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THE CORNER-STONE LAID.
THE CEREMONIES AT THE NEW
COURT HOUSE.
The New and Old Copper Boxes and
Their Contents Imbedded in the
Northeastern Corner of the Founda
tion Wall-The Programme of the
Ceremonies-Dr. Bowman's Prayer
and Judge Harden’s Address—The
Contents of the Copper Boxes.
The corner stone of the new court house
was laid yesterday w ish appropriate cere
monies, which wore witnessed by a large
number of citizens. A temporary platform
was erected in the northeastern part of the
site on the foundation wails, and chairs
were provided for the county and city
officials and loading citizens. The s; •eaters’
stand was on a raised piatform on the
northern wall
Col. R. P. Walker, chairman of the
b*r l of county commissioners an l the
oldest surviving commissioner, presided,
and Judge Fall.gant of the superior court.
Judge Harden of the city c urt, and Re v.
W. 8. Bowman, I>. D.,of the Evangelical
Lutheran church and Rev. A. M. Wynn of
the Wesley Monumental cnurch, occupied
seats on the stand.
At 5 o'clock Mr. Charles A. Cox sealed
the box containing the archives, and a few
minutes later the line of march was taken
up from the rooms o? the bounty c imrnis
sioners, in the Whitfield building, for tbo
site of the new court house.
Two colored janitors wore in advance
with the two boxes, the smaller box
containing the archives deposited in
the corner-stone of the old building
and the larger box of archives for
the new building. CoL R. Id. Walker,
chairman of the txvirJ of commissioners,
and Judgos Folligant and Harden came
next, followed by Commissioner Kstill and
Mayor Schwarz, Revs. Bowman a .<1 Winn,
and after them the other members of the
board, members of the city council, county
and city officials, members of the bar. repre
sentatives of the city press and citizens.
THE INVOCATION.
When the platiorm was reached, and the
people were seated, Chairman Walker in
troduced Kev. Jtr. Bowman, who offered
the invocation:
0 Lord Qisl of truth anil grace, we approach
thine august majesty in humble recognition of
the fact that "justice and judgment are the
habitation of thy throne," whilst "mercy an-i
truth go before thy face." Thou hast, by thy
providence, inclined thy servants to erect in
this place a temple of justr-e. for the proper
administration of the laws of the land, and of
those principles of truth and equity of which
thou an the divine author We humbly pray
that thy favor and blessing may rest
upon this great enterprise Inspire thy
servants who are in authority in this matter
with abundant wisdom, un 1 with a din- sense of
their responsibility tothsthst and the p..p|e
whom they serve Embrace in thy protecting
providence the workmen who shall rear this
edifice and keep them from accident, misfort
une and sudden death.
lie thou graciously pleased, O Lord our i} and.
to inspire the judges, the juries and tne officers
of the courts who shah officiate in this temple
with an abun ant measure of thy holv s- .rit.
and with the pure and peaceable wisdom which
•tunes down from above, that they may ever be
a terror to evil-doers, “and the praise of them
that do well."
We pray that th structure to be rearer! upon
this corner-stone may be a citadel of safety to
our people, where our rights, our liberties and
our possessions may flud a sum defense— where
our Christian civilization snail he promoted—
where vice, ari l crime, and insubordination
shall be made infamous, and w here righteous
ness, obedience, law and order shall lie exalted,
arid to the judge eternal, immortal, invisible—
the only true Hod, in unity with hm Son, our
Lord, and the Holy Spirit, be all possible praise,
world without end. "Amen!”
JUDGE HARDEN’S ADDRESS.
At the conclusion of the prayer Judge
Harden was introduced. He regretted that
lie had not had the tune to prepare a suita
ble address, us he was not informed until
Monday afternoon that the corner-stone
w ould be laid on yesterday. Ho was called
to Atlanta, and on his return was e igaged
in holding court all day yesterday, ud j earn
ing long enough to bo present at
the exercises. All he might ray,
he explained, would lie through tee
inspiration of the eloquent prayer of j Dr.
Bowiaan. Men living together, the speaker
said, must have government, and govern
ment means to sav what shall bo right uml
what shall be wro g; to create what is
right and prohibit what is wrong; to estab
lish justice, fairness, equity and truth. The
law is the balance wheel between tyranny
on the one hand and oppression on the
other. The first court in the colonv of
Georgia was created by George 11.. who
recognized that the far-off land required
courts of judi ature, and he established a
court which now embodies, in the supe
rior court, the common law and equity of
Great Britain. This general court ot Geor
gia was established in ITS, the year before
Oglethorpe came to this colony. This
Court was composed of two justices. Noble
Jones uud Jonathan Bryan. In that early
day, the judges of Georgia received £-500
per annum, ad judges now do not get as
rnuoh, a.thoug i they have twice as much
work to do.
THE OLD COURT HOUSE.
Tbe old court house built in ISSI, the
Breaker said, when the population was only
about 9,000, was adequate for the business
of that day and a source of pnde to the
people, but in the last sixty years nearly,
times have changed and the court house'
w hich was suited to its day w as no longer a
source of pride to the people of to-day. Grand
jury after grand jury condeuu.oU’ it time
after time as unworthy of the civilization of
the age, and a deep debt of gratitude, the
judge said, is due to the past and present
board of county commissioners for wiping
oat this disgrace to the civilization of this
day, and giving the county nothing to !>e
proud of as the people of -avai nnh in 1831
were proud of the court house of that day.
There were differences among the mem
bers of the old board a< to the plan and
character of the new court house, but there
was no opposition to building one worths’
of the city. Judge Harden believed that
the old board was actuated by the best in
terests of the people, a id it agreed upon a
plan which with some changes was adopted
by the present board.
