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FACTIONS FAeE TO FACE.
DBSCENT OF BRY AN'S POLITICIANS
ON SAVANNAH.
Heery and 'Williams Muster Their
Clans Here Last Night—Proceed ngs
of the Clyde Mass Meeting Which In
structed for Heery-Heery Proposes
to His Opponent That They With
draw for Sweet Harmony’s Sake-
Prospect of a Lively Time at the Guy
ton Convention To-day.
Tb* senatorial convention at Guyton at
10 o'clock this morning promises to be a
breezy one, if the warring factions of
Bryan oounty gvt a chance to be beard.
Said a gentleman from Bryan county last
night: “Bryan county has never had any
thing of the kind ever offered to it before by
Chatham, and now that it has been promised
the senator it has set us all wild, and we
can’t agree among ourselves. Both of our
candidates and our delegates all harried off
to Savannah to-day, with a number of
Bryan democrats who are not esndidates
and delegates, and the balance of Bryan
oounty will be at Guyton at the conven
tion.”
A RAID ON SAVANNAH.
The factional ti*rbt in Bryan county over
rts choice for state senator was certainly
transferred to Chatham county last night.
The train coming in over the Central
brought down the entire delegation from
Bryan county and Messrs. P. IV. Williams
and J. H. Heery, the senatorial candidates,
besides quite a number of the friends
of the two opposing candidates.
Each faction talked freely on the subject to
a Morning News reporter last night, and
a gentleman who saw the crowd that came
down Bryan street humorously remarked
that a telegram ought to be sent
to Effingham for their delegates to come
down So Savannah, as it would tie much
easier to get the convention here together,
as all but the Effingham delegates are on
the ground.
Mr. Eilerby, the single Heery man in the
Bryan county delegation, furnishes the
Morning News with the following official
report of the mooting at Clyde last Satur
day:
Pursuant to a call issued by the citizens'
meeting on the 16th day of August, the
democratic voters of Bryan count}- mot at
Clyde to-day, Heot 6, 161*0, aad after the
election of T. C. Morgan to the chair and
J. H. Smith secretary, proceeded to busi
ness, to-wit:
It was moved and adopted that the meet
ing proceed to ballot for a senator and that
tellers be appointed by the chair to con
duct the balloting, which resulted in the
unanimous election of Hon. J. M. Heery.
Mr. Heery having been declared the
cboioa of the convention, the following
resolution prevailed:
Wiunus, It appearing from the ballots that
lion. J. H. Heery is the choice of the people of
this county, it is therefore
Resolved. That our delegates, selected
on the 19th day of July to the senatorial
convention at Guytou be and are hereby in-
Btrucled to cast tne vote of Bryan county for
the Hon. J. IJ. Heery, be being the choice of
the Democratic party in mass meeting assem
bled.
Revolved further. That copies of this day's
proceedings be furnished to the delegates from
Chatham and Effingham, and they be requested
to vote for the Hon. J. H. Heery, he being the
choice of Bryan county, as expressed at to day 's
meeting.
Resolved further, That these proceeding* be
puhlistied in the Savannah Morning N*ews.
On motion the following resolutions were
read and adopted:
WHSHBis, The county of Chatham, at a mass
meeting of Its citizens held In Savannah On
Aug 1, ISM, adopted the following resolution,
to-wit:
Resolved, That the delegates to the senatorial
convention are hereby requested to cast the
vote of Chatham county for the citizen of Bryan
county whose name shall be presented to the
nv tuition by the delegates from that county
cs (tied. That the chairman of the executive
committee of Chatham oounty Is hereby re
quested to forward a copy of those resolutions
to the chairman of the executive committee of
Bryan county, and request him to suggest to
said committee to Invite the democrats of Bryan
county, in whatever manner they may deem
best, to designate to their delegates the name
of the citizen whom they wish presented to the
contention.
Resolved, That the chairman of the executive
committee of Chatham county is hereby re
quested to forward a copy of these resolutions
to the ohalrman of the senatorial district c icu
mittee. and request iilm to call hit commtttee
together again, and to suggest to them to post
pone tie senatorial convention until tha citi
zens of Bryan county have an opportunity of
considering, and, if they wish, acting upon the
above proposition.
And Whereas, The executive committee of
Bryan county, after having been furnished with
a coiiy of the above recited resolutions,
did refuse to call the citizens at
Bryan oounty together in any manner
in order that they might designate one of their
citizens to be voted for by tho senatorial con
ventlon; and
Wuekkas, The executive committee of the
First senatorial district of Georgia dul postpone
the senatorial convention of sail district from
Aug. 6, 1890, to Sept. 8, 1890, in order that the
democrats of Bryan county might make choice
of some ohe of the citizens for senator; and
Wbehras, Upon the refusal of said executive
committee of Bryan count}- to call the citizens
of the county together in any manner to act
upon the resolutions adopted by (thutham
connty’s meeting, a number of the citizens of
Bryan county held a public meeting at Clyde,
the county seat of said county, and did issue a
call for a mass meeting of the citizens, to as
Mgnbis at the court house In said oounty this
day, Sept. 6. 1899. we, the citizens of Bryan
county, In n as* meeting assembled, in accord
ance with said code, do condemn the action of
the democratic executive committee of Bri an
oounty to its refusal to call the ciitteens together
in order that they express their choice among
the citizens for state senator, and we. the said
citizen* of Bryan county, in mass meeting as
sembled as aforesaid, iu recognizing the sug
gostion of the citizens of Chatham county, do
present the name of Hon J. H. Heery as the
choice of the democracy of Bryan county for
the positkw of state senator from the First dis
trict of Georgia, and respectfully ask Chatham
and Effingham to support him in the conven
tion. T. C. Morgan, Chairman.
