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CHOICE OF THE RADICALS
JAMBS ATKINS, M. J. DOYLE. AND
C. A. WYLLY, COL., FOB THE
LEGISLATURE.
The Republican County Convention
Indorsee Joe F. Doyle for Postmaster.
Forty-eight Colored Delegates Spend
Bight Hours Straightening Out the
Tangles of the G. O. P. In Chatham
The War They Did It.
The republican county convention had an
an eight hours'session yeterday, electing
J. E. Whiteman temporary chairman by a
vote of 30 to 14 over Capt. L M. Pleasants
bef ore the First and Second district dele
gatee were admitted, and Whiteman per
manent chairman ovt-r R. B. Morse, after
the committee on credentials had reported,
by a vote of 30 to 15. Whiteman was also
elected chairman of the county committee
fqr two years over L. M. Pleasants by a
vote of 33 to 10.
A resolution indorsing Joseph F. Doyle
for postmaster was carried by a vote of 42,
Pleasants, Morse and llatbew* and three
others voting blank.
The convention nominated a legislative
ticket consisting of Capt. M J. Doyle, Col.
Janies Atkins and C. A. Wylly (colored).
The following is the county commit.ee
selected:
First District—L. A. Washington and
Richard Butler.
Second District —C. N. P. Ervin and R.
N. Rutledge.
Third District—W. B. Williams and H.
M. Johnson.
Fourth District—Josiah Brown and M. G.
Robinson.
Fifth District—H. Maxwell and Clarence
Nicholls.
Sixth district—Charles A. Wylly and J.
C. Lagree.
Seventh district—M. E. Ervin and W. M.
Grant.
Eighth district —Isaac Charlton and M.
Victoria.
In addition to the above tho chairman ap
pointed the following committee of sixteen
at large: Capt. M. J. Doyle, Lymus Green,
Is B. Toomer, R. H. Thomas, R. H. Burke,
George A. Davidson, It. W. White, L. M.
Pleasants, J. C. Simmons. Richard Sp ncer,
Marcus Hunter, J. F. Andrews, J. 11. Wat
son, C. J. Jordan, L. A. Gardeen and John
Bneed.
The matter of nominating a oounty ticket
Was deferred for further consideration.
A CONVENTION OF NOISES.
The convention was at times noisy, but in
the main it was orderly. The principal in
cidents were the delegates all trying to be
recognized at once, but with one or two ex
ceptions they gave away good naturedly
when the chair recognized one. The
•ergeant-at-arms was kept busy trying
to keep the delegates seated, ana those wh >
were not delegates from participating in the
proceedings. Capt. John C. Simmons was
most persistent, but he was finally quieted,
possibly by the promise that he could get
off a speech after the work of the conven
tion hail been concluded. At any rate he
did make a speech appealing for help to re
equip his artillery company, and sll was
paid in at the chairman's table.
The convention in detail would require
many columns of the Morning News.
as the Whitemars-Doyle combination had
the convention packed, and on all quastions
where they wanted the position of the dele
gates clearly defined, they had the roll
called, and their force could not be
stampeded by either Pleasants or Morse, or
both working in conjunction. On the
last critical vote for chairman for two
years Morse struck his colors and voted for
Whitemau, and was given the permanent
secretaryship of the convention and of the
county committee for the next two years,
F. G. Webster being elected vice chairman.
STARTING OF THE BALL.
The convention was called to order at
10:30o’clock by Capt. L. M. Pleasants, who
announced the object of tho meeting and
suggesied that the contesting delegations
from the First and Seooud districts should
not remain with tho i est of tho delegates
until a committee on credentials had passed
upon the relative rights of the districts to
representations. Pleasants said he had heard
that he did not propose to
be a candidate again for the chairmanship.
He announced tiis candidacy openiy, and
gave the convention to understand that he
was independent of cliques, and had lost his
head once fur his independence. He made
an earnest speech, which failed, however, to
carry the convention, and to his refereuco
that he had for thirty years borne the bur
dens of the party, R.' .V. Rutledge came very
pear raising the roof off the hall by saying
he didn’t believe in overworking a horse
aud that his choice is J ames E. Whiteman.’
A great hubbub followed Rutledge's quota
tion from Brutus, that ‘ there's a tide in the
affairs of men. etc.." which he g>t off later.
Some delegate placed R. W. White in
nomination for temporary chairman, and
he got the floor and declined, nominating
Whiteman, and called for the yeas and
nays. Pleasants popped on his feet to say
“I am not ready yet,” when Vice Chairman
Matthews decided Pleasants out of order.
White then made a vigorous speech for
Whiteman. He had nothing against Pleas
ants except that the demands of the party
call for new men to strenzt en the organi
zation and infuse new blood into it This,
he said, is a view of the majority of the
convention, and harmony and singleness of
purpose was urged.
THE TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
C. A, Wylly favored Pleasants for tem
porary chairman, but when it came to elect
ing a permanent chairman he took the
wings of the morning and flow over to the
other side. This tickled Wylly so that he
got the Biblical quotation off on the con
vention two or three times, the applause
becoming less until Wylly laid the bon mot
aside as a chestnut.
Following the efforts of Wylly to keep
the convention in a good humor, Pleasants
took the floor and tougue-lashed White like
a fish woman.
