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THIRTY-FIVE SUITS FILED
THE 810 FIGHT FOB THE PRENDER
GAST PROPERTY ON.
About 100 Lots Jnro’.vad—Tbe Entire
Property Fronting the Park Exten
sion and Drayton Street From
Gwinnett to Anderson in It—The
Parties Against Whom Suits Have
Been Entered—The Fro'oable i-ines
of Defense—The Value of the Prop
erty Involved.
Thirty-five suits have been filed in the
superior court by the Milieu heirs for the
reoovery of tko pr 'party sold by Executor
Grief Linch to Michael Prendergut forty
two years ago. Norwood & Crook and R.
R. Richards, Esq., of this city, have been
retained to assist Attorney Preston in the
prosecution of the claim.
Only about half the suits have been filed
so far, and it will be several days before
they are all in. The property claimed by
the plaintiils is from Gwinnett street to
Second street, and from the east side of
Drayton to Habersham, taking in some of
the handsomest residences in tfiecity. It is
understood that Norwood & Croak and 1C
R. Richards, E'q., took the cuse with the
understanding that their heir* will not
molest their clients, that is, those people
upon whose titles they passed.
The heirs have agreed, if successful, to
give a quit claim deed to the military to the
parade ground and to the city for all streets
which bare been cut through the tract.
This lets the city out as party defendant to
the suit.
TflZ PARTIES SUED S® FAR.
The following arc the nam?s of the parties
against whom suits had been filed up to last
eight:
Slary A Waring and P. Alston Waring,
executors estate Dr. Waring, et al.; Mary
A. Prendergast, individually and as execu
tor, et al.; P. Alston Waring, claimant, and
H. H. Moore, tenant in possession; John 11.
Cavanaugh, William H. Coburn, W. T.
Leopold, Mary Trapani, William Rogers,
Capt. Jordan P. Brooks, Sarah F. Cheat
ham, Cbarlos W. Howard, Clarence E.
Broughton, John W. Chandler, Rachel
Flint, George M. D. Kiiey. Marga
‘ ret McQuade, George F. King,
Annie J. Waring, Dr. H. H. Groth, Alex
H. Rahn, John Neill, Col. H. 8. Haines, L.
C. Strong. Fanny 8. Devercaux, Horace P.
Smart, the Home Building Company,
George C. Hummel, Thomas ti. Tbeos and
Daniel A. Tuberdy. E. F. Bryan, admin
istrator of tile estate of T. C. Bryan; Henry
C. Harden. Samuel E. Dahl, George McD.
Nathan, Catherine J. Moore, George F.
King and George T. Cairn, J. F. i.aFar, M.
L Kxley, trustees, etc., G. M. Rvals. and
G. M. Ryals, trustee; Theodore E. and C.
E. Broughton, Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement Company, Excelsior Loan
Company and George F. King.
SOUS OF TIIK PROPERTY INVOLVED.*
The property over which tho litigation
ba begun is among tho most valuable tu
ths southern part of the city. CoJ. H. 8.
Haines, Dr. Hummel’s, T. N. Theus’ and
John Neill’s residences on Draytou stroet
are in tho list of property for which suit
was entered yesterday. The suite for tho
reman.der of the Drayton street property
will probably he filed this week.
Tho papers filed in the court are
voluminous, and cover many pages of
desariptinn and detail concerning the case.
It is difficult to approximate the amount
involved by the suits so far entered, but it
is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
THr. LINE OF DEFENSE.
Mr. Charles F. Prendergast has several
lines of defense, the principal of which is
that Grief Linch bad full authority to dis
pose of the property. Mary Sauls Millen
and Jaoob Wald burg, the original trustees
for Mrs. Millen, had the power to sell the
property to any person at any price they
might agree upon. Upon their own applica
tion aud by the consent of Mrs. Milieu they
were discharged as trustees and Grief Linch
was appointed to suocoed them by Judge
Meriwether of Jasper oounty ut a regular
term of court, with all tho powers, rights and
privileges of Ids predecessors. It is also
claimed that Littch was legally authorised
todisposJof tho property by the ordinary
of Jaspor oounty.
THE PROPERTY SUED FOB.
The property involved in the suit amounts
in all to about 100 lots. One of the tracts
sued for is the western one-third of Lee and
Wariug wards, and a range of lots in White
ward, extending from Anderson to Gwin
nett streets. it covers all the lots along
both sidei of Habersham street, between
these streets, to a point seveoty feet west
and a little lest than 100 feet east of Haber
sham, in all about 40 lots.
Another is the I rndergast track, now
known as a part of Reppard and Cumming
wards, south of Anderson street, contain
ing altogether about sixty lots.
The remaining lots covered by the suits
are part of a strip of the eastern portion of
what was once kuown as the ninth eeotion
of Cuthbert ward, being three lots, each
about twenty-five feet wide, between New
Houston street and Bolton street laue, just
east of Draytou street.
PART OF THE TRACT NOT SUED FOR.
A Morni.no News reporter saw Isaac
Beckett, Esq., compiler of Beckett’s ab
stracts of titles, and who is one of the best
posted uieu on titles in Savannah,lust night,
in regard to the suits.
All this property, Mr. Beckett says,
except, perhaps, about eight lots, which the
owners got either through the Title Guaran
aateo and Loan Company, or the titles to
which were passed by its attorney, is in
cluded in tho suits brought. Thoi3 lots,
under a contract made bv Mr. Beckett’
attorney for this company, ‘with the claim
ants, U specially released from all claims by
the Millen heirs, aad is not stud for.
As indicating the wonderful increase iu
the value of Savannah real estate during
the present century, Mr. Beokett turned to
liis books and quoted tho prices for which
property sold.
PRICES THEN AND NOW.
