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8 AFTER A BLACK FIEND. ▼ILLAINOUS ASSAULT UPON A YOUNG GIRL AT POOLER. Lula Klseman's Terrible Struggle With a Negro—Poises Hunting the Assailant With Shotguns and Win chesters— The Girl Assaulted in Her Home and is Rescued from Her As sailant's Clutches By a Colored Man —Two Families the Victims of the Negro's Bags. Lula Kissman, the 17-year-old daughter of Engineer Kissman, at Newton’s lumber mill at Pooler, was the victim of a desper ate assault by Walter Asbury alias Berrien, a negro mill baud, yesterday afternoon. All of Pooler was under arm; last night, and half a dozen posses armed with shot guns and Winchesters scoured the woods all night for the perpetrator of the assault. Sheriff Ronan and Chief of Police Green were notified and the sheriff's deputies and the police were notified to keep a lookout for Asbury. ASSAULTED IN HER HOME. The assault was committed at tho Kiss mans' home on Newton street a I mut a quar ter of a mile from the Pooler depot. The father of the girl was at work: her mother was visiting a neighbor, and the other members of the family were awi.y, leaving the girl alone in the house. Asbury told a colored man at the depot that he was goi g to Kiss mutt's house to collect some money. A short time after he had gone the girl’s cries were heard, and the man whom Asbury told that he was going to Kissrotn’s hurried thero and found the girl struggling with the negro, who sprang through a back door,and jumping a fence started toward the woods. A TERRIBLE STRUGGLE. The girl was nearly unc .nscious. Her clothing was torn from iic-r body. Her face was terribly' beaten and gashed. One eye was closed. The linger prints of the negro wore on her neck, and her cheeks were torn and b>eeding. Her neck was so wrenched that she was ur.ablo to turn her hoad. The neigh bors were aroused, but in attending the in jured girl her assailant w as allowed time to escape. Dr. Bleakney was summoned, and he found the girl in a dazed condition and suffering from her wounds, but other than the cuts and I ruises upon her head and body she was unharmed. FOUGHT LIKE A BRAVE GIRL. The struggle must have lasted several minutes. 'l'he floor and furniture were covered with blood and the gill’s hands were bloody where she fought her assailant. The girl hersoif in her excited condition could give but a vaguo account of the assault. After leaving the Kissman house Asbury attacked Mrs. Grayson, about a quarter of a mile from the scene of the tirsl a-saulr, and beat her over the head with the butt end of a gun which he seized as lie entered tho house. Mrs. Grayson es caped into the street, and Asbury raided the house and armed himself with a double barrel gun and a single barrel gun. lie then went to the house of Mr. Walls, and was a lout to assault Mrs. Walls, when her husband entered the liousp, and Asbury escaped into the woods in tho direction of Monteith. ARMED POSSES IN PURSUIT. Armed posses were started in pursuit and Dr. Bleakney and Mr. B. Hoih w ell came into the city to notify authorities here. An Eden dispatch to the Morning News last night said that the pu: suers had passed there. There is no tele, raph connection with Pooler and no news could be bad from there later than ti o’clock, when the fast mail passed. Nearly all of Pooler was then in pursuit of the negro. Asbury is a large black man with a re pulsive countenance and ugly manners. He is well known at Pooler, where he had been employed for some tune in Newton’s mill. Before that he worked at Elen and he is known in Savannah. The victim of his a-sault is a lather prepossessing and well developed girl. Her father came to this country with his family from Germany, and is engineer at Newton’s mills, where Asbury also a worked. The family is eminently respecta ble and the assault causod tho greatest ex citement. Tho threats of the people in pur suit of Asbury indicate that he will be lynched if he i9 caught. SLAIN IN CLINCH COUNTY. The Killing of E. J. Hicks at Hum phreys Night Before Last. The remains of K. J. Hicks, the locomo tive engineer who was shot and killed near Humphreys, Clinch county, on Friday by W. C. Hicks, was brought to Savannah last night over the Savannah, Florida and Western railway, and was taken to the residence of Mrs. E. J. Hicks on East Bro ,and street, and will be buried to-day. The particulars of the killing are meager, but it is understood that tue deceased, w ho was in the employ of J. J. McDonough as a locomotive engineer at tiie Clinch mills, had been dissipating and made a desp-rato assault upon W. C. Hicas, in the employ of the mills, who fired the fatal shot iu self defense, the coro: er’s jurv yesterday find ing the shooting justifiable. The dead man was of middle age and was of a disagreeable disposition when under the influence of liquor. It is learneu that he has been separated from his wife for the last year and a half, the separation growing out of liis wife swearing out a peace warrant against him ia Justice Naughtia’scourt. He gave bond to keep the peace and went up to Clinch county, where ho had since been employed. He was at ono time engineer of a “pusher” in the .Savannah, Florida and Western yards in this city, and before e lin ing here had beeu employed as a locomotive engineer on the Georgia Southern railroad. He leaves five children, the oldest a sou of 15 or I#. Mrs. Hicks, when she learned of the tragic fate of her husband, went up to Clinch county ad returned with tho re mains last night. Since the separation she has boen keeping a boarding house on East Broad street, near the Savannah, Florida and Western depot. A BIG TIE CONTRACT. 