The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, June 07, 1889, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text8 TWO HOME YACHTS WIN. CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH DI VIDE HONORS. The Katrinka and Flirt Win the Prizes in the Ftrat Claes, and the Zinga and the Marie In the Second Claes-A Bright Day and a Spanking Breeze for the Charleston Regatta, and the Event Witnessed by Crowds of Peo ple—Movements of the Vacbta Savannah yacht* of the first class did not carry off auy of the prizes in yesterday's regatta of the Carolina Yacht Club. The Katrinka came in first, the Flirt second, and the Ocean Queen a good third, but the Zinga and the Marie in tbeir class carried off the honors. The event i* thus detailed by the follow ing special to the Morning News from Charleston: Pretty nearly the whole of Charleston and a considerable part of Savannah spent to-day cn the water. It was a glorious day. The rays of the sun which glinted across the rippling waves on the bay, were tem pered by a seven-knot breeze from the northwest by north, which gave the racers a free course down to the sea, a short tack back, and a clean run up and down the river. The Savannah yachtsmen were out at daylight, black-leading their bottoms, overhauling their tackle and making everything taut and trim for the race. A large detachment of Savannah people arrived on the 1: - J5 o’clock a. m. train and at 11:30 o’clock a. m. about 150 arrived on the special. These were taken to the Coast Line railroad wharf, where the steamer Sappho was waiting for them, and they saw the race from etart so finish. A GALA PAT IN THE HARBOR. At 11 o’clock the harbor was gemmed with sails. In addition to the contesting yachts there were upward of 100 sail of ail kinds out in the bay—steamers, yachts, pilot boats, yawls, tugs, clinkers, canvas bateaux and launches. East and South batteries were thronged witu thousands of spectators, and a dozen or more steamboats, decked fore and aft with bunting, churned the waters as they paraded up and down waiting for the race to start. It was a glorious spectacle. While the crowd was gathering a white winged cruiser dashed out of the bunch at Commercial wharf and made a spurt under tb and main sail to Castle Pickney. Hav ing arrived there, she luffed gracefully and returned to the rendezvous, the whole time occupied being not more than five minutes. It was the Alexander C. Expert yachtmen who witnessed her spurt began at once to put her on their betting books. The little Zinga also attracted some attention, while the Glance and the Marie had tbeir backers. CP SAILS AND OFT. Shortly before noon the seventeen yachts, like a flock of birds, began to never around the starting point. By this time everybody in Charleston was either on the East Battery esplanade or on shipboard. Promptly at 13 o’clock the tug Monarch, flying the commander’s flag, steamed down the line and the judges called the roll of yachts. All were present or accounted for. At 12 o’clock noon the preparatory signals were given, and five minutes later the signal for the start was sounded. There was a hurried slipping of cables aud hoist ing of mainsails, and in a minute the race was off. The Wildbird, of Charles ton, crossed the line first, followed by the Katrinka, the White Wing 9 ar.d the Ocean Queen in the order named. The time of each yacht was taken, so that there was very little advantage in the start. Ten minutes later the starting signals for the second-ciass yachts was given. Almost before the sound had been re-echoed from the hundred pines on the James Island shore the sprightly little Marie glided over the line and spread her white wings to the breeze, followed closely by the Zniga, the Thistle bringing up the rear of the squadron. Then there was a mob down oceanward. Tr e sail b ats crowded after the racers with every stitch of canvas spread to the breeze, and the steamers and tugs, with a. chorus of steam whistles, followed leisurely behind. THE FINISH. The race was finished in 3 hours, 36 min utes and 15 seconds. The Katriuka won the first prize, and the Flirt the second in the first-class race. The Zinga finished her course in 3 hours, 28 minutes and 43 sec onds, winning first prizu in the second class rljice, with the Marie second, the Cor sair third, and tho Thistle fourth. The following is the official time-table of the race, the figures given being the elapsed time, and the yachts coming in in the order named: FIRST-CLASS TACHTS. Katrinka 3:(5:44 Flirt 3:35:32 Ocean Queen 3:87:08 Glance - 3:40:20 Wild Bird 3:52:44 Alexander C 4:21:5I Eleanor 4:24:40 Idler 4:25:51 SECOND-CLASS YACHTS. Zinga 3:15:47 Marie 3:20:14 Jennie 8 3:32:37 Corsair 3:36:32 Thistle 3:87:12 In the first-class race the Etta and White Wings did not finish, and in the second-class raco the Fleet Wing and the Aunita were also distanced. The visiting yachtsmen are being enter tained to-night at a banquet at the Carolina Club headquarters. Tiie two fleets will leave to-day for a racing cruise to Kawah, whore they will spend the day fishing aud dining. Tho Forest City fleet will leave for home Satur day morning. They will decline a