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COTTON AND RICE FIELD.
DIBOOUB AGING REPORTS ARB
MULTIPLYING DAILY.
General Rains in the Cotton Belt of the
South Atlantic States Have Done
Great Damage—No Top Crop In South
and Southwest Georgia- Bust and
801 l Worms in Upper Georgia and
Alabama -The Florida Sea Island
Crop Badly Damaged.
Factors' advices from planters concern
ing the growing cotton crop continue dole
ful. The rains have fallen almost inces
santly for the past two weeks along the
South Atlantic ooast and in South and
Southwest Georgia and Florida. The re
ports do not conflict in any way, but all
seem to be general in reporting material
damage to tha crops.
EFFECT OF RUST ON THE TOP COTTON.
In South and Southwest Georgia there
has been more or less loss from the rust,
and there will be no top crop, while the
middle and bottom crop will be only fair.
It is now believed that the loss in yield wifi
be fully 20 per cent.
In Middle and Upper Georgia and Ala
bama the complaints of boll worms are
general, where they have played havoc
with the plant and will damage the crop
fully 10 per cent. Rust was general all over
the South Atlantic states, and it has resulted
In injury to the quality and body of the
cotton to some extent.
TH* RAIN* HAVE CHECKED THE HARVEST.
The heavy rain* have prevented picking
to a very large extent, which is the main
causa of the ihortago in receipts by tlie
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
and for which reason Alabama cotton has
been slow in shipping
THE FLORIDA SEA ISLAND CROP.
The sea island crop in Florida is also very
backward. The complaints of rain are
general in Madison oounty, which is ona of
the largest producing counties ia that state,
and it is now believed that only a half crop
will be made in that county. The rains
there have also retarded the picking and
ginning. In Baker county the reports
are of a similar character. In
Alachua county the crop is very
slow and eerious complaints are made of
rustlng'and shedding,the plants being badly
soaldtsl, and some fields are dead. Sea
islands in Florida are arriving at the in
termediary markets very slowly. There
are no reports as yet of caterpillars.
FAIR WEATHER W ANTED IN THE COTTON
FIELDS.
The local forecast is for fair woather to
day, and if there should be a letting up of
the rains this week considerable cotton can
be nicked and ginned.
The rains around Havannah have de
stroyed a considerable portion of the hay
crop. What hay has been cut has been en
tirely destroyed.
Yesterday’s rains in the rice-growing area
of Georgia and South Carolina will greatly
add to the damage of rice in the stalk and
over-ripe rice in the field.
THB JEWISH NEW TEAR
How It Will Be Observed by Devout
Israelites To-day.
The festival of Itoah Haihanah.or the Jew
ish New Year, begun at sundown last even
ing and will be observed by the Israelites
until sundown this evening. The chrnologi
cal year with those of the Jewish faith is 5031.
To-day all the Jewish sterns will be closed
and no business will be transacted by those
of the Hebrew race. Services were held at
the synagogue Mickva Israel at 6-. SO o'clock
last night, and services will be nold in the
synagogue today from 9 o’clock a. u. to 1
o’clock p. rn. Rabbi I. P. Mendes will
preside.
The ritual of to-day consist* of the re
cital of psalms and praises of thanksgiving,
and the ancient traditional chants and
melodies that have oorne down from Jewish
history through all the changes and vicissi
tudes of time. They are the prayers and
meiodiee that have nerved their fathers in
the hour of their persecution, and streugth
e ed them in the principles of human
liberty a id brotherhood, and awakened the
memories of their history in the hearts and
homes of their descendant*. A significant
feature of this day’s celebration is the
sounding of a trumpet raado from a rams
horu, to recall the merit of Abraham’s in
tended sacrifice of his son at the Divine
command. The three sound" of the cornet
or “sholar,” as it is called, are intended to
remind man of the approaching day of
atonement, ten days after, whereon, by
praver and penitence, he is to be at peace
with God, his conscience aud his fellow
man.
One of the beautiful oostumos associated
with the New Year and characteristic of
the Jewish race Is the subscription to
funds neocssary for carrying on charitable
and educational institutions. The different
funds left by legacy or from societies are
apportioned to the poor on this day.
Roeh Hashanah is a day universally ac
cepted from time immemorial on whioh no
Israelite allows these days of penitence to
meet him at variance with his neighbor or
nnforgiveu of any wrong that he may have
committed against him.
OFF FOB WAYOROSS TO-NIOHT.
Belcher of Brunswick In the Field tor
Pleasants' Place.
The Savannah delegates to the republican
congressional convention will leave for
Way cross to-night, acoompanied by the
up-oouutry delegates. Quite a large fol
lowing of the Pleasants and anti-Pleasauts
leaders also go to Way cross to-night, and
others will leave on to-morrow morning's
train. The convention will assemble at
noon to-morrow.