L. B. Toomer got the floor and made a
tiresome speech, or rather he tired the con
vention before he began, as he refused to
speak until some fifteen or twenty dele
gates, who were standing, had been seated.
When he got absolute quiet, he spoke for
Unity, harmony and J. E. Whiteman, and,
moving the previous question, the roll was
called Dy districts, and Whiteman was
elected. The following is the vote by dis
tricts, the two contesting delegations not
voting.
Third District— Whiteman 3, Pleasants 3.
Fourth District—Whiteman 3,Pleasants 1.
Fifth District—Whiteman 2, Pleasants 4.
Sixth District—Whiteman 2, Pleasants 4.
Seventh District—Whiteman 4, Pleasants
8.
Eighth District—Whiteman 6,Pleasants 0.
Total —Whiteman 20, Pleasants 14.
Y. N. Milledge was elected temporary
secretary.
Whiteman assumed the- chair with
an elaborate bow, and recognized
Toomer, who made a motion that the chair,
as had been the oustom, appoint a commit
tee of five on credentials. Here was the
chance for Pleasants' friends to rally. They
saw that if they could get the twelve dele
gates from the disputed districts they could
shape the organization and control the
convention lator on. Pleasants immediately
moved as a substitute that the
committee should be selected by the dele
gations whose seats are not contested
each delega ion selecting one, making tho
committee one of six, aud not of five.
In the debate which followed White re
minded Pleasants that committees had
u ually been appointed by the cbair wheu
Pleasants was chairman, and he wanted to
know why he was so desirous .of t:ave!mg
<Mt of the usual groove. The speaker
thought Whiteman would appoint just as
discreet men as the old chairman had. The
Pleasant* substitute, however, took with
the convention, and it was adopted by a
fornier^vote, 10 K jUit * reVer, ““ of the
SEATING THE DELEGATES.
The convention then sent up the follow
ing list, which oo rap wed the committee on
credentials: H. M. Johnson, R. W. White,
W. H. Mathews. C. A Wylly, 5L E. Ervin
and L. B. Toomer. The committee retired
end a short recess of the convention was
taken from time to time until two hours
and a ball had elapsed.
It was noise! abiut in an hour or so that
the committee stood 4 to 2 in favor of seat
ing the Whiteman delegations from the
Firs* ad Seo nd districts, and it was quite
an all-round surprise when the committee
casts in. unanimously seating the White
man delegatee. It was represented that in
the First district the primary had been
OA-td in ry.i.ar order, elected a delegation,
a c Amt- and secretary to serve two
years, paid the hull rent and adjourned. In
the -vo r.d district the Whiteman delega
tion was also seated, as the convention was
m his ha: ga
The r :er of delegates as indorsed in tiie
recommendation of the credentials com
mittee was as follows:
First District—R. F. Grant, L. A. Wash
ington, R. B. Jackson, F. G. Webster, J. C.
W Uiiams and It. H. Burke.
Second District —E. N. P. Erwin, W. H.
Moreil, J. B. Does, L. Berry, J. L. Lovett
and Sam Moreil.
Third District—ll M. Johnson, H. H.
Moore, M. A. Erwin, D. F. Farley, W. B.
Williams and T. N. Stiles.
Fourth District—J. E. Whiteman, L. M.
Pleasants, Jogiah Brown, R, W. White, 8.
B. Morse and V. M. Milledge.
Fifth District—W. H. Matthews, Samuel
Biaok, Ho ea Maxwell, C. G. Jordan, J. A.
Easton, Clarence Nichols.
Sixth District —C. A. Wylly, John Sneed,
Luke Collins, Joshua Degree and F. E.
Watson.
Seventh District—William Grant, M. E.
Ervin, Green Moon, William Slee, Lymus
Green and J. T. Andrews.
Eighth District—J. H. Watson, R. J.
Hawking, Edward Seabrook, A. H. Gaston,
John Habersham and L B. Toomer.
R. W. White moved to make Whiteman
permanent chairman. Pending the motion
Whiteman left tho chair, calling Matthews
to preside, nnd an excited delegate Bang
out: "We’ll put you biok directly.”
C. A. Wylly nominated S. B. Morse.
The vote was taken by yeas and nays,
Morse bei n£ knocked out by a vote of 30
to 15. Whiteman and Morse did n t vote,
and there was an absentee from the Eignth
district. Morse was then elected perma
nent secretary, receiving 33 votes to 12 for
F. G. Webster.
A committee was appointed to select six
delegates to the congressional convention,
but in the excitement nnd lateness of the
hour their report was not obtained. It is
an M. J. Doyle delegation, however, if he
wants to make the race for congress instead
of the legislature.
The following resolution was supported
and its passage was advocated by R. U\
White, L A. Washington, A. H. G tston, C.
A. Wylly, L. li. Toomer and thers:
Resolved, By tho republicans of Chatham
county, in convention assembled, that we do
hereby respectfully ask the President to appoint
Joseph F. Doyle as postmaster of Savannah,
anJ that a suitable resolution of the same shall
be sent by tins convention to the President of
the United States and the Postmaster General
through Col. A. E. Buck, who Is requested to
aid us in securing this appointment.
A motion to take the yeas ami nays pre
vailed, and ou a call of the roll the resolu
tion indorsing Doyle was carried by a vote
of 42 for its passage, six delegates declining
to vote, as follows: Pleasants, Morse,
Mathews, M. A. Ervin, J. S. Styles and
Sam Moreil.
