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A GUESS AT THE CENSUS.
ALL BOBTS OF ESTIMATES OF THE
CITY’S POPULATION.
Tbe Morning News Opens a Guessing
Column—The Guesser Who Comes
Nearest to the Population of the
City to Get the Morning News for a
Year—How the Guesses Are to be
Made.
All bat three of Supervisor Beckett's
census takers in Savannah reported for
duty yesterday. Samuel N. Gregg, enu
merator for Troup, Wesley and Bartow
wards; Owen W. Flynn, enumerator for
Washington and Greene wards, and F. F.
Bates, enumerator for Carpenter How,
Magazine, Jones and Gilmerville wards, re
ported sick and unable to perform duty.
Chas. V. Price has been appointed In place
of Gregg and Robert S. Haines in place of
Flynn. Enumerator Bates may go on duty
to-day. Samuel Harville of Enal, Bulloch
county, has been appointed to the place left
vacant by the failure of EM ward F. Ken
nedy to return his oath of office. Mr.
Kennedy, it appears, left for New York
before he leatmed of his appointment, and
has not yet returned.
Supervisor Beckett will receive reports
from the county districts outside of the city
to-day.
The (question is frequently asked, “What
population will Savannah have when the
census is closed June 15?" The difference in
the guesses, in dollars, would make anybody
rich. The census of 1880 gives Savannah a
population of 30,700 and the county outside
of the city 14,323, a total in the county of
45,023.
Everybody is anxious to know the city’s
population, especially because Savannah '
has had a rapid growth in the last ten years.
Tbe eyes of the country are turned in this
direction.
The Morning Nkws will publish next
Sunday, June 8, and the following Sunday,
June 15, a list of guesses at the city’s
population and that of tbe
county outside of the city. The
party guessing nearest the city's popu
lation, as fixed by the census, will be given
a year’s subscription to the Morning News,
and the party guessing nearest the popula
tion of the county outside of the city, a
year’s subscription to the Weekly News.
All guesses must lie made by filling in the
blank form below and sending to
the Morning News Census Bureau.
The blank wfil be printed daily
in the Morning TTews until June 15.
No guess will be accepted unless on the
printed brink cut from the Morning
News and filled in with tiie name of party
guessng and an estimate of the population,
either of the city or county outside of the
city, or that of both:
Name of Guesser....,
Population of City -
Population of County Outside of City
Cut this out, fill in the blanks and forward
to Morning News Census Bureau.
All sorts of guesses have been made of the
population of the city proper, which in
clude the First, Second, Third and Fourth
militia districts. Some plaoe it as high as
60,(XX), and some even as high as 65,000.
The more conservative estimates are be
tween 50,000 and 55,000. The lowest esti
mate that has been heard is 45,000.
AT WORK FOR THE TERM.
Judge Falllgant’s Charge to the
Superior Court Grand Jury.
The June term of the superior court con
vened yesterday morning with the
usual attendance of the mem
bers of the bar, jurors and a cloud of
witnesses. The grand jury was impaneled
and sworn and Maj. G. M. Ryals was
appointed foreman.
Judge Falligant’s oharge to the grand
jury was an earnest one. Ho particularly
iuveighed againt the crimo of gambling,
and charged the jury to investigate
most searchingly and present
the guilty that tho practice
should be broken up. The court stated that
its attention had been called to the reckless
and carelessness of parlor rifles in the city,
from which fatal accidents were likely to
occur if the indiscriminate use of these
weapons is not regulated, and he thought
the grand jury should give the subject con
sideration. Domestic animals are being
wounded, birds shot in the shade trees and
on the streets, and the cruelty to animals is
not only reprehensible, but perilous to those
on the streets, and especially to children on
the streets and in the squares for an outing
under the care of nurses.
The grand jury retired, and in tho after
noon brought seven indictments, and were
discharged by request until Tuesday. June
17, at 4 o’clock. The following are the
indictments:
Louis Gagnett, stabbing Robert 8. Lord
Dec. 24 last.
Robert Williams, assaulting Mingo Bold
ing with intent to murder on May 1.
Jack Mordecai, larceny of a gold watch
from the house of George C. Bohwarz on
Jan. 17 last.
James Erwin, assault with intent to mur
der Henry Allen, at whom defendant shot
on May 3.
Moses Hunter, larceny of a cow the prop
erty of Herman W. Struck.
Robert Williams, assault with intent to
murder Bernard Ungar, whom he assaulted
with a knife on May 1.
Matilda E. McMahan, assault with intent
to murder William Hicks, at whom she fired
a pistol on May 17.
Base Ball Starting Up.
The Warren Base Ball Club have organ
ized for the season of 1890, and have chal
lenged the Kolffer’s for a series of five games
for the championship bat. The Warrens
Reids ° f the and
tl n’ f Sn aVe “ Btron K "* De - The Keiffers
will probably accept. The series will start
1, ednesday, June L
CITY BREVITIES.
Savannah Lodge No. 1153, K. H., meet*
to-night.
