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TO GO ON’ Till: BLOCK.
THH TYBEE ROAD TO BE PUT UP
AT AUCTION DEO. 10.
SIOO,OOO the Minimum Price Fixed
by the Court, at Which the Road
May Be Sold—The Terms of the Sale
—The Suit Against the Road and
Verdict Upon Which the Final De
cree Was Based.
The Savannah and Tybee railro ad is to
be sold at receivers sale on Tuesday, Dec.
10. Judge Falligant granted a decree to
that effect yesterday in the superior court,
and fixed SIOO,OOO as the minimum price.
The receiver is authorized to offer the road
for sale ten days later in the event the suc
cessful bidder does notcomply with tha terms
of his bid, and he may, even at the day of
that sale, designate another day for offering
the r ad, not to exceed ten days, later still
if he chooses so to do, from failure to sell.
The sale is to bo advertised eight weeks
before the day of sale in one or mors papers
in Savannah,’ and in one New York paper.
The terms fixed are 15 per cent, to be paid
down before adjudicating the sale with the
successful bidler, and the rest witlau
twenty days after the confirmation of the
sale by the’ court.
TH* TKRMS OF THE SALE.
After the payment by tho purchaser of
•neb sum in cash as may be sufficient to pay
the costs, charges and expenses of ihe trust
of the petitioner, including coats of all the
interventions and indebtedness of tne
receiver and state, city and county taxes
for the year 1539 which may be then due,
all suen fees to counsel as may hereafter be
allowed, all receivers" certificates which
mav have been issued, and not pawl for out
of the net earnings of the running and
operation of the road, and the amount of
the judgments, principal and interest and
costs in said interventions of
Lewis M. Lane, Ross & Sanford, and
George Harland for the use of John C.
Rowland and Herman Myers, which are de
clared to be liens pri >r to the lien of tho
trust deed or mortgage, tho receiver may
receive from the purchaser in part paymout
of such purchase money the bonds with 6
per cent, interest, accrued from Oat. 37,
a secured by the trust deed or mortgage
pt. 1,1889, declared to be in the hands
of bona fide purchasers for value.
THE SUIT AGAINST THE ItOAU.
The order of sale followed a verdict yes
terday in the superior court, supplemented
by a decree in the case of the Oglethorpe
Havings and Trust Company, complainants,
and the Savannah and Tybee Railway Com
pany, defendants.
The suit was to recover on bonds amount
ing to $175,000 issued Sept. 1,1866, bearing (>
percent, interest in gold, payable semi-annu
ally,and the company having defaulted upon
the coupons of March 1 and Sept. 1,1 888.
The savings and trust company succeeded
the American Loan and Trust Company as
trustee. In addition to the bonded indebt
edness, which, under the terms of the trust
deed, fell due Oct. 27, ISBS, by a default iu
the payment of accrued interest, there ware
large sums due and the road was put into
the hands of a receiver by oonsent and has
been since operated under a receivership,
and by consent terminal facilities were pro
vided for, so that the property has appreci
ated in value, as before the appointment of
of a receiver there were no terminal facili
ties.
WHO ARE THE CLAIMANTS.
The verdict and decree are put in favor
of the Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany for $175,000, and accrued inturest,
and for the bondholders whom the com
pany represents and all costs and expenses,
and finds for Lonis McLain for the use of
John C. Rowland and Herman Myers for
$24,097 85; Robs and Sanford for the use
of Rowland and Myers $1,508 97, and
George Harland tor the use of Rowland
and Myers for $1,551 10, wnich are held to
be liens.
The following interveners are decreed
them under the verdict the following sums,
with interest:
8. P. Hamilton $ fiO
Henry Blun KUO
D. G. Purse 720
John C. Row land tSPO
Herman Myers 090
J. J. McDouough 090
J. H. Estiil 610
CITY BREVITIES.
The tide suits for bathing at Tybee to-day,
and the surf is Hue.
Division No. 1 of the Ancient Ordor of
Hibernians will bold a special meeting at 4
o’clock this afternoon.
Sixteen arrests were reported by the
police up to 1 o’clock this morning. The
most of them were “drunks and dis
orderlies.”
On whatever street one walks houses are
taking the place of vacant lots or parts of
lots. The loan companies are having a.l
they can do to supply money to those who
want to build. With all these improve
ments going on there is still a scarcity of
good residences at fair rental.
The trustees of Solomon Lodge, No. 1,
F. and A. M., are making extensive repairs
on the Masonic temple. The trusses sup
porting the third floor are being strengt li
cned so as to stop tho virbration on that
floor, which has been vory annoying to
those who attend lodge meetings.
The funeral of Mrs. Mina Berg, whose
death at Saratoga was am ounced in the
Morning News a day or two ago, will
take place from the residence of her son,
Adolph Berg, at No. 11 Tattnall street, at
10:30 o’clock this morning. The remains,
accompanied by Mr. Isadora Berg of Now
York and Miss Gertrude Berg, arrived
yesterday.
WORK ON THB DB SOTO.
The Hotel to be Finished Easily by
Christmas.
The hotel De Soto is full of busy work
men. They are pushing the work right
ahead and there is no doubt about Con
tractor Lewman getting the hotel com
pleted by Christmas. The rooms and halls
on the Brst three floors are all plastered.
The flooring in some of thS rooms has been
put down and the painters are busy
at work. The dining-room is being
given a good deal of attention. The ob
servatory has been provided with railings
and is one of the finest points of observation
in the city. Every department of work is
being rushed as rapidly as it can be. The
weather is fine. The contractors say it
could not be better for them. The plaster
and paint will dry in a short time with such
weather. It has become necessary to keep
children out of the building, the contractors
say, and a notice to that effect was poster!.
