkiusviUe. 2:oopm 11:<5am Lv HawkinsviUe.. 10:05 a m . 11:15 a m Ar Macon 2:20 pm 8:55 a in Lv Macon 2:25 pm 4:00 am Ar Atlanta 5:45 bill ......... 7:20 am Lv Atlanta 0:00p m 1 OKlp’in 7:35 ani Ar Rome 9:00. v> m 1:10pm 10 40 am Ar Dalton. 10:22 p ni 5:30 p m 12.00 n n Ar Chattanooga 7iO.)pm 1:35 pm Lv Chattanooga. .. 9:Boam i<i:ob p in Ar Knoxville I:sopm 2:ooam Ar Bristol 7:35 pm 6:20 am Ar Roanoke 2:15 a m 12:45 p in Ar Natural Bridge. 8:54 a m 2:29 pm . Ar Waynesboro ... 6:20 am 4:20 pm At Luray 7:50 am 6:43 pm Ar Shenando’ J'n. 10:53 a m 9:85 pm Ar Hagerstown 11:55 p m 10:30 pm Ar Harrisburg 3:30 pm 1:20 am Ar Philadelphia 6:50 pm 4:45 am Ar New York 9:36 pm 7:00 aut Lv Hagerstown 12:50noon Ar Baltimore 3:45 pm Ar Philadelphia... 7:49 pm Ar New York 10:35 p m Lv Roanoke 2:20 a m 12:30 noon Ar Lynchburg 4:30 am 2:45 pm Ar \\ ashington . 12:00noon 9:4opm Ar Baltimore 1:27 p m 11:35 p m Ar Philadelphia... 3:47 pm 3:00 am Ar New York . 0:20 pm 6:20 am Lv Lynchburg 6:15 a m 3:05 p m 7 Arßurkville 9:20 am 5:27 pm Ar Petersburg 11:10am 7:lspm Ar Norfolk.... .. 2:25 p m 10:00 pm Via Memphis and Charleston R. R. Lv Chattanooga... 9:25 am 7:10 pm Ar Memphis 9:15 ptn 6:10 a m Little Rock. 7.10 a m 12:66pm Via K. c.. F. S. andG. R. R. Lv Memphis 10:30 am Ar Kansas City 7:4oam Via Cin. So. R v. Lv Chattanooga ... 8:40 am 7 :10 pm Ar. Louisville 6:4.5pm 6:Boam Ar Cincinnati 7:00 p m 6:50 a m Ar Chicago 6:50 am G:Sopm Ar St. L0ui5....... 7:45 a m 6:40 pm Train leaving Savannah 7:25 pm, arriving at Chattanooga 1:35 pm, makes close connection with N. C. & S. L. for Sewande, Monteagie, Nashville. St. Louis and Chicago. Train leaving Savannah at 7:06 a m. Macon at 2:25 p m and Atlanta at 6:00 p in is fast train for the East, and goes directly via Cleveland, ear 3’ing through sleeper to Knoxville, making ose connection at. Cleveland with train leaving Chattanooga at 10:00 p m. Pullman sleepers leave as follows: Savannah at 7:35 ptn for Macon and At lanta, Atlanta at 6:00 p m for Knoxville. Rome at 4:10 p m for Washing ton via Lynchburg; Chattanooga at 10:00 p m for Washington via Lynchburg; also one for New York v-ia Shenandoah Valley, and at 9:30 a m for Washington via Lynchburg; Chatta nooga at 7:10 pm for Little Rock; Brunswick at 8:30 p m for Atlanta; Jacksonville at 7 p. in. tor Chattanooga. B. W. WRENN, G. P. & T. A.. Knoxville, Tenn. L. J. ELLIS, A. G. P. A . Atlanta. TYBEK RAILROAD. Savannah and Tybee Railway Cos. Siperintendent'r Office, i Savannah, Ga., Sept. 10, 188?. ( ON and after MONDAY, Sept. 12. 1887, the following Schedule will be in effect: STANDARD TIME. No. 1. No. 3. Leave Savannah 9:30 a m 3:00 pin Arrive Tybee 10:80 ain 4:< 0 m No. 2. No. 4. Leave Tybee 11:00 a m 5:43 p m Arrive Savannah 13:00 ni 6:43 p m All trams leave Savannah from Savannah and Tybee Depot in S., F. and W. yard, east of pas senger depot. Leave Tybee from Ocean House. Tickets on sale at Depot Ticket Office and Fernandez's Cigar Store, corner Bull and Broughton streets. 