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SENATORIAL SITUATION.
CAPT. P. W WILLIAMS OF ELLA
BKL SAID TO BE IN THE LEAD.
A Delegation from Bryan Working on
the Chatbar. elegates Yesterday.
The Friends oi -ion J H. H'-ery Fail
to Get Another Mee.lng Called to
Select a New Set of Delegatee
Williams' Friends Claiming Every
thing.
Capt. P. W. Williams of B-yan, candi
date for state senat r, wav in the city yes
terday looking aft r his p illtieal fence*.
Whether bv accident or design, ho was
accompaaitd by J-iseph S. Haymans ant
W. R. Hobbs, asst ut partisans of William*
as the highlan ler. were of the Bruce.
WILLIAMS MN CONFIDENT.
Capt. Williams'friends claim that he is
the coining man, and that four, and a possi
ble five of the six delegates from Chatham,
are claimed for him. It is also said that
Effingham will elect a Williams delegation,
which, with the out of the two votes
from Bryan, will be ample to nominate
Williams.
The friends of Heery, so it is said, re
quested the executive committee to call
another mass meeting of the deni craey to
elect anew set of senatorial delegates, hut
the committee, after considering tne matter,
decided it had n < authority to do so, as the
same meeting w ich selects! the senatorial
delegates chose delegates to the state con
vention, who served, and also elected con
gressional delegates who will represent the
county at Way cross next Tuesday. The
present senatorial delegation have creden
tials and propose to serve.
PRACTICALLY UNINSTRUCTED.
Capt. Williams’ friends says that he is
the choice of Bryan c >uuty,and that when a
resolution was offered at the mass meeting
to instruct the delegates for Mr. Heery no
second c mid be bad t > the resolution in that
sha[>e, and subsequently that portion was
eliminated and the resolution was amended,
instructing the delegation to cast the vote
of the county for a Bryan county man, and
the resolution as amended was adopted.
Two or three of ths sub-alliauees of
Bryan county have indorsed Williams, and
his friends expect the other sub-alliances to
do the same.
▲ friend of Capt. Williams says the vote
for Williams on the first ballot "ill be:
Chatham 4. Effingham 2, Bryan a total
of 7>/out of the ten, or more than a two
thirds vote of the convention.
Capt. Williams is a lawyer and farmer
and resides near Ellabel. His opponent,
Hon. J. H. Heery, is a merchant of Clyde,
and represented the county iu tho last legis
lature.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.
CoL Lester's Nomination Assured—
Capt. M. J. Doyle to be His Opponent.
The time of the democratic congressional
convention of the Fourth district is near at
hand, having been called to meet at Way
cross next Tuesday, aid the delegates
from this county are beginning to get ready
to be on the ground early. The delegate*
are instructed to cast the vote of Chatham
for Hon. Rufus E. Lester. They are: Hon.
A. P. Adams. John R. Young, J. B. With
er*. G. M. Ryals, D. C. Bacon and H. E.
Wilson.
There is no doubt entertained that Mr.
Lester will be renominated, and on the first
ballot. Enough delegations are instructed,
the friends of Mr. Lester claim, to give him
a two-thirds majority, and it is thought
that having so large a following in the con
vention no other name will t>e presented
and the nomination go to him by accla na
tion.
r The republicans of the district are bestir
ring themselves, and in six counties of the
district delegates have been chosen to their
congressional convention as follows:
Chatham 6, and Mclntosh, Appling, Tatt
nall, Liberty, Ware and Bulloch have 3
each. Of these 18 delegates 10 are claimed
for Capt. M. J. Doyle, or within 5 of a
nominition. Those who are working up
his candidacy say that he will have at least
30 of the 41 delegates, and possibly he will
have no opposition.
It is said that while Capt. Doyle looks on
the movement to nominate him with keen
enjoyment, iio will not consent to make the
rtce if the administration does not makes
change iu the principal government offices
in the district where the incumbents are
democrats, and this is intended principally
to mean the Savannah and Brunswick post
offices.
MB. NORWOOD AT HOMS.
Hla Friends Claim that He Can be
Elected Senator.
Hon. T. M. Norwood lias returned from
Washington and is now at his country
place near Walthourville, but is expected to
be in the city day after to-morrow.
His friends say there is more in his can
didacy for the United States Senate than
has yet been made public. Sine* his dis
avo val of being a candidate against Col.
Lester for the congressional nomination and
his letter published in the Mossing
News, in which he took strong
ground with the alliance on public quet
lions, it is said that the alliance will urge
his election to the United States Senate,
and Mr. Norwood’s friends olaiin that, as
ti e next legislature will be safely In the
hands of the allianoe, he can bo elected.
Me. Norwood has not yet given to the
press any information bearing on the sen
atorial matter, but it is claimed that he
stands ou the senatorial situati n as he did
on the congressional-he will accept if the
honor be tendered him.
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
An Unknown Colored Boy a Victim
to the Undertow.
Yesterday afternoon about 2 o’clock a
negro boy about 10 yearn of age wont in
swimming at the West Broad street slip at
the foot of West Broad street and was
drowned. His clothing was found on the
dock, but no one seemed to know the name
of the boy, and he bad no parents, but it is
stated that he formerly resided with some
white people on New Houston street.
The body was not recovered, but John
Winn, the diver, says be knows where it is
and can recover it if paid for his trouble.