The contractors always are glad to show
visitors through the building, however,
whenever they have time.
FIRST BALE OF SEA ISLAND.
The Crop Ten Days Later Than That
of Last Year.
W. W. Gordon & Cos. received yesterday,
from B. F. Strickland & Bro., Valdosta,
the first bale of sea island cotton of this
year’s crop. It was grown by George W.
Herndon of Lowndes county, one of the
largest and most successful" planters of
South Georgia. The preparation of the
bale is good and it is well matured. It was
classed as “good Floridas.” The first bale
of the crop or 1888 was received by Gordon
& Cos. from W. T. Lane & Bro., Valdosta,
on Aug. 14, ten days earlier than the first
bale of this season.
Slashed with a Razor.
George Holding (colored) stabbed Jerry
Scales (colored) in tho left side with a razor
a little before midnight last night. Officer
. Sheehan arrested Holding and he was locked
up. Scales was sent to his home. His
wounds are said to be serious.
THE MOLINA BENEFIT.
The Fords’ Double Bill Performance
Thursday Night.
The Fords are actively rehearsing for the
benefit performance to be given Thursday
evening for the family of the late M. F.
Molina. A double bill will lie presented—
the farce, “Lend Me Five Shillings'' and
1 “David Garrick"’ under the management of
I Lawrence Hanley.
| The benefit is for a worthy cause. The
following is the correspondence on the part
of the board of officers of the First regi
ment and of the Fords tendering tho be:w
fit, and Mrs. Molina’s letter of acceptance:
Savannah, Ua., Aug. 24. 1889.
Mrs. 3f. F Molina;
DkakMaoau As the result of a conference
lietweeu the officers of the First Volunteer
Georgia regiment of Georgui, of which your
late bus ban l was sergeant major, atnl the otil
eers of the Ford Dramatic Association, of which
he was an active and esteemed member, it has
lieen decided, provided it meets your approba
tion. to give a dramatic performance, tire pro
needs of which shall be turned over to you for
the benefit of yourself and your family.
It affords us pleasure to say that Mr. Law
rence Hanley has tendered his services for the
occasion and will have full charge of said per
formance. We hope you will accept this benefit,
tendered as a mark of respect for your husband
and of sympathy for his family.
Your obedient servants, Georgo A. Mercer,
Peter Reilly, John Schwarz, K. G Gaillard, 11.
A. O’Byrae, 11. \V. Karow. John T. Rouan, W.
W. Owens, John Flannery, James McGrath, I*.
F. Gleason, H. M Branch, J. F. Brooks, R. 8
Met!,John Dorst, iieiiry KoUhorn,Fred Schwarz,
W. D. Pixon, F. I’. liaupt. J. J. Gaudry, W. S.
Rockwell. William McHarrie. board of offi
cers First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia,
John It. Dillon, vice president Ford Dramatic
Association.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 21, 1889.
Cos I. Georgo .4. Mercer. Mayor John Schionrx
and others Constituting Hoard of Officers of
First l 'idunteer Regiment of Georgia , and
Capt. J It. Dillon , Vice President Ford
Dramatic Association:
Gentlemen: Your leiterof this date received.
Deeply appreciating the sympathy which you
have expressed lor niyseli ami family, an 1 the
sincerity of which you now practically exhibit,
1 accept for myself and children your generous
offer. With sincere thanks to the r ust regi
ment, the Ford Dramatic Association, and to
each of you personally, I remain very respect
fully yours, Mrs. M. !. Molina.
Tito committee of arrangements for the
benefit consists of Capt John 11. Dillon,
chairman; Col. Peter Reilly, Maj. John
Schwarz, Jordon F. Brooks, Al. A. O’Byrne,
J. F. B. Beckwith, \V. D. Dixon, I*. F.
Gleason, W. H. Rockwell, John Dei st, J. K.
F. Carr and Emile Gradot.
The performance promises to be one of
the liest that the Fords have ever given.
The cast for “Lend Me Five Shillings’’ will
include Larry Doyle, as “Gollightly,” Joe
Doyla, H. T Estiil, Miss Arthur, IL> Tyn
daie and E. A. Leonard. In “David Gar
rick” Mr. Hanley will play “Garrick,” ami
lie will bo supported by Miss Tyndale, Miss
Arthur, M. Scanlon, J. Lane, Joe Doyle,
Robert Warrick, Wm. Fleming, H. T.
Kitill and James Daignan. Rehearsals will
bo bald evory night until tho performance.
The sale of seats will begin Tuesday morn
ing.
IMPROVING THE ROADS.
The Work on the Ogaochee Road—
What the County is Doing.
Allen’s convict gang, better known as
gang No. 2, is doing some good work on the
Ogeeeheo road, tho repairs on which had
been completed as far south as tho four
mile post yesterday afterd on,
A Morning News reporter drove over
the road yesterday with Cou.ity Engineer
Thomas, and the great improvement is
manifest. During the wet spell, when tha
convicts could not be worked on tho canals,
they were put at work grading on tiie
Ogeeolioe road, preparatory to putting on
it a two-inch layer of clay’, which will be
done as soon as the commis
sioners purchase the teams which
was decided upon at a recent meeting. The
clay is to bo taken from the many clay
knobs in the road south of tho Minis ca:;ni,
and it makes an excellent surface dressing.
