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BRIEFS MADE IN JAIL
LUTHER A. HALL’S LEGAL WORK
WHILE IN HIS CELL.
The Eastman Lawyer to Get a Breath
ing Spell In Free Air—He Will be Let
Out To-day on Bail to Go to Macon
and Prepare for His Trial—Hall’s
Bide of the Dodge Cases—He Denies
That He Was Ever Intentionally In
Contempt of Ccurt
L. A. Hall of Eastman, who has been in
Chatham county jail since March 12, serv
ing a five months’ sentence for cnntsmpt, im
posed by Judge Speer of the United States
court at Macon, will get out to-day and
will go to Macon to consult his counsel in
the preparation of his case.
Hall was indicted for perjury in the
Dodge land cases, which have
been figuring in the state and United
states courts of Georgia for the last sixteen
years. He has given bond for $5,000 to re
turn to Savannah after the trial of his case,
and serve out his unexpired term, which is
sixty-four days.
Hall served in the legislature of
Georgia in 1884 and 1885, has tieen a mem
ber of the Eastman bar for nineteen years,
and has a handsome residence at Eastman
and a wife and five children.
hall’s quarters in* jail.
A Morning News reporter saw Hall
in jail last night. He occupies a largo room
on the top floor and has a table and other
conveniences, and he says he has been
kindly and considerately treated, and has
been permitted to order his meals from a
boarding house, so that he has not been
compelled to live on the ordinary prisoner’s
fare. His mail has reached him regularly,
so that his correspondence has not been in
terrupted by his imprisonment. He
also provided himself with law books and
kept up bis studies upon points bearing
upon cases in which he is interested for him
self and others.
Mr. Hall said that he has no doubt of an
acquittal In the perjury case, although ho
has only ten days to prepare for trial. He
says it is the prosecution of the Dodge peo
ple which led to the contempt proceedings
and to the more recent indictment. He
thinks the press has not published all the
facts, and be gave a statement which he
•aid is due to his side of the case.
THE HISTORY OF THE DODOB CASES.
In 1874 George E. Dodfje obtained a re
straining order in the United States court
against Sleeper. Hall & Briggs, attorneys
in fact for the Chase, Colby and Crockor
beirs, enjoining the sale of lands claimed by
the heirs of the three estates, and also
claimed by Dodge, the lands lying in Dodge,
Telfair, Lawrence, Montgomery aud Pu
laski counties. In 1886 the injunction was
made perpetual. Mr. Hall says he there
upon deposited the power of attorney with
the clerk of the United States court at
Macon, and since that time he bus sold none
of the disputed lands.
The animus of the suits against him Mr.
Hall explained by saying that Mr. Dodge
has been in constant litigation with the
people of the counties named over land
titles, and as he has represented a great
many of them, and won every case for his
clients in the superior courts, and advised
bis clients that titles by Dodge were of no
■validity, Norman W. Dodge, to whom Geo.
E. Dodge sold out, brought attachments
against him in the United States court for
violating the injunction.
PREPARED HIB CASE IN JAIL.
Mr. Hall says that since he has been in
jail here he prepared his brief iu one of
these cases, where Mr. Dodge has appealed
from an adverse verdict in the superior
court of Telfair oounty. "I have sold no
property of the estates in violation of the
injunction,” raid Mr. Hall, “and the mot
which can te said is that the alleged viola
tion consists in the advice I have given my
clients as to the invalidity of the Dodge
titles, which opinion the state courts thus
far have unbrokenly sustained.
“I hnve now been iudicted for perjury, in
that I swore that I had made no title to any
of the lands in dispute. Nor have I, and
any one who says 1 have is guilty of utter
ing a falsehood. A colored man by the
name of Judge Goodwin was brought up to
prove that I had given him a title, and he
swore to the contrary. The witness was,
however, kept in custody for a day or
two, and then put on the stand
nnd swore I had given him a
title, and as they had no documentary evi
dence nouecouid be adduced to establish the
changed statement. Another negro was
introduced who swore that he saw the deed
slipped into the outside pocket of my valise.
Now, there is the valise,” said Mr. Hall,
pointing to a valise on a cot in the room’
“and, as you can see, there is no pocket of
the kind to it.
NEVER INTENTIONALLY IN CONTEMPT.
“I have never been intentionally guilty
of contempt of oourt, and I cannot be ex
cept in my construction of the injunction.
I have not thought I was enjoined from
witnessing deeds drawn up by others, or in
giving advice as counsel to clients seeking
my advice ns to the validity of the
Dodge titles, and while I was denial
a statement in Macon, I do not
feel that my character will be affected at
home by the persecutions of the Dodge pao
fle. My two brothers promptly gave
5,000 bond that I would return and servo
out my jail sentence in the comtempt pro
ceedings, and certainly that is a very heavy
bond to be given to insure my serving out
sixty-four days more.”
Mr. Hall says he thinks that he has gained
flesh since he has been in jail, aud takes his
imprisonment good naturodly, believing
that in the end he will come out all right.
In fact, he may move for a remittance of a
portion of the time.
MAY OO TO BALTIMORE.
Rev. J. W. Roman’s Call to the West
minister Church.
