Georgia Historic Newspapers

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THE CITY 0T A GALE.
FOUR MEN INJURBD BY A FALL
-ING BUILDING.
Tfce Bagr Building at Hp.mmond, Hull
& Co.'s Fertilizer Works Wrecked—
Sixteen Men Under the Roof But all
Eut Four Escaped Unhurt—Charles
Jones, a Colored Laborer Caught by
a Falling- Timber The Blow In the
City—The Rainfall Over 2 1-2 Inches
—The Streets Flooded and Washed
In Many Places.
Tho city was visited by a heavy wind and
rain storm yesterday afternoon, which
wrecked the ueariy completed bag house at
Hammond. Hull & Co.'s fertilizer factory,
west of the Vale Royal mills, and seriously
injured Charles Jones, a colored laborer,
and slightly injured three other colored
men.
There were sixteen men in the building at
the time it fell, four white and twelve col
ored men, the white men escaping wholly
uninjured, as they had tho presonco of mind
to range themselves between the timbers so
that when the shed fell they escaped injury.
Mr Carmichael, superintendent of the
factory, who had left the shed a few min
utes before to go to dinner, wtth a full
force of men at once went to the rescue of
Jones, who was in the debris, an 8-inch
piece of timber pinning him down. Ho was
taken out with some difficulty, aud Mr.
Carmichael sent the injured inau to his
home on ExloYhb place in his buggy, and
immediately summoned Dr. Elliett to at
tend him.
JONES MAY RECOVER.
Dr. Elliott said last night that he do 9
not think Jones’ injuries are necessarily
fatal, in fact he did not think thoy are of a
serious nature, but he added that ho could
give a better diagnosis of the case this
morning.
The building is a complete wreck and in
volves a loss of about $1,200. The con
tractor, Mr. Sanford, had nearly completed
the building, which was designed us a bag
room for the storage of fertilizers, aud was
175 feet in length by 80 feet in width.
The wildest sort of rumors were current
in the city after the accident, and among
other stories it was nfdd that from fifteen t >
twenty-five colored laborers had bean killed
by the fall of the shed, but sifted down, it
was found that the colored man Jones was
the only oco ssrioivalv injured, and throe
others received slight bruises. Jonos’ in
juries are about the head.
Mr. Joseph Hull said last night that the
building will be rebuilt at once. He was at
the Bay street office of the company when
be beard of the accident, ami immediately
drove out to the works when the news of
the fall of the shod was brought to his atten
tion.
THE STORM’S SWEEP.
The storm was the most violent which
this city has experienced for a long time.
The rain fell at a tremendous rate, the wind
blew a gale, and if hail had been present
the damage would have been great indeed.
A bout noon the clouds began to collect in
the north and northwest and they soon as
sumed a very threatening appearance. Be
tween 1 and 2 o’clock low, rumbling thun
der was heard aud an occa
ional vivid flash of lightning shot
from cloud to cloud, or down lo the surface
of the earth. The storm was apparently
coming down the river, and it passed a
little to the west of the city, moving from
north to south, as was shown by the wind
backing from south and southwest —where
it bad been during the forenoon—to south
east, northeast, and finally northwest, as
the storm approached aud passed.
The rain started light at first, but at 3:30
o’clock it began to fall in sheets, and tho
wind at the saun* time suddenly shifted
from northeast to northwest and blow in
violent gusts. Tho maximum velocity was
thirty-eight miles an hour, but it soon de
creased to about twelve miles an hour,
while the rain continued for half an hour to
fall in torrents. The temperature dropped
from BS' to 6ti°.
LISE A CLOUD BURST.
Two inches of rain fell in thirty minutes,
which is at the rate of 4 inches an hour.
For a short time the rate was even greater.
During a period of five minutes 0.45 of nn
Inch of rain fell, or at the rate of 5.40 inches
per hour. The total rainfall was 2.(50 inches.
Before the commencement of the rain, a
peculiar phenomenon was observed
by the ' signal officer, which is
a very sure indication of a violeut
storm. The upper layers of deuse
threatening clouds were sm to move from
the south und southeast right into the storm,
while the lower nimbusclouds were moving
from the north and northeast out of the
storm. The barometer only fell slightly,
and was above normal all tho tune.
Quite a number of shade trees "about
town had limbs wrenched off by the
cyclonic action of the wind.
THE STREETS FLOODED.
The volume of rainfall was so great that
the sewers could not accommodate the
water and streets w ere covered, and the
basements of some buildings were flooded.
There were nearly !i feet of water in the
basement of the Screven house.
Congress and Bull streets, in front of the
Rcreven, was for a time impassable. The
sewer was unable to carry off tne surface
water and the sidewalks were covered. The
street car grades were washed iu many
places and big gullies were made iu some of
the streets. The greatest damage by wash'
ing was ou the eastern and western sides of
the city. The lightuing played freaks in
many places, but no damage was reported
up to last night.
A few other stations in the state besides
Bavannah reported heavy rains. Alapalia
4.89 inches, Albany 1.05, Jesup .75, and
Live Oak, Fla., 1'.95. A glance at the
evening weather maps shows that a local
barometric depression exists in the southern
states, and consequently showers are proba
ble for to-day.
The storm passed arouud Tybce, and peo-
Ele at the beach, although they saw the
lack cloud over the city, did not have a
drop of rain.
THE WESTERN VISITORS.
The Kansas City Party to Arrive This
Morning.
The visitors from Kansas City w-ho will
attend the launching of the Ocean Steam
ship Company’s new steamer at Chester
Saturday will arrive in Savannah this
morning at 6 o’clock on the Atlanta fast
maiL They will occupy three special cars.
