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THE DEAL FOSTPONED.
THB C’.TT TO WAIT AWBILB ON
THE WATER WORKS TRADE
The Postponement Agreed to in Cau
cus-Alderman Mills’ Ordinance Pro
viding for the Licensing of the Clubs
—A New Fire Ordinance Requiring
Metal Roofs Throughout the City—
A Dead Animal Law—The Sunday
Law Appeal Cssee.
The new water works deal is indefinitely
postponed. The city council caucused for
an hour and three-quarters yesterday af
ternoon before going into open session, dur
ing which there was aa animated discus
sion of the site question.
Whether the members were unable to
come to an agreement upon the deal is not
known. Alderman Cann was not present,
being absent from the city. His absence
may have had something to do with the
postpocment. The only shape in which the
matte ' came up m the open session was in
the following resolutiou by Alderman
Carson:
Whereas, Under the lights recently brought
before C juncii the postponement of definite
action by the committee on water is deemed
advisable, and, with the view of protecting in
•very manner possible the interests of the city,
Be it retolved. That the action of the com
mittee on water in carrying out the resolution
adopted at the Last meeting of council relative
Jo anew water works site be he and in abeyance
until further orders from council.
The resolution was adopted without dis
cussion. All the aldermen were present
except Mr. Caun. Mayor McDonough pre
sided.
AFTER MORE FRA NCHISES.
The Electric Hail way Company evidently
Intends to extend its system several miles
further if permitted to do so by the
council. An amendment to the petition
filed with the clerk of council by tbe
street railway company April 29 was read
yesterday. It applies for the same streets
which President Collins announced his in
tention of applying for some time ago. The
Sropoeed route is as follows: Beginning at
le intersection of West Broad and Duffy
streets, and running theuoe west along
Duffy to Cemetery street; thence south
along Cemetery to Anderson; thence north
along Cemetery to Roberts street: theuce
along Roberts to West Broad. Also from
West Broad to Margaret, to Farm and
along Farm to River street.
The petition was referred to tbe special
committee on railroads.
The merchants are making war on the
fruit wagons and movable fruit stands.
A petition signed by nearly every merchant
on Broughton street was read, asking the
council to revoke the licenses of street fruit
peddlers, and to issue no more licenses in
the future. The complaint against the
fruit wagons is that they blook up
the streets in front of business houses,
interfering with the approaoh of carriages
to the sidewalk, and are otherwise a gen
eral nuisance. The petition also declared
that the oarts arc a menace to the public
safety, as the skins of bananas
and other fruits bought from them
are thrown on the pavements.
The petition was referred to the commit
mittee of the whole.
An ordinance by Alderman Bailey, re
quiring the oovering of the roofs of all
houses with slate, tin or other incombusti
ble material throughout the entire city,
south as well as north, of Anderson street,
came up on its second reading and passed.
The ordinance is practically the same as
that heretofore in force north of Anderson
street. It is intended to prevent the building
of shingle roof houses. Alderman Bailey pre
dicted that Savannah will have another
Yamacraw fire south of Anderson street if
the erection of houses with shingle roofs is
not prohibited.
LICENSES FOR THE CLUBS.
An ordinance to regulate the sale of
liquor by clubs and other organizations of
a social or literary character by Alderman
Mills was read for the first' time. The
ordinance provides that it shall be lawful
for such clubs aud organizations to sell
liquors to their members and invited guests
upon the payment to the city of a license of
S2OO a year.
Section 2of the ordnance provides that
it 6hal! not be lawful for dubs to sell liquors
in any quantity on Sunday.
Section 3 provides that the license shall
not cover sales by wholesale.
Section 4 provides that any club selling
liquor without first paying the license shall,
with all parties concerned, be subject upon
conviction in the police court, to the penal
ties of the ordinance now in foroe against
the sale of liquor without a license.
Alderman Mills’ ordinance, if passed, will
settle the question of licenses for clubs. It
will also settle some of the clubs.
An ordinance by Alderman Haines
was read for the first time pro
viding for the removal beyond the
city limits of all dead animals,
heretofore removed by the scavenger de
partment, and making it the duty of the
oontraotors, Toomer & Rohrer, to re
move within twelve hours after they
have been reported at the police barracks
the bodies of all dead animals, and requiring
citizens having such dead animals upon
their premises to report the fact to the police
within ten hours after the animals die,
under a penalty of not exceeding $25 fine
or imprisonment not exceeding tea days.
THE SUNDAY LIQUOR CASES.
The appeal from the decision of Mayor
MoDonough in the case of Mrs. Kassel, who
was fined SIOO for having her bar optn and
selling liquor on Sunday, May 3, was heard.
Mrs. Kassel was represented by her attor
ney, J. R. Saussy, Jr.
The first point in Mr. Saussy’s argument
was that the mayor aud council did not have
Jurisdiction in cases where the offense
was distinctly mentioned in the code of
Geoigia, and where penalties were provided
therefor, as was tho case with selling
liquor and keeping open a tippling house on
Sunday. This point has been sprung before
and had no weight with the council, City
Attorney Adams holding to the opposite
opinion.
