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Rosendale post office in Camden
county has been discontinued.
The quarantine season will close
on the first of November at Darien.
The Egmont continues to carry
full lists of passengers to and from
St. Simons over its double daily line.
Now comes the saddening report
that coftce is on the up grade. We
can just make ours a little weake*
and overcome that gouge.
The next term of the Superior
Court of McIntosh county convenes
on Monday’ Nov. 26th, next. The
criminal docket as usual, will be
large, says the Gazette.
Messrs. E. F. Coney and Bill Par
ker will open soon still another coal
yard, and do their share in keeping
the citizens of i his city warm. That
will certainly be commendable in
them.
The steamer Caledonia has left a
small order with Baumgartner Bros,
to be filled before she sails. The or
der is for 1,500 pounds of beef. She
is a big ship, and has lots of people
on her.
Wayne Superior Court this week
was a short session, very little busi
ness being transacted. Only’ crimi
nal business was conviction of one
assault and battery case. The
lynching of Lewis Edwards relieved
the court of considerable work.
Messrs Kaiser Bros, are seriously
contemplating raising their two stores
another story, for the accomodation
qf their increasing business, in pref
erence to placing another story on
Advertiser-Appeal building. This
will make a great improvement in the
Kaiser stores.
Dr. E. H. Wright, of Camden
county, a physician of Some exper
ience, has moved to the city, nnd will
on Saturday open a drug store on F
street, near the East Tennessee track.
This will be of great convenience to
the denizens of that thickly settled
portion of the city, and the new ven
ture will doubtless meet with a hear
ty support.
A new feature in tho Y. M. C. A.
gymnasium is a machine to test the
lifting powers of the young athlete.
It was quite popular Monday night,
several of the boys making good rec
ords. This appliance iB the property
of Mr. C. B. Lloyd, who 1ms kindly
loaned it to the Association.
The editor of the l’ana, Illinois,
Gazette advertises that he wants 50
bushels of corn and 75 bushels of
oats on subscription, and in order to
get them will allow 30e. for corn and
25c. for oats. The Advertiser-Ap-
pcal would be glad to take out its
whole subscription list in corn und
oats at those prices.
The Steamship San Antonio
brought down among other freight,
a supply of oil barrel-staves, etc., for
the whaling schooner Franklin, Capt.
Avery. So we may very naturally
conclude that that craft will soon
put in her appearance in these wa
ters laden with oil,whale bone,whale’s
teeth, etc.
The experience of parties owning
»bby buildings on the corner
and Mansfield streets should
son to those now building in
ae locality. It is poor policy
have to pump out basements.
Would it not bo better to fill these
in before hand and thus avoid the
other horn of thedilemna.
Mayor Dunn has been invited to
make a speech in the fair grounds at
Macon during the fair. As a matter
of course he will accept, for of all
themes on earth the nearest to his
heart Btrings, we would mention fairs
as the very nearest. He could make
a speech on that line anywhere, at
any time, and under any circum
stances.
The Brunswick Morning News and
the Brunswick correspondent of the
Savannah News have funny ideas of
the value of cars. They estimate
Mr. Haines’ eoach all the way from
120.000 to #30,000. and the passen
ger coai li at #10,000. Lower your
sights, gentlemen, and read the Ad
vERTisER-ArPEAL’s figures.
Mr. Otto Johannesen has effected
charters of the Norwegian barks
Kate Carnie, for Rotterdam, and Sva-
ien, for Bristol, to load with naval
stores for Messrs. C. Downing, Jr.,
&Co.,at following rates: Rosin, 3s
6d; spirits turpentine 4s fid; 1,500
barrels turpentine guaranteed. These
are the best rates paid for years.
Freights are plentiful but tonnage is
scarce.
The Good Book says “agree with
thine adversary quickly.” We would
suggest to the Central Railroad that
the above passage will apply to it in
the matter now pending between that
road and the East Tennessee road.—
If the latter builds its line from
Eastman into Savannah, and puts on
a line of steamers at that port, the
Central will have her hands even
full, und Savannah will sit by and
laugh to see her squirm.
