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EIGHT BELOW FEEKZIXG.
THE COLDEST MARCH DAY IN THE
SIGNAL BUrtEAC RECORDS.
Mercury Down to 25 1-2* "t the Sig
nf.i station ar.d Several Degrees
Lower on ths Farms Near the City.
All of the Crops Which Escaped the
First Freese Killed Now-A Severe
Blow to the Truck Faftners.
The weather was half a degree colder
yesterday than it was a week ago Sunday.
TLou the signal service thermometer re
corded 26 c ; yesterday it was down to 25'-*“,
and ca the farms just out of the city it went
two or three degrees lower still.
Although it was some colder, the cold
w*>* not felt s-> keenly yesterday as it *s a
week ago. There was less humidity in the
air. Tue absence of moisture, the signal
observers say. was remarkable. The tu
midity was 26 ; usually it is 80*.
It was cold all day. Ice covered tne
fountain basins, and the sun did not thaw
it out. The terracotta lion in front cf the
cotton exchange was almost hidden under a
coating of ice. The ponds on tbe outskirts
of the city were frozen over, and the day
was not warm enongh to melt It.
It was eotisideraoiy colder in the north
ernpsrtof the state than it was here, as the
wave came with verv gr> at force upon that
section. At Atlanta t.,e tempera ure was
IS*. At Augusta, furtherdown, it was 30".
Charleston aud Norfolk reported 24*.
TO BE WARMER TO-DAY.
The signal observers say that the wave has
rasseu and it will not be very cold to-day,
The weather has moderated very much in
the low er Mississippi valley. In Louisiana
the effects of tbe wave were not very per
ceptible. Galveston reported a temperature
of 50” and PalesTne 6ti\ New Orleans
reported a li action lower temperature.
The wave swooped down from the Ohio
valiey, affecting Georgia and the extreme
north, rn part > i Florida aud also Alabama.
Over the northwest and the great lakes,
where the wave had full sway, the weather
is moderating. The temperature is high
compared with the temperature reported
tbe day before. No temperatures below
freezing are now reported from the north.
A In * area is spreading over the northwest
aud the gr a iase region, forcing the mer
cury up. The temperature in New York at
8 o’clock last night was 40°, the same as it
was iu bavanuab.
THE COLDEST ON RECORD.
The wave was the coldest of the season.
The signal service records no temperature
in March as low as yesterday’.-. Iu March,
1878, the temperature was 27”, the lowest
ever recorded for the month. Tue mean
temperature for March is 69", although
the thermometer has recorded as high
a temperature as 87°. This occurred in
March, 188?, With the cold yesterday high
winds prevailed. On the coast the winds
were very high. They blew all along from
tlaferas to Key West, on an average of
thirty-live miles an hour. At Hatteras it
blew forty miles an hour. The wind’s
velocity at 8 o’clock at Hatteras was thirty
six miles, from the northwest.
ALL EARLY CROPS KILLED.
The freeze destroyed the last hope of the
truck farmers of this Action as far as early
crops are concerned. The rain of last week
had tended to invigorate the crops, but the
swld snap of yesterday morning, the third
cold Sunday of the season, has set back
everyth bg. The freeze was even more
severe tha i that of the two Sundays previj
ous, and vegetation which had got anew
start has again teen cut down.
The first planting of peas was killed by
the freeze of two weeks ago. Second plant
ings began to put out suckers which were
frosted a week ago yesterday. Last we;-k,
under sun aud shower, the suckers again
grew out, and there was hope of a limited
crop, but the last severe freeze finished the
work of destruction.
THE CABBAGE CROP DAMAGED.
The cabbage crop has been seriously
affected, the destruction being more com
plete ns the rains of Saturday morning left
water in the headsof t e plants, which froze,
and yesterday tbe cabbage patches showed
that the rains which had stimulated their
growth had also tended to make the freeze
more disastrous to the growing crop.
Tbe tr ck farmers on Saturday were con
gratulating themselves that the rain had
benefited the growing crops, but hefore the
ground had dried out the freeze came, and
all advanced vegetation, such as peas,
beans, tomatoes aud cucumbers, was cut
down.
The potato crop has suffered heavily. All
potatoes out of the ground were frosted,
some of them for the third time, and po
tatoes not yet out of the ground have been
chilled.
The last cold wave was unlooked for,
and the truck planters were unprepared to
meet it. All hope of early peas and beans
for northern shipments has now been de
stroyed.
TO HONOR ST. PATRICK.
The Observances of Ireland's Great
Day In Savannah.
To-day Is St. Patrick’s, and every loyal
Irishman will put on the green. Special
services will be held at St. Patrick’s church
at 10 o’clock this morning, when Rev.
Father Breslia of Macou will deliver a
panegyric on St. Patrick, j
The Irish Jasper Greens, in accordance
witu their custom, will parade teds after
noon. The company will assemble at the
Regimental armory at 3:45 o’clock, and will
march through Drayton street to Liberty,
to East Broad, to Broughton, to Drayton,
to Bay, to Whitaker and St. Julian, to Bull,
to Brought' u, to West Broad, to Liberty,
to Bull, and to Madisou square, where a
sa ute will be fired.
The Hiberniau Society will hold it* anni
versary meeting at .Metropolitan hall this
morning aud its anniversary dinner at the
Screven house to-night.
FIRE DEPARTMENT MATTERS.
