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GRAND JURORS MUST WALK.
THE corm WILL PIY WORK
BIEL* FOR CARRIAGE*.
Future Grind Juries Put on Nolle**
1 bat Ike Count? Will Not Furnish
Then* Transport a ! lon —I n no Case
Will Rills for Lunches and Site
noftraphrn He Paid—County At
torney *uuauy Cites the l.aw on
the Suhieet—Little Mrrry for Wen
Who Fall to Sksw Ip When Sum
moned for Koad l)ut>— A Nevr Hond
to Be Ofifurd.
Grarnl Juries will not perhaps he so ready
to hire carriages, tat lunch** and employ
Stenographers in the future us :h* y ha <-
been In the past, for they have been pu
on notice now hy the county commis
sioners that the bills for all there expen
sive luxuries, us they have been denomi
nated. must come out of the pockets of
the grand Jurors themselves, or the lus
urtes must not be indaged in.
The grand Jury for the March term
of the sujterlor court submitted a bill for
lunch*.X a biil for carriages amounting
to *4o and a bill for the work of a stenog
rapher In preparing the final present
ments. Chairman J. J. Kale of the county
commission* r* submitted aii these Will*
to Mr. J. H. Saussy, the county attor
' aey. and asked for his opinion with re
gard to them.
Mr. Saussy read hla opinion concerning
the bills at the regular meeting of the
County commissioners yesterday after
noon. It was quite a lengthy paper, go
ing fully Into the subject ana giving su
preme court decisions bearing upon It.
With regar.l to the bill for meals In con
nection with which the solicitor general
had given the advice that the county
was liable, Mr. Saussy said he had to dif
fer with him, and hold to his former
opinion that there was no law whatever
that requires the county to pay any bill
for meals or lunches Incurred by the
grand Jury.
As to the stenographer. Mr. Saussy said
the Judge of the court is authorized to
appoint a stenographer to take testimony
In criminal cases, but there Is no law
whatever authorizing the grand Jury to
employ a stenographer or the county to
pay for such services.
With regard to the matter of carriage
hire Mr. SaUHey said no provision of law
exists lor the payment by the county
for the transportation of grand Jurors
upon their tours of inspection to the can
not camps or elsewhere. It has been
the custom, Mr. Suussy said, for the
county to pay these trills for carriage
litre, but the supreme court has held
that the county can only be charged
with such expense* as are provided for
fcy law. The supreme court of Georgia,
he *:Ud, had atuted clearly that the au
thority for paying out public money
should always be found in some law.
lly this decision, he said, much that Is
custom has been done away with. Mr.
liaussy also cited a decision on the sub
ject from the supreme court of Alabama
in which payment for carriage hire was
refused grand Jurors, and which stated
that grand Jurors were given a per diem
which was expected to be sufficient to
meet all these expenses.
With regurd to the city court grand
Jury, Mr. Sausgy said, that body has no
Jurisdiction whatever over county matters.
Its duties, he stated, are confined to the
officers, books and the working of the
city court. They Bometlmcg go out to
Inspect the convict camps because pris
oners from the city court are sent there,
but they have no Jurisdiction over county
natters. No grand Jury, he said, has any
authority to contract uny bill against
the county, and unless there Is a law
providing fop such expenditures ns these
they cicnnot be made undeC the law
anil these decisions.
"The use of carriages by the grand
Jury," Chairman Kale said, "Is getting to
be a very expensive luxury, and that’s
•why I asked for the county attorney's
opinion. If there Is no Ihw for such ex
penditures Its time to stop them."
It was suggested us there was no direct
decision on the subject as to the county's
paying for carriage hire for the grand
jury, the grand jurors who put In the
present bill might t>e allowed to sue, and
make a test case of it.
There was no intention on the part of
the commissioners of stopping the pay
ment of the present hill for carriages,
Sir. Dale said, but the commissioners
simply wanted to know what to do In the
matter In the future. Mr. Saussy's re
port was received as information and or
dered filed.
The commissioners, or the three of them
•who wore present. Chairman J. J. Dale,
Commissioners W. F. Chaplin ami Wil
liam Kehoe, signed and approved the bill
for *4O for carriages, but refused to pay
(the bills for the services of a stenogra
pher or for the lunches. They paid the
carriage bill, they stated, because It has
been the custom heretofore to pay those
bills, but the other bills they do not even
consider tho grand jurors had a right to
present.
An order was then passed by a unani
mous vote of the commissioners present
that no bills for carriage hire for the use
of the grand Jury will be paid, unless some
law authorizing such expenditures be
produced to the commissioners.
This will no doubt put a quietus on the
grand jurors in the carriage line as well
as on lunches and stenographers. Grand
Jurors are not specially fond, as a rule, of
walking all over the county to see Just
what may be the condition of this or that
road or bridge, or other public work, anil
It Is likely that in the future there will be
very little inspection. It will not be a
surprise, however, to hear from memliers
of past and future grand juries some very
emphatic statements with regard to the
action of the county commissioners in so
ruthlessly trampling down an old and es
tablished custom simply because they
could find no law for It, and because su
preme courts have said that such expen
ditures must not be made from public
funds.
Before beginning their meeting the com
missioners had a little caucus at which
the charges preferred against the bounty
engineer, Mr. W. A. Dayton, by ex-Quar
master Frank Lamar, were considered,
but no action whatever was taken lri re
gard to the matter.