J. H. Surra, Secretary.
Clyde, Ga., Revi. 6,1890.
THE HEERY SIDE OF IT.
Mr. Heery aud his friends claim that at
the meeting at Clyde day before yesterday
96 legal democratic votes were oast for Mr.
Heery as the choice of the democracy of
Bryan county. Mr. Heery said last night,
in an interview with a Morning News re
porter, that the executive committee of
Bryan county was not organised, had
elected no chairman, nor was a
quorum present, when it was decided
not to call a mass meeting, as suggested by
the democracy of Chatham county, to de
termine who should be the condidate of
Bryan county for the nomination. On the
contrary, he says, the determination not to
call the meeting was wholly the work of
Capt. P. W. Williams, his opponent, and
Mr. Letford, the friend of Capt. Williams.
He says that it was fully understood that no
member of the executive committee should be
its chairman, whereas *Mr. Letford in his
letter to Hon. W. G. Charlton of this city
signed hte name “chairman pro tern-" and
further, that the democratic executive com
mittee did not organize until two weeks
later.
BELITTLING CAPT. WTLLIAMB' FOLLOWING.
Referring to the indorsements of Capt.
Williams in three of the militia district* of
Bryan county, Mr. Heery says that not to
exceed forty votes were cast in the
three districts, and that the
meeting in the militia districts were not
called for the purpose of passing on a sena
torial candidate from Bryan but were called
to select five democrats from each militia
district, who were to meet last Saturday
and determine whether the candidates for
representative and county officers should be
nominated by primary meetings or at a
mass meeting. Mr. Heery said in concludou
that the action taken at Clyde day before
yesterday was but conforming to the request
embodied in the res Jutions of the Chatham
county democracy, which was the onlv way
to determine who was the choice of Brvan
county for senator. This meeting having
instructed the delegation, he says he leaves
his case iu the hands of the convention. He
says further that the resolution indorsing
himself for souator, which was offered at
i the mass meeting held in Bryan county
i July 16, was withdrawn at his request, and
that be suggested both the names of Capt.
Williams and Mr, Letford, but the conven
tion refused to instruct for either of tness
| two gentlemen.
answering charges or party dis
loyalty.
Mr. Heery says: “Efforts have been made
by parties opposed to my candidacy for the
sei.atorahip of this district to prejudice the
minds of the democratic voters, by the
statement that I acted in bad faith with
Mr. ATlihar.is in tbs contest for the lower
bouse two veers ago. It is true I agreed
with Mr. William* that neither of us should
directly, or indirectly, ask, or influence any
negroes to vote at the nominating conven
tion. It is also true that
about ten negroes did vote,
though I think as many voted for Mr. Wil
liams as for myself. Still, I state now,
without fear of contradiction, that I did
not ask any of them to vote for me. I did
not need their votes, as the result proved I
bad a majority of thirty of the white voters
oftheoouDty. 1 have always been an u>
holder of the Democrstio party,and when
Col. H. G. B right of Effingham county was
nominated for the seratorship, and a
mass meeting was held in Bryan
county to ratify hi* nomination,
Maj. "Letford was opnosed to the ratifi
cation, and made a strong speech against it.
At that time I spoke in favor of CoL
Wright, and stated that, os he had re
ceived the nomination from tne hands of the
regular Derm cratic party, he was entitled
t<> its support; and I am now willing to
submit my claims to the convention at
Guyton and abide by its deliberate i.
Smoo I have been entitled to vote. I have
always voted with the Democratic party,
and have always been a strong advocate of
harmony and unity in it* ranks, believing
that the principles of the party were for the
best interests ot the country,”
THE OTHER SIDE OT THE QUESTION.
Mr. Letford, who is tha leader of Caot.
Williams’ force, in a lengthy interview with
a Morning News reporter last night savs
that the resolution referred to by Mr.
Heery was not seconded, and going down
Into his pocket he drew thorefrora a
certificate from W. M. Geiger, chair
man of the mass meeting, corroborating
hustatement. He particularly asked that
a correction of the Impression should be
made that at the meeting of the Nineteenth
militia district, which endorsed Capt. Will
iams for senator, that there were but eighteen
votes preeent, and that only seven voted.
To refute this Mr. Ixitford exhibited a
certificate from L. M. Lanier. N. J. Harvey,
W. W. Patriok and W. J. Williams, citi
zens of the district In question, who were
present at the meeting, and showing that
there were fifty votes cast, and that Mr.
Letford spoke only seven minutes at the
meeting.
Mr. Letford says: “The party now pro
testing haß never oome before the executive
committee and asked to have the people
called together to pass on the senatorial
question. They had the right to petition
tne oxecutive committee to call that
meeting, and if we had not done
so we would have felt eomepelled to resign
and let anew executive committee be
appointed. They have ignored the com
mittee in every action they have taken. We
did not feel oom polled to act on the sugges
tion of Chatham county, as the regular
mass meeting of the democracy which
selected the state, congressional and sena
torial delegatee saw fit, in its wisdom, not
to instruct its delegation, but If we had re
ceived a petition from the democratic voters
from Bryan oounty we should have felt
compelled to have called a meeting."
