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SLAIN IN A QUARREL.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE KILLING
OF J. B. BULLY.
A Difference Over the Division of a
Crop Results In Hot Words, Blows
And the Fatal Shot through
the Heart—> attereon Said to Have
Surrendered to the Sheriff—The En
tire SatlUa Section Exc.tsd Over the
Kilims'.
Mr. John H. Fox returned last night
from Bailey’s Mills where he went to take
charge of the remains of the late J. 8.
Bailey. Mr. Fox says that the people around
Bailey’s Mills and in fact the whole of
Camden county is in a state of excitement
over the killing. Crowds of people visited
the mills yesterday and the
day before, coming from throughout
that section of country, and even from
Savannah. The killing and the circum
stances of the crime ore the sole topics of
conversation.
Mr. Fox said that the account of the kill
ing as published in veeterday’s Morning
News was substantially correct, though all
tbe details were not given.
The coroner’s inquest was held Wednes
day aod returned a verdict of manslaughter
against Patterson. From what he heard of
the statements that were made before the
coroner’s jury, Mr. Fox said the cir
cumstances leading up to the kill
ing are about as follows: Patterson
was working around Bailey’s mills
and besides was farming some laud on
shares. In tbe division ef the crop a short
while back there was some difference be
tween Bailey and Patterson and some
words passea. Patterson had a sugar cane
patch on Bailey’s land and wanted the lat
ter to advance him about S4O on it, which
Mr. Bailey was unwilling to do, and over
which they had some words again.
Before going to Bailey for a settlement,
on the day of the killing, Patterson armed
himself, appearing to ant cipate trouble
There was a dispute, hot words passed, aud
Patterson cursed Baiiey. using a very vile
epithet. As he did so, Bailey, who was a
powerful man, caught Patterson, who was
much the smaller man, by the throat and
beat him. Pat erson drew his pistol and
fired, the ball passing through Bailey's
heart. Patterson lied after commiting the
crime, but a dispatch received from Folk
stone yesterday to the Morning News
states that he had surrendered to the sheriff.
Mr. Fox, who partly dissected the body
in embalming it, examined the heart care
fully, and he said that it was impossible for
the ball to have gone more nearly through
the center of it.
A large number of Bailey’s relatives and
friends gathered at his home upon hearing
of his death.
The funeral will take plaoe to-day at
noon. The remains will be buried in front
of the deceased's house on the river bank,
where the grave will C'mmand a foil view
of the mills and surrounding country, on
one side, and the river and shipping on the
other.
Mr. Bailey was the leading man of his
section. His lumber mill is one of the
tlnest in the south, doiug an immense busi
ness and supporting a large number of
people. The facilities for shipping at the
mills are very fine, and four vessels are now
lying at the wharves loading lumber. Mr.
Bailey bad just finished improving his resi
dence and grounds in most exquisite taste,
and the place is now one of
the finest in Southeast Georgia,
Patterson is said to be a very ordinary
looking man, small and crippled from
rheumatism, poor and illiterate. While
the dead man’s relatives and immodiate
friends are determined upon giving Patter
son the full penalty of the law,
if is said that there is a division
of sentiment. A large number of
people, while regretting the killing,
defend Patterson's action, claiming
that he was justified under the circum
stances, and had not Bailey first assaulted
Patterson, he would not have been forced
to the fatal -hot. Patterson has relatives
and a number of friends among the poorer
class of whites, who will stand by him. It is
said that the feeling among the Bquatters
and the poorer class of whites is very bitter
against the mill men and large laud owners.
FUNERAL OF COL. ATKINS.
The Remains Bent to Warren, 0., for
Interment.
The funeral of the late Col. James Atkins
was held at the Christian church yesterday
afternoon and wa9 attended by a largo
number of the friends of the deceased.
The services were conducted by Rev.
T. H. Blenus, who spoke particularly of the
regularity of attendance of the deceased
upon the services of the Christian church.
The pall bearers were J. G. Clark, T. F.
Johnson, A. H. Mac Donall. W. R. Leaken,
W. W. Fraser, Isaac Beckett, Wid. I'ease,
and Wm. Clifton. The body was taken
from the church to the Central railroad
depot and was sent by express
last night to Warren, 0., where it will be
plaoed by the deceased’s wife.
Col. Atkins’ son, Joseph L. Atkins of
vv ashington city and Henry Atkins of At
lanta, arrived in the city yesterday morn
ing. ___
TO BE DONE IN TEN DAYS.
The Laying- of the Belt Line around
Wires Half Finished.
The work of laying the conductors for the
ground wire of the Belt Line’s eleotrio plant
is nearly half completed. The fores en
gaged upon this work reached the foot of
Bull street in front of the city exchange
at dark last night, having finished laying
the conductors down Bay to East Broad
and out East Broad and Habersham to th e
Belt Lins office. The contractor expects to
complete the “belt” back to the office in ten
dava.
CITY BREVITIES.
Three arrests were docketed at polioe
headquarters up to 12 o’clock last night. AU
the prisoners were colored. Two were
charged with disorderly conduct and cursing
ou the streets, aud the other with careless
driving.
