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JOHNSON TO GO BACK.
THE PRESIDENT NAMES COLLEC
TOR WHEATON’S SUCCESSOR.
Capt. Doyle's Friends in Bad Humor
Because He Was Not Appointed—
David Porter to be Mr. Johnson’s
Deputy Pending His Appointment
to the Postcfflce— Plenty of Appli
cants for the Clerkships Capt.
Wheaton Loses Eight Months of
His Full Term.
The Morning News’ Washington dis
patches announce the appointment of ex-
Collector T. F. Johnson as collector of
customs for Savannah. Mr. Johnson’s ap
pointment was looked for this week, but it
was hardly thought that it would he made
before the latter part of the week. Mr.
Johnson had received no notification from
Washington last night of his appointment,
hut he was not surprised whoa told that it
had teen made.
Col. Buck went on last week in Mr. John
son's interest, and after Col. L-cke’s ap
pointment to the Macon postofliee there was
not much doubt that Mr. Johnson's appoint
ment would come next. He does not think
there will be any delay in his confirmation
when his name has been sent in.
Mr. Johnson was removed from the eol
lectorshlp in August, 16Nj for offensive
partisanship. Capt. Wheat on’s ap|X)intment
dates from August 13, 188(3, and lie became
collector Sept. 1. His term would have ex
pired next September. The news from
Washington announcing tho ap
pointment of Mr. Johnson was not
rsceived yesterday until after the custom
house bndclcsed, but it was pretty generally
known last night. It is understood that
Mr. David Porter, who was deputy col
lector under Mr. Johnson for many years,
will be bis deputy again. Mr. Porter is an
applicant for the postolHce, but his
candidacy will not prevent his ap
pointment to the custom house.
The deputy collectorship pays SI,BOO a year.
The salary of tho collector is made up of
fees, and cannot exceed $6,0U0 a year. If
the fees amount to more than that in one
year the surplus must be turned into tho
treasury. The bond is $ 120,000.
The other offices in the custom house
are an entry clerk, $1,500: a money clerk,
spectors at $4 a day, and two at sl3 a day;
one night inspector at $2 a day; three boat
men at SSO a month, ana one at $.30 a
month; a messenger at $720 a year; a store
keeper at $3 a day, and a janitor at S7OO a
year, with an assistant during the winter at
S3O a month.
There are any uumber of eyes on these
places. It is probable that most of the
places will be filled with new men, but Mr.
Johnson is not prepared yet to say who they
will be.
Capt. Doyle’s friends were not in a very
goid humor over his being loft out. They
were counting on his appointment as a sure
thing.
ALL BUT THEIR COMMISSIONS.
The New Officers of the Savannah
Cadets Formally Elected.
At a meeting last night, ordered by the
colonel of the First Volunteer regiment for
the election of a captain and first and
Becond lieutenants of tho Savannah Cadets,
J. F. Brooks was elected captain, R. 8. Moll
first lieutenant, and R, P. Lovell second
lieutenant. Tho election was unanimous.
The judges of tho election were Capt.
Rockwell of the Oglotliorpes, Lieut (Ileus m
of the Oreeus, and Lieut. Gaudry of tho
Bines.
After the election there was a spread in
the gun room. Various toasts were re
sponded to, and toasts were proposed for
each of the companies represented by the
judges, and were responded to by the offi
cers representing them. A toast was also
proposed to the Southern Cadets of Macon,
and was happily responded to by United
States Marshal Corbett. Several songs
were sung by members of the Cadets and of
visiting military.
Last night was the time of tho annual
meeting of the company, but owing to tho
election it was postponed until uext Tues
day night, Capt. Brooks ordered a drill on
that night, so as to prepare for (he parade
on Jan. 20. The affair last night was a
most enjoyable one.
THE ARIESIQN BELLS OUT.
The Brewery Company Buys Its Ice
Plant for $65,000
The Savannah Brewery Company has
bought the Artesiau Ice Company’s works
for $65,000. The brewery company had a
lease on the works with an option to
purchase, and it has closed the
option. Tho works were started in June,
3888. The company suspended in February,
last year, and tho works were leased to the
brewery company. The Artesian company
paid $9,000 for tue site for tho works, and
the plant cost $33,000. It is understood that
the sale to the brewery company netted the
ice company stockholders a good profit.
THE MERCHANTS’ WEEK.
The Executive Board Changed Into a
General Committee.
The executive board for Merchants’
week met last night at the trav
elers’ exchange. Representatives of the
city council, cotton exchange, and board
of trade were prosent. 11. W. Palmer,
chairman, presided. The name of the
board wus changed to general committee
of merchants’ week, and the chairman
was authorized to appoint subcommittees
on finance, transportation, invitation, en
tertainment, parades, fireworks, races, dec
orations, and iu fact, all committees re
quired to take hold of and carry out tho
celebration. The committees will bo an
nounced in a few days. A programme for
the celebration was discussed and wus
referred to an executive committee, to
bo composed of the chairmen of
the various subcommittees. The meeting
was an enthusiastic one. It adjourned to
meet at the call of the chairman. In the
meantime invitations will be issued to tho
wholesale and retail merchants to be pres
ent and take part in the next meeting, which
w,ll be held as soon ns the subcommittees
have been appointed. The headquarters
of the general committee wore established
at tho travelers’ exchange, aud a secretary
will be there from now on.
