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CHATHAM'S BIC MAJORITY.
Mr. Atkinson Helped Along to the
Tune of Nearly 3.000 Votes.
The Largest Majority of Any Recent
State Election—Only 3,053 Votes
Polled—One of the Quietest Elections
in Years—No Excitement and the
Police Make no Arrests—The Popu
lists Show Their Weakness—They
Fail to Catch the Negro Vote—The
Latter Very Light, and Chiefly Cast
With the Democrats.
Yesterday's election was not the
quietest Chatham county has had in
years, for the simple reason that the two
preceding stale elections were even more
quiet, but it vras about as quiet as it well
could be. It was a great ileal quieter
than there was anv necessity for, and a
little more life in it would have been very
satisfactory to the party workers and
campaign managers.
Chatham, as usual, returns a good round
majority for the democratic ticket, but
the ma ority could have easily been in
creased by 1.000 votes. It was very evi
dent that there was considerable apathy
on the part of a considerable portion of
the democrats.
The total vote polled was 3,053 votes, of ]
which Mr. Atkinson received 2.890 and
Hines 141, a majority for Atkinson of 2,749
votes. Gov. Northen's majority two
years ago was 2,599 and four years ago
only 1,241.
This shows that even if the election was
a little dull Chatham county is keeping
up her record and increasing her demo
cratic majority with each succeeding elec
tion. Some of the old war horses asserted
their belief last night that Chatham
county would give Mr. Atkinson the
largest majority of any county in the
state.
HINES’ vote 141.
Candidate Hines received 141 votes,
which was the highest vote received by
any candidate on the populist ticket.
This is less than half the voto received
by the populists in Savannah two years
ago. This is due to the fact that a great
many negroes voted the populist ticket
two years ago. It was a fact frequently
noticed and commented on yesterday that
very few negroes voted the pop. ticket.
It is greatly to be doubted if over fifty
negroes voted it. Not more than
250 negroes voted, and of these fully
200 voted the straight democratic
ticket. Nearly every negro wno came up
to vote selected a straight democratic
ticket and quietly handed it in, and then
went away. This they did quietly and
without solicitation. Of the negroes who
voted the populist ticket, it is pretty well
known that some did so because of their
employers being populists. A careful
analysis of the vote will show the
strength of tlio populists in Chatham
county to be not over seventy-five white
votes. Nearly all of these are from
Pooler, Bloomiugdale and other couutry
preeiuts.
ATKINSON SCRATCHED BY A FEW.
Perhaps half a dozen democrats, so
called, voted for Hines. Mr. Atkinson
ran thirty-four votes behind the highest
candidate on his ticket, due to a few dis
satisfied democrats scratching the head of
the ticket. The number who did so, it
will be seen, was not nearly as great as
was anticipated by some would be the
case. The managers were surprised, in
fact, when counting out the votes to find
that there were so few scratched tickets.
Nearly all the tickets on each side were
straight. The principal scratching was
on the ratification of the amendments to
the constitution, and this was not as great
as was expected. Occasionally a ticket
would be found with the name of one of
the candidates for the legislature
scratched and very rarely a ticket with
the name of Mr. Atkinson or one of the
state house officers scratched.
CHATHAM’S COUNT.
Chatham county’s vote is as follows:
roll GOVERNOR.
w. Y. Atkinson gum
James K. Hines ’j u
Atkinson's majority ..2.74J
FOR SECRETARY or STATE.
Allen I). Candler 2 aid
A. L. Nance
FOR CONTROLLER GENERAL.
W. A. Wright 2 924
W. K. Kemp ...'.125
FOR TREASURER.
R. U. Hardeman 2 922
C. M. Jones ’123
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
J. M. TerreJl •> a-*)
J. H. Mehaffey.. 123
FOR COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE.
R. T. Nesbitt ■> a<> t
James Barrett " "123
FOR STATE SENATE FIRST DISTRICT.
W. W. Osborne •* 9i
O. E. Metzger 116
Osborne's majority 2,797
FOR REPRESENTATIVES.
Thomas Screven <•
T. It. Rockwell •>ssr
J. J. Doolan ’ . .2 574
For ratUication of amendment to para”
graph 1 of section 2 of article 6of the
constitution 820
Against ratification of amendment to
paragraph 1 of section 2of article 6of
the constitution 25
For ratification of amendment to para
graph 1. section 1, article 7 of the con
stitution 2 552
Against ratification of amendment to
paragraph 1. section 1. article 7 or the
constitution 112
For ratification of amendment to para
gia .h 3. section 4. article ;l of the con
st.tution 31
Against ratification of amendment to
para rat h3, section 4, article 3 ot the
constitution 2.743
FEW VOTED EARLY.
