Georgia Historic Newspapers

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WAITING FOR SPARKS.
THE CITY'S OATES OPEN TO THE
MACON AND ATLANTIC.
The Council Ready to Encourage All
Railroads Coming- to Savannah-
Plenty of Terminals and the Talk
About High Prices Groundless—The
Macon and Atlantic Sapelo Terminal
Scheme Not Understood.
The fact that President Sparks of the pro
jected Macon and Atlantic railroad has not
been in Savannah since the inception of
his enterprise, and that the Macon papers
have been saying that the road cannot come
to Savannah because the prioe for terminal
properties has been put too high, has caused
a great deal of comment in this city.
It is pretty generally believed in Sa
vannah that no effort has been made
by the Macon and Atlantic pro
jectors to secure water front terminals.
There have been hints that Hutch
inson’s Island would be a desirable site
for terminal facilities, and that the Macon
and Atlantic would not be averse to accept
ing a slice of it, but no formal or informal
application has been made to the citv
council.
THE CITY BEADY TO DO ITS PART.
Interviews with some of the aldermen
Arew from them the opinion that the city
should not take the first Btep, They are
not pleased with the rumors that Savannah
is not inclined to encourage railroads to
come here, and discourages them by holding
terminal property at high figures, when
they say that as a matter of fact the Macon
ana Atlantic has not obtained figures either
from the city or from private parties. The
citv council, it U understood, will, as far as
lies in its oncourage the Macon and
Atlantic, the Middle Georgia and Atlantic,
and any other lines projected this way,
and they point to the action of council in
the franchises and terminals extended the
South Bound as evidence that the gates of
the city will be thrown w ide open to rail
roads looking for an outlet to the sea.
WILLING TO FIX A PRICE.
The idea, it seems, has been conveyed
that terminal property cannot be had at
Deptford, adjacent to the Savannah, Florida
and Western wharves, because an extrava
gant price has been set. Capt, D. G. Purse
says that this is not warranted by the
facts. On the contrary, he says that neither
himself nor Mr. Rowland, who are joint
owners of Deptford, have ever been ap
proached to know what they will sell ter
minal property for.
Capt. Purse says that when the Macon
and Atlantic road was projected ho wrote
to one of its officials at Macon, stating that
if it was the intention to 1 riug the road this
way. the deep waters of Deptford frontage
and Its proximity to tho city made it a de
sirable point for railroad terminal property,
and he would be pleased to name a figure
and give them an option. The reply was
sent back that Mr. Sparks was then in New
York, but that upon his return to Macon
the matter would be brought to his atten
tion.
NO OFFERS MADE SO FAR.
“That,” said Capt. Purse, “was the last
we ever heard from the®, so that they have
not yet had figures, because they hove not
asked for thorn." He went on to say that
the owners of Deptford, instead of beiug
disposed to frighten railroads away, are
willing to deal liberally with them, and, as
a matter of fact, had given tho South Bound
an option, a short time back, at as reasona
ble a price as the Savannah, Florida and
Western paid six years ago, when Savannah
was not on such a boom as she is at present.
It is understood that other property desir
able for terminal facilities can be had and
at such prices that nobody would
seriously entertain a notion to take a
railroad to a place where there are no busi
ness, rallrouds, steamship lines, or oven a
town, such as Sapelo.
MAN A TEMPLE BUILDER.
Rev. Dr. Curry at the First Presby
terian Church.
Rev. A. B. Curry, or Gainesville,
Fla., preached yesterday in the First Pres
byterian church to a large congregation,
many of whom were strangers. Dr. Curry’s
theme was “Temple Building.” “We are
all temple builders,” he said, "building
temples, not of wood and stone, but spirit
ual temolas iu which the eternal God shall
dwell.”
It is important then, the preacher said,
that each man look well to his plan. Unfor
tunately most men have no well-defined plan,
and some have no plan at all, either os re
gards the things of this life or those of the
fe beyond, and so they “knock along”
and build not at all. They
forget that the future powerfully
influences the present, and so in this spiritual
temple building one’s thoughts about the
future will shape his or her present acts.
A high ideal inspires a man to deeds of
noble daring and to acts of self-sacrifice.
A man who believes he will perish is like an
ox. Such a man will live like an ox. But
give a man the Christian ideal of building a
spiritual temple In purity and holiness and
it will inspire his prosent with lofty aspira
tions and tireless energy. He knows he is
building for eternity.
In conclusion, the preacher urged his
hearers to begin the work of temple build
ing in youth instead of waiting until middle
hie or even old age.
“Early form your plan,” he said, “choose
the true foundation, and rear a superstruc
ture of a pure character so that the Most
High may dwell in you forever.”
TO COUNT THB SWALLOWS.
Out-of-Town Savannahlans to go Into
the Census Report.
Supervisor Beckett received instructions
yesterday from the census department, at
Washington, authorizing him to enumerate
the out-of-town families of Savannah, in
cluding them in the census of the city. This
was in answer to his request to that effect
noted in the Morning News last week.
