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the two, and he was obliged to resort to the
stick to maintain his mastery over her.
On July 3 Dauforth was arrested in
Wilkes county and taken back to Augusta.
The news of the arrest soon spread through
the city, and when the train arrived there
was a big crowd of curious people, white
and black, waiting at the depot to get a
glimpse of the murderer. He was bound
band and foot, and at the depot a hack was
in waiting which took him at once to the
jail. Danfortb denied all knowledge of the
crime, saying tho reason he lied was be
knew when he heard of tbe woman's death
that he would be charged with her murder.
He said on the night of the murder he went
home and found another man with
Lizzie. This man drew a pistol,
and, covering Danforth with it,
backed out of the door. When
the man had gone, he started to beat Liz
zie, and they had a fight, in which be struck
the wctaan on the head and knocked her
down. She did not get up, and he was
greatly surprised to find that she was dea l.
On July 15 the trial began. Danforth
was given two of the ablest criminal law
yers at tho Augusta bar. Judge If. D. D.
Twiggs and F. \V. Capers, so that he might
have every benefit that counsel could give
him. They had no chance of acquit
ting the prisoner and no hope of
doing so, though they fought every
inch of ground, and made an able and
earnest presentation of tho prisoner s case.
The prisoner was arraigned and pleaded
“not guilty." Considerable difficulty was
experienced in getting a jury. The counsel
for Danforth endeavored to secure a post
ponement, bat the motion was overruled.
Testimony was then taken, the mast im
portant witness in the case being Kev.
George Barnes, the pastor of hosanna
(colorod) Baptist church. He was Dan
forth’s spiritual adviser, and to him tbe
murderer made his confession. The
defense offered no testimony, but Dan
forth made a statement in which he gave
the details of the crime. His counsel had
but one line of argument—that the evidence
showed only voluntary manslaughter, and
not murder. This plea was scouted by the
prosecution, who said that all the ghastly
circumstances made a case of brutal and
fiendish murder. The jury was charged by
Judge Roney, and after being out a
little over two hours returned a verdict of
guilty. The following morning he was sen
tenced to death.
’.ALFRED KENNEDY MURDERED.
Hie Body Found Six Miles From Bis
Lome.
Clanton, Ga., Sent. 4.—Alfred Ken
nedy, who suddenly and strangely dis
appeared on Monday evening last, was
found dead this afternoon, about 2 o’clock,
in Bull creek, near Bull creek church,
about six miles from home and two miles
from where his horse was found yesterday.
There was a load ( f buckshot in his left
shoulder and the side of Ins neck. He was
murdered and carried to the creek in a
horse cart, as his back was very badly
bruised. His left hand pocket was turned
inside out, and the contents gone. It was
known that he had about sll on his person
when he left home.
It is reported that a note was given him
on Monday evening by u woman. No one,
however, knew its contents. The woman
claim* three men gave it to her, but does
not know either of them, but would know
them or their hoi ss should she see them
again.
MRS. M'KEUI WANT3 ALIMONY.
The Famous Murder Trial at Rome
Recalled.
Rome, Ga., Sept. 4.—Mrs. McKee will
again figure in the courts of this county.
She has come in ns plaintiff and her
husband is made defendant.
Attorneys for Mrs. MoKeo have filed a
petition for permanent alimony. The peti
tion sets out an inte-esting state of facts.
Immediately after tbe famous trial in
which Mrs. McKee was tried for murder
aud acquitted, her husband, who had stood
by her faithfully during the trial, deserted
her and has not lived with her since.
L. D. McKee, the husband, is said to bo
living in Birmingham, Ala., and owns a
very handsome little estate in that place.
His little daughter, their only child, is with
her father.
Mr-. McKee, ever since her acquittal, has
lived in Home with her people. She depends
entirely upon her relatives for support, her
husband haviug left her without aDy prop
erty.
The petition for alimony recites that she
has no means of obtaining tiie necessaries
of life, that her husband has deserted her
and does not contribute in any manner to
her support.
Tbe action of her husband was very
peculiar. He seemed deeply interested in
the result of the trial, but no sooner was
his wife acquitted then he left with his lit
tle daughter, and has not since recognized
her in any manner.
LIVsNGSTON IS WILLIN’.
He Will Address tho Citizens cf Han
cock County if Invited.
Millkdgkvilk, Ga., Sept. 4.—Co). L. F.
Livingston, who, on yesterday, floated on
the enthusiam of tbe alliaucemea of Bald
win county, will probably loom up in Sparta
at an early day. It is staled that, while
here be expressed a willingness to “beard
the lion in his den,”and if he does not ad
dress tne people of Gov. Northm’s home,
the reason will simply be because he wai
not invited to do so.
Speaking to a gentleman from Hancock
county yesterday, Col. Livingston said: “If
you people, or youailiancemeu, of Hancock
want me to discuss the issues of the day,
why don’t you invite me to do so?” He
addod that he was not making war on Gov.
Nortben, and that if ha spoke in Sparta
Gov. Northerns name would not lie men
tioned.
The gentleman who heard the conversa
tion says that Col. Livingston introduced
the subjeot himself, and seemed exceedingly
anxious to get an invitation from the Hau
oock alliancemen.
FORGED FOUR CHECKS.
