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THE SOLOHS WILL COME.
A TELEGRAM OK ACCEPTANCE
FBOM THE LEGISLATURE.
Two Gala Days Early in November
for the Visitors Savannah to be
Been at Ber Best —An Extended
Bound of Bight-Seeing®, Excursions
and a Royal Banquet to be Provided.
Savannah ;s to have the governor and his
retinue, the members of the general assem
bly, and United States senators and mem
bers of the lower house of congress from
this state here early in November for two
days. The invitation reached Atlanta yes
terday, and was promptly*accepted by the
general assembly, and Capt. W. W. Gordon
telegraphed the acceptance to Mr. Blood
worth, chairman of the invitation com
mittee.
A MEMORABLE OCCASION'.
It is proposed to make the occasion of
the visit a memorable one in the annals of
Bava nob’s local history, and many of the
visitors will be surprised when they have
seen the many evidences of the commercial
and industrial development of the chief
seaport city of their state and section, the
distributing point for freight for the s utb,
the west an i the northwest, and the great
est exporting point for cotton on the South
Atlandc seal) ard, and the largest naval
stores exporting city in the continent.
It is thought to be fitting that Georgians
should become better acqu tinted with a city
in their state to whose harb r come an
nually so many steamshins and sailing ves
sels from every maritime country on the
globe, so the conceived thought is to be
practically carried out, and for two days
the master spirits of Savannah's trade,
commerce, manufactu-ee, transportation,
and building industries will consider it
a labor of love, as it will be a work of
pride, to show her welcome visitors what
Savannah is, that they may judge by her
steady development what she will be in the
future.
PERFECTING THE ARRANGEMENTS.
The arrangements for making the occa
sion of the visit a success are now in
progress, and, being in the hands
of representative men, will be systematically
perfected, and as practically carried out.
The meeting at the city exchange of day
before yesterday is to be supplemented by
a second meeting at 4:30 o’clock this after
noon, at which it is expected that the com
mittee will be strengthened by tbe addition
of other citizens. The committee on pro
gramme, it is understood, will submit a
report, ana other details will come up for
consideration.
The time has not yet been fixed, bat will
depend upon the time of adjournment of
tbe general xesembly for tbe session. Tues
day and Wednesday, Nov. 13 and 13, has
been suggested, and probably will be fixed
upon.
THE COMMITTEES.
The general committee, which has the
matter in hand, is computed of the follow
ing gentlemen:
From the City Council—The mayor, ex
ofiicio chairman, and Aldermen Berman
Myers, Dr. R. B. Harris, W. G. Caan, Dr.
L. Falligant, and George J. Mills.
Z From the Cotton Exchange—F. B. Blood
worth. president of the cotton exchange,
chairman; and Messrs. H. M. Comer, Gen.
G. M. Sorrel, Maj. J. L. Warren, L. T.
Turner, and J. M. Barnard.
From the Board of Tr ade—J. K. Young,
president of the board of trade, chairman;
and Messrs. 8. P. Shutter, Capt D. G.
Purse, George Walker, W. B. Stillwell, and
8. Guckeiheirner.
The invitation committee, appointed by"
the general committee, is composed of the
mayor, President F. D. Bloodworth of the
cotton excnange, aud President J. H. Young
of the board of trade.
The committee on programme consists of
Messrs. 8. P. Bbotter, chairman; J. R.
Young, F. D. Bloodworth, Harman Mvers,
and George Walker.
THE INVITATION ACCEPTED.
The invitation committee, which invited
the governor night before last, received a
telegram yesterday morning from Capt.
W. W. Gordo i, one of Chatham county’s
representatives in the House, through
whom the invitation was extended, an
nouncing tbe acceptance of the mem tiers of
the House and tho Senate. The acceptance
of Gov. Gordon is expected by mail to-day.
A Morning N ew s reporter asked a mem
ber of the invitation committee last uigtit
when the date will be fixed and about what
time.
“I do not know exactly what time will
be decided upon,” he replied.
‘•The telegram from Capt. Gordon,
in which he announced that the
Senate and House had unanimously ac
cepted, also stated that it was done without
settling upon a time. I think,” the com
mitteeman added, “that some time during
the first part of November would be tbe
most appropriate time to have the North
Georgia: s down here. We have all joined
in devoting our whole time aud energy to
the arrangements Incident upon the coming
of the legislature and the chief magistrate
of Georgia.
OCR NORTH GEORGIA COUSINS.
“There is a growing desire among the
citizens of Savannah to become better
acquainted with North Georgia people. He
regretted that there is not that close
acquaintance and fellowship which should
exist, and which will exist,” he said, “when
the people up t .ere learn more of our peo
ple. We are all members of a great and
progressive state. We cannot afford to be
strangers.”
Tho committeeman said that many of the
North Georgians are not advised of Savan
nah’s importance, "In short," he added, "it
is our desire to bring about closer aud more
friendly relations between the two sec
tions.”
ARRANGING THE PROGRAMME.
The programme committee was busy
yesterday endeavoring to dotermino upon a
schedule.
