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CAN'T FIGHT B GEORGIA.
Four Troops of Cavalry to Guard tlie
Border Line.
The Huiiari and Troops B, E and I,
of the Fifth Georgia Regiment in the
Field—The State Line to Be Held
Against the Pugilists—The Troops
tinder the Governor’s Orders at
Waycrose— The Kush to See the
Fight.
Georgia's military will be pretty cer
tain to have a hand in the Corbett-
Mitchell fight if there is any attempt to
pull it off this side ofthe Florida line.
No company ever got ready quicker to
respond to the governor's call than did
the Georgia Hussars yesterday. The
first intimation the troopers had that
they were to go on duty was J the
publication of Col. Gordon's order in yes
terday’s Morning News, and to-night
four troops of cavalry were speeding to
Charlton county to knock out both Cor
bett and Mitchell, in case they attempt
to violate Gov. Northen's order.
Col. Gordon received orders yesterday
morning to have his troops assembled at 8
o'clock at night, and to have a special
train at the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway in readiness for transporting
the men on orders.
At 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, how
ever, he received orders to take the 6:50
o’clock train out from Savannah, and be
tween 2 o’clock and that time all the men
were notified and were at the Hussars
armory. They were uniformed in a few
minutes and were on their way to the
depot. Each man carried his carbine and
pistol and two days' rations.
It was Just one hour between the time
the last man was notified and the time
the troop reached the depot. They had a
special car attached to the regular night
train.
WENT OFF LIKE VETERANS.
Owing to the fact that it was not gen
erally known that the order had been is
sued, changing the time of departure
from 8 o’clock to 6:50 o’clock, there was
only s small crowd at the armory to see
the Hussars off. The H ussars gathored
very quietly, and occupied but little time
in getting in readiness. At 6:45 Sergeant
Postell ordered the men to fall in. They
formed promptly in line on Liberty street
in front of the armory. They
wore the regulation uniform
with heavy gray overcoats. Their sabers
were left bebiud and the men only carried
carbines and pistols. Each man had
forty rounds of ammunition.
At 7:20 o'clock Capt. Gordon gave the
command ‘ Fours right, march,’’ and the
Hussars marched down Liberty street in
common time.
There was no brass band and no hurrah,
and the departure was very quiet. Quite
a number 'gathered at the Hussars
armory after supper, expecting to witness
the departure of the company. Tnev were
surprised to find it had already gone.
There is no question that a big crowd
would have turned out to witness the de
parture had the time been generally
known. One thing is certain Savaunah
will be represented at the fight if it takes
place in Georgia. Col. Gordon will see to
that.
ROSTER Or THE MEN.
The men who went are:
Capt. Bieme Gordon.
Lieuts. Gaillard, Minis and McAlnln.
Sergt’s. Postell, Blois, West and Harri
son.
Corps. Constantine, Pritchard, Elliott
and Gordon
Privates Billington, Broughton, Davis,
Gibbes, Green, Gilbert, Gordon, Good
win, Harrison. J. P. Harrison, Hannock,
Hull, K. M. Hunter, T. Hunter, W. John
son, Keller, Lundy, Levisson, McLeod,
Martin, Quantock, Sillverberg, Watkins,
Strobhar. Whitehead, Secretary Merri
hew and Bugler J. Steinbach ofthe staff.
Col. W. W. Gordon. Maj. P. W. Mel
drim, Maj. T. S. Wylly, Surgeon Brandt,
Quartermaster Sergeant Eichberg, Com
missary Sergeant W. Hunter and veteran
Member Tom Ballantyne accompanied
the troop.
Col. Gordon could say no more than
that he was to report to the governor at
Way cross with the four troops B. I. and
E. on the line of the Savannah, Florida
and Western. Where they were to be or
dered to go he could not sav. He said,
however, that the governor had a special
engine and cars at Wayeross in readiness,
and he thought the two cars in which the
troops left Savannah would be detatohed
from the train and taken on the special
to be sent where h# ordered.
A special to the Mousing News from
Jesup, says Troop B, in command of
Capt. B. Fraser with twenty-two men
boarded the train at Mclntosh.
The Hussars cheered the Liberty Troop
loudly as the men climbed into their
coach. Eight more men of Troop B got
on at Walthourville.
Troop E got on at Johnston Station in
command of Capt. J. W. Hughes with
twelve men, and Troop I got on at Jesup,
in command of Capt. Clark, with about
twenty men. All the men were in good
spirits, and each troop was loudly cheered
as it passed.
THE GOVERNOR’S PROBABLE REASONS.
