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6 ITEMS IN THREE STATES. GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE. Ex-Minister Taylor Returns to At lanta—A Man Who May Be the Next Postmaster-General at the State Capital The Timber Business at Darien—Arrest of a Supposed Fu gitive Murderer In Stewart County. GEORGIA. B. H. Wilson of Griffin, died Friday. Ice formed at Camilla Thursday morn ing. A Masonic lodge has been organized at Camilla. Macon county roads are said to be in a wretched condition. A movement is on foot to establish a high school at Statesbor >. Anew Baptist church is in process of con struction at Woolieyvilie, Pike county. Ninety* thousand dollars, it is said, goes out of Georgia every year for onion sets. Clark Holloway, a colored drayman of Thomaston. fell dead of heart disoa-.eon his dray last Saturday afternoon. There are said to be three candidates for i' list;co of the peace and seven for bailiff in gppinger’s district, Pike county. M. L. Patrick has been elec td principal of the Montezuma Male and Female Insti tute for the next scholastic year. The Oglethorpe Ravings and Trust Com pany of Thomasville has declared a semi annual dividend of 3 per ccut. on its stock. The bell of the Pap ist church at Hart well is cracked and tue sound ruined. It bad a splendid ton.* that has been heard ten miles. It has been reported by good authority that the caterpillars havf* severely injured the potato crop on some farms in Lowndes county. The Thomas county registration books show that 1,334 whites and 1,103 colored Toters can cast their suffrages in the Janu ary election. At Amerieussomu vagabond made a bold but unsuccessful attempt to burn C. A. Huntington's barn and stables on Thurs day night last. The building fund for the proposed Bap tist church at I*ary has reached over $5(10. The erection of the building will commence at an early date. The Darien bank will now be “the pet in stitution” of that section. Forty thousand dollars of the capital stock of $50,000 was raised it bout tlie least trouble. A few day s ago the governor signed the bill giving the town of Montezuma the right to issue bonds for the purpose of build ing an iron bridge across Flint river. At Camilla, Friday morning, a residence owned by Mrs. J. C. Wilson and occupied by J. H. Powell was burned, with most of its contents. There was no insurance. A Hart county man when called In to see his newborn twins said to his wife in a tone of dismay: “You’ve played the deuce!” “Little Casino," was her reproachful reply. The jury summoned at Valdosta to try the case of damages between J. B. Jones and the Creorgia Southern for right of way awarded .Mr. Jones S7OO. The jur> in the case of J. R. Wisenbaker failed to agree. J. T. Jay, who lives near Shellniau, sub scribes for tw lve difTcrsnt newspapers, and says he finds it a paying investment, as his children have become newspaper readers and are posted on all current news. During the past week quite a lot of tim ber lias been coming in at Darien, The prices nro good anil are more likely to re main good during the whole of the season. The indications now point to even Stettor prices after the holidays are over. Thursday the gin house of E. A. Barnett, about eight miles from Washington, was burned, together with 25 or 30 bales of cot ton and between 700 and 1,000 bushels of cotton teed. No insurance. It is not cer tain how the fire originated, but it is thought it was caused by a sjiark from the engine. E. N. Haigwood, who has traveled about a good deal, says that in Walker county he stopped at a house where three women were livjr-g. Of those three wotneu two were wives, two were mothers-in-law, two were daughters-in-law, three were mothers, two were grandmothers, and one a great grand mother. Lectured Crawford, the chairman of the republican committee of Mcl itoih c unty, savs that he will call the committee in a few days for the purpose of resigning the chairmanship. Both sides in the app. cach ing county ejection contest are now accus ing him of “selling out” because ho boltud the regular nomination. There aro numerous signs of improve ments along the line of the Georgia South ern in Berrien dud Lowndes counties. Housca are going up at tlio stations along the line rapidly, and turjiciitiue men are getting to w ork in many places. There is much activity all along the line, and the ootlook is very promising. Mondav afternoon O. E. Lowe and C. S. Crawford left Ellaville a little ahead of the timi'i with the avowed purpose of beating it to Buena Vista. The train passed them about two miles out of town, and they had their horse In a pepper beating lo]hi. The train arrived at Buena Vista on time and they arrived some time during the night. Said a merchant of Warrenton the other day in conversation: “I don’t think you will I heai* of any breaks among the Wnrrenton merchants, for I think we aro all pretty ■olid. And the reason of it is that the farm ers have paid up just as fast as they are able. Th re has been no holding back on the pari of alliance or non-alliance men to hurt tho merchants.” Among tho Connecticut visitors who are in Atlanta seeking a Held for the investment of capital is a gentleman who may be the next (lenoral of the United Btateu. Hon. N. D. Sperry was formerly postmaster of Now Haven, Conn. He is said, by prominent gentlemen wh > are now with him. to be Mr. Harrison's choice for Postmaster General. The two white men, Dykes and Groves, who were arrested