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THAT LIQUOR ORDINANCE.
Tie Reception It Met With Among
Those Interested.
Mayor McDonough Says That It Em
bodies His Ideas, But He Thinks It
Will be Amended Somewhat Before
It Passes— Midnight, He Says, May
be Made the Closing Hour—The Al
dermen Are Wary—An Alderman
Who Opposes the Mayor’s Stand Has
a Word - The Saloon Men Generally
Oppose the Ordinance and Will Pro
test Against Its Passage.
Mayor McDonough’s ordinance to regu
late the barrooms was the great topic of
discussion yesterday among all classes.
The great question with everybody was,
will it pass?
This was the question a Mohm.no News
reporter asked Mayor McDonough yester
day.
“That is something I can’t say,” replied
the mayor. “The ordinance will probably
pass with some modifications, I think.
The hour of closing will probably
e changed to 12 o’clock, and
no doubt other modifications will be
proposed. The ordinance, as it stands,
represents my ideas exactly, but I shall
be satisfied to get the main features
through.”
“What is your idea in allowing only one
entrance to a saloon?” the mayor was
asked.
“It is to cut off the back yard and resi
dence entrances," was the reply, “which
■aake it so easy for the saloon keepers to
Violate the Sunday law, and so difficult
tor them to be apprehended."
HIS IDEA OF THE CORNER GROCERY.
“The corner grocerymen declare that
this provision will ruin their business, if
they are compelled to run their bars en
tirely separate from their groceries. Did
you view the ordinance from this point?”
the mayor was asked.
“Do you think that the two businesses
•re inseparably connected?” said the
mayor, answering categorically. “Don't
.you think it would be a great
deal better for the patrons
of the groceries if there were no bars
connected with them? Do you not know
it to be a fact that a large number of the
working class, especially the negroes, who
go to these places to buy their groceries
remain there drinking until all their
money is gone? Don’t you think that in
many of these places the grocery is only
an attachment to the bar?
“In my opinion a saloon should be a sa
loon strictly, with no other business in
connection with it. In the eyo of the law
the sale of liquor is an evil that is toler
ated, not encouraged. Looked at in that
light, is it not better thut.a saloon should
bo strictly a saloon and nothing else?”
WHY THEY MUST Al'fiLY TO COUNCIL.
“What is the object of the section re
quiring application for a saloon license to
be passed upon by oouncili” was the next
question.
“That is one of the best features of the
proposed ordinance, in my opinion," re
plied Mayor McDonough,
“It meaus that council will have the
power to prevent the establishment of a
saloon in tho neighborhood of a church or
school house or in a residence section
where the people of the neighborhood ob
ject to it. It means further that no ex-jail
bird or person of disreputable
character will be allowed a license. Un
der the present law any man or woman,
without regard to his or her previous
career or present bad character, can get
a license to open a saloon in any section of
this city if they only have the money to
pay for it.
“Under tho proposed ordinance, council
would have the right to pass upon both
the location of the saloon and the charac
ter of the applicant for license. Ido not
think any right, thinking citizen will ob
ject to this feature of the law.”
THE MAYOK CITES SOME INSTANCES.
Mayor McDonough said that the saloon
license of Atlanta was SI,OOO. and that he
had heard that the price in Augusta whs
SSOO, and ho thought Savannah ought to
bo able to stand SSOO. It would probably
reduce the number of saloons considera
bly, especially on the outskirts of the
oity, but this he considered au advantage
rather than otherwise.
Several aldermen were seen, but they
were cautious about expressing them
selves.
Alderman McMillan said he thought
the ordinance would pass with some mod
ifications, he did not say exactly what.
Alderman Billiard said he thought the
terms of the ordinance were too severe.
The saloons should be allowed to keep
open until midnight, and he thought the
license should be less than SSOO.
Aldermen Mills. Cann aud Haines are
thought to be in line with the mayor and
probably Aldermen Wells, Haiues and
O’Brien. Aldermen Dixon and Bohan
willpiobably support the ordinance in a
modified form. Aldermen Myers aud
Screven are doubtful.
ONE OP THE OPPOSITION.
An alderman who represents tho oppo
site view to the mayor on the liquor
question, in speaking on the subject,
yesterday, said: “I don’t think
we need to fashion our ordinances after
Atlanta or any other inland city. Savan
nah is a seaport town and in “a seaport
which is visited by so many foreigners
and has such a large foreign population it
is naturally expected that things of this
kind should be more free than in an in
land city, where the population is largely
native.
