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TO START WORK SOON'.
PROPOSALS FOR THE PUBLIC
BUILDING CONTRACTS.
Superintendent of Construction Peck
Thinks Work Will Begin About Aug.
1, and It May Take Two Tears to
Complete the Building The Con
tracts to Be Bid For.
Proposals will be receive! now from con
tractors all over the oouutry for the brick
and stone work of the basement and area
walls of the new public building.
Supt. Peck said yesterday that proposals
will be received until July 2, when the Lids
will be opened and the contract awarded.
Each bidder will be required to accom
pany his proposal with a certified check
for SSOO as a guarantee. If he is
successful in securing the contract the re
mittance will be returned when the bond
has been properly filed. Drawings and
specifications have been received by Supt
Peck, and they have been sent to a number
of applicants in the south. Several contract
ors from Savannah have made proposals,
and one Atlanta firm has made a bid.
The specificatious|and the regulations gov
erning the manner of proposal are binding,
smd no loophole is left by which a con
tractor who fails to come up to
the agreement, is spared. The government
allows the contractor to make his own
terms and it holds him to them. A con
tractor who fails to complete a job in the
time stated, is held for SSO a day for
each day ovor the time specified.
TIME IS A CONSIDERATION.
The time in which contractors propose to
finish the job, is also a consideration with
the government. It is a sufficient consid
eration so that in 6ome instances
a SI,OOO contract to be completed in
six months has taken the preference of a
SSOO contract on twelve months’ time.
Samples of stone to be used must be sent to
the treasury department with the proposals.
Only skilled workmen must be employed
by the contractors, and that matter must
be decided by the superintendent. The
supervising architect reserves the right to
inspect all material, with power to accept
or reject any - part of it. Payments
will be made monthly to contractors,
reserving all the time 10 per cent. The
brick to be used in its walls must be free from
defects. The stone must be cut and must
not be broken; no patching will be allowed.
The mortar must be of the best quality,
composed of one-third ground cement and
two-thirds clear sharp sand.
the superintendent’s office.
Supt. Peck has had a neat office fitted up
et the southwest corner of President and
Abercorn streets, fronting Oglethorpe
square, and he will move in to-day. He
has received all the stationery required, and
will employ a clerk when the work begins.
Mr. Peck said that he thought as soon as
the contract is awarded and work begun
bids will be received for the iron girders
and other work. He thinks that
a contract for the entire super
structure will then be awarded.
Work will hardly begin before August,
as the contract will not be awarded until
after July 1. He is of opinion that two
years will be about the time the govern
ment will consume in completing the
structure. It is understood that Contractor
M. T. Lewman of the hotel DeSoto has put
in a bid for the contract.
YACHTSMEN ON THE MOVE.
The Savannah Club to Hold Its Semi-
Annual Meeting To-day.
The Savannah Yacht Club will hold Its
semi-annual meeting at its club house at
Thunderbolt this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock.
A special train is announced to go down at
4 o’clock. The new rules and regulations
for the government of the club, it is ex
pected, will be ready for distribution at the
meeting.
The usual semi-annual reports of the
officers and committees of the club will be
handed in, and the proposed pilot boat re
gatta at Tybee, the Ladies’ day regatta over
the course at Thunderbolt next Wednesday,
end the Fourth of July regatta will all be
discussed.
It appears from reports from official
circles that the pilot boat regatta is not yet
agreed upon. The committee which waited
on Capt. D. G. Purse, of the Tybee Beach
Company, did not appear to be favorably
impressed with the outlook, and it cot little
that was tangiblo in the conference. On
the contrary, it looks very much as if the
beach company, through Capt. Purse, argue
that the Tybee Railway Company is the
proper party to defray the expenses of the
regatta.
Those members of the Savannah Yacht
Club who express an opinion on the subject
Bay ttiat the matter ought to have been
determined upon before this so that ample
time could have been given owners of pilot
boats to get their vessels in good sailing
order, and to advertise the interstate re
gatta in the interior cities of Georgia and
the towns from Charleston to Brunswick,
after which excursions tcf the island would
have been gotten up at Thomas ville, Macon,
Augusta. Charleston, Brunswick and other
towns. The prizes ought not to be less than
SSOO, it is claimed, and if the prizes are
liberal no less than eight of the fastest
Bailers of the South Atlantic coast, drawn
from the flower of the pilot boat fleets of
Charleston, Brunswick and Savannah, will
enter.
Capt. W. J. Thompson says that if the
prizes are liberal he will enter both the
Neca and the Mary Odell. The Neca, he
Bays, is the fastest boat of her size in this
or any other maritime country, and he con
templates rigging her for next rear accord
ing to the original plan of her builders, and
challenging anything of her length in this
country.
If the pilot boat regatta comes of? on July
4 the first class yachts of the Savannah
Yacht Club will race to the inner sea buoy
and return, making both a pilot boat and a
cabin yacht regatta.
OVER $30,000 SUBSCRIBED,
Another Meeting of the Canvassing
Committee for the Amerlcus Road.