Deep ditehes have been dug as the grading
progresses, which are nicely draining
abutting lands along the road. It is con
templated to put the road in good repair to
the Little Ogeechee, three miles south of
where Allen’s gang is now at work.
Schumann’s gang is at work grading and
repairing the Waters road.
Allen’s gang will begin work ab mt the
middle of the week on the Baystreet exten
sion, that is, on that part of the extension
west of the water works road, which is the
portion of the road the county commission
era have agreed to build. Mr. Thomas
thinks that the work can be completed
within two mouths, and especially so if the
teams are provided which Wie commission
ers have authorized to be purchased to aid
in road work.
Commissioner Head, of the road com
mittee, is in earnest in bettering the
road system of the county, and in ad
dition to the construction of the Waters
road, four miles in length, and Estill
avenue, one mile long, has pushed the re
pairs and grading on the Augusta and
Ogeechee roads, putting in ne-v culver s
and bridges where needed, deepening the
ditches, and in the work of road improve
ment have excavated some 40,000 cubic
yards of earth. Tuis lias been in addition
to the extensive system of drainage of the
county, which has done so much for the
city and county sanitation. With the
teams soon to be provided for the depart
ment of road service much greater progress
in road building will be made.
ODD FBLLOWB BACK HOME.
The Next Grand Lodge to Meet in
Savannah in August, 1890.
The most of the Savannah delegation to
the Grand Lodge and Encampment of Odd
Fellows which met in Rome last week re
turned yesterday morning. Messrs. Faw
cett and Van Ilersehot went to
Chicago, taking advantage of the cheap
rates to Milwaukee, Messrs. Porter,
Dorsett, Swaustou, Maimcy, Peek, Shep
pard and Ward same on to Savannah. ,1.
H. H. Osborne, who was one of the delega
tion, stopped over in Macon to spend Sun
day, and J. 8. Tyson went to Southwest
Georgia.
The meeting of tho grand lodge was an
important one, aid the death of Hou.
Adolph Braudt was the only event which
occurred to cast a shadow over the proceed
ings.
The next meeting of the grand lodge will
be in Savannah, when the new Odd Fel
lows’ hall will be dedicated. A Junta and
Savannah were the place* voted apon, and
Savannah got the majority vote. The last
grand lodge meeting in Savannah was m
1886, when the Odd Fellows’ hall which was
burned in the big April fire was dedicated.
Dropped Dead on a Wharf.
Ned Green (colored) fell dead yesterday
afternoon while trucking cotton at tho Bal
timore steamship wharf. Dr. Hummel
pronounced the cause of the death apoplexy.
Acting Coroner Naughtin was summoned
and held an investigation. Green was
about 33 years old, and lived in Howell’s
row on Jefferson street, betweeu Hunting
don and Gaston streets.
Died from a Sunstroke.
M. J. Norack, a German gardener, who
has been sick at St. Joseph’s Infirmary for
the last three months, from the effects of a
sunstroke, died yesterday morning, lie
was 65 years old. He formerly boa rded at
the cor. er of Bay and Jeff arson streets. He
has no relatives here, and will probably be
buried by the city.
Look Out for Obstructions.
Contractors who are erecting buildings
should see that lanterns are placed on scaf
folds and other obstructions on the Bide
walks, and not some distance away from
them. Last uight a gentleman came near
being seriously injured by ruuning agaiust
a scaffold on wliicu there was no light.
TIIE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 1889.
BLACKER EARS AB3ENTBE.
E. Z. Byrd Telia What He Knows
About Editor Lee.
E. Z. Byrd, the Blackshear merchant ou
whom Editor Lee of the Blackshear Index
drew s > many bogus checks, gave a Morn
ing News reporter last uight some addi
tional information concerning the missing
man’s maneuvers.
The forged check* on which Lee drew
money are as follows: T. L Acosta $63 75,
F. C. Oweus of Way cross $34, J.W. Strick
land S4O. and Lovell & Lattimore sl2 75.
In addition to these Mr. Byrd said that
Lee borrowed $lO from Mr. Acosta and sl9
from Mr. Strickland. Oa Saturday night,
before leaving there, Mr. Byrd said that
Lee went to the store of Lightsey, Hyer &
Cos , and got two pairs of sl3 p intal ions.
He said thnthe would return them Monday
if they did not fit.
Mr. Byrd was asked how Lee managed
to get hold of his check, and he replied that
some time ago he sold bis stock of goods to
a firm whieh moved the goods to another
place. In the meantime Mr. Bvrd went to
Florida,leaving his Docks, including a check
book, on one of the shelves iu the vacant
store. He requested his elerk to watch the
store and soe that everything went on all
right. Mr. Byrd said that his clerk and
Lee were on friendly tsrms and would
occasionally take melons, aanned goods ate.,
to the vacant store and eat them.
He presumes that late got hold of the
check on one of these occasions. He said
that he had no use for the shock book, as
he had closed his accoant with the Savan
nah Bank and Trust Company two months
before he sold out.
Mr. Byrd said that Lee came to Georgia
from Peunsylvauia and located for
awhile in Atlanta, where he was
in the magic lantern business.
He left Atlantaand went to Way cross. He
was not in business at W aycross. In Feb
ruary he went to Blackshear and bought
the plant of the Blackshear News and Sig
nal from Mrs. A. A. Ellen wood. He made
the purchase through Capt. E. D.
Henry, of Henry & Strickland, for
S2OO. Lee changed tha n*iue of
the paper to the Index. He
appeared to lie making money and a success
of the enterprise until recently, when he
began to neglect his business. He paid cash
for the paper and purchased a SIOO job
press, paying part e.vui for it.