“The mayor’s ordinance strikesdireotlv
at the small grocery men. Asa class
these people are law-abiding, industrious
aud prosperous. They have done a great
deal to build up the city and anything
that injures them injures the city'. The
larger saloons can afford to pay the in
creased license, but the majority of the
smaller ones, aunot. It is class legisla
tion against the poor man in favor of tho
rich.
“The people who have built up Savan
nah are those who have come here since
the war, the foreign population and the
immigration from other states and the
interior ot this state. This fact should
not he forgotten in any legislation affect
ing the material interests of the city."
HOW THE SALOON MEN STAND.
The majority of the saloon men,
especially the grocery men. are loud in
their condemnation of the proposed ordi
nance. They declare it is persecution on
tho part of the mayor, and that their
business will be ruined if the ordinance
passes.
‘ If liquor selling is wrong,” said one
yesterday, "why uou't they put a stop to
it at once instead of continually liummer
iup at us. If that ordinance passes it will
drive 100 pro i rytnenoui of business in
Kavannah. There are a good many who
had expressed the determination of not
taking out license anyway next year on
Account of the mayor's attitude towards
the saloons, and with the iieeuae increased
to *oUU there will he a gnat many more
who will give up the business."
'I hr down town saloon men are not a
unit on the qn stion at all, and some of
thi i:, are inclined to favor the ordinance.
Ihey argue that with the license in
creased to tfiOO, the number of saloons
wni hi considerably reduced and their
patronage thereby lueruam and. beverai
were i.pprnne-hed on the subject.
"I am a supportor of the mayor auy
waj, said J, J. hull Ivan, "bad the ordi
nance suits me. J would pay the Utwtisa
if It wej fl.Oixt I Pave bs much money 1
Hi vested in th saloon hus-noes us any
awm u (iimyla, and i can' t afford
ls get pm, 1 don’t mina tin; .
Increased license will reduce the
number of saloons to any great extent,
though. Most of them will scrape enough
money together to pay the license the
first year anyway, under the impression
that their neighbors will be the ones to
go out. Most of the down town saloons
will pay it.”
“It's an outrage,” said Joe Galina. “I
will pay the license, no matter what it is,
but it will not benefit me a cent. The sa
loons that shut down will not send any
business to me.”
“I have nothing to say about it, one way
or the other,” said Charlie Graham at the
Pulaski.
"Oh, I guess I can stand It,” said Phil
Fitzpatrick at the Gaiety theater last
night. “I can stand it if the rest can.
We are all getting rich, you know.”
John Bresnan said it would be time to
go out of businoss when the ordinance
passed.
SAY 10 O'CLOCK IS TOO EARLY.
The saloon keepers generally said that
they would be willing to close their
places at 12 o’clock. They thought 10
o’c lock too early.
There are about 280 places holding re
tail liquor liccuses from the city. They
pay the city a revenue of $50.000. If the
increased license should cut the number
down one-half the city’s revenue would
be $70,000 next year. Probably not more
than seventy-five or eighty saloons would
go out of business on account of the in
creased license, and the city’s revenue
from the saloons would be in the neighbor
hood of SIOO,OOO. This Is one of the
arguments in favor of the increased
license.
TO DO GOOD WORK.
The Big Engines to be Run Over the F.
C. * P. Bine.
The Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad has just received fourteen of the
big engines which are to be put on the
Savannah extension and the South Bound
as soon as the former road is completed.
The engines are now in the F. C. and P.
yards at Fernandina. They are ten
wheel engines, with six-foot driving
wheels, the standard driving wheels be
ing only five feet eight inches. The cyl
inders are l'J by 24 inches. They arc pow
erful engines and will do some fast run
ning when they get to work on the new
line.
The new road is preparing to do a good
deal of work. They are putting in new
side, tracks along tho South ,Bound, al
though there seemed to be a sufficiency of
them before, and they are making other
improvomonts along that line, of which
they have recently taken charge. They
have a construction train at work on their
large drill yard on the Springfield planta
tions, just the other sidejof the water
works, and this will bo completed within
two weeks’ time or less. The extension
is being pushed from this end to
wards the East Tennessee railroad
as rapidly as the three construction trains,
now at work on it, can do it, and the track
is being put in a solid and first-class con
dition as they go along. When completed
it is safe to say tho extension will be the
equal of any road in the country in its
capacity fora thorough and safe service,
and the superior of many roads now being
operated in tha south.
