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2 STATE AID FOR SCHOOLS. A LONG DEBATE IN THE HOUSE ON THE MONEY BILL. Several of the Members Claim That the Country Schools Should Be Taken ; are Of Before the Colleges— Mr. Gordon and Other Members Stand Up for the School of Technol ogy. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 11. —The House has struggled with the general appropriation bill all flay, holding sessions morning and afternoon, but no headway has been made. The day was devoted to making arrange ments on the items appropriating money fer the school of ‘.technology, the state university and the branch colleges at Dahlonega, Mdledgcville and Tnomasville. The discussion of the measure was ooened by Mr. Atkinson of Coweta, woo spoke in high terms of the school of technology. He considered it requisite and necessary that the state should have such a school. The negroes have such a school in this city sup ported by northern capital, and wr.ere ne groes were receiving an admirable edu cation. IMPORTANCE OF THE RACE QUESTION. The race question is one of vast impor tance, End supremacy rests entirely with the subject of edncation, and should we deny our children what is furnished the negro! But although he favored the sup port of the school tie considered an appro priation of SIB,OOO misplaced. The bill had been wrongly constructed. It was con trary to the c n-titution to insert -uch a section in a genera! appropriation bill. He favored letting the branch colleges at Dahlonega. Thomasville and Milledgeville take care of themselves without aid from the state. Of 300,000 school children in the state 465,000 live outside of incorporated towns, and aeecrdingly more support should be given the country schools. He hoped the bill would not pass. MR. FLEMING SUPPORTS IT. Mr. Fleming of Richmond spoke in favor of the bill. He thought it constitutional to vote money for these educational institu tions, and believed that the appropriation bill was the best for these items. He would like to see the appropriation for the school of technology made a permanent feature of the approp: lation bid every year. He also believed that the condition of the treasury was such that the money could easily be ap propriated without damage to the state. Air. Snellson of Marietta opposed giving money to either the colleges or the school of technology. He wanted all the money there was to spare to be given to the public school fund?. JUDGE FAIN'S SUCCESSOR. -As the morning Session approached the hour of adjournment, tue committee dis solved, and the House reorganized for the purpose of electing a successor to Judge Joel C. Fain of the Cherokee circuit, whose resignation was recorded yesterday. This was done in joint sessirn. Samuel P. Maddox was elected for the unexpired term. This afternoon Mr. Snelson of Meriwether made an argument against the appropria tion bill He was followed by Mr. Mc- Donald of Ware, who favored giving money to the school of technology. Mr. McDonald also offered an amendment to the bill by patting in $500,000 for public school pur poses. Mr. Venable, of Fulton, spake for the bill. He believed that the iusti ution should at least be given a fair showing, so that the experiment in this line of education could be thoroughly tested. MR. GORDON ADVOCATES IT. He was followed by Mr. Gordon, of Chatham, who stated that although by no means well, he was present for the purpose of doing whal he could in aid of the school of technology. He believed that it was a grand institution, and should be sustained by the state. The financial condition of Geergia was remarkably healthy, and much of the increase of taxable prop erty, directly in line of what was (sought to be accomplished by the technological school. The state Jin his opinion was amply able to vote the $ 15,003 to the school, give the branch colleges what they were entitled to, and still nave‘.money for increasing the appropriation for public school purposes of the state. GEORGIA’S ILLITERATE WHITEB. Statistics showed that the illiteracy among the white people of Georgia was alarming. He wanted to see this blot upon the state wiped out and Georgia staud out and compare favorably in this way with the other states of the UnioD. She w'as now the banner state of illiteracy, and he was ashamed to say so. He hoped that the money would be appropriated and anew era in educational matters inaugurated. Mr. Smith of Gwinnett followed in oppo sition to the bill. He did not want to see money appropriated for colleges as long as the public school fund was so small. The uneducated masses of the rural districts needed money most and should have it. In the Senate. In the Senate to-day the president an nounced the following as the members from then Senate of the joint committee to in quire in what particular the purchase of stock in the Central Railroad and Ranking Company of Geor ia, and the leasing of the Kast Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail road by the Richmond Terminal Company, violates the constitution of this state: Messrs. Bartlett, Lyle and Wooten. Among the bills passed, were the follow ing: To declare all escapes from the peniten tiary due to negligence, unless otherwise shown, and directing the governor to pro ceed in such cases to collect the penalty now provided by law. A bill to amend tho act creating a sink ing fund for Augusta. NEW BILLS. Under a suspension of the rules the fol lowing bills were introduced: By Mr. Rice—To require clerks of the superior courts to keep a record book to bo known as the record of superior court charters. By Mr. Harris of the T hird—For the re peal of section 50(1 of the Code, and the sub stitution of a section