The polls opened at 7 o’clock in the
morning with tt very small crowd in at
tendance. A considerable number of
the faithful arrived early and dei>ositod
tbeir ballots quickly, but alter that
things were so dull around the [lolls as to
make the managers long for a little ex
citement. A small squad of police occu
pied chairs in a row on the asphalt pa\e
rnent under the trees op|>ositc tiie court
house,but they ha and nothing to do
The appearance of things around the
court house was altogether different from
that on July 10, the day of the memora
ble democratic primary, when the parti
sans of Tammany and the Citizens’ Club
fought for supremacy, and frequently
threatened to bedew the ground with
each o.her’s gore. The absence 0/ the
J ammanyites from the battle ground yes
terday was particularly noticeable, and
was trequently commented on by their
opnouentsof the Citizens’ club. Asa
matter of fuct many ot the Tatnmanv
men came up and east their votes for tho
straight ticket. They did so verv quietly
and did not linger around the polls.
Another noticeable feature was the
small number of negroes around the polls,
rhe colored brother seemed to take
almost no interest in the election Out
of a colored registration of over l.oob ies,
than 214) votes were east, if the populists
hoped to catch the negro vote in this
comity they were wofully disappointed.
I’OPs at THE POLES.
A small hand of populists from around
i oulea, headed by Duvu Newton, put in
an appearance early in the morning and
remained around the polls all day. They
realized the utter hopelessness of making
any showing in this county, but seemed
to na . e made up their minds to stay and
| face the music.
. Things were unusually dull all tho
morning. At 10 o'clock only ‘.HP* votes
' had been cast, and at noon there were
1.475 votes suown by the figures taken by
Manager Sain Reynolds Things picked
up considerably along toward 2 o'clock,
when the business vote began to
| come in and later in the afternoon, when
. the railroad men came up, the voting was
1 quite lively for awhile. At 3 o’clock
there were 2.571 votes in the boxes, and
at 5 o’clock the number had been in
creased to 2.945. l'or the next hour the
i votes dropped in slowly and, when sin riff
I lfouan announced the closing of the [lolis
i at 6 o'clock, the total vote was 3.053.
Justice Slieftall, who presided at box
! No. 7. Tto raptured the largest vote,
the vote at his box being 684.
THE COUNT BY BOXES.
The boxes were taken to the jury room
of the superior court where, the votes
were counted out. The result showed tho
vote at ea. h box to be as follows:
No. 3 Ato C. Justices Fatterson and Me- I
Dcrmott and John A Fox, 618.
No. 2. 14 to l. Justices T.ndres and King .
and i). 1,. Jackson. 585.
No. 3. H to L. Justices Naugbtln and Blois
and F. G. Jaugstetter. 46"*.
No. 4. M to P. Justices Russell and KLsin
ger and J. s. Tyson. 358.
No. 5. ij to Justice Smith and W. W.
Metzger, 338.
No. 6. Justices Sheftall and Divans and G.
Bo rjuin. 084.
The count was quickly made, and by
8:45 o’clock the vote had been summed up
and the tally sheets signed by the mana- |
gers. The tally sheet keepers were J. 1> \
Murphy, E. A. Silva and C. J. White, and
their work was well done.
NOT A SINGLE ARREST.
How quiet the election was con
ducted can be understood when
it is known that not a
single arrest was made by the police dur
ing the entire day and up to late last
night. Great interest was manifested in
the returns frdlu throughout the state,
and the Morning Newshad many callers,
all anxious to get the latest news from
the interior. The early returns showed a
very satisfactory state of affairs through
out the state last night so far as the dem
ocrats were concerned, and thecallers de
parted well pleased. General anxiety
was expressed that Mr. Atkinson might
run behind the ticket, but this did not ap
pear to be the case to any appreciable ex
tent.
THE LECONFIELD’S CARGO.
The Second Cotton Ship Clears With
6,450 Baleß.
The British Steamship Leconfield
cleared yesterday for Hangoand Koval,
Russian ports, with rt,450 bales of cotton
aboard. The total weight of her cargo
was 3,262,635 pounds. •
The Leconfield was loaded at Savannah
in December, 1.891, when she carried 0,800
bales of cotton, weighing3,277,43B pounds.
She carries 860 halos less this time. TllO
average weight of the bales on the pre
vious cargo, however, was 482 pounds to
the bale, while on her present cargo the
average weight of the bales is 506 pounds.
The actual difference in weight of the two
cargoes is 14,803 pounds, or about thirty
bales.
When she loaded in 1891 tho vessol was
chartered on tho lump sum basis and it
was to the interest of the charterers to
get in as large a cargo as possible. On
this account 585 bales were recompressed
at tho expense of the charterers. She
was also loaded in cool weather when it is
possible for the men to do better work
thati at this season. This time the vessel
was chartered by the pound rate and 110
bales wore recompressed. The bales be
ing so much larger this voyage brings the
total weight almost up to the last voyage
and saves the owner compressing pud
loading charges on 350 bales. The figures
were obtained from an authoritative
source and can be verified at the custom 1
house.
THREE MORE CONVICTED.
Trespassers on Col. Garrard’s Land to
Be Sent need Saturday.
