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A CARNIVAL OF SNOW.
BAVANN ABIANS TURN MERRY
MAKERS FOR A DAY.
The City Experiences the First Scow
Storm in More Than Half a Century.
The Entire Fopulation Gives Itself
Up to> Enjoyment—Everybody Snow
balled nd Neither Acre, Sox Nor
Cclor Reepec tei—Uproarious Scenes
on the Boy and Broughton Street.
Sleighs Improvised and the Whole
City Jolly.
A snow storm in Savannah, like that of
yesterday, has not occurred within the
memory of the oldest inhabitant, certainly
not within the last half century.
There has been enow in Savannah on an
average of about once every ten years, but
nothing like the fall of yesterday. The
only snowfalls known in the history of the
oity anyway equaling it were in the winters
of 1851 and 185&
There was a light fall of snow during the
war, just about enough to cover the ground.
The weather bureau has records of the
weather at Savannrh for twenty-two years
and there is not a single heavy fall of snow
recorded for that time, though there ware
several light flurries.
AN EPOCH IN SAVANNAH’S HISTORY.
Yesterday’s snowfall may safely be put on
record as the heaviest in the last half cent
ury.
It will mark an epoch in the history of the
city from which the children of to-day will
date their experiences hereafter.
The enow began falling shortly
after daybreak and came down
steadily until about i.oon. The flakes
were fluffy and the air had an
appearau e as if there was a tig feather
picking going on np in the olouds. A brisk
wind blew the flak s hither and thither
in wild flurriee, adding to
the effect of the scene.
Early risers were so surprised at the white
covered ground and the falling snow-flakes
that they could hardly believe their eyes.
The fact thst Savannah was enjoying a
first-class snow storm was soon realized and
almost with one accord they set themselves
to enjoy it to the utmost possible extent.
A CARNIVAL IN SNOW.
The air was soon filled with the
shouts of the merrymakers. Late
sleepers thought from the noise that
tho scenes of Tuesday’s election were
being repeated and that the Harmon and
McDonough partisans had met in a grand
conflict.
1 here was n general jubilation over the
snow. Everybody was out snow-ballmg
and being snow-balled. The children en
joyed it to the utmost, and there were
hundreds of truants from tho schools on
account of It. Pedestrians were assaulted
from every stoop as they passed along
the streets, and orowds at every oorner
expected the assault. Neither ege, sex nor
color was respected, and the better known
the person attaoked the mere he suffered.
Down on Bay street the members of the
cotton exchauge and the board of trade,
and brokers, lawyers and bankers who
make their headquarters around Bryan ami
Drayton streets, turned themselves loose
like so many school boys. Everybody was
snow-balled.
THE POLITICIANS CAUGHT IT.
The politicians were favorite marks,
•specially th se who have been reoently
snowed under. Maj. Ryals, late
candidat;|for county treasurer was battered
until he begged for mercy. Alderman
Harmon was literally snowed under in front
of the cotton exchange. He said it was
nothing, however, to the snowing under he
received the day before.
The defeated aldermanio candidates
Oaine in for their share.
Between 10 and 11 o’clock an uproarious
crowd of Bay street men took possession of
the spaoe in front of the cotton exchange
and proceeded to clean out
the whole neighborhood. They
blockaded the cotton exchange and
■whenever any of tue crowd inside at
tempted to come out he found a perfect
gauntlet of snowballs to run. A few got
in ad, but it did no good. They were ouly
punished the harder. A prominent Bay
street merchant tried to frail out the crowd
with his umbrella, but the result was not
satisfactory. He received a good snowball
ing and ruined a good umbrella.
A BOARD 07 TRADE RAID.
Capt. D. G. Purse, president of the board
Of trade, and Supt. U. Wallace Howard,
organ zed a pariy aud went through the
whole building. A regular pitch, and battle
occurred in the oflice of Aimar & Rowland,
with the result tnatthe office looked as if a
Dakota blizzard had struck it. Capt. Purse
and his forces retired in good order. Shortly
afterward he received the following bill:
To P. St. Julian Ainmr Dr.
Capt. D. G. Purse, President Board of
Trade, C. Wallace Howard,Supt. Board
of Trade, and others
For sundry damages to office—
-1 typewriter SIOO 00
1 splendid hat 5 00
1 antique chair 7 U 0
1 fire proof safe (not snow-proof) 250 "0
Damages to walls 76 00
Nervous prostration suffered by J F.
Rowland 50
20 per cent additional for cash 87 60
„ . $525 00
E. and O. E.
We insist on payment.
Capt. Purse offered his own tile, whioh
had gone through tbe t attle, as a com
promise, which was accepted, and a reoeipt
in full was given for the bill.
BLEIGHINU UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
Several improvised sleighs made their np
pearanoe on tbe streets during the nay. Tbe
owners stuck closely to the asphalt pave
ments and seemed to take great pride in dis
playing their unusual vehicles. Coot. W.
G. Lee took in Bull and Broughton streets
in great style with bis 1-horse sleigh ia tbe
afternoon. The pavements were so slip
pery, however, that traveling was danger
pus and numbers of horses were injured.
Very little business was transacted dur
ing the day. Broughton street was almost
deserted, except bv the crowds of men and
boys who wars endeavoring to keep every
body elf* off, too. Thu shop girls pelted
patsersby with snowballs, of which they
laid in supplies inside Che doors.
