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ENOUGH_TO_LIVF. ON.
MB'. BERMAN MYERS QE'S $250
A MONTH ALIMONY.
Mr. Myers Required to Put Down
SI,OOO as a, Retainer for H:* Wife's
Lawyers, and to Pay the Costs of the
Suit Against Him—His Answer to the
Divorce Bill Read in Open Court.
The Trial of the Alimony Suit— h r,
Dcltsh's t'tory on the Witness Stand.
Kia Friendship With H'.s Son-'.n-Law.
The Estimate of Mr. Myers’ Wealth.
His income Put at $20,000-Mrs.
Myers’ 1 roussesu.
Tbe Myers alimony case was disposed of
in the superior court yesterday. Judge Fal
ligant granted Mrs. Myers #-250 a month
alimony, with attorneys’ fees ami cost of
suit.
The order of court directed Ur. Mver* to
pay to the clerk install ter #'26u for the sup
port and maintenance of Mrs. Myers during
this month, and that the diet of every
mouth a like amount be paid to tie rlei it !
tbe court for the same purpose. Ha will
also have to pay $250 for expanses airaad.tr to- I
curred, and such other expenses as the court ,
may decree, from time to time, until the
conclusion of the divorce suit.
Besides these amounts, Mr. Myers is re
quired to pay a $1 ,(XX) retainer fee to
Erwin, dußignon & Chis iolm, Mr*. Myers'
attorneys, and *ucb other foes as the court
mav di ect later on.
The case attracted great interest and the
superior court room was packed. Mr. Myers
sitalongside nis counsel, Col. IVm. Garrard.
As sooo as Mr. dußignon had looked over
Mr. Myers’ answer, lie stated that if it were
to go iDto tbe truth of the libel, or tbe libel
to go into the truth of the answer, it would
be impossible to prooeed with the cate, as
Mrs. Myers was out of tbe city, and if tbe
merits of the case were to lie gone into it
would be necessary to have her present to
prove and controvert charges.
ONLY A PART INVESTIGATION.
The merits of the divorce case, Mr. du-
Bignon said, were not necossarily to be in
vestigated in tbe trial of the petition for
temporary alimony. He admitted the
court’s right to go into the reasons of tbe
separation of Mr. and Mrs. Myers to find
out if the grounds were sultioieut to grant
alimony, but didn't think it proper for the
court to demand it. He held that the court
should not scau the conduct of the parties
closely, but should leave that for a jury’s
consideration later o.i. He asked that the
court conflue the case to the bone fldes
of the libel. It tbe answer of the defendant
were taken as evidence, as a matter of
o mrse Mrs. Myers ha l the right to contro
vert it and be heard, and if this should be
done he could nut announce ready, tiecause
it would be necessary to get her tes imouy.
Mr. dußignon said he was not willing to
proceed unless the court would give him
some iutimation as to the soope of the in
vestigation.
Judge Falligant asked Col. Garrard if ho
had any reply to make to Mr. dußignon.
Col. Garrard dtdn’t think it was the proper
time for his side to have anything to say,
and he had no answer to make to the argu
ment Judge Falligant then ordered the
case to proceed on the plan outlined by Mr.
dußignon.
MR. putsch's story.
Mr. Maurice Doitsh was put on the stand.
He testified that Mrs. Myers w„s IS years
old last June. She has no estate of her own,
nor is Bbe worth #l. He said he had known
Mr. Myers twenty-three years and bad been
his petsoual friend until reoently. Mr.
Myers had lived at his house eight or
nine years. They hod beeu partners in
business until a few days ago. Mr. Deitsh
said his daughter and her hjjsband
had lived id the very best of style
since their marriage, both at the DtSoto
and Hotel Tybee. They entertained often
and lived much m re luxuriously tha i Mr.
Doitsh and his wife, and tin ir annual liv
ing expenses ware over $5,000. He was sat
isfl.-d, therefore, that Mr. and Mrs. Myers’
expenses from the way in which they lived
were much more than 15,000.
Mr. Deitsh said lie furnished Mrs. Myers
the schedule of her husband's wealth, which
Is attached to the libel for divorce. He
didn’t secure the information from his
partner’s books, but from individual state
ments made by him from time to time. He
cousidered tbe schedule a rather low esti
mate of Mr. Myers’ worth. His annual tn
oome alone, he said, is $20,000 or more.
Through personal observation and in
formation given by her physician, Dr. Dun
can, Mrs. Myers, Mr. Deitsh said, was iii a
high state of nervousness when she left Sa
vannah; so much so that her physician said
it was dangerous for her to leave the city.
Bae was mentally distressed when she ar
rived herefrom Tybee, and when seen with
her husband the night before she left ap
peared to be greatly troubled.
MR. MYERS’ WEALTH.
The cross-examinati u of Mr. Deitsh by
Col. Garrard was quite interesting. When
questioned whether he knew of Air. Myers’
having other property besides that shown
in the schedule he rep'lied that ho dd. Two
weens ago Mr. Myers purchased 200 shares
of Central railroad sto k, but Mr. Deitsh
couldn't recall the name of the party who
sold it. He said he drew tho
schedule from memory, and estimated Mr.
Myers wealth from a statement made by
Mr. Myers to him not long ugo that his
brother Sigo was worth over #200,000. This
conversation took place on Liberty street
and Mr. Myers chided Mr. Deitsh with
extravagance. He replied that he spent his
money liberally aud enjoyed it, while Mr.
Myers sacrificed happiness to wealth.
CoL Garrard asuea Mr. Dei! sii if Mr.
Myers wasn’t a man who spent money
liberally. He answered: ” Yes, he is a
man who spends money liberally when he
thinks it will benefit bis interests, of course
bis iudividual interests.”
