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A FLOOD AT ST. AIT.I'STINE.
The Gale Drives the Tide Over the
Sea Wall.
Wharves arid Buildings Along the
Ocean Front Carried Away or Badly
Damaged- Small Craft Badly Dam
aged and Left High and Dry on the
Land—A Schooner Seen Trying- to
Cross the Bar Wednesday, But Not
Seen Since.
• St. Augustine. Fla.. Oct. 13.—A cyclone
centered over St. Augustine Wednesday
night at 11 o'clock and gave full force to
the northeaster which had prevailed
since last Saturday, cutting off rail and
wire connections from the outer world.
The gale held the tide at its mean high
water mark during the night and Thurs
day afternoon at 7 o'clock increased the
tide until it rose twelve inches higher
than the sea wall. This almost entirely
inundated the city and its suburbs. The
ocean seemed to have full sway over the
islands in the harbor, reaching the high
est tidal point Thursday morning at 10
o'clock.
The heavy swells carried away T. F.
Corbett’s wharf, house, pumping aparatus
and the steamers Ada. G. W. and Amos.
Corbett's fish house and contents floated
on the end of the central wharf, and the
wharf went, leaving partly damaged the
St. Augustine Yacht Club’s house.
The wharf and ferry houses of the St.
Augustine and South Beach Railway Com
pany were carried away by the seething
sea.
All the wharfage at Capo's bath house
was torn away, and also the Aspinwali
wharf, bath house, cord wood and govern
ment property at St. Francis barracks.
Allen Wood's machine shop was
wrecked.
The Alsia hospital and dozens of houses
situated on the bay front, Charlotte, Ma
rine and Bridge streets, were floated and
damaged.
The steamer Ada was secured.
BLOWN ONTO THE ISLAND.
The ferry company’s steamer Myth was
torn from her moorings at the wharf on
the west side of Anastasia Island and
thrown inland near Moultrie creek.
Dan Coxie's steam yacht Marion was
cast high ashore on the west bank of San
Sebastian river.
All the water crafts were left high and
dry on Charlotte street on the opposite
side of the old St. Augustine hotel by the
sea. which broke over the sea wall and
sought the lower places all over the old
city. It reached Hospital street to the
west, forced its way through the street
catch-basins ou Cordova street and flooded
on until it was joined by the waters of
Maria Sanchez creek on the south and San
Sebastian river on the west.
Thus, with the exception of
King street, between Hospital
and Cordova and St. George streets, from
the bridge to near the city gates, an area
of six squares of streets, the whole city
was inundated to a depth of one to three
feet.
Torrents of pelting rain, with a 40-mile
cyclonic wind, rendered everybody miser
able, but strange to record, not a life was
lost. The only accident was a nail driven
into a boy’s foot by falling driftwoods.
Many streets are barricaded with
wreckage, and are almost impassable.
Every r wharf in front of the city was
destroyed.
Many individuals lose, but the aggre
gate loss is less than #20,000.
The cypress pavements, except on St.
George street, floated away.
This is the highest tide known since
1834.
The sea dashed against the east wall of
Ft. Marion, and the fort’s moat was filled
and overflowed into San Sebastian river.
A SCHOONER OFF THE BAR.
A three-masted schooner was seen off
the outer bar Wednesday evening try to
cross, but has not teen seen since.
Several coast buoys washed in shore.
The ocean has cut two channels through
the island south of Matanzas inlet, one of
them through the resort town of Summer
Haven and the other three miles further
south.
The South Beach Railway was dam
aged by the water from Matanzas ferry
to the light house and to Jack Mount.
The jetties on Anastasia Island are con
ceded to have prevented the ocean from
cutting through tlie island.
The Jacksonville, St. Augustine and In
dian River Railway sont the first train
south to-night at 8 since Wednesday' eve
ning.
Wire connection was restored this
afternoon for the first time since Wednes
day night.
Reports say the cyclone did considera
ble damage to houses along the line of
railway as far as Eau Gallie.
Trains south and north will resume
their regular schedule to-morrow morns
ing.
THE BLOW AT MELROSE.
Melrose, Fla., Oct 13. The storm
raged all day yesterday and up to mid
night, when it stopped blowing suddenly.
It was considerably harder than the Au
gust storm, but no serious damage has
been done so far as heard from. A great
many orages have teen blown off of the
trees and probably a great many injured
by being thorn pierced that will drop.
Some fences have teen blown down and
a few trees uprooted.
There is an artist in town, and long
before the wind reached its greatest ve
locity his tent went over and wet liis ma
terial and pictures.
GLEANED AT GAINESVILLE.
Injured by a Falling Limb—A Man
Who Can’t Bear Flasks.
Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 13.—Last night
while W. D. Williams and Col. Shipman
of the land office were walking near the
East Florida cemetery a shade tree was
blown down by the gale, a limb falling on
Mr. Williams and disabling him in the back
so that he had to be carried to his home.
Col. Shipman was also bruised, but not
seriously hurt. The wind blew continu
ously and strong all day, with rain in
spasmodic showers every few minutes,
keeping nervous people very uneasy.
