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8 ADULA WILL NOT GIVE BOND. LITIGATION TO CONTINUE OVER THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE. fhr Allan Company Ha* Declined to Give an 9*0,000 Bond, nnl Will Let the Vennel Go on the Block—Val ued the \ easel Intrlu*lonlly at Only 945,000—The Unfortunate Predicament of the Crew—Had Property 011 Board Which Will Probably Be Sold Along With the Vessel. The owners of the British steamship Aduia, the Allas Steamship Company cf Liverpool, will not Rive bond for the steamer, but will allow her to set sold un der the decree of the court and will car ry on the litigation over the proceeds. This appears to have been decided yes terday, as Maj. I*. W. Meldrim received a communication from the owners stating that they had decided not to give bond. The trouble is, Maj. Meldrim said, that the amount of the bond to lie given was put too high, and ratiier than give it the owners decided to let the vessel go to sale and contest the ownership of the pro ceeds. The owners of the steamship had until to-day to give bond under the decree of the court. The amount of the bond re quired from them was the value of the steamship as appraised by the officers ap pointed by the court for that purpose. They' put the Adula's value at SBO,OOO, and the owners would have had to give lond for that amount. Maj. Meldrim said that they value the steamship intrinsically at only $46,000, and were unwilling therefore to give bond In so large a sum. The result will lx? that an order of court for the sale of the prize will lie taken. This will no doubt bo done within a few days. Under the order of court with regard to that matter it was provided that the sale should take place in Savannah or such oth er place as the court might direct. It is probable that those most interested wil’ usk to have the Adulu sold in Now York, for the reason that there Is likely to be a better market for vessels there, and there will be more bidders. According to court regulations the ves sel must be sold by some expert auction eer appointed by the court, and the sale must be advertised for at least fifteen days before it takes place and notice must also be given by posters. Nothing has been sad upon the subject but It may be the plan of the owners to bid on the steamer when she is put on the block, and the chances are they will Ik able to purchase her for a good deal less than the amount of the bond they would have been required to give for her release. in the meantime the crew of the prize vessel are In a most unfortunate condition. There arc thirty-five of them in all, and they are still here simply waiting without knowing anything about what Is going to lie done so far as they are concerned. Of course they arc all unxlous to get back to Jamaica, but their best and perhaps the only opportunity for some of them, is to go with the Aduia in the event of its return to the island. The chances are that they will remain right here until the vessel has been sold. The crew are unfortunately situated In another respect, for they owned consider able property on board which was seized along with the vessel. For instance, there Is a piano on board which w as purchased by contributions from members of the crew, and that as well as other property of a similar kind will be sold when the Aduia is sold. It appears, therefore, that the members of the crew will lose considerable through the unfortunate circumstances which surround thorn. , It Is not believed that a good market or the vessel would be found here and for that reason it has been stated that In all probability, the Aduia will tie taken to New York to be sold. Whether that will Increase her value at auction or not re mains to be seen. After the sale the proceeds will he turn ed Into the registry of the court, and the litigation will continue just the same as If it were over the vessel. An appeal will, of course, be taken, and the defendant company will probably, carry it to the last extremity if the case should continue against It. FLAG FOR SECOND GEORGIA. guvnimnh I,allies to Present n llonl nicntnl Standard. The Second Georgia is to have a tegi mer.tal flag to complete its stand of col ors. The flag has been ordered from Lilly of Columbus, and will probably reach here the inller part of the week. It will be formally presently to the regiment by Lieut. Walter C. Hartrldge In behalf of the patriotic ladies who have within the last two days secured the funds for its purchase. Borne time ago the’ladies of Atlanta pre sented the regiment a set of national colors. It was generally supposed here that it also had a regimental flag, lut such is not the case. When it became known a few days ago that the regimental colors were lacking, Miss Cosens and Miss Julia Owens determined at once to secure them. Their success is such that the flag was ordered yesterday and by next week the Second Georgia's stand of colors will be complete. The regimental standard Consists of a blue flag with the Georgia coal of arms and