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SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.
Dubes Here and There by the News
Reporters Yesterday’s Happening's
Told In Brief Paragraphs—Pickings at
Police Headauartera.
The West Side Democratic Club will
meet to-night.
Georgia Chapter No. 3, R. A. M., will
hold an extra convocation to-night.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry will hold
a special meeting to-night at the regi
mental armory.
The Citizens’ Sanitary Association will
hold its quarterly meeting at Metropolitan
hall to-morrow night.
Guard Turner is in the otiv, and will leave
this morning with ad ‘legation of nine con
victs for the penitentiary.
The Morning News received a neat
lunch last night from the ladies in charge
of the pink luucti at tho Catholic Library
Bazar.
A meeting of the subsc: ibers to the stock
of the Franklin Savings and Security Com
pany will be held to-night for the purpose
of organization.
The Southside Democratic Club is the
name of anew club which it is proposed to
organize at Yonge’s hall to-night by the
friends of Maj. Schwarz.
The Merchants and Mechanics’ Loan
Association will hold its seventy-ninth
regular monthly meeting to-night at the
secretary’s office, No. 118 Bryan street.
Robert Phinizy (colored), who stole Jus
fcive Patterson’s clock and Constable Coil
man’s overcoat last week, was sentenced
yesterday to six months on the chain-gang.
Hawes the alleged Birmingham wife
murderer, was once an engineer on the Ba
vannan, Florida and Western railway, and
was quite well-known here and along the
road
In the mayor’s court yesterday morning
Collins Aulston, for disorderly conduct on
a Whitaker street car, was fined $25 or
thirty days. Two colored women charged
with disorderly conduct were discharged.
The managers of the Port Society bazar
request that all those who have kindly con
tributed, or will contribute, to the bazar,
will send their contributions to the Guards’
hall on Thursday or Friday, Dec. 18 and 14,
between the hours of 12 o’clock and 7
o’clock p. m.
Dallas Jackson (colored) was in Justice
Russell’s court yesterday on a charge of
carrying concealed weapons, and also for
assault and battery upon Smith Jones and
Jeremiah Boyd, both colored. There were
several witnesses sworn, but there was no
evidence to hold Jackson, and Justice Rus
sell discharged him.
In Justice Patterson’s court yesterday,
the case against Mary Hart and Laura Sims
(colored), charged with misdemeanor and
assault and battery upon Minnie Hart,
came up for examination. W. W. Osborne
represented the prisoners and Mr. Palmer
represented the state. Seven witnesses
were sworn, and sometime was consumed
in argument by counsel. There was not
enough evidence to hold the prisoners and
Justice Patterson discharged th m.
DRIFT FROM THE HARBOR
Happenings on the River and Among
the Shipping.
Messrs. A. Minis & Sons cleared yester
day the British steamship Eglantine for
Sebastopol with .8,800 bales of upland cotton,
weighing 1,879,112 pounds, valued at $190,-
000.
The Spanish brig Constanza Barnuevo
was cleared yesterday for Valencia, Spain,
with 4,489 pieces pitch pine lumber, measur
ing 222,110 feet, valued at $3,000. The
vessel and cargo was cleared by Messrs.
Butler & Stevons.
The fishing schooner John W. Feeney and
the Belle of the Bay arrived in port yetar
day after a short cruise. They had rather
indifferent success. The Feeney had 700
large red snappers and the Belle of the Bay
only a small catch.
The British steamship Southwold was
cleared yesterday bv Messrs. Richardson &
Barnard for Reval with 2,500 bales of up
land cotton, weighing 1,226,605 pounds,
valued at $121,827. She cleared at Bruns
wick previously with 2,000 hales, weighing
1,005,249 pounds, valued at s99,ooo—making
in all 4,500 bale®. The total valuation of
her cargo is $211,827.
MAKING NEW VOTERS.
Confidence of a Grocery Clerk in the
Election of His Favorite.
In the superior court yesterday the follow
ing persons were admitted to citizenship:
William Slocum, John Supple and Patrick
Moore, subjects of Queen Victoria, and
Frederick Augustus Ruemmler and John
Decker, subjocts of Kaiser William. Up to
6 o’clock last night there were sixteen new
applications for citizenship, which will ba
acted upon to-day.
In this connection an amusing joke is told
at the expense of a young German grocery
clerk. He said that there were twelve citi
zens made in the courts last week and “they
vas all solid for George Schwarz.” When
he was told that it was Maj. John Schwarz
who is running for mayor, he said: “Well,
dot makes notings different. If anybody
comes along, I bet those peebles dot John
Schwarz was elected.”
STABBED FOR AN OLD FEUD.
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The Assailant of Tom Jones Discov
ered.
Tom Jones (colored), who was found lying
in a pool of blood in Frogtown two days
ago, with several ugly gashes on his shoul
ders and back, is reported by Dr, B. F.
Kheftall to be out of danger. His assailant
was Frank Bradley (colored), living on Tay
lor’s plantation, twelve miles out In the
country. There is an old i grudge
between the men. and Bradley was in the
city the day on which the stabbing took
place, and told some of Jones’ friends that
ho intended to settle t e matter before he
left. An effort will be made to arrest
Bradley.
At the Y. M. C. A.
The Bulletin for December is out, and
will soou be circulated among the mem
bers.