tow, however, and each yacht will make its way home as best it can. The yachtsmen say that they have had enough of tow lines. PEACHES COMING IN LIVELY. The Fruit Generally Small Bo Far, But Plenty of It, The quantity of peaches received in this market for the last few days is almost un paralleled. A week ago eight baskets were received. Two days later the total receipts ran up to over 200 baskets, and the commis sion merchants say that they are receiving now between 300 and 400 orates per day. The first lot, although a poor variety, brought $8 per bushel. The price dropped as the receipts ran up, and now peaches bring from $1 50 to t'~ per bushel. Choice fruit, in half bushel baskets, sells for from 75 cents to $1 25. Until yesterday large quantities were shipped from here, by the truit dealers, to different points, and in this way the greater portion of each day’s shipments was dis posed of. Yesterday, however, the con sumer bought directly from the merchants, and not much reshipping was necessary to get the supply off of the market. Some of the fruit received is t fa fine variety and is delicious, but the bulk of it is too small to realize much on. Merchants are complain ing about the careless manner in which shippers are sending fruit. Almost all kinds of “dwarfed stuff” is shipped and it is calculated to depress tho market and run the prices tor better fruit down. The merchants say if shippers will keep their bad and inferior fruit at home and dry it, it will pay them doubly in the end. By this means, the merchants are enabled to dispose of tho good fruit at good prices,and the poor fruit, a great deal of which will not find a buyer, will be disposed of when dried. Manifestly it is better to keep the inferior fruit off of the market, since it keeps good fruit from bringing its value. Fort Pulaski. The steamer Gov. bafford will make an excursion to Fort Pulaski this (Friday) afternoon, leaving her dock foot of Dray roundUip, at 3 °' clock 6tlar P* Fwe 35 cents FOB THE FLOOD SUFFERERS. Savannah’s Subscription Growinar— Gov. Beaver’s Thanks. The canvass for the relief fund for the benefit of the Ccnemeugh valley sufferers began yesterday and $834 were collected. This brings the subscription up to $1,576, and with the SI,OOO donated by the Savan nah Benevolent Association, makes $2,576 subscribed by the citizens of Savannah. Of this sum S7BO were turned over to the chair man of the citizen’s meeting yesterday as the result of the canvass by the committee of which Emile Newman, Esq., is chairman. Mayor Sch warz has communicated by tele graph with Gov. Beaver the result of the meeting. The other canvassing committees are expected to report to-day. The following telegraphic correspondence has passed between Mr. J. M. Solomon, president of the Savannah Benevolent Association and Gov. Bearer cf Pennsyl vania: Hon. Jamfi A. Beaver. Harrisburg, Pa.: The Savannah Benevolent Association has donated SI,OOO for tUe relief of the sufferers at Johnstown. Not knowing who to send it to, you will please draw on me for this amount or advise proper authorities to do so. J. M. Solomon, President. Harrisburg, Fa., June 6, 1883. J. -V. Solomon: In the name of our suffering ar.d distressed people, thank* for toe generous contribution of Bav&nnab Benevolent Association. It is grate fully appreciated and will be judiciously dis tribute!. Have drawn on you today us re quested for SI,OOO at sight tnreugh Jacob L. Bamberg, treasurer of relief fund. James a. Beaver. Governor. City or Savannah, ) Mayor's Office, v June 6, 1889.) The following are the subscriptions received by the Mayor to date in bhaif of the sufferer* by the recent flood* in Pennsylvania: June s—Henry Blun $ 50 00 Garrard & Meldrim 25 0J John Schwarz 25 00 M. J. Doyle 25 00 D. A. Alticks Son* 25 00 Lindsay A: Morgan 25 00 <leo. A. Hudson 50 00 P. Williams * Cos 100 00 Mrs. Potter 2 00 J. W. Rogan 5 00 G. I. Taggart 10 00 Isaac Haas 10 00 Cbas. A, Vetter 5 CO Cash 1 00 Cash 1 00 Cash 1 00 Cash 1 00 Cash 10 00 Haines & Daniel 10 00 Dudley Cox 20 00 John M. Guerard 10 00 JuneG—From Savannah Cotton Exchange for John Flannery A Cos SSO 00 Baldwin & Cos 25 00 W W. Gordon &Cos 60 00 Strauss A Cos 25 00 E. M. Green 25 00 John F. Wheaton 10 00 Cash 1 00 M. Maclean & Cos 50 00 Charles Ellis 20 00 J. S. Wood & Bro 10 00 M. Y. & D. I. Maclntyre 25 00 Clavius Phillips .... 10 00 Woods*Co 25 00—5328 00 F c. Battey 10 00 Cash 1 00 K. A. Richmond 3 00 H P. Richmond 5 00 Rev. J. F. Dripps 10 00 George 8. Owens 25 0J From Emile Newman, chair man for Leßoy Myers & C 0... 2 r > 00 Fretwell & Nichols 5 01) Mendel * Deitsch 10 00 Charlton * Mackall 25 00 A. 8. Eichberg 6 00 William D. Harden 5 00 Cash 200 51. Ferst & Cos. 20 00 Herman * Kayton 25 00 Charles E. Stults A Oo 500 Levi J. Gazan 5 00 Watson * Powers 10 00 H Myers A Bros 25 00 Dr. E. K. Corson 500 Reuben llutler 500 Daniel Hogan 2 50 Cash 2 00 Cash 1 00 I. Epstein* Cos 10 00 Gustave Eckstein & Cos 10 00 W. B. Mell & Cos 5 00 J. 8. Collins & Cos 10 00 A. Falk & 80ns 10 00 I’alraer Bros 2J 00 Mohr Bros 10 no B. H. I.evy & Bro 10 00 Appel A Schaul 10 00 Lovell * Latt.imore 5 00 Solomons & Cos 10 00 Cash 1 00 Cash 5 00 Cash : 5 (X) Cash 1 00 Neidlinger & Rabun 5 00 P. H. Ward 5 00 Harms * J itchier 5 00 51. M. Sullivan , jo CO M. Stern 5 00 Cash .. 