TWO KINDS OF FRIENDSHIP.
Mr. Deitsh caused considerable arause
manc by his explanation of tbe two kinds of
friendship which existed between .Mr.
Myers and himself. Up to a few weeks
ago they had been sooial and commercial
friends, but when the domestic trouble
arose tbe eocial friendship was dropped and
nothing remained but commercial friend
ship. This was disrupted day before yes
terday by Mr. Myers suing Mr. Deitsh for
a balance on a note and garnishing his
funds in the Savauuah Grocery Company
for its payment.
Col. Garrard asked him if he was biased
against Mr. Myers. He replied that he
most certainly is. “Then I suppose you are
making these statements not as a friend of
Mr. Myers'" This brought a hot and quick
retort from Mr. Deitsb. Pointing his finger
at CoL Garrard he replied: “1 am swearing
as an honorable man, known to this com
munity as suoh, aud l don’t want you to
talk to me that way.”
Judge Falligant counseled Mr. Deltsh to
be 0001, and tbe witness answered that be
wanted it understood that wbeu he was
under oath he never allowed personal feel
ings to influeuoe him.
THE SCHEDULE Or ASSETS.
Col. Garrard took up each item in the
schedule and demanded of Mr. Deitsh his
knowledge of its correctness. To eaoh he
received the same reply, that it was based
on statements of Mr. Myers until the $65,000
item of the Muscogee Real Estate Company
and the Columbus Investment Company
was reached.
•‘Where did you get that value?” asked
Col Garrard.
“You oan answer that better than I, Col
Garrard,” answered Mr. Deltsh.
“But I am not a' swering question*,” said
Col. Garrard. “I am asking them.”
“Well, then,” replied Mr. Deitsch, “I se
cured the information from yours If. Y> u
stated to me at my house that Mr. Myers
would realize SIOO,OOO from bis investment
in these two companies. I put the estimate
at an inside figure and not at tbe outside.
You also told me that you were interested
in the speculation yourself.”
MRS. MYERS’ TROUSSEAU.
Mr. dußig k n asked Mr. Deitsh what
was tile cost of bis daughter's trousseau and
wedding. He replied that it was jin the
1 neighborhood of #B.l*o ‘ l'bo paid that
hi)if asked Mr dißignon.
”1, Maurice Deitsh.'
This concluded Mr Deitsh s testimony,
and R. R. Richards. Esq., o put upon the
stand to state what be ■ ns. lered would be
a reasonable a i ou.it f- Mrs. Mrere attor
: r.eys' fees. He suited ihat m view of toe
cire imstano-s and th-- bitter legal fight,
Winch could be seen was ab rnt to oome,
#5 000 would til a rear nab.'e figure. W .
i G.'Charlton, Esq., made ° slate-
DV At the conclusion of Mr. Charlton's testi
mony Mr dußignon an unced bis silo
I closed. Col. Garrard then read Mr. Myers'
answer to the order to show cause.
T/IE HI'dBASD’S ANSWER.
Mr. Myers expressly denied the chargee
of cruel trextms .t, ad said they were mere
p.otex:* and fal>e. He said that w hen he
returned srora Richmond, Va„ July 10,
after leaving his wife ou her way to At- ;
Untie City, it was with the full expeotati n
t .f rejoining her later ox Until July 17
pleasant letters were interchanged lie tween
t cm. He was shocked on that day to learn
that serious and damaging rep iris were in
circulation in tbe community ab ,ut bts
wife. The reports up to then were unknown
to kim. Mr. Myers said bo patiently in
vestigated the matter, and is u w in posses
sion of evidence proving his wife false to
tier marital vows, on the strength of whioh
he charges her with adultery, which he
said he will provo at the proper time.
He denied that be is w rth what the
schedule attached to the bill of divoro.)
states, or is worth as much** S2;JU,OOO. He
also denies that he ever told Mrs. Myers he
was worth #301,000, although she asked
bitn several times as to h s ownings. He
also oharged Mrs. Myers with extrava
gance. and says that he has several times
trial to Impress this fact upm her, with a
view of making her mors economioal, par
ticularly since lie suitainsd heavy losses
through the Backer failure. Attached to
tbe document is an itemized aoc >unt show
ing that Mrs. Myers spent #422 34 fro n
July 9 to Aug. ti. Mr. Myers’ statement
closed by denying tbat he pus into circula
tion any rumor concerning the infidelity of
his wife.
arguments over the alimony.
Mr. dußignon opened tbe arguments by
referring CoL Garrard to tbe authorises he
intended to rely upon. Ha raid In view of
the fact being brought out that Mr. Myers’
annual Income is $20,000, he would insist
upou such alimony as would keep Mrs.
Myers In that position in life with whioh
her husband bad familiarized her.
Uol. Garrard did not argue against the
granting of alimony, buc lad particular
stress upon tbe fact that Mr. Myers is not
worth as much money as the schedule
attaohed to Mrs. Myers’ libel for divorce
claims. He pointed out the expenses which
Mrs. Myers has incurred since her leaving
Savannah, something over S4OO, as an evi
dence of her extravaganoe. He read law to
show that a wife in such a position Bhould
not be granted more than a sufficient sura
to keep her in modest retirement until such
time as the divorce issue is decided. Tem
porary alimony, he said, is always lower
than permanent alimony, and is ouly
intended for a sufficient support
and not for a luxurious living.
Mr, Myers did not deny his
responsibility for Mrs. Myers’ support while
she remains his wife, nor the granting of
attorneys’ fees aud actual expenses, but,
said Col. Garrard, whenever a wife makes
charges against her husband in a divorce
suit and is met by an emphatic denial aud
counter charge of adultery the court is
bound to take it into consideration In esti
mating tbe amount of alimony to be granted.