General Manager Belknap instructed the
superintendents over whose lines the party
will come to give the train bearing the
party the right of way. so teat the slightest
delay may be avoided.
Upon the arrival of the train in Savan
nah the visitors will take carriages pro
vided for them and will drive to the Tulaski
house, wnere they will breakfast at 9:30
o’clock. After breakfast Gene al Manager
Belknap will have carriages at the hotel
and will take the visitors driving through
the city and to Bonaventure. At 2 o’clock
this afternoon the party will sail on the
Chattahoochee, arriving in New York Fri
day. Tho party will stop at the New York
hotel and will go down Saturday morning
to Chester, where the launching will take
Slace. They will return Saturday night to
iew York, and to their homos w'hen their
convenience dictates.
Maj. G. A. Whitehead went over to Bir
mingaam to take charge of the party when
it reached there, and he will bring it iu this
morning.
Died in Charleston.
John McCormick, who was connected
with the local freight office of the Central
railroad for a number of years, died at his
home in Charleston, 8. C., last Baturduv.
He left ISavauuah three months ago to rest
kand recuperate his health, but finally suc
■““tdped to paralysis of the brain. He was
‘ THE PLANTER'S WIFE.”
The Fords' Closing Performance of the
Season To-Morrow Night.
Rehearsals of tho closing bill of tho
Fords' reason are pn.gres-mg satisfactorily,
and the indications are that tho perform
ance to-morrow night will equal, if it does
not surpass, any of tho present s ason. The
trump card has been saved for the last play.
The Havannab public has become familiar
with that sterling southern drama, “The
Planter’s Wife,” and its reputation as a
pleasing and edifying play is already well
established. The piece lias boon carefully
cast and is being diligently rehearsed. Ttie
cast is already familiar with tho lines.
Joe F. Doyie will l.e seen for the first time
this season in an eccentric light comedy
role, and will have an opportunity to
demonstrate the p issosion of a line vei l of
comic talent. i'he scenes between Mr.
Doyle and Miss Blanche are exquisitely
ludicrous aud arc quite sure in their bauds
to provoke much merriment.
Miss Arthur will be seen at her best, as
tho planter’s wife. The part is one that she
has played elsewhere with much success,
and as the role is a favorite one with her, ’
excellent work may be looked for.
Mr. Neill is preparing himself carefully
for bis valedictory part, and hopes to leave
u good impression among his friends.
H. T. Estill will essay a part more in his
line than any other that lie has played this
summer.
William F. Fleming, William McLeod
and Edwin Neill will contribute their tal
ents to tho occasion.
A special local interest is lent to the oc
casion by the appearance in a charming
r ile of pretty Miss Belle Hternholmar.
Tho performance will be supplemented by
a production of the famous court room
scene from the celebrated border drama,
“Ranch 10.” Larry Boyle has become im
bued with the impression that tho part of
the “Border Judge,” who iias been renamed
“Judge Haliigaut Farden” for this occasion
only, is the crowning opportunity of his
career us a comedian, anil is lending his
best efforts to the erection of a monument
of fun.
Mr. T. S. Morgan aud Mr. Neill are op
posing counsel in the trial scene, and it will
doubtless prove interesting to many to con
trast the real lawyer with the actor
attorney. The jury has already been im
paneled and Officer Coffman engaged as
deputy sheriff.
SULLIVAN’S HARD TUSSLE.
The Doughty Constable Slashed By
An Ugly Prisoner.
Charles Grant (colored) used his knife
with deadly intent yesterday morning on
Constable Janies Sullivan and John Dewan,
and was not taken into custody until lie got
a buffet iu the shoulder and one in the side,
when Policeman Brantley came on the
scone and took Grant a prisoner.
Grant was wanted on a charge of steal
ing a watch from C. O. Edwards, and yes
terday morning Poffooman Critumins wont
after Officer Sullivan and notified him
where he could find Grant. Sullivan went
where Grant roomed, on Floyd streot,
somewhere between South llroad street lane
ami Perry streiet, and attempted
to make tho arrest, but Gruutshowed liirlit,
and drawing an ugly looking knife,stabbed
Sullivan in the thigh, but the officer grap
pled with his mao, when Grant seized Sul
livan’s arm w ith liis teeth, and hit it se
verely. Sullivan loosed his hold on the
desperado, who took to his heels. He then
opened fire with his revolver, aud shot
twice, one ball going wide of the mark,
and the second ball lodging in Grant’s
shoulder. The hemorrhage frmn the cut in
the leg wa3 so profuse that the officer could
not pursue Grant, who went out to Atidei -
sun streot, whore he was followed by a posse,
and at Anderson and Whitaker streets he
was arrested.
It is said the shot which took effect in
Grant’s side was fired by a sou of Mr. Ed
wards, from whom the watcli is
alleged to have been stolen.
Grant was lodged in the barracks, and later
was surrendered on u wn rant issuing from
Justice Patters in’s court, wlio committed
the prisoner t • jail, and he will be given a
a hearing to-day. It is not believed that
Grant’s injuries are of a serious nature.
Dr. Shoti all aas called and put a oouple
of stitches in Sullivan’s leg, and last night
the officer was resting easy, although weak
from loss of blood.
A BATHER’S BAD FRIGHT.
He Stumbles Over a Drunken Man
and Thinks It a Case of Murder.
Old ocean’s roar did not drown the cries
of a frightened male bather night before
last at Tybee when he stumbled and foil
headlong over the body of a man lying on
tho beach. His cries threw the crowd into
an uproar, and beforo it could bo learned
what was the matter the bather ran to the
hotel and locked himself up iu his room.