The land in Reppard and Cuuimiug wards,
known as the Piendergost properly, nos
sold in 1835 for S7OO, iu 1837 for SOIO, and iu
1849 the late Mr. Prendergast bought it from
tne trustee of the Milieu family for S9OO.
The lots have been recently sold at prices
ranging from $2,000 to $3,00C each, six or
seven of them having been disposed of at
these figures.
The Waring track was sold in 1818 for
ahou( $1,500; in 1822 for SSOJ, in l*t’3l for
$350, and in 1848 for $350. In 1859 tbe late
Hiram Roberts bought it from Mr. Pren
dnrgast lor $1,500, and la 1806 sold it to Dr.
Waring for $3,400. One piece of vacant
land, thirty feet on Habersham street,with a
depth of seventy feet, was sold a few days
ago for $1,500, and $3,000 is not an unusual
price for full corner lots ou Habersham
street.
This tract has been greatly Improved,
many fine residences having been erected
upon It in recent years.
DANFORTH SEEKING PARDON.
A Macon Murderer in tba Wisbart
Camp Wants to Gat Out.
J. Rhodes Daufortb, who killed William
Landeberg, a brother of Jim Landsberg,
well known in Savannah, and was con
victed and eentenoed to the penitentiary at
the April term, 1885. of the superior court
ut Macon, Is new confine! at tbe peniten
tiary camp at Wisbart, on tbe Savannah,
Americus and Montgomery railroad.
Tbe killing was because of Landiberg’i
insulting remarks to Danforth about his
mother aud sister. His mother has ainoe
died, and bis sister is an invalid.
A great deal of sympathy htn been mani
fest and for Danforth, and a petition is now
being circulated bv the drummers of Macon
ior bis pardon. Tho jury which convicted
Danforth have signed tbe petition, and a
la'ga number of signaiu'es have been re
el ved.
WHARF LABORERS Q r J* ? WORK.
A Lay Oil for a Few Hours et tho Ooean
fcteamahip Wharves.
There wai a small-sized itrike at the
Ocean Steamship Company’s wharves yes
ter Jav, emong the negro laborers brought
about, the company claims, by me misrep
resentation of parties who are anxious to
cause trouble o:i account of being discharge, L
At 7 o’clock there wa- a report current
among tho laborers that Agent W llkineon
intended to reduce their wagea, and further
more that they would not be paid thereafter
except on the 2<>eh of each month.
The negroes refused to go to work at first,
but tho clerks after awhile suooeeded in
oonvincmg ali hut about twenty that there
wus no truth m the report, and they went
to work. Tho twenty strikirs ’ remained
away untill o’clock, when they. to>, turned
in again.
The news of the trouble spr >ad rapidly
j through the citv, and a- usual was consider
ably exaggerated. It was tai 1 that a riot
was about to occur, and a mounted officer
was sent from the barracks to find out if
there was anv truth in the report, so that
the police could be put in position to pre
vent anything of that kind. The officer
sjou returned with the nows that every
thing was quiet at the wharves, and the
police force felt considerably relieved, as
they didn’t care to have a repetition of the
Ocean Steamship Company’s wharf troubles
of several years ago.
Ageut Wilkinson was seen by a Morn
ing News reporter in the afternoon. At
first ha denied that there had bean any
trouble, but afterward admitted that there
had been a “slight misunderstanding.’’ He
said a lot of worthless white men, who have
been discharged from tho c unpany’j em
ploy, intentionally misrepresented things
to the colored laborers for tho purpose
of causing trouble. Everything had bee i
satisfactorily explained, Mr. Wilkinson
said, and work was being carried on with
out any prospects of a strike. He said that
in the event of anythl g of the kiud oc
curring ho would certainly have tho com
pany's property protected at all hazards.
Agent Wilkinson thinks he has been mis
represented in regard to his relations with
the clerical force. He says it is true that
quite a number have boon discharged, but
in every instance, he says, it was because of
inefficiency. He has increased the salaries
of the clerks remaining on an average cf 12
ter cent. Those who heretofore received
$52 50 are now paid $65 per month, nml
there is the same ratio of increase with the
higher salaried clerks. Agent Wilkinson
said he has also worked a reform in the
matter of overtime. Oftentimes the labor
ers wore kept idling overtime, and the
company had to pay for it, but uow things
are changed, and a man must work for
what he earns. The Richmond and Dan
ville, he siid, is willing to give j ist com
pensation, but it won t pay people for loaf
ing.
FSdN’K BUCHANAN DEAD.
He Pass id Away at the Family Home
stead, Near Easton, Md.
Telegrams were received in Savannah
yesterday morning announcing the death of
Frank Buchanan at the old family
homestead, "The Rest,” at Easton,
near Mill river, Talbot county, Md. Mr.
Buchanan’s death was not entirely unex
pected, ns bo had boon in poor health for
some time, and news of his serious illness
at hi borne in Maryland, where be had
gone in search at health and rest, had
already boon roceived by his friends in Sa
vannah.
Mr. Buchanan left Savaunah in the early
part of the summer to go before the board
of appraisers of the treasury department at
New York, where bo represented the Savan
nah rice men andpiantors upon the question
of the adnileilun of patua rice as rough or
clean rice.
After attending the meeting of the board
of appraisers be went to the family home
stead near Boston, where ho remained
uutil his death. News that bis condition
was improving wes received in Savannah
about two weeks ag >, and it was hoped
tnat ho would be able to return at tbe be
ginning of the feason. Last Saturday be
suffered a relapse and at 6 o’clock yester
day uiorniug his death occurred. Ihe body
will be interred id tho old family burial
ground near Easton.
Mr. Buchanan was one of the best and
most favorably kuown busmens men in Sa
vaunah, and when the news of his death
was circulated ou the street yesterday it
was received with general rogret. Mr.