150,000 Ties Required lor the Eden Extension. Chief Engineer Dabney, of tho Central railroad, who is receiving bids on crossties for the Savannah and Western to Sterling, said last night that a number of contractors have been in Savanuah during the last two davi making bids for furnishing the ties. He has not opened the bids yet but will do so Tuesday. The contract will then be awarded, aud the con tractor will be expected to push the work vigorously. Capt. Dabiiev said that it will require at least 150,000 ties to build the line out to Sterling. They will have to be finished within four or five months’ time. The road is about graded as far as Morrison, beyond the Ogcecheo. There are fifty-two more miles of it to be constructed before Sterling is reached. There will lie about five trestles on the line, besides small trestles on w eeks. The Picnic <ff the Season. The great prevailing question on every tongue now is: “Are you going to the big picnic?” “What picnic?” “Why B. H. Lsvy & Bros.’ big Three Dollar Picnic to morrow.” You seldom make money at a Picnic. This one will bean exception; the flops will enjoy it, parents will make money at it. This is no humbug. See the pro gramme on another page of to-dav’s News. Full line of Ladies’ Tan Colored Oxfords now opened at Nichols’. . A acht Hats for Gents and Boys now | opened at Nichols’, 133 Bronghton. FRIDAY NIGHT'S SHOOTING. - The Pelot Woman's Story of the Af fair-Pelot Yet at Large. The colored woman, Mary Ida Pelot, who was shot by her husband about 12 o'clock i yesterday morning, inGwinnett street lane, one door west of West Broad street, was , resting quietly when a Morning News re | porter called last night. With some diffi culty she recounted the details of the at tempt made upon her life by her hu hand, David Pelot. She said that for the past three weeks her fcusb.nd has been crosi and continually complaining, and on Friday morning when she a-kod him for money to buy provisions for ;.i dinner and supper, he took some money from his pocket and put it on the safe, but shortly afterward changed Ins mind, and put taechangein his pocket aid went off. The woman was left without a cent to get food for herself, and son, a boy about 5 years Id. Friday night the woman went over to the house of a neighbor Hollingsworth, where she staid an hour or two, and from there she went to the house of Mary Gray in IValdburg street lane on an errand. U hea Pelot cam a homo and found his wife out, h started to hunt I t he: and wont to tile house of the Hollingsworth woman and in quire! for her, saying lie was “going to lix her to-night.” Shortly after he left his wife returned, and was told by the Hol- lingsworth woman of the tureats of Pelot. ad her friend tried to persuade her to st iy all night with her, but she said no, she would go home, , anil her friend wont the greater piart of tho way with her. When she g..t home she went to bed, and later her husband came in and asked her where she had b on. She i id hi n, huthe said ue ha 1 asked tue Gray woman, who had told him that ins w ife had not been t.ore. ito was standing by the bureau m the little bedroom, not more than 5 by 10 foot, anil ho tur. e l an I began iiring at the prostrate woman. She ■slid that a- lie turned she thought lie hail a knife, and throw un her hand t > protect her head, v hen the snot struck her in the right shoulder, a”d almost i ..me diately a so on 1 shot win fired, striking her l i the right side. Her mother and Polot’s brother, since arrested, ran to the door anil began to clamor to got in. .Mary said that her husband then faced the mirror of t ie bureau, and, putting the muzzle of Ills re volver to his breast, snapped tho weapon, but it failed to discharge. He then leaped through the window into a little side lane and ran inti Gwinnett street lane, afid made his escape. He has not yet been cap tured. Dr. Shoftall was called shortly after the slio ting and treated tue wounded woman. The wound in the side is serious and she may not recover. She says that her hus band bos of ten threatened to Kill her and then kill himself, hut he had nude the threats so ofteu that she did not t link he would do her any harm. The neighbors sav that lie was inordinately jealous of his wife, and could net even tolerate her talk ing to a female friend, and she was continu ally under his espi lingo, although she was a reputable and industrious woman. "Maj.” Pelot, the brother wno was ar rested and hold for sale keeping, is not be lieved to have hail auy kriowlo Ige of or complicity in the crime. The family saj' that he in not bright, a id is in poor health, hut suspicion was directed toward him tie cause hu was seen walking backward and forward at the entrance of the lane wlmn David Pelot v.a, in search ol' his wife earlier in tho evening. Mary Pelot says that her husband was not under tho lull iniico of liquor, but acted as if he were under great excitement. ANOTHER OF BELL'S VICTIMS. A Lunatic Wants to Build a Church of a Single Plank. Catharine Jones (colored) was found wan dering aimlessly in a swamp yesterday and was brought to the ordinary’s office, where, on a charge of lunacy preferred by John Williams, the woman was sent to jail for safe keeping. She is about TS years of ago, and it is said wanted to drown herself in tho Savannah river. Spenc r Washington (colored) was brought into the barracks at 3 o’clock yes terday morning by Officer Eivers, of the Ocean steamship police. Washington was wardering aimlessly about the wharves with a piooe of plank, ab ut three foot in length, in i is hand, and when asked what lie intended to do with it he said he intended to build n church in which he would preach the true gospel. Mayor Schwarz turned him over to tue or dinary, who lodged him in jail for safe keep ing. Both cases will be taken up during the week, as soon as the jail physician, Dr. T. B. Chisholm, reports on them, and an in quest of lunacy wilt be