The coroner was notified of the drowning,
but of course o*n taka no action until the
body is found.
death of an estimable lady.
Mrs. Abbott Thomas of Darien Passed
Away Yesterday.
The following special dispatch was re
ceived from Darien by the Morning News
last night: “Mrs. Abbott Thomas, nee Miss
Mattie Hardee of Savannah, the estimable
wife of the Cashier of the Darien bank,
died at 6:45 this evening.”
Mrs. Thomas was toe daughter of City
Treasurer Charles 8. Hardee, wno reside*
at the Isle of Hujie. It has not beeu very
long since she was married. She kbm
most estimable lady, pose-wing a happy
disposition and a generous, noble nature.
Btie had a very large circle of friends in
this city, who will sincerely mourn her
death.
Brunswick's New Lodge.
David Porter, past grand master 1. O. 0,
F., leaves for Brunswick to-morrow noon,
and by appointment of (B and Master James
A. Anderson of Atlanta, will institute tbs
new bsige of odd Fellows in tiiai city to
morrow night. Member- of the order wno
desire to accompany Mr. Porter are re
floated to inform him of the fact.
tisala-wu rkrrs, keep yuur tlreSs rls-ar ud
tewris upra. lake Miwevie Liter Hefe
• 44*.
RUSHING IN THE CLAIMS.
Creditor* of Epstein At Wannbacher
Intervening in the Courts.
The petition of creditor* of Epstein &
Wannbacher, asking for the appointment
’of a receiver, will be heard lief ore Judge
Falligant in chambers to-day.
Several interventions have been filet in
the superior court clerk’s office by out-of
town ere litors, asking to lw made party
complainant* to the original bill of S.
Herrmao against Epstein & Wannbacher,
but Judge Palligaiit has not artel on the
petitions and will not until after the re -
ownership uist'er is settled.
Claims to the am unt of $13,44!* 67 are
represen'od by the interventions of yester
day, and others are expected to fellow.
Those Hi el yesterday were as follow*:
By A. C Wright. Esq., for John C. Lloyd
& Cos. of New York, for $1,301 04.
By Denmark, Adami Si Adams for the
follow ng credit <rs:
N. K. Fairbanks & Cos. of St. Louis, Mo.,
for *lsl 10.
John Dwight Sc Cos. of New York for
$192 60,
National Starch Manufacturing Company
of New York for $1174 74.
C. A. Gambnll Manufacturing Company
of Baltimore for $277 50.
H. M. Anthony of New York for $512.
IV. L. Kidder A Hons of Terre Haute,
In 1_ for $934 50.
I. Bicker' Sc Cos. of Boston for $616.
Freiberg & Worham of Cincinnati for
*3,193 10
The New York Condensed Milk Company
for si*:i_
By W. R. I,eaken, Esq., re: relenting the
Heilman R <ller Flouring Mills, for $60(1.
By Jackson & Whatley, attorneys for the
Samuel Cupplos Wooden Ware Company,
for $553 39.
By Charles N. West and R. R. Richards,
representing the Mound City (111.) Distillery
C mpany, for $3,1*90.
By Charles N. West, Esq., attorney for
William H. T. Burgwyn Si Cos., for
*2,14174.
A Thomasville dispatch to the Morning
News says turee carloads of groceries, said
to be from Epstein Si Wannbacher, cou
sig ed to le tiling merchants of that city,
have arrived at the depot
THS KELSEY JAPAN PLUM.
Fruit Growers Recommended to Give
it a Trial.
Capt. T. F. Btubbs is exhibiting to his
friends in the city some very fine specimens of
anew variety of plum, known as the Kelsey
Japan plum, grown at his home in Guyton.
A specimen was sent to the Morning News
Fruit Bureau and fully justifies all that is
claimed for it.
Capt. Btubbs says that the Kelsey Japan
plum is a comparatively new variety, hav
ing made it 9 appearance in this country
within the the last few years.
This fruit is remarkable for Us many good
qualities. The troe is a rapid grower, and
a very prolific tiearer. The fruit is very
large and of fine quality, and so firm that
it will l ear shipping for long distances.
Cap’. Btubbs has several trees on his place
at Guyton. They are only 3 years old, but
they bore a good crop last year and a very
heavy orop this year, while almost all other
fruits, and especially other varieties of
plums, were a complete failure.
The plums are of a dark green and of a
very fine flavor. They ripen in September
and are about the size of an ordinary peach.
There are very few trees of this variety
1n this section. A few other parties in Guy
ton have them besides Capt. Btubbs, and
there are a few iu the vicinity of Savan
nah. All those having them oonsidor them
a valuable acquisition.
Now that fruil growing is becoming such
an important Industry in this section the
Kelsey Jnpan plum recommends itaelf to
the fruit growers.
The trees oan be had from almost any
large nursorv, but those grown in southern
nurseries are tho bait, a* they are suited to
this climate.
GUNNING FOR A PULLMAN PORTER
Joshua Williams Send* a Ball Through
the Porter's Coat Tail.
A colored Pullman sleeping car porter by
the name of Gardner, was shot at about 8:30
o’clock night before last by Joshua Williams
(colored). The ball, however, only passed
through the porter’s ooat tall, frightening
him a little. The shooting occurred at Jas
per, near the Georgia Southern crossing, on
train 00 from Gainesville to Dupont, the
sleeper being boun l for this oity.