Over 199 people have visited the world’s
fair from this city up to this time, and
many others will go if the rates are
lowered.
There is an old man in this city who
seems to te inissessed with an irrepressi
ble hatred of flasks. In former years he
drank heavily, breaking his health and
impoverishing his family, and finding no
other vent for demonstration of Ins re
morse he smites, as he would the head of
a serpent, every llask he can find, and
hunts them up that he may knock them
into smithereens.
Growers are holding their oranges for
f 1 per box on the trees, and arc getting it
down south.
A young merchant of High Springs is
dead. He wus taken to his old home at
Mikesvillc to be buried.
T W. Wideman was escorted b,\ Sheriff
Hilleary. of this county, lo Ocala yester
day as Widermau was wanted before the
grand jury as a witness for the state
aguinst Kd liausy for killiug Uiunickcr.
J. Simonson, for sixteen years a saloon
keeper on the southeast corner of the
Square, has gone out of business. At one
time he was tbought to be very wealthy,
but he failed entirely, Is mg burned out
twice and spending much tnones In non
productive property. M r t umer of Bos
ton. a Scotch stone work contractor, has
biuioiisou's mortgages lor SIU,OOU.
TRADE IN A WAITING MOOD.
Men Inclined to Assume as Few Obli
gations as Possible
New York, Oet. 13.—R. G. Dun’s re
view of trade to be issued to-morrow will
say: “The country has been waiting.
While uncertainty prevailed men have
not known what to do with safety and so
have done as little as they could, Indus
i tries cannot always wait and in them an
i arrest of improvement generally means
I some reaction. Merchants who have ob
| ligations to meet cannot always wait and
for some there has come misfortune. The
j speculators and traders wait because they
- have no substantial basis for a judgment.
| The volume of business transacted iu
■ creased some because the longer people
go without clothing, food and other nec
essaries the more certain their demand is
to revive.
GOVERNMENT REPORTS DOUBTED.
“The government crop reports have not
helpc.. speculation, because they are not
in harmony with prevailing judgments.
Wheat has weakened I>4 c through the
government reports, which would indi
cate a yield of 391 million .bushels, so
small as to warrant higher prices. West
ern receipts for the week have been
6,054,648 bushels against 9.361,979 last
year, while Atlantic exports have fallen
off 621,861 bushels against 1,909,123 last
year.
“Corn has advanced 1 Qc. pork products
being unchanged: but either would be
much stronger if men would put full con
fidence in the official estimates.
“Oil has risen a cent and coffee is un
changed.
COTTON WHERE IT WAS A TEAR AGO.
“Cotton stands just where it did a .year
ago in spite of a report which some inter
preted as conclusive proof of a yield for
below that of last year, but the enor
mous stock of old cotton in sight here and
abroad would explain the great hesita
tion in the market if the official estimates
were fully credited.
“Cotton goods show a general improve
ment though weak in s|>ots.
“The demand for woolen goods is not a
third of the usual magnitude, and sales
of wool at the three chief markets for the
last week were 2,500,452 pounds against
7,099,600 last year. The situation is a
strange one, which perplexes the ablest
dealers, and though in dress goods a good
demand appears, the 1 uncertainty as to
men’s goods, knit goods and carpets is as
great as if mouths had not elapsed with
extraordinary narrow distribution of
products.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
“Outside of New York trie boot and
shoe manufactories are but poorly em
ployed, and the eastern shipments for the
week were 34 per cent, below last year’s,
but bright spots appear in women’s shoes
and in rub' ergoeds.
“The failures for the past week number
349 in the Unitea States, against 189 last
year, and 42 in Canada, against 26 last
year. Eighteen failures were in magni
tude exceeding SIOO,OOO. and 84 were over
$50,000 each, but less than SIOO,OOO. The
aggregate liabilities in failures the first
week in October was only $3,491,292,
though the number was large. This week
the liabilities have apparently been in
creased.”
FAVORABLE FEATURES.
Bradstreet’s to-morrow will say: “Con
tinued cheerful advices from a number of
leading southern trade centers, reports
of a very large distribution in'(Chicago as
the outcome of the immense world’s fair
business and an improved demand at sev
eral points'west of the-Mississippi as a re
sult of cooler weather, are among the 1
most favorable features revealed by tele
grams to Bradstreet's this week,
“Large sales and better prices for cot
ton have encouraged country buying at the
south, and business at New Orleans, Dal
las, Memphis, Atlanta, Richmond aud
Mobile has improved.
"The new Louisiana sugar crop will be
large. Rice is active and higher.
SLOW IN NEW ENGLAND.
“In New England trade does not im
prove. A hand-to-mouth demand contin
ues. Textile trades generally are quiet.
Iron is weak and lower for structural
sorts.
“At Pittsburg mills are runningionly on
part time.
“The coal trade has improved at Balti
more aud Philadelphia. Tho exports
from tho west and flour from both coasts
of the United States or Canaaa this week
equal 2,862.617 bushels, as compared with
3,189,091 bushels last week, 3,625,994
bushels in the same week last year, and
4,093,447 bushels in 1891. The visible
supply of wheat in the United States and
Canada increased® 3,478,000 bushels last
week against an increase of 1,585,000
bushels the preceding week. Decreases
in European and Austrian storks, how
ever, caused the total world's wheat
stocks to increase only 3,074,000 bushels.
