Georgia Historic Newspapers

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RUFFIANISM RAMPANT.
A PLACE OP WORSHIP IN THE
HANDS OP A MOB.
Tstrday'B Early Morning 6cene in
the Greete Square African Baptist
Church—Rev. A. Ellis Barely Escapes
With Hie Life-Bloody Heads, a Pul
pit Demolished and Wreck and Buln
Inside the Edifice-Knives ar.d Re
volvers Flourished Inside, and Pis
tola Used Outside the Building.
Such disgraceful scenes in a place oi pub
lic worship have seldom been seen as those
which were witnessed in the Greene Square
African Baptist church yesterday morning,
between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, after
incessaut wrangling and bickering from $
o’clock of the evening before.
A HOSTILE ONSLAUGHT.
Broken chandeliers, broken windows,
benches wrenched from their fastenings
and wrecked furniture are mute witnesses
of the lawless acts which stampeded the
congregation. The pastor saved his life by
a precipitate flight from the roir, protected
by his friends, who received the blows in
tended for the minister.
At about 2 o'clock yesterday morning
W. R. Fields, one of the ox-deacons, moved
to appoint John F. Jones chairman of the
meeting, and J. K. Rutledge seconded the
motion, upon whiee Hosra Maxwell jumped
up and put the motion and declared it cur
ried without any effort to learn what the
vote was. The pastor of the church re-
mained in the chair and showed no signs of
surrendering it, when, as if by a precon
certed arrangement. Maxwell, Rutledge,
Andrew Berry, Charles Baker, "William
Harris, deter Morell, Sawney Nelson
and a fellow by the name of
Young mane a rush to drag the
pastor fr >m his seat. In their rush Henry
Burney, one of the pastor's friends, was hit
over the hea l, the blow inflicting a severe
gasn. Frank Lind-r, also the pastor’s friend,
received blows in the head and face and was
knocked down, and Charles B. Morse, the
clerk of the conference, who sided with the
paster, was cut over the eye, and several
others were hurt.
THE READY REVOLVER.
One man fled down Price to State street.
Eursued by one of the ruffian crowd, who
alted as the pursued turned down State
street, and fired at the fleeing man. In
side the church riot ruled the hour,
women screamed, men, beaten and
bloody, jumped out of the windows with
chairs flying after them as they made their
exit. A desperate effort was made to over
take the pastor in his flight, but he was
hurried out the took way and to his home
by a score of determined men who oov
ered bis retreat.
Chief of Police Green, who resides on
President street, only a few blocks removed
from the church, said he could hear the row
very plainly. He visited the church some
time after the meeting began and spent
some time there, but went back
home and retired about 11 o’olock.
About 2 o’clock be was awakened
by the 6houts and yells in that direction,
and got up and went dnw n there again,
just as the squad of police under Sergt.
Lingg were coming up. Chief Green says
that the row was a terrible one and could
he heard a long ways off.
BLUDGEON, KNIFE AND PISTOL.
One of the policemen who was stationed
at the church, and ran in at tho beginning
of the row, said that the scene was a wild
one. Chairs and the backs of benches were
freely used, and kmves and pistols were
being flourished. One fellow’s head
was bloody from a blow and an
other had his cheek laid bare
with a knife. One old, gray-haired
brother who w as trying to escape wasbeiug
pelted with chairs, which would knock him
down as fast os he could get up. The
policeman said that if Kev. Ellis had not
escaped by the rear exit ho would have
been killed.
The ohurch presented a decidedly torn
up appearauoe. The pulpit had beeu
thrown down, one of the chandeliers
was broken off, benahes were over
turned and chairs were broken and
scattered about. Shawls wore scattered
all over the floor, where they had been left
by the sisters. There is u belief among
some people that Ellis will be killed before
the trouble is over.
MUCH ADO ABOUT A TRIFLE.
Rev. Alexander Ellis was seen yesterday
by a Morning News reporter and quite a
lengthy interview was had with reference
to the troubles which have afflicted the
church since last April, and wtaion cul
minated in the riot of night before lost.
“What was the original cause of tho
ohurch difference?” he was asked.
“The acceptanoe of the resignation of
five deacons, viz.: O. Maxwell, Robert H.
Thomas, John R. Rutledge, William H.
Fields and James H. Rogers.”
“What was the cause of their resigna
tion?’’
“It grew out of the failure of the church
to indorse a resolution which askod
the church to depose me. The
trouble vras that there was a personal mis
understanding between myself and Charles
F. Waters, a member of the choir, result
ing in my excluding him from the privileges
of the choir, which I had the official right
to do, he having sot ken both discourteously
and impertinently to me before the congre
gation. This was the result of my asking iho
three male members of the choir why thoy
did not rise in their places and take part iu
the song at the close of the evening service.
Waters answered impertinently,and (luring
the remarks that passed between us indirect
ly gave me tho lie. whereupon I informed
him that be would be excluded from the
privileges of tho choir. Going out of this
colloquy a charge of unchristian con
duct was made against me by him to the
prudential committee.
REFUSED TO BE DISCIPLINED.
