Georgia Historic Newspapers

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TIIE POINT OVERRULED.
GOV. GORDON HEARS T3E CANAL
COMPANY’S PROTEST.
W. L. Feek of Fockdale Succeeds Col.
Corput as President of the All ance
Exchange—Killed by a Train- Geor
gia Crops.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 9.-The governor
heard to-dny a guinent of counsel for the
Suwannee C nal Coni pa y, which yester
day pretested against the extension of time
for the reception of bids for theOkeflnokee
swamp, ami demanded that such'as received
be opened at once, and the contract a .vardi-d
them ui der the act un.ess more than 1 2 -
cents was legally offere 1 by other bidders.
The attorney general and Capt. Henry
Jackson also argued the case, the latter in
the interest of one of certain new bidders.
The governor, after considering the matter,
overruled the point raised by the canal
company, and ordered t.at bids bo ad
vert ised for afresh. Under the new adver
tisement March 22 will be the day f r open
ing bids. The time for reception expires at
10 o’clock a. m.
COL. CORPUT’S SUCCESSOR.
The dire tors of the formers’ alliance ex
change met to-day at the Kimball hou-e
and received uud accepted C 1. Corput’s
resignation, and clecte i H\ 1., Peek of
Rockdale president. Tue directors passed
resolutions complimenting the r> tiring olfi
otal. C> 1. Corput gives as reasons for his
resignation, that it was necessary to neglect
his own business to attend to tho duties of
the oflice. ad his family is left unprotected
during his frequent visits to Atlanta. His
health, too, is unequal to the exactions of
the position.
PAID THE REWARD.
A. M. Skelton to-day p lid SIOO reward
for the apprehension of Dan Reed (colored),
charged with the murder of King Smith,
another negro, in Wilkinson county, list
September.
THE DALE CASE CONTINUED.
The case against Rev. W. R. Dale has
been continued until August. Dale hopes
to prove on the trial that lie was in Europe
during the time that Nil tall was pursuing
bis lively career in North Carolina.
CRUSHED UNDER THE WHEELS.
James J. Harris, a car coupler of the
Central railroad, was run over to-day by a
train in the company’s yards, ami killed in
stantly. It seems that H trns was caught
between two cars, knocked down, and
crushed under the wheels. Nobody wit
nessed tho accident, but another yurdman
heard Harris’ screams just after seeing
Harris signal the engineer to back the cars.
He ran to the spot,, and found the corpse.
A NEGRO BADLY HURT.
A negro named George Beavers was hurt
at a crossing by the Central railroad train
so seriously that ho is thought to tie dying.
Beavers iveeived internal injuries, and
several ribs were broken. The chaucos for
his recovery are poor.
SENT TO THE COAL MINES.
J. J. Paterson, who stabbed his wife in
Grant's park la-tsumm r, because he found
her vralki g with a member of tue legisla
ture, was sent to the Dade coal mines,
accompanied by Glenn McCord, twice con
victed of perjury in the notor.ous Eddle
mati murder trial, which started a series of
burnings in efflgy, the last of which threat
ened to plunge tne city into a bloody race
riot.
A YOUTHFUL BURGLAR.
John Strickland, 8 years old, was tried
to-day for burglary, and clearly proven
guilty, but discharged on aceouut of his
youth.
GEORGIA CROPS.
Commissioner Henderson has issued a
supplemental crop report for December.
The yield of cotton was: In North Georgia
70, Middle Georgia 05. East Georgia 04,
Southwest Georgia if*!. Southeast Georgia
87, for the w hole state SB. In some localities
the crop was badly damaged by cater
pillars. AU sections report excellent corn
crops, the average in the state being 103.
The average tor oats is SJ, rice 01. The
department’s correspondents report good
results from experiments with garden seed
furnished by the commissioner, and increas
ing Interest in gra-s culture, fruit grow ing,
stock raising, and forestry. Tho renot-t
states that t..e difference n cash and tnno
prices for bacon and corn lias been lessened,
n and another significa.it fact developed is
that while the indebtedness of farmers is
10 per cent, less, their condition is 10 per
cent, improved. Fif y-three per cent, of
the cotton crop is wrapped in cotton bag
ging.
HAPPENINGS AT ALBANY.
The Newly Elected City Treasurer
Resigns—Stolen Mules Recovered.
•Albany, Ga., Jan. o.—The city treasury
business took a sudden turn to-day, wtiich
set aside the pending contest. J. B. Gilbert,
the newly elected treasurer, sent m his
resignation at a meeting of the council this
afternoon, whereupon the old treasurer,
Gary Pittman, was re-elected. Mr. Gilbert
said: “You will please understand that in
taking this step I recog ize in no way the
contest for ray office, which is now pending.
With a view to promoting harmony be
tween .certain of our citizens 1 have, after
mature deliberation, thought it best to
resign.”
Tne mules that were stolen Wednesday
from Cook’s wagon yard were recovered
to-day and the thief caught, who proved to
be Edgar Land of Worth county. He wa
arrested and lodged in jail by Sheriff
Edwards to-day.
A wild mule made a break from a drove
passing through Broad street this evening,
and da-hed into a colored barber shop,
making things lively for the poor barber.
DECATUR'S CAPITAL.
Bank Officers Elected New City
Officials—lhe Alabama Midland.
Bainbridge, Jan. 9.— The officers of the
Bank of Bainbridge, elected Tuesday, are:
Sam H. Dickenson, president; Hon. John
D. Hanell, vice president; W. A. Dicken
son, cashier; R. A. McTyn, bookkeeper and
assistant cashier; directors, Hon. John D.