THE NEW BUILDING.
Judge Harden, in alluding to the con
struction of the building, said that there
will be nothing pretentious a' out it
Nothing will be sham. \V hat looks like
brick will be brick, and what looks like
stone will be stone. The building w ill be
fire proof. It will be convenient, comfort
able, and it will be cheap because it will be
well worth what is paid for it. It will lie a
suitable temple for the judiciary of the
county.
The commissioners have done well, said
the speaker, but a more important work
remains for them, and ouo that the people
should aid and encourage, that is to build a
house of correction for the county of ( hat
ham. Persons convicted of a first offeusij,
by being associated with hardened criim’
nals are brought down lower and lower
when they might be made useful citizens if
se t to a reformatory, instead of making
them more depraved. “A reformatory,”
the judge said, “is a proper pendant of this
court house.” Tne court of countv com
missioners, lie argued, it the proper'ono to
build the reformatory.
Calls were made for Judge Falligant, but
be declined to speak.
THE BOXES IN PLACE.
At 5:30 o’clock Col. Walker deposited the
old and the new boxes in the niches of the
respective corner-stones. The main corner
stone is in the northeastern part of the
foundation wall in a. line with President
And Iji ay too streets, and the corner-stone
of the old bunding abuts it on the south
running along tho Drayton street wall.’
Heavy slate caps were laid in cement on
the two stones, and than the brick walls
were raised some distance above in cement.
ta- M - w y°n pronounced
the benediction and the assemblage dis
persed. President, Drayton and York
1 strrets, in the neighborb dof the 1 uildmg
site, were crowded with st-ctators, ami
every ihor, window and balcony furaisued
its quota < f onlookers.
Tne contents of the new box deposited in
the corner-ston*- will furnish to fu'ure gen
erations, when it is brought to the surface,
a full epitome of the age in whicn they were
collected, and aro as f&llows, in t:.e order in
w hich they were placed in tne box
CONTEXTS OF THE BOXES.
City directory for ISS9; by laws and officers
of Orman LMge No. ter. G. U. O. of <). F.; c >u
stltution of the Ckebrab Talmud Torah: bar
laws of the Lefevre Gun Club; L#leri 1" la
BeoaOrteocia Publics of the 4th ol July draw
ing at the < Itv •if Mexico comptroller'* war
rant,.f Flr.dn. f rim. t. .1 W Job t n of
April 29, ISdl; won! annual statement of ail the
hanks of Savannah; ii-t of saloon passengers of
the R M. S. Algeria, fro n Ijverp - 1 Sew
York, tug Id. Is. i: by laws and r.. of mem
b r-of Fw-nih alsd L i-lge N ■ 15, t A. M.;
proceedings of the grand oummanderv of the
K of T of Georgia at their twenty eighth an
imal grari 1 couc-aveat i olurobus .May s and ti.
ls-.i; certificate of membership in the t'onfed
erate Veteran's Association, w ith the officers
and niemh-rs engrossed on the back of
the certilicato; roll of (hiatham Artillery;
the r i/d /,.../i/ , or Freemasonry In Georgia in
the davs of the colonv: a brief history of Solo
m. n s I dge from l~i to 17Ni, by It. \V. J. H.
J still, thirty-second and,; reaiiuisceimes of
(Latham assembly, by Cu; t John L Wheaton;
the r ad ciiinruissioii.-rs of i ha' .am county for
lssl*; by-laws of Solomon's I>< ige N'o. 1. I. arid
A. M.; constitutions of tlie American Mutual
and the Kxcelsior l.oan Ass.iciatioris; rol-s
and hv laws of Myrtle L - Ige No. 1 fki-'t,
G. U ii. of O F.; constitution of Jasper
vllle Land and Improvement Company; roll
of officers and menihers of Trinity church; off!
cats f the New Houston street Methodist
Kplvcopal church and Sunday school and brief
hisiory of tne church; rules of Savannah
Cadets; Wki ki.v News of April 13, I*o4, con
taining account of great fire April fi, 1-89. and
copies of the daily M knisu.Ntws f Julv 30 an l
31,1859, and of the weekly Mokninu News of
Aug. 3, p- 1. Union Society proceedings of 139th
anniversary on \pril it. isH9: roll of mem
bers of Magnolia Encampment No. 1.1 i i.O. 1' ;
roll of offic .|v anl inoinbers of I'lmtnam As
seinhly lioyal SiKdeyv of Good Fellows; roll of
officers ol the Grand 1 luncil A. L of 11. of
i leorgia; rod -.f members of Wesley Monemental
'i E I htirch South; officers and members of
laudrum !. -Jge No. 4k. k an l A. M; rules and
roll < f members of Ger.nan Friendly Society;
constitution and memD-rship of Live Oak
Lodge No 10.0. F : premium list of tioral
exhibit of Savannah Fi .ml and Art Exhibited,
April 33 5, 1389; constitution and bylaws
of iiglelhorpe Lodge No. 1, I. (> i>, F.;roll
of meiulinrs and constitution of tin* < teorgia Ilis
torical Society; democratic presidential tioket
of 1888; Savannah Ate if, July ". Isis*: first
grand jury of Georgia, to wit: Samuel Parker,
Thomas Young, Joseph Cole. John Wright.
