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DAVIS ASSIGN.
THEIR LIABILITIES SBO,OOO AND
ASSETS $75,000.
The Principal Creditors Savannah
Men-The Money Stringency and an
Inability to Realize on Securities the
Chief Causes of the Failure r Most of
the Savannah Creditors Preferred.
Harrlngrton & Cos. cf New York the
Principal Outside Creditors—T. F.
Johnson Made Assignee.
Davii Bros have a**l*ueJ. The flrtn'i
liabilities are $80,003. lu asaeU, approxi
mated, are $75,000.
The stringency of the money market and
the inability of the firm to realize on its
securities are the principal causes of the
failure.
The assignment caused a sensation when
it became known yesterday afternoon. The
firm’s store- at Bull ad York streets were
closed at 4 o’clock, and Assignee T. F. John
son took possession of the business. The
assignment papers will be filed in the su
perior court clerk’s office this morning.
,’TFTE PREFERRED CREDITORS.
The majority of creditors are Savannah
men. Ou-tav Riesling is the heaviest In
volved. He is a creditor for $21,000.
He is preferred, however, in the
assignment and is amply secured.
The other preferred creditors are acc m
roodation indorsers. T. F. Johnson, Will
iam J. Linds*)', George W. Allen and A. O.
Best are the pi incipal indorsers, and are
secured by a sec nd mortgage on the firin’*
stock of pianos, musical instruments and
merchandise, suhject to a first mort
gage for $2,900 to Mr. Koisli >g.
and to a bill of sale to Joseph
Hilton and a SI,OOO lien of Norwood &
Cri nk. The bill < f sale to Mr. Hilton in
cludes the Old Homestead plant
THE OUTSIDE CREDITORS.
The principal out-ode creditors are Har
rtngP’D & Cos., piano tnanufacurers of New
York, who held a $5,000 oblige ion due to
day. Mr. L. E. Davis is now in New
York, where he went to secure an
extension of time. Harrington & Cos. de
clined to grant the extension a..d forced
the firm to assign.
The firm is compoeed <-f H. C. Davis, L.
E. Davis and A. r. Davis. H. C. Davis,
the senior member, was seen last night.
“We did the test we oorld," he
said. “We have protected our Savannah
creditors and we hope to pull through.
We shall do everything we can to meet our
obligations.”
• Hon. Thomas M. Norwood, counsel for
the firm, was seen lost nig.it He said that
the assignment papers are all ready and
will be file-i the first thing in the m rning.
The most of the creditor*, he said, are home
people, and all of them who have been seen
nave said that they are willing and ready
to come to an understanding whereby the
firm may continue t • business. “One of
them,” said Mr. Norwood, “went so far as
to sav that had he known of the oondltl n of
affairs he would have advanced the firm
money to tide the firm over its embarrass
ment”
MR. NORWOOD’S STATEMENT.
Mr. Norwood said that the first estimate
of assets showed over $98,000, but that
Imou it was reduced In various ways
“The strings icy of the money market
and T be usiness depression,” said Mr. Nor
wood,“are the causes which led up to tbe as
signment A great d-al of the firm’s business
was done outside of the city ai.d on long
time, notes being given for the payments.
These debtors notified the firm that they
could not raise t e money to meet the notes,
and, of course, the firm in turn oou!ll not
meet the demands of Its creditors.”
“The failu t,” said Mr. Norwood, “is a
squa e one. The member* of the firm
turned over to the assignee every: hing. I
am safe i saving that not oue of them has
$5 to-night in his pocket. lam molined to
believe that when the Jcredi'ors are called
together and everything is laid before them
in its proper light that they will age to
the firm’s continuing business. If the v re
fuse, however, the assignee will do the beat
he can,"
“The Old Homestead," Mr. Norwood
said, “had just beg n 10 balance its ac
counts, and would have been for the future
a paying institution.”
THE PRINTERS’ SYMPATHY.
When Mr. Davis informed the printers
that the firm ha-1 assigned and they bad
better quit work, as there as no money to
pay them, the men replie 1 that they would
continue work until the January number is
out. Oue of them even offered to
advance Mr. Davis enough money to pay
the postage on the magazine*. Assignee
Johnson gave the printers permission to
enter the bui’ding at their pleasure to get
out the January number.
A CHARTER SECURED.
"Tii® firm had s cured a charter, and was
about to organize as a stock com
pany with outside ca” tal, when
tbe business depression began. It had
occupied its handsome new building less
tha a month. During the erection of the
buildn g the firm was located
on York street. The removal of
tbe business, the currying of a heavy stock
and tbe heavy expenses incident to a change
of location contributed in a measure to the
fit m’g embarsssment.
Up to 9 o'clock last evening mortgage
securi g Savannah creditors to the amount
of $11,590 bad been filed in tbe superior
court clerk's office. These mor gages are
on tbe st ck of goods, and secure the firm’s
indorsers to t e banks for various amounts
from S2OO to $2,000.
BTR ADSB BtiOVCRiDiTOSS.
