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6 GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS. Kl'oerton's Cotton Receipts and the Prosperity of the Farmers—Rome to . be Lighted by Electricity A Histori cal Tree Cut Down in Oglethorpe County—A Bright Little Fortune Teller. GEORGIA. Terrell Superior Court convenes next Monday. Joab Willis died at Butler a day or two ago from the effect of injuries sustained by being thrown from a buggy. The rumor at Brunswick of a riot, etc., on the steamer Cracker Boy, in which the steward was said to have been killed, was entirely unfounded. One of the oldest citizens of Athens, who has lived within her gates for twenty-five years, recently took an evening walk and got lost within the incorporate limits. A student living outsido Athens was re cently summoned to work the roads. It took him the whole day to convince the commis sioner that he was exempt from duty. Two negroes had a row at Chipley Satur day night, in which one of them shot the other in the leg. A physician amputated the limb Tuesday and the negro died. The young ladies of the Lucy Cobb In stitute at Athens have organized a benevo lent society, the object of which is to re lieve and care for the poor. It has u nice sum already in its treasury. When the Elberton railroad was being built it was predicted by some that one train per week would be all that the busi ness of this place would require. Now it will take throe or four trams per day to keep up with the business. George T. Fowler, eight miles from Ma rietta, on Bell’s ferry road, had his cotton gin burned Tuesday afternoon, consuming four or five bales of cotton and about 800 or 1,000 bushels of cotton seed. The gin caught from a spark from tho engine. The old Treaty Oak on Mi’s. Thompson’s plantation, in Oglethorpe county, has been cut and killed. This famous white oak was the tree un A which the first settlers made the treat}™ ith the Cherokee Indians for all the land in that section of tho State. A post office lias been established at W. H. Bishop’s, on the route from Donniney’s mills to Minnie, in Irwin county. Tho new office is called Gip, and Mr. Bishop is Post master. Another new office will soon lie established at B. Drew’s place, in Irwin, with a daily mail from Irwiuville. J. M. Markley, of Atlanta, accompanied by two of his children and two or three negro boys, arrived in Griffin Tuesday, en route for Florida. Mr. Markley will make the trip through the country, and is well prepared for the trip. He has a buggy, two new wagons, three very fine horses, and fiv e sturdy little mules. Do is well supplied with provisions, tents, bedding, etc., and expects to have a most enjoyable trip of it. Something over 9,000 bah* of cotton lias been received m Elberton up to this time, which has been sold for about *350,000. Of this the merchants have received in collec tions and trade about *150,000, leaving in the county tho sum of *200,000. There is from one-fourth to one-third of the crop yet to be sold, tho proceeds of more than half of which will be pocketed by the farmers, which will leave them in a better condition than they have been for years. Home is to have electric lights. Satisfac tory arrangements have been made between the citizens’ committee and Col. R. T Cov erdale, President, ror the Rome Gaslight Company, by which the latter will under take to build the plaut and furnish the elec tric burners wherever needed or desired. The only thing now needed is the concur rence of the City Council in a rearrangement of the contract with the gas company for lighting the city, so as to substitute the elec tric lights for gas lamps at those prominent points where more light is needed or de sired. To show what the trade of Macon means in dollars and cents, the following data is submitted. The trade of the past year is divided as follows: Wholesale, *12,000,000; retail, *10,000,000; cotton, *2,700,000; manu facturing, *4,500,000, Total, *29,700,000. There are fifty-flve wholesale houses alone here and about 400 re tail establishments. The wholesale business is divided into groceries U>, dry goods and notions 7, hardware 4, machinery 4, harness and saddlery 3, liquors 4, cigars and tobacco 4, drugs 1, shoes 2, carriages and wagons 2, crockery and tinware 2, fur niture 4, paints and glass 1, hats 1; total 55. Last week Prof. Vitale and his two little daughters gave a performance in Dawson. The little girls had the job of posting the town, and while they were going around one of the sons of Ham, Monroe Christie by name, taking them for Gypsies, decided to have his fortune told. Monroe is a widow er and is trying to get married, hence his desire to know what the Fates had in store for him. The little girl told him she would tell his fortune. The fee was paid in ad vance with the understanding that the fortune teller was to tell him of the past and the future, who loved him and who would get him. She re quested him to take off his hat, which he did. She then said; ‘You took off your hat; you will put it back on. God loves you, and if you don’t look sharp the devil will get you." Tne fortune-teller then walked away and left him standing looking like the boy the calf ran over. FLORIDA. Circuit Court meets at Apalachicola on Dec. 12. Both oyster factories at Apalachicola will start up work Monday. William P. Edwards, who was bom in Effingham county, Georgia, died at Gaiues vilie Monday, aged 715 years. The reports to Apalachicola from the fisheries are quite cheering. The reports from the Sponge reefs are also very favor able. At Gainesville the Florida Fertilizer Com pany is almost ready to begin the work of grinding bones. They will be actively en gaged in manufacturing fertilizer by next week. At Archer a small colored boy named Wimmons, while fooling with a cartridge, found that it did not need a gun to make it go off, and the result is his hand is badly lacerated. At Archer the cold wave of Nov. 30 did considerable damage to farmers who hail standing