providing that justices of the peace and notaries public, who are ex-offlcio justices, shall have concurrent jurisdiction with coroners in holding in quests, where it is inconvenient for these officers to hold them. OLIVE’S BILL. Col. Fry and Mr. Hammond Before the Committee. Atlanta, Ga. , Dec. 11. —The special committee appointed to hear arguments on the Olive bill, providing for forfeiture of the charter of the Central railroad, held another session to-night. George T. Fry, president of the Atlanta, Atlantic and Great Western railroad, appeared before the committee, and made an argument iu favor of the passage of the bill. N. J. Hammond as counsel for the railroad followed, and submitted legal argu meDt against the measure. The committee has concluded to give the investigation such a wide scope that it may be several days before a report can be made. Mr. Olive, the author of the bill, thi ks that it will In reported favorably with slight amendments. No Inaugural Ball. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 11, — ihe movement inaugurated ten days ago to have au in augural banquet and ball ill honor of Gov. Gordon and the state house officers, has been abandoned. The committee appointed to consider the matter has held ■ everal meetings, anil to-day it is given out that the committee ha: adjourned sine die, and that the movement luu* fallen through. Mre. Pierce Very 111. Camak, Ga., Dec. 11.—Mrs. Pierce, wife of the late bishop, is very Hi at hor horn :, near Hparta, with little prospect ot her recovery. SAVANNAH PRESBYTERY. Rev. Rogan's Request for a Severance of Relations Granted. W aycross, Ga. Dec. 1L —The Savannah Presbytery met this morning and after the formal opening wi:h prayer took up the regular order of business. The presbytery declined to accept the resignation of Rev. J. N Bradshaw, and a committee was appointed to write to the church. Elder J. G. Firii, from the Faceviile church, appeared and took his scat in the presbytery. At tne request of Rev. W. A. Jones, the Mount Vernon church concur ing in the same, his pastoral relation with the church was dissolved. Rev. R. L. Fulton, from the Tuscaloosa presbytery, was received as a member of t is nresbytery. The request of Rev. J. W. Rogan for dis solution of the nastoral relation between himself and the Fi st Presbyterian church of Savannah was granted. LIABILITY FOP. SUBSCRIPTIONS. A Decison in Favor of the Georgia Im provement Company. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 11. —The suit brought by the Georgia Improvement Company againt A. P. Youngblood and Thomas X. Had, for $250, was taken up in the city court yesterday and was concluded this morning. This was quite an important suit, as upon the result depended about 100 other cases of the same character. Young blood and Hail subscribed $250 to the Georgia Improvement Company for the building of the Atlanta and Hawk lnsvdle railroad, but they eventually re fused to pay tne money, claiming tnat the charter of the company had been changed by au act of the legislature w hich released them from the payment of the money they had subscribed. The evidence was all introduced, but before arguments were heard, Judge Van Epps rendered a decision in favor of the plaintiffs. Tne total amount of money represented in suits of similar character, which are settled by this decision, foots up about $30,000. TORCH TOUCHERS. Two Gin Houses Burned with Their Contents in Hancock County. Camak, Ga., Dec. 11.—At the David Dickson place, in Hancock county, the large gin house and steam grist and saw mill, twenty bales of cotton and 1,000 bushels of cotton seed, were burned to-day. The fire was discovered about sunrise, and was too far advanced to be extinguished. The giu house of Harper Coleman Shoats, of Ogeechee, in the same county, was burned a few days ago, with eight bales of cotton and 2,000 bushels of cotton sjed. The fire appeared at midnight. Both are supposed to have been of incen diary origin. FLORIDA’S METROPOLIS. A Disastrous Fire—No New Fever Cases or Deaths. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 11.—President N’eal Mitchell’s official bulletin for the twenty-four hours ending at 6 o’clock to night is as follows: New cases 0 Deaths 0 Total number of cases to date 4,705 Total number of deaths to date 412 Fire broke out on Adams street, between First and Second streets, LaVilla, this morning at daylight. It started in one of J. E. Bowden’s houses and spread rapidly. The losses are as follows: Three houses owned by Mr. Bowden, one of which was a grocery store, formerly oc cupied by a man named Willis; Marzyck’s cigar factory, Mrs. Towseip’s dwelling house; a drug store, which was occupied by Phillip Wineman, and two houses occupied by colored people. Thera was a colorored ball in the hall over the grocery store last night, and it is probable tnat some of the cigars or cigarettes which were usod may have started the fire. Mr. Bowden’s loss is over SIB,OOO. RETURN OF THE CITY TREASURER. City Bisbee has returned to the city. Beginning to-morrow train No. 1 for the west on the Florida Railway and Naviga tion road will leave Jacksonville at 6 o’clock in the morning daily. Assistant Chief Will of the fire depart meet lest a child yesterday by death. A rumor that Col. C. P. Cooper had withdrawn from the race in the United States judgeship.made vacant by the death of Judge Settle,is untrue. About twenty-five refugees come into Jacksonville to-day. nurses defended. Tho medical bureau, learning that the Moblo nurses had been unjustly criticised by certain parties in the city, have promptly come to their defense, and to-day articles were sent to tho New Orleans Times-Denio crat and Picayune, and Mobile Register, denying the reports and complimenting the nurses highly. C. C. Robinson came in yesterday, and went direct to Pablo. Judge Jones, who arrived in the city yes terday, says he things there are at present fully 5,000 refugees in Atlanta. Jacob Miller, an old landmark, died to day ; aged 70 years. Mayor Gerow has issued orders to the chief of police to keep a sharp lookout for returning refugees who remain in the city at night. Refugees caught staying in town will be promptly punished. FLORIDA’S CAPITAL. The New State Administration and What la Before It. Tallahassee, Dec. 11.