The fact of Gov. Northen having
changed the orders and called the troops
out earlier than was expected adds to the
belief that he has had some privute in
formation that an attempt would be made
to bring the light across the line. The
special train has been here in readiness
waiting his orders all day. and he has
been keeping the wires hot with messages
in all directions. Gov. Northen is un
doubtedly strongly imbued with the idea
that the sports are going to buck the
Georgia line, and he is going to try the
flying wedgefor a gain towards the Florida
goal. The consultation had lasted nearly
an hour when Sergt. Brandt came down
and ordered the baggage transferred at
once to the special train, which was
steamed up and in readiness. The Hus
sars left with only live rounds of ammu
nition each. Some of them through mis
take took from thearmory liveof theshort
range target cartridges which will carry
a ball about 100 yards, all ‘told, but they
are in blissful ignorance .of their de
fenseless condition. The county troops,
however, boarded the train for business,
and each of them carried fortv rounds of
ammunition. Maj. Meldrin unfortu
nately broke his glasses on the way down
but decided, after consultation with his
colleagues, not to retire from the con
flict.
PUZZLING TELEGRAMS.
Wa.vcross, Ga , Jan. 25, 2 a. m.—The
conference has not been concluded yet.
It is understood that Cot. Gordon wants
to move at once, but Gov. Northen pre
fers to await developments. He has
been receiving telegrams all night, many
of wbicn are so conflicting that it is hard
to comp to any conclusion, and orders
have just beeu given to the men to make
themselves easy until called. It seems
that some of the Jacksonville sports have
been rushing in a lot of fake telegrams to
Gov. Northeu, first intimating that the
fight will be in Georgia and then that it
■will be in Florida The only thing
tht appears authentic is a message
which has been several times repeated
that the militia in Jacksonville have all
deserted and the fight will come off there.
The frontier at the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad crossing is guarded
by the Brunswick troops, and the troops
here will probably move to Charlton
county some time this morning.
TO MOVE AT THREE O’CLOCK.
Wayeross, Ga., Jan. 25, 2:15 a. m.—The
troops will move routh to Folkston, at 3
a. m. Gov. Northen has retired until that
hour.
FIGHTING TALK ON THE BAT.
The fight was the general topic on the
bay yesterday, and all sorts of rumors
were circulated concerning the situation.
A practical Joker, whose business has
been rather dull lately on account of the
warm weather, and who felt in a jolly
good spirits when he learned of the cold
wave coming, remarked to member of the
Board of Trade that a telegram had been
received stating that the tight had al
ready taken place, so as to get through the
agony before the militia appeared on the
scene, and that Mitchell had knocked
Corbett out in the first round.
The board of trade men conveyed the
news at the first call at the meeting of
the board which caused considerable ex
citement for a few minutes, and the price
of spirits advanced ’- 4 c per gallon, and
rosin followed with an increase in the
price.
The joke got into the cotton exchange
and in the excitement which followed the
dull and easy tone, which characterized
the market for the last week, began to
strengthen, and one buyer immediately
paid tjc above quotations for cotton.
The business men seemed to be thankful
that the event was over, and as there
was nothing else to occupy their atten
tion, went into business with a vim,
which resulted in a lively trading. Later,
facts developed in the situation of the
fight and towards evening the markets
were again neglected and all attention
was paid to the pugilists.
SAVANNAHIANS TO SEE IT.
The unfavorable telegraphic reports
from Jacksonville had apparently little or
no effect on the local sports who left on
the Florida special at noon in the Pullman
drawing room car "Alray’’ for the scene
of the expected fight.
Among the party that Soliciting Agent
I-amotte chaperoned were Frank Fear,
Mine Host R. W. Powers, Jack Feeley,
W. J. Lindsay, John J Sullivan, E. Muhl
berg, E. Massart, P. Marks, Si Basch,
Sam Titcomb, Mae Henderson, Jack Mon
ahan, J. VVeymess, H. Logan and others.
Johnnie Burns and Capt. George Savage
will also be there.
The captain of the Baltimore Outing
Club was at the depot undecided whether
he should go on to Jacksonville and join a
party of his club members or turnback,
after reading the latest telegraphic news.
He had wired the Duval Athletic Club,
and received the following significant
reply: “Be sure to be in Jacksonville
Wednesday night.’’
The train pulled out for Jacksonville
and carried him with the rest of the
crowd.
FRANK M’GEE’S OPINION.
It leaked out yesterday that John
L. Sullivan has left Harrisburg
and will be at the ringside to
challenge the winner, should the
fight take place. “Mattie” Corbett
aud “Barney” Michaels, two well-known
New York bookmakers, were on the noon
train, also Frank McGee and his secre
tary, Claude Goodwin. Mr. McGee, who
is a partner of the theatrical firm of
Hoyt & McGee, ot “A Trip to China
town” fame, said to a Morning News
man:
“New Y'ork is strongly in favor of Cor
bett. and odds of 2}f and 3 to 1 are freely
given on the champion.
“Do you think the fight will take
place!”
“Yes,” Mr. McGee replied; “Jim and I
are very old friends, and to be sure that I
wasn’t going on a wild goose chase before
1 left home, I telegraphed him if there
was any good in my coming on, and Jim
wired: ‘We will positively fight on Thurs
day,’ and here I am going as fast as this
magnificent train can take me.
