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Local Matters.
The schooner Roger* Again,
Entron immmiip Apfeall:
Brunswick, Ga., Ang. 27,1885.
I band yon, for tbe information of
the publio, .a letter from Copt. Ho*
Leod, Master of tbe schooner Flor
ence Rogers. In explanation of tbe
second sentence in tbe letter, I will
state that after tbe vessel bad been
fumigated and released from our lo
cal qnar|ntin« station, and after tbe
Beard of Health bad ordered tbe ves
sel to Sapelo quarantine station, a
n&|e of the Bchooner had cramp colic,
produced by eating watermelon. As
tbe Board of Health bad thought it
to order the schooner to Sapelo,
I said nothing about the cramp colic,
for the simple reason that tbe public
mind was prepared to transform tbe
case of cramp colic into a case of
yellow fever, and to magnify one case
so transformed into at least tbe entire
nnraber of the crew.
When tbe schooner left Brunswick,
I gave the Captain a certificate of tbe
condition and disease of tbe mate,
and also of the sanitary condition of
tbe schooner, to he delivered to tbe
health officer at New York. Captain
McLeod hail informal me that be
would- sail direct for New York, in
stead of going, to Sapelo as ordered
by the Board of Health of this city.
The letter of Capt. McLeod, which
came to me unsolicited, will show
.how he was received in New York.
Very respeotfnlly,
James S. Blais, M. D.
Health Officer.
» “
THE CAPTAISS LETTEll.
New Yobk, Augast 24,1885.
Dr. J. Blain, Brunswick, Ga.—
My Dear Sir: I arrived here yester
day nil well. On Friday night, with
the medicine you gave me, I managed
to get the man’s bowels to act, after
which be began rapidly to improve.
Tbe paper you so kindly gave was of
great service. The Health Officer, as
soon as be read it, said I could go
right up to town without stopping.
When I told' bira bow they drove me
away from Brunswick, he srtid they
must be losing their senses. I can
not thank yon enough for tbe kind,
4 generous and gentlemanly treatment
I experienced at your bands while in
Brnuswick. (I wish there were more
like yon there.) Please accept of my
| grateful acknowledgement of your
kindness land sinccrest thanks for
tbe way yon befriended ipe while in
trouble. Yours, sincerely,t
Jas. S. F. MS^jod,
Master of Schooner Florence Rogers.
Lost 111 Monday Nlglil’* Storm.
Tbe British brigantine Emma
Ernst, from St. Thomas, W. I., ar
rived yesterday afternoon at quaran
tine. The captain reports that on
Tuesday, August 25th, seventy-five
miles southeast by south of TybSe
light, lie fell in with tue Italian brig
Arazio, from Brnuswick, Ga., water
logged and dismasted. He took off
the captain, his wife and nine men,
and brought them to quarantine. The
Arazio left Brunswick on Saturday,
^ and was dismasted in the gale of
Monday. Tim xiup wrecked were sent
round to the Italian Consul, and
measures will probably be taken at
once for their relief. Tbe Arazio was
t loaded with lumber, aud was unin
sured Savannah Netcs.
Tbe Arazio was loaded by Messrs.
Terras & Co., of this city. Her cargo
was valued at $2,041 dollars. Terras
k Co. of course lose nothing, ns their
responsibility ceased upon signing of
bills nf tailing. Tim Captain und bis
wife, our home readers will remem
ber us the "fat eniTple" who have been
in onr city for some time past.
A Terrible Full.
A seaman on board the bark Midas
fell yesterday from the rigging of the
ship to the deck, breaking both legs
and one arm and otherwise braising
| his body. The Ruby brought the iio-
fortnnate man to the city for mediesl
attention. As we go to press his con
dition is considered -xtremelv e.iti-
| cal. Rev. Mr. Do-lge mid others on
board the Ruhhy rendered every as-
sistanoi they could in (making him
comfortable on the way np to the city.
Communicated.
Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 26,1886.
Editou AovntmxB un> Appxal:—
My attention baa lust been called
to n statement made by James K.
