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8 RUIN AMONG THE GRAVES FALSE SENTIMENT IN THE WAY OF USING THE OLD CEMETERY. How the Bill Pending in the Legisla ture Was Railroaded Through the Committee The Cemetery an Un sightly Spot—Human Bones Exposed to the Action of the Elements—The Dead Uncared For by Their Rela tions. The Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives reported unfavorably upon the bill to vest the title to the old cemetery in the County Commissioners of Chatham county, but have reconsidered their action and heard an argument by Capt. Gordon, the introducer of the bill. When the hill was taken up by the committee arguments were made in opposition by Hon. Phi! M. Russell, a member of the com mittee, and by Marion Erwin, Esq., as attorney for certain citizens. The conunit tee, however, failed to notify even Capt. Gordon that it had heard arguments in op position to the hill, and therefore no one ap peared to advocate it, and as a consequence an adverse report was unanimously adopted. Capt. Gordon heard of this, and requested the committee to recon sider its action, and hear him. This the committee did, and after he had spoken Messrs. Russell and Erwin an swered him. There is a good deal of feeling here about the action of the commit tee in this regard, and it is thought that it should have heard both sides lie fore coming to any decision upon the bill. It is generally liel'ieved that if the Chatham Representatives had been unanjinous there would have been no trouble about passing this bill, which meets with the approval of nil the citizens of Savannah except a very email number. THE OPPOSITION DYING OUT. If the bill should not pass, however, tho objects of those who are looking to the ad vancement of the city’s interests will not bo defeated, for if the Legislature refuses to give the property to the county it will re main as it is now under the absolute control of the city, and when the claim of Christ’s church has been settled in court the city can divert it, or such part of it as may be awarded to it, if the claim of tho church is sustained, to public uses. The city would have joined tne county in the bill had it not been that to do So a change in the caption would have been necessary and a delay of thirty days in advertising would have lieen caused, hut in view of the fact that the failure of the Legislature to act will only establish more firmly the city’s control of the property, the city’s failure to join the county in advocating the bill is not deemed to be of great importance. The opposition to the utilization of the property is vague and intangible. There seems to be no one here who uptndy opposes the measure. When it was taken up some years ago there were some who did not fa vor it, and they were known, but a gentle man who is interested, said, yesterday, that he could hear of no one now who connected his own name with the opposition, ex cept Mr. Russell. “This,” lie continued, “is proof positive of the fact that the oppo sition has almost died out. I know that some people do not wish to have a public building erected on a part of the lot, but they feel that the cemetery will have to go, and they are not disposed to come out openly and oppose a measure that must in evitably be won.” FALSE SENTIMENT THE OBSTACLE. Dr. AVilliam Duncan, who has lx sin work ing in favor of the movement for some time, was seen yesterday, and asked his views on the subject. He said: “This senti ment that is the ground for the opposition is a false sentiment The old cemetery is allowed to go to ruin, and those who are loudest in their opposition take no eare whatever of the graves of their dead. They allow weed* to grow up over the whole place, the vaults to go to ruin, and the tomtetones to fall down, and they will do nothing to keep the place in decent order. The weeds arc cut down twice a year by the city, but the city is not financially able to take care of the place, and those who wish it to remain untouched do not seem to care enough about it to give it any attention. The vaults are unoared for. and many of them are in a most dilapidated condition. Two of them have been given to me. Mrs. (rood win gave me her’s, and the Clinch vault has been given me. The Goodwin vault ha* lieen removed, and I will have the Clinch vault removed. They are my prtvate property, swl I can do as I please with them. If the cemetery should be utilized walks would te laid out through it and people would walk on them, but not over the graves. No streets would be laid out, but the place svould be made lieautiful aud useful at the same time. WHO THE OPPONENTS ARE. “But sentiment stands in the way. People do not seem to realize that when the spirit has left the body the person has departed. There is no person lying in that cemetery. Only the| bones are "left, and they might tie moved and buried elsewhere. The cemetery is used for the most horrible purposes, of which the people generally know nothing, and I am sure that it would be better to have the remains moved to a guarded spot than to have such things going on about the ground in which they are buried. Most of tlie bodies ot people who havo living relatives have been moved away* There arc very few there now and they could easily be removed. Some oppose the opening of the cemetery tiecause they are not sure that they can find the bones of their dead. I think these people might at least withhold their op jxisition until * they find out whether they can or cannot find the bones. They simply opjiose without making the effort to learn whether there is reason for opposition. False sentiment is at the bottom of it all. and a good deal of the opfiosition comes from people who wish to make it appear t hat they are connected with the old fam ilies of Savannah. Only the relations of the old families were buried there and some think that by opiiosing the bill on the ground that they have relations there they