Newspaper Page Text
8
THROUGH TO THE WEST.
MARIETTA AND NORTH GEORGIA
RAILROAD OPENED.
The New Connection to Open Dp a
Through Traffic Line from Savannah
into the Heart of Kentucky—The Pos
sibilities of the New Road in Connec
tion with a Transatlantic Steamer
from Savannah or Some South
Atlantic Port.
The Marietta and North Georgia railroad
was completed to Knoxville Sunday. Maj.
A. L. Hariridge received a telegram yester
day announcing that the first train had gone
over the road. In a few days a regular
schedule will have been put in operation
and trains will be running daily from
Atlanta to Knoxville, a distance of 220
miles.
The new road make# a connection at
Knoxville with the Knoxville, Cumberland
Gap and Louisville railroad, which runs to
Middlesborougb, the new Kentucky town
built up in the last few years by an
Enghsb syndicate and by the boring of Cum
berland Gap tunnel, which made the town
a railroad center. The Louisville and Nash
villec mneots there with Knoxville and with
the whole south. The new road will also
connect witn the Norfolk and Western In
a few weeks at Brut 1 to Cumberland Gap.
The Marietta and North Georgia will thus
form part of a great trunk line
from Chicago vta Cumberland Gap to
Savannah. almost making u air
line from here to Middleborough
and penetrating the heart of one of the fin
est coal and iron sections in the world. It is
said that the coal found in that region is
equal to the oelebrated Pocahontas coal of
W est Virginia, and with the new railroad
connection it can be laid down in Savan
uah at o very low price.
The Marietta and North Georgia also
goes through a magnificent belt of marble
as well as timber country. In the comple
tion of the road the last nine cr ten miles
to the gap was at a heavy coat, the road
way being cut through soli i rock. This
part of the road cost about 8000,000.
The new road is t ouud to become a feeder
to Savanna ’s rapidly increasing commerce,
and it is said that it is the intention of those
operating the American A s. oiatiou (lim
ited) of London, on the development of the
territory around Cumberland Gap, and
having open communication as they now
have with the South Atlantic
Seaboard, to put on a lino of
steamers to Liverpool, and one of the
South Atlantic ports will be the gainer, and
it looks as if Savannah with this connection,
is the most available port.
All of the railoads running through
Cumberla and Gap aie frieudiv to the now
road, and, Indeed, ihere is n > reason for
them to be otherwise, and this fact alone
will add to the traffic business, besidei the
natural resources of the country through
which the road runs.
Cumberland Gap is the gateway of
the three states, Virginia, Kentucky
and Tennessee from the west, and the
boring of the big tunnel was an import
ant as well as a costly piece of work. It is
feet in length and cost a million
dollars. The approaches ou each side are
1,500 feet in length, and at the tunnel ends
they are sixty and seventy feet deep.
WORK ON THE NEW CHURCH.
Swinging the Immense Granite Col
umns Into Position.
The work of rebuilding the Independent
Presbyterian church is pr g easing rapidly.
The immense granite pillars in front of
the church are now being put into position.
There are eight columns, each in four sec
tions, with a bt.se and cap piece. The
columns are three feet in diameter, and put
up will weigh over twe ty-six tons each, or
in all nearly 500,000 p .unds. Tne granite is
cut from the Cape Ann quarries in Massa
chusetts. The great weight of the columns,
each section weighing about six tons, re
quires great care in placing the n in posi
tion. Strong derricks and the tieaviest wire
rope is u od to lilt the immense stone from
the ground and swing it into place.
The interior of the church is beginning to
assume shape. The lathing is on the walls,
the galleries have been built, the gas pipe
and electric wires are in, and the plaster
work and molding in the do ne is about
finished. The church will be completed
before the time specified in the contract
which was Dec. 1.
THE NEW IGB COMPANY.
V/. G. Cooper Elected President—A
100-Ton Plant to be Put in.
The stockholders of the Chat ham Manu
facturing Company met at Metropolitan
Hall on yesterday afternoon and elected W.
G. Cooper president. It was determined to
postpone the election of the directors and
the other officers of the company until the
whole of the stock shall have been subscribed.
The company Is making rapid progress’
and contemplates placing a 100-ton per
diem ice plant, instead of 50-tons, as at first
determined upon.
Punished for Stealing a Buggy.
A mad black-smith took satisfaction out
of a rash young man on Barnard street,
near the market, late yesterday afternoon.
A couple of young inen, pretty well under
the influence of liquor, thought it a great
joke to steal James Walsh's horse
and buggy from in front of his shop
on Congress street and take a free ride.
Ihe irate blacksmith came upon the pair
on Barnard street, and unceremoniously
thrußhe l one of the parties with a buggy
whip, after which ne took possession of his
buggy and drove back to bis shop.
Judge Harden Will boa Candidate.
The rumor has been current that Judge
W. D. Harden would not be a candidate for
re-election to the judgeship of the city
court A Morning News reporter spoke
to Judge Harden yesterday about the mat
ter’,a„nd„his r P>y was: ‘‘The report is un
qualifiedly false. 1w H certainly be a can
didate for re-election, aid have s lutended
all the time. The report did not originate
with me or my friends, and is circulated to
injure me.”
Mlllus & Cos. Closed.