cane, and it is feared many have lost seed for next year. At 4a. m. Nov. 21 it was 2tsb)*, but no frost; nearly everybody had their orange trees banked with earth. This practice did good work in the great freeze, and has been gone rally adopted. Messrs. Hicks and Allen, of Apalachicola, have a natural curiosity in the shape of a sweet potato. Near the centre of the potato the tines of a fork are sticking, and as the potato grew the wider spread the tines. These gentlemen say they have grown large quantities of the yellow yam this year, any number of them being about as large as the head of an adult. Messrs. Lewis and Ford, in going to Day tona from Fort Orange Saturday afternoon iu a skiff, noticed something iu tho river op posite Blake which appeared to be moving toward the peninsula shore. The men im mediately began pursuit, and soon came upon the finest buck they had ever seen. Mr. Lewis, armed with an "8-foot oar, treat his game about tho head until tho weapon was shattered and tho deer secured. The animal was liati led in the boat and carried to Daytona, where it was sold for $7 50. A recent gentle test of the consolidated rail way telegraph system of train telegraphy, made on the Lehigh Valley railroad, gave very satis factory results. On a train moving sixty miles an fi'iur. messages were sent and received to and from other trains on the road; and comnm nwation was had with different stations on the THE OWL AND THE SNAKE. I The Black Stake a Constrictor—Re markable Contest Between Bird and Ophidian. From the Palatka (Flu.) News. Many careless observers are not aware that tho common black snake of the South is a veritable constrictor, with the peculiar habits and all the characteristics which at tach to his monstrous kindred of the African and Asian wildernesses. In Florida we have of this class tho king snake, which kills and swallows tho dreaded rattler, the gopher snake, which is often 12 feet long, mid the black snake or racer. All are true con strictors, swift, strong and bold, and all practice the manner of killing their prey peculiar to that family. But an instance lately observed was out side our common experience. Hon. A. L. Barker, of Lochloosa, in this county, a few days ago saw a largj horned owl strike as if for prey in a marsh near the road along which he was riding. As the bird did not rise immediately Mr. Barker concluded it had caught something too heavy for it to raise, and walked over to see. On reaching tho spot tho owl was seen struggling with ex tended on the ground nearly dead Mr. Barker killed him with a blow of bis whip-stock, and then saw that a black snake was twisted around his neck and had already choked the bird nearly to death. The owl had caught the snake near the head and pierced it with his great hooked talons. Evidently the snake had then thrown the rest of its body around the bird’s neck in a deadly embrace, and but for Mr. Barker’s intervention would have quickly killed it. Ho fierce was the snake that it paid no heed to the death of its enemy and Mr. Barker killed both and then carried the two, still locked together, to his home, where they wore seen by many. Two summers ago we observed one of these small constrictors in an unusual situa tion. One-half of his body lay extended on the roof of a packing house, while the other half dropped through a hole and on tho in side its bright, eyes watched the antics of several rats which teased it as monkeys are said to do its bigger brethren. The snake swayed slowly back and forth and twisted its body in graceful curves while the rats scurried around it on the beams and gradually drew nearer. Suddenly there was a quick swii%, the long body dropped downward till only the tail lav on the roof—there was a sqeak of agony and the snake pulled a rat from the rafter, and its body was swinging back and forth while the rat bit anil scratched vigorously but vainly. Gradually fold alter fold was wrapped round tho rodent—then there was alter nately a swelling and contraction of the black belt and the rat gasped and died. For some minutes the snake lay still as if to be certain that life was extinct in its prey, and then began to crawl backwards through the hole till part of its body again rested on the roof. Then the head and throat unwrapped itself from tho body of the rat, a critical examination was made and by t.wist alter twist the prey was rolled back till there was room for action. Then it caught the head of tiie rat in its mouth and swallowed it far enough to take a Ann grasp, after which the rat was released from tho coils and the suake crept backward, holding its prey in its jaws and finished tho meal at its leisure on tho roof. All constrictors are without venom and make themselves valuable to the farmer by waging an unceasing war on the small ani mals and insects which destroy his crops. BACK FROM SOUTH AMERICA. Solon Long, of St. Augustine, Returns to Face His Accusers. From the Jacksonville (Fla.) Herald. Almost the middle of last June an account apj. vred in the newspapers concerning the disappearance of Mr. Solon U. Long, who, it was said, had left St. Augustine with a large sum of money which ho had collected as agent for the property of his brother, lion. John G. Isuig. It was also stated that be had gone to South America with the intention of making that country his future homo. These reports were first brought to St. Augustine by a man named Joseph Nelson, who hail accompanied Long to New York. Yesterday Mr. Long arrived in this city on his way to Marion county, where he has accepted a position. Mr. Long last night emphatically denied tho accusations against him. He seemed much hurt by the reports that had been circulated about him, and made the following statement: “The facts are that when I left St. Au fustine I had but §25 in mv possession, and can show receipts from tho First National Bank of Florida where I regularly deposited the money received on my brother’s ac count. I was employed by the Jacksonville and St. Augustine