Tho affair created quite a sensation
among those who got a glimpse
of the frightened man streaming
through the hotel and up the sta rs iu lus
bathing suit. They waited upon the fright
ened man, and, after persistent efforts, they
succeeded iu getting him to p. ike his head
out over the transom uud explain that there
was a frightful case of murder on the
beach.
A crowd started out to look for
the murderer, when they stumbled
upon a man stretched out on the
beach dead—drunk. They did not
disturb the sleeper, hut marched back to
the hotel, and a committee waited upon tho
frighteued man locked in his room, and in
formed him that it was only a oa-e of
drunk on the beach; whereupon tho mau
opened the door, and, iuviting the crowd
iu, uncorked some wine. Ho said that as
he had got otf so good a joke on them, they
were entitled to something for being duped.
He appeared to be perfectly happy after he
found that it was a drunkeu man that he
had embraced on the sand.
PEOPLE RUdHING NORTH.
The Travel Heavier Than It Has Ever
Been.
More people are going north this summer
than ever before, the hotel people say. The
Ocean Steamship Company is having a
heavy passonger traffic and the travel has
not more than fairly begun. AVhilo the
springs and mountain resorts in the south
are having good patronage, it is not to he
compared to what it was a year ago. Tho
tide has turned. People of the s uth are
changing the schedule this season and
are K olt >g to northern watering places.
A large number of Bavannah people nre
going north, but the hulk of the travel is
coming rrom Mi Idle and Southern Georgia
People, oven from Charleston, come over to
Savannah, to go north by tne Ocean Steam
ship Line, rattier than by tho Clyde Line,
a hotel man said yesterday, who has been
noticing the change in the tide of travel.
People will continue to go north, one of
them predicted yesterday, until after Au
gust, then the season will begin to drop off.
Zouaves on Their W ay Home.
Judge J. C. J. Longbein and Lieut. W.
C. Jackson of the Hawkins Zouaves, will
arrive this morning from Charleston, and
will be met by committees from the Third
Georgia regiment and Hancock Post Grand
Army of the Republic, who will entertain
the visitors until the Chat ahooebo- soils
for New York, when the visitors will start
home. They will take with them the kind
liest recollections of the h spi table atten
tions shown them by tho men in grav who
met them on more than ono hard-fought
field during the war, and as a token of tiieir
appreciation they say that at their n >xt
reunion the Third Georgia must send a dele
gation to New York on the occasion, of
which visit the latch-string will hang out
at the door of every survivor of tho Niutu
New York Volunteer*.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 188;..
AN UGLY CUSTOMER CAGED.
“Bob” Merines Under Charges which
are Likely to Send Him Up.
A half dozen officers were not enough to
take Robert MeriDes, a longshoreman, to
jail yesterday. He fought like a madman,
and got in some stinging blows on the con
stable while his hands were bound with
cuffs. He knocked Officer Humphreys
down and kicked him, and dealt Constable
Nathans several blows. He nit Constable
Nathans back of tho ear wnile his Lauds
wore bound and stunned the officer.
The prisoner was finally got to the jail,
where he was locked in a cell. He is charged
with offenses which, if proven on him, will
send him to the penitentiary for a long
time. He is charged with robbing by force,
a-sault with intent to murder, assault and
battery a:id numerous petty charges.
The charge upon which Merines was ar
rest i yesterday was that of robbery by
force. Thomas Manion, a Savannah, Flor
ida and Western railway engineer, pre
ferred the charge. Ma .ion claims that
Merines k ocked him down, and took from
hir $77 20 a..d a gold watch and ring. He
said that between 8 and 3 o'clock yesterday
morning, he was iu a house on Indian street
playiug poker with a friend, when Merines
and another man cams in and took a hand in
tho game. During the game Merines lost sl.
Maniou’s friend got up and left. Later
Merines left, and the game broke up. When
Manion went out of the house, he saw
Merines leaning up against a tree on the
sidewalk. Manion paid no attoation to him,
thinking that ha was waiting for his friend
Whoa he was about two doors from where
he saw Merines he heard somebody coming,
and he turned just in time to see Merines as
he knocked hun down. Marines robbed
him while the other man held his hands.
Manion said that he tried to find a police
man, but he could not, aud lie waited until
7 o’clock, when be reported the matter at
Just.ce Sheftail’s office, and the warrant
was issued.
Officer Ham Nathans executed the war
rant. He found Marines in a barroom on
• ryun, near Barnard street. He brought
the man to Justice Sheftall’s oflico and left
soon afterward. JusticeSiieftaff sent down
for Officer Humphreys of Justice Russell’s
court, who came up to carry Merines to
jail. Merines went with tho officer until
he got as far as the barroom in which he
was arrested, and then he stopped and re
fus'd to go another step farther.
\V hen the officer insisted upon his going
to jail, Merines showed fight. He jumped
ut the oliicer aud kicked him and struck
him. Constable Nathans, who had been
out to serve another warrant, came to Offi
cer Humphreys’ assistance, but Merines
stubbornly fought both officers. Other of
ficers interfered, and the prisoner was at
last conquered and taken to jail.
Justice Sheftali turned the papers ovor to
the city court. Ho will not give the man
an examination. Merines came from
Charleston several years ugo, prosuiftably on
account of being implicated in some serious
violations of the law there. He has been in
jail a number of times for beating his wife.
While in the justice’s office yesterday he
exhibited Maniou’s riug, aud cursing
Manion, who sat across the room, told him
that he would never get it. lie was under
the influence of liquor, his friends say.