John West, John Mllledge, John Grady James
Caswell, Timothy Bowling, Henry ii s**, Waller
Fox and Richer 1 Cannon rules and roll of the
members of the Irish Jasper Greens!
by laws of Georgia Chapt- r No. 3, It. A. M ;
by-laws and membership of Savannah P.itle As
sociation; rules and roll of oflie r o' Savannah
Volunteer Guards: membership roll and rules
of the Savannah Yacht Club; twenty-thin! an
noal report of the public schools of Savannah
an l Chatham county fig year ending July 31,
’s-s; annual report of 'iuyor R. E l/'itir for
year ending Dec. 31, l-As; programme of ban
quet of the Hib Tula . Society on St. Patrick s
Day, lssj; roster of the city p/lice funs*;
roll of practicing attorneys of the Chatham
county bur; MacDonald's, code of Savannah,
by a sand roll of the Oglethorpe Ligut In
fautry; a copy of amarnagu license issued
from the court of ordinary July 31, IHs i; his
t irv and constitution of St. Andrew's Society;
a half pint of old Baker whisky; roll of mem
hers c-f Georgia I'ont Independent Order itech
atides N 151, by Kev J. 1* Gilmore, High
Deputy Ruler of North America; photograph
of lion. .lelTeinm Davis; by laws of Do Kill b
Iwslge No. v. I. O. O. F.; organic
law of the order Kesher She! Rar/el;
rules and proforma charter party of the South
ern Lumber and Timlur Association, adopted
Is-H; officially rtauqied tax return of 1339; nr,l
-gramme of the "Private Secretary" played by
the Ford Dramatic Association, and cast of
"London Assurance" to be placed to-night;
clippings from the Monsi.su News of Dec. Is,
18*1, being an account of the golden wedding
anniversary of Pol. R. D. Walker, president of
the boanl of county commissioners; Savannah
Times, July 31. 1*89: minutes of the South
Georgia Conference of the M. E. Church South
at Eatonton, 1HS8; by laws and constitution of
the Congregation Mickva Israel, 1791.
THE COINS AND i KRRENCY DEPOSIT.
The following coins, etc., wore also de
posited in tho box:
Military buttons of tho Confederate Veterans’
Association and the Irish Jasper Gn-ns: coins
••f < 'baric - 111. of Spain, 1776 mid I7SS, by Mrs.
h lieu E Jacheua: gqid dollar, silver dollar, a
half and two quarters of 1889. by Col. R. D.
Walker;centennial medal <,f I*B6, centennial
Hdk badge and roll of Chatham Artillery, 3-cent
fractional currency aiel i- u pennies of the Ger
man empire, by Cupt. J. .1, McGowan; Jasper
centeumal medal, w ila.i-imstituthm of associa
linn and programme of the festival and unveil
ing of the Jasper monument, a 31 ,OUG bond of
North Carolina, and SSOO bond of
Georgia of the year 1383 by
Gugie lioiirqiiiiio; 7-301'onfederate bond of ssuir
by the county commissioners; a 60 cent scrip of
Georgia, !563: a is-nuy token of the hank of
Upper Canada, IHSL by Master James Boua
venture Cos aged 8: a SIUU e mfoderate n it
and 2 ■ cents Unite I States fractional currency,
by F. Hoi . (ley; fractional currency of South
Carolina 15cents; 50 cents fractional currency
of the confederate states; one dime of 1830;"a
copper medal; German coin Collection by Mrs.
E. Y. Ham; coiu and stamp collection by F T.
Saussv and G, U. MacDotiul; confederate an 1
Georgia currency s2*s; a Id cent pi-ce..f p-se;
two nickels Nit 1*39; postal wrapper and United
States postage stamp-, by Frank F.. Keilbaeh;
nickel ami copper coin of 1889 by H T. Train;
silver dollar iif 1889, by Capt. J. it. Dillon; tl
3-pence jubilee coin issued in I*B7. tie- tiftieth
year of ijneen Victoria’s reign, by Kev. .1 I,
Gilmore; United States fractional currency. 111
and 35-ccnt pieces of 1*63 an t Is, 4. and coiiper
ceut of IM2. by D B. Lester; a #5 cert ideate of
deposit issued by the Savannah Bank and Trust
Conn any and 10, SS and 50 cent United States
fractional currency, by Isaiah A. Solomons; a
SSO bill of colonial currency of 7778, by M. J.
Solomons.
THE INSCRIPTIONAL TABLET.
A copper tablet, titling closely itisido the
box on top of the archives, has eugraved
on it tho time when the old court house
was pulled down, and when the corner
stone of the uew building was laid, a list of
the i Ulcers and members of the Uiard of
c unty commissioners, a list of the county
ollieers, the names of the superior
aud city court judges, and tho names
of the architect and building contractors.
Judge llardou said lust night that ho will
prepare a history of the early courts and
judiciary to be used at the dedication uxor
ci-es, and he added that tie inadvertently
failed to mention in Ins address that John
Militxlge, the present state librarian of
Georgia, is the great-great-grandson of
John Mllledge and James Habersham, who
were impaneled on the first jury in
Georgia.
NOT WEARING A UNIFORM NOW.
Policeman McPritchard to be Tried
Under Two Charges.
Policeman Sam McPritchard has a bad
charge hanging over him. He was to have
been before the mayor yesterday to answer
for disorderly conduct and resisting
another officer who attempted to
arrest him, but his case was
continued to allow him time to get wit
nesses. McPritchard was drunk Tuesday
while off duty and got into a row. Officer
Sheehan was called on to arrest him but
McPritchard did not prop >s > to submit to
arrest and resisted the officer. lie was
taken in, however, aud tho mayor will lo >k
into his case in a day or two. Pen ling his
trial McPritchard is not wearing his
uniform.
Brady-Bowden.