Milius & Cos., No. 159 Broughton street,
Suspended yesterday and their store was in
charge of Deputy Sheriff Franklin last
night. The firm was compose! of A. 8.
Milius aud H. A. Dumas, and did a ladies’
and gentlemen’s furnisrlngs and fancy goods
business. The business was closed by the
foreclosure of a mortgage for $5,444 held by
C. A. Drayton.
A Ticket Thief Caught.
Cas.-er Bates, a section hand on the Sa
vannah, Florida and Western road, was
arrested aud brought to the city last night
for robbing the Savannah, Florida and
Western ticket office at Burroughs of a lot
of tickets. The tickets were found in his
possession. He was lodged in the barracks
lasi night.
The Board of Education.
There was no quorum at the meeting of
the board of education last night, the only
Xuemlers present being Vice President
Head and Messrs, blun and Hu ussy. The
members present adjourned until next Mon
day night.
Headache, Indigestion and all disorders of
the biter, mUuiuous biter itegulalur surely
Tennis is now the racket. lx-t Appel &
gchaul serve you with a Flannel Htut for
the oooaslou.— Adv.
A PLANING MILL BURNED.
Eartfelder's Mill and Two Tenement
Houses a Total Loss.
John G. Hartfelder’s planing mill on
Duffy street, east of the Savannah. Florida
and Western railway, and two employes’
tenements burned between 11:30 o’clock last
night and 1 o’clock this morning. The fire
was well under way whoo it was discovered.
An alarm was turned in from box 43, on
Waldburg street east of Price.
The long distance from headquarters and
the sandy streets made the run for the fire
men a hard one, and the mill was in dames
and be vend saving when the firemen ar
rived. The hydrants were some distance
■way, and long Hues of hose had to belaid.
The fire burned fiercely, and was so far
under way that it was impossible to save
the mill, and the firemen turned their at
tention to the adjoining property. The
mill and machinery are a total loss. A con
siderable quantity of lumber was also
burned.
The firemen were on duty at 2:30 o'clock
this morning playing ou the lumber adjoin
tbe burned mill.
martin tufts dead.
One of Savannah’s Old Time Business
Men Taken Off.
Martin Tufts, one of Savannah’s oldest
and best known citizens, died at his home
on Taylor street yesterday morning.
Mr. Tufts was 68 years old, and bad been
in feeble health for some time, but his
strong will kept up until very recently. He
was a native of this city, his father, the
late Gardner Tufts, having been a promi
nent and successful merchant of Savannah.
The deceased was, during his entire busi
ne s life, an employe of the Central rail
road, having b;en with the road since 1845.
For a number of years he held tho position
of freight agent, and at the time of his
death he was connected with tha forward
ing department.
ilr. Tufts was one of the oldest members
of the Chatham Artillery aud served with
the company during the war. The company
will pay him the honors due a de
ceased soldier, and the funeral will take
place from the armory this afternoon at 4
o’clock. The interment will be at the family
lot in Laurel Grove cemetery, ihe Savan
nah Rifle Association will attend the funeral
in a body.
Tho deceased leaves a sister, Miss Susan
Tufts, a niece Mis3 Bliss aud a nephew
W. M. Mills. Mr. Tufts, or, as he was
ca led by his friends, the commodore, was a
devoted follower of Isaak Walton, and no
fishing party was considered complete un
less he was a member of it. He was a genial
companion and a true, warm-hearted gen
tleman, who gathered around him the
lovers of sport with the rod and gun.
Withal he was an energetic, methodical
business man who never let pleasure inter
fere with duty.
SHOCKED BY CROSSED WIRES.
A Phenomenon That Caused a
Lively Sensation for Awhile.
The crossing of the electric light wires
with the burglar alarm wires “electrified”
the front of Ehrlich & Hro.’s store on Bay
street last night and caused a stampede
among the clerks and porters, some of whom
were leaning against the building when
the store was being closed up and the
connection with the burglar alarm wires
was made.
The cr ssing of the wires sent a heavy
curreut of electricity through the building
and the stone sill of one of the w indows in
front, where the porters were occu-tuned to
lean, was charged with a vigorous voltage
that lifted two or three of them into the
air with yell that startled the entire street.
The current might not have been power
ful enough to electrocute the average
porter who has been handling flour by the
barrel all day, bu it was enough to make
him think that something wus wrong with
the window sill. Pretty soon another porter
backed up ag dnst the building u few feet
away, and there was another leao into the
air and an accompanying yell.
The crowd that gathered couldn’t under
stand the cause of the disturbance until two
or three more happened to get against the
wall, and then somebody said, “Dat’s light
ning,” A burglar alarm watchman was
sent for, and ho soon explained matters.
MERCURY COOLING OFF.
Lower Temperature Reported from
All Over the Country.
Yesterlay was a comparatively cool day
in Savannah. The mean temperature was
just 5 V below normal The maximum was
only 82° and the minimum wag 71°. The
usual thunder-storm did not appear in the
afternoon, but the temperature grew much
cooler after 6 o’clock. Savannah’s
temperature was a fair specimen of the
temperature throughout the South Atlantic
states, it being generally below normal.