held. Washington is al out 45 years of age, and is said to he ore of Dupont Bell’s followers, who came down here from Liberty couuty, and under whose teachings his mind be came unsettled. IN THE CRIMAL COURT. Theßecord of Thofts, Assault and Per jury Taken From the Dockets. Henry Wright was committed to jail yesterday by Justioe Reynolds on a charge by Hazard Small, living on the Augusta road, of tho larceny of a vest. Before being com mitted Small identified the vest worn by Wright as the lost property, aud the pris oner was compelled to take it off aud sur render it to Small. Tony Butler, convicted in the city court last Wednesday of an assault upon Mary Sense, took out a warrant yesterday against the woman for false swearing in Justice Reynolds’court, and Officer Gail lard had Margaret Haywood arrested ou a warrant issuing from Justice Kndres’ court for obstructing legal process in attempting Marv’s arrest at Margaret’s house. The parties, who are all colored, gave bond for a hearing during the week. The following cases were disposed of at Justice Sheftall’s court yesterday: Win. Stokes, prosecuted by his wife for beating and misdemeanor. He was given an exam ination and discharged. John Bird (col ored), prosecuted by John Walker, for assault and battery, was release 1 on bond. Frank Dewillis, prosecuted by Joseph Simmons for assault aud battery, was re leased on bond. CITY BREVITIES. William Norris, a colored tin roofer in the employ of Turner tho roofer, while at work on the roof ot the two story frame building No. 102 State street yesterday afternoon, was thrown down by the breaking of a steplad der, and fell about 20 feet, striking his head on the brick wall of a building on the west side. He was not seriously injured. Theodore lladeriek’s confectionery store, No. 110 Broughton street, is believed t! have been robbed last night. At 12:30 o’clock, as Patrolman George Bossed was making his rounds, he found one of the front windows brok n. Shortly after ward ono of the burglar alarm patrol discovered the broken window and blew his whistle which brought a mounted police man to the spot, and he left Patrolman Bossell in charge of the place until Mr. Raderick could be notified. A stranger, who was passing, said that a young colored boy was seen ruimiug away from the plac? just before the arrival of the patrolman. It is not known whether auy of the contents of the store were removed. Odd Fellows Off for Rome. Savannah Odd Fellows will be well repre sented at the grand lodge at Rome this week. A largo number have already gone aud more will go this morning. The lodge will be in session two days. Among tho officers who go from Savannah are Grand Treasurer J. S. Tyson, Grand Marsh IJ. H. H. Osborne and Grand Guardian Isaac Beckett. THE MORNING NEWS* SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 1880. NO TAX ON Thß FARMERS. They May Sell Their Produce Without License. No more tax on the farmers. There is no law for it. Alderman Harris spent several hours yesterday perusing the city code and he did not find anything that provided for the exacting of a market fee from the farm ers who sell their own produce around the market or on the streets. He will make that report to council Wednesday night, and it is likely that entirely different in structions will be given the market clerk. For a considerable time Clerk Maddox has liecn collecting a tax from the farmers, who sell in carts, from the west side of the market down to Franklin square. The farmers have complained about it, and many of them have quit coming to town to sell produce on account of it. A large number of them came to marxet yesterda., but the army f hucksters monopolized The we t am side of tie market and t ie farmers had to back up their carts on St. Julian street, between the market and Jeffeison street. A merchant said that this should not be allowed. There is an ordinance against it, which reads: All hucksters selling In the Savannah market shall sell inside of the market, and it shall be unlawful for any person other than farmers who sell their owu produce to sell on the outside of the Savannah market. Under the caption “Maket Riles and Regulations” is the following paragraph: Country carte and wagons shall be stationed on the west side of the market, commencing at the southwest corner and extending around to ti e main entrance on Bryan street: vegetable and other market vehicles on the east, extend ing around to the main extrance on Bryan street: butchers will be allowed to unload their wagons on the Congress street front. The farmers were completely rated ou‘. of their market places yesterday. Over fifty hucksters, vho had purchased produce, wore com fort ably seat si along ihe side walk with their Ixiskets and b ixes in front of them, The huckster, however convenient to he market, is a great annoy ance to the farmer. They get to hii cart first in the morning an 1 hmg around it, crowding every body else, so that they mav purchase tho farmers’ produce and resell it for twice wnat the |ieople who attend market would nave to pay, if they bought directly from the farmers. ’’here is also au ordinance against re selling, the penalty for a violation of which is S3O. it reads: A tine of S3O will be inflicted on any person who may hereafter be convicted before the police court for selling or olfering. or attempt ing to sell, at or near the public market of Sa vannah. auy ln-at. iish or poultry, game or w il l fowl, eggs, vegetables, fruit, butter, or any other article or commodity or provision of any kind usually brought to uiarketjor sale ;thero, and which such persons may have bought at or near said market at any time before such re sale, or offer, or attempt to resell. •Several farmers from E.fingham county and also from Bryan county were very much delighted yesterday at the idea of being permitted to come in and dispose of their produco without a tax. They are giad also that there is an ordinance pro viding against hucksters purcuadng prod uce from them and reselling it. 