Mr. Byrd thinks that L had a clear
title to the paper, ami if so, it caa be dis
posed of for enough to pay off the debt easily.
Air. Byrd s\ys that sj far as he knows
nobody iu Blacks ear has heard of the
missing man’s whereabouts.
NOT IN THE CYCLONE’S PATH.
The Gulf Storm Gone Off the Coast—
The Weather Yesterday.
The cyclone reported off tho east coast
of Florida yesterday will not do any dam
age to this section, Signal Observer Denson
said last night. The storm began on the
Gulf coast two days ago and was heading
this way, but from some cause it veered to
the northeast, and Savannah escaped the
blow. The barometer has risen through ut
Florida, and it has risen i ere, so that all
fear of a cyclone is now dispelled.
When the storm was first reported the
velocity of tho wild oil the Guif coast was
twenty-five miles an hour. It reached i.o
greater velocity. From last night’s report
the observer said ti.at it could not be told
that there had been any winds. On the
Gulf Ciast the barometer is slig itly below
tho normal, nndthe conditions are favorable
for the development of a.other storm, tho
observer said.
Light showers are reported from several
stations in the South Atlantic district from
Norfolk to Key West. Norfolk rep >rts
rain and Key West also. Light showers
alio occurred in Atlanta, Augusta, and
Charleston. In Montgomery there was a
slight rainfall and ia Wilmington, N. C.
In the Savannah distiict only .01 of
an inch of raiu was reported
and that was from Savannah station.
Tho temporatsre in the Savannah district
wan pretty high. At Quitman and Baio
bridge it was 94°; at Eastman aud Fort
Gaines it was 94”. Savannah only reported
84". The f recasts for to-day are light
showers in the afternoon.
CONDITION OF THE CROP3.
The Caterpiller at Work on the Cot
ton but Mo Serious DSmoage Yet.
Advices from the growing cotton crop
from almost all sections adjacent to Savan
nah are encouraging. The cotton, as a
rule, is still in fine condition. The reports
of the caterpillar are more frequent,
but as yet there is very little
damage done, and the plantors are fighting
tiie pest with Paris irreen. It is said, how
ever, that the third generation of tha worm
is the most to be feared, and it will make
its appearanca about the last of September.
Of course it cannot hurt the crop or
that which has broken in
the bolls, but the greatest
damage wiil be the devouring of the leaves,
stopping the growth of the plant and pre
venting the unopen balls fro u maturing.
The returns from the sea island crop in
Florida show that the plant is very much
behind, and reports from around Live Oak,
Lake City and the western section of the
siate show that the caterpillar is
very active, but no serious damage
has yet been reported, and it is not likely
that the worm will bo allowed to make
much headway.
The picking of the upland crop will soon
be general. Already the receipts are be
ginning to look like September. Yester
day's receipts were 845 bales, all new cotton.
Hop its from all other crops are good.
The nee crop is reported in excellent con
dition.
OY3TSRS COMING IN EARLY.
The Season to Be In Full Blast in a
Couple of Weeks.
The first cyst -rs of the season were re
ceived yesterday from Isle of Hope by
Fried & Kicks. Tue mollw ks begin to
come in every season about this time, and
are in market until May.
A dealer said yesterday that the oysters
this season are better t han ha has ever seen.
Already they are free from the milk whicli
they Usually have when the season first
opens. Tho season, he said, has been more
favorable to them tiian for some time past,
and the oysters spawned earlier. Sines the
spawning season closed they have had time
to get fat, and already they are in demand.
Not many, however, will be consumed un
til after tue first week in September.
The fish dealers are already
receiving orders from the interior towns,
and they look for an inline use season for
oysters. Some of the dsalers have sent
dredgers to their oyster beds, and they are
gathering them rapidly. As the demand
increases, the number of oyster gatherers
will I* increased until the season is
fairly in.
Will Probably Try Electricity.
The Belt Line railway had two meetings
during the past week, at which the question
of electric motors was the special subject
under consideration. The directors are a
unit in regard to the benefits to b derived
by the company and the pnblic by the sub
stitution of electric motors for hors os and
mules, and it is within the probabilities
that before the year is out something
definite will be done in that direction.
Sudden Death at Thunderbolt.
Acting Coroner Naughtin was called out
to Thunderbolt yesterday afternoon to
hold an inquest on the body of Fate Will
iams, a colored man who died there sud
denly. The man had suffered some time
with asthma. He died on the Arabros place
vi illiams was 45 years old. His remains'
were turned over to the Colored Burial So
ciety for burial.
THE TAX ON FARMERS.
The Council Modifies Its Action—What
the Mayor Says.
The action of the council Wednesday
night in abolishing the tax on farmers who
sell their produce in and around the mar
ket, has been reconsidered and modified so
at to exempt only these farmers who sell
their produce in St. Julian street, west of
market square. The council committee has
decided that when farmers drive their
wagons inside of the square they are liable
to a tax made discretionary with the market
clerk.
The market clerk has heretofore been
collecting a tax from farmers all along St.
Julian street as far west as Franklin
square, but that will be discontinued from
uow on. While this is an advantage m
some reflects, the market square mer
chants, who are with the farmers iu secur
ing every reduction and getting every pro
tection possible from the city, believe that
the tax on farmers should be entirely re
moved, whether the farmer sells in St.
Julian street, or whether ho goes up
to the market and disposes of his produce.
