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M’COVTWICE HANGED.
The Rope Breaks the
First Time.
An Hour Later He is Swung
Up Again.
The Liberty County Murderer's Nerve
on the Gallow9 and While Waiting
for the Sheriff to F.nd a Second
Eope—He Drops Hla Own Handker
chief as a Signal for the Officers to
Spring the Trap—His Effort to Es
cape the Night Before the Hanging
by Firing the Jail—The Story of Mc-
Coy's Crime.
After two attempt* William MoCoy ws 9
hanged at Hinesville yesterday for the
murder of John W. Bowie at Jones Croek
last September.
An account of the crime and the trial, to
gether with the circumstances of MoCoy's
respite, has been published in the Morninq
News.
After several delays following the first
attempt the hanging Anally took place
at 1:43 o’clock. McCoy’s neck was
broken and death was almost Instantaneous.
There were no relatives to claim the body
and the county buried it.
MoCoy folt confident that his sentence
would be cbauged to life imprisonment,
and up to 10 o’clock he did not fully realise
that be was to be executed. He inquired
of the jail officials early in the morning if
they thought they would bang him. He
wns told nigbt before last of the governor’s
refusal to commute bis sentence. He was
in a disagreeable humor after that.
NET EIRE TO THE JAIL.
During the night the guard, W. M. Bax
ter, was attracted by cries from McCoy,
and when he went to the cell It wee on fire.
A large hole was burned in the floor, and
MoCoy was almost suffooatsd. He con
fessed that he set fire to the jail, hoping
that be might escape. He i .uii regretted
his rash aot, and suffered considerably from
the effects of the smoke.
In the morning the prisoner was low
spirited, but spoke freely to ovory one of
his crime and his ooming fate. He had no
appetite and did not eat any breakfast. A
MoniUNO News reporter saw him about 11
o’clock. He was dressed In a neat new suit
of clothes furnished by the county. Ho
eaid ho was willing to go.
“Ale and the Lord have talked it over,"
he said. “I am going to a better world. I
know I got justice from the courts, but not
fr cm the witnesses In ray case. They did
not tell the truth,and if John Bowie’s mother
had have been at the trial she would have
told what a mean, bad man he was, and
maybe It would have not gone so bard with
me. There was more shooting ttiat night
besides roe. I confess 1 did shoot John, and
uow I will have to pay the penalty.”
Nonoof McCoy’s relatives were present
at the hanging, not even a colored minister.
Rev. J. S. Ashmore visited him and helped
prepare him for the ordeal.
THE PREPARATIONS COMPLETE.
By noon preparations for the hanging
were completed. The gallows was in the
yard adjoining the jail. It wns erected
about two years ago for the bangiug of
Bill Macon, who killed John Spain, but was
never used, as Macon was afterward] sent
to the penitentiary and escaped the gal
lows. The same rope bad been kept, and
was already fastened to the cross beam,
waiting to dr. p its victim eight feet into
eternity.
Sheriff O. C. Smith, Deputy J. H. Bos
ton, Dr. A. J. Henry, Dr. A. B. Daniel,
Rev. J. 8. Ashmore, Dr. Calder of the
Hinesville Gazette, and a Morning News
reporter wore I the only persons admitted
besides five or six guards and assistants.
There were hardly half a dozen people out
side of the jail yard, and there was no
demonstration of interest among the people
of the town.
WANTED HALF AN HOUR TO PRAY.
A few minutes after 12 o’clock Sheriff
Smith announced to the doomed man that
his time had come. McCoy asked for half
an hour in which to pray before leaving the
cell. This was granted. He sang and
prayed for about tenmmutee, and five min
utes after 110 called to the sheriff: 'Tm
ready any time.”
With a firm step AlcCoy walked
from the jaii to the gallows, about
twenty feet away. He ascended the steps
and stepped upon the platform. The depu
tios fastened his feet together with a rope
and examined the hand-cuffs and rope
which held his arms. Sheriff Smith asked
him if he had anything to say. “ Yes, sir,”
replied McCoy; “I want to say a few
words.” Then addressing those present, he
said, with much feeling, though with a
firm, steady voioe:
“Gentlemen, you all see where I am, one
and all, white and colored. Well, of course,
it’s the Lord’s will. It’s all right. I’m go
ing to a butter plaoe. No doubt I would not
have got into (his if it hadn’t been for
whisky. i was drinking and got fretful.
The boy made an attempt at me and I sbot
him. Liquor did it. Whisky will carry a
man down to heli. I hope you will all try
and be good and let whisky alone and meet
me in glory."
Then speaking directly to the shoriff he
said: “Mr. Bumb,you foubl meet me there.
You have treated me kindly while 1 have
been in your charge; you have treated me
all right; bless you. I thaQk you. 1 hope
to go to my Father’s house. We have all a
debt to pay. lam paying mine now.”
GAVE TH3 SIGNAL HIMSELF.
When tbe condemned t an had finished
the deputies placed the black cap over bis
head and he remarked to the sheriff: "Now,
vAen 1 throw this handkerchief down Ist It
go. Lord, 1 give myself to thee.” The
sheriff added, “And may ho have meroy on
your soul." The handkerchief fell from
McCoy’s hand, the sheriff pulled the lever
and the stage dropped.