Mr. Beckett says he hopes that he will be
aided in getting a full enumeration of those
who are summering out of the city. Blanks
may be obtained at his ofllce, 135 Congress
street, for that purpose, or his office clerk
will enumerate all such as call during the
day for a few days.
Servants who have been left behind in
charge of the residences of those who have
gone out of the city may aid the enumera
tors when they call, or visit Mr. Beckett’s
office and give the names of those who are
not residing in the city during the heated
term. It is only by getting the names of
of all the bona fide citizens of Savannah
that the city will get the benefit of having
her full population included in the census
report, and if it should fall short of what
in justice to the growing city, it should be
credited with, it will be through no fault
of the supervisor, who is doing his best to
have all the citizens enumerated.
Death of Mrs. Mary DeMartin.
Mrs. Mary DeMartin, relict of the late
R. DeMartin, died of heart failure yester
day morning, at her home, No. 108 Brough
ton street, in her 73d year. The deceased
was a native of Ireland and an old resident
city, having oome to Savannah in
18-xi. She had been failing ever since the
death of her husband, nearly four months
ago. She leaves a son, John C. DeMartin.
ihe funera l services will take place at the
Cathedral at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon.
A Prize Fight for a Nickel.
A white and a colored boy, whose ages
were about five years, had a half-hour's
pugilistic encounter yesterday at West
■^ nderson streets, on the promise
S~ a niau who induced them
to face each other with bare fists, but the
instigator of a demoralizing Sunday scene
decked the fight a draw, and kept “rin
PkgUittfc* 6l, 10 the diB * ust of tde Juvenile
CHIEF PUDER-a TRIP.
His Inspection of the Augusta. Atlanta
and Macon Fire Departments.
Chief Engineer Puder of the fire depart
ment returned yesterday morning and
expressed himself highly pleased with his
trip He witnessed the firemen’s parade at
Augusta, and was impressed with the effi
ciency of the service, as he was with the
equipment of the tire departments of
Atlanta and Macon.
Mr. Puder says that Chiefs Young of
Augusta, Joyner of Atlanta and Jones of
Macon will be sent by their respective cities
to the animal convention of chief firemen,
to be held in Detroit about the middle of
August, and they tell him that muoh val
uable and practical information is to be had
at these gatherings.
The observations made by Mr. Puder on
his visit lead to the conclusion that Savan
nah's force of firemen, in proportion to the
equipments, is less than that of either
of the Georgia cities mentioned.
Augusta, with only four engines,
no chemical and one truck,
has forty-eight men, while Savannah has
but forty-Beven. While he was at Augusta
the electric wires came in contact with the
fire alarm telegraph wires and burned out a
circuitt of seven boxes, in some instances
melting the iron doors nearly off. Augusta
does not own her fire alarm system, but
E ays *I,BOO a year for its use, the owner
eeping wires and boxes in order.
Near Atlanta on Friday, Mr. Puder says,
he visited the old battle grounds where he
did service for the lost cause, and viewed
the ground, now overgrown with under
growth, where his brigade commander and
other officers fell. He says the only place
In Atlanta he recognized, so changed
has the city become by its wonder
ful growth in the last
twenty-five years, was where the old rolling
mill stood by the pond where tho confeder
ates used to bathe. Speaking of Atlanta’s
fire department, he says that there are ten
men to each company, and eleven men run
with the truck. The Holly system of water
works Is used, so steam lire engines are not
used. The department has a fifty-gallon
chemical engine.
Saturday Chief Puder spent in Macon,
where there are four stations and forty
paid firemen. There are live companies, in
cluding the hook and ladder. The depart
ment received on the day Mr. Puder was
there a double pump Da France engine. It
has no chemical engine and is just introduc
ing tho swinging harness.
Macon and Augusta appear to be com
paratively free from fires. Chief Puder
was told that it has been about three
months since there was a fire alarm in Au-
Oand none in Macon since May 34.
>t with one or two minor improve
ments that he says he will introduce in the
department here. He says he was courte
ously treated by the firemen in the cities
visited, and he inspected all their engine
houses and equipments.
THE RUSH TO THE BEACH.
Tybee’a Hotels Crowded and People
Keep Coming.
The Central railroad’s Augusta excursion
train came in with nine coaches yesterday
morning, packed with 400 passengers. The
oolored contingent remained in the city, as
usual, hut the main body of tho excursion
ists hurried through to Tybee, where they
spent the day.
Yesterday was the best day for surf bath
ing since the excursions began, and the peo
ple from tropical Augusta enjoyed it to
their heart’s content. One young man over
did the thing and after three hours in the
water went to bed for a change.
Savannah people poured out of town
early in the day to the various resorts. The
majority went to Tybee, but there were
enough left to keep the other resorts lively.
The band eoncert by Cobb’s Military
Band at the Ocean House pavilion at Tybee
was one of the chief attractions to visitors.