A view taken from the top of the Board
of Trade building yesterday morning showed
the whole city clothed in white, the saow
oovered roofs looking for all tho world like
the pioture of some northern oity in win
ter. It was a strange sight and one not
likely to be seen again soon.
. RAIN FOLLOWS THE SNOW.
The snow stopped falling about noon and
waa followed by a fine sleet, whioh
changed to rain about 1 o’dock.
There was a light ram ail the after
noon. The weather turned warmer
•nd the snow melted rapidly. Before dark
the streets were Ailed with slush, ihe snow
continued to melt lost night und probably
about all there will be left this morning
will be in the paras and|tquares. Unless the
cold wave arrives on time that will disap
pear to-day.
The caused agr"at run on tbe retail
stores ior rubber overshoes,and some estab
lishments sold out their entire stocks. Fas
Mongers oomiug in on tho Central railroad
reported a very heavy fall of snow all
along tbe line of road. Fix inches were re
ported at Ogeeohee aud 10 inches at Ten
uilie, but this is most likely an exaggera
tion. The weutber bureau reported ouly
one inch of snow for Kavaimab. This
means a full inch on a level. In places the
snow was drifted 2 and 3 inches deep.
A VICIOUS ATTACK.
The most serious snow balling episode of
tbe day r oourred at Brough to 1 and Di ay
ton Streets about noon. James Bailautyue
covered a rock with snow and struck En
gineer Henry U. Green of No; 3 tire engine
lu tba left aye, almost knocking it out. As
soon as Mr. Greau recovered from the ef
fects of tha blow be ran Ballantync into
Lane's barroom end captured him after a
fight. An officer was called and Baiiai.iyne
was taken to the barracks. Differenoee in
politics in the recent campaign was the
cause of Ba lantyne’s attack on Mr. Green.
The police came in for their share of the
fun and were pelted right and left. A Bay
1 street man wbo invoked the aid of the po
lice was hurriedly run off the street and the
| officer was compelled to retire under a
volley of snow balls The motormsn on the
trolley lines were targets for the small boy.
j The majority of people took everything
good naturedly. There were a few who
didn’t bat they usually fared the worse
for it.
In the southern part of the city the merry
making was not less than in the business
streets. The day v-as one that w.ll be re
membered for a lifetime.
tTART OF THE VESTIBULE.
The New York and Florida Special to
Reach Savannah This Morning.
The New York and Florida special vesti
buled train over the Atiantio Coast Line
system, which left New York yesterday,
will reach Savannah at lOo’olook this morn
ing. The vestibule will pass Savannah
southward at 10 a. tn. Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, and northward at 4:00
p. in. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The train is limited from New York to
St. Augustine and makee the run from New
York to Jacksonville In twenty-six hours.
The ran from Savannah to Jacksonville,
178 tnilea, is made in four hours and ten
minutes, breaking the record of the Nancy
Hanks as the fastest train in the south.
Conductor W. H. Wright, who has been in
obarge of the “vestibule” for the past six
years, will be in charge this year. Engineer
J. H. Ambrose, engine No. 80, will pull the
train. Conductor Wright and Engineer
Ambrose are both on the fast mail. Mr.
Wright is one of the moat popular oonduct
tors on the rood and his return to the
vestibule for ths sixth year is a recogni
tion of his ability.
The rush of tourists south begins with
the start of the vestibule. The De Hoto
has about twentv people on hoard.
The “vestibule” will mu this year via
the Wilson "Short Cut" of the Atiantio
(toast Idne (via Fayetteville), shortening
the schedule almost two hours between New
York and St. Augustine a* oomoared with
last year’s sohedule.
The train will consist of drawing room
car (containing six drawing rooms, with
all conveniences!, dining car, observation
car, and drawing room sleeping oars—all
vestlbuled.
BARVIS GET3 TEN YEARB.
A Decade In Prison for Robbing the
Jesup Postofßce.
Peter B. Sarvis was convicted in the
United Statos court yesterday of robbing
the Jesup pcstoffice on the night of Dec. 7.
The case was given to the jury about
10:30 o’clock. It took only about ten min
utes to reach a verdiot of guilty. Judge
.Speer sentenced Bar via to ten years in the
federal penitentiary in Ohio. In deliver
ing the sentence Judge Npeer said that Sar
vis’ crime was a peculiarly detestable one
because of the manner in whioh it had been
committed and that the manlier in which
he had attempted to exculpate himself by
destroying the character of others, was
eqifally detestable. For this reason the
judge said he was determined to make an
example of Bar vis.
Postoftioe Inspector John W. Bulla, who
arrested Harris and worked up theevidenoe
whioh led to his conviction, is one of the
moet successful officers in the government
service. He will be remembered in oou
nection with the famous Dickson case and
other noted criminal oases tried in the
United Stales court bero in the last few
years. He is fearless and painstaking and
when he starts on a trail nothing can turn
him away until beuuravelseverything oon
ne-ted with It.
After the trial was over and the judge
had left the bench, District Attorney
Marion Erwin was warmly congratulated
by a number of interested spectators in the
oourt room on the skillful manner in which
bo had managed the case. Mr. Gazan, who
represented ibe defendant, made a bard
tight for him and did as well as oould be
done with the case he had.
BONDSMEN IN A LURCH.
Salter's and Johnson's Securities Will
Have to Pay Up.
H. J. Salter and W. 8. Johnson, two of
the men under boQd for using the United
States mails to carry on the green goods
counterfeit fraud, appear to have jumped
their bonds.