The Eenevolent Association.
The semi-annual meeting of the Savan
nah Benevolent Association was held yes
terday afternoon in the “long room” of the
City exchange, and there was a very full
attendance and a lengthy session.
There was considerable routine business
transacted. A committee of three, of which
Col. John Screven was chairman, was ap
pointed to draft suitable resolutions of re
spect to the late Col. George L. Cope, which
resolutions were adopted by the unanimous
vote of those present,
Tho German Friendly Society.
The German Friendly Society has re
elected the following officers:
President —William Sclieihing.
Vice President—Th Neves.
Secretary—A. Heller.
Treasurer—A. Krieger.
Stewards—A. Lindner, John Wohanka.
Committee on Finance—H. Blun, V. 8.
Btuder, A. KesseL
Relief Committee—Joseph Hirschbach,
A. Gamer t, A. Lindner.
All our physicians recommend Dr. Bull's
Cough Syrup for hoarseness and colds, 25 cents.
Take no “just as good.” (Jet the genuine Sal
vation Oil. It kills pain. Price 25 cents.
Read Davis Bros’, advertisement at bot
*tom of this page.
THE BAY STREET RIGHT OF WAY.
A Conference Between the City and
County and Mr. Exley.
The street and lane committee of council,
Mayor Schwarz, City Attorney Adams,
aud City Engineer Winn, on th? part of the
! city. County Commissioners Read and
1 Smart, and Connty Attorney Sausay, met
Mr. W. L. Exley and his attorney, T. P.
Ravenel, Esq., j esterday afternoon in con
ference in t ;e mayor’s office on the Bay
street extension.
The conference was held at the instance of
Alderman Harmon, chairman of the street
and lane committee, with tho view of try
iug to get the throe parties in interest to
agree upon some amicable adjustment of
the disputed right of way over Mr. Exiey’s
land.
The meeting lasted two hours, and there
was a great deal of talk, bat at the close
nothing definite had been agreed upon; in
fact, it was and hv represent stives of both
the city and county that mat ers remain
just as they were before the conference was
held.
The situation, as explained by Mr. Exley,
is that the city contracte i for the right of
way across bis land for tho Bay street ex
tension, for wliieh it agreed to do certain
things, and to which contract he is in
clined to hold. The right of way,
however, extends beyond t ie corporate
limits of the city, and it is claimed that the
city cannot acquire a right of way nor
build a street extension. That portion of
the laud outside of the municipal corpora
tion the county proposes to run its portion
of the Bay street extension through, and
when the county commissioners g .nghc to
come to some terms with Mr. Exley, they
were met with his statement that he no
longer controls the right of way, as he had
parce<i with it to the city.
On the advice of the county attorney
legal notices were served on both the city
and Mr. Exley that the commissioners hail
granted anew public road from the exten
sion of Bay street to the Augusta road, and
that they must put in their claim for dam
ages or be forever after estopped.
Here the complications come in. The
city cannot claim a right of nay or build a
street outside of the corporate limits. It
cannot, it is claimed, put in a claim for
damages on property that it cannot legally
hold or control. Mr. Exley, under his con
tract, claims that lie does not now control
It, but the city having contracted for tho
right of way is the party for the county to
deal with.
It wuj understood when the meeting ad
journed last night that the county will pro
ceed to condemn the right of way to tho
corporation line. The street and lane com
mittee hope, however, that the city and
Mr. Exley may yet come to an amicable
adjustment of the complicated matter, and
to that end it is oxpected that another con
ference will be had between the committee
and Mr. Exley. The county commissioners
are not likely to be represented at the next
conference as they think less delay will
follow the condemnation of the right of
way.
A HINT TO TAXPAYERS.
Only Five More Days to Make Re
turns to the City.
Under a city ordinance, the city treas
urer’s offico is elosod to the general public
on the afternoons of Jan. 14, 15 and 10—
yosterday, to-day and to-morrow. This did
not have the effect of interfering with the
receiving of per.nnal tax returns yosterday
afternoon, as City Marshal Wade, who is
assisting the city treasurer, had n table out
side, in the hall of the city exchange, aud
received tax returns up to 5 o’clock vester
day afternoon. He will be found there this
uftornoon and to-morrow afternoon, while
tho city treasurer’s office will bo open during
the forenoons.
There remain but five days in which to
make returns, as next, Monday is the last
day of grace, and all those who do not
make their returns by that day will find
that Instead of escaping taxation they will
bo assessod double.
It is understood that a much more rigid
inquiry into the valuation of personal prop
erty liable for taxation is being made this
yonr, and many have learned that they
cannot deduct trom the value of their stock
la trade the amount of their indebtedness
on it, as the title rests with tlio purchaser of
stock in trade when it is delivered into
his possession, and is therefore returnable
for taxation. This ruling is having a
tendency t > increaso tho aggregate of per
sonal tax returns. Another surprise has
been in store for tho§e having stock iu trade.
They were not jiermitted to return stock in
trade for loss than tho amount of insurance
carried upon it, an unexpected way the city
had to get an approximate value of the
stock carried, and it is S lid that the appli
cation of this rule has sent several returns
many thousand dollars higher.