A DAMAGE SUIT DISMISSED.
One of the Central Railroad Interven
tions Out of the Way.
Another of the interventions in the
Central railroad litigation was disposed
of in short order yesterday morning.
Tho intervention of Wilson Yarber for
$5,000 damages for personal injuries was
assigned for a hearing before the master,
but Yarber’s attorneys, Messrs. Seubrook,
Morgan & Way, gave notice that they
would dismiss the bill. This does away
with very little of the work, howover,
for right on top of it three more interven
tions for $5,000 each for personal injuries
came over to Mr. Owens from the United
States court. They were those of Simon
Taylor, Alfred Sharp and John Walls,
and all of them were given places on the
docket. There are assignments for hear
ing interventions in this litigation on the
docket of the master, now, up to Novem
ber 23, and it may be January before they
can all be disposed of.
DID NOT ATTEND.
The Storm Prevented Maj. Ryals From
Representing Georgia.
Maj. G. M. Ryals, who was appointed by
Gov. Northeu to represent Georgia at the
National F'armers’ Congress, which as
sembled in Chicago this Week and last,
was unable to attend on account of press
ing business which detained him at
homo.
Maj. Ryals’ big barn was blown down
during the storm of Aug. 27, and since
that time he has been occupied in seeing
that it was put back properly, so that it
could resist any August gale that comes
this way. He has about completed his
work now, and is turning his attention to
his fall crops. For these reasons he was
unable to leave when he expected to bo
able to go, and Georgia had to do without
him as a delegate. To make assurance
doubly sure, Maj. Ryals has had that barn
insured so that he will be amply pro
tected in case of any blow in future
which may be strong enough to carry it
away from its moorings.
FOR BRUNSWICK SUFFERERS.
The Ladies of Sylvaaia Add 331.85
to the Previous Subscription.
Subscriptions for the Brunswick suf
ferers continue to come in, and the relief
fund is gradually increasing. The fol
lowing subscription was received at the
Morning News office yesterday, and for
warded to Mayor Lamb:
Sylvauia. Ga., Oct. 26.—Editor Morning
News: I enclose a money (order for $81.85,
raised by the ladies of Syh ania at an enter
tainment given here, for the benefit of Bruns
wick, and which they request that you for
ward for them with jour other contribu
tions. Very truly yours,
W. hi. Hobbt.
The New York World is getting up a
relief train, composed of fifty freight
cars, which are being rapidly filled by
contributions obtained in that city, and
which will be sent, out in a few days to
the scenes of distress at Brunswick and
on the sea islands, where tho storm
played such havoc with the country.
AMONG THE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
A Bad Gang of Boys Around the
Theater that Should be Broken Up.
“Bum” George, a little coon with a bad
reputation who hangs around the theater
square, was sentenced to spend thirty
days on the gang by the recorder yester
day morning for Interfering with the
school children at tho academy.
The neighborhood of the theater is a
favorite resort for a tough ganir of white
and colored youths, who, when they have
nothing else on hand, amuse themselves
by annoying tho school children The
gang is a great source of annoyance to the
teachers aU. the academy ami complaint
has been made to the police on several
occasions. “Bum” George’s sentence
may have a good effect upon the gang.
Catarrh In the Head
Is undoubtedly a disease of the blood, and
as such only a reliable blood purifier can
effect a perfect and permanent cure.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the best blood puri
fier. and it has cured many very severe
cases of catarrh. Catarrh oftentimes leads
to eonsumipllon. 'J ake Hood's Sarsaparilla
before it is too .$Lc
Hood’s Fills do not purge, pain or gripe,
but act promptly, easily and efficiently.
mtc. -ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: FRI DAY, OCTOBER 27, 1893.
POOLERITES_ IN_ TROUBLE.
The Commissioner After the Militia to
Do Road Duty.
The Magistrate Said the Pooler Bight
Infantry Was Exempt, But the Road
Commissioner Didn’t Think So—He
Booked Up the Baw on the Matter
and Came to the Conclusion That
They Could Be Made to Serve—He
Will Probably Require It of Them
When There is Need of Their Ser
vices, But They Have the Option of
Paying- the Tax To Employ Other
Babor.
The Pooler!tes are in trouble, or at least
that portion of them who compose the
Pooler Light Infantry aro not as com
fortable as they would perhaps like to be
under the circumstances.