The body of MoCoy descended eight
feet, rebounded and tbs rope broke.
The body tumbled into the pit, which had
been dug to give tbe proper distance. The
spectators eaw the masked and fettered form
v rithing in agony with the noose end of the
rope around his neck. One of the deputies
quickly removed the rope and assisted Alc-
Coy to a sitting posture. He was suffering
from the terrible fall and blood gushed from
bis mouth. His ueck was badly cut by the
rope, but notwithstanding all this he was
able to eit up in a chair, and spoke to the
iberiff and those arouud him.
morphine Administered.
After a few minutes’ deliberation as to
tbe lawful right to administer relief under
those peculiar circumstances, the doctor de
cided that a humane act was above reproach
from any law and. therefore, gave McCoy a
hypodermic iujaction of a quarter of a
grain of morphine. In a few minutes be
seemed somewhat relieved of the terrible
paiu and asked the minister to read him a
chapter from tbe Bible. Rev. Mr. Ashmore
read a chapter from Roma s. McCov asked
for one more, after which the minister
prayed with him, and as another rope
bad been secured in the meantime, every
thing was in readiness to go on with the
hanging. Just then a letter was received
from Jim McCoy, a brother of Wiiliam,
which was read to him. Jim was on bis
way to Hinesville and wanted William to
tell him wnere oil of his effects were, and
isked a few other minor questions, and ex
pressed hopes that his brother would uot be
Dauged. McCoy dictated a letter to
ais brother in unswer, aud told him that
Sheriff Smith would give him all tbe in
tormation required. Thon he kueeled and
prayed for a few minutes, after which he
remarked that be was ready again.
Banged a second time.
The condemned man had become weak
from the lu of blood and was not able t >
ascend the gallows alone. He was assisted
by the deputies. It was with difficulty that
be stood upon the platform to have tbe
rope and black cap readjusted. He took
tbe handkerchief again in hit hand, and
after several attempts to stand erect he
finally reached the proper position, and at
1:45 o'clock the handkerchief fell from bis
hand. The sheriff did tbe rest.
This time tbe hanging was a success. The
neck was broken by tho fall. The body
did not flinch. The pul-e paused in
two and a half minutes and
circulation ceased iu four miuutes. At 2:15
o’clock the body was cut down and pre
pared for burial. While this was being
do: ea uote was received by the sheriff fr ira
Mrs. Ann Smith, on whoee property prep
arations had been made to inter the body,
in the burying ground which had been
used ■ for several years for colored people,
objecting to the body of a criminal lieing
placed on her private property. The vhor
ritt was again in a dilemma. Ho'finally se
cured a satisfactory place, however, and
tho body was buried.
THE ROPE.
Tbe rope with which MoCoy was finally
hanged was an hemp rope, strong
enough to have hanged a dozen men. The
first rope was a %-inch line and was
wet and rotma through having been laid
away for a long time. McCoy weighed 165
pounds and a drop of eight feet subjected
the rope to great strain.
McCoy was lorn at Lillington, Harnett
oouuty. North Carolina. Ho was 22 years
of age on Feb. 15, 1891. He ban a mother,
Iwo Bisters and ojo brother living in Dur
ham, N. C. His brother Bhermau McCoy,
was convicted at the November term of
Liberty court for complicity [in the crime for
which William hanged, and is uow serving
bis sentence In the penitentiary.
m’coy’b crime.
The crime for which McCoy paid the pen
alty was tbe result of whisky.
Tbe mother of Bowie, the murdered man,
gave a fostival at hor house. The McCoy
brothers. Bill and Sherman, went to the
festival with the intention of breaking it
up. During the evening one of themiiro i
bis pietol into the roof of the honse, which
scattered the people. Bowie got his gun
and went out into the yard where the .Mc-
Coys were, to prevent them from break
ing up tbe fostival. The trouble
was about to culminate there when
Bowie’s mother carried him into the
house into hor room and locked the door.
The McCoys came to the door aud
demanded admittance, saying they wanted
to mako it up with Bowie.
As soon ai tho door was opened Sherman
MoCoy walked up to where Bowie was sit
ting on the bod and commenced cursiug him.
Bowio had placed his gun behind the door
aud bad no means of defending himself.
the fatal clinch.
Bherman McCoy thou grabbed Bowie
around the neck with one hand and fastened
his teeth in bis cheek. They commenced
struggling in that position.' A witness
oaught hold of Shnrinau McCoy nud en
deavored to puli him off. While this strug
gle wu going 011, William McCoy, who hud
remained standing in the doorway, fired a
shot into Bov;la's aide, inflicting a mortal
wound. Bowie died in an hour
and the McCoys fled, but
were afterward captured on the
railroad. The murder was generally re
garded ns brutal, unprovoked und 'cow
ardly.
The trial took place at the November
term of Liberty oourt. Bill McCoy was
convioted of murder, and was sentenced to
be hanged Dec. 18. Hhermsn McCoy pleaded
guilty to voluntary manslaughter, and was
sentenced to twenty years in the peniten
tiary.
Gov. Nrothen reprieved Bill McCoy until
Jan. 8, to allow his oounsel time to gather
evidence to support a petition for the com
mutation of the sentouce.
