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GUESSES AT THE CENSUS.
SAVANNAH'S POPULATION ALL
THE WAY FROM 38,000 TO 70,000.
The Increase In Ten Years Estimated
at From 30 Per Cent, to 70 Per
Cent— Hundreds of Estimates Com
ing in to the Morning News Census
Bureau— A Wide Range of Guesses
Both for the City and the County.
The first week of the census enumeration
ended last night Everybody is asking,
"What will Savannah’s population be?”
There is a wide range of estimates, all the
way from 38,000 to 68,000. The lowest esti
mate that has been received by the Morn
ing News Census Bureau is 38,250. If
the census returns reveal a population
below that there will be great disappoint
ment
Of the hundred or more estimates pub
lished in the Morning News to-day the
majority is over 50,000. Some gueesers in
a flight of enthusiasm have gone os nigh as
68.000 and 70,000. The guesses at the popu
lation of the county outside of the city
run all the way from 2,700 to
70 000, the latter estimate, of course,
having been made without looking
into the situation. The city’s population is
that included within the boundaries of the
First, Second, Third ahd Fourth militia
districts. ,
The guessing column of the Morning
News has attracted wide-spread attention,
and guesses have been coming in not only
from Savannah, but from all over Georgia
and Florida, and from South Carolina. The
increase in Savannah’s population since
1880, at the very lowest estimate that has
been made so far, is 30 per cent, and
in a majority of the estimates it is figured
at from 40 per cent, to 65 per cent. That
the eyes of the people ore cn Savannah is
evidenced by the interest that is taken in
its welfare throughout this state and
throughout the adjoining states. The fol
lowing is the first list of guesses of what
the population of Savannah and of Chat
ham county will be when the census is pub
lished :
D. B. Morgan. City 67,000.
Robert H. Tatem, city 52,868; county out
side of city 13,565.
Mrs. Anna F. Tatem, city 51,030; county
outside of city 14,428.
R. S. Jones, 46,379.
J. F. Thomson, 43.267.
E. 11. Williams, Abbeville,Ga., city 49,400;
county outside of city 70,000.
Miss Bessie Williams, city 23,765; county
outside of city 14,870.
Fred E. Solomon, city 59,728; county out
side of citv 7.549.
W. Falconer, city 47,777; county outside
of city 17,777.
J. Fleming, Jr., city 50,000.
William Thomas, city 58,575; county out
side of city 23,138.
C. P. Lee, city 56,118; county outside of
city 18,116.
E. R. MoCaffrey, city 56.610; county out
side of city 17,200.
L. Barton, city t 6,721.
John Quint, city 49,000; county outside
of citv 16,000.
Alox D. Krensou, city 38,250; oounty out
side of city 52,500.
B. Crum, city 61,469.
F. L. Silva, city 59,300; oounty outside of
city 20,000.
William H. Mclveod, city 52,462; county
outside of city 16,000.
Rate department Central railroad of
Georgia, city 61,700; county outside of city
21.000.
D. J. Mclntosh, Waycrosa, Ga, city 67,-
291; county outside of city 2,743.
Robert E. Benton, Isle of Hope, oity 51,-
860; county outside of city 10,660.
B. R. Armstrong, 63,700; county outside
of city 7,000.
R. J. Kdenfield, Waycrosa, Ga.. city 48,-
751: county outside of city 16,042.
S. E. Wilson. 58,321; oounty outside of
citv 19,400.
W. E. McCollum, city 57,863.
H. W. Whitcover, city 57,400; oounty
outside of city 12,000.
William H. Morris, Midville, Ga, city
69,783, county outside of city 6,319.
J. T. Ffuegan, city 58,760; county outside
of city 24,999.
George T. Palmer, Bartow, Ga., dty 61,-
657; county outside of city 14,597.
W. H. Hausman, Madison, Fla., city 57,-
567; county outside of city 21,166.
J. Walter Thompson, Warrenton, Ga,
citv 53,456; county outsido of city 16,341.
W, T. Boyd, city 48,400; county outside
of city 15,100.
George P. Olmatead, Wavcross, Ga., city
65,555; county outside of city 20,000.
A. H. Morgan, Wayoross, Ga, city 59,-
867: county outside of city 17,689.
W, B. Correll, city 50,725; county outside
of city 24,916.
Lemuel W. Meyer, city G 3.513: county
outside of city 25,555.
Alief M. Benton, Isle of Hope, city 54,100;
county outside of city 13,400.
Ben Rodda, Palatka, Fla, city 47,691;
county outside of city 18,203.
J. W. Spear, Chattahoochee, Fla., city
49,500; county outside of city 17,000.
S. C. Elkins, Guyton, Ga, city 51,850;
county outside of city 15,410.
J. 0. Battle. Quitman, Ga, city 52,199.
W. O. Wadley, Rogers, C4a„ city 48,200;
county outside of city 24,101.
B. £>. Bouliuau, city 65,350.
Charles N. Lee, city 48,200; oounty out
side.of city 15,400.
Theophelius Colson, city 65,000; oounty
outside of city 75,04 K).
E. H. Neill, city 58,900: county outside of
city 15,800.
Adolph Meyer, city 58,500; county outside
of city 35,500.
Raymond T. Benton, Isle of Hope, city
63,730; oounty outside of city 12970.