The cases were called in the United States
court yesterday and she men not aDpearing
Judge Speer Instructed the United States
mar-hal to oollect the amount of their bonds.
Salter’s bond is only SI,OOO and Johnson's
only SSOO.
The oase of George H. Fletoher, who is
under arrest for the same charge, was con
tinued. Fletcher was preparing to skip his
bond, too, it is thought, when be was ar
rested and placed in jail.
COUNCIL'S LAST MEETING.
Nothing But Routine Eusinees Dis
posed of.
The final meeting of the present city
council was held last night. It lasted only
three-quarters of ail ltour. Nothiug except
routine business was transacted. There was
no discussion on any subject and a few min
utes after 0 o’clock, the board of ’Ol and ’UJ,
bad Its last adjournment.
Mayor McDonough was not present, but
Alderman Harmon, his defeated opponent,
was in his Beat as usual, and nothing in his
appearance would indicate that he had but
recently met the disappointment of his life.
Aldorinan Myers was the only alderman
absent.
Without doubt the most wonderful remedy
for pain is Salvation Oil. It sells for 25c.— ad.
TO HONOR LKB.
Savannah's Military Will Have a
Union Parade To-day.
Tbe military of Savannah will celebrate
Gn. Robert K. I-ee’e birthday with a union
parade. The First Regiment, Guards Bat
talion, Georgia Husaars and Chatham Ar
tillery will form a brigade under eommand
of Col. Mercer, and after a march through
the principal streets a dress parade and re
view will take place iu the parade grouud.
The 0 inimauds will form on the south side
of Liberty street, with the right resting on
Bull, at 3 o’clock this afternoon.
The dAy will be generally observed as a
holiday. The banks, board of trade, cotton
exchange and oity and county offioes will
be closed. '
Donnelly-Bayne.
Mr. Thomas F. Donnelly and Miss Mamie
Bayne were married at the oathedral yes
terday morning at 0 o’clock in the presence
of a large number of friends, by Rev. John
McCarthy. Mr. Thomas G.Ronau and Mr.
Cuailes O’Brien acted as ushers, but there
were no other attendants. Tbe bride wore
a traveling suit of gray, with a bat to
match.
Mr, and Mrs. Donnelly iefton tbe “Nancy
Hanks” for a briJal tour through North
Georgia and Tennessee. The groom is a
well-known and popular young gentleman
and tbe bride is a handsome young lady of
many accomplishment*.
His Face and Hands Frozen.
A men named Wilson is at the Savannah
hospital in a had condition as a result of
tbe recent freeze. He was found lying un
conscious on a log iu one of tbe river si ids
night before last, aud when taken to the
hospital bis bauds, face and eats were frost
bitten. 1 1 is supposed Wiisou was over
coins with the oold aud ley down 011 the log
and fell asleep. He is supposed to be a sailor.
Cough* sag Hoarseness.—The irritation
which induces coughing immediately relieved
b> use of "Hi , ion's llrunchiut Troches." Bold
only in boxes.-cut
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1893.
DIDN’T GIVE A FOR THE JUDGE.
An Opinion That Got th* Custom
Bouse Janitor in Jail.
Capt. John C. Simmons, a well-known
colored politician, formerly commander of
the defuuot Georgia Artillery, is taking a
rest at the county jail.
Capt. Simmons is the janitor of the cus
tom house, his hours being from 5 o clock
ia the afternoon to 10 o’clock at night, lie
wag appointed to the position especially for
the convenience of the officer* of the United
States court, who frequently find it
necessary to enter the building
at night in search of legal papers or to
finish up work they have on hand.
Simmons has not proved a very satis
factory official to the court officers. He ap
peared to be one of tbe aort of politician!
who regard public office aa a private snap.
It was certainly a snap to Simmons, as be
adopted tbe convenient custom shortly
after his appointment of spending an hour
or two at night at tbe building, und then
locking it up and going off with the keys,
presumably to attend to matters of more
lmportauoe, in his estimation, in local poli
tics.
The present term of the United States
court with its long night sessions has proved
very annoying to Simmons. It has in
terfered greatly with his established habits.
Tuesday night the court was occupied
with the trial of young Bar vis for
the robbery of the Jesup postoffice.
Tbe case was’ very tedious, and there was
a quantity of evidence that Judge Speer
wished to dispose of at the nigbt session. At
11 o’clock the judge announced a reoess of
five minutes to give the jury and the officers
of the oourt a chance to stretch themselves
and get a breath of air outside of the court
room.
Aa Judge Speer walked out of tbe court
room into tbe corridor he met Simmons at
the door, who reminded him that he had
already been on duty an hour over time
and intimated that he thought tbe court
should adjourn This reminder of Simmons
that he thought the United States oourt
should adjourn for his convenience did not
affect Judge Speer very pleasantly, but be
said nothing. Some of the jurors whostrolled
down to the first floor of the custom house
were met by Simmons wbo informed them
in language more profane tt.au polite that
they had no business there. Tbe jurors
said they were there by Judge Speer's per
mission, when Simmons replied that Judge
Speer was judge of the Uhited States court,
but he was custodian of the custom house
aud he didn’t care a what Judge Speer
said.
The jurors reported Simmons’ language
to Judge Speer, wbo ordered one of the
bailiffs to go in search of Simmons and
arrest him on the obarge of coutempt.