It appears that Williams, who keeps a
saloon at Jasper, and a tough place the
saloon is said to be, has a daughter about 20
years of ago who has been anxious to come
to Savannah, and as she is rather likely
looking, Williams is anxious ab Hit her.
She d'sired the porter to lend her tho money
to pay her fare, wnich he refused to do, but
Williams suspects Gardner of trying to en
tice iiis daughter away, and was in waiting
with a pistol for him when the train drew
up. Gardner heard some loud talking out
side of his oar and stepped out to see what it
was, when a bullet plowed through his
coat tail.
The porter is a married man, and dis
claims any intentions of enticing the girl
away; on the contrary he says he tried to
dissuade her from coming to Savannah,
and for the reason that her father objected
to her going away from home he refused to
lend her the money to pay her way. The
railroad authorities will in\-estigate the
matter and probably will prosecute W lll
iains for firing into their trains,
MARIETTA AND NORTH GEORGIA.
Maj Hartrldge to Chaperone a Savan
nah Party Over the Road.
The oity of Knoxville, Tenn., proposes to
open wide its gates on Sdpt, 10 and give the
freedom of the city for two days to the
inerclian s, manufacturers and farmers
along the lines of all roads ooming into
Knox villa
Maj. A. I* Hartridge of this oity says
that the Marietta anil North Georgia,Which
has recently beeu completed from .Marietta.
Ga,, to Knoxville, will give a free round
trip ride to all Knoxville’s guests from
points along the line of the road.
It is the intention, Maj. llartridgo says,
to take an excursion train from Savannah
over the Une of the Marietta and North
Georgia, stopping at the great marble quar
ries along the line of the road.
The excursion party will be composed
of invited guo-ta of tho Marietta and
North Georgia road, and the excursion
will be made about the middle of October.
It is understood that the committee of the
Knoxville city council Which was appointed
to examine the Marietta and North Georgia
road were highly pleased with it, having
gone over tho eutire Une from Kuoxville to
Marietta and roturn. The rapid develop
ment of th ■ North Georgia marble quarries
is doing much for that section. The road is
to be extended from Marietta to Atlanta at
an early day, so the Morning News is in
formed on reliable authority.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Cast or ia
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Custoi i&,
One of Joa Mason's Jokes.
Mr. Joseph Mason, a prominent turpen
tine farmer of Houtb Carolina, ami an
aspirant for the state Semite, was in the city
yesterday. It was on las plan- that Mr
Jaudou of Hpringfield, thinks It. l> Norton,
Jr., gave him Mm slip, it itioe of which.was
PU lubed in the MolltlMr News. Mr,
Mason, when asked about the tueidsntj
laughed, and gave iii reporter to under,
stand liiat many j k- are piuvud n g-pd
uature-i people who visit him
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1800.
AT THS COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up He*e and There in
the Court Room*.
The county property remaining in the
Whitfield building, ooutistingof partitions,
desk*, chairs, oil cloth, etc.. will be sold by
ShenfT K man at public outcry to-morrow
morning at 11 o'clock.
The clock in the new court house tower
will be turned over to the county at noon
to-day, having kept Urns twenty-four hours
without variat.on. The hand* of the clock
are only temporary, as there was delay iu
getting the clans for the hands originally
designed. Tne hour bands now in use are
fully ten Inches too short. The present
hands will be replaced by others of a finer
finish and desigu in the near future.
The new court house seam* to have an
attraction for the ladies, Quite a bevy of
them visited the bjilding yesterday and
were ibown about the interior by Clerk
Keilbach of the ourt of ordinary, and on
Tuesday D. A. O'Byrne, Rsq., acted as
chaperon to exactly a dozen young ladies
and conducted them where thargument on
the ground rent lot* was being heard by
Judge Falligant in chambers, and for tne
first time, Mr. O’Byrne thinks,
in the history of a court
house in the city of Savannah
toe court and lawyers were complimented
by having an attentive and appreciative au
dience of lidie-. On retiring from the r 0.-n
the young ladies bowed to his Honor Ju igo
Falligant, who in his turn arose and kindly
acknowledged the courtesy so prettily ex
tended him, and the counselors, S. B. Adams
and J. R. Baus*y, Esq., did th* same.
Argument was concluded in the ground
rent lot cases before, judge Falligant yes
terday afternoon, but the oourt took the
Supers and res-rved decision. An early
ecision Is anticipated, as Judge Falllgioit
leaves for the north next Wednesday on a
month’s vacation.
THH CARTER KILLING.
A Coroner’a Jury Found It Was Ac
cidental and Seller Was Dis
charged.
Coroner Dixon held an Inquest yesterday
morning over the body of the colored man,
Andrew Carter, killed by a gun In the
hands of Charles Beiler, Jr„ at Concordia
park night before last. The eviderce
showed that Seller was drinking when he
killed Carter.
John Bowden testified that he and Seiler
became involved in a difficulty in Seiler's
saloon Tuesday night. Beiler was drunk
and quarrelsome and de'ermiued to have a
fight, though he endeavored to avoid it.
Seiler had a shotgun In the saloon,
with which he was threatening
Bowden and others, but no one
thought it was loaded. He was about
to shoot Bowden, when Andrew Carter
caught hold of tlie gun by the muzzle,
when it went off, ana Carter received the
load in his stomach.
