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SAFE TO LIFT QUARANTINE.
Tbc Sanitary Board to Look Into the
Matter To-day.
Dr. Brunner Opposes the Removal of
the Quarantine Against Brunswick
Yet-Mayor McDonough and a Ma
jority of the Health Board do not
Think There is any Further Danger
and the Quarantine Likely to be
Raised To day.
Savannah will probably raise the quar
antine against Brunswick to-day The
sanitary board met yesterday at noon and
discussed the subject fully from all
points. There not being a full board
pr< si at. however, ao action was taken
and the board adjourned until to- iav at
noon, when a fall attendance is expected.
Health Officer Brunner is opposed to
raising the quarantine.
“From wiiat I hear of the condition of
affairs at Brunswick." he said. T do not
consider it safe to raise the
quarantine for some time
yet. 1 have no official
reports that Indicate any further devel
opment of the disease at Brunsu ;rk. but
if what is brought to me from private
•ourcos is true there is danger yet
■•I am most decidedly opposed to raising
the quarantine
THE MATCH THINKS IT ALL BIGHT.
Mayor McDonough differs with Dr.
Brunner.
•“It 4k night,
“that the sanitary board will raise the
quarantine There has been no develop
ment of fever at Brunswick within the
last fifteen days, and according to the re
port of the government suryens all dan
ger has passed. The government sur
geons are experts on the subject and have
earned the reputation of being conscien
tious, reliable men. Their conclusions. I
think, are the best authority upon the
subject.
Mayor McDonough's attention was
called to the report in yesterday's Mous
ing News of the censures of Brunswick's
aldermen upon Dr Brunner and the Sa
vannah authorities generally.
"That attack u]ton Dr Brunner." said
Mayor McDonough, "is the most foolish
thing I have ever heard of. They seem to
think hecaus" Savannah has enforced a
very strict quarantine that it was done
especially for the purpose of injuring
Brunswick. Wo had nothing against
Brunswick in enforcing a quaran
tine. We were protect ing Savannah. The
quarantine was necessarily strict.
It would ha vo been worthless
otherwise. Dr. Brunner only did his
duty.
GOT A WRONG IMPRESSION.
"They seem to have gotten a wrong im
pre.s. ion from Dr Guiteras' statement
that be would consult Dr. Brunner about
raising the quaratine. They seemed to
think that Dr. Brunner's advice wai to be
taken alout the quarantine generally
against Brunswick. Dr. Brunner has
nothing to do with any quarantine except
Savannah's, and he was instructed by the
sanitary board to consult with the
government surgeons at Brunswick for
the purjiose of learning if the conditions
there warranted Savannah in raising her
quarantine. Theie have been some vari
ances in the reports from Bruns
wick and it was decided that
Surgeon Hutton should explain
them. Surgeon Hutton's illness pre
vented the conference to-day as intended.
We are ready to raise the quarantine
against Brunswick whenever the condi
tions warrant it and not before.”
PR. BRUNNER NOT WORRYING.
Dr. Brunner was asked about the at
tacks upon him by the Brunswick people.
"Oh. it doesn't worry me in the least,”
he replied.
"They can say what they please about
mein Brunswick, and it doesn't affect inc.
I regard it as rather a compliment. I
have only endeavored to do my duty by
Savannah in this matter. When Savan
nah was in danger from the lax quaran
tine regulations at Brunswick 1 said so.
If the people of Brunswick
did not like it I couldn't
help it. I could not raise the quarantine
if I desired to do so The sanitary board
must do that. If it is done at present it
will be against m.v advice, however.”
Dr. Brunner is losing no sleep over the
displeasure of the people of Brunswick at
his course. He is endeavoring, he says,
to do his duty by Savannah. The opinions
of the people of Brunswick or any other
city do not affect him in -he least.
RUN OVEIt BY A WAOON.
Christopher Murphy Injured by a
Runaway on Congress Street.
Mr. Christopher Murphy, the well
known painter, was quite seriously in
jured by a runaway team on Congress
street yesterday afternoon.
He was standing in front of the Screven
House about 3 o'clock when a runaway
horse came down Bryan street at full tilt.
When the frightened animal reached
Johnson square he darted around it into
Congress street, and as he turned the
wagon struck Mr. Murphy, who was
standing on the edge of the sidewalk just
in front of the Screven House, knocked
him down on the asphalt pavement and
the wheels of the wagon passed over his
body. Fortunately the wagon was not
loaded or ins injuries might have been
more serious. As it was, he was hurt
quite badly and was carried at once to his
home.
The wagon passed on and the negro
who was driving it had presence of mind
enough to tumble out. or lie might have
been killed in the smash-up which came a
few seconds later. The wagon struck the
elephonc jiole at the corner by the Chat
ham Bank and was smashed iuto a dozen
pieces. It was a total wreck. The horse
went on until he was stopped and re
turned to his owner, Mr A. S. Griffin,
the furniture man at No. SI Broughton
street.