some time ago, cnarged with breaking aud robbing cars, had a pre liminary hearing before Jus ice A. I*. Greer, at Albany Friday. The evidence was ail against them, and they wi re com mitted to jail in default of bonds of $l5O and 9300 respectively. Their cases will come up at tho next session of the superior court. Bparta Ishmaelite: John R. Strother, formorly a citizen of Hancock and Baldwin counties, in this stute, but who has boon liv ing in Loui iana for some years past, wo* waylaid and shot in the big road about 10 o'clock in the dav, Nov. 20. He was n iot from his horse, and after he fell was shot in the top of the bead with buckshot. It is pronounced by his neighbors to boa most brutal murder. At Montezuma a day or two ago a little negro l* >v o[*ned a large oyster at the mar ket of Bud Norris and Found inside the shell alongside of the oyster a small fish sup posed to be a baby mullet about three inch** long. The oyster had l>een here nearly two days and strange to say the little fellow was alive and kicking when the oyster was opened. The oyster was perfect in shape, anu did not serin at all disturbed by the presence of the little stronger. Charles H. J Taylor, the colore* 1 l iwyer who was admitted to practice low in all the courts of Fulton county last. April, returned to Atlanta baturday. His whereabouts have been unknown to the Atlanta people at large, and many thought that he would not return to pr ictloe law, as bo said ue would. Since leaviug he has been at his in Kaunas City. Tavlor is a detno faßrat, and appointed by President Cleve ' land a minister to Liberia. For nine years lie has been holding office under the demo crats. Bhoriff Troy Holder, of Stewart, county, in A meric u* Friday looking up <lu fljariptious of Bob Wiggins, the negro sus pected of having murdered John Williams, another negro, near Americus Monday night last. Mr. Holder captured his pris oner Thursday eveniog, and says that he answers exactly the de oriotion of Bob Wiggins, whom the coroner's jury declared the murderer of Williams. Hew securely confined in the jail at Lumnkin, and if he proves to le Wiggins will bo brought to Americas. A serious difficulty occurred at a party at tho residence of Thomas Bandera, Jr., at Hartweil, on la-t Saturday night, between James E. Vickery md Neison and Thomas S <nders, sons of Lovris Sanders, in which Nelson was stabbed in the right side of his chest and behind the left shoulder. Thomas received a cut four and a half inches long across the ribs on the right side, aud a stab in toe right armpit. Dr. Stoddard says Nelson's wounds arc not serious, and that whhile Thomas’ w< >uods are ugly aud severe he doesn’t think they are dangerous. Mr. Vickery received a terrible blow over the hea l from a stick, inflicting an irregular gash four inches long, and producing tem porary concussion of tho brain. He also received a heaty blow on the chest, pro ducing concussion of tho lungs and causing expectoration of blood. Dr. Mathews says the wounds are dangerous, but if inflam mation can be k*pt down, he will recover. Two mules, six bales of cotton, a wagon and a lot of Christmas jugs were all •lumped into the chiliy waters of the .Savan nah Baturd ay morning. About and o’clock, Elbert Height, a firmer up lin Chotoe, in the Liberty Hill district, about 40 miles from Augusta, over in Carolina, reached the Hamburg landing of the ferry with his wag n, pulled by six mules, carrying six bales or cotton and some other goods which he was bringing to Augusta market. When he started to drive his team on board the ferry, the boat which was not tied, " glided off. Four of the mules wore on the ferry, but tho heavy weight was pulling them off, so a passenger cut the mules loose, but the otner two, with the wagon and all the cotton, fell into the river. The cotton drifted with the mules until they -were lodged between the the second and third pier of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta railroad bridge. Louis Morse, a colored man, got into a b&tteau and went out to tho wagon and cut the other two mules out and led them safely to shore. But the cotton still remains in the stream, and the worried countryman i perplexed to know how he can manage to get his damaged cotton out of the river. a_ FLORIDA. Court meets at Like City next Monday. Cant. J. E. Lucas is a candidate for the office of postmaster of Talar ka. The wires arc being put in place for the incandescent electric lights at Pensacola. Tho police of Pensacola are to receive one-half the present month’s salary paid them before Curislmas. President Kern of the agricultural college at Lake City has gone to Michigan to brmg to tho land of summer sunshine his invalid mother. At Gainesville, Uncle Ram’s checks to pay for labor performed during the epi domic are coming in just in time for Christmas. Ed. Carpenter of Orange City will ship at least 4,000 boxes from his groves in that section, the grove east of town yielding at least 2,000 boxes. Friday was tho coldest morning of the season t Lake City, tho mercury getting down below thirty. Ice was plentiful aud the ground crusted in places. A private telegram to a friend in Pensa cola announces the marriage of Col. L. B. Womb well, commissioner of agriculture, in Richmond, Va., last Wednesday. The postmaster at Melbourne nowadays has to si. up until 2 o’clock in the morning waiting for tho mails, and all for the munificent sum of about #1 a day. At Lake City James L. Burnett, the shooting