A quiet wedding took place at the
Cathedral last evening at (i o’clock, the
contracting parties being Mr. \Y. V. Bradv
aud Miss Mamie Bowden. The ceremony
was performed by Hev. Father McCarthy.
Quito a large number of the tricud, of tho
bride and groom were in attendance at the
church. The brido is a charming young
lady and the groom is of tne Morni.no
Nkws composing room force.
The best way to spend a pleasant evening
is by seeing the Fords in “London Assur
ance” Thursday uud Friday uights. Ad
mission 50c and 35c.
Yacht Hats for Gents and Boys now
opeuod at Nichols’, 138 Broughton.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 18*9.
M F. MOLINA DEAD.
The Deputy Cierk of the Superior
Court Carried Off by Pneumonia.
M. F. Molina, deputy clerk of the supe
rior court, died at hts residence No. W 5
McDonough st reet, at t: to o'clock last night
of pneumonia of the right lung. This an
nouncement will bring a pang of grief to
the many friends of the decease!
Mr. Molina was in attendance upon the
superior court last Thursday, when ne com
plained of feeling ill, but lie said that he
wanted 11 g,j thr ugh the t- rm of court, and
hetb 'Ught if he Could holdout until Sunday
a day's rest would bring him out all right.
Mr. Carr wanted to relieve hitn sooner,
but .Mr. Molina requested tuat he be per
mitted to go through the term. Friday
morning he whs so ill that Dr. Corson,
the family ptys.cian, was summoded,
and Tuesday pneumonia set in,
which resided nil medical treatment.
Shortly before . e died Dr-. Read and Boyd
were summoned, but tfefore they reached
his bedside the vital spark bad tied.
The deceased was a sou of the late Manuel
Frances Molina, who was at one time
lieute ant of tne Republican Blues, aud who
died while in the confederate service. Hi*
son was born in this city Aug. 21,
I*4B, aud wedded Mis Mary E. Pacett*
in 1870. He leaves a wife and five son's, the
eldest in his eighteenth year. Mr. Moliaa,
at oile tune, kept a cigar aud tobacco store,
but gave it up upon rus election as a magis
trate, which office he filled acceptably for
nine years, aud which, with the office of
Umted Slates stamp collector, he resigned
in January last to accept the appointment
of deputy clerk of the superior court.
Mr. Molina was a veteran member of the
Republican Blues, and was sergeant major
of the Kirs: Volunteer Regiment of Georgia.
He took a deep interest in military affairs,
aud was a moving spirit in every enter
prise that was calculated to foster the in
terest! of his company and regiment, and
was one of the ac.ive members of tho com
mittee which had charge of remodeling
anil fitting up tho regimental armory, an l
was the author of the plan for the ap
pr, 'aching drawing for the benefit of the
armory fund.
For the past voar the deceased ha* not
been physically strong, but he was a man
of energy and when vitality wa* almost
exhausted he concealed his ailments and
kept on with hia work. In the family circle
he was domestic in his habits, a roguiar home
stayer after the day’s work was done, and
ain ist affectionate and indulgent father
aud husband, in religion he was a Catho
lic ami a communicant of the Cathedral of
Bt. John the Baptist, where the funoral
services will be conducted to-morrow at an
hour not yet fixed.
During Mr Molina’s incumbency of the
office which he tilled up to his death he was
faithful in the discharge of his duty, ae
curate in his clerical work, aud during Mr.
Carr's illness took upon him of his own
will a double work, which hastened his
fatal illness. In his last delirium a few
moments before bis death, he was asking
ab nit the jury list as if ne were at his desk
in the court room. It was ashock to many
friends who called last night to inquire
übout him to learn that he was dead.
CITY BREVITIifIS.
Haupt Lodge of Odd Fellows will moot
tonight.
The city wator supply will ho shut off at
9 o’clock this morning on Whitaker street
south of YYaldburg, f-r the purpose of re
pairing fire hydrants.
Clerk Keilbaeh of the court of ordinary
issued forty-three mar.iage licenses last
month, sixteen to whites and twenty-seven
to colored applicants.
The Workman’s and Trader’s Loan and
Building Association will hold its sixtv
ninth monthly meeting to-night at the sec
retary’s office, No. 118 Bryan street,
A colored tioy was reported to have been
drowned jtvsterday in the river opposite the
Ocean steamship whurvas. He was coming
across the river in an open boat when it
was capsized by collision with a cable and
the waves of u paS-mg tug, tho biy being
thrown into the water aud going down in
the undertow. His name was not learned.
The Norwegian bark Alida was cleared
yesterday f r Garstoa Dock with 2.95 W bar
rels of rosin, weighing 1,392,990 pounds and
value 1 Ht $10,535, and 500 barrels of spirits
turpentine, measuring 35,391 gallons afid
valued at $9,708. Total valuation of cargo
$120,233. Cargo and vessel cleared by
Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Cos.
The beautiful ivy vine which had grown
until it aimo-t covered the western wing of
the Savannah hospital died the other
day. The leaves began to wither
in spots and within a week after
ward tho eutire vine was dead and the
leaves are dropping off. It is thought that
lightning killed tne vine. The fluid struck
a lightning rod which was covered by tho
vine, and that part of it around the metal
was scorched aud burned. It was around
the rod that the leaves began first to wither
and full off.
Joe Costello, owner of a watermelon
sloop which came in from Skidaway island
day before yesterday, is anxious to find the
man who st >le $.5 from his vessel last night.
Robert Parker is captain of the sloop, and
ho gave bis nephew, a young boy'who
works with him, .$5 yesterday afternoon to
keep for him. The boy put the money in
his coat pocket and lay down iu the cabin
and went to sleep. When he woke up his
coat was gone, and with it the money.