—The new state administration will be inaugurated Jan. 8. Tne legislature does not meet until April, but already the friends of a number of the senators-elect are pushing their several claims for the presidency of the Senate. Among those most prominently mentioned are Unpt. F. Houstouu of Leon. Hon. J. B. Wall of Tampa and Judge E. M. Hammond of Orange. Dr. J. L. < iaskins of Bradford will most probably be a candidate for the speakership of the House, as will also T. W. Shine of Orange. Already quite a number of visitors are in the city,and the usual|winter gayeties are being inaugurated. The New 1-e in Hotel is rapidly filling up, and all indications poiut to a lively and prosperous winter sea son for this section. Ileal property is advancing in value, and many changes in lauded interests are lieing made. All the members of the supreme court, who were originally appointed by Gov. Perry, are elected to succeed themselves, but, in ac cordanee with the new organic law, they are all elected “justices of the supreme court” without designation as to chief or associate] justice, and they are so com missioned. They are, however, required to cast lots to ascertain who shall sit in the middle, and be, as it were, president of the court. They will also have to draw straws for tho different terms, as one holds for two years, one for four and the other for six years, but ail subsequent elections will lie for six years, so as to have one elected every two years hereafter. At present the court consists of Chief Justice Augustus E. Max well, Associate Justice George P. Raney and Associate Justice Henry L. Mitchell. Judge Ilnuey is much the youngest, but is senior ass -ctat.* just ice, as his commission antedates Judge Mitchell, who succeeded Judge Van Valkenburg, deceased last Auguit. Athens’ New Railroad. Athens, Ga., Dec. 11. —A. J. McEvoy, superintendent of the Covington and Mac n rood, to-day appointed J. H. Dorsey of this citi, soliciting agent with headquarters in Athens. Tho construction tram on the road reached the Baldwin street crossing to-day. THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1888. THE DIRECT TAX BILL THE HOUSE DSVOT’S f.NOTHEB DAY TO THE DEBATE. Mr. Allen of Mississippi Hits the Meas ure Some Staggering Bovrs—Mr. Elliott of South Carolina Favors the Bill on Account of the Sale of Beau fort Property. Washington, Dec. 11.—After the read ing of the journal the House this morning went into committee of the whole, with Mr. McCrary of Kentucky in the chair, on the direct tax bill. Mr. Hopkins of Illinois spoke in support of the measure, and in opposition to the proposed amendment refunding the cotton tax. If there was merit in the latter pro position that merit should be discussed in a separate bill, and an amendment should not now be brought forward to embarrass con sideration of the pending measure. He con trover ed the position taken bvMr. Barnes of Georgia that the cotton tax was unconstitu tional!, and he contended that the tax was uniform as contemplated by the constitu tion, being levied the same iu Illinois as in Georgia, and having been collected from twenty-six states and territories. The as sumption that this tax had been paid by the people of the southern states was a mis taken one. It had been paid by the con sumers in northern states. a facetious opening. Mr. Allen of Mississippi yielded to what he said was a general desire on the part of the members to hear him talk upon a propo sition which involved great constitutional questions. He could find no warrant in the constitution for the refunding of the direct tax. The advocates of the bill believed in constitutional limitations, but thought that the limitations should be on somebody else and not on themselves. The principle of the bill was bad—that a tax should be refunded, because some states bad not paid it. He could cite a parallel case. An honest distiller might, for peculiar reasons, locate bis still in a secluded spot and make a run of good old anplejack. It might be that i t his haste to gratify human thrist, he wouid forget to call upon the collector. THE LOGIC OF THE BILL. The logic of this bill was that if the gov ernment found that that distiller had not paid his tax, the tax should be refunded to those distillers who had paid it. He did not believe that any of these back taxes should be refunded. The best thing for congress to do was to spit on the slate and rub out these questions, and give its attention to the present and the future. But if congress was going into the business of righting the wrongs of the past, he wished to call at tention to the cotton tax. He pictured the condition of the south when the confederate soldiers returned to their homes. It was a condition and not a theory which had con fronted them. [Laughter.] A PERSONAL REMINISENCE. He described (after begging pardon for per sonal reminiscences) the ”1. C.” (inspected and condemned) horse and bull tongue plow, with which he started to raise cotton, the joy which he felt at being the possessor of a pajier collar (which, he assured the gen tleman, might, with judicious