8
LIVELY TIMES IN COUNCIL
B3EEZY DEBATES OVER A NUM3ER
OF MATTE R&
The Movemint to Repeal the Sewer
Connection Ordinance Defeated
Mayor Grant's Letter on the World’s
Fair Referred to a Special Committee
—How the Permit for Building the
A. S. Cohen Houses in Violation of
the Fire Ordinances Was Granted—
The Belt Line's Application to Krect
Poles for Its Electric Plant.
The more imnortant questions which com
manded the attention of the city council
last tight were the motion of Alderman Kal
ligant to repeal the ordinance requiring
property owners within 300 feet of a sewer
to connect tiieir vaults w.th it, which was
defeated by the mayor casting the tie vote;
the A. S. Cohen building a South Broad
and Jefferson streets, over which th.-re was
quite a wrangle, as the building is going up
within the lira limits in viola
tion of an existing o dinanoe, but
upon which no and terim: ative action was
taken; the invitation of Mayor Ura* t of
New Y rk, that Sava nah sr.o .>1 join that
ci y in oe'.ebra i:ig the fourth centennial
anniversary of the disc very of Amer.ca by
Columbus in the international exposition of
1893, and the matter of an excha .go for the
Farmers’ Alliance.
THE WORLD’S FAIR.
The following letter was read by Clerk
Kebarer on the international exposition
matter;
Mayor's Office, >
New York, Sept. 11. ISB9. )
To*Hit Honor. the May>r of Savan ah:
Dear §ir: I hove the honor to request your
aid and co-operation to insure the holding of
au international exposition in jS'J-.’in New York
city and to mate the ex osition worthy of the
United States and the iuduse* i-l progress of t ie
world. Through you the ciiv of New York asks
the city of Savannah, its until nties, its com
mercial bodies, its industries and its citizens to
join with us in commemorating the 100th a ml
tersary of the discovery of America by Christo
pher Columbus.
I have the honor to request that you act with
us yourse f, or designate someone to represent
the city of Savannah, who will express to us
your wishes. Truly yours.
Hi oh J. Grant, Mayor.
Alderman Falligant followed tue reading
of the communication by a short but elo
quent speech in which he alluded to New
A ork as n city which had been ldierai to the
south in day 9 of suffering. He was infavor
of putting Savannah on record as favori g
New York as the place for holding the in
teruational exposition.
Alderman Myers wanted the compiunl
cation to lie ou t e tab.o until the next
meeting of council, but Alderman Harris
moved an amendment, which prevailed
that the matter be referred to a special
committee, and the mayor appointed Aider
men Harris, Falligant and Caun as the
commtitee.
THE FARMER’S’ ALLIANCE EXCHANGE.
The report of Alderman Myers, chairman
of the joint committee on ti lanco an 1 city
lots, o i the communication of the commit
tee on location for an ex :hangs fur tlie
farmers’ alliance, was adopted, and is as
follows:
The joint committee on finance and city lots,
to wWcb was referred the coni miiiicatl >n fr in
tlie directors of the Farmers' Alliance Exchange
of Georgia, beg to recommend the following
reoly to said communication:
The mayor and b >ard of aldermen fully ap
iir -ciatu the advantages the location of the
r ar.iiers’ Alliance exchange would be to our
city, aid regret that, the constitution of our
state precludes the city from <1 mat ng any land
or money for such purposes, and beg to refer
tli in to pat act a>h l, seotio if., article 7. of the
coustftut-n of .corci lof ltS77, to be found in
section 6.-U o: the Code of Georgia hut we lieg
to call the attention of the directors of the
Fanner;' Alliance to the many and superior
a .vantages Savannah offers for the location of
th s exchange, which in itself overbalances all
money considerations other Ge rgia cities may
offer. However, should yon in your judgment
determine that you ought to nave tlnanciai aid
besides these a ivantages of location oar city
atf irds. we will tie pleases t submit any rea
sonable proposition you may raise to a public
m • ting of our citizens to bs called for that
purpose, and have n > doubt it will receive care
ful and favorable consideration.
POLICE APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
The mayor presented a list of the police
men whicn he had appointed siuce February
last. Lhe appoi tments wore conttrmad.
They are John Cri n.u tis, Bernhard Uuzar
Frank 1). Giffmy, J. R, R tut , George A'.
Bossed, Samuel AL Davis, E. V. Rucetti
and Allen B. El ibse.
The Injured flremeu came iu f>r allow
ances, but the council in granting the same
to k occasion to put itself on record by say
ing that the city does not recognize auv
such claims as were made for injuries aud
will not consider any more ciai . a cf that
ebarae’e iti the future. It voted SSO to
Morris Buttimer for medical attendance
ar.d medicine, and $25 each to Hart and
Lepinski, all three of whom wereiujured at
the fire iu the Miller building.
A bill of Dr. Nichols for $lO for attend
a co upon Fireman Paeottl, injured at the
Miller fire, was referred to the committee
on Are.
A number of permits wore granted to
build and repair buildings in various parts
of the city.
Bids to furnish wood to the city were
read, one of whi -h was for 150 cord* of
pine word at $2 50 per cord, but no ac
tion was taken on them.
THE BELT USE’S PETITION.
The petition of the Belt Line Street Rail
way Company to erect polos, etc., for elec
tric appliances as a motive power for oper
ating the street railway, was referred to
the committee of the whole.
A resolution by Alderman Cann was
adopted providing for the clerk of couucil
to notify each department of the city gov
ernment within twenty-four hours of any
mat er affecting e ther of the departments
adopted by the council.