The entire rectlou of country east of the
Mississippi was much cooler than usual, os
is shown by the report of t ie cotton region
districts, as follows; Atlanta 82°, Augusta
82°, Charleston 82°, Memphis 78°, Mobile
Montgomery 86", Havauiian
88°, Vicksburg B(i°, Wilmington 80°.
Galveston was the hottest district, with an
average of 9ti°.
Rain was not so general throughout the
country as it has been for several days, only
four districts reporting rain to any appre
ciable amount, viz.: Charleston .32 of an
inch, New Orleans .23, fciav*aimh .16 and
Wilmington .10.
in the Savannah district Gainesville re
ported a rainfall of .75, Bain bridge .5. and
Eastman.ls. The rainy spell seems to be
at an end, ami the sigual bureau predicts
fair weather for to-day.
The Coming Season’s Music.
R. E. Cobb has dosed a contract with
Watson & Powers for furnishing the De
Soto with a band and orchestra of twelve
pieces during the coining a >ason. Mr. Cobb,
or one of his associates, will leave for New
York aud Boston Moanay to engage the
musicians. The hotel will probably open
Oct. 13 with a grand concert. The De Soto
band and orchestra will commence its regu
lar engagement Jan. 1. Mr. Cobb has also
closed arrangements with Manag -r Johnson
for the theater orchestra. Savannah will
have au opportunity of enjoying first-class
music the coming winter. Mr. Cobb will
give a series of open air concerts in tbe
park after the Tybee season is closed, begin
ning Sept. 1.
Another Land Company.
The Peoples’Land and Investment Com
pany, rooeutly chartered, organized last
night with the following officers:
President—H. C. Davis.
Vice President—J. B. Withers.
Secretary and Treasurer—John T. Row
land.
Directors—H. C. Davis, J. B. Withers, J.
T. Rowland. Edward Dwell®, R B. Har
ris, E. J. Kennedy, H. M. tselig aud J. J.
Joyce.
The company has a capital stock of
15U.000.
On tbe Move Early.
Fred Green, representing W. A. Brady’s
“After Dork” Company, is ia the city ar
ranging for the company’s app arance here
Sept. 11. Mr. Brady opened the season in
Havannah last year, aud will probably b*
the lost c tnpaiiy tins season. Mr. Brady
u ttlao proprietor of "The Great Metropo
lis” which will be presen tad in Havannah
early in October.
No greater triumph in medicine or cbetuis
try bas lawn reooi drd than Hall’s Hair Re
ne v>er to revivify and restore gray hair to
tbe color of youth.— Adv.
TIIE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1890.
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There In
the Court Rooms.
Sophy Ingram was committed to jail by
Justice Waring Russell yaetirday morning
for keeping a negro gambling den. She
will be tried in the city court.
Judge Harden overrule! the motion for •
new trial yesterday morning in the case of
I. I). Laßoehe A Son vs. J. C. Peck, decided
in favor of plaintiffs, March 4, 1890.
John Schroeder, charged with assault
and battery by Meyer Seiig. was tried by a
jury m the city court yesterday morning
and was acquitted.
The case against K. A. Leonard. J. I.
I/eonard, Pat H iUerea and William Glass
fur assault end battery was not pressed by
the solicitor at the request of the prosecutor
in the city court yesterday.
Solicitor General Fraser ncl prosed ths
case against Philip Farley aud Maggie Far
ley. charged in the city court with assault
and battery, yesterday.
Judge Harden d.smissed the traverse
jurors drawn for the August term of the
city court, yesterday afternoon, until the
13th inst
The motion for anew trial in the case of
Frank Davis, convicted July 23, was set
aside yesterday by Judge Horden, and the
prisoner was sentenced to pay a fine of #SO
or to spend six mouths on the chain-gang.
At the city court sitting for the August
term yesterday the following cases were
disposed of:
John Lee, found guilty of larceny from
the house, sentenced to six months on the
chain-ga g.
Grant Harris, fonnd guilty of assault and
battery, $25 or three months.
The case agal nt Waterloo Screven for
assault and battery was nol prosed.
Dennis Small, found guilty of simple
larceny, got two months.
Kane Brown, escaped from chain-gang,
got one month.
In the superior court yesterday an order
of incorporation was granted to the People's
Land and Investment Company. Petition
ers, H. C. Davis, George W. Allen, J. P.
Withers, Geo ge W. Owens and others.
An order of incorporation was granted
to the Charlotte Harbor Phosphate Com
pany in the snperior court ye < ter lay, on
petition of John L. Hammond, Joseph Hull
aud A. Backer.
Wm. Lee, larceny from tho houset was
sentenced to six months.
Isom Sims, assault and battery, $25 or
three montha
Ilyrns Baldwin, concealed weapons, $25
or three mouths.
C. M. dark, assault and battery, $25 or
three months.
Richard Ellis was made a naturalized
citizen in the city court yestorday. He was
born in Canada of Irish parentage.
A petition was filed in the superior court
yesterday for the incorporation of the
Liberty Manufacturing Company, by Paul
Decker, A. It. Faucett, P, W. Meldrim, D.
J. Morrison, W. F. Chaplin, B. Gails and
others.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
R. E. Mims of Macon is in town.
8. A. Borders lelt for Rome last night.
F. A. Weil left yesterday for New York.
M. J. Solomons left for the north yester
day.