Some days ago the members of the com
pany were called upon by the road com
missioner of that district to do road duty,
in which case they had the option, as do
all good citizens, of paying the road tax
of $1 per day for the time being, or for
the time during which they are ordered
to do the work.
THOUGHT THEY WIRE EXEMPT.
The company objected streuously to
any efforts being made to compel them to
accede to the demands of the state, stated
that they, as members of the militia
were exempt from road duty and ap
plied to Judge Bevans, Justice of the
peace in that district, to sustain them in
their protest. Judge Bevans informed
them that they were exempt as mem
bers of a military company, under the
law, and they had about come to tho
conclusion that that ended the matter.
Not so, however.
The road commisloner, however, was
not satisfied. The Pooler company is
not a part of the state militia; not having
been admitted yet to the state volunteer
troops. The road commissioner
had other reasons besides this to believe
under tho law that they were not exempt,
and he determined to look into the matter.
He applied to County Attorney Haussy.
Mr. Saussy is not the attorney for the
road commissioners, nor for any of the
county officials except the county com
missioners, but ho agreed to show him the
sections of the code on the question.
MAY MAKE THEM COMPLY WITH ORDERS.
It wag loarnnd by consulting the code
that members of military companies were
exempt from road duty only when in
service. The Poolerites not being in
service at present, according to the con
struction of that section of the code, they
did not, come within the limitations of its
provisions. The code exempts no citizens
from road duty except ministers of the
fospel, school teachers, engineers and a
ew others in similar vocations.
The road commissioner scorned highly
satisfied with the result of his investiga
tion into the matter, and it is probable
that he will act on the suggestions thus
afforded him at once. This probably
means that the members of the Pooler
Light Infantry will have to do road duty
when summoned out for that purpose by
the proper authorities or exercise the
option which they are allowed, in case
they desire it, of paying for the services
of another to do the work. This amounts
to a dollar a day during the time of service
which is required of them. It remains to
be seen whether they will appeal the
case.
A FIN DE SIECLE HAUNT.
An Eleotric Railway Car Haunted by
the Voice of a Child.
Stories of haunted houses have played
out, but Savannah has the latest thing in
the line of haunts. This particular haunt
is up with the times, as is shown by the
place it has selected for its abode,
The employes of the Electric Railway
Company declare that car No. 26 is
haunted. Every time the car passes Lau
rel Grove cemotery they declare that the
voice of a child can be heard crying.
“It has been going on for over a week
now,” said a motormau on tho car the
other night. I first noticed it Sunday
night a week ago. We had just turned
the curve at the cemetery when I heard
a sound like the voice of a child crying in
pain. The car was empty and 1 didn't
know what to think of it. I thought the
cry came from some house near by aud
started down towards the cemetery.
Then the cry started again. It seemed to
come first from the top of the ear and
then from down under the wheels. Tho
sound was so peculiar that I thought
it must come from a bird that
had got caught in the machinery,
and I stopped the car to look. The sound
oeased and I could discover nothing.
“It was not the machinery of the car,
as it was an entirely different sound. I
didn’t think of a ghost then, but when
we came around by the cemetery the next
time the sound occurred again. Then
we began to feel peculiar. Every time
we came around by the cemetery
that night we could hear that sound.
The same thiug has occurred al
most every night since. Sometimes
we only hear it once in a night, and again
we hear it every trip
This is the only car that this thing
happens to, and that is why we say It is
haunted. We have gotten'used to it now
aud don’t mind it much.”
A Morning News reporter happened to
overhear one employe of the railway com
pany ask another if he had heard the
“noises” that night, and on asking what
noises were mant, was told the above
story.
It was suggested that it might be the
gost of the boy killed recently, haunt
ing the car that had killed him.
AN OFF DAY.
Factor* Holding Spirit* For Better
Price*--Few Sales Yesterday.
It seemed to be an off day in the naval
stores market yesterday, and the sales
were very light.
Instead of continuing to advance, as it
has done for some days, the turpentine
market showed a tendency to decline, and
only cents was bid. Spirits has been
bringing 28 cents, however, and the fac
tors were reluctant to let it go at the
lower figure. Few of the stronger houses
reported any sales at all, and it was said
yesterday afternoon that they would hold
it for 28 cents or higher. Tha rosin mar
ket was also quiet, the sales being some
what lighter than usual.