Referring to the letter to W. G. Charlton
notifying him of the action of the executive
committer! in declining to call a meeting as
suggested by the democracy of Chatham
oounty, Mr. Letford said that be assumed
the authority In connection with Capt.
Williams, another member of the commit
tee, feeling assured that Mr. Hayman, an
other member of the committee, would
sustain him in his action, and further Mr.
Letford, said his notion was indorsed by
the unanimous vote of the committed after
ward.
PARTY DISLOYALTY CHARGED.
“I want to say,” said Mr. Letford, “that
Mr. Heery, E. F. C. .Smith aud their follow
ing, consisting of three others, invariably
protest against the uefon of the democratic
organisations, whenever they have bon
defeated, either by a primary or a mass
meeting. They run of independent candi
dates agams: the regular nominees; for that
reason the executive committee could
see no good reason to call the
people together to instruct tborl
delegates. Mr. Heery approached Mr.
Butler, one ot the delegation, and Capt.
Williams himself tried to secure their sup
port, which shows that he was willing to rest
his case there oil 1 Vj votes, but those gentle
men having refused to support him, the i ho
was very anxious for the mass meeting.
Capt. Williams had very good reasons not
to accept Mr. Beery's plan, be
cause Mr. Hoary had violated his
agreement and tieen guilty of a breach of
faith wlion he defeated Capt. Williams for
the nomination tor representative two years
ago. Mr. Heery agreed with Capt. Wil
liams then that the nomination should
depend upon which should receive a ma
jority of white votes of the county, and in
that moating Capt. Williams received the
majority of the white democratic votes,
but Mr. Heery ran in negroes
by the wagon-load, and by that
means received the nomination,
at Mr. Heery’s meeting at Clyde
on Saturday over 200 legal democratic
voters were present, and yet be claims but
ninety-six votes oast, not over five of which
were from outside of his own district, al
though he canvassed the oounty two weeks
to get votes. There are 450 democratic
voters in Bryan county. Three of the
middle districts, representing 863 demo
cratic votes, out of a total of 459 in tho
connty, have been instructed for Capt.
Williams for senator Since the delegation
was chosen, and those 363 democratic votes
are solid for Williams."
PROPOSITION TO WITHDRAW.
Late last night Mr. Heery met Capt.
Williams and made tho proposition that
each should withdraw from the race, and
(.'apt. Williams rented that he was not a
candidate from choice, but havli)' been
brought into the race by his friends be was in
their hands. He added, however, tbat he was
perfectly willing to submit the matter of
withdrawal to the delegation from Bryan
county. Capt. Williams informed a Morn
ing News reporter afterward that Mr.
Heery declined to submit the question of
their withdrawal to the delegation.
One of Mr. Heery’s friends, who w-ia
present at the conference between the op
posing candidates, says that “Mr. Heerv
made a proposition that oaoh should go
before the delegation from their county and
ask that their names be not submitted, but
that some other Bryan county man’s name
be presented to the convention. Mr.
Heery stated that this proposition
was made for the purpose of unity
in the Democratic party iu Bryan oounty,
aud the certainty of the nomination of a
Bryan oounty man. Mr. Heerv decliued to
submit the candlduoy of either hlmaelf or
Capt. Williams to a delegation of which
Capt. Williams was a member. Mr. Heery
stated that the proposition was not inspire.!
by any feeling of weakness in his can
didacy. but solely in the interest of har
mony.”
Flying the New Brazilian Flag.
The Brazilian bark Ida arrived at quar
antine yesterday from Rio Janeiro, after
the remarkably fast passage of thirty-two
days. She is the first vessel to arrive here
flying the new flag of the United States of
Brazil, and pilot Macon, who boarded her
being ig lorant of the Brazilian odors took
them to be anew Irish flag as there is so
much green in it.
Embroideries, Edgings, Insertings, Skirt
ings, Klounci res and Ail-overs at the Sher
iff’s Sale, IS9 Broughton street.—A do.
Laces, Ribbons and Ruchings of all
imaginable descriptions at the Sheriff's
Sale, 169 Hroughteu street —Adv.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,1890.
SOT AN ORTHODOX BILL.
But a Place of Ereary, Monotonous
Restlessness.
Rev. H. H. Loomis preached at Trinity
Methodist E pise pal church last night on
the subject of “Hell,” from the text: “And
they have no rest, day nor night,” Revela
tions xi., 14.
The direction of the speaker's discourse
was upon the stats of unrest as characteris
tic ot mortal natures in this world, and the
prus;iect ot the indefinite continuation of
this state in the world to come. He made
but little mention of the common
Idea of s fiery bell in prospect for
all those who do not repent of the
deeds done in the flesh, but laid especial
stress upon the idea of the unrestful condi
tion of the unregenorat* after death. Their
state, he believed, would be one of con
tinual. indefinite and eternal unrest, un
relieved by a change of any kind, a state of
dreary, monotonous mental restlessness day
and night, to which even a change of suffer
ing would be a relief.
The people ot that country, said the
preacher, have no rest day or night. It
was not external tut mental conditions
that make heaven and hell, and these statee
are frequently very nearly reached upon
earth.
Mr. Loomis said, “I know very little of
where the plaon is or what it looks like.