The gymnasium is now completed, and
the classes are in good working order once
more. The attendance last evening was 26.
The association has lately partitioned off
a part of the reading room, making n small
room, to be used for class and board meet
ings.
A practical talk will soon be given to the
members and friends by one of the loading
physicians of the city. The date has cot
been fully decidod, but will soon be an
nounced.
Work for the Sailors.
The ladies of Savannah have formed an
auxiliary society to the Savannah Port
Society, and will hod a fair and bazar on
Thursday and Friday of this week at tho
Guards Arsenal hall for the purpose of
raising funds for establishing a sailor.’
home, an institution much needed in this
city. The society solicits aid iu the shape
of contributions of money or articles for
the proposed bazar.
The friends of Presidents Curry and Far
rell of Bt. Patrick’s and St. John’s T. A. B.
Societies, respectively, nre actively at work
for the handsome ivory gavel aud walnut
ballot box, to lie awarded the o.m receiving
the groat it numbor of votes at tne Catho
lic Übrary Bazar.
New Preserves—choice assortment—New
Buckwheat, New Georgia Hyrup. Evapor
ated Apples, aud nevr Canned Vegetables
and Fruits. J. s. F. Harbour,
New Houston and Barnard streets.
A BURGLAR CONVICTED.
Miles Williams Gets Ten Years for Bev
eral Burglaries.
Miles Williams (colored) was convicted of
burglary in the superior court yesterday
and sentenced to ten years in the peniten
tiary. Williams will be remembered as the
man who was arrested for the burglary of
Theodore Raderics’s confectionery store,
Cleveland’s drug store and other thefts.
Officer H. M. Morgan pursued Williams,
who was making his way to a fence kept by
a West India negro by the name of Charles
V. Brown, at No. 57 Broughton street, and
the pursuit getting too hot, Williams left
the bg of candy on Brown’s steps and took
to his heels. Officer Wetherborn took up
the case, recovered a lot of stolen property.
and after the arrest of Brown learned
enough from him to justify the ar rest of
Williams. He sent Justice Matthews out
to East Savannah to arrest Williams, which
he did, but the prisoner.making a pretext of
going in his cabin for his shoes, gave
Matthews the slip and ran like a race horse
for the wood*. At midnight that night
another descent was made on the cabin and
Williams was caught as ho was crawling
under the bed. A revolver wtis found in
the pocket of his coat.
Williams’ plan was to come into the city
late at night and along near daylight to
commit his burglaries. Brown’s place being
a ready fence.
In the trial yesterday Brown made a
clean breast of the whole matter, confess
ing that ho had been in the habit of pur
chasing stolen property from Williams. No
indictment has been found against Brown.
The solicitor general stated to the court
that Brown is badly afflicted with a name
less disease, had made a full confession, hi 6
testimony convicting the burglar, and he
left Brown in the hands of the court. Ho
was returned to tho jail.
NEATLY HEADED OFF.
How Prompt Action Saved the Purser
of the Katie 1,100 Staves.
W. H. Moorp (colored), who was arrested
on a warant sworn out in Justice Molina’s
court for the alleged larceny of 1.100 staves
in Scriven county, was returned to that
county yesterday, and it is thought the
owner of the staves will forgive the offense,
and retaiu Moore in his employment, as
Moore made gilt-edged promises.
The larceny alleged was very neatly
foiled. Moore has beau employe las a fore
man for Purser Alsop, of tho steamer
Katie, in getting out staves in the swamp
up the Savannah river in Scriven county.
When the Katie passed the landing, Sun
day, Mr. Alsop noticed the
staves were missing, the Advance
having taken them aboard just two aud a
half hours before the arrival of the Katie at
the landing. Mr. Alsop deputized Mr. Med
lock to go across ihe country to the Port
Royal road and hurry to Savannah by rail
via Yemassee. Mr. Medlock did so, reach
ing the city at 6 o’clock Sundav night, and
giving the case to Detective Wether horn.
Monday morning Moore visitod the office of
James T. Stewart & Son and wanted to dis
pose of the staves. He was told by the office
boy to call when the head of the house was
iu, and on his second visit Officer Wether
horn arrested him. Moore claimed that he
looked upon the staves as his personal prop
erty on a share plan, which Mr. Alsop de
nies, but Moore having been twelve years
iu his employ, and a very faithful man,
upon promises to make good the expenses
iucurred by Mr. Alsop and to be as faithful
anti honest in the future as he had been for
twelve years past, it is said there will be no
further prosecution.
IN THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Hero and There in
the Court Rooms.
There was a forenoon session of the superior
court yesterday, and at 1 o’clock p. m. a re
cess was taken until 10 o’clock this morn
ing.
Seymour Miller (colored) pleaded guilty
to unlawful stabbing in the superior court
yesterday, which reduced the offense to a
misdemeanor, and Judge Adams sentenced
the prisoner to the chain-gang for twelve
months.
Emile Newman, Esq., and Philip M.
Russell, Jr., were reappointed commercial
notaries in the superior court yesterday.
The city court grand jury T will reconvene
at 4 o’cl' ck next Friday afternoon. The
city civil court will be in session at 10
o’clock this morning.