“The committee referred the charge to the
board of deacons of the church, and the
deacons notified mo to meet them with the
person who bad made the charge. To
this I demurred, stating as my rea
sou that the matter was purely
personal and did not oome within their
jurisdiction at that stage, assuring them
that I was willing to moot them as deacons
at any time for conference. Next, they
ordered the clerk to summon me for breach
of discipline. I refused to appear before
them and they took the matter to the
church, asking the church to depose
me. I defended my action before
the church to its entire
satisfaction, and the church acquitted me
of the charge by defeating the resolution.
This was in the mouth of April.
“In June the five deacons mentioned ten
dered their resignation without assigning
any cause. Their resignation was accepted.
A quintette: of weather vanes.
“At the following meeting the five ex
deaeons appeared In a body before the
church to defeat the confirmation of the
June minutes setting forth the acceptance
of their resignations, but the minutes were
oonfirmed by au overwhelming majority.
The next step these ex-deacons took was to
hold illegal meetings and constitute them
selves as thecnurclL The leader, H. Max
well, would, without consultation with the
pastor or deacons, try to call meetings of
the church, having himself elected as
moderator and assume pastoral
functions, the pastor being present. Thus
things have gone on, until when they saw
that they could not influence tho church,
then they decided to get rid of me by fair
or foul means. To this end they brought ex
cluded members from other churches in the
hope of securing a majority so as to dismiss
me. Finally, these ex-deacons, being in the
minority, indorsed a resolution terminating
the pastoral relationship Oct. 1.
DESPERATION OF THE KX-DKAOONS.
“The riot of night before last originated in
the attempt of the ex-deaoons to adopt the
resolution offered by them two weeks ago,
aud to make it the fiuul action of the
church.”
The Hot was precipitated, fee pastor went
on to say, by a motion to adopt the minutes
of the previous conference, in which the
resolution to depose had been recorded as
tabled. Rev. Ellis had ruled that the reso
lution had been tabled; that it was not the
will or sense of a majority of fee church to
depose, but it could only be received as a
notice, and to lay on the table until due
notice was given to all the members
that at the special meeting to
be called the sense of the
church would be taken as to whether it
would further support the pastor or dismiss
him. and at that special meeting, if three
quarters of the members present and voting
should decide not to retain the pastor, then,
according to the constitution of the church,
they might give him three months’ notice.
Rev. Ellis says that the opposition
brought ten wagon loads of colored men
women fr .ni the c >untry, several of the im
portations not being members of the
ohurch, wi:h the determined purpose of de
posing him, by the moetdisgracefu! methods,
and be believes he owes his life to the
friends who shielded his hurried flight out of
the church by tho rear door.
A WAIL FROM THE PASTOR.
“I have served the church faithfully for
nine years,” said the preacher, “and it is
mortifying to mo that such disgraceful
scenes should have occurred inside its walls,
or that the neighborhood should be dis
turbed by such acts of lawlessness, but as
long as the majority of the
church sustained me I have felt it my duty
to exercise tho function of its pastor. The
murderous assaults, tho broken gas jets,
the pulpit furniture destroyed, and the
bioody bruises inflicted on thoae who have
sustained me by their presence and votes
show that the violence was all oo one side,
as the onslaught was made to drag me
from the chair.”
THE NEIGHBORHOOD TERRORIZED.
The citizens of the neighborhood are
very much incense I at what they term the
indifference of the authorities to their peace
and quietude. A citizen who resides in
the neighborhood, and was a close observer
of the occurrence of Monday night. In an
int rview yesterday says:
“The citizens residing about Greene
square are thoroughly aroused, and will
certainly demand of the authorities the
protection that is now denied them. There
lives and their property, as well as
their peace and comfort, are endangered by
tho present state of affairs in tho church.
The occurrences of last night were highly
disgraceful, and should not bo allowed in
any civilized community. From my
veranda last night I saw chairs dying
through the air, and when thoy gave
out, the excited members of the church,
men and women, seized unon the benches,
which they tore apart, using them as
weapons upon each others’ heads. From
my observations I would say that their
heads must be very hard indeed, or else
Coroner Dixon would have had toms in
quests this morning.
A MURDEROUS PURSUIT.
“I saw also last evening one party chasing
another through the streets, firing twice at
him as he ran. Certainly, under these
circumstances, the church is a nuisance, and
should be abated. For myself, I have the
greatest respect for religion, and would not
grumble at being kept out of my needed
rest by either singing or loud preaching, but
I certainly do object to bo awakened through
all hours of tho night by fighting and loud
and b >istrous wrangles. From the experi
ences of the lost six weeks, I am constrained
to the opinion that it has ceased to be a
ohurch of worship and is now only a brawl
ing house. It is a nuisance, as potent as
any that ever existed, and Alayor Schwarz,
who was present for a long time last even
ing, certainly knows it. Buch noiso,
confusion and general state of
affairs would not be allowed
in any private residence or public {lall, and
by what hypothesis oan the police authori
ties say they cannot interfere I am at loss to
conjecture. There is not one person living
in the neighborhood who does not feel un
easy every night thev have a mooting. Do
account of those rrequent riots some are
seeking quarters elsewhere. We will have
to see that we are protected if we are com
pelled to have the church nailed up.”
PROBABLY IT MAY BB TRUK.