There will be a meeting of Excelsior Lodge
No. 8, K. P., to-night.
Regular meeting of Oglethorpe Lodge
No. 1, L O. O. F., to-night.
The parish picnic of St. Patrick’s church
will take plaoe at Montgomery, July 9.
Annual meeting of Evergreen Cemetery
Company of Bonaventure at noon to-day.
There will be a meeting of Telfair Liter
ary and Art Union this aftemoo i at 4
o’clock.
The road commissioners of Chatham
county will hold their semi-annual meeting
to-day, at which there will be a general dis
cussion of the condition of the county
roads.
The cantata of Esther was repeated at
Beach Institute last night, given by alumni
and normals of the school. They had a
good crowd and realized a neat sum, which
goes to the Ware memorial fund.
Two buggies collided at Broughton and
Whitaker streets yesterday afternoon.
Alderman W. F. Reid and Maj. L. M. War
field turned the corner from opposite direc
tions at the same time, and a collision was
the result. Alderinau Reid was thrown
out of his buggy, but was not injured.
Mayor Ulmer of Tybee did not have a
very heavy docket yesterday, but he made
one prisoner wish he had keot within the
limits of propriety. Sunday a dude
youngster insisted on bathing without the
customary costume, but he had hardly got
outside of the bath house before he was
taken in and yesterday he contributed ?50
to the Tybee city treasury.
Officer Neidlinger yesterday afternoon
arrested James Gordon, a mean-looking
negro who interfered with the officer while
he was attempting to drive away from his
house at York aud Barnard streets Gordon’s
sou, who “rocked" the house and upon a
former occasion struck one of Officer Neid
linger's sous. Telfair place, near Officer
Neidlinger’s house, has boen the stamping
ground for a crowd of negro boys, and they
have made it dangerous for people living in
that locality, as well as for passers-by.
By the breaking of a limb on which a
10-year-old boy was swinging from off the
sand pile and over the basement steps of
the City Exchange, he was thrown vio
lently on the stone flagging at the foot of
the steps day before yesterday, and was
painfully injured, the blood streaming from
a wound iu his head. He was able, how
ever, to make his way off, and two little
girls who were the only ones who wit
nessed the accident, were unable to give the
name of the boy.
THE MULES TO QO.
Savannah’s Street Cara to Have Elec
tric Motors Soon.
The introduction of electricity on the
street railroads of Atlanta, Augusta, Macon
and other cities in this state, and the benefit
denvod by tho public by reason of the im
provement, is attracting the attention of
the patrons of tho street car lines of .Savan
nah. There is a general demand for more
rapid transit. Tho days of horse cars, with
all their attendant evils and troubles, in
other cities, are past, and there is no reason
why Savannah, which is generally first in
introducing now ideas, should be behind in
its street car system.
The owners of the street railroads appear
to have awakened to the necessity for a
change in their motive power. It has been
rumored for some time that there was a
prospect of the City and Suburbau railway
adopting electricity on its street lines, and
it is not unlikely that the negotiations which
have been going ou for sometime, in which
several concerns have been trying to secure
the Belt line, will result in that company
putting in an electric print.
The Belt Line is nearly seven miles in
length, which, with the fact that one-third
of it is through a sparsely settled section,
makes it well adapted to electricity or
steam. The petitlou to put iu and ojiorate
an electric plant, which was presented to
the council some time e.go, will probabH’
come up at the next meeting, and as soon as
the petition is granted it is understood
that the erection of a plant will begin. The
president of the City aud Suburbau line
stated some time ago that it is only a ques
tion of one line adopting electricity when the
entire street railway system of Savannah
will adopt it. The Enterprise railroad,
which has a very liberal charter, will, doubt
less, use electricity on its lines when it is
built. This railway proposes to build two
Itelt lines, aggrogating a mileage of between
seven and eight miles.
For Mlloumucsh and headache Mintiioiis
Liver Regulator is the best medicine the
world ever saw.—ll. 11. Jones, Macon, Ga.—
.hie.
THEIR SIXTH ANNIVERSARY.
Annual Shoot of tne Forest City Gun
Club.
The Forest City Gun Club will have its
sixth anniversary shoot at the club grounds
on Hutchinson Island to-morrow. Tho shoot
is under the management of C. A. I.amotte,
chairman, and John Woeltjen and R. B.
Cannon. Tho shoot will be at
aud begin at 9 o’clock. The following are
the events:
First event, 7 singles; entrance 50 cents.
Second event, Bsingles; entrance sl,
Third event, 5 singles and 1 pair; entranoe
50 cents.
Fourth event, 5 singles and 3 pair; en
trance sl.
Fifth event, team match, 10 singlo3, 5
pair per man; entrance $1 per man.
Sixth event, 8 singles; entrance 50 cents.
Those who are fortunate enough to be
guests of the club have been provided with
a neat silk badge of a subdued blue, on
which is printed “Guest, Savannah, June
4, 1590.” A number of snap shots from
other points aro expected to participate in
tbe shoot, and if the hour [lermits matches
other than the six events will be arranged
on the ground. The club will entertain its
guests on the grounds.