connect them selves with these old families, but I do not care almut that. In this country one man is as good as another, oven if the other can trace his family liack a little fur tlier.and whether they be old families or new, the dead have to make way for the living, The progress of the city cannot te stopped for the sake of the dead. 1 think that senti inent in such a case as this is foolish. It is a practical question, aud this sentiment must be banished. ” A SICKENING SPECTACLE. A walk through the cemetery will show what I)r. Duncan means when he says that those who are opjiosing the measure take no care of the place. A number of the vaults have so decayed that the rain pours in on the coffins that holds the I*hick of the dead. Doors have fallen off and a glance in shows rotted coffins anil human bones fully exposed. One might carry uway the Inmes or many of the dead, and their rela tives would know nothing of it for the vault* are never visited, nor i* any effort made to decently cover up these lingering rehiains that are seemingly cherished so sacredly. It i* not generally known that tlie wail doe* not encluse tte whole of the cemetery. A part of South Broad street, tetweeii A he room and HutershHin, is a jxir tion of it, and the sidewalk on Atercorn wa* "in* u |Mtrt <>f the burying ground. Many of tte old vaults were on the ground that is now South Broad struct, and these grawm are driven over and walked over by tte very |*-n*nis who oppose the utilization of tte remaining part. Tte son of an ex Governor of Georgia I 'lilted Ut tte twill I'M of tte inters**TFai of South Broad and A lief corn streets the otter day and said that hi* fattier and mother Were liunml there Tin- Wall itself is isit *>f so. li am’lent liulldiiig The tat* William If. Bull’*-}: took pleasure n telling tew the Savannah ’ltsist.imi i !oe| I* , of which he was a member, contributed to defraving the expense of building the wall by giving theatrical entertainments. Only a part of the cemetery was at that time in closed, and that by a "wooden fence, and in terment* were made anywhere in and about the inclosure. THE BODIES REMOVED. Many of the descendants of the older Georgia families whose kindred were buried there have long since removed their re mains. The old Houstoun vault has lieen emptied of its dead, who have been rein terred in Bonaventure, and the old slab with its armorial bearing, which was once one of the things to he seen, is now a tablet 011 ail elegant memorial. The Screvens, Postells, Owens anil other well-known families have removed their dead, as have thousands of others whose names are not so well known, The old cemetery has fared much tetter than some others which existed in the memory of those now living. There was a large cemetery just south and east of tho Savannah Hospi tal. It was closed to interments about or just after the old cemetery was closed. It was the bill ial place of many of the active business men of Savannah, whose remains could not be deposited in the old cemetery, because they wore not to the manor bora, or had no rela tions interred in it. Savannah's mast distin guished musician of the olden time, and one of her most eminent physicians were buried in that place, not so long ago but that the pupils of the one and the patients of the other are still not very old men. SCANTILY COVERED REMAINS. The hill on which that cemetery stood has been cut down to a level with the surround ing land. The dead lie only a foot or two below tho surface. Streets have been run through and tine residences now stand where once stood vaults and monuments, anil flower gardens bloom where once the sad willow drooped its slender leaves over the dead. No protest was ever entered against that desecration. It is easily to recall the picket-fence over which the Cherokee rose had climbed until the enclosing wood was lost amid the wild flowers. There was still unothor cemetery where the graves were as “thick as leaves in Vallambrosa” —the old colored burying ground which extended from near the corner of Charlton and Lincoln streets far into the then south and east com mons. THE POTTER’S FIELD. There was still another south of Gaston street, the “Potter’s Field,” and every ex cavation that is made in that ground for a new building, and the digging for water and gas mains brings to light the sad mementoes of its former use. These old spots have been leveled and made the sites of buildings. Foundations of houses stand surrounded by the very bones of the dead. Streets are laid out through them, and wagons are daily hauled over the graves, but there is no complaint. Yet, when the authorities wish to beautify the old cemetery, convert it into a handsome and well cared for park and to erect upon a small portion of it a building that will not only be convenient but a credit to the city, there are protests and attorneys are sent to the Legislature to oppose them. THE COMMISSIONERS’ PURPOSE. One of the County Commissioners said that it was not intended to desecrate the resting-place of the dead, but to preserve it from desecration. There will bo no disturb ing of the sacred dust, as has been done and is still being done every day in the two other old cemeteries. The Commissioners propose to do better than did the fathers of those, who are now opposing the use of the old cemetery, to the remains of those who were interred in the other burying grounds. No streets will be extended through the sacred place and no building lots will be laid off. The old spot will bo made beautiful, and held sacred from sjieculation. THE MEDAL BTAYS AT HOME. The Chatham Gun Club Again Wins • the Interstate Badge. The clay pigeon season closed in Savan nah yesterday with the match between the Chatham Gun Club and tho Guyton Club. It was the Guytons’ maiden contest for the interstate medal, the club having been organized ouly a short time. The match was shot under the National Gun Association rules, by teams of five men, and was won bv tho Chatham* by a score of 70 to 34, The medal was already in possession of the Chathams, having been won in the Milieu match in August, and it is still theirs. Dr. 8. M. Roach who made the highest score at Milieu, lacked but one point of nmk ing a clean score yesterday, and wears the medal. The match took place at the Chat hams’ grounds. The weather was fair, and the shootingby a part of the home team was good. The Guyton team did not shoot ns well as was expected, though there are some crack bird shots in the team. The score was: CHATHAMS. S. M. Roach 19 H. W. Palmer 15 P. B. Mays 14 C. A. Drayton m W. G. Cooper 9 Total... 