the regimental insignia emblazoned on It. It is safe to say that the Second Georgia would not have been with out a distinguishing flag had it been known before that it had none. The im pression was that the Atlanta ladies had presented a complete stand of colors. The fact that the regimental standard is lack ing gives Savannah, which sent four full companies of the regiment to the front, the opportunity of presenting it. The ladies through whose efforts it has been secured will have the grateful appreciation of the entire regiment. Lieut. Hartridge will re turn to Tampa this morning and will tell the boys of the flag that is coming. LOOKING IP CARRIER SERVICE. Puatofllcc Inspector Peer Working on Its Improvement. Postoffice Inspector Peer is still here. Yesterday he made a tour of the city so that he might be enabled to Judge of tho amount of territory which lias to be cov ered daily by the carriers under the free delivery system. He has made a careful study of the needs of the service with especial view to improving it in the deliv ery and collection of mall matter south of Gaston street. Postmaster Doyle has given him every n.-.-lstance and there is reason to hope that another carrier, or two, will lie added to the force and the southern section bo given the entire benefit. Do Von Feel Irritable? Take Harsfoi-d'* Aelil I’lioaplinte It makes a refreshing, cooling beverage, and is un Invigorating tonic, soothing to Ihe nerves.—ad. W ILL LIKELY GO NO FURTHER. Liberty Street Paving to He Paid for Without More I.intention. The Liberty street paving case has prob ably already gone through its court of last resort. The intention of carrying it on to the Supreme Courf of the United States is believed to have been abandoned. The property owners, who were parties to the litigation, are understood to have concluded that the wisest course is to close up the matter and square accounts with the city. There Is evidently some hope felt by them that tf the litigation ceases now the city may accept the original amounts due from them, and not charge them with the interest for the past five years, amounting to practically 35 per cent. No assurances have been received from the city, though, that such additional grace will t>e shown them. The city has all along displayed a de sire to wind up the matter and get the money in for the paving, and it may be that the spirit it has shown in the past is expected to continue now. The amount due, according to the as sessments made In 1893, after the second executions dismissed, is between $12.- 000 and $13,000. The court costs have run u(> into the hundreds of dollars, the inter est will be over $4,000, and no one outside of the property owners knows what the attorneys' fees are. As the case has been in litigation some years and has been car ried to the Supreme Court three times, the fees are presumably no small amount. If the city collects the interest, It is safe to say that the cost of the paving to the litigants will be at least GO per cent, greater than it would have been had they settled tip originally. GOING TO GRAND ENCAMPMENT. rniformed Pythian* Planning: for Indianapolis Trip. Savannah bids fair to be represented at the biennial convention of the supreme assembly, the highest tribunal of the Uni formed Rank of the Knights of Pythias. The assembly meets at Indianapolis Mon day, Aug. 22, and will be in session the entire week. The supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias will be in session the same week. The Uniform Rank will also have its encampment at that time, and companies will be gathered together from all over the country. Florida will send a regiment, Brunswick may have a company, and other parts of the South Atlantic states will be represented. It is estimated that there will be 10,000 Knights in camp. A large and prettily located stretch of ground has been laid off for the encamp ment and named "Camp Colgrove," in honor of the supreme chancellor of the order. Brig. Gen. Harmon expects to go to the camp, accompanied by several of his staff officers, including Capts. Dreeson, Burgess and Cox. It is believed that there will lie at least six or eight Savannah Knights who will take advantage of the low rates to visit Indianapolis and spend a week In camp. The city has made elaborate ar rangements to handle its army of guests In a hospitable manner. TO NOMINATE A SENATOR. First District Expected to Name Grovensteln Without Delay. Tills morning the senatorial convention pt the First district meets at Meldrim. The Savannah delegates will go up on the 10 o’clock train, and it Is expected that the business of the convention will be over in time for them to lake dinner and return on the afternoon train. Chairman Sheftall, of the senatorial dis trict committee, who was to have called Ihe meeting to order, will be unable to go up, having been ill for several days front fever. He wrote to M. A. O'Byrne, Esq., who holds Capt. Flannery’s proxy, re questing htm to act in his stead. Mr. O'Byrne will accordingly