Mrs. J. M. Burrell is visiting friends in
Atlanta.
R. A. Lawson of Waynesboro is at the
Soreven.
M. D. McArthur of Altamaha is at the
Screven.
Mrs. T. F. Stubbs and family went north
yesterday.
Janies Calloway of Macon is registered at
the Screven.
R. L. Mercer left for the north yesterday
on the Kansas City.
B. D. Brantley, Jr., of Blackshoar is stop
ping at the Screven.
D. I. Maclntyre returned yesterday from
his summer vacation.
D. C. Carmichael of Rochelle is auto
graphed at the Screven.
Miss Mazio Ferst left for the north yes
terday on the Kansas City.
A. Cuyas was a passenger on the Kansas
City for New York yesterday.
H. M. Comer, Jr., returned yesterday
after having spent a vacation north.
Dr. and Mrs. C. N. Brandt left for the
north yesterday on the Kansas City.
Lee Roy Myers was a passenger on the
Kansas City for New York yesterday.
C. L. Montague was a passenger on the
Kansas City for New York yesterday.
Mrs. Samuel A. Einstein sailed on the
Kansas City yesterday for New York.
Fred. Harris has returned from his sum
mer vacation, and was on 'Change yester
day.
Mrs. T. J. Merriman and sister left for
Wrighisville, N. C., yesterday via the Coast
Line.
Mrs. E. S. Gustin and Miss Janie Gustln
left for the north yesterday on the Kansas
City.
E. J. Kennedy and wife returned home
on the Chattahoochee yesterday from New
York.
Capt. J. W. McAlpin and family left for
Warm Springs, N. C., last nigut via the
Central.
Maj. G. M. Ryols left for Covington, Va ,
last night, where he will spend a short time
with his family.
UC. J. Eaton was among the passengers on
the Chattahoochee, which arrived yesterday
from New York.
J. A- Bledsoe, deputy collector of internal
revenue, of Augusts, is in the city inspecting
the Savannah cigar factories.
Charles A. Shears, m, the well-known cot
ton buyers, has returned from Europe. He
islooklng muoh imp.oved by his trip.
H. P. Smart and daughter. Miss Marion
Smart, left fur the north yesterday. Miss
Smart will enter the Boston Conservatory
of Music for a course of study.
Mrs. J. M. Fleetwood sailed on the
Kansas City yesterday for New York. She
was accompanied by bjr sou, and they will
spend the balance of the summer in Now
Jersey.
Mrs. Joseph Ferst and children and Mrs.
Aaron Ferst and child were among the
passengers on the Kansas City yesterday.
They will spend tho balance of the summer
at Richfield Springs, N. Y.
Charles Waebtel, J. H. Hertz, M. G.
Putzel, A. Lesser, L Hecbt and Miss Nellie
Hecbt of Macon, and A. Abrams, Miss Ella
Menko and Miss Joe Meuko of Atlanta, all
left by the Kansas City for the north yes
terday.
P. J. Moran. C. C. Nichols, Miss Mary
Holliday, Mis* Nellie Holliday, Miss Emmia
Moran, Miss Jessie Moran and Mi s Cecile
Tynan, of Atlanta, took the Gate City yes
torday for the north and will extend their
trip to Canada.
When Baby wag sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she bad Children, slie gave them Castoria
The Hibernians' Picnic.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians will
have their annual picnic at Montgomery
to-morrow. An excellent brass and string
band will discourse the music, and lovers of
the dance will have abuudaut pleasure. A
game of base ball will lie played, aud other
amusement* indulged In. Refreshments of
all kinds will be served, the bast of order
prevail, and everything done to make the
occasion a delightful one. Tbe troiue Will
leave Second *uu at uonveoi-ut hours
duriug tbe day for M ritgouiorv. The
tickets are being rapidly sold, aud the indi
cstlons point to a large aud successful pic
nlc.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY
THS NEW CAR MOTOR.
The Advantages Claimed for the West
lnghouee tystem
President W. G. Cooper of the Belt Line
received a letter yesterday from the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing com
pany of Pittsburg in reference to the motor
systemwhicb the company will put in ope
tioum Savannah. Siuoe May 1 the Westing
house cimpany has obtained contracts for
twenty-eight railways.
The company claims that Ita electric
motor ia superior to any In operation, be
cause its construction throughout is a de
monstration of perfect mechanical art.
The oompany has been in a position to
learn from the faults and mistakes of others,
and the result is the shortcomings of the
earlier motors have bem eliminated in the
Westinghouse motor.
One of the advantages of the motor is its
silence. Ita simplicity is demonstrated by
the fact that the apparatus consists of fewer
detailed parts, and the liability to get out of
order is therefore reduce 1 to a minimum.
It is durable because each part of the ma
chinery is made with special refer
ence to hard usage. It is silent
because all of the bearings are encased in a
dust-proof box. All details of the machine
subject to friction run in oil and the entire
apparatus is oovered with a sheet-iron
frame.
The motors are in operation on the Pitts
burg lines alongside the old style motors,
aud the difference between the running of
the cars has been the general talk, not only
of the street railway men, but of
passengers. While the grating noise
of the ordinary car has been the custom,
the Westinghouse motor has illustrated the
fact that this noise can be reduced to such a
minimum as to make it hardly noticeable to
the ordinary observer and particularly to
the passenger-. ,
Another advantage claimed for the new
motor is its exceptional strength, its
durability and its easy operative ability.