70 GUYTONS. W. C. Neidlinger 5 E. L. NeMlinger 18 J. K. Garnett 4 G. G. Garnett 3 H. E. Wilson 10 Total 34 Tho Chathams are under challenge from the Le Fever Club, and the match was to have lieen shot yesterday iinmisliately after that shot with the Guytons,but owing to tho absence of several members of the team it was postponed, and will prolmbly go over until next season. The season altogether has been a lively one. The interest 111 the sport is rapidly growing and new clulis are teing organized throughout the State. Sa vannah still holds the championship and tho season closes with the medal at home. Death of a Well-known Printer. Mr. James M. Johnsen, a gentleman well known among printers and newspaper people in this city, died yesterday afternoon, after a short illness, of congestion of the brain. The deceased was u native of Phila delphia, and was about 67 years of age, though in appearnneo he was much younger. He came here in 1869, since which tune lie has held situations in nearly every printing office in the city. He was un excellent workman and a man of more than ordinary ability. He was an officer in the Union army during the late war, and was atone time on the stage. Of his histrionic talent, those who remember him as a mem ber of the Ford Dramatic Association in its early days will bear testimony to his efficiency its un in-tor and stage manager. Mr. Johnson married Mrs. Charles Des vergers. She died about four years ago, leaving several children by her first, hus band, aim mg tliem Mrs. F. M. Grisham and Mrs. S. J. Fiam, both wives of gentlemen in the Morning News’ conijmsing room, and two by Mr. Johnsen. Mr. Johnson was a member of Printers’ Assembly No. 4,600. K. of L., of District Assembly No. 139, K. of L., and of Savan nah Typographical Union No. ns;}. The latter organization will attend the funeral, which will take jihii'i* this afternoon at 4 o'clock, from the residence of Mr. Grisham. Cured of Neuralgia East View, Westchester County, Ji. 1 Y., Jon. 23, IHN6.—I have lieen a great suf ferer with pain* in the back of iny head, worse than any lieodarte. I could not reach It with internal medicine* at all, and during the (•old Weather I have suffered ex j crurUkUngly. I finally thought I would try , Mn A i.lcim k'k Blaster applied to the axis- i of my neck, lull** than half a day the I pain entirely reared Jk/ttie L. Deri./,* Before buying Main- 01 finite taut ftewu price <*>-*• at HtraiiM Hrus ' I THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1887. THE TRIP TO ATLANTA. The Military Arranging to Visit the Ex position. There is now very little doubt that the Savannah military will make the trip to Atlanta next month and will visit the Piedmont Exposition on military day. Col. Mercer is ore tty well assured that the First regiment will go, at least a part of it. The Georgia Hussars will decide positively to morrow night. A meeting was held on Wednesday night and it was then decided that if thirty ijien and horses could be taken the troop would go. A com mittee consisting of Messrs. Clark Davis, W. Duncan Johnston, and G. H. Remshart was appointed to obtain transportation rates. The non-commissioned officers were requested to confer with the members of the troop and urge the advisability of the trip. Tiie Central railroad lias offered round trip fare for $3, and #3 65 for horses. The in tention is to leave Savannah on Oct. 17— Monday night—arriving in Atlanta Tues day morning, and returning Tuesday night, reaching home Wednesday morning. This arrangement will give the entire day in At lanta, and will necessitate only one day’s absence from business. The matter is being talked of among all the military, and Sa vannah will be pretty sure to be well rep resented. AT THE THEATRE. "Baby” Bindley Makes a Hit in “A Heroine in Rags.” There was u rattle of applause when “Baby” Bindley stepped liefore the foot lights last night and began to click her heels. The little actress is a favorite in Sa vannah, and she was greeted by an excel lent audience. As “Gnbriello, the Flower Girl,” in “A Heroine in Rags” she intro duces some very pretty dancing besides her musical specialties. The play as it is put on by the Bindley company is a complete revolution in dramatic performances. Miss Bindloy was repeatedly ap plauded and was twice called before the curtain. Her popularity witli .Savannah audiences is not at all to be doubted. She is a lively and graceful little woman, and withal a very clever actress. Of her sup port Messrs, jame*. Horne and Otis Turner take a loading part. Mr. Turner is a clever comedian, and without him the perform ance would lose much of its interest. Mr. Horne, as “Jean I.at'rosse,” did some excel lent acting. At the matinee to-day Miss Bindley will appear in “Excitement,” a comedy In which she has made a decide-) hit, and to-night in the title role of the comedy drama “Dot.” OVER IN CHARLESTON. What is Going on in the South Caro lina Metropolis. The incandescent light is about to be in troduced in Charleston. The Thomson- Houston incandescent system will be used. Mr. W. C. Hubbard, the father of the youth whose deatli near Wadmalaw Island has lieen talked about and written about so much during the past week, was in Charles ton Tuesday. He is convinced that his son was