Simmons was found in tbe base nent by the
bailiff, but declined to recognize Judge
Speer's authority and the bailiff was com
pelled to lay violent bold upon him and
bring him In by bodily foroe.
Judge Speer explained to Simmons in a
very oareful manner tbe difference
in the authority of a United
States district judge and an
assistant janitor of a public building. At
the conclusion of Judge Sneer’s remarks he
ordered Simmons to jail for ten days.
This will probably give Dim sutiloient
time to realize the lnAnitesiftial smallness of
the position he oocuples under the United
States government.
DU PIGNON AND THE SENATE.
He Makes No Concealment of His Am
bition in Thst Direction.
Hon. F. G. dußignon returned from
Washington last night where he has been
for the past few days upon professional
business before the interstate commerce
commission. When asked about tbe dis
patch announcing bis oandidacy for the
United State Senate Mr. dußignon said
that in conversing with the reporter be bod
no idea of making a formal announcement
ot tus candidacy at tills time, but did aay
to him, in answer to the direct question,
that it was his present purpose to beoome a
candidate when tbe next legislature was
called upon to elect a senator.
Mr. duBIgDOU added that be bad never
made any concealment of his ambition iu
this direction, nor had be ever sought an
office without frankly stating bis desire to
attain it, although tbe more modern meth
ods of electioneering is seemingly to run
away from it.
In reply to a question about his chances,
Mr. dußignon said that it was almost too
soon to discuss tbe matter; that a number
of prominent men in the state were known
to be aspirants, and, besides these, should
Henator Colquitt seek re-election it would
be difficult for any one to defeat him. He
said that doubtless the ssnatorship would be
an issue in every county in the state at the
next eleotiou, so that the people would
practically settle it before the legislature
convenes.
In speaking of national affairs Mr. du
Bignou said that arrangements upon a
large scale are being made tor Mr. Clove
land’s inauguration and that bis cabinet is
a toplo of constant conjecture aud specula
tion. He thinks it settled that Mr. Carlisle
will be Bscrutary of she Treasury and that
Ur. Don Dickinson will have a portfolio.
It is generally thought, he said, that Geor
gia will be given recognition by the Presi
dent, and the names most prominently
mentioned by tbsir lespeoiivo admirers are
those of Mr. Hoke Smith and Congressmen
Turner and Blouut. He said that be did not
think from what be gathered that there
wouid be any opposition to [Speaker Crisp
in tbe next congress. Mr. dußignon saw
Congressman lister several times and lott
him in good health und spirits.
To-day
Hood's Sarsaparilla stands at ths head in
tbe medicine world, admired in prosperity
aDd envied in merit by thousands of would
be competitors. It has a larger sale than
any other medicine. Such suocea* could
not bo won without positive merit.
Hood’s Pills cure constipation by restoring
the peristaltio action of ths alimentary
oanaL They are tbe best family cathartic.
ad.
AT THB THEATER.
"The Wife” to Be the Attraction To
morrow Night
An event of more than usual interest to
theater-goers is tbe last engagement of
“Ihe Wife” in this oity to-morrow night
Tbe play is one of the great successes of the
New York Lyceum theater. II has been
•sen here before. Tbe oompany is said to
be first-class in every respect It has been
selected with a view to Riving a good and
smooth perfermauc*. without undue pre
ronderatioe in any particular direction.
Each part it considered as being of equnl
importance to tbs whole effect and is ex
pected to be played well. Tbe new aud
handsome soeuery which is carnal will leDd
an additional strength to the performance
os a whole, as will tbe costumes, which are
of tbe latest fashion. The principal mem
bers of tbe oompany are Messrs. Arthur
Elliot, Charles T. Watrous. Homer Gran
ville, H. A. Hbeldon, Fred Conger, and the
Misses Charlotte Tlttell, Blanche Weaver,
Ethel Greybrooke, Jean Uoye aud Eliza
Logan.
The Foot Ball Game Postponed.
Owing to tbe extreme inclemency of tbs
weather the game of foot ball between tbe
Young Men’s Christian Association aud
Forest City elevens, which was to have
been played at 10:30 o’clock to-day, has
been postponed until some tuns iu the usar
future.
A Witty Customer
Went to a drug store and asked for UOZO
DOS'T. The storekeeper said, "We’rs out of
that, but here is something just as good.'*
The practical customer said, “No you don't."
aud walked out to a neighboring store aud got a
bottle of BOZUDONT.-od.
THE VOTE BY DISTRICTS.
HOW THE CANDIDATES RAN IN
TUESDAY’S ELECTION.
The Harmonitea Unable to Explain
Their Great Defeat—Alderman Har
mon Says It Was Lack of Votes.
Mej. Schwarz Not at All Displeased
With ths Result—Mayor McDon
ough’s Friends Look Upon It as the
Daath Blow to Kusselllam—The New
Administration to Take Hold Next
Monday.
The board of managers of the city elec
tion met yesterday in tbe county commis
sioners’ oflice and, after carefully going
over the figures a second time, signed the
returns and turned over the sealed ballot
boxes to Clerk Carr of the superior court.
The official announcement of the result was
taken charge of by Chairman Baiiev and
will be transmitted to Clerk of Council
Rebarer to-day. Below ia a tabulated
statement of the rote for tbe aidermanic
oandidatea by districts:
T0ta1....
4th His t.
8. I).
4th Die' t’
N. I).
Third
District..