Clarke, of Savannah, at a recent meet-
injfqf tbe Board of Trade of that
city,'in which he says that under ex
isting laws be was compelled to em
ploy an incompetent pilot, pay him
pilot fees, and also Bnstein a loss of
forty thousand dollars. In this be
no doubt refers to tbe case of tbe
bark Sunbeam, whioli was lost on oar
bur some years since. Mr. Clarke, in
so stating, bas not only slandered
myself unjustly, but bus also deliber
ately falsified. Tbe pilot fees were
never paid. Tbe bnrk "Sunbeam’'
lay in St. Simons sound ready for
sea, and, owing to neap tides, nnable
to go out. Mr. John Malcolm, joint
owner of said bark with Mr. Clarke,
proclaimed that she should go lo sea,
“tide or no tide.’’ I protested to them
and tbe enptain against this oonrse,
bat tbe master could not act con
trary to the orders of Mr. Malcolm,
the owner, who was present as cap
tain of the tow boa't and who towed
her—as I assured them—straight to
her doom.
This vessel was wantonly destroyed
by over-riding the pilot’s directions,
and this is so well known—even by
Mr- Clarke—that neither by any par
ty at interest or duly authorized offi
cers was any official investigation
ever thought necessary- Tbe state
ment that be employed an incompe
tent pilot, and the further statement
that be lost $40,000, are sneb as I am
well satisfied to leave to an impartial
publio to pats upon.
James A. Clubd.
our Mall Facilities.
Our nrticle in a recent issue on tbe
subject of our mails, has called forth
two very pleasant communications
from Superintendent Terrill, of the
railway mail service, in which he us-
snres us that tbe troubles shall bo
remodied as far as in his power lies.
To that end be has issued orders for
through pouches to Macou and At
lanta; also that our mail for Sterling,
Evelyu and Darien shall go through
to Jesnp by night train and be re
turned by morning fast mail to Ster
ling, arriving there in time to reach
its destination Saturday. This will
bo a big improvement and remedy
much of tbe trouble complained of.
Our subscribers in the above places
will please inform us if tbe ranils do
not, go through ns intended.
In tliia connection we will ndd that
it is a pleasure to business with men
who net as promptly ns Superintend
ent Terrill has done in this matter.
0.70 Indies Rainfall.
From Sir. II. A. Kenrick, meteor
ological observer at this place, we
learn that the rainfall for Monday
last whs 3.40 inches, and for Thtus-
day, including Thursday night, 3.30
inches, making a total rainfall for the
two days of very nearly seven inches
—which means that if a!) tbe rain that
fell for these two days could have
been caught where it fell, and have
remained there until now, there would
be a depth of water of nearly seven
inches over tb« entire surface. With
such an amunnt of water on the earth,
’ is it any wonder that the creeks and
river? should overflow their banns?
Exports.
On August 26th, American bark
Horace Sourtiler, J. B. Coffin, master,
was cleared by D. C. Bacon & Go. for
St. Helena, Africa, with 109,201 feet
pilch pine lumber, valued $928.
On the 27tb hist, R B. Reppard
cleared Norwegian barki Erbrin, K.
Pedersen, muster, f,,r Valencia, Spain,
with 426,007 feet pitch pine lumber,
valued at $5,751.
■lice Crop Sale.
Fiom Mr. J. N. Walktr we learn
that the rice crop of the Aitniunbn, so
far, is i|ll safe. Some little damage
has beeu done by the heavy rains, but
nothiug more. Considerable rice has
been cut and stacked, and some is
still on tbe stublde, hut nnless t>e
have mote bad weather, th,m will le
no serious loss..
Dover Creek Cat OH*.
We again call attention to the im
portance of a “out off” in tbe route
to tbe Satilla river from this city.
Steamers plying between this point
and tbe Satilla are now obliged to go
to St. Andrews sound, bearing out
ward to tbe rqd bnoy, thus coming
witbin full range' of tbe waves from
tbe ocean, making the trip anything
but pleasant, and often hazardous.