They claim that he is the producer, and
bringing his produce to market he should
be allowed to dispose of it free. They claim
for the fanners that the tax imposed by the
eitv is, in nearly every case, a double tax,
and in many instances a quadruple tax.
The farmer is taxed, and perhaps he sells
to a half-dozen hucksters who are each
taxed to sell. The city has colleoted a tax
from the producer and also a tax from each
huckster who buys a portion of the produce
aid re-sells it.
Mayor Schwarz said last night that a
considerable portion of the tax upon the
farmers has been removed. He said that
he intends to tee that no huckster is per
mitted to sell on the street during market
hours. They must get inside the market.
On the west side of the market, where the
ordinary says the farmers’ carts must be, are
strung out in a line any number of hucksters
blocking up the street so that pers ns who
are disposed to trade with the famers can
not get to their carts without great diffi
culty.
Mayor Schwarz said that be is the farm
er’s friend, and he intends, as far as possible
Bud as far as consistent, to provide for them.
He said that the thing which is most ne ded
here is protection for the farmer. Some
means of getting him out of the hands of
the depredators is necessary, and he added
that the hucksters’ robbery of the farmers
must bo stopped. This win be accomplished
only by placing a sufficient number of
policemen on duty around their wagons.
The police force, the mayor said, is not
large enough to properly enforce the law
as it should be enforced, aid be is in
favor of a larger fo:ce. There are only
about fifty-seven available men ou the
force now, and not half of these are on
duty at a time. The farmers may expect
better protection from the city than they
have had heretofore. Tiie mayor and
aldermen are interesting themselves in their
behalf, and market square merchants are
on their side.
LOSSES FROM BAD BALING.
Complaints That a Good Deal of Cot
ton is Not Properly Covered.
Consideiable new cotton is coming in
covered with cotton bagging, and there is
general complaint by merchants t hat the
bales are not properly covered. Tho fac
tors say that it is a penny wise and
pound foolish practice, as where
the bale is not sufficiently cov
ered it loses in weight and becomes
dirty, lessening its value, and iu point of
fact the cotton is looked upon ns unmer
chantable.
Mr. E. Karow, representing Strauss &
Cos., one of the largest exporting hou-es
bore, says that this i .sufficiency of cover
ing will cause serious inconvenience to ex
porters and shippers, as already one case h is
occurred in which thoexporter had t > accept
a bill of lading from tho steamship com
pany which slated that the cotton was not
in good order, otherwise the shipper is
required to make the transportation com
pany an indemnity bond to protect it from
any claims on tho other side of a bad
delivery. This bond is required before a
clean hill of lading will be given. Prob
ably a little more covering on the bales,
Mr. Karow said, would obviate the neces
sity for this step.
There is a law preventing steamboats
from carrying cotton without every hale
being covered Oil all sides, and in cases
where a bale is not so covered the boat is
subject to a fine for each bale. It is said
that merchants in Norfolk are stripping
the cotton covering from the bales
received there and are covering them with
jute bogging. They are making a hand
some thiug out of it, owing to the great
difference in weight and the i rice so nearly
on a par with eacii other. The cotton cov
ered with cotton bogging compresses satis
factorily, but there is some dissatisfac
tion over the effect of the books in
handling the bales, as big holes are made in
the bale almost the letigta and breadth of
it by the hooks.
FLORIDA’S ORANGE CHOP.
It is Estimated Now at Two Million
Boxes—The Fruit to Be Fine.
M. H. Connolly, Florida freight agent of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad and of
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railway, estimates the Florida orange crop,
from advices he has received fiom the
orange growing section of the state, at
3,000,000 boxes. Daring tho biooming
season it was estimated that the crop
would reach 5,000,000 boxen but the
long drought caused fully two-thirds of the
fruit in some sections to drop off, and the
highest conservative estimate that is now
made is 3,000,000 boxes.
Last years crop, which early in the
season was estimated at 3,350,000 boxes,
hardly reached 3,000,000 boxes. The
bearing acreage this year is about
five per cent, greater than it was last
year, and it was partly on thii increase in
acreage thut the estimate for the increase
in the crop was made. The drought,
however, played havoc with the gro wers.
The quality of the fruit, so far as it can be
judged, will be fine. Blight is the onlv
thing that the growers fear now. The first
of the crop will be gathered the latter part
iff next month and tho first part of
October, when shipping in small lots will
begin, but the carload shipments will not
bugiu to move before November. The rail
roads will be better prepared to handle
the crop this season than they have the
crops of former years. The Louisville and
Nashville, which Mr. Connolly represents,
has added 500 combination refrigerator and
ventilator cars to its equipment, and the
other roads which move the crop are pre
paring to handle it promptly.
Mr. Connolly will spend a week or two in
Savannah and will then go north until it is
tune to begin handling the oranges in
Florida.
Must Clean Their Stalls.
The fish dealers who have been occupy
ing stalls in the market are grumbling
about an ordinance which the council has
passed requiring them to pay for cleaning
their stalls. The ordinance g >es into effect
to-morrow. Fish dealers have heretofore
paid nothing for the cleaning of tiioir st ills,
and the city had it to do. They claim that
it is the city’s duty to clean thestails; that
they rent the stalls and pay what charges
the clerk demands. The authorities say
that the fish mongers make more filth in
the market than any others who occupy
stalls there. The market clerk has been in
structed to collect the fines, aud the fish
men have uo alternative.