A young man who claims to know Har
man Cohen, the man who out Charles Rich
ardson last Sunday, said yesterday that ha
met Cohen Tuesday morning on west Broad
street, about 6:30 o’clock, going in the
direction of the Central railroad deDot. He
had a package under his arm, and was con
stantly looking around as if he thought
someone was following him.
Willie Winn Dead.
Willie Winn, the boy who was so
badly Injured on Tuesday by a Belt Line
car as to necessitate the amputation of his
leg, died yesterday morning at 8 o’olock at
6t. Joseph’s Infirmary. It was thought up
to a late hour Wednesday night that he
■would recover, but the loss of blood had
been so great that be was unable to stand
the reaction caused by the amputation. His
funeral took place yesterday afternoon at 4
o’clock from the infirmary.
Appropriated the Ice Money.
George Gould (colored) was committed to
jail by Justice Sheftall yesterday afternoon
on the charge of larceny after trust, pre
ferred by T. F. Churchill. Gould is oharged
•with appropriating money given him to buy
ice.
Use Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup In the beginning
•tages of cold and be cured for 26 cents.
Salvation Oil, the great pain destroyer, should
be kept in every family. 26 cents.— Adv.
160 School Caps at Collat’s.— Adv.
Our $3 50 Eats
Are fully as good as any $4 hat sold in the
tsity. Cofiat’g, 149 Broughton street.—Ads.
ARRBBTED FOB FORGERY.
Signing Another's Name to Orders
fcr Whisky Gets a Man In Trouble.
A daring forgery was perpetrated Mon
day afternoon on the Mutual Co-operative
Association, aud one of tbe parties to tbe
transaction ia now m jail awaiting trial at
the ilec'-mber term of the sufierior court.
' Tbe officers hope to have the others under
arrest In a dav or two.
nw hat makes matters worse is tbe fact
the forgery is the second within a month
by the same party. About four weeks ago
a"i order for a half gallon of wbisky, with
the signature of W. F. Burneam, was
brought to the store and was promptly hon
ored, Mr. Burnham being a regular pass
book customer of the association. When
Mr. Burnham was settling bis bill be dis
puted the wbisky item, saving he never
sent any one for such an article. The order
was shown him and he promptly
pronounced it a forgery. Nothing more
was heard of tae matter until Monday after
noon, when a colored boy brought to the
store another order with the signature of
Mr. Burnham. The writing was identically
the same as the first one, a id George Van
Horn, ma .ager of the association, deter
mined to capture the forger by a little
strategy. He accordingly had the order
filled aud folio wed the boy as he left the
■tore.
At the corner of Barnard street and Con
gress street lane the boy was met by a
white man, who took tbe jug of whisky
from him. Mr. Van Horn stepped up and
grabbed the youngster aud carried him to
J ustice Naughtii’s offloe, where he swore out
a warrant charging him with forgery. The
man gave the name of J. K. Lnmison, and
protested his innocence of any intention of
wrong, saying be was unable to read or
write, and that the order was given him by
two other men—whose names ho gave the
magistrate—who tohi him that he could got
a half gallon of whisky on it by sending a
boy to the co-operative association store.
The officers have about located the two
parties whose names Lamlson gave, and
oxpoct to get them to-day or to-morrow.
Mr. Van Horn said last night that he pro
poses to vigorously prosecute the case.
KEEP DOWN THE BIDS.
A Plant i Aid the Government In Im -
proving tba Harbor.
Lieut Carter was asked yesterday
what effect the new Improvements on tbe
harbor will have on Back river, and
whether they will cause shoaling and a
lessening of the depth of the water.
"The present depth of Back river,” Lieut.
Carter said, “varies from three feet to fifty
and sixty feet," and while I cannot definitely
state the effect of the Improvements upon
it, it is very probable that its depth will be
lessoned.”
“What inorease in depth will the present
appropriation give the Savannah river?’’
“That depends altogether on the bids: the
lower they are the more watsr will be
secured.’’
In speaking to a Morning News reporter
of the improvement of tbe harbor, a gentle
man said: “Mouey should be a secondary
consideration where deep water is con
cerned. The more water we have the more
trade wo will get, and the more trade
we get, the more money will be brought
into the port. The monied men should
form a syndicate aud have lower bids made
upon the work. If the bids were one-tenth
less than they have beeu in the oast consid
erable more water could be obtained. It
is time for us to take hold of the matter
and lend to the government some aid, as it
will eventually rodound to our advantage.
If we were a little more publio spirited in
matters connected with our harbor I have
no doubt that Havannah's claims would get
greater recognition by the general govern
ment.”
OLOTHING CLERKS ORGANIZING.
The Seven O’clock Closing Movement
Working Well.
The clothing clerks held a large and en
thusiastic meeting in their rooms in Turner
hall last night. President Lane was in the
chair. Reports from the committee on early
closing were rend and were very enoourag
ing. Most of the clothing bouses are
heartily in favor of oarly closing and are
adverse to going back to the old hours.
Resolutions were adopted to advertise
merchants supporting the early closing
movement and requesting buyers to do
their buying before 7 o’clock p. m.
