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A CITrS RAPID GROWTH.
OVER $1,250,000 OF IMPROVE
MENTS NOW IN PROGRESS.
Wonderful Increase In Building
Within the Last Six Months—Over
350 Houses Now Building or Com
pleted Since Jan. 1 —The Increase In
Improvements in the Burned Dis
trict—The Building in the Southern
Section and on the Outskirts—The
Railroad Improvements.
Over a million and a quarter dollar! in
building improvements are now in progress
in Savannah, or have b.-en completed with
in the last two months, not including the
new public building, upon which work has
been temporarily suspended, and a large
number of improvements will be under way
within a few weeks.
Improvements are in progress in every
part of the city. New building* are going
up, and old building* are being remodeled
and improved. Architects and builders are
crowded with work, and labor is in demand.
A. S. Eichberg, who is well posted on the
value of improvements, and under whose
direction many of the largest and hand
somest buildings i:i the city have been
erected, superintended nearly $250,000 of
improvements last y ar, and he has plans
under way for over SIOO,OOO of improve
ments upon which work will begin in a
short time. One of these is a handsome four
story building at York and Bull streets,
now occupiol by Davis Bros.’ store, by
Mayor Schwarz.
350 BUILDINGS IN PROGRESS.
Over 350 houses and public build
ings are in progress, or have re
cently been comple.ed in the city.
The increased value of the buildings erected
in the burned district has been very large,
and w ill aggregate all of $70,000 over the
cost of the buildings they replaced.
It is quite a conservative estimate to
£lace the cost of improvements within the
ist six months in tuat part of the city lying
west of Whitaker street from the Bay to
the extended southern limits at $400,000.
East of Whitakor street there has been a
corresponding increase in improvements.
The Central railroad wharf improve
ments now going on,and t he improvements of
the last six mouths, will add largely to the
company’s terminal facilities, and those al -
ready completed in that time and in process
of construction, which latter includes 1,000
feet of add.tional wharves, can hardly be
approximated, but they will run high up
into the thousands, pron.ibly over SIOO,OOO,
as new 6heds, cotton compress, a network of
tracks, and the new wharves are included
in the improvements.
The improvement of the terminal site
of the South Bound railroad, and the build
ing of depots, shops and freight warehouzes
will add greatly to the improvement of the
western part of the city. The proposed
new depot for the Savannah, Fiorida and
Western and the Charleston and Savannah
railways, and other improvements, and the
enlargement of tho Tv bee railway depot,
will add much to that part of the city. In
fact there is no part of the city in which
the sound f the hammer and chisel is not
heard. Never in the history of Savannah
has its activity been so great as it is now.
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY.
The work on the new Independent Pres
byterian church is progressing rapidly and
will, when completed, have cost $113,000.
The new court house is being pus.-.ed to
completion and will add $160,000 to the im
provement of the city.
The handsome four-storv building on
Whitaker s rcet, between President and
York, is about completed by Mr. Andrew
Hanley, ard will c st about $30,000. It is
one of the finest commercial buildings in the
city.
The iew Odd Follows’ building at State
and Barnard streets will have been com
pleted by August, and will cost $40,000.
T. 11. Cunningham will begin the
erection in a short time, for the estate of
Waldburg, of a live-story brick building on
the north side of Bay street, between the
Savannah Grocery Company’s building and
the city exchange. The structure will have
a two-story front, and will be five stories
from Riv r street. It will be used for
stores, storage rooms and offices. I will be
of pressed brick with stone trimmings, and
will be an imposing structure. It will be
completed s me time In August at a cost of
bet've. n $50,040 an 1 $60,00 .
Th You g Men’s Christian Association
gymnasium, a two-storv building at Charl
ton street lane and Bull street, has just
been finished at a cost of $2,000.
De is J. Murphy has just finished for
the Tide \V ater Oil Company a three-story
brick building on Bav street, at the foot of
Price, at a cost of $2,500.
BUILDING UP RAPIDLY.
The estate of Thomas Henderson is build
ing three neat two-story brick stores on
York and Whitaker streets. The buildings
will cost *B,OOO, and will be completed the
first of next month.
J. Randolph Anderson, Esq., will have
completed in August a large three-story
brick building ou the northeast corner of
Drayton and South Broad streets. The
lower story will be u?ed as a drug store and
the two upper apartments will be used for
family apartments. The building will be
completed at a cost of between $7,000 and
SB,OOO.
Mr. Anderson has put up six tenement
houses on Broughton street lane and Price
street at a cost of $3,000. He is also build
ing six handsome two-story brick buildings
on S ate and Price streets, to be completed
May 1 at a cost of $8,500.
Jacob Coben is putting up three three
story brick houses on Jones rireet near
Abe corn, to bo completed June 1 at a cost
of $20,000.
Five pretty two-story brick buildings are
being erected by D. C. Bacon on Liberty
street, near Price street. They will be com
pleted April 1, at a cost of SIO,OOO. Mr.
Bacon has completed eight two-story houses
of tabby on Liberty street lane, near Price
street. They were completed at a cost of
$8,01:0.
Patrick O’Connor has erected a two-story
brick house on East Broad street, near
President street.
THE COTTON MILLS.
The Savannah Cotton Mills, on Thunder
bolt road, are nearly completed, at a cost of
$100,0)0, with machinery. There is also a
good deal of improvement, in addition to
the cotton mills, in that section, tenement
houses springing up by the dozen. Manv
of them are small, but they fill the demand
for homes for the class of people which re
quire them.