To avoid this an effort was made a
few years ago to make a out from
Dover creek through to the Satilla—
a distance of fifty to seventy-five
yards, thus avoiding the necessity of
tbe above trip almost into the ocean
itself. In fine weather ft is all very
nice, bnt in bad weather every steam
boat man nnd every passenger longs
for a better route. Tbis can be bad
as above stated, nt a trifling cost.
Tbe Satilla business is steadily on
tbe increase, and we need better fa
cilities. Nor is tbis all. To open np
tbis route brings us in close commu
nication with the Dover bluff neigh
borhood, nnd opens up a good farm
ing and slock conntry, now entirely
shut off, except by small boats. The
people of Satilla ongbt to feel inter
ested in tbis matter; the people of
Dover Bluff are already interested,
and Brunswick should resliz; the ne
cessity of snob a move. This matter
bas once before been discussed and a
subscription taken up, but from want
of some cue to move vigorously in tbe
matter, nothing was done, and trafic
still goes the long way. A very small
amount of money judiciously ex
pended would remedy tbe trouble, for
tbe water on one side of tbe marsb
ridge being higher than tbe other, a
strong current would naturally be
formed.
Water aud Gas Once More.
We bad concluded from what bad
occurred, that tbe water aud gas con
tract was a thing of tbo past; but,
upou consultation with Mayor Cro-
vatt, we find that each is not tbe case.
Still another proposition has been
arranged, and if accepted by Messrs.
Jeter & Boardman, will be published
in full, and alter ten days’ notice, will
be submitted to the people for their
approval or rejection.. If acoopted by
a majority of tbe votes, then the same
will be iu force, and work will at
ouce proceed. Our renders will have
ample opportunity to know just wbat
they are voting for or against, ns we
shall give the contract entire as soon
ns one is determined upon. Our citi
zens will bear in mind that nothing
will be done in secret. As soon us
tbe Council nnd Messrs. Jeter &
Boardman can ugea upon n contract
that both enn sign, tbeu tbo voters
will be called on to approve or disap
prove the Hume. Let us wait patient
ly until >ve know just what is before
us, and then we can act intelligently.
Query 1'rom the Mountains.
Our St. Simonscorrespondent, now
rusticating in the mountains of upper
Georgia, does not line to bnvo White’s
Statistics of Georgia called iu ques
tion, hence sends us. the following
query and dots which are ot interest
in connection with our article about
Jekyl, of last week. Keep us straight
on .history, Doctor, for you kuow you
are older than we:
“In wbat history do you find that
Oglethorpe ever lived iu Jekyl ? In
1737 or ’38, Major Horton of Ogle
thorpe’s army, and who afterwards
succeeded to its management—I think
in 1743—settled on Jekyl nnd im
proved it in fine style. Ho spent
money on it lavishly. He laid it out
in grand walks, parks, avenues, all
lined with orange trees, some 10,000
in number. . He raised hops, brewed
■ile Hint purler. Borne sent to Eng
land compared favorably with Lon
don Stunt. .This was dune, too, with
tile labor of soldiers sent overbv
England to protect Georgia. So you
see there were crooked wavs, time
early."
Died.
\t Sitilla Bluff, C4i., August 19th,
at Hie house of ner mother, Mrs. I.
Lang, Isabella B., y.mngmt daughter,
of Lmac Hint l', T. Lang, ag«d 10
years.
THE PILOTAGE BILL LOST.