Rev. J. W. Rogan of the First Presby
terian church has received a call from the
Westminister church of Baltimore, which
he has under advisement. In event of the
acceptance he will leave Savannah in the
next few weeks.
The call was received some time ago, and
Mr. Rogan announced to his congregation
at the last service that he was considering
the matter. Mrs. Rogan’a health is poor,
and has been since she came to savannah.
This will be the chief cause of
Mr. Regan’s leaving Savannah. He
has been here five years, and
'the marked improvement of the First
church’s property and the rapid increase of
its membership is very gratifying. It shows
how diligently the pastor has devoted him
self to his work. Soon after he came hero
the congregation began to grow, and during
his ministration the number of new mem
bers has been larger than the congregation
when he became pastor.
Mr. Rogan made an effort to get away
from Savannah last year. The presbytery
relieved him, but he was recalled by the
synod and consequently held here.
The Westminster church, to
which he will go most likely,
is a leading church in Baltimore. It is
'ought by people of a literavy turn because
t shadows the grave of Edgar Allen Poe.
lb's poet was buried in the corner of the
ihurch yard. Mr. Rogan has made manv
nends in Savannah, and they will regret
O lose him.
Juvenile Templar Officers.
Golden Juvenile Temple No. 37,1.0. G. T.
las elected the following officers:
C. T.—W. B. Bevill.
X; Annie Sanders.
-haplitn—Miss Alice Travis,
w* Lula Love,
F. 8. Miss Lusie Thompson
Treasurer-Miss Effle Hikter.
■“-—Clayton Sheppard.
A. M —Miss Pauiiue Travis.
G. Jasper Love.
THE HEALTH OF THE CITY.
Inspector Desvergers’ Report Upon
Food Produce and Drainage.
Inspector Detvergers of the Citizens’ Sani
tary Association closes his report of in
spections of food produce in the Savannah
market for the week ending last night as
follows:
The average quality of dressed meats of
all kinds g od, also that of poultry dressed
and alive, pickled beef, pigs’ feet and tripe,
smoked sausages and meat pnddiugs, also
that of clams, shrimp and crabs; fish aver
aged inferior and scarce; green vegetables
good and plentiful; dried vegetatiles in
ferior and scarce.
The inspector reported on other sanitary
matters that Supervisor Davis of the dry
culture department has just finished clean
ing out the drains southeast of the city,
and has resumed the work of cleaning those
of lands east of the city; that the low lands,
in places west of the city, on the Ocean
Steamship Company’s property, are now
retaining water, owing to a trunk of on** of
the principal drains getting out of order;
the company, however, is now constructing
a trunk in another locality, which will
supers,do it and be more efficient.
The Ogeechee canal is now bare above
Gay’s lock, and considerable of its bed,
together with those of the old Hines
timber ponds, are now exposed, and there
living no outlet for water below the canal
level for thorn, stagnant and water rotting
vegetation in them croate conditions which
seriously menace the health of persons re
siding in the neighborhood, particularly of
the inmates of a number of tenement dwell
ings erected on the Louisville road just
north of the ponds, and on the brickyard
lands adjacent Their proximity to the city
also renders thorn a source of danger to the
inhabitants of the western portion of the
city.
There is also a considerable collec
tion of water in the sinks excavated by the
brick manufacturers ou the Springfield
plantation lands, the excavations in many
places being deeper than the lo.vsst level of
the Ogeechee ca ial bed. These excavations
are daily increasing and being deepened,
and created on the high land of the Spring
field plantation more than offset the beauti
ful results of the dry culture committee’s
work in the drainage of the low lands of the
plantation.
The inspector also reported that he had
made an examination of the city’s lands on
Hutchinson’s island. He found the grounds
which were in cultivation generally dry,
owing doubtless to the long absence of
heavy rainfall and fresh'd floods, but that
all of the canals and ditchss are so re
dundant with rauk vegetable growth
as to preclude special reference to
any, and unless effective work be
at once done upon them they will
soon relapse into primative condition. The
ditches on that portion of the island owned
by the towboat company are also iu an ex
ceedingly foul condition. In one trip of in
spection upon the island, notwithstanding
the fact that its extensive territory and the
many canals and drains reticulating it pre
sented a scope tJO extensive to be traversed
in a day, the inspector saw enough to war
rant the assertion that the drainage of the
island is being seriously neglected.
The inspector reported in reference to
that he has visited the
convict camp southwest of the Springfield
plantation, which i under the supervision
of Capt. Allen, and found everything in
good coudition. The drainage being douo by
Supervisor Allen under direction of the
oounty commissioners in the western branch
of the Minis swamp, is effecting most
important benefits to the surrounding lauds,
which are naturally very rich and only re
quired drainage to render them valuable
sources of profit to the owners and of in
creased taxable resources to the county and
commonwealth. The condition of the
Casey canal is such as to require early at
tention, owiug to a redundance of vegetable
growth in it.
TO WELCOME THE VISITORS.
The Savannah Yacht Club Preparing
for the Charlestonians.
From a letter received by Commodore R.
M. Demere from Y r ice Commodore YV. D.
Porcher, of the Carolina Yacht Club, the
Charleston World seems to bo In error as to
the fleet leaving Charleston yesterday.