A Brevet Bub-Treasury Plan to Hold
Cotton for a Rise.
The report having been widely circulated
by the press that the committee of the na
tional alliance has perfected arrangements
with a syndicate of European capitalists
by which the capitalists are to ad
vance $32 per bale upon 2,000.000
bales of cotton, at a yearly interest of 4 por
cent., and that the farmers will plaoe their
cotton in store and secure advances upon it
with the privilege of selling at any time
within twelve months.
Mr. J. it. Cooper, manager of the alliance
oottou. bouse iu this city, was seen yesterday
by a Morning News reporter, and asked if
there is any foundation for suoh a report.
In reply, Mr. Cooper said that if an v such
arrangement has been made be has not been
informed of it. He says, however, that
the national alliance oommittee have
been endeavoring Bince last year to make
some such arrangement, aud it Is not im
probable that it has been made. He says he
hopes it is true, as it will be a great advan
tage to fee farmers.
Beecham’s Pills cure sick headache.—
Adv.
Not a Licensed Bicycle Dealer.
l’rof. YV. 8. Johnson of Boston gave an
exhibition of anew style bicycle, before the
Screven house, about 12:30 o’clock yesterday.
It was not a great white until about 300
people were gathered in the neighborhood,
utmost blooklng up tho entrance to Bull
street fronting Johnson square. The mayor
noticed the gathering from a window of tho
city exchange and sent an officer to investi
gate the case. The officer summoned the
bicyclist to go along with him
and explain matters to the mayor.
Arrived at the'exehanga, tha mayor in
formed the professor that if he wanted to ad
vertise his bicycle by a street exhibition ho
would be at liberty to do so when hejhad paid
the usual license of SIOO. This the pro
fessor was unwilling to do, and the exhibi
tion was not continued.
Kinking of the Barge Florida.
Yesterday morning at about 8 o’clock
the barge Florida sunk at Hammond, Hull
and Co.’s wharf, Jfrom what cause is cot
known, but it is supposed that she must
have rested on some piling, whiota strained
her and she gradually filled. Bhe is now
resting on the bottom, with her decks
covered at high water. Her top hamper is
not submerged. She wiU be raised and
pumped out in a few days.
Fair Weather at Last.
The rains have held up. It was fair yos
terday, and the forecast is for fair weather
to-day. Yesterday was generally fair
throughout the south, but some local show
ers were reported from all the districts.
Savannah's maximum temperature yester
day was 84°, which was ;about on average
of the temperature that prevailed througu
out the south.
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Novembers, 1889. j
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For sale by Butler’s Pharmacy.— Adv.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1890.
CITY BREVITIES.
Golden Rule Lodge No. 12 L O. O. F.,
will hold a meeting this evening at 8 o’clock
in new hall.
Naooochee TribefNo. 24, I. O. R. M , will
not meet to-night, but on next Wednesday
night, Sept 24.
Savannah Tribe No. 4, I. O. R. M., will
hold a regular meeting at Odd Fellows’
hall this evening at 8 o’clock.
The Hibernian Society will hold a quar
terly meeting at the Guards’ temporary ar
senal to-mgbt at 8: SO o’clock.
The stone flagging sidewalk of the custom
bouse has beeu torn up and workmen are
busy replacing it with concrete paving.
Tbs marriage of Mias Stella Fleetwood to
Charles A Lanier will take place at Trinity
Methodist church this afternoon at 5 o’clock
p. m.
The Savannah Rifle Association will hold
its last meeting for the season Thursday
afternoon, Sept. 18, at Greenwich park, at
3:45 o’clock.
Marie, the infant daughter of Mr. J. C.
DeMartin, died this morning at 2:30 o’clock,
after a lingering illness. The funeral will
tatce place thie afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
The Odd Fellows of Savannah met in
max meeting last night to consider matters
of financial importance connected with the
new building. All the lodges were well
represented.
The Spanish big Sensat was cleared yes
terday for the Canary islands with 3,000
pieces pitch pine lumber, measuring 45.500
feet, valned at $450. Cargo and vessel
cleared by J. Cuyas.
Policeman Lynch was fined $25 by the
mayor yesterday for drunkenness and ar
resting a colored boy without cause on
Monday night This is the case alluded to
in yesterday’s Morning News.
Paul Graham (oolored) was fined SIOO or
thirty days yesterday for selling whisky
without a license. Graham opened a bar
room in Yamacraw a few days ago, and
when called upon for his license said he had
none, but Intended to take out one.
Thoe. A. Ybanoz brought suit against the
Arnerioan Lumber Cos. in Justice Shef tall’s
oourt yesterday for $43 10, which amount
he claimed was duo him for extra work
while In the employ of the company. W.
W. Osborne represented the plaintiff and
J. R. Haussy the defendant. Justice
Sheftall gave judgment for plaintiff for
sl4 38.
Thomas WlUinms, a negro boy who was
working with a section gang on the Savan
nah,Florida and IVoitern road near the city,
had bis left log broken above the ankle yes
terday. Williams was astride of a lever with
a number of others, when the rest of the
boys jumped off and the rebound of the tim
ber threw hirn off the timber falling on
him. He was taken to tho Georgia In
firmary for treatment.