The Brunswick Times says, in referring
to the republican faotional fight in the
First district, that ‘telegrams ."have been
sent all over the First district in behalf of
Belcher for congress, but Belcher and his
friends say that he is no candidate for that
office, but he is willing to tako the next best
thing, the chairmanship of the oomiuittoo
stated. Friends of Belcher say that he is
going to receive the chairmanship, not
withstanding the desperate fight Campbell,
a letter carrier of Savannah, is making for
the place. Deveaux, Attwood, Sawyer and
others, it is stated, will attend the conven
tion in the Interest of Belcher,”
GUILTY OF WILFUL MURDER
Lucius Dodson, the Slayer of Jeff
Coates, Lodged in Jail.
It was 3 o'clock yesterday morning before j
the ooroner’s jury in the Coates shooting j
case concluded its Investigation, and the !
verdict is that J eff Ooates came to his doath
from a pistol shot at the hands of Lucius
Dodson, and that it was willful murder. The
jury was composed of two white and ton
colored men. The evidence adduced con
formed to the facts as published in Sunday’s
Morning News.
Coroner Dixon yesterday issued a war
rant for murder, in accordance with the
verdict, and the prisoner was removed from
tbe barracks to the county jail by the police
authorities about noon yesterday.
Death of Miss Floyd Lamotte.
The many friends of this lady will be
pained to hear of her death, which occurred
yesterday morning. She was the second
daughter of Charles and Helen Lamotte,
and has bseu an Invalid for years. She was
a consistent member of the Methodist
church and bore with great patience the
disease that finally ended her sufferings.
The funeral will take place at 9 o’clock this
morning, the interment being at Laurel
Grove cemetery.
Beechaors PUls cure sick headache.-
AIDS TO NAVIGATION.
Commander Hitche ock A ddrssaaa
Gen. Sorrel on the Subject.
The work of Commander Hitohoock,
who, until recently, had charge of the light
house inspection on the South Atlantic ooaat,
was very highly appreciated, he being a
very earnest, capable and accommodating
officer. Gen. U. Moxley Sorrel, general
manager of the Ocean Steamship Company,
app eciattng Commander Hitchcock’s efforts
in behalf of the lighthouse service, wrote
him a complimentary letter, though not
more complimentary than Commander
Hitchoick’s merit* justified. In answer,
Commander Hitchcock stated that the uffbr
of another inspection district was ia the
nature of a promotion, and could not there
ore verv well he declined Among other
hing*. he said:
1 thank you very much, indeed, for your ex
ceedingly kind, complimentary and apprecia
tive letter of Auk. 18, received on my return a
day or so ago from an extended trip ia the
southern part of thi* district with my relief.
Commander Green, U. 8. N. A copy of the
sundry civil bill, just received, a* approved by
tbo President, shows that this district will have
thi* year, for ‘‘Frying Pan Shoals"
and ‘Martin’s Industry” the latest
improved light vessels. at a cost
of 570.000 each SI,OOO for moving the front
light of Hilton Head Range, 8. C., and 880,000
for the removal to a secure site of Cape Ca
naveral, Florida, light station and tower.
The reports of the lighthouse board for 'Bs
and ‘BO show what the hoard has recommended
to increase the efficiency of thi* district, which
include first order light* at Cape Fear and Mt.
Cornelia (mouth of Bt. Johns riven, a second
order light on tbe Island of St. ( atherine's. the
working and lighting of the inland passage from
Savannah to Fernandina and anew tender to
work from the Inside and render more effective
service. All others are. In ray opinion,
bound to come, and 1 am happy in
knowing that my successor is fully
alive to the requirements aud will do his utmost
to obtain them. I feel confident that he wiN
meet with that generous support that has
always been rendered to me by all Interested in
improving ami extending the aids to navigation
In the district, and you will allow me here to
thank you very much for your constant and
able hacking which, in a great measure, has
resulted in the advanoe that has been undi
during the last two years.
1 shall always lookback with pleasure to my
duty in this district, and I certainly regret very
much leaving it before all that I have contem
plated bad been completed.
PUTTING OFF ONE'S DUTY TO GOD.
Rev. Mr. Loomis Inveighs Against the
Sin of Procrastination.
The Rev. H. H. Loomis prnachod at Trin
ity Methodist church last night, hut not on
his chosen subject, ‘‘Shall we know each
other There.” He said that ho would like
very much to talk on that subject, but the
weather had combined to keep a great many
away from church whom be fait satisfied
would be glad to listen to the discourse, and
he would therefore defer that part of the
series until next Hunday night, but he folt
constrained to exhort for a short while on
the subjeet of man’s great responsibility to
God, aud his duty to himself.
The speaker took for his text a part of
the tweiitv-eighth verse and eleventh chap
ter of John. “The Master has come and
calleth for thee.”
Rev. Mr. Loomis dwelt very forcibly ou
the fact that Chriat does not come to all
alike. He said that it seemed that the
great majority of those in sin were waiting
fora great earthquake, or cyclone; waiting
for God to manifest himself in tho wind, or
lu a glowing light, as he did to Haul. “But
such is not the rule, Christ does come, and
oomes to every one auU comes often, but he
comes in the solemn hour
of midnight, or in tbe hour
of deepest trouble. Wherever trouble Is
Jesus will ba fouud. He may not be recog
nized, but bo comes and asks for admittance
into your troubled heart; asks you to give
your heart to God anti lead a better life.