of whom was reported last we k, is still living, though in quite a critical condition. Jackson has been released on. |2,000 bond. Mrs. W. J. Nesbitt of Melbourne has a tea plant with two blossoms out. This set came from Washington a year ago, and shows the pas ibilities of culture of the tea leaf iu Florida. A countryman went into the county judge’s office at Palatka, a day or two ago, aud said: “Look here, judge, ’bout woat air them gal papers worth to-day ?” He paid 92 for a marriage licence. Mr. Bisson of Orange City has shipped up to date about 1,000 noxes of oranges from his handsome grove on French avenue, and has about 500 more to ship.' The prices so far have ranged above $1 per box net. Robert Jackson, one of Melbourne’s col ored Xiriirods, received nu order from Titusville for fourteen saddles of venison. Upon receipt of the order he took to the woods, aud has now about succeeded in fill ing it. Tlie Ocala house is being renovated out tide and inside. It fairly dazzles in its new dress of paint. Twenty thousand dollars are being expended on its refuruishiugs. Capt. Thayer will preside over its destinies this winter. Tho Cold Storage Company at Waldo in tend storing 10.000 boxes of oranges as au experiment. This experiment will be watchad with interest by all orange grow ers, and if successful will prove au excellent thing for Florida. On Friday night last tho R. V. White brought to Melbourne from Sr. Lucie a consignment of eighty-five green turtle, shipped by Mr. LaPorte to Oliver Sc Cos.. Titusvilb*. Tltese marine delicacies weighed about fifty pounds each. Several teams from Taylor county, and others from Georgia, sixty to seventy-five miles distant, were unloading e tton, chick ens, eggs, hides, etc., in front of Lake City’s general merchandise stores during one of tlie phenomenally buiy days of the past week. Robert L. Anderson’s private residence at Ocala is being plastered, and will b> by far the handsomest private residence, when completed, that has ever been built in Ocala. Six new cottages are contracted for, while several new dwellings are being put up. The grading on the Jupiter and Lake Worth Short Line is almost completed, and will l>e ready for the laying of ties and track next week. A large force of men have been getting out tho ties for several weeks, so that this port of the work will cause no dolay. The experimental agricultural station, which Ocala i< to enj v, is being located, Hon. Henry W. Long, F. E. liar ih and F. A. Teague, is the commit ee to select the grounds, while Hon. Frank Pooser, a suc gisinful and prominent fruit grower and truck raber, will have charge of the station. It is rumored that upon the arrival of the new steamer St. Lucie, the S. V. White will be transferred to the upper river, to run between Daytona and Titusville. If this is done, it will make a 'hrough connec tion from Jacksonville to Lake Worth by water, excepting the short run on t :e White road and the Short Line from Jupiter- Under the new management of the Jack sonville, Tampa and Key West system, Capt William B. Watson becomes manager of the Indian River Steamboat company after January 1. Several other important changes are anticipated, and the tuanv em ployees of the cotu(>auy are on the qui vive of restlessness as to “who will lie who and what what.” The new barge built for the trausporta tion of the rails, engines, timber, etc., to be used in the construction of the Jupiter ltailroad, is npw completed and 1 >ade 1 for its first trip. Capt. Jo n Fitzgerald ar rived at Melbourne Monday to superintend th# towing of it down to Jupiter by tho Georgiana. lm capacity for w *ight and bulk can be estimated by its dimensions— ‘J'J foel be tin and 123 feet in le< gtn. As Arthur Whittaker of New Hmyrna was working iu the hummock on# diy last week his pick struck against s>*m‘thing hard w bioh upon invustiga’ ion proved to be a canister shot, which had never b*ea ex ploded. It was about fourteen inches hog i aud four inches iu duuueter aud was buriea THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1888. about one and one-half feet in the ground. It was undoubtedly fired there bv the Union gunb ats wneu tney shelled the town m tae last war. When the legislature of Florida convenes next April on joint ballot there will be eighty-five democrats, eleven republicans and four independents. Of these two are colored—Scott and Lewis—and both hail from Duval countv, and are members of the assembly. The Senate will stand twenty-six democrats, five republicans and two ii dependents, and the House has fifty nine democrats, soven republicans and two independents. The Ocala Company, which is composed of the city’s wealthiest citizens, and owns some of the best property in the citv and county, is getting ready to advertise Ocala, and for that purpose proposes to distribute s:isTouO in printer’s ink where It will do the mo t good durinz the season. W. D. C. Smith, one of Philadelphia’s millionaires, bought #170,000 worth of the company’s stock, and sees a brilliant and profitable future in the company’s career. After the breaking up of the formal ban quet oa the Iroquois at Jacksonville ou Thursday, the ship’s officers, the reception committee and a number of prominent cit izens, held a little private reception, at which it was moved by Mr. Mumby that Capt. Leo Vogel, a most popular gentleman and experienced seaman, be indorsed by the assembled company, and that a formal request, as expressing the sentiment