Mr. C. Menelas, who takes great interest
in all subjects appertaining to the fibrous
plants of the south, was asked yesterday by
a Morning News reporter what he thought
of tho possibility of the saw palmetto as a
fiber-producing plant, and in reply Mr.
Menelas said that if it possesses the proper
ties attributed to it by Mr. Warrand that
there are great fortunes in it, and if it
should be what is claimed for it It will
revolutionize the jute trust.
The citizens who reside at or near the
neighborhood of Isle of Hope aro deter
mined to remove far from the churches the
sole of intoxicants. With this end in view
they have given logal notice that at the
noxt session of the legislature they will ask
the general assembly to enact a law pro
hibiting the sale, exchange or furnishing of
spirituous or other intoxicating liquors, bit
ters or beer within two miles of the Metho
dist Episcopal church and the colored Bap
tist ohurch on the Isle of Hope.
Jamaa K. P. Carr, clerk of the Chatham
superior oourt and president of the state
association of superior court clerks, left
yesterday for Brunswick to attend the
annual meeting of tho association, which
will convene to-day. Brunswick proposes
to play the host most royally with the
visitors before they leave the thrifty city
by the sea, and it Is part of the programme
to take the delegates to St. Simon’s island
and entertain them in the most hospitable
manner. Sheriff Honan expected to accom
pany Clerk Carr, but at the last moment
found himself unable to get off.
Theodore Rascb, United States deputy
collector, who attended the convention at
Wavoross yesterday, came back on the
early train last night with one of his peep
ers closed.and looking as if he had had some
words with John L. Sullivan or had fallen
over a stone pile. He was accompanied by
a oolored physician. A gentleman who
came down on tho same train says that the
republican candidate for congress gavo
Basch the mouse-trap t>ecause Basch had
indited a letter of slaudorous character, re
flecting on Capt Doyle, and sent it to
Washington when Capt. Doyle was a can
didate for collector of customs.
PORCHBR ON THH HIGH CROP.
He Estimates the Damage at 25 Per
Cent.
Mr. Poreher, of the large rice firm of
Shippen & Poreher, at Charleston, has been
Investigating the damage to the rice crops
by the heavy rains of the lust ten days, aud
be says:
“A great deal of the Carolina rice has
been out and is staekod in tho fields. The
rains and the hot weather are causing the
stack grain to ‘mow-burn,’ or to turn
yellow. A groat many of the planters
have been obliged to take down the stacks
to prevent further damage from these two
causes. This condition is very genoral in
tho fields from Georgetown to the Bavaunah
river. YVhat is needed at once is dry
weather,in order to let the rice recover from
this damage and permit tho uncut grain to
be properly harvested. Up to this time the
crop was very promising. At a rough
estimate the loss wifi be about 25 per cent.,
but, notwithstanding the trouble so far, if
the weather clears up, the yield will be
about tho same as last year, when 799,000
bushels wore milled iu South Carolina.
"Whether there will be a rise in the price
it is not easy to tell as yet. The Louisiana
crop will be the largest in many years, and
the quarter of a cent taken off the duty
will allow a larger quantity of foreign rice
to come to this market. Of the Louisiana
crop about 800,000 bushels have already
been put on the market Of the Carolina
orop there have boon received only from
12,000 to 15,000 bushels.
“The present price of rioo is higher than
last year, this being due to the fact that
there is no old or foreign rice on the
market”
Fire at lele of Hope.
Fire destroyed tha stable belonging to
Cyrenus Hall at the north end of Isle of
Hope about 7 o’clock night before last, and
a large lot of hay, fodder and gram
was burned with the building,
but the live stock was all gotten
out without loss. The Morning
News’ informant couki not give the
amount of the damage and had not learned
whether there was any insurance on the
property or not He says the oolored peo
ple deserve great credit for the assistance
they rendered, and especially in braving a
driving rainstorm, hurrying to the scene of
the fire and with difficulty rescuing the
animals from a terible death. The origin
of the fire has not been ascertained.
The Fly and Ant Nuisance.
Flies and ants are annihilated by mixing a
teaspoouful of ROUGH ON RATS with a saucer
of sweetened water; place on high shelves or
suspended in the room; or mix a teaspoonful of
ROUGH ON RATS with a half pouud of brown
sugar and sprinkle on high out of reach shelves,
or on rear border of lower shelves, out of reach
of children. Out this out—Adv.
Many Persons are broken
down from overwork or household cares.
Brown’s Iron Bitters Rebuild* the
fyfitem, aids digestion, removes exco6B oi Ulc,
mid cures malaria. Uot the gouuiuo.
THE CHALLENGE DIRECT.
HON. T. M. NORWOOD WANTS TO
DEBATE WITH GOV. GORDON.
The Bx-Congressman Offended at
Gov. Gordon’* Allusions to Him In a
Speech in DeKalb County Last Sat
urday—To Be Called a Demagogue
and Sneered at, Mr. Norwood Says,
Requires Some Notice— Full Text of
Gov. Gordon’s Allusions to Mr. Nor
wood.