A Steamboat Watchman of Columbus
Arrested on Several Chawres.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 4.
at 8 o'clock John Dabney, a steamboat
■watchman, who had enticed a young girl
from her home to the boat at nighf, and
whom the girl’s parents were after with a
shotgun, forgtd a check of $132 on Charlton
E. Battle, a lawyer, drawn on the Chatta
hootcbee National Bank, carried it to the
Georgia saloon and got S3O on it to leave
town, telling the proprietor to ca h it when
the haDk opened and send the balance to him
at Fort Gaines. When the cheek was
presented it was found to be a forgery. An
inquiry developed the fact that Dabney had
forged three other checks. Officers were
put on his track aDd after chasing over in
Alabama all day he was arrested by Officer
Bartel in this city to-night at 11 u'clook in
a house of ill-repute, blowiug in his ill-gotten
gains.
A Tax Injunction Re:used.
Avgusta, Ga., Sept. 4.—Some time ago
Eugene Verdery and others brought an in
junction against the tax receiver and col
lector of this county on the ground that the
tax levy was wrong because it was based
on the values fixed by the county board of
assessors, and the special law appointing
such a board for this county was unconsti
tutional, because there was a general law
for the whole state. The case was argued
tc-day before Judge Eve and the injunction
refused.
The Columbus Eaptlst Association.
Columbus. Ga., Sept. 4.— The Columbus
Baptist Association met here this morning,
with 125 delegates in attendance. The
opening sermon was preached at 11 o’clock,
by Rev. 8. Maxwell, a member of the legis
lature, from Talbott county.
LARRY GANTT’3 STORY.
Ee Tells about His Connection With
the Alliance Farmer.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 4.—’ T’ ra not re “
sponsible for it.” That s what Larry Gantt
hasto say about the deficit in the
treasury of tbe Southern Alliance
Farmer. “I bought stock,” said he, “under
a wrong impression of the condition of the
paper. Had I known the true state of
a (fairs I would cot have touched It wltn a
forty-foot pole. I w mid give $J,500 if I
could be pot hack where I was financially
before I took hold of that paper.
“Then the paper lia been losing money
I since you took hold of it! , , .
“Yes Harrv Brown managed tho baai
ng Then I have been with it through the
dull raontb3 when most papers make little
or nothing. Mv money and my personal
I note have carried it through the summer,
j There is one note down hero in the bank
now for $1 ,200 with my name on it, because
the paper had no cr-dit. ’
■How is it," Mr. Gantt was asked, “that
a paper with that patronage could lose
money?”
“I’m not responsible for that,” he replied.
“When I took hold of it, just as I told you,
the paper was on the ragged edge, aud I
have had to pull it through the summer.
The paper ought to make $7.0110 to $.1,000 a
year, i could make that much out of it.”
“What about tbe preferred stock?"
THE PREFERRED STOCK.
“That was regularly issued nt, a meeting
of stockholders. Something had to be done.
I told them I was willing to be assessed, but
the others preferred issuing this stock.”
“But one of the stockholders slated here
yesterday that he knew nothing about it."
“1 noticed that just now in toe Morning
News, and the statement does ua an in
justice."
Mr. Gantt was given the name of tbe
stockholder who is authority for tho state
ment.
“There was a prejudice in that,” said
Mr. Gantt. “That stockboli er was sent a
notice, just like that seut to the other stock
holders, and if he d.dn’t attend the meeting
it was his own fault. That notice stated
■peoifioally that the object of the meeting
was to issue preferred stock, so that it is
not true that the stock was issued without
due notice to everybody interested.”
I.ARRY TALKS ABOUT THE SALARIES.
Then Mr. Gantt had something to say
about the inferences in the article in tho
Morning News, that the deficit might be
charged to tbe salaries drawn by the Brown
ami Gantt families.
“My salary was only $1,800,” said he,
“and, for a man of my experienoe, that was
little enough. I left a place that was pxy
lug me $3,000 or #4,000 to accept it. Jeeso
drew $1,200, but it was worth that much to
keep tbe books. Tho work was so hard and
it was so responsible that I made Jesse give
it up."
Mr. Gantt had nothing to say about tho
salaries drawn by the Brown family, and,
by the way, Mr. Brown is now the happy
father of twins. They are both girls.
GRADY’S BTATUE.
The Head, Rhouldera and Trunk Suc
ceesiully Last in One Piece.
Chicopee, Mars., Sept. 4.—The htad,
shoulder* and trunk of the statue of Henry
W. Grady, the southern author and journal
ist, was successfully cast in bronze, in one
piece, at tho foundry of the Ames Manu
facturing Comp my, yesterday afternoon.
The statue must be joined at the hips and
have the forearm attached before shipment
to Atlanta. It will tie about one and a half
times life size, and will r:so about eight and
a half feot from the pedestal.
The superintendent of tho Amei Com
pany says the original date for the unveil
ing of the statue—Sept. 10—will have to
be changed, as the work has been into: fered
with by the delay of the sculptor in sending
the plaster model to Chicopee.
THE UNVEILING.
Atlanta, Sept. 4. —The date named in
the Chicopee dispatch for the unveiling of
the Grady monument was the date firs’
named, but since then it has been changed
snd the exorcises will take place on Oct. 1.
Everything will bain readiness by that
time and the occasion will doubtless be a
notable one.
Among the prominent gentlemen who
have accepted invitations to be present and
to psr.ieipate in the exercises are Gov. Hill
of New York, Gov. Pattlsou of Pennsyl
vania, Gov. Abbettof Now Jersey, Senator
Vet of Missouri, Gen. Pat Collins of Bos
ton, Senator Wolcott of Colorado, and
others.
REMARKABLE FAMILIES.
Interesting Facts Gathered in South
west Georg.a counties.