A petition requesting Gov. Nortbeu to
commute the sentence to life imprisonment
were gotten up. A counter-petition
against commuting tho sentence was also
gotten up.
Judge Fnlligant, Solicitor General Fraser
and W. W. Osborne, the prosecuting at
torney, refused to sign the petition to com
mute the sentence aud opposed the reducing
of tho sentence by the governor, holding
that the verdiot was just and should bo car
ried out.
CAPT. DIXON TO RESIGN.
He Announces His Intention to FPsttre
From the Command of the Blues.
Cnpt. Dixon has announced hls intention
of resiguiug the captaincy of the Repub
lican Blues. At the last meeting of the 00m
pany, Thursday night, Second Lieutenant
George G. Grigor resigned on account of
his failing health, which will not permit
him to attend to tho duties of the office.
The company will fill the vacancy at its
meeting next Thursday. Sergts. Dixon,
Smith and Drummond are each spoken
of for the place.
Capt Dixon has completed his thirty
fifth year of active membership in the
Blues, thirty-three years of which he has
spent as no officer of sorno grade. He has
been twice first lieutenant of the company
and twice its captain. He announced to
tbe members at tho last moating that ho
considered it time for some of the younger
members of the company to take*charge,
and advised them to look around for hie
successor.
Tbe announcement was not favorably re
ceived. Capt. Dixon has been an efficient
aud popular officer, aud one of the most
energetic members of tho company since
bis connection with it, and hls comrades are
not williug that he shall leave the position
which bo is filling and which he lias filled
with such nbility aud satisfaction since tbe
promotion of Capt. Mercer to the colonelcy
of the regiment and Capt. Dix-n’s election
to the company’s command. A strong effort
will be made to retain him at its head.
As staple as sugar and equally if no more use*
fu) is Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. Price 25 cents.
Ad.
FOOT BALL POSTPONED.
The Return Gsmti Between the C. L.
A.'B and Y. M. tJ. A.’eFeb. 22.
Tho foot hall game between the Catholic
Library Association and Young Men’s Ha
brew Association teams, which was to have
taken place Jan. 19, has been postponed to
Feb. 22.
Tho foot ball leaven is working in tbe
oity, and there will probably bo two or
three ca re teams in the held liefore long.
Some of the members of tho Young Mon’s
Christian Association are discussing the
feasibility of getting up a team, and snob a
move is very likely. The Young ilea’s
Christian Association has some good ath
letes among its members, aud nas made a
good showing at the various contests in
which they have participated
It Is also saida young gentleman wbo was
among tbe most successful of the amateur
base ballists will organize a foot ball team
and give the Catholio Library team a trial.
Savannah Bank and Trust Company.
The Savannah Bank and Trust Company
elected the following directors yesterday:
Joseph D. Weed, John C. Rowland. C. A.
Belize. R. G. Erwin. Edward Karow, Isaac
G. Haas, M Y. MclDtyre, Walter Coney,
John Lyons, Daniel Hogan, VV. C. Powell.
A Pleasing Sense
Of health and strength renewed and of ease
aud comfort follows the use of Syrup of
Figs, as It acts in harmony with nature to
effectually cleanse the system when costive
or bilious. For sale In 50c. and $1 bottles
by all leading druggists.—Ad,
A 1 . .
This kind of weather ought to remind you
of the fact that if you wore tbe Jaeger's
underwear you would not feel these sudden
changes. Appel & Scbaul, sole agents,— Ad
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 9. 1892.
IT ia COL. LEWIS NOW.
1 Tbe Young Savannah Lawyer's Suc
cese In the Far West.
Col. James Hamilton Lewis, an account
of w hose success in the northwest, in the
new state of Washington, was published in
the Morning News several days ago, is in
the city. It is a little over six years since
CoL Lewis left Sevan:,ah, a young man
just beginning tbe practice of law. His
success since that time has been remarkable,
and now he is known to almost everybody
on tbe “west side” of Washington.
A Morning News reporter had a short
1 talk with CoL Lewis at the De Soto last
night.
‘•This hotel Is a revelation to me,"he said.
"When I was here lost the old barracks
stood here. Tbe De Soto is as fine a hotel
as I have seen anywhere, and we have some
fine ones out west.”
Col. Lewis spoke very modestly of his
political record m Washington. He come
very near being a congressman two years
ago. He was counted in once,
but there was some misunderstanding as to
the requirements of the law, and it was
neces ary to hold another election, at which
he was not a candidate.
Col. Lewis does not say whether he will
make the race for governor on the
democratic tioket a: the next election or
not. He hae been indorsed by tho demo
cratic convention of tbe "west side,” and if
he receivee the indorsement of the demo
crats in the eastorn portion of tbe state he
may run.
Politics are a little unsettled in Washing
ton just now. Col. Lewis says. The demo
crats have split witli the farmers’ alliance
people and will act separately hereafter. It
will probably boa three-cornered fight at
the next election between the democrats,
the republicans and tho alliance. Tbe re
publicans had several thousand majority at
tho last election, but the democrats are
strong and in good fighting trim.
“Will the domocratio candidate for Presi
dent stand any chance of carrying Wash
ington?’ was asked.