Dr. W. S. Lawton has completed thirteen
neat tenement houses on Jackson street,
neat Gilford street, at a cost of $5,000.
He has also just completed eight neat bouses
on C eburne and Gilford streets at a cost of
$2,500, and has just finished seven tenement
houses on Perry street and Gilford at a cost
of $2,500. He has in progress ten houses ou
Perry street lane, near Gilford street, to
cost $3,000, and has just finished two houses
on Perry street, near by, at a cost of S6OO.
Mr;. Wiliam Garrard has built four
taou-es o i Arnold aud Cleburne street* at a
cost of SI,BOO.
Fiv neat U uses on the corner of Gil
ford and Perry streets, to be started April
15, by Dr. Lawton, to cost $1,500.
Se t bur Jo iei has just built fiv* houses
on the o rner of Randolph and Cleburue
streets, at a cost of $2,000.
IN THE SOUTHERN SECTION.
The Home Building Company is erecting
seven haudson&e residence* at Gordon and
Habersham street., fronting north ou
•!r -i quare, at a cost of $30,000. They
will be read,- for occupancy in the fa!)
ihe company has completed throe haud
tton.e re idenoe* on Bolton str.-ei, between
Aberoorn and Line In, at a c si appr xima
tihg $15,000. Two of them have been sol 1,
on*, to VV. W. Fraser, E,q., and one to 11.
■ * “• comjnsny has about com
pleted three handsome house* on Duffy
•tree., one near Abercorn street, which has
been told to Mrs, Hour/ Hutch!u* fur
#5,500, and two others next to Yonge’s hall,
vaiuedat Jil.OtKi.
The es ate of Garmany is about to begin
the erection of a handsome row of twelve
houses at Duify and Bull street.
The city is shortly to begin the erection
of anew engine house on the lot recently
purchased on Henry s'ree .
The Title Guarantee and Loan Company
is building three handsome house* at Henry
and Habers.am streets, at a cost of #B,OOO.
Dr. Backraan has just fl ushed two neat
two-stjry houses on Second s’reet, between
Abercorn and Lincoln street*, at a cost of
#4, 5 0.
Salomon Cohen is building for the A. B.
Solomon estate five pretty two-story h' uss
on basement, on Gaston, near Habersham
street They will be finished in August,
and will cost $lO,OOO.
The estate of J. D. H ipkirn is about
to begin the ei-ection of two hands' imt
brick houses on Gaston street, between
Lincoln and Habersham.
Tiederaan Bros, ars preparing to bail 1
two brick residences at Lincoln and Hunt
ingdon streets.
C. E. Stults is erecting a handsome resi
dence, to cost $lO,OOO, on Hail and Haber
sham streets. It will be finished this
month.
J. S. Wood is ab tit to begin the erection
of a handsome residence at Gwinnett and
Whitaker streets, fronting the park exten
sion.
ON THE WESTERN SIDE.
West of West Broad street vacant lots are
being rapidly improved, principally by a
batter class of tenement houses, and the
dwellings are being occupied as rapidly ns
they are comple ed. Iu many instances
the paint was hardly dry before tenants
were moving in.
Within the past two months ground has
been broken for uot less than 130 houses
west of West Broad street, und between
Hall and Anderson streets. Some of these
are neat two-story frames, but the grea'er
part are tenement houses costing on *he
average fro m $350 to S4OO each, and which
have water connections and other
advantages not found in the tenement
houses of a few years ago. With handsome
stoops and the buildings neatly painted and
prov ,ded with shutters, and either plastered
or ceiled, and built well off the ground, they
conform to sanitary regulations, and houses
built in this way find ready tenants.
A. P. Solomon has c 'inpleted twenty-four
houses on Henry and Cuyler streets, and
twenty-four more are to be built by him
between Henry street lane and Anderson
streets. E. J. Grady is the contractor doing
the work. These house* will cost approxi
mately $18,006.
KEEPS GROWING SOUTH.
Mr. Solomon contemplates building eight
or ten two-story houses, with bay windows,
iu the southern extension, whera tho Bolt
Line road turns eastward and leave* Mont
gomery streot, the buildings to cost approxi
mately $12,000.
Henry Solomon contemplates building a
cottage at Tybee and a summer residence
at Fooler.
Matt O’Connell has just completed twelve
neat tenement houses on the north 6ide of
Maple street and five houses on Gwinnett,
west of Cuyler, and five on Cuyler, north of
Gwinnett. These houses cost about $7,500.
R. D. Guerard has completed twelve
houses on the south side of Maple street,
and fourteen on the north side of Maple
street, some of them being furnished and
occupied, two o:i the south ride of the lane,
and four on the north side of Gwinnett
street, just south of Maple street lane.
These improvements will range from SB,OOO
to SIO,OOO.
Charles H. Dorsett has just completed
six tenement houses on Duffy street and
Duffy la.no, at an approximate cost of
$2,500,
Mr. Murdoch is building a two-story
frame on Duffy near Burroughs, which will
cost about $1,200.
There are six new tenement houses about
completed at New Houston and Burroughs
street, at a cost of $2,000.
WEST OF WEST BROAD STREET.
W. 8. Pemberton has completed a double
two-story frame on Waldburg, noar Bur
roughs, and three double two-story frame
houses on Burroughs. He has also almost
completed the erection of eight new tene
ment houses on New Houston street and
Waldburg street lane, the whole outlay for
buildings approximating $7,500.