Waycross, Ga., Sept. 4. —One of the
most remarkable families is that of tbe
Normaus in Colquitt county. There are
niue children. Tho youngest is now about
65 years of ag, and the eldest over 90 years.
There has never been a death in tho fam
ily, and all of tne n aro living iu the neigh
borhood of their birth, within a radius of
two miles.
Auother remarkable family is that of Mr.
Tyson of Berrien county. Mr. Tyson is
over 85 years old. He has a large family
of children and grandchildren scattered
throughout the county. He has oocupied
the house in which he now lives for the last
sixty-two years, aud nothin; can induce
him to move from it.
Still another is that of George Newbern
of Cliheh county. lie is one of a family of
seventeen children, eleveu girls aud six
boys. Five of these girls have given birth
to fifteen children eaen. Mr. Newbern has
a large family himself and is in excellent
health for a man of bis age—67 years. He
is an ex-confederate. He served through
the entire war, und received injuries from
which he still suffers very much. tie has
also served in the Georgia Senate.
The Y. M. C. A. in Waycroes.
Wavcboss, Ga., Sept. 4.—The Young
Men’s Christian Association is becoming
more popular every day. The new secre
tary, L. Straub, is doing some good sys
tematic work for the iua.itution.
The first literary entertainment since the
fire last year was given iu the spacious gym
nasium hall Tuesday night. A large crowd
was present. In addition to a splendid
musical programme the audience was
treated to several select recitations by Miss
Clara Alourey.
The association is in splendid condition,
and is fast becoming the pride of every
loyal citizen of this grow iag city.
Ware’s New Court House.
Wayckoss, Ga., Sept. 4.—Ware county’s
$23,000 court house is now being built. The
brick are being furnished by the Waiter
town Brick Company. A side track has
been run from the Brunswick and Western
railroad for the transportation of all ma
terial for the building. The site is one of
tho prettiest in the city. The plan of J. X,.
Norman, of Atlanta, has been accepted.
The building will probably be ready for the
spring term of court in 1602.
Watson and the Joint Debate.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 4.—This is the reply
received to-day fr m Hoc. Thomas E. Wat
son concerning the proposed joint debate:
Mcxsrt. S. L. Whatley, C. A. Matthew*, .1. A
Sibley, E. W. Lane and Janie* P. Walker,
Member* of the General Assembly:
Gentlemsn—Yours receiver lam quite will
ing lo comply with your request, tin- date not
to be later than Sept. 9. Yours truly.
Tlloi!as E. Watson.
A Negro Lynched.
Port Gibson, llfiss.. Sept. 4.—William
Smith (colored), who criminally assaulted a
white lady at Lucknow Farm, three miles
from this place, Aug. 21. was captured last
Tuesday near Oakley. Miss., brought here
to-day and taken to the scene of his crime,
where he wai identified by his victim. He
was then lynched by 500 men, mostly
colored.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.1891.
THE BERNER LEASE BILL.
CAPT. D. G. PUR3E BEFORE THE
BOUBS JUDICIARY COMMITTE E.
He Discusses the Matter From a Busi
ness Man’s Position—Savannah and
D3ep Water Brought Into the Argu
ment—The Centra’ Railroad a Georgia
Institution— The Effect of the Agita
tion of tbe Leases—lmpossible to Bor
row on Their Securities Outside the
State.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 4. —Capt. D. G.
Purse, president of the Savannah
Board of Trade, addressed tbe
judiciary cordhiittee to-night on the
Berner bill. Capt Purse was introduc9d to
tbe committee by Representative Hart
ridge of Chatham. Capt Purse said that he
regretted that Col. Warren and Mayor Mc-
Donough had found themselves unable to
come. He began by sayiug that he did not
come before the committee to discuss the
matter from a legal standpoint, but from a
business man’s position. There was invested
in leased roads, he said, an amount equal,
or almost equal, to the entire
banking capital of the state. The
stocks had been held by business men
who considered them absolutely safe busi
ness investments. Heretofore, these securi
ties had been available as collateral at any
bank. Now that the matter had been
agitated it was impossible to borrow on
them in any city o itsida the state. When
the Central railroad was built, the idea was
to reach the west, and each step farther in
that direction was celebrated as a grand
event. In the last leases it seemed that the
great desire of years had been attained aud
a through line to the west
had been established. It was also hoped to
have a through line of steamers to Europe,
realizing another dream—direct commerce
with the other continent.
Savannah had been making efforts to get
an appropriation sufficient to give her deep
water at once, And, with it, direct trade
through hor port from the west to Europe.
It was on the same principle that the great
cities of the north had been built up. Under
such oircumstances one effect would be to
make the prices for home products at home.
Another effect would be the cheapening of
ratesoutward and inward. It would solve the
problem of the alliance, and if we had
middlemen they would be men of our own
section.
BUSINES3 MEN CALL A HALT.
Aside from tho advantages of these roads
and tho danger of breaking up of the busi
ness, it puts business men into a feeling of
trepidation, and they were compelled to
call a halt. Is it proper that, after years
of acceptance of these leases, they should ba
brought under investigation, and with their
breaking up bring the breaking up of com
merce? He oited how the melon growing
and truck farming interests had been fos
tered by the raiiroads and brought up to
big industries.
At the time the constitution was adopted
the idea was that, the effeotof a combination
would raise rates. It had proven the op
posite. In every case of a combination of
which ho knew the rates had been lowered.
1 f the small lines were tuken out of the hands
of combinations not one of the reads com
posing the system would keep out of the
receiver’s hands for twenty-four hours.