A. C. Bacon, oity 57,965; county outside
of city 19,543.
Miss H. Fowler, Warrenton, Ga, city 51,-
111; oounty outside of city 15,555.
Ben Johnson, Tbomasvillo, Ga, city 47,-
884; oounty outside of city 19,436.
P. G. Meara, city 49,750; county outside
of oity 15,684.
M. Edwards, city 53,243.
Robert K. Houstoun, city 57,500; county
outside of city 19,000.
P. H. Donuellv, Rogers, (la., city 53,910;
county outside of city 23,400.
E. Y. Ham, city 53,000.
Thomas E Furebee, city 61,373; county
outside of city 15,289.
Sol. Herrman, Eastman, Ga., city 63,763;
eouuty outside of city 21,584.
Jim Landsberg, Eastman, (la., city
59,989; county outside of city 23,763.
T. B. Masters, city 49,445.
N. M. Reynolds, Waycross. Ga., city
61,400; county outside of city 21,500.
Charles Houenstelu, city 53,925; county
outside of city 18,081.
John K. Sessoms, city 50,168; county
ouside of city 31,549.
John G. Fish, city 59,103; county outside
of city 6,627.
Thomas D. Downing, city 41,500; county
outside of city 15,000.
J. B. Thomas, city 45,371; county outside
of city 14,923.
J. E. Eaton, Rogers, Ga., city 46,760;
county outside of city 21,222.
Simon Sheppard, city 57,003; county
outside of city 21,802.
P. C. Oglesby, city 49,492; county outside
of city 16,718.
R. D. Baffin, city 47,573" county outside
of city 19,270.
R. M. Bower, of Whighatn, Ga., city
44,000; county outside of city 22,000.
J. W. Moore, city 53,437; county outside
of citv 66,843.
.p" city 57 > 843 ; county outside of
city 46,000.
4&9oi’ Cooper * of Quitman, Ga., city
of'cUy'l7sT' CUy 42 - 9Sl;oount y <>“tside
Jacob Slaymon, city 40.950; county out
side of city, 16,139.
K Ga " city 45,152.
JU 1 " Mallette, Thomasville, Ga, city
wni : i . COU^ y , < ii lt f 1 ‘ le of city 19,000.
WuUam P. Walsh, city 61,221; county
outside of city 3b,900, *
Seymour C. Stewart, oity 56,791.
J. W. Cooper, oity 44,616; county outside
of city 15,551.
R. B. Cassels, city 54,300.
J. Geiger, High Springy, Fla, city 42,658.
8. A. Levy, High Springs, Fla., city 41,-
273; county outside of city 19,748
T. J. Perkins, Tallahassee, Fla, city 50,-
149.
J. W. Walker, Awcilla, Kla, city 57,899;
county outside of city 7,986.
Mitchell Jones, Valdosta, GA,city 52,498;
oounty outside of city 18,854.
James F. Scott, city 68,540; county out
side of city 39,500.
Mrs. Smith, city 47,550; county outside of
eity 16,000.
Joseph B. Black, city 58,000; county out
side of city 20,000.
S. M. Gibson, city 51,339.
Daniel M. Benton, Isle of Hope, city
54,800; county outside of city 13,793.
J. A. Crisp, city 47,777.
J. I. Morrissey, city 47,204.
W. A. Mikell, city 56,964; county outside
of city 17,247.
A. Mikell, city 61,989; county outside of
city 18,473.
H. M. Urqubart, city 58,400; county out
side of city 20,000.
Harry A. Graham, city 51,725; county
outside of city 18,907.
Thomas G. Sullivan, city 48,640; oounty
outside of city 17,454.
Mrs. A. J. Graham, ~ity 48,960; county
outside of city 19,450.
E. Dewsou Graham, city 58,725; county
outside of city 19,702.
Lula Austin, city 60,000; oounty outside
of city 30,000.
Minnie Fenser, eity 57,212; county outside
of city 18,700.
Heunrietta Urqubart, city 43,000; county
outside of city 16,000.
Clifford J. Puder, city 59,669; county
outside of city 18,999. •
Paul Pry, city 48,734; county outside of
city 18,960.
H. F. Graham, city 52,469; county out
side of city 22, Q 7.
J. A. Jones, Wayoross, Ga., city 53,000;
county outside of city 10,550.
George Semken, city 50.795.
Jos. N. Anderson, city 47,237: county out
side of city 18,347.
TO IMONXO ON THE CANOOOHBE.
The Central Railroad Employes Pre
paring for a Gala Time.
The annual pioulc to he given by the em
ployes of the Central railroad next Thurs
day promisee to be a grand affair. The
grounds selected are about one and a half
miles from Euphaupee, on the banks of
the beautiful Cauoochee. The place is ad
mirably situated and will undoubtedly
charm those who attend. Beneath the
banks of the river is a beautiful beach of
white sand, which is said to be admirably
adapted for a promenade, and the waters
are as clear as crystal.
J. G. Moore, the owner of this lovely
spot, has placed the railroad employes
under many obligations for his thoughtful
kindness in buildiug for their enjoyment a
nice large dancing pavilion, one that will
accommodate a large number of people.
The platform is protected by a good roof,
and will afford ample shelter in case of
rain. In close proximity to the pavilion is
a cool and over flowing spriug, which will
afford a good supply of pure water.