Railroad Company in tlieir freight warehouse at St. Augustine, and after houi-s I used to attend to mv brother’s business during his absence, suyii as collecting rente, etc. I lmd long wished to visit South America. I was tired of my occupation and deter mined to strike out. I left St. Augustine and at Savannah met Nelson, with whom I was acquainted. He told me he was going to Atlanta, but when I said I was going to New York he expressed a desire to go too. lie sold bis Atlanta ticket ton “scalper" and prepared to accompany me. When we ar rived at the steamship Nelson found tiiat ho had not money enough left to purchase a ticket, and borrowed *5 of me. I then had but *lO. after paying for my ticket. We both took steerage passage, which 1 am sure I would not have done had I been well sup plied with money. “When we arrived in New York we looked about town awhile and Nelson, be ing without money, said that if 1 would pay for tho telegram, he would send to his moth er in St. Augustine for funds. This I , agreed to do, and like himself l was soon out of funds. I then pawned my watch and chain, raising thereby a few dollars, which I divided with Nelson. He then bade me good-bye, and I have not seen him since." “T obtained a berth in a steamer bound for South Awericu, going out as assistant stewaul. I intended to leave tho ship when we arrived there. The fii-st place we landed was at San Diego, but after a few hours on shore among villainous looking I’ortugeso and Italians my dream of life in South America vanished, and 1 went on board again, returning to New York." “I then went to Connecticut and found employment as brakeman on a railroad. Being unused to that kind of work i left the road and obtained other employment. Meanwhile I found out from friends "in St. August ine the damaging reports against me ana knowing them to lie utterly false I of course felt very badly about it. L left New York a few day s ago to accept a position in this State and I wish to let my friends know that 1 am innocent of the charges circulated against me.” OFF TO THE FIRE. , A Scene at the House of the Hook and Ladder Truck. From the Macon (Qa.) Telegraph. There was only one gas jet burning and tho last iiiau to bed lmd turned that down low that the glare of the light might not hurt tho eyes of the sleeping lioys. Along side each couch wore the pants and shoes, and coat and hat. The engine house would have been as still as a death chamber but for the horses. Ike, the roan, slept stand ing, but would wake at intervals and nib ble at a wisp of bay left in his stall. Obo, the bay slept llat on his side, now and then grunting “like an old woman” one of the boys once sa:d. Tho flreutau on watch sat sleepily upon His lilted chair musing and whittling. For killing time whittling came in for a full share of praise. “Chuig-clang-clong-clang-clang-clang clang-clang" conies from the brazen disc on the wall, and click! and the figures t!2 are shown on the indicator. Before the second clang has been struck Ike drops his wisp at hay and has jumped alongside of tho tongue, and Obe is on bis feet in position. They know that the clang UHIUUS busiiiCea. Thu liUUI UU WittoU UOi’UUhj THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, DVEMBER 25, 1887. | lo the horse nearest him. sr.d simp, snap i gee’ the harness. L’psta rs each nan jumps j as if his V) ck bad been touched with a live j coal. Off gees the warm blanket am! on Igo shoes and pants and coat and bat. The I lirst man has iln-ed like a lightning I change artist, and with a bound lias his ; hand- upon the cold iron pole. Down he j goes through the littlo hole to the floor lie low, and he has no sooner touched the floor than there is another pinir of hands on the pole, and another form shoots downward, ami then another, and then another. Not : a word is spoken. Each man quickly j glances at tho indicator and reads No. 02, but he does not pause. He runs to the horses and they aro there as eager to be told to go as if they were humans. Harry Smith climbs nimbly into his seat on the truck, while Fat Fierce puts Ilia hand on the tiller. The doors fly open ami the horses, lice and Obe, jump forward. Harry gathers the reins and then tells them to go. The door opens and the driver shouts “Go!" and off they go, pulling the heavy truck as if it was a hock. Down tho street it spins. The eastern sky is reddening and the horses, with sense like folks, jump out of the door, and then comes the race to the fire. Out of the house the truck shoots its way. The horses know that they must go, and without a whip Harry lets the horses have the reins. They buckle down to business, ami looking neither to the right or to the left they push onward. The Are is reached, and whether it is for one minute or all night, the boys start to work. Tho scene is reached, the horses know that the race is at an end, and then tho clang of the driver ceases and tho boys are ready for tho work. Such is the fireman’s life. A Practical Joke. From the Milledgeville (Gu ) Chronicle. Mr. Frank Hhiederman was made the vic tim of a practical joke a few nights since. One of his neighbors was absent from the city, and before leaving left three young Indies under Mr. Shiederman’s protecting care. About 9 o’clock the fun-loving dispo sitions of Iho young ladies got the better of them, and they determined to give Mr. Shiederman a good scare. They sot to work and rigged up a “dunimie” out of obi clothes and placed it in a threatening atti tude in one of the unoccupied rooms. They then feigned fright and ran; calling their protector, telling him that someone was in tho house. The gallant Frank seized a bludgeon and started in pursuit of the burglarious intruder. The darkness, the deep oppressive stillness, and the frightened countenances of tho young ladies produced a trembling in Mr. Shiederman’s knees as he searched tho house from eeling to cel lar. He was almost regaining his normal condition when he approached the room containing the “dummy.” The