Commodore Porcher writes to his friend
that the Fiirt, YVildbird and Katnnka will
leave Charleston next Saturday, and expect
to reach the club house of the Savannah
Yacht Club at Thunderbolt on the morning
of June 4, the day before the regatta.
The Charleston fleet will accompany the
Savannah yachts on the cruise. Commo
dore Demere says the yachts will go on the
cruise the day following the regatta, or on
Saturday, the second day after the race.
The cruise will lie to the south’ard, to Ossi
bau or St. Catharine’s.
The Savannah yachts are in good trim
for the race, and there will be no less than
eight tirst-class cabin yachts in the regatta,
as follows: Flirt, YVildbird and Katnnka of
Charleston, aud the Ocean Queen, Glance,
Foam, Winnie Davis, aud Etta. It is
thought that the Alexander C. may enter,
and there are those who claim that she is the
only craft iu these waters that can bent the
Kan inka. The friends of the Ocean Queen
think that she will lead the races outward
and come in a safe winner, as she is in bet
ter trim for sailing than she has ever be
fore been. The Savannah yacht owners
have spared no money in getting their
yachts in good sailing trim.
The Zings will enter iu the second class if
she can get a competitor, und the hope is
expressed that the Jennie 8. of Charleston
will come over, or some bouts of the Zmga’s
class come iu from the south’ard, so that
sho can try her white wings in the regatta.
Thore wili be quite a nundier of open
yachts and diamond bottoms, and the June
regatta of the Savannah Yacht Club, it is
predicted, will be the most successful and
exciting ever given under the auspices of
the club.
BISTER VINOENT DEAD.
A Faithful and Devoted Nun Called to
Her Final Reward.
Sister Vincent died at the Convent of the
Sisters of Mercy on Liberty street yester
day morning. The deceased was iu the
world Miss Madden. She had only one rel
ative in Savannah, a sister, Sister Mary,
who is also stationed at the convent.
Sister Vincent was 36 years old,
and had been a member of the Sis
ters’ community for fifteen years,
most of the time at the Sacred
Heart convent at Augusta. She was a
talented and successful teacher, aud a de
voted and faithful member of the order.
Her funeral will take place at the convent
chapel at 3:30 o’clock this after
noon. Right Rev. Bishop Becker
will officiate, assisted by the Catholic
clergy of the city. The sisters and chil
dren of the Convont school will attend tho
interment at the Cathedral cemetery. The
Sall-boarers will bo John Reilly, D. Hogan,
uhn Lyons, M. A. O’Byrne, J. J.
McGowan, J. Heffernan, John R. Dillon
and Joseph Copps.
Service at the Catholic Churches.
There will be special musical services at
the Cathedral and at St. Patrick’s churches
to-day. To-day is the Pentecost, one of the
three great feast days in the church calen
dar. At the morning service at St.
Patrick’s Gauss mass will be sung. The
soloists will bo Mrs. Reilly, Miss King, Miss
O’Bryne, aud Messrs. Lumas and Dono
van. The offertory "O’ Salutaris,” from
Gounod, will bo sung by M. S. Loughond.
Evening services will be field at 7:30. The
rite of confirmation wili be administered in
both of the Catholic churches this morn
ing.
Kuhlman Gets $2,000.
A. F. Kuhlman, harness merchant,has had
his losses adjusted, receiving $2,000. Kubl
maa is one of the losers by the fire on Con
gress street on the night of May 16.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1890-TWELVE PAGES.
FRUIT SCARCE AND HIGH.
Everything Late and Prices Expected
to be Way Up.
A year ago the fruit market was flooded.
Dealers had all they could do to handle
the vast quantities sent them. This year
they have to sit and hold their hands, ex
cept now and then when there is a spurt in
vegetables. May 1 lost year saw peaches in
market The first week in May there were
watermelons. Then came berries of all
kinds and apples.
A dealer sa>d yesterday that it will be
the middle of June before any fruit to
amount to anything will find its way to the
Savannah market.
The cold snap late in the season set the
fruit back several weeks, and in some
places it was a total loss. The dealers look
for high prices in consequence.
Information from grower* in the interior
is that but a one-third of a crop of peaches
will be raised. It is not at all likely that
the quality of the fruit will be as good as
that of last year. No peento peaches from
Florida have vet been received here. They
are always the first to be on the marker.
They come oftentimes as early as April.
Heveral shipments have been made from
Florida to northern points, but southern
markets cannot afford to pay the prices
demanded by growers, in consequence of
the scarcity of the fruit.
The dealers expect melons from Florida
and Southwest Georgia about the middle of
June. They do not think that this kind of
fruit will be received earlier. The prospects
now nre that the fruit season will be a re
markably short one. The blackberry crop
is almost a total failure. Such a thing has
not occurred in years. This kind of fruit
is plentiful when ail other fruits are cut off.
This year, however, seems to be an
exception.
Wilmington Island abounds with nice,
juicy berries every season aud no one ever
picks them for market. This year, one
dealer said, he was unable to find more than
a few bushes bearing berries. S 'me were
in market yesterday and sold reaiiiy at 20
cents a quart. They were very inferior
berries, though, and if they had not been
the first of the season they would have com
manded no price. The hucksters say that
the berries are not to be found.