The examination of witnesses was begun,
the evidence being aoout the same
as has already bean published in
the Morning News. A white man
living in __ the neighborhood waked
up Mrs. Kassel’s barkeeper on Sunday
night and bought a drink of brandy and
also a flask of brandy to carry with him,
his reason being, so he said, that he was
sick and in need of it as modicine. The
barkeeper said that he gave the man brandy
because he was sick, but did not sell it to
him. The first witness, however, could not
say whether or not he paid the barkeeper
for the brandy at the time or since, though
he did not believe that it was given to him.
Some colored witnesses were introduced
for the defense who were positive in testify
ing that they knew nothiug whatever about
the case. After hearing the conclusion of
Mr. Saussy’s argument and some discussion
of the case, the council proceeded to a vote.
Alderman Carson moved that Mrs. Kassel
be found guilty aud fined $lO, which was
voted down. The council then sustained
the action of the mayor by a vote of 6 to 4,
Aldermen Bailey, McGuire, Mills,
Haines, Meldrim and O’Brien voting yes,
and Aldermen Harmon, Myers, Reed and
Carson voting no.
The hearing of the appeals in the cases of
Winter and Menge, which were also ap
pealed, were postponed to a later meeting.
Cut by a Buzz Baw.
William J. Zeigler of the firm of Zeigler
Dugger, saw-mill men. located between
Bloom.ngdale and Eden, met with a painful
accident at his mill Tuesday. W hile walking
around tho saw. which was in motion, he
■Upped and in the fall threw his right hand
out, which came in contact with the saw,
and was badly lacerated. He was brought
to the city to consult Dr. Boyd, who found
Jt necessary to amputate one of his fingers.
Zeigler is the son of J. L. Zeigler of
Hos. 2b aud 30 Williams street.
IN JAIL FOR HORSE STEALING.
Joe Montgomery and Charles Myors
Arrested for Taking J. A. H. Urn
bach’s Turn-out.
Jce Moatgomerv, a white boy about 17
years old, and Charles Myers, about 15, are
j in jail for stealing J. A. H. Umbach’s horse
and wagon last Saturday morning from
: near the corner of Gaston and Barnard
streets. The steiling was reported in Sun
: day’s Morning News.
Montgomery tried to sell portions of
the harness to sever al livery men
in tbe city. Deteotive Wetherhorn,
who bad the case in hand,
was soon in possession of sufficient evidence
to justify the arrest of both Myers and
Montgomery. The boys drove the stolen
rig several miles out on the White Bluff
road Saturday, and when they bad ridden
to ‘their hearts’ content got out of the
buggv, took off the bridel and turned the
horse' still attached to tbe buggy. loose in
the woods. Their efforts to sell ibe bridle
led to tbeir arrest.
The horse and wagon were found in the
possession of a colored man named Brown,
about five miles out on the Waters road.
Tne young thieves were committed to jail
yesterday by Justice Naughtin to await the
action of the grand jury. Montgomery has
already served a couple of sentences on tbe
chain-gang. Both boys deny the theft, and
each lays it on the other.
T. P. TOWN END DEAD.
A Well-Known Young Savancahian
Taken Off.
Thomas P. Townsend died at the residence
of his mother, on McD mough stieet, yes
morning, after a long illness.
Mr. Townsend bad been in ill health for a
number of years, having suffered almost
constantly from rheumatism. Although an
invalid most of the time he carried on his
business until a short time before his death.
A week ago he was oonfined to his bed, but
got up to go to his office. This effort over
taxed his strength aud hastened his death.
His brother, Michael F. Townsend of Mem
phis, was telegraphed for and was with him
when he died.
Mr. Townsend was 81 years old and was
unmarried. He was a printer, and was
formerly an employe of the Morning
Nkwb. For a number of years he had
conducted a job printing and book binding
establishment on Bryan street. He was a
genial and popular gentleman, and made
many friends. His funeral will take place
from No. 97 McDonough street at 3 o’clock
this afternoon.
NOT COMING TILL. NEXr WEEK.
The Richmond and Danville Cfflc'als
to be Here Monday or Tuesday.
The Central railroad deal is still the talk.
It is not believed there will be any further
immediate changes, however.
General Manager Green and Traffic
Mauager Sol Haas, who were ex
ported in Savannah to-morrow, tele
graphed yesterday that they will
not reach here before next Monday
or Tuesday. They are in Washington to
day. Their visit here is awaited with a
good deal of interest, both by officials and
employes of the Central. The employes
feel that their plaoes are uncertain as long
as the changing of the heads of departments
is going on.
General Manager Gabbett’s declination
to accept the general supenntendency of
the road, and bis having consented to act in
his present capacity only temporarily, has
caused considerable speculation as to who
will be made superintendent.
It is thought that some of the present of
ficials will not continue in their reduced
positions, but will resign shortly.
SENT TO ’FBISOO FO.i A PRIEST.
The Only Greets Church in This
Country in California.
Pano Pope, who keeps the fruit stand at
the corner of Barnard aud Congress, has
sent to San Francisco for a priest of the
Greek church to christen his lately born in
fant.
Pope says he could not find a Greek priest
in New York or anywhere else in this
country except in San Francisco. He went
to New Orleans a short while ago with his
wife and child in the belief that there was a
priest of his church there, but his mission
was unsuccessful, as he found he had been
misinformed.