CALLED TO A HIGHER COURT.
Death of Allred L. Harrison in the
Liberty County Jail.
Information was brought to Solicitor
General Fraser yesterday by Hon. William
Clifton of the death of Alfred L. Harrison
on Tuesday last, in the jail of Liberty
county, where he was confined, under the
sentence of death for the murder of his
niece, supersedeas proceedings having fol
lowed his conviction.
Hon. P. W. Meldrim, Harrison’s counsel,
had filed a motion for anew trial aud ob
tained a stay of execution, and Judge Falti
gant intended to have heard argument on
the motion in a few days in chambers. Har
rison’s doath is attributed to general de
bility. Solicitor General Fraser predicted
shortly after Harrison’s conviction that he
would not survive until the Jcourts had
passed upon the motion.
THE CAROLINA YACHT FLEET.
To Picnic, Banquet, Race and Cruise
This Week.
The Charleston fleet of yaohts is expected
to arrive at the Savannah Yacht Club
bouse at Thunderbolt this afternoon in time
for the officers and crews to accept the
invitation to attend the picnic of the
Georgia Hussars at Greenwich park this
afternoon and to-night.
To-morrow afternoon the visitors wifi be
entertained by the Savannah Yacht Club,
arrangements having been perfected to
banquet the Charlestonians. Thursday the
June regatta will be sailed, and on the fol
lowing morning the two yacht clubs will
leave on their annual cruise to the south’ard.
The week will be an eventful one in yacbt
ing circles, and the regatta is looked for
ward to with the deepest interest.
The farmer’ll friend In all emergencies
bitumens Liter Regulator.— Adu.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1890.
GRADUATES AT THEIR BEST.
Tbe Annual Commencement Exercises
at Oglethorpe Seminary.
The third year of tbe Oglethorpe Semi
nary closed with the annual commence
ment last night. The friends of the pupils
filled tbe small audienoe-room at the semi
nary to overflowing. The principal,
Mrs. L. G. Young, presided over
the exercises, which were brief but
interesting. The graduates were
Miss Marie Walker Habers-am, Mies Hen
rietta Maria Coburn and Miss Margaret
Green Gardner. The graduates were lovely
in white dresses decked with flowers.
The exercises opened with prayer by Rev.
T. H. Bleuus, who also read the principal’s
report.
A scene from the French, “Athalio,” was
presented by three pupils under the direc
tion of Madam Rigan, Miss Marie
Habersham taking the leading part. One
of the pupils recited “Erl Koenig,” from
the Geruiau, under the direction of Frank
Knorr. Another recited “Three Surprises.”
Miss Henrietta Coburn read an essay, “Tbe
Value of the Ideal.” The beauty of thought
and sentiment expressed won much ap
plause.
S. B. Adams delivered a short address
upon the advance of the higher education
of woman. He afterward delivered the
diplomas to tbe graduates.
The rnetto selected for tbe graduating
class by Mrs. Young is “Nulla vestigia
proisa”—no steps backward.
Mrs. Young presented the prizes as fol
lows: Miss Lucy Blood worth, the gold
medal for an average of 100 iu studies,
attendance and deportment. Miss, Bessie
Meiuhard received the second prize,
Schiller’s "Song of the Bell.” A set of
Shakespeare’s historical works was pre
sented Miss Marie Habersham as a special
testimonial from Mrs. Young.
The school sang “Farewell" to the gradu
ates and teachers.
Mrs. Young read tbe following roll of
honor for the year: Miss Lucy Blood worth,
Miss Marie Habersham, Miss M. J. Styles,
Miss Bessie Meiuhard, Allss Bessie Purse.
The following girls received honorable
mention for proficiency iu penmanship:
Misses Lizzie Butler, fiossie Purse, Bertha
Byce.
Rev. Mr. Fitzsimmons pronounced the
Denedictiou, after which the school sang
“Auld Lang Syne.”
The teachers and graduates were then
congratulated by their friends.
Mrs. Young’s school lias a deservedly
high reputation, embracing, as it does, a
curriculum of all the English branches, with
special attention bestowal upon languages,
music and art.
THE CATHEDRAL MUSIOALB.
A Charming Recital of Instrumental
ism and Song.
An interesting and enjoyable musicale
for the benefit of the Cathedral organ fund
was given at the Armory hall last night.
The programme began with an overture
“La Muetto de Portice” by Auber, rend
ered by tbe Misses Einstein.
Robandi’s “Alla Stella Coufidente,” was
sung as a vocal solo by Mrs. Tynau with
piano accompaniment, and cello obligato
by Mr James Douglass.
A piano solo, “Valse Brilliante," bv Du
raud, played by Master J. Smith, showed
excellent execution.
Mr. James Douglass gave a violin solo,
"Romance Italhenne,” by Terscliak, in bis
usual finished aiul artistic style, in response
to an encore ho played a “Berceuse” by
ltenard. This charming moveeau was in
troduced here by Musiu and has hit the
popular taste.