The A. S. Cohen building at South Broad
and Jefferson occupied the attention of the
council during the closing hour, and a dis
cussion of the matter was precipitrted by
Alderman Cann, who recalled a remark of
Alderman Myer-. earlier in ihesession, t at
council was shutting its eyes to certain vio
lations of the ordinances of the city, and ho
added that instead of hinting at violations
of the ordinances it was the duty of the
complainant to bring the attention of coun
cil directly to the m itter.
A* VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCES.
Alderman Myers said that he alluded to
the large four story fra t o building going
up at South Broad and Jefferson st. sets.
Mayor Schwarz attomoted to pour oil on
the troublous waters by saving that council
bad, in response to a peti io.i of Mr. Cohen,
grauted him permission to repair or re
model the old buil ling at the pla o a luded
to, and that in return for the permission
Mr. Cohen, whose property o croacued on
the two st eets, hal agreed to conform to
the true line of Jefferson and South Broad
Streets.
Alderman Myers said that the permission
could not be giveu legally except by repeal
of the ordinance.
Alderman Cann replied that the fie oom
mittee had recommended the permit, a id
no complaint bad tiien been made that it
was in violation of the ordinance.
Alderman Myers said if a permit had
been given Mr. Cohen t j buil j a fojr-st iry
frame building on the premises it hal not
been done when he was present at the
council, or his attention had not been called
to it.
Alderman Haines said that if he had
known such a building was contemplated
be would have voted against it. It was a
clear violation of the ordi lance.
Alderman Bailey said that tue matter was
fuily known to the couucil.
Alderman Haines denied that be knew
Mr. Cohen intended to erect a four-story
frame building.
THE WAY THE LAW 13 EVADED.
Alderman Bailey explained that the coun
cil had granted Mr. Cohen permission to
re l J “> r , remodel or improve the old budding.
But he is neither repairing, remodeling
■or improving the old building,” replied
Aider man Uarrii, "he is building a
four-story frame building in the rear of the
oki frame building.”
Alderman Harmon said that St was get
ting nd of au o and shanty that was au eye
sore to the neighborhood.
Alderman Cann remarked that Mr.
I C hen s petition had taken the same course
, that the Belt Line petition lind taken. It
was referred to the committee of the whole
where, af er discussion it hid been favor
i abiy acted u on. The trouble with objcct
\ ing members of cnuncil, he remarked, was
j iu not informing themselves.
Alderman Myers said that he had not yet
voted to adopt a report that was in violation
of an existing ordinance, and tbe proper
course for c uncil to have taken was to
have amended the ordinance before grant
ing Mr. Cohen the right to e eet a budding
in non-conformity t > the ordinance.
NO PERMISSION TO BCILD.
Alderman Haines called for a reading of
the report, and Clerk Kebarer read t e re
commended .u of the committee of the
whole of June 2fi, in wmch permission was
given Mr. Co.ien to repair, remodel or im
prove the old building
Alderman Haines said that Mr. Cohen is
not repairing the old house, he is not im
proving it, O' >r i4 be remodeling it, but he
is budding a four-story frame hou*e in tbe
rear in violation of the ordinance.
Alderman Cann twitted Alderman
Haines be ause he ha i known for four
weeks the character of he building that
Air. Cohen is erecting and had no complaint
to make, which Mr. Haines promptly de
nied, oxt lainiug that he did not know it
until within the past week. He Darned
that Mr. Cohe i is neither repairing, remod
eling nor improving t o old house, and
theref iro that he wn viol .ting the ordi
nanc?.
While the debate was sharp and incisive,
with Messrs. Falligant a id Cann on Mr.
Cohen’s side, and Messrs. Haines and Myers
on th? other, no (Inal action was fak -n.
Bids to tue amount of sl7,.’h! 75 were
passed for payment, and ot ,er routine
work was diiio, the council adjourning
shortly after 11 o’clock.
THIS TABS ON COTTON.
The Cotton Exchange Directors to
Discuss the Question To-day.
The board of directors of the cotton ex
change will meet at 11 o’clock this morning
in regular session. President F. D. B.oxi
worth said yesterday that while the ex
change has received no official notice of the
action of the convention at New Orleans,
which tixed the tare on cotton bagging, the
fact is known by the directors of the change
and will be discussed at to-day’s meeting.
Representative Gordon has introduced a
bill in the House to a uend the law relative
to the sale of cotton, so that the tare shall
not exceed twenty-four pounds to the bale
of jute-covered cotton, nor sixteen pounds
of the cotton-covered Dale. The bill also
provides that on cotton bales where ties are
not it-ed, tlie tare on jute-covered bales
shall not exceed ten pounds, nor five pounds
on a c tto ,-cvercd bale. This, U;p: tent
ative Gordon explains, duos not make it com
pulsory to sell at net eight and deduct
tare fr .m the gross weight, but allows it to
bo done, many people having construed
sect in 1599 of the Code to mean that no
tare deduction can tie made.
It is thoug t that this is better than to
compel everybody to conform to the radical
change in the method of sell ng and deliv
ering, whether or not. Tee proviso in tbe
bdl as to cotton baled without the usi of
ties is, of ourse, intended to include sea
island cotton iu the baling of which ties are
not us -d.
The Boston Journal of Commerce, re
ferring to the laxs governing the sale of
cotton, “We have been asked if the
statutes or any ot the southern states have
anything to say on the question of tae ou
cotton b iiosu We are sorry to say that we
are unable to answer the inquiry a. we
should like, but it would not be strange if
some law of the kind did not exist, though
usually such matters are governed by trade
custom. In 1840 tue legislature of South
Carolina passed an act waich rends as
follows: the custom of making a
reiuction from the actual weight of
bu.os of umn inufactured c itton, as au
allowance for tare or draught thereon, be,
aud the sains is hereby abolished; and that
hereafter all contracts made iu relation to
suct cotton shall be deemed and taken as
referring to the true and actual weight
thereof, without deduction for any s .oh
tare or draught.’ If there is any existing
state law we should r gard it as practically
dead so far as being recognized by the trade,
as it certainly could not be euforced outside
of Ihe state limits.”