of the people of Jacksonville, for the appointment of Captain Vogel to the command of one of the Clyde steamers, be forwarded to the Clydes. SOUTH CAROLINA. There is soqie talk of organizing a mili tary company at Lexington. T e young men of Chesterfield propose to organize a military company. A Young Men’s Christian Association has boen organized at Walterboro. W. A. Brown has been el-cted president of the Marion Fair Association, There is some talk of organizing a build ing and loan association at Chesterfield. A lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen has been instituted at Chester. Tho trustees of the Methodist church at Georgetown propose to improve the person age. It is said that traces of iron oro have bean found near St. Matthew’s, in Orangeburg county. Two hundred and fifty tons of now steel rails have been received for the Barnwell railroad. A number of tho best farmers around Williamson ate making arrangements to move to Texas. The section of Marion county known as the “West Side” is jubilant over the new county of Florence. All the conulies of the state have military companies with tho exception of Oonee, Lexington and Chesterfield. At Columbia Friday the stock of Turner Weller was sold at puolic auction by Theo dore Pollock, under an attachment of Sheriff Rowan. James Stewart of Longtown, F irfield county, his corn two yeirs Id and fodder three years old. He make* all of his meat at home. The alliance has eircted Mr. S. J. Hester of Spartanburg as their general st ite agent, to m ike all arrangements for the alliance supplies. The gin house on' Chancellor Johnson’s Brushy Bay plantation, iu Marlboro, was reoe itly destroyed by fire. Loss, $1,000; no insurance. William Foxworth, superintendent of Capt. W. S. Ellerbe’s plantation, in Marion county, a tew days ago had his hand badly mangled in a cotton gin. Fine beds of granite bave been discovered on the plantation of Col. D. A. Dicke t, in Ne iberry county, near the Spartanburg, Union and Columbia railroad. The Columbia Electric light company have recently added a fifty-dynamo to their plant. This netv dynamo will increase their present power by fifty arc lights. During the last til re * terms of court for Darlington county twenty-nine ctses of as sault and batt ry came up for trial and there were only thirteen convictions. Stephen Mingo, who recently carried off a trunk containing 5205 from the residence of C. Harris of Folk's store, has been capt ured and lodged iu the Colleton jail. Fifty looms have beon placed in position in the Standar 1 Cotton Mills of Kook Hill. Tho remaining one hundred and fifty looms are expected to arrive in a short time. Thomas F. McDow, democratic county chairman of Lancaster, has formed a part nership with Messrs. Wilson & Wilson, and will move to Rock Hill to practice law. At Chester Sheriff Hoot dreamed that 130, secured byatorger, was sewed up in the sleeve of the prisoners coat. The next morning he investigated, and the dream proved true. A. B. Bowden, of Pendleton, has made a success of growing tropical sugarcane. He claims that he can nia < one hundred gal lons of syrup to the acre. The cane ripens up to the seventh joiut. The Port Royal Railroad Company, the second largest taxpayer in Birnwell county, sent its check for JO,OSS 45 to Tte>s urer Kirkland a few days ago in payment of its dues for the last fiscal year. The South Carolina Railway Company is having an artesian well bored at Blackvillo. A depth of over 300 feet has been reachod, and it is expected ttiat a per petual flow will he secured at 500 fee , if not sooner. The Governor has pardoned Ansel Chis olm, who was convicted of larcony at the February term of Court, 1888, iu B aufor;. He was sentenced by Judge Adric i to the penitentiary for three years. The pe ition in favor of his pardon was a strong one. A plot was hatched in jail at Chester to overcome tile sheriff Wednesday morn ing when he should coma up to give tho prisoners breakfast. Quo of the prisoners disclosed the conspiracy before it could he put into operation, and the ringleader was put into safer quarters. At Columbia the Farmers’ Alliance ap pointed a committee to investigate th“ fertilizer business and prices to the farmers. This committee recommended that the farmers reduce their purchases, claiming that they had used about twice ns much fertilizers on the last crop as was necessary. Tne committee will officially recommend to all farmers of the state that they make sparing use of fertilisers this year. As in st of the fertilizer companies now have their supplies for the season and as the alli ance expect to decrease the demand the farmers accordingly anticipate n reduction In price. The colored people of Colombia evidently intend to have a grand celebration of Emancipation Diy. Extensive preparations are being made for tho celebration, they ex pect to have two thousand men til the line of proeee-ioa. All the colored churches, the Wise Men, the firemen, the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Labor and all the charitable societies, forty iu number, aim expected to participate. At Bamberg, a few nights since, Robert Morris while suffering from delirium tremens, rushed into a House and sad that bo was being put sued by a band of negroes bent on lynching him. The negroes in the house hastened out to get assistance. While they were gone Morris disappeared. It was inferred that he had fallen into the hands of his pursuers and suffered death. After