They Discuss the Firm's Request for
an ztenslon of Cred.t
The creditors of Strauss Bros., grocers, on
Barnard street, near the market, held a
meeting at the office of Garrard & Meldrim
yesterday afternoon. The firm has been
unable to meet its bills for some
time. A circular was sent out by
the firm to its creditors Dec. 24,
announcing its condition and requesting an
extendon of credit. The circular put the
firm’s liabilities at $16,600 and the assets at
$21,000. The.r debts in the city are about
SB,OOO, b‘cured by real estate. There are
about $8,6j0 wo-th of unsecured debts,
mostly distributed in email amounts among
northern fir . a
A out twenty creditors were represented
at the meeting yesterday afternoon, a a
there was a full discussion ~f the condition
of the firm. Str uss Bros. stated as their
belief that if reasonable time were giveu
them they would be able to pay dollar fur
dollar. They proposed a plan, which
was agreed to by the creditors pres
ent, by which the debts of the firm
and are to b$ paid In, full w ith six jer cent
interest from the time they fell due, viz.:
16 per cent, of the indebtedness to he pai :
in three months, 10 per cent in six months,
10 per cent in ni'e months, 23 per cent in
twelve months, 20 per cent in fif een
montbs.and 20 per cent in eighteen months.
By the las; mimed time or before tber expect
to be able to free themselves of
Indebtedness. The assets consists of real
estate, stock of merchandise and accounts.
Circulars are being sent out to all the credi
tors asking them to accept the < onditious
named. The petition for a receiver will be
heard bv Judge Falligant this morning.
Garrard & Mddrim are counsel for the
firm, and a vigorous fight will be made.
“The bottles used for Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup
would dll a whole railroad train."— Ex.
Salvation Oil will cure rheumatism and neu
ralgia when all others fall. Price 23 cents.— Ad.
Free This Saturday at Heldt’s,
With sample Cologne, book on Home Made
Candy and Almanac for 1891. Look for to
day’s Saturday special pr.oes among Special
Notices. It will pay you Last day for
Buttercups at 16a box.— Ad.
DIED IN THI STREET.
A Colored Man Succumbs to an Apo
plectic stroke.
Peter Morell (e loredi died in the street
1 in front of the Screven house last night.
Morell has been keeping a little resauraut
at the corner of East Broad and Congress
streets.
About 9 o'clock last night parties pissing
on Bull streot, near the Screven, noticed a
negro acti g very strangely, staggering
about aid making exclamatio -t as
if endeavoring to attraot attention. Those
who sav him thought he was and unk.
He went into Butler's pharmacy and asked
for medicine, com lalng of eaortnsss of
breath. Tbe man acted sc queerly that tbe
clerks thought him drunk, and he was or
dered out. He left the place and staggered
across tbe street to tbe corner of the Screven
house, where he sat down on the curbstone.
A gentleman who heard him g oaning
asked him what was the matter. He
replied that he had “shortness of breath.”
The gentleman a-ket a negro
standing n*ar to smell bis breath, which
the negro did, and said be smelt no whitay.
About that time the negro tumbled over
and toga i foaming at the mouth. Hoeing
that semethi g sen us was the matter with
him, a physician w>s telepboied for. A
small crowd had gathered by this time,
and several negroes were set to work
rubbing the nia i and pouring water on
him. In a few minutes he recovered con
scious ess and began complaining of short
ness of breath, but relapsed again.
Dr. Wegefarth, who was at his office, ar-
rived in a short vrhiie after being
notified, and did what be could
for the dying man. Heroio
remedies were ail ministered, but It was too
late and the ma died in ai>out fifteen min
utes after ne collapsed in the s reek.
No one in the party that had gathered
arcu'-d bioi knew the dead man. A K igbt
of Damon card was found in his pocket
bearing the name of Peter Morell. Several
members of this society catne up shortly
afterward and identified the de -d man.
There was a meet, eg of the society last
night and it was supp -so l that Morell was
on his way to tbe meeting when overcome
by the attack.
Dr. Wegefarth aalrl that death was prob
ably caused by an a ta k of apoplexv. Cor
oner Dixon wug notified of the man’s death,
and up to Investigate. He concluded
that no inquest was necessary under the
circumstance*, and carried the b-idy to the
mail’s h -inn. No. a.tf Congress street. Morell
was about 40 years* old.
COUNTY ELECTION MANAGES**.
The Appointments by the Board of
> ounty Commissioners.
The county commissioners met yesterday
afternoon and made the following app >int
meut of managers and clerks for the county
election on next Wednesday:
Superintendent—W. H. Patterson.
Magistrates—V. R. Winkler, McL. King,
a. a. Bevan ,W. H. Mendel, J. T. Buck
ner. Hamuel Reynolds
i-reeholders —J. 8. Collins, Salomon
Oohen, Henry Blun, G. A. Hudson, 8. L,
Lasuron, Frank Minis. D. 8. Jackson, P. J.
O’Connor, John J. Sullivan, M. W. Dixon,
J. W. Molntire, Simon Gazan.
The following appoint men is of clerks and
list sheet keeper* were made: G. R. Wbe
loek, W. W. Lincoln, J. H. O’Byrne, A. J.
J. Blois, A. G. Yba es, V. G. Schreck, M.
T. Quluan, D. Mo bipin, A. Htroin, J. L.
McDowell, T. H. O’Donovan, D. J. Quinan,
E. Y. Ham. H. Palmer, M. F. Joyce, J. W.
Cotchslt, T. J. McD nough and E. A. Latfi
teau. .
The following were appointed tally sheet
keepers: E. F. Bryan, E. 8. Hilva, J. L.
Murphy.