We have very little clear revelation upon
that subject. There Is an experience for
whiob there is no heaven in the universe
and no possible surroundings can give i eit
or comfort." Continuing he said “They
may smile in perdition, but it will be the
cold and sullen smile of a heartless
despair.” He described hell as a “black,
unending eternity of despair, where they
have no rest day nor night." Mr. Loomis
concluded with a few words of the one who
said, “Come unto me oil ye that are weary
ad heavy laden and 1 will give you
rest."
A large congregation filled the church
and listened attentat!vely to the ser
mon. Mr. Loomis announced that he
would preeoh next Sunday night upon the
subject of “Recognition in Heaven," an in
teresting theme upon which the ideas of
the Christian world are varied.
RAILROAD DUALS DENIED.
Gen. Alexander's Trip North Bald to
Be on Another Matter.
The Chicago special in yesterday’s Morn
ing News announcing that it was reported
there that the Central Railroad of Georgia
and the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia had purchased the Louisville,
Now Orleans and Chicago road and
the Moiion system, created a
great deal of comment m Savannah yester
day. These two systems sre important
western routes. The substance of the re
port was that the West Point Terminal
system had secured these routes to enable it
to control southern freig its to and from
Chicago and the northwest, and
thus better enable it to compete with its
great rival, the Louisville aud Nashville
system. However, the report seems to be
oulv one of the many rumors of deals by
southern railroads which now fill the air.
EL C. Cunningham, Esq., senior oounsel
for the Central railroad, was seen yesterday
by a Morning News reporter and asked If
there is any truth In the report.
Capt. Cunningham replied that he does
not believe a word of it. The first intima
tion he hod of such a thing was the special
In the Morning News. He says that as
far as he Is Informed there in no suoh deal
on foots. Ho said such a deal may be con
templated by the Cent- al and other systems
compusing the West Point Torminal, but he
is positive no move has yet been made in
that direction.
it was whispered about town yesterday
that the departure of Preildont Alexander
and General Freight Agent Whitehead for
New York Saturday night, atid of T. M.
Cunningham, cashier of tha Central Rail
road and Banking Company, yesterday
morning, indicated that there is a deal of
some kind on foot, but Capt. Cunningham
says that the visit of Gen. Alexander aud
Major Whitehead to Now York is in con
nection with freight rates.
From the number of railroad rumors that
fill the air there is s general belief that de
velopments offer ting southern railroad sys
tems in some way may lie exoeotod soon,
on the principle that where there is so
much smoke there must be some fire.
CITY BREVITIES.
Calanthe Lodge No. 28, K. P., meets to
night.
DeKalb Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F., meets
this evening.
Regular meeting of German Friend y
Society to-night.
Clinton Lodge No. 54, F. and A. M., holds
a regular meeting to-night.
Twelve cass were reported from the bar
racks last night, the total of Saturday’s and
and yesterday’s arrests.
The Forest City Gun Club will send a
team to Wayoross Thursday to shoot the
match agreed upon at that place, provided
the date is agreeable to the Bruuswick
club.
A negro passenger on the Charleston ex
cursion yesterday got very obstreperous
and endeavored to kick down a car door,
whion had been locked, but was forcibly
quieted by the train officials.
The funeral of dttle Chariie Sullivan, the
9-year-oid sou of Thomas G, Sullivan, took
placo from Anderson Street Presbyterian
oburch yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock,
the interment being at Laurel Grove. One
of the features of tne funeral was the act
ing of six of the dead boy’s companions as
pall-bearers. Thev were Johnnie Banks,
Winfield Van Nieoe. Willie Williams,
Courtney Brooks, Charlie White aud Ben
nie Williams.
The fuueral of W. H. Balter took place
from his residence, at 122 West Broad
street, at 8 o’olook yesterday afternoon, the
interment being at Laurel Grove. Tho
funeral was attended by the Order of Rail
way Conductors, of wnich deceased was a
member, and a number of the employes of
the Central railroad. A band of music
headed the funeral o rtege, aud as the en
ttauoe was made to tha coraeterv a funeral
dirge was rendered. The floral tributes
were a feature of the fuueral.
A NERVE TONIO.
Horsford’s Acid Phosphate.
Dr. Ephriam Bateman, Cedarville, N.
J., says: “I have used it for several years
not only iu my practice, but in ray own in
vidual case, and consider It under all cir
cumstances one of the best nerve tonics that
we possess. For mental exhaustion or over
work it gives renewed strength and vigor
to the entire system.”— Adv.
Billiard and Pool Tournament.
The seoond billiard aud pool tournament
of the Catholio Library Association opens
next Monday evening at Catholic Library
hali. The success of the association's last
tournament has induced it to arrange for
several during the coming year. Prizes
will be awarded the successful contestant in
each class., and the association’s gold cham
pionship medal will be worn by the winner
in the first billiard class until the nex
tournament, and should any member win
it three successive times it becomes his per
sonal property. The billiard room is one of
the association’s mo t popular attractions,
auii a lively interest is manifested by the
members aud their friends in this tourna
ment.
Youth and Beauty
Preserved by using that marvel of the age,
“Lourelle OIL” Though called an oil it is more
the nature of an expressed juice, a veritable
emends from nature; possesses peculiar prop
erties preventing formation of wrinkles or (ten
deucy to aging of the 3kln. Prevents wither
ing of the skm, drying up of the flesh. Pro
serves the skin. $1 00 at druggists or prepaid
by express tor $1 00.
daiHiu E. 8 WEUA JW-aey City,N, J.ut
THE CITY’S FRUIT TRADE.
BHB COMMANDS THE BANANA
AND COCOANUT FIELDS.