Chairman 8. P. Bbotter said last night
that the committee had mapped out a pro
gramme, which will be presented to the
general committee at the meeting this
after oon. The guest* will be here, he said,
no doubt two days. On the morning of
their arrival they will be driven over the
city and shown its phenomenal growth. The
J>e Soto will be inspected, as will the other
important structures now in process of
construction. The party will be shown
through the Telfair academy, aud a visit to
tbe wharves will lie made. In the after
noon a special train will be run toTybea,
where the party will be entertained. The
next day a visit to Thunderbolt, Bouaven
ture, and other points will be made, fol
lowed by a trip down the river in one of the
Ocean Steamship Company's magnificent
Vessels.
A BANQUET AT THE DE bOTO.
The guests will be banqueted after their
return from the cruise, but just where tbe
banquet will be held, tbe chairman added,
is an unsettled question. In co:upanv witu
one of the committee, he visited the 'hotels,
and it was found that it will be out of the
question for them to provide for so large a
number of people at one sitting; the I‘ulaski
house improvements i ow going on preveut
lngtheir diuing-ro >m from being used.
The ooinmutee has in view Masonic tem
ple, but if there is a remote possibility of
getting tbe dining-hall in the lie Soto ready
by that lime the arrangements will tie made
to have the banquet there.
Another Cold Wave ia On.
The cold wave which began in the north
west Tuesday reached here last night at
h o'clock. It was ushered in by a brisk
wind which lasted all night. The tempera
ture was 68" when the wave reached here,
ud it ran duwu suddenly, aud by this
iturning it will be U-low 50 , considerably.
Ib* minimum temperature will be reached
•A-lugbl, when Up temperature u expected
AttL. *i U ***’■ The temj* reture in
AWauj* last uighuat 8 u’etock was Ulow
WORK BUB PENDED.
Tbe Men F mpioyed on the Public
Building Withdrawn.
Work on the new poetoffiee building is
suspended.
The order from the supervising architect,
which was seat to Hupt. Peck Monday,
was not received by him until yesterday,
when he returned from Atlanta. His per
mit from the department expired yesterday,
and upon his arrival here he immediately
informed Lane & Malnattie, the con
tractors who are finishing the structure up
to the first fl or level, to suspend: aud
at noon tbe hands were paid off
aud tbe gates to the postoffice lot were
looked, ibe oontra ton expected that they
would be allowed to finish their ooutract
before returning to Washington. Tneir
job would have been finished inside of ten
ilays more. The contract would have been
completed some time ago if no deiays had
occurred from having to wait for material.
Supt. Peck said that it will be some time
before w rk will be resumed upon the
building, and it is possible that the present
building will not be touched again. It cer
tainly will not be if the government
decides to change the site. Supt.
Pecx said that he did not nave
tbe sligbeet doubt but that the additional
appropriation desired will be made. He
said toat the present building fund is too
small. A structure large enough to accom
modate all the dei>artineute cannot be
erected with what money is available of the
original appropriation. The superintend
ent aid that $35,000 out of the $400,000 ap
propriation was paid for the site. Fifteen
thousa and dollars has been expended in
building the structure to its present bight.
This leaves an available fund of $150,000
with which to finish the structure. Supt.
Peck said that with au additional appro
priation of $390,000 a building adequate in
every respect, and at the same time orna
mental, own be erected. Or if congress is
a’, ersu fp waking so large an appropriation,
f 100,1 W appropriated to extend the present
innidi g on tbe western side will be a great
help. It will enable him to run the build
ing back fifty feet, and extend it up
the full bight. This will give twelve or
fifteen rooms additional, and also will
enable him to provide for the United States
engineer department. At present there is
no provisions made for it. By this exten
sion the postoffice department will be
largely increased. Postmaster Lamar says
that apartments for which the new struct
ure provides are not adequate, and he is
urgiug an enlargement of them.
"How long will work be suspended?” the
superintendent was asked.
"I am unable to say. Of course the sus
pension means a recognition of the matter
by congress. That is, it will be taken
up, I presume, when congress meets,
the petitions will be considered
and tbe reasons presented by
congressmen favoring it will be heard.” It
Is understood that Congressman Lester will
make the strike at the earliest possible time.
Supt. Peck said that be does not expect to
begin work inside of six months. If con
gress dispatches the matter that early, it
will be more than a good many expected.
WALKED OFF THE WHARVES.
Two Men Narrowly hscape Drowning
Last Night.
Two men narrowly escaped drowning
last night at the wharvei fronting the
burned compresses, and the two case, were
only twenty minutes apart. A crowd had
been attracted by the fire alarm and the
report that there was a cotton fire in the
shipping lying at Gordon’s wharves.
The night was dark, and the first one to
walk off the wharf into the river was a
barkeeper named J. D. Sullivan. He bad
gone down the third time when the engineer
of the British steamship Napier dived into
the water and rescued the drowning man.
Sullivan was conveyed to his home on St.
Julian street.
The saoond to walk off the wharf and
disappear In the darkness with a plunge
was a stylishly dressed colored man, and he
went down a second time aud would have
been drowned had not a watchman plunged
in and rescued him as he was disappearing
for tbe third time. When be was brought
ashore he did not wait to reveal his name,
but started off on a lively trot for a change
of clothing, and his name was not learned.