The band played from 4 o’olock until 6
o’olock. and in the morning from 8 o’olock
until 10 o’clock. The programme was an
exoellentone and the concert was one of the
finest that has ever been heard on the stand.
The pavilion was thronged and the beach
wns lined with people.
The Central railroad depot presented a
livelier'scene than usual in the afternoon.
The colored people were out to see their
Augusta friends off, and the Tybee excur
sionists were coming in by street car loads.
The shed was filled with the crowd. The
Millen accommodation pulled out at
0 o’clock with a heavy load, greatly
to the sorrow of many excursionists who
failed to get up from Tybee. The day’s
excursion was the largest the Central has
yet brought in on Bunday, and if the
crowds continue to increase at this rate
they will soon tax the capacity of the road
to accommodate them.
THB MARKET IN BETTER SHAPE.
Inspector Desvergera Reports an Im
provement in Its Sanitation.
Inspector Desvergers, of the Citizens’
Sanitary Association, reports for the week
ending Saturday night no material dif
ference in the averag quality of food prod
uce from that of the previous week. He
reports progressive improvement in the
sanitary conditions of the market house.
The inspector says, in reference to drain
age, that the city authorities have oom
nieuoed repairing the defective trunks in
the Jones and Lamar canals. The Spring
field plantation drains are also being cleaned
out again. The most 6erious menace to the
health on the western outskirts of the city
now is the condition of the Ogeechee canal
aad the abandoned timber basins aliove
Gay’s lock, the latter belonging to private
parties.
The inspector in his report as to matters
which affect sanitation with in the city says
that in nearly every instance in which he
has been called to examine’ into the sanitary
conditions of dwellings because of a preva
lence of sickness In them he has found
either defective or neglected water closets
inside, or foul vaults in the yard. He says
also that sewer gas from defective soil pipes
inside of dwellings causes much sickness,
and that all soil pipes about dwellings
should be run on the outside instead of on
the Inside of the building.
Death of Henry Coox.
Henry Cook, a native of and an old resi
dent of Chatham county, died yesterday at
his home near Pooler. Mr. Cook formerly
lived in Savannah and was engaged in the
hardware business, having been a partner
with the late Edward Lovell, hut some time
between 1810 aad 1845 he left the businuss to
engage in farming, which he followed until
his death. Mr. Cook married Miss Oliver,
who, with several children, survive. The
deceased was well known throughout the
county ami was about 84 years old. His
funeral will take place to-day at Pooler.
To Ministers of the Gospel of the
State of Georgia.
At the annual convention of the Georgia
Temperance Association recently held in
Atlanta, a resolution was adopted request
ing all ministers of the gospel in Georgia to
preach a special sermon on prohibition the
fifth Sunday in June, tho 29th inst.
The president of the Georgia Temperance
Association is particularly anxious that all
ministers in the state will comply with the
resolution, in the hope that much good will
be the result.
New Telephone Station.
Telephone No. 498—George Wagner—has
been added to the exchange.
Try Sirocco Tea.
Use only half t’e quantity required in
other teas. The finest and most wholesome
tea in the world. Introduced here by the
growers, Davidson & Cos., 1436 Broadway,
New York, Savannah agents, Lippmau
Bros. -~Adv.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JUNE 2.1, 1890.
DON’T WANT TO DISBAND.
The Georgia Artillery to Appeal to
the Governor.
Tho oolored people are up in arms Over
the proposed disbandment of the Georgia
Artillery of this city, which has been recom
mended by the military advisory board,
because the state is not able to equip the
company, which has fifty-two men and only
two pieces if artillery. Capt. John (3.
Simmons will go to Atlanta to-night to
intercede with Gov. Gordon to-morrow,
and prevent, if poaslblp, the carrying out of
the recommendation.
The members of the company say that it
has been organized for thirteen years and
the only thing the state has ever given it
is the captain’s commission.
The members of the colored military and
their friends met in mass-meeting at
Chatham Light Infantry armory yesterday
afternoon, to the number of 600, to take
action in the matter. L. A. Washington
was called to the chair and 80l C. Johnson
was elected secretary. Quite a number of
speeches were made on behalf of tho artil
lery company, and, while general regret
was expressed at the turn affairs have taken,
the speakers were conservative in their
remorks. The outcome of the meeting was
the following petition, which was adopted
and extensively signed ?
To His Excellency John B. Gordon , Governor
of Georyia, and Commander-in-chief of the
Army and Navy of the State thereof:
We, your petitioners, citizens of the state anil
apart of tho volunteer soldiery thereof,view
with profound regret the action of the state
military advisory board at its meeting, held on
June 18. at Camp Richmond, near Augusta, in
its recommending tne disbanding of the Georgia
Artillery of Savannah.
The men who compose this company, to
gether with those who compose the colored
troops of the state, are inspired by the noble
spirit characteristic of true American citizens
for the maintenance of the laws of the state
and country, and to cultivate among our jwople
a military spirit that will enable them to attain
the proper knowledge and discipline of the sol
dier. thereby rendering them good defenders of
their country and better citizens of the state.