"Men,” lie said, “sometimes pray to God
when they are in trouble, and God
answers their prayers, aud I have
often thought that possibly it would
be better if he were to let matters take
their course.” The speaker argue 1 that
men no sooner received favors from God
than they forget them, and assume tbe
responsibility of putting off their duty to
God and waiting for a grand demonstra
tion, foolishly promising themselves to be
come good Christians when they are al
together out of trouble and in good,. easy
circumstances.
A SUNDAY IN THE BARROOM.
A Knock-Down and Drag-Out Fight
In Yamacraw.
Spencer McNary (colored) was lugged
into the barracks by Officer Belford yester
day afternoon in a half inseuaible condi
tion. From the officer’s statement aud that
of a white witness it was shown that
MoNary was badly beaten by another
negro, ■in a difficulty which began in
ScTieror’s saloon at Pino and Farm streets.
A orowd of negroes were drinking in the
saloon , where a difficulty began between
McNary aud the other man over soma
money which McNary claimed he had lost
or hod been stolen from him in the saloon.
The two men were in liquor, and McNary
picked up an ax and made as If he would
strike the other man with it. The
man who was threatened took the ax away
from MoNary and then jumped ou him,
striking, kicking aud butting him, and
leaving him nearly dead.
Offloer Belford came along and tried to
get some of the people in the neighborhood
to take McNary in the house, but they re
fused, saying they were afraid he would die
on their hands. ’Thereupon the offloer con
veyed the used-up fellow to the barracks.
The white witness said he suw the men
come out of the saloon.
It is understood that tbe police consider
the saloou one of the worst places of the
kind in the city, frequented, as it is alleged,
by the toughest kind of characters.
It is an every .Sunday affair for tho col
ored railroad laborers and dock hands to
spend Sundays in the saloons of Yamacraw,
the Old Fort and the outskirts of the city.’
They congregate in these saloons, drink,
quarrel arid fight, and spend the greater
portion of their week’s wages in drink.
THE EARLY OY3TSR
Unsanitary Condition of Those Now
On the Market.
Inspector Desvorgers of the Citizens’ Hani
tary Association was very much disgustel
last Saturday with the oonditiou of tha oys
ters found in the market, and at mauy of
the plaoes where oysters are served. He
says that oysters ought not to ba takeu from
the wator as early as Sept. 1, although it is
a notori-me faot that oysters were on tho
market during the last two weeks of August.
Sums of the oysters whioh have been re
ceived from Now York, he says,were almost
rotten before they were delivered.
“Then you are opposed to the oarly oys
ter ?” asked a Morning News reporter.
“Yes, sir, I am. If there is one thing
above another whioh seriously affects the
hygienic conditions of Havannah it is the
early oyster. Persons passing along by
such saloons as have proprietors who shuw
mors enterprise than sagacity in exhibiting
the early oyster are forcibly made aware of
their proximity to something along
side of which a fertilizer mill
would be redolent of perfume.
Nature has generously provided a hardier
bivalve in the clain to Bupply man’s want*
during the absence of the oyster. It with
stands heat, and, with a generous sprinkling
of salt water, will keep for mauy days, aud
the oysters sh ould be left in tho water until
October, and our representatives in the
legislature should amend the present oyster
law in this direction.”
Asleep on the Railroad Track.
An unknown negro was killed by the
early morning train yesterday on tbe
Charleston aud Savannah railway north of
Yemassee. He must have been asleep on
the track, as his body was out completely In
twain.
TIIE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1890.
THB GAMBLING EVIL
What Other Cities of the South Are
Doing to Suppress It.
The action of Acting Solicitor General
W. W. Osborne in suppressing one of the
keoo rooms does not seem to have put a
stop to gambling in the city by any meins.
A member of the police department says
that there is a game in progress on Dray
ton street, and there is not even a show of
secrecy about it. W hen asked why no step*
had been taken by the police authorities to
break up gambling at that place, he re
plied that the police bad no orders or au
thority to interfere ia any manner with the
game.
There is a war aguir.st gambling in many
of the principal cities or the south, and
especially In Nashville and Chattanooga,
where there Is a determination manifested
to effectually close and keep closed all
gaming rooms. In Chattanooga the presi
dent of the board of police commission* has
given instructions to tho chief of police to
have every gambling room in that city
broken up, and the chief, in receiving
the orders, said that he was glad that power
had been delegated to him and that he
would carry it out in a manner which would
show that he meant business, and that no
time would be lost In breaking them up.
This was on Thursday of last week, and at
the Thursday night roll call the chief of
police addressed the force and told them
that they must raid all tbe gambling places
and arrest all the persons found there, carry
off all the paraphernalia found and repeat
the raids every hour in the day, If they
have any reason to believe that tho gamb
ling continues. Tbe Chattanooga Times
tells how promptly tho police force acted on
the orders of their chiel. It says:
“Hardly an hour had passed after Chief
(Cilgore’n address to tbe police force when
Officer Fred Hill received Information that
a game of crape was In progress in the Crow
house, at the oorner of Ninth and Broad
streets. Calling to his assistance Officers
Smith and Hackett, and armed with a
twenty-pound sledge hammer, they de
manded admittance at a heavy four-inch
barricaded door on the second floor. Being
refused. Officer Hackett began battering
down thedoor. His efforts were ineffectual,
and then Officer Smith liegan the job.