The tide being almost on ebb accounts for
the escape of the two men from a watery
deat i, for if the tide had been strong they
would have beeu drowned before aid could
have reached them.
ANOTHER COTTON FIRE.
Two or Thro© Bales on the Steamship
Evelyn Scorched Last Night.
At about 9 o’clock last uight an alarm of
fire was turned in from box 37, at the
Lower Hydraulic pres*. The fire was
located on board the British steamship
Evelyn, loading cotton for Bremen. It oc
curred among a lot of bales on deck, and
was discovered by the watchman, who,
with the assistance of the crew, succeeded
in putting it out before any serious damage
was done. One bale was burned very
slightly, and three bales only scorched.
The alarm so early in the uight, and par
ticularly the location of the box from
which It was turned in, brought, a large
number of people to the Cay, but they soon
dispersed after learning the' trivial nature
of the tire. Its origin could not be ac
counted for, as the bales were on the lighter
all day and were taken on deck yesterday
afternoon.
ONE ROAD ENOUGH TO MANAGE.
Cedi Gabbett Resigns th© Presidency
of the W astern Alabama Railway.
General Manager Gabbett was not long
in finding out that the duties of his position
are too exacting and many to give his at
tention to the presidency of another rail
road company, and so he has resigned the
presidency of the Western railway of Ala
bama.
The director* of the Western railway of
Alabama met yesterday in Atlanta, when
Mr. Gabbett’* resignation was accepted and
Mr. Charles Phinizy of Augusta was elected
to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Gabbett* resignation was solely due
to the fact that the requirements or the
office of general manager of the Central are
too great to permit him to give personal
direction to the otfice which he re-igned,
and now his undivided energies will be con
centrated ou the interests of the Central,
which he will strive to enhance.
THE WALTHOUR KILLING.
Solicitor General Fraser's Position In
dorsed hy Our Neighbors.
Tiie Charleston World of yesterday, In
reproducing from the Morvinu News the
particulars of the Walthour killing, ap
plauds the position Solicitor General Fraser
has taken in the matter. It says:
“Solicitor General Fraser’s determination
to thoroughly investig ite the case, in spite
of the senseless verdict of the jury, ana his
b id statement that there is no doubt that
Walthour was murdered, cannot be too
highly commended, No sucu man as the
murderer of Waithour should !w allowed to
bring opprobrium U|kiu the south, and still
go unpunished. If the murder can bo
proven, he will make a fitting adornment
for the gallows tree.”
* -
A Trio of Offenders Punished,
lathe mayor’s court yesterday morning
Kliz* Ford (colureb wai fined $l6 or thirty
days for going into T. B. Moore’* grocery
•tore ou Bryan street and abusing one of
the clerk*. Major Wilson looloroli wa*
fined $6 or teu days for like conduct in
1 )uumsrS * store on <‘ongraa* street
John Johnson, picked up in tire street
yesterday morning, beyond tbs power ,4
iuoomouou. by (idiosr TANARUS, V. 1 Arnhem, we*
tins! 03 or five days.
THE MORNING NEW6t THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24; 1889.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
Charleston ia Offered Better Figures
and Makes Only Yearly Contracts.
No action has yet been taken by the city
council on the bids sent in by the three
companies to light the city. The Mutual
Electric Light Company has shown that
it is the lowes: bidder, and has
proved It by figures, and tbe Brush oom
pauy has publisoed a rejoinder in which
it shows that its bid is the lowest, and
proves it by figures.
They have been having the same kind of
'•ompetltion over in Charleston about the
lighting of that city, and at the council
meeting last Tuesday night there was a ma
jority and a minority report, the majority
recommending that council accept the bid
of the Charleston Electric Light Company,
which was to furnish 1,224 incasdesoeut
electric lamps, to supersede the same num
ber of gas lamps, at the rate of sl4 each,
and 100 arc lights at SIOO each. The minor
ity report favored giving the contract to the
Charleston Gas Light Company, which
offers to furnish the same number of gas
lamps 11,324) at a rate of sls 52 per lamp
all extra lighting to be paid for at the same
rate.
A motion to adopt tbe minority report
was tabled by a vote of 12 to 12, showing
that the fight Is to be a close one.
The matter was then postponed until
next Tuesday, and the Electric Light Com
pany has tendered a compromise by which
it proposes that the electric lighting be re
inforced by gas lamps, and that in addition
to the 31 arc lights now in use, council ac
cept the bid of the Light and Power Com
pany for 69 more arc lights, displacing 414
gas lamps, making 100 arc lamps in all, all
to follow the rnoon, at slooper annum, or a
total of $10,000; and that the sum of $12,-
561 be offered the gas company for 810 gas
lamps, 5-feet burners, to fellow the moon,
being at the rate of sls 52 per lamp, as bid
by the company for 1,224 lamps; and that
tbe bid of the gas company to light the pub
lic buildings at $1 75 per 1,000 feet be ac
cepted.