“Corbett has rented the Madison Square
Garden for Saturday night, and fight or
no fight Jim will be given a great recep
tion.”
HOW THE BETS GO.
The very latest news in betting circles
is Bto 1 on Corbett, but the Savannah
contingent is looking for longer odds, and
will probably get what it wants. The
Savannah party is backing Mitchell, and
liofies to sec the Englishman get under
Corbett s long reach and break down his
guard, as he nas always been successful
In doing in former fights.
Oneof the party was highly enthusiastic
over Mitchell's ehhnces, and thought that
at the end of the twenty-first round Cor
bett would be peacefully sleeping, and
the championship awarded to Mitchell.
The enmity between the two pugilists
is now at a white heat, and besides the
enormous financial considerations there
are some old scores to he settled, which
will make success doubly sweet to the
victor.
Corbett has frankly expressed his opin
ion about the Englishman, and says that
Mitchell has tried to prevent the tight in
more ways than one. Mitchell insisted
oil postponing the contest from Dec. 18
until Jan. 26 so that there would be ample
time for any opposition to stop the fight,
and did not go io Florida until Governor
Mitchell put himself ou record as posi
tively asrainst the match. Corbett does
not think that Mitchell is tricky or
smart, but simply a confidence man, who
will do his best friends, and will go as far
as to bet on Corbett, in order to make a
few dollars for himself, and thus throw
down his friends.
Mitchell, ou the other hand, does not
hesitate to tell what he thinks of Corbett
but this does not amount to anything ex
cept that it will add zest to the fight
should it come off.
It is said that there is less money bet
on the mill than is usually put upon the
annual Yale-Harvard foot ball game. If
for nothing but his nerve in coming to
America aud fucing such fearful odds,
Mitchell is commended and admired by
hosts of sporting men.
CORBETT’S BATTLES.
The following is a complete list of Cor
bett’s meetings and conquests:
At San Francisco, he bested Eisman in
2 rounds; Jim Hare, 4 rounds; Ed Slos
son, 3 rounds; Jim McCarty, 3 rounds;
Joe Cnosinski, 1 round: Bob McCord, 1
round: Billy Welch, 3 rounds; George
Maxwell, 3 rounds; Tom Pollard,
4 rounds; John Dwyer, 1 round; Ed Kose,
8 rounds; L. K. Fulda, 4 rounds; Jack
Burke. 8 rounds, (draw); Mike Brennan,
8 rounds, Con Kiordan, 2 rounds;
Capt. James Daily, 4 rounds; Joe
Choyinski. 4 rounds. At Salt
Lane City, he defeated Frank
Smith in 7 rounds and Duncan McDon
ald in 8 rounds. Again at San Francisco,
Joe Choyinski, 3 rounds; Martin Costello, 4
rounds; George Atkinson, 3 rounds; Prof.
William Miller, 0 rounds; Sulli
van, 2 rounds; Frank Glover, 4 rounds;
John Donaldson, 3 rounds. At Portland,
Dave Campbell in 8 rounds: Joe Choyin
ski in 27 rounds in Sail Francisco; Jake
Kilrain in 0 rounds at Now Orleans; Dom
inic MeCaffery in 4 rounds at Brooklyn; a
draw with Peter Jackson in 61 rounds at
San Francisco. At Philadelphia. Mat
Donovan, 1 round; John McVey, 3 rounds:
Bubbles Davis, 3 rounds: Bob Coffey, 4
rounds; Sailor Brown. 2 rounds; Jack
Brady. 3 rounds: Mike Moneghan,
2 rounds; Joe Godfrey, 8 rounds;
'Jack Ilaughey, 1 round; Jack
I-angdon, 2 rounds; Denny Kelleher, 4
rounds; Joe Wilson, 3 rounds. At Bos
ton, Mike Dwyer. 1 round. At Madison
Square Garden, New York. Wm. Spell
ings. 1 round ; Bob Coffey, 1 round ; Joe
Lannon, 3 rouuds. At Hartford, Johu
McMahon, in 2 rounds. At Albany, Jack
McDonald, in 1 round. At Coiumbus,
Jitn Hughes, in 3 rounds At Butte,
Mont., Jack Grace, in 2 rounds. At San
Francisco, Mike Olson, in 1 round. At
Tucson, Ariz., Mike Sullivan, in 2 rounds.
At El Paso. Jack Donnelly, in 3 rounds.
At New Orleans, John L. Sullivan, the
champion of the world, in 21 rounds.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. JANUARY2S, 1894.
MITCHELL’S RECORD.