Buchanan was about 40 years old He came
to Savannah about 1870 and begin bu-iness
as a rice broker,, which business he
continued up to his death. He
wus mauagor of the Planters'
Savannah steam rioo mills, and for tbe last
several years had handled three-fourths of
tbe rice that came to this market. His
business methods won him esteem and con
fidence.
Mr. Buchanan was tho son of Admiral
Buchanan of tbe confederate navy. His
two sisters, Mrs. Thomas F. Screven aud
Mrs. Geo. P. Screven, reside in Savannah.
They were with him at the time of
his death. He was a member
in high standing of tho Masons and tbe
American Legion of Honor. He was also
a member of tbe Oglethorpe Club. Ha was
a roan of whom a groat deal could be
truthfully said in his praise. His generosity
a al self-sacrifice were best known to those
most intimately acquainted with him.
NEW SCHEDULE ON THE CENTRAL.
The Day Express to Leave Savannah
Two Hours Later Than Now.
An important change in the passenger
schedule of the Central railroad goes iuto
effect this morning. Train No. 1 , hereto
fore leaving Savannah at 6:40 o’clock a. m.,
will leave at 8:40 a. m., two hours later.
Tbe schedule of No. lon the main stem
has beeu moved forward two hours all
along the line to Atlanta. It wiil now reach
Atlanta at 7:35 o’clock p. m. instead of 5:35
o’clock p. in. as heretofore. This
will enable it to make con
nection with the Richmond aud
Danville train for Washington and New
York, which leaves Atlanta at 7:50 p. in.
The time of other passenger trains on the
main stein division remains uuebauged.
Connecting sohsdules with branch lines will
be chauged to correspond with the change
iu the time of No. 1.
The Augusta Sunday excursion train has
been taken off. Passougers for Augflsia will
leave Savannah by tbe regular trains on
the main stem division os heretofore, mak
ing connections with tbe Augusta train at
Millen.
The Haloyondale accommodation train
now leaves tbe city at 6:15 p. m. on Sun
days, the same as during the week,instead
of 9:15 p. ui. as during the summer.
THE NEW THUNDERBOLT LINE.
Tbe Envlne and Oars Here, and the
Road Raady to be Opened.
Tbe engine and three cars for the Isle of
| Hone railro.id arrived yesterday from Now
York, aud are uow in ths Central railroad
yard.
The engine is a large dummy, capable of
making fast time.
Tbs cars are ns handsome as can be
| found any wnere, and are just the thing for
o suburbau rail - ay. They were used for a
j short while on the Brooklyn bridge.
The interior Is mahogany finished, and
| the wheels are steel tired. They have a
seating capacity of about fifty each- Tbe
operation cf the road will begin shortly.
Webb to be Tried Tuesday.
Judge Falligant will hold a special term
of the superior c.urt Tuesday to hear the
motion for anew trial in tbe case of John
Webb, the condemned murderer of
Ananias Hill. George A. Mi rcer, Jr., and
J. F. Caou, L q.. represent Web .
Rev. K. M. Perkins, Augusta, Ark.,
writes: Bradycrot ue never fails to cure
headache.—Ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1891-TWELVE PAGES.
A HUNDRED MILES READY
THS SOUTH BOUND TO B 8 OPEN TO
DENMARK THI3 WEEK.
The South Corolina Railroad Oomralß
eion to inspect tbe Road Tuesday.
A Special Train to Carry the Savan
nah Construction Company’s etoclc
holders and South Bound's Officers
Over the Line The Road’s Nsw
Equipment.
Tho South Bound railroad will bt opened
for traffic between Savannah and Denmark,
the South Carolina railroad croseiug,
Wednesday.
Tuosday the road will be inspected by the
South Carolina Railroad Commission.
A special train will leave the Central
railroad depot at 1:30 p. m.
The stockholders of the Savannah Con
struction Company have been invited to
make tbe trip from Savannah to the end of
the line, 110 miles.
The company wanted to accommodate a
number of the business men of Savannah
on this trip, but owing to the fact that
only two passenger coaches have arrived
they concluded to postpone the trip for the
citizens until a later day,
THE PASSENGER COACHES.
Tbe new coaches are very handsome.
They are now in tho Central railroad yard,
where they are being painted a Tuscan red.
They are handsomely upholstered in the in
terior iu dark red plush. They are fifty
one feet in length.
Each coach is provided with a smoking
compartment, allowing tho male passongers
to enjoy their cigars without crossing from
one coach to another. This is a now de
parture.
The company expects to receive four ad
ditional locomotives next week, having
live already in use. One hunured flat cars
are now on tho way iu addition to the pres
ent equipment.
Tho train which starts on Wednesday
will be a mixed freight and passenger train
for a few days until tba road develops its
needs, by which time the other coaches will
have arrived.
75,000 BALES OF COTTON.
The company expects to bring
75,000 bales of cotton to Sa
vannah this season besides a largo
amountof other freight. The merchants
that have been shipping to Charleston here
tofore are now holding their cotton to ship
to Savannah. The section of country
traversed by the South Bound, has been
canvassed i>y representati'es of Savannah
cotton houses with very satisfactory results.
About thirty-one tnilea of track of the
road remain vet to be laid to oomploto the
connection with Columbia. Tbe grading on
the entire road is complete.
The Union News Company of Richmond
will nperuto tho news privilege and the
Southern Express Company the express
privilege upon the road.
The officers are:
President—H. Al. Comer.
Vice President—B. A. Denmark.
Treasurer —Herman Myers.
Searetarv—M. Hamilton.
General Manager—George Dole Wadley.
General Freight and Passenger Agent and
Auditor—J. F. Babbitt, Jr.
Roiulmaster -W. A. Moore.
Tbe offloos of the company are at present
in the Battersby building, at Bay aud Dray
ton streets, but tho company is seeking more
suitable and convenient offices.
DIDN’T GUT HIS THROAT.