Mr. Joseph Hull, one of the most active
canvassers for the fund to aid the Savannah,
Americus and Montgomery railroad, said
last night that over $30,000 have been raised,
and the committee does not propose to aban
don the canvass without another effort.
The committee will hold a meeting at 10
o’clock this morning at the office of Ham
mond, Hull & Cos. tor further conference,
and much will depend upon its result. With
oyer two-thirds of the subscription raised,
it is confidently believed that toe remainder
ought to be raised, as the hardest work has
been done. If it should be determined to
renew the canvass, it will be more general,
and an effort will be made to make up in
small subscriptions as much as possible,
giving no one the go-by.
A Shopkeeper Robbed.
Henry Blancke, a shopkeeper at Cleburne
and Randolph streets, claims to have been
robbed of S9O which he keptdn a cigar box
behind the counter. Sergt. Reilly arrested
Alex Gadsden (colored), who was pointed
out as an object of suspicion, and the pris
oner was lodged in the barracks. Gndsden
denied ail know ledge of the alleged robbery,
and be had less than $5 on bis person when
taken into custody.
The Hussars' Prize Scheme.
The Georgia Hussars’ prize drawing will
be one of the features of the coming bazar.
Three thousand five hundred dollars in
prizes will be distributed. The capital
prize will be SI,OOO. The second prize will
be SSOO. The other prizes will be one of the
value of SIOO, two each of the value of SSO,
three each of the valuo of $25, forty each
of the value of $lO, aud 265 each "of the
value of $5. The price of tickets is sl,
FOR NON-OHUBCH GOERS.
The Evangelical Alliance’s Plane —New
Officers Elected.
A meeting of the Evangelical Alliance
was held at the Firt Presbyterian church
last night, and officers were elected for the
ensuing year. R. B. Reppard took the
chair, and Mr. Wake lee acted as temporary
secretary.
The report of the committee appointed to
present names for nomination wae read by
Mr. D. R. Thomas.
President—Rev. A. M. Wynn.
Vice President—Rev. J. W. Rogan.
Secretary—Thomas C. Clay.
Treasurer—C. H. Carson.
Executive Committee —Randolph Axson,
Independent Presbyterian church; Walter
Coney, First Presbyterian church; E F.
Cunningham, Anderson Street Presbyterian
church; James Farie, Jr., First Baptist
church; J. P. Williams, Trinity Methodist
church; R. B. Reppard, Wesley Monu
mental church; S. B. Rustin, New Houston
Methodist church; Rev. T. E. Davenport,
Marvin Methodist church; Walter S. King,
Lutheran church.
After the election Rev. Mr. Rogan as
sumed the chair, and speeches were made
by members of the alliance present.
Rev. Mr. Way spoke upon the question
of correcting the district lines, thereby
placing eacii church in a district.
Suggestions were received from Rev. Dr.
Dripps, Mr. Way and Rev. Mr. McCleskey
as to the church work.
The meeting was not prol mged, and be
yond the election of officers but little busi
ness was transacted. It adjourned subject
to a call from the chair.
It is thought that a meeting will be called
before long to discuss the matter and ar
range further detail* foi the manage
ment of the alliance. Work will be
outlined then. The meeting last night was
not very largely attended, but a deep inter
est was manifested by those who were pres
ent. A member of the alliance said that
it will get on its legs, having competent
and hard-working officers to manage it.
The object of the alliance is to interest the
non-church going people, by reporting the
number of tins'class in each district, to the
church in that district.
A MOVE FOR A CONTEST.
Alderman Falllgant and tbe Streets
in the City Extension.
Alderman Falligant filed in tbe clerk of
council’s office yesterday a resolution to be
introduced at the next meeting of the city
council contesting the recent sale of the
old base ball park and other property in
the city extension. The basis of the con
test is the claim that the purchasers of the
property have no right to the east
and west streetways, which wore
originally dedicated to the city.
The proposed contest is with the proviso
that the purchasers of the property will not
open through it streets aud lanes upon the
present plan of the city extension in lieu of
the originally dedicated streetways.
The resolution goes on to state that the
city does not recognize the owners’ rights to
the lands between Bull and Barnard streets
extended, which violate the dedication of
the east and west streetways,nor is it willing
to permit any of the dedicated streetways
to be diverted in any manner from their
original purpose or converted Into private
property or to be disposed of in any way
to subvert the original purposes of their
dedication.
A further claim to the streetways is that
the city by its purchase from tbe heirs of
the late David R. Dillon of the property
west of Barnard street extended, acquired
the rights to the streetways, including
their extension eastward. In the pur
chase of the Dillon property
Alderman Faliigaut says that the
city, while changing the original plan of
the subdivision into buildiug lots, did not
claim the right to close up or to dispose of
any of the streetways except to substitute
new streetways more in harmony with the
general plan of the city extension. The
city, Alderman Faliigaut says, needs the
streetways or their substitute in the prop
erty recently sold, for the purposes under
the city extension plaus, of drainage, water
supply, lighting, etc.
The resolution provides that the corpora
tion attorney give formal notioe to the pur
chasers of tiie property of the contest. The
paper has been placed iu the hands of the
corporation attorney for an opinion.