YVinter fruit, imported by J. 8. Col
lins & Cos. and Kavauaugh & Brennan, will
not take the place of the summer fruit
raised here. The winter fruit has dropped
off to give place to Georgia grown fruit,
but summer fruit is not taking its place.
Dealers have been disappointed. They ex
pected all along more fruit than they are
assured now that they will get. Notwith
standing the cold suap they knew damaged
fruit to a considerable extent, they could
not believe that the damage was so ex
tensive. Savannah people may not expect
fruit inside of two weeks yet.
ANOTHER CASE OF JARNDYCE.
The Court to Have a New Hearing
of the Branch-Cooper Litigation.
Judge Faliigant has granted the motion of
plaintiff for anew trial in the case of 8.
YV. Branch against YY’. G. Cooper, the
grocer. The jury in March last brought in a
verdict of $1 aud costs in favor of Mr. Branch.
The suit grew out of the sale of Mr. Cooper's
interest in the grocery firm of Branch &
Cooper, the former giving Mr. Cooper $lO,-
000 for his interest, but a mistake in the
books was afterward discovered which Mr.
Branch claimed was unknown to him at the
time of the dissolution, and which, had he
then known, would have deterred him from
paying to Mr. Cooper any such sum for his
Interest.
In granting the motion for anew trial,
the court gave the jury a severe rap. The
full text of the order is as follows:
In this oase the jury first refused to answer
any of the special questions submitted and
brought in a general verdict. They were sent
back and again failed to answer material ques
tions, the verdict rendered being illegal anu un
just in the light of questions answered. The
conduct of the jury Impressed the court unfa
vorably, and produced at the time in the mind
Of the court a determination to grant anew
trial as soon as tiie proper notice could lie pre
pared. A careful examination of the case after
argument has confirmed previous impressions
that the ends of justice demanded anew trial.
It is, therefore, ordered that the verdict in said
case be set aside and anew trial granted.
The answers to some of the questions
which the jury were required to auswer
under the charge of the court were unique,
to say the least. The answers of this char
acter wore: “We don’t know,” “Not known
to us,” "Referred to the court,” etc.
The jury, of which Irwin B. Tiedemau
was foreman, was composed of the follow
ing jurors: James R. Kiernan, William
R. Cole, George Keith, Henry M. Fraser,
Edward F. Stanford, Charles'Appel, Noah
M. Ulmer, William M. Bent, Edward YV.
Brown, Irwin B. Tiedemau aud James L.
Morrison.
The ruling of the court in granting a
new trial will be taken to the supreme court
on appeal.
ADVERTISING EARLY CLOSING.
The Dry Goods Salesmen’s Novel Way
of Doing It.
Tho Retail Dry Goods Salesmen’s Associa
tion proposes to advertise tho early closing
movement, as an auxiliary to the dry
goods and milinery stores, which have de
cided to close at 6 p. m. on and after J une 1,
and on Saturday nights at 10 p. rn. until
Oct. 1.
The street advertising was inaugurated
last night by sending out a float at 6 o'clock,
which was kept on the street until 10
o’clock. It will be sent out daily during
the week and will be on the street from 4 to
6 p. in. except Saturday noxt, when it will
again be on the street from otolo p. m. A
mau in the float kept up a constaut ringing
of a bell, which enforced notice, aud thou
sands viewed it with curiosity and dis
cussed the early closing movement.
The sides, end and double roof of the
float were covered with early-dosing an
nouncements, and small but attractive
handbills were freely circulated in the mar
ket and about town asking the people to
"shop early. ”
The ladies’ auxiliary of the Young Men’s
Christiau Association hell a meeting night
before last, at which a letter wa? received
and read from the Retail Dry Goods Sales
men’s Association asking for their aid in
the early-closing movement, and a resolu
tion was unanimously adopted pledging that
the members of the auxiliary will do all
their shopping in the forenoon between June
1 and Oct. 1 to aid the movement.
The members of the Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union, the Kings Daughters
and the Ladies’ Hebrew Benevolent Associa
tion are working to advance the cause of
the oarly closing movement.
It appears to be the determination of the
ladies to make late shopping a breach of
etiquette, and from the general favor with
which early shopping is received late shop
ping is likely to soon become a thiug of the
past.
A Shoplifter Caught at It.
A woman whose name was not disclosed
was arrested at Altmayor & Co.’s store last
night for shoplifting and lodged in tho bar
racks. She had eight large remnants of
dress goods and on whole piece iu her bas
ket when Mr. Altmayer caught her. It is
the intontion of the linn to make an exam
ple of her. Heretofore the house has boon
lenient in such cases, much to its loss. One
woman was caught on the second floor yes
terday morning stealing a blouse, but out of
pity she was permitted to go. The shop
lifter of last night aDd those caught stealing
hereafter will be prosecuted.
What it Costa
Must be carefully considered by the groat
majority of people in buying even necessi
ties of life. Hood’s Sarsaparilla commends
itself with special force to the great middle
classes, because it combines positive
eceuoiny with great medicinal power. It
is the only medicine of which can truly be
said “100 Dt ses One Dollar,” and a bottle
taken according to directions will average
to last a month.— Adv.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
THE LONGSHOREMEN'S DEMAND.
The 5 Cents an Hour Advance Not
Likely to be Yielded.
Tho lumber longshoremen stood out yes
terday, aud some of them are getting the
additional rate of 5 cents an hour asked for.