COLORED TROOPS TO PARADE.
The First Georgia Battalion to Cele
brate Its Tenth Birthday.
The First Battalion of Georgia Volunteers
will oelebrate its tenth anniversary on
Thursday. Tho battalion is composed of
five companies, and is one of the crack
colored organizations of the south.
The programme includes a street parade
in the morning, in winch the visiting mili
tary will take part. This will be followed
by a rifle contest between teams from Sa
vannah and Charleston, to take place at
Montgomery.
At night the visitors will bo entertained
by a military reception at the colored Odd
Fellows’ hall. Col. John H. Deveaux will
bo in oommatid, and tho committee in
charge of the arrangements consists of
Sergts. L. A. Mack and A. DeFord of
Savannah Light infantry; Lieut. George
Carter, Sergt. A. R. Coles of Colquitt
Blues; Sergt. J. C. Graut aud Private
Thomas Conley, of Union Light Guards;
Lieut. L. A. Washington, Sergt. J. E.
Grato, of Lone Star Cadets; Corporal T.
Russell. Private B. Oliver, of the Chatham
Light Infantry; Lieut. J. L. Mirault, Sergt.
H. Williams, of Forest City Light Infantry,
and Lieut. E. W. Green and Sergt. Maj.
Sol C. Johnson, of the staff.
The First Regiment of the South Caro
lina National Guard will be here from
Charleston, and also the Attucks Light In
fantry, Lincoln Light Infantry, South
Carolina Volunteers, Randolph Riflemen,
Lincoln Republican Guards, Hawki is
Rifles, Dmglass Light Infantry, Garrison
Ligat Infantry, South Carolina Rifles,
Mishaw Rifle Guards, Governor’s Guard,and
Mount Pleasant Rifle Guards. Troops will
be here also from Augusta and Jackson
ville.
CITY BREVITIES.
Chatham Assembly. No. 136, R. S. G. F.,
meets to-night.
Yemassee Tribe No. 23, I. O. R. M., holds
a regular meeting to-night.
Tho Catholio Library Association will
hold its August meeting to-night.
Regular monthly meeting of the Southern
M tual Loan Association this evening.
The Savannah Cadets and German Vol
unteers will hold their August meeting i to
night.
Oglethorpe Lodge of Odd Fellows will
meet to-night in the new building at State
and Barnard streets. The first degree will
be conferred.
The barracks jail held seven prisoners last
night for court this m irniiig, one white
and the re<t oolorod. One of the arrests
was for carrying concealed weapons, and
another for the larceny of $1 50.
The work on the Schwarz building at
Bull and York streets, which has been de
layed some time by the failure to get
material, has been resumed. The walls will
be carried up to the second story in the
next week.
Policeman Davis attempted to arrest a
colored boy for throwing stones on Liberty
street late yesterday afternoon. The boy
ran and was about to escape the officer,
when a Savannah, Florida and Western
policeman jumped off a Dossing street car
and started after him. He drew his pistol
and fired two shots, which so frightened
the boy that he ran into Joyce’s meat mar
ket at Libert}’ and Abarcorn streets, where
he was a rested. The policeman said he did
not shoot at the b >y, but fired his pistol
merely to frighten him. A couple of
crowded street oars were passing each other
at the crossing where the shooting took
place, and the passengers were badly de
moralized by the pistol shots.
RAIL AND CROBSTIE.
The declaration of the Ohatchie Valley
Railroad Company has been filed in the
offioe of the secretary of state of Alabama.
The declaration was signed by John E.
Lancy and Columbus Du in, Lancy, Ala.;
Felix E. Jackson, Attalla; James E. Line,
Chattauooga, Tenn.; William H. Wilson
and J. A. Bilbro, Gadsden, and Cnarles N.
Jelks, Dukes, Ala. The capital stock of the
proposed corporation is SLuO,OOO, divided
into 1,000 shares of SIOO, The proposed
railroad will tie built from Piedmont to
Lancy, both In Calhoun county, Ala.
The certificate of organization of the
Gadsden, Siiolby aud Montgomery Railroad
Comoany has been filed in the office of the
seore.ary of state of Alaba ma. The follow
ing b ard of directors were elected: VV. H.
Denson, E. T. Martin, C. E. Paine, Jackson
E. Long, E. W. Martin, J. H. G. Martin,
E. P. Chandler and 8. W. Riddle. VV. H.
Denson was appointed to receive the sub
scriptions of stock from the commissioners.
The terminal points of the proposed road
will be Gadsden and Montgomery. Leav
ing Gadsden it will pass through or near
Pill City, St. Clair county, thence through
or near Wilsouville, Shelby county, and
the nce on to Montgomery. The capital
stock of the corporation is $1.500,0U0,
div.ded into 1.500 shares of the value of
SIOO.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR
Happenings Along the Wharves and
Among the Hblpplng.
The steamer Pilot Boy arrived here yes
terday ns usual with a" colored excursion
from Beaufort. They returned last night.
The steamer Advance arrived yesterday
from Augusta. On the way down she
picked up two bales of cotton, new crop.