turning, be made to last a whole summer), of his aspiration to be the possessor of a black coat, and of his failure to secure one on account of the tax which he had to pay upon his cotton. Tue tax amounted to one-fourth of the value of the cotton, while it did not enhance its price one cent. If taxes were to be refunded, this cotton tax was the first which should be dealt with, and he gave notice of an amendment which would constitute the cotton tax fund asau educational fund for the states which had paid it MR. ELLIOTT FAVORS IT. Mr. Elliott of South Carolina generally favored the bill, though he thought it should be amended in some particulars, and he cited as an instance of the hardships which the direct tax had given rise to, the case of Beaufort, S. C., where, in order to collect a tax of SII,OOO property valued at $517,000 had been sold. Mr. Herbert of Alabama opposed the bill on constitutional grounds and because it would work an injustice. It would pay to the state of Maine a per capita of 05 cents, while to the state of Nebraska, it would ray but l>j cents per capita. Passing to discussion of the cotton tax, he argued that it was unconstitutional in that it was not uniform. The tax on cotton was a tax on the only industry upon which the people of the south must live. ITS VALIDITY NEVER QUESTIONED. Mr. Grosvenor. cf Ohio, said that the validity and binding force of the act im posing the direct tax had never been ques tioned. A direct tax was an unpopular tax and one which should only be resorted to in au emergency. In). 1861 such an emer gency existed, and the people |of the 1 yal states hail paid the tax and raised the money to save the people of the south from their folly, he would not say crime, because he did not wish to rake smouldering ombers. Out of the common fund raised by the tax it was proposed to withdraw wbat the loyal states had put in, and to leave the south without its record ot defalcation. WHO WAS BENEFITED' If the $17,000,000 raised by that tax had crushed the war, destroyed slavery .restored the constitution, who were most benefited by it, the men who paid the money or the men who were to-day honorable members of the great family of states' Why should the men of the south complain that the small principal should be returned to the states that paid it, without iuterest, and the charge of defalcation re moved from the states that had not paid tax' Underlying this proposition was the great fact that the passage of the bill would put tho people of the country whore equity said that tney ought to stand. It was a step toward the complete re-union of the hearts of the people of the couutry; a re union not enforced by law, but con trolled and promoted by the wish and pur pose of both aectious of the country to do actual justice toward each other. OPPOSITION FROM MICHIGAN. Mr. Whiting of Michigan opposed the bill as being unconstitutional and unjust. Mr. Enloe of Tennessee declared that the bill was sustained neither by law nor by precedent; denounced it as a subterfuge and fraud, and charged that its aim was to per petuate the power of trusts, to exact tribute from the iieople by means of a high tariff. Kcterring to the cotton tax, he attacked it on constitutional grounds, and spoke in favor of the proposed amend ment refunding the tax, as far as possible, to the persons who paid it, and reserving the remainder as a common school fund. SOUTH CAROLINA NOT IN DEFAULT. Mr. Dibble of South Carolina stated that it was a mistake to suppose that the state of South Carolina was in default in regard to thedirect lax. Asa matter of fact, more than itsequota had been paid in. He thought that the refunding of the tax was a thoroughly constitutional and equitable proposition. Bending further debate, tlie committee rose, and the House at 5 o'clock adjourned. Samoan Affairs. Washington, Doc. 11.—In the Senate to-day Mr. Kryo’s resolution of yesterday in structing tho committee on foreign relation to inquire into the state of affairs at the Samoan Islands, was reported back from the committee on contingent expenses, and was agre and to. A htrike in Tennessee. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 11.—The Fox Coal and Coke Company, operat ng mines at Uraysvilie, Tenn., reduced the wages of its miner< lo per cent. Dec. 1, uud all tho miners have struck for the old wages. National Federation of Labor. St. laouis, Doc. 11.—The national federa tion of labor met here to-day in annual session. SUITS FOR $200,000. The Chattahoochee Brick Company va. a Railroad. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 11.—J. Gunby Jor dan of Columbus, by appointment of Judge Newman of the United States court, is sitting as master in chancery in a case brought by tho Chattahoochee Brick Com pany against the Rome and Carrollton Rail road Company. The Chattahoochee com pany is suing for $150,000, w hich it claims as a balance due on work performed in constructing the road. It also asks for SIOO,OOO damages it claims to have sustained in the work. The Chattahoochee company are convict lessees, and the work was that of building the road, which was per formed by convicts. Chief Engineer Green of the com: any, and Lesees J. W. English, William B. Lowe and George W. Parrott will he among the most prominent witnesses who will take ti estand. A large volume of testimony will be introduced, and the trial of the case will take the remainder of the week. CAROLINA’S LAWMAKERS. Senator Butler Re-Elected—Pensions Cut Down. Columbia, S. C. Dec. 11.