Hanell, S. H. Dickenson, G. A. Wight, G.
B. Truiodk, and H. B. Ehrlich.
The municip 1 officials fir the present
year are Hon. M. O’Neal, mayor; W. W.
Wright, J. E. Morgan, Hon. John D.
Hariall, L. F. Pattersou. and G. Broom,
aldermen. Marshal, Henry Smart;
assistant, Ben Humphry; clerk, J. S. Brad
well; treasurer, C. L. Harrell. The contest
for Hon. P. Ru-sel!’-- position as postmaster
is lively. L. F. Burkit and Dr. L. H.
Peacock are vigorously working for it.
The Alabama Midland will run through
passenger trains t > Troy, Ala., this week.
A Dry Dock Launched.
Pensacola, Fla., Jan. o.—The bow and
•tern dry dock, for some time past in oour -e
of construction at the Pensacola navy yard,
was uccessfully launched to-day. it was
built f r the gov eminent at a cost off 30,000,
and it will be towed to Key West, where it
is meant to be permanently stationed. It
■will accommodate fifty-live feet of the bow
or stern of a vessel. It is built of pine,
with haeketac knees, and has a depth of
thirty feet.
A Good Appetite
Is essential to good health; but at this sea
son It is often io3t, owing to the poverty or
impurity of the blood, derangement of tne
digestive organs, and the weakening effect
of the changing sea-on. Hood’s Sursapa
rilla is a wonderful medicine for creating
an appetite, toning the digestion, and giv"
ing strength to the whole system. Now is
the time to take it. Be sure to get Hood’s
Sarsaparilla.
FLORIDA'S SUBTROPICAL.
Opened Under tho Most Favorable
Auspices—The $ 1,000 Prize.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 9.—The
Florida Sub-Tropical exposition opened its
third year to-day ur.d r the roost favorable
auspices. The day was perfect nod the
streets were crowded with visitors from
i earlv morn till long t ast midnight.
The progrnmm*- for t -day conslstel of a
grand trade liisp.ay, military a:.d civic pro- |
'•e*.ui>n, openi -g *-xerct es in the ex so-nti >n
building, and drawing of souvenir nizw.
; This l>riz *ch-ms of the Sub- i rop cal nnau
ag uncut has put nearly $2d,00.) ioto its
it easury by toe sal" of tickets a*, ti **a ui.
r The p izrs were of all kinds and va.ue,
amou .ting to SIO,OOO, the capital prize
j being a certified check for SI,OOO. Tickets
• have been sold i every state in the Union,
j and the great *st interest lias lean shown in
! the pr. j ct.
The city ws beautifully decorated to
; day, surpassing, if p< s ible, the se~nes
!of February, 188.3, wi.ea President
I Cleveland 'visited Jacksonville. Iu
I the procession, which was over
■ one mile io length. Gov. Fleming and staff
! were conspicuous figures, mounted and um-
I formed.
I In the trade display ncnrlv2oo fl'-ats were
in line. These were original in design and
doc oration, and represente I aim st every
branch of trade a 'd industry.
Presida:U B. F. Ddlon of the Su' -Trop
ical expos tion,made thea ldress of welcome
in tne budding, foll owed bv Gov. Fleming,
j Hon. John E. Hartridge, and Director Gen
eral Moran.
The building presented a fine appearance.
When the exhibits are in position, it will be
the most complete presentation of Florida
resoure s ever arrange 1 in tho st it •.
Fully 5,000 people were in the exposition
building to-day. ‘ At the drawing of prizes
to-night No. 10,061 w n the sl,ooo. It is
sanl to have been bought by a lady of Lees
burg, Fla., only a few hours before the
drawing took place.
ABBEVILLE NOTES.
Jaundice at Roclielle—Sunday Schools
Organized—Guns for the Guards.
Abbeville, January 9.— Jaundice has
been so goneral at Rochelle as to almost
amount to an epidemic, and one case has
developed at this place.
With tho beginni ig of the new year
both the Methodists and Baptists have or
ganized Sabbath schools.
Notice bis been received that the guns
for the Abbeville Guards have been
shipped.
The tax-collector of AVilcox has issued
over 400 tax fi. fas. for defaulting tax
payers.
There Is a movement on foot to charter a
company for the putxiosa of operating a
brick-yard at Abbeville.
Judge M. F. Walker Dead.
Newnan, Ga., Jan. 9. —Judge M. F.
Walker of this city died to-day at 5 o’clock
a. m., at. tho residence of his son-iti-la-v,
Mr. Joseph T. Kirby. Tho and ceased was
formerly of Lafayette, Ala. He leaves a
handsome estate. His remains will bo in
toned at Newnan.
HABEAS COoP'JS GRANTED.
Dr. Kniffln and Miaa i urcell Released
on Bail.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 9. —Dr. Arthur S.
Kniffln and Miss Purcell, who wore ar
rested last night on a charge of murdering
Myra Kniffin, the doctor’s wife, were re
leased to-nignt on a writ of habeas corpus
issued by Chief Ju-tice Beasley.
Counsel for tho defease, undaunted
by his refusal to grant a
writ last night, inado another
argument before the chief justico at 4
o’clock this afternoon. At 0 o’clock his
appeal was granted, and the prisoners were
at o co notified of their good fortune.