Anew and neat little cottage has just
been built at 247 Bolton strait, and three
new c ittages have been recontly finished on
Burroughs, near Gwinnett street, the cast of
the four being about $2,500.
A large two-*tory frame residence aud
store at Burroughs and Bolton has b?e:i re
cently built aud occupied by Henry Struck.
The building and improvements co3t $2,500.
Four two-story frame houses at Berrien
and West Broad streets have been com
pleted. Smith & Harris built them for
Harry Becke t. Th* houses are very pretty,
with bay windows and piazzas, in modorn
architectural style, and cost about $6,000.
MR. COHEN’S HOUSES.
Salomon Cohen will build a row of tene
ment houses, consisting of three two-story
frame buildings, on Waidburg, between
Barnard and Jefferson streets, to cost about
$6,000. Matt O’Connell will do the work.
C. Ohsiek, the grocer at Pine and Ann
streets, has just completed a block of five
two-story frame buildings on the east side
of West Broad street, running from Duffy
to Duffy street lane, at a cost of $7,500.
A $2,500 two-story house has just been
finished on the north side of Duffy, between
West Broad and Montgomery streats.
A two-story frame has been erected on
tho northeast corner o" Duffy and Mont
gomery streets, at a cost of $2,000.
A two-story frame has just been erected
by Winton & Burgess at Montgomery street
and Boltou lane for Mrs. Fannie Kriete,
whose house was burned down during the
fall. The new house will cost about $2,500.
J. T. Sbuptrine has built a one-story
frame on Montgomery street and Gwinnett
street lane, which is used as a beef market.
The cost will approximate SSOO.
A HANDSOME RESIDENCE.
A handsome two-storv residence of the
Queen Anne style of architecture has been
completed within the list ten days by P. C.
Lemoine, an Atiauta,contractor, for J. M.
C. D. Nathan, genoral manager of the
freight office of th Central railroad. The
building, which Is on the north side of
Gwinnett, east of Montgomery, is one of the
prettiest in that section, acd cost $3,000.
Jo! n Sullivan has completed a handsome
two-story frame residence, with bay wiu
d iws on both floors, for Mrs. Wiehrs, widow
of John F. Wiehrs, the fireman who died
from injuries sustained at the Miller fire.
This housj is on i.orch street, near Jeffer
son, and cost $2,000.
H. G. Black completed recently a two
story frame residence at No. 13 Lurch street
at a oost of $1,500.
Mrs. Anna Burns is building three fine
two-story frame residenc s, with hand
some bay windows and wide piazzas at
Montgomery aud New Houston streets, to
cost SB,OOO.
Mr. John-F. Lubs has just completed
five two-st ry frame buildings at Jefferson
and New Houston streets. Tne buildings
are very handsome aud cost about $13,000.
Andrew McCormick has built a handsome
two-story frame home on Duffy, between
West Broad and Montgomery, at a cost of
$4,000.
Geurge Wellbrook has built an elegant
two-story frame house at Duffv and Mont
gomery streets at a cost of $5,000.
DR. NORTON’S 810 HOUSE.
Dr. Robert G. Norton has nearly com
pleted a double thr. o-sgry frame buiidmg
on lbe site of the one bur. ed on Anders n
near Barnard. Tbs new building cost
$3,000.
Thomas A. Folliard, agent, has nearly
completed three two-st >ry frame buildings
on the north side ci' Henry street, west of
Burroughs, at a c -at of (4,0 0.
llichurd Kosetibrook is building five two
story frame houses on Waldburg and Bur
roughs, aud broke ground last we-k for two
hands-mo two-story frame buildings on
West Broad and Maple >tract*. The seven
houses will cost from SO,OOO to f lo,oo<>.
Mr. Peuton, the grocer, is building
■lneen Umeiueut house* on Waldburg street
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1890.
I lane and New Houston street lane, to cost
$.5 000.
Mr*. Kane is building a handsome tw<--
i s‘ y fraiu ■ residence on Berrien, between
We*t Broad and Sims, to cost from $1,700
i to $2,000.
L. C. Downs Las nearly completed three
tw-o-st ry brick dwellings on the north side
I of Liberty street, near West Broad, and
I some idea of th* domai.d for houses may be
gained fr >m the fact that they have been
rented iu advance. T e improvements will
co*t from SB, 00 to $9,000.
ALDERMAN MYERS’ PROPOSED RESIDENCE.
Alderman Herman My*rs contemplates
the eiecticn of a handsome brick r.-siaencs,
with mar sard, on tna lot purchased from
the c unty. The improvements wifi cost
from $10,0.0 to $15,000.
Hon. P. W. Mridrim will break ground
this week for sixteen tenement houses front
ing on Sims, Little Jones and We t Bound
ary stroeta The-e houses will be of the
more modern and comfor abl* style of ten
ements, and will cost from $6,000 ti $6,500.
Ground has been broken for the erection
of sixteen tenement house] ou the Butler
proparty, most of wnich tenements will
front on the canal. The cost will be about
$5,500.
Dea.uis O’Connell is building two tene
ment houses on Lumber street, between
Pine and Zubly streets, to cost SBOO.
Several new houses have been erected
south of Audersou, west of Whitaker
street, in the past six m >nths, not including
the Norton property, the aggregate cost of
which will approximate $15,000 to $20,000.