THIS AMUB-SMKNr BKA3ON.
Miss Agnea Herndon at the Theater
To-morrow Night.
The doors of the thoatar which have been
closed except during the Fords’ season
since early spring, will be tirown
opentvmorrow night and “Li Bails Mirie”
in the person of Mi<s Ag ios Herndon, the
well-known s iciefcy actress, will “receive”
and entertain the Savannah theater goers.
Miss Herndon apnears in her new play,
which was first produced in Now- York at the
Windsor theater last month, aud in which
she is sail to have made a great hit. “La
Bella Marie” is French all the way through.
The piece treats of the misery ot a wrong-d
cou itry girl at the hands of a society vil
lain. Mss Herndon pla vs a dual character
—Jean Indleside, the country lass, and
Maria Dußo.s (La Belle Marie.) Of the
merits of “La Bello Maria,” however, the
Savannah amusement lovers have an op
portunity of judging for ttaeoselvss. Miss
Herndon brings her owu supporting com
pany with her, and the first nighters will
form their own conclusions.
Henry F. Greene’s Company.
Henry F. Greene, who left Savannah five
years ago and cast his lot with the man
agerial department of theatrical work, is in
the city arranging for the appetrance of
Diou Boucicault’s famous drama of London
life, ‘‘After Dark,” at the theater next
Wednesday and Thursday nights aud at a
Thursday matinee. The play comes
haralded as elaborate and picturesque. The
sceuie acts are mounted by uew and mar
velous sesnery from the brush ot the emi
nent scenic artist Harley Merry. Among
the features of the representati m is one
showing the London bridge at night with
the Bowing Thames beneath, repre
sented ou ilie stage by a river of real water,
the length of the theater stage, from wall
to wall, having a depth of some four feet.
Here ihe heroine of the plav is thrown
headlong into the water, a id is rescued in
a most tnriiliug maune by one of the ehar
a ters, who makes a daring dive from the
bow of abo it. Anotuer aquatic spectacle
is tlie representation of a lake, snowing nil
kinds of marine era is aud a number of
real white swans. The company is the
same that hai recently presented "the plav
in .New York, Bust u aud Baltimore, aud
is headed by William A. Brady, an
actor of much exjierience, who will
be ssen iu his creation of
"Old Tom.” In connection with the regu
lar representation of the play is a Loudon
Concert hall s -e ie, wnere a uumber of clever
specialty artists appear, among whom are
B ;buv Gaylor, an Ir.sh comique of repute,
and Kel.y a id Murphy, two exhibition
boxers, who have a realistic set-to.
Oglethorpe Seminary.
The advertisement auuouuces the return
of Mrs. Young, the principal, and the be
ginning of the third annual session on Out.
12. The folio whig is the corps of teachers:
Mrs. Louis G. Young, principal; Rev. T. H.
Blenus. assist* it; Frau Knorr, German;
Madam Ryan, nee Ficberenv, French;
Prof. Lemiug and Miss Coburn, instru
mental music; Prof. Steward, vocal culture;
Miss Weymouth, drawing. Lectures: Rev.
C. H. Strong, art; Prot. H. E. Snepherd,
LL. D., history and Kng.ish literature; Dr.
J. P. 8. Houstoun, physidogy and hygiene.
Put new life in your system by using the
beet ot all liver medicines—Bile Beans.
THE MORNING NEWS? THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19; 1889.
TO IMPOVK THE SERVICE.
BUPT. TERRELL AND THE MOHT
. MAILS ON THE CENTRAL.
Night PoucbfM Will Be Put On if tbe
Postmasters Will Look After Them
—A Postal Cleric Needed for tbe
Night Trains—The “Shoofly" Mall—
Whether tbe Night Pouches Are
Put On for the People to Decide.
Supt. L. M. Terrell of the southern divis
ion of the railway mail service is disposed
to give tbe towns along the Line of the Cen
tral railroad between Savannah and Macon
every mail facility they ask for and which
he is able to give them In an interview
with a Morning News reporter the super
intendent said yesterd iy that as many of the
stations may havea night pouch to and from
Savannah as want it, provided that the
trains are met and the poucii is taken charge
of by the postmaster or his a,eat. He said
that he is advised that already Tennille,
Millen and Waynesboro have night pouches
because they have a man to take caarge of
the mail upon the arrival of the night
trains.
The majority of the stations along the
line. Supt. Ferrell said,have their postofflees
within thirteen yards of the railroad sta
tion, and w benever that is the case, the
railroad is required to deliver mail.
NO MAIL CARRIERS.
At al! such stations there are no mail
carriers, arid the postmaster is the only per
son to taks charge of the pouch.**. He ex
plained that heretofore the postmasters
have not had enough interest in the matter
to gat up at ali times during the night to
meft a train and to get the mail, and the
government cannot compel them to do so.
At Waynesboro, on the Augusta
branch, Tennille and Millen, on tbe
main stem, where the night
pouches are received, the railroad
has a night watchman, and he has been au
thorize! to receive the mail. Macon can
get no more night mail than Sayan .ah, for
if there is a man to receive the night
pouches, he would have to get the maul
from Savannah as well.
MUST LOOK AFTER THE POUCHES.