Tbe fate of tbe celebrated “pilots’
bill,” or better known as “part’s bill,”
which has been engaging tbe atten
tion of tbe Legislature for some time,
bas at last been decided. It was lost
on Wednesday last by a vote a 67 to
80. Tbe fight over tbe bill was long
and bitter, and daring tbe call of tbe
ayes and nays tbe result was awaited
with breathless interest. Tbe bill
bas bad its warm supporters and its
determined opposers. Mr. Dart (our
Jake) has put bis whole soul into it,
believing it to be for the best interest
of our shipping, and consequently for
tbe good of tbe whole people of tbe
State. Tbe Constitution and tbe
News have' been arrayed on opposite
sides of the fight, and have both put
in some heavy work. Considerable
interest bas been awakened over tbe
entire State in the fate of tbe bill,
although somewhat local in its char
acter, in that it seems to mostly con
cern people on tbe seacoast. In an
swer to a desire on the part of many
of our people to know exactly wbat
changes in tbe law were proposed—
having never seen a copy of the bill
—we give below in full sections 1512,
1513, 1515 and 1517 of the Code of
Georgia, with amendments proposed:
1612. Be it enacted by tbe Geueral
Assembly of tbe State of Georgia, and
it is hereby enacted by tbe authority
of the same, That auy person, Mas
ter or commander of u ship or vessel,
bearing towards any of tbe ports or
harbors of tbis State, except coasters
in tbis State doiug business wholly
witbin Ibe waters of tbis State, tfho
refuses to receive a pilot on board,
shall be liable on bis nrrivHl iu sucb
port in tbis State, to pay tbe first pi
lot who may have offered bis ser
vices outside tbe bar and exhibited
his license ns n pilot, if demanded by
tbe Master, the full rates of in
ward and ontwnrd pilotage estab
lished by law for such vessel.
1513. Be it further enacted by th e
authority aforesaid, Tiint tbe pilot
who brings a vessel into port shal‘
have tbe exclusive right to take her
out, unless tbe Muster of sucb vessel
shall prove to tbe Commissioners
that such pilot misbehaved himseF
while in charge of said vessel, or was
in tbe meantime deprived of bis li
cense, or that sucb pilot bad obtained
tbe inward pilotage against the right
of some other pilot first offering bis
services, and in any of these cnees an
other pilot shall be employed.
1515. Be it further enacted by the
nntbority aforesaid, Tbat tbe master
of a vessel in readiness to leave must,
if practicable, give notioe to tbe pilot
entitled to conduct tbe vessel out of
bis intention to leave, or to some oth
er pilot belonging to tbe same bont,
provided sucb pilot be at tbe place of
departure of such vessel or near there
to, and all vessels in any of tbe ports
of tbis State, except vessels doing bas-
inesa solely witbin tbe waters of tbis
St>it^, shall pay outward pilotage from
naid port, and shall employ a pilot,
and shall pny said outward pilotage
fees in advance, or give satisfactory
security therefor; and any vessel en
tering one port in tbis State, and sail
ing tbrougli inland waters of tbis
State to another port in tbis Stnte, ex
cept vessels doing business solely
within tbe waters of tbis State, shall
pay ontwnrd pilotage from said last
na r>ed port in advance, as aforesaid,
or give satisfactory security therefor
—it being th*- trim intent and me ail
ing of this section that all vessels shall
pay outward pilotage to sea, ns well
as inward pilotage from sea, with the
exception as aforesaid.
1517. Be it farther enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That a pilot
bringing n vessel into port, or offering
so to do, or tendering his servicea to
pilot a vessel ont of port, sbnll be en
titled to bis fees before ber departure
from port, to be paid in advance, or
security given for the payment, and on
failure thereof, he may refuse to car
ry the vessel out, aud all feea for pi
lotage may be demanded am) recov r-
ed, in any court having jurisdiction,
from the owner, master or consignee
of the vessel; nnd if any licensed pilot
Hindi ask or demand more fees for his
cervices than are specified in Ine rates
of pilotage, on due proof thereof be
fore the Commissioners, he shall for
feit. double the anionut of such ves
sel's pilotsge.
atop that, Mr- Gordon,
Mr. Gordon, of Chatham, iu tbe
discussion of tbe Dart pilot bill before
tbe Legislature, in answeriug tbe
charge tbat tbe pilotage of Savannah
is “$300 for 15 miles, when tbat of
Baltimore is only $200 for same size
vessels a distance of 175 miles,” seeks
to explain by saying that whilst the
pilpts of these oities north of ns have-
to pilot their vessels considerably far
ther, that “tbe channels of Savannah
and Bruns wick are much more tortu
ous and difficult.”