MR. DUBIGNON’S SPEECH.
Mr. dußignon’* reply and closing speech
was a telling one. Said be:
That Mrs. Myers should only be granted a suf
ficiency for ordinary support would be a merci
less judgment. Because she asks for a divoroo
on certain grounds and la met with a counter
charge of adultery, which remalus yet to be
p.-oven, must she retire trora the life she has
tieen use Ito &ud hide herself away? I say no.
She is entitled just as much now, and even
more so, to that style of living which she had
at the Be Soto, and the courts should
uphold her in It. She should al o be
granted attorney’s fees to bo placed upon an
equal footing in the bitter fight to come. But
casting that aside I say if there wasn’t $1 attor
neys fees allowed, this case would now go on to
its determination. Horman Myers says he is
not worth as much as S’ZOJ.OOO now, but will he
deny that he was worta $3J0,000 a week or two
ago, or does he state wiiat he was worth yester
day? No, he Is as silent as the grave on this
score.
I would sav to your honor in the language of
tha Cotie. In arriving at a proper provision and
allowance, "look well to the peculiar necessities
of the wife." Reflect, your honor, upon the
present surroundings and the future outlook
that confront this unfortunate ohild-wife. To
her. what does this litigation mean? Sir, It
means life, character and the world’s re
spect or else the world's contempt—a
living death within the shadow of iofamy and
di igrace So far. your honor, from the charges
set up in this answer, upon the truth of which
you cannot pass, influencing your honor's mind
against a liberal grant of alimony and expen,os
|n this case, they should have the contrary
effect. What does this answer show? That
this youug girl without a blood relative on God's
earth is about to meet in thear na of the courts
a man powerful in incans, in allies and c mfeder
ates, with all the facilities for tracing out each
trivial imprudence and indiscretion of her life,
and of magnifying it into a heinous ortme.
Heady, able ana willing (for I speak by the rec
ord) 1 1 ' put upon her trues a pack of conscience
less hirelings Godless assassins of character
to hunt her to death. Your honor, says the
supreme oourt wisely and humanely, stands in
loco parentis Will your honor subject her to
the cold charities of the world—the ecaudal-
loving world that seo.es with malignant delight
every act that can support an accusation or
point a suspicion -that goes over the record of a
woman’s life situated as she is, as the scavenger
creeps with ben ted back along the city streets,
shunning tbe pleasant spots aud visiting only
the gutters—reeking, noisome and foul; for bo
it said with regret that there is a elaes of men
to whom this human hunt is a pleasant pas
time and an exciting sport. Would the
court leave her to such a fate,
or will your honor enable her to
meet the man who seeks to destroy her, even
banded in a forum of justice, to follow through
tneir tortuous windings the hirelings that are
pursuing her and to brand upon their brazen
front the Infamous lies against iier fair name,
I submit the question with confidence to your
honor’s good judgment and discretion.
At the conclusion of Mr. dußignon’s argu
ment Judge Falligant granted the alimony.
The trial of tho case lasted from 10:30
o'olock until after 8 o’clock, and during the
trial the court room was thronged with
spectators.
Mrs. Deitsh and Mrs. Myers are at
Mount McGregor, suffering greatly from
nervous prostratiou and under the care of a
£hyslclan. Mr. Morris Deitsh leaves for
lount McGregor to-day to join them.
ELK VAN YEARs OLD.
Tho Colored Battalion to Celebrate Its
Anniversary Tuesday.
The First Battalion of Georgia Volun
teers (colored) will celebrate its 11th anni
versary Tuesday.
Tho battalion will form on Liberty street,
the right resting on East Broad street at 7
o’clock, and will parade through the follow
ing streets: Liberty to Drayton, to Bay, to
Bull, to Broughton, Jefferson to Liberty
and dismiss.
The Georgia Artillery will unite with the
battalion in the parade, and for the first
time will use its two new brass cannons re
! vently pureba>el. During tho day the bat
j talion, with its friends, will have a picnic
at Montgomery. The proceeds from the
picnic will be for the benefit of the armory
fund.
The Electric Railway Mortgage.
The Electric Railway Company yesterday
executed a mortgage upon all its property
to Henry H. Hull aud Francis 8. Lathrop,
as trustees for tbe payment of $125,000
worth of bonds. The bonds bear 6 per
oent. interest annually, aud are issued to
pay off the indebtedness contracted in
building and equipping the road.
A big dinner, plenty of wine, a good time,
then headacho, then Bradycrotiue, then
comfort and happiness.—Ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. AUGUST 10, 1891—TWELVE PAGES.
SALOON MEN UP IN ARMS.
TH2Y THINK ONE PUNISHMENT
ENOUGH.
The Indictments by tbe Grand Jury
Stir Up a Fight Over the Jurisdic
tion of the Courts Ex-Senator
dußignon Brings ths Issue Before
Judge Falligant— Bis Views as to
tbe a ayor'a Authority— City Attor
ney Adame’ Opinion.
Ex-Senator dußignon created a sensation
1 in the superior oeurt yesterday by a speech
1 ou the mayor's action in the 1 quor caste.
He is c unset for Jme Mcßride, who was
fined SIOO by Mayor McDonough some
months ago, and woo took a certiorari to
the superior court after the city council
confirmed the mayor's action.
Mr. dußign n requested Judge Falligant
to have a trial of the issue before the ad
journment of the term. The action of the
grand jury in indicting a number of per
sons who had already been punished by
Mayor McDonough on charges of selling
liquor on Sunday, he said, made it neces
sary that the certiorari case of Mr. Mcßride
be tried at oace.