At 7 ■ ’clock tho two prisoners wore taken
from the back outran o of tho jail yard
nnd driven to the residence of the chiet
justice, where some fifty pro ninont citizens
ha t ass infilled to go on their bond*. (Shortly
after 8 o'clock tho chief justice state!
that he thought the case a proper one, aud
that the prisoners should be released on’
bail. He raid that the prosecutor hud been
duly notified of the proceedings, and if he
had any good reason to present why such
an action should not prevail, he would uu
iloubtodly have I een present to state it.
He said their bail would bo $20,000 in each
case, and bonds were signed immediately,
twenty-eight citizens signing for Dr. Knilll i
nml fourteen for Miss Purcell. All of the
signers are well-known and iiilluential
cit zens.
Releases were then ma le out and signed
by tho chief justice, and, after receiving the
congratulations of counsel and friends, the
doctor and Miss Purcell wore driven to the
Kniffln residence on Broad street.
To-morrow Miss Purcell will go to her
former home in Broadway, in Warren
county, and Dr. Kniffln will sped the in
tervening time between now and the open
ing of court with his brother-in-law in New
Brunswick.
the Baltimore girls of 1782.
They Were Beauties, Indeed, and
Amiable Withal.
From the Baltimore . 1 m rrican.
Ludwig von Clusen was an aide to tho
Ccmte de Roehambeau. He was evidently
a man of keen observation and of excellent
taste. No better proof of that is needed
than the following, which tells of his stay
in Baltimore, and which shows that even
100 years ago the women of Baltimore
were pyjuouneed by such connoisseurs as
the officers of the French army the finest
in the land. Bays Von Closen, in his diary:
“On the sth of Aug., 1782, in Baltimore,
Roehambeau arranged a parade of his
troops, which went off splendidly. Our
soldiers could not have made a better ap
pearance if they bad been in France. The
whole town camo out to witness the
display; the ladies in rich toilet, and, as
far as it was within their circum
stances, in elegant carriages, tho row of
which appeared endless. One remark may
yet find its placo here, that according to
my taste the ladies of Baltimore are nos
s ssed of superior grace to tnosaof other
American towns. The greater number
are of a transparent comp loxion, the deli
cacy of which they well know how to pro
tect by lmods of huge dimensions. They
also allure by the freshness end lively
brilliancy of their eyes, these accom
plishments, as a rule, are combined with a
delicate shape; small white hands, well
cultivated; neat little feet, shod with groat
elegance, and their hair dressed with much
taste. E pecially these who have beau ilul
long hair possess the talent to make a show
of it by letting it. fall negligently upon
their white shoulders either m loose tresses
or in ling curls. Perfumes they ure very
fond of, as are, in fact, all the ladies of this
continent, or, I might as well have said, of
both continents.
“One day some In lies hinted to me to
give them a dancing party at my house, for
which purpose my landladies, mother and
daughter, willingly placed their spacious
saloon at my disposal. I could not u ell re
sist, and thus, after the example set by
several other oifieera previously, I arranged
a little ball for Aug. 8, to which,
besides the ladies, I invited my friends in
tho town and a certain number of dancers
from the army, as, of course, also the gen
erals and staff officers. All did mo tne
honor of appearing, yet wo were not
crowded, ,s the dancing saloon was ad j dried
by several mailer rooms, which were taken
up by the spectators. At midnight t*-e
supper took place, which, to tell the truth,
was rather an i different one, but wuat may
have been a lack of delicacies was mado up
by good humor. After that the dancing
was continued till 3 o'clock in the morning,
when every oue withdrew. The next day
I went to inquire of all tho ladies that had
been at the ball how it had agreed with
them, and found them all amiable enough
to as-u e ine that thov had amused them
selves exceedingly. Mrs. Lee, tho wife of
the governor, had also been present at the
ball.”
IHE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. JANUARY lrt. 1890.
FREAK3 OF FASCINATION.
The Hazdscme Woman is Not Always
the fteo3t Attractive.
Frond* Ttevrlyan in th* Saturday Rrr'etc.
Nature plays strange freaks with men’s
minds. If one of fLe rracy enterprising
newsyarers of the day was to ask every
man to give n carefully detailed d< sci iption
of the k i:il of woman most likely to fasci
na e him, many readers would, I think, be
astonish, and.
Noth Webster’s definition of the word j
fn-emation is “The exerciso of a powerful
< r irresistible influence <>: the affections
and passions.” und he gives as secondary ex
planations. “I'nsen, inexplicable i .iluence,
wi ehoraft, ei.c a tment.” In tho words
“mex lie .bio influence” the learned doct >r
seems to have suram; and up nea'ly the whole
question. Who can explain wnat is fre
quently the case, that of two men of as
nearly ns possible tho same cost of nnnd,
the one will find a wo ua i irresistibly fa-ci
nsting, winle on the other she may n't
exert tho slightest attractive icilnoucei
Such a problem is as hard to solve as why
tho guileless rab ~t, instead of putting his
best leg forward and making a b >lt, circles
round Lbe snake which he knows only too
wi li intends to make a me il of him.
The wise heatnen, Aristotle, said: “No
mun 1 >ve% but tuat he is first delighted
with, comolme sand Is* mtv, and beauty is
for the mos; part the bait which lures the
victim into the meshes of tho snare, but not
nlway-.” Dr. Web-ter, too, seems to imply
by his definition that in tne now r of fasci
nation, whether exercised by man or
woman, there lurks a certain sexual at
fi nity.
MMC. PE. STAEL NO BEAUTY.