The Georgia Artillery was organized in 1877,
and has equipped and maintained itself up to
the present, time, and at an expense of over
$1,700, without any aid from tho state, and as it
is the only colored artillery company in the
United States, we look upon it with great pride,
and feel much honored that wo as Georgians
enjoy that honor.
Whereas, the advisory board gave as its only
reason for recommending disbandment that the
state is unable to complete Its equipmont, and
as the company has partly equipped Itself and
will, if allowed the opportunity, complete its
equipment, t berofore we ask your excellency to
stay the recommendation of the board and per
mit the company to remain on the roll of tho
state, with the privilege of maintaining itself.
We feel and know that the majority of Geor
gians are proud of tho fact that they have in
their borders the only colored artillery "company
in the union.
Capt. Bimmons has secured quite a num
ber of letters from prominent citizens of
Savannah addressed to Gov. Gordon asking
that the recommendation of the board bo
suspended, and other letters will be solicited
to-day.
The members of the company say that if
the petition Is granted they will make an
earnest effort to add two more pieces of can
non and complete the equipment of the bat
tery, and tho enthusiastic meeting yesterday
shows that they are In deep earnest.
THE ODD FBLLOWB’ BUILDING.
Nearing Completion and to be Ready
for Occupancy Next Month.
Tho now Odd Fellows’ building at Bar
nard and State streets is nearing comple
tion. It will be ready for occupancy by
July 15, at the latest, and when completed
will be one of the handsomest and most
substantial buildings in Savannah.
Tho second floor, which will be occupied
as offices, Is practically finished now. The
first floor, which is devoted to stores, will
lie finished in a couple of weeks.
The floor was originally divided into four
stores. The partition between the two
northwost stores has boeu taken down and
will give one large store. The third floor,
which is the public hall is also about fin
ished. The hall and gallery will seat 500
people. Adjoining the public hall, and
separated from It by a sliding partition, is a
handsome supper room, with kitchen and
closets. The ceiling of the hall and supper
room is of steel, handsomely ornameuted,
and which will be frescoed in rich colors.
The fourth floor is occupied by the lodge
rooms, encampment room and library.
This floor will be used wholly by the Odd
Follows. The lodge room, overlooking Bar
nard and State streets, is fifty-nine feet in
length with a width of half the building,
ft has a lofty ceiling of
ornamented steel. The room is
handsomely furnished in native woods, and
will be probably the finest lodge room in
the south.
The Encampment .room overlooks State
street and Telfair place, and is also hand
somely furnished. The library room over
looks Barnard street at the northeast cor
ner of the building, and is practically
flnnishsd. All of tho ceilings on the fourth
floor are of steel.
The entrances to the Duilding are by
bVoad stairways from State street and from
Broughton street lane. A passenger eleva
tor runs from the north entrance to every
floor. The building, whioh has been erected
under the personal supervision of the archi
tect, Mr. George B. Clarke, is complete in
all its details. It was designed to be a
building for convenience and comfort,
economizing Bpace aud yet affording
ample room and combining strength
with architectural beauty. It will bo
formally dedicated at the meeting of the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows in August.
CITY BREVITIES.
The Charleston Turn Verein came over to
Savannah yesterday, and will picnic with
the Savannah Turners at Toshach’s pavil
ion at Tybee to-day.
Sunday night’s list at tho barracks footed
up thirteen arrests, the majority of which
were colored offenders. They were all
small cases, mostly drunks and disorderlies.
A horse attached to a buggy belonging
to E. C. Gleason ran away yesterday after
noon, dashing up Liberty street from the
direction of Thunderbolt road. When
near Whitaker street the buggy struck a
street car, from which it caromed to a tree,
where it was hung up, and the horse con
tinued on his way up the street The street
car was not damaged much, as the blow
was only a glancing one, but the buggy was
wrecked.
A 3-vear-oM son of F. C. Roberts of the
Morning News composing room was
thrown from a Texas pony yesterday on
West Broad street, tho child narrowly miss
ing the iron track of the street railway in
tho fall. The owner of the pony repre
sented that the animal was gentle and tract
able, and the father of the child put it in
the saddle, but the pony started off in a
gallop, kicking up Its heels as it went, and
the child was thrown off. The child was
frightened, but escaped without serious in
jury.
An insolent negro who had been repri
manded by Conductor Ciiistio on a West
Broad street car for using insulting lan
guage In tho presence of lady passengers
Saturday night got ugly and tried to pro
voke tho conductor bv threatening to pull
ohe register rope. Encouraged by two
tther colored men under the influence of
liquor, he seized hold of the # rope and there
was about to he a conflict, when some re
spectable and sober colored men interfered
and got tho men off the car without further
trouble. West Broad street seems to be
abandoned by the city authorities south of
Stewart street. Prize fights are not un
common at night, and "crap” shooting and
disorder are the rule rather than the excep
tion. Pistols are fired indiscriminately at
all hours of the night, and such Incidents as
that of last Saturday night are not uncom
mon on the street cars.