Hon. T. M. Norwood left yesterday for
Statesboro to address the people of Bulloch
county at a mass meeting there to-day, but
before he left home be threw down the
gauntlet to Gov. John B. Gordon, challeng
ing him for debate, and notifying him that
he had communicated with a friend by the
same mail to arra’ ge for a discussion in
Atlanta. The letter to Gov. Gordon is as
follows:
MR. NORWOOD THROWS DOWN THE OCANT
LET.
Savannah. Ga., Sept. 16, 1890.
Gov. J. B. Gordon:
Dear Sir— The Atlanta Constitution . in its
report of your speech last Saturday, at Decatur.
Ga., says you spoke of my interview in the Con
stitution of Aug. 30 the idle twaddle of an as
piring demagogue. Demagogue is to me an
offensive word. To be called one and in the
same breath have other sneering and wholly
uncalled-for remarks made by one in your high
office (governor i. requires, in my opinion, some
uotice; and I think the best way for you to
make good your charge of deuiagogism will he
in a joint debate Assuming tout that method
will he highly acceptable to you, I have written
to-day to a friend in Atlanta to arrange for a
discussion in Atlanta at an early day. I wish
no delay, and, of course, you do not. I remain,
yours truly, T. M. Norwood.
It is understood that tho Young Men’s
Democratic Club of Atlanta sent a letter of
inquiry to Mr. Norwood last week to learn
if he would meet Gov. Gordon in debate be
fore the club, and he replied that if an in
vitation were tendered him he would not
refuse to meet Gov. Gordon if the latter
was inclined to discuss issues before the
club.
the acrimony of politics.
Whether this came to the ears of Gov,
Gordon, or not. is not known here, but at
any rate Gov. Gordon paid his attention to
Mr. Norwood in a manner that roused the
ex-senator to prompt action and precipi
tated the challenge direct.
Gov. Gordon was discussing the sub
treasury bill, and after paying his atten
tions to Dr. Macune and President Living
stone of the New York state alliance, he
next opened his batteries on Air. Norwood.
Gov. Gordon presented some figures show
ing that of 332 men in the House, only one
favored this bill and he had withdrawn it;
and in the Senate of eighty-four members,
there was not one believer in the bill. What
can six men do of 332 in the House? he
asked. ,
COMING OF A NEW DISCIPLE.
But there’s anew disciple, a now prophet
in Israel, one Thomas M . I like to have
said Thomas Macune—Norwood. Fresh from
his home in Washington city; fresh from
the laying of hauds by the high priest, Dr.
Macune, he hies himself to Georgia, and
with arms folded for the sacrifice, exclaims
"If you want me, take me. I prefer private
life,” but he might be induced to sacrifice
bimself on the altar of his country by ac
cepting a seat in the Senate. His plan for
solving the problem Is certainly unique. If
you wish the sub-treasury, all you have to
do is simply to change the constitution of
the United States. YVliat think you of that,
my countrymen? To ohange the constitution
to fit the sub-treasury bill! Change the consti
tution for every bill would thus become the
demand of all corners to the doors of con
gress. until the constitution would beoome
a farce. Why, my countrymen, the founda
mental law of the republic is that constitu
tion. Your liberties ns citizens and
liberties of coming generations
depend upon that instrument. Yet here is
a man claiming to be a statesman, who
talks flippantly of changing the constitu
tion of the United States in order to pass a
bill. If it were parliamentary I would say
that such talk seems to be but the idle
twaddle of an aspiring demagogue. Mr.
Norwood is a lawyer; I am not. lam a
farmer and have lived all my life on a farm,
except during my public life and a little
leave of absence from 1861 to 1865. I sup
pose Mr. Norwood and the others were on a
farm then.
It is expected that Mr. Norwood, who
can be extremely caustic when so inclined,
will answer Gov. Gordon in kind in the
Statesboro speech to-day, and friends of
Mr. Norwood say that if Gov. Gordon
should accept Mr. Norwood’s challenge
that there will be a spioe of acrimony about
the debate which will make good reading
matter and deepen the interest in the sena
torial campaign.
TUB MACON AND ATLANTIC.
Progress of Construction West of
the Ogeechee,
The preliminary and permanent survey
ing corps of the Macon and Atlantic rail
way are now encamped on the vacant lot
near the residence of Capt. A. A. Minis at
Guyton. They came in yesterday and
pitched their tents, which resemble a small
sized village.
Capt. T. P. Stanley was taken sick the
early part of last week with fever and has
gone to his home at Athens for treatment.
Engineer Milner is at present in charge.
Tho line has been located eastward to tho
Ogeechee river .and the corps will operate on
this side of the river to day. Mr. Milner
says tho sub-contraotors are at work in two
or three places between Stillmore and the
Ogeechee river, and understands others
have arrived on the line and secured quar
ters, and will commence to grade at once,
or as soon as their force arrives. They
have been delayed by the heavy rains.
A public meeting of the citizens of Guyton
has been called to meet in the town hall to
night, at the call of the oommittee which
was appointed some time since to confer
with the Macon and Atlautio railroad
authorities on a subject of a right of way
through tho town. It is expected that they
will report the result of the conference with
the railroad authorities.
Cleveland’s Magnificent Minstrels.