The last vote of the afternoon by roll call
was on chairman of the county committee
for two years, and for a second time Pleas
an‘s tried issues with Whiteman and was
again defeated by a vote of 33 t > 10.
The chair appointed T. A. Washington,
J. F. Andrews, R. R. Jackson, C. A. Wylly.
W. B. Williams, C. (J. Jordan, John Sneed,
M. E. Erwin and A. H. Gaston a committee
to select a county and legislative ticket.
L. M. Pleasants had been appointed on the
committee, but, refusing to serve, Sneed
was substituted. The committee reported
the names of Capt. M. J. Doyle, Col. James
Atkins and C. A. Wylly as legislative can
didates, and they wore unanimously nomi
nated. The committee asked further time
on the county ticket, aud were instructed
to report to the county committee on that
question in the future.
The name of Deputy Collector of Customs
David Porter was not presented to the con
vention for indorseme nt for the postoffice.
Mr. Porter has the indorsement of. the lead
ing republicans of the state, and of the
mayor and city council of Savannah, and
of prominent business men, and up to yes
terday had the indorsement of the oounty
committee! In view of the fact that the
convention was controlled by Mr. Doyle’s
friends life name was not presented.
ZVolxidy will sulTer from liver disease If they
take Simmons Liver Regulator .4dt>.
PLENTY OF RAIN NOW.
It Comes in Showers and Sheets—The
Temperature.
There was very little change in the
weather yesterday, except that it was gen
erally warmer throughout the whole coun
try. Rain was general in the South At
lantic states, with the temperature
somewhat below the normal. In the west
and southwest the temperature was slightly
above, the normal with very little rain.
The average of maximum temperature
for the Savannah district was only 87°. The
neighboring districts were oveu cooler. For
instance, Atlanta reported 82“, Augusta
82“, Charleston 84°, Montgomery 86°, and
Wilmington 80°.
An average rainfall of 1 % inches was re
ported from the Augusta district, nearly
an inch from the Charleston district, and
over half an inch from the Atlanta district.
One and a half inches of rain fell at Au
gusta, Charleston and Norfolk. An inch of
rain fell in Savannah.
The maximum temperature of Savannah
was 87® aud tho minimum 68®, giving a
mean of 78°, which was 4° below normal.
The day was generally warm. Just before
4 o’clock in the afternoon a heavy rain be
gan to fall, whioh lasted about half an
hour. For the first ten minutes the rainfall
was very heavy. The local forecast for
to-day, however, is “showers.”
CONGRESS STREET’S DISASTER.
The City Offers SSOO for the Convic
tion of the Author of It.
The city has offered a reward of SSOO for
the arrest and conviction of the author of
the Congress street boarding house catas
trophe. The council met yesterday after
noon and passed the following resolution:
Re solved. That the mayor is hereby author
ized and requested to offer a reward of $ .< 0 for
the arrest, with proof to convict, of the per
son or persons gulty of the recent destruction
of the house on I he south side of Congress, near
Montgomery street, aud of the crimes con
nected therewith.
Solicitor General Fraser said last night
that every effort will be made to solve the
mystery, aud to secure the arrest of the
parties connected with it. Ho has placed
the matter before the governor, and has
asked that the state offer a liberal reward
for the capture and conviction of the per
petrator of the crime.
Two detectives are now working on the
case, aud the rewards by the city and by the
governor will be incentives to follow every
clew to the end.
Death of Joseph T. Klddoo.
Joseph T. Kiddoo died suddenly yesterday
morning at his boarding house at the corner
of Drayton aud South Broad streets. He
had been sick for several days, but his
death was not expected. The deceased was
about 45 years old, aud was well known in
the city, having beou bookkeeper for Lipp
man Bros, t for u long time. lie came to
Savannah from Outhbert, and his body was
carried there by friends yesterday morning.
For curative effects, one bottle Ayer's
•Sarsaparilla is worth three of any other
name. — Adn.
TIIE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1890.
TIIE HUSSARS'NEW HOME.
THIS COMPANY BBCUBE9 THE DS
HENNE PROPERTY.
$60,003 the Price Pald-The Hand
some Residence to Be Fitted for
Club Rooms and Company Quarters,
and to Be Ready for Occupancy by
Oct. I—The Hussars In Possession of
One of Savannah's Handsomest Resi
dence Properties.
The Georgia Hussars have bought the
Deßenne property at Bull and Liberty
streets. The price paid is $50,000.
The armory committee of the company had
two options on the property. The terms of
the first option were $20,000 cash and the bal
ance at the end of fifteen years. The second
option was $20,000 cash and the balance in
annual payments of $3,000, the first pay
ment to be made five years from the date of
purchase and the remaining payments an
nually thereafter, the deferred payments
in ei'her option to bear 5 per cent, interest,
payable femi-aunually.
The committee met last night at the
residence of CoL W. W. G rdon and recom
mended the second opti in. A meetiag of
the companv will be held at 10 o’clock to
morrow to act upon the recommendation.
The formal indorsement of the company
will complete the purchase, which has
already practically been made by the armo
ry o mmittee, except the transfer of the
property.