The first part of the programme closed
with a piano solo, “Dluorah,” by Hoff
man, and played by Miss Ashley In a mas
terly style. For encore she played a waltz
by Chopin.
The second part of the programme began
with a piaco duet, "il Trovatore,” by
Verdi, by the Misses Platshek, which was so
well executed that a repetition was de
manded, and they responded with the
"March of the Phantom .”
Mr. Devineau of Charleston sang “Gou
nod’s “Serenade Berceuse” as a tenor solo.
His singing was appreciated by the audi
ence and an encore was demanded, to which
he responded. *
__Miss Bryan’s piano solo, “Darmstadt,” by
Ketterer, was much enjoyed and received
a hearty encore. Miss Bryan is one of
Savannah’s finest piano players.
Miss Patterson of Jacksonville was re
quested to sing, although her name was not
down on the programme, aud she gave
Scanlon’s rose song with such charming
naivete, that the audience demanded more.
She responded with White’s “Marguerite.”
The piano duet that followed, "Le Calief
de Bagdad,” by tbe Misses Einstein, was a
splendid effort, and was loudly applauded.
Tbe musicjle concluded with the “Credo,”
from Giorzas’ second mass, sung by the
cathedral choir, uuder the direction of
Prof. Mehrtens. The accompaniments on
the piano aud vocation were plaved by Miss
Bryan and Mr. Whitehurst. Tho concert
was under the direction of Prof. L. W.
Mehrtens.
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 yoursolf 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 state of good health,
confidence and cheerfulness. You’ve no
idea how potent this peculiar medicine is in
cases like yours.— Ailv.
TALE OF A WEDDING SUIT.
It Causes an Arrest and Nearly Up
sets an Expectant Bridegroom.
An expectant bridegroom, Mr. A. N.
O’Keefe, came very near losing his wedding
clothes yesterday. The tailor sent
his clerk, Kellam, with the
clothes to Charles Greenbnum’s
to bo pressed preparatory to delivering the
suit, aud the clerk, in passing a fruit stand
at Barnard and Congress streets, was halted
by V. Zabolev, a Greek salesman at the
stand, who asked Kellam what was in the
package. Kellam replied that It did not
concern Zubolev, but the package was a
suit of clothes belonging to Mr. O'Keefe.
Znboley jerked tbe package out of Kel
lain’s hand and threw it to Pano Pope,
proprietor of the stand,and Pope started off
with it, followed by Kellam. Pope claimed
that Zuboley had some clothing stolen from
him, which had been purchased at Max
Eiseman’s, and he proposed to have tbe
package examined. When lie reached Eise
man’s store, followed by Kellam, Pope
threw the package to Eisoman, who, \t
first glance, claimed to Identify tho suit us
one he had sold to Zuboley, but Kellam in
sisted that it was O’Keefe’s wedding suit
and sent a messenger for Mr.
O’Keefe, but before Mr. O’Keefe arrival
Kisemau gave up the clothes, saying that he
was mistaken. Pope refusing to give the
name of the Greek who hail assaulted Kel
lam, Policeman Groover of the Central rail
road force arrested Pops, and when Zuboley
learned of his arrest he went and gave him
self up. A charge of attempted highway
robbery has been preferred against Zuboley.
The Park Wanderer Identified.
Mrs. Elsie Williams, who was found
wandering in the park night before last by
the police in a demented condition, is
awaiting action of the ordinary’s court.
She was in tbe family of H. D. Stevens, on
Gaston street, and has been weak minded
for some time. It was the opinion of the
police that a recent illness contributed to
dethrone her reason.
Strength, Flavor, Purity.
These are tbe highest qualities of tea, and
are best found in the superb Sirocco, 60c.
to $1 a pound. Sole growers of Sirocco are
Davidson & Cos., 1436 Broadway, New
York. Savannah agent*, Lippman Bros.—
. Adv.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
THE COUNTY REGISTRATION.
Chatham’s Voting Population 3,011
Whites, and 1,153 Colored.
The county registration was completed
yesterday, Register Mclntyre closing the
books at S o’clock sharp, after having reg
istered yesterday 173 names. The total
registration is 4,104, of which 3,011 are
whites, and 1,153 colored. This is an in
crease over the last registration, that of
1888, of 085. Tbe registration of that year
was: Whites 2,221, colored 958. The in
crease is in favor of the white voters by
more than four to one, the increase of
whites registering numbering 790, and that
of the colored numbering only 195.
The increase of nearly 1,000 voters over
the registration of two years ago is indicative
of the increasing population of tho county
and the added interest among the intelligent
classes in county and state elections. Capt.
John R. Dillon, during the month of May,
mailed 2,000 postal cards addressed to the
taxpayers urging them to come out and
register, and this had a decided tendency in
enlisting their attention.
Those who are on the registration books
just closed will be entitled to vote at all
elections held for state and county officers
for two years. A senator and three repre
sentatives will be elected the first- Wednes
day in Ootober, and county officers, others
than the ordinary, will be elected on the
first Tuesday in January.