The New Alarm Boxes Being Put Up.
The ‘’Chemical” Expected This Week.
Tbe fire department has put up the wires
for the twelve new fire boxes, which are ex
pected to arrive the early part of this week.
The new arrangement of the boxes will not
interfere with the working* of the depart
ment, as one box will be put up at a lime
until all ure in place.
The new chemical engine was due hero,
under the contract, last Saturday, and is
expected this week.
lhe trick have been delivered on the
ground for tbe now engine house on Henry
street, between Bull and Drayton streets,
and ground will be broken this morning for
the building, which is to tie built by W. F.
Chaplin. I is expected that the new build
ing will bo ready tor occupancy within
three week*.
Death of Mrs, Lawrence Connell,
Mrs. Lawronco Connell died suddenly of
hoatt di-eu e yesterday afternoon, at the
i evidence of her husband, No. 75 Broughton
street, iu her sovonty-fifili year, Mr. aud
Mra Gonneii celebrated tho fiftieth anui
versiry of iln ir wedding hovou years ago.
Mr*. Connell's funeral wUI take place at
8 o clock this afteruoou.
At the C„urta.
The city and superior courti will convene
at 10o'clock thu morning, in the city court
1 be usual Monday morning criminal calendar
will be sounded. To-m .rrow morning tLe
criminal case* on the superior court calendar
will lot tali' n up.
Trery vymmnaUo boiise'-neimr turps J> r .
Hull's Gough Hjrrnponimni. Tne* totem*
For pats In the jvUUA, rlie .mausm ami gout,
■ flalvaUnu Oil lia ,Do equs t l'rice cents, Adu.
FIRE IN A BOABDINQ EOU3R.
Two Houses at Liberty and Barnard
Streets Damaged.
Fire br ke out iu the basement of hous
No. 161 Liberty street, next to the corner of
Barnard street, at 1:30 o’clock this mom-
I ing aid burned through the second
i floor, gutting the sear rooms
and burning out the rear wall
of the second story. The house is one of
two frame houses v. itb a single partition
j wall, ami the lire burned rapidly.
The h ruse was occupied bv Mr. J. G.
! Jones as a bearding house. Fred Jones, a
j cierk at G. Eckstein's, sleeping in the
I second >tory in the r-r room,
was awakened by the smoke, and getting
up he looked out of the window and saw
tbe flame, breaking through the floor be
low. The fire was burning the outside
wall.
Mr. Jor.es aroused the other boarders In
the h u e, and they barely had time to get
down stairs before 'he entire floor was
wrapped in flames. Many of the boarders
were unable to save mote than one sun, and
they put that on after getting in the
street. It was ful y half an hour
after the occupants of the house got out
that tbe alarm was turned in. The cries of
fire brought a policeman to the burning
house, and he turned in an alarm from box
26, at Whitaker and Chariton streets.
Engines Nos. 8 and 4 and the headquarters
hose reel and the hook and ladder re
sponded.
Owing to the peculiar location of the
Are, being in the walls of a room which
was inaccessible, the firemen could not
work effectively, and the fire burned
rapidly until the outside wall was broken
•n, so that the hose could be used on the in
side.
At 2:30 o’clock the firemen had got the
fire under control aud the flames were
about extinguished. Tbe origin of the fire
is unknown.
The house on the west of the burning
house was occupied by Mrs. Schaul. and
although the rear wall and roof were dam
aged, tho Are did not get inside.
The property is owned by D. B. Lester
and is fully insured in the Southern Mutual.
Foreman GonnoLy at headquarters fell
from a rear porch while carrying the hose
to the second floor, striking bis head
against the corner of the house, inflicting
an ugly wound over the left eye. Dr. Boyd
dressed the wound.
RAN AWAY FROM HIS WBIDDING.
A Chicago Young Man’s Dilemma
With a Pretty Western Girl.
There is a beautiful western girl at tbe
De Soto with whom a Chicago young man
is very much in love. He followed her
south, and has been doing his best to show
her that his affection is genuine. He is not
sure, however, that he is ready to have the
marriage knot tied even if tbe young lady
would consent.
On Saturday he felt confident that the
thing for bim to do was to got a marriage
license and show it to her, and if she showed
no anger, he would feel that he might
look forward to a life of happiness
with the girl cf his choice. He procured
the license, which was a regular one, and
for which he paid the regular price. At the
table, during dinner, he took out tbe license
and showed it to tbe girl who is the cause
of his u rest. He was very much surprised
when, after calmly reading it, she asked
him where the minister was. He answered
that the minister would be on hand at 9
o’clock that evening. She said she would
be ready for the ceremony, and went on
with her dinner with as much unconcern as
if she had forgotten the affair of the mar
riage.
The young man did not know what oourse
to pursue. He didn’t know whether the
young lady was in earnest, and bis mind
was not fully made up as to whether he w as
ready to marry on that short notice. The
young lady thought tbe affair a joke, that
the license was bogus, and hence w is not
disturbed in the least. The young man
was not joking, however, and his state of
mind was decidedly uncomfortable. He
saw no way out of his difficulty.
Fin ally. a3 9 o’clock approached, be in
terested Proprietor Baker in his behalf, and
arranged with him to send a note into the
drawing room addressed to the would-be
groom. He then resumed his place beside
the young lady ia the drawingroom, and
began to express wonder why the minister
did not come. Soon the note was handed
him which, by the way, he hal writ
ten himself, and to which he had
signed a fictitious name. On opening it he
announced that it was from the minister,
who expressed sorrow at his inability to
keep his engagement that evening. The
young lady, still thinking the affair a joke,
declared it was unfortunate that the mar
riage had to be delayed, but that she would
be ready the next afternoon.