The property has a frontage of 150 feet
on Liberty street and 100 feet on Bull
street The hands me residence, with a few
changes, is admirably suited to the purposes
of the company for club rooms and head
quarters. The Hussars expect to spend in
the neighborhood of $5,000 in alterations,
improvements and furnishings, and it is
expected to have tho headquarters ready for
occupaucy by Oct. 1.
Tho company has now on hand $22,000,
so that after the first payment has bean
made on the property, only about $3,000
will remain to be raised to fit
it to be occupied. The committee esti
mates that the annual running expenses ot
the club row and headquarters will be
about $5,000. The company has a total
membership of 159. It is proposed to in
crease the pay membership dues from S2O
t' S3O, leaving the active membership dues
as at present, $5, hut exacting a strict per
formance of military duty in return for the
privileges of the olub rooms. The com
pany’s other sources of revenue, with its
membership dues, will provide for the
maintenance of the headquarters, leaving
the payments upon the armory property to
be provided for in the future.
The Deßenne property is one of thefinost
and most desirably located residences in the
city. Fronting Liberty street on the north
and the De Soto hotel on the east, it over
looks two of Savannah’s handsomest strents.
The residence, in thecaaracteristicsouthern
style of architecture, is imposing, and its
arrangement is admirably adapted to the
purposes for which it will bo used.
The armory committee of the Hussars, in
its effort to secure a permanent headquar
ters for the company, has had under con
sideration twenty-seven different sites. It
has been fortunate in securing what is un
questionably the finest property in the city
for the company. Tiie committee which
has had the responsible work of securing a
quarters is composed of Col. W. W. Gordon,
(.'apt. G. B. Pritchard, Maj. P. W. Meldrim,
F. D. Bloodworth, W. 11. Daniels, C. A.
Reitze, VV. W. Chisholm, L G. Haas, A.
McDuncan, Honry McAlpin and J. T.
Shuptrine.
THE GROWING COTTON.
Tho Prospects for an Early Handling
of the Crop.
Letters to Savannah factors from planters
in Southern Georgia and Florida are, as a
rule, very favorable. They report the crop
prospects excellent. Neysr, it is said,
have reports from the growing crop
been as encouraging as the/
have been this season, and the prospects for
early activity in the receipts of new cotton
in August are better than m many seasons
past.
The rains along the South Atlantic coast
and iu Florida have been general,
and in most places enough for
tho plant. There have been very few com
plaints. Tho heaviest rains reported have
been iu this section. The condition of the
crop even in this territory has
been in the main very satisfac
tory. While tho weather has been
cool, it has had no effect on the plant, as it is
well advanced. The only fears entertained
for the next two woeks are of too much
rain and a consequent increase in grasses,
which is begining to show and gives evi
dent signs of being prolific.
Iu Florida both uplaud and long ootton
are doing well. Accounts ore pretty much
all favorable. In Texas re
ports of a droutght are becoming
more frequent in the extreme western sec
tion, although new bales are beginning to
make their appearance here and there in
that state.
The weather during the coming two
weeks will tell the story of the cotton crop,
and a continuation of rains, if not too
heavy, will have a beneficial effect.
Fret not your life away because your hair
is gray, wtiile young, as you can stop all
grayness and can beautify the hair with
Hall’s Hair Renewer aud be happy,— Adv,
OAPT. MALCOLM'S DEATH.
His Body Recovered From Its Watery
Grave and Interred at Darien.
The body of Capt. John Malcolm, whose
drowning at Doboy last Saturday was an
nounced in the Mobsing Nkws, was recov
ered Monday afternoon on the mud at
the mouth of the old Darien creek,
about a mile and a half from where
the accident occurred. The body
was carried to Doboy. Oil examination it
was found that a deep cut had been made
on his head, probably the work of the boat’s
pr peller as the captain went down. How
ever, some of his friends are of the opi. ion
that he was stricken with an apoplectic fit,
which was the cause of bis falling over
board.
Tho remains were taken to Darien from
Doboy on Tuesday afternoon, and the In
terment took place at the Episcopal cem
etery from the Catholic church on tho
Ridge, the Rev. Father Hennesey of Bruns
wick officiating, and the following gentle
men acting as pall-bearers: Robert P. Paul,
William H. Payne, James K. Clarke, Adam
Strain, Thomas A. Bailey, R. W. Grubb,
William Downey and Joseph Mansfield.
To be Burled in New Orleans.
Tho relatives of Gus Ruble, who was
buried the day after he was killed in the
Congress street disaster, have made ar
rangements to have the body disinterred
and shipped to New Orleans, where it will
Vie placed in the family vault in Metaire
cemetery. Ro! ie lived some time in New
York, and worked at his trade as a wood
carver in London, Paris aud Brussels. He
was a very skillful workman, and was em
ployed at the time of his death upon the
wood work for the interior of the Independ
ent Presbyterian church.
Still After the Pensions.
Justice Sheftall witnessed thirteen appli
cations for pensions yesterday, four for
white veterans and nine for colored. All
the white applicants belonged to New York
regiments ad all the col .rod applicants to
North Carolina regiments. One application
wa* sent to Col. W. W. Dudley aud the rest
to Charles aud William B. King.
To rounieract the desire for strong drink
lake Mmuiuna 1.1 ver Regulator Adv,
WEST BROAD STREETS BLAZE.
The Old Goodwin Burned to
the Ground.
