The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, October 17, 1891, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text2 TWO mm IN GEORGIA. A LJCCK MOBEIS SWUNG OFF IN PRIVATE AT MAD.SON. *fce Sheriff Expresses a Desire to Meet the Malefactor in Heaven-The Latter Confident tte Meeting Will Occjr-sitfht Thousand rpectatora Witness an Execution at Jackson. Madison, Ga.. Oct 1&-A!eck Mom. was hanged by Sheriff Fear* m the jail here to-uay Several thousand negroes were outside the jail yard. The ecutionw„ private. The jail wai cuarded oy a portion of the Home Guard* The murderer seemed anxious to be tanged. He ate a hearty breakfast this morning, furnished >?* “■ T. S. Burney at bis own request. me sheriff, who is a Christian as well as a brave officer, bade him goad-b. and told him be toped to meet bim in heaven, which wish Aleck said be reciprocated. The negro could read and write, and seemed sincere in his profession of forgiveness and desired to be banged for bis crime > which was the murder of his f ither and mother, in this county. t nivbt while as.eep, in the fall of 18 SO. He escape 1. but was found in Savannah this summer and hr light baes. This is t e lint hanging ui Morgan county since 18dA His body was turned over to bis family. "sTOKV OF THE CRIME. On the night of Oct. 1, 1889, Dan Lockett, an old iiogro, was shot through the head and bis wife's throat was cut irom ear to ear. Tueir daughter Mary was also a victim, her throat teing cut. Suspicion pointed strongly to Alex. Morris. Mary’s husba and, but he bad fled. Rewards were offered fcr his apprehension, bit he could not be found. Last August, however, he was discovered in Savauuah, and ar rested. He was tried iu September, found guilty aud to-day paid the po.alty of his crime. SAM GREER SWUNG OFF AT JACKSON. Jackson, 6a, Oct. 16. —Sam Greer (colored) was publicly hanged to day for the tnurder of Wade Yancey (coloreu) in May, 1890. The execution was in the pres ence of about eight ttiuiand people. It {lassed off quietly notwithstanding the very arge crowd and a colored barbecue given by the oolored Odd Fallon s. Greer made a long talk upon the gallows, declaring that he had made his peace with his God and ■was ready to go. He requested all persons •who were in ttie habit of carrying pistois to leave them at home in the future. He said that t..e habit had got him into troulle. Tne response was almost unanimous. Tbe drop fell at exactly 2 o’clocK. His neck was broken and he was cut down in twenty minutes. A FAILURE AT MACON. Gibian & Cos. Forced to the Wall—Nine Bitten by a Mad Dog. Macon, Ga., Oct 16.—A. Gibian & Cos., wholesale liquor ad tobacco dealers, were closed to-day by the sheriff on a mortgage In favor of Lilienthal & Uaesenheimer of Montgomery for 110,000. The amount of the liabilities is placed at #15,000, but may g > over this amount. Tne assets may reach $150,000 consisting of stock of goods, ac counts, and stocks and bond* Fully five sixths of the indebt dness is owed in Macon, about $75,000 of it being scattered among different banks. Every one here, however, is fully secured. Mortgages were filed last night to the amount of #115,000. Gibian & Cos. is one of the oldest and larges-, firms in the city, and are consid ered one of the must substantial. Tne fail ure is a complete surprise. The trouble was cau ed by poor collections, and deprecia tion In the securities held by the firm. The loss on securities alone is said to amount to over $31,000. The firm also lost #B,OOO by the Backer failure. Although inucn of the indebtedness is owed in Mac >o, no one here will he effected by the failure. A mad dog created havoc in Macon last night by attacking a large number of people and severely biting nine, both white and colored. The dug ran through a num ber of streets at a late hour of the night attneking every one it came iu contao with. A crowd tried to kill the dog, but he escaped anl is still at large. The people bitten a 1 e all doing well, but the outcome is being anxiously watched. News wan received in Macon to-day that Robert Lee Btatham, a young traveling man well know i throughout the state, is dying with consumption, lie is not expected to live through tne night. GEORGIA’S SCHOOL FUND. A Flaw in tlio Bill That May Deter Governor from igni.tr It. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 16. Gov. Northeu, Attorney General Little, State School Commissioner Bradwell and State Treusuror Hardeman held an important con ference to day. The consultation was over the educational bill reported by the confer ence committee and adopted by the general assem 1 ly juat before adjournment, there is a serious flaw in the bill, and the chances are tbut the govemi r will be compelled to veto it on that account The first section of the bill provides that from and after its passage the school tax shall be paid into the state treasury and held there, only to be paid out on the order of the state school commissioner. In the seifcnd sec tion it is provided that this money shall be paid out to the various counties, quarterly instead of as at present but it is further provided that such disburse ments shall not begiu until January, 183:i. The effect of this conflict is to tie up the school funi accumulating from the en forcement of the law contemplate i until January, 1893. as the usual repealing clause repeals the preseut law governing the dis bursement of the school fuud as soon as the J;overnor h s signed the now bill. Something Ike #1,000,030 is involved. Neither Gov. Northeu nor any of the other officials will express themselves on the bill, aud the only course seems to be for the governor to kill the bill by his veto. If this is done there will be much weeping aud wailing among the teachers of tbe state. PARTNERi IN A ROW. The Firm of M. C. and J. F. K-.sor 5s 00. to Be Dissolved. Atlanta, Ga., Oct 16.