The combination lessened the cost of opera
tion.
If this comes about, thoso roads would go
to northern bondholders, probably to soma
of them jealous of the developmont of the
southern seaports, who would be willing to
run them at a loss to prevent competition
in the western trade. The freight bills of
the Ocean Steamship Company would show
that a considerable amount of freight
passed through Savannah to the woßt.
THE CENTRAL A GEORGIA INSTITUTION.
The Central railroad was built by Geor
gia citizens, and they had always worked
for Georgia. Theindividuuls may have be
come enemies of tho road, but that was not
strange. The Central railroad has takeu
many roads for the simple reason that it en
abled them to make rates beyond. The
Southwestern railroad was quoted as an in
stance. The receipts have never paid tbe
expenditures. The roads now combined
were not in a condition to be
dismembered. The Central railroad had
even gone beyond the state, and if it had
had the money it would have reached the
Mississippi river. The situation, as it ap
pears to the business community, is one of
intense uncertainty, pending the result of
legislation. Business men had Invested
their money in good faith, expecting the
state to protect them.
THE WRONG TIME FOR AN ATTACK,
The attack comes at a most inopportune
time, just following a financi il panic. This
country suffered from tho English panic
and from the destruction of confidence.
This effort to take up railroad Investi
gation renews this lack of confidence.
Only a few weeks ago the legislature
stamped out the question of a stay law.
That would have put the state back twenty
years. The legislature has every right to
regulate these roads, but not to aim a blow
at their very existence. It is easy to take
away, but bard to build up.
At the time the constitution was adopted
these leases had been examined, and the
people put up an notice, but now it is a
different matter. These leasee have com
plied with the spirit of the law, even if not
with tbe letter of it. If these roads bad
appeared with costly transportation then
the leases would have violated the spirit of
the law. Capt. Purse said if it were possi
ble, other Savannah gentlemen would have
appeared before them, and might yet ap
pear, if accorded that privilege.
Capt. Purse said he wished it understood
that he owned not a share of railroad stock
except SI,OOO in the Suburban road in Sav
annah.
FARMERS MORE CHEERFUL.
Not Much Damage by tho Heavy Rains
i ast Week.
Thomasville, Ga., Sept. 4. —Cotton is
coming in much faster and the prices are
ruling also much better. Cotton of good
grades is selling here to-day at from 8 to
STj cents.
This immediate section was damaged very
little by the rains, the weather clearing up
before much harm was done. The farmers
realize the importance of promptly gather
ing tho open cottou and pickers are in great
demand. The outlook to tho farmer is much
more cheerful.
Considerable quantities of corn are being
brought in aud sold at 50 cents. This crop
is very good.
Sweet potatoes also are being marketed
at from 60 to SO cent3 per bushel. Tne crop
is fine and prices will go very low when the
regular ‘ •digging ’arnvos. Sugar cane is
unusually flourishing, and Georgia syrup
will probably sell as low as 20 cents per
gallon, as a consequence, except where ex
tra pains are taken to projuce an excep
tional quality.
Cameron Chapters.
Cameron, Ga., Sept. 4.—The rain con
tinues aud is very heavy. The farmers are
blue about the cotton crop. We cannot
expect to realize more than half a crop.
We can beat the world on snakes. A
gentleman Near Cameron this week killed
nineteen rattlesnakes at one shot.
But snakes, rainy w -ather, and poor cat
ton crops do no pi event improvements
from going on, Dr. Brown has just com
pleted a large gin house, with all the
modern improvements. He is now ready to
turn out ten bale, per day.
A Gin Bouse Burned.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 4.—The gin house
and grist mill of L. r. Humber In Stewart
county were destroyed by fire last night.
The loss is $2,500. There was no insurance
on the proper.y.
FLOR:DA’S CURIO3ITIES.
A Forked-Tailed Chameleon and a
Ground Rattler.
St. Augustine. Fla., Sspt. 4.—ln the
way of securing rare wonders Dr. Vedder
is in luck just now. This week’s addition
to his collection is a forked-tail lizard of
the viridis species of lacertidee, commonly
called the chameleon, and which is bo
greatly admired bv visiters to Florida on
account of iu being recognized as the most
elegant of the saurian family. This speci
men and the one reported found in south
ern Georgia are the first of known record.
Their peculiarity lies in the forked tail,
which, at a point two inches from the
body, is bifurcated; each branch is two
inches long and points at an angle of thirty
degrees, and tbe tail is identical with the
tails of other lizards of this species. This
little fellow is
VERY PROUD OF ITS TWO TAILS,
yet does not object to being caressed. Red
field's “Chart of the Animal Kingdom" says
of the viridis (green lizard): ” They are re
markable for tbe readiness with which the
end of the tail breaks off; the flingging of
a glove or handkerchief on one when trying
to escape is often enough to cause a separa
tion of this portion, which lies wiggling
whilst the animal hastens away. The lost
portion is afterward reproduced," but not,
as told, by tbe animal backing up to the
piece, but by a process known only to
itself, scampering off retailed.
The other new member of Dr. Vedders’
lizard family is a beautifully mottled speci
men of the "ground rattler.’ It is eiguteen
inches long and about two-thirds the aver
age size. So well pleased is shJ with her
nw home that she presented the doctor
yesterday with three little beauties in the
snake lice. Each gives promise of making
its mark in life if only given half a chanoe.
KILLED BY A PANTHER.
A Railway Employe Fearfully Torn by
a Ferocious Beast.