The jury found that “Andrew Carter
came to bis death from a gunshot
wound, the gun being accidentally dis
charged while in tho hands of the de
ceased.”
Seller, who had boon held in custody to
await the verdict, was released.
SWELTERING WEATHER.
A Torrid Wave Visit* the Cotton Belt
Yesterday.
Yesterday wa a hot day, for the first
time tu over a month tho thermometer re
cording a maximum of 94“, Other point*
in this section were even hotter. At East
man it was 100°. Quitman 98°,
Millen 96”, Alapaha 96°. The aver
age for the district was 94”. The
Charleston district and several others also
reported an average of 94°. The ooolest
district in the cotton bolt was Memphis,
with un average of 80°
Nothing shows the high temperature of
yesterday in Bavaunah more than the fact,
that while the mean daily temperature this
summer has usually been 2to 3 degrees
below normal, yesterday's mean was 4 d?-
grees above normal. The thermometer
was 82 at 8 o'clock last night.
The day was hard on draught animals,
and several were stricken down by the heat.
M. Ferst, Sons & Cos. and Smith & Kallv
had valuable mule* prostrated by the heat.
THE RBSPEBB TRAGEDY.
Oounso! to Be Retained to Assist In
Prosecuting Frank Barclay.
E. B. Res; ess of Waynrnanville, brother
of the late J. E. Respess, who was shot by
Frank Barclay last Sunday, was in the city
yosterday arranging the personal affair* of
his hrother. He was seen by a Morning
News reporter, to whom he said
his business in the city was
not to investigate tho killing, but that he
had talked with a number of parties while
here and nothing had been brought out be
yond what has already been published in
the papers, but he is satisfied that the whole
truth has not beeu told about
the tragedy, and that there are
parties who knew a great deal
more about the affair than they are willing
to reveal. Mr. Respess said that the family
of the de eased, who reside at Bartlesville,
will probably retain an attorney to assist In
the prosecution of Barclay.
THE MACON AND ATLANTIC.
The Line From Guyton to Savannah to
Be Located at Once.
W. H. Wells, chief engineer of the Macon
and Atlantic read, was in the city yoster
day in consultation with T. P, Stanley, the
engineer in charge of the corps which rati
the experimental line from Guyton to this
city. Mr. Wells will accompany Mr. Stan
ley and the corps to Guytou this morning,
and the line will be located at once between
Guyton aud this city.
Mr. Stanley ssys that the contract has
beeu let for that part of the road lying
between this city and Guyton, and the con
tractor is on the ground waiting for so
much of the line to be located as will
enable him to go to work.
CITY BREVITIES.
There were six arrests at tho barracks at
1 o’clock last night, two whites for disor
derly oonduet, two whites for lighting and
two negroes for larceny from the Ocean
Steamship Company,
The revenue cutter George 8. Boutwell
arrived up tie city yesterday and reports
passing a dead body in the marsh of Bf.
Augustine creek. Coroner Dixou was
notified by tbe commander of the Boutwell.
A report was in circulation yesterday
that Conrad Schwarz, a well known Bryan
street saioou keeper, had been drowned at
or near Thunderbolt, but information was
received that Mr. Schwarz is at Warsaw,
having taken the Crescent City at Thu -iftr
bolt day before yesterday for that resort.
He is exacted to return to-day. His
family aud relatives were almost heart
broken over the report, which they at first
credited.
BAVaNNAUM POPUna TlOfll
A Rough Count Makes It 43,212, a
Gain of 41 Per Cent.
A rough count of tbe census returns of
Savannah was made by the census depart
ment at Washington yesterday, and a tele
gram to the Morning News announces
that (he population was shown to be 41-1,212,
a gain of 41 per cent, over the census of
1 ****>. No other city of Georgia except
Atlanta has yet been counted.
A Refreshing Beverage
K r breakfast, Juocheou and supper is
Kirooco Tea, introduced lu this mat sol by
tile growers, direct from then gardens in
India and (teflon. Davidson A Cos., 14J<i
Broadway. N York. Mavannak agents,
Dippman Bros. - -Ath.
THE EXPLOSION MYSTERY
DETECTIVES WORKING UP THE
CASE AGAINST ROBBINS.
Tbe Prisoner Denies that He Fired the
Bullard House A General Dental
Entered to All the Theories of the
Proaecution Bullard Interviewed
and Cite* nuaptetoua Circumstances
Agal nst Robbins.
John D. Robbia*, notice of whote arrest
for murder was published in Wednesday's
Morning News, was visited at tbe jail
yesterday by a Morning News reporter.
Robbins' right foot and leg are still bound
up in plaster of pans, and ue is looking pale
from bis long confinement to his bed at the
infirmary.
bobbins denies the charge.
The prisoner stoutly daii.ee any knowl
edge of the destruction of the Billiard
boarding house, and do-lares that the
charge is unjust. He adhere* to his sta'e
ment, formerly made to the reporter at the
hospital, that he retired bstwes i 11 o’clock
and 12 o’c'ock on the uight of the explosion,
and knew nothing further until
he was awakened by the crash
and went down with the falling
walls. He says that he Jumped from his
bed into the doorway at the sound
of the crash, and that bis room
mate, Rimes, will testify to seeing him
in the doorway when be awoke.