After several minutes’ stoady pound
ing the door gave way and the officers en
tered the room, but of tbe fifty or sixty men
engaged in playing craps at the time the
officers sue ceded in oapturing only sixteen.
At least thirty or forty escaped. They
were nearly all young men, of every class
and occupation, and many the publication
of whoso names would create a sensation as
well as consternation in the community.
Not a few of them hold important and re
sponsible positions with leading firms and
corporations. Entering backs with their
prisoners, the officers were driven to police
headquarters, where their names were en
tered in the scratch book.”
A gentleman from Chattanooga, who was
discussing the matter at one of the hotels
last night, says that supplementing the ac
tivity of the police of Chattanooga, the
grand jury has taken the matter up in earn
est, and the Indications are that tho war
fare upon the gambling houses will be an
effective ona
In Nashville a relentless war is boing
prosecuted against gambling. Heretofore
it is said that gamblers who found them
selves in tho clutches of tne law quietly ap
peared before the clerk of the court,
and (laying the nosto were dismissed
without e ver having to oomo to trial. This
practice is now about to be broken up, and
hereafter tho gambling fraternity will be
forced to trial, and upon oonviction will be
fined and imprisoned, as was the oass with
one of them last Friday, So zealous are the
Nashville authorities in their efforts to sup
press gambling that a raid was made upon
the “chess ciub” and several parties cap
tured at their stud-poker games a fow
nights ago, and their indict men's have
since followed. The Nashville papers say
that some of the indictments are against
what is known as “good citizens.”
Since the action of Acting Solicitor Gen
eral Osborne the gambling evil in this city
has been the topic of conversation, and law
abiding citizens do not hesitate to say that
the gambling dens should be broken’upat
all hazards. Said one gentleman in re
ferring to the manner in which some of the
public thoroughfare* of the city have been
blockaded in front of the buildings where
gambling Is conducted: “It is not safe for
our wivos and daughters-to walk along the
streets even on Bundav without being
jostled from the sidewalk, while the language
of tbe groups which block the way is often
such ns to shock refined ears. These gamb
ling places are always in close proximity to
a saloon, anil men iri various stages of in
toxication continue their quarrels and bick
erings ou the sidewalk, which began over
the gaming table. If there is no ordinance
that will break up these dens the mayor
should lose no time in calliug the council
together aud suggesting such legislation as
will prompt the police authorities of this
city to do what is being do is in other cities
—break up the gambling dens.”
MEAT MARKET REPORT.
Inspector Desvergera Complaining of
the Western Meats Coming Here.
Inspector Dosvergers, of the Citizens
Saultary Association, in his report of in
spections for the week ending Saturday
night says that food produce exposed in
Savaunah market during the past week
averaged in quality about the same as that
of the week previous.
Mr. Des vergers says that the appearanoe
of some western ooid storage meats which
wore brought to the market square, but not
allowed entrance to the city market,
would suggest the suspioion that
some of the western dressed
meat dealers would attempt to
palm off upon Savannah consumers such
meats as were a little too near being off for
western palates; and this fact begets tho
idea that It would perhaps tie expedient to
have au ordinauoo in Hava inah which
would require from individuals or firms
who have established cold storage houses in
Savaunab, or who send dressed meats here
in refrigerator cars, to enter into a bond
conditioned that such individuals or firms
shall neither sell nor offer to sell any meats
within the corporate limits of tho city of
Havannah except such as is perfectly sound
and wholesome.
There is a'city ordinance which requires
every butcher who cuts meat in the Savan
nah market to enter into a bond, says Mr.
Dosvergers, and he asks: "Why should the
meat deulers of the west, who have estab
lished their cold storage houses in Havan
nah, be exempt from entering into a similar
bond? The market clerk is not übiquitous,
and when he shuts the door of the market
against me its which he regards as unwhole
some, where does it go? Are there not
mauy little green groceries about the city
that may receive it?",
MORE BAIN YESTERDAY.
Fair Weather Predicted, but Hold on
to the Umbrella.
The clouds hung over the city all day yes
terday, and a little after 6 o'clock in the
evening they burst in a heavy rainfall,
which lasted for nearly an hour. About
.38 of an inch of rain fell.
The maximum temperature yesterday at
Savnnuah was 84° and the minimum 09°.
The mean was normal.
At 8 o’clock last night the temperature
wau 8" lower than for the corresponding
time Saturday night—an influence of the
cool wave passing over the northern states.
There was an average rainfall of .67
inches in the Savannah district yesterday,
and heavy rainfalls were reported from all
the cotton district* along the Atlantic coast
Two inches of raiu fell at Augusta, and over
two inches at Eastman.
