Georgia Historic Newspapers

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THE COUNTY’S DRAINAGE.
SUB-SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY
Map under inspection.
The County Commissioners Will Ex
pect the Ogeechee Canal Company
to Enlarge Their Culverts-Man da
rn us Proceedings to he Taken to
Compel the Running of Trains
From Savannah to Sand Fly by the
Old Route—The Occasion of Turnln g
Over the New Court Rooms to the
Judiciary to b 9 Fitly Celebrated-
Oyster Leasee Granted at Yester
day's Meeting of the Board.
The board of county commissioner* met
in regular montnly session yesterday after
noon, Commissioner Read, who is on a
vacation in the north, being the only absent
member.
The minutes of the last monthly meeting
and those of two special meetings were read
and confirmed.
GRANTING OYSTER PEASES.
The commissioners first took up the appli
cations for oyster leases of five-acre tracts,
and ten applications were granted, nine of
which were presented by Hon. Win. Clifton
for various parties. County Attorney J.
R. Saussy and Mr. Ciifton put the questions
required under the oyster law. The leases
granted yes erdav are principally located on
the east side of Wilmington river, near the
mouth of Herb river.
The claim of Sa nuel Stilos to reimburse
him for between one-third and two-thirds of
an acre of grounl taken by the county in
opening and constructing what is known
as the Hteplienson road, was discussed.
Messrs. Stephenson ad Cooper petitioned
for the road, giving the right of wav, and
it was n t known until iheioad had boon
completed that auy part of Stiles’
grou id had been taken. There was a dis
position on the part of some of the county
commissioners to shut up the r ad, aud let
Stiles take his ground back, as the road,
which is a mile long, and one of the best in
the count v, is sai 1 to benefit rather than
damage Stiles. The matter was referred
to County Attorn-y Saussy, who stated
that Stiles’lawyer had stated that a propo
sition from the commissioners to pay S6O
for the alleged damage to the land would be
considered by his client.
MANDAMUS TIIE LEGAL REMEDY.
County Attorney Saussy, to whom had
been referred the matter of the discontinu
auce of trains on the City and Suburban
railroad from Savannah to Sandfly station,
reported that the company is obliged to run
a daily train over the route tney have
abandoned or for forfeit their charter. The
mode of procedure, he said, is to compel
them by mandamus, the only feasible
remdr, to run the trains. The company
under mandamus proceedings must show
cause why it has quit operating the road or
forfeit the charter. Mr. Sauisy said that
he had been informed by Judge Adams that
the latter has been retained by property
holders to take steps against Hie road, and
he desired to consult with Judge Adams
before taking action.
On motion of Commissioner Mein hard,
Mr. Saussy was authorized to take suoh
steps as he deemed proper to compel the
City and Suburban ti run trains daily from
Savannah to Sandfly over the route in ques
tion under forfeiture of the charter.
Commissioners Estill and Smart were
appointed by Chairman Walker a commit
tee to arrange for the boxes and officers of
the approaching elections this fall.
A NUISANCE ON THE COAST LINE.
A communication was read from Charles
H. Dorsett, oalling attention to the fact that
the Thunderbolt extension of the Coast
Line road to Saudfly station had interfered
with tiie natural drainage of the country
through which the road passes, the water
standing and stagnating in the burrow pits
in ijA. mine 1.1 excavating for the road
bed. County Attorney Saussy said the
Commissioners have the power to abate the
nuisance. The petition of Mr. Dorsett to
have the nuisance remedied was referred to
County Engineer Too mas to bring iu a re
port on the extent of the interference with
the natural drainage and what steps the
road will take to drain the roadway.
Estill s iid that there ought
to boa special law to compel railroads to
drain their rights of way, and on bis
motion the county attorney was requested
to prepare a bill of that character to be
submitted to the next general assembly.
“Will the legislature pass it?” queried one
of tha commissioners.
“Why notf’ asked another member of the
board- “It will be a farmers’ legislature,
and all the farmers are in favor of drain
age.”
TO CELEBRATE A GREAT OCCASION.
Chairman Walker said that he had a talk
with Judge Falligait before the latter went
north, aud they had thought the event of
turning over the court rooms iu the new
building to the Savannah judiciary is
worthy of fitly celebrating, un i the time
suggested is the’first Monday in Decern ber,
at the begining of the December term of
the superior court, Gen. Heury R. Jackson,
as the oldest member of the bar, had been
mentioned as an appropriate speaker to
speak for the bar, aid Commissioner
Estill suggested Judge Harden
as another speaker. The proposition to
celebrate the occasion met with the unan
imous approval of the b mrd, and the fol
lowing committee was appointed to act in
conjunction with a committee from the bar
to be appointed by tne judges; Com nil
sioner Estill, chairman; Commissioners
Walker and Meinhard, J. R, Haussy, county
attorney; John R. Dillon, clerk to the
board, and Judge Hamnton L. Ferrill of
the court of ordinary.
SECTIONS or THE COUNTY MAP.