THE BAY STREET MATTER.
The Council Committee of the Whole
to Meet Again To-Morrow.
Another meeting of the committee of the
whole of the city council will be held to
morrow to give further consideration to the
Bay street extension matter. It is under
stood from the mayor t hat at that meeting
the committee from the board of county
commissioners will be heard.
It is currently stated that the city coun
cil is not pleased with the present attitude
of the Central Railroad Company with ref
erence to the Bay street right of way,
and the positive statements of Alderman
Myers and ex-Alderman Thomas, that
a verbal agreement was had with the
Central for the right of way, is generally
believed, and the fact is cited that conces
sions were made to the Central in considera
tion thereof. There is a disposition to re
peal the ordinance granting the railroad
company the right of way for its tracks
east of the canal if it is disposed to put
any obstacle in the way of extending the
streets of the city westward, and hereafter
to have documentary contracts in future
dealings.
One alderman, who is considerably worked
up over the matter,is quoted as saying that
he does not propose that the Central shall
block up a single street in the city, or that
it shall have tue sole right to the use of the
streets for its tracks, but that it must stand
on tue same footing with other railroads
that may make Savannah their terminus.
A YAMAORAW STABBING.
A Dispute Over a Game of "Skin” the
Origin of the Affray.
There was a rumor about town yesterday
afternoon that a triple murder had been
committed in Yamacraw, but sifted down
it proved to be a row in which Frank Bell
(colored) stabbed another colored man by
the name of Appel Bro n in the hip, the
wound not being a dangerous one.
The affray occurred at Farm and Wil
liam streets at about noon, and was the
outcome of a dispute over a silver dollar in
a game of skiu. Brown, it appears, had
"covered” a dollar put up by Bell in a game
of some sort, and before the card was turned
Brown drew down his money, and Bell pro
tested, and from words it soon came to
more violent measures, Bell, it is alleged,
drawing a knife and stabbing Brown. This
is the statement of Barton Thompson, a
witness, who claims that when he sought to
interfere to stop the quarrel, was turned on
by Bell, who attempted to use his knife on
Thompson. .
Brown’s first version of the affair tallied
with the statement of Thompson, but it is
now said |hat Brow* claims that a woman
stabbed him. Bell was arrested by Officer
Daniels and lodged in the barracks, where
the charge of stabbiug Brown and attempt
ing to cut Thompson was placed opposite
his name. '
Though Shaken Like a Leaf
By the most trivial causes, weaic nerves are
easily susceptible of icvigoration, a term whica
also imports, in this instance, quietude. The
nervous liaye but to use Hostetler's Stomach
Bitters systematically to overcome that super*
sensitiveness of the human sensorium, which is
subversive of all bodily comfort ami mental
tranquility, and which reacts most hurtfully
upon the system. The difficulty underlying
this, as well as many other ailments, is imper
fect assimilation, no less than incomplete diges
tion of the food. Iu the discharge of both the
digestive and assimilative functions, the
Bittern are the most potent, the most reliable
auxiliary. As the body regains vigor and regu
larity by its aid, the brain and nervous system
are also benefit ted. Persons subject to the in
nuence of malaria, dyspeptic and rheumatic in
valids, and persons whose kidney* are inactive
should also use the Bitters.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1889."
CITY BREVITIES.
Golden Rule lodge No. 12, L O. O. F.,
meets this evening.
The meeting of tbe Telfair Literary and
Art Union, advertised to be held this after
noon, has been postponed.
A meeting of tbe board of managers of
the Young Men’s Hebrew Association will
be held to-morrow afternoon at tbe office of
L G. Haaa
The thirtieth annual commencement of
the School for Boys will take place at
Catholic Library hall Tuesday night, at
8:30 o’clock. Rev. Charles H. Strong will
deliver tbe address to the graduates.
The Mozart Club is rehearsing three times
a week for its concert to be given at the
theater on Thursday night of next week.
The managers say that there will be twenty
five mem tiers in the orchestra, twenty-two
of whom are Savannah members and three
from Brunswick.
A meeting of the committee of the First
regiment, of which Lieut. M. A. O’Byrne
of the regimental staff is chairman, will be
held in the board of officers’ room to-night
to formulate a programme and complete
arrangements for a prize entertainment for
the benefit of the armory fund.
An application was handed into the chair
man of tbe city council committee on streets
and lanes yesterday asking permission to
build a temporary office in court house
square to be used oy tbe contractors while
the new court house is in process of con
struction. If the permit is granted the
office will be built at once.
George Maxwell (colored) was arrested yes
terday by a Savannah, Florida and Western
railway policeman, on a charge entered by
Martha Marshall that he bad stolen a gold
v atcn from her. A small open-faced watch
was found on his person which the woman
identified as her property. The prisoner
was lodged in the barracks. Tbe watch is
of little value.
A delightful entertainment was given in
Mrs. Richard Webb’s parlors, No. 156
South Broad street, last night, in aid of the
building fund of the Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union. A medal for the best
reading was awarded to Miss Mamie Lebey,
and Miss Phoebe Baker received high recom
mendation from the judges. Dr. Stone was
chairman of the committee. Messrs.