twenty-four b urs a big searching party found Morris alive aud perceived his true condition. intendant S. W. H ind of Graham’s is improving, hast Thursday he ord rod Marshal Ray to return to a negro a half dollar winch thA negro had deposited to recover his loose norae. Ray refused, and the intendant told bun to appear before the council to account for it. Ray cursed Hand, and then dealt him a severe blow on the head with his pistol, crushing his skull. Kav then left, hut rotor-ed on (Saturday, lie was arre ted and gave bouu fur his ap pearance at tho ooiuing court. At Mar’s Bluff, Bright Williamson, a col ored lad of some 18 summers, anti John Paul, both student** of the colored sc 001, became involved in a difficulty, when Will la uson struck Pa il with a i-iece of scant ling, knocking him perfectly senseless. A physician was at one* 1 called in, but thus far the patient has not recovered consciousness, and his case seems hojieleas. Williamson has fled, but the sheriff is on his track, and if captured he will be held to await the re sults of the wound, which will perhaps end in death. News has reached Columbia of the death on Monday of Nelson Worthy, the negro who was shot by J. W. M. Simmons in Newberry on the previous Baturday night. Worthy was a powerful and turbulent negro, and was administering a severe beating to his wife, who was Mr. Simmons' cook. Mr. Simmonsordered him to desist, and to leave his (Simmons') yard. Worthy went off grumbling, but immediately re turned with a club and attacked Mr. Sim mons, who fired one shot.iu the ground to frighten his assailant, but as Worthy still advanced upon him he fired three more shots, wounding Worthy, who died Mon day. Mr. Simmons is bookkeeper for the Newberry national I ank. At Springfield, Orangeburg county, on the night of Dec. 15, John Able was shot by Edgar Brodie. Able, having closed bis was on his way home, and mot Brodie, who, it is said, was drinking, and asked him to go home. Just then a police man stepped up, and Able started off, say ing that Brodie and the policeman would have to settle it between tiiemselves. Just as ho got about ten paces away Brodie turned and shot at him twice, the second time hitting him in the abdomen. Able died Thursday last. He was tue junior member of the firm of Able & Abie of Blackvfile. who run a branch store at Bpringfieid. Brodie is a v>>ung white man, about 20 years old. The parties were friends. At Manning, Monday, it was discovered that an attempt had been made Rur.day night to rob the office of the county treas urer. Monday afternoon it was rumored a ound that suspicion pointed to B. B. Dinkins, a young law yer and junior partner of the firm of Hayusworth & Dinkins. He was seen ou Sunday night by several persons smutty* and covered with* ashes. Tho only excuse he cculd give for being in such a plight was that “his chimney had fallen down and ho was trying to put it up.*’ On Wednesday night he acknowledged it to friends, and was advised to leave for parts unknown. On Thursday morning i t took their advice, and left on the morning's tram. After ins departure the treasur r found that he had been swindled out of S4SJ by Dinkins by payi g a forged check on tho Sumter bank. Dinkins had forged the name of his partner, W. KB. Hay is worth, to the check. After tho forgery was found out tho sheriff ti fid to catcu him by telegraphing to Columbia and Greeuville, but he was too late. Dink ins is connected with some of tho best families of the town, and a son of Dr. J. G. Dinkins, one of tho most prominent physi cians of the county. Ho has been married about three years. Every one believes that lie was not alone when the de and was com mitted, b it ho says he wa> drunk, aud that no one was with him. MEDICAL. When You Need An Alterative Medicine, don't forget that everything depends on the kind used. Ask for Ayer’s Sarsaparilla and take no other. For over forty years this preparation lias had the endorsement of leading physicians and druggists, and it has achieved a success unparalleled iu the history of proprietary medicines. “For a rash, from which I had suf fered some months, my father, an M. D., recommended Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. It effected a cure. "I am still taking this medicine, as I find it to be a most pow erful blood-purifier.” —J. E. Cocke, Denton, Texas. “C. H. Hut, Druggist, Evansville, Ind., writes : “ I have been selling Ayer’s Sarsaparilla for many years. It maintains its popularity, while many other preparations, formerly as wcL known, have long been forgotten.” “I have always recommended Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as superior to any oilier preparation for purifying the blood.” G. B. Kuykendall, M. D., Pomeroy,'W.T. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, PREPARED BY Dr. J. C. Ayer 8c Cos., Lowell, Mass. Price $1; eix bottlee, (5. Worth $5 a bottle. HULKOAIN. East Tennessee, Virginia (VGeorgiaß.il GEORGIA DIVISION. The Shortest Line BETWEEN Savannah & Atlanta. Commencing* Dec. 9. ism. tho following Schedule will be m effect: EASTERN LINK. SAVANNAH TO BRUNSWICK. Lr Savannah . 7:o;>aui 9:45 pm Ar Jesup B:&sam 6:10 pin 10:15 pm LvJesup 9:00 ain ....... 11:45 pm Ar Brunswick 10:48m 9:oßam TO ATLANTA. CHATTANOOGA AND THE \\ KST. ___ Lv Savannah ! 09a kp 8: opm Lv Jesup 11*00 am 10: £5 diu Ar Macon 4:spm 3:15 am Ar Atlanta 9:20 o m 6:40 am 12:05 pm Ar Rome 1:20a m )":00a m 3 20 Dm A r Dalton 2:59 am 11: Sam 4:47 pm Ar Chattanooga... 