Tbit makes four bales from the
nvr, and it looks as ifthe river
movement In cotton will be early
aud rapid The receipts of new ootton yes
terday were tweuty-fl ■ e bales, making al
together about thirty-four bales of the new
crop thus far received.
Mcrefula cannot resist the purifying
powers of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Bold by
druggists. —A dr.
BATTLES WITH BALL AND BAT.
Tne Results of the Day's Games All
Over the Country.
Washington, An?. 11.—Ball games were
played to-day as follows:
PLAYERS’ league.
At Chicago— R. B. H. E.
Chicago 9 16 4
Buffalo ............ 566
Batteries: Baldwin and Boyle, Cunningham
and Mack.
Second game— n. n. a. e
Chicago 7 11 4
Buffalo 8 19 4
Batteries - : Baldwin and Boyle, Twitchell and
Mack.
At Boston— R. n. a. k
Boston • 7 12 8
Brooklyn. 1 3 4
Batteries: Daly and Murphy, Sowders and
Mac.
At New York— R. aa. a
New York 11 13 7
Philadelphia, .4 15 17 4
catteries: O'Day and Brown, Knell and Hall
man.
At Cleveland— R. ah. s.
Cleveland ...11 13 5
Pittsburg 30 19 4
Batteries: O'Brien, Bakely and Sutcliffe,
Tener and Carroll.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Cleveland— R. aH. a
Cleveland. 7 6 5
Cincinnati 9 15 3
Batteries: Beatinand Zimmer, Muliane and
Harrington.
At Pittsburg— R. B. H. a
Allegheny 6 7 8
Chicago 4 7 6
Batteries: Phillips and Decker, Stein and
Will not.
At Boston— R. H. a e.
Boston 14 17 5
Pniladelphia 4 8 6
Batteries: Clarkson and Bennett, Vickery and
Clem a ts.
At New York— r. b. a. e.
New York 3 9 3
Brooklyn 0 2 2
Batteries: Welch and Clarke, Terry and
Daly.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Toledo— R. B. H. E.
Toledo 6 10 5
Athletics 5 9 8
Batteries: Smith and Welch, McMahon and
Baldwin.
At St. Louis— R. B. H. K.
St. Louis 1 16 7
Brooklyn 9 10 6
Batteries: Stivetts and Ramsey, Wells, Daly
and Pitts.
FISHERMEN CAPTURE A BUCK.
With a Rope Around Hia Antlers He
is Towed Ashore a Captive.
From the Boston Herald.
“What Is it?”
“The sea serpent.”
“No, it’s got horns.”
“Well, it’s a fresh water sea serpent;
they're different from those seen in the
ocean.”
This colloquy took place between Capt. G.
P. Sprague and Rolliu Jones, both of this
oity,yesterday morning as they stood in their
little skiff opposite Millstone Point, on Lake
Wimpisoogee, whither they had gone to try
their luck in hooking a mess of bass, which
are said to inhabit those waters. While pa
tiently waiting for the nibbiers to coins
along, one of the gentlemen noticed a
strange looking objeot putting out from the
shore, and called the attention of his com
panion to it, when ensued the above con
versation.
“If that is a sea serpent,” continued the
captain, “I want a closer look at it, as our
friends in Boston will be inclined to doubt
our story unless we can give the fullest kind
of detail regarding the appearance of the
strange lookiug animal. They will also
declare we paid more attention to pulling
corks than we did to pulling in fish, unless
we can show them something to confirm our
yarn.”
“Well, then, if our reputation is threat
ened by any such danger, lam with you,”
responded Mr. Jones.
A few tugs at the anchor rope and their
skiff was free. Each manned an ore and
the little craft went dancing over the shin
ing waters like a streak of light. When
within a few rods of the object of their in
vestigation the enptain turned his gaze in
the direction of the horned curiosity and
immediately exclaimed:
‘‘lt’s a dt>r! it’s a deer—an old buck! Pull
for your life! He’s making for Snake Island,
and if he ever gets into tne bushes it’s the
last we shall ever see of him.”
“Are you quite sure it’s a buck and not a
sea serpent?” inquired Mr. Jones disap
pointedly, as ho had bean exhausting his
strength in the happy anticipation of at last
beholding a member of this somewhat
doubtful family of torquatas.
“I am an expert on bucks,” responded the
captain, who was now in a lever of excite
ment. “Pull for your life I” he again
shouted, as be noticed Mr. Jones’ lagging
oar.
In a few moments they were abreast of
the frightened animals, whose hms rose
above the water like two stout branches of
a tree. He gave up all efforts to get away,
and quietly s ibmittcd to having the painter
of the skiff made fast to his antlers. Iu this
manner be was towed ashore and led to the
camp of Mr. Jones. He is a beautiful rep
resentative of his species, and weighs fully
200 pounds.
BTRONO MEN HELD THEIR BREATH.
All on Account of a Girl’s Performance
on a black Wire.
From the Memphis Avalanche.
Mr. Randolph announced that the lady
would perform an act on the slack wire.
She balanced herself ou the wire and tripped
back and forth, while the audience looked
on with that apathy and air of being half
bored, which obaracterizer all shows which
are thoroughly familiar to tbe theater aud
circus patron.