There will he six ballot-boxes, located the
same as the boxes at the state election in
October.
KI KING AfcODr THE HOURS.
Bank and Commercial Clerks Object
to the lime for > egletratloc.
Muoh dissatisfaction is expressed by tbe
commercial and bank clerks about the hou r s
tor municipal registration. The managers
announce that they will bo at the registra
tion places from 9 a. m. to 2p. in., from
Ja sto Jan. 17, inclusive, and ou Satur
days, Jan. 10 and 17, from 6 a. m. to 2 p. m.
aud from 6 p. m. to 8 p. id.
A bank clerk said to a Morning News
reporter last night that if the managers ad
hered to i hose hours man v young men will be
prevented from registering. “We cannot
lea e our desks' 1 said he, “during tbe hour*
named,as they areexac’.ly ihe hours in winch
banking is business earn <1 on. Weaie not
tns only ones wno will feel tue hardship of
the hours, either. No office on the Bay
begins work before 9 o’clock in the morning,
at and no intermission is taken from that until
2 o’clock. If the managers would recon
sider their action and arrange to have
the books open about two afternoons of
each week for a few hours, they would re
ceive tbe thanks of a considerable pertion
of the young men of the oi y.”
ElGdlY- IX NQUE TB.
1890 Was a Busy Year for Coroner
Llxon.
Eighty-six inquests wore held by Coroner
Dixon during the year iust closed. Drown
lngs, accidents and murders head the list,
the former with 21, the second with 15 and
tbe third with 12.
Drowning 21
Acc dental
Murder 12
Suicide 5
Alooholism 4
Heart disease 4
Gunshot wound 4
Exposure 4
Opium poison 3
Hemorrhage 3
Undefined 3
Apoplexy 2
Old age...... 2
Burns j
Fits j
Hanging ", 1
Concussion 1
full ou. Of a window.
An Inmate of the Female Orphan
Asylum Tumbles Forty Feet.
While one of the children of the Female
Orpbau Asylum, at Bull and Charlton
streets, was at one of the upper story win
dows yesterday, she lost her balance aud
fell to the grou id, a distance of between
thir y aud forty feet, sustaining serious,
though not fatal injuries.
D . Thomas was summoned, a'd, upon
examination, found the elb >w joint dido
rated, attended with oousiderAble concus
sion of the entire system. He gave prompt
modical nttention, and last night the
patient was resting oo.ufortably.
THE FLAG .-TILL FLYING.
The Cold Wave Expected to Arrive
This Morning.
Yesterday was rather a warm day con
sidering that the cold wave signal was fly
iug. The maximum temperature was 64°
and the minimum 49°. The temperature
was generally mild throughout the whole
cou try, and no very low temperatures
were reported. It turned considerably
cooler last night, with a brisk, oold wind
blowing. The cold wave s gual is still up,
and the cold wave iaestpecte ito arrive this
morning. The local prediction is for fair,
decidedly cooler weather.
THE HiVisß £. ND HARBOR.
Happenings Along ths Wharves and
nmoag the Shipping.
Chr. G. Dahl & Cos. cleared yesterday
the Austrian bark Sirena for Trieste, it ,
8,573. arrels of rosra. weighing 1,698,385
p u .ds, valued at $8,863 19; cargo Dy
Messrs. Pater.on, Downing & Cos.
For a disordered liver try Beocham’s
Pills.— Adv.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 18J1.
TRAVEL OF Trig TUaPgN lINBRB.
Thousands of Them Going Bock to tha
Farms Attar Chrlstm -a.
The travel of the negro turpentine hands
returning from their homes in North Caro
lina, where they went to spend Christmas,
; to the Georgia turpentine farms is very
heavy on all tbs railroad* ooming into Sa
vannah, aud tbe roads are finding it nsoes
essary to run special trains for Chair ac
commodation.
All tbe returning bands passing through
Savannah come into the city over tha
Charleston snd Havainsh railroad, and
continue their journey by tbe other systems
£*uetratmg Middle snd South Georgia sad
An Atlantic Coast Line special train
came tu ye*terday morning with fourteen
carloads of bands who were transferred
to the Savannah, Florida and Western road
and carried on down to South Georgia and
Florida.
Ihe Savannah, Florida and Western is
tram-porting hundreds of thee- bands every
day now. They are mostly distributed
through tbe country c ontiguous to the line,
but many of them go up the Brunswiok and
V 5 estern and East Tennessee roads.
“The Savannah, Florida and West
ern is the naval stores line
of the world anyway," said a prominent
official of that road yesterd iy. “Savannah
is the naval stores port of tbe world, and it
is known that the Savannah, Florida
and Western brings in the greater p rtion
of the naval st res shipped from this port."
The Savannah, Florida aid Western is
entitled to the distinction claimed for it.
A great and -al of the naval stores trade is
tributary to the Ce itral railroad and branch
li ics, ho wever, and that road is handling a
gre.it deal of the travel of tbe hands. Ihe
Central sent out a special tram from Sa
vannah yesterday at ernoon, with about 200,
to Wadley, from which point they will be
distributed in tbs turpentine farms alo g
the lumber railroad line* centering there.
The trait* on tbe Central for Lyons yester
day afternoon carried out about 100 hands.