Mr. dußignon called the attention of the
court to the fact that one of the reasons
urged before Mayor McDonough wai that
the offenses charged were violations of the
state law, and would in all probability bo
i tried by the state courts. He dwelt par-
I ticularly upon the danger of other convio-
I tions by the police court, which, he said,
will continue unless the question of j urisdic
tion it settled.
Judge FalligHnt interrupted Mr. dußignon
at tnis point aud humorously remarked that
a good way for the saloonkeepers to avoid
such a state of affairs would be to observe
the Sunday law a id keep their places clos 'd
on the Satibath. Mr. dußignon replied that
it didn't mane much difference about observ
ing laws when people can be convicted on
the testimony of jail birds and other irre
sponsible people.
CITY ATTORNEY ADAMS OBJECTS.
This last remark brought City Attorney
Adams to his feet with the statement that
Mr. dußignon’a presumption was unwar
ranted by facts. The oity attorney said he
had no idea that the oase would be called up
yesterday and was not prepared at that
moment to go into the argument, but
he could be ready iu a couple of days. He
expected to present a full brief ou the
legal question iuvolved, and since Mr.
dußiguon had spoken to him, wnioh was
only a few days ago, about bringing tbe
matter up this term, he had had no oppor
tunity, on account of other engagements,
to prepare a brief, aDd bad received no
notice that it would be heard yesterday.
Mr, Adams also said that Mr. dußignon’*
client was not charged with keeping an
open tippling house on the Sabbath day or
with any other state offense, but that the
charge was keeping his place of business (a
barroom) open on tbe Saboath.
Judge Fallig int informed Mr. dußignon
that there was no possibility of having the
case tried, aud it will have to go over until
December.
MR. DUBIONON’S POSITION.
“ The supreme court,” said Mr. dußignon,
in speaking of the matter to a Morning
News reporter, "has repeatedly decided
that offenses which are cognizable by the
state laws aro not within the jurisdiction of
the police court. A man mar be guilty of
disorderly conduct on the streets while
shooting another, but that part of the of
feuße is not covered by a state law, and of
course is punishable in the police
court. But the charge of keeping
open a tippling bouse and selling liquor on
the Sabbath is covered by a state statute,
and the may ir lias no right to try the al
leged offenders. He should turn them over
to the superior court and give them the
constitutional right to which they are en
titled of having a trial by jury."
Mr. dußignon is satisfied tbat his legal
position before council was right, and that
he will be upheld by the higher courts. The
hardship of the mayor’s action, said he, is
that when a man is fined by him for a state
offense and payß tbat fine, there is no possi
ble remedy, os a second punishment by the
superior O 'urt doesn’t provide for the re
turn of the original fine.
NOT A NEW POINT.
City Attorney Adams was asked for his
views ou the question raised by Mr. du-
Bignon: “It is not anew point by any
m-aus,” said Mr. Adams, "and has been
raised before by lawyers and passed upon
by the courts. A number of the r.ceut con
victions have been for selling liquor on Sun
day, under another section of the Sunday
ordinance, and, under the authorities, there
can be no doubt as to the jurisdiction of the
municipal afithorities in such a case.
There is do state statute against sell
ing liquor on Sunday, the statute being
against keeping an open tippling house on
the Sabbath day. Not ouly have such con
victions been sustaied by the courts, but
our supreme court bad also sustained a con
viction under a city ordinance of keeping
liquor for sale, altbougb tbe evidence
showed that the party had in faot sold tbe
liquor in violation of the state statute, and
although the court recognized that he could
also be punished under the state statute for
the same act.
SETTLED BY THE SUPREME COURT.
“It seems,” continued Mr. Adams, “that
the point that a city cannot punish for a
violation of identically the same offense
oovered by the state law, has been made
quite often in the past, and the supreme
court, while recognizing that under
the usual powers conferred by a
charter this is a correct ge ier.il
proposition, yet has repeatedly sustained a
conviction under the city ordinance,
although there seemed to be no substantial
difference between the offeuse under the
city ordinance and the offense under the
state law, and it has always been held that
the former conviction would be no bar to
the latter. There is a case reported in the
(ieorgia reports where a party in Atlanta
was c mvioted for keeping his place open on
Sunday and the supreme court sustained
his conviction, although his placo was a
tippling shop, and although be was liable
to be proseouted agaiu under the state
law.”
Liquor men who run their barrooms on
Sunday must expect prosecution both by
the state and the city aud that a conviction
in the polioe court will not save them from
further prosecution. The sensible men
among them will take Judge Falligant's
advice and close up on the Lord’s day.
ANOTHER CLOTHING COMPANY.
Savannah’s Young Men to Enter a
New Field of Trade.
M. J. Kavanaugh, M. A. O’Byrne,
James F. Lane, James McGrath aud John R.
Dillon yesterday filed a petition in the office
of the clerk of the superior court to he in
corporated under the name of the Savan
nah Clothing Company. The capital stook
of the corporation is SIO,OOO, divided into
shares of SSO each, payable in installments,
but privilege is asked to increase it any time
to a sum not greater than $250,000.
Tho clothing company will begin business
on Brought >n street Oct. 1. It is oomposed
of a large number of young men, and all
indications point to the success of the ven
ture,
Death of Patrick McGinley.
A telegram received yesterday by Mr.
James McGinley announced the death of
his brother, Mr. Patrick McGinley, at Da
rien yesterday morning. The deceased
was a native of this city, and served his
time os a machinist in the old Lachlison
foundry. About twenty-five years ago he
moved to Darien, where be was for some
years engaged in running sawmills. Lat
terly be has been a steamboat engineer.
The deceased vra* 48 years of age, aud leaves
a wife and five ohildireii. His remain* will
be buried in Darien. Mr. James McGinley
left last night to attend tbe funeral.
LOCAL FERSONAL.