0. O. HAINES. Superintendent and Engineer. SUBURBAN railway. City and Suburban Railway. Savannah, Ga., Sept. I#. 1887. ON and after MONDAY, September 1 0th, the following schedule will be run on the Out side Line: LEAVE I ARRIVE LEAVE ISLE 1 LEAVE CITV. CITY. OF HOPE. j MONTGOMERY 10:35 a. m.j 8:40 a. m. j 8:15 a. m. 7:50 a. tn. °3:25p. m i 2:00 p. ni. 1:30 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. t7:00 p. m.| 0:25 p. m. | 6:00 p. m. 5:80 p. m Every Monday morning there will be a train for Montgomery at 7:00 a. m. *Tbls train will be omitted Sundays. tOn Saturdays this train leaves city at ?:30 p. m. J. H. JOHNSTON, President. FOOD PRODUCTS. FOREST CITY MILLS. Prepared Stock Food for Horses, Mules, Milch Cows and Oxen. Made out of pure grain. Guaranteed Sweet and Nutritious. Bond, Haynes&Elton ELM IBM ME 1.1 8, S This Belt or Regenern tor is Inlldi, expressly for the cure of derange ment*uf the generative organs. A cnutltmooN stream of Electricity lirrmeatlng thro' the jants must restore llisni to healthy action. Do n o> confound this with Electric Men* *,l verttsed f<> cure all ilia' ll le for the ora aparifln mirpofe for full LTEaWS? nncfiVf.R ele rtuc JAW U).| Kw a*h Ugtoa It. Uuetcalii RAILROADS. SO H E ID 17 L K CENTRAL RAILROAD. 0., . , Savannah. Ga.. Aug. 28, 188? N and after this date Passenger Trains win run dally unless marked t, which are daily except Sunday. y * i • stanr *nrd ,itre ' h .v which these trains run. is 36 minutes alower than Savannah city time: , _ , No] 1. No. K NoTs! No. 7 ' Asra a l? nnah - I : i2 am 8:20 P m LID pm 5:10 pro Ar Guyton 8:07 am .... 640 Ar Miften . 9:40 am 11:08 pm it pm 8:45 pm At Augusta..to ;ikpm 6:25 am 9:20 pm Ar Macon l:4opm B:96am ........ . ' Ar Atlanta—s:4o pm 7:15 am ArColutnbus .9:30 pm 2:45 pm * Ar Montg'ry . .7:25am 7:L pm * Ar Eufaula.. 4:B3am 4:02 pm ‘ Ar Albany ] l mi., pm a:4o pm ..'" Train No. 9t leaves Savaimah7:oo p. m ■ rives Guyton 2:55 p. m. 1 “ Passengers for Sylvania, WrightsviUe, Mil traf eV ' tn ' Eatonton should take 7:10 a. m Passengers for Thomaston, Carrollton, Perrv Fort CmnoK, Taibotton, Buena Vista, Blakelv and ( layton should take the 8:20 p. m. train. * . No. 2. No. 4. No. 6. No 8 Lv Augusta 9:30 am 10:00 pm 6:00 am Lv Macon .10:35 am 11:00 pm Lv Atlanta . 6:soam 7:lspm LvOolumbus 11:00 pm 12:45pm LvMontgry, 7:25pm 7:4oam ... * Lv Eufaula. .10:15 pm 10:49 am * Lv Albany.. I:soarn 11:55am Lv Milien. 