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6 ITEMS IX THREE STATES. GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE. A Large Docket for the Sumter County Courts to Deal With— Brunswick Banks Invest in Sites for Buildings —A Colored Laborer Killed by a Fall ing Rock Near Thomaston. GEORGIA. One hundred new buildings are going up in Tallapoosa. A competent tnan is wanted to take charge of the academy at Dublin. The Tallapoosa Journal is one of the neat est and best edited papers in the State. A lot ha been purchase ! and the lumber is uow being sawed for the erection of a steam laundry in Brunswick by a New York firm. Hon. Primus Jones, the well-known first bale man, of Baker county, has raised this Year twentv-eigbt bales of cotton per mule farm, besides enormous yields of other crops. Frank Morris, in a difficulty in Jones county Friday, shot nud instantly killed an other negro, Monroe White, about 19 years old. Morris was aided and abetted by his wife and two daughters. The usual quiet and peace of Social Circle was broken last week bv the invasion of a one-borse show. They all got drunk, how ever, and left without any fierformance or disturbance except one or two fights. Joseph Smith’s son, about 13 years old. seven miles below Fairburn, got his hand and arm caught in a gin on yesterday and had the flesh and bone sawed and lacerated to such an extent that amputation was noc enary from l he effects of the wound he died Thursday night. P. E. Goff and L B. Hayes, cf Pawtuck et, R. L, are at Augusta for the purpose of selecting a site whereon to erect a factory for the manufacture of cotton batting, rope, twine and yarns. They have selected the old pistol factory in Dublin, a suburb,which they will probably purchase. George McGootrick, who suddenly left Macon on Sept. 27, and about whoni there was much anxiety, lias returned home. He has been in Louisiana, where he has spent the time with his uncle, Albert Jeffers, formerly of Macon. He has had a pleasant trip, but will now remain at home. Forty-two cases have been returned to the monthly and quarterly courts for the Sumter County Court for December. Twen ty-two of these cases would have encum bered the ilocket of the Superior Court, had not the County Court lieen inexistence. Ten or twelve cases have been returned for the January term of same court for 1888. At Brunswick Saturday in the court room, one of the prisoners Jack White, a country colored man, who hail pleaded guilty to the offense of “pointing a gun at another,’ - and was awaiting sentence, l>egan act.ng rather strangely, and suddenly screamed out: “Have mercy, have mercy!” It is believed by s me that he Is crazy. Next Monday the adjourned term of the Superior Court will convene at Georgetown, in which it is expected that considerable criminal matter will be disposed of. Two cases of murder are for trial, Is>wis Moore, for the killing of Bans Wright, and Eliza Randal, for the killing of her father, Joe Randal, for which she claims justifiable circumstances. A party of emigrants from Wisconsin and Illinois passed through Hawkinsville on Friday last en route to Florida. They had traveled all the way from their Northern homes in wagons, and had been on the road since about the Ist of Sept. last. They stated that they were seeking a locality that is clear of snow and ice, and they will find it in the “Land Of Flowers.” William Perdue, a colored man, working on the Atlanta and Florida railroad, was killed near Thomaston last Monday. He ■was working in a deep excavation, when an immense rock, which was near the top of the cut, got loose in some way, and felh striking him on the back of the neck and killing him instantly. The rock weighed about 4,000 pounds and fell about twenty feet. * Lewis Askew (colored) killed Joe Miller (colored) on Wednesday evening last. The killing took place in the eastern part of Campbell county. The cause of the trouble is not known. Lewis Askew walked up to Miller and said: “I understand you have been talking about me.” Miller replied: “I have not,” whereupon Lewis Askew fired at Miller with a douhle-tiarrel shotgun, the whole load taking effect in Miller’s breast. Miller died about 12 o’clock that night. At Brunswick Friday the Oglethorpe National bank bought the corner lot on New Castle street, now occupied for a fruit stand, ha-ber shop and cabinet shop. The lot is 30x90 f >et, and brought £>,ooo. There ere three buildings on it, but of very little value. The bank folks will, during the next few months, tear down these and erect a handsome structure on the site. The First National bank has purchased the lot across the street and in front of Llovd & Adams: also a corner lot upon which they will build themselves a houiesooner or later. Friday, as the up train from Brunswick came to a full stop, as the law requires, at a crcwsing upon the trestle before entering Albany, two passengers, John Branch anil Elbert Fletcher, of Sumner, thinking the city had been reached, stepped from the ear at:d fell from the trestle to the ground l>e neath, a distance of fifteen feet. Mr. Branch was injured in the bead and had his collar bone broken. Mr. Fletcher sustained in juries about the hip. Both were taken to the Artesian House, and received prompt medical attention. They are doing well at present. A party of Virginia gentlemen visited R. P. Salter on his celebrated Mud Creek Stock Farm in AV'esc Dougherty, last week. The party was composed of J. H. Scales, of Cascade, Va., the son of Gov. Beales, of North Carolina, and the Bethel brothers, of BirdsviUe. Va. The latter gentlemen have recently invested in a stock farm, and wished to invert in pedigreed hors** to stock their farm. Mr. Baiter met Mr. Beales at the Piedmont Fair in October, and upon his return to Albany he mailed him one of th > illustrated pamphlets, descriptive of AJ*.any and Dougherty conn t y. The visit was the result. The Bethel, Bros, bought of Mr. Balter eight