Three more of the trespassers on the
lands of Col. William Garrard on the
Ogeechoe road about four miles from the
city were tried in the city court yester
day and all of them were found guilty ou
lour separate charges. They were Ar- 1
thur. John and William Wright, all col
ored.
It was shown that they had been seen
hauling oak wook from the direction of
this place to tho city, and a specially
amusing portion of ino testimony by
which they were very nicely caught was
that one of their mules had become en
tangled in the swamp on the land and
died there. This they were unable to get
around.
Judge McDdtiell found all of them
guilty on four different charges, and will
pass sentence Saturday when the other
trespassers are tried. William Wright,
the younger of the brothers, was released
on application of the prosecutors, because
it was shown that he had been compelled
to cut and haul the wood bv his brothers,
who made threats to inflict punishment
on him if ho did not do so.
THE CHATTAHOOCHEE IN PORT.
The Report North of Her Loss Causes
Much Anxiety There.
Ths roport camo from New York yes
terday afternoon, where it caused a good
deal of anxiety for a while, of the loss of
of the steamship Chattahoochee.
As tho Chattahoochee is lying at her
dock hero, where sue has been since her
arrival from Boston Sunday night, tho
report was of course unfounded, and was
at once uenied.
Agent Anuerson of the Ocean Steam
ship Company said he had no idea how the
report could have started. None of the
(IceanSteamship vessels areout except tho
City of Birmingham, which is due to
morrow morning. The City of Augusta
arrived last nigtit, and (’apt Doggett re
ported the sea smooth all me way down.
The report of the loss of the Chatta
hoochee was published in the afternoon
pat ers in New York. The Associated
i'rcss at once wired the Morning News
to confirm the re|>ort A reply that
tho vessel had been at her dock here
since Sunday set the matter straight.
Tho steamship company's officials are
at a loss to know how tho rumor got out
and aro curious to learn. The Chatta
hoochee will sail at 9 o'clock this morning
ou her return trip to Boston.
A CALL FROM THE MARGARET.
The Steamer Puts In Here on Her Way
to Tampa.
The steamer Margaret, Capt. John Fitz
gerald, arrived in port yesterday from
New Haven, Conn., via New York and
Delaware breakwater. SIIO loft New
York last Friday and made Delaware
breakwater in time to escape the storm
The Margaret belongs to the Plant
Steamship Company and plys hi the win
ter months between Tampa and .Man
atee Her, and in the summer in
Connecticut waters. Capt. Fitger
uld is a favorite in Savannah, having
for years cominauded steamers in tho
trade between this city uud Florida, and
Ids visits nowadays, though very brief,
are always pleasant occasions to his many
friends. Tne Margaret will ioal to-day,
and will then proceed ou her voyage to
Turn pa.
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers Is
a popular preparation in one Dottle, ami
colors evenly a brown or black. Any per
son can ousily apply it at homo.—ad.
TTIE .MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, OCTOBER I, 1894.
TO HAVE A NEW THEATER.
Tbe American Theatrical Exchange
to Purchase the Present Site.
The Owners and Representative* of
the Exchange are Considering a
Proposition From Mr. T. F. Johnson
to Buy ths Savannah Theater for
$55,000, Wnich Manager McConnell
Says Will Bo Accepted The Ex
change Had to Have a House in Sa
vannah, Which He Considers the
Best One Night Town in the Coun
try.
As the result of a conference yesterday
between Mr. T. F. Johnson, manager arid
owner of the Savannah theater, and
Messrs. Henry Greenwall, Albert Wise,
and W. A. McConnell of the American
Theatrical Exchange of New York, who
came to Savannah With their architect,
Mr. Frank Cox of New Orleans, It is
likely that by the time another season
rolls round this city will have anew, or
at least a remodeled theater.
The Morning News stated yesterday
that th. so gentlemen were coming to Sa
vannah for the purj ose of seeing Mr.
Johnson, and, if possible, of getting Sa
vannah on thoir circuit either by buying
the Savanoah theater or building anew
one. They brought with them their
architect and came for business, de
termining not to leave, it seems, until
some arrangement had been made by
which they could secure Savannah for
the attractions for which they act as
agent.
OFFERED SIO,OOO FOR IT.
Yesterday morning Mr. Greenwall
Made Mr. Johnson an offer of $40,000 for
the Savannah theater, which was re
fused. Later, it is understood, the hid
was raised $5,000, but Mr. Johnson would
listen to no proposition* except his own,
which was an out and out sale of the
property for $55,000 .
Mr. Greenwall made Mr. Johnson about
five propositions, including a lease with
right to improve, purchase of a half in
terest with right to improve, and an out
and out purchase of the property. Mr.
Johnson would listen to no other proposi
tion than he made, as stated above. He
gave the gentlemen fifteen days in which
to accept it, and there is little doubt that
the American Theatrical Exchange will
become its owner.
