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TO BE LAID OFF A MONTH.
THE NEIDLINGER CASE IN THE
CITY COUNCIL.
The Mayor’s Dismissal of the Frac
tious Polioeiron Chanced to Thirty
Days’ Suspension from Duty —An
Insight into Some of the Ways of
the Polioe Department.
The council chamber looked as though
it had been turned into u police
court room last nicht. A dozen or
more policemen filled the office
inside the railing. The Neidlinger appeal
case was the loadstone that drew all the
bluecoats there. After an investigation,
lasting until 1 o’clock this moraiLg, the
council failed to sustain the
mayor’s action, and instead of
dismissal from the force, Neidlinger’s
punishment was fixed at thirty days’ sus
pension from duty.
Officer Neidlinger was dropped from the
force two weeks ago by the mayor for
cursing Officer Lightbody. He c aimed tho
right of appe.nl from the mayor’s docision to
the council, and the case was brought up
last night.
After the conclusion of the testimony and
an impassioned speech by Alderman Fai
ligant for Neidlinger and the presentation
ot brief argument by A. H. Mac-
Donell, Esq.. Neidlinger’s counsel
Alderman McDonough moved that the
decision of the mayor be sustained. The
motion was seconded by Alderman Myers.
SUSPENDED FOK THIRTY DAY'.
Alderman Cann offered a substitute, fix
it g thirty days’ suspension instead of dis
missal. which was seconded by Alderman
Haines, and tho substitute was adopted.
An effort was made by Alderman Myers
to restrict the latitude of the questioning as
to the mayor refusing to grant Neidlinger
a continuance of his case, and rejecting
testimony that would have shown
the provocation, but Aldertnan Har
mon argued that tho case ought to have
been heard. He was in favor of giving
every man a chance for a fair trial.
Aldermen Cann and Falligant took the
same ground. Chief Green was
sharply cross-questioned by Aider
men Cann and Falligant, and to
such purpose that Mr. Neidlingor's counsel
questioned the chief very littlo.
AFTER CHIEF GREEN.
The chief was the last witness on the
stand, and was forced to admit that he had
never reported the fact to at Mr. Neid
linger visited him and preferred a
complaint against Lightbody, but the chief
explained that as Mrs. Neidlinger had said
that she would not press the complaint if
Lightbody would apologize for shaking his
fist in her face, under the circumstances
he considered the complaint with
drawn. Be told Mrs. Neidlinger that he
couldn’t compel Lightbody to apologize, but
that he would tell him.
To a question by Alderman Falligant. the
chief said that he didn’t thiuk it his duty to
report the fact of the complaint to the
mayor when Mrs. Neidlinger had with
drawn it.
To Alderman Cann the chief said, in re
ply to a question as to what ho had
6Rid to Mrs. "Neidlinger when she
made the complaint, that he thought she
had overstepped the hounds in asking Po
liceman Lightbody why he stayed in the
yard so long. The ch.ef said he would
have given a short answer himself.
Alderman Ca m—You justify an insult
to a lady if she interrupts a policeman with
a question of that kind? •
The chief did not udinit that he did.
A POINT OF BTIONKTTE.
Alderman Cann—Don't you think any
short reply to a lady is always wrong?
The chief admitted that he thought it
was, but he went on to cite a case in which
a murder was committed in the barracks
Dec. ‘Jo, 1872, since which time lie said no
nationally', creed or politics is permitted to
be mentioned at. headquarters, and he
didn’t projxiee to have it done.
Alderman Cann—That’s all very good,
but I don’t see that it has any connection
with your justifying an insult to a lady and
giving charges against the person no atten
tion.
Chief Green—The mayor is the commander
of the police.
Alderman Cann—But you are the one to
prefer the charges. You had been giveu
only a qualified withdrawal by Mrs. Neiil
litiger, and you considered it ended the
matter.
Chief Green—You can bring the com
plaint yet.
The chief was pressed to know if now,
after hearing the evidence against Light
la dy, be would enter a charge ou the
docket, but he sucoossfully evaded an au-
swer.
While the chief was on the staid, Mrs.
Bailey was recalled, and testified that wiien
M’S. Neidlinger wanted to enter a com
plaint against Lightbody, the chief began
to catechise her to know if the
thought her husband had done right, and
that Mrs. Neidlinger, finding she could get
no satisfaction, remarked that if he allowed
a policeman to insult a lady she would have
no more to do with it, and the two ladies
then left his office.
SERGT. MOCK’S STORY OF THE AFFAIR.
Acting Sergeant Mock, who was the tirst
witness, testified that Neidlinger used op
probrious language to Lightbody in the
sallyport of the barracks, alleging
that 'he had shaken his fist in
Mrs. Neidiinger's face. This Lightbody
denied. Bergt. Mock said that he threatened
to send Neidlinger down to the station
house if ho didn’t stop talking, and then
Neidlinger went off. On Chief Green’s
order bergt. .Mock preferred tho charge
against Neidlinger.
Policeman Lightbody was next called,
and he denied that he hud used rough lan
guage to Mrs. Neidliugor or that no had
shaken bis fist in her face. She called lii u
an Irish puppy, he said, and told him to get
out of the yard when he went to arrest the
colored woman he was after. That night
after going to the barracks he met Neid
linger and told him that he wouldn’t re
port his wife, but he had letter see
her, as she threatened to put hiui on the
information docket for going in the yard,
and Neidlinger told him to make no report
till he could see his wile. Lightbody said
that all he said to Mrs. Neidlinger was
that he was in the yard for a prisoner, ho
.was getting out as fast as he could, and
tbat he wouldn’t insult a lady and especially
her, as he was Neidiinger’s friend.