Tallahassee. Fla, Sept. 4. —Meager
reports have reached here that a ferocious
panther attacked and killed Phillip Mc-
Williams, a negro laborer on the Florida,
Georgia and Western railway, about twenty
miles south of Tallahassee. McWilliams
had strolled off into the swamp and his
comrades heard him yell, but when they
reached him the panther had fearfully torn
his body aud life was extinct.
McWilliams was at one time a member of
the Tallahassee police force. He was
brawny and weighed over 200 pounds.
Kissimmee Paragraphs.
Kissimmee, Fla., Sept. 4.—The con
struction of the rice mill will soon begin,
haviug been put off until now so they would
know whether to put up a much larger mill
than originally contemplated if the yield
was satisfactory, which is the case so far.
That portion being cut and threshed at
present is said to exceed the most sanguine
hopes.
Ws have had excessive rain for the past
few days, which has done no damage so far.
The city fathers are having much needed
work done on the streets.
Altogether the outlook is flattering for a
good fall.
The health of the community for the en
tire summer has been exceptional.
The public schools of this city and county
open next month.
Pensacola’s Railroad Enterprise.
Pensacola, Fla., Sept 4.— Hugh Bel
los, representing the London stockholders
of the Southern States Land and Timber
Company, is in the oity for the purpose of
conferring with the locally interested
parties relative to the purchase of the rail
road property of the company named. The
object is to extend it to Meridian, Miss.
Mosea Elijah Held for Trial.
Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 4.— Moses
Elijah, who was arrested yesterday for
stealing SI,OOO from the First National
Bank of this city, was to day arraigned for
the crime. He pleaded guilty, and his bond
was placed at $2,000. Failing to give the
bond, he was remanded to jail.
VOLUMS OF CIRCULATION.
The Secretary of the Treasury Issues a
Pamphlet in Regard to It.
Washington, Sept. 4.—The Secretary of
tbe Treasury has prepared a pamphlet in
rogard to the volume of money in circula
tion, in regard to which he says;
In response to many Inquiries from different
sections of the Icountry as to the amount of
too various kinds of money in circulation in the
United States at the present time, and in
former years, a table showing the facts for each
year since 1860 has been prepared under my in
structions and is published for the iutormatioa
of the people of the United States
The table is embodied iu a pamphlet
showing the amount of money p r capita
which formed the currency of the couutry,
and the amount of circulation per capita
for each year from 1860 to 1891 inclusive.
The smallest amount under each head
was in 1862, being $lO 96 and $lO 23 re
spectively. The largest amount of currency
oar capita was in 18S8, being $34 39, when
the circulation was $22 83.
The largest circu’atisn per capita is cred
ited to the pr srat year, being $23 45, while
the amount of currency is $32 83; propor
tions for the years ISBB and 1891 baiug re
versed.
CAPT. FRANKLIN DEAD.
Ho was the Eeat-Known Breeder of
Thoroughbred Sock.
Nashville,Tknn.,Sept.4.~A special from
Gallatin, Tenn.,says: “Capt. James Frauk
lin died this morning. The deceased was
about 48 years of age, and a son of the late
Albert C. Franklin. Ho was one of the
best-known breeders of thoroughbred stock
in the United States, such celebrated
horses as Luke Blackburn,
George Kilery, Keunesaw, Ariza, Stuyve
sant and Montagorda having started from
Kennasaw, his farm, three miles from Gal
latin. During the war he was captain in
Hatton’s regiment, the Seventh Tennessee
confederates, and made a record as a gallant
soldier and officer, being wounded in two
engagements.
Two Records Eroken.
Independence, la.. Sept. 4.—Two of
tho world’s records were broken to-day.
Allerton trotted a mile in 2:10 flat, crown
ing himself the king of stallions. Direct,
the little black pacing wonder, covered a
mile in 2:06. breaking the world's stallion
records for both trotters and pacers.
Direct not only breaks the stallion pace.but
breaks the pacing record of the
world, and traveled the fastest mile that
ever drew a 3ulky.
A Chicago Company Assigns.
Chicago, 111., Sept. 4.—8. V. Page
& Cos., oil and lard refiners in this city,
made an assignment to-day to Frank S.
Frederick for the benefit of creditors. The
asiests as scheduled consist of stock for
$20.5,000. bonds for $47,000, and amouuts of
outstanding accounts. Liabilities SIOO,OOO.
The assignment was caused by the recent
failures of the Columbia Oil Compuny.
International Trade Union Congress.
Boston,Sept.4 —President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor bas extended
on invitation in behalf of the trades union
of North America to the trade union oon
gress now jn session at Newcastle-on-
Tyne, England, to hold an international
trade union congress in Chicago during the
summer of 1893.
A Broker Assigns.
New York, Bept. 4. Morris H. Snith,
the sole surviving partner of the stock
brokerage firm of B. B. Wallace & Cos., of
which the suicided Ward Linn was a mem
ber, made an assignment to dav to John P.
Crawford, with preference of $13,400 to
Mrs. Harriet M. Beckwith of Philadelphia.
GEORGIA’S LEGISLATURE.
THI SENATE ADJOURNMENT RESO
LUTION TABLED.
The Bill Creating a New Judicial Cir
cuit to be Known as the Altamaha
Circuit Passes the House—Capt. D.
G. Purse of Savannah Given an Ova
tion in the Ho use.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 4. —The road law
bill was taken up again in the House this
morning.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost.
The bill and substitutes were all referred
then to a special committee, to consist of
one from each congressional district.