light which was held by tho trembling hand of one of the mischievous maidens cast a pale and uncertain glare into the corners, while the shadows played at hide and seek about the room and assumed a thousand grotesque shapes upon the walls, suggestive of hob goblins and blue devils innumerable. The gallant Frank boldly entered the room, but when he found himself confronting a shape more horrible than an ogre, and more threatening than a midnight assassin, he gave vent to a shriek that would have done credit to a lost soul on awakening upon the horroi’s of an endless woe. Ere that de spairing shriek died away, rapidly falling footsteps going pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat, could have been heard on the street leading west ward, and those who were up at that hour thought they saw a red-headed njeteor flying along close to the ground, making toward the Central depot. As it went over the brow of the hill near the mansion it slack ened its speed fora moment, when a pedes trian heard it soliloquize in Frank’s well known voice: “Body, you can stay here if you want to, but, legs, you must travel.” The next morning Frank came back into town with the mint of the swamp on him. The boys don’t dare to mention it to him, however. The Chateau of Chantilly. From Harper's Magazine. On Oct. 25, 188(1, MM. Bocher, Denorrtian die and llousse, acting all three in tho name of Mgr. Henri Eugene Phillippe d’Orleans, General of Division, member of the Insti tute, Grand Cross of the legion of Honor, accomplished, in the presence of Notary Fontana, the due legal formalities connected with the handing over to the Institute of France of the gift made to it by their prin cipal, then in exile. This gift consists of the domain of Chantilly, comprising woods, forests and water-courses covering an area of upward of 22,040 acres: guard-houses and other buildings; tin chateaux of Enghien, Saint-Fir min, and La Reine Blanche; the Corel; stable; the chateau of Chantilly, with its library and other artistic and historical collections; its furniture, statues, and trophies of arms; its archives, its fountains, its gardens, its chapel. The chateau of Chan tilly is to be preserved exactly as it stands at present, to lie called hereafter the Conde Museum, to be opened to the public at stated times of the year, and at all times to students, artists and men of letters. The ap proximate value of the gift may be esti mated as follows: The land, 2t,000,000f.; tho buildings. I0,000,000f.: the objects of art and other collections, 15,000,000!’. Finally, when all the mortgages and legacies and other servitudes have been paid, it may lie calculated that the clear revenue which the Institute of France will derive from the domain will umount to 350,000 francs a year at least. This sum will lie devoted to keeping the estate, the chateau, and the collections in good order; to purchasing objects of art of all kinds, and ancient or modern books, chosen with a view to enriching or completing the eol leotions;to tho creation of pensions and in nuities for indigent literary men, artists or savants, ami to tho foundation of prizos for the encouragement of thoso who devote themselves to the career of art, science or literature. Such is an outline of tho nature of the Due d’ Aumalo’s gift to the Institute of France—-a gift, however, of which the donor reserves the usufruct during his own lifetime. The Conde Museum, as the Due d’Aumale has conceived and realized it, is a museum of all the great manifestations of French art, and at the same timo a commemorative museum of the families of Montmorency and Comic, which played of old such*a bril liant role in tho history of France. Torturing Prisoners in Japan. 1- Yum ihe Manchester Union. The stone torture was usually the first cruelty practiced upon a prisoner. He was forced to prostrate himself, face downward, upon the apexes of five triangular-shaped blocks of hard wood, the front of his legs being exposed to the sharp edges. While securely held in this position heavy stones were placed on the victim’s thighs, and others were slowly added, to increase the terrible weight, until he became unconscious or signified his intention to confess. The Ikix torture was a still more atrocious contrivance. Bound hand and foot, tho culprit was forced into a strong box about two feet square, having a covering made to fit the inside and capable of being lowered or raised at will. Heavy weights were placed upon it, and as these were increased in number, depressing tho lid, the poor wretch within the box was slowly crushed to death. Iu using the water torture it was bolieved that the torment of thirst would induce a prisoner to confess his guilt After several days’ subsistence on a salt diet, without rice and water, tho accused was shut in a room where ho could sec and hear the dropping of water on all sides, but out of his reach. The cravings and suffer ings lieoumo fearful under tho agony, often approaching the bounds of insanity. Deprivation of sleep was effected by plac ing tho criminal upon a bed, or mat, over which a small stream of water was contin ually flowing. Attendants were in readi ness, ami at. the slightest indication of slumber they would rouse their victim by ringing Ik-1 Is, beating drums, or the appli cation of lire to his body. The treatment render s! sleep impossible; the poor wretch’s mind leonine disordered under the torture, ami ulUiulimts lull him u ruvius maniac. NEED OF RAILROADS IN A3l The Iron Horse Poking His Note to the Corners of the Orient. 