Mr. Moore is also erecting a few dressing
rooms for the convenience of the ladies,
who can carry along their bathing suits
and on joy a bath In the Canoocbee. The
committee will not undertake to supply the
suits. Mr. Moore has laid out a nice base
ball park and expects to see some good ball
playing. It is reported that two of the
Central’s orack teams are arranging a match
game for the lovers of such sport.
The Canoochee affords some good fishing
grounds to those who will enjoy that
kind of sport, and they will be expected to
carry along a supply of their own tackle.
The officials of the Central have placed
at the disposal of the committee ample ac
commodations In the way of trains. The
picnic train will go In two sections. The
first section will load full In Savannah, and
run through to Euphaupee. The seoond
section will follow the first, but stop at all
intermediate points to take the families of
employes and their friends. This train will
meet the sboofiy at Meldriin to take those
from above, and returning will connect
with the same train so they eau return to
their homes before night.
The employe! say if the Central will make
June 12 a holiday for them it will be the
largest aud uiost enjoyable railroad picnic
ever held in the south, aud Shady Grove,
the name of the beautiful grounds, will
ring with the merrymakers of the old
Central.
SAVANNAH WILL BE THERE.
Col. Mercer Getting Things In Shane
for the Augusta Encampment.
Col. George A. Mercer will issue an order
early tbit week relative to the details of the
state encampment at Augusta, beginning
one week from to-morrow.
Col. Mercer, when seen yesterday, re
ferred to the statement published in some
of the weekly papers that Savannah will
not be represented in the encampment. The
First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia and
the Georgia Hussars will go into camp, and
Col. Mercer’s information is to the elfect
that there will be twenty-six companies of
infantry and five of cavalry at the encamp
ment.
Col. Mercer has appointed Col. Wilber
force Daniel of Gov. Gordou’s stair as
quartermaster, and Lieut. Gardner of the
Richmond Hussars as commissary. Capt.
Edward Field of the Fourth United States
artillery has been appointed assistant adju
tautgeueral.
Dr. Harris of Augusta, who had been ap
pointed surgeon, declined on account of ill
health, and CoL Mercer will make auother
appointment in a few days.
An application has beeu made by Col.
Mercer to the war department to have
Lieut. C. P. Terrett of the United States
army, now stationed at Augusta, report to
him at Savannah for a conference. Lieut.
Terrett has been appointed iugpeotor aud
instructor at Camp Richmond.
The Augusta Chronicle says that "Au
gusta will be ready to welcome her military
guests, aud encampment week will be a
memorable one in the city aud in the state.
Camp Richmond will be one of the most
picturesque and attractive spots in Georgia.
The work of putting down the flooring for
the tent has begun. The floors will be
raised six inches from the ground. A be
ginning has been mads in pntting up the
215 touts. The ladies of the woman’s ex
change are now thinking of catering for
the companies that will not do their own
cooking. ”
HIS WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN.
The Continental Brewing Company
Settling Its Ex-A gent’s Affairs.
Robert Hill, representing the Continental
Brewing Company of Philadelphia, is in the
city. Mr. Hiil is straightening out the last of
the tangles left by C. F. Graham, a stranger,
who claimed to represent the Continental
brewiug Company here some time since, but
who left suddenly for Mexico or some other
distant country to escape the law. Mr. Hill
said that his company lost about SI,OOO
by Graham, having had to settle many ac
counts which he left in Savannah. ' The
company has never been able to discover
Orabam’s whereabouts, although detectives
were employed to track him. The detect
ives learned that Graham came to this
country from England, leaving a bad
record behind him. They found a letter
from bis sister in England urging him to
make everything straight aud come back
home.
Tourists,
Whether on pleasure bent or business,
should take on every trip a bottle of Syrup
of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and effect
ually on the kidneys, liver and bowels,
preventing fevers, headaches and other
forms of sickness. For sale in 50c. and $1
bottles by all leading druggists.— Adv-
TTIF. MORNING NEWS : SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1890---TWELVE PAGES.
THE POOD THINOB WE EAT.
Fruits and Vegetables Getting Down
to Reasonable Prices.
There was an unusually good vegetable
market yesterday, and prices were within
the reach of all. The truck farmers did
not find it profitable to ship so heavily north
during the week just closed, and, as a result,
home people had a chance to supply their
tables at reasonable prices.
Corn which sold at 25 cents per dozen a
week ago sold yesterday at 20 cents per
dozen for well filled ears and 15 cents for
medium quality.
Okra is just beginning to come into mar
ket, and was held during the day at 25 cents
per quart, and before the market closed last
night sold at 20 cents.
Tomatoes sold for 25 cents per quart in
the mornlDg, but went off slowly, as the
fruit was not well ripened. Concessions
were made later in the day.
Peas were scarce at 20 cents per quart for
shelled.
Cabbages ware small, and $1 50 per dozen
was asked.
Lettuce brought 25 cents per dozen, and
was not plentiful.
Potatoes were plentiful at 5 cents per
quart. The gra le was not of the best, as
prime potatoes are still reserved for out of
town markets.
Green mammoth peppers sold slowly at
20 cents per quart.