The report of the county engineer for
the month just passed shows there has
been a little more sickness than for the
month before. There are now In all the
camps 125 men, ten women an.l forty hoys.
The forces are working mostly on the
drainage work, with only one gang on the
road work.
Chief Engineer George \V. Brown of the
topographical survey reported that the
work so far as authorized had been com
pleted about the middle of June, and Ihe
force discharged. He himself is now en
gaged in completing a drainage map for
tne county.
Mr. tV. L. Gignilliat appeared before
the board in behalf of a negro named
John Smith, who was sentenced to thirty
days on the chain-gang for not aswering
the summons to turn out and do road
work. Mr. Gignilliat stated the reason
Smith did not turn out was on account
of the serious illness of his wife who
gave birth to twins the day ,1*- was sum
moned. He stated the man's fainllv was
suffering and in a destitute condition and
appealed to the board by some m, an< to
reduce his sentence to ten days, so that
he could get out and supply the wants
of his destitute family. Commissioner
Chaplin was opposed to making any
change in the sen*ence whatever. He said
he did not see any difference in that ease
and any other, and considering the trou
ble the county had had in getting the
men out for road duty, he did not think
exceptions should be made in anv cas-
The matter was referred to the committee
on roads and bridges, with power to act.
The same course was pursued with a peti
tion from James Crawford, now in jail
for not turning out for road work, who
stated that he had recovered from his
sl'knees nd was now ready to go and
do the work required of him
A petition from W. F. Raliey for a liquor
license and permit to #*ll liquors on the
steamer Alpha was referred to the coun
ty attorney.
Moses I.ilienthal was elected constable
for the Fourth militia district in pla~e
of W ij. Austin, de**eas*d.
A petition from parties interested In and
owning land near the lands of the Geor
gia •'ar and Manufacturing Company,
asking that the county establish a public
road fr >m the Ogeechee road through
the lands of Fawcett to the land* of the
Georg .a Car an! Manufacturing Company,
and a rose to another public road, was
read. an*l an order passed providing for
the establishment of the road in accord
ance w:tn law. The land for this rox 1
has :-n given the county free of cost.
It was understood there was to be some
opposition to the establishment of this
road, on the part of certain parties, who
want another road opened up first, but
the opposition did not materialize. The
new road will be known as the Tremont
road.
WITHIN A CIRCLE OF PII.MI.
Mr. John *ulllxnn Schley Wed. Miss
Leonti Ho., fenernrd.
A wedding of universal interest to Sa
vannah society took place at St. John's
church last evening when Mr. John Sul
livan Schley and Miss Leona ltoss Gqer
ard w*r*- married. Few young people are
better known or more popular, and the
church was crowded with those of th*dr
friends who are still In the city.
The chancel was decorated in an excep
tionally effective way. Tall palms, con
nected by festoon* of feathery ferns, form
ed a semi-circle, and within this the bri
dal x>ariy presented a striking picture.
Before ihe commencement of the cere
mony Prof. Whits rendered a number of
beautiful selections of music and as the
*
party advanced towards th* chancel. The
ushers, Mr. Godin Ouerard, Mr. John
t'arswell, Mr. Joseph Guerard and Mr.
Edward Haskell, came rtrwt, and were
followed by the bridesmaids end grooms
men alternately. Mr. Edward 8. Elliott
and Air. William l’ratt, -Miss Anna and
Miss Ellse Guerard, Mr. Frank Eathrop
and Mr. Richard Adams, Miss Kate Guer
urd aii'l Miss Elizabeth Haskell, Mr. Ar
thur H. Elliott and Mr. William Clay,
Miss Caro duliignon and Miss Martha
llackus.
The bridesmaids' lovely gowns were of
white organdy over eau-de-nll silk with
taffeta ribbons, and they carried bouquets
of white roses and ferns.
Miss Jessie Chisholm, who acted as
maid-of-honor. preceded the bride, and was
gowned In white organdy, and her bou
quet was also of white roses.
The bride, who entered the ehurch with
her father, wore an exquisite white satin
dress, her veil of tulb- was simply ar
ranged with a coronet of orange blossoms,
and she carried a bouquet of white roses.
The groom, accompanied by his best
man, Mr. W. W. Williamson, met the bride
at the chancel steps.
Kev. Charles H Strong performed the
solemn and beautiful ceremony, during
which the strains of “Oh Promise Me”
could be faintly heard.
At the conclusion of the ceremony a
reception was held at the home of the
bride's parents on New Houston street.
Among ihe invited guests were: Mr. and
Mrs. James Sullivan, and Miss Jennie Sul
livan. Mr. and Mrs. George 8. Haines, Mr.
and Mrs. John Haines, Mr. an*l Mrs. Wil
liam Rogers, Br., Mr. and Mrs. William
Rogers, Jr., Mr. anti Mrs. H. W r . John
son, Mr. and Mrs. Hfnry McAlpln. Dr.
and Mrs. Schley, Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Schley, Mr. anil Mrs. T. P. Ravenel, Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Chisholm. Mr. and Mrs.
George Cosens. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Ouer
ard, Rev. und Mrs. Charles H. Strong,
Mrs. E. N. Sullivan, tip* Misses McAlpln,
Mrs. F. V. Walker, Mrs. Alfred Hey.
wood, Miss Margaret Cosens, Messrs
John Sullivan, Swan Sullivan and James
McAlpln, Jr.
The house was tastefully decollated
with cut flowers and garlands of bamboo.