The ooid wave from the northwest passed
over the uorthern states yesterdav and
caused verv low temperature to prevail in
that section. It was very warm in Texas
and tho lower Mississippi valley yesterday.
It is probable that the rains have ceased
for awhile, as the local forecast for to-day
is for fair weather.
SAVANNAH'S FISH TRADE.
THB SBABON STARTS OUT WITH
AN UNUSUAL DEMAND.
Where the Local Dealers Get Their
Supply—Varieties That Are Popular
In tbe Interior—Red Sneppers Be
ginning to Dome In Lively—Bhortege
In the Florida Ice Crop Retard*
Shipment
Savannah’s fish trade is beginning to
again assume considerable proportions with
the opening of the fall season. The trade
with interior point* began about Aug. 15,
and will oontinus to increase until the mid
dle of October, when tbe season will be its
bight. Savannah’s fish trade Is very large,
both locally and with the interior market*
,of Georgia and outlying states, and is In
creasing annually.
A ORKAT FISH MARKET.
A* a local fish market Savannah is second
to no city in the south, its inhabitants en
joying at all times tho opp irtunity to se
lect from a great variety of species, from
the immens i sturgeon to the small while
fish.
It is a sight to a stranger from the inte
rior to go through the Savannah market
when the fish season is at its height, and see
the display of fl*h of so mauy different
specif* and in such abundance. It is ten to
one that two out of three of the various
kinds displayed are totally unknown to
him. A considerable number of people
along the Georgia coast*, mostly negroes,
are employed the year round by catching
fish for the Savaunah market.
Catfish are caught In great number* in
the creek* and river* near Savannah, rang
ing In weight from twelve pound* to
twenty-five pounds. They are a staple
article of food among the colored people.
THE PRINCIPAL VARIETIES.
Tbo Savaunah market is supplied with
almost every variety of fish known to
southern waters. Among tho principal
varieties brought here in their season are
Spanish maokorel, pompano, shad, trout,
red fish, cat,sheeps head,rod snapper,mullet,
croaker, bass, flounder, white fish and black
fish. Pompauo and Spanish mackerel are
the favorite* of the species and always com
mand high prices. Shad and trout are in great
demand. The shad season commences in
December and lasts until April. The shad
that come here are caught in the Savannah,
Ogeechee and St. Johns rivers. They are
of a very fine quality, bringing good prices
here and in the interior towns. Large
shad bring from 75 cents to one dollar each.
THE RED SNAPPER FISHERIES.
Large "quantities of red snapper are
caugnt iu Florida waters aud shipped
north from this port. George A. Hudson,
a flah dealer of this city, shipped 4,000
pounds of red snapper to New York by the
Kansas City last Friday. From three to five
large schooner smacks are employed during
the fall and winter in bringing red snappers
to this port from along the Atlantic coast of
FI >rida, as far south as Cape Canaveral.
From here the snappers are shipped north
by the regular ocean steamers. New York
fish dealers have au interest in tho-e smacks,
and control the catch. These smacks will
begin their work by the time ooid weather
sets iu.
THE MULLET POPULAR IN THE COUNTRY.
~ The great shipping fish is the mullet.
Seventy-five per cent, of the fish shipped by
rail by Savannah dealers are mullet.
Thousands of poumis of mullet are caught
dally during the fall and winter season in
Georgia and Florida waters, principally the
latter, and shipped to the dealers, by whom
they are distributed over this and ad
joining states. Mullet is the populur
fish with the people of the interior. They
are cheap, retailing at 15 to 30 cents per
bunch In the oountry and 30 cents a bunch
in this city, four mullet usually being on a
string. Tne dealers usually ship out im
mense quantities of mullet to the small
towns on Friday afternoon and Saturday
morning, wise an occasional kit of black
fish or stieephead, and the coant-y people
regularly expect their fish Saturday for the
Sunday breakfast or dinner.
FLORIDA’S GREAT INDUSTRY.
The greater quantity of fish are brought
here from Florida waters, tho fish business
being an important Industry in
that state, and is carried on
along the Atlantic and Gulf coast.
The greater part of the fish caught along
the Atlantic coast of Florida comes to Sa
vannah, but most of those caught on the
Gulf coast go to Pensacola. Tne principal
fish dealers of this city directly or indi
rectly control large fisheries in Florida.
Although the fish season has
just begun, large quantities are
coming iu from tho Florida fisheries, and
to give an iilea of tho way the season has
opened, Mr. Hudson informed a Morning
News reporter that he shipped about 40'J
barrels last week, and he expects to be ship
ping 1,2J0 barrels weekly by the middle of
next month. He says that Savannah sup
plies almost every railr ad station in Geor
gia, aud that the Savannah trade also
included large portions of North and South
Carolina. Tennessee and Alabama. Agreut
deal of fish is shipped from Savannah to
northern aud western points. Mr. Hudson
says that shipments extended as far as
Omaha, Neb., last year.
Dealers say that Savannah’s fish business
is increasing every year. At present the
demand i6 greater than the supply on ac
count of the soarcity of ice in Florida,
brought about by the inability of the fac
tories to supply the demand.