“if the democrats nominate a man In
touch with the people, he will certainly
carry some of the northwestern states. The
people of tho northwest are independent,
and [do not adhere closely to party lines
where they believe a good man has been
nominated by either party. The demo
crats have a good show to carry some of
the new states at the next election, I think.’’
Col. Lewis says there are a number of
Georgians located and doing well in Wash
ington and Montana. Ho is well acquainted
with Hon. Charles Bolton, formorly of Sa
vannah but uow United States consul at
Vancouver, British Columbia, and with
Dudley Dubose, a grandson of Robert
Toombs, aud formerly of Washington,
Wilkes county, but now judge of one of the
Montana circuit courts.
Col. Lewis will remain in Savannah to
day, returning Washington city on his
way home,
DROWNED IN BACK RIVER.
James Reed (Colored) Loses His Life
on a Gunning hxpeditlon.
The body of James Reed, a colored pain
ter, who was drowned in Back river late
Thursday afternoon by tbe overturning of
hls boat, was recovered yesterday by his
friends.
Ree l and another colored painter. John F.
Thompson,started over to the Carolina shore
late in the afternoon on a gunning expedi
tion. Reed expeoted to remain all night, and
Thompson was going to return with the
boat.
Roed pulled the boat across to the en
trance of Haok river and than requested
Thompson to take a hand at tbe oars. When
they went to change places the boat gave u
dip, filled with watsr and capsized. Both
men struck out from tbe boat and Thomp
son scoured hold of an oar by means of
which be managed to mako hls way to the
bank. Reed called out to him to push him
his oar, but was unable to reach it. There
was a high wind blowing at the time and
the water wae very cold.
Thompson says tie saw Reed drift down
by him until he lost sight of him behind
s >me trees on the bank. Ho made hls way
along the hank until be could get a boat to
ooiue to him aud then came back to the
city. He told Reea’s wife and friends
about the drowning.
Yestorday morning he got a boat and
went out and found Reed's body in the
water in Back river and brought the body
to town. Coroner Dixon was notified
and made an investigation, but did not con
sider it necessary to hold an inquest. The
body was taken to Reed’s home, No. 51
Farm street. The funeral will take plaoe
Sunday morning.
A BOLD, BAD TERRIER.
A Vicious Canine Creates a Sensation
on Bull Street.
A inad dog, or a dog supposed to be mad,
created something of a sensation on Bull
street early j estorday morning. A gentle
man wbo was coming down the street about
7:30 o’clock noticed a black skyo terrier
coming tow yd him in a lope. He thought
the dog’s manner strange, and was not
mistaken.
Tne dog attacked him and bit him in the
right hand. The gentleman kicked him off,
and the dog ran toward a party of three
gentlemen on the other side of the street
and att icked them. They managed to beat
him off without being bitten. He next at
tacked another dog in a most vicious man
ner. wnipping him in short order. The dog
then made off down the street.
The gentleman who was bitten hastened
to l ave tha wound cauterized. It was very
slight, aud as he is uot of a nervous tem
perament, he does not expect any serious
results.
Ail tha dog’s actions were those of a mad
dog. It was a rather cold day for mad
dogs, too.
FORTY-SIX YEARS CLD.
The O.rmsn Volunteers’ Anniversary
Paradr.
The German Volunteers had their annual
parade yesterday. The company assembled
at the regimental armory at 2:30 o’clock
and paraded through the principal streets of
the city headed by the Regimental band.
There was a good turnout of about forty
men in line. Capt. Kolshorn commanded,
and the company made a flue showing. The
Darade celebrated tho 46th annivers
ary of the company, it haviug bean organ
ized Jan. 8, 1840. ’
The Volunteers will give thoir anniver
sary hall at Odd Fellows’ hall, Thursday
evening, Jan 4. The committee in charge
consists of Capt. Henry Kolshorn, Sergts.
H. K. Kuok, C. H. Koenemau, J. F. Fishor;
Corpls. Jobu Siem, F. Schnaars; Privates
Ad Both, John Decker, D. Grotheer and
John Siem.
How many murmur at high prices! Why.
Salvation Oil costs only 25 cents a bottle.- Ad.
Called Out by a Burning Chimney.
A chimney of one of the houses of the
Telfair Widow’s Home, at President and
West Broad streets, oaught fire yesterday
about dusk. The blaze rushed out at the
top and, as usual, somebody turned in an
alarm. As this is an important neighbEr
hood tho fire department made a double
quick run and the men were disgusted to
find that their trouble had been for noth
ing. Considering tho fact that so many of
those unnecessary runs result in damage
to the horses and machines and sometimes
to the men it seems that more discretion
should bo used in sending in alarms. It
might be well for the fire chief to issue some
instructions on the subject to the police and
all persons holding keys to the alarm boxes.
This was the second useless alarm received
from the same cause yesterday. Achimney
caught lire on Hall street yesterday morn
ing, and a telephone alarm was sent to No.
4 engine house, on Barnard street.
Simmon. Liver Regulator cured me of gen
eral debility and loss of appetite. Mrs. Ed
mund Ficton, Frankford, Pa.—Ad.
j AN HEIR OF OGLETHORPE.
LOOKING UPTITLEB TO SAVANNAH
property.
j A Posa ble Claimant to the Site Upon
Which the City ia Built—lhe Genea
logical Record Which ia a Fart of the
Claimant’e Case—Savannabtans Not
Disturbed the Matter.