preside in the in itial stages of tho convention nnd it would not be surprising if he, In addition, became permanent chairman. Mr. Waring Russell will go tip as proxy for Mr. E. A. Weil. The other delegates are Dr. AVllliam Duncan, and Messrs. C. D. Baldwin, W. B. Stillwell and R, M. Hull. There are no surface indications of any change in the current that Indicated a very harmonious and quickly concluded convention, the actual nomination of Mr. A. N. Grovenstein for senator, occupying but a few minutes. RICE CROP’S FINE PROSPECT. Harvesting Will Begin Early If Storms Do Not Come. The prospects of a good crop of rice of first-class quality in Georgia and Carolina is flattering just at present. Planters say that the weather conditions, ever since the seed was planted, have been favorable. The fields are beginning to bloom out in I fine shape, and in a short time harvesting will begin. The planters are all anxiously awaiting the time to gather in their product, and j are trusting that the storms which usually prevail at the season when they are ready to reap a harvest, will not come to do them damage, as has been the case quite a number of times. There lias not been any native rice in the market for several months, and the price of the foreign product Is exceedingly high just now. This is an indication that tite coming crop will be in strong demand and prices will be satisfactory to the plant ers. MORE HECKI ITS IN CAMP. Capt. lvolsliorn Says Col. Candler's Circular Had a Good Effect. Capt. Henry Kolshorn of the Third Georgia Regiment believes the circular recently issued by Col. Candler Regarding officers who have failed to send men to camp, will have a wholesome effect in awakening some of Ihem. In fact, the captain says an improvement is already noticeable. While In Griffin Sunday ho put the Sa vannah company through the manual, and was well pleased with the way they han dled themselves. Capt. Kolshorn believes the company one or the most promising in camp, it will be the largest, with the last lot of recruits, taken up by Lieut. Leaken. PYTHIAN'S W ILL PARADE. I nlforincd Companies to Turn Out on Aug. i’S. A meeting of the officers of the three companies of the Uniformed Rank, Knight? of Pythias, will be held some night this week to arrange for a street parade of the battalion on Aug. 28. 111 celebration of the anniversary of the Uniform Rank. After the parade there will probably be lunch at the ntw castle and in the evening It is suggested that the hall be formally opened with a battalion drill. THE MORNING NEWS; WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 3, 1898. BANKRUPTS GETTING READY. SEVERAL PETITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. There Can Re Nothing Hut Voluntary Bankrupt* Between Now and Nov. I—Many Savannah Lawyer* Have Client* They Are Coaching; for Iluukraptcy Application*—Liable to Affect Credit* in Some In*tnnce* nnd in Other* Not—No Hnnkruptcy f'nper* Vet Filed. Every day appears to add to the number of those who intend to take advantage of the bankruptcy law. Several others who expect to go on the list were heard from yesterday, but thoee consulted will not say who they were. The trouble here seems to be that all those who expect to take advantage of the law are afraid to be the first to appear with petitions. Nobody seems to care to be the first voluntary bankrupt in Savan nah, especially since it will probably mean a loss of ail credit at least for sometime to come. It is said that the majority of the lawyers in Savannah have one or two clients who are now being coached for bankruptcy proceedings. One lawyer said yesterday he had four applicants who intend to take ad vantage of the new law, but who are waiting for a short time to arrange certain details. There are other lawyers who have several cases on hand, and it i3 likely that It will not be long before the first petition for voluntary bankruptcy is filed in the Untted States Court. So far no papers have been filed under the law, nor has any inquiry been made of the clerk of the court with regard to the matter. Judge A. H. MacDonell, who is the referee in bankruptcy for this section said yesterday that several others had come to him and siioken of presenting pe titions for the purpose of making them selves bankrupts. Altogether some eight or ten parties have spoken to him with re gard to the matter, and many others hate been hoard of who have applied to counsel for advidb in the matter. Under the new law there can be nothing but voluntary bankrupts between now and Nov. 1. The law provide* that no person or corporation can be/forced Into bank ruptcy for four months after July 1, hence for the present there will be nothing but voluntary bankrupts. Under the head of voluntary bankrupts can come any person who owes debts, except a corporation. Corporations cannot tiecome voluntary bankrupts and in most Instances they can not be made involuntary bankrupts. Any natural person may be made an involun tary bankrupt after the time indicated except a wage earner