But the bids are for a yearly contract
only, and the bid of the Charleston Electric
Company, of SIOO per arc light, is far be
low the Dld-i of either of the electric light
companies here for a three years’ contract,
as low as the bid of one of the companies for
a six years’ contract, and lower than the
bid of one of them for a six years’contract,
showing that each one of the Bavannah
companies has left a big margin to come
down on.
CITY BREVITIES.
Zsrubbabel Lodge No. 5, F. and A. M.,
meets this evening.
Haupt Lodge No. 58, I. O. O. F., will
initiate members at ita regular weekly
meeting to-night.
It is expected that the contract will be
let before the close of the week to build the
■Savannah cotton mills.
The Workingmen’s Benevolent Associa
tion and the Workiugme i’s Union Associa
tion will hold a mass meeting at the hall of
the former at 8 o’clock to-night.
The gymnasium appa-atus for the Young
Men’s Hebrew Association arrived yester
day, and will be placed in poeiti in in the
association’s quarters in Masonic temple
to-day.
Justice Sheftall rendered his decision yes
terday in favor of th 9 defendant in the case
between the two Greeks, Antonio Salos and
Bn no i'avalos, m whicn the latter sued to
recover wages to the amount of $lB.
The county expects to complete its share
of the Bay street extension, says County
Engineer Edward J. Thomas, within three
weeks, and that the work is progressing
favorably. The Central railroad is getting
on well with its portion of the grading
and filling.
Messrs. Cuyas & Curtis cleared yesterday
the Portuguese bark Alice, for Rio Jaueiro,
with 11,378 pieces pitch pine lumber, meas
uring 612,559 feet, valued at $7,903, and 200
barrels of rosin, weigning 94,275 pounds,
valued at $399; total valuation of cargo,
$8,362. Cargo by Messrs. J. M. Ceball'a3
& Cos.
The Norwegian bark Kalstadt was olearsd
ye-terdav by Messrs. HoLst & Cos. for Rot
terdam, with 500 barrels of rosin, weighing
236,305 pounds, valued at SBOI 73, and 2,171
barrels of spirits turpentine, measuring
110.457 gallons, valued at $49,540 84, and
9.457 white oak staves, valued at S9OO.
Total valuation of cargo $51,242 57.
_ A petition for the incorporation of the
Southern Land Company was filed and re
corded yesterday in the office of the clerk
of the superior court. The incorporators
are R H. Levy, J. L. Whatley, H. C. Davis,
J. F, Rowland and E. J. Kennedy. The
object of tbe company is to do a real estate
and brokerage business. The paid up
capital is $5,000, and they ask the privilege
of increasing to $50,000. A. Minis, Jr.,
filed the papers as counsel for the petition
ers.
AT THB THEATER.
Louie James in “Richard III.” To-
Night.
Louis James will appear at the theater
to-night in “Richard 1IL” Mr. James is
one of Savannah’s favorite tragedians. His
succoss this season has been the greatest
since he beoame a star actor, clearly
demonstrating the firm hold which he has
upon Intelligent theater-goers. He has
overcome the natural opposition to
all new exponents of classic roles,
and the admirers of his originality
and vigor have become almost legion.
Mr. James isstro gly supported in,’Richard
III.” In the company are F. C. Mosley,
Mable Amber, Fanny Gillette. H. C. Lang
don, Harry Leighton and Edwin Ferry
names familiar to all theater-goers. The
sale of seats assures Mr. James a flattering
reception to-night.
“The Wife.”
“The Wife” will be the attraction at the
Savannah theater Wednesday and Thurs
day nights, Oct. 30 and 31. The play has
been presented something over 600 nights,
with the New York run of 239 consecutive
performances at the I.ycsum tneater. The
oast will include many clever players.
The play is put on in Savannah by Dauiei
Frohman, manager of the Lyceum'theater
New York.
HB GATHERED HIM IN.
Incident in Which a Small Boy and
a Policeman Furnished the Fun-.
“Mistuah, please to leff me go. I didn’t
done nullin’.”
It was a ragged little colored urchin’s
plea to Market Policeman Jones, as the
officer lugged him down Congress street to
the barracks yesterday afternoon, for
lounging in the market.
The boy had a crocus sack under his arm,
which he dropped while crossing the street
from the market, but he wa* so frightened
th it he did not stop to pick it up. The
oifioer bold his club in one hand and
the little darky with the other. Those
who witnessed the arrest were much
amusod at the “unswerving effort” of the
officer to uphold the law. He held a tignt
grio oti the lad’s breeches, and the disparity
in the stature of the in ,n and the boy made
It necu*ary for the oill.-or to bend over, so
that he would not have to carry the boy
but even then the little fallow's fast barely
touched the ground.
The offense with which the boy was
charged was not considered grave enough
in the judgment of the sergeant on duty at
headquarter* to hold the prisoner, who had
“done uufllu’," and he wa* discharged.
Colquitt, Ul, Aug. 8. UNk
Missus J, K. Hmiih a Co.— l have
lieeu Using Bile Beau* in my family for
bftfouMM**, which we ars all subject to in
tin* a~otiou of Iha state 1 find they do
ail and more than you ciouu for them, and
rec oiiioend tkaui to all my ftieud-. l ory
iswpecUully, Mam T Muhtuk,
Judge County Court, Miliar County.