The presents were numerous and very
handsome, Including a great quantity of
family silver, given by the mother of the
groom. Mis. James Schley. The bridal
pair left on the 12 o'clock train for Wash
ington and will visit Philadelphia, New
York and Boston before returning to Sa
vannah.
The bride Is the eldest daughter of Mr
ami Mrs, William Klllott Guerard, nnd
has been a particular favorite since her
dehut into society, a year or two ago.
The gloom is a prominent and popular
young lawyer, and hosts of friends wish
for them a future full of happiness und
prosperity.
TO ITS PREFERRED CREDITORS.
_____________ *
Property of the Forest City Mills
Turned Over for Indebtedness.
The Forest City Mills, No. 26 Montgom
ery street 'has made an assignment In fa
vor of Its confidential creditors. The fact
became generally know n yesterday though
no papers concerning the matter were fil
ed In t'he superior court.
The amount of liabilities to these credi
tors is about *25,000. Among them are the
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, $12.-
Uuo. M. Herman & Hro., about *5,000, Moore
& Cos., about *3,100, J. B. Johnson, about
*3.100, and two otners about *l,lOO each.
The Savannah Bank and Trust Company
is amply secured on the amount it hits In
volved, as in fact are the other creditors
mentioned.
The officers of the company admitted the
failure yesterday. It has been evident for
a week or more they state, that the fail
ure had to come. It was due largely to
the stringency of the times and sharp
competition, which tn the milling business
Is often hard to contend with. The ac
counts an.t all the property of the company
have been turned over to the preferred
creditors.
The Forest City Mills was Incorporated
in February. 1895, Messrs. John H. Elton
and H. L. Purse helng named as Incor
porators. Its capital stock was fixed at a
minimum of *20,000, the stockholders being
given power to Increase the amount.
CASHIER THOMSON RESIGNS.
Mr. F. D. llluixt evorlh Elected Cash
ier of the Xutionnl lluuk of Sa
vannah,
Mr. Thomas F. Thomson, cashier of the
National Bunk of Savannah, has tendered
his resignation to the directors of the
bank, to take effect Sept. 1. Mr. Thomson's
resignation was entirely voluntary, he In
tending to engage in other pursuits. He
has been w ith the bank in that capacity
for a number of years anil has made It an
able and capable official. The directors
have elected Mr. Frank D. Bloodworth to
succeed Mr. Thomson as cashier. Mr.
Bloodworth is a well known Savannahtari
who was for a number of years in business
with W. W. Gordon & Cos., on Bay street.
Recently he lived in Atlanta about a year,
where he was in Charge of the glass works
there. About ten months ago he returned
to Savannah, and since that time has been
with the firm of John Flannery & Cos. Mr
Bloodworth will no doubt make the bank
an able cashier.
Emory College'* Almnnl.
The Emory College Alumni Society held
a meeting last night ut the residence of
Judge A. H. MacDonell. The meeting was
well attended by the members of the so
ciety and an enjoyable and interesting
evening was spent.
letters from alumni of the college living
in neighboring towns were read, and ad
dresses were delivered by Dr. Mingle.iorff
Judge MacDonell and Mr. E. H. Myers of
Waycross. An interesting poem was read
by Mr. Ralph M. Thomson. Mr. Thomson
Is a bright writer and his contribution was
a literary gem. The association now num
bers fifty members ands constantly grow
ing in strength. Another meeting will be
held next month.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. JULY 9, 18915.
NEED FOR A REFORMATORY.
THE CHAIN-GANGS INFLUENCE OX
yoi tiiFt i- rmi.uu.
Judge Norwood Hrgreta Hie Sece
alfy of grading konng Convicts to
the Camps—He Calls the Grand
Jury's Ittenlloß lo Other Watters.
Selling Liquor ns Sunday Dwelt
V pon.
The city court grand Jury convened
ye.-terday for the July term
Judge Norwood’* charge was clear, dis
tinct and to the point and without super
fluous verbiage. The attention of the
grand Jury was especially called to sev
eral matters of general Interest. On the
subject of the county convict camps he
said that the law does not make It the
business of the grand Jury of the city
court to Inspect these camps, but inas
much as much criminal business is trans
acted by the city court and many crimi
nals are snt to the camps by this court
he thought It proper that the city court
grand Jury should Investigate the condi
tion of these camps. The Information
thus gained, he said, would be of value,
if for no other putyose, In guiding the
court In its decisions and sentences of per
sons to the camps.
In this connection Judge Norwood call
ed especial attention to the need of some
place where youthful criminals can be
Sent, where some measure of punishment
can he enforced and some attempt made
ut reformation without exposing the
young prisoners to the contaminating in
fluences of association with older priso
ners.
"The court Is powerless as matters stand
at present,” he said. "The only alternative
which the court has is to send these child
prisoners to Jail. I am Informed by the
sheriff that this is no punishment to the
children an*l that they are a great nuis
ance there. The Influences and associa
tions are equally as bad as at the camps.
The best the court can do now Is to send
them to the poor farm. Here they are
brought under the Influences of older pris
oners and Instead of reformation the op
posite is the result It Is the duty of the
grand Jury of the city court to take this
matter under consideration. Some place
should be established where, at slight ex
pense to the county, these children could
be taught to work and a measure of pun
ishment enforced, while at the same time
they would be free from the Influences of
older criminals.”