The Mayor of Jesup Not a Bloodthirsty
Official.
J. F. Stone, traveling agent of the Morn
ing News, who lias recently returned from
Jesup, says there is not tho slightest foun
dation for the recent wi'd western story
published of the mayor of Jesup shooting
down a bad negro who had leveled his rifle
upou him, and afterward cutting the negro’s
jugular vein with his poeket-knlfe wheu the
negro had fallen. The mayor said lie hadn’t
evoa had a hard word with anybody iu a
month or more, white or black. He wns
greatly surprised and indignant when the
report. appeared.
Some time ago tbe marshal of Jesup killed
or wounded a negro who was resisting ar
rest, but he didn’t cut bis jugular with a
pocket-knife or a bowie-knife either. The
Savaunah Munehauaen who related the
story pronably used this fouudatioa to build
upon.
GOSdP OF COTTON MSN.
Reports Concerning the Bea Island
crop and Its Prospects.
Tbe Sea Island Cotton report of Henry
W. Frost & Cos. of Charleston and Savan
nah, issued Sept. 2 and received here yes
terday, contains some interesting informa
tion upon the Sea Islam! crop. The report
Btatea that the crop for the year IS'JO-’Ol Is
the largest ever marketed, amounting to
68,120 bags. It was exported as follows;
Liverpool 34,297 hags, Hav; e and the con
tinent 4,823, northern mills 26,002, leaving
iu stock at the southern ports 2,494 bags.
Of the present sea island crop it is said
that up to Aug. 15 the i .-aspects were gen
erally good, but within toe last few days
there have been complaints from all sections
of tbe heavy and continuous rains, and the
advices now being received indicate a lorgo
falling off from the promise of the crop a
week ago. In Carolina picking bad com
menced before the rains, some of the white
planters’ cropsbetng very promising and for
w ord. Owing to tbe recent exceisive rains
the cotton is now suffering from rust, with
fears of shAidingand the plants putting on
a second growth.
“What tbe damage will eventually be,”
says the report, “will depeud upon the
future of the weather. Should we have
a return of clear weather and bright sun
shine, permitting the planters to harvest
the cotton as it opens, we may commence
to have some fair receipts by the middle of
September. Two (mgs only of the uow
crop have at this date oaine to market.”
Tne same conditions are reported to pre
vail in Georgia and Florida.
A flower was plaoed in the cotton ex
change yesterday, aud a pleoo of paper at
tached read, “From ths Botanical Gardens
at Washington, D. C.; a flower from the
South American cotton plant.” It was ap
parently freshly plucked yesterday morn
ing, aud in appeurunoe resembled a lily. It
is thought, however, that the flower came
from a jimpsou weed or some wild plant of
thot sort, and probably came from one of
the botanical gardens of Yaruacraw. it was
brought to the exchange by oae of the
waggish members.
Messrs. Butlsr & Stevens have received
advices of the shipment of two more bales
of the Georgia sea island crop.
The factors were delighted yesterday
with a further advance in cotton, and a
lively demand for all good grades.
Two New Incorporations.
Tbe Commercial Loan and Collection As
sociation was incorporated yesterday by
Jridge Falligant in special term of tbe su
perior court, for twenty years. A meeting
of the incorporators was held after yard aud
the following offl ers ejected;
President—P. Sternberg.
Treasurer—Otto Seiler.
Secretary—Dempsey Griffin.
Board of Directors—P. Sternberg. J.
Man), Julius Perlinski, W. O. Burks,
Henry Kobhorn, Otto Seiler and D. Griffin.
The LoborersTnlon aud Protective Asso
ciation was al“ incorporated by Judge
Falligant at the same term.
Remember, for strict reliable di’7 goods,
follow the crowd to C. Gray & Son. No
such cut in prices ever announced in thi.
ty. G Gray & Son .—Ad.
v TWO HOUSES BURN BD.
A‘s3,ooo Blaze in tbe Southeastern
Part of the city.
Two two-story houses on Habersham and
Third streets wore burned last night about
8:30 o’olock. An alarm was turned in from
Bax 43, oa WaMburg street east of Price
aad the department made quiok time con
sidering the hard pulling whioh the horses
had to do through the heavy sandy streets
to reach the scene of the fire.
The bouses burnt rapidly and were en
tiMlyJconsun.ed. The firemen had a hard
tune in prev<-: ring a spread of the flames to
neighboring bouses, aud it was only after
hafd and energetic wprk by Chief Puder
aha his men that a conflagration was
prevented.
TThe Belt Line cH"ahed and works are only
a few hundred feet from the scene of the
fito. and were la danger for sometime.
The houses were owned by the Misses Mc-
Mahon, aud rare occupied by J. L. Clifford
and Joseph Diksnsoc, both employes of tbe
Belt Line. Both o-currants lost their house
hold effects. Clifford carried insurance,
i did net. The houses were
insured for $2,000, and the total loss is about
$3,000.
The fire made a big blaze and its reflec
tion could be seen from all parts of the city.
The Belt Lina schedule was badly broken
into by tbe fire.
LOO&L PERSONAL.
J. Rice Smith of Augusta is registered at
the Pulaski.
C. E. Stults sniied yesterday on the Talla
hassee for New York.
R. 8. Andersm left for New York yes
terday on the Tallahassee.
George O. Wilson, Jr., and wife, of Mar
low, are in tbe city visiting friends.
Prof. W, N. Smith has returned from
Kooxviile, Tenu., where he has been visit
ing friends.
Master Frank Palmer, Jr., leaves to
night for Balmont, N. C., to enter the St.
Mary’s College.
Col. J. H. Estill. who has been quite
seriously ill with malarial fever, was con
siderably improved yesterday.
Miss Mamie i ' oney, for several years
with Aitmayer <& Cos., left yesterday on the
Tallahassee for New York, where she will
maxq her home.