—0 q Jan. 1 nett, the firm of M. C. & J. F. Kiser & Cos. will be dissolved. There is not a more widely known bouse in the south. A disa greement between the members of the firm of a rarhe:- sensational nature is the cause of the dissoiu iou. It is n>w open warfare between the members who have solo g bean associated together, and it is not un likely that the dispute over the occupancy of the present, place of business alter tne disso utiou wilt have to be settled by the •ourls. A Missionary Society Me. tic g. Americas, OA..Oct. 16.—The Woman’s Foreign Missionary -tocietv of the Mouth Georgia oonfereu -e of the Methodist obutch Is in session in Americas. Mrs. Walker of bavannah, the resident, read a very in te i sting annual address. Mrs. J. 13. Cohb •f Macon, the secretary. reud a compre hensive reiwrt, abounding in valuable statistics relative to the present eoudili u and future prosper ts of the society. Ur. J. 13. McFerrau of Maoon preached to-night to a large congregation. Fell and broke His Neck. Hat hswi'-E, Ga., Oct. 16.—J. 11. llama*, a painter. fell down stairs in the new law •ot'eiu lui ding lasl night, break! g h'* he k and causing instant death, ills body was found 'his uio'O.og. he agro- MS's inuuest disi'i'swd a pntful letter from bis wife lu Maw 1/oMdoa. Cuss., uptnaiding Mia i t bis c i.el ne.le t, an I bogging (or tu i ey Vo buy sieves, ilaiiue was dru.k. A tirlp-t aasisstdatsd inecoordanev with Us 1 eta THOMAS VILLB TATTLB- Two Marriages—“otton Picking Fin ished— i o Plant Tobacco. Thomas vi lle, Ga., Oct. 16. J. T. Curb right of this city and Miss Seals of Pine Bluff, Ark., were marriei in the latter j place yestrrday at noon, and are now on ; their way to this city. B. F. Clewis ana Mies Isol a Smithwick were married yesterday in Cairo. Moultrie, Colquitt county, has been in corporated. M. M. B anton was elected j mayor and J. F. Bemfleld, S. 9. Gregory, I Edward Hornsby. Thomas Crawford, and j Dr. Culpopper aldermen. The commissioners of Colquitt c >unty have decided to build anew jail which will cost $3,000. The recent spell of dry weather has cut off the cane and potato crops. They will not be nearly so fine as was expected. Cotton picking is about finished in this section, though considerable cotton has been held back by farmers, owing to low prices. Many farmers in this oouaty w ill plant tobaoeo another year. Tins product is plainly destined to figure greatly in the ag riculture of this si ctio.i in the future. That als > meins cigar factories iu Tiiomasvi’.le. An effort is being made to build a cotton comprtvs at this point. Everything indi cates a successful result. Tne nurserymen say that the demand for LeConte and Kieffer pear trees is greater than ever before. More hay was saved in this county this year than ever before. The people are slowly learning to appreciate this grand crop. DIuE-T TAX RIPAYMiNT. Georgia's Commissioner to Washing ton i eturns Home. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 16. Col. John Waterman, commissioner to Washington to collect information regarding tha direct tax, has returned and was in Atlanta to day. He will file his report with the gov ernor in about two weeks. This entire amount goes to tha citizens residing in the c unties of' Chatham, Bibo, Clarke, Monroe aud Richmond. The lamest amount goes to Chat ham, that county having paid nearly ones third of tbo amount. Tho larg est amount to be paid to any individual is #BOO, and the smallest amount 2 cents. Next to Chatham, Richmond county, gets the' next largest sum, Bibb the next, Monroe the next and Clarke .be next. In the northern states the tax was assessed against the states, aud the states paid it, but in the south it was against the individual owners of land, hence the m nej is refunded to them. The northern slates do not get auy of the money, as no appropriation was made to refund the states. WAIFS FROM WASHINGTON. A Trust Comoany Foreclosing Its Mortgages. Washington. Ga., Oct. 18.—The Geor gia Loan and Trust Company has filed in the superior court nineteen cases against parties in this county, ranging from SI,OOO to #IO,OOO. A oontract has been signed by the mayor with L. B. Clay of Bartow to bore an arte sian well. Work will be commenced on it this week, and water works will be given our town. Anson King will start a fine building on Main street immediately. Mr. Kingpin tends making it one of the finest stores In this seo tin. Farmers say the cotton crop will be cut off one-fourth. About 6,000 bales have been received to date. A BRIG ON THE OOEAN’B BOTTOM. Her Crew of Sixteen Men Rescued and Landed at Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 16.