The next morning tbe young man started
back to Chicago, leaving the marriage
license with the young lady. Tnere :s some
interest among his friends at the De Goto to
know when he intends to return.
HOW SAVANNAH WAS LEFT OUT.
Maj. Hanson on the Southern Itiner
ary of the Pan-American.
Maj. J. F. Hanson, one of the delegates
of the pan-American congress, is at home
in Macon on a business visit, but will prob
ably return to Washington in a few days to
be present at the closing of the congress and
accompany the delegates on their tour of
the South.
In regard to their itinerary in Georgia he
s iys that last year the people of Augusta
urgently requested him to try aud have the
delegates visit Augusta if they came South,
and he promisod them that if the delegates
made a tour of this section he would do all
in his power to have them visit Augusta*
When the route was being arranged, re
cently,he told Alanager Curtis that he would
like the delegates to visit Augusta, Savan
nah, Macon and Atlanta. MnnagerCurtis
said that would be giving Georgia four
points, aud would consume more time than
could be well spared, and Manager Curtis
suggested that they only visit Augusta and
Atlanta.
To this Maj. Hanson objected, say
ing as he w- s a member of the congress,
he thought that if the delegates visited At
lanta, they ahould also be brought to Ma
con, hit home; and he suggested that if tee
itiuerary could embrace only two cities iu
Georgia, that Atlanta and Macou be en
tirely ignored, and only Augusta and Sa
vannah be visited. Maj. Hanson desired
that Macon aud Atlanta bo placed on tbe
same footing.
Cock Fighters Scared Off.
The bint that the police authorities would
interrupt yesterday’s cocking main if It
were brought within tho city limits re
sulted in the sports going out of town with
their chickens, and it is said that the main
w.is fought in tbe vicinity of Southover
Junction. No particular interest attached
to the mal'i, as it was purely a local one.
The shawlnecks were the favorites and
winner* in the pools.
Sirocco Tea.
India and Ceylon Tea, tbu fashionable tea
of Europe. Euch packet sealed and abso
lutely pure. Direct from our own gardens.
60c., 800., and $1 per pound. Davidson &
Cos., 1436 Broadway, New Y. rk. jjppmnu
Bros., Agents, Lippman Block, Savaunah.
At retail by W, F. Reid and J. U. Furber.
Adv.
Mr. F. W. Little, l'leatant Hill, Me., says
Hradycrotmo is tho only thing that over did
bis headache any go< and, and that it lellcvca
him iu fifteen minutes.— Adv.
If jor want to see really handsome, first
class Clothing, go to " The I'ltmoui.”
Ti ice. Imre are surprisingly low; all wool,
luat cheviot suit os low as fs. 14b Brough
too.—Adu.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1890.
PLENTY OF BALL NOW.
The Bostons and New Yorks to Play
To-morrow Afternoon.
The games of ball to be played on the
Bolton street base ball grounds this weak
will attract tbe widest attention, as they
wiii be played by two of tha best teams in
the brotherhood league. In fact, one of
the teams, the New Yorks, formed the
nucleus of the Players’ L-. ague, and the re
sult of tbe games will ba telegraphed far
and near from day to day, as ereat interest
attaches to them, being the initial games of
tbe brotherhood.
O’Dav, who came on from Chicago night
before last to join the brotherhood team,
sent yesterday afternoon at Tnundertxdt.
He thinks that the brotberhoxi teams have
the play.rs. O’Pay, “Buck” Ewing
and a few others have been twitted on ail
sides for not sicking to the old league.
Tbe first exhibition game of t e Bostons
and New Yorks will be played on tho Sa
vannah grounds to-morrow afternoon, and
other games will be played during the
week.
Glimmerings :rom tbe Diamond.
“Ad” Gumbert of Pittsburg, a notable
ball player, is with the Boston brotheruood
team.
It is estimated that the expenses of the
Brotherhood clubs will average about S4O,
O(J<J each.
The brotherhood press calls John B. Day
“John Busted” Day. Indianapolis calls him
“John Baby" Day.
Tho Sporting News says that the B stem
brotherhood team will be stronger than last
year’s team which represented the Hub iu
the league.
The three acknowledged kings of the out
field, Curt Welch, Mike Griffin and "Billy”
Fogarty, are in the Philadelphia brother
hood team.
Glasscock, a base ball authority, says that
“tbe brotherhood is going to bring out a
horde of young players, and that iu a year
or two the old stars wdl go into obscu
rity.”
“Andy” Cummings, an old base ball
player, once considered the best short stop
in the country, was locked up in New York
last Monday on a charge of burglary. Cum
mings some years ago exchanged liis occu
pation of base balUst for that of burglar
and has not prospered. He served a term
in the Frankfort, Ky., jail.
Somebody will get frostbitten i.i Brook
lyn in May. The league and brotherhood
conflict there forty-one times. There are
but two jars iu April, but in May there are
sixteen collisions. The war will grow
milder after that, there being four eon
fl cting dates in June, six in July, seven in
August, and six in September.