“At Toronto there is a fair trade in
dry goods. Collections are fairly satis
factory. ”
GLEANED AT GUYTON.
Many New Scholars in the School—A
Worthy Student
Guyton, Ga., Oct. 13.—Tho Guyton
school has had a number of accessions
this week. Several pupils entered who
have not attended this school before.
More pupils than usual are now in the
school, preparing to enter college a year
hence.
County School Commissioner D. E.
Riesser is making a tour over the county
visiting the schools. He spent several
hours in the Guyton school yesterday.
He expressed himself as being very much
pleased with the manner in which the
school is being conducted.
The teachers’ normal class will meet at
Springfield to-morrow. This meeting is
held once a month and has proven a ben
efit to the teachers. There are no ex
perts to take charge of the class, but dis
cussions of different studies and methods,
and an interchange of opinions about
teaching, have aided the teachers won
derfully.
The wind storm of yesterday seemed to
have lost its fury before reaching here,
but blew hard during the night and has
continued all day.
Henry Guyton, son of R. H. Guyton,
left here for Oxford yesterday, lie is
just returning to enter college. He li as
been teaching near Marlow during his
i summer vacation to secure funds to aid
; him in completing his college course.
Several of the young ladies of Guyton
] and vicinity have arranged to have an
j ice cream festival at tiie town hall Satur
day evening to raise money for the Bruus-
I wick sufferers.
EDEN ETCHINGS.
Fire Discovered in a Cotton Gin in
the Nick of Time.
Eden. Ga.. Oct. 13.—Mrs. J. H. Blitch
’ of Ogeechee was aroused about midnight
last night by the smell of cotton burning.
Mr. Blitch searched until he finally dis
covered some cotton, in the seed, ou fire
in his gin-house. It was in full blaze, but
the lire was extinguished by prompt
work.
Hartridge Smith, who was recently
burned out of a home, lias rented the
Baker house in Eden, aud lias moved liis
family into it.
The storm last night blew down a few
trees and houses. The wind olew 42 miles
per hour at times, but gradually diuuu-,
{sited at midnight. It wus greatly dreaded.
Several families met at Mrs Hahn's and
set up all night, it being a secure place.
A revival meeting is being roudui ted
by Rev. Rev lore at the Methodist church.
'I he future of the child rests in the work of
It* mother r.itcijuig
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1893.
TO HOLD OUT FOR REPEAL.
Tbe Administration Senators Not
Ready to Surrender Yet.
They Admit That a Concession May
be Made as to the Time When Re
peal Shall Take Effect, But Claim
That it Will be Unconditional When
it Does—The Silver Men Full of Ela
tion and Bent on Securing a Favor
able Compromise.
Washington, Oct. 13.—The repeal sena
tors do not regard last night’s work as a
surrender or a death blow to uncondi
tional repeal. A caucus of senators on
both sides has been in session to-day, try
ing to effect an agreement. A leadmg re
peal senator told the Morning News cor
respondent that repeal will be uncondi
tional repeal, but will not take effect until
a year and a half or two years. He said
the silver men might consider it a com
promise, but practically it will be uncon
ditional repeal. The repealers will gain
their point without changing the bill. He
further said this will be a concession on
the part of the administration, but not a
compromise; that the President has been
consulted and says the agreement is per
fectly satisfactory to him. It is not a
surrender by the administration, but is
on the line of the policy outlined in the
President's message, wherein he stated
that it was not the amount of silver pur
chased or coined that was hurtful, but
the uncertainty of an indefinite law that
paralyzed commerce.
The Morning News correspondent also
interviewed Senator Lindsay, who has be
come one of the parlimentary leaders on
the repeal side. He says tho repealers
will on no condition yield, that the silver
men ma.v look on the outcome as a com
promise but his side will have uncondi
tional repeal and will make no further
concession. He said positively that no
authority to issue bonds would be
granted. The general sentiment on his
side is against rather than in favor of
bonds.
THE BILL BACK IN ITS OLD PLACE.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 13.—8 y the adjourn
ment of the Senate at an early hour this
morning the repeal bill resumes its place
as the "Unfinished business” in the ordi
nary daily routine of the Senate chamber.
It win continue to occupy that position
unless displaced by some other pressing
measure until some conclusion is reached
by compromise or otherwise.
The Senate set to work this morning
just as if nothing had occurred to modify
the situation as to tbe bill. Mr. Voor
hees was in his seat at 11 o'clock, looking
somewhat tired, perhaps, but alert and re
solved to push the bill to the last. At
ll:80o’elock the bill was taken up on his
motion and Mr. Stewart took up his
speech at the point where he had left off
ten hours before.
Notices of two amendments to the bill
were given by Messrs. Vest and Allen.