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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
OLD SOL’S LITTLE JOKE.
The Weather Prophets Badly Fooled
by Saturday’s Storm.
Saturday’s storm had little effect on yes
terday’s weather. The merning was cool
and pleasant, but Old Sol opened up with
all his artillery by noonday. The result
was a maximum of 91°. The cool morning
had the effect of keeping the mean, 81”,
exactly to the normal.
Atlanta was only one degree cooler than
Savannah, while Charleston recorded 93°,
New Orleans 94“, Memphis‘J6“. Bainbridge
wan the coolest place in the Savannah dis
trict of the cotton belt, with a maximum of
84 ’, while Millen, as usual, was the hottest,
w ith 94“.
While the temperature was not as high
yesterday as it went last week, the heat
during the afternoon was more severely
felt. There was little breeze, aud the sun’s
rays poured down with a fierceness that
was almost unbearable. The streets during
tho hottest part of the day were almost
deserted, and the few people that were
dut kept on the shady side of
the streets and walked slowly. It was late
In the afternoon before the promenders got
out. The park up to 6 o’clock had few
people, but after that, and as the breezes
came up, everybody came out of doors.
Later on a stiff breeze arose and made the
night pleasant.
As ttfe weather necessarily occupies a
Targe share of the public’s attention It will
be of interest to compare tho records of the
previous year for June with those of this
year. There is considerable difference be
tween the temperature of this year and last.
The spring of this year was unusually warm,
while the same season last year was, if any
thing, cooler than the normal, consequently
there is a big total of heat upon this year’s
balance sheet in excess of last year.
An examination of the records of the
signal office gi ves the following data of the
temperature for the month of June to date,
compared with the same date last year:
Maximum. Minimum.
1890. 1889. 1890. 1889,
June I—B9 74 86 50
“ 2—83 76 65 58
“ 3—83 81 69 65
“ 4—83 91 71 60
“ 5-81 87 70 68
“ 6—91 81 78 66
“ 7—93 88 71 61
“ 8- 86 85 73 - 70
9—84 87 75 67
“ 10- 83 86 71 74
“ 11-90 85 66 71
“ 18—98 85 70 68
“ 13—93 85 68 70
*• H-95 81 71 71
“ 15—93 85 69 73
10—89 a5 70 72
“ 17-89 78 73 e 9
“ 18—94 94 73 70
“ 19-93 90 75 75
“ 20-9! 90 75 73
“ 21—89 90 70 74
“ 22—91 92 71 70
From June 1 of this year up to to-day
there is an excess of 140“ above the normal.
For the same period of last year there was
a deficiency of 55°. The excess of temper
ature for the year from Jan. I is 864°, which
is accounted for by the warm spring. For
tho same period last year there was a defi
ciency of 371’. Adding this year’s surplus
of 304” to last year’s deficiency of o 7T J and
there is the immense difference in tempera
ture of 735° between the two periods.
For the last two weeks an area of moder
ately high pressure has existed in the south
Atlantic, Gulf and Ohio valley regions,
with barometric readings slightly above
normal, the highest reading not exceeding
30.18 and the lowest not less than 30.06.
When such condstions prevail, known
technically in the service as “troughs,”
winds are variable, and It is impossible to
determine forecasts for any period ahead
with any degree of certainty. The atmos
phere has no decided movement, and it is a
matter of impossibility to determine the
weather for any section included in one of
theso “troughs.” Local thunder-storms of
small area are likely to prevail, as has been
proven by tho recent thunder-storms whioh
have swept over Savannah.
The present weather conditions may be
expected to prevail until the development
of cyclonic disturbances These will prob
ably begin in the West Indies early in July.
Asa weather settler the cyclone is un
equaled, but like other sudden agencies it
has its drawbacks.
LOCAL PERSONAL,
C. F. Slaten of Valdosta is registered at
tbe Screven.
F. D. Darlington of Greenville, S. C., is
at the Screven.
O. Ohlinan, wife and child, of Columbus,
are at the Screven.
P. B. McKenuey of Atlanta registered at
the Screven yesterday.'
H. C. Edenfield and Gustave Jolckel of
Waynesboro are at the Screven.
Mrs. A. Ottenberg of Quincy, Fla., is at
the Screven with her three children.
Mr. and Mrs. Mayliew Cunningham, Miss
Wood bridge and Misi Fleming uro at Fur
ber’s at Tybee.
E. Gibian of Macon, Dr. E. S. Harrison
and wife of Thomson, and B. 11. Hightower
and wife of Dublin, are at the Hotel Tybee.
Dr. and Mrs. A G. Whitehead are down
from Waynesboro with Misses Marian
Whitehead, Haideo Routzahn and Bertha
Routzahn.
Among the guests at tho Hotel Tybee are
Boykin Wright, W. J. Delph, Leonard
Phinizy and son, Stewart Pbinizy ands >n,
John J. Cohen, Jacob Pbinizy, Z. W. Can
ville, J. A. Bachman, A. H. Earle, W. A.