PATROLMAN PACETTI’B SIDE OF IT.
E. B. Pacetti, the newly appointed police
man, testified that he heard Neidlinger call
Lightbody a liar and say that he would
smash him iu the faoe. Lightbody was
denying the charge made by Neidlinger,
and the latter called Lightbody an Irish
puppy and appliod a more approbious
epithet. Tho testimony of Detective
Basch was to the same effect as that of the
proceeding witnesses.
Clara Edwards, the colored woman ar
rested by Lightbody in Neidiinger’s yard,
told in a humorous wav how she came to be
arrested. She alluded to Lightbody as
“one ob de most charmin' gentelmen in Sa
vannah.” Mrs. Neidlinger, she said, “cuss
him,” and “call him au Irish puppy.”
Detective Basch, the woman said, came to
see her in jaii, and told tier she had to
come to the investigation, and she told him
“Mrs. N. cuss him, and call him a good for
nothing Irish hog.”
Detective Basch having explained that it
was the last day of the woman’s sentence,
he went to the jail to see where she would
go, go that shn could be found. Aider
man Cann subjected the detective to a
searching cross-examination a9 to such de
tective work.
MRS. NEIDI.INOER’S FRIEND.
Mr* Bailey, who lives at Mrs. Neid
iinger’s, testified that the woman Clara was
very noisy and used rough language, and
©nicer Lightbody, who had come to
arrest her ou the complaint of the
girl Sadie, said to the woman:
My dear child, I have nothing to do with
j it; it is my duty to arrest you on this other
i woman’s complaint.” Mis. Bailey saul
that Lightbody staid in the yard
fully twenty minutes, the woman Clara
stdi carrying on, when Mrs. Neidlinger
1 went to th ■ window and told the policeman
mat she had a sick baby an l wa- sick her
self and she wanted him to take the woman
away. The officer spoke rudely to Mrs.
Neidlinger, and told her to mind her own
business. She then asked him
if he knew who she was,
anil he replied that ho didn’t
know and didn't give ’a . Mrs. Neid
liuger thou burst out crying and closed the
shutters, asked the officer's name and said
she would report him.
Miss Julia Horning, who roomed with
Mrs. Neidliugor, said that the latter went
to the window and told Lightbody about
tbu sickness in the house and asked him
to take the woman away ns soon
as possible, and he told her to shut
her mouth. Sirs. Neidlinger asked him
three times before he would give his name,
and when she asked him if he knew it was
Mrs. Neidlinger he said ho knew it, and
didn’t give a . When she threatened to
report him be came to the window and
shook bis fist in her face, and she shut tho
blinds and began to cry.
SIRS. NEIDLINGER’H STATEMENT.
Mrs. Neidlinger testified substantially the
same as Miss Horning, and in addition said
that she and Mrs. Bailey went down to the
barracks Sunday to report Light
body’s conduct. She denied call
ing Lightbody names. When he
shook his fist in her face she told him he
was a contemptible man to be guilty of
such an act, aud crying, closed the blinds,
thinking that he would strike her. as he was
in such a passion. Afterward ho ha l said
that ho was her husband’s best frieud, and
she replied that she wis sorry he had a
friend who would shako his fist iu a lady’s
face.
Neidlinger’s statement was to the effect
that about midnight on tho night of tho
arrest, Lightbody came to him and asked
him what was the matter with his wife, tiiat
she claimed he had insulted her, and threat
ened to put him on the information docket,
and he told Neidlinger that he wouldn’t
report his wife’s actions if sho wouldn’t
prefer a charge. Neidlingor said that he
would see his wife about it; ihat there must
bo some mistake about his wife calling him
names, as there were other women in the
house. When he wont home his wife and
tho others in the house repeated to him
what occurred.
THE MEETING AT THE BARRACKS.
He hadn’t intended to say anything to
Lightbody about it, but to report him, and
had avoided him in coming out of the sally
port as he was going in, when Lightbody
crossed over to him and asko l him what
his wife said about it, and when he told
him, Lightbody repeated a third
time that she had told an
untruth. “This,” said Neidlinger, “was
more than 1 could bear and i had to resent
it. and I called him a- liar, and
told him if ho repeated it again 1 would
sin sh him in the mouth.”
Neidlinger denied that he had used the
language attributed to him by Detective
Basch and Sergt. Mock, and he said that he
a-ked the sergeant three times to make
Lightbody go away, and the officer replied
that he didn’t see that ho was doing any
thing, when it was Lightbody’s duty
to go in and report his
ward ns Neidlinger had done.
Lightbody had put his band on his pistol
twice. He stated that he had been given no
time to get bis witnesses, and tho mayor,
in refusing a continuance of his case, had
told him that ho would not admit, any testi
mony except as to tho occurrence in the
sallyport.
THE MAYOR TAKES A HAND.
Mayor Schwarz—-Did you not plead
guilty I
Mr. Neidlingor—l told you I believod I
was justifiable in what I had done. I hail
already askud Chief Groen to put Light
body ou the docket.
Sergt. Reilly was called, and ha said that
he took Mrs. Neidliuger aud Mrs.
Bailey into Chief Green's room. They
caino to file u complaint against Lightbody.