A special train was also run from Augusta
to Tennille on the Central yesterday morning
with about 2JO. The naval stores territory
tributary to the Central ex ends along the
Savannah and Wetterneii vision, the Savan
nah, Amencua and Montgomery and tbe
main line as far up as Tennille. The Cen
tral s lines are connected with the interior
territory by numerous branch Hues con
trolled by the lumber and turpentine men.
Several thousand of ti ese turpentine
hands annually nass through Havann*b ou
tneir way to spend Christmas in North Caro
lina, and they reiuru by the same route a
we.k or two later. It is a fea ureof the
turpentine business. The majority of the
hanis on the turpentine farms come
from North Caroli ,a, chiefly from
tbe section between Weldon and Wilming
ton, on the Atlantic Coast Lina The Geor
gia negro doesn’t take to tbe turpentine
business, s onehow. When tbe business first
began to develop to Its present proportions
tbe turpentine men sent their agent* into
tbe upper portion of the s ate, who induced
1 rgo numbers of nogroee to leave tbir
homes and emigrate to the turpentine farms
by premises of big wages. lu some portions
of the state the farmers were left without
hands entirely. In a few mon bs, however,
most of the negroes jumped their con rac s,
and footed it back to their homes.
Money had not been so plentiful
and work so light as they hod anticipated,
an i they preferred to work on the farina
The turj euti ie men were compelled to have
hands, and turued for help to the Tarheel
state, where t ey have been raised to the
turpentine business and prefer it to any
other kind of wo k. The pinay woods of
North Carolina having been partially
exhausted of their resinous supplies, the
Georgia turpeutiue farmers found it com
parative! v easy work to secure all the ex
perienced helo they wanted.
The contract* for labor are still to a
large extent made in North Carolina.
Tbe turpentine men and their agents
go to North Carolina with the
returning hands. There they oontract
with the negroes for the coming year’s
work, specifying wages and conditions
The contracts are usually verbal. It is al
ways a condition that tbe employer shall
pay the w iy of the laborer to the farm, and
also his fare home at Christmas. When the
hands are landed back at home at the end
of the year the contract is ended.
A hand who worked in Middle Georgia
last year is very likely to make a contract
to work in South Georgia or Florida next
year. It doesn’t matter, so he gets homo
Christina*. The hands are a class peculiar
to themselves. They get good wages, but
are improvident, end seldom have anything
left at the end of the year.
Paint in the region of the kidneys ere cured
by Simmons Liver Regulator Ad.
THB IRISH NATIONAL LB AGUE.
The Officers of Savannah Branch
Elected for Next Year.
A largely attended aud representative
meeting of the .Savannah branch of the
Irish National League was held last night at
Catholic Library hall.
Treasurer Keboe reported the branch in a
flourishing financial condition, showing a
surplus of over SSOO. By tacit consent of
the members no disposition was made of
the lunds, pending the settlement of the
differences now existing In Ireland, whioh
the members earnestly hope will be speedily
and satisfactorily adjusted on a basis of
mutual amicability.
The following new members were elected;
Cd. John F. Gayuor, Dr. M. A. Morris,
John J. Sullivan, James F. Lane, J. J.
Somers, William H. Browne, N. J. Frizelle,
William M. Moran, Bartley Donovan and
John D. Reilly.
The following officers were unanimously
elec ed for the seventh time;
Pl ed ient—P. J. O’Connor.
Vice President—William F. Reid.
Ti-easurer —William Keboe.
Recording Secretary—T. H. O’Donovan.
Fiaancial Secretary—J. P. Kennedy.
Sergeant-at-Arms—P. H. Kiernan.
Executive council to a t in conjunction
with above officers—Francis Hart, John
R larke, J. B. Killourhy, E. J. Kenuedy, P.
F. Olaasou, John W. Nortou.
Knights of PythUa Officers.
Teut onia Lodge No. 7, K. of P., has
eleoieci the following offloersfor the ensuing
year:
P. CV —John Stahcer,
C. a—H. H. Uroth.
V. C. —Willia n v. and. Breling.
P.—O' to Lingenfelser.
K. of R. and B.—H. F. G. Kramer.
M. of E.—Charles Ohsiek.
M. of F. —H. F. G. Kramer.
M. at A. —Charles Johnson.
Repi’esentati\e to Grand Lodge—George
H. Witte, and 11. F. G. Kramer; alternates,
Ben Gails, F. W. E. Ore we.
iSnighte of Golden Bagla
Fidelity* Castle No. 7, Knights of the
Golden Eagle, has elected the following
officers t<> serve for the ensuing six months:
Fast Chief —G. E. Sauls.
Noble C'h ief—l. G. Lowery.
Vice Chief —R. L. Steele.
High Prie t—W. B. Bidden back.
Venerate' Hermit —A. L. Buck.
Clerk of Exchequer—S. L. Cole.
Keeper of Exchequer—O. Olsen.
Master of Records —W. H. Barclay.
Sir Herald—C. B. Veates.
Trustees--Id. H. Loftin, R. L. Steele and
G. W. Alley.
Confirmed.
The favoral de impression produced on the
first appearance of the agreeable liquid fruit
remedy, Syruj > of Figs, a few years ago has
been more that confirmed by the pleasant
experience of a II who have used it, and the
s .ccess of the pt oprietora and manufactur
ers, the Califon lia Fig Syrup Company.—
Ad.
Picture: in gna it variety and all prioes.