A STARTLING DISCOVERY.
THE NEW ARTESIAN WELL MAK
ING INROADS MILES AWAY.
The Well on the County Poor Farm
Drops Off Fifteen Inches in Its Sur
face Flow —The Wells at Bonaven
tui e ana Scbeutzen Park Drop Off
Eighteen Inches—The Wells at Thun
derbolt Much Affected.
It appears that the deep artesian well is
drawing a portion of its supplies from a
long distance, as wells remote from it are
materially affected by its flow.
In an interview yesterday with County
Engineer Edward J. Thomas, that gentle
man states that the well oa the county poor
farm bos been noticeably affected
since the big well has been discharging
its 2,500,000 gallons daily. Mr. Thomas
says that the water in the artesian well on
the county poor farm does not rise as high
in the casing by fifteen inches as it did
before the big well was drilled down
through the water-bearing rock.
Supt. W. E. Fennell, in charge of Bona
venture cemetery, says the artesian well
there ehows a decided decrease in
pressure, and the water now does not rise
as high in the pipe, by eighteen inches, as it
did before the well on the Springfield
plantation reached its maximum now.
The well at Scheutzen park, Mr. Fennell
says, shows about the same diminished
pressure as is snown at the artesian well at
Bonaventure.
The artesian well on the Thunderbolt
road at Horse Tavern, the waters of which
raised two feet above the surface before toe
new well was put down in this city, has
ceased flowing altogether.
Mr. Henry Ambos of Thunderbolt, who
has one of the finest artesian wells in this
section, says his well has been very much
affected by the new well on the Springfield
plantation.
When. Supt Manning was asked a few
days ago if there had been any perceptible
falling off in the weils on the water-works
grounds he was not inclined to think
there had been, but judging from the re
ports from wells from two to seven miles
distant there is reason to believe that the
water-works wells have also been affected
by the new well, and Chat the falling off
has not been observed, as the water is
pumped from the water-works wells.
Measurements will probably be made soon
to determine if the city wells bare been
affected.
The question bas been raised whether or
not, when the deep water-bearing strata is
reached below the hard rock in which the
drill is now working, the pressure will be
restored to the wells now affected, and the
opinion of many ia that it will, as the
heavier vein which is expected to be found
at the greater depth, with its proportionate
pressure, will tend to diminish the pressure
and flow from the vein which is now flow
ing its 2,500,000 gallons daily, and what is
lose by that vein by the new well will be
recovered by the wells now affec ed.
It appears to be evident that a few such
wells, drawing their supply from the same
strata which now supplies the well on the
Springfield plantation, would so reduce the
pressure on the wells now affected that
their waters would not rise to the surface.
Meantime, the heavy volume of water
comes pouring out of the iron throat of the
new well, and rushes with a roar over the
darn of the weir on its tireless flow, after
perhaps centuries of confinement hundreds
of feet beneath earth, sand and solid rock
—millions of gallons going to waste.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
J. B. Preston of Augus a ia in the city.
T. G. Lovelace of Leesburg, Fla., is in the
city.
J. H. Levy of Blackville, 8. C., is in
town.
W. R. Harney of Sanford, Fia., is in
town.
J. W. Lee of Kite came up to the city
yesterday.
J. R. Saunders came up from Alexander
ville yesterday.
R. J. Patterson came in from Doctor
Town yesterday.
L. Goldsmith of Brunswick came up to
Savannah yesterday.
Miss Rosa McKenzie wont up to Atlanta
last night to attend the exposition and visit
friends.
Mr and Mrs. J. D. Smith have returned
home after an absence of two years in St
Augustine, Fla.
Mr. John Bent, the genial representative
of Messrs. Skiltou, Foote & Cos. of Boston,
is now in the city.
Miss Rose Fennessey of Covington, Ky.,
who has been on a visit in the city, leaves
for home this morning.
Mrs. James W. McAlptn was a passenger
on the steamship Chattahoochee, which
sailed yesterday for New York.
Hon. F. G. dußignou paid a Brief visit to
his family in this city last Thursday.—
Milledgeville Union-Recorder.
Miss Daisy Wray returned home last
evening from the northern part of the
state, where she spout her summer vaca
tion.
J. B. Abrams, brother-in-law of Salomon
Cohen, and formerly a resident of Savan
nah, was married yesterday to Mis3 Tillie
Burchardt of Brunswick.
Mr. Steele McA. White will leave to-mor
row morning on his return for Albany,
after having spent a few days with his
family here. He has been located at Albany
this fall buying cotton for the Savannah
market.
The Millodgevilie Union-Recorder says:
Dr. J. K. White, we are pleased to state,
has so far recovered from his injuries re
ceived by being struck by lightning as to
return to his duties in tne United States
marine hospital service, near Savannah.
He left on Thursday, accompanied by his
famiiy.
SUING UNCLE SAM.
Rice Planters Who Think They Are
Damaged by the Jetties.