Charles Mitchell was born in Birming
ham, England, Nov. 24, 1861; defeated
Bob Cunningham at Birmingham, Jan. 11,
1878, with bare knuckles, won in 50 miu
utes; defeated C. Smithers, bare knuck
les, Nov. 22, 1879, winning in 17 minutes;
same year fought 30 minute draw with
gloves for a purse with Bill Kenedy, the
light weight champion: next defeated
Baily Grey with bare knuckles in 1 round,
lasting 11 minutes; defeated Caryadoff,
the “Belgian Giant,” in 4 rounds with
gloves: Jane 16, 1881. fought Jack Burke
for 1500, lasting 1 hour and 17 minutes,
which ended in a draw; Dec. 23.
18t>2, Mitchell won the championship
of England in championship com petition
over all comers ; April 9, 1898. defeated
Mike Cleary in New York, in 3 rounds ;
May 14, 18s3, was bested by John L. Sul
livan, in 3 rounds, in Madison Square
Garden, New York city: Oct. 2, 1883,
fought a draw with Sheriff “The Prus
sian, " at Flushing. Long Island: March
26, 1884, defeated Joe Deaiming, amateur
champion heavy weight, in 4 rounds, at
Turner Hall, New York : March 26, 1884,
fought four round draw with Jake Kil
rain, at Institute Fair Building, Boston,
Mass.; May 12, 1884, knocked out
Billy Edwards in tlireo rounds,
at Madison Square Garden: Oct. 13, IHB4,
fought 4 rounds with Dominick McCaf
frey at Madison Square Garden, McCaf
frey declared winner; Fob. 23, 1885, de
feated John F. Scholes, champion heavy
weight of Canada, in 4 rounds at Toronto,
Canada; May 22, 1885, 4 round draw with
Mike Cleary, at San Francisco, Cal., at
Battery D., Chicago, June 29, 6 round
draw with Jack Bourke; Mav 16, 1886, 10
round draw with Jack Bourke: June 11,
1886, 5 round draw with Patsy Cardiff, at
Minneapolis. Minn.; July 28,1887, defeated
“Roddy” Galigher at Cleveland, Ohio;
March 10, 18.88, fought 39 round draw with
John L. Sullivan at Chantilly, France,
fight lasting 3 hours, 10 minutes and 53
seconds.
MISSED HIS TROOP.
A Liberty Cavalryman Who Was Ten
Minutes Too Late for His Train.
Private R. M. Martin, of the Liberty
Independent troop, arrived in Savannah
last night, in full uniform. Private Mar
tin answered the summons of his captain
to appear at the depot at Flem
ing at 9 o’clock last night,
“armed and equipped as the law directs,”
but when he arrived at 8:45 o'clock he
found the train had been gone just ten
minutes with his company aboard. Pri
vate Martin took the next train for Sava
nnah, from which point he telegraphed his
captain to postpone the fight until he
could got there. He left on the 2:29 train
this morning with the determination to
be on hand at the fight, whether it takes
place in Georgia or Florida.
READY TO BE CONFIRMED.
Collector Beokwith’s Confirmation
Favorably Reported.
Collector-elect Beckwith received a tel
egram from Washington last night that
the Senate committee had reported favor
ably on his confirmation, and that his ap
pointment weuld be unanimously con
firmed at the first session, probably to
day.
It will, in all likelihood, be a week or ten
days yet before the new collector will be
ready to enter upon bis duties. As soon as
his appointment is confirmed, the confirm
ation is reported to the Secrotary of the
Treasury. His commission is then made
out aud submitted to the President.
Upon being'slgued it is returnod to the
secretary and is then forwarded to the
commissioner of customs, who notifies
the appointee and forwards the blank
bonds. Those bear the date of the com
mission. When the bonds have been
made out and approved tho collector is
ready to enter uixm his duties. All this
takes time and it will be well into next
month before the custom house passes
into the new collector's hands. And Mr.
Beckwith said last night that he hoped to
be ready to take charge the first week in
February, but it may be later.
COLD WAVE CLOSE BY.
Severe Freezing Weather Predicted
for To-morrow Night.
Cold weather appears to be in prospect
at last. A howling cold wave is moving
down from the northwest, and is expected
here by this afternoon. Freezing weather
is predicted by to-morrow night.
Tho cold wave appears to be moving
with a vengeance. It reached upper
Georgia last night, and Atlanta reported
a temperature of 84°. Nashville reported
B°, Memphis 14°, Knoxville 24°, Meridian
and Vicksburg 24°.
Out west everything is frozen solid.
The following temporatures below zero
were reported at 8 o’clock last night:
Bismarck 18°, St. Paul 16°, Davenport B°,
St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago 2°,
Cincinnati 4° above zero.
The temperature fell 50° in Middle Ten
nessee yesterday. 36° in Eastern Texas
and 12° to 80° in the East Gulf states.
The prediction for this section from
Washington says the temperature will
fall 20° by to-night, and will probably be
below freezing by to-morrow morning.
The prediction of the local observer
says it will be decidedly colder to day,
with high northwest to north winds, and
severe freezing weather to-morrow night.