slain, but, of course, does not commit himself as to the slayer or slayers. The Young Men’s Democratic Club has declared its principles to be: “First. To encourage and require the young men of this city to take an active in terest and part in the coming municipal election to be held in December next. “Second. To take part in all future mu nicipal, county and State elections. “Third. By the efforts and co-operation of the members to ask of the Democratic party that the young men of Charleston be represented in the government of this city as well as the State.” A MULE THIS TIME. A New Side to the Rod-Haired Woman and White Horse Theory. The red-haired woman and white horse theory has been interesting some young Savannahians, and only a few days ago an instance by which the truth of the theory was proved was cited. The two gentlemen who wore involved in the wager of a glass of soda water on that occasion, were stand ing in the doorway of a Bull street office yesterday afternoon discussing the yacht race, when they noticed a bunch of negro women coining up the street. When the women had got near them, the young man who is, or rather was, a skeptic on the sub ject, said: “Hello! There’s a red-headed nigger. Bv the bye, where is your white horse?” “There ought to be a white horse here,” replied his companion. “But—ah! look, there comes a white mule,” and now they are wondering if a white mule appears evory time a red-haired negress shows up. THROUGH THE CITY. Items Gathered Here and There by the News Reporters. There was only one arrest yesterday, and it was for disorderly conduct. Mr. John Nisbet has commenced the erec tion of a residence on Whitaker street, be tween Huntingdon and Hail streets. It is to cost between $8,0(X) and #lO,OOO. The storm, which was moving in this di rection on Monday, changed its course and went up the Missouri Valley. The storm signal was ordered down at 6 o’clock. The remains of the late Mrs. J. W. Mc- Intyre, whose death occurred at St. Cathe rine’s, Ont., on Sunday are expected to ar rive from the North this morning. The funeral will take place from the Cathedral of Our Lady of I’erpotual Help at 4 o’clock this afternoon. TO EXAMINE THE LOGB. More Work Yet for the Signal Ob servers to Do. The signal observers at this station have received orders to board every vessel that conies into port and examine the log book for the purpose ot repelling all storms, cyclones, hurricanes, waterspouts and derelicts that have been encountered or seen by the vessel on its voyage. 'Hus is to aid the hydrographic office m making up its monthly pilot chart. Until recently this work had been done in the ports of Boston, New York and Philadelphia, and there it was done by the marine agency of tho Hy drographic" olfice, hut those agencies have been abolished, and the work will now lie doue by the signal service men at all ports. "Rough on Itch.” “Rough on Jtch” cures skin humors, erup tions, ring-worm, tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poison, barber’s itch. 50c. jars. Rough on Rata,” Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, liedbugs, 1 lectio.,, insects, slcuuks, jack rab bits, sparrows, gophers. 15c. At druggists. "Rough on Corns.” Ask for Wells’ “Bough on Com*.” Quick relief, complete cure. Corus, warts, bun ions. Isc. "Rough on Catarrh” Correct* offensive odor* atone*. Complete cme of worst chronic cams; also unequoJod as gurgle for diphtheria, sore throat, foul breath. 50c. Fall Clothing Beginning to arrive. Ready to show a nice selection for early tail wear, also fall Ovar coats. They are ulcer and prices lower Dikii ever, to show our customers that we have removed to the northeast corner CVn |r** and Whitaker street* The Famous New York nothing House nnniufaclui'e all the clothing tliey aell, dealing direct with lie* consumer We save every on# who ‘ Ihivs of n at least 25 |**r test ‘•■Till* ‘ Dill I'Miles, I/KM I ’how I ’ltow, (h ■•**," on uu * Jlrur.’, & and MW Bar- I nacij street I GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS. Matters of Money and Management About Various Lines. The first shipment of cotton that Griffin lias made over the Georgia Midland was made Tuesday by Brooks & Mills, who shipped 100 bales to Savannah, via Mclkmough. The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia is to bid on the Rome ami Decatur, and, it is said, will no doubt secure control of that division. It already owns the Georgia Pacific and the Mobile and Ohio, and the acquisition of the fight line of forty miles would give them a trunk line through Bir mingham to the gulf. A party of railroad men, about a dozen in number, it Is reported, will leave Atlanta, for Panama in a month or six weeks. The party will consist of conductors, engineers and train dispatchers, who will take posi tions on the Panama railroad, which is un der the management of Col. Reaves, form erly connected with the Richmond and Danville. Good railroad men are in great request in Panama, and they command very high salaries. For example, conduc tors get #175 a month in gold; engineers from #l5O to $175, and tram hands $75 a month. THE NEW ROAD’S STATUS. Work on the Birmingham and At lantic—Air Line—The New Company. The status of the Savannah, Dublin and Western railway is teing inquired into by parties who are anxious to see the road built. The latest news is given in a sketch of the “Birmingham and Atlantic Air-Line Railroad Banking and Navigation Com pany,” published in the Griffin Sun. Tho article is probably from the pen of Mr. W. E. H. Searcy, editor of that paper and ex- President and principal projector of the last named road. The article states that that comjiany took charge of the Savannah, Dublin and Western on Sept. 24, and that the entire line from Bir mingham to Savannah, is now under the presidency of Mr. Douglass Green, of New York, and that Maj. T. P. Branch is a prominent figure in the enterprise. It also says that “nearly 