Pete Browning,who has had several experi
ences in the jamboree line is a cousin of
Browning, the English poet. Pete has
written a poem for tue Sporting Xe us
which reads:
A player may wear a fine plug hat
Ami dress 'way up io G;
But be can’t keep r rack of a baseball bat,
When he goes on a jamboree.
There are many conflict ing dates In Phila
delphia. Ail three clubi conflict in twenty
games during the season, as follows: Eleven
in May, two in Juno, one ia July,
three iu August, and three iu September,
There are 36 conflicting dates between
the Athletic and Philadelpia (N. L.) clubs,
twelve in May, eight in June, five in July,
three in August, and eight in September.
T ie Athletic and Philadelphia (P. L.) clubs
will conflict in thirty-five games, eighteen
in Mav, sevenin June, one in Julv, three in
August, and six in September. The Phila
delphia National and Players’ League clubs
will have thirty-two conflicting games, one
in April, sixtsen in May, two in June, six
in July, four in August, and three in Sep
tember.
The fruit of the goose—the ciphers which
every ball team is fated to draw once in a
while—was very plentiful in 1877. Peering
over some old records taeso remarkable
contests of thirteen seasons ago were resur
rected. The scores—or rather lack of scores
—have never been equalled and doubtless
never will be:
May 11, Harvard vs. Manchester at Boston,
24 innings o—o
May l, St. Louis vs. Star at St. Louis. 10 in
nines o_o
October 1, Rochester vs. Auburn at Roches
ter, 11 innings 0 0
July 7, Buckeye vs Springfield at Colum
bus. 11 innings o—o
July o, Indianapolis vs. Hartford at Indian
apolis, 10 innings o—o
July 13, Rhode Island vs. Lowell at Provi
dence. 10 innings o—o
August 3, Buffalo vs. Rochester at Buffalo,
lOiuuings o—o
The Philadelphia Inquirer says: “There
was no sign of hostility as President John
B. Day aud Buck Ewing, the famous ball
player, cheerily greeted each other in the
corridor of the postoffice building this
morning. As they shook hands with one
another the great catcher said: ‘lt beats al!
when two old friends have to go n gainst
one another.’ Mr. Day laughed pleasantly
in reply, and the two parties iu the suit of
the Metropolitan Exhibition Company
against William Ewing chattered gayly to
gether for quite awhile before entering the
court room to begin their legal battle
against one another. It was quite evident
that both looked on the base ball war purely
as a matter of business.” This suit of the
New York League team to restrain “Buck
Ewing” from playing in the Brotherhood
League was argued in the United States
circuit court in New York before Judge
Wallace on Friday, and the court, after
hearing t ie argument, took the papers and
reserved its decision. The Giants claimed
that “Buck" ha l been reserved by them for
the season of 1890, but Lawyer Bacon,
counsel for “Buck,” in his reply to the as
persions against his client," said that
when "Buck" was handed a notification
from Mr. John B. Day in October la t that
he was “reserved," he tore it up in front of
the man’s face who served it npon him, and
told Mr. Day’s agent it was not worth the
paper it was written upon. Mr. Bacon said
the suit was brought at this late day, just
when Mr. Ewing was about to go south
with his new club, to prevent him from
going to work. “Buck" was an interested
auditor at the trial, and the day following
left with his boys for Savannah, on the
steamship Chattahoochee, and they are ex
pected to arrive to-night and play the Bos
ton br therbood team at the Bolton street
park to-morrow afternoon.
CITY BREVITIES.
DcKalb Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F., meets
to-night.
Fifteen prisoners were run in Saturday
night and yesterday, upou the following
cha-ges: Drunk 5, disorderly conduct 6,
larceuv 1, burglary 1, and gambling 2.
A negro man was found dead night be
fore last iu a closet in the ivar of a bar
room on Randolph and President streets,
fronting the Tybee depot. The police found
the man and notified Coroner Dixon. He is
supposed to have died of heart disease.
A disturbance which almost threatened
to be a riot occurred at East Broad and
Broughton streets yesterday after- ooa, re
sulting from a fight among negroes. The
police broke up the row ami took several of
the participants to the barrack* to answer
for their conduct iu po ice court this morn
ing.
Pooler Items.
Rev. Mr. McConnell preached in the
Episcopal church yesterday aid held com
munion.
Bishop Beckwith wijl dedicate the Epis
copal church Tuesday. He will lie assisted
by Rev. Mr. Btroug and R iv. Mr. McCon
nell. Tho bishop will aLo administer the
j rite of continuation.
The new lodge of Odd Follows recently
organized will hold a meeting iu u few
days.
Mark all the lielles that grace the I*ll,
Uioude or bruuetta, full funnel or alight.
An 1 she, you find, irauscemis them all.
Whose tooth are the mat pure aud white
Whose totkt never knows 1 he waut,
Of tha victi-riwua feuzuLuis i —4.1-
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
ORDAINED A PRIEST.
Rev. O. P. FitZ3lmmona Receives tile
Holy Order of the Church.
Rev. O. P. Fitzsimmons was ordained to
the priesthood yesterday morning at St.
John’s church by Rt. Rev. Bishop Beck
with. The service was at 11 o’clock. The
bishop preached the ordination sermon
from St. John, vii., 17: “If any man w ill
do his will he shall know of the doctrine,
whetner it be of God or whether I speak of
mvself."