Death to the Parasitea
Which hide between the gums and the
teeth, and eat into them to their destruc
tion. SOZODONT is master of the situa
tion. Whoever uses it regularly after every
meal, and cleanses his teeth and mouth,
will soon be rid of the parasites.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
R. Hood of Augusta is here.
P. A. Greene of Greensboro is here.
E. D. White of Oliver, Ga., is here.
R. M. Means of Charleston it here.
J. W. Bogle of Dalton is in the city.
J. 8. Thomas of Brunswick is in town.
I. T. Roberts of Sjillmore, Ga, is in the
city.
E. E. West of West farm, Fla , Is in the
city.
M. E. Wilson of Clermont, Fia., is in the
city.
N. F. Thompson of Birmingham is in the
city.
James L. Foster of St. Simon’s is in the
city.
A. M. James of Silver Springs, Fla., is
here.
John L. Anderson of Hawkinsville is
here.
J. F. Fender came in from Fender yes
terday.
A. H. Mcßae was in from Guyton yes
terday.
C. K. Leitner came down from Macon
yesterday.
J. E. Moran and wife returned from Sar
atoga yesterday.
J. W. Meacliamof the Waycross Reporter
is at the Marshall.
Capt. L. Johnson and son came up fro/n
Waycross yesterday.
J. A. Brenner and C. S. Botler of Au
gusta are in the city.
Alex C. King and wife, of Atlanta, are
guests of tiie Pulaski house.
Miss Nonie Connell leaves to-night for
Augusta, after a month’s visit.
A. L. Shetlman and family left for Knox
ville yesterday via the Central.
Jonas Schwab and wife, of Birmingham,
are guests of the Screven house.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward G. Foster of St.
Augustine are guost3 of the Pulaski.
T. O. Brown of Augusta, A. R. Moore and
A. W. Perry of Charleston, S. C., are in the
city.
Misses Nina and Elise Heyward left on
the steamer William Crane for Baltimore
yesterday.
Mrs. Robert Ogden Rogers, Miss Stevens
and F. A. Osborne of Anniston are guests of
the Pulaski.
Mrs. K. B. Brown has returned from a
business trip to New York and other
northern cities.
T. A. McMahon is confined to his home,
on New Houston street, by a serious affec
tion of the eyes.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Halligan and daughter
left on the City of Birmingham yesterday
for Saratoga and Niagara Falls.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim left for Chicago
yesterday via the Central railroad to at
tend the meeting of tho American Bar As
sociation.
Alexander King, Eeq., of the firm of Cal
houn, King & Spaulding, of Atlanta, ac
companied by his >vife, passed through Ha
vauuah yesterday en route to New York.
A pleasant party consisting of W. M.
Durden and wife, of Math, B. L. Brinson
and wife, Miss Mollie Brinson and Mrs. 8.
E. Brinson of Ktillmore are guests of the
Harnett.
Miss Rosa Kelley was a passenger on the
steamship City of Birmingham for New
A* rk yesterday. >Sho is ou Uor return to
school iu Westmoreland county, Peimsylva
ni i, after spending her vacation at home.
L. E. Irwin, president of tho Commercial
Chib of Kansas City, aud’his wife, returned
yesterday from Now York by the stemstiip
Tallahas ee and left last uight by the Cen
tral road for their home. They were
members of the party that was invited to
witness tiie launching of the Kansas City
at Chester, Pa. With those who were so
fortunate as to be the guests of tho Central
railroad and tha Ocean Steamship Company
on that occasion, they expressed themselves
delighted with the trip.
AT THE COURTS.
Gos9ip Picked Up Here and There
in the Court Rooms.
Charles N. West, Esq., filed a motion In
the superior court yesterday, on behalf of
John H. Powers, for anew trial in the Sa
vannah, Dublin and Western Short Line
railway litigation. If anew trial is not
granted the case will be taken to the su
preme court by Mr. West.
William S. Clark war reappointed a com-,
mercial notary ny Judge Faihgant yester-*
day.
RIVER A.ND HARBOR NOTES.
The tug Forest City left with a lighter in
tow yesterday for C >oiaw, for a load of
phosphate rock.
The steamer Ethel arrived here last night
fi om Cohen’s Bluff. She had on board one
bale of cotton, the first of the new crop of
river cotton. It was taken on at Haga
Slaga.
The Norwegian bark Birgitte was cleared
yesterday for Stettin with 3,517 barrels of
rosin, weigning 1,614,840 p oinds, valued at
#5,510. Cargo and vessel c.eared by Messrs.
Paterson, Downing & Cos.
RAIL AND CRO3HTI3.
Railroad companies, after years of ex
perience, the Wall Street New says, are
abandoning the “car trust” plan of pro
curing necessary rolling stock and are
ado ting in its stead “equipment bonds,”
which enables them to buy outright such
cars as they may require.
Cricket.
An exhibition game of cricket is an
nounced to be played at Thunderbolt this
afternoon. The entrance to the grounds
will be free.
St. Patrick’s T. A. and B. Society
Picnic.
This body propose giving a picnic at
Montgomery on Wednesdry next, for the
purpose of finishing the basement of St.
Patrick’s church. This will probably be
the last picnic of the season, and a large
attendance is anticipated. The City and
Suburban railway will ruu a convenient
schedule, ami every arrangement has been
made for a pleasant time.
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 tfiey obtain from J. T. Shuptrine &
Bro., who are headquarters in the south for
fresh and reliable seeds of all kinds.
Orders by mail have same careful attention
as if bought in parsoa. J. T. Hhuptrine &
Bro., 185 Congress street.
There is Nothing Strangs
About the popularity of J. J. Joyce's Market.