100 miles have been graded, cross-ties and trestle-work obtained and iron will soon be laid.” Maj. J. A. A. West is still General Manager. The work on this end of the road is still going on, and with the present progress halt of the road tet.ween here and Macon will be graded in two months from now. Work on the ten mile section from the junction with the Savannah, Florida and Western system west will tegin in a few days. The Macon and Covington. “The whole trouble about the Macon and Covington railroad,” says Judge Thomas in the Griffin Sun, “arises from a misunder standing of tho terms of the original con tract with the Richmond and Danville road and the people of Athens. The Richmond and Danville agreed to take the $97,000 necessary to complete the $150,000 by which the Macon and Covington was to be diverted to Athens, on condition that it was released from the obligation to extend the Northeastern to Clayton, but it was specially conditioned that the $97,000 was to be paid only when the Macon and Coving ton was completed to, and con nected with, the Northeastern at Athens. As this has not been done the Richmond and Danville is not bound to take bonds, and cannot be held liable until the Macon and Covington road has teen completed to, and connected with, the North eastern at Athens. This very satisfactorily answers the question why the Macon and Covington people do not call upon the Rich mond and Danville road for the $97,000.” Judge Thomas says that there is no doubt as to the Macon and Covington’s final com pletion to Athens. The road is now tempo rarily embarrassed, but in a short while new blood will te* infused into its veins and the enterprise will be carried to a successful close. It seems from the above that the Macon and Covington railroad is not so bad off as reported. Local Personal. Miss Binlic Dillon, of Jacksonville, is visiting friends in Savannah. Rev. Dr. I. S. K. Axson left last night via the Central railroad for Gainesville, where he >viil spend a few days, after which he will visit relatives in South Carolina. At the Hotels. Pulaski House—W. H. Price, Colorado; J. B. Ramsay, Philadelphia; B. P. Hazen, Cincinnati; S. H. Wilson, E. Blodgett, Wil liam White, Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edmonds, Miss Edmonds, Miss E. Howard, Cleveland, O.; W. L. Maini, Brunswick; E. M. Ladd, Buffalo, N. Y.; John L. Moore, New York; Andrew Thomas, Baltimore; John Macon. Marshall House—A. B. Ramsey, Florida; W. R. Jlims, J. H. Humphreys, Scrivon county; J. C. Richardson,South Carolina; M. F. Wuden, C. H. Brown, Florida; Joseph A. Walker, Darien; E. G. Salomons, Roberson ville, S. C. ;H. C. Williams, Wayeross; J. J. Hill, South Carolina; Henry Mathews, Millen; A. J. Blitch, Josup; H. C. Drew, Drew, S. C. Screven House—John B. Cox, Boston; Frank E. Knight, W. C. Ernley, C. A. Forker, New York; Charles E. Hunter, Jr., Fredericks!vurg, Va.; T. B. Mercer, West Chester; G. F. Plank, Augusta; O. B, Stevens, Dawson: H. Jensen, Charleston, S. C.; Ralph Martindale, Philadelphia: C. D. Hendry, Blaekshear; W. R. Torrence, Miss Florence J. Bindley, Mrs. Emma Frank, New York. Harnett House—T. H. Kibbee, Sumnier town; J. B. Chevis, Bainbridge; 7,. H. Ben nett, Pierson, Fin.; W. W. Bell, North Carolina; Thomas Hines, Funta Gorda, Fla.; Sam Wise, Trebue, Fla.; William Spins, Horry Hill, S. C.; C. J. Williams, J. W. Blackman, Boston; R. L. Abbotte and wife, Laurence, Mass.; J. E. Lee, Statenville; Churles Voigt. New York; Otis Turner and wife, H. J. Hirshberg and wife, Charleston, S. C.; Miss Janie Horne, New York. The Wonderful Healing Properties of Darby’s Prophylactic Fluid. Wherever a preventing, healing, cleansing and deodorizing injection or wash is re quired, use Darbys Prophylactic Fluid. Any inflamed surface, ext ernal or internal, treated with the fluid will be quickly re lieved. It has effected cures that had re sisted the best medical skill. Some Facts Worth Knowing I would respectfully call the attention of my customers and tbo public to the fact that I have now in store the most complete stock of furniture and carpets, and all goods pertaining t<> my business, which are of fered at very low prices. In my furniture department vou will find from the cheapest to the very finest goods, at as low, or lower, prims than ever offered in any Northern city. Come and inspect the goods ami com pare, and you will find it to your advantage to buy from me. It is a rare chance to find an establishment which carries such a com plete stock of goods as I do in household or office furniture. In my carpet dejxirtinent there is nothing in that line you may want that Ido not have ill stock. Carpets, cur tains, iKirtisrres and oil cloth* I mostly Im port directly from England, which are do livered to mo through the .Savannah custom house I therefor*' claim the advantage of selling a giNsi artude for a little advance oil domestic go*mls, aiel thegoisl* I sell will al ways give satisfaction, mid are never nils I*|• r • • ■ n•-. I. 1 e |MSi.fiill v Emu. A K* iiwah/ J3S ami l‘J7 Broughton street, one door from Bull Bulletins of the Volunteer and Thistle rtuv* |sirtil every few lllllllltes to-day at Jolin J. Hullivan -A Wine Boom, 110 Bryan itiwt, \H. UammH In* t'diiiui'ffl hla oftbw Ut ti WblUlilwi THE CONVICT PROBLEM. A Correspondent Suggests a Way to Solve It. Editor Morning Newt: Asa solution of the convict question I submit the following: Tho number of railroads traversing our State cross numerous rivers and creeks, re quiring bridges and culverts which are often built of wood. The many accidents occurring from these suggest the idea that if stone could lx> quarried and cut to con venient shape, at fair prices, most, if not all, of these roads would adopt it, and make these structures permanent and safer. The public will shortly, if they do not now, demand that this be done. A stone culvert would have prevented that fearfnl Chatsworth catas trophe. The