Mr. McConnell, manager of this ex
change, was seen last nignt with regard
to tho deal, and he said it might
safely be stated that Mr. Johnson's pro
position would be accepted. He said they
were given a fifteen days option, and
while a few days might be taken for the
consideration of the matter, there was
little doubt about the theater being
bought.
THE BEST TOWN IN AMERICA.
“We are free to confess,” Mr. McCon
nell said, “at that we musthavea theater
in Savannah. Savannah is the best one
night town in America. Atlanta is an
excellent two-night town, but for a one
night stand. Savannah cannot be beaten
in this country. 1 say that without fear
of contradiction.
“Our list of towns in this section now
comprises Kiehmond, Atlanta, where we
have just secured the Fdgewood avenue
theater, Louisville, Nashville. Memphis,
Montgomery, New Orleans, and thirty
one theaters in Texas, which takes in the
whole of that state. So it can easily be
seen from considering this situation that
we are practically compelled to have a
theater in Savannah. We book attrac
tions for Charleston, and it would be en
tirely too far to jump from there to At
lanta, skipping a town like Savannah, and
a great many of the troupes would not
submit to it longer than one season at
least.
“We intend to spend from $30,000 to
$35,000,” Mr. McConnell said, “in improv
ing tho theater, so it will cost us in the
end about $85,000 or more to make of it
the house that we want. Hoth tho end
walls would have to be torn out, two mod
em galleries put In, the stage enlarged
from front to back by moving the dress
ing rooms and other improvements made
on the interior. We expect to begin the
work as soon as the season is over, and to
have it complete by the time the next
season opens.
TWO THEATERS ONE TOO MANY.
“It would have been possible for us to
have bought a site and built a
theater at a less cost, proba
bly $74,000 to #75.000, but then
that would have been like the dog in the
manger. We would be at a great dis
advantage as well as Mr Johnson, and
this we did not desire to do. We consid
ered an outright purchase best and this
we have about decided to make.
“We have booked more strong attrac
tions for Savannah,” Mr. McConnell
said, “than have Flaw aud Erlanger, al
though tiiey represent this house. Ac
cording to tho list, we have booked twen
ty six strong attractions for Savannah,
as agaihst twenty-three by Klaw and Er
langer, and ours are ail of tho best and
strongest kind.”
It would seem from ttiis that the talk
about anew theater is about to material
ize, and Savannah will likely have one
within a short time. Messrs. Greenwall,
Wise and Cox left for Atlanta last night,
ami Mr. McConnell went back to New
Y’ork. •
IN LOVE WITH SAVANNAH.
Miss Richmond of the Country Squire
Company Almost a Savannahian.
Among the ladies with the
| Country Squire Company, now
at the Savannah theater, is one
whose family history is promi
nently connected with Savannah, both
her greatgrandfather and her grandfather
having been rectors of Christ church.
She is Miss Helen K. Richmond, whose
stage name is Helen Ridgeway, and who
lanes the part of "Emily Tobias," a niece
of the Country Squire This is her sec
ond season ou the stage, she having made
her first appearance last January, and
this is, her first visit to the south aud to
Savannah. Her family is prominently
identified with the history of Savannah.
Her greatgrandfather was the Rev. Abicl
Carter, reetor of Christ ehureh. the pre
deeessor of trie Rev. lir. Neufville. and to
whose memory a tablet is erected in tne
i ehureh, anil her grandfather, the Rev.
; Abram H. Carter, was also reetor ot
Christ church, being the predecessor of
tiie lamented Bishop Elliott.
in the old cemetery on South Broad
street there is still a handsome tablet to
Kev. Abiol Carter, who died in 1*27 dur
ing a yellow fever epidemic. He survived
| ins wife only three days.
The tablet bears this inscription:
Sacred
To the memory of the
Kev. Aide! Carter, A M.
Bale reetor of i 'hrist church.
Born Concord, N. H.. March 2nd. 17.d,
Dteu Nov. Ist, 1H27,
and of ids wife,
Marta He a h.
daughter of
Al—aham Hooch. D D..
lata of NT * Brunswick, n. j.
Km n Aug sih, |7vi.
Died Oct. 2*th, IS'.'T.
Universally ludovcd and lamented.
The recollection of Iheir virtues I* osp
dally dear to tie rung e.-atiim of Christ
cliurth by whom this memorial t* erected
Miss Klelmioud's mother was Imrii in
Savannah while her grandfather was here
aa reetor of Christ church Slio was
much interested in the old tombstone,
which she visited yesterday. Miss Kieli.
rnuud'a home ia iu New York, whore her
mother is engaged in journalistic work.
She is a handsome brur.et’e with pleas
ant manners and address, and Is thor
ou hly devoted to he ■ profession, in which
she has bright promise of success. Fast
season she was with Maine Baton's com
lany in La Belle Russe. and this year is
with the "Country Squire" foran engage
ment of forty weeks
THE COUNTRY SQUIRE.
A Domestic Drama With Strong
Scenes and Excellent Character Por
trayal.