Suit has been entered in the United States
circuit court against the government to re
cover SIO,OOO damages alleged to have been
suffered by plaintiffs to their rice planta
tions by the oonstruotion of tbe jetties,
which diverted the waters of tbe river so
that the plaintiff’s plantations overflow.
The suit is brought by Messrs. George J.
Mills and Henry Taylor. The papers have
been forwarded to Macon to be served upon
the district attorney as Uncle Sam’s next
friend.
Another Rescue from Death.
In 1881, while sewing on a machine, my
wife was taken with a severe pain in her
side, which was soon followed by hemor
rhages from her lungs, severe cough, fever,
and she could neither eat nor sleep, and in
a few weeks she was reduced to a living
skeleton. Her stomach refused to retain
any food, and tho physician thought one of
ber lungs was entirely gone. At a final
consultation of t*o physician < her case was
pronounced hopeless. I tried Brewer’s Lung
Restorer by advioe of one of the physieia s,
aud she bugun to improve after the third
dose. She continued the medicine, and is
now in excellent health, and is better tnan
she has been for several years. 1 believe
Brewer’s Lung Restorer saved her life.
TiXNJ axis F. Usa&ndos.
Yalo.ville, Ga.
Florida.
Do you want to advertise in Florida for
busines,: hand your advertisements to the
old reliable Pturidtnn, Tallahassee, Fia.
Ctrrulatus ia every county.
Oak, Hina said Light wood
Have nuiu*e iay wood yard to •■oner
Hwianew si teat and Itrsastli, Fl.rt.ia ead
w estese laiieay. Teieyi wtm fi, H U latest*
ECHOES FROM EFFINGHAM.
Happenings in Guyton—Talk of Boring
a Gas and Artesian Well.
The Effingham County Alliance held a
j rou-mg meeting at Springfield yesterday,
which was addressed by Hon. L. F. Living
ston, the head of tho farmers’ alliance of
the state.
The confederate veterans of Effingham
>unty will hold their quarterly meeting at
Springfield on Saturday, Oct. 26. As the
veterans of the county at a former meeting
passed some strong resolutions, refusing to
be bound by the constitution adop;ed by
the Atlanta convention, and calling on the
various confederate veteran associations
throughout the state to organize and
formulate a plan for a state organization, It
is expected that this matter, with the plan
proposed by the Savannah veterans, will
e pn*ge tne attention of the Effingham asso
ciation on Saturday next.
The funeral of Mrs. VYingard, wife of
“*!■ H. S. Wingard, held at Bethel ohurch
on Sunday afternoon last, was largely at
tended, and the services were deeply affect
ing. Rev. Jacob Austin, a devout friend
c* the family, and pastor of Ebeoezer
Lutheran church, officiated. Mrs. Wingard
was held in high esteem by all denomina
tions, as attested by the presence of so mauy
sorrowing friends.
The Guyton Chronicle, under its new
management, will be issued on Thursdays,
and it is said with anew dress and a change of
name to that of the Effingham County Xews.
With this change of name it will devote
more attention and space to county affairs.
As this is the only paper printed in the
county, the change meets with the appro
bation of its citizens, and it is believed that
the undevelope l sections of the county,
through this medium, will be brought more
prominently before the public. Quarters
are being fitted up in Guyton for it, and it
will continue to be issued from that grow
ing little town.
Hon. P. W. Meldnmof Savannah spent
a portion of Tuesday at the junction of the
Central and Savannah aud Western rail
roads, near Eden, to examine the lands he
recently purchased there. As they are well
located for a fine suburban village, it is
thought that his visit was made with the
view of maturing plans to have it laid off in
town lots. Should he decide to do so, it is
predicted that at no distant day there will
be a thriving village located at the junc
tion.
Rev. P. \v. K. Smith of Columbus
preached two powerful sermons to duyton
ians in the Methodist church this weak.
Rev. Mr. Smith is a gentleman of pleasing
address, and as a pulpit orator he ranks
very high. He was a guest of Mr. P. M.
Adams while at Guyton.
Mr. Mark W. Tarver, of Guyton, proposes,
at an early day, removing to Rocky Ford.
Mr. Tarver is largely interested in the lum
ber null business with the Foy Mill Com
pany, which necessitates his change of resi
dence. Guytonians regret to lose one of
their best citizens. It is reported that Capt.
William Proctor and his interesting .family,
of Savannah, will occupy the Tarver resi
dence.
Col. Abram Martin, formerly of South
Carolina, but now of Ocala, Fla., spent
Tuesday in Guyton with his niece, Mrs. F.
F. Stubbs. He was very favorably im
pressed with Guyton, and thinks it will
compare moderately well with his own
thriving town.
Reports have it that a prominent Savan
nah attorney will, at au early day, lead to
the altar one of Guyton’s fairest young la
dies.
Mr. Gibson Garnett of Savannah, who
has been visiting various places seeking a
restoration of his health, has returned to
Guyton, where he hopes its balmy air will
improve his impaired health.
Miss Mamie Proctor, after a week’s pleas
ant visit among Guyton friends, returned
to Savannah last evening.
Mr. Mathew W. Pritcnard, who is tempo
rarily located at Waycross, has been spend
ing a few days with his family at Guyton.
