Georgia Historic Newspapers

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THE DE SOTO'S LESSEES.
WATSON & POWERS OF TBI PU
LASKI GET THE NEW HOTEL.
It Will be Reopened Nov. 3, and Will
be Kept Open the Year Bound—The
New Lessees Contract for Fifteen
Years—New Furnishings to be Put
In, and Many Additions to be Made
to the Handsome Property-The Pu
laski to be Disposed Of.
The De Soto was lease! yesterday
to Watson & Powers of the Pulaski House
for a term of fifteen years. The contract
was closed at 5 o’clock yeeterday afternoon,
Watson & Powers signing it as a firm and
individually as lessees, and U. M. Comer as
president, and C. A. Reitze, as secretary,
on the part of the Savannah Hotel Com
pany.
The keys will be turned over to the
lessees at 9 o’clock this morning
They propose to open the hotel Monday,
Nov. 8, and it is their Intention to keep it
open all the year. They say that
Savannah has attained that growth
and commercial importance which
fully justifies keeping a first-class
hotel open the year round. They pointed to
their register to show that on Sunday four
pages were filled, and they were compelled,
with great reluctance, to turn people off,
although the Pulaski was enlarged last win
ter.
THK LESSEES’ PLANS.
The new lessees were asked ns to Iheir
plans for the conduct of the I)e Soto, and
they replied that they propose to make it in
cuisine and service second to none in the
United States. They will sublet the Pu
laski, so that all their attention may he
undividedly given to the new hoteL Sev
eral applications for the Pulaski have al
ready been received by them from hotel
men who bad learnt* 1 that they were bidding
for the De Soto.
“We expect to secure the most experi
enced hotel people in the country as em
ployes,” said Mr. Powers. “The heads of
the departments will be from among the
best. We know them all, and will have our
pick. A hotel like the De Soto should have
everything to correspond, and we will ne
glect no detail to bring every department
of the house up to the high standard of the
house itself. vVe shall especially look after
the cuisine and service, which are the main
things to be looked after, as the finest hotel
will not attract the traveling public if there
is any lack in that direction.”
TO ADD NEW FURNISHINGS.
“Do you propose to make any additions
to the outfit or surrounding’s?’’ They re
plied that they would expend about $25,000
in silverware, chinaware, glassware,
crockery and linen. “We shall give an
order within five day* for imported deco
rated china for the table, which will have
the monogram of the hotel on each piece.
The linen we shall also import to order,
with the De Soto woven in tbo fabric.
In addition to this we shall add about
$1,500 worth of rugs of American manu
facture, to the house.
"There are some improvements to he made
to the parade, among which we shall have
a fountain erected and will beautify and
ornament the grouuds so that the exterior
surroundings will he in keeping with the
building itself.
“We shall open an office in Now York
city before the beginning of the tourist sea
son, where plans of the house can be seen,
and we think that wo can let forty to fifty
suites of rooms before we open, lu fact, we
are already assn red of having twenty fam
ilies from the north to take suites of rooms by
Jan. 10 for the winter, as the parties have
expressed themselves enraptured with the
climate of Savannah, its beautiful drives
and general advantages, and they say the
De Soto has made it possible for them to
winter south where they can have all the
conveniences of a metropolitan city without
the discomforts of a rigorous winter."
TO TAKE IN THE RESORTS.
Mr. Powers will leave for the summer
resorts of the north in a few days to thor
oughly advertise the De Soto for the winter.
He will make the round of fc tho resorts from
Atlantic City to the higlanus of the Hud
son, visiting Saratoga, Lake George, the
Thousand Islands, the White mountains,
Newport, and in fact all of the prin
cipal mountain resorts and watering places
of the coast, the lake region and the Bt.
Lawrence. While on his advertising tour
he will also have an eye to engaging the best
hotel people for the heads of the different
departments of the De Soto. The hotel will
be opened on Monday, Nov. 3, by a hop.
There were quite a number of applicants
for the lease of the new hotel, but the suc
cess of Watson & Powers as hotel men gave
them the advantage, and the directors of
the hotel company congratulate them
selves that the lie Soto is to come under
the management of such experienced land
lords.
THE HOTEL FIRM.
W. J. Watson, senior partner of the firm,
will superintend the cuisine, and as he has
been a caterer all his life that all important
department will be in experienced hands.
Asa matter of fact, Mr. Watson was born
and reared in a hotel. He was steward and
manager of the Hotel Kawtersklll, in the
Catskill mouniains, for two years, for two
years steward and manager of the Prospect
Park hotel in the Catskills, and for thirteen
years caterer and manager of the Charleston
hotel in Charleston. Ho is the senior part
ner in the conduct of the Pulaski, of which
he is now and has been since May, 1887, the
caterer.
R. W. Powers, the junior member of the
firm, will have charge of the office of the
De Soto, and will superintend the front of
the hotel. He has been in the hotel business
for a quarter of a century, and has had a
wide experience in the leading hotels in
New York, Philadelphia and on the
Jersey coast He was connected
with tne old Park hotel in New York
in 1870, and from there he went to
the Astor house. In 1876 he opened the
Continental hotel in New York! He was
also connected with the Lafayette hotel In
Philadelphia, and was for seven summers
at the Monmouth hotel at Spring Lake
beach, the loading hotel on the Jersey coast.