The Judge laid especial stress on the of
fenses of gambling In all its various forms,
selling liquor to minors, which he severe
ly denounced, selling liquor to Intoxicated
persons, and keeping tippling houses open
on the Sabbath. On the latter point the
Judge's language was direct and unmistak
able.
"This Is an evil.” he said, "which has
long existed In this community. Efforts
have been made for years past to suppress
It, but the selling of liquor on the Sab
bath still continues. While It Is In the
power of the recorder of the city to punish
for this offense It is also within your
Jurisdiction to pursue these cases further.
The grund Jury Is not forbidden to pursue
the same person who hns been punished
by the recorder and to Indict him for the
same offense for which he has already
been punished hy the recorder."
It has not heen customary to pursue
the cases against those who have been
punlsljcd by the recorder for Sunday
liquor selling. In the higher courts, and
Judge Norwood's Instructions to the grand
Jury will cause a feeling of uneasiness
to a number of persons who have already
been convicted of Sunday liquor selling
in the police court.
Monroe J. Lee as acquitted In the city
court yesterday of the charge of larceny
from the house preferred by J. H. Adams.
The evidence was to the effect that Lee
and Adams were taking in the town
together and spent considerable money.
Adams missed some of his money next
(luy and had Lee arrested on the charge
of stealing It. The Jury brought In a
verdict of nuk guilty after being out
about two minutes.
T. B. Butler, Indicted on two charges
of selling liquor to a, mint*, pleaded
guilty to the charge In the ease of T 8.
Wayne, to whom it was sold in his place
May 2. Butler filed an exculpatory affi
davit claiming he had given strict orders
against selling liquor to minors in his
place and that personally he had nothing
to do with selling liquor In the establish
ment. Judge Norwood fined him *SO and
costs or six months in Jail. The fine was
paid. The other Indictment against him
was nolle pressed by the court on motion
of the solicitor general.
Edward Jenkins, a policy lottery agent,
pleaded guilty to tho charge against him
and was sentenced to pay a fine of *25 and
costs or serve six months on the chain
gang.
Morgan Joyce, tried on the charge of
larjeny* fr>m the house of Josephine
Houston, on Dec. 17, 1895, was found not
guilty.
Tho city court grand Jury at Its session
in the afternoon found true bills In the
following cases:
Etta Henderson nnd Nettie Lewis, In
dicted on the charge of assaulting and
beat Mary Josephs.
Heyward Brown, Indicted on the charge
of simple larceny.
A Judgment by default was rendered In
the city court In favor of the Southern
Homo Building and Loan Association
against Mollie A. and Scipio Speed for
*252.19 an.l costs.
In the matter of the bill of interpleader,
brought by S. A. White and others, trus
tees, against P. W. Meldrim and John
Houston, executors of the will of Robert
Melntire, an order was granted by Judge
Falligant allowing the motion for new
trial to act as a supersedeas, and giving
the defendants the right to amend their
motion.
in the case of William Schultz vs. Hen
ry I Scemann and George T. Steinaek
er the Jury rendered a verdict for *7O
with Interest from Dec. 10. 1890, In favor
of the plaintiff.
An amendement to the charter of the.
Commercial Guano Company, enlarging
its powers, was granted by the court.
Stephen Cody, formerly a subject of
Queen Victoria, was made a citizen of
trie I'nited States by Judge Falligant.
In the case of Amy Williams vs. A. R
Williams, suit for permanent alimony
Judge Falligant granted an order for a
hearing Saturday, July 11, at 10 o'clock.
08 A SERIOIS CHARGE.
The Acme Brewing Cos. Cuune* the
Arre*t of D. Schroder.
Dledrlch Schroder was placed under ar
rest yesterday on a warrant Issued from
the office of Justice M. Naughtin, charg
ing him with larceny after a trust dele
gated. The warrant was sworn to by
Supt. Glblan of the Acme Brewing Com
pany of Macon.
Schroder has been the agent here foe
some time of the Acme Brewing Com
pany. his place of business being located
near the market dock, at the foot of Bar
nard street. Representatives'of the com
pany have been In the city for the last
three or four days looking into its affairs
here, and the result Is they charge Schro
der with appropriating to his own use
*1.200 of the money which should have
gone to the company.
An effort was made to get the matter
straightened out, but it appears to have
been unsuccessful, and the warrant Was
Issued.
Schroder was released on bond In the
sum of *1,500, which was signed by his un
cle, E. A. M. Schroder. He denies em
phatically that he Is short in his aocounrs
and says when the time comes he will
prove the charge untrue. As agent he
has tie* i allowed a certain amount to
spend each day to "keep In with the
trade," this Ipelng in addition to his sal
ary, and he asserts he has at no time
gone beyond this amount.
the (LOW OVER WITH.
Hl*h Winds on the Coast and a
Freshet In the River.
The storm signa 1 - were lowered from the
Weather Bureau at : o'clock la*t night.
The Gulf etorm which threatened the
roast section pasted northwest of here
and yesterday morning was in Northern
Georgia. Las: night It was central in
North Carolina. Observer Dudley said that
all danger to this section has now passed,
and the Indications for to-day are for
clearmg and warmer weather.
The only apprenension now felt is by
planters along the Savannah river on ac
count of a freshet. The heavy rains in
North Georgia and in South Carolina caus
ed a rapid rise in the river. At Augusta the
water rose 13 feat night before- last and
yesterday morning. At I*l o'clock last night
it was reported at 28 feet 9 in hes and was
still rising at rht- rate of 2 Inches an hour.