Hood’s and Only Hood’s.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla is carefully pre
pared from sarsaparilla, dandelion, man
drake, dock, pipsissewa, juniper berries
and other well known remedies, by a pe
culiar combination, proi>ortion and pro
cess, giving to Hood’s Sarsaparilla cura
tive jiowers not possessed by other
medicines. It effects reinarkaMe cures
when other preparations fail.
Hood’s Pills cure biliousness.—ad.
GEN. GORDON COMING.
He Will Lecture in Sarvannah Feb
ruary 10.
The ladies of the Independent Presby
terian church have arranged with Gen.
Gordon to deliver his lecture on the “Last
Days of the Confederacy’’ at the Guards’
armory Saturday, Feb. 10.
The funds of the lecture will be devoted
to paying tho debt on the new Sunday
school building. This in itself will ap
peal to the good will of every Savannah
lan, but when the name of Georgia's
greatest living son is coupled with the oc
casion, it is needless to prediot that the
lecture will be one that will call forth an
audience the like of which is seldom seeu
in this citv. It will be an ovation to John
B. Gordon and success to the ladies who
solicited his aid.
An Old Veteran Gone.
Bernard Horan died at his home at
East Boundary and South Broad streets
yesterday afternoon from cancer of the
throat. Mr. Horan served in the Irish
Jasper Greens as a private during the
war and was a member of the Confeder
ate Veterans’ Association, which will
attend liis funeral in a body. Ho had
been connected with the street and lane
department as foreman for several years.
The funeral will take place at 2:3oo'clock
to-day.
No Safer Remedy can be had for Coughs
and Colds, or any trouble of tho Throat, than
• Brown's Bronchial Troches." Price 25 cents.
Sold only In boxes.—ad.
Dr. Astrup, tho well-known Danish archae
ologist. has just completed a journey between
Damascus and Denmark—about 6 0 0 miles—
on one horse, a pure Arab, purchased by the
doctor for the purpose.
STORY OF THE MEDALS.
How They Found Their Way to Sa
vannah Early in the 70’s.
They Were Brought Here From Paris
by Col. C. A. L. Lamar and Have Been.
In the Old Warehouse Ever Since.
In Demand by Veterans Who Fought
in Jackson’a Brigade.
The mystery of the Stonewall Jackson
medals has been solved. There was
really no great mystery in the discovery
of the medals after all, but their history
was known to only a very few in the
city. The story is a very interesting one,
nevertheless.
The medals were brought to this country
in 1863 by Col. C. A. L. Lamar, of Savan
nah, who purchased them in Paris. Col.
Lamar was at that time operating a line
of blockade runners into Wilmingtou
and the medais were brought into that
port on one of his vessels From Wil
mington they were shipped to Augusta,
where they remained until several years
after the war. when they were brought
to Savannah by Mr. C. M. Cunningham,
Col. Lamar’s son-in-law, and stored in
the Lamar warehouse
for Jackson’s admirers.
Col. Lamar's intention was to dispose
of the medals in the south among Stone
wall Jackson's admirers, but he was
busily occupied with the closing scenes of
the war after his return from Eu
rope, and was killed at Columbus
Ga., at the occupation of that city by the
federal troops at the very close of the
hostilities.
Col. Lamar’s widow Mrs. C. A. L.
Lamar, and her five daughters. Mrs. T. M.
Cunningham. Mrs. C >L Cunningham.
Mrs. F. G. dußiguoc. Mrs C. B. Malone
and Mrs. Mary Lamar Huger are all
well known residents. When they read the
account in the Morning News yesterday
of the interest that was created by the
discovery of the taeua.s ind the supposed
mystery surrounding them, they were very
much surprised. Their surprise was
not unmixed with chagrin, as they con
sidered the medais their property and
that they should have been informed of
the supposed discover.-
stoet or ran medals.
The story of the medals as told, by Mr.
C. M. Cunningham us aa interesting one.
“When CoL Lamar was in Paris in
1868” he said, “he saw these medals on
exhibition Whether they had been
made on the orders of the Stonewall
Jackson brigade Ido not know, but the
impression 1 have always had. was that
they were made by the manufacturer as
a speculation, he oeing familiar with
the esteem in which Gen. Jackson was
held in the so at hand expecting to find a
large sale for them in this section. Col.
Lamar invested in quite a large quantity
of the medais with this idea in view anil
shipped them to this country by one of
the blockade runners in which he was
interested. Ido cot know the name of
the vessel, as there were several in which
he was interested. The shipment of
medals reached Wilmington the latter
part of 1863 and were sent from there
to Augusta, where they were stored
to await Col. Lamar's orders. There was
no opportunity of disposing of the medals
in the condition of affairs that prevailed
in the south at the close of the war. and
Col. Lamar's death in 1865 prevented him
from carrying out his intentions with re
gard to them.
. BROUGHT TO SAVANNAH.