C. R. Carter of Way cross Is at the Scre
ven.
Mrs. Ethel Helmkeu U visiting friends in
Macon.
Mire Anna H s’ltoa has gone to MacorPto
visit friends.
J. H. Smith of Jacksonville is registered
at the Pulaski.
S, L. Varnedoe of Valdosta waAtfin the
city yesterday.
John D. Hopkins of Ocala, Fia., is regis
tered at the Pulaski
Mrs. William W. Rogers leaves for New
castle, Pa, to-morrow.
W. S. Hawkins left yesterday on the Tal
lahassee for New York.
R. J. Warrick left last night on a trip to
Augusta and Asheville
J. W. Brennan f Port Tamoa, Fla., Is
registered at the Screven.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Garin of Memphis,
Tenn., are stopping at the De Soto.
Miss Annie Nagle of Augusta is spending
a few weeks witu her cousin at Tybee.
A. F. Churchill of Brunswick was a pas
senger on the Tallahassee for New Y'ork.
J. J. Hyams, P. E. May and J. A. Barnes
of Augusta are registered at the Screven.
Representative Ryals came down from
Atlanta yesterday and will spend Sunday
at home.
Robert B. Hilvard arrived yesterday
from Hendersonville, N. C., whore ha spent
his vacation.
R. AL Martin of the Times local force is
enjoying a short vac ition at his home near
Marion, 8. C.
W. C. Starr, W. H. Stulb, P. J. North
and E. M. North of Augusta are stopping
at tbe Pulaski.
Lawrence A McCarthy and Mrs. Mc-
Carthy sailed yesterday for New York on
the Tallahassee.
Mrs. G. McD. Nathan, who has been
spending some time at Mount Airy, has re
turned to the oity.
Dr. 8. Latimer Phillips left yesterday by
tbe Atlantic Coast Line for Rockbridge
Alum Springs, Virginia.
Mrs. John Lorch has gone to Clarksville
to spend the remainder of the summer with
her brother, Capt. M. lielmken, and family.
B. F. Frost of Chattanooga, Tenn., rep
resenting the Mosler Safe and Lock Com
pany, Cincinnati, was in the city yester
day.
Rev. P. H. McMahon, pastor of St.
Patrick’s church, and his sister registered
at the New York Herald bureau in London
last Monday.
Mrs. Jacob Llppman. accompanied by her
niece, Helen Milius, left yesterday via the
Atlantic Coast Line for "Saratoga and the
Adirondack*.
D. T. Quinau, with Stillwell, Millen &
Cos., left by the Central railroad Friday
morning to spend his vacation with friends
in North Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shaw and family left
last night via the Central for New York,
from which city they will go on an extended
trip through Connecticut and Massachu
setts.
Hon. Gazaway Hnrtridge will lecture in
Atlanta Thurstuy night under the auspices
of the Young Men’s Library Association
upon the subject of "Woman’s Rights and
Woman's Wrongs.’’
Miss Hennie Plats Nek leaves to-morrow
on the Kansas City for a month's vacation.
She will divide her time among the Cats
kills and New York city, returning home
about the middle of September.
Miss Mamie E. MoEvoy of Savannah,
who is visiting in Atlanta, leaves to-mor
row for Tallulah Fulls and the mountains,
with her cousin Miss Ann V. Donnelly, and
will return to Savannah the latter part of
the month.
Mr. J. R. Richards, the genial and ener
getic representative of the well-knotvn
paper house of Smith, Dixon & Cos., Balti
more, is on his usual quarterly visit to this
city. Mr. Richards has probably done as
much to put and keep Baltimore before the
business communities of the south as any
one oitizen of that metropolis. Baltimore,
like its neighbor Philadelphia, is rather a
slow city, and in this age of push and ad
vertising would be forgotten bv the outside
world were it not for mou like Mr. Rich
ards.
Mr. James Neill left for New Y'ork yes
terday on the Tallahassee, after a three
weeks’ visit iu Savannah. He will join
Mrs. Neill in New York, and will spend a
Bhort while there, then going to Boston to
rehearse with Mr. Crane for the openiug of
the theatrical season there. Mr. Neill will
support Mr. Crane during the ooming sea
son in several new plays, and in the “Sena
tor," which was Mr. Crane’s great success
Mrs. Neill will play in Boston during the
entire season with Neill Burgess iu "All the
Comforts of Home.”
TJ INVITE THE LEGISLATURE.
Mayor McDonough to Extend it an
• Invitation to Savannah.
The executive committee of the harbor
improvement committee held a meetinz
yesterday and decided to extend an invita
tion to the legislature to visit Savannah this
week.
An invitation from Mayor McDonough
will be read in the House to-morrow, and
it will he supplemented by the representa
tives from Chatham oouuty.
If the invitation is accepted the members
will leave Atlanta after adjournment Fridav
afternoon, arriving here the same night.
Saturday a trip will be made down the
river on one of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany’s vessels, and the legislators will be
shown the harbor and will be pointed out
its needs.
Confirmed.
The favorable impression produced on the
first appearance of the agreeable liquid
fruit remedy Syrup of Figs a few years ago
has been more than confirmed by the pleas
ant experience of all who have used it, and
the success of the proprietors and manufac
turers of the California Fig Syrup Com
pany.—Ad.
And Still They Come.
The popular street car excursions for
pleasure and profit are still continuing.
Crowds are patronizing the new liues for the
novelty of the thing, and many take ad
vantage of the great convenience to go to
the market.
What do you think Logan has decided to
do? He furnishes his special customers
with street car tickets to return to their
homes. This oomes from his profits, not
from fcis customers, for what you buy from
Logan is always the very best the market
affords, and you pay not a ceut more than
you would do for inferior meats.