It takes several days for a freshet to reach
this section and unless there is a further
considerable rise there Is little danger here.
If the rains continue the damage to crops
is likely to be heavy.
Th* blow a $?ood tl**al of un
easiness among th* people at the resorts.
The wind coming from th*- east Its force
was severely felt and the high tide at
Tybee came up nearly to the hotels. The
and drifted in heaps on the pavillions
an-! hotel piazza.- The more timmid peo
ple were un&bie to and sat up moat
of the nisrht. A few came up to the city
on the mornin# trains. The rain was
heavy and the wind blew in gusts. The
velocity, however was not as great as
many people imagined, reaching only thir
ty-six miles an hour, which is lit tie more
than an ordinary gaJe. The highest ve
locity In the city was twenty-nine miles
an hour.
MACINTYRE ft CO.’S FAILi'RE.
Their Liabilities Foot Ip in the
Neighborhood of |I7r,WH,
The failure of the Arm of M. Y. Mac-
Intyre A Cos. was widely discussed in com
mercial circles yesterday, and it appears
the liabilities are much larger than tho
$87,000 mentioned in the account of the bill
filed by the Bavannah Bank and Trust
Company, for which amount it has full
collateral security.
Mr. William G. Cann took charge of the
business yesterday a temporary re
ceiver, but nothing definite will be done
in the matter until the hearing on Sat
urday as to the permanent injunction
ami receiver asked for in the complaint.
Though the liabilities are much larger
than those mentioned in tie bill of the
Savannah Hank and Trust Company, no
further papers have at yet been filed in
the courts. The liabilities are almost al
together with banks, a id in almost every
instance they are secured by collateral.
It was commonly reported that the firm
Chatham Pank from $20,000 to
$35,000. it was stated at the bank that
the total amount of the firm's indebted
ness to that institution was only Si,SOU,
which, it wan said, was fully covered hy
collateral security. The Germania Hank
Is in a similar position, the amount ow
ing to that institution by Maclntyre &
Cos. being about $20,000. This, however,
as in the other case, is covered by col
lateral security. There are several other
banking Institutions interested, but have
only small amount 4 involved. It is stated
by some of the benkers interested in the
matter that the total liabilities are in the
neighborhood of $175,000. The firm also
owes the American Exchange National
Hank of New York $15,000.
ST. PAUL*! DAY AT WARSAW.
The Children und Their Friends Had
a Gniu Time.
The picnic of St. Paul’s Sunday school
lo Warsaw on the steamer Alpha yester
day, proved a great success, dispite the
high wind that prevailed, and the unfavor
able weather prognostications, which kept
a large number of the Children from mak
ing the trip.
The steamer left the city a little after 9
o clock with about one hundred passen
gers and. during the trip to Warsaw and
return amply atoned for the mishaps of
her previous trip with the school. She was
compelled to wait on the tides nnd d'd not
reach the Island until 1:3(1 o'clock. Return
ing she left the Island at 6:3(1 o'clock. Ex
cepting a few showers, there was nothing
to mar the pleasures of the picnickers. The
surf was fine, the huge waves, excited bv
the high wind, rolling high up on the
beach.
The trip through Rumney Marsh, ow'ng
to low tide, was very difficult, hut Capt
VI. F. Bailey proved equal to the emer
gency. One of the passengers who Is fa
miliar with navigation, says he never saw
a boat better maneuvered through a tor
tuous channel. The steamer is furnished
with twin engines, else In the face of the
heavy storm that prevailed, even the cap
tain's skill could hardly have kept her In
the channel.
TUB POSTOFFICE EIGI’RES.
The Receipts the Last Twelve
Months the Greatest Ever Known.
The receipts of the Savannah postofflee
for the fiscal year Just ended on Jupe 30
were $101,157.05. This is $5,696.13 greater
than any previous year in the history of
the postoffice.
The receipts for the year ending June
30, 1895, were $95,760.62; for the year ending
June 30, 3894, $93,385.33; for the_year ending
June 30, 1893. $91,275.51, and for the year
ending June 30, 1892, $93,205.29.
There has been, with the exception of
one year, that of 1893-94, a steady increase
in the receipts of the office for the last
five years. The increase of last vear over
1892 is something over SB,OOO. These fig
ures show the Increase in the business of
the city. They Justify a hastening of
the completion of the new postofflee build
ing..
There is every indication now that the
work on the new building will be pushed
ahead as rapidly as possible. The con
tract time for the completion of the mar
ble work. In fact, the entire contract of
Miles & Bradt, is sixteen months. After
that will come, of course, the woodwork
and inside finishing of the building
which will necessarily be slow, so that it
is not altogether a matter of a short time
when Savannah will have anew post
office after all.
TIME TO PAY CITY TAXES.
Treasurer Hardee Says They Are
Coming In Slow-.
City Treasurer Hardee wishes the tax
payers to bear in mind that the time for
paying city taxes for the second quarter
and the half year's water rent has near
ly expired and that those who wish to se
cure the usual discount had better make
their payments at once as the rush dur
ing the last few days Is likely to be so
great that the taxpayers as well as the
employes arc certain to be greatly incon
venienced. The time expires July 16. Pay
ments have been slow this quarter and it
is evident that the rush during the last
few days will be very great. Those who
wish to avoid the crush In the treasurer's
office Incident to the close of the time
within which the discount Is allowed
would do well to make their pavments
this week.
Think It Over.