Mr. Vest proposed: Repeal of the silver
purchase clause of the Sherman act. free
coinage of silver at the rate of $3,000,000
per month until the limit of $800,000,000
is reached, coinage of seigniorage into
standard silver dollars (16tol), author
izing the treasury department to require
gold payment on any United States obli
gations whenever he is satisfied that it is
applied for with a view to export gold,
authorizing the issue of certificates in ex
change for silver dollars, and providing
for a joint committee of the two houses
on the question of finance. Mr. Allen's
amendment is a free coinage proposition.
ANOTHER LATE SESSION.
The Senate is still in session to-night
at 10:30o'clock. Ou a call for the yeas and
nays on an important amendment 37
voted, the silver men refusing to vote.
Senator Harris says he believes his
party in the Senate is able to devise a
bill with sufficient unanimity to put it
through as a party measure. Senators
Pugh and Jones, leadiug silver men,
talked in the same strain.
The repeal leaders are apparently as
determined as ever to go forward with
the bill unamended.
The following resolution by Mr. Man
derson of Nebraska, was offered:
Resolved. That the committee on Pacific
railroads to directed to investigate and re
port to the Senate if the Union Pacific Rail
road Company had p issed Into the hands of
a receiver, and if so, by what action and
under what e rtumstances, and what steps
a • necessary to protect the interests
and secure the indebtedness of said railroad
company to the Unite! States, reporting by
bill or otherwise.
Mr. Brice, chairman of the committee
on Pacific railroads, pointed out the ne
cesity that receiver’s certificates be not
issued and have preference over the gov
ernment's lien on the property. The con
sideration of the resolution was post
poned to allow it to be amended in this re
spect.
At this hour, 11 o’clock p. m., a quorum
is still present in the Senate and the
dreary debate is dragging along without
any particular interest.
Mr. Stewart ceased speaking at 8
o’clock, and was succeeded by Mr. Peffer.
The galleries are practically deserted.
CLEVELAND STILL FIRM.
The President remains firm for uncon
ditional repeal, and Mr. Voorhees will
hold out as long as he can keep a quorum.
The failure of the thirty-eight-hour ses
sion that broke up early this morning,
however, without accomplishing a single
result beyond a demonstration to the
country that the silver men were capable
of staving off a vote on the Voorhees
bill indefinitely, has dampened the enthu
siasm of the weary and broken repeal
senators, and they have returned to the
tight disheartened and discouraged.
Meantime, the efforts of tiie compromis
ers to find a common ground goes on. The
basis seems to be the Harris and Vest
amendments, put there is a wide differ
ence of opinion as to whether a tend pro
vision should or should not be added.
ONLY TWO COURSES LEFT.
If the President continues to reject all
propositions looking to a compromise
nothing is left but an adjournment of
congress, unless the leaders should de
-1 eido to go ahead and pass a compromise
measure and scud it to the white house
and place the responsibility of vetoing or
signing it at President Cleveland's door.
Judging from the outcome of tbe continu
ous session there is little chance of any
practical result from the second attempt
to force a vote, even if the Senate can be
held in session.
SCENE OF THE CONFERENCES.
Tho mini of the Senate committee on
appropriation's has been the scene of most
of the conferences which have taken
place. Senator Cockrell, chairman of the
committee on appropriations, has rapidly
come to the front as the moving spirit iii
working for a compromise. He has, in
this work, had the .active co-o(>eration
of Messrs. Gorman, Harris, t est and
Faulkner. Their object lias teen to
find means of settling the question so as
to preserve the autouomy of the Demo
: eratic party and to grant such recogni
tion to silver as money us maybe possi
blo. They have bad before them all tho
amendments so far offered, and have teen
; getting up a patchwork, which, when it
jis turned out, will prove to have
; some of the features of all. with
• possibly some of those of the present law.
It will in all probability provide lor the
coinage of the seigniorage of silver now in
; the treasury, for the conlinuiHi pan base
and the coma re of coins of smaller denom
inations than #l. All that is being c.oue is
1 dime by the democratic senators.
TO MEET REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION.
It is probable that the measure will en
counter the opposition of the solid Repub
lican party in the Senate. The silver re
publicans will make vigorous objection to |
any limitation of the time to purchase to 1
a period within the term of Mr. Cleve
land's term.but will probably not filibuster j
to prevent action, as their efforts would
be futile. There have teen attempts on
the part of some others to have provisions :
for the issuance of tends included in the
proposed substitute, but at last advices
neither proposition was agreed upon.
The President has not yet given his
consent to any compromise. The leaders
of the repeal forces still say for publica
tion that they will not be a party to a
compromise, but they are. nevertheless,
participating in the effort to arrange one.
In the Senate to-night a long wrangle
was precipitated by the refusal of Mr.
Dubois to vote to make a quorum on the
ground that his duty to his constituents
could be best subserved by remaining
silent.
Mr. White of Louisiana made a fiery
speech, in which he declared that the
Senate had made itself a subject of con
tempt. He denounced the action of
Dubois and even went so far aft to inti
mate that such action might warrant ex
pulsion.
At 11:55 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
A RALLY FOR GOLD.
Memphis Business Men Getting Up
Petitions to the Senate.