THE HEBREW ASSOCIATION.
Officers Elected Last Night for the
Next Year.
The Young Men’s Hebrew Association
held its second annual meeting last night,
and tho following officers were elected:
President—l. G. Haas.
First Vice President—S. Herman.
Second Vice President—H. M. Boley.
Treasurer —H. H. Livingston.
Recording Secretary—M. H. Harm.
Corresponding Secretary—Jacob Gazan.
Directors—Rev. I. P. Mende3, E. A.
Weil, M. S. Gardner, A. E.jDryfus, H. W.
Witcover.
Tho mooting was a very enthusiastic one,
and thirty-five applications for membership
were receiver!. The board of managers will
meet Sunday night to arrange the business
for the coming year, such as the appoint
ment of committees and assignment of work
to each of the offices.
The H. M. H. Association.
The twelfth annual meeting of the
Employe’s Mutual Relief Association of the
Charleston and Savannah, and Florida and
Western railway, was held night before
last in the long room of tho general officers,
General Manager Haines, Superintendent
Fleming, Traffic Manager Owens, and other
officials were present. Several committees
reported, and tho annual reports of the
officers showed the association to be in an
excellent condition. Tho membership is
confined as yet to employes ot tho Savan
nah, Florida and Western railway and
Charleston and Savannah railway, and
numbers 550. Savannah is headquarters
for the association.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President—W. W. Dowell.
Vice President—H. H. McKee.
Secretary and Treasurer—H. B. Foy.
The following were elected on the fiuance
committee: J. w. Chandler, John Siday,
C. H. Carroll, R. M. Gibbs, and F. S.
Butler.
The Cold Wave “Busted.”
The cold wave has gone to pieces. It
passed off the coast yesterday and its effects
will not be felt here. Another wave has
developed, however, in the extreme north
west and seems to he following in tho wake
of the one which has just passed off. The
weather everywhere, except in the west, is
moderating. The Mississippi valley district
had much warmer weather yesterday. It
is raining, however, there. Observer Whit
ney said last night that it will be impossible
to tell just what influence tho cofd wave in
the northwest will have on the weather
here. A light rain fell late yesterday even
ing and last night, but thsre are no indica
tions for rain to-day.
Bass' Ale and Guinness’ Stout, Dog Head
Brand, bottled by Head Bros., London, are al
lowed to remain upwards a year in their ample
cellarage to settle into brilliant condition long
before being bottled. Lippman Bros., Agents,
Savannah, Ga.
Knabe leads the world. Davis Bros.
TOE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1890.
VISIT OF THE CARDINAL.
i AMERICA'S GREATEST PRELATE IN
SAVANNAH.
j Bishop Becker Entertains the Dlatin
tuisbed Visitor at the Episcopal
Residence—The Cardinal Declines a
Public Reception, and Desires that
His Visit be Informal—To Celebrate
Mass at the Cathedral this Morning:
and Visit the Catholic Institutions
During the Day.
Cardinal Gibbons arrive! in Savannah
yesterday on the 2 o’clock train from
Charleston. He was accompanied by Vicar
General Keiley of Atlanta and Father
Colbert of Savannah. The cardinal was
met at the train by Vicar General C ifferty.
Father McMahon and Dr. J. B. Read.
It was not known until about uoon when
the cardinal would arrive, and his reception
was altogether informal, as ho desired that it
should be. He is vory much fatigued from
his visit in Charleston. There were very
few at the d‘pot when the cardinal’s train
arrived, and when he got out of the car he
shook hands with those who had assembled
to meet him and was driven immediately to
the Episcopal residence at Harris and Lin
coln streets. Mgr. O’Connell, rector of the
Americin college at Rome, will arrive from
Charleston this morniug. The monsignore
came over trom Rome with the papal legate
to attend the late centennial of the Catholic
church in Baltimore. He is a South Caro
liniau by birth, and has come recently
from Columbia where he has been visiting
his mother, who resides at the state capital.
FEW CALLERS RECEIVED.
Cardinal Gibbons saw a few of his friends
yesterday afternoon, but hundreds of callers
were turned away. Mayor Schwarz paid
the cardinal a visit soon after his arrival.
The cardinal will remain over to-diy, but
he will not give a public reception, nor, in
fact, a reception of any kind. It is his
wish to be as quiet as possible while he is
here. Ha came over to Savannah to soo
Bishop Becker, who was unable to go to
Charleston. They are old friends, having
bean consecrated on tha same day, Aug. 16,
1868, in the cathedral of Baltimore, by the
late Archbishop Sralding. It may be that
Cardinal Gibbons will visit Dr. Road, who
is also an old friend.
The programme of the cardinal’s visit to
day will be informal. He will celebrate
mass at 7 o’clock this morning in tho cathe
dral, and it is expected that the church will
be crowded. After the mass he will visit
the Catholic institutions in tho city, includ
ing the St. Vincent de Paul convont, St.
Joseph’s Infirmary, St. Mary’s Home, the
Little Sisters, and tho colored Catholic
schools.
The cardinal will leavo to-night at 8:10
o’clock, on the Charleston and Savannah
railway, for Wilmington, N. C., where he
will spend a few days. It is his old home.
From there he will return to Baltimore.
A PRINCE OF THE CHURCH.