Other vegetables ruled low. Beans were
plentiful at 5 cents per quart, and squashes
and cucumbers were in abundance at 10
cents per dozen, and onions aud beets 5
cents a bunch.
There were a few watermelons at the
fruit stands and in the market which sold
all the way from 35 cents to 50 cents each,
hut the melons were small and not of prime
quality.
Strawberries were in only moderate sup
ply in the early market and at the down
town groceries, selling at 15 and 20 cents,
as to quality.
THE ASPHALT ASSESSMENTS.
Argument on a Motion to Dismiss the
Affidavits of Illegality.
Judge Falllgant was occupied yesterday
hearing arguments on the motion of the
city attorney to dismiss the affidavits of
illegality in the Liberty street cases. The
motion made was in the nature of a de
murrer to the various grounds set up in
these affidavits, aud require! for its deter
mination the decision of the court concern
ing the constitutionality of the act of the
legislature upon which the ordinance is
based, and also of the ordinance itself. The
decision of Judge Falligaut ou this motion
will eliminate, so far as the superior court
is concerned, the controlling legal ques
tions, and will shorten very much, if it
does not dispense with, the final hearing
assigned for next month.
The opening argument was made by the
city attorney, and the court adjourned
pending the argument of Mr. Richards. He
wifi be followed by Mr. Saussv, and the
argument will be concluded by the oity
attorney.
The case on bearing yesterday is one of
about forty such now on the superior oourt
calendar, defendants resisting the demand
of the city to pay for their proportion of
the asphalt pavement on Liberty street.
The case Itegun yesterday was against D. C.
Bacon, assessments ou ten lots, and she sum
involved is |3,059 65, The case will be car
ried to ttie supreme oourt, no niet er whtoh
way it is determined by the oourt below.
JOCKEY CLUB OFFICERS.
Col. George 8. Owens Re elected Pres
ident—l’he Stewards.
An adjourned meeting of the Savannah
Jockey Club was held at noon yesterday at
the Pulaski house. Col. George S. Owens,
president, presided, and Mr. M. A. Cohen
acted as secretary.
The committee on nomination of officers,
through its chairman, J. K. Garnett, Esq.,
reported the following;
President—George S. Owens.
First Vioe Prominent—A. L. Hartridge.
Second Vice President - John R. Young.
Treasurer—M. A. Cohen.
Stewards—J. N. Johnson, Dr. John D.
Martin, M. W. Dixon, C. A. H-itzo, S.
Guckenheimer, Lawrence Lippman, C. M,
Cunnlugham, Mike Brown (of Barnwell.
8. C.), W. A. Wilkins (of Waynesboro, Ga.),
S. P. Shotter, Thomas Baliantyue, C. D.
Owens.
Previous to receiving the report the con
stitution was amended so as to provids for
twelve stewards instead of five.
The officers nominated were then bal
loted for and unanimously elected.
The nomination of a secretary was de
ferred, aud the committee was given further
time.
A letter from the fair association was
read and received as information.
The meetiug adjourned subject to the call
of the president.
FIGURING ON GLASS WORKS.
A Movement to Organize a Company
in Savannah.
Some days ago Mayor Schwarz received
a letter from a gentleman interested in
glass manufacture inquiring what oould be
done in the way of organizing a company
in Savannah to establish a plant. The
mayor turned this letter over to a business
man on Bay street, and after some corre
spondence had followed the gentleman
came on to Savannah yesterday to confer
with those who are inclined to investigate
the project, with a view to encour
aging the entomrise. It was found,
while mixing the asphalt for the
Liberty street pavement, that the Savannah
river sand contains about 90 per cent, silica,
aud could be most profitably worked.
Nothing definite was accomplished at the
brief conference yesterday, but it is under
st:od that if it is found that a plant cau be
profitably operated here there will be no
trouble in gotting the stock for a oompany,
as there is a disposition to encourage diver
sified manufactories in and around Savan
nah. They bring skilled mechanics and
their families to swell the population and
become factors in the city’s progress.
THE NEW ICE COMPANY.
The Savannah Cold Storage and Ice
Manufacturing Company Organized.
The Savannah Cold Btorage and Ice
Manufacturing Company held a meeting
yesterday morning at which the charter of
the company was accepted and the organi
zation was perfected. The following are the
officers elect:
President—John Schwarz,
Vice President —George Meyer.
Secretary aud Treasurer—J. E. Grady.
Superintendent—T. H 'Williams.
Directors —John Schwarz, Robert P.
Lovell, George Meyer, Charles Kolshorn,
James E. Grady, T. H. Williams and J. H.
Furber.
There was such a block of street wagons
at the works yesterday clamoring for ice
that the lane was impassable, and a mounted
officer had to help clear the way. It is
understood that the company proposes to
issue 300 shares at SIOO each, and as far as
possible to have this stock held by butchers,
fish men and beer sellers, so that a syndicate
cannot gobble them up.
A New Literary Society.
The Grace Aguilar Literary Sooiety is
the name of anew society of literary critics
which organized at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Kulman, on Jones street, night
before last The society is limited to twenty
members. The following officers were
elected;
President—J. Gazan.
Vice President—Miss Lillie Selig.
Secretary—J. M. Frank.
Treasurer—H. W. Witcover.