Costello said that tho only man on the sloop
was Robert Dixon, who didn’t show un
after tho coat was missing. All the parties
are colored.
THE FORDS TO-NIQUT.
Dion Boucicault's Qreat Success to
Be Presented.
The comedy “London Assurance,’’ by tbe
modern Shakespeare, Dion Boueicault,
which made so b. iiliaut a success in Europe
and New York when first presented, will
l>e (liven at the theater to-night by the
Ford Dramatic Association.
The Fords began the season under favor
able auspices and have grown in popular
favor and in proficiency with every per
formance. It is expected that with the
best comedy perhaps in the English language
they will not fail t > make the performance
to-night the hest of the series. Ihe charac
ters of the piece and the play itself are gen
erally better suited to the’ ea-t of actors
than of any play presented by the Fords
this season. The ladies, too, will imve
ample scope to exhibit tbeir histrionic
ability and display their pretty c stunies.
The piece will bo handsomely mounted with
new and elaborate scenery.
-Mr. Dullield, who has aided materially in
making tbe performances a success, will
make his last appearance in this play as
“.'Sir Harcourt Gourtlev.” The full cast
was given in the Mohn'l.no Nkws oh Tues
day. The Teutonia brass baud has kindly
volunteered to play i:i trout of the theater
from 7:30 t > 8:30 o’clock. A large audience
is expected, and tboso who patronize the
performance are sure to laugh until they
can laugh no more.
The following is the programme of pieces
to be played by the band:
Ouickstep—Thirteenth Regiment IVffer
Waltz-first lzjve Shubert
Andante and polka—Eclipse . Docks
Onic Atep—Royal Fords’ Favorite
Walt,: tioldeii Hays w ,
i’oisa—Ty.iee lirach tieoss
Finale—Grand March ijute Duke
Put new life iu your system by using the
liest of all liver medicines—Bile Beans.
"The Private Secretary” is funny, “Lon
don Assurance” is equally as humorous. A
laugh from the time the curtain rises until
it drops on the last act.
Here to Stay.
Five years’ lease on present office. If they
fail to give satisfaction you can put your hands
on them and remind them of it. In fact, there
is n i risk nor experiment in buying the “New
Home." Office corner Whitaker and State
streets.
NOT MUCH OF A TALKER.
COL. HAWKINS A LITTLE OFFISH
ABOUT THE NEW ROAD.
The Rumored Deal Between the Sa
vannah, Amer.cus and Montgomery
and the Central Not Confirmed—
sso,ooo Will Bring an Independent
Line to Savannah Yet—Brunswick
After the Terminus and Said to Be
Willing to Pay for It.
CoL 8. FL Hawkins, provident, and B. P.
Hollis, solicitor, of the Savannah, Amerieus
and Montgomery railroad, were in tho city
yesterday, but returned to Amerieus last
night.
A Morning News reporter sought to
interview Col. Hawkins, but the latter
seemed to prefer to do the interviewing
himself rather than to enlighten tho public
as to the future plans.
CoL Hawkins was asked if he intended to
confer with the citizens’ committee which
has been soliciting finals to bring the road
here, and he replied that he had heard
nothing of a meeting of that kind.
The question was next asked if he was
prepared to say that he would bring the
r iad to Savannah i- an independent road
if the #85,000 raised was turned over to
him, and the only answer he made to the
query was that hehal received no proposi
tion of tuat kind, if Mr. Weed’s letter in
viting him to Savannah contained a propo
sition of that kind, Col. H iwkins said that
he did not rem -mber it. He was busy
about that time and c ul l not come to Sa
vannah, and since th n he had been absent
from home for a month and couldn’t say
what was the contents of the letter.
BRUNSWICK’S PROPOSITION.
"Have you received a proposition from
Brunswick that it y u take your road there
its citizens will subscribe #so,oXl?’’ Col.
Hawkins was asked.
"i dou’t think I would like to be quoted
as having such a statement coming from
me,” he replied.
“It is currently rumored that you have
made a deal with the CentraL Are you
prepared to deny it?’’
"VVhatkiadof a deal?”
"Well, it is said that you have abandoned
a portion of your h ie east of Mcßae and
the Central has been permitted to use it
for the Savannah and Western, and that
your line is not now considered au inde
pendent one. Is that a fact?”
"Well, your people had a chance to get an
independent line into Savannah and they
do not seem to want it. Don’t you think
#S'J,(X)O was areas jnable sum to ask for?
Well, lam prepared to give them a con
tract to-day to bring an independent line
into Savannah on the terms of my proposi
tion.”
“Is it understood that you have aban
doned no part of your line east of Mcßae?”
‘T aril told the line has been shortened.
I haven’t been out there and dou’t know
where the lines aro. I uuderstuud the
Central crosses our lino iu some nlaces. We
are working this side of Mcßae for somo
distance.”
"How far and to what town?”
“I can’t sav how far. it is not to any
town. We will noon have trains running
to Mcßae. The iron is on the ground.”
NOT AT ALL SURE ABOUT IT.
“Do you intend to come on to Savan
nah?”
“1 can’t say. We may have to stop work
at M ’Rae and take up the work at tho
other end of the line, in the direction of
Montgomery.”
"Has Montgomery done anything for the
road T’
“No. We have not asked them for any
thing yet”
“Was the object of your visit to confer
with the citizens’ committee?”
"I expected to find Mr. John R. Young
hero, but I learn that ho has gone north,
and Mr. Weed is also in New York. I have
had a talk with Mr. J. P. Williams and Air.