Pope has sent the priest, who is now on
his way to Savannah, money to defray the
expenses of his trip, and| will pay all his
expenses and no doubt a handsome fee be
sides. Pqpe is a generous fellow aud is
making holes in the $15,0.10 prize which
he recently came into possession of. He has
already given SI,OOO to the orphanages and
other charities of Savannah.
THE MACON AND ATLANTIC.
John F. Young tfays the Road Will be
Built Somehow
Mr. John R. Young says that the Macon
and Atlantic road will eventually be built.
Nearly all of the stock necessary to resume
operations has been subscribed, though
some of the subscriptions came in very
slowly.
After the construction company gets in
shape again it will be decided whether to
sell the road to some other company that
will complete It, or whether the company
will undertake to oomplete the road itself.
Mr. Young says about $1,000,000 have
been aotually expended upon it.
Thirteen miles of track have teen laid,
and rails for about forty miles have
been laid down. Several bridges
have been built, and nearly the whole of
the line from Pineora to Macon has been
graded. The company has gone to such an
expenditure, Mr. Young says, It is a neces
sity that the road be completed.
THE CATHOLIC LIBRARY.
The Association’s Board of Directors
for the Next Year.
The June meeting of the Catholic Library
Association was held ast night and was
largely attended. Some seventy members
were present.
The following were nominated by the
president and elected directors for one year:
M. A. O’Byrne, R. E. Pepper, J. F. Hurty,
J. P. Kennedy, J. F. McCarthy, J. J. Pow
ers, P. Brennan, J. J. Higgins, J. P. lloolau
and J. W. Golden.
J. E. Grady, Jr., was elected treasurer.
The association is in a very flourishing
condition. It has a membership of 375. The
base ball team will make its first appear
ance in its new uniforms Saturday, and is
confident of winning in the rare for the
pennant in the games with the Y. M. C. A’s
and Centrals.
Germania Bank’s Directors.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Germania Bank the following board of di
rectors was elected for the ensuing year:
Henry Blun, George W. Owens,
Jas. B. Read, P. Brennan,
R. M. Hull, A. Mohr,
I. B. Tiedeman, William Kehoe,
A. P. Solomon, T. F. Stubbs,
G. M. Ryals.
Moonshiners in Court.
" Two moonshiners from Colquitt county,
named Joseph J. Blackburke, Jr., and Rich
ard Bryant, were before United States
Commissioner Oscar L. Arfwedson yester
day. They pleaded guilty and were held in
bail of S2OO and SIOO each for appearance
at the November term of the United states
courts.
Use Hall’s Vegetable Siollian Hair Re
newer and your tain gray looks wUI thicken
i up aud be restored to their youthful odor,
I vigor and beauty.—Ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, JUNE 11,1891.
WON BY A SINGLE RON.
Catholic Library Boys Defeat tbe
Y. JU- C. A’a in a Oloee Game.
The Y. M. C. A.’s were defeated a ascend
time at tbs Bolton street grounds yesterday
afternoon. This time, however, it was not
the Central, but the Catholic Library Asso
ciation team, which woo. Tbe game, while not
marked by any brilliant playiag, was thor
oughly interesting, and the spectators,
though there were not many, were enthusi
astic.
Tbe Y. M. C. A. men, as in the previous
game, fielded loosely end made several
damaging errors during the first four inn
ings, but during tbe latter part of the game
they seemed to pull themselves together,
and played good ball. It was too late, how
ever, arid though they succeeded iu tying
the score in the eighth Inning, tbeir fine up*
hill fight availed them nothing.
The Library Association club should have
won without effort. Thinking it bad the
game well in hand in the seventh ioning
the team let up, and came dangerously uear
losing the game. The feature of the game
was the head work of Pitcher Harrigan
and the halting and fielding of Carmichael,
Spring, Gordon and Morrissey.
Both teams were retired without a run
in the first inning. In tbe second P. Beirne
of the Cetbolio Library Association was
given bis base on balls, made third on a
passed ball, and scored oil Morrisey’s hit to
right field. Ennis also got hi 9 base on b ills.
McHugh was retired on strikes, and Morris
sey came in on a wild throw. Ennis scored
on Harridan’s sacrifice hit and the Library
now nad throe runs to their credit.
In the third inning five bases on balls and
clean hits by Armstrong aud Sullivan
brought them in five more runs.
The fourth inning opened very auspi
ciously for tne Y. M. C. A.’a Carmichael
made a long hit to center. Gordo i was
given bis base on balls and Carmiohael
stole third, scoring on Haupts’ hit. Haupt
tried to make second but was thrown out.
Gordon scored when the ball was thrown to
second. Spring was put out at third and
the side was retired.
The Catholic Library Association scored
another run in their half of the fourth, aud
got in two more in the sixih on hit 9 by
Sullivan and O’Beirue and a base on balls.
In tbe seventh the Y. M. C. A.’s made a
noble effort to overhaul their opponents.
Spring's sharp liner was fumbled by Harri
gan, who then threw wild to first, and
Spring succeeded in making third. Mcln
tyre’s clean bit to right field
brought him in. Mclntyre made second
on a passed ball, but w as
declared out at third for running on a foul
ball. Harrington gave Coney his base on
balls. The latter stole second and came
home on a wild throw. Hits by Monroe,
Carmichael and Gordon brought in two
more runs. In the following inning the Y.