“The medals remained in Augusta until
1871, when we were notified of their pres
ence there and asked what disposition
should be made of them. I had them
brought to Savannah by steam
boat and stored them in the
Lamar warehouse. There were several
barrels of them. A numberof the medals
had been given to his children by Col.
Lamar, and after they were received
here I disposed of several here, so their
presence in Savannah was no secret at
that time.
Aone-armed confederate veteran named
Pitman, who knew-of the existence of the
medals here, thought he could make a
good thing of it by disposing of them
among the old soldiers In Virginia.
I entered into an arrangement
with him for that purpose,
and shipped him four barrels of the med
als. Here comes the funny part of the
story:
“The people of Virginia, who knew
Stonewall Jackson well declared that his
pretended likeness on the medals was
not Jackson’s at all, but bore a nearer re
semblance to Abraham Lincoln. They
declared that it was an attempt to prac
tice a base imposition upon them, and
Pitman was actually run out of three or
four towns where he tried to dispose of
the medals. This was the last I ever
heard of him aud what became of his
stock of medals I don’t know.
WHY THEY WERE THROWN ASIDE.
“This led us to believe that the medals
were worthless and no more attention was
paid to them. This explains why they
were treated as so much rubbish and
were allowed to remain neglected lor so
long. Naturally we were surprised when
we found what an excitement had been
created by their accidental discovery in
the warehouse. What will be done with
the medals now Ido not know. Mrs. La
mar and her daughter will probably de
cide upon that.’’
Mrs. C. M. Cunningham has a breast
pin and pair of earrings which were pur
chased in Europe by her father in 1863 to
which considerable interest attaches as
relics. Tho story is that a Baltimore
young lady, of ardent southern tenden
cies, who was in Italy during the war,
was being much admired by an Italian
count, whose acquaintance she had made.
Desiring to present her with some
testimony of his esteem, the count
had the breast pin and ear
rings made and presented
them to her. i hey are of Roman mosaic,
representing the confederate colors, the
stars and bars, in miniature, with tho let
ters “C. S. A.” in monogram under the
flag. The representation is perfect, aud
the workmanship is most artistic. The
young lady desired to return to her home
in Baltimore before the close of the war,
but was afraid to undertake to pass the
United States custom house officers in
New York with these "rebel’’ ornaments
on her person. Meeting Col. Lamar in
Paris she offered him the
ornaments. He purchased them
from her and afterwards pre
sented them to his daughter, who still
has them.
JACKSON’S VETERANS INTERESTED.
The story of the finding of the medals
attracted immediate attention, as it was
anticipated it would, from the soldiers of
Stonewall Jackson's old commands and
confederate veterans generally as well.
Dr. L. C. Vass received a telegram from
Maj. Charles S. Arnall, of Atlanta, yester
day, asking him to look out for and pro
tect the medals commemorative of Stone
wall Jackson.
Dr. Vass is himself a survivor of the
Stonewall brigade, having been chaplain
in the Twenty-seventh Virginia Infantry,
a part of the brigade. Maj. Arnall was
adjutant of the Fifth Virginia Infantry.
Dr. Vass was very much interested in the
finding of the medals, but he said he was
unacquainted with their history, as they
must have been ordered after he had left
that command. Dr. Vass said tho medals
would prove interesting relics in after
years, and thought they should be pro
tected. When shown one of them, he
said, however, that the likeness purport
ing to be that of Stonewall Jackson was
not a good one, though some of the
features were recognizable.
Maj. Thomas B. Lee, who has been here
buildiug the Savuuuuh end of tho new
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line of the Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad, was another member of Jack
son's brigade, being a captain of a corps
of engineers under his command. He was
very much interested in the find, though
he could recall nothing of the history of
the medals. There are several surviving
members of Jackson's brigade in Savan
nah. and they all want to secure one of
these relics, which will be all the more
treasured in that they have been found
after so great a number of years.
Secretary Brock, of the Confederate
Historical Association at Richmond, will
probably be asked to furnish any further
information he has with regard to them.
If the history of the medals develops the
fact-that they were the ones ordered by the
officers and members of Jackson’s brigade
the surviving members will all want to
possess themselves of one of the treasures.
No disposition whatever has been made of
them as yet, and the report about turning
them over to the Georgia Historical So
ciety or the Confederate Veteran’s Asso
ciation was merely a suggestion.
As the medals are of no value to their
present owners, they will probably adopt
some means of distributing them among
those who desire to secure them as relics.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
W. F. Harrell, of Eastman, is at the
Pulaski.
D. F. Jack, of Augusta, Ga., is at the
De Soto.
G. A. Seaver, of New Orleans, is at the
Pulaski.
C. C. Varnedoe, of Valdosta, is at the
Pulaski.
Col. A. M. Martin, of Shirley, is at the
Pulaski.
Capt. James K. Clarke, of Darien, is at
the De Soto.
E. J. F. Rea, of Kansas City, Mo., is at
the De Soto.