THE DEEP SEA TURTLE.
The catch of green turtle of the United
States is largely controlled here, the market
being principally supplied from Cedar
Keys. Mr. Hudson says ho handled about
80,000 pounds last year, New York taking
the greater portion. Green turtle
brings from 13 to 20 cents
per pound at the north. They range
in weight from twenty to 150 pounds,
and sometimes as high as 500 pounds.
They are shipped to New York by steamer,
where they are placed in turtle cars, or
pens, filled with salt water and distributed
to the different markets, though New York
consumes tho larger portion of them.
CRABS AND SHRIMP.
Large quantities of crabs aud shrimp are
brought here from the near-by coast, where
the negroes catch them by the thousands,
and all Savannahians are familiar with the
sight of the negro venders with their
baskets of shrimp aud crabs, which
they retail upon the streets. There are
many negroes who make their living bv
catching, oooking and retailing shrimp and
crabs.
GUNSHOT WOUND IN THB HAND.
How a Physician Was Misled by a
Mysterious Patient.
S. Williams (colored) called on Dr. B. F.
Sheftall night before last to be treated for a
gunshot wound in his right hand. The
physician treated the wound, and, inquiring
of the injured man where he lived, was
told that he resided in South Broad street
)aue, between Barnard and Whitaker
streets. Dr. Sheftall called by anpointment
yesterday morning at the house to which he
had been directed, and was told that no
such a man lived there or near there. The
negro, when asked how he received the
wound, claimed that it was the result
of au accidental discharge of a
pistol, but as he did not tell the truth about
his place of residence, it is believed his ver
sion of the shooting is also untruthful, and
that he had a design in concealing the facts.
The ball had entered the palm of the negro’s
hand and passed up into the wrist. It was
such a wound as might have been made by
a trap gun or pistol.
The Novelty of the Day
Sirooco Tea, which is introduced in this
country by the tea planters who grow it on
their own plantations m India and Ceylon,
and who guarantee its purity. Davidson &
Cos., i486 Broadway. New York. Savannah
agents, Lippinau Bros.—Ade.
BAKING POWDER.
Free from Lime and Alum
ROYAL is the only Baking
Powder Absolutely Pure.
Th only Baking Powder yet found by chemical analysis to
be entirely free from both lime and alum and absolutely pure, is
the “ Royal.” This perfect purity results from the exclusive use
of cream of tartar specially refined and prepared by patent pro
cesses which totally remove the tartrate of lime and other impur
ities. The cost of this chemically pure cream of tartar is much
greater than any other, and it is used in no baking powder
except the “ Royal.”
Dr. Edward G. Love, formerly analytical chemist for the U. S.
Government, who made the analyses for the New York State
Board of Health in their investigation of baking powders, and
whose intimate knowledge of the ingredients of all those sold in
this market enables him to speak authoritatively, says of the
purity, wholesomeness and superior quality of the “ Royal ”:
“ I have tested the Royal Baking Powder, and find it com
posed of pure and wholesome ingredients. It is a cream of
tartar powder, and does not contain either alum or phosphates,
or other injurious substance.
" E. G. LOVE, Ph. D.,”
Late U. S. Government Chemist.
Prof. Love’s tests, and the recent tests by the Chemical Divi
sion of the Agricultural Department of the United States Gov
ernment, show the Royal Baking Powder to be superior to all
others in strength and leavening power.
RECORD OF THE THREE LEAGUES.
The Beaneatera of the Brotherhood
and the Bridegrooms in the Lead.
As the basoball season draws to a close
much interest is manifested here in the
match games, principally in the serial of
the Brotherhood or Players’ League, as the
Boston, Brooklyn, New York and Philadel
phia brotherhood teams piayed several
practioe games here, and many of the
players are known here, two or three
of them being Savannah boys. The
New York team are the favorites
here, but it begins to look hope
less for them, ai they are third in the race.
The Boston team has a great many ad
mirers in Savannah, who remember their
gentlemanly conduct and their good ball
playing here last spring and wish the boys
and their •‘hi-hi’’ mascotte a barrel of luck,
while among the admirers of Buck Ewing
and his team Boston is second choice.
In the Players’ League Brooklyn is a close
second to Boston. In the National Lsague
Brooklyn, leads with Boston second and Chi
cago a close th ird. Very little interest is man
ifested here among ball men over the race in
the American Association, in which Louis
ville leads, with St. Louis a bad second.
St. Louis’ and Chicago’s teams seem to be
playing in bad shape this year, although
Chicago is a close fourth to Philadelphia,
which is a close third.
The following is the standing of the
leagues and association up to the end of last
week:
PLAYERS’ LEAOUE.
Won. Lost. Won. Lost,
Boston 78 4.3 Ohioago 65 57
Brooklyn 71 50 Pittsburg. 53 60
Now York 68 50 Cleveland 43 73
Philadelphia .64 55 Buffalo 31 84
NATIONAL LEAOUE.
Won. Lost. Won. Lost.
Brooklyn 78 41 Cincinnati.. .63 48
Boston 74 46 New York... 56 64
Philadelphia.. 73 47 Cleveland 33 81
Chicago 73 48 Pittsburg 31 100
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Won. Lost. Won. Lost.