SAVANNAH LEADS THEM ALL.
Its Cotton Receipts Greater Than
Those of Any Other Port.
The receipts of cotton at Savannah
during the past week were 9,629 bales.
This is more than the receipts at any
other i>ort during the same period.
Galveston comes next with 7.409 bales
followed by Now Orleans which received
6,479 bales. Norfolk is third on the list,
having received 1,419 bales.
The other ports received all the way be
tween 107 and 1,270 bales. The total re
ceipts at the Atlantic ports for the past
week have been larger than last year.
The total is 22,888 bales against 17,612
bales for the same period last season.
Mrs. Trapani Dead.
Mrs. L. Trapani, wife of Capt, L.
Trapani, the Italian consul at Savannah,
died in Baltimore Thursday of consump
tion, after a long illness.
Mrs. Trapani left here early in the-sum
mcr for her old home in Baltimore in the
hoi* of the change of climate being of
benefit, but she did not improve, andsoon
became seriously ill. Her husband was
with her at the time of her death, having
been summoned to Baltimore on Sundav
last. *
Mrs. Trapani was an estimable lady.
r>he leaves two children and a large circle
or friends to mourn her loss. The funeral
took place in Baltimore yesterday.
*40.000 WILL COVER FT.
Mayor McDonough's Estimate of the
Storm's Damage to City Property.
Mayor McDonough estimates that
$40,000 will cover the damage to city pro|>-
erty by the re.-ent storm. He dees not
think it will ex< eed that
The extra forces which have been on
pages! in cleaning up the streets and re
pairing the drains around the city have
cost only a few hundred dollar* The
chief damage on this line. Mayor McDon
ough says, is to the banks of the canaN
and drains on Hutchinson Island. These
have been baldy broken and he estimates
that the cost of repairing them
will reach SIO,OOO. Including other drains
around the city which arc vet to be re
paired, he thinks the cost will amount to
$40,000.
This work will be extended over sev
eral months, however. About 100 extra
hands wi 1 be put to work on the banks
on Hutchinson Island for a few days to
repair the worst damage, and then a force
of twenty-flveor fifty hands will be main
tained there until the damage is entirely
repaired.
To rebuild the quarantine station as
expected, the mayor estimates will cost
$20,000. not including the appropriations
for quarantine work made in this year's
budget. It will be necessary to practi
cally rebuild the entire quarantine. This
is the city's heaviest loss.
Another considerable item of expense to
the city will be the rebuilding of the
plank road to the lower wharves along St.
Julian street extended. The plank pave
ment was entirely torn up and the road is
now impassable. It will have to be re
built at or.ee. as the road is needed now
for the transaction of business between
the city and the wharves.
Mayor McDonough estimates the cost
of rebuilding the road at >3,500.
The road, he thinks, should properly lie
paved with Belgian block, but this would
cost about $20,000 and wouid require con
siderable time. It is doubtful also if '.ho
soft soil would sustain the heavy block
paving without a substantial foundation
of gravel or similar material beneath.
The damage to the city market ami the
exchange together will cost less than
SI,OOO to repair.
The damage to the city's shade trees
of course cannot be estimated in money.
About 500 trees were blown down or in
jured, most of which were a total loss.
A few trees have been propped back iu
place. This damage will take years to
repair. The money value of the trees so
destroyed might be estimated at almost
any sum according to the ideas of the
person making the calculation. If the
value of the trees were placed at s.">o
apiece, the total loss would amount to
$25,000.
WILL NOT AFFECT SAVANNAH.
No Taxable Circulation Has Been
Issued by Anyone Hera.
Savannah is glad of the fact that no'
certified checks or clearing house cer
tificates or circulation of any kind has
been issued here which can come under
the ten per eent tax law. In fact it has
not been found necessary to issue any
such paper and the banks have found it
easy enough to tide over all tho financial
stringency without the use of any arti
ficial means.
This is peculiarly gratifying in view of
the fact that the commissioner of internal
revenue has taken steps to find out the
amount of such circulation in places
where they have been issued, and has or
dered them reported to his office for tax
ation. New Orleans, Nashville, Mont
gomery and Birmingham have all issued
certified checks or similar paper which has
passed as a sort of currency payable in
money of the United States, anil all of
this class of circulation is subject to the
10. per cent tax.
Columbus and Albany in Georgia are
said to have issued similar paper, which
comes under the law and may be held
taxable. Other cities in the state have
issued clearing-house certificates, but it
lias not been determined yet whether
these are to be considered as coming un
der the law.
A CANE FOR MR. SAUSSY.