He was for seven years chief clerk of the
Charleston hotel at Charleston, 8. C., which
position he resigned, and came to Savannah
with Mr. Watson, when they leased the
Pulaski.
TN EXPERIENCED HAND*.
Their ten years’ connection with thfe
hotels at Charleston and Savannah, aud
tbelr long experience in the hotels at the
summer resorts of the north have made
them acquainted with both the northern
and southern tourist travel aud with the
commercial travel, so that they will be at
borne in the De Soto, and the traveling
public will be at home with them.
Last night there was a continual drop
ping-in at the Pulaski of merchants on the
Bay to congratulate the now lessees of the
De Soto.
Another New Company.
The Savannah Heal Estate, Loan and
Building Company organized yesterday by
the election of the following officers aud
directors: President, J. S. Collins; vice
president, W. F. McCauley; secretary and
treasurer, W. K. Wilkinson; directors,
Jacob Paulsen, James Parie, Jr., W. F.
McCauley, Wm. Lattiinore, J. R. Anderson,
W. W. Mac Call, R. M. Hicks, T. Nugent.
H. Logan, J. S. Collins, W. K. Wilkinson.
Naval Stores for Scotland.
Cbr. G. Dahl & Cos. cleared yesterday
the Norwegian bark Bonito for Glasgow,
with 1,100 barrels of spirits turpentine,
measuring 56,267 gallons, valued at $21,239.-
29, aud 2,050 barrels of rosin, weighing 983,-
550 pounds, valued at $4,917 75. Total
valuation of cargo $26,157 04. Cargo by
Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Cos.
NOTHING ON EARTH equals Rough on Dirt
Boaj).—Adts
GIVEN UP BY THE RIVER.
The Body of Henry Meyers Picked Up
Opposite the City.
A body was seen floating in the river near
the Ocean Steamship wharf yesterday mom
*ng by Officer len h. When the body was
taken from the the river it was found to be
that of Heury Meyers, the youug white man
who mysteriously disappeared while bath
ing Sunday afternoon.
Coroner Dixon was notified and held an
investigation. There were no marks of vio
lence on the body and no evidences of foul
play. There was only one man who knew
anything about Meyers’ death. His name
is \V. T. Hurst. Hurst said that he went
down to the Central railroad wharf about
3 o’clock Sunday afternoon with
Myers, who wanted to go in
bathing. They stopped at the
lumber wharf, where they met two men
whom Meyers knew, who had Just been in
the river. Meyers wanted them to go in
again, but they declined. While they were
talking Hurst lay down on the wharf
and wont to sleep. When he woke
up there was no one around,
and he saw Meyers’ clothing ami
pistol lying on the wharf where he had left
them. He could see nothing of Myers any
where, and, knowing something must be
wrong, reported the matter to the police
man on duty.
There was no further evidence, but it was
plain that Myers must have drowned while
m bathing alone. The coroner held no in
quest.
H. Precht, an uncle of Meyers, who lives
on Henry street, took charge of the body
and turned it over to Undertaker Gootte
for burial. Meyers’ body was interred at
Bonavonture cemetery at 5 o’clock yester
day afternoon by the side of his mother,
who died during the yellow fever epidemic
in 1876.
Dr. W. 8. Bowman performed the funeral
exercises, Meyers being a member of the
Lutheran church. Meyers was raised in
Savannah and was a boilermaker by trade.
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
To Catalogue Its Pamphlet Collection
An Endowment Fund.
The Georgia Historical Society spent two
hours last night debating the disposition of
the great accumulation of pamphlets
which have been piling up iu the library
until they number between 10,000 and 15,-
000. The librarian was finally instructed
to catalogue the eutire collection, so that it
may be made available. The work will re
quire a long time, probably two or threo
years, but when it is finished a great
amount of valuable matter will have been
so arranged that it can be used.
The giving of the old weekly papers on
the society’s reading tables to the charitable
institutions was ordered discontinued, aud
tbo papors will be sold.
A plan for the establishment of anendow
meut fund for the society was submitted
and was laid on the table for future consid
eration. It is proposed from
the society’s present income from
its bonds, from the entrance
fee which may, in the nuar future, bo
charged new members, from the lines for
the non-return of books, from donations
not specifically for any purpose, and from
various other sources uot crippling the
society in its existence to establish a fund
which, when It shall havo reached $50,000,
Its income shall be devoted to the advance
ment of the society's interests.
THE ICE SITUATION.
The Scarcity a Little Let Up On—Gro
ceries Charging 1 1-4 Cents.
There appears to bo little relief in the
ice scarcity. Retailers at the corner
groceries and little shops cannot supply the
demand, and what limited supply they get
is sold readily at cents per pound.
The Knickerbocker wagons are delivering
to regular customers at the rate of % cents
per pound where tickets are purchased, and
at GO cents per hundred where cash is paid
for hundred pound lots.
After 3 o’clock in the afternoon it
is almost impossible to get a piece of ice in
the southern portion of the city at any
price. Nothing but a fall in the temerature
will lessen the demand. No ice is being
shipped out of the city except to Tybne and
the suburban resorts." The Gorrie ice works,
the brewery ice plant and the Winter fac
tory run day and night, and to their fullest
tension. No natural ice has beeu brought
to Savannah this season, and no large
amount of ice has been shipped out of town
since the middle of last mouth, but Augusta
has been more than once drawn upon in
that time.