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 13.—The silver
men and bimetallists had the last inning,
the gold men are at work endeavoring to
counteract the influence of the late large
silver meeting. To-day petitions claim
ing to represent the business interests were
circulated and quite numerously signed
advocating immediate and unconditional
repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act, giving six reasons therefor,
which are:
1. That the majority should rule.
2. That the compromise would require
too much time.
3. That the government should not
purchase more than it can coin, and which
will be concurrently absorbed.
4. That to make a market for coal, iron,
corn, cotton, etc., and retire these
products from the market, were less un
reasonable than for the government to
create an exclusive silver market.
5. That the cause of the present de
pression is the compulsory purchasing
clause of the Sherman law.
6. That it is to the interest of local
bankers, merchants and planters to have
the clause repealed.
The |>etition closes with this sentence:
“When we want medical attention we go
to a physician; when we are seeking
legal advice we go to a lawyer; when we
desire suggestions as to matters of agri
culture we go to the farmer, and when
the people require a solution of the ques
tion of finance they should address them
selves to the business men.”
CLEVELAND’S COMPROMISE.
A Story That He Will Agree to the
Purchase of 90,000,000 Ounces,
Washington, Oct. 13, 11:45p. m.—At
the cabinet meeting to-day after complete
discussion of all the phases of the Senate
situation a compromise proposition was
agreed on to be offered by one of the re
peal senators. It includes,
as did the Harris amend
ment, provision for tho coinage of the sil
ver seigniorage in the treasury', amount
ing to $58,000,000, and thereafter the pur
chase of 3,000,000 ounces until 90.000,000
ounces have been purchased. This would
carry the purchase of silver over the ex
piration of Mr. Cleveland’s term, a condi
tion tho silver men Insist ti’pon and
relievo the treasury during the
coinage of the seigniorage of eighteen
months of further purchase of bullion,
besides making the bullion so coined an
available treasury asset. To meet the
demands of the east a proposition for the
issue of $100,000,000 of 3 per cent, bonds
is included.
There is still a question whether a pro
viso for the repeal of the tax on state
banks and the redemption of notes of all
classes below $5 shall be added. This is
the administration’s compromise proposi
tion.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
An Agreement to Vote on the Chinese
Exclusion Bill on Monday.
Washington, Oct. 13.—At 1 o'clock to
day the House resumed consideration of
the McCreary bill to amend and modify
the Geary Chinese registration act and
agreed to vote on the measure and the
pending amendments at 3 o’clock Monday
afternoon, the intervening time to bo
given to debate. Mr. Rayner was the
first speaker. Ho argued that the pass
age of the bill was an act of self-evident
justice.
The debate continued up to the time of
the adjournment for the day.
TENNILLE’S NEW RAILROAD.
The Narrow Gauge Expected to Give
the Town a Boom.
Tennille,Ga.,Oct.l3. —The Narrow Gauge
railroad traiu arrived at its depot to-day
from Augusta, its first trip to Tennille.
There is a novelty about this narrow
guage business that attracts a crowd,
and a good many went down to see it.
There is no doubt but that this move of
tbe terminus of the Augusta Southern
will be of material benefit to Tennille, and
she should put forth extra efforts to en
courage patronage over it. Augusta is a
good niarketxfor perishable products, and
now that they can be carried
through without transfering.the facilities
for marketing such products are
much improved, and we may expect some
travel over this new route. Travelers
can get straight through to Hawkinsville
by trarsferring at this" place. Our town
is coming into promiuenee as a railroad
center, aud the day is not far distant
when our farming lands will be bounding
upward aud our old red hills be studded
with the best variety of fruit trees.
Northern fruit growers will do well to
look about in this section.
RUNS OF THE RACERS.
Summary of The Principal Events on
the Country’s Tracks.
‘Louisville, Ky., Oct. 13.—Following is a
summary of to-day's traces at Churchill
Downs:
First Race—Five furlongs. Marcel won.
with Miss Mr"'.- second and Alethia Al.en
third. Time 1 oi. *
.■second Ka e -Seven furlongs. King David
won. with Kmma Primrose second and Mary
B third. Time 1:3111.
I hird Race -One mile. Semper Rex and
F.inina Me ran a dead heat. Emma was
third. Time 1 laI*. 1 *.
Fourth Kate—Six furlongs. Clinton won,
with .he .-hark second and Chess Kogan
third Time 1:31 M.
Fifth Race -Six and a half furlongs. Inte
rior won. with Mufllne second and Vida thi.d.
Time 1:2V,.
Thomasville to Be Well Represented.
Thomaaville, Ga.. Oct. 13.—Gov.
Norlhcn has appointed E. M Mailette of
this city, as a delegate from Georgia to
the world's fair congress of real estate
niun. which meets in Chicago on the 23d
of this month.
Carruthers What did you hold when
you called Brobson, and he showed four
aces' Wuite-lf Oh!—er—l held my
breath!—Fuck.
Vanity ruins more women than love.—New
i Vork Recorder.
A CITY JAIL ABLAZE.
Sixty-five of the Convicts Sent to a
Hospital for Treatment.