One of the most fascinating women of
history was Germaine Neekor, afterward
Mme. lit Btael, though contemporaneous
rec ird tells us that she was anything but a
beauty, and that hor dress was not only
hideous, bat si unod against every priuciple
of g od taste.
Women, however, whose names will bn
handed down to posterity as having founded
u> t-d salons, or h iving provided tuo mag
netic influence to gather a brilliant coterie
of wit and taleut, have, for tho in st part,
been beautiful. “Beauty is the common
object of all love; as jets draw a straw, so
doth beauty love.” Beauty will al ways at
tract, at anv rate momentarily; but most
men if they liud that a lovely face is but a
mask cove ing avo and cranium, will cease
to flutter round the flame. There are, how
ever, striking exceptions to this rule on
record.
I‘erbaps the best instance is that of the
infatuation of P ince Maurice do Talley
rand, ouce Abbe <ie I’erigord and Bishop of
Autun, for that lovely blonde, Mme. Grunt,
afterward Mine Talleyrand, Her crass
stupidity was proverbial, and furnished
amusement for the salons of Mme. da
Htael and others which her husband
frequented.
But in the majority of cases something
mo e is necessary than comeliness of face to
really fascinate men, especially such men
as the “prince of diplomats,” and this
somA ,ing is the instinctive faculty which
enables a woman to adapt her mind to and
enter into tho spirit of her compani m for
the time being. Thus, in my own experi
ence, 1 havo soon a learned profo3Sur dis
coursing eloquently on the sculpture of
ancie .t Greece to a young lady wnose tastes
were in reality centered m dogs and horses.
Had he known her truo proclivities he
would have stood aghast at such utter bar
barism; yet such was her genial sympa
thetic influence on his mind that he pro
nounced her the most charming of her sex
second only, of course, to his stmit and
learned wife. Had the intercourse been in
definitely prol nged doubtless the potency
■ f the spell would havo vanished, for, in
reality, there was little or nothing in com
mon between the two heads.
SHE WAS LASTING! OF ALL, LOVELINESS.
The power of fascination inherent, in
women may, moreover, bo divided into two
kinds. All of us have seen the old lad}',
generally white-haired, with kludly, pleas
ant features, on which time has set no un
frie dly mark, who still retaius all her at
tractiveness. Note how the boys and girls
adore hor; they will go to her and confide
their sorrows, their hopes, their ambitions,
even when they would not breathe a word
to their mothers. The kiudly, living inter
est in a lad’s affairs by such a one has time
and time again first implanted the impulses
iu his heart which eventually led him ou to
an honorable career, Qui kly, almost by
stealth, tbe good is done by such and the
goi and seed sown which will ripen in after
time into a rich and abundant crop.
On the other hand we have most of us
seen, perhaps m real life, certainly ou the
stage, the fascinating adveutu ess who, by
her enthralling beaute de diable, enslaves
men’s souls and leads them (ou the stage)
to dare all for her sake. Such is direcrly
opposed to the sweet old lady iu hor old
fashioned chair, and these two form the
opposite poles between which the women
who fascinate vary. Types differ, and any
one you may select has some position i>e
tween these two opposites. Take for in
stance a pretty and maybe witty woman
who, hardly of her own frre will, makes
every man fail in love with her toa greater or
less degree. She may be innocent of all
evil intention, but her position on the scale
is not vastly removed from that of the
sorceress. Or, again, take the iustance of
the pretty young matron, who, while de
vo! and to home, husband, and children, yet
has several intimate men friends. But her
influence is all for good. Her fascination
is exer.ed in a worthy cause, and she has
found out a great truth, that there is no
friendship so lasting, so true, and so pleas
ant as ono between persons of opposite
sexes, where? a true feeling of bonne
camaraderie exists, and there is no pre
tense to love-making. S ich a woman, if
sue live long enougu, bids fair to develop
into a snowv-haired old lady, on whose
friendship the children will rely.
history’s many cases.
■\Vhich type of beauty proves most fatal
to men’s pence of mind ;s almost, if not
quite, impossinle to settle. History is our
only standby in such a case, and history
fails us here. To take a few of the women
who by their influence have made their
mark on the world’s record. Cleopatra,
May Queen of Scots, Elizabeth of England,
the Empresses Joseph and Eugenie—how
different are the pictures which the eye con
jures up. IVe are told that men died of
broken hearts when the Virgin Queen ban
ished them from her presence, and yet we
are led to believe that she had hair that
would have led the small boy of the present
day to make rude remarks about white
horses, that she was thin and angular, th it
she introduced ruffs because her neck was
disfigured. Or turn to her hated rival,
Queen Mary: From records unearthed,
comparative y recently, she .seeing to havo
had hair of the same color as Elizabeth’s, to
have been laine, and to have hnd a cast in
her eye. Yet, even it the story be not
true, there must have been sound founda
tion for the old tale that her executioner
could not bring himself to perforin
Ins gruesome task until ho had
someone attract her attention
so that he was no longer under theiuflu
inee of her sweet face. The snell that tho
dusky Queen of Egypt flung over the griz
zled veterans of Homo is too well known to
need recapitulation. The two French
empresses were both beautiful womo.,
and while the first Napoleon found out too
late how firmly his much-wronged wife
had wound herself round his heart, his
successor did not scruple to endanger lus
seat on the throne by allying him
self with the Spanish beauty. Amy
llobsart had so much power over
tho Earl of Leicester that ho ru
ined his career for her sake, la fact, his
tory too ns with instances, and the news
papers of to-day still toil us the old story of
woman’s influence over man. But all tho
types are different. In novels, the beauty
who hurries the hero on h;s headlong down
ward course, or by her subtle iuflu nee re
generate! his nature, is either a blonde
fairy with wondrous blue eyes, or a
brunette with tresses black as "night and
gleaming eyes. Experience of actual life
teaches a different lesson, and makes us
learn that women, dark or fair, thin or j
stout, snort or tall, gay or sad. may prove, '
eacn in ter own way, tne power and extent
of feminine influence.