M. T. Taylor, 13T> York street.—Ad.
KILLED FUR A JOKE.
WILLIAM ROBERTSON BREAKS
IBVIN BIRD'S SKULL.
Bird’s Joking Statement That Robert
son's Girl Gave Him a Handkerchief
the Cause of the Murder—Tbe Lie
Pasted and Bird s Head Ladd Open by
a Single Blow with a Bhovel-The
Victim's Long Suffering - The Coro
ner’s Jury Considers the Crime Mur
der.
Another m order has bean added to Chat
ham county’s list.
Irvin Bird (oolored) died yesterday morn
ing at 2 o'clock at the Georgia Infl mary
from tbe effects of a blow on the head with
a shovel in the bands of • fellow workman,
William Robertson, last Tuesday morning.
Both men were engaged In laying rails for
the Barnard etreet division of the Belt Line
railroad at tbe corner of Harris and Bar
nard streets, and were apparently good
friends. Bird in a joking manner pulled a
handkerchief out of his pocket, and, wav
ing it towad Robertson, said:
“This is what your girl gave me last
nigh-.”
Robertson's jealousv was immediately
aroused, and he askod him what girl he re
ferred to. Bird replied that It made no
difference ahiut that further than he was
given the handkerchief by R bertson’s
girl. Robertson t on retorted that Bird
was a liar. Bird stepped forward with
his shovel in hit hsnd, and told Robertson
that if he repeated the remark be would
knock him over.
THE FATAL BLOW.
Kobertßon quickly repeated the words,
and almost at tbe same moment raised his
shovel and brought its sharp edge down
with terrific toice on the left side of Bird’s
bead, cutting a deep gash about four and
one-half inches long.
Bird fell to the ground, with blood pour
ing from his head. As soon as Robert
son saw what he had done he threw
down his shovel and ran away, since
which time be has not bee a seen.
Tbe matter attracted little attention and
was never reported to the police. Bird was
quietly sent to tbe Georgia lnfi mary,
where he suffered great pain up to the time
of his death.
THE JURY’S VERDICT.
Coroner Dixon was notified and hold an
inquest on the body yesterday afteruoon.
Two negroee, Harry Mitchell and R bert
Washington, who were working with Bird
ad Robertson at the time of the trouble,
were examined, and they told the same
story, substantially, ns above s atea.
The jury, which was oomp sod of J. J.
Ho chkiss, C. E. Bennett, W. R. Wise,
George W. Drummond, J. A. Linde-, J.
Randall and C. L. Love, returned a verdict
that Bird name to his death from a wound
in the head iuflicted by Willia n Robertson
with a shovel, and they considered it mur
der.
Bird aud Robertso 1 had worked together
for years, and up to the time of the diffi
culty they wero warm friends. They
worked side by side 0.1 the Tybee railroad,
and were never known to have a cr <ss word
with each other. Tbe other workmen
thought the two men were joking, and had
no idea they would c >me to blows.
TOM H. WINS AGAIN.
The Plucky Trotter Carries off the
Honors In the Postponed Race.
The divided heats and rousing finishes of
New Year’s day attracted a big crowd yes
terday afternoon, to Thunderbolt Driv
ing Park to witness the wind-up of tbe three
minute trotting class, which was postponed
the day before an account of darkness.
At 3 :30 o'clock the judges took their
places in the stand and Starter O wens tapped
the bell for the worses to appear.
Business was lively in the pool box, and
Tom H. sold for cti ice against tbe field.
The four horses answered the cad promptly
and all of them looked exceedingly well
after their hard fight of tbe day befo e.
Toni H. a.id Patsey were backed heavily in
tbe box. The deciding heat was another
corking one, and it proved a contest for the
money.
On the second attempt the four horses
ware given the word • n a very even start.
When they reached the first turn Tom ri.
was moved to the front. Patsev made a
brush at him, but threw up the flag of dis
tress at tbe quarter pole and fell bactc to
third place. At this point George Washing
ton took up the fig t and made it lively for
Tom H. to the three-quarter pole.
Then Hambr'ck began to send
Patsy along fo. the heat. When
the three entered the homestretch they were
well together. The fight to tbe wire was
most exciting, aud Tom Boam, after an in
dustrious effort, landed Tom H. a winner
by a full length. When Boam jogged
Tom H. to the judge’s stand to hear
the decision be was the recipient of
much hand-shaking from the backers of the
winder.
The judges declared Tom H. the winner
of the heat and race. Time 2:sCt£. Patsey
second and Mamie N. third. Too much
praise cannot be given Boam for the excel
lent manner in which he drove tbe winner.
The winner, Tom H., is tie property of
W. H. Rav. He was bred m this city, and
received his training from his owner. His
sire is the noted trotting stallion Smith
O’BrieD, whohasa record of and was
recently sold for $5,(100 to parlies in En
gland. Tom H. is a horse with a very kli and
di-position, and is one of the best road ani
mal* in the city.
Patsev, the speedy little stallion who made
such a hard flgat for first place, is owued by
John E. Dowling. His sire is tbe famous
little trotter Aleok Stevens. For his site
Patsey is the gameet little trotter iu the
state.
’ The managers, A. P. Doyle and John E.
Dowling, were highly complimented by all
the horsemen on their exoelleat manage
ment of the races. The sport is rapidly
beooming popular in Savannah, and before
long there will be as fine meetings here as in
any city in the country.