A letter was read from the Retail Dry
Goods Salesmen’s Association Diedging it
self not to purchase any clothing after 7
o’clock p. m.
It was reported that two new clothing
firms had opened up business since tbe
agreement to close at 7 o’clock p. m. was
signed, and a committee compooed of
Messrs. Lane, Solomons and Landrum were
appointed to call on those firms and solicit
their signatures to the agreement, thereby
making it universal with all first-class
clothing dealers.
After other routine business the meeting
adjourned until Thursday, Oct. 16.
AT THE THEATER.
“Penalty” To Be the Attraction the
Hast of the Week.
“Penalty,” v*htch is to be presented to
night, is pronounced by the newspapers to
be a success. It is the work of Ella Wilson,
an actress and authoress of 13 summers.
The New York Sunday Times says of her:
“She is possessed of a strong, melodious
soprano voice, a handsome presence, aud
•he aois, sings and dances iu an effective,
sprightly and vivacious mauiior. She wrote
the play, ‘Penalty,’ in whioh she stars, and
did it so cleverly that it is more like the
work of a veteran playwright than that of
a young girl. And the fact that she is the
authoress of the play and evinces suoh rare
talent in playing it should itself beau at
traction, for the equal of Ella has seldom
been seen. She made her stellar debut last
year, and she ib said to have conceived the
idea ot execution by electricity before the
law was passed at Albany.”
NEW LODO® OF RED MEN.
Pocahontas Tribe No. 26 to be Organ
xed To-night.
Pocahontas Tribe No. 26 of the order of
Red Men will be instituted at Odd Fellows’
hall to-night. State Organizer W. H.
Hafer of Atlanta will institute the lodge
which has ninety charter members. The
following officers have been elected:
Prophet—O. B. Perry.
Sachem—W. A. Van Noise.
Senior Sagamore—T. D. Rockwell.
Chief of ftec rds—George Keith.
Keeper of Wampum—G. T. B >atright.
The new lodge will be the fourth in Sa
vannah. The first Savannah lodge was
instituted last November, and since then the
order has grown to a membership of 400 in
the city. The member-hip iu the state is
over 3,000, having increased one third in
the last three moutha
Boechatn’s Pills cure billious and nervous
ills,—Ado.
To Housekeepers.
Jas. S. Silva, 140 Broughton street, is
closing out his retail stock of Crockery,
China, Glassware and Housefurnishings at
greatly reduced prices, to engage exclu
sively in the wholesale trade.
Now is your opportunity for bargains in
anything in his line.
Bis importations have been very heavy
this season, but new as well as old goods
must go to make room for a wholesale
stock. Call and see the large line of Cham
ber Sets, Dinner Sets, Tea Sets, Lamps,
Cutlery, etc., and you will no doubt find
something to suit you at the prices offered.
— Adv.
Fifty oents Is too muoh to pay for a Diar
rhoea Mediciue when youcau buy Lamar's
Diarrhoea Mixture (the best) at Twenty
five Cents.—Ado.
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1890.
PUT ON NEW LOCKE.
Pastor Bills Again in Possession of
the Greene fequare Church.
Pastor Ellis and his friends are now in
possession of the Greene Square Baptist
church. An entranoe was quietly effected
yesterday by tbe aid of a locksmith, and
the doors were thrown open. AU of the
doors of the church had been securely
locked and barred, several of them bring
reinforced wlib additional locks and bolts.
Lewis Whiteman, tbe recently elected sex
ton, was put in charge.
The nnexpect* i move on the part of the
pastor’s faction disconcerted the opposition
and caused a sensation in the neighborhood
of Greeue square. Member* of tue paatoi’s
faction gathered at the church and oon
gratulated each other upon their successful
move, while members of the opposition
gathered in knots on the street,
and discussed tbs situation. Trouble might
have arisen between the two fictions bad
not a policeman been stationed in the
square.
The leaders of the opposition to the pastor
were stirring around considerably in toe
afternoon, counsaling with eaoh other and
consulting with their lawyers. A petition
was circulated by tome members of the op
position among the white residents
of the neighborhood asking that the mayor
order the church closed ai a nuisance and
because of the probability of a disturbance
should the meeting bo held, but tbe petition
f uind only a few signers. Mayor Schwarz
refused to take any action in the matter,
but said that the police had orders to pre
vent any disturbance.
The action of tho Ellis parly was taken
by advice of counsel. They hold that a
sexton was elected at a regular church
meeting to fill the vacancy caused by the
expulsion of the former sexton, who bad
violated his duties iu excluding the congre
gation from the church without
proper authority, and that the
newly elected niton performed his
duty in opening the church to the congre
gation by the means used.
Pastor Ellis said that he Is willing to
abide by tbe evidence of the records of all
preceding meetings held according to tho
constitution of the church. The opposition
was much worked up over the en
trance of the Ellis party to the
church. One of the leaders said
tp a Morning News reporter that they re
pudiated the action of tue meeting held at
the Odd Fellows’ hall Monday afternoon, at
which the leaders of the opposition were
exoluded from tbe church and new officers
were elected to the positions made vacant
by their expulsion. He said that his party
had 460 names of members in good
standing attached to a petition for
the removal of Rev. Ellis from the pasto
rate. Legal steps will probably be taken
to-day by the opposition to exclude the pas
tor’s party from the church, and they will
doubtless be enjoined from using It until a
legal hearing can be bad. No services were
held at the church last night.