The sergeant did not know what became of
the complaint. He testified to the efficiency
of Officer Neidlinger, and rebutted the
statement of Lightbody that Neid
linger had asked Sergt. Reilly
if Lightbody had put Mrs. Neidlinger
on the docket. Neidlinger had merely asked
the sergeant if Lightbody had made a re
port of the mutter, aud finding that he had
not, said he would see him in the morning.
This, it will bo remembered, was in har
mony with the understanding between
Lightbody and Neidlinger after the former
had left Neidliuger’s yard with his prisoner.
IN AWE OF A VOUD 00.
The Strange Superstition That Exists
Among Colored People.
Tho two col >red women, Sophia C iroy
and her daughter, Bellail >r;i, who made tie
assault on the Mitchell woman, oil Duffy
street, day before yesterday, wero arrested
yesterday oa a warrant issuing fpotu Jus
tice Naughtiu’s court, and they gave bond
for their appearance for a preliminary
hearing.
This is the case reported in yesterday’s
Morning News where the Mitchell woman
afflicted with dropsy of the feet, claims
that the voudoo root, or as she calls it the
“hoodoo root’ had been planted by her
stoop on Cuyler street, and that no robot
could be obtained until she removed from
the charmed spot. Having changed her
residence to Duffy street the medicaments
prescribed by her herb doctor resumed
their virtue, and she was improving under
treatment w hen tho Ca ey woman assaulted
her, because she had heard that the afflicted
woman charged her with pi au ting the
“hoodoo root” at her door.
It seems to stagger belief that at this day
such superstitions should permeate even the
more ignorant clashes, but hardly a
week passes that colored people do not
claim that they have been “voodooed,” and
many colored women carry charms to offset
the evil effects of tho voudoos. Within
the last year a ease was brought in tho su
perior court for damages, tho declaration
setting up with all the gravity of an
ordinary court pa ar that the affections of
a wife had been alienated by the methods
which were alleged to bo peculiar to the
voudoo praetioe. Tho plaintiff was non
suited, but the fact that a client should in
sist on a suit based upon such a flimsy
superstition, and that the case shouid go on
the calendar show that the superstiiion is
well grounded.
It was only two weoks ago that a voudoo
ess was arrested on a warrant issuing from
Justice Keyuolds’ court, and her voudoo
bag was takeu from her, tho worst possible
penalty which ooulil have boon inflicted,
and for the return of which she plead pite
ously. It was. however, retained, and after
being on exhibition for a few days in the
justice’s office was presented to the Georgia
Historical Society. This bag contained a
variety of roots, herbs ami spicos, each
carefully wrapped in separate cotton
cloths, and one of the ingre
dients of the voudoo bag was a flesh
worm, said to have been taken from the
arm of a man, the strauge collection beiug
held to have strange talismanic powers. No
small proport,ons of the disputes arising
between c dored women have their origin
iu the voudoo superstition, for, while a
voudoo is held in awe by tho colored people,
nothing k-hiih* to Unger them so much as to
be charged with planting the voudoo root
at the door of another.
Tho Hanley-Doylo Benefit.
The Fords benefit to-night for Lawrence
Hanley and Larry Doyle, will be the clos
ing performance ot the season. The sale
of seats opened yesterday morning with a
rush, and the audience will be one of the
largest yet, although it is hardly possible
for it to be larger than that at the Moliua
benefit last week.
Full line of Ladies’ Tan Colored Oxfords
now opened at Nichols’.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5' 1889.
SANITARIANS AT WORK.
Health Matters Discussed by the Banl
tary Association’s Council.
The executive council of the Citizens*
Sanitary Association held its September
meeting last night at it* headquarters, at
Drayton and York streets. There was a
full attendance, and the proceedings were
more than usually interesting. Vice Presi
dent J. H. Estili presided, and the following
gentlemen were present: Col. John Screven,
Dr. R. J. Nuun, Dr. George H. Stone l Capt.
Henry Blun, Dr. U, C. Hummel, E. Karov,
Esq., of the executive council, Percy Sug
den, inspecting engineer, Max Desvorgers,
Esq., sanitary inspector, and Denis Mur
phy, secretary.
Avery interesting report was presented
by Dr. Hummel of the committee ou public
health, regarding tho management of tho
quarantine of the port. "On motion tho
report was confined t > a special cimmittee
consisting of the members of the committee
ou public health, and the chairman of tie
c umnittees on kh!|piug aud commerce and
on conference with the city authorities,
with the request that they takelsuoh action
as they shouid should deem best In the
premise!.
Dr. Stone gave an interesting account of
the results of the boring of the new arteriau
well In the Springfield plantation.
The Ptcreiary was directed to push the
collection of members’ dues.
The discussion incident to the adoption of
the report of the public health committee
regarding quarantine matters brought out
some facts that surprised those who were
not acquainted with tne methods in vogue
in the management of that important and
expensive department of the city govern
ment.
The report will not be made public until
it is presented to the mayor. It is very
probable that the cotton exchange and tho
board of trade will be requested to co
operate with the sanitary association’s com
mittee in its efforts to improve the manage
ment of the quarantine station and thereby
m >rt/effectually]guard the health of the city,
and at the same time do away with ail uu
uocesvary restrictions upon the commerce
of the port.
The secretary gave notice that the room
now used by the association cannot bo
rented after (Jet. 1, a ;d offered the use of
his office iu the old Southern Bank building
to the association free of rent. The offer
was accepted with thanks.
AN HOUR IN COUNCIL.
The Proposed Division of the Fourth
Election District.