Now if Mr. Gordon wishes to sny
tbat the channel of Savannah river is
“tortuous nod difficult,” be is at per
fect liberty to say so, and we will
agree with bim, but he will please
make no more sneb statements on tbe
floor of the Georgia Legislature about -
Brunswick's harbor. Oar channel
and harbor ar« onr boast, and we
don't propose to let anybody ge‘ up
and speak disparagingly of them with
out hearing from uh.|No, Mr. Gordon,
the U. S. charts Jahow onr channel
to be almost an air-line from the s>a
buoy to anchorage grounds un ler He
lee of Jekyl island. Brunswick’s har
bor is acknowledged to be thebist
south of Norfolk—so pronounced by
U. S. engineers. Don't do so any
more, Mr. Gordon.
MALARIA
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Brunswick & Western R. R.
On and after Sunday, May 8!st, 1881, Fuuncer
trelne on tht» road will run u followa:
WESTWARD,—-
Mo. 8—MAIL AND EXPRESS.
Lena Brunswick ..... fi :00 pm
Arrive at Wtjrcroee lOOJ-p m
Leave Wejroroee llUS.pra
Arrive et Albany 4:05 am
Leave Ueoon, vieO.B. B.otOa.. 8:10»m
Arrive at Atlanta, via C. It. B. or 0» 1»:25-p m
Arrive at Chettenooge, via W. ft A.. 8:10 pm
Arrlv »t Cincinnati, vie O., M. O. A T. P...8>20 » m
No. 5—ACCOMMODATION.
Leave Drnnewtck 4:45»m
Arrive at Waycroaa ' 47 am
Arrive Jackaonvlllo, via 8. P. Is W. B. H.. 1',. 0 noon
Connect* for Puuaacola, Mobile end New Orleana.
Arrive at Albany ...7,:80 pn.
EASTWARD
No. 4-MAIL AND EXPBESS,
Leave Cincinnati, vie C.. N. O. ft T. P.. ..;
Leave Chattanooga, via W. ft A ju',0 a at
Loave Atlanta, via C. It. B. of Ga 8:30 p in
Leave Macoo, via O. R. It. ol 0a. 8:00pm
Leave Albany. 12:03am
Arrive at Waycroaa .3:05 a m
Arrive at Jackaonvllle, via 8., P. ft W 8:55 e m
Arrive at Btunawlck JffiJuam
No. d-ACCOMMODATION..
Leave Albany.. 5:30am
Arrive at Waycroaa 3:53 p iu
Arrive at Savannah. vla8„ P. ft W......-.g:25p m
Arrive at JackaoavlUa via 8., P. ft W 80)0 p a
For Macon. Americne. Montgomery, Atlanta, Blr.
minghani. Annlaton, Chattanooga and Cincinnati
take train No. 3, leaving Brnnewlck at 8 p. to. dally.
Thle train alao counecta at Waycroaa wath traina lor
Oalnearille, Tbomaaville and tnlarmedte’e point*
aouth, H„ P. ft W. Railway, and for.Sajaunah.
For Jackaonvllle, Savaunab, Tbomaavillo, Penta.
cola, Mobile, New Oneane and Intermediate atation*
take train No. 5, leaving Brunawick at 5.45 a. m
l'utimsu buffet Sleeping Cara on traina Noe. 3 add
4 between Jackaonvllle and Clnctanatl.
J. A. MolHJFFIE. A** t den t Paea. Agent.
A. A. GABDI8, T. P. and General Manager.
P.LHotaM,
—> DfcALEIt IN
DRY GOODS
And Groceries,
Bay St., Brunswick, tfa.
The Brunswick
TIN SHOP.
ROOFING dine and warrant*
figure*.
Pumps and Ordei /York
ATTENDED TO AT ONCE. TERMS CASH
u. h. McIntosh,
mylC-tm 1 ' . . Proprietor.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION-
The partnership heretofore exuding between the
undersigned, tinder the firm i ante Of Mmrbtn *
('aliisD, has tliia ti«> I e»*ii »•> mntnai ton-
«m. bnafiien wi,l lm • omlncf-d by
Mr.T. M nehan. w—. ■mih. ^ nil ih*- llabiUM*** • t
the late firm, aud will rwt ive ad m»i doe them.
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