LOCAL PERSONAL
J. 8. Bax’er of Maoon is at the Pulaski.
G. B. Conn of St. Louis is at the Scre
ven.
Joseph M. Roberts of Baltimore is at the
Screven.
J. M. Fleming of Augusta is registered at
the Soreven.
George P. Osborne of Chloago is a guest
of the Soreven.
J. J. Marcuse of Richmond, Va., is a
guest of tbe Screven.
Judson C. Wilson of Philadelphia is reg
istered at the Pulaski.
W. F. Morse and B. F. Hayen of New
York are at the Pulaski.
H. J. Crowley and L. J. Harris of Atlanta
are guests of the Pulaski.
F. E. Osborne of New Haven, Conn., is
registered at the Pulaski.
H. T. Estill returned from New York on
the Tallahassee yesterday.
M. L. Byck and wife came home on the
Tallahassee yesterday morning.
Mrs. William Rogers arrived home on
the Tallahassee yesterday morning.
■William J. Sprague and son of Enter
prise, Fla, are guests of the Pulaski.
Mrs. C. B. Malone arrived home yoster
day from the north by the Tallahassee.
E. 8. Goodman of Amerious was in the
city yesterday and stopped at the Pulaski.
E. H. Smith was among the passengers
on the Tallahassee from New York yester
day.
Mrs. L. Putzel and family have returned
from Walhalla, 8. C., where they spent the
summer.
Mrs. C. R. Wood and children returned
ou the steamshig Tallahassee yesterday
from the north.
Mrs. Gen. W. S. Walker of Atlanta Is in
the city, visiting her niece, Mi a Dr. Morel,
137 Duffy street.
J. J. Dale and wife are at home, having
arrived yesterday morning on the Talla
hassee from New York.
Mrs. Geo. F. Rutsjler, accompanied by
her two little boys, Masters George and
Lee, left for her home in Charlotte, N. C.,
this week.
Mr. W. D. Simkins, nurse and two
children will return this morning from
Afton, Va., where they have beeu spending
the summer.
W. E. King returned yesterday morning
on the Tallaliasiee, after spending several
weeks in the north, and is now night clerk
at too De Soto.
Mrs. E. F. Bayall slipped and fell while
C' ing down the basement stops of her home
on South Broad street yesterday, striking
on the baok of her head, and was seriously
injured.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR.
Happeninsra Along the Wharves and
Among the Shipping.
Holst & Cos. cleared yesterday the
Norwegian bark Kmbla," for Garston
dock, with 1,000 casks of spirits turpentine,
measuring 51,630 gallons, valued at $10,050,
and 3,383 barrels rosin, weighing 1,130,005
pounds, valu dat $10,300. Total valuation
of cargo, $29,350. Cargo by S. P. Shatter
Cos.
You Take No Risk
In buying Hood’s Sarsaparilla, for it is
everywhere recognized as the standard
building-up mediciue and blood purifier. It
has won its wav to the front by its own in
trinsic merit, and has the largest sale of any
preparation of its kind. Any honest drug
§ist will oonflrm tins statement. If you
ecide to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla do not be
induced to buy anything else instead. Be
sure to got Hood’s.—Adv.
Special to the Ladies.
Wecordially invito you to iuspect our boys’
aud children’s clothing department. We have
quite an extensive variety in that line, from
the cheapest to the fl lest. Knee Pants, 4
to 14 years, ut 40 cents. We have all sizes
on ha and. Call for them, aud examine the
material and the work nanship. Good
School Suits from $1 si) upward. Collat’s,
149 Broughton street. — Adv.
Newspaper Outfit for Sale.
Attention is directed to the advertisement
offering for sale the material heretofore
used in printing the Sumter Republican,
Amoricus, Go.
At EstiU’s.
The trade issue of the Jacksonville (Fla.)
People's Journal contains, among the list
at other prominent men in Georgia, illus
trated sketches of Gen. E. P. Alexander,
James C. Shaw and George Meyer. For
sale at Eetill’s News Depot, No. Bull
streets. Price 10c.—Ade.
Twelve Styles
Are surely “Twelve Temptations;* if you
wish to purchase a#6 shoe far |5. Cos Hat's,
149 Broughton street, — Adv.
IX AXD ABOUT THE CITY
A TRIP THROUGH THB SOUTH.
A Kanoaa city Man on the Future of
Savannah.
M. L. Sergeant, traffic manager of tbe
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf railroad,
accompanied by bis wife, who has been in
the city a day or two, leaves this morning
for Charleston. Mr. Sargeant was seen by
a Morning News reporter last night at the
PuLski house. His visit to Savannah is
not in any manner connected with railroad
affairs. He is on a six weeks’ vacation, and
it being too late in tbe season to go
north he decide! to make a tour of
the south. Mr. Sargeant and his wife are
charmed with Savannah, and after a few
days In Charleston they will return here
and spend the balanoe of their vacation
at the De Soto.