M. C. A.’s by timely batting and clever
base running scored three more runs, tying
the score. They failed to do anything in
the ninth, however, and O’Connor’s two
bagger, together with a passed ball, scored
the winning run for the Catholio Library
Association Club. t
The following is the score by innings:
Y. M. C. A 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 3 0-10
C. L. A 0 3 5 1 0 2 0 0 1 —ll
Batteries—Y. M. C. A., Monroe and Coneys
C. L. A.. Harrigan and O'Brien.
Hits—Y. M. 0. A., 8; C. L. A, 7.
Errors—Y. M. C. A., 6; C. L. A., 8.
Umpire-Mr. Sullivan.
TO AUCTION THE GOATS.
City Marshal Wade to Hold His First
Goat Sale To-morrow.
City Marshal Wade has advertised to sell
at auotion at the city pound between the
lawful hours of of sale to-morrow: “One
female goat and five male goats, said goats
having been impounded three days and not
claimed. Terms spot cash.”
The various other male and female goats
which were Impounded by the policu have
been redeemed by their owners. The police
appear to have relaxed their efforts lu the
enforcement of the anti-goat ordinance.
No goats were caught yesierday and only
one the day before. The goats have un
doubtedly become scarcer, though, and are
seldom seen in tbeir aooustomed bauuts
now. Their owners have probably im
pounded them at home.
A remarkable feature of tbe orusade was
that most of the goats osught were in the
southern portion of the city .south of Gaston
street, and that very few were enpturod in
tbe Fort, has been regarded as the
goats’ paradise.
CITY BREVITIES.
Zerubbabel I<odge No. 15, P. and A. M.,
meets to-night.
Fidelity Castle No. 7, K. G. E., holds a
regular meeting to-night.
The melon crop is beginning to move, and
it will soon be moving at a lively rate. Six
carloads were moved by the Savannah,
Florida and Western yesterday.
Yesterday’s maximum temperature was
81° aud minimum 70“. It was slightly
showery here all day. Considerable rain
fell in the district and throughout the state
generally, Albany and Amenous reporting
over 1 inch rainfall and Millen nearly an
inch. The average rainfall for the district
was .31. The average for the Atlanta dis
trict was .84, the Augusta dlstrlot .74 and
the Charleston dis irict .44. Rain and sta
tionary temperature are forecasted for to
day.
The Savannah Total Abstinence Guards
will leave for Augusta July 4. They export
to carry 200 up. The Y. M. C. A. base ball
team and friends will go up with the guards.
The committee of arrangements is M. J.
O’Leary,W. J. Flood, J. M. Mcßride, T. H.
McAllister and M. j. Barrett. Toe dele
gatee from the St. Patrick’s T. A. aud B.
Society and Cadets and from the St. John
the Baptist T. A. and B. Society and Cadets
will go on this excursion to attend the ninth
annual convention of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Uni n of the diocese of Savan
nah, which will be held in Augusta Sunday,
July 5.
Sickness Among Children,
Especially infante, is prevalent more or Ifss
at all times, but is largely avoided by giv
ing proper nourishment and wholesomo
food. The most successful and rsiiable of
all is the Gail Borden “Eagle” Brand Con
densed Miilt. Your grocer and druggist
keep it.— Ad.
“Almost Cut to Piecra”
Our store has the resemblance of aclissect
ng room. Everything is cut to pieces (not
the goods, you know, but the prices). And
still we are keeping it up. Ix>ok what Alt
mayer’s gigantic sale has to say for Thurs-
day.
Fruit of the Loom shirting, one yard
wide, 7J£c.
Two lots of crochet bedspreads, full size,
Marseilles patterns, at 790 and $1 10, worth
double.
Lot of Huck and Damask linen towels,
big value, 10c.
Our $1 and $1 25 quality China silk down
to 50 and Tsc.
Altmayer’s gigantic bargain sale.—Ad.
Why Suffer When Cure Guaranteed?
Nerve; brain remedy also; pile cure;
guarantees only through Heidt’s. — Ad.
The Land of the Sky.
One of the most picturesque spots among
the mountains of North Carolina is Blowing
Rock in Caldwell county. Thousands of
seekers for health and pleasure go there
every summer to drink the pure and balmy
air and water and enjoy rest amid the grand
scenery and the quiet beauties of nature.
Green Park Hotel is situated on the top
of the Blue Ridge, 4,300 feet above the level
of the sea It is now open for guests. A
beautifully illustrated guide book has just
been issued, copies of which will be sent to
any address by writing to Green Park
Hotel, Blowing Rock, N. C.
| THE COUNTY’S AFFAIRS.
THE COMM SSIONB3S DISCUSS
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Tbe Condemnatory Proceedings for the
Opening of tbs Bay Street Road to
be Pushed—Surveys to bs Made fbr
New Drainage Canals A Survey
to be Made for a Bridge Across
the Ski da way River—The Proposed
West End Railroad’s Petition to Uss
the Louisville or Augusta Roads.