'One of them said that 'it will probably be a means of driving hucksters out and the farmers may be able to dispose of their truck directly to the people who attend market. Tue farmers say that they much prefer to trade with tho citizens than with the hucksters. They think that if the hucksters are kept fro m in front of the carts, people will patronize ihem, anu tho trad? will thus be built up. “Tin so who attend market,” said a merchant, “can see at once that it is a benefit to them to buy direct from tho farmers, and they should insist on having the ordinance prohibiting reselling en forced.” Mayor Schwarz is in favor of giving the farmers all the eucourgement which the city can consistently give to them. If Ue is aware, said the merchant, that there is any infraction of the law, ho will promptly pun ish the offender. UPLAND COTTON ALL RIGHT. The Caterpillar Likely to Play Havoc with the Sea Island Crop. The advices from the growing cotton crop continue very go h! for the upland cotton, but fqr sea islands they are not so good. The reports from Middle Florida say that the caterpillar is appearing there iu great numbers, but as yet the pest has not done any material damage. The great est complaint is from tiie am .unt of shed ding, that is, where the bottom fruiting drops off from t e effects of too much rain. The returns from the islands on tiie South C iro’ma coast, however, show that tho caterpillar is very numerous, and is doing great damag ~ and with conlinuoui rains will increase very rapidly. The Charleston .Yews and Courier prints sev eral repor.s about the appearance of tho cotton fiend, and also priuts a couple of interviews with Charleston merchants in which they express surprise at its being stated that there was no preventive of the ravages of the insect. It is claimed that Paris green is sure death if used properly, and the only proper way to use it is to dust it through a crocus bag, and the finer the dust the better it will be for killing the insect. The letters now arriving sav that the rains have been general this month all over tiie south, but that as yet they have not hurt the upland crop, aud there is even vet more danger from a sudden cessation of ram, and a dry, hot spell setting in, which would causa more or less rusting. It is believed, however, by some cotton men, that rnstis not always the fault of the weather, but is more the result of poverty of the lands, aad occurs where the soil is dry aud very sandy. Rice planters report the growing crop of rice iu excellent condition aud that rains so far have rather helped the plant than other wise, and if thero should not come any stormy weather in tho next forty days a magnificent crop will be the result. THE COTTON MILL BOOM. The Subscriptions Increasing and the Stock About Made Up. The subscriptions to the Savannah Cotton Mill stock are increasing and Maj. War field said yesterday that if those who hare small monthly savings to invest will sub scribe to a few shares each, the amount will soon be made up. He reports the result of the past week’s work quite satisfactory, and is much encouraged at the chances of success. Maj. Warfield cited the history of the Trion Cotton Factory of Chattooga county, of which a local paper says it “speaks vol umes for the south as the coming manufac turing eentorof thisoouutry. Eleven years ago the mill was destroyed by fire, and was rebuilt by tho present company, which then had i 250,000 capital. Last week the com pany published a petition for an amended charter allowing an increase of its capital stock to $520,000. This increase is to be made out of the earuiags of the mill. Iu addition to this addition of $270,000 to the capit .1 stock, $225,000 has been distributed in dividends, and many thousands of dollars expended in improvements, such as a brick store, a brick gin house, anew race, numer ous dwellings for employes, etc.” This, said Maj. Warfield, is the history of many of the well managed cotton mills of the south, aud should eacourag * the people to subscribe to the stock iu the Savannah enterprise. Bright eyes, healthy complexion, and a vigorous system result from using Angos tura Bitters. Sole manufacturers, Dr. J. G. B. Siegert & So is. At all druggists. Change in Tybee Schedule. On and after Monday the Tybee railroad will operate the following schedule on week days: Leave Savannah 9:80 a. hi., 2:80, 5:40 and 7:40 p. m.; returning, leave Tybee 7a. m. ,12 noon, ti: 10 and 9p. in. Tho Sunday schedule remains as heretofore. I VIRTUE IX THE ELIXIR. THE OLD COLORED MAN BRTAN'B STIFF JOINTS LIMBERING. The Patient Able to Straighten His Legs, Which He Has Not Been Able to Do in a Long While—A Soreness From the Treatment the Only Incon venience Experienced-Experiments With the New Discovery in Other Cities and the Results. The old color..i man, Nat Bryan, who was treated with the Brown-Sequard elixir Fr.day afternoon, was seen last night, aud he said that he has not felt a single pain in his rheumatic arm since the treatment, and he can now use the arm, raising it readily to his shoulder and head, something he said that he was unable to do before the eiixir treatment. He has not had any rheumatic pains in his right leg since F. iday after noon, and he ea r J liit the lag without pain, whereas, before,he had to lift it up gradually with his hand. Before the elixir injection Bryan suffered excruciating pains in the joint of his left knee, but he sai i that they have entirely disa; peared, and ihe greatest inconvenience is frdm the feeling of s ireness where the needle was insited in his left log, as the