Mamie McEvoy.who has been visiting
in Atlanta and amraz the mountains of
North Georgia, has returned to her home,
No. 24 VV'Uluiiii street.
Miss Mamie Butler of Augusta, who has
been visiting her aunt. Mrs. Osceola Butler,
for some time, returned home last night.
She was accompanied by Miss Bessie Baker
of this City,
Lieut, Littig, engineer in oommand cf the
revenue launch Discover, is on a thirty
days’ leave of absence, and Lieut. G. B.
Maher, second assistant engineer on the
revenue cutter Boncweli, is temporarily in
oommand.
Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Dorsett, Miss Josio
Dorsett, Alias Marlon L. Gross, Mr. William
G. Cooper and Mr. James A. Gross left last
night via the Atlantic Coast Line. They
will visit New York, Albany, Troy and the
watering places.
Clerk James K. P. Carr of the superior
court will leave to-morrow morning for a
month’s vaoition. His trip will bo through
tbe woet. He has well earned the rest, os
the reoently adjourned term of the court
was the most avduous in many years.
Sanford H. Cohen, manager of the Pied
mont exposition, was in the city a few hours
yesterday nud left in the afternoon for New
York. He is gjoing to arrange the prelimi
naries in New Y<itk for tho presentation of
the King Solomon Spectacle at the exposi
tion in the fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Graham, who
have heeu spending a couple of days at the
Pulaski, returned to Augusta last nignt.
Miss May Belie Graham, who accompanied
them to Savannah, left on tbe steamship
William Lawrence for Baltimore last night,
where she will enter school for the yoar.
Rev. G. 8. Johnson, pastor of the New
Houston stroet Met odist Episcopal church,
is now at Indian Springs, on a vacation
granted Idm by the board of stewards of
Ids ebureb, to allow him an opportunity of
recovering from a spell of nervous prostra
tion, superinduced by overwork during the
hot summer. H# will return to Savannah
about vjcc. 1.
GSORGIA PSOPLE NORTH.
Savannahians in New York aud Many
of tbe Resort e.
From Greenssburg— J. C. Brown, Morton.
From Brunswick—A. F. Churchill, Gll
sey.
From Sandersvllla—Miss Cohen, St.
Donis.
From Washington—J. Latimer, Grand
Central.
From Cartersville —H. J. Porter, Grand
Central.
F. M. CastqUard of Columbus is located
at Congress Hall, Cape May.
Tho Misses E. W. and R. Uhler of
Thouiasviile, are at Asbury Park.
A. Wittickaod wife of Columbus are
late arriyala at Congress Hall, Saratoga.
Mrs. WiUinm Wade of Savannah regis
tered at ths Crosmon, Thousand Isles, iast
week. . e. .
Joseph Pape of Marietta is spending some
time at the Manchester, Asbury Park, with
his family.
From Columbus—J. H. Bans, St, Denis;
J. ICeirn, Continental; J. B. Holst, Gilsey;
D. G. Biwn, Astor; F. M. Onstellon, Ne w
York hotel.
Among the southern people at Boston
this week were H. and 8. Moinhard of
Meinhard Brothers & Cos. of Savannah; A.
Grotz cf Mobile.
Savannah people registered at Saratoga
last week wary. Mrs. L. A. Weil, Mrs.
Boley, L. J. Dunn, Mrs. Joseph P. T. Foye,
L. .idler, J. Ferst, Mrs. T.M. Cunningham
and Jlfss T. Naugbtin.
Registered at the New York hotels from
Savaunah last week were C. 3. Ellis, Grand ;
G. W. Haslam. Continental; C. R. Woods,
Hoffman; K. Axon, New York hotel; B.
Br,.wu, Sturtevant; F. Frierson, Sturte-
Vant; Mrs. M. Kolb, St. Stephen’s; Mr. aud
Mrs. J. I. .Moriarty, Earle’s; J. E. Berry,
Grand Central; J. L Brothers, Morton; J.
Palmer, Morton; Mils Bigelow, Everett;
O. Buman.Sturtevant: J. F. Duggan, Swee
ney’s; H. S. Jaudon, Sturtevant: J. Lyons,
Jr., Sturtevant;o. A. Reitz, Hoffman; M.
Sternberg, Union Square; C. R. Herron,
New York hotel; Mrs. Kollook, St. Denis;
G. A. Mercer, Gilsey; D. J. Murphy; Conti
nental; H. M. C. Smith, Colonnade; F. G.
Strnchan. Union Square: I. N. Wolls, Stur
tovau.t; AL A O’B/rne; Grand; J. J. Mc-
Donough. Grand; Mrs. Oofcen, New York
hotel; X. VV. Fleetwood, Bf. Nicholas; J. M.
Thomas, New York hotel; D. Robinson,
Imperial. ••■ci <
RARIO K 9 WrN BY A RUN.
A Game Between the Bartows
f'Wßd the Buech Zouaves.
The game between 3 Bartow Light
Infantry and the Savannah Busoh Zouaves,
for the, benefit of tbe Jefferson Da vis Monu
mantaL fund, was pinyed at tbe Bolton
street pare yesterday ’afternoon, and re
sulted in a victory for the Bartows by a
score of 19 to 18. Tbe players were as fol
lows: “
Bartows— Sauls e* Kieffer p., Judkins
Ist b., Jordan 2nd b., Rvals Bdb., Kava
naughs. ~ Hohenstein It., Walsn c. f.,
I’aimer r. f.
Busch Zouaves— Koenson, c. and o. f. ;
Sturtavuut. p and Ist b.: Crane, p. anil
Ist b.; Chariton, 2nd fa. and. c.: Anderson
Bdb., V. yiley s. a., Douet L f., Coburu, c. f.
and 2nd o.; Clarke r. f.