Minchen and Frauk E. Fleming of Augusta.
RAIL AND CROSBTIE.
Superintendent R. G, Fleming left with
his family for Atlanta in his car last night
over the Central railroad.
The city of Cleveland has just officially
adopted central standard time and the rail
road companies have for the first time put
it in use in their shops.
The Central railroad transportation su
perintendents took, in Tybee yesterday
under the guidance of Superintendent W.
W. Starr of Savannah. Besides Mr. Starr
there were D. D. Curran of Columbus, and
J. A. McKenzie and H. R. Dill of Macon.
Tho following notice has been issued by
the Bengal, India, police authorities to
passengers on the Eastern Bengal railway:
“Passengers are hereby cautioned against
taking anything to eat or drink from un
known parties, as there are many who live
by poisoning travelers. They first of all
court acquaintance with passengers in a
sarai or some other place, and then gain
their confidence on the plea of being fellow
travelers gomg to the same plaoe. When
they reach a spot convenient for the pur
pose, they poison the water or food of the
passengers, who become insensible, and
then they decamp with all their property.
They also at times poison tbe passengers’
water, when being drawn out of wells, or
sweetmeats brought from the bazar, or
food when being cooked.”
Horsford’a Acid Phosphate
For sunstroke. It relievos the prostration
and nervous derangement.— Adv.
—r~ . U
A Disfigured Countenance.
Many peopte who would scarcely notice an
armless or legless man will Instantly detect and
remark on any blemish of the human face, and
dive into all sorts of speculations as to Its cause
and attendant circumstances. If you doubt
this assertion become possessed of a discolored
optic and note how much attention it will In
vite. A black eye is generally avoidable, but
blotches, pimples and other scrofulous and
eruptive marks steal upon us witho :t warning
and are frequently the first Intimation of the
fact that our blood is going wrong. A prompt
and systematic use of P. P. P. (Prickly Ash,
Poke Root and Potassium) will purify the
blood, cleanse the skin and give back to the
face nature’s familiar, ruddy signs of health.
Get it of your druggist.— Adv.
Blithers—There goes a man of note.
Smithers—Who is he?
Blithers —Joues, the banker.— Texas
Siftings.
the water meter.
Property Owners Generally Do Not
Take Kindly to Them.
Water consumer* are very much inter
ested in the outcome of the resolution of
Alderman Carson looking to the adoption
of the water meter system. The proposi
tion to adopt the plan which Atlanta
adopted of requiring water consumers to
pay for water meters to register the volume
of water they use is not received with
favor, and if council should adopt the
meter Bystem it would lead to a
vigorous kick. In fact, a great many
say that no council will ever
be re-elected that compels the
consumers to pay for the meter*. They say
tlfat they pay for the water, and if the city
wants to sell it by measure the city ought
to furnish the measuring apparatus, on the
same principle of the gas and electric com
pany’s method, which do not require their
customers to buy meters.
It is doubtful if the oommittee to which
was referred the task of furnishing the
council with water meters, putting the
latter in, etc., will be prepared to report at
the meeting of council on Wednesday after
noon, as it will take some time to collect all
the information desired, which must princi
pally be obtained by correspondence.
The water meter, wherever it is used,
seems to be the butt of as much ridicule and
execration as the gas meter,which it closely
resembles. Probably it does not deserve all
tbe bad things said about it, but those well
Informed say a water meter sometimes be
comes as obstreperous as a Tennessee mule
or a Texas broncho, a.id rattles off on a
schedule of its own, defying the house
keeper and the plumber, and a wicked
member of the Spoopeudyke family is said
to have kicked his water meter into the
street without discouraging it in
the least, as it cheerfully went
on registering a fictitious water
flow until it had been blown up with dyna
mite, after having first registered water
enough to have flooded the world again.
Probably the writer had a sad experience
with a double-action water meter, or he
would never have indited the following
slanderous effusion on the water meter:
I’m a wicked water meter, a I’harisaic water
meter, with a face of white enamel, hard
enamel, trimmed with brass;
But I mar the soft expression of a painted
Simon Peter, looking out into the future
like a goldfish through a glass
click 1
Asa patent fact distorter and a shamless story
teller, I can beat a circus porter or a stable
auctioneer;
For I grind such tough narrations in my corner
in the cellar, you may scrape a Beadle
novel from the members of my gear—
Click!
Should the people rise and clamor, loudly
clamor for reduction: should the hoard of
supervisors fix the water rate too low.
By an esoteric hammer, most ingenious in con
struction, I proceed to raise my figure in
opposing ratio-
CUck!
But I rarely, very rarely, need to exercise this
power, for tue board and my employers
keep the water rate secure.
Oh, they cuddle close together, just like chick
ens In a shower, and they yank the mighty
dollar from the pockets of the poor—
Click!
When a water main is leaking in the avenue
adjacent, and the company are doubtful
who to saddle with the cost,
1 announce to their inspector, with a counte
nance complacent, that I’ve swallowed and
digested every gallon that was lost—
Click!