YOKES THAT SET HEAVILY.
Unhappy Couples Waiting for the
Divorce Mill to Grind.
As is usual on tbe first day of the term
there was a large number of deserted hus
bands and wives, plaintiffs in divorce cases,
in attendance when the June term of the
superior court began at 10 o’clock yester
day morning, and they waited impatiently
until tbe grand jury was impaneled and
charged, and the traverse jurors sworn.
On a long bench in tho hall there were a
dozen or more interested persons who were
plaintiffs iu libels for divorce, and there
were a half dozen or more who were by
courtesy given seats in Sheriff Honan’s
office.
It is a well-known fact that applications
for divorce are multiplying from term to
term, the libellants in by far tho greater
number of cases being colored people.
There were no less than thirty divorce
cases called yesterday. Of these ten appli
cants were granted a total divorce, in what
was known as second verdict cases, which
was followed by a decre of total divorce.
Sevon obtained first verdicts, several cases
were passed or continued, and five were dis
missed, in one instance the death of the de
fendant bringing about the divorce without
evidence or argument.
Tho causes assigned for petitions for
divorces yesterday embraced those of “de
sertion,” “cruelty,” “adultery" and “habit
ual drunkenness. ”
Oce white man obtained a divorce on ac
count of tbe habitual drunkenness of his
wife, and Mattie Stegin obtained a verdict
against her husband, Marion Preston Ste
gin, for a like cause. Stegin was at one
time on the police force, and afterward a
deputy United States marshal, who was iu
trouble in the United States courts soon
after his appointment. Tho evidence went
to show that he spent his wages for liquor,
and the wife had to support herself and
their three children with her needle. Ste
gin did not appear in court to resist the
divorce.
The divorce case of Edward F. Courte
nay against his wife, Minnie C. Courtenav,
was not without a sensational feature. The
wife was not represented in the case. The
testimony went to show that she had not
only deserted her husband, but has become
an inmate of a house of questionable charac
ter. Thomas L. Morgan, Jr., counsel for
the husband, handed the latter a cabinet
picture while ou the stand, and asked the
witness if he recognized tho pict
ure. He replied that it was
that of his wife, whereupon
the picture was offered in evidence and ex
amined by the jury. It was evidently not
such a picture as a virtuous woman would
have had taken, aud the court instructed
tho jury that with the evidence of the
present whereabouts of the wife, and with
such a picture as had been submitted to
them iu evidence, they wore justifiable in
the presumption that the charge of adultery
is true, ant should bring lu a verdict tor
the plaintiff, which tne jury did without
leaving the box.
Mr. Courtenay, while upon the stand, re
ferring to the picture, said it had been sent
to him ou Sunday night, but whether by bis
wife or not he did not say.
Hall’s Hair Reaewer is free from alcohol
and dyes that injure the skiu. It is scien
tifically prepared and will restore gray hair
to its original color and vigor.— Adv.
SKIPPED TO V/ASHINGTON.
“Mr. and Mrs.” Tutty Thera Awaiting:
the Trial of Tlielr Caae.
Tutty and his Ethiopian wife are in
Washington City, having lied from Georgia,
whose laws do not permit whites and blacks
to intermarry.
William Pease, Esq., received a letter
yesterday from the law firm of Butter
worth, Hall, Brown & Smith, of which the
“Bounding Buttarworth.” the Cincinnati
congressman and republican politician, is
the head, stating that the firm has
arranged to have the cases heard before a
single judge of the supreme court of the
United States, or possibly three of the
judges. The letter say* "the proceedings of
course must be printed. We have tne peti
tion ready for both Mr. and Mrs. Tutty.
We have conferred with Jneiice Lamar in
regard to it. and evervthmir is in readiness
to make application for an alternative writ.
Mr. and Mrs. Tutty will remain here until
that is disposed of, as they are afraid to go
back to Georgia.”
The Atlantic Club’s Handsome House.
The Atlantic Club will celebrate the
opening of its new club house at Tybee with
a grand entertainment to-morrow night.
About 125 guests will be present. Two
private cars will be attached on the 2:30
afternoon traiu for the accommodation of
those going down. The dance will begin at
4 o’clock in the afternoon, and will continue
through the evening. An elegant supper
will be served iu the dining room of the
club house. The members threw the club
house open to inspection Sunday, and a
large party of people from Augusta and
some from Atlanta and Aniericus inspected
it. The visitors were delighted with the
handsome building. It fronts the beach
s juth of the Ocean house, and is easily ac
cessible from the railroad.
The following is the listxpf the officers of
the club:
President—R. E. Pepper.
Vice President—M. A. O’Byrne.
Secretary aud Treasurer—W. J. Harty,
Jr.
Governors—J. E. Grady, Jr., J. T. Evans,
J. H. Haslam, W. H. Dooner, Jr.
A Baby in the River.