1 From the San Francisco Chronicle. I It is probable that within ten years La will be crossed by a transcontinental I road, built by tho Russians from the 8- ent terminus of the line, which is alrw some hundreds of miles east of the Tt Mountains, to Irkutsk, thence to I4 Baikal and down the valley of the Amool Vladiovstock, or some other port open! deep-sea navigation. This road appears* bean imperative necessity to protect Russian settlements in Eastern Siberia 1 posed to Chinese incursions for 2,000 mil along their southern frontier. Tiie Siberian railroad is not lieing ere structed a moment, too soon: for if awl were suddenly to break out between Russl and China, the thin line of settlements el tending down the Amonr valley along tti Chinese frontier might be overrun by couid less hordes without any power on the pari of the Russian government to relievo in beleaguered garrisons. Russia never an tempts to accomplish anything with China except through diplomacy. It is only feat of China that has kept her from absorbin gj the whole of Corea and having what sha so much needs—a port on the Pacific sufli-i ciently far south to be open to her squadronsj for the entire year. The plans for building the Siberian line include the erection of extensive works at some point on the Amoor, and to proceed with the construc tion from both ends at the same time. |l In the meantime China is also to be gradually opened up to civilization by means of several lines of railroad, for which plans have already been made anil on which work will soon lie commenced. This change in the exclusive policy of the empire is due to the fact that Marquis Tseng has imbibed some of the spirit of progress during his long residence in Europe, and has added his influence to that of Li Hung Chang, always liberal, in inducing the father of tiie young Emperor to consent. The motive is rather strategic than commercial, tlio need of rail roads to re-enforce the garrisons of a long extent of seacoast having been made evi dent during the late war with France. It is the design to connect Tnku, at the mouth of the Pei-Ho, with Peking, and to build a road from Peking to Canton, connecting it with brangh lines to Chefoo, Shanghai, Foochow, Amoy, Swa tow, and such other ports as may seem necessary. It seems to be uncertain who is to build these roads. It was first stated that the contract to build that from Peking to Taku had been given to a French syndi cate. It has since been stated that the work would be given to Chinese contractors alone, though this seems improbable. The competition lias been active between the representatives of French, German, Ameri can and English companies. To open the Chinese Empire by means of railroads will be a revolution in more sense than one. It will make tho whole population uneasy, will render tho coast of the empire acces sible, and probably set in motion a wave of emigration that may destroy the industrial equilibrium of the world, if it does not have results absolutely dangerous to its general peace. , SHAMEFULLY DECEIVED. Soldierly Sympathy Turned to Gall by an Unexpected Discovery. f'rom the Kansas City Journal. “During tho late unpleasantness,” said a well-known Irish -American gentleman yes terday, “I was a member of Company A, of the famous Sixty-ninth Irish Regiment. In the company were two iuiiltlle-agod men, named Patrick O’Malley and Timothy Burke. They were steadfast friends and be longed to the same mess. At the first batt e of Bull l Run. as everybody knows, the regi ment covered itself with glory, remaining on the field after nearly every other com mand had turned its back to tho foe. While we were engaged in a hand-to-hand strug gle, fight ing with clubbed muskets and prod ding the enemy with our bayonets, O’Malley, reeled, pawed the lead laden air with his hands, and with a shriek that was plainly heard above the diu of battle, fell prone upon the earth. Tim ceased firing, and, stooping over him, in tender tone! asked; “ ‘Are yez hurted, Pat?’ “ ‘Yds, Tim. Howley mother, my leg ii gone!’ “Tim examined Pat’s right leg and found that it was terribly lacerated by a grape shot, just almve the. knee. Just then the Black Horse Cavalry, composed of tho flower of Southern chivalry, came swooping down upon our thinned ranks. The onslaught was too desperate to bo resisted, and, like all the other valiant sol diers of tho Union who participated in that memorable affray, we decided that discretion was the better part of valor, and flod toward Washington. Tim was stil bending over the prostrate form of O’Ma levwhen the retreat began. ‘Don’t lea vs me, Tim,’ said he. ‘We have been friend* together in the oukl country and this, and let’s not part now in the hour of me mis fortune.’ • “ ‘Be heavens! I’ll not go widout yez’ exclaimed Tim. “Thereupon he picked up O’Malley and threw him over his shoulder, his legs dang ling in front and his head behind, and joinel in the precipitate rout. Tim was a six footer and as stout a? John L. Sullivan. He bore Put for a mile, dodging around army wagons mid caissons that blocked the high way. While he was running from tho field a cannon bull earned away Pat’s head: but Tim, owing to his excitement, did not be come aware of that catastrophe to his friend. Finally the crush and jam became so great Tim was unable to procce 1 fur.her, so lie came to a standstill. A young adjutant rode up to him and asked: “‘W hat are you going to do with that body?’ “ ‘Sure, he's m.y friend,’ replied Tim, ‘and Pm bearing him to a place of safety.’ “ ‘Why, you and fool, the man is dead. His head is off.’ “ ‘Howly Moses, is that so?’ ejaculated Tim, letting Pat’s inanimate form drop up on the ground. ‘The blackguard deeaved me. He told me that it was his leg that was shot off L’ ” Boston Girls Chew Gum by the Ton. From the. Boston Post. A man whose business is that of sidling chewing-gum informed me that about forty tons of that delectable compound are sold annually here in Boston alone. The company that he represents have invested over *50,000 in boxes which are ingeniously constructed to deliver live good, liberal “chews’ to tiie customer who deposits a “nickel” in the top of the box. These iioxes are distributed free of charge all over the city and country and it requires n suiail arm}' of men to collect the coins anil refill the boxes with chewing-gum. 1 inquired if unscrupulous persons dal not occasionally deposit articles other than tho coin of the realm, in order to obtain the gum result, and he replied that old knife blades, buttons, bits of iron and lead and other debris were often found in the boxes, but they hardly ever responded unless they heard the ring of the true metal. The luin-chewiug public have very little idea of tho extent to which this innocent habit of exciting tho salivary glands is practised. Porlinps it serves its purpose in allaying the craving for nervous excitement so common to the American people, and if as 1 am informed is the case, it often cures the inveterate tobacco ehewer of his disgust ing habit, it will prove a blessing, and its Use might bo encouraged by legislative en actments. Who knows, as the agent afore said exclaimed, what diminution of crime, what purity in politics and what cleaning up of tho moral atmosphere might not result from *u liberal supply of gum gratuitous y furnished m certain quarters. Phillips’ Digestible Cocoa Makes a very delicious and nourishing: drink. It is particularly adapted for iiersous of weak digestion, differing therein from all othei cocoas hi the market. In half-pound and five pound coses. SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY FOB New York, Boston and Philadelphia. PASSAGE TO NEW YORK. CABIN *3O 00 EXCURSION S3 00 STEERAGE 10 0-> FASSAGE TO BOSTON. CABIN 520 00 EXCURSION 32 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA. (via New York). iCABIN $22 60 iiSTEEKAGE 12 60 “'HE magnificent steamships of these lines are appointed to sail as follows—standard P*: To" NEW YORK. lOOOCHEE, Cant. F. Kempton, FRIDAY, Nov. 25, at 2 p. m. TY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. J. W. Catharine, Sunday. Nov. 27, at a:3o p. m. ILLAHASSEE. Capt. W. H. Fisher, TUES t)AY, Nov. 20, at 4:30 p. a. Catty hooch ee, cant. h. c. daqoitt, [IUDAY, Dec. 2, at 6:30 A. si. TO BOSTON. CIY OF MACON, Capt. H. C. Lewis, THURS iYY, Nov. 24. at 1 p. a. Gi’E CITY. Capt. E. R. Taylor, THURSDAY, }c. 1, at 6 p. a. TO PHILADELPHIA. [for freioht only. I JKIATA, Capt. S. L. Askins, SATURDAY, iov. 26. at 3p. a. DSSOUG, Capt. N. F. Howes, THURSDAY, )ec. 1. at 6 a. a. Through bills of lading given to Eastern and Nrthwestern points and to ports of the United Higdom and the Continent. For freight or passage apply to C. G. ANDERSON, Agent, City Exchange Building. lerchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Gom’y. Fop Baltimore. TABIN 512 50 SECOND CABIN 10 00 1 jS\ i > -l Vf •** THE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti more as follows—city time: GEO. APPOLD, Capt. Waurf.n’, MONDAY, Nov. 28, at 5 p. M. AVM. CRANE. Capt. Billups, SATURDAY, Dec. 3, at 8:30 A. si. GEO. APPOLD, Capt. Warren’, THURSDAY, Dec. 8, at 1 r. m. WM. CRANE, Capt. Billups, TUESDAY, Dec. 13. at 5 p. m. And from Baltimore on the days above named at 3 p. m. Through bills lading given to all points West, all the manufacturing towns in New England, and to ports of the United Kingdom and the Continent. JAS. B. WEST & CO., Agents. 114 Bay street. SEA. ISLAND BOUTB. STEAMER ST. NICHOLAS, Capt. M. P. USINA, C COMMENCING MONDAY, Oct. 81, will leave J Savannah from wharf foot of Lincoln street for DOBOY, DARIEN. BRUNSWICK and FKRNANDINA, every MONDAY and THURSDAY at I P. M., city time, con nectini'at Savannah with New York, Pliiladol phia. Boston and Baltimore steamers, at Fer namlina with rail for Jacksonville and all points in Florida, and at Brunswick with steamer for r at ilia river. Freight received till 3:30 p. u. on days of sail- Tickets on wharf and boat. C. WIT,LIAMS. Agent. PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. Tampa, Key West, Havana. BKMI-WIKIU.V. SOUTHBOUND. I.V Tampa Monday and Thursday 0:30 p. m. Ar Key West Tuesday and Friday 4 p. m. Ar Havana Wednesday and Saturday 0 a. ra. NORTHBOUND. I.v Havana Wednesday and Saturday noon. I.v Key West Wednesday and Saturday 10 p.m.' Ar Tampa Thursday anil Sunday ti p. m. Connecting at Tampa with West India Fast Train to and from Northern and Eastern cities. For stateroom accommodat ions apply to City Ticket Office S., F. &W. IVy, Jacksonville, or Agent Plant Steamship Line, Tampa. C. I>. OWENS, Traffic .Manager. IL S. HAINES, General Manager. May 1, 1887. Compagnie Generate Transatlantique —French Line to Havre. ETWEEN New York and Havre, from pier 1 So. 42, N. K., foot of Morton street. Trav elers by this line avoid both transit by English railway and the discomfort of crossing the Channel in a small boat. Special train leaving the Company’s dock at Havre direct for Paris on arrival of steamers. Baggage checked at New York through to Paris. LA < HAMi’AGNE, Traub, SATURDAY, November 26, 2 v. M. LA (ASCOCNE, Santelli, SATURDAY, De cember 8. 7 a. m. LA BRETAGNE, dkJouselin, SATURDAY, December 10, Ip.m. prut: OF PASSAGE (including wine): TO HAVRE First Oabin,Winter rate Siooand SKO; Second Cabin, $00; Steerage from New York to Havre, Steerage from New York to Paris, S2S .*10; including wine, betiding and utensils. LOUIS DE BEBIAN, Agent, .‘1 Bowling Green, foot of Broadway, New York. Or J. C. SIIAW, Eao., VJO Bull street, Messrs. WILDER A CO.. 126 Bay street, Savannah Agents. Niederlandisch-Amerikanische Damp fschiff-fahrts-Geselischaft, koeniglicli - Nisderlaeadische Post, Billige Route nach unit von Deutschland. rostdampfer aegein von New York und Holland jeden Sonnabend. :. Cajuele(einz.eiueFahrt'S42 I EsteurbiUefs SS(I S. ■ " “ 52| “ CO zwiscnr.NrKOK 10 den billigsten Frelseo. GEN. AGENTUR: 25 South William street. New York. GEN. PASS AGENTUR: 1 sand 20 Broadway, New York. AGENTEN:—At Savannah. Ga.— JOSEPH CO URN & CO., and M. S. COSUUCU & CO. SHIPPIXG. | For Charleston, Beaufort & Port Royal. STEAMER PILOT BOY, Capt. P. I). Phillips, will leave Savannah every FRIDAY after noon at 3 o’clock, from wharf foot of Ahercoru struct. Rates as low im any other line. GEO. WATERHOUSE, Agt., Beaufort^ For Augusta and Way Landings. STEA MK R Iv A TIE, Capt. J. S. BKVILL, \X7-11.1. leave EVERY WEDNESDAY at 10 * V o'clock a. si. (city time) for Augusta and w ay landings. All freights payable by shippers. JOHN LAWTON, Manager. RAILROADS^ East Tennessee, Virginia k Georgia R. R. GEORGIA DIVISION. The Quickest and Shortest Line —BETWEEN— Savannah & Atlanta. Commencing oct. o. tSB7, the following / Schedule will be In effect: EASTERN LINE. Fast Night Express. Express. Ly Savannah 7:ob a m 1 :'V p m 'I :Hf> p m Ar Jesup b:4~ a m 3:30 p m 9:M pm Ev Jesup 3:35 pin 9:80 atn Ar Brunswick 5:9.