Fortune and Parsons contributed several
recitations. Miss Mamie Lyons and Mr. M.
S. Lougbead sang solos. At the close of the
entertainment refreshments were served.
A BERIOUS CHARGE.
A Bulloch Man Charged with Sending
a Foul Letter Through the Mails.
J. P. Leonard, a merchant of Bulloch
county, living near Statesboro, was arrested
by a deputy United States marshal and
brought to this city yesterday on a charge
entered before United States Commissioner
Frank Lamar, of sending obscene literature
through the mails. The prisoner, who de
nies the authorship of the objectionable
letter, gave bond for his appearance at a
preliminary examination to be held by
Commissioner Lamar at 10 o’clock this
morning.
The letter upon which the prosecution is
based purports to have been sent by a Bul
locb county merchandising firm, complain
ing of the inferior quality of liquor sent on
an order, and the letter is certainly a model
of the foulest language in the catalogue of
indecent words. In fact, it is conceded by
the government authorities to be the worst
ever brought to their attention.
When the letter was submitted to Com
missioner Lamar some weeks ago he for
warded it to United States Marshal Corbett
for investigation, and, as a result, Leon
ard’s arrest followed. The wituesses not
boing present yesterday, the preliminary
hearing of the case was postponed until this
morning.
ARRESTED FOR AN AB3AULT.
L. M. Germany for Assailing James
Farie, Jr,
L. M. Germany was arrested yesterday
for assaulting Mr. James Farie, Jr. The
assault was committed on Bay street in
front of the board of trade rooms. Mr.
Farie is vice president of the Young Men’s
Christian Association aud is one of
its most active workers. Mr. Gar
many had been told that Mr. Farie
had spoken of him in connection with the
association, and meeting him in front of
the board of trade he asked what he meant
by it, and without any warning struck Mr.
Farie a heavy blow in the face, following it
with a second blow. Mr. Fairie was un
prepared for the assault and was thrown
against the building. He had not used Mr.
Garinany’s name in connection with the
Young Men’s Christian Association, and
was unable to account for the attack. A
warrant was issued from Justice Russell’s
court for Garmany’s arrest and it was exe
cuted last night.
HOT WEATHER AFTER RAIN.
Mercury Mounts Up to 94 Degrees at
the Signal Station.
The rainfall of Monday was followed
yesterday by hot weather. The thermome
ter reached 94° here, and it registered 100“
at Millen. The average maximum tempe
rature for this and Mobile districts was 96".
Albany, Bainbridge, Eastman, Fort Gaines
and Thomasville reported 98°. Alapaha,
Live Oak and Savannah 94", and Srnith
ville, Waycross and Quitman 93*. The
average maximum temperature at the Au
gusta, Charleston and Montgomery districts
was 94", New Orleans and Vicksburg 92",
and Atlanta 90".
Only .33 of an inch of rain fell at this
station and .05 fell at Atlanta and Millen,
.48 was reported from Galveston, .38 from
Charleston, .20 from Memphis, .19 from
Now Orleans, .17 from Little Rook and. 13
from Vicksburg. Atlanta reports a rain
fall of .08 of an inch and Augusta .03. The
indications are for another warm day.
The Custom House Shades Closed.
The "Custom House Shades,” in Bay
street lane, which, during the life of its
late proprietor, Med Henderson, attained
considerable local notoriety, was closed
yesterday afteruson by Sheriff Ronau, on
a mortgago executed May 29, by its pres
ent proprietor, Frank K. Walsh, to Joan
Brennan for $1,275.
Mr. Walsh purchased the bar a year ago
from the Henderson estate, paying $2,000
thorefor, and it is learned that the Brennan
claim represents a portion of the money
loaned to make the purchase. Mr. Waisu
has been in poor health tue greater part of
the time he has had the place auil could not
give it personal attention. He sought to
dispose of it at public sale last week, but
the only offer made wa* so much below the
price he paid for it that the sale was with
drawn. He said last night that he expects
to try and make a settlement with his
creditors. It is understood that there are
other claims for stock purchased, Charles
Seiler being the next largest creditor, with
a claim of something over S2OO.
New Assistant Superintendent.
The board of education held an adjourned
meeting yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock.
A resolution was adopted creating the office
of assistant superintendent of education
and Mr W. S. Bogart was elected to fill the
position.
The superintendent was directed to adver
tise that an examination will be held for a
professor of belles-lettres and two assistant
teachers in the High School.
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 the blood, creating an
appetite aud giving a healthy tone to the
whole system. Be sure to get Hood’s Sarsa
parilla. which is peculiar to itself.
SLIPPED OCT OF THE WAY
A NEGRO DESPERADO ESCAPES A
CONSTABLES* POSSE
Justice Van Winkler’s Encounter
With an Ex-Convict—Robbery and
Revenge the Motives of a Desperate
Assault—A Bridge Torn Up to Trap
the Justice, and Three Shota Fired
at Him From Ambuscade.