Belt Line Employes Make a Presenta
tion.
Mr. Chement Saussy,ex-superintendent
of the Belt Line, was complimented by
his former employes yesterday afternoon,
by the presentation of a handsome gold
headed cane.
The presentation was made by F. C.
Hardy, foreman of the machine shop,
who assured Supt. Saussy of the regret
on the part of the employes of the former
Belt Line at the severance oi' his connec
tion with them and requested him to ac
cept the cane as a token of their esteem.
Mr. Saussy responded in a feeling man
ner, thanking the employes for thiis evi
dence of their good will. He took the
occasion to give the employes some good
advice as to their future conduct.
The cane is a large and very handsome
one. It is inscribed as follows: “C.
, Saussy, from employes of Belt Line rail
way as a token of esteem. Sept. 7, 1893.”
CLEANING OUT THE CANALS.
Major Blandford Devoting His
Time to tho County's Sanitation.
Major Blandford is getting things iu tlie
county in good shape again. The damage
done by the storm has not yet been re
paired altogether, but a good deal of pro
gress iias b >on made and the worst part
of the destruction has been straightened
out.
He has two gangs back at work on the
Casey canal, and hands are also at work
; again on the other canals. He is going to
; have all the canals south and east of tho
i city drained out and cleaned.
The work will be completed within a
week or ten days, and tho canals will
then be in a perfect sanitary condition.
A BELT ON A RAMPAGE.
It Upsets Things in the Peoples’
Lighting Power House.
The big belt on the engine which runs
the lighting dynamo at tho Electric Rail
way Company's plant broke suddenly yes
terday afternoon about .5 o'clock, and the
end of it struck tho front window to the
| building, smashing all the glass. The
| chief damage done, however, was in
i striking tho switch board and the ex
citer. About half the instruments on the
; switch board were destroyed and tlie ex
citer, which is similar to a small dynamo,
j was broKea all to pieces. The breaking
of the belt broke and destroyed S2OO or
S3OO worth of instruments.
What Do You Take Mediciile For P
Because you are sick, and want to get
well, of course.
Then remember, that Hood's Sarsapa
rilla Cures.
All we ask is, that in taking Hood's
/ Sarsaparilla you will do so with persever
ance equaling or approaching the tenac
ity with which your complaint has clung
to you. It takes time and care to eradi
cate old and deep-seated maladies, par
ticularly when they have been so long
hidden in the system that they have be
come chronic. Remember, that all per
manent and positive cures are brought
about with reasonable moderation. Hood’s
Sarsaparilla attueks disease vigorously
and never leaves the field until it has con
quered.-rad.
Shoot That Straw Hat
And get anew derby from LaFar.—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATERDAV. SEPTEMBERO, 1893.
W HAT WILL THE RATE BE?
CommissioKts WiiliDf on tit Rnarff
ol Education More Huns 11.
If the Educational Budget is Reduced
it May Make a Difference in the Tax
Rate—This Will be Decided Monday-
Night and the Tax Rate Will be
Fixed by the Commissioners Tues
day—The Aggregate State and
County Rate Will be Less Than Last
Year Why the Insurance on the
Courthouse Was Removed.
There was another special meeting of
the county commissioners yesterday af
ternoon for the purpose of considering the
fixing of the county tax rate, but no ac
tion was taken.
The commissioners were in conference
with members from the board of educa
tion during the entire session, a commit
tee from that board having been called
before them to" sec if the educational
budget for the ensuing year could not be
reduced somewhat. The action of the
board in this matter may make a differ
ence of a cent or two on the SI,OOO in fix
ing the rate.
MIGHT GET ALONG WITH LESS.
Some of the members of the committee
from the board of education did not think
that they could pet along with any less
than they had last year, but others of
them were of the opinion that it might be
possible to cut down the budget to the
extent of $5,000. This matter will be set
tled by the board at its regular meeting
next Monday night, when it will be
brought up and every effort made to see
where the educational budget can be cut
down, if at all.
The action of the board will be report
ed to the commissioners at pm* and they
will hold a special meeting on Tuesday
afternoon to decide what the rate for the
ensuing year will be.
Capt. McGowan, the tax collector is
ready and waiting to start his work at
once and is only awaiting the action of the
commissioners to begin. He has received
directions from the controller general
with regard to the state taxes and now
onl> wants the word from the county.
THE AGGREGATE LESS THAN LAST TEAR.
While it seems that there is no possi
bility of reducing the county tax rate,
the aggregate rate for the county and
state wih be less this year than it was
last Last year the state rate was $4 85
oil the SI,OOO, while this year, as fixed by
act of tlie legislature, it is $4.61. Tlie
county tax rate lasi year was $6.25 on the
SI,OOO, and this could be easily increased
a few cents tills year without making
any increase iu the aggregate for the
state and county. The stale rate is as
small as it is not because tlie state don't
need any more money, but because it was
fixed at that amount by act of the legis
lature.