As to Robbins’ gasoline can, the contents
of which are said to have cau-ed the explo
sion, the prisoner states that the
vessel held only five gallons, and
that when his partner In
the popcorn business left Savannah in the
spring, the can was only about half full, - rid
that he used gasoline from it several time*
afterward, and never replenished it. He
says the last time he filled his lamp it took
nearly all the gasoiine in the can. He says,
further, that the can was never kept under
the staircase, as stated yesterday morning,
but was alwa-s kept in the back yard,
where it was found when the debris was
removed, and consequently neither the can
nor its contents could have blown up tbe
house.
HIB INSURANCE POLICY.
Robbins explains his insurance policy by
saying that Bullard, Page and others in the
bouse wore carrying Insurance upon their
goods, and he thought it a very good idea
to Insure his own property. He thought he
had about S2OO worth of personal property,
and called upon Julian Schley Sc Cos. to gt
insured for that amount. He says
he was urged to take a S3OO
policy, and ooneiudod that was better
and insured for the greater amount. After
the wreck of the building he gave up the
policy to Schley & Cos '* clerk, having never
paid the premium on it.
NOT AN IDLER,
As to the report that Robbins had done
tio work for soma time and was out of
funds, he says that he worked two weeks as
a paiuter for the Swift Western Beef Com
pany, and two months for Nelson, Morris &
Cos., and was at work the week of the ex
plosion.
Robbins says his home is at Asbury Park,
N. J., and that ho came here from St.
Augustine, Fla., where he worked as a
hotel linen porter. He is a painter by trade.
The prisoner has not yet engaged counsel,
but will do s> as soon as ho hoars from his
hrother In Asbury Park, to whom ho has
written.
WHAT MR. BULLARD SAYS.
W. J. Bullard, who ’swore out tho war
rant agali st Robbins, was seen by a -Morn
ing News reporter yosterday afternoon.
He and L. J. Tate reside at 143 Barnard
street with J. 8. Paige and wife,
all of whom were inmates of the
Bullard boarding house. Mr. Bullard
is satisfied that he got the right man, and
says that he suspected Robbins from the
first. Mr. Bullard aud Deputy City Mar
shal Kelly have been working on the case
for some time, and came to the conclusion
some time ago that Robbins is tbe guilty
party.
A SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.
Mr. Bullard says that he saw Robbins in
the hallway of the second story a very short
while before the explosion occurred, and
that it was not very long afterward before
his sister-in-law called his attention to the
noisa as of someone walking down stairs.
His wife had just gotten up and gone to
the door of tbe room when the explosion
oocurred. Mr. Builard says Robbins was
two weeks behind with his board, aud
Bullard had told his wife that night to tell
Robbing tbe noxt morning that if he could
not pay his board he must leave. Mr.
Bullard said all Robbins had to insure was
some old clothe’, to which little value at
tached. and when he heard of Robbins’ S3OO
insurance policy his suspicions were con
firmed.
WORKING on other clews.
Mr. Pate said that ho knew there had
beeu gasoline in Robbins’ can, and going to
the place where it was kept in the yard he
removed the trash and found it, but, entirely
empty and the stopper gone. This looked
very suspicious. He and Mr. Bullard be
lieve that Robbins took tho can and
saturated the floor with the gasoline and
then touched it off with a match, and that
tile Igasolme caused the exblosion. Deputy
Marshal Kelly has several other clews, upon
which he is working.
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla contains lodide of
Potassium and Iron, and vegetable blood
purifiers.— Adv.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
J. P. Coffee of Offerman, Ga., is at the
Screven.
J. C. Shaw is back from a month’s stay
in tbe north.
J. L. Btreet of Waycross is stopping at
the Screven.
Hon. Morgan Rawls of Guyton spent
yesterday in tbe city.
D. E. Copper of Gainesville, Fla, is
registered at tii6 Screven.
H. M. Comer sailed for New York yester
day on the steamship City of Birmingham,
Judge H. H. Speer of Chattahoochee,
Fla., is in the city. Judge Speer is a state
senat >r.
Miss Marie Harty sailed away yesterday
on the s eamship City of Birmingham for
New York,
Mrs. S. I). Christie and family of Barn
well, S. C., arc visiting Cuthbert Christie on
West Broad street.
A. Seydell of Fernandina, who has been
on a brief visit to the oity, left yesterday by
rail for New York.
W. M. and Richard Davant left on the
City of Birmingham for a stay of some
length in the north.
Mrs. George 8. Haines and children left
for Clarksville, Ga., last night, aud will he
absent until some time in October.
Miss Mamie Blun aud Miss Gussie Blun
w -re pa-so gers on the steamship City of
Birmingham, wn ch sailed yesterday for
New York.
The Griffin A'smssays: F. D. Bloodworth
aud his family of Savannah passed through
this oity yesterday eu route home from an
extended n rthoru trip. They are stopping
for several weeks at tvinola.
A Memphian Merchant in Havannali.
P. V. Vail Vleet, • leading merchant of
Memphis, was very much pleased with
Savannah and surroundings after a two
days' stay here, lu a chat with turn at the
Pulaski Mr. Van Vuset said he was mat
favorably impressed with tbe bust hum out
look of Navamiah. Mr. Van Vleet, who
was OtooinpiuloJ by i Is wife, drove around
the city and to Ueukvonture, Tiiey jfi
vustaiday n the-tuaiushlpCity of iiirailng.
haiu for new York.