Officers Humphreys and Simon Hessar
went up to Monteith yesterday expecting
to arrest, or attempt the arrest, of Edward
Haz-l, a negro desperado, on a warrant for
assault with intent to murder Justice Van
R. Winkler, but the bird had flown to
Brunswick. They arrested Chris Moultrie
and Joe Lewis, two colored men charged
with riot, and brought them to the city.
Justice Russell lodged the prisoners In jail
in default of baiL Justice Van Winkler
said last night that Joe Lewis is not a bad
negro.
The prisoners made no effort to resist
arrest, and went from the justice’s office to
the jail with the officer without being
haudeuffed.
Hazel, however, for whom there are
several bench warrants, is a desperate
fellow. He went to the chaiu-gang for
carrying concealed weapons, on a warrant
issued from Justice Winkler’s court, and
after he got off the gang conceived the idea
of revenging himself against the justice,
and the justice had a very narrow escape.
a desperado’s trap.
On the night of Saturday, April 13,
Hazel, knowing that Justice Winkler had
to cross the Hearst swamp bridge iate at
night, went to the bridge about 9 o’clock
and deliberately tore up the floor of the
bridge, throwing all the pianks but two
into tbe water, and carrying two out by
tbe roadwav. He then concealed himself
in some ty-ty bushes near by, revolver in
hand, to await the coming of his intended
victim.
Justice Winkler drove up to the bridge
about 11 o’clock, to find the bridge floor
gone. He said that he at first thought it a
joke that someone had perpetrated on him,
and, getting out of his buggy, attempted to
replace the planks, but they were fully 15
feet long and proportionately heavy.
While he was tugging at one his horse
showed signs of fear, snorting and trying
to back off the roadway, whicu was narrow
and precipitous.
FIRED AT THE JUSTICE.
Justice Winkler dropped the plank and
jumped into the buggy to try to prevent
the animal from goiug over the bank, when
Hazel rose up from the bushes and fired.
Justice Winkler said in relating the iuci
dent that he thought the ball had gone
through his hat. Immediately after the
negro, who hid stooped down after
the first shot, raised and de
liberately pointed the revolver
at the Justices’ breast at short range and
fired, but ineffectually. By this time the
justice had succeeded in turning his buggy
in an opposite directi n, and taking out a
new knife, which gistened like a pistol,
threatened to shoot. The negro dropped
down again, and as the justice started to
drive away Hazel stepped out into the road
aud fired a third shot, which struck the
buggy.
A BUNGLING JOB.
Justice Winkler said that he owed his
life to the awkwar luess of Hazel, who had
purposely inflicted a pistol wound in his
right hand in March, to keep from being
put to work on the cnain-gang, and on the
night Hazel did the shooting his lame hand
was bandaged and he used the pistol with
his left hand, cockiug tho weapon with diffi
culty and trying to steady the baud with
which he used the weapon with the band
aged hand.
Hazel afterward attributed his poor suc
cess to the inefficiency of his pistol, and
Justice Winkler said that Hazel told a
white man in that section i hat he intended
to buy the best Smith & Wesson pistol and
watch the road until he could kill the jus
tice.
ROBBERY PLANNED TOO.
It is believed by the justice that Hazel
had a double purpose in the assault, re
venge aud robbery, as he selected Saturday
night, at which’ time he knew Justice
Winkler usually brought money from the
city to pay the hands on his plantation.
Mr. Wiukler had something over
SIOO that night, but he would have been
willing to have parted company with it for
a good revolver, as he said if he had been
armed he could easily have killed Hazel.
Hazel is emoloyed on the government
works at Brunswick, having left Mon
teith Sunday night, giving those
who were watching him the slip. A posse
was at tbe Savannah, Florida aud Western
railway depot in this city Sunday morning
on Che lookout for Hazel, but he must have
been apprised of the trap to catch hi n
and taken the next train. No one expected
him on that and he went through the city
unchallenged. If Hazel stays out of the
county the community he has terrorized
will be satisfied.
LOCAL PERSONAL*.
Pryor W. Fitts of LaGrange is here.
W. B. Elliston of Saussy is in the city.
Luke McDonald of Rome is in the city.
Z. C. McLeod of Swainsboro is in town.
J. J. Boone of Beard’s Creek is in the
city.
James D. Davison of Augusta is in the
city.
W. B. Baker came up from Tison yes
terday.
Mrs. C. L. Montague left yesterday for
the north.
C. B. Younglove of Gainesville, Fla., is
in the city.
W. B. Thomas came in from Tennille
yesterday.
Maj. J. F. Brooks left yesterday for
Brunswick.
Harrold Lamar came down from Augusta
yesterday morning.
Dr. W. H. Eiliott left yesterday on the
City of Augusta for the north.
H. P. Smart, Esq., left for Macon last
night via the Central railroad.
W, 8. Cherry left for Tate Springs,Tenn.,
last night via the Central railroad.
Mrs. J. Villalonga was a passonger on
the Citj of Augusta for New York yester
day.
Miss Ida Boley will be among the high
school graduates at the commencement this
week.
John Sheffield, a prominent citizen of
Aniericus, came up to Savannah yesterday
morning.