A diminutive negro with a parcel under
his arm was seen lurking near the Georgia
and Florida lul&ud Steamboat wharf last
night about 9 o’clock, and his actions
aroused suspicion. He sat on the edge of
the wharf for a few minutes, and in a short
while a splash was heard in the water.
Simultaneously with the splash the negro
disappeared in the direction of the stoamer
Ethel’s wharf, where he met another negro,
and both weut off together. A white ooy
fished out the parcel from the river, but he
quickly dropped it. It contained the body
of a baby. The tide caught the package and
it was soon lest.
The fact that Bile Beans are taking the
place of cathartic and other patent pills is
one of tbe strong proofs of their virtue.—
Adv.
THE CENTRAL’S CIRCULAR.
Twenty-one Questions for Employee
to Answer.
There is considerable stir over the new
rules and requirements governing the em
ployes in the transportation department of
the Central railroad. The eoglneers, con
ductors anl flagmen are discussing the
twenty-one questions which those now in
tbe employ of the department are, it is said,
to tjp required to answer. Applicants for
employment are required to answer the ques
tions in detail on a printed blank, from which
is appended a “minor’s release,” the parents
releasing and forever acquitting the com
pany "from any liability for damages for
any injuries which may be sustained by 6aid
minor whilo in its employment.” The re
lease also provides that the company ;“may
pay all wages and other moneys” to the
minor. The following is the list of questions
referred to:
1. Full name?
2. Born? In what city or town, state and
month, day and year.
3. Hight and weight!
4. Married or single?
6. Residence of family or relatives!
6. State of health?
7. State if insured. In what companies, and
for what amounts?
8. state of eyesight and hearing is good or
defective, and how?
9. State experience, if any, in railroad ser
vice, other than this road, giving capacity of
service, tune, and with what road?
10. Statedf discharged from service, as above,
cause, and from what road?
11. State where last employed, capacity, time
and cause for leaving?
12. Give names and address of parties to
whom you refer?
13. Were you ever employed by this road,
when, aud in what capacity?
14. Wore you ever discharged from this road,
for what cause, and when?
15. Will you study the rules governing em
ployes on this road carefully, keep posted, and
obey them? If not promptly furnished with a
copy of rules, will you apply to the head of
your department for them at once?
18. Do you know that oridges, including high
way bridges, and tunnels, overhanging roofs,
etc., on this system, are too low clear a man
standing on a box car?
17. Do you know that there|are many struct
ures adjacent to tbe tracks on this system, and
particularly bridges and tunnel walla, water
tanks and spouts, overhanging roofs, wood
racks and platforms, which render it unsafe to
climb up or down the side of a box car while
the cars are in motion?
18. Do you know that the coupling and un
coupling of cars is attended with great danger,
in spite of all precautions of the eompanv;
that the company hauls the cars of other roads
as well as its own; that drawheads are of dif
ferent bights, sizes and patterns, and that
some cars have dead-blocks and others not,
and that altogether there is great uniform
ity in coupling and buffing apparatus?
19. Will you abstain from the use of intoxi
cating drinks while in the service of this com
pany ?
20. Will you keep away from places where it
is sold, and lend your influence to help others
do the same?
21. Are you now, or have you at any time
been, disabled from any cause"?
The questions were issued by the division
superintendents of the Central system to
all employes in the transportation depart
ment, requiring them to sign and return
within ten days. A Morning News re
porter was unable to see either General
Manager Gabbett or Superintendent of
Transportation Starr yesterday. Superin
tendent of Motive Power Chap
man said he had heard there
was some dissatisfaction among the em
ployes of the transportation department
over the requirements of the circular, but
he was surprised that such should be the
case. He did not think the requirements of
the superintendents unusual or exacting.
They are the same, he said, as are required
of the employes of the Richmond and Dan
ville system aud many other roads. The
agreements are not to be used against the
men at any time, but simply as a
record for the guidance of the officials, and
in case of dismissal or departure from the
service no officials of any other road would
have access to them.
An employe in the transportation depart
ment said: “The engineers are doing some
mighty high kicking now, but they’ll sign
all right. When it comes to signing or
quitting, you can bet they’ll sigu.”
Some, however, have boldly said
that they will not sign.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers and the Order of Railway Conductors
have not taken any action in the matter
yet, but it is understood that the grievance
committees are considering the circular.
The conductors have not said much, but
they look upon the new requirements with
disfavor. Not a single engineer or con
ductor has yet signed the circular letter.
Oue engineer said he had not seen the letter,
except in another’s hands.
The employes of the other departments
express different opinions of the result.
Some say the men will sign and others that
they will not sign and the road will not dis
charge them.
I have used a great many so-called liver
medicines, but there is nothing to equal
Smith’s Bile Beans for the liver; they are
superb. Charles Thomas,
— Adv. Hickory Withe, Tenn.
TRADE HOLDS UP WELL.
Hardware and Stove Dealers Say
There la Little or No Drop Off in It.