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6T. SIMON'S ISLAND.
The Forest Ciiy to Eboot With the
Bruaawlok tnd Waycross Clubs To
day.
The train of tbe Forest City Gun Club
loft for Brunswick last night by the Savan
nah, Florida and Western to participvein a
shotgun b urn ament with tbe Wayoross aid
Brunswick teams at St. Simon's Island to
day. President Kieffer accompanied the
team as captain.
The following is the team in the order of
pi .sit ion: George Cimpson, John Rocker,
George 8. MeAlpin, John Woeltjen, T. G.
Jaugstetier. E. W. O’Connor went a* an
alternate, and E. J. Kieffer, Jr., an scorer.
J. M. Butler, George Leiphart, J. W.
Tbee and other members of the club accom
pan.ed the team.
The party will arrive at Brunswick at 6
o'clock in the morning and th-y will take
tbe steamer for St. Simon’s Island in com
paoy with the Brunswick and Waycrosa
teams.
Tbe Red Men of Brunswick have an ex
cursion to tbe island. The shoot was to
have taken plaoe at Waycross, and the
Waycroas club onlv consented to the change
on the condition that the Savannah and
brun.wck clubs should shoot at Waycross
between the Is and Pith of September. The
winning team In to-day's shoot will carry
off $ 150, the match being for SSO a team.
There will bea number of aweepstakoshoots
besides.
In the shot for position the score made by
the Forest City team was remarkably low,
and if it does no better shooting to-day
they will be badly Pea.en. The following
Is the score made out of a nossible 75:
George Campson 52, John Rucker 61,
George S. McAlpln and Fred Jaugstetter,
49 each, and John Woeltjen 48.
The score was so smad that the team has
been challenged on its return to shoot on
the next practioe day for $25 a side, the
birds, expenses and refreshments, with a
team composed of Charles B. Weatcott,
John Ulmer, John Mon ban, H. B. Lemeke
and R. P. Cannon.
It is claimed by many that the plan of
selecting teams for contests with other
clubs is a mistaken one, and that some
officer, or a board of officers, should make
the seleetien from the best shots in the
club, that is, those whose general shooting
ia known and can be relied upou.
A GALA TIMIS AT DETROIT.
Chief Fireman Puder’a Impressions of
the Centennial and City.
Chief Fire Engineer W. B. Puder, who
attended the eighteenth annual convention
of the National Association of Fire
Engineers at Detroit last week, is very en
thusiastic over ibe courtesies extended by
the city of Detroit. Mr. Puder says there
worn about 400 Are engineers present, com
ing from all parts of the country, from
Maine to California and from Georgia to the
nortuern lake region. Georgia was repre
sented by the chief fire engineers of Sa
vannah, Atlanta, Augusta, Maoou, Colum
bus and Rome. The convention, which as
sembled on Tuesday of last week, adjourned
on Friday to meet at Springfield, Mass., the
second Tuesday in August, 1891. The cities
aspiring for the convention were Colum
bus, Oa., Montgomery, Ala., and Spring
field, Mass.
The visitors were welcomed on Tuesday
morning by an address by the chairman of
the Detroit city council in the absence of
the mayor from the city. Referring to the
attention received by the city authorities,
Mr. Puder says that on Tuesday afternoon
a boat ride was given them on the steamer
Greyhound down the Detroit river to Lake
St. Clair, around Belle Isle park, returning
on the Canada side.
£ Wednesday was .devoted to carriage
riding to Belle isle park and interesting
points in the city. Mr. Puder says there
were over 100 carriages in line. Mr. Battle,
chief engineer of tho Detroit fire depart
tn nt, was the chaperon. The carriages
sts: ted out at 9:30 a. rn. and did not return
to tho hotels until 5 o’clock in the evening.
An hour was snout in the house of oorreo
tion, where, Mr. Puder says, men, women
and children confined there ore
engaged in the manufacture of chairs. The
Peninsular Stove works ware next visited,
where a lunch was served, and each visitor
was presented with a nickel-plated stove
lifter as a souvenir of the visit. The large
tobat oo factory of Daniel Hcotten was vis
ited. The works oover several acres of
ground, and the main building is six stories
igh. Niue hundred men are employed in
the factory. The visitors were diued at
Belle Isle before the roturn to Detroit.
On Thursday forenoon a carriage ride
was given tho ladies who were in the visit
ing party, and in the afternoon another
carriage ride was given the chief fire engi
neers.
On Friday a boat ride was given the vis
itors on the steamer City of Detroit to the
"Oakland,” on Star Island. It was a de
lightful trip of sixty miles through Lake
St- Clair. The guests wore handsomely
entortaiuod, a royul spread was served, and
the finest wines and Havanas followed the
dinner. Tho la>t session of the convention
was held on board the boat.
Referring to tho work of the convention,
Mr. Puder says that while the above would
indicate that the time was largely devoted
to pleasure, the contrary is true, and he
says much valuable information was ob
tained by him from the discussions a :d
interchanges of opinions in the convention,
and by the exhibits of firemen’s apparatus.
He says the Wednesday night session lusted
until 11 o’clock, and the following night
the convention was in sessiou nearly all
night, os well as the forenoon session of
Thursday forenoon.