Board of Directors—J. Gazan, Miss Lillie
Selig, J. M. Frank, Min Fauliua Kulman
andMiss A. E. Dryfus.
The society will meet next Sunday night
at Mr. and Mrs. Selig’e, on Jones street.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
EIGHT HOUSES BURNED.
A $6,000 Blaze on Grapevine Avenue.
A Hard Fire to Fight.
Eight houses on Grapevine avenue, be
tween Burroughs street and the Ogeechee
roal, south of Anderson street, were burned
between 1 and 2 o’clock this morning. ,
The fire started in a two-story frame
bouse owned by Hannah Benton and occu
pied by the owner and Samuel Beatty, a
driver for Hirsch Bros. It haa been
burning sum* time before an alarm was
turned in, and then the distance from the
engine houses and the heavy streets
made it some minutes before the
firemen arrived and could get lines of
hose laid. By that time the fire was under
full headway, and the house where it started
was beyond saving, and the adjoining house,
occupied by Willis Thompson, a driver for
G. Eckstein, had caught and was in flames.
The firemen worked at a disadvantage,
owing to the distance from hydrants. A
stiff wind was blowing and the flames were
carried across the narrow street and to the
roofs of the adjoining houses.
The other houses burned were:
A two-story house occupied by Charles
Cole.
A two-story house occupied by John
Habersham, a butcher in the market
Three one-story houses, owned by Sarah
Lewis and occupied by colored tenants.
Another house, owned by Hannah Benton,
adjoining the one where the fire started,
caught, but was not much dam
aged. None of the furniture
in the bouses occupied by the
Benton woman and Beatty was saved.
The furniture in most of the other houses
was got out.
The total loss by the fire will appromxi
mate 16,000. It was impossible to learn the
insurance, but it was understood that most
of the houses were pretty well covered.
The origin of the fire Is unknown. W hen
discovered It was burning lu the end of the
house occupied bp the Bentoa woman. All
of the occupants of the house, were colored.
UP IN THE NINETIES.
Mercury Touches the 92° Mark—A
000 l Wave In the West.
The weather was 2“ hotter by the
signal bureau thermometer yesterday than
it was the day before. To most people it
seemed more than that. The heat in the
afternoon, when the maximum was reached,
was intense.
There is a prospect of cooler weather,
however, by to-morrow. A cool wave of
unusual severity for the season is moving
down the eastern slope of the Rocky moun
tains, The pressure readings at the center
of the cold area are high enough to force
the wave to the Atlantic seaboard, and
much cooler weather, the signal bureau says,
may be expected for Savannah before to
morrow morning.
The maximum temperature in Savannah
yesterday was 92 . The mean temperature
was 82°, which is 3° above the normal. The
mean temperature for the Savannah cotton
region district was also 82*; reports from
teu stations forming the basis for the obser
vation. The highest temperature reported
was 96" at, Milieu. The lowest was 64°, at
Sinithville.
Ihe temperature when the 8 o’clock ob
servation was taken last night was 80° at
Savannah, Charleston and Jacksonville.
At Augusta it was 82“. The signal bureau
predicts oooler weather to-day aud to-night.
SATURDAY’S EARLY ULOSING.
Most of the Retail Stores Closed Last
Night at lO O’clock.
Last night was the first Saturday night
of the 10 o’clock closing, and the trading
public governed itself accordingly. At 9
o’clock white shoppers were few and far be
tween, and at 9:30 o'clock only a few of the
more ignoruut of the colored classes lin
gered. Most of the better classes of the
oulorod peop'e shopped early. At 10 o’clock
all the larger retail establishments closed,
and one salesman said that there will be
more sales people at church this morning
than on any Sunday uiorniug in the history
of the city.
The merchants and sales people are well
satisfied with the first week of the early
dosing reform, and a heavy volume of
business was transacted, as is usual the
first week of a month. The ladies, how
ever, visited the stores early, principally in
the morning, and although at this season
the clerical forces are reduced, the trade
was accommodated, as the shorter hours of
work gave them more rest, and they were
able to bring mo; zeal and earnestness iu
the performance of their duties.
The ad vei tismg wagon, with its unmusical
bell, whioh has been advertising the early
closing reform, was ou the street last night
for the last time, as the salesmen’s associa
tion has withdrawn it, satisfied that it has
done a good work among a class which can
not be reached through the newspapers.
CITY BREVITIES.
St. Matthew’s Episcopal chapel will be
open for service to-day. This morning at
11 o’clock, lay reading; at night, sermon by
the rector at 8 o’clock.
The Catholics of the Cathedral parish will
hold a mass meeting at 8 o’clock this even
ing lu the Catholic Library hall to organize
au association to complete the cathedral.
The Great Eastern circus tent, under a
cow management, has been pitched in
Yamacraw, to the great delight of the
colored people in that section of the city.
The firemen at No. 3 engine house did not
respond to the fire at the Robinson Printing
Company’s offloo night before last to the
telephone call, but in answer to the regular
alarm. A telephone call was sent in from
the Morning News office which was not
received at the engine house, as the alarm
struck while it was being sent in. Never
theless, the men of No. 3 were on hand.
A singular accident occurred on Brough
ton street lane early yesterday morning.