The men who are getting the advance are
those who have been fortunate enough to
be employed on the new vessels.
Two gangs were started yesterday load
ing vessels just arrived. By the working
men’* resolution, the 5 cents extra per hour
will be asked in working all vessels not now
loading. The men who worked the new ves
sels got what they asked for. It is not thought,
however, by the stevedores that the advance
will be general. The lumber workingmea
attempted the same thiug in 1888 and also
last year. They failed each time. The
reason wis that the masters of vessels pre
ferred to have the work performed by
men.
If there is a refusal on the part of the
regular lumber men to load the vessels, men
are imported, and. while the work is not
carried on so systematically, the vessels are
loaded, the most of them on time.
Some of the stevedores say that the work
is laborious and the services of the working
men should be rewarded accordingly. They
are inclined, however, to believe that $2 anil
$2 50 a day is too much.
There are 150 lumber men who 1 iad ves
sels off and on during the entire season. If
that number were to refuse to and > service,
a block in business would result. Before
the masters would permit such a state of
affairs they would yield to the demand for
more pay for a short time, until men could
be imported. The stevedores are the middle
men. YY’hether the wages aro high or
whether they are low does not matter mate
rially to them, except when it prevents
them from securing a contract of loading
on account of high priced labor.
YVheu the masters find that they have
got to give the extra rate to longshoremen
they reduce all other expenses by overseeing
the work themselves. This, however, is
done in only a few cases. YVhen the dis
turbance has abated affairs move along in
the same old channels. Tuesday, however,
will decide what the longshoremen’s demand
upon the masters means. All the vessels
will be loaded Tuesday which are now being
loaded, and those to be loaded will take
their places along the wharves.
CITY BREVITIES.
The participants in the recent concert and
entertainment for the beneflt of St. Pat
rick’s organ fund had a picnic at White
Bluff yesterday.
There will be no test alarm sent in from
the fire boxes to-day, but box 8, at Bay aud
YVhitaker, in the western circuit, will be
turned at 3:30 o’clock to-morrow afternoon.
The last music recital of the series given
by Ludden & Bates at Armory Hall will
take place Wednesday at 4:30 p. m. The
programme will be devoted chiefly to con
certed music by the Magnolia quartette, as
sisted by other leading singers.
The Georgia Regatta Association has de
cidod to have a shell race on the Savannah
river, fronting the city, about June 26.
From that time on regular monthly races
will take place. A boat was engaged to
transfer the members to and from the city
across the river without charge.
The management of the Savannah and
Atlantic railway has determine! to put a
stop to the rowdyism on its trains. Detect
ive Basch and four deputies will be on hand
to-day, and any attempt at disturbance
will be promptly checked and the offenders
will be prosecuted to the full extent of the
law.
Officer Clayton had his attention called
to the fact that the cows had pre-empted
Pulaski square yesterday afternoon, and
turned it into a pasture. Some of them
jvere lying down, aud conteutedly grazing
in a lazy-iike manner. The officer drove
ton of the animals to the pound, but it was
not long before they were released.
The committee having in charge the pio
nic of the Georgia Hussars on e une 3 has
been enlarged to fifteen by Caot. Pritchard,
and Lieut. Bierno Gordon has been made
chairman of the committee, and seven lady
managers have been appointed. The troop
will be carried by boat to Greenwich park,
accompanied by their guests. The baskets
will be collected on arriving at the grounds,
and the general dinner will be served at
2p. m., after which the carbine and pistol
practice by the company will take place, to
be followed by the ladies’ contest with
parlor rifles for prizes. Use of the bath
houses has been extended with the park.
Roman Molina,j in the Screven house,
received yesterday an electrical cigar
lighter. It is the first ever seen in Savan
nah. In fact, it is anew patent, and is
just being sent out. The lighter consists of
a bronze figure a C >ot high, holding a taper.
This figure is connected by means of wires
with a battery under the show-case. Oue of
the wires extends into the tap r and the
other is held iu two alcohol lighters. These
lighters are provided with wire points, and
the moment these points come in contact
with the taper the electric circuit is made
and a flush is the result. Toe flash ignites
the alcohol at ouce and the lighters burn. It
is quite a novel apparatus.
CLEAN SWEEP OF CRIMINALS.
Thirty-three Convicted at the Last
Term of Superior Oourt.
The March term of the superior court ad
journed at 0 o’clock last night, for the term.
The term began Monday, March 3.
The criminal docket was somewhat heavy.
Forty cases were finally disposed of. Fif
teen prisoners were seat to the penitentiary,
eight to the chain-gang, te i paid their fines,
and there wore seven acquittals.
Of those sent to the penitentiary we e
Louis Brown, perjury, five years; John
Schodey and Phln YY'aiker, three years each
for cow stealing; Joseph Gibbs, larceny,
two years; Audrow Marshall, ten years, and
George Thompson,five years for assault wit h
intent to murder; Fred Ward, Joseph
Wright and Josh Savage, four years each
for robbery; Henry Fields, John Brown
and Grant Bacon, five years each, William
Roberts, three years, and Robert Lee, ten
years, for robbery, aud Thomas Sandiford,
three years, for assault with intent to rape.