elixir does not app -artohave been so readily absorbed as it was in tho arm a id right leg. HELPED BY THE TREATMENT. The old man was closely questioned as to his condition, a I he said that it could not be denied that his right arm and leg had been helped, and the pain in the loft knee joint was gone, bat he seemed to be appre hensive of the soreness, and a flaxseed poultice was pre critied to relievo it. Quite a number of people went to see the old man yesterday. Ho was asked if he in tended to be treated again with the elixir, and he replied t’aat he wanted to wait and see wiiat wr.ul i come of the soreness about the place where one of the injections was made, an l if that passed off without a-iv trouble and Ids present improved con dition was maintained, he would try it again. Bryan was certainly one of the most pro nounced rheumatic patients ever experi mented on, ns he was as full of pains and cramps ns over Prospero’s servant in the cave was afflicted by the magic of his mas ter. A HARD CASE TO TACKLE. Brvan, who is a earponter from Gaines ville, has been a victim, of rheumatism for the past two years, and as he says himself so afflicted that often he would fall helpless when he would attempt to walk. His sur roundings are not such as to raa <e the elixir experiment favorable,for he occupies a small room, which was heated last night beyond biood heat by a fire in the open fi e place, where a laundry woman, who had been giving him lodging, has been ironing ail of yesterday. Tho old man said that he did not want to go to the hospital, because he had been there, and the treatment did not suit him. Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania physi cians are continuing their experiments with the elixir, and varied results have followed. Among Cincinnati physicians. Dr. Loog fell >w reports decided signs of improvi inent in one of three patieuts treated lad Thursday. Dr. Geppert reports a re markable change for tho better in a woman afflicted with heart, trouble, and of six patients treated by Dr. Mott, he met with success only in one case, the patient having had St. Vitus' dance. A Mrs. H&ibock, of Newport, Ky., ha- entirely recovrod from rheumatism forty-eight hours after the treatment. Dr. .Marcus of Cincinnati says that some irritation ami inflammation follow ail hypodermic injections, followed by abscesses. laughs at the bacillus theory. Dr. Fletcher of Indianapolis, and other physicians of that city, after experiments, say that the elixir acts like a nutriment, but has no remarkable stimulating effect. Dr. Fletcher scouts at the idea that bacillus of consumption has been developed in the elixir extract and that no bacillus tuber culosis exists in the elixir from lamb glands whether immediately after the elixir has beau compressed or later. Throe tests made at Cireleville, 0., Thursday were unfavorable. There was an invigorating effect after some hours, fol lowed bv relap-e and high fever. John Read, a Petersburg, (Ind.) man, bent with rheumatism, claims to have been cured by the injection of half a drachm of the elixir. Seven experiments at Lawrenceburg, Ind., proved valuless, and the physician who tried it on himself was made quite sick and all complained of severe sorcueas about the seat of fhe injections. Three physicians of Xenia, 0., tried the elixir Thursday oa as many patients, all old and well-known citizens, aad rheumatic sufferers. One was entirely relieved of pain, a seen.id partiallv relioved and the third was not much benefited. They ali want to be treated again. RELIEVED IN HALF AN HOUR. At Hartford city two physicians, by the use of the elixir, cured a victim of rliema tism, one of whose limbs had boen par alyzed for twelve yean, and S. S. Correll, a wealthy real estate agent of that place’ was relieved of rheumatic pain in half an hour after treatment. Chief of Police Kaiu of Liberty, Ind., was relieved of.pain after treatment. George Robertson of Mount Carmel, 0., given up by his physicians from inflamma tion of the bowels was given an injection of the elixir in the breast when unconscious, rallied shortly alter and was given a second injection in ihe arm. He moved and com plained of the pain. He lived all the next day, but died that night. A Lafayette (Ind.) dispatch savs that a shoecutter by tho name of Goldy, for eigh teen mouths paralyzed from his hips and nvu, and unable to lift his feet from tue floor, was able to walk after treatment, and said that ir a year and u half he had not any sense of feeling in his toes until the elixir was administered. The wife of W. J. Morden, general mana ger of the -Mor ton Frog aud Crossing Works of Cnicago, writing from Indianapolis, says that her her husband, who has been unable to walk from a stroke of paralysis rec ived eigh . months ago, in an nour after treat ment arose and walked about the room. SEEN THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE. The experiments of Dr. A. Miesse of Lima, 0., with the microscope, will be of interest, not only to the laity, who should not attempt to experiment ou themselves, but also of interest to the members of tue profession, that they may be careful to see tba- the elixir is pure. Dr. A. Miesse pre pared some of the elixir, and to remove all impurities he passed it through filtering pa per and began his microscopic examination, aud found it pure. His examinations were repeated every fifteen minutes, and at forty-five miuutes from the time the elixir dropped from the filter he discovered cells; one hour, germ of bacteria in small numbers (tnicrozymes); one h ur aud fifteen minutes, many of them, and bioplasm; one hour and a half a perfect mass of living animals. In making this re port the doctor does not wish ta be under stood as declaring that the elixir is not a useful medicine, but wishes