All at once the fair performer drew a few
pins from the bay window of her dress and
drew that garment off. leaving her standing
on one foot, clad in an e a borate lace skirt.
The audience awaked from its indiffer
ence, and the show became endowed with a
new interest.
More pins were extracted and over her
head went the skirt.
The audience became excited.
Next the bus— dross improver came off.
It had no longer any dre-s to improve, and
its occupation was gone.
The audience began to speculate as to
where the disrobing process would end, and
a pistol -hot or a dog fight would not have
served at tnat moment to distract its atten
tion.
By this time the lady on the wire had got
down apparently to the snowy garment
which bb adapted to the male form is known
as a shirt.
The audleuoe craned its neck, so to speak,
and as the lady showed an intention cf
re ■ ovlng even that garment, strong men
held their breath in dismay, wonder and
curiosity, while the weak and modest ones
covered their faces with their hands.
Well, the what d’ye call it came off and
—not ling more shocking was revealed than
a handsome and ve.-y shapely yonng woman
clad in tne regulation tights and trunks
tnat all well-regulated slack wire aud
trapeze artists are wont to wear.
Don't suffer from Dyspepsia. Takr Sim
mons Liver Hrgulalor. It always cures.
Adv.
KITCHEN AND WOODaIN WARE.
Hotel, Restaurant and Housekeepers
Can All be Supplied at Lovell &
Lattlmore’s.
The Congress Street Hardware and Stove
firm (Lore l & Lattimore), wish to firmly
impress the public that their place is now, as
is always, fully stocked with everything,
from tlie most insignificant to the greatest
necessity in hardware, tinware, stoves, rig
outs. An excellent proof of the popularity
of L veil 6c I>sulim>re’s stove and range
selections Is attest 'd to by their enormous
“!• in Ao m*. Farmer Girls and other
stoves —Adr
Show us the man that couldn't get s suit
able suit. W are ready for him. Appal &
Rcbaui, Oas Fries Clothiers.—Adv.
BAKING POWDER.
&AKlfl c
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest
of all In leavening strength.— U. S. Government
Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
OTHELLO AND DE3DEMONA.
A Bridgeport Negro Wins the Heart
and Hand of a Comely English Wo
man.
Thomas Bridgefortb, a colored man, black
as midnight, says a special dispatch to the
Sun from Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 8, took
out a license to marry Miss Anna Temlett,
a comely English woman, who has lived for
several years in the family of Charles B.
Wheeler of Long Hill. The match was
opposed in every way by Mr. Wheeler, but
the big negro completely infatuated the
girl, who has had many white admirers,
and she would listen to no one’s advice.
Twenty-two years ago Auna’s parents died,
and she has since been treated in every way
as a daughter by Mr. Wheeler and his wife.
Only a short time ago he purchased a pair
of ponies for her express use, and in all
things he has shown her the greatest kind
ness.
Bridgeforth has been in Long Hill for
several years, and when at work for Select
man Hobart Wheeler he lived with a
mulatto woman, and was the father of six
children. He treated the mulatto woman
brutally, and Selectman Wheeler compelled
him to send her back to Virginia. Bridge
forth claimed that he never was married to
the woman, though he said the children
were his. Lately he has shown marked at
tentions to Miss Temlett, and openly
boasted that he would marry her. When
Mr. Wheeler confronted hor with this
rumor she denied it at first, but afterward
assumed a defiant air. She was then com
manded to leuve the house. She went to
Brooklyn and Bridgeforth went to New
York.
The girl has about SI,OOO laid by ia the
savl gs banks in this city. The couple
i sist that they will have a big wedding in
the African church here, and there is no
law to prevent, unless it can bo shown that
the southern mulatto was Bridgefortb’s
wife.
Beecham’s Pills act like magic on a weak
stomach.— Ado.
LARGE ENTERPRISES
For Large Dividends.
The largest dividends ever paid to the
patrons of any establishment was paid by
B. H. Levy fit Bro., one of the largest cloth
ing firms in Savannah, in the way of giving
each and every one of their numerous
patrons a chance on summer goods at half
price, aud nearly every one made good use
of the opportunity.
Never before were there such liberal offers
made and carried out, and that it was ap
preciated by the public was shown by the
large patronage that the house had during
the sales.
Look out for their next week’s pro
gramme, which will appear In the local
columns of this paper, of another racket,
such as was never had here before, and
every one that will take notice thereof will
secure a good bargain or another dividend
on the money they have spent with them
during the year. They are determined to
close out everything in the way of Summer
Goods, and ure prepared to meet the loss
cheerfully.
Their quarters not being quite large enough
for their growing business, they must sell
out clean in order to make room for one o f
the Finest Stocks of Winter Goods that
ever came to Savannah. Again we sav,
look out for their advertisement during
this week, aud call aud secure burgains.
Adv.
Just your cut—our new novelties at cut
prices. Appel & Schaul, One Price
Clothiers. — Adv.
Got the drop on us—our prices. Appel &
Sobaul.— Adv.
Pure Water.
An article in the Times of the 27th states
that some of our citizens send away for
spring water for drinking purposes. Why
should they do this when by the use ot one
of Pasteur’s Germ Proof Filters the river or
artesian water can be made absolutely pure
and wholesome?
This is anew invention by the celebrated
French physician after whom it is called.