250 A Huger 1 00 Strauss Printing Cos 2 60 Lloyd & Adams 5 00 A. Ehrlich & Bro 20 00 A. Lefflnr 10 00 Geo. W. Tiedeman * Bro 10 00 Henry :-olomou & Boa 10 00 8. Guckenheimer * Son 50 uo Cash 2 is) W. Inman Jliller 1 00 Knickerbocker Ice C 0... .. . 600 Cash 6 00 T. J. Davis & Cos 5 00 Cash 2 00 .1. McLaughlin 300 Smith 8r05..., 6 00 Rufus K. Lester 5 00 J. H. Estill 6 00 Cash 1 00 W. O. Jackaon 250 00 B Hymes..Y. 2 00 Cash t (X) Eckman & Vetsburg 26 00 D. B. Lester ft 00 Anna 8. Ruflll 2 00 C. H. Dorsett 5 00 Cash 2 00 Cash 1 00 Cash 2 50 Total $1,571 00 John Schwarz, 51ayor. THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. The Opera as bung Dy the Bijou Com • pany. Before an audience which was large, but not nearly as large as it might have been, tho Bijou Opera Company presented the “Bohemian Girl” at the theater last night. The performance was fully as spirited on the whole as any of tho preceding perform ances, and several of the artistes were at their best, notably Miss Bell as “Arline” and Mr. F. L. Hill us “Count Arnheiin.” The aria, “I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls,” was sweetly rendered by Miss Bell and received, as it richly merited, an encore. The quartette by Mr. and Miss Bell, Miss Webb and Miss Henderson was a successful vocal effort. The voices kept well together and blended harrnonioudy. Mr. Bell was atypical “Thaddeus” and his rendition of the world known aria, “You’ll Remember Me,” was acceptable ai:d full of feeling. Mr. H:ll was in prime condition vocally, and his singing of the ballad, “Hoart Bowed Down,” brought down the house. Miss was a dignified and charming “Gypsy Queen.” Miss Jennie Miller wa9 “Bu.ia.” Mr. H. VV. Leonard had the proper conception of the malicious “Florestein.” The gypsy costumes were rich aud picturesque. The “Chimes of Normandy” will be given to-night, and as this over popular opora always draws a large crowd, a full house is expected. Where Shall We Summer It? This is an important question, both to the In valid and pleasure seeker. Bowden Lithia, Georgia's wonderful slineral Spring, probably offers the very best advantages to both the health and pleasure seeker. Only twenty miles from Atlanta, situated di rectly on the Georgia Pacific railroad. Trains several times daily; full mail and telegraph accommodations. A magnificent hotel; Hot Springs system of bathing. The finest mineral water In the world; cool mountain air, and the great Piedmont Chautauqua holding its summer session there this season, make it especially at* tractive. bend your name to E. W. Marsh & Cos., Salt Springs, Ga., and they will send you an illus trated pamphlet on this great health and pleas ure resort; I See special notice column for particulrs of excursion to BlackfUh Banks, THE MORNING NEWS: .FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1889. CITY BREVITIES. Repairs on Christ church will begin July L Myrtle Ledge No. 6, K. P., holds a meet ing this evening. Landrum Lodge No. 48, F. and A. M., meets this evening. Regular meeting of Pulaski Council No. 153, R. A., this evening. A meeting in the intereat of female edu cation will be held at the Lutheran ohurch to-night C. H. Duls, Esq., of Charlotte, N. C., will address the meeting. The King’s Daughters’ Band, No. 13, will have an ice cream festival and donkey party at the residence of Mrs. George Mills, No. 80 Hall street, on Saturday. The en tertainment will be from 5 to 10 o’clock p. m., and is for the benefit of the ice mis sion. The smoke from the marsh fire*, which have been burning on the low lands on the north tide of the river for several davs, set tled down on the city last night like a dense fog, penetrating house* through doors aud wipdows, and smudging everything and everybody. , The bottle bands at one time were a nov elty, but everybody knows now what the unearthly noise is that arouses them from their slumbers in the dead of night, and there is a common desire to have the bands squelched. A resident of the southern part of the city said yesterday that he had b*en victimized more than a half dozen times, and he entertains strongly the idea of going before council and praying that ft special ordinance be made, prohibiting “jug blowers” from operating after sundown, and anybody caught with a jug under his coat or a bottle in his pocket to be fined as the law may direct. The water plugs, both in the market basement and in the upper part of the market house, are being used morning and evening in cleaning cut tho market. Tho change is quite perceptible. The smell of the meats is cot so strong when the floor is dampened and the fragments are washed out of the cracks. Tho absence of flies is already noticeable since the plugs were placed in the building and the morning and afternoon cleaning out was begun. In the basement, large quantities of sand and filth were collected between the bricks in the floor and along the sides of the walls. All this has been removed by the use of tne hose and water. The stream used on the market is as large ns that used from the fire