THE COURT HOUSE INSURANCE.
The Insurance on the court house has
been almost all given up by the commis
sioners for the rcuson that the rate lias
been raised from three-fourths of 1 per
cent, to I>4 percent. The insurance com
panies raised the rate for the reason tlie
electrical connections in the building
were not put in to suit them. The com
panies also required that the court house
should be insured for $120,000, three
fourths of its cash value, instead of $50.-
000, as formerly. These two changes
would have involved a cost of $1,500 a
year for insurance, instead of $375, as
was formerly paid.
The court house is practically fire proof
any way, and in view of all the facts it
was thought that the large amount of in
surance was not necessary. There is now
only $5,000 insurance on the building and
$.5,000 on the furniture. It is possible
that some of the insurance oa some of the
other county buildings maybe dropped
when the policies expire.
CAN RIDE FOR HALF FARE.
The Electric Railway Will Not Allow
the Police to Ride Free.
Policemen have to pay for riding on
street cars now. The Belt Line was the
only street railroad in the city which al
lowed the police to ride free, and when
that road was merged ihto the Electric
railway they lost this privilege.
The Electric railway and the City and
Suburban railway withdrew from tiie
police the privilege of riding free some
time ago. The Electric railway, how
ever, has had books of tickets printed es
pecially for the police. The books contain
fifty tickets each and are sold for $1.25. or
2j j cents a ride. Tho tickets are limited,
however. They can be used by the police
only when in uniform. They are not
transferrable. and cannot be used on the
T hunderbolt line. Only a few members
qf the loree have purchased books so far.
The police, it is claimed, abused their
privileges when they were allowed to ride
free. The limitation was that only three
policemen could ride free on the same car.
If there were two i<olieemen on a car and
two more came up together, it is said
there would be a fight almost as to w hich
should ride free and which should pay
fare or walk. No policeman, it is said,
was ever known to pay a fare ns long as
the privilege lasted. If a street ear al
ready had its full complement of police
men other policemen who met it would
walk rather than pay the fare. These
things decided tho railroads to revoke the
privilege.
DISTRESS ON JENKINS’ ISLAND.
Throe White Families There in a Des
titute Condition.
A report comes from Jenkins' Island, a
small inland covering about 300 acres
northwest of Hilton Head, of the distress
ing condition of three white families who
w-firc tlie only occupants of tho island.
P C. Johnson, William Sarvis, and Trial
Justice Fove and their families.
The entire island was under water dur
ing the storm except a few knolls to which
the people were driven and where they
remained until the water receded. Mr.
Johnson managed the wharf. His house
was totally destroyed and the roof was
taken off Sarvis’ house. Fo.ve’s house,
v, hieh is a small one,escaped.
The Johnson and Sarvis families are
living in what is left of Karris’ house.
\\\ F. Cox. a turpentine hand, who came
over from tlie island yesterday ou the
tug Forest City towing a barge, said the
people are suffering for something to eat.
They are living on potatoes which they
dig out from under tlie marsh grass, and
the few fowls left after the storm. Every
thing else was swept away. Their cotton,
corn, cattle and hogs were drowned, and
they are wholly destitute.
Justice Foye has gone to Port Koval,
but the other people are on the island.
Both families have a number of children.
Two of them are infants and, their condi
tion is pitiable.
Jenkins' landing is some distance be
yond Bluffton. It is the regular land
ing of the Savannah, Beaufort
and Bluffton steamers, but the with
drawal of tlie Alpha for repairs has cut
off the island from all communication.
Ths Modern Beauty
Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form glows with health and her face
blooms with its beuuty. If jier system
needs ihe cleansing action of a laxative
remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasant
liquid laxative Syrup of Figs.—ad.
TWO MORE POLICE DROPPED.
Jernigan and Neve Go Off for Cursing
Their Superior Officers.
Officers Neve arc Jermgan were dr* >ppcd
from the poll *i* r,-e yesterday morn
ing after an in vest .cation by Mayor Mc-
Donough. The eliarire against them was
cursing a superior officer Mayor Mc-
Donough oonsidt red the evidence sufficient
to convict.
The charge was made by ex-Offi*'er Mur
ken.who was dismissed from the force by
Mayor McDonough Tuesday for cursing
Assistant Chief Keiily in the sleeping
quarters at the barracks. Tho complaint
against Murkeu was made by Policeman
Jernigam who was a member of the same
squad. As soon as Murken was dismissed
he made charges against Jernigan and
Neve, both members of Sergt. Kil
lourhy’s squad, for cursing that officer in
the quarters.