In order to get the night pouches, Supt.
Terrell said, the stations along the line
have only to guarantee that the pouches
which are put off during the night will be
met ami taken cuurge of. If a carrier were
employed at the stations to carry tue mail
f ora the depot to the postufflce, it would be
hit duty to meet all mail trains, without
regard to the time they arrive. A few of
the stations may have these, but the most
of them do not. Where the postoffioe is
within the limit which compels the rail
road to deliver mail, no carrier can be
employed aud nobody but the postmaster or
his agent can receive the mail
There is not rauen inducement for the
poet master to get up during tue night to get
the mail. His revenue from the office i.
very small. If citizens of the towns which
a k for these night mails make it reinunera
tive enough for the postmaster or his agent
to meet the trains aud get the pouches from
the trainmen, they may nave a nignt mail
from both end* of tho road.
A NIGHT MAIL CLERK.
Supt. Terrell said that last year he se
cured the appointment of a o.erx on the
night train from Atlanta to Savannah dur
ing the cotton seaaoj. By this arraignment
pouches could bo put on aud off whenever
the trains were met, aud people along the
line w..erever the office* were closed were
able to drop letters in the letter box on the
car, and they would be properly assorted by
the clerk. This lasted only during the cot
ton season. It was very convenient to busi
ness men along the route to get order* off
at night wheu the postollioes wore closed at
the stations.
Congressman Blount, Supt. Terrell said,
made a strenuous effort to retain tue night
clerks on the Central railroad fast mail
trains throughout tue year* and he came
▼ery near aucceedi ig, but Mr. Turner of
Quitman, had the clerks taken off at the
ciOie of the cott >n season.
MAY PUT ON A CLERK.
It lias been suggested by a business man
that to reinstate tue night clerks on the
fast mail trains, will possibly be the bast
means of getting the accommodation
iu mail service that is desired. As
many stations then, along the line,
as wish, may receive or give
out mail, or if tuey do not op m t eir offices
at all during the night and do not exc.muge
pouches, the mail dropped in the letter box
on the train during the night at any station
for parties at another station will be
brought to davAuimli or carried to Macon
and sent back to tho proper station on the
morning train. This would be a gain of
more than half a day to the stations alo g
the line and would be a great increase iu
Savannah’s mail facilities.
A 810 ADVANTAGE TO MERCHANTS.
Savannah would be enabled to get mail
from every station along the line, whether
t ero was an office open or not. The mail
would not have to go through the office,
when it could be drop ed into the letter box
on the train aid receive the sane (dispatch.
A bu iuoss mu who was informed of the
advantages accruing from placiug a mghc
in iil clerk ou the Central railroad trams,
said that Savannah should do everything it
is able to do to get the clerk put ou tue run.
He thought it could ba accomplished
quicker by getting Congressman Lester to
intercede iu behalf of Savannah. He sug
gested tnat if the Macon march tuts or bus:-
ue s men take hold of tho mutter also, it is
likely that the night clerk will ba rein
stated. Supt. Terrell said that he would do
all he could if the people of Savannah, At
lanta and Macon urge it.
THE “SHOOFLY” MAIL.
In regard to allowing mail on the Central
“Shoofly” train, Supt. Terrell said that he
did not see why he could not grant it. He
said, however, that he yill have to confer
with Postmaster Lamar about the matter
before he could say anything. He thought
thougn that pouches cau be sent out from
Savannah and delivered by the train at all
the stations, a id the same pouches could be
returned on the morning "Shoofly” train.
He took the names of the stations down oa
his memorandum book and said that he
would investigate the matter, and if the
stations wished mail on the “Sho fly” be
thought he would be able to give it to them.
Ordered to Sapelo.
The Norwegian bark Kalstrad, which
arrived Tuesday at quarantine having
sickness on board, was ordered to Sapelo
yesterday. She is from Bohia, B. azil.
Savannah Leads in Receipts.
Cotton receipts are heavy and are increas
ing. Since Sspt, 1 Savaunau’s receipts of
upland have been 63,184 halos, against 43,961
bales for the s me time last year. Tcis is
an increase of 24,213 bales. Savannah is
now the leader of tue ports in receipts.
Henry H. Wenz Dead.
Henry H. Wenz, a young Gorman, died
at the Savannah hospital yesterday of con
sumption. He went to toe hospital about
a mouth ago in a very low condition and
sank gradually until be died. He has a
brother living in the city, and he took
charge of tho remains of the dead man. T he
funeral will take place at o’clock this
j afternoon and will be atteudbd by Live O-ik
: Lodge of Odd Fellows, of which the de
ceased was a member.
Died In Ohio.
Miss Laura C. Strider, sister of Mrs. IV.
G. Cooper, of No. 231 Anderson street, died
! of pulmonary complaint at Pomeroy, 0., on
j Friday last. The deceased was a cousin of the
I late Rev. John P. Strider.D.D., who was at
| one time pastor of the First Presbyterian
i church of tuis city, and who died at'Staun
j ton, Va., shortly after his removal from
’ Savannah.
CRUSHED BY A FLY WHEEL.
James W. Germany’s Horrible U9ath
at kourke s Foundry.
James W. Germany, an employe at John
Rourkc’s iron foundry, was caught iu a tty
wheel yesterday morning, and his body w&s
terribly crushed and his brains beaten out.
Germany was a young man, and was
serving an apprenticeship in tne machine
department, where he had been for -evera.l
van A few minutes before his death he
was talking with Mr. Rourke and his bo k
keeper. He took s .me lacing twine to inend
a belt and went dura stairs into ths
sbop to work. The engine, which moved
the machinery in the shop, was driving
within arm's length of the apprentice and
the fly wheel and another belt wheel were
revolving just behind him.