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
I’he Signal Bureau’s Report of the
Weather in Crop Time.
The signal bureau, in its weekly W9ather
report, says that last week in the cotton
region from Alabama westward to Texas
aud Arkansas the weather conditions were
generally favorable, and tho cotton crop
was much improved; although the cotton
worms have appeared in Louisiana and
Alabama, as yet thoy have caused no
damage to the crop. In the east portion of
the cotton region, including North and
South Carolina and Virginia, excessive
rains proved injurious to all crops,especially
to cotton and tobacco. South Carolina re
ports oottou shedding and prospects
gloomy.
Idle week was slightly warmer than
u-ual in New England and the Middle and
Atlantic states. The normal temperature
prevailed iu the South Atlantic and Gulf
states, while iu the states of the Ohio, upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys the week
was relatively cool, tho average ilailv tem
perature ranging from 3" to O' below the
normal.
The season from Jan. 1 to Aug. 3 has been
warm from tlio Mississippi river westward
to the I’aciflc coast, tho excess of tempera
ture increasing with the latitude; and from
Dakota westward to Oregon and Washing
ton Territory tho season is from ton to
fifteen davs in advance. In New England
and the Midd'e Atlantic states the season
has been slightly warmer than usual, while
generally throughout the Southern states
and the Ohio valley the temperature for
the season has been slightly below tho
normal.
The seasonal rainfall remains substatially
as previously reported, except that the ex
cess on the Atlantic coa-t has been aug
mented, and from New York southward to
North Carolina there has been from one
third to threo-fourths more rain that usual
for this period, namely, from January to
August. The raiufali for the season con
tinues in excess in Wisconsin, Northern
Illinois, and from Nebraska southward to
Texas, while in the East Gulf states aud iu
Arkansas, West Teunes-ee, Missouri, Illi
nois. aud lndiaua over 80 per cent, of the
seasonal rainfall has oocurred. From East
Tennessee northward to Michigan only 70
per cent, of tho seasonal rainfall Is reported,
while in Northern Dakota and Northwest
Minnesota, aud iu Oregon and Washington
territory, the rainfall for the season has
been about on9-half the usual amount.
VEGETABLES COMING IN NOW.
The Big Fruit Crop Has Made the
Vegetable Market Slow.
Between 7,500 and 8,000 cabbages came
to Bavannah last week for the local
market. This number has been re
ceived for several weeks, a dealer
said yesterday, and the supply has
not changed. This number, he said, will be
received weekly until September, when t .e
demand for cabbage will drop off. The
supply conies now from New York.
The retail price is 6 and 7 cents each. Po-’
tat ms and onions are also beiug received in
large quantities. This is about all that is
being brought in from outside markers
now. The fruit season has been so remark
bly heavy and the prices have been so low
tbat the vegetable importation was slow in
beginning. The fruit market hus had a
good run, however. After September ap
ples from the north will begin to come in,
and oranges from Florida will be p unng
in by that, time, so that the fruit merchants
will have no time from now uutil after the
winter season.
Back Thieves at the Market.
“It is astonishing the number of sacks
that nre stolen from around the market,”
seid an old market square merchant yester
day as he looked at a colored driver run
ning up Congress street with half a do*en
sacks which a little negro boy had iust
stolen from him.
“1 should say that 250 a week would not
cover the actual number tnat are taken," he
added. “Why there are negro boys who
make it a business to steal sacks out of tho
wagons tnat, come to market every morn
ing. They lie around in the market base
ment and the moment they hear a wagon
drive up they are out watching their oppor
tunity. 1 have known them many times to
engage themselves to drivers to hold their
horses, and while the driver was in the
market they would steal the sacks and
scamper oil', leaving the norse.”
None of them have been arrested recently,
the merchant said. Sometimes they take the
sacks ami hide thorn in the market basement.
1 hey get bold enough to saunter around
the wagons after they have raided them,
and some of them have been known to sell
sacks which were stolen only a few minutes
before, back to the wagoner, who was com
pelled to have them.
JIAJ. BHKN’AI' SAYS NO.
THE CENTRAL HAS NOT BOUGHT
COL. HAWKINS’ ROAD.
The Savannah and Western Being
Pushed Without Regard to the
Amerlcus and Montgomery Road
The Central to Extend the Columbus
and Rome Road from Greenville to
Newman, and Work to Begin at
Once.
General Manager Belknap says that the
report that the Central railroad has bought
the Savannah, Amoricu* and Montgomery
is untrue. Tae Central, be says, does not
want Col. Hawkins’ road.
“If wo bought it, we would have to
build anew road out of it,” Maj. Belknap
said. “Our survey for the Savannah and
Western is made already, and the work of
construction is beuig vigorously pushed,
and the road will be buiit to Sterling, a dis
tance of about sixty miles, before any
further plans will te made.”
Maj. Belknap said that the Savannah,
Aniericus aud Montgomery will be built to
Sterling also, but he did not think any
significance can attach to that fact.
Certainly not enough to warrant the circu
lation of the report of tho deglutition of the
Hawkins road by the Central.
Maj. Belkuaii says t oat he is more inter
ested in what tho Cent 1 al is doing toward
carrying out its plans which were adopted
some years ago than he is about the reported
SCO op.
THE CENTRAL MAY BE RELIED UPON.
Ihe people wijl learn after a while, he
said, that the Central may bo counted
upon to accomplish everything it says it
will. It was the intention all along to
build the Savannah and Western, and when
the time came around, without any contri
but.l in from the people or any f nfa 'e of
trumpets, it took tip the work. Not a day
has been lost since i- began, and iu tho same
manner, he said, the road will be completed.