Chief Engineer R. A. Biandford of the
topographical survey of the county re
ported that the field" work of the section
v est of the city uoon which he has been
engaged is now oompleted, and he sub
mitted tracings of sub-section “C” and a
portion of sub-section “D” of the country
surveyed. He rep rted that sub-sections
“A” and “B” are under construction, a id
will be submitted at the next meeting of tho
board. He has staked out the oeuter line
and taken the level for Dundee canal
from the Savannah river to the
Ogeechee canal, a distance of a fraction
less than three miles. He reports that a
map, on a large sc tie, showiug the area of
country tributary lo and drained by this
canal, together with the profile, cross sec
tions and detail drawings of trunks,
bridges, etc., will be ready to submit to the’
board at its next meeting.
“A close approximate estimate of the
amount of excavation for Dundee," said
Maj. Biandford in his report, “is 47.409
cubic yards, which will req lire 100 men,
averagings cubic yards per dav, 95 working
days, or sav 4 months to complete it.”
OGEECHEE CANAL CULVERTS TOO SMALL.
Maj. Biandford then submitted sub-sec
tion “C,” and that portion of sub-section
“D” of the county map thus fur completed,
and going carefully over them pointed out
where the Ogeechee canal interferes with
the drainage system of the oouuty. He said
that the culverts under the Ogeechee
canal are so fided up that for the mod part
water can only seep through, and even if
cleaned out they are t tally inadequate in
capacity. For instance, he explained,
the culvert at Harden’s swamp has a total
capacity of only about twenty-two square
feet, whereas tbis swamp is one of the
largest in the county, aud the capacity of
waterway at the canal *hould be at least
one hundred square feet.
At Courvoue swamp the water is dammed
back aud thrown across the Louisville road
into Pipemaker. A culvert with a capacity
of not less than 20 square feet should be
here. Alto one of equal capacity at the
Iwarnp just below the eight-mile lock. At
pbaw’s swamp a culvert of not loss than
10 .-quare feet; at Dundee swamp 60 square
feet. Several smaller culverts a:e nee led
where minor swam us are crossed by the
Nth&l.
THE CANAL RESERVOIR’S OVERFLOW.
In high water the resev lr formed by Lit
tle Raspberry Swam ■ just west of th)
, 8-mile lock overflows and runs across the
| Pine Barren Road into Pine Barren Swamp,
, which is tributary to the south fork of Pipe
maker . and down th ough it, acrose the
Louisville road, making a very bad place iu
the road just beyo and the 8-miie stone. This,
Maj. Biandford said, is also
aggravated by the waters of
Harden’s swamp being backed up over the
“divide” into the South Fork of Pipemaker.
In fact, owing to the bight of the bed of the
Ogeechee canal in places in time of high
water, the main reservoir, Little Ogeechee
pond or lake, is backed over into McLam-’s
and Holliday sw'amps, which are large
tributaries of Harden’s swamp, causing the
water to rise very rapidly in Harden’s
swamp and back over into Pipemaker
through its south fork. This, Maj. Bland
foru says, oouid be obviated by deepening
and improving the canal os suggested by
the plans, sections and profiles waich were
prepared by him under Instruct ions of the
board. These, he says, are roady aid
awaiting a c -nference with the authorities
and principal stockholders of the Savannah
and Ogeechee Canal Company.
O ) ra itlon of Commissioner Eitill, Maj.
Biandford was directed to m ike a report
embodying all the facts connected with the
interference of the county’s system of
drainage by the Ogeechee canal, which,
wi b the maps, will b > laid befo e the proper
officials of the Savannah and Ogeechee
Canal Company,showing -'hat is necessary
for the canal company to do to supplement
the drainage w irk of the county in the sec
tion affected by the canal.
T.’IN AUGUST WORK OK THE CONVICTS.
County Engineer Thomas presented his
monthly reporl, showing the workings of
the chain-gang in August. He summed
up the work of Hesser’s gang at 2,348 work
days, of which 676 days were farm work,
298 at camn, work on Waters road during
the rainy spells 126, on the I. C. road 946,
on the Montgomery crossroad 18, with the
engineer 32, sent to Pooler 100 and lost on
account of sickness 53.
Allen’s gang sums up 1,822 work days, of
which 188 were on the farm, on the Feely
ditch 110, culvert work on Ogeechee road
73, work on Ryals’ ditcu 123, cutting right
of way from Dundee canal 98, work on the
McAlpin pla-e to connect with the Vale
Royal canal 785andonthe McAlpin canal
to e npty into the Savannah river 458.
Mr. Thomas reports that the intermediate
crossroad to the poor farm was completed
Aug. 26, from waters road to the City and
Suburban railway, with the exception of
culverts, which are to be of twenty-four-inch
pipe, the latter having arrived since his
report was drafted. He reports that (’apt.
Hesser and three guards, with twenty
five convicts, are at work on
the drainage of Pooler, having been
seat there Aug. 27 by order of
Commissioner Read, chairman of the drain
age committee. Forty-nine convicts, com
posed of a £eyv white men and a lot of
colored boys and women, are at work on
the poor derm,under the direction of County
Overseer Frederick, gathering corn aud
clearing up the woodland. Mr. Thomas
concluded his report by stating that the
foroe at Cainp No. 2 have I finished
the canal on the McAlpin place
that leads in to the Vale Royal canal,and are
now engaged in digging the larger canal
that will drain the great body of this plan
tation into tao Savannah river.
On motion of Commissioner Estill a suit
able inscription for a tablet to be placed in
the courthouse was directed to be submitted
to the board.