George M. Warren, of Swainsboro, is at
the Pulaski.
Hon. Alfred Herrington, of Swainsboro,
is at the Pulaski.
Frank W. Lockwood and Mrs. Lock
wood, of Philadelphia, are at theDeSoto.
Mrs. S. A. Einstein and daughter, Miss
Hannah, have gone to Suwannee Springs.
The following Savannahians are guests
at Suwannee Springs Hotel. Mr. and
Mrs. F. \V. Dale, Mrs. J. J. Dale. Mrs. S.
A. Einstein and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
N. Paulsen, Mrs. J. Paulsen and son, T.
R. Peeples, A. M. Gibbes.
Mr. Demere Cunningham, who has been
for a long time connected with the Provi
dent Savings Association, has accepted
the special agency of the Mutual Reserve
Fund Life Association. Mr. Cunningham
will appreciate all the encouragement his
friends can give him in his new and re
sponsible position.
Nacoochee Tribe, No. 24,1. O. R. M.,
will give a prize masquerade ball at the
Odd Fellows’ hall next Thursday night.
Masquerade balls are rare in Savannah,
and Nacoochee Tribe’s ball promises to be
one of the events of the season. The fol
lowing committee is in charge of the
affair: H. E. Dreeson, chairman; Henry
Kolshorn, E. A. Gradot, Edward Struck,
L. H. Phillips, M. J. Brignoni, Thomas
Krautler, J. G. Murken and H. Miller.
HE SAW THE ELEPHANT.
John Grant Had a Hard Tims of It But
Succeeded.
John Grant, a sailor, was paid off day
before yesterday and immediately started
out to see the elephant. He reached
Margaret Price’s house a drink or two
ahead of time and attempted to break in
the door.
Tho lady or the tiger might have been
on the inside but Policeman Crimmins
wsi on the outside and arrested Grant,
who, being unwilling to go to the bar
racks, commenced to butt the officer.
The policeman used a little moral sua
sion, flavoring it with a heaping dose of
club, which had tho desired effect.
Grant had no money left after his spree
and was sent to the gang for thirty days.
Why is it that people use Salvation Oil?
Answer: Because It is the best liniment.—ad.
CITY BREVITIES.
Oglethorpe lodge of Odd Fellows will
make an official visit to Haupt lodge to
morrow night.
The children ofi Prof. Black’s dancing
academy will have a soiree at the Masonic
Temple at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The tourist travel is very heavy now,
and after the Corbett-Mitchell fight is
over the crowds of southern travelers
will pour into Florida.
The Pulaski has all it can do to handle
the increase in travel, and were obliged
to turn away late coiners on Tuesday
night. Under the management of Mr.
Graham this hotel has gained a reputa
tion second to none in the state.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given at the First Baptist church
lecture room to-nigbt. It is under the di
rection of Mrs. E. S. Gustin, assisted by
a number of the leading vocalists and in
strumentalists of the city. Three young
ladies of dramatic ability will also take
part. The proceeds of the entertainment
will be devoted to charity. Much care
has been given to its preparation, and
tho e who attend are assured an enjoyable
evening.
I have used Simmons Liver Regulator
in my extensive practice for the last four
years, and cannot find its equal for bilious
colic, dyspepsia, sick or nervous head
ache aud constipation. Yours truly, Jas.
M. Short, M. D., Butlerville, Ark.—ad.
To Be Here To-day.
Gen. Clement A. Evans will arrive in
the city to-day. Next to Gen. Gordon
Gen. Evans stands pre-eminent as a Geor
gian who has illustrated his state. He is
the most prominent man for the next gov
ernor, and stands head and shoulders
above others who are being urged for that
high office. He will be received by a
delegation from the confederate veterans.
Fined $5 Apiece.
The two fighting motormen of the Elec
tric Railway Company, who were arrested
Tuesday night before their scores had
been definitely settled, were each fined fa
by Recorder Wilson yesterday morn
ing. With the exception of a few bruises
the men were apparently none the worse
for wear, and left the court with smiling
faces.
Serious Railway Accident.
Milk train in collision; no milkman
turns up; disappointed housekeepers; cof
fee without cream. A petty annoyance
resulting from a neglect to keep the Gail
Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk in
the house. Order now for future exig
encies from grocer or druggist.—ad.
JOINED HANDS FOR LIFE.
Mr. C. A. Williamson, of Charlotte,
Weds Miss Lula Broome.
Miss Lula Broome and Mr. Charles A.
Williamson were married last night at 6
o’clock at the residence of the bride’s
mother, No. 35 Taylor street. The
attendants were Miss Lottie O’Brien,
and Mr v Parker, both of this city. The
house was handsomely decorated. The
marriage ceremony was performed by
Rev. Charles H. Strong beneath a bower
of palms.
The bride is a handsome young lady,
and her departure will be
regretted by her numerous friends and
ad mirers.
