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Brunswick Builds Another Steain- Boat, and Commits, Her to the Waves. A steamboat launching in Bruns wick! This is now the third we have had, but it is not yet become common enough to excite no interest The new boat is a steam launch for Messrs. Mason & McCauley, the pushing ship chandlers on Bay street, who will use her in their business. And she is a beauty. Not more than a dozen people knew that these young gentlemen were con templating such a bold step as build ing a steamboat, and When she was brought through the orty yesterday on a large • wagon, many people opened their eyes, and the questions dew thick and fast. THE LAUNCHING Took .place at 12 o’clock, just in rear of McClure’s planing mill, and was witnessed, in addition to the -gang of workmen, by Mayor Dunn, Capt. •Dixon, G. H. Merrifield, J. P. Hughes, •Bon •Borchardt, Henry Williams, J«o, 'Greer, Bill McClure, three ship Cap •tains, two reporters, the .proprietors and the builder, and a half dozen •other persons. Ed Mason sat in her as she slid 'into the water, and, breaking the hot tie on her bows, christened her “Janie,” in honor of Miss Janie‘Gus tin, of Savannah, n friend of Mr. Geo. McCauley. She sat in the water like a 'duck, and when the scribe came away, M r. Mason was talking about fining up for a trial trip. The little steamer is twenty-two feet and six inches over all 'iu length :flvc feet beam, and draws about 20 inches of water. Her model is ex quisite, the old salts say, and they predict for her an easy and swift movement She is provided with a small marine engine of four horse power, with upright boiler, which makes hen- eighteen inch propeller spin around at a lively gait, and gives a speed <>f about eight miles per hour. She is arranged to'be TKa by two men, one steer, ami one to tend the engine, but it will be .easy for even a single man to operutd her sue eessfullv. She is supplied with coal bunkers .and water taxikseo arranged as to occupy very little spaoe, and al low tiie greatest possible room for carrying capacity. She is a complete steamboat, With signal bells, steer ing wheel, and ever)’ requisite. WHO nUILTHElt. She was built right here iu Bruns wick—that’s the best part of it—and she was built by a Brunswick man, Mr. II. O. Tain as, the ship carpenter, designed her in every particular, and built her from the keel up. Messrs, Mason & McCauley told him some months ago about what character of boat was neoded, and from this Mr. Tolnas made the model, drew- the plans and built the boat at his resi dence on Georgestrect. Her timbers arc of live oak, copper fastened, .with eyress planking, and intended to be here for many years to come—as Mr. Geo. McCauley admiriugly remark ed: “Not a man-of-war in the U- S navy is built any stronger.than site.” Mr. Tolnas is a practical ship builder, of many years experience, a Norwegian by birth, who took up lids residence among us several years ago* He has done • •-osid. -i.bLe ship and boat work ;:i Brunswick, but this takes rank above iliet .U, and re flects great.credit qn<u his skill. All the iron work of the boat was .made at Btiesenick's foundry under the personal supervision of Mr. Geo. MieCauley. The engine and boiler .alone were imported, and these Mr. McCauley himself set up, and will •warrant that it is well done. We congratulate the energetic pro prietors on making such a bold step in their business, but we believe they will b e more than repaid by the ser vice rendered then). Their business is almost exclusively with vessels, •and thus equipped a trip to a vessel in the harbor or sound will be of small moment. present bed in the mud nat ure B. A W. dock, an old iron hull of some kind that long ago ceased to interest the average Brunswickian, but in these latter days so many strangers pass that spot, and want to know what thaAsurious shaped iron thing can possibly, be, some one has sought to get even with the inquisi tive passer-by, and has therefore la beled it— “This Torpedo used at Port Royal in 1863.” And now even the old citizens, who have seen that old hull lie there for twenty odd years, arc wondering what it can be, and, if a torpedo, how the “plaguay thing was ever fired.” For the benefit of the seeker after truth we will state that Capt. James Clubb informs us that this object which has so suddenly come into no tice is an old bell buoy that used to be anchored on Doboy bar in 1858, ’59 and ’60. In ’61 it broke from its moorings during a fearful northeast gale, and was washed up on St. Si mons beach, and later on was towed up to Brunswick and left where it •now lies. The Captain informs us that it has guided him to sea with at least, 150 vessels that he has towed •out from the port of Darien and Do boy. Tire bell was hung in the mid dle o»f tbe boat or baoy, and every movement of the water caused it to ring, thus wnrning off the mariner from a dangerous shoal, even at night; when too dark t« see the buoy. Brunswick as a Shipping Port' The great desideratum in shipping lumber is to get it to market as cheaply as possible. All lumber ship ped to Brunswick over our roads comes for freight alone, except such as comes over the B. <fc W. and has to be transferred to the East Ten nessee docks, which is charged $1 00 per car load -extra. Not so, however, with lumber ship ped over the S. F. & W. to Savannah. Lumber on (that road is considered at its .journey’s end when it reaches the yard limits. A transfer the docks below costs •f2 per ear, or about 50 cents per thou sand, which is charged up as stor age. Wharfage here is 20 cents per thousand and there 