The Misses Hartridge, daughters of Maj.
A. L. Hartridge, returned home yesterday
from the north.
Miss Birdie Dillon of Jacksonville, for
merly of this city, left yesterday for the
north to spend the summer.
Luke Carson, Esq., left yesterday on the
City of Augusta for New York, whence he
will sail for Ireland to spend the summer.
Capt. John Flannery and family are in
Brunswick and will enjoy the encampment.
They went over as the guests of General
Manager H. S. Haines in his private car.
Gustavus L. Kay ton, son of Mr. L. Kay
ton, aud Edwin Frank, son of Mr. Isaac M.
Frank, returned yesterday from New York,
where they have been at school. Both boys
did honor to themselves, and credit to their
city while at school. They were both mem
bers of the commercial class, fifth form, the
highest class of the Columbia grammar
school in New York, and young Kayton
stood first in a class of fifty, and youug
Frank second.
Waynesboro Ga.
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BUSPBNDKD FOBNINSTY DAYS.
The Captains of tha St. Nicholas and
Governor Safford to be Laid Off.
The United State. Inspector* of halls,
Messrs. Thomas Il7Laird and H. D. Head
man, agreed upon a report in the St. Nicho
las-Safford collision yesterday, suspending
(■'apt. Usina of the St. Nicholas and Capt.
McCallum of the Governor Safford, for
ninety days each. Notioe of the decision
was duly served on Capt. Usina yesterday.
The Governor Safford having gone north
Monday night, the inspector at New York
will be furnished a copy of the findings to
serve on Capt. McCallum there. The follow
ing is the finding of the board:
We find under rule 8, rules and regulations for
the government of pilots, chat the steamer Gov
ernor Safford was not justified under the abjVe
rule, and that the steamer St. Nicholas did ob
struct the Governor Safford by crowding the
Governor Safford.
We find the disposition of these steamers was
to race and not disposed to give wav in the
least for each other, it being dangerous to
life and property entrusted to their care. It Is
clearly the duty of an officer in charge of a
steamer to give way in preference to running
any risk.
We therefore suspend the masters of said
steamers, Michael P. Usina. master and pilot of
the steamer Bt. Nicholas, and James E. McCal
lum. master and pjjot of the steamer Governor
Saff rd, for ninety days from the surrender of
their license when this finding is served.
Capt. Headman said yesterday that this
is the first collision tue board has bad for
investigation for three mouths, the last
being oue between inland steamers on the
St. John’s river in Florida
The inspectors realized the danger with
which racing between excursion boats is
fraught, and tn the case just examined the
inspectors realized what loss of life might
have followed if the collision had been a
violent one. The steamers had large ex
cursion crowds aboard, among which were
many women and children, and the loss of
life which might have ensued if the force
of the collision had been greater was con
sidered.
The inspectors will go next week to
Fernandina and Jacksonville, their district
embracing a territory as far south as Cape
Sable, at the extreme southern point of
Florida, and, as they say, keeping them on
the move all the time.
The suspension of the masters of the
steamers St. Nicholas and Governor Safford
for so long a term it is believed have a
tendency to discourage raciug hereafter in
these waters, as so many marine accidents
are traceable to the rivalry of steam ves
sels plying in the same trade.
The findings in the case will go to the
supervisor, and if the parties suspended are
dissatisfied with the findings and think
they are not justifiable from the evidenco,
either or both of them may appeal to the
supervisor, who will theu take the record
aud will go over the evidence, affirming or
reversing the action of the iuspectors. It
is not believed that there will beau appeal
in the present instance.
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There In
the Court Rooms.
There will be three inquests of lunacy in
the court of ordinary at 4 o’clock this after
noon, all the subjects being colored, whose
insanity was reported in the Morning
News at the time of their arrest.
In the city court vosterday the following
persons were convicted:
John Life, carrying concealed weapons.
Fined SSO and costs.
J ulia Grant for the larceny of property
belonging to Mrs. E. C. Tiiounesen, from the
house of Henry Schroeder, was sentenced
to the chain-gang for ten months.
Isaac Bell, lor cruelty to animals, was
fined $25 and costs.
A motion for anew trial, entered by
defendant, will be heard during the motion
hour in the superior court this morning.
At the last term of the court Henry P.
Howard obtained a verdict in a damage
suit against the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company, and defendant
seeks to have the case reopened for another
trial
The Kendy-Beatty ejectment suit was
argued yesterday morning in the superior
court, and the jury found for the defend
ant.
There were two divorce cases heard in
the superior court yesterday. Calvin Miller
was given a first verdict in his suit against
I-aura Miller, and Alfred Styles obtained a
second verdict against his wife, Julia
Styles, both of whom are allowed to agaiu
enter the matrimonial halter.
E. J. Benton presented in the superior
court yesterday his certificate of admission
to the Clinch county bar in 1878. and the
court issued an order that his license to
practice should be entered of record in the
superior court of this county, entitling him
to practice here.