horses, ranging from oue year to four years aid, all of which were foaled on Mud creek farm except one, for which they paid the round sum of *4,.">00. J. H. Scales bought a suek ipg coll, for which he jiaid SSOO. These horses are to bo shipped at once to their re spective owners. At Daniolsville, nt. the Septemlier term of the Superior Court, judgment was obtained against .John Moore, husband of Mrs. Huhla Moore, for attorney’s fees. A motion for a new trial, was defeuted, but served to post pone collection till the JauuarvsaUi. Sheriff Scarborough proceeded to levy, but desisted in the fa** of Mrs. Moore’s fair promises, and on Monday Mrs. Moors came up ostens ibly to settle, bringing certiflcites o> deposit fr m tlie National Bank of Ath .os. She reqested Mr. Strickland, plaintiff in the li fa, to write a leceipt in full, which he did. She then requested to so > both receipt and fi fa. After scrutinizing them.sh' placed them in her pocket aud departed. The Sheriff took out a possessory warrant and followed. Fair promises again prevailed. Failing to meet her engagement again, the Sheriff went to arrest .Mrs. Moore, but found her armed and defiant, threatening murder if he attempted to enter the house. The Sheriff returned without a prisoner. Valdosta liuu’H : The killing of Daniel R. Miley, of Du Punt, is still a mystery. A cit izen of Du Pont informs us that one of his sons, who lived uear him, was at first sus jiected, mainly, it is supposed, because lie and the old man rooontly had a falling out, but thst theory has been abandoned. When the old man wa* found in his yard in a dying condition, his son and son’s wife went over, and the two carried him to their house nod tenderly cared for him until he died. Tlie Coroner’s jury made a careful iuvwUgauou, but failed to get bold Of any evidence which indicated by whom the foul deed was committed. It is not thought now that lie was killed for money or ether possessions, as the old man was very poor. It i- rather suspected that ho u as killed for other reasons, which would l>e imprnjxsr to hint at. here, unless there was more evidence to bolster up that suspi cion. Tito jury decided from the indica tions that he was hit on the head with an ax. Mr. Mtley was living with his third v.l(e—a young woman married in Lowndes several years ago. She was a Mis? Wilkin son. florid v. A convention of the Mayors in Florida is booked for Jail. 4 at Sanford. Two more cigar factories will be started at Quincy within a short time. The Eustis ice factory shipped last Tues day six tons of ice to a customer at Brooks villo. The Altoona Repistrr is complaining bit terly of the mail service that city now en joys. The boats on the St. John's river have re duced the fare from $3 75 to $3 15 from Astor to Jacksonville. This price, as here tofore, includes a stateroom and meals. Fort Myers’ tax assessment will be for this year ’ $970,000, and will reach over a million the next. The County Commission ers want about $12,000 or $14,000 to run the machine this year and next. G. W. Papot, of Orlando, a few days ago received an order from George H. Feruald, of Sanford, for 300,000 Tallahasseu brick, and Mr. Papot has been asked to put in another bid for another 160,000 brick for a building in the Gate City. The Rev. Mr. Dunham, of Gainesville, has a letter from a prominent hotel owner, in which he offers to build and furnish a hotel in Gainesville, to cost $40,000, if Gainesville will donate $15,000. Or lie will loan a stock company $25,000 at 8 per cent, if they will build a $50,000 hotel, and he will obligate himself to furnish and run the hotel and pay as rental 6 per cent, on the $50,000. The brother-in-law of Ad King, who re sides a few miles south of Keuka, near tho Oeklawaha, was told that there was a bear in a cypress swamp near by. One morning jost week he took his musket and went to riuvestigate, with the view of making the acquaintance of Mr. Bruin. While crossing a boggy place he sank near!}' up to bis knees, and although he struck hard bottom it was very difficult for him to proceed. While wondering the best way to extricate him self be saw approaching within 100 yards the animal he was searching for. The liear had discovered the hunter and was deliberately making for him. It was a peculiar [x*ution to l>o in. The hunter thought of all the sins he had committed, and prayed for forgiveness, then raising his old musket to his shoulder took aim at the liear when only 50 feet away. He fired, the old liear stopped, turned bis heard and licked the blood that gushed out from his heart for an instant and then fell dead. The hunter got out of the bog, secured help, and found the bear to weigh 400 pounds. SOUTH CAROLINA. Greenwood puts in her bid for the Home for Disabled and Helpless Confederate Sol diers. The Aiken Mining and Porcelain Manu facturing Company has lieen incorporated, with P. A. Emanuel as President. It is rumored that the famous Blackwood kidnaping case is not ended yet, and that McNally will come over to Aiken and stand his trial. The reunion of McGowan’s brigade, which was to have taken place at Columbia on Dec. 13. has been postponed, and will not be held this year. The auction of goods recovered from the Air-Lino freight robbery, which took place at Greenville Wednesday, yielded gross re ceipts of sl,llß. The third annual meeting of the South Carolina Bar Association convened in the court house at Columbia Wednesday and was in session til! Saturday. The bill to regulate the criminal practice in the State has passed the House and Sen ate both and is now before the Senate Judiciary Committee, who are considering the House amendments. Willie Johnson, who lives near Cowden, met with a peculiar accident recently. He was leaning over to light a fire when a powder flask fell out of his pocket into the tire and explodoJ, burning his face severely. One eye was slightly affected. Tho mass meeting held at Darlington on Dec. 5 to protest against