Try 6irocco Tea.
Use only half the quuutity required in
other teas. The finest and most wholesome
t((a in the world. Introduced here by the
growers, Davidson cfc Cos., 1436 Broadway,
New York. Savannah agents, Lippman
Bros.— Adv.
SKIPPED WITH A ROUND SUM.
A Youngr Englishman Raises a Neat
Amount on a Clever Forgery.
J. E. Drayton, a young inan who had not
lived in Savannah long enough to get into
the directory, is now supposed to be pretty
near Liverpool with something over $1,400
to his credit, which he got by his wits and
through the credulity or complicity of a
friend in New York.
Drayton is au Englishman, and has been
having a lugh time since be has been in
Savannah. Some time ago ho bought a
bill of exchange from the National Bank of
Savaunall on the American Exchange Bank
of New York for Haine9 & Daniel. After
securing the exchange Drayton started for
New York, and having forged Haines &
Daniel’s order on the back of the bill
making it payable to himself, Drayton
presented the bill to the Exchange Bank,
where he was identified by a man named
Seward, and the bill was paid. With the
proceeds Drayton headed for his native
land. The New York bank will be the
loser by the transaction unless indemnified
by Seward.
BARBBR BEATTY’S WOUNDS.
The Wounded Man May Recover and
He May Die.
The case against Henry Hurd, charged
with assault with intent to murder John C.
Beatty, which came up iu the police court
yesterday morning, was postponed to await
the result of Beatty’s wounds. Beatty was
reported from the Georgia Infirmary last
night as doiug very well, with fair pros
pects for his recovery. His wounds are
very dangerous, though, and an unfavor
able turn might cause his death.
Middleton, the negro who was shot by
Policeman Lynch, is doing wall. No case
was made agaiust Lynch, as it appeared to
the police authorities that he shot the negro
in discharge of his duty.
Appointed a Gauger.
R. L. Williams, United States gauger,
who a short time ago relieved Capt. A. A.
Winn, has been transferred to Macon and
Atlanta, and 8. B. Morse of this oity, suc
ceeds him os gauger for this district.
The new appointee is well aud
favorably known, having beeu years
ago a teacher in the public schools,
and since an omploye in the customs
service under Collector Johnson. He is one
of Savannah’s most thrifty colored men,
being worth in real ostate aud other prop
erty over SIO,OOO. Several white citizens, it
is understood, offered to go upon his bond,
and the late gauger, Capt. Winn, has of
fered to give him any assistance he names
in his new duties.
All humors of the scalp, tetter sores, and
dandruff cured, aud falling hair checked;
hence baldness prevented by using Hall’s
Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer.— Ad v.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1890.
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Hers and There In
the Court Booms.
A petition for incorporation was filed in
the superior court yesterday by the Savan
nah and Florida Phosphate and Land Com
pany. The iiioumoratora are Charles H.
W’illoox, Charles L. Montague, A. J. Ives
and J. P. Lawton of Savannah, and W. P.
Wilcox of South Carolina. 'The capital
stock is placed a: $50,000, and the privilege
is asked to increase it to $3,000,000.
The Southern I .and and Improvement
Company, whose objects have been detailed
in the Morning News, was granted a
charter in the superior court yesterday.
A charter was granted the Fort Argyle
Brick and Lumber Company by Judge
Falligant yesterday. The company’s capital
stock Is to be S.‘!O,(X)O, with privilege to in
crease to $350,000. They propose to do
business in Chatham and Bryan counties,
with principal office in Chatham. The in
corporators are Stephen A. K Jake, Philetui
R. Nloat and Frank Smith.
In the superior court yesterday in the
case of Daroall & Susong against W. 11.
Cleary an order of foreclosure of mortgage
was granted as against the Bellison tract of
•540 acres, defendant meantime to be
allowed to pay $215 in one and two years.
The case of the state against Maurice
A. Buttirner, which had beeu assigned for
trial to-day, was by consent yesterday passed
for reassignment
The July term of the quarterly city court
convened yesterday morning, but after the
excuses for cause there was au insufficient
number of grand jurors present, and as no
business was prepared for them they were
excused until July 18 at 4 o’clock p. m.
Mix teen traverse jurors were sworn, and
other names were drawn from the box to
augment the number.
There was considerable business trans
acted. Judgment was given on a note of
$325, with interest, against Laura T. Harris
aud in favor of T. VV. Fleming.
Judgment by default on an account for
slsl 66 and interest was given in favor of
Montue & Cos. against Charles H. Levan.
Lloyd & Adams obtained a verdict
against John J. MoMabou for $272 55 for
building material.
Judgment on a note for $382 and interest,
$45 78,was given in favor of W. 8. Hawk
ins against J. J. Greenlaw.
Judgment was given on a draft for $145
and interest in favor of John Dzialynski of
Jacksonville, Fla., against Thomas H. En
right.
Lang, Beruheim & Cos. were given a
Judgment on eight notes, aggregating
sl6l 50, with interest, as against C. D. Lee.