After considerable disouseion over agree
ing to the amendments oi the Senate to the
adjournment resolution it was tabled.
By unanimous consent the bill to create
anew judicial circuit, to be known as
THE ALTAMAHA CIRCCIT,
was taken up to-day in the House and put
upon its passage.
Mr. Humphreys of Brooks spoke in favor
of it.
Mr. Hill of Cherokee oppose! it. “If
there is too much work for that circuit,"
said he, “some of the counties in it might
be out in adjoining circuits. lam reliably
informed that in one circuit, which ad
journs this week, one of the judges holds
court only eighteen weeks in a year."
Mr. Johnson of Appling, the author of the
bill, and Mr. Norman of Liberty spoke for
the bill. So did Mr. Thornton of Wayne.
The vote on the passage of the bill was:
Yeas 100, nays 13.
The new circuit includes the counties of
Appling, Coffee, Tatnall, Telfair, Montgom
ery, Liberty and Mclntosh.
A PENSION DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Fleming of Richmond introduced a
bill to-day to establish a pension depart
ment as a branch of the executive depart
ment. The governor is to appoint a pension
clerk to keep the records, eta, pertaining
to veterans’ and widows’ pensions. The
pension clerk is to bold office for four years,
unloss sooner removed by the governor.
His salary shall be $3,000.
A bill was introduced (by request) by
Mr. Johnson of Appling providing that
it shall bo lawful for any citizen of the
state of Georgia to have surveyed and
platted any unsurveyed lands in Georgia as
prescribed in tho bead rights law, and on
application to the secretary of state that
officer shall issue a grant to said applicant
for said lauds, charging therefor the usual
fee of $5.
CAPT. PURSE RECEIVES AN OVATION.
Capt. D. G. Purse, president of the Savan
vah Board of Trade, was given an ovation
in the Houso to-day. The House was plod
ding along, busy with its routine work,
when he quietly entered the door with a
friend. Almost instantly he was recognized
by the legislators us the genial Savannah
host to whom they were indebted for the
many pleasures on their deep water trip.
The applause started up and grew tremend
ously. As soon as representative Sibley of
Cobb could be heard, he moved to extend
the courtesies of the House to Capt. Purse.
This was unanimously adopted with great
enthusiasm and applause.
H&YTIAN ADVICES.
A Climax in the Disturbed Condition
Soon to be Reached.
New York, S?pt. 4.—The Norwegian
steamer Alert arrived here this morning
from Port DePaix and Cape Hayti, both of
which ports she left Aug. 27, and reported
that the climax in Haytl’s dis
turbed affairs would undoubtedly be
reached very soon. The news of
return to the Haytian capital of exiles
from Kingston, Jamaica, was b.*ing in
dustriously circulated in other large cities
of the republic, and forts guarding the sea
port cities were being
STRONGLY GARRISONED.
The palace is strongly guarded, and so
strong is the belief that a revolution will
soon break out in Hayti that many of the
foreigners have moved out of Port-au-
Prince or are sending their families away.
On the day of the Alert’s departure Presi
dent Ilyppolite’s family was leaving Port
au-Prince for Cape Hayti.
Removal of the Pork Duties.
Cape May, N. J., Sept. 4. —Private Sec
retary Halford to-day gave out the follow
ing: “The negotiations which ended with
the withdrawal of the prohibition against
the importation of American pork into
Germany were concluded at Saratoga, and
not at Cape May Point. The conclusion
was reached while the President was at
Saratoga by Gen. John W. Foster, repre
senting the United States government, and
Count von Munn, charge d’affaires, repre
senting the German government, and was
approved by the President.’’
The removal of the pork restriction has
nothing to do with any question of
reciprocity, but is based upon the accept
ance by the German government of tho
inspection of imported meats by this gov
ernment under a law of the last congress.
To Complete a Railroad.
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 4.— lt is
rumored at (xalla’.in, Team, that J. C.
Rodemer has effected a trade with Mr.
Huntmgtuo, by which the Middle
and East Tennessee railroad may be com..
plated within sixty days. The road runs
frem Gallatin to Hartsvillo via Carthage to
the Cumberland mountains. The road lias
already been completed to within two miles
of Hartsville.
Quiet Reigns in China.
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 4.—0. H.
Simons, United States consul at Hong Kong,
arrived by the steamer Gaelic yesterday.
He stated that nothing like a war scare ex
isted in Hong Kong or Yokohama when ho
left there.
Sale of an Ice Factory.
Thomasville.Ga , Sept. 4.—James Watt
has sold his ice factory to J. Howard of
Brooklyn. The oash was paid yesterday.
MEDICAL.
Peculiar
Peculiar in combination, proportion, and
preparation of ingredients, Hood’s Sarsap.v
rilla possesses the curative value of tho best
known reme- as jy dies of the
vegetable nOOQ Skingdom.
Peculiar in its strength and economy. Hood’s
Sarsaparilla is the only medicine of which can
truly be said, “ One Hundred Doses One Dol
lar.” Peculiar in its medicinal merits, Hood’s
Sarsaparilla accomplishes cures hitherto un
wonTor Sarsapari 11 a
the title of “ The greatest blood purifier ever
discovered.” Peculiar in Us “good namo
at home,” —there is more of Hood's Sarsa
parilla sold in Lowell than of all other
blood purifiers. Peculiar in its phenomenal
record 1f O olpS i „ sales abroad
no other 6v Wl l HI preparation
ever attained so rapidly nor held so
steadfastly the confidence of all classes
of people. Peculiar in the brain-work which
It represents. Hood's Sarsaparilla com
bines all the knowledge which modern
-esearcli— | _ 1 r 1:1 medical
science has I Q I ISC a T developed,
with many years practical experience in
preparing medicines. Be sure to get only
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
by all druggists. *l;aixforfo. Prepju-od only
by C. I. IIOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Ma&.