The recant improvements in the arrangements
add greatly to the attractiveness and conven
ience of the place. That this market is popular
with housekeepers is due to the fact that on no
occasion Is other than the best of all things sold
here. Try this market once, and you will be
come a regular patron. Goods delivered to nv
part of the city. Telephone 107, corner Liberty
and Abercorn streets. 1
\ acht Hats for Gents and Boys now
opened at Nichols’, 128 Bronghton.
Night Shirts for gentlemen and boys have
arrived at Jackson, Metzger &; Co.’s,
Broughton and Whitaker streets.
Rent a Piano at $3 to #lO per month, and
all rent will be applied upon purchase
within one to three years.
L. & B. S.M.H.
128 Broughton? o** 0 ** Chßap “ eTer *
A FAMOUS THIEF’S CAREER.
A Leader Among Criminals on Two
Continents—Died in Misery.
From lhe Cincinnati Enquirer.
The history of Isaac Newsome, a famous
criminal who died recently in this city,
reads like a chapter from a romance.
Newsome was born in England, received a
fair education, possessed a pleasing address
and became a leader of daring crooks who
operated in England and on the continent.
Newsome was a genius at plaining rob
beries, and he was welcomed as a guest in
many wealthy houses which he thus had au
opportunity to study and plunder. Hi3
victims were found throughout ali Europe,
and his confederates were nervy, audacious
and well disciplined. Havmg reaped a
golden harvest in the old world, Newsome
came to the United States, settled iu Cin
cinnati, and repeated his tactics. He used
to frequent John t renazo’s saloon and
raked in rich sp Us until he got a load of
buckshot iu the back while robbing a store
on Fifth street. He never wholly recovered
from the wound then inflicted. He was
betrayed by Brenaz > through jealous v, aud
was sent to the penitentiary in 1854. Rather
than work he chopped off his o .vu Augers
with an axe. Released in 1869, he went to
Europe, and there, it is said, was one of n
gang headed by boodle Alderman Jaeune,
of New York, who disposed of the jewel*
aud precious metals, with asMstance from
Mother Mandelbaum when required. Ne
some wandered back recently to Cincinnati,
a wreck of his former handsome self, and
soon died iu penury, after having
squandered princely fortunes. Oa opening
tne body four buckshot, flattened out and
matted together, were found encysted in
the lumbar region. When they had
entered the body they had struck against
the bony tissue of the spinal column, and
had, by pressure on the nerves, {induced
partial paralysis. Their presence caused
also constantly recurring abscesses. These
had either burst or relief had been given ba
lancing through the baok, opening them.
The post-mortem was performed iu ih
presence of several students of the Ohio
Medical College, and the body .was then
sent to one of the surgical institutions.
THERE’LL BE NO PARTING THERE.
A Pathetic Service of Song in a Michi
gan Railroad Station.
From the Detroit Free, Press.
There was a pretty pathetic scene down at
the Michigan Central depot one night last
week. A group of aged men and women
who had been here participating in some
religious meetings or reunion, were parting
from each other and in all pro..ability
would never meet again on this side of the
river. They had said “Good bye, brother,
good bye, sister, Gid bl->?s vou,” over an l
over again when one of the aged band
remarked: "It,is hard to part.” The next
moment a sweet, quavering old voice
struck up in a tremulous soprano:
“Theie'U be no parting there.”
In a moment the whole group joined in.
Tne old man swung in on tne bass, and the
“girl who sang alto, the girl who sang air”
fifty years ago in tne home choir, tested
her feeble lungs to the utmost. The words
came ns by inspiration:
“In heaven aboee, where all is love,
There'll be no parting there,”
Then a chorus of voices in the next room
struck in as some traveling men caught
the refrain. In the midst of it, “all
aboard” stopped their singing, and the little
company parted in batter spirits after their
jubilee of song.
Bill Nye Arrested.
“Bill Nye” tells the Pittsburg Dispatch
that he had the pleasure of being arrested
in French the other day. He says: “Lest a
garbled account of the matter should reach
ho ne and alarm my legion of friends in
America, I will give a brief account of it
myself. It was on the 14th of July, and, of
course, a great national holiday. Paris
was filled with life. Paris was Ailed with
excitement. Paris was full of surfing
humanity. I was there, but did not s"em
to attract any attention at first. Finally I
went past the door of an E igli-h grog-shop
and, as usual, several tables stood outside
the do >r. One had a glass of wine on it.
I board the glass fall-long after I had
passed the place. When 1 reached the
Hotel Castiliogue a waiter followed me i.i
and requested me to pay for the glass. 1
said, ‘seursely.’ The grog proprietor then
came and demanded pay for the glass and
contents. I replied with perfect polish and
wonderful naivete that I would seo him
doing time over yonder before 1 would do
so. ’All right, w e will ’ave a policeman,
then,’ he straightway to mi did make re iy.
I did not think he would do it, but ho did."
He then told the policeman his story, a id
the officer told me I would have to accom
pany him to the coinmissaire. I said I had
agreed t> go somewhere eLe that evening
He did not understand me. Just as we
were starting for tue station house the pro
prietor of the Castiliogue and the young
Count de Passano, both of whom I had met
only a moment before, interfered; told the
officer he was barking up the wrong tree
11hiuk, though it was ail in Frencu, so I
am not sure of the exact words. At last
he finally hitched up his linen trousers
touched his cap and backed away Di
Passano is a ycung Italian here going to
school, and having also yet a good time
already. He was very polite and wanted
to pay for the glass himself, but I would
not permit it, because it was wrong for
anybody to go about paying for the general
breakage of crockery and glassware in a
large place. You cannot keep it up I
was quite ill at ease for a little while. I will
admit, for it is so rarely that 1 am arrested
nowadays that I hard.y know what to say
Besides, )ou cannot argue with a French
policeman in English and make that favor
able impression you would like.”