Herman Myers aud a few others, but n >th
ing has been accomplished, and Mr. Hollis
and I will return to-uuht.”
A gentleman informed, the Morning
News that Col. Hawkins toll him
yesterdav, that Brunswick had of
fered $50,000 to make that town
the eastern terminus, and another
gentleman said that Col. Hawkins could
better afford to bring the road to Havau
nah without a dollar of bonus than to take
it to Brunswick, which already has two
railroads, and which has not the popula
tion, shipping facilities nor railroad connec
tion that .Savannah has.
Another gentleman who has recently re
turned from a trip along the projected
line of CoL Hawkins’ road says that the
irnpr ssio i of the people there is that a deal
of some kind has been made with tho Cen
tral, and that they base their opi ion on the
fact that there has been an abandonment
of a portion of tne line of the Americas
road which tho Central is now working in
for tho Savannah and Western.
WILLIE HYATT’S WANDERINGS.
An Orphan Boy Lost from His Home
is Sent to Bethesda.
A boy about 11 years of age, uamed Will
iam Oswald Hyatt, was given an order yes
terday to admit him to tho Bethesda Or
phan House. The little fellow has had
quite a rough experience. His parents, wh •
lived in the southern part of the city, died
several years ago. Hh grandmother then
to k Imn home. About six months ago
she died, and an aunt to k charge of him.
She moved to Brunswick, where the b y
got separated from her in some way, and a
colored man took care of him for several
days, and then succeeded in getting one of
the railroad conductors to bri ig the boy
back to Savautiah, where he said he be
longed.
Arriving in this city the little fellow
wandered back to where he had formerly
lived on Mulberry lane, where iie met some
of his old playfellows, among t eni the
children of Mr. John B. Smith. William
played around all day and when nigtit
cune Mrs. Smith asked him whore he ex
pected to sleep and he replied under a
stoop. Cos sobing with her husband, they
divided to let the boy stay with their
children. That was abo it two months ag .
since which time littli Hyatt has boon
one of the Smith family.
A few day - ago Mr. and Mrs. Smith
learned that they could get William into
Bethesda, and thinking that it would ba to
his bcneiit to bo placed there whero ho
could be provided for and educated, Mr.
Smith decided to apply for his admission"
which he did yesterday.
The boy was very anxious to go to the
orphan house. He is a bright child, and a;
liis story shows, has had considerable trou
ble for one of his years.
Arthur 3. Haines’ Promotion.
Arthur S. Haines was appointed special
ticket agent for the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway and the Charleston and
Savannah railroad yesterday, to succeed the
late William Bren. The appointment goes
into effect to-day. Mr. Haines is a young
man, but he has had considerable experience
in the general passenger department of tho
Savanna i, Florida and Western railway
with which he was connected for several
years. He has a wide circle of friends who
are glad of his appointms it to the position.
Before the Mayor.
Johnson Byers was fined $5 in the mayor’s
court yesterday, for fighting in the stroet.
Nancy Johnson (colored) was fined $l5
for sicking up a row in a friend’s house.
J. E. Middleton (colored) was flued $3O
for abusing Celia Get hers, and $lO for
throwing stones at Wilson Gether’s house.
Up to 1 o’clock this morning three cases
of disorderly conduct wore reported at the
barracks. Trey were colored, two uieu and
a woman.
THE INDUSTRIAL HOMS.
Improvements to tne Building—What
the Society Is Doing.
The Industrial Home for the Friendless,
at No. 107 Charlton street, is being thor
oughly renovated and a third story is being
added to the building. Tne additional story
will contain nine largo rooms, making
twenty-two rooms in the home. Contractor
Brag len has been at work on the building
for two weeks, and it will lie completed
Oct 1. The increased demand for assist
ance by the poor necessitated the added im
provement.
Miss Pelot, the matron, said yesterday
that as rapidly as the city increases in
population, just in proportion are the de
mands on the society f r relief increased.
The home was crowded last year and a
great many applicants have b-en turnel
aw ay this year. By the ad litiou the matron
thought the quarters will b* amply large,
and that they will enable the society to tase
care of the poor.
The Home was established f urtaen years
ago to till a want for such an institution.
The site was formerly known*as the Savan
nah free school, but it was puro .a-.0l by
the Widows'Society, of which the follow
ing were the officers: President, Mrs.
Charles Green; treasurer, Mrs. John Stod
dard; secretary, Mrs. M. E. Wilbur. The
managers were Mrs. J. W. Lathrop. Mrs.
Mclntyre, Mrs. J. F. Gilmer, Mrs. William
Elliott, Mrs. John Williamson, Mrs. S. H.
Smith, Miss Eliza Lalbiche, Mrs. J. H.
Saussy, Mrs. Henry Dickinson, Mrs. D. G.
Purse, Mrs. Fiuegan, Miss Eva Watts, Miss
M. Collock, Mrs. James Johnson, Mrs. W.
D. \\ a plus, and Mrs. Georgs N. Nichols.
The res lutions and constitution setting
fortu the objects of the home sav that it is
to assist the destitute and ignorant poor by
giving them instruction in industrial pur
suits, enabling them to become independent
and self-supiKirting. Contemplating, as it
does, the welfare and elevation of the neg
lected classes m the community, who sub
sist ordinarily by begging, the society pro
poses to afford to women ana girls a tem
porary home and to give them instruction
iu housework, sowing and laundry,
in order to fit its beneficiaries for domestic
occupations. The society also contemplates
assistance to the poor who are not able to
live in their own homes by reason of cir
cumstances, such a3 sickness and scarcity of
employment. If a needy mother in ill
heaith aud is seat to the h spital her child
may bo sent to the industrial home without
charge. The present officers of the society
are: President, Mrs. N. Lovell; first vice
president, Mrs. O. Cohen; second vice
president, Mrs. Julia McLeod; and treas
urer, P. M. Dougan.