railroads are learning that the traveling public want safety as well as com fort, ana that the roads can better please them by spending less in decorating and ornamenting their palace cars, and more on their roadbed, bridges and culverts. With these facts in view, and the growing demand for building mateiial, would it not lie wise for the State of Georgia, in order to settle this vexing convict lease system, to abolish it altogether, and purchase, if she does not already own, a stone quarry, or more, say two or three in different parts of the State, and set the convicts to work to get out and put into shape stone for building and other purposes. At the same time they could be employed in building permanent structures for a prison at each quarry —an eastern penitentiary, a western and a central penitentiary—and wall them in with stone, permanent structures for all time to come. Locations can be found In our State to establish these prisons and f ir* nish employment to all the convicts tor centuries, the material being inexhaustible, and when gotten out by convict labor lie cheap enough to be always in demand, and still sail at a price that will feed, clothe and otherwise maintain them. A vegetable garden or truck farm in connec tion with each prison would give employ ment to such as could not work in the mini's, but whose labor utilized in this way would furnish all the vegetables the prisons re quired. They could also be made to make their own shoes, hats and clothing. In fact, and in short, they could be made self-sus taining in every way, and cost the State not a dollur, for there is no doubt that the stone is wanted for building, paving and railroad purposes. Much more could be said on the subject, but I will only say now, tl*t this plan of employing the convicts will bring their labor less in competition with free labor than any other that I can think of, and gives them ]>ermanent, steady employment, good health and hard work. It would in truth be the hard labor in the penitentiary, which the law comtemplates, and which the lease system does not provide. By this plan all the abuses complained of in the lease system would be forever removed. The adoption of this plan of a permanent penitentiary need not cost the taxpayers a dollar, and would embrace all the features of a reformatory, as the female and juvenile convicts would be sepa rated from the more vicious and hardened by reason of their different employment, and could be provided with entirely differ ent quarters, separating them entirely and completely and still furnishing them profi table employment. Training and teaching in morality and religion such as philanthro pists mav desire to engage in, would be en couraged by the prison authorities and op portunity made for its exercise, within the walls, with much more hope of its being ef fective,and proving of value. What seems at present the best way to do this, without taxing the people, will be for the State to unload some of her at present non paying, non producing property—such as that in Chat tanooga-and use the proceeds in maintain ing the convicts until the new system is or ganized and established. The adoption of the plan will enable the present Legislature to break up the lease system at once and set at rest forever a very vexing question. P. E. T. OPPOSED TO THE BILL, Another Side of the Coast Land Act Shown Up—What It Might Lead To. Editor Morning News: The bill pub lished in your issue of Sunday last, entitled “An act to define the rights of the owners of lands on islands on the coast of Georgia, and on tide water streams flowing into the interior from such coast,” etc., and intro duced in the Senate a few days ago, is evi dently a measure inspired by some selfish sea island land owner, who is not satisfied with the riparian rights which the laws of the State now give him, but who desires a law which will enable him and others of like possessions to appropriate all the natu ral oyster grounds on the coast of Georgia for their owu exclusive use and benefit. The bill has not been introduced by any mem ber from the seaboard, but it has been flanked around them under the generalship of some Solon from another part of the State with the evident purpose of sneaking it through the Legislature before the people whose interests and livelihood it seeks to destroy could become aware of it. This bill would invest every man who owns a scrap of land on a sea island (if not bigger than a saddle cloth) with absolute despotic dominion over all the oyster beds and un navigable tide water streams in Georgia, and invests him furthermore with power to subject the latter to embargo. It also gives the land owner exclusive right to extend his ownership to beds in navigable streams 120 feet below low water mark, thus interdict ing every ]>erson else from getting oysters at all except from a very few places on our co;ist. It also creates a most extraordinary rule by which the exclusive to the use and benefit to the State's and neighboring lands may be acquired. All that is necessary to enable him to acquire them is simply a color of title of one year’s duration. He can then gobble up all these valuable rights and franchises, and enjoy them absolutely and perpetually. It also invests every citizen of the State with con stabulary power to arrest, without warrant, any person who should dare venture within these streams, or invade these grounds or land on the shores of the Lord of the manor adjacent, and hold such person in durande until ho can bo navigated over to the mainland and turned over to the tender judgment of some petty Justice or other judicial officer. The penalty for vio lating uny provision in thus omnibus bill of selfish and mischievous expedients, is that presented by section 4810 of the Code. The culprit may be fined SI,OOO, or put for twelve monthson the chain gang. Now Mr. Kditor, to gather from the natural beds lie low the riparian rights of