A mistrial in the Maurice A. Buttimer
case requited in a continuance of the case
for the term, and the case against Justice
Paul Kelly for malpra dice also went over.
The YY r altr Meyler cases were continued for
the term.
WILSON MAY GO FREE.
The English ’‘Captain’’ Not Bo Crazy
After Ail.
Wilson, the Englishman who played the
captain dodge, seems likely to escape pun
ishment, although he will be held until
Solioitor General Fraser’s return from Mc-
Intosh court. YVilson’s draft on Cherry &
Cos. through the “Savannah Banking Com
pany”hasiwo fatal technical defects to a
prosecution for forgery, as there is no such
a firm us “Cherry & Cos,” the firm being
“YY’'. S. Cherry & Cos.” and no such banking
institution as the “Savannah Bulking Co.,’’
there being a “National Bank of Savannah”
and a “Savauuoh Bank and Trust Com
pany.”
Our Leading Merchant
Says: Several times lately I have suffered in
tensely with headache, and each time have
found immediate relief In Antimigraine. 1 con
sider it a wonderful medicine and an invaluable
boon to sufferiug humanity. If my indorse
dorsement will assist yon in maxing it known
to the world, I take pleasure in giving It.
— Adv. A. R. Altmayeb.
Best selection of ladies’ Oxford Ties in
black, French Dongola and fancy ooze calf,
just the thing and only $3. Savannah Shoe
and Hat Company, 132 Boougbtou street, —
Adv.
LOCAL PERSONAL*
J. C. Butner of Macon is st the Screven.
D. A. McCollum of Long Branch is at the
Screven.
E. 11. McNeill of Hoppsonville is at the
Screven.
YV. J. Bair of Hopklnson is at the
Screven.
L. YV. Shaw of Valdosta is stopping at
the Screven.
Geo. YV. Brinson of Stillman is registered
at the Screven.
J. Forsyth Johnson of England Is in the
city, a guest of the Screven.
T. M. Cunningham left for New York last
night via the Atlantic Coast Line.
H. Appleton, J. Lauseman and A. YV.
Eagan of New York are at the Screven.
C. M. Brown of Ocala, Fla., and Mrs. C.
M. Brown and son are guests of the Screven.
Miss Laura Travis of Dallas, Tex., is
visiting her brother, YV. C, Travis, at No.
13 Stewart street.
Mrs. C. E. Everett, teacher of music, loft
last night for Suwannee Springs to spend a
few weeks in recuperation. She will return
in a few weeks and resume her duties.
Car Is are oat for the marriage of Mr. A.
N. O'Keefe and Miss B. P. Sheron of
Augusta. The nuptials are to be solemnized
Wednesday, June 4, at 11 o'clock a. m., in
the Sacred' Heart church in Augusta.
Philip E. Kiug, a prominent young mer
chant of Milford, Moss., who has been
speeding several weeks in Savannah and
vicinity, will return north to-day. Mr. King
has made mauy friends during his stay in
Savannah.
M. H. Connolly, Florida freight agent of
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railroad, is in the city on his return to
Florida after attending the melon conven
tion at Macon Friday. He will leave for
Jacksonville to-night.
Capt. Evan P. Howell of the Atlanta
Constitution and President Oglesby of the
Atlanta chamber of commerce, were among
the callers at the Mor.vixg News office yes
terday. They are members of the fishing
party that are having an outing at Tybee.
Passed Assistant Surgeon S. D. Brooks of
the United States marine hospital servico
has been detached from the Savannah
station and ordered to Cleveland, O. His
successor is Passed Assistant Surgeon P. M.
Carrington, who has been transferred to
Cleveland. Dr. Carrington is one of the
leading surgeons in the marine hospital ser
vice.
The following party from Atlanta came
down to Savannah yesterday, and, after
taking breakfast at the Pulaski house, went
to Tybee and became guests of the Hotel
Tybee: Supreme Court Judges T. J. Sim
mons and M. H. Blanford, J. G. Oglesby,
Donald Bain, Frank S. Ellis, J. A. Ander
son, Hon. E. P. Howell, A. C. King, and
Masters Howell and Simmons. They will
speud to-day on the island and return to
Atlanta to-night.
The following arrivals were reported
from the Tybee hotel yesterday: Frank
YVood and w'ife, of Michigan: P. YV. Pen
dleton of New York, H. H. Kowles of New
York, L. Furst of New Orleans, J. Frankel
of New Orleans, F. R. Pomeroy of Macon,
J. F. Lumsden of Macon, H. H. Hickman
of Augusta, Mrs. Hickman of Augusta,
Mrs. YV. R. YValker of Augusta, Dr. C. W.
Hickman and child, of Augusta. The fol
lowing Savannabians spent the day there:
VV. G. Cann, A. M. Bell, J. YV. Wilson, R.
P. Carson, J. D. Miller and C. W. Saussy.
Samuel A. YVoods was brought from An
niston, Ala., yesterday, seriously ill. He
left Savannah several months ago with the
grip, and upon reaching Alabama the dis
ease developed into jaundice. He was up
one day and down the next for several
weeks, And finally his sister advised Mr.