Bills were passed for payment to the
amount of 112,603 92.
KSNO PAULO ;s CLOSED UP.
The Knlghta of the Green Cloth Tails
of Retaliation.
Acting Solicitor General W. W. Osborne
has declared war upon the keuo rooms and
gambling dons, and with apparent effect.
The lights were out iu the keno room
on Broughton street last night and
the night before, and the crowd
that usually res >rts to this and other
places of the kind In the neighborhood
stood around tbo c irnors of Broughton a id
Drayton streets, looking very disconsolate.
This is the kono room mentioned in the
Morning News a few days ago.
A Morning News reporter had a talk
with Mr. Osborns yesterday and found him
firm in his purpose to put a stop 1 1 gambling
in Savannah and to the ke.to game o-pe
cially. Since Mr. Osborne has been acting
as solicitor-general tho keno roo ns have
boon In constant fear of a raid. This,
how ver, was not his plan. By invest igation
he discovered where the gambling rooms
wore and who wero ru ning them, and,
so he says, obtained sufficient evidence to
convict every one connected with them.
Ho thou notified tiie property owners of
these pi ices that gambling rooms were be
ing run ip their property and that a stop
must be put to it or he would make c sos
against thorn as owners of the property and
every one oonnected with th> gam?, if he
had to sue, put the warrants in his own
name. „ ,
Mr. Osborne, held a regular levee at I ts
ffleeday botqre yesterday, at which sport
ng men were his principal visitors. They
did not attempt to conceal the fact that
gam ding had been conducted iu their estab
ta lisbments, but they agreed to close up at
once and discontinue the business
for good if they were let
alone and the matter was not
prosecuted further. As the rooms havo
been dosed Mr. Osborne will not proceed
further on his owa responsibility unless
they are reoueued, but some of the gam
blers will probably be indicted by the grand
)u a, sporting fraternity are considerably
worked up over Mr. Osborne’s action, and
their wrath is all the greater because they
are helpless. They have threatened,
however, that If auy wholesale
prosecution is begun against them
that they will retaliate by presenting
to the grand Jury tho names of a large
nurab-r of the best people of Savannah who
have been engaged in military and church
rafldes, and operating a wheel of fortuno
and other games of chance for the purpose
of raising money for public institutions.
CONNOLLY—BUTLBEt.
Atlanta's Chief of Polios Carries Off a
Savan- ah Bride.
Capt. Arthur B. Connolly of Atlanta and
Mi as Aggie E. Butler of this city were mar
ried at the Cathedral yesterday morning at
6:15 o’clock. Rev. W. A. MoCarthy of
ficiating. The attendants were Mr. IL T.
Connolly of Atlanta, brother of the groom,
and Miss Lizzie Galvan of Augusta.
Ihe chancel was very prettily decorated,
and despite the early hour a host of friends
of the bride and groom were present to
witness thes demn aud impressive ceremony.
The party drove from the Cathedral to the
Central railroad depot, where the happy
couple took the 6:49 train for a short bridal
tour, after which they will settle in thoir
future home in Atlanta
Capt. Connolly is the efficient and popu
lar chief of police of the Gate City, ami the
bride, daughter of John (J. Butler, Esq., is
an accomplished and estimable young lady,
who is very popular in social circles.
The presents were numerous and hand
some, among them being many from friend t
in Atlanta and Augusta. Capt. and Mrs.
Connolly have the best wishes of their
many friends for a happy and prosperous
future.
Brought Bla Samples With Him.
H. F. Dutton, a prominent banker and
capitalists of Gainesville, Fla., is in the
city. He brought with him some very flue
samples of recently discovered phosphate,
which were examined with interest at the
Pulaski yesterday. It is thought that Mr.
Dutton’s visit was to enlist further invest
me ta of Savaunah capital in the phosphate
fields of Florida
DON’T GO TO BED till you buy Rough on
Dirt Soap.
TIIE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY’, SEPTEMBER 11,1890.
FLORIDA PHOSPHATES.
Heavy Furchaaea and Plante of a
Savannah Firm.
The Courier-Informant of Bartow, Fla.,
has issued a pamphlet dealing with the
phosphate deposits and industries of Polk
and De Soto counties. In whi rh the follow
ing reference is made to a leading Savannah
firm:
“Messrs. Hammond & Hull of Savannah,
Ga, recently purchased a two-thirds inter
est in the Arcadia Phosphate Company
(:or which they paid *290,090), and the ca
pacity of the works will soon be materially
increased. Anew iron tramway is being
laid; new elevators, and storage blue 50x175
feet, with a storage capacity of
8,000 tons, are being erected;
and a dredge boat, a tow boat,
and a fleet of argee are In process of con
struction. The present capacity of the
works is fifty tons per day, but oy October
it will increase to 100 tons, and in twelve
months will be 300 tons daily. This oora
pany owns 800 acres of phosphate land. Up
to date it iias shipped . over 3,000 tons of
phosphate from less than one acre, and with
no appreciable diminution in the quantity
of the dep sit.