The broken belt, which he was splicing,
was tight, and in putting his rlgut foA
back to get a purchase he placed it in the
large fly wheel In a flash his body
was je r ked into the revolving
wheel His leg was broken and bis shoes
twi-ted off his feet. The ponder us wheel
dashed him against the plank floor, and
under and over and over tho wheel he went
with every revolution. The kn eking of
his body against the floor attracted the at
tention of some of his fellow laborers across
the shop, and as quickly as possible tae ea
gitie was stopped. Air. Rourke heard tae
n use and he ran down stairs to see what
was the mutte . It was a ghastly spectacle.
Tne body was wouud around the wheel
and the blood had begun to rundown the
planks in a stream. The boy’s head was
crushed and bis brains were spattered
about on tbe floor and side of the well
Nearly every bone in his body wa; broken.
The sight sickened the men, but they nerved
it aud after a while succeeded in extricating
the body and niac si it ou the fl nor.
Coroner Dixon was notified, but an iu
q iest was deemed unneco sary. The body
was taken to Dixon’s undertaking rooms
a..d prepared for burial.
Germany was £2 yeare old and had beeu
an apprentice in R mrke's f undry nearly
four years. Ha was born in Florida, where
his parents no v live. H i was the nephew of
Mrs. Kirksey. in other of Mrs. G. I. Taggart,
and was the brother-in-law of W. C. Work
man. He was popular among the
employes at the foundry. He was
liked by his employer and was
shown many favors by him. It would not
have been long before he would have beau
a full-fledged machinist, aud he would have
been promoted to the highest place in the
shop. With all his good traits, though, hs
was careless while working around the ma
chinery, and had met with several accidents
before. He h and on several occasions been
reprimanded by the head machinist for
carelessness around the machines.
Germany’s remains were interred at Bona
vemture at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
Rev. J. R. McCleskey conducted the
funeral service.
THE COTTON MILLS.
The Company Organizes and Will
Commence Operations at Once.
The subscribers to the Savannah cotton
mills stock held a meeting last night at
Armory hall and organized the Savannah
cotton mills company by electing tlie follow
ing board of directors; L. M. Warfield, John
Flannery, J. D. Weed, Charles Kavanaugb,
B. J. Mclutyre, C. A. Riitzo a id Gustave
Fox.
The board will meet to-day, or some time
this week, and elect officers. Seventy-fivo
thousand dollar s have been subscribed iu
cash aud $20,000 in material for building
the factory. Tue churter allows the ecm
p ny to inertia-o the capital stock to $300,-
000, but for the present SIOO,OOO wiil be the
capital. Tho 85,0 M) required to bring the
amount up to SIOO,OOO will be raised very
easily by the time the factorv bulling is
begun.
Although a site has not yet been selected,
the company expects to have the factorv in
operation within six or seven months. The
board of directors is empowered to selec.
the site and t > put the factory in operation.
The meeting last nignt was an enthusiastic
one. $38,01X1 of the stock subscribed was
represented. The meeting was called to
order by Goo. W. O -eus, Esq., aud L. Al.
Warfleld was elected chairman, and J. C.
Cope acted as secro ary.
• THE PUBLIC! BUILDING.
The Movement for a Change of Site
and an Increased Appropriation,
The move ment to sec ire a change in the
location of the new public building and aa
additional appropriation by congress is well
started. Petitions setting forth the impor
tance of a more adequate building, better
located than that upon which work has
already begun and favoring the Guard:,’
arsenal site, were circulated yesterday and
were ia-gely signed.
Col. Garrard, who is the leader in the
movement, has writte i to Senators Brown
and Colquitt and to tue members of con
st ess from this part of the state urging
their 00-operation with Cong'essrnau Lester
in securing a larger appropriation in view
of the necessities of the case. Col. Garrard
has also written to Judge Speer, who, it is
understood, is anxious for the change iu lo
cation, aid will press upon the treasury
department the importance of an
increased appropriati m to provide a build
ing adequate to the purposes of the courts
and postottice.
The immediate effort is being directed
towards tiia suspension of work on the
present building. If that is ac omplishad
steps will at once be taken towards a change
of site and a larger appropriation.
CITY BREVITIES.
Anew brick sidewalk is being laid on the
west side of Drayton street, north of Lib
erty.
Four cases of disorderly conduct were
reported at the police barracks up to 1
o’clock this morning.
The terracotta statue of De Soto is bame
placed in the niche left for it iu the eastern
wall of the Ball street wing of the hotel.
The date for the guards’ prize drawing
has oeen fixed for Wednesday, Nov. 13
The drawing will take place at the t eater.
The face brick*for the new court house
have arrived. They are about the color of
those of the Episcopal orphans’ home on
Liberty street.
Policeman Elarbee, who was shot by the
negro Harrington last week, left the Savan
nah hospital yesterday. He is not troubled
now by the wound.
lo Be Heard To Day.
George Gay, the Etnanuel county moon
shiner, is to have a hearing before United
States Commissiouer Lamar th.s morning
atlo o’clock, on the charge of i uuuing a
blind tiger without paying toll to Uncle
Sam in the way of a spec.al tax for retnil
ii g liquor.
S lemon Williams, arrested Tuesday
night on a charge of improperly usi ig the
mails, is also to have a preliminary iiearing
to-day.
Before the Mayor.
Richard Lanear was fined $lO or twenty
days and Peter Gadson sls or thirty days
by the mayor yesterday morning for the
use of improper language on tbs street.