Steamer City of Brunswick is be
ing most thoroughly refitted up and
painted. She will leave in a few days
for Savannah to have her bottom
cleaned. She will be in apple pie
order for the winter travel. By the
way this going to Savannah to have
her bottom cleaned brings up afresh
the great need for ship’s ways of our
own. Strange no one will take hold
of this matter and push it—there is
big money in it.
A lot of boys visited Mr. T. G.
Clark’s cane patch near the city yes
terday, but were most terribly dis
turbed when Mr. Clark's son com
menced a fusiladc on the patch with
his pistol. Some of the boys were
recognized, but we won’t give their
names. Boys, don’t do that again
or the Captain may interview you
next time nnd get you before the
Grand Jury. Go to church next Sun
day and thus keep out of such
scrapes.
Lyuch Law.
Wo chronicle to-day‘another sad
case of lynch law. A special from
Jesup announces the killing of Lewis
Edwards Sunday night by a mob of
masked men. This action no doubt
was called forth by the results of the
new trial of Horace Bee at Baxley
last week. Bee was sentenced to be
hung on the first trial, but a new tri
al was granted and he was turned
loose. The people of Jesup thought
they would take no such risk, so took
the law in their own hands.
When we talk with the people
about these things they say the courts
nnd the lawyers are to blame for
such laxity in the punishment of
crime as to call for such notion of
the people. When we speak with
the legal fraternity they answer “the
fault is not ours, but the people’s—
they lack the nerve to say n man is
deserving of death when the evidence
goes to show that he is.’’
May it not be true that the sin lies
at the door of both sides ? One
thing is sure—this thing is getting
too common, and it is high time wo
were calling a halt. Who will point
out the cause? Our columns are
open.
THE COTTON OUTLOOK.
We start out with the announce
ment that the port of Brunswick will
ship this season two hundred thou
sand bales of cotton.
This estimate is by conservative
men—not visionary ones. We have
gone over the ground ourselves, and
feel sure the estimate is not over
drawn.
The Compress Company figure on
at least 100,000, nnd surely the other
shippers combined will handle ns
much more.
These figures are truly flattering.
40,000 bales last winter was consid
ered unprecedented—and so it was.
And working on that basis we fig
ured for 100,
thought if w
we would
we can n
that nmo
even 2
figure.
TWO TRAGEDIES.
A MURDER AND A LYNCHING
ON SUCCESSIVE NIGHTS.
Bob Smith’s Murderer Riddled
with Bullets nt Jesup, and a
Shull Crushed with a l'es-
tle at Sterling.
JESUP’S LYNCHING.
SdccIaI to Advertiser- Appeal.
Jesup, Ga., Oct. 15.—Last night
a crowd of twenty or more armed and
masked men surrounded the jail at
this place, and. overpowering the
guard, shot and instantly killed Lew
is Edwards, who was convicttd ayear
ago for tho murder of R. J. Smith,
and was awaiting a new trial nt this
term of the court. Nothing is known
as to who the men were.
Edwards killed Smith in an alter
cation near the depot here, nnd was
convicted with a recommendation to
mercy, which fixed his penalty at
imprisonment for life. Public senti
ment was terribly against him, and
he was removed to Savannah jail for
safe keeping. A new trial was in the
meantime granted, and Edwards
brought here to stand that trial at
this term of Wayne Superior Court.
Military Notes.
The boys all say that Capt. Thom
as is looming up into an excellent
commander. He means business
from the very handle.
Dr. Hugh Burford, although only
an exempt member of the Light
Horse Guards attends every meeting
and drill, nnd has ordered both the
dress and fatigue suits. He was
elected Surgeon of the Company last
night, n deserved compliment.
The Brunswick Riflemen will cer
tainly go to Columbus, Ga., to the
Exposition. They will “illustrate”
Brunswick.
The Atlantic Band have perfected
arrangements and will attend the
Exposition—part of their time hav
ing been engaged by the city of Co
lumbus. They will go in company
with the Riflemen.