The charge was generally laid to spite,
and it was not thought that anything
would come of it. There was some sur
prise when both Jernigan and Neve were
dismissed.
Both men have good records as police
men. Neve has boon a member of tlie
force for 15 years ami has done his duty
at many a critical time.
Jernigan was well known as one of tho
finest looking men ou the force. He is
over six feet high, weighs about 250
pounds and is capable of handling half a
dozen ordinary men, which he has done
on more than one occasion. He was for
merly a member f the Savannah, Flor
ida and Wes .rn railway |k>-
liee force, and was appointed
a member of the city force about
tiiree years ago. Owing to the good rec
ords of both men an effort will be made
to secure their reinstatement.
Mayor McDom ugh has determined to
break up the practice among the police of
cursing in quarters and especially of
cursing their su|nrior officers. The su
perior officers arc not present when the
cursing is being done Otherwise, the mat
ter might be settled then and there. The
practice of cursing their superiors has
been altogether too common, and if every
officer were dropped from the force who
has been guilty of this offense within
the past few months Mayor McDonough
would have a large number of vacancies
to fill. The examples the mayor has made
recently will go a long ways to put a stop
to the evil.
IT WILL SKIP SAVANNAH.
The Storm in the Gulf is Making for
Alabama and Tennessee.
The storm reported as central the night
before iu the gulf south of Ixmisiana
moved to the northeastward yesterday
and w*as central last night between Me
ridian. Miss., and Mobile, Alq.
Its rate of progress during tlie twenty
four hours ending at eight o'clock last
night was twenty miles per hour. The
storm will continue its northeastward
course and will probably pass up through
Alubama and Tennessee, not coming any
where near this section. Tho maximum
velocity of the wind at X'ew Orleans yes
terday was 36 miles per hour and at Mo
bile 30 miles.
During the 2J hours ending at 6 o'clock
last night generally fair weather pre
vailed throughout tho Galveston and
Wilmington cotton region districts, but
elsewhere in the cotton belt rainfall was
general.
Some very heavy rainfalls were re
lKjrted in the cotton belt yesterday. The
heaviest are as follows: Amite. La., 3.50
inches; Donaldsonville, La., 2.80 inches;
Baton Rouge. La . 1.80 inches; Waynes
boro, Miss., 3.40 inches: Evergreen, Ala.,
2 inches: Quitman, Ga., 3.50 inches;
Thomasville, Ga., 3.47 inches;
Allapahu, 2.68 inches; Bain
bridge. 2 inches; Fort Gaines,
1.47 inches; Waycross, 1.42 inches; Albany
1.06 inches, BlackviUe, S. C. 3.10 inches.
These are for the 24 hours ending at 6
o'clock last night. The following are for
the 13 hours ending at 8 o'clock last
night: Meridian, Miss., 2.14 inches.
Jacksonville 1.42 inches, Titusville 1.30
inches and Pensacola 1.22 inches.
The total local rainfall from 4 o'clock
p. m. to 10 o'clock p. m , was 65 of an
im h. The outlook for to-day is for rain,
attended by high southeast winds veer
ing to south and southwest, followed by
clear weather Saturday night and
warmer.
THE TRIPARTITE BONDS.
A Question Whether the Southwestern
Got Any Benefit From Them.
The Southwestern’s directors held a
meeting in Macon this week to consider
the investigation that has been going on
to learn if the Southwestern received any
of the benefit of the $5,000,000 of tripar
tite bonds.
The deeper the investigation goes the
more clearly it is claimed to appear that
none of the bonds or their proceeds were
expended on the Southwestern, but that
the Central and the Macon and Western
derived the entire benefit.
The directors were informed that news
paper notices published in 1872 had been
secured in which it was stated that
stockholders of the Central and of the
Macon and Western wouid he paid their
dividends in tripartite bonds at 95. Other
evidence has been obtained to show that
the tripartite bonds were expended on
the Central and tlie Macon ami Western
and not on the Southwestern. The direc
tors say they are not very much encour
aged over the probable outcome of the re
hearing of the Southwestern's case be
fore Justice Jackson at Washington.
Those present at the Macon meeting
were John K. Baxter, president, 1,. A. Jor
dan and W. R. Cox of Macon, John A.
Davis of Albany and \V. G. Raoul, presi
dent of the Mexican National railroad,
and Frank H. Miller of Augusta, attor
ney for the Southwestern.
The meeting also discussed the suit of
the New York Mutual Life Insurance
Company, recently tiled against the
Southwestern road for SO,(XK), coupon
interest on bonds of the Montgomery and
Eufaula railroad. These coupons fell due
July 1, but were not paid. Tho Central
agreed to pay the interest on these bonds,
and failing in its obligation, suit has been
brought against tlie Southwestern.