the new county of Florence, was well attended and deeply in earnest. A committee of twenty was ap pointed to go to Columbia and present the protest adopted by the meeting to the Leg islature through Senator Edwards. Dr. G.W. Clayton, a prominent physician of Central, Pickens county, died Wednesday from the effects of an overdose of chloro form, supposed to have been accidentally administered. He has been using the drug to quell neuralgia pains, and it is thought that the bottle was accidentally overturned while he was asleep. At Columbia Thursday the Committee of Ways and Means of the House disposed of about thirty bills, reporting unfavorably on about one half the number, aiul thus re li**vlng the calendar. Among the rejected bills were the horizontal salary reduction bill, the Seegers phosphate abolition of taxes bill, and other legislative hobbies. In Greenville county the election for Pro bate Judge to fill out the unexpired term of Samuel J. Douthet, deceased, was held Wednesday. A more utterly calm and un eventful election could not lie conceived of. In the city, out of a voting population of 1,200, there were only 140 votes cast, and there was a similar di arth of ballots in the country. P. W. B. Freeman, Democratic nominee, was voted for solidly. William Dermond, eldest son of George Derinoiid, who lives at Mrs. Ferry’s, on the Savannah river, was accidentally killed Tuesday by shooting himself In the abdomen. He was sitting on the door-steps eating a potato with his double-barrel .shotgun lying at his side, and when the gun began to slip down the steps he made an effort to catch it. The hammers caught against the step and caused the gun to fire. He was almost in stantly killed. There is a curious well of water at ttie Ivelly place, near Tyler Gaskin’s in Wil liamsburg county. The well is about twenty feet deep, and the water on one side of it is all the time bubbling up like water when it is boiling. On the opposite siilo of the well the water is in a constant state of agitation, sizzing and popping as though it was con fined in a hot vessel The noise can lie heard some distance from the well. The water is cold and tine for use. This phenomenon has baen going on for some time. The three-quarter value clause insurance bill was taken up in the lower house nt Columbia Thursday, the object being to prevent insurance companies inserting in their policies what is known as the three fourth value clause. The bill had already been discussed and nothing new was de veloped in relation to it. After a discussion in which W B Wilson, of York, advocated, and Mr Connor, of Lancaster, and Mr. Moses, of Sumter, opposed the measure, the bill was killed by a vote of 715 to 30. Near Aiken on Friday last John Johnson, Sr , and wife met with a serious accident, which resulted in the deatn of Mrs. John son. They were returning from a visit to their brother Isaac, and when near the Kitchings place, in Tabernacle township, their buggy collided witli a horse ridden by Trunk Holme*. The mule attached started on n run. throwing Mr. Johnson out und breaking his arm, and further on throwing out his wife. AVhen assistance arrived her skull was found to be broken and an arm dislocated. The bill for the reorganization of the South Carolina University was stoutly ad vocated in the Senate on Thursday, for the reas- >n that it is the simplest and most prac ticable plan which has ln-en devised for con ferring both literary aud practical educa tion at a cost which is well within the re source of the ocoole. Tbs cost of tbo ox THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1887. tension of the university by the addition of the College oi Agriculture and Mechanic Aits, and the College of Pharmacy as well, will l>e inconsiderable in conijiaiison with their value to the .State. A remarkable case is reported from Lau rens county. Several weeks ago Mrs. Clark, wife of W. H. Clark, a Methodist preacher on Tumbling Shoals circuit, was kicked by a horse. Her injuries were se vere and painful, but n it serious, ami after lieing confined to bed for some weeks she was able to get up and walk around. On Tuesday, however, she experienced a sudden cliauge and new symptoms appeared. She went to sleep that day and slept soundly through the night. In the morning she failed to awake and her slumber continued long into the day, when the family became alarmed. Three physicians were called in, but tbev could do nothing to arouse the woman from her heavy repose. She slept on for more than twenty-four hours, and at last died .without awakening. The case has aroused much wonder in the community, and the doctors are unable to explain it. At Aiken, Thursday, William Henry Drayton, son of Col. C. E. R. Drayton, editor of the Recorder , and Eddie Faust, an apprentice in the Recorder office, cowhidod a colored girl named Mary Johnson. Young Drayton is a slight youth of 16 years, and his companion is a year younger.* It is al leged that as young Drayton's two little sis ters were passing along ihe street Wednes day. the girl insulted them. Thursday morning, as she went to the well in Col. Drayton’s yard, the boys were in waiting, an i young Drayton plied the cowhide on her, but she succeeded in throwing him to the ground, whereupon young Faust seized the whip and plied it until she was forced to run. The girl is about 16 years old, but is large r than either of tho boys. There have been several cases recently where white children have been insulted by col ored girls, but this is tho first attempt at retaliation. The following table shows the apportion ment of representation in the House of Rep resentatives of South Carolina under the present law and under the bill now before tho legislature: Counties—Abbeville, pres ent apportionment 5, new apportionment 5; Aiken, present 4, new 3; Anderson, present 4, new 4; Barnwell, present 5, new 5; Beau fort, present 3, new 4; Berkeley, present 5, new 5, Charleston, present 12, new 