The first June meeting of ths oounty com
missioners was held yesterday aud lasted
two hours. Col. R. D. Walker, chairman.
Dr. Read and Messrs. Meinh&rd and Estill
were present. Solicitor Saussy aud Engi
neers Thomas aud Blanford and Sheriff
Ronan were in attendance.
The committee to whiuh was referred the
bill of Dr. Brunuer asked for further time.
The matter of T. S. Wylly, tor compen
sation for building tbe Minis’ drainage
canal through his property, which was re
ferred to Solicitor Saussy, was passed over,
as he asked further time.
A letter was read from F. E. Rebarer,
clerk of the council, stating that the city
would receive patients at Deptford hospi
tal, the county paying its pro rata share of
expenses. This arrangement is in conform
ity with the understanding between the
sanitary commission and the county au
thorities.
A letter was received from the city au
thorities asking that a now bridge be'ouilt
on the road to the water works. It was re
ferred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
THS BAY STREET ROAD.
Concerning the opening of Bay street
road, a letter was read from Solicitor
Saussy setting forth anew proposition
from Mr. Exley. The solicitor was in
structed to proceed with the condemnatory
proceedings heretofore begun.
A letter from the attorneys of Fell &
Jones, asking f r compensation tor land
taken iu opening Bay street, was referred to
the solicitor.
The application of the Oemler Oyster
C mpauy for 357 acres of oyster land in
Wilmington river was grauted.
A. E. Moynelo for himsolf, C. M. Cun
ningham, Paul Haskell, and others, appeared
before t„e board and read a petition"asking
that certain drainage be done in the
Ogeecliee district. Mr. Moynelo also read
a petition on the sume subject signed by
several hundred colored residents and tax
payers.
The petitions were referred to tbe com
mittee on drainage, with instructions to have
a survey aud an estimate made.
THE CONVICT CAMP ASSAULT.
Commissioner Read made a statement in
relation to the recent assault upon tbe guard
at convict camp No. 3, and moved that a
reward of SIOO lie offered for the arrest of
the assailants. The motion was agreed to.
Geo. A. Davidson petitioned the board to
abate a nuisance in Eastville, and make tbe
people keep their premises clean. The
petition was returned, as the commissioners
have no authority to abate nuisances.
On motion of Dr. Read it was ordered
that in tbe matter of the petition of Woolf
Barnett, Esq., and the resolution of the late
grand jury of the superior court in relation
to building a bridge across Skidaway river,
that Capt. Blanford, who is now engaged
in surveying that part of the oounty, be in
structed to make a survey and submit a
report, with au estimate of the oost, of the
proposed improvement.
It was further ordered that Capt. Blan
ford be instructed to submit a report on tbe
cost of connecti. g Wilmington island with
the mainland.
THK WEST END RAILROAD.
8. L. Lazaron, Esq., appeared before the
board in the interest of the West End rail
way and asked that the company be
granted the privilege of building a railroad
on the Augusta or Louisville roads.
On motion it was ordered that the privi
lege be granted to build the new road on
the following conditions, viz.: That steam
shall not be used as the motive power, that
the tracks shall be so laid as not to obstruot
the highway, that the railroad shall be
completed and in operation within two
years from this date, and that a street or
road shall be opened from the Louisvillqfto
the Augusta road through the lands con
trolled by the company.
The county solicitor was directed to pre
pare an order to the above effect, covering
all the necessary details, the order to be
presented lo the board at its next meeting.
The reports of Engineers Thomas and
Blanlord were read.
The petition of Matilda Hitchcock for re
lief was referred to the committee o:i poor.
Acoounts amounting to $5,949 64 were
passed for payment. The board thon took a
recess.
RIVER AND HARBOH.
Happenings Along the Wharves and
Among the Shipping.
The tugs John W. Lynn and Maggie
towed the dredge Tomocbiohi to Darien yes
terday morning, where she will be em
ployed for some time dredging the ohannei.
Holst & Cos. cleared yesterday the
Swedish bark Eogelbrekt for Hamburg,
with 4,070 barrels of rosin, weighing 1,960,-
995 pounds, valued at SIO,OOO. Cargo
cleared by the 8. P. Shotter Company.
The Norwegian brig Atalanta was cleared
yesterday for Rotterdam with 1,490 barrels
spirits turpentine, measuring 77,211 W gal
lons, valued at $26,691 83. Cargo and ves
sel cleared by Paterson, Downing & Cos.
Masters of local vessels will be inter
ested in the law passed by the last congress
in relation to the names and draughts of
vessels. The regulations read as foliows;
Tne name of every documented vessel of
the United Htates shall be marked upon
each bow and shall also be marked up
on the stern. These names shall be painted
or oarved and gilded, in Roman letters in a
light color on a dark ground, or in a dark
color on a light ground, and to be distinctly
visible. The smallest letters used shall not
be less in size than four inches. If any
vessels of the United States shall be found
without these oames being so marked
the owner or owners shall be
liable to a penalty of $lO for eaoh
name omitted. Provided, however, that
the names on each bow may be marked
within the year 1891. The draught of every
registered vessel shall be marked upon the
siem and stern post, in English feet or
decimeters, in either Arabic or Roman
numerals. The bottom of each numeral
shall indicate the draught to that line. The
owner, agent or master of every inspected
sea-g ing steam or sail vessel shall indicate
the draught of water at which he shall deem
hie vessel safe to be loaded for the trade she
is engaged in, which limit as indicated shall
be stated in the vessel’s certificate of in
spection, and it shall be unlawful for such
vessel to be loaded deeper than stated in
said certificate.