Merchants who always keep a full supply
of everything in their lines and never alio vr
a cus'otner to go elsewhere because they
can t supply him have no trouble whatever
in keeping up a good business the whole
year. There is no time when there is not
an active demand for a full assortment and
complete variety of particular articles iu
season, so if the selection is large tbe de
mand is likewise. Most prominent among
Savannah firms who sustain this all year
around activity is the Hardware and Stove
House, Lovell & Lattimore.— Adv.
A New Oil Region.
Less than fifty years ago there were dis
covered tho unsuspected rivers of oil that
the rocks might bo made to pour forth more
than the gold mines of California, bringing
to the nation new industries and vast
wealth and to the human race sources of
usefulness and convenience. There sprang
up rapidly a trade involved in the immense
oil production that bocamo the most im
portant in several cities of New York,
Pennsylvania aud Ohio, affording employ
ment and support to tens of thousands of
people. Soon other towns were built
throughout the oil regions of Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Virginia, and every day immense
fortuues were made. History promises to
repeat itself in the vicinity of the young
city of Riverton, Ala. —the rocks near are
saturatal with oil and the development
company has signed a contract to bare for
it. Indications are more than encouraging,
and tho highest hopes are entertained for
the greatest results.
The other advantages of Riverton, Ala.,
have made it one of the most desirable
places for investment, but with such a
prospect of oil it is rendered unsurpassed.
For further information write to the
Riverton Loud Company, Sheffield, Ala.—
Adv.
The Elder House.
This well-known house is now open for
the season, and under the management of
Mr. Ed A. Elder promises to enjoy a most
prosperous season. Tho hotel and oottages
have been much improved, and the com
pletion of the Indian Spring and Flovilla
railroad gives visitors to the house an all
rail route. The far-famed Indian Spring
water is a most wonderful curative agent,
and thousands have been made perfectly
well by its use. An orcbesti a for the season
has been engaged, and everything will be
done to make the Elder House attractive.
The American Tobacco Company.
The American Tobacco Company, as will
be seen bv notice elsewhere, offers for sale
until June 10 the balance of its preferred
stock not already allotted. For full par
ticulars consult tbe advertise meat.
BAKING POWDER.
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This powder never varies. A marvel of purtty,
strength and wbolesomeneas. More economical
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in
competition with the multitude of low test,
short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold
only in cans. Royal Baking Powder Cos., 108
Wall street. New York.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
E. J. Willingham of Macon is at the
Screven.
J. D. Taylor of Lake City, Fla., is at the
Screven.
Morris Thuram of Chicago is at the
Screven.
D. G. Black of New York is registered at
the Screven.
E. M. Ferbybacher and wife, of Havana,
are at the Screven.
H. A. Dumas sailed yesterday on the
Naeoochee for New York.
Judges. A. Crosby of Baxley, Ga., was
at the Screven yesterday.
Jos. L. Andesey left yesterday on the
Naeoochee for a trip nortn.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lippman are at the
Hotel Tybee for the summer.
Dr. W. F. Brunner and Jacob Paulsen
left for Washington yesterday.
George Nichols was a passenger on the
Naeoochee yesterday for New York.
Isaac Minis and family went to Tybee
yesterday for a month or so. They are at
the Ocean house.
T. E. Artope, general manager of the
Georgia Quincy Granite Company of Ma
con, is in the city.
D. Y. Mclntyre and family went to Tybee
yesterday for the season. They have rooms
at the Ocean house.
J. O. Mathewson, a prominent wholesale
merchant of Augusta, is at the Screven,
accompanied by his wife.
Andrew Hanley and family, Mrs. George
L. Cope and Mrs. George L. Cope, Jr., left
for Suwannee Springs yesterday.
E. A. Weil has recovered from his recent
illness and is again on the street. He wili
leave shortly for Europe for his health.
William Dunwoody of Macon, who was
taken ill in Savannah a few weeks ago,
is seriously sick iu Macon aud is not ex
pected to live.
Mrs. F. Klug and children of this city
sailed from New York Saturday on tbe
North German Lloyd stsamer Elba, for
Germany, to visit her father.
Mr. A. N. O’Keefe, accompanied by bis
father, James O’Keefe, and best man, J. J.
Doolan, will leave for Augusta this morn
ing, where Mr. O’Keefe will wed Miss B. P.
Sheron at the Sacred Heart church to
morrow morning at 11 o’clock.
Alderman Herman Myers and bride re
turned yesterday from an extended tour
on the Pacific coast. As president of
the Savannah Grocery Compmy Mr.
Myers was at his desk yesterday after
noou, but his congratulatory callers were
so numerous that he was unable to give
much attention to routine work.
Gazaway Hartridge has returned from
Baltimore, where he lectured on the "Seamy
Side of Life” at tho Young Men’s Christian
Association ball the other night. Mr.
Hartridgo met with very great success,
judging from what the Baltimore paDers
said about his effort. One of the Baltimore
papers said that he had a large audience and
made a great hit. Another said that he
would soon be working in double harness
with Bill Nye, and that “they would make
a spanking team.” Mr. Hartridge’s friends
hear of his success with great pleasure.