The water is forced through a number of
porcelain tubes, which are so arranged as to
be protected from the least danger of con
tamination, as it passes directly from the
hydrant. Physicians and others interested
are invited to inspect its workings at the
cr ckery house of James S. Silva, where all
information will be cheerfully furnished.
— Adv.
Warranted to wash, our exclusive patterns
in Sa teeD, Madras, Silk, Liuen, Worsted
and Flannel Shirts. Appel & Schaul. One
Prioe Clothiers.— Adv.
Prices Knocked into i-mithereena.
If you look into the window of “The
Famous” clothing house, you would
imagine you were in some foreign country
where there is no tax on goods. Never
were goods offered as low as we are selling
now. Who ever heard of a good all-wool
suit for $6 50? Why, there are plenty of
people now paying double that amount and
think they buy cheap. You have heard
about the worm not knowing the difference
as long as he was in the apple. For good,
reliable (Nothing and genuine bargains you
must go to “The Famous,” H 8 Broughton
street, Savannah, Go.
— Adv. Bennett Hymes, Proprietor.
The best iu-vest-ment—a white or fancy
Vest at Appel & Schaul’s, One Price
Clothiers.— Ad v.
Some more of those [opular Balbriggan
Underwear just received at Appel fit
Sc haul’s.— Adv.
Just received, a new lot of those nobby
Hatteeii Shirts at sl. Appel & Schaul.
—Adv.
Secretary Tract's sou. Frank, ie going to
Mouth A nuance * the repress iMUt of tale
phone tale reels.
LUDDEN A BATES S. M. H.
fBACIICIL POINTS
—FIH PIMP EBB
1)0 you know that very few buyers of Piar
° r Organs have any idea a, to th
merits of the instruments?
D° you know that less than one fif, h of ~
people engaged in selling these
ments know anything about
chauical construction or musical quahtyj
T)° you know that every employe of I r-n
1 OEM A BATES S. M. HTsan e ' n
his line and able to explain to yo
detail of construction of a Piano or ’
T)0 you know that every Instrument
by L. & B. is critically examined bv
expert, and if found de.ective is at „ "
returned to the factory? on< *
T)D you know that the twenty years' ex*. ■
ncf . lar capital and business
tion of L. & B. 8. M. H. enable, it £T*
resent the very best existing manufactnr
ers of Pianos and Organs?
T)° you know that L. & B.’s prices are al* an
as low and sometimes below the factoiv
and that no one can offer easier terrmi
Think of a 8250 STERLING PIANO at y
down and S2 per week t ’ M |
|~\o you know that in view of tne foregoing, ’
to our warerooms and a talk i
one of our expert salesmen will rpn . "
you? ;
LUDDENHAin.II
OKI GOOOS, ”
CROfIAN&IIQOia
137 Broughton Street.
We would call special attention to the follow, l
ing lines of goods which we offer this week an !
the season for same is fast nearing its end airi
we have no space to paett them away when the
season Is over, consequently we have to get rid
of them regardless of wnot they cost, .
LOT I.
One lot of Striped and Printed English Organ. ■
dies that have been selling at 25c., what there is
left of them will be sold at li’V4c 19 1
LOT 2.
One lot of fine Printed Batiste, the bulk ot
which was sold at 20c. yard, will be sold this
week at 12J$c.
LOT 3.
One lot of extra fine Striped and Plaid India
Linens; we have sold quantities of them at a)c.i
we will close what is left at 10c
LOT
One lot of Striped Lawns and Plaid Nansooks
that was sold at 8 and 10c., this coining week
they will be sold at sc.
CROHAI&DOOHEi
FUKNITUKIS.
FURNITURE
We are making a cut of
2 5 PER CENT.
On ail Goods for
3 0 DAYS ONLY.
Now is the time to get a
Refrigerator
—AT COST—
ft I. J. Her Cos,
171 BROUGHTON ST.
!■ _ , '"i
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL AN D WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
XX lEfc_ TXomas,
HI Bay St. West Broad St. Wharves.
Telephone No. 69.
iiardwarb.
Oliver Chilled Plow.
BEST PLOW MADE. FOR SALE BY
J. D. WEED & CO,
GENERAL AGENTS, __
DAVIS BROS
l tr civ 1
A fRIEND remarked the other day th “®
we had been the luckiest firm sine ,
came to Savaunah that he ever bearil oi.
then weut on to expatiate on our bumble ■
ni:jg and so on up to our present large an e
p rous business. We beg to differ with “ 0 f
his opinion. Out of iOO who make a succe
business, we will guarantee that not mor ®
one out of that number can attribute his
to luck. So, sir: It takes hard aud
good morals, economy and close an t c rul9
attention to business. We have made a ,
to handle only the best instruments a rnlfc
thorn at fair living prices and on easy
yulek sales and small profits is our nioim.
ireople understand and appreciate t“ t ,.n
Never si ace the organisation of our nr •
we been so busy as we are now. riano
gaus pour into us, aud we find it difflcul &J 1 j
ply tlie demand. Our clulst were co ™. . pisao
are popular audsuooessiul If you toi
or an Organ, see us; our instruments, pr
terms will make the sale,
DAVIS BROS-,
Temjwaril/ at 133 York street