—The two branches of the legislature to-day balloted for a United States senator to succeed Sena tor M. C. Butler. There was no opposition and Mr. Butler was elected to succeed him self for six years. He received the unani mous vote of the Senate and 101 out of the 104 votes in the House. Of the five colored members of the House two voted for Mr. Butler and three for T. E. Miller, who is a contestant for a seat in congress from the Seventh South Carolina district. The House of Representatives to-d iv passed a law imposing a tax of 25 cents a ton on ali cottonseedjmeal brought into the state. A bill was also introduced granting a pension of S3O a year to ex-eonfederate sol diers. The present pension is $5 per month. The system is to be reorganized, and the pensions cut down to one-half the amount previously allowed. A NEW RAILROAD SCHEME. Charlotte and Charleston the Points to Be Connected. Charleston, S. C., Dec. 11.—T. B. Mc- Dowell, mayor of Charlotte, N. C., and Col. William Johnston, also from that city, appeared before the Charleston Chamber of Commerce to-day to hold a conference with that body as to the construction of a connecting line between Charleston and Charlotte, by way of Lancaster, S. C. Col. Johnston, in his remarks to the chamber, said that $75,000 could be raised in the section between Charlottee and Lancaster, and that if an equal amount could be obtained from the people of this city the road would be built. The matter was referred by the Charleston chamber to the executive com mittee to confer with each of the other commercial bodies, with a view of taking some action in the matter. RAILROAD RATE WARS. Judge Cooley Gives the Officials Fair Warning. Chicago, Dec. 11. —The large assembly room of the Central Traffic Association in the Rookery building was literally packed with railroad officials this afternoon at the hour appointed for the meeting with Judge Cooley and Col. Morrison, of the interstate commerce commission. There were presidents, vice presidents, managers, and general passenger and freight agents, representing not only all the roads entering Chicago, but many outside lines. The Texas association, which was in session at the Grand Pacific hotel, adjourned in order that its members might hear the whole some advice which, no one doubted, would be freely given by the venerable chairman of the commission. Judge Cooley confined himself to the passenger rate situation, and addressed his remarks especially to the roads west and northwest of Chiesgo, condemning the practice of some of the general passenger agents in placing blocks of tickets in the hands of ticket brokers to bo sold at rates below those charged over their own counters. This he said was discrimination against that portion of the public which procured its tickets from the regular agents of the roads in question and was a clear violation of the inter state law. its bad effects. It was a pernicious practice, it benefited nobody in the long run, it kept rates in a demoralized condition, and brought on wars which were always disastrous to the roads ongaged in them. The interstate commission, he said, had hitherto dealt leniently with the railroads, giving them time to adapt their affairs to the require ments of the law, but the time had come when heroic means must be taken, if necessary, to stop the abuses which arise from the encouragement given to scalpers by the passenger agents themselve-. Evidence was not want ing that such abuses bad been carried to excess in Chicago and elsewhere. The market* were Hooded with cheap tickets to various points, and the traveller who pa tronized the broker’s office instead of pur chasing his ticket from the authorized agent of a railroad company saved money, MUST BE STOPPED. This was contrary to law, and it must be stopped. Tho railroads were advised to make none but open rates, and they were given to understand that if they refused to heed this advice the law would be strictly enforced whenever violation was detected. The judge explained the construction to be placed upou the provision of the law in regard to discrimination, and intimated that in the future no excuse would be accepted for ail infringement of its pro visions. RATES TO BE RESTORED. Immediately after the adjournment of the meeting, the general passenger agents of the western and northwestern lines con vened in the same room, with John N. Abbott in the chair. Tue Burlington road was the only road not represented. It was agreed that with the consent of the absent road ten days’ notice would be given to morrow of the restoration of rates from Chicago to Omaha and Bt. Paul. The rate to St. Paul was cut to $6 to-day.. KILLED BY MOONSHINERS. The Corpse of a Marshal Found at the Foot of a Mountain. Nashville. Tenn., Dec. 11. —A special to the American from Knoxville says: “The body of Thomas Goodson, United State deputy marshal, was found to-day in a thicket in Carter county, Tennessee, near the foot of Roan mountain. He left Elizabethtown Nov. 30 to serve some warrants on a gang of moonshiners. Ho was never seen again until his dead body was found. It has been ascertained that he was killed Dec. 1, but by whom is not known.” TACK WORKS I * liUlNo. The Fire Led to an Erroneous Report About a Mill. Norristown, Pa., Dec. 11.—Fire about midnight last night totally destroyed Thomas & Sons’ tack works, located just beyond the borough limits. The loss is estimated at <50,000. The insurance amounts to one-third. The origin of the file is unknown. This fire led to the erroneous report telegraphed from here lastnight that Watts & Sons’ nulls were burning. The Watts mill was not injured. A Schooner Captain Drowned. Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 11.