W. 8. Oleveland’9 magnificent minstrels
gave their first performance here last night
before au immense audience, of which there
were many ladies. The company was en
thusiastically received. Many of their spe
cialties were new and original, the
stage settings were very fine, and
costumes very pretty. The graceful and
intricate inarch of the Lohengrin Knight
was marred slightly by the fall of the
leader, but otherwise it was a very pretty
spectacle. The wonderful tricks, balancing
and aorobatic feats of the Imperial Japa
nese Troupe were very pleasing, and alto
gether the performance was a fine presenta
tion of refined minstrelsy.
There will be a matinee this afternoon,
and the closing performance of the oom
pany to-night
The Effects of Mental Exhaustion.
Many diseases, especially those of the nervous
system, are the products of daily renewed men
tal exhaustion. Business vocations often in
volve an amount of mental wear and tear very
prejudicial to physical health, and the profes
sions, if arduously pursued, are no less dostruct
lveto brain and nerve tissue It is one of the
mos (important attributes of Hostetler’s Stom
ach Bitters that it compensates for this undue
loss of tissue, and that it imparts new energy
t0 u, t ? e . b,ai! ‘ “ od n,,rv ® s - ’n>e rapidity with
Which it renews weak ned mental energy and
physical vitality is remarkable, and shows tliat
its Invigorating properties ore of the highest
order, besides increasing vital stamina and
counteracting t heed Dots of menial exhaustion
this potential medicine cure# and lire vents fever
and ague, rheumatism, chronic dyspepsia and
constipation, kidney an i u'eriuu weakness and
other complaint*. Physicians also commend It
as a medicated stimulant and remedy.—Adv.
BAKING POWDER.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
D Baking
Powder
absolutely pure
THB FREEDOM OF THE CITY.
Two Wild and Woolly Western
Steers Go Out on a Lark.
A couple of western steers escaped from
Guilmartin & Mehrtens’ cattle yard at
West Broad and William street yesterday
afternoon, and wont on a general rampage
through the city. A lot of boys and dogs
took after the animals when they first es
caped, and sent them off in a wild fright
that came near proving fat&i to more than
one person.
As soon as the escape of the cattle was
discovered a mounted driver was started to
bring them back, but it was a fruitless
chase and only served to increase the terror
of the animals. They made a break for the
business portion of the city and soon owned
the whole of the lower portion of Bay
street. At the foot of Barnard one of them
made a dash into the store No. 180 Bay
street, to tbejgreat consternation of tho
occupants, who vacated the building in his
favor instanter. The wild bovine trotted
through the office and out upon the balcony
in the rear and surveyed the harbor and the
shipping, but was not reckless enough to
take a leap of forty feet to the street below.
He turned back, passed out of the
store and continued in a reckless gallop
out Barnard street and around the market,
scattering the crowds right and left. The
horseman followed close behind him and
added to the excitement. The mad race
continued west to Montgomery street, out
Aloutgomery to Perry, and down Perry to
West Broad, where the steer charged the
crowd in front of the Central depot and
scattered hackmen, porters and loafers
like chaff before the wind. One negro was
run over and several narrowly escaped being
gored.
Farther out West Broad the infuriated
animal dashed into a stoop and carried off
part of the railing, and when last seen was
going out West Broad, having a (dear field.
His partner in the stampede ran south to
Liberty street, down which he made a bold
dash, and nearly scared the life out of a
small boy at the corner of Abercorn, nar
rowly missing him with his long horns.
OOURT HOUSE JOTTINGS.
The Misfit Hands on the Tower Clock
the Butt of Ridicule.
The work of putting up the new metallio
cases in the vaults of the new court house is
progressing favorably, and Mr. Scott says
that within the next ten days or two weeks
he will have all of them in place and fitted
up. The last consignment of the
cases arrived by steamer yester
day, and will be placed In the
vault connected with the ordinary’s office
to-day. With all the care which was taken
in boxing them for safe carriage, some of
the drawers or boxes were badly bent, hut
repairs will be made to those only sligbtlv
damaged, while those that are badly dam
aged will be replaced by new ones.
The last consignment of furniture has
been received, and was being hauled up
from the wharves yesterday, but up to this
time the factory has not sent on a man to
superintend the arrangement of it through
out the court house. The desks and heavier
furniture are piled up in the halls down
stairs, and the chairs and lighter furniture
nearly till the superior court room on the
seoond floor.
The curbing for tho new sidewalk has
been put down on the four sides of the
building, but the work of laying the asphalt
tiling has not yet begun.
The workmen are still engaged in the in
terior,and the steps of the main iron stair
way received a coat of green paint
yesterday.
The misfit hands on the tower clock still
continue to attract attention and uncom
plimentary remarks, and it is not known
whan the factory will send on the hands
originally designed, but it is said that they
are expected to reach here sometime during
the present month. A good-natured wag
haß voioad the popular displeasure
with the misfit hauds, by indicting
the following, which he inscribed m pencil
on the interior wall of the tower:
1 can’t admire tfa’ unshapely hands
Upon this tower clock;
They are so clumsy—understand
It must be some old stock.
IVm, Radam's Microbe Killer Cos., New
Orleans, La.:
I have used the Microbe Killer in my
own family, as well as for several of my
hands on the plantation, for tho past twelve
months, and find it to be of great benefit in
all oases. I keap a supply on hand at all
times. J. Lebermuth,
Salsburg Plantation.