The superior court grand jury, which will
meet at 3:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon,
will make an inquiry into the cotton rob
bery from tho Central railroad near the
fairgrounds. It will be remembered that
the bale was traced to this city, where it
was sold. The negro who drove the cart to
town is in jail, the man who sold it is out
on bond, aud the man who is alleged to
have stolen it is in jail at Chattanooga. It
was learned yesterday that Ida Thompson,
a material witness for the state, has
skipped. A Central railway detective
claims to have found that part of the bag
ging coat lining the marks, which was cut
out and the rent repaired.
THEY WANT LIGHT.
The Council to be Asked for a Light on
West Boundary Street.
A petition is being circulated among the
merchants, farmers, real estate owners and
citizens, to be presented to the city council
at its next regular meeting, asking for the
erection of alight at West Boundary street,
which, the petition alleges, is the darkest
spot in the city. It is the point of entrance
to the city for the truck farmers of the
west and southwest, and the terminus of
the Louisville rood, oyer which the travel
of more than one state passes.
The petition also represents that
the drainage of West Boundary street,
from Little Jones to Railroad street,
is such that water stauds in the
streot, sweeping in from the railroad
property on the north, coming in great
volumes, after a rain, like a cataract down
Little Jones and Railroad streets, add pour
ing over from the railroad bridge into Rail
road street. One real estate owner on West
Boundary, who has recently built a row of
twelve tenement houses, says that if the
citv gives better drainage for that section
of Weat Boundary street, he will put up
several more.
Mr. Jehnßon, a grocer at Railroad and
West Boundary streets, said yesterday that
he thinks there is a sewer along thatp irtion
of West Boundary street, and the present
condition of the street, w hich was a lake of
water in two places yesterday, can bo un
proved by a couple of sewer traps. Another
gentleman siid that the springs in the rail
road lot east are a constant feeder to the
street, and that the company ought to bn
required to ditch if, which would relieve
tho street except from the storm water
that occasionally floods it from I-Jttle Jonos
and Railroad streets. There is no little
complaint because of the pool of water in
Railroad street midway of the Central pas
senger sheds.
THE WORK DELAYED A DAY.
The Contractor for the New Hotel
Kxpocted This Morning.
The court yard of tho Oglethorpe bar
racks was filled yes ter lay with white and
colore 1 laborers, who were eager for
work, but they were disappointed.
Tho work of taking down the old building*
to make way for tho new hotel did not
begin as was expected. Contractor Lew
man, who was to have arrived here yester
day did not come aid work will not begin
until ho does arrive. He was ex
pected last night, but failed to
get hero. Secretary Ruitze said that
he will probably reach here to-day. Some
time, it is expected, will be taken up in se
curing superintendenis of the work, but
once the ground is broken the old barrack*
will bo “picked to nieces" in short order.
Preserves aud Jellies at Strauss Bros.’
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1888.
NOT A COMBINE YET.
LUMBERMEN DISCUSSING THE
SOUTHERN CONSOLIDATION.
What the Southern Pine Company la
to Be When It le Organized—A Com
bination to Prevent Rulnoue Compe
tition and to Regulate Prloes— The
Gulf States Likely to Come Into It—
An Annual Cut of 400,000,000 Feet
of Lumber Already Represented.
The Southern Pine Company did not suc
ceed in organizing yesterday. President
Joseph H. Hilton, of the Southern Pine Ex
change, who is one of the movers in the new
organization, and quite a number of other
lumber men who wero expected to bo here,
bad not arrived up to last night.
An informal meeting was held yesterday
forenoon in the parlors of the Screven
house. J. J. McDonough, of McDonough &
Cos., a-'ted as temporary chairman, and TV.
B. Stillwell, of Stillwell, Millen & Cos., was
elected temporary secretary. The local
mill men were well represented
in the meeting, and there
were also representatives from Jacksonville
and Fcrnandina. The forenoon was de
voted to an interchange of opinions, and an
adjournment was then had until 4 o’clock in
tl:e afternoon.
At the afternoon session, which lasted
from 4 o’clock to 8:39 o’clock last
night there was a general discus
sion of the rules for the gov
ernment of tbo company, and the classifica
tion of schedules for lumber and timber
lengths, etc., which are to be fixed by the
Southern Pine Exchange. The meeting,
when it adjourned last night, adjourned to
meet this morning at 10 o’clock, at which
time it is expected that there will be a
fuller representation. Only the states of
Georgia and Florida were represented yes
terday.
WHAT THE COMPANY IS.
Mr. McDonough was asked last night if
the company is a trust to put up the price
of lumber and timber. He replied that it
is not a syndicate, or a pool or trust, but it
is an organization of the manufacturers of
southern pine lumber and timber to prevent
ruinous competition among themselves.
Heretofore they have been at the mercy of
buyers who have been able to fix their own
terms —in other words, just what prices they
would pay. W hile the organization is not per
se intended to put up the price of lumber,
Mr. McDonough says that the mills have, by
reason of the irregularity of things under
the present competition, been running at
loose ends, and the demand for lumber
now justifies an advance of $5 per thousand
feet. By organization and uniformity of
prices the buyers will have to come to the
seller and not the seller to the buyer; and
to exemplify this, Mr. McDonough assum
ing a patronizing air, and bowing low with
hat in hand, explained ,‘that is the way the
mill man has to go to the buyer now, and
maybe staud in the corner of the buyer’s
office until the buyer gets ready to either
talk to him or to kick him out.”
TO BRING THE BUYER TO TERMS.