to make public his tests, so that other physicians may be on their guard, f r if the elixir is not pure its use would be followed by dangerous results. CHARLESTON DOWN ON BROWN-SKQUA.RI). Charleston physicians do not take much stock iu the new discovery. The Ac ws cnul Courier says that apart from the wonder of tho discovery, some interest attaches to Dr. Brow.i-Sequard’s uersonahtv in Charleston. He is rememtiered there by the medical faculty as a brilliant and daring lecturer on vivisection at the medical college during the year 1859, and he is remembered by citizens at large as the eulogist of Charles Sumner and the slanderer of Preston S. Brooks. Dr. R. A. Klnloch, perhaps the most dis tinguished surgeon in South Carolina, briefly and tersely answered ilia inquiries of a re porter as to the value aud significance of the elixir. “I would prefer to express no opinion in regard t > th? matter. Personally i have no experience with it. and moreover I do not tbir.k the subject one to be dCcussed in the secular press. I know the northern papers are discas-iing the matter.but I think todo so is only to cater to a disgusting, maudlin sentiment. I am surprised that there are respectable physicians who will lend their aid to such improper notoriety. Already physicians are being questioned even by re fined women as to the elixir. lam inclined to the belief that the public are too curious upon matters which should be left for the pr fession. It is enough for physicians to decide in all cases wht-er the medical sub ject proposed should or should not be talked of publicly.” LOCAL PERSONAL. \V. A. Tolle of Atlanta is here. A. Lazaru of Macon is in the city. W. R. Wilson of Tallahassee is here. Thos. J. Agaew of Fernandina is here. John T. Brantley of Marietta is in the city. J. B. Edge of Lake City, Fla., is in the city. W. G. Fox of Dothan, Ala., is in the city. Charles H. Mobley of Atlanta is in the city. J. H. Martin, Esq., of Talbotton is in town. J. C. Prendergast of Waycross is in town. It. T. Ste lman of Winston, N. C., is in town. J. T. Flourney and his son Frank are in i the city. K. It. Murrell of Jacksonville, Fla., fs in the city. Dr. V. J. W ard came in from Waycross yesterday. J. B. Harrison came in from Columbus yesterday. A. Pridgen of Willinghan e tme up to the city yesto: day. Mrs. John E. Wilkes of Valdosta came up to the city yesterday. H. F. Duuwoody of Brunswick came up to Savannah yesterday. A. M. Boles and J. H. Baxley of Nota sulga, Ala., are in the city. E. O. Ilogan and George S. Offerman of Oilerman are in the city. A. N. Davenport left yesterday on the Chattahoochee for New York. Gaorgo J. Ballwin left for Niagara last uight by the Central railroad. Mrs. R. W. Adams left for Atlanta last night via the Central railroad. E. F. White imb left yesterday on the Chattahoochee for a trip nortn. Mrs. W. W. Rogers left for the north yesterday on the C.iattahoochee. J. R. Einstein left for Now York yester day via the Atlantic Coast June. A. L. Falk and Miss Falk left for the north yesterday on the Chattahoochee. M. Grauwauld of New Orleans is visiting his uncle.' E. Dryfus, on Jones street. Mrs. W. W. Carhill left for Henderson ville yesterday via the Central railroad. Mr. James P. Murphy left yesterday morning via the Central road for Alacoi^, Hon. Thos. B. Felder, Jr., and J. B. Saunders came down from Dublin yester day. E. J. Kelly, a popular Augusta young man, is on a short visit to friends in the city. O. H. Nolan and wife came up from Jacksonville yesterday and stopped at the Pulaski. B. M. Garfunkle left for Suwannee Spring yesterday to spend the balance of the summer. W. McHarrie left yesterday on the Chat tahoochee for New York, w'hence he will sail for Europe. Miss Rosa McKenzie left yesterday morn ing via the Charleston and Savannah rail way for Allendale, S. C. E. M. Sostman, the head of Alt mayor's dress goods department, left on the steamer Tallahassee Friday for a month’s vacation in the north. Director Brandt of the Telefair academy has returned to New York ou the steamer City of Rome. While abroad he purchased three pictures for the academy. Dr. J. H. White came up yesterday from Sapolo where ho w,s struck by lightning a few day i ago. He stopped at St. Joseph’s Infirmary during the day, and left for Miliedgeville lust night. A. M. West and bis daughter Edith, who were thrown from a bugzy in a runaway Wednesday morning, at Beaulieu, are both very much bettor. The injuries of neither are as serious as was first supposed they were. Mr. and Mrs. William K. Pearce, Mrs. Eliza Pearce and Miss Alice McCall left last night by the Central railroad for a pleasure trip to Indianapolis, lad. Ou their return thev will visit Cincinnati, Chatta nooga and Memphis. M. J. Barrett, who was a delegate from the St. Patrick’s Total Abstinence and Be nevolent Society to the Catholic temper ance convention at C!e. eland, 0., was an active representative of the St. Patrick’s organization. He remained in the conven tion until it adjourned, and is enthusiastic over tho work it accom pliehed. THE FORDS' NEW PEOPLE. The Rehearsals for Next Thursday Night’s Play. Miss Eleanor Tyndale, who is to take part in the Fords’ performance Thursday night, is expected from New York by to-day’s steamer. She is accompanied by her mother, and will remain here a couple of weeks or more. Mis3 Tyndale has been with the Booth-Barrett combination for the last two seasons, and was Modjeska’s leading lady during her recent sucoessful tour. She made her (Isbu! in London with Genevieve Ward four years ago, and is one of the brightest actresses on the stage. She is a daughter of H. C. Tyndale, president of the Missouri Midland railroad, and is a niece of Heury Villiard, the present mill ionaire president of tho Northern Pacific. Miss Tyndale and Miss