The property of thi* company extends
for several miles along Peace river and oou
talns tome wonderfully rich deposits of bone
pebble. The works are situated at the
river, about one mile from Arcadia, and a
tramway connects them with the Florida
8 lutbern railroad at that point. Tne min
ing not so far been confined to a bar opp isite
the works, where the sand and pebbles are
shoveled up and thrown into dump-cars on
an inclined tramway. Tha cars are drawn
up by suitable machinery at tne works, and
the i>ehb.e are then washed, dried and pre
pared for shipment. But as greatly im
proved facilities are being added, ad the
dredging and subsequent manipulation of
the pebbles will soon be pr ictically the
some as that of the Peace River Phosphate
Company and the DeSoto Phosphate Com
pany, tho present method need not be
described.
Messrs. Hammond & Hull of Savannah
have just purchased of Col. George \V.
Koott the exteusi re p losphato deposits near
Fort Ogde i, aid will at once erect the
largest mining plant iu the world. The
works will h ive a daily capacity of 500
tons, and the firm expect to load an ocean
vessel at Punta G <rda every other day.
ANOTHER BHOTGUN MATCH.
The Forest City Sends a Strong Team
to Wnycross.
A team of the Forest City Gun Club will
leave for Wayoross this morning to shoot in
the match with the Brunswick and Way
cross clu e. The home team Is composed of
C. B. Wesoott, John Woeltjen, John
Rocker, John Monahan, o>orge Campsen
and C. A, Lamotte, one of the six going os
an alternate.
President Kieffer received a letter from
tho Waycross olub yesterday saying that
all preparations have been made for the
match and for the entertainment of the
visiting clubs. The Jacksonville club is
expected to participate in the match, which
will be for not less than #l9O. There will
be a number of sweepstake shoots.
The Forest Citys are now on the lookout
for birds for their great lire bird shooting
matob, to come off about the middle of next
mouth, to whicn all the neighboring clubs
In Georgia, South Carolina and Florida will
be invited.
At the last praotice match of the Forest
Citys the "stay-at-homes” did up the team
which shot at Brunswick by a score of 91 to
83, and were very much elated by their vic
tory, considering how they were crowed
over when the other team lieat them at a
previous match. The following are the
teams s they shot, with score:
Westoott’s’Team— Westcott 21, Ulmer 21,
Mouahan 17, Lamotte 16, Cannon 17. Total
91.
McAlptn’s Team—Hooker 11, Campsen 19,
Woeltjen 17, Connors 18aud Jaugstetter 18.
Total 83.
George MoAlpin was unable to be present,
but had iie been present it could not have
materially changed tho result, as Connors,
who shot in his place, made 18.
A WAB WITH BUM BELLEBB.
A Claim that $900,000,000 Is Bpent
for Drink Annually.
Evangelist Tasker delivered the first of
a series of temperance lectures In the gospel
tent on Bull and Anderson streets lost night
on the subject of the “Waste of
Intemperance.” About 300 people were
in attendance and good order was pre
served. Mr. Tasker haudled the whisky
men and their business without gloves and
made some strong arguments in support of
his position.
Among other thiugs the preacher said
that 1900,000,000 is 6pent in the United
States every year for drink.au amount
greater than the comblued amounts ex
pended in this country for missions, educa
tion, and all bread and meat used in this
country.
After the lecture was concluded an expe
rience and prayer meeting was held, and a
proposition was made to all t hose desiring
prayer to come forward. There did not
seem to be much interest taken
in the prayer meeting, however, and
the responses to the propositions were
few. The evangelist announced that bis
subject to-night will be "Whisky Selling as
a Business,’’ iu treating of wtiioh he pro
poses to make the fur fly from the liquor
dealers regardless of consequences.
Mr. Fasker informed a Mobnixq News
reporter last night that he will probably
leave the city next week, as he had several
other engagements to All this fall. He will
go t'i Blackshear from Savannah, ami will
spend the winter iu Jacksonville, where he
says he is well known.
THE RIVHB AND HARBOR.
Happenings Along the Wharves and
Among the Shipping.
The City of Amerieus has entered the
Savannah and Augusta trade, leaving for
Augusta yesterday morning.
Tue steamer Friederiea left last evening
for Darieu, Doboy and Brunswiok. She
had some freight on board, and is put on
the route iu opposition to the Georgia In
land Steamboat Company.
Messrs. Holst & Cos, cleared vesterday the
Norwegian bark Viig, for London, with
3,813 barrets of spirits turpentine,
measuring 144,989 gallons, valued at ss<>,-
2UO. Cargo by James Farie, Jr.
The steam tug Monarch arrived here
yesterday from Charleston. She had the
barge Agostina C. in tow, with a cargo of
phosphate rock. The tug left on her return
in the evening, with the barge Herdis in
tow.
The little steamer C. R. Ward, Captain
Peter Nelson, arrived here yesterday from
Darien. She will be used as a tow boat to
tow the barge David Clark with freight bo
tween Sa aunah, Darieu, Brunswick and
way landings, until such time os the steamer
Maggie Belie completes repairs at Darien,
which will be several weeks. The Hard
left with the barge David Clark in tow
last evening.
INFLAMED BY LIQUOB.
A Negro Buns Amuck at O’Brien’s
Bales Stable.