5:40 a:n J;U6 p m 6*25 p m Lv Cbattam>ga .. 7:65 a m 7 :10 p m 7 :10 and m Ar Cincinnati 6:42 pin 6:40 ain 6:40 a m ].v ('hattanooga .. 5:50 am 7:ou p m 7:00 pin Ar Memphis s:3opm 6:10a m 6:loam Lv Chattanooga ... 1:25 pm 7.00 p m Ar Nashville... 7iiupm 12:05 pin TO KNOXVILLE. HOT SPRINGS. ASHE VILLE. THE VIRGINIAS AND THE EAST. Lv Savannah 7.U6 a m H .oo p m Lv Atlanta. 10: ?0 p m 7:'*U a m 12:l6uo<>n Ar Home J:9oa m 1< :00a m 8:15 pm Ar Dalton 2:59 am 11:12am 4:42 pm Ar Chattanooga 6:40 am 1:06 pin 6:85 p m Lv Chattanooga .. 10:00 Dm Ar Cleveland 4:10 am 12:06 pm 11:05 pm Ar Knoxville 7:00 am 8:00 pm 1:50 am Lv Knoxville . ~15 am 9:05 pm 7.50 am Ar Morristown.... a m 4:80 pin 0:10 a m Ar Hot Spring* ..11:00a m 6:90 pm 11:00 am Ar Asheville 12;J6noon 9:00 m 19:ltinoon Ar Bristol 8:tf) p m 6:20 a m Ar Roanoke 2:00a in 12:80noon Ar Lynchburg 8:45 am 2:26 pm Ar Charlottesville 6:40 am 6;00 pin A r Washington 11:13 am 9:40 pm Ar Baltimore. 12:46 p m 11:35 p ra Ar Philadelphia 3:10 pm 8:00am Ar Nil Yore 9:90 p m > 9f>a m LvßoaaoM Btl9am 12 I pm Ar Natural Bridge 8:16a m 2:93 pra Ar Waynesboro 6:35am 4:13 pm ArLuray... 7:4oam 6:6opm ArShenando'J'a-- 10:43am 9:ldpm Ar Hagerstown 11:40 a u 10:10 pm ArHarrisburg I:iA) p m 12:50pm Ar Philadelphia 6:90 pm 4:Kam Ar New York W:36 pm 7:10a m Lv Lynchburg 7:00 a m 2:44 pra Ar BurkvUle 9:24 am 6:i7pm Ar Petersburg 11:14am 7:oopm Ar Norfolk Mspm :■ •pa Pullman sloping cars l ave . follow Jesup 11 00 a. in. and t>. in fo* Cincinnati; Rome at 9:55 a. rn. fur Wa*DUigt<Mi via Lynch burg; Chattanooga at 10 3a. m. for *> w York via Sh*n tndoah Valley, and at :45 p. ra. for Washington via Lynchburg; Chattanooga at 6:50 a. iu. an 1 7:10 p. in. for Memphis. Com l*anv's sloping earn <no up-w*c berth*) leave Atlanta daily '’:l'’ p. . o K**ajrvi < B. W. WRBNN.O. P AT. A, Knoxville, TeuO. L J. KLUS, A. a. r. A . Atlanta. SHIPPING. ocmltMuTp company FOB New York, Bosk aad Philadelphia. passage "tonew YORK. steehaoe....... woo PASSAGE TO BOSTON. STEEKAGE .....1...".": 10 00 PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA (Via Nkw Yoax.) mm .e JJ THE maznlflcent steamship* of these linos are appointed to lull as follows—standard time: TO NEW YORK. CITY OF SAVANNAH, Capt. F. Smith, MON DAY, Dec. 21. 9:30 a. m. TALLAHASSEE. Capt. W. H. Fisbkb, WaD.N CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. J. W, Catharine FRIDAY, Dec. 28, 1:30 p h. ’ NACOOCHEE. Capt. F. Kkmpton. MONDAY. Dec. 31. at 4:30 p. m. CHATTAHOOCHEE. Cant. H. C. DAoorrr WEdNESiiA V, Jan. 2, at ti p. m, TO BOSTON. GATE CITY, C'apt. D. Hedge, THURSDAY, December 2l\ at 2:30 k. CITY OF MACON, Capt. H. C. Lewis. THURS DAY, January 3, at 7 p. in. TO PHILADELPHIA. [for freight oklt.J DESSOUO, Capt. S. L. Askins, SATURDAY. December 2D, at 2:89 p. m. JUNIATA, Capt. E. Chjustt, SATURDAY January 5, at B:3d a. m. Through hills of lading given to Eastern and Nortnwestern 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 it> kq 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', Dec. 25, at ll a. m. JOHNS HOPKINS, Capt. Foster, SUNDAY', Dec. 30, at 3:30 p. m. WM. CRANE, Capt. BiiATPS, SATURDAY, Jan. 5, at 10 a. m. v JOHNS HOPKINS, Capt Foster, THURBDAY, Jtn. 10, at > p. u. And from Baltimore on the above named days at 3 p. m. Through bills lading give* to all points West, all the manufacturing towns in New England, and to ports of the United Kingdom and tho Continent. JAS. B. WEST & Ca. Agents, _ Bay street. SEA ISLAND ROUT eT STEAMERS ST. NICHOLAS AND DAVID CLARK. /COMMENCING MONDAY, Dec. 10. one steam- V. er will .eave Savannah from wharf foot of Lincoln street for DO BOY, DARIEN, BRUNS WICK and FERN AN DINA every MONDAY' and THURSDAY at 4 p. m . connecting at Sa vannah with New \ork, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore ntearners, at Brunswick with steamer for Satilla river, and at Fernaudina by rail with all point* in Florida. . Freight received till 3:30 p. m. on days of sail ing. Tickets to be had at Gazan's Cigar Store, in Pulaski House, and on hoard the boat. C. WILLIAMS. Agent. For Augusta and Way Landings. STEAMER KATIE, Capt. J. 8. BEVILL, TI7ILL leave EVERY WEDNESDAY at 10 v v o’clock a. m. (city time) for Augusta and way landings. All freights payable by shippers. JOHN LAWTON, Manager. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique —French Line to Havre. BETWEEN New Y’ork and Havre, from pier No. 42, N R., foot of Morton street. Trav elers by this line avoid both transit by English railway and the discomfort of crossing the Channel in a small boat. Special train leuving the Company's dock at Havre direct for Paris on air.val of steamers. Baggage checked at New York through to Paris. LA CHAMPAGNE, Boyer. SATURDAY, Dec. 20, 2 p. M. LA BRETAGNE, nz Jocsselin, SATUK DAY', Jau. 5, 7 a. m. LA NO.MANDiE. de Kersabiec, SATUR DAY .Hr IJ. 2 p m. PRICE OF PASSAGE (Including wine): TO HAVRE First Cabin, $l2O. fIOO and SSO; Second i 'abin, $6); Steerage from New York to Havre, $26; Steerage from New York to Paris, SB9; including wine, bending and utensils. A FORGET. Agent, 3 Bowling Green, foot of Broadway, New York. Or R W. HUNT, E, 20 Bull street, Messrs. WILDER & CO., 126 Bay street. Savannah Ag>-pts, IKON WOBKft* McDonough A Bailantyne, IRON FOUNDERS, Maehinis'.s, Boiler Makers and Blacksmiths, MASUKACTUKICKS OP STATIONARY and PORTABLE ENGINES, VERTICAL and TOP RUNNING COBH MILLS, SUGAR MILLS and PANS. AGENTS for Alert and Union Injeoton, the simplest and most effective on tie market; Gullett