The features of the game were tbe work of
both batteries and tho playing of Crane of
the Zouaves on first bate. A good sum was
realised Xor tbe turn!
Abbott’s Hast lailia-i Corn i'alot cure# coras
bunions and warts.— Art.
MAY END IN HIGH LICENSE
TBE ATTITUDE OF THE LIQUOR
MEN TOWARD THE MAYOR.
The Liquor Dealers’ -* saooiat'.on Meet
ing-Mayor McDonough Reiterates
Hla Position ou the Enforcement of
tbe Sunday Lew—What Prominent
Members of tba Council Bay—Aider
man Carson Stands by tbe Mayor,
Doesn’t Like tba Motaods of tbe Po
lice.
Tbe liquor dealers' mass meeting, which
will be held Tuesday night in the Odd Fel
lows’ hall to protest against the methods
adapted by Mayor McDonough to enforoe
tbe Sunday law, is causing considerable
gossip oa the streets. Those not in sym
pathy with the liquor trade think tbe meet
ing wlll-be a most impolitic move on the
part of the saloonkeepers, and that ft will
tend to cause an agitation for higher license
and further restriction against the trafflo.
Tbe saloonkeepers, on the other band, think
that an expression of disapproval wiil have
a good effect.
There seems to be a little misunderstand
ing among the saloonkeepers themselves
about the mass meeting. The minutes of
tbe meeting of the uight before last stated,
it is claimed, that the liquor dealers and
their friends were to be invited to attend,
but some of the prominent members hold
that it is to be serially a liquor dealers’
meeting, and none but members of the asso
ciation can attend, while others say that
anybody in sympathy with the movement
will be welcome.
MAYOB M’nONOUOH TALKS.
Mayor McDonough was asked yesterday
what he thought of the mass meeting.
“Wbat do the liquor dealers want, any
way?” ho asked. "If it is to bo given
license to carry on a Sunday business,
they might as well understand, once
for all, that they wou’t be allowed to break
the law, and if they disregard it they will
most certainly be caught and punished. I
am not asking impossible things of the
saloonkeepers. All I ask them to do is to
keep their saloons closed on Sunday. All
their mass meetings and the public expres
sions of their opinions they may care to
give will not have any effect wbhatever on
my course. I propose to strictly onforoo
the iaw as I find it.”
MAY PUT CP THE LICENSE.
Alderman Bailey thinks ths liquordealers
aro taking steps which they may have causa
to regret. If they don’t acquiesce agreeably
in the laws probably the first thing they
know their license will be raised to SI,OOO or
maybe higher. The conservative element
of tbe oommunity, be thinks, will uot
quietly submit to diotation from the saloon
keepers, aud their protests will bo of no
avail. If they obey law they need have no
fears of any “methods.”
Alderman C'unn expressed an|opinioii that
the liquor dealers are moving entirely in
the wrong direction. It would be much
better for them, he thought, to adopt a
course of obedience to the laws an 1 uot at
tempt to fight them. Mayor McDonougb,
Alderman Cano said, is determined to en
force the ordinance and ferret out violators,
and protesting won’t avail anything.
Alderman Haines said it is nonsense to
protest against Mayor McDonough’s en
forcement of the ordinances. He is simply
doing his sworn duty, and if the ordinances
aro in any wav faulty the counoil, and uot
the mayor, is responsible.
ALDERMAN CARSON’S POSITION.
“While 1 shall uphold aud am thoroughly
in accord with the mayor in his work of
enforcing due observance of the Sabbath,”
said Alderman Carson, "yet I do not en
tirely approve of the policy pursued by the
police deportmout in their efforts to secure
evidence against violators. If kept up it is
apt to engender bad feeling, and may lead
to the commitment of more eerious
orime than tho violation of the
Sabbath ordinance. I think it should take
the same class of evidonee to convict aa
offender or violator of an ordinance in the
police court that it would to punish one for
a misdemeanor before tbe city court. Due
regard should he paid to the evidence for
tbe defendant, and tho testimony summed
up and considered in an impartial and un
impassioned way. Council is overburdeued
with appeal cases now, and I for one hope
we will soon see the end of it.
“I venture the opinion,” continued Aider
man Carson, “that nothing can swerve
Mayor McDonough in his endeavor
$o enforce obedience to the Sunday
ordinance, and I think the best thing for
the Liquors Dealers’ Association to do
would be to oompel the observance of the
Sabbath ordinance by its members. They
can gam nothing by a protest at this time.”
BTARTj-D TEHEYING YOUNG.
A Colored Boy Arroeted and in Jail for
Stealing an Ox.
George Steele, an 18-year-cld colored boy,
stole an ox from an old colored man on the
Louisville road, namod Joe Mulligan, yester
day morning. He brought the ox to town
and offered it to J. W. Hester, a butcher at
West Broad aud Sims street, for $lO. Aa
the ox was a very fiae one and plainly
worth over S3O, Hester knew there must be
something wrong, so he put tbe ox in his
pen aud arrested tbe boy and brought him
to Justice Naughtin’s court.
Whan faced by old man Mulligan the
boy coufessed to stealing tho ox. Justice
Naughtin bound Steele over to the superior
court on tho churge of cattle stealing, and
he gave bond to tbe amount of S3OO.
Gratifying to All.
The high position attained and the uni
versal acceptance and approval of the
pleasant liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs,
as the most excellent laxative known, illus
trate the value of the qualities on which its
success i < based and are abundantly grati
fying to the California Fig Syrup Company.
—Ad.
An Autumn Sonuet.
Soon the leaves will
Turn yellow and drop.
And soon Bternberg’s
Fine fall display
Of Jewelry, Ornaments,
And Precious stones
Will be opened.
In the meantime
Our remaining Fancy Goods
On second floor must be
Moved, and prices
Really no object.