THE OYSTER BEDS UNHURT.
None of them Damaged by the Storm
So Far as Can Be Learned.
So far as can be learned the storm did
no damage to the oyster beds. Dr. Oern
ler said yesterday that rfn examination
lias been made of the bedslti Oyster creek
and the oysters there are all right. Tho
Kids of the Vernon Oyster Company are
also uninjured.
l)r. Oemler lias received a copy of
"Fishing” which quotes Mr. H. J. Lewis
of Bridgeport, Conn., as tlie largest oys
ter planter on Long Island Sound. An
estimate gives his plant of shells and
white stones at 262.000 bushels. Mr.
Ixnvis is at the head of tho Lewis Oyster
Association of Blue Point, and also of the
Oyster Cultivation and Canning Company
of Urn nswiek. He is the expert who pro
nounced Wilmington river, in iiis opinion,
a profi.f-.able field for oyster culture.
Poultry.
In tiling Simmons Liver Regulator with
my cjiiokens I take a package, mix it
with tihe dough, and feed it to them once
a day. By this treatment I huve never
lost Croui chicken cholera or gapes a
single ohiekeu iu the last five years.
—ad. T. G. Bacon', Edgefield, S. C.
BAKING POWDER.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.
Baking
ABSOLUTE!* PURE
MONEY IN SAYING YESSELS.
Marshal Buckner Gone to Seize a Nor
wegian Bark at Sapelo.
The Hosten, Capt. Githmark, Saved.
From Going to Pieces by the Tug
Dandy The Tug's Owners File a
Libel for Salvage in the United
States Court—Other Salvage Suits
Likely to Follow—Vessels Saved
From Wrecking Have to Pay Dearly
for It.
The United States court will no doubt
have a pood deal to do for some time
now handling cases in admiralty, which
are liable to accumulate for several
weeks, since tlie recent storm has put so
many vessels in danger of being lost, and
from which some of them were rescued
by other craft. The rescuers will no
doubt appeal to the court for a good
share for salvage.
One of the first of these is tlie case
of the Norwegian bark Hosten, Capt.
Githmark, which was on the way from
Cienfuegos to ‘Wilmington, N. C., when
she struck the storm. On Aug. 28, the
day after the storm, the Hosten was
sighted in the south breakers off Doboy
liar, about eight miles from the Sapelo
light, by the steam tug Dundy.
RESCUED BY THE DANDY.
The Dandy went out to see what assist
ance she could render, and found that the
Hostei. was lying on the breakers in five
feet of water at low tide. The Dandy
lay around until the tide rose, as tho ves
sel was in baliast and drawing ten and a
half feet of water and nothing could be
done until that time. At high tide Capt.
Githmark notified the tug that he wanted
aid and the Dandy went out and pulled
the bark off the bar and towed her up to
Sapelo. The Hosten was said to have
been in great danger and might have gone
to pieces but for the assistance rendered
by the Dandy.
Messrs. August Schmidt, William H.
Payne, John Brown, F. X. Douglass,
Juo. Ilourke & Son andotliers, the owners
of the Dandy, through their attorneys,
Lester & Ravenel, filed a libel for salvage
in the United States court yesterday,
setting forth these facts and asking that
salvage be granted then in proportion to
the value of the tug which is set forth at
$25,000, together with two hawsers which
had to be obtained for the purpose and
which qost S3OO, as well as the value of
the bark, which is put down at $20,000 in
her present condition.
WENT TO ARREST THE HARK.
Deputy Marshal Buckner of the United
States court, lett for Sapelo yesterday to
put the Hosten under arrest. He will
take her in charge in the name of the
United States court, and she will be re
tained until the matter is settled, which
may be at the next term of the court or
may be later. This is only one suit
of many which are liable to be filed
at any time now. as there are numbers of
vessels which have been towed into |iort
here by other craft, and some of which
have been saved outright from actual and
total loss. There are other cases, too,
where suits are liable to arise in the same
way as the result of the work of the
storm on the sea.
A GOOD CLAIM FOR SALVAGE.
A ease in point where the rescuers of a
vessel will have a first-class claim to a
good portion of the property rescued is
that ot the Joseph Souther, the schooner
from which the Birmingham rescued a
crew and which was itself towed into
port by the Dessoug •? the Ocean Steam
ship Company's line. The Souther was
entirely deserted at sea, and would have
become a derelict had she not been res
cued by some passing vessel.
When a rescue such as these is ef
fected the amount granted for salvage is
not often a small one. The work of sav
ing a wreck is sometimes a dangerous one,
and that fact is taken into consideration
as well as the fact that just so much
property is saved from total loss. For
these reasons when a rescue is effected
courts usually grant a good sum to tho
rescuers, if the facts in the case itself go
to show that they deserve it.