plugs. Robert Hicks, proprietor of the Fried and Hicks restaurant, under the market, sajd last night that the market is in a better condition than he has ever known it. He has been in business in the market for a number of years, and theUchange, (he said, is very perceptible. In addition to putting plugs in the market building, electric lights have been placed along the ceiling of each wing, affording all the light necessary. Formerly the corridors were very dark, and on more than one occasion visitors have been an noyed by the lazzaroni who used to lie about in the corners of the basement look ing for the unsuspecting countryman. FENCE OR NO FENCE. Tba Farmers Campaign Begun—A No fence Man Talks. The fence question is beginning to come in for its share of attention in spite of the interest in the canvass for railroads and for the Pennsylvania sufferers, and as the elec tion is less than a month away the interest will deepen until the matter of fence or no fence is settled at the polls. Interviews with those who favor the no fence law say that the rapid denudation of forests has made it too expensive to fence agricultural lands which must now bo fenced with lumber that is expensive and unsatisfactory. Mr. M. N. DeLettre is an earnest advo cate of the no fence law, and in talking on the subject yesterday, he said that if any one desires to see how nicely it works, he has only to visit Aiken couuty, South Car olina. Mr. DeLettre says that the “no fence" law there has reclaimed hundreds of acres of ground for culture that would have otherwise been uncultivated; and he added that those who opposed the “no fence” law when the matter was submitted to the people, would not consent to return ing to the old system, as they are now as warmly in favor of “no fence.” “What about the claim that the “no fence” iaw would operate u-.favorably against the poorer classes 1” Mr. DeLettre was asked. Mr. DeLettre repliod that there is no basis for the claim, aud he went on to show that possibly eight or ten out of every 100 •f the colored people have a cow, or two or three hogs which by running at large pre vent the ninety from having little truck patches and gardens in which they could not only raise their own produce, but could sell for the local, interior and northern markets. Mr. DeLettre says that if the no fence law should carry at the polls there would be huudreds of which the colored people could lease for a term of years for cultiva tion, but from which they are debarred now because they cannot afford to fence the ground. Many of them cannot get the lumber ou credit, iu fact comparatively few can do so, and in some in stances where they have tried it the failure of a crop from frost, drought or extreme wet weather has made the ex periment u failure, for by the time the next planting time came around their fences were destroyed aud a second effort aban doned. Mr. DeLettre says that the poorer classes ought to be more interested iu carrying the 110 fence law at the polls next month than any other class of people. It puts land at their disposal which is now uncultivated because of the depredations of stock raisers who can well afford to fence and won’t do it. He says it is a great mistake to think that tho more intelligent classes among the colored people do not see this, for they do, and will vote for the no fence law. THE CURTIB CHARGES. An Investigation of Them Asked for by Lieut. Carter. Lieut. Carter returned to the city yester day. A Morning News reporter asked him what he had to say concerning the affidavit of Mr. Curtis relating to river im provement matters. He replied that he had at present nothing to say upon the sub ject, but stated that he had asked for a thorough investigation of the matter, so far at least as it affected the engineer depart ment and himself, and that such an investi gation covering all of his works would probably be granted. He added that all of the details would doubtless be given to the public. The Southern Travelers at Work. Secretary Max Robinson of the Savan nah branch of the Southern Travelers’ Association had a conference with Presi dent Alexander of the Central railroad yesterday concerning the 5,000 interstate mileage book. Secretary Robiuson said that the president of tho Central expressed himself willing to accede to the wish 1 f tho association iu putting the mileage book on, provided the other roads do the same. The Savannah branch is doing more toward getting concessions from tho railroads aud hotels than any of the other branches. To-day is the last day of tho time giveu each branch to send in remittances for membership, None of the branches, ex cluding the Savannah branch, have sent in the membership fee. If the money is not received by to-night it is thought that they will forfeit their franchise. Secretary Max Robinson turned over to Secretary Davis of the Southern Travelers’ Association a check for $273 tor Savannah branch membership. Milton, Ga. Johnson’s Tonio does all claimed for it. Have sold out. Send us a gross. Wilkins & Berrien. For tale by J. T. SUuptrine & Bro, APAIROF GOLDTHI.MBLES AH OLD LADY'S GIFT TO THE NEW RAILROAD ENTERPRISE. An Omen That Means the Buccesa