—The schooner Julia A. Warr, from Calais. Me., arrived in the St. Johns river late to-night, having on board Capt. J. I. Bowling and a crew of sixteen belonging to the brig Alice of Baltimore, abandoned by them last Wednesday about forty miles south of Lookout light. Capt. Bow-dug says: “We left Rio Janeiro Aug. 25, with a cargo of 1,123 bags of coffee, bound for Baltimore. We had fine weather up to Oct. 3, when we struck a huricane, and in a few hours the vessel began to leak badly. We had a suc cession of gales from then until Oct. 10. Last Sunday we took a heavy nor. beast gale, sixteen miles southeast of Cape Henry, and could not weather the eape. We wore the ship aud put all hands to tho pumps. THE PUMPS CHOKED. “The hurricane continued, and Monday night the puuips were completely choked and all bauds wore set to hading the vessel out in the forehatch. Here they worked until Tuesday, when they were completely fagged out and dropped exhausted on the deck one after another. At 3 o’clock Wednesday morning we got a boat afloat which we stocked with 'oil, water and provisions, and laid tbe vessel to with a try-sail; then we got in the boat and watched till daybreak to see tbe brig go down. Just after daylight we signalled the soho mer Julia A. Warr, and were taken aboard of her. Half an hour later the Alioe sank.” The cargo of the Alice was insured, but there was no insurance on the vessel. The captain aud crew saved their personal effects. They will start from here for Baltimore by rail to-morrow. TALL,AHAS3ifB TOFIC3. Phosphate Companies In a Row Over the Alafla River Phosphates. Tallahassee, Fla., Oct. 16.— The state has granted rights to three different phos phate companies to mine rock from the bed of Alalia river. It seems there is not phosphate enough there to satisfy all three companiei, but neither one will give way to the others. Representatives of these three companies have been here this week and filed statements and made their argu ments before the board of phespuate com missioners. The commissioners heard the arguments but have taken no action. The Alafia compauy was represented by J. 13. Wall and Ferry Wall, the Tampa compauy by P. McQuaid aud John A. Henderson, and the Peruviancompauv by Messrs, iioaz and Macfarlaud. Phosphate Inspector Joseph ii. Humphries was also in attend ance. The Bexley aud Cellon Grocery Company of J cks u ville, capital stock jsdJ.OOU, has filed articles of incorporation with the seo i retary of state. Gov. Fleming has appointed Charles A. Johnson of Orlando to be notary public for 1 Orange county, Ch irle- IC. Weller of Pen sacola to l>e notary public for the state at large uad Hy. I*. Mattuir of Feruuadma to be couuiy s ipenntondent of public schools for lias.-nil county. Renat r it. U. M. Davidson was bare yes terday galuuring data for the Call-Davidson comest before tbe Cuited Riale* Senate. Fever on a Germ v.i Bant. Fernanoina, Fla , Oct. 1(5. — Tiie Ger man ear- Roll Deo Gloria, from i. Jamaica, for St. Simon's. it aneb r.'d off the bar waiting to be towed to Repel i quar antine s'a inn. Three of the crew have died of yell w f v r and two more are sick with tin* sail.*- disease. FASH.ON s IN FAILUBB. New York Creditors Now (>o in and Replevin ibeS.oct. New You*. 0-*C id. Auot’nr instance of tlie fasiii i .aids stylo of fa.l ire wh • credit rgo in and replevin tin <>tek oe eurrid to-day at I/outs lU<’tiuunit's, a a tioie .i. te il*slsr is and 'hi i.: at No. 41 Greet vo.m-s t eat. It is sai 1 tbul all tin t ek was iv/ te killed/ iaa*>llg uni) ILe dsinre , Mr H vh uuiid's aiabil.tuM are about MW, TIIE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, OCTOBER IT, 1891. : BUSINESS GROWS BETTER 1 THE RALLY LESS SATISFACTORY IN THE EAST. Throughout tha South and West Everything la Brighter—Tho Demand for Iron of All Kinds Remarkably Satisfactory Wool Manufacturers Short of Orders—Speculation Quiet. New York, Oct. 16.—Dun's weekly re view of trade says: “The business failures occurring throughout the country daring the last week number for the United States 227, and for Canada 33, a total of 259, against 270 last week. “Business throughout the west and south is strong and improving. At the eastern centers there is less satisfaction, and the expec ed results from harvesting of large crops are more slowly real ized. The prevailing confidence in the future of business continues unabated, and is seen even in some branches which complain most of dull trade at present. Considering hat the steel rail production uses much less iron than in former years, the enormous consumption is to many in comprehensible. The demand for Iron In producing all kids of farm machinery im plements is tar greater than it has been in any previous year, and the quantity of iron thus used is enormous. STRUCTURAL iron selling well. “The demand for structural iron is also very large, though some foreign beams are offered in competition with American and iu the construction of bridges, street rail ways and t-uifdings in cities and towns. Throughout the coun rv it is probable that greater quantities of steel and iron are used ihan In any other previous year. The de maud for bar iron is fair, though le s than was expected, while plates are extremely weak, and tue prices for plate aud structural iron and steel are, in some cases, tne lowest ever made. “Wool manufacture is short of orders in the men’s wear department. The demand fo. dress goods is strong and many new anti superior qua ities are offered; while knit goods are dull, as well as carpets. Cotton manufacture is active, without change in price. REPORTS FROM OTHER CITIES. “Reports from other cities are almost uni formly encouraging. At Philadelphia more inquiry