Officer Branily arrested a negro named
Houston on West Broad street about 13
o’clock yesterday for fighting. Houston
was in liquor and went iuto O'Brieu’s sale
stable with the determination of
whipping a colored man wno was
whitewashing In the stable. Mr. O’Brien
ordered Houston nut, and when the latter
refused to leave Mr, O’Brien shoved the
negro out Houston rususd back at O’Brien
and clinched with him, when b.s.anders
interfered, and in the melee tho negro was
i ouguly handled. Policeman Brantley
came along ands ided tho scrap by placing
Houston under arrest 0 i the way to the
barracks Ho istou wai very pr fane and
abusive in his language to the officer.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY
SNEAK THIEVES ON THE RIVER.
How a 6tarp Crook Carried Off a
8 ilp's Tarpaulin.
River pirate* and sneak thieves have
been getting in their work on the river
during the week, with no arrests thus far.
Laet Tuesday night, about 11 o’clock, a
pollorman notice 1 a negro going
up the bluff from River street
with a heavy bundle under his arm.
The officer bailed the negro and made in
quiries about the bundle, and when the
policeman started toward the negro the
latter threw down his bundle and to k to
hie heels. On au examination the oop saw
that it was a floe tarpaulin which
had been stolen fr m some vessel.
The policeman secured the service! of
a negro to convey the tarpaulin to the bar
raoks, where it was held to await a claimant.
Yesterday morning Capt. A. T. Young of
the schooner Ida Lawrence, lying at the
wharf between Bull and Dayton streets,
reported having lost a tarpaulin, and when
the policeman’s find of the night before was
retorted t > the captain, he went to the bar
racks and identified his property,
when it was turned over to him.
The thief evidently knew the ropes,
asjbe went aboard the Lawrence during
Tuesday night, where the steward of the
vessel found him, aud on questioning him
the negro said he ha 1 been sent aboard to
swing a lighter ahead of the schooner, as it
was lying outside of the vessel. The
story looked plausible enough, and the
steward did not thereafter give himself
much eouoern about the thief’sj movements.
On Monday night some sneak went aboard
the tug Maud, and going into the engine
room where the clock was sc ewed to the
wall be wrenched it from its fastenings and
made away with it, and the Maud is with
out a ticker la consequence.
Thieves boarded several of the lighters of
the Savannah Lighterage Company one
night last week aid cut the lines, stealing
several very valuable hawsers. The com
pany’s officials say that such thefts are of
frequent occurrence, but none of the thieves
can be caught up with.
CITY BREVITIES.
Zerubbabel Ledge No. 15, K.Jand A. M.,
meets to-night
A meeting of Fidelity Circle Noy 7, K.
G. E., will be held to-night
Regular mooting of Magnolia Encamp
ment No. 1, I. O. O. F., to-night
Two white and two colored prisoners had
been lodged at the barracks up to midnight
this morning.
Cards are out for tho marriage of Mr.
James C. Tyson and Miss Carrie Louise
Kuhltnau at St. John’s Episoopal church at
7 o’clock next Wednesday evening.
It appears from a resolution published
elsewhere that the board of directors of the
Dublin and Macon Railway Company have
decided on Savannah as the objective point
of the road, and the name of the corpora
tion has been ohanged to that of the Macon,
Dublin and Savannah Railway Company.
Tne annual oouventlon of tho superior
court olerks of the state will be held In
Brunswick next Wednesday. J. K. P.
Carr, president of the association, is ex
pected to leave for Brunswick next Tues
day, acoompanieil bv Sneriff John T. Ro
nan, aud Hon. P. M. Russell, clerk of the
city court.
Hon. Wm. Clifton is authority for the
statement that Moses Martin, a one-legged
confederate soldier of Gwinnett county, who
was doorkeeper of the la.t House of Repre
sentatives, will be a candidate for re-elec
tion. Mr. Clifton says that Mr. Martin
sarved faithfully, and it is his belief that
Mr. Martin will be re-elected.
Yeelerday’s maximum temperature was
84“,aud tho mean was 2“ below the normal.
Tho temperature was generally about nor
mal throughout the.south. The Savannah
district averaged 89 aud had an average
rainfall of .13 inches. Showers were fre
quent throughout the south. The local
forecast for to-day is partly cloudy, with
showers.
“Do you see that genial little man over
the; e?’ asked a Pulaski house olerk yester
day. “Well, that’s Ed Ray, who is known
from Maine to California and from tbo
lakes to the Gulf. He is a commercial trav
eler for a drug house, aud for twenty years
has been coming this way. When Ed Ray
can’t entertain a crowd of fellow traveler’s
trade must oe dull iudead.”
The Ladles’Visitation Society, by the fes
tival night before last and the raffle last
night, netted about *IOO for tho benefit of
the poor of St. Patrick’s parish. The raffle
last night took place in the basement of the
church. The beautiful and costly hall lamp
was won by Mrs. G. W. Mitchell. The gold
ring was won by Mias Mary Puder, daugh
ter of Chief Fireman Puder, and t ie box of
tine cigars, donated by Mr. J. B. Fernandez,
was carried off by L. Trebony.
AN OLD MAN'i TROUBLE3.
How Ho Claims to Have Been Illegally
Arrested.