For invading a watermelon patch ami
stealing a melon Hamilton Hamilton (col
ored) was sentenced to six months on the
chain-gang in the city court yesterday.
In the city court yesterday Judge Harden
sent several of the petty thieves who hang
around the market basement to the chain
gang. Policeman Morgan, actiug detect
ive, in the absence of Hi Basch in New
York, was the principal witness, and Sam
Green, a little colored boy, poached on his
pals. Bam Green, Edward Osborn and
Johnnie Harris were given six-months sen
tences for stealing baskets from Lovell &
Lattimore; Pete Williams six months for
the laroony of check lawn from Millus it
Cos., aud tlezeklah Gibbons four months
and Isaiah Htopbens six months for va
grancy, and Juno Washington, for the
larceny of a chicken, was ordered whipped
in the presence of an officer. All the
offenders were colored boys who go to make
up the den of thlevos In the market base
ment.
Jesse Mitchell, the white boy who
stabbed Win. Bowen (colored) in the arm,
the details of which were published in the
Morning Nkwb the following day, was
convicted before Judge Harden yesterday
and was sentenced to pay a fine of SSO or
three months in Jail without labor. The
evidence went to show that the negro was
the aggressor and had struck Mitchell over
the head with a piece of plank, but as the
two engaged in a fisticuff afterward, the
court held that the use of the knife was not
justifiable under the circumstances.
JUSTICE TRAVELS BWIFT.
An Umbrella Thief Bent to the Gang
Two Hours After his Theft.
Henry Harney, a negro, young in years
but a veteran thief, received a just and
speedy reward for his rascality yesterday.
John Polk, a colored man living some dis
tance from Savannah, was in town yesterday
seeing the sightg. Ho went into the Kentucky
and Tennessee barroom on Bryan street
to get a drink, and laid his new umbrella
one side. Harney happened to be around
and appropriated tho umbrella. This was
at 4:30 o’clock in the afternoon. Polk
missed his umbrella, and circumstances
pointed to Harney as the thief. A warrant
was sworn out before Justice Sheftall for
petty larceny and was p laced iu the hands
of a constable an hour later. Harney was
soon found, aud Justice Sheftall sent him
to the city oourt, then in session. By 5
o’clock he was convicted and sentenced to
six months’ hard work, and by 6 o’clock he
was on his way to the chain-gang.
The Great Benefit
Which people in run down state of health
derive from Hood’s Sarsaparilla conclu
sively proves that the medicine “makes the
weak strong.” It does not act like a stimu
lant, imparting fictitious strength, but
Hood’s Sarsaparilla builds up iu a perfectly
natural way all the weakened parts, puri
fies the blood and assists to healthy action
those important organs, the kidneys and
liver.—. 4 and o.
CITY BREVITIES.
Oglethorpe Lodge of Odd Fellows will
meet to-night.
The Savannah branch of the Order of
Iron Hall will meet to-night.
The Southern Mutual Loan Association
will hold its forty-eighth monthly meeting
this afternoon at 5 o’clock.
Eastman lias been anxiously waiting for
the returns of the census. Supervisor
Beckett puts Eastman’s population, so far
as returned, at 1,104.
Fire alarm box 9 having been repaired, it
will be put back on its pole at Jefferson and
Buy streets this morning and box 46 will
bo replaced at Bull and Henry streets, and
at the afternoon drill box 46 will be
sounded.
The Belt Line is advertising for 600
cypress polos, twenty-seven feet long, for
their electric wires. The poles are to be
between eight aud ten inches diameter at
the top, and the bar# Is to 1 e peeled off so
the posts may be ornamented with a coat of
paint.
Oliver’s annual basket picnic is announced
for the 10th inst. Dr. A. B. Lanier, J. J.
Rimes and R. H. Brewer have the matter
iu charge. The Central railroad will give
reduced rates from Savannah, Pembroke
and Ellabel to Oliver. There will be music,
dancing, base ball and a big time generally.
Andrew Bryer. a respectable colored man
of Darien, is in the city on the lookout lor
a favorite cream-colored horse, and the
thief who stole the animal a week ago last
night. Bryer succeeded in tracking horse
and thief to the Ogeeehee river, and when
he last heard of them they were moving in
the direction of Savannah.
There was a blaze iu Joe Cosman’g res
taurant, above his saloon, at tho corner of
Price and South Broad, a few minutes be
fore 12 o’clock Sunday night. A window
shade caught fire iu some way and in a
little while the whole side of the room was
in a blaze. Tho waiters put out the fire
with buckets of water and no alarm was
turned in. The damage was small.
If you are melancholy or down with the
lilucs you nerd Mimuous Liver Regulator.
Adv.
Canee and Umbrellas.
M. Sternberg & Bro. have a splendid line
of Gold and Silver Handled Cane 9 and Um
brellas at reasonable prices.—Adv.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY
RAINS AND LOW MERCURY.
Eighty-three Degrees Yesterday’s
Highest Temperature—A Hot Wave
Coming.
General rains throughout Georgia and
South Carolina reduced the temperature
considerably in those states yesterday.
Charleston and Savannah Loth enjoyed un
usually low temperature for this month.
Throughout the rest of the South Atlantic
and Gulf states the weather was generally
hot. All the cotton region districts reported
high averages except the Charleston and
Savannah districts. The average tempera
ture was 84“ in the Charleston district aud
87* in the Savannah district.