Outside of the Neidlinger appeal case
there was not a great deal of business before
the city council night. An hour was
spent in caucus, and a number of matters
wore discussed which did not come up in
open session. The Exley case and the rea
sons for Mr. Exley’s failure to sign tho con
tract for the opemug of tho Bay street ex
tension were brought up informally, but no
action was taken iu council.
Alderman C’a in stated in council the sub
stance of the bill to be introduced in the
legislature amending the city election laws,
anil providing for a division of the Fourth
district into north and south sub-divisions
and for another polling place. The sub
stance of the bill was approved and the bill
will be published later on. The propo-ed
division in the district is at Liberty
street. All of the district north of Liberty
street will be known as Division No. 1, and
south of Liberty street as Division No. 2.
The bill makes no chaugo iu the other regis
tration districts. Its objbot is to facilitate
tho regis. ration aud voting in the Fourth
district, to do which was tho cause of a good
deal of trouble at the 1 tst election.
A letter from the directors of the Farm
ers’ Alliance in regard to locating the alli
ance exchange aud inviting proposals for a
location was read ami referred to the com
mittee on finance and city lots. The letter
is similar to that, of President Young of the
board of trade, which was published in the
Morning News one day last week.
The city was formally notified that it
must vacate Germania hall, now the head
quarters of Engine Company No. 2, at the
expiration of the present lease on Jan. 1.
J. H. Bolsuuw was olected measurer and
inspector of timber and lumber.
A number of applications for relief, by
tho iujured firemen and others who wero
injured iu the Miller fire July 1, were read
and placed in the hands of committees.
KIEFFERS WIN THE GAME.
The Hendya Defeated by a Score of
13 to 4.
A big crowd witnessed the game of ball
at tho new park yesterday between the
Hendy and Kieffer clubs. The game re
sulted iu fav r of tho Kieffers by a score of
13 to 4. Tho game was interesting through
out. It was called at 3 o’clock and was
played in au hour. The following is the
way the duos were made up:
HENDYS. KIKFFKRR.
Turner p Butler
Nclireek e Ham
Demerse If Ennis
Green 3b LuMotte
Horrigan ..2b. Willis
Brown cf Rossiter
Burks ss Cauley
Stokes. rf................ .Drury
Holland lb Blun
The featuro of the game was Butler’s
pitching and Ham’s catching. Earned runs:
Kieffers 11, Hendvs 2. Double plays: Hon
dys l. Sruck out: by Butler S, by Turner
4. Errors: Kieffers 2, Hendvs 2. Base hits:
Kieffers 13, Hendvs 5. Bases on balls:
Kieffers 1, Hendys 2. Bean lan was umpire
on bulls, and Basch was umpire on bases.
The gate receipts were turned over to the
Georgia Hussars. Over SIOO were raised
for the company.
The Hendy club challenged the Kieffers
and the challenge was accepted with the
understanding that t e gate receipts should
go to the Hussars’ armory fund. The ball
ground was tendered free. The season is
now about over. Tae Kieffers may chal
lenge some of the other clubs before they
disband. If so the game will be played
within tho next few days.
THE FARMERS’ EXCHANGE.
The Board of Trade Directors Discuss
the Matter.
The board of trade directors held a meet
ing yesterday, to consider the communica
tion of the Farmers’ Alliance in reference
to tho establishment of au alliance exchange
in Savannah. They instructed President
Young to communicate with the alliance,
seeking further information.
President Young was seen by a Morning
News reporter, and was asked what the
directors thought about the matter.
Ho said that they appreciated the bene
fits to be derived by the city Irom the estab
lishment of such an exchange, and desired
to know the plans and scope of the institu
tion. Deeming it such au important mat
ter, aud o:io interesting every citizen, the
directors believed it advisable to bring the
matter to the municipal authorities and
through that channel to the people for dis
cussion, and whatever act ion they may deem
advisable to be takeu. In accordance with
the wish of the directors, President Young
has written the alliance for further infor
mation.
AT THE COURT HOUSE.
An Air of Dullness About tbe Whitfield
Building Now.
Before the adjournment of the city court
for the term the juries were drawn for tbe
November term.
With no courts in session there is au air
of dullness about the Whitfield building.
All tbe deputy sheriffs of the superior court
are taking a vacation, and Clerk Carr and
his deputies are hard at work recording the
vo iimiugm record* of a lengthy term.
The ordinary’s court is in session, but
there is very little business for the Septem
ber term.
The judges of the superior and city
courts, HMicitor General Fraser and a num
ber of the lawyers are.off on a vacation.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
THE CITY MAY _ BUY IT.
A Plan to Turn the Crematory Over
to the Sanitary Department.
There is a rumor afloat that the city con
templates purchasing the Hughes crematory
from Mr. Tynan, who purchased it last
week at constable's sale.
Architect Percy Sugden said yesterday
that the crematory can be remodeled, and
while it cann t be operated with tho
economy intended by its projector, nor can
it consume as great a mass of garbage as
was stipulated under the coutraet, it
can be made to do effectual work
and be an aid to the sanitary disposition of
the city’s garbage. It turns out that Mr.
Hughes had greater confidence in his plan
of crematory than was justifiable. It was,
however, his own proposition that the
crematory should do a certain amount of
work, and at a minimum cost, which the
construction of the crematory would not
permit.
The impression is that Mr. Hughos was
honest in his belief that his crematory
would do all that he promised for it, and
yet his abandonment of Ihe enterprise, and
his failure to liquidate the claims for labor
and material, aud paying no attention to
the letters of iuquiry are being unfavor
ably criticized.