The Brunswick Riflemen selected
TWO PICTURES.
Look on this and then on that,
Bnd Note the Cause.
THE FIRST PICTURE.
Brunswick—fair, beautiful Bruns
wick—with hrir streets filled with ac
tivity, herdocks groaning beneath the
weight of cotton, naval stores and
other merchandise, her river and
harbor studded with the masts of
many vessels, her railroads working
to their utmost to furnish transpor
tation for the freights that offer, her
business houses filled with the
bustle of commerce, her hotels and
boarding houses crowded with visi
tors who flock to enjoy her balmy air
and sunny skies, her people content
ed and happy, and their coffers heavy
with lucre.
TIIE SECOND PICTURE.
Brunswick—fair, beautiful Bruns-
their new uniforms this week, per- wick — her sunshines as bright as
MANSLAUGHTER NEAR STER
LING STATION.
News reached here Sunday of the
killing of one negro by another last
Saturday night near Sterling Station
John Johnson was drunk andquar-
elsom, and had during the day had
threatened John Willard’s life. Wil
lard endeavored to evade him, but
Johnson followed him up, and abus
ing him all the time, and finally hit
him with a piece of wood. Willard
seized a pestle and dealt him a blow
on the head, which resulted in his
death yesterday afternoon.
Willard was regarded as a ^peace
able, quiet man, while Johnson was
quite to'tfye contrary, and it is said
that lie. nnd to leave North Carolina
for some offense committed there.
Both men worked for Boylc’ifc Ever
ett. Johnson left Judge Wright’s
store at 8:30 o’clock and was sober
at that time. The killing took place
about seventy-live yards from Thomp
son’s store.
Johnson commenced quareling
with Willard before they left tho.
woods, ami said he would kill him
that night.
Ntcanisliips .Scarce.
The cotton men say that steamers
at this stage of the game arc quite
scarce and hard to get at reasonable
figures. Very few are offering now.
The outlook later on, however, is
much better. There seems to be al
ways something to worry about in
this life to keep us from carrying out
^r cherished schemes.
A Notable Change.
Common people have “bad colds”
—the “upper tens” have “catarrh”
and “hay fever.” Col. Posted in
formed us this mornins that during
his canvass for the Legislature he
had a “fearful bad cold,” but that
immediately upon his election it took
on a new phase and is now genuine
“hay fever.”
Brunswick’s Needs.
Brunswick’s needs arc many—ve
ry many. It would take a whole
page to tell of all we would like to sec
carried out here, but if we were call
ed upon to name the four greatest we
would write them—
SEWERAGE,
More ScnooL Buildixgs,
Marl'd,
Council Chamber,
Emphasizing them in exactly the
san e order in which they come.
fastest armored cruiser in the
said to be the German ves
tons and 5,400
iel to Wilholm-
speed of 25
feet beauties. The coats will be very
dark blue, bound and trimmed in
black with gilt buttons. The pants
will be a lighter shade of blue with
black stripe.
These uniforms are contracted
for by M. C. Li Ay A Co., of Cincin
nati, who have guaranteed to furnish
them by November 15.
The Company will leave for Colum
bus thirty strong on the 10th by spe
cial train.
An effort is being made to have
them stop over in Macon and be “re
freshed.” They will accept if the
proper schedule can be arranged.
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Married.
Married, last evening, at the resi
dence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac B. Ferguson, Rev. E. Z. F.
Golden officiating, Mr. W. C. Ken
drick, of Ty Ty, and Miss M. E. Fer
guson, of Brunswick.
The ceremony was witnesssed only
by a few intimate friends of the con
tracting parties as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. O’Connor, Mrs.
Tom O’Connor, Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
Tom O’Connor, Jr., Misses Katie,
Mamie, Annie and Helen O’Connor,
Mr. and Mrs. T. fi. Ferguson, Mr.
and Mrs. E. M. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs.
P. L. Bailey, C. M. Miller, and T. G.
Ferguson, of Savannah, a brother of
the bride.