There were several drays in the lane in the
rear of Frank & Co.’s "building, when an
iron broke loose from its
fastenings on the fourth story and fell upon
the heaa of a mule attached to one of the
drays, killing him instantly. The result
would have been the same if one of the
colored draymen had beeu struck, and they
had a lucky escape. A loose iron shutter is
a dangerous aifair.
TAXING THE GROUND RENT LOTS.
Four Executions Issued to Bring the
Question in the Courts.
Litigation has been started in the ground
rent lots taxation by the levy of tax execu
tions upon lots held by C. ML Gil
bert ft Cos., D. G. Purse, Heury Blun and
Robert Mclntyre.
The finance committee of the city coun
cil left to City Attorney Samuel B. Adams
the selection of one or more test cases, and
be has had executions issued.
In answer to an inquiry as to their sefec
tion, Mr. Adams said that they were men of
means, were representative "men, seemed
fully persuaded of the uulawfulness of the
tax. and were both determined and able to
do their side of the question full justice.
The purpose of the city is not to issue
any more executions before the ques
tion has been passed upon by the supremo
court, but it will then do so if the city gains
its case. The attorney of the defendants
has agreed to file a bill for an injunction as
soon as it can be prepared, and the case will
go ul> to the supreme court on a “short”
writ of error in time for a hearing during
the coming fail. Both sides seem confident
and very much in earnest, and a very in
teresting legal fight may be anticipated.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
T. Foster of New York Is at the Screven.
Isaac Minis l.ft yesterday for the north.
R. A. Miller of Findlay, 0., is at the
Screven.
M. W. Moore of Philadelphia Is at the
Screven.
J. Joseph of Cincinnati is registered at the
Screven.
Thomas Valentine U off for a short visit
to Marietta.
L. H. Chamberlin of Boston is registered
at the Screven.
C. R. Woods left yesterday on the Talla
hassee for New york.
Mr. J. R. Slaton of Valdosta registered at
the Screven yesterday.
M. M. Israel and J. S. Cohen of Charles
ton are at the Screven.
W. W. Elly of the South Bound railroad
registered at the Screven yesterday.
Mr. William Crane left for Baltimore
yesterday by the Atlantia Coast Line.
J. E. Martin, wife and children, and F. B.
Slade are at the Screven from Columbus.
Miss Georgia Bateeon of Beaufort, 8. C. t
after a pleasant visit of six weeks with Miss
Birdie Mallory, will leave for her home this
morning.
_J. D. Murphy of the Ludden & Bates
Southern Muslo House has been quite sick,
and has been confined to his room for
several days.
Pleasant A. Stovall of the Augusta
Chronicle arrived in Savannah last night
and will go to Tybee this morning, where
he will remain several days, recruiting from
his recent illness.
Mrs. W. A. Cahill and children left last
night via the Central for St Louis, where
Mrs. Cahill will visit her sister a few weeks.
She will then go to Hiawatha, Kan., to
spend the summer with her mother.
The following party came down from Au
gusta last night and will go to Tybee this
morning, where they will spend several
days: Capt. F. R. Eve and niece. Miss Ger
trude Eve, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lyon, J. B.
Keener, Mist Lena Bbssey and Miss Ben
son.
E. A. Weil, Esq., accompanied by his
wife and family, will leave on the steam
ship Kansas City to-morrow for New York.
Mrs. Weil and children will go to the
mountains for the summer. Mr. Weil will
go to Europe, and will visit Vienna, Carls
bad and several places in Germany before
returning borne in October,
J. A. Crawford, deputy United States
collector of internal revenue for the Savan
nah district, has been promoted to general
deputy of the state at large, and has beeu
succeeded here by Jos. A. Bledsoe of Indian
Spring, who served under Walter Johnson
when he wag collector. Mr. Bledsoe has
been suffering with rheumatism, and was
located hare to enable hloi to try the waters
of Tybee, which, he says, have materially
helped him.
The following are spending Sunday at
Hotel Tybee: L. H. Chamberlain of Balti
more, L. R. Van Devere of Atlanta, R. S,
Thompson of South Carolina, W. F. Canu
of Savannah, H. M. Comer, Jr. of Savan
nah, A1 Denger of New York, O. L. Her
rington of Macon, F. H. McGee of Savan
nah, George Dale Wadley of Savannah,
Thomas B. Slade of Coiumbus, L. H. Bond
of Louisville, Ky.; A. L. Jones of Louis
ville, Ky.; John A. Hardee of Savannah,
H. H. Baoon of Savannah, T. O. Brown
and family, of Augusta, George A. Good
rich of Augusta.
The Spring Medicine.
The popularity which Hood’s Sarsaparilla
has gained as a spring medicine is won
derful. It possesses just those elements of
health-giving, blood-purifying and appetite
restoring which everybody seems to need at
this season. Do not continue in a dull, tired,
unsatisfactory condition when you may be
so much benefited by Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
It purifies the blood and makes the weak
strong.— Ado.
David and Goliath.
One* phase of discussion in life insurance
circles is how much dividends are certain
stock life companies paying their stock
holders. It does not interest us whether
Goliath annihilated David with his Indian
club, or David gets the drop with his eling
shot, but If you want a policy in the largest
and strongest purely mutual company in
the world; with no stockholders to appease;
with no dividend discriminating record in
the south, you will show your common
sense and self-interest by insuring )n the
Mutual Life lusurauco Company of New
York. Frank X. Douglass, Special
Agent.— Ado.