2:28 pm 8:20 am 8:15 am 5:20 am Lv Guyton 4:03 pm 6:05 am 9:40 am 6:58 am Ar Savannah 5:00 pm 6:15 am 10:30 am 8:00 am Train No 101 leaves Guyton ano p. m.; arrives Savannah 4:25 p. m. 4 Sleeping cars oil all night trains tietween Sa vannah, Augusta, Macon and Atlanta, also Ma cod and Columbus. Train No. 3, leaving Savannah at 8:20 n m will stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other P° iw t o put off passengers between Savannah ana Milieu. Train No. 1 will stop on signal at stations be tween Mil lea and Savannah to take on passen gers for Savannah. * Train No. 5 will stop on signal at stations be tween Savannah and Milien to take on iiassen gers for Augusta or points on Augusta branch Train No. (i will stop between Jlillen and Sa vannah to put off passengers from Augusta aud points on Augusta branch. Connections at Savannah with Savannah Florida and Western Railway for all points m Florida. Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths ™ xate at City Cilice, No. 20 Bull street, and Depot Office 30 minutes before departure of each train. J. C. SHAW. G. A. WHITEHEAD Ticket Agent. (tea. Pass. Agent. Savannal), Florida k Western Railway. [All trains on this road are run by Central Standard Time ] T ,ME CARD IN EFFECT JUNE 19, 1687 I Passenger trains on this road will run dailv as follows: • WEST INDIA FAST MAIL. FSAO DOWN. RXAn OP. ..06am Lv . . Savannah Ar 12:06pm 12:a0pmLv Jacksonville Lv 7:00a in 4.40 pm Lv Sanford Lv I:lsam -•00pm Ar Tampa Lv B:o9pm PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. isrrti it .,„ {•-; m.to'jSl “• !.. [S?; "A 'Vednes. and I A „ I Wed. and Sat- .. a. m£ A . Havana Lv J- s t .. noon t unman buffet cars to and from New York and Tampa. NEW ORLEANS EXP HESS. 7jpe ain Lv Savannah Ar 7-58 prn 8:48 am Lv Jesup Ar 6:16 pm ■ ..i0 ain Ar ... a.vcross. .._....Lv 5:07, p m 11:98am Ar— eaUahan.. ...L# 9:47pm 12:00 noonAr Jacksonville Lv 2:06 pm ■ :00 a m I,v ... Jacksonville Ar 7:43 pm 10:15 a m Lv Wayeross Ar 4140 nrn um pro Lv Valdosta Lv 2:56 ptn v .wt p m Lv Quitman Lv 2:28 p m J :22 pm Ar Thomasville... Lv 1:45 pm j:* s . P m Ar- Bainbridge . LvTl 25 4 m 4-'D pm Ar Chattahoochee . Lv 11:30a m Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville and New York, to and from Wayeross and New Orleans via Pensacola. EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS. 1:30 pm Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 p m ? Y . Jes " r Lv 10:82am 4:40 pm Aim TV aye was Lv 9:23 a m ■ P m Ar Jacksonville Lv 7:00 ara 4:15 pm Lv. . .Jacksonville Ar 9:45 am I'f! P m Lv Wayeross Ar 6:Bsam ! P 111 At D rpoot. Lv 5:80a m 3:26 p U 1 Lv Lake City. Ar 10:45 a m 3:45 pm Lv Gainesville.. Ar 10:30 a m 6:55 p m Lv. Live Oak.. Ar 7:10 ara 8:40 pm Lv Dupont..... Ar~s:9sam 10.56 pm Ar Thomasville.. Lv 3:25 am lA2 a m Ar. . Albany Lv 1:35 am l uiiman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville and t-,t. Louis Thomasville, Albany, Mont gomery and Nashville. ALHA NY EXPRESS. ,I : £’ P 111 Lv Savannah Ar 6:loam 10:05 p m Lv Jesup Lv 3:lsam iamAr.. Itlaata Lv 7:ospm 12:10 am Ar Wayeross Lv 12:10 am 7:2j u rn Ar Jacksonville Lv - 7:00 pm ' :00 p m Lv Jacksonville Ar 7:25 am 1:05 am Lv Wayeross Ar 11:80 p m -:30 a ni Ar Dupont Lv 10:06 p m 5 Vr Live dak.. .'.'