~> p m h Ott Hi L? Jesup 8:150am 11 sW pm Ar Eastman 12:12 p ni :00 a in Ar Coohrau is!:s3 p m 2:37 ain Ar HawkJnsrille. 2:oopm . ■ 11:45 am Ly Hftwkina ville ; • :<>-' a m 5:25 a m llfl • m Ar Mac0n......... 2:80 pm 7:30 am 8:55 am Lv Macon 2:25 and m 7:3') ain 4:(X) a m Ar Atlanta 5:45 0 111 11:00am 7:20 am Lv Atlanta ...... 0:00 pin 1 :H)p m 7:8.7 a m Ar Rome 9:00. and m 4:10 p m 10:40 a in Ar Dalton 10:22 pin 5:30 p m 12:0) n n Ar Chattanooga 7:00 nm 1:35 pm Ly Chattanooga... 8:80am 10:00pm Ar Knoxville 1:50 pm 2:00 a m Ar Bristol 7:85 pm 0:20 am Ar Roanoke 2:15 a in 12:45 pm Ar Natural Bridge. 8:54 ain 2:29 prn Ar Waynesboro ... 6:20 am 4:20 p m At Luray 7:50 am 6:48 pm Ar Slienando" J’n. .10:58 ain 8:85 pm Ar Hagerstown 11:55 pm 10:30 p m ... Ar Harrisburg 3:30 p m 3:20 a- m ........ Ar Philadelphia— 6:sopiu 4:45 am Ar New York 9:35 pin 7:00 a m Lv Hagerstown l2:souoon Ar Baltimore 3:45 pm Ar Philadelphia... 7:49 pm Ar New York 10:35 pm : Lv Roanoke 2:20 am 12:30 noon At Lynchburg 4:30 ain 2:45 pm Ar Washington—l2:oonoon 9:40 pm Ar Baltimore 1:27 p m 11:85 pin Ar Philadelphia... 3:47pm 3:ooam Ar New York. ... 6:20 p m 6:*JO a m Lv Lynchburg 6:15 am 3:05 pm Ar Burkville 9:20a m 5:27pm Ar Petersburg ll:10ain 7:15 p m Ar Norfolk 2:25 p in 10:00 pm Via Memphis and Charleston K. K. Lv Chattanooga... 0:25 a m 7:10 p m Ar Memphis 9:lspm 6:10a m Ar Little Rock 7:loam 12:56p m Via IC. C., F. S. and G.R.R Lv Memphis 10:30 am Ar Kansas City 7:4oam Via ( in. So. I: \ Lv Chattanooga... 5:00 a m 7:lopm 9:ooam Ar. Louisville 6:42 pin 6:30a in 6:15 pm Ar Cincinnati 6:50 pm 6:50 am 6:42 pm Ar Chicago 6:soam 6:sopm 6:soam Ar St. Louis 6:50 am G:4U p m 6:soam Traits leaving Savannah 7185 pm, arriving at Chattanooga 1:85 p m, makes close connection with N. C. & S. L. for Sewanee, Monteagle, 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 m is fast train for the East, and goes directly via Cleveland, car rying through sleeper to Cleveland, making close connection at Cleveland with train leaving Chattanooga at 10:00 p ni. Pullman sleepers leave as follows: Brunswick at 6:40 a m for Cleveland. Rome at 4:10 p rn for Washington via Lynchburg ;Chattanooga at 10:00 n m for Washington via Lynchburg: also one tor New York via Shenandoah Valley, and at 9:30 a ni for Washington via Lynchburg; Chatta nooga at 7:10 p in for Little Rook; Brunswick at 8:30 p ui for Atlanta; Jacksonville at 7 p. m. for Cincinnati. B. W. WRENN, G. P. <Sr T. A., Knoxville, Tenn. L. J. ELLIS, A. G. P. A.. Atlanta. SUBURBAN RAILWAYS. City and Suburban Railway., Savannah, Ga., Nov. 5, 1887. ON and after MONDAY, November 7, the following schedule will bo run on the Out side Line: ira ve i Ann ivf: ! i.kayk ISUbI UEAVft CITY. CITY. I OF HOPE. MONTGOMERY 10:25 a. m.l 8:40 a. m. 8:15 a. m. 7:50 ft. m. *t7:oop.m.| 2:00p.m. i 1 ;30p.m. I 1:00p. m Every Monday morning there will tie a train for Montgomery at 7:<*o a. m. Saturday and Sunday’s trains will be run leaving city at 8:25 p. m., and returning leave Montgomery at 5:00 p. m. and Isle of Hope at 5:80 p. m. ♦This train will be omitted Sundays. tOn Saturdays this train leaves city at 7:30 p. in. J. H. JOHNSTON, President. Coast Line Railroad. Suburban Schedule. CATHEDRAL CEMETERY, BONAVENTURE AND THUNDERBOLT. The following schedule will be observed on and after MONDAY, Oct, 3. 1887, week days. (See special schedule for Sunday.) Leave Savannah (city time), 7:10, 10:35, A. m., 3:00, 4:00, *0:35 p. M. lAave Thunderbolt, 5:50, 8:90 a. m,, 12:20, 4:00, t5:40 p. M. Leave Bonaventure, 6:00, 8:10 A. M„ 12:30, 4:10, 5:50 p. m. *Salurday night last car leaves city 7:15, in stead of (1:35 (Last car leaves Thunderbolt 5:40, instead of 0:20, as formerly. Take Broughton street ears 25 minutes before departure of Suburban trains. R. E. COBB, Supt. COTTON SEED WANTED. Ter Bushel (Si 2 per tou) paid for good COM ID Delivered in Carload Lots at Southern Cotton Oil Cos. Mills —AT— SAVANNAH, GA., ATLANTA, GA., COLUMBUS, GA. Price subject to ebango unless notified of ac ceptance for certain quantity to be shipped by a future date. Address nearest mill ns above. SSttylerdeskcd ST, I.OUIS, MO. M“u*>CT'jofns or FINS ®SSKB. BANK COUNTERS jadggffKimiEtSJ BANK. COURTHOUSE, Elf* GOVERNMENT WORK and ilpsf s office mrEßol, AW: e - mb’ WM Best Work anil Lowot Priest '“7. . Guaranteed. 100 pgo Ulut’4 Catalogue, prlntiri, tcuUtee. Rabucele. j TO COUNT! OFFICERS. -Books and Biunsk i required by county officers for the use o£ | the courts, or tor oil ic ■ use, supplied tti orderbv the MORNING NEWS PRINTING HOUSE, 3 I to luhUk: street, Savannah. RAILROADS. S O IL E D TJ L if CENTRAL RAILROAD. Savanvah. Ga., Out. 16, IRB7. ON and aftor this data Passenger Trains win run dally unless marked t, which are daily except Sunday. The standard time, by which these trains run, is 36 minutes slower thim Savannah city time: No. 1. No, 3. No. 7. ' Dv Ravatman. :10 am 6:20 pm 640 nm ArGuytou 8:05 am 6:40 Dm Ar Mi lien 9:40 am 11:03 pm 8:45 pm Ar Augusta.. i 1:4 >am 0:46 am Ar Macon 1:40 pm 8:20 am Ar Atlanta 5:40 pm 5:15 am Ar Columbus..9:3s pm 2:6 pm.... "" * Ar Moutgry. .7:25 am 5 :13 pm * Ar Eufaula.. .4:87 am 4:lopm * Ar Albany.. .11:03 pm 8:65 pm ”” ” " Train No. 9t leaves Savannah 2:00 p ni • ar' rives Guyton 2:63 p. m. v ' " Passengers for Sylvanla, Wrightsville, Mil ledgevilla andEatonum should taka 5 l()a n, tram. ‘ “*■ Passengers for Thomaston, Carrollton, Perry rort f(allies, Talbotton, Buena Vista, Blakely aiid Clayton should take the 8:20 p. m. train, * No. 2. No. 4. \ 0 g Lv Augusta. 12:10pm 9:10 pm Lv Macon... 