Therefore the purchasers of good things
to eat come from every direction, north,
east, south and west. The choicest line ol
meats, game, vegetables and fruits are al
ways at Logan’s. He has arranged reoontly
to supply his customers with soft shell crabs
and fine nutmeg cantaloupes. They are line.
Arrangements are now made for tbe be
ginning of fall season, so that every article
can be guaranteed to be strictly first-class
and guaranteed both in fresh and corned
meats.
The ladies all know where to get the best
and always go to Logan’s, where the mar
ket is open every day from 4 a. in. to 10 a.
m., and oa Saturdays it is open all day.—
Ad.
Plano Tuning.
We call attention to our uuequaled facil
ities for tuning and repairing. We have
three expert tuners constantly employed
and the largest repair force in the south.
—Ad. Ludden & Bates 3, M. H.
Naval store operator* should uotice the
advertisement of tho administrator’s sale of
valuable lumber, turpeutiue and timbered
lands near Camilla, Ga.
GUARDS KNOCKED OUT.
THE CADETS WALK AWAY WITH
THEM SEVENTE3N TO THREE.
The Davis Monument Fund Gets SSO
Out of tte Match 8.-tween the Two
Military Ball Teams—The Spectators
Have a Time Waiting for the Game
To End—Soma of the Features.
The game of ball between the Guards and
tbe Cadet* yesterday afternoon for the
benefit of the Davis monument fund was a
great game in many respects. The score
was great—l 7t03, in favor of the Cadets.
The playing was also great, being remarka
ble for the number of errors and poor
plays.
The game was attended by a large crowd,
the grandstand and the bleaching boards
both being filled. The grandstand was well
filled with ladies.
Umpire 8-anion called the game shoitly
after 4 o’clock, with the Cadets at the bat.
The Cadet* got on to Mercer, tbe Guards’
pitcher, right away.
The first two men to the bat, Jones and
Gaudry, scored.
The Guards got In one run their first
inning by Capt. Ferris Cann.
Fair playing was done by both sides in
the second inning, and neither made a run.
The Cadets’ team was easily seen to bo the
superior, the men being iu good trim and
playiog well together. Most of them have
played ball with one nr the other of the city
tea us this year. Jones aud Coney made a
splendid battery for the Cadets.
Mercer and Drane did some very good
battery work for the Guards, con
sidering tney were not in prac
tice. The Guards bad a few
good players and some that were not so
good. Tbe team evidently was not used to
playing together. Few if any of them have
done any playing this year.
There was a slugging match on the part
of tbe Cadets in the third inning, and four
runs were scored. The Guards made a poor
out of getting the ball, though Charley
Hunter made a good first baseman. They
came in after awhile and went out in one,
two. three order. They managed to
shut the Cadets out in the next
inning, however, and got in two runs. This
revived the hopes of the crowd that there
would be something like baseball played
after all, but it was doomed to disappoint
ment. The rest of the game was a slugging
match, the Cadets doing the slugging. They
got in four runs in the fifth inning, ths
same number in the sixth and one each in
the eighth and ninth.
Tbe Guards, poor fellows, got in "nary”
another run. Mercer, though tired, came
up smiling and saw himself batted all over
the field. Now and then a
Guard forgot himself and caught
a ball, and then the young ladles In the
grand stand cheered, but then when the
baseman failed to get it, the small boys
screamed with delignt.
Lamar relieved Mercer in the seventh
inning, and succeeded in holding the Cadets
down to one run each In the seventh and
eighth mnings. Cann occupied the box in
the ninth inning, in which the Cadets were
shut out for the second time.
The spectators were relieved when the
game ended. They hadn’t seen much ball,
but they bad the satisfaction of knowing
they had contributed to the Davis monu
ment fund.
Seventeen to 3 was tbe score as an
nounced. The Guards took their fortune
good-naturedly. It was only what they
had expected, they said. The team is a
good one, and with a little more practice
together would play ball. The game was a
success in odb direction. The receipts were
over SSO.
A SET-TO IN BLICS.
Two Young Pugilists In Gloves F'gbt
for $l5O a side on Bryan Street.
There wm a lively five-round $1 50 prize
flght at a Bryan street resort last night be
tween three nogro bootblacks. The fight
was urranged by several young lawyers
and business men, who wanted a little relax
ation from the hot summer weather.
A sixteen-foot ring was staked ofT and
roped and judges, timekeepers, backers and
bottle-holders appointed. There was as
much airs about the amateurish effort as if
a Hullivan-Kilrain flght were to take place.
Only a chosen few were allowed the privi
lege of looking at tbe black exhibition of
the manly art. Marquis of Qjeausbiry
rules were adopted and three-minute
rounds, with two-minute intermissions,
were agreed upon.
Mose Graham and a youngster answering
to the name of "Billy” stepped into the
ring a few minutes before 7 o’clock. Both
wore stripped to the waist, and were given
8-auace glove >. Th-'y shook hands like
veteran pugilists, and when the word was
given Graham smashed Billy a.russ the
nose with his right hand, and followed it
quickly with a left-hander under the ohin.
Ha was sent sprawling on his back, and as
soon as be got on his feet Graham gave
him a whack under the left ear, which
sent him to earth a second time.
Billy was game, though, and
got on his feet and responded on Graham’s
nose with his right. For his trouble he re
ceived two terrific blows in the chest, which
downed him a third time.
The three-minute limit was exhausted at
the last knock down, and the seconds hur
ried the combatants to theiroorners fora
rub down. When time was called for the
second round Graham stepped into the mid
dle of the ring with a look of determination
in his eye. “Billy” looked as if he were
worry he had gone into the pugilisiio arena,
but still he didn’t want to give up.