In the superior court yesterday morning,
in the motion hour, argument was heard
on a motion for anew trial in the Harrigan
damage suit, in which the Savannah, Flori
da and Western Railway Company is
defendant. A verdict was obtained by
plaintiff, and defendant moved for anew
trial. In the hearing of the motion yester
day morning, Robert G. Erwin, Esq., ar
gued the case for the railroad, and R. R.
Richards, Esq., for the plaintiff. The court
took the papers, reserving its decision.
The superior court petit jurors, excused
until to-dav, have been notified that they
will not be required until to-morrow morn
ing at 10 o’clock.
TELEGRAPHERS’ BIG JOBS.
The Typewriter in the Telegraph
Office—Some Rapid Operators.
Tbeuseof the typewriter in the telegraph
office is of comparatively recent date. If
an operator has to write thirty words a
minute for six hours in a legible hand, he
can tick off as easily on the typewriter forty
or fifty or sixty, if the sending operator can
send them. Telegrapher Spaide handles the
Western Union typewriter here. He is
an expert operator, and is said to
be the coolest man in a long
“roost” that ever sent “Morse”
in Savannah. He sits down to 13,(XX)
words nearly every night, and remains
there until after 2 o’clock, writing at the
rate of thirty words a minute. The noise
of the type writer never interferes with the
“receiving.” The operator’s ears are too
keenly sensitive to the rattle of the sounder.
He forgets about the “fuss” the type writer
is makiug; his mind is on what is coming.
The “big wires” are, as a rule, the “slow
est wires. ” It is generally the case that
men who have been promoted to handle
“stuff” over them are familiar with teleg
raphy in all its branches, and know just
w at amount of work an operator can do
and keep up. Besides the “big wires” are
generally on long circuits, that work
heavily, and an operator who is of a rush
ing disposition, finds that he hat
“tackled” a disagreeable job. The fastest
operators, strictly “sending men,” are
scattered out along the Hues in the country.
They are dubed "hams” until they have
“held down” some important position iu a
city. An operator is never happy though
after he leaves the office where he first
learned to handle the key. It was there
that he became an operator and
manager at one time, and saw more
beauties in the business than he ever
found afterward. He learned more about
it afterward. The “sending men” take
• delight in fairly “basting” the city opera
te irs when they get two and perhaps three
n lessages a day. The city men generally
w ork hard all day, and dread sitting down
to a local wire to bo roasted by “hams,"
w.'iose work has not amounted to more than
ha If a dozen messages a day.
An operator unless he is “rapid” is a
fal lure as a telegrapher. Only about two
me n in Savannah held up to the speed they
started out with. They are Harry Zeigler,
chief operator of Western Union telegraph,
anci Eibert Marshall, late assistant dis
patcher at the Central railroad. There are
no more rapid operators in the south than
they. Mr. Zeigler holds his own, and
to-il ij sends as smooth "Morse” as anybody
in about one-half the time that any. odv
else- .can. Rapid sending comes natural to
him, and he would blander if be attempted
to send for boy* beginning the business.
Much has been said about how much an
operator can do in a day. Operators differ
about that themselves. Some claim that
300 messages is a heavy day’s work, wjide
others hold that any operator ought to dis
patch that amount of business.
“Three hundred railroad mes'ages
‘worked off 1 in twelve hours would bo the
toughest day’s work a man ever did,” Dis
patcher Gossett said last night. Many rail
road messages contain 100 to 150 words
each. None of them hardly are less than
ten words. It is said that railroad operators
work faster than commercial men. The
commercial operators deny it, though, and
the truth about it will never be known un
til a test has been made. All agree, how
ever, that it is essential for an ot era tor to
have experience in both branches. The
best operators have served their time at
both.
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
B. C. Southen, an old reliable operator
of the Atchi on, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad, has accepted a position with the
Central railroad as night operator.
Bupt. Levi Hege and Road Master C. E.
Marvin of the Central railroad went up to
see what progress is being made on the
Eden extension, yesterday afternoon.
A large demand for American bonds is
reported from London, particularly for the
bonds of southern railroads. Within two
weeks bankers in New York have placed
loans of $1,400,000, $400,000, $700,000 and
$150,000 respectively, in .London, the bonds
being on southern railroad properties. The
loan of $1,400,000 brought 96, aud consisted
of the 6 per cent, bonds of a Georgia rail
way.
Chief Engineer Clark and his corps of
surveyors are busily'eugaged in inspecting
the line of the E. and W. and planning for
the proposed improvements. The heavy
grade at Wimberly hill, Polk county, is
now receiving their attention, and will soon
be a thing of the past. Roadmaster Chap
man says that every saw mill along the line
is engaged in getting out ties for the stand
ard gauge.
The official statement of the valuation of
railroad property in Alabama, as assessed
by the state board of assessment, for the
fi cal year 1889, including tracks and roll
ing stock, shows an ii,crease in valuation
over last year of $4,855,918. The statement
also shows an increase in tax rates of
$4,197, notwithstanding the half mill re
duction in taxes. The total valuation of
railroad property in the state is placed at
$40,163,776.
The Savannah teachers are preparing to
visit the national educational convention,
which meets in Nashville, July 16 to 20.