or a farmer. A wage earner is defined as any person working for a salary of less than $1,500 a year. Corporations of many kinds, and private business housee owing SI,OOO or more may be made involuntary bankrupts, but from this national and state banks and some other classes of corporations are excluded. The voluntary bankrupt on filing his pe tition must deposit a certain amount of costs with the court Including $lO for the referee, $5 for the trustee and $lO for the clerk’s fee. The act provides for pauper affidavits In certain cases, but as a sched ule of assets is required to be filed, a pauper affidavit does not go unless the vol untary bankrupt has absolutely no prop erty and nothing that he can realize on in any way. Who will he the first one In Chatham county lo take advantage of the new law and have all of his debts wiped out? That remains yet to be seen, but the r.cxt two or three days will tell the story, since from all accounts there are some fifteen or twenty getting ready to go in to court. The Morning News had yesterday by tel egraph from Atlanta an account of the first suit in bankruptcy filed in the state. It was filed by Cfias. H. Simon, a merchant in Fulton county, before Judge Wm. T. 'Newman of the Northern District of Geor gia. The petition was a brief one, indicat ing the schedules of assets and liabilities which have to be attached to it. A gentleman who has looked into tho matter somewhat said yesterday he did not tiiink that the law would interfere with credits to any great extent. He said he asked some of the large merchants in the north sometime ago how it was they allowed credit to a certain class through out the country who are in the habit of falling at certain stated periods. Tnese merchants all told Mm that while they lost sometime* on their trades, they always found that the parties who fail, when they get back into business again have excellent credit lor two or three years; that is they pay their bills regularly for that i>erlcd of lime. They take some chances, it is true, but 111 the end they are not much the loser. LOOKING FOR SEA ISLAND BALE. Farmer* Not Exerting Themselves to Get in First Bales. Nothing has as yet been hoard from the f.191 bale of Georgia or Florida sea island cotton. The recent rains were very benefi cial to the growing crop, and it has been expected that anew bale would be coming along about this time. A gentleman recently returned from a trip through Florida says the farmers are not exerting themselves to get In "first hales,” and that the arrival of anew bale just now would not l>e an indication that the movement of the crop would be early. There is much eompiair.t that the cotton is shedding rapidly and docs not mature pi operly. There arc indications In Florida that In some sections the yields will not be as large as was expected earlier In the season. Among the poorer classes of planters there ate many who, on account of the prevail ing low prices, were not able to borrow money to keep the crop up even after it was planted, and were compelled to leave their field* and offer,their service* to tur pentine producers. In this way they were enabled to get ready cash on which to live, while their sea Island cotton crops were neglected, and consequently will make n very poor yield. DR. MARTIN DYING. Early This Morning It Seemed Tlint tie Could Live llut u Few Hours, At 1 o'clock this morning Dr. John D. Mat tin was reported In a dying condition. All yesterday he had grown weaker, and doubts w. re expressed whether 110 would live through the night. Another Conipnny for Camp Graham. The United States forces on Tybee Island have been increased by the addition of a company of North Carolina Volunteer*. The company has boon in camp at Raleigh for some weeks. It was brought down to Augusta and there turned over to the Cen tral, which carried the company to Tybee. The camp at Raleigh has been broken up and the raiment distributed all along *hc coast, four companies going to St. Simon's Island. The best medicine you can take is that which builds a solid foundation for health in pure, rich blood—Hood's Sursyparilla. , —ad. MR. HERMAN WINTERS FINED. The Sunday Club at Tlinnderholt Led to His Arrest by the .Marshal. The commissioners of Thunderbolt are evidently determined to break up Sunday music there, and they have gone at it with a vengenee. As a result of their efforts Mr. Herman Winter now finds himself compelled to appeal to the Superior Court for release from fines amounting to SIOO imposed upon him by Acting Mayor Richard Reitz. This all grew out of the fact that for the last two or three Sundays there has been music at Mr. Winter’s Thunderbolt place, although the commissioners at a rather spirited meeting some time ago Issued an edict against such entertainments. After the commissioners eat down on the Sunday music a club was incorporated called the Riverside Club, which took charge of Mr. Winter's place so to speak, $1 per year being charged for member ship. None but club members were allow ed to enter the grounds. With this ar rangement the musical entertainments went on there practically as before, but with only members of the club as spec tators. This had been going on a! out a month when on last Sunday the marshal appeared on the scene anil told Mr. Winter be would have to stop the music. Mr. Win ter insisted that the entertainment was given by the club for which he was mana ger, and that it was not a public affair. This made no difference *0 far as the mar shal was concerned and he placed Mr. Winter under arrest. 