It is to make the buyer come to the manu
facturer, according to Mr. McDonough’s
version, that the Southern Pine Company
is organized. The plan is that all coastwise
lumber shall be sold through the Southern
Pine Exchange at standard measurements,
and not below the price* that may b 9 deter
mined upon by it. While the members of the
Southern Pine Company may sell above the
prices fixed, they will not bo allowed to sell
below those prices. It will not, however,
Mr. McDonough says, affect the local or
western sales, where the lumbar goes by
rail, but only the coastwise lumber and
timber.
Mr. McDonough said that thus far the
organization controls an annual out of
400,000,000 feet of southern pine, and while
it embraces only the South Atlantic coast
it contemplates taking iu the Gulf coast
mills if they want to come in. He says
that all the mills in this section will join the
organization.
Mr. Southard, secretary of the Southern
Pino Exchange, was seen last night, but he
said that he ha l nothing new to communi
cate beyond the fact that the meeting
yesterday was informal, bad adjourned
until 10 o’clock this morning, and it was
expected that there would be a fuller
representation at to-day’s meeting, w hen
an organization will be effected and officers
will be elected.
SONGS AND TABLEAUX.
The D. V. V. C.'a Entertainment at
Yonge's Hall Last Night.
Yonges hall was packed to its utmost
last night, and many people were unable to
secure seat*. The occasion was a select en
tertainment by the D. V. V. C. Society. It
consisted of charades and tableaux, and
wound up with an amateur minstrel per
formance.
The entertainment was under the direc
tion of T. H. McGiliis, president of the
society, assisted by IT f. J. W. Beardslee.
The minstrel performance was ilrst class.
The jokes were as uow and original as they
well could be,and the singing.e tpeoially that
by Messrs. B itler and McDonough, was ex
cellent. Cortege’s Kalian baud was en
gaged for the evening.
After the firs! part of the entertainment,
P. A. Jones, freight agent of
the Central railroad, and W. S. King,
freight agent of tho Savannah. Florida and
Western railway, were voted for as candi
dates for a gold hunting-case watch. There
was eonsiuerablo interest manifested
while the voting was going on,
and when the result was read
out there was rapturous applause.
The vote was: Jonas sfiS, King 22 1. Prof.
Beardslee presented the watch to Mr. A. L.
Moore, who represented Mr. Joues. The
watch will have engraved on the case the
inscription, “From the D, V. V. C.” After
the contest was over, refreshments were
served. About $303 were realized, 150 of
w’iiich will go as a benefit to the New Hous
ton street church.
BOYS IN A FRACAS.
A Fuss in Which Citizens Had to In
terfere.
Clayton Goodman, a lad of 15 years,
swore out a warrant in Justice Molina’s
court yesterday afternoon for assault and
battery against Frank Wilder, a boy of 16
or 17, and son of John H. Wilder, a grocer
at New Houston ad Lincoln streets.
Young Goodman’s fattier is a turpentine
gauger at Brunswick. Tho boy had several
ba l gashes on his nead, anloneon his up
per lip, which had bled profusely. His
version of the siory is that iVildor, himself
and James Goodman, his brother, agod 10
years, were returning from school, when
at Bolton and Lincoln streets Frank WilJer
and Jainos Goodman, who had been play
ing, got angry, and in the fuss Frank threw
the little fellow down and began to boat
him with his fist. Clayton said that he
pulled Wilder off, when the latter threw
him down and began to beat him over the
bead witti n brickbat, and when Wilder
wouldn’t let him up, Clayton pulled out his
knife and stuck Wilder in tho leg. Wilder
then jumped up, and as Clayton started to
get up lie was struck the uglv blow on the
lip, threatening to kill the Goodman boys,
when passers bv caino to tho rescue and
compelled the Wilder boy to desist.
The Macon Short Line Case.
In the superior court yesterday, in the
case of W. 11. Ferguson ot. al., complain
ants, and the Savannah, Dublin and West
ern Railroad Company, defendants, an
order was granted making the Savannah
and Fort Valley Railway Company, com
plainants to the regular b 11. They are
assignees of certain judgment creditors,
seven in number, for judgments to the
amount of $5,3117 48 obtained in the city
court of Savannah.
A charter was granted the Boutbern Vul
canite Paving Company in the superior
court yesterday.
THE FAIR’S SEVENTH NIGHT.
The Attendance and Interest on the
Increase.
Catholic Library hall presented an un
usually attractive appearance last night. It
was crowded almost to excess. Crowds of
visitors examined tho many dainty things
displayed at the various tables and booths,
but it was the pink lunch that attracted
tho visitors most. Shortly after 10 o’clock
about thirty couples sat down to tho table.
The lunch was a success financially and in
every way was a recherche affair.
Tho scene was not unlike a wedding
dejeuner, with a long row of young iadies
in pink aprons and b iws, and each one with
beaux gorgeously attired in pink neckties
and other pink favors. To make the picture
more realistic the bride ad bridegroom
elect occupied seats at opposite ends of the
lunch table. Hon. P. W. Meldrim and wife
were there to grace the occasion.
There was a charm of unconventionality
about lunching and munching the pink
cake, pink ice cream and quaffing pink
lemonade from pink-colored glasses. It
was a thoroughly enjoy ible nibble, and the
young men were happy with a big 11, sit
ting be-ide their whilom sweetheart or
wife. The lunch wa* given under the man
agement of Mrs. A. Id. Myers and Mrs. H.