U. M. Boley & Son are building a large
two-story frame furniture factory on Lum
ber and West Boundary streets, between Zu
bly and William streets, and it is understood
one of the firm has gone north for the ma
chinery. The improvement will not cost
less than SIO,OOO.
TWO FIRES YESTERDAY.
A Tenement on New Houston Street
Lane and One on Bismarck Street
Burned.
A vacant tenement house on New Hous
ton street lane, between Lincoln and Hab
ersham streets, burned at 3 o’clock yesterday
morning. An alarm was sent in from box
No. 28, and engines 3 and 4 and truck No. 2
and Protection Hose No. 2 responded. The
fire was located in the rear rooms of the
house. The firemen burst in the doors.
The flames were reaching up to the ceil
ing, and, bursting through, scorched the
houses across the street. J’he damage is es
timated at S2OO, covered by insurance.
The work is clearly that of an incendiary.
The house belongs to M. J. Falvy and
was partially burned a year ago, when un
occupied. It was occupied up to Friday,
when the occupant moved out to a house
across the street.
House on Bismarck Street Burned.
A one-story frame house, the property of
Morris Irvin (colored), near BLmarckstreet,
in the extended limits of the city, was
burned last night. An alarm was sent in
from box No. 45, at Duffy and Montgomery
streets, and the No. 4 engine and protective
hose reel responded, preventing the spread
of the flames. No. 3 engine aud reel also
responded. The house of John Tison, near
by, was iu danger at one time, the partition
fence being on fire, but prompt action saved
the home and other contiguous property.
The origin of the fire is unknown. Irvin’s
family was away at church and Irvin had
gone to bed. He was awakened by the crack
ling of tne flames barely in time to escape
with his life. The house was valued at
S2OO, and the household goods, which were
burned, were worth about half as much.
Assistant Chief Fireman Mouro met with
a painful but not serious accident on his
way to the fire. In crossing the West
Broad street car track at Anderson
street the sudden jolt threw Mr. Mouro
opt, and he was painfully bruised about his
side by the fall on the iron track. After
catching his breath he managed to get in
his waion agiin, aided by his companion,
and we it to the fire.
The firemen made a quick run for this
long distance. No. 3 engine and reel were
leaving headquarters when the last stroke
of the gong, locating the fire, sounded.
This is quick work.
SHOT HIS WIFE.
Brlsto Anthony’s Way of Settling
Domestic Difficulties.
Bristo Anthony (colored), employed at
the Screven house as baker, shot his wife
yesterday afternoon because she allowed
another colored man to come to see her.
The pistol he used was a 38-caliber, and the
ball took effect in the left hip, inflicting a
painful but not a serious wound.
Anthony lives at no 64 Indian street lane,
where the shooting occurred. He has been
suspect ng his wife of intimacy with an
other man, and once or twice when lie ac
cused her, the result was a quarrel culmi
nating in a set to. For the last two or three
night3 Anthony has been sleeping at a
friend’* house in Yamacraw, and when he
went home yesterday afternoon he saw a
man jump out of the window of his house.
He asked his wife what it meant, and she
started to run out the front door, when
Anthony drew a revolver and shot her. He
ran out the rear door and escaped. Dr,
Sheftall wa* called in and the woman’s
wounds were dressed.
The police were on the lookout all of yes
terday afternoon for the baker, but ha was
not found. The wounded woman refused to
give the authorities any particulars of the
shooting and she said that she would not
prosecute her husband if he were arrested.
The woman groaned and carried on a great
deni aud said that she would not live much
longer, but the physician does not consider
the wound da igerous. Anthony and his
wife are from Augusta.
THE COUNTY REGISTRATION.
Tha Colored Voters Waking Up and
Paying I hair Taxes.
In round numbers 430 voters registered
last week, which was the first week of the
biennial county registration.
There seemed to be very little interest in
the matter up to the dose of the week, when
the colored paper esme out In an article
urging the colored people to register, and
there was quite a run of colored men on
Registrar Mclntire Saturday.
it is understood that more' than the usual
interest is going to be taken by the colored
v6t'*rs iu registration this year, and it is
believed that they are being supplied with
money from some source to pay their poll
tax.
A colored man applied at the Morning
News editorial room* last night and wanted
an appeal published to the colored people to •
come out and register, saying that he was
willing to pay well for it.
The registration last year was without any
special feature* and fell off fuiiv 1,000 from
the registration of 1884, and 433 fr >m toe
registration of 1886. Last year’s registra
tion was 3,180, of which 2,315 were whites
and 865 colored. There does not now appear
ti be anything calculated to increase this
year’s registration over that of two years
ago.
The Tybee Postoffice.
Mr* Eliza Wortben has, iu connection
with tha petition to establish a postofiico at
Tybee, been recommends 1 fur postmaster. A
mayor and aldermen arc to be elected next
mouth. A city marshal will be a moiuted •
by the authorities of the place and Tybee
will be much more inviting this season than
ever before.
Doctors prescribe It, the people endorse 1L
I)r. Bull's Cough Syrup. Price lit cents
When neural*.a tackles you, do not fall to
rub at once with Salvation (til. Price 2ft cent*.
—A dv. _____
F. IV. Little, Pleasant Hill, Mo., say:
“1 think Bradycrotine the bast headache
remedy iu th* world."—AUs.
BUT LITTLE LEFT NOW.