100 Doses On© Doilar
MEETINGS.
IRlert >ATIUNAT? LEAGUE?
A Rpecial meeting of Branch No. 461 Irish Na
tional League of America will be held at Catho
lic Library Hall orr SUNDAY, Sept. 6, at 11 30
for the purpose of electing a delegate to repre
sent the Branch at tea forthcoming National
Convention to be hei.l in Cnicago on the Ist
and 2d of October. A full attendance is re
quest *i P J. O’CONNOR, President.
T. H. O’Donovak, Recording Secretary.
BPKCTA.L NOTICES.
Oh and after fVb. 1, 1436, fAe basic (V mea*-
Hremetif nf at aducrtinm] i* rA- Hoaarso
News u nil be mjate. or at the rate of |1 SO on
incfy for the /iref insertion. No Upeeial No tic e
inserted for leea th.in $1 00.
ItEiV.tRD.^
Richmond and Danville Railroad, Ca, )
Office of Genf.ral Manaoer, :
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 1, 1891. )
This company will pay SIO,OOO for the arrest
and conviction of the person, or persons, who
removed the rail from|the track of the Western
North Carolina Railroad, near Bostian’s Bridge,
Iradell county. North Carolina, on the night of
Wednesday, Aug. 26,1891.
W. H. GREEN,
General Manager Richmond and Danville Rail
road Company.
SOLID BACKS
are by odds the most desirable Hair Brushes
for active service, and we have in stock notv
our second importation of solid-back, wire
drawn brushes, the low prices of which will
astonish you.
Shaving and Tooth Brushes In elegant
variety at
BUTLER’S PHARMACY.
Cor. Bull and Congress.
FRESH SAUSAGES.
Messrs. GEORGE DEITER & SON will have
FRESH SAUSAGE of all kinds this morning
at Market Stall No. 24.
CALL ON “UNCLE ADAM'
At No. 20 Jefferson street, corner Congress
street lane, if you are shore of ready money.
He will advance you cash on your diamonds,
watches, jewelry, clothing, musical instru
ments, tools, etc. Open 6a. m. to 9p. m. ; Sat
urdays to 1! p. m. NEW YORK LOAN OFFICE.
20 Jefferson street, ADAM STRAUSS. Man
ager.
FitEID A HICKS,
RESTAURANT.
RICE BIRDS ON TOAST,
OYSTERS. ETC.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
TELKPOXE 546.
NOS. 9, 11 AND 13 MARKET.
TO DISPEL MOSHIJITOB6
Burn a small quantity of the True Dalmatlon
Insect powder, not the adulterated article.
Cupid Almond Cream will remove sunburn
and all eruptions of the skin, rendering it soft
and white
Mermans Borated Taleum Powder, for heat
and chafed surfaces. It is a safe and harmless
powder.
SOLOMONS & CO.,
163 Congress Street and 92 Bull Street.
no lion street”
Double cottage, north side, between Abercorn
and Lincoln. For sale choap. Address
WALTHOUR & RIVERB,
Savannah. Ga.
USE OR. ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR
FOR INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA,
AND ALL
LIVEP. COMPLAINTS.
SILVER MEDALS AND DIPLOMA
Awarded it over all Liver Medicines.
PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTIJC.
Freight Prepaid to Any Address.
PRESCRIPTIONS.
ROWLINSKI,
Pharmacist,
Corner Broughton and Drayton streets.
Telephone 465.
NOTICE.
"We. the Lumber and Timber Workingmen's
Union Association, haveexpelled R. H. Parland
irom our union for six months, and any steve
dore that hires said Parland we will not give
him labor.
ADAM COLLINS, President.
Wm. Jenkins, Secretary.
THE SUNDAY .MORNING NEWS
Will be found regularly on sale at the following
places,
ESTILL’S NEW’S DEPOT, 2114 Bull strsst.
CONNOR’S NEW’S STAND.
THE MARSHALL, Broughton street.
F.. J. KIEFFER’S DRUG STORE.
Corner West Broad and Stewart streets.
T. A, MULLRYNE & CO.’S DRUG STORE,
West Broad and Waldburg streets.
ST. J. R. YONGE’B DRUG STORE,
Corner Whitaker and Duffy streets,
W. A. BISHOP’S DRUG .STORE,
Corner Hall and Price streets.
JOHNSON’S DRUG STORE.
Corner New Houston and Dravton streets
SOUTH SIDE PHARMACY,
Henry and Abercorn streets.
JJEW ELBA . ‘
ft. L. DESBOUILLONS,
21 Bull Street.
IDI^IMIOISroS,
CHOICEST STONES AT LOWEST PRICES.
Finest selection of * Gents’ and Ladies’
Watches.
Jewelry of very best quality and latest de
signs.
Sterling Silverware in elegant cases.
Also a complete line of
Spectacles and Eyeglasses.
W atches, Jewelry nnd Spectaoles repaired by
expert workman. Saiisfaction guaranteed.
A. L. Desbouillons,
Hull Stre*t.
EDUCATIONAL.
of Krntnekr University
LEXINGTON. KY,
“fheaptst and R**t Rluunots CoUeg* in t\t World.