In speaking of the grain trade of the
west, J 1 r. Sargeant said that the bulk of
the movement is toward the eastern sea
board. The corn crop of the Missouri
river territory ia unusually light this year.
In answer to a qustlon as to what be
thought of Savannah’s future as a grain
port, he said. “That depends on whether
Savannah will have direct ocean transpor
ta ion to European ports, and can make
relative rates with Baltimore, which does a
big export trade in grain at present. New
Orleans also does a considerable business,
having two direct lines to
Europe, and Galveston has recently
entered the field. One or two cargoes have
been shipped from there, but bow it will
turn out remains to be seen by future de
velopments. If Savannah had means of
exporting grain it would get all our trade,
the bulk of which now goes to Baltimore,
New York and Boston, os the Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Gulf is interested in
this section of the country, and it would
pay us to send everything this way.”
The Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf
connects at Birmingham with four southern
roads—the Central Railroad of Georgia,
Georgia Pacific, Queen and Crescent and
the Louisville and Nashville. Its business,
however, with this section of the south is
done through the Central.
Mr. Sargeant said that at present freight
business through their territory is moving
rather slowly. A large proportion of the
grain for domestic use is shipped by tbe
lakes and canal routes to Chicago and other
points, and from there distributed by rail.
Mr. Sargeant said the Kansas City. Fort
Scott and Gulf is in a very healthy condi
tion. It is improving its property and is
paying small dividends. The road has
1,300 nules of track—739 on the main line,
from Kansas City to Birmingham and the
balance in Kansas and Missouri.
Mr. Bargeant is enthusiastic on the future
of Kansas City. “While the city is not
growing now as rapidly as it did in the ten
years from 1878 to 1888,” he said, “still its
present growth is steady and healthy, and
in the course of years it will be a great
plaoe. It has the finest system of cable
cars in America to-day. Taxes have
been very low. and the city is burdened
with little debt. It is built on the bluffs of
the Missouri river, and little attention has
been given heretofore to beautifying the
place. The coat of grading and paving the
Btreets has been enormous. Anew charter
has been obtained, however, by which the
city is allowed to bond itself for public im
provements, and in the near future we will
have public parks and boulevards, things
that have been long needed, and which will
add much to the city."
Savannah, Mr. Sargeant thinks, is
destined to be a groat commercial citjo “I
was here some years ago on he
said, “and was favorably impressed with
the place then, but I see wonderful improve
ments since that time. 1 have visited the
wharves, and ara surprised to see the im
mense amount of business that is oarried
on. The business houses, too, seam to be in
a very flourishing condition, and taken
altogether, I see no reason why Savannah
has not a great future.”
RAIL AND CRD3STIB.
Large gangs of ship laborers are leaving
Queoeo for Ravauuah aud other southern
shipping ports.
It is estimated that the number of passen
gers carried bv all the railroads in the world
average 6,500,000 a day.
The rails on railroads in this country, laid
in a continuous line, make twelve girdles for
the earth’s circumference.
J. A. Englerth, formerly agent of the
Central at Maoon, now of Foft Scott, Kan.,
is in the city for a few days.
Gen. Samuel Thomas says the usual 4 per
cent, dividend will be declared on East Ten
nessee first preferred about the middle of
October.
A locomotive on the Mississippi Valley
road hauled 150 loaded cars with 1,844,851
pounds of freight, the total estimated
weight of the haul being 5,442,831 pounds.
During the last ten years the south has
built nearly 20,000 miles of new railroad,
an increase of about 100 per cent, over 1880,
the total mileage for this section at present
being over 40.000.
The oar works all over the country have
advanced the prices of buildi g passenger
coaches. A coach which was built a year
ago for #5,200, the works will not build now
for loss than $5,500, and the car works are
steadily advancing the price of box and
coal cars.
The railway mileage of Kansas, accord
ing to the state board of assessors, consists
of 8,762 miles of main lines, whioh are
assessed at from $4,000 to $7,500 per mile,
the aggregate value of all railway property
in the state being fixed for assessment pur
poses at $57,866,232.
A negro switchman, named Ji n, was pain
fully injured in the Central railroad yard
day before yesterday. He was knocked
down by the corner of a box car, drawn by
pusher No, 270, in charge of Engineer J. L.
Morgan. Mr. Morgan said that the negro
appeared so clumsy about his work
Tuesday night that it attracted his
attention, and he asked him if he
was not afraid of being hurl.
He repled: “O, never you mind; come on
when I wave.” At the time of the acci
dent the man was on the fireman’s side of
the engine, and the first intimation
the engineer had of anything wrong
was the fireman’s remark that the switch
man's lamp was extinguished. He imme
diately stopped his engine, and on investiga
tion found the man lying alongside of the
track. Engineer Morgan and the fireman
assisted him to his feet aud he walked to the
switchboard. He said that theaccidont was
caused by his own negligence, he not having
taken the precaution to see how close the
train was to him after opeuing the switch.