THE LAST FRILZai POTS THE FIN
ISHING TOUCHES ON THE CROPS. |
Ice a Quarter of an Inch Thick Formed
In Exposed Places—Lettuce and Cab
bage that Escaped the Freeze Last
Week Caught This Time—The Berry
Crop a Total Loss—The Effect of the
Freeze Along the Entire Coast.
Thee *ui hard freeze yesterday morn
ing, the ice being a* thick in exp eed places
as it wae the pevioun Sunday morning.
It eu colder during the day than was ex
pected. The mercury went down to 30°.
The highest it went wa* 49°. Toward night
the cold began to moderate, and this morn
ing the signal observer predict* that the
temperature will be nearly normal. The
weather is rapidly becoming warmer all
over the country. In the Mississippi and
Ohio valley* the cold ha* almost disappeared,
and the thermometer is recording much
high*r degrees of temperature. At Mobile,
Montg mery and Galveston yesterday t’.e
thermometer readings were very little below
60 u , aud the temperature at Rio Grande was
84*.
The wave has moved rapidly eastward
and is passing off over the coast. The tem
perature in Charleston, Wilmington ard
Jacksonville was lower last night, as they
were the last points affected by
the cold, Savannah having hern
reached by the warm wave. To-day will
be warmer and to-morrow the cold weather
will have been forgotten almost except by
the farmers. The weather in the north is
moderating, although the temperature is
freezing yet. No rain fell anywhere yes
terday and no snow was reported.
HARD ON THE FARMERS.
Last week was a severe one on vegeta
tation, and the rai’ s during the week, fol
lowed by yesterday morning’s freeze, make
the latter much moie severe on the potato
crop, and it is believed that what vitality
was left in the growing crops has been
killed.
The reports are conflicting about the ex
tent of damage to tho peach crop, but the
preponderating opinion is that the peach
crop which, like other vegetation, was a
month in advance of the season, is almost
wholly destroyed.
The later freeze will have a bad effect
on the berries, as wbat buds were not
blasted before were killed vesterday, and
lettuce and cabbage have again been
nipped.
A SLIM MARKET.
The market Saturday and Saturday night
was one of the poorest known. Beyond a
few cabbages, and those of an inferior
qualitv, and a few turnips, there was no
vegetable market. There were a few
lettuce heads at two or threo of the stalls,
but owing to the blackened condition of
the outer leaves and the general poor con
dition of the lettuce it was not in demand.
There were very few strawberries in
market. Mr. Purvis, who has been shipping
from two to three car loads of Florida
strawberries weekly, received none last
week, and it taking his refrigerators off the
steamers and will return to New York uutil
the second crop begins to come in.
FLORIDA SHIPPERS CUT OFF.
No Florida vegetables were shipped last
week, as the freeze killed berries and vege
tables as far south as Gainesville, from
which point the bulk of the berries and
much of the truck come.
It is thought by the farmers in this sec
tion that native potatoes have stood the
cold weather fairly well, but it is feared
that fields planted with northern seed will
not yield much of a crop. Fanners say
they ventured with their eyes open in forc
ing the season this spring, and if they had
escaped freezes the prices brought for the
truck would have been high. Lad they not
done so, and the season had continued mild
the truck growers farther north would have
reaped a harvest.
THE ONLY WAY OUT.
As it is they can now only hope for good
prices for potatoes, as the truckers as far
north as Norfolk can raise peas and beans
for the northern markets about as soou as
Savannah truckers.
The damage done to the crops in Florida,
Georgia and South Carolina means the
keeping back of many thousands of dollar*
which would have otherwise came soutn,
and cuts short the revenues of the railroad
and steams np lines, which would have had
a large carrying trade of vegetables and
berries this month and iu April. To the
northern epicures it means no more green
peas and strawberries for the next six
weeks, and it is all the more disappointing
because they had a taste of them and then
the tempting dishes were withdrawn.
AUGUSTA BIRDS WIN.
Savannah Sports Lose Heavily in
Yesterday’s Cocking Main.
A cocking main was one of the Sabbath
day events in the southwestern suburbs of
the city, and was spoken of in whispers last
night by those who participated iu it. It
was a main of eleven birds, between
Augusta and Savannah poultry, in which
the Forest city birds got the worst of it,
and the Savannah sports are said to have
lost big money.
The first figut was in favor of Savannah,
and one man who backed the home chicken
is said to have chucked $l5O into hi3 trou
sers pocket, but before the main was over
he lost that and considerable more. It i*
said that big money changed hands, the
Augusta bird fanciers, witu chickens from
the two Carolines, being heavy winners.
The act passed by the last ’legislature to
prevent such exhibitions, it appears, ha*
some defect in ic which renders it inopera
tive, and there is no secrecy about chicken
fighting outside of the city limits. Sunday
mains are so common as to attract little
attention, and yesterday’s main was gen
erally known about town and drew a full
house from the ranks of the sporting
fraternity.
Referred to the Market Inspector.
Savannah, Ga., March 9. Editor Morn
ing News: In view of your producj mar
ket report Sunday morning, I beg leave to
say that there was in the market on Sat
urday dressed beef the fat of which was
almost green, evidently caused by a jaun
diced or bilious condition before being
kdled. A white man in such couditiou
would be as yell >w as a “duck’* f ot,” and,
unless the bile could be overcome, would
die < f jaundice—that is, provided he was
not dressed for the market previously.