This rise in the market has Sheen sud
den and by jumps. It is largely at
tributed to the change in the situation
caused by the announcements from Wash
ington that repeal was certain. The fac
tors believe that the domestic demand
will gradually Increase, and that the
market will hold up well. There is a large
number of vessels in port now waiting to
take on cargoes, and it is said that the
stock on hand will be largely diminished
within the next few days, it being divided
between coastwise and foreign vessels.
HORBFORD 8 AOID PHOSPHATE
Make* Delicious Lemonade.
A teaspoonful added to a glass of hot or
cold water, and sweetened to the taste,
will be found refreshing and invigor
ating.—ad.
Having a Lunch.
There * many • mao who would keep in
* better humor, if he would take meals at
the Gaiety Restaurant.— ad.
AT THE THEATER.
Effle Ellsler in Her New Play “Dorii”
To-Night.
Effle Ellsler’s newpiay “Doris” will be
given its initial performance in Savannah
to-night. Mr. Robert Drouet, the author,
had Miss Ellsler in mind when the char
acter of “Doris” was constructed, and
has fitted the lady perfectly. The un
fortunate girl who has sought forgetful
ness of her unhappy past in the quiet
home of the rector of the village church,
only to be pursued by her divorced hus
band and maligned by tho gossips of the
place, finds an admirable portrayer in
Effle Ellsler.
The role Is fraught with human
sympathy and heart interest, and
in this impersonation Miss Ellsler is said
to have surpassed all previous efforts in
the line of emotional acting. There is a
bright vein of comedy running through
the play, supplied by the genial Irish
physician, Dr. Brian O’Neil, played by
Frank Western. Miss Bisibee, the village
gossip, and the self-important church
warden, Mr. Beat's. The company is a
large one, and includes Frank Western,
C. W. Couldock, Robert Drouet, George
F. Farren, Fanny L. Burt, Annie Athy.’
Isabel Burnham and other well-known
people.
At to-morrow’s matinee Hazel Kirke
will be presented, and to-morrow night
“A Woman's Power.”
Asa souvenir of the farewell perform
ance of “Hazel Kirke,” to be given by
Effle Ellsler at the theater Saturday
afternoon, a set of beautiful photo types,
representing four scenes from the play, will
be presented to each lady in attendance.
They measure 10x14 and are suitable for
framing. This will be the iast occasion
in which to see Effle Ellsler in the char
acter with which her name has been so
intimately associated, and should be a
memorable one.
ASSEMBLED IN CONVENTION.
President T. H. Blenus Addresses the
Christian Church in Atlanta.
The state convention of the Christian
church of Georgia is in session at At
lanta. Monday and a part of Tuesday the
Christian Woman’s Board of Missions held
their meetings, showing a very marked
advance in the work of that branch of
this church’s labor in the state. Aid had
been given to indigent young men prepar
ing for the ministry in several colleges,
and several small churches had been
much helped during the year in building
church houses, and in maintaining regular
pastoral labor. The Christian Woman’s
Board of Missions of the stato and its
auxiliaries work in harmony with the
National Board of Woman’s Mission
work.
Tuesday night the convention opened
its'regular ana general work. The con
vention was called to ordor by the pres
ident, Rev. T. H. Blenus, of Savannah,
who delivered a very able and eloquent
address on “Christianity’s Challenge to
Unbolief’ to a crowded house. After
this address Mr. Blenus introduced Rev.
G. W. Muckly, of Kansas City, the cor
responding secretary of the national
board of church extension. Mr. Muckly’s
address was replete with information and
data relative to the extension work, and
resulted in a large number of pledges for
this work.
The convention will be in session for
several days, and judging from the aus
picious opening will doubtless be the best
convention ever held by this church in
the state. Besides the large number of
delegates of the state, Alabama, Ten
nessee, Ohio, Missouri and South
Carolina are represented. Rev. A, Mc-
Lean, corresponding secretary of the
national hoard of foreign missions. J.
Harden, corresponding secretary of na
tional board of home missions, and G. W.
Muekly, corresponding secretaryuof board,
of church extensions are in attendance.
THE UNIVERSITY CLUB.
An Interesting Quarterly Meeting' at
Odd Fellows Hall Bast Night,
The University Club held their regular
quarterly meeting in the supper room of
the Odd Fellows hall last night. The
meeting was a most interesting one from
a social and literary standpoint, and the
evening was most pleasantly spent.