The principal subjects discussed were
flues and fire-hearths, and the danger of
electric light wires. A resolution was
passed urging legislation that will oompel
buildings to be constructed with a dead
wall between them, go that buildings will
not destroy each other, but burn out in
dividually, and thus reduce the fire risk.
The t rial of apparatus and examination
of exhibits on Tiiursdav forenoon, Mr
Puder says, was well worth the trip to
Detroit. Among the displays was that of
the Lake Huron aerial ladder, eighty feet
in length, tho truok being operated by
hydraulic power. The display of fire
engines and apparatus and fire-escapes, he
says, was very fine. A two-iuch stream of
water was thrown a distance of 175 feet
The display and exhibition were made in a
driving ram, but it did not interrupt them,
Among the exhitdtions, Mr. Puder says,
that of respirators or smoke protectors was
something new and valuable to him. One
of the exhibits was that of hooded respira
tors. Four men eucased in rubber clothes
entered a stable where a bale of hay had
been fired, and in the dense smoke were
supplied with air pumped into small hose
connected with the respirators, two men
outside pumping the air into the hose. But
by far the most simple smoke protector and
au effective one, Mr. Puder says, was that
invented by Capt. Allen of the Louisville
Ky., fire department, the workings of which
wore practic illy exhibited by Cuief Alien of
Louisville, Ky., and five men. The smoke
was allowed to become quite dense, and the
apart ment being air tight the heat was in
tense. Chief Allen and his men remained
in the room twelve unuutes and were called
out. having staid two minutes over the time
required for the test. The respirator is
simply a sponge worn over the face, to
w hich it is attached by an elastic band
Ihe sponge is saturated with a llul 1 which
is the invention of Capt. Allen. Mr. Puder
says lie put one of the sponges on and re
mained in the stable five minutes Mr
Puder says he will recommend to the fire
committee of o mncil to purchase tome of
the fluid for the Savannah fire department
lie. cost, he says, is *3 per gallon.
Mr. i uder says ho observed a simple de
vice which obviates the use of "Spider." for
swinging harness, the spiders bung danger*
one and liable to give way at uy time. Mr
I uto says lie will make a model of Lite
■ulwtitute fir the spider, and provide each
engine itniee with the new device, tie ,„
tl et many valuable euggoetlons were noted
by bun. ami urn thinks that eveiy u.wn and
olty having e firs defier< in-nt ehom<t t,
rvj/fit*utod at Um lieu um*niiun by turn
chief fireman. The convention, Mr. Puder
says, passed a resolution to send au urgent
request to the mayor of every city la the
country semi their chief fireman to the
next annual convention.
BATTLES WITH BALL AND BAT.
The Besulta of the Day's (Jamas All
Dyer tha Oa jatry.
Washinoton, Aug. 27. —Bali games were
played to-day aa follows-
PLAYERS’ LEAGUE.
At Philadelphia— * an. a.
Philadelphia ?
Cleveland ....... : ■ •• • 14 J
Batteries Sanders and Cross, Gruber and
Brennan.
At New York— R. b. h. *.
New York W 12 5
Pittsburg .5 i 2
Batteries: O'Day, aud Brown, Teuer and Car
roll.
At Boston— a. s. h. x.
Boston • f *
Chicago. * '*■ *
Batteries: Gumbsrt and Murphy, Baldwin
and Boyle.
Seoottd game— R. • B. H. R.
Boston 2
Chicago 8 fi 2
Batteries: Daley, Murphy and Sweet. Bart
son and Farrell.
At Brooklyn— a. a. h. e.
Brooklyn 9 H 7
Buffalo 10 T 7
Batteries: Sowders and Cook, Stafford and
Mack.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York— R b. h e.
New York 1 4 J
Chicago ...... 5 6 4
Battens*: Rusie and Buckley, Hutchinson
and Ktttredge
At Brooklyn— R. R. H. i.
Cincinnati 8 12 2
Brooklyn 13 2
Batteries: Mullane and Harrington, Terry
and Daly
At Philadelphia— . b. h. e.
Cleveland 2 9 3
Philadelphia 4 8 3
Batteries: Young and Zimmer, Smith and
Schraver.
At Boston— R b. H. K.
Boston 18 14 2
I’ltuburg. 7 12 6
Batteries: Clarkson ant Ganzel, Osborne and
Wilson.
Second game— r. r. h. e.
Boston. 11 13 2
Pittsburg 3 8 3
Batteries: Getzeln and Ganzel, Phillips and
Wilson.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Baltimore— r. b. a. e.
Baltimore 10 It 4
St I-ouis 11 14 3
Batteries: Gorman and Townsend, Bttvetts
and Muuyan.
At Philadelphia— r. b. h. e.
Athletics 6 10 3
Columbus *. 3 8 5
Batteries: McMahon and Rolasun, Knauss
and Doyle.
Take! Take! Take Hlmmons Liver Regn
later for dyspepsia, Consllpatiou and Heart
burn Jtdv,
LET YOUB LIGHT SO B-iINB.
The Morning News Trade Review.
Never in the business history of Savannah
has there been greater necessity for the
coming trade review of the Morning News
illustrating Savannah and her enterprises
than at present.