O'Connor & O’Byrne received a letter yes
terday from Allan Goodburn, wbo claims
to be the heir of Gen. James Oglethorpe,
the founder of Georgia, atkig their service
in looking up whatever property he may be
entitled to as tbe heir of Gen. Oglethorpe in
and around Savannah.
The writer seemed to be under the im
pression that there should boa large amount
of property here belonging to the right
ful heirs of Oglethorpe. His ides is that
Oglethorpe must have owned large grants
of land in Savannah and vicinity, which be
still retained the title to after bis departure
from the colt, iy, and which were after
ward taken up t nd occupied by others dur
ing tbe unsettled times following tbe revo
lution.
The following genealogical record accom
panied the letter:
Next of kin of Gen. James Oglethorpe, first
governor of Georgia, wuo planned and laid out
the city of Savannah in the said state of Geor
gia. A. 1). 1738, and died in England at the age
of 97 years, probably in old London.
Claimant—Allan Goodburn. horn Oct. 29,
1828, son of John and Mary Goodburn, re-
Mary Oglethorpe, daughter of Samuel and
Margaret Oglethorpe.
The same Samuel Oglethorpe was nephew to
Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe, wbn died with
out issue about 1770 to 17m), aged 97 years.
Whether Gen. Oglethorpe left auv lands
in Georgia, and if so, whether his heirs
would not be debarred under the statute of
limitation are the questions which will be
investigated by Messrs. O’Connor &
O’Byrne. The oolonial records which are
now preserved in the vaults of the capital
at Atlanta will have to be searched 09 evi
dence of any grants of land or other posses
sions of Oglethorpe. It would be some
what of a surprise if 130 odd years after the
departure of the old general from Georgia,
it should be discovered that bis heirs held
the titles to a good portiou of Savannah.
The surprise would not be altogether a
pleasant one.
I’he claimant is also endeavoring to se
cure possession of a fortune In England,
said to have descended from Oglethorpe.
AT THE THEATER.
Mile. Rhea In “Catherine Howard”—A
Strong Flay.
Mile. Rhea was seen last night iu "Cathe
rine Howard.” Toe play is a strong con
sistent picture in the life of Henry VIII. In
it Rhea plays a part entirely different from
her “Catherine" in "La Czariua." Mr.
Harris played two parts, “Peter the
Great, and tha “Earl of Northumberland.”
Rhea has about the same ootnpany that
supported her last seas iu. Besides .Hr. Har
ris it includes Mr. E. D. Walton. Mr. Erroll
Dunbar, Mr. Lauren Rees, Mr. J. R.
Amory, Mr. Burr Caruth, Mr. Edgar Mar
vin, Miss Una Abell, Miss Alice Graeme
and Miss Edith Hardin. Mile. Rhea will
not be seen again in Savannah for two
years, as she goes to Europe at the close of
tho present season for a year’s visit.
Eli Perkins To-night.
Melville D. Landen, batter known to the
public as Eli Perkins, will give his famous
lecture on "Tho Philosophy of Wit, or How
to Cause Laughter,” at the Young Men’s
Christian Association gymnasium hall
to-night. Ho usually entertains his audi
ence for two hours or more, separating wit
from humor, changing tearful pathos to
laughter, and provoking ridicule. He will
explain irony and satire, and will illustrate
Ingersoll’s Fallacy of Ridicule. The lecture
going people of Savaunah should not allow
tha opportunity to pass by without hearing
the great Eli.
THE COMING CONVENTION.
Prominent Christian Endeavor Work
ers Who Will Be Hero.
Secretary Folger of the Christian En
deavor Society has received a number of ad
ditional letters from prominent Christian
Endeavor workers who will bo here during
the coming convention. Among them is
the following letter from Sanutor Colquitt:
Senate Chaubek, i
Washington. D. C , Jan. 0,1392. j
3/r. (tennje hi. folger, Secretary, etc., Sava>l
nah% Gr'fi.:
Dear Sir—l thank you for your invitation to
lie present at the second annual convention of
the Young People's Society of Christian En
deavor. to begin at Savannah on Jan. 27.
1 am very sorry that I cannot be with you on
so important and interesting an occasion, hut
I am glad to note the exceeding rapid progress
which the society hag made in Georgia in so
short a time, an advancement. 1 trust, w hich will
never tie retarded in tne smallest degree. Very
respectfully, A. H. Colquitt.
Others who wifi he hero are Rev. William
Shaw of Jacksonville, sta e superintendent
of the Christian work in Florida. C. A.
Lickiider, general secretary of the Young
Men’s Christian Association in Atlanta:
Miss Mamie Bats of Rome, who will read a
paper on the work of the lookout com
mittee, and others.
Grayness, baldness, dandruff and all dis
eases of the scalp and falling of the hair can
be cured by using Hall’s Vegetable Sicilian
Hair Renower.— Ad.
The Y. M. C. A. Meetings.
The meeting for men will take place to
morrow afternoon at 5:15 o’clock. These
meetings are growing in Interest aud at
tendance.
Vocal music Wednesday oontinueß v itha
eroat deal of interest. If there are others
who desire to join, they should come
Wednesday evening.