Louisville 68 39 Rochester .... 54 51
St. Louis 63 47 Athletic 54 5 8
Columbus.... 61 49 I Syracuse 14 63
Toledo 53 48 I Baltimore 30 80
A TREASURED HEIRLOOM.
A Pair of Bilver Spectaclee in the
Family Over 100 Years.
R. W. Flake of Effingham county ex
hibited a pair of anoient spectacles at the
Morning News offios last night, which are
supposed to be pretty nearly 125 years old,
and he has them still iu active service.
They were brought to Georgia by his great
great-grandfather, from North ’Carolina,
before the revolutionary war, and by bim
left to Mr. Flake’s grandfather, who was
mnrdered in Seriven oounty by a man
named Colson sixty-four years ago. After
the death of the grandfather the spectacles
came into the possession of Mr. Flake’s
father, Richard S. Flake, who is now living
in Screven county in his 82d year. They
were given to R. W. Flake by his father
eleven months ago, and he says he would
not take SI,OOO for them.
The spectacles are quite massive os com
pared with the modern eye-glasses. The
frame is very heavy and of pure silver, and
on the sidei are green glass shades. The
name of the maker, “J. L. Moore, New
York,” can be distinctly seen, stamped on
the frame. The glasses are of an odd shape
u*d evidently hand made. To look at them,
the conclusion is irresistible that the silver
smith did not spare the precious metal,
CITY BREVITIES.
DeKalb Lodge No. 9, LO. O. F., meets
to-night.
Clinton Lodge No. 56, F. and A. M.,
holds a meeting to-night.
The body of P. H. Leahy, night clerk
of the Harnett House, notice of death was
published in yestcdav’s; Morning News,
was embalmed by Undertaker Goette and
sent by express to his relatives in New
York, in accordance with a telegraphic re
quest received from them yesterday bv
Maj. Harnett.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles F. Gross took
place from her late residence, at Drayton
and Perry streets, yesterday afternoon, the
interment being at Laurel Grove oemetery.
Rev. Mr. Royal of the Baptist church con
ducted the funeral services. A large num
ber of the friends of the family attended
the funeral. The floral offerings were
numerous and very beautiful.
The steamboat Farmer, which was pur
chased day before yesterday by Mr. H. R
Duval for the Ueorgia and Florida Iniaud
Steamboat Company, is expected to arrive
to-day to take the place ol the St. Nicholas
in the Savannah, Brunswick and Fernan
dina trade. It is understood that Mr
Duval paid the South Carolina Bteainboat
Company $12,000 for the vessel.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Joseph Tilimann of Quitman is at the
Screven.
L. H. Hilton of Svlvania is registered at
the Screven.
W. C. Archer of Way cross is registered
at the Pulaski.
George W. Webb and wife of Charleston
are at the Pulaski.
* C V, N ; . Woat ’ Esi l-. sailed on the Berkshire
for Baltimore yesterday.
Arthur Whitehead and Wright Hunter
who spent the summer in Europe have re
turned.
THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH.
Sunday Saloons Keep the Police from
Dying With Ennui.
Thirty-two cases for the mayor’s court
were reported from the barraoks after mid
night this morning. The police were kept
busy yesterday bringing in the "drunk and
disorderlies.” The majority of the prison
ers are colored, and most of them were
arrested for drunkenness, fighting and
other disorderly conduct. One negro
is charged with larceny of a horse and
wagon from Baldwin Drayton, the market
butcher. One negro is charged with carry
ing concealed weapons, and a third is sup
posed to have robbed a white man at the
Central depot last night.
Catholic Library Association.
The association amusement committee,
that has charge of the amusement rooms, is
completing the arrangements for the second
billiard and pool tournament, which opens
next Monday evening. The entries will
close next Friday evening at 9 o’clock,
after which the classes will be divided and
a schedule arranged and buliettnel. This
promises to be a greater success than the
association’s last tournament, which was in
May, and in which there were between
twenty-five and thirty contestants. The
gymnasium committee have organized an
athletic club and are preparing for the
winter season. A compoteut instructor will
bo engaged, and it is the intention of the
board of directors to make this branch of
the association as attractive as possible.
Safety from a Pestilential Scourage.
Protection from the disease, not a medicinal
agent which merely checks the paroxysms, is
the grand desideratum wherever the endemic
scourge of malaria prevails. Quinine does not
afford this protection. The chief reason why
Hoetetter's Stomach Bitters has won such Im
mense )>opularity is, that it prepares the sys
tem to redst the malarial peat. This it does by
bracing and toning the physical organism; reg
ulating and promoting an equal flow and distri
bution of the animal fluids, and establishing
digestion on a sound basis. Not only is fever
and ague prevented, but the worst types of the
disease are conquered by it. Such is the only
conclusion to be drawn from the overwhelming
evidence in its favor. It is equally efficacious
in dyspepsia, constipation, liver complaint,
general debility and rheumatic complaint, and
s a reliable diuretic and nervine.— Adv.