Have you ever heard of a medicine with
such a record of cures as Hood's Sarsap
arilla Don't you know that Hood's Sar
saparilla, the One True Blood purifier,
has proved, over and over again, that
it has power to cure, even after all’ other
remedies fail? If you have impure blood
you may take Hood's Sarsaparilla with
the utmost confluence that it will do von
good. '
Hood's Pills assist digestion. 25 cents
—an.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Ms* Ks
Absolutely pure
UNDER A SERIOUS CHARGE.
T. J. MAHONEY ARRESTED FOR
ASSAULTING A LITTLE GIRL.
Frank Cert ran Charge. Him With
Making Such an Attempt Upon Hl*
8-Year-()ld Daughter. Mabel —Ma
honey Identified hy the Girl and
Ttv a Wit u esse *— H e Was Under the
Influence of Liquor When Arrent
ed—Hl* Brother Clnlma the Charge
Wu* Trumped I p.
T. J. Mahoney, a young white man, is
locked up at the police barracks on a
charge which will prove very serious
for him unless circumstances develop In
his favor. He Is charged with an at
tempt at criminal assault upon Mabel
Cerveau, the little 8-year-old daughter of
Frank J. Cerveau.
The circumstances of the case, as stat
ed by the witnesses, make it look bad
for Mahoney. He has been In the habit,
It is * tated, of going to the house of Mr.
Cerv*- u for the purpose of visiting a wo
man who formerly lived there, but who
has recently moved away. Cerveau Is a
painter and lives on State street between
Habersham and Price streets. He was ab
sent yesterday afternoon. About 6:30
o'clock Mahoney called and asked to see
the woman whom he had been in the habit
of visiting, but was Informed that she
was not there. Instead of leaving Ma
honey walked through the house to the
batik yard where Mr. Cerveau’s little
daughter Mabel was playing. It is charg
ed that he took the girl Into a small build
ing between the two adjoining yards and
that he there attempted to assault her.
The principal witnesses, besides the llt
the girl, are two colored women, who
live in the adjoining yard. Their state
ment Is that one of them heard the girl
crying, and going up to the building,
peeped through a crack and saw Ma
honey and the little girl. She ealledythe
other woman to her and she also looked
through and saw the same thing. Both
are positive In their statements of what
they saw. The women called out and this
frightened Mahoney, apd he ran off. Be
fore going, however, he Told the girl, she
said, not to say anything and If she did
he would kill her. One of the women
said that she ran after Mahoney and tried
to stop him, but he got away.
Mrs. Cerveau was up stairs during this
time. The girl went to her and told her
what had happened and the story was
corroborated by ghe two colored women.
Mr. Cerveau had not returned, but as
soon as he came he was told the story.
He at once reported the matter to the
police barracks. Mahoney was arrested
at 10 o'clock by Policeman Downing He
was standing in front of his home, on
P.ant Hro a *l street, between Broughton
and State streets, when arrested. When
he arrived at the barracks he was taken
to the sergeant's office. Mr. Cerveau, his
wife and daughter, and the two negro
women were In another room. They were
brought into the office where Mahonev
was one at a time and each identified
him. The girl and the two women were
prompt and positive In their identiflea
tlon.
The girl was taken by her parents to
Dr. Stone, who stated that an attempt at
assault had heen made.
Mahoney was seen at the barracks by
a Morning News reporter, and was asked
,r he had any statement to make. He
saui he had nothin* whatever to sav
and did not wish to make any statement.
He was under the influence of liquor
when arrested, and had not recovered
entirely when seen some time later.
A brother of Mahoney called at the
Morning News office and stated that there
were circumstances connected with the
charge which would place an entirelv dif
ferent face on the matter. He asserted
that the charge had been trumped up for
a purpose.’ v
FAVORS THE TYVAV PROPERTY.
The City Likely to Purchase It for
Xo. 2 Engine Company,
The rommittee of the whole of the city
council met yesterday afternoon and heard
from the fire commissioners on the sub
ject of the purchase of a site for anew
engine house on the western side of the
city.
As has been previously stated Commis
®!°~ ne . rs , M .t n l? and Par|ah urged the pur
chase of the Strasser property on Hav
street and Chairman Grayson submitted
a strong argument in favor of the nur-
Broad street* 6 Ty " an Pr ° Per,y
s h uhJel7the o ”ommittervdsttM n th”
two locations named in order to enable the
members to form their opinions from a
personal inspection of the properties No
decision was arrived at, no vote be'ng ta
ken on the matter, but the indications are
that the majority of the board favor the
purchase of the Tvnan property as recom
mended by Chairman Gray-son. recom -
The cost of the Tynan property readv
for occupancy Is about $3.0n0 greater than
that of the Strasser property hut the
space secured is much greater, and the
building more suited for the purposes ln
tended. while the location is also cons d
ered more desirable.
,Z:f, ho "rK m, !r beri "S or <^" a noe was also
considered by the committee of the whole
and the probability is that the ordinance
will be adopted at the regular meeting of
council next week. 1 8 oc
Paying I.nrge Dividends.
Special attention is being attracted to
the very large annual dividends paid to
policy holders of the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company of New Jersey. The
dividends are surpassing all estimates
The Mutual Benefit Insurance Company
is one of the oldest companies. Their divi
dends for the first year are from 16 to IS
per cent. very much larger than
those paid by any other com.
pany. The policies of this com
pany are clear, brief, Just, liberal Exam
ine the perfected policy. Don't act too
hasty by placing your Insurance with oth
er companies. It will pay you largely tQ
let me show you the advantages offered
by this great company. A. L. Shellman
special agent, !K> Bay street. Telephone 113]
—ad.