High tT Award at Would • F.iromios. 10,000 ia
Rimo’-m IS tparhur* C.t of Businas* Course. in
cluding Tniliou, Stai-iouerv an<l Roar l. ahour S9O. Short-harp,
Tin Min.v,nil Telegraphy specialties. No vacation. Knur
now Graduates ncec'sftil. Special dep't for ladies. Nearly
1.000 students in attendance past year. For circulars, addresa i
Wilbur a. smith, Pre't, lexington, ky.
TO OCfcjNTY OFFICERS.—Boots and Blaati
required by county officers for the use of
tbe courts, or for office use, supplied to ordnr hv
thr MORNING NEWS PRINTING HOlfßJt i
Whitaker street.
I CLOTHING.
GUESS.
Call around to our new quarters and r3gfeti f
your guess, at the Figures and Dots on the
articles displayed in our Furnishings Goods
Window.
IT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO GUESS. YOU
ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PURCHASE AN Y
THING IN ORDER TO GUESS.
We merely desire to break the general mono',
ony of things before the fall season opens up
$lO
In merchandise presented to the parties guess,
ing nearest to the number of Dots and Figurij
on articles in window mentioned.
APPEL & SCHAUL,
One Price Clothiers and Haberdashers,
159 Broughton St.
AMUSEME NTs.
SAVANNAH THEATER’
ONE NIGHT ONLY—SEPT, a
A Cyclonic Disturber of the Ri.ibllliiei.
THE FERGUSON AND MACK COMPANY,
Under the Direction of
Mr. Charles 10. Rice,
Presenting the Merriest of Comedies,
McCarthy’s Mishaps,
By BARNEY FERGUSON.
A strong company of Stage Celebrities, intro
ducing a Boquet of Refined Specialities.
Barney Ferguson as Donnis MeCari hy.
Laughter, Hilarious and Incessant.
Seat son sale at Davis Music Cos. ’s SeDt 5,9 am
Next attraction “An Irish Arab," Sept. 11 and 12
EXCURSIONS. “
Charleston and Savannah Ry.
SUMMER EXCURSIONS
TO
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Leave Savannah at 12:39 and 8:10) „„
p. m SATURDAY: returning, leave YYd (]()
Charleston at 8:10 a. m. MONDAY... j w
Leave Savannah at 6:00 a. m. SUN- I ,
DAY; returning, leave Charleston >XZ 00
at 8.10 A. M. MONDAY j w
Leave Savannah at 6:00 a. m. SUN-1 ~
DAY; returning, leave Charleston V>l /J
at 4.05 p. m. same day )
C. D. OWENS. E. P. McSWINEY,
TraffloManager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
BANKS.
THE GERMANIA BANK,
SAVANNAH, GA.
CAPITAL, $200,000
In connection with its general banking busi
ness it has a
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT,
WHERE
k Per Cent. Per Annum
Ir paid on deposits compounded quarterly. De
positors of ail classes arc solicited. With aa
obliging staff of officers and conservative man
agement patrons and those desiring to deposit
with it may be assured that their interests will
be carefully guarded.
OFFICERS.
HENRY BLUN. GEO. W. OWENS,
President. Vice President.
JOHN 31. HOGAN, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
HENRY BLUN*
GEO. W. OWENS, Attorney at Law.
P. BRENNAN, of Kavanaugrh Brennan.
R. M. HULL, of Dearimj & Hull.
WILLIAM KEHOE, of Wm. Kehoe & Cos.
AMSON MOHR, of Mohr Bros.
PR J. B. READ.
T F. STUBBS, of Stubbs A Tison.
A. P. SOLOMON, of Henry Solomon & Sons.
O. >l. RYALS
IRVIN B. TIEDEMAN. of Geo. W. Tiedeman A
Bro.
PvMddoot. Vice Prosidkut.
JAS. H. HUNTER, Cash**
SAVANNAH BMK Ji TRI'ST Cft
Savings Oep’t
ALLO J|,@/0
Deposit* of Si and Upward IloMived
Interest cm Deposit* Paya'Je Quarterly.
DIRHUTORB!
JoeapH D. Wmd, of J. D. Weed * Oa.
lona C. Rowlamu, Oopkaiiat.
C. A. ttaiTjjt. Kachan ge anil Inara nee,
loan L. lUaDtx Cacilaliet.
U. G. Kanin, af ObwnoUD. Erwin A duDugroH
Bldw.ro K.bow. of .Strauas & Go.
Isaac G. Hui. General Broker.
M. Y. Michrrvan, of K. Y. & D. L ManlaUrw.
Joe* Lvowa, of John Lyons 4 Cos.
W M.ISB Cower, of Paterson, Downier 4 Oa
D. q Baopw. Lurobyj
PRINTERS AND BOOKBINDERS
QEO. ga. WIGKOLS/
PRINTING,
BINDING,
BLAKK BOOKS.
23i Bajf Sit. Savannah.
DRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
M list Proof Seel Oats!
Georgia Seed Rye.
COTTON SEED MEAL. CORN, OATS, HAY,
BRAN, PEASE, ETC.
Keystone Mixed Feed.
Sol, Agent for
ORSOR’S MANHALAN FEED.
T. J. DAVIS,
166 BAY STREET.
CHARLES E. PKENDEROAST
iSucceuor to li. H. Foothax A C 0.,)
FIRE, mm AND STORM INSURANT
106 BAY STREET,
fN.it West of th. Cotton Eichan’o.l
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