Ho said he was struck by the corner of one
of the box cars. A wagon was sent for and
the man taken to bis home in.the Fort,
where Dr. Elliott, surgeon of the company,
attended him. Yes’erdny afternoon the
doctor reported his condition favorable and
fears no serious results.
A Refreshing Beverage
For breakfast, lunohein and supp3r is
Sirocco Tea, introduced in this market by
the growers, direct from their gardens in
India and Ceylon. Davidson & Cos,, 1436
Broadway, Now York. Savannah agents,
Lippmau Bros. Retail Depot, Livingston’s
Pharmacy, —Ad r.
Will Be Sold
From now until spring, 1891. You can get
the finest $3 Pants, suitable for fall and
winter at Collat’s. We have an endless
selection In this grade as well as iu the
higher grades. These Pants compare with
any $4 Tante sold aay where in tlia United
States.—Adv.
„ LADIES
Needing atonic, or children who want build
"!’■ should take
. . BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
It i* pleasant to take, euros Malaria, Icdl
twuoa, biliousness and Liver Complain!*
No kind of Headaches that Bradycrotine
will not cure,— Adv.
BAKING POWDER
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
k \ earns RIWEfeT
ABSOLUTELY PURE
THi DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
Six Million Pleoes of Mall Matter Go
Sbere Every Year.
The dead letter office of the postoffloe
department at Washington, D. C., has sent
out a circular for public information.
Over f1.000,000 piece* of mail matter are
seat annually to the dead letter office by
reason of incorrect, illegible or deficient
address, insufficient postage, insecure in
closing, whereby mailed matter becomes
separated from the envelope or wrapper, or
the failure to be called for or delivered to
the peraon addressed. This is a daily aver
age of over 20,000 pieces.
Of these the greater oortion either are
not oalied for at the post .flics to which
they are directed, or, in case of free delivery
offices, the addresses cannot be found, not
withstanding every known means is re
sorted to on the part of the postal officials
to effect delivery.
Matter sent to the dead letter office, which
canuot be delivered to the person addressed,
is required to be opened in its treatment
for the purpose of return to the sender, and
if the name and address of the sender be
not shown or cannot be ascertained from
the contents, and it oontains no valuable
inclosure, it must be destroyed.
Letters opened and found to contain any
inclosure of obvious value are entered upon
proper record*, and, of such, those which do
not disclose sufficient information to enable
them to be returned are filed, subject to re
clamation upon proper application and iden
tification.
Letters which contain no incloeure of ob
vious value are not recorded.
Packages and parcels are recorded, and
where they do not disclose the name and
address of the owner are filed; if not called
for or claimed ‘within two years they are
disposed of at public auction and the pro
ceeds covered into the United States treas
ury.
A largo proportion of the packages and
parcels sent to the dead letter office fail to
be restored to tbe owners because of the ab
sence on the wrappers or lnclosures of any
thing to indicate ownership thereof.
Misdirection, incorrect, illegible and de
ficient address are given as leading causes
which occasion the failure of mail matter to
reach its \ roper destination, and affect alike
that which is addressed to either city
town or village.
In addition to these, in the case of matter
mailed to cities or free delivery offices, are
the failure to give street or number, busi
ness or occupation, or some designated place
of delivery of the person addressed; inabil
ity to find transient people, and their ne
glect to give forwarding orders for their
mail; the neglect of permanent or ternDO
rary residents to notify the carriers or post
office of change of place for the delivery of
their mail matter upon moviug from one
part of the city to the other, together with
the failure of newcomers to furnish the
postoffice with their names and places of
address. It is to these causes, with others
of more or less consequence, that the non
delivery of mail matter is in the main at
tributable, and they are conditions over
wU*ch the postal service has no control, and
may alone be remedied by the people them
selves.
Mail matter should be plainly and cor
rectly addressed, tae name of the postoffice
to which it is to be sent should be clearly
and distinctly stated, and to avoid con
fusion from the similarity of abbreviations,
as f; equently used, the name of the state
should also be given in full. In the case of
mail addressed to small offices, or where
there are offloes in like names in different
states, the name of the county should be
added.
Where mail matter is addressed to cities
or free delivery offices the street and house
number, or postoffice box number of the
person addressed are important, and should
always bo given when it is possible to do so.
Where this cannot be done, the business
or employment of the person addressed, if
stated, will often secure delivery.
A small proportion of the mail received
at the free delivery offices is called for at
the general delivery of the postoffice, the
public expecting delivery by the letter car
riers; and hence the importance of giving
street and number, or some other designa
tion whereby the person addressed may
be found.
Letters addressed to persons temporarily
sojourning in a city where the letter carrier
system is in operation should he marked
“Transient” or “General delivery,” if not
addressed to a street and number, or some
other designated place of delivery.
The name and address of the sender,
either printed or written, should be placed
upon the upper left hand corner of the en
velope or wrapper of all matter mailed.
This will secure its immediate return to
the sender from the mailing office for cor
rection if improperly addressed, tusuffi
cie tiy paid, or otherwise defective.