■When it happens that the carcass of an infant
alligator plays the mischief with my vitals
in its efforts to get through,
I record the strange occurrence on my brass
bound indicator by the fraudulent addition
of a hundred feet or two—
C-l-i-c-k!
Oh, the miasmatic matter and the poison which
I scatter with the simple name of water,
unadulterated, pure!
While my friend, the undertaker, waxes richer,
sleeker, fatter, and the druggist’s wife aud
daughter take a European tour—
Click!
Oh, I often pause and wonder as I ponder o'er
my plunder, pause and wonder why in
thunder honest people let me lie;
Why they do not rise in anger, tear me limb
from-limb asunder, and adopt a water
meter more ingenious than I
Click!
A CRACKER MARRIAGE.
Romanes Pound Away Down In the
Backwoods.
Last Friday morning bright and early,
says the Osceola (Fla.) News, two men
stepped into Heinson & Dow’s saloon and
got a drink of gin. They stood at the bar
and chatted with Mr. Dow awhile and took
more gin. By this time the oldest of the
strangers began to feel enthused and became
quite communioative. He told Mr.
Dow he was a but had got
tired of his widowhood and had
advertised for a ■wife, who was to be
here from Connecticut that night. His
bride-elect wanted him to meet her half
way between Florida and Connecticut, but
he wrote her he could not venture further
north than Kissimmee, so she had to come
here; he made forty miles of the distance
and she made 1,500 miles of it. He made
several trips to the depot during the day,
but spent most of his time at Dows’ drink
ing turpentine gin, and talking of bis
bride.
By the middle of the afternoon he was
the center of observation and the topic of
conversation, for he had pretty well adver
tised his business in town, and had invited
quite a crowd to go with him to meet the
train and see his bride. At the hour for the
train to come thero were sixty of the boys at
the depot, and when the train pulled in ho
made a rush for the first passenger coach,
where he saw soveral ladies, but not seeing
the red bow on left shoulder signal be
thought she had not come, and holloed to
his friends, "boys, she has not come,” but
at this moment someone told him
she was in the waiting room, and he oalloi
again, “Boys, she’s come.” Borne one sug
gested he get a carriage to take her to the
hotel, but he said, “No, bring my oxcart
around, she can ride in that.” After they
all had arrived at the Wisconsin house some
one of the crowd asked him if he had a
marriage license. He said no, but would
like to nave some of them go for it for him.
After being told the price he pulled out $2
to pay for the license. Judge Johnson per
formed the solemn rite and the crowd dis
persed.
The boys kent sympathizing with him,
for during the day" he drank about a gallon
of gin and had carried a four-pound bouquet
on the lapel of his coat (as a signal for
his bride to know him by) and about 11
p. m. they thought he might be getting
“dry," so they weutto his room and rapped
and asked if he did not want a
drink. While standing in the door
way with his socks, cuffs and
collar on and the perspiration running otf
him they presented him with a pint bottle
of gin, of which, after invoking a blessing
on them, he drank half. He was out early
next morning preparing to take his bride to
ber new home in the wagon he had brought
alligator hides to town in.
By 8 o’clock they were rolling out for his
home at Green Pond, Polk county, with
provisions enough for the trip.
For a disordered liver try Beeoham’s
Pills.— Adv.
Ding. Dong I Ding, Dong I
The bell is ringing for men and boys who
need olotbing to go to “The Famous,”
where you find everything that you can
think of for men’s and boys’ wear. Honest,
reliable goods that will be guaranteed to
you. If you buy of “The Famous” you
will get treated right, nobody will give you
as much for your money. My aim is to
fully eattsfy my customer that he may
come again. Remember, a straw bat given
as a present to everybody buying a suit at
“The Famous,” 148 Broughton street, one
door west of corner Whitaker.
— Adv. Benkexx HYMaa^Prfiß,
BAKING POWDER.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER
Is Superior to Every Other Known.'
/The United States Official!
Investigation
Of Baking- Powders, recently made, under authority of
Congress, by the Department of Agriculture, Washing,
ton, D. C., furnishes the highest authoritative informa
tion as to which powder is the best. The Official Report
Shows the ROYAL to be a
cream of tartar baking pow
der, superior to all others in
strength and leavening power.
THE FLORIDA SHIP CANAL.
H. M. Flagler Baa Taken the Matter
in Hand.
From the Palatka (Fla.) Herald.
Florida waters will soon flow with the
wealth of the Standard Oil Company. Mr.
Flagler’s visit to Palatka was a significant
occasion that means more than most people
suppose. In March of this year it will bo
remembered that H. M. Flagler, owner of
the Ponce de Leon, visited Palatka with a
party of ladies and gentlemen and, in one
of J. E. Lucas' steam yachts, spent the day
on the St. Johns, going up the different
creeks. Three gentlemen of that party
were civil engineers. The principal part of
the day was spent up Rice creek, four miles
north of Palatka, and the steamer carried
them up Etouiah creek as far at it is navi
gable. This creek, it will be remembered,
is tributary to Rice creek, and the two
almost connect with the Santa Fo lake and
river.