A regular moet.ng of the ladies’ auxil
iary will be held at the parlor of the asso
ciation Monday aft-rnoon. This is the
meeting for tho annual election.
The litorary society will meet next Mon
day night. The programme includes a
reading by W. deßruyn Kops. an essay by
G. \V. Hines, a recitation by James Faria,
Jr., and a debate; Resolved, that it is bet
ter to be a miser than a spendthrift. E. F.
Cunningham and W, E. Lowerv, affirma
tive; G. W. Stradtman aud Edward S.
Elliott, negative.
To purify
Your blood
Take Hood’s Sarsaparilla,— Ad.
CITY BREVITIES.
A meeting of the stockholders of the Vernon
Oyster Company was hold las; night for the
purpose of organizing under the oharter
granted this week by the superior court.
After some discussion the meeting ad
journed until Tuesday night, by which time
the required 10 per cent, of the stock will
have been paid in. The company will then
organize permanently.
The ladies’ auxiliary of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards propose to surprise the
publio with something new and unique in
the way of an entertainment at the tbealer
Monday night, Jan. 18. Cards have been
printed a nouncing the entertainment,
which will be in two parts. Fart first will
consul of a “Quaker meeting” and will be
participated ia by twelve young ladies and
twelve young gentlemen. Part second is
called “delicate ground," and it is said will
be participated in by some of Savannah’s
favorite talent. The character of the en
tertainment and who will participate in it is
being kept secret.
"I have been occasionally troubled with
Coughs, and iu each case have used Brown's
Bronchial fr ches. which have never failed,
and 1 must say thpy are second to none in tho
world.”— Felix A. May, Cashier, St. Paul,
Main.—Ad.
BAKING POWDER. •
DECISIVE
Baking Powder .Tests
.The United States Official
‘__ . , -. aCMgK
Investigation of Baking Powders, made, by authority of
Congress, in the Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C., furnishes the highest authoritative informa
tion as to which powder is the best. The Official Report
Shows the ROYAL to be a
cream of tartar baking pow
\ der, superior to all others in
leavening power ("££££££?).
HUGHES’ TrtlAL PUT OFF:
An Absent Witness Causes a Post
ponement Until Jan: 18.
The case of tbe state against Charles
Hughes for the murder of Timothy Hyde
last October was called yesterday in the
superior court, but was postponed on ac
count of the absence of an Important wit
ness for tho state. O'Hara, an
engineer on the steamship City of
of Savannah, which sailed Wednesday for
Boston. The subpeena for O’Hara’s appear
ance was isiued the day after he sailed. On
acoount o! his absence Judge Falligant, at
the request of the solicitor general, post
poned the case until Jan. 18.
Hughes 13 represented by Maj. Meldrim
and T. S. Morgan, Jr.
Only one case was heard by Judge Speer
in the’United S ates court yesterday. It
was a motion for anew trial in the case of
Carolina Myrick vs. Elizabeth Elentield.ad
ininistrix of William Edenfleld, deceased,
in which a verdict was rendered in favor of
the plaintiff in January, 1890, suit for ac
tion and ejectment for land. liester & Ka
venel represented the movent or defend
ant and C. N. West the plaintiff. Judge
Speed reserved his decision. The laud in
volved is situated iu Burke county.
TO EE WARMER TO-DAY.
Tho Cold Wave Disappearing Whence
it Came.
Yesterday was a cold but pleasant day.
Mercury fell to 30® Thursday nigbt but rose
to 51’ yesterday. The tomp3rature mod
erated considerably ia the afternoon and
last night was not so cold as the night
previous.
The temperature rose generally in the
south yesterday. Partial cloudiuess pre
vailei along the South Atlantic coast, and
general cloudiness in the Lower Mississippi
valley, with rain falling at Meridian and
Vicksburg, and snow at Memphis. Gener
ally fair weather prevailed over the
northern half of the oouutry. An area of
low pressure is developing over Texas.
The forecast for Savannah and vicinity is,
fair, followed by increasing cloudiness,
with showers; warmer.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Sid Lynch of Columbus is at the Pulaski.
W. D. Deaue of Atlanta is at the De
Soto.
G. W. Sorrell of Endioote is at the
Screven.
S. G. Williams of Statesboro is at the
Marshall.
E. 11. Bullooh of Manassas Is registered at
the Marshall.
William Neill of Waynesboro is registered
at the Screven.
J. H. Perkins of Monticello, Fia., is a
guest of the Marshall.
C. D. Miller of New York was a visitor
on the floor of the cotton exchange yester
day.
Rev. E. J. Baldy of Cuthbert will preach
at the First Baptist church to-morrow
morning and evening.
S. A. Crosby. Stephen Crosby, J. F.
Bmith and W. H. Duncan of Baxley are
guests of the Screven.
Mrs. A. W. Wbite and child, Miss White
and Miss Annie Wiiite of Warwick, N. J.,
are stopping at the Pulaski.
G. W. Aliev, superintendent of the City
and Suburban railroad, left yesterday for
a short visit to his old home iu Eastern Vir
ginia.
Gen. G. Moxlev Sorrel, manager of the
Ocean Steamship Company, left for New
York yesterday by the Atlantic Coast
Line. Gen. Sorrel is called north bv im
portant business but hopes to return to Sa
vannah shortly.