Grady, and was served in excellent style.
At table No. 1 a morocco valise was won
by Nicholas Reitz. Tho handsome French
clock at this table will be raffled to-night.
A thriving business was dqne at table No.
2. The flower and candy booth, a valuable
adjunct of this table, under the manage
ment of Miss Bavarese, is one of the best
sources of revenue in the hall. Mr. E. M.
Barton and Miss Mamie O’Brien also
assisted at this table. A hot house plant
was won by Miss Regis Smith, aud an em
broidered satin pin cushion by J. Hen
nessey; a basket of japonicas by Mr. C. W.
Strobhar and P. L. Constantine.
At table No. 3 the contest between Cap’s.
Marmelsteia and Ybanez for the gold
mounted sword is exciting much interest.
The following raffles took place: Toilet
sett, won by Miss Fannie Bacshler; cologne
basket, John Duggan; roasting shoot, James
T. Maher; sofa cushion, C. Valens Robin
son ; a pair of ladies’ shoes, by Miss Maggie
A. Doyle.
The following donations were received:
Sisters of Mercy, merchandise $ 7 00
The Misses Feeley, cash 5 00
Joseph Koch, merchandise 6 00
L. C. Strong, merchandise 1 00
Mrs. Joseph Copps. merchandise 2 00
Mrs. Thomas Keenan, merchandise 15 00
Chris dray, merchandise 21 Oo
H. I.ogan. merchandise 10 00
S. Hesser, iced pound cake.
Potsdam, Lyon & Mover, New York,
through 1. Fried, merchandise 3 00
M. Ferat & Cos., merchandise 13 00
Simon Sterns & Cos., New York, through
Gray & O’Brien, merchandise 15 00
J. S. Collins & Cos., merchandise 5 00
ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW.
Savarmahiana and Other People Who
Como and Go.
T. E. Stokes of Augusta is in the city.
F. B. Sirmans of Dupont is at the Har
nott.
8. H./Buxton of Girard, is at the Har
nett.
J. H. Smith of Valdosta, is at the Har
nett.
William O’Donovan of Wadloy is in tho
city.
C. W. Metcalfe of Atlanta is at the Mar
shall.
W. W. MilUken of Race Pond is at the
Screven.
William H. Turner of Atlanta is at the
Screven.
J. H. Morgan of Atlanta is at the
Screven.
E. W. Mitchell of Louisville is at the
Screven.
CaDt. Thomas Morton of Biuffton is in
the city.
J. C. Richardson of Robertsville is at the
Marshal l.
Rev. C. C. Prendergast of Alban}’, Ga.,
is in the city.
H. C. Underwood of Atlanta is at the
Screven house.
A. R. Morrison of Glenraore is registered
at the Marshall.
A. G. Camels of Mclntosh is registered at
the Screven house.
B. F. Dent of Brunswick is stopping at
the Screven house.
J. E. Johnson of Blitc'a is registered at
the Marshall house.
W. E. Burbage of Brunswick is stopping
at the Screve:: house.
W. B. Chisholm of Charleston is stopping
at the Screven, house.
T. C. King nnd wife, of Dorchester, are
guests of the Screven.
T. B. Hilliard of Hilliard, Fla., is stop
ping at the Screven house.
The Chatham Artillery will give its initial
hop of tho seas >n to-morroiv night.
D. C. Bacon, Esq., and H. P. Smart,
Esq., went up to Atlanta last night.
Mr*. A. <).linger and Mis; R. Ottinger of
Quincey, Fla., are guests of the Screven.
Henry Lilienthal aud J. H. Korn ihrens
of Jacksonville are guests of the Screven.
M. H. Boyer, an entsrprising stock and
poultry raiser of Sandersville, was m the
city yesterday.
Mr. F. B. Papy has been
ant traffic manager of the Plant system of
railroads and steamships.
Rev. A. F. DeCamp has been perma
nently called to the pastorate of the Inde
pendent Pre byterian church.
Sergt. Thomas F. Dunham of the police
force, returned yesterday with his bride.
He was married Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Culh
bert, and was tendered a reception at his
home, at Baena Vista on the o -ening of
Dec. 5. Ho aud his will live at 191 South
Broad street.
A letter from Boston says: “Miss Wey
mouth (of Savinnah) ha* s'tidied in tho art
school in Boston during tho summer. I
am told by competent judges I hat she has
really quite distinguished her*e!f. She en
tered a class where the pupil* hive been
for four years and she has taken the head
in tho class twice; being ranked as the
first.”
SOCIETY ELECTIONS.
Ancient Landmark Lodge, F. & A. M.,
Fleets Officers.
Ancient Landmark Lodge, F. & A. M.,
elected tho following officers last night:
W. M. —W. S. Rockwell
S. W.—D. It. Thomas.
J. W.—lsaac Beckett.
Treasurer —Osceola Butler.
Secretary- John S. Haines.
The following officer* were appointed.
Chaplain—Rev. C. H. Strong.
S. D.—J. C. Postell.
J. D.—John Sullivan,
H. S.—F. E. Mi-Arthur.
J. S.—Dr. C. H Golding.
Tyler—Goo. T. Nichols.
THE MA .TIN FUND.