is seen for manufactured iron; pips is active and structural Iron is in brisk de maud. The trade in boots and shoes is sat isfactory and in leather the demand is steady, while the movement of wool is smaller and woolen goods are dull. Trade in groceries is good, especially in sugar. •‘At Pittsburg the demand for manu factured iron, and especially for structure forms, is improving, but the coal strike continues. *At Montgomery, Charleston and Sa vannah tho receipts of cotton are ver, iarge and business is growing, and at Jack sonville the largest orange crop ever grown promises improvement in trade. SPECULATION NOT HEAVY. “Speculation has not been very heavy, though corn and oats are sustained in tie face of great crops, and w heat is a shad higher. Cotton is a quarter lower, with sals of 727,000 bales here. Southern prices sire relatively too high for Liverpool. “Pork products are lower, coffee un changed and oil one-half cent lower. "Stocks were quite weak until Thursday, when improvement began, helped bv foreig orders to buy. The supplies of money art ample here and at all western centers.” STRIKE OF THE COAL MINERS. The Companies Import Foreigners to W ork in the Mines. Pittsburg, Pa.. Oct. 16.—The great strike of the railroad coal miners which ha been on for several weeks, assumed a more serious phase to-day. In accordance with a threat made last week nearly one hundreo foreigners, mostly Italians and Hungarians, were brought to this city and are now at work at the Lucyville and otbei mines in the vicinity. By next week a large number more are expected The importation of these foreigners ha frightened the strikers. This afternoon t. circular was sent to every miner in the dis trict asking that no coal be mined for ship ment by rail. If the miners obey the cir cular it will mean almost a total suspensio: of work in all the mines of the district, a nearly all the river mines are now supply ing coal to the river trade. About 12,00 miners are now out, and if the river me; strike there will be 8,000 more. ALABAMA'S GOV- RNORSHIP. Jones Opens His Campaign in a Spoech at Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 16.—Gov. Jones opened his campaign for a renomination in this city to-night. He was greeted by a large audience and spoke au hour and e. half amid great applause. He declared him self against the sub-treasury and the land loan schemes and governmental ownership oi rabroad-. On tne silver question he sab. it was of no use to talk about it. He be lieved Grover Cleveland was one of tha greateit democrats of this country, .whici, solution of the question was greeted by thunders of applause. FARMER GIFFORD'S TRAPS. A Big Raid In the Night on the Dep redators of His Corn-Field. Prom, the .Yeto York Sun. Coons have been uncommonly thick in the Pennsylvania corn-fields of North Ab ington township this mouth. A few day.- ago Farmer Austin Gifford noticed that the destructive little animals were raising hob in his corn-field, and that they invariably sought little bummooks and otner slight ele vation! when they hu-ked an ear of corn and gnawed the kernels from the cob. That fact set bim to thinking, and he soon made up his mind that he had found out a way of slaughtering a lot of four-footed corn thieves with very little trouble and expense. So the next day Mr. Gifford spaded up a dozen small mounds of earth in various parts of the field. In the top of each mou dhe set a steel trap and covered it uioely with dirt. Then he cut a dojsen green saplings fifteen feet long. Each sap ling was plaited in the ground a few feet from a mound, and then tho top was bent over the base and held in place with a stone. To the top of each sapliug thus bent in a bow the chain of a trap was faitoned. When the ooon sat up on too summit of the raouud to eat his ear of corn one or two of his feet would get caught in the hidden trap, Mr. Gifford reckoned, and the mo ment the coon began to yank at the chain the stone would be dislodged and the cun ning earn thief would be jerked into too air at the end of th* pole. On Wednesday night of last week Mr Gifford had his twelve traps and saplings in readiness for the nocturnal corn stealers. It wai a ch lly. moonlight night, and every • thing was favorable tor tne <m us t> work on the corn. Whoa Mr. Giffo ands anno 1 the landscape before sunrise on Thursday ■nor ling lie wa- pleased at whut he saw above tne standing corn. Seven fat ooorn wereki king f om t o tops of at many pole# in vnn us parts of the field, and by ibe side of another pole the eighth com dangled limp anl lifeless. The tickled fa mer soul slaughtered tha seven fat coons, anil t>y nouu the eight skins wsre drying iu the sun on the south side of bit hern. Kvvrv night since then Mr. Gifford bai kept bis traps sat, but he hasn't caught a sing.a c<> n. an l .is of t a "pinion tha’ ha either caught tbo whole r lotiv on tba firat night, <r ina’ the retualuiar took warm g at that/ da .gang brothers and uuv-4 away, tfrsiu,workers, kesp seas beaks clear au# kewrieepew I See Meevsi Misf Siegela f# 4 *f. THE ER SS PIN. It Has Many Uses and It Has Figured 1-. Great Events. Prom the London Table Talk. The often-put question, “Where do all the pins go?' 1 is no less interesting than the other, “Whence come all the pins?” One has to rake very deep into the “dead ashes” to discover a time when women—more strictly speaki g, mankind generally—did cot recognize