The latest news in simple railroad
circles is tho building of the link
from Greenville to Newnan, or the
extension of the Columbus and Rome
railroad, which is a branch of the Savan
nah and Western railroad to Newnan, con
necting with the Savannah, Griffin nnd
North Alabamaan l tho Chattanooga, Rome
and Columbus. The link is about twenty
miles long. A corps of engineers has buou
organized and wiil go into tho fiold at once.
Ihe building of the road will give Colum
bus a short line to Atlanta over the Atlanta
and West Point railroad from Newnan.
General Manager Belknap said that tho
construction of tho road is not a recent idea.
Ihe plan w.ts incorporated in the grant of
the Savannah and Western railroad. Tho
Central intended to build the road, some
time, when is secured the grant.
THE COLUMBUS AND ROME ROAD.
The Columbus ami Romo road is at pres
ent a naßfow gauge, b it it will be made a
standard gauge. The Savannah and West
ern railroad, Maj. Belknap said, com
prehends a considerable amount of railway.
The following roads form the system: The
Americus and Savannah linn," Columbus
and Beuna Vista, Columbus aud
Western and the Roanoke line,
lo complete the contemplated lines will
require a good deal of money and the gen
eral manager said that the Central will
take its time about building them. They
will be built, however, and it is not likely,
he said, that any delays iu their construc
tion will occur. Tho engineer corps for the
Columbus aud Rome extension, whioh lias
just been organized, wiil go out this week.
GETTING IN SHAPE AGAIN.
W, Y. Holland Recovering from Gla
Injuries In the Piedmont Wreck.
W. Y. Holland returned yesterday from
Burnside beach, where be has been wooing
the salt sea air of that quiet resort, to re
store his shattered nervous system, which
stiff shows tho effects of tho shook occa
sioned by the accident he received on the
Richmond and Danville road last fall. Mr.
Holland is a well-known southern commer
cial traveler, who is widely known in Geor
gia, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee,
and hundreds of telegrams aud letters
poured iu on him when the press announced
the news of his being injured by the derail
ment of the train upon which ho was a
pa-senger.
For five weeks Mr. Holland was uncon
scious from injuries to his head and spine,
but he has now so far recovered as to be
able to got about with the aid of a cane,
and yesterday throngs of .Savannah friends
called on him at the Pulaski h-use to con
gratulate aim upon his escape. Mr. Hol
land has lost the heat ing of one ear, and
will always requiro a cane to get
about. His two weeks’ stay at the sia shore
has been beneficial tibia health. He re
turns to bis home at Hartwell by the Cen
tral t.iis morning. Mr. Holland distin
guished himself last summer at Tybee by
rescuing a ladv from tho surf who had gone
beyond her depth and would have been
drowned had it not been for the presence of
mind aud c mrage of her rescuer.
Mr. Holland’s attorneys have brought
suit in AGanta against the railroad com
pany for $20,000 damages, and some of the
ladies ray that they would like to be on the
jury so they could give him a big verdict.
In Behalf of the Poor.
Miss Julia Arthur of the Fords has
become interested in tho success of to-night’3
entertainment at Parish hall for the benefit
of the poor, and has kindlv consented to
contribute a recitation. Witt Mr. and Mrs.
Neill and Vis- Arthur as professional attrac
tions, added to tho line array of amateur
talent, tho entertainment should be a success.
The musical featureof tho entertainment is
attractive in itself. Mess: s. Julian Walker
and Thomas Richards will play a piano
duo. Mrs. Theo Wells, Miss Colomau and
Mr. Ward and Mr. McKensi i, will sing.
Miss Nellie Murphy will contribute a violin
solo, and Miss Coleman a piano solo. After
the musical ad literary programme, re
freshments will be served by the ladies
under whose auspices the entertainment is
given.
The August Court House Sale3.
The court house sales were few yesterday.
R. 11. Tatem sold the Norris tract of fifty
acres, in the Seventh district, six and a half
miles from t e city, at $G per acre.
I. D. Laßoche &, Sou sold one-fourth
interest iu thirty-seven lots of laud near
Loyd’s brick yard at {00; also four tene
ment houses on Barnard street, between
Gwinnett and Bolton streets, for £9,000.
While the real estate sales uere dull, the
sale of stock was larger than auctioneers
have known it in years.
Shaken, Broiled and Drenched.
These are three pari iciples of English gram
n-ar. *lhey are also the three successive condi
tions undergone every and ly. every other dav. or
every third day, by the unhappy wretch heed
less enough to allow fever andante to fasten its
clutch upon him. No need of it—none Hos
tetler's Stomach flitters will and does preserve
those who use it from every type ol' malarial
disease, whether intermittent or tiilious remit
tent. For nearly thirty-live years it lias been a
professionally recognized specific for ami pre
ventive of those tenacious maladies, not only on
our own soil, but in tropical and equatorial
lauds where tlie scourge is prevalent at all sea
sons and in its worst torms. liiliousness, dys
pepsia. rheumatism. kidney- complaint
nervousness and debility are also ailments to the
complete removal of which the flitters long
since demonstrated its adequacy.
Will Soon Remove.
The remainder of the jewelry stock of M.
Sternberg will be offered lower thau ever for
the next two weeks, previous to the removal
rrom their temporary quarters, under the
Screven house, ou Bull street, dr. M Stern
berg is now in New York, where he is purchasing
a most magnificentstock, everything iu iewe'ry
for the tail trade, which will bo opened up at
? I '], s , t , aud ou Broughton street, as soon as
the building shall have been rebuilt. Do uot
think of making purchases in the jewelry line
until you have examined Mr. Sternberg's goods.