C. R. Woods of this city to come to Annis
ton to see tho sick man. Upon reaching the
bedside of his brother Mr. Woods became
uneasy about bis condition, aud at onca had
him brought to Savannah. It was thought
that Mr. Woods would be taken to Suwan
nee, but upon reaching here it was found
that be was tob weak, and be is now at the
home of his brother on South Broad street.
Mr. Woods was formerly of the firm of
Woods & Bro., but retired some months
ago and removed to Anniston, where he
organized tho Anniston National Bank, of
which he is president.
Entitled to the Best.
All are entitled to the best that their
money will buy, so every family should
have, at once, a bottle of the best family
remedy. Syrup of Figs, to cleanse the sys
tem when costive or bilious. For sale in
30c and 91 bottles by all leading druggists.
— Adv.
Fine Pateut Leather Oxfords for ladies,
only $2, at the Savannah Shoe and Hat Com
pany, 132 Broughton street. — Adv.
WANT TO COMB TO SAVANNAH.
Manufacturers Watching Our City.
It has been said time and again recently
that Savannah must increase its manufact
uring enterprises. This fact is becoming
more apparent every day. Our own people
are investing in this manner, and outsiders
are appreciating our valuable facilities.
Recently there have been representatives
here of different manufacturers selecting
sites, or rather trying to secure options.
Preference is shown for property near the
wharves and having railroad facilities.
There has also been considerable inquiry for
acre property in the suburbs with railroad
frontages or near railroad lines. A little
liberality on the part of the owners of such
sites will work groat benefit to the city.—•
Adv.
Gentlemen cau find the softest shoes for
$3 at 132 Broughton street. Savannah, Ga.,
by asking for a Tan Ooze Oxford.— Adv.
A Rumor About the Tybee Road—A
Genuine Boom.
It is current street talk that the Tybee
railroad is about to change hands. It is
said that it will be operated by and made a
part of one of the large systems of rail
roads. This means that the splendid water
fronts belonging to the company have at
tracted attention and wifi become what the
Central railroad wharves are to that corpo
ration. Those who invested so largely in
Tybee lots last year certainly made no mis
take. In view of these developments it
will be in order for the speculators to mark
up the prices on Tybee property.— Adv.
Oooze Calf Bals for gentlemen 93 60, to
be had only at Savannah Shoe and Hat
Store, 132 Broughton street.— Adv.
“Pride, Poverty and Fashion
cannot live in the same house,” yet none are
so poor but that they can invest in fine fur
nishings when they’re going at a sacrifice.
R. K. Davis’ bankrupt sale opens to-morrow
at Altmayer’s. Visit it. — Adv.
Try just one pair of our warranted Good
year Welt Shoes, 93. We have twelve dif
ferent styles aud are confident that we can
ploase you by giving you perfect ease and
comfort. Savannah Shoe and Hat Com
pany, 132 Broughton street. —Ad®.
Diamonds Are Not Luxuries.
While diamonds and other precious stones
are always good property M. Sternberg &
Bro.’s prices do not render them luxuries.
You are invited to visit their Jewelry
Palace and look around.—Ad®.
Help! Heap!! Help!II
The tired salespeople. Dry goods and milli
nery stores close at 6 p.m., June 1 until
Oct. I.—Ad®.
No need paying 95 for machine-sewed
shoes when you can get Goodyear haud
welted shoes for 93 at Savannah Shoe and
Hat Company, 132 Bqoughton street.—Ad®.
A WBLL-FTTBNISHKD HOUS3.
Yet All Goes Under the Hammer.
On next Thursday, the 29th, there will be
sold on Abercorn and Hall streets some
really elegant furniture. There are several
pieces which were made to order by such
famous manufacturers as the Hertz Bros,
of New York. One bedroom set in partic
ular is one of the finest that was ever
shipped to this city. It is massive, beauti
fully carved, and perfect in every detail of
finish. Avery elegant piece of furniture
made by the same house was intended for a
gentleman’s wine closet and book-case
combined. It is of beautifully polished
rosewood and beveled glass. In shape and
E moral design it is exactly suited for a
'Ok-ease, and would ornament the finest
library in the city. There are also easy
chairs, fine oil paintings and engravings—
in fact, the house is so full that the auc
tioneer has placed the hour to commence at
10 o’clock instead of 11:00, as has long been
the custom here.—Adv.
Bead! This la for You.
Dry goods and millinery stores close at 6
p. m.; Saturdays 10 p. m., June 1 until Oct.
I.— Ado.
How's Your Silver?
When you need solid sterling or fine
plated Silverware you will find at M. Stern
berg & Bro.’g the largest stock in Georgia
to select from at bottom prices.— Adv.
Savannah Has Another Enterprise.
D. B. Lester, the Whitaker street grocer,
has made arrangements with one of the
largest wine houses in Cadiz, Spain, to
snip him fine old sherry and claret wines
direct to Savannah. The whole country is
flooded with cheap domestio wines, sold as
imported, and the wine drinking public
will have an opportunity to get a wine that
is absolutely pure and imported by a Sa
vannah merchant.— Adv.
Bugen D’Albert to William Knabe
& Cos.
Translated from the German.
During my sojourn here I had frequent
opportunities to make myself acquainted
with the Knabe pianos, and from fullest
conviction I declare them to be the best
instruments of America. Should I return
here for artistic purposes—which may be
tho case very soon—l shall most certainly
use the pianos of this oelebrated make. I
give this testimonial with pleasure, volun
tarily and entirely unsolicited for by the
house of Knabe. “ Euoen D’Albert.