Whkt appoars to be a most outrageous
case of illegal arrest ooourred in Saokville
Tuesday night. Heury Davis and William
Brown, both colored, went to the house of
Edward Brown, an old colored man
who runs a snail farm and
looks after Mr. Sack’s property,
about 3 o'clock in the morning, broke open
the door, and arrested him, claiming that
they had a warrant for him for theft The
old man protested that he had done nothing,
but to escape violence agreed to go with his
captors. They walked iuto town with tho
old man and carried him the to jail,
which was reached at about 4 o’clock'
stating to the guard that he was a
prisoner couimitted from tho Fifth district
The guard asked them for thslr committ
ment, when they handed him a dirty piece
of paper covered with an illegible scrawl iu
pencil and without date or name. The
guard pronounoed this a forgery, when
the men hurried off, leaving their
prisoner with the guard, who
let the old man go. The guard said the
men were evidently under the influence of
liquor.
Edward Brown went before Justice Rey
nolds yesterday afternoon, with his em
ployer, Mr. Hack, and swore out warrants
against Heury Davis and William
Brown for unlawfully depriving him
of his liberty. Mr. Sack gives the old mau
a go>d haracter and says he is inuoceut of
any offense. He says t.iat the negroes on
the place disliked him because ha is very
particular in his care of the property.
Beeeham's Pills cure biilious and nervous
ills.— Adv.
A BBFOBM SUGGESTED.
A Nuisance that Should be Abated
Without Delay.
Savannah, Ga.. Sept. 10.— Editor of the
Morning News: Will you please call our
worthy mayor’s attention to the nuisance
existing around the theater whenever any
performance takes place. The congregating
of boys, white and black, and their noisy
conduct, disturb the citizens living in that
neighborhood. Their vulgar and mdeeen’
language grates ou the refined ear and
drives ladies and children indoors. The
evil can be easily romedied by having an
officer static ed outside the theater to keep
of those street arabs in check.
Your effort to abate the above nuisance
will be appreciated by the
Public Qknbrally.
Slmtnoua Liver Regulator has never been
known to fall to cure all liver diseases. Adv.
Pooler.
1 loose don’t forget the opening service of
the Pooler Methodist ohurch next Sunday,
Sept 14, as we wa it your presence assured
as well as your dollar to aid us.
—Adv. Building Comm mss,
BAKING POWDER.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
RoYal B aking
Powder
absolutely pure
PINK BTRAW BAGGING.
Exporters Claim That It Discolors the
Cotton. (
A petition has been sent In to the board of
directors of the cotton .xchange, calling
their attention to the fact that cotton baled
in pine-straw bagging, when moistened or
wet, ha3 the effect of discoloring the cotton,
thereby damaging the bale to a greater or
less extent when it comes in contact with the
bagging, and that this is especially the case
when the bale happens to be compressed.
The i etitioners say that It is a matter which
should be looked into and a thorough ex
amination made of it, and they ask the
immediate action of the board on it. The
pe ttion was signed by pretty muoh all of
the exporters.
A committee was appointed by President
Overton to examine into the matter, and
report back to him. Tne committee
saturated some pine straw bagging with
pure artesian wator, and wrapped the bag
ging around some cotton, placing it in a
letter-press over night, and the
cotton in immediate oontact with the bag
ging was found to be very muoh discolored.
They then examined oomprossed cotton
covered with pinejstraw bagging, and in a
bale which was somewhat moist from the
rain it was found that the pressure of the
compress caused a liquid fluid to be squeezed
out of the bagging of a dark brown
color, which, of course, to some
extent discolored the cotton with
which it came into immediate
contract. After these tests the committee
made a report back to the exchange yester
day In accordance with the ab ve teats, and
which report is now in President Overton's
hands for future consideration and action
on the matter.
It is thought that such disoolorations by
the use of pme straw bagging will disap
pear when the ootton beoomes thoroughly
dry. It makes but very little difference,
however, as an exporter remarked yester
day, as the bulk of pine straw covered cot
ton has already been used and gone for
ward, and there will be less of it from
now on.
A factor said that the exporters have
mado more out of the matter than there
really is in it, but that it was the custom
every season with exporters to bring up
something to kick about, and that pine
straw bagging is no exception to the rule.
Last season, he says, there was o jnsiderable
cotton shinpedj yin pine straw baggiug,
and there were no complaints made
about the cotton being stained,
and it will be time euough for
the trade to meet such complaints when
they are made from the other side. The ex
porters, he said, had been spoiled by the
previous season’s oxperbnce. At the be
ginning of the seasiu they kicked on ootton
bagging, but when they found a profit in
roc ivering with jute one could not supply
them with ootton covered bales enough, and
they made a regular contract with the
compresses to cover all their cotton covered
with ootton bagging with jute, thu3
adding twelve pounds to the weight of the
bales, and were paid for the extra weight
at the price of raw cotton; besides they got
a rebate of 8 cents from the government on
every bale exported in jute covering, and
that this is the real milk in the cocoauut.
local, personal.
Mi* Nellie Moran is visiting Mrs. Thomas
Shelley at Paiatka, Fla.
R. D. Mayer of this city is very ill at the
Savannah hospital with malarial fever.
James H. Hunter and wife left yesterday
for Capon Springs*, Va., via Washington.
Mr. O. D. Baldwin, of the firm of Pea'
cock, Hunt & Cos., was elected a director of
the Citizens’ Bank yesterday.