Cardinal Gibbons, although 56 years old
is much y< >unger in appearance. He was
born in Baltimore, July 23, 1834. At an
early age he was taken bv his parents to
their former home in Ireland, where his
education began. When he was 17, he re
turned to his native city, and
after a brief experience as a clerk,
entered * St. Charles’ college, Maryland.
In September, 1057, lie was transferred
to St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, and
Juno 30, 1861, ho was ordained a pnost in
St. Mary’s hospital A few months later
he was made pastor of St. Bridget’s church
at Canton. While he was performing the
duties of priost there Archbishop Spalding
transferred him to the cathedral, made him
his private secretary, and appointed him to
the important office of chancellor of the
archdiocese.
In 1866 when the second plenary council
of the American Roman Catholic church as
sembled in Baltimore Cardinal Gibbous was
assigned to the office of assistant chancellor
of the body which represented the entire
hierarchy of the United States. In 1868 he
was made vicar apostolic of North Caro
lina with the rank and title of bishop. In
1873 he was translated to the vacant see of
Richmond, Va., and ho established St.
Sophia homo for aged persons, enlarged St.
Joseph’s Female Orphan Asylum, and
founded parish schools iu Petersburg and
Norfolk.
COADJUTOR OF ARCHBISHOP BAILEY.
When in 1877 the health of Arohbishop
Bailey of Baltimore began to decline he
asked Pope Pius to give him a coadjutor, at
the same time suggesting Bishop Gibbons
for tho offico. ills request wai granted,
and May 29, 1577, Dr. Gibbons was ap
pointed to the office. In Octobar of the
same year the archbishop died, and Dr.
■ Gibbous succeeded to the vacant see, and
thus at tho oarly ago of 43 ho attained to
tho highest ecclesiastical dignity of his
church in the United States.
Iu 1883 Archbishop Gibbons was sum
moned to Romo with other American arch
bishops to confer upon affairs in the United
States. During this visit he (Gibbons) was
the recipient of many marked favors from
Pope Leo. He was appointed to preside
over the Third plenary council of Baltimore,
which assembled in Baltimore November,
1884.
The pope expressed his appreciation of
Archbishop Gibbons’ service in this capac
ity, and shortly afterward, at a special
consistory, he nominated him for promo
tion to tho high dignity of cardinal, and he
was immediately confirmed.
Cardinal Gibbons has endeared himself to
all—Protestants as wall as Catholics, the
poor as well as tho rich —by his simple and
unostentatious life.
CITY BRBVITIHIS.
Savannah Tribe No. 4, L O. R, M., meets
this evening.
Golden Rule Lodge of Odd Fellows will
meet to-night.
Georgia Chapter, R. A. M., will meet to
night and install officers.
Up to 1 o’clock this morning there were
seven cases docketed for tho mayor’s court,
the charge in each case being drunk and
disorderly.
Tho farmers’ alliance is giving a celebra
tion in Valdosta to-day. A brass band wont
down to Va.ldosta front Savannah last night
to furnish music.
The Sacred Heart Dramatic Club re
hearsed “A Brother’s Keeper,” a three-act
drama, at Yongo’s hall last night Tho
club will prevent the drama in a short time.
Extensive repairs to the city’s wharf at
tho foot of Aborcorn street, it is exoected,
will be completed to-day. The wharf has
been raised fifteen inches and is being put
in the very best repair.
An election for a lieutenant colonel and
two majors of the First regiment of Georgia
cavalry will be held Jan. 25, at such
places, and commencing at such hour as
may be designate and by tho commanding of
ficers of the companies composing the regi
ment. Returns of the elections will bo
transmitted by the superintendents to the
regimental commanders. The Hussars will
bifid their election at the company’s drill
room between 8 and 10 o’olock Saturday
night.
The calendar issued by the Ocean Steam
ship Company for IS9O embodies a practical
expression of an idea of one of the agents of
the line. It is one chiefly, if not exclusively,
available by transportation companies. All
that the consignee has to do when seizing
an order is to tear off a page of tho calen
dar, address ami sign it and inclose it in his
letter. The house in New York receiving
the letter sends this signed order to their
shipping department, which acts as in
structed and ships all goods "via Savaunah
line until otherwise ordered.”
Custom House Statistics
Show that 2,454,504 cases of champagne were
imported during the list decade, of which
over ono-fourlh was “G. H. Mutnm’s Extra
Dry.” Their importation during that period
was ovor 200,000 cases more than any other
brand, indicating its popularity.
PHYSIQUE THE BTYLB NOW.
Mias E. Marguerite Llndiey’s Lecture
to Savannah Girla
Mias E. Marguerite Lindley of Atlanta
delivered a very entertaining and in
structive lecture on physical culture at Ma
sonic hall yesterday morning to an au li
enee of about eighty ladies and one gentle
man. Miss Lindley Is a charming lecturer.
It required no special effort to interest the
minority sex in her audience, but what she
said interested the ladies as vrell. Miss
Lindley is a thorough believer in physical
culture.
“Every day,” the lecturer said, “I am
Asked what physical culture is. lam asked
by every sort and condition of people—the
thin, the stout, the sad, the nervous, the
underfed, the overfed, the stiff-jointed, the
loose-jointed, the lame, the halt, the blind —
and toe answer must be adapted to meet the
nee,is of the inquirer. Since physical cul
ture Is nature’s own law, these defects can be
corrected by the exercises and care of the
body that allow nature to right herself.