As soon as time was called
Graham rushed "Billy” against the ropes
and laid him on his back with a blow across
bis nose. As fast as he got up he was
knocked down, and when he had fallen the
fourth time and claret began running out
of bis nose "Billy” rolled under the ropes
and said he was satisfied.
As soon as Graham had taken a two
minute rest a youngster calling himself
‘ ‘Coony’’ was pitted against him. “Coony”
had seen the result of the first flght and
didn’t propose to have himself hammered
like “Billy.”
When the word was given Graham rushed
at his new opponent to give him a little of
‘•Billy’s’’experience, but “Coony” adopted
“Tug” Wilson’s tactics of dodging and foot
racing. Graham hadn’t bargained for this,
and only succeeded in getting in a few
slight blows on his opponent and several
punches in bis own stomach.
In the second round “Coony” bad the ad
vantage, because he opened up w ith a heavy
“right-hander” on Graham’s jaw, which
threw him against the ropes and dazed him
for a couple of seconds. “Coony” didn’t
have sense enough to follow up his advan
tage, but stopped to grin at what he had
acc mplished. Graham reo .vered in time
to plant a good lick between “ Coony’s”
eyes, which jammed him against the ropes
just as the 3-minuve limit oxDired.
When the third round was ordered it
was plainly evident to the spectators that
Graham was in for war from the way in
which he rushed to the center of the riug.
“Coony” saw it, too, and again tried the
dropping down tactics, but Graham was
prepared for this aud the moment “Coony”
went down whacked him three siedge-ham
mer blows on the top of his head in rapid
sucoession, which sent him to his knees.
Just as he got ou his feet Graham gave him
a right-hander on the ear. “Coony”
yelled out, “Mow I’se ket hin’ ,” aud
jumped over the ropes aud refused to con
tinue the fight.
The judges decided Graham to be the
champion, and as he walked awav with his
f1 50 he was the proudest bootblack in
town. Next Saturday night it is under
stood that another fight of more mammoth
proportions will be arranged. Yesterday’s
combatants were about 16 years old.
Mas. Gen. Grant has an intense love for
diamonds. The stones in her ears seas Uree
as gooseberries, aud very dory.
THE TRADE REVIEW.
IT WIVL BE OF BFECIAL IN’TESFST
TO BUYERS AND SELLERS.
Savannah's Merchants Must Encour
age Trade—They Must Tell the Peo
ple Whßt They Have to Sell and In
terior Merchants Will Find that All
Their Wants Cau Be Satisfied tn Sa
vannah—And the Morning News la
the Medium of Communication.
Does any business min in Savannah need
to bo told of wbat has been going on in the
commercial emporium of the South Atlan
tic since the last trade review of the Morn
ing News was published i The Morning
News thinks not. Probably in the history
of this country there was never before such
a state of affairs as that which was brought
about by the troubles of the great banking
house in London. In the eventful nine
months that have elapsed sinoe then Sa
vannah’s merchants have stood in the front
rank in the commercial world. In spite of
the heavy raids on the banks of the city, and
the large investments of Savannah’s surplus
capital in railroad building, Florida phos
phate mines, local manufactures and real
estate ventures, the business outlook is not
only healthy, but very promising. Savan
nah has passed through the financial storm
in safety, with a sound and seaworthy hull,
and all her spars, sails and rigging in good
condition. She is ready for another pros
perous voyage under the more balmy busi
ness skies of 1891-93.
Doubtless without the new railroads Sa
vannah would not have had so prosperous
a year. With the beginning of this cur
rent year we have the Savannah, Americus
and Montgomery railroad oompleted to
Montgomery, Ala., and the South Bound
railroad to Columbia, S.C.,will be ready
for business this month. There are good
reasons for hoping that the Macon and At
lantic railroad and the Middle Georgia and
Atlantic railroad will be contributing to
the trade of the city before the end of the
twelvemonth.
Of course everybody knows that Savan
nah is to be the South Atlantlo terminus of
the great transcontinental and interstate
system of railroads by tbe incorporation of
tbe Central railroad into the Riohmond
Terminal and Gould’s lines of transporta
tion. This all portends good fortune to the
enterprising merchant. Savannah’s op
portunities have been great in tbe post, but
tbeso were as nothing when compared with
those opening to her now. It is for her peo
ple to take hold of the golden opportunity
which, we are told, ‘‘taken at the flood,
leads on to fame and fortune.”
Reports show that the farms have been
more than usually productive and that the
crops have been grown at a less figure
than usual. Much of these crops will be
marketed at once, because the producer
needs the money. He will have it In bis
power to spend freely, because be bas had
but little credit given to him this year,
and is therefore bis own master. This
will make trade open early and actively.
These probable buyers are now reading
th 6 advertisements in tbe Morning News
and laying out (in their mind’s eye) what
they will want and where they will get
what they want when they come to
Savannah.
The Morning News wants this immense
volume of personal trade to come to Sa
vannah, and to that end it proposes to de
vote, through its Annual Trade Review, its
best efforts to convincing its readers that
the merchants of this city are energetic and
enterprising. Agents of the Morning
News are promptly sent over all new terri
tory opened up to Savannah by railroads.
These gentlemen are the ava.nl couriers of
the business men of this city. They carry
the news and the Morning News to the
people, and thereby assure our new made
friends that we are glad to know them ar.d
want them to know us.
Every business man and business enter
prise should have something to say to the
reiders of the Morning News through its
advertising columns.
This season is especially appropriate for
liberal advertising. The farmers and mer
chants want to know who has withstood the
damaging effects of tbe financial cyclone.
An advertisement will show them who is
alive. In the absence of sn advertisement
it may be supposed that the missing firm is
dead.