the essential qualities of the bumble little pm. True, there are records of days when ping were made of brass, bronze, wood, bone and ivory. Necessarily these were cumbersome implements, wholly unlike the slender little spikes iu use to-day, white they were b >th sea ce and costly. Bronze pins, with handles of ivory, have been found In ancient British barrows, among the treasures buried centuries ago, sufficiently well preserved to attest the use that bad been made of them, which was, beyond a doubt, that of fastening the rude clothing of those times. The date of the first manufacture of pins m England is shrouded in uncertainty, but it is authentically recorded that as early as 1464, when money was “tight,” extensive cloth-workers compelled their laborers to accept in payment for their work “pins, girdies.aud otner unprofitable wares instead of money.” The march of improvement beguu and kept ou steadily until toward the middle of the sixteenth century pins began to win appreciation so nigh that sta utes were enacted protecting their manufacture, and rigid laws were passed prohibiting the importation of numerous minor articles, lu cluding pins, gloves, knives, tailors’ shears scissors and irons. “Up to this period fe nale dress was fastened with ribbons, laces, clasps, hooks and eyes, and skewers of brass, silver and gold: the latter were, in fact, pius without heads.” Djring the reign of Henry VIII., due probably to the influence of that king’s uumerous wives, pins were in great demand, and an act was pa-sed cautioning manu facturers to “avoid the slight and false unking of pins; * * * only such are to he sold as are double-headed and have the heads fast s ddered to the snac k of the pin, well smethed, the shank well shaven, the point well and round tiled, canted and sharped.” It is Battering to our uatriotism to learn that the fi st solid-head pin, although made in England and its manufacture delayed until 1884, was he invention of au American, Lemuel VV. Wright by name; and it was another inge dous American, Dr. John T. Howe of Con leeticut, who, some eight years later, iu . euted the first successful machine for ompleting solid-headed pins by a single iroceas. Marvelous, indeed, does this seem when we pause to consider that prior to the 11 vention of this machine it required from twelve to fourteeu men to complete a pin; there are as many different processes in its manufacture, each requiring to be per formed separately and by a different hand. V single machine uow turns out a constant • trearn of pins, averaging 200 a minute, all •eady to be transferred into revolving bar rels, where they are turned until scoured sufficiently to be plunged into the acid bath rom which they emerge, bearing out the old saying, clean ns anew pin. One ma chine performs tue several duties of holding and crimping the paper sheets and sticking the pins iuto them, in even rows, with re markable dexterity. When pins were scarce and dear they t;rmed very acceptable gilts to the fair sex, i id, as now aud then money was bestowed o the value of pms in lieu thereof, not a ew phrase hunters believe that the term da money originated from that practice. Vas it not Addiscn who took exception to .vuat be called “the doctrine of pin money,” proposing that it oe changed to “needle uoney,” as more expressive of thrift and conomyf Nor has the pin teen neglected in romance. V hich of us has not felt a sympathy for me imprisoned nan who saved himself rom madness or each day casting from bim iiree or four pics and breaking tho despair ug monotony I v seeking for them in the all's darkness? When at the expiration of ux years l reedonu papers were brought to dm the messenger iound him ou the floor f his cell in earnest search for one pin tbat iid been two days missing. The sequel uus that the prisoner’s wife testified her fratitude by having the four bent aud anted pins sat in a brooch, which she wore iad valued more ttan jewels. Superstition, also, has special claims upon lie piu; it should, we are told, “be lent, not 'iven.” There is aby no means small class f sensitive-minded folks, who regard the xchange of a pin a sure and sharp prick to friendship; and there is another goodly umber that put themselves to all manner if inconvenience to stoop and pick up every pin that lies In their pathway. Another curious fact In the early history if pins is that when they were first sold iu “open shop” there was Buch a great demand for them that a code was passed permitting r.beir sale only on two days in the year— ian. 1 and 3. Those days the court mdie3 and the city dames flocked to the lepots to purchase them in such numbers mat they were accounted festivals. An odd use that the pin was put to long ago was that of checking the intemperate mbits of the English. St. Dunstau oon ■eived the idea of dividing the tankards out >f which the liquor was drunk into eight juat parts, each part marked with a silver piu. The cups were generous affairs, hold ng two quarts, consequently the quantity rom pm to pin was half a pint, and the egulation was that the drinker “st#|> at a pin.” Roisterers, however, prevented the .lUrpose of good St. Dunstau and established the rule of “good fellowship,” by which the drinker was to stop only at a pin; if he irnnk beyond he had to go on to the next nark. As it was diflicule to stop exactly at -he pin, the vain efforts always excited nach mirth, and