A general hot wave extended yesterday
throughout the northwest and the Ohio
valley, extending into the Middle Atlantic
states. The heat in some of the western
cities was extreme. Omaha reported a
maximum of 102~ ; Dodge City, Kan., 100°;
Kansas City 98°; Davenport, la., 96°; Fort
Smith, Ark., 90'; Chicago, Cincinnati and
St. Louis 94°.
Montgomery, Ala., reported the highest
temperature in the United States, a maxi
mum of 106*. and the highest temperature
reported by any city this summer. Mont
gomery also enjoyed a thunder-storm dur
ing the day, with a wind velocity of thirty
miles an hour. Other southern cities re
ported the following temperatures: Meri
dian, Miss., 98*; Knoxville, Tenn., 96°;
Nashville, !o*, Memphis, 96®; Mobile, 90“;
Jacksonville, 92°; Augusta, 90“; Atlanta,
88°; Charleston, 80°; Savannah, 83°.
Savannah’s maximum of 83“ was the
lowest reported from any city except
Charleston. The minimum was 73°, and
the mean, 73°, was just 5“ below the normal.
The clouds, with their continual showers,
are responsible for the unusually low tem
perature. It was raining a good part, of the
day, in fact there were showers off and on
all day long.
There was no complaint against the rain,
ns everybody considered it preferable to the
extreme heat. Umbrellas were hoisted and
business went on the same as ever. The
stations of the district reported maximum
temperature as follows: Alapaha 78°,
Albany 96°, Eastman 84‘, Fort Gaines 90“,
Milieu 8G“, Quitman 94°, Savannah 83°,
Thomasviltn 78°, Waycross 90°. Avorage
for the district 87“, the lowest of any cotton
region district except Charleston.
The Savannah distriot is one of the hot
districts, and the unusually low temper
ature was caused by the heavy rains
throughout the district. The nine stations
reporting show an average of over an inch
of rain. At Quitman there was a heavy
downpour, a small flood, in fact,
4inches of rain falling
there. At Thomasville there was a fall of
over two inches. Alapaha and Fort Gaines
reported nearly an inch of rain each and
rain fell at all the other stations except
Millen. The average of rainfall In the
Savannah district far exceeded that of any
of the other districts, the Charleston dis
trict coming next with .82. There was
nothing more than light showers in the
other districts.
Jacksonboro, g. C., reported 2.30 inches
rainfall.
The hot wave now extending over the
west is moving eastward,and unless a storm
develops in the gulf to break it up some
very hot weather may be expected iu a few
days. The local forecast for to-day is for
higher temperature, with clouds and
showers.
AS SILENT AS A DUMB MAN.
The Queer Prisoner the City Court
Had to Deal With.
“John Brown” was as much of a puzzle
in the city court yesterday as he was in the
ordinary’s court when an inquest of lunacy
was held in his case last week. Policeman
Gaffney arrested the stranger two weeks
ago, as he was wandering aimlessly about
the street. At the time the man said he
had come in on the railroad, but be did not
know his name or where his home is. A
charge of vagrancy was lodged against
him. From that hour the prisoner has kept
his lips sealed. Sheriff Ronan says he has
used every stratagem to get him to talk
since June 23, bnt to no avail. Jail officials
and prisoners have told him he would be
liberated If lie would reveal his identity,
but he remained as silent as a clam. When
he was tarfore the ordinary he was ad
dressed in several languages, but made no
response.
In the city court yesterday Judge Harden
addressed him in the most kindlv way, and
told the prisoner not to be frightened, but
to give his uame and tell where his homo is,
and he would be set at liberty. There was
a quivor of the lies, as if ho was about to
essay a whispered answer, but no more.
After consultation with the solicitor gen
eral and Sheriff Ronan, Judge Harden sen
tenced the prisoner to one month on the
ohain-gaug, believing that it will be better
for him to be in the open air than in the
jail, and it is believed that the fright or
mental affection will wear off. It is under
stood that the stranger is not to bo subjected
to the rigorous discipline, and is to be re
leased as soon as he cau give information as
to his identity.
The name of the prisoner is unknown,
“John Brown’’ being his court name. He
is a young man of about 25, thin-visaged,
with a bushy growth of red beard on his
throat, coming up to the lower edge of his
face from ear to ear. He wore an overcoat
in court as if it were a winter day. There
was no emotion of pain or pleasure on his
face as he sat with other prisoners and
listened to their trial and sentence, lie
does not look the imbecile or the lunatic,
nor yet the stoic, but appeared to studiously
avoid giving any information that would
lead to his identity. By some it is thought
that he is a deserting Norwegian sailor, and
is keeping silent until he knows his ship has
sailed.
POOLEBITES ABB HAPPY.
They Had a Big Fourth of July and
Enjoyed It.
The Fourth passed off very pleasantly at
Pooler. The prize shooting of the rifle club
commenced at 9 o’clock and was participated
in by thirty-five members. The range was
200 yards, live shots. The first prize was
won by G. H. Nungazer on a score of 18; the
second prize was won by Joe Symons on a
score of 17, and the third prize was tied by
Burrell, Bevans and Griffin on a score of 16.