Ri hop Beckwith never delivered a more
stirring sermon. The church was crowded
and many were unable to get inside. The
congregation was rap; in attention with the
bisnop's eloquence and his Christian fervor/
The ordinati in service took p ace an hour
later. Tbe bishop was ass.sted by Rev.
Charles 1L Strong of St. Joans and Rev.
Robb White of Christ church. The ser
vice* were very impressive. The chancel
and altar were beautifully dressed in wuite
and were decorated with write flowers.
The new priest is an earnest Christian.
Ho is a native Georgian, the son of tx-
United States Marshal O. P. Fitzsimmons
of Augusta He is comparatively a young
mau, but talented and learned. After co.-
pleting his education in this country e
went abroad and studied iu Germany. He
then traveled extensively iu Europe and
o.her countries. He came to Savannati
from Macon, where Le was highly esteemed.
Since he has been in Savannah he has ma le
many ffiends, aud is popular not only in his
own parish but among all who know him.
The congregation at St. Matthew’s has
petitioned St, John’s, of which i; is now a
mission, to allow the r.ew cku eh to sta ,and
or its own footing. The members claim
th.t they will moke it self-supporting.
Bishop Beckwith will preach at 4:3J o’clock
next Sunday afternoon at the new church
aud wiii administer the rite of confirmation.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
A. Dotson of Waycrosa is in the city.
R. A. Courtney of Baltimore is at the De
Soto.
W. N. Sturges of Atlanta is at the Pu
laski.
E. D. Gibson of New Y ork is at tbe De
Soto.
John McCullough of New York is at the
De Soto.
McQueen Mclntosh of Augusta is at the
De Soto.
P. Kent of Charleston Is registered at the
Pulaski.
Jule Schumann of New York is at the
Pula-ki.
E. Burdette of Humphreys is at the
Screven.
W. B. Thomas of Tennille is at the
Screven.
A. F. Doley of Wrightsvilie is at tho
Screven.
A. F. Linder of Wrig'astville is at the
Screven.
R. Rubensteiu of New York is at the
Screven.
A. J. Meat of Apalachicola, Fla., is in
the city.
D. Dudley came up from St. Augustine
last night.
Dr. Groth and son have returned from
the north. 1
Dr. George W. Tolson of New York is at
the De Soto.
Francis E. Weston of Philadelphia is at
the De Soto.
John Irwin and wife, of Boston, are at
the Screven.
Miss E. Estell Tott of Chicago is stopping
at the Pulaski.
J. T. V. Moore of Thomasville is at the
Screven house.
Lieut, O. M. Carter left for New York by
steamer Saturday.
Will W. Bierce of Memphis, Tenn., is a
guest of the Pulaski.
John C. Hunter of Montgomery is stop
ping at the De Soto.
W. I. Evans and family, of Atlanta, are
guests of the Da Soto.
J. P. Mahoney of Biackville, S. C., is
stopping at the Screven.
A. McFarland and wife, of Sanford, Fla.,
are guests of the Pulaski.
W. E. Richardson and wife, of Duluth,
are guests of the Do Soto.
C. E. Dickerman and wife, of St. Paul,
are gbeste of the Do Soto.
Alisa MamieOemler is visiting the Misses
McCleskey, on Gordon street.
J. T. Medliu and wife, of Gainesville,
Fla., are guests of the De Soto.
Thomas C. Jeter and John C. Butner of
Macon are guests of the De Soto.
G. Dryfus came up from Thomasville last
night and i egistered at the Screven.
Joseph Belsinger and wife returned yes
terday from a tour through Florida
E. H. Paine and wife of Casselton, N. D.,
are spending some time at the Pulaski.
W. Smallaru of Darien came up to the
city last night and stopped at the Pulaski.
Fred E. Perkins and wife, and Miss Ely
VVald-ifl of Providence, are guests of the
De Soto.
Joe W. White and wife and Miss Re
becca Fleming of Augusta are guests of
the Pulaski.
H. B.sßtokes, W. F. Quincey and W. S.
Leanneon of Charleston are stopping at
the Pula-ti.
Rov. W. C. Stitt. D.D., secretary of tho
American Seamen’s Friends Society, will
be in Savannah this week, and will lecture
at the Baptist church Thursday night.
L. G. Crampell and J. M. Wilkinson,
directors of the Florida Midland and Geor
gia railroad, came up to consult General
Manager W. B. Thomas last night. They
stopped at the Pulaski.
R. D. Guerard gave a dinner at the De
Soto Saturday night to a few friends. His
guests were Miss vVard, Miss Duggan, Miss
Head, aud W. S. Chisuoloi, Jr., Esq., aud
W. li. Lealcen, E-q.
Tne yacht Whim was in the river yester
day. The owner, Mr. George H. Schuler,
assistant cashier of tho Wi..field National
bank, Kansas, has been on a southern
cruise, aud is now bound to New York.
Senator Fleming G. dußigncn wiil be
present at the Hibernian Society banquet
to-night. To-morrow night he "will leave
for Nashville, where he will try before
United States District Judge Key Thurs
day an important ease in which the South
ern Express Company is involved. Mr.
dußiguon will lie out iu tiie west some time
looking after affairs of the corporations of
which his firm is counsel.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR
Happenings Along the Wharvee and
Among the Shipping.
Tho strong northwest gale Saturday
night and yesterday blew considerable
water out of tbe river, and there was no
movement during the day iu the shipping
line. Tbe wind being off shore, if
course no sailing vessels could get into
Tybee.