Second
District
I Fir<t
District.
William Duncan 731 N94j TH* 881 3.760
Herman Myers 723 605 632 793 859 3,613
George J Mill*. ...378 SMI SXB 55! 679 2,43s
William G. Cann. 880 311 53: 552 661 2.136
Y. li. McMillan. 3:6 3:7 49!< 556 677 2,435
David Wells | 373, 809 63> : 56*1 #SB ',427
George 8. Haines 349 318 547) 5851 659 2,408
Merritt W. Dixon.3B' 3UO! 47fj 565 666 2,408
William M. Bohan 845! 891! 437 582 670 2,865
K. ii. Harris. | 858; 800! 481 525 ! G 4 0 2,301
William I. O’Brien. 368i 285 4 k 5 581 6312,300
Thomas.Screven. 470: IS, 5*4 367 384,2,244
Thomas A. Folliard
John Sohwarz I 437 :130 ; 574 3*2 314 2,027
H M. Comer, Jr.. 435 ! 3*2. 471 823 3 BH.SM I
.Varcus 9. Baker, 4!'J 372, 344' JO.' 301 1,76*
Wales J Watson .) 413 264 1 4t’B: 330 3 0 1,7:15
R. Cuyler Gordon.. | 426 Sl7 3751 294 265 1.727
William H. Ray...! 410 3:8 3261 335' 283 1.672
Jonii F. Lube I 418 32| 300| 283 262 1,592
George A. Hudson. I 390 318 306' 2 9' 273 1.576
Thomas Bowden... | 407 gilS, 259) 276! 248 l.i-H
HOW THE HAHMONITES FEEL.
Yesterday was certainly a cold day for
the Harraonites. They felt as miserable as
tbe weather. If they had been defeated by
only a small vote, they would have been
able to make some sort of explanation for
the result, but tbe terriflo landslide of bal
lots under which they were crushed left no
room for anything except trying to fathom
what bad struck them, and this they could
not do. Not a single Harmonite could be
found who cared to discuss the events which
had led to their annihilation at the polls.
They were sore and anxious to be left alone,
but wherever one of them ran against a
McDonougbite he had to submit to lots of
Kuyiug.
Alderman Harmon went down to hi 9
oflice at the usual hour, and while
ho tried to put on a bold front,
no one who came in contact with him
could help seeing that he was a disappointed
man. For years the alderman who has
made one of the most efficient streets and
lanes chairman Savannah has ever had, has
been ambitions to beoome the city’s chief
executive. He labored night and day to
reach the goal and after ail when the fruit
was in sight and apparently to him and
his frieud9 within tbe easiest reaoh, to have
it whisted away us if struck by a tornado,
was a bitter awakening which they never
expected to experience.
Nevertheless Alderman Harmon accepts
his defeat as gracefully as any ordinary
man can under the circumstances. He con
siders that with the odds against him as
heavily ns they were he made a splendid
race, but the only reason he advances for
his defeat, like a sensible man is: “I did
not get onough votes.”
MAJ. SCHWARZ SEEMS PLEASED.
Maj. Schwarz was smiling yesterday
morning, aud not at all disconcerted over
the faot that he did not get enough votes to
be elected alderman. "I was not a candi
date,” he said, "and so distinctly and un
equivocally stated through the press and to
my friends, and those who voted for me did
so of their own option. I refused abso
lutely at the meeting Friday night to be a
candidate, and refused at all times my con
sent. I feel complimented, however, at tbe
flattering vote my friends insisted on cost
ing for me.”
VVhon he voted Maj. Schwarz proved by
his action that he was not a candidate. He
scratched his own name a;.d voted instead
for his life-long friend, Alderman Merritt
W. Dixon.
While many of Maj. Schwarz’s friends
feel oggrieved at the manner in whioh be
wan sucrifloed by tbe Harmon managers,
still they find extreme satisfaction in the
proof that be showed decided strength over
Alderman Harmon by running ahead of
him 300 votes, “if the result proves any
iblng,” said *m enthusiastic .Schwarz, man,
"it proves, beyond any possible question’
that Maj. Schwarz is immensely
more popular with tho people than
Alderman Hartnou, and proves the
claim that we always made that he would
have been much tbe stronger candidate for
tho mayoralty against Mavor McDon
ough.”
A DEFEAT FOB THE RC3SKLLS.
Mayor McDonough’s friends are naturally
exuberantly happy over the outcome.
Wnat gives them probably more pleasure
than anything else is that the defeat of
Alderman Harmon was a square defeat for
the Rnsselis. Waring Rusoell, P. M. Rus
sell. Justice Thomas J. Sheftall and Dr.
B. F. Bbeftail made Alderman Harmon’s
fight theirs and practically took absolute
management of the campaign. They rut
themselves prominently forward as the
champions cf Alderman Harmon and
urged all their friends to
concentrate their efforts to da
feat Mayor McDonough aud Alderman
O'Brien even ;f the balance of tbe McDon
ough ticket pulled through.
The great majority which was rolled up
for the mayor and the splendid vote given
Alderman O’Brien, despite all the combined
opposition to him, the McDonoughites say,
can be looked upon in no other light than a
signal defeat of Rusaellism aud tbe best
evidence that their political power is ab
solutely broken in oity and county politics
for all time to come.
BESIEGED WJTH CONGRATULATIONS.