Each and every man has his idea, though
he may scarcely know it himself. And
even peculiarities which may f rui a do*—
itive objection in one man's eyes are ador- j
able traits in the eyes of the ext. Some
think a sight impeiiment in a woman’s
; erch, a lisp or ne-v: u; h sitancy. irresi t
i. ly “fetehi g.” To one a wide month and
large teeth prove captivating, and 1 have
heard ama rave aQjut the sweetly wistful
look imparted by eyes of different colors. It j
is indeed lucky that all men have not pre- !
cisely similar tastes, but that on < prefers
tin swarthy <• impldxion of the daughters of
sunny I’aly, and another tainks that no
“daughter of the gods” was ever half so
beauteous ns his Gretchrn, while, no doubt,
the Hottentot thinks his fiance divinely fair.
THEY SHED NO BLOOD.
CoL Ochlltra3 and ex-3ov. Bunn Btlll
In 1 his World.
Feun tie Philadelphia Inquirer.
New York. Jan. 5.—A shedding of blood
has been averted, and Col. Tom Ochiltree is
still j ermitted to walk the Hoffman house
corral r with his crutches, and ex-Gov. |
William Bunn of Idaho to enjoy tho philo
sophic delights of draw poker. The shed
ding of b o ,and would have been the result of
a du 1, and the gentlemen would have boon
the | rmci als. The climax was tho result
of a practical joke, it is pretty generally
know n among his friends that Ochiltree has
a fondness for practical jokes, although
when the occasion demands not a mania
the town can be more serious than he.
Like all men, however, who find fun or sat
isfaction in harmless joking of a practical
kind, tho gentl 'man from Texas can
be imposed upon hi rself, and much more
easily than ho would care to a knowledge.
That is why there was more zest and inter
est iu deceiving him than in deceiving a
man who looked at life through fronted
spectacles. Gov. Bunn, (Steele Mackaye,
George Clark of Daly’s company, John
Chamberlin, and Muj. M. P. Handy of
Washingt n. Col. Frank A. Burr anil Louis
N. Megargeo of New York were in the
Hoffman house cafe one evening, discussing
the fate of the nation with the ge.itiemau
from Texas.
DIRECTED TO BE PUNCTUAL.
Before the partv broke up, Ochiltree on
behalf of Henry E. Dixey, ihe cornelian,
asked his friends to attend a clam-bake
wit) him the next day at noon, and was
particular in impressing upon them the
beauties of punctuality. The colonel
stamped off to bed with his crutches, and
the others departed to their ros|iective
hotel;. When the next day came the first
man on the ground was John Chamberlin.
He was about an hour behind time and
supposed Ochiltree had become tired
waiting, and had gone to the clam
bake with tho rest. A little
ques ioning discovered that not only
had every man in the party failed to keep
his promise, but that the Texan colonel had
not followed his own advice. He was sti 1
ia bed, snori ipt liko a forty pound safety
valve .vith sixty pounds pressure. Later
iu the day Mr. Cham: erlin ran across the
delinquents, and it was agreed that Ochil
tree should be gammoned into believing
that all hands had been punctually at tne
rendezvous as agreed upon, and that he was
the only promise breaker in the lot.
WHY' THEY ALL SMILED.
It was then suggested that a written mes
sage be left, expressing regret that the ap
pointment had not boen kept. Then Gov.
Bunn, seeing the way oreu for a joke, wrote
a scathing letter, beginning it with “Sir”
and ending it with “Yours, etc.” He de
clared that the failure of Col. Ochiltree to
keep the engagement, after exacting such
promises of i unctualitv, was without pre
cedent; that gentlemen who had a regard
for the niceties of life could not brook such
treatment, and that certainly no man
claiming the title of gentleman would offer
i. Ihe conspirators smiled several times
over the b. illiant idea their brains had
evolved, and strolled off.
COL. OCHILTREE GETS MAD.
Cos). Ochiltree came down-stairs late in
the day. He remembered something about
the clam-buke, and made an effort to find
his friend; so that he could apologize for
disappointing them. Toward dusk he
dropped Into the St. James hotel. There he
saw Bunn, Handy, Burr, Megargee, and
Capt. William M. Conner. The colonel, sur
prised at tho apparent seriousness of his
friends and made uneasy by Capt. Conner’s
serious view of the situa ion, h bbled
nil the way back to the II iffman and
found the aforesaid communication. Gov.
Bunn’s letter was taken slowly from its
envelope as Ochiltree made his way toward
the Twenty-fifth street and >or, and, if the
statements of several repu able persons are
to be taken, tie nearly h and an apoplectic fit
when he read the note. This he did not less
than four time;, aud with each perusal his
face became redder and his breathing more
labored, until at last it was impossible to
distinguish where his hair ended and his
face began. With kangaroo leaps ho hur
ried back to the St. James and bolted into
the cafe almost bursting with anger.
HE CALLED BUNN A LOAFER.
Going directly up to Gov. Bunn, whose
face was perfectly expressionless, Ochiltree
roared:
“Did you write that letter? Did you
write that, sir!”