8; Ches ter, present 3, new 3; Chesterfield, present 2, new 2; Clarendon, present 2, new 2; Col leton, present 5, now 5; Darlington, present 4, new 4; Edgefield, present 5, new 6; Fair field, present 3, new 3; Georgetown, present 2, new 2; Greenville, present 4, new 5; Hampton, present 3, new 2; Horry, present 2, new 2; Kershaw, present 3, new 3; Lan caster, present 2, new 2; Laurens, present 3, new 4; Lexington, present 2, new 2; Marion, present 4, new 4; Marlborough, present 2, new 3; Newberry, present 3, new 3; Oconee, present 2, now 2”; Orangeburgh, present 5, new 5; Pickens, present 2, new 2; Richland, present 5, new 4; Spartanburgh, present 4, new 6; Sumter, present 4, new 5: Union, present 3, new 3; williamsburgh, present 3, new 3; York, present 4, new 4. Totals — present 124, new 124. The reapportionment bill, as passed by the House, will be consid ered in the Senate on Monday. At Columbia, in the Senate, Saturday, the bill providing a beneficiary scholarship in the Winthrop Training School for Teachers for one young woman from each county, l>assed without opposition after a full de bate and considerable amendment. The annual cost of the scholarships will be $5,100. The bill reorganizing the Depart ment of Agriculture passed its final reading, as did tho St. Pierre's Creek oyster bill, with a compromise amendment. Many bills received a soeond reading, including one to prohibit the granting of bail pending appeal on certain criminal cases. Among the bills introduced was one to pro hibit convict labor in brick yards, and another to prevent monopolies in the transportation of freight. At Columbia Saturday the Houso was in a killing moral and most of thp business done was in tho nature of wiping objection able bills from the Calendar. The first to fall was tho proixised constitutional amendment giving the Judges a life tenure. This bill perished without a struggle, having been withdrawn from the files of the House by its author. The constitutional amendment striking out Section 19, of Article 4, relative to County Commissioners, also perished, but only after a desperate struggle. The ten hour factory bill also perished after a hard struggle. Ihe farmers next got an inning and succeeded by a vote of 92 to 9 in pass ing a bill to change the time of listing their crops for taxation from January 1, to Au gust 1. Tho rest of the session was devoted to killing bills, among them being tho following: A bill to define the limits of the Congressional districts, this being L. P. Miller’s bill to lighten the complexion of the “Black dis trict” by a now deal of territory. A bill to enable the directors of the penitentiary to take contracts for work. This bill orig inally proposed to allow tho directors to take contracts for any kind of work. An amendment was offered, however, simply giving the directors the iiower to purchase or lease farm lands to be worked by the convicts. It was so loosely drawn, how ever, that, many members who are willing to have the convicts employed in agricult ural pursuits voted against it, and it was accordingly, after a short discussion, snowed under. The Berkeley oyster war has come to an end, a compromise having been finally agreed upon. This compromise will be em- Ixxlied in a bill which gives to each owner of lauds bordering on St. Pierre’s creek riparian rights extending twenty-five yards into the stream from mean low water mark. He was a Whopper. From the MiUedgeville ((la.) Union and Re corder. The death of William Skinner, of Rich mond county, said to be tho tallest man in the State, recalls an interesting incident in tho Clay and Polk campaign of 1844. The Whigs held a groat mass meeting at Madison, Ga., the greatest in number over held in the State up to that time. Richmond county sent up a splendid delegation, and tall “Bill Skinner” bore the beautiful Clay banner in the procession. The Whigs wore jubilant, over their great crowd, and boasted of their tall flag-bearer as a head higher than any man iu Georgia. Though but a boy, the writer of these lines was a hot Polk advo cate, and saw the immense crowd at Mad ison with fear aud trembling. Soon after this the Polk Democrats called a mass meeting at Macon. It was immense, ahead of the Madison meeting and showed bow Georgia was going. At this meeting there was present as a rlelogate from Meri wether county John Gaston. He was several inches over seven feet high, and an inch or two taller than big Bill Skinner, of Rich mond. He was the pride of the Polk Ixiys, and was chosen standard-bearer. Ho bore a huge poke stalk in tho grand street pro cession. Some years afterward he was elected a member of the Legislature from Meri wether, and when he came to Milledgevilie he put up with Mrs. Isaac Newell as a boarder. Mrs. Newel! had no bedstead long enough to accommodate her lo.ig guest and had to have one made for tho special pur pose. His Cigar Bill. PYom the Dawson ((la.) Xerrt. Mr. J. L. liansford is one of Terrell’s best citizens and is serving on the grand jury the present term of court. Mr. Lansford is fond of his pipe, and for the last twenty-five years has smoked it regularly three times a day—no more and no less. During the last week, however, our good old friend has be come rather extravagant and somewhat (esthetic and invested 10c. in cigars, some thing that he has not done before in ton years. It is something remarkable to find a constant smoker who has not spent 10c. for cigars in ten years. The Usual Type. Prom the Griffin (Get.) A'eica. The Christmas cards this year are of the usual (esthetic type—moony lcoking women, with thc> hulk of their clothes at home and craning their necks in snowstorms, looking for cheap ulsters or bottles of rheumatic liniment. GOV. BULLOCK’S JOKE About Mr. Hayo3 and the Next Presi dency. tYom the Atlanta din.