Light Draft Magnolia Cotton Ola, the bett in the market. All orders promptly attendtd to. Send for Price Iziet. Arrow Cotton Ties, FOR SALE BY C. M. GILBERT & CO„ IMPOKTEKB. Corner bay and Weal Broad aireota. RAILROADS. Savannah, Florida and Mm Railway, WAYCRCSS SHORT LINE. TIME CARD IN EFFECT DEC. 16, 1888. All Trains on this Rc ad arc Run by Central Standard Time. oCHEDULE of through trains to Florida and Southern Georgia, connecting with tram, kl for all points in the West ana Northwest. * “ 1 rains FROM J No. 23 I No. 27 j No. 15 | TO I No. 24 ;Nol4 IN„ -a" SAVANNAH. I Duly, j luily. | Daily. J SAVANNAH, j Daily. ! Daily 4 j dluAc Lv Savannah 5:20 a m 7.00 am 1:15 pm' 1 Lv Port Tampa i 8-10 nnv Ar Jesup 7:11a m 8:38 a in. 3:31 pm Lv Sanford liiskm Ar Vi aycros* 8:23 ani 9:45 a m 5:15 pm Lv Chattah’chee io-noP m Ar Albany via B Lv Bain bridge.. . n II! Ar Jacksonville.. 11:40 ain sf:(H> n n 8:10 pm Lv Thomasville toiS 5 m Ar Sanford 14:30 pm Lv Gainesville... !!!!'.*!... i.oiJXF™ Ar Live oak 1:50 pm! Lv DuPont . . . ** ” £ m Ar Lake City 5:05 pm LvAlbanyvia B.! 1 111 Ar Gainesville 4:80 pm ! &W . ... 4:45 am ‘i T thomasville 1:40 p m Lv Waycross i 1:20 pm 9:50 a m 4 : 25*d m Ar .Monticello 3:25 p in Lv Atlanta 12:35 am P aI SrtSrtfK } : 2 pm j !Lv Jesup 8:05 p m 10:53 a m *5:45*0 m Ar Chattah chee | 4:04 pm jAr Savannah .. j 5:17 p m 12:23 p m 7:45 p m Schedule of Trains to Al I v o e Vo 1 l Schedule of Trains from! .. . 1 .. bany, Macon Atlanta, ° Atlanta, Columbus and £°;l No. 2 Griffin and Columbus. ajaily. laily. j g bijtin , Daily. | Daily. Leave Savannah S:00 p m 3:45 p m Ijeave Montgomery Ii Arrive Jesup 10;15 pm 6:10 pm I Albany i 2:50 p nil - Arrive Macon 3:15 am .Leave Monticello 5:16 pm Arrive McDonough j Leave Thomasville 7:30 pm * ff Arrive Uriffin. Ijeave Way cross 12:55 am Z o Arrive Columbus H £ j Leave Atlanta ; 2:39 pin * P Arrive Atlanta 6:40 am ■< S lA?ave Columbus 825 a m £ Arrive \Vaycross 1:80 am g h Leave Griffin . 11:40 a m h & Arrive Thornasville 7:00 ain o h Leave McDonough.” 4:05 pm Arrive Monticello 0:10 am Leave Macon.... 6:15 n m Arrive Albany 12:00 u'u ' I>*ave Jesup 3:40 a m 5:25 am Arrive Montgomery Arrive Savannah 1 6:15 a in' 8:30 am TO BRUNSWICK. j FROM BRUNSWICK. Leave Savannah I 7:06 a m 8:00 p m Leave Brunswick, B. &W~ 7:00 a m Arrive Jesup. | 8:38 a in; 10:15 p m Leave Waycross 9:.-)0 am Arrive Brunswick, E. T 10:40 arn 2:00 a m Ijeave Brunswick, E. T i 8:15 a m 815 nni Arrive Waycross. 9:45 a m LeaveJesup lioiw am 3:40 SS Arrive Brunswick, B. & \\. k:SO pny Arrive Savannah ... ,12:23 p m 6:15 a m _ , .j 4 T CONNECTIONS. Train No. 27 connects at Jesup for Macon, Atlanta, Chattanooga and nil points in the West and Northwest. At River Junction (Chattahoochee) for Pensacola, Mobile and New Orleans Ar Jacksonville for all points in South Florida. Key West and Havana. At Live Oak for points on h. ( . and I. R. R. At Gainesville for Ocala, Leesburg and points in South Florida. Train No 15 connects at \\ aycross for Albany, Montgomery, New Orleans, Nashville, Evansville St Louis Louisville and Cincinnati. Train No 5 connects at Jesup for Macon, Atlanta, Chattanooga Nash vide, Louisville and Cincinnati. Through Pullman sleeping car Jacksonville and Jesup to Chatta nooga. Trains 14 and 27 have Pullman sleeping car bet ween Jacksonville and Jersey City. Train 15 has Pullman sleeper Waycross to Montgomery, Nashville and Cincinnati. Pullman sleeper to Jacksonville on No. 5. Tic- ets sold to all points aud baggage checked through; also sleeping car berths and sections secured at passenger stations and Bren's Ticket Office. 22 Bull street. R. G. FLEMING, Superintendent. * CLNTIIAL RAILROAD OF~ GEORGIA. QUICKEST, BEST ANJ> ONLY LINE RUNNING SOLID TRAINS SAVANNAH TO MACON AND ATLANTA CORRECT SCHEDULE IS EFFECT NOV. 4TH, 1888. (STANDARD TIME, QQtH MERIDIAN.) TO MACOnTaUGUSTA AND ATLANTA. " TO MONTGOMERY~MOBILE AND NEW Lv Bavanuah 7:l6am 8:20pm 1 I ORLEANS VIA ATLANTA. Ar Macon. 1:40 pm 2:90 am Lv Savannah 7:10 am Ar Augusta 11:43 am 6:35 am Ar Atlanta 540 pm Ar Atlanta 5:40 pm 6:4oam Ar Montgomery 6:45 am Through sleepers on night trains. 1 Ar Mobile. 1:55 pm TOiOLUMBUSaND BIK.MINUHAM. *j -N>w Ur:(lan 7:30 pm Leave SavAnuafi 8:20 pm TO MONTGOMERY, MOBILE AND NEW OR- Ar Columbus 7:I0m LEANS VIA COLUMBUS AND Ar Birmingham 3:3opm ! _ UNION SPRINGS. TO ROME AND CHATTANOOGA VIA ! !:“!!!“ Lv Savannah * 7:IC a m 8:20 p m “ Ar Atlanta 5:40 p m 6:40 a m £ J Dmery 1 Ar Rome U:£lm Ar New .rDans 7:2opm Ar Chattanooga 11:40 pm 1:00 pm TO MONTGOMERY, MOBILE AND NEW OR* Solid trains Savannah to Atlanta, Atlanta to LEANS VIA M ACON. SMITHVILLE Chattanooga, connecting at Chattanooga with AND EUFAULA. lines diverging for Nashville, Louisville, Cincir. Lv Savannah 7:10 a m 8:20 pra nati. Sc. Louis, Chicago and points in the north Ar Macon 1:40 pm 2:50 a m andnorthwest. Lv Macon 6:30 pm 10:00am TO ROME AND" CHATTANOOGA VIA CAB- 2|ff“2 Roi LTON Ar Montgomery t .oO a m o.jspra Lv Sarnnah. 7:loam P-20pm Ar Mobile. I:sspm B:2uam Ar Griffin 4:01 ptn 511 a m Ar ew { cleans.. .. 