Foster Bros.’ blacksmith shop, at the south
west corner of West Broad and Chariton
streets, burned between 1 o'clock and 2
o'clock this morning.
The shop was an old frame building,
fronting about fifty feet on West Broad
street and running back about 100 feet on
Charlton street. It was well known to all
the older residents as the old Goodwin sta
bles.
The fire was discovered shortly after 1
o’clock by Rev. P. H. McMahon, of the
St. Patrick’s church, who gave the
alarm. Dense volumes of smoke were
issuing from the buiidlug on
the West Broad street side. Several men
who were passing endeavored to wake up
the people near by.
It was some tune before an alarm was
turned iu, and then it must have come in
from more than one box, as the gongs
and the Big Duke and exchange
bell struck in such an uncertain
way as to confuse the firemen.
The alarm sounded 32 at 1:35, but only
struck once, and after some time gave a few
more uncertain strokes. It was about 1:30
before the fire department got under way
to the scene, and the building was already a
box of fire.
When the department reached tfce fire the
whole roof was in a blaze from end to end
and was rapidly falling. The efforts of the
firemen were directed to saving the building
on the opposite side of Charlton street,
which had already caught in several places,
The fire burned fiercely for about twenty
minutes, by which time a large portion of
the building had fallen. When the firemen
got to work upon it they soon reduced the
flames, and at 2 o’clock it was under con
trol. Had it not been that the adjacent
buildings were well protected and
there was no breeze stirring, the fire
might have proved very disastrous, as it
could have easily crossed the street,
reached the Armour Packing Company’s
houses and spread from there to the Central
railroad depot.
A number of mulee were in the yard
adjoining the blacksmith shop and were
turned into the street.
The burned building was the property of
the Morris estate.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
U. P. Wade, Esq., of Sylvania is in town.
R. L. Singleton of Sylvania is in the city.
A. H. Cartwright of Brunswick is at the
Screven.
Morgan Rawis of Guyton was in town
yesterday.
E. S. Goodman of Americus was in town
yesterday.
Thornton Wheatley of Americus was in
town yesterday.
J. T. W:\deand wife of Scriven county
are at the Screven.
James T. Wilcox of Lumber City is regis
istered at the Screven.
Col. S. Jones and wife, of Scriven
county, are at the Screven.
W. H. Adams and family returned yes
terday on the Kansas City.
C. L. Chestnutt sailed yesterday for New
York on the City of Augusta.
M. C. Sherman returned from New York
yesterday on the Tallahassee.
Mrs. B. S. Purse left for New York yes
terday on the City of Augusta.
Gen. and Mrs. Henry R. Jackson will
leave to-day for the balance of the summer.
William A. Alburg and wife and Miss
Mary Alburg of Key West are at the
Pulaski.
Mrs. Hogan and her daughter May left
for the Catskills for the summer on the City
of Augusi a yesterday.
Mrs. William McDonough and children
left yesterday on the City of Augusta for
the Catskills, where they will spend the
summer.
Rev. W, K. Sligh, temporary pastor of
the Lutheran church, resides at Mrs.
McLeod’s, No. 143 Liberty street, corner
W hi taker.
J. J. Persons has returned from a six
weeks’ vacation at his old homo in Macon
and Is again clicking the wires at his post in
the cotton exchange.
Aldermau W. P. Bailey returned from the
north yesterday on the Tallahassee after
three weeks’ recreation on the New Jersey
coast and in tiie Catskills,
Assistant Ticket Agent W. G. Brewer of
the Central ticket office returned yesterday
after a ten days’ vacation in Effingham
county, and is again at his Dost.
E. H. McNeill, Miss Janie Covington and
Miss Bessie Covington of Hoppsville, Ga.,
and Misses Louise and Hattie Grace of
Scriven, are all at the Screven.
R. D. Lattimore aud W. Lattimore, of
Lovell & lattimore, returned last night
from a month’s trip through the west to
Denver, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco,
and returning by St. Paul, Milwaukee aud
Chicago.
Capt. F. Strachan and family, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Burrell and Miss Minnie Mer
kle of Macon, returned yesterday after a
month’s cruise off the Georgia and South
Carolina coasts in Capt. Strachan’s yacht,
the Scotia.
Mrs. George W. Haslam and daughter,
Miss Nellie tiasl m, left on the City of
Augusta yeste day afternoon for Massa
chusetts, and will spend a couple of mouths
in the Berkshire Hills. Miss Nellie will
enter school in Philadelphia in the fall.
THE GUARDS’ THANKS.
Columbus’ Crack Company’s Courtesy
to the Savannah Soldiery.
Lieut. CoL Reilly is in receipt of the fol
lowing vote of thanks from the Columbus
Guards, who were attached to the First
Georgia regiment during the encampment
at Augusta:
That our thanks are due and are hereby
expressed to Col. Reilly and Adjt. O’Byrne for
the many courtesies extended our compauy
while in camp.
That the instruction we received from our
able regimental commander during our brief
sojourn in camp has been of incalculable benefit
to us.
That primarily the encampment was one of
instruction, yet the social feature was not for
gotten ; and the pleasure of mingling with so
gallant a lot of men as the First Georgia regi
meut will ever remain a quiet spot in the mem
ory of every member of our company.
That these resolutions be spread upon the
minutes of the company, published in our daily
papers and copies of same be transmitted to
Col. Riley and staff.''