Mr. Williamson is connected with the
freight department of the Seaboard Air
Line at Charlotte, N. C., which city will
be the future home of the young couple.
Only the immediate members of
the bride’s family and a few close
friends were present at the ceremony.
The happy couple were the recipients
of numerous handsome presents. They
left at 7:80 o’clock last night for Char
lotte, N. C., at which place they will make
their home.
Mr. William Morris and Miss Mamie
Deignan were married at 10:30 o’clock
yesterday morning at St. Patrick's
church by Rev. P. H. McMa
hon. Mr. John Morris was best
man and Miss Georgia Morris maid
of honor. The bride was attired in white
silk trimmed in duchesse lace. A
wedding dinner was served to the bridal
party at the home of the bride's parents
immediately after the ceremony.
Mr. Morris is a stevedore in the employ
of Capt. John Reilly and the bride is the
daughter of Mr. Luke Deignan.
ON fRIAL FOR PERJURY.
“Dan, the Chinaman” Before the Su
perior Court.
Daniel Brown, better known as “Dan,
the Chinaman” was tried in tho superior
court yesterday for perjury. The case
grew out of the testimony given by
Brown and a white man named Lepinsky
in the recorder’s court, when George W.
Bandy was up for selling liquor on Sun
day.
It appears that the witnesses told one
story on one day, and the next day contra
dicted themselves, and swore
that they had bought liquor
from Bandy on a certain Sunday.
They picked out the wrong Sunday, as on
that day no stock was in the store, and
Mr. Bandy appeared against Brown and
Lepinsky for perjury.
E. A. McKelhan represented Brown and
Thomas Morgan, Jr., assisted the solicitor
general in the prosecution.
At midnight the jury announced that it
was unable to agree, and a mfstrial was
declared.
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Items Gathered Here and There
Among the Shipping.
The schooner Raymond T. Maull cleared
yesterday for New York with 375,000 feet
of pitch pine lumber. The cargo was
shipped by Stillwell, Miilen & Cos.
The Savannah river has been swollen
for the past few days by spring tides,
which have overflowed Hutchinson's
Island in a number of places. The north
end of the island has presented the ap
pearance of a huge lake.
The Atlantic Contracting Company are
having built at the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad wharf two large lighters
to bo used in the government works
at Tybee Knoll. The lighters are each
100 feet long, 28 feet beam and 6 feet 6
inches deep, and have a capacity of 300
tons.
The British steamship Wylo arrived
yesterday at Tybee. from London, and
was ordered to Mobile to load cotton for
Europe. The Wylo was twenty-seven
days on the trip from London, having en
countered very heavy weather during the
voyage.
The schooner A. D. Lamson, which
sailed from this port on Jan. 6 for New
York with a cargo of crossties, put into
Philadelphia last Friday with her pumps
choked. She obtained new ones and pro
ceeded to New York in tow of the tug
Pilot.
DIED AWAY FROM HOME.
A New Yorker Yields to the Dread
Consumption.
Mr. Frederic S. Roberts, a well-known
New Yorker, accompanied by his wife
and mother, arrived in Savannah on New
Year’s day, on his way to Thomasville.
The party registered at the Pulaski
house, intending to rest before proceed
ing on their trip.
Mr. Roberts had been suffering from
consumption, and the trip south was more
than his weak condition could bear. He
was compelled to go to bed, and gradually
grew worse.
After a lingering illness, Mr. Roberts
died yesterday afternoon, and his body
was taken uorth last night by his be
reaved wife and mother.
Mr. Graham, proprietor of the Pulaski,
was untiring in his attentions to the sick
man, and although four physicians were
attending him, nothing they could do
would save the man’s life.
The days of colds and Dr. Bull's Cough
Syrup are at hand. Better buy a bottlo.
—ad.
RECEIVED TO-DAY
At Estill’s News Depot, 2111 Bull
Street:
Savannah Morning News, “Gertrude
Haddon’’ (Third Series) Only a Girl’s
Heart. Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth,
“The Picture of Las Cruces’’ by Chris
tian Reid (Author of “A Daughter of
Bohemia” and Valerie Aylnar). Harper's
Magazine for February, Lippincott’s
Magaziue for February, New York Daily
Herald, World, Sun, Times, Tribune,
Press, American, Recorder, Advertiser,
Morgen Journal, Zeitung, Sporting World,
Philadelphia Daily Press. Times. Record!
Washington (D. C.) Post, Chicago Inter
Ocean, Times, Cincinnati Gazette, En
quirer, Louisville Courier-Journal, St.
1-ouis Republic, Atlanta Constitution,
Augusta Chronicle, Macon Telegraph,
Charleston News and Courier, Columbia
(S. C.) State, Florida Times-Union, At
lanta Journal.—ad.
When the tee came that was to be placed
around the remains of Mrs. Stroheoker, of
Lewisburg. Mtffiin county, she rose from her
copposed death and said she wanted more
heat turned on.
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