That is what physical culture is.
“Physical culture,” M si Lindley proudly
said, “neei never be associated with pugil
ism. The reflection might easily be spare!
if people would read up on ancient Gre. cs
and see that when physical culture was pre
eminent intellectual power was at its hight.
The body received as much attention from
the Greeks as the mind, and the perfect
working of the two evclutionized the high
est type of perfection in intellectual forc9
and physical beauty that the world
has ever known. Aristotle, Solon and
Plato were scholars of that age.
The gymnasium afterward was cominted
and coarse sports followed, no more reflec
tion on the science of physical culture, how
ever, than the course literature of the
present day is ou our grand works of
mighty minds. The gymuasium was after
ward restored to its proper digoity, which
brought a corresponding rise in intellectual
power, and every age of intellectual pru
dence has bean marked by the proper
cultivation of the body.
“We have this in our owu country. The
mortality among the cleanly, well-fed chil
dren is nothing compared with what is in
poorly ventilated homes of poverty.
“Complexion, grace, ease, beauty of figure
and carriage are the fashionable thing now,
Miss Lindley said. 11l health is no longer
the style. There is au absolute necessity
of physique for mental resource.”
The lecturer paid a tribute to Henry
Grady: “Who shall say,” she asked, “that
our dead orator, our Grady, whose loss we
feel the more heavily every day, would not
have been spared for many years had his
intellect not exbaustod his physique so
that there was little resource to draw upon
when the need came for him to resist ill
ness!”
Miss Lindley took up the question of
dross. She is opposed to the iniquitous cor
set and bustle, and an earnest advocate of
dress reform. It D woman's duty, she said,
to try and be beautiful, because there is no
fairer creation of God than woman.
THE VESTIBULE’S FIRST TRIP.
It Starts a Week Later Than Last
Year with More Passengers.
The vestibule train from New York to
Savannah and Florida made its first run
this season yesterday. It arrived here at
10:40 o’clock a. m. on time, with twenty
five passengers. Conductor Slawson, of the
Charleston and Savannah railroad, was in
charge of the train, with Engineer Hazel in
charge of the engine, No. 12. The train
consisted of a baggage car, the dining ear
Alhambra, the smoker Aladdin, and the
sleepers Phoeian and Ixion.
The train left Now York Monday morn
ing at 0:30 o’clock. It made a quick run
and did not lose a minute throughout the
entire trip. Three of the passengers were
bound for Savannah. The othors were dis
tributed as follows: Thomasville 1, St.
Augustine 13, Jacksonville 5, and Sanford
2. The train took on a passenger for St.
Augustine hero and left at 11:01 o’clock in
charge of Conductor Wright, and arrived at
Jacksonville at 3:45 o’clock in the afternoon
and ran solid through to St. Augustine,
arriving there at 5:3 ) o’clock last night.
This is the first time that the vestibule
lias ever run through to St. Augustine. The
East Coast Lino railroad has completed its
bridge just above the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway dock at Jacksonville,
and the trains on this line run into the Sa
vannah, Florida and Western railway
yards. This enables the vestibule to run
through direct to St. Augustine. Returning,
the vestibule will leave St. Augustine this
morning at 8 o’clock, arriving m Jackson
ville at 9:40 o’clock, and Savannah at 2:24
o’clock this afternoon. It will reach New
York to-morrosv afternoon after 3 o’clock.
Tlie vestibule leavos New York Monday,
Wednesday and Friday of each week, and
arrives here Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day. On the return trip the vestibule gets
to Savannah Monday, Wedne .day and
Friday of each week, arriving in New York
a day later than each of tha days when it
arrivo3 here. A good many went aboard
the vestibule during the fifteen minutes’
stay hero and saw the magnificent cars.
Tho vestibule made its first run nearly a
week earlier last year. It arrived here on
Jan. 8.
SIO,OOO FOR AN ANKLE.
The Price Asked by Henry Cheeney
for One of His.
Another SIO,OOO damage suit is assigned
for trial in the city court this morning.
Henry Cheeney, a longshoreman, brings
suit for that amount of damages against
the Ocean Steamship Company.
The plaintiff alleges that he was em
ployed stowing cotton in the hold of tho
steamship Nac jochee on April 2,1858, when
a bale of cotton was thrown down into the
hold, striking him on the right leg and
crushing and mashing his ankle, and that
he suffered a compound fracture of the
bone of his right leg. J. R. Saussy, Esq.,
represents the plaintiff; Lawton & Cun
ningham the defendant steamship company.
Before the Mayor.
In the mayor’s court yesterday morning
Andy Jones (colored) was fined S2O or thirty
days for flourishing a loaded pistol in the
street.
Henry Ralf (colored) was fined $5 or ten
days for obtaining goods from E. Eiohholze,
and refusing to pay for them.
Esau Paulie (colored) was turned over to
Justice Naughtin on a warrant charging the
prisoner with the larceny of $2 50 from the
room of Annie Clark (colored).
The case of Cyrus Macke was continued
for further investigation. He is charged
with firing a pistol snot iu the street.