Committee, Lieut. Hunter, chairman;
Sergt. J. Lee Harris, Sergt. G. S. Ham
burger, Private Johu K. Huide, Private J.
H. Salisbury.
OLIVER'S DARK TRAGEDY.
Tho Coroner’s Jury Finds a Verdict
of Justifiable Homicide.
The verdict of the ooroner’s jury upon
the killing of John G. Harris at Oliver was
that be camo to his death at the hands of
George W. Cleary, and that the same was
justifiable homicide. The following oom
red the jury: R. H. Conner, 8. D. Conner,
B. Conner, George Zaigler, Tom Hodge,
W. B. Rimes, Scruggs Bevel, George Walk
er, John Kennedy. The last two, Kennedy
and Walker, refused to sign the verdict.
The people in the Middleground neighbor
hood, where Harris is well known, felt out
raged over the verdict, aud it was rumored
in the city yesterday that they would hold
an indignation meeting in the afternoon at
the Middleground church.
The Very Finest Tea
In the world is tho Sirocoo, as European
travelers know. The choioest buds are
taken, cured in a special rnauner, and put
up in sealed packages, insuring a flavor,
strength and purity unequaled. Price 60
cents to $1 a pound. Role growers are
Davidson ffe Cos., 1436 Broadway, New
York. Savannah agents, Ltppmau Bros.
— -4<fv.
OFFERED RIGHTS OF WAY
THE CITY OPENS ITS STREETS TO
THE MACON AND ATLANTIC.
A Right of Way Granted Through the
City to the River Front Provided
the Macon and Atlantic Company
Gives Satisfactory Assurance of its
Determination to Make Savannah
its Terminus.
The city council held a special meeting
yesterday afternoon to consider the Mac m
and Atlantic railway’s application for rights
of way into the city.
There was no formal letter before the
council, but General Manager Lane, who
had a conference with Mayor Schwarz and
several members of the board on Sa'urday,
gave them to understand what the Macon
and Atlantic wants. The council dis
cussed the matter at length In caucus and
aft-rward passed the following resolution:
Ret >lved, That upon satisfactory assurance
being given by the Macon and Atlantic railway
of its determination to make Savannah the At
lantic terminus of the road, the city will grant
the right to use such streets east of East Broad
street and west of West Boundary street as
may be necessary for its purposes in reaching
the river front or such place as the terminal
point may be.
The Macon a: and Atlantic people have not
said to the cou- oil where their terminal site
Is likely to be, but they a9ked the right of
way to the river front, which the council
has granted upon satisfactory assurance
that the company intends to make Savan
nah its terminus. There ha 9 been a good
deal of talk all along of the road going toSap
elo, but It has been pretty generally believed
there was nothing more than talk in the
proposition, as there is nothing at Sapelo
to induce the road to go there except deep
water.
CITY BREVITIES.
Clerk Keilbach, of the ordinary’s court,
has been notified by Supt. Powell, of the
state insane asylum at Milledgeville, that
the institution is so crowded that no more
patients will be received until more room is
provided. The asylum now has nearly
1,600 inmates.
The gentlemen who are booming the new
ploasure resort on Wilmington Island will
celebrate its opening with a picnic next
Tuesday. The following committee have
tin: matter in charge: Mayor Schwarz, A.
Leffler, A. Kessel, N. O. Tilton, Dr. R. B.
Harris, S. L. Lazaron, John Grimm, David
Douglas, and Henry I. Seeman. A barbe
cue and clam bake will be the features of
the day.
Freid & Hicks are preparing to Improve
their restaurant in the market. They have
secured room No. 9, which gives them
rooms Nos. 9, 11, 13 and 15, or tne whole of
the lower south we t corner of the market.
No. 9 will be used as a kitchen and Nos. 11
and;l3 will be fitted up as a dining room,
with wash rooms and all other conveniences
of a first-class restaurant for ladies and
gentlemen.
The Mornisg News Fruit Bureau has
received from J. H. Murray of Naylor a
63-pound watermelon, as a sample of the
great Georgia fruit grown in that section.
Oglethorpe Lodge No. 1, I. O. O. F.,
meets to-night.
Funeral of Col. W. R. Pritchard.
The funeral of Col. W illiam R. Pritchard
took place at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from St. John’s church, and besides the
large number of relatives and friends of
the deceased was largely attended by citi
zens. A number of members of the Chat
ham Artillery and the Georgia Hussars, of
both of which organizations Col. Pritchard
was an honorary member, attended in citi
zens’ dress. The concourse testified the re
spect in which the deceased was held. The
interment was in Bonaventure.
To Inspect Its New Purchase.
President Alexander and the Central’s
chief engineer, accompanied by President
Purse of the Savannah and Atlantic rail
way, will make a tour of inspection over the
Central’s new purchase to-day. They will
leave the city this morning and will go
over the Tybee road and will make a thor
ough inspection of its termiuals, roadbed
and equipments.
Visitlns the Colored Odd Follows.
R. N. Rutledge, district master of the
state of Georgia, G. U. O. of O. F., after a
tour of the state since June 6, returned
yesterday. He says he visited ninety-two
of the 105 lodges of the state.