The steamship William Lawrence of the
Merchants’ and Aimers’ Transport itio.i
Company ha* been put on the Providence
route in place of the steamship Alleghany,
which will mu to this port. Tho Alleghany
is a much larger vessel than the Lawrence,
and the heavy traffic of the Merchants' an 1
Aimers’ company necessitated an increase iu
its carrying tonnage on tuls route.
"Why doesn’t he take Hood's Hvsapn
riHaf" is the general inquiry of friends
w hen a person suffers from any disease of
the blood. A<Jt>.
IbeautUflod Smokers
Can always le nursed Into good humor
when supplied by Uieir dealer with /brass
Cartel Key Writ Ciyari. At wholesale
only by Lse Roy Myers Cos., 133 Bey
street, Be vain, an, Ga. -Adc.
AN INCIDENT OP THE WAS.
Three Escaped Prisoners Recognized
by Their Accent.
The Morning News has received an in
teresting letter from a lady in Maryland, in
which the writer shows how, during the
war, the southern accent was a means of
getting shelter and clothing for three
escaped prisoners of the Ninth Georgia Vol
unteers. During that time Maryland was
full of spies, deserters, and escaped prison
ers. In-ueb a mixed multitude the people
were never certain of their bearings, and it a
foe was entertained unaware imprisonment
and confiscation followed. The writer says i
“I am sure the needy and those in exile
from their own lands never quite realized in
what a position they placed tnose who were
their friends, nor ttie risks and the utter
self-abnegation in the sacrifices on the altar
of patriotism. Few of the rich and pros
perous sou and take tbe risks, ami the poor in
that country a- a rule are Africans. Of
course those escaping from tbe enemy tried
to swim the Dela .vara river for a mile or
more, and mauv a poor soldier in seeking
his freedom found a watery grave. It re
quired pluci and strength. Body
and mind must be healthy under
the fairest circumstances, or else the
head was lost, and that meant going to the
bottom. The country thereabouts is level,
and very little wooded, and when the poor
creatures made the landing there was noth
ing to hide their half-naked, shivering
bodies. Often they were days going a
few miles, more than half starved, within
sight of timid, or cautious, or prudent
friends.
“Ouesumraer night after the writer’s fam
ily had gone to their rooms, for it was
nearer morning than night, a faint call was
borne on the still air to our ears. Borne
one ran to the window. Three men stood
near the porch. They said that they were in
trouble, but would not tell their" business
unless someone came to them. There was
a hasty consultation inside. My mother
said, “Children, it may be spies, or soldiers
for your father.” For my father was a
member of the Maryland Senate, and so, a
a man marked “disloyal.” We were young
and eager for adveuture, and
full of curiosity as well
as pity for-the suffering. It ended, of course,
as nil such things always do, in the children
listening to impuls • und feeling and parents
yielding. My brother tried to make soaie
thing out cf the half whispered conversa
tion. When he returned he said, “three
men from Fort Deleware.and they have had
nothing to eat for two days, and they have
on only tc eir night clothing and hardiv
that.”
My mother was afraid that the
men were trying to trap my
father. She said that would kill
her. She was willing to do anything she
could for the prisoners if she k ew they
were telling tno truth. We soanded them
further, and in their talk one of them used
tbe expression, “shore null,” with unmis
takable southern accent. No on3 north of
the Potomac could say “shore nuff” as those
men did. We provided a room for
them an 1 bought them clothing.
We slipped food to taera, not daring totaie
anybody into our confidence, except an old
colored servant, who assisted us by keeping
the other servants out of that part of the
house. Ttie escaped prisoners proved to be
Georgians belonging to the Ninth Georgia
volunteers. Their names were J. H. Marion
of Company D, A. L. Brooks, Company G,
and C I. Fuller. The writer added: “I
have often wondered what became of them,
and if taey would be interested to know
something about the family which lived at
that beautiful old family home that risked
so much and gave to them so gladly. The
family is scattered. Father and mother are
in the grave, and that home is sold and
nothing left but faith in God’s goodness.”
THE GRIP IN LENT.
Pope Loo’s Relaxation to Sufferers
from the Epidemic.
Pope Leo has issued a dispensation of the
fast of lent to those who are suffering from
the grip, and the dispensation has been sent
to all of the American bishops. It
will be read with interest by Homan
Catholics:
Holy Roman Universal Inquisition, to all the
Archbishops, Bishops and Local Ordinaries of
tlie Catholic World: The peculiar nature of the
disease which Is now prevalent not only
throughout Europe but, also, in other parts of
the world, deiuauds the attention of tue apos
tolic power and leniency. His holiness, Leo
XIII., therefore, who regards the corpoial as
well as the spiritual welfare of the faithful, con
siders it to he iicuinbent upon him to furnish
to the faithful tho e means which may lie of
service in combating the attack of this prevail
ing sickness.
Wherefore, employing the services of the
sacred council of the Supreme Roman Lni
versal Inquisition, hit holiness, by his apostolic
authority, grants to al! the archbishops, bishops
and local ordinaries of those regions in which
this disease exists permission to dispense the
faithful from the obligations of abstinence and
fasting for such a ieugth of time as, in their
opinion, tue state of the epidemic may require.