Mr. Pritchard is a veteran of the “lost
cause,” and hail a most crucial experience
of war daring his long and arduous services
in the army. Ho was detailed from Capt,
Mack Jones’ Burke county cavalry com
pany, of Cobb’s cnvalry legion, as courier
for Gen. Stonewall Jackson, and wa9 at the
side of that lamented general when he
received his dsath wound at Chancellors
ville. Mr. Pritchard was among the few
who escaped the deadly fire of our own
men, who through mistake mistook Gen.
Jackson and his escort for felerals.
Guytonians hope their town authorities
have kept up with the discussion now goiug
on in the Morning News for more and
better lights for Savannah, and that they
will take the hint and provide a few lights
to aid pedestrians in their passage over the
town. A town the size of Guyton should
be able to afford a few lights, at least, in
the more thickly settled portions of the
place.
There is talk of boring au artesian well
upon the plan which was suggested in the
Morning News in an interview with Con
tractor Joyce’s assistant at the well being
drilled on the Springfield plantation: That
the well should be first drilled until the
water vein is reached, and cased off so that
the water might be utilized, and a casing
put down inside of that so that there will be
a dry well in which the natural gas may
be separated from the water, and thus be
made available for illuminating pur jose3
It is thought that a well of this kind may
be put down for about $2,500, and there is
talk of organizing a stock company and
having the well put down at an early day.
The town authorities can wall afford to
contribute to the enterprise if it is set on
foot.
Over in Charleston.
Charleston favors New York for the in
ternational exposition of the "Three Amer
icas” in 1892.
The British hark Seatoller keeled over and
capsized at her wharf in Charleston, and it
will take SSOO to right her.
The oitv council of Charleston will pre
sent tbe United States cruiser Charleston
with a souvenir for tbe tao .or of the name
The present is to cost SI,OOO.
Tbe Elews and Courier says it is under
stood that a pension age it, who has been in
that city for several weeks past, has worked
up quite a number of pension fraud cases
recently, and has in all saved the govern
ment nearly $4,000. His methods of work
ing are of course on the detective order, and
some excellent work has been done in this
line by him. The cases unearthed have all
beeu those of negroes who were drawing
pensions to which they had no right.
Macon, Ga., March 14, 1881.
Dear Sir —The Sanodine I got from you
acted better than anything I have ever
used. I oured one horse of a terrible case
of scratches. His feet were almost rotten.
In a fow days it was well I cured another
horse of a sore back of the worn kind in a
few days with Sanodino, after trying
various remedies without success. I con
sider it a valuable remedy and shall keep
supplied with it. Respectfully,
J ehe Hollis.
At Nichols’.
Just opened, anew and complete stock of
$l5O, $2 and $2 50 ladies’ kid button
shoee; every pair guarauted. Complete
line of misses’, children’s and infants’ heel
and spnug heel shoes at low prices. A S
Nichols, 128 Broughton street
Youuion a Hate
i take pleasure in informing my patrons
I have aooepted the agency of Youmoni
hats, the best stiff hats made. Call au
examine them. A. H. Nichols, 128 Brough
ton street.
Oak, I‘lno and Light wood.
Have rumored my wood raid to corner
i.eiun-r rrrt and sevsaoeli. Florida and
Weeteru railway Telephone J 7. It. H loosed*
"Fall Hate. '
My coiii|iieh) deX of men’s esi4 hoys'
stiff arid soft hate now opened, and fur '-tl*
nweotiaMe, at A 8 Nlnbott, l'j Brought***
BAKING powder.
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
ThA powder never varies. A marred of purity,
strength and wh keeomeness. More economical
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be
sold in competition with tbe multitude of low
test, short weight alum or phosphate powders.
Sold only In oan*. Rom Halloa Potman Cos.,
106 Wail street. New York.
RAIL AND CROS3TIE.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
has given out orders for 3,000 freight cars.
A sleeper has been put on between Sa
vannah and C arleston over the Charleston
and Savannah railroad.
The Northern Pacific railroad will issue
$160,000,000 in bonds. The decision was
reached by mors than a three-fourths vote
of the shares.
A circular announces that the manage
ment of the Atlanta and Florida railroad
have made arrangements with the Central
railroad whereby freights from eastern
cities can be brought into Atlanta via the
Atlanta and Florida from Fort Valley.
The Apalachicola (Fla.) Times says: “It
is reported in the city that surveyors have
been at St. Joseph locitiug the line of the
West Florida and Alabama railroad. We
hope to see this road built before long, and
the indications are very favorable now.’
Excursion tickets for the gala week will
be sold from Savannah to Caarleston over
the Charleston and Savannah railroad,
commencing Saturday night. The round
trip tiokets will be $2 30, and trains will
leave here at 8:10 o'clock at night for
Charleston.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad has received from the McQueen
Locomotive W orks twenty-two new engines.
Seven of the engines are of the standard
class for passe iger service with five-foot
eight-inch driving wheels, and 18x24 cylin
ders. Two of Unm are switon engines, and
the remaining thirteen are of the consoli
dated type.