Where the fat of slaughtered beef has a
decidedly yellow color, i shows that the
auimal was unhealthy be'ore kiding, and
where the yellow is so deep that it ap
proaches green , it is evidence of an over
flow of bile, which mixes with the blood,
and will not only taint the fat, but wifi be
seen in the meat, which assumes a purplish
color, and in wai m weather will putrefy
very rapidly. C. L.
A Bad Motion to Make.
When a Belt Lino street car conductor
remonstrated with Sc itt Simmon* (col
ored) for disorderly conduct on a car yes
terday afternoon at Wet Broad and Bay
streets, Simmons went back to his hip
pocket with a defiant gesture. A police
man was called, and the negro was taken
to the ban acks.
Biroeco Tea.
India and Ceylon Tea, the fashionable tea
of Europe, Each packet sealed and abso
lutely pure. Direct from our owu garden*.
60c., RUe., and $1 per pound. Davidsou &
Cos., 1436 Broadway, N*w York. iAppuiaa
Brow, Agent*. Limunau B.ock, Savannah.
At retail by W. F. Held aud J. ii. Fur her.
Adv.
ALL STRAIGHTENED NOW.
The Coast Line's and Thunderbolt's
Authorities’ Differences Adjusted.
TLe difficulties which have intervened to
delay the work on the Isle of Hope ex en
sion of the Coast Line railroad from
Thundorbol:, it is believed, have princi
pally been removed, and it is thought that
the work of track-laying will begin some
time tliii week.
The trouble has been between the town
commissioners and the railroad manage
ment, the latter contending that the
Thunderbolt authoritiee were trying to sub
ject the road to unreasonable restrictions.
The commissioners of the town of War
saw, or Tnuuderbolt, were first put out
because the civil engineer of the railroad
surveyed a line through the town without
having made application to the town
authorities for the privilege. A short time
afterward a large schooner moored at the
Thundeibolt wharves with a cargo of flfcy
pouud S' eel rails, and rumors started that
the railroad was about to be extended
through Thunderbolt on to Isle of Hope and
thence to Warsaw Island. Tnerightsof wav
from Sandfly station toward Thunderbolt
were obtained, but when the town limits
were reached an ordinance providing for
the manner in which railr ads should run
through the town was reported, and the
town marshal waa instructed to give notice
to any persons who attempte 1 to construct
a road in violation of the ordinance that he
would arrest them.
This action of the commissioners brought
matters to a standstill, and shortly after
ward the engineer sent a communication to
the commissioners requesting the right of
way through the town. By this time there
was a considerable curvature in the spinal
column of the town board, and a reply was
returned that an application for a right of
way would be entertained only when it
came from a person or corporation re
sponsible to treat with them.
Subsequently a communication was re
ceived by the town board from Secretary
Drake of the Coast Line road stating that a
resolution had been passed by the Coast
Line directors asking for the right of way.
The town commissioners did not consider
tliia as a proper official application, and
they passed a resolution indicating their
p sition, which was officially commuoicaied
to the Coast Line management, with the
suggestion that a certified copy of the ap
plication of the Coast Line Railroad Com
pany for a right of way, signed by the
secretary and attested by a notary publ.c,
be filed. An application in that form was
then presented to the commissioners accom
panied by a map showing two surveys made
through the town for the extension and
asking the privilege of extending bv either
route or by any other that the town au
thorities might suggest.
Feb- 21 the commissioners agreed to grant
the privilege of an extension of a single line
only from the present terminus of the road
by any route located north of the northern
boundary line of the lot now occupied in
part by the company, until the line
shall pass the public road in the rear of the
lot, the right of way not to exceed
fifteen feet in width over any laud to be
granted by the owners of property. There
were several restrictions relating to cross
ings, repairs, alterations, speed of trains,
obstructing streets, ringing hells and blow
ing whistles, compelling lights to be Diacjil
al jng the Hue of the road in the town, com
pelling fences and guards to be built, paving
and Ailing in, maintaining und strengthen
ing the river banks where the line should
be close to and parallel with the river, se
curing the town against all liability’ for
damages for any acts or operations of the
company affecting public or private inter
ests in the town limits, and capping the
climax by fixing a prAtty stiff sum for the
franchise.
The railroad authorities evidently thought
if they had to light the town, pave it, keep
up the bank and pay for the franchise the
Isle of Hope extension could go, and, al
though the road was ail graded from Sand
fly station to the corporation line, work was
suspended, and the new rails were utilized
on the road from Savannah to Thunder
bolt.
Saturday a conference was had between
the town commissioners and the attorney
and engineer of the road, at which ma
terial modifications and concessions were
made by the town authorities, and the prob
abilities now are that they w ill prove to be
mutually satisfactory ad the work of
track-laying wili begin in a day or two.
The route agreed upon is through what is
known as the “Branue i property,” owned
by the majority stockholders, but the pres
ent main track is to remain intact. There is to
be no charge by the town for the franchise
and the railroad company is not to be held
liable for any damage to the bluff not caused
by it. Lights are only to be placed at street
crossings. The town reserves the privilege
to grant the same rig ts of wav to any
other railroad company, and to revoke the
franchise to the Coast Line company on its
failure to conform to such reasonable re
quirements as may be provided for by ordi
nance.
CENTRAL’S NEW TRAINMASTER.
James H. Storey to Succeed J. Phil
lip at Macon.
Assistant Trainmaster James H. Storey
of the Central has been appointed train
master of the main stem, with headquar
ters at Macon. The appointment will go
into effect Saturday. Mr. Storey succeed*
J. Phillip, who was recently appointed to
the position.