Sam Cullors, for carving Stephen Coch
ran with a knife, was turned over to Shef
tall’s court. C~.il urs claims that C ichran
was rest- uliug, hencs housed his barlow
instead of instituting a suit for damages for
the alienation of his wife’s affection. All
of the parties are colored.
The Knights of rythiaa Memorial
Servlcea
The arrangements for the Knights of
Pythias memorial services in honor of the
late Adolph Brandt, to take place at the
Luthern church to-night, w ore completed
ye6terdav. The uniform divisions will
eicortthe lodges from Ca-tle hall to the
church where the services will be held.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
A COOL WAVE OS.
It Will Probably Stand Off the Gulf
Storm.
The cold wave which has been advancing
from the northwest for several days, reached
Savannah yesterday about noon, and by
noon to-day it will be well on. The tempera
ture was Sl* yesterday when it began to turn
cool, and mercury gradually fell until 8
o'clock last night !t registered 69°. The
wind began to blow bi i kly and it con
tinuod to blow all night. The weather
for the next day or two will no doubt
be the coolest weather during the month.
The cool wave started in Montana, end
advanced southeasterly until it reached the
Missouri and Arkansas, and then it move!
eastward causing a fall in the temperature
of from 10° to 15* below the normal through
out the Missouri and Ohio valleys. The
ware is now moving eastward and proba
bly the minimum temperature will be
reached this morning throughout the south*
era states. The cool spell, the signal ob
servers here say, will probably last two or
three days. The coolest weather will be to
day. After to-day it is likely that the wave
will have pas e 1 over #:ie south, a.id the
tendency will be to drop back to the normal
temperature.
The cool area was observed two day* ago,
billing frosts occurring in the northwest.
It el ands over a very large territory and
is now having a'tendency to stay the influ
ences of the storm which is still central on
the Gulf. The storm is preceded by a very
high temperature and rain. Savannah for
the last week has been partially under the
influence of the Gulf storm in this
respect. The temperature registered
during the last few days has beau con
siderably ab ivo the normal Bla k clouds
have formed every day in the south aud
southwest aud seemed to presage a storm.
Florida is now having an almost direct in
fluence of tue storm. A good deal of rain
is falling in the lower part of the state and
the temperature is very high with a low
barometer. The temperature last night was
88° at Key West and 74" at Jacksonville.
Winds varying from twenty-five to thirty
six miles au hour are reported from Pensa
cola and Port Eads.
The signal service men say that two forces
are at work against each other. The Gulf
storm is nearing in this direction, and the
cold wave is advancing directly across the
country. If the area of the cold wave is
as large as the signal service thinks it is,
the force of the storm will be very mate
rially retarded. The storm cannot exist
with a high temperature and low barome
ter. If this forecast is well fouuded it is
probable that the Gulf stoirn will amount
to very little. The cold wave is advancing
southward now, aud will probably go
over Florida and the Gulf to-day. When
the two forces come in contact it is
likely that the strength of both will be
weakened, and the indications are that the
force of the storm will be largely dimin
ished si ice it is believed that tho cold area
is the more powerful. The indications for to
day here a. e fair, cool weather.
L.OGAL, PBrt D.iAb.
3. S. Horn of Macon is in town.
H. E. Hansford of Augusta is hem
U. B. Parker of Longview is in town.
H. E. Smi U of Atlanta is in the city.
C. A. Lopez of St. Augustine is here.
T. H. Moore of Nashville is in the city.
A. C. Darling of Graham is in the city.
J. M. McQuaig of Manor is in the city.
E. H. Bac ju of Amoskeag is iu the city
J. H. Davidson of Metcalf is in the city *
N. S. McGeachy of Blackshear is in tow s
W. D. Fades of Monticello, Fla., is in the
city.
E. M. Morgan of Jacksonville is in the
city.
M. McLennan of Tallahassee is in the
city.
E. W. Bullock came in from Seville yes
terday. *
F. B. Sweat came up from Waycross yes
terday.
W. S. Fender came in from Fender yes
terday.
A. W. McDonald of Madison, Fla, is in
the city.
Capt. John Flannery has returned from
the north.
A. W. Lewis of Charleston came over
yesterday.
T. T. Hail of Charleston came over to
Savpnnah yesterday.
William R. Lenkie came over from Bir
mingham yesterday.
T. J. Agnew of Fernandina came up to
Savannah .yesterday.
J. A. Patterson of Doctortown came up
to Savannah yesterday.
8. L. Fleming of Walthourville, came
into the city yesterday.
Mr. aud Mrs. H, D. Hobider returned
from the north yesterday.
W. B. Seal, formerly proprietor of the
Sunny South of Atlanta, is in the city.
Jeff Kirkland, a prominent merchant
from Pearson, came i ,to the city yesterda v.
A. Minis, Jr., Esq., returned from the
north yesterday on the City of Savannah.
Andrew Hanley and family returned from
the north yesterday on the City of Savan
nah.
E. E. West and J. P. Coffee, of West
farm, Fla., came up to Savannah yester
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Snvder, of Bluffton,
S. C., were guests of the Harnett yester
day.
Gon. E. P. Alexander, president of the
Ceutral railroad, left New York last night
for Savanuah.
W. Berrien Burroughs and Miss Mary J.
Burroughs, of Brunswick, are guests of the
Screven house.
Mr. W. R. Faxon of Alden & Faxon,
newspaper advertising agents, Cincinnati,
was iu the city yesterday.
Mrs. Gustin and Miss Janie Gustin, who
have been at Ashville, N. C., for the sum
mer, have returned and are spending a
week at Guyton.
Among the arrivals by the City of Sa
vannah yesterday were Dr. and Mrs. J.