\ Constitution. The New York Graphic and other Northern papers have made recent com ment on the report that ex-Gov. Bullock, of Atlanta, favore l the nomination of ex- Preaident Hayes by the Republican party next year. A Constitution reporter Friday called his attention to these reports, and asked for his views. He was found busy with the affaire of his cotton mill, but, with his usual polite-, ness, laid aside his )>en and paper to say: “Yes, I have read the paragraphs to which you refer. Nearly a year ago I did say in reply to a New York reporter’s in quiry, that I then thought ex-President Hayes was the only man the Republicans could hope to elect, as against Mr. Cleve land, and gave as my reason that ho hud r<y tired from an administration almost uni versally regarded as clean and creditable, without seeking a nomination. That in de fiance of a strong element in his party, Jhe had enforced the public measures which were now accepted by the country as lib eral and pacific toward the South, and that the moral, religious and temperanee ele ments of tlie country had great confidence in Mrs. Hayes and himself as custodians of ttieir peculiarisms. In other words, that he was, in my opinion, the strongest man with that undetermined quantity known as the floater vote. lat the same time disclaimed any authority to speak for any political party or organization, or for Hayes. “One result of that publication at the time was letters from the ex-President to me with thanks forthoeourtesy of papers which had noticed the matter, and assuring me, that his ambition was satisfied, and that he was in no sense a candidate or an aspirant, and I let this matter be known then through the columns of the Constitution." To the inquiry whether he was of the same opinion still, Gov. Bullock replied: “If you think my views are of sufficient importance on this question to occupy space in your paixsr. please sav for me that since I resigned the office of Governor I have not been connected with ajiy party or organiza tion, and therefore speak only for myself. In national politics I have been Republican; in State and local poli tics, Independent, and my notions are formed without partisan bias. To your inquiry I will say that Ido not think the nomination ot Mr. Hayes is a necessity to the Republican party. The recent message of President Cleveland has made a well defined issue, on which I think the Republi can party can succeed with mast any good candidate committed to the protection of American industry, American labor and consequently American prosperity.” To the reporter's query “how about the bloody shirt, the suppression of the negro vote,” etc., he replied: “All that may be shelved as an ‘antique.’ •There was no sup preasion of the negro vote in the reo nt elections in Virginia, North Carolina or Tennessee, and in the other Southern States there was no issue in which the colored voter felt any special concern. There was no ‘suppression of the colored vote’ in our recent prohibition or city election, nor will there bo any such suppression in our State elec tion, when any issue is to be voted upon di rectly touching the color . a man’s interests. Those interests are no longer marked l>y color lines, but are common to the interests of all citizens: and when there is an issue tietweon candidates for Congress as to the protection of our manufacturing industries with a repeal of internal taxes on free trade, and this seems to be near at hand— you will hear no more about the ‘suppres sion of the negro vote’ —and that, of course, ends the ‘bloody shirt.’ “The policy outlined in the President’s message can be defeated, and probably will be, in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina, and with an issue so well defined the names of men to head the ticket are not of vital importance.” Son-in-Law Wilson’s American Mort gages. From the Chicago Tribune's Paris Letter. By no means the least notable of the revelations brought out by investigation into the Caffurel scandal is the tact that M. Wilson has been investing his ill won gains in America. As though fearing trouble here he has purchased real estate and bonds in the United States to tho extent of several hundred thousand dollars. This includes a number of lots and houses in New York, Washington and Chicago. Of course the knowledge of this only adds to tho indigna tion against him. It was bad enough for him to save what he grabbed. It was in finitely worse for him to invest his savings outside of France. In this, however, he has only followed the example of others. M. Grevy himself is said to have more than a million dollars invested in the United States, largely in mortgages on farms. “I value that $1,000,090,” he is quoted as hav ing said, “more than the $7,000,000 I have in houses in Paris. It is probably safe, while any day a revolution may sweep away all I have here. ” The Latest News of Mrs. Maekay in Paris. From the Philadelphia Times. Mrs. J. W. Maekay, who is distinguished as one of the best dressed women in the American colony in Paris, comes to the fore this autumn in a feather cloak, which she throws over her shoulders driving to and from entertainments. The cloak is made from the breasts of birds of paradise, and, as may be imagined, is a most gorgeous crea tion. But the wholesale sacrifice of the feathered tribe cannot be c ited as a novelty. As early as 1819 one of the c hiefs of tiie Sandwich Islands made proud boast ol a cloak of the feathers of a rare bird to be found only on those islands. They are of a rich yellow color, tutted with red. The cloak was taken from the chiefs shoulders when he was slain in battle, and was some years afterward presented to an officer in the United States navv, who placed it on exhibition nt the Centennial of 1876, and who later on presented it to the National Museum at Washington. Speaking of Mrs. Maekay, it may be in teresting to note that one of her most per sistent blackmailers was recently convicted and sentenced by the Parisian court before which he was literally carried. His name was Hertz, and he had held at some past time the