You Take No Risk
In buying Hood’s Sarsaparilla, for it is
everywhere recognized as the standard
building-up medicine and blood purifier. It
has won its way to the front by its own in
trinsic merit, and has the largest sale of any
preparation of its kind. Any honest drug
gist will confirm tuis statement. If you
decide to taka Hood’s SarsaDariila do not bo
induced to buy anything else instead. Be
sure to get Hood’s.— Adv.
Grand Moonlight Excursion
Via Coast lane railroad and steamer Cres
cent City to Wilmington Island to-night.
Leave Coast Line junction 7:10 p. m., re
turning reach city 11 p. m. Music on
board. Fare 25 cents. —Adi’.
Pure Grape Juices, and only 5c Glass,
at Heidt’s Fountain. Drop in and try it.—
Adv.
Got the drop on us—our prices. Appel &
ScbauL — Adv.
“Good morning,” did you say? “Ah, yes!
I am feeling so good since I bought this
Madias Shirt and Silk Coa and Vost from
Appel & Schaul that I cannot think of any
thing else.”— Adv.
Tennis is now the racket. Let Appel &
Schaul serve you with a Flannel Suit for
the occasion.— Adv.
Clearing Sale By “ The Famous”
The season is near now for the clearing
out of what Is left. Whatever profit there
is m the business is made iu season, and now
I start the clearing sale, satisfied to get cost
for goods rather than carry them over.
Where there are only one or two suits left
of a style loss than cost will buy them. My
main object is to get rid of the goods ,and
will make the price satisfactory to the
buyer.— Adv.
Many, I know, are waiting for the an
nouncement of the clearing sale by "The
Famous .” It is a blessing to the poor man
and a chance for the rich to save money. It
is giving the poor man a chance to buy
good clothing for less money than he usually
pays for inferior goods. Remember "The
Famous" is at 148 Broughton street, one
door west from corner Whitaker. Bennett
Hymes, proprietor.— Adv.
Where the Discount is.
There is no discount on the quality of B.
H. Levy & Bro.’s Clothing. The discount
is on the prices.—Adi'.
Just received, anew lot of those nobby
Satteen Shirts at sl. Appel & Schaul.
—A dr.
If You Ain't Particular
About style you can always get a good,
substantial Suit or Garment (odd lots) at B.
H. Levy & Bra’s at very moderate prices.
— Adv.
Sott you self at Appel & Schaul’s, One
Price Clothiers.— Ado.
BAKING POWDER.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest
of all in leaveoing strength.— U. S. Government
Report, Aug. 17,1889.
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There in
the Court Rooms.
Katy Owens (colored), who keeps a res
taurant at No. 69 Habersham street, sw ire
out a warrant yesterday before Justice
Sheftal! charging Robert Owens with bur
glarizing her place Saturday night and
carrying off a lot of things, including a pair
of pantaloons, two coats, three towels, one
white shirt, one buff coat, a lot of soap and
other things, in all valued at S6O.
It has gotten so that if a policeman uses
force in arresting a negro he can calculate
on being hauled up before some magistrate
the next day on a charge of assault aud bat
tery. , Warrants are sued out before the
magistrates against the police aim ><t every
day, and the police are put to a great deal
of trouble and expense thereby. It is sel
dom that the police exceed their privilege
in discha-ge of their duty, and when they
do the public is sure to hear of it. The pub
lic always has an eye open to a policeman’s
short-comings.
There seems to be an attraction about
Justice Sheftall’s office which the colored
population caunot resist. He held a big
court yesterday.
Hector Bryan (colored) was charged with
larceny after trust by J. H. Sherer. She r er
gave Bryan Ocean steamship check No.
522, to the amount of $6 99, to collect. Bryan
cashed the check and pocketed the proceeds.
Missouri Jenkins didn’t get uu to get
breakfast as early yesterday morning as her
liege lord and master, Edward Jenkins,
thought she should, and he made
for her with a stick. Missouri
skipped the premises and got out a warrant
for assault, which Edward .vill answer be
fore the city court.
Major Wilson, colored, cursed out a negro
who bears the noble name of Ulys-es Ori
vilier, yesterday, and Was compelled to give
a bond to give the peace.
Sophy Ingraham of Frogtown was
charged with vagrancy and lea iing an
idle and profligate life a id having uo visible
means of support. The charge was not sup
ported and she was discharged.
Joe Walsh has been laytug for Sam Ham
ilton ever since the latter got his place at
Gapt. Deist’s bakery and has about frigh
tened him out of his life Sam had Joe
bound over to keep the Deace yesterday.
Tilman Russell drew his pistol on Sam
McNarry in the market Saturday night
and Russell issued a warrant for him yester
day for carrying concealed weapons and
pointing a pistol at him. He was bound
over to the city court.
Justice Sheftall also issued five attach
ments and one dispossessory warrant. He
also issued a distress warrant for A. Ehrlich
& Bro. against Houston & Simmons for
rent due.
The city court ground out the following
grist yesterday: Joe Wells, larceny from
the person, six months; Win. Washington,
carrying concealed weapons, six mouths;
Jim Brown, larceny from the house, six
months; Thomas Holmes, escape from the
chain gang, two months additional to his
present term; James Moore, Isaac Daniels,
Henry Brewer, larceny from the home,
discharged; C. S. Shore, common cheat and
swindler, months; Washington Wobb,
wife beating, two months; Lewis Jones,
larceny from the house, new trial nd sent
ence of six months reaffirmed. Wm. Prenty,
who was under sono-nce of SSO fine or Bix
months in jail, ask* the court to send him
to the chain gang on account of his health,
and Judge Harden granted the unusual
request.