To the Ladles.
There are thousands of ladies throughout the
country whose systems are poioime i, and whose
blood is in an impure condition from the absorp
tion of impure matter, due to menstrual irregu
larities. This class are peculiarly benefited by
the wonderful tonic and blood-cleansing prop
erties of Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium
—Pi P. P. Roses and bounding health take the
place of the sickly look, the lost color, and the
general wreck of the system. P P. P. is the
cure—be sure to get it at once— Adv.
For fine Ethiopian fast black hosiery
attend Crohan & Dooner’s sale this week.—
Adv.
One 'pair of Bathing Shoes given away
with every $3 00 purchase at Collat Bros.’,
149 Broughton street — Adv.
Have You
Visited the K, K. Davis bankrupt sale of
gents’ furnishings at Altmayer’s yet? They
start in to-morrow on the third week of this
remarkable sale with interest still unabated.
Many new lines will be on sale, which, for
want of space, were not displayed before.
See their ”.-d”on fifth page.— Ado.
Boom I Boom I Booming!
"The Famous ” is a-booming, crowded
every day with contented and happy
clothing buyers. Why? is easy to answer;
because “The Famous " has the goods and
always the lowest prices; besides every pur
chaser of a suit gets a straw hat thrown in;
that, too, is an object when you consider
that “ The Famous" sells the best goods at
the lowest possible prices. Go to “The
Famous ” before you buy elsewhere and
you will save money. 148 Broughton
street, one door west fri m corner Whitaker.
— Adv. Bennett Hymes, Prop,
For fine Torchon and Smyrnan laces at
importers’ prices attend Crohan & Dooner’s
sale this week.— Adv.
One pair of Bathing Shoes given away
with every $3 00 purchase at Collat Bros.’,
149 Broughton street.— Adv.
Important Meeting.
A special meeting of the shareholders of
the Chatham Dime Savings Bank has beeu
called by the board of directors to be held at
Armory hall June 10 at 8:30 p. m. The
object of the meeting is to vote on an in
crease of the capital stock and for other mat
ters that may come before it. A full attend
ance is desired.
Nature's Queen
Is woman, providing she has not got the head
ache. If she has, ‘‘Antimigraine” will cere it
quicker and for less money than anything else.
—Adv.
Onyx la the Decorator.
Onyx is the great decorative material
nowadays. Mexican oynx docks and ta
bles in rich profusion at M. Sternberg &
Bro.’a.— Adv.
For white dress goods at manufacturers’
prices attend Crohan & Dooner’s sale this
ween.—Adv.
One pair of Bathing Shoes given away
with every S3OO purchase at Collat Bros.’,
1149 Broughton street.—Adv.
Ding, Dong t Ding-Dong I
The bell is ringing for met and boys who
need clothing to go to “T7*s famous,”
where yon find everything ttiat you can
think of for men's and boys’ w ear. Honest,
reliable goods that will be ipiaranteed to
you. If you buy of “The .Famous” you
will get treated right, nobody will give you
at much for your money. My aim is to
fully satisfy my customer tint he may
come again. Remember, a straw hat given
as a present to everybody buyisg a suit at
“ The Famous,” 148 Broughton' street, one
door west of corner W hitaker.
—Ado. Bennett Hym ea, Prop.
An Honest Man
Is the noblest work of God, but he cant do
near as much good for his fellow creatures as
an honest medicine. For satisfactory results
use '‘Antimigraine,’’ the only safe aud reliable
care for headaches.— Adv.
Fine Derbys for |1 25. Light stiff hats,
prices ranging from (2 00 to $4 00, for only
|125, to close out. Collat Bros.’, 149 Brough
ton street. — Adv.
Have Your Wife or Bister,
or your mother,or any of your female friends
come down to the great sacrifice sain of
muslin underwear, whioh opens to-mo* row
morning at Altmayer's. See their “ad ’on
fifth page.—Adc.
For shirtings, sheetings and pillow ase
cottons at manufacturers’ prices attain d
Croban & Doouer’s sale this week.— Ada.
Caned In Public.
If you are going to cane or umbrella an y
body M. Sternberg & Bro. can supply your
requirements with fine gold and silver
headed canes and umbrellas.— Adv.
Cure Your Corns
By using Abbott’s East Indian Corn Paint. FJor
corns, buulons and warts it Is great.— Adv.
Wedding Chimes.
Now that Lent is over fashionable wed
dings will be in order, and nothing con
tributes more to the sucoosa of suoh events
than the Wedding Gifts bought from Silva’s,
140 Broughton street. There you have t>
select from an endless variety of Art Pot
tery, Rioh Cut Glassware, Fine
Satin Lined Case Goods, Dinner Sets, Tea
Sets, Chamber Sets and a thousand and one
other articles both useful and ornamental,
besides the complete stock of staple every
day house furnishings. An inspection of
these goods is invited.— Adv.
Looking Backward
From ten years hence, there will be thousands
who can date their pleasure of existence from ,
the time they took their first dose of ‘‘Antimi
graine,” the only safe and reliable cure for
headaches.— Ad v.
Fine Derbys for $125. Light stiff hats,
prices ranging from 12 00 to 14 00, for only
II 25, to close out. Collat Bros., 149 Brough
ton street.— Adv.