Emmett Blackshear, accompanied by their
daughters, Misses Mamie and Lelia, and
Miss L. C. Blackshear, who have just re
turned from a two years’ stay in Lon
don. They came by tie steamship City of
Rome to Now York, and had a very rough
passage across, but were fortunate not to
be iu the storm. Prior to their leaving
London Dr. and Mrs. Blackshear visited the
Paris exposition, and spent several weeks
traveling in Scotland and Ireland. They
are stopping for a few days at the resi
dence of M. E. Robinson, "No. 161 Gaston
street.
RAIL AND CROSBTIB.
Agent D. AY Appier of the Central rail
road. at Atlanta was in Savannah yester
day.
The county commissioners of Polk
county, Fls., have reduced the valuations
placed by the tax c dleetor of that county
on t e la Ha belonging to the various rail
roads holding lauds there.
The stockholders of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and St. Louis railroad have directed
the b ard of directors to make traffic ar
rangements with the Nashville and Kaox
villo railroad at Lebanon and with the
Chattanooga aad Lookout Mouataiu rail
road at Chattanooga for a term of twenty
five years.
Biliousness.
We have tested its virtues personally,
and know that for dyspepsia, biliousness,
and throbbing headache it is the best medi
cine the world ever saw. Wo tried forty
other remedies before Simmons Liver Reg
ulator, but none of them gave us more than
temporary- relief; the regulator not only
relieved but cured me.—H. H. Jones,
Editor Telegraph and Messenger, Macon,
Ga.
BAKING POWDER.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure*
This powder never varies. A marvel of purity,
strength and wholesomeness. More economical
than the ordinary kin is, and cannot be
sold in competition with tne multitude of low
test, short weight alum or phosphate powd-rs.
Sold only in can a Ro yal Baking Pgwoek Cos.,
106 Wall street. New York.
THE FUNERAL, WASN’T AGO.
A Case of Suspended Animation that
Upset the Mourners.
The colored people on the Ogeechee road
not far from the city have been considera
bly exercised over a case of suspended ani
mation, which to their untutored minds
partakes of the miraculous.
On Sunday night a woman died, and the
body was duly prepared for Interment, and
on Tuesday morning every preparation for
the burial having been made, and under
taker and raiuiste r having been summonel,
the progress of the funeral was interrupted
by the return to life of the woman, and the
funeral was indefi ■ifel v mst-m vt
Change of Firm.
By reference to the advertising columns
this morning it will be seen that the firm of
El L. Byck & Son has beau dissolved, and
the business is to hereafter be run by Mr.
Max L. Byck, junior partner of the old
firm, and Mr. Abraham L. Bvck, under the
firm name of M. L. Byck & Bro. Iu the
retirement of Mr. E. L. Byck Savannah
loses from active business a m in long iden
tified with her mercantile interests.
Kehoe’s Iron Works.
The sugar making sea on is rapidly ap
proaching, and preparations for handling
tne large quantities of cane in South Geor
gia and Florida are being made on all side.-.
Messrs. William Kehoe & Cos., of the Kehoe
Iron Works of this city, are fully abreast
with the season, aud aro better than eve
prepared to fill orders for sugar mills and
o her machinery. A letter to the firm will
secure their price list aud all other informa
tion the planters and millers may desire.
A Boom in Spirits Turpentine.
Spirits turpentine is again on a boom and
prices have advanced in the past two days
fully \% cents. Sales were made last night
at 4oj>£ cents for regulars. The advance, it
is said, is legitimate and not speculation, as
the demand at present is in excess of the
supply, showing that the article is rapidly
moving into consumption.
Ac ouman a Hats.
1 take pleasure iu informing my patrons
I have accepted the agency of Youman’s
hats, the best stiff hats made. Call an
examine them. A. S. Nichols, 128 Brough
ton street.
At Nichols’.
Just opened, anew aud complete stock of
$l5O, §2 and $2 50 ladies’ kid button
shoes; every pair guaranted. Complete
line of misses’, children’s and infants’ heel
and spring heel shoes at low prices. A. S.
Nichols, 128 Broughton street.
“Fall Hats.”
My complete stock of men’s an I boys’
stiff and soft hats now opened, and for sale
reasonable, at A. S. Nichols, 128 Broughton
street
A Temple of Beauty.
Nowadays the eager public place them
selves in that light which yields forth the
fruit of their arduous waiting, namely:
The demon of fire had made away in order
to replace with more transcendental form,
tho majestic edifice of commerce, No. 157
Broughton street. Aye, and Sava nah may
be proud it, for loud in praise is the sterling
worth of its occupants. Messrs. M. Stern
berg & Bro., gentlemen to bo relied upon,
aiGjair many years of busin ss here has
•shown, with a record second to none for
push and energy, having “progress” as
their banner word, occupying now the
handsomest jewelry establishment in the
south. Anew store with anew firm, and
e tdless quantities of nice ne v goods,
backed by sjuud judgme t in selection, and
the adopt! n of prices that shall ever rule
under all others.
Long could we extol in rapturous lan
guage on the marvels of their diamonds,
tho sublime beauty of their bronzes and the
rareness of their jewelry, but tho power of
pen or speech would fail to do them justice
and this temple of beauty. Messrs. M.
Sternberg & Bro. extend au invitation to
all, the ladies especially, to give them a call
whether you buy or nor.
M. Sternberg & Bro., Jewelers,
157 Broughton street.
The Race Problem.
Mr. Editor: I lope I will not be consid
ered an alarmist by the readers of this
article, for I only wish to give my views
concerning the “Baxley Affair.”