In shooting off the tie Bevans won the
prize. Joe Wilman won the prize, a pair of
“green goggles,” for being the poorest shot
in the club. President Jackson compli
mented the members on tie good scores
made.
The afternoon trains brought large crowds
to the picnic, which commenced about 3 p.
in. The orator of the day, Thomas S.
Morgan, Jr., was introduced by Judge
Bevans. Mr. Morgan hell barely com
menced his speech when a violent thunder
storm came up, which virtually broke up
the programme. Everybody ran and left
the pavilion. The rain came down in tor
rents and lasted for over an hour,
soaking everything. After the raiii
ceased (lancing was resumed
and continued until 5 o’clock a. m. The
club returns its thanks to Messrs. Dryfus
Brothers of Havaunah for the loan of a
large American flag, which was used in
decorating the pavilion.
The handsome state flag loaned the club
by Mrs. Dave L. Christian to decorate the
pavilion was torn into ribbons by the storm
before it could be taken down.
During the storm ono ofHthe members of
the striug band was knocked down by
lightning, anil for a while was thought to
be dead, but he was finally revived.
Much credit is due Mrs. Torrence, Mrs.
Lee, Mrs. Will man, Mrs. Motts, and Messrs.
Lee, Christian, Gilmore, Derby and Will
man for their services in attending to the
refreshments.
For wakefulness, weakness or lack of
energy Simmons Liver Regulator It a spe
cific.—
LOCAL. PBBBONAU
F. Blair hag gone to Brooklyn.
J. B. Withers is at Valdosta.
G. C. GaiUard is at Pendleton, 8. C.
Mrs. A. Minis has gone to England.
H. Lowenthal ha* returned to the city.
J D. Weed has gone to Noroton, Conn.
Mrs. A. P. Barnard left for Atlanta last
night.
Capt. J. C. Haskell went to Augusta last
night.
Tom Willingham of Thomas ville is at the
Pulaski.
John B. Jones of Augusta is at the
Screven.
D. E. Scruggs of Chattahoochee is at the
Screven.
Mrs. W. S. Pottinger and children are in
Augusta.
T. E. Artope of Macon is registered at
the Screven.
Miss Belle Hopkins has gone to White
Springs, Fla.
Joseph A. Roberts is summering at
Matinlcus, Me.
Mrs. H. M. Branch and the Misses Branch
are at Woodstock. Vt.
W. 8. Byck left for the north yesterday
on the City of Augusta.
W. H. Peck, wife and child, of Dayton,
Ga., are at the Screven.
J. D. Weed sailed yesterday on the City
of Augusta for New York.
S. G. McLendon of Thomasville
spent yesterday in this city.
Capt. W. H. Payne and James O'Brien,
of Darien, are at the Screven.
Joseph Cummings left for Atlanta last
night on his way to New York.
R. G. Erwin, Esq., and S. T. Kingsbury,
Esq., went up to Atlanta last night.
M. J. O’Brien, Jr., and Miss May O’Brien
of Columbus, Ga, are at the Pulaski.
Dr. Best and family left yesterday by the
Central for the mountains of Georgia.
Hon. Henry G. Turner passed through
thi* city yesterday en route for home.
G. E. Ingalls and family left for Flat
Rock, N. C., last night via the Central.
Misses May Ronan and Katie Sween y
are visiting the Missos Gatins of Atlanta.
Mrs. F. Marble and family and Mrs. S.
Sable of Montgomery, Ala., are at the
Pulaski.
A. Rice, wife and child, and H. Weil and
wife, of Montgomery, Ala., are at the
Screven.
Miss Jd&le King was a passenger on the
City of Augusta, which sailed for New York
yesterday.
Mrs. J. J. Gaudry and family left last
night for Marietta, where they will spend
the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Mclntyre and children
leave to-night for central New York, whore
they will spend the summer.
A largo party of Augustans, who have
been spending some time at Tybee, oanic up
yesterday and returned home last night.
Capt. James Ward and wife sailed yes
terday for New York on the City of Au
gusta. They will visit Saratoga and Can
ada.
Miss Dannenberg of Macon returned
homo last night, after several weeks stay at
the Hotel Tybee, where she has beon a
favorite.
Miss Georgia and Master John Wiegand,
son and daughter of Prof. John Wiegand of
Augusta, are visiting Mre. George Muyer,
at No. 18 State.
Rev. Father Quinlan, formerly of St.
Patrick’s church, and Rev. Father Riley
were passengers on the City of Augusta for
New York yesterday.
Herman Ulogouski, Esq,, mayor of
Tampa, arrived in the city yesterday and is
at the bouso of his brother-in-law, Mr. Elias
Brown, 146 Hull street.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Lucien Jones and chil
dren leave to-night for Lookout Mountain,
Tenu., where they expect to remain during
the remainder of the summer.
J. W. O. Sterly, chief clerk United
States engineer office, sailed for New York
on the City of Augusta yesterday, and will
be located at the Army building for the
summer.
Solicitor General W. W. Fraser left last
night with his family for Marietta. He
will spend the week there, leaving his fam
ily for the summer, on the advice of tboir
physician.
C. Hammond, assistant purser of;the City
of Augusta, has been promoted to the
pursersnip of the Dessoug, aud Purser J.