There was little business before the
club, and that was soon transacted, after
it had been called to order by President
Col, John Screven. A paper prepared by
Mr. Maeartan C. Kolloek, on “Battery
Wagner,” was then read by the
author. Mr. Kollock’s description
of the old fortification, near Charles
ton, and the story of its defense
during the late war, was a masterly one,
and was highly enjoyed by every member
of the club who had the good fortune to
hear it. Mr. Kolloek is an able civil en
gineer, and gave an interesting descrip
tion of the construction of the fortifica
tion.
At the conclusion of his address Col.
Screven entertained the olub with some
very interesting local war reminiscences.
The remainder of the evening was pleas
antly spent, refreshments being served.
Mr. Pleasant A. Stovall will deliver the
address of evening at the next quarterly
meeting of the club. He was on the pro
f ram me for the last quarterly meeting,
ut was unable to attend on account of ill
health.
A BASKET OF CHICKENS.
It Gets Two Men in the Barracks On
Separate Charges.
C. A. Bashlor and Aleck Wayne, col
ored, were brought into the barracks by
Officer 'Sheehan last night. Bashlor
does a small grocery business in Yama
craw. Some time in September he turned
over a basket of chickens to Wayne to
dispose of.
He never saw anything more of Wayne
until last night, when he demanded an
accounting for the chickens he had
furnished him. Wayne said he had sold
only one pair of chickens when a police
man came up on him and demanded to
know if he had a huckster’s license. He
had no license and ran, leaving the chick
ens with the policeman.
Bashlor didn't believe Wayne's story,
and cursed him out. A crowd gathered,
and when Policeman Sheehan came up,
Bashlor had Wayne arrested for larceny
after trust. Wayne then made a com
plaint against Bashlor for disorderly con
duct, aud they were both takon In to
gether. Wayne's chicken story appears
very unlikely, as no chickens were ever
heard of at the barracks.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mr. I. G. Haas went up to Atlanta last
night.
Mr. L. W. Haskell left for Atlanta last
night.
Mr Isaac M. Appel left last night via
the Central railroad to spend a few days
iu Chicago.
Mrs. Cecile Clarke has returned home
after a pleasant visit to the mountains of
Maryland.
Judge A.H . MacDonell wont up to At
lanta last night via the Central railroad.
He will return Monday morning.
Sheriff W. F. Blois, of tho city court, is
back at his duties again after a month's
visit to New York, Chicago and tho
world’s fair.
J. Usndolpfi Anderson. who was quite
ill at Chicago for a week or more, had so
far recovered Wednesday last as to be
able to leave that city for Now York.
Languor, loss of appetite and strength,
Nervous and neuralgic headaches
l*romptly cured by Bru mo-SklUer ~*d
BAKING POWDER.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.
Powder
AB6OU/TELY PURE
A FULL CJJRT DOCKET.
The Chain Gang Replenished and the
Jail Relieved.
Some Examples of Speedy Adminis
tration of Justice—Two Criminals
Arrested Yesterday Carried Right
to the City Court, Where Each Was
Given a Good Term on the Gang-
Judge Mac Donall’s Rule in Casee
of Carrying Concealed Weapons—A
8-year-old Negro Sent to tho Gang
for the Theft of $ 10.
There was a case of speedy administra
tion of justice in the city court yesterday
morning.
Mary E. Mclntosh, colored, who has
been employed for some time as a nurse in
the family of Mr. J. B. Johnson, on Lib
erty street, was arrested by Officer
Lilienthal for larceny from the house, on
charges preferred by Mr. Johnson. A
warrant was sworn out against her at
Justice -Nauglitin’s court and she was
taken at once to the court house.
It was a matter of only a few minutes
to get her before the court, where she was
30on found guilty, and sentenced to pay a
fine of SSO or serve four months on the
chain gang. She took the latter option.
She had stolen a lot of household goods
and silverware from Mr. Johnson’s house,
aud on investigation the goods were
found secreted in her trunk and scattered
about iu her room.
HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED,'
Lewis Morris, the 0-year-old negro who
stole $lO from Sarah Brown 3ome time
ago, was let off light. It will be remem
bered that Morris made the statement
at the time of his arrest that he had been
put up to tho stealing by a gaug of ne
groes who made a regular business of
putting small chaps up to that kind of
work, and of some of the gang he gave
tho names. This matter has never been
investigated. Morris admitted at the
time that he was guilty of the chargo.
He was fined $lO or oue month on the
chain gang.