Baltimore, Md., Oct. 13 —Sparks from
the Brush Electric Company’s works set
fire to the city jail to-night. The prison
ers were hurriedly collected and marched
into the yard. Quite a number, however,
were overcome by the smoke and drag
ged otit. A cordon of police was formed
about the jail.
The doctors are working on the prison
ers. Sixty-fivo of them have been taken
to the city hospital. None are believed
to be fatally injured.
The southern section of the city is
flooded, and the water at the docks is
even with the surf.
Hicks—Smeddle always speaks well of
everybody.
Wicks—Mere matter of habit. He worked
at cutting out tombstone epitaphs for several
years.—Boston Transcript.
Mr. Chan. M. Lauer
“Nerves Shattered
Generally broken down; at times I would
fall over with a touch of the vertigo; was
not able to go any distance from the house.
I was a miserable man. The day I com
menced on my second bottle of Hood’s Sar
saparilla, I began to feel better and I now
Hood’s Cures
feel like anew man. I am working again
and do not have any of my bad spells.
I have a perfect cure.” Charlf.s M.
Lauer, 650 West Market Street, York, Fa.
Hood’s Pills are the best after-dinner
Fills, assist digestion, cure headache. 25c.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO THE TRADE.
When you are in need of Crackets of any
description and want a good variety and want
them fresh, send your orders to us. We receive
shipments twice a week from the numerous
ovens of the New York Biscuit Company. If
our man or the wagon has not been calling
drop us a line and he will come to see you
regularly.
HENRY SOLOMON & SON,
Wholesale Agents of the New York Biscuit
Company.
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES 1893.
Office Collector State and County j
Taxes, Chatham County. Georgia, v
Savannah. Oct. 13. 1893. )
The digest is now open for the collection of
the above taxes on all property, real
and personal: the specific tax on profesnions;
also the POLL TAX for EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES on all MALE RESIDENTS of
the city and county between the ages of 21
and 60 years.
Office at the Court House. Hours 9a.m. to
2 p. m. JAMES J. McGOWAN,
Tax Collector C. C.
NOTICE.
All bills against the British steamship
CLINTONIA, Bulman, master, must be pre
sented at our office by or before 12 m. THIS
DAY, Oct. 14, or payment thereof will be de
barred.
J. F. MINIS & CO., Consignees.
NOTICE.
Neither the master nor the agents of the
British steamship AZALEA will be responsi
ble for any debts contracted by the crew.
WILDER & CO., Agents._
AT MONDAY’S AUCTION I WILL SELL
Fine Roller Top Desk,
Invalid's (or Lazy Mail’s! Chair.
Mahogany Bureau and Sideboard,
Handsome Oak Wardrobe.
Handsome Imported (German) Desk, In
laid hard wood and secret drawers.
Chamber Sets, and large lot of Chairs. Re
frigerator. Mattresses. Bedroom, Parlor aud
Dining Room Furniture.
C. H.DORSETT.
A HILL
To be entitled an Act to prescribe the manner
of registering the voters of Chatham county
for the election of members of the General
Assembly and county officers, and for other
purposes.
FINE DELAWARE,
DIANA. SALEM. NIAGARA
AND CATAWBA GRAPES,
In five-pound baskets, only 25c, To-day's
arrival
MUTUAL CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE
Is hereby given to the public that I have
lea ed the hall and rooms over J. A. De-
Gaugh s Pala e Pharmacy, corner Whitaker
and Duffy streets, heretofore known as
Yonge’s Hall, and am prepared to accommo
date and make terms for theatrical perform
ances. operas, concerts, lectures, rehearsals,
dances lodge rooms, banquets, festivals, etc.
Special inducements for church entertain
ments. The free use of hall is offered for all
entertainments for benefit of yellow fever
sufferers at Brunswick. For terms and par
ticulars apply to or address
J. A. DxGAUGH.
Savannah. Ga.
A HENRY STREET RESIDENCE
ON INSTALLMENT PLAN.
I am instructed to sell No. 231 Henry street,
which includes lot 30x105. a 2-story residence,
containing six rooms, large piazzas front and
rear, large 2-sto.y outbuilding, containing
summer kitchen, servants' rooms, stables,
wood house, etc.
The house is beautifully papered and tn
first rate condition.
Very easy terms can be obtained.
C. H. DORSETT.
NOTICE.
City of Savannah. i
Mayor s Office. Sept. 18, 1893. t
Yellow fever has been declared epidemic at
Brunswick, and the citizens of that 111-fated
city are in distress and need the necessaries of
life. A subscription list is now open at the office
of the Clerk of Council, whore cash subscrip
tions and all other donations will be received.
Packages of all kinds donated for the suffer
ers will be sent to Brunswick by the S., F. &
W. Railway free of charge.
JOHN J MCDONOUGH. Mayor.
Attest: F. E. IthBAKEH, Clerk of Council
NOTICE
Is hereby given that I have moved from No.
ft Drayton street, and that In future iny law
office will be over tho Met chants' National
Bank.
W. W. GORDON. Jit.
_ . SPECIAL NOTICE ;- _
NOTICE.