Malarial fever* nnd effects quickly give
way to him mon* Liter Regulator Ad.
G. A. B. OFFICE-<3 INSTALLED.
Robert G. Shaw Poet Men Inducted
Into Office by P. S. V. D. C. Sboles.
The officers of Robert G. Shaw Post No.
8 (colored), G. A. R,, were last evening
installed for 1891 by Past Senior Vice Dep
uty Commander A. E. Sholes:
Commander—Daniel McAllister.
Senior Vice Commander—Samuel Dart.
Junior Vioe Commander—John A. Jack
son.
Adjutant—K. Weeks.
Quartermaster—Frank Drake.
Chaplain—Richard Brown.
Officer of t e Day—Ca o Wright.
Officer o.' the Guard—Reuty Elliott.
Surgeon—James Snipe.
The New York Tribune, la its Grand
Army of the Republic column, says that
Comrade A. E. Suoles is the only candidate
named for department commander of Geor
gia at the encampment to be held here on
Jan. 22. The Tribune hints, however, at a
possible dark ho. so to opp se Comrade
Sholes. Leading Grand Army of the Re
public men here say that Comrade Sholes’
chances are not flattering. He is a member of
Pus. 2 of Augusta, and has twice contended
for the department comma;-,dersbip. an of
tloe much sought after by Grand Army of
be Ropubl c men. as it entitles them to a
life seat in the national encampment.
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla stops the nauseous
discharges of catarrh, and cures the com
plaint.—Ad.
Blackjack 1 Blackjack
A large lot on baud at reasonable figures
at R. B. Cassels’.— Ad.
BAKING POWDEB.
Highctt of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 18S9.
Rt^lg ala j?
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
LOCAL. PERSONAL.
W. J. Pollard of Augusta is at the De
Soto.
XV. H. Robert* of Augusta U at the Pu
laski.
R. F. Sams of Americus is stopping at tha
Pulaski.
John Mur row of Ty Ty Is stopping at the
De Soto.
C. B. Parker of Longview is at the
Screven.
A. C. McLeod of Sparks is a guest of the
Screven.
J. F. Lord of Tennllle is registered at the
Screven.
S. Hchoeffer of Atlanta is a guest of the
Marsha 1.
H. XV. Bartow of Brunswick is at the
Marshall.
George P. Dure of Macon is registered at
the Pulaski.
G. R. Battle of Qnitman is registered at
the Marshall.
Morris Slattery of Atlanta Is registered
at the Pulaski.
R. T. Macdonald of Tallapoosa is a guest
of the Pulaski.
John D. Bradford of Atlanta is registered
at the De Soto.
W. T. Blanchard of Charleston is stopping
at the Screven.
Alex Harvey of Port Tampa, Fla., is reg
tered at the Marshall.
Henry T. Williams of Charleston is reg
istered at the De Soto.
Samuel R. Adams of Camden, S. C., is
■toppiug at the Pulaski.
A. W. Tbaun and J F. Hinson of Hazle
l.urst are stopping at the Marshall.
M. C. Sherman returned home from New
York yesterday on the Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Turner and Miss H.
Turner of Boston are stopping at the De
Soto.
H. E. Pritchett of Concord and T. J.
Pritchett of Lothalr were in the eitv
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Jones of Utloa, N. Y.,
arrived by the Kansas City yesterday en
route to Florida, and are regietered at the
Screven.
Miss Annie Mclntyre made her debut at a
gei man given tiy her friends at the Catho
lic Library hall New Year’s night. The
affair was a very enjoyable one.
Rav. G. 8. John.ton, the new pastor of
the No v Houston Street Methodist < hurob,
has arrived, and will fill the pulpit of the
church to-morrow morning and evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Wes: gave a
small, but very enjoyable german last night
co npilmentarv to their daughter, Miss
West, whole one of the debutantes of the
prose t season.
Mr. and M.s. John McCreary, William
W. M-Creary and Miss Mary McCreary of
Omaha, Neb., arrived by the Kansas Cltv
yesterday en route to Florida. They are
stopping at the Screven.
Dr. E. H. Nichols is the happy possessor
of the $l5O music box which has attracted
so much attention at Pigman’s drug store.
Dr. Nichols entertained his friends hand
somely on securing the box.
AT THE THBATBR.
The Pplendid Performance of Denman
Thompson’s "Old Homestead.”
As might be expected, every seat at the
thea er was filled last night.
The reputation of the “Old Homestead”
is known all over the country, and the
promise of a correct representation of the
metropolitan success drew out the lovers of
the pure and. wholesome drama. No
wonder that the charming story
of the play is told night after
night In New Nork to hundreds
and thousands with renewed interest as the
seasons roll by. Such sermons are seldom
preached with the effect of this simple,
quaint, hum rous a: and honest story of love
and charity, told by nonest,square and true
old folks of tha "Old Homestead.”
The performance last night w as presented
with a successful effort to bring out every
detail similar to the famous New York
production. The scenery was wonderful
in its likeness to the original. The
farm at Swanzv, the Interior of Hopkins’
mansion, New York oity, Giaee church ad
the kitchen at the old homestead were all
realistic.
Tha honest old "Joshua Whitcomb” was
excellently portrayed by Archie Boyd, who
gave a performance as pe. feet as could be
wished. Mr. Dean’s "Cy Prime” divided
honors with “Unole Joshua,” and every
character was alike in the natural, clever
and artistic representation by this splendid
company.