The appointment of Mr. Storey is very
gratifying to his friends in Savannah and
elsewhere, and it is looked upon with a
great deal of favor by those wno will have
to report to Mr. Storey in the future. No
more capable man could be named for the
responsible position. Mr. Storey is thor
oughly familiar with every part of the
main stem, having run over it as conductor
for several years. He is informed as to
what kind of time can be
made over certain portions of the
road, and from his close connection with
the operative department of the system ho
is capable of filling the position to which he
has been appointed most admirably.
The now trainmaster began his connec
tion with the Central when he was but 13
years old as a messeuger boy in the general
offices, and by his own exertions he has
received promotion after promotion until
ha has been placed at the head of one of the
most responsible departments of the sys
tem.
CITY BREVITIES.
Clinton Lodge No. 54, Free and Accepted
Masons, meets this evening.
German Friendly Society holds its regular
monthly meeting this eveiling.
Regular meeting of DeiCnlb Lodge, No. 9,
Independent Order of Odiellows, meots this
evening.
Henry Fields (colored), sentenced to five
years m the penitentiary on a charge of
burglary, was taken out yesterday by a
guard, who carried the prisoner to the upper
part of the state to do service.
The admission to "Trinity church bazar,
held at Armory hall Wedae-day night, will
be free. Refreshments will b> 25 cents.
The entertainment will bo under the aus
pices of the young ladies of the church.
At the intersection of Jefferson and Ber
rien stree s the water is several Inches deep.
Night before last the hvdrant located in
the s nth weft c rner of the streets broke
end the water ran out all night, all day
yesterday and all night, last night.
Up to midnight tins morning fifteen "dis
orderlies’ were dock, t, and for an interview
with the mayor in the police court. The
relief camo in at midnight, and r-qwrted
th. city quiet. The cold weather is almo.t
as offer iveas Ihe constabulary in preserv
ing Older on the streets after nightfall.
Van Hcten's Cocoa—Toe original, most
soluble,— Adr.
Cornwell & Ciilpman have the famous
Boynton Furnace, Heaters, and lunges,
Danube and .Newport. —A civ.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
A. H. Mallory of Springfield, Ga., is in
the city.
J. H. Both well of Sedalia, Mo., is at the
Pulaski.
T. E. Hopkins of Nashville is at the
Screven.
Mrs. D. G. Purse returned from Atlanta
last night.
Edward C. Haskell of Birmingham is at
the Pulaski.
F. A. Morgan of Gresston is stopping at
the Pulaski.
W. S. Godbee of Perkins’ Junction is at
the De Soto.
W. J. Pollard of Augusta is registered at
the De Soto.
Gen. A. R. Lawton returned yesterday
from Augusta.
W. J. Von Kirk of Pensacola is stopping
at the Screven.
Mrs. B. P. Scharfer of New Orleans is a
guest of the Pulaski.
F. H. Bohl and wife, of Sharon, Pa., are
stopping at the De Soto.
Ge>rgo Y. Bank, of Columbus, Ga., is
registered at the Pulaski.
W. T. Woodruff and wife, of Connecticut,
are gueits of the De Soto.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Swift of Chicago are
registered at the De Soto.
H. V. Perrin and wife, of Jackson, Miss,,
at e guests of the De Soto.
Mrs. Stevenson and daughters of St.
Paul are guests of the Pulaski.
J. E. Ashman and wife, of Crystal Falls,
Mich., are guests of the Marshall.
C. H. Johnson and wife, of Montclair,
N. J., are guests of the De Soto.
Tt. P. Roughton and L. Q. Stubbs of
Dublin are registered at the Du Soto.
E. C. Machen of Macon spent yesterday
in Savannah, a guest of the Screven.
W. W. Starr has returned from a tour
over the line of the Central railroad.
E. E. Guernsey came over from Columbus
yesterday and stopped at the De Soto.
J. E. Fleming and John M. Leavy of
Augusta are stopping at the Screven.
George A. Faruham and S. H. Peck and
wife, of Saratoga, are guests of the De Soto.
B. H. Cliftou carne down from Parry’s
mill yesterday and stopped at the Screven.
P. J. Sullivan, Joseph J. Davis, and J.
T. Bash, of Augusta, are registered at the
Screven.
J. A. Brannen, Esq., cams down from
Statesboro yesterday, and spent the day in
the city.
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Baraum and three
children, of St. Paul, are guests of the
De Soto.
Mr. aud Mrs. C. M. Clark and two chil
dren, of Philadelphia, are stopping at the
De Soto.
C. T. Askew, wife, and daughter of
New York, are spending some time at the
De Soto.
D. J. Winnin and wife, and James Win
nin and wife, of Kingston, N. Y., are spend
ing some time at the De Soto.
O. P. Love and wife came down from
Macon yesterday, and spent the day in
Savannah with the family of Mrs. Stokes
on West Broad street.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Maud Elise Jenkins aud Mr. R. Alexander
Peeples of Valdosta. The marriage will
take place Tuesday evening, Marcn 18, at
B:3d o’clock, at the Methodist church in
Valdosta. The contracting parties are
among the most popular society people in
Valdosta, and both have many friends in
Savannah.
CAUGHT IN THE CORRIDORS.
Dr. Bernhardt at the De Soto had several
conversations with Pulley’s private sec
retary. The doctor conversed witn him in
German an 1 lie says that the waiter spoke
the language fluently.