position of butler in the Maekay mansion. While serving in thus capacity he had managed to ;>oke his nose into almost all of Mrs. Mackny’s affairs, a habit, by the way, which the Parisian domestic adopts, as he himself says, for his own safety. Profit would be the better word. When finally his obtrusiveness could be endured no longer and ho was discharged, he at first refused to leave tho houso and had to be forcibly ejected. He soon reappeared, however, and threat enod to givp to the sensational society pa pers all the information, big and little, which ho had managed to gain while in Mrs. Mackav’s emp.oy. Ilcd the latter dealt with lnm as ho deserved at this point, and had him kickcxl out of the house, it is quite probable that she naver would have heard from him again. But being acutely sensitive to ridicule, and anxious to avoid the publication of such petty details as he had learned, she made the natural blunder of treating with him. This, of course, only encouraged him to further effort. Asa matter of fact, the scoundrel knew nothing of a really damaging nature, b t Mrs. Maekay seems to have dreaded his inventive powers. Hertz’s lust, demand was for $2,500, the jienalty for refusal to he an alleged exposure of the lady’s complicity in the death of two former servants in her employ. At this she mustered up courage enough to have him arrested and tried, and he was sentenced to two years’ imprison ment. _ Phillips’ Digestible Cocoa Makes a very delirious and nourishing drink. It is particularly adapted for persons of weak digestion, differing therein from all othei cocoas in the market, in half-pound and five w:-iml cases- SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY FOB New York, Boston and Philadelphia. PASSAGE TO NEW YORK. CABIN S2O 00 EXCURSION 22 00 STEERAGE 10 0 PASSAGE TO BOSTON. CABIN .. S2O 00 EXCURSION * SB 00 STEERAGE 10 00 PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA. (via New Yoiuj. CABIN $22 50 EXCURSION. 36 00 STEERAGE 12 50 THE magnificent steamships of these lines are appointed to sail as follows--standard time: TO "NEW YORK. NACOOCHEE, Capt. F. Kemptox, TUESDAY, Dec. 13, at 4:30 r. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. J. W. Catharine, FRIDAY, Dec. 16, at 7 A. a. TALLAHASSEE. Capt W. H. Fisher, SUN DAY. Dec. 18, at 8:30 a. m. CHATTAHOOCHEE. Cant. H. C. Daqoett, TUSEDAY, Dec. 20, at 10:00 A. m. TO BOSTON. GATE CITY. Capt. E. R. Taylor. THURSDAY, Dec. 15, at 6 p. m. CITY OF MACON, Capt. H. C. Lewis, THURS DAY, Dec. 22, at 11:30 a. m. JUNIATA, Capt. S. L. Askins, FRIDAY, Dec. 16. at 7 a. a. TO PHILADELPHIA. [for freight only.] DESSOUG, Capt. N. F. Howes, WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, at 11:00 a. m. Through bills of lading given to Eastern and Northwestern points and to ports of the United Kingdom and the Continent. For freight or passage apply to C. G. ANDERSON, Agent. City Exchange Building. Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Com’y. For [Baltimore. CABIN sl2 50 SECOND CABIN 10 00 THE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti more as follows—city time: WM. CRANE, Capt. Billups. TUESDAY, Dee. 13, at 7 a. M. BLACKSTONE, Capt Ryder, FRIDAY, Dec. 16, at BA. M. (Carries no passengers.) GEO. APPOLD, Capt. Fields, TUESDAY, Dec. 20. at 10 a. m. WM. CRANE, Capt. Billups, FRIDAY, Dec. 23, at 1 p. m. And from Baltimore every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY 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. SKA ISLAND KOUTE.| STEAMER ST. NICHOLAS, Capt. M. P. USINA, CIOMMKNCING MONDAY, Oct. 31, will leave / Savannah from wharf foot of Lincoln street for DOBOY, DARIEN. BRUNSWICK anil FERNANDINA, every MONDAY and THURSDAY at 4 P. M., ‘city time, con necting at Savannah with New York, Philadel phia, Boston and Baltimore steamers, at Fer nandina with rail for Jacksonville ami all points in Florida, and at Brunswick with steamer for hat ilia river. Freight received till 3:30 p. u. on days of sail ing. Tickets on wharf and boat. _ C. WILLIAMS. Agent. PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE! Tampa, Key XV eet, Havana. semi-weekly. SOUTH-BOUND. Lv Tampa Monday anil Thursday 9:30 p m. Ar Key West Tuesday and Friday 4 p. m. Ar Havana Wednesday and Saturday 6 a. m. NORTHBOUND. Lv Havana Wednesday and Saturday noon. Lv Key West Wednesday and Saturday 10 p.m. Ar Tampa Thursday anil Sunday 0 p. nt. Connecting at Tampa with B est India Fast Train to and from Northern and Eastern cities. F'or stateroom accommodations apply to City Ticket Office S., F. & W. It y, Jacksonville, or Agent Plant Steamship Line, Tampa. C. D. OWENS, Traffic Manager. H. S. HAINES, General Manager. MaVI, 1887. For Augusta and Way Landings. STEAMER KATIE, Cait. J. 8. BEVILL, VtriLL leave EVERY WEDNESDAY at 10 YV o'clock a. m. (city time) for Augusta and w ay landings. Ail freights payablo by shippers. JOHN LAWTON, Manager. Niederlandisch-Amerikanische Damp fschiff-fahrts-Geselischaft. Koenidich - Nisdcrbidischo Post, Bitlige Route naeli und von DcutxchUmd. Postdampfer aegein von New York und llodanil jeden Sonnaiiend. 1. Cajueto(einzeiueFalirt)s42 I EsteurhiUets SBO 2 " “ •• 521 “ 60 zwischevdeck 10 deu billigsten Freisco. GEN. AGENTUR: 25 South William street, Now York. GEN. PASS AGENTUR: 16 and 20 Broadway. New York. AGENTEN:-At Savannah. Gn. JOSEPH COHEN & UP., and M. S. COSULICH & CO. BA N K.S. KISSIMMEE CITY BAN* Kissiinrneo City, Orange County, Ha. CAPITAL SOO,OOO r pHANSA( !T a regular bankingbusiness. Give 1 particular attention to Florkla collection!*. < ’orrespondenee solicited. Issue Exchange on New \ork, New Orleans, Savannah and Jack sonville, Fla. Resident Agents for Coutts & Cos. and Melville, Evans & Cos., of London, England. New York correspondent; The Seaboard National Rang. | SHIPPING. For Charleston, Beaufort & Port Royal. OTEAMKR PILOT HO\\( act. F. !’. PmLt.ipa, ’ will leave Savannah rvery FRIDAY after noon at J o'clock, from vharf foot of Abercora street. Rates as low a* anv o f her line. GEG. WATERHUt'SE, Apt., Beaufort. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique —French Line to Havre. BETWEEN New Y'ork and Havre, from pier No. 12. N. R.. foot of Morton street. Trav elers by this lino avoid both transit by Flnglish 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 Faris. LA BRETAGNE, r>sJouselw, SATURDAY, Dei'ember 10, i p. . LA NORMANDIE, rtKERSAmEC, SATUR DAY, December 17. 7 a. m. LA 15:'UHGQYNK, Franoeul, SATURDAY', December '.’4, l p. m. PRICE OF PASSAGE (including wine): TO HAVRE—First Cabin, Winter rate slo9and $80: Second Cabin. S6O; Steerage from New Y’ork to Havre, $2 ; Steerage from New Y’ork to Paris, $29 10: Including wine, bedding and uteusils. LOUIS DE BEUIAN, Agent, 3 Bowling Green, foot of Broadway, New Y’ork. Or J. C. SHAW, Eso., 2) Bull street, Messrs. WILDER & CO.. 126 Bay street, Savannah Agents. ' RAILROADS. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia 1111 GEORGIA DIVISION. . The Shortest Line BETWEEN Savannah & Atlanta. /COMMENCING Nov. 27. 1887, the following V Schedule will be in effect: EASTERN LINE. Fast Night Express. Express. Lv Savannah 7:06 am 1:30 pm 7:35 pm Ar Jesup B:42am 3:2opm 9:55pm Lv Jesup 3:35 p m 3:80 a m Ar Brunswick 5:33 pm 6:00 am Lv jesup •. ,12:50 pm 11:07 pm Ar Eastman 4:l6pm 2:00 am Ar Cochran 4:58 pm 2:37 am Ar Hawkinsville. 6:oopm 11:50am Lv Hawkinsville . 4.00 pm 8:(0am 11:15am Ar Macon 6:35 pm 8:00 am 3:55 ain Lv Macon 6:15 nm 8:10 am 4:00 am Ar Atlanta 10:10 pm 11:40am 7:20 am Lv Atlanta 10:20 pm I:ospm 1:40 am Ar Rome I:l6am 4:10 p m 10:10a m Ar Dalton 2:54 am 5:30 pm 12:00 n n Ar Chattanooga... 4:54a in 7:00 pm 1:35 pm Lv Chattanooga... 9:30 am 10:00 pm Ar Knoxville 1:50 pin 2:00 am Ar Bristol 7:35 pm 6:20 am Ar Roanoke 2:15 a m 12:45 pm Ar Natural Bridge. 3:54 a m 2:29 pm Ar Waynesboro ... 8:20 am 4:20 pm At Luray 7:soam 6:43pm ArShenando’J’n. 10:53am 9:35pm Ar Hagerstown 11:55pm 10:30pm Ar Harrisburg 3:3opm I:2oam Ar Philadelphia 6:50 p m 4:45 am Ar New Y’ork 9:35 pm 7:00 am Lv Roanoke 2:20 am 12:30 noon Ar Lynchburg..,.. 4:3oam 2:45 pm Ar W ashington.... 12:00uoon 9:40 pm Ar Baltimore 12:05 n’n 11: spm Ar Philadelphia... 2:2opm 8:00am Ar New Y’ork ... 5:20 p m 6:20 am Lv Lynchburg 6:15 a m 3:05 pm Ar Burkville 9:2oam 6:27 pm Ar Petersburg 11:10am 7:lspm Ar Norfolk 2:25 pm 10:00 pm ", Via Memphis anil Charleston K. R. Lv Chattanooga... 9:25am 7:lopm Ar Memphis 9:lspm 6:loam ... Ar Little Rock 7:10 am 12:55 pm Via K.‘c~F. S. and GTrTR Lv Memphis 10:30 am ArKansasCity 7:4oam Via Cin. So. R’y. Lv Chattanooga .. 5:110am 7:lopm 9:ooam Ar. Louisville 6:42p in 6:3oam 6:lspm Ar Cincinnati 6:50 pm 6:50 am 6:42pm Ar Chicago 6:soam 0:50 pm 6:soam Ar St. Louis 6:soam 6:4opm 6:soam Train leaving Savannah 7:35 pm, arriving at Chattanooga 1:35 pm, makes close connection with N. C. & S. L. for Sewanee, Monteagle, Nashville. St. Louis and Chicago. Pullman or Maun sleeping cars leave as follow's: Brunswick at 10:50 a m and Jesup at 12:50 p m for Chattanooga and Cincin nati. Rome at 4:10 p m for Wash ington via Lynchburg; Chattanooga at 10:00 p m for Washington via Lynchburg; also one tor New York via Shenandoah Valley, and at 9:30 a in for Washington via Lynchburg; Chatta nooga at 7:10 p m for Little Rock; Brunswick at 8:30 p m for Atlanta; Jacksonville at 7 p. m. and Jesuo at 11:07 p. m. for Cincinnati. B. W’. WRENN, G. P. & T. A., Knoxville, Tenn. L. J. ELLIS. A. G. P. A., Atlanta. SUBURBAN RAILWAY'S. - City and Suburban Railway. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 5, 1887. ON and after MONDAY’, November 7, the following schedule will be run on the Out side Line: LEAVE j ARRIVE |I,EAVE ISLE I LEAVE CITY. j CITY. OF HOPE. MONTGOMERY 10:25 a. m.j 8:40 a. m. t 8:15 a. m. j 7:50 a. m. *+7:oop.m.l 2:00p.m. | 1:80p.m. | 1:00p. m Every Monday morning there will be a train for Montgomery at 7:00 a. m. Saturday and Sunday's trains will be run leaving city at 3:25 p. m., and returning leave Montgomery at 6:00 p. m. and Isle of Hope at 5:30 p. m. *This train will be omitted Sundays. +On Saturdays this train leaves city at 7:80 p. m. J. U. 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.) I-cave Savannah (city time), 7:10, 10:35, A. M., 3:00, 4:00, *6:85 p. m. I-eave Thunderbolt, 5:50, 8:00 a. m., 12:20, 4:00, +5:40 p. m. Leave Bonaventure, 6:00. 8:10 a. m., 12:30,4:10, 5:50 p. m. ♦Saturday night last ear leaves city 7:15, in stead of 6:35 tLast car leaves Thunderbolt 5:40, instead of 0:20. as formerly. Take Broughton street care 25 minutes before departure of Suburban trains. R. E. COBB, Supt. HARDWARE. EDWARD LOVELL l SDNS, —DEALERS, in— Parker and. Colt’s Breech. Roading Grun.s. Brass and Paper Shells. Hunting Coats, etc. Chamberlin Loaded Shells. SOAP. SOAPS! SOAPS! PEARS', RIEGER'S, COLGATE'S, CLEAV .£E<'^EI.AEk'S, lIAYLEY’S, LU BIN S, 1 EMBLE’S MEDICATED just received at BUTLER’S PHARMACY. I RON PIPE. ~ RUSTLESS IRON PIPE. EQUAUTO GALVANIZED PIPE, AT | (MUCH LESS PRICE J. D. WEED & CO.i RAILROADS. S C II K JL> U JL K™’ CEiNTJLAL RAILROAD. Savannah. Ga.. Oct, 16,188?. ON and after thin date Paaienger Trains wil run daily unless marked t, which are daily except Sunday. * The standard time, hy which these trains ran, is 36 minutes slower than Savannah city time: _ No. L No. 3. No 7 Lv Savannah..7:loam 6:2opm. 5-40 tin. A_rGuyton.... B:o7am ...7.e-40R2 A- r Alirieu 9:40 am 11:03 pm 8:45 p n Ar Augusta..lllls nm 6:45 am Ar Macon I:4opm B:2oam * Ar Atlanta 5:40 pm 7:15 am * Ar Columbus..9:3) Dm 2:6 pm. * Ar Montg'ry..7:26am 7:13 pm ! * Ar Eufaula.. .4:3." am 4;lopm ... * Ar Albany.. .11:05 pm 2:55 pm * Train No. 9t leaves Savannah" 2:03 n, in • rives Guyton 2:55 p.m. p- ~ ar- Passengers for Sylvnnla, Wrlghtsvill*. mil and Eaton ton should take 7:10 a. m train. **• Passengers for Thomnston, Carrollton, Perrv Fort Games, Talbotton, Buena Vista Blakehr and Clayton should take the 8:20 p. m. train. J _ No. 2. No. 4. Nq~sT“ Lv Aueusta. 