of the Movement—The Fund Now $30,- 000— An Appeal to be Issued to Every Citizen to Help Make Up the Remaining S2O,OOO—A Meeting Next Monday. The fund for the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery road is growing, and has now reached $30,000, just three-fifths of the amount required, and if the ninety-four absenting members of the enlarged com mittee show as much zeal for the enter prise as was shown yesterday afternoon by the twenty members who were present at the meeting at the board of trade rooms, the remaining $20,000 will not be difficult to secure. One of the pleasing incidents of the meet ing yesterday was the presentation of “the widow’s mite,” which S. L Lazaron, Esq., in turning over to President Weed, ex plained was the gift of an old lady of 70, who said she ha i no money to contribute, but she though: every citizen who had tho good of Savannah at heart should give something. A PAIR OF GOLD THIMBLES. She therefore sent tho committee a pair of gold thimbles, which could be disposed of as the committee saw proper. The name of the lady was withheld. There was something touching in the epi sode, and Col. William Garrard, in an ear nest speech advocating renewed action on the part of the committees, said tho inci dent ought not to be lost on the community. The precious keepsakes were accepted with thanks, and it has been suggested that they ought to be sold to the highest bidder anil returned to the enthusiastic donor. The meeting was one of the most earnest yot held, and some of those present in creased their subscriptions before the meet ing adjourned. 0.. e gentleman doubled his subscription. At the opening of the meeting, over which Mr. Joseph D. Weed presided, and of which Air. Isaac G. Haas was secretary, 8. L. Lazaron, Esq., submitted the names of 114 prominent citiz ms which his special committee had appointed on the enlarged committee. The report wr.s adopted, and the committee was given a vote of thanks for its work. TO ISSUE AN APPEAL. Col. William Garrard moved that a com mittee of five bo appointed, which should include Chairman Weed, for the purpose of issuing an address to the peopie of Savan nah, which should te mailed to every citizen, showing the imporcanceof the road to Havaunah, and appealing to them to aid the fund, which was carried unanimously, and William Garrard, John Flannery, H. Myers and J. P. Williams were appointed. On Col. Garrard's motion it was decided to publish daily, after Monday, the list of subscribers to the fund in the MORNING News and the Evening Times. Quite a number of resolutions and amend ments were offered by various gentlemen present, aud after a full discussion by Messrs. Flannery, Williams, Garrard, Laz aron, R. D. Guerard, 8. Guckenheimer, H. Myers, H. C. Davi3, Isa .c G. Haas and Chairman Weed, a resolution by Col. Gar rard was substituted and adopted, instruct ing Secretary Haas to notify all members of tho committee to raeot at tho board of trade rooms next Monday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. TO MAKE A THOROUGH CANVASS. The chair was instructed to appoint at that meeting from among those present a committee to thoroughly canvass tne city, and that in the meantime the canvassing committees should continue their cauvass and report in detail at the next Monday’s meeting the full result of their work. On motion of Mr. W. D. Kreuson, those present were added to the canvassing com mittee. Messrs. Joseph Hull and Gazaway Hart ridge were appointed a special committee to s licit subscriptions from lawyers and physicians, and Mr. Hull, in accepting the trust, gave the meeting to understand that he intended to go to work with a will aud see that the lawyers and doctors had a chance to help along the fund. ARP.IVAL OF THB MAILS. The First New York Pouches Since Last Week Get Through. The first New York mail since last Sat urday got through yesterday morning. It came over the Central railroad and the Sa vannah, Florida aud Western railway, after having been transferred from the Rich mond and Danville railroad. The breaks on that line were repaired day before yes terdny, and the road is now open and will bring the northern mails, delivering them to the Central and Savannah, Florida and Westorn for this section. The announcement in yestsrday’s Morn ing News that the mails would arrive dur ing tho day, put a good many people eager to got the New York ’ papers on their guard, and the moment the mail wagons discharged their loads at the post-office and it was announced that tho hags contained New York mail, there was a geueral scramble, aud the crowd watched the mail until it was up. A good many were di-appointed and could not account for missing letters mailed in New York before the flood. Monday’s mail was tho only mail received. Supt. Coolidge, of of the delivery department, said that he could not account forgetting oniy one day’s mail. There was a rush at the news rooms. Over aol) papers were sold. Everybody was anxious to secure a paper containing the best account of the Johnstown disaster, and by the middle of the afternoon tho sup ply of Monday’s papers was disposed of. Supt. Coolidge said in the afternoon that