The Country Squire with Archie Boyd
in his original role of Lbenezer Tobias,
was presented at the theater last night
to a fair audience. The play is a domes
tic drama of the better class, and contains
many strong scenes and interesting situa
tions.
With Archie Boyd as the “Country
Justice of tho Peace." and a good support,
the play was fully up to the standard in
its class. Mr. Boyd's work is one of the
strongest features of the play, and his
conception of the character of Eb Tobias
is original and interesting. Alfred H.
Hastings as Andrew Tobias, Earle Stir
ling as Albert Labaune. Meyer Cohen as
Sir Maxwell Oileyed. A.E. Burton as Reu
ben Bolllver, were aii good. Miss Lillian
Harper, the soubrette, as Daisy, is a
bright and vivacious little actress, and
her merry humor and her songs fur
nished much amusement for the audi
ence.
Miss Helen Ridgeway as Emily Tobias
took the leading juvenile part, which she
sustained admirably. .Although she has
not been a year on the stage, she displays
much talent, and her work is promising
of much success in the future.
"The Country Squire” will be pre
sented at the matinee this afternoon and
again to-night.
To-morrow and Saturday nights and
Saturday matinee's attraction is The
County Fair. Tiie play is not anew one
in Savannah. The County Fair is car
ried in two special cars, and the play will
be embellished in the same complete man
lier as in New York. Two sentimental
and sensational features are announced:
An old-fashioned husking beo, in which
a score or more people are used, a running
horse race, in which five thoroughbreds
are seen running in all the enthusi
asm of a close finish. In this scene over
10,000 pounds of machinery are used. Of
the play itself it is generally described as
superior to the Old Homestead in its
portrayal of New England character.
The conservative critic of the New York
Herald says: “The play is sweet as the
odor of fresh hay and tiie laughter of vil
lage maids in midsummer.”
Milton Nobles, the representative
American player and playwright, with
the assistance of Dollie Nobles, will be
here next week, in his greatest creation
of Felix O’Paff in “Love and Law.” This
piece is one of the best of tho many from
the pen of the' clever author, it gives all
phases and shades of life in the great city
of New York. The characters are all
true to nature and not overdrawn. The
situations are intensely dramatic and ef
fective. and the supporting company is the
best Mr. Nobles has ever had.
NEWS OF THE SHIPS.
Maritime Matters of Local and Gen
eral Interest.
The following charters have been re
ported: British steamship Boston City,
to load cotton for Bremen, to arrive Oct.
5, and the British steamship Skidby, to
load cotton for Liverpool, to arrive Oct.
8. Both steamers are chartered by Rich
ardson & Barnard.
The Italian bark Checchina was cleared
yesterday by Chr. G. Dahl Cos.,
for Genoa, with 2,884 barrels of rosin, val
ued at $7,445. Tho cargo was shipped by
S. P. Shotter & Cos.
The tug Jacob Paulsen, Capt. Avery,
arrived yesterday from Charleston, tow
ing the Italian bark Tommasino, con
signed to Chr. G. Dahl & Cos., to load na
val stores for Buenos Ayres. Capt. Avery
reports having passed off Martin's indus
try lightship, the Australian bark
Hiperion, dismasted and in tow of the
British steamship Rounton, and bound
into Port Royal for an harbor The bark
Hiperion sailed from Pensacola Sept. 1,
with a cargo of lumber, bound for Lussin
piccolo, and encountered the recent storm.
She was picked up by the steamer Koun
ton, which is from Galveston, bound to
Liverpool with a cargo of cotton.
Pilot W. T Daniels wlil spend several
days at Sapelo quarantine, much against
his will. Through a mistake on the part
of Capt. Craig of the steamship County
Down the pilot got aboard, thinking the
steamship w as coming to the city.
The steamship County Down has been
at Tybee several days, awaiting orders.
She is chartered to load cotton at this
port for Havre. Having recently been at
Havana, the steamship was detained at
Tybee until Dr. Graham could decide
whether or not to send her to Sapelo.
The doctor boarded her Tuesday night,
and, it is reported, ordered her to the
quarantine. Tho captain evidently mis
understood the doctor, and thought he
was to go into the Savannah quarantine.
He thereupon set his flag for a pilot, and
Capt. Daniels boarded her and carried
her to the quarantine station yesterday.
When they arrived Dr. Graham informed
Capt. Craig of his mistake and ordered
the steamship to Sapelo quarantine, with
all hands on board.
The steamer Margaret, Cant. Fitzger
ald. irom New York via Norfolk, arrived
yesterday an i was moored at Taggart's
yard to receive a supply of coal and pro-
She will sail to day for Tampa.
Capt. Fitzgerald reports having sailed
from Sandy Hook at midnight, Sept. 24,
aud put into Norfolk, Sept. 25, and re
mained there during the recent hurri
cane. Hi sailed last Monday night and
had fair weather to Savannah.