It is learned that there were several
claims, the amounts being in excesss of the
jurisdiction of the magistrates, and on
which claims suit could not be brought
until tho November term of tho city court,
thus shutting creditors out. Among such
claims was that of Mr. Tyuan for over $l3O
and his purchase of tho crematory was to
save himself in the speculation. Lovell A;
Sons are said to have a claim forabouts3so
and Percy Sugden, for engineering work
and superintendency, $l5O.
If the city should now purchase, it must
do so at a greater cost than if it had become
a bidder ou the day of the sale. There was
an impression on the minds of s ime of the
creditors that the city would be repre
sented at the sale and bid the
crematory in aud assume the unliquidated
claims against the United States
Gas and Fuel Company of Philadelphia for
labor performed and material purchased
here, which would have made the crema
tory cost the city about ?l,00i), and one of
the creditors said yesterday that with this
understanding he paid no attention to the
sale on sales day, and did not go near it,
thinking that the city would bid the crema
tory in and pay his aud other claims. Had
it not been for this impression he would
have competed at the bidding in self-de
fense.
GROUND RENT SALE OFF.
The Daniels Property Bold Without
Being Legally Advertised.
The purchasers of the Daniels property,
which was sold at auction by the city on
Tuesday for ground rent arrearages, with
drew their bid yesterday and the property
reverted to the former owner.
George W. Parish and Simon Gazan
bought the property, which consisted of
five dwellings at Harris and Tattnall streets
and one oil Drayton street, opposite the
park, occupied by Mr. Daniels, a't a figure
much lower than its real value. Mr.
Daniels claimed that he had received no
notice of the proposed sale, and determined
to contest tho purchasers’ right to the prop
erty. Garrard & Meldrim wero employed,
and it was expected that tho matter would
be Drought before the city council last
night, when the deeds conveying tho prop
erty to the purchasers were to bo signed by
the mayor and aidermen.
Upon investigation it was fouud that the
sale bad not been legally advertised under
resolution by the city council, as it is
required to be for thirty, days aud that the
property had beeu soid before the expira
tion of the time for which it was to be
advertised. Messrs. Parish and Gazan at
once withdrew their bid. and as soon as that
was done the amount of rout iu arrears
was paid and further proceedings wero
stopped.
Aside from the low price at which tho
projHirty was bid off, the sale attracted a
good deal of attention from tho face that it
was likely to be carried into the courts to
test its validity.
THE TUG BOPHIA SUNK.
Bhe Goes Down While Lying at Her
Wharf at Night.
The tug boat Sophia sunk early yes
terday morning, just after high water, at
tho Savannah Tow Boat Company’s coal
dock. The tug had gone to the dock tho
night before for the purpose of taking on a
supply of coal, and her fires were banked
preparatory to leaving curly yesterday
morning.
There was no one on board, but Cleburne
Williams, a colored watchman on the
wharf, noticed the tug settling atnut 1
o’clock iu the morning and rushed aboard'
of her to look after her fires. When he got
on tho ladder going down into the engine
room he fouud the boat full of water a-id
she gradually settled on tho bottom ’with
part of her pilot house and smokestack
sticking out at l ow water.
Tho cause for her sinking is not yet
known. She was considered to boa very
stanch boal, aud uuless her “seacock”
was left open, or some vessel collided with
her. no cause can be given for her sinking.
She has been employed in towi:,g mud
scows f r the Central railroad from where
the dredge Tomichichi is dredging in the
slip at the Ocean steamship wharf. She is
owned by the Savannah Tow Boat Com
pany. It is very probable that she will ba
raised to-day.
TO GIVE WAY TO THE NEW.
Workmen Demolishing the Old Saussy
Building.
Workmen began yesterday to demolish
the ancient landmark at the corner of State
and Whitaker streets, known as the Saussy
building, around which venerable structure
cluster many fond memories recalled by the
survivors of the elder Saussys. The build
ing, built in the most durable manner, as
houses were in the last century, stubb rnlv
resists the hand of the destroyer
as it did on tho night of the
fateful fire of April 6 last, but
the old frame building, a standing menace
to contiguous buildings owing to its in
fiainablo nature, has to yield to the inev
itable, and solid brick aud plate glass are to
take its place.
A two-story brick building, the first story
divided into three stores, with plate glass
fronts, on Whitaker street, is to be erected
aud work is to begin duriug the present
month. The cost of the proposed structure
will approximate $7,000. The second floor
will be built si that it may be utilized as
a residence.
CLAIMS AGAINST UNCLE SAM.
Attorney Hill Completes the Testi
mony in Eight Cases in Savannah.
W. I. Hill, Esq., assistant in the office of
the Unite! States Attorney General, who
has been engaged in examining witnesses in
local cases pending before the court of
claims, left yesterday. During his stay
here testimony was taken in eight cases
aggregating about $70,000. Seven of these
cams are represented by Isaac Beckett
Eiq., iu behalf of the claimants.
During the early part of May testimony
was taken in ten other carets represent© 1 by
Mr. Beckett, amounting in the aggregate to
$04,000. Of these, seven, amounting to
over $50,000, wero adjudicated by the court
in favor of the claimants, upon the ques
tion of loyalty; two were rejected, aud one
ease is delayed for further testimony. There
are o ver thirty oases still in the hands of
Mr. Beckett, in which testimony will be
taken next year.
, CMMnrt Shoes cheap as ever at Nichols’,
128 Broughton. *
SIR KNIGHTS AT WASHINGTON.
TheJGeorgla Delegation to the Grand
Triennial Conclave.