Ladies Call and Select
W hat you want at
Prices you won’t meet
Soon again.
—Ad. Steenbrro’B.
Come in time and get first pick of all the
50 and 60-cent popular fall shades of dress
goods at C. Gray & Sod’s at our 25-cent
bargain front counter. Remember, all wool.
C. Gray & Sou.— Ad.
Attention is called to change of schedule
on the Central to-day. Train No. 1 leaves
havsnnah 8:40 a. m. instead of 6:40 a. m. as
heretofore. ' Other schedules remain os
here tofore. — Ad.
Remember, G. Gray & Son's
Greatest effort to the publics now in fine
colored and black dress goods and silks.
This U the week of all weeks. Be sure to
price our remnants of fine linen damasks
and napkins. C. Gray & Boo.— Ad.
Pianos and organs on easy monthly lnstall
menta Liberal discount for cash. Davis
Music Co.—Ad.
Pictures in great variety ana all price*.
M. X. Taylor, 185 York street.—Ad.
THE SCEOOL EOOK QUESTION.
A. Open Letter to the School Board—
tome 'felling Points Made.
To the Membersof the Board of Education
of Chatham County:
Gentlemen —l hate noticed with sur
prise the suggestion of ycur estimable super
intendent of the public schools of the feasi
bility of opening in this city a book ex
change, and I fully concur in his idea that
the plan would be a good one for both
parents and children, saving money to the
'former and inciting the latter to careful
handling of their books. I repeat that lam
surprised, however, to learn that it is not as
generally known as it should bo that Messrs.
B. H. Levy & Bro. have just put on sale a
line of splendid school suits for boys, and at
such low prices that parents cau save
enough on every suit to buy the wearer the
very finest tchool hooks and have enough
left besides to pay car fare for weeks. This
I think a very practical solution of the ab
sorbinging problem and worth remember -
ing. Respectfully,
—Ad. Patrick Einstein.
As our stock-taking is over, now is your
time, as all remnants are marked below
cost. Some at 25 cents on the dollar. C.
Gray & Son.—Ad.
Pianos and orgausoneasy monthly install
ments. Liberal discount for cash. Davis
Music Co,— Act.
Seeking for Heirs to a Discovered Will.
Atlanta. Ga., Sept. 5, 1831.
Mr. Editor: As I sat on the summit of
Hickorynut mountain, which is known by
every Georgian who has been fortunate
enough to visit Tullah Falls for its abun
dance of hickory nuts and sparkling crystal
health-giving spring water, my foot sud
denly came in' contact with an old time*
rusted iron chest, about two feet long by
six inches high. After a great deal of dig
ging we • (Mr. Qulnoy Butler, my com
panion and myself) succeeded in disen
gaging what appeared to be a Monte Cristo
treasure b x. Now comes what will prove
of interest to (if still living) any of the de
scendants of Willis von a'Bramer. After
thoroughly satisfying ourselves that no
attempt bud neon made to blow up this
mountain with dynamite, we attempted to
force open the iron lid. In the midst of one
of my anti-Biblical exclamations, with the
aid of a stone, I forced open the lid. The
inside was lined with zinc. The iron box
enclosed a glass case, in which was the fol
lowing document:
On the Summit, Hickorynut, 1
June 26, 180S. )
Hoping some day that this, my last will
and testament, may fall into the hands of
some venturous traveler, I bequeath unto
him and bis or her heirs forever one-fifth of
niy estate, situated three miles from Btraao
burg in Alsace, a province ot France, which
has t een recorded with the municipal au
thorities since March 13, 1857, on this one
condition : That he will publish to the world
that Dryfus Bros.’ entire fall stock will be
ready tor inspection Saturday, Sept. 12,
1821, at which time they will display for
purchase tbeir artistio results of custom
made suits, overcoat!, trousers, hats, fur
nishings and shoes, the balance of my estate
to go to my two brothers, Carl and Henry:
if dead, to their heirs. My body I will con
fine to the rushlug waters of Tullah Falls
this, June 20, 1808.
WILLTS VON D’BaMKR.
Ilickorynut' O, Fllckoryput! with your face like
Sphinx head
As most majestically from your summit Tullah
falls wo view,
On, on they roll, rushing madly to seek her
mission.
-Ad.
Remnants of linens, bedspreads,‘towels and
all broken lots in this department are to be
sold below first cast. C. Gray & Son.—
Ad.
Pianos aud organs on easy monthly install
ments. Liberal discount for cash. DaTis
Music Co.—Ad.
Our Favored and Choaan Land.
Cheerfulness should mark the feature! of
every persou, tepeciaily so when resulting
from the immensity of the products of this
beautiful land. Surely no one should have
occasion for hunger in a land of plenty.
Our instlnotiva natures revolt at mis
fortunes, but ue readily are they imbued
with a spirit of thankfulness for reir.em
berances lo the One that guards the destinies
of men, and in placing before them that
which is for their own bodily sustenance.
1 am under vast obligations to mv friends
and patrons for past favors, aud beg to say
that I have mado every arrangement for
the future for amply supplying every
patron with the choicest meats and deli
cacies this land affords, aud at prices in the
reach of all.
It would be a tempting appetizsr to call
and view the u aguiilcent display of the
choicest of eastern and western beef, veal,
pork, mutton, lamb, corned beef, smoked
sausage, 11. C. tripe, pigs feet, bologna
sausage, beef aid iamb tongue, beef, veal
and sheep liver, eta , etc., displayed on my
stalls, G 7 aud 00.
ily meats ore cut in any desirable style,
and by competent, polite and skillful
butchers.
Vegetables and fish of every description
can always be supplied and at short notice.
Connected with my vast business I have
established a large trade in live and dressed
poultry; also wild game in stason, and,
indeed, everything for table use.