A Generous Contribution From the
Jacksonville Telegraphers.
The following note has been received by
the Jacksonville limea-Union:
Officz Western Union Tei.kokai-h Cos.. )
Jacksonville, Dec. 8, 1888. f
y H’ Hawthorne. Emj.:
Dear Sir -The enclosed amount. sl6. is con
tribution to tho Martin Memorial Fund by tho
telegraphers of this office, which we beg you to
accept as a token of respect to the memory of
the lato Mr. Martin. Very respectfully.
J. R Rivers,
For employes W. U. Tel. Cos., Jacksonville, Fla.
To the list already published must bo
added the above, aud also the contribution
of Col. Cbipley. making tho full amount in
Jacksonville $77.
The contest at the Catholic Library
Bazar between Capts. Mormelstein and
Ybanez of the Zouaves and St. Joseph’s
Cadets, will he very close, as the friend* of
each are actively at work.
1 MOSS FOR THE MARKET.
MANUFACTURERS LOOKING OVER
THE FIELD FOR A FACTORY.
A Movement to Organize a Company
and Build a Factory in Savannah—
The Abundance of the Raw Material
Near By, and Savannah’* Excellent
Shipping' Facilities Favor the Enter
prise-Northern Manufacturers Now
in the City.
Messrs. J. Gardner of Elgin, 111., and J.
Baker of Gloversville, N. Y., who are here
in the interest of a proposed factory for the
preparation of the Spanish moss for com
merce, took a drive into the country yester
day to look over the field. They will make
several trips out of town along the rivers in
this section where the growth of moss is
most profuse.
Mr. Baker said lost night that he was in
this state twelve years ago, engaged in get
ting out cypress ties and shingles along the
Savannah river, and introduced the first
machine in this section for sawing cypress
shingles. During that time the growth of
the Spanish moss attracted his attention,
and since he has become connected with
Mr. Gardner he brought his at tention to the
great quantity of moss obtainable along the
Georgia coast and the facilities Savannah
affords for shipping it to an eastern market,
where the demand is great.
AN ESTABLISHED INDUSTRY.
The gentlemen have patents covering
their process for curing and preparing the
moss for upholstery work, and they show
samples of the moss which is elastic, and
which, by the process, is toughened, the
joints of the moss which they say break so
easily before refining process, being the last
to give way after the moss is prepared for
shipment.
Mr. Gardner had one of his factories in
Illinois, but removed it to Homer, La., en
larged it, and added new and improved
machinery, the result of|six years’ practical
work. The factory was destroyed by fire
last, April, and since that time he has been
looking about for a site near the crude
product where better facilities are offered
for shipping, so that the cost of manufact
ure can be reduced to a minimum, and he is
here now to look over the field, find what
the moss can be obtained for, and to or
ganize a company.
Mr. Gardner brings with him the most
satisfactory references, and the best evi
dence that the industry is one that will be
highly profitable to those engaged in it.
TO ORGANIZE A COMrANT.
Mr. Gardner informed a Morning News
reporter that himself and Mr. Baker have
contemplated the organization of a com
pany with a capital stock of about $25,000,
40 per cent, of which they are willing to
take themselves, leaving the controlling
stock in the hands of the southern stock
holders. w ith the understanding that for the
first year Mr. Baker will superintend the
management of tho factory. They says
that a plant with a capacity of one ton of
moss a day, will require an outlay
of about SB,OOO for the necessary
machinery, and they will not ask a
dollar until the stockholders are
satisfied that it is all that is claimed for it
by the work turned out. They have letters
from the Pullman Palace Car Cos. and
leading manufacturers of upholstered
goods, speaking highly of the Gardner
process moss, many of them regretting that
Mr. Gardner has been unable to fill their
orders, and Mr. Baker savs that guarantees
can be furnished that all the moss manu
factured here will be sold at a profit which
will be made known when they have a con
ference with such gentlemen as may be
solicited to connect themselves with the en
terprise. Stops will be taken in a day or
two to bring about this conference.
PLEASED WITH GEORGIA.
Messrs. Gardner and Baker aro delighted
with Savannah. Mr. Baker is no stranger
in Georgia. He relates a pleasing story ot
how himself and a couple of northern com
panions were lionized at Augusta after the
visit of Gen. Lee. Mr. Baker said that him
self and friends came south to spend the
winter and have a good time. They had
the two best rooms in the hotel. One even
ing. while they were at whist, the landlord
came in looking as if he came on a hopeless
errand, and said that he bad a favor to ask
of them. Gen. Lee, he said, was on his
way to Augusta, when the people desired
to give him a reception, and that the suite
of rooms occupied by the tourists
were the only suitable ones he had
in the house for Gen. Lee. Would they
give them up for a couple of days. “Cer
tainly.” said Mi\ Baker. “We can appre
ciate the feelings the southern people have
for their leaders, and besides, we want to
see Gen. Lee ourselves.” The landlord was
profuse in his thanks, and was willing to
make any other of his guests vacate to give
the tourists next choice, but they said, “Put
us anywhere you like till Gen. Lee goes
away.” When it was noised about the city
“how Gen. Leo got the best rooms in the
house,” Mr. Baker said that there was
nothing too good for himself and com
panions, and from that incident he came
back afterward and did a profitable business
in cedar in tho state, and is now here to
help inaugurate and embark in a fixed
southern industry.