Convention Xewn ut Kfttiir*.
A fully supply of the New York Daily
World, Herald, Journal, Sun, Tribune
Times, Recorder, Press and Mercury, con
taining the proceedings of the democratic
convention at Chicago, can be had at
Estills News Depot, No. 21% Bull street
—ad.
—"Miss Oldun 'g one old maid who
doesn't try to conceal her age.” “Yes,
but she knows it's no use." "Why?” “Her
twin brother fives with her!”—Chicago
Record.
WAITED IX TV BEE ROADS.
The Ivanna* City Anchored Awhile
on Aeeonnt of the Blow.
The steamship Kansas City, which sail
ed from the city Tuesday afternoon, an
chored at Tvbee, on account of the threat
ening storm, and did not go to sea until
2 o'clock yesterday morning.
The steamer Alpha was delayed Tuesday
night at St. Augustine creek draw bridge,
with the Riverside Club's excursion, re
turning from Wllminßton Island. The
boat left the Island a! 11 o’clock, arriving
at the brlJge about 130. After blowing
the wnlstle at Intervals for about an hour
Capt. Bailey and two of the committee
went to the bridge and found the negro
bridge tender asleep. In the meantime
the boat had anchored and the steam had
gone down. It required some time ;o
weigh the anchor and get up steam, and
the boat did not get away until after 5
o'clock arriving at Savannah at 6:15
o’clock. The excursionists spent the time
In dancing.
The steamer John Rourke arrived yes
terday morning with an excursion of col
ored people from Darien. It was their in
tention to have gone over to Beaufort
last night, but on account of the weather
they decided to return to Darien. The
boat left at 12 o'clock.
The schooner Harriet C. Kerlin, Capt.
Coverdale, went down the river and an
chored yesterday to await fair weather
before going to sea. She Is bound for
Perth Amboy, with a cargo consisting of
424,232 feet of pitch pine lumber, shipped
by John A. Calhoun.
The Junior Order of United
American Mechanics will have an
excursion and barbecue at Dau
fuskie beach to-day. The steamer
Gov. Safford will leave the city at 9 a. m.
and 2 p. m. A committee went down yes
terday afternoon with cooks and caterers
to prepare the barbecue.
The tug boat John Harlan of Charles
ton arrived yesterday, with a llghjter
loaded with phosphate rock, from Coo
saw sound.
New York is to have anew steam pilot
boat. The bids for building it have been
opened and it is likely that the contract
win be awarded to the Harlan & Hollings
worth Company of Wilmington. Del. The
proposed craft will be of steel. She will
be 150 feet long, 24 feet In beam and 11
feet deep. Her displacement will be 300
tons. Her speed will be about fourteen
knots. She will be equipped with an elec
tric search light and all modern appli
ances for signaling vessels. It Is expect
ed that she will be ready for service at
the first of next year.
The argument in the collision case of
the steamer Decatur H. Miller against
the steamer Bowden, which has been on
trial for several days was concluded In
the United States district court at Balti
more Monday. The decision In the case
has not yet been rendered.
The British steamship Madeleine, Capt.
Zurnedden, arrived at New York Sunday
from Hamburg with a cargo of merchan
dise. When discharged she will sail for
this port where she is scheduled to arrive
July 15. She is chartered by Strachan &
Cos. to load phosphte rock and cotton for
Hamburg and Baltic ports.
Capt. John S. Fisher of the Philadelphia
brig Arcadia, complains of the bad treat
ment he received from the British consul
at Port-au-Prince, where his vessel was
loading for the United States. He states
that he desired to borrow a Watkins code
book, and while awaiting the official's
arrival failed to remove his ha This
Irritated the consul, who invited him to
leave his office at once. The captain did
so still wearing his hat and defying any
official or anyone else In Haiti to attempt
to remove it.
The steamer Tabasco arrived at Balti
more Monday from Shields. Capt. Pink
ham reports that on July 2, In latitude 40,
longitude 58. he sighted a brig-rigged
steamer with three bails at her mast head
Indicating that she was disabled. As she
did not fly signals for assistance he kept
on his course, and did not learn the boat's
name. She had a black funnel and eight
boats, painted white.
The shipping news man was spending
a few minutes on the wharf yesterday, be
ing entertained by the Retired Mariner
who was telling how a sailor learned to
ride a bicycle.
Both of the men became attracted by the
sailors on board of the bark Bruce Haw
kins. hauling up the anchor. The anchor
was chock up to the “hawse-hole.” but
still the mate continued to cry “Heave
tier up boys.” The hoys gave another fruit
less pull, not knowing that the anchor was
as close as it would go. Just at that mo
ment an old Irish woman, who was look
ing for a captain's wash, stopped on the
wharf. After taking in t'he situation, she
sang: out to the men on deck.
"You can hop up, and stop up and heave
up, but you'll never git that big piece of
Iron through that little hole.”
CITY BREVITIES.
Herman Lapham (colored) was fined
*-a or thirty days by Recorder Wilson yes
terday lor keeping a disorderly place.