Savannah is the great seaport city of the
state. It ia the gateway to the sea. The
products of a vast territory empty thom
selves bore. Hero are tbe headquarters of
the vast Central railroad system, per
meating every nook and corner of Georgia,
Alabama and South Carolina. Here is the
terminus of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, bringing all Florida aDd
Southern Georgia to our very doors, and
now extending itself to the heart of Ala
bama, drawing tribute for the city from
that prosperous state.
Savannah has now anew outlet to the
timber lands and cotton fields lying along
the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery
and Savannah and Western roads. Along
all these roads are cities aud towns and
villages. Tho trade of these should be se
cured for this city. Train tboir merchants
to trade with Savannah. Advortise our
city and ourselves, and let them know what
Savannah merchants can do.
The Trade Review, going everywhere,
finding every village, seeking every busi
ness man, at once introduces the city and
her business men. It aids the drummer on
bis rounds. It tells our new acquaintances
in the recently opened territory where we
are and what we are. Such a trade issue is
a directory, a guide.
This is an age of reading. People look In
the newspapers to find what they want.
Cannot our business me i, arising to the
bight of Savannah’s bright future, aid iu
making this trade review a great mirror,
reflecting to the busiuess world our beautiful
city in all her glory!
This is Savannah’s golden opportunity to
turn the tide of travel and trade to her own
doors, and thus secure the advantages which
nature and the sagacity of busiuess men
have given her.
Every merchant in Savannah should be
represented in the columns of this issue.
The cost is small; tho returns great. Full
information will be furnished oa applica
tion to the Business Office, telephone 384.
Pure Water.
An article in tho 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 he made absolutely pure
ana 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, aa it passes directly from the
hydrant. Physicians aud others interested
are invited to inspect its workings at the
crockery house of James S. Silva, where all
information will lie cheerfully furnished.
—A dr.
ODD LOT BALE
At the Famous, 148 Broughton
Street.
Beginning Saturday, Aug. 23, for one
week only, will sell all odd lot suits at
per cent, less than regular prices. Now is
your chance. The only genuine bargain*
offered this season. Don’t forget the place.
"The Famous,"
148 Broughton Street,
—Adv. b. Hymes, Prop.
THB TRADE REVIEW
■Will Be Issued Sept. 5.
HAVE YOU SECURED SPACE?
Avery largo numbor of Savannah’s mer
chants, seeing the advantage* of this me
dium, have taken space.
Every merchant in the city should be
represented in iu columns.
The rates are low. and it is tho cheapest
possible method of telling the purchasing
public where to buy. *
Telephone .384 and get Information regard
log rat**, etc.
While Kreeh.
Procur* a pound of the** fine Chocolate
Creanm Heidi's, tolling at 26c. pound !
WSSSESi*
LUDDEK a BATE* 8. m. h
alltqrnup
Carpenters to right of ur *
Carpenters to left of
Painters in the back’
ground--making neceT
sary repairs and alter-'
atlons in our WareroomJ
During the next week we
PTAiil 08t B iv e awav
PIANOS and ORGtAN’q
to get them out of our
way. if you wish an
instrument see us a
NOW.
lcddexTbatesj m. and.
uki goods. *
WHAM MIC
137 Broughton Street.
We would call special attention to the folio-,
ing lines of goods wluc.i we offer this ivee a
the season for same is fast nearing its end’ iJ
we have no space to pack them away when t ,
season is over, consequently we have to net til
of them regardless of what they oost.
LOT I.
One lot of striped and Printed English Orzan.
teff ofThem wifi b “old a* th^
LOT 2.
One lot of fine Printed Batiste, the bulk of
which was sold at 20c. yard, will be sold this 1
week at 12j<c.
LOT 3.
One lot of extra fine Striped and Plaid India
Linens: we have sold quantities of them at 20c I
we will close what is left at 10c.
LOT 4.
One lot of Striped Lawns and Plaid Nansooka
that was sold at Ban i 10c., this confine wee*
thoy will be sold at se.
CBOHAN&DOOSER
-T. - S . r “ ". . .
JTUKIUTURB.
WE ARE CLOsTngTouT
REFRIGERATORS
At a Reduction.
2 5 PER CENT.
Below Reoclar Pricks.
Don't Mbs This Opportunity !
We will Bbow this Fall one of the most
Complete Stocks of
Fine Furniture
Ever seen in this city.
I iTifc fc
j i.j.m . .i-a
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDB AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
XD. IR_ Tliomas,
111 Say St. West Broad Su Wharve*.
Telephone No. 69.
LEATHER GOODS.
Sea Lion, Sea Lion, Sea Lion.
Bull Neolt, Bull Nook,
For Covering Gin Rollers, Gin and Saw mill
Belting, Harness, Saddles and Bridles.
Neidlinger & Rabun
Savannah, Oa.
DAVIS BROS
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SEPTEMBER, 1890.
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Love and Money; poem
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A Southern Love lAy
Snakespenre Unawares. ,jj
Thoroughbred; Illustrations •••• ~j
Editorial A;
A Struggle to Rise. .'■>
Tlie Haunted House jjj
Edelweiss; poem . Aj
Tlie Mystery qf T House t<v>
"Bpattyat". m
A Heart ot Gold; po iu m
When they Struck OH . -j
The Fairy Land of Suleno*. ~ 4
The IGuseh .Id, Kitchen, Farm j ,
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