In the meautiine, his holiness desires that,
wniie the faithful make use of this apostolic
kindness, they give themselves more earnestly
to pious works, so as to obtain the divine clem
ency. Hence he exhorts them to implore the
aid of Almighty God and to appease the divine
wrath by charitable acts toward the needy,
by bung present at divine services, and by the
frequent use of the sacra nents, since it is evi
dent that the many evils with which we are
aflii.ted are oatn-e l by divine justice, which de
mands from man a just punishment for the
present low state of morality and the continued
increase of crime. R. Card. Monaco.
Home, Jan. 30, 1830.
PUTTING IN THE RIOS.
The First Plantings to Be In by the End
of This Week.
Interviews with rice planters show that
the greater part of the March tide rice has
been planted, and before the close of the
present week all first plantings will be in
the ground. On the Deptford plantation it
is expected to finish up to-morrow a plant
ing of one hundred acres.
The open winter has been detrimental to
rice planting, as there has been so much
“volunteer” rico that it has polluted the
ground, and, as a result, planters are not
sowing first quality of seed.
The ground is being prepared for the next
planting, which will be put in on the April
tide. The acreage this year will be fully up
to that of last year, out the quality of the
seed, for the reasons stated, is not up to that
of last year. A dealer in seed rice says
that ho lias not sold to exceed 150 bushels of
best s?ed rice this year, und he accounts fer
it by the large proport.on of volunteer
rice.
Agent for Edward Miller hat, the best
hat made. Goto "The Famous” and treat
yourself to a good hat. 1-18 Broughton
street. — Adv.
You must go and look at “ The Famous"
new store, the neatest Clothing Store in
Savannah, at 118 Broughton street, one
door from corner Whitaker. —Adv.
Handsome Gent’s Furnishings at reason
able p ices at “ The Famous," 118 Brough
tousireet. — Adv.
Concerning Your Wants.
The “one ceut a word” column of the
Morxi.vg News places advertising within
tim reacn of every one who has anything to
sell or wains anything. Advertising snows
thrift and enterpr.se, and for the small sum
of 15 cents you can demonstrate thut you
arc possessed of liiise very necessary requi
sites to success in life. The Morning News
circulates everywhere, reaches everybody,
is rend Lynch uud poor alike, lias thousands
of readers wno never look at any other
newspaper,
It will print your advertisement, if 15
words or i-ss. for 15 emits, and charge you
one cent f r each added word. Them is no
trouble t > caicu.u u wi.at your advertise
ment will oust you. It you Lave an adver
tising account with tlie Mommu News,
you can Lde -hone your advertisement, if
you do so b for 10 p, in. Business oifiue
Wiepboueua hi.
BAIL AND CBOS3TIS.
The Atlanta and West Point road has
leased 170 box cars from the Ohio Falls Car
Company for a term of five years, the con
sideration bring #83,390.
The Gainesville Sun says it is reported
that the Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road will be extended from a point four
miles east of Melrose, via Melrose, Rochelle
and Mlcanopy, to connect. with the Tampa,
Talia -assee, Gamesvilie and Western road
at or near Treutou, iu the >■ esrern part of
Alachua county. The immediate < bject,
it is presumed, on the part of the Georgia
Southern and Florida company, is to reach
the immense phospate beds in this country.
The annual report of the Ohio state rail
way commissioners shoes the total
mileage of railway in that State to be 9,911
miles standard and 260 narrow gauge; total
10,177 miles. Aggregate authorized capital
stock, 5583,639,105. The capital stock,
funded debt and current liabilities of c m
panies making ope-ating reports is #637,-
695,830. Construction improvements dur
ing the year were 13,620,477;gr0s- earnings,
113,416,375; operating expenses, #79,906.645;
total leceipts. from passe ger, mail and ex
press t afilc, #31,537,489; from freight, $77,-
715,381; other sources, #1,163,503.
General Manager Ward, of the South
Carolina railway, has returned to Charles
ton after having visited Savannah. Mr.
Ward, the News and Courier says, took a
special Interest in examining and studying
the exceptional wharf facilities connected
w ith the terminal advantages of Savannah.
He was particularly impressed with the
volume of business handled at these
wharves and the large quantities of goods
received from Mississippi and Alabama for
through shipment. Tin volume of freights
received, he says, is sufficient to constantly
engage a dozen or more steamers.
The Abbeville Times says: “Fromevery
indication, it seems to be an assured fact
that the Abbeville and Waycross will be
built. Such an assertion sounds incredible
to many persons, but it is true that w -rk
has begun. Last Friday the surveyors be
gan locating tbe road, and yesterday the
grading began. Several persons here and
around here went to where a force of hands
are at worn and witnessed the shoveling of
the first dirt, and several of our prominent
citizens, amid great enthusiasm, took their
turn ia.the diri-breakiug. Tie contractors
are also at work, and clearing out the right
of way is moving on. We have heard that
several parties in Rochelle said that they
would eat all the dirt that was broken, and
also eat all the ties. By the time the gentle
men read this in this issue of the Times
there will be a g od bait of dirt and ties for
each.”
The following is from the Denver Repub
lican: Chief Engineer Robert TV. Day, of
the Chicago, Ra isas and Nebraska, and
assistant engineer of the R qk Island, is one
of the finest civil engineers in the country,
and although comparatively a young man
the story of his rue to his present position
reads like a chapter out of a story book.