Bonner of the Dessoug has been promoted
to the pursership of the City of Savannah,
to take offect on July 14.
The following party of Augusta people
came dowu yesterday and are now at the
Hotel Tybee: S. W. Alexander and wife,
Miss Maggie Craig, Miss A. Craaton, Miss
ladie Craston, R. C. Cohen, M. D. Wadley,
Miss L. C. Wadley, Miss M. H. Wadley, C.
E. Clark and R. L. Smith.
Capt. E. E. Vail, the well-known and
popular Florida hotel man, is in the city,
the guest of the Pulaski. Capt. Vail was
proprietor of the old St. Augustine
hotel until it was burned, and last winter
he conducted Vail’s Floating hotel at Jupi
ter lulet. He is looking well, and no jollier
boniface lives than Capt. Vail. It is
thought that he has his eagle eye fixed on
the Pulaski.
J. A. Wood, Esq. ( the well known New
York architect, is in the city on his way
north from Tampa, where he has been most
of the time for the last two years, superin
tending the construction of the Plant hotel.
Mr. Wood is well known in Savannah, He
says the work on the Tampa hotel is being
pushed and the hotel will be opened Jan. 1.
Mr. Plant is now in Tampa inspecting the
progress of the work. Mr. AVood is going
north for a needed rest, after which he will
return to Tampa.
RAIL AND OROSBTIE.
The Brunswick Times is informed that
the stockholders of the Macon and Atlantic
railroad have purchased three islands and a
strip of the coast between Sapelo and St.
Catharine’s sounds, near the mouth of South
Newport river. The Macon and Atlantic
has purchased the land for terminal facili
ties in case such facilities cannot be had
satisfactorily in Brunswick or Savannah.
The declaration of incorporation of the
Montgomery, Pensacola and Mobile Rail
road Company has been filed in the offioe of
the secretary of state. The declaration is
signed by Messrs. John C. Woolfolk, W. F.
Joseph, H. C. Davidson, E. B. Joseph,
Joseph Goetter, S. B. Stern and W. E.
AVoolfolk. The road will be run from
Luverne, Crenshaw county, through the
counties of Crenshaw and Covington, in
the state of Alabama, and the counties of
Santa Rosa or Walton in the state of Florida
to some terminal point on the hay of Pen
sacola The capital stock of the proposed
corporation will be $50,000.
AV. AV. Sylvester, chief clerk for Supt R.
G. Fleming of the Savannah, Florida and
AVestern railway for the past three years,
has resigned his position, to take effect
on Saturday next, to enter the service of
tie New York, Lake Erie and Western
rail wav, with the passenger department of
which he will be connected. Mr. Sylvester
will leave Saturday night aud enter upon
the discharge of his duties with the Erie
next Monday morning. His connection
will bo with a large system, which rnnkg
high among the trunk lines, and controls
some 2,000 miles of railway. The road has
a wide reputation for romantic and pictur
esque scenery and popular summer resorts
among the mountains aud lakes along Its
line, which, it is understood, Mr. Sylvester
will help to boom in an advertising way,
as a part of his duties. To a Morning News
reporter Mr. Sylvester spoke very feelingly
last night in his reference to the officials
and employes of the system with which he
has been so pleasantly connected, and he
laid particular stress upon the uniform kind
ness shown him, and added it would be hard
to say good-by. Mr. Sylvester will be
stationed in the office of the assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Erie at No. 21
Courtiand street, New York,
i BAKIHB.POWDBR
ftQjgl
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest
of all in leavening strength.— V. S. Government
Report, Aug. 17,1889.
BATTLES WITH BALL AND BAT.
The Results of the Day's Games All
Over the Country.
Washington, July 7. —Ball games were
played to-day as follows:
PLATERS’ LEAGUE.
At Brooklyn— r. b. h. e.
Brooklyn - ..... 9 9 0
Chicago 0 6 3
Batteries: AVeyhing and Kinslow, Baldwin
and Farrell.
At Philadelphia— r. b. h. e.
Philadelphia 5 9 fi
Pittsburg 11 13 4
Batteries: Sanders and Milligan, Morris and
Carroll.
At Boston— r. b. h. E,
Cleveland 9 ]2 4
Boston 5 7 s
Batteries: Bakelv, Brennan and Sutcliffe;
Daly and Murphy.
At New York— r. b. h. k.
New York - 18 19 4
Buffalo. 6 9 9
Batteries: O’Day and Ewing. Haddock and
Mack.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Boston— h. b. a. e
Boston ... 8 14 3
Pittsburg 3 5
Batteries: Clarkson and Bennett, Hooker and
Berger.
At New York— r. aH. E.
New York 14 1
Chicago 4 6 3
Batteries: Kusie aud Buckly, Hutchinson and
Kittridge.
At Brooklyn— r. b . h. e.
Cleveland 37a
Brooklyn 4 7 1
Batteries: Zimmer and Beaton, Daly and
Caruthere
At Philadelphia— r. n. rt. e
Philadelphia. . 1 5 3
Cincinnati 3 7 3
Batteries: Gleason and Clements, Rhines
and Harrington.
JOHN W. NELMS.
A Rich, Rare and Racy Letter From
the Colonel.
From the Conners ( Oa .) Solid South.