Mr. Bunn never moved a muscle. He
scanned the writing and replied calmly:
“Yes, sir. That is my handwriting.”
One of the colonel’s and utches fell to the
floor; “If you wrote tnat letter you are a
loafer. A loafer, sir. Do \oa understand
me? A loafer.” As the colonel spoke he
thrust his arm forward, and shook the sheet
of paper under Bunn’s nose.
Still inn erturbable, the governor permit
tod himself to smile in a most exasperating
manner and remarked: “O, you can do that
with impunity. I can’t notice a man on
crutches. Y’ou are sate, sir.”
“Never mind the crutches,” bellowed
Ochiltree; “never mind the crutches. I’ll
throw ’em away. You are a loafer, sir!”
At this point some of the party got
between the two men.
A DUEL IN PROSPECT.
On the following morning, however, the
joke began to look serious. Col. Ned Al
triend called on bohalf of his friend, Col.
Thomas P. Ochiltree, aud asked who would
receive a letter for Gov. William M. Bunn.
With in ek seriousness Capt. Conner was
indicated and he, entering into the spirit of
tho occasion, let it be understood that he
stood ready to represent the absent Bjuii
from whom he had received several mes
sa;es relating to tho “insult.” The dispo
sition to smile arose again, but it was
instantly checked by Col. Alfriend, who
was deni serious. Gov. Bunn was expected
in town in a few hours, and uni. ss he could
be notified in time he might e one in con
tact with Ochiltree and ’attempt to carry
the joke to a further extreme, and invite a
tragedy. Meanwhile Col. Ochiltree sent for
Capt. Conner because of their long and
intimate acquaintance, and tho cnptiin, in
the role of a moderator, offered his services
in any capacity that they might lie neces
ary. Ho pic'u el Gov. Bunn’s sensitive
ness in glowing colors, nnd deprecated any
thing rash, but Ochiltree was not to be
tip: eased.
Shortly after this, however, one of the
party “blew the gaff,” or. in plain English,
revealed tue whole plot to the ex-congress
liiau from Texas, and white-winged peace
be can to coo and flap its wings once more.
Th > saddest part of the whole story was
Dixey’s disappointment. Instead of twenty
men at his clam-bake he hail five or there
abouts, and lost his appetite entirely be
cause there was t o much to eat and too
few persons to eat it. As far as the duel is
concerned, it is off.
Elegance. Luxury, and Comfort.
Hotel Placide, Jacksonville, Fla., entirely
new. Most elaborately furnished and best
equipped hotel in the city. American and
European plan. Passenger elevator aud mod
ern improvements. Cuisine exceptional, rates
liberal. F. M. ROGERS, Manager.
MEETINGS.
THE JASPEH >■ I I IL LO \ A ASSO-,
Cl YTIOY.
The nin-ty-seventh monthly meeting of thi*
As- jciatiun mil be heM THIS (Fridai i EVES
IMG at 8 o'clock, a; office of Garrard A Mel
drim.
P. \V. MELDRIM, President.
Chari r S. Wood, Treasurer.
STOCKHOLDER*’ MEETING.
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, i
Savannah. Ga.. Dec. 27. 1889. f
The annual meeting of t le stockholders of
this bank Mill be held at the bank in savannah
o.i FRIDAY. JAN. 19. lsjO, is o'clock tom. for
the election of directors, etc. The transfer
books will be ooep. fr m JAN. 3 to 8. and then
closed until after the annual meeting.
JAS. H. HUNTER. Cashier.
SPEC I AT. NOTH L.
Advertisements inserted under "Special
Kotiees” unU be charged 31 00 a Square each
insertion.
SPECIAL, mncit
Pulaski Council \o. 153, R. A.
Members and invited guests are requested to
meet at the liberty street parlor of the DeSito
THIS (Friday! EVENING, at 8:33 o'clock sharp.
The Banquet will be served at 9 o'clock.
SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY^
—ON AND AFTER
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11,
We shall serve, besides our
STANDARD PILSEN BEER,
—THE DELICIOUS—
>IINC 11 EN E R HOFB RA C.
PRICE $2 50 NET PER KEG.
—THE—
SUPERIOR BAVARIAN HOPS
Of our own importation give the Beer a de
lightful flavor, and in combination with our
CHOICE CANADA MALT,
Makes a beverage at once wholesome and nu
tricious. For family use in boxes of 2 dozen
pints at £2.
SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY.
Office 11 Sts; Bay Street. Telephone 429.
READ THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE
I have used Dr. Ulmer's Corrector in my
family for some time, and can testify to its
efficacy as a great family medicine. For ladies
1 think it unrivaled. GEO. M. KNIGHT,
Blaudon Springs, Ala.
Would not take 31,000 for the good derived
from the use of Ulmer's Liver Corrector.
H. H. KAYTON. New York.
Recommended by prominent physicians, and
awarded highest prize over competitors. Ask
for ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR, and take
no other. Prepared by
B. F. ULMER, M. D., Pharmacist.
Savannah, Ga.
Price $1 per bottle. If you cannot obtain the
“Corrector” from your druggist, send your
order direct, and it will bo forwarded by ex
press, freight paid.
MARIETTA AND NORTH GEORGIA
RAILWAY BONDS.
■The undersigned offers to investors a limited
amount of the Marietta and Nos th Georgia Rail
way Company’s 6 per cent. 59 year Consols at
95c. and accrued interest. Tnese bonds have
been purchased m London, in New York, in
Philadelphia, and in different southern cities by
first-class financial institutions and pro ment
capitalists. Toe road will soon be completed to
Knoxville, Tenn., and will then form a close
connection with the Knoxville, Cumb Hand Gap
and Louisville Railroad, thus becoming one of
the trunk lines of the south, with traffic more
than sufficient to enable it to take care of all of
its fixed charges.