THE SHORT LINE LITIGATION.
Capt. Cunningham’s Speech Support
ing the Master’s Report.
Argument in the Savannah, Dublin and
Western Short Line litigation was resumed
in the superior court yesterday morning by
Capt. H. C. Cunningham, counsel for the
United States Construction aud Improve
ment Company.
Capt. Cunningham’s argument was a
masterly one in support of the finding of
the master. He argued that tho questions
which Gen. Alexander had declined to
answer before the master were irrelevant
ones, which ha 1 nothing to do with the case
at the bar. Ho denied that the Central
railroad bought the stock of the
construction company or the Savannah
Dublin and Western Short Line. That the
bonds held by the construction company
are, and should be held, a valid lien prior
to tho claims setup by the complainants in
their suit against tho railway company'. He
strengthened his argument by a long array
of authorities to sustain his side of the
case.
The preponderance of the opposition
seemed to only spur Capt. Cunningham to
greater effort, aud for four hours and a
half he devoted himself to a vigorous
answer to the arguments of opposing
counsel.
At’2 o’clock in the afternoon a recess was
taken until 4 o’clock, at which time Col.
William Garrard began to sum up for the
complainants, and at 5:dU o’clocs he had
not concluded, the court taking a recess
until 10 o’clock this morning to attend the
exercises incident to the laying of the
corner-stone of the new court house.
Col. Garrard will resume his argument
at the convening of tho court this morning.
Cant. Cunningham took notes of Col. Gar
rard’s argument. Mossrs. W. W. Fraser
and Charles N. West were present during
the day, aud Mr. Fraser said last night that
he will no: argue the case. The argument
of Col. Garrard h;i3 been principally in
reply to that of Capt. Cunningham. It is
believed that tho case will bo finally sub
mitted to Judge Faliigant to-day on the
argument and the records, and it” will re
quire some time to pass upon, as the records
ure voluminous, aud the authorities cited
are many.
MACON’S M AN FRANKLIN.
The Clever Swindler That Detective
Basch Captured.
Joe Franklin, who was arrested here
Monday night by Detective Basch. on an
order from Chief of Police Kenan of Ma
con, and who was taken to Macon Tuesday
by Officer Keisall, is the man who was ar
rested in Macon two weeks ago, the Tele
graph says, on complaint of a countryman
named Dallas. The countryman had met
Franklin aud a young mail 'named George
Roberts, both hailing from Atlanta,
aud after being in their com
pany several hours, found that he
had loaned out all of his money, aud was
in a helpless condition. He then threatened
to expose the Atlautians it they would not
pay him back his money. They gave him
the slip, and Dallas next found himself
wandering around in a half-drunken stupor,
minus money, clothes aud valise.
He showed au officer an order on tho
United States court which Franklin had
given him, and mi this Officer Paletharpe
went to work. Ho located both men, aud
after some parleying succeeded iu jailing
Franklin, Roberts making his escape.
E. Hteiuheimer went on Franklin’s bond,
and until Saturday the Atlaatian was seen
roaming around the city, living on means
furnished by iiis father, a large merchant
iu Atlanta. Saturday he ioffor 'Savan
nah, but was telegraphed for and went back
iu care of ttie police.
LAST MONTH’S SHIPPING.
July Arrivals and Tonnage—The Ves
sels and Their Rigs.
The Morning News gives to-day the
total number of vessels arriving at thisp >rt
during last month, with their rigs,
nationality and net tonnage. The number
does not include the arrivals at quarantine
or TyDec, but only those vessels wuich have
arrived at the wharves aud have discharged
cargo or in ballast and loading. It does not
include river or inland coast steamers nor
does it include vessels under 100 tons
except thoso trading foreign. The arrivals’
with their rig aud nationality, are as fol
lows:
Steam-
Ships. S'ks. Brigs. Sch's. Tot'l
American 32 .. 2 8 so
British 1
Norwegian 7 " i
German.... 2 _ ’ ’’
Spanish 1 ” 7
Austrian j
Totals 33 11 ”2 "* 54
The tonnage was as follows:
, Steam. Sail. Total
AJ u ” ncan 47,035 4,028 51,123
Norwegian 3,4,5s *4BB
Gorman 1,023 1 023
Aus,nan 351 ;1
Total3 47,732 9,285 67.017
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the Kansas city.
The Launching o: the New Steamship
at Chester Next Week.
The uew steamship, the Kansas City,
"which is about completed, will be launched
on Aug. 10. Miss Alice Moore, the pretty
and accomplished daughter of Mr. L. R.
Mcore of the firm of Bullene, Moore &
Emory, the largest wholesale dry goods
house in Kansas City, is the sponsor. She
will not come to Savannah with th" r st of
the party, but will go direct to Philadelphia
accompanied by her father and rnothur, and
will moot the party there aud go down to
Chester.
The party will consist of the Aliss Moor .
and Mr. aud Airs. L. R. Moor", Hon. B n
jainin Davenport, mayor of Kansas City,
the chairman of council and members of
tho biard of alJormeu and their wives, the
president of the commercial club, M. Erwin,
and two members of the club an 1
their wives, Mr. Hart of the Kansas
City Times a-.d wife, Mr. AY. M. Reed.
President Nettleton, Traffic Alanager Sar
gent anl General Passenger Agent J. A.