Lemons Baling High, and 8.000 Boxes
Are Consumed Annually in This City
Alone—Failure of the Georgia Apple
Crop Has Brought Northern Fruit
In Karller-A Heavy Cane Crop As
sures Us That the Georgia tyrup Will
Not Fail.
There is never a time in the year when
Savannah Is without fruit or vegetables If
they are not home productions they are im
portati on*.
In consequence of the failure of the fruit
crop in Georgia this year the market is
being supplied with fruit from northern
market*. Tim finest sort of apples are
being received here now. It is rarely the
case that these apples find their way down
here so early. Pears and also grapes are
coming In lively.
LCMONS HEAVILY IMPORTED,
lemons and oranges are coming in pr-iba -
bly more rapidly now than any other class
of fruit. The lemon market here is some
thing enormous. It will surprise a good
many to know that upward of 30,000 boxes,
containing 10.600,000 lemons are importel
at Savannah lit the course of a season. The
season extends over a i#riod covered by lees
than six months. The season begins in
Aprd and closes in September. Thsre is.how
ever, a demand tor a limited quantity of lem
ons the year round, but of course dealers
oon eider it a side business,
Savannah consumes upward of 8,000
boxes aioae. The rest of the importation
finds its way out into the interior. The
lemons wbicti Savannah dealers handle are
imported from Valencia on the coast of
SoaiD, Messina, Sicily, Palermo, Sorento
Islands and coasts on the Mediterranean
sea. Many lemons are grown in Florida,
but they are generally large and pithy.
They do not sell before the lemons imported.
The crops iti tha islands of the Mediter
ranean this season were short, and the de
mand generally over this country exceeded
the Buppiy, keeping the prices up through
out the entire season. Lemons have sold
here during the season, and are now selling,
for $6 and $7 u box. In New York they go
anywhere from $2 50 to $lO. Savannah
dealers do not get the fancy fruit for this
market. It cannot be readily disced of.
ORANGES FROM JAMAICA.
The oranges which are being received
here now, although they sell well, are Ja
maca importations and are really not to be
compared to the Florida fruit. They are
very sour, and but a little le is acidulous
than a lemon. They sell for $8 a barrel.
Florida “drops” will begin to come into
market tho middle of next month and the
field will bo given entirely up to them.
They are not good keepers but bring good
prices toward the first part of the season,
bat everybody knows how the prio -s range
and what a remarkably small value is
placed upon this superior fruit toward the
dose of the orange season.
Grapes of almost every variety are com
ing iu now. They are imported from the
north. They are generally very flue, an and
find ready sale. The Georgia grape crop
was a moderately large one, but the finest
has given out long ago. Grapes are on th e
market a good portion of the winter, and
the later the season the bettor price that
grapes command. Just now, any quantity
of the fruit is being sold. This trade is
principally retail. Some orders from tha
interior are received by dealers here, but
they amount to but very little.
DEFENDING ON NORTHERN APPLES.
Apples will have a long and prosperous
run bills season. They have made their ad
vent early, and they usually stay until late.
Dealers any that the variety was never bet
ter. The prices for them are high. Tne
fruit venders want to charge 5 conts apiece
for tho mos: ordinary variety, and they
have had the audacity to ask 10 cents for
soma varieties os large as one’s double fist.
These are, however, fancy prices for tho
first fruit ooming into market, and cannot
tie regarded as having any influaucs upon
the market price for apples.
Very little has been seen of the Georgia
applo this year, and wnat quantity got to
market had the ohauce of staying there a
long time. The fruit was not tempting.
It was hard and knotty, unfit for eating
and not good for cooking or preserving
purposes. The bakers miss these apples and
the cider-makers are at a loss to know how
to got along without them.
THE HOME OF THE SUGAR CANE.
There is a Georgia product wnich has sur
passed itself. That is the sugar cane crop.
It has been blessed with the best seasons
and the product has grown “over the
fence." Cans is just maturing now aud
planters are flooding the markets with it
for chewing purposes. It is very fine for
this purpose and it is regarded as the very
bast tonic and liver regulator. Tne fruit
venders got whatever price they had a
mind to ask for it when it first ca ne in, but
they let it go now for a song almost.
Two stalks is an ample supply for a person,
and one can buy them for 5 cents. Selling
caae for che wing purposes, is a side issue,
however, with farmers. They manufacture
the cane into a syrup, and, nothing has
ever yet been found to equal the Georgia
syrup. From present indications it will
hold its own above all other varieties
known.
Some bananas aro in market, but they
will not make their appearance in any
quantity until later. Savannah is ahead of
any city south of New York on this fruit.
Her importations are surprising to the
northern concerns. She imports direct
from the heart of Blueflelds, and from the
island of Jamaica and Barracoa.
OUR BANANA AND COCOANUT TRADE.
This fruit has been cheapened wonder
fully by direct importation, and Savanr.au
deaiors are able to supply the territory east
of the Mississippi river aud south of Balti
more at such prices that it will not pay
other dealers to enter the field.
Savannah is nearer the banana fields than
New York, and certainly the north cannot
connate with her iu the territories adjaesnt
to Savannah. New Orleans is, perhaps,
her most formidable competitor, and she is
not to be feared much, said a Hsvannah
dealer to an inquiring Morning News re
porter. The distance from the banana
and cocoauut fields is very little apart, and
Savannah is near a splendid territory which
New Orleans oanuot reach except across a
wide stretch of country, with a heavy
freight against her. For this reason Savan
nah is ahead on oocoanuts, and is likely
to always maintain the lead. She is a
great fruit center, and her season runs from
New Year’s to Christmas of every year.