he expected more mail ou the 5:40 Central railroad train and the evening Savannah, Florida aud Western railway train, and it came. Tuesday’s mail arrived and the post office was again crowded, and the news de pots were thronged until almost everybody had bought a paper. The amount of mail received at the post office yesterday was not a great deal in excess of the usual quantity. Only one day’s mail comes at a time. To-day, most likely, will be a heavy mail. Sunday’s, Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mail are ex pected, and they are generally heavy days. No breaks were repaired on the Atlantic Coast Line connections yesterday aud the Savannah, Florida and Western railway is still transferring its freight to the Norfolk and Western railroad. Rapid progress is being made getting tho 1 ne over the wash out in a condition for travel,and the Savan nah, Florida and Western officials think that it will be intact and passable before Suuday. Some time will necessarily be consumed in replacing the iron bridge at Petersburg, and the repairing of smaller bridges will consume some time, but an ample force,the officials say, is at work, aud the public may reasonably expect a clear route to the north over the Atlantic Coast Line within the next three or four days. Instead of feeling tired and worn ont, in stead of aches and pains, wouldn’t you rather feel fresh and strong* If you con tinue feeling miserable and good-for-noth ing you have only yourself to blame, for Brown’s Iron Bitters will surely cure you. It is a certain cure for dyspepsia, indiges tion, malaria, weakness, kidney, luug and heart affections. Try it if you desire to be healthy, robust and strong,' and experience its remarkable curative powers. Bartow, Ga. We think your medicine (Johnson’s Tonic) is the best chill and fever medicine. Have not had a complaint of its not doing all claimed for it. A. E. Taryek & Son. For SAle by J. T. Shuptriae & Bro. A NOVEL COURT Where the Witnesses Were Sentenced and the Prisoners Turned Loose. One of Savannah's veteran drummers, with a varied experience, told a good joke last night on the first mayor of a little town in Berrien county. The drummer happened to be present, and related what he saw. The town, he said, had spurted and grown enough to get big ideas in its head. It had to be incorporated, and a mayor bad to rule it People had to pay taxes to support the big officials. The airs the town was to put on were not without their cost Since every body was willing to “ante up,” there could be no objection to incorporating the village, and it was incorporated and became a full fledged town. Tne Savannah drumrffer “did” the place a few days after it was honored with a mayor and council, and it was on this day that the marshal succeeded In finding some thing for which to make an arrest. He ar rested tnree negroes for cursing and using bad language. It was circulated around the tavern, where the drummer stopped, that the town was to have its first case that morning. Everybody was going to attend court, and the tavern was closed and the drummer was turned out, and he decided to follow the crowd and see what was to be seen. Court was held in the back room of the mayor’s store and the citizens sat around on sugar and flour barrels aud made settees of the counters. The house was “chuck” full of people. The mayor and clerk sat in chairs a = ai,st tbe wall, and the mayor had a cheese box placed upon a long soap box for a desk, liis knife was his gavel. vVhen he invoked silence aud he could be heard above the hum of those who could not stop talking, ho pointed to the three prisoners sitting m front of him, and told them to listen while the clerk read the charges. In a loud tone the clerk read the warrants, stopping occasionally to emphasize a word. “What chor goin’ todoabout it, fellows!” roared the mayor, whose face began to redden as be tnought of the misconduct of tbe prisoners. The prisoners rose up to explain, but the mayor mistook their actions and whipped out of the cheese box a horse pistol and ex plained that if they wero after an insurrec tion ho was in for it. The prisoners dropped to tneir seats and one of them explained that they were innocent of the charges against them. “Dispute the word of the marshal again and I’ll blow a hole in you, anyhow,” thun dered tbe mayor. After a sfiort conference between the clerk aud the mayor, three witnesses were called out of the crowd, and they were called upon to testify. While the last wit ness was testifying it occurred to the drum mer that none of them had bean sworn,and he stood upon a mackerel keg and inter rupted the proceedings. t he mayor was in doubt as to how to pro ceed and the Code was searched. Nothing was found in it that bore upon the subject, and aftr a long suspense his honor was as perplexed as he was at first. Not disposed to take the Savannah man’s word for it, he called upon some of the citizens of other counties who were present to give their opinions. Each one said it was customary to swear witnesses, aud a citizen of Berrien said that it was the custom to swear all witnesses in the superior court. He thought the mayor’s court was “just as good as the superior court,” and he did not see why the witnesses should not be sworn. After listening to half a dozen others, the mayor, in a confused state of mind, turned to the prisoners and said: “Go, you are more trouble than you are worth, anyhow." He fixed his eyes on the witnesses then and said: “1 fine you $3 each. I do this for three reasons. The first is, you had no busi ness here; second, you should not have testified without being sworn or telling somebody about it; and third, you have money and the negroes have none.” The fines were collected aud the court adjourned. AFFAIRS AT GUYTON. John Brown’d Body Lies Molderlng In the Grave. John Brown, the colored man who was shot last Saturday night at Guyton by Cuyler Jones (colored), in a dispute over a pime of “skin,” died Wednesday and was buried yesterday. It is said that no effort has been made to apprehend the murderer, who has not been heard from since the shooting. The Women ’a Missionary Society of the Savannah district of the Methodist Episco pal church will convene in Guyton this morning for a two days’ session. Dr. Lanier, the Guyton Baptist minister, in discussing the summons to appear before his church, says it is not, as the impression prevails, in relation to open communion, but another matter entirely, of which the public will be informed in good time. Meantime he desires a suspension of the public judgment until he is heard upon the subject. Rev. Mr. Lanier says, however, that there is nothing that he has said or done upon the subject of communion, or of any other cardinal subject, which he fears to meet publicly or that he expects to retract. Ho says that he does not wish to be understood as presenting something new and original when he declares that “every man has the right to interpret the scriptures for himself and worship God accordiug to his understanding of the divine word, for this doctrine is hoary with age and dear to every sound Baptist.” The cause of the summons, while not given by Rev. Mr. Lanier, is understood to have grown out of a remark made as to the needs of the Sunday school at a recant meet ing, in which the first speaker referred to the lack of interest in the Sunday schools aud the falling off in attendance, and Rev. Mr. Lanier, who followed with a few re marks, gave his hearers to understand that there would nave to be a change before a better condition of affairs could be hoped tor. This was interpreted to mean a lack of orthodoxy on the part of Rev. Mr. Lanier- A Georgia Institution. Stevens’ Pottery, Georgia, is one of the best furnished establishments of its kind to be found anywhere in the country, and its manufactured goods have a reputation second to none. Messrs. Btevans Bros. & Cos. manu facture a fine class of goods, and they com pote with any market. Steam pressed double vitrified Drain, Sewer and Water Pipes, Chimney Tops, Fire Brick and Greenhouse Tile are specialties. All orders receive pronjpt attention, and rates of freight are low to any point. Patronize home industry and see how weli orders can be ex ecuted. Steinway & Sons, Gabler & Bro., Ttvo of the bent known pianos made in this country. The Steinway Pianos are ac knowlolged by the musical people every where as the standard instruments of the world. The Gabler Bro. Pianos stand at the head of all medium price instruments. Great improvements have bean added dur ing the past five years. Steinway and Gabler are two favorite instruments found in dealers’ wareroonis side by side. We sell on easy installments. Pianos taken in ex change. Tuning, r*‘pairing and moving at lowest rates. Several good second-hand pianos for sale low a rid on easy terms. Schrxi ver’s Music House. Wotidmgs. Wedding invitatiaus and cards printed or engraved at the shor test notice and in the latest styles. We carry an extensive and well selected stock of fine papers, envelopes and cards especially for such orders. Sam ples sent on application. Morning News Printing House, Savannah, Ga. Agent— To ali owners of houses I recommend my patent paper-printec placard, “Rooms to let in this house. 5 ’ It is wru ranted to stick on the house for one year.— Dlirgende Blatter. The GiiAHDHorHEn of the Emperor of China Is 89 years old, blind, dt>af and a cripple, and the other day her lovini; grandson presented her with 500 singing birils , 200 silk dresses and 100 musical instruuiants.- Detroit Dree Brut, LOCAL PERSONAL. W. D. Key of Atlanta is in town. A. W. Jones of Augusta is in the city. P. C. Cashman of Atlanta is in the city. Frank A Chirara of Hickory, N. C., is in town. William H. Cooke came down from At lanta last night. A. A. Gallaher of the Missouri Pacific railway is in the city. Mr. and Mrs. J. Vogt of Atlanta are guests of the Screven. A. V. Boatrite and wife, of Columbus, are guests of the Screven. Boiling Whitfield and Miss Lucy Breed love of Brunswick are in the city. D. L Maclntyre left for Chicago night before last via the Central railroad. C. R. Wood and son left for Waukesha, Wis., last night via the Central railroad. It is understood that the Rev. Mr. Car penter of Tennessee has been called for four months to Christ church. Mrs. R. H. Rose and child