June 25,1890. For sale by Butler’s Phar
macy .—Adi).
PROSPEROUS POOLER.
An Electric Street Railway Between
the Town and This Olty Bruited.
The Methodist congregation of the thrifty
town of Pooler are very much elated at the
liberal contributions which were reoeived
there last Sunday at the opening of their
new church. It is understood that
the collections on that day and
remittances in answer to the cir
culars sent out by the building committee
amounted to about S3OO, and li. B. Reppard
is having some very complimentary things
Bald of him for the interest he has taken in
Setting up the fund to reduce tho church
ebt incurred in the erection of the building.
The exercises at Pooler, incident to the
opening of tha new church for public
worship, attracted 300 or 400 persons from
out of town, many going out from this
city. Rev. John C. Griner, the pastor, con
ducted the opening exercises, aud Rev.
Mather, of the Marion circuit, preached In
the morning, and Rev. A M. Winn, of the
Wesley Monumental of this city, delivered
an able discourse in the afternoon.
Pooler seems to be on quite a boom, and
it is understood that parties are considering
the feasibility of constructing and operate
ing an electric street railway between
Pooler and this city. Poolerites claim that
from a population of 350 a year ago it has
increased until it now contains 750 souls
and many new houses are going up in the
town now.
To Dispel Cos Ida.
Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the
system effectually, yet gently, when costive
or bilious, or when the blood is impure or
sluggish, to permanently cure habitual con
stipation, to awaken the kidneys and liver
to a healthy activity, without irritating or
weaken mg them, use Syrup of Figs.— Adv.
For Malaria, LiverTrou
ble,orlndigestion, use
BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
Griping pains in tho Stomach promptly
relieved by Lamar’s Diarrhoea Mixture.
—Adv.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
L R. Akins of Mt. Pleasants is at the
Yerevan.
Hon. Alfred Herrington of Swainsboro is
at the Pulaski.
W. H. Westmoreland of Augusta is regis
tered at the Hcreven.
Charles W. Ladd has returned to Savan
nah after an absence of several months.
A. B. Small of Macon returned from the
north ou the City of Savannah last night.
C. G. Anderson, Jr., arrived home from
New York on the steamship City of Au
gusta.
T. Ballantyne arrived here yesterday from
New York on the steamship City of Au
gusta.
Joseph A, Roberts returned last night
from Boston on the steamship City of Sa
vannah.
R. G. Fleming, Jr., arrived yesterday
from Now York on the steamship City of
Augusta.
Rev. P. H. McMahon arrived home on
the steamship City of Augusta from New
York yesterday.
John Sullivan Schley returned yesterday
from his summer vacation on the steamship
City of Augusta.
J. Belsinger was among the passengers
who came on the steamship City of Augusta
from New York.
Mr. C. F. Martin, of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway, left last
night for the north.
C. A. L. Cunningham was among the
passegers who arrived home yesterday on
the steamship City of Augusta from New
York.
W. C. McDonough, wife and children,
came back from New York on the steam
ship City of Augusta, which arrived yes
terday morning.
Mrs. Michael M. Esson and three chil
dren of No. 230 Anderson street have returned
from a month’s visit among relatives and
friends near Danton, Ga.
The wife and son of Maj. H. H. Smith,
the well-known cotton buyer, will arrive
home to-day from New York, where they
had previously arrived from Europe on the
ocean greyhound Teutonic. They spent
four months in Europe traveling very ex
tensively- visiting London, Paris, Berlin,
Milan and Venice, and Naples. They will
domicile at the Pulaski House.
Two Engines on One Track.
There was a slight collision between two
freight trains on the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway, near Waithourville,
about 6 o’clock yesterday morning. One
freight was standing on the side-track,when
another came in behind it and butted
it in the rear, breaking off the pilot of the
second engine, but not doing any serious
damage. Tlie fireman of the engine which
struck the rear of the other train jumped
when he saw there was going to be a col
lision, and, his foot slipping, he fell upon the
track, bruising himself considerably. He
was brought to tha oity aud taken to St.
Joseph’s Infirmary.
The New Manager of Suwannee
Springs Hotel.
Mr. 8. H. Peck, the new manager of the
Suwannee Springs hotel, is in the city, and
leaves this evening for his new quarters.
Mr. Peck is an experienced hotel keeper,
having had charge of the American at
Saratoga for several seasons, and last win
ter was connected with the well known and
popular railroad restaurant at Sanford,
Fla. Though he has been identified with
hotels at the north, Air. Peck is a Georgian,
and under his management Suwannee
Springs will doubtless maintain its well
deserved reputation.
Try Sirocco Tea.
Use only half the quantity required in
other teas. The finest and most wholesome
tea in the world. Introduced here by the
growers, Davidson & Cos., 1436 Broadway,
New York. Savannah agents, Lippman
Bros.— Adv.
"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 prioe, guaranteeing every
garment to be as represented. Clothing
buyers have the advantage, by buying of
"The Famous," of getting good, reliable,
high grade clothing without having to pay
high prices.