Another lot of those beautiful Dongola
Kid Oxfords that were admired so much
last season, now opened, price only $1 50 and
$3, at A. S. Nichols’, 138 Broughton street.
Buy a thoroughly renovated second-hand
Piano or Organ before clearance sale closes,
and exchange it for anew instrument when'
your ship comes in. L. & B. S. M. H.
Have your Piano looked after at once by
our expert tuners and repairers. “A stitch
ia time, eta” L. & B. S. M. H.
Our Giants will move your Piano without
damage to instrument, house or temper.
Send us your order. L. & B. S. M. H.
Buy a #275 Sterling, sold everywhere for
#350, or a Mathushek special at #335, regu
lar price #390, at #o down, #2 per week
Piano delivered when contract is signed.
L. & B. S. M. H.
Full line of Ladies’ Tan Colored Oxfords
now opened at Nichols’.
Notice to Contractors and Builders.
I hare been appointed sole agent for the sale
of the celebrated Chewacla Lime. This lime has
been sold in this market for the last twenty
years, and is conceded to have given better sat
isfaction than any other lima. lam also agent
for Hoffman Kosendale Cement, English and
German Portland Cements, Calcined Plaster,
1 lastermg Hair, etc., which I can furnish in any
quantity and on short notice. I neap on hand the
largest stock in the south of White pine Doors,
Sosli, Blinds, Builders Hardware, Paints, Oils,
Glass. Lubricating Oils, Packings of all kinds, a
complete assortment of steamboat and mill
supplies. Get my prices before purchasing
elsewhere. Estimates cheerfully furnished.
Andrew Haxlky.
WOOD & COAL
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 49.
Office, 7 Drayton street, Citizens’ Bank Building,
BAtrEg S. m a
bent,
A R I 0 N,
WATERLOO,
STERLING-,
MASOiij & HAIVILSN
MATHUSHBK,
CHICKERIMq
HI
BE3T
LOWEST PRICES. *
EASIEST TERMS.*
LARGEST STOCK.
ONE PRICE.
PIANOS.
ORGANS.
M.AM. ABSJujJ
booi iOaijl
FRESH FROM THE FACTORY;
DODSON SILVER BELL, STEWARTS,
KING COTTON, PIZZICATO
A Lf^e'?, !a JT e importation just in. NEwm.
‘ ' V ERSAL ACCORDIONS th<* rr, 1
in the world. ~~ s "
Standard Harmonicas,
Happy George Harmonica*
Especially Manufactured for Us.
PAGANINI STRINGS.
EVERY OtfE GUARANTEED.
The latest Songs, Folios, and Instrument*!
Pieces Special bargains in’Vhean Music 19
pieces for foe. Regular price $1 20.
HIDDEN & BATES S. IL I,
M. & M. M. DEPARTMENT.
JASPERSEN SMITH, Manager.
DRY GOODS.
GROfIAN & DOOHEB,
137 BROUGHTON ST.
VIT’F have received during the past week tbs
▼ ▼ following lines of seasonable goods:
SATINES.
50 pieces French finished Satines, beautiful
styles and colors, at Isc. yard.
Chambrays and Ginghams
120 pieces Chambrays.in plains, stripeds, solid
colors and new side hands, at 1214 c. yard.
80 pieces flue Plaid and 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, con
tinuous stay back and front, perfect fitting, aS
50c. each.
15 dozen Gents’ Unlaundered Shirts, plaited
bosom, extra long and extra large bodies.
Can't be matched anywhere less than sl. W
sell them at 75c. each.
Umbrellas and Parasols.
800 Gloria Silk Umbrellas, prold mount#!
handles, at $1 50; would be eheap at $2 50.
A full line of finer grades in Gloria, Puntaa
and Twilled Silks, in oxidized, silver and goU
mountings.
N. B.—A full line of Ladies' Lockstitch Musla
Underwear.
CROHAI&DOOffi
HOOSBHOLD GOODS!
Beautiful weaves in White and Colored Tablt
DaraasK, Crash Toweling, Napkins, Doylies#
Tray Towels. * * * *
Bleached Shirting, Sheeting and Pillow CottoO
—all widths for domestic usage.
Standard makes of Colored Shirtings and GJjJI
bams. 3-4, 4-4 and 10-4 Unbleached Shirttna
aud Sheeting. * * *
AN OBJECT
We are selling what there ison hand in White.
Plaid and Striped Muslins at a reduction.
Jackson, Metzger & Cos.,
Successors to I, Dasher
DAVIS BROS,
5.000 lis lisit
..id
Single copies, each 25,
4 peiees for [ JoJ
9 peiees for ' 5 i
A complete list given or mailed uDonapr
tion. Choice music. A fresh supply a ,
ebrated Cambridge linen, ruled or u [ctl a ,
10a per quire. Square envelopes to m
10c. per package- , . at 10e,
Hurds', Satin Wave, ruled or l *°™ j oc pel
a quire, square envelopes to matcu
package.
Knabe. Conover and Har
rington Pianos,
Story & Clark and Kimball
Organs,
Easy monthly installments. Liberal disc.,
for cash.
Davis Bros.
42, 44 and 46 BULL St, SAVAKFAty^