and Mrs. E. G. Stevens and child, of Birmingham, are in the city, guest i of the Marshall. Lieut. J. H. Quinan and Lieut. W. C. Myers of the revenue cutter Boutwell left yesterday on tli9 Baltimore steamer for the north. Henry D. Howren, the newspaper man and evangelist of Charleston, spent yester day m Savannah. Mr. Howren is well known here, where be formerly was en gaged in newspaper work. -VL T. Lewman, contractor of the now hotel, will leave to -day for Memphis where he will remain for several days. He will make bids on tbe $100,OiX) club and opara house, which is to be built tbere soon. Mrs. C. H. Branch, wife of Rev. C. H. Branch, a son of Rev. J. O. A. Branch, formerly pastor of Trinity Methodist Epis copal church of this city, died in Bueua V ista a few days ago after a short illness. Miss Maggie Croak of Augusta, who has been visiting the Misses Powers, on Lincoln street, returned home yesterday, accompa nied by Miss Lily Powers, who will be her guest for some time in the Fountain City. Mr. H. G. Kent, passenger agent of the steamer Governor Safford, severed his con nection with tho steamer yesterday. Mr. Rent is well known to the people of Savan nah as a courteous and obliging gentleman. BAIL AND CBO33TXB. The Central railroad directors will hold their June meeting to-day. A Terminal director is quoted iu New York as saying that no plans have been as yet perfected for the absorption of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad; neither is it known who is to succeed to the vacant place in tho board of directors. Travel to the springs is beginning some earlier this season than last. Several fami lies have already gone and others will fol low soon. The regular summer travel be gins generally about June 15. A large number, the agents say, will go to Tallulah and Asheville. Lookout mountain also promises to attract a good crowd. A rail road has been extended up there and a hotel has been erected for pleasure seeker#. Tbe ticket ageuts say Shat the bulk of the travel will be to Tallulah aud Asheville and the Virginia springs. They promise to be popu lar this season. People are not buying tickets as far in advance of leaving as they formerly did. The change in the limit of the ticket prevents it. Instead of being allowed fifteen days on a ticket both to and from the springs they are allowed only twenty-four hours now. The excursion rates are about the same as they were last year. Y. M. C. A’s. AT WORK. The Mass Meeting at Masonic Hall To-night. The meeting to-night at Masonic Hall is for the members of the association, and every member is expected to be present. In addition to short addresses by members of the board of directors Mr. F. W. Gerber will lead the singing with his cornet, and a quartette composed of two cornets an alto and a barytone will render several solos. Immediately after the meeting a canvass ing committee will be appointed to wait upon the citizens for money to purchase the site for the proposed new building. It is a Curious Fact That the body is now more susceptible to benefit from medicine than at any other sea son. Hence the importance of taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla now, when it will do you the most good. It is really wonderful for puri fying and enriching tue blood, creating an appetite and giving a healthy tone to tho whole system. Be sure to get Hood’s Sarsa parilla, which is peculiar to itself. THE NEAREST IN. Nothing Nearer Than Seventh Street to be Had. The sale of lots cn the 22d of last month caused some comments on account of the prices obtained. There were two points of merits which contributed thereto, which should be borne iu mind by future pur chasers. The lots wore between Sixth and Seventh streets, nearer in than any before sold, and they were so arranged as to have entrances or exits from tho rear. Our peo ple have become educated to tbe idea that the dirt barrel must be in the rear, and tho wood and coal must be received from the same direction. It is of no use to cry “no lane,” they want it, and all experience proves that what the people want they will have, even if they have to pay more for it. Seventh street is deservedly popular. It is 100 feet wide and will be the great thoroughfare connecting the eastern with the western portions of town. It is no small advantage to live on a street 100 feet wide. The owners of the block of twenty lots,< which will be sold on Wednesday, 12th, have shown good judgment and a proper appreciation of the wants of the people, by opening a twenty-foot lane in the rear of these lots. With a lot 30x115 facing on Seventh street, and running back to a lane a sewer within a block, and the almost cer tainty of having an ample supply of pure water in a short time, there should he no lack of bidders at the sale on the 12th. * DRY GOODS. TO ECONOMICAITbUyERS 137 Broughton St. Our Annual Sale of Dry Goods will commence on MONDAY, JUNE 3, During which time we will offer our Entire Stock at Cost! STORE OPEN AT 7:30 A. M. CROHAH & DOONEIi. POWDER. w POWDER Absolutely Pure. TMa Powder never varies. A marvel of p,,*_ Strength and 'Whcleaemenoas. 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