Mr. Day is an Englishman, born of parents
who gave him an excellent education. At
the best schools in England and on the con
tine.it he became a muster, not only of en
gineering, but of the classics. When his
education was completed he turned his face
to America, and eventually found himself
in Chicago. He had youth, education, en
ergy and perseverance on his side, hut for
tune frowned upon him; and, Lis means
running low, he was forced to earn a liveli
hood as a conductor on a street car. One
morning a couple of high school boys en
tered his car and commenced talking
about their studies. One of them was in
truuble about a Greek translation to whicn
he had been assigned, and was afraid of the
consequences. “Bg your pardon,” said the
young conductor, “but if you will give me
the sentence maybe I can assist you.” The
boys stared at tue man with the bell punch,
but finally, as a joke, gave him the sentence
and he wrote the tra station on a tablet and
handed it to the troubled pupil. When ho
reached the class-room he found that the
street car conductor was correct. The boy
happened to be the son of a well-known rail
road man, and to his father he related the
st ange story of how a conductor on a plug
street car could translate Greek. The rail
road magnate was amused, then interested.
He institmed inquiries, and the result was
that one Jay the street car conductor was
given a place in the engineer’s department
of a big railroad company.
The retiring master mechanic of the
Central, D. M. Gugel, was the recipient of
a hands ime present in Macon last Friday.
It was a gold watch and chain, costing #l5O.
On the front side is the letter G. O i the
inside case is the following; To D. M.
Gugel, from the employes of thp Central
railroad shops. Macon, Ua., March 14, 1890.
Toe presentation took place iu the round
house. Mr. Gugel was born in Savannah,
Dec. 4, 1827. He worked a few years at the
printing business, afterward going inti the
Central railroad shops as an apprentice on
June 1, 1813. He served his time in Savan
nah and af ervrard wentto Macon. He was
made foreman of the Central shops there,
and a few years later was promoted to the
position of master mechanic. He has been
a resident of Macon thirty-one yeai-s.
When he took the position of master me
cnauio the roiling s-ock of the road was in
a tad condition. He at once went to
work to bring about a change, and in a
few years it had reached a standard
that was unsurpass and by any roal
iu the south. On the same spot where Mr.
Gugel was presented with the watch last
week, a similar affair took place ove
twenty years ago. It was the occasion of
the retirement of Master Mechanic Polk
Freeman, whom Mr. Gugel snceeded. Mr.
Fre man was also prese led with a watch.
On the completion of Mr. Gugers ap
prenticeship iu Savannah he was called
into the office of the president of
the road and was prese'ted with a
#IOO bill, to which he added #SO of his next
month’s salary and bought a gold watcti,
the watch given him then and the watch
given him last week costing the same; one
given him at the beginning of his services,
the other at their close. One given when
he star ed out to carve for himself a future;
the other when the task was completed at
the top round of the ladder. Mr. Gugel will
take a vacation for awhile, when he wiil
accept a position equally honorable, but less
arduous, witn the road for which he has
labored the whole of his life.
THE BOOK FOR BOOKK.EEPER&
It Will open Out Perfectly Flat From
First to Last Page.
The Morning News Printing House is
the licensed manufacturer of Bronson’s
Flat Opening Blank Books (adopted by the
United States government).
There is no book made of equal strength.
It wifi open at any page and remain per
fectly flat. There is no danger of the leaves
becoming loose. It is ihe only elastic bind
ing designed to open flat that has received
the unqualified indorsement of bookkeepers
as well as bookbinders. Books ruled to any
pattern, made to any size and bound iu any
style.
We are making books for a number of
Arms in this city and elsewhere, and will
take pleasure iu snowing them to those in
terested.
The Morning News Steam Printing
House, 3 \V hi taker street. Savannah.
Ci rn well & Cuipmau invite carpenters to
call and examine their line of Tools and
Hard were.— Adv.
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OF ALL KINDS. •
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THE. purchase of a piano casting
from to Si.ooo i s important
enough to be made cautiously It u
easy to make a mistake in the selection
of an instrument if the buyer rel es
upon his own judgment, and even the
mu ical expert, who may havs good
ideas of tone, may know norhing what
ever about good construction. Such
facts as the following wifi help to form
a reliable judgment:
THE DICKERING PIANO
Has been tbe leader of the trade for 6’
years. Nearly twice as many now in use
as of any other make. Has received the
highest award of merit ever given anv
piano at any world’s fair. J
The Mason & Hamlin Pinna
Artistic in construction. Pateiitstrinf?
er, the most remarkable improvement of
recent years.
THE MAT HUSHES PIANO.
We have sold it in the South for 18
years. It is matchless for durability.
THE STERLING PIANO.
716 octave; full iron frame; ivory keys
throe unisons; elegant casus. si>o oa
easiest terras. Ju ,t compare it with any
other of same price.
In addition to all this, remember,
please, that our standing in the trade
makes it imperative that we handle
none but the very best piano3.
Lowest Prices, Easiest Terms,
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DRY GOODS.
dir Spring Slit
IS NOW COMPLETE
In All Departments.
An inspection is respect
fully solicited.
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FOR—
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The Largest Line of
Ml! CARRIAGES
Ever Shown In This City.
Sole Agents for the
SLEEPING COACH,
The Only Carriage Made Hav
ing a Reclining Seat.
Our Stock of Bedroom, Din
ing-Room and Parlor Furniture
is complete, both a3 regards
Quality and Quantity.
THE A.J. MILLER CO.,
171 Broughton St., Savannah, Ga.
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