12:10 pm 9:10 Dm Lv Macon. ..10:85am 11:00pm * I.v Atlanta.. 6:soam 7:lspm .... * LvColumbus 10:80 pm 12:15 pm LvMontg ry. 7:25 pm 7:4oatn * Lv Eufaula. .10:1. ura 10:47 am .. * Lv Albany.. 4:45am 11:55am * Lv .Millen— 2:28 pm 8:20 am ’. . .5:66 am Lv Guyton.. 4:03 pin 5:0, am .... 6-58 am Ar Savannah 5:00 pm 6: 15 am !! 8:i am Train No. 10+ leaves Guyton 3:10 p. m ; arrivia Savannah 4:25 p. m. arrivo* Sleeping care on all night trains between Sv vannah, Augusta, Macon and Atlanta, also Ma. con ami Columbus. w Train No. 3, leaving Savannah at 8:20 n. m. will stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other and’Mn'ien 10flf lJaaseuor ' J bet weep Savamuh Train No 4 will stop on signal at stations be tween Millen ana Savannah to take on gers for Savannah Connections at Savannah with Savannah Florida and Western Railway for all poiuu m' Florida. Tickets for all points and sleeping car he,-f ha Lwim Ci .lr ° ,Uce - N°. Hi Bull street, a “ Depot Office Jd minutes before departure at each train. * CLIF. O. NUNGEZER, E. T. CHARLTON Ticket vgent. Gen. Paas. Agent. Savannali, Florida & Western Railway [All trains on this road are run by Central Standard Time.] Time CARD IN EFFECT NOV 13. nv 1 Passenger trams on this road w'ili run daily as follows: WEST INDIA FAST MAIL R ~ n\ * oVy i c KICAD ry. m \‘ v -Savannah Ar 12:23ptn aavP m Jacksonville Lv 7::tf)am •j-ni P “ a v §? nford Lv 1:15 a m 9.10 pm Ar Tampa Lv fc:lopm PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE. Lv... Tampa Ar Ar-Key Weet..Ly |nd Ar...Havana...Lv Pullman bullet cars to and from New York and Tampa. NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS. 7:06 a m Lv Savannah Ar 7:58 n m oIS a m . Jesup Ar 6:16 pnj 9.50 am Ar Waycross .I,v 5:03 p m am -• Cfßahan Lv~2:42pta 1..00 noonAr Jacksonville Lv 2:00 din I :VJa tn Lv Jacksonville Ar 7:45 p m IS O? a m !' v Waycross Ar~4:4lTp'm 12.04 p m Lv Valdosta Lv 2:56 p m 12.34 pin Lv Quitman Lv 2:28 p m l:2pm Ar Thomasville... .Lv 1:45 p m 8:30 pm Ar Bain bridge Lv 11:85 am pm Ar. Chattahoochee....Lv - 11:30a m F'ullman buffet care to and from Jacksonville •and New \ork, to and from Jacksonville and New Orleans via Pensacola. EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS. 1:30 p m Lv Savannah .Ar’ 12:23 p nt ® : -® pm Lv ..Jesup Lv 10:54 am p m Ar. \\ aycross Lv 9:53 atn 7:45 pm Ar Jacksonville I.v 7:80a m 4:15 p m Lv. . . Jacksonville Ar 0:45 aiu I:|£ P ra V v Waycross Ar“s:Bs ant - 80 P lll Ar Dupont Lv 6:80 a m 3:23 pm Lv Lake City Ar 10:45 am 3:45pm Lv Gainesville Ar 10:30am 6.55 p m Lv Live Oak Ar 7:loam in : Si? pm P ■ -Dupont .....TTat ”5:25 a m 10.00 pm Ar Thomasville Lv 3:25a m I pTif™ m A , r „V • ■• Albau X Lv 1:25 ara i: 1 iinan buffet cars to and from Jacksonville and bt. Louis via Thomasvllto, Albany, Mont gomery and Nashville. ALBANY EXPRESS. in : S pm P Savannah, Ar 6:loam 10.( p m Lv Jesun. Lv 3:lßam . :21a in Ar Atlanta Lv 7:05 pm 12:4ca mAr ..... AVaycross. LvT2:l6a m 7:25am Ar Jacksonville Lv ’ 7:oopm ■ :00 p m Lv— .Jacksonville Ar 7:25 a m I:osam Lv AVaycross Ar 11:30pm *:3oam Ar Dupont Lv 10:10pm Ar Live Oak l,v _ 6:M n m 10:30am Ar. Lv 3:45pm 10:45 a m Ar 1-akn City Lv 3:25 pni “ m L y •-Dup0nt........ Ar 9:45pm a w Ar Thomasville Lv 7:00 pra 11:40am Ar Albany Lv 4:oopm btJYps at all regular stations. Pullman sleeping cars to and from Jacksonville and 3&* vannah. JESUP EXPRESS. S:4sp mLv Savannah Ar 8:80 ara 6:10 pm Ar Jesup Lv 5:25 aui Stops at all regular and flag stations. CONNECTIONS. At Savannah for Charleston at C:45 am, (ar rive Augusta via Yemassee at 1:1-pm), 12:43 p m ami 8:23 om: for Augusta and Atlanta at :.(> a m and 8:20 p m; with steamshini for New York Sunday, Tuesday and Friday; for Boston Thursday: for 1 Baltimore every flftnday. At JESUP for Brunswick at 3:30 a m and 3:35 pm; for Macon and Atlanta r: 0a m and 11:07 p m. At WAYCROSS for Brunswick at 10:00a mand 5:05 p m. At CALLAHAN for Fernandina at 2:47 pm; for Waldo. Cedar Kqy, Ocala, etc at 11:27 am. At LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee, eta, at 10:58 a m and 7:30 pm. At OAINESVILLK for Ocala, Tavares, Brooks ville and Tampa at 10:55 a m. At ALBANY for Atlanta, Macon, Montgoai er>. Mobile, New Orleans, Nashville, etc. At CH ATT A HOO( 1 1 fEE for Pensacola, Mobil* New Orleans at 4:14 p m. Tickets sold and sleeping car berths secured at BREN’S Ticket Office, and at the Passenger Station. WM. P. HARDEE, Gen. Pass. Agent R. 0. FLEMING Superintendent. _ Charleston & Savannah Railway Cos. Ci ON SECTIONS made at Savannah with Sv J vannah, Florida and Western Railway. Trains leave and arrive at Savannah by stand ard time (90th meridian), which is 36 minute* slower than city time. NORTHWARD. No. 14* 66* 78* Lvßav’h. .12:48 pm 6:45 a m 8:23 p m Ar Augusta 1:15 pm - Ar Beaufort 5:30 p m 10:1 am Ar P. Royal 0 pin 10:30am ArAl'dale.. 7:4opm 10:5, am . ..... Ar Cha ston i:.O p m ll;40a m 1:25 a ua SOUTHWARD. S3* Si* 27* Lv Cha'ston 7:30 a m 3:15 p m 3:45a rn Lv Augusta t :46 m LvAl’ilale.. s:i am 12:12p m ... ..... Lv P. Royal. 7:00 a in 12:20 pm I.v Beaut ort 7:12 a m 12:83 pm Ar Sav'h.,. .10: i am 6:34 D m 6:41 a tn •Daily between Savannah and Charleston. +Sundays only. . „ Train No. 78 makes no connection with Por* Royal und Augusta Railway, and stops only aD Rlageland, Green Pond ana Itavenel. Train 14 stops only at Y emassee and Green Pond, and connects tor Beaufort and Port Royal daily, and for Allendale daily, except Sunday. Trains 35 and 60 connect from and for Beaufort and For* Royal daily. , „ For tickets, slipping car reservations and wi other information apply to WM. BREN. Special Ticket Agent, 22 Bull street, and at Charleston and Savaunah railway ticket office, at Savannah, Florida and Western Railway depot. C. S. GADSDEN, Supu JiskG, 1887. KIESLING'S ~ NURSERY. White Bluff T-toad. T>LANTB, BOUQUETS, DESIGNS. CUT i FLOWERS fuimshed to order. Leave or iters at DAYis bkds.’. corner Bull and York 6 r.c.&, Toiepboue call 24a