land owners, has been a right of immemorial antiquity in Georgia, and it would lx* very unwise if not positively inhuman, to abolish or limit it now. Thousands of honest toilers along our seaboard are sustained through the enjoy ment of this right. The jiossage of this bill would deprive them of their only means lor a livelihood, and render them a community of paupers. These lieople are useful to tno commonwealth. They gather oysters in all kinds of weather and bring them to our doors fresh and sweet, am) they N|iend what money they gain at home among our own storekeepers. It enables the do inestic oyster denier to supply, at a reason able figure, oysters to our neighbors up country. We have no need of more legislu tion <>n the subject; those now on our stat ute liook-i are amply protective and reason able We want no law whieh would enable u few selfish landowner* to appropriate the whole oyster domain of Georgia. We want no such monopoly. JUSTICE. Walking advertisements for Dr. Hags'* Catarrh Remedy ore the thousand* it Tuts cured. Umbrellas. Gloria, wears Is-iter than silk, for t'~ 50, silver-tip f-'i, gold tip |li &0, Ginghams from 91 upward, all nelllug low to show our lustrous that we have moved Ui the north cast corner of Congrasis and Whitaker j stmts. That l*tr. Mlsisl Tea at Ktreusa Bros.' to ss < wltael Charleston’s Club Indignant. The Charleston club is home from New Orleans. The men are all in good condition, but are indignant at the manner in which they were treated while on their trip and the barefaced robbery which was practiced by th’A other clubs to keep them from win ning the pennant, which they would now stand a good chance of doing had they re ceived anything like a square deal. With such umpiring as the club received at New Orleans it is said that even the Detroits could not have won a game. Charleston’s Ball Craze. Charleston, S. C., Sept. 118. — Rain saved New Orleans from a disastrous defeat to day. Most intense excitement prevails here, and tho city is ringing with the story that tho Charleston team brought home of their treatment while abroad. The New Orleans team arrived yesterday and took quarters at the Waverly House,so as to be away from the Charleston team. The members of the two teams are at daggers’ points. Their first meeting on the diamond here promises to be very hvely. Games Yesterday. At Cleveland— Cleveland 30 1 000000-3 Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 I—3 Base hits—Cleveland 8, Louisville 10. Errors —Cleveland 1, Louisville 4. At Detroit— Detroits 00000700 o—7 Indianapolis 10000000 33 Base hits—Detroit 17, Indianapolis 10. Er rors—Detroit 5, Indianapolis 6. At Philadelphia— The Athletic-Metropolitan and Philadelphia- Washington ball games were postponed on ac count of rain. At New York— The Boston-New York game was postponed on account of rain. At Chicago (ten innings, morning game)— Chicago 0 1 0 1 00300 0— 5 Pittsburg 0000004 1 0 I—6 Base hits—Chicago 9. Pittsburg 14, Errors— Chicago 3, Pittsburg C. Afternoon game (six innings, rain and darkness) — Chicago 1 1 0 1 0 I^-4 Pittsburg, 0 0 1 0 0 o—■ 1 Base hits—Chicago 7, Pittsburg 7. Errors- Chicago 0, Pittsburg 4. Lord Beaconsfleld Cherished English primroses as the sweetest of flowers. But neither roses, lilies nor buttercups are sweeter than the mouth of that fair one who uses Sozodont daily to keep her teeth white as the driven snow, and her gums red as June roses. If you want a Corset go to Gutman’s, 141 Broughton street, where you will find all the popular makes and styles. Gutman has French Escuriel, Spanish Guipure and Handrun Lace Flouncings, all over Net, and narrow Lace to match; Bead ed Laces and all over Beaded Net to match, Beaded Ornaments, Beaded Gimps, beaded fronts, beaded sides, black and colored Beaded Sets, black and colored Braided Sets and Panels, black and colored Fancy Braids, Astraehan and Feather Trimming. Don’t you think we can suit you in Dress Trim mings? Come and try. F. Gutman. Children’s Hand-Made Crochet Sacques 35c., worth 50c. Children’s Mull Caps 25c., 35c. and 50c. Nurse Aprons at 25c. and up wards. An immense assortment of Buttons and Pocket Books at Gutman’s, 141 Brough ton street. Advice to Motners. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always be used when children are cutting teeth. It reheves the little suffer at once; it produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain and the little cherub awakes as “bright as a button.” It is very pleasant to taste. It soothes the child, softens tho gums, allays all pain, re lieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. 25 cents a bottle. Notice. We take great pleasure in announcing to our friends, and the public in general, tliat we have opened a Special Custom Depart ment, which will be conducted under our own personal supervision. We are now ready, and have on hand a full line of Fall and Winter Samples, to which we call spe cial attention, particularly to styles, fabrics and prices. This will enable such parties that wear extra and odd sizes to have their clothing made to measure with very little extra cost. We guarantee a fit in every in stance or no sale. To those who intend hav ing their fall and winter clothing made by us, we would respectfully ask them to place their orders early. Very respectfully, Appel & Schaul, One Price Clothiers, 163 Congress street, opposite market. New Fat Mackerel, new Tomatoes, new Peaches, Codfish, Breakfast Strips, 12',0. Hams, Hams, Hams. Mixed Tea at 50e., worth sl. Strauss Bros’., 22 and 22>a Bar nard street. A Pure old Rye Whisky, made in March, 1884, only 83. Pure old Catawba Wine sl, at D. B. Lester's. Oak, Pino and Lightwood, For sale by K. B. Cassels, comer Taylor and East Broad streets. Telephone N0,"77. High Class Bronze Statuary, Etc. Our senior is back from New York. Our citizens who appreciate handsomo and ar tistic effects in Bronze, are cordially invited to visit our warerooms