Lockwood of the Kansas City,Fort Scnttarid
Gulf railroad. The latter Mil bo iu charge
of the party as far as Birmingham. At this
point the Central raiiroa:* will take charge
of the party. The schedule is to leave
Kansas City on the evening of the 4th, and
arriving in Savannah the morning of tho
7th, the party will sail on the Chatta
hoochee at 3 o'clock. General Manager
Belknap, his wife ana his two daughters,
Misses Georgia and Eleanor, will
join the party here. The launching will
take place at noon on Aug. 10. Those of
tne guests from the weit who will be pres
ent are representative men of their section.
Hon. Benj .min Davenport is an old Bavan
nahia.n and is well known here. During the
time that tho party coming from
Kansas City is in Savannah thev
will be shown the hospitality of the city.
.All of Savannah’s points of interest will i o
shown them, and their stay will be- made
enjoyable. The party wi I arrive in Ches
ter on the morning of Aug. 10, and after
the launching the guests may return as
their convenience dictates.
ihe occasion will be one of brilliancy
an l is expected to surpass in this respect the
launching of the Ci y of Birmingham.
Alaj. Belknap was busy yesterday attaching
his signature to the invitations wuich are t >
go to Kansas City. The invitations are
also the guest's ticket. They are counter
signed by either General Manager Be.knap,
Gen. Sorrel or President Nettleton.
THE PUBLIC BUILDING SITE.
Col. Garrard and Bupt. Peck Each
Write a Card.
Editor Morning News: In your local
columns this morning appears an article
headed “The Guards Will Sell Out The
Battalion Offers Its Armory Site to th.
Government,” aud stating in substance that
I bad made a proposition to the govern
ment o i behalf of the Savannah Volunteer
Guards to sail its property for $50,000.
ibis is a mistake. I have no authority
from the corps to offer said site for sale uor
have I done so.
Mr. Feck aud myself had a conversation
yesterday, in whichjt was developed that
the government had n it as vet work
°ti its proposed building, and reference was
made to the eligibility of the Guarus’ site
for the public building.
Mr. Peck thought - it was probably the
best in the city, and 1 said it was worth at
least #50,000 for ordinary business purposes
Mr. Peck said he would write to the au
thorities iu Washington to know if they
would suspend work on the present site and
discuss another location, aud I presume he
has do::e so.
If the government should see fit to nego
tiate in regard to tho Guards’ site, it would
be a matter for the consideration of the
corps and of the general assembly of Geor
g'a; , n , Wm. Garrard.
July 31, 1889.
I agree to tho above state neat of CoL
Garrard, that tho whole matter was con
sidered informal. I agreed w ith him that
tbo site was very desirable, but that I
feared it was too late. 1, however, agreed
to, and did write to ,the department to
know it they would entertain any proposi
tion for a change. 1
July 81, 1889 C,PKCK ’ Su P erinte^-
The reporter who interviewed Supt. Peck
ia regard to the possible purchase of the
Guards property by the government got
from turn what was stated iu the Morning
News yesterday.
Funeral of Mrs. Theodore Raderick
The funeral of Mrs. Theodtre Roderick,
whose deatn was announced in the Morn
ing News yesterday morning, took place
at 5 o’clock in thq afternoon from the
family residence. No. *7 President street.
Rev. Dr. Bowman of tho Lutheran church
officiated. Airs. Raderick was born iu Ber
muda iu ISati, and was in her thirty-third
year.
Buried at Bonaventure.
Nellie May, iufant daughter of Capt. A.
A. Winn, who died at Daltou Monday
afternoon of congestion of the brain, from
teething, was interred at Bonaventure
Tuesday evening on the arrival of the re
mains bv the Centra! road. Funeral ser
vices were conducted at tne grave by Rev
J. R. MeCleskev. J
Another lot of those beautiful Dongola
Kid Oxfords that wi re admired so much
last season, nowopened, price only $1 50and
at A. 8. Nichols’, 138 Brought . n street.
The Fords at their best Thursday and
Friday nights ii the great comedy, “Lon
don Assurance.”
Children's Shoes cheap as ever at Nichols’
12S Broughton. ’
“London Assurance” is one of the great
est comedies of the time.
Fair Enough.
Ask any intelligent lady who has used them,
and if she don't tell that the "New Home"
is all right, don t buy it. Offiee corner AYllit
aker and State streets.
Full line of Ladies’ Tau Colored Oxfords
now opened at Nichols’.
Thursday aud Friday nights The Fords,
in “London Assurance.” Bee advertise
ment.
LUDDEN A BATES S 3f
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WHY ?
]>FCAUSE WE REPRESENT
two makes ot PIANOiS i\-p
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OUR PRICEB, however, are not
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Our great Clearance
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Great Bargains for
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DKY GOODS.
Important Notice
TO
Buyers of Reliable Dry Coot
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137 Broughton St.
Our ANNUAL SALE will be extended for twi
weeks longer, during which time we will con
tinue to offer our entire stock at cost.
JUST RECEIVED,
$3,000 WORTH.
OF
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DAVIS BROS.
r PHE Knabe Pianps. which I did not fcno*
before, have been chosen for my pre** lo ®
Concert tour in the U. S. by my mpresano
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of my friend Bechstein, acquainted with the*?
merits. Had I known these Pianos as now I
do, I would have chosen them by myself.
their sound and touch are more sympathetic
to my oars and hands than all others of
country. Dr. HANS. VON BLLU'L
New York, 6th April, 1889.
To Mr. William Knabe ft Cos.
Mr. A. C. Williams,
HARDEVILLE, S. C„
THE 52nd NAME DRAYYN IN DAY'IS BfU S '
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