Marshall Johnson pleaded guilty to steal
ing one bicycle from S. B. Herb. Al
though the offense camo under the head
of simple larceny, Judge MacDonell
seemed desirous of discouraging bicycle
thieves, as wheels aro too often left un
protected. He gave Johnson his choice
between a SSO fine and six months on the
gang, and Johnson chose the latter.
Charles L. Glover, white, who stole $0
from Pawnbroker E. Kaskol, by whom he
was employed as a clerk, a few days ago,
admitted Iris guilt and was sentenced to
pay a fine of $25 or serve three months on
the gang.
DOWN ON THE PISTOL-TOTERS.
Judge MacDonell has a regular and al
most invariable rule which ha applies to
pistol toters. He is decidedly averse to
the practice of carrying concealed wea
pons, and often remarks iu court of the
danger in it. H. H. Jenkins and Stephen
Kennedy were both found guilty of that
charge yesterday and both were sentenced
to pay a fine of $25 or serve three months.
Sam Days will serve five mouths on the
gang for stealing two hams from the
Armour Packing Company.
David Brown, who stole the pet canary
from K. A. Green last Sunday and sold it
for 00 cents, will serve a sentence of three
months on the gang for the theft.
Bid Sims, found guilty of stealing
twenty pounds of meat from W. E.
Evans, was sent up for six months, and
Frank Bailey, colored, who stole thirty
eight pounds from Spencer Baker, got
twelvo months, a double sentence, for
about twice the former quantity. Bailey
stole s hog from Baker at the market
yesterday, instead of carrying it inside,
as he was hired to do.
OTHER CASES ON TRIAL.
John Jackson got three months for stab
bing Lewis Williams. Aleck Benjamin,
said to be an habitual thief, goes in for
twelve months for the .systematic stealing
of thirty packages of flour from the store
of Paul Decker.
The following defendants were found
not guilty: Mary Goldsmith charged with
the larceny of a breastpin from Lillian
Clayton; March Middleton, assault and
battery on Gramson Brown, in which
case the prosecutor failed to appear;
Willie Thomas, assault and battery on
Annie Isom; Ned Green, obstructing
legal process; Robert Rivers, assault and
battery, and I‘’rank Williams, charged
with the larceny of $lO from Star
Siebrooks.
It was a full docket, being the accumu
lation of nearly three weeks’ business.
Besides the oases above, a number of
others were nolled pressed on motion of
the solicitor general. Quite a number of
convictions were secured, however, and
the chain gang was replenished to quite
an extent. The city will not hold another
criminal session until to morrow week.
Solicitor General Fraser was back at
his old stand again yesterday, and did
the state's part of the work with his us
ual and characteristic energy. He will
go over to Liberty county to-day, where
his wife and children are spending a short
time in the country.
BOUND FOR THE GANG.
An Old Offender Steals a Hog and is
Caught.
Frank 'Bailey, colored, stole a hog
from a market huckster yesterday, and
was lodged in the barracks a few hours
afterward*,
Spencer Baker, colored, came in from
the country with a ws'jon load of dressed
hogs. He offered Bailey a dime to help
him carry the hogs into the market
Bailey shouldered a hog, but instead of
stopping in the market, went on through
and down into Yawacraw. Baker
complained of the robbery, and
Policeman McHuger, who was on
duty at the market, obtained
permission from the sergeant to go after
the thief. He succeeded in finding Bailey,
but the latter had disposed of the hog.
Bailey had just finished a 12 months’
term on the gang He was turned over
to the city court at once and justice was
speedily administered, he being returned
to the g*ng for another siege of 12 months
by Judge MacDouell.
All lovers of babies who saw the beau
tiful oil-painting representing the
“Awakening of Ixivo,” In the MelUu s
Food exhibit at tbe world’s fair, will be
glad to know that the world’s fair com
missioners havo granted the Meltin’s
Food tho highest award for infant*' foods
—a medal and * diploma, ad.
yueea Victoria * bouKthuld comprise# titled
aiF salaried officials, from ih- lord steward
down, to tbv niMSter of nearly i,oue.
CITY BREVITIES.
Tom Loyd, colored, was arrested by
Policeman I.ysaught, of the Ocean Steam
ship police, yesterday morning for the
larceny of coats from the wharf.
George Sandiford and Adam Winn,
two colored boys, were arrested by Mount
ted Officer Baughn yesterday afternoon
for playing sliinney on the streets.
William Tolbert, colored, was arrested
by Officer McCool yesterday on the
charge of cruelty to animals. The charge
was preferred by Rudolph Meyers and
Charles Johansen.