and inspect the grandest display of most beautiful de signs in ornamental and decorated art ever placod before the Savannah public. Faust and Marguerite, in companion pieces, in re lievo, arc gems worthy of the poetic interest that attaches to the weird anil mystic. Be sides we are receiving, almost daily, invoices of beautiful objects of virtu in the latest and most novel conceits. Our display of fine Silverware is unapproachable in quality and quantity and variety. In Dia monds we, of course, lead, and our stock of Fine Jewelry merits attention. Our aim to be the Jewelry Palace of this city will, we think, he established by this season’s dis play, and we request the public to favor us with a visit of inspection regai-dless of a de sire to purchase. M. Stkrnbero, 157 Broughton street. Boys Knee Pants Selling for 50c. and 75c., by the Famous New York Clothing House, northeast cor ner Congress and Whitaker streets: they are worth more, but just to show the boys where we have moved to. Oak, Pine and Light wood, For sale by K. B. Cassels, cornuf Taylor and East Broad streets. Telephone No. 77. At the Harriett House, Havannah, Ga., you get all the comforts of the high-priced ho els, and save from $1 to 93 per day. Try it and lie convinced.— Boston Home Jour nal WOOD, A. S. BACON, Fluii; Mill, linker mil Wood Yard, liberty and Kant Broad sts., Savannah, (la. ALL Waning Mill work correctly and prompt ly (lone. Good stock Dressed nmi Hough Lumbar. KIRK WOOD, oak, Pina, llghtwooU and Lumbar Kindlings COM It At TORN. P. J. FALLON, MILDER AM) CO.NTIUITOIi, at PKaVTon NTMtCKT, KAVANNAtI. (/ISTI MATE" fa<*u|Aly furnished for budding 4 <if f.y c1,,-. IX'DIIEN * BATES S. M. n Our Stationery Department NEW ARRIVALS. £AA BOXES, with handsome Lithograph on CMMJ cover, containing 31 sheets goodNoto and 34 Barronial Envelopes. Price only 10 cents 900 Boxes, with handsome Lithograph on cover, containing 34 sheets Letter Puperand 31 i Letter Envelopes. Only 15 cents. 1,000 Boxes Fine Stationery, contents 31 sheets Paper, 31 Envelopes, 1 L. <S: B. S. 51. H Inserted Rubber Nickle-Tipped Lean Pencil. 3 L. & B S M. H. Steel Pens, 1 Penholder, 1 Blotting Pad 35 cents each. ’ ' 1,000 Boxes Elite Correspondence Stationery 34 sheets Paper, 31 Envelopes 35 cents. ’ 500 Boxes Regent Cards, handsome Lithogranh Top Box, 31 line Bristol Cards and Envelopes to match. 35 cents. 1 500 Boxes Mourning Stationery, contains 34 sheets Mourning Paper and 34 Mourning En. velopes. 40 cents. ” 1,000 Reams of L. & B. S. M. H. Fine Writing Paper in Notes, Congress, Letter, Fools Can Legal Cap and Bell Cap. Price3o cents a notin']’ 500 Gross Steel Pens at 75c. gross, ioc. dozen] Special Notice to the Public. Above goods represent some of the styles known as popular fines of Box Paper, Ordinary Writing Paper and popular styles of Steel Pens while the quantities mentioned mav seeni lar*e, we have the exact quantities of each artic e mentioned, and they comprise but a small part of our stock of correspondence sta tionery. We have all the latest styles of Papers and our assort ment comprises in variety choice selections and popular prices with the stocks carried in the larger Eastern and Western cities How can we do it? Carry such a stock sim ply by supplying the consumers of flue Station ery in every section of the South. We get un sample books and price lists and make it easy for people to buy good goods through the mails thus enabling us to handle large quantities of the goods and give all the benefit of low prices which we are enabled to offer by making large and frequent purchases. la & 13. S. M. H. FURNITURE ANI) CARPETS. A. J. Miller & Co.’s FURNITURE AND Carpet Emporium, OCCUPIES A SPACE OF OVER 30,000 SQUARE FEET, And is filled with the Choicest Line of Goods to he found anywhere. The advantages to lie ob tained by having such an immense and complete stock to select from will be appreciated by those who have never bought of us, and who have been obliged to confine their selections to only a limited assortment. Buying as we do by the CARLOAD and tor CASH, we are enabled to undersell any one in the South. Our workmen are skilled mechanics, and our salesmen the most polite. A. J. MILLER & CO. 118,150 and 152 BROURHTON ST. < OTTON SEED WANTED. Per Bushel (sl4 per ton) paid for good COTTON SEED Delivered in Carload Lots at Southern Cotton Oil Cos. ills —AT— SAVANNAH, GA., ATLANTA, GA., COLUMBUS, GA. Price subject to change unless notified of ac ceptance for certain quantity to be shipped by a future date. Address nearest mill as above. DOORS, SASII, ETC. ANDREW HANLEY, DEALER IN Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Mouldings, Etc. All of the above are Best Kiln-Dried White Pum. ALSO DEALER IN Builders' Hardware, Slate, Iron and Wooden Mantels, Grates, Stair work, Terracotta, Sewer Pipe, Etc., Etc. Paints, Oils, Railroad, Steamboat and Mill Supplies, Glass, Putty, Etc, Lime, Plaster, Cement and Hair. J ' Plain and Decorative Wall Paper, Frescoelng, House ami Sign Painting given personal atten tion and finished in the best manner. ANDREW HANLEY. DAVIS BROS. 8 YEARS OLD! HPOPAY we celebrate the eighth anniversary 1 of the formation of the firm of DAVIri BKOB.. Savannah. Like the establishing of any business, the first few years are full of up* mid downs, but pluck, energy and perseverance will win every time The last few years have lieeu plain and cosy sailing, having made mid saved money enough to conduct our busine** on a strictly cash l>a*is. Haying strictly for cosh enables us to buy closer ami the cash discount s we make go a long way toward paying espouses, ton eMjuentljr we can alTonl to sell dose, a fact well known to our (Mirons We thank llm citizens of Havannah and vicinity for their lllicral support, and shall always endeavor te merit It. Our new sloes of SCHOOLHOOKH and sup plies ready for l lie opening of the school* next Muuduy, New York |N ioe*, and fur cash. DAVIS BROS.