C. G. Anderson. Jr., and R. G. Fleming,
Jr., were among the passengers which sailed
yesterday on the steamship Talluhassee for
New York.
G. W. Stradtman, general secretary of
the Young Men’s Christian Association, left
last night over the Central for Put-in-Bay,
where he will join his family and spend his
vacation. He will return the last of the
month.
J. F. Loomis, a prominent manufacturer
of Chattanojga, with his wife and Miss
Jessie Loomis and 8. P. Loomis, were regis
tered at the Pulaski yesterday morning,
and sailed on the steamship Tallahasse for
New York in the afternoon.
Miss Jessie Mclntosh, daughter of Judge
McQueen Mclntosh of this state, the lady
who invented an apparatus two years ago to
preserve fruit in transit by rail that netted
her a handsome sum,has, it is said, perfected
another invention, the mature of which she
has not yet disolosed, but it is understood
that it is more remarkable than her first in
vention.
THE EPHRAIM BiIUSN CASE.
A Hearing Before a Bench of Magis
trates To-day.
Ephraim Bruen (colored) who is in jail
charged with assault with intend to murder
by seriously stabbing John Tabaker, a
Russian Jew peddler, on Aug 28, was
brought before a bench of magistrates
yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock for in
vestigation.
Tue magistrates sitting were Samuel
Reynolds, presiding; W. H. Patterson and
L. It. Kndres, Oa aocount of Tabaker being
absent the case was postponed until 12
o’clock to-day. A large number of witnesses
were present, both for the prosecution and
the defendant. Otto Seiler, Esq., repre
sents the state, and G. T. & J. F. Cann the
defense.
It is understood that the defense expects
to prove an alibi, and that a number of
colored witnesses will swear that it was not
Bruen, but a negro named Swinton who
did the stabbing. Counsel for Bruen are so
confident of their position that they have
had a warrant issued for Swinton, who, it
is claimed, has left the city.
“After Dark” To-night.
“After Dark" is the attraction at the
theater to-night. It was popularly received
every where last season. The Boston Herald
says: “A crowded house welcomed back,
last night, at the Grand opera h ouse, Will
iam A. Brady’s production of Dion Bouci
cault’s 'After Dark,’ and from the rising of
the curtain to its final drop upon tne last
scene the audieuce watched with unabated
interest the development of the story, and
the principals. The staging of the piece
was the same as at its previous presenta
tion here, and the representation of Ixindon
at night with the river Thames in the fore
ground was greeted warmly, and the sudden
transformation scene from the gambling
den to the .Salvation Armv meeting was
encorod a<aiu and again. Kelly aod Mur
hy in their fistic set-to were roundly ap
plauded, and it seemed the audience would
never weary of Sherman and Morrissy’s
grotesque trapeze act. ”
The Chinamen of New York have given to
their joss, at 16 Mott street, anew umbrella,
which they had hrousht over frqm China. It Is
Wlth dragons and other mopsters with
glittering eyes, and is said to have cost S4OO.
NARROW ESCAPS FROM DEATH.
A Lady on Bay Street Falla from a
Second-story Window.
Mr* Mary Flatley, who resides at No. 260
Bay street, fell out of a second-story win
dow yesterday afternoon, breaking an
ankle, badiy bruising her face, and it is
thought sustaining internal injuries. The
accident occurred at the time of the shower,
between 5 and 6 o’clock yesterday. Mrs.
Flatley went to a window to pull down the
curtain, and losing her balance fell
out of the window into an alley
on the western side of the building,
a distance of twenty feet, striking
on a pile of boards. The fall rendered her
insensible, but she was found shortly after
and revived.
When carried into the house Dr. Boyd
was summoned and rendered roe iical aid,
but the broken member was so badly
swollen that a surgical operation was
postponed until to-day, by whioh time the
inflammation will have been reduoed. The
unfortunate woman was resting compara
tively easy last night, but complained of
spinal pains. Her escape from a violent
death is remarkable.
AN EXPENSIVE MISHAP.
How Two of the Boys Were Bustled
Off.
The Augusta Chronicle of yesterday is
responsible for the following:
The “Mishap” company played in Savan
nah Monday night.
Yesterday morning, after taking their
departure for Augusta, it was discovered
that two members of the troupe were not
aboard the tram.
They were Messrs. R. E. and J. E. Calla
han. One of thrift does the part of “Henry
Saunders,” the other impersonating a
Chinaman and cabman. Besides, they sang
as first and second tenor in the Garden City
quartette.
They were important members, and the
management began telegraphing at once.
The result was that a special engine was
secured, which left Savannah during the
morning, reaching Millen in time for the
missing actors to catch a passenger which
left there at 3:50 o’clock and reached
Augusta at 5:30 o’clock.
The engine cost the “Mishap” company
quite a snug sum, but most of It will in all
probability be shouldered on the tardy
actors in the shape of fines.
DOWN BY THE RIVER BIDE.
A Railway That Will Take in All
Suburban Resorts.
It appears that the Enterprise street rail
way is to be kuown by anew title, the pro
jectors of the road having posted a notice,
in legal form at the door of the courthouse an*
nouucing that they hare formed a company
to be known as the Savannah Riverside
Railwayl Company, and that, at the expira
tion of thirty days from the date of publi
cation, they will apply for a ohartor.