Lieut. J. B. Hull of the revenue cutter
Bout well returned yesterday from Virginia,
where he Bpen' his holiday leave of absence.
Lieut. G. B. Maher, assistant engineer on
the Boutwell, also returned yesterday from
Washington. Both officers have been on
leave of absence, and joined the cutter yes
terday afternoon at Thunderbolt.
Why suffer with siek headache ami lillioua
nes* when Hannon's Liver Regulator will
cure you?— Ad.
A Case from Pembroke.
Two negroes reported to Bergt. Reilly at
police barracks yesterday afternoon that a
negro man had been robbed and beaten at
Pembroke Thursday night by four others.
The wounded man was so badly injured,
they said, that they did not expect him to
survive last night. They wanted the police
to look out for the assailants.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla stops the nauseous dis
charges of catarrh, aud cures the complaint.
.4d.
RAIL AND CROS3TIE.
Savannah business men are cousiderablv
interested in tho prospect of the Macon and
Dublin building into Savannah.
"If the Macon and Atlantic people are not
going to build their road,” said a well
known Bay stree; man yesterday, "they
should get it in shape to sell. The Macon
and Dublin people would undoubtedly buy
if they had a good proposition made thorn.
They want to come to Savannah, and the
Macon and Atlantic line would bo just
what they want. President Sparks should
have some regard for the interests of the
stockholders of the Macou and Atlantic:.
The Savannah stockholders would be glad
of an opportunity to sell the road.”
THE RIVER AND HARBOR.
Wilder & Cos. cleared yesterday the Brit
ish steamship Leconfield for Barcelona,
with 6,800 bales of upland cotton, weighing
8,277,444 pounds, valued at $273,000.
F. O. Hoffman, editor Titties, Rocky
Mount, Vs., writes: “I am pleased to say
that Botanic Blood Balm is the best appe
tizer and tonic for delicate people I ever
saw. It acted like a charm in my case."—
Ad.
Remember that we are selling our cloth
ing at greatly reduced prices. Apoel &
Echaul, One Prioe Clothiers. Sole agents
for Dr. Jaeger’s sauitary system.—Ad.
A FORTUNE ON ONE THROW.
Probab’y tha Stiffest Game of Dice
Ever Played in the OH Regions.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A difference of but two in the upturned
dice dots, but each dot represented $32,000,
and the winner was made that much richer
by his single throw. The details of this
occurence, reoalled in sojoining contempla
tion of the fast-departing traces of other
days, in the town where it occurred, may
be of iuterest.
From the time of its first importance as
an oil town Petroleum Center, in Pennsyl
vania, was known as a famous place for
gambling. There was, however, no par
ticular place in which this gambling was
carried on. An engine house, saloon, office
or private room—any place served the pur
pose—and a rickety table, a gressy writing
desk, or a board laid across ilie head of an
oil barrel answered as well as the equip
ments of a gambling palace.
In 1868-’69 the vioinity of Petroleum
Ceuter was the richest in the oil region and
one of the richest iu the world. The lands
all about the town were making their own
ers rich. Among these pieces of property
was the Woods farm, lying upon the hill to
the west of the place, iig big production at
that time was selling at from $2 to $5 a bar
rel. Samuel A. Woods was the owner of this
rich deposit of oil, and his royalty
from It yielded him a princely income. He
was then about 35 years of age, aud was as
full of iun ns bo was of business. He
dressed well, wearing daily diamonds
worth from $5,C00 to SB,OOO, lived high,
and was foremost in all the enterprises in
oil developments. In 1868 ho built the
largest and first complete iron tank—-40,000
barrels—then along ()il creek, and into it
his farm poured its liquid wealth. Woods
liod a noted fondness for throwing dice, and
was usually lucky. He was ready at any
time to throw for stakes ranging from SSO
to SIOO or SI,OOO. ft was seldom he wouid
throw for less than the first named sum.
One night in the winter of 18G8-’69 he wns
spending the evening witn n pariy of
friends in the Rochester house at Petroleum
Center. Among the party was Col. Brady,
another rich produeor and a man who had
earned his title on the battle fields of the
war.
Iu the course of the evening Woods said:
"Colonel, I’ll toss the dice with you
for SSO. ”
“All right,” was the colonel's prompt re
ply.
The first throw Brady won, continuing to
do so until he had won $650 of Woods’
money. This trifle just whetted thoir appe
tites and the cbauce contest then began m
earnest.
The amount of the stakes was increased
from time to time and Woods’losses rapidly
crept into the thousands. Lurk was against
him, but as he was perfectly sober and tho
friends present know that he would regard
as little less than insult any suggestion that
it was time to quit, feeling abundantly able
to pay any amount he lost, all they had to
do was to watch the two men with increas
ing interest.
To pass on from the process to the result,
when one of the morning hours was ushered
in, Woods had lost $32,000, und Brady held
his check .for that sum. At this juncture
Woods sail to the colonel: “Now, Xam
willing to ’double the amount and let each
of us tako but one throw, and the hlghost
take the stakes. You already have inv
check for the $32,009. If I lose'l will write
you another for the full amount here to
night, aud it will be cashed at the bauk
to-morrow.”