Julia E. Johnson, Stafford’s P. 0., 8. C.,
writes: "i had suffered 13 years with ec
zema and was at times confined to my bod.
The itching was terrible. My son-in-law
got me one-half dozen bottles of Botanic
Blood Balm, which entirely cured me, and
I ask you to publish this for the benefit of
others suffering in like manner.” — Ad.
Men’s nightshirts, of light cambrlo, cool
for summer, all sizes, at La Far’s.— Ad.
sc. Glass Ye Latest Drinks.
Peach cream, crab apple cider, eggnog,
root beer, Tate spring water. Heidtfs.— Ad.
If you are not blinded by prejudice and
will listen to the unbiased testimony of
honest and intelligent neighbors, you will
have no trouble in deciding as to the real
merit of the “New Home.” Offioe 32 Whita
ker, corner State street.— Ad.
Belts and sashes, all colors and widths, at
LaFar’s.— Ad.
BAKING POWDER.
Highest of til in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, I*B9.
D O VfcJ Baking
l\ &&OXBS Bswdtr
ABSOLUTE Df PURE
LOUaL PERSONAL.
W. M. Foy of Manassas is at the Screven.
O. M. Mcßryde of Eastman is at the Mar
shall.
W. F. Combs of Macon is stopping at the
De Soto.
B. F. Wood of Atlanta is a guest at tbe
De Soto.
G. L. Cutter of Bucks county is at the
De Soto.
A. J. Grisham of Cordele is a guest at the
Marshall.
J. K. McNeill of Moultrie is at the Mar
shall house.
C. H. Bullock oftManassas is stopping at
the Marshal 1 .
W. S. Stokes of Preston is registered at
the Marshall.
Misi Howell of Tarboro, N. C., is staying
at the De Soto.
Maj. William J. Lawton of South Caro
lina is at the Pulaski.
R. A. Wilson and A. 8. Poolo of Ameri
cus are at the De Soto.
Mr. aud Mrs. R, L. Fuller of Augusta are
stopping at the Screven.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Pritchett of Lothair
are registered at the Screven.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Malone of
Charleston are at tbe De Soto.
L. C. Alston and A. L. Shepherd of Rich
land are registered at the Screven.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ritts and Miss Ada
Perry of Cordele are at tbe Screven house.
Mr. Gotrge Baldwin and family are
guests at the Hotel Tybee for a few weeks.
Mrs. Chas. G. Bell left yesterday morn
ing for Griffin, where she will spend the
summer.
Col. William Garrard and farailv and
the Misses Lawton are guest3 at the Naylor
house, Tybee.
Col. and Mrs. A. M. Martin and Miss
Elioe Martin of South Carolina are guests
at the Screven house.
George Connors of Halcyondale, who has
been in bad health s imetime, is visitiug the
city to consult Dr. Duncan as to his case.
Mr. Connors was one of the war members
of the Screven Troop, and is at present the
orderly sergeant.
Mr. Savage Clay leaves for New York
to-morrow to make his permanent residence
in that city. He has an excellent position
in a large mercantile house. Being a
steady, industrious and ambitious young
man, his prospects of success are excellent.
M. V. Mahoney of Atlanta, C. A. Avant
of Maoon, Richard Bryant of Sparks, Wm.
Poore of Maoon, J. J. Blockinan, R. C. L.
Gregory and 8. J. Miller of Colquitt, K.‘|A.
Smith of Eden, B. C. Epperson of Augusta,.
Wm. Pelasbn aud W, Hodgson of Verbena,
Wm. Bowers and John Robuok of Rhine,
J. A. Parker of Woodcliffe, E. J. Reagan
of McDonough, and M. D. Lanier of Syl
vania, were the Georgia arrivals at the
Pulaski house yesterday.
RAIL AND CROBBTIS.
The fourth international railroad con
gress will be held at Sc. Petersburg, Russia,
in 1892.
It is announced that surveys for a rail
road have been made on the Island of Cy
prus, and laud has been bought on accouut
of au English oompany.
According to the Moniteur Induatriel
successful tests have Deon made in France
with wood pulp for packing rings in flanged
steam pipe joints. The wood pulp rings are
soaked in linseed oil befo e being used, and
care ia taken to eliminate all corroding
agents from the pulp lu the process of
manufacture.
The Western Carolina Railroad Company
has been organized at Anderson, S. C., with
E. B. Muncy president; W. J. Kirk, gen
eral manager and chief engineer, and J.
W, Bowde i, secretary. The company pro
poses to build a railroad from some point on
the Atlantic coast via Anderson to Chatta
nooga, Tenn.
The fact that the contract has t>een let for
the building of the Mexican Gulf. Facitie
and Puget Bound railroad, it is raid, means
that the new road is now a certainty. The
contract as let calls for the building of 220
miles of road from Pensacola, Fla., to a
point on the Alabama Great Southern Rail
road near Eutaw. The line is projected to
be built to Memphis.