CITY BREVITIES.
O lden Rule Lodge No. 12, I. 0. O. F„
meets this evening.
The Equitable Loan an 1 Building Asso
ciation will hold its thirty-fifth monthly
weeing at the secretary’s office, No. 118
Bryan street, to-night.
Robert Pooler was found snugly en
sconced in a Central railroad box car yes
terday, and was awake ed from his slum
bers by a policeman, who transferred him
to a more comfortable bunk in the barracks.
A sample of short staple cotton was re
ceives! by Hart Bros, yesterday from the
country, which would indicate that the
quality of the crop in this section will grade
much better this year than last season, if
no unforeseen damage intervenes between
this time and harvest.
A special meeting of the Jasper Monument
Association was held yesterday afternoon
for the purp se of considering the inclosing
of the monument in Madison square. It
was decided to put a heavy granite coping
around the tuonu neut, anil Messrs. J. H.
Bstili, J. F. Brooks and John R. Dillon were
appointed a committee to have the work
done.
The game of base ball between picked
nines from the Chatham Artillery and
Georgia Hussars, for the benefit of the Hus
sai-8’ armory fund, which was to have been
played to-day, has been postponed until
Monday in consequence of the heavy rain
yesterday, which .has rendered the ground
unfit for use. A fine game is anticipated,
and as the object for which it is gotten up is
a worthy one, a large crowd is expected. „
AT THi£ COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There
in the Court Rooms.
The suits against the Tybea Railway Com
pany for the defaulting interest on the
company’s bonds, are assigned for hearing
before u jury in the superior court at 10
o'clock this morning. It is understood that
a verdict by default will result.
G. B. Pritchard was appointed notary
public by Judge Falligaut yesterday.
A motion for anew trial by defendant is
set down for hearing in the superior court
this moruitig at 9 o’clock iu the case of
Henry IV. Howard against the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company.
Howard obtained a verdict for #2,500 against
the railroad company which moved through
its attorney, Robert G. Erwin, Esq., for a
new tr uL Howard is represented by R. R.
Richards, Esq. The case was to have been
argued at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon,
but the heavy rainstorm prevented defend
ant’s counsel from getting to court until
too late to proceed with the argument, when
it went over, by consent, untU this morn
ing.
Henry Green (colored) was awarded S2OO
damages in the city court late yesterday
afternoon by a jury. Green sued the Cen
tral railroad for #s,ooodamages for injuries
sustained while in the employ of the road.
He was riding on the cow-catcher of the
engine pulling a car to the Vale
Royal mill to be loaded with
lumber, and while the engine was passing
under the shafting of the mill, a plank fell
from above and struck Green on the head
and breast. Dr. Elliott, who attended him,
testified that the injuries to Green’s broast
lie did not think ware permanent ouos.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim of Garrard & Mel
drim, conducted the case for Green, and
Capt. 11. C. Cunningham defended the road.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Collmau has been
secured by the Fa ds to open oourt in
the tria' scone of ‘‘Rauch 10” iu to-morrow
night’s play. His friends are looking for
ward with great interest, as they are aux
ous to see how Collman will conduct him
self on his first public appearance.
There were eight prisoners arraigned in
the mayor’s court yesterday morning. Alex
Williams, charged with the larceny of
clothing from Robert Binyard, was dis
charged. The other prisoners were found
guilty of disorderly conduct ad fined iu
sums ranging from $2 or three days to S2O
or thirty days. The sum of the penalties
amounted to S4B or eighty-throe days.
Brown’s Iron Bitters furnishes aid to the
stomach to accomplish its work. Only a
medicine which has a specific action upon
the stomach will do you anv good, and
Brown’s Iron Bitters will act directly upon
that organ, toning it up and giving it
strength to do its work, relieving the pres
sure upon the nervous system, strengthen
ing the nerves, quickening and improving
the appetite, removing flatulency and heart
burn, restoring the appetite and dispelling
the dizzy spells which are so annoying, and
may prove very dangerous.
s. a s.
Suwannee Sulphur Springs Two
Brick and Rock Hotels—Twenty
Pretty Cottages—Street Railroad
Cara—Buckets of Sulphur Water-
Ladies’ and Gentlemen's Hour—Vari
ous Modes of Pastime.
Patterson, Ga., Aug. I.—While inva
lids and pleasure seekers for time out of
memory almost have been visiting these
springs for the medicinal properties con
tained in their waters, yet never before in
the history of the place were the induce
ments to visit Suwanuoe Springs more in
viting than the present summer. Besides
the sparkling sulphur water which time
seetns rather to have improved than im
paired, a stock compauy with Andrew
Hanley, E q., of Savannah as president, has
taken hold of the property and erected two
large brick and rock hotels and about
twenty pretty cottages witbiu SOU yards of
the spring at an expense of $75,000. The
two brick buildings alone contain about 100
large, airy and nicely furnished rooms with
every modern appurtenance known to the
erection of strictly first-class hotels. These
two brick buildings are usually approuri
ated to pleasure seekers and transient
guests by reason of the fact that the hand
some cottages built with improved sanitary
arrangements are more convenient for the
entertainment of invalids, who desire a suf
ficient distance away to avoid the noise and
bustle of hotel life. The springs are one
mile from tho Savannah, Florida and West
ern railroad, and are reached three times a
day by a comfortable street car and bag
gage track, which lauds its passengers and
baggage right in the hotel yard.
Every guest is visited by a bucket of
sulphur water fresh from the springs every
hour during the day. so that all may im
bibe freely aud be benefited bv its pure
medicinal virtues. The spring is easy of
access, and no charge for bathiug. The day
is divided into periods, so that the ladies
aud gentlemen can have their respective
hours for bathing undisturbed and perfectly
private.