A dispatch from Charleston savs that
Capt. Steelman of the schooner H. F. Lee,
which sunk off Cape Romanei, has made
arrangements with the Charleston
Wrecking Company to wreck her. The
work will begin at once.
The British steamship Cumeria. which
arrived yesterday consigned to Strachau
A Co..is chartered to load with cotton for
Bremen. Capt. New of the Cumeria re
ports having passed the abandoned
schooner, Adelaide R Alcott. last Tues
day in latitude 33 17' north longitude 75°
7 west, about X) miles east of Tybee. The
vessel had her mainmast and foremast
standing with sails lowered, the mizzen
mast v.as gone. Site was apparently on
hre at the stern. Tho Alcott s crew were
taken into Fort Royal Tuesday by the
schooner Charles H. Wooaten. an account
of which appeared in tlni Morning News
yesterday. The Cumeria also s|ioko.
Sept. 30. iu latitude ;i5 66' north and
longitude 70 35 west, a Norwegian bark
showing signals reading H. W. K. N.;
also on same day passed tlio schooner
Nettie Shipman from Boston bound south.
THE COLORED COLLEGE.
The Fall Term Opens With 100 Stu
dents.
The Georgia State Industrial College
opened yesterday with 100 pupils, the
largest opening iu its history. All the
professors and instructors were present.
President Wright thinks tlio enrollment
way reach 300 this year, as most of the
old students are still engaged in teach
ing.
A dose of Ayer's Sarsaparilla taken
shortly before eaih meal help* digestion,
—ad.
A Marvellous Showing.
The U. S. Government, through the Agri
cultural Department, has been investigating
the baking powders for the purpose of in
forming the public which was the purest,
most economical and wholesome.
The published report shows the Royal
Baking Powder to be a pure, healthful
preparation, absolutely free from alum or any
adulterant, and that it is greatly stronger in
leavening power than any other brand.
Consumers should not let this valuable
information, official and unprejudiced, go
unheeded.
ROYAL BAKINS POWDER CO., 106 WALL ST., NEW-YORK.
THE BILL WAS DISMISSED.
D. Kohler Makes a Good Storing cl
His Property Before the Court.
He Had About $3 of Assets for Every
One He Owed—Ha Brought His
Books Into Court, and on His Show
ing the Temporary Receiver Was
Discharged and the Petition Denied.
The Buttimer Injunction Case Set
tled—The Turpentine Operator’s As
sociation Incorporated.
The petition of M. H. Lauchheitner &
Sons and others against D. Kohler for re
ceiver and injunction came up for hear
ing before Judge Falligant yesterday
morning. Mr. Kohler brought his books
into court, and such a good showing was
made that, on agreement between the 1
attorneys, an order was granted dis
charging the temporary receiver and dis
missing the bill.
When the case was opened Mr. Kohler
was put on the stand as a witness and
brought his books into court. He showed
that his stock here was worth $27,000 and
that his stock in Asheville, N. C., was
worth $5,000, his Savannah stock being
insured for .$21,000. His fixtures and open
accounts, he showed, were worth $2,250,
ana he had $BOO in cash in his safe. His
real estate in Savannah, Augusta and
Brooklyn, N. Y., he showed, was worth
$lO,OOO o ver and above all liens against it.
HIS LIABILITIES COMPARATIVELY SMALL.
He claimed that the aggregate of his
liabilities was $10,612.01, a large portion
of which was not yet due. With regard
to the bills iof Lauchheitner & Sons, and
Sehental & Cos., the parties who brought
the bill, he stated that he owed these ac
counts, that they were due, and that he
had enough money on hand to pay them;
but he said there were other creditors
whose claims came in ahead of these, and
he wanted to act right toward all of
them. According to his showing his as
sets were to his liabilities in the ratio of
about 8 or 4 to 1.
The petitioners were represented by
Messrs. West & Me Laws ana W. P.
Hardee, Esq., while Garrard, Meldrim &
Newman appeared for the defendant.
After Mr. Kohler's testimony had been
given, his side was shown up in such a
favorable light that the complainant’s
attorneys stated they would not press the
motion for the appointment of a receiver;
whereupon, the order dismissing the bill
and discharging the temporary receiver
was taken.
THE BUTTIMER SUIT SETTLED.
The suit of Patrick Buttimer for in
junction to prevent the city from paying
any further moneys to Maurice A. Butti
mer on the contract with him as city con
tractor of sings was to have been called
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but at that
time one of the attorneys in the case ap
peared and stated that the parties to the
suit were about to reach a settlement, and
the probability was that the matter
would not be brought before the court
at all. Later in the afternoon
Messrs. Erwin, dußignon & Chisholm,
attorneys for the plaintiff, stated that a
settlement had been reached which was
satisfactory to all parties concerned.
The necessary order dismissing the bill
will probably be taken to day. What the
terms of the settlement were was not
given out.
TO BE SOLD OUT.