Sir John Swinburne of England, who is
now at the Windsor in New York, spent
several weeks in Savannah, a guest of the
De Sot >, tAis season. While in Savannah
he grew very anxious about a let.er which
he was positive should reach him here.
Cashier Bjwsis took occasion to a k the
Englishman one day why he was so sure
that the letter had not g ne astray, and he
replied, curt:y,“Wby, because it was mailed
in England.”
The hotel clerk who can maintain his
mental equilibrium when he has 2)0 fastid
ious guests whining after him all the time
is a prodigy. To give gu-sts the right keys,
the proper rates, aud the right mail re
quii es a in:in mude of uncommon stuff. A
clerk said the other night that he could
uever get over a shock which a guest gave
him a few days ago. When asked what he
meant he snid that a young man came in
and asked for his mail. When told that
there was none for him he asked, “Well,
why aint there?”
“O oof the most thorough linguists that I
ever saw,” said a guest at one of the hotels
last night, ‘ ‘was a tar- black negro. He lived
in New Orleans. I went into a shoe store
there, and while I was waiting this
coal black negro came in. The proprietor
addressed him in English in a pleasant man
ner. Before the colored man had g< ne ton
steps a clerk addressed him in German, and
farther down the counter a Spaniard saluted
him, and farther on still a Frenchman
hailed him. To each one of them he replied
courteously in their native tongue. I made
inquiry, aud found that he was a slave. He
was owned by a wealthy planter in Louis
iana, and ho had acquired his knowledge of
the different tongues during visits to the
different countries with his master.”
THE NEW FIRE STATIONS.
To Be Located and in Operation In
About Two Weeks.
Ti:e circulation, in an advertising way, of
the fire boxes of the new circuit of the fire
alarm telegraph is premature and mislead
ing to these who consult the cards upon an
alarm of fire, as no change has yet been
made.
Toe nests for the new circuit have been
put in position, aud the steamer Nac >ochee
brought the two miles of wire Saturday
which are required to complete the
hue. Chief Fireman Puder said last night
that the wire will be in place by Wednes
day night if nothing prevents. Mr. Game
well has informed Alderman bailey, chair
man of the fire commi, tee, t;at the twelve
new boxes will be shipped the latter part of
the week, a-id it is expected that the ne.v
circuit will be ia working order within two
weeks. The proposed iocatiou of the alarm
b xes has already been detailed in the
Mousing News.
Don’t Feel Well,
And yet you are not sick enough to consult
a doctor, or you refrain from so doing for
fear you will alarm yourself and friends—
we will tell you just what you need. It is
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which will lift you out
of that uncertain, uncomfortable, danger
ous condition, into a sate of good health,
co ifideiice ami cheerfulness You’ve no
idea how potent this p -cul iar medicine is in
cases like yours.— Adv.
Clubs.
The following named clubs, Commercial,
at Augusta. Ga.; Seminole, at Jackson
ville, Fin.; Cape Fear, at Wilmington, N.
C.; Guardi, at Savannah. Ga., supply their
members with the •‘Hernan Cortez'’ cigars,
inode at Key West aid sold by Lee Roy
Myers & Cos.. Savannah. Go. — Adn.
COAL, AND WOOD.
WOOD &COAL
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 4
O Sloe 7, Drayton street. o)luus' IlsnkHuiMlug
BAKING powder,
ROYAi
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder aerer varies. a marvel of rme,
fnTn K t^“ d "*’ leson ?? ns - More
than the ordinary km j, and oaoootbl
soidincompeMuon with the multitude of low
tost, short weight alum or phosphate powdiT
Sold only in oaas. Royal Hajujkj Pown.T o
100 Wail street. New York. X
luddrs a bates s. m. n.
THE STERLING PIANO
THESTERLING PIANO
THE STERLING PIANO
THESTERLING PIANO
E have now represented
this Piano nearly three years
—long enough to fully te3t
its quality. We have here
tofore said but little about it,
because wo never strongly
indorse any Plano until we
have thoroughly tested It in
every possible way. We now
heartily recommend this In
strument to our patrons as
the very best at its price to
be had in America, and that
means IN THE WORLD.
S3OO is the price it
usually sells at.
$250 is our present
price, and we sell it at
that figure on the
easiest possible terms,
$2 per month until
paid for.
LUDDEN OATES S, lie,
DKY GOODS.
Ml Mil
WILL EIfIIBIT THE FOLLOWING SEA
SONABLE GOODS ON MONDAY:
New Cambric Edgings.
New Nainsook Edgings.
New Swiss Edgings.
New Colored Edgings.
New Nainsook Skirtings.
New Hemstitched Skirtings for Ch ild
ren.
New Chantilly Lace Skirting.
New Drape and Fish Nets.
New Torchon Laces.
New Extra Fine Smyrnan Laces in Sets.
New Van Dyke Point Laces.
NewVan Dyke Point Sets for Children.
New Normandy and Val Laces.
New Mull Caps and Ruchings.
New Imported and Domestic bateens.
New Challies and Dress Ginghams.
New Black Dress Goods.
New Colored Dress Goods.
New Trimming Silks.
New Parasols in Gloria, Twilled, and
Puritan Silks, with Oxidized Gold
and Sterling Silver Mountings.
137 BROUGHTON ST.
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Our Stock of Bedroom, Din
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is complete, both as regards
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