Five prisoners charged with drunkenness
and disorderly conduct were fined in the
aggregate S2O or fifty-eight days.
Got Off Easy.
By the consent of the prosecution, the
case in the oity court against the young
man who set oil the fire popper in the
mission meeting was "settled” on the pay
ment of costs. The church under whose
auspices the mission service is conducted
had no desire to prosecute any one, and as
tho youthful offender had expressed remorse
at the act, and upon the defendant’s request,
the case was not prosecuted. The counsel
for the church says it only desires to have
its mission meetings conducted without in
terference, and any repetition of the dis
turbances at its mission meetings will bo
prosecuted.
Sirocco Tea
Is the fashionable breakfast, luncheon, and
afternoon beverigo in England and tho
continent of Europe, and will soon be the
favorite in America. It is imported direct
from our own gardens iu India and Ceylon,
and we guarantee its purity. The most
economical tea in the world. In sealed
packets, at 60 cents, 80 cents, and $1 per
pound. Davidson & Cos., 1436 Broadway,
New York. Savannah agents, Lippman
Bros., Lippman block, Savannah.
TO DEEPEN THE WELLS.
BIV3B WATER PUMPED INTO THE
MAINB AT LOW TIDEB.
The City to Sink the Water Works
Wells to a Depth of 1,000 Feet to
Increase the Water Supply—A Plan
to Utilize the Waste Water at the
Well on the Bprin&fleld Plantation.
The fact that river water has been
pumped with the artesian water of late at
the water work*, as announced last week in
the Morning News, was a revelation to
many waer consumers who had not de
tected tho adulteration, as the water fur
nished has been perfectly clear.
Bupt Manning was asked yesterday after
noon to what extent river water is being
used, and he said that he is unable to
approximate the proportion, but that it is
not great, Dor is it an everyday affair. He
said that at very lrw tide, when the wind is
from the west, it has been found necessary
to draw from tbs river. This, Mr. Manning
thinks, will bo obviated when the wells are
sunk deeper. It is learned from another
source that about 25 per cent, of tho water
furnished, when the river is being drawn
from, is river water.
TO DEEPS?! THE WELLS.
At the last meeting of the city council a
resolution by Alderman Myers, acting
chairman of the water committee, was
passed, authorizing the committee to pur
chase equipme its for deepening six of the
artesian wells to a depth of 1,000 feet, and
it is understood that the committee will
meet to-day to take action in the matter
looking to an early beginning of the work.
Meantime, Mr. Manning says that the work
of drilling in the new artesian well on the
Bpring!!eld plantation will be continued, as
he is confident a heavier vein of water will
yet be reached.
Two physicians were discussing last night
the increase of diarrhoea among children,
and one of the physicians attributed it to
the mixture of Savannah river water with
the artesian water. The physicians say
that the diarrhoea is of the- most stubborn
type.
WASTE WATER AT THE BIG WELL.
An alderman said that the new artesian
well on the Springfield plantation is wast
ing from 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 gallons of
water daily that can and ought to be util
ized. He thinks it could be util
ized by the expenditnre of about
$2,000, and the city has an engine that
could pump it, utilize the water and obviate
the necessity of drawing any part of the
water supply from the river. He expressed
the belief that no more water will be ob
tained in the deep well, and that drilling
should be suspended, and another twelve
inch well put down. “The deep artesian
well,” ho added, “is wasting noarly half as
much water as all the other artesian wells
are supplying, and thi3 great waste should
be stopped.”
2,500,000 GALLONS A DAY.
Contractor Joyce says the well has been
flowing for three months at the rate of
2,500,000 gallons daily, that is, 225,000,000
gallons of the purest artesian water has
gone to waste.
To a Morning News reporter, who
visited the well yesterday, Mr. Joyce ex
pressed some disappointment that the flint
formation continues. The drills aro rapidly
worn away, requiring a change of
tools every half hour, and four
or five feet is a very fair day’s
drilling. The jagged flint sides of the well
are wearing away his pump, and ho had to
cut off 75 or 100 feet of his cable, which
began to show signs of weakness from
friction with the hard flint sides of the
well.
STILL DRILLING IN FLINT.
Occasional strata of clay are met with,
but of inappreciable thickness, the flint
formation continuing and of diamond-like
hardness. Mr. Joyce said ha could hardly
approximate the present depth of the well
but it is believed that it has reached 1,450
feet.
Supt. Manning says that n measurement
will be taken on Friday afternoon. Ho is
confident that a heavier vein of water will
be struck below the flint, and he says tho
drilling is to be continued for a while
longer.
As this extensive flint formation has not
been met with in the deep wells of Charles
ton, or in Florida, nor in the gas or oil
wells of the north, the depth of the stratum
is conjectural. If, in the convulsion of
nature, this fliut formation lies edge
wise, there can be no telling how deep it
extends.
A GREAT DEPTH OF ROCK.
On some of the mountain spurs of the
Blue Ridge rock formations uphoaved and
planted on edgo, reach from base to summit,
and how the flint rock lies at the bottom of
the well, now being drilled, can only bo sur
mised. Mr. Joyce says he cannot understand
it, but he often finds it difficult to keep the
drill from fouling in the flint, and in all his
experience he has never had such a hard
formation, or so much of it to contend with.