Grand Commander O. G. Howard, who
will command the Tenth division in the
parade of the Knights Tempiars of the
United State* daring the grand conclave to
take place next month, in Washington, has
appointed Sir Knight Rufus E. lister of
this city one of his aids on that < >ccasion.
Commander Howard has just retimed
from Washington, where he weut to arrange
for the Georgia delegation. There will be
twelve divisions in the grand parade. Com
mander Howard will command the tenth
division, which will comprise the following
organizations:
South Carolina Commandery No. 1 of
Charleston, S. C.
The Grand Commandery of Georgia and
all su ordinate commanderies of Georgia.
The Grand Commandery of Alabama and
all subordinate commanderies of Alabama.
The Grand Commandery of Louisiana
and all subordinate commanderies of Lou-
isiana.
The Grand Commandery of Missouri and
all subordinate commanderies of Missouri.
Commander Howard was asked the other
day about the attendance from Georgia at
the conclave, and he replied that hetuought
it will be fair —about 175 or 200 knights and
thirty or forty ladies. “We will leave
about Oct. lima special solid train of ves
tibuled cars, with dining and baggage cars
for our exclusive use ami run ou special
schedule t j suit our convenience. The en
tire train, engine and all, will be hand
somely decorated, and wo will go into
Washington with flviug colors. Upon our
arrival we will be met at the depot
by an escort of Washington knights
with a baud. Then we will have a
detachment to attend the ladies in
carriages, while the sir knights will be
form diu battalion, in full uniform, and
march up Pennsylvania avenue to Sixteenth
street, thence to I street to the headquar
ters, which adjoin the Arlington hotel. Our
quarters are excellent. The house is kept
by Miss Nellie O’Keaf aud her sister, Mrs.
Plumer. I contracted for tue two elegant
four-story buildings fur our use, aud to
quarter ourselves in them as we choose.
We are ouly a block from the white house;
are near the principal hotels, headquarters
and line of march. We could not have se
lected more convenient or pleasant quar
ters.”
“ What will the trip cost?”
“That depends upon what one may wish
to make it cost. Tho actual expenses will
bo one fare for the round trip. The hotel
bill will be sl2 per person for four da vs.
Meals on tho road need not cost much. Our
command will receive aud entertain visit
ing sir knights. We have elegant parlors
for that purpose, and while we do not
propose to do so on as graud a
scale as some commanderies, we pro
pose to give our frators and their ladies
who call on us a good old Georgia
welcome. The sir kuights inchargo of that
matte:-, and the ladies who accompany us,
knowhow to entertain. We have had a
considerable task to arrange these mat ters,
and as the time approaches I find duties in
creasing, but we shall endeavor to have
everything so perfectly arranged that there
will be no trouble, and everyone will be
comfortable and pleased. I will issue the
necessary orders at the proper time, and re
quire every sir knight and commandery to
be prompt in their duties that everything
may move smoothly and harmoniously.'’
Palestine commandery of tnis city will be
well represented in the Georgia delegation.
COTTON’S GREAT DESTROYER.
No Damage Reported Anywhere Yet
from Caterpillars.
The cotton factors’ advices from Florida
report that during the past four dayi heavy
rains have prevailed in and around Lake
City and Columbia county.
Mr. Charles G. Bell, who has just returned
from Bradford. Madison, Suwannee,
Alachua, Columbia and Hamilton
counties, reports the caterpillars plen
tiful, but he says that they have
not done nearly so much damage to the sea
island crop as wai reported. In point of
fact they have been all, webbed up and
were unable to do anything. Air. Bell heard
of only one caso iu Sun amiee whero the
pest had eaten the leaves off the stock, and
that was only a part of a crop, lie said
that the weather in Florida during August
was against the worms, as it was a little too
coo! for them, and it is only when there is
plenty of rain and tbesun comes out steady
and hot, that they get in their work.
The crop, Mr. Bell says, is very back
ward, oaing to the cool weather early in
the season, and in some sections of Florida
not a full crop will be raise 1. The worms
have pletty of time to do damage yet,
especially the second generation, which is
the most to be feared.
The caterpillars have no terrors for the
average Florida planter, however, as they
appear every year, more cr less, but ao no
damage to speak of.
It is only in South Carolina where the
planters are extra careful iu tho care of
their crops, especially iu the fine islands.
Along the islands and coast with the return
of settled weather, the catterpillar has
disappeared for the present without doing
any harm.
tee condition of the orop throughout
the sea island section is said to be promising.
The plant may mature more rapidly
with good September weather and over
come its present backwardness. Factors
hero do not report a single case of the ap
pearance of the caterpillar in the upland
crop in Georgia, but on the contrary the
coolness of the month is reported to be de
cidedly against the propagation of the pest,
and no fears are now entertained.
RIVER AND HARBOR NOTES.
The German bark Mozart was cleared
yesterday for Harburg, with 4,730 barrels
of rosin, weighing 2.234.940 pounds, valued
at $7,827. Cargo and vessel cleared by
Messrs. Baterson, Downing & Cos.
The Norwegian bark Orion arrived off
Tybee yesterday with sickness on board.
She was ordered to Sapelo quarantine im
mediately. Sho is from a port in the West,
Indies. The naturo of the sickness on board
wa3 unknown.
The steamer Pope Catlin arrived yester
day from Brunswick. She oame here to
have anew cylinder put in. She has been
employed during the summer in carrying
excursion partius.botwean Brunswick and
St. Bimon’s, aud is said to have done a good
business.
De Soto—The Chevalier.