tho trial usually ended with the draining of the tankard. In Longfellow's 4 ‘Golden Legend” we find the lines: Come, old fellow, drink down to your peg, But do not drink any further, I beg. Also from this custom grew the phrase, “In merry piu,” meaning the same as iu merry mood. The frequently quoted, “ I do not pin my faith upon your sleeve,” is traced iu senti ment to feudal times, when the partisans of i leader used to wear bis badge pinned ipon the sleeve. Sometimes these badges were changed for specific reasons, and per sons learned to doubt, hence the phrase; “You wear the badge, but I do not intend co piu my faith on your sleeve.” MONTANA’S HIGH*'AYWOMAN. She Is Helen Forstund and Dresses In Cutaway and Trousers. From the Heto York Helena, Mont., Ocii. Id. —The highway woman arrested here on Friday, while at tempting to leave town in man's attire, roves to be Helen Forstund, and not Ber tie Miller, ns at first supposed. Her parents live near Spokane Falls, Wash., aud her vaywardne-s has been a source of grief to her relatives. On Saturday the city mar shal obtained for her a complete outfit of woman's clothing, anil she soon tired of it aud again appeared at the cell door in cut away and trousers. The fact that a trail of blood was found along tbe route of the retreating thief, who shot Policeman Urega i, and also that the man Cl irk denied that bo knew she was a woman, has given rise t • a suspicion that she irapjied Clark to cover the retreat of a third person, who was probatdy her sweet heart. Grogan was coo Admit that he bad winged tu fleeing footpad, but neither the au Clark nor the woman Forstund bears a scratch. Many of Helen’s exploits are discredits!, but her discriptiou tallies with that of tbe author of two or three bold acts lu Butte. Clark has be* i |i i Ivaly ideiitifUsd by the w unds-d policeman and by liotb the vie. Urns iff bis robberies The girl is Held as an acc.'iupiioe. The only evidenue against ber is L<-r own e " feesioH and the wetcuof one at Clarks'* victim* found u[ on bar. A <vi* Itirusl or l eash, if mltsrrl to progress. *g(>* results In su wivurabU tbioet er lull/ u< ui iv ‘ ht'-ti tgi Utvnehiut Track**" g.vs instant re U f .id. SHARKS IN NORTHERN WA ■ ERS. They Are Plentiful This Year—How They Tana Pood. From Forest and Stream. An unusual number of large sharks was reported during September in Long Island and Fisher’s Island sounds. To tfceso the name of tnan-eater is generally applied. Asa matter of fact, however, the true man eating sharks (Carchorodon e.archasias l is rarely seen on our coast. This species grows to a length of twenty-five feet and to the weight of one ton, being surpassed in size only by the basking shark. It is a rel ative of the enormous shark whose teeth occur fossil in the phosphate beds of South Carolina. Any shark measuring nine or ten feet in length is liable to be called a man-eater, and not without warrant, for all of them will attack man with slight provocation or when suffering from hunger. A few nays ago Willard _Nye of New Bed ford, Mass., was attem ting to feed a small dusky shark at Woods Holl wi ll the meat of a clam. He had a theory that tho ani mal would turn beforo taking the food and would be slow ia Its movements, but to his surprise the shark snapped sidewise “as quick as ligutniag,” and took the ciara and three fingers of tee hnd that fed it. Other sharks in the pool, attracted by the sight of blood, dashed up to the edge and would have made serious work if a victim had been within reach. The notion that sharks always roll over when taking food is deeply rooted In the popular mmd, but the founda tion for this theory is not evident. But we have seen them taking menhaden in the side of the mouth while in the upright swimming position, shaking the head like a dog until the sharp teeth cut off a portion of s .itable size and afterward picking up the remainder of the fish, provided some other shark had not captured it. As Mr. Nye says, the shark is totally de praved and swift in its depredations; it is, therefore, a dangerous associate in close quarters, and bathers who fear it aro wise. Its indifference to pain is notorious: at Wood3 Holl, some years ago a g eat many examples were cut open to ascertain the uature of their food and internal paras sites, and in some cases the contents of the abdomen were removed entirely. It was supposed that such rough surgery would kill them; but some of the eviscerated speci mens were seen swallowing food after the operation as readily as if nothing had hap pened. “Never have I seen ex-President Cleveland in finer physical condition than on Thursday night at the Cooper Union meeting,” writes “The Gleaner” in the New York JSvening World. “His face was tanned, his eyes wetv c ear ami his voice resonant. He had evidently shaken off much avoirdupois during the summer, a id his wuole appearance was that of a strong, hearty man in the prime of mental and physi cal powers." MEDICAL I mms/i CSMPGUND EUTBACTs^^V Tlie importance of purifying the blood can not be overestimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy good health. At this season nearly every one needs a good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich the blood, and Hood's Sarsaparilla is worthy your confidence. It is peculiar in that it strengthens and builds up the system, creates an appetite, and tones the digestion, while it eradicates disease. Give it a trial. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists. Prepared by C. I. Hood & Cos., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar SPECIAL ’ STATE AND iotJYfY TAXKi |SI. ~ Office Collector State and County Taxes. 1 Chatham County, Georgia, Savannah. Oct. 17. 1891. I The digest is now open for the collection of the above taxes on ali property, real aud per sonal; tbe specific tax on professions; also the POLL TAX for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES on all MALE RESIDENTS of the city and county between the ages of 21 and CO years. Office at the court house. Hours 9 A. M. to 2 p. m. James j. McGowan. Tax Collector C. C. WANTED, Chatham Real Estate stock. Series A. S3OO in City bonds. Chatham Bank stock. South western Railroad stock. I have orders also for several other stocks. AUSTIN R. MYRES. Broker, 111 Bryan street. EVERYTHING IN SEASON AT HEADQUARTERS. Duck, Rice Birds, Quail, Doves, Snipe, Version Steak, Woodcock, Oysters, Open day and night FREID & HICKS. Telephone 515. Nos. 9, 11, 13 Market. AN ENTHUSIAST Is frequently spoken of as a crank, but it ts an undeniable fact that the enthusiast, the one who believes in his work, is the one Wno succeeds. We are cranks of the first water concerning our PEACH BLOSSOM EXTRACT for the handkerchief. A more exquisite odor esuinot be found anywhere. To be had only of us. BUTLER'S PHARMACY*, Corner Bull and Congress. DR. ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR, Which has taken silver medals and diplomas overall liver medicines, has no equal as a curative for dyspepsia, indigestion and all liver complaints, and is recommended and prescribed by our leading physic.ans. Do not be imposed upon by substitutes, and be sure that you get DR ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR. For sale by all leading druggists, or address ULMER LIVER CORRECTOR OO . No NS Hay street, Savannah, Oa. HOLTON fcTHKKT, Double cottage, north aide, between Aberoorti and Idacolu. For sale cheap. Address WALTIIOUR A RIVERS, Savannah. Oa, WRSSIIOA Wedding I tinted"u. amt cards printed or **a grave,, at me a.. .rie->t octics ar t is Itatast t,e. • * art f an eg festive ***d eU selected •tie * of nue neper*, envelope* eud cards ea pacesdr iur ado.i order*, beuipios sect v* ev a, M seiMi has* i r>aUug Rouse Save malt. <**. MEETINGS. BCFvShOLDERi? MEETINgT " The bondholders of the SAVANNAH TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY are requested by the trustees to meet at the Natural Bank of Savan nah at II:30 o'clock sharp THIS MORNING. SPECIAL N OTIC tin. Ok and after Feb. 1, IfVJU, the basis of men*. erement of all advertising ta the Hoaxtso Nuws will be ivxitw, or at the rate of SI 40 as mcA for the first insertion. So Special Sotioe inserted for less than $1 00. THE FALL STYLES HAVE BEEN OUT SO LONG THAT THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR WEARING A STRAW HAT ANY LONGER. Ojß STOCK IS NOW COMPLETE, AND, CONTAINING. AS IT DOES, ALL OF THE SHAPES TO BE USED THIS SEASON, WE ARE SURE TO PLEASE ALL IN THEIR HEAD WEAR. WE GET OUR HATS DIRECT FROM THE FACTORIES. AND. SELLING THEM AT A SMALL MARGIN OF PROFIT, ASSURE TO OUR CUSTOMERS A CONSIDERABLE SAV ING IN COST, BESIDES WHICH GUARAN TEEING EVERY HAT WE SaLL, EVEN FROM THE CHE APEST UP WE WANT YOUR HAT TRADE. TRY US AND \*OU WILL FIND THAT WE DESERVE IT. Respectful,y, FALK CLOTHING CO. TEACHERS FOR THE NIGHT SCHOOL. Three teachers are wanted for tho night school which will be opened on the FIRST MONDAY in November. Applicants must send their names with references to the Superin tendent at Chatham Aoademy on or before the 21tb inst. The school will be in session for TWO HOURS during five evenings of each week. Salary seventy-five ($76) dollars per month. W. II BAKER, Superintendent. SHOOTING GALLERY, Corner Williamson and West Broad Streets. TO THE PUBLIC: Heller's Shooting Gallery and Club Rooms will open THIS EVENING with Middleton’s band. Prize shooting for turkeys, geese, ducks, chick ens will take place. The band will entertain the patrons until half past 11 o'c’oosc at night G. H. HELLER, Proprietor. NOTICE Neither the Mister nor Consignees of the British steamship INVERNESS, Harris master, will be responsible for any debts contracted by crew of said vessel. A. MINIS' SONS, Consignees. NOTICE. Neither tbe Master nor Consignees of the British 6tea:nship STATE OF ALABAMA, Fairweather master, will be responsible for any debts contracted by crew of said vessel. A. MINIS' SONS, Consignees. NOTICE. Neither the Master nor Consignees of the British steamship DERAMORE, Greig master, will be responsible for any debts contracted by crew of said vessel. A. MINIS’ SONS. Consignees. EDWARD S. ELLIOTT, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW Office: 11R Bryan street (upstairs). ESTATE OF S. W. BRANCH. NOW READY: New Raisins. Malaga Grapes. See Special Notice to morrow. Broughton and Whitaker. SULLIVAN’S RESTAURANT, 110 and 112 Bryan Street. Northern and western meats, game of all kinds in season. Blue Point oysters and Little Neck clams, lobsters, soft shell crabs and Span ish mackerel by every steamer. NOTICE. Neither the Master nor Consignees of the Brit ish steamship CYDONIA, Winspear master, will be responsible for auy debts contracted by orew of said vessel. A. MINIS’ SONS, Consignees. NOTICE. Neither the Master nor Consignees of the Brit ish steamship