There is no indication that it is about to be
penetrated, as on the contrary, he says, it
appears to have become more solid.
More Tickets than Seats.
Hartz, the magician, gave a gift show
at the theater last night. The house
was crowded and a good deal
of confusion and trouble occurred
from a duplication of the reserved seat
chocks. Two or three hundred more seats
were sold than the house contains.
The company rented the theater and
sold its own seats at the box office. The
regular theater ticket sobers had nothing
to do with the show nor the
sale of seats, and were not
to blame for the trouble. After the per
formance the “gift envelopes” which con
tained the prize numbers were given out
to be “cashed” at the box office.
The rush and jam which followed prevented
many people from getting to the box-office
at all, and those who did get there
got little worth their while. The
confusion necessitated the sending for the
police to get the crowd quieted. Several
women and children fainted in the crush.
Mr. R. T. Smillie, agent for Herring’s
safes, will be at the Screven House for three
days. Those who want new safes or wish
to exchange those they have should see Mr.
Stnillie while he is in the city.
Kuabe leads the world. Davis Bros.
Weak eyes strengthened, failing sight
restored, headache prevented, and all re
fractive errors of the eye relieved at once
by having a pair of Spectacles or Eyeglasses
adjusted by Dr. M. Schwab & Sou, gradu
ate opticians, No. 23 Bull street, Savannah,
Ga.
Read Davis Bros’, advertisement at bot
tom of this page.
Knabe leads the world. Davis Bros.
John Lyons & Cos.
Are receiving this morning per express
(abreast cf the cold wave), another lot of
choice Dressed Turkeys, also the necessary
accompaniment of the finest Cape Cod
Cranberries seen in market this season.
Send orders, as usual, in early.
Read Davis Bros’, advertisement at bot
tom of this page.
Kuabe leads toe world. Davis Bros.
Mr. C. F. Milbnm, president Milburn
Wagon Company, Toledo, 0., has bought
three dozen Bradycrotine for his own use
and to distribute ■among his friends, and
says the results are gratifying in the ex
treme as a cure for Headache.
Read Davis Bros’, advertisement at bot
tom Of this page.
AT THE COOBTA
Gossip Picked Up Here And There In
the Court Hooina.
Twenty-nin : traverse jurors were drawn
in the superior court yesterday, and several
criminal cases are assigned for hearing to
day.
la the superior court yesterday in the
case of Lavinia West aguiat the Central
Railroad and Ranking Company of Geor
gia the plaintiff was nonsuited. This was
a damage suit, Lavinia West bringing suit
for SIO,OOO damages for the death of her
husband, who was killed near tho Woodville
crossing by a Central train. The case went
to trial in March, ISS9, and on the 25th of
that month a jury brought in a verdict for
plaintiff fer $1,250. Subsequently the de
fendants interposed a motion for a new
trial, and after arguments of counsel and
the brief of evidence hail been reviewed,
the plaintiff was nonsuited.
In the city court yesterday a jury brought
in a verdict for Samuel Colsea (colored) for
$2,500 damagei against tho Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company.
The suit was for SIO,OOO damages. Colson
was a brak:nan in defendant’s employ, and
on Jan. 5, 1887, he fell from a freight train,
near Jesup, and a car ran over his right
foot, near the ankle, crushing it so badly
that amputation was necessary. Ho al
leged that the engineer had whistled a
signal to put on the brakes, and started the
train without whistling off brakes, and in
so doing tho train was started with a jerk
unexpected to him, and which caused him
to be thrown from the train, resulting in the
injury. Garrard & Meldrim for plaintiff,
Chisholm, Erwin & Dußignon for defend
ant.
Several cases on tho city court docket
were continued yesterday.
The grand jury of the city court will
convene at 4 o’clock to-morrow afternoon.
Judge Speer convened the United States
circuit court yesterday morning, and as
there were no cases ready for trial, ad
journed until 10 o’clock this morning. The
case cf Minis & Sons against Nelson &
Donkin is arranged for hearing to-day. This
is a case where custody fees are being sued
for a parallel case to that of the suit of
Wilder & Cos. against the steamship Thalia.
LOCAL PERSON AL.
Daniel Lott of Nichols is here.
L. C. Read of Richmond is here.
P. L. Byrd of Lowry is in the city.
W. J. Tucker of Atlanta is in the city.
Henry E. Rees of Marietta is in the city.
M. V. Mahoney of Atlanta is in the city.
S. A. Alford of Statesboro is in the city.
J. F. Hinson of Hazlehurst is in the citv.
H. Estes Wright of Boston is in the
city.
R. T. Stedman of Winston, N. C., is at
the Pulaski.
J. Rice Smith of Augusta is stopping at
the De Soto.
E. P. McSwineyof Charleston is stopping
at the Pulaski.
Undertaker John H. Fox went up to Au
gusta last night.
Rov. H. K. Rees of Cave Springs is stop
ping at the Screven.
John A. Phillips of Lumber City came up
to Savannah yesterday.
B. H. Harrell and J. D. Humphreys, of
Eastman, are in the city.
J. C. Drake came up from Brunswick last
night and is at the Pulaski.
J. J. Riner came in from Oliver yesterday
and stopped at the Pulaski.