Beecham’s Pills cure bilious and nervous
ills.— Adv.
sweet water park hotel
The Famous Southern Watering Place,
Llthia Springs, Ga., Open May 15.
Superb accommodations for 500 guests. , Ele
vation 1,2011 feet above sea level, insuring cool
breezes. No malaria, mosquitos, or low grounds.
The wonderful Bowden Lithia and Bromine
Lithia Springs waters free to guests. Hot
Springs system of bathing. Seven hundred
feet of wide porches. Table, service, beds aud
linen irreproachable. lively drives aud sail
ing. Elegant ball-room and first class orches
tra. Only twenty miles from Atlanta, fifty
minutes ride, three trains daily. Every room
lighted by electricity. Park with fountains,
flowers and lawns, and ample shade. sl2 50 to
SIS per week. Rooms with bath extra. Hand
somely illustrated pamphlet free upon applica
tion, or can be secured from our druggist.
Good livery for driving or saddle. The great
Piedmont Chautauqua, leading educational in
stitution of its kind in the south, adjoining
hotel grounds, open July and August.
Adv. E. W. Marsh & Cos.. Proprietors.
The Best Tiling Yet.
A Morning News reporter visited the Mu
tual Gas Light Company’s office, No. 129
Congress street, yesterday and wbb intro
duced to Mr. W. W. White, who is now iu
this city in the interest of the New Era Gas
Appliance Company—Atlanta. The reporter
found Mr. White a most courteous gentle
uan.and his coming to Savannah is certainly
in the interest of every housekeeper within
our borders. He has ou exhibition the New
Era Gas Water Heater for kitchen boilers—
a simple and effective invention for gener
ating and maintaining a boiler full of hot
water at nominal expense. The water is
heated by gas at an expense of from one
quarter to one-half a cent an hour, and
iloos away with tho necessity of a range
and a continuous fire m the house. The
heaters aro made of cast iron, with thin
sheet metal bottom, through which the
water is heated by a New Era Gas and Air
Burner suspended under it. It can bo at
tached to any boiler and not disturb the
other connections, and can be taken down
in a few minutes and moved from house to
house. The heater in winter prevents the
pipes from freezing, and in summer keeps
the house cool by avoiding a big fire in the
range when hot water is needed. One of
tho strong points about this wonderful In
vention is its low cost—the prices ranging
from $7 to sl6.
Mr. White is also introducing the New
Era Flat Stoves, the most simple, useful
aud convenient gas stove in tho market.
They are wonderfully cheap, aud roast,
bake, broil, fry, boil clothes and heat flat
irons satisfactorily. For the sick room and
nursery they are simply perfect. Mr.
White invites the ladies to call and inspect
these labor-saving and hot weather com
forts, and he will be more than pleased to
explain their merits at the Mutual Gas
Light Company’s office on Congress street.
— Adv.
Mother’s Darling.
Baby chafing, heat and all eruptions.of
the skin can be cured by using Boracine
Toilet and Nursery Powder. Highly per
fumed. Try a package of your druggist.—
Adv.
Furber’s Point House, Tybee',
Will open Thursday, June 5, 1890, for the
accommodation of guests. Application
for rooms can be made to J. H. Furber.—
Mas. Basnon.— Ado.
LUDDEN A BATES 8. af. H.
Ik MSIli
What They Say of If,
Hazlehurst, Ga., May 10.1890
Ludden & Bates: *
Gentlemen—l have reoeived the piano
and am very much delighted and fcuhlv
pleased with it. I think it is beautiful 3
so sweet toned. * * * Yours truly
Eva J. Hart,
Way cross, Ga.
Maryville, Tenn., May 6 lfion
Ludden it Bates: ’ ' 7 '
Gentlemen—Four years ago my fathe*
purchased a Matbushek piano from you
which has given entire satisfaction *
Respectfully,
Cordelia H. Smith.
r We3T . Fl a.. Feb. 12,1890
Ludden it Bates:
Gents—Piano is fine. They cannot maka
an instrument any better, in my opinion.
* * * Yours,
Prof. Chas. E. G. Blake.
Norwood, N, C., Dec. 19, 1889.
Ludden Bates:
Sirs— * * * I received the instru
ment January, 1889, and it has given entire
satisfaction so far. lam very much pleased
with the instrument. * * * R 9SDect .
fully, Mrs. J. M. Palmer/
HIDDEN S BATES SI I.
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The Devil's Dyke; a legend.
Constantinople.
Asmtind Thyrsklingurson.
To Mrs. J. P. Turner; a tribute.
Aftermath.
For All Who Die; poem.
The Polish Officer.
Cupid; poem.
Trailing a Bank Robber.
Editorial.
A Summer’s Dream.
The Immortal Dickens.
The Household, Kitchen, Farm.
Only; poem.
Through the Trees; a novel.
Stanzas.
Music—Up Came McGinty; song.
The Newest Fashions; illustrated.
The Children's Page.
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