Six arrests were reported at the barracks
last night, for disorderly conduct aud
other minor offenses.
Beecham’s Pills cure bilious and nervous
ills.— Adv.
Yes, Even This Week
You can get Summer Clothing, Furnishing,
Traveling Goods and Bath and Toilet Gar
ments at B. H. Levy & Bro.’s at no profit
to us on the dollar.— Adv.
“You Pays Your Money.”
If you don’t want a fine Silk Black Neg
ligee Shirt for five or six dollars, you can
get a nice Sateen Shirt for a dollar fifty.
B. H. Levy & Bro. are the “Negligee Sort
ers” of the town.— Adv,
Warranted to wash, our exclusive patterns
in Satteen, Madras, Silk, Linen, Worsted
and F innol Shirts. Appel & Schaul,.One
Price Clothiers.— Adv.
Show us the man that couldn’t get a suit
able suit. Wo are ready for him. Appel &
Schaul, One Price Clothiers.— Adv.
You Can Adapt It.
Cheap onough even if you don’t want it.
If it is too hot for summer, wear it in the
fall. Refer to those lined light weight suits
at B. H. Levy & Bro.’s. The 20 per cent,
discount follows the goods.— Adv.
The best in-vest-ment—a white or fancy
Vest at Appel & Schoul’s, One Price
Clothiers.— Adv.
Just your cut—our new novelties at cut
prices. Appel & Schaul, One Price
Clothiers.— Adv.
You Perspire Like a Porpoise
(Do they perspire?) under a heavy suit
while B. H. Levy & Bro. are so ding out
their Coats and Vests and Suits just about
as fast as they can bo wrapped up, at nom
inal prices, less the discount.— Adv.
Black Silk Handkerchiefs, Suspenders,
Collars, Cuffs, etc., at B. H. Levy & Bro.’s’
—Adv.
Some more of those popular Balbriggan
Underwear just received at Appel &
Bchaul’s.— Adv.
Children’B Shirts Waists.
No use walking the town over when you
can fitid a splendid line of perfect-fitting
Shirt Waists at B. H. Levy & Bro.’s. Any
price you want.—Adv. ’ ' 1
Last Saturday Was Boys’ Day.
We feel crushed yet from the jam on that
occasion. Lots of boys, children and par
ents were pleased aud made money. We
didn’t make any, but land sakes, didn’t we
send out goods. B. H. Levy Si Bro.— Adv.
The band played a Scottish air, and
Appel & Schaul’s one-price system becomes
more and more popular every day.—Ado.
LUDDEN BATES %. M. B.
17TTT n "** l *‘ en * he '■•*-
Vv Hll e “ p,ASOS “ nJ organs
J| 11 U for * Years t
ONLY LUDD£N & BATES.
Wf I[ I Y has two immense ware.
> lit/rooms stocked with Tml
naest instruments made?
ONLY ludden & bates.
Wll O empl< V 8 flf ‘y experts in
’ ’ A 1 V J carrying on its immense
music business?
( [ y LUDDEN & BATEB.
WTTO represent CHICKERINO
IIV/ MASON & HAMLIN MatL
HUSH EK and STERLING?
ONLY LUDDEN & BATES.
WT IO" in 8611 an Y honest man a
' ' AAV/Piano for $2 down and $2 a
week and deliver the Piano
at once?
ONLY LUDDEN & BATES.
WT Tf) file a 7tc Octave full iron
'■ AAV/frame three unison, gen
uine ivory key STERLING
Piano for $250, on easiest
terms?
ONLY LUDDEN & BATES.
3 '°°° Pianos and Or
’ ’ 1* v / gans last year to satisfied
southern homes?
ONLY ludden & bates.
W T-T n on 'y can be styled the lead-
IT AAV/ lDg Music House of the
south ?
Modesty forbids us to
print it, but come in and
see us and we will tell you.
LODDEN 4 BITES S. E H.
" "1
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.
CBOHiMMUII.
JFUBMITUBK,
FURNITURE
We are making a cut of
2 5 PER CENT.
On ail Goods for
30 DAYS ONLY,
Now is the time to get a
Refrigerator
—AT COST—
Tin 1.1 Her k,
171 BROUGHTON ST,
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED;
ID- lEL Tlxoimas,
111 I lay St. West Broad Bt. Wharves.
Telephone No. 69.
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HARDWARE.
Oliver Chilled Plow.
BEST PLOW MADE. FOR SALE BY
J. D. WEED & CO.,
GENERAL AGS' ENTS,
fTJ 1 -—8
DA Via BROS
THE TYBEE ROAD SOLD!
The Central railway officials and their em
ployes know a good thing when they see it.
We have supplied a large majority of theta
with fine PIANOS AND ORGANS, another evi
dence of their enterprise. It takes time for
some people to awaken to the fact that they
must look after their own interests. In this
live, progressive age, one must keep abreast of
the times or be will get run over.
Knabe Leads the World.
Conover—lst Prize Atlanta Exposition
Harrington—Everybody’s Favorite.
LIBERAL PRICES - EASY TERMS.
DAVIS BROS.
Temporarily at 133 York St