CoL Mike Brown of the Carolina Mid
land company was in Charleston Tuesday.
He said that the work on the extension of
the road from Barnwell to Allendale, a
distance of seventeen miles, was being
pushed as rapidly as poskule. There is now
a force of 500 hands and 250 mules under
the contractor in charge of the work. The
line to Allendale will be completed by Aug.
1, whioh will then make the Carolina Mid
land sixty miles long. By the middle of
October, Col. Brown says, it is expected
that the road will be run to some point on
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta road.
The line will then be seventy-five or eighty
miles long. The Carolina Midland at
present includes the old Blackville, New
berry and Alston and Barnwell roads.
The South Bound road, which i3 now
being finished, runs through a por
tion of the same territory as the Carolina
Midland. Col. Brown was asked by a .Vaue
and Courier reporter how the roads would
affect eaoh other, and this is what he says:
“I cannot see how in will affect us.
We go through a territory that has already
been developed. The South Bound has
sidetracked most of tbo important business
centers in tnat sootion of South Carolina.
The Carolina Midland offers the same ad
vantages to Charleston, Port Royal and Sa
vannah, aud also gives as go-d a northern
connection. By passing through business
centers along its line the Carolina Midland
will of course do a big business. When
compared with our road the South Bound
goes through practically an undeveloped
country. It would not be rash to say that
the business of either Barnwell, Blackville
and Allendale, to say nothing of the busi
ness already established along the line of
the Blackville, Newberry and Alston road,
will amount to the combined business of all
stations along the South Bound in South
Carolina.”
Dyspepsia in all Its forms Is not only re
lieved, but cured by Simmons Liver Regu
lator—Ad.
Visitors to the north will find at the
Marlborough, Broadway, Thirty-sixth and
Thirty-seventh streets, New York, a hotel
particularly adapted to the wants of south
ern people. Large, airy rooms, lighted by
electricity, connected with baths containing
porcelain tubs and correct sanitary ar
rangements. Conducted on American and
European plans. Write for terms.—Ad.
The great popularity of the “New Home”
is further evinced by receiving through
Messrs. Kavanaugh & Brennan an order
for a bill of said machines from Puerto
Cortez, C. A. They were shipped per
steamer Unita. Office 32 Whitaker, corner
State street.— Ad.
Dunlap’s fine hate and the Hopatcong sun
hats at LaFar’s.—Aci.
JOLIUS CLESAR IN COLOR.
The Mutual Dramatic Olub’e Per
formance an Entertaining One.
The Mutual Dramatic Association’s per
formance of “Julius Caesar" at the theater
last night was a novelty in tragedy. The
piece was played by colored tragedians.
The cast was:
Mark Antony George M. Brown
Julius Caesar John F. Andrews
Brutus R. N. Rutledge
Cassius M. F. Gibson
Decius W. F. Reese
Soothsayer G Edwin Dorsey
Octavius Caesar William M. Morrell
Casca T. C. Williams
Popilius Charles Roberts
Jdetellus Cimber George Stevens
Titinlns George N. Simmonds
Trebonius T. A. Euell
Cinna Isaac Adams
Lucius J. H. Lark
Pindarus a. W. Gibbs
Servlus J. H. Rahn
Varro Thomas Brown
Flavius John H. Deuuis
Portia!™!?.'.’.’ I Florida L. Desverney
R. N. Rutledge's “Brutus,” George
Brown’s “Anthony," John Andrews’ “C®-
sar,” Miller Gibson’s "Cassius," and T. C-
Williams’ “Casca,” received the most atten
tion. Florida L. Desverney in the dual
character of “Calphurnla” and “Portia,"
was enthusiastically welcomed, and the act
ing merited the applause she received.
The theater was well filled, nearly a third
of the audience being white people. Tbe
play had its amusing side, and the appear
ance of a part of the cast in tights aud
toga was something they were not used to,
and was evidently somewhat embarrassing
to the modest tragedians. The audi
ence was happily inclined, however,
to overlook anything that was not strictly
up to the professional standard, and was
amused and entertained beyond its expec
tations. The aotors received applause with
out stint, and were happy.
THE AGRICULTURAL BUREAU
And Its Report on the Cotton Crop.
The government report to-day on the
growing orops puts the condition of cotton
at 85.7, as against 88.8 last year. The acre
age is given as 97.7, compared with last
year, or slightly more than 2 per oont. less.
New York telegrams Bay this report was
somewhat better than expected, and so the
market declined some ten points. Let us
look into the facts for a moment and see
what the whole business is worth.
As usual, you oan make almost anotbing,
out of it you want. If we compare with
last year, the report would seem to indi
cate a crop of a little over 8,000,000. If we
compare with yoar before last, it would
mean a little ovor 7,000,000 bales. If. how
ever, we take for comparison the average
of the last fifteen years, we
will find that the present condition
indicates a crop of scarcely 6,500,000 bales,
and therefore the New York market, instead
of declining ten points, should have ad
vanced about fifty points. Let us recollect
that the crop of 1889-90, 7,300,000, was the
largest up to date, and that tne present con
dition, according to the omniscient bureau,
is lower than it was then and that the acre
age is less. Moreover, we must remember
that the present crop is very much
later, in addition to the vari
ous other set-backs. Taking these
oiroumstauces into consideration, togethor
with out-turn of previous years in connec
tion with bureau figures of condition for the
said years, an estimate of 6,500,000 for the
next crop should not appear extravagantly
low. The writer does uot believe that the
present condition, witn more especial re
gard to the Atlantic section, promises as
much as 7,000,000 bales.