—Capt. W. J. Roberts, of the schooner Eunity It. Dyer, was drowned off Beaufort yesterday, while running out au anchor during a gale. The anchor caught on tho gunwale and sunk the boat.. The balance of the boat’s crew nearly perished, but were picked up. A FATAL NAVAL FIGHT. RIFLES AND CANNON DSHD IN THE OYSTER PIRATE WAR Two of tbe Dredging Schooners Sunk by the Government Boat Attacking as a Ram—At Least Thirteen Lives Lost—Another Bloody Engagement Imminent. Annapolis, Md., Dec. 11.—From dis patches received here to-day, it is learned that the steamer Governor McLane of the oyster navy had a pitched battle with illegal dredgers off Hill Point at the mouth of Chester river last night. The commander of the McLane astonished his enemies by using his twelve-pound rifled-cannon as well as his Winchesters. Two dredgers were sunk, one captured, and four were ran ashore. One man on the McLane was shot through the arm. SUNK WITH SAILS SET. The sunken schooners lie off Hill Point with all sails standing, and their sails full of shot holes. Of the schooners ashore, one is on Carpenter’s island, another on Walnut Tree bar, another in Durden’s creek and the fourth on Kent island. This is the first fight with oyster pirates since the state vessels have been equipped with cannon, and the first in which the dredgers were routed. The steamer McLane was riddled with bullets. HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE. Peter Mullen, the cook on board the schooner Julia A. Jones, says he was the only man out of a crew of eleven to e> ape. The state vessels were hotly attacked by the dredgers, who were heavily armed with repeating rifles, and did not return the fire until compelled to. The steamer McLane was thoroughly riddled with bullets, and Capt. Howard determined to resort to extreme measures. Back ing tbe steamer off from the fleet of seven dredges, which were tied together, he singled out the Julia A. Jones, and, putting on a full headway of steam, made directly for her stern. SENT HER TO THE BOTTOM. Striking fairly, the bow of the McLane penetrated clean to the schooner’s compan ionway, and the latter sank almost in stantly. Mullen escaped by climbing up the steamer’s anchor chain, but says the rest of the crew were in the fore peak, and could not have gotten out. As soonlas the McLane got cleared from the wreck she was again backed off and again headed for the fleet, striking the schooner J. C. Maloney squarely on the stern. She at once commenced to sink, and the re mainder of the fleet got away as fast as as possible. TWO MORE DROWNED. Some of the crew of the Maloney escaped by climbing on board the McLane, and as each man came on board he was put in the hold. Capt. Augustus Price was not on board at the time. The rescued men were taken to Centrevjlle and locked up. They all say they took no part in ’ the fight. A white man named Cjleman and a negro named Bramble, of the crew of the the Maloney, are beliet*ed to have been drowned, as they were not seen after the vessels were struck. A large fleet of dredgers is reported to be on unlawful ground to-night, and it is not unlikely that there will be another fight before morning. The police boats have gone back to the scene of last night’s fight, and declare that they will drive the pirates off. WHAT THE PACKERS SAY. Baltimore oyster packers declare that if the war on the dredgers continues they will be compelled to shut down for want of stock. They say that where the dredgers are allowed to work, there are very few orsters and that a large portion of the unlawful ground is not worked by tongers, because the water is too deep. The supply furnished by tongers would not begin to be sufficient for the use of the packing houses, and the dredgers must steal or get uo oysters. The dredgers declare that they are desperate and will have oysters, no matter at what cost. Around Canton, where the oystermen congregate, there is considerable warlike talk, and a bloody fight is feared. Probably Can’t Attend. Washington, Dec. 11.—Col. Lamont said to-night that the President hai given no c insiders tion as yet to the invitations he had received to attend the annual dinner of the Massachusetts Tariff Reform League. He probably will not be able to attend. A New Paper at Sanford. Panford, Fla., Dec. 11.—The Sanford daily Mascotte, a morning paper, made its first appearance this morning. Sanford now boasts of two daily papers, a morning and an evening journal. Weather Indications. | | Special indications for Georgia FAIB and South Carolina: Fair, colder l___| weather, northwesterly winds. For • Eastern and Western Florida: Fair weather, stationary temperature, north westerly winds. Ooraoarlionof mean temperature at Savan nah. Dec 11 1388, and the moan of same day for fifteen years. I Departure Total Mean Tan csratt-r* from the Departure Mean Bicoe for 15 years Dec. 11 'BB j or Jan. 1,1888. 81. j 52. I -|- 1 - 654 i -omfiarative rainfall statement: Meanly Amount STST Demure 18 Year* |Dec. 11, 88. j OT __ J(UX 198a jli l~ *T 1 - .1' ~ 5.53 Maxim im. temperature 64.3; minimum tem perature 18.1. The height of the river at Augusta at I :S8 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time! was 12.il feet—a rise of 3.2 during the past twentv-four hours. Observations taken at toe same moment of time at all st ations. Savannah. Dec. 11 6:38 A. tr. cityttma. Temperature. Direction. I 5 Velocity. ) r Rainfall. Nr in or BrrnoNa Portland ........ 54 N |l2 58 Raining. Boston 88 N 36 68 Raining. Block 151and...... ... New York city. 40 NW PI .36 Cloudy. Philadelphia 42 NW]24 .02 Cloudy. Detroit 30 NW 00 ... Cloudy. Fort Buford I 261 8 1 6 Cloudy. St. Vincent 2 E 1 .. jT* 'Fair. Washington city 40NW16 iC.ear. Norfolk 46. NW 14 .01 Clear. Charlotte I 48|N'W| i11.... Fair. flatters*.... .... f4 W 16 l .04 Clear. Point Jupiter, Fla 62]NW Clear. Titusville .. 