P. F. Dillon, Brass Moulder.
This gentleman, who has attained a
national reputation as the inventor of
“Dillon’s contractile mold,” announces
that he is prepared to make floe brass cast
ings, zincs for electric batteries, and cast
ings of babbit and gun metals, and other
work in brass moulding. He also makes a
specialty o, lead lining brasses. Mr. Dillo 1
lias every facility for doing work in his
line, and with twenty-six years experience,
he is preparod to fill orders w ith dispatch,
and a? nort cm and western prices.
Railroads, telephone compan es, mills and
other concerns requiring work in his line,
should give this enterprising southern me
chanic and inventor their orders.
A Suggestion.
Editor Morning News: The salesmen
of our stores are often called “counter
jumpers” aud tho female* "shop ladies.”
Both theso terms aro not satisfactory to
those interested, the latter seeming to be
peculiarly inappropriate, whereas tho term
“counter graces’’ would suit the pretty ami
graceful majority of which Savannah is so
justly proud. Taro.
The contest for that gold headed caue be
tween Messrs. Dowling aud O'Byrne at tie
Catholic L brary Bazar promises to be
very close and exciting.
It la No Us*
Trying to get a belter Toa for the money
than 1 am offering at the reasonable price
sf 05c. Try it, Mid satisfaction Is sure to
be your roward. J. 8. F. Barbour,
New Houston and Barnard streets.
Call at Strauss Bros.’ for Citron, Cur
rants, Raisins, Spices, etc.
“Man wants but little here below," so
says Dr. O. Goldsmith: but before you
make your exit visit the Catholic Library
Bazar. Open every night ti is week.
Mince Meat, Mince Meat, at, Strauss Bros. ’
Strauss Bros., 22 and 22>£ Barnard street,
have a flue line of Groceries for Holiday
trade.
Do not fall to attend the Catholic. Library
Bazar before its close, which will be on
Saturday night next.
CitroD, Currants, Raisins and Spices at
Straus* Bros.’
French and Turkish I’runss at Strauss
Bros.’
ON RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles.
Tbs Central railroad and the’ East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia will have a
merry fight for the passenger business to
Florida in a few days. There aro said to be
500 Florida people in Atlanta vrho expect
to return homo this week, and the passen
ger agents are trying to see which way
they will go. The fight is expected to be
gin on Friday.
A bill has been introduced in the South
Carolina legislature providing that when
ever nny county in the state, by a vote of
its people, shall subscribe bonds to the
the capital stock of any railroad
company, the county shall be en
titled to receive the full amount of taxes
levied and collected for state purposes
upon the railroad’s property, and the comp
troller general is authorized to require an
nually for fifteen years, or until the pay
ment of the bonds, to issue to the counties
warrants for the full amount of such state
taxes.
A St. Augustine (Fla) special says: In a
few days a circular will be sent out an
uouncing the changes in the management of
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railway, the St. Augustine and Palatkaand
the Jacksonville and St. Augu tine rail
■oad. It is learned that eight miles of ties
for the Jacksonville and St. Augustine rail
road have been distributed, commencing
five miles east of South Jacksonville. Gen.
Supt. Crawford states that the steel i ails
are now on the way, and are expected to
arrive within the course of a few days.
After the arrival of rails, spikes, plates, etc.,
about twelve days will be required to iron
the entire road. Three miles per day of
rails are expected to be laid.
That elegant parlor and bedroom suite
are much admired at the Catholic Library
Bazar.
Round Trip Rates via the Central Rail
road of Georgia.
To Augusta exposition and return, $3 40.
Tickets will be on sale until and including
Dec. 14th, limited five days from sale, but
not later than Dec. 17th.
These tickets include transfer to and
from and admission to exposition grounds.
Ticket offices, 19 Bull street and Central
depot. E. T. Charlton, Gen. Pass. Agt.
The liberal patronage accorded the
Catholic Library Bazar has precipitated
the abolition of the personal solicitation of
chances heretofore so muen in vogue.
Mince Meat Jellies and Preserves, you
can find at Strauss Bros.’ by the pound or
bucket.
The members of the Catholic Library As
sociation are desirous of seeing all their
friends at the Bazar this week.
All kinds of Nuts and Fancy Candies at
Strauss Bros.’
Embroidered Shirts and Full Dress Vests
at LaFar’s.
Mathushek Pianos.
Upright, Grand, Rosewood and Ebonizea
Cases, 7% Octaves, three strings through
out, ivory keys, unique fall board, fancy
fretwork. Queen Anna trusses, equalizing
scale, French grand action. Catalogue
pri e S7OO, but now for a limited period
only at $325 —$5 cash, $2 weekly.
Ludden & Bate’s S. M. H.
Oak Pine and Lightwood.
Have removed my wood yard to corner
Gwinnett street and Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. Telephone 77.
R. B. Cassels.
Chlckerlng Pianos in Big Demand.
I was in Chiekering & Sons warerooms
this week, and in the course of an inter
view with Mr. C. Frank Chiekering I asked
him if they found business good at present.
Be replied by asking me to look at their
stock in the warerooms, which, ho said,
looked as if a cyclono had struck them; so
large had been the retail trade that it had
almost cleaned out their entire stock in the
last few weeks.
Mr. Chiekering reports their wholesale
trade as excellent. — The Music Trade.