New York, May 16, 1890.— Adv.
Extra Inducements.
A present of a hat to everybody that buys
a suit this week, at "The Famous ,” 148
Broughton street.—Adv.
The Sunday Morning News
Will be found regularly on sale at the fol
lowing places:
Estill’s News Depot.
Conner’s News Stand.
E. J. KietFer’s Drug Store, corner West
Broad and Stewart streets.
T. A. Mullryne & Co.’s Drug Store, West
Broad and Waldburg streets.
St. J. K. Yonge’s Drug Store, corner
Whitaker and Duffy streets.
W. A. Bishop’s Drug Store, corner Hall
and Price streets.—Adv.
Necklaces.
Gold and Silver Bead Necklaces are all
the rage this summer. M. Sternberg & Bro.
are making a large and handsome display
of these goods.— Adv.
Madam,
The dry goods aud millinery stores will
close at 6p. m.; Saturdays 10 p. in., June 1
until Oct. 1. —Adv.
Ukntt.fm kn — -I have suffered for years with a
kind of tetter or breaking out all over my body,
aud at times these small pimples would termi
nate in boils. While traveling in the south last
year I had occasion to try a bottle of P. p. p
which was recommended to me by a friend, and
to my surprise it helped me so much that I got
six bottles more, and after taking the
full contents 1 felt better than I had since the
beginning of my trouble, and while I have no
symptoms of the disease returning, lam still
using the wonderful blood medicine at intervals,
and am fully satisfied that I will be entirely
cured of a disease that for fifteen years has
troubled me. I cannot express my gratitude
to you for so wonderful a benefactor as your P.
P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium).
I am yours truly, Jacat Peters,
—Adv. Traveling Salesman, Savannah, Ga.
Musical Collections.
National Vocal Folio, National Classic
Folio, Waltz Song Folio, Standard Vocal
Album, Vocal Casket, Empress of Song,
Monarch of Song, Album of Sacred Songs,
Album of German Songs, National Duet
Folio, Waltz Folio; new song: “Annie
Rooney’s Sister.” New music constantly
received. Ageats for Steiuway and Gabler
pianos.
Schreiner’s Music House.—Ad®.
Do You Want a Watch?
If you propose buying a lady or gentle
man’s Gold or Silver watch, plain or
mounted with precious stones, be sure to
call at M. Sternberg & Bro.’s. Immense
variety of styles and prices.— Adv.
Dry Goods and Millinery Early Closing
The dry goods and millinery stores will
close at 6 p. m., June 1 until Oct. I.— Adv.
Corns, Warts and Bunions
Removed quickly and surely by using Abbott's
East Indian Corn Paint. -r-Adv.
The Future Unveiled.
The marvelous performances of Mrs. Dr.
Baldwin, the celebrated fortune-teller of
New York, now situated at 38 Abereorn
street, Savannah, have astonished all who
have called on her in the past few wedcs.
She may remain only a short time. Her
prices are moderate. Read bar
ment in the personal column.— Adv.
DRY GOODS.
J -j-YJO 1A S 1
Miner Sale
Of Our Entire Stock of
DRY GOODS,
Notions, Hosiery, Laces,
DRAPE NETS,
EMBROIDERED SKIRTINGS,
And Fine Lockstitched Muslin
Underwear
A.t Cost!
Commencing Monday, June 2.
CEOBAH&DOONER,
, 137 Broughton St.
LODDES & BATES 8. M. H.
jjtout your new piano!
Had you not better see
LDDDfflft BATES m?
M.*M. M. DEPARTM’T V. & 8.8.M11
40,000
PIECES OF
II) CENT MUSIC.
ALSO 1 GREAT STOCK
—OF THE—
LATEST k BEST PRINTS,
BOTH
Foreign and American,
-AT
LI'DDEN & BATES S. I IL
FURNITURE.
Truthful Advertising Brings its Reward
HENCE SUCCESS BEYOND OUR EXPECTA
TION. OUR
FURNITURE
IS OF THE BEST QUALITY AND LOW IN
PRICE. LARGE SALES IN PLACE
OF LARGE PROFITS.
DO NOT INVEST ONE DOLLAR BE
FORE LOOKING AT OCR GOODS,
BALDWIN} REFRIGERATORS
Will Save the Cost in One
Year’s Use.
11# i. I filler Cos.
DRY GOODS.
Special Sale
OF
CHINA SILKS
AND
BLACK SILK NETS,
AT
JACKSON, METZGER k CO.’S.
(DASHER’S OLD STAND.)
COAL AND WOOD.
WOOD & COAL
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY.
TELEPHONE 43.
office 7. Drayton street. Citizens’ Bankßulldlng
DAVIS BROS
PIANOS SHIPPED ALL
OYER THE D. S.
During the month of May
we sold four pianos in Charles
ton, S. C.
Seven pianos in Augusta,
Ga.
Two pianos in Atlanta, Ga.
One piano in Troy, N. "Y.
And we are continually
shipping them all over the
country.
Moral —Our instruments,
terms and prices are clinchers.
DAVIS BROS.,
Temporarily at 133 York St