M. A. Buttimer and a young man named
Glover had a set-to yesterday morning on
Drayton street. The fight was over a
button which Glover was wearing amt
which Buttimer said was an A P a but
ton. Buttimer got the button away'from
*L ated ' refused to
give It back to him. The parties were
grated and the fight did not amount to
An adjourned meeting of the Georgia
HiT, r C n a ,M C TK y WUI be hekl at Hodgson
Hall to-night. The purpose of the meeting
la *° , take action In regard to the proposi
tion to pay the indebtedness incurred in
behalf of the Telfair Academy of arts and
sciences, and provide means for maintain
ing the art school. It Is necessarv that
fifty members should be present In' order
to transact art business, for which the call
Is made, and every one Interested In the
meeting SOC ‘ Cty Sh ° Uld attend
The annual picnic of the German n
clal Club will be held at Wilmingfort tl'
land to-day. The proceeds otthl p V n Tc
•Bill be devoted to the Evangelical r,,
theran Church of the Ascension. If the
weather is favorable there will be a large
crowd. The steamer will leave the city
this morning at 9 o'clock and Thun w
bolt at 10:30. Other trips will be
from Thunderbolt at 12:30, 3 30 an.l 7 !? a £ e
The last boat will leave
p. m. Avery efficient committee with Mr
and Mrs. E. A. M. Schroder head
has the arrangements in charge &ne d ’
The proposed bicycle race, which was ar
ranged to take place on the
road, Tuesday afternoon, did not cn^ rb °*
One of the contestants was readv ,n '‘, "T
but the other <ll,l not show up The ’
a very neat silver design, inscribed • 7^ and '
ute class—4 mile pumping bley?e P ® min ,;
ofTered by Capt. Jas. F. Gurnet ce '
sented to Mr. George Cosens' 'wife pre '
ready and willing to mage a star i, was
decided among the partv that!. 1 ' was
road race will be run. for th P a , r " KUlar
few days. In which several of In a
men will take part. After decOr Kent!c
race off. Tuesday night, the partJ rfi
Thunderbolt, where they hui . r ° l e,O
Mrs. Hannon's. " ey had “PPM at
Probabilities for Thursday Clu
ing condition and slightly warm-'-
weather.
Don’t Buy
An Experiment.
When a piano purchase is
considered let common sense
have full play. You are not
buying a piano for to-day, or for
a year, but for a lifetime. May
be an unknown maker of recent
growth can give you a reliable
Instrument, but the chances ars
that he cannot.
There's no "maybe” about buy.
ing a
Mason & Hamlin,
They are way past the experi
mental stage, and proven by
time and test to be as near per
fection as pianos ever get to be.
YOU CAN’T MISS IT IF YOU
SELECT ONE AT OUR SPE
CIAL SALE.
CUT FIGURES.
SMALL PAYMENTS.
Only $lO Monthly.
Ludden & Bates.
ARRIVED!
500 pairs of Washable
Knee Pants, elegant pat
terns, guaranteed to wash
and hold color. Price, spe
cial sale,
Only 35 Cents
Sizes 3to 16 years. Also
all sizes of White Duck
Knee Pants.
nunc
144 CoDgreas, corner Whitaker,
DEALERS IN
sues, Hoifiess, Belli
Gin Roller Covering, Pegs
and Glue,
TRUNKS m TRAVELING BROS.
Having combined onr bnnlnea* at
above stand we are prepared to of
fer big bargain*, so a* to reduce
our stock before netting In nevr
supply.
144 Congress st., corner Whitaker.
CITY AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY.
Summer Schedule—June 8, 180(1.
„ , | _ Leave ~~~ '
Leave , From Isle of Into
City, j Hope.
600 am Bolton street. 000 am Bolton street
700 arr. Bolton street 710 am Bolton street
900 am Second ave. i 810 am Second ave.
10 37 am Bolton street 945 am Bolton street
14a pm Second ave. [1220 pm Second ave.
230 pra Bolton street 230 pm Bolton street
3,40 pm Bolton street 330 pm Bolton street
4 15 pm Secona ave. 4 30 pm Bolton street
4 30 pm Bolton street : 4 45 pm Second ave.
5*5 P“ Second ave. 530 pm Bolton street
5 30 pm Bolton street. \ n 45 pm Second ave.
6 15 pm Second ave. 3O pm Bolton street
630 pm dolton street 7 30pm Bolton street
730 pm Bolton street. 830 pm Bolton street
*2® 9m Bolton street. ■ 9 20 pm Bolton street
9 ,50 pm Bolton street, j 10 20 pm Second ave
Saturday night only, 11:00 p. m.. from Bol
ton street
i L' ar ,7 ,! eav i? c B °lt°n street and returning
Into Bolton Change at Thunderbolt
For Montgomery— 9:00 and 10:37 a. m.. 2:30
o.lap. m : change at Sandfly. Leave Mont-
g ornery—7:3o a m„ 1:45, 5:60 p. m.
For Thunderbolt— Cars leave Bolton .Street
depot on every hour and half hour during the
day and evening.
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ABBOTT’S
•i EAST PI b
Corn Paint
Cures CORNS. BUNIONS and WARTS
SPEEDILY and WITHOUT PAIN.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
LIPPMAN BBOTEEBS, Prep’ri,
Llppman's Block, SAVANNAH, GA. [
FOR SALE.
EIGHT MILES 30-POUND STEEL
RAILS (as good as new).
ONE LOCOMOTIVE
ONE PASSENGER COACH.
ONE BAGGAGE COACH.
T\\ O BOX CARS.
TWO FLAT CARS.
All in first-class condition. Apply at
SAFI, BROS., Jacksonville. Fla.