City of Savannah, 1
Office Board Sanitary Commissioners, J-
Sept. 13. 1833. I
The following resolution was passed at a
meeting of the Board of Sanitary Com mis;
sioners, held this day, and is published for
Information of all concerned:
Resolved, That all persons who have come
into this city from Brunswick since yellow
fever made its appearan :e in said city, be re
quired to report to the health officer, to whom
they shall state 1 n ler what oircumstances
they came to this city.
Resolved, further, That all persons who
have come into this city from Brunswick since
September 9th be requirt and to leave Savannah
immediately with all their luggage.
JOHN J. MCDONOUGH. Chairman.
W. F. Brunner. Health Officer.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 21.1893.
Notice Is hereby given that the Electric
Railway Company of Savannah will apply to
Council, in accordance with the provisions of
its charter to extend its line of railway, be
ginning at the intersection of Anderson and
East Broad streets antj connecting the same
with their present line of railway at said
point. Thence north along East Broad street
to Gwinnett street, connecting with their
present line on East Broad and Gwinnett
streets.
ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY OF SA
VANNAH.
J. S. Collins, President.
STEAMBOAT FOR SALE.
Unless previously disposed of at private
sale, the steamboat FLORA, as she now lies
at her wharf, foot of Whitaker street, in the
City of Savannah, will be sold at public out
cry to the highest bidder on
MONDAY, OCT. 16TH, 1893, AT 1 P. M.
This fine boat is in excellent condition,
with the exception of the boiler, which can
be repaired at a moderate cost.
Parties desiring to purchase at private sale
prior to the above date can obtain full partic
ulars on application to
ISAAC BECKETT,
Chairman of Committee.
135 Congress street, Savannah, Ga.
PROCLAMATION.
City of Savannah. Mayor's Office. I
Savannah. Ga., Sept. 18, 1893. f
On account of the prevalence of yellow
fever in the city of Brunswick, Ga., and for
the purj ote of protecting the people of Sa
vannah therefrom, a rigid quarantine Is now
hereby declared against the city of Bruns
wick and against all other pares and dis
tricts in the state of Georgia which may be
come infected with yellow fever.
No persons, i a zg&ge, cars, boats, vessels,
freights or packages of any kind from Bruns
wick, or any other infected place in the state
of Georgia, will be allowed to enter the city
of Savannah except persons and baggage
from United States camp of detention near
Waynesville and holding certificate of officer
commanding same.
No malls from said places, unless and until
disinfected under regulations from the United
States postal authorities, will le allowed to
enter Savannah.
Persons from other points must provide
themselves with proper health certificates or
they will not be allowed lo enter the cjty.
This quarantine will continue In foroe until
further notice.
The officers, agents and all persons in
charge of railroads, steamboats, express com
panies and other means of public conveyance,
are requested to assist in enforcing this quar
antine.
Given under my hand an! official signature
and seal of said city at the city of Savannah,
Georgia, this thirteenth day of September,
eighteen hundred and ninety-three.
JNO. J. MCDONOUGH, Mayor.
Attest: F. E. Rebarkr, Clerk of Council.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
City Treasurer s Office, I
Savannah. Ga., Oct. 1, 1893. j
The following taxes are now due:
REAL ESTATE, third quarter, 1893.
STOCK IN TRADE, third quarter, 1893.
FURNITURE, ETC., third quarter. 1893.
MONEY NOTES ETC., third quarter, 1893.
A discount of ten per cent, will be allowed
upon all of the above if paid within fifteen
days after October first.
C. S. HARDEE,
City Treasurer.
NOTICE.
City of Savannah, i
Office Clerk of Council, >
Oct. 4. 1893. j
Bids will he received at this office until 12
m. SATURDAY,Oct. 14,1893, for furnishing the
city with one hundred tons of steam coal for
quarantine station. The entire amount to be
furnished on one or more lighters at wharf at
Savannah, with privilege to citv to transport
said coal on the lighters as delivered to the
quarantine station without extra charge for
lighters.
By order of the mayor.
F. E. REBARER.
Clerk of Council.
NOTICE.
Office Board of sanitary comm’rs, i
Savannah, ga.. Sept. 18, 1893. j
Citizens are earnestly requested to co-op
erate with the health authorities in sustain
ing a rigid quarantine against Brunswick. It
is necessary for the preservation of our health
that all persons from Brunswick be kept out
of the city , and citizens are requested to aid
the authorities in apprehending suspects who
may be in the city at the present time, or
those who may in the future evade quarantine
and enter the city.
All persons are warned against harboring
people from Brunswick under penalty of the
law. All persons are also warned against
spreading false rumors as to the existence of
yellow fever In this city, and all good citizens
should report to the city authorities the
authors of all such reports so damaging to
our every interest.
JNO. J. MCDONOUGH, Chairman.
W. F. Brunner, Secretary.
WATER RENT NOTICE.
City Treasurer's office, I
Savannah. G a., Sept 30, 1893. f
Water rent in advance ior the six months
ending Dec. 31 is past due since the ttrst of
July. Delinquents are req rested to call and
pay without delay, otherwise ihe supply
of water will be shut off without further no
tice. C. S. HARDEE,
City Treasurer.