Mrs. Anna Cullen, who was hit by a
runaway horse on Wednesday, was re
ported resting easy at St. Joseph's in
firmary yesterday, though she is still in a
precarious condition.
Maj. R. A. Blandford and Commis
sioner Carson went out yesterday after
noon to inspect county convict camp No.
1. Commissioner Carson said last night
that everything was found in first-class
order. The forces at all the camps are
now being concentrated on the main
canals, and the work will be pushed right
ahead to completion without inter
ruption.
Unless an injunction from Judge Gam
bler comes this morning, Sheriff Ronan
will in all probability sell out the stock of
Clarke & Daniels under the distress war
rant for $675 rent, issued against the firm
by Justice Naughtin for Mr. George W.
Owens, agent for Mr. George S. Owens.
Griffin & Seiler secured the appointment
of a receiver in behalf of the other credit
ors, but neglected to secure an injunction
against the sale of the property by Sheriff
Ronan. An injunction was sent foryester
dav and the attorneys hope to receive it
before the legal hours of sale this morn
ing.
In the city court yesterday an argument
was heard before Judge MacDonell on a
motion to set aside a judgment on the
arbitrators’ award in the case of Decker
& Fawcett vs. the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. Maj. P. W. Meidrim
representing the plaintiffs and Mr. W. S.
Chisholm the defendants. The suit was
for sixteen bales of ootton, and hail been
decided in favor_ of the plaintiffs by the
arbitrators, whose award was sustained
by the court. After hearing the argu
ments on the motion to set aside the
judgment of the court, Judge MacDonell
refused to grant it. The case will proba
bly go to tho supreme court.
DEATH OF MR. W. H. ATWATER.
Ke Died at Wedgefield, 8. C., and is
Said to Have Relatives in Savan
nah.
Rov. C. C. Brown, pastor of the Baptist
church at Sumter, S. C., writes the Morn
ing Npw.s that while at Wedgefield, a
small town eleven miles from Sumter, on
Wednesday he was called on to conduct
the funeral services of Mr. W. H. At
water.
He states that Mr. Atwater has been
the avent on the South Carolina railroad
at Middleton f(sr nineteen years He has
no relatives in that section, but is thought
to have a sister living in Savannah. It
may be of interest to her to write Mr.
Brown, as it is thought that Mr. Atwater
left some money in a bank at Charleston,
and the railroad company is due him a
month's wages.
OUT OF JAIL.
Frank Gaffney Faya His Fine and is
Released.
Frank Gaffney, who was sentenced to
pay a fine of SIOO or spend thirty days in
jail by Recorder AVilson last week, paid
his fine yesterday and was released from
jail.
Gaffney will appeal to council for a re
duction of his fine, which he claims to bo
excessive for the offense with which he is
charged. Barrow & Osborne are his at
torneys. Gaffney was also required to
give bond before Justice Russell in the
sum of SSOO, which he did before he was
released. Bond was required on account
of the peace warrant sworn out against
him some days ago by Mr. J. J. Sullivan.
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
An interesting piece of railroad litiga
tion is on foot in Atlanta. A suit has
been filed in the United States court there
to enjoin the Georgia Pacific railroad
from using the right of way of the Wes
tern and Atlantic railroad in operating
what is known as the Belt Line, connect
ing the Georgia Pacific with the Rich
mond and Danville, and crossing the right
of way and tracks of the State road,
which is now operated by the Louisville
and Nashville. The latter road is the
complainant in the case. The bill alleges
that the receivers of the Richmond and
Danville are operating a double track
railroad, a portion of which is on the
right of way of the Western and Atlantic
railroad. It further alleges that the re
ceivers are operating side tracks on tho
right of way of the Western and Atlantic.
The bill alleges that the operation of
these various tracks damages the state’s
property, and they ask the court to per
manently enjoin the receivers from the
use of the tracks. Judge Newman ap
proved the bill and orctered it filed. He
set Dec. 16 as the day for hearing the ap
plication for the injunction. This suit is
the result of the investigations recently
made by Mr. W. A. Little, the special at
torney appointed to examine the condition
of the state's property along the lino of
the state road. Ou Mr. Little’s report
several suits have been brought against
parties occupying the state’s property,
and others will be filed.
The railroad commission of Georgia
publishes circular No. 232. in regard to
passenger traffic elsewhere in this issue.
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