Thomas E. Hicks came down from Wil
mington, N. C., yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Furness of Philadel
phia are guests of the De Soto.
J. H. Edison and J. A. Coleman of Roun
treo are in the city,stopping at the Marshall.
Peter B. Bradley, Walter H., and C. P.
Bradley of Boston are guests of the Da
Soto.
W. H. Sullivan Is confined to his bed by
sickness, at his brother’s house,- No. 14
State street.
Mrs. Robert A. Laird loft yesterday for
Augusta on a visit to relatives and to at
tend the carnival.
John Gray, the young man who kept tho
news stand at the Pulaski house last season
returned to Savannah yesterday. Hespent
the summer north.
Miss J. P. Miller, correspondent of the
Boston Post, who has been to Cuba iu the
interest of the Post, arrived in the city last
night on her return north.
Local Freight Agent F. A. Jones of the
Central railroad is critically ill at his home on
Montgomery street. Dr. Boyd pronounced
him some better last uight, however. Mr.
Jones has been indisposed since tho first of
the month, bur not until the last few days
has he grown so much worse.
RAIL AND OROS3TIS.
General Manager Gabbett, General Super
intendent of Transportation Starr, and
Traffic Manager Shellman, of the Central,
went up to Atlanta last night to organize a
car association. They meet the officials of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad there,
and officials of othor roads. The general
manager will probably take a trip over the
Savannah and Western railroad before he
returns to Savannah.
Knabe loads the world. Davis Bros.
“OLD RIB” Tobacco is a splendid seller.
Knabe leads the world. Davis Bros.
Knabe leads the world. Davis Bros.
Road Davis Bros’, advertisement at bot
tom of this page.
Knabe leads the world. Davis Bros.
Knabo leads tho world. Davis Bros.
Clubs.
The following named clubs, Commercial,
at Augusta, Ga.; Seminole, at Jackson
ville, Fla.; Cape Fear, at Wilmington, N.
C.; Guards, at Savannah, Ga., supply their
members with the “Homan Cortez ” cigars,
made at Key West and sold by Lee Roy
Myers & Cos., Savannah, Ga.
Knabe leads the world. Davis Bros.
FURNITURE.
THIS SUITE SOLID OAK, BEVELED MIR
ROR, 3 pieces, ouly S3O.
AN IMMENSE STOCK OF
FURNITURE
OF EVERY description finished in Natural
Cherry, Antique Oak. Solid Walnut, Stained
Cherry, Smoked Oak. and XVI. Century.
The most artistic line of furniture ever shown
in the city. Anew lot of SULKIES just ar
rived. ,
THE A. J. MILLER CO.,
171 BROUGHTON STREET.
WOOD & COAL.
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 42.
Office 7, Drayton street. Citizens’ Bankßuildicg
' BAKING POWDER,
pslra
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel of onrt,
rtivDk'th And wh Aesomeneas. More economic]
than the ordinary kiiua, and ca-moTt.
sold in competition with tho multitude of .
tesh short weight alum or phosphate powd™
Sold only in cans. Roval iiuuHo Powoan iL
106 Wall street. New York.
LCDDBS <ft BATES 8. M. n.
Pianos.
Pianos.
Pianos.
Pianos.
Pianos.
■ —a— ——tmamnm
ARE THE
CBICKERING,
MASON & HAMLIN,
MATDUSHEK,
anil STERLING
POI J TJLAR?
13 The best answer is that I
M in the past 4 months we
| have sold over $130,000 ;
| worth of them, an in- i
| crease of $25,000 over
a the same period of 1888. j
Organs.
Organs.
Organs.
Organs.
Organs.
LL'DDEN UATES S. M. 0. j-
DRV GOODS.
' c; U.A IN I.)
Clearing lit Sal
of Our Entire Stock of
DRY GOODS,
lotions, Hosiery,
Joiivin’s Celebrated Kid Gloves,
And our Ladies’ Fine Lock
stitched
Muslin Underwear,
-A.T COST!
Previous to taking our annual inventory,
commencing on MONDAY, Jan. 6, 18'JO.
CHAMDOOMB,
137 BROUGHTON ST.
CLOAKS.
We will sell the balance of our Stock of
Cloaks at prices that will take.
Troys’ Suits.
Call and get our prices. You will be
sure to buy, as we do not intend to
carry them over.
Jackson, Metzger k Cos.,
DASHER’S OLD STAND.
DAVIS BROS
bargains in Pianos!
OUT OF A STOCK of thirty-five pianos taken
in exchange, and now unsold, we offer the
following at great sacrifice bargains:
1 Chickering Square SIOO
1 Dubois & Warrimer Square 121
1 HeinokampSquare 150
1 Kuabe Square 175
1 Hinson Upright 175
1 Chickering Square 200
1 Kranich & Bach Square 250
1 Knabe Square 200
Up to SIOO on terms of $5 down, and $1 per
week; over SIOO on terms of $5 down, and $2
each week. We furnish a stool and cover, and
drayage and freight free, and keep in tune for
one year, buch a rare opportunity as this
should be embraced.
DAVIS BROS.,
42, 44, 46 and 48 Bull Street.
S. J. EPSTEIN, the 76th name drawn 1“
Davis liros.’ Piano Club No. 1. thebe*.