Letters and all other matter mailed, so
marked with the name aud address of the
sender, that should fail to be called for or
delivered to the person addressed, and upon
which full letter rates of postage has been
paid, are not tent to the dead letter office,
but are returnable to the sender directly—
without additional charge, and with the
reason of non-delivery indorsed thereon.
FOR Hr ADACHB.
Use Horsford’a Acid Phosphate.
Dr. L R. Sanford, Sheffield, Mass.,
says: “Most excellent in derangements of
the nervous sysiem, such as headache and
sleeplessness. ’’—Adv.
Sugar Mills and Pans.
We invite attention to the advertisement
of Messrs. William Kehoe & Cos., who make
sugar mills and pans their leading specialty.
The goods that they manufacture are the
acknowledged standard, especially for the
heavy cane grown in South Georgia and
Florida. Their trademark, “Kehoe’g Iron
Works,” is cast on ail of their sugar mills
and pans. They al ways carry a large stock
to insure prompt delivery. Thebigmepu
tati n earned by their goods in the past is a
sufficient guarantee of the superior excel
lence of their work. — Adv.
$1 School Shoes, all solid, at Collat’s.
Adv.
The Sunday Morning News
W ill be found regularly on sale at the fol
lowing places:
iSstill’a News Depot.
Conner’s News Stand.
E. J. Kietfer’s Drug Store, corner West
Broad and Stewart streets.
T. A. Mullryne & Co.’s Drug Store, West
Broad and W aldburg streets.
re? 6- f Y° u K u 's Drug Store, corner
Whitaker and Duffy streets.
McCauley & Co.’s Drug Store, corner
New Houston and Drayton streets.
W A. Bishop’s Drug Btore, corner Hall
and Price strata.— Adv.
Stanley’s Great Work.
In Darkest Africa, two volumes. Those
not supplied, address H. G. White city
Adv.
Bilo. BEAR STORY YET.
Bruin Nailed to a Ireo With a Ten
penny Nail Fired by a Hunter.
From the Anaconda 3‘andard.
Everett Paxron, A. Rudolph, Will Mor
ris, and Julius Jacobs, brother of City
Treasurer Jacobs, returned from Yellow
stone park, where they have been fishing,
hunting and loafing for five weeks. They
are us bronzed a* Indians and as fruitful in
yarns as sailors. They killed car loads of
small game, all of which was shipped east.
As to large game, many bears w ere seen,
but the gang fought shy of them.
Julius Jacobs, however, had a wonderful
adventure with a bear, which is worth re
cording. On horseback he rode some dis
tance from the camp, and got away from
his companions. Tethering his horse to a
tree in the dense fo:ost, he cast his eagle
eye around for game, and when several
rods from his horse he descried an immense
bear staring him full in the face. Jacob
wasn’t loaded for bear. If he had been, it
would have been a simple and ordinary
bear story. The bear wasn’t very trouble
some, but whenever Jaoobs started to re
treat bruin would advance a few paces to
ward him.
If he advanced toward the bear the bear
would show his teeth and retreat a fe v
steps. Thus with considerable maneuvering,
about the same relative positions were
maintained. Jacobs searched all his pock
ets for a suitable weapon, and finally found
a tonpenny nail. A bright idea seized him,
and be carefully drew the bird shot from
his gun and loaded it up with the teopeimv
nail. Tbe bear wa* standing with bis tall
against the trunk of a tree. Jacobs took
careful aim, fired, and nailed the bear’s tail
fast to the tree. Tbe bear was now unable
to advance toward Jacobs; and he retreated
in safety to where his horse was tethered.
Arrived at this point, another brilliant
idea struck Jacobs. He took his riding
whip and returned to the scene of the ad
venture. Ho began flaying the bear with
the whip, in spite of tbe bear’s howls and
protests. Finally the hide was so loosened
that the bear jumped clear out of his skin,
and made his way into the woods with yell c
of distress. Jacobs calmly drew the nail
from the tree, slung the skin over his shoul
der, mounted his horse, and returned to
camp.
Unfortunately, while the caravan was
crossing the Jefferson river, the bear skin
tumbled off and was lost Jaoobs, however,
still baß the tenpenuy nail, and can show it.
W. H. Ballou, author of “The Bachelor
Girl,” has a passson for battles with snakes,
In the Ballou collection in the Northwestern
University at Evanston, the Chicago
suburb, to which he has been making addi
tions for twelve years, be has puakes in
assorted sizes, from a ten-foot boa con
strictor taken in Honduras and a six-foot
rattler which he shot in the Yazoo delta,
down to a baby rattler with only a button.
His latest adventure in a lair ot rattles .akes
on Kate’s mountain at White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va., recently noted in the Frets,
resulted in an accidental discovery which is
excitliig world wide interest in scientific
circles and causi g geologists to hustle for
the honor to be first to revise geological
history in accordance therewith. The dis
covery was three beds of fossil brachiopods
at different elevations, from which were
secured several hundred specimens of many
species which are now jealously guards t at
Evanston. Dr. James Hall, state geologist
at Al. any, and other eminent scientists,
have applied to the presideut of the North
western for permission to examine the
collection. The honor, however, belongs to
Prof. Edward D. Cope, editor of the Ameri
can Naturalist, and of the University of
Pennsylvania, who went to White Sulphur,
and to whom is due the credit of determin
ing the fossils as brachiopods and placiug
the Alleghenies largely in the devonian age.