Any information desired will be furnished by
Messrs. Kessler A Cos.. 5 1 Wall street. New
York, the Central Trust Company, New York,
or by A. L H AETRIDGE,
Battersby Building, Savannah, Ga.
THE TEETH AND NAILS
Require more attention than any part of the
human body, consequently the articles for their
preservation and beautification should be of the
best material. We import the best
TOOTH AND NAIL BRUSHES
That money can buy, and guarantee every
brush sold. A full line of
MANICURE GOODS
Always in stock. An assortment of Nail,
Bath, and Hair Brushes that is not carried by
any house in the south.
BUTLER'S PHARMACY,
Bull and Congress Sts.
FOR SALE.
VALUABLE SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
1,06? acres, more or less, in Chatham county,
extending cross from the Ogeechee Road to the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, front
ing on the former about 3.0 J feet, a id on the
lat er about one mile and three-quarters, be
tween the fourth and six unle posts, and extend
ing on toe other side of said railway to the ex
tent of about 45 acres. These are fine agricult
ural lan Is. heavily timbered with oak, pine,
hickory, and other growth. They lie acr ss the
path of the city's development southward, and
can easily be divided un into lots. For price an 1
terms apply to J, F. BR' KiKS, 135 Bay street.
AT REDUCED PRICE OF2SCL
TRY A HALF-POUND BOX
FINEST ASSORTED CHOCOLATES,
FINEST ASSORTED MIXED CANDIES.
Pounds £>oc. Handsomest package put up at
HEIDT’S.
Bl iST PEAS AND BEANS.
Just arrived and still coming in, large quanti
ties Buist Premium Peas, Philadelphia Extra
Early, Black Eye, Marrowfat and all other
varieties at lowest market price. Call and see
me. Yours, E. J. KIEFFER,
Corner West Broad and Stewart Streets.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Liberal loans made on Diamonds, Gold and
Silver Watches, Jewelry, Clocks, Silverware,
Guns, Pistols, Clothing, Tools, and on almost
anytidng of value, at the old reliable Pawn
broker House, 179 Congress street.
E. MUHLBERG, Manat r.
Highest prices paid for old Gold and Silver.
ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS. '
Merchants' National Bank, (
Savannah, Ga.. Dec. 11, 1889. |
The annual election for directors of this hank
wilt be held at the banking bouse on TUESDAY,
JAN. 14, 1890, between the hours of 12 and 1
o’clock. THOS. G. GADSDEN,
Cashier.
B.VGUS & MrINTOSH,
WOOD DEALERS,
230 Harris Street.
Wood of best quality always on hand and
delivered promptly, sawed and stick. Orders
solicited. Telephone 278.
NOTICE. _
Neither the Master nor Consignees of the
German bark AGNES will be responsible for
any debts contracted by the crew.
A. MINIS & SONS, Consignees.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
THE LIBERTY RANGE ’
HAS NO SUPERIOR,
Housekeepers in want of a first-class Cooking
Apparatus should examine this Range and be
convinced of its merits before purchasing any
other.
THE IRON KING IMPROVED,
SOUTHERN GIRL,
—AND—
FARMERS' FRIEND
COOKING STOVES.
FULL LINE OF HEATING STOVES,
LIBRARY’ AND TABLE LAMPS,
CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE,
For Salk at Low Prices.
J. W. NORTON, Agt.,
THE TITLE GUARANTEE AND LOAN
COMPANY’ OF SAVANNAH,
135 Congress Street,
INSURES TITLES TO REAL ESTATE
And guarantees purchasers or mortgages
against loss by reason of defective titles.
LOANS MONEY ON REAL ESTATE
In amounts from Si 0 up for fixed periods, or on
the monthly installment plan.
ACTS AS AGENT OR TRUSTEE
For individuals, estates or corporations, as ex
ecutor of wills and guardian of minor children.
THE DIME SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Of this company, at 135 Congress street, re
ceives deposits of from one dime upward, and
pays or compounds interest thereon quarterly
at 4 per cent, per annum.
officers:
GEORGE H. STONE, President.
F„ L. HAC'K’ETT, Treasurer and Cashier
Dime Savings Department.
ISAAC BECKETT, Secretary and Solicitor.
R. R. RICHARDS, Advisory Counsel.
“LA GRIPPE/’ _
-4it Imported Article of
(Russian Influenza).
“PORTLAND,”
An Imported Article of Superior
(German Cement!.
Both possess tenacious qualities. The use of
either will satisfy you. “La Grippe” pays no
tariff duty,
but PORTLAND CEMENT does,
—And is imported In cargo lots by—
A. HANLEY,
Builders’ Materials, Supplies,
SASHES. DOORS, AND BLINDS,
Bay and Whitaker Streets.
PAINTS AND OILS A SPECIALTY.
8 PIS CIaTTNOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the first install
ment of five per cent, on the capital stock of
the Germania Savings Bank is NOW DUE, and
payable on or before the 15th INST., at the
office of 11. BLUN. H. BLUN,
GEO. YV. OWENS,
Com: ii ittee.
HENRY BLUN
Offer* the new 6 per cent. 30-year gld hondi
of the
SAVANNAH, AMERICUS AND MONT
GO.YIERY R AILROAD
For sale at 95 per cent, and accrued interest.