A Meeting for Missions.
Rev. T. T. Christian, presiding elder of
Savaunah district, is arranging for a grand
missionary meeting to be held in Savannah,
commencing with preparatory services in
each ohureh on sec md Sunday in October.
There will be a mass meeting at each of the
Methodist churches as follows: On Monday
night after the second Sunday in October,
at Wesley Monumental, in the interest of
mission work in Savannah. This moeting
will be in charge of the advisory board for
missions in Savannah. On Tuesday night
a union mass meeting at New Houston;
Wednesday night at Wesley Monumental;
Thursday night at Trinity; Friday night at
Trinity, in iutorest of woman’s foreign mis
sionary ; third Sunday ail Methodist pulpits
will be filled by prominent mi listers.
Among those who will be present at these
meetings are Rev. H. C. Morrison, D. D.,
Rev. W. W. Wadsworth, of Augusta; Rev.
W. M. Hayes and Rev. G. G. N. Mac Do
nnell, besides a Dumber of ministers from
Savannah district.
Don’t fail to see the dress trimmings,
inings aud buttons at the sheriff’s **lu, 156
Broughton street.—Adit. ' s iDC.fi
Don’t miss the Sheriff’s Sale at 159
Irouahton street, commencing Thursday,
iipf. \,Jat 9 oolock.—AUu. % y
A YAMACBAW GHOST STORY.
A Senea of Mystery the Spirit
Daunted.
Savannah has a ghost story of the most
approved pattern, with all the proper
ghostly accompaniments, such as super
natural noises, unexplainable rapping!,
creeping sensations, and to crown all, an
alleged sight of the ghost itself.
This ghost story is vouched for by re
spectable people with plenty of every day
common sots-, who hare not hitherto be
lieved in stories of Daunted house*, but,
nevertheless, they have suffered from
ghostly visitations for a month past
H. H. Gardner, who work* with the
Knickerbocker Ice Company, has lived at
258 Bsv street, with his family, for about
one month and a half. O.ie day last week
the family moved out and they say it was
all on aocouot of a ghost.
A Morning News reporter happened to
be passing the house described and was told
the family was being routed by the spooks.
The house is a large three-story brlok
building, showing evident signs of age. A
wagon stood in front of the door and a
couple of negro men were loading it with
furniture, while two ladies were paoking
up household effects In the basement ana
otherwise hastening the removal.
Entering the house the reporter asked,
“Is this the place where the ghost lives f”
“Well, yes sir, I reckon it is,'" replied one
of the ladies, “You are a reporter, aren’t
you?”
The reporter answered In the affirmative
and inqu.red for further particul“ rs, and
expressed a desire to interview the ghost. .
The lady informed him that he dropped
around at the wrong time, as the ghost’s
business hours were from 10 to 1 o'clock at
night, at which hour she, for
it is a female ghost, is almost
Invariably to be heard, if not seen. Neither
of the ladies were averse to talking about
the annoyances in the naunted house.
“We have only been here a month and
fourteen days," said Mrs. Gardner, “and
there has been something wrong with the
house ever since we have oocupied it.
Every night regularly from about 10
o’clock, or 10:80 o'clock this house
shakes as if from an earthquake,
or some other powerful agency.
The noise never starts until after
10 o'clock and always stops about 1 o’clock.
Some nights it is worse than others, especi
ally if there has been any musie, singing
or dancing in the house during the evening.
Music always makes it worso and if there
is any piano playing, the noise that night
will be terrible.
“The house feels just like a ship some
times, and makes us actually seasick, Just
as if we were at sea. The building doesn't
shake from the drays atid wagons passing
in the daytime, which shows that it is not
caused by anything in tiie neighborhood. It
cannot be caused by people in the house,
because we have looked over the house
every night, and it is too regular, happen
ing every night almost."
“Then,” put in the other lady, “it’s such
a strange feeling. It’s just like somebody
was pulling at you by the sleeve, trying to
wake you up, ad you feel queer ali over.
There are noises like somebody walking in
the house, accompanied by groaning. The
most common noise heard is as if someone
were trying to catch their breath.”
Mrs. Gardner said that frequently when
they heard the noises at night the whole
family would get up and search through the
house, but at no time could they discover
any cause for the noise. Sometimes they
were unable to sleep for hours.
This ghost seems to have a decided aver
sion to piauo music, and the piano was the
occasion of its manifesting itself to human
vision for the first time. On Wednesday
lost a young lady was giving Mrs.
Gardner’s little boy a music
lesson at the piano. All at once, as the story
goes, she became conscious of something
hovering over her, and a strange feeling of
dread took possession of her. She was
was afraid to look around, and in a little
while this feeling seemed to be relieved by
the departure of the strange presence.
Presently the same feeling came over
her again. She was afraid to look
up, but she felt exactly as if there
was somebody, or something in the
room besides herself and tho boy. She called
the little boy’s attention to it and asked him
if there was any one else in the room. He
looked around and exclaimed that there
was, and that it was moving around be
hind the looking glass. The young lady
jumped up and ran out of the room in a
fright, being almost overcome by her
fright.
When the boy was asked to describe what
he saw, he said ot looked like an old negro
woman dressed iu a long white gown, aud
that the figure moved behind the mirror.