The singing of the double male quartette
was heai tily enjoyed, and the se eral
choruses were a delightful feature of the
performs ce.
The "Old Homestead” will be presented
at a matinee this afternoon, and the last per
formance will t.e given to-uight. Those
who wish to enjoy a most perfect and
charming drama should not miss the "O.d
Homestead."
BEARD'S CHALK TALK.
A Delightful Evening at the Y. M. C.
A. Gymnasium.
Frank Beard, the inimitable cartoonist,
delighted an audience for nearly two hours
in the Young Men’s Christian Association
Gymnasium hall last night. The enter
tainment was what Mr. Beard calls a chalk
talk. It is a se: ies of crayon pictures drawn
and developed before the audience, with a
running talk by the lecturer.
The talk and the pictures go together.
One without the other would not interest
an audience as both do. Mr. Beard is an off
hand talker, as he is seemingly an off-hand
artist, but there is a method in his jokes, as
there is i the quick movement of his band,
which, with a Btrokeand a dash, brings into
life the deii eations of his fancy.
Mr. Board follows no particular line of
thought in his lectures. He draws as be
talks and talk3 as : e draws, and both are
entertaining. About twenty pictures ware
shown, and kopt everybody In a laugh.
The Young Men’s Christian Association
is fortunate in opening its entoriaiumi it
series w ith so popular an artist and lecturer
as Frank Beard.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
This Faturdiy at Heidt’a
Free to-day and Saturday special prices,
with sample Cologne, a book on Home
Made Candy and Almanacs for 1891. Re
member it and special prioes among Special
Notices. Last day you can get Buttercups
at 15c. box.— Ad.
RAIL AND CRG6SIIJE.
President Thomas of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and Bt. Louis railway has ap
pointed the following officers for the West
ern ard Atlantic railroad: R. A. Anderson,
•uperintendent; Joseph M. Brown, traffic
manager; James L. Dickey, general freight
agen:; Charles E. Harman, general pas
senger agent; M. L. Collier, master ma
chinist; E. Pardon, resident engineer.
The report comes from Cincinnati that the
Louisville and Nashville is about to get
possession of the Marietta and North Geor
gia railroad, extending 804 miles from
Knoxville to Marietta. This would give the
Louisville and Nashville a direct route from
Cincinnati to Atlanta, as the proposed ac
quisition makes a connection with the West
ern and Atlantic at Marietta.
The Savannah, Florida ad Western rail
way Is now running a schedule which is
very convenient to travel botween this sec
tion and Alabama. The tr-iin leaving
Savannah at 18:30 o’clock to-day reacues
Montgomery via tr,e Alabama Midland at
6:30 o’clock to-morrow morning. Travelers
can take sleepers at Tho-nasville and go
right through. Passengers can leave Mont-
S ornery at 8:15 o’clock at night and reach
avannah by the fast mail at 18:14 o'clock
the next day.
When Judge Jackson appointed a re
ceiver for the Decatur, Chesapeake and
New Orleans railroad, some weeks ago, its
affairs were known to be in a very bad con
dition. Just how bad aas snown w hen Re
ceiver W. L. Frierson filed his report in the
United States circuit court at Nashville.
The road was iuteuded to run seventy-eight
miles, from Decatur, Ala., t > Shelbyviile,
Teno. Forty-three miles of the road are
completed, but both ends are in the woods.
Triere Is enough mate ial on hand to com
plete the road, but every dolla’s worth ha<
been attached by creditors. The total in
debtedness is about SBOO,OOO. Judgment*
to the amount of $1ut),984 have already
been secured, and suit* are pending for
$327,000 more. All the company's rolling
stock is also in the sheriffs hands. The
American Loan and Trust Company of New
York hold a large amount of the company s
first mortgage bonds.
The Atlantic Coa*t Line will begin to run
its New York and Florida vedibule train
Jau. 19. The fast tram ill arrive in Sa
vannah Jan. 20. It will be run at first on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fnd ys, and
will be made a daily train if the travel war
rants it. Two new Pullman drawing-room
cars, the "Ideal” and the "Superb,” have
been built specially for this service, and are
said to be the only cars of the kiud in the
world. They are splendidly built, and are
said to be the most luxurionslv and per
fectly appointed cars of the kind in the
world, and fully warrant the names bo
stowed npon thorn. Each car contains six
drawing-room- and is divided into eighteen
berths. Each drawing-room contain:, sofas,
toilets, and every device of modern in
genuity for comfort while traveling. The
care are especially designed for tne New
York millionaire travel,— rr
CITY BicViliai
The removal of the postofflee is still in
abeyance.
The total fines in the police court yester
day morning amounted to $35.
The new year has apparently revivified
the real estate men. Several of them were
out yesterday with offerings.
The Order of £iks has secured the third
floor over Butler’s pharmacy, at Bull and
Congress streets, for a lodge room.
The Chatham real estate and Improve
ment Company yeste day declared a semi
annual dividend of 3 per cent., payable on
and after Jau. 15.
The Bolt Line’s Barnard street railroad
has been built to Gaston street, and the
work further on is leing pushed os rapidly
as men can do it.
The official test of the new garbage
crematories will take place to-dav in the
presence of the mayor and board of alier
men. The trial will begin at 9 o’clock and
continue all day.