Sanitary Underwear for Gentlemen,
Natural Mixed Wool tor only 8250 a Suit,
generally sold for $3 50. Call and examine
the quality, and we feel confident you will
take advantage of such low prices. Callat’s,
149 Broughton street.— Adv.
Read Gottlieb & Hoffman’s special offer
in cheap column.— Aclv.
“The Famous”
Is orowded with good things in the line of
wearing apparel for man and boys for fall.
One thing is a settled fact, and of great in
terest to clothing buyers; that is that “The
Fa mo us" 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
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 can
buy at .*3 50 made especially for the pur
pose. Don’t sneer 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, color* and quali
ties, and os in clothing we guarantee to save
y° 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.
Our 25c. Scarfs made from silk and satin
are taking well, a proof for the extraordi
nary value of this low-priced neckwear.
Come and get one from ColUt’s, 149 Brough
ton street.—Ado.
Many letters are received by the P. P. p. Cos.
! froa> patients. Baying: they had used such and
! such a blood purifier and sarsaparillas, men
j tioning their names and stating they did no
g od, and they did not get well unt,l P. P. p.
(Prickly Ash, Po ,e Hoot and Potassium) was
tried. These letters we started to publish,
when the various manufacturers wrote us fear
ful letters, and we discontinued same, but P, P.
i Prickly Ash, Poke Hoot and Potassium) is
triumphant on every occasion, and lias made a
host of friends in cures of Syphilis, Rheumatism,
hcrofula, blood Poison, Dypepsia, Malaria and
if rmale Complaints.
A fact worth knowing is that blood diseases
whichujll other medicines fail to cure yield
*} ow ‘y hut surely to the blood cleansiug prot er-
KiU:-U Prickljr Ash ’ roke R - tand
$l4
Cheviot Fuits, Frocks and Sacks, worth
18, not only for this week but right straight
along, at Collat’s, 149 Broughton street.—
Adv.
Black Indelible Hose for gentlemen 30, 25,
35 and 45 cants; sold elsewhere 30, 35, 50
and 60 cents. Warranted not to crock nor
to dye off. C011at,149 Broughton st.— Adv.
E. & W. Collars and Cuffs, Lion Brand
Collars aud Cuffs, to be had at Collate, 14
Brougtton street.— Adv.
LUDDEN A BATES S. M. H.
“WHEN
Music Heavenly Maid
WAS YOUNG”
■A. three Rtrinared lute .
Simple pipe, sufficed to ai.i
Her When she sung. K.l?
Since she left the ol a X?‘
land and reached a modern
culture ripe, her mn.i
can t be Heavenly made, oxo3'?
upon a Chickermg Grand. pt
All of which merely prove, thn, u
you wish an in.lrniuent, suoerlall,.l
perfect in action, tone and
you will see us about a Chlckerin* ’
Please pardon the rude comru ero |.|
suggestion, hut we really do .ell ,hi
celebrated piano at less than the
1 ork price.
We_nj.o bave tvro immense
romnjJljjed 'vUh every slyie of
anii_orgiins <„[, >t
Luddsn & Bates S. M fl.
•UK* UOUUs. ~
137 Broughton Street.
NEW FALL DRESS GOODS
wonhs?7s KrenCh Uroadcloths atßl2syar:,
*2“ E * traFlno Broadcioths <“ Si 50yrf;
28 pieces 46-inch Princess Chaviots at Sun
yard; worth 81 25. 91 *
40 pieces 46-inch Silk Finished Henrietta u
87c yard; worth $1 in. 51
75 pieces German Cheviots, 20 shades at aw
yard; worth 65c. mw, at a*
3 case 36 Cloth Finished Flannel Suiting at in
yard; worth 65c. * w
2 cases 40-Inch English Henrietta at 40c yard'
worth 50c. J ’
The above goods having been purchased last
May, are consequently not subject to the recent
advance in the tariff.
3 cases English Henriettas, 38 inches wide, ti
25c yard; are sold everywhere at 35c
2 cases Fancy Diagonal Suitings at 15c vsrd;
worth 20c. •
2 eases Double Folded English Cashmere it
1234 c yard; worth 15c.
A select line of Combination Suitings A
handsome line of Striped Eider Downs in'ele
gant new designs and colorings. A nice line of
Nottingham Curtain Laces from 15 to 76c per
crohmlioii
COAL AND WOOD.
GOAL, 1000, Li
Cement al Plasm
DEMIS J.RSURPHY
Offios 7 Drayton Street.
Telephone 49.
COAL AND WOOD
OF AM, KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
3D. IR_ T3xoxn.es.
11l Liny St. West Broad St. WUrts
Telephone No. 69.
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DIRECT FROM TEXAS.
SEED RYE, COTTON SEED lit
Corn, Hay, Oats, Etc.
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