The above road is now operated from LON
VAI.C to NIcRAE, on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia—l3s miles. The
grading of 10 miles additional to STERLING
will be finished in the course ot 30 days. At
Sterling the road will connect with the
SAVANNAH AND WESTERN,
Now being constructed by the Georgia Cen
tral. The earnings of the Savannah, Ameri
cas and Montgomery Railroad, with present
traffic arrangements, will b? ample security
lor the payment of interest on the bonds.
The right is reserved to raise the price ol
bonds without notice. The above bonds are
recommended for investment.
TO THE PUBLICL
All persons are cautioned against purchasing
that tract of land in Chatham County, Georgia
immediately south of the extended limits of
the city of Savannah, known as the BRANCH
TRACT, containing One Hundred and Seven
Acres, more or less, bounded ou the north bv
Estill Avenue, east by Waters Road, south by
lands of llarstow, ana west by lands of Gen. A.
R. Lawton, as 1 have made a contract for the
purchase thereof, and intend to apply to the
courts for a specific performance of the con
tract- J. H. ESTILL
Savannah, Aug. 30, 18S8.
jpfvsh guaranteed m i ’" K mTT
OONOS2ESAasISL.M:' A
t'ani OR HONEY REFUNDED. siffijS
mi ScldljallSruEpsls^S
N. T. PIKE, Solo Agent,
Corner Jefferson and South Broad streets
Savannah. Ga.
DRUGS AND MEDICIJi RS
Sure Death
rfO ALL COCKROACHES AND BUG3-a
" new and effective remedy. It is not a
poison. Try it. 25c. per bottle. For sale at
the YAMACRAW PHARMACY, M. A. BARIE,
Prop rietor, southeast corner West Broad and
Brvan streets.
Hendy’s Compound Damiana
C NURDS Mental and Physical Exhaustion,
? Nervous Prostration. Impotence, etc.; de
scriptive circular by mail on application.
J. C. MIMS <Sc CO.,
Successor to W. F. Hendy, northeast corner
West Broad and Bryan streets.
IMPORTED BAY RUM,
A fine article in quantities to suit pur
chasers. at
L. C. STRONG’S DRUG STORE,
Cor, Bn’.l and Perry Street Lane.
HARDWARE.
HARDWARE,
Sara! Stores Supplies,
WAGON MATERIAL,
FOR SALE BY
Edward Lovell’s Sons
155 Broughton street and 138 and 110 State sts
■EXCURSION .
Charleston ani Savannah lfyla
Excursion to Charleston on Oc
casion of Laying of Corner
Stone of the New Ca
thedral by Cardinal
Gibbons.
FOR the benefit of persons desiring to attend
the ceremonies of the laying of thecorner
*7?"?, °f tfc** Yew Carhedril at Chariest ,n
NDAY AFTERNOON, January 12. tie
Charleston and Savannah Railway will &.ir
round trip tickets at rate of
Tickets on sale Saturday afternoon and Sun.
day morning, good until Monday, Jan 13
E. p. McSATNEV, (In. Pass. Agt.
SMOKETTESi
AT HALF PRICE,
Sraokettes! Sniokettcs!
Seed and Havana Cigars,
Are Worth Ten Cents of Any Man’s Money.
Sold Everywhere for
Five Cents.
Ask for Them, and Insist on Having Them.
SmoMes! SioMfis!
POWELL SMITH A CO.,
MANUFACTURERS,
NEW- . YORK.
Ousl Ms 4 Cos,
SOUTHERN DISTRIBUTING DEPOT.
SHOES.
SHOES!
OB Fill STOCK CHIME
YI7E have this season surpassed all of our
* I previous efforts in catering to the wants
of the Lad es, and are now showing the hand
somest and finest line of
LADIES’ FOOT WEAR
Ever brought to this market. And we "Arise to
remark,” when it comes to a “show down,” our
Children's Line of Shoes for dress and knock
about, stands unequaled. A moment’s inspec
tion is all we ask to convince you we are
THE LEADERS
In Styles and Bottom Prices of the Shoe Trade
of Savannah.
BUTLER k IORRIBSEY,
120 BROUGHTON ST.
Mail orders receive our personal super
vision, and satisfaction guaranteed.
PRINTER AND BOOKBINDER.
BUSINESS IS
And Business Men are needing
their supplies of Office Station
ery. Orders for Blank Book?
and Printed Blanks of all kinds
will have prompt and careful at
tention if left with the Old and
Reliable Printer and Binder,
93j3ay. GEO. N. NiCHOLS.
~ STOVEs.
EmiliCijM,
156 CONGRESS ST.
\ GENTS for Boynton Furnace Company, of
' ' NewY’orkjthe Thomas Roberts Steven
son Company, Philadelphia; Isaac A. Sheppard
Company, of Baltimore. The most celebrated
stove makers in the country. Every stove
guaranteed to be perfect, and a call will satisfy
you that our prices are under all others in the
trade.
GROCERIES.
W. D. CHAMPION.
APPLES,
GRAPES,
BEETS,
CARROTS,
TURNIPS,
ARRIVING THIS DAY AND FOR SALE BY
AdI.CIIAMHON’S SON
Successor to A 11. CHAMPION.
PLUMBER AND GAS FITTER.
ffrooglt Iron Pipe and Fittings,
STEAM VALVES, COCKS, ETC
A Large and Varied Assortment 1
Constantly in Stock.
JOHN NICOLSON, JR.,
32 Drayton Street.