25 cents. This gives Brunswick the advantage of 55 cents .per thousand on timber over our sister city, and some people think 50 cents per shousand a fail- profit in handling lumber. Bruns wick has many advantages over oth er lumber ports, which if realized fully by lumber men, fvould bring many more of them to our port. AriotherLong Line. Captain Dart, of the Brunswick Street Railway Company, is arrang ing for another belt line. He now proposes putting in ahother line as follows: Beginning at tbe stables, runs east as far as Mr. Spears resi dence, thence southward to.the'Ris- ley school, thence eastward to the neighborhood of West Hardy’s place, thence due south to Monk street, and down Monk to the point of intersec tion with present line at Putnam’s stables. This will be a great convenience and benefit to those living near or on the other side of the new line. It will save many a hot or cold and dis agreeable walk. The thanks of the people arc certainly due Capt. Dart for this new enterprise. Those Overworked Men. We called attention recently to the soiled ulcs of tbe E. T. V. & G. and the recent cutting down of the work ing force on this end of the road. We again call attention to this matter to show the real hardship worked, and to illustrate, we will take one indi vidual conductor and show his runs. A, for instance, leaves Atlanta at 2:45 p. m. Monday; he reaches Brunswick (300. miles) at 2 o’clock that night (if on time); be remains in Brunswick until 8:15 n. m. Tues day and leaves for Atlanta, reaching there nt 9:20 at night He leaves AtlantaWednesday morning and runs to Macon, 100 miles, returns to At lanta Thursday by noon, and Thurs day night lenves Atlanta at 12:30 for Brunswick, reaching here nt 11:30 Friday, and starts baek that after noon at 3:40,. reaching Atlanta at 6:10 Saturday morning. The baggage men, if wc are not misinformed, have even less time to rest than the conductors. The en gineers belong in the “motive power” department, and under a different boss who allows them to stop over at Jcsup, tlius getting needed rest and sleep. As a matter of course, the crews of these various trains have to “grin and bear it" for thcy r can’t afford to lose their jobs. Wo call attention to these tilings not at the solicitation of the men, but of our own accord, iu of Gloucester (the BouIevaTuynr —the other on south side of. George to Cochran avenue, (the railroad track). Wc will not, at this writing, discuss the proprtety of this move which has some Berious objections on the fnce of them. 1st. They run a long ways off from the business part of the city, which is unlike the policy pursued by most towns. 2d. Oneofthem—the George street line—touches but two important lots in its whole course—contrary to plan usually carried out—sidewalks being built mainly for the benefit of those people immediately interested. 3d. Sidewalks should be petitioned for by people who, themselves, ex pect to aid in the payment of the ex pensc. But, as we stated above, we have not brought up the subject to dis cuss these features, but to suggest that if such a measure is carried out, we can see no reason why the full width should be put down—a three or four foot’ walk is all that would be needed on a great portion of either of these routes. wider walk than this on the Dixvillo line especially would soon lie grown over on the out er edges with grass as is some other unnecessary walks now down. We throw out these suggestions in behalf of the many poor people along these lines who should not be need lessly burdened. Tw o Gala Bays. A committee of citizens are dis cussing the (Propriety of making No vember 28tii and 29th Gala Days in this city by inviting here on that oc casion tlie fire companies of the State and tlie various gun clubs of this section. The idea is to offer prizes for the eliamjmmship in these de partments. and work up a big entku siasm, thus waking up tlie latent cn ergies of the people. Eastman Waking Up.' The citizens of Eastman held an .enthusiastic iukss meeting Saturday to formulate a plan to properly place before the world the great advan tages of their section as a health re port. By this time next week a pho tographer will be taking photos of .the various places of interest iu the vicinity of Eastmszi and matter will he about ready for the printers. Good Fishing. Mr. Ben Falun, iu charge of the Clara, doing quarantine duty on the south of us, reports fishing good. Whilst at anchor they have nothing to do but fish, and here is tlie result for about eleven days time: Seventy-two old drum and seven channel bass, averaging 35 pounds apiece—total 2,765 pounds. They have now some ten or a dozen big fellows tied at their station awaiting a chance for shipment. the interest of common humanity. Moral: If you want men to render good service, give them a living chance, and show them that you ap predate their services, and when ne cessity arrives they will look to your interests at every hnjtfSrd. Wc respectfully spbinit the above to tlie consideration of the officers and owners of the E. T. V. & G. R. R, trusting that they will give it due thought and relieve these overwork ed men by [lotting back an entire crew that lias been taken off of this run. Lumber Men Sad. Every lumber man that comes to the city from the Hues of road says the lumber business is not what it ought to be—that lumber is scarce along the roads, and it costs more to get tlie logs from tlie woods by their tramways than formerly, and that the roads have gone up on price of hauling. They claim that if these two evils continue the lumber busi ness of this country will dry up lit erally. To add to their troubles lum ber is worth less money by $5 per thousand feet, so with freights 25 Cent higher, logs harder to get, and prices lower, tlie average lumberman cries out for tbe “days of auld lung sine.’’ Railroad officials should take this problcm'in hand and make what con cessions they can in order to perpet uate this source of wealth. New Equipments. The Riflemen are in luck. Capt. Dart has just returned from Atlanta whither he had gone to secure new equipments for his Company. lie secured new belts, cartridge boxes, etc., and will, ns soon as possible, have new guns—the latest improved. A Company is fortunate who has a good worker at the helm. In this respect both the Riflemen and the Horse Guards arc fortunate. A Beautiful Home. A traveler along the B. & W. R. R. in the neighborhood of Nahunta would not suppose that only a few miles away the country changes and furnishes some elegant residence lots. On one of these lots Mr. P. H. Baker has put a nice home which he pro poses to beautify and adorn until it shall blossom anil bloom like an oasis in the forest of pines that thrive in that section. 51 r. M. A. Baker, the plumber, went up there this week to see what would be wanted in the way of plumbing, as the house is to be furnished with water throughout, supplied by a four-inch artesian well. Mr. Baker is one of the successful turpentine men of that section. Be sides his farm lie lias erected a mill and will furnish tlie market with lumber, which will bo brought to the railroad on a tram. Tlie Y. M. C. A. “Gym”.’Class The young gentlemen athletes of tlie Y. M. C. A. gave a public exhibi tion oftheir skill to admiring friends Monday night in the gymnasium un der tlie leadership of Mr. F. McC, Brown, which certainly showed a pro ficiency not looked for. The young gentlemen entered upon their labors with real zest, and crowned them selves with laurels. All did well— remarkably well. After the main features of the evening were over, Messrs. Brown, Bnlch and Gunby gave exhibitions of their specialties that were equal to professionals. Tlie young gentlemen seemed to enjoy the exercise very much, and the guests present, particularly the ladies, went home feeling that their labors for the Y. M. C. A. were'not lost. The n?xt public exhibition will lie at the ball, when the whole class will be out. the freshman class, in this, his first year, he iias been pro moted to a eurporalcy inj the compa ny for proficiency in scholarship and high marks in deportment. This is a laurel not often worn by freshmen boys in their first year. Mr. F. L. Stanton, the original and brilliant journalist, who has made a State reputation as editor and poet of the Smith vllle News, has accepted a position on the editorial staff of the Tribune of Rome. Tuscaloosa, Ain., has an emulator of the Whitechapel murderer. In that city recently four negro men have been murdered mysteriously, and their heads almost severed from their bodies. «CtTEB» BILIOUSNESS, SICK HEADACHE HEARTBURN, t.rVEB INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, COMPLAINT, JAUNDICE, BV USING THE GENUINB Dr.D. ItflcLANE’SBE ——CELEBRATED—— ■■SLIVER PILLS! rBEl’ACED ONLY BY FLEMING BROS., Pittsburgh, Pa. EMoranot Covsiksizit* made in St, Louis.*® GUNS “Half Bushel to the Hill.” The fall of 1888 is proving a big one for tlie potato crop of the county. Tlie ground is literally bursting with the accumulating and growing roots. Mr. C. B. Moody, who lives over the river, brought in this morning the product of a single hill—all connect ed to the mother seed—which fills a half bushel measure. With such a ycld our farmers ought to Lave fat stock of all kinds this season. In speaking of his crop Mr. Moody said that he “would have potatoes until he couldn’t rest”—an expression meaning a superabundance. The New York Herald thinks “It might lie interesting to interview some of the prominent Mormons on the great question of the day, Js marriage a failure?" CIUHRLIAILOIBED SHELLS FOR SALE BY PALMER BROS. SAVANNAH, GA. WHY IS IT! WHO CAN TELL ? T IIE world i. wise, science i. progressive, men are shrewd at gutwsing, but no one cun ex- Alain the following strange condiiton at things liappcning every day. A number ot people nro beginning to “nil - ” they complain of slight Indisposition; the sick- ne s progresses until ttnnlly one will have con' sumption. Another catarrh, another kidney troub lc, and worst of nit.some will lie afflicted will, that terrible malady, cancer. And to think that ordiiiniy prudence In the beginning would have saved us from any of these dreadful visitors. Cancer has taken off some of our strongest aiert and women lately, and others are stricken with it. The reflection that the dead might lie living ami the alfllctcd be In good health (had tbo prop er means*been used) is not a pleasant one. That king of ml blood purifiers. GUINN’S PIONEER BLOOD REKEWER” is the one great specific known to mei’v-l science that attains the above results. It puri fies, enriches and strengthens the blood, and acts as n perfect tonic to tbe whole system—prevent Innumerable casesof sickness, and save many lives. The following will explain Itself: “I am pleased to stnto to tkc public that Ovikh’h R1.0011 Rixkwkh. has no equal as a Ulood Purifier, for hnvo tried it sufficiently. J.C. BARNES, MD. Grlflin.G.u Call on Messrs.. ITofiges A O’Connor for Alma nac, and don’t forget to take a bottle of the m« 1- lcine home with you. FOR SALE 500 Fence Posts, lightwood, cypress and cedar. 100 cords oak, bickoiy and -ceder wood. 3ST. DIXOIT, Wood yard, on Union street, bet ween 1 Mans field and Howe streets.