Tne different modes of pastime and enjoy
ment are many and varied. In tho hotel is
a well-lighted reading room supplied with
dailies, weeklies, journals and popular
magazines from almost every quarter of
the globe. Avery fine Mathushek piano
and wide dancing ball close by, whist,
billiard and pool tables, to which all have
equal rights and privileges, lawns and parks
filled with easy, shady seats, swings and
croquet grounds, horses, single and double
buggies, road carts and carriages at reason
able rates to gue-ts wishing to take after
noon rides and drives, yacht row boats and
bateaux plying up aud down the famous
old time-honored
SUWANNKE RIVER.
Indeed, and in fact, to auv party desiring
a few days’recreation from the cares of
tmsy life, let us s.ay come to the beautiful
SUWANNEE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Under the direct management of L. W.
Hcoville, once manager of the grand H. L
Hi mbah house, and T. Kh Lesley, secretary,
and feast o a the dainties of a bountiful and
neatly served monu, bathe, as it were, the
pool of Biloam and drink direct from the
bubbling boil of the
SUWANNEE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Ex-Guest.
An Earthquake in t rices
Has upset values ut B. H. Levy & Bro.’s.
Drop in aud see.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
H. Elliott of Saussv is in the city.
John B. Jones is herefrom Augusta.
D. J. Birmans of Valdosta is in town.
8. A. Crosby of Baxley is in the city.
W. IV. B ach of Baxley is in the c.ty.
J. M. Atwood of Darien is in the city.
Capt. L. Johnson of U'aycross is h6re.
J. W. Rankin, Jr., of Atlanta is iu town.
IV iliiam E. Davies of Thomasville is here.
W. A Jeiks of Oviedo, Fla., is in the
city.
B. J. Sirmans came up from Dupont yes
terday.
D. L. Gaskill of Salisbury, N. C., is in
the city.
R. S. and IV. D. Mclver of Brunswick
are here.
Isaac Schoen came down from Atlanta
last night.
Mr. Cohen came down from Sandersville
yesterday,
V. Bruce Pannell of Petersburg, Va., is
in the city.
JohnD. Easterlin came over from Charles
ton yesterday.
John Lane of Valdosta came up to the
city yesterday.
C. B. Lawton came over from Hampton,
8. C., yesterday.
Mrs. B. Frobel and Miss Frobei of Atlanta
are visiting iu the city.
Capt. Fred M. Hull came in from Tatt
nall county yesterday.
Thomas B. Felder, Jr., and wife, of Dub
lin, are guests of the Pulaski.
R. F. Cassells, Mrs. Burroughs and Mrs.
Brown of Mclntosh are guests of the Mar
shall.
I. G. Schwarzbaum is quite sick at bis
residence cursor President and Montgom
ery streets.
Misses M. and N. Dempsey of Macon and
Miss Alice Needham of Columbus are
spending sometime at Tybee..
John R. Shaw, one of the l ading mer
chants of Americus, passed through yester
day to Ne.v York, accompanied by his
wife.
Mr. H. R. Harper, city editor of the
Rome Tribune , was in the city yesterday
on his way home from a trip of two mouths
to Europe.
Robert S. Haines of ttio Western Union
telegraph office, who has been spending a
month’s vacation with R. F. Ivey, at Cuth
bert, has returned home.
8. McA, White has resigned the suoerin
tendency of the board of trade, aiid an
election will be held to-day to fill the
vacancy caused by his resignaton.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Walsh, Mrs. C. H.
South and daughter. Miss Lizzie Mulherin
and Miss Mamie O’Connor of Augusta came
up from Tybee yesterday and stopped at
the Pulaski.
Capt. F. Strachan and family, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Burrell make up a pleasant
party, spending a cjuplo of weeks in camp
on I’ortßiyal sound. Capt. Htrachan has his
yacht, the Thistle, from whicn the camp is
named “Camp Thistleton.” The party is
camped on a high bluff, overlooking the
sound, and fronting Broad river.
Ensign J. S. Walters, who established
the branch hydrographic station in this
city, will leave to-day on the steamship
Chattahoochee for New York, where lie
will assume charge of the branch hydro
graphic station in that city. The branch
office here will he in temporary charge of
Mr. Clarence Hatch, assistant hydrog
rapher, until a regular ensign is assigned
to the station.
Mr. Robert M. Hicks returned last night
with his bride from an extended tour
through the north. He visited Saratoga,
Niagara Falls and Coney Island. Mr.
and Mrs. Hicks will reside at No. 153 Gor
don street, where a reception will be ten
dered them to-night by Joseph Freid, Mr.
Hicks’ partner in business. Mr. Hicks’
marriage was known only to a few in Sa
vannah, and his return with a bride was a
surprise to them. Ho received congratula
tions from all sides.
Capt. J. IV. Catherine is again in com
mand of the Ci'y of Augusta, after au ab
sence of several months from sickness, and
he arrived yesterday morning on his first
trip. He was warmly received by his
friends. His recovery and his return to the
command of his ship is an announcement
which will be received with pleasure by the
large acquaintance which Capt. Catherine
has, not only among the people here, but
throughout the south. Mrs. Catherine will
spend some time at Tybee before returning
north.