For gentlemen’s furnishing goods attend
Crohan & Dooner’s sale this wee It.— Adv.
It You Go in for the Useful,
What is better than good silverware, ster
ling or fine plated, for a wedding present?
M. Sternberg & Bro.’s display is un
approachable this side of Baltimore.— Adv.
Special Notice.
The Savannah and Atlantio railway will
change their schedule on Tuesday next,
June 10, discontinuing the trains leaving
Savannah at 5:20 a. m., 11 a. m. and 3:40
p. in., and will run four daily trains each
way ODly.
Trains 'will leave the city at 9:30 a. m.,
2:30, 6:10 aud 7:45 p. m.
> Leaving Tybee at 7a. m., 2:20, 6 and 9:30
p. m. Extra trains will be run on Sundays
to connect with the Central railroad excur
sions.—Adv.
The Pinnacle of Fame
Has lately been observed to have anew name
rapidly striding toward its top. It is that of
‘‘Antiuiigraine,” the only safe and reliable cure
for all headaches. An honest medicine.—Adv.
Fine Derbys for $1 25. Light stiff hats,
prices ranging from $2 00 to $4 00, for only
$1 25, to close out. Collat Bros., 149 Brough
ton street. —Adi).
For black lace nets and embroidered skirt
ings at importers’prices attend Crohan &
Dooner’s sale this week.—Ado.
The Principal Jewelers
Are M. Sternberg & Bro.’s, at 157 Brougton.
Their ware-rooms are filled with all that is
rich, rare and sought for in precious stones
and fine jewelry.—Ado.
Warm Weather Stringa
Try the famous French Acribelles, just
imported by us—the very best string for
violin and banjo at this season; pure
vibrant tone; lasts for weeks. Everything
in new music at Ludden & Bates S. M. H.
— Adv,
The Morning News at Tybee.
The Morning News is now regularly
delivered at Tybee by special carrier, leav
ing the city on first train at 5:15 a. m.
Papers can be obtained from the carrier
at the usual price, 5 cents a oopy, and sub
scriptions will be received at the business
office at the regular rates. Delivery will be
made at all of the hotels and from the train
at any point subscribers may direct.
Guests of the hotels not regularly sub
scribing should instruct the clerk to pur
chase papers from the oarrier on arrival.
Riverton Holds the Key.
Address Riverton Land Company, Shef
field, Ala. A. Parrish, president— Adv.
Fine Table Delicacies,
Specialties for Lunches, Picnics or Travel
ing. Strauss Bros, 23 and 22% Barnard
street— Adv.
A Bazzle Dazzle,
If dona up proper, always winds up with a head
ache, which headache can always be cured with
a dose or two of "Antimigralne - Adv.
See Those Beads?
Ladies are wearing bead neckties this
season. Nice display in gold and silver at
M. Sternberg & Bro.’s, 167 Broughton.—
Ado.
Basket?,
Lunch Baskets, Market Baskets, Clothes
Baskets, Delivery Baskets. Strauss Bros.,
Headquarters for Baskets.— Adv.
COAL AND WOOD.
WOOD & COAL
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 49.
office 7. Drayton street Citizens’ Bank Building
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
HR. TZhxoxxxas,
111 Say St. West Broad 8L Wharves.
Tils phone No. 69.
LUDDEN * BATES S. M. H.
3x3=9
AND there are just 9 chances
,to 1 that LUDDEN &
BATES S. M. H. can sell
you a PIANO or ORGAN, either
new or second hand, at such a
price and on such terms as will
make you a friend of the house
for life. L. & B. have been
doing this for 20 years for a
small army of satisfied pur
chasers. Why not for you?
SEE
LUDDEN t BATES S.M.H.
DM GOODS.
Midsummer Sale
Of Oar Entire Stock of
DRY GOODS,
Notions, Hosiery, Laces,
DRAPE NETS,
EMBROIDERED SKIRTINGS,
And Fine Lockstitched Muslin
Underwear
-A.t Cost!
Commencing Monday, June 2.
HAMMER,
137 Broughton St.
~~ furniturb7
The A. J. Miller Cos.
Mosquito Nets
from $3 60 up.
Cedar Olxesds
from $lO up.
Cots from $1 50 up.
We guarantee our prices to be lower than
others for the same quality. Don’t buy before
looking at our stock.
The A J. Miller Cos,
FURNITURE,
171 Broughton Street.
DRY GOODS.
“30 Days’ Sale."
Previous to our Annual
Stock Taking we will sell
at reduced prices.
JACKSON, METZGER k CO.
(DASHER'S OLD STAND.)
DAVIB BROS
THE OLD HOMESTEAD.
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
Contentsfor June. 1890.
Subscription, - - ijsl a Year.
Single Copies, 100. Kaoh.
To Liberia and Back.
The Devil's Dyke; a legend.
Constantinople.
Asmund Thyrskliqgurson.
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, Form.
Only; poem.
Through the Trees; a novel,
htanzas.
Music—Up CameMcOlnty; song.
The Newest B'ashlons; illustrated.
The Children’s Page.
Our Premium Rscord.
DAVIS BROS.,
Pu-bliaherß and. Proprietor*.
SAVANNAH, - - - GA