NUKSES.
Nurses for the sick, white and coiorod, who
have changed their residence, please notify
us. Those who ha 1 e not registered can do so.
We make no charge for registering. The list
is always open to the public.
SOLOMONS & CO„
Branch Store. Bull and Charlton streets,
Under Savannah Volunteer Guards Armory.
DR PAIGE
Has returned and resumed his practice.
Limited to Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat,
ut 136 Liberty street.
Office hours: 10 to 2 and 3to 4. Sunday 10to 12.
c.. inn * co.,
COTTON,GRAIN, PRO VISIONS, STOCKS,
99 Bay street.
Hoard of Trade Building;.
Representing Atwood, Violett &Cos . New
York and New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
Lam son Bros., A Cos.. Chicago Board of irude
and Purnell Hagatnun A Cos., Now York
Stock Exchange
Telephone 164.
SATURDAY MATINEE , no,
AND SATURDAY NIGHT, UjT, |4
THE YOUNG ROMANTIC ACTRESS,
ATISS /VlftlDa
SUPPORTED BY
IWr. Frederick Paulding,
Will present for the first time in this
original Romantic play, in Three aa
Mrs. JEAN Davenport Lander, entitled bf
" 1 duel 1 nr
Seats at Livingston's drng store Oct 11
Next Attraction, PATTI ROSA Oet 17?'
SAVANNAH THEATER
TUESDAY NICHT, OCT. 17.
The Charming Comedienne
PATTI ROSA,
Aided by JOHN D. GILBERT. JOE Paw
THORN, and a superb contingent of
players, in Chas. T. Vincent a 1
Jolly Comedy,
“MISS DIXIE;”
Or Hypnotism rewritten and refreshed la
every particular.
Seats at Livingston's drug store Oct. 14.
Next Attractioa—"The Dazzler,” Oct 19
_ banks/ " 5
SAVANNAH BANK
AND TRUST CO,
6AVANNAH, GA.
INTEREST AT
4%
ON DEPOSITS IN SAVINGS DEPART
MINT.
Collection* on Savannah and ail goutl*
ern points, w* handle on the most favor*
bie terms and remit at lowest exuhsDtt
rates ou day of paymeut. Corrtspou*
eace solicited.
JOSEPH D. WEED, President.
JOHN C. ROWLAND, Vice Preside*
JAMES H. HUNTER, Cashier.
Savannah Savings Banki
CORNER ST. JULIAN AND WHITAKER
STREETS.
RECEIVES DEPOSITS OF 25c.
and upwards and allows 5 PER CENT
INTEREST on deposits, compounded
quarterly.
Loans made on Stocks, Ronds and Real
Estate.
Kents boxes In its safety deposit vault
open until 6 o’clock p. m.
Bank open mornings from 9 till a,
afternoons from 4 till 6, Saturdays until I
o'clock.
W. K. WILKINSON, President
C. 8. ROCKWELL, Treasurer.
THC CITIZENS HA.Mi
OF SAVANNAH,
Capital $500,000.
Transacts a general banking business.
Maintains a Savings Department aud al
lows INTEREST AT 4 PER CENT., com
pounded quarterly.
The accounts of individuals, firms, banks
and corporations are solicited.
With our large number of correspond
ents in GEORGIA. ALABAMA, FLORIDA
ami SOUTH CAROLINA, we are prepared
to handle collections on the most favora
ble terms-
Correspondence invited.
BRANTLEY A. DENMARK, President.
M. B. LANE. Vice President.
GEORGE C. FREEMAN, Cashier.
GEORGIA SEED RYE
COAST RAISED.
THIS rye throws much more vigorously and
yields more abundantly in grain than that
grown in the mountain section. Dairymen
and stock raisers would do well to consult me
before purchasing.
T. J. DAVIS,
Crain Dealer and Seedsman,
Telephone 223. 156 Hay street.
HARDWARE.
H ARDWARE,
Bar, Band and Hoop Iron,
WACOM RSATERSAL,
Navaf Stores Suppfies.
FOE SALK BV
EDWARD LOVELL'S SONS
166 Broughton and 138-140 State St*
SPECIALIST. ,
Dr. Broadfoot,
SPECIALIST.
GIVES
jfir Examinatica
ant * , ' c6
FR£EOF
M\ • A' ' CHARGE.
PRACTICE LIMITED.
Special attention to the following disc* 1 *'*®*
I>leaf*s of Women (painless method 1
of tr* tllirnl), Specific Blood '*
Nervous De bility, iflc I retliritn*. *
eases of Kidney and Bladder. Skin *
eases, Kczema, Psoriasis, Pimples. I •*“**
All business strictly confidential and
eineH sent tree from observation. Address
call on
Atlantic Medical and Surgical Institute.
136 1 rough ton street, Savannah. Q :t _
PORTLAND CEMEMt
Tin Piate for Roofing,
ITOH SALK l*T
C. M. GILBERT & CO.,
IJkU’OliTKlit*.