The most amazing feature in the whole
business is the fact that the e utterances of
the bureau have any effect whatever on the
trade. Let us look back only a few months.
In October, 1890, the bureau reported a
serious decline in cotton to 80, causing an
advance of 40 points or more in New York.
In November of the same year, in its final
es'imate of the yield, the fiureau said that
the yield would lie about the same as the
previous year, with a possibility of "slightly
exceeding,” should fumre conditions be
favorable and if “correspondents were
conservative.” Now, this was in the final
report in November, when about a third
of the crop had actually gone into record.
The crop has proven to be about a million
and a half more than that of the previous
year, that is, the bureau actually under
estimated the crop in November by fully
20 per cant. Were this an isolated case it
might be invidious to make these remarks,
but it has happened again and again—it
happens constantly. The trade has had
ample opportunity to judge of tho worth
lessness of the bureau predictions, aid it is
hard to lmagino wbv they should hare any
effeot upon the market.
Of the cotton crop every bale is counted,
which gives an infallible check against the
bureau’s mistakes. In the case of the coun
try’s grain crops, where only a portion is
marketed and therefore oounted in statis
tics, there is no such oheck, and the bureau’s
mistakes go on record as verified facts. The
bureau called the wheat crop last year some
what Jess than 400,000,000 bushels. Now,
six months after this ultimatum of the crop
was issued, the trade has found out that the
oountry mads considerably more wheat
than the bureau stated—perhaps as much as
40,000,000 bushels more. And yet there will
be no correction of this tremendous error,
simply because there is no method of abso
lute demonstration. In fact, no one can
say how far the bureau was wrong
in its estimate of the wheat, corn, and oats
crops. It missed the cotton crop by 20 per
cent. It it. rather startling to think chat but
for the admirable system of statistics kept
up in tho cotton trade the present cotton
crop would have been “officially” given by
the department of agricul ure at Washing
ton as something like 7,381,485 bales. For
the most ridiculous feature is the alleged
exact statement of the odd bushels of grain,
when the error is in millions!
To take a detail of to-day’s bureau report,
it gives the Georgia acreage as 95 per cent,
of iost year’s. The state report showed a
muct heavier decrease. Are tbo govern
ment’s correspondents more reliable than
the state’s, and if so, why? And why will
the trade continue to be influenced by re
ports the utter futility of which has been
so often and thoroughly proven?
Speaking for this section of the cotton
belt, I can say that the trade is
practically unanimously of the opin
ion, and for good reasons, that
the present growing croD of cot
ton Is so far behind that of last year that
no justice is done to the situation by the
bureau report as apparently understood in
New York. To be sure the bureau
would reply that it has nothing
to do with the interpretation the trade
plaoes upon its report; but In New York,
and probably in Liverpool, too, there are
about as many people who want cotton to
go up as there are who want it to go down,
aud all the trade can do is to take the ap
parent meaning of the figures and text.
Doubtless the bureau means to be honest,
but these authoritative misstatements are
absurd. Democritus,
LUDSEM * BAT*s S. m. h.
ORGANS.
ORGANS.
ORGANS.
At any prica you wish io pay.
We mean it! We are ioaddd
down with an immense stock of
insfrnients of ail kinds, some by
very celebrated makers, and we
have decided to sell them, and
Sell li Hi!
Prices will do it, and if p r j eej
alone are cot inducement enough,
we will give yon all the tin
necessary to pay in.
SEE US AT ONCE.
HIDDEN 4 BATES SI E
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CBOUN y 001
137 Broughton Street
We will continue during next week our
MAMMOTH SUMMER SALE, commenced by
us on June the Ist. Since we opened our doors
on Monday morning up to a late hour on Satur
day ntght we have been crowded with pur
chasers away beyond our capacity to handle;
hundreds had to postpone their shopping to the
coming week. Still they won tbe d.sappolnted;
there are plenty more of these Solid Bargains
left and no change in the prices.
We would call special attention to our Im.
manse Stock of Fine Embroidered Mull sad
Nainsook Skirtings, all new and perfectly clesa
goods. Also, our Black Chantilly and Spsoijb
Lace Skirtings. Fish and Drape Nets, and our
Fine Silk Grenadines, the cost of wbioh will not
be considered in order to insure tht'r im modiste
disposal.
CBBHAN & DOOHER
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COAL AND WOOD.
Coal, Wood,
Lime, Cement and Plaster.
DEMI3 J. MURPHY.
Offices Drayton; Telephone 4U.
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Whioh has just been opened by
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AT
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Our Shoes are made by the Trading Mao■
facturers.and we can therefore reoommecn™”
with perfect confidence. They combtne Sty a
Comfort and Durability, and the prices we M
are the 10-west consistent with honest deaime*
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