Mayor McDonough was overwhelmed
with congratulations yesterday. The bad
weather kept him indoors, but it did not
keep hi3 friends from thronging to his
residence to offer well-wishes.
He received everybody kindly
aud thanked them for their kindness and
promised to so continue tbe conduct of bis
high office as to always merit tbe confidence
of toe whole people. Night before lost he
bad to disconnect bis telephone in order to
protect himself from the avalanche of wire
congratulations whioh was being hurled at
hiui at every minute or two after it wa-i
known that he had been triumphantly
re-elected.
Aiayor McDonough naturally feels par
donably proud over the manner in wtiich
tbe oitizeas indorsed his policy, and looks
upon it as a vindication. He says be in
tends to continue tno strict enforcement of
all laws which are upon the city’s statute
books, irrespective of friends or foes, likes
or dislike-. If the laws are not good
laws it is the duly of the oouncil to repeal
them aud not his to overlook or suspend
thorn.
Dr. Falligant, who up to a few davs ago
wus in tbe field for tbe mayoralty himself,
Is bupoy. Ho has long 1 eeu anxious to
settle score* with Alderman Harmon on ac
count of the difference* which arose between
them when they served together on the
board of aldermen, and he feels that he has
his satisfaction in the alderman’s defeat.
When asked to express biiuealf specifically,
heropilel: "Throughout the whole cam
paign 1 have done whet I regarded as my
duty for th* iwst interests of [savannah."
CAPT. m ktvtk's FKIENDH JOTFLX.
The suci-evsfnl akh rtnaulo candidate who
received the meet congratulation* ycsler
day was Capt. Tool Bareven. He wee the
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Powder
ABSfMyrELY PURE
young men’s favorite In the race, and his
success in the face of the defeat of all the
other Harmon men, shows how well they
concentrated on him. His arm must have
been sore last nigbt from tbe hundreds of
shakes it received during the day.
Mr. Folliard, who was defeated by Capt.
Screven, was aiso the reoipientof congratu
lation on his fine race and sympathy at be
ing defeated. He is a popular young man,
who would have made a creditable aider
man. Manv of (.'apt. Screven’s were bis
friends in tbe fight. While, of course, they
were auxious to elect Capt. Screven, they
were sorry at the same time that Mr.
Foliiard had to he the victim.
The Tarnmauy Club, whioh did yeoman
service for Mayor MoDonoUgh and his
ticket, aud really rolled up the majority in
the Fourth which won the victory, will ser
enade the mayor and row i oard to-night.
Mayor McDonough and his new board
will be sworn in next Monday at noon in
theoouuoli chamber of tha exchauge.
COMPLIMENTARY TO MR. SHAW.
Ho is Honored With a Box at Mans
field's Performance In Atlanta.
The Atlanta Constitution gives the fol
lowing account of a merited compliment
paid to Mr. James C. Bhaw of this city.
Though Mr. Shaw is well known as a rail
road man throughout the country, he is just
as well known ia Savannah as an able thea
ter manager and a whole-souled gentleman,
who is always ready to do an act of kind
ness:
ihe only man' 04 record as having re
ceived tha courtesy of a box from Richard
Mansfield, is Jim Shaw, who has been in
Atlanta for a few days. Mr. Shaw is one
of the Central railroad’s traveling passen
ger agents. He came up last Saturday
from Bavanuah, and in the afternoon sat
in a box at DeGive’s, and tbe marvelous
part of it is, that tbe box was with tho
compliments of Mansfield’s manager, John
Slocum. Since he got a reputation as an
actor, Mansfield has been very stiff, and
tbe profession says be has a bad case of
swell head. He is exceedingly exolusive
aud does not mix much with everyday
people. Ho has turned down requests from
the leading members of his profession,
among whom it is the custom to extend the
courtesy of a box, just as It is to ask a
brother member what he will take to drink.
Jim Bhxw, though, is an exception. Years
ago he was “in the business myself ”as be
would say. Mind you, * ‘Jim” does not sav
that he was an act r. though some people
would say that they were if they had his ex
oerieuce. He was playing “Richelieu” and
“Pink Dominoes,” in "Julius Coesar” and
“Olivette,” for he is versatile and oau
sing as well as be can act. But when he
speaks of having been in the business him
self, be refers to tbe time when he was a
manager. He managed opera and the legiti
mate. Ho was an impressario in the old
times, before the era of Mapleaon and Ab
liay, and these latter day mauagers, will get
together a lot of German singers to give
Englisb and Italian opera. After he
dropped out of the business as a manager
and settled down in Savannah, bis lld
home, the boys there started an ainatsur
dramatic club. They called it, or tsiem
selves, as you prefer, “The Fords.” This
was in honor of John T. F rd of Baltimore,
tbe same Jobu Ford in whose Washington
theater Lincoln was shot. Mr. Ford was
too busy running his theater on Fayette
street, Baltimore, to help his namesake out,
and they secured Jim Bhaw as manager.
He managed the amateurs for twelve or
fourteen years, until they got so good that
they could knock the spots off half the pro
fessional companies that came along. They
graduated several members who are now
holding first-class positions in the profes
sion.
All this is another story from Sbaw’s
getting the box at the Mansfield perform
ance. It was not due altogether to his con
nection with the profession in a managerial
caDaoity. During the many years in which
be has been railroading numberless theatri
cal companies have strauded in this Dart of
the world. And it is well known to the pro
fession from the smallest freckled faced
soubrette to tbe heavy villain or grand
tragedian, that if they can only reaoh Jim
Show’s line they will be all right.