They propose to build a road from Sa
vannah to, and over Wilmington Island,
and to include on its main line
and branches Depftford, Avondale,
Greenwich, Bona venture, Thu derbolt.
Isle of Hope, Bethesda, Burnside
Island, Boauliew, Montgomery, White Bluff
and Roseden.
Offenders in the Mayor's Court.
In the mayor’s court yesterday morniDg
Mary Kelly, charged with cutting O. 11.
Wallace with a knife, was discharged. The
affray occurred on Poplar street night be
fore last, and Officer Bender took Mary to
the barracks. Susan Sullivan was fined $7
or fifteen da vs for drunkenness, and Hamp
ton Amos (colored) was fined #3 or live
days for lighting with his wife, Sallie. A
like charge put against the woman was dis
missed.
To Mothers.
For upward of fifty years “Mrs, Win
slow’* Soothing Syr\ip” has been used by
millions of mothers for their children while
teething with never-failing safety and suc
cess. It soothes the child, softens the gums,
allay* all pain, regulates the bowels, cures
wind colic, and is the best remedy for
diarrhoea. Sits, Winslow’s Soothing
Syrup” is for sale by druggists in every
part of the world. Price 25 cents a bottle.
Ad v.
New Arrivals.
Wears daily receiving Invoices of new
and handsome designs in fine Jewelry,
Silverware, and useful and ornamental
articles, comprising in part
Unset Diamonds,
Diamond Rings,
Diamond Jewelry,
Solid Silverware,
Fine Plated Warea,
Bronzes, Placques,
Onyx Clocks,
Onyx Tables,
Fine Bric-a-brac,
Imported Cut Glass.
The ladies are invited to examine our new
arrivals of rare examples in rings and
jewelry. M. Sternberg & Bro., 157 Brough
ton street.—Adi).
ODD LOT SALE
At the Famous, 148 Broughton
Street.
Beginning Saturday, Aug. 28, for one
week only, will sell all odd lot suits at 33}$
per cent, less than regular prices. Now is
your chance. The only genuine bargains
offered this season. Don’t forget the place.
“The Famous,"
148 Broughton Street,
—Adi'. RHymes, Prop.
THE BOOK FOR BOOKKEEPERS.
It Will open Out Perfectly Flat From
First to Last Page.
The Morning News Printing House is
the licenser! manufacturer of Bronson’s
Flat Opening Blank Books (adopted by the
United States government!.
There is no book made of eauai strength.
It will open at any page and remain per
fectly flat. There is no danger of the leaves
becoming loose. It is the only elastic bind
ing designed to open flat that has received
the unqualified indorsement of bookkeepers
as woll as bookbinders. Books ruled to any
pattern, made to any size and bound in any
style.
vVe are making books for a number of
firms in this city and elsewhere, and will
take pleasure in showing them to those in
terested.
The Mornino News Steam Printing
House, $ W bleaker street. Savannah.
lUDDKS A BA.SB 8. M. B.
$25,000,090 rncr ® as9 ia busi
last year: If iTiafttSS**
you perhaps noticed that, we were ™
pelied to give thanks for our7h
the gain. We were included in the pro
cession of thankful ones because
sell the world's best Planoq
ORGANS at pries and Z
make us resistless. Our
ers KEEP UP their instruments and w
KEEP DOWN our prices. 1
what does the business. If vni , . 13
any doubt that we sell under th®
New York prices, come in and let t
show you some letters in OU r JL?
sion, and if yon want a Piano £
satisfy ycu. e 0411
LOUDEN £ BATES & R a,
DRY GOODS.
cfilwi®
137 Broughton Street.
We would call special attention to the follow
ing lines of goods which we offer this week aa
the season for same is fast nearing Its end sol
we have no space to pack them away when tne
cost® to - rtS
LOT i.
One lot of Striped and Printed English Orvan.
dies that have been selling at 25c., what there id
left of them will be sold at *2lsc re **
LOT 2.
One lot of fine Printed Batiste, the bulk of
which was sold at 20c. yard, will be sold thia
week at 12>$c.
LOT 3.
One lot of extra fine Striped and Plaid India
Linens; we have sold quantities of them at StW.l
we will close what is left at 10c
LOT 4-.
One lot of Striped Lawns and Plaid Nanaooke
that was sold at 8 and 10c., this coming weok
they will be sold at 3c.
CMMlIia
PUBLICATIONS.
A MAP
OF
SAVANNAH.
SIZE 30x34 INCHEA
SHOWING THE TRUE STREET AND PROP
ERTY LINKS OF THE CITY.
PRINTED ON BOND PAPER and putupia
book form. Every property owner a-jJwai
estate dealer, and every other person interest*!
n the city should have a copy.
PRICE ONE DOLLAR
FOB SALE AT
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LOAD AND WOOD.
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OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
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111 Bay St. West Broad St. Wharves.
Telephone No. 69.
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HOLE-SAIL!
Two Pianos and One
Organ .to One
Purchaser Yes
terday-
WHY ? Because we handle inferior instrument!?
Because our instruments are higher in P ric6
than others? Because our terms are 1 ss
factory than others? The result leads us to
No; emphatically no! A whole chapter in
•mall verse! If you want an instrument J
own interest, more than ours, will compel y°
to see us!
DAVIS BROS.