The Annual Trade Review, to be issued
about Sept. 1, will contain the usual
history of the trade of the city during the
business year. It is proposed to send a oopy
of the paper to every subscriber to the
Weekly News, as well as to the readers
of the Daily Morning News.
Those wanting advertising space in the
Trade Review can obtain information at the
office, or if advertisers desire a representa
tive of the Morning News will call on
them. *
We Offer for Monday Only
30 decorated dinner sets, 135 pieces, at
sl3 per set.
10 English decorated dinner sets at $lO.
6 French China decorated dinner sets, 100
pieces, at sl7 50.
100 decorated vase lamps at $1 75.
50 decorated vase lamps at $3 25.
200 library lamps at less than cost.
135 tin toilet sets at $1 25.
Your ohoice of 35 handsome decorated
chamber sets at $5; oheap at $7 50.
Refrigerators, ice cream freezers, water
coolers at cost.
We want room for our new fall stock,
which is arriving by every steamer, and wo
will offer special inducements to cash
buyers. Geo. W. Allen & Cos.,
— Ad. State aud Bernard streets.
Our
Mr. W. H. Schaul is off for New York.
Lookout for our fall announcement. We
still have on hand a fair line of alpacas,
neglige shirts, etc. Neckwear, froeti stock
always on hand. New styles received
weekly. Everybody is invited to call and
get a coat banger free at Appel & Schaul’g,
One Price Clothiers and Hatters. Sole
agentsjfor Dr. Jaeger’s sanitary underwear.
—-4 ii.
Y’achting caps, white, black and Blue, at
LaF&r’s.— Ad.
i
| TALKS WITH PIAWO BUYERS.
No. 7.
year tha House of Mai n
& Ham.in had been known simply as m
greatest in the realm of organ building
The Mason & Hamiin reed organ beim?
criterion of excellence the world over 5 a!
I the time named, they decided to go into
i making of pianos, and with characte-isti.
: enterprise nnd judgment produced '
I once what has been demonstrated to b- th.
I greatest imiiroveniont in the i>i a!4 o fun,
1 since the invention of the iron frame
This great feature is tbe entire and ratt
cal change in the method of stringing th
is, of fastening the wires to tho frame,,
the piano. 01
The old system, which is the oue In
eral use, consisted of an Iron peg driven mt*
a wooden biocit or wrest ulauk. the . r i
being tw sted around the peg or pin, which
is turned back and forth in the wood to in
crease or decrease the tension of the string'
thus raising or lowering the tone. In , if.
of the must skillful construction this ha!
uover been au entirely satisfactory metno,'
of stringing, aud nine tenths of the aunov
aneo caused by the failure to stand in tu .
and exasperating breaking of string* r
owing to the faults of this manner of fast,
oiling the wires.
Like so ma ly great inventions, tho Masor
Hauiliu stringer is so simple as to eiciti
woudor at its not having sooner dls
covered. It is a simple screw device in
winch the s ring is fastened directly to
iron frame. By th.s means tho immenu
sh am of tho wires is placed where it pron .
erly belongs, upon tbe only part of the iZ.
strument which tan successfully resist tbi
tension Tbe consequence is that the Masor
ft Hamlin piano stands iu tune perfect!?
for a great length of time, and broken
strings are almost unknown.
The makers of this instrument were no!
content with the introduction of a mere
mechanical improvement, however import
ant. They immediately set about produc
ing an instrument that should tie of the
highest musical excellence, ands ■ well have
they succeeded that any maker in thi
world might be proud 'of their present
pianos.
Within the past few weeks four M. & H
grands and ten uprights have been sold to
the Chicago Conservatory of Music, oue of
the leading musio schools of the world and
they are constantly growing in favor 'with
tho musloal public. It will be remembered
that William H. Hherwood used the Jlascn
& Hamlin ou his last winter’s tour through
tho south.
We shell take tbe greatest interest in
showing tho many flue examples of tho M.
& H. now in our warerooms, aud invite
correspondence concerning them.
Luddkn & Bates you therm Musio
House.
PHI GOODS,
CROHAI y 808
Items of Interest to the
Public.
Fine outing olotbs that have been selling at 20a
and 23c. yard, now 12J4c.
Fino imported satlnes that have been selling
at 25c. yard, now 12^c.
Fine Scotch ginghams and sjphyrs that have
been selling at 25c and 85c. yard, now lto.
Fine American cnallies, French printed, that
have been selling at 90a yard, now 150.
Fine checked and plaid India Uncus that have
botyrgeiltvg at 100. yard, now 8)40.
Ladies’ plain black and plain white India
lawn shirt waists.
Ladies’, and misses’ fine look-stitch, well-made
muslin underwear.
Ladies’ misses’ and children’s fast black Ethl
opian dye hosiery and gent's half hose.
137 Broughton Street
clothing”
fti
=WO AIDER
Last week was a BUSY WEEK.
Half Prices
For their Summer Clothing
solves the mystery. Everybody
not served yet, either, so wo
keep it up ALL THIS WEEK.
COAL AND WOOD.
LIME,
Alabama ok Georgia, $1 Per Barret,.
Portland Cement,
$2 25 Per Barrel.
Calcined Piaster,
$1 50 Per Barrel.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
6 Drayton Street. Telephone 49.
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY
DELIVERED.
D_ ILL Tiiomaa,
111 Bay St. West Broad St. Wharves.
Telephone No. 89.
SHOES.
-A-T LAStT"
Ad Excellent Shoe for Gentlemen,
A GENUINE CALF GOODYEAR WELT,
FOR ONLY
©3 50 —©3 50,
lx CONGRESS, BALS AND OXFORD®
GEIL & QUINT.
DEALERS IN
FINE FOOTWEAR
NO. 21 BARNARD STREET.
tools.
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