Mr. Editor —l have been made tho victim
of a very abusive dispute. The circumstances
are as follows: Miss , a recent graduate
of Lucy Cobb, maintains that Do Boto, who
explored Florida in hopes of discovering
the “fountain of youth,* is credited in his
tory with the discovery of the Mississippi
river.
Having had occasion recently to review
the life of this famous explorer, 7 am con
fident De Soto passed through Savannah in
a northerly direction, aud perhaps pitched
his camp upon the very sight where the
hotei bearing liis name is being erected.
Now you must not lose sight, of the Fact
to continue his exploration duo north lie
wool 1 have to civss the Havanuah river: to
avoid doing this he continued up the south
sideof the river, pitching his camp near the
southeast corner of Jefferson and Congress
streets, whero Dryfus Bros.’ great clearing
out sale of clothing, hats, negligee shirts and
summer underwear, will continue for one
■"eek longer Selxh.
Notice to Contractors and Builders.
I have been appointed sole agent for the sale
of the celebrated Chewacla Lime. This lime has
beeu sold in this market for the last twenty
years, and is conceded to have given better sat
uitaction than any other lime. lam also agent
for Hoffman Roeendale Cement, English and
Germau Portland Cements. Calcined Plaster
Plastering Hair, etc., whica I can furnish In auv
j quantity and on short notice. 1 keep on hand the
largest stock in the south of White Pine Doors
; Blinds. Builders’ Hardware, Paints Oils
Glass Lubricating Oil*. Packing* of all kinds a
I complete assortment of steamboat and mill
j supplies. Get my prices before purenasimr
elsewhere. Estimates cheerfully furnished
1 AkORkW fI.UVI.KV,
BAKING POWDER,
&AkiH c
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies A marvel of purity,
strength and wholesomeness. More economical
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be
sold in competition with the multitude of low
test, short weight alum or phosphate powders.
Sold only in cans. Royai, Haring Powder Cos.,
10ti Wall street. New York.
LOCA.L PERSONAL.
H. Levy of Eufaula is here.
J. Jones of Selma is in town.
J. M. Fleming of Augusta is here.
C. A. Stewart of Carrollton is here.
A. M. Ives of Jacksonville is iu town.
W. T. Lott of Waycross is in the city.
Joseph K. Clarke of Darien is in the city.
R. W. Long of Cordova, Ala., is in town.
Charles Shattuc ieft for Griffin last night.
J. M. Me Loo .y of Swainsboro is iu the
city.
Alexander S. Allen of Fort Valley, is in
town.
W. E. Gaining of McAlpin, Fla., is in the
city.
J. H. Sevan of Spartanburg, S. C., is in
the city.
Miss Hattie Mallory of Macon is in the
city.
T. J. Mclntosh of Lurayville, Fla., is in
town.
Joseph 8. Middleton of Charleston is in
the city.
J. 8. Horn of Macon was In the city ye ;-
terday.
E. H. Crowley, Jr., of IV ay cross, is in
the city.
W. H. Barnwell of Charleston is in the
city.
Max Oestrelcher came up from Quincy
yesterday.
Miss Nellie Newgold of Rome is a guest of
the Screven.
Robert M. Adam of Charleston, S. C., is
in the city.
E. W. Culiman of Tuscumbia, Ala., was
in the city yesterday.
Benjamin Drew and D. G. Drew of Swan,
are in the city.
Mrs. C. A. Sessions an l L. Bashinski have
returned from New York.
Miss Lena Schaufell, a young lady of
Augusta, returned home Monday.
Thomas Chadwick and wife, of Suwannee,
Fia., are guest of the Harnett.
A. L. Farie left for the north yesterday
on the City of Birmingham.
Mrs. A. W. Harmon and Miss Annie Har
mon left yesterday for the north.
C-ipt. U. Dart, J. Clark and Capt. C.
Alexander, of Brunswick, are in the city.
Harry J. Sutcliff is vising in Asheville,
and will spend several days with friends.
Miss Henuie Sprinz of Macon has been
spending some time with Miss Sophia Basa
inski.
Mrs. C. E. Stults and family left for tho
north yesterday on the City of Birming
ham.
Clyde Bostick left for Atlanta to be
present at the marriage of his sister to
night.
Traffic Manager A. C. Kuopp of the
Georgia, Southern and Florida railroad is
iu the city.
John L. Cobh, C. C. Cobb and wife and
Miss E. Bullock, of Montgomery, are guests
of the Screven.
J. B. Fraser and wife and Miss L>ria
Mathis of Mclntosti are guests of the Mar
shall house.
J. D. Weed has returned to the city. He
spent a part of the summer at his placo in
Connecticut.
Mrs. W. F. Pigman left yesterday on the
City of Birr i ugh am to spend the winter in
Buffalo, N. Y.
Mrs. Mary A. Crawford, who was in
jured by falling through a sewer trap ou
Whitaker street a few weeks ago, went
north yesterday for treatment.
C. B. Hall of Palatka, D. E. Whetstone
of Fort White, C. B. Beverly of Padlock,
and W. R. Eastiake of Tampa, were in the
city yesterday.
A. P. Davis of Davis Bros, left yesterday
on a three weeks’ tour through the aorta.
He will vidt New York, Philadelphia,
Boston, Saratoga and other cities before
returning.
Col. H. H. Woodruff left for Atlanta last
night ou a business trip. Ha will be gone
several days. This is the first time ha has
been out of tho city since he took hold of
the Tybee railroad as general freight and
passenger agent.