To-day’a Holiday.
On aooount of holiday our store will be
dosed to-day. A. R. Altmayer & Cos.
— Adv._
Left Overs.
In every Arm’s career there are accumu
lations of stock which, while they may not
be undesirable, still require to be moved off
occasionally. Buying out the “Coheu”
stook, as we did, in a lump, we find several
kinds of vehicles which wo will not oontinue
to carry; odd styles, as ft were, all, however,
the best of workmeuship and guaranteed.
We must have the room to replace these
left overs with more modern styles, hence
ourss-centon the dollar offer. Sale com
mences Tuesday, 16th. Bay and Mont
gomery streets. Savannah Carriage and
Wagon Company.—Adit.
“The Famous”
Is crowded with good things in the line of
wearing apparel for men and boys for fall.
One thing is a settled fact, and of great in
terest to clothing buyers; that is that "The
Famous” is not a high priced house. We
aim to supply the best the market affords
at a reasonable price, guaranteeing every
garment to be as represented. Clothing
uvers have the advantage, by buying of
"The Famous ,” of getting good, reliable,
high grade clothing without having to pay
high prices.
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For school boys we have put in an extra
large stock. Strong School Suits you oan
buy at $2 50 made especially for the pur
pose. Don’t saeer at the idea of buying a
good all Wool Boys’ Suit for that price.
Come and look at it and satisfy yourself.
Plenty fine Suits, also.
* * * *
Hats for fall in all shapes, colors aud quali
ties, and as in clothing we guarantee to save
you money. Sole Agent for the Miller
Stiff Hats, the very best hat made.
"The Famous” Clothing House,
148 Broughton Street, Savannah, Ga.,
Adv.— Bennett Hymes, Proprietor.
At Estill’s.
Savannah Morning News, Modem Rural
Romes for September, October and Novem
ber; "The Night of the &1 Ult.” by H. F.
Weod; the Arena for September, the Illus
trated American (Behring Sea -number)
Delineator for October, New York Mirror'
Dramatic News, New York Mercury,
DemoresVs Portfolio of Fashions aud
W hat to Wear for Autumn and Winter.
1890-91, Ihick, The Judge, The Nation,
Harper's Weekly Leslie's Weekly, New
York Herald, Tribune, World, Times,
Sun, Star, Boston Herald, Boston Olobe,
Baltimore -Sun, PhUadelpbia Dress, Phila
deiphia Times, Louisville Courier-Journcils
Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Commer
cial-Gazette, New Orleans Times-Demo
crat, Memphis Avalanche, Washington
Dost, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Charleston
News and Courier. Charleston World, At
lanta Constitution ' Atiutfta Journal, Jack
sonville Times- Union, Farida Standard,
Macon Telegraph. Augusta Chronicle,
Chicago Tribune, New Yorfc Daily Sport
ing World , Brunswick Times, — Adv.
LUDDKN <fe BATES S. M. R.
$25,000,000 lßcre “ e in the bu,t
--* nes of Savannah fop
last year; If you read the trade issue
you parhaps noticed that we were com
pelled to give thanks for our share of
the gain. We were included in the pro
cession of thankful ones because -*
sell the world’s best PIANOS ant
ORGANS at prices and on terms that
make us resistless. Our manufactur.
ers KEEP UP their instruments and w.
KEEP DOWN our prices. That i.
what does the business. If you hav 9
any doubt that we sell under th 9
New York prices, come in and let \
show you some letters in our posses,
sion, and if yon want a Piano wo can
satisfy you.
LCDDE.V 4 BATES S.M.O.
DRY GOODS.
ißlFHftier.ll
CROHAN&DOONEK,
137 Broughton Street.
/YUR FALL STOCK THIB SEASON IS THE
A,' at -^ Uve , wa nav " ev, * r exhibited.
Our prices will be as low as any first-class house
in America, and low-er than those of the great
majority of the trade. We do not think is
various lines of goods, and we feel sure that you
would not read them If we did. It is merely
rl0 f u ;' a S a fF,f o , aa i r that our reputation, so wefl
’ a i w! W e having toe best stock of
reliable Dry Ooods, Not! ins, Hosiery aud Gen
tlemen g Furnishing Goods in this city shall be
strongly maintained during this Fail and
Winter.
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PUSLIGaTIONS.
A MAP
OF
SAVANNAH.
SIZE 30x34 INCHES.
SHOWING THE TRUE STREET AND PROP
ERTY LINES OF THE CITY.
PRINTED ON BOND PAPER and put upia
book form. Every property owner
estate dealer, and every otner parson intorestsu
n the city should have a copy.
PRICE ONE DOLLAR.
FOR SALE AT
BUI'S NEWS pro
PLASTER. _ __
ADAMANT
Wall Plaster.
T”siS'£la? SSSS ZXSXZ
aud dry 24 hours after application.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 49. SALES AGENT
Office 7 Drayton street. Savannah. Ga.
—COAL AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
OF AI.T. KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTS
DELIVERED.
XX XX Tliomas,
111 Bay St. West Broad 3L Wharvaa
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