Tins confirms the belief of the family that
the house is haunted.
Mr. Gardner tried to laugh off his w ife’s
fears, but it was no use. She was determined
to leave the house. Bhe said to the reporter,
“It would kill me to live here another
week."
The house in question is said to be the
property of Claudia Gibbons, an old colorud
woman, who is now at Springfield, Mass.,
with her family. They lived on the premnes
long before tha war, aud were free colored
people. No one else has lived
on the place, the reporter was
Informed, since Claudia Gibbons moved,
and old colored people living iu the
neighborhood, who have knowu the
place for many years, have Baid
repeatedly since the Gardners moved Into
the house that no one would ever live in the
house but the owners. The superstitious
negroos give no reason for this asaertton,
but they seam convinoed that they speak
the truth, and the experience of the Gard
ners seems to indicate that they are right.
Old Ann Gibbons who died in this house
a few months ago, after haviug lived there
forty odd years, is said by those who knew
her to have been one of the best old souls
that ever lived. She wrb very fond of
music, and the superstitious say that it is
her ghost that has come back to her old
home.
CHATHAM CONTY CENSUS.
Borne Who Appear Not to Have Eeen
Counted.
Editor of the Morning Neivs: Has the
census count of Savannah and Chatham
county been finished? If so we have as
much right to be dissatisfied as Effingham
county. On my farm west of the city (Vale
Roval) there are twnty-flve or thirty souls,
and ou the neighboring farms a hundred or
more. There has not been any one as yet
on my farm to count anyone, and upon in
quiring I have understood that there has
tweu none on the neighboring farms. Prob
ably we are like Mr. Gugie Borquin’s city
roads, too far out to be counted in the city
aud too far in to be counted in the county.
M. L. Ex LEY.
Tea is Not Always Tea,
But Sirocco, so familiar to European
travelers as finer than any knowu here, has
a strength and flavor unequaled aud its
purity is insured by sealed packages. Sole
growers are Davidson & Cos., 1436 Broad
way, New York. Bavaunah agents, Lipp
man Bros.
ODD LOT SALE
At the Famous, 148 Broughton
Street.
Beginning Saturday, Aug. 23, for one
week only, will sell all odd lot suits at 38
per cent, less thau regular prices. Now Is
your chance. The only genuine bargains
offered this season. Dent forget the place.
“The Famous,"
148 Broughton Street,
—Adv.~ B. Himes, Prop.
„ LADIES .1
Needing atonic, or children who want build
„„ bur up. should take
, BROWN’S IRON BITTERS
it is jueasant to take, cun*wJ4alariu* Trvii
sesflon. Biliousness and UveTco^pi^^
p n V A l
fi\ J Powder
v The United States Official
Investigation
Of Baking Powders, recently made, under authority of
Congress, by the Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C., furnishes the highest authoritative informa
tion as to which powder is the best. The Official Report
Shows the ROYAL to be a
cream of tartar baking pow
der, superior to all others in
strength and leavening power.
LOCAL P2BSONAL.
Claude E. Sawyer of Aiken, S. C., is at
the Screven.
Jeff I.uc-as and J. D. Robeson of Abbe
ville are registered at the Pulaski.
CoL Charlton H. Wav left last night to
attend the meeting of the committee of the
world’s fair at Chicago.
Mrs. J. Or. Medlock and children, of 282
Anderson street, have returned from their
summer visit among relatives at Louisville,
Ga.
R. H. McMillan, Capt. P. W. William',
and Wm. Letford of Pembroke are at the
Pulaski, but will leave for the Guytou con
vention this morning.
Eighteen members of the Ferguson and
Maok company, who will play “McCarthy’s
Mishaps” to-night, arrived last night, and
are stopping at the Soreven aud Pulaski.
A. L. Sutherland, advance agent of Jim
the Penman is registered at the Screven,
as are also Ben F. Dodson and George B.
Bakor, representing Cleveland’s Minstrels.
Assistant Chief Thomas S. Sigwald and
Foreman W. H. Halsall of engine No. 7 of
Charleston spent yesterday in the city,
guests of Assistant Chief Mouro, and were
taken to all points of interest in and around
the city by Chief Puder and Assistant Chief
Mouro.
J. A. Powell, Miss Nellie Powell, Miss
Jes-ie Powell, D. H. Singleton, A. R. Paris,
H. B. Wright, J. W. Hayes, and K. 8.
Wright, of Cairo, Ga., came In on the Cen
tral railroad yesterday morning, and regis
tered at the Boreven. They spent the day at
Tybee, and came biek to Savannah last
night. The party return home this morn
ing.
Capt. Arthur B. Connolly, chief of police
of Atlanta, and his brother, Mr. H. T.
Connolly, arrived in the city last evening
and are registered at the Pulaski. Capt.
Connolly will remain until Wednesday, on
which day, as has been previously an
nounced in the Morning News, he will
wed Miss Aggie Butler, daughter of Mr. J.
G. Butler.
J
In Town and Hamlet
The seeds of Intermittent and bilious remittent
fever germinate and bear evil fruit. No com
munity has altogether escaped it. In populous
wards of large oltios bad sewage causes it, aud
in their suburbs stagnant pools in sunken lots
breed it. There is at once a remedy and a
means of prevention. Its name is Hostetler's
Stomach Bitters, winch is, without peradvent
ure, the most potent antidote in existence to
the malarial virus. Fortified with this incom
parable saving specific, miasmatic Influences
may be encountered with absolute impunity.
Disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels, be
gotten by miasma-tainted water, or any other
cause, succumb to the beneficent corrective
named, and rheumatic, kidney and bladder
troubles are surely removable by Its use when
it is given a persistent, trial.
Largest asssortment of Plain and Fancy
Umbrellas, Sun Shades and Parasols in the
city at the Sheriff’s Sale, 159 Broughton
street.— Adv
White goods, consisting of India linens,
mulls, batiste, French nainsooks, striped
and plaid lawns and lace effects at the
sheriff’s sale, 159 Broughton street— Adv.
-Jc C
— Adv.
Two thousand dollars’ worth of Corsets of
all the leading makes, almost given away
at the Sheriff’s Bale, 159 Broughton street.
—Adv.
Send
a copy of the
Morning News Trade Review
to your correspondents, friends and rela
tives. Show what your city is doing.
Price, Scents, ready for mailing.
Elegant line of Ladies’ Muslin Underwear
at 50c on the dollar, at the Sheriff Sale,
159 Broughton street — Adv.
Mull caps, mull ties, lace collars and col
larets, in endless varieties at the sheriff’s
sale, 159 Broughton street— Adv.
New Arrivals.
We are daily receiving invoices of new
and handsome designs in fine Jewelry,
Silverware, and useful and ornamental
articles, comprising in part
Unset Diamonds,
Diamond Rings,
Diamond Jewelry,
Solid Silverware,
Fine Plated Ware*,
Bronzes, Plaoques,
Onyx Clocks,
Onyx Tables,
Fine Bric-a-brac,
Imported Cut Glass.
The ladies are invited to examine our new
arrivals of rare examples in rings and
jewelry. M. Sternberg & Bro., 157 Brough
ton street—Adu.
Black and Fancy Drapery, Net and Lace
Flouncings, at the Sheriff’s Sale, 159
Broughton street.— A dv.
Ladies Silk Mitts and Gloves in solid and
fancy colors at the Sheriff’s Sale 159
Broughton street— Adv.
ftzAJxjiJ Cm
—A dr.
Scrim in all colors, fans, linen collars
and cuff*, and Vassar shirts at the sheriff’s
sale of Milfus & Ot>.’s stock, 159 Broughton
street— Adv.
By the agency of the Loudon children's coun
try holidays fund 20,000 childreu last, year til.
' joyed a short holiday la the country.
BAKING POWDER.
LCDOB.I <fc BATES S. M. H.
525,000,000 rncreaM the bus!-
, . nass of Savannah for
last year! If you read the trade issue
you perhaps noticed that we w Hre com
polled to give thanks for our share of
the gain. Me were i ncluded In the pro
cession of thankful ones because we
ORf-AN* ? orld ’ S b6S PUN() * and
ORGANS at prices and on terms that
make us resistless. Our manufactur
!™KKEP UP their instruments and
KEEP DOWN our prices. That is
what does the business. If you have
any doubt tbat we sell under the
New York prices, oome In and let us
show you some letters in our posses
sion, and if yon want a Piano we can
satisfy you.
HIDDEN & BATES a ft E
DKV UOOUS.
GIHAI&DOOlEB,
137 Broughton Street.
We would call special attention to the follow*
injf lines of goods which we offer this week,
the season for same is fast nearing its end, and
we have no space to pao them away when tbtf
season is over, consequently we have to get rii
of them regardless or what they cost.
LOT I.
One lot of Striped and Printed English Organ,
dies that hare been selling at 25c., what there U
left of them will be sold at
LOT 2.
One lot of fine Printed Batiste, the bulk of
which was sold at 20c. yard, will be sold thitf
week at I2>*c.
LOT 3.
One lot of extra fine Striped and Plaid India
Linens: we have sold quantities of them at 30a |
we will close what is left at 10a
LOT 4-.
One lot of Striped Lawns and Plaid Nansookf
that was sold at 8 and 10c., this coming woe*
they wdl be sold at 50.
CBOHAN & DOONER
CHEVIOT SUITING.
FALL STYLES.
CFALL STYLES. 11
FALL STYLES.
FALL STYLES.
FALL STYLES. • ■
fall styles.
NEW CHECKS. NEW STRIPES
NEW CHECKS. *” NEW £™lE9
NEW CHECKS. L NEW STRIPES
NEW CHECKS. I" NEW 8 I? erc
NEW CHECKS. Li NEW STRIPES
NEW CHECKS. NEW BTKII Ea
FINE GOODS.
VFINE GOODS.
FINE GOODS.
FINE GOODS.
FINE GOODS. ■
FINE GOODS.
NEW PLAIDS. NEW EFFECTS
NEW PLAIDS. if* NEW EFFECTS,
NEW PLAIDS |i NEW EFFECT*
NEW PLAIDS. II SfCTS
NEW PLAIDS. U NEW EFFECTS
NEW PLAIDS. NEW EFFECia
FALL STYLES.
TFALI STYLES. ft
FALL STYLES. \
FALL STYLES. ft
FALL STYLES. v
FALL STYLES.
JACKSON, METZGER fcCO_
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
3D. IR,. Tliomas,
IXI Bay St. West Broad St. Wharves.
Telephone No. 69.
MERCHANTS. mAnufaeraiws.
corporations, and all others
printing. lithographing. and blank
have their orders promptly filled.
trices, at the MORNING NEWb PRINT" 1 *
EOBRK. Whitaker *u-eet. . i