He always helps tbe unfortunates out,
whioh means that he often puts up a round
guarantee of his own for tickets to New
York. Somehow or other that is where
all broken players want to go.
They go to Show and tell him their tale
of woe.
Then he Axes them.
“I was in the business once myself,” Jim
will say.
And this is why John Slocum sent him
tbe box.
Many prominent citizens and officials recom
mend Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.— ad.
Y. M. H. A. ELECT OFFICERS.
The Men Who Will Look After Its
Affairs for a Year.
The Young Men’s Hebrew Association
held its annual meeting last night. Tbe
following officers were elected:
President—Samuel Herman.
First Vice President—A. P. Bolomon.
Second'Vioe President—Jacob Gazan.
Treasurer —A. & Cohen.
Corresponding Secretary—Joseph M
Dreyer.
Recording Secretary—Josenh Herzog.
Directors—S. A. Einstein; A. Ehrlich,
B. J. Appel, Max Robinson, I. A. Solo
mons:
The Mendelssohn Concert.
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club concert
Saturday night at Masonio ball, under tbe
auspicee of the Young Men’s Cbrietian As
sociation, promises to be what all of the
club’s former concerts have been in Savan
nah—nothing less than an unqualified suc
cess. Mr. Thomas Ryan, director of the
club, In his announcement says: "I think
we have reached a satisfying condition In
the selection of artist* this time. First,
in my concert master, Mr. Sol Marcossnn’
American born. Then m the solo ’cello,’
Mr. Diestel, who won laurels with us lost
season. His brother, fresh from the royal
sohool for music in Berlin, will be seooud
violin. For flute solo we have the great
soloist, Mr. Herbort, from the Berlin oon
oert house, aud for singer Miss Lila Juel,
who has been the favorite singer lu the
royal oourt of Sweden, and latterly singing
with eclat in the aristocratic salons of Paris.
She is a Ana singer, with great versatility
of talent; sings in four different languages,
does the finest works of Mozart, aud aii
which lie between them aud Swedish bal
lads.”
Ham and tb Georgia Cracker.
The Catholic Library Association yester
day completed its arrangements with Hoo.
H. W. J. Ham for a lecture. The noted
humorist will speak at tbs Library hall Fri
day nigbt. Jan. 27. on “The Georgia
Cra ker.” That it will I* a treat is almost
unnecessary to say. Hon. F, G, duHlguoo
will Introduce Mr. Ham. *
lie EC it AM'S Pills are faithful friend*.
mi.
BABSETT GETS THREE YEARS.
The Boarding Houee Beat Will Now
Get Plenty of Free Lodging.
F. L. Babbett, the young man who
"beat” his boarding houses by means of
bogus checks, a full acoouut of wbose es
capades was published in the Morxinq
News a few weeks ago, was t: led in the
superior court yesterday under one of tbs
indiotments for forging a obeok for .$6 on
the Chatham Bank in the name of G. W.
Golden. The jury, after halt an hour’s de
liberation, irought in a verdiot of “guilty”
and Judge Falligunt sentenced Babbett to
throe yesrs at hard labor in the peniten
tiary.
Babbett passed the check on Mrs. C. R.
Holmes, who keeps a boarding house on
[State street, and received $1 change. Will
iam Pease, Esq., defended the young man
and appealed to tbe oourt to extend Ihe
prisouer mercy. Judge Falligant replied
that, although the crime for which Babbett
was convioted was cnly one of many, he
would show him a little leniency bv taking
a year oft' the extreme penalty, and turning
to the prisoner told him he hoped the pun
ishment wouid make him a better citizen
and that when ho is release 1 he will try to
lead a better life.
Babbett took his sentence coolly. Soli
citor General Frazer will not press the
other indictments against him.
Vincent Gwinn was tried for burglary in
the superior court yesterday and got off
with a conviction of larceny from tbe house
of goods under the value of SSO. He was
sentenced to one year on the chain-gang.
The only business transacted in the city
court yesterday was the sweai iug in of the
new clerk, Mr. Bailey and his deputy, Mr.
Wood fin. They enterod upon their re
spective duties at once, and Clerk Philip M.
Russell vacated without any ceremony the
office which he held nearly forty years.
Judge Ferrill of the oourt of ordinary had
a habeas corpus oasr for the possession of
children before him yesterday. It was that
of Mrs. Maner vs. L. J. Robbins, and was
decided in the latter’s favor. Two of Mr.
Robbins’ children ran away from him at
Byivania aud came here to their grand
mother, Mrs. Maner, but their father cams
down and tried to take them back. They
preferred to stay with Mrs. Maner, though,
and she brought the case into oourt.
Recorder Wilson yesterday discharged
tho batch of prisoners taken in at Tuesday’s
election, because they bad been punished
sufficiently by the arrests.
RIVER AND HARBOR.
The pilotboat Mary Odell fouled the Nor
wegian bark Herman Lemkuhl day beforp
yesterday, wbile the latter waa on her way
up the river. Tha Odell had her main
boom carried away.
The captain of tbe tug Ripple reports
considerable ice iu the river in coining
down yesterday morning from the Charles
ton and Savannah railway bridge, and
while towing tnattreises for tho jett/ work
she was compelled to out her way through
ioe from the bridge for a considerable dis
tance yesterday morning.
The steamer Penler of Wilmington, N.