7:A) pm <:55 a m Lv (iriffin 5:20 am THROUGH TRAINS TO SAVANNAH. Ar Rome 11:05am Lv Augusta 12:01 pm 9:lopm Ar Chattanooga 3:10p m Lv Atlanta 6:50a ra 7:15 p m Solid train Savannah to Griffin. Griffin to Lv Macon 10:35 a m 11:00 p m Chattanooga, connecting north and v est. \r Savannah 5:00 pra 6:15 a m LOCAL TRAINS TO AND FROM SAVANNAH. Guyton dinner train leaves Savannah 2:00 p.m. Returning, leaves Guyton at 3:25 p. m.; arrives Savannah 4:2 p. m. Milieu accommodation leaves Savannah 5:40 p. m.; arrives Millen 8:25 p. m. Returning, leaves Millen 5:00a. in.; arrives Savannah 8:00 a. m. Train leaving Savannah at 8:20 p. m. will stop regularly at Guyton to put off passengers. Fasseugers for Sylvanla, Wrightsville, Milledgevflle and Eatonton should take 7:10 a. m. train, rassengers for Carrollton, Fort Gaines, Talbotton, Buena Vista, Blakely and Clayton should take the 8:20 p. m. train. Tickets and sleeping oar berths at City Office, No. 19 Bull street, and at Union Depot, West Broad street. For further information apply to % JOHN b. BORDLF.Y, CLYDE BOSTICK. E. T CHARLTON, Ticket Agent. Trav. Bass. Agent. Gen. Pass. Agent, Florida Railway & Navigation Company. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME USED. GOING SOUTH. GOING NORTH. 1:15 pni Leave via W. & A Chattanooga. Arrive ... W. A A 1:00 pm 5:45 p m Leave via E. TANARUS., V. & G Chattanooga Arrive..E. TANARUS., V. & G...12:55 p m 11:15pm Leave..via E. T. t V A* G Atlanta Arrive..E. T.. V. & G... 6-40 am 7:lspm Leave via Central R. R Atlanta Arriv#. C. R. R. o Ga.. C.iOam 11:30pm... . Ijeave. via Central K. R Macon Arrive. .Central R. R— 2:3>am 3:10 pm Leave, .via E. TANARUS., V. & Q Macon .....Arrive, .£• TANARUS., V AG... 2:15 am 4:00 am Leave via C. A S Charieston.... ft.... Arrive C. A S 1:25 a in 7:00 am Leave via S. F. A W ...Savannah Arrive S.,F. AW... 7:45 pm 8:20 am Leave via E. TANARUS., V. A G Jp up Leave...E. T.V. A G... 6:30 pra s:osam Leave via B. A W Albany Leave ...Central Ga—]o:3Jpm 9:loam Arrive via B A W Waycross .. .B. A W 5:10 pm 9:55am.... leave via S., F. A W —Waycross Leave S., F. A W .. 4:25 pra 12:32 pm Leave via F. R. A N Baldwin !>ave.... F. R. A N 5:00 ara 2:23 pm via F. RA N Waldo I.eave....F. RAN •• 2:50a m 4:29pm.. ..Leave—via F. R. A N Ocala ..Leave F. R. A N 12:10am 5:45 pm Leave via F. Ii A N Wildwood Leave F. R A N 9:20 p m 6:13 p m .. Leave via F. R. A N Le aburg Leave. .F.R. A N 7:55 p m 6:45 pno I.aave . via F. RA N Tavares Leave .. F. R. A N C:2O p and 9.-00 pm... Arrive—via F. It. A N ..O.lando Ix*are F.R.AN 4:3opm A. O. MacDONELL, General Passenger Agent. D. E. MAXWELL. General Superintendent. SUBURBAN RAILWAYS. City and Suburban Railway. Savannah. Ga., Nov. 2, 1833. ON and after M> NDAY, Nov. sth, the follow ing schedule will be run on the OUTSIDE LINE: _ LX A VIC | AKUIVK LEAVE ISi.i j LEAVE city. cmr. or hock, hohtgomssy 10:95 a. m. H:4oa.ni.' 6:15 a.m. i 7:50 a.m. *6:00 p. m.| 2:(Y) o. m m. j 1:05 p. m. Every Monday there will be a train #or Mont gomery. leaving city 6:50 a. m. Every Wednesday, baturday and B'inday a train w:ll be run out. leaving city f 3:95 p. m. On Wednesday, returning, leave Montgomery 4:30 p. ra.. and Me or Hope 5 o clock. Ou bauurdays and Sundays leave these points half Hour later. •This train leaves city half hour later Satur day aud will he omitted Sundays. JAMES H. JOHNSTON. President. Coast Line Railroad. Suburban Schedule, CATHEDRAL LLMUi'EKY, oON A VENTURE AND THUNDERBOLT. r pilE following schedule will be observed on X and after MONDAY. Oct. 8, 18*8, week days. (See special schedule for Sunday.) I>eaw Savannah (city tlinej MO, 10:85 A. if., 8:00, 4:00, *6:35 p. ii. Leave Thunderbolt, 6:50, 8:00 a. m., 12:20, 4:00, t5:4 * p. h. Leave Bonaventure, 6:00, 8:10 A. m., 12:30. 4:10, 6:50 i*. m •Saturday night last ear leaves city 7:16, In stead of 0:35. 4Last car leaves Thunderbolt 6:40, instead of C:9oas formerly. Take Brougliton street car* 25 minutes before departure of SuLurhan t rains. K F. COBB, Hnpt, MJiTABLiosiHJ lv>. M. M. SULLIVAN, Wholesale Fuh and Oyster Dealer, 150 Brysn ft. atid I#3 Bay lane. Savannah. Oa Fish orders for Odar Keys rec*l**d Sore have r>ro.„ t f CENT# A WEEK mill bars the • / "W MORNING NEWS d-lirered ai Jgur bouse early EVERY MORN RALLROAI49. Charleston and Savannah Railway. Schedule in Effect Dec. 18, 1888. r PRAINB leave and arrive at Savannah by 1 Standard Time, which is 30 minutes slower than city time. NORTHWARD. No. 65.* No. 14.* No. 78.* No. 42.* J,v Sav . 6:45 am 12:48pm 8:10pm 1:35 pm Ar BeuYttlO:K am 6:00 pm Ar AlPdTelo:23 am 17:35 pm ArAusr... 12:40 pm • Ar Char . 12:00 n*n 5:20 p m 1:25 a m 6:58 p m SOUTHWARD. No. S3.* No. Si* No. 2T.* No. *3-* I-v Char. 7:Uoam :):15 p m LOP ain l:4Sm Lv Ain? 12:45 pm LvAlPdTe+6:B>am 1:56 pm LvßeuTt 7:22am 2.ovp m •••••*: ArHuv... 10:40 am 6:40 pm 6:41 am 5:05 ain * Daily, t Dally except Sunday. Train No. 14 st jps only at Yernasseo to put off passengers, and Gieen PWH. _ „ . Train v n. 7ft stone only at Monte tin, Haraee ▼ille, < oosaubatchie, jtii '-cu Po .u und Uaveuel. Trains Nos. 12 and 06 stop at all stations. For tickets, Pullman car r**£^!2 n JL I 2JL other information, apply tr WM. BREN, Ticket A Kent, 22 Bull street, and at depot. V. p. MrSW INKY, Gen. Pass. Agent. C. B. UAD.SPKX, Superintendent. SlilPPlMti. Plant Steamship Line. HIHI-WXEKLr. Tampa. KoyWeit and Havana- SOUTHBOUND I,T Purl Tampa Monday, and Th undays W- w * Ar K-y West Tuesdays and Fridays (f s Ar Havana Wednesday, and Saturdays Jit NORTHBOUND. l. Havana Wednesday. and Saturdays ir. ■ Lv Key West Wednesdays and Baturdavs wr. a Arl'ort Tan.pa Tuundays and Sundays. JJ r 'f “ nnectln(t at Port Tampa with West lndl* Fast Train to and from Northern •* cities. For Stateroom •acommodgilotimjgpV to City Ticket <JflkJt, 8 , t. A W, Ry, Jackson villa, ir Agent Plant Steamahlp Un. Taap*. * C I). oWr.NH Tmfßc Manager. H. 8. 11 AINLtS, Ueuerai Mauagvr.