Tbe Herald has just received authentic
information from New York to the effect
that Mr. Flagler will soon dispatch his
engineers to Florida to survey the territory
mentioned, connecting with the Suwaunoe
river, and make their report known as soon
as possible to him in New York.
It is also known that this new move on
the part of Mr. Flagler has so occupied his
time as to compel him to cease further
operations in St. Augustine, and suspond
his intentions as regards Daytona.
It is supposed that the canal will com
mence at St. Augustine and enter the St.
Johns at Deep creek.
There has been so much written and said
about the Florida ship canal that people
have lost all hope of such a gigantic scheme
being consummated, but now that the en
terprise has taken this shape and fallen into
such hands, there can be little or no doubt
that the great work will be begun in the
near future.
The matter of catting a canal across the
etat 3 will not be so expensive as most people
would suppose. We have plenty of deep
creeks, miles In length, that could be uti
lized in this way, and with proper dredging
made navigable for the deepest draught
vessel*. Only a few mlle3 would have to b e
cat.
A Work of Art.
From the Macon ( Ga.) Evening News.
President Mcßurney of the Ocmulgee
I-and aid Improvement Company showed
the News to-day the proof of the stock cer
tificates being eugraved for the company.
On the certificate is a beautiful landscape
view of a river running through a lovelv
park—just such a scene as the lands of the
oompany will present when improved and
beautified.
Tbe work is one of the best specimens of
lithographic art ever done in Georgia and
is a credit to the engravers. It was done by
the Morxing News Publishing Company
of Savannah.
SWEET WATER PARK HOTEL.
The Famous Southern Watering Place,
Lithla Springs, Ga., Open May 18.
Superb accommodations for 500 guests. Ele
vation 1,200 feet above sea level, insuring cool
breezes. No malaria, mosquitos, or low grounds.
Tne 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 and
linen irreproachable. Lovely drives and 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
sls per week. Rooms with bath extra. Hand
somely Illustrated pamphlet free upon applica
tion, or can be secured from our druggist.
Hood livery for driving or saddle. The great
Piedmont Chautauqua, leading educational in
stitution of its kind in the south, adjoining
hotel grounds, open Jnly and August
Adv. E. w. Majish & 00.. Proprietors.
Why Suffer,
When for 40c dyspepsia, liver and all kid
ney troubles are cured by using the cele
brated Tote Spring Water, which at
Heidt’s is only 400 gallon. Try it.— Adv.
Wedding Chlmea,
Now that Lent is over fashionable wed
dings will be in order, and nothing con
tributes more to the sucooss of such events
than the Wedding Gifts bought from Silva's,
140 Broughton street. There you have to
select from an endless variety of Art Pot
tery, Rioh Cut Glassware, Fine Lamps,
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 furnishing*. An Inspection of
these goods is invited.— Adv.
Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint
Eradicates corns, bunions and warts where all
other remedies fail.—Ado.
Boom! Boom I Boomlngl
“The Famom ” is a-booming, crowded
every day with contented and happy
clothing buvers. 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 from corner Whitaker.
— Adv. Bennett Hymes, Prop.
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
3D. 3R_ Tliomas,
ill I?ay 9t. West Broad St. Wharves.
Telephone No. 69,
WOOD&COAL
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 4.
office 7. Drayton street. OitUens’ BankßuUdlng
mil j’ MORNING NEWS carriers reaeti
1 I 1 C every part of the o(ty early. Twenty.
X ftiq cents a week pays for the Daily.
WJDDES <fc BATES S. M. H,
NOT ONE
NOT HUNDREDS.
BUT THOUSANDS of satisfied
buyers of PIANOS and OR
GANS are the best evidence of
the unequaled instruments, prices
and terms offered by us for twenty
years. When you think of buying
that greatest beautifler of your home
—a good Piano—you will not be
safe without first visiting the ware
rooms of
LCDDEN & BATES S. M, 1
DRY GOODS.
C "T T* ‘1 ( I
Miisiir Sale
Of Our Entire Stock of
DRY GOODS,
Notions, Hosiery, Laces,
DRAPE NETS,
EMBROIDERED SKIRTINGS,
And Fine Lockstitched Muslin
Underwear
_A_t Cost!
CBOHAN&DOONEH
137 Broughton St.
“30 Days’ Sale.’ 5
Previous to our Annual
Stock Taking we will sell
at reduced prices.
JACKSON, METZGER k CO.
(DASHER’S OLD STAND.)
' jia
FUKRITUKB.
The fl.J.MillsrCo.
Mosquito Nets
from $2 50 u
Cedar Olxestis
from $lO up.
Cots from $1 50 up.
We guarantee our prices to be lower that
others for the same quality. Don’t buy beforl
looking at our slock.
The AI Miller Ca,
FURNITURE,
171 Broughton. Street.