Mr. W. R. Thigpen of this city is a director
in the association, and is one of its most
active workers. He is arranging to take a
large delegation from Savannah, and from
throughout the state. The fare from Sa
vannah for the round trip is sl7 91. The
sale of tickets will begin July 10, and they
are good for ninety days.
Capt. F. S. Ferguson of Montgomery held
a short session of the auditor’s court for the
Ease and West road last Wednesday in
Cedartown. Judge lnz.r of Alabama repre
sented the road, Mr. Fowler of New York
represented the Kelly bondholders, King,
Spalding and Calhoun represented the Ed
ward bondholders, Col. E. N. Broyles of
Atlanta and Biance & Noyes rep
resented claims of local parties against the
road. Receiver C. P. Ball was on hand.
He has been authorized to issue $650,000 of
bonds, and has sold $400,000 of these new
certificates. The first bonded indebtedness
of the road is $1,725,000, and when it is
completed to Pell City, Ala., with a stand
ard gauge, the road will be estimated at
$3,000,000. Preparations are being hurried
up for a standard gauge on this line. The
auditor’s court adjourned without transact
ing any business, to meet in Cartersvilie,
Monday, July 8, at which time business of
importance to t ie road will be transacted.
The Savannah Academy.
The Savannah Academy closed its twen
tieth annual session yesterday. The exami
nations have been in progress during the
last week. The closing exercises took place
yesterday. Medals were awarded as fol
lows:
Mongin Nichols, Taliaferro medal, for
highest general excellence.
Thomas F. Thomson, gold medal; high
school prize.
Horace P. Smart, Jr., gold medal; gram
mar school prize.
Thomas H. Thomson, gold medal; deport
ment.
The declamation medal was awarded to
Ralph Thompson by J. F. B. Becicwith, E-q.
Principal Taliaferro will leave in a few
days with a class of boys for his home in
Virginia, where he will spend the summer.
Punished by the Mayor.
Harley Handy, an obstreperous colored
man, drunk and disorderly on the premises
of Maj. G. M. Ryals, refusing to leave the
premises when ordered, was fined $lO or
twenty days in the mayor's court yesterday
morning.
Sadie Price, for creating considerable ex
citement on the street by her foul and bois
terous tongue, was fined $5 or ten days.
Charles Green (colored), who assaulted
and beat Catharine Thompson in the mar
ket basement, was fined S2O or thirty days.
"lowe you an apology, old boy,” said
Giles.
“Never mind the apology,” replied Mer
ritt; “just let me have the V.”— Life.
Music, Art, Elocution.
It was fully proved before a committee
of the Massachusetts legislature that the
courses of instruction at the New England
Conservatory of Music compare favorably
with those of European conservatories, and
that students are as thoroughly taught in
America as abroad.
Ochlochnee. Ga.
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IISH
Onr Piano & Organ Department
Has returned from his vacation juit in
time to do the honors at our
FIFTH ANNUAL CLEARANCE Silt
NEW PIANOS.
NEARLY NEW PIANOS.
HALF WORN PIANOS.
SOUND OLD PIANOS.
The three latter thor
oughly repaired and reno
vated. All offered you at
your own prices. You can’t
afford to miss this oppor
tunity if you have any idea
of buying an instrument.
If you have no such idea,
come anyway, and let us
surprise you with our
terms and pricea
Easy terms on both New
and Second-Hand Instru
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MIEN i BATES
S. M. TI.
FURNITURE, ETC.
COLD INTI®
Is considered a most undesir
able thing, but we affirm that
cold in the chest is healthful,
arresting decay and prevent
ing waste. The chest we re
fer to is an
ICE CHEST,
And if you want a nice Chest or Refrigerator
in which you can keep your fluids and solids 000 l
and sweet, you want to come acd seethe assort
sortment of makes and sizes displayed by us.
Iu fact, we are so desirous of getting even with
the weather that wa have marked ail our goods
at zero.
A. J. MILLER k CO
Furniture and Carpet Emporium
■■■■J I !1£I? 'L ... . ""—a
MACHINERY.
J. W. TYNAN,
ENGINEER and MACHINIST,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
Corner Wert Broad and Indian Streets.
All kinds of machinery, boilers,
Etc made and repaired. STEAM PUMPS,
GOVERNORS, INJECTORS AND STEAM
WATER FITTINGS of all kind! for (ala
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knabeT
CONOVER,
HARRINGTON
PIANOS
STORY & CLARKE,
KIMBALL
Tuning, repairing, boxing and shipping. Old
pianos taken in exchange for new ones. All
freights paid to nearest railway station. Six
years’ guarantee. Handsome stool, cover and
instruction book free. Easy monthly or quar
terly installments. Liberal discount for cash.
No fancy prices. Rock-bottom, hard-pan sum
mer prices prevail. Plenty of good second
hand instruments to sell at big bargains.
Pianos rented until paid for.
MISS I. G. JEFFERY,
the 43d name drawn in DAVIS BROS'. PIANO
CLUB NO. 1.
DAVIS BROS.,
42, 44 and 46 BULL STREET