Tho following is the letter, without any
change in spelling, punctuation or other
wise ;
Atlanta Ga June The 30 iB9o
Sir
i find in your
paper The following, one John AY Nelms
once U S marshal was hurt while attempt
ing to board a train in his efforts to get a
duel, the mistake was he did not get killed.
i would not notice your dirty fling but to
let your readers know why you made it.
i understand you are one the six who re
ceived three hundred dollars moro than you
had any lawful right to. Henderson raiseing
your pay out of the peoples money—
and AVooly one of your number says he
was required to pay back to Henderson one
hundred and twenty-live of (125) of this
three hundred he got, (was you) i ask for
information if their is nothing wrong in this
mater, why have all of you shown such
angzietv to disprove it, then if your cheif
knows Wooly hashed upon him, why does
he still retain in the surves
is it a crime for any body in the state to
inquire into the publiok actions of the
state officials Henderson had no more right
to take that money iBOO hundred dollars and
give it to you six inspectors than i would
have had to do it and no matter how this
campaign termanates you will hear from it
in the future.
Aud now mr Editor, it is my opinion that
when your boss calls you up to look into
your pockett for Rnckdale county he will
find that the honest yeamanry of your
county have kicked the bottom out," and
will be found on the other side among peo
ple who love fair dealing
Tatta Mr Editor
you are under the straw my office is 24A£
South Braud str or when not their can be
found at my house at west end and if
wanted consider me intirely at your survis
yours with solicitude
John. AV. Nelms
You will pleas publish this as you did
your gratis notice of my missfortion if you
do not, 1 will see it gets into the papers
nelms
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
AVhen she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
AVhen she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
AA'hen she had Children, she gave them Castoria/
AVork has commenced on the premises of
our stores 149 Broughton street. So has
the Slaughter Sale begun. Many, many
callers visited us to-day and all were very
anxious to hear all about the prospective
changes, but after all they were much more
anxious to seo the bargains offered; not one
left our store without buying something.
To enumerate every item would take up
more space in the columns of this paper
than the oolonel would permit us to use.
AYe therefore ask you to call and see for
yourselves what you can use in the lme of
Hats and Shoes, either for yourself or for
your family. Collat Bros. ,
— Adv. 147 Broughton Street.
Bead Necklaces.
AVithout a Gold or Silver Bead Necklace
a lady is not in style. See M. Sternberg &
Bro.’s handsome display.— Adv.
Silver Cups.
A nice line of Silver und Gold Lined
Drinking Cups at M. Sternberg & Bro.’s. A
very convenient article traveling.— Adv.
Concerning Your Wants.
The “one cent a word” column of the
Morning News places advertising within
the reach of every ono who has anything to
sell or wants anything. Advertising shows
thrift and enterprise, aud for the small sum
of 15 cents you can demonstrate that you
are possessed of those very necessary requi
sites to success in fife. The Morning News
circulates everywhere, reaches everybody,
is read by rich and poor alike, has thousands
of readers who never look at any other
newspaper.
It will print your advertisement, if 15
words or less, for 15 cents, and charge you
one cent for each added word. There Is no
trouble to calculate what your advertise
ment will eo6t you. If you have an adver
tising account with the Morning News,
you can telephone your advertisement, if
you do so before 10 p. m. Business office
telephone is 304.
LUDDKN As BATES 9. M. R.
98°
yOO HOT to write; too hot to think
—almost too hot to read an ad
vertisement—but never too hot to
sell good Pianos and Organs. Please
bear in mind that our Warerooms
are the coolest in the city, and are
continually made pleasant with
music from the celebrated CHICK
ERINO, MASON & HAMLIN,
MATHUSHEK and STERLING
PIANOS and ORGANS. By the
way, we have just received anew
style Mason & Hamlin Piano, which
is exciting very great interest. We
should like you to see it.
Men k Bates S. M. 11.
COAL and wood.
WOOD & CO AL’
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 49.
office 7, Draytonstreet. Oitiaens' Bankßuilding
DRY GOODS.
We Will Continue
ill SALE
For Two Weeks Longer,
during which time
we will offer several
lines of seasonable
goods at less than
cost, in order to
make room for our
fall stock.
CEOHAI & DOOM
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FURNITURE.
BALDWIN
mums
Use less ice and will keep
Provisions Cooler than
any other. The air being
perfectly dry, the taste of
one article is not carried
to others, as is often the
case. For these reasons
we recommend the BaldJ
win AS THE MOST PER
FECT REFRIGERATOR.
"lie 1 J, Mliler Cos,
Sole Agents.
COAL AND AVOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
ID. IFi. TZb-oxn-as,
111 Bay St. West Broad St. Wharves.
Telephone No. 69.
DAVIS BROS
Foriim AH!
Our New Stores are rapidly assuming
shape.
Our Mr. L. E. DAVIS left last night for the
North to select our new stock.
We propose to carry the finest and largest
line of instruments in the South.
Our business will goon be incorporated with t
large and sufficient capital.
The home force putting in heavy licks an<
shipping Pianos and Organs as fast as we re
ceive them.
The hot weather may not be pleasant, but il
can’t atop orders. Let ’em roll.
DAVISBROS.,
TEMPORARILY AT
133 YORK STREET