* * * *
For school boys we have put in an extra
large stock. Strong School Suits you oaa
buy at $2 50 made especially for the pur
pose. Don’t sneer at the idea of buying a
good all \v 00l Boys’ Suit for that price.
Come and look at it and satisfy yourself
Plenty fine Suits, al9o.
* * *
Hats for fall in all shapes, colors and quali
ties, and os in clothing wo guarantee to save
™ one y- Sol * Agent, for the Miller
Stiff Hats, the very best hat made.
“The Famous” Clothing House
148 Broughton Street, Savannah, Ga.,
Air.—Bennett Hymes, Proprietor.
At Eh till's.
Savannah Morning News, Modem Rural
Homes tor September, October aud Novem
ber; “The Night of the 3d Ult.” by H P
Wood; the .Irena for September, the Illus
trated American (Behring Sea number)
Delineator tor October, New York Mirror
Dramatic News, New York Mercury
Demorest's I’ortfolio of Fashions and
What to Wear for Autumn and Winter
1890-91, Piwk, The Judge, The Nation,
Harper's Weekly, Leslie's Weekly, New
York Herald, Tribune, World, Times
Sun, Star, Boston Herald, Bostorf Globe'
Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Press, Phila
delphia Times, Louisville Courier-Journal
Cincinnati Einquirer, Cincinnati Commer
cial-Gazette, New Orleans Times-Demo
crat, Memphis Avalanche, Washington
Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Charleston
News and Courier, Charleston World At
lanta Constitution, Atlanta Journal Jack
sonville Times-Union, Florida Standard,
Macon Telegraph. Augusta Chronicle,
Chicago Tribune. New York Daily Sport
ing World, Brunswick Times,—Adv.
All patent medicines recommended for
Headache fail excepting Brady crotine.—
Adv.
W eddlngs.
Wedding invitations and cards printed or
engraved at the shortest notice and in the
ate6t styles. We carry an extensive and
well selected stock of fine papers, envelopes
and cards especially for such orders. Sam
pies sent on application. Morning News
Printing House, Savannah, Go.
LPPDKN BATES S. M. B.
525,000,000 rn<,r9ase in the busi.
the gain. We were included in the nr*
cession °f thankful ones
sell the world's best Pianos t
ORGANS at price, and on th
make us resistless. Our man
ers KEEP CP their instrument , ur "
KEEP DOWN our
what does the business. If V n„ , "
any doubt that we sell U ?2
New York prices, come in and
show you some letters in our U
HIDDEN & OATES SHU
DRY GOODS.
ISMliftler.lil
(MAI&IdH
137 Broughton Street.
f) UR FALL st ?CK THIS SEASON IS THB
most attractive we nave ever exhibited
Our prices will b , as low as any first-classhou£
in America, and lower than those of the great
majority of the trade. We do not tblukk
necessary logo into long descriptions of our
various lines of goods, and we feel sure that you
would not read them if we did. It is merely
necessary to say that our reputation, so well
tor always having tne best at nek of
reliable Dry Goods, notions. Hosiery and Gen
tlemen s Furnishing Goods in this city shall be
strongly maintained during this Fall aud
iV inter.
CBDHAH & DOOBER
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL, WOOD,
—LIME. —
CEMENT AND PLASTER,
DENIS J. MURPHY,
Office Drayton Si, Telephone 49,
SAVANNAH, GA.
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
ID. ZR,_ Tliomas,
IXI Bay St. West Broad St. Wharves.
Telephone No. 69.
SUMMER RESORTS.
SUWANNEESULPHUR SPRINGST
Summer Resort and Sanitarium.
SUAWANNEE, - FLA
OPEN ALL THE YEAR. Located on a high,
dry bluff, overlooking the Suwunoee River,
with its beautiful scenery. The unique Co
quina Rock Main Buildings, surrounded by
comfortable cottages, supplied with hot and
cold mineral water direct from tne sprioi?,
offers as a Summer Resort many
that can only be appreciated by a visit. Per
fectly free from malaria, atmosphere dry and
pleasant, cooled by the southwest breeze or the
Gulf. The remedial virtues of the water for
Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver
Complaints, are too well known to be expatiated
upon. Write for pamphlet with testimonials
and circular with rates, SUWANNEE SUL*
PHUR SPRINGS CO., Suwannee, Fla.
LEATHER GOODS.
Sea Lion, Sea Lion, Sea Lion.
Bull Neol-c. Bull Neck,
For Covering Gin Rollers, Gin and Saw mill
Belting:, Harness, Saddles and Bridles.
Neidlinger & Rabun
Savannah, Gra. _
“Han? Out Our Banners on tb
Outward Walls!
The Cry is Still ‘They Come.’
Pianos and Organs by every steamship 1
Pianos and Organs by rail 1
Rain or shine they come, and better still 00.
All parts of Georgia, Florida, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and
Texas are reaping the benefits of our loN
prices and easy terms.
The “OLD HOMESTEAD” is the charges
now on the war-path. Look out for it reai *
it, profit by it: It carries messages from our
enterprising merchants to almost every bom®
in the south! Does its advertisements Pf-
Ask our advertisers? IT HAS M4P*-
BUSINESS!
If you want a Plano or Organ see us at once.
DAVIS BROS.