PONTIAC, Blythe master, will be responsible for any debts contracted by the crew of said vessel. A. MINIS' SONS, Consignees. EVERY FAMILY Wants pure Baking Powder. Our EMPIRE YEAST POWDER is made of the best materials and warranted to give satisfaction, A reliable cloth-cleaner, DETERSIVE FLUID. Removes all gtams from cloth and will not in jure the fabric. To rid your premises of Rats, Roaches, etc., use MAURER'S RAT AND ROACH EXTERMI NATOR. SOLOMONS & CO., H. M. Comer. Joseph Hull. COMER, HULL A CO., Successors to Hammond, Hull & Cos., MANUFACTURERS OF FERTILIZERS. Sole owners of THE GEORGIA FERTILIZER 00. —AND— THE TORT ROYAL FERTILIZER CO. Offles No. lOCIj Bay street, - Savannah, Go. THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS Will be found regularly on sale at the following places, ESTILL'S NEWS DEPOT. 21U Bull street. CONNOR'S NEWS STAND. THE MARSHALL, Broughton street. E. J. KIEFFER’S DRUG STOKE. Corner West Broad aud Stewart streets T. A. MULLRYNE & CO.'S DRUG STOKE, West Broad and Waldburg streets. ST. J. R. YONUE'S DRUG STORE, Corner Whitaker and Duffy streets. W. A. BISHOP'S DRUG STORE, Corner Hall and Price streets. SOUTH SIDE PHARMACY. Henry and Abercorn streets. EXCURSIONS. Charleston and Savannah Ry SUMMER EXCURSIONS TO CHARLESTON. S.C. Savannah at 12 SO an! v * HATCidtAV: raturulorf, I av , M Oft f'harlaaton at lO a m. MONDAY. S l/nv Savannah a*. (! no a. m SI Ni I>aV; r-tun l rnt. fv Chariaatoo v?v 0(1 al vma. a ... S* W l/- savannah at f m a u HL'.h- 1 .. lAV; r* torn ur, l*a* Cliarl*i.. . VI Vh at 4 r. . tails la)- |** " C li OWES#, K. K MoSWISRY. Tr*ma auacat. o<* i'aas, v^eat. CLOT KING. IT IS in Yes. we are kept pretty busy. But „„ , great pains m seeing that no one leaves our tabii&hed dissatisfied. **■ All around we hear murmurs of delight f r ournumemus patrons in reviewing our stock of Clothing and Gents’ Furnishing n„*!‘ and the “AH! AHS!” are one of tbe f.- D sounds of the day EVERYBODY COME AND SEE p 3 Polite and courteous treatment ala ,- 3 a t APPEL & SCHAUL Oae Price Clothiers and Habsrdashera, 159 BROUGHTON ST. ___ AMUSEMENTS. Savannah' Theater ' TWO PERFORMANCES SATURDAY MATINEE aid NIGHT, OcLl7. The World's Greatest Prestidigitateur HERRMANN AIDED BY* Mme. herrmann And ABDUL KAHN,The Hindoo NFoHOMxNcn Presuming his BRILLIANT, BEWILDPP® INGaud PUZZLING ENTERTAIN ®' MEN'T of MAGIC MYTH AND MYSTERY! A NATIONAL FLAG MATINEE SATITRIuv children!**® ° f A “ Nation ‘ Panted to tfj Seats at Davis Music Company, Oct 15 Next Attraction, KFFIE ELLSLER, Oct, 11. SAVAN NAH THE A TER ONE NIG-H.T ! OCT. 19. “NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS. ’ FFFIF supported by Frank Wes- Li f is- LILCLLD ton with a splendid com, . , pany, and “sarsasre. w. coulddck Theater successes ‘ * “Hazel Kirke.” / laughter and tear producing domestic com edv drama. Played by them over 1,200 times “Hazel Kirke goes home to every heart " A HANDSOME SOUVENIR, which will b treasured as a work of art as well as a memento of the occasion, presented to every lady. Seats at navis Music Cos., Oct. 16. NEXT ATTRACTION: “SPIDER AND FLY” COMPANY, OCT. 20. SAVANNAH THEATER TUESDAY, OCT. 20th. Rfl. B. LEAVITT’S New Grand Spectacular Pantomime SPIDER and FLY Rewritten, Reconstructed. Entirely Nev Production this season. 46 EUROPEAN CELEBRITIES. 45 Magnificent Costumes, by Alias of London- Gorgeous Scenery. Marvelous Electric and Me. chanical Effects. SuDerb Ballet. Sparklim Music. The Brightest, features of Ooera Comedy Spectacle. Pantomime and Specialtr Brilliantly Blended. ’ Seats at DAVIS MUSIC CO.. Oct. 17 N xt Attraction—"SEA KING” OPERA CO., Oct. 23 ami 21. BANKS. Jos. D. Weed, Jno. C. Rowland, PRESIDENT. VICE* PRCSIOENT. Jas. H. Hunter, cashier Savannah Bank & Trust Cos. SAVINGS DEPT ALLOWS A °/ * a r , /0 Deposits of $1 and Upward Received, I Interest on Deposits Fayable Quarterly. I DIRECTORS. If JOSEPH D. WEED, of J. D. Weed <* Cos. i JOHN C. ROWLAND. Cartalist. jl C. A. REITZE, Exchange and Insurance. B§ R. G. ERWIN, of t'hishohn, Erwin <fc dußijraonlM EDWARD KAROW, of Strangs A 00. K ISAAC G. HAAS, General Broker. w M. Y. MACINTYRE, of M. Y. a D. I. Maclntyre. ■ JOHN LYONS, of John Lyon* Cos. B WALTER CONEY, of Patterson, Downing A Cal H D. C. BACON, Lumber. j J TflH GERMANIA Bill SAVANNAH, GA I CAPITAL, $200,011 In connection with its general banking I ness it has a H SAVINGS DEPART® I WHERE ■ 4 Per Cent Per in* I Is paid ou deposits compounded quarterly' !*• H positors of all classes are solicited- With 13 ■ obliging staff of officers and conservative ■ agement patrons and thoae desiring to , H with it may be assured that their in forests Ve H be carefully guarded. ■ OFFICERS. I HENRY BLUN. GEO. W. OWENS, ■ Preei.ieut. V.oe lYesiditot JOHN M. HOGAN. Cashier. ■ DIRECTORS. I HENRY BLUN. I GKO. W. OWF.SS, Attorneys! Law. H P. BRENNAN. <.f Kavauatigb & Breuuaa R. M. HULL, of Dealing .% Hull. ■ VTI.Li \ M KL.i'jE, of \\m Ket>' X 0 H AM SON MOHR, of Mohr Bros. ■ DR. J. B. READ. ■ T. F. STUBBS of Stubbs A Tiaon. . ■ \. P SOL'Mi i.N. of Henry Solomon A G. M. HYaLS. IUvINH Til ip’;;: A'-', of Goo. W. Tied* nltW Bro. , , A. I' HARMon. Broker and Commission •’>* I*lll N I F,ltn AND HOOKBINI>®K^H g£EO. K. HICKOLS, I PRSRSTIKG, I BSNBIHG, | BLANK BOOKS.! S3 Day St. Savannah* ■ *i- ■~t vn oriirnw. •<* I t ,i iegby . iMiuty ofiieer. '"j 1.. r . ,ir r t,s of.•moss *utw*9 W> u.. k'dtMMj MWI uaxYlfid ■ % •' fXI tat* > JmENMAi U