'fltie marshal took Mr. Winter before Mayor Reitz, who Is employed at Mr. Henry Ambos place, and he wus then or dered to appear in Police Court the fol lowing morning. On Monday morning, the session of the Police Gourt was held and the ease was stated to the acting Mayor. He told Mr. Winter, it was evident he was trying to get around the municipal laws of Thunderbolt, and after considerable tolk over the matter fined him sso on two charges or fifteen days In jail. The Mayor told Mr. Winter it was evident he was not giving sacred concerts because "A hot time In some old town," could not be put down in that category. Mr. Winter declined to pay the fines and will appeal the case to the Superior Court. He gave bond for SIOO pendins the appeal which will be taken at once. A party by the name of Varn was fined $lO for a similar offense, that of having musk; on Sunday. Varn has appealed his , ase to the Thunderbolt commissioners, asking that they remit the fine. POWER HOUSE CASE ARGUED. Judge Falllgrnut Grants Tenrpornry Alimony to Ex a Masters. Argument was had before Judge Falli gant yesterday in the case of the Savan nah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Rail way Company against the Mayor and al dermen and City Marshal John Power, for the prevention of the collection of city taxes on the power house property of the company at Bolton street and the Savannah, Florkla and Western Railroad crossing. The argument was along the line stated the other day. The plaintiff company was represented by Hon. Pope Barrow and the city by Mr. S. B. Adams. Under a law passed in 1851, by which this property was taken into the city limits, it was pro vided that it should not be taxed by the city until the plan of the city should have been extended to cover that section. Bol ton street has been opened across the Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad, and the city claims on that account that the plan has been extended so far as that property is concerned. It is claimed on the part of the company, however, that the opening of one street for a short dis tance does not constitute the extension of the plan to the section in question, es pecially since the City Council declared in an ordinance in 1893 what the extension of the plan of the city to that section con templated. Judge Falligant took the pa pers and reserved hi* decision. In the case of Eva Masters against T. B. Masters, petition for alimony. Judge Falligant granted the plaintiff temporary alimony of sls per month, payable on the first day of the month, and $25 attorney's fees, to be paid in monthly installments of $5 per month. In the City Court yesterday Judge Nor wood dismissed Ihe case of Annie J. Clary against the Charleston and Savan nah Railway Company, damages for set ting fire to the woods near Montieth, the claim being that the fire destroyed her crops. The case was dismissed on account of the failure of the plaintiff to appear. In the ease of L. E. Stiliz & Bro. against G. A. Breek, G. W. Allen, George R. Sauls, E. A. Lueders and W. E. Wimpy, a judgment was rendered against the de fendants for $042.41 principal, with $157.97 interest to date, and $35.40 costs of court. The suit was for the value of some uni firms purchased in 1893 for the Irving W. Keeley Comandery No. 5.- Military Branch, Knights of the Golden Eagle. The pleas put In by the defendants were stricken by the court and appeal to the Supreme Court will be taken. AVILL CUT DOWN HIS FEES. Clerk of Superior Coart Mourns the Bankruptcy Lnw. There is one man in Savannah who is not made glad by the operations of the new bankruptcy act. He is the clerk of the Superior Court To Mr. J. K. P. Carr it means a reduction in the revenues of his office of probably SI,OOO a year. "The withdrawal of assignment and fore closure cases from this court will cut quite a hole in the revenues,” said Mr. Carr yes terday. "Tho records in such cases are sometimes very voluminous and the clerk's charges foot up quite a bill. In the noted Epstein & Wannbachcr case our bill was something over SIOO, and in some other cases it has run over S2OO. It Is a poor case of this kind where the charges from the clerk s office are not SSO or more. All tnis will now be thrown into the office of the clerk of the United States Court, o. course the recording of mortgages, bills of sales and other such business papers will con tinue in this office." IN THE COt HT OF ORDINARY. Minor Matter* In Relation to Estnten Attended to. In the Court of Ordinary yesterday let ters of administration on tho estate of Hugh Hart© were granted to John H. Harte. Temporary letters of administration on the estate of B. F. Murphy were granted to Sol C. Johnson. A. V. Nottingham was appointed a spec ial constable by Justice McLeod King, of the Seventh militia district, for ten days. Margaret Schenk, an old German lady, will be tried on a charge of lunacy this afternoon at 4 o'clock, Jn the office of the Couit of Ordinary at the court house. Max Stern filed a bond as trustee for Alfred and Hortense Stern, minor chil dren, by order of the Superior Court. His appointment was made necessary upon the death of Jueob Rieser, former trus tee.