GIVING EACH OTHER AWAY.
Warrants Sworn Out For Several
More Gamblers.
Warrants were sworn out yesterday
at the office of Justice Sheftall charging
with gambling W. H. Walsh, Frank Fel
ton and Charles Shreck. They are
charged with having kept a gaining room
on Barnard street near Broughton.
Two of them were arrested and gave
bond. Sbrock says he knows nothing
about the gambling resort whatever, and
people who know him say they are confi
dent that ho lias nothing to do with it.
Walsh is in Charleston,.where he is said
to be connected with the city directory of
that place. The reason for these war
rants is said to be a row among some of
the gamblers, and they are giving infor
mation on one another in a quiet sort of a
way to the officials, who. as soon as they
get the reports, make the arrests.
MORE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Helps Keeps Coming in for the Sea
Hand Sufferers.
Contributions continue to come in to
Secretary Petit for the sea island suffer
ers. in addittion to the report made in
the Morning News of yesterday and tho
day before tho folio .ring were received
yesterday:
Ludilen & Bates $25. Mesrs. J. M.
Lang & Cos., who had already contributed
cash two pair of shoes and two bundles
containing complete suits and other cloth
ing. Also two large cases of dry goods from
Mrs. Butler. The cases were marked
Mr. Wm. Daner care relief committee,
Baufort S. C.
For steady nerves and good
Use the sure cure—Bromo-Seltzer.
Contains no anti-pyrine.— ad.
•Springfield, Mo.. May 21. 1892—Messrs
Lippman Bros. Savannah. Ga.: Gentlemen—
I was a little reluctant about taking hold of
4’. I’. V. when your Mr. Parsons was here
about a year ago.from the fact that was the
leader in blood remedies, but vour judicious
method of advertising has reversed the situa
tion. and 1 now soli nvo bottles of P. p. p. t 0
one of——. I have just given Mr. Parsons
another order for 15 dozen. Please give it
your prompt attention,
ad Bell, The Druggist.
New Fall Hats
For men. for boys, in variety and cheap
at LuFnr's, 182 Broughton street.—ad.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mr. B. A. Denmark left for New York
yesterday.
D. S. Wilson of Valdosta is a guest of
the Pulaski.
Mr. 11. J. Head left at noon yesterday
for Baltimore.
W. XI. Hammond, Esq., of Thomasville
| is at the Pulaski.
Mr. John Miller left at noon yesterday
j for Washington, D. C.
Mr. George Johnson left at noon yester
day for Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs C. B. Parker and Miss
Parker, of Mcßae, are stopping at the
Pulaski.
Lee McLendon, traveling freight agent
of the Alabama Midland, spent yesterday
I in the city.
Mrs. D. B. Lester and Mr. R. M. Lester
i left on the City of Augusta yesterday for
j X'ew York.
I Rev. Charles H. Strong and Master O.
i B. Strong left for the north yesterday, on
the City of Augusta.
Mr. Geo. S. Van Horn and Mr. F. W.
Storer left yesterday for Boston, via. the
Atlantic Coast Line’
Miss Xlarie Lamotte returned yester
day after a pleasant visit among relatives
and friends in Guyton.
Dr. A. Oemler has received an invita
tion to deliver an address before tho com
ing national fish congress in Chicago.
Miss Lizzie Lodge returned yesterday
from a very pleasant and enjoyable visit
to friends and relatives at Harville, Ga.
Miss Julia Mamie Hunter left yester
day. on the steamer City of Augusta, for
New York, where she will attend school
this season.
Capt. J. L. Foster, Mr. R. L. Foster and
Mr. K. D. Fox, of Darien, left at noon
yesterday for New York, via. the Atlantic
i Coast Line, after spending a day in the
city.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Germania Bank, held this week, Mr. W.
F. Hogan was elected assistant cashier of
the bank. Mr. Hogan has been connected
with the Germania, as teller, for a num
ber of years. Ho is an efficient and popu
lar officer and well merits his promotion.
CITY BREVITIES.
Collins. Grayson & Cos. have moved into
their store. No. 130 Bay street, which has
been repainted and fitted up since the fire
which occurred in the building some time
ago.
Detective Bossell has in his possession
a gold watch and two hand saws which
were turned over to him by Pawnbroker
Kassels. They are now at the barracks
awaiting identification.
A four-handed fight created a stir for
awhile at Broughton and Whitakiff?
streets yesterday afternoon. A well
known young man charged another young
man with having made some uncalled-for
remark to a lady friend. The charge
was denied in no unmeaning
j terms and the two stepped to the side
| walk and proceeded to settle the difficulty
I after the pugilistic fashion. A brother
of the young man charged with bad con
duct, seeing that there was trouble, took
a hand, and the father himself also joined
in. Fora few moments the affair was a
pretty lively one, and it looked as if there
were going to be serious trouble. The
contestants were soon separated, how
ever. and outside of a few scratches no
one was seriously hurt. When the police
came up and wanted to know what the
matter was, a few minutes later, no ene
around could give any account of it.