No doubt tne “delegates to the Baptist
convention” were very roughly handled,
aud treated in a manner re usive to
“modern civilization.” Now I know of
but one way by wuich such unpleasant
epis ides can be averted (certainly not by
the methods resorted to at Baxiey)—only by
rational arbitration of tho we ker to a aril
the s.ronger race.
To illustrate how innocently ignorant
some of our you g Caucasians are I will
describe a scene, tho authenticity ot which
can be vouch 'd fur by many pedestrians
who happe >ed to be arouud t i e market last
Saturday night. A negro boy stauilbig at
the corner of Congress and Barn .rd streets
remarked, as a Savannah dude came
marching by: “Where did you get that
hat?” Whereupon everyone awaited with
Riixiety for an outbreak of evil in dig a
tion, but instead the young ma , turning
arouna, politely raised his hat, and in a
voice that must have disturbed the dead,
calmly replied: “From Dryfus Bros.’,
Congress and Jefferson streeis, who are
displaying the most comp eto stock of
clothing, hats and furnishi .gs to be found
in the ci y,” whereupon everyone rushed
to avail themselves of his kind advice.
PROGUES3.
Notice to Contractors and Builders.
I have been appointed sole agent for the sale
of the celebrated Chewacla Lime. This lime has
ween sold in this market for the last twenty
years, and is conceded to have given better sat
isfaction than any other lime. lam also agent
for Hoffman Roeendale Cement. English and
German Portland Cements, Calcined Plaster,
Plastering Hair, etc., which I can furnish iu any
quantity and on short notice. I keep on hand tue
largest stock in the south of White Pine Doors,
Bash, Blinds, Build-rs’ Hardware, Paiuts, Oils,
Glass. Lubricating Oils, Packings of all kinds, a
complete assortment of stea nboat and mill
supplies. Get my prices before purchasing
elsewhere. Estimate* cheerfully furnished.
Ajojrkw Hamjss.
T . W R
U> have |,,e| y P | ac , 4 |n
our ware rooms a large UUIn .
her of PIANOS ami OBua\s
in the most elegant Cases we
have ever seen.
\ew Designs In tValnui,
Oak, with Bronze Panels
Rosewood, and Mountain If,.’
hogany. Also the usual pleas
ing styles in Ebonized (•*.„
M e are prepared to suit every
taste, in the quality of tone
and genera! musical excel.
. lenoe of our inatruments, as
well as In beauty and novelty
of design in Cases. Special
arrangements with manufaet.
nrers by which we shall save
you from SRO to @7O on
Special Styles. Terms to suit
every buyer.
Kindly remember that
we still have a few of those
thoroughly renovated sec
ond-hand Pianos and Or
gans, upon which we are
offering unequaled bar
gains. Also that our
tuning, repairing and mov
ing facilities are the best;
of tbeir kind.
LL’DDEN k CATES S. M. 1
_____ DRYGOODS.
137 BROUGHTON ST.
1889. FALL AND WINTER IBBJ
\V E a , re now receiving our usual large and
’ Select stock of FALL AND WINTER
DRY GOODS, of which an inspection is respect!
fully invited.
DRESS GOODS.
We would call special attention to our pur
chases in this department, amongst which can
tie found the latest productions of foreign and
domestic looms. French Broad Cloths and
He riettas occupy a good deal of space on our
shelves, as they are going to be the fasnionable
materials of the season, Also, Camel's Hair
Serges, in plaids and stripes, in ail the leading
shades, together with an immense line of
Plushes to match.
BLACK GOODS.
Priestly’s Black and Mourning Goods we
make a specialty of. We keep everything la
their line, and always add any new wears they
may produce.
HOUSEKEEPING GOODS.
Table Linens. Toweis, Napkins and Doilies.
Shirtings, Sheetings and Pillow Case Cottons,
Canton Flannels, etc. We are headquar.ers for
these goods.
UNDERWEAR, CORSETS, ETC,
A full line of Ladies' Lockstitch Muslin Un
derwear. All the popular brands in Cons t3,
Gloria Silk, Puritan Silk and Gingham Pot.
br-Has in endless variety. Gentlemen's Meriio
and Wool Underwear.
CBOHAI&DOPIER
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
CLOSING!
Oar Stock of Furniture and Car
pets at 91 Bay Street is
Surely Going Off.
TATE can but reiterate what we have said.
T V This stock MUST BE SOLD. Price is a
secondary consideration.
Think over this an J inspect our goods.
Surely there is some article you ought to have
that you can now get at a real
SACRIFICE PRICE.
A. J. Miller & Go.,
91 BAT STREET.
WOOD ANl> ( OAI..
WOOD & CO AL
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 49.
Office 7, Drayton street. Citizens 1 BanknuiUiinft
kIESLING’S~NURSERY,
WHITE HL.TTITF ROAD.
PLANTS, Bouquets, Designs, Out Flowers
furnished to order. Ijeave orders at DA vl3
BROS.’, cor. Bull and York sts. The Belt Rah
way passes through the uursery. Telephone -w._
DAVIS BROS.
RUSHA-Hi - SHANNAH
OK.
HEBREW NEW YEARS’ CARDS.
An elegant line. Call and make your seieo
tioas early.
Oar Piano and Organ Business on a Big Boom
Last week's sales the largest in the
history of our business. Our instru
ments, prices and t rm? teli the tale or
success more graphically than our pen
can portray. See us at once or write
for prices.
KNABE LEADS THE WORLD.
DAVIS BROS
42,44 and 40 Bull Street.
Mbs. J. L. MATTOX the 6th name drawn in
Davis Bros. Piano Club No. i.