C., passed up the river bound for one of the
landings yesterday. She has on board a lot
of agricultural implements and farm sup
plies.
cyy Bkr.viTiiaq.
Two votes were cast in Tuesday’s election
which did not go to either Mavor Mc-
Donough or Alderman Harmon. One was
for Dr. Falligant and tbe other for Mr. S.
B. Palmer.
The tally sheets used for the returns of
the city election and ths consolidation sheet
are as handsome pieces of artistio penwork
as any ever seen in Savannah. They were
the admiration of everybody around the
court house yesterday. Mr. John McHugh
of Clerk Carr’s office prepared the sheets.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Dean and Mrs. E. A. Hoffman of New York
are stopping at the De Soto.
Henry I. Seeman was elected a member
of the board of trade yesterday.
Pleasant A. Stovall was elected yesterdav
a member of the board of trade.
Mr. John Douglass, Miss Stella Douglass
and Miss Ophelia Wright left for New York
yesterday via th Atlautio Coast Line.
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
The Charleston aud Savannah railway
announces that it will make an exceedingly
low rate to Washington for the inaugura
tion in March. Tne route is the popular one
via Charleston and tbe Atlantic Coast Line.
If the hair is falling out or turning gray,
requiring a stimulant with nourishing and
coloring food. Hall's Vegetable Sioiliau
Hair Henewer is just the specific.—ad.
penn. famed specialist.
To Visit Savannah Next Monday Jan.
23.
The Harrisburg Telegram has the follow
ing to say of him:
“Dr. J. Harvey Moore has had offices in
the Harrisburg Jelegram building for many
weeks. The orowds of people who flocked
to see him and the many questions asked
about him led tbe Harrisburg Telegram to
make a rigid examination, not only of his
work hero, but of his past record. The re
sult showed him to be a conscientious gentle
man, houest enough to eay plaiuly to those
whom he could not cure that they were
beyond bis power to aid,and skillful enough
to effect rapid and radical cures in raauy
cases which had been given uo as hopeless
bv other physioians. Dozens of persons in
Harrisburg aud surrounding towns dally
bless him for bis good work in literally
maxing the blind to see and the wretchedly
ill strong and well.”
In the doctor’s advertisement :n another
column he promises to straighten the first
case of cross eyes calling on him at his office
free of charge.—ad.
Let Us Bays You
Big money. The grandest values in muslin
underwear you ever saw go on salo Monday
morning, Jan. 23d—35 oanls, (ill cents aud
98 cants. Leopjld Adler.
—ad.
e mashed I
Every previous record by the matablesa
sale of muslin underwear we commence
next Monday morning at 25 cents, 50 cent*
and 75 cents. Leopold Adler.
—ad. •
WBDOISIQe.
Wedding invitations and cards or in ted or ea-
Efavro at the euortest notice aud ia tha f-ifi-rel
tries, tie tarry an extensive and well selected
stock of une tapers envelopes eod cards OS*
Pecany Cor eucu orders, auninx mot ea so
pueetion, Rousnsv News Prating bouse
Meveaean. Ga.
LUDDRM A BATES O. M . R.
r.
DAI; Rain or snow, high nor (A*,,, ,7**
becoming north and northtoost ■'
colder by Thursday night. c,t unn a .
A
BIG
SHIPMENT.
sTullSaßSS^H^p^'
cession. Many citizo is of
the display, however, as the Msson A hTJ?
lin caravan passed through the
t £s.9?, nard “ ocltl wheoce the Catslonia
rled this enormous number of Cabinet "gT
gOM to Liverpool for Messrs. MetzlerJco
the London agents of the company *tki
is the largest single shipment of
ever exported from this country,
Messrs. Mason & Hamlin msy well bSj
proud oft; but it is nothing unusual iw
this house to make large foreign shin
YlT:~* rom ,h * Mu,ical Courier
For T-zenty Years Past the Ma
son & Hamlin Organs Have
Been Sold By
Mill & Bates S. M, l
Soathero Wholesale igents.
DRTf GWIDS.
Commencing to-day
tinuing for two weeks, ws
will sell at New York cost
onr entire stock In the follow
ing departments:
Colored Dress.
Dress Trimmings.
Shawls and Skirts.
Merino and All
Wool Underwear.
Wool Half Hose.
Blankets.
Comforts.
Eiderdowns.
Fancy Flannels.
White Quilts.
Table Linens, Towels and Napkin
Also our entire line of fin# Lock-stitcned Mus
lin Underwear, equal to hand-made goods.
CLOTHING.
BOYS’ DUDS.
OVERCOATS,
SUITS,
PANTS.
UNDER
WEAR,
Etc , Etc., Etc.
STABLES.
PULASKI HOUSE STABLE^
138 and. 140 Bryan Street,
ELEGANT LANDAUS, VICTORIAS, T CART*
BUGGIES AND SADDLE HORSES.
E. C. GLEASON.
Telephone No. 18.
CLOTHING.
Special Bun
On Hosiery. Our own im
portation. Tans, Modes,
Blues, Blacks and Whites
$2 75 doz., $1 38 half dozen.
Sold everywhere at $4 doz.
HUNTER WHISKY!
BALTIMORE PURE RYE.
ARROLUTILY THE REST OBTAINABLE.
IN BULK AND BOTTLES.
EST. S. W. BRANCH
MORE
YOU BUY,
BETTER
OFF
YOU ARB.