- DOCTORS TO FIGHT FEVER. HEALTH OFFICER I.E HARDY VOL. UNTEEHS FOR Cl BA. Iln* Tendered III* Servlet* to thr President * a Yellow Fever Ex pert—Dr. J. F. Cronin Appointed Contract Surgeon In the Army nnil AVIII Report at Once to Col. O'Reilly nt Tampa—l* an Immune With Con siderable Experience in Calm. The desire of patriotic Savannahlans to take a hand in the war with Spain extends not only to the military, but to tno medical profession as well. Added to those who have already gone to the front may be Health Officer LeHardy, who yesterday wrote a letter to # President McKinley, tendering his services as a yellow fever ex pert in the army. Dr. LeHardy has been considering the matter of offering his services as an expert for some lime, and recently wrote Surgeon General Sternberg on the subject. The sur geon general not having taken any action in regard to the offer, Dr. LeHardy deter mined to write the President, placing the facts before him with a view to obtain some information as to the needs of the government for this character of service in the army. As is the case with the physicians who tiave gone to Cuba in this capacity since the war began, the patriotic offer of Dr. LeHardy will likely be tiled for reference. According to reports from the front, how ever, it is possible a number of skilled physicians, who are adepts in the treat ment of yellow fever cases, will be called on to go. Those who have volunteered their services are mostly immunes, and as they would be in. readiness to respond on short notice, it is likely they will be the first called out. . Owing to the interest he has taken in de vising methods to avoid an outbreak of fever in Savannah, Dr. LeHardy has nat urally given the situation in the army con siderable thought. He believes a hospital camp consisting of three or four hundred tents should lie used, inside which should be every convenience for the work physi cians are called on to do in such cases. The material for these tents should be heavy in order to ward off the brisk winds which prevail in that latitude about this season. The flooring should be over a foot from the ground, so that the patients may be free from coids or other troubles while convalescing. With provisions of this sort for housing the yellow fever subjects, Dr. LeHardy believes the regular hospital corps together with the experts called into It, will have no trouble in holding the disease at bay in Cuba, and preventing its spread Into the United States. Should the government call upon Dr. LeHardy to go, he will not resign as health officer, but will ask a leave of ab sence. In the event he should return before his term expires, he would expect to again assume his duties. There is doubt about a leave being granted however, as a prece dent to the contrary has already been set in the case of two fire commissioners, whose offices were declared vacant when they left, and were soon after filled by Council. Dr. LeHardy says he will not re sign, however, even if called on to do so, preferring that the board declare his of fice vacant, in the event he asks a leave of absence, arid ft-is refused. Dr. J. F. Cronin, a well known physi cian of Savannah, has accepted the posi tion of contract surgeon at Santiago, ten dered him by Surgeon General Sternberg, and will leave at once for his new post. Dr. Cronin has been instructed to report to Lieut. Col. O’Reilly, chief surgeon at Tampa, and he will proceed from there to Santiago. His experience in treating caaes ■of yellow fever in Cuba, together with the fact he is an immune, will doubtless en able him to successfully cope with his duties. Dr. Cronin has many friends in Savannah who will regret his departure, but wish him unbounded good luck and success in his new field. For some he was in Havana, Cienfuegos and in Pinar del Rio province and while there was in contact both with yellow fever and leprosy. His experience thus gained will prove valuable to him in his present field. Dr. Cronin is a graduate of the Augusta Medical College and is a prac tictioner of considerable prominence. He left for Augusta last night to say good bye to his mother and will go from there to Tampa. There are no other yellow fever experts here who have tendered the government their services, so far as known, but in case the necessity for them becomes more urgent, the city’s