AT THE COURTS.
The Contested Election Case Post
poned Until This Morning.
The contested election for justice of the
peace of the Fifth district was to have
come up in the ordinary's court yesterday
morning before Judge Ferrill, but on ac
count of the fact tlifat Mr. T. S. Morgan,
attorney for Mr. John O. Smith, was ab
sent from the city, it was postponed until
this morning at 10 o’clock, when it will be
taken up and finally decided by Judge !
Ferrill.
The will of Mrs. Julia C. Williamson was
probated yesterday in the court of ordi
nary. and Messrs. John and W. W. Wil
liamson qualified as executors.
Letters of guardianship were granted
to Alice M. Burke for Robert H. Burke.
An order was granted to sell the per
sonal and perishable property of Sam
Cherry.
Judge Falligant granted an order yes
terday allowing Mr. W. C. Dodson to
have his property, which is in the posses
sion of the receiver of the Savannah Tel
egram, set aside and sold separately from
the other assets. Ho also ordered that
the entire property be advertised for ten
days and then sold at public outcry be
fore the building occupied by the Tele
gram and to be continued from day to
day until the entire property lias been
disposed of.
You don't know how much better you
will feel if you take Hood's Sarsaparilla.
It will drive off that tired feeling and
make you strong.—ad.
RECEIVED TO-DAY
At Estill's News Depot, 21 1-2 Bull
Street.
Savannah Morning News, The Pall
Mall Magazine for September. Pears’
Pictorial for September, Sketch, New
York Clipper, The Illustrated World's
Fair No. 26, The London Illustrated
News, The Graphic. Storiettes No. 5,
Irisli-Amerieun. The Delineator for Oc
tober. New York (Weekly) Staats Zoit
ung. Die Gartenlaube. The Electrical
World, Sporting Life, New York Weekly,
Family Story Paper. Boys of New York,’
Fireside Companion, Saturday Night,
New York Ledger, Good News, Golden
Days. Golden Hours. Forest and Stream,
Waverly Magazine, American Field.—ad.
For the Neatest
And cheapest children hats and caps go
to LaFar’s, 132 Broughton street.—ad.
For Dunlap's New Fall Hats,
La Far is sole agent. 132 Broughton
street—ad.
For Tennis Caps,
Yacht caps or Eton caps LaFar is head
quarters.—ad.
The Full Account of the Storm.
The Morning News, from Aug. 28 to
Sept. 2 inclusive, gives the only complete
account of the great storm. The six
papers, ready for mailing, may be ob
tained at the business office. Price 25
cents.
PROBABILITIES _ S
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veering to south snd south tees- . * -
clearing Saturday night; warmer " J ' eu ?
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We have in stock a lew samni,
Pianos and Organs entire y ne,
and a tew others that have
used a trifle, but just as good
new. “ w
STEINWAY,
CHASE,
KURTZMAN,
MATHUSHEK.
MASON & HAMLIN,
And others,
Which we will sell at very i n
prices tor cash. Splendid chance
to get a good piarto at a bargain
Bring in your cash andprj!
pare for a genuine surprise.
if you must have time we can
give you easiest terms imagina
ble. Give us a call and see
tor yourself.
:LUDDEN S BATES SIS.
CiOTHING.
Summer
Clothes
Are
Too thin, Winter Weights
too heavy. Our 35 Per Cent.
Reduction Sale of FALL
Weights strikes a happy
medium.
HARDWARE.'
Grass Hammocks.
Linen Hammocks.
Fly Fans.
Gastnets and Seines.
Fishing Hods and Reels.
Enterprise Fruit Presses,
Cider Mills and Presses,
HR ■■ i
CLOTHiNQ.
THE LUST DRY
ID THE LUST CHANCE
To Get One of Our Suits
At $5 and S7TO
From this great
clearing out sale.
HOTELS. _
Complete Hotel.
The Tourists* Resort.
The Drummers’ Horn*
Comfortable, Convenient.
Special Rates to Summer Boarders.
CHARLES F. GRAHAM. Proprietor.
The Morrison House.
Y'IENTRALLY located on line of street cars,
offers pleasant south rooms with exce
lent hoard at moderate prices. Sewerage an
ventilation perfect. The sanitary conditio
of the house is of the best. Corner Broughto
and Drayton streets. Savannah. Ga
TV ANTED, merchants to try the benefits of
H advertising in the "fine cent a •
columns ot the MORNING NEWS. U
tainly pay.