“All right.” said Col. Brady. “I ac
cept.”
The interest of tho bystanders was r.ow
worked up to the highest notch, the dice
were produced and \Voods had tha lira’,
throw. Eleven spots turned up as his
count. Col. Brady then threw, and but
nine black dots turned up to be counted.
Woods, therefore, saved a good-sized fort
tune on the throw, for hud he lost that $34,-
UOO would have been paid with as much
promptness as though it had been a
part of a legitimate business transac
tion. Woods then proposed that they siurt
in anew with $lO as the amount of the
stakes. The colonel responded, and soon
all the cash lie had with him—about s2oo—
transferred to tho pockets of Woods.”
"Here, colonel,” said Woods, "is S2O. I
can’t see a man go away dead broke.”
And *0 tho greatost game of dice on
record in the oil regions came to a close.
How Many Cats.
“If 300 oats can bill 300 rats in 300 day?,
how many cats will it take to kill 100 rats
in 100 days!” A fine toned upright piano
will bo given by the Queen to the first per
son answering tbe ahovoproblem correctly;
an elegaut gold watch for the second cor
rect answer; a china dinner set for tho third
correct answer; an e egant silk dress pattern
for the fourth correct answer, and many
other valuable prizes, all of which will be
announced in the next issue of the Quern.
Valuable special prizes will be given for
the first correct answers received from
eachstate. As the object of offering these
prizes is to attract attention to our popular
family magazine iu the United States,'oach
person answering must incloseussix United
States 2-rent stumps for sample number
containing full particulars. By sendinij to
day you may secure a handsome prize.
Ten dollars in gold will be paid for tho best
original problem to be published in a future
number. Address the Canadian Queen,
"0.,” Toronto, Canada.—Ad.
Come and see the patent shoes of the
Jaeger Sanitary Company at Appel &
Schaul’s, One Price Clothiers.—Ad.
Acknowledged Authority.
The Baiubridge Demucrat is acknowl
edged authority on tobacco production,
(frum seed-bed to packing house) in Geor
gia, and tho editor sends every cash
subscriber a packet of tobacco seeds suffi
cient to produce plauts to set one acre In
the finest Cuba tobacco, as a premium.
Send sl, postal note, money order or regis
tered letter, and get the Democrat and pre
mium seed. You can sow the sood success
fully as late as March 15. Address
John M. Brown, Editor,
—-4d- Bainbridge, Ga.
Even tho little tots and the larger children
can get their Jaeger underwear from us.
Appel 6c Scbaul, sole agents.—Ad.
LUDDBN A BATES S. sff. B.
IVEA THER PROBABILITIES—SATUBDAT
Fair, followed by increasing cloud,n-'u wit's
showers, warmer. ’ 11
ABOUT THE
WEATHER.
From now on we are going to have son.
weather, and lots of it.
If you are going on a picnic, or a maroon r .
want to cut your hay or grain, or plant corn
cotton or pumpkins, and want to know what*?
weather for Savannah and vicinity will he
notice the WEATHER PROBABILITIES at th*
top of this advertisement.
HOW THE WEATHER 13 MADE.
Signal office observers stationed at all la-,
cities in tbe Union telegraph to Washington a-.
*. u. and 8 p. m, the exact conditions in the.
respective localities, from wnich reports the
Chief of tho Weather Bureau makes his general
forecast for each state or district, which is tel*,
graphed all newspapers by tho Associated
Each local observer also receives reports from
other cities within 500 miles, from which ha
makes up a LOCAL FORECAST for hn own
city and vicinity, which ho furnishes to his o„
daily papers. 0
The LOCAL FORECAST by the Savannah
observer is what we now publish daily as above
The forecast given in the Nf.ws is the one of ?
p. m. the night previous, and that given in the
Press is from 8 a. m. of tho same day; each one
tor twenty-four hours in advance.
Watch these probabilities, and if they don’t
jibe with the weather on your block just report
the fact and we will overhaul the weather man
promptly. We pay for GOOD WEATHER and
must have it.
HIDDEN & BATES
S. M. H.
p. S.—We may have a little trouble in suiting
everybody with the weather, but we can hit all
creation on Pianos and Organs. We suit all
tastes and pockets, except empty ones, and
even those wo can do a little more for than most
any other music house can or will. Try us.
DRY GOODS.
I6s Per Cent.
DISCOUNT OFF
THE REGULAR PRICES WILL BE
Allowed on All Goods Pur
chased at Our Store,
Commencing To-day, Mon
day, and Continuing Un
til Further Notioe.
Tills Extraordinary Inducement
Is offered to reduce our wiu
ter stock, in order to
make room lor
Spring Goods.
CLOTHING.
A. RE
YOU
TAKING IN OUR
20 Per Cent.
OfT'
on oun
$5 SHOES MEANS $4.
For the Balance of
THIS WEEK.
COLLAT’S,
149 Broughton St.
!_■" ' i ... i '“3
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
Of all kinds and sizos promptly delivered.
D. R. THOMAS,
HI Hay St. West Broad St. Wharvea
Telephone No. 6.i. _
6-POUND BUCKETS
VERY CHOICE PRESERVES.
The goods are very fine
and prices within reach of all,
—AT —
A.M.&C. W. West’s.