Mr. Puul Rehnberg, 118 Broughton street,
has sent the Morning News a curious clus
ter of oranges, consisting of five la ge
oranges grown so close together that a thin
knife blade cannot be passed between them.
Iho bunch is one of three received bv Mr.
Rehnberg, and were grown on one troe In a
grove near St. Augustine.
BARTOWS LOSE THEIR CAPTAIN.
Capt. Pritchard Resigns to Fill His
Appointment to West Point.
The Bartow Light Infantry met at the
armory of the First Georgia Regiment last
night, Capt. G. B. Pritchard, Jr., tendered
his resignation, which was accepted. Capt
Pritchard has been in command of the Bar
tows since their organization, over two
year* ago. Bis resignation, which was
made necessary by his recent appointment
to toe West Point Military Academy, was
accepted with regret by the company.
Avery handsome Ge -rgia state flag was
firesented to the c >mpany by Mrs. Muuner
yn. The presentation was by Noble Jones
and the flag was accented by Capt. Pritch
ard.
A committee was appointed to select a
captain and report at a subsequent meeting.
The company is in a very flourishing con
dition. It has grown rapidly <i late, and
now has about fifty-four members.
- A Common Sense Calendar.
The calendars that come in the fall are as
numerous as the flowers that bloom in the
spring. Many further resemble the flowers
in that they tome without beiDg sent for,
and fade after a brief existence.
The mo3t sensible and l usiness-like calen
dar that we have seen comes to us from N.
W. Aye & Sons, newspaper advertis ng
agents, Philadelphia, and bsars tteir
“Keeping everlastingly at it” imprint. It
is so larg# and clear that its dates can be
easily distinguished anr ss an office, and is
printed in a manner to reconcile t e most
fastidious to its company for a year.
It is sent to any address, postpaid, on re
ceipt of 85 cents.
Artists’ Materials, all kinds, atM. T. Tay
lor’s, 185 York street.— Ad.
The Sunday Morning News
Will be found regularly on salb at the fol
lowing place#:
Estill’s News Depot.
Conner’s News Stand.
E. J. Kieffer’s Drug Store, comer West
Brood and Stewart streets.
T. A. Mullryno & Co.’s Drug Store, West
Broad and Waldburg streets.
Sc. J. K. Yonge’s Drug Store, corner
Whitaker and Duffy streets.
McCauley & Co.’s Drug Store, comer
New Houston and Drayton streets.
W. A Bishop's Drug Store, comar Hall
and Price streets.— Adv.
Moldings and Picture Frames at little
store around the corner. M. T. Taylor. 135
York street. — Ad.
LUDDEIt AJBAT* S. B>
Truth isMighty"
TO PIANO BUYERS :
All who took advantage
of our Twentieth Birthday
Celebration to examine our
immense display of Pianos
were unanimous in saying
that no such exhibit of musi
cal instruments had ever
been seen in this city. We
take this occasion to* assure
our c ustomers that we can
still show them many of the
finest Pianos now for sale in
America. Numbers of these
were made especially to our
order, and will be found un
equaled for tone, touch and
workmanship.
When we announced that
our Holiday Stock was a3
large and excellent ae any
in the city of New York w©
were strictly within the
truth, as the result has
shown. Despite large
Christmas sales we have a
good stock, and shall con
tinue our
SPECIAL
Holiday Inducements
Until Jan. 1.1801.
MEN HATES SI. H
OKI GOODS.
i fairs
=SALE=
OF
Reliable Rry bonds,
HOSIERY, NOTIONS,
And Fine Lock-stitched
Muslin Underwear,
At prices the public will ap
preciate, commences
MONDAY, JAN. 5, 1891.
CSOHAMDOONER,
137 BROUGHTON ST,
CUAL AND WOOL
Coal, Wood,
Lime, Cement and Plaster.
DEMIS J. MURPHY.
Office 5 Drayton; Telephone 49.
COALnsrcTWOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
3D- T±Loma9,
111 Bay St. West Broad SU Wharves.
Teupbonb No. 99.
hardware.
HARDWARE,
BAB, BAND AND HOOP IRON,
Wagon Material,
NATAL STORE SUPPLIES,
FOR SALE BY
Edward Lovell’s Sons.
155 BROUGHTON AND 138-140
STATE STREET.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
M Rost Proof Soldi
DIRECT FROM TEXAS.
SEED RYE, COTTON SEED MEAL;
Corn, Hay, Oats, Etc.
—SOLE AGENT FOR—
ORSOR'S MANHATTAN FOOD.
T- iT. IS,
156 BAY STREET
COMMISSION -MERCHANTS.
Thomas F. Srraaa. ' ~~ Wuaiam S. Tisoifc
STUBBSTISOK,
Cotton Factors,
86 BAY STREET.
SAVANNAH, - GEORGIA
Liberal advaaoaa mad* on ooasigmments of
octton.
All Builders’ Supplies.
RIVER SAND, Portland Cement, Rosendale
Cement, Rockland Lime. Georgia Lime, all
style# Brick, Calcine! Piaster, Nassau Fibre,
Rooting Paint, Roofin „• Paper.
Order# fl led promptly m carload lots and leak
at lowest prices. GEORGE BCHLEY.
Telephone No. T. Broker, ill Sfeyaa St.