Dunlap’s Fine Hats—LaFar, 29 Bull
street, agent.
The Chiekering Always Leads.
The Chiekering Piano will be used by the
Theodore Thomas Orchestra on their tour
through Now York slate. Richard Hoff
man is the pianist.— Music and Drama.
Dr. Warner’s Sani'arv Underwear, of
pure Camel’s Hair, at La'Far’s.
Chiekering & Sons First to Make
Seven Octave Grand Pianos in
America.
The first Grand piano forte of seven oc
taves made in America uas manufactured
by Chiekering & Sons, in tho year 1846, for
Mr. Arthur T. Jonei of New York. The
musical critics of that day stated that this
Grand possessed an equally balanced quality
throughout the its tone was sweet,
yet brilliant, and in quality wa„ something
between the celebrated Froaah and Gor
man instrument; the touch was light and
springy to the fingers, admitting the nicest
and most delicate shades of tone. 11 com
nianded c insidorable attention from musi
cians at the time.— American Art Journal.
Lyon’s Fine Silk Umbrellas, Silk or
Gloria, at La Fur's.
Buggy Robes aud Carriage Wraps at La-
Far’s.
Always at the Front.
The Chiekering new French pitch
Concert Grand will bo played by Richard
Hoffman in conjunction with Theo. Thomas'
orchestra, or. their tour through- New York
state. — The American Musician.
Elegant Silk and Worsted Mufflers and
Handkerchiefs at La Far’s.
Oak, Pine and Ltgbtwood.
Have removed my wood yard to corner
Gwinnett street and Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. Telephone 77.
R. B. Casski.s.
Elegant Driving and Foster's ICid Gloves
ot LaFar’s.
PLUMBERS’ SUPPLIES, ETC.
Chandeliers,
BRACKETS.
Hall Lights
AND ALL KINDS OF
Gas Fixtures
OF MANY ARTISTIC STYLES AND
DESIGNS, NOW FOR BALE BY
John Nicolson, Jr.,
30 and 32 Drayton St.
BAKING POWDER.
M
powder
Absolutely Pure.
Tnis Powder never veries. A marvel of Purity
trength and Wholesomene**. More Gconor.il
x\ than the ordinary slad*. artd tannwt b- %o\r
n competition with the m iltl.u e o.’ low to t
s .ort weight alum or pnosphatM powder
■ > !y in cans. Royal Bakisc, PoWder to
'• 1 ’ ' 1 ’
LUDDEN BATES S. M. H
CHICKERIN6!
The Standard Piano of the Worli
ENEQUALED
IN QUALITY OP TONE AND
BEAUTY OF DESIGN.
OVER J§ 5 0 0 0 USE.
The Cross of the Legion ot Honor
—AND—
-123 FIRST MEDALS AND DECORATIONS
Have Been Awarded to Tub
CHICKERIiNG PIANO.
Pianos to Rent and For Sale
on Installment.
Lnddgn A sate_s |Jusic {J us,
General Wholesale Southern Aoenoy.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
A. J. Miller & Cos.
ARE THE
Holiday Hustlers!
BUYERS, we mean business. Do you? If so,
come and see us. If your heart is bigger
than your purse, come and see us anyhow, we 11
fix the goods to fit the purse and fill the heart.
READ OUR GUARANTEE.
GOOD GOODS ALWAYS.
TJNDF.VIATING POLITENESS.
ALL GOODS AS REPRESENTED.
TREASONABLE PRICES.
A CHOICE STOCK.
ICO UNDERHAND METHODS.
TRUTH AT ANT COST.
EVERY CUSTOMER A FRIEND.
EVERY ARTICLE A BARGAIN.
On this basis we build our record.
A. J. MILLER & CO.’S
Mammoth Furniture and Carpet Emporium
MXftSXRI.
ESTABLISHED 1850. 200 ACRES iH JfBUT KI’RSKRY.
Fruitland Nurseries,
VYTJGTJSTA, GrA.
P. J. BERCKMANS, Proprietor.
IARUIT and Ornamental Trees. Roses. Ever
greens. Strawberry plants, Grape Vines,
Greenhouse and Bedding Plants. An immense
slock and extensive vuriety. Send for cata
logues.
Pi. B —No agents employed. Send your or
ders direct to us and avoid being imposed upon.
KIBBLINGKS NURSERY,
WHITE BLUBT’ ROAD.
PLANTS, BOUQUETS, DESIGNS, CUT
FLOWERS furnished to order.
orders at DAVIS BROS'., corner Bull and York
streets. Telephone coll 240.
DAVIS BROS.
Mr.J.G.Robertson,
AT CENTRAL RAILROAD,
The 19th name drawn in the DAVIS BROS.
PIANO CLUB.
We shipped a Piano to J,ondcm, England, yes
terday, and received an order by telegram tot
a Harrington from Atlanta, Ua. No matter
how large a place or how far distant, our Insrit
meets, prices and terms catch 'em.
OUR XMAS STOCK
NOW OPEN AND MEETING WITH LARGE
SALE.
FIREWORKS OF ALL KINDS CHEAP
FBf Knnbe, Harrington and Conover Bros
Pinnae. Esteynncl Kimball Organs are all In
struments to tie.to.
DAVIS BROS.,
<ll2, <A<t- and. 4.0 Dull St.