record for sending vol unteers insures that they will proffer their services. TAKING TIME WITH THE PAVING. A Ynmlier of Change* Yet to Re Made on Drnyton Street. Commissioner Willink is taking his time in approving the Drayton street paving. From the present outlook, however, it ap pears there will be a numbsr of alterations which the commissioner has not yet or dered. The drain from Broughton to State streets is rather had, about half an inch of water standing on the paving in some places and remaining there until it dries. It is sai. tins is as much an injury to the pavement as it is a nuisance. A great deal of water is thrown in the gutters along there, though the standing water for the last few days has been due to sprinkling. In a number of places further south there was about the same complaint, but the asphalt company rem edied it so that the water now flows off uninterruptedly. Commissioner Willink dees not intend to be hasty in approving the work. When he is satisfied the work is according to contract, he has given the asphalt com pany every assurance of prompt action in approving the job. The company is anxious for this to be done at an early day, as the ninety days in which the city has to make final settlement does not be gin until this time expires. HUNTING FOR RECRUITS. Every F.ffort Being Mnde to Fill Up the Third Georgia. Six more recruils for Company C, Third Georgia Regiment, left for Griffin last night, and half a dozen others have been examined and accepted, but will be re tained here for a time to aid in the work of recruiting. Strenuous efforts are being made to push forward the recruiting of this regiment. There will be a barbecue to-day at Ml. Airy, which will be attended by people from all the surrounding coun ties. SiK'eches will be made by Judge Emory Speer, Lieut. Col. R. L. Berner and Hon. N. E. Harris of Macon. After the speaking the hat will be passed around for recruits for the Third Georgia. TO CLKANSF, THE SYSTEM Effectually yet gently, when costive or bilious, to permanently overcome habit ual constipation, to awaken the kidneys and liver to a healthy activity, without irritating or weakening them, to dispel headaches, colds, or fevers, use Syrup of Figs, made by the California Fig Syrup , Co,—ad POWDER Absolutely Pure COURT HOUSE SALES. Pioperty Knocked Down nt Auction to VnriouK Bidder*. There was quite a number of sales at the court house yesterday morning, but none of them of any particular import ance. Messrs. J. McLaughlin & Son sold the property at West Broad and Henry streets, formerly belonging to Henry Garwes, to the Savannah Grocery Com pany for $3,260. Mr. Charles H. Dorsett sold the ice manufacturing plant of the Crystal Ice Company, on Harris street, near West Broad, for $3,000. Mr. I. D. Laßoche sold 450 acres about ten miles from the city on the Augusta road to Lamar Keilar for $1,200; also lot No. 6, Calhoun ward, on Jones and Aber corn streets, to W. M. Davidson for $8,000; also lot No. 15, Wesley ward, with im provements, on Taylor, near Lincoln, to John M. Hogan, for $4,050; also eleven shares of the capital stock of the Au gusta and Savannah Railroad Company to Austin R. Myres for S9B per share. Sheriff T. J. Sheftall of the City Court sold the southeastern portion of lot No. 31, Bartow ward, on Charlton street, the property of Eva Hanley, to the Southern Home Building and Loan Association for $500; also the southern portion of iot No. 25, in G. H. Miller's subdivision, to G. H. Miller for $300; also the following lots on Harmon and Gwinnett streets, levied on as the property of D. G. Purse to H. E. Wilson: Lot No. 149, $200; lot No. 150, $215; lot No. 155, $140; lot No. 156, S3OO, and several other lots in the same property were withdrawn. Sheriff John T. Ronan of the Superior Court sold a tract on the White Bluff road 210 by 1,050 feet, the property of Jul ious Barth, to J. S. Collins for $180; also 847.4 tons of guano and 48 tons of kainit, levied on as the property of Moody & Brewster, to the Liebig Manufacturing Company for $4,660. FUNERAL OF MRS. T. J. LYNCH. Laid to Rest by Loving Hands nt the Cathedral Cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Thomas J. Lynch took place yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock from Sacred Heart Church on Hab ersham street. The funeral procession left the residence on Taylor street at 4 o’clock for the church. The funeral services was conducted by Rev. Father Kelley, and the interment was at the Cathedral cemetery. Many friends by whom the deceased was highly esteemed attended on the last sad rites, and numerous handsome floral de signs marked her last resting place. The pat! bearers were Messrs. W. J. Kehoe. E. M. Connor, F. K. Palmer, Jr., John Sulli van, Jr., W. W. Feeley, John Lyons, Jr., D. A. O’Connor and John H. Stroug. LOCAL PERSONAL. Mr. D. 9. Laffitte was In the city yester day from Black Creek. Mr. R. H. Pinckney, TJ. S. N., was in the city yesterday from Charleston, a guest at the Puiaski. Messrs. L. L. Stanley, R. T- Stanley and J. D. Roan were among the arrivals at the Planters yesterday from Valdosta. Miss Julia M. Ward and Miss Lila Fer guson leave to-day for Blandville, Ky., where they will stay for two months. Mr. Cecil Gabbett, who has been ill for the last week, has recovered sufficiently to ieave for the North. He will join his fam ily at Lake George. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Johnson, Master William and John Johnson, and Miss May Clark composed a party at the Screven yesterday from Valdosta. Detective J. J. Barrett leaves to-day for Atlanta, where he wiil remain during his vacation of fifteen days. The other detec tives who have not had a vacation will likely get one when Detective Barrett re turns. CITY BREVITIES. The auditing board of the Charitable As sociation of Savannah met at the City Ex change last night. The business was of a routine nature. The August meeting of the King’? Daughters’ Union will be held at the Inde pendent Presbyterian Church lecture room this afternoon at 6 o'clock. C. A. Bephea of Abbeville, Ga., exhibited yesterday to the Morning News a "Cran ford Late” peach measuring 11 inches in circumference and weighing 14 ounces. It was grown on his place at Abbeville. Alex Bizzard, colored, stole a box of tobacco the other night from a truck in front of M. Ferst’s Pons & Cos., and got away before he was detected. He was ar rested yesterday by Detective Shea, how ever, and lodged in the police barracks for a hearing before Recorder Ravenel this morning. Shortly after he got the box, Bizzard sold it to a merchant. The detec tive managed to locate the property, and there got a clue to the negro, who was shortly located and taken in custody. Married in Indiana. A telegram was received in the city yes terday announcing the marriage at high noon of Mr. Leigh Robinson Glgnilllat and Miss Mary Sedden Plot at Culver, Ind. The groom, who is a brother of Messrs. W. L. and R. D. Glgnilllat of this city, is well known here. He is commandant of the mi litary school at Culver and is a colonel on the staff of Indiana's governor. A SEVERE CUT. The Receiver of Falk Clothing Cos. Drop* Price* One-Half The announcement made Sunday that the remaining of the seasonable goods in the Falk store would be sold at just one half of the regular prices, awakened the interest of the public. Fifty e r cent, off goods that were marked at a close margin of profit means a great deal. It's like picking up money. If you think you will need a suit or some furnishing goods, a skirt, or a blouse for the boys—this sea son or next—lt will pay you to take ad vantage of this unprecedented sale. Thos. F. Thomson, Receiver Falk Clothing Co.— ad. Spnnisli a* the 1* Spoke. Spanish, a game for learning to speak Spanish fluently without a teacher. Price 5o cents. For sale at EstUl’s News De pot, No. 45 Bull street. Savannah, Ga.—ad. Uncle Sam’s Twins. PEACE—A mild lovable little cherub, whose face is radiant with sunbeams PROSPERITY—A round, fat, well-fed contented, yet vigorous specimen of childhood, healthy and come to stay Welcome, thrice welcome to AMERICA FOREVER. In time of war prepare for peace. In time of peace (now assured) prepare to euloy life and let the wife and little ones have that piano you so long since promised them. Every barrier cleared away, so give us a call and select one of those superb STEINWAY, MATHUSHEK or HUNTINGTON PIANOS, We are prepared to supply these at Factoru Prices For either cash or on easy payments. Absolute safety in purchasing. Most literal contracts. Aid in selecting. Square dealing. PIAKOsIx) rent. Steel Music Hal! Price. LUDDEN & BATES, SOUTHERN RAILWAY THE LINE TO Ashavilia, Hot Springs And Other Resorts IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, “THE LAND OF THE SKY.” SPECIAL RATES FOR SUMMER TOURISTS. Trains leaving Columbia 8:30 a. m. for Asheville. Pullman drawing room buftel sleeping car. Train leaving Columbia 11:30 a. m. foe Asheville. Parlor car after June 5, 1893. For full information call on any ageul of this company or its connections. R. L. SEAY, Union Ticket Agent, Co lumbia, S. C. R. W. HUNT, Traveling Pass. Agent, Augusta, Ga. S. H. HARDWICK, Assistant General Pass. Agent, Atlanta, Ga. IS Id IS Rip Ilave the Call. They Are on the Go, Too. Have You Ordered Yet? THIS LOT WILL SOON BE GONE, AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET MORE, SO ORDER NOW. $5 and $6 for CAS RANGES Worth S2O. Gas cooking costs one lialf the price you pay for wood and coal. ill GIS LlflrlTDll. 7 and 9 Congress street, west. Beware of Imitations MKorcesTcrshire V. JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, AGtNTS, NEW YORK. Tough on Flies. NOW is ti.e TIME to use this lotion. IT POSITIVELY PREVENTS Flies, Gnat3 and Insects of every description from annoying horses and cattle. Try it and ta convinced. HAV, GRAIN AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. T. J. DAVIS, Grain Dealer and Seedsman, 118 Bay street, west. OLD NEWSPAPERS, 200 fe- 25 cents, at Business Office Morning Net/