Arthur will form a duo of the strongest leading ladiss that the Fords have ever had. Miss Arthur has become a favorite with Savan nah people and her re-appearance with the Fords will be hailed with delight. The rehearsals for Act 111, of “Juliu3 Ciß3ar,” in which Lawrence Hanley will appear as “Marc Antony,” will be continued to-morrow and every night until the performance. The coin -dy, “True Friendship, or a Long strike,” which will be p.ayed in connection with the Shakespearean piece, is one of Dion Boucicault’s best comedies, and it is especially adapted to the cast by which it will be given. Mr. Hanley will play an Irish co nedy part, aud the Doyles, Estill, Fleming, Sean lan and other members of tho association are iu the cast. The sale of seats will begin Tuesday morning. J. O. SMITH'S VILLAGE. A Little Town Growing Up East of the City. J. O. Smith is building five handsome two-story dwellings oa Wheaton street, southeast of the city limits, and he is mov ing the four blocks, already built, twelve feet back with a view to building a sidewalk along his entire frontage He contemplates building a little town out there, with a water works system from his artesian well, and he says that he proposes to put in a gas machine," so that he can supply his own residence and the new buildings he is putting up with gas. Ho has volunteerej to furnish a site for the new Savannah cotton factory, aud take his pay iu the stock of the factory. 1 lldrer t! Bhoes cheap ** over at Nichols’. 125 Broughton. • ALL ABOUT THR3B FINGERS. The Earrig-an Case to Go to the Supreme Court Again. The Harrigan damage case is to go hack to the supreme court before entering on its fourth trial, as R. R. Richards, Esq., coun sel for Harrigan, informed the court re porter of the Morning News yesterday that he will immediately take the case to the supreme court, under instructions of his ciient, on a writ of error, alleging that J udge Falligant committed error iu setting aside the verdict. The status of the case is that James Har rigan sued t e Savannah, Florida and V estern Railway Company for damages for the loss of three fingers while operating a buzz saw in the company’s shops. The jury ou the first trial gave him a verdict for s3,Tail. Ou the company’s motion Judge Adams, then on the superior court bench, granted anew trial, and a jury gave Harrigan a verdict for ?4,','40. The case was takun to the supreme court on au appeal and came back on error ot law, and a third trial was had, plaintiff securing a verdict for f3,3d0. To defendant’s motion for a new trial coming oveer under Judge Falli gant’s incumbency of the office, the c urt sitting in review granted a fourth trial, not assigning .Sis reason. It is claimed that while the court trying the case might hat e granted anew tr.al without assigning a reason, using his dis cretion as having heard the evidence and argument, J udge Faliigant, sitting in re view, as in the cate of the supreme court, should not have set aside tho verdict, ex c ut upon the assignment of reasons for the judgment entered up, and upon this ground of objection tho -case goes back to tho supreme court. A MILL WITHOUT RULES. Two Sullivan and Kilrain Imitators Made Things Lively for a While. Joe Simmons and Walter Binyard, two colored bootblacks, had a fight ala Sulli van in a lane near the City Exchange yes terday afternoon to the detriment of the latter’s wearing apparel. The fight drew a crowd of spectators. A number climbed the staging adjoining, running the risk of breaking their necks, in order to get a good view of the mill. Binyard calculated on coming out a sure winner in the fight, but he evidently did not know that the enemy w as so well organized. The two combatants were averse to give the first blow, and both started to solve the perpetual motion puzzle by maneuvering with their fists. O.e end of the lane was soon packed with a crowd of all denomina tions, intensely watching the proceedings. Not a policeman was in sight. Simmoussuc eceded in giving his oppo enta pretty hard lick on his cranial envelope, but that was impervious to physical force, and Binyard immediately blurted out: “Huh, that ain’t nutfin’. Dat’s my head, nigger.” The crowd agreed with him. The wily Binyard then commenced to do his enemy iu brown up in the same color, with a sprinkling of claret by terrific rushes, hut he was met every time with sledge-hammer bio *3 from Simmons. Things were coining to a crisit, and it was plain that eituer one of them had to succumb and tnrow up the sponge. Some one shouted “police,” a id the fight stopped, only to commence again. They then hugged and the wool began t > flv. Both held on to oacu with the tenacity of bulldogs, and it required two colored men to separate them. “To the victor belongs the spoils” ma apply in some cases, but the spoils that Binyard left behind him on the battlefield would only do for cleaning locomotives. 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, wheu it will do you the most good. Tt is really wonderful for puri fying and enriching tne blood, creating an appetite and giving a healthy tone to the whole system. Be sure to get’Hood’s Sarsa parilla, which is peculiar to itself. Why so Many Persons Wear Glasses. In former years the science of optics, as ap plied to tne human eye, was so little under stood that when a child complained of her eyes, or could not see well to study her lesson, she was centered. Also many severe headaches aud pains in and about the eyes of older per sons were incurable. Science has male such advance that, with lenses properly adjusted to tne eye. such per sons can obtain comfort, often giving a wonder ful relief aud increase or vision. Tne optician. Dr. M. Schwab, No. Hi Bull street, has made a special study and thoroughly understands the examination of the eyes, prescribing and man ufacturing the most complicated lenses and frames. He devotes his whole attention to the specialty of fitting spectacles and eyeglasses. No charge for examination. 