.Lv 6:55 pm 10:30a in Ar GainesWlle I.v 8:45 pm 10:45 a ill Ar .Lake City. Lv 3:25 p^u 2:56am Lv ...Dupont 7777. .. Ar 9:Bspm 6:30 am Ar Ihomasville Lv 7:00 p m 11:40 a m Ar Albany. . Lv 4:00 p m Stojts at all regular stations. PuUinaa j-leepuiir cars to and from Jacksonville and Sa vannah and to and from Savannah and Atlanta. Jhril, l* KXfKLii,), 3:45 p 111 Lv Savannah Ar 8:30a m t>:10 p ni Ar Jesup Lv 5:25 am Stops at all regular and flag stations. CONNECTIONS. At Savannah for Charleston at 6:45 a m. far rive Augusta via Yemaxsee at 12:30 p ml, 12:38 j, ni and 8:23 p in; for Augusta and Atlanta at , :00 a ni, 5:15 p in and 8:20 p m; with steamship* for New J ork Sunday. Tuesday and Friday: for BoMon Thursday: for Baltimore every fifth dav At JESu P for Bmnswick at 8:30 a m and 8:35 pm: for Macon and Atlanta 10:30 a m and 11:07 p m. At \\ AYC'ROSSfor Brunswick at 10:00a maud 5:05 p ni. At CALLAHAN for Kevnandma at 2:47 p n*S for Waldo, Cedar Key, Ocala, etc , at 11:27 a ill At LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee, etc., at 10:58 a u. and 7:30 p ni. At GAINESVILLE tor Ocala, Tavares, Brooks ville and Tampa at 10:55 a m. At ALBANY for Atlanta, Macon, Montgom ery. Mobile, New Orleans, Nashville, etc. A t (’HATTA HOOCH EE for Pensacola, Mobil* New Orleans ut 4:11 p ni. Tickets sold and sleeping car berths secured at BREN'S Ticket Office, and at the Passenger Station. WM. P. HARDEE, Gen. Pass. Agent. R. G. FLEMING Superintendent Charleston & Savannah Railway Cos. (CONNECTIONS made at Savannah with 8 V .' vannah, Florida and Western Railway Trains leave and arrive at Savannah by stand ard time |9oth meridian), which is 36 minutes slower than city time. NORTHWARD. No. 14* 38 f 66’ 78* Lv Rav’h .18:36 p m 4:00 p m 6:45 ant 8:33 p m Ai Augusta 12:30 pm Ar Beaufort 0:08 pm 10:15 a Ar P. Royal 6:30p m . 10:30 am Ar Al Jale. i:4opmß:lspm Uj:2oam Ar Cha ston 4:43 p m 9:80 p m n:4O a m 1:35 a m SOUTHWARD. 33* A3* K* LvChaston 7:loam 3:35 p m 4:00a m Lv Augusta 12:35 p m Lv Alkiale. s:h)am 3:07 pm Lv I’ Royal. 7:(’>ani 2:00p m I.v llAaulort 7:18 a m 2:15 pm .... ArSav li., 10:15 am . .. 6:63 i> in 6:41 atn *1 uiily hot w een Savannah and ( harieston. tSundays only. Train No. ,8 makes no uonne.tlon with Port Koval and Augusta Railway, and stops only at ltklgelaud. (liven I'oud and llavenel. Train 14 Hto|s only at 5 cMuLssee an,l Green Pond, and connects tor Beaufort and Port Royal daily, and for '.llendal,- Hally, evept Sunday Trains 34 and 66 < 01111001 Hum and for Beaufort and Port Royal daily tor tickets, nlceping car lescrvatinio. and ill other inlonuation aptly to WM BREN Sisx'ial Ticket Agent, ‘J 1 . 1 Bull street, aod at 1 Imi'K ion and Savannah railway ticket iffic*, at Savannah, Florida anl Western Hallway net 01. c. a. GADSDEN, Stipt. J (t. 1667. T ’ L'tiß SALE did Nev vpapen. juat the thin* I for wtappoia. only 15 c ut* a hundred, .’a) tor Si Ltlttf. M lav huauuta* offiua