The young couple left on the B. &
W. train this morning for Ty Ty, the
home of the groom.
Tho congratulations of many
friends follow them, the sentiments
of whotnar e voiced when we extend
earnest wishes of a long and prosper
ous life.
The Advertiser-Appeal returns
thanks for kind remembrances.
Married, on Thursday, at fi o’clock,
at the residence of Mr. J. M. Demp
sey, St. Simons Island, Justice Gould
officiating, Mr. Lyiuan Wilcher and
Miss Sarah lingin.
Kansas Editor—“The Razooper is
not for sale at any price to-day, Mr.
Cash.” Cash—“How’s that? You
were anxious to dispose of it for for
anything you could get yesterday.”
Editor—“Yesterday, to be sure. But
this morning I learned that four cir
cuses would visit Boomopolis this
summer, and I’ll huve you know, sir
this office always gets four compli
mentary tickets from each show.
No sir, the paper is not for sale at
any price. Why, man alive, a wo
man with one of tbeshowseats glass
—actually eats it.”
What the people most desire in
the way of postal benefits just now
is not one cent letter rate, but more
rapid and more frequent mails.
Posmaster-General Dickinson is giv
ing these improvements faster than
they ever (fame before. One cent
postage will come naturally in the
order of time, and it is not far dis
tant, but there are other good things
that will and should precede it.
Every democrat in Georgia ought
to vote on the sixth of November.
Whether the vote be light or heavy
the state is sale, but it is a privi-
lege Jfecast a ballot for a ticketcom-
poseiWof Cleveland and Thurman.
ever, and her breezes blow with all
the balmincss of her wont, but over
her hangs a pall as heavy and dark
as night itself, her docks are bare,
her harbor glistens in the sun, with
scarcely a vessel to break the ex
panse of water, her streets are de
serted, her hotels closed, her people
filled with a gloom and despondency
that cannot be dispelled, their hearts
are breaking for the devastation that
Death has wrought, in her cemeter
ies many graves are covered with
earth still damp, and on everything
is written the word so full of horror
—“Epidemic.”
the difference.
And why these two pictures? Ami
what the agency that can turn the
first into the second? The answer is
easy—an epidemic of yellow fever—
which Brunswick has so narrowly es
caped this year. We say “narrow
ly,” for indeed it has been. We have
had a hot bed of this terrible disease
within easy reach of us, and we be
lieve and affirm with all seriousness
that its blighting breath would have
surely made the first picture become
the second had we been less strict in
our precautions for its exclusion.
Absolute quarantine is the only pre
ventive under circumstances such ns
we are now passing through, and
those two words we wish to impress
upon our people ns the watchword
for the future.
Of course we do not wish to be un
derstood as advocating the shutting
of ourselves from the balance of the
world every season, but when the en
emy appears in dangerous proximity,
shut and seal the gate of intercourse.
Brunswick can now feel reasonably
sure ofher safety for this year, and
with heartiness do we extend our
congratulations to our people, and in
their name thank the officials and
employes who have so faithfully done
their duty, urging, them to be vigi
lant yet a little longer, lest at the last
moment we lose all we have gained.
Intelligent negroes will find some
very interesting food for reflection
in this campaign. Not long a negro
procession was pelted with stones in
the streets of New York by republi
can bullies. Last week a young ne
gro named Joseph Pearl attempted
to make a speech at Adrion, Mich.,
for the democratic nominees. He
was driven from the platform by a
set of republican “toughs” who hurl
ed bricks and aged eggs at him.
While the negroes of the north and
west arc subjected to such outrages
for daring to speak their honest
views they hold all kinds of meet
ings unmolested throughout the
south. The democrats of Charles-
have nominated a negro on their leg
islative ticket. Gen. Sherman would
probably like to burn Charleston as
he burned Atlanta and Columbia.
The past summer was the wettest
that England has experienced since
1879, and the coolest since 1S00 In
most parts of the country the sun
has not shone more than an average
of four to four and one-half hours
per day instead of a possible four
teen or fifteen. In Scotland the dai
ly average has been about live hoard.