Mrs George H. Stone, Miss Cadda Stone
ami Miss Jennie Myers of Vermont, who has
been visiting Miss Addie Stone, left yester
day for the north on the City of Birming
ham.
Tho marriage of Mr. E. Engel of Val
dosta and Miss Henrietta Rothchild of Sa
vanuah is announced for next WediieS lay
Mr. Engel is one of tie most successful
salesmen for M. Ferst & Cos. and Misi Roth
child is one of Sa\-anuau’s popular ladies.
Percival 3. Menken wiS a passenger on
the steamship City of Birmingham, which
sailed for New York yesterday. He will
join his brother in the iaw business, after
S> -ug through a course at the Columbia law
school.
Proprietor L. B. Pettyjohn of the Arling
ton hotel of Augusta was in Savannah a
few days ago. He went out to see the
DeSoto and went through the entire build
ing and got a good idea of what it will be
when it is completed. He considers it the
finest hotel in tue state and much a bond of
tee Kimball. He said that it ranks, in his
way of thinking, next Ponce de Leon.
CITY BREVITIffifa. *
Haupt lodge of Odd Fellows will meet to
night.
The city council last night ordered paid
bills against the city aggregating $9,574 95.
The Savannah Rifle Association wifi Sold
its last p. actice of the season at the rango
this afternoon. “
The Workman’s and Trader’s Loan and
Building Association will hold its seventieth
monthly meeting to-night at the secretary’s
office, No. 118 Bryan street.
Smith & Dian’s Refi ed Minstrels quar
tette serenaded the Mousing News last
night. Tlie company will give a perform
ance at the theater next Monday night.
There is considerable uneasiness iu the
Lost Broad and Chariton gtreet neighbor
hood, where tbe two colored ohildreu were
bitten by a mad dog a few days ago. It is
thought the dog bit several dogs in the
; neignborhood before he was killed.
| Another lot of those beautiful Dongola
i Kid Oxfords that were admired so much
last, season, now opened, price only $1 50 and
at A. S. Nichols’, 128 Broughton street.
N acht Hats for Gents and Boys now -
opened at Nichols’, 128 Bmnghton. 7
York ID a ,^\n?o < l*’. Becretary of New
intih is ’ Mildtiad. a lerman watering placo
la the heart ot the Black Foi-ewt. He has fully
recovered tram hi* recent ill health. y
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WITH ~Snen theot^
■EI In in selling Pian A? en ?H B 4
*■■■ll gans in the south o r"
insist that w canrw niist
tain privilege? 1 ; r off f,oer
whteh no other ho^
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possible buver
rents the instmml wpre
other houses o?? of
turers, it
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and Bent Pianos and r?
£&2iß having st -o i th
Of years in rtf,
chinafe are the
■—i 11681 instruments to bSy^ 1
Kindly remember that
we still have a few of those
thoroughiy renovated se~
ond-hand Pianos and Or
gans v upon which we aS
offering unequaled bar
pins. Also that oS
tuning, repairing and niov
oAffl are the bea
LDDDEN 4 BATES S. 1 I.
DftY~G6OD9.
*37 BROUGHTON ST.
WE have received during the past week the
following lines of seasonable go idi-
SATINES.
50 pieces French finished Satines, beautiful
styles and colors, at 15c. yard. “I
Chambrays and Ginghams
130 pieces Chambrays,in plains, stripeds, solid
colors and new side bands, at 13Uc. yard
80 pieces fine Plaid and Striped fiinghams 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 at
oOc. each.
75 dozen Gents’ Unlaundered Shirts, plaited
bosom, extra long and extra large bodies.
Can’t be matched anywhere less than si, \Ya
sell them at 75c. each.
Umbrellas and Parasols.
300 Gloria Silk Umbrellas, £old mounted
handles, at $1 50; would be cheap at $2 50.
A full line of liner grades in Gloria, Puritan
and Twilled Silks, in oxidized, silver and gold
mountings.
N. B.—A full line of Ladies 1 Lockstitch Muslin
Underwear.
CEOIM&DOOm
FI - UNI TURK AND CARPETS.
Tie iriWii
WILL OCCUPY THE PREMISES
171 Broughton St,
Between Barnard and Jefferson,
About Oct. Ist, and will
open up an elegant line of
Bedroom Suites,Parlor Suites,
Hall Stands, Book Cases,
Desks, Baby Carriages, in fact
a complete line of Furniture
and kindred goods.
THE A. J. MILLER COMPANY,
171 Broughton St.
WOOD AND COAL.
WOOD & COAL
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 49.
Office, 7 Drayton street, Citizen*’ Bank Building.
NU RSEBIL^^^,
KIESLING’S NURSERY,
WHITE BLUFF ROAD.
T>LANTS, Bouquets, Designs,
1 furnished to order. Leave n A if
BROS. 1 , cor. Bull and York sts. The Belt Hal
way passes through tb^Dursery^Telei^^^^
klttasliaWs.
\XTE hare an elegant selection or -
VV YEAR'S CARDS in fane tul *£
especially ordered for the J®"'sh H rer
They are the handsomest at f or *' Mm piW
brought to Savannah. Parties c a * friend*.
sending New Year's frreetin,*s to dista hom#i
as weh as making presents _ [W
should call at ouce and avail tbeinsei gol
chances offered. We have alto in - rom ptiy
Nidra music. All orders by mail p
attended to.
Davis Bros.,
42 AND 44 BULL ST.
HENRY WEIL, Darien, Ga.
57th Person Drawing Plano in T
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