10:35am 11:00pm Dv Atlanta.. 6:soam 5:15 pra ... * DvCoiumbus 10::i0 pm 12:>5 pm . * Lv Monti? ry. 7:25 pm 5:40 atn Lv Eufaula. .10:12 pm 10:45 am . Lv Albany.. 4:46 am 11:55 am Lv Milieu — 2:2Bpm 3:20 am i'-mAm Lv Guyton . 4:03 pm 5:0. am 6GBam Ar Savannah 5:00 pm 6:15 am ... ' 8 : 00 am Traill No. 10+ leaves Guyton 3:10 p, m.: arrives Savannah 4:25 p. m. 1 lves Sleeping car:’ on all night. trains between Sa vannah, Augusta, Macon and Atlanta, also Ma con an<l Columbus. Train No. 3, leaving Savannah at 8:30 p. m.. will st op regularly at Guyton, but at no other point to put off passengers between Savannah and Milieu. Train No 4 will stop on signal at stations be tween Milieu and Savannah to tako on passen gers for Savannah Connections at Savannah with Savannah. Fonda and Western Railway for all points in Florida. Tickets for all points and sleeping ear berth, on sale at City Office, No. 20 Bull street, an 1 Depot Oince 30 minutes before departure of each train. J. C. SHAW. E. T. CHARLTON, licket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agent. Savannah, Florida & Western Railway. [All trains on this road are run by Central Standard Time.] TIME CARD IN EFFECT NOV 13, 1887. A I 'assengor trains on this road will run daily as follows: WEST INDIA FAST MAIL. R , KA J? DOWN. READ UP. ,Y?[ am Lv Savannah Ar 12:23 pm 12:30 p m Lv Jacksonville Lv 5:80a in 4:40 p m Lv Sanford Lv 1:15a ra J:10 p m Ar Tampa Lv b:lopm PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. ®S*S IST-* fX w ;“( "'**■> iss 1 ?- Wednes. and! . ~ r I Wed. and hat am) Ar.. .Havana...Lv noo „ Pullman bullet cars to and from New York and Tampa. NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS. 5:06 a m Lv Savannah Ar 5:58 p m 8:42 am Lv Jesup Ar 6:16 p m ic-via mAr Waycroas., Lv 6:ospm 11:26 am Ar Callahan ..Lv 2:42p m 12:1X1 noouAr Jacksonville Lv 2:00 p m 5:30 am Lv Jacksonville Ar 5:45 p m 10:10am Lv Waycross ...Ar 4:4opm 12:04 p m Lv Valdosta Lv 2:56pm 12:84 pm Lv Quitman Lv 2:23 p m J :22 pm Ar .Thotnaaville... .Lv 1:45 pm 3:30 pill Ar Rami ndge Lv 11:25a in l:'. 1 ! ,i in Ar. . Chattahoochee....Lv 11:30am Pullman buffet care to ami from Jacksouville and New York, to and from Jacksonville and Now Orleans via Pensacola. EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS. I:3opm Lv Savannah. .....Ar 12:23pm 3:20 p m Lv Jesup Lv 10:54a m 4:40 p 111 Ar Waycross Lv 9:63am 7:45 p in Ar Jacksonville......Lv 7:80a m 4:15 p m Lv. .Jacksonville Ar 9:45am 5:20 p m Lv Wajcrosa Ar 6:35 ani 8:80 i> in Ar Dupont ,Lv 5:30a m 3:3) pm Lv , .Ijike City Ar 10:45 a m 3:45 p ui Lv Gainesville Ar 10:30a m 6:55 pm Lv Live Oak Ar 5:10a nk 8:40 p m Lv Dup0nt.7....Ar~5:25 a ni 10:55 p m Ar Thomasville Lv 3:25 a m 1:22 am Ar Albany Lv I:2sam Pullman buffet care to and from Jacksonville and St. Louis via Thomasville, Albany, Mont gomery and Nashville. ALBANY EXPRESS. 5:35 pin Lv Savannah .Ar 6:10a ra • 10:05 p m Lv Jesup Lv 3:18 a m 7:20 am Ar Atlanta Lv 5:05 p m 12:40am ,\r Waycroas Lv 12:10am 5:25 am Ar lacksonville Lv 7:00 pm 5:00 p m Lv Jacksonville Ar 5:25 am 1:06 amJ ,v Waycross Ar 11:80 pin 2:3oam Ar Dupont... K ...Lv 10:10 pm 7:10a mAr Live Oak Lv 6:55p in 10:30 arn Ar Gainesville Lv 3:45 p m ; i ni Ar Lake City Lv 3:25pm ■ m Lv I lupont Ar 9:46pm 6:30 am Ar Thomasville Lv 5:00 p m 11:40 am Ar Albany Lv 4:00 p m Stops at all regular stations. Pullman sleeping cars to anu from Jacksonville and Sa vannah. JESUP EXPRESS. 8:45 pmLv Savannah Ar 8:80a ra 6:10 ptn Ar. Jesup Lv 5:25anl Stops at all regular and flag stations. CONNECTIONS. At Savannah for Charleston at 6:45 am, (ar rive Augusta via Yemassee at l:i pm), 12:18 P m and 8:23 pm: for Augusta ana Atlanta at <:0 a m and 8:20 p m: with steamshii* for New York Sunday, Tuesday and Friday; for Boston Thursday: for Baltimore every fifth day. At JESUP for Brunswick at 3:30 a m and 3:35 pm; for Macon and Atlanta r:..0 a m and 11:07 p m. At WAYCROSSfor Brunswick at 10:00a maod 5:05 p m. At CALLAHAN for Femandina at 2:47 pm; for Waldo, Cedar Key, Ocala, etc , at 11:27 a in. At LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee, etc., at 10:58 a m and 7:30 p m. At GAINESVILLE for Ocala, Tavares, Brooks ville and Tampa at 10:55 a m. At ALBANY tor Atlanta, Macon, Montgom ery, Mobile New Orleans, Nashville, etc. At CHATTAHOOCHEE for Pensacola, Mobil* New Orleans at 4:14 p m. Tickets sold and sleeping car berths secured at HItEN’S Ticket Office, and at the Passenger Station. V, M. P. HARDEE, Gen. Pass. Agent. B. G. FLEMING Superintendent. _ - Charleston & Savannah Railway Cos. CONNECTIONS made at Savannah with Sa vannah, Florida and Western Railway. Trains leave and arrive at Savannah by stand ard time (90tn meridian), which is 36 minutes slower than city time. NORTHWARD. No. 14* 66* 53* Lvßav'h. ,12:43 pm 6:45 a m 8:23 p M Ai Augusta 1:1 i pm Ar Beaufort 6:80 p m 10:1 am - Ar P. Royal :4 pm 10:80 am ArAl’dale.. 7:40 p m 10:5 am . ••...* Ar Cha'stou .j:,O p m 11:40a m I:2sft na SOUTHWARD. 33* 35* W* Lv Cha'ston 7:30a m 8:15 p m 3:45a n, Lv Augusta !':45 .. - Lv At dale.. 5:1: am 18:18 pm - Lv P. Royal. 7:ooam 12:20p in - Lv Beaufort 7:l2am 12:33pm.... Ar Sav'h....lo: .am C:34 p m 8:41 a in * I duly between Savannah and Charleston. (Sundays only. . ... _ _ h Tram No. 78 makes no connection with Pore lloyal and Augusta Railway, and stops only ac Ridgeland, Green Pond ana liavenel. Train * stops only at Yemusseu and Green Fond, aim connects for Beaufort and Port Royal daily, ana for Allendale daily, except Sunday. Trains .k> and wl connect from and for Beaufort and tors Royal daily. _, For tickets, sleeping car reservations ana an other information apply to WM. “t** Special Ticket Agent, 22 Bull street, and as Charleston and Savannah railway ticket qmo*N at Savannah, Florida anl Western Railway depot. C. S. GADSDEN. Supt. Jink 8, 1887. RIESLING’S NURSERY, White Bluft’ Road. PLANTS, BOUQUETS, DESIGNS, CUT FLOWERS furnished to order. Leave or ders at DAVIS BROS.', corner BuU and -ot* a. leushouc call 240. , .