IV. J. Lindsay, of Lindsay & Morgan, is
improving from his recent severe illness in
New York, and is now in Pennsylvania for
the rest of the summer. Mr. Lindsay left
here about June 1, and while in New York
looking after the firm’s business he had a
severe attack of pleurisy which completely
prostrated him. He was coufiued to his
room for a month in a serious condition,
and was under the care of Dr. Jaueaway
apd other leading New York physicians. He
is now slowly improving, and lie writes that
he hopes to return to Savannah by Sept. 1.
if he is able to travel by that time.
Battered With a Bottle.
Paul Jones, a colored lad 5 or 6 years old,
applied at the office of Dr. B. F. Sheftall
yesterday to get a bad gash on his head
dressed. The wound was inflicted with a
piece of glass bottle. The boy said that
another colored boy struck him. Dr. Shef
t dl said that the wound is serious. He thinks
that the skull is fractured.
Fall Gardening.
The time is at hand for planting white
cabbage, rutabaga turnips, beets, etc.
Chatham county is noted for the finest
vegetable crops in the country. The reason
for this is our gardeners realize the neces
sity of buying nothing but the best seeds
which they obtain from J. T. Biiuptrine &
Bro., who are headquarters in the south for
fresh and reliable seeds of all kinds.
Orders by mail have same careful attentiori
as if bought in person. J. T. Shuptrine &
Bro., 185 Congress street.
DRY GOODS.
OSOHAN & DOOIER,
137 BROUGHTON ST.
YY7E have received during the past week the
t following lines of seasonable goods:
SATINES.
50 pieces French finished Satines, beautiful
styles and colors, at 35c. yard.
Chambrays and Ginghams
120 pieces Chambrays,in plains, stripeds, solid
colors and new side bands, at 124jC. yard
80 pieces fine Plaid and Striped Ginghams ail
new tints and styles, at 10c. yard.
Unlaundered Shirts.
100 dozen Gents’ Unlaundered Shirts, made
from good cotton, linen bosom and bands con
tinuous stay back and front, perfect fitting, at
iFHJ. 6&Cu.
75 dozen Gents’ Unlaundered Shirts, plaited
bosom, extra long and extra large bodies,
tant be matched anywhere less than $i We
sell them at 75c. each.
Umbrellas and Parasols.
300 Gloria Silk Umbrellas, gold mounted
handles, at $1 50; would be cheap at s'2 50.
A full line of finer grades in Gloria, Puritan
and Twilled Silks, in oxidized, silver and gold
mountings.
N. B. —A full line of Ladies' Lockstitch Muslin
Underwear.
CEOIAN & DQONEB,
BAKTNG^POIVnFB.
Igjl
nAkiH®
PnilfnCEl
UtfMfcH
Absolutely p UrGt
This powder never varies. A marvel r,r .
strength and wholesomeness M , r „ „.
than the ordinary kinds, and ri° n '’ m icl
sold in competition with the multitiirfiT . >
test, short weight alum or phosphate °V°
Sold only in cans. Royal Bax,s
--m Wall street. Now York. Cos.,
LUDDEN * BATES 9. v. a
77,500 Pianos Man
ufactured.
128 First Awards.
66 Years of Trium
phant Progress.
THE ABOVE IS THE RECORD
OF THE
(DICKERING PIANO.
A Record Unapproachable by any other
American Piano; also the
Solid and Brilliant
MATHUSHEK,
Of which we have sold over a quarter of
a million dollars worth in the past few
years, with perfect satisfaction to our
customers. An unsurpassed instrument
for this climate.
A full line of MASON & HAMLIN and
STERLING ORGANS.
Our Clearance Sale
still continues. Bar
gains for spot cash
buyers. Terms to suit
everyone.
LMaslyalßsS.ll,
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
91 Bay Street
Our Stock is Not Exhausted let,
VELVET.Body Brussels,Tapeutry.Extra Super
and Ingrain Carpets, An Squares, Brussels
Squares. Window shades, Lace Curtains. Cor
nice Poles, Matting, Oil Cloth, Linoleum, Stair
Lineu, Upholstery Goods, I’lushes, etc., Kugf
and Mats.
Competent Workmen to Lay Gooit
Barber Chairs, Commodes, Easy Chairs, Cab
inets, Desks, Wardrobes, Sideboards, Bootcasus,
Mattresses, Pillows, Baby Carriages, Refrig
erators, Bedsteads. Parlor Suits, etc., etc.
Price is a secondary consideration, as the good*
Must Be Closed Out
Call early and get the pick. A choice line
of New Goods being addecL
A. J. IILLEE & CO,,
DRI GOODS. __
We are agents for the celebrated Pearl Shirt*-
JACKSON, METZGKB* c °.'
Successors to I. Dasher & Cos.
CEMENT.
I’ H EWACLA -ALABAMA (LIMP,
Y'ROSENDALK (Lawrenceville) CEMENT.
PORTLAND (ENGLISH) CEMENT,
SHELBY AND GEORGIA LIME, CALCINE"
PLASTER, m „ --tpsT
CATTLE AND GOAT HAIR. AT L 0“ l
MARKET PRICES.
DENTS J- MURPHY
Office: 7 Drayton Street, Citizens Bans Buna
ing. Telephone 19.
DAVIS BROS. ..
The August Number
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OF
lilt Jill floistffl
TS now ready. The subscription Ust l djj,
1 magazine is increasing by the thoa
every month. It now has the largest cm
tiou of any magazine published a i ' n ‘ „ P ar.
The subscription price is only ohc-
Single copies Cc. each. For sale , .pace
ami Estill’s news depots. For advertising T‘7
and rates see the proprietors at their on *
41 and 40 Bull street.
Knabe, Conover and
rington Pianos, Story & L| ar
and Kimball Organs. East
monthly installments. Liber
discount for cash.
DAVIS BBO&,
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