54 NIVI ... Fair. Wilmington 5(1 W j 61.... Clear. Cliarleston 54 W j 8— Cloudy. Augusta 52; W ....... Clear. Savannah 60] W T* [Clear. Jacksonville 56; W .. .... Clear. Cedar Keys 66NW 61.... Clear. Key West 70 NW 12 .... Clear. Atlanta..• 46 W T 6 . JClear. I'ensacola 50 N 8 ....[Clear. Mobile... VIN’W . Fair. Montgomerv . 52 W Clear. VlcxsDurg 58 8 E ..].... |( lear New Orleans 62 N Clear. Shreveport .. 60S K .... Fair. Fort Simth 50 S E 8;.... Clear. Oalveelon 62; 8 ! ...‘Clear. Palestine. 6‘2 S !.... Clear. Krownnsvilla 04 S 6 . (Clear. KloGranda 00 K .. .60 Fair. Meinpm* 18 N E Fair. Cincinnati 36 NW 0 Clear. Marquette 20 NW 10 ... Cloudy. Chicago 28 N 10 Clear. Duluth 14 NW Clear. Bt. Paul 12 NW ... Clear. Bt. Louis 30 N ilO .. . Clear. Kansas City 32. N E 8 . . t lear. Bismarck Soi 8 12 Cloudy. Rapid City TANARUS denotes traoe of rainfall. L. A. Dsnson, Observer Signal Corps. OVER IN CHARLESTON. Happenings on the South Carolina Side of the Savannah. The anniversary meeting of the Charles ton exchange will be held Thursday. •South Carolina has developed another phosphate mine. It is in St. Andrew’s parish on the Stono river. Charleston’s gala week festivities cost in round numbers $6,000. The gala week as sociation has enough money to pav the full amount. _ The anniversary of the New England Society of Charleston this year promises to be one of the most memorable in its history. Hon. y.'illiam C. P. Breckinridge of Ken tucky is to respond to the principal toast. Murder in South Carolina. Charleston, 8. C., Dec. 11.—Joe Ivy kilied Bud Cato in Sumter county, this state, to-day. As far as learned there was no fight, but Ivy was enraged because Cato objected to Ivy’s attentions to Cato s sister. All of the parties are white. MEDICAL. Peculiar Peculiar in combination, proportion, and preparation of ingredients, Hood’s Sarsapa rilla possesses the curative value of the best known reme- y JJ_ dies of the veget ab 1 e liOCQ S kingdom. Peculiar in its strength and economy, Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the only medicine of which can truly be said, “ One Hundred Doses One Dol lar.” Peculiar in its medicinal merits, Hood’s Sarsaparilla accomplishes cures hitherto un- Sarsaparilla itself the title of ” The greatest blood purifier ever discovered.” Peculiar in Us ‘ good name at home,”—there is more of Hood’s Sarsar parilla sold In Lowell than of all other blood purifiers. Peculiar in its phenomenal record of |"> • sales abroad no other r CCUII cit preparation ever attained so rapidly nor held so steadfastly the confidence of all classes of people. Peculiar in the brain-work which it represents, Hood's Sarsaparilla com bines all the knowledge which modern research |a if ln medical science has 1 O I iScIT developed, with many years practical experience in preparing medicines. Be sure to get only Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists, gl; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Loweli, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar AMUSEMENTS. A BAZAR OF ALL NATIONS Will be held under tbe auspices of the Ladiea Auxiliary of the Savannah Port Society at G-aard’s Hall, Beginning Thursday evening, Dec. 13th, at 7 o’clock p. m.. and continuing Fri day afternoon and evening. Mrs. Bannon of Thunderbolt, will take charge of the culinary department, making a specialty of hot biscuit and oysters. Tile gentlemen who fail to get their supper at the hail Thursday evening will regret it. KAINIT. Aiti-ldfdlj Kail. If you wish to pay high prices forever for Kaiuit, then buy from the “Sole Agents of the Great Kainit Trust,” but if you want to beat this mo nopoly, then buy from us. We are ‘‘lndependent Deal ers,” and propose to remain 80. BALDWIN FERTILIZER CO, SAVANNAH, GA. BRASS MOULDER. P. F. DIJLLOIsr, 38 TAYLOR STREET, SAVANNAH, PRACTICAL BRASS MOULDER, MANUFACTURER of Fine Brass Castings, Zinc's for Electric Batteries and Babbit and Gun Metals. Lead lining brasses a spe cialty. Pantentee of Dillon’s contractile mold. Twenty-six years experience in the art. All orders intrusted to me will receive mv prompt, personal attention. All work at northern and western prices BEAL ESTATE. C. Y. RICHARDSONr REAL ESTATE AND GENERAL COLLEC TXON AGENCY. OFFICE 29 BULL ST. Rentals and collections solicited. G. H. REMSHARTr Real Estate Agent, 118 Bryan streeL Rear Office. SPECIAL NOTICES. IMPORTANT TO 111 YKHst. My Holiday Display is something you can’t afford to miss. Call early and get a bargain. N. T. PIKE, Pharmacist, ( , irner South Broad and Jefferson streets. FOR SHERIFF. I respectfully announce to my friends and the voters of Chatham county that I will be a candi date for Sheriff at the election to be held Jan. 2, and will lie grateful for your votes and sup port. SIMON GAZAN. FOR CLF.RK OF M PKKIOR COURT. To the Coten of Chatham Countu: The un dersigned would be thankful for your votes for the office of CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT at the coming election. Very respectfully. JAMES K. P. CARR. DO.VT UK RECEIVED. Ask for ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR, a safe and reliable medicine, and lake no other. I have introduced Du. B. F. ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR in my practice, and find that it gives general satisfaction. The beet evidence of the estimation in which it is held Is the fact that persons trying it onee invariably return for another bottle, rec .mmendiug it at the same time to their friends. U. A. PENNY, M. D., Cedar Key, Fla I have found ULMER’B LIVER CORRECTOR to act hue a charm In torpid liver, etc. D. O. C. HEEBY, M. D„ Atlanta, Go. Btatx or Weathkb. MEETINGS. GEORGIA til APT E R \(J 1. R?A M An extra convocation of this Chan-** ter will be held THIS (Wednesday* EVENING at 8 o’clock. LIAV. The P. and M. E. will be conferred Transient companions are eordiallv Invite By order of *• THOMAS BALLANTYNE H P P. H. V\ abo, Recorder MAGNOLIA ENCAVIPMENT I, I. o o~\ O. F. * Regular meeting at Odd Fellows’ Tem pie. THIS OVednes day) EVENING at 8 n FjS9m o'clock. O.R J. S. Tyson, Scribe. GOLDEN RULE LODGE AO. 12 lOOP Tit^oSffl^cSS. wmbeheH A full attendance is earnestly reauested Members of other Lodges and visiMng brothers are invited to attend. By order of J. G. SWANSTON, N G E. E, Cheatham. Secretary. NOTICE TO CITIZENS. City of Savannah, ) Office Clerk of Council, . December 10th. 1888 ) In accordance with a request contained in a resolution adopted by the Savannah Cotton Exchange, the Bth inst., a meeting of the cm zens of Savannah is hereby called to take place at the City Exchange at 12 m. WEDNESDAY 12th inst., to confer as to the best means to obtain an adequate appropriation for our river and harbor. RUFUS E. LESTER, Mayor. Attest: Frank L. Rebarer, [seal.] Clerk of Council. OGLETHORPE LIGHT INFANTRY. ~ Savannah, Ga.. Dec. 12. 1888. A special meeting of vour corps will )■ Hon at the Armory WEDNESDAY, 12th inst. at 8 o clock p. m. All members (active, pay. veterans and hon orary) are earnestly requested to attend Busi ness of importance. By order of W. S. ROCKWELL, First Lieutenant Commanding C. F. Law. First Sergeant. WEST END DEMOCR ATIC CLI b 7 Savannah, Ga.. Dec. 12th, 1888 A meeting of the above Club will lie h-M THIS * Wednesday) EVENING, Dec. 12th i , room No. 16 (new building), at 7:30 standard time. All members are respectfully requested to attend. By order of M. S. BELKNAP, President. Frank Fear, Secretary. CITIZENS’ SANITARY &SSOCI \Tlo\. The quarterly meeting of the Citizens' Sani tary Association will te held at Metropolitan Hall on THURSDAY. Dec. 13th, at 8 o'clock r M. Members are particularly requested to at tend, as business of importance will be pre sented. By order of T J. B. READ, M. D., President. L. A. Falliqant, Secretary. FRANKLIN SAVINGS \M) SKCI R| | f COMPANY. Subscribers to the capital of the Franklin Savings and Security Company are in vited to attend a meeting for the purpose of or ganization. to be held THIS EVENING at 8 o’clock at the office of G. H. MILLER, At torney-at-Law, Bull and Congress streets, up stairs. THE MERCHANTS’ AND MEtHVNICS’ LOAN ASSOCIATION. The seventy-ninth (79th) regular monthly meeting of this Association will be held at the office of the Secretary, 118 Bryan street, THIS (Wednesday) EVENING, at 8 o’clock. D. G. PURSE, President. J. L. Whatley, Secretary. MEETING OK STOCKHOLDERS. Central R. R. and Banking Cos. of Georgia, i Savannah, Ga., Dec. sth, 1888. f The annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Company will take place at the Banking House, in Savannah, on FRIDAY, December 21st. at 11 o’clock a. m. Stockholders and their families will be passed free over the Company's road to the meeting, from the 18th to the 21st, inclusive, and will be passed free returning from the 21st to the 23rd. inclusive, on presen tationof their stock certificates to the eon ductora. T. M. CUNNINGHAM. Cashier. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements inter tert under "Speeinl Notieee" wiU be charged 91 00 a Square each insertion. CARGO OK BRIG tiIROI CO? ’ FROM HALIFAX, N S. 3.000 BARRELS CHOICE POTATOES. EARLY ROSE, BEAUTY OF HEBRON, CHILI REDS, BURBANKS, ETC. 100 BARRELS LAND PLASTER, NOW LANDING AND FOR SALE BY KAVANAUGH & BRENNAN, DIVIDEND. Central R. R. and Banking Cos. of Georgia, I Savannah, Ga., Dec. sth, 1888. ( A dividend of Four Dollars per share from the earnings of this Company and its dependencies has been declared, payable on and after the 21st inst,. to the Stockholders of record this day. The Transfer books of the Company will be closed from TO-DAY until Jan. 7th, except on Dec. 2bth and 27th, when they will be opened. T, M. CUNNINGHAM, Cashier. ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS. Central R. R. and Banking Cos. of Georgia, I Savannah, Ga., Dec. sth, 1888. ( An election for thirteen Directors to manage the affairs of this Company for the ensuing year will be held at the Banking House in Sa vannah, MONDAY, the seventh day of January, 1889, between the hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and 2 o'clock p. m. Stockholders and their families will be passed free over the Company’s road to attend the election from the 4th to tbe 7th January, inclusive, and be passed free return ing from the 7th to the 10th January, inclusive, on presentation of their stock certificates to the conductors. T. M. CUNNINGHAM, Cashier. NOTICE^ The Merchants’ Nat’l Bank of Savannah. I Savannah, Ga., Dec. 9, 18(8. | The annual election for Directors of this Bank will be held at, the Banking House on TUES DAY, Jan. 8, 1889, between the hours of 12 R&J 1 o'clock. THOS. GADSDEN, Cashier, Foil ORDINARY. To mg Friends and Fellow Citizen'* of Chat ham Conntu: I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of ORDINARY of Chatham County at the election to be held on the 2nd day of JANUARY next, and kindly solicit your votes and influence. HAMPTON L. FERRIT E- _ TO THE VOTER* OK CHATHAM KOI NT Y. Fellota Citizens: Thankful for electing mo to the offle* TREASURER of Chatham County, I again ask your votes and support for re-election J* a ’ uary 2nd, 1889. Your obedient servant, WARING RUSSELL, FOR ORDINARY. I respectfully announce to my friends and the voters of Chatham county that I will be a can didate for ORDINARY at the election to be held on JANUARY Bd, and will be grateful for 7°“ f votes and support. F. J. O'CONhO^-