Orders through Telephone 386 will meet
prompt attention. Delivery boys will call
daily for orders, and all orders delivered
free, Deluding Sunday morning.
I am determined to please the public, and
believe they appreciate the t Hurt.
H. Logan,
— Ad. Stalls 07 and 68, City Market.
Pianos and organs on easy monthly install
ments. Liberal discount for cash. Davis
Musio Co.—Ad.
Splendid value in casimeros for men
and boys, at C. Gray & Sou, this week. We
do cot look now on cost—too many. All
below first cost. — Ad.
Piano Tuning.
Wo call attention to our unequalod facil
ities for tuning and repairing. We have
three expert tuners constantly employed
and tlio largest repair force in tlsci south.
— Ad. Ludden & Bates S. M. 11.
Chan#e of Schedule.
A change of schedule takes effect on the
Central to-day, whereby train No. 1 will
leave Savannah at 8:40 a. m. instead of 6:40
a. u. as heretofore. All other trains re
main as heretofore.— Ad.
Pianos and organs on easy monthly install
ments. Liberal discount for cosh. Davis
Musio Co.—Ad.
It is the talk of town. C. Gray & Bon.
Big cut in former price in fine linens and
colored and black dress goods; also silks. C.
Gray & Son.— Ad.
Lonsdale and Fruit of the Loom 4-4
sheeting at cents. C. Gray & Son.—
Ad.
—
Now’s your time; all our strict $1 00 men’s
white shirts, slightly soiled, at 50c.; see
them. C. Gray & Son.—Ad.
Pianos and organs on easy monthly Install
ments. Liberal discount for cash. Davis
Music Co.—Ad.
Savannah’s greatest bargain sale of all
wool dress go ds in fall shades, 38 iuohee
wide; reduced from 50c. and 000. to 25c.
per yard, on front counter. C. Gray A;
boo.—Ad.
TALKS WITH PIANO BUYERS.
No. 8.
After an experience of nearly
years in handling the pianos made by ,n.
Mathushek Piano Manufacturing Camn-, '
of New Haven, Conn., wo are
say that they take the palm
popularity. Its friends are stanch a D d en
thusiastio, and there is aiways solid safisfiT
tioa to us in selling one of taese instru
merits. u '
Tho reason for the popularitv of rr.
Mathusbek is not far to sees. 'Vo Lvf?
made : has more perfect care besto'weo uZI
each detail of Its construction. Everythin 5
that skill, mousy and good management
do ts done to make tho Mathusbek as sowi
satisfactory and endlessly durable a,
sible. The Mathushek oompany has
menso capital, ono of the most perfect
torlos in the world, and makes every
of its piano except the ivory keys ufc .
its own walls. It is cue of tho very
existing factories which makes every
of it* piano actions. J ' 1
Add to the above that it is the owner u
several valuable patented improvern-na
not found m any other instrument, and w.T,
will easily sec why this piauo has no bu
perior in point of solidity, finish and eZ'
eral average high excellence. b
The immense facilities possessed by th.
Mathusbek < ompxuy for making all .i!!
parts of its pianos in great quantities en
afiles It to save money fo construction Ti
consequence of this is that we aro able tr
offer this instrument at a somewhat low™
price than other first-class instruments ne
this fact is a great elameut in its popularly
Many remarkable stories are told la r!
gard to tho wonderful durability of tli.
Mathushek, but none more marvelous than
a case which came within our own exmn
er.ee, and for the truth of which ue cal
vouch. T
About twelve years ago a Mathudiei
piano, on its way to a customer, was gunk
ofi Feruandlna, Fla. After being m th
water several days it was raised, aud as it
appeared solid, was sent us for inspection.
On examination it was fouDd that the only
damage dono was the narttal destruction ot
tho very delicate action with its fine spring
and felt hammers aud the ructing of the
strings. We sent for anew action, cleaned
up ihe case, pot on new strings, and that
piano has over since been in active and satis,
factory u*e, and is good for years of servicj
y©r
Gould aDjr better illustration be asked of
the careful and houe>t construction of a
piano?
Remember, this was a genuine Mathu
shek piano, made by the Mathushek Tiauo
Manufacturing Company of New Haven
Conn., whose general southern agency is
udu has been for Dinetoou years
Ludden & Bates Southern Musio
House.
DRY HOODX.
cililiil
Net Fall Dross Ms.
BANNOCKBURN-:-TWEEDS
The Latest Novelty in
European Dress Fabrics,
ALSO
Cheviots, Broadcloths, Henri
ettas, Venetian Cloths, Serges,
Cashmeres, Plaids, Stripes,
Checks and Combinations, and
everything in the Dress Goods
Line, produced by the Best
Home and Foreign Mills, now
Opening and on Exhibition.
137 Broughton St.
C LOTH I.NCk
Still SIS,
Suit School.
Some Small Lots of BOYS' SUITS on
Hand, just the Idea for SCHOOL
WEAR. VVe Will Close
’em out VERY
CHEAP.
KNOX HATS
AND —*
Fine Stetsons. Fall Styles Ready
STO VBs,
Call and See Us
ABOUT
HOT-AIK HIKiCIS
AND
BALTIMORE - HEATERS,
GET OUR PRICES ON
RANGES, STOVES AND GRATES.
ESTIMATES MADE ON
TIPJ ROOFING.
Rapairins: aod painting of same aal all aorta
of Tin nua Shoot Iron work.
CORfiffELl & CHIPMAN.
LIME,
Ai.auam* or Georgia, §1 P £R Barium.
Portland Cement.
$2 60 Per Barrel.
Calcined Piaster,
$1 50 Per Barrel.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
0 Drayton Street. Telephone 49.
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES I’ROjIFTLT
DELIVERED,
ID. IR_ Tlioiiia/S,
111 Hay St. West Brood 9L Wtiorvea
Tilxpho.se No. 09.