An order was granted providing for the
sale, within not less than ten days' time,
the property of M. M. Kennickell, con
tained in the office at 139 York street,
under a mortgage amounting to $1,601.47
in favor of James B. Kennickell.
in the ease of the Lawrenceburgh Man
ufacturing Company against the A. J.
Miller Company an intervention by Pear
son .*t Emmett and others for an indebt
edness amounting to $302.90, was allowed.
111 the case of Cora McAuley against
George McAuley, petition for divorce, the
court granted an order providing lor the
perfecting of service on the defendant by
publication.
An order for the incorporation of the
Turpentine Operators Association, with
headquarters in Savannah, were signed
by Judge Falligant. Among the incor
porators are Messrs, D. T. Doughty. Al
bert Pridgen, J. W. Callahan, William
j Pritchett, J. B. D. Woodham, P. H Car
ter. J. IC. Young and other prominent
j turpentine operators and dealers in naval
I stores.
THE TURI'ENTINE OPERATORS.
The association is incorporated for a
period of twenty years, with an initial
capital of $lO,OOO, and with a privilege of
increasing it as high as $2,000,090. Tho
object of the formation of the as
sociation is to carry on a naval
stores business, to regulato the scale
of wages and of prices of the pro
duct as near as possiule so that fair
profits can be derived from its sale, and
in general to build up the naval stores in
dustry The In a (quarter* of the assm i.i.
tion will be in Savannah, and sub-asso
ciations or branches will bo established
in different parts of the naval stores sec
tion.
Homo and Abroad.
It is the duty of every one. whether at
homo or traveling for pleasure or busi
ness, to equip himself with tho remedy
which will keep up strength and prevent
illness, and cure such ills us are liable to
come upon all in every day life. Hood's
Sarsaparilla keeps tho blood pure and less
liable to absorb thu germs of disease.
Hood’s Pills are hand made, and per
fect in pnqiortiou uud appearance. 26c.
ler box.—d.
Flesh and blood that’s what tho
St. Ixnil* A. B. C. Bohemian bottled beer
brewed by the American Brewing Com
pany makes. Try It. Snath Bros.,
I Wholesale Dealers, ad.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mrs. M. F. Dunn returns! from the
north yesterday on the City of Augusta.
Mrs. Henry Taylor returned from the
north yesterday on the City of Augusta.
Mr. W. C. Ford was a passenger on the
City of Augusta from New York yester
day.
Mrs. M L. Boyd and family have re
turned from Monteagle, Tenn., where
they spent the summer.
Miss Kate Blun, Miss H. Blun and
Master Walter Blun returned from the
north yesterday on the City of Augusta.
George S. Hookey, Esq., a prominent
citizen of Augusta, spent yesterday in the
city. He left last night for Baltimore on
the steamship William Lawrence.
Judge Robert Falligant will leave the
city to-day for Cartersville, Bartow
county, where he goes to join his family
who are summering near that place. He
will return to the city next Monday’.
Solicitor General W. W. Fraser came
down yesterday from Gainesville, where
he has been spending the summer with
his family, and will remain in the city
until after the investigation into the
charges preferred against Detective Mor
gan, which will take place next Monday.
CITY BREVITIES.
A colored wharf hand, W. C. Baker,
dropped dead from heart disease, while at
work on the Association wharf yesterday.
The coroner took charge of the body.
The Hercules and Oriental colored
social clubs paraded last night and after
the parade gave a supper at Worters’
Hall. Speeches w ere made by B. C. Mid
dleton, president of the Hercules, and by
H. Dobson, president of the Orientals,
and by J. H. Winterson.
RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
An important meeting of the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association rate
committee has been called to meet in At
lanta on Oct. 23. At this meeting 174 sep
arate subjects will be discussed, which is
a larger number than lias ever come up
before any former meeting in the history
of the association.
In the Court of Ordinary.
In the court of ordinary yesterday let
ters of administration on the estate of
Anauais H. Denton were granted to C. H.
Dorsett.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Martin J. Beytagh were granted to
Winifred Beytagh.
Hugh Logan, administrator of the es
tate of Edward D. Brown, filed his appli
cation for leave to sell real and personal
property.
SWAYED BY RACE PREJUDICE.
A Negro Refuses to Agree to a Ver
dict Against ijegroes.
Columbia. S. C., Oct. 3.—ln the circuit
court here to-day John Brown and Ed
Green, both colored, were on trial for
breaking into a railroad car. The jury
which heard the case retired and were
out several hours, when Judge Benet had
the foreman brought before him and
asked the cause of the delay, whether it
was a matter of law or fact that made
them hesitate. The foreman, in a very
impetuous manner, said that one negro on
the jury was causing the delay, and that
the eleven white men had already agreed
The foreman created the impression on
the mind of Judge Benet that the negro
juryman would not agree to a
verdict because the defendants were
of his race. Judge Benet ordered
the jury before him, told the clerk to en
ter a mistrial in the case, and then said
that if such conduct was indulged in it
would necessarily lead to the negroes
being excluded from juries; that no negro
was qualified to serve on a jury who
would decide a case on the color line;
that in his experience of twenty-six
years as a lawyer and judge he had found
that 999 out of 1,600 white men would
give the negro justice, and that negro
jurymen must do the same thing. He
then ordered the clerk to excuse the
colored juror from further service and
strike his name from the jury list.