The Macon 'telegraph savs that the new
extension to the receiving depot of the Cen
tral railroad will be finished some time this
week. Two more salesmen will be em
ployed to facilitate attending to the increas
ing business. Under the new arrangement
there will be more room for drays, more
men for handling the freight, and less delay
ail around.
The Troy Times says: "The grading
under the track of tho Central, where the
Midland crosses near Ozark, has bean com
pleted, the track laid, temporary bridge
built, and the construction train can now
pass under it. Track-laying is in progrest
toward Troy at the rate of a mile and a
half per day. All the crossties for the line
between Troy and the junction with the
N. W. and Florida at Ada are on the right
of way, where the grading is complete!.
All the grading between Troy and Ada has
boon finished, except on three cuts, which
will be completed by the time the track
layers reach them. The pile driving at
Conecuh is nearly completed, and work on
the bridge is making satisfactory progress.
All the line between IToy and Ozark is
ready for the track, except some dressing
off and repairing where the rains have
washed the embankments. The work of
track-laying between Troy and Ozark
ought not to consume over thirty days,
and it is expected that the track-layers
from Ada will reach Troy about the same
time.”
NINE NEGROES
Large Owners of Real Estate in the
City of Brunswick.
From the Brunswick iGa.) Times.
There are several negroes in Brunswick
who have amassed considerable wealth and
who are fast becoming large owners of real
estate and personal property. A Times
reporter has selected from this number nine
who deserve special mention. Below will
be found their names, and opposite the esti
mated worth of each:
Harry Tatnall $30,000
William P. Golden 10,000
John Williams 10,000
L )wis C. Wright , j 'ooo
Freeman Wright 6,000
Christiana Towns 5 uoo
8. M. Miller fi 000
D. F. Carr 5,000
Ned Harris 4,000
Harry Tatnall, the largest owner in the
above list, came to Brunswick about sixteen
years ago, and at that time was worth but
a few dollars. He was immediately em
ployed as a stevedore, and has made all hia
propei ty by hard work.
William P. Golden, the next on the list,
came from Charleston about twenty-two
years ago. He broug it with him SSOO. He
immediately erected a house and began tho
sale of spirituous liquors, in which business
he is still engaged.
Rev. John Williams, third in order, has
been In Brunswick for the past fourteen
years. He came from Savannah and took
charge of a church in this city, preaching
for a salary of S2O a month. He has made
all his money from his c.vlling, and is one of
the most highly respeoted colored men in
Brunswick.
Lewis C. Wright, fourth in the list, has
made hi 9 money in divers ways, fie has
a ways lived in Brunswick. After gradu
ating from the Risley school he begau rail
roading. He afterward went into the
market business, then iuto the liquor trade,
and now bas retired from active busi less
life and become a sort of collector of rents
for himself and others. He is regarded as
one of the best traders in Brunswick.
Freeman Wright, who holds the fifth
place on the list, has been In Brunswick for
eleven years. He has always been in the
employment of the railroads, being consid
ered a first-class mechanic and especially
adapted to bridge building.
Christiana Towns, tho only woman whose
name appears in the list above, was fort
unate enough to inherit about half the
property she now owns. The other half
has been made by hard work, such as
•ewing, washing, cooking, and nursing the
sick.
S. M. Miller’s name is next in order.
Miller moved to Bruuswiok from Darien in
ISM. At that time he had only SIOO. He
bas made his money by barbering.
D. T. Carr, neit’in order, came to Bruns
wick from Duplin county, North Carolina,
in 1883. Hince that time he has boon
•ngagud in tbe grocery business, and has
made all his money in that line.
Ned Harris, the last on the list, has been
in Brunswick for tho past, seventeen years.
He has earned hia m uey by cutting wood,
gardening, aud handling yellow pine.
Notice to Contractors and Builders.
I here been appointed sole egeut for Uss sale
at tbs celebrated Olwvacla Unto This lime has
umo sold in Uus market far the lost iwaaty
years, aud toouaewied to have given hoar sal
iefaeUia lean our outer Ume. 1 eai also esent
!•* uztinen Itueeurieiu • 1 nsml gugiuHi end
<£*iaae Fortiead Oemeule. Geieuusi Heeler,
I Tester ms Hew etc , ebiuiil eea t smieli ta any
•tueuUir ead on ebon uuUea. 1 seep <>u baud toe
“re stock is Uw south at White Hue Dune*
•tael- Mtuda. R*4s. Herdwerw Hume, u£
Glass i .melee Mas • uie, iWiase at eli kinds, a
waeiiet* see.n.usie at ateaohoet ee4 unit
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* LL ALONG THE LINE advices P iur
that everything is on a boom. Cur ’
traveling salesmen are overrunning “• *
orders. Our Atlanta Exposition exnibit o
kocpM our factories supplied with telegrap
ders, which compels them to run ulgld a* l _
Our Savannah house U behind in illbnx
orders nine Pianos of one moke alou>‘, n
can see no indications of a let-up for raout *
come. Our three tuners and r *P ß ‘"’ r:< , u !j^ 4 p4
011 the run from inuruiug until night §
Homestead" for November is just uu * *
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