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. Shuptrine & Bro., who are headquarters iu the south for fresh and reliable seeds of all kinds Orders by mail have same careful attention os if bought in person. J. T. Shuptrine & Bro., 185 Congress street. Dime Savings Bank. The Dime Savings Bank of the Title Guarantee and Loan Company, at 135 Con gress street, is doing a rushing business, and Mr. Hackect, the cashier, has his time fully occupied in receiving deposits. Nearly 1,500 names are now carried on the books of the bank, and the list is being augmented daily. The Title Guarantee Cos unany loans money on the monthly installment plan, or for fixed periods, as the borrower may pre fer. .Several houses have been built or pur chased for patrons of the institution, the monthly installments being very little if any, larger than the parlies would ordi narily pay as rent. John J. Gross, formerly with G. Eckstein & Cos., desires to inform his friends that he can now be found at Jackson, Metzger & Co.’s, corner Broughton and Whitaker streets, where ho will be pleased to see them. A Gentleman, Having just landed in New York from a Savan nah steamer, writes to a friend- “The voyage was a rough one, but I enjoyed it immensely! Contrary to ray usual experience at sea, 1 was not seasick at all. and lam satisfied that my bottle of ‘Antimigraine’ was the good an -el which saved me from that terrible ordeal You cau recommend it to any of our friends who contemplate the voyage." Sparkling, Pure, Delicious. The great Rochester Beer is conceded in New York where all Beers are sold to be superior to them all, and as the par excel lence of a healthy, palatable and delicious article. For sale by all first class grocers ana bars. Made only by the Richester Brewing Company of Rochester, N. Y., and sold mily in bottles For sale by John Lvons & Cos., J. McGrath, S. W. Branch, W G Cooper, Moehlenbrock & Dierks and John Lynch. WOOD AND COAL. WOOD & COAL, OF ALL KINDS. DENIS J. MURPHY, TELEPHONE 49. Office, 7 Drayton street. Citizens’ Bank Building. YA N*' CENTS A WEEK will have the V A MORNING NEWS delivered at your house early EVERY MORN- * bates s. m u Our Fifth Annual Sale, the most s UC S&?® our experience, will sSmfi brougnt to a close. Thft strumeuts still on aan<i sisting of secorpi a, w Coa " Pianos and Organs* have been thoroua hIV vated in our reoair must be closed out at ° n ma ‘ terms as they wish. T S who need instruments now but are not ready “4 S ones, can buy a second-hand bargain and exchange HI for any style desired.’ ife one wishes to trade for thing from a second-hand Melodeon to a Chiokerte Grand Piano, we can g him every time. SUit **** * * ♦ , Our tuners are the host that moMT and experience can employ. Our re pairers have been educated i n the Lad mg factories. Our “giant” movers are expeits in their line. Probablv your Piano needs attention now. Send us your order, u ****♦•*, M. *M. M.: I> nr ART M?TL AbTs.mh’ Everything in the Music Li SONGS. THE LATEST OVERHTTACi thellatestbooks. THE LATEST FOLIOS TuomßMusoEan mnana SENORA GUITARS ru r~r washbukjuiuitars. LOBSONMGi^^JOS. nZErCATT^ANJOS. KfNf^Wro^lUNjos. BAY STATE MANDOLINES. M^SHBUIU^UXPOUNE& PAOANDOYTRINaa UNWERSAI^ICCORDEONS. STANDARI^L^tMONICA LOUDEN OATES SI E M. & M. DEPARTMENT. DRY GOODS. GROHM & DOOMS, 137 BROUGHTON ST. WE have received during the past week thj following lines of seasonable goods: SATINES. 50 pieces French finished Satinos, beautiful styles and colors, at 15c. yard. Chambrays and Ginghams 120 pieces Chambrays.in plains, stripeds, solid colors and new side bands, at 1214 c. yard. 80 pieces tine Plaid ami Striped Ginghams, all new tints and styles, at 10c. yard. Unlaundered Shirts. 100 dozen Gents’ Unlaundered Shirts, mads from good cotton, linen bosom and bands, com tinuous stay back and front, perfect fitting, al 50c. each. 75 dozen Gents" Unlaundered Shirts, plaited bosom, extra long and extra lerge bodies. Can’t be matched anywhere less than sl. W* sell them at 75c. each. Umbrellas and Parasols* 300 Gloria Silk Umbrellas, gold mounted handles, at §1 50; would be cheap at $2 50. A full line of finer grades in Gloria, Puritan and Twilled Silks, in oxidired, silver and goid mountings. N. B.—A full line of Ladies' Lockstitch Musltf Underwear. CEOHAI & DOOIEB “NEW ARRIVAL.* Those new and stylish Side Band and Empir Plaids, in Toile Du Nord Ginghams. JACKSON, METZGER & Cl Successors to I. DASHER & CO. DAVIS BROS. Knabe Pianos From the American Musician, New I°’ April 8. .. THE experience of American * e n European piano makers with nr. von Bulo.v is that he is a man very n please, with an uncontrollable habit a J exactly and precisely what he thinks, espe when he is displeased. , m We will not refer to the warm euio&'tiixj von Bulow has expressed privately w friends, critics, musicians as to tne • piano, nor will we express any ( favorable opinion, which might, com Y musical paper supported by Messrs- L. ' expected as natural, whether right or We will content ourselves with saying t a c whole New York press and all the mustciaMac enthusiastic over the grandeur, the and intellectuality, the high musicianly charac Bulow's playing, anl we will draw iro blq fact the logical moral that to have enabl to Droduce such a result, such an effect up l -' auditors, the instrument he played have been a masterpiece, and as an editor the New York .Sun truly says, wondro" tho quality of it* sound, in its power * na _.. onaoce, far surpassing all 'fgzrsD. MR. H. R. ALTICK, the 64th Drawn in Davis Bros’. Piano CluD DAV I S BROS., 42. 44 and 46BULL ST., BAVANNAH, OA,