TALLAHASSEE TOPICS.
Tallahassee, FJa., Oct. 3.—The colleges
and schools have opened.
Hon. \\ N. Sheats, state superintend
ent, has returned from Georgia with his
family
Mr. M B. Rice has been appointed su
perintendent of the Gulf Terminal and
Navigation Company with headquarters
at Tallahassee.
Miss Bessie Sheats has returned from a
protracted visit to Fensacola, accom
panied by Mrs. W. F. Williams.
Controller W. D. Bloxham, who came
home from Virginia more than two weeks
ago, was out Tuesday for the first time
and then only to vote. He has beenjuu
der treatment for bronchial affection
Hugh C. Macfarlaneof Tampa has been
appointed state attorney for the Sixth
judicial circuit.
Auction sale to-night at 100 Broughton
street, between Barnard and Whitaker.
Silverware, clocks, etc.—ad.
Much speculation has of late been Indulged
in concerning the nature of the light of tho
glow norm and the flte-Hv. Its chemical
nature Is unknown; it gives forth light with
tmt neat, and uainot be *■ xt liikuihiicU by
water or any known liquid outside of the
acids, which would, of course destroy tho
light giving apparatus. Some scientists be
lteve that the active agent In the light diffus
ing substance is phosphorus, but the truth of
this hue never boon proven,
Three hundred years ago Eagle advanced tho
Idea that flowers were of different colors solo
ly for the purpose of attracting iho different
species of insects and tne later researches of
Darwin and I.uliboct lime proven Hint those
gaud, hues are absolutely necessary. Ihe
majority of Insects are without the organ of
smell, depending solely on slghi. Three In
sects n. tns cross fertilizing agents carrying
the polJeu fi iw one flower to the pistils of an
other.
LUDDEN & BATES S. M. H.
WEATHER PROHABILITIES-THFRii
DAY : Fair: west winds; cooler iu
northern portions. Ci ** #
•2*—
Wood,
Wire,
Feit,
Glue,
That's about all it takes to make a
Piano except Skill.
Audit Is SKILL that costs : An ex
pert who has the ability to draw a
scale for a
STEIN WAY PIANO
and earn the commendation of a
Helmholtz commands a large
salary. So does the expert who
has a "cute" enough ear and a fino
enough touch to "tone regulate'*
this finest of pianos.
We (Vllllil sell you a
’* c Y.HJUIU combination
of Wormy Wood, Worse Wire
Shoddy Felt and Feeble Ulua’
thrown together by ten dollar a
week workers, and charge you
ONLY $l5O
for it; and we could call It a
PIANO, but, as we have a reputa
tion to lose, we won t.
f STEINWAY.
Let us SOM you-' MASON & HAMLIN.
MATHUSHEK.
L STERLING.
LUDDEN & BATES.
CLOTH NB.
Dunlap’s
Fine
Hats
Are the LEADERS.
Stetson’s Fine Hats. Ele
gant Neckwear. Loeb’s
Underwear.
Carhart’s Overalls, the
best and dressiest mechan
ic’s working suit ever made.
Fine Clothing.
UNDINE.
Crushed Middlings Flour.
The only flour of its kind, and the best of
any kind. It is made by a secret pro
cess known to but two persons.
SIOO,OOO Hasßeen onered iorme Knowledge.
“UNDINE is the best Flour ever sold
in this place.”—L. McCrary & Son, Fowl
town, Ga.
“The UNDINE gives perfect satisfaction."
—J. B. Shearhouse, Guyton, Ga.
NOEL MILL CO.,
JEBTILL SPRINGS. TENN.
CLOMNL
These H Boys'
Prices || Single-
Should !! Breasted
Tempt I! Suits
You. H 75c.
*3*
3 o! the Finest Teck Scarfs
ever offered for 50c.
—AT—
APPEL & SGHAUL’S.
HAY,
RED RUST PROOF OATS
A select stock of Georgia and Teias seed.
Also homo grown seed ryo.
•OUR OWN” Cow Feed,
Corn, Oats, Bran,
Hay, Chicken Feed, eto.
T. J. D7SVIS,
Grain Dealer and Seedsman. I.VI Bay Street.
Tolephono iJd-
PA I
JOHN G. BUTLER,
Headquarters for l’laln and Decorative Wall
l'uiier, faints, Oil, White l,cods, \ amt,a.
Glass, Railroad and Steatntoat NuPT 1 ”'?
Sashes. Uoorß, Blinds and Builders Ilura
ware. Calcined I’laaler, Cement and Hair.
SULK AGENTS FOR CADI' S IJMK
140 Con* rusa street and 180 St. Julian •***••
fee Vanuatu Geers la